JPH0360619A - Shoe dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To dry shoes in the most suitable condition simply by suspending the shoes on a suspension member with a constitution in which a ventilation hole is connected to an air supply hole when the suspension member is made to slide along an air duct to the rear end thereof. CONSTITUTION:For each hollow frame 3, a timer switch is turned on for use. Under this condition, if a shoe S is hooked with its toe up on any one of suspension members 6, the suspension member 6 resisting a spring 9 slides with the weight of the shoe downward, an air supply port 5b is exposed to a space 7b, and hot air in a hollow frame 3 is blown out into the shoe S to dry it. When the shoe S is removed from the suspension member 6, hot air is automatically shut off with a seal section 8b. Hot air is also shut off with a timer being set. The deeper part of the ventilation hole or the gap 7c may be mesh or pores as long as the peripheral portion forms a groove.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a shoe drying device suitable for drying a plurality of shoes, especially ski boots.

(Prior Art) When drying shoes, moisture may enter the shoes due to rain or snow, or the inside of the shoes may become damp due to sweating associated with exercise.

There are several ways to dry shoes, such as crumpling up newspaper and putting them inside the shoes, or drying the shoes in the shade, but to dry them quickly, put the nozzle of a blower inside the shoes, or dry the shoes. Methods such as putting them inside a room were used.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) It is desirable to dry shoes while a person is resting or sleeping, but there is no way to dry shoes by putting them in a drying room. It has the disadvantage that the interior of the shoe is not sufficiently dried, and while inserting an air nozzle into the shoe is a good method, simply inserting it only dries the areas that are hit by the air, and other parts of the shoe are also dry. Although it dries, it is extremely slow and it is difficult to fix the nozzle position.
There were also problems in terms of handling, such as having to consider stopping the injected air.

The present invention provides a shoe drying device that can dry shoes in an optimal state simply by suspending the shoes on a suspension member.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a hollow frame, an air supply device provided in the hollow frame for sending air into the hollow frame, and a hollow frame. a plurality of air supply pipes protruding upward and outward from the air supply pipes; an air supply port provided at each tip of the air supply pipes; a suspension member which is biased by a spring on the side and has a ventilation hole configured with a groove on the outer periphery, and when the suspension member is slid toward the rear end along the air pipe, the suspension member The structure is characterized in that the ventilation hole and the air supply port are provided so as to communicate with each other.

(Function) When the air supply device is driven by an appropriate means, the hollow frame and the air supply pipe are filled with dry air. In this state, if a shoe is inserted into the suspension member at the tip of the air pipe through the opening of the shoe and suspended, the weight of the shoe causes the suspension member to slide toward the rear end of the air pipe that projects upward and outward. The air outlet of the air tube opens and air is sent into the shoe. It is best to wear shoes with the toes pointing upwards.

Since the ventilation hole constituted by a groove is provided on the outer periphery of the suspension member, the air is not blocked by a part of the shoe, and air circulates evenly through the shoe and flows out from the shoe opening.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 5.

4, support 1a on pedestal 1 with wheels 2
A plurality of hollow frames 3.3 are mounted at suitable intervals in the transverse direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper part of the hollow frame 3 has two inclined surfaces 3a, 3a, and a plurality of air pipes 4 are protruded from each inclined surface 3a at an angle of about 45 degrees. Air pipe 4
As shown in FIG. 1, a cylindrical member 5 is fixedly disposed at the distal end thereof, the distal end surface 5a of which is closed, the cylindrical member 5 has an air supply port 5b on the side, and a flange portion 5c at the rear end. The cylindrical member 5 can be made of synthetic resin. A suspension member 6 is slidably attached to the tip of the air pipe 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the suspension member 6 consists of a head 7 and a cylindrical body 8. The plates 7a are arranged in parallel at appropriate intervals, and the plate bodies 7a located on both sides are flat plates, but the plate body 7a located in the middle has a hollow structure with only an outline. Therefore, a space 7b is formed by the hollow structure of the plurality of plates, and this space 7b is formed by the hollow structure of the plate 7a.
The six gaps, communicated by the gaps or grooves 70, extend over a 270° range and serve as ventilation holes.

The space 7b communicates with the hollow part of the body part 8. An annular seal portion 8b projects from the inner end of the upper end of the hollow portion 8a of the body portion 8, and the inner diameter of the seal portion 8b is sized to allow the cylindrical member 5 to slidably fit therein. Inwardly protruding claws 8c are provided at the inner end of the lower end of the body 8, and by providing a plurality of open slits 8d in the lower end of the body 8, the claws 8c are connected to the suspension member. When 6 is fitted into the cylindrical member 5, it elastically engages with the flange 5c.

In the state where the suspension member 6 and the cylinder member 5 are fitted, the seal portion 8b
A coil spring 9 is interposed between the flange portion 5c and the flange portion 5c, and biases the suspension member 6 toward the distal end of the air pipe 4.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in each hollow frame 3, an ozone generating lamp 10 which is turned on for an appropriate time by a timer switch 11 and a blower device 12 which sends warm air are installed.

Each timer switch 11 can be turned ON10FF by a main switch 4 (not shown).

The drying device having the above configuration is put into use by turning on the timer switch 11 for each hollow frame 3, and in this state, shoes S are placed on one of the suspension members 6 with the heel upwards, as shown in FIG. If the shoe S is hooked up, the weight of the shoe S will cause the suspension member 6 to slide downward against the spring 9, exposing the air inlet 5b in the space 7b. The warm air inside the hollow frame 3 passes through the trachea 4 and is blown into the shoe S, thereby drying the inside of the shoe S. When the shoes are removed from the suspension member 6, the hot air is automatically blocked by the seal portion. Also,
The warm air is also stopped by a set timer.

It should be noted that if the ventilation hole, that is, the gap 7c, is a groove at the outer periphery, the inner part may be a mesh or a porous one.

(Effects) Since the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, air can be blown from the ventilation hole to dry the inside of the shoe by simply hanging the shoe on the suspension member, and the air can be blown from the inside of the shoe by simply removing the shoe. It is possible to block the eruption of water. Further, since the ventilation holes of the suspension device are formed of grooves, drying can be performed without the ventilation holes being blocked by the way the suspension device hits the shoe.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the main part of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an operational view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the suspension member, Fig. 4 is an overall perspective view of the present invention, and Fig. 5 is a shoe. It is a figure showing a suspension state of. 3-Hollow frame, 4-Air pipe, 5-Cylinder member, 5a-Air port, 6-Suspension member, 7-Head,
7C ~ Gap (vent), 8 ~ Body part, 8b ~ Seal part,
9~Spring.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) a hollow frame; an air supply device provided in the hollow frame for sending air into the hollow frame;
a plurality of air supply pipes protruding upward and outward from the hollow frame; an air supply port provided at each tip of the air supply pipe; and an air supply port provided at each tip of the air supply pipe so as to be slidable in the axial direction thereof. , and a suspension member having a vent hole configured with a groove on the outer periphery, the suspension member being biased by a spring on the distal end side, and when the suspension member is slid toward the rear end side along the air supply pipe,
A shoe drying device characterized in that the ventilation hole of the suspension member and the air supply port are provided in communication with each other.