Dehumidifier apparatus
AssigneesHisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Co., Ltd., Guangdong Kelon Air Conditioner Co. Ltd.
InventorsYufeng Tan, Wei Tang, Xiaoqin Wei, Minzhu Huang, Bingxiang Liang, Zhongmin Liu
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Abstract
A dehumidifier is disclosed comprising a base, a fast coupler disposed on the base, a water receiving tray, a water collection tank disposed below the water receiving tray, a water discharging tank connected to the water receiving tray, and a pump having an outlet connected to the fast coupler and an inlet connected to the water discharging tank, wherein a water level switch is provided in the water discharging tank and comprises a floater and a closed hollow rod, wherein the floater has a hole for passing through of the rod and a magnet, and the rod has a magnetic field response switch electrically connected with the pump.
Claims3
A method for controlling a dehumidifier comprising:
- (a) providing a dehumidifier having a water level switch and pump, the water level switch comprising a closed hollow rod and a floater having a magnet and a hole, the closed hollow rod being disposed within the hole of the floater, the closed hollow rod further having a magnetic field response switch electrically connected with the pump, the magnetic field response switch being configured to switch on and start the pump when activated by a magnetic field;
- (b) switching the water level switch on and starting the pump when water in a water discharging tank reaches a predetermined level;
- (c) connecting a fast coupler with a drainage coupler;
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- (d) discharging water from the dehumidifier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.