KR102493395B1 - Steam shoe dryer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a steam shoe dryer, and relates to a main casing body divided into a first space portion with an open front surface and an exhaust port formed thereon, and a second space portion with an open front surface, and a front door provided on the front surface of the main casing body. A main casing having; a water container detachably provided to the second space; a shoe holder provided on the inner surface of the first space in a tubular shape; a plurality of steam nozzles provided on an inner surface of the first space located between the exhaust port and the shoe holder; a pump provided in the main casing to communicate with the water container; a steam generator provided on the main casing to communicate with the pump and the steam nozzle; a hot air blower provided in the main casing to communicate with the lower part of the shoe holder and the exhaust port; By being composed of a controller provided in the main casing to control the pump, the steam generator, and the hot air blower, respectively, the steam nozzle and shoe holder are separately configured to simultaneously or selectively sterilize and dry shoes, as well as maintain It has the effect of easy maintenance.

Description

Steam shoe dryer {Steam shoe dryer}

The present invention relates to a steam shoe dryer.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 1608403 (registration date: 2016.3.28., title of invention: sterilization, deodorization, drying device for shoes using steam), as shown in FIG. A main body having a predetermined shape equipped with a stand; It is installed inside the main body and heats the water in the water tank therein with a heating means to generate high-temperature micro-steam, and then sprays the high-temperature micro-steam into the inside of the shoe through the steam supply pipe to sterilize the inside of the shoe, a deodorizing steam generator; a blowing means installed inside the main body to dry the sterilized and deodorized shoes by supplying air heated from the heater member to the inside of the shoes through an air branch pipe; Disclosed is a device for sterilizing, deodorizing, and drying shoes using steam, characterized in that it has a configuration including the like.

This prior art is very capable of completely sterilizing athlete's foot bacteria, mold bacteria, and general bacteria inside the shoe by spraying high-temperature fine steam of 100 degrees or more heated by a heating means inside the main body into the inside of the shoe through the steam supply pipe. While claiming to have a useful effect, there was a disadvantage that it was not easy to dry shoes quickly.

In addition, Korean Patent Registration No. 2230674 (Registration date: 2021.3.16., Title of invention: Sterilization, deodorization, and drying device for shoes), as shown in FIG. A lower support portion 110 provided with a blowing fan 112 that sucks and a heating member 113 for heating the air introduced by the blowing fan 112 to a high temperature, and heated by the heating member A rear main body 120 accommodating an air branch pipe 121 that guides the released air to the injection body 160 through the extension tube 150, and a water tank 131 storing water are provided, and the water tank 131 is provided. An upper body 130 provided with a steam generator 140 that generates steam by heating supplied water to a constant temperature by a heating means 143, and a shoe extended to the lower end of the upper body 130 and seated An extension pipe part 150 for sterilizing and drying shoes by spraying hot air and steam into the inside, wherein the extension pipe part 150 is provided with a jetting body 160 for diffusely jetting hot air and steam, and the jetting body ( 160) is made to be detachable, and a diffusion plate 163 for diffusing and spraying hot air and steam is provided in front of the jetting body 160, and is provided on the outer periphery of the extension tube unit 150 so as to be able to go up and down. and an odor discharging means (170) for discharging odor generated during shoe drying to the outside, wherein the odor discharging means (170) is provided on the outer periphery of the extension pipe (150) to suck in odors inside the shoe. An odor suction pipe 171 is provided, and an exhaust unit 175 that moves up and down by a rack 123 and a pinion 124 is provided on the wall 122 of the rear body 120, and the odor suction pipe 171 and The exhaust unit 175 is connected by a first pipe 172, and the top of the exhaust unit 175 is connected to a discharge pipe 173 connected to the outside, and the exhaust unit 175 absorbs and exhausts odors from shoes. An intake/exhaust fan 176 and a purification filter 177 for purifying odor during discharge are provided, and the upper side of the lower support 110 vibrates the shoe. It includes a vibrating means 180 to remove germs or foreign substances attached to the shoes by applying a vibration means 180 is installed on the upper side of the lower support 110 and the shoes are seated. A seating table 182 having a seating groove 182a formed on the upper surface so that shoes can be seated, and a plurality of seats installed in the seating table 182 to apply vibration to the seating table 182 Sterilization and A drying device is disclosed.

This prior art has an effect of efficiently sterilizing and deodorizing by spraying fine steam several times intermittently into various types of shoes, an effect of quickly dehumidifying the inside of shoes from a dehumidifying filter, and a dehumidifying agent And bioceramic coating agent to prevent foot odor caused by athlete's foot fungus and various bacteria inside the shoe, to reduce power consumption, and to purify odors generated during sterilization, deodorization, and drying, and discharge them to the outside, resulting in a clean drying device. However, it is claimed that there are various effects such as providing an effect, but the configuration is complicated, so mass production is difficult, and sterilization and drying are dualized, so there is a problem that it takes a long time to work.

An object of the present invention created to solve the above problems is to provide a steam shoe dryer configured separately from a steam nozzle and a shoe holder.

An object of the present invention is to have a main casing body divided into a first space portion with an open front surface and an exhaust port formed thereon and a second space portion with an open front surface portion, and a front door provided on the front surface of the main casing body. casing; a water container detachably provided to the second space; a shoe holder provided on the inner surface of the first space in a tubular shape; a plurality of steam nozzles provided on an inner surface of the first space located between the exhaust port and the shoe holder; a pump provided in the main casing to communicate with the water container; a steam generator provided on the main casing to communicate with the pump and the steam nozzle; a hot air blower provided in the main casing to communicate with the lower part of the shoe holder and the exhaust port; It can be achieved by a steam shoe dryer consisting of a controller provided in the main casing to respectively control the pump, the steam generator, and the hot air blower.

Preferably, the present invention further includes a control panel provided on the front door, further includes an indoor light and a sterilization light respectively provided in the first space, and further includes a water level sensor provided on an upper end of the water container, It may further include a water level warning light provided at an upper end of the second space, wherein the operation panel, the indoor lighting, the sterilizing light, the water level sensor, and the water level warning light are respectively controlled by the controller.

Preferably, the shoe holder of the present invention is characterized in that it consists of a holder provided on the inner surface of the first space in a tubular shape, and a hot air discharge unit provided on the upper surface of the holder and having a plurality of ventilation holes.

Preferably, a main valve provided between the steam generator and the steam nozzle of the present invention is further provided, the lower end is provided on the rear surface of the first space so that the lower end communicates with the lower end of the shoe holder, and the hot air blower is built into the upper end. It further includes a hot air blower casing, and is provided on the rear surface of the first space portion to communicate with the exhaust port and further includes a duct part communicating with an upper end of the hot air blower casing.

Preferably, a steam diffusion member having a pair of diffusion member bodies provided on an inner surface of the first space portion to accommodate the steam nozzle of the present invention and a connector connecting the diffusion member bodies, The member body is composed of a magnet ring attached to the inner surface of the first space portion, a plurality of steam discharge holes provided on the upper surface of the magnet ring and formed in a hemispherical shape, and a compression piece attached to the inner surface of the front door, and one surface A half-arc-shaped diffusion plate provided on the other surface of the compression piece, a sterilization plate made of copper provided at the center of the other surface of the diffusion plate, a plurality of projections provided on the other surface of the diffusion plate so as to be adjacent to the sterilization plate, and adjacent to the projection It is characterized in that it further comprises a heat collection plate made of a water-repellent tape provided on the other surface of the diffusion plate.

As described above, the present invention has an effect of facilitating maintenance as well as simultaneously or selectively performing sterilization and drying of shoes because the steam nozzle and the shoe holder are separately configured.

1 is a perspective view showing a steam shoe dryer according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the front door of FIG. 1 is opened.
Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 1 showing a state in which the casing is partially removed.
4 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 2 showing a steam diffusion member provided in a steam nozzle.
5 is a sectional view and a front view illustrating a heat collection plate provided on an inner surface of a front door.
6 is a cross-sectional view showing an apparatus for sterilizing, deodorizing, and drying shoes using steam according to an embodiment of the prior art.
7 is a perspective view showing a sterilization, deodorization, and drying apparatus for shoes according to another embodiment of the prior art.

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

1 to 5, the steam shoe dryer 100 according to the present invention includes a main casing 10, a water container 20, a shoe holder 30, a steam diffusion member 40, a steam generator 50, Hot air blower casing (70), heat collecting plate (80), pump (PP), hot air blower (HB), water level sensor (WS), steam nozzle (SN), indoor light (IL), sterilization light (UL), water level warning light (WL) , It consists of a control panel (SW), a duct part (DT) and a controller (CTB).

The main casing 10 includes a main casing body 11 having a hollow structure with an open front side and a front door 13 provided on the front side of the main casing body 11 .

The main casing body 11 includes a first space portion 11a and a second space portion 11b formed on the front surface. The exhaust port 11c is formed on the inner surface of the first space 11a. The front door 13 is opened and closed on the main casing body 11 in a casement manner to seal the first space 11a and the second space 11b, respectively, and has a gripping groove 13a formed at one end. A concave groove 13b is formed on the inner surface.

The water container 20 is detachably provided in the second space 11b.

The water level sensor WS is provided at the upper end of the water container 20 to detect the level of water filled in the water container 20 . Here, since the water level sensor WS is only a well-known component, a detailed description or illustration thereof will be omitted.

The water level warning light WL is provided at the top of the second space 11b.

The shoe holder 30 has a tubular shape and includes a holder 31 provided on the inner surface of the first space 11a and a hot air discharge unit 33 provided on the upper surface of the holder 31 and having a plurality of ventilation holes (no number) formed therein. ) is made up of Here, the holder 31 of the shoe holder 30 has an upper end spaced apart from the inner surface of the first space 11a so that shoes, boots, etc. can be easily turned over and placed thereon.

A plurality of steam nozzles SN are provided on the inner surface of the first space 11a located between the exhaust port 11c and the shoe holder 30.

The indoor lighting IL is provided at the upper end of the first space part 11 . Here, the indoor lighting IL is automatically turned on when the front door 13 is opened and automatically turned off when the front door 13 is closed, and these components are only known parts.

The sterilization lamp UL is provided at the top of the first space 11 adjacent to the indoor lighting IL.

The pump PP is provided in the main casing body 11 to communicate with the water container 20 .

The main valve MV is provided on the main casing body 11 so that one end communicates with the steam nozzle SN.

The steam generator 50 has one end communicated with the pump PP and the other end communicated with the other end of the main valve MV.

The duct part DT is provided on the rear surface of the first space part 11a so as to communicate with the exhaust port 11c.

The hot air blower casing 70 is provided on the rear surface of the first space 11 so as to communicate with the lower end of the holder 31, and the other end communicates with the duct part DT. Here, the hot air blower casing 70 is preferably made of a heat insulating material.

The hot air blower (HB) is built into the upper end of the hot air blower casing (70).

The operation panel (SW) is provided on top of the front door (13).

The steam diffusion member 40 includes a pair of diffusion member bodies 41 provided on the inner surface of the first space 11a to accommodate the steam nozzle SN, and a connector 43 connecting the diffusion member body 41. Consists of

The diffusion member body 41 has a magnet ring 41a attached to the inner surface of the first space 11a, and a plurality of steam discharge holes 41c provided on the upper surface of the magnet ring 41a in a hemispherical shape. has been In addition, the diffusion member body 41 according to the present invention is shown and described as being limited to two forming a pair, but is not limited thereto, and two or more may form a pair, and accordingly, the number of connectors 43 should also increase. Here, the reason why the steam diffusion member 40 is connected to the diffusion member body 41 using the connector 43 is to remove the strongly attached diffusion member body 41 from the inner surface of the first space 11a. for easy escape.

The heat collecting plate 50 includes a compression piece 81 having one side attached to the concave groove 13b of the front door 13, and a diffuser plate 83 having a concave semi-arc shape with one side provided on the other side of the compression piece 81, It consists of a sterilization plate 85 provided at the center of the other surface of the diffusion plate 83 and a plurality of protrusions 87 provided on the other surface of the diffusion plate 83 so as to be adjacent to the sterilization plate 85.

Here, the sterilization plate 85 is made of copper.

In addition, the protrusion 87 is provided to naturally fall after steam is concentrated to form water droplets. In addition, the heat collecting plate 50 of the present invention further includes a water-repellent tape 89 provided on the other surface of the diffusion plate 83 adjacent to the protrusion 87 . The reason why the protrusions 87 and the water-repellent tape 89 are provided on the heat collecting plate 50 is to reduce the temperature drop caused by concentration of water droplets by steam on the heat collecting plate 50 when drying and sterilization by steam are performed simultaneously. is to prevent

The controller (CTB) includes a steam generator (50), a pump (PP), a hot air blower (HB), a water level sensor (WS), an indoor light (IL), a sterilization light (UL), a water level warning light (WL), and a control panel (SW). are provided in the casing body 11 to control each.

The operating relationship of the steam shoe dryer 100 of the present invention will be described as follows.

First, water is insufficient or absent in the water container 20 .

When the user opens the front door 13, the interior light IL provided in the first space 11a of the main casing body 11 is turned on. At this time, it is sensed that the water container 20 lacks or does not have water by the water level sensor WS, and the water level warning light WL is turned on.

The user withdraws the water container 20 from the second space 13, fills it with water, and then installs it in the second space 13 again. When it is detected that there is sufficient water in the water container 20 by the water level sensor WS, the water level warning light WL is turned off.

Then, when the user places shoes on the cradle 31 and closes the front door 13, the interior light IL is turned off again.

Thereafter, when the user operates the control switch (SW), the controller (CTB) drives the pump (PP) to suck water from the water container (20) and supply it to the steam generator (50), and the steam generator (50) Steam is supplied to the first space part 11 through a plurality of steam nozzles SN via MV. At the same time, the controller CTB operates the hot air blower HB to discharge hot air to the shoes via the holder 31 and the hot air discharge unit 33 through the lower end of the hot air blower casing 70 . In addition, the air present in the first space 11 is applied to the hot air blower HB via the exhaust port 11c and the duct unit DT to be circulated.

The controller CTB controls the amount and supply time of steam by the steam generator 50 and the operation time of the hot air blower HB, respectively, and may sterilize air by operating the sterilization lamp UL.

As such, when the series of operations of the steam shoe dryer 100 are completed, the controller CTB stops the operation of the pump PP, the steam generator 50 and the hot air blower HB, and the sterilization lamp UL is turned off, , the end of the work can be displayed on the operation panel (SW).

When the control panel (SW) indicates that the shoes are sterilized and dried, the user opens the front door 13, removes the shoes from the shoe holder 30, and closes the front door 13 to sterilize the shoes. The drying process is complete.

Although the present invention as described above has been described as being limited to one embodiment, it is clear that all modified embodiments based on the technical spirit of the present invention are not limited thereto and belong to the scope of the present invention.

10: main casing 20: water bottle
30: shoe holder 40: steam diffusion member
50: steam generator 70: hot air machine casing
80: heat collecting plate
CTB: controller
100: Steam shoe dryer

Claims (5)

a main casing body having a front surface open and divided into a first space portion having an exhaust port formed thereon and a front surface open second space portion, and a main casing having a front door provided on the front surface of the main casing body;
a water container detachably provided to the second space;
a shoe holder provided on the inner surface of the first space in a tubular shape;
a plurality of steam nozzles provided on an inner surface of the first space located between the exhaust port and the shoe holder;
a pump provided in the main casing to communicate with the water container;
a steam generator provided in the main casing to communicate with the pump and the steam nozzle;
a hot air blower provided in the main casing to communicate with the lower portion of the shoe holder and the exhaust port;
A steam shoe dryer comprising a controller provided in the main casing to respectively control the pump, the steam generator, and the hot air blower.
According to claim 1,
Further comprising an operation panel provided on the front door,
Further comprising an indoor lighting lamp and a sterilization lamp respectively provided in the first space unit,
Further comprising a water level sensor provided at the upper end of the water tank,
Further comprising a water level warning light provided at the top of the second space,
The operation panel, the indoor lighting, the sterilization lamp, the water level sensor, and the water level warning lamp are respectively controlled by the controller.
According to claim 1,
The shoe holder is a steam shoe dryer, characterized in that consisting of a holder provided on the inner surface of the first space in the shape of a tubular body, and a hot air discharge unit provided on the upper surface of the holder and having a plurality of ventilation holes.
According to claim 1,
Further comprising a main valve provided between the steam generator and the steam nozzle,
Further comprising a hot air blower casing provided on the rear surface of the first space so that the lower end communicates with the lower end of the shoe holder and the hot air blower is built into the upper end,
Steam shoe dryer characterized in that it further comprises a duct portion provided on the rear surface of the first space portion to communicate with the exhaust port and communicated with the upper end of the hot air fan casing.
According to claim 1,
Further comprising a steam diffusion member having a pair of diffusion member bodies provided on an inner surface of the first space to accommodate the steam nozzle and a connector connecting the diffusion member bodies,
The diffusion member body includes a magnet ring attached to an inner surface of the first space and a plurality of steam discharge holes provided on an upper surface of the magnet ring and formed in a hemispherical shape,
A compression piece attached to the inner surface of the front door, a half arc-shaped diffusion plate provided on the other side of the compression piece, a sterilization plate made of copper provided at the center of the other surface of the diffusion plate, and the diffusion plate so as to be adjacent to the sterilization plate. The steam shoe dryer further comprises a heat collection plate made of a plurality of projections provided on the other surface of the plate and a water-repellent tape provided on the other surface of the diffusion plate adjacent to the projections.

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