JP4584850B2 - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Description

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

  A conventional dehumidifier is provided with a dehumidifying chamber that cools and dehumidifies and reheats outside air through a partition in the cabinet, and a mixing chamber that mixes dehumidified air and outside air. A communication port to be communicated is formed, and a suction port for outside air is formed in the dehumidification chamber, and a blower for sending the outside air sucked into the dehumidification chamber to the mixing chamber after passing through the cooler and the radiator, The mixing chamber has an outside air inlet and an air outlet for mixed air of dehumidified air and outside air, and is equipped with a blower that mixes the outside air sucked into the mixing chamber with dehumidified air and then blows out from the mixed air outlet There is. And the water | moisture content which adheres to a cooler (evaporator) and falls is accumulated in the dehumidification water tank provided in the downward direction (for example, refer patent document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 2544496 (page 2-3, Fig. 1-2)

In the dehumidifier of Patent Document 1, since the drying efficiency is improved, evaporation of moisture from clothes, floors, walls, and the like is promoted, and the drying time is greatly shortened.
And when water is full in the dehumidified water tank, the water is taken out from the cabinet, discarded, and set in the cabinet again.
Incidentally, in such a dehumidifier, without reservoir water adhering to fall into the evaporator (cooler) in the drainage container (dehumidification water tank), by connecting a hose to the drain pipe (drain discharge port) housing There are often cases of continuous discharge outside.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, the conventional dehumidifier is generally provided with a front opening 103 on the front side below the partition plate 102 provided in the lower part of the housing 101, and a drain container accommodating part in the back thereof. 104 is formed, and the drain outlet 105 is projected from the partition plate 102 into the drain container accommodating portion 104. The drainage container 111 is accommodated in the drainage container accommodating part 104 from the front opening 103 to the drain drainage port 105, and the door 106 is closed. In addition, 107 is an evaporator installed in the housing 101, 108 is an outside air inlet provided on the front surface side of the housing 101, 109 is an air outlet provided on the upper surface side, and 110 is an operation unit.

In such a dehumidifier, in order to discharge the water that falls from the evaporator 107 to the outside of the housing is opened the hose insertion hole 112 at the back position of the drainage container mount 104 of the back plate of the housing 101, rear one end of the hose 113 inserted from the side into the hose insertion hole 112 connected to the drain water outlet 105, has been to take out the other end to the outside of the housing.

Conventional dehumidifier, in order to discharge the water adhering to the evaporator 107 falls outside the housing, in order to connect the hose 113 to the drain water outlet 105, cut the back plate of the housing 101 with nippers, etc. since it is necessary to provide a generally circular hose insertion hole 112 with not only a very troublesome, if discontinued draining into the housing outside by a hose 113, a cumbersome to close the hose insertion hole 112, Even if it was blocked with another member, it was not preferable in terms of design.
Further, when connecting the hose 113 to the drain outlet 105, the hose inserted through the hose insertion hole 112 from the back side of the casing 101 must be made from the front opening 103 of the casing 101. The work was extremely troublesome.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can connect a hose to the drainage means without any processing on the casing itself, and can easily connect the hose to the drainage means. in, not only can be taken out easily hose from the wall of the housing, when discontinued draining to the outside of the housing can be easily closed hose insertion port, terms of design to be excellent dehumidifier Is intended to provide.

A dehumidifier according to the present invention includes a heat exchange means in a housing having an outside air inlet and an outlet, and an air blowing means for sucking the outside air from the inlet and blowing the dehumidified air from the outlet. A drainage means for dropping and adhering to the heat exchange means, and a drainage container for storing water from the drainage means, and connecting a hose to the drainage means and collecting water outside the casing without accumulating water in the drainage container. in dehumidifier capable of discharging, the housing of the drainage vessel was left you out access opening provided in, the drainage container constituted by a main body portion and the front panel, said front panel of said drainage receptacle A hose insertion port of the hose that is formed in a size that closes the inlet / outlet opening and that opens at the top is provided, the hose insertion port is configured to be openable / closable by a cover body , and drainage to which the hose of the drainage means is connected Mouth It is obtained by opening the out direction of the container.

  According to the present invention, it is easy to connect the hose to the drainage means, and the hose can be easily taken out from the side surface or the back surface of the housing without any processing on the housing itself, and the drainage by the hose is stopped. When it does, the dehumidifier excellent in the design which can block | close the hose insertion port easily can be obtained.

[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 first partition plate 4 is provided in the lower part of the housing 1, and a partition wall is provided between the first partition plate 4 and the top plate 2 so as to partition the front and rear slightly to the rear side from the middle portion in the front-rear direction. 5 is provided. Reference numeral 6 denotes a second partition plate that partitions a part of the upstream side of the partition wall 5 above the first partition plate 4, and 7 is provided above the second partition plate 6 to connect the front plate 3 and the partition wall 5. It is a 3rd partition plate.

An upper suction port 8a is provided between the second and third partition plates 6 and 7 of the front plate 3, and a lower suction port 8b is provided between the first and second partition plates 4 and 6. The upper filter 9a and the lower filter 9b are respectively arranged on the downstream side of the suction ports 8a and 8b.
A drain pipe 10 is a drain pipe provided in the vicinity of the center of the first and second partition plates 4 and 6 in the width direction and opens to the first and second partition plates 4 and 6. The drainage port 11 is provided with a drainage port 11 that is bent substantially in an L shape within the drainage vessel storage chamber 15, and the drainage port 11 opens in a direction in which a drainage vessel 40 described later is drawn (see FIGS. 4 and 8). . In this case, an L-shaped water pipe may be connected to the lower end of the drain pipe 10. The second partition plate 6 is inclined in a substantially funnel shape toward the opening of the drain pipe 10.

21 is a compressor installed on one side of the lower part of the first partition plate 4, 22 is an evaporator arranged on the downstream side of the upper filter 9a, and 23 is arranged on the downstream side of the lower filter 9b. It is a condenser.
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. In addition, 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 form the refrigerant cycle means 20. Yes.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again, a blower 28 as a blowing means is provided on the downstream side of the opening 5a provided in the partition wall 5 across both the evaporator 22 and the condenser 23. 5 is rotated by a motor 30 attached to a support arm 29 provided on the upstream side of the opening 5a.
An air passage 13 communicating with the air outlet 12 provided in the top plate 2 of the housing 1 is formed in the upper part of the blower 28. Reference numeral 31 denotes a heating means such as a heater provided in the air passage 13. Reference numeral 32 denotes an operation unit provided on the front side of the top plate 2, and a control unit 33 for controlling the operation of the dehumidifier is disposed below the operation unit.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a drainage container disposed under the first partition plate 4 so as to face the drainage port 11 of the drain pipe 10 and collecting water falling from the evaporator 22. As shown in FIG. It is accommodated in the drainage container accommodation chamber 15 from a side opening 14 which is a drainage container opening / closing opening that opens below the first partition plate 4 on one side wall.
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the drainage container 40 includes a box-shaped main body 41, a front panel 42 provided on the front side of the main body 41, and a lid that opens and closes an upper surface opening of the main body 41. It is comprised from the body 51. FIG.

  The front panel 42 is larger than the front side of the main body 41 and is formed on the side wall of the housing 1 so as to close the side opening 14 for taking in and out the drainage container 40. As shown in FIG. A substantially U-shaped hose insertion opening 43 is provided, and a guide rib 44 projects from the inner wall. Reference numeral 45 denotes a cover body that is detachably attached to the hose insertion port 43, and an L-shaped fitting portion 46 that is fitted to the guide rib 44 of the hose insertion port 43 is provided on the outer periphery.

  Reference numeral 47 denotes a cover body storage portion which is provided on the back side of the front panel 42 and stores the cover body 45 when not in use. The substantially concave holding bodies 48a and 48b are arranged to face each other, as shown in FIG. The fitting portion 46 of the body 45 is fitted and stored. Reference numeral 49 denotes a handle portion provided at the lower portion of the front panel 42, and reference numeral 50 denotes a transparent window provided on the front panel 42 for visually checking the water pool inside.

  A handle 52 is provided at the center of the upper surface of the lid 51, and a substantially funnel-shaped flowing water portion 53 is formed corresponding to the drain port 11 of the drain pipe 10. A mouth 54 is provided. The lid 51 may be omitted.

Next, the operation of the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, as shown in FIG. 4, the drainage container 40 is accommodated in the drainage container accommodation chamber 15 from the side opening 14 provided on the side wall of the housing 1, and the side opening 14 is closed by the front panel 42. At this time, the cover body 45 is fitted into the hose insertion opening 43 and closed. Although not shown, a power supply circuit provided in the housing 1 is connected to the commercial power source through a cord.

  Next, when the operation switch provided in the operation unit 32 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 28 is driven, and the indoor air sucked from the upper suction port 8a (hereinafter referred to as outside air) is cleaned by the upper filter 9a and cooled below the dew point by the evaporator 22. Then, the air is dehumidified and blown into the room from the outlet 12 through the air passage 13 as indicated by an arrow. During this time, moisture adheres between the fins of the evaporator 22, and a part thereof falls into the drainage container 40 from the drainage port 11 of the drain pipe 10 and is stored as shown in FIG. 8.

Further, the outside air sucked from the lower suction port 8b is purified by the lower filter 9b and becomes warm air by heat radiation of the condenser 23, and blows out into the room through the air passage 13 through the air passage 13 as indicated by an arrow. If necessary, the heating means 31 may be energized to further heat the warm air passing through the air passage 13.
Thereby, the dehumidified and cooled air and warm air blow out from the blower outlet 12, and dehumidify indoor air. Note that if an object to be dried such as laundry is suspended above the air outlet 12, it can be dried.

  In this case, during operation of the dehumidifier or appropriately, the inside of the drainage container 40 is visually observed from the transparent window 50 provided on the front panel 42 of the drainage container 40, and when the water is full, the drainage container 40 is removed from the side opening 14. It is pulled out and the water is discarded, and it is stored and set in the drainage container storage chamber 15 from the side opening 14 again. For example, a water level sensor is provided in the drainage container 40, and an indicator lamp for displaying the state of water in the drainage container 40 is provided in the operation unit 32. When the water level reaches a certain position, the indicator lamp is turned on. The state of water in the drainage container 40 may be detected by appropriate means.

Incidentally, in the dehumidifier, as described above, without reservoir falling water from the evaporator 22 to the drainage container 40, it may be such that the waste water out of the enclosure by a hose.
In such a case, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the cover body 45 attached to the hose insertion opening 43 provided on the front panel 42 of the drainage container 40 is removed and stored in the cover body storage portion 47. To do.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the drainage container 40 is pulled out from the side opening 14, and as shown in FIG. 10, one end of the hose 60 is connected to the drainage port 11 of the drain pipe 10 and the other end is connected to the housing 1. As shown in FIG. 9, the hose insertion port 43 of the drainage container 40 is fitted into the hose 60 and the drainage container 40 is accommodated in the drainage container accommodation chamber 15 from the side opening 14 along the hose 60. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 11, the hose 60 is pulled out from the front panel 42 of the drainage container 40 on the side surface side of the housing 1 and led to the outdoors.

Dehumidifier according to the present embodiment, since the structure described above, the water falling from the evaporator 22, or accumulated in the drainage container 40, either a simple if draining out housing by hoses 60 Since it can be switched, versatility can be improved. In addition, since the drainage container 40 is pulled out and the hose 60 is connected to the drainage port 11 of the drain pipe 10 bent in the direction in which the drainage container 40 is pulled out in the wide space of the drainage container storage chamber 15, the connection of the hose 60 is performed. Work is very easy. Furthermore, since the hose 60 can be pulled out without processing the housing 1 at all, the design of the housing 1 is not impaired.

  In addition, the hose insertion opening 43 provided in the front panel 42 of the drainage container 40 is opened and closed by a removable cover body 45, so that drainage by the hose 60 is stopped and water is stored in the drainage container 40. In this case, since the hose insertion port 43 can be easily blocked by the cover body 45, the appearance can be easily returned to the original state. When connecting the hose 60 to the duct pipe 10, the cover body 45 is stored and stored in the cover body storage portion 47, so that the cover body 45 is not lost. Furthermore, since the side opening 14 of the tube 1 is closed by the front panel 42 of the drainage container 40, there is no need to provide a door for opening and closing the side opening 14.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a main part of the drainage container 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 the first embodiment, when the hose insertion port 43 provided in the front panel 42 of the drainage container 40 is closed with the cover body 45 and the hose 60 is connected to the drain pipe 10, the cover body 45 is removed from the hose insertion port 43. In this embodiment, the hose 60 is connected to the drain pipe 10 without removing the cover body 45 from the front panel 42. is there.

In the present embodiment, fitting holes 55a and 55b having substantially inverted Ω-shapes are provided at upper ends of both side walls of a substantially U-shaped hose insertion port 43 provided on the front panel 42 of the drainage container 40, and a cover is provided. Support shafts 56a and 56b that fit into the fitting holes 55a and 55b are provided near the upper ends of both walls of the body 45, and the support shafts 56a and 56b are elastically fitted to the fitting holes 55a and 55b to rotate. It is designed to support it freely.
With this configuration, as shown in FIG. 13, the cover body 45 can freely rotate back and forth about the support shafts 56a and 56b.

When the drainage hose 60 is provided in the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment, first, the drainage container 40 is pulled out from the side opening 14 of the housing 1, and one end of the hose 60 is connected to the drain pipe 10. Next, as shown in FIG. 14, the cover body 45 of the hose insertion port 43 is pressed from the rear surface side of the drainage container 40 by the other end of the hose 60. As a result, the cover body 45 rotates to the front side (outside), so that the hose 60 can be pulled out from the hose insertion port 43. At this time, the cover body 45 is held along the upper surface of the hose 60. Then, the waste water container 40 is accommodated in the waste water container accommodating chamber 15 from the side opening 14 of the housing 1, pull out the other end of the hose 60 to the outside of the housing.
When stopping the drainage by the hose 60, if the hose 60 is removed, the cover body 45 is automatically rotated by its own weight to be in a vertical state, and the hose insertion port 43 is closed.

  In the present embodiment, substantially the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. However, when the hose 60 is used, the cover body 45 is removed from the hose insertion port 43 and the cover body housing portion 47 is used. Since it is not necessary to attach the cover body 45 to the hose insertion port 43 when the hose 60 is stopped or the use of the hose 60 is stopped, the operation is simple.

[Embodiment 3]
FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view of a dehumidifier according to Embodiment 3 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, the suction of the outside air from the upper suction port 8a and the lower suction port 8b, the air cooled by the evaporator 22 and dehumidified, and the warm air heated by the condenser 23 are sent by one blower 28. Although the case where it blows out indoors from the blower outlet 12 through the air path 13 was shown, this Embodiment provides the air blowers 28a and 28b corresponding to the evaporator 22 and the condenser 23, respectively.

That is, the first blower 28 a is provided on the downstream side of the evaporator 22 and is rotated by a motor 30 a provided on the downstream side of the partition wall 5, and on the downstream side of the opening 23 a of the partition wall 5 on the downstream side of the condenser 23. There is one in which a second blower 28b is provided and is driven to rotate by a motor 30b provided in the vicinity of the opening 5a. Then, the partition wall 5 side of the third partition plate 7a is opened to provide the first air passage 13a, and the upper portion of the partition wall 5 is opened to connect the first and second air passages 13a and 13b to the air outlet 12. It is made to communicate with. The structure of the waste water container 40 and drain pipe 10, the connection hose 60 for discharging the water dropped from the evaporator 22 to the outside of the housing, the drawer or the like are the same as those in the first or second embodiment.
Also in the present embodiment, substantially the same effect as in the case of the first or second embodiment can be obtained.

[Embodiment 4]
FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view of a dehumidifier according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as Embodiment 1-3, and description is abbreviate | omitted.
In the first to third embodiments, the evaporator 22 and the condenser 23 are installed in the vertical direction of the housing 1, and the upper and lower suction ports 8a and 8b and the upper and lower filters 9a and 9b are provided accordingly. However, in this embodiment, the evaporator 22 and the condenser 23 are arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction of the housing 1, and the suction port 8 and the filter 9 are each one.

  A suction port 8 is provided in the upper part on the front side of the housing 1, and a filter 9, an evaporator 22, and a condenser 23 are sequentially installed on the downstream side thereof. A partition wall 5 is provided. In addition, a partition plate 4a that divides the upper and lower sides is provided at the lower part of the evaporator 22, the condenser 23, and the like, and the lower end of the partition wall 5 is joined to the drain plate at the substantially central portion in the width direction of the partition plate 4a. A mouth 10a is provided. The lower portion of the drain port 10a is formed in an L shape, and the drain port 11 is opened in the direction in which the drain container 40 is drawn (in this example, one side wall of the housing 1).

A side opening (not shown) is provided in the lower part of one side wall of the housing 1, and a drainage container accommodation chamber 15 is provided in the lower part of the partition plate 4 a. The upper surface of the partition plate 4a is formed in a substantially funnel shape that is inclined toward the drain port 10a.
Further, on the downstream side of the condenser 23, a blower 28 is installed on the downstream side of the opening 5 a provided in the partition wall 5, and is driven to rotate by a motor 30. The structure of the drainage container 40, the connection hose 60 for discharging the falling water from the evaporator 22 to the outside of the housing, the drawer or the like are the same as those in the first and second embodiments.

The operation of the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment configured as described above is substantially the same as that of the first or second embodiment.
In the present embodiment, substantially the same effect as in the case of Embodiment 1 or 2 can be obtained. However, since the evaporator 22 and the condenser 23 are installed in the front-rear direction of the housing 1, the height of the apparatus is increased. Therefore, the entire dehumidifier can be reduced in size.

[Embodiment 5]
In the first to fourth embodiments, the side surface opening 14 is provided on one of the left and right side walls of the housing 1 and the drain port 11 of the drain pipe 10 (or the drain port 10a) is connected to the side surface opening 14 side. Therefore, although the case where the drainage container 40 is opened toward the pull-out direction has been shown, the present embodiment provides a rear opening on the rear wall of the housing 1, and the drainage container 40 is taken in and out from the rear opening. It is what I did. In this case, the drain port 11 of the drain pipe 10 (or the drain port 10a) is opened toward the rear opening.

  The operations and effects of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first to fourth embodiments. If an L-shaped drain pipe is pivotally connected to the lower end of the drain pipe 10 (or drain port 10a), the drain port can be oriented in an arbitrary direction. The case of pulling out from the side of 1 or the case of pulling out from the back side can be easily handled, and versatility can be improved.

  In the above description, the case where the present invention is implemented in the dehumidifier having the illustrated structure is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be implemented in dehumidifiers having other structures.

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 which shows the state which pulled out the drainage container from the housing | casing. It is a perspective view of the drainage container of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the principal part of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the principal part of FIG. It is action explanatory drawing of the dehumidifier of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the principal part of the drainage container at the time of attaching a hose to the drain pipe of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which connected the hose to the drain pipe. It is the back perspective view and side view of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the principal part of the drainage container of the dehumidifier which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is action | operation explanatory drawing of the cover body of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the principal part of the drainage container at the time of attaching a hose to the drain pipe of the dehumidifier of Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the dehumidifier which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the dehumidifier which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which pulled out the drainage container of the conventional dehumidifier. It is a perspective view which shows the state which connected the hose to the drain pipe of FIG. 17, and was pulled out of the housing | casing. It is typical sectional drawing of the dehumidifier of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case, 4 1st partition plate, 5 Partition, 6 2nd partition plate, 8a, 8b Suction port, 10 Drain pipe, 11 Drain port, 12 Air outlet, 14 Side surface opening part, 20 Refrigeration cycle means, 21 Compressor, 22 Evaporator, 23 Condenser, 28 Blower, 40 Drainage container, 42 Front panel, 43 Hose insertion port, 45 Cover body, 47 Cover body storage part, 51 Cover body, 60 hose.

Claims (7)

A heat exchange means, a blower means for sucking outside air from the suction opening and blowing dehumidified air from the blowout opening, and a heat exchange means in a housing having an outside air inlet and an outlet. A dehumidifier comprising a draining means for falling water and a drainage container for storing water from the draining means, and a hose connected to the draining means and allowing the water to be discharged outside the casing without being stored in the drainage container In
The housing of the drainage vessel was left you out access opening provided in, the drainage container constituted by a main body portion and the front panel, said front panel is formed in a size which closes the loading and unloading opening of the drainage container The hose insertion opening of the hose that opens at the top is provided, the hose insertion opening is configured to be openable and closable by a cover body, and the drainage outlet to which the hose of the drainage means is connected is opened in the direction of inserting and removing the drainage container Dehumidifier characterized by that. Said cover member, dehumidifier according to claim 1, characterized in that detachably formed on the hose insertion opening. The dehumidifier according to claim 2 , wherein a cover body housing portion for housing the cover body is provided on the back side of the front panel of the drainage container. Said cover member, dehumidifier according to claim 1, characterized in that rotatably formed a support shaft provided on the upper sides fitted into the fitting hole provided in the upper sides of the hose insertion opening. The dehumidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein an L-shaped water distribution pipe is connected to a lower end portion of the drainage means, and a drain port thereof is opened in a direction of taking in and out the drainage container. The dehumidifier according to claim 5, wherein a water distribution pipe connected to a lower end portion of the drainage means is configured to be rotatable. Connect one end of the hose to the drain outlet of the drain unit, the other end of the hose to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the drawer is inserted in the hose insertion hole of the front panel of the drainage container Dehumidifier as described.

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