Air purifier

Abstract

An air purifier includes: a housing; an outlet in a top face of the housing, air being blown out via the outlet; a wall section in the housing, the wall section forming an air passage spatially continuous with the outlet; and a louver configured to change a direction of the air when rotated, wherein the louver extends from the air passage toward the outlet and includes a curved face section curved toward a front of the housing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air purifier comprising:
 a housing;   an outlet in a top face of the housing, air being blown out via the outlet;   a wall section in the housing, the wall section forming an air passage spatially continuous with the outlet; and   a louver configured to change a direction of the air when rotated, wherein   the louver extends from the air passage toward the outlet and includes a curved face section curved toward a front of the housing.   
     
     
         2 . The air purifier according to  claim 1 , wherein the louver has a leading end thereof positioned forwards of the housing when the louver is rotated. 
     
     
         3 . The air purifier according to  claim 1 , wherein the wall section has a portion facing the curved face section, the portion being curved so as to expand toward the outlet. 
     
     
         4 . The air purifier according to  claim 1 , wherein the louver includes a pair of sidewalls projecting out of the curved face section toward the wall section. 
     
     
         5 . The air purifier according to  claim 1 , further comprising a guiding section in the air passage, the guiding section being configured to guide the air to a wind channel formed by the curved face section and the wall section. 
     
     
         6 . The air purifier according to  claim 1 , wherein the louver includes an operation unit through which the air purifier is operated.