JPH11342311A - Container for moisture absorbent - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make deliquescent liquid of moisture absorbent smoothly fall to a lower space chamber of a middle shelf over a long period of time to prevent dehumidifying speed from being reduced. SOLUTION: In a container for moisture absorbent that an inner space of a container body I is divided into upper and lower space chambers by a middle shelf II for mounting deliquescent moisture absorbent and also the upper end opening of the container body is covered with a moisture permeable, water non-permeable sheet, the middle shelf II is constructed by providing a lower end part opening pocket 3 projecting upwards and opened at the lower end part thereof and an upper end part opening pocket 4 projecting downward and opened at the upper end part thereof on a substantially planar base plate 2 and by making slit holes 6a, 6b in a side wall surface 5 forming the both the pockets, thereby a change is made in the position above and below the moisture absorbent and the deliquescent time of the moisture absorbent is caused a time lag and also the width of the upper and lower slit holes is enlarged to prevent the clogging of the slit holes or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a general household or office, for example, which is arranged inside a closet, a clothes dance, a clog box, a cupboard, a locker, a storage, and the like, and the moisture inside them is reduced. The present invention relates to a desiccant container for constituting a dehumidifier to reduce the amount of moisture.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a dehumidifier provided for the above-mentioned application is:
In recent years, it has been widely used for mold prevention and the like. The typical structure is that the inner space of the container body is divided into upper and lower space chambers by a flat middle shelf with many through holes, and a deliquescent absorbent such as calcium chloride is placed on the middle shelf. And the upper end opening of the container body is covered with a moisture-permeable and water-impermeable sheet, through which moisture is absorbed by calcium chloride, and the deliquescence generated by the deliquescence of calcium chloride is supplied to the middle shelf. Is stored in the lower space chamber of the vehicle.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional dehumidifier as described above, in order to prevent the granular calcium chloride placed on the middle shelf from falling down, it is necessary to prevent the calcium chloride from falling downward. The through-holes in the middle shelf are generally configured as pores having a width smaller than the particle size of the granular calcium chloride. For this reason, calcium chloride absorbs moisture in the process of deliquescence and becomes polyhydric salt, and when the temperature inside the room changes, granular calcium chloride becomes lumpy, which causes clogging of the pores and deliquescence. There was a problem that calcium chloride did not fall smoothly into the lower space room of the middle shelf, and calcium chloride was immersed in the deliquescent liquid, making it difficult to come into contact with the outside air, and the dehumidification rate was reduced.

In order to cope with such a problem, conventionally, a conical protruding portion is provided at the center of the middle shelf, and a vertically elongated slit is formed in a side peripheral surface of the conical protruding portion. At the peripheral portion, an improved type such as a mode in which a trough-shaped middle shelf hanging arm portion which is opened outward and arranged vertically is erected upward and a vertically elongated slit hole is formed in the arm portion has been proposed. ing.

However, at present, it is difficult to say that the dehumidifier of the improved type still has a sufficient level of deliquor falling smoothly into the lower space in the middle shelf.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention provides a dehumidifier container for obtaining a dehumidifier in which the deliquescent liquid falls into the lower space chamber of the middle shelf as smoothly as possible in comparison with the conventional improved type. The task is to provide

[0007]

According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problems are solved as follows.

(1) The inner space of the container body is divided into upper and lower space chambers by a middle shelf for placing a deliquescent absorbent, and the upper end opening of the container body is covered with a moisture-permeable non-permeable sheet. In the desiccant container, the middle shelf is provided on a substantially planar substrate with a lower end opening pocket that projects upward and a lower end is opened and an upper end opening pocket that projects downward and an upper end is opened, A slit is formed in the side wall surface forming both pockets.

(2) In the above item (1), the lower opening pocket is formed in an inverted groove shape, or the upper opening pocket is formed in a groove shape.

(3) In the above item (1), the lower opening pocket is formed in a conical or truncated cone shape, or the upper opening pocket is formed in an inverted cone or inverted truncated cone.

(4) The inner space of the container body is divided into upper and lower space chambers by a middle shelf for deliquescent and moisture-absorbing placement, and the upper end opening of the container body is covered with a moisture-permeable non-permeable sheet. In the moisture absorbent container, the middle shelf is provided on a substantially planar substrate with an upper end opening pocket projecting downward and having an upper end opened, and a slit is formed in a side wall surface forming the pocket. In addition, the substantially planar substrate surface is gradually inclined downward in the range of 0.1 to 5 degrees in the direction in which the upper end opening pocket is located. (5) In the above item (4), instead of inclining the substrate surface, the groove bottom may be formed on the substrate surface in the range of 0.1 to 0.5 degrees in the direction in which the upper end opening pocket is located. A groove is provided which is gradually inclined downward.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a first embodiment of the moisture absorbent container according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the container body (I) is shown as transparent. As shown in the figure, the inner space of the container body (I) is divided into upper and lower space chambers by a middle shelf (II) for placing a deliquescent absorbent, and the upper end opening of the container body (I) is transparent. It is covered with a wet impermeable sheet (not shown). In order to protect the sheet, the container body is covered with a lid (III) having a large number of air flow holes.

The middle shelf (II) is provided with the upper end of a middle shelf suspension arm (1), which is set upright at the center in the left and right direction of the peripheral edge, and is provided with a container body (I).
Of the container main body (I) and a locking portion formed by partially indenting the lower half peripheral portion of the container body (I) inward to maintain the position as a middle shelf. .

The feature of the present invention lies in the form of the middle shelf (II).

That is, a middle shelf (II) is provided on a substantially planar substrate (2) with a lower end opening pocket (3) projecting upward and a lower end opening and an upper end opening downward and an upper end opening. An opening pocket (4) is provided, and a slit (6a, 6b) is formed in a side wall surface (5) forming both pockets.

In FIG. 1, the lower end opening pocket (3) is formed as a reverse groove-shaped pocket which runs in the major axis direction at the center of the minor axis of the middle shelf (II) which is substantially elliptical in plan view. .

The upper end opening pocket (4) is formed as a substantially inverted truncated quadrangular pyramid-shaped pocket on both sides of the longitudinally intermediate portion of the above-mentioned inverted groove-shaped lower end opening pocket.

Generally, the lower end opening pocket (3) is formed as a conical shape, a pyramid shape or the like, or a truncated cone-shaped pocket in addition to the inverted groove shape, and the upper end opening pocket (4) is formed. ) Is formed as an inverted cone such as an inverted cone, an inverted pyramid, or a pocket having the shape of an inverted truncated cone in addition to the groove.

In the present invention, slit holes for dropping the deliquescent liquid into the lower space chamber are formed in the side wall surface (5) forming each of the lower end opening pocket (3) and the upper end opening pocket (4). (6a) is drilled. The slit holes (6a) may be provided with a plurality of horizontally elongated slit holes on the side wall surface (5) of both pockets over and under the side wall surface, but no matter where the height level of the deliquescent liquid is. In order to drop the deliquescent liquid into the lower space chamber of the middle shelf effectively, it is desirable to provide a vertically elongated slit hole from the top to the bottom of the side wall surface (5) of the pocket as shown in the figure.

When the side wall surfaces of the lower end opening pocket (3) and the upper end opening pocket (4) are continuous in the vertical direction, it is preferable to provide vertically long narrow holes (6b) on both side wall surfaces. .

FIG. 2 is a view showing a second embodiment of the container for a moisture absorbent of the present invention, in which only the middle shelf (II) is taken out and shown as a perspective view. Container body (I) and lid (III)
Can be used as it is as shown in FIG.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, the same functional portions as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, an upper end opening pocket (4) is provided in the shape of an inverted truncated cone at the center of the substrate (2) surface, and a lower end opening pocket (3) is provided at the center.

Further, a through hole (8) such as a slot is generally formed in the surface of the substrate (2), and the through hole (8) is easily clogged as described above. As a countermeasure against this, as described in claim 4, the surface of the substantially plate-shaped substrate (2) is directed toward the direction in which the upper end opening pocket (4) is located.
The deliquescent liquid is gradually inclined downward in the range of about 5 degrees to guide the deliquescent liquid into the upper end opening pocket (4), and the slit (6a) or the bottom through hole (6) in the side wall surface (5) of the upper end opening pocket. It is also possible to drop from 9) to the lower space room of the middle shelf (II).

When the inclination angle is less than the lower limit, the flow of the deliquescent liquid is deteriorated. When the inclination angle is more than the upper limit, the moisture absorbent such as calcium chloride tends to be unevenly distributed toward the upper end opening pocket (4).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the middle shelf (II) in the moisture absorbent container according to the fifth aspect.

If the hygroscopic agent is unevenly distributed when the middle shelf (II) is inclined as described above, as shown in FIG.
Instead of the inclination of I), the bottom of the groove is 0.1 to 5 in the direction in which the upper opening pocket (4) is located on the surface of the substrate (2).
It is recommended to provide a groove (7) that is gradually inclined downward in the range of degrees.

The above-mentioned inclination range is for preventing the moisture absorbent located in the groove from being unevenly distributed due to rolling on the inclined bottom surface and making the deliquescent liquid easily flow in the groove.

FIG. 1 also shows an embodiment in which a groove (7) having an inclined groove bottom is provided.

[0031]

The present invention has the following effects.

(1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, the presence of the lower end open pocket and the upper end open pocket changes the upper and lower position levels of the hygroscopic agent, for example, a process in which calcium chloride absorbs moisture. Thus, with respect to the time when the dihydrate changes to the hexahydrate, a time difference occurs due to the change in the upper and lower position levels, and it is possible to prevent all the slits and through holes from being clogged at the same time. In addition, by providing both open pockets at the lower end and the upper end, the overall height of the slit holes formed in the side wall surfaces thereof becomes large,
Regardless of the level of the deliquescence, it can be smoothly dropped into the lower space room of the middle shelf.

(2) The length or the number of the slits formed in the side walls of the open pockets at the lower end and the upper end can be made as large as possible. Can be.

(3) Even if the through holes of the substrate are clogged, the deliquescent liquid on the substrate is guided to the upper opening pocket even if the through holes of the substrate are clogged. It can be dropped into a lower space chamber through a slit or the like on a wall surface.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a middle shelf used in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a middle shelf used in still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List I Container main body II Middle shelf III Lid 1 Middle shelf hanging arm 2 Substrate 3 Lower end open pocket 4 Upper end open pocket 5 Side wall surface 6a, 6b Slot 7 Groove 8 Through hole formed in substrate 9 Lower end Through holes drilled at the bottom of the opening pocket

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An interior space of a container body is divided into upper and lower space chambers by a middle shelf for placing a deliquescent moisture absorbent,
In a moisture absorbent container having an upper end opening of the container main body covered with a moisture-permeable and water-impermeable sheet, a lower end opening in which a middle shelf projects upward on a substantially planar substrate and a lower end is opened. A container for a hygroscopic agent, comprising a pocket, an upper end opening pocket projecting downward and an upper end opening, and a slit formed in a side wall surface forming both pockets. 2. The moisture absorbent container according to claim 1, wherein the lower end opening pocket is formed in an inverted groove shape, or the upper end opening pocket is formed in a groove shape. 3. The moisture absorbent container according to claim 1, wherein the lower end opening pocket is formed in a conical or truncated cone shape, and the upper end opening pocket is formed in an inverted cone shape or an inverted truncated cone shape. 4. An inner space of the container body is divided into upper and lower space chambers by a middle shelf for placing a deliquescent moisture absorbent,
In a moisture absorbent container having an upper end opening of the container main body covered with a moisture-permeable and water-impermeable sheet, an upper end opening in which a middle shelf projects downward on a substantially planar substrate and has an upper end opened. A pocket is provided, and a slit is formed in a side wall surface forming the pocket. A substantially planar substrate surface is oriented in a direction of the upper end opening pocket by 0.1 to 5 A moisture absorbent container characterized by being gradually inclined downward in a range of degrees. 5. An interior space of the container body is divided into upper and lower space chambers by a middle shelf for placing a deliquescent moisture absorbent,
In a moisture absorbent container having an upper end opening of the container main body covered with a moisture-permeable and water-impermeable sheet, an upper end opening in which a middle shelf projects downward on a substantially planar substrate and has an upper end opened. A pocket is provided, and a slit is formed in a side wall surface forming the pocket. A groove bottom is formed on a substantially planar substrate surface in a direction in which an upper end opening pocket is located. A container for a hygroscopic agent, characterized by being provided with a groove part which is gradually inclined downward in the range of 1 to 5 degrees.