Patent ID: 7754157
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: A61L,C02F,F24F

Abstract:
1. A humidifier comprising: a water source connected to a reservoir having a water inlet for supplying water thereto; a humidification system including a humidification filter arranged in said reservoir such that at least part thereof is immersed in water and a blowing means for discharging air humidified through said humidification filter, said humidification filter including a first part and a second part; a microorganism remover including a first electrode and a second electrode having different oxidation-reduction potentials and opposing to each other to have a space therebetween and a short circuit part for causing a short circuit between said first electrode and said second electrode, wherein said first electrode comprises a material having a higher oxidation-reduction potential than a material comprising the second electrode and at least said first electrode and said second electrode are arranged in contact with the water in which said humidification filter is immersed in said reservoir, and wherein said microorganism remover constitutes at least part of a passage that passes water entering said reservoir to said humidification filter such that the only water that is supplied to said second part of said humidification filter is the water that passes through said space between said first and second electrodes of said microorganism remover.