US 12,453,797 B2
In-car dispenser for fragrance and disinfectant
Annabelle Coffinet, Munich (DE); and Peter Hill, Olching (DE)
Assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 17/925,716
Filed by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
PCT Filed Jul. 2, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/068333
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 16, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/012972, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 20, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 118 422.0 (DE), filed on Jul. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0173124 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. A61L 9/03 (2006.01); A61L 9/14 (2006.01); B60H 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 9/03 (2013.01) [A61L 9/14 (2013.01); B60H 3/0007 (2013.01); A61L 2209/11 (2013.01); A61L 2209/133 (2013.01); A61L 2209/134 (2013.01); B60H 2003/005 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fragrance and disinfectant dispenser for use in a vehicle, comprising:
a container having an upwardly open hollow space for receiving a fragrance unit which discharges fragrances via a predetermined temperature control and a disinfectant which is in the form of a liquid or foam, wherein the hollow space is formed by side walls and a base which is connected thereto, the fragrance unit is formed as an upwardly open, otherwise laterally and downwardly media-tight cartridge, and the cartridge is introduced into the disinfectant;
an electronically controllable temperature control unit which is arranged under the hollow space and which is configured to activate the fragrance unit which is arranged in the hollow space in such a manner that the fragrance unit discharges fragrances, and
a dispensing device which is arranged in the hollow space in operational connection with the disinfectant and which is configured to discharge disinfectant toward an exterior of the container as a result of actuation.