Shoe care apparatus

Abstract

A shoe care apparatus includes a main body, a moving body, and an air-blowing part. The main body and the moving body together form an accommodation space. A shoe is accommodated in the accommodation space. The air-blowing part circulates air in the accommodation space. The moving body comprises a base, a turntable, and a plurality of rotating balls. The base is slidably coupled to the main body so as to open and close the accommodation space. The turntable is rotatably coupled to the base about a vertical axis. The turntable forms a lower surface of the accommodation space together with the base. The rotating balls are rotatably coupled to the base. The rotating balls are in point-contact with a bottom surface of the turntable and support a load of the turntable.

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         14 . A shoe care apparatus comprising:
 an accommodation space configured to accommodate shoes therein;   a first body;   a second body, the first body and second body being configured to define the accommodation space, the second body including:   a base slidably coupled to the first body so as to open and close the accommodation space;   a turntable coupled to the base, the turntable being rotatable about a vertical axis, the turntable and the base defining a lower surface of the accommodation space; and   a plurality of rotation balls rotatably coupled to the base, the plurality of rotation balls being in point contact with a bottom surface of the turntable, the plurality of rotation balls being configured to support a load of the turntable; and   a blower configured to circulate air in the accommodation space.   
     
     
         15 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the turntable includes an upper surface, and
 wherein the base includes a first base surface located along a circumference of the turntable, the first base surface and the upper surface of the turntable defining the lower surface of the accommodation space.   
     
     
         16 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the base further includes a second base surface located below the turntable, and
 wherein the plurality of rotation balls protrude above the second base surface.   
     
     
         17 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the plurality of rotation balls are symmetrically located around the vertical axis. 
     
     
         18 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the plurality of rotation balls include a plurality of first rotation balls arranged at a first distance from the vertical axis in a circumferential direction. 
     
     
         19 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of rotation balls further includes a plurality of second rotation balls arranged at a second distance from the vertical axis in the circumferential direction, and
 wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.   
     
     
         20 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 19 , wherein a number of the plurality of first rotation balls is greater than a number of the plurality of the second rotation balls. 
     
     
         21 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of rotation balls are symmetrically located around the vertical axis. 
     
     
         22 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the plurality of rotation balls include:
 a plurality of first rotation balls arranged at a first distance from the vertical axis in a circumferential direction; and   a plurality of second rotation balls arranged at a second distance from the vertical axis in the circumferential direction, and   wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.   
     
     
         23 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein a number of the plurality of first rotation balls is greater than a number of the plurality of the second rotation balls. 
     
     
         24 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein, in the circumferential direction, at least one first rotation ball of the plurality of first rotation balls is located between adjacent second rotation balls of the plurality of second rotation balls. 
     
     
         25 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the base includes a plurality of receptacles, each rotation ball of the plurality of rotation balls being rotatably coupled to a corresponding receptacle of the plurality of receptacles. 
     
     
         26 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 25 , wherein each receptacle includes:
 an accommodation body defining a hemispherical groove configured to accommodate at least a lower portion of the rotation ball rotatably coupled thereto; and   a plurality of protrusions extending upward from an edge of the hemispherical groove, the plurality of protrusions being configured to restrain separation of the rotation ball.   
     
     
         27 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein a diameter of the hemispherical groove is larger than a diameter of the rotation ball, and
 wherein the rotation ball extends beyond tops of the protrusions.   
     
     
         28 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein each of the protrusions is configured to have a contact surface to restrain the separation of the rotation ball, and
 wherein a curvature radius of the contact surface is equal to a curvature radius of an inner surface of the hemispherical groove.   
     
     
         29 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein a plurality of through-holes extend through the accommodation body to reduce friction between the accommodation body and the rotation ball. 
     
     
         30 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 29 , wherein the plurality of protrusions and the plurality of through-holes are symmetrical around a center of the hemispherical groove, and
 wherein each through-hole is located below a corresponding protrusion of the plurality of protrusions.   
     
     
         31 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 26 , wherein each protrusions is configured to have a contact surface to restrain the separation of the rotation ball, and
 wherein at least a pair of protrusions of the plurality of protrusions are located opposite each other and at a same radius from the vertical axis.   
     
     
         32 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the first body includes a lower body located below the accommodation space, the lower body having a lower body groove having an open front side, and
 wherein the second body further comprises a motor disposed in the lower body groove, the motor being coupled to the turntable to apply a rotational force to the turntable.   
     
     
         33 . The shoe care apparatus of  claim 32 , further comprising a removable display, and
 wherein the first body further includes:   an upper body located above the lower body; and   a middle body connecting the upper body to the lower body, the removable display being magnetically connectable to the middle body.