KR102193169B1 - A Foot Dryer for a Human Body with a Structure of Toe Separation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a human body dryer with a toe separation structure, and specifically relates to a foot dryer with a toe separation structure to induce an air flow to dry the foot. The foot dryer of the toe separation structure includes a body 11 having a foot position portion 14a, 14b in which the foot can be positioned on the upper surface 111; Toe separation guides (15a, 15b) formed in front of the foot positioning portions (14a, 14b); And a dry air generating unit 34 for inducing spraying of air to the upper surface of the body 11.

Description

A Foot Dryer for a Human Body with a Structure of Toe Separation}

The present invention relates to a human body dryer with a toe separation structure, and specifically relates to a foot dryer with a toe separation structure to induce an air flow to dry the foot.

The feet become an important part of the body where health affects, and moisture, especially between the soles of the feet or the toes, can lead to various diseases such as eczema or athlete's foot. Accordingly, the feet need to be kept clean in daily life, and the feet need to be kept dry. For example, after exercise, after a shower or after going out, moisture existing in the feet or other body parts needs to be maintained below a certain level, and for this purpose, drying of the feet is required.

There is Patent Registration No. 1353571 as a prior art related to foot drying. The prior art is a housing consisting of an upper body and a lower body to which the footrest is coupled to the upper portion; A cover portion coupled to the upper portion of the housing; A blower that allows external air to be introduced into the interior by driving a high-speed rotating blower fan installed inside the housing; And a compressed air chamber that compresses the air introduced into the blower and discharges air through exposure of the discharge port, wherein the compressed air chamber has a water leakage protrusion formed higher than a bottom surface on one side, and is spaced apart from the water leakage protrusion Disclosed is a body dryer, characterized in that a leak detection sensor is provided on the surface.

Patent registration number 0948030 is a lower body; An air chamber positioned above the lower body to introduce air and discharge the introduced air through a plurality of discharge ports; An upper body coupled to the lower body and provided with a plurality of nozzles for ejecting air discharged from the air chamber; A blower that controls an operation by a detection sensor in a state coupled to the upper body and allows air to flow into the air chamber; And it discloses a body drying apparatus comprising a footrest seated on the upper body and the air discharged from the nozzle is guided toward the body through an induction hole and blown.

Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0113313 is a frame in which an air intake port through which external air is sucked is formed on an outer surface, and an air discharge port through which external air is discharged is formed in a vertical direction on an upper plate; A mat seated on the upper plate so as to flow in an up-down direction between partitions formed on the frame to support the upper plate, an air discharge hole through which external air passes, and a pressure protrusion formed on the upper surface; A drive motor and a heater installed in the frame and driven when power is applied, a blowing fan connected to the drive motor, and an air movement that supplies external air sucked through the air inlet and the hose to the air outlet when the blowing fan is driven External air supply including a passage; It is rotatably connected to a vibration motor installed in the frame, and pressurizes the mat in an up-down direction to pressurize the user's foot on the mat to pressurize a vibration massage; First and second switches installed in front of the frame and for controlling power applied to the driving motor and the electric heater to select cold air and hot air by the electric heater, and a third switch for controlling power applied to the vibration motor; A handle having a control panel formed on an upper surface thereof including a fourth switch for controlling power applied to an ozone generator supplying ozone to a user's toe on the mat; And an electronic scale formed on the bottom of the mat and displaying a display portion of a bent portion extending in front of the frame by sensing the weight of a user climbing on the mat.

Drying between the toes or the bottom of the foot is important for drying the feet, and it is advantageous to dry while maintaining the proper temperature. In addition, it is advantageous to have a structure in which air flow in the sole or ankle area can be controlled. However, the prior art does not disclose a method for drying the gap between the toes or the sole of the foot, or a structure for controlling the air flow in the dry area.

The present invention has the following objects to solve the problems of the prior art.

Prior Art 1: Patent Registration No. 1353571 (I&B Air Co., Ltd., published on January 23, 2014) Body dryer Prior Art 2: Patent Registration No. 0948030 (I&B Air Co., Ltd., published on March 19, 2014) Body drying device Prior Art 3: Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0113313 (Kang Nam-hoon et al., December 2, 2005) Multi-purpose foot drying device

It is an object of the present invention to provide a foot dryer having a toe separation structure that allows drying of the gap between the toes or the sole of the foot while allowing the control of the dry state.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the foot dryer of the toe separation structure includes a body having a foot position portion formed on an upper surface of the foot; Toe separation guide formed in front of the foot position portion; And a dry air generating unit for inducing spraying of air to the upper surface of the body.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, a spray hole is formed in the toe separation guide.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the toe separation guide comprises a plurality of branch branches, and each branch branch includes at least one concave portion along the longitudinal direction while protruding from the upper surface.

According to still another suitable embodiment of the present invention, a heater for controlling the temperature of the air is further included.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, it further comprises a load cell disposed below the foot position portion and a display displaying the measured weight on the load cell.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the load cell further includes a music reproduction unit that functions as a switch of the dry air generating unit and plays music by operating the switch function.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, it further includes a pole fixing hole for fixing the supporter.

The foot dryer according to the present invention effectively maintains foot health by effectively drying between the toes by a toe separation structure. The foot dryer according to the present invention makes it possible to dry the entire sole of the foot. In addition, the drying efficiency of the foot dryer according to the present invention may be increased by controlling the drying state according to the surrounding environment. In addition, the dryer according to the present invention prevents the monotony of the drying process by displaying the weight along with the drying of the feet and simultaneously playing music.

1 shows an embodiment of a foot dryer according to the present invention.
Figure 2 shows an embodiment of a structure in which air flows in the foot dryer according to the present invention.
3 shows an embodiment of an air distribution structure in the foot dryer according to the present invention.
Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the operating process of the foot dryer according to the present invention.

In the following, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the embodiments are for a clear understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so if they are not necessary for the understanding of the invention, they will not be described repeatedly, and well-known components will be briefly described or omitted, but the present invention It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of.

1 shows an embodiment of a foot dryer 10 according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the foot dryer 10 according to the present invention is a body 11 formed with a foot position portion (14a, 14b) in which the foot can be located on the upper surface 111; Toe separation guides (15a, 15b) formed in front of the foot positioning portions (14a, 14b); And a dry air generating unit 34 for inducing spraying of air to the upper surface of the body 11.

The foot dryer 10 according to the present invention may be installed in various places such as industrial sites, shower rooms, workshops, homes, golf courses, swimming pools, public facilities, or offices. An acupressure function, an anion generating function, or a fragrance generating function may be added to the foot dryer 10 as necessary, and electrical stimulation may be applied as necessary. The foot dryer 10 may have various functions for health of feet while being applied to drying of a part of the lower body or upper body including the feet, and the present invention is not limited by the addition of such functions.

The body 11 may have a box shape or a cylindrical shape as a whole, and may have, for example, a shape similar to a weight scale. Foot position portions 14a and 14b may be formed on the upper surface 111, and foot position portions 14a and 14b may be made to be sufficiently large compared to the size of an adult foot while forming a human foot shape. In addition, toe separation guides 15a and 15b may be formed in front of the foot location portions 14a and 14B.

The foot position portions 14a and 14b may form a curved surface, and air discharge holes 141 and 142 may be formed on the curved surface. In addition, the hemispherical protrusions distributed in the foot position portions 14a and 14b may be formed to have acupressure functions. The air discharge holes 141 and 142 are formed near the concave portion upward from the sole portion to allow the air discharged to the foot position portions 14a and 14b to be discharged back to the side portion of the sole. Air discharged through the air discharge holes 141 and 142 may be made to contain negative ions, for example.

The toe separation guides 15a and 15b may be formed so that each toe is separated from each other, and may be made in the shape of a branch branch formed to be separated from each other. To dry the foot, the foot is positioned at the foot position 14a and 14b, and the foot is moved forward so that the toe separation guides 15a and 15b are inserted between the toes. When each toe is separated by the toe separation guides 15a and 15b, the air guide cover 16 may descend downward and drying may be started. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a contact sensor is installed in the toe separation guides 15a and 15b, and the foot dryer 10 may be designed to operate by contacting the toe with the contact sensor. The toe separation guides 15a and 15b may be made of various structures capable of separating the toes, respectively, and will be described again below.

The drive housing 12 may be disposed in front of the body 11 or at another suitable position, and air is introduced and discharged into the inside of the drive housing 12, such as a motor or fan, below the body 11 A device to enable it can be arranged. The drive housing 12 may have a cylindrical shape, but is not limited thereto. The air guide cover 16 may be disposed above the driving housing 12, and the air guide cover 16 may be disposed to rotate around the rotation pin 161. Specifically, when the foot dryer 10 is not used, the air guide cover 16 may be positioned in an upward direction. In addition, the air guide cover 16 in which the foot dryer 10 is used may be rotated around the rotation pin 161 to be positioned parallel to the upper surface 111 or inclined to the upper surface. The air guide cover 16 may have a function of guiding air to the side or forward while preventing the air of the foot or ankle from rising upward. In addition, the air guide cover 16 may have a switch function of the foot dryer 10. For example, when the air guide cover 16 is disposed in the upward direction, the operation of the foot dryer 10 is stopped, and when the air guide cover 16 is lowered, the operation of the foot dryer 10 can be started. have. If necessary, an air guide groove may be formed on the lower surface of the air guide cover 16 to guide air to the side or front. In addition, the display DW may be disposed on the upper surface of the air guide cover 16.

The air guide cover 16 may be made to be adjustable in length, and the front part based on the boundary part 162 may be made to be adjusted in length by sliding forward or backward. In addition, the display DW may be disposed inside the boundary portion 162. The display DW may be of a touch screen type, and may be made to allow input of an operating condition by a touch. On the display DW, things such as weight, temperature, humidity, operating time, air strength, or song lyrics may be displayed. Various contents related to the operation of the foot dryer 10 may be displayed on the display DW.

According to the present invention, the speaker 172 may be disposed on the side 112 or the front surface 113 of the body 11, and music prepared in advance or according to the selection may be reproduced with the operation of the foot dryer 10. have. In addition, a pole fixing hole 18 for fixing the supporter may be disposed at the rear of the body 11 or on both sides of the driving housing 12. The supporter may be, for example, a rod member or a pole, and may be separately prepared for use by the elderly. The supporter may be prepared around the foot dryer 10, and when the use is required, the end portion is inserted into the pole fixing hole 18 and fixed so that the user can rely on it. The pole fixing hole 18 can be made in various structures, and the present invention is not limited to the presented embodiment.

The lower part of FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of one branch branch 151 disposed on the toe separation guides 15a and 15b. Four branch branches 151 may be disposed in each of the separation guides 15a and 15b, but are not limited thereto and may be disposed in an appropriate number. The presented embodiment shows the plane, side, and bottom surface of the branch branch 151. The branch branch 151 has a structure protruding from the upper surface 111 and may have a shape extending according to the shape of the toe. In addition, at least one concave portion may be formed along the length direction. In addition, the spray hole AH is disposed in the concave portion so that dry air may be discharged. At least one spray hole AH may be formed, and air may be disposed in a lateral direction. And a plate-shaped guide unit 152 may be disposed on the upper surface 111, and the branch branch 151 is left and right by a rotation pin RP coupled to a center hole CH formed in the guide unit 152. Can be rotated in any direction. The guide unit 152 may have a fan shape in which upper and lower portions are open, and both sides may have a function of a stopper. In addition, the branch branch 151 may be rotated around the center hole CH within the guide unit 152. Such a rotatable branch branch 151 allows the user's toe movement to be possible by allowing the toe to move left and right while corresponding to different toe shapes. The branch branch 151 may be made in a structure suitable for various toe shapes, and the present invention is not limited to the presented embodiment.

Drying air in the foot dryer 10 according to the present invention may be sprayed in various directions.

2 shows an embodiment of a structure in which air flows in the foot dryer according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, an air conditioning unit 21 may be disposed on an upper surface 111 for spraying dry air. The air conditioning unit 21 may be made in a structure that protrudes upward in a mushroom shape from the upper surface 111, and may be disposed to be located at the center of both feet. The control body 211 of the air conditioning unit 21 may be made in a structure in which the cross-sectional area of an ellipse corresponding to a plane cross-section increases as it goes upward, and a drying hole 221 may be disposed along the height direction. Dry air AS may be sprayed toward the upper surface 111 through the drying hole 221. In this way, the drying air (AS) is sprayed from the top to the bottom toward the upper surface 111 so that the user's sense of stability is improved and the drying efficiency is improved.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 2, the upper surface 111 may be formed to be inclined downward toward the center of the air conditioning unit 21. In addition, a discharge gap 231 may be formed on a lower boundary surface of the air conditioning unit 21. The discharge gap 231 may have a function of discharging water generated on the upper surface 111. Water on the upper surface 111 can be discharged in various ways. For example, as shown in (a) of FIG. 1 or 2, the water of the upper surface 111 can be prevented from contacting the sole of the foot by continuously disposing the extending protrusion on the upper surface 111. In this case, the discharge gap 231 may be disposed below the extension protrusion.

Water on the upper surface 111 may be discharged downward or in a different direction in various ways.

Figure 3 shows an embodiment of the air distribution structure in the foot dryer according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the upper surface 111 may be made to be inclined in both directions around the foot position part, and the discharge passage 341 along the boundary surface of the air conditioning unit 21 or the outer circumferential surface of the body 11 , 342, 343, 344) can be deployed. The discharge passages 341 and 342 disposed below the air conditioning unit 21 may be connected to the discharge gap 231.

Heaters (H1, H2) and air flow tubes (31, 32, 33) may be disposed inside the body (11). The heaters H1 and H2 may have a function of removing moisture from the exhausted air and at the same time making the soles of the feet warm. The heaters H1 and H2 may be disposed under the foot position portion or under the toe separation guide.

The air flow tubes 31, 32, 33 may be composed of a supply tube 31 and a distribution tube 32, 33. The supply tube 31 may be connected to the dry air generating unit 34, and the dry air generating unit 34 may be composed of an external air inlet conduit or an air supply tank, a drive motor, and a fan. The air generated from the dry air generating unit 34 may be supplied through the supply tube 31 and adjusted to an appropriate temperature by the temperature control heater H3. And the filter unit (F) may be arranged in the path of the supply tube (31) if necessary. The dry air supplied through the supply tube 31 and the temperature is controlled may be supplied to the 1 distribution tube 32 and the 2 distribution tube 33. In addition, some air may be supplied into the air conditioning unit 21. The 1 distribution tube 32 and the 2 distribution tube 33 may supply air to the sole of the foot, the toe, and the side of the sole, respectively. At least one spray tube (321 to 32n, 331 to 33k) may be disposed in each of the 1 distribution tube 32 and the 2 distribution tube 33 for the supply of dry air, and the spray tubes 321 and 331 are For example, it may be connected to an air discharge hole, a spray hole or a dry air discharge hole for discharging dry air to the upper surface 111 described above. The spray tubes 321 and 331 may be appropriately disposed according to the location of the spray hole for discharging dry air formed on the upper surface 111, and the present invention is not limited to the presented embodiment.

As described above, the foot dryer according to the present invention allows the drying air to be discharged to a predetermined area by the air conditioning unit 21 or the spray tubes 321 to 32n and 331 to 33k, while simultaneously controlling the temperature of the drying air. Make sure to dry efficiently.

Hereinafter, the operation process of the foot dryer according to the present invention having such a structure will be described.

Figure 4 shows an embodiment of the operating process of the foot dryer according to the present invention.

A plurality of detection sensors 46 may be installed in the foot dryer according to the present invention, and the detection sensor 46 may be, for example, a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor. In addition, a weight measurement unit may be disposed in the foot dryer according to the present invention. The weight measuring unit can be, for example, a load cell or an electronic scale. When the weighing unit becomes a load cell, the load cell can be placed under the foot position part and can function as a switch for the foot dryer. For example, the load cell may be arranged to be vertically movable above an elastic body such as a leaf spring. And when it is moved above a certain level, the foot dryer may be set to operate.

The foot dryer may include a setting unit 42 and a control unit 41 for operation, and the setting unit 42 may be connected to the touch screen of the display DW, as described above. Temperature, humidity, wind strength, or music may be set by the setting unit 42. In addition, whether or not to display the weight or display time may be set by the setting unit 42. For example, the weight may be set to not be displayed or the weight may be set to be displayed for, for example, 5 to 10 seconds. When the setting is completed by the user, the setting unit 42 may transmit the set value to the control unit 41. At the same time, the control unit 41 causes the set value to be displayed on the display DW. For example, the display DW may include a music display window 431, a temperature setting window 432, and a humidity display window 433. In addition, the weight may be selectively displayed on the weight display label WL.

Dry air may be generated in the air generating unit 44 according to the set value, and the operating level of the heater 45 may be adjusted. In addition, the operating environment may be detected by the detection sensor 46 and transmitted to the comparator 47. The comparator 47 may compare the transmitted value detected by the detection sensor 46 with the set value and transmit the comparison to the control unit 41. The control unit 41 may adjust the operating levels of the air generating unit 44 and the heater 45 according to the values transmitted from the comparator 47.

The foot dryer according to the invention can be operated in a variety of ways and the invention is not limited to the examples presented.

The foot dryer according to the present invention effectively maintains foot health by effectively drying between the toes by a toe separation structure. The foot dryer according to the present invention makes it possible to dry the entire sole of the foot. In addition, the drying efficiency of the foot dryer according to the present invention may be increased by controlling the drying state according to the surrounding environment. In addition, the dryer according to the present invention prevents the monotony of the drying process by displaying the weight along with the drying of the feet and simultaneously playing music.

The present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the presented embodiments, but those of ordinary skill in this field will be able to make various modifications and modifications without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention with reference to the presented embodiments. . The present invention is not limited by such modifications and modifications, but is limited by the claims appended below.

10: foot dryer 11: body
12: drive housing 14a, 14b: foot position part
15a, 15b: toe separation guide 16: air guide cover
18: pole fixing hole 21: air conditioning unit
31: supply tube 32: 1 distribution tube
33: 2 distribution tube 34: dry air generating unit
41: control unit 42: setting unit
44: air generating unit 45: heater
46: detection sensor 47: comparator
111: top side 112: side
113: front 141, 142: air exhaust hole
151: branch branch 152: guide unit
161: rotation pin 162: boundary portion
172: speaker 211: adjustment body
221: drying hole 231: discharge gap
321 to 32n: spray tube 331 to 33k: spray tube
341, 342, 343, 343: exhaust passage 431: music display window
432: temperature setting window 433: humidity display window
AH: Spray hole AS: Dry air
CH: Center hole DW: Display
F: filter unit H1, H2: heater
H3: thermostatic heater RP: rotating pin
WL: weight display label

Claims (2)

A body 11 having a foot position portion 14a, 14b on which the foot can be positioned on the upper surface 111;
Toe separation guides (15a, 15b) formed in front of the foot positioning portions (14a, 14b);
A dry air generating unit 34 for inducing spraying of air to the upper surface of the body 11; And
It includes a spray hole (AH) formed to discharge air to the side of the toe separation guide (15a, 15b),
Further comprising a heater and an air flow tube for adjusting the temperature of the air inside the body 11,
The toe separation guide (15a, 15b) is made of a plurality of branch branches 151, each branch branch 151 protrudes from the upper surface 111 and extends according to the shape of the toe, and the spray hole along the length direction The center hole includes at least one concave portion in which the (AH) is disposed, and is coupled to the center hole (CH) formed in the plate-shaped guide unit 152 disposed on the upper surface 111 A foot dryer with a toe separation structure, characterized in that it is configured to rotate around (CH) so that the branch branches 151 correspond to different toe shapes and at the same time enable the left and right movement of the user's toes.
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