(19)
(11) EP 2 116 783 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.04.2012 Bulletin 2012/14

(43) Date of publication A2:
11.11.2009 Bulletin 2009/46

(21) Application number: 09250607.0

(22) Date of filing: 03.03.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F24F 3/14(2006.01)
 F24F 1/00(2011.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 07.05.2008 KR 20080042162
07.05.2008 KR 20080042166

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Seoul 150-721 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Park, Hyung Ho
    Changwon-si Kyungsangnam-do 641-110 (KR)
  • Hwang, Soon Chul
    Changwon-si Kyungsangnam-do 641-110 (KR)
  • Park, Joon Sung
    Changwon-si Kyungsangnam-do 641-110 (KR)

(74) Representative: Palmer, Jonathan R. 
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


(54) Dehumidifier having dehimidifying rotor


(57) Disclosed herein is a dehumidifier having a dehumidifying rotor, the dehumidifier comprising a main body 2 including an air suction portion 4 and an air discharge portion 6; a blower 50 sucking indoor air through the air suction portion 4 such that the sucked indoor air passes through the main body 2 and is then discharged through the air discharge portion 6; a dehumidifying rotor 60 rotatably arranged in the main body 2 and including a desiccant 61 containing meso-silica and a desiccant wheel 62 surrounding the circumference of the desiccant 61 and connected to the desiccant 61; a dehumidifying rotor rotating device 84 rotating the dehumidifying rotor 60; and regeneration devices 90, 100, 110, and 120 regenerating the dehumidifying rotor 60, thus providing advantages such as high dehumidification performance and low power consumption.







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