WO2020017703A1

WO2020017703A1 - Device for sterilizing and drying shoes

Info

Publication number: WO2020017703A1
Application number: PCT/KR2018/013909
Authority: WO
Inventors: 윤해진; 배상우
Original assignee: 윤해진
Priority date: 2018-07-17
Filing date: 2018-11-14
Publication date: 2020-01-23
Also published as: KR102016631B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for sterilizing and drying shoes which is portable and which simultaneously dries and sterilizes the inside and the outside of a shoe, the device comprising: a main body unit including a first main body in which an accommodating space is formed to accommodate a pair of shoes therein, and a second main body coupled to one side of the first main body; a drying unit installed inside the first main body; an ultraviolet sterilization unit which is coupled to an inner surface of the second main body and irradiates ultraviolet rays of wavelengths having a sterilization function so as to disinfect the inside of the pair of shoes; a temperature and humidity sensor installed on an inner surface of the main body unit; and a control unit which receives temperature and humidity values measured by the temperature and humidity sensor, and controls the drying unit and the ultraviolet sterilization unit according to the temperature and humidity values.

Description

Shoe sterilization dryer

The present invention relates to a shoe sterilization dryer, and more particularly, to a shoe sterilization dryer which is portable and which simultaneously dry and sterilizes the inside and the outside of a shoe.

In general, every day shoes are sweated inside due to prolonged use of the bacteria to breed inside the shoe, and as a result of the odor generated by the hygiene does not maintain a clean state.

In rainy weather, shoes become wet with rain, and if you continue to use them as they are, it can cause odor or foot health problems due to the occurrence of moisture and bacteria in the shoes.

In order to remove moisture and germs inside the shoes, washing or natural drying is used, which is difficult to wear clean shoes every day because of the cumbersome and time-consuming work.

In order to solve this problem, products that use ozone, ultraviolet rays and hot air for sterilization and drying of shoes have been proposed, but most of them consist of storing shoes separately or the smell of shoes throughout the room due to hot air. It is difficult to use indoors due to smearing, or it is difficult to use indoors due to its own odor such as ozone.

In addition, ultraviolet rays do not directly reach the deepest place where the toes inside the shoe touch or ultraviolet rays are irradiated only locally, and conventional products were large enough to be portable and were similar to cabinets used for furniture.

For example, the conventional Korean Patent No. 100994864 "Shoe Sterilizer" in the housing having a space for accommodating shoes therein, a housing consisting of a cover coupled to the top of the pedestal opening and closing, is installed on the bottom of the cover Shoe fixation consisting of a UV lamp and a blower, an insertion means having an extension tube inserted into the shoe, a front jaw formed on the upper surface of the pedestal and tightly attached to the front part of the shoe, and a rear jaw tightly attached to the rear part of the shoe. A shoe sterilizer including a means, a brush device installed at the inner front of the cover to wash the front part of the shoe, and a control unit controlling the operation of the UV lamp, the blower, and the brush device is proposed.

On the other hand, the conventional shoe sterilizer needs a separate enclosure, such as a blower, a brush, a UV lamp, a cover, a shoe fixing means, etc., there is a problem that the device is very complicated and difficult to carry.

In addition, the drying time and sterilization time should be changed according to seasons or weather and humidity inside and outside of the shoes, but since there is a sterilization time with a batch sterilization time and a drying temperature, there is a problem that various types of shoes cannot be sterilized efficiently.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, it is easy to carry, to provide a shoe sterilization dryer to improve the sterilization efficiency by changing the sterilization time and drying temperature according to the humidity by measuring the inside and outside of the shoe It is a main purpose.

In addition, another purpose is to measure the humidity of the shoe to be sterilized, and to verify the sterilization efficiency through the change in humidity before and after sterilization with the measured humidity.

The shoe sterilization dryer according to the present invention includes a main body including a first main body having an accommodating space therein so as to accommodate a shoe therein, a second main body coupled to one side of the first main body, and an inside of the first main body. A drying unit to be installed, coupled to an inner surface of the second main body, an ultraviolet sterilizing unit for irradiating ultraviolet rays having a sterilizing function to disinfect the inside of the shoe, and a temperature and humidity sensor installed on the inner surface of the main body; And a control unit for receiving the temperature and humidity values measured by the temperature and humidity sensor and controlling the drying unit and the ultraviolet sterilization unit according to the temperature and humidity values.

The ultraviolet sterilizing unit may include an ultraviolet light emitting module protruding from an inner surface of the second body and accommodated in a receiving space of the first body, and a drying module installed at an edge of the second body.

In addition, the outer circumferential surface of the first body is characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of discharge holes and a filtration filter for filtering the air discharged to the discharge hole.

Shoe sterilization dryer according to the present invention is the main body is formed by separating the first body and the second body, the drying unit is installed in the interior of the first body to accommodate the shoes in the interior of the first body to dry the outside of the shoes, 2 UV sterilization unit is installed in the main body is accommodated inside the shoe and can sterilize the inside and outside of the shoe at the same time by sterilizing the inside of the shoe, by measuring the temperature and humidity of the shoe through the temperature and humidity sensor provided inside the first body The drying unit and ultraviolet sterilization unit are controlled based on the measured temperature and humidity values, thereby providing an effect of improving shoe sterilization efficiency.

In addition, by measuring the temperature and humidity of the shoes accommodated in the interior of the first body through the temperature and humidity sensor installed inside the first body, it is possible to check the dry state of the interior of the shoes, the precise sterilization time, It provides the effect of controlling the drying time.

1 is a perspective view showing a shoe sterilization dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a shoe sterilization dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing a use embodiment according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1000: Shoe Sterilization Dryer

100: main body

110: first body

111: discharge hole

112: filtration filter

120: second body

200: drying unit

300 ultraviolet sterilization unit

310: UV light emitting module

320: drying module

400: temperature and humidity sensor

410: the first temperature and humidity sensor

420: second temperature and humidity sensor

500: control unit

600: terminal

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

The accompanying drawings are only examples as illustrated in order to describe the technical idea of the present invention in more detail, and thus the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the accompanying drawings.

However, in the following description of the present invention, descriptions of already known functions or configurations will be omitted to clarify the gist of the present invention.

1 is a combined perspective view showing a shoe sterilization dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a shoe sterilization dryer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the shoe sterilization dryer 1000 according to the present invention includes a main body 100, a drying unit 200, an ultraviolet sterilization unit 300, a temperature / humidity sensor 400, and a control unit 500. ).

First, the main body 100 includes a first main body 110 in which an accommodation space is formed to accommodate a shoe therein, and a second main body 120 coupled to one side of the first main body 110.

The first body 110 is preferably formed in a cylindrical shape of an elongated shape to accommodate the conventional sneakers, one end of the both ends can be formed to be open and the other end is closed, both sides are open It can be formed as.

The second body 120 is coupled to one open end of both ends of the first body 110, and is formed as a pair when the first body 110 is formed to be open to both sides. It may be coupled to both sides of the first body 110.

For example, a thread is formed at an edge of one open end of the first body 110, and a thread is formed corresponding to the second body 120 to be rotatably coupled to the first body 110. In addition, fasteners may be installed at end portions of the first body 110 and the second body 120 to be coupled through the fasteners.

In addition, the first main body 110 is provided with a battery for supplying power, and a charging terminal for direct power connection is installed to enable charging of the battery. By supplying the power charged in the battery to the drying unit 200, ultraviolet sterilization unit 300 and the temperature and humidity sensor 400 to be described later provides an effect that can be used to portable the shoe sterilization dryer of the present invention.

On the other hand, one side of the first main body 100 is formed with an accommodating space for accommodating the battery, in addition to the charging method using the charging terminal may be supplied with power through the battery to carry the shoe sterilization dryer (1000) have.

Next, the body portion 100 further includes a cradle (not shown) coupled to the lower portion of the first body 110.

The upper portion of the cradle (not shown), the coupling hole (not shown) is formed to be detachable from the first body 110, the coupling groove (not shown) is formed at the bottom, fastening such as screws protruding on the wall It is coupled to the means so that it can be installed on the wall as well as the ground.

On the other hand, at least one discharge hole 111 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the first body 110, and a filtration filter 112 is provided to filter the air discharged to the discharge hole 111.

The discharge hole 111 is to discharge the polluted air or dry air generated in the shoe to be dried in the interior of the first body 110, the filtration in the process of the dry air containing harmful bacteria and odor is discharged to the outside By discharging the sterilized air to the outside through the filter 112 it is possible to prevent the odor is moved to the outside.

Next, the drying unit 200 is installed on the inner surface of the first body 110, made of a heating element, preferably made of a carbon fiber heating element or a carbon plane heating element.

The drying unit 200 provides warm air or heat to the interior of the first body 110 to dry the shoes accommodated in the interior of the first body 110, and deodorizes moisture contained in the shoes.

Here, the drying unit 200 may be installed on the inner circumferential surface of the first body 110 to provide heat inside the first body 110 to dry the shoes accommodated in the first body 110. It may be formed in a flat plate shape so as to connect both ends of the first body 110 to partition the internal space of the first body 110 up and down.

When the drying unit 200 is installed in a flat shape to connect both ends of the first body 110, the drying unit 200 is formed to be bent at a predetermined position so that the shoe and UV sterilizing unit 300 is inside the first body 110. It can be easily accommodated.

In other words, as shown in FIG. 3, the drying unit 200 is installed on the right side of the first body 110 above a predetermined height than the center of the first body 110, and On the left side, the drying unit 200 is installed below the center of the first body 110 by a predetermined height, and on the right side of the first body 110, the UV sterilizing unit 300 is divided into the upper and lower portions of the first body 110. It is mounted on the lower of the inner space, the ultraviolet sterilization unit 330 is mounted on the upper portion of the inner space partitioned up and down of the first body 110 on the left side of the first body (110).

And even when the shoes are accommodated inside the first body 110, the ultraviolet sterilization unit 300 is accommodated in the same position as accommodated, the drying unit 200 is separated from the first body 110 If possible, the shoe is separated from the first body 110 when the shoe is accommodated to secure sufficient space for the shoe to be accommodated.

That is, the second body 120 is installed on both sides of the first body 110, the pair of ultraviolet sterilization unit 300 is installed on the inner surface of the second body 120, respectively, 1 is received in the interior of the body 110 is located in the space partitioned by the drying unit 200, respectively.

In addition, the ultraviolet sterilization unit 300 is formed to protrude from the inner surface of the second body 120, and is configured to irradiate ultraviolet rays having a sterilizing function to disinfect the inside of the shoe.

Referring to Figure 3 in detail with respect to the ultraviolet sterilization unit 300,

The ultraviolet sterilizer 300 is formed to protrude from the inner surface of the second body 120 and is accommodated in the accommodation space of the first body 110 and the wing of the second body 120 It includes a drying module 320 is installed at the edge.

Here, the ultraviolet light emitting module 310 is hinged to the inner surface of the second body 120, the first body 110 in the state in which the first body 110 and the second body 120 is coupled. Stored in close contact with the inner circumferential surface of the, when sterilizing the inside of the shoe is rotated at an angle in the second body 120 to be accommodated in the shoe can be accommodated smoothly in the shoe.

In addition, the ultraviolet light emitting module 310 has at least one bent portion, and is formed in a shape in which the outer diameter gradually decreases toward the end.

That is, the ultraviolet light emitting module 310 is close to the end of the shoe where the user's toes are located, even in the case of long neck shoes such as hiking boots or boots, so as to sterilize germs, fungi, and fungi that are parasitic in the shoe. do.

On the other hand, the ultraviolet light emitting module 310 is irradiated with ultraviolet rays of various wavelengths, the ultraviolet rays are UV-A (315nm ~ 400nm), UV-B (280nm ~ 315nm), UV-C (200nm ~ depending on the wavelength and properties 280 nm), since UV-C has the strongest bactericidal action and also converts oxygen into ozone, it is preferable to have a wavelength of UV-C.

Normal sterilization principle of ultraviolet rays is that when the ultraviolet rays are irradiated to bacteria, the molecular structure of the amines is intensively destroyed in the smoke of the DNA of the bacteria, and the absorbed ultraviolet rays are pressed against neighboring thymine or cytosine. DNA function cannot be properly made and the function as a living stops.

Different bacteria have different sensitivities to ultraviolet radiation because of the different amounts of thiamin in their DNA. In addition, ultraviolet rays destroy the phospholipids and proteins that make up the cell membrane, preventing the bacteria from living.

Accordingly, the ultraviolet light emitting module 310 emits UV-C wavelengths to irradiate ultraviolet rays at a close distance inside the shoe where bacteria are breeding to effectively sterilize, and the intensity of ultraviolet rays is a square of the distance of the irradiated object. Since it weakens in proportion to, it is preferable to directly irradiate at the closest distance inside the shoe.

Next, the drying module 320 is installed adjacent to the ultraviolet light emitting module 310, while irradiating ultraviolet rays from the ultraviolet light emitting module 310 and applying heat from the drying module 320 to parasitic inside the shoe. To improve the efficiency of sterilizing bacteria and bacteria.

This means that bacteria and bacteria are active breeding in areas of high humidity at room temperature (25 ~ 40 ℃), providing a high temperature heat in the drying module 320 is inserted into the shoes bacteria and bacteria inside the shoes It is possible to prevent the breeding of.

On the other hand, the drying module 320 may provide not only high temperature air but also low temperature cold air, and maintain the inside of the shoe at a temperature lower than the above room temperature to suppress the growth of bacteria and bacteria.

In addition, the temperature and humidity sensor 400 is installed inside the body part 100, and the first temperature and humidity sensor 410 is installed on the inner circumferential surface of the first body 110 and the inside of the second body 120. A second temperature and humidity sensor 420 is installed on the side.

The first temperature and humidity sensor 410 measures the temperature or humidity of the interior of the first body 100, the humidity of the shoes accommodated in the interior of the first body 110 is the current temperature, current humidity or the use of shoes It will vary depending on time, so that the control unit 500 to be described later through the measured temperature and humidity information to control the driving time, drying heat or the intensity of the ultraviolet wavelength of the ultraviolet sterilizer 300. do.

In addition, the second temperature and humidity sensor 420 is accommodated in the shoe to measure the temperature and humidity inside the shoe, and transmits the measured temperature and humidity information to the controller 500.

Here, the control unit 500 receives the humidity value measured by the temperature and humidity sensor 400, and controls the drying unit 200 and the ultraviolet sterilization unit 300 according to the humidity value.

The control unit 500 is installed on the outer surface of the main body 100 in the form of a button that can be operated by the user, and transmits a signal to the drying unit 200 and the ultraviolet sterilization unit 300 to control the driving. .

At this time, as shown in Figure 1, the control unit 500 is connected to the conventional terminal 600 and the wireless communication including Bluetooth, the drying unit 200 and the ultraviolet light through a signal received from the terminal 600 It is possible to control the driving time of the sterilization unit 300, the drying heat or the intensity of the ultraviolet wavelength.

In addition, a control signal may be transmitted to the control unit 500 through an application installed in the terminal 600, and the display unit of the terminal 600 has a remaining time of sterilization, a power display, an operation button (automatic, sterilization and Drying, etc.), the current temperature and humidity inside and outside the shoe and the current weather / fine dust concentration window is provided.

In the shoe sterilization dryer of the present invention configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 4, a part or all of the shoes are accommodated in the first body 110, and the second body 120 is inserted into the shoe. The ultraviolet sterilization unit 300 installed therein is accommodated.

In this case, the drying unit 200 installed inside the first body 110 rapidly dries the outside of the shoe, and the ultraviolet sterilizing unit 300 rotatably installed on the second body 120 may include the inside of the shoe. It is accommodated in the interior of the shoe by irradiating ultraviolet rays to sterilize the harmful bacteria in the shoe while providing high temperature air to improve the efficiency of the harmful bacteria sterilization treatment.

In addition, it is possible to accommodate a pair of shoes on both sides of the first body 110 through the drying unit 200 formed to partition the interior of the first body 110, one inside each shoe The second body 120 formed as a pair is accommodated to dry and sterilize a pair of shoes at a time.

Therefore, the shoe sterilization dryer of the present invention is configured to be portable so that the shoes can be sterilized, deodorized and dried in various places, thereby reducing the time for sterilizing and drying the shoes, and the main body 100 accommodates the shoes. The first main body 110 and the second main body 120 accommodated in the shoe are formed in a combined form to provide the effect of sterilizing and drying the outside and the inside of the shoe at the same time.

In addition, the humidity of the shoe is measured by the temperature and humidity sensor 400 for measuring the humidity of the shoe accommodated inside the first body 110, the drying unit 200 in the control unit 500 through the measured humidity information And by controlling the ultraviolet sterilization unit 300 it is possible to precisely dry and sterilize compared to the conventional shoe dryer drying the same time.

Here, the control unit 500 is wirelessly interlocked with the terminal 600 so that the user can remotely check the dry state of the shoe, the temperature and the sterilization state of the shoe, and the drying unit 200 and the UV sterilizing unit 300. ) Can be controlled remotely.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the scope of application is not limited, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims.

Claims

A main body part including a first main body having an accommodating space formed therein to accommodate the shoe, and a second main body coupled to one side of the first main body;

A drying unit installed inside the first body;

UV sterilization unit coupled to the inner surface of the second body, for irradiating the ultraviolet rays of the wavelength having a sterilization function to disinfect the inside of the shoe;

A temperature and humidity sensor installed on an inner surface of the main body; And

And a controller for receiving the temperature and humidity values measured by the temperature and humidity sensor and controlling the drying unit and the ultraviolet sterilization unit according to the temperature and humidity values.
The method of claim 1,

The ultraviolet sterilization unit,

And an ultraviolet light emitting module protruding from an inner surface of the second body and accommodated in a receiving space of the first body, and a drying module installed at an edge of the second body.
The method of claim 1,

Footwear sterilization dryer, characterized in that the outer circumferential surface of the first body further comprises a plurality of discharge holes and a filtration filter for filtering the air discharged to the discharge hole.