Air humidifier

US5514193A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• LTG Lufttechnische Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung · DE

Inventors

• Gerd-Eugen Schaal · Stuttgart, DE
• Paul Wenger · Ditzingen, DE
• Klaus Gunther · Voerde, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 31, 1993
• Grant date: May 7, 1996
• Expiry date: Aug 31, 2013

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02B30/54
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An air humidifier includes a chamber through which a stream of air flows, a liquid atomizing device arranged in the chamber for humidifying the air flowing through the chamber, and an adjustable water separator located downstream of the atomizing device for separating excess water drops from the humidified air in accordance with predetermined humidification parameters.