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Granted Patent B2
US 12,611,625 · App. 18/383,309 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Air cleaner

Inventors: Youngseok Lim (Suwon-si, KR); Nakhyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Juyoung Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Taeyong Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Euysung Chu (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
B01D46/0004A61L9/20B01D46/0028B01D46/0041B01D46/0047A61L2209/12A61L2209/14B01D2265/024
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Patent No.
US 12,611,625
App. No.
18/383,309
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An air cleaner including a first housing including a first suction port and a first discharge port; a first fan inside the first housing; a coupling duct on an upper portion of the first housing; a second housing including a second suction port and a second discharge port; a second fan inside the second housing; and a coupling base on a lower portion of the second housing and including a guide surface sloping outwardly in an upward direction, wherein the coupling base is separably couplable to the coupling duct. When the coupling base and coupling duct are coupled, a portion of air discharged through the first discharge port is guided by the guide surface and discharged outside of the second housing, and when the coupling base and coupling duct are separated, air is guided by the guide surface into the second housing.

Claims (67)

1 . An air cleaner comprising:

a first housing including:

a first suction port, and

a first discharge port;

a first fan inside the first housing;

a dust collector filter inside the first housing;

a coupling duct on an upper portion of the first housing;

a second housing including:

a second suction port, and

a second discharge port;

a second fan inside the second housing;

a light source inside the second housing to emit ultraviolet rays onto air drawn into the second housing through the second suction port; and

a coupling base on a lower portion of the second housing, the coupling base including a guide surface sloping outwardly of the second housing in an upward direction,

wherein the coupling base is separably couplable to the coupling duct so that:

when the coupling base is coupled to the coupling duct, a portion of the air discharged through the first discharge port is guided by the guide surface to be discharged to an outside of the second housing, and

when the coupling base is separated from the coupling duct, the air drawn into the second suction port is guided by the guide surface into the second housing.

2 . The air cleaner of claim 1 , wherein

the guide surface includes a guide hole communicating with the second suction port, and

when the coupling base is separated from the coupling duct, the air drawn into the second suction port passes through the guide hole.

3 . The air cleaner of claim 2 , wherein

the guide hole extends along the guide surface of the coupling base, from a lower portion of the guide surface toward an upper portion of the guide surface.

4 . The air cleaner of claim 2 , wherein

the coupling base includes a lower end of the guide surface configured to be supported on a floor when the coupling base is separated from the coupling duct, and

the guide hole extends upward from the lower end of the guide surface.

5 . The air cleaner of claim 4 , wherein

the coupling base includes:

a connection surface extending from the lower end of the guide surface toward an inside of the guide surface, the connection surface configured to be supported by the coupling duct when the coupling base is coupled to the coupling duct, and

at least a portion of the guide hole extends along the connection surface.

6 . The air cleaner of claim 1 , wherein

the coupling base includes:

a base holder having a hollow and including a coupling protrusion protruding downward and extending in a circumferential direction relative to the hollow, and

the coupling duct includes:

a coupling plate having an insertion hole into which the coupling protrusion is insertable.

7 . The air cleaner of claim 6 , wherein

the insertion hole extends in a circumferential direction of the coupling plate so that the coupling protrusion is rotatable with respect to the coupling plate.

8 . The air cleaner of claim 7 , wherein

the coupling duct includes a fixing portion configured to cover an upper side of the coupling protrusion to fix the coupling protrusion when the coupling protrusion is inserted into the insertion hole and rotated.

9 . The air cleaner of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first housing cover configured to be couplable to the coupling duct to cover an upper side of the first housing when the coupling base is separated from the coupling duct.

10 . The air cleaner of claim 9 , wherein

the first housing cover includes:

a cover plate, and

a coupling protrusion protruding downward from the cover plate and couplable to the coupling duct.

11 . The air cleaner of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first air cleaning unit including:

the first housing,

the first fan,

the dust collector filter,

the coupling duct, and

a first connection terminal; and

a second air cleaning unit including:

the second housing,

the second fan,

the light source,

the coupling base, and

a second connection terminal,

wherein the first connection terminal and the second connection terminal are electrically connected to each other when the coupling base is coupled to the coupling duct.

12 . The air cleaner of claim 11 , wherein

the coupling base includes an inner surface located inside of the guide surface, and on which the guide hole is formed, such that the second connection terminal is mounted on the inner surface, and

the first connection terminal is disposed at the coupling duct to be connected to the second connection terminal when the coupling base is coupled to the coupling duct.

13 . The air cleaner of claim 1 , wherein

the second housing includes a power connector configured to supply the second fan and the light source with power when the coupling base is separated from the coupling duct.

14 . The air cleaner of claim 1 , wherein

the coupling base is configured to be supported on a floor when the coupling base is separated from the coupling duct.

15 . The air cleaner of claim 1 , wherein

the first housing has a cylindrical shape, and

the second housing has a cylindrical shape with a diameter smaller than a diameter of the first housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2023
From: LIM, YOUNGSEOK; KIM, NAKHYUN; KIM, JUYOUNG; LEE, TAEYONG; CHU, EUYSUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065335/0364 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2023015459 · Oct 6, 2023
Related Publication 20240207766A1 · Jun 27, 2024
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