Patent ID: 6780213
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: B01D,B08B,F16L,F24F,Y10S

Abstract:
A personal air cleaning apparatus comprising:a sucking/discharging unit having a suction port for drawing in contaminated air, and a discharge port for discharging filtered air; a filter for outwardly discharging air received from the sucking/discharging unit while supplying clean air via the sucking/discharging unit; a conduit unit for connecting the sucking/discharging unit to the filter; and a position determining member arranged around the conduit unit and adapted to allow the conduit unit to be bent without interrupting air flow therethrough, while fixing the position of the sucking/discharging unit, wherein the sucking/discharging unit comprises: a suction guide provided with a suction port at one end thereof while being connected to the conduit unit at the other end thereof; a suction port cap mounted to the suction port of the suction guide said suction port cap having a plurality of suction holes to guide the flow of air introduced therein; and a discharge guide having a shape similar to that of the suction guide and formed with a discharge port at one end thereof, while being connected to the conduit unit at the other end thereof, and arranged around the suction guide while being spaced apart from the suction guide by a desired gap to guide the flow of discharged air from the sucking/discharging unit.