JP2001149489A - Polymer composite health apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the function of various kinds of health apparatus which are used by fitting on a human body in order to apply magnetic rays or the like to the human body. SOLUTION: A mixture comprising a tourmaline powder, carbon black and a polymer is molded into a shape which fits the area of a human body which becomes an object. Then, this polymer composite health apparatus is used by attaching it to clothes or the like, and thus, blood circulation is accelerated by the magnetic rays emitted by the tourmaline and the effect of far infrared rays, and the hot-keeping effect of the carbon black, and various phenomena such as fatigue are suppressed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a health device arranged near a human body to relieve symptoms such as stiff shoulders, lower back pain, muscle pain in other parts, and coldness.
The present invention relates to a health apparel for clothing which is used by being attached to a hat, gloves, shoulder pads, corsets, insoles for shoes, etc. to promote blood circulation at a wearing site and to prevent and alleviate the above-mentioned various symptoms.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Health appliances such as healthy belly bands worn on a human body have been used. These are intended to prevent or reduce muscle fatigue, mainly by activating the functions of organs at the site where health equipment is attached, such as the gastrointestinal tract, mainly by the action of magnetic field lines and the warming effect of the health equipment itself. It is.

[0003] Also, as a health appliance especially used for feet,
For the purpose of promoting blood circulation of the foot and stimulating the so-called `` pot '' of the sole, healthy sandals with irregularities on the contact surface with the sole and embedded magnets, and this function for insoles for shoes Granted ones are also commercially available. Among these,
The magnet-embedded one aims at the blood circulation promoting effect by the magnetic field lines in addition to the mechanical stimulation by the convex part.

[0004] In addition, although different from clothing, other health appliances, such as magnetic necklaces and magnetic bracelets, which are worn on the human body are also commercially available for the purpose of obtaining the same effects as the above-mentioned health appliances.

[0005]

However, some of the above-mentioned health appliances use only the action of magnetic lines of force and have a heat retaining effect, but they have a function of actively heating a required part of the human body. Not something. In addition, in the case of shoe insoles, the weight is loaded, and the stimulation of the soles of hard structures such as irregularities and magnets becomes excessive, causing pain, and it is difficult to use for exercise. There is. There is also a shoe insole using activated carbon, which is intended to promote foot blood circulation by a heat retaining effect in addition to the deodorizing effect of activated carbon, but the effect was not sufficient.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a health appliance to be worn on a human body to which new functions have been added in addition to the effects of magnetic field lines and heat retention. That is, the present invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a health appliance which is significantly improved in function as compared with a conventional health appliance worn on a human body, and exhibits excellent preventive and therapeutic effects on fatigue and obstacles at various parts of the human body.

[0007]

One of the naturally occurring minerals is tourmaline. This is also called tourmaline, and is a mineral made of a cyclic silicate, which has a permanent electrode derived from a crystal structure, and is known to emit lines of magnetic force and far-infrared rays. In addition, carbon black has a function of absorbing electromagnetic waves of a wide range of wavelengths and converting it into heat, and has high heat retention and a heating effect. Therefore, a health appliance that can solve the above-mentioned problems can be obtained by appropriately combining these functions.

[0008] That is, the present invention is a polymer composite health appliance characterized in that a molded article made of a mixture of tourmaline powder and carbon black powder kneaded with a polymer is attached to clothing or the like worn on a human body and used. Further, the mixing ratio of the above three components is such that the tourmaline powder is 5 to 8
9% by weight, 1 to 85% by weight of carbon black powder, and 10 to 94% by weight of polymer.

[0009]

By using the polymer composite health device of the present invention, a molded article filled with tourmaline and carbon black can be
Lines of magnetic force and far-infrared rays are generated to become excitation energy, and together with the heat retaining effect of carbon black, the mounted part is warmed up to the inside and blood circulation is promoted. Far-infrared rays promote blood circulation by a thermal effect, and magnetic lines act on iron contained in blood to further promote blood circulation.

The permanent electrode of tourmaline increases negative ions in the body and weakly alkalizes the acidified blood in the body. Thereby, waste products in metabolites in the body are quickly removed, and normal metabolism is promoted. And
These synergistic effects suppress or eliminate muscle stiffness and other disorders at the site where they are worn, and contribute to preventing fatigue and promoting recovery. Furthermore, tourmaline also has deodorant and antibacterial effects, and eliminates odor due to perspiration.

The polymer used in the present invention is not particularly limited. However, in consideration of the application, a polymer having a certain degree of elasticity and flexibility is preferable, and ordinary thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers can be used. Various elastomers can be used in addition to the conductive polymer.

The reason for limiting the mixing ratio of each component used as described above is that if the tourmaline powder and the carbon black powder are less than 5% by weight and 1% by weight, respectively,
These effects could not be fully exhibited, 89% by weight,
If the content exceeds 94% by weight, the compounding ratio of the polymer becomes relatively too small, and the shape retention of the molded product becomes insufficient, and in the extreme case, the molded product collapses.

[0013]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the tables.

First, tourmaline was pulverized using a jaw crusher and a disc mill until the average particle size became 10 μm, to obtain a pulverized tourmaline powder. As the polymer, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer which is a commercially available thermoplastic polymer was used as it was. As the carbon black, a commercially available thermal black was used as it was.

[0015] These materials are weighed in the composition shown in Table 1,
The mixture was kneaded for about 10 minutes using a three-roll mill, and further formed into a sheet having a thickness of 5 mm using twin rolls. This sheet is punched into a required shape, formed into a shape suitable for each part of the human body, and used. Here, as a more specific embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a corset with a shoe insole and the effect is verified will be described.

[0016]

[Table 1]

[0017]

(Embodiment 1) First, an example applied to a shoe insole will be described. Prepare a sample punched out of the sheet into a last,
The effect was confirmed using subjects who had subjective symptoms of "feet tired", "foot swollen" and "foot smelling" as subjects. The effect was confirmed by laying the sample on the subject's shoes so as to be in contact with the sole of the subject, using the sample for one week, and then receiving a report from the subject on the effect.

Table 2 summarizes the report results.

[0019]

[Table 2]

As is evident from Table 2, the subjective effect was improved in 78.6% of the subjects with the least effect on "swelling of the feet", and the effect was remarkable.

(Embodiment 2) Next, the sheet is
It was punched into a rectangle of mx 100 mm, attached to the part of the corset that was in contact with the waist, and the effect was confirmed using a person who had subjective symptoms of low back pain as a subject. Confirmation of the effect was carried out in such a manner that the subject was used for three weeks and a report was received from the subject every week. Table 3 summarizes the report results. The effect evaluation categories are as follows, and the total number of subjects is 20
A person. 1 ... I got very bad. 2 ... I got worse. 3 ...
・ No change. 4 ... Slightly better. 5 ...
Very good.

[0022]

[Table 3]

As is clear from Table 3, only one subject did not show any effect after three weeks of use, and the effect was also remarkable in this case.

[0024]

As described in detail above, the use of the polymer composite health device according to the present invention promotes blood circulation by a synergistic effect of magnetic field lines, far infrared rays, and heat retention.
It promotes the normal metabolism of the wear site, quickly removes waste products in metabolites, and reduces muscle fatigue and other disorders. In addition, when used for shoe insoles, the odor of shoes can be suppressed.

Further, in the embodiment, only the case where the present invention is applied to a shoe insole and a corset has been described. However, the effect can be expected even if the present invention is applied to other clothing. For example, it can be applied to hats, gloves, shoulder pads, socks, and the like. Furthermore, the purpose of use is different from that of clothing, but if it is applied to a supporter used for exercise or the like, the range of the part of the human body to be used can be expanded.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A polymer composite health device characterized in that a molded article made of a kneaded mixture of tourmaline powder, carbon black powder and polymer is attached to clothing and used. 2. The composite health device according to claim 1, wherein the compounding ratio of the tourmaline powder, the carbon black powder and the polymer is 5 to 89% by weight of the tourmaline powder.
1 to 85% by weight of carbon black powder and 1 of polymer
A polymer composite health device characterized by being 0 to 94% by weight.