Apparatus for conditioning air
AssigneeAppliance Development Corporation
InventorDov Z. Glucksman
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Abstract
A humidifier including a steam generator with a container for water and an immersed heating module. The heating module has a spherical shape and is formed of a stainless steel outer surface and an aluminum inner body. Electrical heating coils are affixed to the aluminum body to heat the aluminum body and transfer heat through the stainless steel into water. The composite of the inner and outer bodies provides efficient heat transfer for boiling water. The stainless steel resists any permanent adherence of residue to the heating module during the boiling process. Steam from the boiling water transfers through a mixing stack to surrounding air in the humidifier.
Claims26
A device that produces steam comprising:
- A) a base unit including power connections and defining first and second receiving positions,
- B) a water tank unit for allowing water to exit said water tank when said water tank unit is installed at said first receiving position, and
- C) a removable steam generator at said second receiving position, said removable steam generator including:
- i) a container that receives water in a boiling chamber,
- ii) an aqueduct for directing water from said water tank unit to said boiling chamber,
- iii) a semispherically shaped immersion heater located in said boiling chamber and adapted for connection to said power connections, and
- iv) a sealing structure for attaching said immersion heater to said container, and
- D) directing means attached to said steam generator for directing steam to an output of said device.
A humidifier comprising:
- A) a base unit including power connections arid controls and defining first and second receiving positions,
- B) a water tank unit for allowing water to exit said water tank unit when said water tank unit is installed at said first receiving position,
- C) a removable steam generator at said second receiving position, said removable steam generator including:
- i) a container that receives water,
- ii) an immersion heater located in said container and connected to said power connections,
- iii) a chimney with a first end that circumscribes said immersion heater to define a boiling chamber and a second end with an exhaust opening, and
- iv) means for conveying water from said water tank unit to said boiling chamber, and
- D) a mixing stack having a first end aligned with said chimney and an exhaust opening at a second end thereof whereby steam from said chimney mixes with air in said stack to be discharged as humidified air from said exhaust opening.
A humidifier comprising:
- A) a support assembly with a base unit having first and second displaced receiving positions and a steam generator in said base unit at the second receiving position, and
- B) a removable upper assembly including:
- i) a shroud for engaging said support assembly in a predetermined relationship and having a port at an upper portion thereof,
- ii) a water tank unit connected to said shroud for alignment with the first receiving position, and
- iii) a mixing tube extending from said port to align with said steam generator and being external to said water tank unit, whereby said upper assembly is readily removable from said support assembly for filling the water tank unit and cleaning the steam generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.