Global Patent Index - EP 2550409 A1

EP 2550409 A1 20130130 - DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING WATER FROM THE AIR, AND SYSTEM AND MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DRINKING WATER

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING WATER FROM THE AIR, AND SYSTEM AND MACHINE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DRINKING WATER

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUR EXTRAKTION VON WASSER AUS DER LUFT SOWIE SYSTEM UND MASCHINE ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON TRINKWASSER

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'EXTRACTION D'EAU CONTENUE DANS L'AIR, SYSTEME ET MACHINE DE PRODUCTION D'EAU POTABLE

Publication

EP 2550409 A1 20130130 (FR)

Application

EP 11730433 A 20110324

Priority

  • FR 1052117 A 20100324
  • IB 2011051263 W 20110324

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011117841A1] The invention relates to a device (30) for extracting water contained in the air by means of condensation, said device (30) comprising: a fan (28) for creating an air flow; a heat transfer fluid evaporator (32) for condensing the water in the air flow created by the fan (28); and a compressor (34) for compressing the heat transfer fluid evaporated by the evaporator (32), which compressor (34) is placed in the air flow downstream of the evaporator (32). The invention also relates to a system for producing drinking water from the air, comprising the aforementioned water extraction device (30). The invention further relates to a machine for producing drinking water from the air, comprising the aforementioned system. The invention can be used to produce water from the air, with an improved performance.

IPC 8 full level

E03B 3/28 (2006.01); F25B 41/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01D 5/0003 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 5/0054 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 5/009 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 53/265 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02A 20/00 (2017.12 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011117841A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011117841 A1 20110929; AU 2011231163 A1 20121011; AU 2016256731 A1 20161124; BR 112012024013 A2 20160830; CN 102859083 A 20130102; CN 102859083 B 20160622; EP 2550409 A1 20130130; FR 2957949 A1 20110930; FR 2957949 B1 20121026; JP 2013527889 A 20130704; JP 5788962 B2 20151007; SG 184241 A1 20121030; US 2013008196 A1 20130110

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2011051263 W 20110324; AU 2011231163 A 20110324; AU 2016256731 A 20161109; BR 112012024013 A 20110324; CN 201180020632 A 20110324; EP 11730433 A 20110324; FR 1052117 A 20100324; JP 2013500644 A 20110324; SG 2012070868 A 20110324; US 201113636978 A 20110324