Multiple volatile material dispensing device and operating methodologies therefore
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05D-007/00
G05D-011/00
G07F-011/00
B67D-001/00
B67D-007/14
G08B-021/00
출원번호
US-0790243
(2010-05-28)
등록번호
US-8255089
(2012-08-28)
발명자
/ 주소
Luc, Tai P.
Michaels, Kenneth W.
Polzin, Megan L.
Shah, Bhavesh
출원인 / 주소
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
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29
초록▼
A dispensing device includes a controller and first and second actuators coupled to the controller and adapted to actuate first and second containers, respectively, to dispense volatile material therefrom. The device further includes a sensor coupled to the controller for detecting an environmental
A dispensing device includes a controller and first and second actuators coupled to the controller and adapted to actuate first and second containers, respectively, to dispense volatile material therefrom. The device further includes a sensor coupled to the controller for detecting an environmental condition. The controller is configured to operate in a first period during which the first and second actuators are inactive, in a second period during which the first actuator is controlled to periodically actuate the first container at a first frequency to dispense volatile material therefrom, and in a third period during which the second actuator is controlled to periodically actuate the second container at a second frequency to dispense volatile material therefrom. If the sensor has detected the environmental condition, the controller is configured to control the first and/or second actuators to periodically actuate the first and/or second containers, respectively, during a fourth period at a third frequency different than the first and second frequencies to dispense volatile material therefrom.
대표청구항▼
1. A dispensing device, comprising: a controller;first and second actuators coupled to the controller and adapted to actuate first and second containers, respectively, to dispense volatile material therefrom; anda sensor coupled to the controller for detecting an environmental condition,wherein the
1. A dispensing device, comprising: a controller;first and second actuators coupled to the controller and adapted to actuate first and second containers, respectively, to dispense volatile material therefrom; anda sensor coupled to the controller for detecting an environmental condition,wherein the controller is configured to operate in a first period during which the first and second actuators are inactive, in a second period during which the first actuator is controlled to periodically actuate the first container at a first frequency to dispense volatile material therefrom, and in a third period during which the second actuator is controlled to periodically actuate the second container at a second frequency to dispense volatile material therefrom, andwherein, if the sensor has detected the environmental condition, the controller is configured to control the first and/or second actuators to periodically actuate the first and/or second containers, respectively, during a fourth period at a third frequency different than the first and second frequencies to dispense volatile material therefrom. 2. The dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the first and second containers are aerosol containers. 3. The dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the third frequency is greater than the first and second frequencies. 4. The dispensing device of claim 1, wherein during the fourth period the controller is configured to control the first actuator to actuate the first container to dispense volatile material therefrom if the device had been operating in the second period and to control the second actuator to actuate the second container to dispense volatile material therefrom if the device had been operating in the third period. 5. The dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a motion sensor. 6. The dispensing device of claim 1, further comprising an input device coupled to the controller to allow a user to modify the first, second, and third periods and the first, second, and third frequencies. 7. The dispensing device of claim 1, wherein, by default, the first period is set between 12:00 AM and 6:00 AM, the second period is set between 6:01 AM and 3:00 PM, the third period is set between 3:01 PM and 11:59 PM, the first and second frequencies include one actuation every forty minutes, and the third frequency includes one actuation every twenty minutes for a total of six actuations. 8. The dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the sensor is deactivated during the fourth period. 9. The dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the first, second, and third periods are consecutive time periods within a twenty-four hour period. 10. A dispensing device, comprising: a controller;first and second actuators coupled to the controller and adapted to actuate first and second containers, respectively, to dispense volatile material therefrom; anda sensor coupled to the controller for detecting an environmental condition,wherein the controller is configured to operate during a first period when the first and second actuators are inactive, during a second period when the first actuator is controlled to periodically actuate the first container for a first actuation sequence to dispense volatile material therefrom, and during a third period when the second actuator is controlled to periodically actuate the second container for a second actuation sequence to dispense volatile material therefrom, andwherein the first and second actuation sequences are performed only if the sensor has detected the environmental condition. 11. The dispensing device of claim 10, wherein the first and second actuation sequences last for a fourth period. 12. The dispensing device of claim 11, wherein the fourth period is two hours and the first and second actuation sequences include one actuation every twenty minutes for two hours. 13. The dispensing device of claim 10, wherein the sensor is deactivated during the first period and the first and second actuation sequences. 14. The dispensing device of claim 10, wherein the controller periodically monitors the current time period during the first and second actuation sequences. 15. The dispensing device of claim 14, wherein the first and second actuation sequences are interrupted if the second or third periods, respectively, elapse. 16. The dispensing device of claim 10, wherein the first and second containers are aerosol containers. 17. The dispensing device of claim 10, wherein the sensor is a motion sensor. 18. The dispensing device of claim 10, wherein the first, second, and third periods are consecutive time periods within a twenty-four hour period. 19. A dispensing device, comprising: a controller; andfirst and second actuators coupled to the controller and adapted to actuate first and second containers, respectively, to dispense volatile material therefrom,wherein the controller is configured to operate the first and second actuators to actuate the first and second containers, respectively, to dispense volatile material therefrom during a twenty-four hour period that is divided into consecutive first, second, and third periods, andwherein during the first period the first and second actuators are inactive, during the second period the first actuator is controlled to periodically actuate the first container to dispense volatile material therefrom, and during the third period the second actuator is controlled to periodically actuate the second container to dispense volatile material therefrom. 20. The dispensing device of claim 19, wherein, by default, the first period is set between 12:00 AM and 6:00 AM, the second period is set between 6:01 AM and 3:00 PM, the third period is set between 3:01 PM and 11:59 PM, during the second period the first actuator is controlled to actuate the first container once every twenty minutes, and during the third period the second actuator is controlled to actuate the second container once every twenty minutes.
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