PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air cleaner with a simple structure, capable of performing not only dust cleaning but also deodorization.SOLUTION: The air cleaner includes: a box 1 having an opening 1A in one face to which a tabular filter 3 is fitted, and an air intake 1B in the bottom face and a fan 4 fixed inside the air intake 1B. The filter 3 is made from the mixture of pulverized garnet and inorganic binder which are filled into a formwork, baked for foam forming, and formed into a tabular shape.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡単な構成で除塵だけでなく脱臭をも達成できる空気清浄機を実現する。【解決手段】一面に板状のフィルタ3を嵌め込んで取り付けた開口部1Aを有し、底面に小さい空気取り入れ口1Bを設けた箱体1と、この空気取り入れ口1Bの内側に取り付けたファン4とからなる脱臭機であって、フィルタ3は、粉砕したざくろ石と無機バインダとを混合して型枠内に充填するとともに焼成して発泡させ、板状に成形されたもので構成する。【選択図】図3