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EP 2 116 781 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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30.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/22 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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11.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/46 |
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Date of filing: 27.02.2009 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO
PL PT RO SE SI SK TR |
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AL BA RS |
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Priority: |
07.05.2008 KR 20080042163
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Applicant: LG Electronics Inc. |
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Seoul (KR) |
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Inventors: |
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- Park, Hyung Ho
Kyungsangnam-do, 641-110 (KR)
- Hwang, Soon Chul
Kyungsangnam-do, 641-110 (KR)
- Park, Joog Sung
Kyungsangnam-do, 641-110 (KR)
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Representative: Palmer, Jonathan R. |
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Boult Wade Tennant
Verulam Gardens
70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB) |
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(57) The present invention provides a dehumidifier, including a main body (2), comprising
a dehumidification passage in which indoor air is sucked in and the sucked-in indoor
air is dehumidified and a reconditioning passage in which reconditioning air circulates,
a dehumidification rotor (60), comprising a dehumidification portion configured to
dehumidify the indoor air and a reconditioning portion reconditioned using the reconditioning
air, and a condensing heat exchanger (200) in which a plurality of heat exchange plates
(220,240,260), each comprising a plurality of condensing ducts (232,253,272), is arranged
in parallel. The condensing ducts are configured so that the reconditioning air passed
through the reconditioning portion is sucked in through upper parts of the condensing
ducts and the sucked-in reconditioning air is discharged through lower parts of the
condensing ducts. Thus, the flow of air within the condensing heat exchanger can become
uniform and the heat exchange area is widened. Accordingly, the dehumidification performance
of the dehumidifier can be improved and noise caused when the dehumidifier is driven
can be reduced.

