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US 11,988,407 · App. 16/979,595 · Granted May 21, 2024

Dehumidifier

Inventors: Zhigang Xing (Foshan, CN); Weiming Li (Foshan, CN)
Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
F24F3/14F24F13/222F24F13/32F24F2003/1446
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,988,407
App. No.
16/979,595
Filed
Sep 10, 2020
Granted
May 21, 2024
Kind
B2
Examiner
ZEC, FILIP
Art Unit
3763
USPC
62/271
Abstract

A dehumidifier includes a machine body having a dehumidification function and a water tank including a receiving cavity. The receiving cavity includes a support boss on an inner side wall of the receiving cavity. The dehumidifier has a working state, in which a bottom of the machine body abuts against the support boss.

Claims (33)

1. A dehumidifier comprising:

a machine body having a dehumidification function;

a compressor located in the machine body; and

a water tank including a receiving cavity that includes a support boss on an inner side wall of the receiving cavity;

wherein

the dehumidifier has a working state, in which a bottom of the machine body abuts against the support boss, and the compressor is located above an upper surface of the support boss;

the dehumidifier has an idle state, in which the compressor is located below the upper surface of the support boss; and

a height of the dehumidifier in the working state is greater than a height of the dehumidifier in the idle state.

2. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein:

the machine body includes an avoidance slot on an outer side wall of the machine body, the avoidance slot corresponding to the support boss and being configured to staggered with the support boss when the dehumidifier is in the working state; and

in the idle state of the dehumidifier, the support boss is received in the avoidance slot and at least part of the machine body is received in the receiving cavity.

3. The dehumidifier according to claim 2 , wherein:

the support boss is one of two support bosses provided on two opposite side walls of the water tank; and

the avoidance slot is one of two avoidance slots formed on two opposite side walls of the machine body.

4. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein the support boss is vertically provided along a height direction of the water tank, and the avoidance slot is vertically provided along a height direction of the outer side wall of the machine body.

5. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein the water tank includes a slot on an outer side wall and corresponding to the support boss.

6. The dehumidifier according to claim 5 , wherein a portion of a side wall of the water tank protrudes toward an inside of the water tank to form the slot outside the water tank and the support boss inside the water tank.

7. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein the support boss is one of two support bosses provided on two opposite side walls of the water tank.

8. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein a top of the support boss is lower than an edge of an opening of the water tank.

9. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein:

the water tank includes an opening that faces upward; and

the machine body is configured to enter into and exit from the water tank through the opening.

10. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the machine body is equivalent to a height of the receiving cavity.

11. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein the machine body includes a case including an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air duct communicating with the air inlet and the air outlet.

12. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein:

a distance from the bottom of the machine body to a bottom of the water tank when the dehumidifier is in the working state is greater than a distance from the bottom of the machine body of the dehumidifier to the bottom of the water tank when the dehumidifier is in the idle state.

13. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein:

a storage space formed by the machine body and the water tank when the dehumidifier is in the working state is greater than a storage space formed by the machine body and the water tank when the dehumidifier is in the idle state.

14. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein:

in the working state, the bottom of the machine body is above the upper surface of the support boss; and

in the idle state, the bottom of the machine body is below the upper surface of the support boss.

15. The dehumidifier according to claim 1 , wherein:

in the idle state, the machine body is fully accommodated in the receiving cavity of the water tank.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2020
From: XING, ZHIGANG; LI, WEIMING
To: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053752/0268 →
Priority Claims (2)
CN 201911218982.0 · Nov 29, 2019 · national
CN 201922132775.5 · Nov 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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