JP2003207168A - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dehumidifier that facilitates use in a narrow space by preventing a louver at a blow-off hole from being protruded and facilitating a trial-and-error operation of the louver, in a dehumidifier having a main body case formed into an elongated shape in the longitudinal direction with the blow- off hole on a side of the main body case. <P>SOLUTION: A slide-up/down opening/closing cover device is located on a blow-off port on a side of a main body case. An operation knob protruded from the main body case is provided on the device and the device is operated by moving the operation knob up and down. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a dehumidifier,
Particularly, the present invention relates to a dehumidifier that can be used by placing it in a narrow space.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a dehumidifier is an evaporator for cooling and dehumidifying room air, a condenser for reheating the room air cooled and dehumidified by the evaporator to dry air, and a blower for sucking and exhausting the room air. , A dehumidifying water tank that stores water in the room air dehumidified by the evaporator is stored in the main body case, and
An inlet for taking in indoor air and an outlet for discharging dry air dehumidified in the machine are formed in the main body case.

The dehumidifier having such a structure is installed in one corner of the room for the purpose of dehumidifying the entire room, or is installed near a specific drying object so as to blow dry air onto the drying object. It is used by being installed in a narrow space such as a closet with poor ventilation. In addition,
Moisture in the room air dehumidified by the evaporator is stored in a dehumidifying water tank, and the dehumidifying water tank is taken out and drained at a proper time.

Further, the conventional dehumidifier is generally provided with an intake port on the front side, and has a large width dimension as viewed from the front side and a small depth dimension (dimension in the front-rear direction).

However, in a dehumidifier having a large width when viewed from the front, when the dehumidifier is installed in a narrow space such as a closet or a gap between furniture and furniture, the intake port is a futon inside the closet. However, there is a problem in that it is difficult to operate the machine and drain the dehumidified water by facing the furniture and the futon and furniture.

As a dehumidifier described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-220867, which solves such a problem, the external shape of the dehumidifier has a small width dimension when viewed from the front, and further in the front-back direction. In addition to increasing the size, the intake port is provided on the front surface and the rear surface, and the air outlet is provided on the upper surface. In addition, the dehumidifying water tank can be pulled out from the front side.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This conventional dehumidifier is
Although it is easy to install in a narrow space, it is difficult to efficiently blow dehumidified dry air to a symmetrical drying object because there is only one outlet. Therefore, as a solution to this, it is conceivable to provide a lower air outlet on the side surface of the main body case whose front-back dimension is increased as described above, for example, below. However, even if such an outlet is provided on the side surface, as long as a conventional outlet louver, that is, an outlet louver that changes the outlet direction of air by rotating a plurality or one louver, is used, It seems that there is a problem.

First, considering the case of a blowing louver in which the blowing direction of air is changed by rotating a plurality of louvers, it becomes necessary to manually operate the louvers in a narrow space on the side surface of the dehumidifier. It seems difficult to do this. It is also possible to electrically operate such a plurality of louvers as a motor drive, but in such a case, there is a problem that the structure becomes complicated and the cost becomes high. On the other hand, considering the case of a blowout louver in which the direction of the blown air is changed by rotating one louver, it is easier to feel and operate the louver in a narrow space, compared to the former case. Since there is only one louver, the space required to rotate the louver becomes large. Therefore, if the width dimension of the dehumidifier is to be reduced, it is unavoidable that a part of the louver protrudes from the main body case when opened. However, with such a configuration, when carrying the dehumidifier, there may be problems such as the protruding portion of the louver being on another part or a part of the body being caught. Further, it is possible that the protruding louver interferes with the installation in a narrow space.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. In a dehumidifier having a main body case elongated in the front-rear direction and having a blow-out port on the side surface of the main body case, An object of the present invention is to provide a dehumidifier which is easy to use in a narrow space by avoiding the protrusion of the louver at the outlet and facilitating the grooving operation of the louver.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, a dehumidifier according to the present invention comprises a body case elongated in the front-rear direction, an evaporator and a condenser for dehumidifying indoor air. Provided on the side of the main body case, a refrigeration cycle component such as a compressor, a dehumidifying water tank that stores moisture in the air dehumidified by the evaporator and is stored in the bottom of the main body case in a pull-out manner from the front. It has a blower outlet, a blower whose outlet passage is connected to the outlet for supplying and exhausting indoor air, and an operation knob that projects to the side of the main body case.By operating this operation knob up and down, There is provided a vertical slide type opening / closing lid device capable of slidingly moving the louver up and down to open / close the opening or change the opening degree in a plurality of steps.

According to this structure, when the dehumidifier is installed in a narrow space and when the air outlet is opened or closed or the opening is changed, the operation knob of the up-down slide opening / closing lid device is moved up and down. Since it is enough, it is possible to relatively easily perform a fumbling operation from the front. Also, since the louver is structured to slide up and down by moving the operating knob up and down, the position of the operating knob is proportional to the opening, and how much opening is it even for a fumbling operation. Can be easily determined. Further, since the blow-out louver does not project to the front of the main body case, the louver does not interfere when carrying the dehumidifier or installing the dehumidifier in a narrow space. The operation knob for moving the louver up and down protrudes from the main body case, but this operation knob does not need to protrude over the entire width of the louver and can be a small one, so it will be an obstacle as when the louver protrudes. is not.

The upper and lower slide type opening / closing lid device is
Provided on the left and right of the air outlet having a louver having a substantially flat plate-shaped lid, guide shafts projecting from the upper and lower parts of the left and right side surfaces of the louver, and guide holes for vertically guiding the guide shaft. A guide plate, and an elastic member that is supported in a cantilever manner on the back surface of the louver and that is elastically deformable in the vertical direction when a vertical force is applied to the tip end,
A position holding member having a position control surface that causes a frictional force that elastically deforms the elastic member in the vertical direction when the louver is operated to move in the vertical direction; The position control surface may have a plurality of position-holding recesses into which the distal ends of the elastic members are fitted. According to this structure, no matter where the louver is moved up or down, the louver easily falls due to the frictional force between the tip of the elastic member and the position control surface, no matter where the knives are released from the operation knob. There is no such thing. Also, when the tip end of the elastic member is fitted into the position holding recess, the force that moves up and down changes, so even in the groping state, the opening holding position set in advance is set. It can be easily sensed by the tactile sensation of the hand. Further, since the position holding recesses need only be formed on the position control surface, the number and positions of the position holding recesses can be easily set and formed.

Further, the position holding member may be formed by a plate-shaped member that is erected on the inner wall surface of the blowout passage, and the end face of the plate-shaped member may be formed as a position control surface. According to this structure, the position holding member can also be used as a straightening vane for making the air volume distribution at the air outlet uniform.

Further, the blower is a vertical blowing type sirocco fan in which a fan housing is divided into an upper blowing fan housing and a lower blowing fan housing at a predetermined position in the rotation axis direction, and the blowing outlet is The main body case is provided below the side surface of the main body case, and is connected to an outlet passage of the lower outlet fan housing.
There may be an air outlet at the top, and this air outlet may be connected to the air outlet passage of the upper air outlet fan housing. According to this structure, the air outlets are provided above and below, and the dry air can be blown to the object from various directions. Further, the opening and closing and the opening adjustment operation of the air outlet on the lower side of the side face are performed in a narrow place where it is difficult to visually observe on the lower side of the side face, but in the case of the present invention, they can be easily performed by operating the operating knob up and down. You can

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the dehumidifier according to this embodiment, as shown in the external perspective view of FIG. 1, the main body case 1 is long in the front-rear direction and has a small dimension in the width direction. The front portion and the rear portion of the main body case 1 are formed so as to become narrower toward the front end or the rear end than the width of the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction.

The body case 1 has an upper outlet 2 on the left side of the upper surface.
And the lower air outlet 3 is provided in the lower part of the left side surface.
The upper outlet 2 is shown in FIG. 4 (internal configuration view from the left side).
As shown in, the opening / closing lid 2a is provided on the upper part of the lattice-shaped opening. The opening / closing lid 2a is configured to be opened / closed with the right end as a rotation axis. Also, in the lower outlet 3,
An upper and lower slide type opening / closing lid device configured to open / close the lower outlet 3 or change the opening in multiple stages is provided. The details of this vertical slide type opening / closing lid device will be described later. An operation panel 4 is provided on the front upper surface of the main body case 1. Further, at the center of the upper surface of the main body case 1, there is attached a carrying handle 5 which is tilted and stored on the side opposite to the upper outlet 2.

As shown in FIG. 2 (internal configuration view seen from the upper surface side), an evaporator 6 and a condenser 7, which form a refrigeration cycle, are formed in the widthwise direction in the upper part of the main body case 1, and a vertical blower blower. 8 are sequentially arranged. Top and bottom blower 8
Is a sirocco fan composed of a motor 9, an upper and lower blow-off type fan housing 10, an impeller 11 and the like, and configured to be able to blow up and down.

The fan housing 10 of the blower 8 is
As shown in FIG. 3 (internal configuration view from the left side) and FIG. 4, the fan housing 10a portion of the right side portion (right side portion in FIG. 4) in the axial direction of the rotating shaft of the impeller 11 is the upper blow fan. Impeller 11 formed on the housing
The left side portion (the left side fan housing 10b portion in FIG. 4) in the axial direction of the rotating shaft is formed in the lower blowing fan housing and is housed in the main body case 1. The upper outlet 2 is communicated with the upper outlet fan housing 10a of the blower 8, and the lower outlet 6 is connected to the blower 8.
Is communicated with the lower outlet fan housing 10b.

Further, in the lower side of the main body case 1, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, a compressor 13 and an accumulator 14 that form a refrigerating cycle together with the evaporator 6 and the condenser 7 are attached to the rear side of the main body case 1 (on the lower left side of FIG. 3). A dehumidifying water tank 15 that stores dehumidifying water that is condensed and drops by the evaporator 6 is disposed on the front side (the lower right side in FIG. 3).

The dehumidified water tank 15 is detachably housed in the main body case 1 in a pull-out manner from the front surface of the machine body, and the front side portion is exposed to the outside of the main body case 1 in the housed state. This exposed portion then forms part of the outer contour of the machine body.

An ultraviolet lamp unit 16 is incorporated on the inner surface of the front surface of the upper part of the main body case 1. Further, the ultraviolet lamp unit 16 in the machine body
A front cover 17 is detachably attached to the front side of the.

The front cover 17 forms part of the outer contour of the machine body. Further, the front cover 17 is attached so that a gap is formed between the both ends of the front cover 17 and the main body case 1 in the front narrow portion of the main body case 1. Then, the gaps are formed as narrow intake ports 21 and 22 for sucking air. An air filter 23 having a substantially chevron shape in plan view is interposed between the inner surface of the front cover 17 and the ultraviolet lamp unit 16, and the air taken in through the intake ports 21 and 22 is the air filter 23. It is configured to be taken into the aircraft via.

Further, in addition to the intake ports 21 and 22, the intake port of the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment has, as shown in FIG. The intake port 25 is formed so as to straddle the above. Further, the air taken in from the intake port 25 is configured to be taken into the machine via an air filter 26 provided in the intake port 25.

Next, the detailed structure of the above-mentioned vertical slide type opening / closing lid device will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the louver 31 attached to the lower outlet 3. This louver 3
1 has side plate portions 33 on both left and right sides of a substantially flat plate-like lid portion 32, and guide shafts 34 are provided at upper and lower portions of the side plate portion 33.
35. An operation knob 36 protruding from the main body case 1 is formed below the front surface of the lid portion 32.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view around the lower outlet 3 as seen from the inner side of the left side surface portion of the main body case 1. As shown in FIG. 6, on the rear surface of the left side plate portion of the main body case 1, guide holes 41 for guiding the guide shafts 34, 35 of the louver 31 to move up and down at predetermined positions on both sides of the lower outlet port 3. Guide plates 45 and 46 having upright and 42 are erected. The louver 31 is attached by inserting the upper guide shaft 35 into the upper guide hole 42 and the lower guide shaft 34 into the lower guide hole 41. Also, by moving the operation knob 36 up and down,
The lower guide shaft 34 is guided by the lower guide hole 41, and the upper guide shaft 35 is guided by the upper guide hole 42, so that the louver 31 can be moved up and down. In this movement, at what angle the louver 31 is moved and fixed, the guide hole 41,
It is determined by the 42 hole design. In the case of the present embodiment, the lower outlet 3 is opened while moving the upper end of the lid 32 rearward.

Next, FIG. 7 is a perspective view from the left side of the lower outlet fan housing 10b. FIG. 8 shows a louver 31 attached to the lower outlet 3 and a position holding member 61.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a relational state with FIG.
3 is a diagram illustrating a position holding mechanism of a louver 31 according to the first embodiment. FIG. As shown in these drawings, an elastic member 51, which is formed by bending a spring plate member having a small width in a vertical direction in a meandering shape, is cantileveredly supported on the back surface side of the lid portion 32. And
The tip portion 52 of the elastic member 51 supported in a cantilever manner
Are rounded. Further, the tip portion 52 of the elastic member 51 has the lower outlet fan housing 10
Position holding member 6 attached to the inner wall surface of the outlet passage of b
The position and shape of the position control surface 62 are set so that the tip portion 52 is pressed against the first position control surface 62 and comes into contact with the distal end portion 52 while being elastically deformed upward or downward. That is, when the louver 31 moves upward, the tip portion 52 is slightly deformed downward due to the frictional force between the tip portion 52 and the position control surface 62, and conversely, when the louver 31 moves downward, The tip portion 52 is slightly deformed upward due to the frictional force between the tip portion 52 and the position control surface 62.

The position holding member 61 is a metal plate member fixed so as to be perpendicular to the inner wall surface of the lower blowing fan housing 10b, and the end face on the tip side has the above-described position and shape. The position control surface 62 is provided. That is, the position control surface 62 has the elastic member 51.
The tip 52 has a shape that follows the trajectory of the movement of the tip 52 so that a constant frictional force is applied to the tip 52. Further, on the position control surface 62, the position holding recesses 63 and 64 for stably holding the louver 31 at the lowest holding position and the highest holding position and the louver 31 are held stably at appropriate intermediate positions. Position holding recess 6 for
5, 66 are provided. That is, the distal end portion 52 of the elastic member 51 has the position holding recesses 63, 64, 65, 6
6, when the elastic member 5 is elastically deformed
1 is restored to the natural state and the distal end portion 52 is in an extended state and fits into these position holding recesses 63, 64, 65, 66, and stably holds the louver 31 at a predetermined position. .

The position holding member 61 is a metal plate member fixed so as to be perpendicular to the inner wall surface of the lower outlet fan housing 10b. Therefore, by appropriately adjusting the planar shape, It is possible to function as a straightening plate that straightens the air flow in the lower blower fan housing and uniformizes the wind speed distribution at the blowout ports.

As described above, the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment has a small width dimension when viewed from the front and further has a large dimension in the front-rear direction, and therefore can be installed in a narrow place such as a closet. it can. Further, in this case, since the dehumidifying water tank can be taken out from the front side in a pull-out manner, it is not necessary to pull out the machine body when draining the dehumidifying water, and only the dehumidifying water tank may be drawn out to the front side. Further, since the upper air outlet 2 and the lower air outlet 3 are provided as the air outlets, it is possible to blow dry air in multiple directions, and it is possible to efficiently dry an object to be dried in multiple directions.

Further, when the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment is installed in a narrow place such as a closet, when it is desired to blow dry air to the left side surface to dry the object on the left side plate side. Can operate the slide type opening / closing lid device to open the lower outlet port 3 (state of FIG. 9D). Further, when there is no object to be dried on the left side surface, the lower opening 3 can be closed by operating the slide type opening / closing lid device (state of FIG. 9A). If it is desired to reduce the amount of air blown from the lower air outlet 3 to the lower portion depending on the type or state of the object to be dried on the left side surface, the slide type opening / closing lid device is operated to adjust the louver 31 to the intermediate opening state. It is possible (state of FIG. 9B or 9C).

Further, the operation of the above-mentioned slide type opening / closing lid device can be easily performed even when there is no large space on the left side surface side. That is, in the case where there is no large space on the left side surface, the user can move the operation knob 36 up and down even when the user reaches out from the front and is in the groping state. Further, the operation position of the operation knob 36 is the lowest holding position (see FIG.
(State of (a)), highest holding position (state of FIG. 9 (d))
Alternatively, when the distal end portion 52 of the elastic member 51 is fitted into the position holding recesses 63, 64, 65, 66 when moved to the intermediate holding position (state of FIG. 9B or 9C),
Since the force required for operation changes, this can be easily known by the feel of the hand. Further, even if the user releases his / her hand from the operation knob 36 at a position other than the holding position, the friction force between the tip portion 52 and the position control surface 62 temporarily holds it on the spot, which makes the operation very easy. Further, since it is a slide-type opening / closing lid device, the position of the operation knob 36 and the opening degree are substantially proportional to each other, and it is possible to easily determine how much the opening degree is.

Further, in the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment, there is no protrusion of the horizontal blades from the lower air outlet 3, which is convenient when the dehumidifier is installed in a narrow place or when the dehumidifier is carried around. Good. An operation knob 36 for vertically moving the slide-type opening / closing lid device projects from the main body case 1. However, this operation knob 36 does not need to project over the entire width of the lower outlet port 3, and a small one can be used, which is an obstacle. I won't.

Further, since the position holding member 61 constituting the position control surface 62 is formed by a plate-shaped member which is erected so as to be perpendicular to the inner wall surface of the lower blow fan housing 10b, the position holding member 61 is held. The member can also be used as a straightening vane for making the air flow distribution at the outlets uniform.

[0034]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the following effects can be obtained. Claim 1
According to the invention described above, by vertically operating the operation knob projecting to the side of the main body case, the louver can be slid up and down to open and close the air outlet or change the opening degree in multiple steps. Since it has a type opening and closing lid device,
Even if the dehumidifier is installed in a narrow space,
It can be easily operated by groping work from the front.
Further, since the louver is structured to slide up and down by moving the operation knob up and down, the position of the operation knob and the opening are proportional, so
It is possible to easily determine how much the opening is. Further, since the blowout louver does not project to the front of the main body case, the louver does not interfere with the carrying of the dehumidifier.

According to the second aspect of the invention, by sliding the guide shaft of the louver within the guide hole, the louver can be opened and closed in a vertically sliding manner, and at the same time, an elastic member is attached to the back surface of the louver. Since the tip of the member is elastically brought into contact with the position adjusting surface of the position holding member having the position holding recess, no matter which position the louver is operated up or down, the hand is released from the operation knob. The louver does not fall easily. Also, when the tip end of the elastic member is fitted into the position holding recess, the force that moves up and down changes, so even in the groping state, the opening holding position set in advance is set. It can be easily sensed by the tactile sensation of the hand. Further, since the position holding recesses need only be provided on the position adjusting surface, the number and positions of the position holding recesses can be easily set and formed.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the position holding member is formed by a plate-shaped member that is erected so as to be perpendicular to the inner wall surface of the blowout passage, and the end surface of the plate-shaped member is formed. Is formed as a position control surface,
The position holding member can also be used as a straightening vane for uniformizing the air flow distribution at the air outlet.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the blower, the fan housing is divided into an upper blowing fan housing and a lower blowing fan housing at a predetermined position in the rotation axis direction. A sirocco fan,
The blowout port is provided below the side surface of the main body case, and is connected to a blowout passage of the lower blowout fan housing, and further, the main body case has a blowout port in an upper portion,
Since the air outlet is connected to the air outlet passage of the upper air outlet fan housing, the air outlet has upper and lower sides, and it is possible to blow dry air to the object from various directions. Further, the opening and closing and the opening adjustment operation of the air outlet on the lower side of the side face are performed in a narrow place where it is difficult to visually observe on the lower side of the side face, but in the case of the present invention, they can be easily performed by operating the operating knob up and down. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a dehumidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention as seen obliquely from the front.

FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the dehumidifier seen from the upper surface side.

FIG. 3 is an internal configuration diagram of the internal configuration of the dehumidifier seen from the left side surface side.

FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram of the internal configuration of the dehumidifier seen from the front side.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a louver in the dehumidifier.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view around the lower outlet, as viewed from the inner surface side of the left side surface of the main body case of the dehumidifier.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the lower dehumidifier fan housing as seen from the left side surface side thereof.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relational state between a louver attached to a lower outlet and a position holding member in the dehumidifier.

9A and 9B are explanatory views of a louver position holding mechanism by a position holding member in the dehumidifier, where FIG. 9A is a state diagram when the louver is closed, and FIGS. 9B and 9C are states when the louver is in the middle open state. Figure (d) is a state diagram when the louver is fully opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 body case 3 (lower) outlet 6 evaporator 7 condenser 8 (Upper and lower air blower) blower 10 Top and bottom blow-out fan housing 10a Fan housing for upper outlet 10b Lower outlet fan housing 15 Dehumidifying water tank 20 evaporator 31 louver 32 Lid 34, 35 guide shaft 36 Operation knob 41, 42 Guide hole 45, 46 Guide plate 51 Elastic member 52 Tip 61 Position holding member 62 Position control surface 63-65 Position holding recess

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Mori             2-5-3 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture             Within Yo Denki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shinichi Akiyama             2-5-3 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture             Within Yo Denki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tomoji Fukuda             2-5-3 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture             Within Yo Denki Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3L049 BB05 BB07 BB10 BC01 BD01                 3L051 BG06 BJ02 BJ10

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A body case that is elongated in the front-rear direction, refrigeration cycle components such as an evaporator, a condenser, and a compressor for dehumidifying indoor air, and water in the air dehumidified by the evaporator. The dehumidifying water tank that is stored in the lower part of the main body case in a pull-out manner from the front, the air outlet provided on the side surface of the main body case, and the air outlet passage for connecting and exhausting indoor air are connected to the air outlet. Equipped with a blower and an operation knob that projects to the side of the main body case.By operating this operation knob up and down, the louver can be slid up and down to open and close the air outlet or open it in multiple stages. A dehumidifier having an up / down slide type opening / closing lid device that can be changed. 2. The vertical slide type opening / closing lid device includes a louver having a substantially flat plate-shaped lid portion, a guide shaft projecting from upper and lower portions of left and right side surfaces of the louver, and a guide shaft that guides the guide shaft in a vertical direction. Guide plates provided on the left and right sides of the air outlet having a guide hole to be supported and cantilevered on the back surface of the louver, and elastically deformable in the vertical direction when a vertical force is applied to the tip. Position holding including a formed elastic member and a position control surface that applies a frictional force that elastically deforms the elastic member in the vertical direction when the louver is operated to move the louver in the vertical direction to the distal end portion of the elastic member The dehumidifier according to claim 1, further comprising: a member and a position-holding recess formed at a plurality of positions on a position control surface of the position-holding member, into which a tip end portion of the elastic member is fitted. 3. The position holding member is formed by a plate-shaped member that is erected on an inner wall surface of an outlet passage of the blower, and a tip end surface of the plate-shaped member is formed as the position control surface. The dehumidifier according to 2. 4. The blower is an up-and-down blow type sirocco fan in which a fan housing is divided into an upper blow fan housing and a lower blow fan housing at a predetermined position in the rotation axis direction, and the blow outlet is The main body case is provided below the side surface of the main body case and is connected to a blow-out passage of the lower blow-out fan housing. Further, the main body case has an air outlet at an upper portion, and the air outlet is the upper air outlet fan. The dehumidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is connected to an outlet passage of the housing.