Air purifier capable of adjusting wind direction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11480362-B2
Application number	US-201716346892-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2017
Priority date	Dec 7, 2016
Publication date	Oct 25, 2022
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022

Abstract

An air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing having an air outlet port on one side thereof; an air guide having a front end portion disposed at the center of the air outlet port such that the air outlet port becomes a ring shape and a rear end portion extending in a direction toward the other surface of the housing and coupled to the inside of the housing so as to be rotatable in a direction inclined with respect to the air release direction of the air outlet port; and a rotation-restraining portion for restraining the rotation of the air guide by elastically supporting the air guide on the housing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions, comprising:
a housing having an air outlet port in one surface thereof;
an air guide having a front end disposed in a center of the air outlet port and a rear end extending toward the other surface of the housing, in such a manner that the air outlet port has an annular shape, the air guide being coupled to an inside of the housing to be rotatable in a direction inclined with respect to an air discharge direction of the air outlet port; and
a rotation-restraining portion for restraining rotation of the air guide by elastically supporting the air guide on the housing, the rotation-restraining portion comprising:
a pressing frame coupled to an outer circumferential surface of the air guide to be movable in a length direction of the air guide, and having a rear end in contact with a partition wall provided inside the housing; and
an elastic member provided between the pressing frame and the air guide to apply elastic restoring force to the air guide in a direction toward the air outlet port.

2. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 1 , wherein the air guide has a hollow penetrating from one surface of the housing to the other surface of the housing.

3. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 2 , wherein the air outlet port is formed in the front of the housing, and
the housing is provided with an air hole communicating with the hollow of the air guide and extending to the back of the housing.

4. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 1 , wherein the pressing frame is configured to have a cylindrical shape surrounding the outer circumferential surface of the air guide.

5. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 1 , wherein a front end of the air guide is provided with a rim portion having a shape corresponding to a shape of the air outlet port and disposed on the air outlet port, and a plurality of guide blades connected between the rim portion and the air guide along a perimeter of the air guide.

6. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 5 , further comprising a rotation guide rotatably supporting the air guide inside the housing.

7. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 6 , wherein the rotation guide comprises:
an annular frame surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the rim portion, fixed to an outer periphery of the air outlet port, and supporting a front end of the rim portion against elastic restoring force of the elastic member;
a support frame fixed to the partition wall and supporting the pressing frame against the elastic restoring force of the elastic member; and
a connection frame configured to connect the annular frame and the support frame to each other to resist the elastic restoring force of the elastic member.

8. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 7 , wherein the outer circumferential surface of the rim portion is configured to have a curved surface convex in a rotational direction of the air guide, and
an inner diameter of the annular frame is configured to conform to a maximum outer diameter of the rim portion, in such a manner that the outer circumferential surface of the rim portion and an inner surface of the annular frame come into close contact with each other when the air guide rotates.

9. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 7 , wherein the air guide has a hollow penetrating from one surface of the housing to the other surface of the housing,
the air outlet port is disposed in the front of the housing,
the housing is provided with an air hole communicating with the hollow of the air guide and extending to the back of the housing, and
the support frame is provided with a through hole through which the hollow and the air hole communicate with each other.

10. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 3 , wherein the air guide is rotated within a range in which the hollow communicates with the air hole.

11. An air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions, comprising:
a housing having a first outflow port;
an air guiding unit provided in the housing and connected to the first outflow port to discharge purified air externally; and
a direction switching unit provided in the housing and moved by a switching lever exposed externally of the housing to switch a direction of air externally discharged through the first outflow port, the direction switching unit comprising:
a direction switching member configured to have an inner surface spaced apart from an outer surface of the air guiding unit by a predetermined distance to form a second outflow port; and
a switching driver connected to the direction switching member to move the direction switching member.

12. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 11 , wherein the air guiding unit comprises:
an air guide member connected to the first outflow port to extend to the inside of the housing, and having an outer surface facing the inner surface of the direction switching member; and
a guide grille member provided in the first outflow port and connected to the air guide member inside the housing.

13. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 12 , wherein the switching driver comprises:
a switching lever connected to the direction switching member to be exposed externally of the first outflow port; and
a connection link connected to the guide grille member and the direction switching member to rotatably move.

14. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 12 , wherein the air guide member is provided with a hollow and is configured to be changed in an inner diameter.

15. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 14 , wherein the air guide member has an inner diameter gradually increased toward the first outflow port.

16. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 13 , wherein the switching driver further comprises:
at least one actuator provided on an outer surface of the air guide member and having a rotation axis connected to an inner surface of the direction switching member to rotate the direction switching member.

17. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 16 , wherein the at least one actuator is a step motor.

18. The air purifier capable of adjusting wind directions of claim 13 , wherein the connection link comprises:
a first connection link connected to the guide grille member; and
a second connection link rotatably connected to the direction switching member,
wherein the first connection link and the second connection link are hingedly connected to each other.

Assignees

• Coway Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bae Jun-Hyoung
• Shin Tae-Seok
• Park Chan-Jung
• Kang Sang-Woo
• Back In-Kyu

Classifications

• F24F13/10 Primary

  movable, e.g. dampers · CPC title

• B01D46/005

  Crossflow filtration, i.e. having an inlet and two outlets · CPC title

• F24F8/10

  by separation, e.g. by filtering · CPC title

• Y02B30/70

  Efficient control or regulation technologies, e.g. for control of refrigerant flow, motor or heating · CPC title

• B01D46/0047 Primary

  for discharging the filtered gas · CPC title