US 12,135,141 B2
Dehumidifier with condensate tank
Weiming Li, Foshan (CN); Zhigang Xing, Foshan (CN); and Zachary Chapin, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Midea Group Co., Ltd., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan (CN)
Filed on May 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/875,847.
Application 16/875,847 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/086640, filed on Apr. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0333010 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F24F 13/22 (2006.01); F24F 1/0358 (2019.01); F24F 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC F24F 13/22 (2013.01) [F24F 1/0358 (2019.02); F24F 3/14 (2013.01); F24F 13/222 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dehumidifier system comprising:
a dehumidifier having a housing and at least a condenser and an evaporator positioned within the housing of the dehumidifier, and wherein the housing includes a top wall and an opposing bottom wall;
a condensate tank having a housing defining a volume therein, wherein the housing includes a top wall defining an opening and an opposing bottom wall, and wherein a first portion of the volume of the condensate tank is occupied by the dehumidifier in a stowed position, wherein when in the stowed position the bottom wall of the housing of the dehumidifier is proximal to the bottom wall of the housing of the condensate tank and the top wall of the housing of the dehumidifier is distal from the bottom wall of the housing of the condensate tank, and a second portion of the volume is unoccupied when the dehumidifier is in a deployed position, wherein when in the deployed position the bottom wall of the housing of the dehumidifier is proximal to the top wall of the housing of the condensate tank and the top wall of the housing of the dehumidifier is spaced above the top wall of the housing of the condensate tank; and
a stacking structure engages the housing of the dehumidifier to the housing of the condensate tank when the dehumidifier is in the deployed position.