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US 9,765,982 · App. 14/649,232 · Granted Sep 19, 2017

Refreshing device

Inventors: Bertrand Escalettes (Menilles, FR); Sylvain Le Gall (Vernon, FR)
Assignee: SEB S.A.
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Patent No.
US 9,765,982
App. No.
14/649,232
Granted
Sep 19, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a refreshing device including a fan mounted onto a base. The base includes a main container for storing a fluid, a mini fan, and a nebulizer to set in motion the fluid nebulized outside of the main container toward a diffuser positioned downstream from the fan. The diffuser includes an outlet opening having a substantially annular shape, the outlet surface of the outlet opening being substantially perpendicular to the direction of airflow generated by the fan.

Claims (11)

1. Refreshing device with a fan mounted on a base, the base having a main container for storing a fluid, a mini-fan and a nebulizer to move the nebulized fluid out of the main container toward a diffuser positioned downstream of the fan, wherein the diffuser has a roughly annular-shaped outlet opening, a surface of the outlet opening being roughly perpendicular to a direction of airflow generated by the fan.

2. Refreshing device described in claim 1 , wherein an outer rim of the opening has a vent.

3. Refreshing device described in claim 1 , wherein the diffuser has a closed portion upstream of the outlet opening.

4. Refreshing device described in claim 3 , wherein the closed portion has two branches to which the outlet opening is connected.

5. Refreshing device described in claim 1 , wherein the outlet opening is formed by a profile, a cross section of which is roughly rectangular.

6. Refreshing device described in claim 1 , wherein the fan has a grill, and the outlet opening of the diffuser is mounted on the grill.

7. Refreshing device described in claim 1 , wherein the fan has a grill, and the outlet opening of the diffuser is built into the grill.

8. Refreshing device described in claim 1 , wherein an outlet surface of the outlet opening is roughly coaxial to the fan.

9. Refreshing device described in claim 1 , wherein a rim of the outlet opening has an anti-drip device for collecting and directing drips toward the main container.

10. Refreshing device described in claim 9 , wherein the anti-drip device has at least one slit and a flap formed in the rim of the diffuser.

11. Refreshing device described in claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the outlet opening of the diffuser is between ¼ and ¾ the diameter of the fan.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2015
From: ESCALETTES, BERTRAND; LE GALL, SYLVAIN
To: SEB S.A.
Reel/Frame 036678/0327 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 12 61732 · Dec 6, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150323205A1 · Nov 12, 2015