Patent ID: 11892194
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 17:
18. An air cleaner comprising:
a blower having an outlet formed on an upper side thereof; and
a circulator disposed over the blower and configured to control a wind direction of air flowing upwardly through the outlet,
wherein the circulator comprises:
a blower fan having a circular inlet formed on a lower side and an annular outlet formed on an upper side;
an upper cover disposed over the blower fan, and guiding air, blown by the blower fan, in a direction in which a rotation axis of the blower fan is directed;
a motor disposed at the outlet of the blower fan and rotating the blower fan; and
an inner cover disposed around the motor, and guiding the air, drawn in through the circular inlet formed in the lower side, toward the blower fan,
wherein the inner cover comprises a housing forming a space in which the motor is disposed, an inner plate spaced apart radially outwardly from the housing and forming an inlet with the housing, and a bell mouth protruding upwardly from an inner circumferential end of the inner plate, and
wherein the bell mouth has a diameter greater than the inlet formed in the blower fan.