JP2009024917A - Adsorbent device, humidity adjusting device, and indoor machine of air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adsorber device improved in adsorbing and desorbing performance to an adsorbed material such as moisture, and being miniaturized. <P>SOLUTION: This adsorbent device comprises adsorbents 14a, 14b formed into a long plate shape, having a plurality of honeycomb or latticed holes 16 penetrating through the plate thickness direction, and capable of adsorbing and desorbing the adsorbed material included in air, a case 15 receiving the adsorbents 14a, 14b rotatably around a central line along the longitudinal direction, a first air passage 22 formed in the case 15 in such a state that the adsorbents 14a, 14b are partially positioned therein, and a second air passage 23 formed in the case 15 in such a state that other parts of the adsorbents 14a, 14b are positioned, and the adsorbents 14a, 14b are moved to a position in the first air passage 22 and a position in the second air passage 23 by rotating the adsorbents 14a, 14b around the central line. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an adsorbent device capable of adsorbing and desorbing moisture in the air, a humidity control device using the adsorbent device, and an indoor unit of an air conditioner.

  For example, as described in Patent Document 1 below, there is known a humidifier that performs indoor humidification using an adsorbent capable of adsorbing and desorbing moisture in the air.

In the humidifying device described in Patent Document 1 below, a disk-shaped adsorbent having a plurality of honeycomb-shaped or lattice-shaped holes is provided so as to be rotatable around a center line. Moisture in the air is adsorbed on the adsorbent by blowing air containing moisture (for example, outside air) onto a partial area of the adsorbent. Furthermore, moisture is desorbed from the adsorbent by blowing air heated by a heater to the adsorbent that has adsorbed moisture. By rotating the adsorbent around the center line, the area where the moisture in the adsorbent is adsorbed moves to a position where air heated by the heater is blown. Air containing moisture desorbed from the adsorbent is released into the room, and the room is humidified.
Japanese Patent No. 3254381

  However, in the humidification apparatus mentioned above, the following points are not considered.

  In order to improve the humidification performance of the humidifier, it is necessary to increase the surface area of the adsorbent and increase the amount of moisture to be adsorbed. However, in order to increase the surface area of the adsorbent, it is necessary to increase the diameter of the adsorbent, and by increasing the diameter of the adsorbent, the external dimensions of the humidifier, in particular, the direction orthogonal to the rotation center of the adsorbent The width dimension becomes larger, and a dead space is generated around the adsorbent.

  The humidifier has a structure that is mounted on a wall surface of a room or built in a single unit or an indoor unit of an air conditioner, and there is a great demand for suppressing a projecting dimension from the wall surface. For this reason, increasing the diameter of the adsorbent to increase the humidification performance and reducing the size of the humidifier are in a trade-off relationship.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve the performance of adsorbing and desorbing an adsorbing substance such as moisture, and to reduce the size of the adsorbent. It is providing the indoor unit of an apparatus, a humidity control apparatus, and an air conditioner.

A first feature according to an embodiment of the present invention is that the adsorbent device is formed in a long plate shape and has a plurality of honeycomb-like or lattice-like holes penetrating in the plate thickness direction in the air. An adsorbent capable of adsorbing and desorbing contained adsorbent, a case for accommodating the adsorbent so as to be rotatable about a center line along a longitudinal direction, and a part of the adsorbent formed in the case. A first air passage that is located; a second air passage that is formed in the case and in which the other part of the adsorbent is located;
And when the adsorbent rotates around a center line, the adsorbent moves to a position in the first air passage and a position in the second air passage.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a humidity control apparatus main body having a suction port through which indoor air is sucked and a blow-out port through which the air sucked from the suction port blows out into the room. The adsorbent device according to the first feature, which is intended for moisture as an adsorbing substance and is installed in the humidity control device main body, a drive unit that rotates the adsorbent around the center line, and the humidity control device main body An indoor exhaust fan for sucking air and exhausting the sucked air to the outside through the first air passage, and installed in the humidity control device main body in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the adsorbent. A cross-flow fan that sucks in the air from the suction port and blows the sucked air into the room through the second air passage and into the room from the air outlet, and the first air passage of the adsorbent body installed in the humidity control device main body. Within A heating unit for heating at least one of said second portion located within the air passage portion and the adsorbent which location is to comprise a.

  The third feature of the embodiment of the present invention is that the air conditioner indoor unit has an air inlet into which indoor air is sucked and an air outlet through which air sucked from the air inlet blows into the room. An indoor unit main body of the machine, a heat exchanger installed in the indoor unit main body, for heating air sucked from the suction port and blown out from the outlet, and moisture as an adsorbing substance, in the indoor unit main body The adsorber device according to the first feature installed in the apparatus, a drive unit that rotates the adsorber around a center line, and the air that is installed in the indoor unit main body and sucks in and sucks in the air. An outdoor exhaust fan that exhausts the air through the passage to the outside; and the second air passage that is installed in the indoor unit main body in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the adsorbent and sucks indoor air from the suction port. Inside A cross-flow fan that blows into the room from the outlet and is installed in the indoor unit main body and is located in the first air passage of the adsorbent and in the second air passage of the adsorber. And a heating part that heats at least one of the parts.

  According to the present invention, the ability to adsorb and desorb an adsorbing substance such as moisture can be improved, and the size can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
The humidity control apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus that enables both indoor humidification performed during drying such as in winter and indoor dehumidification performed during high humidity such as the rainy season. . As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the humidity control device 1 has a humidity control device main body 3 that is attached to the inner surface of the wall 2 that partitions the room from the outside. A suction port 4 is formed along the lateral width direction of the wet device body 3. A blower outlet 5 is formed in the lower part of the humidity control device main body 3 along the lateral width direction of the humidity control device main body 3. The humidity control device main body 3 includes a mounting plate (not shown) on the back surface thereof, and is mounted on the wall surface of the room via the mounting plate.

  In the humidity control device main body 3, an adsorbent device 6, an air filter 7, a centrifugal outdoor exhaust fan 8, a cross-flow fan 9, heaters 10 and 11 as heating units, and respective electric components thereof And a controller 12 for controlling.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the adsorbent device 6 includes a partition plate 13 that is a partition, two adsorbers 14 a and 14 b, and a case 15.

  The two adsorbers 14 a and 14 b have the same structure, and are fixed to the partition plate 13 in the target direction with the partition plate 13 sandwiched between both surfaces of the partition plate 13. The adsorbers 14a and 14b are formed in a long plate shape having substantially the same length as the cross flow fan 9, and a plurality of honeycomb-shaped holes 16 through which air can pass are formed in the plate thickness direction. The adsorbents 14a and 14b are formed by applying adsorbent particles such as zeolite to the surface of a substrate made of paper or the like as a base material. The adsorbent adsorbs adsorbents such as moisture and odor components at a low temperature (room temperature), and desorbs adsorbed materials such as moisture and odor components at a high temperature. The shape of the holes 16 is not limited to a honeycomb shape, but may be a lattice shape, and is preferably a shape that can increase the surface area of the adsorbents 14a and 14b. Further, the adsorbents 14a and 14b may be formed by sintering adsorbent particles themselves such as zeolite into a honeycomb or lattice shape.

  The partition plate 13 is a thin flat plate member made of synthetic resin, and partitions the adsorbers 14a and 14b and extends along the longitudinal direction of the adsorbers 14a and 14b. A rotation shaft 17 that extends in the longitudinal direction of the partition plate 13 and serves as a rotation center between the adsorbers 14 a and 14 b and the partition plate 13 is fixed to the center of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the partition plate 13.

  The case 15 holds the adsorbers 14a and 14b and the partition plate 13 so as to be rotatable around the center line of the rotation shaft 17, and includes a first cover portion 18 that covers a part of the outer periphery of the adsorbers 14a and 14b. The first cover portion 18 has a pair of second cover portions 19a and 19b that are fixed to both ends of the first cover portion 18 and cover both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the adsorbers 14a and 14b. The 1st cover part 18 is formed in the semi-cylinder shape which covers the range of about 180 degrees around the rotation center of adsorption body 14a, 14b. The second cover portions 19a and 19b are formed in a circular shape, and an insertion hole 20 through which the rotary shaft 17 is rotatably inserted is formed at the center position of the second cover portions 19a and 19b. In addition, an opening 21a is formed in one second cover portion 19a, and an opening 21b is formed in the other second cover portion 19b.

  The adsorbent device 6 is formed with a first air passage 22 and a second air passage 23 through which air flows.

  The first air passage 22 is formed so as to be surrounded by the first cover portion 18, the partition plate 13, and the second cover portions 19a and 19b. Air flowing in the first air passage 22 flows into one side of the adsorbent body 14a from one opening 21a and flows along the longitudinal direction of the adsorbent body 14a as shown by an arrow A in FIG. It passes through the hole 16 of the body 14a, moves to the other side of the adsorbent body 14a, and flows out from the other opening 21b.

  The second air passage 23 is formed so as to be surrounded by the second cover portions 19 a and 19 b and the partition plate 13. The air flowing through the second air passage 23 passes through the hole 16 of the adsorbent body 14b and flows in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the adsorbent body 14b, as indicated by an arrow B in FIG. In addition, the partition plate 13 is arrange | positioned in the position which slidably contacts to the internal peripheral surface of the 1st cover part 18, and the internal peripheral surface of the 2nd cover parts 19a and 19b, and the 1st air path 22 and the 2nd air path 23 Air is prevented from going back and forth between them.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the adsorber device 6 is installed in the humidity control device main body 3, the case 15 is held in a fixed position by a holding mechanism (not shown), and the rotating shaft 17 is a drive unit. A motor 24 is connected via a speed reduction mechanism 25. The motor 24 rotates the adsorbers 14a and 14b and the partition plate 13 around the center line. The speed reduction mechanism 25 is configured by meshing a plurality of gears.

  In the humidity control apparatus 1, the air intake that extends through the humidity control apparatus body 3 to the outside of the humidity control apparatus body 3, and extends to the outside through the wall 2 when the humidity control apparatus 1 is attached to the wall 2. A pipe 26 and an exhaust pipe 27 are provided. An end portion of the intake pipe 26 located in the humidity control device main body 3 is connected to an opening 21 a on one end side of the first air passage 22. An end portion of the exhaust pipe 27 located in the humidity control device main body 3 is connected to the opening 21 b on the other end side of the first air passage 22.

  The air filter 7 is disposed between the suction port 4 and the adsorber device 6 and is formed in a mesh shape through which air can pass. When dust is contained in the air sucked into the humidity control device main body 3 from the suction port 4, the dust is collected by the air filter 7 in the process of passing the air filter 7.

  The outdoor exhaust fan 8 is installed in the exhaust pipe 27, and a motor 28 that rotationally drives the outdoor exhaust fan 8 is connected to the outdoor exhaust fan 8. When the outdoor exhaust fan 8 is driven, outdoor air is sucked from the intake pipe 26, and the sucked air flows in the first air passage 22 of the adsorbent device 6 in the direction of arrow A, and the adsorbent 14a. After passing through the hole 16, the air is exhausted outside through the exhaust pipe 27.

  The cross-flow fan 9 is a cross-flow fan formed in a long cylindrical shape, and is installed in the humidity control device main body 3 in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the adsorbents 14a and 14b. Further, when the humidity control apparatus 1 is attached to the wall 2, the cross flow fan 9 installed in the humidity control apparatus body 3 is oriented in a horizontal direction with the longitudinal direction of the cross flow fan 9 parallel to the wall 2. ing. It is also possible to attach the humidity control device 1 to the wall 2 with the longitudinal direction as the vertical direction. In this case, the longitudinal direction of the cross flow fan 9 is parallel to the wall 2 and positioned in the vertical direction. A shaft 29 on one end side of the cross flow fan 9 is connected to a motor 29 that rotationally drives the cross flow fan 9. The shaft on the other end side of the cross flow fan 9 is adjacent to the motor 28 of the outdoor exhaust fan 8 and a bearing is provided. That is, the axes of the crossflow fan 9 and the outdoor exhaust fan 8 are arranged at substantially the same position, and noise and vibration are reduced. When the crossflow fan 9 is driven, indoor air is sucked into the humidity control apparatus main body 3 from the suction port 4, and the sucked air passes through the second air passage 23 in the direction of arrow B shown in FIGS. 1 and 4. The air that has flowed through the second air passage 23 blows into the room from the outlet 5.

  Of the heaters 10 and 11, one heater 10 is used for indoor humidification, and the other heater 11 is used for indoor dehumidification. These heaters 10 and 11 are provided to be switchable between an on state and an off state, and are energized and generate heat when switched to the on state. The humidifying heater 10 is disposed in the air flow path between the suction port 4 and the adsorbent device 6 and heats the air sucked from the suction port 4 by generating heat by being switched on during the humidification operation. As a result, the temperature of the air flowing in the second air passage 23 is increased. On the other hand, the dehumidifying heater 11 is disposed in the intake pipe 26 and is turned on during the dehumidifying operation to generate heat, thereby raising the temperature of the air that is sucked from outside and flows in the first air passage 22.

  The controller 12 includes a programmed microcomputer and its peripheral devices. The controller 12 controls a control object installed in the humidity control apparatus main body 3. As shown in FIG. 5, the controller 12 rotationally drives the adsorbers 14 a and 14 b together with the partition plate 13, the motor 28 that rotationally drives the outdoor exhaust fan 8, and the crossflow fan 9. The motor 29, the heaters 10 and 11, and the light receiving unit 31 that receives an infrared signal from the remote controller 30 that operates the operating state of the humidity control apparatus 1 are connected.

  Control when the humidity control apparatus 1 is operated will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. The controller 12 monitors whether or not a humidifying operation start signal is input from the remote controller 30 (S1) and whether or not a dehumidifying operation start signal is input (S2).

  When the start signal of the humidification operation is input (YES in S1), the timer built in the controller 12 starts counting (S3), the cross flow fan 9 is driven (S4), and the outdoor exhaust fan 8 is driven (S5), and the humidifying heater 10 is energized (S6).

  When the outdoor exhaust fan 8 is driven in step S5, outdoor air is sucked through the intake pipe 26, and the sucked air passes through the first air passage 22 of the adsorbent device 6 in the direction of arrow A. The air flows through the exhaust pipe 27 and is exhausted to the outside. The air sucked from the outside passes through the hole 16 of the adsorbent body 14 a located in the first air passage 22 while flowing in the first air passage 22, and in the air when the air passes through the hole 16. The moisture contained in is adsorbed by the adsorbent 14 a in the first air passage 22.

  Further, when the cross-flow fan 9 is driven in step S <b> 4, indoor air is sucked into the humidity control device main body 3 from the suction port 4, and the air sucked from the suction port 4 is the second air of the adsorber device 6. The air flows in the direction of arrow B in the passage 23 and blows out into the room from the outlet 5 after flowing in the second air passage 23.

  Furthermore, when the heater 10 for humidification is energized in step S6 and the heater 10 generates heat, the indoor air sucked from the suction port 4 is heated by the heater 10, and the air heated by the heater 10 is second air. It flows through the passage 23 and passes through the hole 16 of the adsorbent 14b located in the second air passage 23. Thereby, the adsorbent 14b positioned in the second air passage 23 is heated by the high-temperature air heated by the heater 10, and moisture is desorbed from the heated adsorbent 14b. The moisture desorbed from the adsorbent 14b is included in the air blown out from the outlet 5 by the driving of the cross flow fan 9, and is released into the room, and the room is humidified.

  Thereafter, it is determined whether the count time “T” of the timer has passed a preset time “ts1” for adsorbing moisture on the adsorbent body 14a (S7), and the humidification operation ends. It is determined whether or not a signal is input (S8).

  If the count time “T” of the timer has passed the set time “ts1” (YES in S7) before the humidifying operation end signal is input (NO in S8), the motor 24 is driven and the adsorbent 14a and 14b rotate 180 ° together with the partition plate 13 (S9), the timer is reset, and the timer count is restarted (S10).

  In step S9, the adsorbents 14a and 14b are rotated by 180 °, so that the adsorbent 14a that is located in the first air passage 22 and adsorbs moisture contained in the outdoor air before the rotation is converted into the second air passage 23. Move in. After the adsorbers 14a and 14b rotate, the partition plate 13 is located at a position where the first air passage 22 and the second air passage 23 are partitioned, and the first air passage 22 and the second air passage 23 continue. It is partitioned. When the adsorbent 14a moves from the first air passage 22 into the second air passage 23, the high temperature heated by the heater 10 is the air blown through the holes 16 of the adsorbent 14a by driving the cross-flow fan 9. Passes through and the adsorbent 14a is heated. Thereby, moisture is desorbed from the adsorbent 14 a that has moved into the second air passage 23. The moisture desorbed from the adsorbent 14a is included in the air blown out from the outlet 5 by the driving of the cross-flow fan 9, and is released into the room, so that the room is humidified.

  Further, when the adsorbent 14b is rotated by 180 °, the adsorbent 14b which is located in the second air passage 23 and is dehydrated by the high-temperature air heated by the heater 10 before the rotation is moved to the first air. Move into the passage 22. When the adsorbent 14b moves from the second air passage 23 into the first air passage 22, the relatively low temperature outdoor air blown by the drive of the outdoor exhaust fan 8 passes through the hole 16 of the adsorbent 14b. The moisture contained in the air passes and is adsorbed by the adsorbent 14b.

  After the timer is restarted in step S10, it is repeatedly determined whether or not the count time “T” of the timer has passed the set time “ts1” and whether or not a humidifying operation end signal has been input (S7, S8). If the count time “T” of the timer has passed the set time “ts1” (YES in S7) before the humidifying operation end signal is input (NO in S8), the motor 24 is driven. The adsorbers 14a and 14b rotate 180 ° together with the partition plate 13 (S9).

  In this way, when the adsorbers 14a and 14b are rotated by 180 ° every set time “ts1”, moisture in the outdoor air is adsorbed to the adsorbent 14a (or 14b), and the adsorbed moisture is adsorbed. The moisture desorbed from the body 14b (or 14a) and desorbed from the adsorbent 14b (or 14a) is released into the room, and the room is continuously humidified.

  When the end signal of the humidifying operation is input from the remote controller 30 by the user's operation (YES in S8), the timer is reset (S11), the driving of the cross flow fan 9 is stopped (S12), and the outdoor exhaust fan 8 Is stopped (S13), energization of the humidifying heater 10 is stopped (S14), and the humidifying operation is completed.

  On the other hand, when the dehumidifying operation start signal is input (YES in S2), the timer built in the controller 12 starts counting (S15), the cross-flow fan 9 is driven (S16), and the outdoor exhaust air is exhausted. The fan 8 is driven (S17), and the dehumidifying heater 11 is energized (S18). In this case, of course, the energization of the humidifying heater 10 is not performed.

  When the crossflow fan 9 is driven in step S16, indoor air is sucked into the humidity control device main body 3 from the suction port 4, and the sucked air passes through the second air passage 23 of the adsorbent device 6 with an arrow B. After flowing through the second air passage 23, the air is blown out into the room from the outlet 5. The indoor air flows in the second air passage 23 and passes through the holes 16 of the adsorbent body 14b located in the second air passage 23, so that moisture contained in the indoor air becomes the second air. Air that is adsorbed by the adsorbent 14b in the passage 23 and has a reduced moisture content blows out from the outlet 5 into the room.

  In addition, when the outdoor exhaust fan 8 is driven in step S17, outdoor air is sucked from the intake pipe 26, and the sucked air passes through the first air passage 22 of the adsorbent device 6 in the direction of arrow A. It flows through the hole 16 of the adsorbent body 14a located in the first air passage 22, passes through the exhaust pipe 27, and is exhausted to the outside.

  Further, in step S18, the dehumidifying heater 11 is energized and the heater 11 generates heat, so that the air sucked from the outside and flowing in the first air passage 22 in the direction of arrow A is heated. For this reason, when the high-temperature air heated by the heater 11 passes through the hole 16 of the adsorbent body 14a located in the first air passage 22, the adsorbent body 14a is heated and moisture is desorbed from the adsorbent body 14a. . Moisture desorbed from the adsorbent 14a is contained as water vapor in the air exhausted to the outside through the exhaust pipe 27 after flowing through the first air passage 22, and is released to the outside.

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the count time “T” of the timer has passed a preset time “ts2” for desorbing moisture from the adsorbent 14a (S19). It is determined whether an end signal has been input (S20).

  Before the dehumidifying operation end signal is input (NO in S20), if the count time “T” of the timer has passed the set time “ts2” (YES in S19), the motor 24 is driven and the adsorbent 14a and 14b rotate 180 ° together with the partition plate 13 (S21), the timer is reset, and the timer count is restarted (S22).

  In step S21, the adsorbents 14a and 14b are rotated by 180 °, so that the adsorbent 14b that is located in the second air passage 23 and adsorbs moisture contained in the indoor air before the rotation is converted into the first air passage. Move into 22. When the adsorbent 14b moves from the second air passage 23 into the first air passage 22, the hole 16 of the adsorbent 14b is air blown by driving the outdoor exhaust fan 8 and is heated by the heater 11. The outdoor air which became high temperature passes, and the adsorption body 14b is heated. As a result, moisture is desorbed from the adsorbent 14 b that has moved into the first air passage 22, and the moisture desorbed from the adsorbent 14 b becomes water vapor and is exhausted outside the room through the exhaust pipe 27.

  Further, by rotating the adsorbent body 14a by 180 °, the adsorbent body 14a, which is located in the first air passage 22 and dehydrated before the rotation, moves into the second air passage 23. When the adsorber 14a moves from the first air passage 22 into the second air passage 23, the relatively low-temperature indoor air that is ventilated by driving the cross-flow fan 9 passes through the hole 16 of the adsorbent 14a. The moisture in the room air is adsorbed by the adsorbent 14a in the second air passage 23, and the room is dehumidified.

  After the timer is restarted in step S22, it is repeatedly determined whether the count time “T” of the timer has passed the set time “ts2” and whether a dehumidifying operation end signal has been input (S19, S20). Then, before the dehumidifying operation end signal is input (NO in S20), if the count time “T” of the timer has passed the set time “ts2” (YES in S19), the motor 24 is driven. The adsorbers 14a and 14b rotate 180 ° together with the partition plate 13 (S21).

  In this way, the adsorbers 14a and 14b rotate 180 ° every set time “ts2”, so that moisture in the indoor air is adsorbed to the adsorbent 14b (or 14a), and the adsorbed moisture is outdoors. The room is dehumidified continuously.

  When the dehumidifying operation end signal is input (YES in S20), the timer is reset (S23), the driving of the cross flow fan 9 is stopped (S24), and the driving of the outdoor exhaust fan 8 is stopped (S25). Then, energization to the dehumidifying heater 11 is stopped (S26), and the dehumidifying operation ends.

  The relationship between the optimum set time “ts1” for adsorbing moisture on the adsorbents 14a and 14b and the optimum set time “ts2” for desorbing moisture from the adsorbents 14b and 14a is as follows. Although it varies depending on the blowing capacity of the outdoor exhaust fan 8 and the moisture content in the air, the time required for adsorption is generally longer than the time required for desorption. Thus, for example, the set time “ts1” can be set to 10 minutes and the set time “ts2” can be set to 6 minutes. However, in the end, the adsorbents 14a and 14b are capable of adsorbing moisture. Since the desorption is performed alternately, this time setting is not so much a problem, and the time is short enough that the flow of air for adsorption does not continue even after the moisture adsorbed on the adsorbents 14a and 14b is saturated. It is important to set.

  If an adsorbent that can adsorb and desorb not only moisture but also odorous components and the like is used, the odorous components in the room during the dehumidifying operation of the humidity control apparatus 1 are adsorbents 14b in the second air passage 23. The odor component adsorbed by (or 14a) and adsorbed is desorbed from the adsorbent 14a (or 14b) by allowing the air heated by the heater 11 to pass through the first air passage 22. Thereby, an indoor odor component can be removed with indoor dehumidification.

  In the present embodiment, when the end signal of the humidifying operation is input (YES in S8) and when the end signal of the dehumidifying operation is input (YES in S20), these end signals are input. Immediately after that, the driving of the cross flow fan 9 is stopped (S12, S24), and the driving of the outdoor exhaust fan 8 is stopped (S13, S25).

  However, during the humidifying operation, the driving of the cross flow fan 9 may be stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed after the energization of the heater 10 is stopped (for example, after two minutes have elapsed). The drive of the outdoor exhaust fan 8 may be stopped after a lapse of a predetermined time after the energization of the power is stopped (for example, after 2 minutes). Thereby, it is possible to blow air for a predetermined time with respect to the heaters 10 and 11 that are de-energized, and cooling of the heaters 10 and 11 can be promoted.

  In such a configuration, the adsorbent body 6 including the adsorbent bodies 14 a and 14 b and the adsorbent bodies 14 a and 14 b is formed in a long shape, and the adsorbent body apparatus 6 is oriented in parallel to the crossflow fan 9 in the humidity control apparatus main body 3. Is installed. Since the cross-flow fan 9 originally has a long shape, the longitudinal dimensions of the adsorbers 14a and 14b and the adsorber device 6 are increased, and the adsorber device 6 is installed in the humidity control device main body 3. In such a case, no dead space is generated around the adsorbent device 6. For this reason, humidity control performance can be improved by enlarging the longitudinal dimension of the adsorbing bodies 14a and 14b to increase the surface area of the adsorbing bodies 14a and 14b. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent a dead space from being generated around the adsorber device 6 and an increase in the outer diameter dimension in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the adsorbers 14a and 14b in the humidity control device main body 3. Therefore, the humidity control device 1 can be reduced in size.

  Further, the adsorbent device 6 is formed with a first air passage 22 and a second air passage 23, and the adsorbers 14a (or 14b) are moved in the first direction by rotating the adsorbers 14a and 14b around the center line. It is possible to switch between a state located in the first air passage 22 and a state located in the second air passage 23. Therefore, air for adsorbing moisture is flowed in one air passage, heated air for desorbing moisture adsorbed in the other air passage is flowed, and the adsorbers 14a and 14b are rotated around the center line. By doing so, humidification operation or dehumidification operation can be performed continuously.

  Further, during the humidification operation, air containing moisture desorbed from the adsorbents 14 a and 14 b is formed along the lateral width direction of the humidity control device body 3 using the cross-flow fan 9 arranged in parallel with the wall 2. The blowout port 5 can be blown out widely throughout the room. Further, during the dehumidifying operation, the air containing less moisture after adsorbing the moisture to the adsorbers 14a and 14b is widely spread from the blowout port 5 formed along the width direction of the humidity control device body 3 to the entire indoor area. Can be blown out. Thereby, indoor humidification performance and dehumidification performance can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the humidity control apparatus having the humidification function and the dehumidification function has been described as an example. However, as the humidity control apparatus to which the present invention can be applied, either the humidification function or the dehumidification function is used. It may be a humidity control device having only

(Second Embodiment)
An air conditioner indoor unit 40 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that, in the second embodiment and other embodiments thereafter, the same components as those of the previously described embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions are omitted. In the air conditioner having the indoor unit 40, the humidifying operation is performed using the adsorbent device 6 shown in FIGS.

  The indoor unit 40 includes an indoor unit main body 41 that is attached to the inner side surface of the wall 2 that partitions the room from the outdoor, and a plurality of suction ports 42 are formed on the front surface and the upper surface of the indoor unit main body 41. . A blower outlet 44 whose opening degree can be adjusted by a louver 43 is formed in the lower part of the indoor unit main body 41.

  In the indoor unit main body 41, an air filter 45, a heat exchanger 46 that also functions as a heating unit, a cross flow fan 47, an outdoor exhaust fan 48, an adsorbent device 6, and a controller 49 are provided. ing.

  The air filter 45 is disposed at a position facing the suction port 42 between the front surface portion and the upper surface portion of the indoor unit main body 41 and is formed in a mesh shape. When dust is contained in the air sucked from the suction port 42, the dust is collected by the air filter 45 in the process in which the air passes through the air filter 45.

  The heat exchanger 46 is connected to an outdoor heat exchanger or the like provided in an outdoor unit (not shown) installed outdoors by two refrigerant pipes 50 and 51, and the refrigerant flows into the interior for cooling. It is provided to be switchable between an operation state and a heating operation state. The heat exchanger 46 cools the air flowing around the heat exchanger 46 during the cooling operation, and heats the air flowing around the heat exchanger 46 during the heating operation.

  The outdoor exhaust fan 48 is connected to a motor 52 that rotationally drives the outdoor exhaust fan 48. The outdoor exhaust fan 48 is the same as the outdoor exhaust fan 8 described with reference to FIG. 3, and when the outdoor exhaust fan 48 is rotationally driven, outdoor air flows through the intake pipe 26 and the adsorber device. The first air passage 22 flows into the first air passage 22, and then flows through the first air passage 22 and then exhausts through the exhaust pipe 27 to the outside. The intake pipe 26, the exhaust pipe 27, and the two refrigerant pipes 50 and 51 are inserted into one hole 2 a formed in the wall 2. The hole 2a is provided at a position on the back side of the indoor unit main body 41 that cannot be seen from the indoor side, thereby improving the appearance.

  The cross-flow fan 47 is a cross-flow fan formed in a long cylindrical shape, and is installed in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the adsorbers 14a and 14b. When the indoor unit 40 is attached to the wall 2, the cross flow fan 47 installed in the indoor unit main body 41 is oriented in a horizontal direction in which the longitudinal direction of the cross flow fan 47 is parallel to the wall 2. The cross flow fan 47 is connected to a motor 53 that rotationally drives the cross flow fan 47. When the crossflow fan 47 is driven, indoor air is sucked into the indoor unit main body 41 from the suction port 42, and the sucked air is heated or cooled by passing around the heat exchanger 46. The heated warm air or cooled cold air is blown out into the room from the outlet 44.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the adsorbent body device 6 includes a partition plate 13, two adsorbent bodies 14 a and 14 b, and a case 15, and the first air passage 22 and the second air in the case 15. A passage 23 is formed. The adsorber device 6 is disposed between the indoor unit main body 41 and the lower end side of the heat exchanger 46, and the second air passage 23 is disposed in a direction facing the vertical direction.

  Between the air outlet 44 and the adsorber device 6 in the indoor unit main body 41, a part of the air blown toward the air outlet 44 by the cross flow fan 47 is connected to the motor 54 in the second air passage 23. A damper 55 is provided as a rotatable guide portion between a position leading to the second air passage 23 and a position blocking guiding to the second air passage 23. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the damper 55 is rotated to a position where a part of the air blown by the cross flow fan 47 is guided into the second air passage 23. When the damper 55 rotates and a part of the air blown toward the air outlet 44 is guided into the second air passage 23, the air flowing through the second air passage 23 is sucked from the suction port 42. It flows toward the periphery of the heat exchanger 46 together with the generated air.

  The controller 49 includes a programmed microcomputer and its peripheral devices. The controller 49 controls an object to be controlled installed in the indoor unit main body 41. As shown in FIG. 9, the controller 49 rotates the adsorbers 14a and 14b together with the partition plate 13, the motor 52 that rotates the outdoor exhaust fan 48, and the cross flow fan 47. A motor 53, a motor 54 for driving the damper 55, and a motor 57 for rotationally driving a compressor 56 provided in the outdoor unit are connected. Furthermore, a temperature sensor 58 that detects the temperature of the heat exchanger 46 and a light receiving unit 60 that receives an infrared signal from a remote controller 59 that operates the operating state of the air conditioner are connected to the controller 49.

  Control when the air conditioner is operated will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. The controller 49 monitors whether or not a signal is input from the remote controller 59 (S31). If there is an input of a signal from the remote control 59 (YES in S31), it is determined whether or not the signal is a heating operation start signal (S32), and whether or not it is a humidification operation start signal. Is determined (S33).

  If the input signal is not a heating operation start signal (NO in S32), operation control is performed in a mode other than the input heating operation (S34). When the start signal for the heating operation is input (YES in S32), but the start signal for the humidification operation is not input (NO in S33), the normal heating operation control without the humidifying operation is performed (S35). .

  When the heating operation start signal is input (YES in S32) and the humidification operation start signal is input (YES in S33), the humidification operation is executed in addition to the heating operation. The humidification operation is performed only during the heating operation in which warm air blows into the room.

  When the start signal of the humidifying operation is input (YES in S33), the timer built in the controller 49 starts counting (S36), and the value of the temperature sensor 58 that measures the temperature of the heat exchanger 46 is started. Is read (S37). Based on the measured value of the temperature sensor 58, the operating frequency of the compressor driving motor 57 is controlled so that the value of the temperature sensor 58 rises to a target value suitable for the humidifying operation (S38). Thereby, the temperature of the warm air blown from the outlet 44 is raised and maintained at a temperature suitable for humidification using the adsorbent body device 6.

  Further, the damper 55 rotates (S39), the cross flow fan 47 is driven (S40), and the outdoor exhaust fan 48 is driven (S41). By rotating the damper 55, a part of the warm air blown from the outlet 44 can be blown to the second air passage 23 side of the adsorbent body device 6.

  When the outdoor exhaust fan 48 is driven in step S41, outdoor air is sucked into the indoor unit main body 41 through the intake pipe 26, and the sucked air is in the first air passage of the adsorber device 6. After flowing through the first air passage 22, the air is exhausted to the outside through the exhaust pipe 27. The air sucked from outside passes through the hole 16 of the adsorbent 14a located in the first air passage 22 while flowing in the first air passage 22, and the moisture contained in the air is first. It is adsorbed by the adsorbent 14 a in the air passage 22.

  Further, by driving the cross flow fan 47 in step S40, indoor air is sucked into the indoor unit main body 41 from the suction port 42, and the sucked air is heated by the heat exchanger 46 to become hot air. The air is blown into the room from the air outlet 44, and the heating operation is performed.

  Further, when the damper 55 rotates in step S39, a part of the warm air heated by the heat exchanger 46 and blown to the outlet 44 side is guided to the second air passage 23 side of the adsorbent device 6. This hot air flows through the second air passage 23, and after passing through the hole 16 of the adsorbent 14b located in the second air passage 23, a so-called short circuit is constructed in which it is sucked again into the heat exchanger 46 side. For this reason, the heat exchanger 46 functions as a heating means for heating the air flowing in the second air passage 23, and the hot air heated by the heat exchanger 46 is a hole in the adsorbent 14 b in the second air passage 23. The adsorbent 14b is heated by passing through 16, and moisture is desorbed from the heated adsorbent 14b. Moisture desorbed from the adsorbent 14b is included in the warm air heated by the heat exchanger 46 and blown out from the air outlet 44 and released into the room, thereby heating and humidifying the room.

  Thereafter, it is determined whether the count time “T” of the timer has passed a preset time “ts1” for adsorbing moisture on the adsorbent 14a (S42), and the humidification operation is completed. It is determined whether or not a signal has been input (S43).

  If the count time “T” of the timer has passed the set time “ts1” (NO in S42) before the humidifying operation end signal is input (NO in S43), the motor 24 is driven and the adsorbent 14a and 14b rotate 180 ° together with the partition plate 13 (S44), the timer is reset, and the timer count is restarted (S45).

  In step S44, the adsorbents 14a and 14b are rotated by 180 °, so that the adsorbent 14a that is located in the first air passage 22 and adsorbs moisture contained in outdoor air before the rotation is converted into the second air passage 23. Move in. After the adsorbers 14a and 14b rotate, the partition plate 13 is located at a position where the first air passage 22 and the second air passage 23 are partitioned, and the first air passage 22 and the second air passage 23 continue. It is partitioned. When the adsorber 14a moves from the first air passage 22 into the second air passage 23, the hot air guided by the damper 55 through the hole 16 of the adsorber 14a and heated by the heat exchanger 46 passes through the adsorbent 14a. The body 14a is heated. Thereby, moisture is desorbed from the adsorbent 14 a that has moved into the second air passage 23. The moisture desorbed from the adsorbent 14a is included in the warm air heated by the heat exchanger 46 and blown out from the blower outlet 44 and released into the room, and the room is heated and humidified.

  Further, when the adsorbent 14b rotates by 180 °, the adsorbent 14b, which is located in the second air passage 23 before rotation and from which moisture has been desorbed by the hot air heated by the heat exchanger 46, is It moves into the air passage 22. When the adsorbent 14b moves from the second air passage 23 into the first air passage 22, the relatively low temperature outdoor air blown by the driving of the outdoor exhaust fan 48 through the hole 16 of the adsorbent 14b. The moisture contained in the air passes and is adsorbed by the adsorbent 14b.

  After the timer is restarted in step S45, it is repeatedly determined whether the count time “T” of the timer has passed the set time “ts1” and whether an end signal for the humidifying operation has been input (S42, S43). If the count time “T” of the timer has passed the set time “ts1” (YES in S42) before the humidifying operation end signal is input (NO in S43), the motor 24 is driven. The adsorbers 14a and 14b rotate 180 ° together with the partition plate 13 (S44).

  In this way, when the adsorbers 14a and 14b are rotated 180 ° every set time “ts1”, moisture in the outdoor air is adsorbed to the adsorbent 14a (or 14b), and the adsorbed moisture is adsorbed The moisture desorbed from the body 14b (or 14a) and desorbed from the adsorbent 14b (or 14a) is released into the room, and the room is continuously humidified during the heating operation.

  When the end signal of the humidifying operation is input from the remote control 59 by the user's operation (YES in S43), the timer is reset (S46), the driving of the outdoor exhaust fan 48 is stopped (S47), and the damper 55 is It rotates to the position which interrupts the ventilation to the adsorption device 6 side (S48), and the operation control of normal heating is started (S35).

  In such a configuration, the adsorber device 6 including the adsorbers 14a and 14b and the adsorbers 14a and 14b is formed in a long shape having substantially the same length as the cross-flow fan 9, and the adsorber device 6 is disposed in the indoor unit main body 41. Are installed in a direction parallel to the cross-flow fan 9. For this reason, when the longitudinal dimensions of the adsorbers 14a and 14b and the adsorber device 6 are increased and the adsorber device 6 is installed in the indoor unit main body 41, a dead space is generated around the adsorber device 6. do not do. For this reason, humidification performance can be improved by enlarging the longitudinal dimension of adsorption bodies 14a and 14b, and enlarging the surface area of adsorption bodies 14a and 14b. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent a dead space from occurring around the adsorbent body device 6 and an increase in the outer diameter in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the adsorbent bodies 14a and 14b in the indoor unit body 41, The indoor unit 40 can be downsized.

  Moreover, the adsorber device 6 is installed between the indoor unit main body 41 and the lower end side of the heat exchanger 46. Even if the adsorber device 6 is installed at this location, Does not interfere with inhalation. For this reason, even if the adsorber device 6 is installed in the indoor unit main body 41, the air volume during the heating operation and the cooling operation does not decrease, and the heating performance and the cooling performance can be maintained.

  Further, since the heat exchanger 46 is used as means for heating the air flowing through the second air passage 23 in order to desorb moisture from the adsorbers 14a and 14b, a regeneration (desorption) heater is provided separately. Is no longer necessary. Thus, by making the heat of the heat exchanger 46 function as a heating means for moisture desorption, safety can be improved. Furthermore, since the existing cross-flow fan 47 is used in the indoor unit 40 as a blower for flowing air to the second air passage 23, it is not necessary to provide a new blower for flowing air to the second air passage 23, and the humidifying function is provided. The air conditioner which has can be comprised very compactly. Further, if an air flow path switching means such as a damper is provided on the inlet side of the outdoor exhaust fan 48 so that the air flowing in the second air passage 23 as the intake air or the room air can be switched, the humidification is performed. The outdoor exhaust fan 48 can function as a ventilator during a time other than during operation.

  Moisture that is desorbed from the adsorbent 14b (or 14a) and humidifies the room is contained in the warm air blown out from the air outlet 44 during the heating operation and released into the room. The room can be uniformly humidified.

(Third embodiment)
An indoor unit 40A for an air conditioner according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The basic structure of this indoor unit 40A is the same as that of the indoor unit 40 according to the second embodiment, and has an adsorbent unit 6A, which can perform a humidifying operation during heating operation. However, this indoor unit 40A is obtained by eliminating the intake pipe 26 from the indoor unit 40 according to the second embodiment, and sucks indoor air into the adsorbent device 6A instead of air sucked from the outside. The moisture contained in the indoor air is adsorbed by the adsorbent 14a (or 14b). Since the other parts are the same as those in the second embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted, and the changed parts will be mainly described below.

  The adsorbent device 6 </ b> A includes a partition plate 13, two adsorbers 14 a and 14 b, and a case 61.

  The case 61 holds the adsorbers 14a and 14b and the partition plate 13 so as to be rotatable around the center line of the rotation shaft 17, and includes a first cover portion 62 that covers a part of the outer periphery of the adsorbers 14a and 14b. The first cover portion 62 has a pair of second cover portions 63a and 63b that are fixed to both ends of the first cover portion 62 and cover both end portions in the longitudinal direction of the adsorbers 14a and 14b. The 1st cover part 62 is formed in the 1/4 cylindrical shape which covers the range of about 90 degrees around the rotation center of adsorption body 14a, 14b. That is, the 270 ° portion of the 3/4 circle of the first cover portion 62 is open. The second cover parts 63a and 63b are formed in a circular shape, and an insertion hole 20 through which the rotary shaft 17 is rotatably inserted is formed at the center position of the second cover parts 63a and 63b. In addition, an opening 64 is formed in one second cover portion 63b, and no opening is provided in the other second cover portion 63a.

  The adsorbent device 6A is formed with a first air passage 65 and a second air passage 66 through which air flows.

  The first air passage 65 is formed to be surrounded by the first cover part 62, the partition plate 13, and the second cover parts 63a and 63b. The air flowing in the first air passage 65 passes through the hole 16 of the adsorbent body 14a (or 14b) and covers the first cover portion 62 in the first air passage 65 as shown by an arrow C in FIG. It flows into the closed area and flows out from the opening 64. The opening 64 is connected to an end portion of the exhaust pipe 27 located in the indoor unit main body 41.

  The second air passage 66 is formed so as to be surrounded by the second cover portions 63 a and 63 b and the partition plate 13. The air flowing in the second air passage 66 passes through the hole 16 of the adsorbing body 14b (or 14a) and flows in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the adsorbing body 14b, as indicated by an arrow D in FIG. The partition plate 13 prevents the air between the first air passage 65 and the second air passage 66 from going back and forth.

  The adsorbent device 6A is disposed between the indoor unit main body 41 and the lower end side of the heat exchanger 46, and is disposed in a direction in which the second air passage 66 is directed obliquely downward.

  An opening 67 is formed in a lower portion on the front side of the indoor unit main body 41 at a position facing the inlet side of the first air passage 65 in the adsorbent unit 6. The opening 67 has substantially the same width as that of the adsorbent device 6A, and is elongated along the width direction of the indoor unit 40A.

  Between the blower outlet 44 and the adsorber device 6A in the indoor unit main body 41, a position where a part of the air blown toward the blower outlet 44 by the cross flow fan 47 is guided into the second air passage 66 and the second air passage 66. A damper 55 which is a rotatable guide portion is provided at a position where it is blocked from being guided into the air passage 66. FIG. 13 shows a state in which the damper 55 is rotated to a position where a part of the air blown by the cross flow fan 47 is guided into the second air passage 66. When the damper 55 rotates and a part of the air blown toward the air outlet 44 is guided into the second air passage 66, the air flows from the air outlet 44 after flowing through the second air passage 66. Blow out indoors.

  In such a configuration, when the humidifying operation is started during the heating operation, the outdoor exhaust fan 48 is driven, the damper 55 is rotated to the position shown in FIG. 13, and the adsorbers 14a and 14b are set for a period of time. Rotate 180 ° every time.

  When the outdoor exhaust fan 48 is driven, indoor air is sucked into the adsorbent device 6A from the opening 67 and flows through the first air passage 65 as shown by an arrow C in FIG. Since the air flowing in the first air passage 65 is the intake indoor air of the indoor unit, it is relatively low in temperature relative to the air blown from the indoor unit, and this air is the hole 16 of the adsorbent 14a (or 14b). As the air passes through the hole 16, the moisture contained in the air is adsorbed to the adsorbent 14 a (or 14 b). The dry air whose moisture content is reduced by the moisture contained therein being adsorbed by the adsorbent 14 a (or 14 b) flows out of the opening 64 and is exhausted outside through the exhaust pipe 27.

  On the other hand, when the damper 55 rotates to the position shown in FIG. 13, the high-temperature air heated by the heat exchanger 46 and blown by the cross-flow fan 47 is guided into the second air passage 66 by the damper 55. The high-temperature air guided into the second air passage 66 passes through the hole 16 of the adsorbent 14b (or 14a) located in the second air passage 66, and heats the adsorbent 14b (or 14a). . When the adsorbent 14b (or 14a) is heated, moisture is desorbed from the adsorbent 14b (or 14a). The air flowing through the second air passage 66 blows into the room from the outlet 44 after flowing through the second air passage 66. The moisture desorbed from the adsorbent 14b (or 14a) is contained in the air blown out from the outlet 44 after flowing through the second air passage 66, and is released into the room to be humidified.

  Then, the adsorbers 14a and 14b are rotated by 180 ° for each set time, and the adsorbers 14a and 14b are in the second air passage 66 where the moisture is desorbed from the first air passage 65 where the moisture is adsorbed. The indoor humidification is continuously performed by moving to.

  According to the third embodiment, since the pipes penetrating the wall 2 and extending to the outside are the exhaust pipe 27 and the refrigerant pipes 50 and 51, the hole 2a of the wall 2 can be made small.

  Further, since the indoor air is sucked into the adsorbent device 6A from the opening 67, it is possible to reduce the ventilation resistance when the humidifying air is sucked.

  Further, since the air blown by the outdoor exhaust fan 48 exhausts the indoor air to the outside of the room, it is possible to ventilate the room by operating the outdoor exhaust fan 48 regardless of the operation / stop of the humidifying operation. There is.

It is a perspective view which shows the adsorption body apparatus which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the adsorption body apparatus shown in FIG. It is a horizontal sectional view which shows the outline of the humidity control apparatus using the adsorption body apparatus shown in FIG. It is a vertical side view which shows the humidity control apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical connection structure of the humidity control apparatus. It is a flowchart explaining the operation control of a humidity control apparatus. It is a vertical side view which shows the indoor unit of the air conditioner which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a horizontal sectional view showing an outline of an indoor unit of an air conditioner according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical connection structure of the indoor unit of an air conditioner. It is a flowchart explaining the operation control of an air conditioner. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the adsorption body apparatus which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a horizontal sectional view which shows the outline of the indoor unit of the air conditioner using the adsorption body apparatus shown in FIG. It is a vertical side view which shows the indoor unit.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Humidity control apparatus main body, 4 ... Suction inlet, 5 ... Air outlet, 6 ... Adsorber apparatus, 6A ... Adsorber apparatus, 8 ... Outdoor exhaust fan, 9 ... Cross-flow fan, 10, 11 ... Heating part, 13 ... Partition body, 14a, 14b ... Adsorbent body, 15 ... Case, 16 ... Hole, 22 ... First air passage, 23 ... Second air passage, 24 ... Drive unit, 41 ... Indoor unit main body, 42 ... Suction port, 44 ... Air outlet, 46 ... heat exchanger, heating part, 55 ... guide part, 65 ... first air passage, 66 ... second air passage

Claims (5)

An adsorbent that is formed into a long plate shape and has a plurality of honeycomb-like or lattice-like holes penetrating in the plate thickness direction and can adsorb and desorb an adsorbent contained in the air;
A case for accommodating the adsorbent so as to be rotatable around a center line along the longitudinal direction;
A first air passage formed in the case in which a part of the adsorbent is located;
A second air passage formed in the case where the other part of the adsorbent is located;
With
An adsorbent device, wherein the adsorbent moves to a position in the first air passage and a position in the second air passage by rotating the adsorbent around a center line.   The adsorbent device according to claim 1, wherein the adsorbent includes a partition that partitions the inside of the case into the first air passage and the second air passage. A humidity control device main body having a suction port through which indoor air is sucked and a blow-out port through which the air sucked from the suction port blows out into the room;
The adsorbent device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein water is used as an adsorbing substance, and is installed in the humidity control device main body.
A drive unit for rotating the adsorbent around the center line;
An outdoor exhaust fan that is installed in the humidity control device main body and sucks air and exhausts the sucked air to the outside through the first air passage;
A cross-flow fan installed in the humidity control device main body in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the adsorbent, and sucking indoor air from the suction port and blowing the sucked air into the room from the outlet through the second air passage; ,
A heating unit that is installed in the humidity control device main body and that heats at least one of a portion located in the first air passage of the adsorbent and a portion located in the second air passage of the adsorbent;
A humidity control apparatus comprising: An indoor unit body of an air conditioner having a suction port through which indoor air is sucked and a blow-out port through which air sucked from the suction port blows out into the room;
A heat exchanger that is installed in the indoor unit main body and heats the air that is sucked in from the suction port and blown out from the outlet;
The adsorbent device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein moisture is targeted as an adsorbing substance, and is installed in the indoor unit main body.
A drive unit for rotating the adsorbent around a center line;
An outdoor exhaust fan installed in the indoor unit main body, for sucking air and exhausting the sucked air to the outside through the first air passage;
A cross flow fan installed in the indoor unit main body in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the adsorbent, sucking indoor air from the suction port and blowing the sucked air into the room from the outlet through the second air passage;
A heating unit that is installed in the indoor unit main body and that heats at least one of a portion of the adsorbent located in the first air passage and a portion of the adsorbent located in the second air passage;
An air conditioner indoor unit comprising:   The heating unit is the heat exchanger, the adsorber device is disposed on the upper side of the air outlet, and a guide unit that guides the air heated by the heat exchanger into the second air passage is provided. The indoor unit of the air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the indoor unit is an air conditioner.

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