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Granted Patent B2
US 12,498,125 · App. 18/767,352 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Dehumidifier

Inventor: Weiming Li (Foshan, CN)
Assignee: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,498,125
App. No.
18/767,352
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dehumidifier includes a water tank, a body having a working state, including a drainage position, and configured to extend out relative to the water tank in the working state, a drainage pump having a water inlet end communicated with the water tank and a water outlet end communicated with the drainage position, a joint assembly provided at a housing of the body with one end communicated with the water inlet end of the drainage pump, and an avoidance recess provided at an outer side surface of the housing and extending to a bottom of the body. The joint assembly is provided at and penetrates a bottom of the avoidance recess.

Claims (63)

1 . A dehumidifier comprising:

a water tank;

a body having a working state and including a drainage position, the body being configured to extend out relative to the water tank in the working state;

a drainage pump, a water inlet end of the drainage pump being communicated with the water tank, and a water outlet end of the drainage pump being communicated with the drainage position;

a joint assembly provided at a housing of the body, one end of the joint assembly being communicated with the water inlet end of the drainage pump; and

an avoidance recess provided at an outer side surface of the housing and extending to a bottom of the body;

wherein the joint assembly is provided at and penetrates a bottom of the avoidance recess.

2 . The dehumidifier of claim 1 , wherein the joint assembly is provided at a lateral side of the housing.

3 . The dehumidifier of claim 1 , wherein the body further has an idle state, and the body is at least partially accommodated in the water tank in the idle state.

4 . The dehumidifier of claim 1 , wherein the avoidance recess is one of a plurality of avoidance recesses provided at the outer side surface of the housing and distributed at intervals along a circumferential direction of the body.

5 . The dehumidifier of claim 4 , further comprising:

a plurality of support protrusions provided at an inner side surface of the water tank and distributed at intervals along a circumferential direction of the water tank;

wherein:

the body further has an idle state, and the body is at least partially accommodated in the water tank in the idle state; and

the support protrusions are configured to:

extend into the avoidance recesses in the idle state; and

support the bottom of the body by upper ends of the support protrusions in the working state.

6 . The dehumidifier of claim 1 , further comprising:

a pump pipe, a first end of the pump pipe being communicated with the water inlet end of the drainage pump, and a second end of the pump pipe being configured to extend into the water tank.

7 . The dehumidifier of claim 6 , wherein another end of the joint assembly being communicated with the pump pipe.

8 . The dehumidifier of claim 6 , wherein the joint assembly includes:

a first pipe joint, a first end of the first pipe joint being communicated with the water inlet end of the drainage pump, and a second end of the first pipe joint being configured to penetrate through the housing to expose to outside of the housing; and

a second pipe joint including:

a first pipe connected to the second end of the first pipe joint; and

a second pipe connected to the first pipe and configured to extend downward and be connected to the first end of the pump pipe.

9 . The dehumidifier of claim 8 , wherein the first pipe joint is detachably connected to the second pipe joint.

10 . The dehumidifier of claim 8 , wherein the pump pipe is detachably connected to the second pipe.

11 . The dehumidifier of claim 1 , further comprising:

a pump pipe;

wherein:

the water tank includes an installation opening arranged upward;

in the idle state, the body is at least partially accommodated in the water tank through the installation opening;

the body further has a working state, in which the body extends out relative to the water tank through the installation opening with the drainage position being exposed outside the water tank;

the body further includes a water hole;

the drainage pump is located inside the body, and the water inlet end of the drainage pump is communicated with an inner end of the water hole; and

an upper end of the pump pipe is communicated with an outer end of the water hole, and a lower end of the pump pipe is configured to extend into the water tank and toward a bottom of the water tank.

12 . The dehumidifier of claim 11 , wherein the water hole is provided at a lateral side of the body.

13 . The dehumidifier of claim 11 , wherein the water hole is provided at a bottom of the avoidance recess.

14 . The dehumidifier of claim 11 , further comprising:

a plurality of support protrusions provided at an inner side surface of the water tank and distributed at intervals along a circumferential direction of the water tank;

wherein:

the avoidance recess is one of a plurality of avoidance recesses provided at the outer side surface of the body and distributed at intervals along a circumferential direction of the body; and

the support protrusions are configured to:

extend into the avoidance recesses in the idle state; and

support the bottom of the body by upper ends of the support protrusions in the working state.

15 . The dehumidifier of claim 11 , wherein:

the joint assembly is provided in the water hole; and

the upper end of the pump pipe are communicated with the joint assembly.

16 . The dehumidifier of claim 11 , wherein the joint assembly includes:

a first pipe joint, a first end of the first pipe joint being communicated with the water inlet end of the drainage pump, and a second end of the first pipe joint being configured to penetrate through the water hole to expose to outside of the body; and

a second pipe joint including:

a first pipe connected to the second end of the first pipe joint; and

a second pipe connected to the first pipe and configured to extend downward and be connected to the upper end of the pump pipe.

17 . The dehumidifier of claim 16 , wherein:

the first pipe joint is detachably connected to the second pipe joint; and/or

the pump pipe is detachably connected to the second pipe.

18 . The dehumidifier of claim 11 , further comprising:

a filter provided at the lower end of the pump pipe.

19 . The dehumidifier of claim 18 , wherein the filter includes:

an upper cover including a water outlet hole connected to the pump pipe;

a lower cover including a water inlet hole and detachably connected to the upper cover; and

a filter screen disposed between the water outlet hole and the water inlet hole.

20 . The dehumidifier of claim 11 , wherein the pump pipe includes a hose.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2024
From: LI, WEIMING
To: GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (3)
CN 202010715191.5 · Jul 22, 2020 · national
CN 202021467347.4 · Jul 22, 2020 · national
CN 202011226744.7 · Nov 5, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17430491
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