초록

A humidifier including a misting mechanism for misting water by a ultrasonic vibrator etc. and a water feeder formed by a water storage tank and a water passage and an ion exchange resin layer disposed in the water passage to the misting mechanism.

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A humidifier, comprising: a housing having means defining a misting chamber therein for containing an amount of treated water to be misted; a mist conduit extending upwardly from the misting chamber and opening through the top of the housing for discharge of mist from the housing; a detachable water

A humidifier, comprising: a housing having means defining a misting chamber therein for containing an amount of treated water to be misted; a mist conduit extending upwardly from the misting chamber and opening through the top of the housing for discharge of mist from the housing; a detachable water storage tank supported in the housing for storing a supply of untreated water to be misted, and having a water outlet; said water storage tank having an ion exchange chamber on the bottom thereof with one end in communication with the water outlet from the water storage tank and the other end in communication with the misting chamber, said ion exchange chamber also comprising a water passage for flow of water from the storage tank to the misting chamber; a removable ion exchange resin layer in the water passage for treating water flowing therethrough from the storage tank to the misting chamber; ultrasonic vibration means in the misting chamber for misting the water therein; a transparent viewing window in a wall of the water passage for visual inspection of the resin layer; and valve means in said other end of the water passage operable to close when the storage tank is removed from the housing and openable when the storage tank is placed in operative position in the housing, whereby the storage tank may be removed for inspection and servicing of the storage tank and ion exchange chamber.