Patent ID: 8347640
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: F24F

Abstract:
1. A dehumidifier comprising: a cabinet; a compressor in the cabinet for delivering hot compressed refrigerant; a condenser coil in the cabinet and receiving refrigerant from the compressor and condensing same; an expansion device in the cabinet and receiving refrigerant from the condenser coil and expanding same; an evaporator coil in the cabinet and receiving refrigerant from the expansion device and evaporating same, and delivering the refrigerant to the compressor; the refrigerant being circulated from the compressor to the condenser coil to the expansion device to the evaporator coil and back to the compressor in a refrigeration cycle; the cabinet having an airflow path therethrough comprising: a bypass door selectively positionable to block airflow along the fourth segment and alternately to allow airflow along the fourth segment; and an actuator structured to move the bypass door between an open position to allow the airflow along the fourth segment and a closed position to block the air flow along the fourth segment.