Dispenser for Generating Ozone Containing Fluid

摘要

A dispenser for generating ozone containing fluid comprising: drawing atmospheric air into an air compartment, generating ozone within the air compartment from air in the air compartment by conversion within the compartment of oxygen in the air within the compartment into ozone to form ozonated air, discharging the ozonated air from the air compartment, mixing the ozonated discharged air with a flowable fluid to form an ozonated fluid-air mixture, and passing the ozonated fluid-air mixture out a discharge outlet. Preferably, the method is carried out in a dispenser utilizing a piston pump to draw air through a corona discharge ozone generator and to draw liquid from a liquid reservoir and simultaneously pass both the ozonated air and liquid through a foam generator to generate foam.

主权项

1. A dispenser dispensing ozone containing foam comprising:
an ozone generating chamber, the ozone generating chamber having an air inlet in communication with a source of air and an outlet, an ozone generator within the ozone generating chamber to generate ozone from air in the ozone generating chamber by conversion within the ozone generating chamber of oxygen in the air within the ozone generating chamber into ozone to form ozonated air, a fluid containing reservoir containing a fluid capable of foaming, a liquid pump, an air pump, the air pump comprising a piston pump having a piston-forming element reciprocally coaxially slidable within a piston chamber-forming member in which an air compartment is formed between the piston-forming element and the piston chamber-forming member, the piston-forming element reciprocally movable relative the piston chamber-forming member in a cycle of operation between a refracted position and an extended position, the air compartment having a variable volume which changes from a minimum volume to a maximum volume, the volume of the air compartment being at the maximum volume when the piston-forming element is in a first position of the refracted position and the extended position, the volume of the air compartment being at the minimum volume when the piston-forming element is in a second position of the retracted position and the extended position different than the first position, the outlet of the ozone generating chamber in communication with an ozone inlet to the air compartment, the piston-forming element movable relative the housing in a cycle of operation to draw ozonated air from the chamber into the air compartment and discharge ozonated air from the air compartment, the liquid pump operative to draw liquid from the reservoir and discharge liquid, a foam generator for simultaneous passage of ozonated air which has been discharged from the air compartment and fluid which has been discharged from the liquid pump to generate foam for discharge out a discharge outlet, an air drying member provided such that air drawn into an air inlet passes through the air drying member before entering the ozone generating chamber, and wherein the reservoir and the air drying member are provided as a removable and replaceable modular cartridge which is removably coupled to a remainder of the dispenser for removal and replacement by similar modular cartridges.