JP2010246753A - Light irradiation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To heighten the effect of light irradiation related to a light irradiation device used for improving physical conditions. <P>SOLUTION: This invention for achieving the aim includes a bandage belt 4, a plurality of light-emitting elements 11 mounted on the surface side of the bandage belt 4, an individual transparent cover 14 covering the surface side of the plurality of light-emitting elements 11, and water 16 filled between the individual transparent cover 14 and the light-emitting elements 11, and the light is irradiated through water 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a light irradiation apparatus that attempts to improve physical condition by light irradiation.

  The configuration of this conventional light irradiation apparatus has been as follows.

  That is, it was the structure provided with the packaging belt | band | zone and the light emitting element arrange | positioned on the surface side of this packaging belt | band | zone (for example, the following patent document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-168

  In the above conventional example, for example, a wrapping band is wound around the human body, and light is emitted from the light emitting element to the human body in that state to improve the physical condition, and the wrapping band is wound around the human body. Since it is used, even in this use, daily life is not greatly hindered, and this point has been highly evaluated.

  However, in such a conventional example, since the light emitted from the light emitting element is directly applied to, for example, the human body, there remains a problem that the light irradiation effect on the human body is not sufficient.

  That is, in this case, the light emitted from the light-emitting element reaches the human body through the space next, but in the portion reaching the human body from the space, the light transmission conditions (physical properties) As a result, the reflection of light occurs here, and as a result, the light irradiation effect on the human body becomes low.

  Then, this invention aims at improving the light irradiation effect.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a packaging band, a plurality of light emitting elements arranged on the surface side of the packaging band, a transparent cover covering the surface side of the plurality of light emitting elements, and the transparent cover. The liquid crystal is provided between the light emitting element and the liquid so as to achieve the intended purpose.

  As described above, the present invention includes a packaging band, a plurality of light emitting elements arranged on the surface side of the packaging band, a transparent cover covering the surface side of the plurality of light emitting elements, the transparent cover, and the light emitting element. Therefore, the light irradiation effect can be enhanced.

  That is, the surface side of the plurality of light emitting elements is covered with a transparent cover, and a liquid is filled between the plurality of light emitting elements and the transparent cover, so that light from the light emitting elements is irradiated, for example, on the human body through the liquid. It becomes.

  In this case, even if, for example, water is used as the liquid, the light transmission effect (physical properties) is similar between the human body and water, so that the light irradiation effect on the human body can be enhanced.

The perspective view which shows the use condition of one Embodiment of this invention Perspective view of one surface side (outer surface side) Perspective view of the other surface side (inner surface side) Sectional view showing the state of use Enlarged sectional view showing the state of use Control block diagram

  Hereinafter, a light irradiation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a usage state of a light irradiation apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the light irradiation apparatus 1 is shown attached to the abdomen 3 of a human body 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the light irradiation device 1 is mainly formed of a strip-shaped wrapping band 4, and an operation case 5 is provided on one surface of the wrapping band 4 (the outer surface side when mounted in FIG. 1). ing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an operation lamp 6 indicating an operation state, an operation switch 7, an appropriate pressure display lamp 8, and a remaining time display unit 9 are provided on the surface of the operation case 5. In addition, a power battery (10 in FIG. 6) is accommodated in the operation case 5.

  Further, as can be understood from FIGS. 3 to 5, a plurality of (specifically, 60) light emitting elements (for example, LEDs) are provided on the other surface of the wrapping band 4 (the inner surface side when mounted in FIG. 1). ) 11 are arranged at predetermined intervals, and one pressure sensor 12 is arranged on the side of the light emitting element 11 on this surface.

  In the arrangement state of the light emitting element 11 and the pressure sensor 12, the light emitting element 11 and the pressure sensor 12 are covered with a transparent cover 13.

  As can be understood from FIGS. 3 to 5, an individual transparent cover 14 covering each light emitting element 11 and a pressure receiving cover 15 covering the pressure sensor 12 are integrally formed on the transparent cover 13. Yes.

  Since the individual transparent cover 14 and the pressure receiving cover 15 have a truncated cone shape that protrudes toward the surface side (the human body side when the human body 2 is worn), the individual transparent cover 14 and the pressure receiving cover 15 When water 16 is filled as an example of the liquid, as shown in FIG. 5, between the ceiling surface of the individual transparent cover 14 and the upper surface of the light emitting element 11, and the ceiling surface of the pressure receiving cover 15 and the upper surface of the pressure sensor 12. Water 16 is interposed between the two.

  Further, since the plurality of individual transparent covers 14 and the pressure receiving covers 15 are connected by a liquid flow path 17 as shown in FIG. 3, the light irradiation device 1 of the present embodiment is connected to the abdomen of the human body 2 as shown in FIG. 3, the water passes through the liquid flow path 17 into the individual transparent cover 14 and the pressure receiving cover 15, so that many individual transparent covers 14 are in close contact with the abdomen 3.

  Further, the mounting pressure at this time is transmitted to the pressure sensor 12 via the liquid flow path 17, and the appropriate pressure display lamp 8 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 shows an electrical connection state of each of the above components.

  First, sixty light-emitting elements 11 are connected in parallel in ten rows of six connected in series. The power battery 10 is in a state where three AA batteries (1.5 V) connected in series are connected in parallel in three rows. Therefore, 0.75 V is applied to each light emitting element 11.

  In addition, a control unit 18 is connected to the power battery 10, and the operation unit 6, operation switch 7, appropriate pressure display lamp 8, remaining time display unit 9, light emitting element 11, pressure sensor 12, And the buzzer 19 which notifies completion | finish is connected, and it has the structure by which the power supply and signal transmission to each part are performed by this.

  In the above configuration, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a hook-and-loop fastener 20 is provided on one end side of one surface of the belt-shaped packaging band 4 (the outer surface side when mounted in FIG. 1), and the belt-shaped packaging band 4. Since the surface fastener 21 is provided on the other end side of the other surface (the inner surface side when mounted in FIG. 1), the user places the wrapping band 4 on the abdomen 3, for example, as shown in FIGS. Winding and hook-and-loop fasteners 20 and 21 are engaged.

  When the operation switch 7 is pressed in this state, the operation lamp 6 is turned on, and the wrapped state of the packaging band 4 with the hook-and-loop fasteners 20 and 21 engaged is appropriate (as shown in FIG. And the pressure receiving cover 15 are in close contact with each other), the pressure sensor 12 detects this, the appropriate pressure display lamp 8 is turned on, and the remaining time display unit 9 starts counting down every 15 seconds from 15 minutes.

At this time, light emission of the light emitting element 11 is started inside the wrapping band 4, and the light is irradiated to the abdomen 3 of the human body 2 through the water 16 as shown in FIG. By approximating the light transmission conditions (physical properties) between the human body 2 and the water 16, the light irradiation effect on the human body 2 can be enhanced, and as a result, the physical condition is improved (the function of facilitating so-called fat consumption at this time). However, various other utilities have been reported).

  Moreover, since the transparent cover 13 portion between the individual transparent covers 14 arranged at a predetermined interval is a reflecting surface 22 on which aluminum is deposited as shown in FIG. 5, the light from the light emitting element 11 is directed to the human body 2 side. In this respect, the light irradiation effect on the human body 2 can be enhanced.

  Then, when 15 minutes have elapsed, the remaining time display unit 9 becomes zero display, the buzzer 19 sounds to notify the end of use, and then the operation lamp 6 is turned off, and all operations are completed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the water 16 is filled in the individual transparent cover 14, but, for example, a liquid in a state close to a body fluid in which salt or the like is mixed in water may be filled.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the waterproof material 23 is provided in order to prevent the water leak from the separate transparent cover 14 and the pressure receiving cover 15, this waterproof material 23 does not inhibit the flexibility of the packaging belt | band | zone 4. In addition, it is preferable to use a soft resinous material.

As described above, the present invention includes a packaging band, a plurality of light emitting elements arranged on the surface side of the packaging band, a transparent cover covering the surface side of the plurality of light emitting elements, the transparent cover, and the light emitting element. Therefore, the light irradiation effect can be enhanced.

  That is, the surface side of the plurality of light emitting elements is covered with a transparent cover, and a liquid is filled between the plurality of light emitting elements and the transparent cover, so that light from the light emitting elements is irradiated, for example, on the human body through the liquid. It becomes.

  In this case, even if, for example, water is used as the liquid, the light transmission effect (physical properties) is similar between the human body and water, so that the light irradiation effect on the human body can be enhanced.

  Therefore, it is expected to be widely used for improving physical condition.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Light irradiation apparatus 2 Human body 3 Abdomen 4 Packing band 5 Operation case 6 Operation lamp 7 Operation switch 8 Appropriate pressure display lamp 9 Remaining time display section 10 Power supply battery 11 Light emitting element 12 Pressure sensor 13 Transparent cover 14 Individual transparent cover 15 Pressure receiving cover 16 Water 17 Liquid channel 18 Control unit 19 Buzzer 20, 21 Surface fastener 23 Waterproof material

Claims (7)

A packaging band, a plurality of light emitting elements arranged on the surface side of the packaging band, a transparent cover covering the surface side of the plurality of light emitting elements, and a liquid filled between the transparent cover and the light emitting element. A light irradiation device provided. The light irradiation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of light emitting elements are arranged at predetermined intervals on the surface side of the packaging band, and each light emitting element is covered with an individual transparent cover. The light irradiation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein individual transparent covers that cover the respective light emitting elements are connected by a liquid channel. The light irradiation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the individual transparent cover covering each light emitting element is protruded to the front side. The light irradiation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a portion between the individual transparent covers is a reflective surface on the surface side of the packaging band. The light according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein a pressure sensor is arranged on the surface side of the packaging band, the pressure sensor is covered with a pressure receiving cover, and the pressure receiving cover and the individual transparent cover are connected by a liquid channel. Irradiation device. The light irradiation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein water is filled as a liquid.