Shower head provided with an ultraviolet lamp
OwnerAntonius Van Remmeninventor
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Abstract
An arrangement for irradiating a liquid with ultraviolet radiation. The arrangement includes a low-pressure mercury lamp placed inside a hermetically sealed housing. In addition, inside the housing a converter or a transformer is provided such that the arrangement may operate from a safe, low supply voltage. The housing further includes a humidity sensor, which switches off the supply voltage as soon as a crack or another leak is detected in the housing. The arrangement may advantageously be incorporated into a shower head or another sanitary provision, when a complete sterilization of the supplied water is desirable.
Claims10
Arrangement for irradiating a liquid with ultraviolet radiation, and for controlling micro-organisms in the liquid, comprising an enclosure of which at least part of a wall is at least partially transparent to ultraviolet radiation;
- a gas discharge lamp, contained in the enclosure;
- connecting means for connecting a supply voltage, wherein the enclosure moreover contains a converter or a transformer for transforming the supply voltage to a working voltage for the gas discharge lamp;
- and a humidity sensor, arranged for switching off the supply voltage or the converter in case of leak or fracture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.