Odor presentation module, odor presentation device, odor presentation system, and odor presentation method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023008847-A1
Application number	US-202017783538-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 15, 2020
Priority date	Dec 19, 2019
Publication date	Jan 12, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An object of the present technology is to provide a technology that enables control of an odor. The present technology provides an odor presentation module including a first opening that first airflow containing an odor exits, and a second opening that second airflow exits, in which the first opening and the second opening are provided so that movement of the first airflow exiting the first opening is able to be controlled by the second airflow. The present technology also provides an odor presentation device and an odor presentation system including the odor presentation module. Further, the present technology provides an odor presentation method including a first airflow generation step of emitting first airflow containing an odor from a first opening, and a second airflow generation step of generating second airflow exiting a second opening or second airflow entering the second opening, in which movement of the first airflow exiting the first opening is controlled by the second airflow.

First claim

1 . An odor presentation module comprising:
a first opening that first airflow containing an odor exits; and a second opening that second airflow exits, wherein the first opening and the second opening are provided so that movement of the first airflow exiting the first opening is able to be controlled by the second airflow.

2 . The odor presentation module according to claim 1 ,
wherein the odor presentation module includes a first airflow generation device, and an odor carrying portion that carries the odor, and the odor presentation module is configured such that airflow generated by the first airflow generation device and the odor included in the odor carrying portion form the first airflow.

3 . The odor presentation module according to claim 1 , further comprising a second airflow generation device, wherein the second airflow generation device generates the second airflow.

4 . The odor presentation module according to claim 1 , configured such that the first airflow is injected from the first opening.

5 . The odor presentation module according to claim 1 , configured such that the first airflow and the second airflow come into contact with each other outside the odor presentation module.

6 . The odor presentation module according to claim 1 , configured such that the first airflow and the second airflow come into contact with each other inside the odor presentation module.

7 . The odor presentation module according to claim 3 , wherein the first opening is in front of the second airflow generation device in a traveling direction of the second airflow.

8 . The odor presentation module according to claim 1 , configured to be able to change the flow velocity of at least one of the first airflow and the second airflow.

9 . The odor presentation module according to claim 1 , configured to be able to change a direction of the second airflow to a direction into the second opening.

10 . An odor presentation module comprising:
an odor-containing airflow generation unit; and a control airflow generation unit configured to control odor-containing airflow generated by the odor-containing airflow generation unit, wherein the odor-containing airflow generation unit includes a first airflow generation device, an odor carrying portion through which airflow generated by the first airflow generation device passes, and a first opening that first airflow containing an odor formed by passing through the odor carrying portion exits, and the control airflow generation unit includes a second airflow generation device, and a second opening that second airflow generated by the second airflow generation device exits.

11 . The odor presentation module according to claim 10 , wherein the first opening and the second opening are provided so that movement of the first airflow exiting the first opening is able to be controlled by the second airflow.

12 . The odor presentation module according to claim 10 , comprising a first flow path through which the first airflow flows, and a second flow path through which the second airflow flows,
wherein the first flow path is provided inside the second flow path, or is provided outside the second flow path.

13 . The odor presentation module according to claim 10 , wherein the odor carrying portion is configured to be replaceable.

14 . The odor presentation module according to claim 10 , wherein a flow path through which the airflow generated by the first airflow generation device flows is branched into two or more flow paths, and each of the branched flow paths has the odor carrying portion.

15 . The odor presentation module according to claim 10 , wherein an opening and closing mechanism for controlling the passage of airflow is provided in one or both of an inlet through which the airflow generated by the first airflow generation device enters the odor carrying portion and an outlet or the first opening through which first airflow containing an odor exits the odor carrying portion.

16 . The odor presentation module according to claim 10 , configured to curb the generation of airflow in the flow path through which the first airflow flows at the time of stopping of the first airflow generation device.

17 . An odor presentation device comprising:
an odor presentation module including a first opening that first airflow containing an odor exits, and a second opening that second airflow exits, the first and second openings being provided so that movement of the first airflow exiting the first opening is able to be controlled by the second airflow; and a housing configured to hold the odor presentation module.

18 . An odor presentation system comprising:
an odor presentation module including a first opening that first airflow containing an odor exits, and a second opening that second airflow exits, the first and second openings being provided so that movement of the first airflow exiting the first opening is able to be controlled by the second airflow; and a control unit configured to control the odor presentation module.

19 . An odor presentation method comprising:
a first airflow generation step of emitting first airflow containing an odor from a first opening; and a second airflow generation step of generating second airflow exiting a second opening or second airflow entering the second opening, wherein movement of the first airflow exiting the first opening is controlled by the second airflow.

Assignees

• Sony Group Corp

Inventors

• Kawanishi Mitsuhiro
• Miyahara Kazuhiko
• Kato Yusaku
• Goto Yoshio
• Nakata Akihiro
• Izawa Hisataka

Classifications

• A61L9/122 Primary

  comprising a fan · CPC title

• G06F3/01

  Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer (G06F3/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A63F13/28

  responding to control signals received from the game device for affecting ambient conditions, e.g. for vibrating players' seats, activating scent dispensers or affecting temperature or light · CPC title

• F24F1/008 Primary

  with perfuming or deodorising means · CPC title

• A63J25/00

  Equipment specially adapted for cinemas (cinematographic projection means G03B) · CPC title