Patent Document:

in fig1 to 3 , the device 10 for the enrichment of ventilation or air - conditioning air with fragrances is illustrated in various views . it has a vessel 11 that is surrounded by front walls 12 , 13 , a cylindrical base tub 14 and a flat cover plate 15 . the elongated , transparent cover plate 15 has several elongated air feed openings 16 in the area of its one narrow side . these openings are protected from above with a semi - circular dust protection unit 17 against the penetration of dust or similar material settling down from the outside . the infeed air can enter at the open front surfaces 18 of the dust protective device 17 . in the area of the other narrow side of the vessel 11 there is a single ( in the figure ), circular air exhaust opening 19 , that can be connected via a pipe support 20 and a pipeline 21 to the suction line of a fan 22 ( fig4 ). the vessel 11 can be filled with a dilution liquid , in particular water , via a centrally positioned opening 23 . to do this , a spray head 24 is used that can produce a broadly fanned dilution cone 25 . by means of a magnet valve 26 , the dilution liquid can be added at specified times and in preset quantities . via at least one ( in fig3 two ) additional opening 27 and corresponding connection lines 28 , the vessel 11 can be filled with fragrance or fragrance concentrate from a supply vessel 29 . the exact mixing ratio is adjustable by means of a pump 30 , such as magnetic dosing pump . at the lowest point of the base tub 14 , which can also be inclined to one side ( not actually shown in the figures ), a drain opening 31 is provided that can be opened and closed by means of a magnet valve 32 . all time functions can be triggered by means of at least one time clock 33 . the electrical lines 34 connecting all the various electrically operable components together are not shown in detail ( for simplicity ), since they are already well known to the technician . the time clock 33 can be designed , e . g ., as a weekly timer and can switch on the various valves at the adjusted time on those days when the ventilation or air - conditioning air is to be enriched with fragrance . for instance , if the device 10 , taken out of operation at night and drained , is taken into operation , the fresh water inlet will first be kept open for a preset time period , so that a portion of the water requirement will be sprayed into the vessel 11 . next , the dosing pump 30 will also be set in operation for a likewise preset time period . finally , water will be added again until the desired quantity of water ( e . g . 12 liters of water with 10 cm 3 of fragrance extract ) is completed . now , if the addition of fragrance is to be ended , e . g . in the evening , the vessel 11 will be drained automatically and then it will be sprayed with water for a predetermined amount of time with the magnet valve 32 opened ( cleaning phase ). the operation of the system in progress is best illustrated in fig4 . at the beginning of pipe channel 35 ( shown in sections ) there is a fan 22 that sucks ventilation or air - conditioning air from the intake pipe 36 . this air can flow via a known inlet unit 37 where it is cleaned , moistened , brought to correct temperature and / or treated in another manner . the pipe channel 35 branches off e . g . into air distribution channels 38 that open into air outlet slits 39 at various locations , e . g . in various rooms . during operation of the system in the vessel 11 there is a mixture 40 of dilution liquid , fragrance concentrate and perhaps a known emulsifier . this mixture of liquid 40 forms a free surface ( evaporation surface 41 ). due to the fluid connection between the gas space 42 of the vessel 11 and the intake pipe 36 of the fan 22 , a subpressure develops in the gas space 42 of the vessel 11 which will generate an air flow 43 that is kept in motion . this bypass air passes over the evaporation surface 41 and leads to an exceptionally uniform carry - off of fragrance from vessel 11 and a correspondingly uniform enrichment of ventilation or air - conditioning air with this fragrance . now of course it is understood that the device 10 can also be equipped directly with a fan so that it can be used as a compact unit for ventilation of single rooms . preferably the device will be connected to a ( under some circumstances , already existing ) ventilation or air - conditioning system in particular in the manner shown in fig4 . it is understood that the device can also be connected to several supply vessels 29 for different fragrances , so that on different days or at different times on a single day different fragrance accents can be added into the ventilation or air - conditioning air . another embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in fig5 . fig5 shows a device 110 for the enrichment of ventilation or air - conditioning air with fragrances in a schematic view together with the whole system shown in fig4 . the device 110 has a vessel 111 that is surrounded by walls 112 , 113 , a cylindrical base tube 114 and a flat elongated cover plate 115 . the cover 115 ( which may be transparent if desired ) has an air feed opening 116 at one end of the vessel 111 . near the opposite end of the vessel 111 , there is a circular opening 119 that is connected via a pipe 120 and a pipeline 121 , which includes a noise damper , to a pipe channel 135 . for purpose of clarity , the scale of the vessel 111 and other parts contained in a housing therefor is enlarged with respect to the pipe channel 135 and other parts which belong to the air - conditioning system . the air - conditioning system comprises amongst others a well known inlet unit 137 , an intake pipe 136 , a fan 122 , the pipe channel 135 , air distribution channels 138 with outlet slits 139 leading into living or working rooms , and an air recirculation line conducting outlet air , which is not released to the atmosphere , back to the inlet unit 137 . the vessel 111 is filled with dilution liquid , e . g ., water , via an opening 123 through the front wall 113 using at least one spray head 124 which can produce a broadly fanned dilution cone 125 . by means of a magnet valve 126 , the dilution liquid is added at specific times and in preset quantities . via at least one additional opening 127 in the bottom of the base tube 114 and corresponding connection lines 128 , the vessel 111 can be filled with fragrance or fragrance concentrate from corresponding supply vessels 129 . the exact mixing ratio is adjustable by means of a pump 130 , such a magnetic dosing pump . the bottom of the base tube 114 declines towards one end where a drain opening 131 is provided that can be opened and closed by means of a magnet valve 132 . all time functions can be triggered by means of a time clock 133 which is part of a central control unit . electrical lines 134 are connecting all the various electrically operable components being disclosed hereafter . the device 110 is , in general , operated like the device 10 as explained with respect to the embodiment in fig1 to 4 . in order to control the operation of the whole system in response to sensored process data , there is further provided a maximum and a minimum level sensor which senses the height of the evaporation surface 141 of the mixture 140 contained in the vessel 111 and defines the lower end of the gas space 142 within the vessel 111 . a circulation pump circulates and thereby also mixes the mixture 140 in the vessel 111 via connection pipes leading out from the bottom and leading into the side wall of the vessel 111 . this mixture 140 is circulated via a heater which may be a continuous flow heater for controlling the temperature of mixture 140 . for controlling the air stream conducted over evaporation surface 141 , a fan is provided in pipeline 121 and a volume control flap is provided at the air inlet side of the vessel 111 . the air flow rates from outdoors into the inlet unit 137 and the flow rates of the air recirculation line into the inlet unit are measured and -- as all the other sensor data -- fed via data lines 134 to the control unit which amongst others calculates also the ratio of outdoors air - conditioning air and recirculated air - conditioning air . further data which may be sensored are humidity , temperature and / or pressure in the inlet unit 137 , humidity and / or temperature in the living or working rooms to be air - conditioned as well as flow rate and / or pressure of the outlet air of vessel 111 . as stated before , all other operations / functions of the system according to embodiment in fig5 are similar to those described with respect to fig1 to 4 ( the reference numerals of the different features being the same except a &# 34 ; 100 &# 34 ; being added in front of it ). from the above description of the invention , those skilled in the art will perceive improvements , changes and modifications . such improvements , changes and modifications within the skill of the art are intended to be covered by the appended claims .

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