An air tube of a shoe dryer is provided. A top of the air tube has at least one air outlet. An air passage is formed in the air tube. A top surface of the air tube is provided with at least one support rib. At least one guide passage is provided on an outer side wall of the air tube or inside the air tube. The guide passage is independent of the air passage of the air tube. The air tube of the shoe dryer can prevent the backflow of warm air when the air tube is in operation and improve the convective drying efficiency.

A steaming system includes a housing with a lid, a steaming compartment, and a heating chamber. The system also includes provisions for generating steam and exposing articles to the steam. Articles of apparel, including articles of footwear, may be placed in steaming system to help customize the articles of apparel for a user's fit and comfort. The steaming system can be configured to be portable and carried by a person.

The present invention relates to a shoe washing and sterilizing dryer for automatically washing, drying and sterilizing shoes such as sneakers, and so on, and more particularly, to a shoe washing and sterilizing dryer that is capable of allowing injection nozzles to spray a washing liquid to the form of fine particles into the surfaces of shoes and then allowing brushes to be rotatably moved up and down to perfectly wash the surfaces of the shoes, and also capable of allowing hot air generated from a heater to blow into the shoes and simultaneously allowing ultraviolet light to be irradiated onto the interiors of the shoes from UV lamps to perform both of drying and sterilizing processes for the shoes, thereby enhancing wearing comfort of the shoes and protecting a wearer from athlete's foot or various diseases.

A shoe treating apparatus including a shelf part including at least one shelf, a motor part configured to control tilting of the at least one shelf, a sensor part including at least one sensor, and a processor electrically connected to the motor part and the sensor part is provided. The processor may identify an approach of a user by using the at least one sensor, and, based on the identified user approach, generate a control signal for adjusting a tilt angle of the at least one shelf to adjust the tilting of the at least one shelf. A method of operating a shoe treating apparatus is also provided.

A shoe treating apparatus including a shelf part including at least one shelf, a motor part configured to control tilting of the at least one shelf, a sensor part including at least one sensor, and a processor electrically connected to the motor part and the sensor part is provided. The processor may identify an approach of a user by using the at least one sensor, and, based on the identified user approach, generate a control signal for adjusting a tilt angle of the at least one shelf to adjust the tilting of the at least one shelf. A method of operating a shoe treating apparatus is also provided.

A shoe treating apparatus including a sensor part including at least one sensor, a motor part configured to control tilting of at least one shelf, and a processor electrically connected to the sensor part and the motor part is provided. The processor may identify an approach of a user by using the at least one sensor, and may generate, based on the identified user approach, a control signal for adjusting a tilt speed of the at least one shelf. Also, the processor may transmit the generated control signal to the motor part to adjust the tilt speed of the at least one shelf. A method of operating a shoe treating apparatus is also provided.

A shoe treating apparatus including a sensor part including at least one sensor, a motor part configured to control tilting of at least one shelf, and a processor electrically connected to the sensor part and the motor part is provided. The processor may identify an approach of a user by using the at least one sensor, and may generate, based on the identified user approach, a control signal for adjusting a tilt speed of the at least one shelf. Also, the processor may transmit the generated control signal to the motor part to adjust the tilt speed of the at least one shelf. A method of operating a shoe treating apparatus is also provided.

A shoe management apparatus capable of managing various types of shoes and including a cabinet defining an inner space for storing shoes; and a partition dividing the inner space into an upper first compartment and a lower second compartment, formed therein with a fluid path along which air is discharged into the inner space, and variable in length with respect to a front-to-rear direction of the shoe management apparatus.

A shoe management apparatus capable of managing various types of shoes and including a cabinet defining an inner space for storing shoes; and a partition dividing the inner space into an upper first compartment and a lower second compartment, formed therein with a fluid path along which air is discharged into the inner space, and variable in length with respect to a front-to-rear direction of the shoe management apparatus.

A shoe management apparatus includes a first management apparatus, including a first inner space and an electric compartment disposed below the first inner space for dehumidifying air introduced into the electric compartment, and removing foreign matter from the shoes stored in the first inner space; and a second management apparatus disposed above the first management apparatus, including a second inner space for storing a shoe, and for adjusting humidity of the second inner space using air discharged from the electric compartment.