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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Jae-ho Baek, Seoul, KR;
Kee-hwan Ka, Suwon-si, KR;
Chun-seong Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jung-kwon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jeong-su Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/10 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); F24F 3/16 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/0086 (2013.01); F24F 3/1603 (2013.01); B01D 2273/26 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0093 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air purifier includes a main body having an inlet configured to receive air and a discharger configured to discharge the air. The air purifier also includes a filter disposed within the main body and configure to purify contaminates from the air. The air purifier also includes a contamination sensor disposed adjacent to the filter and integrally includes a light emitter configured to emit a light toward the filter and a light receiver configured to receive the light emitted from the light emitter.