JP2001061977A - Infrared treatment machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an infrared treatment machine of obtaining a desired radiation volume without enlarging the size of irradiation direction of infrared radiation member assembly. SOLUTION: An infrared radiation member assembly 17 is composed of a near infrared radiation member, which is made of a near infrared ray lamp 33 that is an elongated rod shaped, and a far infrared ray radiation member, which is made of a pair of far infrared ray panel heater 43, 44 that are placed having the near infrared ray lamp 33 between them. A honeycomb panel, which directs the infrared radiation that is radiated from the near infrared ray lamp 33 and the far infrared ray panel heater 43 to one direction, is placed in front of the infrared radiation member assembly 17.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an infrared therapy device for performing treatment by irradiating an affected part of a body with infrared rays.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is known an infrared therapy device including an infrared radiation member assembly in which a far infrared radiation member that emits far infrared radiation and a near infrared radiation member that emits near infrared light are combined. In the infrared therapy apparatus disclosed in JP-A-10-5358 and JP-A-10-179773, near-infrared radiation comprising a spherical near-infrared lamp is provided at the center of a far-infrared radiation member comprising an annular far-infrared panel heater. The members are arranged to form an infrared radiating member assembly.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional infrared treatment apparatus, since the near-infrared lamp has a spherical shape, the diameter of the lamp must be increased in order to increase the radiation amount. Unless the thickness of the infrared radiation member assembly in the irradiation direction is increased, a desired radiation amount cannot be obtained. Further, since the near-infrared lamp has a spherical shape, there is a problem that the irradiation range of near-infrared rays is narrowed. Further, the spherical near-infrared lamp has a problem that power consumption per unit radiation amount is large and power cost is high.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to reduce the thickness of the infrared radiation member assembly in the irradiation direction without increasing the thickness.
An object of the present invention is to provide an infrared therapy device capable of obtaining a desired radiation amount.

[0005] Another object of the present invention is to provide an infrared therapy device capable of widening the near infrared radiation range.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an infrared therapy device that can reduce power consumption per unit radiation amount of a near-infrared lamp to reduce power cost.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to an infrared treatment device having an infrared radiation member assembly in which a far infrared radiation member that emits far infrared radiation and a near infrared radiation member that emits near infrared light are combined. Subject to. In the present invention, the near-infrared radiating member is constituted by an elongated rod-shaped near-infrared lamp, and the far-infrared radiating member is a pair of far-infrared panels in which the radiating surface is oriented in one direction and sandwiches the near-infrared lamp. It consists of a heater. The elongate rod-shaped near-infrared lamp can increase the amount of radiation by adjusting the length in the longitudinal direction, so when increasing the amount of radiation like a conventional spherical near-infrared lamp, the diameter of the lamp must be reduced. There is no need to increase the size, and a desired radiation amount can be obtained without increasing the thickness of the infrared radiation member assembly in the irradiation direction. Therefore, a member such as a honeycomb-shaped panel for directing infrared rays emitted from a near-infrared lamp and a far-infrared panel heater in one direction is disposed in front of the infrared radiating member assembly without increasing the thickness of the infrared therapy device so much. You can do it. Further, since the elongated rod-shaped near-infrared lamp has a wider radiation range than the spherical near-infrared lamp, the infrared treatment device of the present invention can increase the near-infrared radiation range as compared with the conventional infrared treatment device. . In addition, since the elongated rod-shaped near-infrared lamp consumes less power per unit radiation amount than the spherical near-infrared lamp, according to the infrared treatment device of the present invention, the near-infrared treatment device of the present invention has a near-infrared treatment device. Power consumption per unit radiation amount can be reduced, and power cost can be reduced.

[0008] The infrared radiating member assembly includes a metal plate formed by machining, which has an elongated recess at the center thereof, which opens in one direction and accommodates a near-infrared lamp, and a metal plate formed on both sides of the elongated recess. A far-infrared radiating material layer formed on the front surface of the plate located on the front side where the elongated recess is open and radiating far-infrared rays when heated; A pair of heating elements arranged to be in contact with the back side of the plate opposite to the front side, and the heating elements are arranged on the back side of the plate with the heat from the pair of heating elements escaping to the rear side. And a lamp supporting structure fixed to the inside of the concave portion and supporting the near-infrared lamp. In this case, a metal plate,
A pair of far-infrared panel heaters can be configured by the far-infrared radiation material layer and the pair of heating elements. Therefore, since the near-infrared lamp is attached by the metal plate of the pair of far-infrared panel heaters, the number of parts of the infrared therapy device can be reduced.

The infrared radiating member assembly and the honeycomb-shaped panel disposed in front of the infrared radiating member assembly can be fixed to the base plate by using a common fitting. In this case, the mounting bracket can be composed of a substantially circular plate portion and a mounting portion. The mounting portion includes an annular engaging portion that engages with the outer peripheral portion of the front surface of the honeycomb-shaped panel, and all or a main portion of the honeycomb-shaped panel and the infrared radiating member assembly located behind the annular engaging portion. And a tubular portion accommodating the infrared ray radiating member assembly and the honeycomb panel together with the plate portion.

A more specific infrared treatment device of the present invention is an infrared radiation member having a substantially circular contour formed by combining a far infrared radiation member that emits far infrared radiation and a near infrared radiation member that emits near infrared light. It has an assembly. The infrared radiating member assembly includes a metal plate having a substantially circular contour having an elongated concave portion at the center portion which opens forward and extends in the radial direction and accommodates the near infrared radiating member. And a far-infrared radiating material layer formed of a material that emits far-infrared rays when heated and formed on the front surface of the plate located on the front side where the elongated recess is opened; A pair of heating elements arranged to be in contact with the back side of the plate opposite to the front side of the plate, and a pair of heating elements arranged on the back side of the plate with the heating elements in between to allow the heat of the pair of heating elements to escape to the rear side And a lamp support structure fixed inside the recess. And, as the near-infrared radiation member, an elongated rod-like near-infrared lamp arranged inside the recess and supported by the lamp support structure is used, and the far-infrared radiation member is a plate, a far-infrared radiation material layer, and a pair of heating elements. And

Further, in this case, the inner surface of the concave portion can constitute a reflection surface for reflecting near infrared rays emitted from the near infrared ray lamp forward.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an infrared treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view of the infrared therapy device according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the infrared therapy device includes a base 1 arranged on a surface to be arranged such as a floor, and an arm 3 having one end rotatably connected to the base 1 at a predetermined angle. The radiation structure 5 is connected to the other end of the arm 3 so as to be rotatable at a predetermined angle.
In this infrared therapy device, the base 1 is provided with a safety switch 1a. The safety switch 1a has a pin portion 1b that protrudes from the base 1 to the placement surface side so as to be able to enter and exit. When the base 1 is placed on the placement surface, the pin portion 1b is retracted into the base 1, and the safety switch 1a maintains the on state of the infrared radiation switch. When the infrared treatment device falls down and the base 1 separates from the placement surface, the pin portion 1b projects from the base 1, and the safety switch 1a releases the on state of the infrared radiation switch.

As shown in the sectional views of FIGS. 1 and 2A, the radiating structure 5 includes a radiating main body 7, a neck 9 connecting the radiating main body 7 to the other end of the arm 3, and an infrared treatment device. And a grip portion 11 used for carrying. Radiation body 7
Has a cover member 13, a base plate 15, an infrared radiation member assembly 17, a honeycomb panel 19, and a grill member 21, as shown in the partially broken plan views of FIGS. ing. The cover member 13 includes a rear member 13a that covers the rear of the infrared therapy device, and a rear member 13a.
And an annular front member 13b positioned in front of the infrared therapy device in a state where the infrared treatment device is fitted. The rear member 13a
It has a curved plate portion 13c curved so as to protrude outward, and a cylindrical tube 13d connected around the curved plate portion 13c, and the grasping portion 11 and the neck portion 9 are provided on the tube 13d. Each is connected.

The base plate 15 is formed by bending a curved plate portion 15a protruding in the same direction as the curved plate portion 13a of the cover member 13, and connecting the periphery of the curved plate portion 15a to bend the cross section stepwise. And a mounting portion 15b, and are integrally formed by pressing using a metal plate. The curved plate portion 15a serves to reflect heat transmitted from the infrared radiation member assembly 17 to the infrared radiation member assembly 17 side. Further, a thermostat 23 is provided on the surface of the curved plate portion 15a facing the substantially central cover material 13.
Is arranged. The mounting portion 15b is connected to a substantially annular connecting portion 25 whose section is bent stepwise and a mounting bracket 47 to be described later via a plurality of screws 27. The connecting portion 25 to which the mounting portion 15b is connected is connected to the front member 13b of the cover member 13 and the grill member 21 via a plurality of screws 29. Thereby, the base plate 15 and the grill member 21 are held by the cover member 13.

The infrared radiation member assembly 17 includes a metal plate 31, a near infrared lamp 33 constituting a near infrared radiation member, and a pair of heat insulating material layers 35,35. The metal plate 31 is formed by machining using one metal plate. This metal plate 31
Has a substantially circular contour and a pair of half-moon portions 3
1a, 31a, and an elongated concave portion 31b disposed at a central portion between a pair of half-moon portions 31a, 31a. The recess 31b is opened forward and extends in the radial direction, and has two side walls 31c, 31c and the two side walls 31c, 31c so as to have a U-shaped cross section.
And an inner surface (bottom wall) 31d connecting the two. The concave portion 31b houses the near-infrared lamp 33 via a lamp support structure 37 provided on the bottom wall 31d. Further, the bottom wall 31d of the concave portion 31b forms a reflection surface that reflects near infrared rays emitted from the near infrared lamp 33 forward. FIG. 2A is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2A on the front surface of the half-moon portion 31a (the front side where the concave portion 31b opens).
As shown in detail in (B), a far-infrared radiating material layer 39 made of a material that emits far-infrared rays when heated is formed with a thickness of about 30 μm. Far-infrared radiation material layer 39
Is formed by applying an alumina mixture for far-infrared radiation material. On the back surface of the half-moon portion 31a opposite to the front surface on which the far-infrared radiation material layer 39 is formed, a pair of half-moon-shaped heating elements 41,
41 are arranged. The heating element 41 has a structure in which a heating wire is arranged in a heat-resistant material. In this example, the half moon portion 31a of the metal plate 31 and the far-infrared radiation material layer 3
9, a pair of far-infrared panel heaters 43, 43 constituting a far-infrared radiation member with the heating element 41 are formed.

The near-infrared lamp 33 is constituted by a halogen lamp, and has an elongated rod shape extending in the radial direction of the metal plate 31 along the longitudinal direction of the elongated recess 31b. The near-infrared lamp 33 and the pair of far-infrared panel heaters 43 are connected to the plug 45, the safety switch 1a, and the thermostat 23 by an electric wire cord (not shown) as shown in the wiring diagram of FIG. The near-infrared lamp 33 and the pair of far-infrared panel heaters 43, 43 are turned on and off according to the purpose of use by switching the switches A and B. Further, a radiation amount control device (not shown) is provided in the present infrared therapy apparatus, and the near-infrared lamp 33 is provided by the radiation amount control device.
The amount of radiation from the pair of far-infrared panel heaters 43 is controlled in three stages: strong, medium, and weak.

The pair of heat insulating material layers 35, 35 are disposed on the back side of the metal plate 31 with the heating element 41 therebetween so as to be surrounded by the side wall 31c of the metal plate 31 and the far infrared panel heater 43. I have. The pair of heat-insulating material layers 35, 35 prevent the heat of the heating element 41 from escaping to the rear side. The honeycomb panel 19 is formed of aluminum and has a disk shape. The honeycomb-shaped panel 19 is disposed in front of the infrared radiation member assembly 17 so as to direct the infrared radiation emitted from the near infrared lamp 33 and the far infrared panel heater 43 in one direction in front. The honeycomb panel 19 and the infrared radiating member assembly 17 are fixed to the base plate 15 using a common mounting bracket 47. According to the present example, the elongated rod-like near-infrared lamp 33 can increase the radiation amount by adjusting the length in the longitudinal direction, and therefore, like a conventional spherical near-infrared lamp,
When increasing the radiation amount, it is not necessary to increase the diameter of the lamp, and a desired radiation amount can be obtained without increasing the thickness of the infrared radiation member assembly 17 in the irradiation direction.
Therefore, a member such as the honeycomb panel 19 can be disposed in front of the infrared radiation member assembly 17 without increasing the thickness of the infrared treatment device.

The mounting bracket 47 is formed by combining a plate portion 49 and a mounting portion 51. Plate part 4
9 is disposed behind the infrared radiation member assembly 17 so as to contact the bottom wall 31d of the metal plate 31 and the pair of heat insulating material layers 35, 35, and has a substantially disk shape. The attachment portion 51 includes an annular engaging portion 51a that engages with the outer peripheral portion on the front surface of the honeycomb-shaped panel 19, and a honeycomb-shaped panel 19 positioned rearward of the annular engaging portion 51a.
And a cylindrical portion 51b that accommodates all or a main portion of the infrared radiation member assembly 17. Specifically, the tubular portion 51b is formed by being bent so that the cross section becomes a stepped shape, and includes a first tubular portion 51c abutting on the honeycomb panel 19, an annular portion 51d, and a second tubular portion 51d. And a tubular portion 51e. The mounting part 51 is a plate part 49.
In addition, it has a structure sandwiching the infrared radiation member assembly 17 and the honeycomb panel 19. The peripheral portion of the plate portion 49 and the annular portion 51d of the mounting portion 51 are fixed to the mounting portion 15b of the base plate 15 by a plurality of screws 27. As a result, the infrared radiating member assembly 17 and the honeycomb panel 19 are attached to the base plate 1.
5 is held.

[0019]

According to the present invention, a long rod-like near-infrared lamp can increase the amount of radiation by adjusting its length in the longitudinal direction. It is not necessary to increase the diameter of the lamp, and a desired amount of radiation can be obtained without increasing the thickness of the infrared radiation member assembly in the irradiation direction. Therefore, a member such as a honeycomb-shaped panel for directing infrared rays emitted from a near-infrared lamp and a far-infrared panel heater in one direction is disposed in front of the infrared radiating member assembly without increasing the thickness of the infrared therapy device so much. You can do it. Also, the elongated rod-shaped near-infrared lamp is
Since the radiation range is wider than that of a spherical near-infrared lamp, the radiation range of near-infrared rays can be made wider with the infrared treatment device of the present invention than with a conventional infrared treatment device. In addition, since the elongated rod-shaped near-infrared lamp consumes less power per unit radiation amount than the spherical near-infrared lamp, according to the infrared treatment device of the present invention, the near-infrared treatment device of the present invention has a near-infrared treatment device. Power consumption per unit radiation amount can be reduced, and power cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an infrared therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of a radiation structure used in the infrared therapy device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
It is the elements on larger scale of (A).

FIG. 3 is a partially broken plan view of a radiation main body used in the infrared therapy apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a wiring diagram of the infrared therapy device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 15 Base Plate 17 Infrared Radiating Member Assembly 19 Honeycomb Panel 31 Metal Plate 31b Elongated Recess 33 Near Infrared Lamp (Near Infrared Radiating Member) 35 Heat Insulating Material Layer 37 Lamp Support Structure 39 Far Infrared Radiating Material Layer 41 Heating Element 43 Far Infrared Panel Heater 47 Mounting bracket 49 Plate part 51 Mounting part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An infrared treatment device comprising an infrared radiation member assembly in which a far infrared radiation member that emits far infrared radiation and a near infrared radiation member that emits near infrared light, wherein the near infrared radiation member is The far-infrared ray radiating member is composed of a pair of far-infrared panel heaters arranged so that a radiation surface faces one direction and sandwiches the near-infrared lamp. Infrared therapy device. 2. A honeycomb panel for directing, in one direction, infrared rays emitted from the near-infrared lamp and the far-infrared panel heater in front of the infrared radiating member assembly. The infrared treatment device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The machine according to claim 1, wherein the infrared radiating member assembly includes: a metal plate formed by machining, the metal plate having an elongated recess opened in the one direction and accommodating the near-infrared lamp in a center portion; A far-infrared radiating material layer formed of a material which is formed on the front surface of the plate located on both sides of the concave portion and located on the front side where the elongated concave portion opens and which emits far infrared rays when heated; A pair of heating elements located on both sides and arranged to be in contact with the back surface of the plate opposite to the front surface; and the pair of heating elements arranged on the back side of the plate with the heating element therebetween. A heat insulating material layer for preventing heat of the body from escaping to the rear side; and a lamp support structure fixed inside the recess to support the near-infrared lamp; The infrared treatment device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pair of far-infrared ray panel heaters comprises the far infrared ray emitting material layer and the pair of heating elements. 4. The infrared radiating member assembly and the honeycomb-shaped panel disposed in front of the infrared radiating member assembly are fixed to a base plate using a common mounting metal, and the mounting metal is a substantially circular plate. And a mounting portion, wherein the mounting portion is an annular engagement portion that engages with an outer peripheral portion of a front surface of the honeycomb-shaped panel, and the honeycomb-shaped portion is located rearward of the annular engagement portion. And a cylindrical portion that accommodates all or a main portion of the infrared radiation member assembly, and has a structure that sandwiches the infrared radiation member assembly and the honeycomb panel together with the plate portion. The infrared treatment device according to claim 3, wherein 5. An infrared therapy device comprising an infrared radiation member assembly having a substantially circular contour formed by combining a far infrared radiation member that emits far infrared radiation and a near infrared radiation member that emits near infrared light. A metal plate having a substantially circular contour having a centrally-opened elongated concave portion which opens toward the front and extends in the radial direction and accommodates the near-infrared radiating member; A far-infrared radiating material layer formed of a material which is formed on the front surface of the plate located on both sides of the concave portion and located on the front side where the elongated concave portion opens and which emits far infrared rays when heated; A pair of heating elements located on both sides and arranged to be in contact with the rear surface of the plate opposite to the front surface; A heat-insulating material layer disposed on the back side of the fin to prevent the heat of the pair of heating elements from escaping to the rear side, and a lamp support structure fixed inside the recess, and as the near-infrared radiation member An elongated rod-shaped near-infrared lamp disposed inside the recess and supported by the lamp support structure, wherein the far-infrared radiating member includes the plate, the far-infrared radiating material layer, and the pair of heat generating members. An infrared therapy device characterized by being constituted by a body. 6. The infrared therapy device according to claim 5, wherein the inner surface of the recess forms a reflection surface that reflects near infrared rays emitted from the near infrared lamp to the front.