DRYER USING CONDENSING HEAT OF AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a drier using condensing heat of an air conditioner system and an air conditioner system having a drying function, and more particularly, to a drier for drying objects that are to be dried (referred as 'target objects' hereinafter) such as clothes by using heat generated from a condenser of an established air conditioner and an air conditioner system having a dry function.

BACKGROUND ART

In general, an air conditioner includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator. As shown in FIGs. 1 and 2, the air conditioner includes an indoor unit 10, an outdoor unit 20 installed at the outside of a building, and refrigerant circulation pipes 30 and 40 for connecting the indoor unit 10 with the outdoor unit 20, and allowing a refrigerant to flow therethrough.

Here, the indoor unit 10 includes an evaporator 11 for cooling an ambient air temperature and a fan 12 for smoothly providing air cooled around the evaporator 11 into a room.

The outdoor unit 20 includes a compressor 21 for compressing the refrigerant, a condenser 22 for condensing the compressed refrigerant, a

blow fan 23 for discharging ambient air heated as the refrigerant is condensed by the condenser 22, and an expansion valve 24 formed as a capillary tube for expanding the condensed refrigerant.

The expansion valve 24 can be formed in the indoor unit 10 according to model of air-conditioners.

Namely, the refrigerant is compressed to have a high temperature and high pressure in the compressor 21 of the outdoor unit 20, condensed in the condenser 22, expanded to have a low temperature and low pressure in the capillary tube 24, and flows to the indoor unit 10. The refrigerant is evaporated in the evaporator 11 installed in the indoor unit 10, heat exchanging with indoor air, to supply cooled air around the evaporator 11 to cool the room indicated by reference numeral 11a. When the refrigerant is condensed in the condenser 22, the refrigerant within a tube of the condenser 22 is heat-exchanged with ambient air, and in this case, while ambient air at temperature of about 35°C is passing through the condenser 22, the refrigerant is condensed, and as the ambient air goes to temperature of about 45°C, it is discarded.

Accordingly, although the air around the evaporator 11 can be cooled to cool the room, the hot air around the condenser 22 is discharged as it is, increasing the exterior temperature and causing a waste of energy due to the discarded waste heat.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to provide a drier using a condensing heat of an air conditioner system capable of drying target objects such as clothes by using waste heat generated from a condenser of an air-conditioner. A second object of the present invention is to dry target objects with high dry efficiency by circulating hot air provided from a condenser within a drier.

A third object of the present invention is to dry target objects with high dry efficiency by not only circulating hot air provided from a condenser within a drier but also re-circulating the hot air by using the condenser to thus reduce an amount of hot air that may be discarded.

A fourth object of the present invention is to quickly dry clothes or shoes with a high dry efficiency during a summer season, especially, during a rainy season with high humidity. To implement at least the above feature in whole or in parts, the present invention provides a drier installed in an air conditioner having a condenser and a first evaporator, including: air vent holes to allow air heated by heat generated from the condenser to flow therethrough and a drying cabinet for receiving target objects. Herein, the drier may include a second evaporator connected with the condenser, and a valve for switching a refrigerant path to provide refrigerant which has been condensed by the condenser to one or both of the first and second evaporators.

Accordingly, without having a heating device, the air conditioner system can easily dry target objects such as clothes or shoes by using waste heat discarded after being generated from the condenser of the air conditioner system. In addition, a room can be cooled through a refrigerant circulation passage of the condenser and the first evaporator and, when the room is not cooled, the refrigerant can be circulated to the second evaporator to dry target objects within the drying cabinet.

A filter (or other similar means) for filtering out debris may be installed at (or near) the air vent holes to prevent dust or other undesirable matter that maybe exist around the condenser from entering the drying cabinet, during a drying process. Namely, the possibility of debris getting onto or staining the objects that are being dried should be minimized by using of the filter.

Recently, the condenser and the evaporator of the air conditioner are separated. The compressor that generates noise and the condenser that generates heat are installed in an outdoor unit, and the evaporator required for cooling indoor is installed in the indoor unit. Thus, the first evaporator is installed in the indoor unit, while the condenser and the second evaporator are installed in the outdoor unit. At this time, the drying cabinet is fixedly installed to contact on an upper surface of the outdoor unit to thus minimize a horizontal space taken based on the bottom. In addition, because hot air from the condenser, which has a low specific gravity, flows downward, so the hot air can be naturally

provided into the drying cabinet without applying force. In this case, an auxiliary blow fan can be additionally provided to forcibly make hot air flow to the drying cabinet.

A protrusion formed to be protruded from an inner surface of the drying cabinet can be formed at an upper side around the air vent holes within the drying cabinet mounted on an upper surface of the outdoor unit. Accordingly, hot air flowing upward can be bent in its direction due to the protrusion so as to be induced to be uniformly distributed in the drying cabinet to thus improve drying performance. In order to minimize the wasted heat discarded from the hot air introduced into the drying cabinet, an air flow path is formed to allow air to return back to the condenser. By re-using the hot air in this manner, the drying efficiency of the target objects within the drying cabinet can be maximized. The drying cabinet can be installed to be tightly attached on a front surface of the outdoor unit. In this case, the facing sides of the outdoor unit and the drying cabinet can communicate with each other, and by additionally installing a blow fan for blowing hot air into the drying cabinet from the outdoor unit, hot air can be smoothly introduced from the condenser to the drying cabinet.

No matter whether the drying cabinet is mounted on the upper surface of the outdoor unit or one surface of the outdoor unit, an exhaust hole is formed on the drying cabinet to allow the introduced hot air to be smoothly

exhausted in a state of embracing moisture of the target objects.

In the case where the drying cabinet is mounted on the upper surface of the outdoor unit, because the hot air is provided from the lower side of the drying cabinet, the exhaust hole is preferably formed at an upper side of the drying cabinet, and in the case where the drying cabinet is formed to be tightly attached on the front surface or the rear surface of the outdoor unit, the exhaust hole is preferably formed at the opposite side of the side that faces the outdoor unit.

Here, considering the situations where hot air is not provided from the condenser in a continuous (steady) manner, an exhaust cover that opens and closes the exhaust hole may be additionally provided to allow hot air to sufficiently embrace the moisture from the target objects. The opening and closing of the exhaust hole may be repeatedly performed at certain time periods. To implement at least the above feature in whole or in parts, the present invention also provides an air conditioner system that may include a compressor for compressing a refrigerant; a condenser for receiving the refrigerant which has been compressed by the compressor and condensing the compressed refrigerant; a first evaporator for receiving the refrigerant from the condenser and evaporating it; and a drying cabinet having a space for receiving target objects and having an air vent hole for allowing hot air around the condenser to be introduced therethrough.

Here, the air conditioner system may further include a second

evaporator for receiving the refrigerant from the condenser and evaporating it; and a valve for switching a refrigerant path to provide the condensed refrigerant to one or both of the first and second evaporators.

To implement at least the above feature in whole or in parts, the present invention also provides a method for driving an air conditioner system having a drying function whereby when target objects within a drying cabinet are intended to be dried while not cooling a room, a condenser is not connected with a first evaporator but connected with a second evaporator by a valve in a dry mode. The method for driving an air conditioner system may additionally or independently include: simultaneously performing cooling and drying by connecting the condenser to the first evaporator, not to the second evaporator, by the valve when the target objects within the drying cabinet are intended to be dried while cooling the room. The valve may simultaneously provide the refrigerant to the first and second evaporators according to a usage purpose.

The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further

understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

In the drawings: FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outdoor unit and an indoor unit of a general air-conditioner;

FIG. 2 illustrates an operational principle of the air conditioner in FIG.

1 ;

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the structure of a drier kit and an outdoor unit having a condenser according to one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the exterior of the drier kit and the outdoor unit of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing an operational principle of the drier kit in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the construction of a drying cycle and a cooling cycle of a drier using condensing heat of an air conditioner system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the construction of a condenser and a drying cycle in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the outdoor unit taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view for explaining an operational principle of

FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a separated side sectional view of a drier according to still another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 10; and FIG. 12 is a side sectional view for explaining an operational principle of FIG. 10.

MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the structure of a drier kit and an outdoor unit having a condenser according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the exterior of the drier kit and the outdoor unit of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a side view showing an operational principle of the drier kit in FIG. 3.

As shown, a drier 100 includes an air guiding part 110 having an air inflow hole 111 communicating with an opening 20a of an outdoor unit 20 having a condenser 22; and a drying cabinet 120 communicating with an upper surface of the air guiding part 110 through an air vent hole 121 and receiving a target object such as clothes therein.

Here, the drier 100 can be formed as a kit separated from the outdoor unit 20, or can be integrally formed with the outdoor unit 20.

The outdoor unit 20 is arranged to be positioned at a region 110a of the drier 100 so that the drier 100 can be mounted on the upper surface of the outdoor unit 20.

The air guiding part 110 includes the air inflow hole 111 penetratingly formed in the same size and shape as those of the opening 20a formed on the front surface of the outdoor unit 20, whereby the interior of the air guiding part 110 can communicate with the interior of the outdoor unit 20. With this structure, hot air from the outdoor unit 20 can be provided into the drying cabinet 120 by way of the air guiding part 110. The drying cabinet 120 includes the air vent hole 121 formed at the bottom to allow hot air to be introduced into the receiving part of the target object after passing through the air guiding part 110; an exhaust cover 122 for opening and closing an exhaust hole 122a formed at one upper portion of the drying cabinet 120 to allow the introduced hot air to be discharged with moisture of the target object embraced; a hanger bar 123 fixed at an upper portion in a traversing manner within the drying cabinet 120 to allow a hanger to be hung thereon; a protrusion 124 formed to be protruded at an upper portion near the air vent hole 121 in order to change a flow direction from the lower side; and a door handle 125 for allowing the target object to be simply put in or taken out of the drying cabinet 120.

Here, because the protrusion 124 is formed at the upper portion near the air vent hole 121 , as shown in FIG. 5, the hot air introduced through the air vent hole 121 from the lower air guiding part 110 is evenly distributed into

the drying cabinet 120, shortening time taken for drying the target object.

With reference to FIGs. 4 and 5, because the drying cabinet 120 is mounted on the upper surface of the outdoor unit 20, the air vent hole 121 is formed as a narrow and long hole. In addition, although not shown, preferably, a filter for filtering out debris which may passes through the air vent hole 121 is installed at the air vent hole 121.

The drying cabinet 120 and the air guiding part 110 are integrally formed, and because the air vent hole 121 can serve as a through hole, any additional through hole is not necessary. The operational principle of the present invention will now be described in detail.

The drier 100 is fixedly mounted on the upper portion of the outdoor unit 20 of the air conditioner including the condenser 22. In a state that a target object is hung on the hanger bar 123 within the drier 100, the air conditioner is actuated. Then, hot air around the condenser 22 passes through the air guiding part 110 through the opening 20a and the air inflow hole 111 and the by a blow fan 23.

Hot air flows toward the drying cabinet 120 of the upper end due to its low specific gravity, and the hot air is forcibly introduced into the interior of the drying cabinet 120 under a fast flow velocity through the air vent hole 121 by the blower 23. A flow direction of the hot air introduced into the drying cabinet 120 through the narrow air vent hole 121 is interfered by the protrusion 124 protruded from the inner surface of the drying cabinet 120 at the upper portion

around the air vent hole 121, so the hot air evenly spreads within the drying cabinet 120.

The hot air evenly spreading within the drying cabinet 120 is discharged through the exhaust hole 122a in a state of embracing moisture of the target object hung on the hanger bar 123. Accordingly, temperature of the discharged moisture air is lower than the air which was initially discharged from the condenser.

In this case, considering qualities of the target object and the operational state of the air-conditioner, the exhaust cover 122 for opening and closing the exhaust hole 122a may usually close the exhaust hole 122a during a certain time and open it periodically.

Preferably, the drier 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention uses the waste heat of the outdoor unit 20 only when the air conditioner system is operated. Another embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the construction of a drying cycle and a cooling cycle of a drier using condensing heat of an air conditioner system according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the construction of a condenser and a drying cycle in FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the outdoor unit taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a side sectional view for explaining an operational principle of FIG. 6.

As shown, the air conditioner system according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an indoor unit 10 installed in a room for cooling, an outdoor unit 100 for discharging heat which is not required for cooling to outside and including components required for a cooling cycle and a drying cycle; a drying cabinet 200 partially mounted on an upper surface of the outdoor unit 100; and refrigerant channels 30 and 40 for allowing a refrigerant to pass between the indoor unit 10 and the outdoor unit 100.

The indoor unit 10 includes a first expansion valve 13 for expanding a refrigerant provided in a condensed state from the outdoor unit 100; a first evaporator 11 for taking ambient heat by evaporating the expanded refrigerant; and a fan 12 for blowing cold air around the first evaporator 11 into the room.

As shown in FIGs. 6 and 8, the outdoor unit 100 includes: a compressor 121 for compressing the refrigerant; a condenser 222 for condensing the compressed refrigerant while discharging ambient heat; a blow fan 223 for blowing heated air around the condenser 222 into the drying cabinet 200 (to be described); a switching valve for selectively controlling whether a cooling cycle 88 or a drying cycle 99 is to be used to circulate the condensed refrigerant; a second expansion valve 131 for expanding the condensed refrigerant in a flow path of the drying cycle 99; and a second evaporator 132 for evaporating the refrigerant which has passed through the second expansion valve 131 to take ambient heat.

Here, the flow path of the switching valve 130 is formed in a T shape

130a to connect only the condenser 122 and the first evaporator 11 , only the condenser 122 and the second evaporator 132, or simultaneously connect the condenser 122 and the first and second evaporators 11 and 132.

As shown in FIG. 7, the drying cabinet 200 includes an air guiding part 210 having an air inflow hole 212 communicating with an opening 100a of the outdoor unit 20 in which a condenser 222 is accommodated; a target object receiving part 220 communicating with an upper surface of the air guiding part

21 through a air vent hole 221 and receiving a target subject such as clothes; ad an air circulation part 230 fixed on a rear surface of the target object receiving part 220 and a rear surface of the outdoor unit 100 through fastening holes 231 and forming an air path for sending a portion of hot air introduced into the target object receiving part 220 toward the condenser 122.

In this case, the outdoor unit 100 is arranged to be positioned at the region 100a of the drying cabinet 200, so that it can be mounted on the upper surface of the outdoor unit 100.

Here, the air guiding part 210 includes the air inflow hole 212 penetratingly formed in the same size and shape as those of the opening 100a formed on the front surface of the outdoor unit 100, whereby the interior of the air guiding part 110 can communicate with the interior of the outdoor unit 20. With this structure, hot air from the outdoor unit 100 can be provided into the interior of the target object receiving part 220 through the air guiding part 210.

The target object receiving part 220 includes the air vent hole 221

formed at the bottom to allow hot air to be introduced into the receiving part of the target object after passing through the air guiding part 210; an exhaust cover 222 for opening and closing an exhaust hole 222a formed at one upper portion of the target object receiving part 220 to allow the introduced hot air to be discharged with moisture of the target object embraced; a hanger bar 223 fixed at an upper portion in a traversing manner within the target object receiving part 220 to allow a hanger to be hung thereon; a protrusion 224 formed to be protruded at an upper portion near the air vent hole 221 in order to change a flow direction from the lower side; and a door (not shown) for allowing the target object to be simply put in or taken out of the target object receiving part 220.

Here, because the protrusion 224 is formed at the upper portion near the air vent hole 221 , as shown in FIG. 9, the hot air introduced through the air vent hole 221 from the lower air guiding part 210 can be evenly distributed into the interior of the target object receiving part 220, shortening time taken for drying the target object.

The air circulation part 230 circulates the hot air introduced through the air vent hole 221 and the through hole 215 formed on the rear surface of the target object receiving part 220. Although not shown, a fan may be installed within the air circulation part 230 to accelerate the air flow in a downward direction.

As shown in FIG. 7, the target object receiving part 220 is mounted on the upper surface of the outdoor unit 20, so the air vent hole 221 is formed as

a narrow and long hole. In addition, although not shown, a filter can be installed at one or more of the air vent hole 221 or the air inflow hole 212 in order to filter out debris while allowing air to pass therethrough.

The target object receiving part 220 and the air guiding part 210 can be integrally formed to have an internally communicating hollow part.

The operational principle of another embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail.

When a room needs to be cooled and a target object is dried simultaneously like the summer season, the switching valve 130 is controlled to connect the condenser 122 and the first evaporator 11 to operate the cooling cycle 88. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 6, heated air around the condenser 122 is introduced into the air guiding part 210 of the drying cabinet

200 from the opening 100a by the blow fan 123. Hot air flows toward the target object receiving part 220 of the upper end due to its low specific gravity according to natural convection, and the hot air is forcibly introduced into the interior of the target object receiving part 220 under a fast flow velocity through the air vent hole 221 by the blow fan 123.

A flow direction of the hot air introduced into the target object receiving part 220 through the narrow air vent hole 221 is interfered by the protrusion 224 protruded from the inner surface of the target object receiving part 220 at the upper portion around the air vent hole 221 , so the hot air can evenly spread within the target object receiving part 220.

The hot air evenly spreading within the target object receiving part 220

is discharged through the exhaust hole 222a in a state of embracing moisture of the target object hung on the hanger bar 223, and a portion of the hot air that does not embrace moisture is circulated again to the condenser 122 through the air circulation part 230. Accordingly, temperature of the discharged moisture air is lower than the air which was initially discharged from the condenser.

In this case, considering qualities of the target object and the operational state of the air-conditioner, the exhaust cover 222 for opening and closing the exhaust hole 222a may usually close the exhaust hole 122a during a certain time and open it periodically.

When only the room is to be cooled, the switching valve 130 is controlled to connect the condenser 122 and the first evaporator 11 to operate the cooling cycle 88. At this time, the heated air around the condenser can be introduced into the interior of the drying cabinet 200, but in order to smoothly discharge the hot air, the front opening formed at the front surface of the air guiding part 210 can be opened and the rear opening 232 of the air circulation part 230 can be also opened to directly discharge the heated air.

When only the target object is to be dried rather than cooling the room, the switching valve 130 is controlled to connect only the condenser 122 and the second evaporator 132 to operate the drying cycle 99. Accordingly, a supply of the refrigerant toward the first evaporator 11 is cut off. According to the drying cycle 99, the refrigerant is sequentially circulated through the

compressor 121 , the condenser 122, the switching valve 130, the second expansion valve 131 and the second evaporator 132.

The operational principle for drying the target object within the drying cabinet 200 by using the heated air around the condenser 112 is the same as described above with reference to FIG. 9. When there is no need to cool the room, the drying cycle 99 is circulated through the small second evaporator

132 to smoothly dry the target object within the drying cabinet 200.

A still another embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 10 is a separated side sectional view of a drier according still another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a side sectional view for explaining an operational principle of FIG. 10.

A drier using condensing heat of an air conditioner system according to still another embodiment of the present invention can be formed as a drier that can be operated only when the air conditioner system is operated as in the embodiment of FIGs. 3 to 6, or also can be formed as a drier, including the second evaporator 132 and the switching valve 130, operated when the air conditioner system is not operated as in the embodiment of FIGs. 6 to 9. Compared with the drier as described above, the drier using the condensing heat of the air conditioner system according to still another embodiment of the present invention has a drying cabinet 300 in a different shape connected with the outdoor unit 100.

As shown, the drying cabinet 300 according to still another embodiment of the present invention includes: a target object receiving part 310 tightly installed on a front surface of the outdoor unit 100 so that hot air can be directly introduced through an air vent hole 311 communicating with the opening 100a formed on a front surface of the outdoor unit 100 having the condenser 122 therein; and an installing portion 320 formed to be protruded at an upper side of the target object receiving part 310 in order to facilitate alignment with the front surface of the outdoor unit 100.

The target object receiving part 310 includes an air vent hole 311 penetratingly formed in the same size and shape as the opening 100a of the outdoor unit 100; an exhaust cover 312 for opening and closing a plurality of exhaust holes 312a formed at the opposite side of the side where the air vent hole 311 is formed; a hanger bar 313 fixed at an upper portion in a traversing manner within the drying cabinet to allow a hanger to be hung thereon; and a door for opening and closing the target object receiving part 310.

Here, a large flow amount of hot air from the condenser 122 is introduced into the target object receiving part 310 at one time through the relatively large opening 100a and the air vent hole 311. Accordingly, as the hot air contacts with the target object by the sufficiently large area, unlike in the former embodiment of the present invention, a protrusion for changing the flow path of the hot air does not need to be provided.

Rather, because the large flow amount of hot air is introduced into the interior of the target object receiving part 310 under a fast flow velocity by the

blow fan 123, in order to quickly dry the target object, it is preferred to allow the hot air to contact with the target object while maintaining the fast flow velocity. Thus, in order to quickly exhaust the moisture-embracing air upon taking moisture from the target object, a plurality of exhaust holes 312a are formed at the opposite side of the side where the air vent hole 311 is formed. Although not shown, a filter for filtering out debris can be formed to minimize the possibility of debris getting onto or staining the target object that are being dried.

The installing portion 320 is formed such that an upper comer of the out door unit 120 is inserted at a region between the target object receiving part 310. Accordingly, the outdoor unit 100 and the drying cabinet 300 can be easily aligned and an installation time of the drying cabinet 300 can be shortened.

With reference to FIG. 7, when the second evaporator 132 and the switching valve 130 are added, the refrigerant is circulated along the circuit as shown in FIG. 6. In this case, preferably, the drier is operated only when the air conditioner system is operated.

The operational principle of the still another embodiment of the present invention will now be described. The operational principle of the cycles 88 and 99 according to the rotation of the switching valve 130 is the same as those in the above embodiments described based on FIGs. 6 to 9, so its description will be omitted.

The drying cabinet 300 is fixed to be tightly attached on the front surface of the outdoor unit 100 of the air-conditioner. In a state that the target object is hung on the hanger bar within the drying cabinet 300, when the air conditioner is actuated, a large flow amount of hot air around the condenser 122 is introduced into the interior of the target object receiving part 310 under a fast flow velocity and through the opening 100a and the air vent hole 311 by the blow fan 123.

In order to allow the hot air to contact with the large area of the target object under the fast flow velocity, the entirety or some of the exhaust holes 312a are opened during the drying process. Accordingly, the hot air introduced into the interior of the target object receiving part 310 by the blow fan contacts with the target object while maintaining the fast flow velocity and then exhausted through the exhaust holes 312a with moisture embracing. In this case, the humid air discharged through the exhaust holes 312a has a lower temperature than that discharged from the condenser.

As so far described, the drier for drying target object such as clothes by using heat generated from a condenser of an established air conditioner and an air conditioner system having a dry function according to the present invention have many advantages. That is, first, without a heating device, the target object such as clothes can be easily dried by using the waste heat generally discarded after being generated from the condenser.

Accordingly, temperature of the hot air discharged from the drier can

be decreased to thus decrease temperature of air exhausted to outside, thereby restraining outdoor temperature from increasing to a degree, and energy consumption can be reduced by utilizing the heat that would otherwise be wasted Second, the room can be air-conditioned through the refrigerant circulation passage of the first evaporator, and when the room is not air-conditioned, the target object within the drying cabinet can be dried by circulating the refrigerant with the second evaporator formed in a small size.

Third, even if non-purified hot air around the condenser is provided to dry the target object, the filter installed at the air vent hole of the drying cabinet serves to filter out debris and thus prevent debris from getting onto or straining the target object during the drying process, thereby implementing a clean drying process.

Fourth, it is generally not easy to dry clothes or shoes during a summer rainy season, but in the present invention, the target object such as clothes or shoes can be easily dried in a drier kit by operating the air conditioner to remove humidity.

Fifth, the drier using condensing heat of the air conditioner system and the air conditioner system having the same can be favorably employed for a device that may generate a waste heat that would be otherwise discarded from the condenser as well as the separation type air conditioner system.

As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be

understood that the above-described embodiments are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the metes and bounds of the claims, or equivalence of such metes and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.