Water feed device for humidification and air conditioning apparatus incorporating the same

Abstract

There is provided a water feed device for humidification, comprising: an outflow reservoir that is disposed above a humidifier for feeding water into the humidifier by way of a permeation and that is provided with an overflow dam for maintaining a level of the water in the outflow reservoir substantially constant; an inflow reservoir that is disposed upwards of the outflow reservoir and that is provided with a flow inlet; a partition plate that is disposed between the inflow reservoir and the outflow reservoir; and a plurality of drip feed members which are provided in the partition plate for allowing the water in the inflow reservoir to drop by gravity in a form of droplets into the outflow reservoir. There is also provided an air conditioning apparatus having a dehumidifier, a heater, a humidifier and an air blower successively arranged within an air duct connect to an area to be air conditioned; downwards of respective portions of the cooling dehumidifier unit and the humidifier unit in the air duct there are provided a pair of water proof trays, respectively, which are communicated via respective hoses with the cooling dehumidifier unit and the humidifier unit, respectively, and which are provided with a drainage means that is opening to an outside of the housing; and downwards of the water proof trays and downwards of the air duct there is provided a further water proof tray having a drainage means that is opening to an outside of the housing.

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