Shoe management device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021220496-A1
Application number	US-202017073511-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 19, 2020
Priority date	Jan 17, 2020
Publication date	Jul 22, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A shoe management device has a housing forming an exterior appearance, an inner space provided inside of a housing body of the housing, and a cover to open or close the housing body. A shoe may be provided inside of the inner space, and dust and foreign matter on the shoe may be removed by agitators and an air flow provided by an air generator. In addition, moisture and germs inside the shoe are removed by hot air, an ultraviolet ray, and plasma ions provided by a care device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A shoe management device comprising:
a housing having an inner space configured to receive at least one shoe and an inlet; a nozzle provided inside of the housing; an inlet impeller configured to suction air through the inlet and to discharge air into the inner space toward the shoe via the nozzle; and a shoe holder coupled to an inner surface of the housing and having a sterilizer, the shoe holder being configured to be inserted into the shoe, and the sterilizer being configured to sterilize an inside of the shoe.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the housing has an inner wall and an outer wall provided outside of the inner wall, the inner wall defining the inner space, the inlet impeller is provided inside of the housing at the inner wall, the inlet is formed through the outer wall of the housing, and the nozzle is coupled to an inclined surface provided in the inner space that is inclined toward the shoe.

3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the housing is configured to receive a pair of shoes, the inlet impeller is provided at a front of the housing, the shoe holder is provided at a rear of the housing, and the nozzle has a plurality of first nozzle holes arranged linearly from the front to the rear and provided above the first of the pair, and a plurality of second nozzle holes arranged linearly from the front to the rear and provided above the second of the pair, a diameter of each of the first and second nozzle holes increasing from the front to the rear.

4 . The device of claim 2 , further comprising a discharge opening, an outlet filter, and a fragrance sheet, the discharge opening being formed through the inner and outer walls of the housing and configured to discharge air in the inner space to an outside of the housing, wherein the outlet filter and the fragrance sheet are provided at an entrance of the discharge opening.

5 . The device of claim 4 , further comprising a discharge fan provided at the discharge opening and configured to exhaust the air of the inner space through the discharge opening to the outside of the housing.

6 . The device of claim 2 , further comprising a flow path formed between the inner and outer walls of the housing and an outlet filter provided in the flow path, wherein the air inside of the inner space is configured to flow through the flow path toward the inlet impeller.

7 . The device of claim 6 , further comprising a circulation fan provided at the inner wall to move air into the flow path and toward the inlet impeller.

8 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of agitators provided at a bottom of the inner space and configured to remove foreign matter from a bottom of the shoe by rotating; and a plurality of ribs provided at predetermined angular intervals on an outer circumference of each agitator, the plurality of ribs being made of an elastic material and being at least one of elastic blades or elastic bristles.

9 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises:
a housing body having the inner space therein; and a lid hinged to the housing body to cover an upper opening through which the shoe is inserted, the lid having an air guide duct configured to receive air from the inlet impeller, wherein the lid includes the nozzle.

10 . A shoe management device comprising:
a housing having an inner space configured to receive at least one shoe and an inlet; an inlet impeller configured to suction air through the inlet into the inner space of the housing via at least one nozzle, the nozzle being inclined toward the shoe; and a plurality of agitators provided at a bottom of the inner space and configured to remove foreign matter from an exterior surface of the shoe.

11 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one shoe includes a first shoe and a second shoe, and the at least one nozzle includes a first nozzle aimed at the first shoe and a second nozzle aimed at the second shoe, each of the first and second nozzles having a plurality of holes arranged in a straight line and having an increasing diameter as a distance between the holes and the inlet impeller increases.

12 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising a discharge opening formed through a wall of the housing through which air of the inner space is discharged, an outlet filter, and a fragrance sheet, the outlet filter and the fragrance sheet being provided at an entrance of the discharge opening.

13 . The device of claim 12 , further comprising a discharge fan provided at the discharge opening and configured to move air inside of the inner space through the discharge opening.

14 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the housing includes an inner wall, an outer wall, and a flow path provided between the inner and outer walls through which air in the inner space of the housing is guided toward the inlet fan, and an outlet filter is provided in the flow path.

15 . The device of claim 14 , further comprising a circulation fan at the flow path and configured to move air inside the inner space through the flow path.

16 . The device of claim 10 , further comprising a sterilizer configured to be inserted into the shoe, the sterilizer being configured to emit at least one of ultraviolet light or plasma ions to an inside of the shoe.

17 . The device of claim 10 , wherein the housing comprises:
a housing body having the inner space therein; and a lid hinged to the housing body to open or close the inner space, the housing and the lid configured to support a user sitting on the lid when the lid is closed.

18 . A shoe management device comprising:
a housing having an inner space configured to store a shoe; an inlet formed in a wall of the housing; an impeller configured to suction air through the inlet; an air guide configured to guide air suctioned by the impeller toward the shoe to remove foreign matter from an outside of the shoe; a shoe rack coupled to the housing and configured to be inserted into the shoe to sterilize an inside of the shoe; an agitator configured to remove foreign matter from the outside of the shoe; and a tray provided at a bottom of the housing to collect foreign matter falling from the shoe and configured to be withdrawn from the housing for discarding the foreign matter.

19 . A shoe management device comprising:
a housing having an inner space configured to receive a shoe; an air generator configured to blow air toward the shoe via a nozzle aimed at the shoe; a shoe hanger configured to be inserted into the shoe and to sterilize and disinfect an inside of the shoe; and a circulation fan configured to guide air circulating in the inner space toward the air generator.

20 . The device of claim 19 , wherein the housing includes an inner wall defining the inner space, an outer wall outside of the inner wall, and a flow path formed between the inner wall and the outer wall, wherein the flow path is configured to guide air from the circulation fan toward the air generator, and a filter is provided in the flow path to remove foreign matter from the air flowing through the flow path.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• An Seong Woo
• Kang Seok Kyu
• Yang Heesu
• Oh Min Kyu
• Lee Suyoung
• Kim Ja Yoen
• Choi Hwayun

Classifications

• A61L2103/50

  Textiles, e.g. bedwear or towels · CPC title

• A61L2202/14

  Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means, e.g. sensors, controllers, programs · CPC title

• A61L2202/15

  Biocide distribution means, e.g. nozzles, pumps, manifolds, fans, baffles, sprayers · CPC title

• A61L9/12

  Apparatus, e.g. holders, therefor · CPC title

• A61L2202/122

  Chambers for sterilisation · CPC title