KR101342207B1 - Shoes auto arrangement apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can be conveniently used in home toilets and porches, bathrooms, toilets, jjimjil restrooms, large restaurants, in particular, the elderly and people with back pain, people with uncomfortable legs, people with hand and foot discomfort, incontinence patients, busy examinees, office workers It is about shoe cleaning that can be helpful. Specifically, as a shoe organizer automatically minimizes the discomfort and saves time and effort by automatically repositioning the shoe, the main body provided on the installation surface; Rotating disk is installed to be rotatable on the upper side of the main body and installed to be able to move up and down, has a restoring force upward by a spring, and provides a place for removing the shoe on the upper surface; A rotation driving unit provided to rotate the rotating disk; A pressure sensing unit installed to output a detection signal by detecting that the rotating disk falls by the user's weight; And a control unit for controlling the rotation driving unit to switch the direction of the shoes on the rotating disk by receiving the sensing signals respectively output from the pressure sensing unit and the rotational position sensing unit.
According to the present invention, by automatically switching the direction of the shoes taken off by the customer, the customer can comfortably wear the shoes again, reduce the effort and time required for cleaning the shoes, and increase the reliability of the shoe cleaning operation. have.

Description

Shoes auto arrangement apparatus

The present invention relates to an automatic shoe organizer, which can be conveniently used in home bathrooms and porches, bathrooms, toilets, jjimjilbang toilets, large restaurants, especially the elderly and people with back pain, people with uncomfortable legs, people with uncomfortable limbs, It is about shoe cleaning that can be helpful to incontinence patients, busy candidates, and office workers. Specifically, the present invention relates to an automatic shoe organizer that minimizes inconvenience and saves time and effort by automatically repositioning shoes.

In general, restaurants provide places for eating or the like by having various tables and chairs, such as standing or sitting.

In the case of standing in such a restaurant, a standing table and chairs are placed in the place of business so that the customer can be served while wearing shoes, while in the case of sitting, a sitting table is provided so that the customer can be provided with the shoes taken off. do.

However, in the case of a sedentary type of restaurant, the shoes should be flipped back and forth in order to be comfortable when the customer takes off the shoes again, which causes inconvenience to people.

This inconvenience applies not only to restaurants, but also to service providers that provide seating. Therefore, there is a need for the development of a device that allows customers to easily put off shoes to be worn again.
Prior art is disclosed in Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-0366952 to solve some of these inconveniences.

In order to solve the conventional problems as described above, the present invention by automatically switching the direction of the shoes taken off by the customer to comfortably wear shoes again, reduce the effort and time required to clean up these shoes This will increase the reliability of the shoe clearance operation.

Other objects of the present invention will be readily understood through the following description of the embodiments.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a shoe automatic organizer for switching the direction of the shoes taken off by the customer, the body provided on the installation surface; Rotating disk is installed to be rotatable on the upper side of the main body and installed to be able to move up and down, has a restoring force upward by a spring, and provides a place for removing the shoes on the upper surface; A rotation driving unit provided to rotate the rotating disk; A pressure sensing unit installed to output the detection signal by detecting that the rotating disk is lowered by the weight of the user; And a control unit for controlling the rotary driving unit to switch the direction of the shoe on the rotating disk by receiving the sensing signals respectively output from the pressure detecting unit.

The main body may be formed such that an edge overlaps with an edge of the rotating disk.

The rotary drive unit is provided in the main body, the motor operated by the power supplied from the outside or the battery installed in the main body; A coil spring installed to rotate by receiving rotational force from the motor; A drive gear fixed to the coil spring; And a driven gear fixed to the rotating shaft of the rotating disk to be gear-coupled to the driving gear, wherein the driving gear is separated from the driven gear by deformation of the coil spring when the rotating disk is not rotated by a load. Can be.

And a rotation position sensing unit installed to detect a rotation position of the rotation disk and output a detection signal to the control unit, wherein the rotation position sensing units are respectively installed to form 180 degrees with the rotation axis of the rotation disk interposed on the main body. First and second sensing switches respectively outputting a sensing signal to the controller; And a sensing piece installed on a bottom surface of the rotating disk to operate the first or second sensing switch according to the rotation of the rotating disk, wherein the control unit receives a sensing signal output from the rotating position sensing unit. Can control the rotary drive unit.

The pressure sensing unit may be a push switch that is installed below the rotating disc and operates by pressing the connecting piece having an upward restoring force when the rotating disc is lowered.

The control unit, when the load is applied to the rotating disk by the user's weight is released by the pressure sensing unit is confirmed that the rotating disk to return upward by the spring rotates the rotating disk after the set time elapsed It may be rotated 180 degrees to receive the detection signal of the position detection unit.

The control unit may receive the detection signal of the overload sensor for detecting the overload of the motor to stop the operation of the motor.

According to the automatic shoe organizer according to the present invention, by automatically switching the direction of the shoes taken off by the customer can comfortably wear shoes again, reducing the effort and time required to clean these shoes, Can increase the reliability.

1 is a side cross-sectional view showing an automatic shoe organizer according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an automatic shoe organizer according to an embodiment of the present invention,
3 is a block diagram showing an automatic shoe organizer according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of the automatic shoe organizer according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 5 is a side view for explaining the operation of the rotary drive unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but is to be understood to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention, And the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like or corresponding elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted.

1 is a side cross-sectional view showing an automatic shoe organizer according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an automatic shoe organizer according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an embodiment of the present invention Fig. Is a block diagram showing an automatic shoe organizer according to an example.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the automatic shoe organizer 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is an automatic shoe organizer for changing the direction of the shoes taken off by the customer, the main body 110, the rotating disc ( 120, the rotation driving unit 130, the pressure sensing unit 140, and the controller 160 may be included.

The main body 110 is provided on the installation surface, and for this purpose, it may be fixed to the installation surface, or may be installed by the legs 112 provided on the bottom surface in a large number as in the present embodiment, and in the center of the bottom surface of the rotating disc 120. Rotating coupling portion 111 for rotationally coupling to the rotating shaft 121 may be provided. Here, the leg 112 may be made of a material such as rubber having excellent friction to prevent slippage, and may be fixed with a bolt or the like, and may be a rubber member that is inserted into the injection jaw of the lower portion of the rotating disc 120.

As shown in FIG. 4, the rotating disc 120 is installed to be rotatable above the main body 110 by the rotating shaft 121, and the rotating shaft 121 is slidable up and down the rotary coupling part 111. It is installed to be able to move up and down by being coupled to the upper, and has a restoring force upward by a spring 126 mounted between the rotating shaft 121 and the rotary coupling portion 111, a place for the user to lift the shoe off the upper surface To provide.

Rotating disk 120 is provided along the radial direction on the bottom surface is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs 123 to reinforce the load applied to the upper surface, so that the rotating shaft 121 does not escape upward from the main body 110 The shaft bolt 125 penetrates upward through the main body 110 and is fastened to the rotation shaft 121. On the other hand, a bearing may be installed on the shaft bolt 125 so that the shaft bolt 125 rotates smoothly from the body 110.

The main body 110 and the rotating disk 120 may have a disk shape as in the present embodiment, but are not limited thereto and may have a polygonal shape or other various shapes. On the other hand, the main body 110 may be formed so that the edge overlaps with the edge of the rotating disk 120, for this purpose, the main body 110 and the rotating disk 120 is formed with ring-shaped overlapping portions 113 and 124 at the edges, respectively. Can be.

The rotary drive unit 130 is provided to rotate the rotating disc 120. For example, the rotary drive unit 130 is installed on the bottom of the main body 110, and the power or main body 110 supplied from a power source of the power supply unit 170, for example, an external power source. Motor 131 operated by the power supplied from the battery installed in the), the coil spring 133 is installed to rotate by receiving the rotation force from the motor 131, and the drive gear fixed to the coil spring (133) 134 and a driven gear 135 fixed to the rotating shaft 121 of the rotating disk 120 to be gear-coupled to the drive gear 134.

The motor 131 may reduce the rotational force by the reducer 132 and transmit the deceleration force to the coil spring 133.

Coil spring 133 is axially connected to the shaft of the reducer 132, the upper end may be fixed to the drive gear 134 by a binding member such as a bracket or bolt or fitted into the drive gear 134, As shown in FIG. 4, when the rotating disc 120 does not rotate due to a load such as weight application of the user, the driving gear 134 is separated from the driven gear 135 by its deformation, thereby allowing the motor 131 to rotate. ) Can be ensured to prevent the motor 131 from being damaged by an overload. On the other hand, the rotation drive unit 130 may be used a general rotation shaft in place of the coil spring 133.

The driven gear 135 may be fixed to the rotating shaft 121 of the rotating disk 120 by a plurality of fixing bolts 122, for example.

On the other hand, the rotation drive unit 130 is a motor 131 is installed so that the rotation axis is horizontal in order to lower the overall height of the product as possible, and may transmit the rotational force of the motor 131 to the rotation disk 120 by the worm and worm gear.

The power supply unit 170 may be an external power supply unit of 220V. Alternatively, the power supply unit 170 may be a battery installed in the main body 110, for example, a battery or a rechargeable battery. Here, an adapter may be provided when the power supply unit 170 is an external power supply unit, an electrode for supplying power of the battery may be provided in the case of a battery, and a charging jack may be provided for charging. In addition, one side of the main body 110 may be provided with a charge display unit 171 such as an LED to indicate the state of charge.

The pressure sensing unit 140 is installed to detect the rotating disk 120 to be lowered by the user's weight, and outputs a detection signal, which is fixed to the main body 110 to be installed below the rotating disk 120 and rotates. The disc 120 may be configured as a push switch operated by pressing the connecting piece 141 having a restoring force upward when the disc 120 descends. Here, the connecting piece 141 may be pressed directly by the rotating disk 120 when the rotating disk 120 is lowered, or may be pressed by the driven gear 135 as in this embodiment.

The control unit 160 may control the rotary drive unit 130 to switch the shoes direction on the rotating disc 120 by receiving the detection signals output from the pressure detecting unit 140, respectively, to change the direction of the shoes. The driving direction of the shoe may be switched back and forth by controlling the rotation angle with respect to the rotation axis of the motor 131 by receiving a pulse driving signal to the motor 131.

On the other hand, the control unit 160 may further include a rotation position detection unit 150 to smoothly control for smooth switching of the shoe direction.

The rotation position detecting unit 150 is installed to detect a rotation position of the rotation disk 120 and outputs a detection signal. For example, the body 110 has 180 degrees between the rotation shaft 121 of the rotation disk 120. Each of the first and second detection switches 152 and 153 which are respectively installed to achieve the first and second detection switches 152 and 153 which output detection signals to the controller 160, and the first or second detection switches 152 and 153 according to the rotation of the rotating disk 120. It may include a sensing piece 151 provided on the bottom surface of the rotating disk 120 to operate.

In this case, the first and second sensing switches 152 and 153 may use a capacitive sensor. In addition, the first and second sensing switches 152 and 153 may be operated by the pressing of the sensing piece 151 or may detect the proximity of the sensing piece 151 to output a sensing signal. Various switches may be used to allow this.

On the other hand, the rotation position detecting unit 150, as another example, may be made of a single detection switch to be detected by the sensing piece 151, as another example, by detecting the rotation angle of the motor 131, 160 may include an encoder or a hall sensor for outputting a detection signal.

The control unit 160 may be made of a circuit element, such as a circuit board to the main body 110, a waterproof coating may be applied for waterproofing, and is output from the pressure sensing unit 140 and the rotation position detecting unit 150, respectively Receiving the detection signal to control the rotary drive unit 130 to switch the shoes direction on the rotating disk 120 degrees.

The control unit 160 confirms by the pressure detecting unit 140 that the rotation disk 120 returns upward by the spring 126 by releasing the load applied to the rotation disk 120 by the user's weight, for example. When the set time, for example, 3 seconds have elapsed, the rotating disk 120 may be rotated at a predetermined angle, for example, 180 degrees, until the sensing signal of the first or second sensing switches 152 and 153 is received. The controller 160 may have a timer 161 to count the set time.

The controller 160 is installed in the motor 131 to receive the detection signal of the overload sensor 162 for detecting the overload of the motor 131, when the motor 131 is overloaded, the motor 131 after a set time, for example, 10 seconds ) To stop the operation, thereby protecting the motor 131 from overload. On the other hand, unlike the present embodiment, in the case of including the overload sensor 162, the coil spring 133 is installed to rotate by receiving the rotational force from the motor 131 is omitted so that the general rotation shaft to replace the coil spring 133 Can be.

The operation of the automatic shoe organizer according to the present invention will be described.

When the user climbs on the rotating disc 120 and takes off the shoes, the rotating disc 120 is lowered by the weight of the user. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the pressure sensing unit 140 outputs a detection signal to the controller 160 by pressing the connection piece 141.

Then, when the user deviates from the rotating disk 120, the spring 126 returns the rotating disk 120 upward while overcoming the weight of the shoe, and also by returning the connecting piece 141, the control unit 160 The pressure sensing unit 140 detects the return of the rotation disk 120, and after a predetermined time, for example, 3 seconds has elapsed, the rotation disk 120 is rotated by the driving of the motor 131, and the rotation disk ( When the sensing piece 151 is sensed by the first or second sensing switches 152 and 153 because the 120 rotates 180 degrees, the shoe direction on the rotating disk 120 is changed to 180 degrees by stopping the rotating disk 120.

As such, according to the present invention, by automatically switching the direction of the shoes taken off by the customer, the customer can comfortably wear the shoes again, and reduce the effort and time required for the cleaning of the shoes, and the reliability of the cleaning operation of the shoes. Can increase.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims.

110: main body 111: rotary coupling portion
112: leg 113: overlap
120: rotating disk 121: rotating shaft
122: fixing bolt 123: reinforcing rib
124: overlap portion 125: shaft bolt
126: spring 130: rotary drive
131: motor 132: reducer
133: coil spring 134: drive gear
135: driven gear 140: pressure sensing unit
141: connection piece 150: rotation position detection unit
151: sensing piece 152: first sensing switch
153: second detection switch 160: control unit
161: timer 162: overload sensor
170: power supply unit 171: charge display unit

Claims (7)

An automatic shoe organizer that switches the direction of the shoes
A main body provided on an installation surface;
Rotating disk is installed to be rotatable on the upper side of the main body and installed to be able to move up and down, has a restoring force upward by a spring, and provides a place for removing the shoes on the upper surface;
A rotation driving unit provided to rotate the rotating disk;
A pressure sensing unit installed to output the detection signal by detecting that the rotating disk is lowered by the weight of the user; And
And a control unit which receives the sensing signals output from the pressure sensing unit and controls the rotation driving unit to change the shoes direction on the rotating disk.
The pressure sensing unit,
Shoe arranging device, characterized in that the rotary disk is installed on the lower side, the rotary disk is a push switch that is operated by the pressing of the connecting piece having an upward restoring force when descending. The apparatus of claim 1,
Automatic shoe organizer, characterized in that the edge is formed so as to overlap the edge of the rotating disk. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1,
A motor installed in the main body and operated by a power supplied from an external source or a battery installed in the main body;
A coil spring installed to rotate by receiving rotational force from the motor;
A drive gear fixed to the coil spring; And
A driven gear fixed to the rotating shaft of the rotating disk to be gear-coupled to the drive gear;
And the drive gear is separated from the driven gear by the deformation of the coil spring when the rotation disk is not rotated by the load. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a rotation position detector configured to detect a rotation position of the rotation disc and output a detection signal to the controller.
The rotation position detecting unit,
First and second sensing switches respectively installed on the main body so as to form 180 degrees with the rotation axis of the rotating disk interposed therebetween, and outputting a sensing signal to the controller, respectively; And
And a sensing piece installed on a bottom surface of the rotating disk to operate the first or second sensing switch according to the rotation of the rotating disk.
The control unit,
Automatic shoe organizer, characterized in that for controlling the rotary drive receives the detection signal output from the rotation position detecting unit. delete 5. The apparatus of claim 4,
When the load is applied to the rotating disk by the user's weight is released by the pressure detecting unit to confirm that the rotating disk is returned upward by the spring, the rotating disk is detected after the set time elapses Automatic shoe organizer, characterized in that for rotating the signal to receive 180 degrees. The apparatus of claim 3,
Automatic shoe organizer, characterized in that for stopping the operation of the motor receiving the detection signal of the overload sensor for detecting the overload of the motor.

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