JPH0549587A - Shoe drier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a drier for shoes handy to carry which can be operated simply by inserting it into the shoes hence requiring no preservation place with ease of handling and moreover, achieves an air drying of the inside of the shoes efficiently, but never excessively. CONSTITUTION:A motor 3 and an air fan 4 driven to rotate with the motor 3 are arranged in a hollow body case 2 which is formed to allow the insertion thereof into a shoes 10 with a gap therein 10. An air hole 22 is provided at a base end 21 of the body case 2 which is held within a top line 10a of the shoes 10 to suck outside air. An exhaust hole 24 is provided at least in the perimeter of the tip part 23 of the body case 2 to be held on the side of the toe 10b of the shoes 10 to discharge the outside air therein 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shoe dryer which is inserted into a shoe to suck in and discharge outside air to dry the shoe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a drying device for drying shoes, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, there is a drying device provided with a pair of shoe support parts b having an outlet a for blowing warm air.

This is to support the shoe support parts b, b by covering them with shoes c, c, respectively, and to blow warm air from the outlets a of the shoe support parts b, b toward the shoes c, c. The shoes c and c are dried.

There is also a method in which the inside of a shoe box or locker for storing shoes is heated by warm air to forcibly dry the shoes contained in the shoe box or locker as a whole. ..

Further, there is also one in which a hygroscopic tool containing a hygroscopic agent also serving as deodorant is inserted into the inside of the shoe so that the shoe is dried from the inside.

[0006]

However, since the shoe drying apparatus of the first conventional example described above has a bulky shape, there is a problem that the place for storing it is limited.

Further, the second conventional example has a problem that it is large in size as a whole and is difficult to use in a general household.

In addition, the shoes must be carried to a predetermined place in order to dry them, which is troublesome and inconvenient.

Further, there is a problem in that the shoes may be damaged due to being too dry, and it is troublesome to set the drying time in accordance with the wetness of the shoes in order to prevent the damage.

The third conventional example is convenient because it only needs to throw the absorbent into the shoe, but if rainwater or the like penetrates into the inside of the shoe, this absorbent should be used. However, there was a problem that the drying efficiency was poor.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above conventional problems.

That is, it can be carried around easily, does not require a storage space, and can be simply inserted into shoes, which is convenient. Another object of the present invention is to provide a shoe dryer capable of efficiently drying the inside of a shoe and performing ventilation drying without overdrying.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a motor and a motor which is rotated by the motor in a hollow main body case formed in a shape that can be inserted into a shoe with a gap. A ventilation fan to be driven is provided, and an intake hole for sucking outside air is provided at the base end of the main body case that fits into the mouth of the shoe, and at least around the tip of the main body case that fits into the toe side of the shoe. In addition, the shoe is provided with an exhaust hole for discharging the inhaled outside air.

[0014]

When the shoe dryer is dried using the shoe dryer of the present invention, the main body case of the shoe dryer is inserted into the shoe.

As a result, there is a gap between the body case and the shoe, which allows ventilation.

This gap communicates with the outside through the shoe opening.

In this state, the motor inside the main body case is driven to rotate the ventilation fan.

Then, outside air is sucked into the main body case through the intake hole at the base end of the main body case.

The outside air sucked into the body case is discharged into a gap between the shoe and the body case through an exhaust hole provided around the tip of the body case.

The suctioned outside air continuously discharged from the exhaust hole of the main body case sequentially flows inside the shoe from the toe side toward the shoe opening.

The discharged suctioned outside air is discharged to the outside from the mouth of the shoe while collecting moisture inside the shoe.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a shoe dryer according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a shoe dryer according to the present invention inserted into a shoe, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shoe dryer according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a shoe dryer according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view with a partial cross section showing a portion for accommodating a battery for driving a motor in the container.

The shoe dryer 1 according to the present invention is rotatably driven by a motor 3 and a motor 3 in a hollow main body case 2 which is formed into a shoe 10 so as to be inserted with a gap. A ventilation fan 4 is provided.

An intake hole 22 for sucking the outside air is provided at the base end portion 21 of the main body case 2 which fits into the shoe opening 10a of the shoe 10.

Further, an exhaust hole 24 for exhausting the above-mentioned outside air sucked into the shoe 10 is provided around the tip portion 23 of the main body case 2 which fits at least on the toe 10b side of the shoe 10.

The main body case 2 has a hollow inside, which is formed by joining synthetic resin-molded upper and lower cases 2a and 2b, which are substantially halved, to each other by screws 5 to tie them together.

The body case 2 is formed in an external shape that substantially conforms to the shape of the shoe 10, and the base end portion 21 is high and the tip end portion 23 is in a low position. In addition, when the main body case 2 is inserted into a normal leather shoe, the base end portion 21 is formed so that the upper end thereof protrudes outward and above the opening edge of the shoe opening 10a of the shoe 10.

The motor 3 has a bottom wall 2 in the main body case 2.
It is installed and fixed at a portion near the base end portion of 5.

The centrifugal type ventilation fan 4 is directly connected to the motor shaft 31 which extends upward from the motor 3.

A battery 6 is used as the power source of the motor 3.

The battery 6 has a base end portion 21 of the body case 2.
And is replaceably attached to the battery housing chamber 26 that is opened and closed by the removable battery lid 7.

Further, the drive switch of the motor 3 is turned on / off at the upper end of the outer peripheral wall of the base end portion 21 of the main body case 2.
An operation button 8 for F is provided.

The operation button 8 is used to connect the body case 2 to the shoe 1
When inserted into the shoe 0, the shoe 10 is located above the shoe opening 10a of the shoe 10 and faces the outside of the shoe 10.

The intake hole 22 is the base end portion 21 of the body case 2.
A large number are provided on the upper surface wall of the above so as to penetrate the inside and outside.

The exhaust hole 24 is provided at the tip portion 23 of the body case 2.
Are provided around the entire circumference including the bottom wall 25 in FIG.

A moisture absorber 9 is attached to the inside of the main body case 2 on the side of the tip portion 23.

The hygroscopic body 9 is positioned by a holder wall 27 which is erected upward from the bottom wall 25.

A sufficient ventilation passage (gap) is secured between the inner wall surface of the main body case 2 and the outer periphery of the moisture absorber 9.

As the hygroscopic body 9, it is preferable to use a known one having reversible silica gel having hygroscopicity and releasability in a bag.

On the bottom wall 25 of the main body case 2, a groove groove 28 is formed in the central portion in the width direction in the front-rear direction.

Next, the operation of the shoe dryer 1 having the above structure will be described.

First, the body case 2 of the shoe dryer 1 is attached to the shoe 1
Insert within 0.

As a result, a gap K through which air can flow is formed between the body case 2 and the shoe 10.

The gap K communicates with the outside through the shoe opening 10a of the shoe 10.

In this state, the operation button 8 is operated to drive the motor 3 in the main body case 2 to rotate the ventilation fan 4.

Then, outside air is sucked into the main body case 2 through the intake hole 22 of the base end portion 21 of the main body case 2 as shown by an arrow A.

The outside air sucked into the main body case 2 is discharged into the gap K between the main body case 2 and the shoe 10 through the exhaust hole 24 provided around the tip portion 23 of the main body case 2.

The suctioned outside air continuously discharged from the exhaust hole 24 of the main body case 2 sequentially flows inside the shoe 10 from the toe 10b side toward the shoe opening 10a as shown by the arrow B.

The discharged suctioned outside air is discharged to the outside from the mouth 10a of the shoe 10 while collecting the moisture in the shoe 10.

Further, the bottom wall 25 of the main body case 2 and the shoe sole 10
Since a sufficient gap is formed between g and g, including the above-described groove groove 28, this gap is set to the tip portion 2 of the main body case 2.
As shown by the arrow C, the suctioned outside air flows from the 3 side toward the base end portion 21.

Therefore, the entire shoe 10 is damp and dried by the flow of the suctioned outside air.

As described above, the shoe 10 is efficiently dried from the inside by forcibly ventilating the inside of the shoe 10.

In the drying by the shoe dryer 1, since the heater is not provided in the main body case 2, the shoes 10 will not be overdried even if they are dried for a long time.

Therefore, the shoe 10 is not damaged.

The operation button 8 is the mouth 10a of the shoe 10.
Since it is located higher and faces the outside, O of the motor 3
There is an advantage that the NN / OFF operation can be performed with the body case 2 inserted in the shoe 10.

Further, the main body case 2 can be left in a state of being inserted in the shoe 10 even when it is not dried as a so-called shoe mold, and the main body case 2 can be moved together with the shoe 10.

The hygroscopic body 9 is particularly effective when the outside air contains a large amount of moisture when the shoe 10 is dried.

Moreover, there is an advantage that the moisture absorber 9 dries the inside of the shoe 10 by leaving the moisture absorber 9 left in the shoe 10 when it is not dried.

Since the hygroscopic body 9 contains reversible silica gel, it need not be replaced.

It is also possible to replace the battery 6 with the power source of the motor 3 and use a commercial power source.

Further, a timer for controlling the drying time can be provided.

A humidity sensor may be arranged at the tip of the main body case 2 and the motor 3 may be automatically driven in accordance with the humidity to a desired degree of dryness.

When a commercial power source is used as the power source of the motor 3, it is possible to incorporate a heater inside the main body case 2 to dry with warm air.

At this time, it is advisable to control the temperature sensor so as not to overdry.

If the outer surface of the bottom wall 25 of the main body case 2 is made uneven and a gap is positively provided between the bottom wall 25 and the shoe sole 10g, the flow of suctioned outside air can be improved and the drying efficiency can be improved.

By providing a continuous concave groove on the outer peripheral wall surface of the main body case 2, ventilation performance can be secured over the entire circumference.

The main body case 2 is formed of a synthetic resin material containing an antibacterial agent, or an antibacterial agent layer is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the main body case 2 by coating or the like, so that invasion of fungi or the like can be prevented.

The exhaust hole 24 is provided at the tip 2 of the main body case 2.
3 may be provided, and may not necessarily be provided on the entire circumference.

Furthermore, the intake hole 22 may be provided in the side wall portion of the base end portion 21 of the main body case 2.

[0071]

As described above, the shoe dryer according to the present invention can be carried around easily, requires no storage space, and can be simply inserted into the shoe, which is convenient.

Further, there is an effect that the inside of the shoe can be efficiently dried, and furthermore, ventilation drying can be performed without causing overdrying.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a shoe dryer according to the present invention inserted into a shoe.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a shoe dryer according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a conventional shoe drying apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Shoe Dryer 2 Main Body Case 21 Base End 22 Intake Hole 23 Tip End 24 Exhaust Hole 3 Motor 4 Ventilation Fan 10 Shoes 10a Wear 10b Toe

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A base body of a main body case, which is fitted into an opening of a shoe, in which a ventilation fan driven by a motor is provided in a hollow main body case formed into a shape that can be inserted into the shoe with a gap. An intake hole for inhaling outside air is provided at the end, and an exhaust hole for discharging the inhaled outside air is provided inside the shoe at least around the tip of the main body case that fits on the toe side of the shoe. Characteristic shoe dryer.