Patent ID: 7591885

Claim:
A wet type air cleaner comprising: a housing storing cleaning water in a bottom portion thereof; and a purification unit installed in the housing, the purification unit including: a blower unit for directing air to the cleaning water in the bottom of the housing; an inner guide for drawing up the cleaning water in the bottom of the housing; a nozzle portion for dispersing radially the cleaning water drawn up by the inner guide, the air directed by the blower unit flowing through the dispersed cleaning water; and an outer guide for guiding the directed air and the dispersed cleaning water into the cleaning water in the bottom of the housing, the outer guide surrounding the inner guide to form a gap therebetween, wherein the blower unit, the inner guide and the outer guide are together rotated by a driving unit, wherein the inner guide has a central portion and a guide portion disposed on an outer surface of the central portion, and an inlet of the guide portion is submerged in the cleaning water stored in the bottom of the housing, and wherein a plurality of ribs, spaced apart from each other, are formed on an inner surface of the guide portion in order to facilitate drawing up the cleaning water.