DRAIN WATER EVAPORATION MECHANISM

To provide a drain water evaporation mechanism which efficiently evaporates drain water utilizing waste heat of a heat exchanger of an air conditioner.SOLUTION: A drain water evaporation mechanism 100 includes: a refrigeration cycle mechanism 10 at least having a compressor 11, a condenser 12, an evaporator 14, a high temperature side heat exchanger 15 and a low temperature side heat exchanger 16; a drain water reception part 30 arranged at a lower position of the evaporator 14 and receiving drain water generated in the evaporator 14; a water wheel 60 which showers the high temperature side heat exchanger 15 with the drain water stored in the drain water reception part 30 and allows the drain water to evaporate by the heat of the high temperature side heat exchanger 15; and a water wheel motor 70 for rotating the water wheel 60.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3 【課題】エアコンの熱交換器の排熱を利用してドレン水を効率的に蒸発させるドレン水蒸発機構を提供すること。【解決手段】少なくとも、圧縮機１１、凝縮器１２、蒸発器１４、高温側熱交換器１５、低温側熱交換器１６を有する冷凍サイクル機構１０と、蒸発器１４の下方位置に配設され、蒸発器１４で発生したドレン水を受けるドレン水受部３０と、ドレン水受部３０に貯められたドレン水を高温側熱交換器１５に浴びせて高温側熱交換器１５の熱によってドレン水を蒸発させる水車６０と、水車６０を回転させる水車モータ７０と、を具備していることを特徴とするドレン水蒸発機構１００である。【選択図】図３