KR20200040359A - Humidity control device - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, provided is a dehumidifying device which comprises at least one inlet through which external air is introduced, a thermoelectric module for removing moisture from the air introduced through the inlet, an outlet through which the air from which moisture is removed by the thermoelectric module is discharged, and a housing which partitions an inner space in which the thermoelectric module is disposed. The thermoelectric module comprises a cooling unit which is in contact with air introduced through the inlet to condense moisture in the introduced air. One or more bumps are formed on the surface of the cooling unit to increase a contact area between the introduced air and the cooling unit. According to the present invention, a user can get pleasant dehumidified air at a desired place.

Description

Humidity control device

The following embodiments relate to a humidity control device.

In a modern society, a dehumidifying device is not only a means for providing a comfortable air in daily life, but also can be used in industrial processes or mechanical devices requiring moisture removal.

Increasing the dehumidification efficiency in the dehumidifying device is a very important part and the method of removing the moisture accordingly has been actively studied.

On the other hand, when the dehumidifying efficiency of the dehumidifying device is increased, the volume of the dehumidifying device is increased. For a bulky dehumidifying device, the user may feel discomfort in terms of the placement method or mobility.

In addition, although dehumidifiers such as zeolite or lithium chloride are used to remove moisture in an enclosed space such as a wardrobe, a shoe cabinet, etc., dehumidifiers may be harmful to the human body or a problem that a user needs to replace.

Therefore, it is necessary to maintain a balance between the volume of the dehumidifying device and the dehumidifying efficiency, and furthermore, a dehumidifying device equipped with mobility or portability of the dehumidifying device, ease of management of the dehumidifying device, and a customized dehumidifying method over time or surrounding environment is required. do.

One task is to provide a user with a dehumidifying device having a dehumidifying efficiency of a certain level or more, but not bulky.

According to an aspect of the present invention, at least one inlet through which external air flows, a thermoelectric module for removing moisture from air introduced through the inlet, and an outlet through which air from which moisture is removed by the thermoelectric module is discharged And a housing that partitions an inner space in which the thermoelectric module is disposed, wherein the thermoelectric module includes a cooling unit that contacts air introduced through the inlet and condenses moisture in the introduced air, and the surface of the cooling unit includes: A dehumidifying device in which at least one bump is formed so as to increase the contact area between the introduced air and the cooling unit may be provided.

According to one embodiment, a user is provided with a dehumidifying device having a small volume and a dehumidifying efficiency of a certain level or more, so that the user can enjoy pleasant air from which moisture is removed at a desired place.

According to another embodiment, as the user is provided with a dehumidifying device having a different dehumidifying method according to the surrounding environment, the user can run a comfortable air in which moisture is quickly removed.

1 is an exemplary view showing the appearance of a dehumidifying device according to an embodiment.
2 is an exemplary view showing the appearance of a dehumidifying device according to another embodiment.
3 is an exemplary view for describing an internal component of a dehumidifying device according to an embodiment.
4 is a perspective view for explaining the internal components of the dehumidifying device according to an embodiment.
5 is an exemplary view showing a thermoelectric module according to an embodiment.
6 is an exemplary view showing a cooling unit according to an embodiment.
7 is an exemplary view for exemplarily explaining bumps on a surface of a cooling unit according to an embodiment.
8 is an exemplary view for exemplarily explaining bumps of various shapes according to an embodiment.
9 is an exemplary view showing a phenomenon in which moisture in a fluid condenses on a surface of a cooling unit according to an embodiment.
10 is an exemplary view showing a cooling unit including bumps of various shapes according to an embodiment.
11 is an exemplary view showing an isolated phenomenon when moisture condensed on a cooling unit or a bump falls between bumps according to an embodiment.
12 is an exemplary view showing a bump shape and a placement method for preventing moisture from being caught between bumps according to an embodiment.
13 is an exemplary view showing that a guide portion is disposed in a dehumidifying apparatus according to an embodiment.
14 is an exemplary view showing a guide unit according to an embodiment.
15 is an exemplary view showing a cross-section when the guide portion according to an embodiment includes a protrusion but is disposed in parallel.
16 is an exemplary view showing a cross-section when the guide portion according to an embodiment includes a protrusion but is disposed in a spiral shape.
17 is a block diagram showing components for performing a dehumidifying operation according to an embodiment.
18 is an exemplary view showing a display unit for indicating a control mode being executed in the dehumidifying device.

The above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent through the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention can be modified in various ways and can have various embodiments. Hereinafter, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail.

In the drawings, the thickness of the layers and regions is exaggerated for clarity, and the element or layer is “on” or “on” of another element or layer. What is referred to includes cases where other layers or other components are interposed in the middle as well as directly above other components or layers. Throughout the specification, the same reference numbers refer to the same components in principle. In addition, components having the same function within the scope of the same idea appearing in the drawings of the respective embodiments will be described using the same reference numerals.

If it is determined that a detailed description of known functions or configurations related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, the numbers (for example, first, second, etc.) used in the description process of the present specification are only identification symbols for distinguishing one component from other components.

In addition, the suffixes "module" and "part" for components used in the following description are given or mixed only considering the ease of writing the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinguished from each other.

The dehumidifying device means a device capable of relatively lowering the humidity around the air by removing moisture from the air.

The dehumidifying device may be used by itself or may be used in conjunction with other household appliances, household appliances, industrial equipment, or other devices requiring dehumidification functions.

For example, a dehumidifying function may be provided in an air conditioner to create a more comfortable environment, or a dehumidifying function may be provided in a printing machine to increase print quality.

The dehumidifying device can perform a dehumidifying function in various places as needed.

For example, the dehumidifying device may be disposed in a general home, public place, or a place where outdoor dehumidification is required, and as another example, the dehumidifying device may be disposed in a narrow space or a closed space such as a bathroom, toilet, living room, bedroom, or closet.

The dehumidifying device may have various sizes, shapes, and volumes depending on the place where it is placed. The larger the size or volume, the larger the dehumidifying effect may be, whereas the place where it can be placed is limited. The range of places that can be reduced but deployed can be widened.

The dehumidification method may include a desiccant method using a desiccant, a compressor method using two cooling plates, a hybrid method using both a desiccant method and a compressor method, or a condensation method using a desiccant and a heater.

The desiccant method is a method of absorbing moisture in the air using a drying agent such as zeolite and using the condensation phenomenon after vaporizing the moisture. Because of the use of a heater, the power consumption is high and the dehumidification efficiency may not be high compared to other methods, but it may be easy to downsize and light.

Compressor method has high dehumidification efficiency by using dew condensation using refrigerant, but it may be heavier and smaller than other methods.

The condensing method can always have constant dehumidifying efficiency by using a desiccant with good dehumidifying efficiency, such as lithium chloride, and using a heat exchanger, a double fan, etc., inside and outside of the dehumidifying device, and using a separate air circulation method. The unit price can be high.

Meanwhile, a thermoelectric element may be used in the implementation of the dehumidifying device.

In the case of a dehumidifying device using a thermoelectric element, it can have a constant high dehumidifying efficiency as described later, and at the same time, the dehumidifying device can be easily downsized.

Hereinafter, a small dehumidifying device having a dehumidifying function using a thermoelectric element is assumed and described in detail. .

Hereinafter, the external appearance of the dehumidifying device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

1 is an exemplary view showing the appearance of a dehumidifying device 1 according to an embodiment.

2 is an exemplary view showing the appearance of a dehumidifying device 1 according to another embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the dehumidifying device 1 may include a housing 10, an inlet portion 20, an outlet portion 30, a water tank 40, a handle 50 and a display portion 60.

The housing 10 may be configured in various forms to protect the internal structure of the dehumidifying device 1 from external impact.

The housing 10 may have a three-dimensional shape having an internal space in which at least one or more modules may be disposed.

For example, the housing 10 may be implemented in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, a cylindrical shape, or other three-dimensional shapes that can give an aesthetic sense to the user. For example, the housing 10 may have a cylindrical shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Meanwhile, one or more modules disposed inside the housing 10 are for performing various air purification operations such as dehumidification, humidification, air cleaning, odor removal, and direction, and will be described in detail in the following related parts.

The housing 10 may be formed by combining a plurality of housings as needed. For example, the housing 10 may include a first housing and a second housing, and the first housing and the second housing may be provided to be detachable depending on the use condition.

The water tank 40 may collect moisture generated in the process of removing moisture from the fluid introduced into the housing 10.

The water tank 40 may be formed to be integral with or detachable from the housing 10.

For example, the water tank 40 may be integrally formed with the lower portion of the housing 10 and the moisture generated through the dehumidification process from the fluid introduced into the housing 10 may drop and collect.

As another example, the water tank 40 may be formed as a separate component from the housing 10 so as to be detachable under the housing 10.

For example, referring to FIG. 2, the water tank 40 may be attached to the inside of the housing 10 from the side of the housing 10.

The water tank 40 is made of a translucent or transparent material showing the inside, and the amount of moisture collected by the user can be visually confirmed.

Alternatively, the water tank 40 may be implemented with an opaque material that is not visible inside.

In addition, the user of the water tank 40 can be separated from the housing 10 to remove moisture collected in the water tank 40.

In addition, the water tank 40 may include an outlet hole 700 to remove moisture collected in a state not separated from the housing 10.

The outlet hole 700 may be provided on one side of the water tank 40 and may be a hole through which water collected in the water tank 40 can be discharged.

For example, the outflow hole 700 may include a cap structure or a silicone stopper, and when it is normally closed and water needs to be removed from the water tank 40, the water tank is automatically or manually changed to an open state ( 40) can escape moisture.

As another example, the outlet hole 700 may be in a form in which a separate hose or pipe can be combined so that the moisture collected in the water tank 40 can be smoothly discharged through the outlet hole 700.

Meanwhile, the water tank 40 is not an essential component, and may be omitted depending on the use state of the dehumidifying device 1. Alternatively, the user may use it in combination with all types of components capable of collecting moisture generated through the dehumidifying device 1 as needed.

For example, the dehumidifying device 1 may include only the module and the housing 10 required for dehumidification, which will be described later. At this time, the dehumidifying device 1 may be used with any type of container capable of collecting moisture, and may include, for example, a cup, a bottle, a water bottle, a bowl, or other hollow container.

As another example, the dehumidifying device 1 in which the water tank 40 is omitted may be arranged in a space including a drain hole such as a bathroom or a bath. At this time, the moisture generated in the dehumidifying device 1 can be dropped as it is and discharged through a sewer arranged in a toilet or bathtub.

The inlet part 20 means a passage through which external fluid flows into the housing 10.

The inlet 20 may be disposed on one or more surfaces of the housing 10 so that external fluid can be sufficiently introduced into the interior space of the housing 10 from various sides.

For example, the inlet 20 is disposed under the housing 10 to induce external fluid to flow into the housing 10 from the bottom.

As another example, as illustrated in FIG. 1, when the housing 10 and the water tank 40 are configured to be detachable, a gap formed between the housing 10 and the water tank 40 is used as the inlet 20. Can function.

As another example, as described above, when the housing 10 is provided with the first housing and the second housing separated, the inlet 20 may be formed between the first housing and the second housing.

As another example, referring to FIG. 2, the inlet 20 may be implemented as a collection of a plurality of pores through which an external fluid can pass through the outer wall of the housing 10. At this time, the inlet 20 may be disposed at least one on the outer wall of the housing 10, it may be formed in a suitable size that can be sufficiently introduced into the outer fluid of the housing 10.

As another example, a plurality of inlets 20 may be disposed at regular intervals along the circumference of the outer wall of the housing 10.

The discharge part 30 means a passage through which the fluid introduced into the housing 10 is discharged.

For example, the fluid introduced into the housing 10 through the above-described inlet 20 may be discharged to the outside through the outlet 30 through at least one or more modules disposed inside the housing 10. .

The discharge unit 30 may be disposed on one or more surfaces of the housing 10 so that fluid introduced into the housing 10 can be smoothly discharged outside the housing 10.

For example, the discharge unit 30 may be disposed on the outer wall of the housing 10 to induce that fluid passing through one or more modules disposed inside the housing 10 is discharged.

As another example, the discharge unit 30 may be disposed on the upper portion of the housing 10, and one or more spaces through which fluid can be discharged may be formed on the upper portion of the housing 10.

For example, referring to FIG. 1, a passage through which fluid can be discharged may be continuously formed along the circumference of the housing 10 on the upper surface of the housing 10.

Alternatively, for example, a plurality of passages through which the fluid can be discharged may be disposed at regular intervals along the circumference of the housing 10 on the upper surface of the housing 10.

As another example, the discharge unit 30 may be implemented as a collection of at least two or more pores connecting the outer wall and the inner wall of the housing 10. At this time, the discharge unit 30 may be disposed on the outer wall or the top of the housing 10, one or more, it may be formed in an appropriate size to be discharged external fluid.

In addition, a handle 50 may be further provided on one surface of the housing 10 to easily move or carry the dehumidifying device 1.

The handle 50 may be disposed on multiple sides of the housing 10.

For example, the handle 50 may be formed on the outer or inner wall of the housing 10.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 1, the handle 50 may be disposed on the upper surface of the housing 10.

The display unit 60 may display a mode of the dehumidifying device 1.

The user of the dehumidifying device 1 can check the operating state of the dehumidifying device 1 through the display unit 60.

One or more display units 60 may be disposed on one surface of the housing 10.

For example, the display unit 60 may be disposed on the top or outer wall of the housing 10.

The display unit 60 may include a plurality of marks to indicate the operating state of the dehumidifying device 1.

The display section 60 will be described later in the relevant section.

Therefore, according to the dehumidifying device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the external fluid flowing through the inlet 20 disposed on one side of the housing 10 is contained in the air through the interior of the housing 10. It can be discharged through the discharge portion 30 disposed on the other side of the housing 10 in a state in which moisture is removed.

In addition, moisture generated in the process of removing moisture from the external fluid through the dehumidifying device 1 may be collected in a water tank 40 connected to the housing 10 and the water tank 40 is separated from the housing 10 or the water tank. Water collected through the outlet hole 700 provided in the 40 may be discharged.

Hereinafter, internal components related to an air purification operation performed through one or more modules disposed inside the housing 10 will be described in detail.

Hereinafter, components inside the dehumidifying device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

3 is an exemplary view for explaining the internal components of the dehumidifying device 1 according to an embodiment.

4 is a perspective view for explaining the internal components of the dehumidifying device 1 according to an embodiment.

5 is an exemplary view showing a thermoelectric module 100 according to an embodiment.

3 and 4, inside the dehumidifying device 1, a guide unit 200, a thermoelectric module 100, a driving module 310, a blower fan 500, and a discharge unit 30 may be disposed. have.

The thermoelectric module 100 may remove moisture from the fluid flowing into the dehumidifying device 1 through condensation.

The thermoelectric module 100 may perform a dehumidifying function by receiving the power from the power source P and changing the temperature of the introduced fluid.

The thermoelectric module 100 is disposed inside the housing 10, and may be disposed to have a large contact time or contact area with a fluid introduced from the outside.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the thermoelectric module 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5.

Referring to FIG. 5, the thermoelectric module 100 may include a cooling unit 110, a thermoelectric element 130 and a heat dissipation unit 140.

The temperature of the cooling unit 110 may be lowered by the thermoelectric element 130, thereby lowering the temperature around the cooling unit 110.

As the fluid introduced into the dehumidifying device 1 is cooled by the cooling unit 110, condensation may occur in which moisture inside the fluid adheres to the cooling unit 110.

The cooling unit 110 may be made of a material that transfers heat well.

For example, the cooling unit 110 may be made of aluminum, copper, stainless steel, or conductive plastic.

The cooling unit 110 may be directly attached to the thermoelectric element 130 or may be attached with a thermally conductive material therebetween.

The cooling unit 110 may further include bumps to increase dehumidification efficiency. The cooling unit 110 and the bumps will be described later.

The thermoelectric element 130 may include a device using various effects that are caused by the interaction of heat and electricity.

The thermoelectric element 130 may exchange electrical energy and thermal energy.

The thermoelectric element 130 may generate cold air or warmth due to a thermoelectric phenomenon caused by the power source P.

Meanwhile, the thermoelectric phenomenon may include a Feltier effect.

The Peltier effect is the effect that cooling and heating occur simultaneously by electric power. When electric current is passed through two metal (P-type semiconductors, N-type semiconductors) having different properties, one side heats at the junction of the two metals. This occurs, and the other side is based on the phenomenon of taking away heat.

The thermoelectric element 130 using the thermoelectric phenomenon is a well-known technique well known to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The thermoelectric element 130 may include a cooling surface that absorbs heat to take away the heat energy when current flows, and a heating surface that emits heat energy.

When the direction of the current flowing through the thermoelectric element 130 is changed, the existing cooling surface may be changed to a heating surface, and the existing heating surface may be changed to a cooling surface.

For example, the thermoelectric element 130 may have a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a thin thickness, and an upper surface may be implemented as a heating surface and a lower surface as a cooling surface.

The thermoelectric element 130 may include a flexible thermoelectric element.

The thermoelectric element 130 may be disposed between the cooling unit 110 and the heat dissipation unit 140.

The temperature of the cooling unit 110 may be lowered and the temperature of the heat dissipation unit 140 may be increased by the thermoelectric element 130.

Meanwhile, the thermoelectric module 100 may include a plurality of thermoelectric elements 130. At this time, the plurality of thermoelectric elements 130 may be connected in parallel or in series to have a larger area of a cooling surface or a heating surface, or a higher heat transfer efficiency.

The heat dissipation unit 140 may dissipate heat transferred from the thermoelectric element 130.

The heat dissipation unit 140 may be made of a material that transfers heat well.

For example, the heat dissipation unit 140 may be made of aluminum, stainless steel, copper, or conductive plastic.

The heat dissipation unit 140 may include a plurality of heat dissipation fins.

The more the heat sink 140 includes more heat sink fins, the more heat can be released.

The heat dissipation unit 140 may dissipate heat energy generated by the thermoelectric element 130 to prevent the performance of the thermoelectric element 130 from being deteriorated due to high temperature and increase cooling efficiency.

The heat dissipation unit 140 may be directly attached to the thermoelectric element 130 or may be attached with a thermally conductive material therebetween.

The cooling unit 110 and the heat dissipation unit 140 may be disposed on the cross section of the thermoelectric element 130.

For example, a heat dissipation unit 140 may be disposed on a heating surface that is an upper surface of the thermoelectric element 130 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a cooling unit 110 may be disposed on a cooling surface that is a bottom surface.

The guide unit 200 may include a structure for guiding the flow of fluid introduced into the dehumidifying device 1.

The guide part 200 may be disposed in a path through which the fluid in the space inside the housing 10 passes.

For example, at least one guide unit 200 may be provided around the inlet 20 or the thermoelectric module 100.

For example, the guide unit 200 may be disposed to surround at least a portion of the thermoelectric module 100. At this time, the guide unit 200 may be spaced apart from the cooling unit 110 by a predetermined distance so that air introduced through the inlet unit 200 may pass through.

The structure for guiding the flow of the fluid included in the guide part 200 will be described later.

The guide unit 200 may be omitted from the dehumidifying device 1.

The blowing fan 500 may induce a fluid existing outside the dehumidifying device 1 to move inside the dehumidifying device 1.

The blower fan 500 may include means for moving a fluid or gas.

For example, the blower fan 500 includes a propeller and blows the wind from the bottom of the blower fan 500 to the top of the blower fan 500 by rotating the propeller, thereby forming an inside or outside air circulation track in the dehumidifying device 1. You can.

The blower fan 500 may be disposed inside the housing 10, around the inlet 20 or the outlet 30.

The power P may supply power to at least one of the controller 300, the thermoelectric module 100, the sensing unit 400, and the blowing fan 500 in at least one form of wired power, wireless power, and battery.

The battery may include any type of battery applicable according to the prior art and technological development. As an example, the battery is a one-time primary battery such as an alkaline battery, a dry battery, a mercury battery, a lithium battery, and a charge such as a nickel-cadmium battery, a nickel-hydrogen battery, a lithium ion secondary battery, a lithium ion polymer secondary battery, a lead storage battery, etc. Possible secondary batteries may be included.

For example, the power source P may be implemented as a wired power source connected to an external power source through the inlet 20.

The driving module 310 may control the thermoelectric module 100 or the blowing fan 500.

The driving module 310 may control the thermoelectric module 100 to lower the temperature of the cooling unit 110 or increase the temperature of the heat dissipation unit 140.

The driving module 310 may adjust the speed of the blowing fan 500.

The driving module 310 may be disposed inside the dehumidifying device 1 in the form of a circuit board. At this time, the driving module 310 may be disposed in a position close to the power P to receive a smooth power supply from the power P, or the power P may be disposed in a circuit board on which the driving module 310 is implemented. .

For example, referring to FIG. 4, the driving module 310 is implemented in the form of a thin circuit board, is disposed around the inner wall of the housing 10, and the power source P is disposed on the inner wall of the housing 10 to drive the module 310. Power can be easily supplied from this power source P.

Meanwhile, the driving module 310 may include a first driving module 311 and a second driving module 312. At this time, the first driving module 311 and the second driving module 312 may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to smoothly perform functions mounted on each, as described below.

The first driving module 311 may be arranged to surround the cooling unit 110.

For example, the first driving module 311 may be disposed on the side wall of the housing 10 or the guide unit 200 to surround the cooling unit 110 in the form of a thin ring-shaped PCB plate.

The first driving module 311 may control the thermoelectric module 100 so that the thermoelectric element 130 lowers the temperature of the cooling unit 110 so that condensation occurs. At this time, the first driving module 311 may control the temperature of the cooling unit 110 and the heat dissipation unit 140 by adjusting the amount of current supplied to the thermoelectric element 130 according to a user's selection or dehumidification mode. .

The first driving module 311 may operate the blowing fan 500 to induce external fluid to move inside the dehumidifying device 1. At this time, the first driving module 311 may adjust the speed of the blowing fan 500 according to a user's selection or a dehumidifying mode.

The first driving module 311 may include an LED module 330.

The first driving module 311 may control the LED module 330 to emit light to the water tank 40. At this time, the dehumidifying device 1 may serve as a lighting.

The second driving module 312 may be disposed under the display unit 60.

The second driving module 312 may include an LED module 330 to provide light to the display unit 60.

The second driving module 312 may further include other modules 340. At this time, the fluid that has passed through the blower fan 500 may pass through other modules, which will be described later, before being discharged to the discharge unit 30, and thus may have effects such as direction, deodorization and purification.

Meanwhile, the dehumidifying device 1 may further include other modules therein.

Other modules may include modules equipped with other functions in addition to the moisture removal function or the LED function.

Details of other modules will be described later.

On the other hand, the above-described components can be suitably disposed inside the dehumidifying device (1).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the heat dissipation unit 140 is coupled to the top of the thermoelectric element 130, and the cooling unit 110 is coupled to the bottom to form the thermoelectric module 100, and the thermoelectric module 100 ), The guide unit 200 is disposed, the blowing fan 500 is disposed at the top of the thermoelectric module 100, and the discharge part 30 is disposed at the top of the blowing fan 500.

In another example, the dehumidifying device 1 is disposed in the order from the top to the bottom of the guide unit 200, the cooling unit 110, the thermoelectric module 100 and the blowing fan 500, discharged to the bottom of the blowing fan 500 The part 30 may be arranged. At this time, the fluid flowing from the outside to the dehumidifying device 1 may be discharged after the dehumidifying device 1 moves from the top to the bottom or from the bottom to the top and undergoes a process of removing moisture.

As another example, the blower fan 500 is disposed on the side wall of the housing 10 and external fluid is introduced from the dehumidifying device 1 side to move to the other side of the dehumidifying device 1, and after dehumidifying after passing through the process of removing moisture. It can be discharged to the other side of the device 1.

As another example, after the blower fan 500 is disposed on the side wall of the housing 10 and the external fluid flows from the side of the dehumidifying device 1 to the top or bottom of the dehumidifying device 1 and undergoes a process of removing moisture. It can be discharged to the top or bottom of the dehumidifying device (1).

In addition, the dehumidifying device 1, the external fluid is introduced into the dehumidifying device 1 by the blowing fan 500, dehumidified through the guide unit 200 and the thermoelectric module 100 and discharged through the discharge unit 30 It can include a variety of structures.

Hereinafter, a process in which the moisture removal function is performed in the aforementioned dehumidifying device 1 will be described in detail.

In addition, hereinafter, for convenience of description, as shown in FIG. 4, the water tank 40 is disposed at the bottom of the housing 10, and the fluid introduced from the side surface of the housing 10 is a thermoelectric module 100, It will be described with the assumption that it is arranged to be discharged through the upper portion through the blower fan 500.

For example, when the blowing fan 500 is operated by the driving module 310 of the dehumidifying device 1, the flow of fluid is induced from the bottom of the blowing fan 500 to the top or from the top of the blowing fan 500 to the bottom. Can be.

At this time, due to the flow of the fluid induced by the blowing fan 500, external fluid may be introduced into the dehumidifying device 1 through the inlet 20 of the dehumidifying device 1.

In addition, the fluid introduced into the dehumidifying device 1 may be guided around the cooling unit 110 by the guide unit 200. For example, the fluid moves along a movement path provided by the guide unit 200, or the movement of the fluid is prevented by the guide unit 200 so that the fluid moves around the cooling unit 110 or the cooling unit 110 ) You can stay around for a long time.

In addition, the fluid in contact with the surface of the cooling unit 110 may be dehumidified while the temperature is lowered and water vapor or the like contained in the fluid condenses on the surface of the cooling unit 110 in a liquid state.

In addition, moisture condensing on the surface of the cooling unit 110 may be collected in the water tank 40 by falling under the cooling unit 110 by gravity.

In addition, the fluid that has passed through the cooling unit 110 may move to the thermoelectric element 130 and the heat dissipation unit 140. At this time, the heat dissipation unit 140 may have a relatively higher temperature than the fluid passing through the cooling unit 110 or the cooling unit 110 by the thermoelectric element 130.

The temperature of the fluid may be increased by the heat dissipation unit 140 while passing through the heat dissipation unit 140.

Therefore, the temperature of the fluid dropped by the cooling unit 110 rises again by the heat dissipation unit 140 and may be discharged to the outside again with a temperature similar to or higher than the temperature of the fluid before flowing into the dehumidifying device 1. have.

On the other hand, the fluid that has passed through the cooling unit 110 does not pass through the thermoelectric element 130 without going through the thermoelectric element 130 or goes through the thermoelectric element 130 and the heat dissipation portion 140 according to the internal structure of the dehumidifying device 1. It can be moved to the blowing fan 500 or the discharge unit 30 without.

The fluid that has passed through the heat dissipation unit 140 may be discharged to the discharge unit 30 after passing through the blower fan 500 or directly to the discharge unit 30 without passing through the blower fan 500.

Hereinafter, various shapes of the cooling unit 110 capable of increasing dehumidification efficiency will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 to 10.

6 is an exemplary view showing a cooling unit 110 according to an embodiment.

7 is an exemplary view for exemplarily explaining the bump 120 on the surface of the cooling unit 110 according to an embodiment.

8 is an exemplary view for exemplarily explaining bumps 120 of various shapes according to an embodiment.

9 is an exemplary view showing a phenomenon in which moisture (W) in a fluid condenses on the surface of the cooling unit 110 according to an embodiment.

10 is an exemplary view showing a cooling unit 110 including bumps 120 of various shapes according to an embodiment.

First, referring to FIG. 6, the cooling unit 110 includes a cooling unit top 111 and a cooling unit bottom 112, and a bump 120 between the cooling unit top 111 and the cooling unit bottom 112. May be included.

Cooling unit 110 may be implemented in a variety of three-dimensional shape having a plurality of surfaces.

For example, the cooling unit 110 may be a three-dimensional shape such as a cone, a cone, a cone.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the width may be implemented to be narrower as the cooling part is moved from the upper part 111 to the lower part 112. At this time, the fluid introduced from the outside of the dehumidifying device 1 may exchange heat with the cooling unit 110 while moving from the lower cooling unit 112 to the upper cooling unit 111.

As another example, the cooling unit 110 may be embodied in a conical three-dimensional shape in which the width increases from the upper portion 111 of the cooling portion to the lower portion 112 of the cooling portion.

At this time, as the fluid introduced from the dehumidifying device 1 passes through the cooling unit 110, moisture condensed in the cooling unit 110 is cooled in the upper portion 111 of the cooling unit along the edge of the side of the cooling unit 110 It can be moved to the lower portion 112.

As another example, the cooling unit 110 may be embodied in a cylindrical shape or a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the shape of the cooling unit 100 is formed into various shapes that can effectively condense moisture on the surface of the cooling unit in addition to the above-described examples. Can be.

The upper end 111 of the cooling unit may be attached to one surface of the thermoelectric element 130.

For example, the cooling unit top 111 includes a flat surface, and the flat surface and the cooling surface of the thermoelectric element 130 may be attached to each other.

In the lower portion 112 of the cooling unit, moisture W condensed on the cooling unit 110 may be aggregated.

For example, the cooling unit bottom 112 may include a curved surface, and moisture W condensed on the cooling unit 110 from the fluid may be aggregated and aggregated along the curved surface. At this time, the larger the amount of the aggregated water (W), the faster the gravity can fall from the cooling unit 110.

At least one bump 120 may be disposed on one surface of the cooling unit 110 in order to increase a contact area with the fluid.

The bump 120 means a shape in which all or a part of a specific region protrudes or is settled compared to other regions.

For example, the bump 120 may be formed in a shape protruding from the center of the cooling unit 110 to the outside in a specific region of the cooling unit 110 surface.

As another example, the bump 120 may include a portion protruding from the cooling unit 110 at a predetermined length.

As another example, the bump 120 may include a portion protruding in an arcuate shape from one surface of the cooling unit 110.

Meanwhile, the bump 120 may be separated from the cooling unit 110.

Referring to FIG. 7, the bump 120 may include a bump top 121, a bump bottom 122 and a bump cross section 123.

The bump 120 may be embodied as a pillar shape in which the bump cross section 123 has a shape of a specific figure.

For example, the bump 120 may be embodied in a column shape having an upper surface or a lower surface formed of an arcuate circumference.

As another example, the bump 120 may be embodied in a column shape having a sector shape or a fan shape.

Referring to FIG. 8, the bump 120 may be embodied in a column shape having bump cross sections 123 of various shapes.

For example, the bump cross-section 123 may include a polygonal shape such as a trapezoidal shape or a triangular shape.

Referring to FIG. 8, the bump 120 may include symmetrical bumps and asymmetrical bumps.

In the symmetrical bump, the bump cross section 123 may have the same sized area at the bump top 121 and at the bump bottom 122.

Asymmetric bumps may have different area sizes of the bump cross-section 123 at the bump bottom 122 and the bump top 121.

For example, in the asymmetric bump, the area of the bump end surface 123 at the bump top 121 may be larger than the area of the bump end surface 123 at the bottom end 122. At this time, the asymmetric bump may be smaller as the area of the bump end face 123 goes from the upper end of the bump 121 to the lower end of the bump 122.

In addition, asymmetric bumps, bump top 121 and bump bottom 122 may form a constant slope. At this time, the larger the slope, the faster the moisture (W) condensed on the bump 120 can fall.

Referring to FIG. 9, moisture W condensed on the bump 120 may move along the surface of the bump 120.

The moisture W generated by condensation from the fluid contacting the bump 120 condenses on one surface of the bump 120 and can move in various directions.

For example, moisture (W) may be moved from the upper bump 121 to the lower bump 122 by gravity.

As another example, the moisture (W) may move along the side of the bump 120 having a constant curvature or a path of movement of the fluid.

The moisture W may be combined with other moisture while moving along the bump 120 surface.

The moisture W may be combined with other moisture condensed on the surface of the bump 120 as well as other moisture condensed on the surface of the bump 120.

When the moisture (W) is combined with other moisture, the speed of movement to the lower portion of the bump 122 or the lower portion of the cooling unit 112 may increase, or may fall faster from the bump 120 or the cooling unit 110.

When the bump 120 is included in the cooling unit 110, a heat exchange efficiency may be increased because a contact area with the fluid is wider than when the bump 120 is not included.

The cooling unit 110 may include two or more bumps 120.

The two or more bumps 120 may be arranged continuously or spaced along one surface of the cooling unit 110.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, two or more bumps 120 may be arranged on the side surface of the conical shaped cooling unit 110 spaced apart at regular intervals to form a wrinkle pattern.

Referring to FIG. 10, at least two or more bumps 120 may be disposed on the cooling unit 110 in various patterns.

Depending on the number, shape, and pattern of the bumps 120 included in the cooling unit 110, the area where the fluid introduced into the dehumidifying device 1 contacts the cooling unit 110 and heat exchanges may vary.

In the cooling unit 110, the bump 120 may be omitted.

On the other hand, the bump 120 may be implemented in a form in which two or more pins are spaced apart at regular intervals in at least one of vertical, horizontal and diagonal directions.

On the other hand, the bump 120 may induce or hinder the movement path of the fluid introduced into the dehumidifying device 1.

For example, the bump 120 may be disposed in a circular ring shape around the cooling unit 110. At this time, the fluid passing through the surface of the cooling unit 110 may stagnate by colliding with the bump 120, so that the contact time with the cooling unit 110 may increase, and thus cooling efficiency may increase.

Hereinafter, a method of preventing moisture W from being isolated between the plurality of bumps 120 disposed in the cooling unit 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

11 is an exemplary view showing a phenomenon in which water (W) condensed on the cooling unit 110 or the bump 120 falls between the bumps 120 and is isolated according to an embodiment.

The moisture W condensed in the cooling unit 110 or the bump 120 may move to the lower portion 112 of the cooling unit.

When two or more bumps 120 are disposed on the cooling unit 110, moisture W may move between the bumps 120 and collect at the lower portion 112 of the cooling unit.

Moisture (W) may move between two or more bumps (120) to meet and aggregate with other moisture.

The moisture W may have a certain width by itself or aggregated with other moisture.

On the other hand, two or more bumps 120 may be arranged spaced apart from each other in the cooling unit 110, but the separation distance d may decrease as the cooling unit top 111 goes to the cooling unit bottom 112.

When the separation distance d between the two bumps 120 is within the jamming prevention range, moisture W may be caught between the two bumps 120.

The pinching prevention range is the width or volume of the moisture (W) condensed from the fluid to the cooling unit 110, the width or volume of the moisture (W) changed as the moisture (W) aggregates with other moisture, the movement of the moisture (W) Speed and cooling unit 110 may be set based on at least one of the shape or material.

When the moisture W is sandwiched between the two bumps 120, the moisture W may not move to the lower portion 112 of the cooling portion or fall from the cooling portion 110 for a certain period of time.

For example, if the separation distance (d) is 3-4 mm, the moisture (W) may stagnate between the bumps (120) and the movement speed may be slow or not.

On the other hand, even if the moisture (W) is interposed between the bumps 120, it may move again when it aggregates with other moisture.

12 is an exemplary view showing a shape of a bump 120 and a method of arranging for preventing moisture W from being caught between the bumps 120 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 12, the bump 120 may include a first bump 120a and a second bump 120b.

The first bump 120a and the second bump 120b may have different lengths or shapes.

For example, the length of the second bump 120b may be shorter than the length of the first bump 120a.

As another example, the width of the second bump 120b may be thinner than the width of the first bump 120a.

As another example, the distance that the second bump 120b protrudes from the cooling unit 110 may be smaller than the distance that the first bump 120a protrudes from the cooling unit 110.

The first bumps 120a and the second bumps 120b may be arranged to be spaced apart by a predetermined distance on the side surface of the cooling unit 110.

The distance between the first bump 120a and the second bump 120b may be narrower or wider from the upper end 111 of the cooling unit to the lower end 112 of the cooling unit.

The length of the second bump 120b may be set according to whether or not the moisture W can be caught between the first bump 120a and the second bump 120b.

For example, the length of the second bump 120b may be set from the upper end 111 of the cooling unit until the separation distance d from the first bump 120a becomes 3-4 mm.

When the second bump 120b is disposed between a point where the distance d from the upper end 111 of the cooling unit and the first bump 120a is within a predetermined range, the moisture W is the first bump 120a and the second bump 120b. It can be moved between the two bumps (120b) without being stuck or stagnated to the lower portion 112 of the cooling unit or may fall from the cooling unit (110).

On the other hand, the width of the second bump (120b) may be changed according to the position in the cooling unit 110 to prevent moisture (W) from being caught between the first bump (120a) and the second bump (120b) have.

For example, the width of the second bump 120b may be narrower as it goes from the upper portion 111 of the cooling portion to the lower portion 112 of the cooling portion.

As another example, the width of the second bump 120b may be narrowed toward the point where the separation distance d from the upper end 111 of the cooling unit to the first bump 120a is within a range for preventing pinching.

Meanwhile, in order to prevent moisture W from being caught between the first bump 120a and the second bump 120b, the distance from which the second bump 120b protrudes from the cooling unit 110 is the cooling unit 110. It can be changed depending on the location of.

For example, the distance that the second bump 120b protrudes from the cooling unit 110 may be shorter as it goes from the cooling unit top 111 to the cooling unit bottom 112.

As another example, the distance from which the second bump 120b protrudes from the cooling unit 110 becomes shorter toward the point where the separation distance d from the upper end 111 of the cooling unit 111 with the first bump 120a is within the prevention range of jamming. You can.

Hereinafter, a structure for increasing the dehumidifying efficiency by increasing the contact area and the contact time of the fluid flowing into the dehumidifying device 1 from the outside with the cooling unit 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16.

13 is an exemplary view showing that the guide unit 200 in the dehumidifying device 1 according to an embodiment is disposed.

14 is an exemplary view showing a guide unit 200 according to an embodiment.

15 is an exemplary view showing a cross section (A-A ') when the guide unit 200 according to an embodiment includes the protrusion 210 but is disposed in parallel.

16 is an exemplary view showing a cross section (A-A ') when the guide part 200 according to an embodiment includes a protrusion 210 but is disposed in a spiral shape.

Referring to FIG. 13, the guide unit 200 may be disposed between the housing 10 and the cooling unit 110 to surround the cooling unit 110.

The guide unit 200 may control the movement of external fluid introduced into the dehumidifying device 1.

The guide part 200 may be directly or indirectly connected to the inlet part 20 to control the flow of the fluid flowing from outside the dehumidifying device 1.

For example, the fluid introduced into the inlet 20 may be directly moved to the guide unit 200 or may be moved to the guide unit 200 through a connection passage disposed on the side of the guide unit 200.

The shape of the guide unit 200 may be implemented according to the shape of the cooling unit 110.

For example, when the shape of the cooling unit 110 is a conical shape, as shown in FIG. 15, the shape of the guide unit 200 may include a hollow conical shape surrounding the cooling unit 110 or a hollow cylindrical shape. .

As another example, the guide part 200 is implemented in a hollow conical shape to surround the cooling part 110, but the distance between the guide part 200 and the cooling part 110 increases as the guide part 200 goes from the lower part to the upper part. can do.

The shape of the guide unit 200 may be implemented in a shape suitable for inducing a flow of fluid regardless of the shape of the cooling unit 110.

For example, the shape of the guide portion 200 may be implemented as a pipe shape connected from the inlet portion 20 to the cooling portion 110.

The guide part 200 may induce or hinder the movement path of the fluid introduced into the inlet part 20.

The guide unit 200 may include a protrusion 210 as described below, thereby inducing a path of fluid movement or interfering with the movement of the fluid to allow the fluid to stay around the cooling unit 110 for a longer time.

Meanwhile, the guide unit 200 may control the flow of the fluid so that some of the fluid interferes with movement and the other part smoothly moves to prevent the fluid from continuously stagnating around the cooling unit 110.

15 and 16 show a cross section (A-A ') when the guide portion 200 shown in FIG. 14 is cut parallel to the central axis of the guide portion 200.

15 and 16, a passage through which the fluid introduced from the outside to the dehumidifying device 1 flows into the guide unit 200 may be disposed in the guide unit 200.

For example, in order to allow fluid to flow into the guide part 200, the inlet part 20 and the side of the guide part 200 are connected, or a connection pipe connecting the inlet part 20 and the guide part 200 has a guide part 200. ) Can be placed on the side.

As another example, the fluid introduced into the inlet portion 20 may be introduced into the guide portion 200 from the top of the guide portion 200 or from the lower portion of the guide portion 200 to the guide portion 200.

15, the guide unit 200 may include a protrusion 210 on the inner wall. The protruding portion 210 may include a portion protruding from the guide wall 200 by a certain length in the direction of the central axis of the guide portion 200 from the inner wall.

For example, the protruding portion 210 may be disposed in a convex shape protruding a certain length from the inner wall of the guide portion 200 in a circular strip shape around the central axis of the guide portion 200.

As another example, the protrusion 210 has a convex shape protruding from the inner wall of the guide portion 200 for a predetermined length, and may be disposed in a shape of a broken circular strip.

As another example, the protrusion 210 is a plurality of convex shapes protruding a certain length from the inner wall of the guide portion 200, and each convex shape may be arranged at a predetermined distance apart.

As another example, the protrusion 210 has a shape protruding from the inner wall of the guide part 200 for a predetermined length, and may be randomly disposed on the inner wall of the guide part 200.

The guide unit 200 may include a plurality of protrusions 210.

In one example, referring to FIG. 15, the plurality of protrusions 210 are formed in a circular strip shape on the inner wall of the guide portion 200, but each circular strip shape may be spaced apart at a predetermined distance and disposed in parallel.

As another example, referring to FIG. 16, the plurality of protrusions 210 may be connected to each other and disposed spirally on the inner wall of the guide unit 200.

The movement path of the fluid introduced into the dehumidifying device 1 from the outside may be induced by the protrusion 210 included in the guide unit 200.

Referring to FIG. 15, the fluid moved from the inlet portion 20 to the guide portion 200 may move along the induction path F by the protrusion 210.

For example, the induction path F may include a path through which the fluid moves while colliding with the protrusion 210 by forming the protrusion 210 on the inner wall of the guide part 200.

As another example, the induction path F may include a path in which the fluid moves between the plurality of protrusions 210 by forming the plurality of protrusions 210 in a circular band shape parallel to the inner wall of the guide part 200. .

As another example, referring to FIG. 16, the guide path F is formed by helically rotating a plurality of protrusions 210 on the inner wall of the guide part 200 so that the fluid rotates helically between the plurality of protrusions 210 and guide parts ( 210) It can move from the bottom to the top.

As the fluid moves along the induction path F, the area in contact with the cooling unit 110 may increase or the time for contact may increase.

When the area in which the fluid contacts the cooling unit 110 increases or the contact time increases, condensation may occur more frequently, and more moisture may be removed from the fluid.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 15 or 16, the guide unit 200 may include a water tank passage 220.

The water tank passage 220 may be disposed under the guide part 200 to collect moisture W from the guide part 200 to the water tank 40.

The water tank passage 220 may be a connection passage from the guide unit 200 to the water tank 40.

The water tank passage 220 may be closed or opened according to a user's selection or dehumidification mode.

The water tank passage 220 may be closed or opened by a mechanical switch or a stopper.

For example, when more than a certain amount of water is collected in the water tank 40 and is detected by the water level sensor 430, the water tank passage 220 is closed so that the water W does not move from the guide unit 200 to the water tank 40. It may not.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the dehumidifying operation and the air purifying operation performed through the dehumidifying device 1 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16 will be described in detail.

17 is a block diagram showing components for performing a dehumidifying operation according to an embodiment.

In the description of the configuration shown in FIG. 17, parts common to the description of the internal components of the dehumidifying device 1 will be omitted.

The dehumidifying device 1 may include a thermoelectric module 100, a guide unit 200, a control unit 300, a sensing unit 400, a blower fan 500, and a power source P.

The control unit 300 may control the operation of the dehumidifying device 1.

For example, the controller 300 may activate or deactivate the dehumidifying function of the dehumidifying device 1 according to a preset criterion. For example, the user can set the dehumidification operation to be deactivated or activated according to the place, season, weather, and / or time zone. Or, for example, the user may set the degree of dehumidification to be different depending on the place, season, weather and / or time zone.

As another example, the controller 300 may automatically change the dehumidifying mode according to the humidity or temperature around the dehumidifying device 1, and perform the operation of the dehumidifying device 1 to perform an appropriate level of dehumidifying operation according to each mode. Can be controlled. Alternatively, the controller 300 may control the operation of the dehumidifying device 1 to perform a dehumidifying operation according to a mode selected by the user.

The control unit 300 may be supplied with power by the power source (P).

The control unit 300 may include a driving module 310, a communication module 320, an LED module 330, and other modules 340.

The driving module 310 may obtain data on the temperature, humidity, or moisture content of the water tank 40 from the sensing unit 400.

The driving module 310 may set a control mode according to data obtained from the sensing unit 400 or according to a user's selection, and adjust the speed of the blower fan 500 according to the set control mode or the thermoelectric module 100 You can adjust the driving time.

The driving module 310 may control the communication module 320, the LED module 330, and other modules 340.

The communication module 320 may be connected to an external terminal such as a smart phone through at least one of wired communication and wireless communication.

For example, wireless communication includes Wi-Fi networks, 3G, LTE networks, 5G, and LoRa mobile networks, wave (Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment), beacons, zigbees, Bluetooth (Bluetooth) , BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), and the like.

Also, the wired communication may include a twisted pair cable, a coaxial cable, or an optical cable.

The communication module 320 may provide data regarding the dehumidifying device 1 to an external terminal through wired communication or wireless communication, or obtain command data from the external terminal and provide it to the dehumidifying device 1.

For example, the user may start or stop the dehumidifying device 1 using an external terminal.

Meanwhile, the communication module 320 obtains data from the sensing unit 400 and provides it to the driving module 310 or obtains command data from the driving module 310 and provides it to the thermoelectric module 100 or the blowing fan 500. can do.

For example, the driving module 310 may control the operating time of the thermoelectric module 100 or the operating speed of the blowing fan 500 through the communication module 320.

Some of the functions of the communication module 320 may be omitted.

The communication module 320 may be omitted from the control unit 300.

The LED module 330 may indicate a current state of the dehumidifying device 1 through light emission or perform a lighting function.

The LED module 330 may be made of a material emitting light in addition to the light emitting diode.

The LED module 330 may emit light of a different color according to the dehumidifying mode of the dehumidifying device 1.

Meanwhile, the LED module 330 may display at least one color in at least one pattern according to a user's selection regardless of the dehumidifying mode of the dehumidifying device 1.

The LED module 330 may be disposed inside the dehumidifying device 1 or the driving module 310.

For example, the LED module 330 is disposed between the water tank 40 and the housing 10 so that the light generated by the LED module 330 is emitted toward the water tank 40 and according to the height of the water contained in the water tank 40. The form of divergence may vary.

As another example, the LED module 330 may be disposed near the display unit 60 to emit light through a mark included in the display unit 60.

The other module 340 may perform additional functions in the dehumidifying device 1.

The other module 340 may include at least one of a direction module, a plasma module, a deodorization module humidification module, an ozone generation module, or a filter.

At least one of a direction effect, a deodorizing effect, a humidifying effect, or a purifying effect may occur in the fluid introduced into the dehumidifying device 1 by the other module 340 or the fluid discharged from the dehumidifying device 1.

The other module 340 may be disposed in a path through which the fluid moves inside the dehumidifying device 1.

For example, the direction module may be attached to the discharge unit 30 and pass through the direction module while the dehumidified fluid from the dehumidifying device 1 is discharged.

For example, an empty space may be provided between the display unit 60 of the dehumidifying device 1 and the blower fan 500, and a direction capsule or a solid fragrance may be inserted into the empty space. At this time, a part of the display unit 60 may be separated from the housing 10 and, if necessary, a fragrance capsule or a solid fragrance may be newly inserted or replaced.

As another example, the plasma module is attached to the inner wall of the housing 10 and deodorized while passing through the plasma module in at least one of the dehumidifying process, the dehumidifying process, and the dehumidifying process. Or it can be purified.

Other modules 340 may be replaced by the user depending on the period of use or as needed.

The sensing unit 400 may acquire data on the temperature or humidity of the dehumidifying device 1 or inside, the water level of the water tank 40, and the like.

The sensing unit 400 may provide the sensed data to the driving module 310.

The sensing unit 400 may include a humidity sensor 410, a temperature sensor 420 and a water level sensor 430.

The sensing unit 400 may include a smoke sensor, a fine dust detection sensor, or a human body harmful substance detection sensor in addition to the mentioned sensor.

The humidity sensor 410 may provide humidity data obtained by sensing external or internal humidity of the dehumidifying device 1 to the driving module 310.

The temperature sensor 420 may provide temperature data obtained by sensing the external or internal temperature of the dehumidifying device 1 to the driving module 310.

The water level sensor 430 may detect the amount of water contained in the water tank 40 and provide the water level data obtained to the driving module 310.

The water level sensor 430 may detect the water level of the water in the water tank 40 or detect whether the water level is higher than a certain height.

The sensing unit 400 may be disposed spaced apart from a plurality of areas, either inside or outside the dehumidifying device 1.

For example, the water level sensor 430 may be disposed on the inner wall of the water tank 40 and the humidity sensor 410 and the temperature sensor 420 may be disposed on the inner wall of the housing 10.

As another example, a plurality of humidity sensors 410 and temperature sensors 420 may be disposed on the inner and outer walls of the housing 10 and the water level sensor 430 may be disposed on the inner wall of the water tank 40.

The power source P may supply power to at least one of the thermoelectric module 100, the control unit 300, the sensing unit 400, and the blowing fan 500.

The power source P may supply power to the dehumidifying device 1 in at least one form of a wired power source, a wireless power source, a battery, and a rechargeable battery.

Meanwhile, the thermoelectric module 100, the guide unit 200, the control unit 300, the sensing unit 400, the blowing fan 500, and the power source P may be interconnected by other methods in addition to the connection methods mentioned above, and each Some of the components may be omitted.

Hereinafter, a display unit 60 for displaying an operating state of the dehumidifying device 1 according to an embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to FIG. 18.

As described above, the dehumidifying device 1 according to an embodiment of the present application may operate in various control modes according to a state detected by the sensing unit 400 or according to a user's setting. At this time, an operation state of the dehumidifying device 1 may be displayed through the display unit 60.

18 is an exemplary view showing a display unit 60 for indicating a control mode being executed in the dehumidifying device 1.

Referring to FIG. 18, the display unit 60 may include a plurality of marks for displaying the operation of the dehumidifying device 1.

For example, the display unit 60 may include a first mark 61, a second mark 62, a third mark 63, a fourth mark 64 and a power button 65.

At this time, at least one display unit 60 may be disposed on one surface of the housing 10.

For example, the display unit 60 may be disposed on the top of the housing 10 and may be embodied in various shapes that allow the user to intuitively recognize the operating state of the dehumidifying device 1.

In addition, the first marker 61 to the fourth marker 64 and the power button 65 may be disposed at various locations that can be recognized by the user on the outside of the housing 10.

For example, as shown in FIG. 18, the power button 65 may be disposed at the center of the top of the housing, and the first marks 61 to fourth marks 64 may be disposed along the circumference of the top of the housing.

As another example, the power button 65 is disposed at the center of the top of the housing, and the first marks 61 to fourth marks 64 may be arranged in four directions above, below, and on both sides of the power button 65. .

Meanwhile, at least one of the first to fourth markers corresponding to the dehumidification mode performed by the dehumidifying device 1 may be displayed through one display unit 60. The first marks 61 to fourth marks 64 may indicate control modes that can be set in the dehumidifying device 1, respectively.

In addition, the first markers 61 to fourth markers 64 are implemented as buttons or switches so that the user can set the control mode of the dehumidifying device 1, the first markers 61 to fourth markers 64 Can be implemented with different characters, figures, patterns, pictures, etc. Through each mark, the user can recognize the control mode currently being executed in the dehumidifying device 1. The LED module 330 is disposed under the display unit 60, and the control unit 300 controls the LED module 330 to control the first dehumidifying device 1 according to the control mode of the first markers 61 to 4, ) May provide light to at least one.

For example, the first mark 61 may be implemented as a wind shape, the second mark 62 may be a droplet shape, the third mark 63 may be a moon shape, and the fourth mark 64 may be embodied as a sun shape. At this time, in the dehumidifying device 1, when the control mode for actively circulating the surrounding air is executed, light may be provided to the first mark 61. In addition, in the dehumidifying device 1, when the ambient humidity is high and a control mode for actively removing moisture is executed, light may be provided to the second marker 62.

In addition, when the dehumidifying device 1 reduces the speed of the blower fan 500 to perform a relatively low noise dehumidifying mode or a control mode in which deodorization or direction functions are performed in addition to the moisture removal function, the third mark 63 ) Can be provided with light. In addition, when the control mode that performs the lighting role in the dehumidifying device 1 is executed, light may be provided to the fourth mark 64.

Meanwhile, the control unit 330 may set an appropriate dehumidifying mode according to at least one of ambient temperature, humidity, and a place where the dehumidifying device 1 is disposed, which is received from the sensing unit 400 or the like. Alternatively, the control unit 330 may set a dehumidification mode corresponding to a request input from the user.

At this time, the control unit 300 may adjust the amount of current applied to the thermoelectric element 130 according to a preset criterion corresponding to each dehumidifying mode, or may adjust the fan rotation speed of the blowing fan 500.

When the amount of current applied to the thermoelectric element 130 is adjusted, the temperature of the cooling unit 130 is changed so that the amount of moisture removed from the fluid introduced from the dehumidifying device 1 can be controlled.

When the fan rotation speed of the blowing fan 500 is adjusted, the amount of fluid flowing from the outside of the dehumidifying device 1 can be controlled.

For example, when the humidity around the dehumidifying device 1 is high, in order to lower the humidity around the dehumidifying device 1, the control unit 300 increases the fan rotation speed of the blowing fan 500 to increase the amount of fluid flowing therein. Alternatively, by applying a large amount of current to the thermoelectric element 130, the dehumidification amount may be increased by further lowering the temperature of the cooling unit 130.

As another example, when the place where the dehumidifying device 1 is disposed is a narrow and closed space such as a wardrobe, the control unit 300 may control the blowing fan 500 or the thermoelectric element 130 to maintain a constant humidity. . At this time, when the place where the dehumidifying device 1 is disposed is dark, the control unit 300 can control the LED module 330, whereby the user can recognize the location of the dehumidifying device 1. As another example, when the dehumidifying device 1 is disposed in a relatively humid place such as a bathroom or a bathtub, the control unit 300 does not operate when the dehumidifying device 1 is used, but operates after the shower is finished. Can be controlled.

In the above, the configuration and features of the present invention have been described based on the embodiments according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications or changes can be made within the spirit and scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and thus, such changes or modifications are found to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Dehumidifying device 1 inlet 20
Discharge section 30 Water tank 40
Handle 50 display 60

Claims (12)

At least one inlet through which external air flows;
A thermoelectric module for removing moisture from the air flowing through the inlet;
A discharge unit through which air from which moisture is removed by the thermoelectric module is discharged; And
A housing that partitions an inner space in which the thermoelectric module is disposed; Including,
The thermoelectric module includes a cooling unit that condenses moisture in the introduced air by contacting air introduced through the inlet,
At least one bump is formed on the surface of the cooling unit to increase the contact area between the introduced air and the cooling unit.
Dehumidifying device.
According to claim 1,
The housing includes a first housing and a second housing coupled to each other,
The inlet is disposed between the first housing and the second housing,
Dehumidifying device.
According to claim 1,
The bump is formed asymmetrically,
The moisture condensed on the surface of the bump falls from the top to the bottom of the cooling unit along the surface of the bump.
Dehumidifying device.
According to claim 1,
The bump includes a first bump and a second bump,
The first bump and the second bump are spaced apart by a predetermined distance,
Dehumidifying device.
According to claim 4,
The first bump and the second bump have different sizes,
Dehumidifying device.
According to claim 4,
The bump is a three-dimensional shape that has a smaller cross-sectional area from the top to the bottom,
The first bump and the second bump are formed in different lengths
Dehumidifying device.
The method of claim 6,
The distance between the end of the second bump and the first bump,
The moisture condensed on the surface of the cooling unit is within a trapping prevention range for not being caught between the first bump and the second bump,
Dehumidifying device.
According to claim 1,
The bump is formed in a circular ring shape on the surface of the cooling unit,
Dehumidifying device.
According to claim 1,
The cooling unit is conical shape,
One end of the cooling unit is rounded so that moisture condensed on the surface of the cooling unit is aggregated to form water droplets.
Dehumidifying device.
According to claim 1,
Further comprising a guide portion for guiding the movement path of the introduced air so that the introduced air is cooled sufficiently by turning around the cooling unit,
Dehumidifying device.
According to claim 1,
Including the direction module through which the air introduced into the dehumidifying device passes,
Dehumidifying device.
According to claim 1,
Plasma module,
The plasma module is disposed inside the dehumidifying device so that the air flowing into the dehumidifying device passes,
Dehumidifying device.

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