Patent ID: 6921025

Claim:
A transfer unit ( 1 , 1 ′, 7 , 13 ) for the transfer and distribution of a liquid ( 27 ) using capillary action with an elongated shaft ( 2 , 2 ′, 8 , 14 ) including a first capillary medium ( 4 , 10 , 16 ), suitable for drawing the liquid ( 27 ) from a reservoir ( 26 ) and with a screen ( 3 , 9 , 15 ) including a second capillary medium ( 5 , 11 , 19 ) suitable for receiving the liquid ( 27 ) from the first capillary medium ( 4 , 10 , 16 ) and distributing it over at least a part of the screen ( 3 , 9 , 15 ) for evaporation and wherein the screen ( 3 , 9 , 15 ) is at least partially made of a capillary material, or a non-woven fleece material, and has one or more openings ( 6 , 12 , 17 ) through which air can be blown, and wherein the first capillary medium and the second capillary medium are a single piece.