WO2015174787A1

WO2015174787A1 - Toe drying device

Info

Publication number: WO2015174787A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/004910
Authority: WO
Inventors: 홍기근
Original assignee: 홍기근
Priority date: 2014-05-15
Filing date: 2015-05-15
Publication date: 2015-11-19
Also published as: KR101442043B1

Abstract

The present invention comprises: a device body portion comprising a device body bottom surface portion having a plurality of operation guide holes formed thereon and a device body side surface portion formed to be bent from the peripheral edge of the device body bottom surface portion so as to cooperate with the device body bottom surface portion and to define a concave shape; a pressurization operation portion comprising a pressurization plate, which has a plurality of pressurization plate support holes formed to be arranged in the same type as the operation guide holes, pressurization plate support tube portions formed to extend from the bottom surface of the pressurization plate so as to communicate with the pressurization plate support holes, respectively, and a pressurization plate sealing plate portion for sealing the lower end of the pressurization plate support tube portions, the pressurization operation portion being installed inside the device body portion such that the pressurization plate support tube portions extend through the operation guide holes; a treading plate having inflow holes and air discharge holes formed thereon, the treading plate being coupled to the upper end of the device body side surface portion such that, while both feet are placed on the treading plate with toes contacting air discharge hole areas, heels are arranged above the operation guide holes; an air pocket made of a flexible material, comprising a pocket bottom surface portion, which has a plurality of pocket passage holes formed in the same type of arrangement as that of the operation guide holes, a pocket side surface portion formed to be bent from the peripheral edge of the pocket bottom surface portion so as to cooperate with the pocket bottom surface portion and define a concave shape, pocket support tube portions formed to extend from the bottom surface of the pocket bottom surface so as to communication with the pocket passage holes, respectively, and a pocket sealing plate portion for sealing the lower end of the pocket support tube portions, the air pocket being installed inside the device body portion such that the pocket support tube portions are inserted into the pressurization plate support tube portions and that a sealing space is formed between the same and the treading plate; an elastic body installed inside the device body portion such that both ends thereof are elastically supported on the bottom surface of the treading plate and on the pocket sealing plate portion; and a check valve which is installed on the treading plate and which operates such that, while the pressurization plate approaches towards the treading plate and reduces the sealing space, any outflow of air from the sealing space to the outside through the inflow holes is prevented and, while the pressurization plate moves away from the treading plate and expands the reduced sealing space to the original state, air flows in from the outside through the inflow holes.

Description

Toe Dryer

The present invention relates to a toe drying apparatus, and more particularly to a drying apparatus used to remove the moisture on the toes.

Moisture between the toes, especially between the toes cause foot odor or skin diseases such as eczema and athlete's foot, so it is necessary to remove the moisture on the toes.

Figure 11 is a perspective view of a conventional toe drying apparatus, Figure 12 is a cross-sectional view of the use state of the conventional toe drying apparatus.

In the conventional toe drying apparatus, as shown in these figures, a main body 110 having a space 110a formed therein, a hollow housing 121 provided on an upper surface of the main body 110, and a housing ( The blower 122 and the heating wire 123 provided inside 121, the curtain 124 provided in the main body 110, and the operation panel 125 are provided.

The main body 110 has a toe insertion opening 110b for inserting the toe into the space portion 110a.

The housing 121 has a plurality of intake holes 121a formed on an upper surface thereof.

The blower 122 is installed to blow the air toward the space 110a.

The heating wire 123 is provided adjacent to the space part 110a.

Curtain 124 is provided in the main body 110 to cover the toe insertion opening (110b).

The operation panel 125 is provided with a button for supplying an operating voltage to the blower 122 and the heating wire 123.

Referring to Figure 12 how to use a conventional toe drying apparatus having such a configuration as follows.

First put the foot on the body 110 so that the toes enter the interior of the space (110a).

Next, the operation panel 125 is operated to supply an operating voltage to the blower 122 and the heating wire 123.

When an operating voltage is supplied to the blower 122 and the heating wire 123, heat around the heating wire 123 is transferred into the space 110a by the blowing operation of the blower 122.

The air inside the space 110a is heated by the heat transmitted to the space 110a.

Moisture on the toes is removed by the hot air inside the space 110a.

Conventional toe drying apparatus having the above-described configuration is disclosed in Utility Model Registration Application No. 12347 (name of the invention: toe drying apparatus) in 1992.

By the way, according to the conventional toe dryer, there is a problem that the device structure is complicated and can not be used without a power source because it blows air toward the toes using the blower 122.

And there is a problem that it is difficult to efficiently remove the water in the bottom of the toe because it blows air from the upper side of the toe.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a toe drying apparatus which is simple in structure and can be used without a power source, and allows air to be blown from the lower side of the toe.

According to the present invention, in the toe drying apparatus for drying the toes by the method of discharging air toward the toes, in cooperation with the device body bottom surface portion and the device body bottom surface portion is formed a plurality of operation guide holes An apparatus body portion having an apparatus body side surface portion bent from a circumferential edge of the apparatus body bottom surface portion to form a concave shape; Pressure plate sealing plate for sealing the lower end of the pressure plate support tube and the pressure plate support tube formed extending from the bottom of the pressure plate to communicate with the pressure plate and the pressure plate support hole is formed so that a plurality of pressure plate support holes are arranged in the same shape as the operation guide hole And a pressurizing operation part installed inside the apparatus body part so that the pressurizing plate support tube part passes through the operation guide hole. A tread plate having an inlet hole and an exhaust hole formed therein and coupled to an upper end of the side surface of the device body such that the heel is disposed above the operation guide hole in a state where both of the feet are placed to contact the exhaust hole area; The pocket side surface portion bent from the circumferential edge of the pocket bottom surface portion to cooperate with the pocket bottom surface portion and the pocket bottom surface portion formed in the same manner as the arrangement form of the operation guide hole and the pocket guide hole and the A pocket supporting tube portion extending from a bottom surface of the pocket bottom surface portion and a pocket sealing plate portion for sealing a lower end of the pocket supporting tube portion so as to communicate with each of the pocket passing holes, wherein the pocket supporting tube portion is inserted into the supporting tube portion, An air pocket made of a flexible material installed inside the apparatus body so that a sealed space is formed therebetween; An elastic body provided at both ends of the device body to be elastically supported at the bottom of the tread plate and the pocket sealing plate; Installed on the tread plate, while the pressure plate approaches the tread plate, while preventing the air from flowing out of the sealed space through the inlet hole while the sealed space is reduced, the pressure plate is reduced while being separated from the tread plate. It is achieved by a toe drying device, characterized in that it comprises a check valve which is operated so that air is introduced into the sealed space from the outside through the inlet hole while the sealed space is originally expanded.

Here, the device body bottom surface portion and the front of the pressing plate toward the front end of the stepping plate so that the user can repeatedly remove the air from the toe by exhausting the air through the exhaust hole in the state that climbed on the stepping plate A device body sloped bottom portion formed to gradually decrease the separation distance of the device body and a device body horizontal bottom portion extended from the device body sloped bottom portion to be parallel to the tread plate; The pocket bottom surface portion extends parallel to the tread plate from the pocket slope bottom surface portion and the pocket slope bottom surface portion formed to gradually decrease the distance from the tread plate toward the front end of the tread plate in the front region of the pressing plate. It is preferable to include.

And the pocket bottom surface portion so that the weight of the user can be stably supported when applying a force to the front of the foot, the pocket ceiling that the upper surface is in contact with the bottom surface of the tread plate in the contact area of the pocket slope bottom surface portion and the pocket horizontal bottom surface portion A pocket hill portion having a face portion is formed in a concave shape; The device body bottom portion has a device body ceiling portion having a device body ceiling surface contacting the bottom surface of the pocket ceiling surface portion through an inner space of the pocket hill portion in a bordering area of the device body slope bottom portion and the device body horizontal bottom surface portion. It is preferable that it is formed.

In addition, the pressure plate is formed to have a width that interferes with the device body hill portion, so that the access plate and the half operation of the pressure plate to the tread plate can be stably maintained, and the device body hill portion is used in an area that interferes with the device body hill portion. Guide grooves are preferably formed to access and carry out the tread.

According to the present invention, by forming an airtight space by coupling the air pocket to the bottom of the tread plate while the user rides on the tread plate 41, the air stored in the closed space is discharged to the upper side of the tread plate, the device structure It is simple and can be used without a power source, and it can blow air from the bottom of the toe to efficiently remove water from the bottom of the toe.

1 and 2 are a perspective view of a toe drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively;

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

4 and 5 are exploded perspective views of the toe drying apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, respectively;

6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are views showing the operating state of the toe drying apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, respectively,

11 is a perspective view of a conventional toe drying apparatus,

12 is a cross-sectional view of a state of use of the conventional toe drying apparatus.

Best mode of the present invention, in the toe drying apparatus for drying the toes by the method of discharging the air toward the toes, the bottom surface of the device and the plurality of operating guide holes are formed in cooperation with the device bottom surface An apparatus body portion having an apparatus body side surface portion bent from a circumferential edge of the apparatus body bottom surface portion so as to form a shape; Pressure plate sealing plate for sealing the lower end of the pressure plate support tube and the pressure plate support tube formed extending from the bottom of the pressure plate to communicate with the pressure plate and the pressure plate support hole is formed so that a plurality of pressure plate support holes are arranged in the same shape as the operation guide hole And a pressurizing operation part installed inside the apparatus body part so that the pressurizing plate support tube part passes through the operation guide hole. A tread plate having an inlet hole and an exhaust hole formed therein and coupled to an upper end of the side surface of the device body such that the heel is disposed above the operation guide hole in a state where both of the feet are placed to contact the exhaust hole area; The pocket side surface portion bent from the circumferential edge of the pocket bottom surface portion to cooperate with the pocket bottom surface portion and the pocket bottom surface portion formed in the same manner as the arrangement form of the operation guide hole and the pocket guide hole and the A pocket supporting tube portion extending from a bottom surface of the pocket bottom surface portion and a pocket sealing plate portion for sealing a lower end of the pocket supporting tube portion so as to communicate with each of the pocket passing holes, wherein the pocket supporting tube portion is inserted into the supporting tube portion, An air pocket made of a flexible material installed inside the apparatus body so that a sealed space is formed therebetween; An elastic body provided at both ends of the device body to be elastically supported at the bottom of the tread plate and the pocket sealing plate; Installed on the tread plate, while the pressure plate approaches the tread plate, while preventing the air from flowing out of the sealed space through the inlet hole while the sealed space is reduced, the pressure plate is reduced while being separated from the tread plate. It is achieved by a toe drying device, characterized in that it comprises a check valve which is operated so that air is introduced into the sealed space from the outside through the inlet hole while the sealed space is originally expanded.

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

1 and 2 are respectively a perspective view of a toe drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of Figure 2, Figures 4 and 5 are each of the toe drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention Exploded perspective view.

Toe drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in these figures, the device body part 10 and the pressure actuating unit 30 is provided in the interior of the device body portion (10) ), A stepping plate 41 coupled to an upper end of the device body part 10, an air pocket 50 and an elastic body 42 installed inside the device body part 10, and a check valve installed in the stepping plate 41. Has 43

The device body portion 10 is a device body bottom surface portion to form a concave shape in cooperation with the device body bottom surface portion 20, the device body bottom surface portion 20 is formed a pair of operation guide holes (22a) The device body side surface portion 11 bent from the circumferential edge portion 20 of the device 20, and the device body coupling flange 12 extending from the upper end of the device body side surface portion 11 so as to form a cross section shape.

The device body bottom surface portion 20 is a device body inclined bottom surface portion 21 formed so that the separation distance with the stepping plate 41 toward the front end of the stepping plate 41 in the front region of the pressure plate 31 to be described later, and the device, An apparatus body horizontal bottom surface portion 22 is formed which extends from the body inclined bottom surface portion 21 to the tread plate 41.

The device body bottom portion 20 is provided with a device body hill portion 23 in the bordering area between the device body slope bottom portion 21 and the device body horizontal bottom portion 22.

The device body hill portion 23 is formed to have a device body ceiling surface 23a in contact with the bottom surface of the pocket ceiling surface portion 63a to be described later through the internal space of the pocket hill portion 63 to be described later.

And although the apparatus body hill 23 is formed in a concave shape, it is not necessary to form a concave shape.

The device body hill portion 23 has a pair of hillside bumps 23b formed on its bottom surface.

Device body coupling flange 12 is formed with a plurality of device body coupling protrusions (12a).

The pressurizing operation part 30 may be manufactured using a rigid plastic such as ABS.

The pressurizing operation part 30 is the pressurizing plate support part 32 extended from the bottom surface of the pressurizing plate 31 so that it may communicate with the pressurizing plate 31 in which the pair of pressurizing plate support holes 31a are formed, and the pressurizing plate support hole 31a, respectively. ) And a pressure plate sealing plate portion 33 which seals the lower end of the pressure plate support tube portion 32.

The pressure plate support hole 31a is formed in the pressure plate 31 to be disposed in the same form as the operation guide hole 22a.

The pressure plate 31 is formed to have a width that interferes with the device body hill portion 23, and the guide groove 31b is formed in an area that interferes with the device body hill portion 23.

The guide groove 31b is formed to contact the outer surface of the device body hill portion 23. Accordingly, the pressing plate 31 can approach and carry out the stepping plate 41 by using the device body hill portion 23.

The pressurizing operation part 30 having such a configuration is installed in the apparatus body part 10 so that the pressing plate support tube part 32 passes through the operation guide hole 22a.

A plurality of exhaust holes 41b are formed in the tread plate 41 by dividing them into two groups, and an inflow hole 41e is formed between the two groups of the exhaust holes 41b.

The tread plate 41 may be manufactured using a rigid plastic such as ABS.

Stepping plate 41 having such a configuration is coupled to the upper end of the device body side portion 11 so that the heel is placed on the upper side of the operation guide hole (22a) with both feet raised so that the toes contact the exhaust hole 41b. do.

The air pocket 50 has a pocket bottom surface portion 60 in which a pair of pocket through holes 62a are formed, and a pocket bottom surface portion 60 is formed to cooperate with the pocket bottom surface portion 60 to form a concave shape. The pocket side surface portion 51 bent from the circumferential edge portion, the pocket support tube portion 52 extending from the bottom surface of the pocket bottom surface portion 60 so as to communicate with the pocket through hole 62a, respectively, and the lower end of the pocket support tube portion 52 It has a pocket sealing board part 53 which seals, and the pocket bend part 54 extended so that it might be substantially cross-sectional shape from the upper end of the pocket side surface part 51. As shown in FIG.

The pair of pocket through-holes 62a are formed in the same manner as the arrangement of the operation guide holes 22a.

The pocket bottom surface portion 60 includes a pocket slope bottom surface portion 61 and a pocket slope bottom surface portion formed such that a distance from the tread plate 41 gradually decreases toward the front end of the tread plate 41 in the front region of the pressure plate 31. It has a pocket horizontal bottom surface part 62 extended so that it may be parallel to the tread 41 from 61. As shown in FIG.

The pocket bottom surface part 60 is formed with the pocket hill part 63 in the bordering area | region of the pocket slope bottom surface part 61 and the pocket horizontal bottom surface part 62. As shown in FIG.

The pocket hill portion 63 is formed in a concave shape having an upper surface having a pocket ceiling surface portion 63a in contact with the bottom surface of the tread plate 41.

The pocket hill part 63 is provided with a pair of screw passing holes 63b.

The air pocket 50 is made of an elastic material such as natural rubber.

The air pocket 50 having such a configuration inserts the pocket support tube portion 52 into the pressure plate support tube portion 32 and enters the pocket bent portion 54 between the device body side portion 11 and the device body coupling flange 12. It is coupled to the stepping plate 41 by a method of fastening a screw to the device body coupling protrusion 12a and the stepping plate coupling portion 41d in the state. Accordingly, an airtight space 50a is formed between the air pocket 50 and the tread plate 41.

And the air pocket 50 is coupled to the stepping plate 41 by fastening the screw through the hill portion fastening portion 23b, the screw passing hole (63b) and the stepping plate engaging portion (41d) in the center. Accordingly, the pocket ceiling surface portion 63a is compressed by the device body ceiling surface 23a and the bottom surface of the tread plate 41.

The elastic body 42 is formed in the form of a coil spring.

The elastic body 42 is installed so that both ends thereof are elastically supported on the bottom surface of the tread plate 41 and the pocket sealing plate 53.

One end of the check valve 43 is connected to the inner circumferential surface of the inlet hole 41e, and the other end thereof has three support arms 43b connected to each other, and a fixing protrusion protruding from the bottom of the connection region of the support arm 43b. 43c and an opening and closing plate 43d coupled to the fixing protrusion 43c to seal the inlet hole 41e.

According to the check valve 43 having such a configuration, the closing plate 43d is in close contact with the bottom surface of the stepping plate 41 while the pressure plate 31 approaches the stepping plate 41 while the closed space 50a is reduced. Accordingly, outflow of air to the outside of the sealed space 50a through the inlet hole 41e is prevented.

The opening and closing plate 43d is spaced apart from the bottom surface of the tread plate 41 while the pressurizing plate 31 is separated from the tread plate 41, and the reduced sealed space is expanded intact. As a result, the opening plate 43d is separated from the outside through the inlet hole 41e. Air flows into the sealed space 50a.

Referring to Figures 6 to 10 a method for using a toe drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration as follows. For convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the device body inclined bottom portion 21 and the pressure plate sealing plate 33 are installed to be supported on the ground (see FIG. 6).

First, the feet are placed on the tread plate 41 so that the toes contact the exhaust hole 41b area, the device body inclined bottom portion 21 is spaced from the ground, and the device body horizontal bottom portion 22 is supported on the ground (FIG. 7).

The pressure plate 31 approaches the tread plate 41 while the device body horizontal bottom portion 22 is supported on the ground. An elastic force is accumulated in the elastic body 42 while the pressure plate 31 approaches the tread plate 41.

When the pressure plate 31 approaches the stepping plate 41, the pressure plate 31 presses the pocket horizontal bottom surface portion 62 and the sealed space 50a is reduced.

While the sealed space 50a is reduced, air is discharged through the exhaust hole 41b to remove moisture from the toes. The air outflow through the inlet hole 41e is blocked by the check valve 43 while the closed space 50a is reduced.

Next, a force is applied to the front part of the foot so that the device body horizontal bottom portion 22 is spaced from the ground and the device body inclined bottom portion 21 is supported on the ground again (see Fig. 8).

When the device body horizontal bottom portion 22 is spaced apart from the ground, the pressing plate 31 is separated from the tread plate 41 by the elastic force accumulated in the elastic body 42.

Air is introduced into the sealed space 50a from the outside while the pressure plate 31 is separated from the tread plate 41.

Next, a force is applied to the heel so that the device body inclined bottom portion 21 is spaced from the ground and the device body horizontal bottom portion 22 is supported on the ground (see Fig. 9).

While the device body horizontal bottom surface portion 22 is supported on the ground, the pressure plate 31 approaches again toward the tread plate 41, the elastic force is accumulated in the elastic body 42, and the air is discharged through the exhaust hole 41b. Moisture on the toes is removed.

Next, the device body inclined bottom portion 21 is supported on the ground, and the device body horizontal bottom portion 22 is applied to the front of the foot again to be spaced apart from the ground (see FIG. 10).

When the device body horizontal bottom surface portion 22 is spaced apart from the ground, the pressure plate 31 is separated from the tread plate 41 by the elastic force accumulated in the elastic body 42, and air is introduced into the sealed space 50a from the outside.

As described above, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the airtight 50 is formed by coupling the air pocket 50 to the bottom of the tread plate 41 while the user is sealed by the operation of climbing the tread plate 41. By allowing the air stored in the space 50a to be discharged to the upper side of the tread plate 41, the device structure is simple and can be used without a power source, and the air can be blown from the lower side of the toe to efficiently remove the water under the toe. Can be.

The device body bottom surface portion 20 is formed to have the device body inclined bottom surface portion 21 and the device body horizontal bottom surface portion 22, and the pocket bottom surface portion has a pocket slope bottom surface portion 61 and a pocket horizontal bottom surface portion 62. By forming the 60, the user repeatedly discharges the air through the exhaust hole 41b in a state where the user climbs on the tread plate, thereby removing the moisture on the toes.

In addition, by forming the pocket hill portion 63 on the pocket bottom surface portion 60, and by forming the device body hill portion 23 on the device body bottom surface portion 20, it is possible to stably support the user's weight when applying force to the front part of the foot It becomes possible.

In addition, the guide groove 31b is formed in the pressing plate 31 so that the stepping plate 41 can be approached and separated by using the device body hill 23, thereby the approaching and separating operation of the pressing plate 31 with respect to the stepping plate 41. It can be kept stable.

Claims

In the toe drying apparatus for drying the toes by venting the air toward the toes,

A device body having a device body bottom surface portion having a plurality of operation guide holes and a device body side portion bent from a circumferential edge of the device body bottom surface portion to form a concave shape in cooperation with the device body bottom surface portion;

Pressure plate sealing plate for sealing the lower end of the pressure plate support tube and the pressure plate support tube formed extending from the bottom of the pressure plate to communicate with the pressure plate and the pressure plate support hole is formed so that a plurality of pressure plate support holes are arranged in the same shape as the operation guide hole And a pressurizing operation part installed inside the apparatus body part so that the pressurizing plate support tube part passes through the operation guide hole.

A tread plate having an inlet hole and an exhaust hole formed therein and coupled to an upper end of the side surface of the device body such that the heel is disposed above the operation guide hole in a state where both of the feet are placed to contact the exhaust hole area;

The pocket side surface portion bent from the circumferential edge of the pocket bottom surface portion to cooperate with the pocket bottom surface portion and the pocket bottom surface portion formed in the same manner as the arrangement form of the operation guide hole and the pocket guide hole and the A pocket supporting tube portion extending from a bottom surface of the pocket bottom surface portion and a pocket sealing plate portion for sealing a lower end of the pocket supporting tube portion so as to communicate with each of the pocket passing holes, wherein the pocket supporting tube portion is inserted into the pressing plate supporting tube portion and An air pocket made of a flexible material installed inside the apparatus body so that a sealed space is formed therebetween;

An elastic body provided at both ends of the device body to be elastically supported at the bottom of the tread plate and the pocket sealing plate;

Installed on the tread plate, while the pressure plate approaches the tread plate, while preventing the air from flowing out of the sealed space through the inlet hole while the sealed space is reduced, the pressure plate is reduced while being separated from the tread plate. Toe drying apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a check valve which is operated so that air is introduced into the sealed space from the outside through the inlet hole while the sealed space is originally expanded.
The method of claim 1,

The device body bottom portion extends from the device body slope bottom surface portion and the device body slope bottom surface portion formed so as to be parallel to the stepping plate from the device body slope bottom portion toward the front end of the pressing plate toward the front end of the step plate. A body horizontal bottom surface portion;

The pocket bottom surface portion extends parallel to the tread plate from the pocket slope bottom surface portion and the pocket slope bottom surface portion formed to gradually decrease the distance from the tread plate toward the front end of the tread plate in the front region of the pressing plate. Toe drying apparatus comprising a.
The method of claim 2,

The pocket bottom surface portion is formed in a concave shape of a pocket hill portion having a pocket ceiling surface portion having an upper surface in contact with a bottom surface of the tread plate at a contact area between the pocket slope bottom surface portion and the pocket horizontal bottom surface portion;

The device body bottom portion has a device body ceiling portion having a device body ceiling surface contacting the bottom surface of the pocket ceiling surface portion through an inner space of the pocket hill portion in a bordering area of the device body slope bottom portion and the device body horizontal bottom surface portion. Toe drying apparatus, characterized in that formed.
The method of claim 3,

The pressure plate may be formed to have a width that interferes with the device body hill portion, and a guide groove may be formed in an area that interferes with the device body hill portion to access and carry out the stepping plate using the device body hill portion. Toe dryer.