Dehumidifier

A hand-carriable dehumidifier comprising:

• a hand-carriable case having an inlet for introduction of air from a room thereinto and an outlet for discharging the air introduced through the inlet into the room, the outlet provided at a top surface of the case;
• a desiccant assembly provided inside the case, the desiccant assembly including a desiccant member to absorb moisture from the air drawn through the inlet, a desiccant rotor rotatably mounted for housing the desiccant member, and a rotating unit to rotate the desiccant rotor;
• a blower assembly provided inside the case to draw into the case the air through the inlet and blowing the air to the room through the outlet;
• a regenerator assembly provided inside the case to dry the desiccant assembly, the regenerator assembly including a regenerating fan to blow air to the desiccant assembly, a regenerating motor to provide a rotating power to rotate the regenerating fan, and a heater to heat the air blown by the regenerating fan;
• a heat exchanger provided inside the case to receive the air from the inlet and to receive the air blown through the desiccant assembly by the desiccant assembly, and the heat exchanger to separate the moisture from the air received from the inlet and from the air received from the desiccant assembly;
• and
• a water collecting assembly provided inside the case to collect water condensed and separated from the air at the heat exchanger,
• wherein the air blown from the regenerator assembly passes through a portion of the desiccant assembly, then passes through the heat exchanger, and then the air recirculates through another portion of the desiccant assembly.

A dehumidifier comprising:

• a hand-carriable case having an inlet for introduction of air from a room thereinto and an outlet for discharging the air introduced through the inlet into the room, the outlet provided at a top surface of the hand-carriable case;
• a desiccant assembly provided inside the case, the desiccant assembly including a desiccant member to absorb moisture from the air drawn through the inlet, a desiccant rotor rotatably mounted to house the desiccant member, and a rotating unit to rotate the desiccant rotor;
• a blower assembly provided inside the case to draw air through the inlet and to blow the air to the outlet;
• a regenerator assembly provided inside the case to blow hot air to the desiccant assembly for drying the desiccant assembly;
• a heat exchanger provided inside the case to receive the air from the inlet and to receive the air blown through the desiccant assembly by the regenerator assembly, and the heat exchanger to separate the moisture from the air received from the inlet and from the air received from the desiccant assembly;
• and
• a water collecting assembly provided inside the case to collect water condensed and separated from the air at the heat exchanger, wherein the air blown from the regenerator assembly passes through a portion of the desiccant assembly, then passes through the heat exchanger, and then the air recirculates through another portion of the desiccant assembly,
• wherein the regenerator assembly includes:
• a regenerating fan to blow air toward the desiccant assembly,
• a regenerating fan housing to house the regenerating fan,
• a regenerating motor to provide a rotating power to rotate the regenerating fan,
• a heater to heat the air blown by the regenerating fan,
• a heater case to house the heater, the heater case having one side in communication with the regenerating fan housing, and another side in communication with a portion of the desiccant assembly to guide air from the regenerating fan to the desiccant member,
• a regenerating cover to guide the air that passes through the desiccant assembly by the regenerating fan to an inside of the heat exchanger, and
• a circulating duct to guide the air that passes through the heat exchanger to the regenerating fan.