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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2006
Shousuke Akisada, Hikone, JP;
Sumio Wada, Hikone, JP;
Toshihisa Hirai, Hikone, JP;
Kishiko Hirai, Legal Representative, Hikone, JP;
Mikio Itou, Hikone, JP;
Kyohei Kada, Hikone, JP;
Shousuke Akisada, Hikone, JP;
Sumio Wada, Hikone, JP;
Toshihisa Hirai, Hikone, JP;
Kishiko Hirai, legal representative, Hikone, JP;
Mikio Itou, Hikone, JP;
Kyohei Kada, Hikone, JP;
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An emitter electrode is cooled by a cooler to generate condensed water which is charged by a high voltage applied between the emitter electrode and an opposed electrode and is discharged as a mist of charged minute water particles. A controller is provided to vary a temperature drop to a predetermined minimum temperature in dependence of an environmental temperature detected by a temperature sensor. The temperature drop is made variable in proportion to the environmental temperature. Accordingly, a sufficient amount of water can be condensed on the emitter electrode simply by controlling the cooling of the emitter electrode without relying upon an environmental humidity.