JP2582704Y2 - Cooler - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooler used for thermal stimulation therapy which applies an appropriate physical stimulus to a living body systemically and locally from the body surface and expects an effective biological response on both sides of the body. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art By operating a cooler with fingers, a physical stimulus that comprehensively summarizes the principles of moxibustion, acupressure, and massage is applied to a living body systemically and locally from the body surface. Is a well-known scientific home remedy that aims to improve health, relieve fatigue and prevent illness at the same time.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional cooler of this kind. In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a bottomed cylindrical outer tube made of a metal material, which has a pore 3 at the bottom and a plurality of ventilation holes 4 formed in the length direction of the outer periphery in the vicinity of the bottom. Have been. Reference numeral 5 denotes a cylindrical inner tube having a bottom, which is inserted into the outer tube 1 and is made of a metal material. The incense insertion hole 6 is opened at the bottom, and a head 7 is provided at the other end. Reference numeral 8 denotes an incense stick operation hole which is opened in the longitudinal direction near the bottom, and a pair of incense holding springs 9 formed by cutting and raising are provided on the bottom side. 10 is an incense stick made of a special material.

In order to assemble the above-described cooler / heater, an incense stick 10 is inserted into the inner tube 5 through the incense insertion hole 6 of the inner tube 5 and both ends are held by the incense holding springs 9 with the front end protruding from the bottom. Hold from. Next, the inner tube 5 is inserted into the outer tube 2, and the protrusion of the incense stick 10 is positioned near the ventilation hole 4 of the outer tube 2. FIG. 7 shows the state at this time.

Next, an example of a treatment method using the cooler / heater 1 configured as described above will be described. First, before insertion into the inner tube 2, the tip of the incense stick 10 protruding from the inner tube 5 is ignited and inserted into the outer tube 2. At this time, the tip of the incense stick 10 is held at a distance of about 5 mm from the pore 3 of the outer tube 2. In this state, as shown in FIG.
At the same time, for example, rub the whole body or locally at the tip of the cooler 1, or raise the cooler 1 vertically and press the bottom against the skin. Thereby, various illnesses are effectively treated by synergy of the heat energy from the incense stick 10 and the medicinal effect contained in the smoke from the ventilation hole 4, and the health is promoted.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Is very effective, but the tip of the incense stick 10 is always 5 m from the pore 3 of the cooler 1 during treatment.
m. However, since the inner tube 5 is loosely fitted into the outer tube 2 and naturally descends due to its own weight, the inner tube 5 and the outer tube 2 must be fixed and held at the same time. As shown in (1), the thumb must be applied to the head 7 of the inner tube 5 to adjust the position of the inner tube 5 in accordance with the burning of the incense stick 10, which is extremely troublesome. In particular, in the case of a treatment method in which treatment is performed by holding two coolers 1, the position of the inner tube 5 of the two coolers 1 is set to 1
It's even more troublesome because you have to adjust it with one finger.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use cooler / heater in which the inner tube does not move freely during treatment and the position thereof is easily adjusted. Things.

[0008]

The cooler / heater according to the present invention comprises:
An outer tube having a bottom with a plurality of vent holes near the bottom and a plurality of ventilation holes provided near the bottom, and an incense stick insertion hole at the bottom provided with a spring for holding the incense near the bottom; On the side, a guide groove is formed on the outer circumference and an internal thread is provided on the inner circumference,
The inner tube inserted into the outer tube, the incense stick held in the inner tube in a state where a part of the inner tube protrudes outside, and the guide groove of the inner tube fitted to the inner periphery with an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the outer tube A main body having a guide rail, into which a part of the outer cylinder is fitted, and a screw rod having a male thread inserted into the main body and screwed into an internal thread of the inner tube, rotatably connected to the main body. And a holding cylinder made of a knob that has been set.

[0009]

The incense stick is inserted from the incense stick insertion opening of the inner tube, and is held by the incense stick holding spring with a part thereof protruding outside. Then, the inner tube is inserted into the holding cylinder, the guide groove is fitted to the guide rail, and the female screw is screwed to the male screw to connect the two. In this state, the incense is ignited, the inner tube is inserted into the outer tube, and a part of the outer tube is fitted into the holding tube. As a result, the inner tube is connected to the holding tube with a screw, and the outer tube is frictionally connected to the holding tube. When the incense burns and shortens during the treatment, the knob is turned with the fingertip to move the inner tube, and thus the incense retained therein, in the axial direction, and always keep the tip of the incense in place.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in the conventional example of FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The inner tube 5 has a cut head,
At the opening after cutting, guide grooves 12a and 12b are provided on the outer periphery, and one end of a connecting member 11 having an internal thread 13 formed on the outer periphery is integrally joined by press fitting or the like (see FIG. 1). (See FIG. 5). The guide grooves 12a and 12b and the female screw 13 may be provided directly on the inner tube 5 without using the connecting member 11.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a cylindrical holding cylinder made of a synthetic resin, an embodiment of which is shown in FIGS. In both figures,
Reference numeral 16 denotes a main body having an opening 17 at one end and having an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the outer tube 2, a ring-shaped stopper 18 protruding from the inner wall, and 19 a and 19 b facing the inner wall behind the stopper 18. Guide grooves 12a, 1 of the inner pipe 5
Reference numeral 2b denotes a fitting rail, reference numeral 20 denotes a through hole provided on the bottom, and reference numeral 21 denotes a fitting groove provided on the outer periphery of the bottom.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a knob, which is provided with a polygonal through hole 23 such as a square or hexagon at the center thereof.
At the end, a fitting claw 24 that fits into the fitting groove 21 of the main body 16 is provided. The through-hole 23 provided in the knob 22
Is not limited to a polygon, but may be another shape.
Reference numeral 25 denotes a non-slip unevenness provided on the outer periphery of the knob 22.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a threaded rod having an external thread 27 into which the internal thread 13 of the inner tube 5 is screwed. At one end, a head 28 having a shape matching the shape of the through hole 23 of the knob 22 is provided. The screw rod 26 is inserted into the through hole 23 of the knob 22, and the head 28 is positioned in the through hole 23. Thus, when the knob 22 is rotated, the screw rod 26 is also rotated. In this case, the head 28 of the threaded rod 26 may be bonded in the through hole 23 of the knob 22 with an adhesive. In addition, 2
Reference numeral 9 denotes an uneven portion provided on the outer periphery of the main body 16 for preventing slipping, but may be omitted.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. In order to assemble the cooler / heater composed of the above components, first, the screw rod 26 attached to the knob 22 is inserted into the main body 16 through the through hole 20 of the main body 16, and the fitting claw 24 of the knob 22 is inserted into the main body 1.
6 is fitted into the fitting groove 21. Thereby, the knob 22
Can freely rotate without moving in the axial direction with respect to the main body 16.

Next, the incense stick 1 is passed through the opening 17 of the main body 16.
When the inner tube 5 fitted with “0” is inserted and the knob 22 is pushed in while rotating, the guide grooves 12 a and 12 b of the connecting member 11 are fitted into the guide rails 19 a and 19 b of the main body 16 and the female screw 13 is turned. It is screwed into the external thread 27 of the threaded rod 26.
As a result, when the knob 22 is rotated, the inner tube 5 also attempts to rotate, but the guide grooves 12a and 12b are
Since the inner tube 5 and the incense stick 10 held by the inner tube 5 are moved in the axial direction, the inner tube 5 and the incense stick 10 held thereby are prevented from rotating. In this state, the incense 10 is ignited.

Next, the inner tube 5 is inserted into the outer tube 2 and
Is inserted into the main body 16 through the opening 17 of the main body 16 until the front end thereof contacts the stopper 18. Thereby, the outer tube 2 covers the inner tube 5 and is held by the holding tube 15. The state at this time is shown in FIGS. Thus, the inner pipe 5
Are integrally held on the holding tube 15 by screw connection, and the outer tube 2 is held by friction fitting on the holding tube 15, so that the inner tube 5, and thus the incense stick 10 during treatment.
Does not move on its own or the outer tube 2 does not come off.

When the incense stick 11 burns during the treatment and the distance from the pore 3 changes, the knob 22 of the holding cylinder 15 is rotated with a fingertip to move the incense stick 10 in the axial direction. Distance can always be kept almost constant.

[0018]

As described above in detail, in the cooler / heater according to the present invention, the inner tube having the incense stick is held by the holding tube by screw connection, and the outer tube covering the inner tube is frictionally attached to the holding tube. Since the inner tube, and thus the incense stick is not moved during the treatment, the incense burns during the treatment, and when the incense burns during the treatment, the knob of the holding cylinder is turned down with the fingertip to lower the incense. Since the tip can always be held at a predetermined position, an easy-to-use cooler / heater can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an assembly view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a holder which is a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional cooler / heater.

FIG. 7 is an assembly view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of use of a cooler / heater.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 outer tube 3 pore 4 vent hole 5 inner tube 6 incense stick insertion hole 9 incense stick holding spring 10 incense stick 12a, 12b guide groove 13 female thread 15 holding cylinder 16 main body 18 stopper 19a, 19b guide rail 22 knob 26 screw rod 27 screw

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An outer tube having a bottom with a plurality of air holes near the bottom and having a plurality of ventilation holes, and a incense stick holding spring with a bottom incense insertion hole near the bottom. At the same time, a guide groove is formed on the outer circumference on the side opposite to the bottom, and an internal thread is provided on the inner circumference. And a main body into which a part of the outer tube is fitted, the guide rail having an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the outer tube, and a guide rail of the inner tube fitted into the inner periphery. Having a threaded rod having a male thread inserted thereinto and screwing into the female thread of the inner tube, and a holding cylinder comprising a knob rotatably connected to the main body. vessel.