KR101166196B1 - Dehumidifier - Google Patents

Abstract

The dehumidifier according to the present invention is not only pulled toward the user side by the force of pulling the bucket by the user but also rotated by a predetermined angle so that the user is rotated in a direction in which the user can lift the bucket and a guide portion for guiding the bucket seating position is installed in the bucket guide The condensed water is accurately dropped into the hole of the bucket when the bucket is assembled and the bucket seated in the bucket guide is fixed by the first and second guide portions of the bucket. Therefore, the effect of preventing the position of the bucket from being changed even when the dehumidifier is moved have.

Description

Dehumidifier {Dehumidifier}

1 is a perspective view of a dehumidifier according to the present invention,

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

3 is a schematic view of the operation of the dehumidifier according to the present invention,

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of the bucket removal process according to the present invention.

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

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

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

8 is a schematic view showing the operation of the filter separation process of the dehumidifier according to the present invention.

9 is an exploded perspective view of the dehumidifier shown in the bucket assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

10 is an exploded perspective view of the dehumidifier shown in the bucket assembly according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

11 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional dehumidifier,

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

10: compressor 20: condenser

30: expansion valve 40: evaporator

50: blowing fan assembly 52: housing

54: Centrifugal fan 60: cabinet

70: base 71: wheel

72: hole 74: bracket

80: barrier 81: inner side

82: rib 83: drain pan

84: installation part 90: bucket assembly

92: bucket guide 92a: hinge

93a: first guide portion 93b: second guide portion

94: Bucket 94a: Home

94c: Hole 100: Panel assembly

102: side panel 102a: inlet

104: rear panel 104a: outlet

105: louver 106: upper panel

106a: discharge port 107: louver

110: full water sensing device 120: filter assembly

122: filter frame 124: filter case

126: Fixture 127: Hook

130: Control box 135: Display device

140: front panel assembly 142: front frame

142a: hole 142b: slit

144: Front panel 145: Bracket

146: Panel guide 150: Weight sensing unit

152: load cell 154: bending member

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dehumidifier, and more particularly, to a dehumidifier in which a bucket is separated from a cabinet while being rotated forward in a cabinet, thereby separating the bucket.

Generally, a dehumidifier is a device that sucks humid air from the room into a cabinet and passes through a heat exchanger including a condenser and an evaporator, through which the refrigerant flows, thereby lowering the humidity and then discharging the air having lowered humidity back into the room.

11 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional dehumidifier.

As shown in FIG. 11, a dehumidifier according to the related art includes a compressor 1 for compressing refrigerant, a condenser 2 for condensing the refrigerant by heat-exchanging the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 1 with air, (Not shown) for expanding the refrigerant condensed by the evaporator 2, an evaporator 3 for evaporating the refrigerant by heat-exchanging the refrigerant expanded by the expansion valve with air, A blowing fan 4 for facilitating heat exchange between the heat exchanger 3 and the cabinet 5 on which the devices 1, 2, 3, and 4 are installed.

When the blowing fan 4 is operated, the air in the room passes through the cabinet 5 and flows into the blowing fan 4. In the course of air flowing into the blowing fan 4, And condensed on the surface of the evaporator 3 to remove moisture from the room air.

The condensed water dehumidified in the room air is stored in the bucket 8 inside the cabinet 5, and the user removes the bucket 8 and discharges the condensed water stored in the bucket 8 periodically.

However, in the dehumidifier according to the related art, when the user pulls out the bucket 8, the upper and lower ends of the front face of the bucket 8 must be simultaneously pulled out to the user side by pulling the handle of the bucket 8, There is a problem that the bucket 8 and the cabinet 5 are caught during the slide-out process of the bucket 8.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a dehumidifier in which a bucket is separated from a cabinet while being rotated forward in a cabinet so that the bucket is separated from the cabinet.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a dehumidifier in which a bucket is moved a predetermined distance in a direction in which a user pulls the bucket when the bucket is separated, thereby moving the bucket to a position where the user can lift the bucket.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a dehumidifier in which a front surface of a cabinet is formed in a smooth plane and indoor air is sucked / discharged easily.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dehumidifier comprising: a cabinet having a suction port and a discharge port; An evaporator installed in the cabinet for dehumidifying the air sucked into the suction port; A barrier installed inside the cabinet and collecting condensed water dropped from the evaporator; A bucket for storing the condensed water collected in the barrier; And at least one of the cabinets and the barriers includes a bucket guide rotatably disposed about a lower portion of the bucket and detachably attached to the bucket.

The bucket guide may be inserted into the barrier with the bucket.

 A pin-shaped hinge protrudes on both sides of the bucket guide, and a bracket connected to the hinge so as to be pivotable may be formed in the cabinet.

The bucket guide may be provided with a guide portion for guiding a seating position of the bucket when the bucket is mounted.

The bucket is provided with a hole through which condensed water flows, and the barrier is provided with a collecting hole for guiding the condensed water to the hole, and the guide portion may protrude to match the hole with the collecting hole.
The guide portion may protrude upward from the bucket guide, and the bucket may be formed with a groove to be fitted with the guide portion when the bucket is seated.
The bucket may be formed with a handle at its upper end.

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a dehumidifier according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a dehumidifier according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an operation diagram showing the flow of air in operation of the dehumidifier according to the present invention, 4 is an operational diagram illustrating the process of detaching a bucket according to the present invention.

1 and 2, a dehumidifier according to the present invention includes a compressor 10 for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser 20 for condensing the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 10, An evaporator 40 for evaporating the refrigerant expanded by the expansion valve 30 and an evaporator 40 for evaporating the indoor air from the evaporator 40 and the condenser 20 And a cabinet 60 that forms an outer shape of the dehumidifier.

The cabinet 60 includes a base 70 on which a wheel 71 is mounted and seated on the floor and a cabinet 60 installed on the upper surface of the base 70 and standing upright, A bucket assembly 90 installed at the inside 81 of the barrier 80 to store condensed water condensed on the surface of the evaporator 40, A filter assembly 120 installed in the cabinet 60 to filter air flowing into the ventilation fan assembly 50 and a panel assembly 100 forming the exterior of the cabinet, .

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

A bracket 74 for hinge-fixing the lower end of the bucket assembly 90 is formed on the upper surface of the base 70 so that the bucket assembly 90 can be rotated forward.

The bucket assembly 90 is installed on the upper portion of the base 70 partitioned by the barrier 80 and the compressor 10 is installed on the upper rear portion of the base 70.

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

2 or 5, the bucket assembly 90 includes a bucket guide 92 hingedly connected to the base 70 and pivoting forward, and a bucket guide 92 mounted on the bucket guide 92 And a bucket 94 which is rotated forward with the bucket guide 92.

A pin-shaped hinge 92a protrudes from both ends of the bucket guide 92 and engages with the bracket 74 of the base 70. The hinge 92a engages with the bracket 74, The bucket guide 92 has a structure that is rotated about the hinge 92a.

The bucket guide 92 is provided with guide portions 93a and 93b for guiding the position of the bucket 94 so that the bucket 94 can be seated at an accurate position. (93b) protruding upward.

The first guide portion 93a corresponds to the groove 94a formed at the lower front end of the bucket 94 to align the position of the bucket 94 and the second guide portion 93b aligns the position of the bucket 94 94 and aligns the position of the bucket 94 with the groove 94b formed on the back surface of the bucket 94. [

The guide portions 93a and 93b precisely align the catches 83c of the barrier 80 with the holes 94c of the bucket 94.

In addition, a handle 95 is formed on the upper end of the bucket 94 so that a user can lift the bucket 94. [

When the user pulls the handle of the bucket 94 forward, the bucket 94 is pivoted forward about the hinge 92a and the upper end of the bucket 94 is pulled out from the inside 81 of the barrier 80 When the user lifts the bucket 94, the bucket 94 is separated from the bucket guide 92.

The bucket guide 92 guides the rotation of the bucket 94 by the hinge 92a when the upper end of the bucket 94 is rotated forward.

Also, although not shown separately, the bucket guide may be hinged to the barrier.

On the other hand, at the upper portion of the bucket 94, a full water detecting device 110 for detecting the height of the condensed water stored in the bucket 94 is installed.

2 or 5, the water level sensing device 110 is a float switch or a float sensor for sensing the water level inside the bucket 94, and detects the water level inside the bucket 94 The control unit transmits a signal to the control unit of the dehumidifier, and the control unit displays the signal to the user according to the full-time signal.

Therefore, when the condensed water is stored in the bucket 94 to a maximum height, the full water detecting device 110 senses the condensed water, and the weight sensing unit 150 senses the weight of condensate stored in the bucket 94, And displays the height of the condensate stored in the bucket 94.

In addition, a weight sensing unit 150 for sensing the weight of the bucket 94 is installed at a lower portion of the bucket assembly 90.

The weight sensing unit 150 gradually senses the weight of the condensate stored in the bucket 94.

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

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

The bucket guide 92 is formed with a cantilevered bending member 154 for transmitting the weight to the load cell 152. The bending member 154 is pushed downward by the bucket 94 to be bent And transmits a load to the load cell 152.

A protrusion 96 that is in contact with the bending member 154 is formed on the lower surface of the bucket 94 so as to be in contact with the bending member 154 and the alignment of the bending member 154 and the protrusion can be performed by the bucket 94, And guide portions 93a and 93b formed in the guide 92. [

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

The filter assembly 120, the evaporator 40, the condenser 20, and the blower fan assembly 50 are sequentially installed on the upper surface of the barrier 80, as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. do.

The evaporator 40 and the condenser 20 are integrally coupled to each other at a predetermined interval so that condensed water condensed in the evaporator 40 can be easily collected in the barrier 80. [ The evaporator 40 and the condenser 20 are formed on the upper surface of the barrier 80 on which the ribs 82 are formed and a plurality of ribs 82 are formed on the upper surface of the barrier 80, And is seated in the drain pan 83.

In addition, the upper surface of the barrier 80 is formed with steps different in height, and the drain fan 83 formed with the ribs 82 has the same structure as that of the installation portion 84 on which the blowing fan assembly 50 is mounted. The height is low.

A drain port 83c is formed in the drain pan 83 and a condensate flowing in the drain port 83c is led to the hole 94c of the bucket 94. [

2, the blowing fan assembly 50 includes a housing 52 mounted on the barrier 80, a centrifugal fan 54 installed in the housing 52, And a housing cover (56) assembled with the centrifugal fan (52) and guiding air discharged from the centrifugal fan (54).

The housing 52 is formed with a suction port 52a for sucking air in the center and the air accelerated by the centrifugal fan 54 through the suction port 52a passes through the housing cover 56 and the housing 52, As shown in Fig.

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

After the evaporator / condenser 40 (20) and the housing 52 are assembled together, a control box 130 (130) for controlling the dehumidifier is installed on the upper portion of the evaporator / Are assembled and installed.

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

2 or 7, the filter assembly 120 includes a filter frame 122 assembled to the evaporator 40, a filter case 122 coupled to the filter frame 122, And a fixing mechanism 126 for fixing the filter case 124 to the filter frame 122.

A filter 128 for filtering the air sucked into the dehumidifier is slidably mounted on the filter case 124 and the filter case 124 is assembled and rotated at the lower end of the filter frame 122.

Particularly, the lower end of the filter case 124 and the lower end of the filter frame 122 are connected to each other with a hinge 124a, and the filter case 124 is pivoted forward about the hinge 124a.

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

The hook 127 is fixed to the fixing mechanism 126 to fix the filter case 124 and the filter frame 122 and the hook 127 and the fixing mechanism 126 are fastened And a torsion spring serving as an elastic member is provided on the hinge 124a so that the filter case 124 is rotated forward when the filter case 124 and the filter frame 122 are separated from each other.

When the user pushes the upper end of the filter case 124 toward the filter frame 122 in a state where the filter case 124 is engaged with the filter frame 122, The filter case 124 is removed from the filter frame 122 while the filter case 124 is separated from the filter frame 122 while the filter case 124 is separated from the filter frame 122 When the hook 127 is pushed, the hook 127 is inserted into the fixing mechanism 126 and then is locked by being pushed forward a predetermined distance.

2, the panel assembly 100 includes a side panel 102 forming both side surfaces of the cabinet 60, a rear panel 104 forming a rear surface of the cabinet 60, And a front panel assembly 140 constituting a front surface of the cabinet 60. The cabinet 60 includes a cabinet 60,

Here, the side panels / rear panel / front panel assemblies 102, 104 and 140 are installed upright from the upper surface of the base 70.

A suction port 102a for introducing indoor air into the cabinet 60 is formed in the side panel 102 and an air inlet 102a is formed in the upper panel 106 and the rear panel 104, A discharge port 106a (104a) through which harmonic air is discharged is formed.

A louver 103 for adjusting the direction of air suction is installed in the suction port 102a of the side panel 102 and the discharge port 104a of the rear panel 104 and the discharge port 104a of the upper panel 106 And louvers 105 and 107 for adjusting the discharge direction of the discharged air are provided.

The louver 103 installed on the side panel 102 and the louver 105 installed on the rear panel 104 adjust the suction and discharge directions of the air by the user's hand, The discharge direction of the air is controlled by the control unit of the dehumidifier or by the user.

The louver 107 is connected to the upper panel 106 by a pin 106b so as to be pivoted in the up / down direction. The louver 107 is rotated by a motor (not shown) A transmission mechanism (not shown) is installed.

The front panel assembly 140 includes a front frame 142 hinged to the side panel 102 to be rotated to the front and a front panel 144 installed on the front of the front frame 142 and exposed to the user .

At this time, the front panel 144 and the front frame 142 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and the room air passes through the gap formed at the edges of the front panel 144 and the front frame 142, And is sucked in.

A panel guide 146 is interposed between the front panel 144 and the front frame 142 and the panel guide 146 is installed at the upper and lower ends of the front frame 142, respectively.

A plurality of holes 142a and slits 142b are formed in the front frame 142 to allow air to flow toward the filter assembly 120 located on the rear side.

A bracket 145 is provided at an edge of the front frame 142 so as to be hinged to the side panel 102 and a bracket 145 is provided to open the front panel assembly 140 in a hinged manner. And upper and lower side edges of the side panel 102, respectively.

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

First, when the dehumidifier is operated, a control unit installed in the control box 130 operates the compressor 10, the compressor 10 compresses the refrigerant and supplies the compressed refrigerant to the condenser 20, The gaseous refrigerant is condensed in the liquid refrigerant, and the refrigerant condensed in the condenser 20 is expanded from the expansion valve 30 to the liquid refrigerant in the spray state, and evaporated in the evaporator 40 to the gas.

At this time, the refrigerant vaporized in the evaporator (40) is heat-exchanged with the room air introduced into the cabinet (60) to cool the room air. In the cooling process of the room air, the surface of the evaporator Condensate water is generated by the temperature difference, and the room air is dehumidified.

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

Next, the process of moving the air by the dehumidifier will be described with reference to FIG. 2 or FIG.

The control unit applies power to the blowing fan assembly 50 to introduce the room air into the cabinet 60, and then discharges the room air into the room.

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

The indoor air passing through the filter assembly 120 is filtered while passing through the filter 128 installed in the filter case 124 and the air passing through the filter 128 passes through the filter frame 122, And is heat exchanged with the evaporator 40.

The filtered air is cooled while exchanging heat with heat dissipating fins (not shown) formed in the evaporator 40. In the cooling process of the filtered air, moisture in the air is condensed on the surface of the evaporator 40, 40 are collected in a drain pan 83 disposed under the evaporator 40. [

The cooled air passing through the evaporator 40 is further heat-exchanged with the condenser 20 installed at the rear of the evaporator 40. The dehumidified air passing through the evaporator 40 and the condenser 20 are heat-exchanged with each other The dehumidifying air is heated again.

In the condenser 20, heat is dissipated during the condensation of the gaseous refrigerant, and the dehumidifying air is reheated to a temperature similar to the room temperature during the heat exchange between the dehumidifying air and the condenser 20.

The air having passed through the condenser 20 is guided to the housing 52 of the blowing fan assembly 50 and sucked into the housing 52. The air sucked into the housing 52 flows into the housing 52, And the discharged air is guided upward by the housing 52 and the housing cover 56. In addition, as shown in FIG.

The air discharged to the upper side of the housing 52 is discharged to the room through the discharge port 106a formed in the upper panel 106 and the discharge port 104a formed in the rear panel 104. [

Therefore, the dehumidifier according to the present invention sucks air through the front / side and then discharges the air to the upper surface / rear surface, so that the air flows in all directions of the room where the dehumidifier is installed.

Meanwhile, the controller adjusts the rotation angle of the louver 107 installed on the upper panel 106 to adjust the direction and the flow rate of the discharged air.

Therefore, when the air is discharged to the upper front side of the cabinet 60, the louver 107 is rotated from the closed state backward to form a discharge port forward, and when the air is discharged to the upper rear side, Thereby forming a discharge port.

Next, the process of moving the condensed water in the dehumidifier according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The condensed water collected in the drain pan 83 is condensed in the evaporator 40 and then flows into the bucket 94 through the drain 83c of the drain pan 83 and is stored in the bucket 94 The amount of condensed water stored in the bucket 94 is detected by the full water detecting device 110 or the weight detecting unit 150 and the control unit controls the amount of condensed water stored in the bucket 94 to be displayed on the display device 135 of the dehumidifier This is displayed.

Particularly, the weight sensing unit 150 measures the weight of the condensed water, calculates the height of the condensate in the bucket 94 by an empirical formula, displays the height of the condensed water on the display device 135, (Not shown) of the display device 135 is turned on to notify the user of the drainage time of the bucket 94 when the condensed water is full in the bucket 94.

In addition, when the condensate in the bucket 94 is stored at a predetermined height or higher, the water level sensing device 110 senses the condensed water and transmits the condensed water to the control unit. Then, the control unit stops the operation of the compressor 10, The bucket 94 is prevented from overflowing.

Meanwhile, although not shown, the full-water detecting device 110 is provided to intermittently supply power to the compressor 10 from the control unit, so that the control unit directly controls the power applied to the compressor 10 when the condensate is full It may be configured.

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

The user opens the front panel assembly 140 to drain the condensed water from the bucket 94 and the front panel assembly 140 is rotated around the bracket 145 of the left side panel 102, And the inside of the cabinet 60 is opened.

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

At this time, the bucket 94 is seated in the bucket guide 92, and the bucket guide 92 has a structure in which the front hinge 92a is connected to the base 70 and is rotated. The upper end of the bucket 94 is pivoted forward by an operation of holding and pulling the pawl 94 forward.

Here, the bucket 94 is moved by a user's pulling the handle 95 of the bucket 94 such that a part of the upper portion of the bucket 94 is released from the inside of the barrier 80 to a position where the user can lift the bucket 94, The buckle 94 is moved away from the bucket guide 92 by lifting the forwardly turned knob 95.

Therefore, the bucket 94 can be easily separated from the bucket 94 because the bucket 94 is separated at a time when the user holds the handle 95.

Meanwhile, since the assembly process of the bucket 124 proceeds in the reverse order of the separation process, a detailed description will be omitted.

Next, the process of replacing the filter in the filter assembly will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the user opens the front panel assembly 140 and separates the filter case 124 and the filter frame 122 as the bucket 94 is separated.

The filter case 124 and the filter frame 122 are fixed by a fixing mechanism 126 so that the user can press the upper end of the filter case 124 and press the hook 127 And the fixing mechanism 126 are separated from each other, and the filter 128 inserted in the sliding manner into the filter case 124 is taken out.

The filter case 124 is opened and the filter case 124 is slantingly fixed to the user side so that the filter 128 housed in the filter case 124 128 can be easily taken out.

Meanwhile, since the assembling process of the filter 128 is performed in the reverse order of separation, a detailed description will be omitted.

9 is an exploded perspective view of a dehumidifier in which a bucket assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention is shown.

9, the bucket assembly 190 of the second embodiment is integrally formed with the bucket guide and the bucket according to the first embodiment, and the bucket assembly 190 and the barrier 180 are separated from each other, Except that a hinge 192a of the bucket assembly 190 is provided in the groove 182 formed in the barrier 180. [

The groove 182 is a guide for guiding the moving direction when the bucket assembly 190 is separated from the barrier 180.

Hereinafter, a process of separating the bucket assembly 190 will be described.

When the user first pulls the handle 95, the bucket assembly 190 mounted on the groove 182 of the barrier 180 is rotated about the hinge 192a.

The center of gravity of the bucket assembly 190 is formed on the lower side of the bucket assembly 190 and the bucket assembly 190 is disposed inside the groove 182 on which the hinge 192a is seated And is rotated on the stage 182a.

When the bucket assembly 190 is lifted by a user, the hinge 192a is moved along the groove 182 and separated from the barrier 180.

The groove 182 formed in the barrier 180 may be formed such that the outer edge 182b is inclined upward to allow the barrier 180 and the bucket assembly 190 to be separated naturally when the user lifts the bucket assembly 190 .

Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the user has separately described the process of rotating the upper end of the bucket assembly 190 and the process of lifting the bucket assembly 190. Alternatively, when the user tilts the handle 95 in the upward direction The bucket assembly 190 is simultaneously rotated and linearly moved.

The rest of the configuration according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

10 is an exploded view of a dehumidifier in which a bucket assembly according to a third embodiment of the present invention is shown.

The third embodiment of the present invention is similar to the third embodiment except that the hinge 92a is not connected to the bracket 74 (Fig. 2) so that the bucket guide 92 is slid in the forward / backward direction in the first embodiment, (85) of the second embodiment.

Here, the groove 85 is formed horizontally in the forward / backward direction as a guide for moving the bucket guide 92 forward when the user pulls the bucket 94.

When the user pulls the handle 95 of the bucket 94, the bucket 94 and the bucket guide 92 are pulled forward along the groove 85 formed in the barrier 80, When the bucket 94 is lifted, the bucket 94 is separated from the bucket guide 92.

At this time, when the bucket 94 is pulled out, the hinge 92a formed on the bucket guide 92 is linearly moved along the groove 85. When the bucket 94 is hooked on the front end 85a of the groove 85, The movement of the bucket guide 92 is stopped and the bucket guide 92 is rotated forward.

The linear movement and the rotation of the bucket guide 92 may be generated sequentially or simultaneously according to the angle at which the bucket 94 is pulled out by the user.

Although not shown, the grooves of the barrier may be formed in the bracket (74 of FIG. 2) and the inside of the cabinet (60 of FIG. 2) of the base shown in the first embodiment.

Since the remaining configuration according to the third embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the first embodiment, detailed description will be omitted.

In addition, the process of mounting the bucket assembly to the barrier proceeds in the reverse order of the separation process, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, the dehumidifier according to the present invention has a bucket assembly for storing condensed water, which is rotatably installed forward, thus facilitating drainage of condensed water.

Further, the dehumidifier according to the present invention has a suction port for sucking air between the front panel and the front frame, but the front surface of the cabinet is formed as a smooth surface by the front panel, thereby improving the appearance of the front surface.

Further, since the bucket assembly of the dehumidifier according to the present invention is constructed in a structure in which the lower portion is rotatable, there is an effect that when the user detaches the bucket assembly, the bucket assembly is separated in a single operation.

Further, the dehumidifier according to the present invention allows the user to lift the bucket assembly in an easy position because the bucket assembly is moved a predetermined distance to the user side by the pulling force of the user.

Further, the dehumidifier according to the present invention has an effect that the bucket is not only pulled toward the user side by the force of pulling the bucket by the user, but also rotated in a direction in which the user can lift the bucket while rotating at a predetermined angle.

Further, the dehumidifier according to the present invention is provided with a guide portion for guiding the seating position of the bucket to the bucket guide, so that there is an effect that the condensed water falls accurately into the hole of the bucket when the bucket is assembled.

Further, the dehumidifier according to the present invention has the effect of preventing the position of the bucket from being changed even when the dehumidifier is moved, because the bucket seated on the bucket guide is fixed by the first and second guide portions of the bucket.

Claims (7)

delete delete A cabinet having a suction port and a discharge port; An evaporator installed in the cabinet for dehumidifying the air sucked into the suction port; A barrier installed inside the cabinet and collecting condensed water dropped from the evaporator; A bucket for storing the condensed water collected in the barrier; And a bucket guide rotatably mounted on at least one of the cabinet and the barrier and rotatable forward about a lower portion thereof, The bucket guide is inserted into the barrier with the bucket, The bucket guide has pin-shaped hinges protruded on both sides thereof, And a bracket rotatably connected to the hinge. The method of claim 3, Wherein the bucket guide is provided with a guide portion for guiding a seating position of the bucket when the bucket is mounted. The method of claim 4, Wherein the bucket is provided with a hole through which condensed water flows, Wherein the barrier is provided with a catch for guiding the condensed water to the hole, And the guide portion is protruded to match the hole with the catching hole. The method of claim 4, Wherein the guide portion protrudes upward from the bucket guide, Wherein the bucket is provided with a groove to be fitted to the guide portion when the bucket is seated. The method of claim 3, Wherein the bucket has a handle on the top.

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