Electrical apparatus for vaporizing of active substances

US5222186A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Globol GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Georg Schimanski · Hagen, DE
• Horst Hautmann · Neubukow, DE
• Jurgen Fischer · Backnang, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 6, 1991
• Grant date: Jun 22, 1993
• Expiry date: Dec 6, 2011

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L9/03
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

To provide an electrical apparatus for vaporizing active substances, perfumes or the like volatile substances, consisting of a housing having an electrical heating means and a container for liquid to be vaporized connectable to the housing, in the container a wick or the like being mounted by means of which the liquid is supplied to the heating means, and the wick passes through the heating means at a through passage adapted to the wick, the heating means further consisting of a ceramic heating body with electrical heating coil let into said body, said coil having a high functional reliability and long life with simple production, it is proposed that the heating body (2) comprises a recess (8) which extends tangentially to its through passage (5) and which is made rectilinear and into which the heating coil (7) is inserted, and which is filled with potting composition, the electrical leads (9) of the heating coil (7) being led out of the heating body (2) substantially coaxially to the heating coil (7).