Patent ID: 9599356
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B01F,C02F,F04D,F04F,F24F,Y02A

Claim:
1. A humidifying apparatus comprising: a base comprising a chamber; a water tank removably mounted on the base for supplying water to the chamber; an impeller and a motor for driving the impeller to generate an air flow; an inlet duct for conveying the air flow to the chamber; a humidifier for humidifying the air flow with water from the chamber; an ultraviolet radiation generator for irradiating water stored in the chamber; and an outlet duct for conveying the humidified air flow from the chamber; wherein a detachable section of the apparatus is opaque to ultraviolet radiation and is positioned over the chamber when the water tank is mounted on the base, the detachable section comprising an air inlet of the outlet duct and a flange for occluding a peripheral portion of the chamber.