SEALING ARRANGEMENT OF A FRAGRANCE CONTAINER AND FRAGRANCE CONTAINER

Abstract

The invention relates to a sealing arrangement of a fragrance container, wherein the fragrance container has a container body and a container lid, wherein the container lid can be placed on the container body in a sealable manner, wherein the container lid has an opening in which a displaceably guided sealing lid is accommodated, wherein the container lid has at least one projecting, rigid lip running around the opening, which lip projects towards the sealing lid, wherein a flat seal is arranged on the sealing lid against which seal the at least one lip rests in the closed state of the opening. The invention also relates to a fragrance container.

Claims

1. A sealing arrangement of a fragrance container, the fragrance container comprising: a container body; a container lid adapted to be placed on the container body in a sealable manner; an opening formed in the container lid in which a displaceably guided sealing lid is accommodated; at least one projecting rigid lip provided on the container lid, the at least one projecting rigid lip running around the opening and projects towards the sealing lid; and a flat seal arranged on the sealing lid; and at least one lip resting against the seal in a closed state of the opening.

2. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the container lid comprises a guide to guiding the sealing lid between a closed position, in which the sealing lid closes the opening and an open position, in which the sealing lid releases the opening.

3. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein a power storage is provided, via which the sealing lid is acted upon in the direction of the container lid and the at least one lip.

4. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the container lid with the at least one lip and/or the sealing lid is formed of a substantially dimensionally stable, hard plastic material, in particular polyamide, polypropylene, or polyphenylene sulfide (PPS).

5. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the seal is made of an elastic material, rubber, elastomer, or silicone.

6. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the seal is placed on the sealing lid and/or is fastened in a form-fitting and/or material-fitting manner to the sealing lid and/or is injection-molded onto the sealing lid.

7. The sealing arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the container lid has two circumferential, rigid lips arranged concentrically to each other.

8. The sealing arrangement according to claim 7, wherein radially between the two circumferential lips the opening is formed as an annular opening.

9. A fragrance container comprising: a container body; a container lid that is adapted to be placed on the container body in a sealable manner, wherein the container lid has an opening in which a displaceably guided sealing lid is accommodated; and a sealing arrangement according to claim 1 to seal the opening.

10. The fragrance container according to claim 9, wherein the container lid is adapted to be placed on the container body and is adapted to be screwed or latched, and wherein a seal is arranged between the container body and the container lid.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0018] The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinbelow and the accompanying drawing which are given by way of illustration only, and thus, are not limitive of the present invention, and wherein the sole figure shows a schematic representation of a fragrance container according to the invention with a sealing arrangement according to the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The figure shows a schematic representation of a fragrance container 1, such as can be used in a fragrancing device in a motor vehicle.

[0020] Such an exemplary air fragrancing device may include a first air duct comprising an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening. Thus, air may enter the first air duct through the air inlet opening and the air may be discharged through the air outlet opening. A blower device may also be provided to control the flow, which sucks or blows air into the first air duct through the air inlet opening and conveys it towards the air outlet opening. The blower may be a spiral blower.

[0021] Also, by way of example, at least one second air duct may be provided which branches off from the first air duct at a first duct branch and rejoins the first air duct at a second duct branch.

[0022] Accordingly, a first fragrance container 1 can be provided in the second air duct between the first duct branch and the second duct branch, for example, through which the air flow in the second air duct can flow. As a result, a certain amount of the fragrance 2 can be delivered from the fragrance container 1 to the air flowing through the fragrance container 1, so that the air picks up the fragrance 2 and carries it away for fragrancing a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle.

[0023] For controlling the flow through the fragrance container 1 and thus also the delivery of the fragrance 2 to the air flowing through, by way of example a first valve device is provided upstream and/or downstream of the first fragrance container 1.

[0024] The fragrancing device can basically be designed as an autonomous device, which is not designed as an integrated component of the motor vehicle, but which can be operated and arranged independently. There can be an independent power supply by means of batteries or rechargeable batteries, or an electrical feed connection to the vehicle electrical system can be provided.

[0025] Alternatively, the fragrancing device could also be part of the vehicle equipment, for example part of an air conditioning system.

[0026] The figure shows a fragrance container 1 in section. The fragrance container 1 has a container body 3 and a container lid 4, wherein the container body 3 can be approximately pot-shaped. It can also be designed in another way.

[0027] The container lid 4 can be placed on the container body 3 in a sealable manner. The container lid 4 can be placed on the container body 3 and can be screwed or latched or connected in some other way, in particular also by adhesive bonding, etc. In this case, a seal 5 is preferably arranged between the container body 3 and the container lid 4 in order to seal the connection between the container body 3 and the container lid 4.

[0028] The container lid 4 has at least one opening 6, which is used for the inflow and/or outflow of air for discharging the fragrance 2.

[0029] To control the release of the opening 6, a displaceably guided sealing lid 7 is provided, which can be displaced between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position of the sealing lid 7, the at least one opening 6 is in the closed state and in the open position of the sealing lid 7, the at least one opening is in the released state.

[0030] The sealing lid 7 is displaceably guided in the opening 6. In this context, “in the opening” with regard to an opening 6 means that the sealing lid 7 engages through the opening 6 with a shaft 8, for example. In the case of a plurality of openings 6, “in the opening” would mean, for example, that the shaft 8 would be arranged between the openings 6, or arranged in one of the openings 6 or in the vicinity thereof.

[0031] A sealing arrangement 10 is provided for sealing the at least one opening 6.

[0032] The sealing arrangement 10 provides that the container lid 4 has at least one projecting, rigid lip 11 around the opening 6, which projects towards the sealing lid 7, wherein a flat seal 12 is arranged on the sealing lid 7 against which the at least one lip 11 rests in the closed state of the opening 6.

[0033] A guide 9 is provided for guiding the displaceability of the sealing lid 7, for guiding the sealing lid 7 between a closed position in which the sealing lid 7 closes the opening 6, and an open position, in which the sealing lid 7 releases the opening 6. In the exemplary embodiment shown, the guide 9 is designed as a sleeve through which the shaft 8 of the sealing lid 7 engages.

[0034] In an advantageous design, it is also advantageous if a power storage 13 is provided, by means of which the sealing lid 7 can be acted upon in the direction of the container lid 4 and the at least one lip 11. In this case, the power storage 13 is supported on the sleeve designed as a guide 9 and on the shaft 8 of the sealing lid 7.

[0035] According to an idea of the inventors, the container lid 4 with the at least one lip 11 and/or the sealing lid 7 is made of a substantially dimensionally stable, hard plastic material, in particular of polyamide (PA), polypropylene (PP), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), etc. This hard plastic material has a higher flexural rigidity than the material of the seal 12, in particular it has a substantially higher flexural rigidity than the material of the seal 12.

[0036] Advantageously, the seal 12 is made of an elastic material, in particular rubber, elastomer, silicone, etc.

[0037] FIG. 1 shows that the seal 12 is placed on the sealing lid 7 and/or is attached to the sealing lid in a form-fitting and/or material-fitting manner and/or is injection-molded onto the sealing lid. For example, the seal 12 can be glued onto the sealing lid 7.

[0038] In the embodiment shown, the container lid 4 has two circumferential, rigid lips 11 arranged concentrically to one another. The opening 6 is formed radially between the two circumferential lips 11 as an annular opening.

[0039] The invention being thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are to be included within the scope of the following claims.