KR20170029195A

KR20170029195A - A Foot Dryer for a Human Body with a Structure of Toe Separation

Info

Publication number: KR20170029195A
Application number: KR1020150126211A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 유재경
Original assignee: 아신유니텍 (주)
Priority date: 2015-09-07
Filing date: 2015-09-07
Publication date: 2017-03-15

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a human hair dryer having a toe-separated structure, and more particularly, to a foot dryer having a toe-separated structure for inducing airflow to dry foot. The foot dryer of the toe separation structure includes a body 11 on which foot portions 14a and 14b on which the feet can be placed are formed on the upper surface 111; Toe separation guides (15a, 15b) formed in front of the foot-position portions (14a, 14b); And a dry air generating unit (34) for inducing spraying of air to the upper surface of the body (11).

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a foot dryer,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a human hair dryer having a toe-separated structure, and more particularly, to a foot dryer having a toe-separated structure for inducing airflow to dry foot.

Foot is an important part of the body that affects health, and moisture, especially between the soles or toes, can cause a variety of 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, the moisture present in the feet or other human body parts after exercise, after a shower, or after going out needs to be kept below a certain level, and drying of the feet is required for this.

A prior art related to the drying of the foot is Patent Registration No. 1353571. The prior art includes a housing having an upper body and a lower body coupled to an upper footrest; A cover portion coupled to an upper portion of the housing; A blowing unit for allowing outside air to flow into the inside by driving a high-speed blowing fan installed inside the housing; And a compressed air chamber for compressing the air introduced into the air blowing unit and discharging air through exposing the discharge port, wherein the compressed air chamber is formed at one side with a water leakage preventing jaw formed higher than the bottom surface, And a water leakage sensor is provided on a surface of the body dryer.

Patent Registration No. 0948030 discloses a lower body; An air chamber positioned above the lower body for introducing air and allowing the introduced air to be discharged through a plurality of discharge ports; An upper body coupled to the lower body and having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting air discharged from the air chamber; A blowing unit coupled to the upper body for controlling operation by a detection sensor and allowing air to flow into the air chamber; And a foot plate that is seated on the upper body so that air discharged from the nozzle is guided to the body side through an induction hole and blows air.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2005-0113313 discloses a frame in which an air inlet port through which external air is sucked is formed on an outer surface and an air outlet port through which external air is discharged is formed in the upper plate in a vertical direction; A mat fixed on the upper plate so as to be vertically movable between a partition formed on the frame to support the upper plate, an air discharge hole through which external air passes, and a lip pressure protrusion formed on the upper surface; A blower fan connected to the driving motor, and an air blower for blowing outside air sucked through the air inlet and the hose to the air outlet when the blower fan is driven, An external air supply including a passage; A vibrating motor which is rotatably connected to a vibration motor installed in the frame and presses the mat vertically to press the user's sole on the mat, First and second switches provided at the front of the frame for interrupting the power applied to the drive motor and the electric heater so as to be able to select the hot wind by the cold air and the electric heater; a third switch for interrupting the power applied to the vibration motor; And a fourth switch for controlling a power source applied to an ozone generator for supplying ozone to a toe part of a user on the mat. And an electronic balance, which is formed on the bottom surface of the mat, for displaying a weight of a user ascending on the mat on a display portion of a bent portion extending in front of the frame.

Drying of the foot between the toes or the bottom surface of the feet is important, and it is advantageous to be dried at a suitable temperature. It is also advantageous to have a structure in which the air flow at the sole or ankle region can be controlled. However, the prior art does not disclose a method of drying the gap between the toes or the soles of the feet or a regulating structure of the air flow in the drying region.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art and has the following objectives.

Prior Art 1: Patent Registration No. 1353571 (published by A & B Air Co., January 23, 2014) Body dryer Prior Art 2: Patent Registration No. 0948030 (published by A & B Air Co., Ltd. on Mar. 19, 2014) Prior Art 3: Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0113313 (published by Gang Nam Hoon et al., December 02, 2005)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a foot dryer having a toe-separated structure, which enables drying of gaps or plantar regions between toes while controlling the drying 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 on which a foot can be placed; A toe separating guide formed on the front side of the foot position portion; And a dry air generating unit for inducing atomization of air to the upper surface of the body.

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

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

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

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is further provided a load cell disposed under the foot position portion and a display for indicating the measured weight in the load cell.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the load cell also functions as a switch of the dry air generating unit, and further includes a music reproducing unit in which music is reproduced by operating the switch function.

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

The foot dryer according to the present invention allows the toes to be effectively dried by the toe separation structure, thereby effectively maintaining the foot health. The foot dryer according to the present invention enables the entire sole to be dried. The drying efficiency of the foot dryer according to the present invention can be improved 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 allowing the music to be reproduced while displaying the weight together with the drying of the feet.

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

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so that they will not be described repeatedly unless necessary for an understanding of the invention, and the known components will be briefly described or omitted. However, It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of Fig.

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a foot dryer 10 according to the present invention includes a body 11 having foot portions 14a and 14b on which an upper foot 111 can be placed; Toe separation guides (15a, 15b) formed in front of the foot-position 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 can be installed at various places such as an industrial site, a shower room, a workplace, a home, a golf course, a swimming pool, a public facility or an office. The foot dryer 10 may be provided with an acupressure function, an anion generating function, or a fragrance generating function as needed, and electric stimulation may be applied as needed. The foot dryer 10 may have various functions for foot health while being applied to the drying of the lower body or the upper body including the feet, and the present invention is not limited by the addition of such functions.

The body 11 may be generally box-shaped or cylindrical, and may have a shape similar to a scale, for example. The foot position portions 14a and 14b can be formed on the upper surface 111 and the foot position portions 14a and 14b can be formed to be sufficiently large as compared with the size of the adult foot while being shaped like a human foot. Toe separation guides 15a and 15b may be formed in front of the foot-position portions 14a and 14b.

The foot-position portions 14a and 14b can form a curved surface, and air discharge holes 141 and 142 can be formed on the curved surface. In addition, hemispherical protrusions dispersed in the foot-position portions 14a and 14b can be formed to have a shi-pressure function. The air discharge holes 141 and 142 are formed in the vicinity of the concave upward portions at the foot so that the air discharged to the foot position portions 14a and 14b is discharged again to the side portions of the sole. The air discharged through the air discharge holes 141 and 142 may be made to include, for example, anions.

The toe separation guides 15a and 15b may be formed so that the respective toes are separated from each other and may be formed into a branched branch shape formed separately from each other. For the foot drying, the feet are placed on the foot-position portions 14a and 14b, and the feet are moved forward to insert the toe-separation guides 15a and 15b between the respective toes. When the respective toes are separated by the toe separation guides 15a and 15b, the air induction lid 16 may be lowered to start drying. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the foot dryer 10 can be designed to be operated by providing a contact sensor on the toe separation guides 15a and 15b and contacting the toe with the contact sensor. The toe separation guides 15a and 15b can be made in various structures that enable the separation of the toes, respectively, and will be described below again.

The drive housing 12 may be disposed at the front side or other appropriate position of the body 11 so that air such as a motor or a fan flows into the interior of the drive housing 12 to the lower side of the body 11, May be arranged. The drive housing 12 may be cylindrical, but is not limited thereto. The air induction lid 16 may be disposed above the driving housing 12 and the air induction lid 16 may be arranged to be rotated about the rotation pin 161. [ Specifically, when the foot dryer 10 is not used, the air guide lid 16 can be positioned in the upward direction. And the air induction lid 16 in which the foot dryer 10 is used may be rotated about the rotation pin 161 to be parallel to the upper surface 111 or be inclined to the upper surface. The air induction lid 16 may have the function of guiding air to the side or to the front while preventing air in the foot or ankle from rising upwards. In addition, the air induction lid 16 may have the switching function of the foot dryer 10. For example, when the air induction lid 16 is disposed in the upward direction, the operation of the foot dryer 10 is stopped, and when the air induction lid 16 is lowered, the operation of the foot dryer 10 can be started have. If necessary, an air induction groove may be formed on the lower surface of the air induction lid 16 to guide the air toward the side or the front side. And a display DW may be disposed on the upper surface of the air induction lid 16. [

The air induction lid 16 can be made adjustable in length and can be made such that the front portion is slidable in the forward or rearward direction relative to the boundary portion 162. And the display DW may be disposed on the inner portion of the boundary portion 162. [ The display DW can be a touch screen type and can be made to be able to input operating conditions by touch. The display (DW) can display weight, temperature, humidity, operating time, air intensity or song lyrics. 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 can be disposed on the side surface 112 or the front surface 113 of the body 11, and the operation of the foot dryer 10, have. And a pawl fixing hole 18 for fixing the supporter may be disposed on the rear side 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 may be arranged so that the end is inserted and fixed to the pawl fixing hole 18 when the use is required and can be supported by the user. The pole fixing hole 18 can be made in various structures, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

The lower part of Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a branch branch 151 arranged in the toe separation guides 15a, 15b. The branch branches 151 may be arranged in each of the separation guides 15a and 15b, but not limited thereto, and may be arranged in an appropriate number. The illustrated embodiment shows the planar, side, and bottom surfaces of the branch branch 151. The branch branch 151 has a structure protruding from the upper surface 111 and may have a shape extending along the shape of the toe. At least one concave portion may be formed along the longitudinal direction. And a spray hole (AH) is disposed in the concave portion so that dry air can be discharged. The spray hole AH may be at least one and may be formed so that air is arranged in the lateral direction. The guide member 152 can be disposed on the upper surface 111 and the branch branch 151 can be moved in the left and right directions by the rotation pin RP coupled to the center hole CH formed in the guide unit 152. [ Direction. The guide unit 152 may have a fan-shaped shape in which upper and lower portions are opened, and both sides may function as a stopper. And the branch branch 151 can be rotated about the center hole CH in the guide unit 152. [ The rotatable branch branches 151 correspond to different toe shapes and at the same time the toes are moved to the left and right so that the user can perform the toe motion. The branch branch 151 can be made into a structure suitable for various toe shapes, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

In the foot dryer (10) according to the present invention, the drying air can be sprayed in various directions.

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

Referring to FIG. 2, an air conditioning unit 21 may be disposed on the upper surface 111 for spraying dry air. The air conditioning unit 21 can be made to have a structure protruding upward from the upper surface 111 in the form of a mushroom, and can be arranged to be positioned at the center of both feet. The adjustment body 211 of the air conditioning unit 21 may have a structure in which the cross-sectional area of the ellipse corresponding to the plane cross-section increases toward the upper side, and the drying hole 221 may be disposed along the height direction. The drying air AS can be sprayed toward the upper surface 111 through the drying hole 221. The dry air AS is sprayed so as to face downward from the top surface 111, thereby improving the stability of the user and improving the drying efficiency.

Referring to FIG. 2 (B), the upper surface 111 of the air conditioning unit 21 may be formed to be inclined downward. And a discharge gap 231 may be formed in the lower boundary surface of the air conditioning unit 21. [ The discharge gap 231 has a function of discharging water generated on the upper surface 111. The water of the upper surface 111 can be discharged in various ways. For example, as shown in Fig. 1 or 2 (A), it is possible to prevent the water on the upper surface 111 from contacting the soles of the feet by continuously arranging the extending projections on the upper surface 111. [ In this case, the discharge gap 231 may be disposed below the extending projection.

The water of the upper surface 111 can be discharged downward or in other directions in various ways.

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

3, the upper surface 111 can be made inclined on both sides of the foot position portion, and can be formed along the outer circumferential surface of the air conditioning unit 21 or the body 11 by the discharge passage 341 , 342, 343, and 344 may be disposed. The discharge passages 341 and 342 arranged below the air conditioning unit 21 can be connected to the discharge gap 231. [

The heaters H1 and H2 and the air flow tubes 31, 32 and 33 may be disposed inside the body 11. [ The heaters H1 and H2 may have a function of removing moisture from the air to be discharged while at the same time warming the sole. The heaters H1 and H2 may be disposed below the foot position portion or below the toe separation guide.

The air flow tubes 31, 32, 33 may comprise 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 an external air inflow conduit or air supply tank, a drive motor and a fan. Air generated from the dry air generating unit 34 can be adjusted to a proper temperature by the temperature adjusting heater H3 while being supplied through the supply tube 31. [ And the filter unit F may be disposed in the path of the supply tube 31 as required. The temperature-regulated dry air while being supplied through the supply tube 31 may be supplied to the 1-distribution tube 32 and the 2-distribution tube 33. And some air may be supplied to the inside of the air conditioning unit 21. [ 1 distribution tube 32 and 2 distribution tube 33 can supply air to the plantar region, the toe region and the side of the plantar region, respectively. At least one atomizing tube 321 to 32n, 331 to 33k can be disposed in the 1-distribution tube 32 and the 2-distribution tube 33 for supplying the dry air, and the spray tubes 321 and 331 For example, a dry air discharge hole for discharging dry air to the air discharge hole, spray hole or upper surface 111 described above. The spray tubes 321 and 331 can be appropriately arranged according to the positions of the spray holes for discharging the dry air formed on the upper surface 111, and the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments.

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, 331 to 33k, So that drying can be efficiently performed.

The operation of the foot dryer according to the present invention having such a structure will be described below.

4 shows an embodiment of the operation 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. The body weight measuring unit may be disposed in the foot dryer according to the present invention. The body weight measuring unit may be, for example, a load cell or an electronic balance. When the weight measuring unit becomes a load cell, the load cell can be disposed below the foot position portion and can perform a switch function of the foot dryer. For example, the load cell can be arranged to move up and down on an elastic body such as a leaf spring. And, if it moves above a certain level, the foot dryer can be set to operate.

The foot dryer may include a setting unit 42 for operation and a control unit 41 and the setting unit 42 may be connected to the touch screen of the display DW as described above. Such as temperature, humidity, wind strength or music, can be set by the setting unit 42. [ In addition, the setting unit 42 can set whether or not the weight is displayed. For example, the weight may be set not to be displayed or the weight may be displayed for, for example, 5 seconds to 10 seconds. When the setting is completed by the user, the setting unit 42 can 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. And, the weight can be selectively displayed on the weight label WL.

Dry air can be generated in the air generating unit 44 according to the set value, and the operation level of the heater 45 can be adjusted. And the operating environment can be detected by the detection sensor 46 and transmitted to the comparator 47. The comparator 47 can compare the transmitted value detected by the detection sensor 46 with the set value and transmit it to the control unit 41. [ The control unit 41 can adjust the operating level of the air generating unit 44 and the heater 45 according to the value transmitted from the comparator 47. [

The foot dryer according to the present invention can be operated in various ways, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended hereto.

10: Foot dryer 11: Body
12: drive housing 14a, 14b:
15a, 15b: toe separation guide 16: air induction cover
18: Pole fixing hole 21: Air conditioning unit
31: feed 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: upper side 112: side
113: front 141, 142: air outlet hole
151: branch branch 152: guide unit
161: rotation pin 162: boundary portion
172: speaker 211: regulating body
221: drying hole 231: discharge gap
321 to 32n: spraying tubes 331 to 33k: spraying tubes
341, 342, 343, 343: discharge passage 431: music display window
432: Temperature setting window 433: Humidity window
AH: Spray hole AS: Dry air
CH: Center hole DW: Display
F: filter unit H1, H2: heater
H3: Temperature control heater RP: Rotating pin
WL: Weight label

Claims

A body 11 formed with foot-position portions 14a, 14b on which a foot can be placed on the upper surface 111;
Toe separation guides (15a, 15b) formed in front of the foot-position portions (14a, 14b); And
And a dry air generating unit (34) for inducing atomization of air to the upper surface of the body (11).

The foot dryer of claim 1, wherein a spray hole (AH) is formed in the toe separating guides (15a, 15b).

The toe separating guide (15a, 15b) according to claim 1, wherein the toe separating guides (15a, 15b) comprise a plurality of branch branches (151), each branch branch (151) projecting from the upper surface (111) Wherein the foot dryer comprises:

The foot dryer of claim 1, further comprising a heater for adjusting the temperature of the air.

The foot dryer of claim 1, further comprising a load cell disposed below the foot portion (14a, 14b) and a display (DW) indicative of the weight measured on the load cell.

The foot dryer as set forth in claim 5, wherein the load cell further comprises a music reproducing unit for switching the dry air generating unit (34) and playing music by operating the switch function.

The foot dryer of claim 1, further comprising a pole fixing hole (18) for securing the supporter.