JPS5933408Y2 - air freshener container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an air freshener container, and more particularly to an air freshener container suitable for being placed inside a passenger car or the like.

The interior of a passenger car tends to be filled with various odors, including fuel odors such as gasoline and propane gas, as well as interior parts and cigarette smoke. Since the vehicle is closed completely, the interior of the vehicle becomes airtight, and the odor becomes even stronger, causing discomfort to passengers and being harmful from a sanitary standpoint.

For this reason, various deodorizers and fragrances have been used in the past to eliminate these odors by placing them inside the vehicle interior.

The applicant previously proposed an air freshener container that uses a coil spring, unlike conventional air freshener containers that rely solely on natural convection to dissipate air containing air fresheners by simply placing them in the passenger compartment. However, the fragrance container according to the above invention requires time and effort to replace the fragrance, and may be damaged by careless handling. There was room for improvement in terms of ease of use, etc.

This invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks, makes it possible to forcibly spread the fragrance into the vehicle interior, eliminates the hassle of replacing the air freshener, and can withstand long-term use. The present invention provides an air freshener container having such a structure.

Hereinafter, details of the present invention will be explained along with embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 5 illustrate an embodiment of the present invention. In the figures, an air freshener container, which is designated as a whole by reference numeral 1, is assembled with a lower housing 2 as a reference.

The lower housing 2 has a flange 3b horizontally extending outward at the upper end of a peripheral side wall 3a whose diameter increases toward the top of the bottom plate 3. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of openings 4 are formed on the same circumference and are equally spaced at equal angular intervals.

The opening 4 is formed in an arc shape, and a protrusion 4a that protrudes toward the outer edge is formed on the inner edge of the opening 4.

The protrusion 4a is formed in a substantially quadrilateral shape, and its width is approximately 1/2 of the width of the opening 4, and its length is approximately the same as the length of the opening 4. In other words, the size of the opening 4 He is almost a master.

The protruding portions 4a are formed at positions that become corners in the same direction when the lower housing 2 is rotated.

By forming this protrusion 4a, a narrow portion 4b is formed in the opening 4 on the outside of the protrusion 4a.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, four struts 5 are integrally provided on the upper surface of the flange 3b and project at equal angular intervals.

The outer edge of the support column 5 is vertical, but the inner edge is an inclined edge that is flush with the inner surface of the side wall 3a of the lower casing 2.

The container designated by the reference numeral 6 is a container containing an aromatic agent 6a, and is formed into a cup shape with an open upper end and an inverted truncated cone shape.

This container 6 is fitted into a space surrounded by the inner edge of the support column 5, and its bottom surface is in contact with the inner bottom surface of the lower housing 2.

Further, the upper end of the container 6 is configured to be flush with the upper end of the support column 5.

The cover indicated by the reference numeral 7 is formed into a disk shape as a whole, and its inner diameter is one size smaller than the outer diameter of the flange 3b of the lower housing 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, this lid 7 has a downwardly flat conical protrusion 7a formed in its center.
The upper part of this protrusion 7a is closed by a disk 7b.

Therefore, a conical space is formed by the protrusion 7a and the disc 7b.

An annular side wall 7C is formed downward on the entire circumference of the lid 7, and an annular groove 8 is formed on the lower edge of the side wall 7C.
is formed all around.

The upper end of a coil spring 9 is fitted and fixed into this annular groove 8.
The lower end of the coil spring 9 is fitted and fixed into an annular groove 11 formed in the upper end surface of a support ring 10, which will be described later.

The reference numeral 10 indicates a support ring, which is formed into an annular shape as a whole.

The diameter of the support ring 10 is the same as the diameter of the lid 7, and an annular groove 11 is formed on the upper edge of the support ring 10 over the entire circumference as shown in FIG. The lower end of the coil spring 9 is fitted and fixed therein.

As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of foot portions 12 are formed on the lower end surface of the support ring 10 and are equally spaced at equal angular intervals. The lower end is formed in a cross-sectional shape with a bent part 12a bent inward as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and this bent part 12a The size of the lower housing 2 is
The size is such that it can be inserted vertically into the wide part of the opening 4 from above.

Therefore, the bent part 12a of the foot part 12 of the support ring 10 is inserted into the wide part of the opening 4 of the lower casing.
a to the underside of the flange 3b, grasp the support ring 10 and the lower housing 2 with different fingers, and rotate them relative to each other, so that the foot part 12 is guided into the wide part 4b of the opening 4. When the bent part 12a reaches the bottom of the protruding part 4a as shown in FIG. 2, the foot part 12 cannot be removed, and the support ring 10 and the lower housing 2 are locked. become.

In addition, in this container, when replacing the fragrance 6a,
The lower housing 2 and the support ring 10 are rotated in the opposite direction to the above, and the foot portion 12 is guided in the direction in which it is pulled out from the narrow portion 4b of the opening 4, and the bent portion 12a is inserted into the opening 4. When the aromatic agent 6a is introduced into the wide part of the aromatic agent 6a and the aromatic agent 6a is relatively separated, the two are separated and the container 6 can be taken out from the lower housing 2, so that it can be replaced with a container containing a new aromatic agent 6a.

Next, the function of the fragrance container configured as described above will be explained.

First, this container is fixed to the top of a dash board in the interior of a car using double-sided adhesive tape or the like.

When a car is operated, the coil spring 9
expands and contracts, causing the lid 7 to vibrate up and down. In this case, when the lid 7 moves upward, the air sucked through the lower circumference of the lid 7, that is, between the coil springs 9, is fragrant. Agent 6
When it comes into contact with a, the air becomes fragrant,
When the lid 7 moves downward, the air containing the fragrance is compressed by the lid 7, and the conical protrusion 7 at the bottom of the lid 7 is compressed.
The air containing the fragrance is forced in a direction perpendicular to the outer circumferential surface of the container a, passing between the coil springs 9 and being forcibly dispersed to the outside of the container, so that the entire interior of the vehicle is filled with fragrance.

As is clear from the above description, the container of the present invention removably accommodates a container containing an aromatic substance in the lower casing, and has a lid connected above the lower casing via a coil spring. Since the lower surface of the lid has a conical protrusion, as the lid moves up and down due to vibrations caused by the operation of an automobile, the fragrance is emitted along the conical slope of the lower surface of the lid. The air contained in the container can be forcibly dissipated outside the container, filling the interior of the vehicle with fragrance.

Furthermore, when the car is stopped, the container does not vibrate, so the lid does not vibrate up and down, and therefore the fragrance does not emanate, which has the effect of preventing wastage of the fragrance.

In addition, if the aromatic agent evaporates, if the lower housing is separated at the engagement portion with the support ring, only the container containing the aromatic agent can be taken out and replaced, which is economical.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, when attaching and detaching the support ring and the lower casing, the structure does not affect the coil spring without paying special attention to the operation. The advantages are that the agent can be replaced and that it can withstand long-term use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 5 illustrate an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view, FIG. 2 is a bottom view, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A--A in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views of main parts. 1...Fragrance container, 2...Lower housing,
3...Bottom plate, 3a...Side wall, 3b...
...Flange, 4...Opening, 5...
...Strut, 6...Container, 6a...Fragrance, 7...Lid, 9...Coil spring,
10... Support ring, 12... Foot section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an air freshener container in which a lid plate covering the upper part of a vertical cylindrical container is formed to be able to move up and down, a plurality of pillars 5 are arranged upwardly on a flange 3b that is continuous with a side wall 3a on the peripheral surface. A lower casing 2 installed at angular intervals, a container 6 filled with an aromatic agent 6a housed in a space surrounded by the pillars 5 of the lower casing 2, and a container 6 filled with an aromatic agent 6a, which is formed into a disk shape and has a container 6 in the center thereof. The lid body 7 has a side wall 7C that protrudes downward in a flat conical shape, and has an annular groove 8 formed at the lower edge around the entire circumference, and a side wall 7C that has an annular groove 8 in the annular groove 8 of the lid body 7. A coil spring 9 whose upper end is fitted and fixed is fitted to the outside of the column 5 of the lower housing 2, and the lower end of the coil spring 9 can be fitted and fixed to the upper edge thereof. It consists of a support ring 10 having an annular groove 11 and a plurality of leg parts 12 protruding from the lower end thereof in an equidistant manner, each having a bent part 12a having an L-shaped cross section, and An air freshener container characterized in that the support ring 10 and the lower housing 2 are configured to be detachable.