KR20100033719A - Easily-drainable dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An easily-drainable dehumidifier is provided to automatically discharge water stored in a water tank using a drainage pump, and to manually discharge the water stored in the water tank by separating the water tank. CONSTITUTION: An easily-drainable dehumidifier comprises a case, a dehumidifier, a water tank(100), a connecting member(200), and a drainage pump. The case includes an air outlet and an air inlet. The dehumidifier is installed in the inside of the case to inhale the air through the air inlet, and to exhaust the dehumidified air through the outlet to the outside. The water tank stores the water dehumidified through the dehumidifier and includes a connection unit with an outlet(104). The connecting member is detachably connected to the connection unit in the water tank while including a vent(204) selectively connected to the air outlet of the outlet in the water tank. The drainage pump drains the water stored in the water tank to the outside.

Description

Easy-to-drain dehumidifiers {EASILY-DRAINABLE DEHUMIDIFIER}

The present invention relates to a dehumidifier, and more particularly, to a drain easy dehumidifier configured to automatically or manually select and discharge water stored in a dehumidifier reservoir.

In general, the dehumidifier is a device for removing moisture contained in the air, and is manufactured using various dehumidification methods.

In most cases, a dehumidifier is a cooling dehumidifier that removes moisture by condensing moisture in the air when the air passes through an evaporator using a refrigeration cycle.

The dehumidifier has a case forming an external appearance, a fan installed inside the case to suck external air, dehumidifying means for condensing moisture contained in the sucked air to remove moisture, and water dehumidified by the dehumidifying means. It consists of a reservoir to be stored.

The dehumidification means includes a compressor for compressing a gaseous refrigerant at a high temperature and a high pressure, a condenser for condensing the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant gas discharged from the compressor, and a low pressure refrigerant passing through a capillary tube (expansion tube) through the condenser. It is composed of an evaporator to evaporate.

Such dehumidifiers are configured such that the refrigerant is circulated from the evaporator through the compressor to the evaporator through the condenser and capillary. At this time, when the air is sucked into the case by the rotation of the fan, the sucked air passes through the evaporator is cooled to below the dew point by the refrigerant and condensed, the moisture contained in the air is condensed with dew.

Removed moisture drops and flows into the reservoir, which must be discharged to the outside when the reservoir is filled with water.

A method for discharging the water stored in the dehumidifier's reservoir, by separating the reservoir installed inside the dehumidifier and manually discharging the water, or by installing a drain pump connected to the reservoir to operate the drain pump to operate the water in the reservoir. To discharge the water to the outside, or to discharge the water by the operation of the drain pump installed inside the dehumidifier.

However, the water discharge method of the water tank as described above may be limited to the inconvenience and place of use because it is made of only one method of the manual discharge method or the automatic discharge method using the drainage pump.

In other words, the dehumidifier of the method of manually discharging the water in the reservoir tank is cumbersome and inconvenient to periodically discharge the water in the reservoir tank, the automatic discharge method may be limited to the use place because the drainage pipe should be installed.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the conventional problems as described above, an object of the present invention is easy to drain dehumidifier configured to discharge the water stored in the dehumidifier reservoir automatically or manually according to the needs of the user To provide.

The dehumidifier easy to drain proposed by the present invention forms an external shape of the dehumidifier and has a case formed with an air inlet and an air outlet, and is installed inside the case to inhale air from the outside of the case with an air inlet to remove moisture from the air. Dehumidification means for discharging the dry air to the outside of the case, the dehumidification means is collected and stored through the dehumidifying means, the reservoir having a connection portion having an outlet on one side, and the other connection portion detachably connected to the connection portion of the reservoir, And a connection member having a discharge port configured to selectively communicate with the discharge port of the reservoir, and a drain pump connected to the connection member to discharge water stored in the reservoir to the outside.

When the reservoir is connected to the connecting member, the water in the reservoir is configured to flow to the connecting member. When the reservoir is separated from the connecting member, the water discharged from the reservoir is blocked.

The dehumidifier, which is easy to drain according to the present invention, can automatically discharge the water stored in the reservoir by the driving of the drain pump, or can discharge the water manually by separating the reservoir, so that the dehumidifier is not restricted by the place of use. Can be used anywhere

In addition, the water stored in the reservoir can be automatically or manually discharged at the user's discretion, thus providing convenience in using the dehumidifier.

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

1 is a perspective view of an easy-to-drain dehumidifier according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate a connection structure of a reservoir and a drain pump provided in an easy-to-drain dehumidifier according to the present invention. An enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part for explanation is shown.

Generally used dehumidifiers, a case (2) forming the outer portion of the interior of the dehumidifier and the inside of the case 2, the dehumidification means for removing the moisture in the air by sucking the air, and the dehumidification It includes a reservoir (100) in which the dehumidified water is collected and stored through the means.

An air inlet 4 is formed in the front or front and side of the case 2 so that the outside air of the case 2 may be sucked into the dehumidifying means when the dehumidifying means is operated, and the upper or upper surface of the case 2 is provided. And an air outlet 6 is formed on the back so that the air from which moisture is removed through the dehumidification means is discharged to the outside.

The dehumidifying means includes a compressor (8) for compressing a gaseous refrigerant at a high temperature and a high pressure, a condenser (10) for condensing the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant gas discharged from the compressor (8), and a condenser (10). A cooling system including an evaporator 12 for evaporating a low pressure refrigerant passing through a capillary tube may be used, and a fan 14 for sucking air to the dehumidifying means is installed at the rear of the condenser 10.

And when the air passes through the evaporator 12, the bottom of the evaporator 12 is provided with a drip tray 16 to collect water that is condensed and dropped while the moisture is removed, the drip tray 16 is located below the drip tray 16 Reservoir 100 is positioned so that the water of the flow can be stored.

The reservoir 100 has a float 18 whose height is variable according to the water level, and a microcomputer operating in the switched-on state when the float 18 rises to a certain height, and the switch-off state when a predetermined time elapses therefrom. The switch 20 is installed.

A drain pump P is provided to discharge the water contained in the reservoir 100, and the reservoir 100 and the drain pump P are connected to each other through the connection member 200.

In the present invention, the user directly discharges the water contained in the reservoir 100 or is configured to discharge the water of the reservoir 100 by the operation of the drain pump (P) driven by the micro switch 20.

For that purpose, the reservoir 100 and the connection member 200 are each formed of connection portions 102 and 202, one side of which is detachably connected to each other. The connection member 200 is fixed to a fixed member (not shown) inside the dehumidifier, and the reservoir 100 is detachably mounted to the fixed connection member 200.

The connecting portions 102 and 202 have a shape corresponding to each other so as to be closely inserted into each other.

Outlets 104 and 204 are formed inside the connecting portions 102 and 202, respectively, and the outlets 104 and 204 are provided with opening and closing members, respectively, to open and close the outlets 104 and 204. . Each opening and closing member operates to open or close the respective outlets 104 and 204 when the reservoir 100 is connected to or separated from the connection member 200.

In addition, the locking projections 106 and 206 are formed on the inner circumferential surfaces of the discharge holes 104 and 204, respectively, and are configured to limit the operating range while maintaining the installed state of the opening and closing member.

The first opening / closing member formed at the connection portion 102 of the reservoir 100 may include a first valve 108 installed in the outlet 104 so as to be linearly movable to open or close the outlet 104, and the first valve. It is made of an elastic member 110 to press the valve 108 to maintain the outlet 108 is closed.

The first valve 108 is formed of a support plate 112 having a central portion extending to an outer periphery thereof, one side of the support plate 112 is supported by the elastic member 110, the other side of the first valve 108 O-ring 114 is inserted and supported to maintain the sealing force in the closed state.

And the first valve 108 is a portion located outside the outlet 104 is formed in the space portion 116 as a plurality of through holes 118 is drilled to one side when the first valve 108 is opened The water of the outlet 104 is configured to pass through and discharged to the outside.

The first valve 108 has an end portion which is located outwardly of the discharge port 104, the contact surface 120, the contact surface 120 is the connection portion 102 of the reservoir 100 and the connecting member 200 ( When connecting 202 serves to operate the first valve 108 to the open position.

In the first valve 108 as described above, when the connecting portions 102 and 202 are not connected to each other, as illustrated in FIG. The ring 114 is in surface contact and closes the outlet 104.

On the other hand, the connecting portion 202 of the connecting member 200 is also provided with a second connecting member having the same structure as the structure of the first opening and closing member as described above.

That is, the second opening / closing member formed at the connecting portion 102 of the connecting member 200 may include a second valve 208 installed in the outlet 204 so as to be linearly movable to open or close the outlet 204. It is made of an elastic member 210 to pressurize the second valve 208 to maintain the outlet 208 closed.

The second valve 208 is formed of a support plate 212 having a central portion extending to an outer circumferential portion thereof, and an elastic member 210 is supported on one side of the support plate 212, and a second valve 208 on the opposite side thereof. O-ring 214 is inserted and supported to maintain the sealing force in the closed state.

In addition, the second valve 208 is located outside the outlet 204 is formed in the space portion 216, a plurality of through-holes 218 are drilled to one side and the second valve 208 is opened The water of the outlet 204 is configured to pass through and discharged to the outside.

The second valve 208 is the end of the outlet 204 is located outside the contact surface 220, the contact surface 220 is the connection portion 102 (202) of the reservoir 100 and the connecting member 200 ) Serves to operate the second valve 208 in the open position.

The second valve 208 is a locking step 206 and O- of the outlet 204 by the outward elasticity of the elastic member 210 as shown in FIG. Ring 214 is in surface contact and closes outlet 204.

When the first and second valves 108 and 208 as described above connect the connecting parts 102 and 202 to each other, the contact surfaces 120 and 220 are in contact with each other to compress the elastic members 110 and 210, respectively. Thus, the first and second valves 108 and 208 are all open so that the water contained in the reservoir 100 can pass through the outlets 104 and 204.

When the connecting parts 102 and 202 are separated from each other, the first and second valves may be formed by the outward elasticity, which is the restoring force of the elastic members 110 and 210 which are compressed while being in contact with each other. 108 and 208 move to their original positions to close the outlets 104 and 204 of the reservoir 100 and the connecting member 200, respectively.

When the connecting portions 102 and 202 are separated from each other, the elasticity provided in the first valve 108 so that the outlet 104 of the reservoir 100 can be closed earlier than the outlet 204 of the connecting member 200. The elastic force of the member 110 is greater than the elastic force of the elastic member 210 provided in the second valve 208.

Therefore, when the reservoir 100 is separated from the connection member 200, since the outlet 104 of the reservoir 100 is first closed, and then the outlet 204 of the connection member 200 is closed, the water of the reservoir 100 is closed. Prevent spills.

The dehumidifier easy to drain of the present invention as described above can be installed and used in a desired place to dehumidify. When the dehumidifier is operated, the air is sucked into the dehumidifier through the air inlet 4 when the fan 14 is driven. As moisture is removed through the dehumidification means, air is discharged to the air outlet 6.

At this time, the sucked air is cooled below the dew point by the refrigerant while passing through the evaporator 12 of the dehumidifying means, and the moisture contained in the air is formed as dew. Flow down and stored in the reservoir (100).

The water stored in the reservoir 100 may be automatically discharged to the outside or manually discharged, first, the state of FIG. 4 in which the connection portion 102 of the reservoir 100 is connected to the connection portion 202 of the connection member 200. In can automatically discharge the water stored in the reservoir (100).

That is, the float 18 is also raised while the reservoir 100 is filled with a predetermined amount of water, and when the float 18 is in contact with the micro switch 20, the drainage connected through the connecting member 200 and the assembly opening 22. The pump P is driven.

The water of the reservoir 100 is driven into the discharge port 104 by the driving of the drain pump P, and then discharged through the through holes 118 and 218 to the discharge port 204, and then through the drain pump P. Outflow to the outlet (24). A drainage pipe 26 is connected to the outlet 24 so that the discharged water can flow out.

As the water contained in the reservoir 100 is discharged, the float 18 is also lowered, and in this state, the drain pump P is operated for a predetermined time to discharge the water of the reservoir 100. After a predetermined time elapses, the micro switch 20 operates to cut off the power applied to the drain pump P to stop the driving of the drain pump P.

When the driving of the drain pump P is stopped, discharge of the water stored in the reservoir 100 is stopped, and when the float 18 is filled with water of a predetermined height or more, and the float 18 contacts the micro switch 20, the micro As the power is applied to the drain pump P by the operation of the switch 20, the water is discharged through the above process.

As such, the water stored in the reservoir 100 may be automatically discharged and then manually discharged. In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the connection portion 102 of the reservoir 100 is separated from the connection portion 202 of the connection member 200. You have to.

When the connecting portions 102 and 202 are separated from each other, the elastic force of the elastic member 110 provided on the first valve 108 on the reservoir 100 side is the elastic force provided on the second valve 208 on the connecting member 200 side. Since it is larger than the elastic force of the member 210, the outlet 104 of the reservoir 100 is first closed, and then the outlet 204 of the connecting member 200 is closed.

Thus, even when the water tank 100 is separated from the connection member 200, the first valve 108 is kept in a closed state. The water tank 200 may be transported to empty the water therein.

Then, the water tank emptied water 100 is connected to as shown in Figure 4 may be mounted on the dehumidifier.

1 is a perspective view of the easy-to-drain dehumidifier according to the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

3 is a view for explaining a dehumidifier easy to drain according to the present invention, an enlarged cross-sectional view of a state in which the reservoir and the connection member are separated.

Figure 4 is a view for explaining a dehumidifier easy to drain according to the present invention, an enlarged cross-sectional view of a state in which a reservoir and a connection member are connected.

Claims (9)

A case forming an external shape of the dehumidifier and having an air inlet and an air outlet; A dehumidification means installed inside the case to suck air from the outside of the case through an air inlet to remove moisture from the air and to discharge dry air to the outside of the case through the air outlet; A water storage tank in which dehumidified water is collected and stored through the dehumidification means, and a connection part having an outlet at one side thereof is formed; A connecting member having another connecting portion detachably connected to the connecting portion of the reservoir and having an outlet configured to selectively communicate with the outlet of the reservoir; A drain pump connected to the connection member to discharge water stored in the reservoir to the outside; Drain easy dehumidifier comprising a. The method according to claim 1, And a discharge opening formed at the connection portion of the water reservoir and the discharge opening formed at the connection portion of the connection member is provided with an opening and closing member for selectively opening and closing each of the discharge holes. The method according to claim 2, When each of the opening and closing member is connected to the connection portion of the reservoir and the connection of the connection member, the opening and closing member provided in the reservoir and the connection member is opened, respectively, while opening the outlet of the reservoir and the connection member, respectively, the water of the reservoir to the connection member Easy to drain dehumidifier, characterized in that configured to flow. The method according to claim 2, Each of the opening and closing member is configured to close the outlet of the reservoir and the connection member, respectively, when the connection portion of the reservoir is separated from the connection of the connection member is closed and the opening and closing member provided in the reservoir and the connection member, respectively. Easy dehumidifier. The method according to claim 2, And the opening / closing member provided in the reservoir is closed first, and the opening / closing member provided in the connecting member is closed thereafter when separating the connecting portion of the reservoir and the connecting portion of the connecting member. The method according to claim 2, The opening and closing member for opening and closing the discharge port of the reservoir, the first valve for opening and closing the reservoir discharge port is installed in a straight line inside the reservoir discharge port, and pressurizing the first valve to maintain a state in which the reservoir discharge port is closed Made of elastic material, The opening and closing member for opening and closing the outlet of the connecting member, the second valve for opening and closing the connection member discharge port is installed in a linear movement of the connection member outlet, and the connection member outlet is closed by pressing the second valve Drain easy dehumidifier, characterized in that made of an elastic member for maintaining the state. The method according to claim 6, And the elastic force of the elastic member provided on the first valve is greater than the elastic force of the elastic member provided on the second valve. The method according to claim 1, The reservoir is provided with a float whose position is variable according to the water level of the reservoir, and when the float rises to a certain height, the drain pump is driven for a predetermined time by the operation of the micro switch and stopped to discharge the water of the reservoir. Drain easy dehumidifier, characterized in that. The method according to claim 1, The connection member is formed with an outlet for outflow of water introduced by the drive of the drain pump, the outlet is easy to drain dehumidifier, characterized in that the drainage pipe is connected to send the outflowing water to the outside of the dehumidifier.

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