WO1999000046A1 - Hygienic feet dryer - Google Patents

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WO1999000046A1
WO1999000046A1 PCT/MX1998/000024 MX9800024W WO9900046A1 WO 1999000046 A1 WO1999000046 A1 WO 1999000046A1 MX 9800024 W MX9800024 W MX 9800024W WO 9900046 A1 WO9900046 A1 WO 9900046A1
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Nancy Olivares De Serrano
Eugenio Serrano Canseco
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D77/24Inserts or accessories added or incorporated during filling of containers
    • B65D77/28Cards, coupons, or drinking straws
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00Table service
    • A47G19/22Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/2205Drinking glasses or vessels
    • A47G19/2266Means for facilitating drinking, e.g. for infants or invalids
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47GHOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G19/00Table service
    • A47G19/22Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service
    • A47G19/23Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service of stackable type
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47KSANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/48Drying by means of hot air
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0209Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together one-upon-the-other in the upright or upside-down position
    • B65D21/0213Containers presenting a continuous stacking profile along the upper or lower edge of at least two opposite side walls
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F26DRYING
    • F26BDRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
    • F26B19/00Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects not covered by groups F26B9/00 - F26B17/00

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  • the present invention relates to a foot dryer and, more
  • the tub is produced by keratin parasitic fungi, called
  • a spore is deposited in the cornea layer, penetrates it, emits radiated filaments and, consequently, an annular lesion occurs.
  • an annular lesion occurs in the nails it
  • proximal border proximal subungual onychomycosis
  • the tub of the feet affects the interdigitaies folds, soles and edges of the feet; It can cause cracks, fissures, peeling, blistering vesicles and metric crusts (blistering vesicle, dyshidrotic or eczema type), or manifested by areas of hyperkeratosis (hyperkeratotic). It is complicated by impetigo, erysipelas, contact dermatitis and des.
  • the tub of the feet (mycosis) and the plantar wart also have an easy way of transmission, given the biochemical and physical characteristics of the microorganisms that cause them, since this type of fungus and virus develop in moisture, so which are difficult to treat, since they recur frequently and are refractory to conventional treatments (based on creams, topical solutions of imidazole derivatives, oral medications, etc.) which, although effective, are long and relatively expensive.
  • the moisture in the feet plays a very important role both in the transmission of the pathology, as in its treatment.
  • Moisture in the feet is usually increased by hyperhydrolysis, which is another pediatric pathology where patients have an increase in humidity in these areas, due to hyperfunctioning of the sweat glands, secondary to basically nervous causes, in which current treatments , based on topical secants (such as copper sulfate,
  • feet which comprise a fan to provide a stream of air
  • a heating resistor to heat the air that passes through the
  • foot dryers on the market that comprise, in general, a chamber that
  • baffles to allow air to escape through various sections of the
  • the inventors of the present invention investigated the behavior
  • This upper limit can only be tolerated for a short time.
  • the purpose of the hygienic foot dryer of the present invention is to efficiently dry the feet to prevent the aforementioned pathology, as well as heat treating the already affected feet, in order to gradually eliminate the
  • fungus that causes the plantar tub and restore damaged organs, because it comprises a lower chamber that has a permeable upper platform to place the feet and, inside, a device to provide a driven air flow and a controlled heating device , to heat the air inside the chamber, and a closed or semi-dome upper chamber, on the lower chamber, which is open only at one end to put a foot inside, in order to allow
  • a hygienic foot dryer of the nature described above, comprising a lower chamber having a platform permeable and comprising devices to provide and heat a flow of driven air, through the platform, and a lower or semi-dome lower chamber to uniformly accumulate and maintain the
  • the permeable platform includes a plurality of channels, each of which includes a plurality of perforations at the bottom of the channel ,
  • Figure 1 is a conventional perspective of an embodiment of
  • Figure 2 is a view of the longitudinal section of the foot dryer of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION.
  • the foot dryer of the present invention comprises: a lower chamber (1), of any desired shape, consisting of four walls (a, b, c. D) and if a base is desired, which has a permeable upper platform (4) for placing the feet, and an air inlet (15); a device for providing a driven air stream which, in the mode illustrated in Figure 2 is a fan (3), located inside the chamber (1), to provide a driven air stream inside said chamber (one ); a check valve (14) which prevents air from entering through the inlet
  • Figure 2 is an electrical resistor (5) located inside the chamber (1), followed by the fan (3), to heat the air inside the chamber (1) and exit through the platform (4) permeable, whose device
  • heating or resistance (5) is controlled by temperature regulation means (8) which, as shown in Figure 2, can be manual,
  • a reader def (9) inside the lower chamber (1) which can serve as a base to house the internal components in the chamber (1) and which has a upward slope to direct hot air through the platform (4)
  • a semi-dome-shaped upper chamber (2) open only at one end to put a foot inside, in order to allow hot air that exits through the permeable platform (4) to accumulate inside this upper chamber (2), maintaining a uniform temperature and dry and heat treat a user's feet; and control means (7) for activating and deactivating the dryer, which can be connected to a timer (11) with which it is possible to turn on and predetermine the temperature and operating time of the dryer.
  • the upper platform (4) of the lower chamber (1) comprises a plurality of channels (13), longitudinal or transverse, each of which has a plurality of perforations (12) at its base, so that placing the feet on the platform (4) prevents the feet from obtaining the perforations (12), allowing in turn the passage and distribution of hot air inside the chamber (1), towards the outside and towards the upper chamber (2)

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Abstract

A hygienic dryer intended to dry and heat-treat the feet comprises a lower chamber which has an upper permeable platform where the feet are placed and, at its bottom part, a device intended to provide a pulsed air stream and a controlled heating device intended to heat the air within the chamber. The dryer also comprises an upper closed or semi-circular chamber placed on top of the lower chamber and which is opened only through one extremity in order to introduce a foot so as to enable warm air to accumulate inside said upper chamber while maintaining a uniform temperature betweeen 31 and 42 °C in order to avoid mycosis and eliminate progressively the fungus causing the foot ringworm while curing the affected organs.

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SECADOR HIGIÉNICO DE PIES. HYGIENIC FEET DRYER.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓN.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A. CAMPO DE LA INVENCIÓN.A. FIELD OF THE INVENTION.
La presente invención se refiere a un secador de pies y, másThe present invention relates to a foot dryer and, more
particularmente, a un secador de pies mediante una corriente de aire calienteparticularly, to a foot dryer by means of a stream of hot air
que fluye primero a través de una cámara inferior y luego hacia una cámara superior en donde se colocan los pies y se acumula dinámicamente el airewhich flows first through a lower chamber and then into an upper chamber where the feet are placed and the air dynamically accumulates
caliente manteniendo una temperatura controlada uniforme y constante.warm maintaining a uniform and constant controlled temperature.
B. DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA TÉCNICA RELACIONADA.B. DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED TECHNIQUE.
La importancia de insistir en el secado adecuado de todo el cuerpoThe importance of insisting on proper drying of the entire body
humano y, especialmente de los pies, se debe a que en estos últimos existehuman and, especially of the feet, it is because in the latter there
mayor incidencia de la tina de pies (micosis) y la verruga plantar, que son algunas de las dermatosis más frecuentes en el ser humano, que demandan un constante, costoso y largo tratamiento general dermatológico.higher incidence of the foot tub (mycosis) and the plantar wart, which are some of the most frequent dermatoses in humans, which demand a constant, expensive and long dermatological general treatment.
La tina es producida por hongos parásitos de la queratina, llamadosThe tub is produced by keratin parasitic fungi, called
dermatófilos, que afectan las estructuras que contienen dicha queratina, talesdermatophiles, which affect the structures containing said keratin, such
como algunas partes de la piel, la capa córnea, los pelos, y las uñas. Cuandolike some parts of the skin, the horny layer, the hairs, and the nails. When
una espora se deposita en la capa córnea, penetra en ella, emite filamentos radiados y, en consecuencia, se produce una lesión anular. En las uñas seA spore is deposited in the cornea layer, penetrates it, emits radiated filaments and, consequently, an annular lesion occurs. In the nails it
introducen por el borde distal (hiponiquio) o lateral (onicomicosis subunguealintroduced through the distal edge (hyponychium) or lateral (subungual onychomycosis
distal), y más rara vez bordean la cutícula y el eponiquio con afección deldistal), and more rarely border the cuticle and the eponychium with affection of the
borde proximal (onicomicosis subungueal proximal); también puede invadirproximal border (proximal subungual onychomycosis); can also invade
directamente la superficie dorsal de la lámina ungueal (leuconiquia tricofítica).directly the dorsal surface of the nail plate (trichophytic leukonia).
La tina de los pies afecta los pliegues interdigitaies (interdigital), plantas y bordes de los pies; puede causar grietas, fisuras, descamación, vesículas ampollas y costras me I ¡céricas (vesículo ampollar, dishidrótica o tipo eccema), o se manifiesta por zonas de hiperqueratosis (hiperqueratósica). Se complica por impétigo, erisipela, dermatitis por contacto e ¡des.The tub of the feet affects the interdigitaies folds, soles and edges of the feet; It can cause cracks, fissures, peeling, blistering vesicles and metric crusts (blistering vesicle, dyshidrotic or eczema type), or manifested by areas of hyperkeratosis (hyperkeratotic). It is complicated by impetigo, erysipelas, contact dermatitis and des.
La tina de los pies (micosis) y la verruga plantar, tienen además una fácil forma de transmisión, dadas las características bioquímicas y físicas de los microorganismos que las causan, ya que este tipo de hongos y virus se derarrollan en la humedad, por lo que son de difícil tratamiento, ya que reinciden con frecuencia y son refractarios a los tratamientos convencionales (a base de cremas, soluciones tópicas de derivados imidazólicos, medicamentos orales, etc.) los cuales, aunque efectivos, son largos y relativamente costosos.The tub of the feet (mycosis) and the plantar wart, also have an easy way of transmission, given the biochemical and physical characteristics of the microorganisms that cause them, since this type of fungus and virus develop in moisture, so which are difficult to treat, since they recur frequently and are refractory to conventional treatments (based on creams, topical solutions of imidazole derivatives, oral medications, etc.) which, although effective, are long and relatively expensive.
La humedad en los pies juega un papel muy importante tanto en la transmisión de la patología, como en su tratamiento.The moisture in the feet plays a very important role both in the transmission of the pathology, as in its treatment.
La humedad en los pies, suele incrementarse por la hiperhidrólisis, que es otra patología pedia donde los pacientes presentan un aumento de humedad en estas áreas, debido a un hiperfuncionamiento de las glándulas sudoríparas, secundaria a causas básicamente nerviosas, en las que los tratamientos actuales, a base de secantes tópicos (como el sulfato de cobre,Moisture in the feet is usually increased by hyperhydrolysis, which is another pediatric pathology where patients have an increase in humidity in these areas, due to hyperfunctioning of the sweat glands, secondary to basically nervous causes, in which current treatments , based on topical secants (such as copper sulfate,
talcos de zinc, etc.) ofrecen poco alivio de este síntoma y en donde el secadozinc talc, etc.) offer little relief from this symptom and where drying
de los pies es básico para evitar sobreinfecciones debido a la humedad, y hacer a este tipo de pacientes sentirse más cómodos.of the feet is basic to avoid overinfections due to moisture, and make these patients feel more comfortable.
Por lo anterior, el secado fácil de los pies es una de las recomendaciones principales para los tratamientos en los diferentes casos deTherefore, easy drying of the feet is one of the main recommendations for treatments in different cases of
la patología citada, para evitar la transmisión de los microorganismos y parathe pathology cited, to prevent the transmission of microorganisms and to
* ayudar en la erradicación de los agentes casuales, si se toma en cuenta que los agentes casuales son muy láviles al calor y el medio seco, por lo que puede ayudar a prevenir y ser coadyuvante en la curación. * assist in the eradication of casual agents, if you take into account that casual agents are very labile to heat and medium dry, so it can help prevent and be a healing aid.
Ya se conocen en el mercado algunos secadores de manos, pelo ySome hand, hair and hair dryers are already known in the market
pies, que comprenden un abanico para proporcionar una corriente de aire, yfeet, which comprise a fan to provide a stream of air, and
una resistencia de calentamiento para calentar el aire que pasa a través de laa heating resistor to heat the air that passes through the
misma.same.
Para efectos de un buen secado de los pies, existen en el mercado algunos secadores de pies que comprenden, en general, una cámara queFor the purpose of good drying of the feet, there are some foot dryers on the market that comprise, in general, a chamber that
tiene una plataforma superior perforada o en forma de rejilla, para colocar losIt has a perforated or grid-shaped upper platform to place the
pies y, en el interior, de la cámara, se instala un abanico para proporcionarfeet and, inside the chamber, a fan is installed to provide
una corriente impulsada de aire y una resistencia eléctrica para calentar el aire en el interior de la cámara y permitir que el aire caliente pase a través de la plataforma perforada.a driven air stream and an electrical resistor to heat the air inside the chamber and allow hot air to pass through the perforated platform.
Las patentes más relevantes del campo a que se refiere la presenteThe most relevant patents in the field referred to herein
invención, localizadas por los inventores solicitantes, son:invention, located by the requesting inventors, are:
La Patente Norteamericana No. 2,779,856 de K. C: Fahner, concedidaU.S. Patent No. 2,779,856 by K. C: Fahner, granted
el 29 de Enero de 1957, que describe una estera secadora con aire caliente, para desprender la nieve pegada a los zapatos o pantalón de un usuario, del tipo descrito anteriormente, que comprende una cámara inferior de base con una plataforma de rejilla, para dirigir aire caliente hacia las plantas de los zapatos y una cámara superior que tiene una boquilla superior vertical, paraon January 29, 1957, which describes a drying mat with hot air, to release the snow attached to the shoes or pants of a user, of the type described above, comprising a bottom base chamber with a grid platform, to direct hot air to the soles of the shoes and an upper chamber that has a vertical upper nozzle, to
dirigir aire caliente hacia la parte superior de los zapatos y/o el pantalón, perodirect hot air to the top of the shoes and / or pants, but
no está dirigida ni es apropiada para secar los pies desnudos del usuario.It is not directed or appropriate to dry the user's bare feet.
La patente Norteamericana No. 4, 782,601 de Alejandro R. González, concedida el 8 de Noviembre de 1988, está referida específicamente a un secador de pies relativamente similar a la estera secadora., descritaU.S. Patent No. 4, 782,601 by Alejandro R. González, issued on November 8, 1988, specifically refers to a foot dryer relatively similar to the dryer mat., described
anteriormente, que comprende una sola cámara que tiene una plataforma depreviously, which comprises a single camera that has a platform of
rejilla para secar la planta de los pies, incluyendo varias estructuras (barreras)grid to dry the soles of the feet, including various structures (barriers)
deflectoras para permitir que el aire salga a través de varias secciones de labaffles to allow air to escape through various sections of the
plataforma, y una salida lateral de aire caliente para dirigirse hacia los dedosplatform, and a lateral hot air outlet to go towards the fingers
y hacia la parte superior de los pies. El aparato descrito en dicha patente,and towards the top of the feet. The apparatus described in said patent,
menciona que tiene como finalidad el secado adecuado de los pies, a fin dementions that it is intended for proper drying of the feet, in order to
evitar la patología que se trata de combatir, pero no para el tratamientoavoid the pathology that is about fighting, but not for treatment
térmico de los pies ya infectados y, aún cuando menciona que proporcionathermal feet already infected and, even when you mention that it provides
aire caliente, este sale libremente exclusivamente para secar los pies.hot air, this comes out freely exclusively to dry the feet.
Finalmente, las patentes Norteamericanas más actuales, Nos. 5,Finally, the most current North American patents, Nos. 5,
438,764 de Rappa y otros, y 5, 454,060 de McDermont, describen secadores438,764 of Rappa and others, and 5, 454,060 of McDermont, describe dryers
de pies con una sola cámara inferior, que tienen una plataforma de rejilla para proporcionar el aire caliente hacia las plantas de los pies y, aunqueof feet with a single lower chamber, which have a grid platform to provide hot air to the soles of the feet and, although
mencionan que sirven para secar eficientemente los pies y evitar la patologíaThey mention that they serve to efficiently dry the feet and avoid pathology
mencionada, tampoco son apropiados para la prevención y el tratamiento deThey are also not suitable for the prevention and treatment of
los pies.the feet.
Los inventores de la presente invención investigaron el comportamientoThe inventors of the present invention investigated the behavior
de los hongos que causan la tina plantar, a temperaturas ligeramente porof the fungi that cause the plantar tub, at temperatures slightly by
arriba de la temperatura normal del cuerpo humano, encontrando queabove the normal temperature of the human body, finding that
mediante un tratamiento térmico a una temperatura de entre aproximadamenteby a heat treatment at a temperature between approximately
31 a 42°C durante aproximadamente 45 a 90 segundos en varias sesiones,31 to 42 ° C for approximately 45 to 90 seconds in several sessions,
es posible eliminar los hongos que causan la citada tina plantar,it is possible to eliminate the fungi that cause the said plantar tub,
restableciendo las partes afectadas.Restoring the affected parts.
Múltiples referencias bibliográficas, mencionan que la piel en el órgano más grande del cuerpo que ayuda a mantener la temperatura interna entre losMultiple bibliographical references mention that the skin in the organ larger body that helps maintain internal temperature between
36.5°C y 37βC, pudiendo soportar temperaturas de entre 31 °C y 45°C, aunque36.5 ° C and 37 β C, being able to withstand temperatures between 31 ° C and 45 ° C, although
este límite superior solo puede tolerarse por breve tiempo.This upper limit can only be tolerated for a short time.
Como se sabe, las principales funciones de la piel son: sensibilidad,As is known, the main functions of the skin are: sensitivity,
proteger los órganos del medio ambiente y regular la temperatura y excreciónprotect organs from the environment and regulate temperature and excretion
de agua del cuerpo, y consta de dos capas la dermis o capa interna y la epidermis que es la capa mas externa, que presenta el estrato corneo el cualof water of the body, and consists of two layers the dermis or inner layer and the epidermis that is the outermost layer, which presents the stratum corneum which
varía de espesor dependiendo del área del cuerpo que cubra, siendo las palmas de las manos y la de las plantas de los pies las mas gruesas, lo que hace que estas zonas estén más protegidas y, por tanto tengan mayorIt varies in thickness depending on the area of the body that it covers, with the palms of the hands and that of the soles of the feet being thicker, which makes these areas more protected and therefore have greater
resistencia a los cambios de temperatura, especialmente en la zona plantar,resistance to temperature changes, especially in the plantar area,
donde la capa córnea presenta anatómicamente mas grosor.where the horny layer is anatomically thicker.
Se sabe asimismo que los aumentos moderados de temperatura cutánea no suelen producir daños tisuláres porque la piel tiene una excelenteIt is also known that moderate increases in skin temperature do not usually cause tissue damage because the skin has excellent
capacidad de difundir y disipar el calor con gran rapidez.ability to spread and dissipate heat very quickly.
Sin embargo, si la absorción de calor por la piel supera a la velocidadHowever, if the heat absorption by the skin exceeds the speed
de disipación de este, la temperatura tisulár aumenta hasta sobrepasar undissipation of this, the tissue temperature rises to exceed a
límite en el cual se empieza a producir daño téí.πic local.limit at which local téí.πic damage begins to occur.
Se sabe que, por debajo de los 44°C no se producen lesiones locales,It is known that local lesions do not occur below 44 ° C,
a no ser que la exposición al calor dure mucho tiempo. Sin embargo, si launless the exposure to heat lasts a long time. However, if the
temperatura llega a valores entre 44 y 51 °C en la superficie cutánea, latemperature reaches values between 44 and 51 ° C on the skin surface, the
velocidad del daño celular se duplica con cada grado de temperatura.Speed of cell damage doubles with each degree of temperature.
Por lo tanto, los inventores solicitantes, han encontrado que unaTherefore, the requesting inventors have found that a
temperatura uniforme de entre aproximadamente 31 a 42°C durante unos 45 auniform temperature between about 31 to 42 ° C for about 45 to
90 segundos, resulta ideal para eliminar paulatinamente el hongo que causa la tina plantar, restableciendo en poco tiempo las partes afectadas.90 seconds, it is ideal to gradually eliminate the fungus it causes the plantar tub, quickly restoring the affected parts.
El secador higiénico de pies, de la presente invención, tiene por objeto secar eficientemente los pies para prevenir la patología mencionada, así como tratar térmicamente los pies ya afectados, a fin de eliminar paulatinamente elThe purpose of the hygienic foot dryer of the present invention is to efficiently dry the feet to prevent the aforementioned pathology, as well as heat treating the already affected feet, in order to gradually eliminate the
hongo que causa la tina plantar y restablecer los órganos dañados, debido a que comprende una cámara inferior que tiene una plataforma superior permeable para colocar los pies y, en su interior, un dispositivo para proporcionar una corriente impulsada de aire y un dispositivo de calentamiento controlado, para calentar el aire en el interior de la cámara, y una cámara superior cerrada o semicúpula, sobre la cámara inferior, que está abierta solo por un extremo para meter un pié en su interior, a fin de permitirfungus that causes the plantar tub and restore damaged organs, because it comprises a lower chamber that has a permeable upper platform to place the feet and, inside, a device to provide a driven air flow and a controlled heating device , to heat the air inside the chamber, and a closed or semi-dome upper chamber, on the lower chamber, which is open only at one end to put a foot inside, in order to allow
que el aire caliente se acumule en el interior de esta cámara superior manteniendo un temperatura uniforme de hasta aproximadamente 43°C y para mayor seguridad, hasta unos 42°C y seque y trate térmicamente los pies de un usuario, de modo que se evite y elimine la micosis. SUMARIO DE LA INVENCIÓN.that hot air builds up inside this upper chamber maintaining a uniform temperature of up to approximately 43 ° C and for greater safety, up to about 42 ° C and dry and heat treat a user's feet, so as to avoid and Eliminate mycosis. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Es por lo tanto un objetivo principal de la presente invención, proporcionar un secador higiénico de pies, para secar y tratar térmicamente los pies, de manera eficiente, a fin de tratar cualquier tipo de patología pedia, tales como evitar la micosis y tratar ios pies ya afectados de micosis oIt is therefore a main objective of the present invention, to provide a hygienic foot dryer, to dry and heat the feet efficiently, in order to treat any type of pathology requested, such as avoiding mycosis and treating the feet. already affected by mycosis or
padecimientos vasculares, a fin de eliminar la micosis y restablecer las partesvascular conditions, in order to eliminate mycosis and restore the parts
afectadas y restablecer la vasodilatación cuando esta sea de beneficio.affected and restore vasodilation when it is beneficial.
Es asimismo un objetivo principal de la presente invención,It is also a main objective of the present invention,
proporcionar un secador higiénico de pies, de la naturaleza anteriormente descrita, que comprende una cámara inferior que tiene una plataforma permeable y que comprende dispositivos para proporcionar y calentar una corriente de aire impulsada, través de la plataforma, y una cámara inferior superior o semicúpula para acumular y mantener uniformemente laproviding a hygienic foot dryer, of the nature described above, comprising a lower chamber having a platform permeable and comprising devices to provide and heat a flow of driven air, through the platform, and a lower or semi-dome lower chamber to uniformly accumulate and maintain the
temperatura del aire caliente en la misma, a fin de secar y tratar térmicamentehot air temperature in it, in order to dry and heat treat
los pies.the feet.
Es además un objetivo principal de la presente invención, proporcionar un secador higiénico de pies, de la naturaleza anteriormente descrita, en donde la plataforma permeable incluye una pluralidad de canales, cada una de las cuales incluye una pluralidad de perforaciones en el fondo de la canal,It is also a main objective of the present invention, to provide a hygienic foot dryer, of the nature described above, wherein the permeable platform includes a plurality of channels, each of which includes a plurality of perforations at the bottom of the channel ,
para evitar que ios pies obturen las salidas de aire al colocarlos sobre lato prevent the feet from obtaining the air outlets when placed on the
plataforma;platform;
Es aún un objetivo principal de la presente invención, proporcionar un secador higiénico de pies, de la naturaleza anteriormente descrita, que comprende dispositivos para controlar el encendido, la temperatura y tiempo del secador, en los valores prescritos para secado y/o tratamiento térmico de los pies.It is still a main objective of the present invention, to provide a hygienic foot dryer, of the nature described above, comprising devices for controlling the ignition, temperature and time of the dryer, in the prescribed values for drying and / or heat treatment of the feet.
Estos y otros objetos y ventajas de la presente invención, se haránThese and other objects and advantages of the present invention will be made
evidentes a las personas con pericia ordinaria en la técnica, de la siguienteevident to people with ordinary skill in the art, as follows
descripción detallada de las modalidades especificas de la misma, endetailed description of the specific modalities of it, in
combinación con los dibujos que se acompañan.Combination with the accompanying drawings.
BREVE DESCRIPCIÓN DE LOS DIBUJOS.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
La figura 1 es una perspectiva convencional de una modalidad delFigure 1 is a conventional perspective of an embodiment of
secador de pies a vía de ilustración; yfoot dryer by way of illustration; Y
La figura 2 es una vista del corte longitudinal del secador de pies de la presente invención. DESCRIPCIÓN DETALLADA DE LA INVENCIÓN.Figure 2 is a view of the longitudinal section of the foot dryer of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION.
La invención se describirá en seguida haciendo referencia a las modalidades específicas de la misma, ilustradas en los dibujos que se acompañan, en donde los mismos signos se refieren a las mismas partes deThe invention will be described below with reference to the specific embodiments thereof, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same signs refer to the same parts of
las figuras mostradas.The figures shown.
Haciendo referencia a la modalidad ilustrada en las figuras 1 y 2, el secador de pies de la presente invención comprende: una cámara inferior (1), de cualquier forma deseada, constituida por cuatro paredes (a, b, c. d) y si se desea, una base, que tiene una plataforma superior (4) permeable para colocar los pies, y una entrada de aire (15); un dispositivo para proporcionar una corriente impulsada de aire que, en la modalidad ilustrada en la Figura 2 es un abanico (3), ubicado en el interior de la cámara (1), para proporcionar una corriente impulsada de aire al interior de la mencionada cámara (1 ); una válvula check (14) la cual impide la salida del aire por la entradaReferring to the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the foot dryer of the present invention comprises: a lower chamber (1), of any desired shape, consisting of four walls (a, b, c. D) and if a base is desired, which has a permeable upper platform (4) for placing the feet, and an air inlet (15); a device for providing a driven air stream which, in the mode illustrated in Figure 2 is a fan (3), located inside the chamber (1), to provide a driven air stream inside said chamber (one ); a check valve (14) which prevents air from entering through the inlet
(15) del mismo, con lo que necesariamente el aire tendrá que salir por la plataforma permeable;(15) thereof, so that the air will necessarily have to exit through the permeable platform;
un dispositivo de calentamiento que, en la modalidad ilustrada en laa heating device which, in the mode illustrated in the
Figura 2, es una resistencia eléctrica (5) ubicada en el interior de la cámara (1), en seguida del abanico (3), para calentar el aire en el interior de la cámara (1) y salir por la plataforma (4) permeable, cuyo dispositivo deFigure 2 is an electrical resistor (5) located inside the chamber (1), followed by the fan (3), to heat the air inside the chamber (1) and exit through the platform (4) permeable, whose device
calentamiento o resistencia (5) es controlado por medios de regulación de temperatura (8) que, como se muestra en la Figura 2, pueden ser manuales,heating or resistance (5) is controlled by temperature regulation means (8) which, as shown in Figure 2, can be manual,
un def lector (9) en el interior de la cámara inferior (1), que puede servir de base para alojar los componentes internos en la cámara (1) y que tiene un declive ascendente para dirigir el aire caliente a través de la plataforma (4)a reader def (9) inside the lower chamber (1), which can serve as a base to house the internal components in the chamber (1) and which has a upward slope to direct hot air through the platform (4)
permeable; una cámara superior (2) en forma de semicúpula, abierta solo por un extremo para meter un pié en su interior, a fin de permitir que el aire caliente que sale a través de la plataforma (4) permeable se acumule en el interior de esta cámara superior (2), manteniendo un temperatura uniforme y seque y trate térmicamente los pies de un usuario; y medios de control (7) para activar y desactivar el secador, los cuales pueden estar conectados a un timer (11) con el cual es posible encender y predeterminar la temperatura y tiempo de funcionamiento del secador.permeable; a semi-dome-shaped upper chamber (2), open only at one end to put a foot inside, in order to allow hot air that exits through the permeable platform (4) to accumulate inside this upper chamber (2), maintaining a uniform temperature and dry and heat treat a user's feet; and control means (7) for activating and deactivating the dryer, which can be connected to a timer (11) with which it is possible to turn on and predetermine the temperature and operating time of the dryer.
En una modalidad preferida de la invención, ilustrada en las Figuras 1 y 2, la plataforma superior (4) de la cámara inferior (1 ) comprende una pluralidad de canales (13), longitudinales o transversales, cada una de las cuales tiene una pluralidad de perforaciones (12) en su base, de modo que al colocar los pies sobre la plataforma (4) se evita que los pies obturen las perforaciones (12), permitiendo a su vez el paso y la distribución del aire caliente del interior de la cámara (1 ), hacia el exterior y hacia la cámara superior (2)In a preferred embodiment of the invention, illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the upper platform (4) of the lower chamber (1) comprises a plurality of channels (13), longitudinal or transverse, each of which has a plurality of perforations (12) at its base, so that placing the feet on the platform (4) prevents the feet from obtaining the perforations (12), allowing in turn the passage and distribution of hot air inside the chamber (1), towards the outside and towards the upper chamber (2)
Habiendo descrito la invención, deberá comprenderse que esta no estáHaving described the invention, it should be understood that it is not
limitada exclusivamente al tipo específico de componentes, ilustrados en loslimited exclusively to the specific type of components, illustrated in the
dibujos, y que los expertos en el ramo quedarán capacitados, por lasdrawings, and that experts in the field will be trained by
enseñanzas de la presente invención, a sugerir e introducir modificaciones que quedarán claramente comprendidas por el verdadero espíritu y alcanceteachings of the present invention, to suggest and introduce modifications that will be clearly understood by the true spirit and scope
de la invención, que se reivindica en las siguientes reivindicaciones. of the invention, which is claimed in the following claims.

Claims

REIVINDICACIONES. 1.- Secador higiénico de pies, para prevenir y tratar térmicamente CLAIMS. 1.- Hygienic foot dryer, to prevent and treat thermally
cualquier tipo de patología pedia, del tipo que comprende una cámara inferiorany type of pathology requested, of the type comprising a lower chamber
que tiene una plataforma superior permeable para colocar los pies y unawhich has a permeable upper platform to place the feet and a
entrada de aire hacia el interior de la misma y, en su interior, un dispositivoair inlet into it and, inside, a device
para proporcionar una corriente impulsada de aire y un dispositivo deto provide a driven air stream and a device of
calentamiento controlado, para calentar el aire en el interior de la cámara; estando el secador caracterizado en que comprende: una cámara superiorcontrolled heating, to heat the air inside the chamber; the dryer being characterized in that it comprises: an upper chamber
cerrada, sobre la cámara inferior, que está abierta solo por un extremo para permitir meter un pié en su interior, a fin de permitir que el aire caliente seclosed, on the lower chamber, which is open only at one end to allow a foot inside, to allow hot air to
acumule en el interior de esta cámara superior manteniendo un temperaturaaccumulate inside this upper chamber maintaining a temperature
uniforme y seque y trate térmicamente los pies de un usuario.uniform and dry and heat treat a user's feet.
2. Secador higiénico de pies, de conformidad con la reivindicación 1 , caracterizado en que la plataforma superior permeable de la cámara inferior comprende una pluralidad de canales, cada una de las cuales tiene una2. Hygienic foot dryer according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper permeable platform of the lower chamber comprises a plurality of channels, each of which has a
pluralidad de perforaciones en su base, de modo que al colocar los pies sobreplurality of perforations in its base, so that when placing the feet on
la plataforma se evita que los pies obturen las perforaciones, permitiendo a suthe platform prevents the feet from obtaining perforations, allowing their
vez el paso del aire caliente del interior de la cámara, hacia el exterior, y se acumule en la cámara superior.Once the hot air passes inside the chamber, outwards, and accumulates in the upper chamber.
3. Secador higiénico de pies, de conformidad con la reivindicación 1 ,3. Hygienic foot dryer according to claim 1,
caracterizado en que la cámara inferior comprende un miembro deflector encharacterized in that the lower chamber comprises a deflector member in
su interior, para forzar la corriente de aire caliente hacia la cámara superior. inside, to force the flow of hot air into the upper chamber.
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