BATTERY-OPERATED FOG GENERATOR WITH INSTANTANEOUS HEATING

Abstract

A battery-operated fog generator with instantaneous heating is described, comprising a support and containment structure (1) containing: at least one power supply battery (3); at least one container (5) of fog fluid; at least one pump (11) designed to pump the fog fluid out of the container (5); at least one electronic board (9) for controlling, feeding and heating the generator components; and at least one hermetic or non-hermetic thermal insulation device (7) designed to contain and isolate at least one heat exchanger (12) inside which the fog fluid passes before its firing outside the generator.

Claims

1. A battery-operated fog generator with instantaneous heating comprising: a support and containment structure; at least one supply battery (3) contained in the support and containment structure; at least one container of fog fluid contained in the support and containment structure; at least one pump contained in the support and containment structure and designed to pump the fog fluid out of the container; at least one electronic board for controlling, feeding and heating the components of the generator, the electronic board being contained in the support and containment structure; at least one hermetic or non-hermetic thermal insulation device contained in the support and containment structure and designed to contain and insulate at least one heat exchanger inside which the fog fluid passes before its firing outside the generator; at least one hydraulic support and connection element contained in the support and containment structure, the hydraulic support and connection element being designed to support and mutually hydraulically connect the container, the pump and the exchanger contained in the insulation device, the hydraulic support and connection element containing inside it a plurality of connection channels and at least one sealing valve for the fog fluid.

2. A battery-operated fog generator with instantaneous heating comprising: a support and containment structure; at least one supply battery contained in the support and containment structure; at least one container of fog fluid contained in the support and containment structure; at least one pump contained in the support and containment structure and designed to pump the fog fluid out of the container; at least one electronic board for controlling, feeding and heating the components of the generator, the electronic board being contained in the support and containment structure; at least one wall for shielding the heat generated by the exchanger, the wall being contained in the support and containment structure and designed to isolate at least one heat exchanger inside which the fog fluid passes before its firing outside the generator; at least one hydraulic support and connection element contained in the support and containment structure, the hydraulic support and connection element being designed to support and mutually hydraulically connect the container, the pump and the exchanger contained in the insulation device, the hydraulic support and connection element containing inside it a plurality of connection channels and at least one sealing valve for the fog fluid.

3. The battery-operated fog generator of claim 1, wherein the supply batteries are two, they are of the lead type and are designed to power the components of the generator and to heat the fog fluid contained in the exchanger.

4. The battery-operated fog generator of claim 1, wherein the thermal insulation device is made of both insulating and low thermal capacity material, preferably calcium silicate.

5. The battery-operated fog generator of claim 1, wherein the exchanger consists of at least one spiral-wound tube, designed to receive on one side the fog fluid taken from the container and pushed by the pump, and to shoot the fog fluid heated inside it on the other side.

6. The battery-operated fog generator of claim 1, wherein the exchanger has also the function of resistance and is equipped with at least one protection fuse, the thermal insulation device being operatively connected to the electronic board, preferably by means of at least one electrical conductor with low thermal conductivity.

7. The battery-operated fog generator of claim 1, wherein the hydraulic support and connection element is made up of several separate components, each of which performs a support or hydraulic connection function or both.

Description

[0009] The present invention will be better described by some preferred embodiments, provided by way of non-limiting example, with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

[0010] FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the fog generator according to the present invention;

[0011] FIG. 2 shows a top view of the generator of FIG. 1;

[0012] FIG. 3 shows a partially cut-away view of the generator of FIG. 1; and

[0013] FIG. 4 shows another perspective view of the generator of FIG. 1.

[0014] Referring to the Figures, the battery-powered fog generator with instantaneous heating of the present invention substantially comprises: [0015] a support and containment structure 1; [0016] at least one supply battery 3 contained in the structure 1; [0017] at least one container 5 of fog fluid contained in the structure 1; [0018] at least one pump 11 contained in the structure 1 and designed to pump the fog fluid out of the container 5 towards the heat exchanger 12; [0019] at least one electronic board 9 for controlling, feeding and heating the components of the generator, where the electronic board 9 can be contained in the structure 1; [0020] at least one hermetic or non-hermetic insulation device 11, contained in the structure 1 and designed to contain and thermally insulate at least one heat exchanger 12 inside which the fog fluid passes before its firing outside the generator; and [0021] at least one hydraulic connection and support element 14 contained in the structure 1, the hydraulic connection and support element 14 being designed to support and hydraulically connect the container 5, pump 11 and exchanger 12 contained in the hermetic insulation device 7.

[0022] Preferably, in the fog generator of the invention, the supply batteries 3 are one or more than one, of the lead type (or other type) and are designed to power the components of the generator and to heat the fog fluid pumped into the exchanger 12.

[0023] Furthermore, the thermal insulation device 7, realized as illustrated in box-like form, could be replaced by at least one shielding wall (not shown) of the heat generated by the exchanger 12, and preferably by a number of shielding walls sufficient to completely surround the exchanger 12, preventing the heat generated by it from damaging the internal components of the fog generator, for example and in particular the electronic control board 9.

[0024] As illustrated, the thermal insulation device 7 can be made in a box-like shape (from which only the two ends of the exchanger 12 protrude) and in a material which is at the same time insulating and has a low thermal capacity, preferably calcium silicate.

[0025] Preferably, the exchanger 12 consists of at least one spiral-wound tube, designed to receive on one side the fog fluid taken from the container 5 and pushed by the pump 11, and to shoot the fog fluid heated inside it on the other side.

[0026] Furthermore, the exchanger 12 has the function of resistance and is optionally equipped with a non-resettable or resettable fuse thermal protection, the thermal insulation device 7 being operatively connected to the electronic board 9, preferably by means of at least one electrical conductor.

[0027] Furthermore, to achieve the function for which it was designed, the support and hydraulic connection element 14 contains a plurality of connection channels and at least one sealing valve 18 for the fog fluid.