Patent · US Expired

Air treatment apparatus and method

US5078046A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 24, 1989
Grant dateJan 7, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 24, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S261/17
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air treatment system for a vehicle or other habitable structure. The apparatus includes a supply of treating fluid, a pump and spray nozzle arrangement, and a control system. The spray nozzle discharges the treating liquid in an atomized condition within an air circulation conduit, and the control system insures that there is air flow taking place in the conduit before atomization begins and that air flow is still continuing after cessation of atomization. The sequences is insured by a logic control and the pump is actuated through a timer and relay arrangement. An automatic conditioned responsive mode of operation can also be provided.

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