Patent ID: 11898777
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 16:
17. An air cleaner, comprising:
a housing including a suction inlet through which air is suctioned from outside of the air cleaner and a discharge outlet through which air is discharged outside of the air cleaner;
a flow converter disposed on a top surface of the housing that changes a flow direction of air;
a guide that guides a direction of the flow converter;
a sterilizer that sterilizes air suctioned into the air cleaner;
a filter assembly that filters the air suctioned into the air cleaner;
a blower that blows air;
a dust sensor assembly that senses an amount of dust contained in the air suctioned into the air cleaner;
a battery that supplies power;
a first frame disposed inside of the housing that accommodates the blower therein;
a second frame disposed inside of the housing and beneath the first frame, wherein the second frame accommodates the sterilizer, the filter assembly, the dust sensor assembly, and the battery therein; and
an inner housing interposed between the housing and the second frame, wherein a first portion of the inner housing is fixed to the housing, and a second portion thereof is slidably coupled to the second frame, wherein the housing includes a first housing that covers the first frame, and a second housing that covers at least a portion of the second frame, wherein the second frame includes a sliding groove defined to penetrate an outer wall of the second frame, wherein the inner housing includes a sliding portion configured to be movable along the sliding groove, wherein the inner housing is configured to be slidable with respect to the second frame as the sliding portion moves along the sliding groove, wherein the second frame further includes a first sliding fastening groove and a second sliding fastening groove defined at different positions of the outer wall of the second frame, and wherein the inner housing further includes a sliding fastening portion capable of being selectively fastened to the first sliding fastening groove or the second sliding fastening groove.