Dust Suction Apparatus for Shoes

Abstract

Disclosed is a dust suction apparatus includes: an upper plate 110 forming an upper part of a housing, which includes a plurality of suction ports 111 formed therein at a predetermined interval, and is connected with a vibration device 300 so as to be horizontally vibrated; a lower plate 130 forming a lower part of the housing and including a stepped portion formed on an inner side wall along an upper edge portion thereof so as to have the upper plate placed thereon, such that a storage space for storing the dust which has fallen down through the suction ports 111 is defined between the upper plate 110 the lower plate 130; and elastic actuating members 120 disposed between the upper plate 110 and the lower plate 130 to selectively open the suction ports 111 while normally closing the suction ports by elastic force stored therein.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0053055, filed on May 10, 2013 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Technical Field[0003]The present invention relates to a dust suction apparatus for shoes, and more specifically, to a dust suction apparatus for shoes which is installed on an entrance floor of a specific facility to clean dust off shoes and remove dust by sucking up the separated dust.[0004]2. Related Art[0005]Various apparatuses are installed at an entrance of facilities such as factories, laboratories, and hospitals, which should minimize contaminant sources, so as to remove foreign matters such as dust from a body of people moving through the entrance.[0006]In particular, a dust suction apparatus for shoes, which is one of such apparatuses, is used in the removal of foreign matt...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a dust suction apparatus for shoes that includes a vibration motor and an opening and closing means to make it easier to clean foreign matters off shoes. Additionally, the apparatus includes a lower plate that is inclined towards the side of the housing in which an outlet pipe is placed, which efficiently sucks the dust separated from the shoes. The apparatus also reduces the number of components by using elastic actuating members that open the suction ports simultaneously. Overall, the apparatus provides a simple and effective solution for cleaning shoes.

Problems solved by technology

That is, it is not possible to effectively remove the foreign matters such as dust attached around the shoes of the visitor.

The above-described dust suction apparatus for shoes needs as many elastic actuating members as the number of corresponding suction ports, and additional binding means for binding the elastic actuating members to be operated as one unit, thereby entailing difficulties in production.

Therefore, it is difficult to remove the foreign matters strongly attached to the shoe soles, and suck the dust into the suction port far away therefrom, even if the dust separated from the shoes falls onto a lower plate of the housing.

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