Tower air cleaner with improved airflow
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1. A tower air cleaner, comprising:
- a base portion;
a tower portion extending substantially vertically above the base portion;
an air inlet extending substantially around a circumference of the tower portion, wherein an inlet airflow is admitted around substantially 360 degrees of the circumference; and
an air outlet in communication with the air inlet.
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Abstract
A tower air cleaner is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The tower air cleaner includes a base portion, a tower portion extending substantially vertically above the base portion, an air inlet extending substantially around a circumference of the tower portion, wherein an inlet airflow is admitted around substantially 360 degrees of the circumference, and an air outlet in communication with the air inlet.
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1. A tower air cleaner, comprising:
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a base portion;
a tower portion extending substantially vertically above the base portion;
an air inlet extending substantially around a circumference of the tower portion, wherein an inlet airflow is admitted around substantially 360 degrees of the circumference; and
an air outlet in communication with the air inlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tower air cleaner, comprising:
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a base portion;
a tower portion extending substantially vertically above the base portion;
an air inlet; and
an air outlet in communication with the air inlet and extending substantially around a circumference of the tower portion, wherein an outlet airflow is exhausted around substantially 360 degrees of the circumference. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tower air cleaner, comprising:
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a base portion;
a tower portion extending substantially vertically above the base portion;
an air inlet extending substantially around a first circumference of the tower portion; and
an air outlet extending substantially around a second circumference of the tower portion, with the air outlet being vertically spaced apart from the air inlet and wherein airflow travels substantially vertically through the tower air cleaner when traveling from the air inlet to the air outlet. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A tower air cleaner, comprising:
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a base portion;
a tower portion extending substantially vertically above the base portion;
an air inlet extending substantially around a first circumference of the tower portion;
an air outlet extending substantially around a second circumference of the tower portion; and
one or more filter elements positioned between the air inlet and the air outlet, with airflow traveling substantially vertically through the one or more filter elements when traveling from the air inlet to the air outlet. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A tower air cleaner, comprising:
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a base portion;
a tower portion extending substantially vertically above the base portion;
an air inlet extending substantially around a first circumference of the tower portion;
an air outlet extending substantially around a second circumference of the tower portion; and
an electrostatic precipitator positioned between the air inlet and the air outlet, with airflow traveling substantially vertically through the electrostatic precipitator when traveling from the air inlet to the air outlet. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An air cleaner, comprising:
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a body;
an air inlet comprising a plurality of inlet airflow apertures separated by a first plurality of airflow aperture bars;
an air outlet in communication with the air inlet and comprising a plurality of outlet airflow apertures separated by a second plurality of airflow aperture bars;
wherein one or more airflow aperture bars of the first plurality of airflow aperture bars, the second plurality of airflow aperture bars, or the first and second plurality of airflow aperture bars comprise a cross-sectional airfoil shape. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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