CN219127382U - Moxibustion massage rod - Google Patents

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CN219127382U
CN219127382U CN202222565037.1U CN202222565037U CN219127382U CN 219127382 U CN219127382 U CN 219127382U CN 202222565037 U CN202222565037 U CN 202222565037U CN 219127382 U CN219127382 U CN 219127382U
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王晓云
彭华娟
朱怀丽
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The utility model discloses a moxibustion massage rod, which comprises: the massage device comprises a massage cylinder, a plurality of massage columns and a plurality of heat transfer holes, wherein a hollow cavity is formed in the massage cylinder, the massage columns are connected to the outer side of the massage cylinder, the massage columns are arranged around the massage cylinder at intervals, and the outer side of the massage columns is provided with the heat transfer holes communicated with the hollow cavity; the end face of the connecting end is connected with a fixing needle extending along the length direction of the handle, the connecting end is detachably connected to one end of the massage cylinder, and the fixing needle is positioned in the hollow cavity; the connecting piece is connected to the other end of the massage cylinder, the whole structure of the massage device is simple, the massage device can be directly used for massage nursing of patients and also can be used for thermo-therapeutic massage, combustion objects such as moxa sticks and the like are conveniently fixed in the massage cylinder and uniformly heat the massage cylinder, and the physiotherapy effect is improved.

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Moxibustion massage rod
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a physiotherapy device, in particular to a moxibustion massage rod.
Background
In clinical medicine, for the treatment of some patients, traditional Chinese medicine therapy, such as insomnia, is used. The traditional Chinese medicine syndrome type of insomnia is most commonly heart-spleen deficiency type, mainly because spleen deficiency qi and blood biochemistry is passive, blood is not heart-nourishing, further the heart is not nourished, based on the temperature general theory, moxibustion, massage, traditional Chinese medicine foot bath and other methods can be adopted in traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, wherein nursing doctors can use some auxiliary physiotherapy instruments, such as massage rods, during massage, so that the purposes of reducing artificial nursing intensity and improving physiotherapy effect are achieved, some massage rods capable of heating are also appeared on the market, combustion matters such as moxibustion materials are added for heating, but the fixing effect of the massage rods on the moxibustion materials is poor, the using function is single, and different using requirements are difficult to meet.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide a moxibustion massage rod which solves one or more technical problems in the prior art and at least provides a beneficial selection or creation condition.
The utility model solves the technical problems as follows:
a moxibustion massage stick comprising: the massage device comprises a massage cylinder, a plurality of massage columns and a plurality of heat transfer holes, wherein a hollow cavity is formed in the massage cylinder, the massage columns are connected to the outer side of the massage cylinder, the massage columns are arranged around the massage cylinder at intervals, and the outer side of the massage columns is provided with the heat transfer holes communicated with the hollow cavity; the end face of the connecting end is connected with a fixing needle extending along the length direction of the handle, the connecting end is detachably connected to one end of the massage cylinder, and the fixing needle is positioned in the hollow cavity; and the connecting piece is connected with the other end of the massage cylinder.
The technical scheme has at least the following beneficial effects: before using, the handle is removed from the massage cylinder firstly, then the fixing needle on the handle passes through the moxa stick arranged outside, so that the moxa stick is relatively fixed on the handle, after the moxa stick is ignited, the handle is reloaded back to the massage cylinder, the moxa stick combusts in the hollow cavity, the heat of the moxa stick is dissipated to the periphery, the massage cylinder is uniformly heated, heat inside and outside the massage cylinder is exchanged with gas through the heat transfer hole, the heat can be transferred to the massage column, and when the massage cylinder is used, a medical staff directly holds the handle, presses the massage column against the body surface of a patient, so that the massage cylinder has a simple integral structure, can be directly used for massaging and nursing the patient, can also perform thermotherapy massage, can conveniently fix combustion objects such as the moxa stick in the massage cylinder and uniformly heat the massage cylinder, and improve the physiotherapy effect.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme, the massage cylinder is made of ceramic materials. The ceramic material has good heat conducting property, low cost and easy shaping, and can be repeatedly sterilized for use.
As a further improvement of the above technical solution, the connecting piece is detachably connected to the massage cylinder. The connecting piece can be detached from the massage cylinder, so that the two ends of the hollow cavity in the massage cylinder are opened, and the interior of the massage cylinder can be conveniently disinfected and cleaned.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme, the connecting piece is a cover body, and the cover body is provided with a heat dissipation hole. The cover body is directly covered at one end of the massage cylinder to seal one end of the hollow cavity, and heat in the massage cylinder can be outwards dissipated from the radiating holes on the cover body, so that a user can directly hold the handle by one hand.
As another improvement of the above technical solution, the connecting piece is a handle, and one end of the handle is detachably connected to the massage cylinder. The grab handle can be used for being held by a user, at the moment, the two hands of the user are respectively held on the handle and the grab handle, the back position of a patient is subjected to massage, the force application and the pressing are easier, and the use modes are more various.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme, the massage column comprises long columns and short columns connected to the outer side of the massage cylinder, a plurality of long columns which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the massage cylinder are used as first massage groups, a plurality of first massage groups are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the massage cylinder, a plurality of short columns which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the massage cylinder are used as second massage groups, and a plurality of second massage groups are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the massage cylinder. The first massage groups are longer in outwards protruding structural parts, so that the distance between the end part used for contact massage on the long column and the massage cylinder is larger, the massage device is suitable for body surface blocking parts such as head massage on the sun meridian and other acupoints, the second massage groups are shorter in outwards protruding structural parts, and are suitable for directly acting on body surfaces without blocking, such as back massage, so that the massage device can be selected according to use requirements, and the flexibility is higher.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme, the shape of the long column far away from one end of the massage cylinder and the shape of the short column far away from one end of the massage cylinder are hemispherical. The shape of the end part of the long column and the short column for contact massage on the body surface of the patient is hemispherical, so that the pain feeling of the patient is reduced, and the comfort in use is improved.
As a further improvement of the above technical solution, in any one of the first massage groups, the heat transfer holes are provided between two adjacent long columns; in any one of the second massage groups, the heat transfer holes are arranged between two adjacent short columns. When the massage physiotherapy is carried out in the first massage group and the second massage group, the heat transfer holes for heat transfer are arranged at the sides of the long column and the short column which are in contact with the body surface, and the heat transfer holes can transfer the smoke generated by the moxa stick to act on the body surface so as to improve the thermotherapy and moxibustion effect.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme, the outer wall of the fixing needle is provided with external threads. When the fixing needle is inserted into the moxa stick, the moxa stick can be rotated along the external thread direction of the outer wall of the fixing needle, the moxa stick is easier to fix, and the fixing effect on the moxa stick is further improved by utilizing the engagement between the external thread and the moxa stick.
As a further improvement of the technical scheme, a separation net is arranged in the hollow cavity, and the separation net props against the inner side wall of the massage cylinder and shields the heat transfer holes. The safety of using moxa stick heating can be further improved to the separation net, avoids the relatively poor moxa stick of quality to drop the dregs and directly outwards fall out from the heat transfer hole when burning, and the inside and outside air of massage section of thick bamboo then can exchange through the mesh on the separation net.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings that are required to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is evident that the drawings described are only some embodiments of the utility model, but not all embodiments, and that other designs and drawings can be obtained from these drawings by a person skilled in the art without inventive effort.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a second perspective view of an embodiment of the present utility model;
fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a center line of a massage cylinder according to a second embodiment of the present utility model.
In the accompanying drawings: 100-massage cylinder, 110-massage column, 120-heat transfer hole, 200-handle, 210-fixed needle, 310-cover, 311-heat dissipation hole, 320-grab handle.
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Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the utility model.
In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that references to orientation descriptions such as upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of description of the present utility model and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.
In the description of the present utility model, a number means one or more, a number means two or more, and greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood to not include the present number, and above, below, within, etc. are understood to include the present number. The description of the first and second is for the purpose of distinguishing between technical features only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.
In the description of the present utility model, unless explicitly defined otherwise, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection, etc. should be construed broadly and the specific meaning of the terms in the present utility model can be reasonably determined by a person skilled in the art in combination with the specific contents of the technical scheme.
Referring to fig. 1 and 3, a moxibustion massage rod comprises a massage cylinder 100, a handle 200 and a connecting piece, wherein a hollow cavity is arranged in the massage cylinder 100 along the length extension direction of the massage cylinder, a massage column 110 is connected to the outer side of the massage cylinder 100, a plurality of massage columns 110 are arranged around the massage cylinder 100 at intervals, the massage columns comprise a plurality of heat transfer holes 120 which are arranged along the circumferential direction of the massage cylinder 100 at intervals and are communicated with the hollow cavity along the length extension direction of the massage cylinder 100, and the outer side of the massage column 110 is provided with heat transfer holes 120 which are communicated with the hollow cavity; one end of the handle 200 is a connection end, the end face of the connection end is connected with a fixing needle 210, the fixing needle 210 extends along the length direction of the handle 200, the connection end is detachably connected to one end of the massage tube 100, such as a clamping connection or a threaded connection manner, the fixing needle 210 is located in the hollow cavity, and a connecting piece is connected to the other end of the massage tube 100.
It can be seen from the above that, before use, the handle 200 is removed from the massage cylinder 100, and then the fixing needle 210 on the handle 200 passes through the external moxa stick, so that the moxa stick is relatively fixed on the handle 200, the moxa stick is ignited, and then the handle 200 is reloaded back onto the massage cylinder 100, at this time, the moxa stick burns in the hollow cavity, the heat of the moxa stick is dissipated to the periphery, the massage cylinder 100 is uniformly heated, and the heat inside and outside the massage cylinder 100 is exchanged with the air through the heat transfer hole 120, the heat can be transferred to the massage column 110, and when in use, the medical staff directly holds the handle 200 to press the massage column 110 against the body surface of the patient, so that the whole structure is simple, the medical staff can be directly used for massage care of the patient, and also can perform thermal therapy massage, so that the combustion objects such as the moxa stick are conveniently fixed in the massage cylinder 100 and uniformly heat the massage cylinder 100, thereby improving the physiotherapy effect.
Considering that the massage column 110 needs to be formed on the outer surface of the massage cylinder 100 and that good structural strength, heat conducting property, etc. are required, in this embodiment, the massage cylinder 100 is made of ceramic material. The ceramic material has good heat conducting property, low cost and easy shaping, and can be repeatedly sterilized for use.
In the above embodiment, the connecting member may be integrally formed with the massage cylinder 100 and is used only to close one end of the hollow cavity, and in this embodiment, the connecting member is detachably connected to the massage cylinder 100. The connecting piece can be detached from the massage cylinder 100, so that the two ends of the hollow cavity in the massage cylinder 100 are opened, and the interior of the massage cylinder 100 can be conveniently disinfected and cleaned.
In the first embodiment, the connecting member is a cover 310, and a plurality of heat dissipation holes 311 are disposed on the cover 310. The cover 310 is directly covered on one end of the massage cylinder 100 to close one end of the hollow cavity, and the heat in the massage cylinder 100 can be dissipated outwards from the heat dissipation hole 311 on the cover 310, so that a user can directly hold the handle 200 with one hand. In practical applications, an external thread may be provided on the cover 310, and an internal thread sleeve may be provided inside one end of the massage tube 100, so that the cover 310 may be detachably connected to the massage tube 100 through the interaction of the external thread and the internal thread.
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in the second embodiment, the connecting member is a handle 320, and one end of the handle 320 is detachably connected to the massage cylinder 100. The handle 320 can be used for holding by a user, and at this time, the two hands of the user are respectively held on the handle 200 and the handle 320, so that the back of the patient can be massaged, the force is applied to press the back of the patient more easily, and the use modes are more various. In practical applications, the handle 320 may be made of a wood material with slower heat conduction, and the end of the handle 320 is screwed into the external thread sleeve, and similarly, the internal thread sleeve is installed inside one end of the massage tube 100, and the handle 320 is detachably connected to the massage tube 100 through the mutual cooperation of the external thread and the internal thread.
Similarly, for the handle 200, a wood material with slower heat conduction can be adopted, and then an external thread sleeve is arranged at the end of the handle 200 through a screw, and an internal thread sleeve is also arranged at the other end of the massage cylinder 100, so that the handle 200 is detachably connected with the massage cylinder 100 through the mutual matching of the external thread and the internal thread.
In practical applications, the positions of the body surfaces acted by the massage columns 110 are different, for example, when the massage columns 110 act on the head, the length of the massage columns 110 needs to be relatively long due to hair blocking, so that the massage columns are over thick hair to contact the head, and for directly exposed body surfaces such as the back, the required massage columns 110 are relatively short in length, so that the massage columns 110 can be prevented from being excessively pressed down on the body surfaces when the pressing force is excessively large, in this embodiment, the massage columns 110 comprise long columns and short columns connected to the outer side of the massage cylinder 100, the lengths of the long columns are longer than those of the short columns, and a first massage group and a second massage group are formed in different areas outside the massage cylinder 100, wherein a plurality of long columns are arranged at intervals along the length extending direction and the circumferential direction of the massage cylinder 100 outside the massage cylinder 100, and a plurality of short columns are also arranged at intervals along the length extending direction and the circumferential direction of the massage cylinder 100. The first massage groups are longer in outwardly protruding structural portions, so that the distance between the end portion of the long column for contact massage and the massage cylinder 100 is larger, the massage device is suitable for body surface blocking portions such as the head massage sun meridian and other acupoints, and the second massage groups are shorter in outwardly protruding structural portions, are suitable for directly acting on body surfaces without blocking, such as back massage, so that the massage device can be selected according to use requirements, and is higher in flexibility.
In the first massage group, 4 long columns are uniformly arranged at intervals along the length extension direction of the massage cylinder 100, and the distance between the first long column and the last long column is 5 cm, and likewise, the short columns in the second massage group can be arranged in this way, so that the distribution of acupoints on the body surface can be better adapted, for example, two branches of bladder meridian are distributed 5 cm and 10 cm away from the middle line of the back.
In order to improve the use experience, the end faces of the long column and the short column, which are used for being in massage contact with the body surface, can be set to be cambered surfaces, and further, the shape of the long column far away from one end of the massage cylinder 100 and the shape of the short column far away from one end of the massage cylinder 100 are hemispherical. The shape of the end part of the long column and the short column for contact massage on the body surface of the patient is hemispherical, so that the pain feeling of the patient is reduced, and the comfort in use is improved.
In the above embodiment, the heat transfer holes 120 may be disposed between two long columns or two short columns arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction, and in order to enable the smoke discharged from the heat transfer holes 120 to directly face the body surface and act, in this embodiment, in any one of the first massage groups, the heat transfer holes 120 are disposed between two adjacent long columns; in any one of the second massage groups, the heat transfer holes 120 are disposed between two adjacent short columns. When the massage physiotherapy is carried out in the first massage group and the second massage group, the heat transfer holes 120 used for heat transfer are arranged at the sides of the long column and the short column which are in contact with the body surface, and the heat transfer holes 120 can transmit the smoke generated by the moxa sticks to act on the body surface so as to improve the thermotherapy and moxibustion effects.
The fixing pin 210 may have a rod-shaped structure, the outer surface of which may be a smooth surface, and the end of which may be provided with a tip for easy insertion of the moxa stick, and in order to further improve the stability of fixing the moxa stick by piercing, in this embodiment, the outer wall of the fixing pin 210 is provided with external threads. When the fixing needle 210 is inserted into the moxa stick, the moxa stick can be rotated along the external thread direction of the outer wall of the fixing needle 210, so that the moxa stick is more easily fixed, and the fixing effect on the moxa stick is further improved by utilizing the engagement between the external thread and the moxa stick.
The moxa stick can still better maintain the strip structure after burning, generally no slag is dropped, and in order to further improve the use safety, a separation net is arranged in the hollow cavity, and the separation net abuts against the inner side wall of the massage cylinder 100 and shields the heat transfer holes 120. The separation net can further improve the safety when using moxa sticks to heat, prevent the moxa sticks with poor quality from falling off the dregs when burning and directly falling out from the heat transfer holes 120, and the air inside and outside the massage cylinder 100 can be exchanged through the mesh holes on the separation net.
While the preferred embodiments of the present utility model have been illustrated and described, the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments, and various equivalent modifications and substitutions can be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present utility model, and these are intended to be included in the scope of the present utility model as defined in the appended claims.

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1. A moxa-moxibustion massage stick, its characterized in that: comprising the following steps:
the massage device comprises a massage cylinder (100), wherein a hollow cavity is formed in the massage cylinder (100), a massage column (110) is connected to the outer side of the massage cylinder (100), a plurality of massage columns (110) are arranged around the massage cylinder (100) at intervals, and heat transfer holes (120) communicated with the hollow cavity are formed in the outer side of the massage column (110);
the handle (200) is provided with a connecting end at one end, the end face of the connecting end is connected with a fixed needle (210) extending along the length direction of the handle (200), the connecting end is detachably connected with one end of the massage cylinder (100), and the fixed needle (210) is positioned in the hollow cavity;
and a connecting piece connected to the other end of the massage cylinder (100).
2. A moxibustion massage stick according to claim 1 characterised in that: the massage cylinder (100) is made of ceramic material.
3. A moxibustion massage stick according to claim 1 characterised in that: the connector is detachably connected to the massage cylinder (100).
4. A moxibustion massage stick according to claim 3 characterised in that: the connecting piece is a cover body (310), and the cover body (310) is provided with a heat dissipation hole (311).
5. A moxibustion massage stick according to claim 3 characterised in that: the connecting piece is a grab handle (320), and one end of the grab handle (320) is detachably connected with the massage cylinder (100).
6. A moxibustion massage stick according to claim 1 characterised in that: the massage column (110) comprises long columns and short columns connected to the outer side of the massage cylinder (100), a plurality of long columns which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the massage cylinder (100) are used as first massage groups, a plurality of first massage groups are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the massage cylinder (100), a plurality of short columns which are arranged at intervals along the length direction of the massage cylinder (100) are used as second massage groups, and a plurality of second massage groups are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the massage cylinder (100).
7. A moxibustion massage stick according to claim 6 characterised in that: the shape of the end of the long column far away from the massage cylinder (100) and the shape of the end of the short column far away from the massage cylinder (100) are hemispherical.
8. A moxibustion massage stick according to claim 6 characterised in that: in any one of the first massage groups, the heat transfer holes (120) are arranged between two adjacent long columns; in any one of the second massage groups, the heat transfer holes (120) are arranged between two adjacent short columns.
9. A moxibustion massage stick according to claim 1 characterised in that: the outer wall of the fixing needle (210) is provided with external threads.
10. A moxibustion massage stick according to claim 1 characterised in that: a separation net is arranged in the hollow cavity, and the separation net props against the inner side wall of the massage cylinder (100) and shields the heat transfer holes (120).
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