Dehumidifier
AssigneeLG Innotek Co., Ltd.
InventorsJong Min Lee, Yong Sang Cho
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Abstract
Provided is a dehumidifier including: a dehumidification module including a compressor unit for compressing a refrigerant, a cooling unit for cooling air through the refrigerant, and a drying unit for drying air that passes through the cooling unit; and a thermoelectric module including a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, a thermoelectric element disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first heat conversion unit connected to the first substrate and disposed adjacent to the drying unit of the dehumidification module, and a second heat conversion unit connected to the second substrate and disposed adjacent to the cooling unit of the dehumidification module.
Claims14
A dehumidifier comprising:
- a dehumidification module comprising a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a cooler for cooling air by the refrigerant, and a dryer for dehumidifying the air that passes through the cooler;
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- a thermoelectric module comprising a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate, a thermoelectric element disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first heat converter connected to the first substrate and disposed adjacent to the dryer of the dehumidification module, and a second heat converter connected to the second substrate and disposed adjacent to the cooler of the dehumidification module,
- wherein the first substrate is a heat absorption portion, and the second substrate is a heat dissipation portion,
- wherein the first heat converter cools the air passing through the dryer,
- wherein the first heat converter comprises a first region in contact with the first substrate and a second region that extends from the first region and is disposed to face the dryer on a flow path of air after passing through the dryer, and
- wherein the first heat converter comprises a heat conversion member having a flow path pattern formed by folding a third substrate including a first plane and a second plane opposite to the first plane.
A thermoelectric module comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate;
- a thermoelectric element disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
- a first heat converter connected to the first substrate and configured to be disposed adjacent to one surface of a dehumidification module;
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- a second heat converter connected to the second substrate and configured to be disposed adjacent to another surface of the dehumidification module;
- wherein the first substrate is a heat absorption portion, and the second substrate is a heat dissipation portion, the one surface of the dehumidification module is a surface onto which air is introduced, and the another surface of the dehumidification module is a surface from which air is discharged,
- wherein the first heat converter cools air passing through the another surface of the dehumidification module,
- wherein the first heat converter comprises a first region in contact with the first substrate and a second region that extends from the first region and is disposed to face the another surface of the dehumidification module on a flow path of air after passing through the another surface of the dehumidification module, and
- wherein the first heat converter comprises a heat conversion member having a flow path pattern formed by folding a third substrate including a first plane and a second plane opposite to the first plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.