Air cleaner

An air cleaner, comprising:

• a housing having a suction port for intaking air, a first discharge port for discharging air in a first direction, and a second discharge port for discharging air in a second direction;
• an air-purifying filter provided in the housing and filtering air flowing in from the suction port;
• a blowing unit for providing blowing power such that air flowing in from the suction port flows to at least one of the first discharge port and the second discharge port;
• and
• a channel switching member for switching a discharge channel such that air supplied from the blowing unit to at least one of the first discharge port and the second discharge port,
• wherein the channel switching member includes:
• an elevating member having a first communication unit opened to allow air supplied from the blowing unit to flow to a first discharge port-side channel, and a blocking unit for blocking air to flow to a second discharge port-side channel;
• and
• an opening/closing member moveably installed to open and close at least a portion of the first communication unit, wherein the first discharge port-side channel and the second discharge port-side channel are opened and closed as the elevating member moves up and down and the opening/closing member moves, wherein the housing includes a discharge port-side housing in which an inlet port through which air supplied from the blowing unit flows into, the first discharge port, and the second discharge port are formed, and
• wherein the discharge port-side housing includes a base member having the inlet port formed therein, and a cover member disposed on an upper side of the base member and including the first discharge port-side channel and the second discharge port-side channel formed therein;
• wherein the opening/closing member opens and closes the first communication unit by sliding in a radial direction of the elevating member.