Portable air cleaner for kitchen

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11826686-B2
Application number	US-202017020995-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2020
Priority date	Oct 28, 2019
Publication date	Nov 28, 2023
Grant date	Nov 28, 2023

Abstract

An air cleaner includes a case, an air inlet, an air outlet, a grill covering the air inlet to filter airborne oil droplets, a fan to suction air through the air inlet and discharge air out of the air outlet, a roll filter provided between the grill and the fan to filter oil mist, and a filter roller to cut the roll filter. The roll filter includes a roller and a filter sheet wound around the roller, and the filter sheet may be unwound to extend behind the grill. When the filter sheet becomes dirty, the roll filter is further unwound so that a clean section is provided behind the grill, and the filter cutter may cut off the dirty section. During cutting, a clamp holds down the filter sheet. The case includes a slit through which the dirty section of the filter sheet passes for discarding.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air cleaner, comprising:
a portable air cleaner, including:
an outer case having a base provided at a bottom, an air inlet, and an air outlet,
a battery and a wireless power receiver provided in the base,
a grill covering the air inlet and having a plurality of suction openings through which air is suctioned,
a frame provided inside of the outer case behind the grill,
a fan housed in the frame and configured to suction air through the grill and discharge air out of the air outlet, the fan being configured to be powered by the battery,
a first filter provided between the grill and the frame, wherein the first filter is a roll filter having a sheet wound around a roller, wherein a first motor is configured to unwind the sheet by a predetermined amount such that a new section of the sheet is provided between the grill and the fan, the first motor being configured to be powered by the battery, and
a clamp configured to be moved by a clamp gear engaging with teeth of the clamp to press the sheet at a predetermined position to maintain a position of the sheet, wherein the clamp includes a third motor configured to be powered by the battery; and
a charging pad provided below the base having a wireless power transmitter to wirelessly transmit power to the wireless power receiver of the portable air cleaner when the base is seated on the charging pad.

2. The air cleaner of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface provided on top of the outer case and configured to be powered by the battery.

3. The air cleaner of claim 2 , wherein the user interface includes a motion detector, and an operation of the fan is controlled based on a sensing by the motion detector.

4. The air cleaner of claim 2 , wherein the user interface includes a display to indicate at least one of a speed of the fan, a contamination level of the first filter, or a sensed air quality.

5. The air cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the roller includes at least one roller configured to grip and move the filter sheet such that the filter sheet is unwound and fed through a slit formed in a cover of the outer case, wherein the roller is operated by the first motor.

6. The air cleaner of claim 1 , further comprising at least one sensor configured to be powered by the battery to sense at least one of a contamination level of the first filter, markings provided on the filter sheet, or an operation of the first motor, and the first motor is operated based on at least one of a detection by the sensor, a passage of time, a cooking frequency, or a user input.

7. The air cleaner of claim 1 , further comprising a second filter provided behind the first filter, wherein the first filter filters oil mist and the second filter filters odorants.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Hyunju
• Cha Hyun Byung
• Hyon Chinsoo
• Oh Younju
• Heo Hee Jeong

Classifications

• B01D46/18 Primary

  Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filtering belts · CPC title

• A47J36/38

  for withdrawing or condensing cooking vapors from cooking utensils · CPC title

• B01D46/0005

  Mounting of filtering elements within casings, housings or frames (B01D46/2422 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B01D46/0036

  by adsorption or absorption · CPC title

• B01D46/0038

  with means for influencing the odor, e.g. deodorizing substances · CPC title