| abstract |
One aspect of the present invention is directed to an ultrasonic nebulizernfor use in a portable and collapsible cleaning and refreshing apparatus forntreating fabric garments. Said ultrasonic nebulizer comprises a housing, saidnhousing being divided into at least two compartments by a membrane,npreferably made out of a flexible film, more preferably made out of an inox film,nsuch that at least one compartment is liquid and vapor tight, said nebulizernfurther comprising at least one piezoelectric vibrator for ultrasonic wavengeneration and located in said liquid and vapor tight compartment, a highfrequencyngenerator for exciting said piezoelectric vibrator, wherein said liquidnor gel medium is heated by a built-in heating means to a temperature of at leastn30°C, preferably at least 40°C, more preferably at least 50°C. |