Electrical evaporator including fan and louver structure
US7341698B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F8/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An evaporator, for use with a bottle containing a substance to be evaporated and a wick that has its lower portion disposed within the bottle and its upper portion protruding from the bottle, includes a housing in which the bottle is retained, a fan, disposed within the housing, for creating an airstream, and a louver structure, disposed downstream of the fan, for directing the airstream created by the fan upwardly and away from the upper portion of the wick. Preferably, the louver structure includes a plurality of louvers inclined at an angle between about 20 degrees to about 60 degrees relative to horizontal.
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