KR101910092B1 - Apparatus for drying shoe including air cleaning and light - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a shoe drying apparatus with air cleaning and lighting functions which facilitate sterilization and deodorization, discharge waste air discharged from inside a shoe to the outside, and allow air cleaning and lighting functions to be used when a shoe is not dried. According to the present invention, the shoe drying apparatus with air cleaning and lighting functions comprises: a main body including a support unit, a neck unit extended from the support unit and provided with a first inlet, and a shoe holding unit branching from the neck unit to hold a shoe; a blowing fan to send external air sucked into the main body through the first inlet towards the shoe holding unit; a plasma generation unit to use the external air to generate plasma ions and supply the plasma ions into the shoe held on the shoe holding unit by the blowing fan; a waste air guide unit which is formed into a pipe shape enclosing the outer surface of an ankle unit of the shoe held on the shoe holding unit and being separated from the outer surface of the shoe holding unit to guide waste air to the first inlet, guides the waste air discharged from inside the shoe to the first inlet to prevent the waste air from being discharged out of the main body, and has a second inlet to suck the waste air and external air into the first inlet; an illumination sensor to sense illumination around the main body; a human body sensor to sense a person around the main body; and an LED lamp which is turned on in accordance with the illumination around the main body sensed by the illumination sensor and detection of the person by the illumination sensor.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an air-

The present invention relates to a shoe dryer having an air cleaning and lighting function. More particularly, the present invention relates to a shoe dryer having sterilizing, deodorizing, and drying the inside of shoes using plasma ions in a state in which shoes are mounted, And a shoe dryer having an air cleaning and lighting function that can use lighting.

Recently, there has been developed a technique of drying shoes in a short time by using plasma, heater, etc., away from natural drying method of shoes. As for the shoe drying technique using such a plasma, it has already been disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2015-0022286; Shoe disinfection device ".

The patent discloses a technique for discharging air drawn in through an air inlet using AC power and sterilizing the inside of shoe by supplying discharged air to the inside of the shoe.

However, even if the inner portion of the shoe is sterilized by the plasma, the above-described patent does not dispose of the inside of the shoe and is discharged to the outside of the shoe as it is, which makes it difficult to ensure the cleanliness of the air around the shoe sterilizing device.

Korean Registered Patent No. 2015-0022286 (disclosed on Mar. 04, 2015)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a shoe dryer having an air cleaning function and an illuminating function, which are easy to sterilize, deodorize, and dry, and prevent a waste discharged from the inside of shoes from being discharged to the outside.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a shoe dryer having an air cleaning and lighting function that utilizes air cleaning and lighting functions when not drying shoes.

A shoe dryer having an air cleaning and lighting function according to the present invention includes a main body including a supporting portion, a neck portion extending from the supporting portion and having a first air inlet formed thereon, and a foot rest portion branched from the neck portion, 1 air blowing fan for blowing outside air sucked into the main body through the air intake port toward the shoe mount portion, generating plasma ions by using the outside air, and causing the plasma ions to flow into the shoe inside The shoe is provided with a plasma generating part for enclosing an outer surface of an ankle part of the shoe mounted on the shoe mount part and spaced from an outer surface of the shoe mount part to guide the waste to the first air intake port, A step of guiding the waste discharged from the inside of the shoe to the first suction port, A disposal guide for preventing exhaust from the outside of the main body and forming a second air intake port so that the disposal and the outside air are sucked together with the first air intake port, an illuminance sensor for detecting the illuminance around the main body, And an LED lamp that is turned on when the person is detected by the illuminance sensor.

Wherein the LED lamp is turned on when the person is detected only when the illuminance of the surroundings of the main body is lower than a reference value, And may further include a selection switch.

The shoe dryer having an air cleaning function and an illuminating function according to the present invention has an effect that the air around the shoe dryer can be kept clean by performing the plasma treatment once more for disposal discharged from the inside of the shoe.

The shoe dryer having an air cleaning and lighting function according to the present invention has the effect of utilizing air cleaning and lighting functions when the shoe is not dried.

1 is a perspective view showing a shoe dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a sectional view showing a shoe dryer according to the present embodiment.
3 is a block diagram briefly showing a configuration of a shoe dryer according to the present embodiment.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of the term in order to best describe its invention It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only examples of the present invention, and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention, so that various equivalents and modifications may be made thereto .

Hereinafter, a shoe drying apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a shoe dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a shoe dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross- .

1 to 3, the shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 200. The body 200 includes a support 210, a neck 220 extending from the support 210, and a plurality of shoe mounts (not shown) that branch from the neck 220 to mount a pair of shoes, 230).

Since the main body 200 forms the appearance of the shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the main body 200 is made of an ABS resin (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin) or a PC (Polycarbonate) which is excellent in durability and insulation, .

A power switch 621 and mode selection switches 622 and 623 may be provided outside the shoe mount 230. The power switch 621 allows the user to turn on / off the shoe drying apparatus 100. The mode selection switches 622 and 623 allow the user to select either a shoe drying mode or an air purifying mode by using the shoe drying apparatus 100. Of course, if the shoe drying mode is selected while the power switch 621 is turned off, the shoe drying mode can be activated only by turning on the power switch 621. Conversely, if the air cleaning mode is selected while the power switch 621 is turned off, the air drying mode can be activated only by turning on the power switch 621. [

The foot rest 230 is formed with a through hole 231 through which the inside of the main body 200 is communicated with the inside of the shoe. A shoe detection sensor 310 may be disposed inside the shoe mount 230. The shoe detection sensor 310 senses whether or not the shoe is mounted on the shoe mount portion 230. When the shoe is sensed by the shoe detection sensor 310 when power is applied to the shoe dryer and the mode selection switches 622 and 623 are positioned in the shoe drying mode, the plasma generator 420, the LED lamp 431 and the operation of the perfume diffuser 440 can be started. On the contrary, if the shoe is not stuck from the foot rest 230, the plasma generator 100, the LED lamp 431 and the parfume diffuser 440, which will be described later, are not operated.

The shoe detecting sensor 310 may also be disposed on each shoe mount 230. The shoe mount 230 may include a first shutter 321, A switch 331 may be provided.

Here, a plurality of shoe mounts 230 may mean that a pair of shoe mounts 230 are provided to mount a pair of shoe together, and a pair of shoes It may mean that at least one pair is provided so as to be able to stand together. In the following description, an embodiment will be described in which a pair of shoe mount portions 230 are configured for convenience of explanation and understanding, and the number of shoe mount portions 230 is referred to as a right It should not be construed as limiting the scope.

Subsequently, shoes may be mounted on any one of the pair of shoes mounting portions 230 and the shoes may not be mounted on the other pair of shoes mounting portions 230. In order to prevent plasma or perfume from being supplied to the shoe mount part 230 in which the shoe is not mounted according to the detection result of the shoe detection sensor 310, the first shutter 321 is mounted on the shoe mount part 230 ) Block the inside passage. The switch 331 cuts off the power applied to the LED lamp 431 of the corresponding foot rest 230 in order to prevent the LED lamp 431 from lighting on the foot rest of the foot rest.

Therefore, the shoe dryer according to the present embodiment can prevent unnecessary consumption of plasma, perfume, and electric power.

On the other hand, the neck portion 220 is formed with first intake ports 221a and 221b for allowing the outside of the main body 200 to be sucked. A blowing fan 410 may be installed inside the neck 220 to send the outside air to the foot rest 230. A filter 411 may be provided between the first suction port 221a and the blowing fan 410 to filter impurities and foreign substances from the outside air sucked into the inside of the main body 200. [ The first intake ports 221a and 221b may be formed on the upper and lower sides of the blower fan 420 so that the clean air can be smoothly discharged to the outside of the shoe mount 230 in the air clean mode .

The plasma generating part 420 may be disposed between the blowing fan 410 and the foot rest part 230. Generally, the structure of the atmospheric pressure plasma generator can be divided into an opposing type and a spray type. The opposite type plasma generating apparatus is configured to perform a plasma treatment by inserting an object to be treated between two flat plate electrodes, and the spray type plasma is configured to plasma the object to be processed by ejecting a plasma formed inside the reactor to the outside of the reactor. The shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is for sterilizing the inside of shoes mounted on the shoe mount 230. The plasma generator 420 generates plasma and generates generated plasma from the shoe mount 230, Type plasma generator may be used.

The electrons in the plasma generated by the plasma generating unit 420 are accelerated by a high energy based on the introduced outside air, and the accelerated electrons collide with the oxygen molecules to generate oxygen ions (O 2 +) or oxygen atoms 2O < + >). The ionic state is very unstable, so it combines with the electrons in the shoe to form an oxygen radical (O) or combine with other oxygen ions to form ozone (O3). As a result, the plasma generated by the plasma generating unit 420 damages the cell membrane of the organism existing in the shoe mounted on the shoe mount 230, so that the harmful microorganisms can be removed quickly and effectively without the addition of an additional chemical agent.

In addition, the shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can dry, sterilize and deodorize the inside of the shoe by using plasma. In addition, the first LED lamp 431, the second LED lamp 432, and the perfume diffuser 440 Can be installed.

The first LED lamp 431 is provided for sterilization purposes. The first LED lamp 431 may be installed to emit light to the outside of the foot rest 230. The light emitted by the second LED lamp 431 may be infrared rays having a wavelength of 750 nm to 1200 nm. Therefore, the shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can suppress the propagation of bacteria, fungi, bacteria, etc. in the shoe.

The second LED lamp 432 is provided for illumination purposes. Like the first LED lamp 431, the second LED lamp 432 can be installed to emit light to the outside of the foot rest 230. Since the second LED lamp 432 is for illumination purposes, the second LED lamp 432 may not be limited to a specific wavelength band. The second LED lamp 432 can be selected in consideration of the user's preferred brightness, preferred illumination color, and the like.

The main body 200 is provided with a light intensity sensor 432a for sensing the illuminance around the main body 200 and a main / night mode selecting unit 432a for selecting the main / night mode, considering the fact that the shoe drying apparatus 100 is mainly used on a porch. A night selection switch 432b may be provided. The second LED lamp 432 is turned on when it is detected that the periphery of the main body 200 is darker than the reference value by the illuminance sensor 432a and if the illuminance sensor 432a detects that the periphery of the main body 200 is lighter than the reference value, The second LED lamp 432 is not turned on. The user can select the daytime mode by operating the day / night selection switch 432b so that the lamp of the second LED lamp 432 is lit regardless of the illuminance around the main body 100. When the surroundings of the main body 200 are dark, To make the 2LED lamp 432 lamp turn on, the night / night selection switch 432b is operated to select the night mode.

In addition, the perfume diffuser 440 may be installed inside the neck 220. The perfume diffuser 440 emits the perfume, and the perfume is supplied to the outside of the shoe mount 230 together with the outside air by the blowing fan 410. Therefore, the shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can remove the odor inside the shoe and obtain a deodorizing effect.

Thus, the shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can easily remove bacteria, fungi, bacteria, and odors from the inside of the shoe by the plasma generator 420, the LED lamp 431, and the perfume diffuser 440, Deodorization and sterilization effect can be obtained.

Meanwhile, the shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment may include a disposal guide unit 500. The disposal guide unit 500 prevents the waste discharged from the inside of the shoe from being discharged to the outside of the shoe. That is, the disposal guide unit 500 surrounds the ankle part of the shoe, which is spaced from the outer surface of the shoe fitting part 230 and is mounted on the shoe fitting part 230, ≪ / RTI > The disposal guide unit 500 may be provided with a second air inlet 510 to allow air to be sucked together with the disposal of the inside of the shoe.

Therefore, the shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment prevents the disposal of sterilized and deodorized shoes by the plasma generator 420, the LED lamp 431, and the perfume diffuser 440 from being discharged to the outside as it is So that the air around the main body 200 is maintained in a clean state.

Here, the second shutter 322 for interrupting the first suction port 221b on the upper side of the blowing fan 410 may be provided on the basis of the blowing fan 410. In the shoe drying mode, the second shutter 322 closes the first suction port 221b to prevent the plasma ions supplied toward the inside of the shoe from flowing out through the first suction port 221b. In contrast, in the air cleaning mode, the second shutter 322 opens the first air inlets 221a and 221b so that plasma ions can be discharged to the outside through the first air inlets 221a and 221b and the second air inlets 510, do.

On the other hand, a circuit board (not shown) on which a power supply circuit, an electronic control circuit, etc. (not shown) is mounted is disposed inside the support portion 210. On the outer surface of the support portion 210, The display unit 610 may be provided to display the overall state of the display unit 100.

In addition, the main body 200 may be provided with a human body sensor 630 and a voice output unit 640 which can detect a person. The human body detection sensor 630 may detect a person in the vicinity of the main body 200 and may be provided to detect the direction of the user based on the main body 200. Accordingly, the announcement output through the audio output unit 640 can be controlled according to the detection result of the person around the main body 200.

For example, when the user senses that the user is moving in the direction of leaving the main body 200, he outputs a predetermined announcement such as 'Have a good day', 'Do a good job' through the audio output unit 640 When the user is detected to move in a direction to return home based on the body 200, the voice output unit 640 may be used to display a message such as 'Thank you for your day today', 'Put your shoes on the mount' The set announcement can be output.

Meanwhile, since the shoe dryer according to the present embodiment includes an electronic circuit for operating a plasma, an LED lamp, a perfume, etc., and power is supplied to the electronic circuit, a temperature sensor (not shown) And an interlock function for controlling the temperature of the apparatus based on the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor (not shown) to prevent overheating.

Hereinafter, a method of using a shoe dryer having an air cleaning function according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the user operates the power switch 621 to apply power to the shoe drying apparatus 100.

As the power is applied to the shoe drying apparatus 100, the human body detecting sensor 630 can detect a user in the vicinity of the body. For example, when the user operates the power of the shoe drying apparatus 100, the human body detection sensor 630 senses the user when the user goes out or goes around the body 200 while going out. As the human body detection sensor 630 detects the user, predetermined announcements are output through the audio output unit 640. [

On the other hand, when power is applied to the shoe drying apparatus 100, the shoe drying apparatus 100 can operate according to any one of an air cleaning mode and a shoe drying mode.

The user can listen to the announcement output through the voice output unit 640 and operate either the air cleaning mode or the shoe drying mode by operating the mode selection switch.

First, as the user selects the air cleaning mode (step S21), the operation of the blowing fan 410 is started even if the shoe is not detected by the shoe detection sensor 310. [ The outside air is sucked into the foot rest 230 through the second suction port 510 and the first suction ports 221a and 221b as the blowing fan 410 is operated.

The plasma generating unit 420 generates plasma ions using the inspired external air (step S23)

At this time, the first shutter 321 is closed and the second shutter 322 can be opened. The clean air sterilized and deodorized by the plasma ions is discharged to the outside of the shoe mount 230 through the first suction ports 221a and 221b and the second suction port 510. [

As described above, the shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can suck the outside air by generating a plasma ion by sterilizing and deodorizing the outside air and discharging it as clean air as the user selects the air purifying mode.

On the other hand, as the user selects the shoe drying mode, the shoe detection sensor 310 is operated. That is, when the user places the shoe on the shoe mount 230, the shoe detection sensor 310 detects that the shoe is mounted on the shoe mount 230, even if the user does not perform any other operation.

 When it is detected that the shoe is mounted on the shoe mounting portion 230, the operation of the blowing fan 410 is started in accordance with the signal outputted by the shoe detecting sensor 310. [ The outside air is sucked into the foot rest 230 through the second suction port 510 and the first suction ports 221a and 221b as the blowing fan 410 is operated.

The plasma generator 420, the diffuser diffuser 440, and the LED lamp 431 may be operated to start operation of the plasma generator 420, the diffuser diffuser 440, and the first LED lamp 431 . The plasma generating unit 420 generates plasma ions using the outside air. Plasma ions are supplied to the inside of the shoe through the through hole 231 formed in the shoe mount 230 to sterilize, deodorize, and dry the inside of the shoe.

At the same time, the perfume diffuser 440 emits the perfume, and the perfume is supplied to the inside of the shoe by the blowing fan 410. Further, the LED lamp 431 is turned on to emit infrared rays into the shoe.

At this time, the first shutter 321 of the foot rest 230 is opened and the second shutter 322 is closed. Accordingly, the plasma ions can be supplied to the shoe-mount 230 while being prevented from being lost to the outside of the shoe-mount 230 through the second air inlet 510.

Here, the user can mount the shoe only on one of the pair of shoes mounting portions 230. In such a case, the first shutter of the shoe mount 230 on which the shoe is mounted is opened, and the first shutter 321 of the shoe mount 230 on which the shoe is not mounted is kept closed. Power is applied to the LED lamp 431 corresponding to the shoe mounting portion 230 to which the shoe is mounted and power is not applied to the LED lamp 431 corresponding to the shoe mounting portion 230 to which the shoe is not mounted .

Of course, if the user does not mount the shoe, a separate signal is not output to all the shoe detection sensors 310. Therefore, the first shutter 321 of the shoe mount 230 is kept closed, and the plasma generator 420, The power to the parfume diffuser 440 and the LED lamp 431 is cut off and the plasma generating unit 420, the perfume diffuser 440 and the LED lamp 431 are not operated.

As such, the shoe drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment sucks the outside air according to the user's selection of the shoe drying mode, facilitates the removal of bacteria, fungi, bacteria, and odors in the shoe, .

On the other hand, the waste discharged from the inside of the shoe can be sucked into the first suction port 221 by the disposal guide unit 500.

That is, the waste discharged from the inside of the shoe to the outside is guided to the first suction port 221 by the disposal guide unit 500. At this time, the waste can be sucked into the first suction port 221 together with the outside air sucked through the second suction port 510 and the outside air sucked through the first suction port 221.

Therefore, the shoe drying method according to the present embodiment prevents disposal of sterilized and deodorized shoes by the plasma generator 420, the LED lamp 431, and the perfume diffuser 440 from being discharged to the outside as it is, And then circulated back into the main body 200 so that clean air is maintained around the main body 200.

On the other hand, the user can select the daytime mode or the nighttime mode in advance by operating the main / night selection switch 432b. When a person around the main body 200 is detected by the human body detection sensor 630 regardless of the illuminance around the main body 200 sensed by the illuminance sensor 432a when the user selects the daytime mode, And when a person around the main body 200 is detected by the human body detection sensor 630 only when the illuminance sensed by the surrounding illuminance sensor is below the reference value when the user selects the night mode, The light source 432 may be turned on.

The embodiments of the present invention described above and shown in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art will be able to modify the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Accordingly, such improvements and modifications will fall within the scope of the present invention as long as they are obvious to those skilled in the art.

100: shoe dryer 200: body
210: Support part 220:
221a, 221b: first intake port 230:
231: Through hole 310: Shoe detection sensor
321: first shutter 322: second shutter
410: blower fan 420: plasma generator
431: first LED lamp 432: second LED lamp
432a: illuminance sensor 432b: day / night selection switch
440: a perfume diffuser 500: a disposal guide
510: second intake port 621: power switch
622, 623: Mode selection switch

Claims (2)

A main body including a support portion, a neck portion extending from the support portion and having a first air inlet port, and a foot rest portion branched from the neck portion to mount the shoe;
A blowing fan for blowing outside air sucked into the main body through the first suction port toward the shoe mount portion;
A plasma generator for generating plasma ions by using the outside air and supplying plasma ions to the shoe mounted on the shoe mount by the blowing fan;
A shoe sole provided in the shoe so as to surround the outer surface of the ankle part of the shoe so as to be spaced apart from the outer surface of the shoe mount part and guide the waste discharged from the inside of the shoe to the first suction hole, A disposal guide unit for preventing the disposal of the waste air and the outside air from being discharged to the outside of the main body, and a second suction port for sucking the waste and the outside air together with the first suction port;
An illuminance sensor for sensing illuminance around the main body;
A human body detection sensor for detecting a person around the body;
And an LED lamp which is illuminated when the person is detected by the illuminance sensor and illuminance around the main body detected by the illuminance sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the LED lamp is turned on when the person is detected only when the illuminance of the surroundings of the main body is lower than a reference value, Further comprising a selection switch.

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