公开(公告)号：US20050067723A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-31

申请号：US10670624

申请日：2003-09-25

申请人： Kenneth Parker ,  Michael Docherty ,  Gabriel Kohn

发明人： Kenneth Parker ,  Michael Docherty ,  Gabriel Kohn

IPC分类号： F24F6/04 ,  B01F3/04

CPC分类号： F24F6/043 ,  F24F2003/1664 ,  F24F2006/008 ,  Y10S261/46

摘要： A humidifier has a first sealable reservoir feeding water to a second reservoir communicating with ambient atmosphere. A blower is adapted to blow a stream of air through the humidifier to ambient atmosphere, such that the stream of air picks up water vapor from any water that may be in the second reservoir. A feeder valve feeds a quickly-evaporable quantity of water from the first reservoir into the second reservoir. The quickly-evaporable quantity of water in the second reservoir is substantially smaller than the water capacity of the first reservoir. A dry-out mechanism shuts off the feeder valve upon a user command and continues to run the blower at least until the quickly-evaporable quantity of water has evaporated to an extent effective in inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in the microorganism-vulnerable reservoir.

摘要翻译： 加湿器具有向第二储存器供水的第一可密封储存器，其与环境大气连通。 鼓风机适于将空气流通过加湿器吹送到环境大气中，使得空气流从可能在第二储存器中的任何水中拾取水蒸气。 进料阀将快速蒸发的水从第一储存器供给到第二储存器。 第二储存器中快速蒸发的水的量显着小于第一储存器的水容量。 干燥机构根据用户的指令关闭进料阀，并且继续运行鼓风机至少直到快速蒸发的水蒸发到有效抑制微生物脆弱的储层中的微生物生长的程度。