KR101592462B1 - A dehumidifier and its control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dehumidifier having a purge function and a control method. The present invention relates to an air conditioner, comprising: a main body having an air inlet formed at one side of a rear side thereof for receiving humid air, a discharge port for discharging dry air at an upper side thereof, An evaporator formed inside the main body and having a ventilation part through which humid air is allowed to pass, an evaporator formed inside the heat sink and having a cooling coil circulating the refrigerant, and a heater formed on one side of the evaporator, A cooling unit comprising a condenser and an expansion valve for condensing, a compressor connected to the evaporator and the condenser to compress the refrigerant, A fan mounted on the discharge port; A flexible discharge pipe connected to the continuous discharge port to discharge the discharge water to the outside and the flexible pipe discharge port to remove moisture from the outside; A display control unit formed on an upper portion of the main body; And a microcomputer interlocked with the display control unit and having a purge function and a smartphone interlocking function, and a sensor for sensing the temperature and humidity of the air sucked into the air suction port is formed on one side of the rear surface, The dehumidification operation is controlled in accordance with the purge function set by remote operation using a remote controller or a smartphone.
According to this, the convenience of the user is maximized to enable the remote control of voice output and remote operation with a smart phone, and it has the fuzzy dehumidification function, the monitoring function, the sterilization function and the standby power cutoff function.

Description

A dehumidifier and its control method

The present invention relates to a dehumidifier having a purge function and a control method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a dehumidifier having a purge function by automatically measuring humidity and temperature and a standby power cutoff function for energy saving, The present invention relates to a dehumidifier having a function and a control method.

Generally, with respect to the humidity in the air, when the humidity is high, it causes decay, corrosion and condensation, and odor and bacteria are generated. Therefore, A device is required.

The dehumidifying system includes a freezing dehumidification system for dehumidifying the dehumidified water by reducing the temperature of the compressed air by using a refrigeration compressor, condensing the moisture contained in the compressed air and dehumidifying the dehumidified water by using an adsorbent (or a dehumidifying agent, a moisture absorbent) And a dehumidifying system for adsorbing and dehumidifying the adsorbent.

As a prior art related to this, a dehumidifier of Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1140218 is disclosed.

In the prior art, the dehumidifying part and the drying part are provided as a unit of an integrated type or a split-type type so as to dehumidify and dry the clothes (underwear, towel, shoes, etc.) using hot air generated during dehumidification by heat exchange .

However, the prior art has a problem that the fuzzy function and the energy saving function that are interlocked with the humidity and temperature measurement are insufficient, and remote control using the smartphone is impossible.

The present invention has been devised to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a system and a method for automatically operating a purging function by automatically measuring humidity and temperature and a standby power- It has the function of sterilization, deodorization, addition of clean function, voice notification of dehumidification situation, external remote control function by smart phone, and dehumidifier with purge function which is equipped with security monitoring function for multipurpose use. And a method of controlling the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising: a main body having an air intake port through which humid air is introduced at one side of a rear side thereof, a discharge port through which dry air is discharged at an upper side thereof, An evaporator formed inside the main body and having a ventilation part through which humid air is allowed to pass, an evaporator formed inside the heat sink and having a cooling coil circulating the refrigerant, and a heater formed on one side of the evaporator, A cooling unit connected to the evaporator and the condenser and configured to compress the refrigerant; A fan mounted on the discharge port; A display control unit formed on an upper portion of the main body; And a microcomputer having a purge function and a smartphone interlocking function interlocked with the display control unit, and a sensor for sensing the humidity and temperature of air to be sucked is formed in the air inlet at one side of the back side, The humid air passing through the cooling section is collected by dropping from the heat sink plate to the lower water tank by condensation, and is collected by the continuous drain port and the moisture from the outside so as to be continuously discharged to the outside. And can be removed by a dehumidifier including a flexible pipe connection outlet for removal.

And the heat-generating portion of the condenser adjacent to the discharge port is converted into the drying and heating air while passing through the dehumidified air.

A sterilizer is formed at one side of the heat generating part, and the dried air is passed through the sterilizer to be discharged as sterilized clean air.

The sterilizer is composed of a sterilizing lamp or an arc sterilizer, and is characterized by having a function of discharging sterilized and deodorized air to purify.

And a detachable remote controller interlocked with the display control unit.

The main body is characterized in that a two-color or three-color LED is formed and used as a dehumidifying and an interior emotion mood.

The control method of the dehumidifier having the purge function includes the fuzzy function through temperature and humidity measurement and the standby power cutoff function. When the indoor environment optimization mode is selected, the temperature and humidity are automatically measured, The dehumidifier sets the operation mode to the operation mode by the artificial intelligence by itself.

The purge function is to apply the dehumidification function when the person is not detected for a certain time by performing automatic dehumidification function only at that time by the automatic detection function of the sensor when the user is in the living room and the bedroom space when the purge mode is executed by applying the microwave sensor And a smart function for switching to a stand-by and standby power cut-off mode.

In addition, when security mode function is applied, it automatically saves power when no user is detected when going out. If Wi-Fi connection is established at security surveillance mode (applicable to setting at control unit, optional function such as sensor use) And a function of automatically transmitting a detection signal to a user's smartphone or a URL.

The dehumidifier is controlled using a smartphone by an infrastructure or an ad-hoc system setting by a remote control through a wifi or a Bluetooth built-in dehumidifier interlocking with a wireless router in a household and a control scheme setting according to a mode setting inside the household .

It features a built-in WiFi or Bluetooth function that allows you to download the app on your smartphone and control all the functions of the dehumidifier, even if you do not use the remote control.

A CMOS OR CCD camera is built in, and a black box function for recording when a human body is detected is applied, thereby having a security security monitoring function of a general house user.

And a function of notifying the operating state of the dehumidifier by voice of a dehumidifying condition for user recognition.

And a defrosting function for preventing freezing of frost when the dehumidifier is operated.

According to the present invention, the humid air is filtered through the air inflow portion and the contact moisture is removed from the surface of the cooling portion. The removed air passes through the heat generating portion and the sterilizer to discharge the clean dry air. The user convenience is maximized to allow remote control and security surveillance with the smartphone from the outside. Fuzzy dehumidification function, disinfection function, and standby power cutoff function are provided, thus saving energy.

1 is a schematic view showing a dehumidifier having a purge function according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a control method of a dehumidifier having a purge function according to the present invention,
FIGS. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are flowcharts illustrating a function of interlocking and monitoring a dehumidifier and a smartphone having a purge function according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a flow chart showing a control method of a dehumidifier having a purge function according to the present invention, and Figs. 3 and 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 5, FIGS. 6, 7, 8, and 9 are flowcharts illustrating a function of interlocking and monitoring the dehumidifier and the smartphone having the purge function according to the present invention.

1, a dehumidifier having a purge function according to the present invention mainly includes a main body 2, a cooling section 4 formed inside the main body 2, a condenser 43, an inflation side 45, A removable remote control 7, a camera 8, an emotional light 9 (see FIG. 1), a compressor 44, a sterilizer 8, and a fan 5, ) And a microcomputer (not shown).

The main body 2 is formed in a box shape and has an air inlet 14 through which humid air is introduced at one side of the rear side and an outlet 13 through which dry air is discharged at an upper side. Is formed.

The air intake port is formed on one side of the rear surface of the main body 2 and includes a sensor (not shown) for sensing humidity and temperature of the air to be sucked.

A display control unit 6, a camera 8, emotional lighting 9, and a detachable remote control 7 are mounted on the upper portion of the main body 2.

The cooling unit 4 is formed inside the main body 2 and includes a heat radiating plate member 41 having a ventilation part for passing humid air therethrough and a cooling coil 41 formed inside the heat radiating plate 41, A condenser 43 and an expansion valve 45 for condensing the heated refrigerant and connected to the evaporator 42 and the condenser 43 to be connected to the evaporator 42, And a compressor 44 for compressing the refrigerant.

In the lower part of the cooling part 4, moist air passing through the cooling part is condensed on the heat radiating plate material 41, and a detachable water bath is formed on the lower end so that the condensation can be collected by falling on the heat radiating plate material 41 The water removed by the condensation is configured so that the user can immediately know by the water tank alert.

A flexible pipe connection outlet 11 is formed in the main body 2 to remove moisture from the outside and a continuous drain port 12 is formed to allow continuous discharge to the outside.

The microcomputer has a purge function and a smartphone interlock function. The microcomputer has a purge function and a smartphone interlock function. The microcomputer operates according to the purge function set by the user directly operating the display control unit, the remote controller, And controls the operation.

Also, the heat-generating portion of the condenser 43 adjacent to the outlet may be converted into drying and heating air while moisture-depleted air passes through, and may be discharged to the outside.

Here, a sterilizer 10 is formed at one side of the heat-generating part, and the dried air can be discharged as sterilized clean air while passing through the sterilizer 10.

The sterilizer 10 is composed of a sterilizing lamp or an arc sterilizer, and discharges sterilized and deodorized air to have a cleaning function.

And a detachable remote controller 7 interlocked with the display controller 6. The dehumidifier can be operated remotely by operating the remote control 7.

In addition, the display control unit may be formed with two-color or three-color LEDs, and may be used as a dehumidifying and indoor emotion mood.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, in the control method for controlling the dehumidifier having the purge function, when humid air is introduced The system includes a purge function, a defrosting function, and a standby power cutoff function, which perform temperature and humidity measurement, operate the cooling section, perform dehumidification operation and discharge the air to dry air, And the low, medium, and high modes can be operated by setting the operation stage by the artificial intelligence by the dehumidifier by itself.

The purge function performs an automatic dehumidification function only when the user is in the living room and the bedroom space when the purge mode is executed by applying the microwave sensor by the automatic sensing function of the sensor at that time, And a smart function for switching to a stand-by and standby power cut-off mode.

That is, it is detected whether the standby power is below the reference level, and the standby power cutoff is executed when the standby power is maintained for 10 seconds.

Also, the security mode function is applied to automatically save power when no user is detected when going out.

If the WiFi connection is established in the security surveillance mode (when the control unit is set, and when the optional function such as sensor use is provided), the detection signal is automatically transmitted to the user's smartphone or URL when the motion is detected.

In addition, the dehumidifier can be controlled using smart phone by remote control through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth built-in dehumidifier by remote control through interlocking wireless router within the household and by setting the control method according to the mode setting within the household.

Therefore, even if you do not use the remote control with built-in WiFi or Bluetooth function, you can control all functions of the dehumidifier by downloading the app on the smartphone in ad hoc mode.

In addition, a CMOS OR CCD camera is built in, which enables the black box function to record when a human body is detected.

And a function of notifying the operating state of the dehumidifier by voice of the dehumidifying condition for user recognition.

In addition, when the dehumidifier is operated, it has the function of defrosting function automatically by the purge function for preventing freezing of the evaporator of the cooling part.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, It is obvious that the claims fall within the scope of the claims.

2: Main body 4: Cooling section
5: Fan 6: Display control unit and remote control unit
7; Removable remote control 8: Camera
9: LED emotional illumination 10: Sterilizer
11: Outlet Outlet (Small) 12: Continuous Outlet
13: Discharge port (large) 14: Suction port
22: water tank 41: heat sink material
42: evaporator (cooling) 43: condenser (heat generation)
44: Compressor 45: Expansion side

Claims (13)

An air intake port through which humid air is introduced is formed on one side of the rear side, an upper side has a discharge port through which dry air is discharged, and a water tank is formed therein;
An evaporator formed inside the main body and having a ventilation part through which humid air is allowed to pass, an evaporator formed inside the heat sink and having a cooling coil circulating the refrigerant, and a heater formed on one side of the evaporator, A cooling unit comprising a condenser and an expansion valve for condensing, a compressor connected to the evaporator and the condenser to compress the refrigerant,
A fan mounted on the discharge port; And a microcomputer having a purge function and a smartphone interlocking and monitoring function, the microcomputer being interlocked with the display remote control and the display control unit,
A sensor for detecting the temperature and humidity of air to be sucked is formed in the air intake port at one side of the rear side and a dehumidification operation is controlled in accordance with the purge function set by the user by operating the display control unit, Wherein the air is collected from the heat sink material by falling into the water tank at the bottom by condensation, and is connected to the continuous drain pipe for discharging the discharged water to the outside and the flexible pipe connecting and discharging outlet for removing moisture from the outside. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the heat-generating portion of the condenser adjacent to the discharge port is converted into drying and heating air while passing through the dehumidified air. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein a sterilizer is formed on one side of the heat-generating portion, and the dried air is discharged through the sterilizer while being sterilized clean air. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the sterilizer is composed of a sterilizing lamp or an arc sterilizer and has a function of discharging sterilized and deodorized air. The method according to claim 1,
And a removable remote controller or a portable terminal interlocked with the display controller. The dehumidifier according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
It includes fuzzy function through temperature and humidity measurement, and standby power cutoff function.
When the indoor environment optimization mode is selected, the temperature and humidity are automatically measured, and the dehumidifier sets the low, medium, and high modes to operate the operation stage by artificial intelligence. The method according to claim 6,
The purge function is to apply the dehumidification function when the person is not detected for a certain time by performing automatic dehumidification function only at that time by the automatic detection function of the sensor when the user is in the living room and the bedroom space when the purge mode is executed by applying the microwave sensor Stop mode and the standby power cut-off mode. The method according to claim 6,
In case of Wi-Fi connection in security monitoring mode (Applied when setting in control section, optional function such as sensor / sensor use), if user is not detected when going out by applying security mode function, Wherein the sensing signal is automatically transmitted to the smartphone or the URL of the dehumidifier. The method according to claim 6,
The dehumidifier is controlled using a smartphone by an infrastructure or an ad-hoc system setting by a remote control through a wifi or a Bluetooth built-in dehumidifier interlocking with a wireless router in a household and a control scheme setting according to a mode setting inside the household. Control method of dehumidifier. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the controller is operable to control the functions of the dehumidifier by downloading the application to the smartphone when the ad-hoc mode is activated even if the remote controller is not used in conjunction with the built-in Wi-Fi or the Bluetooth function. The method according to claim 6,
A method for controlling a dehumidifier, comprising the steps of: applying a black box function to record a human body when a CMOS OR CCD camera is incorporated; The method according to claim 6,
And a function of notifying the operating state of the dehumidifier by voice of a dehumidifying condition for user recognition. The method according to claim 6,
A control method of a dehumidifier capable of creating a space that is environmentally friendly by LED emotional illumination according to the operation and condition of the dehumidifier.

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