JP2007237121A - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dehumidifier equipped with a drain tank having no possibility of spilling of water during carrying from a handle inserting hole provided on a lid of the drain tank having a handle. <P>SOLUTION: The dehumidifier is provided with: a heat exchange means 20 heating dehumidified air by sucking atmospheric air; an air blowing means 30 blowing out the heated air from a blow-out port; and the drain tank 40 storing water dropping from the heat exchange means 20. The drain tank 40 is composed of a box-like tank body 41 with an opened upper face, the handle 65 erected in the tank body 41, and the lid 50 having the hole 52 for inserting the handle 65 and set on the upper face of the tank body 41. A closing means is provided closing the hole 52 for inserting the handle of the lid 50. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dehumidifier for removing indoor humidity and generating a comfortable indoor environment.

  In a conventional dehumidifier, the upper surface opening of the drainage tank is covered with a detachable tank lid consisting of two large and small tanks, and an inlet is provided on the smaller tank lid, and the drainage tank is installed from the drain pan placed above the drainage tank. There is one in which a water flow hole for flowing water is located above the smaller tank lid. And the large tank lid has no holes other than the opening into which the small tank lid is fitted, and when performing the water discarding operation, it is only necessary to remove the small tank lid, and the drainage comes out only after the small tank lid is removed. Therefore, the aim of drainage is determined, and it is easy to work (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-263722 A (page 2-3, FIG. 1-5)

The drainage tank provided in the dehumidifier of Patent Document 1 is provided with a large tank lid that detachably covers the upper surface opening and a small tank lid that is detachably attached to a water draining opening provided in the large tank lid. Since the tank lid is removed and drained from the opening, the small tank lid has to be attached and detached each time it is drained, which is troublesome and may cause the small small tank lid to be lost.
In addition, when draining, it is necessary to carry a heavy drain tank to the drainage site, so the draining work is cumbersome and sometimes wets and soils hands and clothes.

  In order to solve such a problem, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, there is a drain tank provided with a handle. In this drainage tank, a pair of support columns 101a and 101b extending from the bottom to the upper part are erected on the drainage tank main body 100, and a handle 103 is pivotally supported on a support shaft 102 provided on the upper part. Further, the fitting portion 106 provided at the peripheral portion directs the concave portion 107 to the substantially central portion of the lid body 105 that is detachably fitted to the upper end portion of the peripheral wall of the drainage tank main body 100, and to the columns 101 a and 101 b of the concave portion 107. A handle hole 108 is provided at a corresponding position. In addition, 109 is a funnel-shaped running water portion provided on the lid 105 on one side of the concave portion 57, 110 is a running water hole provided in the lowest portion of the running water portion 109, and 112 is a drainage lid provided detachably in the drainage hole 111. It is.

As shown in the figure, the drainage tank configured as described above rotates the handle 103 and stores it in the recess 107, and the drainage portion 109 is connected to the drain port from the opening provided in the lower portion of the dehumidifier housing. It is stored in the drain tank storage part.
Then, when discarding the water accumulated in the drainage tank, the drainage tank is pulled out of the casing and the handle 103 is rotated, and as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It is transported to a place and the drain lid 112 of the drain hole 111 is removed and drained.
When the drainage is finished, the drainage hole 111 is closed with the drainage lid 112, the handle 103 is held to carry the drainage tank to the position of the dehumidifier, the handle 103 is rotated and stored in the recess 107, and the drainage is discharged from the opening. Store in tank storage.

According to the drainage tank as described above, the handle 103 can be carried to the drainage place, which is convenient. However, since the handle 103 is rotatably attached to the columns 101a and 101b, it is being transported. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, since the left and right are swung up and down around the handle 103, there is a problem that water spills from the large handle hole 108 and wets hands or clothes.
Further, since the lid 105 is likely to warp inward during molding shrinkage, the concave portion 107, and hence the handle hole 108, is lowered and the distance from the water surface becomes narrow, so that water is more easily spilled from the handle hole 108. Furthermore, since the drain lid 112 must be attached and detached each time when draining, not only is it cumbersome, but the drain lid 112 may be lost.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and includes a drainage tank that does not spill water during transportation from a handle insertion hole provided in a lid of a drainage tank provided with a handle. The purpose is to provide a dehumidifier.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a dehumidifier that can be easily drained from a drainage tank and does not lose the slide lid that closes the drainage hole.

  The dehumidifier according to the present invention includes a heat exchange means for sucking outside air to heat the dehumidified air, a blower means for blowing the heated hot air from a blowout port, and water dropped from the heat exchange means. A drainage tank for storing the tank body, the tank body having a box-like tank body having an open upper surface, a handle standing in the tank body, and a hole through which the handle is inserted. And a closing means for closing a hole through which the handle of the lid is inserted.

  In the present invention, since the handle insertion hole provided in the lid of the drainage tank having the handle is closed, when moving with the handle to throw away the water accumulated in the drainage tank, the water is discharged from the handle insertion hole. It is possible to obtain a dehumidifier having an easy-to-use drainage tank that does not spill.

[Embodiment 1]
1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a dehumidifier according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. In the following description, the right side of the figure is referred to as the front side or the upstream side, and the left side and the rear side or the downstream side.
A lower partition plate 5 is provided in the lower part of the housing 1, and a partition wall 6 is provided between the lower partition plate 5 and the top plate 4 so as to separate the front and rear sides toward the rear side. Reference numeral 5 a denotes an upper partition plate provided between the front plate 2 a and the partition wall 6 in the upper part of the housing 1.

  A suction port 7 for room air (hereinafter referred to as outside air) is provided between the lower partition plate 5 and the upper partition plate 5a of the front plate 2a, and a drainage means is provided at a substantially central portion of the lower partition plate 5. The drain port 8 is provided, and the front surface side of the drain port 8 of the lower partition plate 5 is provided with an inclined surface that is inclined toward the drain port 8. 9 is a blower opening that is opened from the top plate 4 to the rear plate 2b in the upper part on the rear surface side. The opening degree of the blowout port 10 is adjusted by a movable looper 10 that is driven manually or by a motor and rotates about a shaft 10a. It has come to be.

  An operation unit 11 is provided on the front side of the top plate 4, and a control unit 12 that controls the operation of the dehumidifier is provided in the housing 1 below the operation unit 11. Reference numeral 13 denotes an opening provided in the rear plate 2b of the housing 1 below the lower partition plate 5. A drain tank 40 described later is accommodated in the drain tank accommodating part 14 through the opening 13. In addition, although the figure showed the case where the opening part 13 which takes in and out the drain tank 40 was provided in the rear surface plate 2b of the housing | casing 1, you may provide in either one of the side surface plates 3a and 3b of the housing | casing 1. FIG. . Reference numeral 15 denotes a sliding handle provided at the upper part of the housing 1, and 16 denotes a filter disposed on the downstream side of the suction port 7.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a compressor installed at the lower part of the lower partition plate 5, 22 denotes an evaporator arranged on the downstream side of the filter 16, and 23 denotes a condenser arranged on the downstream side of the evaporator 22.
As shown in FIG. 3, the compressor 21, the evaporator 22, and the condenser 23 are connected in a loop by a refrigerant pipe 24, and a pressure reducing valve 25 is connected between the condenser 23 and the evaporator 22. A bypass pipe 26 is provided between the compressor 21 and the condenser 23, and between the pressure reducing valve 25 and the evaporator 22, and an electromagnetic valve 27 is connected to the refrigerant cycle means 20 (heat exchange means). ) Is configured.

  1 and 2 again, on the downstream side of the condenser 23, a blower 30 that is a blowing means is disposed on the downstream side of the opening 6 a provided in the partition wall 6. It is rotationally driven by a motor 32 attached to a support arm 31 provided on the upstream side of the opening 6a.

  40 is a drainage tank which is made of a synthetic resin molded product and is taken in and out of the opening 13 of the housing 1 and accommodated in the drainage tank accommodating part 14. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the box has an upper surface opened. The tank body 41, a front panel 45 attached to the front side of the tank body 41, a lid 50 that closes the upper surface opening of the tank body 41, and a handle 65 attached to the tank body 41. .

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, a pair of handle fixing portions 42 a and 42 b having locking holes 43 are provided at the bottom of the tank body 41 so as to face each other. Further, on the front side of the tank main body 41 (here, the left side in FIGS. 5 and 6), the drain tank 40 is approximately the same size as the opening 13 of the casing 1 and the drain tank 40 of the casing 1 is disposed. A front panel 45 that closes the opening 13 when it is housed is provided, and a handle 46 is provided below the front panel 45. Although not shown in the drawing, the front panel 45 is provided with a transparent window for visualizing the state of water accumulation in the tank body 41. The front panel 45 may be omitted, and the opening 13 of the housing 1 may be opened and closed by a door.

  A fitting portion 51 that is fitted to the upper end portion of the peripheral wall of the tank body 41 is provided on both lower and rear edges of the outer periphery of the lid 50, and a handle insertion hole 52 that is long in the front-rear direction is provided at the center portion. And a rib 53 directed downward is provided on the lower surface of the inner periphery thereof. The length of the handle insertion hole 52 in the front-rear direction substantially corresponds to the distance between the outer walls of the handle fixing portions 42 a and 42 b provided at the bottom of the tank body 41.

Further, a substantially funnel-shaped flowing water portion 54 is formed on one side of the handle insertion hole 52 of the lid 50, and a flowing water port 55 is opened at the lowest portion thereof.
56 is a drain outlet provided at the corner of the lid 50. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, a U-shaped guide wall 57 is erected on the upper surface of the outer periphery except for the front side. The guide ribs 58 are provided on the inner wall of the guide wall 57 so as to face each other. Grooves 60 that are slidably fitted to the guide ribs 58 of the drain port 56 are provided on both side walls of the slide lid 59 that opens and closes the drain port 56, and a plurality of slip stoppers 61 project from the upper surface. .

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the handle 65 is provided integrally with a pair of leg portions 66 a and 66 b that are substantially equal to the length in the front-rear direction of the handle insertion hole 52 provided in the lid 50 and at the upper end thereof. It is formed in a gate shape by the grip part 67, and a locking projection for locking in a locking hole 43 of a handle fixing part 42a, 42b provided at the bottom of the tank body 41 is formed below the leg parts 66a, 66b. A portion 68 is provided. A beam 69 having a width substantially equal to the width of the handle insertion hole 52 is provided at an upper portion between the both leg portions 66a and 66b at a position corresponding to the handle insertion hole 52 when the lid 51 is attached to the tank body 41. It has been.

To assemble the drainage tank 40 as described above, the lower end portions of the leg portions 66a and 66b of the handle 65 are elastically fitted to the handle fixing portions 42a and 42b of the tank body 41 to which the front panel 45 is mounted, and The stop protrusion 68 is locked in the locking hole 43. As a result, the handle 65 is erected and fixed in the tank body 41.
Next, the handle insertion hole 52 of the lid 50 is fitted to the grip portion 67 of the handle 65, and the outer fitting portion 51 is fitted to the upper end portion of the peripheral wall of the tank body 41. Thereby, the assembly of the drain tank 40 is completed. At this time, the grip portion 67 of the handle 65 is positioned above the lid body 50, and the handle insertion hole 52 of the lid body 50 is blocked by both the leg portions 66 a and 66 b of the handle 65 and the beam 69.

Next, the operation of the dehumidifier according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, as shown in FIG. 1, the drainage tank 40 is accommodated in the drainage tank accommodating part 14 from the opening 13 provided in the rear wall 2 b of the housing 1, and the opening 13 is closed by the front panel 45. At this time, the drain port 56 is closed by the slide lid 59, and the flowing water port 54 is located below the drain port 8. Although not shown, the power supply circuit provided in the housing 1 is connected to a commercial power supply by a cord.

  Next, when the operation switch provided in the operation unit 11 is turned on, the compressor 21 is turned on and the electromagnetic valve 27 is closed. As a result, the compressor 21 is operated, and the refrigerant compressed to a high temperature and high pressure is sent to the condenser 23 to dissipate heat and become a normal temperature and high pressure refrigerant. This refrigerant is decompressed by the decompressor 25 and sent to the evaporator 22, and the refrigerant having a low temperature and constant pressure is sent to the compressor 21, and this operation is repeated thereafter.

  On the other hand, when the operation switch is turned on, the blower 30 is driven, and the indoor air sucked from the suction port 7 (hereinafter referred to as outside air) is cleaned by the filter 16 and cooled to below the dew point by the evaporator 22. At the same time, the air is dehumidified, heated by the condenser 23 to become warm air, and blown out into the room through the air outlet 9 as indicated by an arrow to dehumidify the air in the room. During this time, moisture adheres between the fins of the evaporator 22, and a part thereof flows down and falls into the drainage tank 40 from the dust port 8 and is stored. Note that if an object to be dried such as laundry is suspended above the outlet 9, it can be dried.

  In this case, during the operation of the dehumidifier or appropriately, the inside of the drain tank 40 is visually observed from the transparent window provided on the front panel 45 of the drain tank 40, and when the water is full, the drain tank 40 is pulled out from the opening 13. The handle 65 is held to the drainage place by holding the handle 67, the drainage port 56 is opened by the slide lid 59, and the drainage tank 40 is tilted to drain the water.

  When the drainage is finished, the drainage port 56 is closed by the slide lid 59, and the handle 65 is carried to the position of the dehumidifier, and again accommodated in the drainage tank accommodating part 14 through the opening 13 and set. For example, a water level sensor is provided in the tank body 41, and an indicator lamp for displaying the state of water in the drainage tank 40 is provided in the operation unit 11, and the indicator lamp is turned on when the water level is reached. The state of water in the drain tank 40 can be detected by appropriate means.

10-13 is explanatory drawing of the other example of the drainage tank of the dehumidifier based on this Embodiment.
FIG. 10 shows ribs provided on the upper ends of the handle fixing portions 42a and 42b and the lower surface of the handle insertion hole 52 of the lid 50 when the lid 50 is set on the tank body 41 on both legs 66a and 66b of the handle 65. 53. Protruding portions are provided on both sides of the range corresponding to the lower end portion of 53, this portion is formed wide (hereinafter, this portion is referred to as wide portion 70), and stepped portions 71a and 71b are provided above and below. .

  With this configuration, when the lid 50 is set on the tank body 41, the handle insertion hole 52 is closed by the legs 66 a and 66 b and the beam 69, and the lid 50 is formed by the step 71 a of the wide portion 70. It is possible to prevent the vicinity of the center part of the lowering of the lowering of the lower part from going down. Further, when carrying the drainage tank 40 in which the water is accumulated with the handle 65, the stepped portion 71 a of the wide portion 70 is in close contact with the rib 53 of the lid 50, so that the lid 50 does not shake, Since the gap between the handle 65 and the handle insertion hole 52 can be eliminated, water leakage can be prevented more reliably. The wide portion 70 may not be provided over the entire length of the above range, and may be provided only on the upper portions of the leg portions 66a and 66b so that the stepped portion 71a contacts the rib 53.

FIG. 11 shows the rib 53 provided on the lower surface of the handle insertion hole 52 of the lid 50 when the lid 50 is set on the tank body 41 on the outer periphery of both ends 66a and 66b of the handle 65 and the lower end of the beam 69. A flange 72 is provided at a position corresponding to the lower end so as to be orthogonal to the leg portions 66a and 66b.
In this example as well, the effect of shaking can be obtained as in the case of FIG.

  12 omits the beam 69 provided on the handle 65, and as shown in FIG. 12B, the leg portions 66a at positions corresponding to the lower ends of the ribs 53 when the lid 50 is set on the tank body 41, A fitting portion 73 having a U-shaped cross section composed of a bottom portion 74 and a peripheral wall 75 is provided so as to surround the outer periphery of 66b and the outer periphery thereof. The outer wall of the leg portions 66a and 66b and the inner wall 75 of the fitting portion 73 are provided inside. The gap 76 between the wall surfaces is formed approximately equal to the thickness of the rib 53.

With this configuration, as shown in FIG. 12A, when the lid 50 is set on the tank body 41, the fitting portion 73 is positioned and the rib 53 is fitted into the gap 76. The nozzle insertion hole 52 can be reliably closed by the bottom portion 74 and the peripheral wall 75 of the fitting portion 73.
As shown in FIG. 13, a second rib 53a is provided on the outer periphery of the rib 53 of the lid 50, and the peripheral wall 75 of the fitting portion 73 is fitted between the ribs 53, 53a. Good.

According to the present embodiment, the lower end portion of the handle 65 having a closing means for the handle insertion hole 52 provided in the lid 50 is attached to the bottom of the tank body 41, and the handle 65 is fitted into the handle insertion hole 52. When the lid 50 is set on the tank body 41, the handle insertion hole 52 is automatically closed by the closing means provided on the handle 65. Therefore, when the water accumulated in the drainage tank 40 is discarded, the handle Water does not spill from the insertion hole 52. For this reason, since a hand and clothes are not wetted or soiled, a dehumidifier with good usability can be obtained.
Moreover, since the drain outlet 56 provided in the lid 50 of the drain tank 40 is opened and closed by the slide lid 59, not only the operation is easy, but the slide lid 69 is not lost.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a drain tank of the dehumidifier according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
In Embodiment 1, when the handle 65 of the drainage tank 40 is formed integrally with the leg portions 66a and 66b and the grip portion 67 and the lid 50 is set on the tank body 1, the handle insertion hole of the lid 50 is provided. In this embodiment, the leg portions 66a and 66b and the grip portion 67 are configured separately from each other in the handle 65 of the first embodiment. A grip portion 67 is rotatably attached by a shaft 77 above the closing means (the case shown in FIG. 10 is shown) of the nozzle insertion hole 52 provided in 66a and 66b.

  The operation and effect of the present embodiment are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment. Further, as shown by the broken line, the grip portion 67a of the handle 65 is rotated until it is substantially parallel to the surface of the lid 50. Since it can be made to move, even if the height of the drain tank storage part 14 of the dehumidifier is low, the drain tank 41 can be stored.

[Embodiment 3]
FIG. 15 is an explanatory view showing a main part of a drain end tank of a dehumidifier according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, and FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a handle insertion hole provided in a lid of the drain tank is closed. . The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.
In both figures, reference numeral 52 denotes a handle insertion hole provided in the lid 50, and 66a and 66b denote positions of the leg portions of the handle 65 fitted in the handle insertion hole 52. The flowing water portion 54 and the drain port 56 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  Reference numeral 78 denotes a slide plate that opens and closes the handle insertion hole 52. The length L of the slide plate is substantially equal to the inner space L1 of the legs 66a and 66b of the handle 65, and the width w is formed wider than the width w1 of the handle insertion hole 52. Yes. Reference numeral 79 denotes a knob provided on the slide plate 78. 80a and 80b are a pair of L-shaped guide bodies provided on the upper surface of the lid 50 on both sides of the slide plate 78. The slide plate 78 is inserted between the guide bodies 80a and 80b, and is attached to the guide bodies 80a and 80b. Along the lid 50 along the arrow direction (front-rear direction). The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and although not shown, in the present embodiment, the handle 65 is not provided with a closing means such as a beam 69, and The handle 65 is configured to be able to turn the grip 67 as in the gate type or the second embodiment.

In setting the lid 50 as described above to the tank body 41, the handle 79 is held and the slide plate 78 is slid along the guide bodies 80a and 80b in the direction of the arrow b to open the handle insertion hole 52. At this time, a stopper may be provided so that the slide plate 78 does not come out of the guide bodies 80a and 80b. As in the case of the first embodiment, the handle insertion hole 52 is fitted into the handle 65, and the lid 50 is set in the tank body 41.
Next, the slide plate 78 is slid in the direction of arrow a with the knob 79 and inserted between the leg portions 66a and 66b of the handle 65, and the handle insertion hole 52 is closed. At this time, a stopper or the like may be provided so that the slide plate 78 does not move.

  Although the operation and effect of the present embodiment are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, a slide plate 78 that slides along the upper surface of the lid 1 is provided, and the handle insertion hole 52 is slid by sliding the slide plate 78. Since the handle 65 need not be provided with a closing means for closing the handle insertion hole 52, the structure of the handle 65 is simple and easy to manufacture.

  In the above description, the case where the present invention is implemented in the illustrated dehumidifier is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the upper side of the front side of the housing is provided with a suction port for outside air, An evaporator is disposed downstream of the suction port and a condenser is disposed downstream of the lower suction port, and the outside air sucked from the upper suction port is cooled by the evaporator by one blower. The present invention also applies to dehumidifiers having other structures such as a dehumidifier in which dehumidified air and warm air obtained by heating the outside air sucked from the lower suction port by a condenser are blown out indoors from the blowout port. Can be implemented.

  In the above description, the handle 65 is attached in the front-rear direction of the tank main body 41, and the handle 50 is provided in the front-rear direction corresponding to the cover 50. However, the handle 65 is attached to the tank main body 41. The lid 50 may be attached perpendicularly to the front-rear direction, and a handle insertion hole may be provided on the lid 50 so as to be perpendicular to the front-rear direction. In addition, the grip portion 69 of the handle 65 may be formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape as it goes upward, and thus the handle insertion hole 52 is fitted to the handle 65 when the lid 50 is set on the tank body 41. It becomes easy to do.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the dehumidifier which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the refrigerating-cycle means of FIG. It is a perspective view of the drainage tank of FIG. It is a top view of the drainage tank of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is CC sectional drawing of FIG. It is a handle | steering-wheel fixing | fixed part and handle | steering-wheel perspective view of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the drain outlet of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the other example of the waste_water | drain tank of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the other example of the waste_water | drain tank of Embodiment 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the other example of the waste_water | drain tank of Embodiment 1, and a perspective view of the principal part. It is explanatory drawing of the other example of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the drainage tank of the dehumidifier which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the principal part of the drainage tank of the dehumidifier which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which closed the handle penetration hole with the slide plate of FIG. It is a top view of the drainage tank of the conventional dehumidifier. It is DD sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 18 is an operation explanatory diagram of FIG. 17.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case, 5 Lower partition plate, 6 Partition, 7 Suction port, 8 Drain port, 9 Air outlet, 14 Drain tank accommodating part, 16 Filter, 20 Refrigeration cycle means, 21 Compressor, 22 Evaporator, 23 Condenser, 30 Blower, 40 Drain tank, 41 Tank body, 42a, 42b Handle fixing part, 45 Front panel, 50 Cover body, 52 Handle insertion hole, 53 Rib, 54 Water flow part, 56 Drain port, 59 Slide lid, 65 Handle, 66a , 66b Leg part, 67 Grasping part, 69 Beam, 70 Wide part, 71a, 71b Step part, 72 Flange, 73 Fitting part, 74 Bottom part, 75 Perimeter wall, 78 Slide plate, 80a, 80b Guide body.

Claims (10)

Heat exchange means for sucking outside air and heating the dehumidified air, air blowing means for blowing out the heated warm air from a blowout port, and a drainage tank for storing water dropped from the heat exchange means,
The drainage tank has a box-shaped tank main body with an upper surface opened, a handle erected in the tank main body, and a lid body that has a hole through which the handle is inserted and is set on the upper surface of the tank main body. A dehumidifier comprising a closing means for closing a hole through which the handle of the lid is inserted. An evaporator that cools and dehumidifies the outside air sucked from the suction port of the lid, a condenser that heats the cooled and dehumidified air, and warm air that is sucked from the outside air and heated by the condenser is blown from the outlet. A blower means for discharging, and a drainage tank for storing water dropped from the evaporator,
The drainage tank includes a box-shaped tank body having an upper surface opened, a handle having a pair of legs that are vertically provided with a lower end attached to the tank body, and a handle provided on the handle, and the handle Has a handle insertion hole through which is inserted, and is configured by a lid set on the upper surface of the tank body,
A dehumidifier comprising a closing means for closing a handle insertion hole through which the handle is inserted when the lid is set on a tank body.   The dehumidifier according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a rib projecting downward is provided on an inner peripheral edge of a handle insertion hole provided in the lid.   4. The dehumidifier according to claim 2, wherein the closing means for the handle insertion hole is constituted by a beam provided at a position corresponding to the handle insertion hole of the lid between the leg portions of the handle.   5. The dehumidifier according to claim 3, wherein the leg portion of the handle is provided with a wide portion whose upper end abuts on a lower end of a rib provided in the handle insertion hole.   The dehumidifier according to claim 3 or 4, further comprising a flange that surrounds a leg portion of the handle and an outer periphery thereof and abuts a lower end portion of a rib provided in the handle insertion hole.   The closing means for the handle insertion hole is formed by a U-shaped fitting section having a bottom portion and a peripheral wall and fitting between a leg portion of the handle and an outer periphery of a rib provided in the handle insertion hole. The dehumidifier according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the dehumidifier is configured.   The dehumidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the handle insertion hole closing means is constituted by a slide plate that slides along an upper surface of the lid.   The dehumidifier according to any one of claims 2 to 8, wherein a grip portion of the handle is rotatably provided on a leg portion. The dehumidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a drain outlet is provided in the lid body, and the drain outlet is opened and closed by a slide lid.

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