KR102394980B1 - Sterilizer for shoe closet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sterilization device for a shoe closet which is used by being held in the shoe closet. When the worn shoe is positioned on a lower part of a main body of the sterilization device, the sterilization device can sterilize an outer appearance of the shoe and purify the air in the shoe closet by using the ultraviolet rays emitted by the lighting of an UV LED lamp of the sterilization device. In addition, a shoe sterilizer, which is charged and held separately in a charging cradle on the main body, can be deeply placed in the shoe so as to deodorize, dry, and sterilize a deep inside of the shoe. Even when the shoe sterilizer is filled in the charging cradle, the shoe sterilizer itself may be sterilized through the assistance of the UV LED lamp, thereby providing effects of enabling hygienic use, purifying the air inside the shoe closet, and enhancing a storage condition of the shoe.

Description

Sterilizer for shoe closet

The present invention relates to a sterilizing device for a shoe closet, and more particularly, by providing a sterilizing device inside the shoe closet to sterilize the inside of the shoe closet and to sterilize the shoes displayed inside the shoe closet together with the present sterilizing device, the shoes can be kept in a comfortable state. It relates to a sterilizer for a shoe closet that can be stored or worn.

In general, after wearing shoes, most of them leave the shoes at the entrance as they are and use them to enter the room or store them in the shoe cabinet.

Because most of the shoes worn for a certain period of time do not have smooth internal ventilation and the humidity of the body temperature and sweat is maintained, countless bacteria, athlete's foot, mold, etc. It is easy to do, and it is easy to generate an odor. With the shoes off, these bacteria move in the air and enter the respiratory tract and cause infection, so it is necessary to sterilize and purify the shoes.

For the above point, a sterilization dryer to remove humidity and odor by inserting it inside the shoe wearing part, or an air purifier for shoe cabinet that is separately installed in the shoe closet to purify the air inside the shoe closet, etc. to provide comfortable conditions for shoes did.

Looking at the shoe cabinet or shoe-related sterilization technologies as described above, Korean Patent Laid-Open Patent No. 10-2021-0045557 (Name: Clean Management Device for Furniture, Publication Date: April 27, 2021, hereinafter referred to as 'Patent Document 1') and Registered Patent No. 10-0996307 (name: gas induction device for shoe closet with shoe sterilization and drying function, registration date: November 17, 2010, hereinafter referred to as 'Patent Document 2') are disclosed.

The Patent Document 1 is installed in a wardrobe, shoe cabinet or kitchen shelf furniture to sterilize, antibacterial, dehumidify, and deodorize the interior space. To provide a cleaning management device for furniture that performs a temperature and humidity control function, the cleaning management device for furniture comprising: a main body covered with a cover on the upper portion and having a plurality of parts installed therein; Inside the main body, a filter unit that absorbs fine particles and fine dust around the management device and filters it, removes various harmful components and odors, provides sterilization and deodorization effects, and applies phytoncide to make the surrounding environment pleasant A phytoncide generating unit that suppresses the propagation of house dust mites that cause atopy, a plurality of UV LED lamps applied at regular intervals to activate the photocatalyst and an ultraviolet generating unit that sterilizes bacteria, A photocatalyst generator that promotes activation of the photocatalyst with ultraviolet light, a blower fan that sucks in outside air into the body and exhausts it to the outside, and heats the air exhausted to the outside to remove water vapor in the air and lower the humidity a heater that prevents mold and bacteria from growing; and a control unit to which the power supply is connected and to control and control the household cleaning management device.

Patent Document 1 as described above is applied to furniture and has a deodorization function to remove various odors, a sterilization function to kill microorganisms such as bacteria, an antibacterial treatment to prevent the growth of bacteria, a dehumidification function to lower humidity by removing water vapor in the air, temperature or It is designed to perform functions such as regulating humidity appropriately.

However, most of the cleaning management devices for furniture of Patent No. 1 as described above are fixedly installed inside the main body of the furniture, so that humidity removal, odor deodorization, UV and photocatalyst generation, sterilization by UVLED action, and heating action through a heater are performed after the installation of the device is installed. Because it is limited in location, in particular, in shoe cabinet furniture such as a shoe cabinet that is divided into partitions to sort and organize shoes, the various sterilization actions as described above are particularly effective in the shoes in the part far away from the device due to the partition. There is a limit to the sterilization effect.

Patent Document 2 describes the circulation of hot air generated from a hot air blower, and in a general shoe cabinet gas induction device for sterilizing and drying shoes stored in each storage space provided by assembling a plurality of shelves inside the body, the inside of the body an upward airflow inducing unit for guiding an initial flow of hot air and distributing it to each of the storage spaces in a state of being vertically assembled on one edge of the unit; a distribution airflow inducing part connected to one side of the updraft inducing part and discharging the hot air, the flow of which is distributed by the updraft inducing part, to the side of the shoe housed therein while being disposed on each of the storage spaces at the same time; And, as it is disposed on the other end of the distribution air flow inducing part and at the same time connected to one side of the storage space, the downdraft flow inducing part that finally guides the exhaust flow of the polluting gas passing through the storage spaces toward the hot air fan; is configured to further include .

The gas induction device for a shoe closet of Patent Document 2 is configured to uniformly supply hot air to all multi-layered storage spaces as an ascending air flow, but in order to deodorize and sterilize recently worn shoes, the gas induction device There was a disadvantage of inefficiency because it takes a long time for sterilization, drying and deodorization because the operation of the equipment must be continuously maintained.

In addition, although the distribution air flow guide unit is applied in the right place in the shoe closet, it takes a long time to sterilize and deodorize shoes such as shoes size, long neck type and short type with only circulating heated products, and the distribution air flow guide unit has multiple points. Since it has to be installed, it is pointed out that there is a non-economical disadvantage that the shoe cabinet itself needs to be enlarged in order to secure an efficient space inside the shoe closet.

The present invention was invented to solve the problems of the related art as described above, and a sterilization device is provided inside the shoe closet to sterilize the inside of the shoe closet and to sterilize the shoes displayed in the shoe closet together with the present sterilization device to provide a comfortable and comfortable environment. An object of the present invention is to provide a sterilizing device for a shoe closet that allows shoes to be stored or worn in a state of being.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the shoe cabinet sterilization device provided in the shoe cabinet to sterilize the shoes and the inside of the shoe cabinet stored on a multi-stage partition,

The sterilizer for a shoe closet includes: a main body having a charging cradle provided at the top in a rectangular enclosure shape, and having a first air inlet and a first air outlet communicating with an air circulation path and an air circulation path therein; a rail installed to correspond to the inside of the shoe closet to withdraw the main body; a shoe sterilizer mounted on the charging cradle of the main body to sterilize the shoe by individually inserting it into the shoe; a filter unit for purifying air detachably provided on the air circulation path of the main body; a blowing fan provided inside the first air inlet of the main body to forcibly circulate air; UV LED lamp installed in the lower part of the main body to sterilize by irradiating ultraviolet rays downward to the shoes placed on the partition in the shoe closet; A control unit provided in the main body to control the on/off of the UV LED lamp, the charging of the shoe sterilizer, and the driving of the blowing fan; and characterized in that it is configured to include.

The shoe sterilizer according to the present invention includes a body provided with a second air inlet and a second air outlet, a body having a connection terminal at the lower portion, and a suction fan installed in the body to forcibly suck air from the second air inlet; , a small UV LED lamp provided in the body to sterilize the inside of the shoe by irradiating ultraviolet rays to the inner space of the shoe, and a small UV LED lamp provided in the body and connected to the connection terminal to supply power to the suction fan and the small UV LED lamp It is characterized in that it comprises a rechargeable battery, and a button for operating a suction fan and a small UV LED lamp provided on the body.

The upper portion of the rail for moving the main body in and out of the shoe cabinet according to the present invention is characterized in that a support member for seating the partition to be spaced apart from the upper portion of the main body is further provided.

One side of the partition of the shoe closet according to the present invention is characterized in that a guide groove for air circulation is formed.

The lower part of the main body according to the present invention is characterized in that a detection sensor for detecting a shoe is provided to turn on/off the UV LED lamp through the control unit.

The charging cradle of the main body according to the present invention is recessed, and an auxiliary UV LED lamp that is electrically connected to the control unit and installed to irradiate the inside of the charging cradle is provided on one side of the inside, and a detachable cover is provided on the upper part of the charging cradle However, it is characterized in that the reflective sheet paper is attached to the bottom surface of the cover so that external sterilization of the shoe sterilizer is made.

The sterilizer for a shoe closet according to the present invention is used by being placed inside a shoe closet, and when the worn shoes are placed under the main body of the sterilizer, the exterior of the shoe is sterilized and In addition to being able to purify the air inside the shoe cabinet, it is possible to deodorize, dry and sterilize deep inside the shoe by putting the shoe sterilizer individually charged and mounted in the charging cradle on the main body side. Even in the process of charging the shoe sterilizer, the auxiliary UV LED lamp works to sterilize the shoe sterilizer itself, so it can be used very hygienically.

1 is a perspective view showing a sterilizing device for a shoe closet according to the present invention;
2 is a perspective view showing the main part of the sterilization device according to the present invention separated;
3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the body is drawn out by applying the sterilizer according to the present invention to a shoe cabinet;
4 is a bottom perspective view showing the lower part of the body according to the present invention;
5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a shoe sterilizer and a blower fan are applied to the body according to the present invention;
6 is a side cross-sectional view showing a shoe sterilizer according to the present invention by incision;
7 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a state of use of the sterilizer according to the present invention;
8 is a side view showing a state of sterilization by putting the shoe sterilizer inside the shoe in FIG. 7;
9 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining the connection and control state of the control unit and each part of the sterilization apparatus according to the present invention.
10 is a perspective view showing an example in which the sterilizer according to the present invention is further installed in the lower part of the shoe closet spaced apart from the floor.

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

Prior to this, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to conventional or dictionary meanings, and the inventor should properly understand the concept of the term in order to best describe his invention. Based on the principle that it can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, so at the time of the present application, they can be replaced It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications may exist.

The configuration of the sterilizer 100 for a shoe closet according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying FIGS. 1 to 10 .

In the shoe closet sterilization device 100 provided in the shoe closet 1 to sterilize the shoes (S) stored and placed on the multi-stage partition (2) and the inside of the shoe cabinet,

The sterilizer 100 for the shoe closet,

Doedoe having a main body 110 having a rectangular housing shape, the main body 110 is provided with a charging cradle 111 on the upper portion, the air circulation path 112 and the air circulation path 112 inside the first air inlet ( 113) and a first air outlet 114 are provided.

The main body 110 is installed to be retractable on the rail 120 installed to correspond to the inside of the shoe closet 1, and the rail 120 for moving the main body 110 in and out of the shoe closet 1 in the outer direction. A support member 122 for seating the partition 2 and spaced apart from the upper part of the main body 110 is further provided. The support member 122 is a member bent in a L-shape and is fixed to the inner wall of the shoe cabinet 1 where the rail 120 is installed.

The rail 120 is preferably a rail that is naturally drawn forward when the main body 110 is touched and released from the front side.

The partition (2) in which compartments are seated and fixed in multiple layers inside the shoe closet (1) is provided with a guide groove (2a) for air circulation on one side that is in close contact with the inner front of the shoe closet (1), so that air circulates in multiple layers. make this happen

On the other hand, a shoe sterilizer 130 that is mounted on the charging cradle 111 of the main body 110 to be able to be charged, and individually inserted into the shoe S to sterilize the shoe is provided in the charging cradle 111 . It is provided according to the connection part to be used, and preferably at least two or more are provided.

The shoe sterilizer 130 includes a body 131 provided with a second air inlet 131a and a second air outlet 131b, and a connection terminal portion 131c at the lower portion, and is installed in the body 131. A suction fan 132 for forcibly sucking air from the second air inlet 131a, and a small UV LED lamp provided in the body 131 to irradiate ultraviolet rays to the inner space of the shoe S to sterilize the inside of the shoe 133, a rechargeable battery 134 provided in the body 131 and connected to the connection terminal 131c to supply power to the suction fan 132 and the small UV LED lamp 133, and the body It is provided in the 131 and is configured to include a button 135 for operating the suction fan 132 and the small UV LED lamp 133 .

In addition, the shoe sterilizer 130 may further include a separate sterilization filter 136 therein to sterilize and purify the air.

The charging cradle 111 is recessed to easily accommodate the shoe sterilizer 130, and an auxiliary UV LED lamp ( 111a) is provided, and a detachable cover 111b is provided on the upper portion of the charging cradle 111, and a reflective sheet paper 111c is attached to the bottom surface of the cover 111b to sterilize the outside of the shoe sterilizer 130. This is configured to happen at the same time.

In addition, a charging terminal 111d for charging by being connected to the connection terminal 131c of the shoe sterilizer is provided on the bottom side of the mounting portion 111 .

A filter unit 140 for purifying air is provided in the air circulation path 112 of the main body 110, and a cover 141 is provided on the upper portion of the air circulation path to be installed in a detachable and interposed form inside the main body.

The filter unit 140 uses a heterogeneous filter 142 that can sterilize and dehumidify the air, respectively, and the filter unit is simply a cartridge type so that it can be replaced after the cover 141 is removed. .

A blowing fan 150 for forcibly circulating air is provided inside the first air inlet 113 of the main body 110 .

In addition, a UV LED lamp 160 for sterilizing by downwardly irradiating ultraviolet rays to the shoes (S) placed on the partition (2) in the shoe cabinet (1) is installed in the lower part of the main body (110).

In addition, the main body 110 is provided with a control unit 170 that controls the on/off of the UV LED lamp 160 , charging of the shoe sterilizer 130 , and driving of the blowing fan 150 .

In addition, a detection sensor 180 for detecting the shoe (S) is provided in the lower portion of the main body 110 to turn on/off the UV LED lamp 160 through the control unit 170 .

In addition, a display or indicator lamp is provided on the front side of the body 110 to indicate that the shoe sterilizer 130 is being charged or the charging state is complete.

For reference, FIG. 9 shows the sterilizing device according to the present invention provided in the lower part of the shoe closet spaced apart from the floor, sensing this when the user approaches the periphery of the shoe closet, and implementing indirect lighting to illuminate the floor from the lower part of the shoe closet. It can be installed and used in a form that can purify the air around the side.

As described above, the sterilizer for the lower installation of the shoe closet can also sterilize the shoes placed on the lower part of the shoe closet and purify the surrounding air. Do.

The operation according to the use of the sterilizer for a shoe closet according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

The shoes (S) in the shoe cabinet (1) are stored on the upper surface of the multi-layered partition (2) as usual, and the recently worn shoes can be sterilized by placing the shoes under the sterilization device. let it be

The sterilization device 100 according to the present invention can sterilize for a set time or continuously through the control unit 170, and when the supplied power is on, usually open the shoe closet door and sterilize the shoes as described above. When placed in the lower part of the device, the detection sensor 180 provided in the lower part of the body 110 detects that the shoe (S) is accommodated.

The detection signal of the detection sensor 180 turns on the UV LED lamp 160 provided at the bottom of the main body 110 through the control unit 170, and from this time on, the UV LED lamp 160 makes the UV light irradiated from the shoe ( S) is sterilized.

As described above, along with irradiation and sterilization of the UV LED lamp 160 , the blowing fan 150 is operated inside the main body 110 , and the smell of shoes according to the operation of the blowing fan 150 is emitted through the first air intake port on the main body 110 side. The air is purified through the filter unit 140 along (113), and discharged through the first air outlet (114).

The air discharged through the first air outlet 114 passes through the guide groove 2a formed in each partition 2 inside the shoe closet 1 and circulates to the next floor. The purified air is discharged to the outside through the

In the same way as described above, the recently worn shoes (S) can be sterilized with the UV LED lamp 160 as described above. In particular, the shoes of the wearer who sweats a lot on the soles of the feet use the shoe sterilizer 130 provided in the body separately. Thus, individual sterilization is possible.

The shoe sterilizer 130 is charged by connecting the body 131 side connection terminal part 131c to the connection part provided individually on the charging cradle 111 of the body 110, and the shoe S is individually charged. Insert the body 131 to sterilize the shoes

When the power is turned on by pressing the button 135 provided on the body 131, the small UV LED lamp 133 is turned on with the power of the rechargeable battery 134 therein.

In the above state, the lighting of the small UV LED lamp 133 irradiates a deep inside of the shoe, and the foot odor remaining inside the shoe S due to the operation of the suction fan 132 provided in the body 131 It deodorizes and removes odors and sterilizes at the same time.

In this case, odors and other bacteria introduced into the second air inlet 131a are deodorized and purified through the sterilization filter 136 applied therein, and the purified air is discharged to the outside through the second air outlet 131b.

The air discharged to the outside as described above is once again sterilized inside the shoe closet 1 through the present sterilization device 100 so that the shoe S as well as the inside of the shoe closet can be sterilized at the same time.

When the shoe sterilizer 130 is charged in the charging cradle 111, external sterilization is made through the auxiliary UV LED lamp 111a installed therein.

The use of the shoe sterilizer 130 sterilized in the charged state as described above is to withdraw the body 110 forward along the rail 120, open the cover 111b, and then use the shoe sterilizer 130 by hand. The shoe sterilizer itself is sterilized in the process of holding it and putting it in the shoe (S), so it can be used in a clean state.

Recharge after use of the shoe sterilizer 130 is placed on the charging cradle, and when the cover provided on the top is covered, the bottom of the cover is the reflective sheet paper 111c due to the auxiliary UV LED lamp during charging of the shoe sterilizer as described above. By illuminating (111a), it is possible to sterilize the shoe sterilizer more cleanly by reflecting the light irradiated to the inside of the charging cradle.

This has the advantage of being able to maintain a clean state because it is possible to prevent bacterial infection for the user holding and handling the shoe sterilizer 130 by hand.

On the other hand, in the sterilizer 100 according to the present invention, the support member 122 provided on the upper portion of the rail 120 maintains a gap between the partition 2 and the upper side of the main body 110, so that air due to smooth air flow It is possible to increase the purification ability, and according to the application of the support member 122, it is possible to support the partition 2 in a state where the distance is always maintained.

The sterilization device 100 according to the present invention can be further installed and used in the lower part of the shoe closet 1 in the same form as in FIG. Shoes can be sterilized by lighting of the UV LED lamp 160 by the detection sensor 180 on the body 110 side of 100, and when a person close to the shoe closet is detected, the lighting of the UV LED lamp 160 is indirect It provides beauty by directing lighting.

As described above, in the case of the sterilization device 100 positioned under the shoe cabinet 1, the filter applied to the filter unit 140 is not a sterilization or dehumidifying filter, but a filter that can filter fine dust, Allows you to keep the area around the shoe rack where you lift and take off your shoes in a comfortable state.

Although the shoe cabinet sterilization device according to the present invention is mainly illustrated in the shoe cabinet, it can be used in other storage cabinets, wardrobes, etc. to which a horizontal partition is applied.

As described above, in the present invention, specific matters such as specific components, etc., and limited embodiments and drawings have been described, but these are only provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. , various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and not only the claims to be described later, but also all those with equivalent or equivalent modifications to the claims will be said to belong to the scope of the spirit of the present invention. .

1: shoe cabinet 2: divider
2a: guide groove 110: main body
111: charging cradle 111a: auxiliary UV LED lamp
111b: cover 111c: reflective sheet paper
112: air circulation path 113: first air intake
114: first air outlet 120: rail
122: support member 130: shoe sterilizer
131: body 131a: second air intake
131b: second air outlet 132: suction fan
133: small UV LED lamp 134: rechargeable battery
135: button 136: kill filter
140: filter unit 150: blowing fan
160: UV LED lamp 170: control unit
180: detection sensor S: shoes

Claims (6)

In the shoe closet sterilizing device 100 provided in the shoe closet 1 to sterilize the shoes (S) stored and placed on the multi-stage partition (2) and the inside of the shoe cabinet,
The sterilizer 100 for the shoe closet,
The charging cradle 111 is provided at the top in the shape of a rectangular enclosure, and the first air inlet 113 and the first air outlet 114 communicating with the air circulation path 112 and the air circulation path 112 are provided therein. body 110;
The rail 120 is installed to correspond to the inside of the shoe cabinet (1) and withdraws the main body 110 so as to be retractable;
a shoe sterilizer 130 mounted on the charging cradle 111 of the main body 110 to be able to be charged and individually inserted into the shoe S to sterilize the shoe;
a filter unit 140 for purifying air detachably provided on the air circulation path 112 of the main body 110;
a blowing fan 150 provided inside the first air inlet 113 of the main body 110 to forcibly circulate air;
UV LED lamp 160 installed under the main body 110 and sterilized by downwardly irradiating ultraviolet rays to the shoes (S) placed on the partition (2) in the shoe closet (1);
A control unit 170 provided in the main body 110 to control on/off of the UV LED lamp 160, charging of the shoe sterilizer 130, and driving of the blowing fan 150; characterized in that it comprises a Sterilizer for shoe cabinets.
According to claim 1,
The shoe sterilizer 130,
A body 131 provided with a second air inlet (131a) and a second air outlet (131b) and having a connection terminal part (131c) at a lower portion thereof;
a suction fan 132 installed in the body 131 to forcibly suck air from the second air inlet 131a;
A small UV LED lamp 133 provided in the body 131 to sterilize the inside of the shoe by irradiating ultraviolet rays to the inner space of the shoe (S);
A rechargeable battery 134 provided in the body 131 and connected to the connection terminal 131c to supply power to the suction fan 132 and the small UV LED lamp 133;
A sterilizer for a shoe closet, characterized in that it is provided on the body (131) and comprises a button (135) for operating the suction fan (132) and the small UV LED lamp (133).
According to claim 1,
A support member 122 is further provided on the upper portion of the rail 120 for allowing the main body 110 to protrude outwardly of the shoe cabinet 1 while supporting the partition 2 to be spaced apart from the upper portion of the main body 110. A sterilizer for shoe cabinets, characterized in that it becomes.
According to claim 1,
A sterilizer for a shoe closet, characterized in that a guide groove (2a) for air circulation is formed on one side of the partition (2) of the shoe closet (1).
According to claim 1,
Sterilization for shoe cabinets, characterized in that the lower portion of the body 110 is provided with a detection sensor 180 for detecting the shoes (S), the UV LED lamp 160 through the control unit 170 is configured to be turned on / off. Device.
According to claim 1,
The charging cradle 111 of the main body 110 is recessed, and an auxiliary UV LED lamp 111a for irradiating the inside of the charging cradle 111 by being electrically connected to the control unit is installed on one side of the inside, and the charging A detachable cover 111b is provided on the upper portion of the holder 111, and a reflective sheet paper 111c is attached to the bottom surface of the cover 111b so that external sterilization of the shoe sterilizer 130 is made. Sterilizer for shoe cabinets.

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