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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2012
Takahiro Sakai, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Akira Morikawa, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Koji Ota, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yasutaka Inanaga, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yasuhiro Tanimura, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Tsutsumi, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Takahiro Sakai, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Akira Morikawa, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Koji Ota, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yasutaka Inanaga, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yasuhiro Tanimura, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hiroshi Tsutsumi, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Mitsbuishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A humidifier includes a first electrode that is a porous metal body having a three-dimensional porous structure, a second electrode that is a conductor electrode arranged opposite to the first electrode with a space of a predetermined distance from the first electrode, a power supply that forms an electric field in the space between the first electrode and the second electrode, a water supply unit that supplies water to the first electrode, and a fan that sends air to the space to evaporate and disperse the water that is supplied from the water supply unit to the first electrode and retained by the first electrode.