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Drying apparatus and method of controlling same

US12256881B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 23, 2021
Grant dateMar 25, 2025
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2258/06
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A shoe care device includes an inner cabinet that has an accommodation space configured to accommodate shoes therein, an inlet defined at a first portion of the accommodation space and configured to supply air to the accommodation space, and an outlet defined at a second portion of the accommodation space and configured to suction air from the accommodation space. The shoe care device further includes a connection path configured to circulate air between the inlet and the outlet, a blowing fan disposed at the connection path and configured to blow air from the outlet toward the inlet, a dehumidifying material disposed at the connection path and configured to dehumidify the air blown by the blowing fan, a heater configured to heat the dehumidifying material, and a regeneration path configured to guide, to a location other than the inlet, the air having passed through the dehumidifying material heated by the heater.

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