Removable cartridge for liquid diffusion device and cartridge insert thereof
AssigneeProlitec Inc.
InventorsMatthew Ansley, Nathan Sward
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Abstract
An insert of a cartridge for use with a liquid diffusing device is provided. The insert includes a body, an inlet provided in the body to receive diffused liquid generated within the cartridge during operation of the liquid diffusing device, an outlet zone defined at least in part by the body through which to discharge the diffused liquid toward an external environment, and a tortuous passage extending between the inlet and the outlet zone to aid in further reducing an average particle size of the diffused liquid as the diffused liquid moves through the tortuous passage. Removable cartridges for use with a diffusion device are also provided which include such an insert.
Claims24
An insert of a cartridge for use with a liquid diffusing device, the insert comprising:
- a body;
- an inlet provided in the body to receive diffused liquid generated within the cartridge during operation of the liquid diffusing device;
- an outlet zone defined at least in part by the body through which to discharge the diffused liquid toward an external environment;
- and
- a tortuous passage extending between the inlet and the outlet zone to aid in further reducing an average particle size of the diffused liquid as the diffused liquid moves through the tortuous passage, and
- wherein the inlet is located at a periphery of the body, the outlet zone is located at a central region of the body, and the tortuous passage spirals between the inlet and the outlet zone.
An insert of a cartridge for use with a liquid diffusing device, the insert comprising:
- a body;
- an inlet provided in the body to receive diffused liquid generated within the cartridge during operation of the liquid diffusing device;
- an outlet zone defined at least in part by the body through which to discharge the diffused liquid toward an external environment;
- and
- a tortuous passage extending between the inlet and the outlet zone to aid in further reducing an average particle size of the diffused liquid as the diffused liquid moves through the tortuous passage, and
- wherein a lower portion of the body includes an indentation having an impaction surface to be impinged upon by diffused liquid during operation of the liquid diffusing device.
An insert of a cartridge for use with a liquid diffusing device, the insert comprising:
- a body;
- an inlet provided in the body to receive diffused liquid generated within the cartridge during operation of the liquid diffusing device;
- an outlet zone defined at least in part by the body through which to discharge the diffused liquid toward an external environment;
- and
- a tortuous passage extending between the inlet and the outlet zone to aid in further reducing an average particle size of the diffused liquid as the diffused liquid moves through the tortuous passage, a cross-sectional profile of at least a portion of the tortuous passage narrowing in a downstream direction.
A cartridge for use with a liquid diffusing device, the cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge housing defining an internal housing cavity partially filled with a liquid to be diffused;
- a diffusion head positioned within the internal housing cavity, the diffusion head including a venturi device for generating a diffused liquid from the liquid contained in the internal housing cavity;
- and
- an insert positioned downstream of the diffusion head, the insert including an inlet to receive the diffused liquid generated by the venturi device, an outlet zone through which to discharge the diffused liquid toward an external environment, and a tortuous passage extending between the inlet and the outlet zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.