DEHUMIDIFIER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dehumidifier for regenerating (drying) a desiccant cartridge to be used in a chest drawer, a shoe cabinet or the like. SOLUTION: The dehumidifier 1, including a dehumidifying means 2 in a housing 11 equipped with an air suction port and an air discharge port 12 from which dry air is discharged and is constructed in such a manner that a plurality of desiccant cartridges 5, other than the above dehumidifying means 2, can detachably be installed in the vicinity of the air discharge port 12 and/or in an air discharge path 15. The desiccant cartridge 5 is constituted of an air-permeable case 51 filled with a desiccant 50, and the desiccant 50 in the desiccant cartridge 5 can be regenerated by drying with dry air passing therethrough. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT