KR20110068493A - Sterilized Shoe Insole Using Light Plasma Reaction - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sterilized shoe insole using an optical plasma reaction, the sterilized shoe insole, an air pressure pump, a self-powered module for supplying power, and radicals for generating hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals by a light plasma reaction. A ventilator, a function pad, and a function pad are assembled to form a generating unit, a passage for discharging air containing the hydroxyl radicals and the superoxide radicals generated in the radical generating unit, and an air pressure pump and a self-power generation. It comprises a insole body in which a hole is formed so that the module, the radical generator and the ventilator are fitted.

Therefore, since it generates hydroxyl radical and superoxide radical with strong sterilizing power and sprays it into the shoes, it can eliminate harmful bacteria and odors in the shoes at the source, and by using a power source obtained by the pressure generated while walking and wearing shoes, It can be used without any inconvenience even if worn on existing shoes because it can be made thinner because the life span is long and the parts can be made smaller and lighter.

Light Plasma, Sterilization, Shoe Insole, Radical, Self-Generation

Description

Sterilizing Footwear Insole Using Light Plasma Reaction

The present invention relates to a sterilized shoe insole using an optical plasma reaction, and more particularly, to generate an optical plasma by reacting ultraviolet light generated from an ultraviolet LED (UV LED) with titanium dioxide (TiO₂), a photocatalyst, and a hydroxyl radical. And a sterilized shoe insole using an optical plasma reaction that generates superoxide radicals and sprays them into a shoe to sterilize and remove harmful bacteria.

In general, the shoe is a kind of physical protection means to protect the foot of a pedestrian, and it is always worn on the user's foot and always comes into contact with the ground to absorb the sweat released from the foot, and is easily exposed to external pollutants and is easily exposed. Suction

The inside of the shoe is always wet, and by the action of sweat and contaminants like this, various bacteria grow, odors may occur, and the user's body may cause disease.

Conventional shoes for solving the above problems, the use of a well-ventilated shoe insole, the most common method for opening a vent hole in the outer shell of the shoe and a method for ventilating by injecting air into the shoe has been proposed.

In addition, conventionally, the air is injected into the inside of the shoe to ventilate the odor by diluting the odor is somewhat solved, but this is only a slight effect to solve the original problem. As a solution to this problem, a method of providing ventilation and sterilization and deodorization to the shoe insole and a method of removing bacteria from the inner surface of the shoe by the photocatalytic chemical reaction were proposed.

In addition, there is a method of inserting antibacterial, deodorant, or aromatic material in the shoe, but in this case, the effect is different depending on the characteristics of the insert material, and the amount of the insert material is finite, so there is a limit in the duration of the effect, and the shoe is applied. Since the size of the insole and shoes is larger, there was inconvenience in wearing.

In addition, conventionally there is a method of removing the bacteria on the inner surface of the shoe by the chemical action of the photocatalyst, in this case, the device or OH radical sterilization device made by applying the photocatalyst to the inner surface of the shoe is large in size, the device is a whole shoe Being installed on

Therefore, it is difficult to apply and replace, and increase the production cost, there is a problem that the light emitting member arranged in the columnar shape on the lower surface of the shoe to wear down the foot easily fatigue.

Accordingly, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the conventional sterilized shoe insole, and generates a light plasma by the reaction between the ultraviolet light generated in the ultraviolet LED (UV LED) and the photocatalyst titanium dioxide (TiO₂) It is an object of the present invention to provide a sterilized shoe insole using an optical plasma reaction that generates sterilization and odor of harmful bacteria by injecting radicals and superoxide radicals into shoes.

The present invention for achieving the object of the above bar is provided with an air chamber therein, the air pressure pump for pressurizing the air introduced through the air inlet to be discharged to the air outlet as it is contracted by the external pressure; Self-powered module for supplying power; In an optical plasma reaction chamber in which a photocatalyst coated with titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is formed on an inner wall, an ultraviolet LED (UV LED) for irradiating ultraviolet rays by receiving power from the self-power generation module is provided and pumped by the air pressure pump. A radical generation unit for generating hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals by forming an optical plasma by reaction between electrons and holes of oxygen molecules and water molecules in the air and photons generated from ultraviolet LEDs; A ventilator forming a passage for discharging air containing the hydroxyl radical and the superoxide radical generated in the radical generator; A functional pad to which the ventilator is connected and the air pressure pump and the optical plasma reaction chamber are installed; At the same time as the functional pad is assembled, the air pressure pump, self-power generation module, radical generating unit and the insole body is formed so that the ventilator is fitted; comprises a sterilized shoe insole using a light plasma reaction.

In addition, the air pressure pump is composed of a lower end attached to the heel position of the insole and the upper portion of the center overlapping the upper portion of the lower end is formed an air chamber therein, the inside of the air chamber is contracted by external pressure Honeycomb supports are formed for reconstruction.

In addition, a check valve is provided at each of the air inlet and the air outlet of the air pressure pump, and the check valve is made of a silicon film.

The self-power generation module may include a piezoelectric bimorph connected to a lower portion of the air pressure pump to generate electricity by a pressing pressure, and a circuit unit configured to rectify electricity generated in the piezoelectric bimorph.

In addition, the piezoelectric bimorph of the self-power generation module is a cylindrical housing, a flywheel which is rotated by an external power inside the housing and has a plurality of protrusions formed at regular intervals in the circumferential direction therein, and the flywheel An air pressure pump that rotates a flywheel by injecting air to the impeller and transmits power, and a piezoelectric material and a plurality of piezoelectric materials and a connecting member which are radially installed while generating electricity by the impact while contacting with the protrusion of the flywheel. It is configured to include a central axis installed through.

In addition, the housing has a fluid injection passage and a fluid discharge passage formed on the outside thereof, respectively, and are connected to the air inlet and the air outlet of the air pressure pump.

In addition, the radical generating unit is applied to a ceramic carrier fixed with titanium dioxide in the optical plasma reaction chamber.

In addition, the ventilator includes a body in which a plurality of air induction walls and air inlet holes are formed, and a cover in which a plurality of air exhaust holes are formed on the plate surface while covering the upper portion of the body.

In addition, the center portion of the insole body is provided with a circuit accommodating portion for accommodating the circuit portion of the self-powered module, the function pad is provided with a fixing cover to cover the circuit accommodating portion.

In addition, the circuit receiving portion of the insole body is provided with a battery for supplying power when the self-generation module is excluded.

As described above, according to the sterilized shoe insole using the optical plasma reaction according to the present invention, since it generates strong hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals and sprays them into the shoes, it is possible to remove harmful bacteria and odors in the shoes at the source. By using the power obtained by the pressure generated by walking shoes, the life span is long because there is no need for separate electric charging, and it can be used semi-permanently without parts damage, and the shoe insole can be made thinner and lighter. It can be manufactured without being inconvenient to wear on the shoe can be applied to any shoe.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural forms as well, unless the phrases clearly indicate the opposite. As used herein, the term "comprising" embodies a particular characteristic, region, integer, step, operation, element, and / or component, and other specific characteristics, region, integer, step, operation, element, component, and / or group. It does not exclude the presence or addition of.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms including technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Commonly defined terms used are additionally interpreted to have a meaning consistent with the related technical literature and the presently disclosed contents, and are not interpreted in an ideal or very formal sense unless defined.

Embodiments of the invention described with reference to a perspective view specifically illustrate an ideal embodiment of the invention. As a result, various variations of the illustration, for example variations in the manufacturing method and / or specification, are expected. Thus, the embodiment is not limited to any particular form of the depicted area, but includes modifications of the form, for example, by manufacture. For example, the regions shown or described as being flat may have characteristics that are generally coarse / rough and nonlinear. Also, the portion shown as having a sharp angle may be rounded. Thus, the regions shown in the figures are merely approximate, and their shapes are not intended to depict the exact shape of the regions, nor are they intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Referring to the structure of the sterilized shoe insole using the optical plasma reaction according to the present invention with reference to Figures 1 to 3, the sterilized shoe insole is largely an air pressure pump 100, self-power generation module 200, radical generating unit ( 300, the ventilator 400, the function pad 500, and the insole body 600 are configured.

As the air pressure pump 100 is provided with an air chamber therein and is contracted by external pressure, the air pressure pump 100 pressurizes the air introduced through the air inlet 110 and discharges the air to the air outlet 120.

Self-power generation module 200 is to supply power by using the operation of the air pressure pump 100.

The radical generating unit 300 receives power from the self-power generation module 200 and supplies ultraviolet rays to the optical plasma reaction chamber 350 in which the photocatalyst 310 coated with titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is formed on the inner wall thereof. An ultraviolet LED (330, UV LED) is irradiated to form an optical plasma by reaction between electrons and holes of oxygen molecules and water molecules in the air conveyed by the air pressure pump 100 and photons generated from the ultraviolet LED. To produce hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals.

The radical generating unit 300 is a ceramic carrier to which titanium dioxide is fixed to the optical plasma reaction chamber 350 is applied.

The ventilator 400 forms a passage for discharging air containing the hydroxyl radicals and the superoxide radicals generated by the radical generator 300.

The functional pad 500 is connected to the ventilator 400 and the air pressure pump 100 and the optical plasma reaction chamber 350 are installed.

The insole body 600 has holes 610 and 620 such that the function pad 500 is assembled and the air pressure pump 100, the self-power generation module 200, the radical generator 300, and the ventilator 400 are fitted. ) Is formed.

That is, the sterilized shoe insole using the optical plasma reaction having the above structure induces an optical plasma reaction by irradiating the ultraviolet light generated from the ultraviolet LED 330 to titanium dioxide, a photocatalyst based on the support of the ceramic carrier, e-) and holes (h +) are generated. Electrons (e-) react with oxygen (O₂) in the air to produce superoxide radicals (O₂-), and holes (h +) react with water (H₂O) to generate hydroxyl radicals (-OH) into the shoe By spraying, the sterilization and odor of various harmful bacteria are fundamentally removed.

As described above, the air containing the hydroxyl radical and the superoxide radical is injected from the ventilator 400.

The air injected through the ventilator 400 and the hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals contained therein are natural substances having 2,000 times more sterilizing power than ozone (O₃) to sterilize and remove various harmful germs and odors generated in shoes. It is.

On the other hand, the air pressure pump 100 of the sterilized shoe insole using the optical plasma reaction is composed of a lower end attached to the heel position of the insole body 600 and the upper part of the center overlapping the upper end of the lower end convex air chamber therein. 130 is formed, the support chamber 140 in the form of a honeycomb is formed in the air chamber 130 to restore the contraction by the external pressure.

In addition, a check valve is installed at each of the air inlet 110 and the air outlet 120 of the air pressure pump 100, and the check valve is composed of a silicon film.

The check valve is configured to apply a silicon film to the micro valve to open one side and close one side of the air inlet and outlet.

In addition, the self-power generation module 200 constituting the sterilized shoe insole is connected to the lower portion of the air pressure pump 100, the piezoelectric bimorph 210 to generate electricity by the pressing pressure, the piezoelectric bimorph 210 It is configured to include a circuit unit 220 for rectifying the electricity generated in the.

Here, the structure of the piezoelectric bimorph 210 constituting the self-power generation module 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, wherein the piezoelectric bimorph 210 of the self-power generation module 200 has a cylindrical housing. 211 and a flywheel 212 having a plurality of protrusions 212a formed at regular intervals along the circumferential direction thereof while being rotated by an external power inside the housing 211, and the flywheel 212. The air pressure pump 100 rotates the flywheel 212 by injecting air to the impeller 212b of the air and the projection 212a of the flywheel 212 while generating electricity by the impact In addition, a plurality of radially installed piezoelectric material 213 and the piezoelectric material 213 is configured to include a central axis 215 is installed via the connecting member 214 as a medium.

In addition, the housing 211 has a fluid injection passage (211a) and a fluid discharge passage (211b) formed on the outside thereof respectively connected to the air inlet 110 and the air outlet 120 of the air pressure pump 100, respectively do.

That is, the piezoelectric bimorph 210 produces electrical energy by converting a linear movement into a rotational movement. The piezoelectric bimorph 210 pumps the air pressure pump 100 to inject external air into the impeller 212b of the flywheel 212. By rotating the flywheel 212, the piezoelectric material 213 is subjected to continuous and multiple impacts to obtain a continuous electrical output.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 6, a structure of the ventilator 400 includes a body 410 having a plurality of air induction walls 411 and air inlet holes 412. Covering the upper portion of the body 410 is configured to include a cover 420 formed with a plurality of air discharge holes 421 on the plate surface.

Air introduced into the air along the air inlet hole 412 of the ventilator 400 is guided by the air induction wall 411 and into the shoe through the air discharge hole 421 formed in the cover 420. To be sprayed.

Therefore, the structure of the sterilized shoe insole using the optical plasma reaction will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8, when the shoe wearer walks, the air pressure pump 100 is driven through the pressure, and the air pressure pump ( Air generated in 100 is introduced into the piezoelectric bimorph 210 of the self-power generation module 200 to generate electrical energy, and the electrical energy is supplied to the radical generation unit 300 via the circuit unit 220. By generating hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radicals, the generated radicals are sprayed into the shoes through the ventilator 400 to sterilize and remove various harmful bacteria and odors in the shoes.

A central portion of the insole body 600 of the sterilized shoe insole is provided with a circuit accommodating part 630 for accommodating the circuit part 220 of the self-power generation module 200, and a circuit accommodating part with the functional pad 500. The fixing cover 510 is installed to cover the 630, and the circuit accommodating part 630 of the insole body 600 is provided with a battery for supplying power when the self-generating module 200 is excluded.

That is, when the battery is used as the power supply of the sterilized shoe insole, a metal dome switch may be mounted at the bottom of the air pressure pump 100 to induce power supply according to the driving of the air pressure pump 100. will be.

Therefore, the power supply of the sterilized shoe insole can be not only by using the self-power generation module 200 but also by using a battery.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Of course.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a sterilized shoe insole structure using an optical plasma reaction according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a functional pad of the sterile shoe insole according to the present invention,

3 is a perspective view showing a radical generating unit according to the present invention,

4 is an exploded perspective view showing a piezoelectric bimorph structure of a self-powering module according to the present invention;

5 is a state diagram showing the operating state of the piezoelectric bimorph according to the present invention,

6 is an exploded perspective view showing a ventilator structure of the sterilized shoe insole according to the present invention;

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the back structure of the sterile shoe insole according to the invention,

8 is a state diagram showing the operating structure of the sterilized shoe insole according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: air pressure pump 110: air inlet

120: air outlet 130: air chamber

140: support 200: self-power module

210: piezoelectric bimorph 211: housing

211a: fluid injection passage 211b: fluid discharge passage

212 flywheel 212a projection

212b: Impeller 213: Piezoelectric material

214: connecting member 215: central axis

220: circuit portion 300: radical generating portion

310: photocatalyst 330: ultraviolet LED

350: optical plasma reaction chamber 400: ventilator

410: body 411: air induction wall

412: air inlet hole 420: cover

421: air discharge hole 500: function pad

510: fixed cover 600: insole body

610, 620: hole 630: circuit receiving portion

Claims (10)

An air pressurizing pump configured to pressurize the air introduced through the air inlet to be discharged to the air outlet as the air chamber is contracted by external pressure; Self-powered module for supplying power; In an optical plasma reaction chamber in which a photocatalyst coated with titanium dioxide (TiO₂) is formed on an inner wall, an ultraviolet LED (UV LED) for irradiating ultraviolet rays by receiving power from the self-generating module is provided and pumped by the air pressure pump. Being air A radical generation unit for forming a hydroxyl plasma and a superoxide radical by forming an optical plasma by reaction of electrons and holes of photons generated from an oxygen molecule and a water molecule and an ultraviolet light emitting diode (LED); A ventilator forming a passage for discharging air containing the hydroxyl radical and the superoxide radical generated in the radical generator; A functional pad to which the ventilator is connected and the air pressure pump and the optical plasma reaction chamber are installed; Sterilizing shoe insole using a light plasma reaction comprising a; insole is formed at the same time the function pad is assembled and the air pressure pump, self-power generation module, radical generating unit and the vent is fitted. The method of claim 1, The air pressure pump is composed of a lower end attached to the heel position of the insole part and an upper end of which a center overlaps the upper part of the lower end, and an air chamber is formed therein, and the inside of the air chamber restores contraction by external pressure. Sterilized shoe insole using a light plasma reaction, characterized in that the support is formed in the form of a honeycomb. The method of claim 1, A check valve is provided at each of the air inlet and the air outlet of the air pressure pump, and the check valve is a sterilized shoe insole using a light plasma reaction, characterized in that consisting of a silicon film. The method of claim 1, The self-power generation module includes a piezoelectric bimorph connected to a lower portion of the air pressure pump to generate electricity by a pressing pressure, and a circuit unit configured to rectify electricity generated in the piezoelectric bimorph. Sterilized shoe insole. The method of claim 4, wherein The piezoelectric bimorph of the self-power generation module includes a cylindrical housing, a flywheel which is rotated by external power inside the housing and has a plurality of protrusions formed at regular intervals along the circumferential direction therein, and the impeller of the flywheel. Air pressure pump that rotates the flywheel by injecting air to the power supply, and the piezoelectric material and the piezoelectric material and the connecting member is installed radially and a plurality of radially generated by contact with the projection of the flywheel Sterilized shoe insole using a light plasma reaction, characterized in that it comprises a central axis which is installed as a medium. The method according to claim 1 or 5, The housing, a sterilized shoe insole using a light plasma reaction, characterized in that the fluid injection passage and the fluid discharge passage is formed on the outside thereof is connected to the air inlet and the air outlet of the air pressure pump, respectively. The method of claim 1, The radical generating unit, sterilized shoe insole using a light plasma reaction, characterized in that the ceramic carrier is fixed to the titanium dioxide is fixed to the optical plasma reaction chamber. The method of claim 1, The ventilator includes a body in which a plurality of air induction walls and air inlet holes are formed, and a cover in which a plurality of air exhaust holes are formed on the plate surface while covering the upper portion of the body, and sterilizing using the optical plasma reaction. Shoe insole. The method according to claim 1 or 4, In addition, the center portion of the insole body is a circuit receiving portion for receiving the circuit portion of the self-powered module is formed, the functional pad is sterilized shoes using the light plasma reaction, characterized in that the fixing cover is installed to cover the circuit receiving portion Insole. The method of claim 9, The circuit receiving portion of the insole body is sterilized shoe insole using a light plasma reaction, characterized in that a battery for supplying power when the exclusion of the self-powered module is installed.

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