Patent ID: 8551234
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: F24F,G05G,H01H

Abstract:
1. An air cleaner having a manipulator, wherein the manipulator comprises: a rotary manipulation unit provided so as to be movable between a first position, at which the rotary manipulation unit is retracted into a casing of the air cleaner, and a second position, at which the rotary manipulation unit is extracted from the casing of the air cleaner to enable a user to manipulate the rotary manipulation unit, wherein when the rotary manipulation unit is disposed at the second position, the rotary manipulation unit is allowed to be rotated by the manipulation of the user to control operation of the air cleaner; and a lift unit supportably installed in the air cleaner to move the rotary manipulation unit between the first position and the second position, wherein the rotary manipulation unit comprises: a handle which is installed rotatably and an encoder mounted to a PCB and connected to a rotating center of the handle to generate different control signals depending on angles at which the handle is rotated to.