Patent ID: 11946706
Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a dehumidifier including a heat exchanger including a metal fin, the method comprising:
mixing hygroscopic materials and a binder together, the hygroscopic materials having a particle shape or a fiber shape, the binder binding the hygroscopic materials together;
molding a plurality of mixed bodies by applying pressure to a mixture of the hygroscopic materials and the binder and by cutting the mixture into the plurality of mixed bodies;
producing dehumidification elements each in the shape of a pallet, by drying the plurality of mixed bodies; and
arranging the dehumidification elements on a metallic surface of the metal fin such that the dehumidification elements are dotted, and fixing the dehumidification elements to the metallic surface of the metal fin by fixing the binder to a support structure adhered to the metallic surface of the metal fin, with the metallic surface of the metal fin partially exposed.