Patent ID: 8313569

Claim:
An air washer having a humidifying function, comprising: a housing having an air inlet port and an air outlet port therein; a blower fan for drawing air into the housing and discharging the air outside the housing; a disk assembly removing foreign substances from the air and humidifying the air; and a drive unit operating the blower fan and the disk assembly, wherein the disk assembly comprises a disk shaft, and a plurality of disks fitted over the disk shaft, the disks having a planar shape, and a plurality of ribs are arranged between a center of the disks and an outer edge thereof on at least one surface of the disks in a radial direction by protrusion, wherein the disk assembly further comprises a disk shaft handle, comprising an insert part to be fitted over the disk shaft, and a grip part connected to the insert part, wherein the housing comprises a water reservoir, the air washer further comprising: a sterilizing unit installed in the water reservoir, and the sterilizing unit comprises a sterilizing chip, and a receiving frame for removably receiving the sterilizing chip therein, and an installation slot, into which the receiving frame is inserted, is formed in the water reservoir, wherein the installation slot is formed in an installation protrusion provided on the inner surface of the water reservoir.