Abstract:
A display apparatus with a scent disperse device includes a display, a stalk-shaped member, at least one leaf-shaped member, a vibrator and a sensor switch, in which the display is composed of a screen and at least one screen cover, the stalk-shaped member is disposed on the display to disperse scent outward, the leaf-shaped members are positioned around the stalk-shaped member and the vibrator is disposed in the stalk-shaped member and used for driving the leaf-shaped members to sway, and the sensor switch controls the opening and closing of the at least one screen cover and transmitting a starting signal. Whereby, a user is allowed to smell a flavor matching the appearance of the display or prefer scent.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    The present application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/843,105, filed on Aug. 22, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference. 
     
    
     FIELD OF INVENTION 
       [0002]    The present invention relates to a display, and more particularly to a display with scent disperse device. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    A traditional cathode ray tube (CRT) display not only has a large size and a heavy weight but also generates radiant rays harmful to human; it gradually loses popularity in the display market because of so many deficits and is replaced with flat panel displays mainly liquid crystal display (LCD). 
         [0004]    Accompanying the appreciation of esthetics economics and vogue popularity, the appearance design of the LCD is more and more diversified. However, the flat panel display in the current market still takes plastic and of alloy as main materials for shape modeling, which somewhat causes visual rigidity and stiffness. Hence, for allowing the surface quality of the display to be colorful and varied in postures, manufacturing processes such as paint coating and transfer printing are mostly adopted to process surface treatment and secondary processing to enable the appearance of LCD to attain to the visional emulation effect. 
         [0005]    Although the appearance of LCD has already been provided with the visional emulation effect, it still cannot provide proper and emulative quality of scent matching the appearance of the display. Hence, for display structure to allow it to not only be provided a visional emulation effect, but also offer a emulative quality of scent matching the display and further to built a mood more suitable for program viewing, the present invention is proposed. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0006]    For improving the deficits mentioned above, the present invention discloses a display apparatus with scent disperse device. 
         [0007]    The present invention provides a display apparatus with a scent disperse device comprising a display, a stalk-shaped member, at least one leaf-shaped member, a vibrator and a sensor switch. The display is composed of a screen and at least one screen cover used for covering the screen. The stalk-shaped member is disposed on the display and is composed of a housing, at least one dispersing spray hole positioned on a surface of the housing, and a fragrant material dispersing scent outward through the at least one dispersing spray hole. The leaf-shaped members are positioned around the stalk-shaped member; the vibrator is disposed in the stalk-shaped member, butted against or connected to the leaf-shaped members and used for driving the leaf-shaped members to sway; the sensor switch controls the opening and closing of the at least one screen cover and transmitting a starting signal. 
         [0008]    The stalk-shaped member and the leaf-shaped members disposed on the display according to the present invention not only allows the display to be provided with emulative outlook vision but also enable a user to smell a flavor matching the appearance of the display and his favorite scent so as to attain to the olfaction emulating object. 
         [0009]    Besides, the leaf-shaped members are allowed to sway through the vibrator according to the present invention to enable the undulation amplitude of the leaf-shaped member not only to simulate a true leaf swaying state but also help dispersing scent to attain to the fast scent diffusing effect. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0010]    The present invention can be more fully understood by reference to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which: 
           [0011]      FIG. 1  is a schematically perspective view, showing a display apparatus with scent disperse device of a first preferred embodiment according to the present invention; 
           [0012]      FIG. 2A  is a cross sectional view, showing a part A of  FIG. 1  in which leaf-shaped members are in a static state; 
           [0013]      FIG. 2B  is a cross sectional view, showing a part A of  FIG. 1  in which leaf-shaped members are caused to sway; 
           [0014]      FIG. 3  is a schematic view, showing a stalk-shaped member of a display apparatus with a scent disperse device of a second preferred embodiment according to the present invention; 
           [0015]      FIG. 4  is a schematic view, showing a stalk-shaped member of a display apparatus with a scent disperse device of a third preferred embodiment according to the present invention; 
           [0016]      FIG. 5  is a schematically perspective view, showing a display apparatus with a scent disperse device of a fourth preferred embodiment according to the present invention; 
           [0017]      FIG. 6A  is a schematic view, showing the display apparatus with a scent disperse device of the fourth preferred embodiment according to the present invention in which screen covers are closed; 
           [0018]      FIG. 6B  is a schematic view, showing the display apparatus with a scent disperse device of the fourth preferred embodiment according to the present invention in which screen covers are opened; 
           [0019]      FIG. 7  is a schematic view, showing leaf-shaped members of a display apparatus with a scent disperse device of a fifth preferred embodiment according to the present invention; 
           [0020]      FIG. 8  is a schematic view, showing leaf-shaped members of a display apparatus with a scent disperse device of a sixth preferred embodiment according to the present invention; and 
           [0021]      FIG. 9  is a block diagram, showing an electric connection of components of the display apparatus with a scent disperse device of the first preferred embodiment according to the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0022]    Please refer to  FIGS. 1 ,  2 A and  2 B.  FIG. 1  is a schematically perspective view, showing a display apparatus with scent disperse device of a first preferred embodiment according to the present invention.  FIG. 2A  is a cross sectional view, showing a part A of  FIG. 1  in which leaf-shaped members are in a static state.  FIG. 2B  is a cross sectional view, showing a part A of  FIG. 1  in which leaf-shaped members are caused to sway. 
         [0023]    A scent disperse display apparatus  1  includes a display  10 , a stalk-shaped member  20 , a plurality of leaf-shaped members  30  and a vibrator  40 . 
         [0024]    A periphery of the display  10  is provided with a body with shape similar to a fruit and a stalk-shaped member  20  is disposed on the display  10 , in which sides of the stalk-shaped member  20  are disposed with leaf-shaped members  30  to allow the entire appearance looking like a fruit (e.g. apple, orange) and have an emulative outlook vision thereof. Besides, a vibrator  40  butted against or connected to the leaf-shaped members  30  is disposed in the stalk-shaped member  20  and used for driving the leaf-shaped members  30  to sway, in which the undulation amplitude of the leaf-shaped member  30  simulate a true leaf swaying state. Furthermore, an elastic element  41  butted against or connected to the leaves is disposed below the vibrator  40  and used for supporting the vibrator  40 . Here, the elastic element  41  can be a spring or an element capable of elastically supporting the vibrator  40 . 
         [0025]    The stalk-shaped member  20  mentioned above includes a housing  21 , a fragrant material  22  and a plurality of disperse holes  23 , in which the fragrant material  22  is stored in the housing  21  and used for generating scent and the plurality of disperse holes  23  are disposed on the surface of the housing  21  and allows the fragrant material  22  to disperse the scent outward through the disperse holes  23 . Please refer to  FIGS. 2A ,  2 B and  9  simultaneously. A piezoelectric sheet  24 , a circuit board  25  and a power supply  26  can be further installed in the housing  21  according to the present invention, in which the circuit board  25  is respectively electrically connected to the vibrator  40 , the piezoelectric sheet  24  and the power supply  26 . The power supply  26  is used for providing power source for the circuit board  25 ; logic operation and signal transceiver circuits (not shown in the figure) are disposed on the circuit board  25  and used for receiving, operating and transmitting signals with specific functions or specific receiving terminal (e.g. the piezoelectric sheet  24  and the vibrator  40  in the present embodiment); the piezoelectric sheet  24  is conducted to generate heat energy to cause the fragrant material  22  to disperse scent outward after receiving a conducting signal S 2  transmitted from the circuit board  25 . 
         [0026]    In addition, the display apparatus  1  according to the present invention further includes a sensor switch  50  electrically connected to the circuit board  25  and can be disposed on the display  10  or in the stalk-shaped member  20  as  FIG. 2A  shows. The sensor switch  50  will transmit a starting signal S 1  to the circuit board  25  after being activated. Thereafter, the circuit board  25  alone further transmit the aforementioned conducting signal S 2  to the piezoelectric sheet  24  to cause it to be conducted to generate heat energy after the circuit board  25  receives and operates the starting signal S 1  or further transmit a vibrating signal S 3  to the vibrator  40  at the same time to start the vibrator  40  to drive the leaf-shaped members  30  to sway simultaneously. Here, the sensor switch  50  processes sensing through infrared ray (infrared ray sensor switch) or light shielding effect (light shielding sensor switch). 
         [0027]    Therefore, when a user moves near to the display  10 , the sensor switch  50  will sense the approach of the user and activate the heating of the piezoelectric sheet  24  and the vibrator  40  as mentioned above to cause the fragrant material  23  to disperse scent outward via the disperse holes  23  and drive the leaf-shaped members  30  to sway up and down through the vibrator  40  to boost the scent to disperse quickly so as to enable the user to smell the scent matching the appearance of the display  10  (e.g. smell of an apple or orange) and in the meantime, the vision and the smell emulations can be attained simultaneously. 
         [0028]    Please refer to  FIG. 3 .  FIG. 3  is a schematic view, showing a stalk-shaped member  20  of a display apparatus with a scent disperse device of a second preferred embodiment according to the present invention. 
         [0029]    The stalk-shaped member  20  of the present invention can be manufactured by mixing the rubber or plastic material with fragrance; scent is generated through the fragrance and quickly disperse through the boosting of the vertical swaying of the leaf-shaped member  30  so as to allow the user to smell the scent when he moves near to the display  10 . 
         [0030]    Besides, a plurality of fragrance micelles  211 , which can sense friction, temperature or electric field to generate scent, can be disposed on a surface of the housing  21 , in which a diameter of the fragrance micelle  211  is 5 to 5000 micrometers, but the fragrance micelle  211  with diameter over 20 micrometers can rather exhibit the effect of the present invention. Whereby, the stalk-shaped member  20  is allowed to disperse the scent for a long period of time and the user can also use hand temperature, friction and etc to bring the fragrance micelles  211  to generate scent by touching the stalk-shaped member  20  to attain to the scent disperse controlling object. 
         [0031]    When the sensor switch  50  senses the approach of the user, it will transmit a starting signal S 1  to the circuit board  25  as described in the first embodiment, the circuit board  25  then transmit a vibrating signal S 3  to cause the vibrator  40  to vibrate after the operation thereof and the vibrator  40  drives the leaf-shaped members  30  to sway to assist the scent to be disperse to enable it to spread quickly to allow the user to smell the scent matching the appearance of the display  10  and in the meantime, the vision and the olfaction emulation objects and be attained. 
         [0032]    Please refer to  FIG. 4 .  FIG. 4  is a schematic view, showing a stalk-shaped member  20  of a display apparatus with a scent disperse device of a third preferred embodiment according to the present invention. 
         [0033]    According to the structure disclosed by the present invention, a fragrance insert  212  used for generating scent can also be installed on the housing  21 . When the vibrator  40  drives the leaf-shaped members  30  to sway up and down, it can help the scent of the fragrance insert  212  to disperse quickly. Besides, a new fragrance insert  212  can also be replaced to maintain the scent from the stalk-shaped member  20  when the scent fragrance insert  212  on the housing  21  fades. 
         [0034]    Please refer to  FIGS. 5 ,  6 A,  6 B and  9 .  FIG. 5  is a schematically perspective view, showing a display apparatus with a scent disperse device of a fourth preferred embodiment according to the present invention.  FIG. 6A  is a schematic view, showing the display apparatus with a scent disperse device of the fourth preferred embodiment according to the present invention in which screen covers are closed.  FIG. 6B  is a schematic view, showing the display apparatus with a scent disperse device of the fourth preferred embodiment according to the present invention in which screen covers are opened.  FIG. 9  is a block diagram, showing an electric connection of components of the display with a scent disperse device of the first preferred embodiment according to the present invention. 
         [0035]    The display apparatus  1  with a scent disperse device according to the present invention further includes a remote controller  60 , and the display  10  includes a screen  11  and a plurality of screen cover  12 , in which the screen cover  12  are electrically connected to the sensor switch  50  so as to allow them to be opened or closed through the sensor switch, the user can transmit a first starting signal R 1  through the remote controller  60  to start the display  10  and chose a program that he wants to view. Besides, the remote controller  60  can use the aforementioned first starting signal R 1  or further transmits a second starting signal R 2  to start the sensor switch  50 , the sensor switch  50  then starts the piezoelectric sheet  24  and the vibrator  40  electrically connected therewith through the circuit board  25  as described in the first embodiment to cause the fragrant material  22  to disperse scent outward through the disperse holes  23  and drive the leaf-shaped members  30  to sway up and down to help the scent to be dispersed quickly through the vibrator  40 . Moreover, because the screen cover  12  is electrically connected to the screen  11 , when the screen cover are opened, a starting signal ON is transmitted to start the power supply of the screen  11  and vice versa, when the screen cover are closed, a close signal OFF is sent out to close the power source of the screen  11 . 
         [0036]    A surface constituting material of the remote controller  60  can be manufactured by mixing the rubber or plastic material with fragrance so as to generate scent through the fragrance. Besides, a surface of the remote controller can also disposed with a plurality of fragrance micelles  61 ; a dimension of the fragrance micelle  61  is the same as the fragrance micelle  211  mentioned above, and the fragrance micelle  61  can sense friction, temperature or electric field to generate scent. When the user operates the remote controller  60 , he can use hand temperature to bring the fragrance micelles  91  to generate scent so as to control the disperse of the scent of the fragrance micelles  61 . 
         [0037]    Furthermore, a fragrance insert  62  can also be further installed on the remote controller  60  so as to generate scent through the fragrance insert  62  and maintain the scent disperse by the remote controller  60  by replacing it with a new fragrance insert  62 . 
         [0038]    Please refer to  FIG. 7 .  FIG. 7  is a schematic view, showing leaf-shaped members  30  of a display apparatus with a scent disperse device of a fifth preferred embodiment according to the present invention. 
         [0039]    The leaf-shaped members  30  of the present invention can be manufactured by mixing rubber or plastic material with fragrance, and the leaf-shaped members  30  are driven to sway to help the scent to be dispersed quickly through the vibrator  40  so as to allow the user to smell scent when he moves near to the display  10 . 
         [0040]    According to the structure disclosed by the present invention, a plurality of fragrance micelles  31  can also be installed in the leaf-shaped members  30 , in which a dimension of the fragrance micelle is the same as the fragrance micelle  211  mentioned above, and the fragrance micelle  21  can sense friction, temperature or electric field to generate scent so as to allow the stalk-shaped member  20  to disperse scent in a long time, to allow the user to use hand temperature, friction and etc to bring the fragrance micelles  31  to generate scent by touching the leaf-shaped members  30  so as to control the disperse of the scent of the fragrance micelles  61 . 
         [0041]    When the scent disperses by the leaf-shaped members  30  fades, they can be replaced with new leaf-shaped members  30  to maintain the scent. 
         [0042]    Please refer to  FIG. 8 .  FIG. 8  is a schematic view, showing leaf-shaped members  30  of a display apparatus with a scent disperse device of a sixth preferred embodiment according to the present invention. 
         [0043]    Besides, a plurality of fragrance insert  32  used for generating scent can also be installed on the leaf-shaped members  30 . When the vibrator  40  drives the leaf-shaped members  30  to sway up and down, it can help the scent of the fragrance insert  32  to be dispersed quickly. Furthermore, when the scent of the fragrance insert  32  on the leaves  30  fades, they can be replaced with new fragrance insert  32  to maintain the scent. 
         [0044]    The entire appearance of the display  10 , the stalk-shaped member  20  and the leaf-shaped members  30  is allowed to look like a fruit (e.g. apple, orange) through the structure disclosed by the present invention; it is provided with a emulative outlook vision and allows the stalk-shaped member  20  and the leaf-shaped members  30  to disperse scent in the meantime, the vertical swaying of the leaf-shaped members  30  helps the scent disperse, allows the user to smell the scent (e.g. apple scent, orange scent) matching the appearance of the display  10 . Whereby, the vision and the olfaction emulation objects can be attained simultaneously and the mood more suitable for viewing a program can be further built. Besides, the user can use hand temperature, friction and etc to bring the stalk-shaped member  20  and the leaf-shaped members  30  to generate scent so as to enable the user to control the disperse of the scent. Furthermore, when the scent fades, the weakening scent component can be replaced with a new one to maintain the scent disperse by the display apparatus of the present invention. 
         [0045]    The component inbuilt with the plurality of scent micelles  211 ,  31  or  61  mentioned above can be manufactured by means of pouring or injection after the fragrance micelles  211 ,  34  or  61  are added into rubber or plastic material particles and uniformly stirred. The technology of placing the fragrance micelles  211 ,  31  or  61  into the rubber or plastic is adopted in the present invention to improve a peculiar and unbearable smell of a convention rubber or plastic material and increase the term of validity of dispersing a scent. 
         [0046]    Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific details and representative embodiments shown and described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.