logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9821262 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2016

Air cleaner and method for controlling an air cleaner

Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Jaekyun Park, Seoul, KR;

Hyunpil Ha, Seoul, KR;

Soonki Jung, Seoul, KR;

Yeongcheol Mun, Seoul, KR;

Soohyun Bae, Seoul, KR;

Daesung Choi, Seoul, KR;

Jongoh Sun, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

Ked & Associates LLP

Primary Examiner:

Robert Clemente

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/44 (2006.01); F24F 1/02 (2011.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); F24F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/442 (2013.01); B01D 46/0008 (2013.01); B01D 46/0041 (2013.01); F24F 1/02 (2013.01); F24F 3/1603 (2013.01); B01D 2267/30 (2013.01); F24F 2003/1614 (2013.01);
Abstract

An air cleaner and a method for controlling an air cleaner are provided. The air cleaner may include a first air cleaning module having a first fan and a first filter; a second air cleaning module having a second fan and a second filter, the second air cleaning module provided vertically over the first air cleaning module; an air flow controller provided at an upper side of the second air cleaning module and including a circulation fan; a sensor configured to sense a pollution level in a room space; an input configured to receive input of a command for an operation mode of a plurality of operation modes to operate the first and second air cleaning modules and the air flow controller; and a controller configured to drive at least one of the first fan, the second fan, or the circulation fan selectively and determine an amount of discharge air flow. Based on at least one of an operation mode input or the pollution level, the controller may operate one of (1) the first fan, (2) the first and second fans, (3) the first and second fans and the circulation fan, or (4) the second fan and the circulation fan.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Park, Jaekyun. (2017). Air cleaner and method for controlling an air cleaner (U.S. Patent No. 9821262). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9821262

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…