Mist generating device

A mist generating device comprising:

• a housing having a water tank for storing water;
• a heater provided in the water tank for heating the water in the water tank;
• a shaft portion provided in the housing and extending in a vertical direction;
• a motor connected to the shaft portion;
• an impeller disposed on the shaft portion to be rotatable by means of the motor in a horizontal direction about a rotation axis that is the shaft portion;
• a nozzle for jetting the water in the water tank toward the impeller;
• and
• a pump for delivering the water in the water tank to the nozzle;
• wherein the impeller includes a plurality of blades arranged along a rotation direction of the impeller and configured to collide with the water jetted from the nozzle;
• and an upper plate and a lower plate situated on upper ends and lower ends of the plurality of blades, respectively, and arranged to sandwich the plurality of blades,
• wherein the water jetted from the nozzle collides with the blades to thereby smash the water and generate mist,
• wherein the housing is provided with a mist releasing port for releasing the mist generated in the housing outwardly of the housing.