Patent ID: 7846227
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: A61L,B60H

Abstract:
1. An air purifier for mounting on a vehicle, comprising a main unit incorporating an ion generator that generates positive ions, negative ions, or both positive and negative ions, wherein the main unit is removably arranged within a passenger space inside the vehicle, wherein the main unit further includes a blower for sucking in air outside the main unit to feed the air to the ion generator, wherein, in the ion generator, a discharge surface on which ions are generated by electric discharge is arranged along a direction in which air is blown out by the blower, wherein the main unit further includes a guide plate for guiding the air blown out from the blower so that the air strikes the discharge surface at an acute angle, and wherein the main unit further includes a display section on which an indication corresponding to an operation mode of the ion generator is displayed.