DEHUMIDIFIER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dehumidifier which can clean air while eliminating external water supply by reusing condensed water which is dehumidified by a refrigeration cycle for generation of fine water droplets.SOLUTION: In a body 1, a dehumidifier includes: fine water droplet generation means 3; blower means 11; a refrigeration cycle in which a compressor 4, a condenser 5, an expansion mechanism 6 and a first evaporator 8 are connected by a pipeline 9 in this order; and control means 13 for controlling the blower means 11, the compressor 4 and the fine water droplet generation means 3. They are arranged in such a manner that an airflow in the body 1 flows from the fine water droplet generation means 3, the first evaporator 8 and to the condenser 5 sequentially from the upstream side, and an operation is performed while fine water droplets are sprayed from the fine water droplet generation means 3 by utilizing condensed water condensed in a second evaporator 7. Thereby, dust in the air sucked in the body 1 is adsorbed to the fine water droplets, and it is recovered as the condensed water together with the dust in the first evaporator 8. Thus, a humidifier can be acquired which performs dehumidification while removing the dust from the air sucked in the body. 【課題】冷凍サイクルにより除湿された凝結水を微細水滴の発生に再利用することで外部給水を不要としつつ、空気清浄ができる除湿機を提供する。【解決手段】本体１に微細水滴発生手段３と、送風手段１１と、圧縮機４、凝縮器５、膨張機構６、第１蒸発器８の順に配管９で接続された冷凍サイクルと、送風手段１１と圧縮機４と微細水滴発生手段３を制御する制御手段１３とを備え、本体１内の空気の流れが上流側から順に微細水滴発生手段３、第１蒸発器８、凝縮器５となるように配置し、第２蒸発器７に結露した凝結水を利用して微細水滴発生手段３から微細水滴を噴霧しながら運転することにより、本体１に吸込まれた空気の塵埃を微細水滴に吸着させ、第１蒸発器８にて凝結水として塵埃と共に回収することで、本体に吸込まれた空気から塵埃を除去しつつ除湿をする除湿機が得られる。【選択図】図１