Constant humidity evaporative wicking filter humidifier

A humidifier including:

• a supporting base;
• at least one water reservoir tank, at least one wick element and motor driven fan means each mounted relative to said supporting base and positioned in adjacent relationship to each other in said humidifier;
• each said water reservoir tank having av predetermined width, depth and height dimension, at least one wick element and fan blades associated with said motor driven fan extending transversely relative to each said reservoir tank, each said wick element and said motor driven fan being located within the dimensional confines of planes extending through end surfaces at each end of the predetermined height and depth dimensions of each said water reservoir tank;
• each said water reservoir tank being enclosed, refillable and removably positioned relative to said supporting base to facilitate refilling thereof, each said water reservoir tank also being constructed to dispense water into a catch basin associated with said supporting base;
• said catch basin including a channel portion located beneath each said reservoir tank and extending laterally therefrom to an adjacent catch basin area, said catch basin including said adjacent catch basin area being substantially enclosed against exposure to air during operation of said humidifier;
• a housing mounted relative to said supporting base for containing each said wick element, said motor driven fan and at least said adjacent catch basin area, said housing including air inflow openings provided along a first face and air discharge openings provided along a second face;
• each said wick element being mounted in fixed position in said humidifier during operation and being removable from said humidifier for replacement or cleansing, each said wick element also having a lower end positioned in said adjacent catch basin area for absorbing water up into the wick element by capillary action;
• means for providing predetermined constant humidification of air, said last mentioned means including means associated with each water reservoir tank for maintaining a predetermined constant water depth in said catch basin above the lower end of each said wick element for constant wetting thereof;
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• said motor driven fan positioned relative to each said wick element for directing air through said air flow openings for movement through each said wick element and for discharge from the humidifier with increased humidity through said air discharge openings into the surrounding atmosphere;
• the relationship of each said wick element and motor driven fan to each said water reservoir tank providing a compact and efficient humidifier.

In a humidifier including a supporting base, the improvement comprising:

• at least one water reservoir tank, at least one wick element and motor driven fan means each mounted relative to said supporting base and positioned in adjacent relationship to each other in said humidifier, each said water reservoir tank having a predetermined width, depth and height dimension, each said wick element and said motor driven fan being located within the dimensional confines of planes extending through and surfaces at each end of the predetermined height and depth dimensions of each said water reservoir tank, each said water reservoir tank being enclosed, refillable and removably positioned relative to said supporting base to facilitate refilling thereof, each said water reservoir tank also being constructed to dispense water into a catch basin associated with said supporting base, said catch basin including a channel portion located beneath each said reservoir tank and extending laterally therefrom to an adjacent catch basin area, each said wick element being mounted in fixed position in said humidifier during operation and being removable from said humidifier for replacement or cleaning, each said wick element also having a lower end positioned in said adjacent catch basin area for absorbing water up into the wick element by capillary action, means for providing predetermined constant humidification of air, said last mentioned means including means associated with each water reservoir tank for maintaining a predetermined constant water depth in said catch basing above the lower end of each said wick element for constant wetting thereof, and said motor driven fan positioned relative to each said wick element for direction air with increased humidity through each said wick element for discharge from the humidifier into the surrounding atmosphere, the relationship of each said wick element and motor driven fan to each said water reservoir tank providing a compact and efficient humidifier.

A humidifier including:

• a rectangularly shaped supporting base having spaced ends connected to spaced longer sides;
• at least one enclosed and refillable water reservoir tank removably mounted to said supporting base along one end and extending a predetermined distance along both spaced longer sides of said supporting base;
• a housing mounted to said supporting base and being configured and dimensioned to fill the remainder of the supporting base which remains unoccupied by each said water reservoir tank;
• at least one stationary wick element and a motor driven fan contained within said housing for directing air through said at least one wick element and for discharging air with increased humidity into the surrounding atmosphere, each said wick element also being removable from said housing for replacement or cleaning;
• each said water reservoir tank having a predetermined width, depth and height dimension, said housing including each said wick element and said motor driven fan being located within the dimensional confines of planes extending through end surfaces at each end of the predetermined height and depth dimensions of each said water reservoir tank;
• a catch basin of predetermined depth associated with said supporting base and including a channel portion for receiving water from said at least one water reservoir tank and for transporting water to said at least open wick element, said at least one wick element having its lower end positioned within the catch basin below the water for absorbing water up into the at least one wick element by capillary action;
• means for providing predetermined constant humidification of air, said last mentioned means including means for maintaining a predetermined constant water depth in said catch basin for constant wetting of the lower end of said at least one wick element in order to permit air with increased humidity to be directed by said fan through said water absorbed at least one wick element for discharge into the surrounding atmosphere;
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• said motor driven fan positioned relative to each said wick element for directing air with increased humidity through each said wick element for discharge from the humidifier into the surrounding atmosphere;
• the relationship of each said wick element and motor driven fan to each said water reservoir tank providing a compact and efficient humidifier.