JP2010057577A - Hot-water bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new hot-water bottle which is added a value to an existing hot-water bottle. <P>SOLUTION: This hot-water bottle 1 has a convex part 3 for acupressure on the upper surface of the hot-water bottle body 2. Furthermore, the hot-water bottle 1 is equipped with a hot-water bottle cover 10 covering the upper surface of the body 2. Penetrating holes 11 are formed at a site of the cover 10 corresponding to the convex parts 3 which are exposed on the surface of the cover 10 under a condition of covering the upper surface of the body 2 with the cover 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hot water bottle.

  The hot water bottle is used for warming the heated portion by bringing the heated portion of the human body into contact with at least the upper surface thereof. The hot water bottle is used with at least the upper surface covered with a hot water bottle cover or used without being covered with a cover so that the upper surface has a temperature suitable for heating the heated portion.

As a hot water bottle cover, a towel has been widely used conventionally, and in recent years, an exclusive plastic cover has been used (for example, see Patent Document 1). On the other hand, the main body of the hot water bottle has been widely used in the past, but in recent years, a plastic one has also been used (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent No. 3295405 JP 2005-245773 A

  Thus, it is desirable to add value to such hot water bottles and increase the commercial value.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the new hot water bottle which provided the added value with respect to the conventional hot water bottle.

  The present invention provides the following means.

  [1] A hot water bottle characterized in that a shiatsu convex portion is provided on the upper surface of the hot water bottle body.

[2] A hot water bottle cover covering the upper surface of the main body is provided,
The hot water bottle according to claim 1, wherein a through hole is provided at a position corresponding to the convex portion of the cover so as to expose the convex portion to the surface of the cover with the upper surface of the main body covered with the cover. .

[3] The cover is detachably attached to the main body.
On the upper surface of the main body, as the convex portion, a high convex portion for acupressure with a high height and a low convex portion for acupressure with a height lower than the high convex portion are provided,
In a state where the upper surface of the main body is covered with the cover, the high convex portion is exposed to the surface of the cover through the through hole of the cover, and the low convex portion is hidden by the cover. The hot water bottle according to the preceding item 2, which is configured.

[4] A cap for closing the pouring port is attached to the pouring port provided on the upper surface of the main body,
4. The hot water bottle according to item 2 or 3, wherein the cap is concealed by the cover in a state where the upper surface of the main body is covered by the cover.

  The present invention has the following effects.

  According to the invention of [1], since the convex portion for acupressure is provided on the upper surface of the hot water bottle main body, the acupressure effect is given to the heated portion of the user (particularly the acupuncture points existing in the heated portion). In addition to being able to be heated locally by hot water put in the body, this convex part can also be given a thermal effect, thereby obtaining excellent effects such as massage, blood circulation promotion, healing etc. Can do.

  According to the invention of [2], since the through hole is provided at a location corresponding to the convex portion of the hot water bottle cover, the upper surface of the main body is set to a temperature suitable for warming the user's heated portion. Even when covered with the cover, the convex portion is exposed to the surface of the cover through the through-hole of the cover, and the acupressure effect and the thermal effect can be given to the user's heated portion.

  According to the invention of [3], in the state where the upper surface of the main body is covered with a cover, the above-mentioned acupressure effect and thermal effect can be given to the user's warmed portion by the high-pressure portion for acupressure. In the state where the cover is removed from the main body and the upper surface of the main body is exposed, at least two types of finger pressure effects and thermal effects can be given to the heated portion of the user.

  According to the invention of [4], since the cap is concealed by the cover by covering the upper surface of the main body with the cover while the pouring port portion is closed with the cap, the appearance of the hot water bottle can be improved.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1-4, 1 is the hot water bottle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the hot water bottle 1 has a cover, that is, a hot water bottle body 2 and a hot water bottle cover 10.

  The main body 2 is a blow molded product made of plastic (eg, polyethylene). The planar shape of the main body 2 is a substantially oval shape (including an elliptical shape) extending in the left-right direction. In detail, the shape of the main body 2 is a substantially flat broad bean shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the main body 2 is hollow, and hot water is poured into the hollow portion 2a.

  The width of the main body 2 in the left-right direction is, for example, about 220 to 280 mm, the length of the main body 2 is, for example, about 160 to 200 mm, and the thickness (height) of the main body 2 is, for example, about 50 to 70 mm. Further, the thickness of the upper wall portion of the main body 2 is 2 to 4 mm, for example, and is uniformly formed over the entire upper wall portion, and the thickness of the lower wall portion of the main body 2 is also 2 to 4 mm, for example. And uniformly formed over the entire lower wall. However, in this invention, each dimension of the main body 2 is not limited to the illustrated dimension, and can be variously changed.

  At the center of the upper surface of the main body 2, a pouring port 6 for pouring hot water into the inside of the main body 2 (hollow portion 2 a) is provided, and a cap 7 that closes the pouring port 6 is attached to the pouring port 6. It is attached detachably. Further, the pouring port 6 is disposed inside a recess 8 formed by being locally recessed in the central portion of the upper surface of the main body 2, whereby the main body is mounted in the state where the cap 7 is attached to the pouring port 6. The amount of protrusion of the cap 7 from the upper surface of 2 is suppressed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of acupressure convex portions 3 are integrally formed on the upper surface of the main body 2. Each convex part 3 has at least a top formed in a convex spherical shape, and its planar shape is circular. In the present embodiment, each convex portion 3 is formed in a substantially conical shape having a convex spherical surface at the top. Furthermore, the upper wall portion of the main body 2 is locally bent so that each convex portion 3 protrudes locally from the upper surface of the main body 2 and the thickness of the upper wall portion of the main body 2 is substantially constant. Is formed.

  These convex portions 3 include at least two types of convex portions 3a and 3b for acupressure different in height. In the present embodiment, the convex portions 3 are a plurality of high convex portions 3a for acupressure that have a high height. Two types of convex portions 3 having different heights are provided on the upper surface of the main body 2, such as a plurality of low-pressure portions for acupressure 3 b having a height lower than that of the high convex portion 3 a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, among these convex portions 3, the plurality of high convex portions 3 a are respectively centered on the central portion of the upper surface of the main body 2 on the left half and the right half of the upper surface of the main body 2. They are arranged in the left and right symmetrical positions along the arc direction. On the other hand, the plurality of low protrusions 3b are radially outward from the plurality of high protrusions 3a arranged in the arc direction on the left half and the right half of the upper surface of the main body 2, respectively, They are arranged at symmetrical positions at intervals.

  The protruding height of the high convex portion 3a with respect to the upper surface of the main body 2 is, for example, about 10 to 18 mm. The protrusion height of the low protrusion 3b with respect to the upper surface of the main body 2 is about 5 mm or more, and the protrusion height of the low protrusion 3b is set to be, for example, about 5 to 12 mm lower than the protrusion height of the high protrusion 3a. The diameter of the root portion of the high convex portion 3a is, for example, about 24 to 28 mm, and the diameter of the root portion of the low convex portion 3b is, for example, about 22 to 28 mm. However, in this invention, the dimension of the high convex part 3a and the dimension of the low convex part 3b are not limited to the dimension illustrated, It can change variously.

  Here, as described above, since the thickness of the upper wall portion of the main body 2 is uniformly formed over the entire upper wall portion, the thickness of the convex portion 3 on the upper wall portion of the main body 2 and the other thickness It is formed equal to the thickness of the part.

  Plate-shaped grips 5 are formed on the left and right ends of the main body 2, respectively.

  Further, a cover mounting collar 4 that protrudes slightly outward is integrally formed at the outer peripheral edge of the main body 2 in a plan view of the main body 2 so as to extend in the circumferential direction of the main body 2.

  The cover 10 has a substantially inverted dish shape, and covers the entire upper surface of the main body 2 so that the upper surface of the main body 2 has a temperature suitable for warming the user's heated portion. It is made of plastic (eg, polypropylene). The thickness of the cover 10 is about 1 to 3 mm, for example. However, in the present invention, the dimensions of the cover 10 are not limited to the illustrated dimensions.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cover 10 is placed on the collar portion 4 of the main body 2 so as to cover the upper surface of the main body 2 while being spaced upward from the upper surface of the main body 2. Is. In the state where the cover 10 is arranged in this way, the gap between the upper surface of the main body 2 and the cover 10 is set to about 2 to 12 mm, for example.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the portions corresponding to the high convex portions 3 a of the cover 10 are provided on the surface of the cover 10 with the high convex portions 3 a being covered with the cover 10. A plurality of high protrusion exposing through holes 11 to be exposed are provided. Each through-hole 11 has a circular shape in plan view, and the diameter thereof is set to be slightly larger than the diameter of the high convex portion 3a, whereby the high convex portion 3a is disposed in the through hole 11 in a loosely inserted state. It has been made.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, under the state where the upper surface of the main body 2 is covered with the cover 10, each high convex portion 3 a has a slightly top portion with respect to the surface of the cover 10 through the corresponding through hole 11. It is exposed to the surface of the cover 10 in a protruding state, while each low convex portion 3b and the cap 7 attached to the pouring port 6 are both hidden by the cover 10 and are not visible from the outside. Yes. In this state, the gap between the top of the low protrusion 3b and the cover 10 is set to about 1 to 4 mm, for example. Furthermore, the top part of the high convex part 3a protrudes about 1 to 4 mm with respect to the surface of the cover 10, for example.

  Moreover, the hot water bottle 1 of this embodiment is provided with the some fixing means 9 which fixes the cover 10 to the main body 2 so that separation is possible in the state which covered the upper surface of the main body 2, as shown in FIG. The fixing means 9 is integrally formed on the outer peripheral surface portion of the main body 2 and the engagement 9b hole provided in each of the plurality of elastic protruding piece portions 9a integrally formed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the cover 10 so as to protrude downward. In addition, a plurality of engaging protrusions 9c that are detachably engaged with the engaging holes 9b are provided. And the cover 10 arrange | positioned in the state which covered the upper surface of the main body 2, ie, the cover 10 mounted on the collar part 4 of the main body 2, is the engagement hole 9b of each elastic protrusion piece part 9a in the engagement hole 9b. By forcibly engaging the corresponding engaging projections 9c from above, the upper surface of the main body 2 is attached and fixed in a state of covering the upper surface. On the other hand, by forcibly pulling out the engaging projection 9c from the engaging hole 9b and releasing the engagement between them, the cover 10 can be released from the main body 2 and the cover 10 can be removed from the main body 2. It becomes. After the cover 10 is removed from the main body 2 in this way, hot water can be put into the hollow portion 2a of the main body 2 from the pouring port 6 or discharged.

  Next, the usage method of the hot water bottle 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated.

  First, hot water is poured into the cavity 2 a of the main body 2 from the pouring port 6 and the pouring port 6 is closed with a cap 7. Next, the cover 10 is placed on the flange 4 of the main body 2 to cover the upper surface of the main body 2 with the cover 10. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the surface of the cover 10 is made such that each of the high-pressure portions 3 a for shiatsu protrudes slightly from the surface of the cover 10 through the corresponding through hole 11 of the cover 10. On the other hand, both the low-pressure portions 3b for acupressure and the cap 7 are concealed by the cover 10 and cannot be seen from the outside. Further, the cover 10 is fixed to the main body 2 and the upper surface of the main body 2 is covered by engaging the corresponding engagement protrusions 9 c of the main body 2 with the engagement holes 9 b of the elastic protruding piece portions 9 a of the cover 10. Hold the cover 10 in a state. After this state, the user's heated portion (eg, back, waist, leg thighs, calves, soles) is placed on the surface of the cover 10 and brought into contact with the surface of the cover 10, thereby Warm the warming area.

  The hot water bottle 1 may be used without covering the upper surface of the main body 2 with the cover 10, that is, the hot water bottle 1 is used with the cover 10 removed from the main body 2 and the upper surface of the main body 2 exposed. May be.

  After the hot water bottle 1 is used, the hot water (water) in the main body 2 can be discharged by removing the cover 10 from the main body 2 and further removing the cap 7 from the pouring port 6.

  Thus, the hot water bottle 1 of the present embodiment has the following advantages.

  According to this hot water bottle 1, since the shiatsu pressure convex part 3 is provided on the upper surface of the hot water bottle main body 2, the acupressure effect is given to the user's heated part (particularly the acupuncture points present in the heated part). In addition, the convex portion 3 is locally heated by the hot water put in the main body 2, so that it is possible to impart a thermal effect, thereby providing excellent effects such as massage, blood circulation promotion, and healing. Obtainable.

  Further, since the hot water bottle 1 includes the cover 10, the upper surface of the hot water bottle main body 2 can be brought to a temperature suitable for warming the user's heated portion by the cover 10.

  In addition, a high pressure convex portion 3 a and a low convex portion 3 b for acupressure are provided on the upper surface of the main body 2, and a through hole 11 is provided at a location corresponding to the high convex portion 3 a of the cover 10. Therefore, even when the upper surface of the main body 2 is covered with the cover 10 so as to make the temperature suitable for warming the user's heated portion, the high convex portion 3 a is formed through the through hole 11 of the cover 10. It is exposed on the surface, and the above-mentioned acupressure effect and thermal effect can be given to the user's heated portion.

  Furthermore, the cover 10 is detachably attached to the main body 2. The high convex portion 3 a for acupressure on the upper surface of the main body 2 as the convex portion 3 is higher than the high convex portion 3 a. The low convex portion 3b for acupressure is provided, and the high convex portion 3a is exposed to the surface of the cover 10 through the through hole 11 of the cover 10 in a state where the upper surface of the main body 2 is covered with the cover 10. In addition, since the low convex portion 3b is concealed by the cover 10, there is the following advantage.

  That is, in the state where the upper surface of the main body 2 is covered with the cover 10 (see FIGS. 1 and 2), the high convex portion 3a can give the above-mentioned acupressure effect and thermal effect to the user's heated portion, On the other hand, in the state where the cover 10 is removed from the main body 2 and the upper surface of the main body 2 is exposed (see FIGS. 3 and 4), at least two types of finger pressure effects on the user's warmed portion are different. A thermal effect can be given.

  Further, a cap 7 that closes the pouring port 6 is attached to the pouring port 6 provided on the upper surface of the main body 2, and the cap 7 is covered with the cover 10 covered with the cover 10. Since the cover 10 is concealed, the cap 7 can be concealed by the cover 10 by covering the upper surface of the main body 2 with the cover 10 while the pouring port 6 is closed with the cap 7. Therefore, the appearance of the hot water bottle 1 can be improved.

  Further, the cover 10 is made of plastic having elasticity, and is disposed so as to cover the upper surface of the main body 2 in a state of being spaced apart upward from the upper surface of the main body 2. There are advantages. That is, the cover 10 is elastically slightly depressed downward in response to a load from the warmed portion of the user, and accordingly, the protruding amount of the high convex portion 3a protruding from the surface of the cover 10 increases. Therefore, since the finger pressure of the high convex portion 3a is increased or decreased depending on the magnitude of the load applied to the cover 10, the finger pressure can be easily adjusted according to the user's preference. Furthermore, since the cover 10 is elastically slightly depressed downward in response to a load from the user's warming portion, the warming portion can be elastically received by the cover 10, and thus the hot water bottle 1 is comfortable to hit. There is also an advantage that is good. Further, when the cover 10 is elastically depressed in a downward direction exceeding a predetermined amount of depression, the cover 10 comes into contact with at least one of the top of the cap 7 and the low convex portion 3b and the cover 10 It is comprised so that the further dent in the downward direction may be controlled. For this reason, the cover 10 is not recessed more than necessary.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be variously modified.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the upper surface of the main body 2 is provided with two types of acupressure convex portions 3a and 3b having different heights. However, in the present invention, three or more types of heights are different. A shiatsu convex portion may be provided.

  In the present invention, it is desirable that the hot water bottle 1 includes the cover 10, but it is not always necessary to include the cover 10.

  In the present invention, the cover 10 is desirably elastic, but does not necessarily have elasticity.

  The present invention is applicable to hot water bottles.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a hot water bottle according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the hot water bottle. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the hot water bottle separated into a main body and a cover. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the hot water bottle separated into a main body and a cover.

Explanation of symbols

1: hot water bottle 2: hot water bottle main body 3: convex part 3a for acupressure: high convex part 3b for acupressure: low convex part 6 for acupressure: pouring part 7: cap 9: fixing means 10: cover 11: through hole

Claims (4)

  A hot water bottle characterized in that a convex part for shiatsu is provided on the upper surface of the hot water bottle body. A hot water bottle cover that covers the upper surface of the main body,
The through-hole which exposes the said convex part to the surface of the said cover in the location corresponding to the said convex part of the said cover in the state which covered the upper surface of the said main body with the said cover is provided. Hot water bottle. The cover is detachably attached to the main body,
On the upper surface of the main body, as the convex portion, a high convex portion for acupressure with a high height and a low convex portion for acupressure with a height lower than the high convex portion are provided,
In a state where the upper surface of the main body is covered with the cover, the high convex portion is exposed to the surface of the cover through the through hole of the cover, and the low convex portion is hidden by the cover. The hot water bottle according to claim 2, which is constituted. A cap for closing the pouring port is attached to the pouring port provided on the upper surface of the main body,
The hot water bottle according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the cap is concealed by the cover in a state where the upper surface of the main body is covered by the cover.

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