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US 12,256,880 B2Granted
Shoe management apparatus
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyunsun Yoo, Jeong Guen Choi, Joohyeon Oh, Jae Myung Lim, Byoungjoon Han, Sang Yoon Lee, Hyunju Kim, Jeaseok Seong
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Abstract
A shoe management apparatus includes a first management apparatus, including a first inner space and an electric compartment disposed below the first inner space for dehumidifying air introduced into the electric compartment, and removing foreign matter from the shoes stored in the first inner space; and a second management apparatus disposed above the first management apparatus, including a second inner space for storing a shoe, and for adjusting humidity of the second inner space using air discharged from the electric compartment.
Claims19
A shoe management apparatus, comprising:
- a first management apparatus, including:
- a first inner space for storing shoes;
- and
- an electric compartment disposed below the first inner space, the electric compartment configured to:
- dehumidify air introduced into the electric compartment, and
- discharge dehumidified air to the first inner space to remove foreign matter from the shoes stored in the first inner space;
- and
- a second management apparatus disposed above the first management apparatus, including a second inner space for storing shoes, and configured to:
- receive the dehumidified air from the first management apparatus, and
- adjust humidity of the second inner space using the received dehumidified air,
- wherein air, which is supplied from the electric compartment to the first inner space, is sprayed directly toward the shoes stored in the first inner space to remove foreign matter from the shoes,
- wherein air, which is supplied from the electric compartment to the second inner space, is not sprayed directly toward the shoes, but flows inside the second inner space, and
- wherein the first management apparatus and the second management apparatus are coupled to each other so that air discharged from the electric compartment is supplied to the second management apparatus.
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A shoe management apparatus, comprising:
- an electric compartment configured to:
- dehumidify air introduced into the electric compartment,
- generate steam by heating water, and
- discharge the dehumidified air and the steam;
- a first cabinet including the electric compartment and a first inner space for storing shoes disposed above the electric compartment, the first inner space being supplied with the air discharged from the electric compartment;
- and
- a second cabinet disposed on an upper surface of the first cabinet and including a second inner space for storing shoes, the second inner space being supplied with the air discharged from the electric compartment,
- wherein the steam discharged from the electric compartment is supplied only to the first inner space,
- wherein the first cabinet and the second cabinet are coupled to each other so that air discharged from the electric compartment is supplied to the second inner space, and
- wherein the electric compartment includes:
- a main fan configured to draw in air by creating a vacuum and discharge the drawn-in air;
- a housing disposed at a first lateral side of the main fan and configured to dehumidify air therein and to allow the dehumidified air to be drawn into the main fan;
- a steam generator disposed at the first lateral side of the main fan and configured to generate the steam by heating water;
- a water supply container disposed on a second lateral side of the main fan, opposite to the first lateral side of the main fan, to supply water to the steam generator, the water supply container being detachably coupled to the first cabinet;
- and
- a drain container disposed at the second lateral side of the main fan to collect moisture removed in the housing.
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A shoe management apparatus, comprising:
- a first management apparatus, including:
- a first inner space for storing shoes;
- and
- an electric compartment configured to force a fluid to flow;
- and
- a second management apparatus disposed above the first management apparatus and including a second inner space for storing shoes, the second inner space being supplied with the fluid by the electric compartment,
- wherein the first management apparatus performs at least one operation that the second management apparatus does not perform,
- wherein the first management apparatus and the second management apparatus are coupled to each other so that air discharged from the electric compartment is supplied to the second management apparatus, and
- wherein the electric compartment includes:
- a main fan configured to draw in air by creating a vacuum and discharge the drawn-in air:
- a housing disposed at a first lateral side of the main fan and configured to dehumidify air therein and to allow the dehumidified air to be drawn into the main fan;
- a steam generator disposed at the first lateral side of the main fan and configured to generate the steam by heating water;
- a water supply container disposed on a second lateral side of the main fan, opposite to the first lateral side of the main fan, to supply water to the steam generator, the water supply container being detachably coupled to the first cabinet;
- and
- a drain container disposed at the second lateral side of the main fan to collect moisture removed in the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.