Global Patent Index - EP 1217313 A4

EP 1217313 A4 20040331 - HUMIDIFIER AND AIR CONDITIONER USING THE HUMIDIFIER

Title (en)

HUMIDIFIER AND AIR CONDITIONER USING THE HUMIDIFIER

Title (de)

LUFTBEFEUCHTER UND DIESEN LUFTBEFEUCHTER VERWENDENDE KLIMAANLAGE

Title (fr)

HUMIDIFICATEUR ET CLIMATISEUR FAISANT INTERVENIR L'UTILISATION DE L'HUMIDIFICATEUR

Publication

EP 1217313 A4 20040331 (EN)

Application

EP 01932136 A 20010518

Priority

  • JP 0104162 W 20010518
  • JP 2000176839 A 20000613

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1217313A1] There are provided a humidifier, as well as an air conditioner using the same, capable of performing optimum humidification operation and improving comfort by resolving insufficient humidification. The humidifier includes a humidifying rotor (11), a moisture absorbing fan (13) provided on a moisture absorbing passage running through the humidifying rotor (11), a humidifying fan (15) provided on a humidifying passage running through the humidifying rotor (11), a motor (12) for the humidifying rotor for driving the humidifying rotor (11), and a heater (17) provided on the humidifying passage upstream from the humidifying rotor (11). At least one of the moisture absorbing fan (13), the humidifying fan (15), the motor (12) for the humidifying rotor and the heater (17) is controlled according to the outside air humidity. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

F24F 11/02; F24F 3/14; F24F 6/00

IPC 8 full level

F24F 3/14 (2006.01); F24F 3/147 (2006.01); F24F 6/00 (2006.01); F24F 6/02 (2006.01); F24F 6/10 (2006.01); F24F 11/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F24F 3/1423 (2013.01 - EP); F24F 6/00 (2013.01 - EP); F24F 6/02 (2013.01 - EP); F24F 6/10 (2013.01 - KR); F24F 11/30 (2018.01 - EP KR US); F24F 2110/20 (2018.01 - EP); F24F 2203/1036 (2013.01 - EP); F24F 2203/1056 (2013.01 - EP); F24F 2203/1068 (2013.01 - EP); F24F 2203/1084 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] EP 0939283 A2 19990901 - SANYO ELECTRIC CO [JP]
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 12 26 December 1996 (1996-12-26)
  • [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 06 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)
  • [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1999, no. 01 29 January 1999 (1999-01-29)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1217313 A1 20020626; EP 1217313 A4 20040331; EP 1217313 B1 20070919; AT E373804 T1 20071015; AU 5877301 A 20011224; AU 760100 B2 20030508; CN 1167912 C 20040922; CN 1388885 A 20030101; DE 60130533 D1 20071031; DE 60130533 T2 20080612; ES 2293990 T3 20080401; HK 1045873 A1 20021213; HK 1045873 B 20080206; JP 2001355902 A 20011226; JP 3567857 B2 20040922; KR 100530530 B1 20051122; KR 20020022801 A 20020327; WO 0196789 A1 20011220

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01932136 A 20010518; AT 01932136 T 20010518; AU 5877301 A 20010518; CN 01802408 A 20010518; DE 60130533 T 20010518; ES 01932136 T 20010518; HK 02107372 A 20021009; JP 0104162 W 20010518; JP 2000176839 A 20000613; KR 20027001723 A 20020208