Air conditioning system with humidity adjusting apparatus

Abstract

An air conditioning system includes an indoor unit disposed in an interior side, an outdoor unit disposed in an exterior side to direct a refrigerant to the indoor unit, the outdoor unit comprising a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, a heat exchanger for condensing the refrigerant compressed in the compressor, a fan for forcedly generating air current, and a motor for driving the fan, and a humidity adjusting apparatus formed on one of both sides of the outdoor unit to direct humidity adjusted air to the interior side.

1 . An air conditioning system comprising: 
 an indoor unit disposed in an interior side;    an outdoor unit disposed in an exterior side to direct a refrigerant to the indoor unit, the outdoor unit comprising a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, a heat exchanger for condensing the refrigerant compressed in the compressor, a fan for forcedly generating air current, and a motor for driving the fan; and    a humidity adjusting apparatus formed on one of both sides of the outdoor unit to direct humidity adjusted air to the interior side.    
     
     
         2 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein the humidity adjusting apparatus is formed on a side of the outdoor unit, which is close to the compressor.  
     
     
         3 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein a part of the humidity adjusting apparatus is disposed in an empty space defined above the compressor.  
     
     
         4 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein a blower unit of the humidity adjusting apparatus is disposed in an empty space defined above the compressor.  
     
     
         5 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein a humidity adjusting tube unit of the humidity adjusting apparatus is disposed covering a refrigerant tube unit of the outdoor unit.  
     
     
         6 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein the humidity adjusting apparatus is disposed covering a service valve formed on a side of the outdoor unit.  
     
     
         7 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 1 , wherein a humidity adjusting tube unit of the humidity adjusting apparatus is integrally formed with a refrigerant tube unit of the outdoor unit.  
     
     
         8 . An air conditioning system comprising: 
 an indoor unit disposed in an interior side;    an outdoor unit comprising a heat exchanger for condensing a refrigerant, a fan for forcedly directing air toward the heat exchanger, and a fan driving motor for driving the fan;    a refrigerant tube unit connecting the outdoor unit to the indoor unit;    a desiccant disposed on one of both sides of the outdoor unit to selectively collect moisture;    a desiccant driving motor for rotating the desiccant;    a blower unit for forcedly directing air to the desiccant;    a heater for heating a portion of the desiccant; and a humidity adjusting tube unit for directing humidity-adjusted air to the interior side.    
     
     
         9 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 8 , wherein an angle between a rotational shaft of the fan driving motor and a rotating shaft of the desiccant driving motor is in a range of about 70-110°.  
     
     
         10 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 8 , further comprising an oxygen generator connected to the humidity adjusting tube unit.  
     
     
         11 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 8 , further comprising an oxygen generator formed on a portion of the humidity adjusting tube unit to supply oxygen into the humidity adjusting tube unit.  
     
     
         12 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 8 , wherein the humidity adjusting tube unit is disposed covering an upper-half of a refrigerant tube unit.  
     
     
         13 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 8 , wherein the humidity adjusting tube unit is integrally formed with the refrigerant tube unit.  
     
     
         14 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 8 , wherein the heater is disposed between the desiccant and the blower unit.  
     
     
         15 . An air conditioning system comprising: 
 an outdoor unit comprising a compressor and a heat exchanger that are disposed facing each other;    an mounting unit formed on one of both sides of the outdoor unit; and    a humidity adjusting unit selectively mounted on the mounting unit.    
     
     
         16 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 15 , wherein a part of the humidity adjusting unit is located above the compressor.  
     
     
         17 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 15 , wherein the humidity adjusting unit comprises a desiccant.  
     
     
         18 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 15 , wherein the humidity adjusting unit comprises a desiccant, a heater and a blower unit.  
     
     
         19 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 15 , wherein the mounting unit comprises a rotating unit.  
     
     
         20 . The air conditioning system according to  claim 15 , wherein the mounting unit formed on a side of the outdoor unit, which is close to the compressor.