KR101866138B1 - Foot dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foot dryer comprising: a body with a first fixing groove and a second fixing groove formed on an upper portion; a foot resting part detachably fitted into the first fixing groove of the body, on which a user′s foot rests; a blowing part fitted into the second fixing groove of the body to move up and down, and configured to discharge wind toward one side of the body; and a controller for controlling the blowing part to discharge the wind toward the user′s foot when the user′s foot rests on the foot resting part. Since the blowing part is controlled so that it discharges the wind toward the user′s foot when the user′s foot rests on the foot resting part, the foot is dried, and sterilized by a sterilizing member to prevent athlete′s foot or foot odor.

Description

Foot dryer {Foot dryer}

The present invention relates to a foot dryer.

Normally, people wear shoes. At this time, the footwear has a space in which the feet can be put. When these shoes are worn with wet feet, various bacteria and fungi multiply by the water attached to the feet, and there are various factors that adversely affect the health of the feet, such as eczema and athlete's foot .

To solve this problem, all of the water between the toes was wiped off or dried through a dryer or a fan.

Conventionally, a structure has been developed in which air is blown upward by arranging a nozzle at a lower portion of a scaffold and then blowing air upward to the nozzle. However, in the conventional structure as described above, moisture (i.e., water droplets) There was a problem that the toes or soles could not be efficiently dried.

Korea Patent No. 10-1270360

It is an object of the present invention, which is devised to solve the problems as described above, to provide an apparatus and a method for controlling a wind discharging part by controlling a wind discharging part such that a wind discharging part is discharged from a body and a wind is discharged toward a user's feet, And a sterilizing member for sterilizing the hair dryer, thereby preventing the generation of athlete's foot and the generation of foot odor.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a foot dryer comprising: a main body having a first fixing groove and a second fixing groove formed in an upper side and a second side, respectively; A catching part which is seated on the first fixing groove of the main body so as to be detachable and in which the feet of the user are seated; A wind discharging portion which is vertically movably mounted inside the second fixing groove of the main body and discharges wind toward one side of the main body; And a control unit for controlling the wind discharging unit such that wind is discharged toward the user's feet when the user's feet are mounted on the upper portion of the guide wheel.

In addition, the main body has a fixing hole formed on the rear side thereof, and is provided in the wind discharging portion. When the wind discharging portion is inserted into the second fixing groove, the main body is fixed to the fixing hole to fix the wind discharging portion, And a fixing unit that is exposed to an upper portion of the main body when the main body is separated from the ball and integrally moved upward with the wind discharging unit, and fixes the wind discharging unit in a discharged state over the upper surface of the main body.

Also, the second fixing groove is provided inside the second fixing groove, the fixing portion is contracted by the wind discharging portion coupled to the fixing hole and inserted into the second fixing groove, and is contracted when the fixing portion is separated from the fixing hole, And an elastic member for discharging a wind discharging portion to an upper portion of the main body at a predetermined height.

The apparatus further includes a support portion provided in the second fixing groove of the main body, the guide portion supporting the wind discharging portion, protruding from the upper portion of the main body, and being inserted into the second fixing groove.

The wind discharging portion may include a moving member formed with a through hole into which the guide rod of the receiving portion is inserted and provided so as to be movable up and down along the guide rod and a wind generating portion provided on the moving member, And a discharge guide portion surrounding the wind generating portion and guiding wind generated in the wind generating portion toward one side of the main body and discharging the wind.

The discharge guide portion may include an inner case having a side surface corresponding to one side of the body and having a first opening formed therein and a second opening having one side opened, And an exhaust control member provided at an outer case of the moving member to cover the upper portion and a second opening of the outer case, and to discharge the wind which is discharged through the first opening in a predetermined direction.

The wind discharger further includes a sterilizing member which is provided inside the discharge guide and raises the temperature of the wind discharged from the discharge guide, or sterilizes and discharges the air.

In addition, the ejector tooth is inserted into the first fixing groove and is detachably mounted. The ejector tooth is detachably mounted on an upper portion of the lower case, And an upper case formed with a water inflow hole through which water flows.

The main body is provided with a communication hole communicating with the first fixing groove and the second fixing groove, and the guide groove is formed on the side opposite to the second fixing groove from the wind discharging portion inserted into the second fixing groove And a wind inflow hole through which the wind passing through the communication hole flows into the inside is formed.

The control unit controls the wind discharging unit to discharge the wind for a predetermined time when the wind discharging unit discharged to the upper portion of the main body is returned to the inside of the second fixing groove, And the water is dried by the wind which is discharged from the wind discharging portion inside the second fixing groove.

The inner case is formed with a guide plate having a width smaller than that of the second opening of the outer case and having both ends of the first opening protruded toward both ends of the second opening .

A sensing unit provided on the guide tooth for sensing weight or heat to determine whether a user's foot is disposed; And a driving unit provided in the second fixing groove and capable of adjusting the position of the wind discharging unit in a vertical direction, wherein when the user's footstep is detected from the sensing unit, The wind discharging part is discharged to the upper part of the main body by controlling the driving part, and when the detection of the user's foot fixing is finished, the wind discharging part is retracted into the second fixing groove of the main body.

The display unit may further include a display unit for displaying the weight detected by the sensing unit and for checking the weight.

In addition, the wind discharger further includes a storage portion provided in the moving member and storing a fragrance therein.

The controller may scan the foot shape of the user using the row sensed by the sensing unit, transmit the health information including the shape and the temperature of the scanned foot to the smart device of the predetermined user, The installed application may display the temperature sensed by the foot shape and the foot shape overlapping on the smart device based on the health information transmitted from the control unit.

In addition, the ejector tooth portion further includes a water absorbing member which is provided on the inner side surface of the upper case and absorbs water around the water inflow hole.

The water absorbing member is formed so as to extend to the inner surface of the water inlet hole and protrude more than the upper end of the water inlet hole.

And a magnetic attachment part formed to be insertable into the water inflow hole and capable of cleaning the water inflow hole and having a magnetic force and a magnetic attachment part formed in the upper case and capable of being detachably attached to the cleaning member.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the user's feet are placed on the guide, the wind discharging part is discharged from the main body and the wind discharging part is controlled so that the wind is discharged toward the user's foot, So that it is possible to provide a foot dryer capable of preventing the occurrence of athlete's foot or foot odor.

Further, the effect of the present invention can provide a foot dryer capable of separating the ejector teeth, separating the upper and lower cases, and cleaning the inside of the ejector to sanitarily use it.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a foot dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a wind discharge portion of a foot dryer is discharged according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
3 is a side view of the side view of Fig.
4 is an exploded perspective view showing a foot dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a wind discharger of a foot dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view showing the positive section of Fig.
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the positive section of Fig. 2. Fig.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a guide tooth of a foot dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram illustrating a foot dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for explaining a foot dryer according to embodiments of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a foot dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a wind discharge portion of a foot dryer is discharged according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view of the side view of Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a foot dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a wind discharger of a foot dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the positive section of Fig. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the positive section of Fig. 2. Fig. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a guide tooth of a foot dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram illustrating a foot dryer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 9, a foot dryer according to the present invention includes a main body 10, a take-up spout 20, a wind discharge portion 30, and a control portion 50.

First, the main body 10 has a first fixing groove 11 and a second fixing groove 12 formed in an upper side and a second side, respectively. Further, the main body 10 is formed with a fixing hole 13 through the rear side thereof.

Further, the body 10 is formed to have a higher height from the upper side toward the other side and to be bent in a streamline shape.

In the main body 10, a communication hole 14 through which the first fixing groove 11 and the second fixing groove 12 communicate with each other is formed.

The ejection tooth 20 is seated in the first fixing groove 11 of the main body 10 so as to be detachable, and the user's feet are seated.

At this time, the ejection tooth 20 is formed so as to correspond to the shape of the main body 10. That is, the upper portion of the ejection tooth 20 is formed to have a higher height from one side to the other side and to be curved in a streamline shape. This is to allow water to fall naturally during the drying process by placing the foot on the ejection tooth 20.

The ejector tooth 20 includes the lower case 21 and the upper case 22.

The lower case 21 is inserted into the first fixing groove 11, is detachably provided, and the upper case is opened.

The upper case 22 is detachably provided on the upper portion of the lower case 21 and is formed with a water inlet hole 23 through which water flows into the lower case 21. [

At this time, the main body 10 is formed with the inner groove 15 so that a part of the upper side of the periphery of the first fixing groove 11 is inserted downward and the outer side surface of the main body 10 is opened. The upper case 22 is formed with a knob 24 protruding into the inner groove 15 on the side surface thereof.

That is, the user can separate the ejection tooth 20 from the first fixing groove 11 by using the handle 24 protruding into the inner groove 15. The user can separate the upper case 22 from the lower case 21 and remove the water introduced into the lower case 21 and clean the same. Thus, the ejection tooth 20 can be cleanly maintained and managed.

The ejection tooth 20 is ejected from the wind ejection portion 30 which is inwardly inserted into the second fixing groove 12 on the side facing the second fixing groove 12 and is inserted into the communication hole 14 of the main body 10, A wind inflow hole into which the wind passing through the wind tunnel is introduced is formed. At this time, the wind inflow hole is formed in the lower case.

On the other hand, the ejection tooth portion 20 according to the present invention further includes a water absorbing member 25, a cleaning member 26, and a magnetic attachment portion 27.

The water absorbing member (25) is provided on the inner side surface of the upper case (22). At this time, the water absorbing member (25) can absorb moisture around the water inflow hole (23). In particular, the water absorbing member may extend to the inner surface of the water inlet hole 23 and be formed so as to protrude more than the upper end of the water inlet hole 23.

For example, the water absorbing member 25 may be made of a sponge material, and the water remaining on the upper surface of the ejection tooth 20 can be quickly introduced into the inside of the ejection tooth 20.

The cleaning member 26 is formed so as to be insertable into the water inflow hole 23 and is capable of cleaning the water inflow hole 23. At this time, the cleaning member 26 is formed to have a magnetic force.

The magnetic attachment portion 27 is formed inside the upper case 22, and the cleaning member 26 can be detachably attached and stored.

That is, the user may perform cleaning to clean the ejection tooth 20, and in particular, a cleaning member 26 attached to the magnetic attachment portion 27 to remove foreign matter generated in the water inlet hole 23 The water inflow hole 23 can be cleaned by using the water inflow hole 23, and cleanliness can be maintained by cleaning. In addition, the cleaning member 26 is detachably attached to the magnetic attachment portion 27 by magnetism, and can be easily used and stored.

The wind discharging portion 30 is vertically movably mounted in the second fixing groove 12 of the main body 10 and discharges wind toward one side of the main body 10. [

Here, the wind discharging portion 30 includes a moving member 31, a wind generating portion 33, and a discharge guide portion 34.

The moving member 31 is provided with a through hole 32 into which a guide rod 45 of a receiving portion 44 to be described later is inserted and is vertically movable along the guide rod 45.

The wind generating portion 33 is provided at an upper portion of the moving member 31, and generates wind. The wind generating unit 33 may include a motor for rotating the motor shaft, and a fan coupled to the motor shaft of the motor to generate wind while being integrally rotated, but is not limited thereto.

The discharge guide portion 34 surrounds the wind generating portion 33 and guides the wind generated by the wind generating portion 33 toward one side of the main body 10 to discharge the wind.

The discharge guide portion 34 includes an inner case 35, an outer case 38, and a discharge adjusting member 40.

The inner case 35 is surrounded by the side surface of the wind generating portion 33 and has a first opening 36 formed in a side surface thereof corresponding to one direction of the main body 10. That is, the inner case 35 is provided so as to surround the side surface of the wind generating portion 33 so that the wind generated by the wind generating portion 33 can be discharged only to the first opening portion 36.

The inner case 35 is formed such that the width of the first opening 36 is narrower than that of the second opening 39 of the outer case 38 to be described later, A guide plate 37 protruding toward both ends of the guide plate 39 is formed.

The outer case 38 is provided with a second opening 39 having one side opened and covering the upper portion of the inner case 35 and provided on the moving member 31. At this time, the second opening 39 may be formed in a straight line with the first opening 36, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The discharge adjusting member 40 is provided in the second opening 39 of the outer case 38 and discharges the wind which is discharged through the first opening 36 in a predetermined direction.

On the other hand, the wind discharging portion 30 further includes a sterilizing member 41 and a storing portion 42.

The sterilizing member 41 is provided inside the discharge guide portion 34 to raise the temperature of the wind discharged from the discharge guide portion 34 or to sterilize and discharge the air. At this time, the sterilizing member 41 may be formed of a UV lamp, but is not limited thereto.

The sterilizing member 41 may be provided so as to be positioned on the rear side of the fan or the first opening 36. [

The storage section (42) is provided in the moving member (31), and a fragrance agent is stored therein. Accordingly, the perfume of the fragrance is discharged to the outside together with the wind generated in the wind generating portion 33.

In addition, the fragrance may be made of an aromatic material or a herbal medicine, and may be selected variously by the user, so that a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, the foot dryer according to the present invention further includes a receiving portion 44, an elastic member 46, and a fixing portion 47.

The receiving portion 44 is provided inside the second fixing groove 12 of the main body 10 and supports the wind discharging portion 30. The guide rod 45 is formed so as to protrude from the upper portion of the main body 10 and to be inserted into the second fixing groove 12.

The elastic member 46 is provided inside the second fixing groove 12 and inserted into the guide rod 45 of the receiving portion 44. [

That is, the elastic member 46 elastically supports the wind discharging portion 30, which is to be described later, and the fixing portion 47 is coupled to the fixing hole 13 to be inserted into the second fixing groove 12, The wind discharging portion 30 is elastically supported and is discharged to the upper portion of the main body 10 at a predetermined height. At this time, the user can lift up the wind discharging portion 30 discharged at a predetermined height to the upper portion. Here, the gripping grooves 43 are formed on both sides of the wind discharging portion 30 so that the user can grip the wind discharging portion 30. [

The fixing portion 47 is provided in the wind discharging portion 30. When the wind discharging portion 30 is inserted into the second fixing groove 12, the fixing portion 47 is coupled to the fixing hole 13 of the main body 10, (30). That is, the fixing portion 47 can fix the wind discharging portion 30 inside the second fixing groove 12. At this time, the elastic member 46 is contracted while the wind discharging portion 30 is inserted into the second fixing groove 12.

Further, the fixing portion 47 can be detached from the fixing hole 13 by the wind discharging portion 30. At this time, the wind discharging portion 30 is discharged to the upper portion of the body 10 at a certain height while expanding the contracted elastic member 46. When the user grasps the gripping grooves 43 and then lifts the gripping grooves 43, the fixing part 47 is integrally moved and exposed to the outside of the second fixing groove 12 of the main body 10, Lt; / RTI > Accordingly, the wind discharging portion 30 can be fixed in a discharged state.

The control unit 50 controls the wind discharging unit 30 so that the wind is discharged toward the user's feet when the user's feet are placed on the upper portion of the guide 20.

At this time, the controller 50 may be formed of a plurality of buttons, and it is possible to control the intensity of the wind discharged to the wind discharger 30.

Further, the control unit 50 can turn on or off the sterilizing member 41 described above.

In addition, when the wind discharging portion 30 discharged to the upper portion of the main body 10 is returned to the inside of the second fixing groove 12, the control unit 50 causes the wind discharging portion 30 to discharge the wind for a predetermined time Can be controlled.

At this time, the water catching portion 20 can be dried by the wind which is discharged from the wind discharging portion 30 inside the second fixing groove 12, and can be always maintained in a clean state have.

The foot dryer according to the present invention further includes a sensing unit 60, a driving unit 70, and a display unit 80.

The sensing unit 60 is provided on the catching portion 20 and detects the weight or heat to determine whether or not the user's foot is disposed.

Here, the control unit 50 may scan the foot shape of the user using the row sensed by the sensing unit 60, and may transmit health information including the shape and temperature of the scanned foot to the smart device of the predetermined user .

At this time, based on the health information transmitted from the control unit 50, the application installed in the smart device can display the foot shape and the sensed temperature on the foot shape on the smart device.

Further, the application can display the sole foot pressure area on the smart device by overlapping with the foot shape. At this time, the user can confirm the shiatsu pressure area of the overlapped sole and perform shiatsu pressure.

In addition, the application can display an effect that may occur when the user touches one of the sole pressure-affected areas displayed on the smart device and when the user touches the affected foot-pressure area.

The driving unit 70 is provided inside the second fixing groove 12 and can adjust the position of the wind discharging unit 30 in the vertical direction.

The control unit 50 controls the driving unit 70 to discharge the wind discharging unit 30 to the upper portion of the main body 10 when the user's footstep is detected by the detecting unit 60 from the sensing unit 60 And when the detection of the user's footstep is completed, the user fixes it in the second fixing groove 12 of the main body 10 and places it in place.

The display unit 80 can display the weight detected by the sensing unit 60 and check the weight. At this time, the display unit 80 may be provided on the upper side of the main body 10.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention Should be interpreted. In addition, the order of operation of the components described in the above-described process does not necessarily have to be performed in a time series order, and if the order of the respective components and steps is changed, the process is included in the scope of the present invention Of course.

10: main body 11: first fixing groove
12: second fixing groove 13: fixing hole
14: communication hole 15: inner groove
20: Disengaged tooth 21: Lower case
22: upper case 23: water inflow hole
24: handle 25: water absorbing member
26: cleaning member 27: magnetic attachment portion
30: wind discharge part 31: moving member
32: through hole 33: wind generating part
34: discharge guide part 35: inner case
36: first opening 37: guide plate
38: outer case 39: second opening
40: discharge control member 41: sterilizing member
42: storage part 43: gripping groove
44: Support part 45: Guide rod
46: elastic member 47:
50: control unit 60:
70: driving unit 80:

Claims (18)

A body having a first fixing groove and a second fixing groove formed in an upper side and a second side, respectively;
A catching part which is seated on the first fixing groove of the main body so as to be detachable and in which the feet of the user are seated;
A wind discharging portion which is vertically movably mounted inside the second fixing groove of the main body and discharges wind toward one side of the main body; And
And a control unit for controlling the wind discharging unit to discharge wind toward the feet of the user when the feet of the user are placed on the upper portion of the guide catch.
The method according to claim 1,
The main body has a fixing hole penetratingly formed on a rear side thereof,
Wherein the wind discharging portion is coupled to the fixing hole to fix the wind discharging portion when the wind discharging portion is inserted into the second fixing groove and when the wind discharging portion is separated from the fixing hole and moved upward together with the wind discharging portion, And a fixing unit exposed above the main body and fixed on the upper side of the main body to fix the wind discharging unit in a discharged state.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the first fixing groove is provided in the second fixing groove and the fixing portion is coupled to the fixing hole and is contracted by the wind discharging portion which is inserted into the second fixing groove, and is contracted when the fixing portion is separated from the fixing hole, And an elastic member for discharging the discharge portion to a predetermined height above the main body.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a guide rod provided in the second fixing groove of the main body and supporting the wind discharging portion and protruding from the upper portion of the main body and being inserted into the second fixing groove.
The air conditioner according to claim 4,
A moving member having a through hole into which the guide rod of the receiving unit is inserted and being movable up and down along the guide rod,
A wind generating unit provided on the moving member and generating wind,
And a discharge guide portion surrounding the wind generating portion and guiding wind generated in the wind generating portion to one direction of the main body and discharging the wind.
6. The apparatus according to claim 5,
An inner case enclosing a side surface of the wind generating part and having a side surface corresponding to one direction of the main body,
An outer case covering the upper portion of the inner case and provided on the moving member,
And a discharge adjusting member provided in the second opening of the outer case and discharging the air discharged through the first opening in a predetermined direction.
6. The air conditioner according to claim 5,
Further comprising a sterilizing member provided inside the discharge guide unit to raise the temperature of the wind discharged from the discharge guide unit or to sterilize and discharge air.
The apparatus according to claim 1,
A lower case inserted in the first fixing groove and detachably installed,
And an upper case detachably provided on an upper portion of the lower case, the upper case having a water inlet hole through which water flows into the inside of the lower case.
The method according to claim 1,
The main body has a communication hole communicating the first fixing groove and the second fixing groove,
Wherein the guide groove is formed in a side surface facing the second fixing groove and formed with a wind inflow hole through which the wind which is discharged from the wind discharging portion inwardly inserted into the second fixing groove and passed through the communication hole flows into the inside. dryer.
10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit controls the wind discharging unit to discharge the wind for a predetermined time when the wind discharging unit discharged to the upper portion of the main body is returned to the inside of the second fixing groove,
Wherein the catching portion is dried by wind blown from the wind discharging portion inside the second fixing groove.
The method according to claim 6,
The inner case has a guide plate formed such that the width of the first opening is narrower than the width of the second opening of the outer case and both ends of the first opening are protruded toward both ends of the second opening. As a foot dryer.
The method according to claim 1,
A sensing unit provided on the guide tooth for sensing weight or heat to determine whether the user's foot is disposed; And
And a driving unit provided in the second fixing groove and capable of adjusting the position of the wind discharging unit in a vertical direction,
The control unit may control the driving unit to discharge the wind discharging unit to the upper portion of the main body when the user's footstep is detected by the detecting unit, and when the detection of the user's footstep is completed, And the second fixing groove is inwardly inserted into the second fixing groove.
13. The method of claim 12,
And a display unit for displaying the weight detected by the sensing unit and checking the weight.
6. The air conditioner according to claim 5,
Further comprising: a storage portion provided in the moving member and storing a fragrance therein.
13. The method of claim 12,
The control unit may scan the foot shape of the user using the row sensed by the sensing unit, transmit health information including the scanned soles shape and temperature to a predetermined smart device,
Wherein the application installed in the smart device overlaps the sensed temperature of the plantar shape and the plantar shape based on the health information transmitted from the control unit and displays the overlap on the smart device.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8,
And a water absorbing member which is provided on the inner side surface of the upper case and absorbs water around the water inflow hole.
17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein the water absorbing member is formed to extend to the inner side surface of the water inlet hole and to protrude more than the upper end of the water inlet hole.
9. The method of claim 8,
A cleaning member capable of being inserted into the water inflow hole and capable of cleaning the water inflow hole and having a magnetic force,
And a magnetic attachment portion formed in the upper case, the magnetic attachment portion being detachably attached to and being stored in the cleaning member.

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