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An air purifier including a housing supporting an air inlet, an air outlet and an air flow passage interconnecting the air inlet and the air outlet. The airflow passage is defined by a filtration chamber positioned upstream from a blower chamber and an ultraviolet light chamber. A blower assembly is

An air purifier including a housing supporting an air inlet, an air outlet and an air flow passage interconnecting the air inlet and the air outlet. The airflow passage is defined by a filtration chamber positioned upstream from a blower chamber and an ultraviolet light chamber. A blower assembly is supported within the blower chamber and includes a fan driven by a motor for forcing air through the air flow passage from the air inlet to the air outlet. A pre-filter and a main filter are removably supported within the air filtration chamber for entrapping particulates having a size of 0.3 microns and greater. An ultraviolet light source is positioned within the light chamber and is positioned proximate the air outlet. An outlet grille is supported proximate the air outlet and provides for the passage of air while substantially preventing the passage of ultraviolet light. The outlet grille includes a louver assembly including a plurality of blades defining a plurality of convoluted passages. An outlet safety switch is selectively engagable with the outlet grille for preventing operation of the ultraviolet light and the blower assembly if the outlet grille is not properly positioned relative to the housing. An air quality sensor is supported by the housing and provides an indication of ambient air quality to a controller which, in turn, varies operation of the blower assembly based upon the indicated ambient air quality. A filter check gauge is removably positioned proximate the air outlet for providing an indication of air flow volume and thereby, the need to replace either the pre-filter or the main filter.

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1. An air purifier comprising:a housing supporting an air inlet, an air outlet and an air flow passage interconnecting said air inlet and said air outlet; a blower assembly supported within said housing for forcing air through said air flow passage from said air inlet to said air outlet; an ultravio

1. An air purifier comprising:a housing supporting an air inlet, an air outlet and an air flow passage interconnecting said air inlet and said air outlet; a blower assembly supported within said housing for forcing air through said air flow passage from said air inlet to said air outlet; an ultraviolet light source comprised of an ultraviolet lamp oriented in a plane substantially perpendicular to and disposed in said air flow passage and positioned proximate said air outlet; a first air filter disposed in said air flow passage intermediate said air inlet and said ultraviolet light source; and an outlet grille supported by said housing proximate said air outlet, said outlet grille permeable to air and substantially impermeable to ultraviolet light.