US 11,939,986 B2
Blower
Jaehyuk Jung, Seoul (KR); Kidong Kim, Seoul (KR); Hoojin Kim, Seoul (KR); Haein Jung, Seoul (KR); Seokho Choi, Seoul (KR); Hyungho Park, Seoul (KR); Yongmin Kim, Seoul (KR); and Chiyoung Choi, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/115,449.
Application 18/115,449 is a continuation of application No. 17/318,274, filed on May 12, 2021, granted, now 11,624,369.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0057728 (KR), filed on May 14, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0066278 (KR), filed on Jun. 2, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0066279 (KR), filed on Jun. 2, 2020; and application No. 10-2020-0066280 (KR), filed on Jun. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0213039 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. F04D 25/08 (2006.01); F04D 25/06 (2006.01); F04D 29/44 (2006.01); F04D 29/70 (2006.01); F04F 5/16 (2006.01)
CPC F04D 25/08 (2013.01) [F04D 25/0606 (2013.01); F04D 29/441 (2013.01); F04D 29/703 (2013.01); F04F 5/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blower, comprising:
a first tower having a first inner wall and a first outer wall in which are configured to form a first inner air flow path on an upper portion of the blower;
a second tower having a second inner wall and a second outer wall in which are configured to form a second inner air flow path on the upper portion of the blower, wherein the second inner wall facing the first inner wall and spaced apart laterally from the first inner wall to form a blowing space therebetween;
a first discharge port formed in the first inner wall and configured to discharge a frontward airflow to the blowing space;
a second discharge port formed in the second inner wall to discharge a frontward airflow to the blowing space;
a fan provided in a lower portion of the blower below the first and second towers and configured to blow air toward the first and second inner air flow paths; and
a gate assembly having at least one gate configured to close a front side of the blowing space such that the frontward airflow changes to an upward airflow.