DE102015116467B4 - Foot bath electrolysis system, electrode arrangement therefor and method for Fußbadbereitung - Google Patents

Abstract

Electrolysis system comprising two opposing electrodes (21, 22) of zinc as anode and cathode and a salt water bath (1), wherein the electrodes (21, 22) are immersed in the salt water bath (1) and attached to the electrodes (21, 22) a DC voltage via supply lines (34) is applied, characterized in that an element of iron (23) is connected in parallel to an existing electrode (21 or 22) via branches on a supply line of the DC voltage.

Description

The invention relates to a foot bath electrolysis system with two opposing electrodes as the anode and cathode and a salt water bath, wherein the electrodes are immersed in the salt water bath and applied to the electrodes a DC voltage via supply lines. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for Fußbadbereitung in a salt water bath with two electrodes immersed therein, applied to which a DC voltage.

Electrolysis foot bath systems are known to the healthcare professions as a prophylactic use. They are used in medicine and wellness to purify and detoxify the human body. In the process, toxic or polluting substances are excreted via the skin of the feet immersed in a saline solution. In particular, heavy metals, uric acid, calcium, magnesium, chlorinated hydrocarbons and biphenyls should be led out of the body, as for example in the EP 1 752 124 A1 is described.

In the EP 1 752 124 A1 is described a Elektrolysefussbadgerät and a converter coil, wherein the converter coil has two helical, mutually concentric electrodes, which are made of a steel wire whose material has a high nickel and chromium content. In the converter coil a memory chip is integrated, which is in data communication with the electrolysis base bath unit. The memory chip allows the storage of serial numbers and lifetime information of the converter coil. For this purpose, it is possible to provide an operating profile stored in the memory chip for the converter coil with a time-variable, electrical voltage supply and a change of the current flow direction. However, special attention is paid in this development to the lifetime control of the converter coil used.

From the DE 20 2006 016 401 U1 For example, a treatment apparatus for electrolysis, whirlpool and reflex massage is known, which has two electrodes, namely an iron electrode and an aluminum electrode, which are supplied with a voltage of 12 volts from an accumulator. This device, also called "Optisoll", is said to help with metabolic disorders, skin problems, mercury and heavy metal poisoning, athritis gout, muscle irritation, tendons and ligaments, food allergies, joint and musculoskeletal overload, cellulite, and elevated lactate levels. An intense discoloration of the water in the treatment should indicate the initiated detoxification process.

The DE 20 2006 020 357 U1 describes an electrode material for a device of a galvano-foot bath having a controllable DC voltage source, switching regulator, transistor (control signal device), processor for controlling the DC voltage source and Zinkelektroden. In this document, reference is also made to the harmful effects of conventional stainless steel electrodes made of chrome-nickel steel.

From the US 2008/0161869 A1 there is described a method and an apparatus for electrolytic hydrotherapy, wherein the electrolysis arrangement comprises two electrodes, in which one electrode may be made of stainless steel and the other electrode may consist of zinc, for example.

From the US Pat. No. 7,885,708 B2 is an ionophoresis device with an electrode arrangement in which, for example, nickel and / or copper electrodes are described.

The DE 10 2007 011 363 A1 describes an electrolysis device for energized electrochemical application to the biological body, in which two electrodes (anode / cathode) are provided in a dielectric, which act by means of direct current supplied metal ions to the dielectric. In this case, a number of metals, including zinc or iron and alloys of these metals with one another is proposed as the electrode material. It is also pointed out that chromium and nickel ions in humans can cause cancer and allergies and therefore pose health hazards of chromium, nickel and manganese Elektrolysevorrichtungen in medical and wellness products.

Based on this prior art, it is an object of the invention to provide a foot bath electrolysis system and a method for foot bath preparation, which also allows an additional entry of so-called trace elements in the body in addition to the detoxifying and detoxification effect, while avoiding a toxic load.

This object is achieved with a foot bath electrolysis system according to claim 1 and a method according to claim 9. The element or elements of iron are connected in parallel to an existing electrode via branches on the supply lines of the DC voltage. The DC voltage can be adjustable, for example, in several stages. When energized, the element of iron acts as an anode that releases ionized iron particles into the salt bath in the saltwater bath. These iron ions partly attach themselves to the other electrode (cathode) and are also spread over the skin of the feet of the im Footbath treated absorbed and fed to the organism. Iron is one of the essential trace elements for humans and is used primarily for the formation of blood. The foot bath can thus be used to treat iron deficiency, so-called iron deficiency anemia.

In a preferred embodiment, both electrodes comprise elements made of iron. Thus, a desired release of iron ions into the salt solution of the foot bath is always achieved, regardless of the polarity of the two electrodes.

If the iron element (s) are rods, the rod-shaped elements that consume the desired iron ion release may be easily disposed of at the end of their useful life. The rods can be designed as round rods or as square rods with standardized dimensions.

The fact that the element of iron has an Fe content of at least 90%, preferably 95%, particularly preferably 98%, wherein the remainder may contain carbon, magnesium and aluminum, avoids that other unwanted addition to the desired release of iron ions , human-toxic components / chemical elements are released into the saltwater bath and thus to humans. However, the residual constituents occurring in iron production, in particular of carbon and possibly of magnesium and aluminum, are not toxic to humans and are therefore permitted as residual constituents. However, it should be avoided that the iron rod contains chromium and / or nickel.

In order to achieve as uniform a removal as possible at the electrodes, it is preferred that a polarity reversal switch is provided in the supply lines of both electrodes. Thus, the position of the anode and cathode changes after each polarity reversal, whereby the metal ions are always triggered only at the anode (sacrificial anode).

As already from the DE 20 2006 020 357 U1 In order to avoid the toxic release of chromium and nickel, the electrodes should not be made of so-called stainless steel (chromium-nickel steel) but of zinc. It is therefore preferred that the electrodes still present in addition to the elements made of iron are made of zinc. Zinc is also one of the indispensable trace elements that play a key role in the sugar, fat and protein metabolism of humans.

To avoid entry of toxic elements such as chromium III, chromium IV or nickel into the electrolysis bath, the zinc electrodes are made of pure zinc with a zinc content of at least 98%, preferably 99.999%.

According to the method is thus solved by an element of an electrode that is made of iron, iron in the electrolysis in the foot bath and thus absorbed through the skin of the feet of the treated people.

If the DC voltage applied to the electrodes is reversed after predetermined time intervals, it is achieved that the electrodes are worn as evenly as possible. Since with an applied DC voltage always only the anode emits ionized elements to the electrolytic bath, the service life of the electrodes is doubled by the polarity reversal.

The polarity reversal takes place at fixed and equal time intervals of 10 s to 5 min. It has been found that from an action time of ten seconds, the electrolytic flow from anode to cathode is formed accordingly and ionized elements, namely in particular the iron ions and of the other electrodes, the zinc ions pass into solution in the salt water bath. A longer maintenance of this flow for at least 30 seconds to a few minutes is therefore preferred. However, in order not to achieve excessive wear of an electrode (anode) between two polarity reversals, the polarity reversal should take place at least every five minutes, preferably even every two minutes.

Hereinafter, a foot bath electrolysis system will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment according to the accompanying drawings.

• 1 in einer geschnittenen Seitenansicht schematisiert ein Fussbad-Elektrolyse-System mit Elektrodenanordnung und
• 2 eine Ansicht in Pfeilrichtung II auf die in 1 dargestellte Elektrodenanordnung.

It shows:

• 1 in a sectional side view schematized a foot bath electrolysis system with electrode assembly and
• 2 a view in the direction of arrow II on the in 1 illustrated electrode assembly.

In 1 is shown in a sectional view of a foot bath electrolysis system schematically. The foot bath electrolysis system has a salt water bath 1 on that in a tub 10 is included. The tub 10 is through walls 11 educated.

A person to be treated holds their feet in the tub to carry the foot bath 10 , Usually a footbath takes about 30 minutes.

In the saltwater bath 1 is an electrode assembly 2 immersed, the two electrodes 21 . 22 having. In the embodiment shown here are the two electrodes 21 . 22 each from one zinc wire 24 helically bent, the second electrode 22 concentric within the first electrode 21 is arranged, whereby the two electrodes each have approximately the same distance from each other. Further, on the second electrode 22 inside an element of iron 23 arranged in the form of an iron rod. This iron rod 23 is electrically connected to the inner, second electrode 22 connected.

Further, a control and supply unit 3 outside the saltwater pool 1 provided in which an optionally controllable voltage source 31 , a polarity reverser switch 32 and a controller 33 for driving the electrode assembly 2 is trained. The electrode arrangement 2 is with the control and supply unit 3 via electrical lines 34 connected.

A footbath is carried out as follows:

First, warm or - if the device has a heating element - in the device to be heated water in the tub 10 filled and filled a suitable bath salt, for example, mixed with minerals basic bath salt in the prescribed and desired concentration. After dissolving the bath salt, the person to be treated feet in the saltwater bath 1 the tub 10 plunge.

Now the control and supply unit 3 operated so that a predetermined and / or selectable work program is activated via a start switch. It will now be an electric current from the voltage source 31 over the electrical wires 34 to the electrode assembly 2 directed. By the branching of the electrical line 34 to the second electrode 22 and at the same time to the iron rod 23 acts this entire electrical conductor, namely second electrode 22 and iron rod 23 in the saltwater bath 1 immersed, as an anode. The current flows to the cathode, the first, outer electrode at this setting 21 is.

Due to the salt content of the in the tub 10 absorbed saltwater bath 1 is sufficient electrical conductivity, so that an electric current between the two electrodes 21 . 22 can flow. In this case, according to the laws of physics, an electrolytic action is produced, so that iron ions from the iron rod 23 and zinc ions from the zinc wire 24 the anode (second electrode 22 and iron rod 23 ) and in the saltwater bath 1 get into solution. These ionized, dissolved components (iron ions and zinc ions) are now in the salt water bath 1 , Part of the metal ions migrate to the first electrode (cathode) 21 and is deposited there.

Nevertheless, there are sufficient ionized metal particles (essentially iron and zinc) in the salt water bath 1 in solution and can pass through the skin of the person to be treated into the organism and the substance cycle of the person. It is advantageous that the essential trace elements iron and zinc are provided in this solution and is received in a medically meaningful way and limited concentration of the person to be treated through the skin of his feet. In this electrolysis is formed in particular by the iron ions a desired discoloration of the salt water bath 1 in brown / rusty color, which signal the effectiveness of the electrolysis and the desired iron content of the bath, so make the therapeutically beneficial iron particles appear visible to the user.

Further, in the control and supply unit 3 also a polarity reverser switch 32 provided, which ensures that at the Elektrodenanorndung 2 applied DC voltage from time to time (after at least 10 seconds to a maximum of 5 minutes) is reversed polarity, so then the first electrode 21 the anode and the inner, second electrode 22 the cathode forms. In this switching state, iron is no longer delivered to the salt solution in the arrangement described in this way, since the additional iron rod 23 that is electrically connected to the second electrode 22 is connected, now emits no more metal ions as the cathode. In an alternative and / or supplementary embodiment, however, could also be the outer, first electrode 21 additionally have an iron rod, which would then form the quasi "iron sacrificial anode" in this switching state. In an embodiment according to the here in the 1 and 2 However, embodiments shown are dispensed in this switching state no iron ions. After renewed polarity reversal by Umpolschalter 32 then acts the second electrode 22 with the electrically connected iron rod 23 again as an anode, so then again iron ions next to zinc ions to the salt water bath 1 be delivered.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

salt water bath

10

tub

11

wall

2

electrode assembly

21

first electrode

22

second electrode

23

Iron element, iron rod

24

zinc wire

3

Control and supply unit

31

voltage source

32

reversing switch

33

control

34

electrical line

Claims (11)

Electrolysis system comprising two opposite electrodes (21, 22) of zinc as anode and cathode and a salt water bath (1), wherein the electrodes (21, 22) are immersed in the salt water bath (1) and attached to the electrodes (21, 22) a DC voltage via supply lines (34) is applied, characterized in that an element of iron (23) is connected in parallel to an existing electrode (21 or 22) via branches on a supply line of the DC voltage. Electrolysis system after Claim 1 , characterized in that to both electrodes (21,22) elements of iron (23) are connected in parallel via branches on the supply lines of the DC voltage. Electrolysis system after Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that the element (s) of iron (23) are rods. Electrolysis system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the element of iron (23) has an Fe content of at least 90%, preferably 95%, more preferably of 98%, the balance may contain carbon, magnesium and aluminum , Electrolysis system according to the preceding claims, characterized in that a Umpolschalter (32) in the supply lines (34) of both electrodes (21,22) is provided. Electrolysis system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the electrodes (21, 22) are made of zinc, except for the element (s) of iron (23). Electrolysis system after Claim 6 , characterized in that the zinc electrodes (21, 22) consist of pure zinc with a zinc content of at least 98%, preferably 99.999%. Process for foot bath preparation in a salt water bath (1) with two electrodes (21, 22) of zinc immersed in a DC voltage, characterized in that an element of iron supplies the DC voltage parallel to an existing electrode via a branch on a supply line becomes. Method according to Claim 8 , characterized in that to both electrodes (21,22) elements of iron (23) are supplied in parallel via branches on the supply lines of the DC voltage. Method according to Claim 8 or 9 , characterized in that the DC voltage applied to the electrodes is reversed after predetermined time intervals. Method according to Claim 10 , characterized in that the polarity reversal takes place at fixed and equal intervals of 10 seconds to 5 minutes.

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