Shoe care device
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of a shoe care apparatus that can effectively care for a large number of shoes, including removing odors and drying them, and existing shoe cabinets are difficult to install in narrow hallways due to their dimensions.
Innovation Solution
A shoe care apparatus with a longer front surface than side surface design, featuring a support frame and mounting frame, allowing easy installation in hallways, and capable of caring for multiple shoes simultaneously through a plate and shoe support device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a shoe cabinet has a short front surface and a long depth, then it can accommodate more shoes, but it becomes difficult to install in a narrow hallway
Solution Approach 1:
The shoe cabinet employs an asymmetric design where the front surface extends longer than the side surface. This asymmetric configuration allows the cabinet to fit into narrow hallways while maintaining adequate shoe storage capacity, resolving the contradiction between storage quantity and installation ease.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a shoe care apparatus is designed to care for shoes with various neck lengths, then it becomes more versatile, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shoe care apparatus features an adjustable support frame that can be positioned at multiple heights and angles. This dynamic adjustability allows the apparatus to accommodate shoes with different neck lengths without requiring multiple specialized devices, thereby achieving versatility while controlling complexity through a single adjustable mechanism.
3Productivity
If a shoe care apparatus processes a large number of shoes simultaneously, then productivity increases, but the device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The shoe care apparatus is divided into multiple independent shoe support devices, each capable of caring for individual shoes. These segmented units can be arranged to handle multiple shoes simultaneously, increasing productivity while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The shoe care apparatus integrates multiple functions including drying, dehumidification, and deodorization into a single multi-functional device. This universal design allows the apparatus to care for multiple shoes simultaneously using shared components, thereby increasing productivity without proportionally increasing device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy installation in narrow spaces and allows for simultaneous care of multiple shoes, regardless of their neck length, using a heat exchanger for drying and dehumidification, and a deodorizer for odor removal.
Implementation Method 1
using a heat exchanger for drying and dehumidification
Implementation Method 2
using a heat exchanger for drying and dehumidification
Implementation Method 3
a deodorizer for odor removal
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a shoe care apparatus. The shoe care apparatus includes a case having a first length extending along a first direction and 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 detachably mounted on an inner surface of the side wall of the case, and a side duct provided on the outside of the side wall of the case in the second 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 hang shoes and 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.