Fragrance discharge device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9539354-B2
Application number	US-201414550361-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2014
Priority date	Nov 22, 2013
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A fragrance discharge device for discharging at least one fragrance, having a housing through which air can flow, having at least one fragrance cartridge arranged therein, wherein a drawer is provided so it is displaceable in the housing, for accommodating and holding at least one fragrance cartridge, wherein the drawer can be pulled at least partially out of the housing to replace the at least one fragrance cartridge, wherein the fragrance cartridge is connectable to the drawer via a magnetic force.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fragrance discharge device for discharging at least one fragrance, the device comprising:
a housing through which air flows;
at least one fragrance cartridge arranged in the housing;
a drawer displaceably arranged in the housing to accommodate and hold the at least one fragrance cartridge, the drawer being adapted to be at least partially pulled out of the housing to replace the at least one fragrance cartridge,
wherein the fragrance cartridge is connectable via a magnetic force to the drawer,
wherein the drawer includes an end wall provided therein that is mechanically coupled to the drawer in a pivotable manner, the end wall being pivotable with respect to the drawer and the housing,
wherein the end wall is positioned so as to abut a side wall of the at least one fragrance cartridge,
wherein the end wall is connected via at least one lever arm to the housing and the at least one lever arm is guided on a respective rail of the housing, and
wherein at least one magnetic element, at least one metallic element or at least one magnetizable element is fixedly connected to the end wall.

2. The fragrance discharge device according to claim 1 , wherein two of the at least one lever arm and two of the rail are provided, wherein the end wall is guided in the two rails of the housing by the two lever arms.

3. The fragrance discharge device according to claim 1 , wherein the end wall pivots between a first position when the drawer is closed and a second position, having a different angle from the first position, when the drawer is partially pulled out of the housing.

4. A fragrance discharge device for discharging at least one fragrance, the device comprising:
a housing through which air flows;
at least one fragrance cartridge arranged in the housing;
a drawer displaceably arranged in the housing to accommodate and hold the at least one fragrance cartridge, the drawer being adapted to be at least partially pulled out of the housing to replace the at least one fragrance cartridge,
wherein the fragrance cartridge is connectable via a magnetic force to the drawer,
wherein the drawer includes an end wall provided therein that is mechanically coupled to the drawer in a pivotable manner, the end wall being pivotable with respect to the drawer and the housing,
wherein the end wall is positioned so as to abut a side wall of the at least one fragrance cartridge,
wherein the end wall is connected via at least one lever arm to the housing and the at least one lever arm is guided on a respective rail of the housing,
wherein at least one magnetic element is provided on the fragrance cartridge or on the drawer,
wherein at least one metallic element or at least one magnetizable element is provided on the the fragrance cartridge or the drawer to which the at least one magnetic element is not provided, such that one of the fragrance cartridge or the drawer has the at least one magnetic element provided thereon and the other of the fragrance cartridge or the drawer has the at least one metallic element or the at least one magnetizable element provided thereon, and
wherein one of the at least one magnetic element, the at least one metallic element or the at least one magnetizable element is provided on the end wall.

5. A fragrance discharge device for discharging at least one fragrance, the device comprising:
a housing through which air flows;
at least one fragrance cartridge arranged in the housing;
a drawer displaceably arranged in the housing to accommodate and hold the at least one fragrance cartridge, the drawer being adapted to be at least partially pulled out of the housing to replace the at least one fragrance cartridge,
wherein the fragrance cartridge is connectable via a magnetic force to the drawer,
wherein the drawer includes an end wall provided therein that is mechanically coupled to the drawer in a pivotable manner, the end wall being pivotable with respect to the drawer and the housing,
wherein the end wall is positioned so as to abut a side wall of the at least one fragrance cartridge,
wherein the end wall is connected via at least one lever arm to the housing and the at least one lever arm is guided on a respective rail of the housing, and
wherein at least one magnetic element is pivotally attached to the end wall.

6. A fragrance discharge device for discharging at least one fragrance, the device comprising:
a housing through which air flows;
at least one fragrance cartridge arranged in the housing;
a drawer displaceably arranged in the housing to accommodate and hold the at least one fragrance cartridge, the drawer being adapted to be at least partially pulled out of the housing to replace the at least one fragrance cartridge,
wherein the fragrance cartridge is connectable via a magnetic force to the drawer,
wherein the drawer includes an end wall provided therein that is mechanically coupled to the drawer in a pivotable manner, the end wall being pivotable with respect to the drawer and the housing,
wherein the end wall is positioned so as to abut a side wall of the at least one fragrance cartridge, and
wherein the end wall includes a lever extending therefrom and a pin extending perpendicularly from the lever.

7. The fragrance discharge device according to claim 6 , wherein the pin extends through an elongated slot of the drawer, such that a portion of the pin extends to an exterior of the drawer.

8. The fragrance discharge device according to claim 7 , wherein the portion of the pin that extends to the exterior of the drawer engages with a groove rail provided on an interior surface of the housing.

9. The fragrance discharge device according to claim 8 , according to claim 8 , wherein the elongated slot is oriented substantially perpendicular to the groove rail.

Assignees

• Mahle Int Gmbh

Inventors

• Rappel Thomas
• Sartorius Dieter
• Uhle Matthias

Classifications

• A61L9/12 Primary

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

• B60H2003/0057

  Servicing means therefor, e.g. for renewal of substances · CPC title

• B60H3/0014

  characterised by the location of the substance adding device · CPC title