Patent ID: 9470425
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: F24F,F25D,F28D,F28F

Claim Text:
1. A dehumidifier comprising: a cabinet having an inlet for receiving moist air and an outlet for discharging dry air; a cross-flow heat exchanger in the cabinet, the cross-flow heat exchanger comprising an axial flow path extending through the heat exchanger from an inlet receiving the moist air to an outlet, the axial flow path including a first axial side and a second axial side, and a transverse how path oriented transversely to the axial flow path and extending through the heat exchanger from an inlet to an outlet discharging the dry air, the transverse flow path including a first transverse side and a second transverse side, the transverse flow path being adjacent to and separate from the axial flow path; an evaporator positioned adjacent to the outlet of the axial flow path; a condenser positioned adjacent the outlet of the transverse flow path; a fan moving air from the evaporator to the inlet of the transverse flow path; and wherein the transverse flow path along the second axial side is longer than the transverse flow path along the first axial side.