US 11,865,231 B2
Fragrancing system for a motor vehicle
Daniel Eberle, Ludwigsburg (DE); Sham Kasar, Maharashtra (IN); Sven Petzner, Welzheim (DE); and Oliver Schultze, Stuttgart (DE)
Assigned to Mahle International GmbH
Filed by Mahle International GmbH, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed on Feb. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/165,917.
Claims priority of application No. 102020201255.5 (DE), filed on Feb. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0236681 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. A61L 9/12 (2006.01); B60H 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 9/125 (2013.01) [B60H 3/0035 (2013.01); A61L 2209/133 (2013.01); A61L 2209/134 (2013.01); B60H 2003/0064 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fragrancing system comprising:
at least one cartridge for storing a fragrance, the at least one cartridge having a cartridge opening;
at least one closing mechanism including a flap and a shaft extending along an axial direction non-rotatably connected to the shaft, via a rotation of the shaft about a pivot axis displaceable to a closed position, in which the flap closes the cartridge opening of an associated cartridge of the at least one cartridge, and an open position, in which the flap frees the cartridge opening of the associated cartridge;
the at least one closing mechanism further including a lever extending transversely to the shaft and mechanically connected with the shaft, and a pin extending axially and connected with the lever;
an actuating mechanism including a disc rotatable about a rotation axis, which extends in an axial direction;
a cam plate structure extending in a circumferential direction, and projecting axially from the disc;
the pin arranged on an outer side of the cam plate structure, which faces radially away from the rotation axis, when the flap is in the closed position;
wherein the at least one closing mechanism is configured to act upon the flap elastically in a direction of the closed position and to act upon the pin elastically in a direction of the outer side of the cam plate structure;
wherein the cam plate structure includes at least one recess disposed in the radial outer side, the at least one recess structured and arranged to engage the pin when the flap is in the open position; and
wherein an actuator is configured to, when in operation, rotate the disc about the rotation axis.