JPH0849897A - Dehumidifying and drying device fixing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an installing operation for an existing building and a newly- built building to be easily carried out by a simple work and enable an adjustment of air speed to be easily performed. CONSTITUTION:Air A in a room 100 fed from a suction port 3 of a fixing opening port 2 arranged at the case main body 1 is passed through the rotary type dehumidifying element 20 installed in the case main body 1 by a forced circulating mechanism 10 to adsorb the moisture, thereafter the air B is returned back to the room through the outlet 4, hot air C is passed through the rotary type dehumidifying element having adsorbed moisture so as to desorb moisture and in turn there is provided an aeration function to make a direct discharging of indoor air A. The fixing port 2 of the case main body 1 is fixed to the aeration frame 102 out of the room and then an ornamental grill 103 is removably attached to the indoor front surface of the aeration port frame. The opening 104 corresponding to the outlet of the ornamental grill is provided with an air direction adjusting mechanism 105 and an adjustable shutter capable of adjusting the area of the opening.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a bathroom in a building, for example.
The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a dehumidifying / drying device equipped with a rotary dehumidifying element used for dehumidifying and drying a highly humid atmosphere sealed room such as a clothes storage room or a basement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, for example, on a wall surface or a ceiling surface of a bathroom as a closed room in a home, a ventilation port is opened through a makeup grill, and a ventilation fan is installed in a ventilation port frame provided in the ventilation port outside the room. The room is ventilated by attaching to.

Further, in the case of performing such dehumidification / drying of the room, a suction port and a blowout port are separately provided on the side wall surface or the ceiling surface, and the dehumidifying / drying device installed outside the room wet air in the room. This is done by sucking air through the suction port to dehumidify and dry it, and by blowing out the dehumidified dry air into the room from the air outlet, so that the bathroom can be used as a drying room for clothes such as laundry. ing.

Conventionally, in this type of dehumidifying / drying device,
Circulating air that blows dry air after the humid air in the room that has been sucked in through the suction port passes through the rotary dehumidifying element provided in the case body to cause the moisture to be adsorbed into the room through the air outlet. In addition to the forced circulation mechanism, the high temperature air is sent to the rotary dehumidifying element to which moisture is adsorbed, so that the rotary dehumidifying element desorbs water and regenerates the rotary dehumidifying element. Some have a configuration as described above.

[0005]

However, when the dehumidifying / drying device having the above-mentioned conventional structure is attached,
Since it is necessary to perform ventilation duct work and drain work in a dehumidifying / drying room such as a bathroom, installation work especially in an existing house cannot be easily performed, and a great deal of labor and time are required.

[0006] Further, a decorative grill attached to such a ventilation port frame of a bathroom, in particular, an opening corresponding to the outlet of dry air on the case body side is provided with a plurality of vertically and horizontally rotatable adjustments. There is a problem in that it is not possible to adjust the wind speed because only the wind direction adjusting mechanism consisting of a combination of wind direction plates is provided.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to enable not only new construction but also installation work on an existing house to be easily carried out by a simple construction, and the wind speed can be easily adjusted. It is to provide a mounting structure for a dehumidifying and drying device.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a case main body with a mounting opening portion having a suction / blowing function, and is introduced from the suction opening of this mounting opening portion. After the air in the room is passed through the rotary type dehumidifying element provided in the case body by a forced circulation mechanism using a single blower to adsorb moisture, the air is blown from the outlet to the chamber. At the same time as returning it, high-temperature air is passed through the rotary dehumidifying element to which the moisture is adsorbed, thereby allowing the rotary dehumidifying element to desorb water, and also has a ventilation function for directly exhausting the air in the room. A dehumidifying / drying device, in which the mounting opening of the case main body is attached to the ventilation opening frame opening to the chamber by facing it from the outside of the room, and the makeup grill can be removed from the indoor side front surface of the ventilation opening frame. Provided, this A wind direction adjustment mechanism into an opening corresponding to the case body side mounting opening outlet of the 粧 grill, in which a structure formed by providing an opening adjustment mechanism for adjusting the area of the opening.

Further, according to the present invention, in the above structure,
The opening adjusting mechanism for adjusting the area of the opening is composed of a movable shutter, and the opening of the opening of the makeup grill can be adjusted by the shutter.

[0010]

That is, according to the present invention, by adopting the above-mentioned configuration, the air in the room introduced from the suction port is passed through the rotary dehumidifying element by the forced circulation mechanism by the single blower to remove the moisture. After adsorbing the air, the air is returned from the air outlet to the chamber, and high-temperature air is passed through the rotary dehumidifying element to which the water is adsorbed, so that the rotary dehumidifying element desorbs the water. On the other hand, the ventilation opening provided on the wall surface of the room has the attachment opening provided on the front surface of the case body of the dehumidifying / drying device having the ventilation function for directly exhausting the indoor air. Since it is mounted facing the frame from the outside of the room, the conventional ventilation duct work and drain work are not required, and the installation work can be performed easily and easily.

Further, the decorative grill is detachably provided on the indoor side front surface of the ventilation frame, and the wind direction adjusting mechanism is provided in the opening corresponding to the outlet of the case main body side mounting opening of the decorative grill. Since the opening adjusting mechanism including a movable shutter for adjusting the opening for adjusting the area is provided, it is possible to easily adjust the wind direction of the dry air from the air outlet and to change the area of the opening by the shutter. This makes it easy to adjust the wind speed, which makes it possible to efficiently dehumidify and dry the room.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the entire structure of a dehumidifying / drying apparatus according to the present invention. is there.

The front surface 1a of the case body 1 is provided with, for example, a mounting opening 2 having a vertical and horizontal outer frame size of 150 mm × 200 mm, which projects from the suction opening 3. By forming the air outlet 4 and the air outlet 4 vertically adjacent to each other, it has a function of allowing air to be sucked in and blown out on the same plane.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, the case body 1 is, for example, a ventilation port frame 1 of a ventilation port opened on a wall surface 101 of a bathroom 100 as a dehumidifying / drying room of a building.
02 has a size such that the mounting opening 2 can be mounted so as to face the indoor side from the outdoor side, and the case body 1 is fixed to the outer wall surface side of the bathroom 100 by an appropriate fixing means. It is supported by the attached mounting board 50, so that the inlet 3 and the outlet 4 of the case body 1 are connected to the bathroom 1.
No. 00 is opened on the same plane of the wall surface 101 of No. 00.

By the way, the mounting board 50 is formed of an iron plate 51 which is smaller than the area of the front surface portion 1a of the case body 1, and a cylindrical portion 52 which can be fitted into the ventilation port frame 102 is provided in the vicinity of the central portion thereof. Has a protruding shape, and after the tubular portion 52 is fitted into the ventilation port frame 102, the iron plate 5
1 is fixed to the part of the building, such as a beam, where sufficient strength is maintained, with screws or the like.

Further, the hook 5 is attached to the mounting substrate 50.
3 are provided at a plurality of places, and the hook body 53 is hooked and supported by the front face portion 1a of the case body 1, and then the case body 1 is fixed to the mounting substrate 50 with screws or the like.

Reference numeral 103 in the drawing denotes a detachable makeup grill provided on the front portion of the ventilation port frame 102 inside the bathroom.
An opening 104 corresponding to the air outlet 4 of the attachment opening 2 on the case body 1 side is provided in the lower portion of the decorative grill.

The lower opening 104 of the makeup grill 103
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
The wind direction adjusting mechanism 105 includes a combination of a plurality of wind direction plates, that is, a first wind direction plate 106 that is vertically rotatable and a second wind direction plate 107 that is horizontally rotatable and adjustable. Has become.

Further, a guide rail 108 is provided in the lower opening 104 of the decorative grill 103 along the left-right direction, and a pair of left and right bellows-shaped shutters 109 constituting an opening adjusting mechanism are provided on the guide rail 108. , 109
Is movably installed in the left / right expansion / closing direction.

The respective shutters 109, 109 are capable of adjusting the area (opening) of the opening 104 of the makeup grill 103. In the fully opened state, the left and right front sides of the makeup grill 103 are adjusted. Shaded areas 103a and 103a
It is designed to be stored in each.

The inside of the case body 1 is provided with an introduction passage 5 which communicates with the suction inlet 3 of the mounting opening 2, and a processing chamber 7 which communicates with the leeward side of the introduction passage 5 through the communication opening 6. A damper 8 whose opening and closing is controlled by, for example, a step motor is provided at a communication port 6 which is partitioned and formed to communicate with the processing chamber 7. The damper 8 is remotely controlled by a wired remote controller 60 provided in the bathroom 100. It is operated and switched to close the communication port 6 between the introduction passage 5 and the processing chamber 7 at the time of ventilation operation, so that the forced circulation mechanism described later sucks in from the suction port 3 and introduces it into the introduction passage 5. It has a ventilation function of directly exhausting the humid air A in the bathroom 100, which is not passed through the processing chamber 7, to the outside of the case main body 1 from the ventilation port 9 opened on the side surface of the introduction passage 5 on the terminal side. .

On the other hand, during the dehumidifying / drying operation, the damper 8 can block the introduction passage 5 on the ventilation port 9 side.

The forced circulation mechanism is composed of a single centrifugal blower blower 10 such as a sirocco fan. The suction port 11 of the blower 10 is positioned corresponding to the suction port 3 and its discharge port 12 is provided. The introduction passage 5
The humid air A in the room from the suction port 3 is blown toward the processing chamber 7 by the pushing air blowing action.

Further, the processing chamber 7 has the introduction passage 5
Is divided into a primary side 7A that communicates with the secondary side 7B that communicates with the outlet 4, and the primary side 7A and the secondary side 7B are separated by a rotary dehumidifying element 20. Thus, the rotary dehumidifying element 20 has the rotation axis O
Is axially supported in the horizontal direction with respect to the suction direction of the moist air A by the blower 10.
It is installed vertically so that it can rotate vertically.

As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of protrusions 21 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary dehumidifying element 20 at appropriate intervals in the circumferential direction.
At least one of the above is rotated by meshing with a toothed portion 24 of a driving belt 23 meshed with a gear attached to the rotation shaft of the reduction motor 22 via a tension spring 25 so that the toothed portion 24 is always meshed. The mold dehumidifying element 20 is rotationally controlled by a geared motor 22.

The rotary type dehumidifying element 20 includes a dehumidification treatment portion 20A, a regeneration treatment portion 20B and a heat recovery treatment portion 20.
C and C correspond in sequence along the rotation direction X, and the processing chamber 7 is provided on the secondary side 7B of the processing chamber 7 of the rotary dehumidifying element 20 corresponding to the heat recovery processing site 20C. A part of the moist air A introduced to the primary side 7A is diverted to make a U-turn to the regeneration treatment site 20B side so that the regenerated air C can be fed in a countercurrent state opposite to the moist air A. A regeneration chamber 31 is arranged, and in the regeneration chamber 31, an electric heater (PTC heater) 3 as a heating means is provided.
2 are provided.

Reference numeral 33 in the figure denotes the reproduction processing portion 20B.
The primary side 7 of the processing chamber 7 of the rotary dehumidifying element 20 corresponding to
A is an exhaust chamber in which the rotary dehumidifying element 20 is interposed and is arranged to face the regeneration chamber 31.
An exhaust pipe 34 is connected to the exhaust chamber 33. Through the exhaust pipe 34, the exhaust air D after heating and regeneration of the rotary dehumidification element 20 in the regeneration treatment site 20B is supplied to the bottom surface side of the case body 1. A ventilation resistance member such as a wire mesh (not shown) for preventing the invasion of rainwater or the like and the influence of the outside wind pressure is disposed inside the structure as needed.

In this case, the moist air A during ventilation operation
Along with the exhaust of the exhaust air D and the exhaust air D during the dehumidifying / drying operation, the air corresponding to the exhaust amount is supplemented by the new outdoor air flowing from the door gallery or the gallery provided in the bathroom 100.

Reference numeral 41 in the figure denotes an air filter provided in the suction port 3 of the mounting opening 2 of the case body 1.

According to the dehumidifying / drying apparatus according to the present invention described above, as shown in FIG. 6, the inside of the bathroom 100 sucked into the case body 1 by driving the blower 10 from the suction port 3 during the dehumidifying / drying operation. The moist air A is guided to the introduction passage 5 and introduced into the primary side 7A of the processing chamber 7 through the communication port 6 and introduced into the primary side 7A of the processing chamber 7.
Is designed to be dehumidified / dried by causing the rotary dehumidification element 20 to adsorb moisture when passing through the rotary dehumidification element 20, and the dehumidification / dry air B is It is discharged to the secondary side 7B of the processing chamber 7 and blown out into the bathroom 100 from the blowout port 4, thereby forming a forced circulation mechanism of indoor air.

That is, in the dehumidification treatment part 20A, the moist air A introduced into the primary side 7A of the treatment chamber 7 is passed through the rotary dehumidification element 20 to adsorb moisture to perform dehumidification / drying treatment, It has a function of discharging the dehumidified dry air B to the secondary side 7B of the processing chamber 7, and the regeneration processing part 2
0B has a function of performing a regeneration process by passing high-temperature air through the rotary dehumidification element 20 that has adsorbed water at the dehumidification processing portion 20A to cause the rotary dehumidification element 20 to desorb water. Have.

Further, the heat recovery processing part 20C lowers the temperature of the rotary type dehumidifying element 20 by allowing air to pass through the rotary type dehumidifying element 20 which has become high in temperature in the regeneration processing part 20B. In this case, a part of the moist air A introduced into the primary side 7A of the processing chamber 7 is taken in and split in the regeneration chamber 31, whereby the regeneration heated at the regeneration treatment site 20B is performed. The heat of the rotary dehumidifying element 20 after the treatment is recovered, and the regeneration air C is heated and heated by the electric heater 32 to regenerate the treated portion 20B.
It has the function of sending air to.

By the way, the rotary dehumidifying element 20 is
For example, silica gel is subjected to polymerization reaction of a metal silicate gel in which a plurality of metals such as cobalt, iron, and manganese are combined, and the micropore shape is finely adjusted so as to be compatible with water molecules.
The micropores have a cylindrical shape in which a large number of hydroxyl groups are fixed to increase hydrophilicity to improve water adsorption and desorption, and the diameter of the cylinder is, for example, 2
At 0 cm, the number of rotations is set and controlled so as to make 1/2 rotation per minute.

Further, dehumidification processing parts 20A which are made to correspond in order along the rotation direction X of the rotary type dehumidifying element 20,
The respective areas of the regeneration processing portion 20B and the heat recovery processing portion 20C have an angle ratio θ1: θ2: θ3 (θ1 ≧ θ2 ≧ θ.
3), the air flow rate ratio between the dehumidification treatment portion 20A and the regeneration treatment portion 20B is set to, for example, 5: 2: 1 and, for example, 200 (m ³ / h): 20 (m ³ / h). Although it is set, the diameter of the rotary dehumidifying element 20, the number of rotations, the angular ratio θ1: θ of the dehumidifying treatment portion 20A, the regeneration treatment portion 20B, and the collection treatment portion 20C.
2: θ3 and dehumidification treatment portion 20A and regeneration treatment portion 20B
It goes without saying that the air flow rate (m ³ / h) ratio and the like can be changed according to the dehumidifying / drying ability.

Further, the capacity of the electric heater 32 as a heating means of the regenerated air C in the heat recovery processing portion 20C is
For example, it is set to 450 W, whereby the dry air B blown into the room from the outlet 4 after dehumidification / drying has a temperature about 6 degrees higher than room temperature.

In the above embodiment, the rotary dehumidifying element 20 is installed vertically, but as another example, the rotary axis O of the rotary dehumidifying element 20 is vertically oriented. It is also possible to install it in a horizontal type so that it can be horizontally rotated, and its selection is arbitrary.

[0037]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the air in the room introduced from the suction port is passed through the rotary dehumidifying element by the forced circulation mechanism by a single blower to remove moisture. After adsorbing the air, the air is returned from the air outlet to the chamber, and high-temperature air is passed through the rotary dehumidifying element to which the water is adsorbed, so that the rotary dehumidifying element desorbs the water. On the other hand, the ventilation opening provided on the wall surface of the room has the attachment opening provided on the front surface of the case body of the dehumidifying / drying device having the ventilation function for directly exhausting the indoor air. Since it is mounted facing the frame from the outside of the room, the conventional ventilation duct work and drain work are not required, whereby the installation work can be performed easily and easily.

Further, the makeup grill is detachably provided on the indoor side front surface of the ventilation frame, and the wind direction adjusting mechanism is provided at the opening corresponding to the outlet of the case body side mounting opening of the makeup grill. Since the opening adjustment mechanism including a movable shutter that adjusts the area is provided, not only the wind direction of the dry air from the outlet can be easily adjusted, but also the area can be changed by opening and closing the shutter. This makes it possible to easily adjust the wind speed, which makes it possible to efficiently dehumidify and dry the room.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment of a dehumidifying / drying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view showing the overall structure of the building in the state of being attached to the bathroom.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the state of attachment to the ventilation port frame in an enlarged manner.

FIG. 4 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view showing an enlarged state of attachment to the ventilation port frame.

FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view of a rotary dehumidifying element.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view that shows, in principle, a dehumidifying / drying circulation state of the humid air in the room by the rotary dehumidifying element and a regeneration state of the rotary dehumidifying element by the regenerated air.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a makeup grill that is also attached to the ventilation frame.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part of the same makeup grill.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Case main body, 1a ... Front part, 2 ... Attachment part, 3 ... Suction port, 4 ... Outlet port, 9 ... Ventilation port, 10 ... Forced circulation mechanism (Blower), 20 ... Rotating dehumidifying element, 31 ... Regeneration chamber, 32 ... Heating means (electric heater), 33 ... Exhaust chamber, 100 ... Room (bathroom), 101. ..Wall surface, 102 ... ventilation frame, 103 ... makeup grill, 104 ... opening (air outlet), 105 ... wind direction adjusting mechanism, 106 ... first wind direction plate, 107 ... ..Second wind direction plate, 108 ... Guide rails, 109, 109 ... Opening adjusting mechanism (shutter), A ... Wet air, B ... Dry air, C ... High temperature air (regeneration) air).

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A case body is provided with a mounting opening portion having a suction / blowing function, and the air in the room introduced from the suction opening of the mounting opening portion is forced to circulate by a single blower for the case. After passing through the rotary dehumidifying element provided inside the main body to adsorb moisture, the air is returned from the outlet to the chamber, and at the same time, high temperature is applied to the rotary dehumidifying element to which the moisture is adsorbed. A dehumidifying / drying device having a ventilation function for allowing air to pass through the rotary type dehumidifying element for desorption of water and for directly exhausting air in the room, wherein the mounting opening of the case body is It is installed so that it faces the ventilation opening frame that opens to the room from the outside of the room, and the makeup grill is detachably provided on the indoor front surface of the ventilation opening frame, and the makeup grill is attached to the outlet of the case body side attachment opening portion. Corresponding opening An attachment structure for a dehumidifying / drying device, characterized in that a wind direction adjusting mechanism and an opening adjusting mechanism for adjusting the area of the opening are provided in the section. 2. A case body is provided with a mounting opening portion having a suction / blowing function, and the air introduced into the room from the suction opening of the mounting opening portion is forcedly circulated by a single blower to form the case. After passing through the rotary dehumidifying element provided inside the main body to adsorb moisture, the air is returned from the outlet to the chamber, and at the same time, high temperature is applied to the rotary dehumidifying element to which the moisture is adsorbed. A dehumidifying / drying device having a ventilation function for allowing air to pass through the rotary type dehumidifying element for desorption of water and for directly exhausting air in the room, wherein the mounting opening of the case body is It is attached to the ventilation frame that opens to the room from the outside, and the makeup grill is detachably installed on the indoor front surface of the ventilation frame. Corresponding opening A wind direction adjusting mechanism and an opening adjusting mechanism for adjusting the area of the opening are provided in the section, and the opening adjusting mechanism is composed of a movable shutter, and the shutter adjusts the opening degree of the opening of the makeup grill. Dehumidifying / drying device mounting structure, which is made possible.