JP2001276496A - Attachment for drying shoe - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable even long boots to be smoothly inserted with a nozzle to simultaneously dry the boots and correct their shape. SOLUTION: An attitude stabilizer 3 arranged in the body 1 of a nozzle part 2 guiding dry air from a dry air generating means 5 into a shoe, in such a manner that the attitude stabilizer holds the nozzle body 1 in a stretched condition inside the shoe, comprises a telescopically projecting shank 8 pivotally attached at one end to the portion 4 of the nozzle body 1 corresponding to the heel of the shoe so that the shank is free to rotate within a plane perpendicular to the sole of the shoe, and a means 11 for energizing the shank 8 in an outward rotating direction within the perpendicular plane.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for drying a shoe by connecting a drying air generating means such as a futon dryer through a hose and inserting the drying air from the drying air generating means into the shoe. The present invention relates to a shoe drying attachment to be dried, and more particularly to a shoe drying attachment capable of simultaneously performing drying and shape correction even for long boot-shaped boots.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been known a method of drying shoes using dry air (for example, warm air) generated by a dry air generating means such as a futon dryer. In such a case, an attachment for shoe drying is attached to a hose of the futon dryer, and a nozzle of the attachment is inserted into the shoe to guide warm air generated by the futon dryer into the shoe, thereby drying the shoe. To do. In addition, there has been proposed a device capable of correcting the shape of the shoe simultaneously with the drying of the shoe.

[0003] For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-68894 discloses that
The nozzle body of the attachment for shoe drying is provided with a posture stabilizer comprising a shaft body which is urged rearward and protrudes reciprocally, thereby holding the nozzle portion of the attachment in the shoe in a stretched state or a state close thereto. Therefore, it is possible to simultaneously dry the shoe and correct the shape.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional shoe drying attachment, the posture stabilizer is formed of a direct-acting shaft, and can only move in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the nozzle is inserted into the shoe. . For this reason, the posture stabilizer acts as a resistance when inserting the nozzle into the shoe, galling occurs with the shoe inner surface, and when used for drying long boot-shaped boots, when inserting the nozzle to the toe, There is a risk that the inner surface of the shoe may be damaged, and there is a drawback that the shoe can be practically applied only to a shoe with a short insertion distance.

An object of the present invention is to make it possible to smoothly insert a nozzle even in long boot-shaped boots, and to simultaneously perform drying and shape correction.

[0006]

A shoe drying attachment according to a first aspect of the present invention has the following configuration. That is, a nozzle portion detachably connected to the drying air generating means via a hose, inserted into the shoe and guiding the drying air from the drying air generating means into the shoe, and a nozzle provided on the main body of the nozzle portion. An attachment for shoe drying provided with a posture stabilizer for holding the main body in a stretched state in the shoe, wherein one end of the shoe heel of the nozzle body is provided so that the posture stabilizer can rotate freely in a plane perpendicular to the sole of the shoe. The shaft body is pivotally attached to a portion corresponding to the portion and protrudes elastically, and means for biasing the shaft body outward in a vertical plane in a rotational direction.

A shoe drying attachment according to a second aspect of the present invention is provided with a means for rolling at the free end of the shaft of the posture stabilizer by abutting the inner surface of the shoe.

In the shoe drying attachment according to a third aspect of the present invention, the rolling means is formed of a spherical body.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 shows claim 1 of the present invention.
2 is a side view showing a relationship between the attachment for drying shoes and a futon dryer as drying air generating means, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a forked joint part of a hose of the futon dryer, and FIG. 3 is the attachment for drying shoes. FIG. 4 is a plan view, FIG. 5 is a rear view, and FIG.
7 is an explanatory view showing the setting procedure, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for pulling out the shoe after the shoe drying is completed. Since the left and right shoe drying attachments have the same configuration, only one of them is shown and described.

In the shoe drying attachment according to the present embodiment, the nozzle body 1 is basically formed in a U-shape, one of which is a nozzle portion 2 and the other is a posture stabilizer 3.
Is configured as the mounting portion 4. The nozzle portion 2 has an air outlet 6 for the wind sent from a futon dryer 5 which is a drying air generating means, and a plurality of protrusions 7 for forming a gap between the nozzle portion 2 and a shoe inner bottom portion. Is provided.

The posture stabilizer 3 has one end pivotally attached to a portion corresponding to the heel portion of the nozzle body 1, that is, a base end side of the mounting portion 4 so as to be rotatable in a plane perpendicular to the shoe sole. And a torsion spring 11 mounted around the pivot shaft 9 to bias the shaft 8 outward in a vertical plane (clockwise direction in FIG. 3). Have.

The shaft 8 is of a telescopic type comprising a cylinder 12 whose base end is pivotally attached to the nozzle body 1 by a pivot shaft 9 and a shaft 13 slidably inserted into the cylinder 12. In addition, a coil spring 14 that urges the shaft 13 in a direction in which the shaft 13 is always extended is stretched in the cylindrical body 12. Although not shown, a flange is formed at a base end of the shaft 13, and the flange is engaged with a C spring inserted into a distal end portion of the inside of the cylindrical body 12, so that the shaft 13 is separated from the cylindrical body 12. Is prevented from falling off.

A free-wheeling wheel 15 is attached to the free end of the shaft body 8 so as to abut on the inner surface of the shoe.

The pair of shoe drying attachments constructed as described above is connected to the futon dryer body 5 via a hot air blowing hose 16, a forked joint 17, and a shoe drying hose 18, and Used to be inserted into. In addition, in FIG. 1, 19 is a knob of a timer switch,
21 is a power cord.

Next, a procedure for setting the shoe drying attachment having the above-described configuration to the long boots 22;
The procedure for pulling out from the long boot 22 after the drying is completed will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 based on FIGS. Since the left and right shoe drying attachments have the same configuration, only one side will be described here as an example. First, the shaft body 8 of the posture stabilizer 3 is bent inward (counterclockwise in FIG. 6) about the pivot shaft 9 against the torsion force of the torsion spring 11, and in this state, the shoe drying attachment is attached to the tip thereof. It is inserted into the vertical tubular portion 22a of the long boot 22 from the side (FIG. 6). Thereby, the posture stabilizer 3 rolls while its wheel 15 is pressed against the inner surface of the vertical tubular portion 22a of the long boot 22, and the nozzle body 1 moves smoothly to the shoe inner bottom. That is, until the tip of the nozzle main body 1 reaches the shoe sole, the shaft body 8 of the posture stabilizer 3 is rotated inward and contracted by the torsional stress of the torsion spring 11 and the contraction stress of the coil spring 14. Move.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, the tip of the nozzle portion 2 reaches the toe of the long boot 22 and at the same time, the restoring force of the coil spring 14 and the torsion spring 11 causes the shaft 8 of the posture stabilizer 3 to extend outward (see FIG. 7). 7 clockwise). As a result, shoes of any shape and size can be fitted, and shape correction can be performed. The posture at this time is the shoe drying and correcting posture of the entire dry attachment.

In order to pull out the shoe drying attachment from the long boot 22 after the drying is completed, it is only necessary to move the nozzle body 1 upward as shown in FIG. Thereby, the wheel 15 of the posture stabilizer 3 rolls while abutting on the inner wall of the ankle part from the heel part of the long boot 22, and the shaft body 8 rotates inward, so that removal is easy.

Embodiment 2 FIG. FIG. 9 is a rear view showing the structure of the shoe drying attachment according to claim 3 of the present invention.
In the figure, the same parts as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the shoe drying attachment according to the second embodiment, the rolling means attached to the free end of the shaft 8 of the posture stabilizer 3 is composed of a spherical body 31. This is the same as that of the first embodiment.

In the shoe drying attachment according to the second embodiment, the spherical body 31 is attached to the rolling means at the free end of the shaft 8.
Is used, the inner surface of the shoe can be freely moved up, down, left, and right, and setting on the shoe and pulling out after drying is further facilitated.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the shaft 8 is formed as a telescopic type, and a coil spring 14 is stretched inside the shaft 8 to thereby obtain an urging force in the projecting direction of the shaft 13. Although described above, this may be constituted by an air cylinder filled with air, and the urging force in the protruding direction may be obtained by an air spring.

[0022]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, one end of the posture stabilizer corresponds to the shoe heel portion of the nozzle body so that the posture stabilizer can rotate freely in a plane perpendicular to the shoe sole. It consists of a shaft that is pivotally attached to the part to be extended and protrudes elastically, and a means that urges the shaft in the outward rotation direction in a vertical plane, so that even if it is a long boot-shaped boot, the nozzle can be smooth. Insertion was possible, and drying and shape correction could be performed simultaneously.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the free end of the shaft of the posture stabilizer is provided with a means for rolling in contact with the inner surface of the shoe, the inner surface of the shoe is inserted while the nozzle is inserted to the toe. Was prevented from being damaged.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the rolling means is formed of a spherical body, the inner surface of the shoe can be freely moved up, down, left and right, and the setting and drying of the shoe are completed. Subsequent pull-out could be performed more easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the relationship between an attachment for drying shoes according to a first embodiment of the present invention and a futon dryer as drying air generating means.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a forked joint part of a hose of the futon dryer.

FIG. 3 is a side view including a partial sectional view showing details of the shoe drying attachment according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the attachment for drying shoes according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the attachment for drying shoes according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for setting a shoe drying attachment according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for setting a shoe drying attachment according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for pulling out the shoe drying attachment from the shoe after the shoe drying is completed according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a rear view showing the configuration of the shoe drying attachment according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 Nozzle body, 2 Nozzle section, 3 Posture stabilizing tool, 4
Attachment part (the part corresponding to the shoe heel part of the nozzle body), 5 futon dryer (dry air generating means), 8 shafts, 11 torsion spring (outward rotation direction urging means), 15 wheels (rolling means) , 16 Hose for blowing hot air (hose), 17 Fork joint (hose), 18 Hose for drying shoes (hose), 22 Long boots (shoes), 31 Spherical body (rolling means).

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A nozzle portion which is detachably connected to a drying air generating means via a hose, is inserted into a shoe, and guides the drying air from the drying air generating means into the shoe, and a main body of the nozzle portion. A shoe stabilizing attachment provided with a posture stabilizer for holding the nozzle body in a stretched state in the shoe, wherein one end of the posture stabilizer is rotatable in a plane perpendicular to the sole of the shoe. Is constituted by a shaft body pivotally attached to a portion corresponding to a shoe heel portion of the nozzle body and protruding and retractable, and means for urging the shaft body in a rotational direction outward in the vertical plane. Characteristic attachment for shoe drying. 2. A shoe drying attachment according to claim 1, further comprising means for rolling at the free end of the shaft of the posture stabilizer in contact with the inner surface of the shoe. 3. The attachment for drying shoes according to claim 2, wherein the rolling means comprises a spherical body.