To provide an air cleaner which can effectively suppress prevalence of infection to infection disease.SOLUTION: An air cleaner 1 includes an air blower mechanism 10, purification means 20 which purifies air blown out by the air blower mechanism 10, attachment means 30 for attaching to a man, and air-blowing direction switching means 40 which can switch a direction of the air blown out by the air blower mechanism 10 to a first direction or a second direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3A【課題】感染症への感染の拡大を効果的に抑制し得る空気清浄機を提供する。【解決手段】空気清浄機1は、送風機構10と、送風機構10により外部に送風される空気を浄化する浄化手段20と、人物が装着するための装着手段30と、送風機構10による送風の方向を、第1の方向と第2の方向とに切り替え可能な送風方向切替手段40と、を備える。【選択図】図3A