Patent ID: 7055763

Claim:
A mist generating apparatus comprising: a waterwheel; a fan; a water storage tank; a pump that sprays water from the water storage tank to wings of the waterwheel so as to rotate the waterwheel, wherein mist is generated when the water is sprayed onto the waterwheel; a waterwheel chamber which covers at least the whole waterwheel and includes a fresh air inlet; a mist chamber which covers the entire fan, and includes an inlet to which the rotating fan guides mist from the waterwheel chamber, and an outlet for discharging the guided mist outside using the rotating fan; a drained water collecting means which collects and returns the drained water into the water storage tank, the drained water splashing and dripping when it is sprayed to the waterwheel; a heater which maintains the temperature of water in the water storage tank at appropriate temperature, and a power chord which receives electric power from a commercial power source.