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WO1997002076A1 - Device and process for delivering substances for dispersal in the air - Google Patents
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WO1997002076A1
WO1997002076A1 PCT/EP1996/002925 EP9602925W WO9702076A1 WO 1997002076 A1 WO1997002076 A1 WO 1997002076A1 EP 9602925 W EP9602925 W EP 9602925W WO 9702076 A1 WO9702076 A1 WO 9702076A1
PCT/EP1996/002925
Wittek Goetz Ulrich
The invention pertains to a device for delivering substances intended for dispersal in the air or air mixtures, in particular scents. The proposed device comprises a flat discoid or plate-shaped main unit through which pass a number of separate channels substantially parallel to the top face and/or bottom face; these channels receive the substances intended for dispersal and each have one inlet aperture and one outlet aperture and allow unrestricted passage of a gas stream introduced via the inlet aperture. The inlet and outlet apertures of at least one channel are sealed until the substance is introduced and/or the substance is introduced into at least one channel in a gas-tight reservoir which releases the substance only when it is to be dispersed.
Apparatus and method for providing substances dispensed into air.
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing dispensed into air or air mixtures substances. These substances presented are especially different scents. A fragrance performance is preferably carried out in visual and / or acoustic stimuli and other events. In addition to fragrances and micro amounts of these may need in aerosol form, be other substances in any other performance. The substances can also be present in gaseous form. If the following of "air" is mentioned, can thus also mean air mixtures.
The invention is particularly concerned with a method and a device for increasing the sensory perception of visual and / or acoustic presentations, particularly for distributed media, such as where the viewers or during the performance of television films, video films, radio programs and music performance and the like, . listeners suitable scents are supplied in synchronization with the presentation of certain visual and / or acoustic events (eg, movie scenes).
Such a method and related devices are described in the patent application PCT / EP92 / 02446 of the Applicant, in particular in the description of FIGS. 16 and 17
The object of the present invention is of providing an apparatus and method for providing substances dispensed into air, wherein the apparatus has small and compact dimensions, and contains the dispensed in Soff readily activatable form. This object is achieved by the invention by the features indicated in the independent claims 1 and 6 devices, and the method specified in the independent patent claim 27th Preferred embodiments and aspects of the invention emerge from the dependent patent claims and from the description and the drawings.
is given According to the invention an apparatus for providing dispensed into air substances, especially of fragrances with a flat, disc or plate-shaped base body that is substantially interspersed parallel to its top and / or bottom of a plurality of separate channels adapted to receive dispensed into air substances are used and each comprise an inlet and outlet opening and supplied from one of the inlet gas stream can flow, wherein the inlet and outlet opening at least one channel to the delivery of the substance sealed gas-tight and / or the fabric in at least one channel in a memory is gas-tightly inserted, which only at the time of submission of the substance releases it.
Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for providing dispensed into air substances, in particular perfumes,
- at least one is provided with at least one air exchange opening hollow body whose interior is durchspülbar of a gas flow; - at least one is arranged in the hollow body memory for the dispensed material in the ambient air, which is enclosed by a carrier material so that the material by destruction of the carrier material can be released.
By destroying the carrier material is meant that the integrity of the substrate is changed so as to expose the substances to be dispensed. This can be done by tearing apart a component of a laminate, Breaking and different subdivisions. According to another aspect, the present invention relates to a memory having fragrance capsules, which is activated when an inflow of air through the automatic detachment of a release film by itself.
Another aspect of the invention relates to a micro-fragrance memory that is playable in a decentralized arranged scent dispensers, wherein the micro fragrance storage discs may be shaped.
The inventive device for providing substances to be discharged into the air has the advantages of being very small, handy and easily packable and mailable. Other advantages are that the apparatus can accommodate a plurality of substances that do not ausduften and can not mix. The approved materials are in addition be activated easily and well protected during transport.
The present invention provides among others a method and apparatus, in which the various, corresponding to a single film fragrance supplies (Fragrance Sets) may be prepared and stored in a manner which at low production costs both a storage of these perfumes (preferably 20-50 different scents per film) in an extremely small space (compact disk), and their perfect preservation and rapid, trouble-free portability guaranteed. A further aspect of the invention is that a hard material for storage can be output into the air substances, especially perfumes is provided, which consists of easily separable halves.
According to another aspect of the invention, a flat hard material protection is specified, the stored, can be emitted into the air substances, for example perfumes, protects against external environmental influences such as pressure, impact, heat and damage.
Another aspect is a flat perfume memory sealed playable fragrances, wherein the seals are removed just prior to playing.
Generally speaking, the invention provides a preservative system for flat multi-fragrance is set, in particular a flat or disk-shaped hard material protection for pressure-sensitive and / or light- or heat-sensitive fragrance sets.
Another aspect is a flat hard-material delivery memory having disposed therein protective tubes for protecting pressure-sensitive scents.
Another aspect of the present invention that a disk-like scent reservoir is supplied, the pressure for the temperature, humidity and light-shielded transport of the encapsulated fragrance is suitable. In addition, a method for releasing be dispensed into air substances, especially given fragrance, wherein the substances microencapsulated are embedded in a carrier material, which is characterized in that embedded in the support material perfume microcapsules can be ruptured by the kinetic energy of a gas.
The invention thus provides a micro scent storage system (scent disks) for automatic playout event-related scent sets in decentralized distributed scent dispensers (scent players), whereby a decentralized and also time-synchronized scent accompaniment of films, music and other events, is made possible.
According to a preferred embodiment of the method of the invention for minimized storage and decentralized, synchronous presentation of fragrances to visual and / or acoustic stimuli, the equipped with the necessary perfumes micro scent reservoirs very flat in shape made compact disk 1 as approximately the music known CD ago.
This very small and low profile embodiment of the scent carrier here has the fundamental advantage that it occupies little space in spite of relatively large fragrance contact surfaces and thus a fast and mass-distribution of the associated each to a particular film scent sets enables to a large audience.
So it is possible Duftset carriers of this type and form, beizukleben this example a day or television newspaper or a product, such as a pack of coffee, etc.. In this way all may be presented to all interested viewers at the time of broadcasting, without that each viewer must each buy a scent CD for a movie he wants to see in the scented version of a TV movie associated scents (scent sets). Via the fast, decentralized distribution exactly into a film composed and perfectly protected fragrance sets that come with a flat scent compact disk of a day, or television newspaper or mailing, this makes it feasible that the belonging to a television movie or other media event fragrances ( fragrance sets) are already present preserved at the time of the broadcast to all interested viewers perfectly without any individual television viewer must walk into a store to sign up for a movie he wants to see in the scented version to buy a new, corresponding fragrance set.
This will in the media for the first time the rapid distribution, long-term storage, and finally distributed, time-synchronous recording of many different, each allowing just a film suitable fragrance sets for a decentralized distributed mass audience.
In this case, also a technique is implemented for the first time, wherein the carrier (eg air) will open the sealed and preserved perfume automatically from the closed state out gradually dissolves and carries with it. The perfumes thus remain with this technique until the immediate time of presentation of air, so that despite accommodation in the smallest space premature aging processes are reliably prevented.
Another application of this diskette may be in medical technology for the application of very small, controlled amounts of medication.
In contrast to the flat and binary information carriers computer diskette and music CD, a storage and distribution of fragrances is however bound to the material form of fragrances.
Preferably, in this case the different stocks of micro-flavors on the inside of one of the two halves of such disk in the form of a particular type of perfume traces plotted (scent track arrangement).
Such scent track arrangements may be superimposed on each other in such a floppy disk in several layers since the individual layers are extremely thin and thus take very little space. The individual traces of such a scent track arrangement are in this case separated by specific patterns of separating cuts against each other. These cuts can be pressed as a sample in the respective disk half with, or depressions and elevations on the counterpart of the other disk half case, wherein the individual, fragrance imparting traces eventually yield by the manufacturing process, while the disk halves to a certain way to be joined together.
In order to prevent mixing of the individual flavors and fragrances while the storage state of the disk from the fragrance webs, these webs are preferably designed so that in the production of diskette small, separated from each other protection channels are formed, which delimit the individual odor trails from each other.
Within the separated fragrance channels, the perfumes are preferably still sealed once more in scent carrying slotted channels to be protected in addition to the effect by foreign fragrances also from the action tracks by oxidation.
A third sealing of fragrances can still be achieved by encapsulation in this case by the scents are sealed within the scent carrying slotted channels one more time in very small microcapsules which burst open simultaneously with the opening of the slit channels.
Both the diameter of the separation channels, as well as the collection by the second sealing of the scents is in this case preferably designed such that the perfume-CD total reaches only a thickness in the
Range of commercially available music CDs / CD-ROM's is located, or at least so little about it that these scent CDs even a newspaper can be given proper adhesion.
As far as now a movie is played back on the TV or video recorder, are in this case the signals which are associated with a fragrance, played back through the TV channels or on the storage medium together with the video and the audio of the movie, as already in the described earlier PCT / EP92 / 02446 (Fig.16 u. 17) of the applicant.
Here, a these signals act directly or indirectly on a player, the so-called scent player, where the scent disks described above are placed before the start of the movie.
Insofar as this scent traces now is activated via a scent signal, a carrier medium, which may be, for example, air, or a certain air mixture, driven by a small pump and pumped through a micro- filler neck in the corresponding scent channel on the scent disk. Due to the pressure, which brings the carrier medium with it certain, very thin, scent-carrying layers are now activated within the fragrance duct.
The signals for activating the scents can also affect other characteristics of a fragranced film screening, such as simultaneously, the amount of this current flowing through a fragrance carrier air, the temperature of the discharged scent-air mixture, the length of the fragrance interval, possibly intended mixing of fragrances by their activation or a transition from another in a fragrance etc.
Provided that it is intended also fragrant accompanied in a modification of the proposed equipment for theater, or film screenings perform in public theaters, etc., it facilitates the invention further, the effort for the reconstruction of such buildings (as described in PCT / EP92 / 02446 described) by omitting the normally required to fragrance line internals to reduce to a minimum. Instead the central scent playing device and the complete line system a small player is hereby fixed at any place. This is especially important if you plan to accompany only certain performances over a limited period of time with scents that would not justify the cost of a complete reorganization of the theater may. A fragrance accompanied by open air performances can allow for this device.
With the creation of a new and distributable through extensive miniaturization easily mass media, such as newspapers, and auto-play multi-fragrance storage system, it enables the invention further this system for any decentralized application that you want to use.
So it is possible to use this system in addition to the application for films (also for other media, such as to use the advertising, or about for food and beverage vending machines, computer games or for a fragrance accompanied online shopping for music CDs, product information units, eg called the information computer. "point of sale") and for demonstrations of all kinds, which can be centralized or decentralized enhanced by the addition of fragrances.
Like the other decentralized applications already shown, the emerging recent data helmets, helmets and equipment for experiencing virtual reality, cyberspace adventures, etc. also provide a way to use these fast distributable and optimally preserved micro scents.
In the following the invention with reference to the figures will be further explained. Show it:
1 shows a scent compact disk or a scent CD, Figure 2a is a partial section through the scent compact disk / scent CD of Figure 1 with slotted channels in the non-activated state,
2b is a partial section through the scent compact disk / scent CD from Figure 1 with slotted channels in the activated state,
3 shows a cross section of different variations of the scent CD from Figure 1,
4a a half cross section through the scent compact disk / scent CD from Figure 1 in the non-activated state,
4b a half cross section through the scent compact disk / CD fragrances from Figure 1 in a partially activated state,
4c a partial cross section through the scent compact disk / scent CD from Figure 1 in the fully activated state,
5 shows an exploded view of the scent CD from Figure 1 with ver¬ different functional layers,
6 shows a further embodiment of a scent compact disk with playback limit and country-specific filter code, and a partial view of a player,
7 shows a further embodiment of the scent CD,
7a, a variation of the embodiment of Figure 7
Figure 8 is a partial cross section through a further embodiment of a scent compact disk,
9 shows a bottom disks scope of a further embodiment of the scent CD, Figure 10 is a further embodiment of the scent CD with manual preparation of activation ability
Fig.1 1 is a longitudinal section through the embodiment of Figure 10
Figures 12a, another embodiment of the scent CD with Transportmini- optimization,
Fig.12B the embodiment of the scent CD from Figures 12a in aufgeklapp- th or winamp-ready state,
13a a further embodiment of the scent CD with transport minimize the transport state,
Figure 13b, the embodiment of the scent CD from 13a in the activated state,
14 shows a further, one-piece embodiment of the scent CD as a folding disk.
Fig. 15 is a schematic cross sectional view of a playback apparatus 24.
The embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 1 and in Figure 2a to Figure 5 shows a flat scent compact disk / scent CD (1), in which a large number (ie, preferably between 5 and 50) on different scents the smallest space are stored within a very small, flat disc and at the same time there perfectly conserved.
Such scent CDs serve first principle to order them to be in small playback devices (Figure 15) play regardless of large machineries, as in PCT / EP / 92/02446 Figure 16 and 17 are not yet practicable already a ( and still vertically abzuspielendes by the fragrance carrier fragrance medium) has been described. The measures proposed in the present invention, extremely flat scent CDs that can be demonstrated in small, decentralized players, make it this first time to event-related (eg film) sets of many different scents synchronously at any desired location, perfect quality at the same time tailored to the personal perception of the consumer or viewer to play. This exactly matched to a specific event or film each multi-fragrance sets that are both preservable over the long term, allow by their small and preferably flat design it for the first time a very fast and cost effective distribution to a decentralized distributed mass audience, for example by post.
In such a scent compact disk / scent CD (1) is stored now each, of the different fragrances initially in a separate, extremely shallow slot channel 3a, 3b, 3c, etc. (Figures 1, 2a, and 4a), wherein each of these slit channels which is different scents in the slotted channels 3a, 3b, 3c, etc. airtight finish against each housed, (2a), in turn, in a further, likewise very flat protective tube 21 a, 21 b, etc.,. These tubes are arranged radially in the present embodiment, on the scent CD 1 (Fig.1). The numerous protective tubes 21 a, 21 b, etc, which are arranged around the scent carrying slotted channels 3a, b, c, etc. around a lower half of the disk 9, and lateral channel separations 6 in the form are in this case by an upper half of the disk 8, on both sides, oblong dividing webs 7 formed in the scent compact disk 1 (Figure 1 and 2a).
Thereby, the protective tubes 21 form small, radially disposed flat tunnel, in which the transverse to the scent CD 3 extending slot channels are also protected from external environmental influences such as heat, pressure and damage (2a). This protective function is particularly important in that the slit channels 3 are preferably carried pressure sensitive (Fign.2a and 4a), which will be explained in more detail below.
In order to utilize the space available on the scent CD, limited space optimally, the slotted channels preferably run 3 of the present embodiment in a conical shape from the edge of the disk, where each of the inlet 2 of each slotted channel 3 is, inwardly to an outlet panel. 4 the inlet 2 and the outlet 25 of the slot channels 3 can in this case for additional preservation of fragrances with seals 10 and 22 be provided (4a), these seals are opened as soon as the disk is inserted into a player, and only then, when it is actually played by the player, (4b).
In the preferred method of storage of the fragrance within the slit channels 3, however, this sealing can possibly be omitted, since a long-lasting preservation is ensured by the present embodiment of the cartridge already, as described in detail below.
Preferably, the fragrances are hereby microscopic on the inner sides of the slit channels 3 in the form of so-called micro scent capsules 19 deposited (2a and 4a), the fragrances are closed on one side by the micro-encapsulation itself completely, as indicated by the exclusion of very good preservation in the smallest space already oxygen guaranteed. (Microencapsulation of very small quantities in the liquid, and in another form the present materials is a known in the printing industry for a long time process.) In addition, results from the fact that the slit channels 3, wherein the encapsulated scents are stored, even one more time protected by a are sheathed and sealed tube, the protective sleeve 21, a further preservation of perfumes.
The protective sheath 21 has here, also to protect the micro scent capsules located in the slotted channels 3 19 against the action by mechanical and other pressure, as well as light, heat, humidity and other influences, since the micro fragrance capsules can be prematurely opened relatively easily the function of the extent that a slot channel 3 for example, is compressed. This plays in particular when sending the scent disks with its sometimes diverse, mechanical and other stresses an important role because the smell would also begin prematurely opened micro scent capsules 19 early stage to age and oxidize, with the scent impression can sometimes deteriorate significantly.
Each individual perfume is thus sealed in triplicate in the present embodiment, and preserves:
1.) in the protective sheath 21
(Protection against mechanical pressure, oxygen and mixing)
2.) (in the slotted channels 3 protection from mixing and oxidation)
3.) in the micro scent capsules 19 (protection against oxidation)
which in a small space (scent CD) a very reliable preservation and storage of many different (eg 40) fragrances can be realized.
the scent CD is now placed in an appropriate player for the scene-specific scent accompaniment of a TV movie or other event, where the functioning of such players is essentially described already in PCT / EP92 / 02446 of the applicant. Characterized in that, in contrast to this prior application, the transport medium, such as air in the present construction is not on the short way - flows, but longitudinally through the flat in the - across the fragrance carrier
Floppy disk slot located channels 3, the flow paths are many times longer. This will at very small footprint of
decisively enlarged playback medium, the surface of the individual fragrances, which makes both a more accurate representation of fragrances, as well as their playout in various degrees of strength possible. On the other hand, is much higher with the longer flow paths in the extremely flat constructed scent CD, the necessary for the playback operating pressure, so as pump driving a corresponding playback apparatus for scent compact disk not tangential, as described in the earlier application, but one of the known types of pumps is used for air and gaseous media, such as a normal aquarium pump, or membrane pump 66 (Fig.15). In addition to other suitable types of pumps, such as compressor pumps can be used for this very small, compressor-like or turbine-like pumps.
In the film-like or music-related performance of these scents, a technique is now for the first time realized, in which the carrier (eg air) will open the sealed and preserved perfume automatically from the closed state out gradually dissolves out from the seals of the preservative and the fragrance then carries with it and transported to the consumer.
The carrier medium opens here in a sense the scent bottle itself and then accumulates automatically with belonging to a certain scene fragrances.
The fragrances remain with this technique until the immediate time of presentation of air, so that despite accommodation in the smallest space premature aging processes are reliably prevented.
Here, initially a precisely to the events of this film fits manufactured scent CD 1 is placed in an appropriate player for a movie desired, scene-specific development and distribution of fragrances.
Here, it is automatically pushed within the playback apparatus 24 a small inlet nozzle 23 into the slot channel inlet 2 of the first played back fragrance, while another outlet nozzle is pushed into the inside situated on the scent CD 1 outlet 25 of the slotted channel 3. 27 (4b ). Once, etc. Now, the corresponding, desired scent to a particular scene to be recorded during the course of a feature film, together with the film, a corresponding signal, which may the player, for example, by a corresponding signal receiver 67 (Figure 15) to identify, played or sent.
In this way the intended gaseous transport medium, preferably air, within the playback device 24 via a (not shown) pump is activated and pumped through the inlet nozzle 23 into the inlet 2 of the corresponding first desired scene fragrance A slotted channel 3a.
By this pressure building up are first the walls at the inlet 2 of the slotted channel 3a, which for ease of manufacture, preferably of a scent carrying film top side 11 and a scent carrying release film 12a (Figure 5) which, apart radially pressed to the flow axis (4b ).
Thus, the airflow in this case continues up to the end of the slotted channel 3 and can not escape laterally, preferably specific parts of the Foiienseiten 11 and 12 of the slotted channel 3 to each other and partly also connected to the disk halves. 8 and 9
Thus, the films may be 1 1 and 12 connected on both sides next to each slot, channel 3 respectively with a lateral sheet assembly 30, which divide shortly after the scent carrying parts of the films.
In a modified form of the slotted channel 3k (Figure 3), these lateral connections are also made between the films 1 1 and 12 30, wherein with the activation of this modified slotted channel 3k preferably a small, scent carrying flat channel 33 results that during playback exist as a fragrance channel remains without that this solve the connections 30 (see Figure 3 in the three right channels).
Such a lateral connection 30 next to the slot channels 3 may, for example, as an adhesive, hot tack, folding, folding or punch joint take place, or in that the separating webs 7 of the lower half of the disk 9 so impinge on the upper half of the disk 8, that already hereby the lateral connections 30 are provided between the foils 11 and 12 (as shown in Fig. 3).
In this case, may be located on the upper half of the disk 8 also upper dividers 46 which cooperate 9 or a barrier strips 7 with the lower half of the disk, to thereby create the separations of the individual fragrance channels.
In a slight modification of the slotted channel shown in Figure 3 3k (second protective tube 21 from left), this (Figure 8) can still be provided with further, possibly slightly eingefaltetem material, so that the slot passage 3k in a passing flow of air throughout creates the walls of the protection channel 21, and thus a larger flow volume than in the formation of a flat channel 33 (as shown in the two right-protective tubes 21 in Figure 3) is reached (Figure 8).
this, in a further modification of the slot shown in Figure 3 channel 3k no longer formed from two sheets 1 1 and 12, but in one piece, wherein the fragrance materials are applied during the manufacturing process on the walls of this one-piece flat channel. Thereafter, however, the channel can also be folded flat pressed or folded and then accommodated in a protective tube 21st Such flat channels may be provided at the ends with seals 10 and 22, or by closing perforations, adhesive bonds, folds, etc. in this case also, which are open from the carrier material during the first currents. Here, it is also possible to set such Flachkaπäle during the manufacturing process so that the walls of these channels are provided at the ends with an internal stress partially or completely or only. As far as now flows in such air channels, and it builds up a certain pressure, the jump under slight tension regions of these channels so that in this case the flow of air and fragrances, etc., is fully possible. To stabilize the air flow are shown in FIGS. 4a - c preferably also the scent-carrying film top side 1 1 connected to the upper half of the disk 8 and the lower partition sheets 12 is at least the front end with a connection 45 and the rear end by a further connection 47 with the lower half of the disk 9 linked 4b) ,
The now further pressure building up at the slot channel inlet 2 (4b) finally, is in this case to the interior of the slotted channel 3a through continued, (4c), wherein the film top side 11 and the scent-carrying release film 12a longitudinally to the outlet 25 toward are detached from each other and the release film is pressed into the displacement cavity 13 into 12a (Fign.4a-c and 2b). As far as in this case, the film top side 11 and the release film 12 are 3k each with a link 30 connected at the edge of a slotted channel (as in Figure 3), the release film 12 dissolves only in the central region of the film top side, and then forms the flat channel 33 (in 3 shows the three right channels).
Here associated with the foils 1 1 and 12 micro scent capsules are torn apart and opened 19, wherein the up to then still closed fragrances released and from now carried by the other, pressed-air (4c and 2b). In so far as the films have 1 1 and 12 of a slotted channel 3 disengaged from each other and release the previously sealed in the micro scent capsules fragrances from their preservation, now enriched with scents air stream is then 29 by the protective tubes 21 a - x continued and the outcome 14 to the exit nozzle 27 forwarded (4c).
The now enriched with the belonging to a certain scene fragrances air 29 is conveyed after leaving the slotted channel 3a of the scent CD 1 further out of the player out and toward the viewer, so that, for example, to a scene in which an orange is seen, also according to Orange scent (Fig. 15). The playout of the next belonging to another scene fragrance now takes place by the scent CD 1 is driven so within the playback apparatus 24 via corresponding further signals and moved so that the appropriate fragrance can also be played, the two inputs and output nozzle is temporarily lifted from the scent CD 23 and 27 and then back into the slot channel 3b and the protective tube 21 b of the other fragrance can be used.
The flow of air within the fragrance-CD, can in a variation of the present embodiment Beipiels reversed from inside to outside rather than outside to inside take place, wherein the inlet nozzle 23 is used to exit nozzle 27, and vice versa. The enriched air is then also passed by the other scent output for viewers.
In order to actually fit on a single scent CD every 30, 50 or more for a film, a piece of music, etc. required scents, it is further advantageous to the respective surface which is required for a fragrance, by specific, constructive measures to keep as small as possible.
The area which is required to be able to accommodate an encapsulated fragrance total on a fragrance-CD, can be initially affect the fact how densely the perfume capsules are plotted in the scent carrying layers of the fragrance-CD and size of the individual capsules are. Furthermore can the intensity of the fragrance mixture which is chosen as the basis of the encapsulation process, affect the fragrance area required.
To be able to fit on a single scent CD as many fragrances, particularly intensive mixtures of the to be encapsulated fragrances and at the same time as many fragrance capsules per unit area are in the present scent CDs therefore preferably applied, so that only little space is needed for each fragrance. To comply with maximum scene accuracy and avoid any fragrance overlays in the earlier application PCT / EP92 / 02446 (Figure 16 17 u.) Can in this player also proposed for central players (and in this case, unlike all previous proposals for the first time working) measures a remote player be applied, ie outermost minimize the air quantities used, specification of the fragrance course and minimization of the cables used.
therefore the data retrieved by the player of the scent CD scent amounts only move at an extremely low level, ie these are preferably one thousandth to ten thousandth of the amount of power an air conditioner and passed beyond relatively bundled to the audience, as also in PCT / EP92 / 02446 proposed. The fragrances are therefore perceptible only in a very small volume of space around the nose of a spectator around, which makes it possible to work with very small quantities of scent. This results in a housing the scents in a very small space inside the scent CD is in addition to the already proposed measures, also enables.
In a not shown embodiment of the decentrally controlled playback device only 0.0001 to 0.5 liters per second scented air to be used herein preferably. In another preferred embodiment of the remote playback device in this case 0.003 to 0.3 liters per second may be used and in a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention between 0.01 and 0.2 liters per second may be used herein.
This also makes it possible to design a scent presentation very precise in its expiration, as such small quantities of scent evaporate very quickly and allow a szeneπgenaue performance. By essentially perceptible only in the area of ​​the nose of a single spectator scent impressions, it is also possible to make these small quantities of scent individually for this viewer, or for each viewer differently adjustable.
This adjustability of the delivered quantities of scent is in particular important because the smell of the sensitivity lobes of the consumers may be very different. The fragrance demonstrations can be adjusted individually according to their strength in a preferred playback device, so that every consumer can enjoy his preferred intensity of the performance. Furthermore, it is also possible for more complex embodiments of the playback device to influence the temperature, amount and duration of the presented Duftzyklus- scents individually.
Unless the consumer indeed a passion for scented accompanied film screenings, but has a specific aversion to certain scents, it is in the present player still possible to classify these scents into classes, where the user "opt out" of the unwanted by him fragrance classes quasi can. The control signals for these unwanted scents are then ignored by the player and the corresponding scents are skipped. The corresponding individual means of a smell demonstration is shown in the description of Fig.6 below.
For the purpose of simple as possible manufacturability the fragrance-CD 1 is assembled layers during the manufacturing process, preferably four function and namely from the upper Disketteπhälfte 8, the scent carrying film top side 1 1, the scent carrying Trenπfolie provided 12 and usually with dividers 7, the lower half of the disk 9 (Fig.5). During manufacture, the individual functional layers 8, 9, 1 1 and 12 is now compressed and partly welded together (eg ultrasound) are said by the nature and shape of the individual layers (Figure 5 and Figure 1) is now the single, designated yield and further outlined above features the scent CD. Here, the slit channels 3 preferably resulting from the compression and partly - gluing of the layers 11 and 12, wherein the segmentation of the slit channels 3a, 3b, etc. and the release films 12a, 12b, etc. by the impingement of the separators 7, which is preferably located located on the lower half of the disk 9, are formed on the upper half of the disk. 8
In order to produce small, air pressure-resistant protective tubes 21 a - x in each case to achieve a firm connection between the lower half of the disk 9 and the separating webs thereon 7 and the upper half of the disk 8, the tips of the partitions 7 can with various methods (for instance with ultrasonic welds 39 are connected as in 2a, or plug, adhesive and other linkages) with the upper half of the disk. 8
This allows the previously applied by a kind of printing process on at least one of the films, various scent tracks of the slides 1 1 and 12 (Figure 5) are also segmented respectively. Such a, preferably air-pressure-resistant segmentation is advantageous because it is avoided that the air flow during the activation of slotted channel 3 is still flowing in an adjacent channel in, and could thereby possibly create an undesirable mixing fragrance.
The compounds of the partitions 7 and the other half of the disk can also be substituted by the scent carrying slides 1 1 and 12 through arise for example as a plug or adhesive connection.
With the plug slides at the edge are respectively disconnected, while at an ultrasonic-welded connection 39 z. B. consisting of plastic films in the range of the incident separators 7 are briefly heated and thereby are welded together. An adhesive connection at, for example made of cellulose films may come about a state by applying the adhesive penetrate and capillary action or by small perforation holes through the foils to the other half of the disk segment the scent tracks in this case. In a further modification of the manufacturing method of the scent CD scent-carrying release films 12a-x after the application of fragrances are also initially left as a continuous film 12 (Fig.5), whereby the individual scents are here also applied to the entire sheet 12, or printed, without having to cut up into individual release films 12a, 12b, etc..
By slight cuts in the film surface (a kind of predetermined breaking points) are now predesignated preferably individual scent lamellae. Furthermore, here is no need to use a scent carrying film top side 11 and the release sheet 12 glued simultaneously with the different micro-capsules 19 of the individual fragrance scent tracks on the upper half of the disk. 8 When joining and pressing together of the lower 9 and upper half of the disk 8, to soft the presegmented release film is already 12 adhered with all required fragrances, now the partitions 7 of the lower half of the disk meet so together with the upper-half part that while the scent carrying release sheets 12 in the individual films are divided 12a, 12b, etc. Here, the scent carrying slotted channels 3a - 3x eventually formed between the release films 12 and the upper half of the disk 8 and divided by the dividers 7 air-tightly from each other.
In further not shown embodiments of the invention, various combinations of ingredients of individual embodiments of the scent-CD, as well as variations and modifications of the manufacturing processes described for producing similar functioning scent disks are also conceivable.
The scents which are eventually presented by the present player may be modified in their shape for perfecting performance of the odor impression also. A significant improvement in the scent impression can in certain cases be achieved, for example, if they warmed up before, or when presented to the audience in addition by a little (not shown) heating element or be heated, for example, the typical scent impression of hot coffee yet perfect darzubieten.
Such heating may preferably also be achieved in that the scents to be heated before they reach the viewer, to be diverted by a deflecting valve in another channel to a corresponding, already preheated micro heater. Such a method is particularly advantageous if the heating elements used in the player are too slow to be heated very quickly in a film sequence and then possibly cooled at very short notice again the next scent to.
In the present remote player (not shown) may be reversed also made possible additionally to cool the flowing towards the viewer fragrances, thereby also to mimic the scent impression, for example by an ice or by a cool autumn breeze.
In somewhat more complicated players (not shown) can also be achieved with certain flavors and fragrances further improvement of retrieved by the player from the floppy fragrances, as they are enriched with some moisture prior to delivery to the audience. For example, the fragrance impression of a wet by rain meadow can be perfected when the relatively dry stored and retrieved from normal air Meadow fragrance is then passed through a (not shown) moisturizer. Correspondingly, the retrieving medium itself, such as air prior to the flow therethrough can be enriched by the disk with moisture.
Such a moisturizer may be located even also on the disk, so that for example the carrier medium are passed (not shown) before or after the penetration of the scent carrying channels by an appropriate wet-micro-chamber, for example, by a kind of permeable moisturing pad. Such moistening of the scented air can be achieved on the disk may also be microencapsulated moisture which is then released by a similar way as the release of fragrance from the microcapsules described above.
Provided by the present player a strong, vertical alignment of the effluent and enriched with fragrances air is desired, the carrier medium such as air can also be mixed with a remote player with certain amounts of helium (which is completely harmless to humans, as divers and even breathe asthmatics thereby better). The helium can in this case in small cartridges, similar to CO * cartridges in Syphonflaschen be accommodated inside the playback apparatus (not shown). Here, it is also possible for example that first the scents themselves are retrieved by a microcurrent of helium from the cartridge. As described above, the surface or the space in which the scents are stored in the disk, by various measures, for example intensification of fragrance base, preferably is kept very small, it is possible in this case for the actual fetching of the fragrance only to use very small amounts of helium.
This mixture of tiny amounts of helium and intense fragrance is then mixed in connection with a slightly larger air flow to dilute it to the normal scent intensity and then finally transported back to the viewer.
This diluting air stream can be also previously provided yet with moisture as described above, or be additionally heated. Cartridges that are used only for retrieving scents can be filled as helium with other substances.
In another embodiment of the scent compact disk 1, which is shown in Figure 3 in the first, left channel, no micro fragrance capsules are in the slotted channels 3 housed 19, but other and also extremely flat arranged, fragrance bearing materials 26 wherein at an inflow located below compressed air masses, the films wegerv 11 and 12 not completely auseinanderb in this case & but retained by the material 26 around entsprechende- as a sleeve or as a modified flat channel 44th Here, the air now flows through the permeable or semi-permeable, fragrance-bearing material 26th
The protective tubes 21 a, b, etc. which are located around the modified flat channels 44 around and these against each other airtight seal (2a) are at the inlet 2 and outlet 25 in this case, but preferably with seals 10 and 22 provided 21, because the as with micro scent capsules preservation possibilities of these other materials 26 is not likely to reach so far. As scent carrying material 26 is also very thin and flat non-wovens are useful in this case. These webs are in this case preferably mounted on the edge of the modified flat channels 44th
In a variation of this embodiment of a scent CD various micro-storage types of fragrances can be combined within a scent CD, as shown in Fig.3. Thus, the scents can be 26 and stored, and in other channels via micro scent capsules 19 conserved here in the left channel via fragrance bearing materials. In particular, this embodiment is recommended, if required in the accompanying film to one of the few fragrances, in which microencapsulation is difficult to realize, such as coffee fragrance. Thus both be encapsulated fragrances, and other fragrances can be stored in other forms of storage in the best possible way on such a scent CD.
Due to the large differences in the composition of fragrances; also very different encapsulation methods are necessary for storage in some cases. Therefore, any perfume is prepared with the optimum for him encapsulation and applied for a scent CD preferably. Where other methods are considered that reach an optimum result for keeping very specific scents, they are used in appropriate, other scent tracks so that comes on every scent track each optimum scent storage method used.
So it is for instance feasible to store sensitive fragrances in the form of a scent-resin, fragrance gel, or other combinations of fragrances and Trägerstoffeπ. As far as the corresponding forms of storage are not connected to an encapsulation of fragrances, fragrance these webs are provided to better preservation at the input and output normally with seals 10 and 22, such as shown in 4a.
In order to further reduce the difference in the durability of perfumes that are encapsulated on the one hand and on the other hand supported by other methods, and other methods for the preservation are applicable in addition to the seals 10 and 22nd
The scent carrying paths of non-encapsulated fragrances are also filled with small quantities of materials on the disk, which prevent premature aging and oxidation. For example, the modified flat channels 44 (Figure 3) are hereby filled, or, where about scent-carrying webs used and are mounted directly on the wall of a slotted channel 3, (about how the open tracks in Fig. 2a or 4c are) the slotted channels 3 themselves can be filled therewith.
For this purpose, preferably gaseous materials are suitable, which are retained after filling through the seals 10 and 22 within the corresponding scent track. As such oxygen scavenger 62, for example, very small amounts can be used of helium or carbon dioxide, which are introduced in the corresponding scent tracks of the disk. As further substances other gaseous substances are conceivable, for. For example those which are also used in the preservation of foods and beverages.
As another method, it is also possible to generate in the disk after filling with fragrance a more or less strong vacuum before the seals 10 and 22 are mounted. If the seals 10 and 22 are now closed, remains in the closed scent tracks a vacuum, so that also can reach no oxygen or other substances accelerating the aging process of the sensitive fragrances, that have not been encapsulated.
Once the seals 10 and 22 are opened during playback, the vacuum eventually dissolves, and then the screening of the corresponding fragrance can begin. Instead, small amounts of Oxydationshemmern used are automatically pressed when playing the disc through the scent carrying materials such as air from the scent track.
In a further embodiment not shown, such mixed disks which have scent tracks with both the encapsulated and non-encapsulated perfumes, floppy disks can be prepared in which all the scent tracks are stored in the form storage types previously described non-encapsulated. Even if such disks, despite the described various preservation methods probably do not have the durability of disks with consistently encapsulated fragrances, these can u. U. be used for the short-term usable needed.
In the other, shown in Figure 6, the preferred embodiment of a scent CD 5, the complex may rotate the S-CD for playback of a respective following fragrance and the associated
Lifting again nd latching of the input and output nozzles 23 and 27 in the inlet and outlet 2 and 25 of the corresponding new fragrance completely avoided.
For this purpose, will now be inserted after inserting the example here rectangular scent CD into the player an input nozzle panel 28 into the slotted channel inlets 2 of the scents, wherein available for each fragrance own inlet nozzle 23 with its own driving valve 48 is. Possibly at the inlets 2 of the scent carrying slotted channels 3a, b, etc. existing seals 10 are opened at the terminal of the scent CD at the playback device 24 through the input nozzle 23rd For the intended change from one scent to another must be switched in this embodiment, only each on the new line to the other input nozzle 23rd
Such a type of activation of the scent disk should to a substantial simplification in the manufacture and operation of the
lead players, because now almost no moving and possibly vulnerable, mechanical parts are no longer present (Figure 15).
As a fragrance carrier as described above, also preferred micro scent capsules can be used 19 herein, the tear in a flow of air 18 in the respective slot channel 3 by the detachment of release films 12, etc. by themselves and are thereby automatically delivered to the air stream ,
The now enriched with scents air 29 flows further pushed by the inflowing air, to an aligner 51, which collects the different air flows of the individual, respectively activated fragrance channels 21 and passes to a focusing outlet 54th The focus exit die 54 has in the operating state, finally, a connection to the playback device, where the activated fragrances are finally transported to the viewer and / or via a short -hörer, another line piece (Figure 6).
The air flows collecting host 51 and the focusing outlet 54 therein are preferably part of the scent disk 5 itself. If in this fragrance lines during prolonged operation deposits of different scents arise should, which over time may undesirable overlays earlier with scents demonstrations could lead to, this has the advantage that these scent lines are replaced with each change a scent CD (Figure 6).
In a preferred modification of the described embodiment, the flowing out of the focusing outlet 54 of the fragrances CD 5 scent stream is directed to the viewer without further piping element in the playback apparatus, directly from the perfume-CD (Fig. 6 and Figure 15). This makes it eventually possible that the pre-supplied from the player perfumes come with the player itself, in any way in contact. This has the advantage that might be subject to any deposits of fragrances over time, even with very intensive use of such a playback apparatus for scent CDs at any point of the device. In the sense of a maintenance-free handling of such devices this can be a user-friendly simplification represent (Fig.15).
The scent CD is preferably not stored at this variant of the demonstration assembly flat within the player, but in an oblique angle, for example, in a 30 ° angle so that the scents contained in the scent CD also in a slightly oblique angle to the viewers can flow out (Figure 15).
Unless the scents in other non-illustrated embodiments, the playback apparatus 24 after leaving the scent CD 5 but a bigger slice lines and ev. Apparatuses within the
through playback device could arise there in time may be less pleasant smelling deposits of scents earlier demonstrations. In this case, a special, not shown cleaning disk is prepared for such a player, in the
Protective tubes 21 or similar non-woven held scent carrying slotted channels with a
Cleaning liquid is contained. which then flows through the respective contaminated lines of the playback device during operation and is finally collected. As far as now a in-the-fragrance scent CD is played at a screening (which is shown schematically in Figure 6), only the valve 48 of the corresponding slot channel 3 opened. The tendency of a case may be taking place over the aligner 51 backlog in other scent carrying protection channels 21 or slot channels 3 in, is thereby prevented large extent that the valves 48 of the other fragrances remain closed and so there can be no backward airflow with any scent mixing.
Another protection against a back pressure can be ensured in this case by the fact that there are at the end of the scent carrying protective tubes 21 shortly before the transition into the air stream aligner 51 small outlet valves 56 which allow an air flow substantially only in the direction of the aligner 51st
Since the fragrances already come in contact after the first time with oxygen and other materials of perfumes begins after the first, still perfect play already their aging. To prevent that now the scents will play in heavily aged and possibly some less pleasant form in a second, possibly much later playback of this scent disk, (which would bring a bad name for the new medium), the fragrances are CD's of all embodiments described preferably designed such that it is limited, and can only be played once.
This limited playability can be set at the state shown in Figure 6 embodiment, for example, by adding a small marking tab 40 is established within the scent CD 5, which is accessible from the outside only through a small scan aperture 41 (Figure 6). If the player then be prompted to set the playback process in operation, a properties under playback apparatus 24 is first pin 42 (Fig.6) which fits exactly through the scanning aperture 41, pushed into the scent CD. 5 Now recognizes the stylus 42 that the marking tab 40 is still present, the scent CD for playback is enabled. After the start of the playback operation of the stylus 42 is finally further inserted a little into the scent CD 5, wherein the marking tab is folded over or destroyed 40th In this way, will eventually documented that the scent CD has already been played once (Fig. 6 and Figure 15). Recognizes the stylus before the playback process on the other hand, that the fragrance has been CD 5 played before and the fragrances have already been impacted by a possibly advanced aging process, play is not put into operation.
The destruction of the marking tab 40 need not be made after the first, played fragrance here, but is preferably introduced the penultimate scent of a feature film until a later, for example, to allow a half-seen film done later using scent accompaniment to an end can be seen.
Unless intends to make the scent CD more than once playable, the release of another playback process also to a two or more times before Done Play can be coupled. Here, for example, can be present behind the other or next to each other according to several Markierzungen 40, these being then located by sensing pins correspondingly modified.
Instead of mechanically detection and control is the playback frequency of a disk, of course, electronic or other means feasible. Thus, it is about feasible to realize this information on a magnetic stripe on the floppy disk 50 (Figure 6), which can be read by the playback apparatus 24 via a respective magnetic stripe reader 70 (Fig.15).
Since an important aging factor of a scent disk is caused also by how much time has elapsed since it was played back for the first time, the playback limit may be predefined by a specific period, which (as the information on the disk and / or the player Fig.15 ) is stored. For example it is possible to inform the disc by the playback at the first playback the time of playing, for example by a mechanical code 53 (Figure 6), as a punched card or the like or a magnetic stripe on the floppy disk 50 (Figure 6), or by other similar suitable measures.
Here, the playing time point could be transmitted by an internal clock, or else by a transmitted together with the fragrance feature film broadcast signal.
After this time, the disk is still playable for a defined time, eg for a week. If the time is exceeded, another play is denied by the device. In this way, a floppy disk, despite repeated play could be ensured that the fragrances used in this case are still when playing the respective film certainly in perfect condition.
The length of the possible playback time period, this may be uniform for all floppy disks, or be coupled to the respective sensitive, the fragrances used.
Such temporal playback limit can be coupled with the expiration of the scents used afterwards without first playing the disc. This is how our example, sold in March 1997 disk whose embedded fragrances until about December 1999 are perfectly preserved, are provided in the production simultaneously with a corresponding, eg mechanical, optical or magnetic timecode.
this disk remains very long unused, and the user attempts to play this example until June 1999 may not be possible quite properly smelling scents, playback is denied in accordance with the player. Furthermore, it is also possible that the player instead of simply refuse to serve, gives the user an alternative or in addition, an indication that the disk is too old.
Provided that it is possible one day to manufacture scent sensors in sufficient quality at affordable prices, it would also be possible to build such a scent quality sensor directly into the player.
Quality assurance of the scents here could take place by a temporal limitation of playback scent disks, but on the quality control of such sensors be performed.
Since the individual sense of scents has a substantially greater span than other sensory stimuli, it is (in the present embodiment, in Figure 6 in addition to the already described above possibilities for individual scent influenced by the general adjustment of the scent intensity, temperature, etc. on the playback device made) possible to modify a fragrant accompanied film screening for further specifics of the user's individual idea (Figure 15).
First, here is the fragrances in which a certain number of users may have a specific aversion, divided into classes fragrance. If a user now one or more existing
, Wants to exclude classes from a perfumed scent, etc. film, or musical performance, he can do that by having this scent classes on
Deselect player or filter code 55, which can be set on the disc itself. The unwanted scents are then ignored by the player and the corresponding scents are skipped.
Is there, for example, users who appreciate the very limited the scent of a perfume, they represent the first with a corresponding dial on her player Precode (eg "perf.not" etc.) or on the disk via preselectable grids or filter codes 55 a (Figure 6).
Now, a film shown in which sometimes happens a perfume (eg "Pretty Woman," "Romeo and Juliet" by F.Zeffirelli 1968, or "Gone with the Wind"), the demonstration of a perfume with a correspondingly adjusted player either completely omitted or carried out only in highly attenuated form.
For the second form of attenuated scents in the device a corresponding Abschwächautomatik is installed and coupled to the incoming signals of the quasi deselected fragrances.
Such attenuation of fragrances can be for example established by the air flow is reduced in the playback apparatus or by an additional admixture of fresh air.
finally chooses a different user with different preferences to see a fragranced film, he is the player according to another personal Precode one, so that in addition to the already mentioned, individual controllability of the general scent intensity, if necessary, a perfectly tailored to the individual user fragrance - film experience can be demonstrated.
Here also precodes are conceivable, which are linked to other properties of the presentation and can be on the scent CD 5 itself also.
So it is possible, for example, even set the scent CDs to certain characteristics, such as country-specific preferences of odor perception. So about known that Europeans appreciate the scent of jasmine far less than is the case in Asia and vice versa, the smell of pizza in Europe has a higher priority than, say, in Japan.
To a corresponding, for example, country-specific Precode 53 (Figure 6) which can be set at the scent CD 5 itself (for example through a mechanical Precode 53 or a magnetic stripe 50, Fig.6), it is possible for example, first a establish uniform worldwide CD and adapt them to specific requirements then no change in production (eg the sales territory).
A corresponding (for example, country code) specifying the reproduced fragrance Screening can also be performed on the sent along with the film signals. Thus Sendersignaie, originally associated with a fragrance that is estimated not particularly in that country, either connected via a corresponding signal modification in the transmitter or weaken country specific.
Furthermore, it can also be set up, the intensity of an entire fragrance demonstration or other general properties of a presentation (eg heat values ​​or interval-Profile), set with corresponding precodes at the scent disk itself, as above already as adjustment for the playback device was proposed.
In combining the various Einstellmöglichkeiten- and precodes it is finally possible to an individual for each user
create user profile, which is stored on the player and can be accessed by the user.
Here, then by a single push of a button or the like, for example,
5, various user-oriented precodes, a preferred intensity control, a heat, an interval, and a quantity profile retrieved at one time and preset.
Such a user profile can also be based on other conditions, such as by current moods or other characteristics of the user, according to seasons, etc.
Certain perfumes are for example known to be able to change moods positive and so the demonstration could turn out one and the same film at about depressed mood different than at a high mood of the user. Overall, there are here at least four types of modification of a fragrance accompanied movie, music, or other demonstration: General about a modification of the transmitter signals or on the disk and individually by setting the player or on the disc.
In the example shown in Figure 7 embodiment of the invention, the very thin functional layers in a double scent CD assembly be accommodated, if for example more fragrances are required for the playback of a particularly long film than can be accommodated on a single disk. In this case, the lower half of the disk 9 of the upper scent CD at the same time serves as an upper half of the disk 8 of the lower
Scent CD.
In a particularly space-saving modification of this embodiment of Figure 7a, no intermediate layers between the two fragrance layers are arranged Segregate the individual scent carrying layers arranged so that the volumes of the respective next layer comes to lie in the gaps of the previously underlying layer.
Instead of the two scent carrying layers, it is hereby also possible to use a medium, scent-carrying layer, which is printed on both sides with fragrance strips, are attached 12 on both sides of the middle layer scent carrying respective release films.
The area which is required to accommodate a fragrance on the total fragrance-CD can also be influenced, inter alia, how intense the fragrance mixture is selected as the basis of the encapsulation process.
Unless it is particularly intense mixtures which can be accommodated in a very small space, it is, in a further modification of the embodiment according to Figure 7 also possible, which is very narrow in this case, scent carrying slotted channels 3s vertically within also very narrow protective tubes 21 s accommodate. Here, the narrow protective tubes are arranged side by side 21 s on edge in this still very flat scent CD, as shown in Figure 7 on the right of the scent CD.
In the example shown in Figure 8 and some other, not shown embodiments of the invention, the scent carrying films and release films 12 are also shaped by other shapes and arrangements so that the intervening encapsulated perfumes break at a flow of air, etc. of themselves and their above- share or sealed and preserved fragrance.
Thus, it is possible, for example, the two, together with the fragrance sequentially bonded to provide Fig.8 with various folds and turns, which eventually ent-folds by the air flowing therethrough and ent-turns are sheets 1 1 and 12 during the manufacturing process, wherein the scent-carrying sheet 11 and the release sheet 12 are also detached from each other and thereby automatically release its fragrance. Here, even small scent strips or fibers spirally together or glued can in such a way that these little scent carrying spirals at the screening of the fragrance through the air flowing into the protective tubes 21 transfer medium, such as air, untwist and smell it during the manufacturing process release. This can not be stored in perfume capsules fragrances in some cases.
In another, shown in Figure 9, the preferred embodiment of the scent CD turning the S-CD for playing a respectively following, new fragrance is also avoided. The individual scent tracks 31 are simply arranged side by side and alluded later while playing on their own input nozzles.
As far as it is necessary to apply a further, but attenuated scent of an existing, or even with another scent CD already used scent to a scent track 31 during the manufacturing process, it is possible to provide here only a short piece of the scent track with scent traces wherein a modified scent track 32 is obtained. This avoids that this fragrance must be shuffled again, which can save costs during the manufacturing process.
To avoid new mixing work and to reduce the amount of fragrances that have to be stored by the manufacturer of the disc as a whole, it is here in making a scent CD for a new movie also possible on a still further modified multi scent track 36 several different fragrances at the same time to raise to generate therefrom a newly composed mixed fragrance, if this new mixed scent corresponds to the ideas of the director of the movie. So it is possible, for example, from still existing fresh scent stocks previously manufactured scent CDs of other films applying the first part 37a of the new multi-scent track 36 has a floral scent, and in the second part 37b a grassy scent, so that then it in the interaction of the two fragrances the impression of a fragrant flower meadow arises.
In a further modified scent track 34 of this embodiment, the fragrances are applied so that they can only unfold at normal air pressure to some extent. Only when an increased air pressure in this case the remaining parts of the scent carrying solve release films 12 (as in Figure 2b and 4b). The same can also be achieved by various Verwinklungen the films.
In a further, in Fig.10 and modification shown Fig.1 1, the scent compact disk 1 from Figure 9, the applied in the slotted channels 3 micro scent capsules 19 are not automatically activated by the related with the entry of air detachment of the release films 12 but by hand. Here, the release films in the area of ​​the inlet openings 2 are connected to each other in a handle-like outer part, the so-called activator 61st
If the user intends to see a fragrant accompanied showing of a movie, he pulls on the activator 61 of the separating films (Fig.1 1), all of which are extracted together from the other scent carrying film and thereby activated. Subsequently, these activated floppy disk is inserted into the player (Fig. 15), which simultaneously activated fragrances from the fact that they continue to be housed in the protective tubes do not mix or contact to the outside.
Due to this modification of the disk, it is possible to reduce the required air pressure of the player clearly, as this is now no longer has to be so strong that thereby the release films 12 automatically detach from the foil top 1 1, wherein the scents here as well until just before the application remain active in the scent capsules 19th In a further, not shown variation of this embodiment, 11 new scent carrying orders, so-called scent carrying touch coatings 58 are used for example on the scent carrying foil top. The scent carrying touch coatings 58 are now not enabled by the fact that two sheets 11 and 12 are separated from each other, but already only in that the surface of the touch Coatings 58 is touched, or in that sweeps an object over it. In this case, the touch coatings 58 are preferably applied to one side, for example, directly within the fragrance-CD on one of the two disk halves 8 or 9, or one of the scent carrying films is in front of the scent carrying parts 11/12/8/9 1 1 or 12 now , an activator 61 is installed which is manually or automatically removed before playback by the playback apparatus. The scent carrying parts 1 1/12/8/9, and the activator 61 in this case together form the fragrance matrix 60th
By removing the activator 61, the touch coatings 58 located in the fragrance matrix 60 will now be touched so that in this case the fragrances present in the coating to be activated. Immediately thereafter, the now activated in the scent CD fragrances, substantially similar, as called in the embodiments already described previously on certain signals and presented to be.
In other variations of the invention, scent carrying Coatings with microencapsulated scents are provided, which can be activated by vacuum, light, heat, or other triggers.
Before the scents of such a disk can be played, the inherent fragrances are now first activated by a corresponding trigger and prepared for playback.
For example, light-sensitive fragrances, or photosensitive seals may be activated by a light source such as a laser beam is directed into the scent tracks prior to the reproducing operation. As far as such scent tracks are additionally closed by inlet and outlet seals 10 and 22, these seals are made from the penetration of the trigger, for example, the laser beam, flies or ineffective.
In another variation of this embodiment, the disks are so shaped as already shown in Figure 1, as a round flat memory. In this case the two disk halves 8 and 9 are only connected partly to each other substantially. The compound of the disk halves is in this case preferably such that the disk halves not separated from each other, but can be rotated against each other around the central axis.
As far as such a disk is to be activated, will now be the top and bottom half of the disk 8 and 9 about the axis, rotated a short distance to each other, wherein the lying therein, scent carrying touch coatings 58 are activated by the swipe of an inherent or external trigger and the floppy disk is ready to play.
In another, in Figures 12a and b. Embodiment of the invention shown is the scent CD for transportation, shipping, and
Storage made even flatter than in the previous embodiments will be omitted here by a Durchflußmöglichkeit of air, etc. throughout. The (Figures 12a) in Figure 2a and b, and 4a and b shown displacement cavity 13, or other cavities that allow air flow to the inherent fragrance over, are thus not available as an extension in this embodiment during the transport so that such a scent CD approach extends even closer to the diameter dimensions of a music CD / CD-ROM.
As far as this embodiment of the scent CD will now be played, it will be before the actual playback process initially by the user or automatically by the player on a slightly larger volume than its transport volume increases.
This volume increase can be done for example by providing 8 and 9 from the outside with a small side slit 35, the upper and lower half of the disk, the user inserts a coin in this side slit 35 for example, and rotates, whereby the perfume-CD halves 8 and 9 to move away a little bit from one another. Through a small spacer 38, this distance between the disc halves is now retained during the playback process, the unfolding of the scent CD can also be done automatically by the player.
Only after this unfolding process, the necessary space for the passage of air brushing or other media to the stored channels into the slot 3 of the scent CD fragrances, or other inherent Duftkontaktflächeπ is hereby established (Fig.12B). In order to ensure in this case that the slit channels 3 or other scent-carrying surfaces around continue to form airtight tubes for unambiguous orientation of the air stream, the previous dividers are replaced by modified flexible Trenπstege 17 in this embodiment, which raise during the increase in volume, without breaking it ,
Here, the ends of the flexible dividers 17 may be connected for example the plastic hinges 64 to the disk halves. 8 and 9 In a further modification shown in Figure 13a and 13b of the embodiment of Fig. 12a and b, simultaneously with the process described in Figures 12a and b process of unfolding the upper and lower disk halves 8 and 9 at the same time micro scent therein capsules 19 activated by the scent carrying films 8 and 9 are already separated through the process of unfolding at least in the central region of each other.
The zoom flowing air etc. in this case must no longer have the strength to 8 and 9 to separate the scent carrying films from each other, but can freely flow past the already popped fragrance capsules 19th
In this case, the micro scent capsules 19 can be also preferably applied so that there is no, or no complete slot channel 3, or scent-carrying slides is located more in the protection tube 21 1 1 and / or 12, (13a).
Here, the micro scent capsules 19 are finally applied respectively on the upper 8 and / or the lower half of the disk 9 glued, said disk halves 8 and 9 are finally connected by flexible dividers 17 and so folded that the aroma capsules 19 substantially directly between the disk halves 8 and 9 come to rest (13a).
When opening the disk halves 8 and 9 are now the flat intermediate flexible separating webs 17 directed towards, on the one hand the intermediate glued micro scent capsules are torn apart 19 and are added to the popped capsules 20, while on the other hand, with the resulting when expanding volume increase at the same time for etc. the flow of air is established necessary volume in the disk (Figure 13b.).
In a further, not shown variation of this embodiment a floppy disk is a displacement cavity 13, or other cavities that allow air flow to the perfume located therein by, in the transport or the closed state is also not as expansion present. These disks variation has the same time no microencapsulated perfumes, but here the fragrances with other coated methods described above to the disk to allow through the omission of the possibly time-consuming encapsulation fast and very short-term production of diskettes for a particular event.
The substantially worse Konservierungsmöglicheiten for such disks with non-encapsulated perfumes are now partially compensated for this variation, a scent disk by the still missing in the state of closure cavity is applied 13 over the fragrance of fabric so tightly that hereby a preservative effect occurs (similar as in the embodiments in Fig. 12a and b or 13a / b). Here, any type of cavity above the fragrance webs is achieved a kind of seal of the fragrances through the extensive exclusion, so that the ingress of oxygen and other, the aging process accelerating material, is prevented.
Insofar as these, intended for short-term consumption floppy be opened now briefly before playing, also form the cavities 13 which are necessary for the passage of sufficient amounts of air, here (such as in the alteration of the previous embodiment of Figure 13a according to Figure 13b).
In another, not represented variant of the embodiment are also no or only very slight, inner volumes for the flow of air, etc. set up. In this case, but at least the slotted channels 3 are first carried out wholly or partially resilient, so that initially the walls of the slotted channel extend as far when activating the scent carrying slotted channel 3, as more volumes are present around the channel, wherein the zoom pumped air now passes, can flow to one scent bearing material 26, of micro-capsules 19 fragrance or other scent storing therein over. Since the case resulting in an active slot channel 3 pressure on the protective layers (for example protective tubes 21) transmits to the slit channel around, they are designed so that they also can yield a short time during the activation and thus allow the air flow in the intended order. Such elastic slotted channel can also be used in other of the embodiments described.
With the last-described embodiments, it is finally possible, the fragrances, which themselves require almost no volume to keep for the transport of extremely small areas, while in the demonstration, the cross sections can be kept large from flowing past the perfume air volumes simultaneously.
In another, shown in Figure 14 embodiment of the invention, is a variation of the embodiment of Fig.6. Here, first, a plastic hinge 52 is interposed between the ends of the upper 8 and lower half of the disk 9, for reasons of a simpler recycling the played disks and also for ease of manufacture, (Fig.14).
In the manufacture of such a one-piece folding disk 49, the disk halves 8 and 9 do not have to be fed accurately, but are connected through the plastic hinge 52 already fixed to each other and fixed to each other. The scent carrying films 11 and 12 must now be inserted only between the Disketteπhälften 8 and 9 of the folding disk 49 after their manufacture and assembly, whereupon the disk halves are folded together and 1 1 and 12 fix the scent carrying film layers in itself.
Also, in order to avoid a possibly difficult to solve welding of the disk halves 8 and 9 at the other end of the folding disk 49, be there one or more locking projections 57 arranged which snap into place and when folding the disk halves 8 and 9 thus fix the folding disk fixed in the folded state. The locking projections 57 are preferably so mounted on the folding disk 49, that they can not be opened by the user, but only with special equipment.
Since the outer sealing a folding disk 49 or the protective tubes 21 may not extend so far as with a welded-together scent CD, the internal scent carrying films 11 and 12 are preferably embodied such that they remain as scent carrying flat channel 33, wherein the by flowing air masses to be continued solely through the flat duct 33 and in this case require any further sealing by the protective tubes 21st
As far as the disk is played and finally in the course of recycling the inner scent carrying layers 11 u. 12 and channels 33 to be separated from the disk halves, folding disk 49 is now opened by a special device, or the like, the layers 1 1 and 12 or 33 are removed and the diskette is then loaded with new scent carrying films. As far as in the disposal of the protective covers, and the disk halves 8 and 9 are to be disposed of, this recycling may also be supplied after the separation of the scent carrying films. Accordingly, can be used which satisfy both the functional purpose, as are also biodegradable and / or recyclable for the disk halves 8 and 9 or the folding disk 49 materials.
In a further variation of the embodiment of the invention according to Figure 14, the connections between the upper 8 and the lower half of the disk 9 are, in spite of the hinged mold performed at the same time as solid adhesive welding, etc. compound. These compounds are preferably designed so that they can leave for the purpose of disposal of a disk to remove the scent carrying layers. In a further, not shown embodiment of the invention, the individual scent carrying films are successively joined together instead of side by side, so that this results in a total of a fragrant leader tape on which all the scents are an intended screening. The scent-carrying band consists also of an upper and a lower foil between which are preferably stored in the form of microcapsules, the fragrances. The length of the scent carrying strips on this tape is normalized here, so that a new fragrance by the wind the two-film tape by a defined length can be accurately located.
As far as now the playing of a fragrance is intended that two foil tape rewinds controlled by appropriate signals, just as far ahead that the strip with the intended fragrance comes to lie in front of a protection channel.
Here, the scent carrying films of the strip are separated from one another so that they now lie freely in the area of ​​the protection channel and the aroma capsules are opened. The guard channel now leads the output from the opened microcapsules scented air to an output. Here, a protective channel for the transport of several, or for each to be played fragrance is provided.
These storage form in the manner of a fragrance strip, in particular suitable as long as the repeated playing is provided of the same scent or only a few of different scents.
In this form, therefore, it is preferably one of preservation for the screening of a single or only a few scents that will be demonstrated over a long period of time, each in perfect shape.
In further not shown applications of the invention the fragrance is played CD, for example, in combination with a music CD player, or during the execution of a computer game. Other applications are possible, provided that the scent CD from one food or beverage machine for passers-by, interested customers click of a button or plays automatically. It is possible that not many on the scent CD, but even the same fragrance is applied, for example 50, with the scent CD is mainly used here instead of a liquid-volume fragrance container to ensure optimum freshness of the presented fragrances, which at liquid and continuously contacted with air fragrance inventories usually not permanently possible (see the vorvorige paragraph).
Finally, such scent CDs, making it now possible scents and also sets of many different scents at any desired location can automatically play at certain events in the excellent quality and this matched individually as required on the personal perception of the consumer or viewer are used for various other applications. This even to the extent previously had to be dispensed with the use of scent impressions in these applications in particular because, if anything, fragrances could be blown into a space only generally. This makes this scent impression could be many consumers who just do not feel like after this fragrance, or which appears too strong or too weak, feel disturbed.
A decentralized multiple scent reservoir as proposed in the present invention, the fragrance is happening in the desired type and quality, can this problem of all-a-Comb scissors on-avoided and for each consumer a pleasant fragrance in the place at the time and allow in style and strength that he wants personally.
In another, not greater detail, embodiments of the invention various combinations of the described embodiments, or parts thereof are put together. Bezugsze cozy li ste
1.) scent compact disk / scent CD
2) inlet opening 3.) slot channel 3a.) Slotted channel fragrance A 3b.) Slotted channel fragrance B 3c.) Slotted channel fragrance C. 3d) slot channel fragrance D 3k.) ModifizierterSchlitzkanal 3s.) Narrow slot channel 4.) outlet panel 5.) scent CD
6.) channel separation 7) separating webs 8) upper half of the disk 9.) lower half of the disk 10) inlet-sealing
11.) dufführende film top side 12) leading fragrance release sheets 12a.) A fragrance release film 12b.) Fragrance release film B 12c.) Fragrance release film C 12d.) Fragrance release film D
13 .; Displacement cavity
14] Output
15 .; scent carrying film part
16 .; fragrance free sheet part
17 .; flexible dividers
18 .; duftstoffreie air
19 .; I micro scent capsules
20 /) busted fragrance capsules
21) protective tube
21a.) A protective tube fragrance
21b.) Protective tube fragrance B 21 s.) Narrow protective tube
22) Auslaßversiegelung
23) inlet nozzle
24) 25 player) slot channel outlet
26) fragrance bearing materials
27) output nozzle
28) Input nozzles panel
29) perfume enriched air 30) foil connection
31) scent tracks
32.) modified scent track
33.) scent carrying flat channel
34.) modified scent track 35.) lateral engagement
36.) Multi modified scent track
37a. ) Partial scent track
37b. ) Partial scent track
38.) spacers 39.) weld
40.) marking tab
41.) scanning aperture
42.) stylus
43.) plug od. Glue joint 44.) modifzierter flat channel
45.) Compound
46.) Upper Divider
47.) Compound
48.) valve 49.) folding disk
50.) magnetic stripe
51.) airflow host
52.) plastic hinge
53.) country code 54) focusing outlet
55.) individual filter code 56th) outlet valve
57.) locking projections
58.) leading fragrant touch Coating
59.) activator film
60.) Fragrance Matrix
61 /) activator
62 .; oxygen scavenger
63 .; vacuum
64 / plastic hinge
65 .; fleece
66 / diaphragm pump
67. t signal receiver
68 / thermoregulator
69. Flow regulator
70 .; Magnetic stripe reader
1. A device for provision to be dispensed into air or air mixtures substances, in particular scents, with a flat, disc or plate-shaped base body that is substantially interspersed parallel to its top and / or bottom of a plurality of separate channels for serve receive the substances to be dispensed and each comprise an inlet and outlet opening and supplied from one of the inlet gas stream can flow, wherein the inlet and outlet opening at least one channel to the delivery of the substance sealed gas-tight and / or the fabric in at least a channel in a memory is gas-tightly inserted, which only releases the discharge time point of the substance thereof.
2.. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one inlet and outlet opening is closed by a rupturable seal.
3. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sealed channel contains at least the substance to be dispensed and / or an inert gas inside.
Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reservoir contains the substance enclosed in a carrier material so that the material by destruction of the carrier material can be released.
5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by actuation means which cause the activation of the fuel delivery to the ambient air or to the supplied to the inlet gas stream, an opening or destruction of the gastight seals of the inlet and / or outlet opening and / or the carrier material for the destroying substances.
6. Device, in particular according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in the provision of gas to be delivered substances, especially of fragrances, by
at least one is provided with at least one air exchange opening hollow body whose interior is durchspülbar of a gas flow;
at least one arranged in the hollow body memory for the dispensed into a surrounding material, which is enclosed by a carrier material so that the material by destroying at least a portion of the carrier material can be released.
7. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by means for the targeted destruction of the gastight seal or the carrier material in the hollow body or channel.
8. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that the means for the targeted destruction of the device attached themselves.
9. The device according to claim 7, characterized in that the means for destruction separated from the device are provided such that they can be brought upon activation of the dispensing of the substances with the device in operative connection, said means are preferably designed so that upon inserting the device into a device for dispensing the gaseous substances are effective.
10. The device according to claim 6, characterized in that the hollow bodies are designed as channels.
11. The device according to one of claims 7 to 10, characterized in that the means for the targeted destruction of the airtight seals and / or the carrier material are mechanical and / or pneumatic means.
12. The device according to one of claims 4 to 11, characterized in that the hollow body or the channels have mutually displaceable wall elements with which the carrier material is in operative connection. 13. The device according to one of claims 4 to 12, characterized in that the support material adjacent to the air exchange opening of the hollow body or the inlet opening of the channel arranged such that a directed through the air exchange opening or air inlet opening into the interior of the hollow body or channel air jet at least a portion the destroyed arranged in the hollow body or channel carrier material.
14. The device according to one of claims 4 to 13, characterized in that the carrier material is arranged in the hollow body or in one of the channels that it substantially closes the cross-section, so that upon initial injection of gas into the air inlet opening of the hollow body, the carrier material is broken down to release of the substance.
15. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an enriched with the substance to be dispensed or impregnated absorbing medium is disposed in the hollow body or channel.
16. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the memory from the carrier material at least partially enclosed contains microcapsules in which the material to be released is enclosed.
17. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plurality of hollow bodies or the base body of a top cover layer (8), a lower cover layer (9) and the hollow bodies or channels from each other delimiting partitions (7) are constructed.
18. Device according to one of claims 4 to 17, characterized in that the carrier material is a cladding layer (11), another with the cladding layer (11) releasably connected cladding layer (12), and a the two cladding layers (11, 12) connected includes adhesives in which the memory is embedded. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one of the hollow body can be sealed Luftaustauschoffnung
Device according to one of the preceding claims 2 to 6, characterized in that a plurality of hollow bodies or channels arranged alongside one another is
Device are arranged to extend radially according to claim 20, characterized in that the hollow bodies or channels with respect to a center substantially
Device according to claim 20, characterized in that the hollow bodies or channels are at least partially arranged at an angle or extend parallel to each other
Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least the majority of the hollow bodies or channels adjacent to each other and / or above one another is
Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reservoir occupies only a portion of the hollow body
Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that this at least partly made of biodegradable
Material is composed
Device according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that the memory adjacent to at least one of the openings attached to the hollow body in such a manner in the hollow body or channel that it closes the cross section of the hollow body or channel being substantially coincident, and a
having means to supply gas to at least one opening of the hollow body controllable 27. A method for release of gas to be delivered substances, in particular perfumes, said substances microencapsulated are embedded in a carrier material, characterized in that embedded in the support material perfume microcapsules by the kinetic energy of a gas are broken.
28. The method according to claim 27, characterized in that air is used as gas.
29. The method according to claim 28, characterized in that the air is mixed with helium.
30. The method according to claim 29, characterized in that the air 1 to 20% by volume helium is admixed.
31. Arrangement for carrying out the method according to any one of claims 27 to 30, characterized by the following elements:
means for generating a gas stream,
at least one device according to any one of the preceding claims 4 to 25,
Means for selectively initiating the flow of gas into individual ones of the channels or cavities.
32. An arrangement according to claim 31, characterized in that it comprises means for supporting the movable device.
33. An arrangement according to claim 31, characterized in that it comprises means for supporting the device and stationary means to one or more of the opening of a hollow body or the channels supply gas to selectively or jointly. 34. An arrangement according to any one of claims 31 to 33, characterized in that the device for generating a gas stream, at least one pump.
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