Fragrance dispensing devices and methods

摘要

A fragrance dispensing device includes a housing, a fragrance assembly, a cover panel, a fan, and a drive assembly. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion, which moves relative to the first portion. The housing includes an intake opening and an exhaust opening. The fragrance assembly rotates within the housing's interior cavity and defines a plurality of receptacles for receiving fragrance inserts. The cover panel substantially seals one or more receptacles and defines an opening. The fan is coupled to the housing's second portion. The drive assembly rotates the fragrance assembly such that at least a portion of a user-selected fragrance insert is aligned with the cover panel's opening. The fan moves air from the housing's intake opening, across the cover panel's opening, and out the housing's exhaust opening, thereby releasing a fragrance into an environment. The drive assembly may include a shaft with helical threads.

主权项

1. A fragrance dispensing device comprising:
a housing defining an interior cavity, the housing comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being movable relative to the first portion between an open position and a closed position, the first portion of the housing having an intake opening, and the second portion of the housing having a fan mounting area and an exhaust opening; a fragrance assembly rotatably mounted within the interior cavity of the housing, the fragrance assembly defining a plurality of receptacles for receiving one or more fragrance inserts; a cover panel configured to substantially seal one or more receptacles of the plurality of receptacles, the cover panel defining an opening; a fan having an intake and an exhaust, the fan being coupled to the fan mounting area of the second portion of the housing such that the fan moves along with the second portion, wherein the fan is configured to move air from the intake opening of the housing, across the opening in the cover panel, and out the exhaust opening in the housing, thereby releasing a fragrance into an environment.