Laundry dryer air dehumidifier - has air passed over trays of water overlapping and vertically in housing

摘要

The dehumidifier is for removing water from heated, moisture laden air produced during the drying of laundry by machine. The dehumidifier is mounted in a laundry machine of the type having rectangular cabinet, and includes a rectangular housing. Horizontal, water filled, shallow trays are mounted within the housing in overlapped, vertically spaced relation. The arrangement of the trays causes a downward zigzag flow of water from one tray to the next. The hot moisture laden air is guided across the tray so that the air is cooled and dehumidified during the passage.