# US 10,871,295 B2 · Air cleaning module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,871,295 B2 - Document ID: US10871295B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/116,219 - Filed: 2018-08-29 - Published: 2019-02-28 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2017-08-30 - Assignees: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ji-Won Kim; Jae-Hak Jeong; Sang-Chul Shin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10871295B2 ## CPC - F24F 8/80: Self-contained air purifiers - B01D 46/04: Cleaning filters - B01D 46/2403: {characterised by the physical shape or structure of the filtering element} - F24F 8/10: by separation, e.g. by filtering - F24F 8/108: using dry filter elements - F24F 8/167: using catalytic reactions - F24F 13/20: Casings or covers - F24F 13/28: Arrangement or mounting of filters - B01D 46/0028: {provided with antibacterial or antifungal means} - B01D 46/10: Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filter plates, sheets or pads having plane surfaces - B01D 46/71: with pressurised gas, e.g. pulsed air - B01D 2273/30: Means for generating a circulation of a fluid in a filtration system, e.g. using a pump or a fan - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) - B01D: SEPARATION (separating solids from solids by wet methods B03B, B03D; by pneumatic jigs or tables B03B; by other dry methods B07; magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids, separation by high-voltage electric fields B03C; centrifuges, vortex apparatus B04; presses per se for squeezing-out liquid from liquid-containing material B30B9/02; treatment of water C02F, e.g. softening by ion-exchange C02F1/42; {arrangements of air intake cleaners in gas turbine plants F02C7/05} ; arrangements or mounting of filters in air-conditioning, air-humidification or ventilation F24F13/28) ## Abstract An air cleaning module includes a filter, an air blower spaced apart from the filter to provide a fluid to the filter through a blowing port, a light source unit provided between the air blower and the filter to provide a light to the filter, and at least one guide provided between the air blower and the filter to guide a flow path through which the fluid flows. The guide guides a width of a passage of the fluid to become wider toward the filter. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An air cleaning module comprising: a filter; an air blower spaced apart from the filter to provide a fluid to the filter through a blowing port; a light source unit provided between the air blower and the filter to provide a light to the filter; a housing providing a flow space for the fluid therein, wherein the housing comprises a bottom, a ceiling facing the bottom, and a sidewall; and at least one guide provided between the air blower and the filter to guide a flow path through which the fluid flows, wherein the guide guides a width of a passage of the fluid to become wider toward the filter, wherein the light source unit comprises: a substrate elongated in one direction; and at least one light emitting device mounted on a front surface of the substrate to emit the light, and wherein the housing further comprises a light source fixing part protruded from at least one of the bottom and the ceiling to fix the light source unit, and the light source fixing part has a height allowing a height of the light emitting device to correspond to a half of a height of the filter. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The air cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the guide has a curved plate shape elongated to the filter from the light source unit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The air cleaning module of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the guide has a curved plate shape when viewed in a plan view. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The air cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the guide comprises a pair of main guides provided at both sides of the blowing port to correspond to a width of the blowing port. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The air cleaning module of claim 4, wherein a width between the main guides in a direction vertical to a flow direction of the fluid increases from the air blower to the filter. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The air cleaning module of claim 4, further comprising a first sub-guide provided between the main guides. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The air cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the guide is provided on at least one of the bottom and the ceiling. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The air cleaning module of claim 1, wherein one end of the guide is connected to the sidewall. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The air cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the ceiling comprises an inlet connected to the air blower to suck the fluid, and the sidewall comprises an outlet to discharge the fluid. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The air cleaning module of claim 9, wherein the air blower allows the fluid to flow to the blowing port from the inlet, and a direction of the fluid passing through the inlet is different from a direction of the fluid passing through the blowing port. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The air cleaning module of claim 10, wherein the air blower is disposed substantially parallel to the ceiling. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The air cleaning module of claim 9, wherein the air blower is disposed inclinedly to the ceiling. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The air cleaning module of claim 12, wherein the air blower allows the fluid to flow to the blowing port from the inlet, and the direction of the fluid passing through the inlet is the same as the direction of the fluid passing through the blowing port. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The air cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the substrate has a curved shape. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The air cleaning module of claim 14, wherein the substrate is disposed to make contact with the guide. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The air cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the guide further comprises a second sub-guide provided behind the substrate. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The air cleaning module of claim 1, wherein the air blower comprises a first air blower and a second air blower.