Patent ID: 8641982

Claim:
A vaporizer for the sterilization of containers, comprising a housing having a first wall, a first opening arranged in the housing for supplying a gaseous medium to the housing, an injection device for injecting into the housing a substance which contains hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), a heating device arranged inside the housing for vaporizing the hydrogen peroxide, wherein the injection device is arranged to impinge the substance containing the hydrogen peroxide directly onto the heating device, and a second opening arranged in the housing for discharging a mixture of the gaseous medium and the vaporized hydrogen peroxide from the housing, wherein the longitudinal direction (L) of the injection device extends at an angle of greater than 75° to a plane of the heating device onto which the hydrogen peroxide impinges, and the first opening is adjoined by a pipe section which extends at least partially in a longitudinal direction (L) of the injection device, wherein the pipe section comprises a second wall which is distinct from the first wall, which second wall protrudes into the housing, wherein the injection device runs at least partially inside the pipe section, wherein an uniform vaporization of the hydrogen peroxide takes place on the heating device.