Humidifier
US8777187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24F6/04
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A domestic humidifier (10) is disclosed as including a water tank (34) for containing water, a basin (30) in a liquid communicable relationship with the tank (34), an adsorption medium (28) for breaking down water delivered to the adsorption medium (28) into water droplets floatable in air, a pump (22) for delivering water from the basin (30) to the adsorption medium (28), in which the tank (34) includes a water inlet (36) and a cover (38), and the cover (38) is movable to selectively close or open said water inlet (36).
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