JPH09280603A - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent water drops from being stored in a fan case. SOLUTION: In a dehumidifier, a body is partitioned into an upper body part 6 and a lower body part 7 by a dew receiving pan 5, an inlet 8 is provided on a back side of the body upper part 6 and an outlet 9 is provided on an upper surface of the body, an evaporator 25, a condenser 26, and a blowing fan 29 are provided on an air supply passage 16 between the inlet 8 and the outlet 9, and a compressor 24 and a drain tank 21 are arranged on the lower body part 7. A fan case 28 of the blowing fan 29 is provided below the outlet 9, and a hole 31 communicated with the dew receiving pan 5 is provided at the lower end of the fan case 28 to prevent water drops from splashed from the outlet 9 when the operation is started, and prevent water drops from entering a fan motor 30 or an electric parts 32 and causing failures.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact dehumidifier used in general households.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of dehumidifier, it has been widely used not only in a living room but also in a room, a closet, a storeroom, a bathroom, etc., and recently, to dry laundry more quickly. A type that hangs laundry at a dressing room in a bath and arranges a dehumidifier just below this laundry, and blows dry air directly above from the outlet provided on the top of the dehumidifier to efficiently dry the laundry Is preferred.

[0003]

This conventional dehumidifier has an outlet on the upper surface. Therefore, if water drops from the laundry enter through the outlet when the operation is stopped, there is no problem if the water drops are small, but a large amount of water drops. If water enters, water may accumulate in the fan case located at the bottom of the air outlet, causing water droplets to jump out of the air outlet at one time due to the force of the blower fan at the start of operation, or to cause damage to the fan motor and other electrical parts. It was.

[0004]

The present invention focuses on this point and solves the above-mentioned drawbacks. In particular, the structure is divided into a main body upper part and a lower part by a dew tray, and a suction port is provided on the back surface of the main body upper part. In a dehumidifier in which an air outlet is provided on the upper surface of the main body, an evaporator, a condenser, and a blower fan are provided in the air passage between the suction opening and the air outlet, and a compressor and a drain tank are arranged in the lower portion of the main body. A fan case of a blower fan is provided below the air outlet, and a hole communicating with the dew tray is provided at the lower end of the fan case.

[0005]

[Function] A dehumidifier is installed directly under the laundry and the lid 1 of the outlet 9 is installed.
0 is opened so that dry air is blown directly upward, and the operation stop switch 19 provided on the operation unit 18 on the upper surface of the appliance is pressed to start the refrigeration cycle, and the suction port 8 on the rear surface is sucked. The air touches the cold evaporator 25, and the moisture in the air is condensed to dehumidify it. Then, the air is heated by the hot condenser 26 and blown as dry air from the blower outlet 9 through the blower fan 29 to wash the laundry. Can be efficiently dried.

[0006] When water drops of laundry enter the fan case 28 through the outlet 9 when the operation is stopped, the fan case 28
Since the water droplets are guided to the dew tray 5 by the hole 31 provided at the lower end, the water droplets do not jump out at the start of the operation or enter the fan motor 30, the electric component 32 or the like to cause a failure.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a dehumidifier main body having a front plate 3 on a bottom plate 2 and a rear case 4 at the rear, which form an outer shell, The main body 1 is partitioned by a dew tray 5 into an upper portion 6 and a lower portion 7 of the main body. Reference numeral 8 denotes a suction port formed on the back surface of the upper portion 6 of the main body, and the rear case 4 has openings formed in a long lattice shape. Reference numeral 9 denotes an air outlet provided on the front side of the upper surface of the main body 1, and when opened, an openable lid 10 also serving as an airflow direction plate can freely change the blowing direction of the dry air from the front direction to the immediately above position.

Since the lid 10 has two blades inside the central portion in order to enhance the rectifying effect and the first slit portions 11 are provided at both end portions, even when the lid 10 is closed and operation is performed. The safety device 12 to be described later does not work to stop the operation of the dehumidifier. Further, the lid 10 is the shaft 1
It is rotatably attached to the main body 1 by 3,
A spring 14 is attached to the shaft 13 to keep the lid 10 at an appropriate angle during operation and to prevent the lid 10 from generating chattering noise due to vibration.

The first slit portion 11 is provided with a large number of narrow holes, and a blower path 16 leading to the blower 15 at the central portion of the air outlet 9 opened upward on the upper surface of the main body 1.
It contains almost no dust or dirt. The front case 3 near the first slit portion 11 is provided with a second slit 17 continuous with the first slit 11.

The second slit portion 17 compensates for the shortage of the opening area of the first slit portion 11, and in this embodiment, the second slit portion 17 has the same opening area as the first slit portion 11. Then, the safety device 12 does not operate even when the lid 10 is closed and the dry air can be blown not only to the upper left and right but also to the front left and right.

Reference numeral 18 denotes an operation unit provided behind the air outlet 9, which is provided with switches 19 such as an operation stop switch and humidity control, and a display unit 20 for displaying room temperature and humidity. Two
Reference numeral 1 denotes a drain tank which is disposed in a tank storage chamber 22 provided in the lower portion 7 of the main body, and when the dehumidifying water is full, the storage chamber lid 23 provided at the lower portion of the front case 3 is opened to take out the dehumidifying water. is there.

Further, the drain tank 21 is provided with a float (not shown) for detecting the water level, and the operation is stopped when the water is full together with a full water detection device (not shown) in the main body. A compressor 24 is provided next to the tank storage chamber 22 in the lower portion 7 of the main body, and an evaporator 25 and a condenser 26 are provided inside the suction port 8, and a refrigerant pipe (not shown) and an expansion device (not shown) are provided. ) And the like form a refrigeration cycle.

An air filter 27 for removing dust in the suctioned air is provided between the suction port 8 and the evaporator 25.
A fan case 28 is arranged below the outlet 12 and in front of the condenser 26. Inside the fan case 28, a blower fan 29 and a fan motor 30 are provided.

The lower end of the fan case 28 facing the dew tray 5 is provided with a hole 31 for guiding the water droplets that have entered from the outlet 12 to the dew tray 5, and the water droplets that have entered from the outlet 12 enter the fan case 28. This prevents water from accumulating, and the water accumulated by the blower fan 29 does not jump out from the outlet 12 at the start of operation or enter the fan motor 30, the electrical component 32, or the like to cause a failure. Further, the air passage 27 is formed by connecting the air filter 27, the evaporator 25, the condenser 26, the blower fan 29, and the blowout port 9 from the suction port 8.

Above the air flow path 16, the operation section 18 is provided.
An electric component chamber 33 is provided inside the electric component chamber 33, and the electric component 32 such as a printed circuit board and the safety device 12 are housed in the electric component chamber 33. The safety device 12 stops the operation of the appliance when the compressor 24 and the fan motor 30 are abnormally heated. Operation unit 18 on the upper surface of the main body 1
The rear case 4 on the rear side is provided with a recess 35 for rotatably housing the handle 34.

To explain the operation, a dehumidifier is installed just below the laundry, the lid 10 of the air outlet 9 is opened so that dry air is blown directly upward, and the operation section 18 on the upper surface of the equipment is equipped with the dehumidifier. When the operation stop switch 19 is pressed, the refrigerating cycle is started, and the air sucked from the suction port 8 on the back side touches the cool evaporator 25 to condense the moisture in the air to dehumidify and then the hot condenser. It is heated by 26 and is blown out from the outlet 9 via the blower fan 29 as dry air, so that the laundry can be efficiently dried.

Even when water drops of laundry enter the fan case 28 through the outlet 9 when the operation is stopped, the fan case 28
Since the water droplets are guided to the dew tray 5 by the hole 31 provided at the lower end, the water droplets do not jump out at the start of the operation or enter the fan motor 30, the electric component 32 or the like to cause a failure.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the main body is partitioned by the dew tray into the upper part and the lower part of the main body, and the suction port is provided on the back surface of the upper part of the main body and the air outlet is provided on the upper surface of the main body, and the suction port and the air outlet are provided. In a dehumidifier in which an evaporator, a condenser, and a blower fan are provided in the blower path between, and a compressor and a drain tank are arranged in the lower part of the main body, a fan case of the blower fan is provided below the outlet. Since the lower end of the fan case is provided with a hole that communicates with the dew tray, water drops do not jump out from the outlet at the start of operation, and the water drops do not enter the fan motor, electrical components, etc., and cause a failure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention as seen diagonally from the front.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the diagonally rear side.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing the same structure in a simplified manner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main body 5 Dew tray 8 Suction port 9 Blow-out port 28 Fan case 29 Blower fan 31 Hole

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazuto Kimura 7-7 Higashishinbo, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, inside Korona Co., Ltd. (72) Katsuhito Hirokawa 7-7 Higashishinbo, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, inside Korona Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Katsumi Takahashi 7-7 Higashishinbo, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture Corona Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshikazu Hiwatari 7-7 Higashishinbo, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture (72) Inventor Yoshimi Saito Niigata 7-7 Higashishinpo Higashishinpo, Sanjo, Japan (72) Inventor Tsutomu Honda 7-7 Higashishinpo Higashishinbo, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body is divided into an upper part and a lower part by a dew tray, a suction port is provided on a back surface of the upper part of the main body, and an air outlet is provided on an upper surface of the main body, and an evaporator and a condenser are provided in a ventilation path between the suction port and the air outlet. In a dehumidifier in which a fan and a blower fan are provided, and a compressor and a drain tank are arranged in the lower part of the main body, a fan case for the blower fan is provided below the air outlet, and the dew tray is provided at the lower end of the fan case. A dehumidifier characterized by having a through hole.