Humidity control apparatus and ventilation apparatus

Abstract

A casing includes a holding member for holding an adsorption member for adsorbing moisture, and a heating medium circuit for heating or cooling an adsorbent of the adsorption member. The holding member is configured to be drawn out of the casing, while holding the adsorption member and the heating medium circuit together.

1 . A humidity control apparatus comprising:
 a casing containing an adsorption member carrying an adsorbent capable of adsorbing moisture, and a heating medium circuit in which a heating fluid medium for heating or cooling the adsorbent of the adsorption member flows, where the humidity control apparatus brings air into contact with the adsorbent of the adsorption member for humidity control, and supplies the humidity-controlled air to the inside of a room, wherein   the humidity control apparatus further includes a holding member which holds the adsorption member and the heating medium circuit together, and is configured to be drawn out of the casing.   
   
   
       2 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein
 the heating medium circuit is comprised of a refrigerant circuit which includes a compressor connected thereto, and performs a refrigeration cycle by circulating a refrigerant as the heating fluid medium, and   the holding member holds the compressor.   
   
   
       3 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein
 the adsorption member is comprised of an adsorption heat exchanger carrying an adsorbent on a surface of a heat exchanger connected to the refrigerant circuit, and   the holding member holds the adsorption heat exchanger.   
   
   
       4 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein
 a humidity control chamber in which the adsorption heat exchanger and the compressor are contained, and the air to be in contact with the adsorbent of the adsorption heat exchanger flows is provided in the casing, and   the holding member is formed to face the humidity control chamber, and is configured to hold the adsorption heat exchanger and the compressor.   
   
   
       5 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein
 an outside air inlet port for sucking outside air to send the outside air to the adsorption member, a room air inlet port for sucking room air to send the room air to the adsorption member, an outward discharge port for discharging the air exited from the adsorption member outside the room, and an inward supply port for supplying the air exited from the adsorption member to the inside of the room are formed in an upper surface of the casing, and   the holding member is configured to be drawn out of the casing from a front side of the casing.   
   
   
       6 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein
 an outside air inlet port and an outward discharge port communicating with the outside of the room, and a room air inlet port and an inward supply port communicating with the inside of the room are formed in an upper surface of the casing,   an adsorption heat exchanger, as the adsorption member, which is contained in the casing, and carries the adsorbent is connected to the heating medium circuit, and   the adsorbent of the adsorption heat exchanger is heated or cooled by the heating fluid medium, and one of air flows sucked through the outside air inlet port and the room air inlet port is brought into contact with the adsorbent of the adsorption heat exchanger for humidity control, and is supplied to the inside of the room through the inward supply port, while the other air flow is discharged outside the room through the outward discharge port.   
   
   
       7 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein
 multiple ones of the adsorption heat exchanger are connected to the heating medium circuit, and   a plurality of humidity control chambers containing the adsorption heat exchangers, respectively, are aligned in a vertical direction in the casing.   
   
   
       8 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein
 the casing contains a divider plate providing the humidity control chamber for containing the adsorption heat exchanger, and having a plurality of flow ports communicating with the humidity control chamber to allow the air to enter or exit from the humidity control chamber, and a plurality of dampers for opening/closing the flow ports, respectively, and   the divider plate is provided on a side of the humidity control chamber.   
   
   
       9 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein
 a front cover is detachably attached to a front side of a casing body of the casing, and   the divider plate is provided on a lateral side of the humidity control chamber, and is configured to move back and forth to be removable from the casing from the front side of the casing body.   
   
   
       10 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein
 a supply fan for sending the air to the inside of the room through the inward supply port, and a discharge fan for discharging the air outside the room through the outward discharge port are arranged above the humidity control chamber containing the adsorption heat exchanger.   
   
   
       11 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein
 the heating medium circuit is comprised of a refrigerant circuit which includes a compressor connected thereto, and performs a refrigeration cycle by circulating a refrigerant as the heating fluid medium, and   the compressor is arranged below the humidity control chamber containing the adsorption heat exchanger.   
   
   
       12 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein
 a front cover is detachably attached to a front side of a casing body of the casing, the heating medium circuit is comprised of a refrigerant circuit which includes a compressor connected thereto, and performs a refrigeration cycle by circulating a refrigerant as the heating fluid medium, and   at least one of the adsorption heat exchanger, the supply fan for sending the air to the inside of the room through the inward supply port, the discharge fan for discharging the air outside the room through the outward discharge port, the compressor, and a filter for trapping dust contained in one or both of air flows sucked through the outside air inlet port and the room air inlet port is configured to be removable from the casing from the front side of the casing body.   
   
   
       13 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein
 a front cover is detachably attached to a front side of a casing body of the casing,   the outside air inlet port and the room air inlet port are arranged in a front portion of an upper surface of the casing, and the outward discharge port and the inward supply port are arranged in a rear portion of the upper surface of the casing,   a first filter which traps dust contained in the air sucked through the outside air inlet port, and is configured to be removable from the casing from a front side of a casing body is arranged below the outside air inlet port, and   a second filter which traps dust contained in the air sucked through the room air inlet port, and is configured to be removable from the casing from the front side of the casing body is arranged below the room air inlet port.   
   
   
       14 . A ventilation apparatus comprising:
 a casing including an outside air inlet port and an outward discharge port communicating with the outside of a room, and a room air inlet port and an inward supply port communicating with the inside of the room, and an air conditioner arranged in an air flow passage in the casing to perform air conditioning, where the ventilation apparatus conditions air sucked through the outside air inlet port by the air conditioner to supply the conditioned air to the inside of the room through the inward supply port, and discharges air sucked through the room air inlet port outside the room through the outward discharge port, wherein   the outside air inlet port, the outward discharge port, the room air inlet port, and the inward supply port are formed in an upper surface of the casing,   a front cover is detachably attached to a front side of a casing body of the casing,   the outside air inlet port and the room air inlet port are arranged in a front portion of the upper surface of the casing, and the outward discharge port and the inward supply port are arranged in a rear portion of the upper surface of the casing,   a first filter which traps dust contained in the air sucked through the outside air inlet port, and is configured to be removable from the casing from the front side of the casing body is arranged below the outside air inlet port, and   a second filter which traps dust contained in the air sucked through the room air inlet port, and is configured to be removable from the casing from the front side of the casing body is arranged below the room air inlet port.   
   
   
       15 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein
 an outside air inlet port for sucking outside air to send the outside air to the adsorption member, a room air inlet port for sucking room air to send the room air to the adsorption member, an outward discharge port for discharging the air exited from the adsorption member outside the room, and an inward supply port for supplying the air exited from the adsorption member to the inside of the room are formed in an upper surface of the casing, and   the holding member is configured to be drawn out of the casing from a front side of the casing.   
   
   
       16 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein
 an outside air inlet port for sucking outside air to send the outside air to the adsorption member, a room air inlet port for sucking room air to send the room air to the adsorption member, an outward discharge port for discharging the air exited from the adsorption member outside the room, and an inward supply port for supplying the air exited from the adsorption member to the inside of the room are formed in an upper surface of the casing, and   the holding member is configured to be drawn out of the casing from a front side of the casing.   
   
   
       17 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein
 an outside air inlet port for sucking outside air to send the outside air to the adsorption member, a room air inlet port for sucking room air to send the room air to the adsorption member, an outward discharge port for discharging the air exited from the adsorption member outside the room, and an inward supply port for supplying the air exited from the adsorption member to the inside of the room are formed in an upper surface of the casing, and   the holding member is configured to be drawn out of the casing from a front side of the casing.   
   
   
       18 . The humidity control apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein
 the casing contains a divider plate providing the humidity control chamber for containing the adsorption heat exchanger, and having a plurality of flow ports communicating with the humidity control chamber to allow the air to enter or exit from the humidity control chamber, and a plurality of dampers for opening/closing the flow ports, respectively, and   the divider plate is provided on a side of the humidity control chamber.