Patent Publication Number: US-10788205-B2

Title: Atomizing system

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/528,311, filed on Jul. 3, 2017, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention generally relates to an atomizer device, more particularly to an atomizing system including an atomizer device connected to a liquid supply zone and a gas supply zone. The atomizer device produces an atomized liquid, and the delivery device connected to the atomizer device can guide the atomized liquid to flow into the atomized liquid application apparatus, so that the atomized liquid application apparatus can maintain humidity within a set range. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     In recent years, the atomizing device, which combines high-pressure gas and liquid to produce an atomized liquid, generally directly guides the high-pressure gas to flow into to a space in which the liquid is stored. The atomized liquid is then guided to flow into the atomized liquid application apparatus through a conveyer pipe connected to the atomizer device. 
     However, when the atomized liquid condenses on the pipe wall of the conveyer pipe to form a liquid, the liquid may also be guided by the high-pressure gas to flow into the atomized liquid application apparatus. This process can affect the contents of the atomized liquid application apparatus. Furthermore, liquid condensation on the pipe wall may reflow into the atomizer device, affecting the stability of the atomization process. 
     In consideration of the above problems, the inventor of the present invention has improved a conventional atomizing device, which is unable to maintain the stability of the atomization process effectively. In this way, the atomized liquid is properly treated in the conveyer pipe solving the conventional problems. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In order to solve the conventional problems, the present invention has provided an atomizing system, in which liquid is supplied from the liquid supply zone to a first treatment tank. The liquid can then flow into the second treatment tank through a pipeline in communication with the first treatment tank and the second treatment tank, to contact the gas flowing into the second treatment tank from the gas supply zone, so as to produce the atomized liquid. From there, the atomized liquid can be guided, subject to the pressure of the gas supply zone, to flow into the delivery device connected to a top of the second treatment tank. The delivery device can guide the atomized liquid to flow into the atomized liquid application apparatus, and the liquid condensed on the pipe wall of the conveyer pipe can reflow into the first treatment tank through the delivery device. 
     According to an embodiment, the present invention provides an atomizing system connected to a liquid supply zone and a gas supply zone comprising eight parts. A first pipeline comprising an end connected to the liquid supply zone. A first treatment tank connected to other end of the first pipeline. A second pipeline comprising an end connected to a bottom end of the first treatment tank. A second treatment tank comprising a bottom end connected to other end of the second pipeline. A third pipeline comprising an end connected to the gas supply zone, and the other end inserted through the second treatment tank. A plurality of nozzles, wherein each of the plurality of nozzles comprises an end connected to the other end of the third pipeline. A liquid flow pipeline disposed inside the first treatment tank, and comprising an end connected to the other end of the first pipeline. A water level sensor disposed inside the first treatment tank, comprising an end connected to the bottom end of the first treatment tank. The liquid supplied from the liquid supply zone is flowed into the second treatment tank through the second pipeline, gas supplied from the gas supply zone is flowed into the second treatment tank through the nozzle, and the liquid contacts the gas in the second treatment tank to produce an atomized liquid. 
     The atomizing system further comprises a delivery device comprising a first elbow pipe, a conveyer pipe group, a first pipe tee, a first connecting pipe, a second elbow pipe, a pipe cap, a second connecting pipe, and a third elbow pipe. An end of the first elbow pipe is connected to a top of the second treatment tank. An end of the conveyer pipe group is connected to other end of the first elbow pipe. A first open end of the first pipe tee is connected to other end of the conveyer pipe group. A second open end of the first pipe tee is connected to an end of the first connecting pipe. The pipe cap is connected to other end of the first connecting pipe. An end of the second elbow pipe is connected to a third open end of the first pipe tee. An end of the second connecting pipe is connected to other end of the second elbow pipe. An end of the third elbow pipe is connected to other end of the second connecting pipe. The other end of the third elbow pipe is connected to the top of the first treatment tank. 
     The conveyer pipe group comprises a plurality of third connecting pipes and a plurality of second pipe tees, one of the plurality of third connecting pipes is disposed in an end of the conveyer pipe group. The other of the plurality of third connecting pipes is disposed in other end of the conveyer pipe group. A fourth open end and a fifth open end of any one of the plurality of second pipe tees are connected to the third connecting pipe, respectively. A sixth open end of any one of the plurality of second pipe tees is connected to an end of a fourth connecting pipe, and the other ends of the plurality of fourth connecting pipes are connected to ends of a plurality of atomized liquid application apparatuses. 
     The atomizing system further comprises a discharge pipe, an overflow pipe, and a liquid collection bucket. An end of the discharge pipe is connected to the top of the first treatment tank, an end of the overflow pipe is inserted through the bottom end of the first treatment tank, and the liquid collection bucket is connected to other end of the overflow pipe. 
     The first treatment tank comprises a first liquid zone and a first atomized liquid zone, and the second treatment tank comprises a second liquid zone and a second atomized liquid zone. The first liquid zone is disposed adjacent to the bottom end of the first treatment tank; the first atomized liquid zone is disposed adjacent to the top of the first treatment tank. The second liquid zone is disposed adjacent to the bottom end of the second treatment tank, and the second atomized liquid zone is disposed adjacent to the top of the second treatment tank. 
     The liquid supply zone is in communication with the end of the first pipeline, the other end of the first pipeline is in communication with the end of the liquid flow pipeline. The end of the liquid flow pipeline is in communication with the first liquid zone, the first liquid zone is in communication with the end of the second pipeline and the end of the overflow pipe. The other end of the overflow pipe is in communication with the liquid collection bucket. The other end of the second pipeline is in communication with the second liquid zone. The gas supply zone is communication with the end of the third pipeline. The other end of the third pipeline is in communication with the ends of the plurality of nozzles. The other ends of the plurality of nozzles are in communication with the second atomized liquid zone. The second atomized liquid zone is in communication with the delivery device. The delivery device is in communication with the plurality of atomized liquid application apparatuses and the first atomized liquid zone. The first atomized liquid zone is in communication with the end of the discharge pipe. 
     Each of the plurality of atomized liquid application apparatuses comprises a humidity sensor configured to sense humidity in an interior space thereof and display a humidity message. 
     The humidity message comprises a text, a pattern, a light or a combination thereof. 
     According to above-mentioned content, the atomizing system of the present invention has the following advantages. 
     First, compared with a conventional atomizer device, in the atomizing system of the present invention the atomized liquid produced in the second atomized liquid zone in the second treatment tank can be guided, subject to the pressure of the gas supply zone, to flow into the delivery device. The liquid condensed on the pipe wall of the delivery device can efficiently flow into the liquid zone of the first treatment tank through the pipes of the delivery device, so as to prevent the liquid from entering the atomized liquid application apparatus to affect the content inside. The excessive atomized liquid can be guided to flow into the first atomized liquid zone of the first treatment tank. 
     Second, when excessive atomized liquid or the liquid is guided to flow into the first treatment tank through the delivery device, the excessive atomized liquid can be discharged from the first treatment tank through the discharge pipe of the first treatment tank. This allows the operation of flowing liquid into the first treatment tank to not be affected; and, when excessive liquid reflows into the liquid zone of the first treatment tank to cause excessively-high water level, the excessive liquid can be guided to flow into the liquid collection bucket through overflow pipe. As a result, the atomizing process of producing atomized liquid in the second treatment tank is not affected by the atomized liquid or the liquid reflowing from the delivery device, thereby maintaining stability of the atomizing process. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The structure, operating principle and effects of the present invention will be described in detail by way of various embodiments, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic view of configuration of components of an atomizing system of an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic view of an atomized liquid flowing path of an atomizing system of an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view of the path guiding the excessive atomized liquid in the delivery device of an atomizing system, according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic view of the path guiding the liquid, which stays in the delivery device of an atomizing system, according to an embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The following embodiments of the present invention are herein described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings show specific examples of the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that these embodiments are exemplary implementations and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention in any way. Further modifications to the disclosed embodiments, as well as other embodiments, are also included within the scope of the appended claims. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure is thorough and complete, and fully conveys the inventive concept to those skilled in the art. Regarding the drawings, the relative proportions and ratios of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated or diminished in size for the sake of clarity and convenience. Such arbitrary proportions are only illustrative and not limiting in any way. The same reference numbers are used in the drawings and description to refer to the same or like parts. 
     It is to be understood that, although the terms ‘first’, ‘second’, ‘third’, and so on, may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component. Thus, a first element discussed herein could be termed a second element without altering the description of the present disclosure. As used herein, the term “or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. 
     It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being “on,” “connected to” or “coupled to” another element or layer, it can be directly on, connected or coupled to the other element or layer, or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on,” “directly connected to” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present. 
     In addition, unless explicitly described to the contrary, the word “comprise” and variations such as “comprises” or “comprising” will be understood to imply the inclusion of stated elements but not the exclusion of any other elements. 
     It should be noted that, in the description of the present invention, the terms “link”, “insert”, “in communication with”, “conduct”, “set”, “accommodate”, “guide” should be broadly understood unless specifically stated otherwise. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 1 , which is a schematic view of configuration of components of an atomizing system of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 1 , the atomizing system comprises a first pipeline  31 , a first treatment tank  10 , a second pipeline  32 , a second treatment tank  20 , a third pipeline  33 , a plurality of nozzles  80 , a liquid flow pipeline  60  and a water level sensor  70 . The end of the first pipeline  31  is connected to the liquid supply zone  180 , and the first treatment tank  10  is connected to other end of the first pipeline  31 . The end of the second pipeline  32  is connected to the bottom end of the first treatment tank  10 , and a bottom end of second treatment tank  20  is connected to the other end of the second pipeline  32 . The third pipeline  33  comprises an end connected to the gas supply zone  190 , and other end inserted through the second treatment tank  20 . An end of the nozzle  80  is connected to other end of the third pipeline  33 . The liquid flow pipeline  60  is disposed inside the first treatment tank  10 , and an end of the liquid flow pipeline  60  is connected to other end of the first pipeline  31 . The water level sensor  70  is disposed inside the first treatment tank  10 , and an end of the water level sensor  70  is connected to a bottom end of the first treatment tank  10 . 
     The liquid supplied from the liquid supply zone  180  can be guided to flow into the second treatment tank  20  through the second pipeline  32 . The gas supplied from the gas supply zone  190  can be guided to flow into the second treatment tank  20  through the nozzle  80 , so that the liquid can contact the gas in the second treatment tank  20  to produce the atomized liquid. 
     In an embodiment, the atomizing system comprises a delivery device comprising a first elbow pipe  121 , a conveyer pipe group, a first pipe tee  141 , a first connecting pipe  131 , a second elbow pipe  122 , a pipe cap  160 , a second connecting pipe  132  and a third elbow pipe  123 . An end of the first elbow pipe  121  is connected to the top of the second treatment tank  20 . The end of the conveyer pipe group is connected to other end of the first elbow pipe  121 . The first open end  151  of the first pipe tee  141  is connected to the other end of the conveyer pipe group. The second open end  152  of the first pipe tee  141  is connected to an end of the first connecting pipe  131 . The pipe cap  160  is connected to other end of the first connecting pipe  131 , an end of the second elbow pipe  122  is connected to a third open end  153  of the first pipe tee  141 , an end of the second connecting pipe  132  is connected to other end of the second elbow pipe  122 . The third elbow pipe  123  comprises an end connected to other end of the second connecting pipe  132 , and the other end connected to the top of the first treatment tank  10 . 
     In an embodiment, the conveyer pipe group can comprise a plurality of third connecting pipes  133  and a plurality of second pipe tees  142 . One of the plurality of third connecting pipes  133  is disposed in the end of the conveyer pipe group; the other of the plurality of third connecting pipes  133  is disposed in the other end of the conveyer pipe group. A fourth open end  154  and a fifth open end  155  of any one of the plurality of second pipe tees  142  are connected to the third connecting pipe  133 , respectively. A sixth open end  156  of any one of the plurality of second pipe tees  142  is connected to an end of the fourth connecting pipe  134 . The other end of the fourth connecting pipe  134  is connected to an end of the atomized liquid application apparatus  170 . 
     In an embodiment, the atomizing system can comprise a discharge pipe  40 , an overflow pipe  50 , and a liquid collection bucket  200 . An end of the discharge pipe  40  is connected to the top of the first treatment tank  10 , an end of the overflow pipe  50  is inserted through the bottom end of the first treatment tank  10 , and the liquid collection bucket  200  connected to other end of the overflow pipe  50 . 
     The first treatment tank  10  can comprise a first liquid zone  91  and a first atomized liquid zone  100 . The second treatment tank  20  can comprise a second liquid zone  92  and a second atomized liquid zone  110 . The first liquid zone  91  can be disposed adjacent to the bottom end of the first treatment tank  10 ; the first atomized liquid zone  100  can be disposed adjacent to the top of the first treatment tank  10 . The second liquid zone  92  can be disposed adjacent to the bottom end of the second treatment tank  20 , and the second atomized liquid zone  110  can be disposed adjacent to the top of the second treatment tank  20 . 
     The liquid supply zone  180  is in communication with the end of the first pipeline  31 . The other end of the first pipeline  31  is in communication with an end of the liquid flow pipeline  60 . An end of the liquid flow pipeline  60  is in communication with the first liquid zone  91 , and the first liquid zone  91  is in communication with the end of the second pipeline  32  and an end of the overflow pipe  50 . The other end of the overflow pipe  50  is in communication with the liquid collection bucket  200 . The other end of the second pipeline  32  is in communication with the second liquid zone  92 , and the gas supply zone  190  is communication with an end of the third pipeline  33 . The other end of the third pipeline  33  is in communication with an end of the nozzle  80 . The other end of the nozzle  80  is in communication with the second atomized liquid zone  110 . The second atomized liquid zone  110  is in communication with the delivery device, the delivery device is in communication with the atomized liquid application apparatus  170  and the first atomized liquid zone  100 . The first atomized liquid zone  100  is in communication with an end of the discharge pipe  40 . 
     Each atomized liquid application apparatus  170  can comprise a humidity sensor configured to sense humidity in an interior space of the atomized liquid application apparatus  170  and display a humidity message. The humidity message comprises text, pattern, light or a combination thereof. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 2 , which is a schematic view of a path flowing atomized liquid of an atomizing system of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 2 , the liquid supplied from the liquid supply zone  180  to the liquid zone of the first treatment tank  10  can then flow to the second liquid zone  92  of the second water treatment tank through the second pipeline  32 . The gas in the gas supply zone  190  can be pressurized to eject into the second treatment tank  20  through the nozzle  80 . When the gas contacts the liquid in the second treatment tank  20 , the second atomized liquid zone  110  of the second treatment tank  20  produces the atomized liquid, and the atomized liquid is guided, subject to the pressure provided by the gas supply zone  190 , to the delivery device connected to the second treatment tank  20 . When the volume of the content inside the atomized liquid application apparatus  170  changes, the atomized liquid can overflow into the atomized liquid application apparatus  170  through the fourth connecting pipe  134  of the conveyer pipe group of the delivery device. The aforementioned content is merely for exemplary illustration, and the present invention is not limited thereto. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 3 , which is a schematic view of a path guiding excess atomized liquid in the delivery device of an atomizing system of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 3 , the atomized liquid can flow into the delivery device through the second atomized liquid zone  110 , and when the atomized liquid application apparatus  170  cannot accommodate the excessive atomized liquid, the delivery device can guide excessive atomized liquid to flow into the first atomized liquid zone  100  of the first treatment tank  10 . The excessive atomized liquid is then discharged from the first treatment tank  10  through the discharge pipe  40 . The aforementioned content is merely for exemplary illustration, and the present invention is not limited thereto. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 4 , which is a schematic view of the path guiding the liquid, which stays in the delivery device of an atomizing system, according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in  FIG. 4 , the atomized liquid can flow into the delivery device through the second atomized liquid zone  110 . When the excessive atomized liquid forms a liquid on the pipe wall of the delivery device, the excessive liquid can reflow. The liquid goes through the reflowing structure of the delivery device and into the first liquid zone  91  of the first treatment tank  10 . When the excessive liquid of the first liquid zone  91  increases the water level, the overflow pipe  50  can guide the excessive liquid to flow into the liquid collection bucket  200 . Aforementioned content is merely for exemplary illustration, and the present invention is not limited thereto. 
     For example, after the liquid supply zone  180  is opened to flow liquid into the first liquid zone  91  of the first treatment tank  10 , the liquid in the first liquid zone  91  is guided through the second pipeline  32  to flow into the second liquid zone  92  of the second treatment tank  20 . The water levels of the first liquid zone  91  and the second liquid zone  92  are the same. Next, the gas supply zone  190  is opened to guide the gas to flow into the second treatment tank  20  through the nozzle  80  by using high pressure. When the gas contacts the liquid inside the second treatment tank  20 , the atomized liquid is produced in the second atomized liquid zone  110 . The atomized liquid is guided by the delivery device, to flow into the end of the fourth connecting pipe  134  of the conveyer pipe group. When the volume of the content inside the atomized liquid application apparatus  170  connected to an end of the fourth connecting pipe  134  changes, the atomized liquid can overflow into the atomized liquid application apparatus  170 . The humidity sensor of the atomized liquid application apparatus  170  can sense the humidity inside the atomized liquid application apparatus  170  and generate a humidity message, and the humidity message can be displayed on humidity sensor by the format of text, pattern, light or a combination thereof. For example, the humidity sensor can display the humidity message by text of “the humidity inside the atomized liquid application apparatus  170  is 60%, and the user should notice the change in humidity”. In an embodiment, the humidity sensor also shows the humidity message by text and light, for example, can humidity sensor can emit different light corresponding to different humidity, and display the text for supplementary illustration or suggestion for countermeasure. Aforementioned content is merely for exemplary illustration, and the present invention is not limited thereto. 
     For example, the atomized liquid staying in delivery device and the liquid can be guided, through the delivery device to flow into the first treatment tank  10 . The atomized liquid flowing into the first atomized liquid zone  100  of the first treatment tank  10  can be discharged from the first treatment tank  10  through the discharge pipe  40 , and the liquid flowing into the first liquid zone  91  of the first treatment tank  10  can stay in the first liquid zone  91  until the water level of the first liquid zone  91  is higher than the end of the overflow pipe  50 . The excessive liquid can flow into the liquid collection bucket  200  through the overflow pipe  50 . Aforementioned content is merely for exemplary illustration, and the present invention is not limited thereto. 
     Compared with the conventional atomizer device, in the atomizing system of the present invention, the atomized liquid produced in the second atomized liquid zone  110  in the second treatment tank  20  of the atomizing system can be guided. The atomized liquid is subject to the pressure supplied by the gas supply zone to flow into the delivery device, and the liquid condensed on the pipe wall of the delivery device can effectively flow into the liquid zone of the first treatment tank  10  through the pipes of the delivery device. This prevents the liquid from entering the atomized liquid application apparatus  170  to affect the content inside the atomizer device. Furthermore, the excessive atomized liquid can be guided to flow into the first atomized liquid zone  100  of the first treatment tank  10 . When excessive atomized liquid or the liquid flows into the first treatment tank  10  through the delivery device, the excessive atomized liquid can be discharged from the first treatment tank  10  through the discharge pipe  40  of the first treatment tank  10 . This allows the operation of flowing liquid into the first treatment tank  10  not to be affected. When the excessive liquid reflows into the liquid zone of the first treatment tank  10  to cause excessively-high water level, the excessive liquid can be guided by the overflow pipe  50  to flow into the liquid collection bucket  200 . As a result, the atomizing process of producing atomized liquid in the second treatment tank  20  can be prevented from being affected by the atomized liquid or liquid reflowing from the delivery device, thereby maintaining stability of the atomizing process. 
     The present invention disclosed herein has been described by means of specific embodiments. However, numerous modifications, variations and enhancements can be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure set forth in the claims.