KR20070048463A - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dehumidifier, wherein a fixing guide is installed in a bucket assembly in which an upper end is pivotably connected to a lower end of a base and a condensate dropped from an evaporator is stored, and the fixed guide is rotated along the level of the condensate. A floating mechanism is provided, and a water level sensing means composed of an on / off switch or a magnetic sensing sensor is provided on the upper side of the barrier, and a groove for mounting a magnet is installed in the floating mechanism. There is an effect that can be shared with all kinds of full water detection means.

Dehumidifier, Bucket, Barrier, Floating Mechanism, Fixed Guide

Description

Dehumidifier {Dehumidifier}

1 is a perspective view showing a dehumidifier according to the present invention

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a dehumidifier according to the present invention

3 is an operation diagram showing the flow of air during operation of the dehumidifier according to the present invention

Figure 4 is an operation diagram showing the separation process of the bucket according to the invention

5 is an exploded perspective view showing a bucket assembly of the dehumidifier according to the present invention;

6 is a perspective view showing a barrier of the dehumidifier according to the present invention;

Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the filter assembly of the dehumidifier according to the present invention

8 is an operation diagram showing a filter separation process of the dehumidifier according to the present invention

9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the floating mechanism and the fixing guide is coupled according to the present invention

10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the floating mechanism and the fixing guide according to the invention separated

11 is a schematic view showing the floating mechanism and the full water detection means to detect the full water of the condensate according to the present invention,

A is a schematic diagram showing the floating mechanism and the on / off switch contacted because the condensate is not full in the bucket.

B is a schematic diagram showing that the floating mechanism and the on / off switch are separated from each other by the condensation water in the bucket.

C is a schematic diagram showing the floating mechanism and the magnetic sensor are located far away because the condensate is not full in the bucket.

D is a schematic diagram showing the floating mechanism and the magnetic sensor close to each other because the condensate is full in the bucket.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

10 compressor 20 condenser

30 expansion valve 40 evaporator

50: blower fan assembly 52: housing

54 centrifugal fan 60 cabinet

70: base 71: wheels

72: hole 74: bracket

80: barrier 81: inside

82: rib 83: drain pan

84: installation portion 86: full water detection means

90: bucket assembly 92: bucket guide

92a: hinge 93a: first guide part

93b: second guide portion 94: bucket

94a: home 94c: hall

96 float mounting hole 100 panel assembly

102: side panel 102a: suction port

104: rear panel 104a: discharge port

105: louver 106: top panel

106a: discharge port 107: louver

110: floating mechanism 111: floating part

112: connecting portion 113: contact lever portion

113a: magnet mounting section 115: magnet

116: fixed guide 120: filter assembly

122: filter frame 124: filter case

126: fixing mechanism 127: hook

130: control box 135: display device

140: front panel assembly 142: front frame

142a: hole 142b: slit

144: front panel 145: bracket

150: weight sensing device 152: load cell

154: bending member

The present invention relates to a dehumidifier, and more particularly, to a dehumidifier having a floating mechanism that can be shared with an on / off switch or a magnetic sensing sensor used as a full water detection means for detecting whether condensate stored in a bucket is full.

In general, the dehumidifier sucks in indoor humid air into the cabinet, passes through a heat exchanger consisting of an evaporator and a condenser through which refrigerant flows to lower the humidity, and then discharges the dehumidified air back into the room, thereby lowering the humidity in the room. Device.

The dehumidifier according to the related art has a cabinet having an appearance and an air inlet and an air outlet, and a heat exchanger comprising an evaporator and a condenser to dehumidify from the air sucked into the cabinet, and connected to the evaporator and the condenser. A compressor for compressing the circulating refrigerant, a drain pan installed under the heat exchanger to collect condensed water generated during dehumidification of the heat exchanger, and a condensed water flowing down from the heat exchanger installed under the drain pan; When the water level of the condensate is a predetermined amount or more is configured to include a bucket drawn out from the cabinet.

On the other hand, one side of the bucket is provided with a floating mechanism for lifting in accordance with the level of the condensate, the barrier is provided with a full water detection means for notifying when the condensate stored in the bucket is full by reacting with the floating mechanism.

However, the dehumidifier according to the prior art configured as described above is an on / off switch or a magnetic sensing sensor differently installed according to a product as a water level detecting means for notifying when the water level of condensate is full, so that the installed parts are on / off switches. There is a problem in that the floating mechanism cannot be shared because a floating mechanism having a different configuration must be provided to recognize a magnetic sensor.

The present invention was created in order to solve the above problems of the prior art, and one side of the floating mechanism to be shared with the two parts irrespective of whether the component installed as the full water detection means is an on / off switch or a magnetic sensing sensor. An object of the present invention is to provide a dehumidifier in which a magnet mounting portion is formed and a floating mechanism in which a magnet is inserted into the magnet mounting portion is mounted.

Dehumidifier according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a barrier installed in the base, the drain pan is formed in the upper portion of the barrier and the condensate flowed down along the evaporator seated on the upper surface, the condensate collected in the drain pan A bucket assembly rotatably mounted to the base so that the cylinder is dropped and stored therein, a floating mechanism lifting up and down along the surface of the condensate stored in the bucket assembly, and installed at the barrier to correspond to the floating mechanism and positioned at the position of the floating mechanism. Therefore, it characterized in that it comprises a full water detection means for detecting that the condensate stored in the bucket assembly is full.

The bucket assembly may be configured to include a bucket guide hinged to the base and pivoted forward, a bucket detachably installed on an upper portion of the bucket guide, and a bucket pivoted forward together with the bucket guide. .

In addition, a float installation hole is formed in the bucket, and the float installation hole is characterized in that the fixing guide is installed so that the floating mechanism can be rotated along the surface of the condensate.

In addition, the floating mechanism is a floating portion which is elevated along the water surface of the condensate stored in the bucket, a connecting portion for transmitting the rotation of the floating portion to the outside through the fixing guide, and formed on the floating portion to the water level sensing means side And an extended contact lever portion.

In addition, the contact lever portion is characterized in that the magnet mounting portion to which the magnet is mounted.

In addition, the full water detection means is characterized in that the on / off switch for detecting that the contact lever is in contact or spaced out of the condensed water stored in the bucket.

In addition, the full water detection means is characterized in that the magnetic sensing sensor for detecting that the condensed water stored in the bucket is full by moving the contact lever portion closer or away.

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

1 is a perspective view showing a dehumidifier according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a dehumidifier according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an operation diagram showing the flow of air during operation of the dehumidifier according to the present invention, 4 is an operation diagram illustrating a separation process of a bucket according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the dehumidifier according to the present invention includes a compressor 10 for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser 20 for condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 10, and the condensed refrigerant. Expansion valve (30) for expanding the liquid into a spray state, an evaporator (40) for evaporating the refrigerant expanded by the expansion valve (30), and indoor air for the evaporator (40) and the condenser (20). Blower fan assembly 50 is installed so as to flow through, and each device 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 is configured to include a cabinet 60 installed therein.

The cabinet 60 is composed of a panel assembly 100 composed of a plurality of panels constituting the appearance.

On the bottom of the cabinet 60, a wheel 70 is attached to the base 70 is mounted on the floor, the upper surface of the base 70 to partition the base 70 in the front / rear direction upwards An upright barrier 80 is installed, and a bucket assembly 90 is installed on the inner side 81 of the barrier 80 to store condensed water condensed on the surface of the evaporator 40 and dropped.

In addition, a filter assembly 120 is further installed on the barrier 80 to filter air flowing into the cabinet 60 and flowing to the blower fan assembly 50.

The wheel 71 is installed on a lower surface of the base 70, and a hole 72 for assembling the compressor 10 is formed on an upper surface of the base 70.

And the upper surface of the base 70 is formed with a bracket 74 for hinge fixing the lower end of the bucket assembly 90, so that the bucket assembly 90 can be rotated forward.

Thus, the bucket assembly 90 is installed at the upper front of the base 70 partitioned by the barrier 80, and the compressor 10 is installed at the rear of the base 70.

5 is an exploded perspective view showing a bucket assembly of the dehumidifier according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the bucket assembly 90 is hinged to the base 70 and pivoted forward, and the bucket guide 90 is seated on an upper portion of the bucket guide 92. And a bucket 94 pivoted forward with the 92.

Pin-shaped hinges 92a protrude from both side ends of the bucket guide 92 to be coupled to the bracket 74 of the base 70, and the hinges 92a and the bracket 74 are coupled to each other. Bucket guide 92 has a structure that is rotated around the hinge (92a).

In addition, the bucket guide 92 is formed with guide parts 93a and 93b for guiding the location of the bucket 94 so that the bucket 94 can be seated at the correct position. The guide part 93a is provided. 93b is formed to protrude upward.

Here, the first guide portion 93a corresponds to the groove 94a formed at the front lower end of the bucket 94 to align the position of the bucket 94, and the second guide portion 93b is the bucket ( Corresponding to the groove (not shown) formed on the back of the 94 to align the position of the bucket 94.

The guide parts 93a and 93b are used to accurately drop the condensed water guided by the barrier 80 and dropped into the hole 94c of the bucket 94.

In addition, a handle 95 is formed at the top of the bucket 94 so that a user can lift the bucket 94.

9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the floating mechanism and the fixing guide is coupled according to the present invention, Figure 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the floating mechanism and the fixed guide according to the present invention is separated.

On the other hand, a float installation hole 96 is formed in the upper portion of the bucket 94, the fixing guide 116 is installed in the float installation hole 96, the fixing guide 116 in the bucket 94 Floating mechanism 110 is installed to be elevated according to the level of the stored condensate. In addition, the barrier 80 is provided with water level detecting means 86 for detecting whether water is full according to the movement of the floating mechanism 110.

The fixing guide 116 is formed in a ring shape so that it can be mounted in the float installation hole 96 formed in the bucket 94 and protrudes in a horizontal direction on one side and protrudes in the horizontal direction on the other side. The pair of support protrusions 116b and the assembly mechanism of the floating mechanism 110 to be improved and fixed, and to be lowered in a vertical direction to both sides so as to define an upper limit height of the upward movement of the floating mechanism 110. The mounting protrusion 116d is formed in a horizontal direction between the protruding fastening portion 116c and the pair of fastening portions 116c to prevent detachment of the floating mechanism 110 and the operation of the floating mechanism 110. In order to limit the distance, it is composed of a semicircular locking jaw 116e formed on the inner wall of the hole into which the floating mechanism is inserted.

9 to 10, the floating mechanism 110 is elevated along the water surface of the condensate stored in the bucket 94 and the floating portion through the fixing guide 116. It comprises a connecting portion 112 for transmitting the rotation of the (111) to the outside, and a contact lever portion 113 formed on the upper portion of the floating portion 111 and extended to the full water detection means 86 side.

The floating part 111 is formed in a bar shape bent in a '??' shape is hollowed so as to float on the water surface of the condensate water, to move up and down.

The connecting portion 112 is formed on the fastening portion 116c of the fixed guide 116 so that the floating portion 111 is coupled to the fixed guide 116 to transfer the rotation of the floating portion 111 to the outside. It is pinned to the hole.

The contact lever 113 is gradually moved closer to the water level detecting means 86 to receive a signal from the water level detecting means 86 while being rotated and raised when the floating portion 111 descends along the surface of the water. The slope is formed and bent.

On the other hand, the water level detecting means 86 may be an on / off switch for detecting that the contact lever portion 113 is in contact or spaced out so that the condensed water stored in the bucket 94 is full, the contact lever portion 113 May be a magnetic sensor that detects that the condensate stored in the bucket 94 is full by moving closer or further away.

Here, the contact lever 113 is a magnet mounting portion (113a) for mounting a magnet on one side is formed in the groove shape to insert the magnet 115 in the magnet mounting portion (113a), the full water detection means (86) can detect whether the condensed water is full even if a magnetic sensor is installed instead of the on / off switch.

On the other hand, the dehumidifier may determine whether the condensed water is full in the bucket 94 by using the floating mechanism 110 and the full water detection means 86 configured as described above, the weight on the bottom side of the bucket 94 Further installation of the detection unit 150 to detect the weight of the condensate stored in the bucket 94 may determine whether the water is full.

The water level detecting means 86 detects condensate when the condensate is stored in the bucket 94 up to a limit height, and the weight sensing unit 150 detects the weight of the condensate stored in the bucket 94. The height of the condensate stored in the bucket 94 is displayed.

The weight sensing unit 150 is a load cell 152 which is a kind of a weight sensor, and the load cell 152 is installed below the bucket guide 92.

Thus, the load cell 152 is installed between the base 70 and the bucket guide 92, in this embodiment is fixed to the upper surface of the base 70.

In addition, the bucket guide 92 is formed with a cantilever-shaped bending member 154 to transfer weight to the load cell 152, the bending member 154 is pressed by the bucket 94 to bend the lower side The load is transmitted to the load cell 152.

In particular, the lower surface of the bucket 94 is formed with a protrusion (not shown) in contact with the bending member 154 is in contact with the bending member 154, the alignment of the bending member 154 and the protrusion is Guide portions 93a and 93b formed on the bucket guide 92.

6 is a perspective view showing a barrier of the dehumidifier according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 6, the filter assembly 120, the evaporator 40, the condenser 20, and the blower fan assembly 50 are installed on the upper surface of the barrier 80 from the front to the rear.

Here, the evaporator 40 and the condenser 20 are integrally spaced apart by a predetermined interval, and the evaporator 40 and the condenser (so that the condensed water condensed in the evaporator 40 can be easily collected in the barrier 80) A drain pan 83 having a plurality of ribs 82 is formed on an upper surface of the barrier 80 where the barrier 80 is installed, and the evaporator 40 and the condenser 20 have the ribs 82 formed thereon. It is seated in the drain pan 83.

In addition, the upper surface of the barrier 80 is formed with a step height is different, the drain fan 83 is formed with the rib 82 is compared with the installation portion 84 on which the blowing fan assembly 50 is seated Low height

In addition, a drain pan 83c is formed with a catch port 83c, and the condensed water flowing into the catch port 83c is guided to the hole 94c of the bucket 94.

As shown in FIG. 2, the blower fan assembly 50 includes a housing 52 mounted on the barrier 80, a centrifugal fan 54 installed on the housing 52, and the housing. And a housing cover 56 which is assembled with 52 to guide the air discharged from the centrifugal fan 54.

The housing 52 is formed with an inlet 52a for sucking air in the center thereof, and the air accelerated from the centrifugal fan 54 through the inlet 52a is upwardly guided by the housing cover 56. Flows.

In addition, the housing 52 partitions the inside of the cabinet 60 in a forward / backward direction so that all of the air sucked in the room can flow to the centrifugal fan 54 only through the suction port 52a.

In addition, after the evaporator / condenser 40, 20 and the housing 52 are assembled with each other, a control box 130 for controlling the dehumidifier on the evaporator / condenser 40, 20 and the housing 52. ) Is assembled and installed.

7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a filter assembly of the dehumidifier according to the present invention, and FIG. 8 is an operation diagram illustrating a filter separation process of the dehumidifier according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 or 7, the filter assembly 120 includes a filter frame 122 assembled to the evaporator 40 and a filter case coupled to the filter frame 122 to be rotated forward. 124, and a fixing mechanism 126 that fixes the filter case 124 to the filter frame 122.

The filter case 124 is equipped with a filter 128 for filtering the air sucked into the dehumidifier, the filter case 124 is assembled to the lower end of the filter frame 122 is rotated.

Particularly, the lower end of the filter case 124 and the lower end of the filter frame 122 are connected to each other by a hinge 124a, and the filter case 124 is opened while being rotated forward about the hinge 124a.

The fixing mechanism 126 is installed on the filter frame 122, and a hook 127 is formed at a position corresponding to the fixing mechanism 126 at the upper end of the filter case 124.

Here, the hook 127 is fixed to the fixing mechanism 126 to fix the filter case 124 and the filter frame 122, and the locking fixing of the hook 127 and the fixing mechanism 126 is It is made by one touch method.

Thus, when the filter case 124 is coupled with the filter frame 122, when the user pushes the upper end of the filter case 124 toward the filter frame 122, the hook 127 is the fixing mechanism 126 is pushed backward and the locking is released, the filter case 124 is separated from the filter frame 122, the user of the upper end of the filter case 124 toward the filter frame 122 In the case of the push, the hook 127 is inserted into the fixing mechanism 126 and then is fixed while being pushed forward by a predetermined distance.

As shown in FIG. 2 again, the panel assembly 100 includes side panels 102 forming both sides of the cabinet 60, a rear panel 104 forming the rear surface of the cabinet 60, and The upper panel 106 forming the upper surface of the cabinet 60 and the front panel assembly 140 forming the front of the cabinet 60 is configured.

Here, the side panel / rear panel / front panel assembly (102, 104, 140) is installed upright from the upper surface of the base 70.

The side panel 102 is provided with an inlet 102a for introducing indoor air into the cabinet 60, and the upper panel 106 and the rear panel 104 have air conditioning inside the cabinet 60. Discharge ports 106a and 104a through which the discharged air is discharged are formed.

In addition, a louver 103 for adjusting a suction direction of air is installed at the inlet 102a of the side panel 102, and at the outlets 104a and 106a of the rear panel 104 and the top panel 106. Louvers 105 and 107 for adjusting the discharge direction of the discharged air are provided.

Here, the louver 103 installed on the side panel 102 and the louver 105 installed on the rear panel 104 control the intake / discharge direction of air by the user, and the louver installed on the top panel 106. 107 is the air discharge direction is adjusted by the control unit or the user of the dehumidifier.

Thus, the louver 107 is connected to the top panel 106 with the pin 106a and rotated in the up / down direction, and the louver 107 is rotated by the control unit. A delivery mechanism (not shown) is installed.

The front panel assembly 140 is hinged to the side panel 102, the front frame 142 is rotated to the front, and the front panel 144 is installed on the front of the front frame 142 and exposed to the user It is configured to include.

Here, the edges of the front panel 144 and the front frame 142 are installed at predetermined intervals, and indoor air is supplied to the cabinet 60 through a gap formed at the edge of the front panel 144 and the front frame 142. Is sucked into the interior.

Thus, a panel guide 145 is interposed between the front panel 144 and the front frame 142, and the panel guide 145 is installed at the top / bottom of the front frame 142, respectively.

In addition, a plurality of holes 142a and slits 142b are formed in the front frame 142 so that air can flow to the filter assembly 120 located at the rear side.

In addition, the bracket 145 is installed at the edge of the front frame 142 to be hinged to the side panel 102, so that the front panel assembly 140 can be opened in a hinged manner, the bracket 145 is The upper and lower sides of the side edges of the side panel 102 are formed.

Hereinafter, the operation of the dehumidifier according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

First, when the dehumidifier is operated, the control unit installed in the control box 130 operates the compressor 10, the compressor 10 compresses the refrigerant and supplies it to the condenser 20, and the condenser 20 is The gas refrigerant is condensed into a liquid refrigerant, and the refrigerant condensed in the condenser 20 is expanded by the expansion liquid 30 into the liquid refrigerant in the sprayed state and then evaporated into gas in the evaporator 40.

At this time, the refrigerant evaporated into the gas in the evaporator 40 is heat-exchanged with the indoor air introduced into the cabinet 60 to cool the indoor air, the surface of the evaporator 40 in the cooling process of the indoor air Condensed water is generated by the temperature difference to dehumidify the indoor air.

Thereafter, the refrigerant evaporated in the evaporator 40 flows to an accumulator (not shown), is separated into a gas / liquid state, and then moved to the compressor 10 again.

Next, the process of moving the air by the dehumidifier with reference to Figure 2 or 3 as follows.

The control unit applies the power to the blower fan assembly 50 to operate the blower fan assembly 50 to introduce indoor air into the cabinet 60 and then discharge it back to the room.

At this time, indoor air is introduced into the cabinet 60 through the inlet 102a formed in the side panel 102 and the holes 142a / slit 104b formed in the front frame 142. Is moved to the filter assembly 120 and filtered.

Here, the indoor air passing through the filter assembly 120 is filtered while passing through the filter 128 installed in the filter case 124, and the air passing through the filter 128 passes through the filter frame 122. Heat exchange with the evaporator 40.

The filtration air is cooled while exchanging heat with a heat radiation fin (not shown) formed in the evaporator 40. In the cooling process of the filtration air, moisture is condensed and condensed on the surface of the evaporator 40. Condensed water formed in 40 is collected in a drain pan 83 disposed below the evaporator 40.

In addition, the air cooled while passing through the evaporator 40 exchanges heat again with the condenser 20 installed behind the evaporator 40, and the dehumidifying air passing through the evaporator 40 and the condenser 20 exchange heat with each other. The dehumidified air is heated again.

Here, in the condenser 20, heat is dissipated during the condensation of the gas refrigerant. In the heat exchange process between the dehumidifying air and the condenser 20, the dehumidifying air is heated again to a temperature similar to the room temperature.

Thereafter, the air passing through the condenser 20 is guided to the housing 52 of the blower fan assembly 50 and sucked into the housing 52, and the air sucked into the housing 52 is transferred to the housing 52. It is accelerated by the centrifugal fan 54 installed therein and discharged in the circumferential direction, and the discharged air is guided upward by the housing 52.

Here, the air discharged to the upper side of the housing 52 is discharged back into the room through the discharge port 106a formed in the upper panel 106 and the discharge hole 104a formed in the rear panel 104.

Therefore, the dehumidifier according to the present invention generates air flow in all directions of the room in which the dehumidifier is installed because the dehumidifier inhales air through the front / side and discharges the air to the top / rear.

On the other hand, the controller adjusts the rotation angle of the louver 107 installed in the upper panel 106 to adjust the direction and the flow rate of the discharged air.

Thus, when the air is discharged to the upper front of the cabinet 60, the louver 107 is rotated to the rear in the closed state to form a discharge port in the front, and when to discharge the air to the upper rear, rotates forward in the closed state To form a discharge port.

Next, look at the movement of the condensate in the dehumidifier according to the present invention with reference to FIG.

First, the condensed water condensed in the evaporator 40 and collected in the drain pan 83 flows into the bucket 94 through a water collecting port 83c of the drain pan 83, and is stored in the bucket 94. The amount of condensate stored therein is sensed by the full water detecting unit 86 or the weight sensing unit 150, and the control unit is connected to the display device 135 of the dehumidifier according to the amount of condensate stored in the bucket 94. This is indicated.

In particular, the weight sensing unit 150 measures the weight of the condensate, calculates the height of the condensate inside the bucket 94 by an empirical formula, and then displays the height of the condensate on the display device 135 so that the user stores the condensate. When the height is known and the condensed water is full in the bucket 94, an LED (not shown) of the display device is turned on to inform the user of the drainage time of the bucket 94.

In addition, the full water detection means 86 detects when the condensate inside the bucket 94 is stored above a predetermined height, and transmits it to the control unit, the control unit stops the operation of the compressor 10 Prevents condensate from overflowing the bucket 94.

If the condensate is stored in the bucket 94 as described above when described in more detail with respect to how to detect it as follows.

Figure 11 is a schematic diagram showing the floating mechanism and the full water detection means to detect the full water of the condensate according to the present invention.

When the condensate collected in the drain pan 83 falls into the bucket 94 and the condensate starts to be stored, when the condensate is not in full water, as shown in FIG. 11A, the floating mechanism 110 is provided. When the on / off switch provided on the upper side of the barrier 80 and the contact lever portion 113 are in contact with the water level detecting means 86, and the magnetic sensor is installed as the water level detecting means 86, As shown in C, the contact lever portion 113 of the floating mechanism 110 is located far from the magnetic sensor.

When the condensed water is continuously dropped to the bucket 94, as shown in FIG. 11B, the contact lever 113 of the floating mechanism 110 is spaced apart from the on / off switch. When the magnetic sensing sensor is installed as the full water detecting means 86, as shown in FIG. 11D, the contact lever 113 of the floating mechanism 110 comes close to the magnetic sensing sensor.

When the water is detected whether the condensate is full, the controller displays the same on the display device 135 of the dehumidifier.

When the on / off switch is used as the water level detecting means 86 as described above, the contact lever 113 is displayed when the water level is separated from the on / off switch at the time of full water, and the water level detecting means 86 When the magnetic sensing sensor is used, when the contact lever 113 is close to the magnetic sensing sensor, it is displayed as the full water time. However, this is a programming problem.

Next, the process of separating the bucket by the user will be described with reference to FIG. 2 or FIG. 4.

First, the user opens the front panel assembly 140 to drain the condensate of the bucket 94, the front panel assembly 140 is rotated about the bracket 145 of the left side panel 102, the other end is Open the inside of the cabinet 60.

In addition, the user pulls the handle 95 of the bucket 94 to separate the bucket 94 from the barrier 80.

At this time, the bucket 94 is seated on the bucket guide 92, the bucket guide 92 is a structure in which the hinge (92a) of the front is connected to the barrier 80, the user is the bucket The upper end of the bucket 94 is rotated forward by the operation of pulling 94 forward.

Here, the bucket 94 is moved to a position where the user can easily lift the upper part of the bucket from the inside of the barrier 80 by the user pulling the handle 95 of the bucket 94, The lower end of the bucket 94 is moved away from the bucket guide 92 by lifting the handle 95 pivoted forward.

Thus, since the bucket 94 is separated at a time while the user grasps the handle 95, the bucket 94 has a simple separation process.

On the other hand, the assembly process of the bucket 124 is performed in the reverse order of the separation process, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the filter replacement process in the filter assembly will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

First, the user opens the front panel assembly 140 and separates the filter case 124 and the filter frame 122 as in the separation process of the bucket 94.

Here, the filter case 124 and the filter frame 122 are fixed by the fixing mechanism 126, and the user presses the upper end of the filter case 124 to hook 127 formed in the filter case 124. ) And the fixing mechanism 126.

The user then pulls out the filter 128 inserted in the filter case 124 in a slide manner.

On the other hand, the assembly process of the filter 128 is carried out in the reverse order of separation, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The dehumidifier according to the present invention configured as described above is a floating mechanism which is lifted along the water surface of the condensate in the bucket assembly for storing the condensate generated in the evaporator, and installed on the barrier to correspond to the floating mechanism and the position of the floating mechanism In accordance with the present invention is configured to include a full water detection means for detecting that the condensate stored in the bucket assembly is full, when the condensate is full in the bucket assembly there is an advantage that can conveniently drain the condensate.

The bucket assembly may include a bucket guide hinged to the base and pivoted forward, and a bucket detachably installed on an upper portion of the bucket guide and pivoted forward together with the bucket guide to drain condensate. There is an advantage to simplify the separation of the bucket for.

In addition, a float installation hole is formed in the bucket, and a fixing guide is installed in the float installation hole so that the floating mechanism can be rotated along the surface of the condensate, and the floating mechanism is stably fixed to the bucket. There is an advantage to this.

In addition, the contact lever portion of the floating mechanism is provided with a magnet mounting portion for mounting the magnet, and can be used in any way, whether the on / off switch or the magnetic sensor is used as the full water detection means separately according to the full water detection means There is an advantage that can be shared only by the floating mechanism according to the present invention without the need to use the floating mechanism of.

Claims (7)

A barrier installed on the base; A drain pan formed at an upper portion of the barrier and collecting condensed water flowing down along an evaporator mounted on an upper surface of the barrier; A bucket assembly rotatably installed on the base to store condensed water collected in the drain pan by falling therein; A floating mechanism for elevating along the water surface of the condensate stored in the bucket assembly; And a water level detecting means installed in the barrier to correspond to the floating device and detecting that the condensed water stored in the bucket assembly is full according to the position of the floating device. The method according to claim 1, The bucket assembly includes a bucket guide hinged to the base and pivoted forward; The dehumidifier is installed detachably on the top of the bucket guide, comprising a bucket that is rotated forward with the bucket guide. The method according to claim 2, Float installation hole is formed in the bucket, the dehumidifier characterized in that the fixing guide is installed in the float installation hole so that the floating mechanism can be rotated along the surface of the condensate. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The floating mechanism includes a floating portion which is lifted along the surface of the condensate stored in the bucket; A connecting part which transmits the rotation of the floating part to the outside through the fixing guide; And a contact lever part formed on the floating part and extending toward the full water detection means. The method according to claim 4, Dehumidifier, characterized in that the contact lever portion is provided with a magnet mounting portion is mounted a magnet. The method according to claim 1 or 4, And the water level detecting means is an on / off switch for detecting that the contact lever is in contact with or spaced apart from the condensed water stored in the bucket. The method according to claim 1 or 4, The water level detecting means is a dehumidifier characterized in that the magnetic contact sensor for detecting that the condensed water stored in the bucket is full by the proximity or away from the contact lever.

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