JPH04309730A - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate a transportation of a water drain tank by a method wherein a float lever is formed with a handle part in a dehumidifier in which the water drain tank is disposed at a downstream side of a freezing cycle and an upper part of the water drain tank is provided with a switch mechanism to be opened or closed by the float lever. CONSTITUTION:As a dehumidifier 10 performs a dehumidifying operation and generated condensing water is stored in a drain tank 18 and filled in it, a float 20 is floated up to push up a float lever 19. Then, since a projection 19a of the float lever 19 is disengaged at an upper part of a switch lever 23, the switch lever 23 is oscillated to cause a switch mechanism 22 to be operated, resulting in that a circuit is opened to cause an operation of the dehumidifier 10 to be stopped. After this operation, the drain tank 18 is drawn out to remove condensed water stored in it and an overflow of the drain tank 18 is prevented. Thus, a transportation of the water drain tank 18 can be easily carried out by raising the float lever 19 vertically and holding a handle part 19b by hand.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention comprises a dehumidifier, more specifically a refrigeration cycle, in which a drainage tank is disposed below the refrigeration cycle, and a switch mechanism opened and closed by a float lever is provided at the top of the drainage tank. Regarding the attached dehumidifier.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In a general dehumidifier, as shown in FIG. It is set up. Furthermore, a fan motor 14 is arranged behind the condenser 13, and a fan 15 is connected to this fan motor 14. The air sucked in from the front suction port 11 is passed through the evaporator 12 and condenser 13 to the fan 1.
An air outlet 16 is formed at the rear upper part of the dehumidifier 30 so that the air is blown out of the dehumidifier 30 by the air outlet 5 .

Further, a dew pan 17 is provided below the evaporator 12, condenser 13, and fan 15 to collect condensed water generated by cooling and dehumidifying the evaporator 12. A drain port 17a is formed in the front part of this dew pan 17, and the generated condensed water passes through the drain port 17a.
The waste water is stored in a waste water tank 18 which is located below the dehumidifier 30 and is detachably attached to the dehumidifier 30.

[0004] A float lever 39 is rotatably supported on the upper part of the drain tank 18, and is moved to a predetermined position in order to detect that the amount of condensed water stored in the drain tank 18 does not exceed a certain level. Float 2 with its lower end placed
0 is integrally formed on the float lever 39. Further, a protrusion 39a is formed at one end of the float lever 39 on the side opposite to the shaft support side.

Further, a switch mechanism 22 is attached to the upper rear part of the drain tank 18, and a switch lever 23 is rotatably attached to the switch mechanism body 22a between the drain tank 18 and the switch mechanism body 22a. supported. Normally, the switch lever 23 is pushed in by a protrusion 39a formed on the float lever 39, and the switch mechanism 2
The dehumidifier 30 is maintained in a state in which the electric circuit is closed by pressing the second button 22b, that is, in a state in which the dehumidifier 30 is activated.

[0006] The dehumidifier 30 described above performs a dehumidifying operation,
When the generated condensed water is stored in the drain tank 18 and becomes full, the float 20 floats up and pushes up the float lever 39. Then, the protrusion 39a of the float lever 39 is disengaged above the switch lever 23, the switch lever 23 swings, the switch mechanism 22 is activated, the circuit is opened, and the operation of the dehumidifier 30 is stopped. That is, the dehumidifying operation of the dehumidifier 30 is stopped based on the full water detection signal of the switch mechanism 22, and overflow of the drain tank 18 is prevented.

[0007]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the general dehumidifier 30 described above, the water in the drain tank 18 that is full must be discarded, but the capacity of the drain tank 18 is 2 to 3 liters.
liter, and the drain tank 18 becomes heavy when it is full. Further, since the shape of the drain tank 18 is not designed to allow the full drain tank 18 to be carried around, there is a problem in that it is difficult to carry the full drain tank 18.

The present invention was devised in view of these problems, and provides a dehumidifier in which a full drainage tank is easy to carry and does not damage the appearance when attached to the dehumidifier main body. It is intended to.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, a dehumidifier according to the present invention includes a refrigeration cycle, a drainage tank is disposed below the refrigeration cycle, and a float lever is provided at the top of the drainage tank. The dehumidifier is equipped with a switch mechanism that is opened and closed by the float lever, and is characterized in that a handle portion is formed on the float lever.

0010

[Function] According to the above structure, in a dehumidifier that is equipped with a refrigeration cycle, a drainage tank is disposed below the refrigeration cycle, and a switch mechanism that is opened and closed by a float lever is attached to the upper part of the drainage tank. Since a handle is formed on the float lever, even when the drain tank is full, it can be easily carried by holding the handle, and when the drain tank is attached to the dehumidifier body, the handle can be removed. Since it is not visible from the outside, it does not spoil the appearance.

[0011]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of a dehumidifier according to the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Note that components having the same functions as those of the conventional example are given the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1, 10 is a dehumidifier, and a suction port 11 is formed on the front surface of the dehumidifier 10.
An evaporator 12 and a condenser 13 are arranged behind the evaporator 12 and the condenser 13. Furthermore, a fan motor 14 is arranged behind the condenser 13, and a fan 15 is connected to this fan motor 14. An air outlet 16 is formed at the rear upper part of the dehumidifier 10 so that air sucked in from the front suction port 11 passes through an evaporator 12 and a condenser 13 and is blown out of the dehumidifier 10 by a fan 15. .

Further, a dew pan 17 is disposed below the evaporator 12, condenser 13, and fan 15 to collect condensed water generated by cooling and dehumidifying the evaporator 12. A drain port 17a is formed in the front part of this dew pan 17, and the generated condensed water passes through the drain port 17a.
The waste water is stored in a waste water tank 18 which is located below the dehumidifier 10 and is detachably attached to the dehumidifier 10.

A float lever 19 is rotatably supported on the upper part of the drain tank 18, and is placed at a predetermined position to detect when the condensed water stored in the drain tank 18 has exceeded a certain level. A float 20 is integrally formed with the float lever 19, the lower end of which is disposed. Also, Figure 3
As shown in FIG. 4, a handle portion 19b is formed from the center to the end of the float lever 19, and a protrusion 19a is formed at one end of the float lever 19 on the side opposite to the pivot side. ing.

Further, a switch mechanism 22 is attached to the upper rear part of the drain tank 18, and a switch lever 23 is rotatably attached to the switch mechanism body 22a between the drain tank 18 and the switch mechanism body 22a. supported. Normally, the switch lever 23 is pushed in by a protrusion 19a formed on the float lever 19, and the switch mechanism 2
The dehumidifier 10 is maintained in a state in which the electric circuit is closed by pressing the second button 22b, that is, in a state in which the dehumidifier 10 is operated.

The dehumidifier 10 described above performs a dehumidifying operation,
When the generated condensed water is stored in the drain tank 18 and becomes full, the float 20 floats up and pushes up the float lever 19. Then, the protrusion 19a of the float lever 19 is disengaged above the switch lever 23, the switch lever 23 swings, the switch mechanism 22 is activated, the circuit is opened, and the operation of the dehumidifier 10 is stopped. That is, by stopping the dehumidifying operation of the dehumidifier 10 based on the full water detection signal of the switch mechanism 22, the drain tank 18 can be pulled out and the condensed water in the drain tank 18 can be removed as shown in FIG. Overflow of the drain tank 18 can be prevented.

The drain tank 18 is attached to the main body of the dehumidifier 10 with the float lever 19 held horizontally, as shown in FIG. 3(a). As shown in FIG. 3(b), by holding the float lever 19 vertically, the drainage tank 18 can be easily carried.

Furthermore, when the drain tank 18 is installed on the dehumidifier 10 main body side, the handle portion 19b is not visible from the outside and does not spoil the appearance.

[0019]

Effects of the Invention As detailed above, the dehumidifier according to the present invention is equipped with a refrigeration cycle, a drainage tank is provided below the refrigeration cycle, and a float lever is provided at the top of the drainage tank to open and close the dehumidifier. In the dehumidifier equipped with a switch mechanism, a handle is formed on the float lever, so that even a full drain tank can be easily carried by holding the handle. Since the handle portion is not visible from the outside when the drain tank is attached to the dehumidifier main body, the appearance will not be spoiled.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an embodiment of a dehumidifier according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a dehumidifier according to an embodiment.

FIGS. 3(a) and 3(b) are perspective views showing one embodiment of a drainage tank attached to a dehumidifier according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a conventional dehumidifier.

[Explanation of symbols]

10　Dehumidifier 18 Drainage tank 19 Float lever 19b Handle part 22 Switch mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A dehumidifier comprising a refrigeration cycle, a drain tank disposed below the refrigeration cycle, and a switch mechanism attached to the top of the drain tank that is opened and closed by a float lever, wherein the float lever A dehumidifier characterized by having a handle portion formed therein.