US 9,585,980 B1Granted

Scented electronic candle device

OwnerXiaofeng Liinventor

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Abstract

Scented electronic candle devices are described that facilitate operation and usage of a variety of features such as light or scent or movement of the flame, or a combination thereof. The disclosed features also include multiple settings for the variety of features. For instance, the scent feature can be activated or deactivated by multiple switches, remote, sensors, timers, or similar devices. In addition, the intensity of the scent features can be increased or decreased by increasing or decreasing the amount of heat or air. Similarly the light feature can be activated, deactivated, or set on a timer. Additionally, the scented electronic candle devices can be equipped with rechargeable batteries that can be charged using a wireless charging station or by connecting the scented electronic candle device to an electrical wall outlet.

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Dependent claims

A scented electronic candle device, comprising:

a body with a top surface and a base, the top surface including an opening;
a well structure placed in the opening of the top surface and movable in a vertical up or down direction within the opening, the well structure including an outer wall, an inner wall, and a floor and a top section that collectively form an enclosure for holding a scented material, wherein the top section of the well structure includes one or more openings, at least a section of the floor comprises a heat conducting material, and the well structure surrounds a central cavity;
a flame assembly positioned within or below the cavity of the well structure and including a flame element that at least partially protrudes upwards from the cavity and from the top surface of the body;
a thermal structure including one or more heater elements, the thermal structure thermally coupled to the well structure to provide thermal energy to the scented material and to enhance dissemination of the scented material from the enclosure to an outside environment through the one or more openings of the top section of the well structure;
an electrical switch coupled to a power source to activate or deactivate at least the one or more heater elements;
a support structure positioned below the well structure, the support structure mechanically coupled to both the well structure and to the electrical switch such that a vertical movement of the well structure causes activation or deactivation of the electrical switch.

3 more elements

A scented electronic candle system, comprising:

an electric candle device including:
a body with a top surface and a base, the top surface including a partial opening that meets the top of a housing;
a flame assembly positioned within the housing and including a flame element that at least partially protrudes from the top surface of the body, the top section of the flame assembly and the bottom section of the flame assembly each including a full or a partial opening;
a baffle positioned below the bottom section of the flame assembly, the baffle including a central nozzle to direct passage of air from below the baffle to the flame assembly;
a motorized fan positioned below the baffle, the motorized fan electrically connected to a printed circuit board;
a scent container having a fully or partially open top section and positioned below the motorized fan such that an opening in the top section of the scent container is axially aligned with the central nozzle to allow, upon activation of the motorized fan, rapid diffusion of a scented material from the fully or partially open top section of the bottle to the central nozzle of the baffle to the interior of the flame assembly and to an outside environment of the electric candle device;
and
one or more rechargeable batteries and one or more charging coils located above the base and coupled to the rechargeable batteries;
and
a wireless charging base that is physically separate from the electric candle device and includes:
a printed circuit board;
and
a coil electrically connected to the printed circuit board to receive an electrical current from the printed circuit board and to produce an electromagnetic field for wireless charging of the rechargeable batteries.

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A scented electronic candle device, comprising:

a back assembly including a primary printed circuit board electrically connected to electrical prongs of an electrical plug secured to the back assembly;
a vertical plate with a back surface mechanically coupled to a front surface of the back assembly, the vertical plate including a scent bottle holder assembly mechanically coupled to the front surface of the vertical plate, wherein an inside surface of the scent bottle holder assembly includes one or more notches to securely hold in place a scent bottle with one or more protrusions;
a wick positioned inside the scent bottle such that a top section of the wick is protruding out of the scent bottle and is in close proximity to one or more heater elements and a bottom section of the wick is inside the scented bottle, the wick dimensioned relative to an opening in the top of the scent bottle so to provide a tight fit upon insertion of the wick into the scent bottle;
a bracket cover including a top surface with a partial opening located above the wick to provide part of a pathway for scented air to propagate from the vicinity of the top section of the wick to an outside environment;
a flame assembly positioned above the bracket cover inside the front shell, the flame assembly including a flame element and a light source, bottom and top sections of the flame assembly each including an opening that is axially aligned with the opening of the bracket cover and forming a part of the pathway for scented air to propagate from the vicinity of the top section of the wick to the outside environment;
a top shell including a partial opening on top thereof, wherein the flame element protrudes at least partially from the partial opening on top of the top shell, the partial opening on top the top shell being axially aligned with the opening on the top section of the flame assembly and forming a part of the pathway for scented air to propagate from the vicinity of the top section of the wick to the outside environment.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.