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Granted Patent B2
US 11,874,019 · App. 17/407,821 · Granted Jan 16, 2024

Dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment

Inventors: Katsuhiro Masuda (Hyogo, JP); Akira Ueda (Hyogo, JP); Masafumi Yamaguchi (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: NIHON SPINDLE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,874,019
App. No.
17/407,821
Granted
Jan 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment that adjusts a dew point temperature of air to a temperature of about −20° C. or lower, the device including an adjusting unit that adjusts a dew point temperature by adjusting at least one driving operation that is selected from a rotational frequency of a supply fan for supplying air into the dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment, a rotating speed of a dehumidifying rotor, an opening degree of a blow-out air volume adjustment damper, a rotational frequency of an exhaust fan for exhausting air, and an opening degree of an exhaust air volume adjustment damper.

Claims (29)

1. A dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment that adjusts a dew point temperature of air to a temperature of about −20° C. or lower, the device comprising:

an adjuster portion that adjusts the dew point temperature by adjusting at least one driving operation that is selected from a rotational frequency of a supply fan inside the dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment for introducing air into the dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment by an adjuster of the supply fan, a rotating speed of a dehumidifying rotor by an adjuster of a dehumidifying rotor, an opening degree of a blow-out air volume adjustment damper by an adjuster of a blow-out air volume adjustment damper, a rotational frequency of an exhaust fan for exhausting air by an adjuster of an exhaust fan, an opening degree of an exhaust air volume adjustment damper by an adjuster of an exhaust air volume adjustment damper, and a temperature of a regeneration heater, wherein

the adjuster portion adjusts the dew point temperature according to a contribution ratio to a dehumidifying function,

the adjuster portion performs

a first control that adjusts the dew point temperature by adjusting at least one of the rotational frequency of the exhaust fan, the rotating speed of the dehumidifying rotor, and the opening degree of the exhaust air volume adjustment damper, and

a second control that adjusts the dew point temperature by adjusting at least one of the opening degree of the blow-out air volume adjustment damper and the rotational frequency of the supply fan,

a contribution ratio of the first control is larger than a contribution ratio of the second control, and

the adjuster portion performs the second control for fine adjustment of the dehumidifying function.

2. The dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein the dew point temperature is adjusted to a temperature in a range of about ±5° C. with respect to a setting value.

3. The dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein the adjuster portion is a controller.

4. The dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein a cooling coil is disposed between a damper which is a suction unit for an outside air and a treatment air and the supply fan, and temperature sensors are disposed before and after the cooling coil.

5. The dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment according to claim 1 , wherein

the dehumidifying rotor carries a dehumidifying agent and has a substantially circular shape,

the blow-out air volume adjustment damper distributes a dehumidified air,

the exhaust fan forms a flow of a regeneration air at an outlet of the dehumidifying rotor, and

the exhaust air volume adjustment damper discharges the regeneration air sent from the exhaust fan.

6. The dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment according to claim 5 , wherein the dehumidifying rotor is divided into a treatment zone, a precooling zone, and a regeneration zone, and

the dehumidifying rotor rotates at a speed controlled by a geared motor.

7. The dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment according to claim 6 , wherein a regeneration heater is disposed between the precooling zone and the regeneration zone, and

temperature sensors are disposed before and after the regeneration zone.

8. The dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment according to claim 7 , wherein the blow-out air volume adjustment damper is disposed at a rear stage of the treatment zone.

9. A method of using a dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment that adjusts a dew point temperature of air to a temperature of about −20° C. or lower, the method comprising:

adjusting at least one driving operation that is selected from a rotational frequency of a supply fan inside the dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment for introducing air into the dehumidifying device for dew point temperature adjustment, a rotating speed of a dehumidifying rotor, an opening degree of a blow-out air volume adjustment damper, a rotational frequency of an exhaust fan for exhausting air, an opening degree of an exhaust air volume adjustment damper, and a temperature of a regeneration heater;

adjusting the dew point temperature according to a contribution ratio to a dehumidifying function; and

Performing

a first control that adjusts the dew point temperature by adjusting at least one of the rotational frequency of the exhaust fan, the rotating speed of the dehumidifying rotor, and the opening degree of the exhaust air volume adjustment damper, and

a second control that adjusts the dew point temperature by adjusting at least one of the opening degree of the blow-out air volume adjustment damper and the rotational frequency of the supply fan,

wherein a contribution ratio of the first control is larger than a contribution ratio of the second control, and

the second control is performed for fine adjustment of the dehumidifying function.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2021
From: MASUDA, KATSUHIRO; UEDA, AKIRA; YAMAGUCHI, MASAFUMI
To: NIHON SPINDLE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057257/0898 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-069460 · Mar 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020007546 · Feb 25, 2020
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