KR20070044219A - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

Dehumidifier of the present invention, the air intake port is formed and a plurality of air discharge port is formed; A heat exchanger comprising an evaporator and a condenser in which the air sucked into the air inlet is sequentially heat exchanged; A partition member defining a dehumidified hot air discharge flow passage communicating with any one of the plurality of air discharge openings and a dehumidification air discharge flow passage communicating with another one of the plurality of air discharge openings in the cabinet; A heater provided in the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage; And a damper installed to adjust at least one of the dehumidified hot air discharge flow path and the dehumidified air discharge flow path, wherein dehumidified air heat exchanged by the evaporator and the condenser in sequence passes through the dehumidified air discharge flow path, and is discharged without heating or dehumidified hot air discharge flow path. Since it is discharged after being heated by the heater while passing through, it has only a dehumidification function or a dehumidification function and a heating function, thereby increasing convenience of use, and there is no need to provide a separate heater for heating in the room. .

Dehumidifier, air intake, air outlet, cabinet, dehumidification air discharge flow path, dehumidification hot air discharge flow path, partition member, heater, damper

Description

Dehumidifier {Dehumidifier}

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

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bucket withdrawal forward of the dehumidifier temporary in accordance with 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 cross-sectional view at the time of discharge of dehumidifying air of an embodiment of a dehumidifier according to the present invention;

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view at the time of the dehumidifying hot air discharge of one embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention,

7 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of a dehumidifier according to the present invention;

8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention;

9 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention;

10 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention;

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

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

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

50: cabinet 51: air intake

53: dehumidification hot air discharge port 55: dehumidification air discharge port

60: base 62; Left cabinet

64: right cabinet 66: rear cabinet

68: top cover 72: front panel

74: display portion 76: operation portion

90: bucket 93: compressor

95: barrier 96: drain pan

97: blower mounting portion 100: heat exchanger

102: evaporator 104: condenser

110: blower 115: blower motor

120: dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 122: dehumidification air discharge passage

124: partition member 126: heater

130: damper 132: baffle

134: damper motor 150: cabinet

151: left air inlet 152: right air inlet

153: left air outlet 155: right air outlet

180: partition member 182: condenser

190: heater 200: evaporator

212: warm air fan 214: dehumidification fan

216: double shaft motor 218: warm air orifice

220: dehumidification orifice

The present invention relates to a dehumidifier in which indoor air is sucked and dehumidified and then discharged back into the room. More particularly, the present invention relates to a dehumidifier in which an air discharge port through which dehumidified air is discharged and an air discharge port through which dehumidified warm air or warm air is discharged.

11 is an exploded perspective view of the dehumidifier according to the prior art, Figure 12 is a schematic internal configuration of the dehumidifier according to the prior art.

11 and 12, the dehumidifier of the prior art forms the exterior of the left, right sides and top, and the cabinet (1) having the front, rear and bottom open, and inside 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). The condensate generated during the dehumidification of the housing 6 and the heat exchanger 4 in which the hole is formed in the center to guide the air sucked into the cabinet 1 by the rotation to the grill side of the front panel 7 It is configured to include a bucket 11 for storing.

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 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. And then dehumidified while being cooled in the evaporator (2), and then heated up again to room temperature in the condenser (3), and then discharged forward through the hole of the housing (6) and the grill of the front panel (7) in turn. .

However, the dehumidifier according to the prior art sucks the indoor air and cools it in the evaporator 2 to remove moisture, and after the temperature of the dehumidified cooled air is raised close to the room temperature and discharged back to the room, the dehumidifier dehumidifies without heating function. There is a problem having only a function, and in order to heat the room there is a problem that a separate heater must be provided separately in the room.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems of the prior art, it is possible to discharge the dehumidified air together with the dehumidified air to serve as a heating function or to discharge only the dehumidified air to have only a dehumidification function, use The purpose of the present invention is to provide a dehumidifier that has increased convenience and does not have to have a separate heater for heating.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a dehumidifier that can discharge the dehumidified air and the warm air together to heat while dehumidifying the room.

Dehumidifier according to the present invention for solving the above problems is formed with an air inlet port and a plurality of air outlet port formed; A heat exchanger comprising an evaporator and a condenser in which the air sucked into the air inlet is sequentially heat exchanged; A partition member defining a dehumidified hot air discharge flow passage communicating with any one of the plurality of air discharge openings and a dehumidification air discharge flow passage communicating with another one of the plurality of air discharge openings in the cabinet; A heater provided in the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage; And a flow passage adjusting means installed to adjust at least one of the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage and the dehumidification air discharge passage.

In addition, the cabinet is characterized in that the air inlet is formed on the back.

In addition, the cabinet is characterized in that the plurality of air outlets formed in the upper and left partitions.

The flow path adjusting means may include a baffle formed to seal one of the dehumidified hot air discharge flow path and the dehumidification air discharge flow path, and a damper motor installed to rotate the baffle.

The apparatus may further include a blower that sucks air into the air intake port and blows the air toward the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage and the dehumidifying air discharge passage.

The dehumidifier according to the present invention includes: a cabinet having a plurality of air intake ports through which air is sucked, and a plurality of air discharge ports through which air is discharged; The cabinet so as to define a warm air passage communicating one of the plurality of air inlets and one of the plurality of air outlets, and a dehumidification passage communicating another one of the plurality of air inlets and the other of the plurality of air outlets. A partition member provided inside the door; A condenser disposed in the warm air passage; And an evaporator disposed in the dehumidification passage.

In addition, the cabinet has a left air inlet formed on the left side and a right air inlet formed on the right side.

In addition, the cabinet is characterized in that the left air outlet is formed on the left side of the upper surface and the right air outlet is formed on the right side of the upper surface.

In addition, the dehumidifier is characterized in that it further comprises a heater installed in the warm air flow path.

In addition, the dehumidifier sucks air into any one of the plurality of air inlets and passes the hot air flow path, and then discharges it to any one of the plurality of air outlets, and also sucks air into another one of the plurality of air inlets. It is characterized in that it further comprises a blowing means for discharging to the other of the plurality of air discharge port after passing through the dehumidification passage.

The blowing means may include a hot air fan rotatably positioned in the hot air flow path, a dehumidification fan rotatably positioned in the dehumidification flow path, and a biaxial motor for rotating both the hot air fan and the dehumidification fan. It is done.

In addition, the biaxial motor is characterized in that it is arranged to pass through the partition member.

In addition, the cabinet is characterized in that the opening is formed so that the bucket can enter and exit the front portion and the front panel for opening and closing the opening is rotatably connected.

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

1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a dehumidifier according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the bucket withdrawal forward of the dehumidifier temporary example according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment includes an air inlet 51 in which indoor air is sucked into the cabinet 50 forming the exterior, and dehumidified and heated air (hereinafter, , A dehumidifying hot air discharge port 53 through which the 'dehumidifying hot air' is discharged is formed, and a dehumidifying air discharge hole 55 through which the dehumidified air (hereinafter, referred to as 'dehumidifying air') is formed.

Preferably, the cabinet 50 has at least one air inlet 51 formed on at least one of the left side, the right side, and the rear side, and the air inlet 51 is formed at the rear side.

In the cabinet 50, the dehumidifying hot air discharge port 53 and the dehumidifying air discharge port 55 are preferably formed in left, right, or front and rear compartments on an upper surface thereof.

The cabinet 50 has an opening 70 formed on the front side of the cabinet 50 to extend vertically.

The cabinet 50 includes a display unit 74 displaying various operation information of the dehumidifier next to the opening 70, and an operation unit 76 for inputting various operations of the dehumidifier.

The operation unit 76 includes a dehumidifying hot air key for inputting a dehumidifying hot air operation for discharging the dehumidifying hot air, a dehumidifying key for discharging the dehumidifying air, and the like.

The dehumidifier further includes a bucket 90 that enters and exits the cabinet 50 through a lower portion of the opening 70.

The cabinet 50 is rotatably connected with a hinge so that the front panel 72 for opening and closing the opening 70 is opened and closed.

A hinge rod is formed at one side of the cabinet 50 and the front panel 72, and a hinge groove portion at which the hinge rod is rotatably supported is formed at the other side.

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 cross-sectional view at the time of discharge of dehumidifying air of an embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of the dehumidifying hot air discharge of one embodiment of the present invention.

The cabinet 50 includes a base 60, a left cabinet 62 disposed on an upper left side of the base 60, a right cabinet 64 disposed on an upper right side of the base 60, and the base. A rear cabinet 66 disposed at the rear upper portion of the 60 and in which the air inlet 51 is formed, and installed on an upper side of the left cabinet 62, the right cabinet 64, and the rear cabinet 66; The top cover 68 in which the hot air discharge port 53 and the dehumidification air discharge port 55 are formed is comprised.

On the other hand, the dehumidifier is mounted on the upper surface of the base 60, the lower space of the cabinet 50, the bucket accommodating space 92 and the compressor 93 is accommodated in the bucket receiving space 92 is accommodated in the bucket 90 It further comprises a barrier 95 partitioned by 94.

A heat exchanger 100 is installed on the upper surface of the barrier 95, and a drain pan 96 that receives condensed water dropped from the heat exchanger 100 and guides the bucket 90 to the bucket 90, and a blower 110 are installed. The blower 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 inlet 51 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 110 sucks air into the air suction port 51 and blows the air toward the dehumidifying hot air discharge port 53 and the dehumidifying air discharge port 55, and is a fan that is installed and installed in the blower installation unit 97. An orifice 113 coupled with the housing 111 and the fan housing 111 and through which heat exchanged by the evaporator 102 and the condenser 104 passes; and the fan housing 111 and the housing cover 113. Centrifugal fan (114) positioned between the) and a blowing motor (115) installed in the fan housing (111) to rotate the centrifugal fan (114).

The fan housing 111 is formed so that the upper surface is opened so that the air blown by the centrifugal fan 114 flows upward.

The orifice 113 has a suction hole 112 through which the air passing through the evaporator 96 and the condenser 98 sequentially passes through the suction hole, and the suction hole 112 is formed such that the flow path is gradually reduced.

The dehumidifier is a dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 120 communicating with the dehumidifying hot air discharge port 53 of the plurality of air discharge ports 53 and 55, and a dehumidifying air discharge port of the plurality of air discharge ports 53 and 55. A partition member 124 for defining a dehumidifying air discharge passage 122 communicating with 55; A heater 126 installed in the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 120 to heat the dehumidifying air passing through the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 120; It further comprises a damper 130 that is a flow path adjusting means for adjusting at least one of the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 122 and the dehumidification air discharge passage (124).

The partition member 124 may include the fan housing 111 and the housing cover 113 such that the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 122 and the dehumidification air discharge passage 124 may be left and right partitioned on the blower 110. Is placed between.

The heater 126 is disposed orthogonal to the dehumidifying air flow direction of the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 120.

The damper 130 may include a baffle 132 formed to seal one of the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 122 and the dehumidification air discharge passage 124, and a damper motor installed to rotate the baffle 132. 134).

The damper motor 134 includes a stepper motor such that the baffle 132 can adjust the opening degree of any one of the dehumidified hot air discharge passage 122 and the dehumidified air discharge passage 124 in multiple stages.

Here, when the dehumidifier is arranged to open and close only the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 122 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the dehumidifying air blown by the centrifugal fan 114 is The dehumidified hot air discharge passage 122 and the dehumidified air discharge passage 124 may be dispersed or pass only through the dehumidified air discharge passage 124.

On the other hand, if the dehumidifier is arranged so that the baffle 132 can open and close only the dehumidification air discharge passage 122, the dehumidified air blown from the centrifugal fan 114 is a dehumidified hot air discharge passage 122 and dehumidified air. It is dispersed in the discharge passage 124 or passes through only the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 124.

In addition, when the dehumidifier is arranged to open and close the baffle 132 and the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 120 and the dehumidifying air discharge passage 122, respectively, the dehumidified air blown by the centrifugal fan 114 may be a dehumidified hot air. The discharge passage 122 and the dehumidifying air discharge passage 124 may be dispersed or pass only through the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 122 or pass through only the dehumidifying air discharge passage 124.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the baffle 132 is disposed to open and close only the dehumidifying hot air discharge flow path 122, and the damper motor 134 includes the baffle 132 as shown in FIG. 5. Limited to have a dehumidified air discharge mode for sealing the dehumidified hot air discharge passage 122 and a dehumidified hot air discharge mode for opening the dehumidified hot air discharge passage 122 as shown in FIG. 6. Will be explained.

7 is a control block diagram of an embodiment of a dehumidifier according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the dehumidifier controls the compressor 93 and the blower motor 115 according to the operation / stop of the dehumidifier by the operation unit 76, and the heating by the operation unit 76. The control unit 140 further controls the on / off of the heater 126 according to the input and controls the damper motor 134 in one of a dehumidified hot air discharge mode and a dehumidified air discharge mode.

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

First, when a dehumidifying air discharge command is input through the operation unit 76, the controller 140 drives the compressor 93, drives the blower motor 115, and drives the damper motor 134. The dehumidification air discharge mode is controlled, and the heater 126 is turned off.

In the dehumidifying air discharge mode of the damper motor 134, the damper motor 134 rotates the baffle 132 clockwise to reach the closed position A, as shown in FIG. 5. The baffle 132 blocks the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 120.

When the compressor 93 is driven, the high temperature and 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 low temperature and low pressure while passing through the expander 106. Is inflated. 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 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 by negative pressure inside the cabinet 50 and around the air intake port 51. As shown, it is collected at the rear of the left air inlet 51.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the indoor air collected at the rear of the air inlet 51 is sucked into the inside of the cabinet 50, and then heat exchanged with the evaporator 102. While cooling.

On the surface of the evaporator 102 is condensed with moisture in the air during the cooling process, the condensed water formed in the evaporator 102 falls and falls to the drain pan 96 by the drain pan 96 Guided to the bucket 90 is to be contained in the bucket (90).

Meanwhile, the air dehumidified by the evaporator 102 is heated to a temperature level before being heat-exchanged with the condenser 104 and cooled by the evaporator 102, and then the orifice 113 and the centrifugal fan 114 It is blown upward by the fan housing 111.

As shown in FIG. 5, the dehumidifying air blown in the upper direction is not introduced into the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 120 because the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 120 is blocked by the baffle 132. The whole flows into the dehumidification air discharge flow path 122, passes through the dehumidification air discharge flow path 122, and passes through the dehumidification air discharge port 55 and is discharged to the upper side of the cabinet 50.

That is, the dehumidifier supplies the dehumidified air to which the humidity is removed without changing the temperature to the outside.

On the other hand, when a dehumidifying hot air discharge command is input through the operation unit 76, the controller 140 drives the compressor 93 and drives the blower motor 115, and the damper motor 134. In a dehumidifying hot air discharge mode, and turns on the heater 126.

In the dehumidifying hot air discharge mode of the damper motor 134, the damper motor 134 rotates the baffle 132 counterclockwise to reach the open position B, as shown in FIG. 5. The baffle 132 opens the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage 120.

When the heater 126 is turned on, the heater 126 is heated to heat up the surroundings.

On the other hand, when the damper motor 134 is driven in the dehumidifying hot air discharge mode as described above, and the compressor 93 is driven while the heater 126 is turned on, the blower motor 115 is driven. Air is sucked into the cabinet 50 as in the case of dehumidifying air discharge, and is sequentially heat-exchanged by the evaporator 102 and the condenser 104, and the orifice 113, the centrifugal fan 114, and the fan housing 111. It is blown upwards.

6, since the dehumidified hot air discharge flow path 120 is opened as shown in FIG. 6, a part of the dehumidified air blown into the dehumidified hot air discharge flow path 120 flows into the dehumidified hot air discharge flow path 120. Heated by the heater 126 while passing through the 120 and discharged to the upper side of the cabinet 50 through the dehumidifying hot air discharge port 53, the rest flows into the dehumidification air discharge port 122 to the After passing through the dehumidifying air discharge passage 122, the dehumidifying air discharge port 55 is discharged to the upper side of the cabinet 50.

That is, the dehumidifier discharges dehumidifying air having a temperature similar to that of indoor air to one side (right side of FIG. 6) of the upper left and right sides, and discharges a dehumidifying hot air having a higher temperature than the indoor air to the other side (left side of FIG. 6) of the upper left and right sides. One side of the left and right of the room is dehumidified based on the dehumidifier, and the other side of the left and right is heated and dehumidified.

8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of air inlets 151 and 152 and a plurality of air outlets 153 and 155 in the cabinet 150 forming the appearance.

The cabinet 150 has a left air inlet 151 formed on the left side and a right air inlet 152 formed on the right side.

The cabinet 150 has a left air discharge port 153 formed on the left side of the upper surface, the right air discharge port 155 is formed on the right side of the upper surface will be described.

The cabinet 150 has a display unit 174 for displaying various operation information of the dehumidifier and an operation unit 176 for inputting various operations of the dehumidifier.

Figure 9 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention, Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the dehumidifier according to the present invention.

In the dehumidifier according to the present embodiment, the cabinet 150 includes the base 60, the left cabinet 62, the right cabinet 64, the rear cabinet 66, and the top cover, as in the dehumidifier of the embodiment of the present invention. It is configured to include the 68, the front of the cabinet 150 is formed with an opening and the front panel 72 is rotatably connected forward to open and close the opening, the same configuration as the dehumidifier of an embodiment of the present invention The same code is used and a detailed description thereof is omitted.

The left cabinet 62 has the left air inlet 151, the right cabinet 64 has the right air inlet 152, and the top cover 68 has the left air outlet 153 and the right side. An air discharge port 155 is formed.

Meanwhile, the inside of the cabinet 150 has a warm air flow path 160 for generating heated air (hereinafter, referred to as 'hot air'), and dehumidifying for generating dehumidified air (hereinafter, referred to as 'dehumidified air'). The partition member 180 which partitions the flow path 170 is provided.

The partition member 180 connects any one 151 of the plurality of air inlets 151 and 152 and any one 153 of the plurality of air outlets 153 and 155 to the warm air flow path 160. And the other one 152 of the plurality of air inlets 151 and 152 and the other one 155 of the plurality of air outlets 153 and 155 to partition the dehumidifying passage 170. do.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the left air inlet 151 and the left air outlet 153 communicate with the hot air flow passage 160, and the right air inlet 152 and the right air outlet 153 may be a dehumidification passage 170. It will be described as being in communication with).

The hot air flow path 160 includes a condenser 182 condensed while the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant discharges heat to the surroundings; When power is applied, a heater 190 is installed while heating the surroundings.

The condenser 182 is disposed on the right side of the left air inlet 151 to heat the air sucked into the left air inlet 151.

The dehumidifying passage 170 is provided with an evaporator 200 in which a low temperature low pressure refrigerant evaporates by surrounding heat.

The evaporator 200 is disposed on the left side of the right air inlet 152 to dehumidify the air sucked into the right air inlet 152.

The condenser 182 and the evaporator 200 has an expander (not shown) such as LEV or capillary tube so that the refrigerant condensed in the condenser 182 can be expanded at low temperature and low pressure before entering the evaporator 200. It is connected to the refrigerant pipe.

Meanwhile, the dehumidifier inhales air to the left air inlet 151 and passes the hot air flow path 160 to discharge the air to the left air outlet 153. And a blowing means 210 which sucks and passes the dehumidification flow path 170 and discharges it to the right air discharge port 155.

The blowing means 210 may include a hot air fan 212 rotatably positioned in the hot air flow path 160, a dehumidification fan 214 rotatably positioned in the dehumidification flow path 170, and the hot air fan 212. ) And a biaxial motor 216 for rotating both the dehumidification fan 214.

The biaxial motor 216 is disposed to penetrate the partition member 180.

The blower means 210 includes an orifice 218 for a hot air fan that allows air to be sucked into the hot air fan 212 and prevents the air blown by the hot air fan 212 from being flowed back to the condenser 182; The dehumidification fan 214 is configured to further include an air dehumidification fan orifice 220 for preventing the air blown by the dehumidification fan 214 and backflow to the evaporator 200.

9 and 10 are horizontally formed on the upper end of the barrier 95, the condenser 182 and the evaporator 200 is mounted on the top, the partition member 180 and the hot air fan orifice 218 And, the dehumidification fan orifice 220 is mounted is installed, it is a drain pan for receiving the condensate generated and dropped on the surface of the evaporator 200 to guide the bucket (90).

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

First, when the operation unit 176 inputs an operation command of the dehumidifier, the controller drives the compressor 93, drives the biaxial motor 216, and turns off the heater 190.

When the compressor 93 is driven, the high temperature and high pressure gas refrigerant compressed by the compressor 93 is condensed by releasing heat to the surroundings while passing through the condenser 182, and then expands to low temperature and low pressure while passing through the expander. . The expanded refrigerant absorbs heat from the surroundings while passing through the evaporator 200 and evaporates into the gas refrigerant, and flows into the compressor 93 to repeat the above-described circulation.

When the biaxial motor 216 is driven, the warm air fan 212 and the dehumidification fan 214 are rotated, and the air in the room is inside the cabinet 150 and the left air inlet ( By the negative pressure around the 151 and the right air inlet 152, the left air inlet 151 collects on the right side of the left and right air inlet 152, respectively.

The indoor air collected on the left side of the left air inlet 151 passes through the left air inlet 151 and is sucked into the warm air passage 160, and the indoor air collected on the right side of the right air inlet 152 is The air is sucked into the dehumidifying passage 170 through the right air inlet 152.

The air sucked into the left air inlet 151 is heated by the condenser 182 and then flows upward by the warm air orifice 218, the warm air fan 212, and the partition member 180, and the heater. Heated again by the 190 and discharged to the left side of the upper portion of the dehumidifier through the left air outlet 153.

On the other hand, the air sucked into the right air inlet 152 is dehumidified while being cooled by the evaporator 200 and then upwardly by the dehumidifying orifice 220, the dehumidifying fan 214, and the partition member 180. It flows and is discharged to the right side of the upper part of the dehumidifier through the right air outlet 155.

That is, the dehumidifier discharges dehumidified air having a lower temperature than indoor air to one side (right side in FIG. 10) of the upper left and right sides and discharges warm air having a temperature higher than indoor air to the other side (left side in FIG. 10) among the upper left and right sides. One side of the left and right of the room is cooled and dehumidified based on the dehumidifier, and the other side of the left and right is air-conditioned.

On the other hand, the surface of the evaporator 200 is condensed with water in the air during the cooling process condensation, condensed water formed in the evaporator 200 falls to the drain pan 230 after the drain pan 230 By being guided to the bucket 90 is to be contained in the bucket (90).

The dehumidifier of the present invention configured as described above is dehumidified because the dehumidified air heat exchanged by the evaporator and the condenser is discharged without heating by passing through the dehumidifying air discharge passage or after being heated by the heater while passing through the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage. It can have only a function or can combine a dehumidification function and a heating function to increase the convenience of use, there is an advantage that does not need to provide a separate heater for heating in the room.

In addition, the dehumidifier of the present invention includes a dehumidifying hot air discharge passage and a dehumidifier including a baffle formed of a size for sealing one of the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage and the dehumidification air discharge passage, and a damper motor configured to rotate the baffle. There is an advantage that the air discharge passage can be opened and closed simply and quickly.

In addition, the dehumidifier of the present invention, the air sucked to one side of the cabinet is cooled and dehumidified by the evaporator while passing through the dehumidification flow path, and the air sucked to the other side of the cabinet is heated and discharged by the condenser while passing through the heating flow path. One refrigeration cycle has the advantage of being capable of heating as well as dehumidification.

In addition, the dehumidifier of the present invention has the advantage that the heater is installed in the heating passage to increase the heating capacity.

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A cabinet in which an air inlet is formed and a plurality of air outlets are formed; A heat exchanger comprising an evaporator and a condenser in which the air sucked into the air inlet is sequentially heat exchanged; A partition member defining a dehumidified hot air discharge flow passage communicating with any one of the plurality of air discharge openings and a dehumidification air discharge flow passage communicating with another one of the plurality of air discharge openings in the cabinet; A heater provided in the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage; And a flow channel adjusting means installed to control at least one of the dehumidifying hot air discharge flow path and the dehumidification air discharge flow path. The method of claim 1, The cabinet is a dehumidifier, characterized in that the air inlet is formed on the back. The method of claim 1, The cabinet is a dehumidifier, characterized in that the plurality of air outlets formed in the upper, left partitions. The method of claim 1, The flow path adjusting means may include a baffle having a size for sealing one of the dehumidifying hot air discharge flow path and the dehumidification air discharge flow path; And a damper motor installed to rotate the baffle. The method of claim 1, And a blower configured to suck air into the air intake port and blow air to the dehumidifying hot air discharge passage and the dehumidifying air discharge passage. A cabinet having a plurality of air intake ports through which air is sucked, and a plurality of air discharge ports through which air is discharged; The cabinet so as to define a warm air passage communicating one of the plurality of air inlets and one of the plurality of air outlets, and a dehumidification passage communicating another one of the plurality of air inlets and the other of the plurality of air outlets. A partition member provided inside the door; A condenser disposed in the warm air passage; Dehumidifier comprising an evaporator disposed in the dehumidification passage. The method of claim 6, The cabinet is a dehumidifier characterized in that the left air inlet is formed on the left side and the right air inlet is formed on the right side. The method of claim 6, The cabinet is a dehumidifier characterized in that the left air outlet is formed on the left side of the upper surface and the right air outlet is formed on the right side of the upper surface. The method of claim 6, The dehumidifier is characterized in that it further comprises a heater installed in the warm air flow path. The method of claim 5, The dehumidifier inhales air to any one of the plurality of air inlets and passes the hot air flow path, and then discharges it to any one of the plurality of air outlets, and inhales air to another one of the plurality of air intake ports. Dehumidifier characterized in that it further comprises a blowing means for discharging to another one of the plurality of air discharge port after passing through. The method of claim 10, The blowing means comprises a hot air fan rotatably positioned in the hot air flow path, a dehumidification fan rotatably positioned in the dehumidification flow path, and a biaxial motor for rotating both the hot air fan and the dehumidification fan. dehumidifier. The method of claim 11, The two-axis motor is a dehumidifier, characterized in that arranged to pass through the partition member. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, The cabinet has an opening formed in the front so that the bucket can enter and exit the dehumidifier characterized in that the front panel for opening and closing the opening is rotatably connected.

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