KR101019520B1 - Apparatus for curing athlete's foot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a athlete's foot treatment device, a body having an internal space that the user's foot, a footrest located on the inner bottom surface of the body, a toe guide provided on the footing to adjust the space between the toes, the footing and toe guide It provides a athlete's foot treatment device comprising a UV LED unit for irradiating ultraviolet light and a control unit for controlling the UV LED unit and the overall operation.

Description

Athlete's foot treatment device {APPARATUS FOR CURING ATHLETE'S FOOT}

The present invention relates to a athlete's foot treatment device, to an ultraviolet athlete's foot treatment device and foot disinfection apparatus for disinfecting and sterilizing bacteria, including athlete's foot by irradiating ultraviolet rays to the foot using a UV LED.

In general, athlete's foot is a type of skin disease caused by a fungus (Leung fungus). Fungi have a high temperature and high humidity, so sweaty feet and hands are a pleasant hideout. Therefore, fungi are rooted in the epidermis (stratum corneum), the top layer of skin, and parasitic in the human body. In addition, glucose contained in sweat also acts as a nutrient for the fungus.

As a general method for treating athlete's foot there is a drug treatment using drugs. Medication can sometimes cause side effects, depending on the constitution of various people, which can be a factor in worsening health.

As a method for minimizing the problems of the drug treatment, various physical athlete's foot treatment devices have been developed and released on the market, but the therapeutic effect is insignificant. Most physical athlete's foot treatment devices have ultraviolet (UV) and ozone (O ₃ ). Is using.

In other words, the conventional athlete's foot treatment device using ultraviolet rays mainly irradiated with ultraviolet rays from the bottom of the foot was low therapeutic effect between the toes and toes. In particular, the toes are attached to each other, and ultraviolet rays are not irradiated between them, so the treatment effect is lower.

In addition, there are places where athlete's foot is severe and not there is a problem that must be treated at the same time uniformly, athlete's foot is not clean and hot and humid place becomes breeding place. Dirt or moisture inside the treatment device is difficult to clean and the treatment effect is low. In addition, there is no device for drying inside the treatment unit, so the treatment efficiency is low.

Therefore, the present invention was created in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the treatment of athlete's foot by directly irradiating ultraviolet rays with strong sterilizing power to the feet, but also separated the toes to the soles of the toes and to the ultraviolet to the upper part of the toes and In addition, the present invention provides a athlete's foot treatment device that can be treated only by irradiating ultraviolet rays selectively.

In addition, for cleaning and drying necessary for the treatment of athlete's foot provides easy cleaning and cleaning and drying inside the treatment device, and provides a athlete's foot treatment device that can improve the athlete's foot treatment effect by installing a drying fan.

The main body having an interior space for the user's foot according to the invention, a footrest located on the inner bottom surface of the body, a toe guide provided on the footing to adjust the space between the toes, and the footrest and the toe guide irradiate ultraviolet light To provide a athlete's foot treatment device comprising a UV LED unit and a control unit for controlling the UV LED unit and the overall operation.

The main body includes a bottom body on which the foot rest is placed, an entrance body provided on the bottom part to draw in and out of the user's foot, and a cover body provided at the front end of the access body to cover the front area of the foot and the cover body. It includes a detection sensor for detecting the opening and closing of the, characterized in that the exhaust body is provided in the access body.

The scaffolding may include a plate-shaped bottom body and a right foot region and a left foot region on which a user's foot is placed.

The toe guide includes a plurality of right guides provided in the right foot region and a plurality of left guides provided in the left foot region, and the toe guide is provided on the bottom body corresponding to the right foot region and the left foot region. Protruding protrusion grooves are provided, and each of the plurality of right and left guides may vary a separation distance therebetween and a height in the vertical and horizontal directions.

The UV LED unit includes a diode having a center wavelength of 255 nm, provides UV to the scaffold and toe guide part, and a plurality of grooves for emitting the UV are provided in the right foot region and the left foot region, The right guide and the left guide is characterized in that at least one groove is provided with the UV is emitted.

The control unit includes a control panel provided on an outer surface of the main body to provide a signal according to a user's operation, and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the UV LED unit according to the signal according to the operation, wherein the control circuit is a rechargeable battery or external A main controller which analyzes a power supply unit receiving power from an adapter, an input signal applying unit receiving an input signal by the control panel, and an input signal of the input signal applying unit, and controls a voltage applied to the UV LED unit Characterized in that it comprises a.

The treatment device may include a drying fan attached to one side of the main body, or a mounting groove in which a separate dryer may be mounted.

As described above, the present invention can treat athlete's foot by directly irradiating ultraviolet rays with strong sterilizing power to the foot, and by placing a toe guide part to separate the toes as well as the toes so that ultraviolet rays can be irradiated between the toes and the upper part of the toes, and UV LED By selectively operating can be cured by selectively irradiating ultraviolet rays only the part with athlete's foot.

In addition, through the separation of the body can be easily washed and cleaned and dried inside the treatment device for cleanliness and drying necessary for athlete's foot treatment, install a drying fan to improve the athlete's foot treatment effect.

1 is a perspective conceptual view of a athlete's foot treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective conceptual view of the body open of the athlete's foot treatment device according to one embodiment.
3 is a view for explaining a bottom plate according to an embodiment.
4 is a view for explaining a control panel according to an embodiment.
5 is a circuit diagram of a control circuit according to an embodiment.
6 is a view illustrating a concept in which a domestic dryer is connected to a main body of an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various forms, and the present embodiments are only provided to make the disclosure of the present invention complete and to those skilled in the art. It is provided for complete information. Like numbers refer to like elements in the figures.

1 is a perspective conceptual view of a foot athlete's foot treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a conceptual view of an open body of the athlete's foot treatment device according to one embodiment. 3 is a view for explaining a bottom plate according to an embodiment. 4 is a diagram for describing a control panel according to an exemplary embodiment. 5 is a circuit diagram of a control circuit according to an embodiment. 6 is a view illustrating a concept in which a domestic dryer is connected to a main body of an embodiment.

1 to 6, the athlete's foot treatment device according to the present embodiment, the main body 100 having an internal space to enter the user's foot, the footrest 200 located on the inner bottom surface of the main body 100, and the footrest Provided at the front end of the 200 toe guide 300 for adjusting the space between the toes, the footrest 200 and the UV LED unit 400 for irradiating ultraviolet light to the toe guide 300, and the UV LED unit 400 and the controller 500 for controlling the operation of the entire treatment device. In addition, a drying fan 600 for drying the inner space of the main body 100 may further include a power supply unit (not shown) for applying power to the UV LED unit 400 and the control unit 500.

In the present embodiment, the main body 100 is provided on the bottom portion 110 and the bottom portion 110 on which the footrest 200 is placed, as shown in FIGS. The entrance body 120 includes an entrance body 120 and a cover body 130 provided at the front end of the entrance body 120 to cover the front region of the foot, that is, the toe region.

The bottom 110 may be manufactured in a plate shape, and may be manufactured in various shapes according to the shape of the scaffold 200. Rubber, plastic, or acrylic may be used as the bottom part 110, various synthetic resins other than the above may be used, and a metal plate or a stainless plate may be used. Although not shown, a non-slip means for preventing slipping may be provided on the rear surface of the bottom 110. As such a non-slip means can be used natural rubber or silicone rubber. As a non-slip means, a circular plate may be provided at four vertex areas of the bottom part 110, or a straight line may be arranged at regular intervals. Such anti-slip means is effectively produced in the form of a projection.

The access body 120 is located above the rear region of the bottom 110. At this time, the bottom 110 and the access body 120 may be manufactured integrally. Of course, they can be assembled after they are manufactured.

1 and 2, the access body 120 is manufactured in a tubular shape in which an upper side is opened and a part of the front side is opened. That is, the access body 120 is composed of at least four sides, one of which is connected to the cover body 130, the other two surfaces are connected to this one surface. The other side is disposed opposite to the one side. A plurality of exhaust grooves 121 are provided on the other side. Of course, the exhaust groove 121 may be formed on all four surfaces. At this time, when air or fluid for drying or washing or heating is introduced into the internal space of the main body 100 through the exhaust groove 121, it is possible to smoothly exhaust the air or fluid.

An opening is formed in the upper region of the access body 120 so that the user's foot can be drawn in and out through the opening.

The cover body 130 is manufactured in a tubular shape with a bottom surface and one rear surface open. At this time, the open bottom surface of the cover body 130 is shielded by the bottom portion (110).

The cover body 130 is composed of three sides and one upper side. Two of the three sides are connected to the access body 120, and one side is connected to the two sides. In addition, the one side is provided with a mounting groove 131 for mounting a dryer for use at home. In addition, the control panel of the control unit 500 is located on the upper side.

Here, the cover body 130 is coupled to the bottom 110 through a separate coupling means. 1 and 2, the cover body 130 is effectively coupled to the bottom 110 and detachable to the access body 120. To this end, the cover body 130 is coupled to the bottom 110 via a hinge coupling, it is effective that the cover body 130 is coupled by a separate coupling means. Of course, the cover body 130 and the access body 120 may be coupled by a detachable means such as a hook or may be combined in a fitting structure without using such a detachable means. Of course, the cover body 130 and the bottom 110 may also be combined in such a detachable means, coupling means, and fitting structure.

As such, the cover body 130 is opened and closed, thereby cleaning the inside of the treatment device, adjusting the width between the toes, or performing controller and internal repair.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body 100 further includes a detection sensor 140 that detects the opening and closing of the cover body 130.

In this case, the detection sensor 140 may be provided at one side of the bottom portion 110 connected to the cover body 130. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the detection sensor 140 may be located in the scaffold 200 region. In this case, the detection sensor 140 may determine whether the cover body 130 is mounted and detached. This may prevent the device from operating in the open state of the cover body 130.

In addition, a sensor for detecting pressure may be provided below the scaffold 200 to determine whether the user's foot is positioned on the scaffold 200. Through this, the operation of the entire controller may be controlled.

The inner bottom surface of the main body 100 of the above-described structure is provided with a footrest 200, the foot of the user is located, the toe guide 300 for adjusting the space between the toes is located. In this embodiment, ultraviolet light is irradiated through the scaffold 200 and the toe guide 300. UV LED unit 400 is positioned on the footrest 200 and the toe guide 300.

The footrest 200 has a plate-shaped bottom body 210 and foot areas 220 and 230 on which a user's foot is placed. In this case, the foot region is divided into a right foot region 220 and a left foot region 230. At this time, it is effective that the foot area is larger than the foot size of the user. This allows some of the foot area to be covered by the user's foot, but not the remaining area.

The foot regions 220 and 230 may be provided to have a shape similar to that of a foot, and a portion of the region may be manufactured to be recessed to a lower region of the bottom body 210.

The toe guide 300 is positioned at the front ends of the foot regions 220 and 230, that is, the space where the toes are placed. In this case, the toe guide 300 includes a right guide 310 provided in the right foot region 220 and a left guide 320 provided in the left foot region 230. The right guide 310 and the left guide 320 are each provided with four.

At this time, the space between the toes of the user through the toe guide 300 can be opened. This allows UV light to reach the space between the toes effectively.

Here, the toe guide 300 is produced in a projection shape. At this time, the footrest 200 is provided with a plurality of protruding grooves 240 for protruding from the lower side to the upper guide 300. In this case, the protruding groove 240 is provided in both the right foot region 220 and the left foot region 230. It is effective that the width of the protruding groove 240 is larger than the thickness of the toe guide 300. Then, the projection toe guide 300 is fixed to the footrest 200 by a fixing means such as a hook. Through this, the separation distance between the toe guide 300 and its vertical and horizontal height can be freely adjusted. Alternatively, the toe guide 300 includes a protrusion that protrudes upward of the protruding groove 240 of the footrest 200, and a coupling part coupled to the lower side of the footrest 200. At this time, the coupling portion may be screwed to the lower side of the footrest 200. Through this thread coupling can be freely adjusted the distance between the toe guide 300 or the height of the toe guide 300.

Alternatively, the toe guide 300 may be made of a rubber or a material having excellent bending properties (for example, a thin metal plate or a metal wire wrapped with plastic, resin, cloth, or rubber). By freely bending the toe guide 300 through this, the distance between the toe guide 300 and its vertical and horizontal height can be freely adjusted.

In addition, the UV LED unit 400 operates by applying power to the plurality of UV LEDs 410 that emit ultraviolet light having a wavelength range of 250 nm to 260 nm (preferably 254.7 nm) and the UV LEDs 410. The LED controller 420 is controlled. Of course, instead of the LED control unit 420, the above-described control unit 500 may directly control the UV LED 410.

At this time, the ultraviolet ray has a strong bactericidal effect. Because it matches the wavelength of the bacteria's DNA, when the bacteria receive this wavelength, it loses its ability to proliferate and dies. In addition, the ultraviolet light of this wavelength has the effect of changing the oxygen in the air to ozone, ozone deodorizing and deodorizing effect to remove the foot odor.

The UV LED 410 of this embodiment uses a diode (ie, a power UV LED) that generates a center wavelength of 255 nm. The wavelength characteristic of the UV LED 410 has a narrow error range based on the center wavelength, so that a wavelength of 250 nm to 260 nm with good sterilization effect can be easily obtained.

UV light emitting diodes are also called UV LEDs. The structure and electrical specifications are the same as those of ordinary light emitting diodes. However, the electro-optical characteristics output ultraviolet light of rated wavelength when energizing the rated forward current.

Therefore, by using UV LED of 250nm ~ 260nm, UV LED is arranged to irradiate UV rays on the sole and front and back of the foot and toes, and there is a guide that can adjust the width between the toes to open the toes so that ultraviolet rays are irradiated between the toes. Configured.

The UV LED 410 is divided into four simultaneous light emitting regions. That is, the first and second UV LEDs respectively provided in the right foot region 220 and the left foot region 230 of the scaffold 200, and the third and the third guides respectively provided in the right guide 310 and the left guide 320. It is divided into a fourth UV LED, and their light emission operation can be separately controlled.

Here, the right foot region 220 and the left foot region 230 are provided with a plurality of holes for emitting ultraviolet light emitted by the first and second UV LEDs, respectively, as shown in FIG. 3. In this case, the first and second UV LEDs are located in a space between the scaffold 200 and the bottom part 110 of the main body 100. In this case, the UV LED may be mounted on the aforementioned PCB. In this case, it is effective that the light reflection film is formed on the upper surface of the bottom portion 110. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and UV LEDs may be provided inside the holes. In addition, the light reflection film may be formed on the inner surface of the cover body 130 of the main body 100. Through this, the UV light emitted from the lower side of the footrest 200 may be reflected by the bottom part 100 and the cover body 130 to be irradiated to the entire area of the foot.

In addition, an ultraviolet groove in which ultraviolet rays emerge from the right guide 310 and the left guide 320 of the toe guide 300 is formed. In addition, the UV LED may be located inside the groove. Due to this, by directly irradiating UV into the groove of the toe guide 300, UV may be irradiated to the area between the toes. Here, the toe guide 300 may be provided with an ultraviolet groove along its circumference. This allows UV radiation to be applied to the entire area between the toes. Of course, the toe guide 300 may be made of a light-transmissive material so that the UV of the UV LED located inside the toe guide 300 may be emitted through the entire toe guide 300. In addition, in the present embodiment, a light guide plate that uniformly emits the light introduced into the toe guide 300 may be used.

Of course, the third and fourth UV LEDs may be disposed in the lower region of the toe guide 300, respectively. At this time, the inside of the toe guide 300 is empty, the light reflection film may be provided on the inner surface of the empty inner space.

In addition, the controller 500 of the present embodiment includes a control circuit 510 and a control panel 520.

The controller 500 of the present exemplary embodiment may select a region to be treated or control a treatment time according to a user's manipulation.

As mentioned above, the control panel 520 is provided on the cover body 130 of the main body 100. As shown in FIG. 4, the control panel 520 has a plurality of selection switches and indicator LEDs. And, although not shown, the control panel 520 is attached to the operation timing adjustment unit, the drying fan drive switch and the buzzer indicating that the treatment is completed. In addition, a notification display indicating whether the cover body 130 is open may be provided.

The control circuit 510 may be located under the control panel 520.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control panel 520 is irradiated with UV light to the entire head through a plurality of selection switches, to treat the entire left foot or the entire right foot, or to treat the bottom of the left foot or the toe of the left foot. You can choose whether to treat or to treat the right foot or right foot toe. Of course, they can be plurally selected. For example, when the right foot and the left toe are selected, the first and fourth UV LEDs emit light to irradiate UV through the right foot region 220 corresponding to the bottom of the right foot and the left guide 320 corresponding to the left toe. .

In this embodiment, a separate power supply unit is further provided. In this case, the power supply unit may use an adapter for providing external power to the controller 500 or a rechargeable battery (battery) for storing external power. Of course, the present embodiment uses these two modes. Therefore, in the case of the battery, it is located in the space between the scaffold 200 and the main body 100. In addition, it is effective that a jack for connecting to an adapter is provided in the main body 100.

As described above, the controller 500 controls the operation of the UV LED unit 400 by the control circuit 510 according to a user's operation signal applied through the control panel 520.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the control circuit 510 may include a power supply unit 511 receiving power from a rechargeable battery or an external adapter, and an input signal application unit receiving an input signal from the control panel 520. 512 and a main controller 513 for analyzing the input signal of the input signal applying unit 512 and controlling the voltage applied to the UV LED accordingly. The main controller 513 includes a signal processor that processes the input signal and applies the converted power signal, and a drive controller that controls the driving of the UV LED according to the signal of the signal processor.

Athlete's foot treatment device of the present embodiment is a mounting groove 131 is mounted to the home dryer on one side of the main body 100. That is, by mounting a domestic dryer in the mounting groove 131, as shown in Figure 6, it is possible to dry the feet at the same time as the athlete's foot.

Of course, the drying fan 600 is located on one side of the main body 100 of the treatment apparatus of the present embodiment. The drying fan 600 may be operated through the control unit 500 to dry the feet. At this time, the wind generated by the dryer or the drying fan 600 is effectively discharged to the outside through the exhaust groove 121.

Athlete's foot is important to clean and dry state to clean and dry the inside of the treatment device to open and close the front part of the main body of the treatment device to one side to facilitate the cleaning and drying up to the inside. In addition, the footrest 200 can also be removed to adjust the width of the guide 300 to spread between the washing and toes of the footrest 200.

In addition, it is configured to enhance the disinfection effect by irradiating only around the feet and toes without ultraviolet rays going out sideways or upwards. That is, the height of the foot inlet area of the main body 100 was increased, and the size of the foot area of the footrest 200 was made larger than that of the general public.

The spacing between the guides that adjusts the toes so that the aforementioned toes do not touch each other can also be adjusted by pushing or pulling the adjustment knob of the guide.

The treatment method using the athlete's foot treatment device described above is to connect the power, put the foot inside the treatment machine, select the treatment time and treatment area on the control panel, press the start switch, the ultraviolet light emitting diode is turned on, and the ultraviolet rays irradiate the athlete's foot to treat the athlete's foot. It is supposed to be done. The wavelength of the generated ultraviolet rays is around 255nm, and the ultraviolet rays of this wavelength band have strong germicidal power. When the ultraviolet rays of this wavelength are received, bacteria lose their proliferative power and die.

The array of UV light emitting diodes inside the athlete's foot athlete's foot was arranged to be irradiated on the sole of the foot and on the toes, and the guides were adjusted so that the toes did not touch each other so that ultraviolet rays were irradiated between the toes. The treatment device prevents the ultraviolet rays from coming out by raising the entrance of the foot to increase the treatment effect, and also prevents the ultraviolet rays from being seen by the eyes.

100: main body
200: scaffold
300: Toe Guide
400: UV LED part
500: control unit
600: Drying Pan

Claims (7)

A main body 100 having an inner space into which the user's foot enters;
A footrest 200 including a plate-shaped bottom body 210 positioned on an inner bottom surface of the body 100 and a right foot region 220 and a left foot region 230 on which a user's foot is placed;
Protruding from the footrest 200, the toe guide 300 for adjusting the space between the toes;
UV LED unit 400 for irradiating ultraviolet light to the footrest 200 and the toe guide 300;
A control unit 500 for controlling the UV LED unit 400 and the overall operation;
A plurality of scaffold grooves provided in the right and left foot regions 220 and 230 of the scaffold 200 to emit the ultraviolet light;
Athlete's foot treatment device characterized in that it comprises at least one guide groove provided in the toe guide 300, the ultraviolet light is emitted.
The method of claim 1,
The main body 100 includes a bottom portion 110 on which the footrest is placed, an entrance body 120 provided on the bottom portion 110 and having an entrance through which a user's foot can be drawn in and out, and the entrance body 120. A cover body 130 provided at the front end to cover the front area of the foot and a detection sensor 140 to detect the opening and closing of the cover body 130, wherein the access body 120 is provided with an exhaust groove 121. Athlete's foot treatment device, characterized in that.
delete The method of claim 1,
The toe guide 300 includes a plurality of right guides 310 provided in the right foot region 220 and a plurality of left guides 320 provided in the left foot region 230.
The bottom body 210 corresponding to the right foot region 220 and the left foot region 230 is provided with a protruding groove 240 through which the toe guide 300 protrudes.
Each of the plurality of right and left guides 310 and 320, athlete's foot treatment device, characterized in that it is possible to vary the distance between them and the height in the vertical and horizontal directions.
The method of claim 4, wherein
The UV LED unit 400 is provided with a diode 410 for generating a center wavelength of 255nm,
Athlete's foot treatment device, characterized in that the toe guide 300 is made of a light-transmitting material for the activation of the UV, or the light guide plate is used as the toe guide 300.
The method of claim 1,
The control unit 500 is provided on the outer surface of the main body control panel 520 for providing a signal according to the user's operation, and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the UV LED unit 400 in accordance with the signal according to the operation ( 510),
The control circuit 510 may include a power supply unit 511 that receives power from a rechargeable battery or an external adapter, an input signal application unit 512 that receives an input signal by the control panel 520, and the input signal application. Athlete's foot treatment device characterized in that it comprises a main control unit (513) for analyzing the input signal of the unit 512, and controls the voltage applied to the UV LED unit (400).
The method of claim 1,
The treatment device athlete's foot treatment device, characterized in that provided with a drying fan 600 attached to one side of the main body 100, or a mounting groove 131 to which a separate dryer can be mounted.

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