Air conditioning humidifier

Claim 1

A humidifier for an air conditioning system for an aircraft, said system comprising, a shell (1, 33) for circulation of hot air to a humidifier, an atomizer or vaporized water generator having an entrance and an exit, (2, 35) said atomizer or generator being supported in said shell, a water reservoir for delivering liquid water to the entrance of said atomizer or generator, the exit of said atomizer or generator delivering water particles or water vapor, characterized in that the exit of said generator (2, 33) is located at the apex of a conical surface (20, 27, 42) diverging in the direction of air circulation and extending to the wall of the shell (1, 33), the conical surface being pierced by holes (21) through which hot air passes, said hot air encountering the water particles or the water vapor within said conical surface where it mixes with the water particles or vapor and carries them along and further characterized in that said air and said water particles or water vapor mix in a manner which delivers only said water particles or water vapor at said exit, said shell having an open and unimpeded passageway forming said exit free of any liquid water collection means, the atomizing or vaporizing being substantially complete so that no collective tank is required to recover liquid and unvaporized water whereby humidified air is delivered from said unimpeded exit free of large drops of water.