Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090179092 | Electrostatic atomizer for use in a motor vehicle - An electrostatic atomizer, for use in a motor vehicle, includes a discharge electrode, a water supply unit for cooling the discharge electrode to generate water condensed on the discharge electrode, and a high voltage applying unit for applying a high voltage to the water on the discharge electrode to electrostatically atomize the water. The electrostatic atomizer is arranged in a ceiling of the motor vehicle. The electrostatic atomizer further includes an ejection portion provided in the ceiling of the motor vehicle for ejecting electrically-charged water particles generated by electrostatic atomization and an ejection direction changing unit provided in the ejection portion for changing an ejection direction of the electrically-charged water particles. | 07-16-2009 |
20090321544 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZING APPARATUS FOR USE IN VEHICLE - An electrostatic atomizing apparatus is used in a vehicle having an air conditioning system equipped with an air duct for delivering air into a passenger compartment, comprising a discharge electrode, an opposite electrode opposed to the discharge electrode, a cooler for cooling the discharge electrode, a high voltage power source for applying a high voltage between the discharge electrode and the opposite electrode so as to electrostatically atomize the condensed water deposited on the predetermined portion of the discharge electrode into mist, and a mist introducing pipe that introduces the mist into the air duct. | 12-31-2009 |
20100243768 | Air Conditioner Including Electrostatic Atomization Device - An airflow passage of an air conditioner includes an intake port, which draws in air, and an outlet port, which is in communication with the intake port and emits air conditioning current. An electrostatic atomization device used with the air conditioner is in communication with the airflow passage and includes a discharge electrode, a water supply device, which supplies water to the discharge electrode, and a high voltage application device, which applies high voltage to the discharge electrode and generates charged micro-particle water through electrostatic atomization. The electrostatic atomization device additionally generates ozone when generating the charged micro-particle water and emits the ozone into the airflow passage with the charged micro-particle water. A controller controls concentration of the ozone emitted from the outlet port of the airflow passage at an appropriate concentration during operation of the air conditioner. | 09-30-2010 |
20110073685 | BLOWING DEVICE INCLUDING AN ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZER - A blowing device includes an air flow path with an outlet from which to inject an air stream, and an electrostatic atomizer, arranged outside the air flow path, for generating charged water particles by electrostatic atomization. The charged water particles generated in the electrostatic atomizer are supplied into the air flow path through a communication path. A honeycomb filter containing active carbon is arranged within the communication path. | 03-31-2011 |
20110101134 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - The present invention provides an electrostatic atomizing apparatus for a vehicle that is mounted in a vehicle and purifies a vehicle interior, having: an electrostatic atomizer comprising an electrode that generates an electric field when high voltage is applied thereto in a state where water is being supplied, to thereby turn the water into charged corpuscle water in the form of mist which is charged in either plus or minus, a water supply unit that supplies water to the electrode, and an emission outlet that emits the charged corpuscle water into the vehicle interior; and a potential holding unit that is installed in an on-vehicle component which a passenger contacts, and is used for holding a potential of the on-vehicle component at a potential at which the charged corpuscle water is continuously attracted to and absorbed by the passenger in contact with the on-vehicle component. | 05-05-2011 |
20110126551 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZING DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER USING SAME - An electrostatic atomizing device includes an atomizing electrode which generates charged fine water particles negatively charged in the form of mist, by generating an electric field when a high negative voltage is applied thereto in a state in which water is supplied; a water supply portion which supplies the water to the atomizing electrode; a discharge detection portion which detects whether negative ion discharge, indicating discharge in which only negative ions are generated without generating the charged fine water particles, is occurring at the atomizing electrode or not; and a control portion which reduces the electric field intensity of the electric field generated by the atomizing electrode when the discharge detection portion detects the occurrence of the negative ion discharge. | 06-02-2011 |
20110192920 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT - An in-vehicle compartment electrostatic atomization device (A) for use in the passenger compartment of a vehicle. The in-vehicle compartment electrostatic atomization device (A) includes water supply unit ( | 08-11-2011 |
20110259980 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZING APPARATUS FOR USE IN VEHICLE - An electrostatic atomizing apparatus is used in a vehicle having an air conditioning system equipped with an air duct for delivering air into a passenger compartment, comprising a discharge electrode, an opposite electrode opposed to the discharge electrode, a cooler for cooling the discharge electrode, a high voltage power source for applying a high voltage between the discharge electrode and the opposite electrode so as to electrostatically atomize the condensed water deposited on the predetermined portion of the discharge electrode into mist, and a mist introducing pipe that introduces the mist into the air duct. | 10-27-2011 |
20130161423 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - An electrostatic atomization system for a vehicle includes an electrostatic atomization device that generates and emits charged micro-particle water from an emission port, a vehicle interior introduction port arranged in an instrument panel in a vehicle interior, and a communication duct that connects the emission port and the vehicle interior introduction port to emit the charged micro-particle water from the vehicle interior introduction port to the vehicle interior. The communication duct includes a first curved portion, which is arranged between the emission port and the vehicle interior introduction port and curved downward in a lower position than the vehicle interior introduction port, and a second curved portion, which is arranged between the first curved portion and the emission port and curved upward in an upper position than the first curved portion. | 06-27-2013 |
20140203117 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZING APPARATUS - An electrostatic atomizing apparatus is provided with a discharge electrode, a water feeder for supplying water to the electrode, and a high voltage supply configured to generate a high intensity electric field to electrostatically atomize the water supplied to the discharge electrode. The electrode and the high voltage supply are held by an identical circuit substrate. | 07-24-2014 |