JP2011212374A - Moxibustion device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moxibustion device comfortably usable all the year round and giving heat stimulation to an acupuncture point which is an operation point in the meridian of the body at a pinpoint, and comfortably operable even in summer.SOLUTION: A flexible heat insulating mat material, an electric heating mat material and a sheet-like bag body filled with a fluid, are sequentially laminated to form an integrated laminated mat, and a plurality of attachable/detachable heat conductive members with a heater mounted into the laminated mat and generating heat by energization, as a heat source, are arranged at predetermined parts on the upper face of the laminated mat so as to slightly project from the upper face of the laminated mat.

Description

  The present invention relates generally to medical devices for health use, and more particularly to a hot water heater.

  A warming device uses a moxa or a heater to stimulate the blood circulation by giving a thermal stimulus to a specific part of the body called the acupuncture point (acupuncture point), which is the treatment point of the body's meridians. It is a mitigating instrument.

  And since many of the commercially available hot water heaters use heat from the moxa or the heater in this way, the frequency of use tends to decrease during the hot summer season and increase during the winter season.

Therefore, there are cases in which a cocoon that does not easily become hot is used in summer and the heater is set at a low temperature. However, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a sachet (sheet) is provided on the upper part of the heater. In the case of a heating mat that uses a stack of heat, heat spreads over the entire mat, so there is little effect of reducing heat.
JP-A-6-296658

  Therefore, the present invention solves these problems, can be used comfortably all year round, and acupuncture points that are treatment points of the meridian of the body can be pinpointed with thermal stimulation to comfortably perform treatment even in summer. It is an object to provide a vessel.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the warmer of the present invention is a laminated mat in which a heat-insulating mat material having flexibility, an electrothermal mat material, and a sheet-like bag body enclosing a fluid are sequentially laminated. A plurality of heat-removable heat-dissipating materials that are mounted in the laminated mat and that use a heater that generates heat when energized as a heat source are disposed so as to slightly protrude from the upper surface of the laminated mat. (Claim 1).

  The fluid is gel, sol, or liquid (Claim 2), and the heat conducting material has a substantially bolt shape in which the head is formed in a substantially hemispherical shape (Claim 3).

  The heat conducting material is attached with its shaft portion penetrating from the upper surface of the laminated mat toward the lower surface, and a heater serving as a heat source for the heat conducting material is formed on a part of the shaft portion of the heat conducting material at the layer where the heat insulating mat material is located. It is attached (Claim 4). The heater is a PTC thermistor heater.

  Moreover, it is also possible to attach the heater inside the shaft portion of the heat conducting material.

  Magnets or scissors were embedded in the heat conducting material (claims 7 and 8).

  Further, the heat conducting material is hung from its head to a screw tip, and is formed into a hollow shape so as to penetrate the shaft body into a cylindrical shape (claim 9).

  According to the present invention, it is possible to perform thermal acupuncture throughout the year without choosing the timing, and in particular during the summer period, acupuncture points, which are the meridian treatment points of the body, are given pinpoint thermal stimulation Therefore, the treatment can be performed comfortably.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the structure of the lamination | stacking mat 2 and the heat conductive material 3 which comprise the hot water heater 1 of this invention. It is the (a) top view and the (b) side view of the hot water heater 1 of the present invention. It is the (a) front view and (b) side view of the heater part 5 (PTC thermistor). It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which showed the insertion relationship of the magnet 7a or the scissors cartridge 7b inserted in the hollow 31 of the heat-conducting material 3. FIG. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the heater part 5 attached inside the axial part of the heat-conducting material 3. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the usage pattern of the hot water heater 1 of this invention.

  Below, regarding the hot water heater 1 of this invention, the structure and usage method are explained in full detail, referring drawings.

(Configuration of the present invention)

(1) Configuration of Laminated Mat 2 A laminated mat 2 according to the present invention is a sheet-like bag body in which a flexible heat insulating mat material 23, an electrothermal mat material 22 and a fluid are enclosed as shown in FIG. 21 are sequentially laminated and integrated.

  Here, the heat insulating mat member 23 is made of foamed urethane, rock wool, glass wool, aluminum sheet, polyethylene or the like.

  As the heater 22a of the electrothermal mat member 22, a cord heater, a ribbon heater, a far infrared heater, or the like is used.

  In the sheet-like bag body 21 enclosing the fluid, first, as the fluid, there are gel, gel, sol, or liquid, and the fluid is enclosed in a sheet or mat made of resin coating or polyester. Has been.

(2) Configuration of Heat Conducting Material 3 Corresponding to Brazing Material As shown in FIG. 1, the shape of the heat conducting material 3 is a bolt shape, and the head is formed in a substantially hemispherical shape.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 5, a horizontal cut 3a is made in the substantially hemispherical portion of the head portion of the heat conducting material 3, and the heat radiation effect is enhanced by increasing the surface area, so that the temperature change specified by the temperature controller or the like is quick. Correspondence becomes possible.

  As the material of the heat conducting material 3, it is preferable to use a metal, ceramics, thermosetting resin or the like having high thermal conductivity, but it is not limited to this.

  Further, the total length of the heat conducting material 3 can be appropriately selected depending on the thickness of the laminated mat 2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the heat conducting material 3 is formed into a hollow 31 so as to hang from the head to the screw tip and penetrate the shaft body in a cylindrical shape.

  By forming the hollow 31 in this way, there is an effect that the air permeability during the heel treatment is improved and the body can be prevented from being stuffed or fogged during the treatment.

  In addition, by inserting and embedding a magnet 7a formed in the same manner as the shape in the hollow 31 or a bag cartridge 7b formed by mixing a hardener or the like with a bag into the hollow 31 formed into a cylindrical shape. It can also be used as a porcelain therapy device or a warmer using acupuncture.

  Here, the air can be secured by forming a hollow structure so as to penetrate through the central portion of the magnet 7a and the bag cartridge 7b formed in a cylindrical shape.

  Note that a step 32 is provided near the center of the shaft body in the hollow 31 of the heat conducting material 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the step 32 has a magnet 7 a and a basket cartridge 7 b inserted into the hollow 31. At this time, the step 32 is formed so as not to fall down.

(3) Configuration of Laminated Mat 2 and Heat Conducting Material 3 As shown in FIG. 3, a predetermined portion of the upper surface of the laminated mat 2 penetrates the shaft portion of the heat conducting material 3 from the upper surface side of the laminated mat 2 to the lower surface side. A forming hole (not shown) is provided.

  The hole is passed through the shaft portion of the heat conducting material 3 to the lower surface side of the laminated mat 2, and the nut 4 is screwed through the shaft portion protruding from the lower surface of the laminated mat 2 to fix the heat conducting material 3 and the laminated mat 2.

  In any case, since the heat conducting material 3 and the laminated mat 2 are fixed by nuts, they can be easily attached and detached.

  For example, when selecting the heat conducting material 3 with higher heat conduction efficiency or selecting the heat conducting material 3 with lower heat conducting efficiency, it is easy to remove and replace only the heat conducting material 3 from the laminated mat 2.

  Incidentally, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, a hook 6 is mounted on the surface of the laminated mat 2 so as to be aligned with the heat conducting material 3, and this constitutes the laminated mat 2. In order to integrally fix the heat-insulating mat member 23, the electrothermal mat member 22, and the sheet-like bag body 21 enclosing the fluid, the above-described forming holes are provided on the two surfaces of the laminated mat 2 from both sides, and the hooks 6 are inserted into the holes. It is fixed.

  In addition, the number or arrangement | positioning structure of the heat conductive material 3 and the hook 6 which are attached to the lamination | stacking mat 2 shown by (a) (b) of FIG. 2 is not limited to this.

(4) Structure of heat source (heater part 5) of heat conducting material 3 having the effect of firewood As shown in FIG. 1, the heater part 5 of the heat conducting material 3 using a heater that generates heat when energized is a part of the laminated mat 2 Is attached to a part of the shaft portion of the heat conducting material 3 inside the layer of the heat insulating mat member 23 constituting

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the heater portion 5 is formed in a ring shape so that the shaft portion of the heat conducting material 3 can penetrate, and the shaft portion of the heat conducting material 3 is inserted into the ring, The heater unit 5 is fixed and held inside the heat insulating mat member 23.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, by attaching and integrating the heater portion 5 inside the shaft portion of the heat conducting material 3, the heat conducting material 3 can be easily attached to the laminated mat 2 and the heater 5 is replaced. At this time, since the heat conducting material 3 need only be removed from the laminated mat 2, the replacement work is not complicated.

  The heater unit 5 is preferably a heater using a PTC thermistor.

  By using the PTC thermistor, the temperature of the heater can be kept constant or controlled by the temperature controller, so that it is possible to perform the scissors treatment more effectively.

(How to use the present invention)

  Next, a method of using the present invention will be described.

  In addition, although the Example of use of the hot water heater 1 which is this invention is shown by FIG. 5, a usage form is not limited to this.

(1) Summer period In the summer, the heater of the electrothermal mat member 22 is encased in the sheet-like bag body 21 enclosing the fluid layered on the electrothermal mat member 22 by turning off the heater of the electrothermal mat member 22. Since the sheet-like bag body 21 enclosing the fluid has an effect as a cooling mat, only the heat conducting material 3 is heated to pin only the acupuncture points of the body meridian. It gives thermal stimulation at the point and can be operated comfortably even in the hot summer season.

  In addition, if the heat conductive material 3 is not heated, the warmer 1 of the present invention can be used as a cooling mat.

(2) Winter period In the winter, when the heater of the electrothermal mat member 22 is turned on, the sheet-like bag body 21 enclosing the fluid layered on the electrothermal mat member 22 has a heater for the electrothermal mat member 22. The sheet-like bag body 21 enclosing the fluid has an effect as a thermal mat, and the heat conducting material 3 is also heated, so that only the acupuncture points of the body meridians are given pinpoint thermal stimulation. Can be used comfortably even in cold winter months.

  In addition, if the heat-conducting material 3 is not heated, the warmer 1 of the present invention can be used simply as a thermal mat.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Warm-heater main body 2 Laminated mat 21 Sheet-like bag body 22 which enclosed the fluid body Electric heating mat material 22a Heater 23 Thermal insulation mat material 3 Heat conduction material 3a Cut 31 Hollow 32 Step 4 Nut 5 Heater part 5a Stopper 6 Hook 7a Magnet 7b 艾cartridge

Claims (9)

  A laminated mat is formed by sequentially laminating a flexible heat insulating mat material, an electrothermal mat material, and a sheet-like bag body enclosing a fluid, and a laminated mat is formed at a predetermined position on the upper surface of the laminated mat. A heating apparatus comprising a plurality of heat-dissipating materials that can be attached and removed using a heater that generates heat when energized in the mat so as to slightly protrude from the upper surface of the laminated mat.   The warming device according to claim 1, wherein the fluid is in a gel form, a sol form, or a liquid form.   The hot water heater according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the heat conducting material has a substantially bolt shape with a head formed in a substantially hemispherical shape.   The heat conducting material is attached and fixed with its shaft portion penetrating from the upper surface of the laminated mat toward the lower surface, and the heater serving as a heat source of the heat conducting material is disposed on the shaft portion of the heat conducting material at the layer where the heat insulating mat material is located. The warmer according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the warmer is partially attached.   The heat conducting material is attached and fixed with its shaft portion penetrating from the upper surface of the laminated mat toward the lower surface, and the heater serving as a heat source for the heat conducting material is attached to the inside of the shaft portion. 3. A warmer as described in any one of 3 above.   The hot water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the heater is a PTC thermistor heater.   The hot water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a magnet is embedded in the heat conducting material. The hot water heater according to any one of claims 1 to 4 or 6, wherein a firewood is embedded in the heat conducting material.   9. The hot water heater according to claim 1, wherein the heat conducting material is formed in a hollow shape so as to pass through the shaft body in a cylindrical shape from a head portion to a screw tip. .