WO2018159871A1

WO2018159871A1 - Dehumidifier

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Publication number: WO2018159871A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/002241
Authority: WO
Inventors: 윤철민
Original assignee: 주식회사 위닉스
Priority date: 2017-02-28
Filing date: 2017-03-02
Publication date: 2018-09-07
Also published as: KR20180099261A; US20190368771A1; KR101972544B1

Abstract

A dehumidifier according to an embodiment comprises: a main body which suctions air through a suction port and discharges same through a discharge port; a heat exchange part which removes moisture in the air suctioned through the suction port and comprises an evaporator and a condenser; a blowing part disposed between the suction port and the heat exchange part and guides the air from the suction port to the evaporator of the heat exchange part; and an accommodation part disposed under the evaporator and accommodating dehumidified water generated by the evaporator. The evaporator is obliquely disposed with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body and toward the accommodation part, and the dehumidified water condensed by means of the evaporator can be dropped into the accommodation part by gravity.

Description

dehumidifier

The following embodiments relate to a dehumidifier.

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 air passes through an evaporator using a refrigeration cycle.

The dehumidifier is a case forming an outer shape, a fan installed inside the case to suck external air, dehumidifying means for condensing moisture contained in the sucked air to remove moisture, and a water storage tank in which the dehumidified water is stored. It consists of.

The dehumidification means is 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. Consists of an evaporator.

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.

As the use of the dehumidifier has become common, research on the dehumidifier is also being actively conducted. For example, prior art document 2011-0098956 filed on September 29, 2011 discloses a dehumidifier for home use.

An object according to an embodiment is to remove the condensate formed in the evaporator faster by gravity by arranging the evaporator of the dehumidifier obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body.

In addition, an object according to an embodiment is to reduce the temperature of the evaporator by quickly removing the condensate from the evaporator and to improve the dehumidification efficiency by actively performing heat exchange between the evaporator and the air passing through it.

In addition, an object according to an embodiment is to reduce the noise, vibration of the dehumidifier by placing the condenser of the dehumidifier above the evaporator and the flexible design of the flow path of the air.

Dehumidifier according to an embodiment, the main body that sucks air into the inlet and discharges to the discharge port, a heat exchanger which removes moisture in the air sucked through the inlet and consists of an evaporator and a condenser, between the inlet and the heat exchanger And a blower configured to guide air from the suction port to the evaporator of the heat exchanger, and a receiver disposed below the evaporator to accommodate dehumidifying water generated in the evaporator.

The evaporator may be disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body to face the accommodating part, and the dehumidified water condensed in the evaporator may fall to the accommodating part by gravity.

The condenser may be disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body at an upper side of the evaporator to face the upper surface of the main body, and the air passing through the evaporator may rise to face the condenser.

The dehumidifier may further include a guide guide disposed between the evaporator and the condenser.

The guide guide may extend from an upper end of the suction port toward the inside of the main body and may have a shape surrounding the blower and the evaporator. At this time, the air passing through the evaporator may be guided to the condenser by the guide guide.

The end of the guide guide may be bent in a direction away from the evaporator or toward the condenser.

The blower may be disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body to face the housing.

The suction port may be formed at a rear surface of the main body, and the discharge port may be formed at an upper surface of the main body. At this time, the air sucked from the suction port by the blower is directed to the evaporator, the air passing through the evaporator may be discharged to the outside by the discharge port through the condenser.

Dehumidifier according to an embodiment, the main body for sucking the air through the inlet and discharged to the discharge port, the receiving portion disposed in the main body to receive the dehumidification water, the air disposed above the receiving portion is disposed above the receiving portion is the receiving portion An evaporator which condenses the refrigerant used in the dehumidifier and an evaporator disposed to guide the air blowing unit, the evaporator arranged between the air blowing unit and the receiving unit to cool the temperature of the air sucked through the suction port and condensing moisture in the air; It includes a condenser for heating the air passed through.

The evaporator and the blower may be disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body to face the accommodating part and the dehumidified water condensed in the evaporator may fall into the accommodating part by gravity.

The dehumidifier further includes a guide guide disposed above the evaporator and the blower.

The guide is formed in a shape surrounding the blower and the evaporator, the end of the guide may be bent in a direction away from the evaporator or toward the upper surface of the main body. Thus, air passing through the evaporator is guided along the guide guide toward the side or top of the body.

The condenser may be disposed between the upper surface of the main body and the guide guide, and the air passing through the evaporator may rise to face the condenser.

The suction port may be formed at the front or the rear of the main body, and the discharge port may be formed at the upper surface of the main body. The air sucked from the suction port by the blower may be directed to the evaporator, and the air passing through the evaporator may be discharged to the outside by the discharge port through the condenser.

Dehumidifier according to an embodiment, by disposing the evaporator obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body, it is possible to remove the condensate formed on the evaporator by gravity more quickly.

In addition, the dehumidifier according to an embodiment may reduce the temperature of the evaporator by quickly removing condensed water from the evaporator, and may perform heat exchange between the evaporator and the air passing therethrough, thereby improving the dehumidification efficiency.

In addition, the dehumidifier according to an embodiment may reduce noise and vibration by arranging the condenser above the evaporator and flexibly designing a flow path of air.

1 is a perspective view of a dehumidifier according to one embodiment.

Figure 2 shows an exploded view from the side of the dehumidifier according to an embodiment.

3 is an exploded view of the front of the dehumidifier according to another embodiment.

4 shows how condensate is removed from the evaporator.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following description is one of several aspects of the embodiments, and the following description forms part of the detailed description of the embodiment.

However, in describing one embodiment, a detailed description of a known function or configuration will be omitted to clarify the gist of the present invention.

In addition, the terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be interpreted in a common or dictionary sense, and the inventors may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to best describe their invention. Based on the principle of the present invention, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the dehumidifier according to one embodiment.

Therefore, the configuration described in the embodiments and drawings described herein is only one of the most preferred embodiment of the dehumidifier according to one embodiment, and does not represent all the technical ideas of the dehumidifier according to one embodiment, the present application It is to be understood that there may be various equivalents and variations that can replace them in time.

1 is a perspective view of a dehumidifier according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a side of a dehumidifier according to an embodiment. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the dehumidifier is disassembled from the front of the dehumidifier according to another embodiment, and FIG.

1 and 2, the dehumidifier 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may suck the air through the suction port 110 and discharge the air to the discharge port 120 through the main body 100 and the suction port 110. And a heat exchanger 200 formed of an evaporator 210 and a condenser 220 to remove moisture therein.

At this time, the evaporator 210 may condense moisture in the air by cooling the temperature of the air F sucked through the inlet 110, and the condenser 220 may be disposed above the evaporator 210 to be in the dehumidifier. Condensing the refrigerant used in the air passing through the evaporator 210 (F ') can be heated.

In addition, the dehumidifier 10 is disposed between the inlet 110 and the evaporator 210 of the heat exchanger 200, the blower 300 and the evaporator 210 to guide the air from the inlet 110 to the evaporator 210. It may include a receiving unit 400 is disposed below the dehumidification water is received from the evaporator 210.

In addition, the dehumidifier 10 is disposed in the front of the compressor 600 and the main body 100 to be disposed under the receiving unit 400 to compress the refrigerant in a gas state at high temperature and high pressure from the main body 100. It may further include a water tank unit 700 that can be removable. The water tank unit 700 may receive the dehumidifying water received in the receiving unit 400 and store it.

At this time, the evaporator 210 is disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body 100 to face the accommodating part 400, and the dehumidified water condensed in the evaporator 210 receives the accommodating part 400 by gravity. Can fall down.

In other words, the evaporator 210 may be inclined toward the ground or the lower surface of the main body 10, instead of being vertically disposed with respect to the lower surface of the main body 100 of the ground or the dehumidifier. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the evaporator 210 may be horizontally disposed with respect to the ground or the lower surface of the main body 100.

In this case, condensed water formed in the evaporator 210 may be removed from the evaporator 210 more quickly than when the evaporator 210 is disposed perpendicularly to the ground or the bottom surface of the main body 100 of the dehumidifier. This is because the condensed water formed in each part of the evaporator 210 by gravity can fall directly toward the receiving portion 400 without passing through the other part of the evaporator 210.

The condenser 220 is disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body 100 at an upper side of the evaporator 210 to face the upper surface of the main body 100, and the air passing through the evaporator 210 rises to condense ( 220). This is because the guide guide 500 for guiding the air passing through the evaporator 210 to flow toward the upper surface of the main body 100 is provided.

That is, the dehumidifier 10 may further include a guide guide 500 disposed between the evaporator 210 and the condenser 220.

The guide guide 500 extends from the upper end of the suction port 110 toward the inside of the main body 100 and may be formed in a shape surrounding the blower 300 and the evaporator 210. At this time, the end 510 of the guide guide may be bent in a direction away from the evaporator 210 or toward the condenser 220. Accordingly, air passing through the evaporator 210 may be guided to the condenser 220 by the guide guide 500.

At this time, the blowing unit 300 may be disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body 100 to face the receiving unit 400.

That is, like the evaporator 210, the blower 300 may also be disposed to be inclined toward the bottom surface of the ground or the main body 10, instead of being perpendicular to the bottom surface of the ground or the body 100.

This is because the blower 300 is inclined so that the flow direction of the air F sucked through the suction port 110 faces the lower surface of the accommodation unit 400 or the main body 100. Therefore, the air F sucked through the inlet 110 may pass completely through the evaporator 210 which is inclined.

In addition, the suction port 110 may be formed on the rear surface of the main body 100, and the discharge port 120 may be formed on the upper surface of the main body 100. At this time, the air F sucked from the inlet 110 by the blower 300 is dehumidified toward the evaporator 210, and the air F ′ passing through the evaporator 210 passes through the condenser 220. It can be discharged to the outside by the discharge port 120.

In the dehumidifier 10 according to the exemplary embodiment having such a configuration, the air F sucked through the suction port 110 is directed toward the bottom surface of the accommodation portion 400 or the main body 100 by the blower 300. As it flows, it passes through the evaporator 210 which is inclined.

Thereafter, the air is cooled while passing through the evaporator 210, condensed water is formed in the evaporator 210, the air is dehumidified. At this time, by arranging the evaporator 210 inclined with respect to the ground or the lower surface of the main body 100, the condensed water formed on the evaporator 210 by gravity can be removed from the evaporator 210 more quickly. As such, by rapidly removing condensate from the evaporator 210, the temperature of the evaporator 210 may be reduced, and heat exchange between the evaporator 210 and the air passing therethrough may be actively performed to improve dehumidification efficiency.

The dehumidified air is directed to the condenser 220 disposed above the evaporator 210 by the guide guide 500, and the temperature is increased while passing through the condenser 220. Thus, the hot dehumidified air is discharged to the outside by the discharge port 120. At this time, the dehumidifying water condensed in the evaporator 210 is dropped and accommodated in the accommodating part 500, the dehumidifying water contained in the accommodating part 500 is stored in the water tank part 700.

At this time, by arranging the condenser 220 above the evaporator 210 and the guide guide 500 between the evaporator 210 and the condenser 220, it is possible to flexibly design the flow path of air. This flexible air flow path can reduce noise and vibration.

Referring to FIG. 3, the dehumidifier 10 according to an embodiment may be disposed in the main body 100 and the main body 100 to suck air into the inlet port 110 and discharge the air to the discharge port 120. Blowing unit 300, the air blowing unit 300, the air blowing unit 300 and the receiving unit disposed on the upper side of the receiving unit 400 to guide the air sucked from the suction port 110 toward the receiving unit 400 The air passed through the evaporator 210 is heated while condensing the refrigerant used in the dehumidifier and the evaporator 210 which condenses moisture in the air by cooling the temperature of the air sucked through the inlet 110. Condenser 220 is included.

The evaporator 210 and the blower part 300 are disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis y of the main body 100 to face the accommodating part 400 and the dehumidified water condensed in the evaporator 210 by gravity. It may fall to the receiving portion 400.

The dehumidifier 100 further includes a guide guide 500 disposed above the evaporator 210 and the blower 400.

Guide guide 500 is formed in a shape surrounding the blower 400 and the evaporator 210, the end of the guide guide 500 is bent in a direction away from the evaporator 210 or toward the upper surface of the main body 100 Can lose. Thus, the air passing through the evaporator 210 is guided along the guide guide 500 toward the side or top surface of the main body 100.

The condenser 220 may be disposed between the upper surface of the main body 100 and the guide guide 500, and the air passing through the evaporator 210 may rise to face the condenser 220.

At this time, the suction port 110 may be formed on the front or rear of the main body 100, the discharge port 120 may be formed on the upper surface of the main body 100. The air sucked from the suction port 110 by the blower 300 may be directed to the evaporator 210, and the air passing through the evaporator 210 may be discharged to the outside by the discharge port 120 through the condenser 220. have.

Thus, as shown in Figure 4, the dehumidifier according to an embodiment, the condensation water formed in the evaporator 210 may be more quickly removed to fall to the receiving portion (400). This may reduce the temperature of the evaporator 210 and actively perform heat exchange between the evaporator 210 and the air passing therethrough, thereby improving the dehumidification efficiency.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described by specific embodiments, such as specific components, and limited embodiments and drawings, but these are provided only to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is limited to the above embodiments. Various modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and all of the equivalents and equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, will fall within the scope of the present invention. .

Claims

A main body which sucks air through the suction port and discharges the air through the discharge port;

A heat exchanger which removes moisture in the air sucked through the suction port and comprises an evaporator and a condenser;

A blower disposed between the intake port and the heat exchanger to guide air from the intake port to the evaporator of the heat exchanger; And

An accommodation unit disposed below the evaporator to accommodate dehumidifying water generated by the evaporator;

Including,

The evaporator is disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body toward the receiving portion, the dehumidifying water condensed in the evaporator is dropped to the receiving portion by gravity.
The method of claim 1,

The condenser is disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body at an upper side of the evaporator to face the upper surface of the main body,

The air passing through the evaporator rises to the condenser.
The method of claim 2,

A guide guide disposed between the evaporator and the condenser;

More,

The guide guide extends toward the inside of the main body from an upper end of the suction port, and is formed in a shape surrounding the blower and the evaporator.

The air passing through the evaporator is guided to the condenser by the guide guide.
The method of claim 3,

End of the guide guide is bent in a direction away from the evaporator or in a direction toward the condenser.
The method of claim 4, wherein

The blower is arranged obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body, the dehumidifier.
The method of claim 5,

The suction port is formed on the rear surface of the main body, the discharge port is formed on the upper surface of the main body,

Air sucked from the suction port by the blower is directed to the evaporator,

Air passing through the evaporator is passed through the condenser is discharged to the outside by the discharge port.
A main body which sucks air through the suction port and discharges the air through the discharge port;

An accommodation part disposed in the main body to accommodate dehumidifying water;

A blower disposed at an upper side of the accommodating part to guide the air sucked from the suction port toward the accommodating part;

An evaporator disposed between the blower and the receiver to condense moisture in the air by cooling the temperature of the air sucked through the suction port; And

A condenser for heating the air passing through the evaporator while condensing the refrigerant used in the dehumidifier;

Including, dehumidifier.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The evaporator and the blowing unit, the dehumidifier is disposed obliquely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body toward the receiving portion, the dehumidifying water condensed in the evaporator is dropped to the receiving portion by gravity.
The method of claim 8,

A guide guide disposed above the evaporator and the blower;

More,

The guide guide is formed in a shape surrounding the blower and the evaporator, the end of the guide guide is bent in a direction away from the evaporator or toward the upper surface of the main body,

Air passing through the evaporator is guided toward the side or top of the body along the guide guide.
The method of claim 8,

The condenser is disposed between the upper surface of the main body and the guide guide, the air passing through the evaporator rises toward the condenser.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The suction port is formed on the front or rear of the main body, the discharge port is formed on the upper surface of the main body,

Air sucked from the suction port by the blower is directed to the evaporator,

Air passing through the evaporator is passed through the condenser is discharged to the outside by the discharge port, dehumidifier.