Dehumidifier

Abstract

A dehumidifier includes a main body case that defines an inner space and is provided at a side with an external air inlet, a top panel that is installed to form a spaced gap through which air heat-exchanged discharges on a top of the main body case, a barrier dividing the inner space, and a plurality of heat exchangers that are disposed at a side of the barrier to allow circulation air circulating the inner space to be heat-exchanged with external air introduced from an external side.

1 . A dehumidifier comprising:
 a main body case that defines an inner space and is provided at a side with an external air inlet;   a top panel that is installed to form a spaced gap through which air heat-exchanged discharges on a top of the main body case;   a barrier dividing the inner space; and   a plurality of heat exchangers that are disposed at a side of the barrier to allow circulation air circulating the inner space to be heat-exchanged with external air introduced from an external side.   
   
   
       2 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 1 , wherein the heat exchangers include:
 a side heat exchanger installed at a side of the barrier;   an inner heat exchanger installed on a surface of the barrier; and   a front heat exchanger installed in front of the inner heat exchanger.   
   
   
       3 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 1 , further comprising an adsorption member that is provided at a side of one of the heat exchangers to remove moisture from the external air by adsorption. 
   
   
       4 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 1 , further comprising a heater assembly that is provided in the inner space to heat the circulation air. 
   
   
       5 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 1 , further comprising a recovery assembly that is provided in the inner space to forcedly make the flow of the circulation air. 
   
   
       6 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the heat exchangers is disposed to correspond to the air inlet so that the air introduced from the external side can be primarily heat-exchanged. 
   
   
       7 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 1 , wherein one of the heat exchangers is disposed to correspond to the air inlet and includes first, second, and third heat exchange units through which the external air circulates. 
   
   
       8 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 1 , further comprising a drain pan that is disposed at a side of the barrier to collect condensed air generated by the heat exchange between the circulation air and the external air. 
   
   
       9 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 1 , wherein each of the heat exchangers includes a water guide member that is correspondingly coupled to a drain pan receiving hole formed at a side of the barrier. 
   
   
       10 . A dehumidifier comprising:
 a main body case provided with an air inlet through which external air is introduced;   a side heat exchanger at which the external air is heat exchanged;   a barrier for directing the external air passing through the side heat exchanger frontward;   a front heat exchanger at which the external air guide frontward from the barrier is heat-exchanged; and   an inner heat exchanger at which the external air passing through the front heat exchanger is heat-exchanged,   wherein the external air is heat exchanged with circulation air circulating in the main body case.   
   
   
       11 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 10 , wherein moisture contained in the external air passing through the front heat exchanger is removed by adsorption assembly disposed between the front and inner heat exchangers. 
   
   
       12 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 10 , wherein the side heat exchanger is disposed to correspond to the air inlet and includes first, second, and third heat exchange units through which the external air circulates. 
   
   
       13 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 10 , further comprising a drain pan that is disposed at a side of the barrier to collect condensed air generated by the heat exchange between the circulation air and the external air. 
   
   
       14 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the heat exchangers includes a water guide member that is correspondingly coupled to a drain pan receiving hole formed at a side of the barrier. 
   
   
       15 . A dehumidifier comprising:
 a main body case provided with an air inlet through which external air is introduced;   a barrier dividing an inner space of the main body case;   a recovery assembly for direction circulation air that is heat-exchanged with external air in front of the barrier;   a heater assembly for heating the circulation air directed from the recovery assembly; and   a plurality of heat exchangers in which the circulation air discharged from the heater assembly is introduced, the heat exchangers defining a close circuit with the recovery assembly.   
   
   
       16 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 15 , wherein the heat exchangers compriese:
 a side heat exchanger installed at a side of the barrier;   an inner heat exchanger installed on a surface of the barrier; and   a front heat exchanger installed in front of the inner heat exchanger.   
   
   
       17 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 15 , wherein the circulation air passing through the heater assembly is introduced into the heat exchangers after passing through an adsorption member for adsorbing moisture contained in the external air. 
   
   
       18 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 15 , wherein one of the heat exchangers is disposed to correspond to the air inlet and includes first, second, and third heat exchange units through which the external air circulates. 
   
   
       19 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 15 , further comprising a drain pan that is disposed at a side of the barrier to collect condensed air generated by the heat exchange between the circulation air and the external air. 
   
   
       20 . The dehumidifier according to  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the heat exchangers includes a water guide member that is correspondingly coupled to a drain pan receiving hole formed at a side of the barrier.