JP3216460B2 - Electronic 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 home electronic dehumidifier having an electronic cooling element utilizing the Peltier effect.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional electronic dehumidifier has the structure shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a tank having an inflow port 2 formed in the center of the upper surface, 3 denotes a case composed of a case body 4 before and after being mounted on the upper part of the tank 1, and 5 denotes a case formed at a lower part of a side plate of the case A plurality of intake holes, 6 is case 3
A plurality of exhaust holes formed in the top plate, 7 is a holding portion formed on the upper portion of the case 3, 8 is a grip portion of the case 3 formed outside the holding portion 7, and Sometimes it is gripped and used.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an electronic dehumidifier whose upper part is fitted into the holding portion 7 and accommodated in the case 3, and includes an electronic cooling element, cooling fins, radiation fins, and a water receiver for dehumidification water. I have. 10 is introduced into the center of the lower surface of the electronic dehumidifier 9,
It is a drain hose connected to the water receiver, and introduces dehumidified water from the electronic dehumidifier 9 into the tank 1. A drain pipe 11 has one end connected to the right upper surface of the tank 1, and the other end opened to the right side surface of the case body 4.

Then, the cooling fins are cooled by energizing the element, and the radiating fins are heated, and the humid air flowing in from the intake hole 5 is cooled by the cooling fins, and the water condenses. Drained from 10 and stored in tank 1.

On the other hand, the air from which the moisture has been removed becomes dry air, which is heated by the radiation fins and exhausted through the exhaust hole 6,
Thus, dehumidification is performed. In addition, a conventional household air purifier removes gas such as dust, dust, and nicotine of cigarettes from the inhaled air to purify the air.

[0006]

The conventional electronic dehumidifier has a function of only dehumidification, and the air purifier has a function of only air cleaning, and has a problem that each has only one function. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic dehumidifier capable of simultaneously performing dehumidification and air cleaning while keeping the above points in mind.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an electronic dehumidifier according to the present invention comprises a tank having a water receiving portion on an upper part, a case mounted on the tank, and a lower part of the case. An electronic dehumidifier having an intake hole, an exhaust hole formed in the upper part of the case, and an electronic dehumidifier housed in the case, an insertion groove formed in a side portion of the tank and having an open upper surface; The filter includes a communication hole that communicates the groove with the lower portion of the tank, a filter whose peripheral edge is supported by a frame-like support, a lower portion is inserted into the insertion groove, and an upper portion covers the intake hole.

[0008]

According to the electronic dehumidifier of the present invention, the insertion groove having an open upper surface is formed on the side of the tank, and the insertion groove communicates with the lower part of the tank through a communication hole. The lower edge of the filter, whose peripheral edge is supported by the frame-shaped support, is inserted so that the intake hole at the bottom of the case is covered by the upper portion of the filter, so that water in the tank flows into the insertion groove through the communication hole. The gas such as dust, dust, and nicotine of cigarettes in the humid air sucked through the air intake holes is removed by the filter containing moisture, which is sucked up from the lower part of the filter to the upper part by a capillary phenomenon, and then the electronic dehumidification. Dehumidification of the air cleaned by the vessel is performed.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In those figures, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 9 indicate the same or corresponding elements. 12 is in front of tank 1,
Insertion grooves formed on the rear, left, and right sides. The upper surface is open, and the upper surface is located outside the side plate of the case body 4. Reference numeral 13 denotes a communication hole that connects the insertion groove 12 and the lower part of the tank 1.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a filter for tissue paper or the like,
Reference numeral 15 denotes a large-sized support composed of two frame-shaped support elements 16, reference numeral 17 denotes a plurality of protrusions provided on one support element 16, and 18 is formed on the other support element 16. In the state where the filter 14 is placed on one of the support bases 16, the protrusion 17 is inserted through the peripheral portion of the filter 14, and the peripheral portion of the filter 14 is inserted. Are sandwiched between both support elements 16, and the filter 14 is supported by the support 15.

Reference numeral 19 denotes an insertion portion formed at a lower portion of the support 15, which is inserted into the front and rear insertion grooves 12, and is provided with the filter 1;
4 is located in the communication hole 13. 20 is the support 1
5 is a contact portion that is larger than the insertion portion 19 formed at the upper portion of the case 5, and both side edges of the upper end are inclined along both side edges of the lower portion of the front and rear side plates of the case 3, and the contact portion Reference numeral 20 abuts on the lower portion of the side plate to surround the intake hole 5, and the upper portion of the filter 14 covers the intake hole 5.

Numeral 21 is a small-sized support composed of two frame-shaped support elements 22. Like the support 15, a filter 14 is provided.
Is supported. Reference numeral 23 denotes a lower insertion portion of the support 21, which is inserted into the left and right insertion grooves 12, and a lower portion of the filter 14 is located in the communication hole 13. Reference numeral 24 denotes an upper contact portion of the support 21, and an upper end thereof is inclined along the lower portions of the left and right side plates of the case 3, contacts the lower portion of the side plate, surrounds the intake hole 5, and forms the filter 14. The upper part covers the intake hole 5.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a funnel-shaped water receiving portion,
Is formed integrally with the tank 1 through the neck 26 upward from the peripheral edge of the inflow port 2 at the center of the upper surface. 27 is a guide rod penetrating the top plate of the tank 1, 28 is a float provided on the guide rod 27 in the tank 1 so as to be vertically movable,
As the water level in the tank 1 rises, the float 28 moves upward. At a predetermined water level, the reed switch in the guide bar 27 is turned on by the magnet on the inner surface of the float 28, and a detection signal is output.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a relay provided on the left side of the guide rod 27, which is activated by the detection signal, turns off a switch of an energizing circuit of an electronic dehumidifier described later, cuts off energization, and operates a buzzer and the like. Operates to notify of full water. Reference numeral 30 denotes a power supply connection terminal provided on the left side of the relay 29, 31 denotes a protection cover provided on the connection terminal 29, penetrates the filter 14 on the left side, and 32 connects to the drain pipe 11 and the filter 1 on the right side.
4 is an extension body penetrating therethrough.

Reference numerals 33 denote recesses respectively formed in the bottom plates of the two case bodies 4, and their peripheral surfaces are in contact with the neck 26.
Numeral 34 denotes a support for the electronic dehumidifier projecting from the upper and lower sides of the central part of both case elements 4, 35 denotes a positioning member provided between the electronic dehumidifier supports 34, and 36 denotes both case elements. A fan support protruding from the upper part of the body 4,
Numeral 37 denotes an electronic cooling element, numeral 38 denotes a cooling fin located above the water receiving portion 25, and a plurality of cooling plates 40 are formed radially and integrally on a lower surface of a square plate-shaped base 39, and
Are mounted on the cooling surface on the lower surface of the element 37 by the mounting holes 41 of the mounting pieces on both sides.

Reference numeral 42 denotes a heat radiating fin located above the cooling fin 38. A plurality of heat radiating plates 44 are integrally formed radially on the peripheral surface of the cylindrical base 43, and mounting holes on both sides of the lower surface of the base 43. The heat radiating plate 44 is mounted on the heat radiating surface on the upper surface of the element 37 by 45, and the central portion of the heat radiating plate 44 is positioned by the positioning body 35.
4 is supported. 46 is an element 37, a cooling fin 3
8, an electronic dehumidifier comprising the heat radiating fins 42, and a fan 47 located above the heat radiating fins 42 and supported by the fan support 36. Reference numeral 48 denotes an aromatic material provided above the fan 47.

Then, the water in the tank 1 flows into the insertion groove 12 through the communication hole 13, and the filter 1
Gas such as dust, dust, and nicotine of cigarettes in the humid air sucked from the suction hole 5 is removed by the filter 14 which is sucked up from the lower part of the upper part 4 and contains moisture. Thereafter, the moisture of the purified air is cooled and condensed by the cooling fins 38 of the electronic dehumidifier 46, and the dehumidified water is introduced into the inflow port 2 from the water receiving section 25 and stored in the tank 1.

On the other hand, the air from which the moisture has been removed becomes purified dry air, which is heated by the radiation fins 42 and the fan 4
The air is exhausted together with the scent of the fragrance material 48 by 7, and the dehumidification is performed as described above. In the above embodiment, the front and rear supports 15 and the left and right supports 21 are individually inserted into the insertion grooves 12, but all four supports 15, 21 are integrally formed and inserted. You may make it.

The filter 14 can be easily made of tissue paper or the like in the home, and can be easily replaced. Furthermore, since the cooling plate 40 of the cooling fin 38 and the heat radiating plate 44 of the heat radiating fin 42 are formed radially, the dehumidifying efficiency is improved.

[0020]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. In the electronic dehumidifier of the present invention, an insertion groove 12 having an open upper surface is formed on a side portion of the tank 1, and the insertion groove 12 and a lower portion of the tank 1 communicate with each other through a communication hole 13. The lower part of the filter 14 supported by the support members 15 and 21 is inserted,
Since the suction hole 5 at the lower part of the case 3 is covered by the upper part of the filter 14, the water in the tank 1 flowing into the insertion groove 12 through the communication hole 13 is sucked up from the lower part of the filter 14 to the upper part by capillary action. The filter 14 containing moisture removes gas such as dust, dust, and nicotine of cigarettes in the humid air sucked through the air inlet 5.
The air that has been cleaned by the electronic dehumidifier 46 can be dehumidified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A and 1B are a cut front view and a cut left side view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cut-away plan view of the tank of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the filter of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 3;

6 is an exploded plan view of a part of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the cooling fin of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the radiation fin of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a cutaway front view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tank 3 Case 5 Intake hole 6 Exhaust hole 12 Insertion groove 13 Communication hole 14 Filter 15 Support 21 Support 25 Water receiver 46 Electronic dehumidifier

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-3-169319 (JP, A) JP-A-6-307662 (JP, U) JP-A 64-56816 (JP, U) JP-A 55-98926 (JP , U) Japanese Utility Model Application Hei 4-29723 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application Hei 4-45525 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) F24F 1/00 351 F24F 1/00 451

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A tank having a water receiving portion at an upper part thereof; a case mounted on the tank; an intake hole formed at a lower part of the case; an exhaust hole formed at an upper part of the case; An electronic dehumidifier including an electronic dehumidifier housed in a case, an insertion groove formed on a side of the tank and having an open top surface, a communication hole communicating the insertion groove with a lower portion of the tank, An electronic dehumidifier comprising: a filter having a peripheral portion supported by a frame-shaped support, a lower portion inserted into the insertion groove, and an upper portion covering the intake hole.