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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Minsoo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Joongwon Na, Suwon-si, KR;
Heemoon Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Kookjeong Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A shoe care apparatus includes a chamber for accommodating shoes; a heat pump device including a condenser for heating air to be supplied to the chamber, and a compressor for discharging a coolant to the condenser; a fan for supplying the heated air to the chamber; a temperature sensor for acquiring the temperature of the air to be supplied to the chamber; and a controller. The controller performs a synchronous operation mode controlling the compressor and the fan to operate together, based on receipt of a signal from the temperature sensor, and performs an asynchronous operation mode in which the fan is operated without operating the compressor in response to a predetermined time period having elapsed after the stop of the operation of the compressor.