Patent ID: 6983896

Claim:
A liquid atomizer comprising a housing fitted with an inlet for connecting to a liquid supply line and a cavity being in flow communication with the inlet, said cavity having a longitudinal axis; the housing being formed with at least one outlet nozzle for emitting atomized liquid; a vortex generating member, which is concentrically receivable within the housing, said vortex generating member being provided with at least one depression constituting at least one vortex generating path defined by a vortex generating portion and by a duct portion, the arrangement being such that when said vortex generating member is received within the housing, the vortex generating portion is disposed opposite a respective outlet nozzle of the housing and the duct portion is brought in flow communication with the cavity; said duct portion extending essentially along the longitudinal axis of the cavity and encountering said vortex generating portion essentially tangentially; and each of at least one vortex-generating path generates a liquid vortex about an axis transversally extending relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing.