JP2565331Y2 - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dehumidifier that captures moisture in the air and accumulates the moisture therein.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As conventional household dehumidifiers, dehumidifiers composed of deliquescent salts are generally used because they are inexpensive, highly safe, and have excellent hygroscopicity.
When the moisture in the air comes in contact with the deliquescent salts, the dehumidifier dissolves the salts to form a deliquescent liquid. As a dehumidifier using this dehumidifier, as shown in FIG. 6, a partition 13 is provided at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction inside a container body 11 whose upper side is open, and an elongated member penetrating the partition 13 in the vertical direction. A plurality of slit-shaped communication ports 18 are provided, and a dehumidifier 14 is stored in an upper portion of the partition body 13.
1 The dehumidifier 1 stored in the upper part inside the container body 11 as a configuration in which the opening at the upper end is covered with a moisture-permeable impermeable sheet 12
The moisture in the air caught by 4, the communication port as deliquescence 15 1
8 and accumulates in the lower part of the container body 11.

[0003]

According to the conventional dehumidifier, the deliquescent liquid 15 generated when the moisture in the air comes into contact with the dehumidifier 14 in the container body 11 passes through the communication port 18 of the partition 13. The deliquor 15 then drops to the lower portion inside the container main body 11. At this time, since the width of the communication port 18 is small, as shown in FIG. Deliquescence 15 is the communication port 18
Deliquescence 15 than wraps around at will communicating port 18 from the lower end of the side wall portions forming while adhering to the lower surface of the partition member 13
Did not fall down easily. If the deliquescent liquid 15 does not fall below the partition body 13 as described above, the deliquescent liquid 15 will accumulate on the upper part of the partition body 13,
The deliquescent liquid 15 prevents the dehumidifying agent 14 from coming into contact with air, and the dehumidifying effect of the dehumidifying agent 14 is reduced. Further, in order to drop the deliquescence 15 from the communicating port 18 smoothly downward, increasing the width dimension of the communication port 18, the upper portion of the dehumidifying agent 14 of the partition member 13 also communicating port 18
Through the communication port 18
Was impossible to increase. The purpose of the present invention is to solve this problem.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a bottom wall, a peripheral wall erected from the periphery of the bottom wall and a container body having an upper opening are formed, and a transparent cover is provided so as to cover an upper opening of the container body. A moisture-impermeable sheet is provided, and a partition body having a plurality of vertically extending communication ports is provided inside the container body so as to form a required space with the bottom wall. In a dehumidifier containing a dehumidifier made of deliquescent salts on the partition body in the above, on the lower surface of the partition body,
The side wall portion forming the communication port in the partition body is
It extends below the lower surface of the partition body, and
The dehumidifier has a protruding portion with an acute angle .

[0005]

According to the present invention, as described above, the lower surface of the partition is
The side wall portion forming the communication port in the partition body is
It extends below the lower surface of the partition body, and
By forming the protruding portion that end at an acute angle, eliminating the deliquescence fluid has flowed the communication port adheres to the lower surface of the partition body from the lower end of the side wall portion forming the communication port, smoothly and deliquescence Make it drip.

[0006]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG. The container body 1 is configured so that the upper side is opened from a bottom wall 1a having a substantially elliptical shape and a peripheral wall 1b erected so as to slightly expand upward from a circumferential portion of the bottom wall 1a. The moisture-permeable and water-impermeable sheet 2 is fixed over the entire circumference of the upper end of the container body 1 so as to cover the upper opening of the container body 1, and the moisture-permeable and water-impermeable sheet 2 can pass moisture. , Water is impervious.
Then, inside the container body 1, a partition body 3 is provided horizontally at a vertically intermediate portion of the peripheral wall 1b, and the partition body 3 is provided.
The dehumidifier 4 is stored on the top. Further, by using a transparent material for the container body 1, the deliquescent liquid 5 at the lower part of the container body 1 is used.
The state of accumulation of water and the reduced amount of the dehumidifying agent 4 on the upper part of the container body 1 can be visually confirmed. Before use, an aluminum sheet (not shown) is attached to the upper end of the container body 1 so as to cover the moisture-permeable and water-impermeable sheet 2.
The aluminum sheet is removed for use.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the partition body 3 includes one reinforcing portion 6a and two reinforcing portions 6a orthogonal to the reinforcing portion 6a.
The reinforcing member 6 is formed from the reinforcing portion 6b of the book and an annular outer peripheral portion 6c which is fixed to the outer peripheral side of the reinforcing portion 6a and the reinforcing portion 6b and has a substantially elliptical shape similar to the inner diameter of the peripheral wall 1b of the container body 1. On the lower side of the reinforcing member 6, a base 7 having a U-shaped cross section is formed so that its longitudinal direction is parallel to the reinforcing part 6b and is parallel with a gap between the bases 7. Provided integrally. The platform 7 extends both side wall portions below the lower surface, and
Forming a protruding portion 9 having an acute lower end .
And in, has a cross-sectional downward U-shaped, in this way by constructing the specification <br/> cutting body 3, communicating slit-shaped elongate the gap formed between the base portion 6 opening 8 Is formed. Here, as a result of intensive studies on the protruding portion 9, the present inventors have found that the protruding length of the protruding portion 9 is 0.1 mm or more and less than 100 mm, particularly 0.1 mm or more and less than 5 mm, and that the deliquescent liquid 5 falls well. It has been found that the deliquescent liquid 5 can be dropped well when the angle of the lower end of the projection 9 is acute, that is, 1 ° or more and less than 90 °, particularly 1 ° or more and less than 45 °.

With such a configuration, the deliquescent liquid 5 generated by the dehumidifier 4 flows into the communication port 8 from the upper part of the partition body 3 and flows downward through the communication port 8 by a capillary phenomenon in the container body 1. , From the lower end of the communication port 8 to the lower part inside the container body 1. Here the communication port 8
Conventionally, at the lower end, the deliquescent liquid 5 forms the communication port 8 .
That it was deposited from the lower end of the side wall portion on the lower surface of the partitioning member 3, although not quite dropwise, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the lower end to the protrusion of the side wall portion forming the communicating port 8 9
The side where the deliquescent liquid 5 forms the communication port 8
It is prevented from sneaking around from the lower end of the wall portion while adhering to the lower surface of the partition body 3, and becomes a spherical body immediately due to the surface tension of the deliquescent liquid 5, and easily drops by its own weight. Therefore, the deliquescent liquid 5 can be smoothly dropped below the lower end of the communication port 8.

Next, a test example of the moisture absorbing effect of the dehumidifier according to the present invention will be described. As a test method, 150 g of calcium chloride dihydrate was used as a dehumidifier 4 on the partition 3 using a dehumidifier (plastic, bottom area 55 cm ² , height 9 cm, position of the partition 5 cm from the bottom). To store. Then, place the dehumidifier in a constant temperature room (room temperature 25 ° C, humidity 80
%) And the water level and the amount of moisture absorption in the container body 1 of the dehumidifier are measured. The dimensions of the partition 3 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 used here are as follows: the length a of the base 7 of the partition 3 in the longitudinal direction is 20 mm; the width b of the base 7 is 3 mm; The gap between the bases 7, that is, the width c of the communication port 8 is 1 m.
m, the thickness d including the protrusion 9 of the base 7 is 3 mm, and the angle θ of the lower end of the protrusion 9 is 30 °. Further, the conventional projection 9 is not provided (as shown in FIG. 7), the width e of the base of the partition is 3 mm, the gap between the bases, that is, the width f of the communication port is 1 mm, and the width of the base is 1 mm. 1mm thickness g
And For a dehumidifier using a partition body, the water level and the amount of moisture absorption in the container body are measured in the same manner, and the moisture absorption effect is compared. The results are shown in Tables 1 and 2 below. Five measurements were made under each condition, and the results were displayed.

[0009]

[Table 1]

[0010]

[Table 2]

As is apparent from the results shown in Tables 1 and 2, the side wall portion forming the communication port 8 in the partition body 3
It can be seen that the dehumidifier using the one provided with the protruding portion 9 at the lower end has a faster accumulation of the deliquescent liquid 5 and a higher moisture absorption than the dehumidifier without the protruding portion 9.

Next, another embodiment according to the present invention will be described. The second embodiment is an improved type of the first embodiment, in which the projection 9 of the partition 3 is improved. As shown in FIG. 8, in the base 7 constituting the lower part of the partition body 3, the projecting part 9 projecting downward is provided continuously in the longitudinal direction of the base 7 in the first embodiment. However, in the second embodiment, a plurality of protrusions 9 are provided at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the base 7. In the projecting portion 9, the projecting length of the projecting portion 9 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the base 7 and the portion where the reinforcing portion 6 a of the reinforcing body 6 is located at the intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction is shortened, From there, an intermediate portion between the one end in the longitudinal direction of the base 7 and the portion where the reinforcing portion 6a is located, and a projecting portion toward the intermediate portion between the portion where the reinforcing portion 6a is located and the other end in the longitudinal direction of the base 7 respectively. The projecting length of the base 9 is gradually increased to form two inverted mountain shapes over the entire length of the base 7 in the longitudinal direction. With this configuration, the deliquescent liquid 5 is hardly dripped at the portion where the reinforcing portion 6a of the reinforcing member 6 of the partition body 3 is located by the reinforcing portion 6a, so that dripping of the deliquescent liquid 5 from this portion is reduced. The deliquescent liquid 5 can be dripped satisfactorily from a portion where the reinforcing portion 6a is not located. Further, since the projecting portions 9 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the base portion 7 have a short projecting length, the deliquescent liquid 5 is formed around the inside of the container body 1.
Of the deliquescent liquid 5 can be prevented, and the deliquescent liquid 5 can be prevented from adhering to the peripheral wall 1b of the container body 1 and making the inside difficult to see.

Further, as a third embodiment, the configuration is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, but instead of providing the projection 9 on the base 7 of the partition 3 as shown in FIG. Then, the base 7 of the partition body 3 is connected to the thickness side 7a, the side 7b,
The communication port 8 is formed in a plate shape having a vertically long side 7c.
The lower edge of the side wall portion composed of the thick side 7a and the vertically long side 7c
KazuSatoshi form a narrowing <br/> portion 10 cut so as to cut above the longitudinal edges 7c, the cut portion 10 to vertically long sides 7c
Is formed over the entire length in a direction parallel to
The lower end of the side wall forming the communication port 8 is formed to have an acute angle .

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] The present invention provides a structure in which the partition
The side wall portion forming the communication port in the
Extend below the lower surface of the
By protrusion was formed which was, the width dimension of the communication port be small, deliquescence fluid has flowed the communication port to form a communication port
Elimination of adhesion from the lower end of the side wall to the lower surface of the partition plate due to the surface tension of the deliquescent liquid. Can be. This prevents the deliquescent liquid from accumulating at the upper part of the partition body and prevents the dehumidifier from contacting with the air due to the deliquescent liquid, so that the dehumidifier always comes into contact with the air and absorbs moisture. Can be performed favorably. Further, by making the amount of protrusion of the projecting portion of the partition body different depending on the place, the effect that the deliquescence from the partition body can be dripped satisfactorily at a desired location can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of a dehumidifier according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the partition body in the dehumidifier according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a detailed sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional dehumidifier.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the state of deliquescence at the lower end of a communication port in a conventional dehumidifier.

FIG. 8 is a schematic side view of another partition body according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a base portion of another partition according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container main body, 1a ... Bottom wall, 1b ... Peripheral wall, 2 ... Moisture-permeable impermeable sheet, 3 ... Partition body, 4 ... Dehumidifier, 5 ... Deliquescent liquid, 6 ... Reinforcement, 6a ... Reinforcement part, 6b ... Reinforcement, 6c ...
The outer peripheral portion, 7 ... base portion, 8 ... communication port, 9 ... projecting portion, 10 ... switching <br/> Ri addition unit, 11 ... container main body, 12 ... breathable water-impermeable sheet, 13 ... partitioning member, 14 ... Dehumidifier, 15 ... deliquescent liquid, 1
8 ... Communication port .

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A container body 1 having a bottom wall 1a, a peripheral wall 1b erected from the periphery of the bottom wall 1a, and an upper opening, and
A moisture-permeable and water-impermeable sheet 2 is provided so as to cover the upper opening of the container body 1, and the partition body 3 having a plurality of vertically communicating holes 8 inside the container body 1 is attached to the bottom of the container body 1. provided so as to form wall 1a and the required space, the dehumidifier accommodating a dehumidifying agent 4 made of deliquescent salts on the partitioning member 3 in the interior of the container body 1, the lower surface of the partitioning member 3, the The above in the partition body 3
The side wall portion forming the communication port 8 is defined as the lower surface of the partition body 3.
Protruding part with a sharp angle at the tip
9. A dehumidifier, wherein 9 is formed . 2. The communication port 8 of the partition body 3 is formed in an elongated slit shape, and the protrusion length of the protrusion 9 formed on the lower surface of the partition body 3 is varied depending on the location. dehumidifier according to claim 1, characterized by forming the protrusions 9 so that the opposite mountain shape. 3. A container body 1 having a bottom wall 1a, a peripheral wall 1b erected from the periphery of the bottom wall 1a, and an upper part opened,
A moisture-permeable and water-impermeable sheet 2 is provided so as to cover the upper opening of the container body 1, and the partition body 3 having a plurality of vertically communicating holes 8 inside the container body 1 is attached to the bottom of the container body 1. provided so as to form wall 1a and the required space, the dehumidifier accommodating a dehumidifying agent 4 made of deliquescent salts on the partitioning member 3 in the interior of the container body 1, the lower surface of the partitioning member 3, the The above in the partition body 3
Cut above the lower end of the side wall part forming the communication port 8
Notch so that the lower end of the side wall portion is at an acute angle
10. A dehumidifier, wherein 10 is formed .