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A mister for use with fans having blades protected by a guard wherein the mister is mounted on the guard and through a plurality of water atomizing nozzles projects a mist into the fan airflow to produce a cooling effect by the evaporation of the moist air. The mister may be used with original equip

A mister for use with fans having blades protected by a guard wherein the mister is mounted on the guard and through a plurality of water atomizing nozzles projects a mist into the fan airflow to produce a cooling effect by the evaporation of the moist air. The mister may be used with original equipment fans, or may be retrofitted to existing guarded fans and economically produces a distribution of water particles within the airflow.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A mister for fans having electric motor driven blades rotating about an axis protected by a guard grill having front and rear portions enclosing the blades comprising, in combination, a compact, concise, solid body having an axis, a rear support surface and a front surfac

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A mister for fans having electric motor driven blades rotating about an axis protected by a guard grill having front and rear portions enclosing the blades comprising, in combination, a compact, concise, solid body having an axis, a rear support surface and a front surface having an axis, fastening means defined on said body for attaching said body rear support surface to the fan guard grill front portion concentric to the blade axis, a plurality of mister passages defined in said body in communication with each other and together forming a manifold, each mister passage having an outer end intersecting said body front surface, a pressurized water supply passage defined in said body in communication with said manifold having an inlet fitting located exteriorly of said body, and a water atomizing nozzle located in each said mister passage outer end extending from said body front surface, said body being of a circular configuration, the axes of said body and said body front surface being coincident, said body front surface defining a partial cone wherein said nozzles each diverge away from said front surface axis and said nozzles being equally spaced on said conical front surface about said front surface axis.