TWI852188B

Provided is a dehumidifier that can minimize degradation in dehumidifying performance of the dehumidifier without impairing the design of the dehumidifier at the rear face side. This dehumidifier comprises: a housing which has an inlet port and an outlet port; an air blowing means for generating an air flow from the inlet port to the outlet port; an air purifying means; a dehumidifying means having a heat exchanger for removing moisture in the air flow; a main air passage in which air taken in from the inlet port flows through the air purifying means to reach the heat exchanger; a bypass air passage in which air taken in from the inlet port flows to the heat exchanger without passing through the air purifying means; and an open/close means which can open and close the bypass air passage. The inlet port is formed on the rear face of the housing such that the inlet port is bilaterally symmetric with respect to a first central line which bisects the housing widthwise into left and right halves and which extends