To provide a dehumidifying mechanism capable of shortening a period of time for drying laundry.

In the dehumidifying mechanism which sucks air in a room into a housing from an inlet port by using a first fan, dehumidifies the air in an inner part of the housing, and discharges the dehumidified air, this dehumidifying and drying mechanism is provided with a second fan which generates a rotational flow independent of the first fan, and is installed so as to be freely attached to/detached from the housing and so as to be directed toward the housing side.