Self contained wall mounted room humidifier

• US 20060202365A1
• Filed: 02/27/2006
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Larry Allen Cluchey
• Original Assignee: Larry Allen Cluchey
• Inventors: Cluchey, Larry Allen
• Application Number:
  US11/363,289
• Publication Number:
  US 20060202365A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 261/117
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2006/006 with water treatment
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 2006/146 using pressurised water for spraying
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 6/12 by forming water dispersions in the air
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 6/18 by injection of steam into the air
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 8/22 using UV light

Abstract

A mist generating, self contained wall mounted room air humidifier ensures substantially complete evaporation of the mist introduced to an air flow drawn from a room environment by preferably providing a bypass air stream of un-humidified room air to cause complete and immediate evaporation.

Claims

1. A self-contained wall mounted room air humidifier that humidifies air drawn from a room environment and causes complete evaporation of the water mist as it is discharged back into the room, said self-contained wall mounted room air humidifier comprising:

a) a housing having an inlet for receiving air from the room and an outlet for discharging the humidified air back into the room, with integral sump for collecting excess water; and

b) a mist generator disposed in the housing for producing a water mist to humidify the air received through the inlet from the room environment; and

c) a mixing chamber that comprises an air stream that is counter flow to the mist generated to enhance the mixing and evaporation of the mist; and

d) a fan, or fans, enclosed in the housing, for moving the air into the mixing chamber, and for providing the by-pass air stream for mixing with the humidified air discharged through the discharge opening, said fans to have provisions for mounting inlet air filters; and

e) said humidifier shall have a by-pass air system to mix un-humidified room air with the humidified discharge air; and

f) said humidifier shall have means of adjustment to control the direction and volume of the by-pass air stream; and

g) the fans shall have provisions to control speed and on/off operation; and

h) the mist generator shall have means to control the amount of mist generated and shall interface with the room humidity control system.

2. The self-contained wall mounted room air humidifier according to claim 1, wherein the housing contains an ultra violet light source to eliminate any residual bacterial contamination that might be present in the water mist.