Mist generating device, and dishwasher and washing machine using same
US7828909B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B17/0615
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A mist generating device includes a mist generation vibrator, and a sealed vessel accommodating therein a fluid and provided at a side of a vibrating surface of the mist generation vibrator. A wall portion which constitutes a part of the sealed vessel and faces the mist generation vibrator has a thin film membrane and a mist of liquid outside the sealed vessel is generated by ultrasonic vibration transmitted from the mist generation vibrator via the fluid in the sealed vessel and the thin film membrane.
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