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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Takeshi Yano, Kyoto-shi, JP;
Toshihisa Hirai, Hikone-shi, JP;
Kishiko Hirai, Legal Representative, Hikone-shi, JP;
Sumio Wada, Hikone-shi, JP;
Akihide Sugawa, Hikone-shi, JP;
Tatsuhiko Matsumoto, Habikino-shi, JP;
Shousuke Akisada, Hikone-shi, JP;
Takeshi Yano, Kyoto-shi, JP;
Toshihisa Hirai, Hikone-shi, JP;
Kishiko Hirai, legal representative, Hikone-shi, JP;
Sumio Wada, Hikone-shi, JP;
Akihide Sugawa, Hikone-shi, JP;
Tatsuhiko Matsumoto, Habikino-shi, JP;
Shousuke Akisada, Hikone-shi, JP;
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An electrostatically atomizing device includes a housing and an electrostatically atomizing unit disposed within the housing. The atomizing unit includes an emitter electrode and an heat exchanger. The heat exchanger cools the emitter electrode to develop condensed water. A high voltage is applied to the emitter electrode in order to electrostatically atomizing the condensed water and generate a mist of charged minute water particles. The housing accommodates a fan generating an air flow accelerating a heat radiation of the heat exchanger, and a high voltage source generating the high voltage applied to the emitter electrode. The heat exchanger has its heat radiator section exposed to a flow passage of the air flow. The atomizing unit is formed with an air inlet for introducing the air flow which carries the mist of the charged minute water particles and release the mist. The atomizing unit and the high voltage source are arranged on opposite sides of the flow passage. A first air intake port for feeding the forced air flow from the fan and a second air intake port for feeding the air flow into the high voltage source are positioned upstream of a second air intake port which introduce the forced air flow into the flow passage.