Air fragrance diffuser system for automobile

1 . An air fragrance diffuser system for use in an automobile, the air fragrance diffuser system comprising:

a mesh atomizer device for storing a fragrance oil, wherein the mesh atomizer device comprises:

a sealed enclosed chamber for containing the fragrance oil;

a mesh having a plurality of holes, the mesh arranged on the sealed enclosed chamber to be in contact with the fragrance oil; and

a vibratory element operatively coupled with the mesh, wherein operation of the vibratory element causes formation of a mist of droplets via the mesh;

an electrical power source for providing electrical power to the mesh atomizer device to convert the fragrance oil into the mist of droplets;

a transmission system coupled to the mesh atomizer device for receiving the mist of droplets and transmitting the mist of droplets into a passenger compartment of the automobile, wherein the transmission system comprises:

a conduit pneumatically and fluidically coupled to the mesh atomizer device for receiving the mist of droplets;

a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) ventilation line of the automobile;

a chamber fluidically coupled to the HVAC ventilation line; and

a ventilation fan configured in the chamber for blowing the mist of droplets received from the conduit through the HVAC ventilation line and into the passenger compartment; and

an electronic control unit operatively coupled with the mesh atomizer device, the electronic control unit configured to regulate the electrical power supplied to the vibratory element to control a vibration frequency of the vibratory element and thereby regulate a size of droplets ejected through the mesh, and to regulate a speed of the ventilation fan in correlation with the volume of the mist of droplets.

2 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibratory element is a piezoelectric ring coupled to the mesh, and the piezoelectric ring causes the mesh to vibrate to form the mist of droplets.

3 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibratory element is an ultrasonic horn positioned adjacent to the mesh, and the ultrasonic horn conducts vibration to the mesh via a thin layer of the fragrance oil to form the mist of droplets.

4 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mesh is in contact with the fragrance oil via one of: a wick, a capillary tube, a micropump, or gravity.

5 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mesh atomizer device further comprises a microheater for heating the fragrance oil to regulate viscosity of the fragrance oil.

6 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the electrical power source is one of: a battery of the automobile or an additional battery integrated with the mesh atomizer device.

7 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a wireless power transceiver unit operatively coupled to the electronic control unit and the electrical power source for wirelessly regulating power from the electrical power source to the mesh atomizer device.

8 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein regulating the electrical power from the electrical power source to the mesh atomizer device allows controlling a frequency of vibration of the vibratory element thereby regulating size of droplets ejected by the mesh to form the mist of droplets from the fragrance oil.

9 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the electronic control unit is communicably coupled to a wireless transceiver associated with a user, the electronic control system configured to notify the wireless transceiver of a level of the fragrance oil stored in the mesh atomizer device.

10 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a fluid level sensor communicably coupled to the electronic control unit, wherein the electronic control unit upon receipt of a fragrance oil level indicator, transmits a reading of the fragrance oil level indicator to the wireless transceiver.

11 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the conduit is arranged with one or more baffle disks, wherein the one or more baffle disks are configured to swing between an open position and a closed position in response to a control signal received from the electronic control unit, wherein the closed position and the open position blocks and allows, respectively, a flow of the mist of droplets into the HVAC ventilation line.

12 . An air fragrance diffuser system for use in an automobile, the air fragrance diffuser system comprising:

a plurality of mesh atomizer devices for storing a fragrance oil;

wherein each of the mesh atomizer device comprises:

a sealed enclosed chamber for containing the fragrance oil;

a mesh having a plurality of holes, the mesh arranged on the sealed enclosed chamber to be in contact with the fragrance oil; and

a vibratory element operatively coupled with the mesh, wherein operation of the vibratory element causes formation of a mist of droplets via the mesh;

an electrical power source for providing electrical power to the mesh atomizer device to convert the fragrance oil into the mist of droplets;

a transmission system coupled to the mesh atomizer device for receiving the mist of droplets and transmitting the mist of droplets into a passenger compartment of the automobile, wherein the transmission system comprises:

a conduit pneumatically and fluidically coupled to the mesh atomizer device for receiving the mist of droplets;

a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) ventilation line of the automobile;

a chamber fluidically coupled to the HVAC ventilation line; and

a ventilation fan configured in the chamber for blowing the mist of droplets received from the conduit through the HVAC ventilation line and into the passenger compartment; and

an electronic control unit operatively coupled with the mesh atomizer device, the electronic control unit configured to regulate the electrical power supplied to the vibratory element to control a vibration frequency of the vibratory element and thereby regulate a size of droplets ejected through the mesh, and to regulate a speed of the ventilation fan in correlation with a volume of the mist of droplets.

13 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising:

an electronic valve hub operatively coupled to the electronic control unit and arranged between the plurality of mesh atomizer devices and the transmission system; and

a plurality of conduits pneumatically and fluidically coupling the electronic valve hub and the plurality of atomizer devices.

14 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the vibratory element is a piezoelectric ring coupled to the mesh, the piezoelectric ring causes the mesh to vibrate to form the mist of droplets.

15 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the vibratory element is an ultrasonic horn positioned adjacent to the mesh, the ultrasonic horn conducts vibration to the mesh via a thin layer of the fragrance oil to form the mist of droplets.

16 . The air fragrance diffuser system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the mesh is allowed to contact the fragrance oil via one of: a wick, a capillary tube, a micropump and gravity.