| 摘要 |
A liquid, particularly water, purifier and refrigerator (10) comprising a housing (12) having a first chamber (14) and a second chamber (16); divider means (18) separating the first and second chamber one from the other; the divider means (18) comprising a thermoelectric module (32) having a first heat sink (34) received within the first chamber and a second cold sink (36) within the second chamber means (26) for feeding water to the first heat sink within the first chamber (14) to produce water vapour; transfer means (58) for transferring the water vapour to the second cold sink to effect condensation of the water vapour to produce purified water; and means (54) for removing the purified water from the second chamber. The purifier and associated method provides a means for producing purified liquid in a safe, reliable, convenient, relatively cheap manner, having low energy requirements, and which either eliminates or reduces the disadvantages of prior art purifiers. |
