Air purifier including bidirectional discharge flow path and method of controlling the same

Abstract

Provided are an air purifier and a method of controlling the same. Specifically, there are provided an air purifier including a plurality of air purification modules (10), wherein each of the plurality of air purification modules (10) includes: a blowing fan (100); a flow path dividing portion (200) on which the blowing fan (100) is rotatably mounted; a flow path portion (300) including a first flow path portion (310) located at one side of the flow path dividing portion (200) and a second flow path portion (320) located at the other side opposite the blowing fan (100) with respect to the one side of the flow path dividing portion (200); and a housing (400) accommodating the blowing fan (100), the flow path dividing portion (200), and the flow path portion (300) therein, wherein the housing (400) includes a first opening (410) located at one side of the housing (400) and providing a passage through which the first flow path portion (310) is connected in fluid communication with an outside of the housing (400) and a second opening (420) located at the other side of the housing (400) and providing a passage through which the second flow path portion (320) is connected in fluid communication with the outside of the housing (400), and the first flow path portion (310) includes a first flow path opening/closing portion (312) located at one side opposite to the blowing fan (100), and the second flow path portion (320) includes a second flow path opening/closing portion (322) located at one side opposite to the blowing fan (100), and the first flow path opening/closing portion (312) is located between a first open position in which the first opening (410) is opened, and a first closing position in which the first opening (410) is closed, and the second flow path opening/closing portion (322) is located between a second open position in which the second opening (420) is opened, and a second closing position in which the second opening (420) is closed, and the first flow path opening/closing portion (312) and the second flow path opening/closing portion (322) of each of the plurality of air purification modules (10) are operated independently, and a method of controlling the same.

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