KR101964084B1 - Wall installation type Foot Dryer for Identifying Human Body - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a wall-embedded foot dryer for responding to a body portion which improves a limited blowing structure to a foot plate. The wall-embedded foot dryer for responding to a body portion comprises: a main body including a main body frame extended upwards from one side of a foot plate to be coupled and embedded in a wall, a blowing module including a heater and a blowing fan to supply hot air to a blowing port formed on the front surface of the main body frame and a motor to rotate and drive the blowing fan, and a rotating module to rotate the blowing port to a prescribed angle to switch a blowing direction; a sensor unit including a load cell formed in the foot plate to sense a weight, a humidity sensor to sense humidity of the foot plate area, and an infrared sensor formed on the front surface of the main body frame to sense heat to recognize a body shape; and a control unit to drive the rotating module when a specific weight is sensed by the load cell to rotate the blowing port towards the foot plate, and rotate the blowing port upwards to a prescribed angle when specific humidity or lower of the foot plate is sensed by the humidity sensor or a specific temperature or higher of the foot plate area is sensed by the infrared sensor to provide hot air by the blowing module.

Description

{Wall installation type Foot Dryer for Identifying Human Body}

The present invention relates to a foot dryer. More particularly, the present invention relates to a foot dryer, and more particularly, it relates to a foot dryer that is capable of automatically determining drying start and completion time by means of a load cell and a humidity sensor, And a foot-mounted foot dryer for body parts capable of selectively drying a leg and a lower half of the body.

As is well known, a foot dryer has been developed to quickly remove water by blowing warm air toward the feet so as to dry the feet after a shower, thereby maintaining a comfortable foot condition.

As a prior art related to this, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2011-0127527 discloses a flush-type foot dryer having a case in which a front face is buried in a wall so as to expose a front face and an air inlet is formed in an exposed face, an air blower 1. A blower comprising: a blowing duct for blowing air blown by a fan and a blowing fan surrounding the blowing fan to the front of the case; a heater disposed in the blowing duct for heating air; And a ventilation hole is formed in the foot seating portion so as to communicate with the air blowing duct so that the heated air is blown out through the blow hole and discharged to the foot without leakage of hot air to quickly perform foot drying.

However, in the conventional foot dryer, the blowing fan is fixed to the case and is restricted to blowing only with a foot plate and performing foot drying only by warm air. Therefore, it is necessary to improve this, It is necessary to adaptively change the blowing structure according to the landfill space or body characteristics.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2011-0127527 (Embossed Foot Dryer, Nov. 25, 2011) Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2012-0084053 (Embossed Foot Dryer, 2012. 07. 27)

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the limited air flow structure to the scaffold, to quickly dry the foot by adding a heating plate in addition to hot air, and to dry the body parts other than the feet, The present invention provides a wall-mounted foot dryer for a body part capable of adaptively changing an air blowing structure.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a foot plate comprising: a foot plate having a heating plate formed on an upper end thereof; A main body frame extending from one side of the foot plate to be coupled to the main body frame and embedded in the wall, a heater for supplying hot air to the main body frame through a blowing port formed in the main body frame, a blowing fan, and a driving motor for rotating the blowing fan A main body including a blowing module and a rotating module for rotating the blowing port at a predetermined angle to change the blowing direction; An infrared sensor connected to the front surface of the main body frame or to the tuyere for recognizing the shape of the body by sensing heat; ; And a controller for controlling the rotation module to rotate the tuyer in the direction of the foot plate when the specific weight is sensed by the load cell, to provide warm air by a blowing module, to detect a specific humidity or less in the footing area by the humidity sensor, The infrared ray sensor detects a specific temperature or more of the footing area and rotates the blowing port at a predetermined angle upward to provide hot air by the blowing module, And a control unit for stopping the driving of the heating plate and the blower module when a temperature of the room is above a certain temperature.

A guide is formed on the front surface of the main body frame in a height direction, and the guide is used to move up and down the guide, a guide gear is formed on one side of the guide, Further comprising a video camera formed with a pinion gear corresponding to the gear, a speed reducer for driving the pinion gear, and a driving motor, and recognizing the shape of the body formed on the front surface of the main body frame, According to the body shape recognized by the image camera, it is possible to drive the tuyeres to move up and down repeatedly from the footing area to the lower half of the body shape at regular intervals or to move the tuyere up and down in the lower half area.

In addition, a far infrared ray film contact heating heater or a carbon nano lamp type heater that generates heat according to the weight of the load cell may be formed on the top of the foot plate.

In addition, air ducts for guiding blowing air to the central region are formed through both side surfaces of the upper portion of the foot plate, and an induction pipe for guiding hot air generated by the blow module to the blow holes is formed in the foot plate, A stool blowing module including a heater for supplying hot air and a blowing fan and a driving motor for rotating the blowing fan may be formed inside.

A waterproof cover may be formed on the front surface of the air outlet.

A far infrared lamp for emitting far infrared rays or an anion generating module for providing negative ions is formed on the top of the footrest or on the front surface of the main body frame, and the controller controls the operation of the far- .

In addition, the control unit may control the control unit by the smart device in association with the smart device in the communication range including the local communication module.

The controller may be powered by an external power source or may be provided with a separate wireless charging module to receive power from the wireless charging module.

In addition, a display for indicating the weight measured by the load cell may be formed on the foot plate.

According to the present invention, by the load cell and the humidity sensor, the start and completion time of the foot drying is determined and automatically dried, and the foot, leg and lower body are selectively dried by recognizing the body by the infrared sensor and the video camera There is an effect that can be made.

Further, in addition to warm air or natural air, drying can be performed more quickly by the heating plate, and far-infrared rays or negative ions can be supplied during drying, so that blood circulation and odor removal can be more smoothly performed.

Furthermore, there is an effect that it is possible to selectively provide air blowing in a rotary type, an elevating type, or a hybrid type according to the buried place or the body characteristics of the user.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a wall-mounted foot dryer corresponding to a body part according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 respectively show cross-sectional structures of the wall-embedded foot dryer of the body part corresponding to Fig.
Fig. 4 illustrates a block diagram of a wall-mounted foot dryer corresponding to the body part of Fig. 1. Fig.

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

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a wall-mounted type foot dryer corresponding to a body part according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are sectional views of a wall-mounted foot dryer of a body part corresponding to FIG. 1, 1 is a block diagram of a wall-mounted foot dryer corresponding to a body part of the present invention.

1 to 4, a wall-mounted type foot dryer for a body part according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a foot 110, a main body 120, a sensor unit 130, a controller 140, .

First, a heating plate 111 may be formed on the top of the foot plate 110.

The heating plate 111 may include a slip prevention pad for preventing slippage on the surface, a heating element, and a heating coil for heating the heating element.

Here, the heating plate 111 is heated to a predetermined temperature by interlocking with the foot drying by the air blowing module 122, which will be described later, to provide warmth to the user's sole, thereby providing a fomenting effect and quick drying of the moisture between the sole and the toes It is possible.

For example, a far infrared ray film contact heating heater that generates heat at a predetermined temperature according to the weight of the load cell 131, which will be described later, may be provided at the upper end of the foot plate 110, or a carbon nanoflow type heater And a reflector for irradiating far infrared rays toward the soles of the feet. At this time, a plurality of through holes (not shown) through which far-infrared light is transmitted may be further formed on the foot surface.

The load cell 131 senses the body weight of the user and senses adult and infant children according to the body weight value, and adjusts the heating temperature in consideration of the body condition corresponding to the age. In particular, It is preferable to heat the skin, and particularly, it is possible to prevent the low temperature burns on the soles of infants and children who have weak skin.

The body 120 includes a main body frame 121 formed to extend upward from one side of the foot plate 110 and to be embedded in the wall, A blowing module 122 including a heater and a blowing fan for supplying warm air to the blowing fan 122a and a drive motor for rotating the blowing fan, a rotation module 122 for rotating the blowing port 122a at a predetermined angle to switch the blowing direction 123).

The rotation module 123 includes a speed reducer formed on a side surface of the main body 120 and coupled to a rotation shaft of the air blowing port 122a, a driving motor, and an encoder for sensing a rotation angle of the air blowing port 122a, (122a) is adjusted within a certain angle range.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the blowing module 122 may be constructed in such a manner that it is assembled to the main body frame 121 in a hinge manner and manually rotated by a predetermined angle. At this time, And may further include a known locking member.

The sensor unit 130 includes a load cell 131 formed inside the foot plate 110 for sensing weight, a humidity sensor 132 for sensing the humidity of the foot plate area, a front surface of the body frame 121, And an infrared sensor 133 coupled to the infrared sensor 122a and sensing the heat to recognize the body shape. For example, the infrared sensor 133 may be fixed to the front surface of the main body frame 121, or may be coupled to the air outlet 122a to change the sensing direction and the sensing position according to the rotation and elevation driving of the air outlet 122a.

The infrared sensor 133 may be configured to detect a lower part of the body and an upper part of the body so that the lower part of the body may be sensed by a user, And the like.

3 and 4, the control unit 140 controls the rotation module 123 by driving the rotation module 123 when the user senses a specific weight by the load cell 131 on the foot plate 110, The air blowing port 122a is rotated in the direction of the arrow 110 and the hot air or natural air is supplied by the air blowing module 122. The humidity sensor 132 senses a specific humidity or less in the footing area, The fan 122a is rotated upward at a predetermined angle to provide a warm air E or a natural wind by the blowing module 122. [

For example, if a user senses a user after showering, a warm air is provided toward the user's feet and dried. When a specific humidity corresponding to completion of drying is detected after completion of drying or a specific temperature corresponding to completion of drying is detected by warm air , The control unit 140 recognizes that the foot drying is completed and can rotate the blowing opening 122a to provide warm air toward the user's legs and lower body.

Here, the controller 140 can rotate and fix the tuyeres 122a toward the legs and the lower half of the user, but the tuyere 122a can be rotated up and down at regular intervals.

In addition, when the user is lifted up on the foot plate 110, the user can blow and dry the air while varying the hot air or natural air locally or sequentially toward the body part set in advance to an appropriate air volume and wind speed. The upper half of the body and the upper half of the body may be divided according to the detection of the upper part of the body so that the tuyeres 122a can be rotated to blow the air, The thigh region including the subdivision can be blown.

If the load 140 is not detected by the load cell 131 or the infrared sensor 133 senses an abnormal temperature of the body region, And stops driving the heating plate 111 and the blowing module 122.

1, 2, and 4, a guide 121a is formed on the front surface of the main body frame 121 in the height direction, and the guide 122a lifts and drives the air blowing port 122a A pinion gear g2 and a pinion gear g2 corresponding to the gear gear g1 are provided at one side of the air outlet port 122a opposed to the guide g1, And a video camera 134 formed on the front surface of the body frame 121 and recognizing the body shape of the body frame 121. The control unit 140 controls the infrared sensor 133 or the infrared sensor 133, Depending on the body shape recognized by the image camera 134, the air outlet 122a may be repeatedly driven up and down at regular intervals from the foot plate area to the lower half body area of the body shape, or the air outlet 122a may be raised and lowered to the lower half area.

That is, it can be configured to selectively blow in a rotary type, an elevating type, or a composite type according to a burial place or a body characteristic of a user.

1 and 4, a scavenging blow module 110A is formed on the scavenging floor 110. The scavenging air blowing module 110A includes a blowing hole 112 formed on both sides of the upper end of the scavenging floor 110 to guide air to a central region, And an induction pipe or duct (not shown) for guiding the hot air generated by the air blowing module 122 to the air blowing hole 112 is formed inside the foot plate 110. Alternatively, A heater 114 for providing warm air to the inside of the foot plate 110 and a driving motor 116 for rotating the blowing fan 115 and the blowing fan 115 to drive the heating plate 111, It is possible to provide hot air to the footing area in cooperation with each other.

A waterproof cover (not shown) is formed on the front surface of the air outlet 122a. When the air outlet 122a is not used or waiting, the air outlet 122a is waterproof It can be sealed.

1 and 4, a far infrared ray lamp 124 for irradiating a far-infrared ray or an anion generating module 125 for providing an anion is mounted on the upper surface of the foot plate 110 or the front surface of the body frame 121, And the control unit 140 interlocks with the foot air blowing module 110A and the air blowing module 122 so that blood circulation of the lower half body can be performed more smoothly and smell or picking can be eliminated.

1, the far infrared ray lamp 124 and the anion generating module 125 are shown at the upper left of the body frame 121. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the position may be changed to a position where the effect can be maximized .

The anion generation module 125 may include a plasma ionizer (not shown) to remove harmful bacteria and odors from the inside of the bathroom.

4, the controller 140 may include a local communication module 141 and may be connected to the smart device 200 installed in the body-drying related application in cooperation with the smart device 200 in the communicable range. The control unit 200 can be controlled remotely and conveniently.

4, the controller 140 may be powered by an external power source or may be provided with a separate wireless charging module 142 to receive power from the wireless charging module 142 .

In addition, a display 117 for displaying the weight measured by the load cell 131 is formed at the upper end of the foot plate 110 to provide weight information of the user who performs foot drying.

Therefore, by the construction of the wall-embedded type foot dryer as described above, the load cell and the humidity sensor determine the start and completion time of the foot drying and automatically dry the body, It is possible to selectively dry feet, legs and lower body. In addition to warm air or natural wind, it can be dried more quickly by the heating plate, and when dried, it can be provided with far infrared ray or negative ion to improve blood circulation and deodorization It is possible to smoothly perform the air blowing and to selectively provide the air blowing to the rotating type, the elevating type or the hybrid type according to the buried place or the physical characteristics of the user.

The embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention and therefore various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may be present.

110: foot plate 111: heating plate
112: air blowing hole
114: heater 115: blowing fan
116: drive motor 120:
121: main frame 122: air blowing module
123: rotation module 124: far-infrared lamp
125: negative ion generating module 130:
131: Load cell 132: Humidity sensor
133: Infrared sensor 134: Video camera
140: Control section 141: Local area communication module
142: Wireless charging module 200: Smart device

Claims (9)

A foot plate having a heating plate formed on an upper surface thereof;
A main body frame extending from one side of the foot plate to be coupled to the main body frame and embedded in the wall, a heater for supplying hot air to the main body frame through a blowing port formed in the main body frame, a blowing fan, and a driving motor for rotating the blowing fan A main body including a blowing module and a rotating module for rotating the blowing port at a predetermined angle to change the blowing direction;
An infrared sensor connected to the front surface of the main body frame or to the tuyere for recognizing the shape of the body by sensing heat; ; And
And when the load cell senses a specific weight, the rotary module is driven to rotate the tuyer in the direction of the foot plate, to provide warm air by the blowing module, to detect a specific humidity of the footing area by the humidity sensor, And a control unit for controlling the air blowing unit so as to provide a warm air by the air blowing module when the temperature detected by the sensor is higher than a specific temperature in the footing area and the load is not sensed by the load cell, And stopping the driving of the heating plate and the blowing module when the temperature of the heating module is higher than a predetermined temperature of the heating module.
The method according to claim 1,
A guide is formed in a height direction on the front surface of the main body frame. The guide is used to move up and down the guide, a guide gear is formed on one side of the guide, and one side of the guide hole, A corresponding pinion gear, a speed reducer for driving the pinion gear, and a drive motor are formed,
Further comprising a video camera formed on a front surface of the body frame to recognize a body shape,
Wherein the control unit is configured to drive the air blowing port repeatedly up and down at regular intervals from the footstep area to the lower half body area of the body shape according to the body shape recognized by the infrared sensor or the image camera, Wherein the wall-mounted foot dryer is a body-area-compatible wall-mounted foot dryer.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the foot plate has a far infrared ray film heating heater or a carbon nano lamp type heater which generates heat according to the weight of the load cell.
The method of claim 3,
A ventilation hole for guiding ventilation to a central region is formed in both upper sides of the foot plate and an induction pipe for guiding hot air generated by the ventilation module to the ventilation hole is formed inside the foot plate,
And a foot air blowing module including a heater for supplying hot air, a blowing fan, and a driving motor for rotating the blowing fan is formed inside the foot plate.
The method according to claim 1,
And a waterproof cover is formed on a front surface of the ventilation hole.
5. The method of claim 4,
A far infrared lamp for irradiating a far infrared ray or an anion generating module for providing an anion is formed on an upper end of the foot plate or a front face of the body frame,
The wall-mounted foot dryer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ventilation module is configured to be interlocked with the ventilation module.
The method according to claim 6,
The wall-mounted foot dryer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the control unit by the smart device in cooperation with the smart device in the communication range including the local communication module.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the controller receives power from an external power source or is powered by the wireless charging module with a separate wireless charging module.
The method according to claim 1,
And a display for indicating the body weight measured by the load cell is formed on the foot plate.

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