JPH0625773Y2 - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a dehumidifier mainly used for general household use.

(B) Conventional technology A conventional dehumidifier of this type is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-183.
As disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 37-37, an evaporator, a drain pan for receiving drain water of the evaporator, and a drain tank for storing the drain water from the drain pan are generally housed in a main body. The drain water generated in the evaporator is stored in the drain tank through the drain pan.

(C) Problems to be solved by the device In the dehumidifier described above, the drain outlet of the drain pan is provided at a position apart from the entire surface of the drain tank, so the drain tank is a transparent resin molded product, for example. However, it was difficult to visually check the drain water that dropped into the drain tank, and it was difficult to confirm how much dehumidified state was. Further, even if the drain water was dropped near the front surface of the drain tank so that the dehumidified state could be easily confirmed, it was not possible to visually check the drain water that dropped in a dark place.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned fact, and an object thereof is to make it possible to easily confirm the dehumidification state by utilizing the light of a lamp.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is directed to an air cooler for cooling the air sent into the main body to a temperature below the dew point temperature to condense the water vapor in the air, and dropping or flowing down from the air cooler. And a lamp for illuminating the water.

The present invention also provides an air cooler that cools the air sent into the main body to a temperature below the dew point temperature to condense the water vapor in the air, a lamp that illuminates the water that drops or flows down from the air cooler, and a drain. A tank, and the lamp is arranged below the drain tank.

(E) Action With this configuration, the water dropped or flowing from the air cooler can be made to shine brightly by the light of the lamp, so that the user can visually check the falling state of the drain water and the dehumidified state. Can be checked very easily. Further, since the falling state of the drain water is made visible by utilizing the light of the lamp, the dehumidifying state can be confirmed even in a dark place.

Also, by arranging the lamp under the drain tank,
Since the surface of the stored water in the drain tank is illuminated, it is easy to check the water level.

(F) Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings will be described below.

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, (1) is a main body case of the dehumidifier, and the main body case (1) has a suction port (2) at an upper part of one side.
Outlet (3) on top of the other side, tank outlet (4) on bottom of one side
Are provided respectively. The inside of the main body case (1) is vertically divided by a partition plate (5), and an evaporator (6) as an air cooler on the partition plate (5) and a condenser (7),
A blower (8) is provided. Also, the partition plate (5)
Underneath is a drain tank (9) with an upper opening and the evaporator (6)
A compressor (10) forming a refrigerant circuit together with a condenser (7)
And are provided. The drain tank (9) is molded of transparent resin, and its front surface (9A) constitutes a part of the outer shell of the main body case (1), and the main body case ( 1) It is housed inside so that it can be pulled out freely. (1
Reference numeral 1) is a drain pan provided below the evaporator (6) and integrally incorporated in the partition plate (5), and its drain outlet (12) is exposed above the drain tank (9). (13) is an openable float device provided in the upper part of the drain tank (9), and this float device (13) is a float (14) and a float support plate (15) to which this float (14) is attached. It consists of (16) is a gutter provided directly under the drain outlet (12),
It is integrally formed on the upper surface of the float support plate (15), receives drain water dripping from the drain outlet (12), and guides the drain water to the front portion (9A) of the drain tank (9). is there. (17) is drain water that is dripped or flows down from the gutter (16)
This is a lamp for illuminating the water in (a) and is provided in the main body case (1) below the drain tank (9). Also, (18) is a buzzer.

FIG. 2 shows the controller of the above-mentioned dehumidifier.
In FIG. 2, (19) is an AC power supply, (20) is an operation switch, (21) is a compressor drive motor, (22) is a blower drive motor, and (23) is the rotation of the float device (13). With that contact piece
(23A) is a changeover switch for switching from NC contact to NO contact, (24) is a changeover switch (23) contact piece (23A) is N
It is a timer device that operates the buzzer (18) for a certain period of time when switching to the O contact side.

In the above structure, during normal dehumidifying operation, the drain tank (9) is inserted into the main body case (1) at a predetermined position as shown in FIG. 1, and the changeover switch (23) is set as shown in FIG. The contact piece (23A) is in contact with the NC contact. Therefore, when the operation switch (20) is turned on, both motors (21) (22) and the lamp (17) are energized, the compressor (10) and the blower (8) are operated, and the lamp (17) is lit. To do. Where the suction port
When the indoor air taken in from (2) passes through the evaporator (6), it is cooled to below the dew point temperature by the evaporator (6), the water vapor in the air is condensed, and moisture is taken away. The air dehumidified by the evaporator (6) is warmed by the condenser (7),
It is discharged into the room from the outlet (3). On the other hand, the drain water of the evaporator (6) is received by the drain pan (11), and the drain outlet (1
It enters into the drain tank (9) from 2), but at this time, it is received by the gutter (16) provided in the float device (13), and then by this gutter (16), the front part of the drain tank (9) ( It is guided to the vicinity of 9A), falls from the tip of the gutter (16), and is stored in the drain tank (9).

Next, when the drain water in the drain tank (9) reaches a predetermined amount or more (when it is full), the float device (1
The changeover switch (23) is actuated by the rotation of (3), and the contact piece (23A) of the changeover switch (23) is turned off from the NC contact.
The timer switch (24) sounds the buzzer (18) to notify that the water is full, and the lamp
(17) goes out and the dehumidification operation stops. At this time, the user can perform drainage by removing the drain tank (9) based on the notification by the buzzer (18) and the turning off of the lamp (17).

According to the above embodiment, the drain water (a) that is dropping or flowing down from the tip of the gutter (16) is bright because of the light of the lamp (17) that has passed through the bottom of the drain tank (9). The user can clearly see the falling state of the drain water, and the actual dehumidification state can be checked very easily.
Further, since the falling state of the drain water (a) is made visible by utilizing the light of the lamp (17), the dehumidified state can be confirmed even in a dark place. Furthermore, since the lamp (17) is arranged below the drain tank (9) that stores the drain water, the surface of the stored water in the drain tank (9) is illuminated by the light of the lamp (17), Is easy to check.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the lamp (17) is located above the drain tank (9) and a partition plate is provided.
It is installed under (5) so that the water flow of the drain water (a) falling from the tip of the gutter (16) is directly illuminated from above.

(G) Effect of the device Since the dehumidifier according to the present invention is configured as described above, the user can easily visually check the falling state of drain water caused by dehumidification with the light of the lamp, and visually confirm the dehumidification state. It is possible to improve the sex.

Further, in the present invention, by arranging a lamp for illuminating the water flow dropping or flowing down from the air cooler under the drain tank, while visually confirming the dehumidification state is improved, the water level can be easily confirmed. A dehumidifier having excellent usability can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a dehumidifier showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an electric circuit diagram showing an example of a dehumidifier controller, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a dehumidifier showing another embodiment of the present invention. (1) …… Main body (main body case), (6) …… Air cooler (evaporator), (9) …… Drain tank, (17) …… Lamp.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An air cooler for cooling the air sent into the main body to a temperature below the dew point temperature to condense water vapor in the air, and a lamp for illuminating water dropped or flowing from the air cooler. A dehumidifier characterized by that. 2. An air cooler for cooling the air sent into the main body to a temperature below the dew point temperature to condense the water vapor in the air, a lamp for illuminating water dropping or flowing down from the air cooler, and a drain. A dehumidifier comprising a tank, and the lamp is arranged under a drain tank.