Patent Publication Number: US-2011073672-A1

Title: Fragrant apparatus

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a fragrant apparatus integrated with modern electronic and fragrant functions. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Fragrance generation products available in the market can be roughly divided into the following three types: 
     Fragrant products of the first type including scented candles and scent pots, etc require a fire source for burning the fragrant products to disperse fragrance, and producing a light the decorative effect from the burning fire source. 
     Fragrant products of the second type are connected electrically for converting electric energy into heat energy to heat up a fragrant matter and disperse fragrance, and its effect of dispersing fragrance is more significant than that of the first type of fragrant products. 
     Fragrant products of the third type disperse fragrance from a fragrant matter by a capillary action, and fragrant products of this type are generally designed with a decorative effect, and a dispersion of a mild fragrant odor. 
     However, the fragrant products of the aforementioned first and second types produce fragrance through heat energy. Regardless of burning the fragrant products directly by a light source or converting electric energy into heat energy, the fragrant products of these type may cause a fire accident during their practical application. For example, the fragrant products of the first type may cause a fire accident easily when any flammable material is near the fire source, and the fragrant products of the second type may cause a fire accident due to electric fire or improper use. Although the fragrant products of the third type can disperse fragrance, yet the decorative effect is incomparable with the lighting decorative effect of the fragrant products of the first and second types. 
     It is a key point of the present invention to overcome the aforementioned problems of the conventional fragrant products. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to overcome the problems of the prior art by providing a fragrant apparatus for achieving a fragrant effect, while connecting to an LED control device to achieve a lighting decorative effect. 
     To achieve the foregoing effect, the present invention provides a fragrant apparatus comprising: 
     a hollow retaining base, including a transverse partition plate installed in the retaining base, an upper chamber disposed at the top of the partition plate, a lower chamber disposed at the bottom of the partition plate, and a through hole disposed at the center of the partition plate and interconnected with the upper chamber and the lower chamber; 
     a container, with the bottom coupled with the top of the retaining base, and including a containing space for containing a volatile fragrant solution, an opening formed on the container, at least one volatile medium inserted into the containing space from the opening for absorbing the fragrant solution, and a portion of the volatile medium being exposed from the opening; and 
     a light emitting device, contained into the lower chamber of the retaining base, and having a light emitting element disposed inside a casing of the light emitting device, installed at the bottom of the container, and situated at the through hole opposite to the partition plate, and electrically coupled to a control unit for controlling a light emitting status of the light emitting device. 
     The foregoing and other objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent with the detailed description of the following preferred embodiment together with the accompanying drawings as follows. 
     Of course, the present invention may have modifications and variations on some of the elements or the arrangement of the elements, but the selected preferred embodiments in this specification will be described in details, and their structures will be illustrated in the related drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded view of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic view of an application in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic view of an application in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The technical characteristics of the present invention will become apparent with the detailed description of the following preferred embodiments and related drawings. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 1 to 4  for structures of the selected preferred embodiments of the present invention, the embodiments are provided for illustration purpose only, but the invention is not limited to such structures only. 
     This preferred embodiment provides a fragrant apparatus, comprises the following elements: 
     A hollow retaining base  1  includes a transverse partition plate  11  installed in the retaining base  1 , an upper chamber  12  disposed at the top of the partition plate  11  of the retaining base  1 , a lower chamber  13  disposed at the bottom of the partition plate  11 , and a through hole  111  disposed at the center of the partition plate  11  and interconnected with the upper chamber  12  and the lower chamber  13 . 
     A container  2  has its bottom coupled to the top of the retaining base  1 , and includes a containing space  21  for containing a volatile fragrant solution  22 , and the container  2  further includes an opening  23 , at least one volatile medium  3  inserted from the opening  23  into the containing space  21  for absorbing the fragrant solution, and a portion of the volatile medium  3  exposed from the opening  23 , wherein the volatile medium  3  of this preferred embodiment is in the shape of a rod as shown in  FIGS. 1 and 4 , and a plurality of volatile media  3  are inserted into the container  2 . 
     In this preferred embodiment, the retaining base  1  includes at least one first fixing portion  14  disposed at the top of retaining base  1 , and at least one second fixing portion  24  disposed at the bottom of the container  2 , and the container  2  is fixed and coupled with the first fixing portion  14  of the retaining base  1  by the second fixing portion  24 . The retaining base  1  further includes a first fixing portion  14  protruded separately from two opposite internal sides towards the interior of the upper chamber  12 , wherein each first fixing portion  14  is in the shape of a long bar and extended transversely, and the second fixing portion  24  has an extension portion  241  disposed downwardly from the periphery of the second fixing portion  24 , and an inwardly concave portion  242  protruded from the second fixing portion  24  and corresponding to each protruded first fixing portion  14 , and the first fixing portion  14  protruded from the interior of the retaining base  1  and the inwardly concave portion  242  in the extension portion  241  of the second fixing portion  24  are coupled, embedded and fixed with each other. 
     A light emitting device  4  is contained in the lower chamber  13  of the retaining base  1 , and the light emitting device  4  includes a light emitting element  42  installed in a casing  41 . The light emitting element  42  of this preferred embodiment is an LED lamp, for emitting light at the bottom of the container  2 , and the light emitting element  42  is disposed in the through hole  111  opposite to the partition plate  11 , passed through the through hole  111 , extended slightly into the lower chamber  13 , and electrically coupled to a control unit  43 , and this control unit  43  is provided for controlling a light emitting status of the light emitting element  42 . For example, the fragrant apparatus can be turned on by an optical sensing control method, a touch control method, a remote control method, a sound control method, or a control unit method, and the fragrant apparatus also controls a light color according to the temperature of the fragrant apparatus and a change of light color. 
     The casing  41  of the light emitting device  4  of this preferred embodiment includes a chassis  411  and a cover  412  covered onto the chassis  411 , and the light emitting element  42  is protruded outwardly from the cover  412 , and the control unit  43  is installed on the chassis  411  and electrically coupled to the light emitting element  42 . The chassis  411  includes a battery compartment  413  for installing a battery  414 , and the battery compartment  413  includes a battery lid  415 . The cover  412  of this preferred embodiment includes a latch slot  412   a  and a latch  411   a  corresponding to each latch slot  412   a  in the chassis  411 , and the chassis  411  and the cover  412  are coupled and fixed with each other by the latch  411   a  and the latch slot  412   a.    
     From the aforementioned structure, the light emitting device  4  is installed in the lower chamber  13  of the retaining base  1 , and the battery  412  is used as a power source, and the control unit  43  is provided for controlling a light emitting status of the light emitting element  42 , and the light emitting element  42  is provided for emitting light such that the fragrant apparatus has a bright light, and thus provides a light decorative effect. 
     In summation, the present invention has the following advantages. The fragrant apparatus uses the light emitting element  42  as a light source to produce the lighting decorative effect, and thus giving better safety and decorative effects than the conventional fragrant apparatus. 
     Of course, there are many other embodiments of the present invention with minor alterations and modifications. With reference  FIG. 5  for a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the volatile medium  3 A is a rod, and a flower  31 A made of a special material having a capillary action and installed outside the container  2  for showing different decorative modes of the fragrant apparatus of the present invention. 
     While the invention has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims. 
     Persons ordinarily skilled in the art should understand that the present invention definitely can achieve the foregoing objectives. The present invention complies with the patent application requirements, and thus is duly filed for patent application.