Shoe care apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12414673-B2
Application number	US-202217846295-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2022
Priority date	Dec 30, 2019
Publication date	Sep 16, 2025
Grant date	Sep 16, 2025

Abstract

A shoe care apparatus includes a case having a first surface having a first length extending along a first direction and a second surface having a second length extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the second length being shorter than the first length. The shoe care apparatus includes a shoe support device to receive heated air from a supply port on the case and is formed to be attachable to and detachable from an inner surface of the side wall of the case, and a side duct disposed outside of the side wall of the case in the second direction and connectable to the supply port, wherein the shoe support device includes a support frame formed to protrude along the first direction from a side surface of the shoe care compartment while the support frame is mounted on the shoe care compartment.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shoe care apparatus comprising:
a case having a first surface having a first length extending along a first direction and a second surface having a second length extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the second length being shorter than the first length;
a shoe care compartment provided inside the case;
a supply port formed on a side wall of the case to supply heated air to the shoe care compartment;
a shoe support device provided to receive the heated air from the supply port and formed to be attachable to and detachable from an inner surface of the side wall of the case; and
a side duct disposed outside of the side wall of the case along the first direction and connectable to the supply port so as to supply the heated air to the shoe care compartment,
wherein the shoe support device is configured to allow shoes to be hanged and comprises a support frame formed to protrude along the first direction from a side surface of the shoe care compartment while the support frame is mounted on the shoe care compartment.

2. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the shoe support device is mounted on the shoe care compartment along the second direction.

3. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the support frame comprises an injection hole formed on at least one of a side surface and a lower surface of the support frame to supply the heated air to a shoe.

4. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the support frame is a first support frame,
the shoe support device further comprises a second support frame, and
the first support frame and the second support frame are formed to protrude from the side wall of the case along the first direction and are disposed to be spaced apart from each other along the second direction.

5. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising
a mounting rail formed on the side wall of the case along the first direction so that the shoe support device is enabled to be fixed to the shoe care compartment.

6. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the mounting rail has one end closed to prevent the shoe support device from being separated, and another end open to allow the shoe support device to be inserted.

7. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein
the mounting rail is inclined along an upward direction from the one end toward the other end so that the shoe support device remains inserted into the mounting rail.

8. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a duct plate connectable to the side duct to supply the heated air to the shoe care compartment.

9. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a hanging frame connectable to the duct plate to receive the heated air and formed to extend to an upper side of the shoe care compartment to allow a shoe to be hanged,
wherein the hanging frame comprises an injection hole formed on an outside of the hanging frame to supply the heated air to the shoe.

10. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein
the duct plate comprises an injection port formed on a lower surface of the duct plate to allow the heated air to be supplied downward from the duct plate.

11. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising
a machine compartment provided at a lower portion of the case,
the machine compartment is provided with a condenser, an evaporator, and a fan provided to blow the heated air passing through the condenser and the evaporator, and
the condenser, the evaporator, and the fan are arranged along the first direction.

12. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the support frame is formed to be inclined upwards to maintain the shoe on the support frame.

13. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein
the shoe support device comprises a handle provided between the first support frame and the second support frame.

14. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising
a controller provided to control a temperature in the shoe care compartment to thereby reduce damage to the shoes.

15. A shoe care apparatus comprising:
a case having a first surface having a first length extending along a first direction and a second surface having a second length extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the second length being shorter than the first length;
a shoe care compartment provided inside the case;
a machine compartment provided at a lower portion of the case and comprising a condenser, an evaporator, and a fan;
a supply port formed on a side wall of the case to supply heated air to the shoe care compartment;
a shoe support device provided to receive the heated air from the supply port and formed to be attachable to and detachable from the shoe care compartment; and
a side duct disposed outside of the side wall of the case along the first direction and connectable to the supply port so as to supply the heated air to the shoe care compartment,
wherein the condenser, the evaporator, and the fan are arranged along the first direction.

16. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein
the shoe support device is configured to allow shoes to be hanged and comprises a support frame formed to protrude along the first direction from the side wall of the case while the support frame is mounted on the shoe care compartment.

17. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein
the shoe support device is formed to be mounted on the shoe care compartment along the second direction.

18. A shoe care apparatus comprising:
a case having a first surface having a first length extending along a first direction and a second surface having a second length extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the second length being shorter than the first length;
a shoe care compartment provided inside the case;
a supply port formed on an upper wall of the case to supply heated air to the shoe care compartment;
a shoe support device provided to receive the heated air from the supply port and formed to be attachable to and detachable from an inner surface of the upper wall of the case; and
a side duct disposed outside of the upper wall of the case along the first direction and connectable to the supply port so as to supply the heated air to the shoe care compartment.

19. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein
the shoe support device is configured to allow shoes to be hanged and comprises at least one support frame formed to protrude along the first direction while the at least one support frame is mounted on the shoe care compartment.

20. The shoe care apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein
the at least one support frame is a first support frame, and the shoe support device includes a second support frame, a third support frame, and a fourth support frame,
the first support frame and the second support frame are formed to protrude along the first direction and are disposed to be spaced apart from each other along the second direction, and
the third support frame and the fourth support frame are formed to protrude along a direction opposite to the first direction and are disposed to be spaced apart from each other along the second direction.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jindoo
• Park Jaeryong
• Bae Ilsung
• Yun Sejin
• Lee Hakjae

Classifications

• F26B21/50

  Ducting arrangements from the source of air or other gases to the materials or objects being dried · CPC title

• F26B21/35

  Temperature; Pressure · CPC title

• F26B21/25

  partly outside the drying enclosure · CPC title

• F26B21/333

  by condensing the moisture in the drying medium, which may be recycled, e.g. using a heat pump cycle · CPC title

• F26B21/452

  characterised by the steam generating means · CPC title