System for testing a perfume
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing perfume testing systems fail to accurately capture the base, heart, and top notes of a perfume due to the use of non-ideal test materials and lack of controlled perfume distribution.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a hard and porous test member made from materials like porous ceramic or Porex, with a processing unit that controls the actuation of a dispensing device to distribute perfume shortly before extraction, ensuring precise timing and preventing saturation, and featuring a sensor-actuated mechanism for controlled perfume dispensing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If perfume is distributed early on the test member, then the test member becomes saturated with perfume, but this prevents accurate perception of the base, heart and top notes
Solution Approach 1:
The system prepares the test member in advance by inserting it into the housing and positioning it, but delays the perfume distribution until the optimal moment (when the test member is being extracted). This preliminary positioning combined with delayed action allows the system to avoid saturation while ensuring the perfume is available for perception at the right time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static approach (permanent perfume impregnation) to a dynamic approach where perfume distribution is timed based on user interaction. The processing unit detects when the test member is extracted and triggers perfume distribution at that dynamic moment, ensuring optimal perception conditions rather than static saturation.
2Reliability
If a soft or non-porous test member is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot effectively retain and release perfume for complete olfactory perception
Solution Approach 1:
The patent specifies using a hard and porous material for the test member. The porosity allows the material to absorb and retain perfume molecules effectively, while the hard structure provides durability and ease of handling. This material selection directly enables complete olfactory perception by controlling perfume release.
Solution Approach 2:
The test member is made from a composite material that combines hardness (for structural integrity) with porosity (for perfume retention and release). This composite structure achieves both mechanical reliability and olfactory functionality without requiring complex additional components.
3Quantity of substance
If perfume is distributed continuously on the test member, then the test member is always saturated, but this prevents detection of the disappearance of test member presence and proper timing
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor provides feedback about the presence or absence of the test member in the housing. The processing unit uses this feedback to determine the optimal moment for perfume distribution. This feedback mechanism ensures perfume is distributed at the precise time when the test member is extracted, avoiding both premature saturation and delayed perception.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of continuous perfume distribution, the system uses periodic action triggered by sensor detection. The processing unit monitors the sensor signal and initiates perfume distribution only when the test member's disappearance is detected, creating a timed periodic action that optimizes both perfume availability and timing precision.
4Extent of automation
If no sensor control is used for perfume distribution, then the system is simple, but it cannot control the instant of distribution during test member extraction
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor and processing unit work together to make the system self-regulating. The sensor automatically detects test member presence/absence, and the processing unit automatically triggers perfume distribution without user intervention. This self-service automation optimizes the distribution instant while maintaining ease of use.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical control of perfume distribution with an automated sensor-based electronic control system. The sensor detects test member position and the processing unit controls the actuating member, substituting mechanical timing with electronic detection and control for more precise automation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively reproduces the entire olfactory spectrum of a perfume by distributing it on a hard and porous test member just before user perception, preventing saturation and maintaining the integrity of the perfume's notes.
Implementation Method 1
the material of the test member is hard and porous
Implementation Method 2
a dispensing device arranged inside the housing and suitable for dispensing the perfume onto the test member
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system for testing a perfume (1), comprising a casing (10), a test member (60) adapted to be at least partially inserted inside the casing so as to be impregnated with the perfume, a distributing device (20) for distributing the perfume on the test member, a sensor (30) for detecting the presence of said test member, an actuator (40) for actuating the distributing device, and a processing unit (50) which controls the actuator in order to trigger distribution as the test member is being extracted.