WO2006083073A1

WO2006083073A1 - Far infrared sterilizer for shoes and shoes rack having the same mounted therein

Info

Publication number: WO2006083073A1
Application number: PCT/KR2005/003675
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ki Woon Lee; Dae Jun Kim; Young Seok Lee
Original assignee: Hanmi Turbovent Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2005-02-01
Filing date: 2005-11-03
Publication date: 2006-08-10
Also published as: KR100511691B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a far infrared sterilizer for shoes including: a casing inserted at the inside of each shoe, the casing provided with a lower casing having a space portion formed at the inside thereof and an upper casing adapted to be fit to the top portion of the lower casing and having a plurality of through-holes formed thereon; a heating plate mounted at the lower portion of the space portion of the lower casing in such a manner as to be protruded from the bottom surface of the casing, the heating plate having an electric heater mounted at the inside thereof and an outer surface coated with ceramic for radiating far infrared rays therefrom; and a charcoal pack mounted at the upper portion of the space portion of the lower casing, for removing internal moisture of the shoe.

Description

FAR INFRARED STERILIZER FOR SHOES AND SHOES RACK HAVING THE SAME MOUNTED THEREIN

Technical Field

[1] The present invention relates to a far infrared sterilizer for shoes and a shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein, and more particularly, to a far infrared sterilizer for shoes that is provided with a casing adapted to be mounted at the inside of a shoe, the casing having a heating plate and a charcoal pack disposed at the inside thereof, the heating plate having an electric heater disposed thereon and an outer surface coated with ceramic for radiating far infrared rays therefrom, and the charcoal pack being filled with charcoal removing internal moisture of the shoe, thereby drying and sterilizing the internal space of the shoe, and a shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted at the shoes-keeping room of a rack body, thereby improving the drying, sterilizing and deodorizing effects of the shoes. Background Art

[2] Generally, shoes are in different states after a predetermined period of time of wearing, depending upon the moving range, the moving type and the foot state of a wearer, and the climate condition where he or she wears the shoes. Once the shoes are worn, however, moisture and odor are badly generated from the interior of the shoes.

[3] To solve this problem, thus, a method for naturally drying shoes after washing in the shade where air is well ventilated is widely used, but as the period of time consumed for the drying is too long, there is presented a shoe drying device that is adapted to apply heated air to the shoes for the purpose of drying the shoes.

[4] An example of the conventional shoe drying devices includes Korean Utility Model

Registration No. 20-0172009.

[5] FIGS. 1 and 2 show the example of the conventional shoe drying devices.

[6] As shown, the conventional shoe drying device includes: at least one or more unit driers A having a casing 1 provided with a plurality of heat through-holes Ia formed on the whole surface thereof, each of the heat through-holes being adapted to emit heat therethrough, with a heating plate 2 provided with an electric heater 2b mounted at the inside of a body thereof, the body adapted to emit far infrared rays therefrom, with a power terminal 3 connected to the end portion of the casing 1, for connecting power source to the electric heater 2b, and with a lamp 4 connected adjacent to the power terminal 3 at the end portion of the casing 1 and adapted to be lighten at a time of application of power source to the electric heater 2b; and a power connecting means (not shown) adapted to apply the power source to the unit driers A. [7] According to the conventional shoe drying device under the above construction, if wet or damp shoes are to be dried or if the shoes after washing are to be dried, the unit drier A is inserted into the internal space of each shoe, and after that, if power is applied, the lamp 4 of the unit drier A is turned on and at the same time the electric heater 2b is heated. The heat generated from the electric heater 2b is emitted through the heat through-holes Ia on the casing 1, thereby carrying out the drying operation for the shoe.

[8] The heating plate 2 includes upper and lower plates 2' and 2" each having a far infrared-coating layer 2a formed thereon, and as the upper and lower plates 2' and 2" are heated, the far infrared rays are emitted from the far infrared-coating layer 2a, such that the shoe can be rapidly and evenly dried with the heat generated from the electric heater 2b and the far infrared rays emitted from the far infrared-coating layer 2a.

[9] However, the conventional shoe-drying device still has the problem in that the odor and moisture generated from the interior of the shoe may not be efficiently eliminated.

[10] In other words, the conventional shoe drying device is capable of carrying out the drying for the shoe rapidly with the help of the heat generated from the electric heater 2b and the far infrared rays generated from the far infrared-coating layer 2a of the upper and lower plates 2' and 2" while not completely having the functions of removing odor and moisture generated from the inside of the shoe.

[11] On the other hand, shoes are arranged in the shoes rack disposed at general houses, public buildings, restaurants, schools, institutes, and so on, and the shoes rack has a body provided with a door and plural shelves on which the shoes are placed.

[12] According to the conventional shoes rack, in addition to the function of arranging and keeping the shoes, another functions of drying or sterilizing the shoes have been proposed in various ways.

[13] As one of the prior arts, Korean Utility Model Registration Application No.

1995-2223 discloses a shoe drying device of shoes rack in which shoes are kept on plural support plates thereof and they are dried with the air blown from a blower fan, and as another prior arts, Korean Utility Model Registration Application No. 1994-17824, Korean Utility Model Laid-open Publication Nos. 1994-9236, 1996-26596, 1997-8120, 1997-26757, and 1997-53514 disclose another shoe drying devices in which shoes are sterilized with the light wave generated from an ultra violet lamp or infrared lamp, while dried by the heated air from a blower fan. As another prior arts, further, Korean Utility Model Registration Application Nos. 1997-1093, 2000-31899, 2002-26710, and 2004-26466 disclose still another shoe drying devices in which a shoes rack is provided with a sterilizing lamp (infrared lamp or ultra violet lamp), a blower fan, and a heater (electric heater) mounted therein and the shoes in the shoes rack are sterilized with the sterilizing lamp and dried by means of the blower fan and the heater.

[14] The conventional shoes racks have the blower fan, the lamp (infrared lamp or ultra violet lamp), and the electric heater directly mounted at the inside thereof, and thus, the sterilizing and drying for all of the shoes placed in the shoes rack are carried out at a time. Therefore, it requires too much period of time for the sterilizing and drying, which results in worse sterilizing and drying effects. Especially, the light wave of the lamp and the heat generated from the electric heater are not penetrated fully to the interior of each shoe, which fails to sufficiently conduct the sterilizing and drying for each shoe.

[15] As another prior arts, furthermore, Korean Utility Model Registration Application

Nos. 1999-14722 and 2001-25055, and Korean Utility Model Application No. 2003-40456 disclose still another shoe drying devices in which the heated air generated from a heater is blown by a blower fan and supplied through a flexible hose or folded/ developed heated air injection pipe to the interior of a shoe and through a separate blower pipe to the outside of the shoe, or in which the shoe is mounted inverted at a mounting member provided with the heater and the blower fan disposed therein such that the heated air is injected to the shoe.

[16] However, since the inlet of the flexible hose or the folded/developed hot air injection pipe is inserted correspondingly into each of the shoes in the shoes rack, there occur some problems in that the working efficiency is low, the structure is a little complicate thus to make the productivity undesirably low and as the injected air is discharged to the outside of the shoes rack, foreign materials like dust are scattered.

[17] As another prior art, further, Korean Utility Model Registration Nos. 271030 and

337954 and Korean Patent Laid-open Application No. 2001-7848 disclose still another shoe drying device in which in addition to a drier and a blower fan, an anti-bacteria box filled with charcoal is mounted, such that the shoe is sterilized by the action of the charcoal filled in the anti-bacteria box, dried by means of the drier and the blower fan. In the same manner as mentioned above, however, since the conventional shoes rack has the drier, the blower fan, and the anti-bacteria box mounted at the inside thereof, the sterilizing and drying for all of the shoes placed in the shoes rack are carried out at a time, thereby results in worse sterilizing and drying effects, the structure is a little complicate, thereby making the productivity undesirably low, and the injected air is discharged to the outside of the shoes rack, thereby making external dust scattered.

[18] As another prior arts, also, there is disclosed Korean Utility Model Registration No.

364135 entitled 'Portable shoe sterilizer using ultra violet light-emitting lamp', wherein the ultra violet light-emitting lamp operated by a battery is provided at the inside of a sterilizer body. In this case, however, the sterilization is conducted just with the light wave generated from the ultra violet light-emitting lamp, even at a state where the interior of the shoe is not dried, thereby making the sterilizing effect badly low, and the ultra violet rays are emitted in one direction, thereby resulting in the failure of the uniform sterilization for the interior of the shoe. Disclosure of Invention

Technical Problem

[19] Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a far infrared sterilizer for shoes that is provided with a casing adapted to be mounted at the inside of a shoe, the casing having a heating plate and a charcoal pack disposed at the inside thereof, the heating plate having an electric heater disposed thereon and an outer surface coated with ceramic for radiating far infrared rays therefrom, and the charcoal pack being filled with charcoal removing internal moisture of the shoe, thereby drying and sterilizing the internal space of the shoe.

[20] It is another object of the present invention to provide a far infrared sterilizer for shoes that has a charcoal pack filled with charcoal and an auxiliary pack filled with aroma mounted at the inside of a casing, thereby improving deodorizing effect, and has a blower fan mounted at the inside of the casing, thereby facilitating the gentle circulation of air in the casing.

[21] It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a shoes rack having the far infrared sterilizer for shoes detachably mounted at the shoes -keeping room of a rack body, thereby improving the drying, sterilizing and deodorizing effects of the shoes. Technical Solution

[22] To accomplish the above objects of the present invention, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a far infrared sterilizer for shoes including: a casing inserted at the inside of each shoe, the casing provided with a lower casing having a space portion formed at the inside thereof and an upper casing adapted to be fit to the top portion of the lower casing and having a plurality of through-holes formed thereon; a heating plate mounted at the lower portion of the space portion of the lower casing in such a manner as to be protruded from the bottom surface of the casing, the heating plate having an electric heater mounted at the inside thereof and an outer surface coated with ceramic for radiating far infrared rays therefrom; and a charcoal pack mounted at the upper portion of the space portion of the lower casing, for removing internal moisture of the shoe.

[23] Preferably, the lower casing may further include an auxiliary space portion having a blower fan mounted therein, the blower fan being adapted to blow the air at the inside of the shoe toward the outside. [24] Preferably, the space portion may be partitioned into first and second space portions, the first space portion having the charcoal pack mounted therein and the second space portion having an auxiliary pack mounted therein.

[25] Preferably, the auxiliary pack may be filled with aroma.

[26] Preferably, the upper casing may be coupled with the lower casing in such a manner as to be opened and closed.

[27] To accomplish the above objects of the present invention, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein, the shoes rack including: a body having a shoes- keeping room formed at the inside thereof, for keeping shoes therein and a door formed at the front surface thereof in such a manner as to be opened by means of hinge-coupling; at least one or more far infrared sterilizers for shoes disposed in the shoes-keeping room in such a manner as to be inserted and drawn into/from the inside of the shoes; a temperature sensor disposed at each of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes for sensing internal temperature of each shoe; a moisture sensor disposed at each of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes for sensing internal moisture of each shoe; a manipulating panel disposed at the outer surface of the body and having a plurality of buttons and operating-state displays used for manipulating the operations of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes; and a control unit adapted to control the far infrared sterilizers for shoes by means of the manipulation of the plurality of buttons on the manipulating panel and to conduct automatic drying control by drying modes through a previously set memory in response to the values inputted to the temperature sensor and the moisture sensor.

[28] Preferably, each of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes may include: a casing inserted at the inside of each shoe, the casing provided with a lower casing having a space portion formed at the inside thereof and an upper casing adapted to be fit to the top portion of the lower casing and having a plurality of through-holes formed thereon; a heating plate mounted at the lower portion of the space portion of the lower casing in such a manner as to be protruded from the bottom surface of the casing, the heating plate having an electric heater mounted at the inside thereof and an outer surface coated with ceramic for radiating far infrared rays therefrom; and a charcoal pack mounted at the upper portion of the space portion of the lower casing, for removing the internal moisture of the shoe.

[29] Preferably, the lower casing may further include an auxiliary space portion having a blower fan mounted therein, the blower fan being adapted to blow the air at the inside of the shoe toward the outside.

[30] Preferably, the space portion may be partitioned into first and second space portions, the first space portion having the charcoal pack mounted therein and the second space portion having an auxiliary pack mounted therein. [31] Preferably, the auxiliary pack may be filled with aroma.

[32] Preferably, the upper casing may be coupled with the lower casing in such a manner as to be opened and closed. [33] Preferably, the shoes-keeping room may have a far infrared-radiating plate formed in the middle portions of the inner sides thereof, the far infrared-radiating plate having a heater mounted thereon. [34] Preferably, the shoes-keeping room may have a shoes-mounting plate formed on the bottom surface thereof. [35] Preferably, the shoes -mounting plate may have a plurality of protrusions formed on the top surface thereof.

Advantageous Effects

[36] The far infrared sterilizer for shoes is provided with a casing adapted to be mounted at the inside of a shoe, the casing having a heating plate and a charcoal pack disposed at the inside thereof, the heating plate having an electric heater disposed thereon and an outer surface coated with ceramic for radiating far infrared rays therefrom, and the charcoal pack being filled with charcoal removing internal moisture of the shoe, thereby drying and sterilizing the internal space of the shoe.

[37] The far infrared sterilizer for shoes has a charcoal pack filled with charcoal and an auxiliary pack filled with aroma mounted at the inside of a casing, thereby improving deodorizing effect, and has a blower fan mounted at the inside of the casing, thereby facilitating the gentle circulation of air in the casing.

[38] The shoes rack has the far infrared sterilizer for shoes detachably mounted at the shoe-keeping room of a rack body, thereby improving the drying, sterilizing and deodorizing effects of the shoes. Brief Description of the Drawings

[39] Further objects and advantages of the invention can be more fully understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

[40] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional shoe drier;

[41] FIG.2 is a perspective view of the heating plate of FIG.1 ;

[42] FIG.3 is an exploded perspective view showing a far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

[43] FIG.4 is an assembled sectional view of the far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to the present invention;

[44] FIG.5 is a view showing the upper casing being in an opened state in the far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to the present invention; [45] FIG.6 is a perspective view showing a shoes rack having the far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to the present invention;

[46] FIG.7 is a front sectional view of the shoes rack according to the present invention;

[47] FIG.8 is a side sectional view of the shoes rack according to the present invention;

[48] FIG. 9 is a view showing the separated state of the far infrared sterilizer for shoes from the shoes rack;

[49] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a control unit of the shoes rack using the far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to the present invention; and

[50] FIG. 11 is a view showing a manipulating panel of the shoes rack using the far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to the present invention. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[51] Now, an explanation on a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be in detail given with reference to attached drawings.

[52] FIGS.3 to 5 show a far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[53] As shown, a far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100 includes: a casing 10 inserted at the inside of each shoe, the casing 10 provided with a lower casing 11 having a space portion 11a formed at the inside thereof and an upper casing 12 adapted to be fit to the top portion of the lower casing 11 and having a plurality of through-holes 12a formed thereon; a heating plate 20 mounted at the lower portion of the space portion 1 Ia of the lower casing 11 in such a manner as to be protruded from the bottom surface of the casing 10, the heating plate 20 having an electric heater 21 mounted at the inside thereof and an outer surface coated with ceramic for radiating far infrared rays therefrom; and a charcoal pack 30 mounted at the upper portion of the space portion 1 Ia of the lower casing 11, for removing internal moisture of the shoe.

[54] Preferably, the lower casing 11 further includes an auxiliary space portion 13 partitioned from the space portion 11a, the auxiliary space portion 13 having a blower fan 40 mounted therein, the blower fan 40 being adapted to blow the air at the inside of the shoe toward the outside.

[55] Preferably, the space portion 1 Ia of the lower casing 11 may be provided only with the charcoal pack 30, or may be partitioned into first and second space portions 1 Ia-I and 1 la-2, the first space portion 1 Ia-I having the charcoal pack 30 mounted therein and the second space portion 1 la-2 having an auxiliary pack 50 mounted therein.

[56] Preferably, the auxiliary pack 50 may be filled with aroma, for removing the odor generated from the interior of the shoe, and the aroma may be selected from hub, green tea, and so on.

[57] Preferably, the upper casing 12 may be coupled with the lower casing 11 in such a manner as to be opened and closed, for easily replacing the charcoal pack 30 and the auxiliary pack 50 with new ones.

[58] At this time, so as to open the upper casing 12 from the lower casing 11, the upper casing 12 is coupled with the lower casing 11 by means of hinges, and otherwise, the lower casing 11 may be slid from the upper casing 12.

[59] Also, the heating plate 20 may have heat storage charcoal (which is not shown) as well as the electric heater 21 mounted at the inside thereof, for facilitating the removal of the internal moisture of the shoe.

[60] According to the far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100 under the above construction, if power is applied to the far infrared sterilizer 100 for shoes inserted at the inside of each shoe, the electric heater 21 is heated. As a result, far infrared rays are radiated from the ceramic-coated outer surface of the heating plate 20 by means of the heating of the electric heater 21, and the moisture in the shoe is removed by means of the charcoal pack 30.

[61] Furthermore, the odor in the shoe is removed by means of the aroma filled within the auxiliary pack 50.

[62] Moreover, the blower fan 40 is actuated together with the electric heater 21, thereby circulating the air in the interior of the shoe, which reduces the drying time and also improves the sterilizing effect by means of the far infrared rays and the deodorizing effect by means of the aroma.

[63] FIGS.6 to 11 show a shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[64] As shown, a shoes rack 200 has a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein, including: a body 210 having a shoes-keeping room 211 formed at the inside thereof, for keeping shoes therein and a door 212 formed at the front surface thereof in such a manner as to be opened by means of hinge-coupling; at least one or more far infrared sterilizers for shoes 100 disposed in the shoes-keeping room 211 in such a manner as to be inserted and drawn into/from the inside of the shoes; a temperature sensor 220 disposed at each of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes 100 for sensing the internal temperature of each shoe; a moisture sensor 230 disposed at each of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes 100 for sensing the internal moisture of each shoe; a manipulating panel 240 disposed at the outer surface of the body 210 and having a plurality of buttons and operating-state displays used for manipulating the operations of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes 100; and a control unit 250 adapted to control the far infrared sterilizers for shoes 100 by means of the manipulation of the plurality of buttons on the manipulating panel 240 and to conduct automatic drying control by drying modes through a previously set memory in response to the values inputted to the temperature sensor 220 and the moisture sensor 230. [65] The structure of the far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100 has been already described in detail, and its explanation will be avoided below for the brevity of the description.

[66] Preferably, the shoes-keeping room 211 of the body 210 has a far infrared-radiating plate 260 formed in the middle portions of the inner sides thereof, for radiating far infrared rays toward the shoes kept at the inside thereof, the far infrared-radiating plate 260 having a heater mounted thereon.

[67] Preferably, the shoes-keeping room 211 has a shoes-mounting plate 270 formed on the bottom surface thereof, and the shoes -mounting plate 270 has a plurality of protrusions 271 formed on the top surface thereof, the plurality of protrusions 271 being adapted to pass the hot air discharged toward the outside of the shoe therethrough, for drying the bottom surface of the shoe.

[68] The far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100 may be mounted in a separate space portion at the inside of the shoes-keeping room 211 or may be suspended on a separate hanging means.

[69] The hanging means consists of a hanging hole formed on the far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100 or a hanging ring formed fixedly at the outside thereof.

[70] Also, the far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100 is provided with a plug 60 that is detachably connected to a socket C formed in the shoes rack 200, and thus, it can be used conveniently in all of places, while being separated from the shoes rack 200.

[71] In other words, the socket C is disposed at a partition wall between the shoes- keeping room 211 of the shoes rack 200 and the control unit 250 mounted on the top portion of the shoes rack 200 in such a manner as to be electrically connected to the control unit 250, and the plug 60 of the far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100 is electrically connected to the socket C.

[72] FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the control unit of the shoes rack using the far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to the present invention.

[73] As shown, the control unit 250 of the shoes rack of the present invention controls the far infrared sterilizers for shoes 100 by means of the manipulation of the plurality of buttons on the manipulating panel 240, thereby conducting automatic drying control by drying modes through a previously set memory in response to the values inputted to the temperature sensor 220 and the moisture sensor 230.

[74] FIG. 11 is a view showing the manipulating panel of the shoes rack using the far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to the present invention.

[75] As shown, the manipulating panel 240 includes a power button 241 turning power on/off, an automatic or manual mode-converting button 242, a function button 243 selecting temperature, moisture, time and memory, and a function button display 244 displaying the selected mode and a current state display 245 displaying current temperature and moisture, formed at one side of the function button 243. [76] Now, an explanation of the operation of the shoes rack according to the present invention is given hereinafter.

[77] The door 212 of the body 210 is opened, and shoes are disposed at the shoes- mounting plate 270 formed at the bottom surface of the shoes-keeping room 211. Then, the door 212 is closed, and if the power button 241 is turned on, far infrared rays are radiated from the far infrared-radiating plate 260 with the heater mounted therein at the inside of the shoes-keeping room 211, thereby removing the moisture generated from the shoes and sterilizing the inside of the shoes.

[78] At this time, in a state where the far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100 is inserted into each of the shoes, the far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100 works manually or automatically. In this case, the shoes rack of this invention makes either the far infrared- radiating plate 260 or the far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100 operated, or makes both of them operated.

[79] Referring first to the manual operation of the far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100, appropriate temperature and time for a wearer are selected through the function button 243 in a state where the mode converting button 242 is set to a manual mode, and the electric heater 21 disposed at the inside of the heating plate 20 is actuated by the control of the control unit 250 in response to the selected temperature and time.

[80] In addition to the actuation of the electric heater 21, the blower fan 40 is operated to easily circulate the air at the inside of the shoe, thereby reducing the drying time for the shoe.

[81] As the electric heater 21 is operated, the far infrared rays are generated from the outer surface of the heating plate 20 coated with ceramic, thereby sterilizing the interior of the shoe, and the formation of the charcoal pack 30 and the auxiliary pack 50 on the heating plate 20 enables the sterilizing and deodorizing effects for the shoe to be greatly accelerated.

[82] The aroma that is filled in the auxiliary pack 50 is selected from hub, green tea, and so on, according to the preference of a wearer.

[83] Also, the temperature and time set appropriately by the wearer can be stored in the memory, and thus, they are used again.

[84] Referring next to the automatic operation of the far infrared sterilizer for shoes 100, the mode converting button 242 is set to an automatic mode, and the temperature and moisture at the inside of the shoe are sensed by means of the temperature sensor 220 and the moisture sensor 230. The sensed values are sent to the control unit 250, and in response to the sensed values, the electric heater 21 of the heating plate 20 and the blower fan 40 are operated, based upon a previously set program, by the control of the control unit 250.

[85] For example, if the temperature at the inside of the shoe is raised at the state where the electric heater 21 is operated for a predetermined period of time, the blower fan 40 is operated periodically to circulate the air at the inside of the shoe.

[86] While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by the embodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

Claims

[1] A far infrared sterilizer for shoes comprising: a casing (10) inserted at the inside of each shoe, the casing (10) provided with a lower casing (11) having a space portion (1 Ia) formed at the inside thereof and an upper casing (12) adapted to be fit to the top portion of the lower casing (11) and having a plurality of through-holes (12a) formed thereon; a heating plate (20) mounted at the lower portion of the space portion (1 Ia) of the lower casing (11) in such a manner as to be protruded from the bottom surface of the casing (10), the heating plate (20) having an electric heater (21) mounted at the inside thereof and an outer surface coated with ceramic for radiating far infrared rays therefrom; and a charcoal pack (30) mounted at the upper portion of the space portion (1 Ia) of the lower casing (11), for removing internal moisture of the shoe.

[2] The far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to claim 1, wherein the lower casing (11) comprises an auxiliary space portion (13) having a blower fan (40) mounted therein, the blower fan (40) being adapted to blow the air at the inside of the shoe toward the outside.

[3] The far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the space portion (1 Ia) is partitioned into first and second space portions (1 Ia-I and 1 la-2), the first space portion (1 Ia-I) having the charcoal pack (30) mounted therein and the second space portion (1 la-2) having an auxiliary pack (50) mounted therein.

[4] The far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to claim 3, wherein the auxiliary pack (50) is filled with aroma.

[5] The far infrared sterilizer for shoes according to claim 1, wherein the upper casing (12) is coupled with the lower casing (11) in such a manner as to be opened and closed.

[6] A shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein, the shoes rack comprising: a body (210) having a shoes-keeping room (211) formed at the inside thereof, for keeping shoes therein and a door (212) formed at the front surface thereof in such a manner as to be opened by means of hinge-coupling; at least one or more far infrared sterilizers for shoes (100) disposed in the shoes- keeping room (211) in such a manner as to be inserted and drawn into/from the inside of the shoes; a temperature sensor (220) disposed at each of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes (100) for sensing internal temperature of each shoe; a moisture sensor (230) disposed at each of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes

(100) for sensing internal moisture of each shoe; a manipulating panel (240) disposed at the outer surface of the body (210) and having a plurality of buttons and operating-state displays used for manipulating the operations of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes (100); and a control unit (250) adapted to control the far infrared sterilizers for shoes (100) by means of the manipulation of the plurality of buttons on the manipulating panel and to conduct automatic drying control by drying modes through a previously set memory in response to the values inputted to the temperature sensor (220) and the moisture sensor (230).

[7] The shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein according to claim 6, wherein each of the far infrared sterilizers for shoes (100) comprises: a casing (10) inserted at the inside of each shoe, the casing (10) provided with a lower casing (11) having a space portion (1 Ia) formed at the inside thereof and an upper casing (12) adapted to be fit to the top portion of the lower casing (11) and having a plurality of through-holes (12a) formed thereon; a heating plate (20) mounted at the lower portion of the space portion (1 Ia) of the lower casing (11) in such a manner as to be protruded from the bottom surface of the casing (10), the heating plate (20) having an electric heater (21) mounted at the inside thereof and an outer surface coated with ceramic for radiating far infrared rays therefrom; and a charcoal pack (30) mounted at the upper portion of the space portion (1 Ia) of the lower casing (11), for removing internal moisture of the shoe.

[8] The shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein according to claim 7, wherein the lower casing (11) comprises an auxiliary space portion (13) having a blower fan (40) mounted therein, the blower fan (40) being adapted to blow the air at the inside of the shoe toward the outside.

[9] The shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the space portion (1 Ia) is partitioned into first and second space portions (1 Ia-I and 1 la-2), the first space portion (1 Ia-I) having the charcoal pack (30) mounted therein and the second space portion (1 la-2) having an auxiliary pack (50) mounted therein.

[10] The shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein according to claim 9, wherein the auxiliary pack (50) is filled with aroma.

[11] The shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein according to claim 9, wherein the upper casing (12) is coupled with the lower casing (11) in such a manner as to be opened and closed.

[12] The shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein according to claim 6, wherein the shoes-keeping room (211) is provided with a far infrared-radiating plate (260) formed in the middle portions of the inner sides thereof, the far infrared-radiating plate (260) having a heater mounted thereon.

[13] The shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein according to claim 6, wherein the shoes-keeping room (211) is provided with a shoes-mounting plate (270) formed on the bottom surface thereof.

[14] The shoes rack having a far infrared sterilizer for shoes mounted therein according to claim 13, wherein the shoes-mounting plate (270) is provided with a plurality of protrusions (271) formed on the top surface thereof.