Volatile substance diffuser and method for diffuing volatile substances

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021069368-A1
Application number	US-201816958209-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 27, 2018
Priority date	Dec 28, 2017
Publication date	Mar 11, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

It provides a diffuser and a method that prevents excessive battery wear and, at the same time, optimises the diffusion rate.

First claim

1 . A volatile substance diffuser, comprising:
a housing for a refill containing volatile substances that are diffused; a motion detector that activates the volatile substance diffuser upon detecting movement; and a timer that activates and/or deactivates the volatile substance diffuser in accordance with predetermined time periods.

2 . The volatile substance diffuser according to claim 1 , further comprising means for regulating an intensity of diffusion of the volatile substances.

3 . The volatile substance diffuser according to claim 2 , wherein said intensity regulating means are connected to said timer, and the intensity of diffusion of the volatile substances is increased after a predetermined time period has elapsed.

4 . The volatile substance diffuser according to claim 1 , further comprising a luminous or acoustic indicator.

5 . The volatile substance diffuser according to claim 1 , further comprising an electrical connector.

6 . The volatile substance diffuser according to claim 2 , wherein said intensity regulating means comprise an electrical resistor or a fan.

7 . A method for diffusing volatile substances using the volatile substance diffuser according to claim 1 , said method comprising:
activating the volatile substance diffuser upon detecting movement using the motion detector; automatically deactivating the volatile substance diffuser after a first predetermined time period has elapsed; and keeping the volatile substance diffuser deactivated for a second predetermined time period.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising increasing a diffusion of the volatile substances after said first predetermined time period elapses and before the automatically deactivating.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising increasing a diffusion of the volatile substances at least once during said first predetermined time period.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein said increase in the diffusion of the volatile substances is performed only once halfway through said first predetermined time period.

11 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein said first predetermined time period is four hours.

12 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein said second predetermined time period is two hours.

13 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising lighting up a luminous indicator with two different colours based on whether the timer indicates the first or second predetermined time period.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , further comprising changing the luminous indicator to a third colour when the timer indicates a second half of the first predetermined time period.

Assignees

• Zobele Holding Spa

Inventors

• Caballero Tapia Moisés
• Llorente Alonso Joaquim
• Luque Vera Sergio

Classifications

• A61L2209/12

  Lighting means · CPC title

• A61L9/12 Primary

  Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor · CPC title

• A61L9/14

  using sprayed or atomised substances {including air-liquid contact processes} · CPC title

• A61L2209/111

  Sensor means, e.g. motion, brightness, scent, contaminant sensors · CPC title

• A61L9/122 Primary

  comprising a fan · CPC title