Patent ID: 8544825

Claim:
A humidifier, comprising: a case comprising an air inlet and an air outlet; a fan assembly housed within the case to suction air, the fan assembly including a fan housing and a fan housed within the fan housing; a humidifying device including a ceramic material at an inlet side at a front of the fan assembly; and a water supply device that supplies water to be absorbed by the humidifying device, the water supply device comprising: a water tank provided at a side of the fan housing to store water; a container provided below the water tank to receive water supplied from the water tank; and a water pan connected to the container and extending underneath the humidifying device, the water pan defining a groove of a predetermined depth to hold water, wherein the floor of the groove is sloped so that the groove becomes deeper as it extends away from the container, whereby a portion at a bottom of the humidifying device is received in the groove and is immersed in the water that enters the groove.