JP2006333881A - Moxibustion device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moxibustion device which prevents a moxibustion material from burning out unexpectedly, sufficiently transmits heat generated from the moxibustion material to a pressing part applied to a skin, prevents a part held by a hand from being overheated, and prevents the moxibustion material from being scattered, and the moxibustion material for the moxibustion device. <P>SOLUTION: The moxibustion is performed by pressing the pressing member 17 to which a replacement cap 35 is fit against the skin by holding an external cylindrical body 3 when the pressing member 17 is warmed up. A gap provided between the external cylindrical body 3 and an inner cylindrical body 5 prevents the overheated state of the external cylindrical body 3 such that it is too hot to hold with a hand. Since a moxa stick M burns while being contained in the moxibustion device 1, a moxibustion treatment is performed safely without exposing the burning part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an acupuncture treatment warmer that burns a firewood material such as moss and uses it as a heat source, and an acupuncture material for the warmth device.

  Acupuncture has traditionally been ignited by placing a firewood such as mogusa directly on the skin, but this method is often avoided because the patient feels very hot. For this reason, a warmer equipped with a pressing part that is heated using a firewood material as a heat source is used. Most of this type of hot water heater has a structure in which a firewood is accommodated in a cylindrical body and the firewood is burned.

However, since the brazing material is accommodated in the cylindrical body, there is a problem that the fire is inadvertently extinguished or the heat generated from the brazing material is not sufficiently transmitted to the pressing portion. .
Also, this type of hot water heater is used by hand, but if it is used for a long time, the part held by the hand becomes overheated, and there are some that cannot be held with bare hands.
Further, depending on how the conventional warming device is handled, there is a risk that the glaze will be scattered, and there is a possibility that those engaged in the acupuncture treatment industry cannot use it safely. Moreover, it takes a considerable amount of time from when the firewood is ignited until the pressing portion of the warmer is warmed, and there are some that are not easy to use.
The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the heat generated from the firewood is sufficiently transmitted to the pressing portion that touches the skin without inadvertently extinguishing the firewood. It is an object of the present invention to provide a warmer and a warmer for a warmer in which the portion held by is not overheated, there is no risk of the fired material being scattered, and the pressing part is warmed in a short time.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and the invention of claim 1 is directed to an outer cylindrical body, an inner cylindrical body accommodated in the outer cylindrical body, and the outer cylindrical body. A container which is accommodated and provided with a gap between the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical body and has an opening at a portion facing the front end portion, the rear end portion and the inner cylindrical body peripheral surface; A distal end support member provided at the distal end and projecting from the distal end side opening of the outer cylindrical body and having a vent; and attached to the distal end portion of the inner cylindrical body, disposed at a position surrounding the distal end support member, and the outer cylinder A heat transfer member projecting from the front end opening of the cylindrical body, a pressing member attached to the front end of the heat transfer member, and a lid provided with a vent attached to the rear end opening of the outer cylindrical body. It is a hot water heater characterized by comprising.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a warmer according to the first aspect, wherein the container is constituted by a coil spring.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a warmer according to the first or second aspect, wherein the heat transfer member is constituted by a coil spring.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a warming apparatus characterized in that a contact member made of a heat conductive material is provided at a portion of the pressing member that contacts the heat transfer member.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a warmer according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein a vent hole is formed in the pressing member.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the warmer according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, further comprising an exchange cap that covers the pressing member.

  The invention according to claim 7 is a brazing material used in the warming device according to claims 1 to 6, wherein a combustible material such as mogusa and a paste are added to the combusted material, which are molded and solidified into a rod shape. This is a heating element for a warming device.

  According to the warmer of the present invention and the warmer for the warmer, it is possible to prevent the fired material from being inadvertently extinguished. Moreover, it becomes possible to fully transmit the heat which generate | occur | produces from a bran material to the press part which applies to skin. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the portion held by the hand from being overheated. In addition, there is no fear that the firewood will scatter, and it can be safely used by anyone. In addition, the pressing portion is warmed up in a short time, and usability is improved.

A warmer 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
Reference numeral 3 denotes a cylindrical outer cylindrical body, and the outer cylindrical body 3 is made of noncombustible plastic. The outer cylindrical body 3 accommodates an inner cylindrical body 5 made of an aluminum alloy, and the inner cylindrical body 5 is supported by the outer cylindrical body 3 via a support screw 7. The inner cylindrical body 5 is cylindrical and has an outer diameter dimension that is slightly smaller than the inner diameter dimension of the outer cylindrical body 3, and the outer cylindrical surface of the inner cylindrical body 5 and the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical body 3 are formed. There is a gap between them.

A coil spring 9 as a container is accommodated in the inner cylindrical body 5, and this coil spring 9 is supported by the inner cylindrical body 5 via a support screw 11. The outer diameter of the coil spring 9 is formed slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the inner cylindrical body 5, and a gap is opened between the outer peripheral surface of the coil spring 9 and the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical body 5.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a wire mesh container as a tip support member, and the opening side of the wire mesh container 13 is attached to the coil spring 9. Since the metal mesh container 13 is formed of a metal mesh as described above, it has a large number of vent holes.

A coil spring 15 as a heat transfer member is attached to the distal end portion of the inner cylindrical body 5, and this coil spring 15 is provided at a position surrounding the wire mesh container 13.
Reference numeral 17 denotes a pressing member. The pressing member 17 has a cylindrical shape having a bottom portion 19 and has an inner diameter dimension that fits into the coil spring 15. A round hole 21 as a vent is formed in the center of the bottom 19 of the pressing member 17. A contact member 23 made of a copper plate is attached to the inner surface of the pressing member 17.

  Reference numeral 25 denotes a lid, which is attached to the rear end portion of the outer cylindrical body 3. The structure of the lid 25 will be described. The cylindrical lid body 27 having a short length is formed to have the same outer diameter as that of the outer cylindrical body 3, and a wire mesh 31 is stretched in the round hole 29. A fitting cylinder part 33 is inserted into the round hole 29, and the tip of the fitting cylinder part 33 is inserted and fixed to the middle of the round hole 29. The fitting cylinder portion 33 has an outer dimension that fits perfectly into the inner cylindrical body 5.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a replacement cap made of thin non-combustible synthetic paper, and this replacement cap covers the pressing member 17. The structure of the exchange cap 35 will be described. The replacement cap 35 has a bottom portion 37, and a round hole 39 is formed in the bottom portion 37. The round hole 39 is formed in a size facing the round hole 21 of the pressing member 17.
Reference numeral 41 denotes a metal fire extinguisher, and the fire extinguisher 41 is constituted by a cylinder having a bottom. The length of the fire extinguishing cylinder 41 is set to be slightly larger than that of the heater 1 and the inner diameter thereof is set to be slightly larger than that of the heater 1.

  The symbol M indicates a mog stick as a hot rice bran material. The mog stick M was developed for the hot water device 1 and is formed by molding a barrack mushroom into a rod shape using a starch paste. A method for manufacturing the mog stick M will be described later.

Next, the usage method of this hot water heater 1 is demonstrated.
The fitting cylinder part 33 of the lid 25 is removed from the inner cylindrical body 5, the lid 25 is removed, the tip of the mog stick M is ignited using a lighter or the like, and the mog stick M is inserted into the inner cylindrical body 5. . Since the tip portion of the mog stick M with fire is located in the wire mesh container 13, the heat of the mog stick M is transmitted to the coil spring 15. Since the coil spring 15 is provided so as to surround the tip of the wire mesh container 13, the heat of the mog stick M is efficiently transmitted to the coil spring 15, and further the heat is transmitted from the coil spring 15 to the pressing member 17 via the contact member 23. Thus, the pressing member 17 is warmed in a short time. The time required for the pressing member 17 to reach 50 ° C. suitable for acupuncture treatment is about 1 minute after the fired Mogusa stick M is put into the inner cylindrical body 5.

When the pressing member 17 is warmed, the outer tubular body 3 is held, and the pressing member 17 fitted with the replacement cap 35 is pressed against the skin as shown in FIG.
Since a gap is provided between the outer cylindrical pair 3 and the inner cylindrical body 5, the heat of the mog stick M is hardly transmitted to the outer cylindrical body 3, and the outer cylindrical body 3 cannot be held by hand. It is possible to prevent the overheating state.
The replacement cap 35 is hygienic because the replacement cap 35 is replaced every time the person undergoing treatment changes. Further, since the replacement cap 35 is made of thin synthetic paper, the heat of the pressing member 17 is transmitted to the affected area. Will not prevent it from being done.

The coil spring 15 is elastically deformed in the compression direction when the pressing member 17 is pressed against the skin. Accordingly, the replacement cap 35 comes into close contact with the skin with an appropriate pressure, and heat is reliably transmitted to the affected area without unevenness. Therefore, a high warmth effect can be obtained.
In addition, since the mogusa stick M burns in a state where it is accommodated in the warming device 1, the burning part is not exposed, and the fired mogoustic M is not inadvertently scattered. It can be performed.

In addition, when extinguishing the fire attached to the mogusa stick M, as shown in FIG. 4, the heater 1 is put into the fire extinguishing cylinder 41 with the pressing member 17 side down, and the fire extinguishing cylinder 41 is set up. In such a state, the supply of air to the tip of the mogusa stick M is cut off, and the fire is completely extinguished in a few minutes. Moreover, since it can extinguish without sprinkling water on the mogusa stick M, it can be used if the mogus stick M is fired again.
Moreover, as shown in FIG. 5, you may make it extinguish by fitting the fire extinguishing caps 43 and 45 to the front-end | tip part and base end part of the warmer 1, respectively.

Next, the manufacturing method of the mogusa stick M will be described.
(Material mixing ratio)
Baramogusa 60 parts by weight Starch glue 100 parts by weight Water 200 parts by weight

Water is added to and mixed with the above starch paste, and further mixed with knead and added to obtain a raw material paste.
The raw material paste is molded in a mold for making a wooden shape. In this mold, two rectangular plates are connected by a hinge so as to be freely opened and closed, and concave portions are formed on opposing surfaces of the two plates. This plate has a thickness dimension of 15 mm, a width dimension of 50 mm, and a length dimension of 120 mm. The concave portion into which the raw material paste is placed is a shape obtained by dividing the cylinder into two parts in the vertical direction. A cylindrical cavity with a diameter of 100 mm is formed.

10 g of the raw material paste is taken and formed into a rod shape by hand, and then put into a concave portion on one side of the mold. Then, by closing the mold and combining the two concave portions, a cylindrical cavity is formed, and the raw material paste is formed into a cylindrical shape. At this time, care should be taken so that the rod-shaped raw material paste does not protrude from the cavity.
Next, the two plates are fixed in a closed state using a vise or the like so that the mold does not open. Then, hot air of about 40 ° C. is blown onto the mold for about 3 hours, and the raw material paste in the mold is dried to obtain a Mogusa stick M semi-finished product. This semi-finished product has a length dimension of approximately 100 mm and a diameter of 7.5-8.0 mm, which is 20-25% less than that before drying.

Next, it is put into a shaping mold for shaping the shape of the semi-finished product. This shaping mold has almost the same structure as the shaping mold for forming the shape, but the size of the cylindrical cavity formed by combining the recesses formed on the two plates is 7.5 mm in diameter and 100 mm in length. Is different.
The semi-finished product is accommodated in a shaping cavity and is clamped with a vise and shaped. After repeating this shaping operation 2 to 3 times, the semi-finished product is taken out from the shaping mold and dried by blowing warm air of 30 to 40 ° C. to obtain Mogusa stick M as a finished product.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention can be changed even if there is a design change without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.
For example, in the above embodiment, the gap is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical body 5 and the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical body 3, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the gap is not limited to this. It is good also as a structure provided with a heat insulating material.

Further, the container may be constituted by a coil spring 9 or may be constituted by a cylindrical body having a large number of holes on the outer periphery.
In the above embodiment, the outer cylindrical body 3 is made of nonflammable plastic, but it may be made of metal such as aluminum alloy, wood that has been subjected to fireproofing or flameproofing, and the like. Moreover, although the inner side cylindrical body 5 was comprised with the aluminum alloy, you may comprise with a metal other than this, other ceramics, etc.
Note that the mixing ratio of the material of the mogusa stick M is not limited to that described above, and the molding may be performed, for example, by reducing the amount of the paste and increasing the heating temperature at the time of molding.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the heating apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the hot water heater of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage method of the hot water heater of FIG. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the method of extinguishing the fire of the mogusa stick accommodated in the hot water heater of FIG. 1 using a fire extinguisher. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the method of extinguishing the fire of the mogusa stick accommodated in the hot water heater of FIG. 1 using a fire extinguishing cap.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hot water heater 3 Outer cylindrical body 5 Inner cylindrical body 7 Support screw 9 Coil spring 11 as receiving body 11 Support screw 13 Wire mesh container 15 as tip support member Coil spring 17 as heat transfer member 17 Press member 19 Bottom 21 Round hole 23 Contact member 25 Lid 27 Lid main body 29 Round hole 31 Wire net 33 Fitting cylinder part 35 Replacement cap 37 Bottom part 39 Round hole 41 Fire extinguishing cylinders 43 and 45 Fire extinguishing cap M

Claims (7)

  A front end portion is provided with a gap between an outer cylindrical body, an inner cylindrical body accommodated in the outer cylindrical body, and an inner peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical body accommodated in the outer cylindrical body. A container having an opening in a portion facing the rear end portion and the inner cylindrical body peripheral surface, and a tip support member provided at the tip of the container and protruding from the opening on the tip side of the outer cylindrical body and having a vent hole A heat transfer member that is attached to the distal end portion of the inner tubular body, is disposed at a position surrounding the distal end support member, and projects from the distal end side opening of the outer tubular body, and is attached to the distal end of the heat transfer member. A heating apparatus comprising: a pressing member; and a lid provided with a vent attached to a rear end side opening of the outer cylindrical body.   2. A warmer according to claim 1, wherein the container is constituted by a coil spring.   The warmer according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the heat transfer member is constituted by a coil spring.   A heating apparatus, wherein a contact member made of a heat conductive material is provided on a portion of the pressing member that contacts the heat transfer member.   5. A warmer according to claim 1, wherein a vent is formed in the pressing member.   6. The warming device according to claim 1, further comprising an exchange cap that covers the pressing member. It is a brazing material used for the warming device of Claims 1-6, Comprising: Combustion products, such as a moxa, The paste agent was added to the said combustion product, and it was shape | molded and solidified by the rod shape, Of wood.

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