KR20000053447A - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A dehumidifier is provided to achieve improvements enabling the dehumidifier to be used in a small space without degrading a dehumidifying effect while arranging an air inlet at a front surface of a slim and long body of the dehumidifier. CONSTITUTION: A dehumidifier comprising at a main body(1) thereof a cooling cycle consisting of a compressor, condenser(22), vaporizer(23), and blower fan(24), the dehumidifier allowing a room air flowing from an air inlet toward an air outlet to contact the vaporizer and the condenser, dehumidifying and drying the air, and discharging the resultant air, wherein the main body(1) of the dehumidifier is formed thing and long, the air inlet being arranged at an upper portion of the front surface of the main body(1) in lengthwise direction, a wind channel(25) ranging from the air inlet to air outlet, the wind channel passage being arranged at an upper portion of the main body(1), the vaporizer, condenser, and the blower fan are sequentially arranged to form a row in horizontal direction within the wind channel, a water storage tank(26) arranged at a lower front portion of the main body(1), the compressor being arranged at a lower rear portion of the main body(1).

Description

Dehumidifier {DEHUMIDIFIER}

The present invention relates to a dehumidifier, and more particularly, to a dehumidifier having a configuration that can be used even when installed in a narrow space.

In general, the dehumidifier is installed in the corner of the room, dehumidified by the evaporator which is a part of the refrigeration cycle in which the indoor air sucked from the intake vent is installed inside the main body, and blows the dehumidified air back to the room to make the room comfortable. To create an environment.

Inside the dehumidifier, components such as a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a capillary tube, and the like that constitute a refrigeration cycle are accommodated. The moisture in the indoor air dehumidified by the evaporator is stored in a tank disposed at the lower part of the main body so that When the tank is taken out, the water is discarded and treated.

Such a dehumidifier is described, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-229580, and conventionally, its shape is long and thin in the width direction of the main body along the front direction with the air opening. In other words, a short configuration in the in-front direction was mainstream.

However, in this widthwise configuration, when the dehumidifier is installed in a narrow space such as a closet or a gap between the furniture and the furniture, the intake vent faces the futon and the furniture in the closet. There was a problem such as a clogged situation, a decrease in the amount of ventilation and a dehumidification capacity.

In addition, even in the case of discarding the water generated by dehumidification, there is a problem that it is necessary to pull out the body as a whole in order to take out the tank.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a dehumidifier having a configuration in which a dehumidification capacity is not reduced even when installed in a narrow space and the drainage treatment and the like are easy.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The front view which showed the example of use in the closet of the dehumidifier which concerns on this invention.

2 is a schematic plan sectional view showing an internal configuration of the dehumidifier and an aspect of ventilation;

3 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing an internal configuration of a dehumidifier.

4 is a front view of a schematic longitudinal section cut and shown in the main body width direction (left and right directions) of the dehumidifier.

Fig. 5 is a side view of a schematic longitudinal section of the dehumidifier as seen in Fig. 3 in the opposite direction (rear side direction).

(Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing)

1. Dehumidification basic body 2, 3. Cases on the left and right sides of the body

5. Intake 6. Front

7. Rear 10. Intake vent

11.closet 12.quilt

14. Narrow Space 15. Protrusion

16. Exhaust port 17. Upper body

20. Blower 21. Compressor

22. Condenser 23. Evaporator

24. Blowing fan 25. Fan motor

26. Tank for dehumidifying water storage 29. Wind channel

35. Concave

The dehumidifier according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a refrigeration cycle composed of a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a blower fan, and the like in contact with the evaporator and the condenser. In the dehumidifier which dehumidifies, dehumidifies, dries, and blows-out,

The main body is configured to be long and thin, and the intake port is installed on the upper part of the front surface of the main body, which is installed at the time of use so that the long and thin direction is in front and rear, and the exhaust port is provided at the upper surface of the main body,

A blower path is formed in the upper part of the main body to reach the exhaust port from the inlet, and the evaporator, the condenser and the blower fan are arranged in sequence so as to form heat in the left and right directions of the main body in the blower path.

A dehumidifying water storage tank is installed at the front of the lower part of the main body, and the compressor is arranged at the rear of the lower part of the main body, and the side spacing and furniture between the bedding and the futon in the closet are constructed by the thin and long main body. It is designed to be installed in narrow spaces such as gaps between furniture and furniture.

Moreover, the dehumidifier in Claim 2 of this invention is comprised by providing the inlet_port | hole in the back part of the said main body of the structure which is elongate back and forth.

In addition, the dehumidifier of claim 3 of the present invention, the blower, the indoor air introduced from the front surface of the main body through the inlet port in the right and left direction of the main body orthogonal to the front and rear direction of the main body to be orthogonal to the evaporator and After passing through the evaporator and the condenser, the flow path structure is bent so as to discharge from the exhaust port by changing the direction of flow vertically upward.

(Example)

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described based on drawing.

1 is a dehumidifying base body (hereinafter abbreviated as "main body"), and the outer surface of the main body is covered with a main body case (2, 3) composed of a left case (2) and a right case (3) made of synthetic resin. have.

5 is a grille inlet formed on the surface of the small side of the surrounding four side surfaces 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the main body cases 2 and 3, and 10 is opposed to the inlet 5. It is another intake port of the grill structure formed in the surface of the other side.

Here, the front-back surface in the main body 1 is the surface of the side in which this inlet port 5 and 10 is provided, ie, the front surface 6 and the rear surface 7.

In addition, the shape of the main body 1 is a structure of the structure which is short in the left-right direction compared with the length of the said front-back direction, ie, the structure which is elongate in the front-back direction as shown in FIG.

The inlet port 5 is formed on the front surface 6 of the main body 1, and another inlet port 10 is formed on the rear surface 7 of the main body 1.

Moreover, in the left case 2 and the right case 3 shown in FIG. 2, each side surface 8, 9 without the inlet port 5, 10 becomes the left-right side surface of the main body 1, and this direction is The width of the main body means that in the related art, a dehumidifier having a main structure long in the width direction of the main body has been mainstream.

However, the dehumidifier of the present invention is short (thin) in the width direction of the main body as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, which are opposite in dimensional relation to the conventional dehumidifier, and has a long and thin shape in the front-rear direction with the inlets 5 and 10. As the dehumidifier of the structure, the intake port 5 is positioned forward in the closet 11 or the like in the narrow space 14 between the duvet 12 and the inner wall 13 of the closet, as shown in FIG. 1. It is arranged to use.

In this way, since the inlets 5 and 10 are not positioned on the side surface of the main body as in the prior art, they are not blocked by the futon 12.

In addition, although the intake ports 5 and 10 are two intake ports, one on each of the front and rear surfaces 6 and 7 of the main body, the two intake ports are not necessarily required, and at least the intake ports are provided on the front surface. It is sufficient if it is a structure.

3 is a projection part for securing the intake space which protruded in the rear part of the dehumidifier, and when the dehumidifier is installed in the closet 11 by the presence of this projection part 15, the intake opening 10 of the rear side is shown. ) Is prevented from being pushed in such a way that it closes to the inner wall of the closet (not shown), and the main body 1 is installed at a position away from the inner wall of the closet, Since a proper space is always secured between the inner wall of the closet and the closet, smooth air intake from the intake port 10 is ensured.

The protruding portion 15 may be a protrusion formed integrally with the main body cases 2 and 3.

In addition, the position at which the protrusions (protrusions for securing the intake space) 15 are installed may be anywhere as long as the rear surfaces of the main body cases 2 and 3, and the number is not limited, but divided left and right cases 2 and 3. ), The dehumidifier can be smoothly installed in a stable state in which the rear surface of the main body secures a constant gap.

In addition, the projection 15 for securing the space for intake is unnecessary when the intake port is located only at the front of the main body and not at the rear.

Then, the inlet port 5 formed on the front surface of the main body 1 is not made flush with the outer surfaces of the main body cases 2 and 3, and is slightly recessed from the outer surface of the main body case as shown in the concave portion 35 of FIG. Forming.

For example, when the dehumidifier is installed in a closet and the closet door is used, the door is in close contact with the intake port 5 and the inhalation from the front surface is poor. Since the concave portion 35 constitutes a suction opening on the left and right sides of the inlet port 5, the air flow amount can be secured by allowing the air to be sucked in the side (lateral direction) instead of the front side. It is aimed at making it possible.

In addition, the intake port 5 having the concave portion 35 can also expect the effect of improving the force of the intake air and increasing the intake rate.

The intake port 5 can ensure sufficient ventilation amount as the recessed part 35 which recessed a part, and can also be made the structure which makes the whole intake port 5 concave.

The method of making this suction port concave can be used instead of the above-mentioned protrusion 15 which has the function when securing a suction space in the rear part of a dehumidifier.

That is, as shown in the rear inlet port 10, the front inlet port 5 does not make the inlet port 10 the same surface as the outer surfaces of the main body cases 2 and 3, and slightly recesses the outer surface of the main body case. It may be formed so as to make.

Also in this case, the inlet 10 is in a state of being in close contact with the inner wall of the closet, and even if the suction from the front (rear) is insufficient, the openings for inhalation are open on both the left and right sides. The air can be sucked from the side, and the required amount of air can be maintained without lowering the suction rate, which is effective.

16 is an exhaust port and is formed in the rear side position of the main body upper surface 17, as shown in FIG.

Moreover, in this main body upper surface 17, the operation part 18 is formed in the front side of the part located on the opposite side to the said exhaust port 16, and the operation switch 19 etc. are provided in that place.

Thereby, when the dehumidifier is provided, since the operation switch 19 is also provided in the front side, operation of a switch becomes easy, and operability and convenience of use are improved.

On the other hand, in the upper part of the main body 1, the ventilation path 20 is formed so that it may reach from the front and rear inlet ports 5 and 10 of the main body to the said exhaust port 16 of the upper part of the main body, and a refrigeration cycle is comprised inside the main body. The compressor 21, the condenser 22, the evaporator 23, the capillary tube (not shown), the blowing fan 24, the fan motor 25 which rotates the blowing fan 24, etc. are contained.

In the blower 20, a condenser 22, an evaporator 23, and a blower fan 24 are housed among the components of the refrigerating cycle, and the evaporator 23 and the condenser 22 are blown by the blower. In the furnace 20, rows are arranged in the left and right directions (width direction) of the main body 1 and are arranged in this order.

Thus, the condenser 22 behind the evaporator 23 and the blower fan 24 behind the condenser 22 in the direction orthogonal to the suction direction of the front-back direction, ie, the direction which connects to the left-right side with a large area of a case, By the installation, even if the components of these refrigeration cycles are narrow in the width direction of the main body case, the installation can be effectively used, and sufficient contact between the intake air, the evaporator 23 and the condenser 22 is also possible. The heat exchange area can be taken.

The compressor 21 is disposed at the lower rear part position of the main body 1.

34 and 38 are gas-liquid separators for preventing the refrigerant 21 from returning to the liquid in the compressor 21.

26 is a dehumidifying water storage tank for storing moisture generated by dehumidification, and is installed at a front position of the lower part of the main body so as to be parallel to the compressor 21, and a handle portion formed by concave upward at the bottom of the tank 26 ( By 26b), forwarding is attached freely.

Moreover, 28 shows the handle handle used when carrying a dehumidifier.

5 and 2, a wind tunnel 29 enclosing the blower fan 24 is provided in the blower 20, and a circular suction port 30 formed on one side of the wind tunnel 29. ) Is opposed to the condenser 22 and the evaporator 23, the upper rectangular discharge port portion 31 is opposed to the exhaust port (16).

Therefore, when the blowing fan 24 rotates due to the presence of the wind tunnel 29, the indoor air introduced from the front-back direction of the main body by the intake ports 5 and 10 is the arrow of FIG. As shown in Fig. 2, the flow is changed at right angles to the left and right directions (body width direction) of the main body orthogonal to the front and rear direction, and passes through the whole of the evaporator 23 and the condenser 22, and after passing therethrough, almost vertically upwards. By changing the direction, the wind flows upward through the wind tunnel 29 to be discharged from the exhaust port 16.

Therefore, the above-described air blower 20 is a direction in which the indoor air entering the main body 1 from the intake ports 5 and 10 before and after the main body flows at right and left angles of the main body orthogonal to the front and rear directions of the main body 1. In the process of passing through the main body in the width direction, the evaporator 23 and the condenser 22 are brought into full contact with each other, so that efficient dehumidification and drying of the dehumidifying air are carried out, and again the evaporator 23 and the condenser ( After passing through 22), the air flow path has a bent structure in which the direction of flow is changed vertically upward to allow ventilation to be exhausted from the exhaust port 16.

With the above configuration, when the refrigeration cycle is operated, indoor air containing a large amount of moisture is sucked and ventilated in the main body, and initially passes through the evaporator 23 and contacts the evaporator to condense and dehumidify moisture.

In addition, since the dehumidified air passes through the condenser 22 next, the dehumidified air is deprived of heat of the condenser 22 and is discharged from the exhaust port 16 as hot dry air.

In addition, moisture in the air condensed by the evaporator 23 falls into the drain pan 32 provided below the evaporator 23, and then the tank for dehumidifying water storage 26 (hereinafter referred to as a tank). Flagship).

This tank 26 is provided with a water quantity detection switch 33 for detecting that the tank 26 has become full.

Further, when the buzzer ringing in conjunction with the water quantity detection switch 33 or the display lamp to be lit is arranged on the operation unit 18 of the upper body 17, the drainage timing of the dehumidified water stored in the tank 26 is determined. You will be informed.

Since the tank 26 is detachably attached by pulling out at the lower side in the front-rear direction of the main body with the intake port 5, and the like, the dehumidifier 1 is arranged in the closet 11 as shown in FIG. Even in the case of use, it can be easily pulled forward, and water treatment is easily performed when the tank is full.

Moreover, the mounting after water treatment can also be easily performed from the front side.

Since the dehumidifier of this invention is comprised as mentioned above, when using it in the closet 11, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, obstacles, such as a wall and a blanket, in a closet in the closet of a main body are attached to the dehumidification main body 1 Even if they are in close contact with each other, the inlets 5 and 10 are on the front and rear sides and are not on the side, so that the inlets 5 and 10 are not blocked.

Therefore, the ventilation amount does not decrease, and efficient dehumidification operation is always possible.

In this way, dehumidification in the closet is performed efficiently, mold generation, etc. can be prevented, hygiene is kept high, and cleanliness and safety can be secured.

Although not shown, similarly, even if the dehumidifier is installed in a wall and furniture in a corner of the room, or in a narrow space such as between furniture and furniture, the intake vents 5 and 10 are opened in the front, and thus the intake vents 5 and 10 are provided. It is possible to make efficient use of ventilation without worrying about being blocked by this furniture, and keep the room in a comfortable environment.

In addition, even in the case of discarding the water generated by dehumidification, since the tank 26 may be taken out as it is, water is disposed of easily, and the wastewater can be removed by removing the inconvenience that the tank cannot be pulled out unless the entire dehumidifier is pulled out as in the prior art. The treatment work is also easy.

As described above, according to claim 1 of the present invention, since the air inlet is provided in the front of the dehumidifier main body having a long and thin configuration, the air inlet is blocked by a blanket or furniture even when installed in a gap between the closet or the furniture and the furniture. There is no concern, and it becomes a dehumidifier which can be used even in a narrow space where dehumidification can be performed with smooth ventilation.

In addition, since the dehumidification water storage tank can be easily pulled out from the front, the dehumidification water treatment can be carried out. Therefore, as the conventional dehumidifier is pulled out once and the tank is separated, the trouble of water treatment can be reduced. The convenience is improved and improved.

In addition, even if the suction of air is carried out from the inlet port of the front or rear of the elongated main body, the evaporator, the condenser, the blower fan, and the like of the refrigeration cycle, which perform the dehumidification, are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction of the main body perpendicular to the suction direction. This arrangement makes it easy to install and assemble these components even in the limited confined space of the main body, and achieves the effect of satisfactorily contacting the intake air with the evaporator and the condenser to ensure sufficient heat exchange. The effect is fully exerted.

In addition, according to claim 2 of the present invention, the intake port can be provided in the rear part of the main body. In this case, since the amount of air intaken from the front and rear is sufficient, more efficient dehumidification can be performed.

Further, according to claim 3 of the present invention, the air flow path provided inside the main body is oriented at right angles to the left and right directions (width direction of the main body) of the main body orthogonal to the front and rear directions of the main body so that the air sucked in front of the inlet port By passing through the evaporator, the condenser, etc. which were arrange | positioned in the width direction of a main body, it is comprised by the ventilation path which turns a direction upward and exhausts, and favorable dehumidification which becomes smooth ventilation is possible.

Claims (3)

A refrigeration cycle composed of a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a blower fan, etc. is built into the main body, and the indoor air vented from the intake port formed in the main body toward the exhaust port is brought into contact with the evaporator and the condenser to dehumidify, dry, and discharge blown air. In the dehumidifier, The main body is configured to be long and thin, and the intake port is installed on the upper part of the front surface of the main body, which is installed at the time of use so that the long and thin direction is in front and rear, and the exhaust port is provided at the upper surface of the main body, A blower path formed from the inlet to the exhaust port is formed in the upper portion of the main body, and the evaporator, the condenser, and the blower fan are arranged in sequence so as to form heat in the left and right directions of the main body in the blower path, A dehumidifying water storage tank is installed at the front of the lower part of the main body, and the compressor is arranged at the rear of the lower part of the main body, and the side spacing and furniture between the bedding and the futon in the closet are constructed by the thin and long main body. The dehumidifier can be installed in a narrow space such as a gap between the furniture and the furniture. The method of claim 1, A dehumidifier characterized in that an intake port is also provided in the rear portion of the main body having a long and thin configuration. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The blower is configured to redirect the indoor air introduced from the front surface of the main body through the inlet port at right angles to the left and right directions of the main body orthogonal to the front and rear directions of the main body so that the air flows through the evaporator and the condenser to be completely ventilated. Dehumidifier characterized in that the air passage structure bent to be discharged from the exhaust port by changing the direction of flow vertically upward after passing through the condenser.