Air cleaner
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyun Uk Park, Ji Won Ryu, Tae-In Eom, Ju Young Kim, Moon Sun Shin
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an air cleaner with an improved locking structure. The air cleaner includes a cabinet, a panel having a plurality of holes for discharging air to the front of the cabinet and detachably mounted on the cabinet, and a locking device to detachably connect the cabinet and the panel, wherein the locking device includes a first locking member disposed on the panel, and a second locking member disposed in the cabinet to lock or unlock the first locking member by being rotated by pressing of the first locking member.
Claims6
An air cleaner comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a panel mounted on the cabinet;
- and
- a locking device configured to detachably connect the cabinet and the panel,
- wherein the locking device comprises:
- a first locking member disposed on the panel;
- and
- a second locking member disposed in the cabinet and configured to lock or unlock the first locking member by being rotated by pressing of the first locking member,
- an elastic member provided in the cabinet to elastically support the second locking member, wherein the elastic member elastically supports the second locking member in a first direction when the second locking member is in a first position, and elastically supports the second locking member in a direction opposite to the first direction when the second locking member is in a second position rotated from the first position,
- wherein the second locking member comprises:
- a locking body rotatably installed in the cabinet;
- a first catcher in contact with the first locking member;
- and
- a second catcher disposed to be spaced apart from the first catcher and coupled to the first locking member, and
- wherein the first locking member comprises a locking hole into which the second catcher is insertable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.