US 12,226,553 B2
Aroma providing device
Yukito Inoue, Tokyo (JP); Shuji Fujita, Tokyo (JP); Cedric Duvert, Tokyo (JP); and Akihiko Yoshida, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/433,513
Filed by SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jan. 22, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/002046
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 24, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/179256, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-040802 (JP), filed on Mar. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0143254 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 9/12 (2006.01); A45D 34/02 (2006.01); A45D 34/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 9/122 (2013.01) [A45D 34/02 (2013.01); A45D 2034/005 (2013.01); A61L 2209/11 (2013.01); A61L 2209/133 (2013.01); A61L 2209/134 (2013.01); A61L 2209/15 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aroma providing device, comprising:
an aromatic holding structure that is detachable from the aroma providing device, wherein
the aromatic holding structure has a plurality of holding spaces in which plurality of aromatics are respectively held;
a blower device configured to supply air to pass through the plurality of holding spaces;
a plurality of air supply paths through which the air is introduced into the plurality of holding spaces;
an opening and closing mechanism that includes a deformable member, wherein
the deformable member is deformed by one of a physical stimulus or a chemical stimulus, and
the opening and closing mechanism is configured to switch between an open state and a close state to allow the air to pass through each of the plurality of holding spaces; and
a control unit configured to control the opening and closing mechanism.