KR100880852B1 - Foot dryer and sterilizer - Google Patents

Abstract

A foot dryer and sterilizer is provided, which prevents diseases including the athlete's foot, eczema etc and removes foot smell. A foot dryer and sterilizer is formed in a case shape having the space inside. The foot dryer and sterilizer comprises: a dryer body(12) having a plurality of air blowing ports(11) communicating with the inside; a fan motor which is installed in the inner one side of the dryer body and inhales the external air into the inner part of the main body; and a valve apparatus(14) which opens an outlet by the pressure of the foot and closes an outlet by the spring.

Description

Foot Dryer and Sterilizer

The present invention relates to a foot dry sterilizer, and more particularly, to prevent the growth of the foot by germs and moisture by preventing the growth of the foot and the resulting diseases such as athlete's foot, eczema, and acupressure to help health in the drying process of the foot It relates to a dry foot sterilizer which can also obtain the effect and ultraviolet or far infrared sterilization effect.

In general, when a person washes his feet or after an activity, it is important to dry the moisture or moisture sufficiently for the health of the feet.

If the moisture of the foot is not dried, the foot provides a good condition for germ growth, thereby causing odor with the occurrence of diseases such as athlete's foot or eczema, and drying the foot quickly when the temperature is low, such as in winter. If you do not, there is a high risk of getting frostbite.

However, although it is necessary to dry the moisture and moisture of the feet for the health of the feet, it is common that busy modern people do not pay much attention to the dryness of the feet for lack of attention or time.

And when you wash your feet, most people only wipe with a towel and don't care enough to dry them.

In many cases, it is not necessary to wipe every corner and to wash the hands easily to the extent that the hands are easily wiped, and much of the water still remains on the feet. Thus, the remaining water provides a good environment for bacterial growth and is a major cause of athlete's foot and eczema. It was to be.

For example, when you return home after going out in your daily life, you wash your feet with water to remove the sweat and odors on your feet, and then wipe off the moisture on your feet with a mop. In the case of the instep or the soles of the feet, you can wipe the water well, but in the case of the toes, it is difficult to insert the mop between the toes, and in order to wipe between the toes, it is usually followed by the trouble of wiping while opening the toes. People wash their feet and use only a rag to wipe their feet and soles.

If you do not wash your feet with water and then wipe off the water between your toes, it is a common cause of your feet, such as athlete's foot or eczema.

In addition, even if you are staying in the house without going out, if you are busy moving in the house to do housework or cleaning the house, you will have sweat on your feet. In the case of the fungus caused by active sweating between the toes caused by athlete's foot disease, and even cause foot odor.

Accordingly, the present invention has been devised in view of the above, and it is possible to dry the moisture or sweat sufficiently after washing the feet or when the feet are sweating, and in particular by allowing them to be dried as if they are wiped clean between the toes, The purpose of the present invention is to provide a dry foot sterilizer that can prevent and treat diseases such as athlete's foot, eczema and the like, as well as eliminate foot odor.

In addition, the present invention has another object to provide a dry foot sterilizer that can help the health of the foot by obtaining a sterilization effect using ultraviolet rays or far infrared rays and the shiatsu rod using the bar when drying the foot.

In addition, the present invention can maximize the drying efficiency, such as by reducing the drying time, by allowing the high-pressure air to be discharged only in the portion of the foot, such as men, women, children, etc., foot size, and also does not need air Another object is to provide a dry foot sterilizer which can reduce energy loss and increase energy efficiency.

Foot dry sterilizer provided in the present invention in order to achieve the above object is made of a case shape empty inside the foot plate on which the foot is placed, the drying sterilizer body having a plurality of air outlet communicating with the inside, the interior of the dry sterilizer body It is installed on one side and includes a fan motor that sucks the outside air into the main body, and a valve device for opening the discharge port while pressing down with the foot, while being discharged one by one to each air discharge port of the scaffold, and closed by the force of the spring to close the discharge port. It is characterized in that the foot can be dried while discharging high-pressure air only through an area corresponding to the size of the foot.

Here, the valve device is installed in the interior of the valve body and the drying sterilizer main body while the upper and lower portions of the valve through the air discharge port to open and close the bottom circumference of the air discharge port by using the flange in the middle of the protruding upwards And a spring for elastically supporting the bottom of the valve body and a spring housing for accommodating the spring.

In particular, the foot of the foot dry sterilizer may further include a sterilizing device for killing bacteria between the feet or toes, acupressure rods for massaging the soles.

Foot dry sterilizer provided by the present invention has the following advantages.

① When the user washes the foot or there is water or moisture on the foot by activity, the user can put the foot on the footboard and dry the foot comfortably. Accordingly, the foot's representative disease such as athlete's foot or eczema is prevented to maintain the health of the foot. Not only it can be made, but also to prevent the occurrence of odor caused by disease, and also to provide a more comfortable and comfortable feeling for the user to live.

② It can quickly and even remove the water between the toes, sterilize every corner of the foot with ultraviolet or far infrared rays can surely suppress the growth of bacteria, such as athlete's foot can be expected to prevent and treat the disease of the foot.

③ foot pressure while drying the foot can be expected to be effective to help the health of the feet, as well as to relieve fatigue.

④ High pressure air is discharged only in the area that fits the size of the foot such as men, women, and children, so that unnecessary air loss can be eliminated, and the air is discharged intensively only to the part where the foot is located. The efficiency can be improved.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 are a perspective view, a plan view and a cross-sectional view showing a foot dry sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the foot drying sterilizer is not only quick drying of wet feet, but also by the method of intensively discharging the high-pressure air only in the area corresponding to the foot size to increase the drying efficiency of the foot have.

To this end, the foot drying sterilizer is configured to include a dryer body 12, which is a part on which the foot is placed, a fan motor 13 for blowing air, a valve device 14 for controlling the discharge of air, and the like. .

The dryer body 12 is formed in a thin rectangular case shape having a predetermined internal space, and the upper surface of the dryer body 12 includes a footrest 10 on which a foot can be placed. An air discharge port 11 is formed.

At this time, the air discharge port 11 is preferably formed in a regular arrangement in which the heat and heat.

In the footrest 10 of the dryer body 12, a plurality of acupressure rods 21 are formed to protrude in a form that is evenly distributed over the entire footrest area. Accordingly, when the footrest 10 is set on a foot to dry the foot, The sole part is pressed by the protruding acupressure rod 21, and the acupressure effect can be obtained.

In particular, in the case of the shiatsu rod 21 is densely arranged over the entire area of the footrest 10, it is possible to obtain acupressure effect on all the organs, meridians and the like of the sole.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the upper end portion of the shiatsu rod 21 can be used by attaching a magnet, jade, or the like, which can double the acupressure effect by the function of the magnet or jade.

In order to provide air for drying the foot, a higher space is formed in the front of the inside of the dryer body 12 than the portion where the footrest 10 is disposed, and the fan motor 13 which sucks outside air therein. ) Is installed.

At this time, the fan motor 13 is a high speed / high pressure fan motor, and a high speed / high pressure fan motor capable of maintaining a rotation speed of about 10,000 to 30,000 rpm and a nozzle pressure of 8 to 10 psi can be applied.

Accordingly, when the fan motor 13 is operated, the air sucked from the outside is sent to the inside back and finally discharged to the upper portion of the scaffold 10 through the air discharge port 11 while maintaining a high pressure. .

The fan motor 13 may provide warm air using the heating device 19, and the heating device 19 may use a method of using waste heat of the fan motor coil or a method of using a built-in heating wire.

In addition, a filter 26 is provided in front of the dryer main body 12, that is, just in front of the suction side of the fan motor 13, to remove foreign substances in the air. This can make your feet feel more pleasant and dry.

In particular, in the present invention, by discharging the air only in the portion corresponding to the foot area, it is possible to prevent the loss of unnecessary air, and to provide high-pressure drying effect by intensively discharging the air at a high pressure on the sole part, thereby providing an advantage of increasing the drying effect. do.

To this end, one valve device 14 is installed in each air discharge port 11 formed in the scaffold 10, and each valve device 14 opens the air discharge port 11 only when pressed by a foot. It is supposed to be.

For example, the valve body 16 of the valve device 14 has a circular pin shape having a flange 15 in the middle of the length, and the upper portion except for the flange 15 has an air outlet 11. Inserted through the projecting a certain height (higher than the pressure bar) to the top of the footrest 10 at the same time the bottom portion including the flange 15 is installed in the form of being located inside the dryer body 12, the bottom of the footrest 10 .

In addition, a spring 17 having a shape accommodated in the spring housing 18 is installed below the valve body 16, and an upper end of the spring 17 supports the bottom of the valve body 16. As a result, the valve body 16 is elastically supported upwards at all times by a spring force.

Accordingly, the valve body 16 can move up and down while being elastically supported by the spring 17 at the bottom thereof, and the air flows in and out of the air by using the flange 15 that is in close contact with the bottom of the air discharge port 11. It can be opened and closed.

That is, when the valve main body 16 is pushed down by the pressing force with the foot, the air outlet 11 can be opened while the flange 15 falls off from the circumference of the bottom of the air outlet 11, and the valve by the spring force When the main body 16 is returned upward, the air outlet 11 may be closed while the flange 15 is in close contact with the bottom of the air outlet 11 again.

In this way, since each valve device 14 can be opened or closed individually while opening and closing, only the valve device 14 of the part where the foot is obtained when the foot is dried operates the air discharge port 11. It is possible to open the foot, and finally, the high pressure air is discharged only through the portion corresponding to the sole area to effectively dry the foot.

In addition, the footrest 10 of the dryer body 12 is provided with a sterilizer 20, using the far-infrared rays or ultraviolet rays irradiated from the sterilizer 20 sterilizes not only the sole but also every corner of every corner. By doing so, it is possible to prevent and treat diseases of the foot, such as inhibiting the propagation of bacteria such as athlete's foot.

At this time, the sterilizing apparatus 20 may be applied to an ultraviolet lamp, ultraviolet LED, far-infrared lamp and the like.

In addition, the dryer main body 12 is provided with a timer 23 that can adjust the drying time appropriately in order to prevent unnecessary waste of power, the timer 23 at this time is operated for about 6 to 10 seconds, the type is automatically flashing Can be applied as

In addition, the dryer main body 12 is provided with a proximity sensor 23 that can prevent the operation error.

The proximity sensor 23 at this time When the user puts his foot on the footrest 10 of the foot dryer, it detects this and sends a signal so that the fan motor 13 can be automatically operated.

Here, the method of operating the timer, the method of controlling the operation of the device by processing the signal of the proximity sensor and the like can be adopted without particular limitation if it is a method commonly used in the art.

In addition, the back of the dryer main body 12 is provided with a trough 25, which is a means for collecting water generated when drying the foot.

The drip container 25 is installed in a structure detachable from the rear end side of the dryer main body 12 while being connected to the water outlet 24 formed at the rear end of the dryer main body 12. Water dropped to the inner bottom of the) is discharged through the water outlet 24 is able to collect in the drip tray (24).

At this time, it is preferable that the inner bottom of the dryer body 12 has a structure inclined downward from the front side to the rear side, so that water naturally flows down to the drip tray 24.

In addition, in the case of the dryer body 12 may be used as a scale that can weigh the weight built-in load cell (not shown).

Therefore, looking at the operating state and use state of the foot drying sterilizer configured as follows.

4 and 5a to 5c are cross-sectional views showing the operation and use of the foot drying sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 shows the operating state that the air outlet opening and closing when the user puts the foot on the foot of the foot sterilizer, as shown in Figures 5a to 5c, where the air discharge of pneumatic pressure is different for each foot size Shows the dry foot condition.

First, when the user puts the foot on the footrest 10 of the foot dryer, the valve device 14 is opened by an area corresponding to the size of the sole.

That is, the air outlet 11 is opened while only the valve body 16 pressed by the sole is lowered.

In this state, when the proximity sensor 23 detects the user's foot placed on the scaffold 10 and sends a signal to turn on a separate switch (not shown), the fan motor 13 is operated and high-pressure air (hot air) ) Is introduced into the interior of the dryer body 12, and the air introduced in this way is discharged to the user's foot through the open air discharge port 11, it is possible to dry the moisture on the foot.

Here, the fan motor 13 is operated during the timer setting time and automatically stops operating after the setting time elapses.

Of course, the timer setting time at this time may be set to a time enough to dry the feet dry.

In particular, high-pressure air is discharged only at the portion corresponding to the size of the foot that is currently being dried, that is, the foot of an adult (FIG. 5A), a foot of a woman (FIG. 5B), and a foot of a child (FIG. 5C). Since the appropriate amount of air is discharged, it is possible to reduce the amount of unnecessary waste air, and the foot can be dried efficiently because the amount of air can be discharged more intensively toward the foot.

Thus, while the foot drying is carried out, a number of acupressure rods 21 stepping on the foot stimulates the sole, so that the foot massage effect can be obtained, and the toe is placed on the part where the sterilizing device 21 such as a far infrared lamp is installed. Positioning also gives the effect of killing bacteria between the toes.

1 is a perspective view showing a foot dry sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 2 is a plan view showing a foot dry sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a dry foot sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the operating state of the foot dry sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention

5A, 5B, and 5C are cross-sectional views showing a state of use of a foot dry sterilizer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: scaffold 11: air outlet

12: dryer body 13: fan motor

14 valve device 15 flange

16: valve body 17: spring

18 spring housing 19 heating device

20: sterilizer 21: pressure rod

22: timer 23: proximity sensor

24: water outlet 25: drip container

26: filter

Claims (8)

In foot dry sterilizer, It consists of a case shape having a space therein and the footrest 10 on which the foot is placed, the dryer main body 12 having a plurality of air outlets 11 communicating with the inside, A fan motor 13 installed at one inner side of the dryer main body 12 and sucking outside air into the main body; Including the valve device 14 for opening the discharge port while pressing down with the foot while being assigned to each air discharge port 11 of the scaffold 10 and closing the discharge port while being restored by the force of the spring, the area corresponding to the size of the foot Foot drying sterilizer, characterized in that the foot can be dried while discharging high-pressure air only through. The method of claim 1, wherein the valve device 14 by opening and closing the bottom circumference of the air discharge port 11 using the flange (15) in the middle of the upper portion of the foot plate 10 through the air discharge port 11 A valve body 16 which protrudes and can move up and down, a spring 17 installed inside the dryer body 12 and elastically supporting the bottom portion of the valve body 16 and a spring accommodating the spring 17 Dry foot sterilizer characterized in that it comprises a housing (18). The foot dry sterilizer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fan motor (13) is capable of generating warm air by using a heating device (19) consisting of waste heat of the fan motor coil or a built-in hot wire. The foot dry sterilizer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the scaffold (10) is provided with a sterilizing device (20) made of an ultraviolet lamp, an ultraviolet LED, or a far infrared lamp. The foot dry sterilizer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the foot plate (10) has a plurality of pressure rods (21) for protruding acupressure effect. The foot dry sterilizer according to claim 5, wherein a magnet or jade is attached to the end of the shiatsu rod 21 to further increase the shiatsu effect. According to claim 1 or 2, The dryer body 12 has a timer 22 for controlling the drying time and the proximity sensor 23 for detecting this when the user puts the foot on the footrest 10 of the foot sterilizer Foot dry sterilizer, characterized in that it further comprises. The water discharge port 24 is formed at the rear end of the dryer main body 12, and the water dropped to the inner bottom of the dryer main body 12 can be collected through the water discharge port 24. Foot drying sterilizer, characterized in that it further comprises a drip tray (25) detachably installed at the rear end side of the dryer body (12) in which the water outlet (24) is formed.

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