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1. A desiccant box for dehumidifying air, comprising:a cylindrical outer housing having a curved contour in a portion of said housing;a lid having at least one inflow opening and at least one outflow opening, said lid closing said outer housing at a portion of said outer housing opposite said contour;a first inner housing defining a first chamber;a second inner housing positioned proximate to said contour and running approximately along said contour, said second inner housing defining a second chamber, said second inner housing being connected to said first inner housing; anddesiccant at least partially filling said chambers of said first inner housing and said second inner housing.
2. The desiccant box according to claim 1, wherein said first inner housing and/or said second inner housing includes an air-permeable lid configured to retain said desiccant within said respective inner housing.
3. The desiccant box according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said inner housings includes air inlets positioned proximate to said contour.
4. The desiccant box according to claim 1, wherein said first inner housing includes air outlets positioned proximate to and in fluid communication with said outflow opening.
5. The desiccant box according to claim 2, wherein said first inner housing includes air outlets positioned proximate to and in fluid communication with said outflow opening.
6. The desiccant box according to claim 1, wherein said first inner housing and said second inner housing snap into each other by means of a concentrically designed snap-in connection.
7. The desiccant box according to claim 6, further comprisinga compression spring to compress said desiccant, said compression spring being supported by said contour at one end and by one of said inner housings at an opposing end of said compression spring,wherein said snap-in connection slidably connects said inner housings such that said desiccant can be compressed by said compression spring.
8. The desiccant box according to claim 7, whereinsaid first inner housing and/or said second inner housing further includes an air-permeable lid configured to retain said desiccant within said respective inner housing;wherein at least one of said inner housings further includes air inlets positioned proximate to said contour; andwherein said first inner housing further includes air outlets positioned proximate to and in fluid communication with said outflow opening.
9. The desiccant box according to claim 8, further comprisinga filter element positioned in inflowing air that is to be dehumidified.
10. A desiccant box for dehumidifying air, comprising:a cylindrical outer housing having a curved contour in a portion of said housing;a lid having at least one inflow opening and at least one outflow opening, said lid closing said outer housing at a portion of said outer housing opposite said contour;a first inner housing defining a first chamber;a second inner housing positioned proximate to said contour and running approximately along said contour, said second inner housing defining a second chamber, said second inner housing being connected to said first inner housing, wherein said chambers of said first inner housing and said second inner housing are at least partially filled with desiccant;a compression spring to compress said desiccant, said compression spring being supported by said contour at one end and by one of said inner housings at an opposing end of said compression spring; anda filter element positioned in inflowing air that is to be dehumidified;wherein at least one of said inner housings includes air inlets positioned proximate to said contour; andwherein said first inner housing includes air outlets positioned proximate to and in fluid communication with said outflow opening.
11. The desiccant box according to claim 10, further comprisinga concentrically designed slidable connection operable to connect said first inner housing and said second inner housing.
12. The desiccant box according to claim 10, further comprisingan air-permeable lid separating said first inner housing and said second inner housing, said air-permeable lid configured to retain said desiccant within said respective inner housing.
13. A desiccant box for dehumidifying air, comprising:a cylindrical outer housing having a curved contour in a portion of said housing;a lid having at least one inflow opening and at least one outflow opening, said lid closing said outer housing at a portion of said outer housing opposite said contour;an inner housing defining a chamber, said inner housing at least partially filled with desiccant;a compression spring to compress said desiccant, said compression spring being supported by said contour at one end and by one of said inner housing at an opposing end of said compression spring; anda second lid having a concentrically designed snap-in slidable connection operable to slidably connect said inner housing and said second lid such that said desiccant can be compressed by said compression spring. |
