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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2022
Coway Co., Ltd., Gongju-si, KR;
COWAY CO., LTD., Gongju-si, KR;
Abstract
An air purifier includes: a body having an inlet introducing air; a blower accommodated in the body and providing blowing force for flow of air; a filter filtering the air introduced into the body; a wind direction control unit adjusting a filtered air discharging direction; a manipulation module for outputting a signal manipulated by user; and a control device controlling the wind direction control unit based on the signal. The wind direction control unit includes: a wind direction control member rotating about the body about an axis extending horizontally; a motor providing driving force for rotating the wind direction control member; a driving gear rotated by the driving force of the motor; and a driven gear rotated by the driving gear. The control device controls the motor so that when the driving gear is rotated and then stopped, the driving gear is stopped after reversely rotated by a predetermined angle.