KR20070044217A - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The dehumidifier of the present invention includes a main body having a bucket accommodation space formed under the front portion, a bucket sliding in and out of the bucket accommodation space only in the front-rear direction, and locked in a direction other than the front-rear direction, and protruded forward on the front upper part of the bucket. It is configured to include a combined handle, the handle is pulled forward and the bucket is pulled out of the front of the main body, and holding the combined handle and lifted to the upper side, the main body is lifted up with the bucket, so the single handle is a bucket The combination of the handle of the dehumidifier and the handle can be combined to minimize the number of handles and has the advantage of low cost.

Dehumidifier, Bucket compartment, Body, Bucket, Handle, Front panel

Description

Dehumidifier {Dehumidifier}

1 is a perspective view of the operation of the dehumidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a perspective view when the bucket is pulled forward during the stop of the dehumidifier according to one embodiment of the present invention;

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

4 is a longitudinal sectional view of an embodiment of a dehumidifier according to the present invention;

5 is a partially cutaway front view of an embodiment of a dehumidifier according to the present invention;

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

7 is a schematic internal configuration diagram of a dehumidifier according to the prior art.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

50: main body 51: left air intake

52: right air inlet 53: front air outlet

54: upper air discharge port 56: bucket accommodation space

60: base 62: left cabinet

64: right cabinet 66: front panel

67: front vane 68: rear cabinet

70: top cover 71: top vane

72: vane motor 90: bucket

91: front part of the bucket 92: combined handle

93: compressor 100: heat exchanger

102: evaporator 104: condenser

110: blower 115: blower motor

The present invention relates to a dehumidifier that sucks indoor air and dehumidifies and discharges it back to the room. More particularly, the present invention relates to a dehumidifier having a dual handle that serves as a bucket handle and a body handle.

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of the dehumidifier according to the prior art, Figure 7 is a schematic internal configuration of the dehumidifier according to the prior art.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the dehumidifier of the prior art forms an exterior of left and right sides and an upper surface, and includes a cabinet 1 having open fronts, rears and bottoms, and an interior of the cabinet 1. A heat exchanger 4 comprising an installed evaporator 2 and a condenser 3 to perform a dehumidifying action, a compressor 10 for compressing refrigerant circulating in the evaporator 2 and the condenser 3, and the heat exchanger A blowing fan 5a and a motor 5b which are installed at the front or the rear of the chamber 4 and generate a blowing force for sucking the air in the room into the cabinet 1 and discharging it back to the room; and the cabinet 1 A front panel 7 coupled to a front surface of the panel) and having a grill formed to discharge the dehumidified air passing through the heat exchanger 4 to the outside; It is coupled to the bottom of the cabinet 1 and supports the motor (8b) and the base (8) on which the compressor (10) is mounted and on which the water tank (11) is placed, and of the blowing fan (5a). A housing 6 having a hole formed at the center thereof to guide the air sucked into the cabinet 1 by rotation to the grill side of the front panel 7, and a bucket for storing condensed water generated during dehumidification at the heat exchanger ( 11) is configured to include.

A barrier 9 is formed above the base 8 to partition an area in which the compressor 10 is installed and an area in which the water tank 11 is accommodated, and an upper part of the barrier 9 is located in the heat exchanger. The condensate falling from 4) is guided to the bucket 11 and a drain pan 13 supporting the housing 6 is installed.

The dehumidifier is provided with a filter 19 for filtering foreign substances in the air sucked into the dehumidifier in the upper rear of the cabinet (1).

The bucket 11 has a recessed groove 11a formed at the rear of the upper surface, and a rod-shaped handle 12 is formed between both sides of the groove 11a to easily hold the bucket 11 by hand.

The dehumidifier according to the prior art as described above rotates the blowing fan 5a when the motor 5b is driven, and the indoor air is sucked into the cabinet 1 while passing through the filter 19 at the rear of the dehumidifier. After dehumidifying while passing through the heat exchanger (4), it is discharged forward through the hole of the housing (6) and the grill of the front panel (7) in turn.

On the other hand, when the bucket 11 is full of condensate, the user grabs the handle 12 of the bucket 11 by hand and pulls the bucket 11 toward the rear of the dehumidifier. After the condensed water in the bucket 11 is emptied, the bucket 11 is inserted into the front from the rear of the dehumidifier and mounted again.

However, the dehumidifier according to the prior art has a front panel 7 having a grill formed on the front side thereof, so that the aesthetics of the front side are not good, and the bucket 11 is mounted on the rear lower portion so that the bucket 11 is not easily pulled out. When the dehumidifier is transported, the user does not easily carry the dehumidifier because the user grasps both sides of the cabinet 1 by hand or puts his hands under the left and right sides of the base 8 to lift the entire dehumidifier.

On the other hand, if the separate handle for carrying the dehumidifier is mounted on the upper sides of the cabinet (1), the carrying is easy, but the number of parts is increased, the cost is increased, for mounting the handle on the upper sides of the cabinet, etc. Since a separate process is required, there is a problem that the work process is increased.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the handle formed on the bucket serves to provide a dehumidifier with a minimum number of parts and a low cost by combining the handle of the bucket and the handle of the dehumidifier.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a dehumidifier capable of high-quality giving the front part of the bucket unity with the front panel.

Dehumidifier according to the present invention for solving the above problems is the air inlet for the indoor air is sucked in and the air discharge port for discharging the dehumidified air is formed, the main body formed with a bucket receiving space in the lower portion of the front; A heat exchanger comprising an evaporator and a condenser installed to sequentially heat exchange the indoor air sucked into the air inlet; A bucket configured to slide in and out of the bucket accommodation space only in the front-rear direction and to store condensed water generated and dropped on the surface of the evaporator; It is disposed to protrude forward in the front upper portion of the bucket and characterized in that it comprises a combined handle that serves as a handle of the bucket and the body.

In addition, the main body and the base; A left cabinet disposed on an upper left side of the base; A right cabinet disposed on the upper right side of the base; A front panel installed at an upper end of the left cabinet and the right cabinet to be spaced apart from the base; And a top cover disposed above the left cabinet and the right cabinet.

In addition, the main body is characterized in that it further comprises a rear cabinet disposed on the rear upper portion of the base to block between the left cabinet and the right cabinet.

In addition, the bucket is characterized in that the front left and right width is the same as the left and right width of the front panel.

In addition, the bucket is characterized in that the front surface is located on the same vertical surface as the front surface of the front panel when mounted in the bucket receiving space.

In addition, the bucket is characterized in that the front portion of the same material as the front panel.

In addition, at least one of the right cabinet and the left cabinet is characterized in that the air inlet is formed so as to open left and right.

In addition, the front panel is characterized in that the front air discharge port is formed in the front and rear opening.

In addition, the dehumidifier is characterized in that it further comprises a front vane disposed in the front air outlet.

In addition, the upper panel is characterized in that the upper air discharge port is formed so that the upper and lower openings.

In addition, the dehumidifier is characterized in that it further comprises a top vane disposed in the upper air discharge port.

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

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the operation of one embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view when the bucket is pulled forward during the stop of the embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment has air inlets 51 and 52 through which indoor air is sucked into the main body 50 forming the exterior, and the dehumidified air is discharged. The air discharge ports 53 and 54 are formed.

The main body 50 has a bucket accommodation space 56 in which the bucket 90 is inserted and accommodated in the lower portion of the front part.

The bucket 90 is installed so that the combined handle 92, which serves as a handle of the bucket 90 and a handle of the main body 50, is protruded forward on the upper portion of the front surface.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of one embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a partial cutaway front view of one embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention.

The main body 50 has a base 60, as shown in Figures 3 to 5; A left cabinet 62 disposed on the upper left side of the base 60; A right cabinet 64 disposed on the upper right side of the base 60; A front panel (66) installed at an upper end of the left cabinet (62) and the right cabinet (64) so as to be spaced apart from the base (60); A rear cabinet (68) disposed above the rear of the base (60) so as to block between the left cabinet (62) and the rear of the right cabinet (64); A tower disposed above the left cabinet 62 and the right cabinet 64 to block an upper surface of a space formed by the left cabinet 62, the right cabinet 64, the front panel 66, and the rear cabinet 68. The cover 70 is configured.

Wheels 61 are attached to the base 60.

The left cabinet 62 has an air inlet 51 (hereinafter referred to as a 'left air inlet') opened in a left and right direction so that air on the left side of the body 50 can be sucked into the body 50. Is formed.

The left air inlet 51 may be formed with a plurality of slits formed long before and after, and one rectangular opening hole may be formed.

The right cabinet 64 is formed such that the air intake port 52 (hereinafter referred to as a 'right air intake port') is left and right open so that air on the right side of the main body 50 can be sucked into the inside of the main body 50. .

The right air inlet 52 may be formed with a plurality of slits long and long like the left air inlet, and one rectangular opening hole may be formed.

The front panel 66 allows the bucket 90 to slide back and forth into the bucket accommodation space 56, and as shown in FIG. 4, the bucket 90 is accommodated in the bucket accommodation space 56. When the front portion 91 of the bucket 90 when the upper portion 91 is spaced apart from the base 60 at a spacing (H2) slightly larger than the height (H1) of the front portion 91 of the bucket (90).

The front panel 66 is formed such that the air discharge port 53 (hereinafter, referred to as a front air discharge port) is opened and closed at an upper portion thereof.

The front vane 67 is disposed at the front air outlet 53 at the front panel 66.

The front vane 67 is rotatably disposed at the front air outlet 53 so as to adjust the wind direction of the dehumidifying air discharged through the front air outlet 53.

The rear cabinet 68 may be bent from the rear end of the left cabinet 62 to the right to be integrated with the left cabinet 62. The rear cabinet 68 may be bent to the left from the rear end of the right cabinet 64 to the left. It is also possible to be formed integrally with the (62), and as shown in Fig. 3 will be described limited to being configured separately from the left cabinet 62 and the right cabinet (64).

The top cover 70 is formed such that the air discharge holes 54 (hereinafter, referred to as “upper air discharge holes”) are vertically opened.

An upper vane 71 is rotatably disposed at the upper air outlet 54 at the top cover 70.

The top cover 70 has a vane motor for allowing the upper vane 71 to open / close the upper air outlet 54 or to swing the upper vane 71 up and down during operation of the dehumidifier. 72) is installed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the dehumidifiers include a plurality of upper vanes 71 disposed in front, rear, left, and right sides of the upper air discharge port 54, and a plurality of upper vanes, each of which is rotated independently of each other. It is also possible to include a vane motor 72, a plurality of top vanes 71, one vane motor for rotating any one of the plurality of top vanes 71, and a plurality of top vanes 71 Of course, it is also possible that the linking member is connected to rotate the plurality of upper vanes 71 integrally.

The vane motor 72 may be driven in an open mode in which the upper air outlet 54 is opened when the dehumidifier is in operation, and may be driven in a sealed mode in which the upper air outlet 54 is sealed when the dehumidifier is stopped. It is possible to be driven in an open mode to open the upper air outlet port 54 in the strong dehumidification mode of the dehumidifier, and may be driven in a closed mode to seal the upper air outlet port 54 in the dehumidification mode of the dehumidifier. It is also possible, and will be described below by only opening and closing the upper air discharge port 54 in accordance with the operation / stop of the dehumidifier.

The top cover 70 is provided with a key input unit for inputting operation / stop of the dehumidifier, and an operation unit 73 such as a display unit for displaying various operation information of the dehumidifier.

The bucket 90 has a height H1 that is upwardly locked to the lower end of the front panel 66 when accommodated in the bucket accommodation space 56.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bucket 90 has a front left and right width L1 equal to the left and right width L2 of the front panel 66.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the bucket 90 is mounted in the bucket accommodation space 56, its front face is located on the same vertical surface as the front face of the front panel 60.

The bucket 90 has a front portion 91 of the same material as the front panel 60.

On the other hand, on the upper surface of the base 60, the lower space of the main body 50 is divided into the bucket accommodating space 56 in which the bucket 90 is accommodated and the compressor accommodating space 94 in which the compressor 93 is accommodated. The barrier 95 is installed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the barrier 95 includes left and right side portions 95a and 95b and a rear portion 95c to surround left and right sides and a rear surface of the bucket 90.

The barrier 95 has the left and right width L1 of the bucket 90 having a distance L3 between the left side portion 95a and the right side portion 95b such that the bucket 90 slides in the front-rear direction but is hung in the left-right direction. It is slightly larger than).

The barrier 95 is provided with a heat exchanger 100 and a blower having a drain fan 96 for receiving condensate dropped from the heat exchanger 100 and guiding it to the bucket 90, and a blower 110. The installation part 97 is formed.

The heat exchanger 100 is composed of an evaporator 102 and a condenser 104 which heat exchanges while the indoor air sucked into the air inlets 51 and 52 passes in turn.

The evaporator 102 and the condenser 104 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval, are integrally coupled, and are mounted on and supported by the upper surface of the drain pan 96.

In the evaporator 102 and the condenser 104, an expander 106 such as a LEV or capillary tube is provided with a refrigerant pipe so that the refrigerant condensed in the condenser 104 can be expanded at low temperature and low pressure before entering the evaporator 102. Is connected.

The blower 100 sucks indoor air into the air inlets 51 and 52, passes through the evaporator 102 and the condenser 104, and discharges the air through the air outlets 53 and 54. And a fan housing 111 seated and installed in the blower mounting unit 97, a housing cover 113 coupled to the fan housing 111, and between the fan housing 111 and the housing cover 113. It is configured to include a centrifugal fan (114) positioned in the blower motor (115) installed in the fan housing (111) or the housing cover (113) to rotate the centrifugal fan (114).

The fan housing 111 has a suction port 112 for sucking air at the center thereof, and the air accelerated by the centrifugal fan 114 passing through the suction port 112 is the fan housing 111 and the housing cover 113. Flows in the upward direction to guide.

The fan housing 111 partitions the inner upper part of the main body 50 in the front / rear direction so that all the air sucked in the room can flow to the centrifugal fan 114 only through the suction port 112.

3 and 4 are shields formed in the fan housing 111 to prevent the air blown to the upper side of the blower 110 does not flow back to the heat exchanger 100 side.

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

First, when a dehumidification command is input through the operation unit 73, the dehumidifier drives the vane motor 72 in an open mode, drives the compressor 93, and drives a blowing motor 115.

In the open mode of the vane motor 72, the vane motor 72 rotates the upper vane 71 to be inclined at an angle with respect to the upper air outlet 54 to open the upper air outlet 54.

During operation of the compressor 93, the high-temperature, high-pressure gas refrigerant compressed by the compressor 93 is condensed by releasing heat to the surroundings while passing through the condenser 104, and then passes through the expander 106 with liquid. Expands into a two-phase refrigerant of gas. The expanded refrigerant absorbs the surrounding heat while passing through the evaporator 102 to be evaporated into the gas refrigerant, flows into the compressor 93 and repeats the above cycle.

When the blower motor 115 is driven, the centrifugal fan 114 is rotated, and the air in the room is at a negative pressure around the inside of the main body 50 and around the left air inlet 51 and the right air inlet 52. 1 and 5, the left and the right air inlet 52 of the left air inlet 51 is gathered respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the indoor air collected at the left side of the left air inlet 51 passes through the left air inlet 51 and is sucked into the main body 50, and the right air inlet is shown. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the indoor air collected on the right side of the 52 passes through the right air inlet 52 and is sucked into the main body 50.

The air sucked as described above is combined at the front of the evaporator 102 and then cooled while exchanging heat with the evaporator 102.

On the other hand, the surface of the evaporator 102 is condensed with water in the air during the cooling process condensation, condensed water formed in the evaporator 102 is dropped into the drain pan 96 after the drain pan 96 By being guided to the bucket 90 is to be contained in the bucket (90).

The air dehumidified by the evaporator 102 is heated by heat exchange with the condenser 104, and is then blown upward by the centrifugal fan 114, the fan housing 111, and the housing cover 113.

The dehumidified air blown to the upper side is dispersed while being moved to the front air outlet 53 and the upper air outlet 54, discharged through the front air outlet 53 to the front of the dehumidifier, the upper air air Passed through the discharge port 54 is discharged to the upper side of the dehumidifier.

On the other hand, when the dehumidification stop command is input through the operation unit 73, the dehumidifier drives the vane motor 72 in a sealed mode, stops the compressor 93, and drives the blower motor 115. Stop it.

In the hermetic mode of the vane motor 72, the vane motor 72 rotates the upper vane 71 horizontally, and the upper vane 71 blocks the upper air outlet 54.

On the other hand, when the bucket 90 is filled with condensed water and wants to empty the inside of the bucket 90, the bucket 90 may be pulled forward by holding the combined handle 92 by hand in front of the bucket 90. 90 is slid out from the bucket accommodation space 56 to the front, and the user can easily empty the bucket 90 by holding the combined handle 92 and carrying the bucket 90.

When the bucket 90 is emptied and the bucket 90 is slid into the bucket accommodation space 56 positioned in front of the bucket accommodation space 56, the bucket 90 is the bucket accommodation space 56. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the front portion 91 of the bucket 90 is not stepped with the front surface of the front panel 66.

On the other hand, when carrying the dehumidifier, the dehumidifier is lifted together with the bucket 90 by holding the combined handle 92 by hand and lifting it upwards in front of the bucket 90.

In addition, when the discharge direction of the dehumidified air is changed to the left or the right side or the combined handle 92 is pushed to the left or the right side for transport of the dehumidifier, the dehumidifier rotates together with the bucket 90 to the left or the right side. do.

The dehumidifier of the present invention configured as described above includes a main body having a bucket accommodation space formed below the front portion, a bucket sliding in and out of the bucket accommodation space only in the front-rear direction, and locked in a direction other than the front-rear direction, and an upper portion of the front of the bucket. It is configured to include a combined handle disposed to protrude forward to the front, the handle is pulled forward by holding the combined handle pulls forward, the body is lifted up with the bucket by holding the combined handle and lifted upwards, The dual handle of the bucket can combine the handle of the bucket and the handle of the dehumidifier has the advantage of minimizing the number of handles and low cost.

In addition, the dehumidifier of the present invention, when the bucket is mounted in the bucket receiving space, the front of the bucket is located on the same vertical surface as the front of the front panel, lifting the combined handle lifts the dehumidifier together, it is easy to carry the dehumidifier There is one advantage.

In addition, the dehumidifier of the present invention, the front left and right width of the bucket is the same as the left and right width of the front panel, or the bucket is made of the same material as the front panel, the bucket and the front panel can give a sense of unity has the advantage that can be advanced. .

In addition, the dehumidifier of the present invention, the air inlet is formed in each of the left cabinet and the right cabinet, the air discharge port is formed in each of the top and top cover of the front panel, the indoor air is sucked from the left and right sides of the dehumidifier After being dehumidified and discharged to the front and the top of the dehumidifier, there is an advantage that can quickly suck / dehumidify / discharge the indoor air, there is an advantage of high dehumidification efficiency.

Claims (11)

A main body having an air suction port through which indoor air is sucked in and an air discharge port through which dehumidified air is discharged, and a bucket accommodation space formed below the front part; A heat exchanger comprising an evaporator and a condenser installed to sequentially heat exchange the indoor air sucked into the air inlet; A bucket configured to slide in and out of the bucket accommodation space only in the front-rear direction and to store condensed water generated and dropped on the surface of the evaporator; Dehumidifier characterized in that it is disposed to protrude forward in the front upper portion of the bucket and combines the handle of the bucket and the handle of the main body. The method of claim 1, The main body and the base; A left cabinet disposed on an upper left side of the base; A right cabinet disposed on the upper right side of the base; A front panel installed at an upper end of the left cabinet and the right cabinet to be spaced apart from the base; And a top cover disposed above the left cabinet and the right cabinet. The method of claim 2, The main body is a dehumidifier characterized in that it further comprises a rear cabinet disposed above the rear of the base to block between the left cabinet and the right cabinet. The method of claim 2, The bucket is a dehumidifier, characterized in that the front left and right width is the same as the left and right width of the front panel. The method of claim 2, And the bucket is located on the same vertical surface as the front of the front panel when the bucket is mounted in the bucket receiving space. The method of claim 2, Dehumidifier, characterized in that the front portion of the bucket is the same material as the front panel. The method of claim 2, At least one of the right cabinet and the left cabinet dehumidifier, characterized in that the air inlet is formed so as to open left and right. The method of claim 2, The front panel is a dehumidifier, characterized in that the front air outlet is formed in front and rear opening. The method of claim 8, The dehumidifier further comprises a front vane disposed in the front air discharge port. The method of claim 2, The upper panel is a dehumidifier, characterized in that the upper air discharge port is formed so that the upper and lower openings. The method of claim 10, The dehumidifier is characterized in that it further comprises a top vane disposed in the upper air discharge port.

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