KR20020012773A - A dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A dehumidifier is provided to allow the heat exchanger to be easily assembled and lengthen the lifetime of the dehumidifier, by improving the connection structure between the heat exchanger and housing. CONSTITUTION: A dehumidifier comprises a cabinet; a housing(60) including a shrouded portion having an air blow hole(62a) formed at the center of the upper portion of the housing, and a drain portion(64) formed under the shroud portion, which collects and drains the condensed water; and a heat exchanger(70) mounted onto the drain portion, which condenses the water contained in the air. The heat exchanger includes an evaporator(70a) and a condenser(70b). The condenser has a plurality of coupling portions(72) formed at both ends of the condenser so as to be coupled, through a screw(74), with coupling holes(68a) formed at a heat exchanger support portion(68). The heat exchanger has a fixing protrusion(78) formed at the lower portion of the front surface of the heat exchanger, so as to be coupled with a fixing groove(64a) protruded from the drain portion.

Description

Dehumidifier {A dehumidifier}

The present invention relates to a dehumidifier for removing moisture in indoor air, and more particularly, to a dehumidifier capable of improving the assemblability of the heat exchanger by improving a mounting structure in which a heat exchanger and a housing are connected.

In general, the dehumidifier is a device that removes moisture in the air when the air passes through the evaporator using a refrigeration cycle.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a dehumidifier according to the prior art.

Dehumidifier 40 according to the prior art includes a cabinet (1) equipped with a filter (4) on the rear open to allow the indoor air flow; A heat exchanger (20) positioned in front of the filter (4) in the cabinet (1) to remove moisture from the air; Located in the front of the heat exchanger 20 is composed of a blower 10 for forcibly flowing the indoor air.

In addition, the base fan (2) to form a lower surface of the cabinet (1); A compressor 22 positioned on an upper surface of the base fan 2 to allow refrigerant to circulate in the heat exchanger 20; A barrier 5 positioned perpendicular to the rear of the compressor 22; A shroud 12 connected to an upper side of the barrier 5 and having the blower device 10 mounted on a blower hole 12a formed at the center thereof; A drain pan (30) positioned horizontally between the shroud (12) and the barrier (5) to collect condensate from the heat exchanger (20); A water tank 34 for storing condensed water through the drain pan 30 is installed.

The blower 10 includes a blower fan 10a for forcedly flowing indoor air, a motor 10b connected to a rotating shaft of the blower fan 10a to induce a driving force, and the motor 10b is mounted at the center thereof. And a motor mount 10c provided at both ends of the shroud 12 across the blowing hole 12a.

In addition, the front panel 3 is formed on the front surface of the blower 10 to form the front surface of the dehumidifier 40 and the discharge port 3a is formed to discharge the air from which moisture is removed.

The heat exchanger 20 is disposed on the front of the filter 4 to absorb heat in the sucked air and to condense moisture, and is installed on the front of the evaporator 20a. It consists of a condenser 20b which provides heat to the air discharged from 20a.

The barrier 5 is formed so that both ends of the barrier 5 can be inserted into the tank 34 and the shroud 12 can be mounted thereon.

The drain pan 30 is formed in a horizontal direction between the barrier 5 and the shroud 12 to collect the condensed water flowing from the heat exchanger 20 to flow to the water tank 34. Is formed.

The operation of the dehumidifier configured as described above is as follows.

First, when the blower fan 10a is operated by the driving of the motor 10b, indoor air is introduced through the filter 4, heat is released while passing through the evaporator 20a, and moisture in the air is simultaneously evaporated. Condensation occurs at 20a.

In addition, the sucked air absorbs heat while passing through the condenser 20b and is discharged to the discharge port 3a.

In addition, the refrigerant is compressed to a high temperature and high pressure in the compressor 22, is moved to the condenser 20b to provide heat to the sucked air, and expanded to facilitate evaporation through the expansion valve (not shown), After removing the heat and moisture from the air sucked while passing through the evaporator 20a, it is introduced into the compressor 22 again and circulation is performed.

However, since the heat exchanger 70 is mounted only on the housing 60 by screwing, a plurality of supporting means are required at the time of assembling the heat exchanger 70, so that the heat exchanger 70 is not easy to be assembled. There is a problem that the saving is not easy.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the object of which is to add a means that the heat exchanger is fitted to the housing, the assembly of the heat exchanger can be simplified to reduce the production time and cost To provide a dehumidifier.

1 is an exploded perspective view of an interior of a dehumidifier according to the prior art,

2 is an internal exploded perspective view of the dehumidifier according to the present invention;

3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the dehumidifier according to the present invention;

4 is a detailed view of A shown in FIG. 3;

5 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of the fixing groove according to the present invention;

6 is a perspective view of a heat exchanger according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

50: cabinet 50a: front panel

50b: base pan 52: filter

54 discharge port 60 housing

62: orifice portion 62a: blowing hole

64: drain 64a: fixing groove

66 compressor 68 heat exchanger support

68a: fastening hole 69: barrier portion

70 heat exchanger 70a evaporator

70b: condenser 72: fastening portion

74: bolt 78: fixing protrusion

90: blower 92: turbo fan

94: motor 96: motor mount

100: tank

Dehumidifier according to the present invention for solving the above problems is formed in the horizontal direction in the bottom of the shroud and the shroud portion and the ventilation hole is formed so that the air flows in the upper center inside the cabinet to collect the condensed water discharged to the outside In the dehumidifier is provided with a housing having a drain portion to be installed, the heat exchanger is mounted to the upper side of the drain portion to condense moisture in the air, the heat exchanger is formed with a plurality of fixing means at both ends of the heat exchanger fixing portion of the housing It is connected to, and the lower end of the heat exchanger is formed with a fixing projection is characterized in that installed in the fixing groove protruding from the drain portion.

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

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the interior of the dehumidifier according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a major partial exploded perspective view of the dehumidifier according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a detailed view of A shown in Figure 3, Figure 5 is It is a top view and line BB sectional drawing of a fixing groove, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the heat exchanger which concerns on this invention.

Dehumidifier according to the present invention is a cabinet (50) is mounted on the rear open to allow the indoor air flow, the discharge port 54 is formed in the front (50); A housing (60) installed inside the cabinet (50) and partitioning an inlet port side and a discharge port side, and having a blower hole (62a) formed therein so as to allow indoor air to flow in the upper center; A blower device (90) mounted to the blower hole (62a) of the housing (60) to forcibly flow the indoor air; A heat exchanger (70) installed at the rear suction port side of the housing (60) to remove moisture from the sucked indoor air; Located in the lower side of the heat exchanger 70, is connected to the housing 60 is composed of a water tank (100) to collect condensate.

The housing 60 includes a barrier portion 69 fixed vertically inside the cabinet 50; An orifice portion 62 extending vertically above the barrier portion 69 and having a blow hole 62a formed at a center thereof so that the blower device 90 is positioned; And a drain portion 64 formed in the horizontal direction between the barrier portion 69 and the orifice portion 62 to collect condensed water falling from the heat exchanger 70 and to discharge the condensed water to the lower water tank 100. 69, the orifice portion 62 and the drain portion 64 are formed integrally.

The orifice portion 62 has a heat exchanger support portion 68 formed on a surface on which the heat exchanger 70 is mounted, and a space of a predetermined interval is formed between the heat exchanger 70 and the housing 60.

The heat exchanger support part 68 is formed in a long panel shape in the vertical direction and protrudes perpendicularly to the housing 60 at left and right edges of the blower hole 62a, and on one side of the end portion which is in contact with the heat exchanger 70. A fastening hole 68a is formed to allow the heat exchanger 70 to be mounted, and the fixing groove 64a protrudes upward from the drain portion 64.

Here, the fixing groove (64a) is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped with an open upper surface, the inlet end is formed inclined inward, elasticity so that the fixing projection 78 of the heat exchanger 70 is easily fitted. One side of the fixing groove (64a) is formed by cutting so that the condensed water flowing in the heat exchanger (70) can be discharged.

The heat exchanger 70 is provided on the front of the filter 52 to remove the moisture in the air, and to absorb the heat evaporator (70a); It is installed in the front of the evaporator 70a is composed of a condenser 70b for transferring heat to the sucked air.

Here, the condenser (70b) is the back of the evaporator (70a) is integrated, the front side both ends of the contact with the fastening hole (68a) formed in the heat exchanger support (68) a plurality of screws (74) can be coupled. Fasteners 72 are formed.

In addition, the heat exchanger 70 has a fixing protrusion 78 formed at the lower end of the front surface and is fitted into the fixing groove 64a protruding from the drain portion 64.

The fixing protrusion 78 protrudes from both ends of the heat exchanger 70 in a square shape to be perpendicular to the drain portion 64, protrude in both side directions, and is fitted into the fixing groove 64a. Is bent vertically towards the housing.

Thus, the heat exchanger 70 is easily installed at the time of initial installation, and can maintain a stable installation state for a relatively long time.

The blower (90) is located in front of the blower hole (62a) of the housing 60 is connected to the turbo fan 92 for forcibly flowing the indoor air, and the rotary shaft of the turbo fan 92 to induce a driving force Both ends of the motor 94 and the blower hole 62a are connected to the housing 62, and a motor mount 96 is connected to the turbo fan 92 and the motor 94 at the center thereof. .

Here, the motor mount 96 is formed in a straight shape, both ends are formed to be inclined at a predetermined angle so that the motor 94 is located inside the turbo fan 92, the air blowing for smooth air blowing The remaining portion except for the portion connected to the hole 62a and the portion to which the motor 94 is fastened is formed to have a relatively narrow width.

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, the turbo fan 92 is rotated by the driving of the motor 94 so that indoor air is sucked in, and the sucked air passes through the evaporator 70a to release heat and remove moisture. After heat is supplied through 70b), the heat-exchanged indoor air is discharged through the discharge port 54 to the room.

Here, the heat exchanger support 68 prevents the air from which moisture is removed from the heat exchanger 70 to guide a smooth flow of air.

In addition, the refrigerant is compressed to a high temperature and high pressure in the compressor 66, is moved to the condenser 70b to provide heat to the sucked air, and expanded to facilitate evaporation through the expansion valve (not shown), After removing the heat and moisture from the air sucked while passing through the evaporator 70a, the compressor is introduced into the compressor 66 and circulated again.

In addition, the condensed water adsorbed by the evaporator 70a and the condenser 70b flows along the drain pan 64 formed in the housing 60 and is collected in the water tank 100 and discharged to the outside.

The dehumidifier according to the present invention constituted as described above is fitted with a fixing groove formed in the heat exchanger into a fixing groove protruding from the housing, and fastening portions formed at both end portions of the heat exchanger are screwed into the fastening holes formed in the housing, thereby providing heat exchange. Since the assembly of the machine is improved, the reinforcement strength to maintain a stable installation state is increased, thereby reducing the production cost, there is an advantage that can extend the life of the dehumidifier.

Claims (6)

Inside the cabinet, a housing is provided with a shroud portion having a blowhole formed in a horizontal direction so that air can flow in the upper center, and a drain portion formed in a horizontal direction under the shroud portion to collect condensed water and discharged to the outside. In the dehumidifier comprising a heat exchanger mounted to the condensation of moisture in the air, The heat exchanger is provided with a plurality of fixing means at both ends and connected to the heat exchanger fixing part of the housing, and a fixing protrusion is formed at the lower end of the heat exchanger and fitted into a fixing groove protruding from the drain portion. dehumidifier. The method of claim 1, The fixing protrusion is a dehumidifier, characterized in that protruding in a square at both ends of the heat exchanger is perpendicular to the drain portion, and protrudes in both side directions. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The fixing protrusion is a dehumidifier, characterized in that the end fitted in the fixing groove is bent vertically toward the housing. The method of claim 1, The fixing groove has a dehumidifier characterized in that the inside is formed in the shape of a hollow hollow rectangular pillar so that the fixing projection is projected upwardly perpendicular to the drain. The method of claim 1, The fixing groove is a dehumidifier, characterized in that the inclined downward direction at the inlet of the groove for easy removal of the heat exchanger. The method of claim 1, The fixing groove is a dehumidifier characterized in that one side of the fixing groove is cut so that the condensed water flowing from the heat exchanger is smoothly discharged while elasticity is provided to facilitate insertion of the fixing protrusion.