Title:
ATOMIZATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/132248
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Power is supplied in accordance with the characteristics of piezoelectric elements in order to atomize a liquid efficiently and prevent the piezoelectric elements from losing piezoelectricity as a result of temperature increases, even if there are differences in the characteristics of piezoelectric elements used in a plurality of atomization devices. The disclosed atomization device has: an atomization determination unit (103) that determines the atomization state of a liquid; a temperature measurement unit (104) that measures the temperature of a piezoelectric element (10); and a power control unit (101). The power control unit controls the supply of power to the piezoelectric element (10) so as to atomize the liquid, and if the temperature of the piezoelectric element (10) reaches or exceeds a predetermined set temperature, the power control unit decreases the supply of power to the piezoelectric element (10) such that the temperature of the piezoelectric element (10) falls below the set temperature.
Inventors:
NOMURA, Yasuhiko (2nd Floor Shiba Daiichi Building, 3-2, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-k, Tokyo 14, 〒1080014, JP)
Application Number:
JP2010/056923
Publication Date:
October 27, 2011
Filing Date:
April 19, 2010
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Assignee:
Nippon MMI Technology Inc. (2nd Floor, Shiba Daiichi Building 3-2, Shiba 5-chome, Minato-k, Tokyo 14, 〒1080014, JP)
日本エムエムアイテクノロジー株式会社 (〒14 東京都港区芝五丁目３番２号 芝第一ビルディング２Ｆ Tokyo, 〒1080014, JP)
日本エムエムアイテクノロジー株式会社 (〒14 東京都港区芝五丁目３番２号 芝第一ビルディング２Ｆ Tokyo, 〒1080014, JP)
International Classes:
B05B17/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ASAHI PATENT FIRM (7th Fl, Toyo Bldg. 2-10, Nihonbashi 1-chome, Chuo-k, Tokyo 27, 〒1030027, JP)
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