Air cleaner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9873127-B2
Application number	US-201514734546-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 9, 2015
Priority date	Jun 9, 2014
Publication date	Jan 23, 2018
Grant date	Jan 23, 2018

Abstract

An air cleaner, which allows air to flow smoothly, has increased strength, and reduces noise generated when a blower fan rotates. The air cleaner includes a main body including an inlet and an outlet, a blower fan provided inside of the main body, and configured to induce air from outside of the main body to be suctioned into the inlet and to be discharged to the outlet, a motor configured to drive the blower fan, and a fan guard to which the motor is fixed, and configured to guide air suctioned into the inlet to the blower fan, where the fan guard is provided to include a plurality of bent cross sections arranged in a radial direction at different distances from the motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air cleaner, comprising:
a main body including an inlet and an outlet;
a blower fan provided inside of the main body, and configured to induce air from outside of the main body to be suctioned into the inlet and to be discharged to the outlet;
a motor configured to drive the blower fan; and
a fan guard to support the motor, and the fan guard configured to guide air suctioned into the inlet to the blower fan,
wherein the fan guard has a plurality of bent cross sections extending in a radial direction of the blower fan and positioned at different distances across a space in which the blower fan and the motor are accommodated,
the fan guard includes a guide grill configured to guide air suctioned into the inlet to the blower fan, and a motor installation portion in which the motor is installed,
wherein the guide grill includes a plurality of ribs forming a plurality of openings so as to guide air suctioned into the inlet to the blower fan, and the plurality of bent cross sections are provided as part of the guide grill to increase strength thereof.

2. The air cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the main body includes a case including the outlet, a front panel disposed at a front side of the case, and a back panel disposed at a back side of the case and including the inlet.

3. The air cleaner of claim 2 , wherein the case includes:
a case body to which the outlet is provided at one of two sidewalls of the case body, the case body having another outlet provided at another one of the two sidewalls, and the case body being configured to accommodate the blower fan and the motor, and
a base provided at a lower portion of the case body and configured to support the main body, an upper cover provided at an upper portion of the case body, and a duct including a guide path configured to guide air suctioned into the inlet to the outlet.

4. The air cleaner of claim 3 , wherein the case body includes a partition to form the space in which the blower fan and the motor are accommodated which is between the case body and the front panel, and the fan guard is provided at the partition.

5. The air cleaner of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bent cross sections provided as part of the guide grill include a first bent portion bent to have a shape protruding from the partition toward a rear of the partition, a second bent portion bent to have a shape protruding from the first bent portion toward a front of the partition, and a third bent portion bent to have a shape protruding from the second bent portion toward the rear of the partition.

6. The air cleaner of claim 5 , wherein a gap between a back end of a blade of the blower fan and the first bent portion is provided to be wider than a gap between the back end of the blade of the blower fan and the partition.

7. The air cleaner of claim 5 , wherein the second bent portion is provided to protrude forward more than the partition.

8. The air cleaner of claim 7 , wherein the motor installation portion is provided at the second bent portion, and includes a plurality of supports configured to support the motor.

9. The air cleaner of claim 8 , wherein at least a part of a lower portion of the motor supported by the plurality of supports is accommodated inside of the third bent portion.

10. The air cleaner of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of supports are provided to have a lower height than the motor.

11. The air cleaner of claim 1 , comprising:
a support configured to support the motor, wherein a first of the plurality of bent cross sections accommodates the motor to be at a lower height than a second of the plurality of bent cross sections on which the support is provided.

12. An air cleaner, comprising:
a main body including an inlet and an outlet;
a blower fan provided inside of the main body, and configured to induce air from outside of the main body to be suctioned into the inlet and to be discharged to the outlet;
a motor configured to drive the blower fan; and
a fan guard including a guide grill extending along a radial direction of the blower fan, the guide grill configured to guide air suctioned into the inlet to the blower fan, and a motor installation portion on which the motor is installed at the guide grill,
wherein an edge portion of the guide grill adjacent to a blade of the blower fan is bent away from the blade of the blower fan, and a portion including the motor installation portion of the guide grill is bent toward the motor,
wherein the guide grill includes a first bent portion bent to have a shape protruding away from the blade of the blower fan at the edge portion of the guide grill, a second bent portion bent to have a shape protruding from the first bent portion in a direction opposite to the first bent portion, and a third bent portion bent to have a shape protruding from the second bent portion in the same direction as the first bent portion.

13. The air cleaner of claim 12 , wherein the motor installation portion is provided at the second bent portion, and includes a plurality of supports configured to support the motor.

14. The air cleaner of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of supports are provided to have a rod shape protruding from the second bent portion toward the motor.

15. The air cleaner of claim 14 , wherein a part of a lower portion of the motor supported by the plurality of supports is accommodated inside of the third bent portion configured to protrude toward the direction opposite to the second bent portion, and the plurality of supports have a lower height than the motor.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Mun Sub
• Kang Hyun-Wuk
• Kim Ju Young
• Song Woo Seog
• Mo Jin Yong
• Seo Hyeong Joon

Classifications

• F24F2003/1664

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• B03C3/09

  characterised by presence of stationary flat electrodes arranged with their flat surfaces at right angles to the gas stream · CPC title

• F24F2003/1614

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• B03C3/32

  Transportable units, e.g. for cleaning room air · CPC title

• B03C3/12 Primary

  characterised by separation of ionising and collecting stations · CPC title