Patent ID: 7375944
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: H01T

Abstract:
1. An ionizer for generating ionized air by applying a high voltage to a discharge electrode and bringing about corona discharge, comprising: an electrode assembly having a main body supporting the discharge electrode in a configuration to surround an entirety of the discharge electrode other than a front end thereof, said electrode assembly further having a clean gas path along a front end portion of the discharge electrode in the main body, said clean gas path having a clean gas outlet coaxial with the front end of the discharge electrode, wherein a region of the main body around and forward of the front end of the discharge electrode is exposed to external atmospheric air, and wherein the main body of said electrode assembly has an inclined surface for guiding the external atmospheric air toward a position forward and spaced apart from the front end of the discharge electrode along a lengthwise direction of the discharge electrode so that the external atmospheric air merges with a clean gas flowing out from said clean gas outlet.