Device for dispensing volatile substances, in particular fragrances and/or insecticides
AssigneeCtr, Lda
InventorPedro Queiroz Vieira
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for dispensing volatile substances, in particular fragrances and/or insecticides, comprising at least one storage medium (34, 35) that contains, in particular temporarily stores, the at least one substance to be dispensed, and at least one means (9) for producing at least one air flow, wherein the at least one air flow (47, 54) is directed toward the at least one storage medium (34, 35) in such a way that the air flow increases the rate of dispensation to the environment of the substance to be dispensed relative to the state in which a flow is not directed at the storage medium.
Claims35
A device for dispensing volatile substances comprising;
- a docking station;
- a substance storage medium having a substance to be dispensed;
- a receiver housing carried by said docking station for receiving said storage medium in a docked operating position on said docking station;
- an air flow assembly housed below said storage medium for producing an air flow, wherein the air flow is directed toward said storage medium and the rate of dispensation of said substance into the environment is increased;
- a station air inlet opening included in said docking station for receiving ambient air and a station air outlet included for the delivery of air to said receiver;
- an air inlet opening included in said receiver housing for receiving said air from said station outlet opening for delivery to said storage medium;
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- a receiving space in which said storage medium is retained in said receiving housing in flow communication with said docking station;
- a membrane medium included in said storage medium carrying said substance to be volatilized, and said air flow being directed toward and around the membrane medium during operation so that the substance is volatized and dispensed into the environment;
- a receptacle included in the storage medium said substance to be volatilized and dispensed being received in said receptacle;
- said substance being one of a liquid and a gel and said membrane medium forming a wall of said receptacle in which said substance is received;
- said receiving housing including an access opening through which said storage medium membrane is inserted;
- said receiving space of the receiving housing including an insertion slot with spaced opposing guide grooves in which the storage medium engages with side edges for retention in an operation position;
- said receiver housing in the docked operation position together with said storage medium carried thereon projects as a tower from the docking station which forms a base;
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- said station outlet opening and storage medium are arranged so that an air flow flows along and around a defined flow area of said storage medium prior to dispensing.
A device for dispensing volatile substances comprising:
- a docking station;
- a substance storage medium carried by said docking station having a substance to be dispensed;
- an air flow assembly housed below said storage medium for producing an air flow directed toward said storage medium to increase the rate of dispensation of said substance into the environment;
- an air inlet included in said docking station for receiving ambient air and an air outlet included in said docking station for the delivery of air to said storage medium;
- a receptacle included in the storage medium containing said substance to be volatized and dispensed;
- a membrane medium carried by said receptacle and said air flow being directed toward and around the membrane medium during operation so that the substance is volatized and dispensed into the environment;
- a retainer for storage medium for retaining said storage medium in an upright operating position.
A device for dispensing volatile substances comprising a docking station, a substance storage medium having a substance to be dispensed, a receiver housing carried by said docking station for retaining said storage medium in a docked operating position on said docking station, an air flow assembly housed below said storage medium for producing an air flow directed toward said storage medium increasing the rate of dispensation of said substance into the environment, a station air inlet included in said docking station for receiving ambient air and a station air outlet included for the delivery of air to said receiver housing, a receiver air inlet included in said receiver housing for receiving air from said station air outlet for delivery to said storage medium;
- and a receiving space in said receiver housing for retaining said storage medium in flow communication with said docking station, wherein said device comprises:
- a membrane medium included in said storage medium in through which said substance is dispersed;
- said air flow being directed toward and around the membrane medium during operation so that the substance is volatized and dispensed into the environment;
- a receptacle included in the storage medium, said substance to be volatilized and dispensed being contained in said receptacle;
- said substance being one of a liquid and a gel and said membrane medium forming a wall of said receptacle in which said substance is received;
- an access opening formed in said receiving housing through which said storage medium is inserted;
- opposed insertion guide elements carried within said receiving space of the receiving housing receiving and engaging said storage medium for retention in said operation position;
- said station air outlet and storage medium being arranged so that said air flow flows along and around said defined flow area of said storage medium prior to dispensing.
A device for dispensing volatile substances comprising:
- a docking station;
- a substance storage medium carried by said docking station having a substance to be dispensed;
- an air flow assembly housed below said storage medium for producing an air flow directed toward said storage medium to increase the rate of dispensation of said substance into the environment;
- an air inlet included in said docking station for receiving ambient air and an air outlet included in said docking station for the delivery of air to said storage medium;
- a receptacle included in the storage medium containing said substance to be volatized and dispensed;
- a membrane medium carried by said receptacle adjacent through which said substance is dispersed, and said air flow being directed toward and around the membrane medium during operation so that the substance is volatized and dispensed into the environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.