Shoe care apparatus

Abstract

A shoe care apparatus includes a main body, a moving body, and a blower. The moving body includes transparent windows including a first window, a second window, and a third window. The air in an accommodation space inside the shoe care apparatus can be controlled by the operation of the blower. Shoes are visible through the first window, the second window, and the third window, and are also visible, without obstruction, through a connection part of the first window and the second window and a connection part between the first window and the third window.

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         16 . A shoe care apparatus comprising:
 an accommodation space for accommodating shoes therein;   a first body;   a second body slidably coupled to the first body to define the accommodation space, the second body configured to move between a first position that closes the accommodation space and a second position that opens the accommodation space, the second body comprising a transparent window including:
 a first window defining a front surface of the transparent window; 
 a second window defining a left surface of the transparent window; and 
 a third window defining a right surface of the transparent window; and 
   a blower configured to circulate air in the accommodation space.   
     
     
         17 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 16 , wherein the transparent window is integrally formed. 
     
     
         18 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 17 , wherein the accommodation space is open to an upper side, a left side, and a right side when the second body is at the second position. 
     
     
         19 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 18 , wherein the first body supports both upper portions and lower portions of the second window and the third window. 
     
     
         20 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 19 , wherein a height of the first window, a height of the second window, and a height of the third window are the same,
 wherein a width of the first window is greater than the height of the first window, and   wherein, when the second body is at the second position, a first opening that is open to the upper side of the accommodation space is larger than a second opening that is open to the left side of the accommodation space and a third opening that is open to the right side of the accommodation space.   
     
     
         21 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 18 , wherein the transparent window further includes:
 a first curved surface portion connecting the first window to the second window to define a first vertical corner portion of the transparent window; and   a second curved surface portion connecting the first window to the third window to define a second vertical corner portion of the transparent window.   
     
     
         22 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 18 , wherein the transparent window is made of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). 
     
     
         23 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 17 , wherein the first body comprises:
 a lower body defining a lower surface of the shoe care apparatus, the lower body being configured to support a lower side of the second body;   a middle body extending upward from a rear side of the lower body to define a rear surface of the shoe care apparatus; and   an upper body defining an upper surface of the shoe care apparatus, the upper body extending forward from an upper side of the middle body, the upper body being configured to support an upper side of the second body.   
     
     
         24 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 23 , wherein the second body further comprises a base coupled to a lower side of the transparent window, the base defining a lower part of the second body, the base being positioned on an upper side of the lower body. 
     
     
         25 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein the second body further comprises a turntable rotatably coupled to an upper side of the base. 
     
     
         26 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein the second body further comprises a lower guard coupled to an outer side of a border of the base, and
 wherein the lower side of the transparent window is interposed between the base and the lower guard.   
     
     
         27 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 26 , wherein the transparent window further includes a plurality of first through holes extending through the transparent window at a lower side of each of the first window, the second window, and the third window,
 wherein the base comprises a plurality of second through holes located at positions corresponding to the first through holes on a front side of the base, a left side of the base, and a right side of the base, and   wherein the lower guard comprises a plurality of hooks protruding inward from an inner surface of the lower guard, the plurality of hooks being configured to be hooked into the plurality of second through holes by extending through the plurality of first through holes.   
     
     
         28 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 27 , wherein the plurality of hooks comprises a plurality of first hooks and a plurality of second hooks, and
 wherein hooking locations of the plurality of first hooks in the plurality of second through holes and hooking locations of the plurality of second hooks in the plurality of second through holes are opposite to each other.   
     
     
         29 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 28 , wherein the plurality of first hooks and the plurality of second hooks are alternately arranged. 
     
     
         30 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein the transparent window further includes:
 a first fin portion extending upward from a rear end of the second window; and   a second fin portion extending upward from a rear end of the third window, and   wherein the upper body comprises:   a first insertion groove located on a lower portion of a left side of the upper body, the first insertion groove extending in a front and rear direction such that the first fin portion is movable in the first insertion groove;   a first stopper located in front of the first insertion groove to limit forward movement of the first fin portion;   a second insertion groove located on a lower portion of a right side of the upper body, the first insertion groove extending in the front and rear direction such that the second fin portion is movable in the second insertion groove; and   a second stopper located in front of the second insertion groove to limit forward movement of the second fin portion.   
     
     
         31 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein the transparent window further includes:
 a third fin portion extending rearward from a rear end of the second window; and   a fourth fin portion extending rearward from a rear end of the third window, and   wherein the middle body comprises:   a third insertion groove located on a front surface of the middle body, the third insertion groove extending in a vertical direction, the third insertion groove being configured to receive the third fin portion therein; and   a fourth insertion groove located on the front surface of the middle body, the fourth insertion groove extending in the vertical direction, the fourth insertion groove being configured to receive the fourth fin portion therein.   
     
     
         32 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein the first body further comprises:
 a suction port located on a lower portion of the upper body;   a discharge port located on the lower portion of the upper body; and   an air flow path located inside the upper body, the air flow path connecting the suction port to the discharge port, the blower being located in the air flow path.   
     
     
         33 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 32 , wherein the first body further comprises a heater. 
     
     
         34 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 33 , wherein the heater is located in the air flow path. 
     
     
         35 . The shoe care apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein the first body further comprises:
 a first light located on a lower surface of the upper body to illuminate the accommodation space; and   a second light located behind the first light on the lower surface of the upper body to illuminate the middle body.