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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1995
Gil Ching, Cagnes sur Mer, FR;
Anne Giovanini, Valbonne, FR;
Daniel Guyomar, Nice, FR;
Jean-Denis Sauzade, Grasse, FR;
Georges Fonzes, Antibes, FR;
Michel Gschwind, Grasse, FR;
Jean Lauretti, Le Cannet, FR;
IMRA Europe SA, Valbonne, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a spraying device including a tank which is open at its upper part, capable of containing a liquid to be sprayed, such as water, while being filled up to its opening, a piozoelectric element capable of emitting waves into the liquid and fan means for creating a circulation of air in the vicinity of the surface of the liquid. The waves are focused in the vicinity of the opening of the tank, and the cross-section of the tank (1) has a progressive constriction towards the opening (2) of the tank (1).