(19)
(11) EP 1 707 888 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/30

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/40

(21) Application number: 06001122.8

(22) Date of filing: 19.01.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24F 3/14(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 08.03.2005 KR 2005019141

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics, Inc.
Seoul 150-010 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Moon, Dong Soo
    Kwanak-su Seoul 151-050 (KR)
  • Choi, Seok Ho
    Kwanak-su Seoul 153-010 (KR)
  • Chin, Sim Won
    Yangchun-ku Seoul 158-054 (KR)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) Humidifier


(57) A humidifier is disclosed which includes a desiccant wheel (54), and a heat exchanger adapted to heat-exchange air dehumidified in an absorption chamber (60) with air introduced into a regeneration chamber (70). The heat of the air dehumidified in the absorption chamber (60) can be used to increase the temperature of ambient air introduced into the regeneration chamber (70), thereby reducing the load of a heater (56) to heat the temperature of the ambient air introduced into the regeneration chamber (70), and thus, achieving a reduction in the power consumption of the heater (56).







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