JP2005204852A - Thermotherapy apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thermotherapy apparatus which can greatly improve hard-to-sleep discomfort caused by heat or humidity or the like in summer season. <P>SOLUTION: This thermotherapy apparatus is constituted of a bedding main body 6, a pillow 17, and a bed 10. In this case, the bedding main body 6 has a plurality of air suction holes 5 on the upper surface, and a vent 9 on the lower surface, and also has a solid lattice spatial material A3 and a cushioning body 1 inside. The pillow 17 is constituted by providing a pillow material 18 having a plurality of vent holes 19 penetrating a space between the lower surface and the upper surface, and a solid lattice spatial material B20 on the outline of the pillow material 18. The bed 10 is equipped with an air feeding unit 11 which has an air suction port 13 on a surface on which the bedding main body 6 is mounted, and an air discharge port 12 on the side surface or the lower surface. The thermotherapy apparatus is constituted in such a manner that air which is sucked in by the air feeding unit 11 from the air suction holes 5 of the bedding main body 6 through the solid lattice spatial material A3, the vent 9, and the air suction port 13, and air which is sucked in from the solid lattice spatial material B20 of the pillow 17 through the vent holes 19, air suction holes 5, the solid lattice spatial material A3, the vent 9 and the air suction port 13 are discharged to the outside of the bed 10 from the air discharge port 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a thermotherapy device that can obtain a comfortable sleep environment according to the season and has the effects of thermotherapy and potential therapy.

  Conventionally, this type of thermal treatment device is provided with a space material at the lower part of the bedding cover cloth, an air intake unit, and the air intake unit is operated to inhale air on the bedding surface cloth from the bedding cover cloth to generate heat from the human body. There has been proposed a device that releases uncomfortable bed environment in which the temperature and humidity in the bed are high in summer, thereby releasing an uncomfortable bed environment in the summer (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-78570 A

  However, the conventional thermotherapy device can improve the uncomfortable bed environment by inhaling air containing heat and humidity around the human body on the top of the bedding and releasing it outside the bedding. This part was obstructed by the pillows and could not inhale, and heat and moisture were trapped around the human head, and discomfort was not improved.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. Claim 1 has a plurality of air intake holes on the upper surface, a ventilation port on the lower surface, and a three-dimensional lattice space material A and a heating element inside. A pillow body having a cushion, a pillow material having a plurality of ventilation holes penetrating between the lower surface and the upper surface, a pillow configured by providing a three-dimensional lattice space material B on the outer periphery of the pillow material, and the bedding body placed The bed is provided with a ventilation unit having an air inlet on the surface and an air outlet on the side or lower surface, and the bedding main body is placed on the bed and the pillow is placed on the bedding main body. Three-dimensional lattice space material A from the air intake hole of the bedding main body, air vents, air sucked through the air intake port, ventilation holes, air intake holes, three-dimensional lattice space material A from the pillow three-dimensional lattice space material B, ventilation The air that is inhaled through the It is intended to exhaust from the gas outlet to the outside of the bed.

  In the second aspect, a heating element is provided inside the bedding main body.

  According to the third aspect, a potential line is provided inside the bedding main body.

  The thermotherapy device according to the present invention is configured as described above, and in claim 1, hot air and moisture are sucked from the back of the person lying on the body of the bedding and around the head by a blower unit provided on the bed. Since it can be released to the outside, the uncomfortable feeling of uncomfortable summer can be greatly improved.

  Moreover, since the power supply cord and the controller are not connected to the bedding main body by providing the air blowing unit on the bed, it is very easy to handle the bedding main body and the bedding main body.

  Further, by providing the air blowing unit on the bed, it is possible to sleep comfortably because vibration and noise during operation of the air blowing unit are not easily transmitted to the human body lying on the bedding body.

  Further, in the second aspect, the uncomfortable feeling of sleepiness in summer can be improved by inhaling hot air and moisture from the back and head of a person who energizes the air blowing unit and lies on the bedding body and exhausts it outside the bed. At the same time, all the seasons can be done with the heat effect while sleeping by turning off the air current to the heating unit of the bedding body and applying heat to the person lying on the bedding body in winter. Can be used beneficially.

  Further, in the third aspect, the uncomfortable feeling of sleepiness in summer can be improved by inhaling hot air and moisture from the back and head of a person who energizes the air blowing unit and lies on the bedding body and exhausts it outside the bed. At the same time, a negative high potential is applied to the potential line inside the bedding body, and potential treatment is performed on the person who is supine on the bedding body to improve the balance of the human body, thereby improving chronic constipation, headache, insomnia, and stiff shoulders. It is possible to do health promotion while sleeping.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a thermotherapy device for explaining an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bedding main body with the pillow removed, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bedding main body with the outer cover removed. 4 is a perspective view of the bed, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a person lying on the bedding body, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a pillow that is also placed on the bedding body, and FIG. A broken perspective view of the pillow, and FIG. 8 is a bottom perspective view of the pillow.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a buffer that can be used as a bedding, and a person lies on this.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a heating element placed on the upper surface of the buffer body 1, which is composed of a cord-like heater and is held by a holding sheet so that when the person lies on the buffer body 1, the lower part from the waist becomes dense. It is arranged in a meandering manner, and can be heated so as to have a cold head heat by energizing the heater. Although not shown in the figure, a heater wire and a signal wire are wound in a spiral shape with a heat sensitive layer of a plastic thermistor sandwiched between the heaters of the heat generating element 2, and a change in impedance of the heat sensitive layer is described later. The temperature of the heating element 2 is controlled by detection by a control circuit.

  Reference numeral 2b denotes a potential line, which is disposed inside the heater of the heating element 2 through an insulating layer and insulated from the heater line and the signal line. A negative high potential is applied to the potential line 2b, and the buffer body 1 is supine. Potential treatment is performed on the human body.

  Reference numeral 3 denotes a three-dimensional lattice space material A placed on the upper surface of the heating element 2, which is composed of a three-dimensional structure fiber material in which a large number of plastic yarns are knitted. It is excellent in water and moisture release properties, and can disperse the body pressure of a person who is supine on it.

  Reference numeral 4 denotes a bag-like cover, which covers the entire buffer body 1, the heating element 2, and the three-dimensional lattice space material A <b> 3, and is made of a material such as a nonwoven fabric with limited air permeability.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes an air intake hole formed in the cover 4. When a person lies on the shock absorber 1, a plurality of air intake holes A 5 a are formed at appropriate intervals in the upper body part from the waist to the back. A plurality of intake holes B5b are formed at appropriate intervals at the position of the head when the user lies down, that is, the position where the pillow is placed.

  6 is a bedding main body which is covered with the cover 4 and can be used as a bedding, as described above, has a plurality of air intake holes 5 on the upper surface, has a ventilation port 9 on the lower surface, and a three-dimensional lattice space material A3 inside, A heating element 2 and a buffer 1 are provided.

  Reference numeral 7 denotes an outer cover, which is further covered from the top of the cover 4 in order to improve the appearance as a bedding and enhance the merchantability.

  Reference numeral 8a denotes an intake portion A opened in the outer cover 7, which has a mesh shape and is provided at a position covering the intake hole A5a opened in the cover 4, from which the air on the surface of the bedding main body 6 is sucked To do.

  8b is an intake portion B similarly opened in the outer cover 7, which is mesh-like and is provided at a position covering the intake hole B5b opened in the cover 4, from which the air on the surface of the bedding body 6 is sucked To do.

  Reference numeral 9 denotes a ventilation opening opened in the cover 4, which is provided on the lower surface of the bedding main body and is configured to allow air to flow through the intake hole 5, and is interposed between the ventilation opening 9 and the three-dimensional lattice space material A 3. The buffer body 1 and the heat generating body 2 are provided with an opening 25 made of a material having good air permeability or a cut portion so that air flows in advance. And in the position which covers the ventilation hole 9 of the outer cover 7 which covers the cover 4, it forms in mesh shape so that air can distribute | circulate.

  A bed 10 is used by placing the bedding body 6 on the bed 10.

  Reference numeral 11 denotes a blower unit provided on the bed 10.

  An exhaust port 12 is provided on the side surface of the bed 10 and exhausts air sucked by the blower unit 11 to the outside of the bed 10. However, you may provide the exhaust port 12 in lower surfaces other than a side surface.

  Reference numeral 13 denotes an air inlet provided on the upper surface of the bed 10, from which the blower unit 11 takes air. The air inlet 13 is provided at a position that overlaps with the vent 9 opened in the cover 4 of the bedding body 6 when the bedding body 6 is placed on the bed 10.

  A control unit 14 is provided on the bed 10 and controls energization of the blower unit 11 and energization of the heating element 2. Further, a circuit for generating a negative high potential to be applied to the potential line of the heating element 2 is built in, and energization of the negative high potential is controlled.

  15 is a controller, which is connected to the control unit 14 and can be operated so as to be able to arbitrarily set the energization state of negative high potential application to the blower unit 11, the heating element 2 and the potential line, It is possible to set a timer operation, a heater set temperature, a negative high potential on / off of the potential line, a strong / weak operation of the blower unit 11, and the like.

  A power cord 16 supplies power to the control unit 14. A pillow 17 is placed on the bedding body 6.

  18 is a pillow material, which is made of a low-resilience polyurethane foam having good cushioning properties.

  Reference numeral 19 denotes a vent hole that is opened through the upper and lower surfaces of the pillow material 18, and a plurality of vent holes 19 are provided at appropriate intervals.

  Reference numeral 20 denotes a three-dimensional lattice space material B, which is formed by knitting a large number of plastic yarns. A continuous air layer is formed by this so as to cover the upper part of the outer shell of the pillow material 18.

  Reference numeral 21 denotes a seal that surrounds and fixes the end portion of the three-dimensional lattice space material B20 with a material having a high folding density so that the plastic thread does not protrude.

  The inner bag 22 is made of a breathable and stretchable knit and contains the pillow material 18 so that the color of the low-resilience polyurethane foam of the pillow material 18 does not adhere to the pillow cover described later. I am doing so.

  A knitted pillow cover 23 covers the entire pillow 17 so that the three-dimensional lattice space material B20 does not deviate from the pillow material 18, and has good touch, breathability and heat dissipation.

  Reference numerals 24a and 24b are fixing means, which are made of magic tape, and can be fixed so that the vent hole 19 of the pillow 17 placed on the main body 6 and the intake hole 5b of the main body 6 are not overlapped and fixed. The means 24 a is provided on the outer cover 7 at a predetermined position where the pillow 17 is placed on the main body 6, and the fixing means 24 b is provided on the pillow cover 21 on the lower surface of the pillow 17. When the pillow 17 is placed on the fixing means 24 a of the main body 6, the pillow 17 is fixed to the main body 6 by the function of the magic tape.

  Next, the effect | action by the above structure is demonstrated.

  First, the bedding main body 6 is placed on the bed 10 so that the air intake 9 on the lower surface overlaps the air inlet 9 of the bed 10 with the air intake portion A8a as the upper surface.

  Next, when the pillow 17 is placed at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the bedding main body 6, the fixing means 24 a and 24 b of the pillow cover 21 of the pillow 17 and the outer cover 7 of the bedding main body 6 are connected to the intake hole B 5 b of the sticky bedding main body 6 and the pillow. The seventeen air holes 19 are overlapped and fixed.

  Next, the power cord 16 is inserted into the power source, and the controller 15 is operated to start operation.

  In the hot summer, the controller 15 is operated so that the electric potential treatment function and the cool function or only the cool function can be operated so that the user can sleep comfortably.

  When the cooling function is activated, the three-dimensional lattice space material A3 is opened from the air intake hole A5a provided in the back part above the waist of the human body that is energized by the air blowing unit 11 and lies on the bedding body 6 by the air intake of the air blowing unit 11. The air is sucked in through the section 25, the vent 9 and the air inlet 13, and exhausted from the air outlet 12 to the outside of the bedding main body 6 to release the heat and moisture from the human body to the outside of the bedding main body 6 in the summer. The comfort of an uncomfortable bed environment with high temperature and humidity in the bed.

  Similarly, the three-dimensional lattice space material B20 to the vent hole 19, the intake hole B5b of the bedding main body 6, the three-dimensional lattice space material A3, the opening 46, the ventilation port 9, and the intake port 13 provided in the pillow 17 are provided. The air around the head placed on the pillow 17 through the air is sucked by the blower unit 11 and exhausted from the exhaust port 12 so that a refreshing cool breeze slowly flows around the head and face, and heat around the head Because it takes away, you can sleep cool in the hot summer night without sweating your head.

  Further, when only the potential treatment is performed, the blower unit 11 is not energized, and a negative high potential is applied to the potential line 2b of the heating element 2 so that the potential treatment of the person who is supine on the bedding body 6 is performed. It mainly improves the balance of the body and obtains effective effects such as chronic constipation, headache, insomnia, and stiff shoulders.

  Further, in the cold winter, the thermal treatment function and the potential treatment function are activated, or the sleep unit 11 is controlled so as to be able to sleep comfortably at an appropriate temperature only by the heat, and the blower unit 11 is controlled not to be energized.

  Therefore, since hot air and moisture can be inhaled by the blower unit 11 from the back of the person lying on the bedding main body 6 and around the head and released to the outside of the bedding main body 6, the uncomfortable feeling of uncomfortable summer is greatly improved. be able to.

  Further, since the blower unit 11 is provided on the bed 10, since the power cord and the controller are not connected to the bedding body 6, bed making and handling are very easy.

  Further, since the air blowing unit 11 is provided on the bed 10, vibration and noise during operation of the air blowing unit 11 are not easily transmitted to a person who lies on the bedding main body 6, so that the user can sleep without worrying about noise.

  In addition, the uncomfortable feeling of sleep in summer can be improved by inhaling hot air and moisture from the back and head of a person who energizes the airflow unit 11 and lies on the bedding body 6 and exhausts it outside the bed 10. In the winter, it is possible to stop the energization of the blower unit 11 and energize the heating element 2 of the bedding body 6 and apply heat to the person lying on the bedding body 6 so that health can be promoted by the thermal effect while sleeping. , All season can be used beneficially.

  In addition, the uncomfortable feeling of sleep in summer can be improved by inhaling hot air and moisture from the back and head of a person who energizes the airflow unit 11 and lies on the bedding body 6 and exhausts it outside the bed 10. Applying a negative high potential to the potential line 2b inside the bedding main body 6 to improve the body balance of the human body by treating the person lying on the bedding main body, thereby improving chronic constipation, headache, insomnia, stiff shoulders, etc. Because it can be improved, health can be improved while sleeping.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, The following expansion or a change is possible. The heating element 2 may be a heater only, and may be configured to have a thermal treatment effect and a cooling effect. Further, the heating element 2 may be configured to have only a potential line and have a potential therapeutic effect and a refreshing effect. Moreover, it is sufficient to make it the structure which does not have the heat generating body 2, and has only a cool function.

It is a perspective view of a thermotherapy device explaining one example of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the state where the pillow was similarly removed from the bedding main body. It is a perspective view of the bedding main body of the state which removed the outer shell cover similarly. It is a perspective view of a bed similarly. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a state where a person lies on the bedding body. It is a perspective view of the pillow which is similarly placed on the bedding main body and used. It is a fracture perspective view of a pillow similarly. It is a bottom perspective view of the pillow similarly.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Buffer body 2 Heat generating body 2b Potential line 3 Three-dimensional lattice space material A
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Intake hole 6 Bedding main body 9 Ventilation hole 10 Bed bed 11 Blower unit 12 Exhaust port 13 Inlet port 17 Pillow 18 Pillow material 19 Vent hole 20 Three-dimensional lattice space material B

Claims (3)

A bedding main body (6) having a plurality of air intake holes (5) on the upper surface, an air vent (9) on the lower surface, and a three-dimensional lattice space material A (3) and a shock absorber (1) inside; A pillow material (18) having a plurality of ventilation holes (19) penetrating between the upper surface and the pillow (17) having a three-dimensional lattice space material B (20) on the outer periphery of the pillow material (18); 6) a bed (10) provided with a blower unit (11) having an air inlet (13) on the surface on which the air intake port (13) is placed and having an air outlet (12) on the side surface or the lower surface. ) Is placed on the bed (10), the pillow (17) is placed on the bedding main body (6), and the three-dimensional lattice space material A (3) is ventilated from the intake hole (5) of the bedding main body (6). Three-dimensional lattice sky of the mouth (9), the air sucked through the inlet (13), and the pillow (17) Air is sucked from the material B (20) through the vent hole (19), the intake hole (5), the three-dimensional lattice space material A (3), the ventilation port (9), and the intake port (13). A thermotherapy device, wherein the unit (11) exhausts air from the exhaust port (12) to the outside of the bed (10). The thermotherapy device according to claim 1, wherein a heating element (2) is provided inside the bedding body (6). The thermotherapy device according to claim 1, wherein a potential line (2b) is provided inside the bedding body (6).

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