KR101957682B1 - Apparatus for dehumidification or humidification - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a humidifier, comprising: a humidifier having humidifying means for humidifying water stored in a water tank; A dehumidifier disposed at one side of the humidifier and connected to a compressor, a condenser, an expander and an evaporator through a refrigerant passage through which the refrigerant flows, and to be dehumidified while humid air passes through the evaporator; A first opening and closing part disposed between the humidifying part and the dehumidifying part, the first opening and closing part being closed when humidifying and opened when dehumidifying; And a blowing unit for supplying air to the outside of the housing after air flowing from the outside of the housing flows through the inner space of the housing, wherein the blowing unit includes a first blowing unit and a second blowing unit The humidifying means is removed at the time of dehumidification, and a part of the air introduced into the housing is dehumidified through the evaporator and then cooled to be discharged to the outside of the housing through the first blowing portion, Air is dehumidified through the evaporator, and the temperature of the air is increased while passing through the condenser, and is discharged to the outside of the housing through the second blower.
Thereby, even if the season changes, the device usability can be improved.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR DEHUMIDIFICATION OR HUMIDIFICATION [0002]

The present invention relates to a wetting apparatus, more particularly, to a wetting apparatus capable of selecting a dehumidifying and humidifying condition as required, and drying the laundry using warm air, will be.

In general, the dehumidifying device and the humidifying device are devices for controlling the humidity of the room. The dehumidifying device is a device for removing moisture in the air when the moisture content in the air is high. The humidifying device, when the air is dried, Emitting device.

By controlling the humidity by the dehumidifying device and the humidifying device, the indoor air can maintain proper humidity (about 40% ~ 60%), thereby preventing respiratory disorder and disease.

On the other hand, the climate of our country is relatively high in summer, but it is low in winter, so we mainly use dehumidifier in summer and humidifier in winter.

If the dehumidifier and the humidifier are used separately, there is a disadvantage that the apparatus is not used at the time when the season is changed, and thus the usability is lowered.

In addition, the conventional cooling cycle type dehumidifier has a disadvantage in that heat generated in the condenser is discharged to the outside and the heat can not be utilized.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to solve the following problems.

As one aspect, the present invention aims at providing a humidifying device capable of increasing the usability even if the season is changed by allowing both dehumidification and humidification in one apparatus.

In addition, the present invention aims to provide a wetting apparatus in which warm air having passed through a condenser is used for washing and drying, etc., and is advantageous in view of energy utilization.

The solution to the problem of the present invention is not limited to those mentioned above, and other solutions not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The humidifying unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a humidifier having humidifying means for humidifying water stored in a water tank; A dehumidifier disposed at one side of the humidifier and connected to a compressor, a condenser, an expander and an evaporator through a refrigerant passage through which the refrigerant flows, and to be dehumidified while humid air passes through the evaporator; A first opening and closing part disposed between the humidifying part and the dehumidifying part, the first opening and closing part being closed when humidifying and opened when dehumidifying; And a blowing unit for supplying air to the outside of the housing after air flowing from the outside of the housing flows through the inner space of the housing, wherein the blowing unit includes a first blowing unit and a second blowing unit The humidifying means is removed at the time of dehumidification, and a part of the air introduced into the housing is dehumidified through the evaporator and then cooled to be discharged to the outside of the housing through the first blowing portion, Air is dehumidified through the evaporator, and the temperature of the air is increased while passing through the condenser, and is discharged to the outside of the housing through the second blower.

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According to an embodiment of the present invention, the air introduced into the housing from the wet scrubbers may be discharged through at least one of the first blowing unit and the second blowing unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for wet-aging wet-blasting, comprising: a first air flow path disposed inside the housing to allow air introduced through a housing to flow out of the housing through a first blowing unit through an evaporator; And a second air passage disposed inside the housing to allow the introduced air to flow out of the housing through the evaporator and the condenser through the second blower.

The second air blowing unit may be connected to the laundry drying unit so that the air heated after the dehumidification in the wet scrubbers according to an embodiment of the present invention and dried through the second air blowing unit can dry the laundry.

In addition, the first blowing unit or the second blowing unit in the wet scrubbers according to the embodiment of the present invention may be provided as a double suction fan.

In addition, the dehumidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a filter unit for air purification, the first blower unit is provided as a double suction fan, and only one of the first blower unit and the filter unit Air having passed through the humidifier or the dehumidifier can be introduced into the other of the first blown part and the air passing through the humidifier or the dehumidifier.

In the dehumidifier according to the embodiment of the present invention, a filter unit is provided on the other side of the humidifier unit, and is disposed between the filter unit and the humidifier unit. When the humidifier is humidified or dehumidified, And a second opening / closing part provided to be opened.

In the desiccant apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the humidifying means may be provided as a vaporizing humidifying member for discharging the moisture absorbed as the air passes.

In addition, when humidifying the humidifier according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first opening and closing part is closed to allow the air introduced into the housing to flow out through the humidifier through the air blower, and when the humidifier is dehumidified, And a control unit for controlling the operation of the first opening and closing unit to open the first opening and closing unit and to allow the air introduced into the housing to flow through the dehumidifying unit through the airflow unit.

The wet scrubbing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention has at least some of the following effects.

The dehumidifier according to the embodiment of the present invention can be dehumidified and humidified in one apparatus, so that it is not necessary to use a dehumidifier and a humidifier according to the season, have.

In addition, since the warm air passing through the condenser in the wet scrubber according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used for drying laundry and the like, there is an advantageous effect in terms of energy utilization.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

Figs. 1 to 4 are views showing respective embodiments of the wetting-wetting apparatus of the present invention.

As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an," "an," "include," "include," and the like are to be construed as including plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Means the presence of, or a combination of, one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, And the like.

Hereinafter, the wetting apparatus 100 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1, the wet scrubber 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a humidifying unit 110 having a humidifying unit 111 for humidifying water stored in a water tub 113 .

The humidifier 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is disposed at one side of the humidifier 110 and includes a compressor 121, a condenser 123, an inflator 125, And a dehumidifier 120 connected to the evaporator 127 and adapted to dehumidify the humid air while passing through the evaporator 127.

The dehumidifying device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is disposed between the humidifier 110 and the dehumidifier 120. The humidifier 100 is closed during humidification and opened during dehumidification. And may include an opening / closing unit 131.

The humidifier 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a humidifier 110 or a humidifier 120 and a blower 140 to be blown out of the humidifier 110, . ≪ / RTI >

It is to be noted that, in the present specification, the wetting apparatus 100 is described for convenience of explanation, but it is also possible to use the wetting and cleaning apparatus including various filters for purifying dust or odor particles of outside air.

Hereinafter, each configuration according to the embodiment will be described in detail.

1, the humidifying unit 110 is provided with a humidifying means 111 for humidifying water stored in the water tank 113. [

The water tank 113 may be disposed below the humidifying means 111. The water tank 113 may receive water falling from the evaporator 127. [ The plurality of water tanks 113 may be disposed below the humidifying means 111 and the evaporator 127 or may be provided as a single water tank 113.

Here, the humidifying means 111 may be a vaporizing humidifying member for discharging the moisture absorbed by the air to the outside, and the vaporizing humidifying member may be a submerged humidifying filter type, a submerged rotating disk type, Or a noninvasive knowledge type in which the user is allowed to scatter the information.

The submerged humidification filter type is a method in which the humidifying filter is immersed in the water tank 113, and water moved to the upper side of the humidifying filter is vaporized by blowing air. The submerged rotating disk type is a system in which a part of the disk is rotated while being immersed in the water tank 113 to evaporate water attached to the surface of the disk by blowing air.

The non-viscous knowledge type in which water is sprayed is a method of vaporizing water by spraying water without immersing the humidifying filter or disk in the water tank 113.

The humidifying unit 110 is a heating and humidifying type in which water stored in the water tank 113 is heated to a predetermined temperature to spontaneously vaporize the water vapor generated in the room and the water stored in the water tank 113 is ultrasonically vibrated Or an ultrasonic humidification type in which water particles are sprayed into the room or a combined humidification type in which a heating humidification type and an ultrasonic humidification type are simultaneously provided.

1, the dehumidifying unit 120 is disposed at one side of the humidifier 110 and includes a compressor 121, a condenser 123, an inflator 125, and an evaporator 127 through a refrigerant passage through which the refrigerant flows. And humid air is supplied to the evaporator 127 to be dehumidified.

The dehumidifying unit 120 uses a dehumidifying method using a normal refrigeration cycle.

That is, the compressor 121, the condenser 123, the inflator 125 and the evaporator 127 are connected by the refrigerant passage, and the refrigerant is circulated through the refrigerant passage. In the circulation process of the refrigerant, And the evaporator 127 is cooled.

The humid air passing through the cooled evaporator 127 is cooled on the surface of the evaporator 127 and cooled so that the water droplets cooled on the surface of the evaporator 127 flow into the water tank 113 disposed below the evaporator 127 So that the humid air can be dehumidified.

In addition, the air is dehumidified and cooled while passing through the evaporator 127, so that the humidity is low and the cold air is heated while passing through the condenser 123, so that the humidity can be released to the outside as a low humidity.

Referring to FIG. 3, after passing through the evaporator 127, warm air having a raised temperature while passing through the condenser 123 may be provided to flow out through the second air-rich portion 142. The second air-blowing unit 142 may be connected to a laundry drying rack or the like so that low humidity and warm air may be used to dry laundry.

Thereby, the heat radiated from the condenser 123 can be recycled, which is advantageous in terms of energy utilization.

2 and 3, an opening / closing part 130 for selecting an air purification function, a dehumidifying function or a humidifying function is formed. The first opening and closing part 131 is formed between the humidifier 110 and the dehumidifier 120 And may be arranged to be closed during the humidification and open during the dehumidification.

2, since the first opening and closing part 131 is closed at the time of humidification, air can not be moved toward the dehumidifying part 120, and air introduced into the housing can be sucked into the humidifying part 110 And is discharged to the outside through the first blowing-out part 141 of the blowing part 140 provided in plural.

3, the humidifying unit 111 is removed and the first opening / closing unit 131 is opened during the dehumidification, so that the air introduced into the housing passes through the dehumidifying unit 120, And flows out to the outside through the blowing section 141 or the second blowing section 142.

Here, dehumidified air that has been cooled and dehumidified while passing through the evaporator 127 can be discharged through the first air-rich portion 141. The dehumidified air passes through the evaporator 127 and the condenser 123, And the warmed air having a low humidity can be discharged to the outside through the second air-rich portion 142.

That is, the air introduced into the housing may be discharged through one of the first air-rich portion 141 and the second air-rich portion 142, Or the second inflow portion 142 may be connected to the motor M. [

The first blowing unit 141 or the second blowing unit 142 may be provided as a double suction type fan.

Here, when the first air-blowing unit 141 is provided as a double-intake type fan, purified air may flow out through one side and humidified or dehumidified air may flow out through the other side.

In addition, when the second air-rich portion 142 is provided as a double suction type fan, purified air and dehumidified cold air flow out through one side, and warm air that is purified and dehumidified flows out through the other side .

That is, the air cooled by passing through the filter unit 160 and the evaporator 127 can be flowed out through one side of the second blowing unit 142. After passing through the filter unit 160 and the evaporator 127 And may be provided so that air warmed through the condenser 123 flows out through the other side of the second air-rich portion 142.

1 to 3, the dehumidifying part 120 is disposed on one side of the humidifier 110, that is, on the right side of the humidifier 110, In other words, the filter unit 160 may be installed on the left side of the humidifying unit 110 in the drawing.

However, the installation positions of the filter unit 160, the humidifying unit 110, and the dehumidifying unit 120 are not limited thereto.

The second opening and closing part 132 is disposed between the filter part 160 and the humidifying part 110 so that the second opening and closing part 132 is closed when only air is cleaned and opened when humidifying or dehumidifying.

1, when only the air is cleaned, the second opening / closing part 132 is closed to block air moving to the humidifying part 110 or the dehumidifying part 120, and the third opening / 133 to open the purified air through the first air-rich portion 141 through the filter portion 160. As shown in FIG.

As shown in Fig. 2, at the time of humidification, the first opening and closing part 131 is closed, the second opening and closing part 132 is opened, the third opening and closing part 133 is closed and purified through the filter part 160 Air may flow through the humidifier 110 through the first air-rich portion 141. [0042]

3, after dehumidifying means is removed, the first opening / closing part 131 is opened, the second opening / closing part 132 is opened, the third opening / closing part 133 is closed, The purified air may be supplied through the dehumidifying unit 120 to the first blowing unit 141 or the second blowing unit 142.

1 to 4, the controller 170 closes the first opening and closing part 131 to humidify the air flowing into the housing through the humidifier 110, The first opening and closing part 131 is opened after the humidifying device 111 is removed and the air introduced into the housing is discharged through the dehumidifying part 120 through the air supplying part 140, The operation of the first opening and closing part 131 can be controlled.

The controller 170 may be configured to control the operation of the second opening and closing part 132. [ That is, the second opening and closing part 132 is closed when the air purifying function is used alone, but the second opening and closing part 132 is opened when the humidifying or dehumidifying function is used.

Here, the control unit 170 may be configured to control the operation of the third opening and closing unit 133. [ That is, when air purification is required, the third opening and closing part 133 is opened, and when the humidification or dehumidification is necessary, the third opening and closing part 133 can be closed.

4, the control unit 170 may control the operation of the first opening / closing unit 131 to the third opening / closing unit 133 so as to purify the air only or humidify or dehumidify the purified air. have.

2 and 3, an air passage through which the air introduced into the housing can move can be provided.

The first air passage 151 may be disposed inside the housing such that the air introduced through the housing flows out of the housing through the first blowing portion 141 through the evaporator 127, The flow path 152 may be disposed inside the housing such that the air introduced through the housing flows out of the housing via the evaporator 127 and the condenser 123 via the second air supply portion 142.

The third air channel 153 may be disposed inside the housing to allow the air introduced through the housing to flow out of the housing via the humidifying unit 110 through the first blowing unit 141.

Meanwhile, although not shown in the figure, a flow guide member such as a scroll casing may be provided to form an air flow path.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the inflow portion 140 is provided so that air introduced from outside flows through the humidifier 110 or the dehumidifier 120 and then flows out to the outside.

4, the air conditioner according to the present invention further includes a filter unit 160 for air purification. The first air-rich unit 141 is provided as a double-suction fan, The air having passed through only the filter unit 160 may be introduced and the air passing through the humidifier 110 or the dehumidifier 120 may be introduced into the other of the first air rich unit 141 have.

Hereinafter, effects and effects of the embodiment of the wetting apparatus 100 will be described.

First, referring to Fig. 1, in the case of air purification without dehumidification and humidification, the first opening and closing part 131 and the second opening and closing part 132 are closed, the third opening and closing part 133 is opened, Air is purified through the filter unit 160, and then flows out to the outside through the first blowing unit 141.

2, when the humidification is performed, the first opening and closing part 131 and the third opening and closing part 133 are closed, the second opening and closing part 132 is opened, and the air introduced into the housing passes through the filter part 160 and then flows out through the humidifying unit 110 through the first blowing unit 141 to the outside.

Here, the air introduced into the housing may pass through the humidifier 110 without passing through the filter unit 160.

3, in the case of dehumidifying, the humidifying means 111 is removed, the first opening and closing part 131 and the second opening and closing part 132 are opened, and the third opening and closing part 133 is closed. The air introduced into the housing may be purified through the filter unit 160, and may be discharged to the outside through the deodorizing unit 120 and the blowing unit 140.

The cooled air passing through the evaporator 127 of the dehumidifying part 120 flows out to the outside through the first blowing part 141 and passes through the evaporator 127 of the dehumidifying part 120, The air can be discharged to the outside through the second blowing part 142. [

Here, the air introduced into the housing may be directly passed through the dehumidifying part 120 without passing through the filter part 160.

It is to be understood that within the scope of the technical idea included in the specification and drawings of the present invention, the description of the present invention, the present embodiment, and the drawings attached hereto are only a part of the technical idea included in the present invention, The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

100: humidifier 110: humidifier
111: Humidifying means 113: Water tank
120: dehumidifying part 121: compressor
123: condenser 125: inflator
127: evaporator 130: opening /
131: first opening and closing part 132: second opening and closing part
133: third opening and closing part 140:
141: first blowing part 142: second blowing part
151: first air passage 152: second air passage
153: third air passage 160: filter section
170:

Claims (10)

A humidifying unit having humidifying means for humidifying the humidifier through water stored in the water tank;
A dehumidifier disposed at one side of the humidifier and connected to a compressor, a condenser, an expander and an evaporator through a refrigerant passage through which the refrigerant flows, and to be dehumidified while humid air passes through the evaporator;
A first opening and closing part disposed between the humidifying part and the dehumidifying part, the first opening and closing part being closed when humidifying and opened when dehumidifying; And
A blowing unit for supplying air to the outside of the housing after air flowing from the outside of the housing flows through the internal space of the housing;
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Wherein the blowing portion includes a first blowing portion and a second blowing portion,
The humidifying means is removed during dehumidification,
The air introduced into the housing is dehumidified through the evaporator and then cooled to be discharged to the outside of the housing through the first blower unit. The remaining air introduced into the housing is dehumidified through the evaporator, And the second air blowing unit is connected to the housing. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the air flowing into the housing is configured to flow out through at least one of the first blowing part and the second blowing part according to a setting. The method according to claim 1,
A first air flow path disposed inside the housing so that the air introduced through the housing flows out of the housing through the first blowing unit through the evaporator, and a second air flow path through which the air introduced through the housing flows into the evaporator and the condenser And a second air flow path disposed inside the housing to flow out of the housing through the second blowing unit. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second blowing unit is connected to the laundry drying unit so that the air heated after the dehumidification and flowing out through the second blowing unit can dry the laundry. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first blowing part or the second blowing part is provided as a double suction fan. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a filter portion for air purification, said first blower portion being provided as a double suction fan,
Wherein air passing through only the filter portion flows into one side of the first blowing portion and air passing through the humidifying portion or the dehumidifying portion flows into the other side of the first blowing portion. The method according to claim 1,
A filter unit is provided on the other side of the humidifying unit,
Further comprising a second opening / closing unit disposed between the filter unit and the humidifying unit, the second opening / closing unit being closed when only air is cleaned, and opened when humidifying or dehumidifying. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the humidifying means is provided with a vaporizing humidifying member which externally discharges the moisture absorbed as the air passes. The method according to claim 1,
The humidifying unit may be opened to open the first opening / closing unit to humidify the air introduced into the housing to humidify the humidified air, Further comprising a control unit for controlling the operation of the first opening and closing unit so that the first opening and closing unit is allowed to flow through the air blowing unit through the dehumidifying unit.

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