Patent ID: 7581718

Claim:
An atomizer comprising: an enclosed reservoir defining an inner space adapted to receive a liquid therein; a jet nozzle provided in said inner space for passage of an air jet therethrough and formed with an air outlet; a jacket sleeved around said jet nozzle to define a fluid-introducing gap therebetween, said fluid-introducing gap being in fluid communication with said inner space for passage of the liquid therethrough; an air inlet conduit extending into said inner space, disposed above and connected to said jacket, and including a bottom wall having a jet-blocking portion aligned with said air outlet of said jet nozzle in a jet-ejecting direction so as to permit impingement of the air jet from said air outlet of said jet nozzle, and a plurality of through-holes disposed around said jet-blocking portion and opening in the jet-ejecting direction; and a mist-discharging conduit extending sealingly into and in fluid communication with said inner space for passage of a mist therethrough.