Patent ID: 8894046
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
1. A humidifier, comprising: a base including a chamber for receiving water; at least one reservoir removably mounted on the base for providing water to the base chamber; an atomizer provided in the base for aerosolizing water from the base chamber; a duct removably mounted on the base, the duct including a first chamber and a second chamber, the first and second chambers separated by a baffle that prevents fluid communication therebetween, the second chamber enclosing the atomizer and venting humidified air from the humidifier, the second chamber including an aperture; and an anti-contamination system mounted to the base and arranged to be received within the duct first chamber, the anti-contamination system including a housing, an ultraviolet (UV) light source mounted within the housing for emitting UV light to interact with at least one of the aerosolized water and humidified air, and a window at least partially transparent to UV light mounted in the housing, wherein the window is aligned with the aperture to provide UV light to the second chamber.