7786results about "Air humidification systems" patented technology

The present disclosure relates to atomizers for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The atomizer may include a liquid transport element and a wire continuously extending along a longitudinal length thereof. The wire may define end portions, contact portions, and a heating portion. The wire may be continuously wound about the liquid transport element such that each of the portions of the wire defines coils. A related input, cartridge, and method of forming atomizers also provided.

A liquid material vaporization apparatus for a semiconductor processing apparatus includes: a vaporization tank; an inner partition wall disposed in the tank for dividing the interior of the tank into a charging compartment and a vaporization compartment which are liquid-communicatable with each other over an upper edge of the inner partition wall. A liquid material charged in the charging compartment overflows over the upper edge of the inner partition wall toward the vaporization compartment to store and vaporize the liquid material in the vaporization compartment.

[Problems] To prevent both slips caused by damage from projections, and slips caused by adhesive force occurring due to excessive smoothing.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The heat treating apparatus includes a processing chamber for heat treating wafers and a boat for supporting the wafers in the processing chamber. The boat further includes a wafer holder in contact with the wafer and a main body for supporting the wafer holder. The wafer holder diameter is 63 to 73 percent of the wafer diameter, and the surface roughness Ra of the portion of the wafer holder in contact with the wafer is set from 1 μm to 1,000 μm. The wafer can be supported so that the amount of wafer displacement is minimal and both slips due to damage from projections on the wafer holder surface, and slips due to the adhesive force occurring because of excessive smoothing can be prevented in that state.

The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device may include a control body and a cartridge. The cartridge may include a base, a flow director, an outer body, a reservoir substrate, an outer body, and a mouthpiece. Heating elements may be molded into the flow director. The flow director may be welded to the base and the outer body, or the base and the flow director may include deformable ribs that engage the outer body. The flow director and the outer body may cooperatively define a reservoir compartment in which the reservoir substrate and the atomizer are received. The flow director and the base may define an electronics compartment in which an electronic control component is received. A related assembly method is also provided.

A UV sterilizing humidifier includes a water box body provided with a water-storing box bored with a water inlet fixed with a first silica tube connected with one end of a glass tube having another end connected with a second silica tube, which is connected with the inlet tube of the water-storing tank of a main body. The water box body is installed with a UV sterilizing lamp positioned under the glass tube and having its circumference provided with an isolating layer for preventing UV light from transmitting to the outer environment. The water box body further has an atomization chamber for receiving atomized substance. A main body is disposed with a water-storing tank for storing a proper amount of water, an oscillator for atomizing the water inside and a detecting element for detecting the water amount therein for insuring safety of using the humidifier.

In an electronic cigarette, separate cartridge and vaporizer units are provided. The cartridge unit may have a cartridge tube containing a liquid with a seal sealing the liquid within the cartridge tube. The vaporizer unit may have a piercer and a heater, with the front side of the vaporizer unit moveable into engagement with the cartridge unit, causing the piercer to pierce the seal in preparation for use of the electronic cigarette. A battery may be connected to a back side of the vaporizer unit. The vaporizer unit may also have and an electronic circuit electrically connected to the heater and to an inhalation sensor.

The present application discloses an electronic cigarette atomizer and an electronic cigarette using the electronic cigarette atomizer. The electronic cigarette atomizer comprises a plurality of atomizing assemblies, and each atomizing assembly includes at least one heating wire and defines a smoke channel configured to discharge smoke. The atomizing assemblies are all coaxial and thereby form a string, and the smoke channels of every two adjacent atomizing assemblies communicate with each other. The heating wires of all the atomizing assemblies are electrically connected successively, and the heating wire of each atomizing assembly is entirely or partially received in the smoke channel of the atomizing assembly. Pluralities of detachable connecting structure are mounted between every two adjacent atomizing assemblies to detachably connect every two adjacent atomizing assemblies with each other.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for rapid flash-like volatilization of high and low vapor pressure components from liquid or solid emanators which is in contact with a point or localized heat source. Vaporization is promoted by a geometrically small electrically resistive heating element with variable activation for pulsed or cyclic heating of an emanating surface containing the volatile components. The apparatus is primarily directed towards the treatment of residential air for fragrancing, odor elimination, treatment of insects or pests, air sanitization, air and surface antibacterial or antimicrobial treatment, or other ambient air or surface modification by way of gas or vapor distribution.

A novel apparatus for producing combined presentation of light and aroma to produce a desired overall sensory effect. The includes a fragrance dispenser (31), a light source (42), an audio system (52), and a microprocessor (99). The fragrance dispenser (31) is refillable and controllable, so as to adjust the rate at which the fragrance dispenser dispenses a fragrance. The light source (42) comprises a plurality of LEDs (40a-40c) of at least two different colors and is controllable so as to adjust the operation of the plurality of LEDs (40a-40c). The audio system (52) controls sounds to be emitted from the apparatus. The microprocessor (99) controls the rate at which the fragrance dispenser (31) dispenses fragrance and the operation of the light source (42) and audio system (52).

The present invention discloses an atomizer head assembly, comprising: an outer tube; an inner tube disposed in the outer tube, having a outer supporter openings formed on a lateral side of wall of the inner tube; a liquid storage chamber formed between the inner tube and the outer tube; a liquid inlet opening formed on a lateral side of wall of the outer tube; and an atomizing member having an end arranged in the one or more outer supporter openings. Moreover, the atomizing head assembly of the present invention comprises a plurality of atomizing members for atomizing liquid electrically connected in parallel and spatially arrange in various configurations, such that the atomizer head assembly can operated with an elevated voltage such that the heat generated per unit time by the atomizer head assembly is increased and the volume of atomized cigarette liquid in the atomizing chamber is increased accordingly.

The operating efficiency of indirect evaporative cooling processes and indirect evaporative cooling apparatus employing a dry side channel and a wet side channel separated by a heat exchange plate are improved by placement of holes in the heat exchange plate. Further improvements are obtained when the flow direction in the wet side channel is cross-current to the flow direction in the dry side channel. Placement of desiccant materials in the dry side channel also serve to improve the operating efficiencies of these processes and apparatus.

[OBJECTS AND PROBLEMS] Relating to a mist generator capable of emitting any of chemical substances used in life, such as perfumes, pharmaceuticals and pesticides, in the form of fog or vapor. An object of the invention is to attain means for efficiently atomizing liquid, means for easily and rapidly switching the type of chemical substance emitted and a compact apparatus of good maintainability. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] An apparatus comprises an ultrasonic transducer; an ultrasonic propagation medium disposed so as to fill a plane of vibration of the transducer; liquid retaining means disposed so as to be in contact with an end face of the medium; and an ultrasonic focusing reflecting mechanism (concave reflection mirror) disposed in an ultrasonic propagation path, thereby the apparatus attains discharging into air and atomization of the liquid by means of ultrasonic waves. Atomization efficiency is enhanced by the use of an ultrasonic reflection tube, and mist emission is carried out. Use is made of a compact liquid container equipped at its bottom with an ultrasonic transmission membrane. Various types of liquids can be atomized by changing the direction of ultrasonic course. Mist can be emitted by means of a thermal current as heating means. IC tag is attached to the liquid retaining means or liquid injection means.

A cartomizer assembly of an electronic cigarette which is formed from automated assembly compatible parts comprises a container assembly including a container and a heater coil surrounding a wick in an airflow space of the container. The entire coil of the heater coil is inside the container and the heater coil is configured to heat liquid on the wick to generate an aerosol mist during a vaporization process. A liquid storage space is in liquid communication with the wick and is operable to supply liquid to the wick. The heater, the wick, and the container are shaped such that the heater and wick can be dropped into the container during automated assembly thereof and be directed to and located at a desired location in the container.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining a command which controls a device in a heating ventilation aid-conditioning (HVAC) system 10. A plurality of comfort related values are entered by occupants of an environment to be air conditioned. A rule-base takes the comfort related values, and one or more rules are applied to these so as to produce a fuzzy results. This is then defuzzified so as to obtain a crisp device command value.

Breathing assistance apparatus including humidifier (4) and heated conduit (6) adapted to deliver humidified gases at desired and accurate level of humidity to patient. Humidifier includes controller (18) that delivers flow rate, temperature and humidity of gases and then determines required power input to deliver gases as required. Need for external sensors is dispensed with providing simple and less bulky apparatus.

A multi-functional electrical vaporizer for a liquid substance includes a bottle for holding the liquid substance, a wick for drawing the liquid substance out of the bottle, an electrical heating device positioned proximate to an upper portion of the wick, an electrical plug assembly, an electrical circuit for powering the electrical heating device, a housing structure with respect to which the bottle is detachably secured and in which at least the electrical plug assembly, the electrical circuit, and the electrical heating device are disposed, and a cover that is joined to and at least partially covers the housing structure. The housing structure, which includes a first shell and a second shell that are joined together, is configured to receive any of a plurality of different additional functional devices. The cover is provided with at least one access window corresponding to whatever additional functional device the housing structure is to be equipped with.

In a vapor delivery device, a carrier or an expedient for an active ingredient is a liquid that can be vaporized by exposure to a concentrated, focused heating point using an efficient electrical power source. The device may have a vaporizing element and an electrical power source in a housing. A switch controls supply of electrical power to the vaporizing element from the electrical power source. A tube connects a liquid reservoir to the vaporizing element. A first valve, a second valve, and a pump are generally associated with the tube. A lever pivotally supported on or in the housing may be positioned to operate the first valve, the second valve, the pump and the switch, via pivoting movement of the lever. The device efficiently provides a uniform dose of vapor with each actuation.

The present invention relates to an electronic cigarette atomizing device. An atomizer includes an atomizing rod and an electric heating filament wrapped around the atomizing rod, wherein the atomizing rod has a hollow tubular structure made of a non-glass fiber material and a high temperature insulating material. A middle of the atomizing rod is equipped with a liquid guiding rope made of a non-glass fiber material. Multiple liquid guiding holes are radially formed on and penetrate side walls of the atomizing rod in such a manner that a cigarette liquid of the liquid guiding rope is capable of flowing through the liquid guiding holes to the electric heating filament for being atomized. A liquid guiding part of the atomizer is made of a non glass fiber material so as to prevent people from inhaling harmful glass fiber particles.

The invention discloses a ventilation device, which aims to solve the problem that the conventional ventilation device does not have an air adjusting function. The device comprises a pedestal, a high-speed air blower and an annular ejector, wherein the high-speed air blower is arranged at the bottom of the pedestal; the annular ejector is arranged at an air outlet of the high-speed air blower and is fixed on the pedestal; and the air inlet or the air outlet of the high-speed air blower is provided with a vapor generator which is fixed on the pedestal for producing water vapor. In the ventilation device, the water vapor is produced through the vapor generator and is ejected through an atomization nozzle at a high speed to produce fog of smaller granularity, so that a hot air flow can more easily absorb the latent heat of vaporization, and the ventilation device has a humidification effect and a heat absorption and temperature reduction effect on a large amount of hot air sucked by the annular nozzle, and brings comfortable cool air similar to air on the shore of a lake or a sea to the surrounding environment. In the ventilation device, an external circulating device is not required to be mounted, so the cost is low; the space is not required to be closed, so that air convection is guaranteed; and the ventilation device is more energy-saving in the same temperature reduction range compared with a fan and an air conditioner, and can be used conveniently and safely.