B05B17/0676

MOISTURE MIST-SPRAYING DEVICE AND METHOD
20200229973 · 2020-07-23 · ·

To provide a spraying device and a spraying method for moisture mist that supply at least a micro liquid to the eye, and can be used for dry eye symptom relief, drug delivery, allergy prevention, relaxation, and the like. The above-described problem is solved by a spraying device (1, 31) that supplies at least a micro liquid, and includes a spraying element (16) that sprays a mist-like substance containing the micro liquid onto a local region (50). The raw material is a liquid raw material or a solid raw material that may include a medicinal additive. The medicinal additive is preferably selected from among menthol, analgesics, antibiotics, antiallergic agents, steroids, intraocular pressure-lowering agents, and the like. The spraying device (1, 31) may be an eyeglasses-type spraying device (1) in which the local region (50) is configured by a rim (3) and a temple (6) of eyeglasses, or a cup-type spraying device (31) in which the local region (50) includes an opening (32).

VIBRATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20200185591 · 2020-06-11 ·

In one arrangement, a vibration system includes a vibratable plate, a support member surrounding the vibratable plate, and a vibration-inducing member surrounding the support member. The vibration-inducing member is configured to radially expand and contract against the support member so as to produce axial vibration of the vibratable plate. In another arrangement, the vibratable plate has an outer circumference; a tubular member is concentrically disposed about the outer circumference of the plate, and an annular vibration-inducing member is concentrically disposed about the outer circumference of the tubular member. The vibration-inducing member is preferably a piezoelectric ring that is radially expandable and contractable against the wall of the tubular member to cause the plate to vibrate in the axial direction.

LIQUID DISCHARGING HEAD AND LIQUID DISCHARGING APPARATUS

Provided is a liquid discharging head including: a membranous member including a discharging port through which a liquid is discharged; and a displacement member disposed at membranous member's one side at which the liquid to be discharged through the discharging port is provided and configured to displace a position of the membranous member to cause the liquid to be discharged through the discharging port.

Superparticle atomizing device

The present invention relates to a superparticle atomizing device and, more specifically, to a superparticle atomizing device having an inner plate provided at the upper part of an ultrasonic vibrator inside a housing and having a circulation passage formed at the circumference of the inner plate of the inside of the housing by using the rapid flow rate of the air to be ventilated to the inside of the housing through a blower, and thus only liquid microparticles generated at the lower region of the inner plate by the ultrasonic vibrator are pulled up to the upper region thereof, thereby allowing the liquid microparticles to be atomized through an atomizing hole and allowing the liquid microparticles to be rapidly diffused into the air with rapid ventilation air.

NO-HEAT, NO-BURN SMOKING ARTICLE
20200120980 · 2020-04-23 ·

An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes at least one housing, a nozzle, a piezoelectric or piezomagnetic material, a control component, and a transport element. The at least one housing may enclose a reservoir configured to retain an aerosol precursor composition. The nozzle may be coupled to the housing to discharge aerosol precursor composition from the reservoir. The control component may include a microprocessor coupled to and configured to drive the piezoelectric or piezomagnetic material to vibrate and cause a discharge of components of the aerosol precursor composition and thereby produce an aerosol for inhalation by a user. And the transport element may be configured to control an amount of aerosol precursor composition delivered from the reservoir.

Fluid Dispenser

A dispenser capable of dispensing a fluid via a vertically-oriented piezo device comprises a reservoir in the form of a replaceable cartridge containing a fluid to be dispensed, a planar piezo element having front and rear surfaces and which in use is oriented with its plane vertical and which is drivable to vibrate and thereby dispense fluid from the front surface, and a pump to draw a predetermined amount, or dose, of fluid from the reservoir and to drive the dose of fluid at a predetermined above-atmospheric pressure to the rear surface of the piezo element for dispensing.

EJECTOR DEVICES, METHODS, DRIVERS, AND CIRCUITS THEREFOR

In a piezoelectric ejector assembly, a piezoelectric actuator is attached to an ejector mechanism, while a drive signal generator and a controller are coupled to the actuator. The drive signal generator is configured to generate a drive signal for driving the actuator to oscillate the ejector assembly. The controller is configured to control the drive signal generator to drive the actuator at a resonant frequency of the ejector assembly, and an auto-tuning circuit is provided to define the optimum drive signal frequency.

DIRECTABLE MIST-DELIVERY DEVICE AND REPLACEABLE BOTTLE THEREFOR
20240024909 · 2024-01-25 ·

A non-thermal mist-delivery device comprises a replaceable bottle system comprising (i) a bottle comprising an internal liquid-storage volume for holding a liquid, and (ii) a cap comprising a piezo assembly including an ultrasonically vibrable mesh membrane, a housing shaped to hold the replaceable bottle system therewithin, the housing comprising a fan, an air inlet and an annular air outlet, the inlet and the outlet defining an airflow path circumventing the replaceable bottle; control circuitry operative to electrically activate the fan and the piezo assembly in response to a user input, respectively to generate an airflow and to non-thermally deliver, via the aerosol outlet, a mist comprising droplets of the liquid.

PORTABLE INHALATION THERAPEUTIC AND INHALATION AND EXHALATION MEASURING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS
20200069891 · 2020-03-05 ·

A portable inhalation device includes a medication storage component, a flow controller, an atomizer, a medication delivery component, and a pressure sensor. The medication storage component is configured to store medication. The flow controller is configured to cause a force to be applied to the medication stored by the medication storage component to transport the medication to the atomizer. The atomizer is configured to generate droplets from the medication. The medication delivery component includes a delivery channel extending from the atomizer to an outlet opening. The medication delivery component is configured to receive the medication in the delivery channel from the atomizer and dispense the medication via the opening. The pressure sensor is configured to detect a pressure corresponding to a flow rate of air in the delivery channel and output an indication of the detected pressure.

Humidifier with water flow control between an upper tank and a lower reservoir
10578325 · 2020-03-03 · ·

The humidifier has an upper tank and a lower reservoir. A liquid level switch in the lower reservoir works in conjunction with a valve in a water passage between the upper tank and the lower reservoir in order to provide an automated flow of water to the lower reservoir during operation of the humidifier. The upper tank is unsealed, such that air in the upper tank may equalize with an ambient air pressure. The humidifier can be top-filled allowing that the upper tank to be permanently affixed to the base of the humidifier.