Abstract:
A detachable essential oil ring for lamp is an open-loop ring and is detachably mounted on the lamp easily. A part of the detachable essential oil ring is used to absorb or contain essential oils and directly contacts a heated portion of the lamp. The detachable essential oil ring contacts the heated portion to auxiliary vaporize the fragrance oils or the essential oils. The structure of the detachable essential oil ring is simple and is easy to manufacture. The detachable essential oil ring can be mounted on the lamp with different types and can auxiliary vaporizes the fragrance oils or the essential oils by the heat generated from the lamp during light, and this is lower cost and environmental friendly.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0001]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0002]    The present invention relates to a ring for coating or storing fragrance oils or essential oils, and more particularly to a detachable essential oil ring that can be detachably mounted on a lamp and can auxiliary vaporize the fragrance oils or the essential oils by the heat generated during lighting. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    Many studies have shown that special smell and fragrance can greatly help users to enhance the quality of work, the mental health and the stability of mind. Therefore, many products that are used to auxiliary vaporize fragrance oils or essential oils have appeared on the market, such as flavors wax, ultrasound fragrance spray device, combustion flavors light, thermal-photoelectric-heating flavor release device and so on. However, the conventional flavor release devices are usually belonging to energy-consumption-type products and are needed to increase additional energy such as electric heating, thermal radiation (incandescent light) or combustion to assist the release or the volatilization of fragrance oils. 
         [0005]    Although the conventional flavor release devices can provide a releasing effect to the surroundings, almost all of the conventional flavor release devices required extra energy, and this is not environmental friendly. The costs of using the conventional flavor release devices are expensive and they are inconveniently in use. 
         [0006]    To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention provides a detachable essential oil ring for lamp and a lamp with detachable essential oil ring to mitigate or obviate the aforementioned problems. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0007]    The main objective of the present invention is to provide a ring for coating or storing or absorbing fragrance oils or essential oils, and more particularly to a detachable essential oil ring that can be detachably mounted on a lamp and can auxiliary vaporizes the fragrance oils or the essential oils by the heat generated from the lamp. 
         [0008]    The present invention is related to a detachable essential oil ring for lamp and a lamp with detachable essential oil ring. The detachable essential oil ring is an open-loop ring and is detachably mounted on the lamp easily. A part of the detachable essential oil ring is used to absorb or contain essential oils. The detachable essential oil ring containing essential oil is attached to a heated portion of the lamp and then auxiliary vaporize the fragrance oils or the essential oils. The structure of the detachable essential oil ring is simple and is easy to manufacture. The detachable essential oil ring can be mounted on the lamp with different types and can auxiliary vaporizes the fragrance oils or the essential oils by the heat generated from the lamp during lighting, and this is lower cost and environmental friendly. 
         [0009]    Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0010]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a lamp with a first embodiment of a detachable essential oil ring in accordance with the present invention; 
           [0011]      FIG. 2  is an exploded perspective view of the lamp in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0012]      FIG. 3  is an enlarged side view of the detachable essential oil ring in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0013]      FIG. 4  is an enlarged bottom perspective view of the detachable essential oil ring in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0014]      FIG. 5  is an enlarged bottom view of the detachable essential oil ring in  FIG. 1 ; 
           [0015]      FIG. 6  is an enlarged perspective view of a second embodiment of a detachable essential oil ring in accordance with the present invention; 
           [0016]      FIG. 7  is a bottom view of the detachable essential oil ring in  FIG. 6 ; 
           [0017]      FIG. 8  is an enlarged perspective view of a third embodiment of a detachable essential oil ring in accordance with the present invention; 
           [0018]      FIG. 9  is a bottom view of the detachable essential oil ring in  FIG. 8 ; 
           [0019]      FIG. 10  is an enlarged perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a detachable essential oil ring in accordance with the present invention; and 
           [0020]      FIG. 11  is a side view of the detachable essential oil ring in  FIG. 10 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
       [0021]    With reference to  FIGS. 1 and 2 , a detachable essential oil ring for lamp in accordance with the present invention, the lamp comprises a connecting base  30 , a source device  20  and a detachable essential oil ring  10 . 
         [0022]    The connecting base  30  has a top, a supporting arm  34  and a lamp-holder  32 . The supporting arm  34  is mounted on and extends upwardly from the top of the connecting base  30  and has an upper end. The lamp-holder  32  is securely mounted on the upper end of the supporting arm  34  and has a bottom flange. 
         [0023]    The source device  20  is mounted on and electrically connected to the lamp-holder  32 , and emits light by an external electric power transmitting via the lamp-holder  32 . The source device  20  has a connector  24 , a radiating shade  22 , a heated portion and a light source (not shown in the drawings). 
         [0024]    The connector  24  is mounted in and electrically connected to the lamp-holder  32  and has a bottom. 
         [0025]    The radiating shade  22  is connected to the connector  24 , abuts the lamp-holder  32  and has a top, a bottom, an external surface, a heat-dissipating face  222  and an extending flange  224 . The shape and the material of the radiating shade  22  are not limited. A location of the heated portion may be corresponding to the radiating shade  22  and the heated portion has relatively higher temperature during lighting. The top of the radiating shade  22  is connected to the bottom of the connector  24 . The heat-dissipating face  222  may be semicircular, is formed on the external surface of the radiating shade  22  and abuts the bottom flange of the lamp-holder  32 . The extending flange  224  is formed on and protrudes from the heat-dissipating face  222  at the bottom of the radiating shade  22 . Preferably, the radiating shade  22  may be made material with high thermal conductivity material, such as thermal-conductive polymer or metal. Additionally, the thermal-conductive polymer may be a modified polymer composite material with carbon material or thermal-conductive material therein. 
         [0026]    The light source may be an incandescent light or a light emitting diode (LED), is mounted in the radiating shade  22  and is electrically connected to the connector  24 . The light source can emit light powered by an external electric power source via the lamp-holder  32  and the connector  24 . When the light source emits light while generating thermal energy, an arrangement between the radiating shade  22  and the powered light source generates the thermal energy to the radiating shade  22  by thermal conductivity or thermal radiation to cooling the lamp. 
         [0027]    With reference to  FIGS. 3 ,  4  and  5 , a first embodiment of the detachable essential oil ring  10  is detachably mounted on the heated portion of the source device  20  and has a body  12  and a notch  16 . The body  12  may be a C-shaped ring that has a thermal conductivity performance, absorb essential oils or made of a material containing essential oils. In addition, the body  12  may be made of pottery, clay, ceramic materials, gypsum, porous thermally conductive materials or carbon materials that absorbs or contains the essential oils. 
         [0028]    The body  12  is movably mounted on the heated portion of the heat-dissipating face  222  of the radiating shade  22  and has a top side, a bottom side, a center and a mounting recess  122 . Preferably, a part of the top side of the body  12  is made of ceramic materials without glazes, so as to allow a part of the top side of the body  12  to absorb the fragrance oils or the essential oils. The mounting recess  122  is formed through the top side and the bottom side of the body  12  at the center of the body  12  to enable the body  12  to mount on the radiating shade  22 . The notch  16  is formed through the top side and the bottom side of the body  12  and communicates with the mounting recess  122  to form the C-shaped body  12 . By the mounting recess  122  and the notch  16 , the detachable essential oil ring  10  can be easily mounted through the supporting arm  34  and the lamp-holder  32  to mount on the radiating shade  22 . Then, the body  12  of the detachable essential oil ring  10  abuts the heat-dissipating face  222  of the radiating shade  22  to enable the thermal energy that generates from the light source to conduct to the body  12 . The fragrance oils or the essential oils being absorbed or being contained in the body  12  can be volatilized into the air by the auxiliary of residual heat to produce aroma. 
         [0029]    Preferably, glazes or any auxiliary thermal materials can be coated on the body  12  and the heat-dissipating face  222  of the radiating shade  22  so as to enable the residual heat being quickly transferred into the body  12 . 
         [0030]    Furthermore, in order to enhance the content of the essential oils in the body  12 , or enhance the distributing efficiency of the essential oils, or improve the appearance of the lamp or improve the connection between the body  12  and the radiating shade  22 , the detachable essential oil ring  10  further has a protruding segment  14 . The protruding segment  14  is formed on and protrudes from a periphery of the body  12  and has multiple sheet elements. Preferably, the sheet elements are radially formed on and protrude from the periphery of the body  12 . In addition, each one of the sheet elements has a various shape and may be polygonal, semicircular or curved, and this can enable the detachable essential oil ring  10  to present with different appearances such as expanded petals, unfolding leaves, budding flowers, flags or cute animals, etc. In the first embodiment, each one of the sheet elements of the protruding segment  14  is cherry petal-shaped as shown in  FIGS. 3 to 5 . 
         [0031]    Furthermore, the protruding segment  14  can be connected to the body  12  by engaging, sticking or tightening and can be made of ceramic materials. In addition, glazes, paints, any protection layers or isolation layers can be coated or mounted on the protruding segment  14  to protect the cleanliness of the protruding segment  14  without polluting by the essential oils. 
         [0032]    With reference to  FIGS. 6 and 7 , a second embodiment of the detachable essential oil ring  10  is substantially the same as the first embodiment except the following features. The second embodiment of the detachable essential oil ring  10  does not have the protruding segment  14 . With reference to  FIGS. 8 and 9 , a third embodiment of the detachable essential oil ring  10  is substantially the same as the first embodiment except the following features. Each one of the sheet elements of the protruding segment  14  of the third embodiment of the detachable essential oil ring  10  is circular. With reference to  FIGS. 10 and 11 , a fourth embodiment of the detachable essential oil ring  10  is substantially the same as the first embodiment except the following features. Each one of the sheet elements of the protruding segment  14  of the third embodiment of the detachable essential oil ring  10  is petal-shaped. 
         [0033]    Additionally, the body  12  of the second embodiment, the third embodiment and the fourth embodiment of the detachable essential oil ring  10  further has an abutting segment  124  axially formed on and protruding from the top side of the body  12  to enable the body  12  and the abutting segment  124  to closely abut the heat-dissipating face  222  of the radiating shade  22  when the detachable essential oil ring  10  is mounted on the source device  20 , and this. provide a preferred conduction of the detachable essential oil ring  10 . Furthermore, the abutting face  124  has a side face abutting the radiating shade  22  with glazes or thermal conductive layers. 
         [0034]    In the first embodiment and the fourth embodiment of detachable essential oil ring  10 , each one of the sheet elements of the protruding segment  14  has a counterweight end  142 . The structure of the counterweight end  142  of each one of the sheet elements is not limited, and may be increased the thickness of the counterweight end  142  as shown in  FIGS. 10 and 11  or may be increased the length of the counterweight end  142  or may be bent the counterweight end  142  as shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 . The counterweight ends  142  of the sheet elements of the protruding segment  14  may enhance the detachable essential oil ring  10  to securely and stably mount on the source device  20  due to unbalanced weight or displacement. 
         [0035]    In use, the detachable essential oil ring  10  is connected with the source device  20  and the connecting base  30  to enable the lamp to have at least two functions of lighting effect and aroma-releasing effect. Additionally, the detachable essential oil ring  10  can be easily mounted on the source device  20  and can be connected with other components of the lamp visually. 
         [0036]    According to the above-mentioned description, a detachable essential oil ring  10  for lamp and a lamp with detachable essential oil ring  10  as described have the following advantages. 
         [0037]    1. The structure of the detachable essential oil ring  10  is simple and is easy to manufacture. The detachable essential oil ring  10  can be easily mounted on a lamp of different kinds or types. The fragrance oils or the essential oils that absorb or contain on the detachable essential oil ring  10  can be vaporized into the air by residual heat that generates from the lamp, and this can completely solve the problems of inconvenient using, consuming extra energy and high prices of the conventional flavor release devices. 
         [0038]    2. The detachable essential oil ring  10  can be made with various shapes according to the user&#39;s requirements and can be integrated into the source device  20  to provide an aesthetic outcome. 
         [0039]    3. The detachable essential oil ring  10  may be detached from or mounted on the source device  20  easily to change the appearance of the lamp, and also allows users to change different flavor by using different detachable essential oil ring  10  with different essential oils easily. Thus, the flavors of different essential oils will not be mixed or mutual polluted by using the same detachable essential oil ring  10 . In addition, the detachable essential oil ring  10  may absorb excess essential oils after a long time use and become dirty, and the user may remove the detachable essential oil ring  10  from the source device  20  easily to clean and to change a new one. 
         [0040]    4. Different essential oils can be used with different detachable essential oil rings  10  to produce different taste, for example, the user can use different colors or shapes to distinguish different essential oils. 
         [0041]    Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and features of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.