Scent Diffuser Slider Mechanism for Adjustable Fragrance Concentration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current clothes treatment apparatuses lack the ability to adjust the concentration of scent diffused during the treatment process, limiting user control over fragrance and freshness.
Innovation Solution
A scent diffuser with a holder and slider mechanism that allows users to adjust the extent of scent discharge ports, enabling customizable scent release by moving a manipulation part relative to the holder, which changes the area covering the discharge ports.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed discharge port structure is used in the scent diffuser, then the device structure is simple, but the user cannot adjust the scent concentration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the discharge port adjustable through a slider mechanism. The discharge port can dynamically change its opening extent from fully closed to fully open, allowing the scent concentration to be adjusted in real-time. This transforms a static structure into a dynamic one that adapts to user needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The discharge port is segmented into multiple adjustable positions using a slider with discrete stopping positions. This segmentation allows the user to select from several predetermined scent concentration levels, providing adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple structured through discrete rather than continuous adjustment.
2Ease of operation
If the discharge port is always fully open, then the scent diffusion is maximized, but the user loses control over fragrance intensity
Solution Approach 1:
The slider mechanism enables dynamic control of the discharge port opening, allowing users to adjust scent discharge from maximum (fully open) to minimum (fully closed) and any intermediate level. This provides ease of operation by giving users direct control while maintaining the capability for maximum scent diffusion when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the parameter of discharge port opening extent to control scent quantity. By varying this geometric parameter from 0% to 100% open, the user can precisely control the amount of scent discharged, achieving both ease of operation and controlled substance quantity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a complex adjustment mechanism is added to control scent discharge, then scent concentration control is improved, but the device becomes more complicated
Solution Approach 1:
A simple linear slider mechanism is used to provide dynamic adjustment capability. The slider moves along a guide rail with stopping positions, creating an adjustable system that remains mechanically simple while achieving versatile scent concentration control.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment function is extracted as a separate, simple slider component that can be independently operated. This separates the control function from the main diffuser structure, adding adaptability while keeping the overall device complexity manageable through functional separation.
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AI summary
A scent diffuser includes a holder configured to hold a replaceable scent member, the holder having at least one discharge port configured to discharge scent emitted from the scent member. The scent diffuser further includes a slider with a manipulation part accessible to a user, the slider being configured to move relative to the holder based on force applied by the user to the manipulation part, and the manipulation part being configured to transmit force to the slider, thereby causing the slider to move. The slider is configured to adjust an extent of an opening of the discharge port based on a position to which the slider is moved.