JP2769806B2 - Heating compress equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hot compressing apparatus for keeping an affected part in a wet state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heat compresses are often used to relieve back pain, stiff shoulders, muscle pain and the like. In a conventional heat compressing apparatus, a water retaining body containing a poultice is brought into contact with an affected part, and the water retaining body is heated by a planar heating body to keep the affected part in a wet state.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned heat compressing apparatus, since the water retaining body containing the compress is uniformly heated by the heating body, the compress compress evaporates quickly, and the time during which the hot compress can be used. There is a problem that is shortened. Use time can be extended by lowering the temperature of the heating element,
Then, a new problem occurs in that the temperature of the affected part decreases.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a heat pack apparatus which does not lower the temperature of an affected part and can extend the use time of the heat pack. .

[0005]

Thermal poultice apparatus of the present invention SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION may, thermal compress comprising a sheet-like water holding member in contact with the affected area include poultices, etc., and a heating body superimposed on the water holding member
In the device, a protrusion is provided on a surface of the water retaining body on the heating body side.
Others provided recess, forming a spatial portion having an air layer between the front Symbol receiving thermal unit及beauty said heating body is heated in contact with the heating element
Having the features in the place.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, in FIGS. 1 and 2, the water retaining body 1 is made of a fibrous material such as cotton cloth, synthetic fiber, non-woven fabric, paper or the like.
It is formed in the shape of a sheet , herbal medicine, hot spring water, compress,
Etc. are impregnated. This water retaining body 1 comes into contact with the skin of the affected part, and it is preferable from a sanitary viewpoint that the water retaining body 1 can be disposable.

[0007] The heating element 2 has heating wires 3 arranged in a zigzag shape, and both sides thereof are covered with a cloth 4. The heating element 2 is flexible and conforms to the shape of the affected part, and the cloth 4 has water resistance, heat resistance, and chemical resistance. The heating element 2 is controlled to be turned off by a control device (not shown). As shown in FIG. 3, the heating element 2 is energized when the temperature drops to T1, and cut off when the temperature reaches T2. Then, the surface temperature of the water retaining body 1 in contact with the affected part S is controlled to be slightly higher than the temperature of the skin S.

The heat receiving section 5 is heated by being brought into contact with the heating element 2.
A protrusion is provided on the surface of the water retaining body 1 on the heating body 2 side.
Are formed, they are arrayed in a staggered manner. Space 6
Is spaced from the heating element 2 by the heat receiving section 5.
The groove is formed continuously between the heat receiving portions 5 . Ma
Further, an air layer is formed between the heating body 2 and the water retaining body 1. Although not shown, a belt for fixing the water retaining body 1 addressed to the affected part is attached to the heating body 2.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
When the water retaining body 1 is addressed to the affected area S and the power of the heating element 2 is controlled by the control device, the temperature of the heating element 2 is controlled as shown in FIG. Then, in the heat receiving unit 5 shown in FIG. 2, the compress, etc. impregnated in the water retaining body 1 is directly heated by the heating body 2, so that the water retaining body 1 is at a temperature slightly higher than the skin S at the point a. It is kept wet. In the space 6, the compress and the like impregnated in the water retaining body 1 are heated via the space 6. Since the thermal resistance of the space 6 is higher than that of the heat receiving unit 5, the temperature of the water retaining body 1 at the point b is slightly lower than that of the point a, but since heat moves from the point a on both sides through the water retaining body 1, The entire skin S is maintained at a substantially uniform temperature and in a moist state. As a result, the capillaries are dilated and blood circulation is promoted, so that there is an effect of relieving low back pain, stiff shoulders, and muscle pain.

According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the water retaining body 1 is composed of the heat receiving portion 5 directly heated by the heating body 2 and the space 6, so that the water retaining body 1 in contact with the skin S is provided. Of the space 6 without lowering the temperature of
Since the evaporation of the poultice and the like in the portion provided with can be suppressed, there is an excellent effect that the utilization time of the hot compress can be extended as a whole.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the above embodiment is that a large number of recesses are formed in the water retaining body 11 and an air layer is provided between the water retaining body 11 and the heating element 2. Space part 12
And the remaining part contacts the heating element 2
In this embodiment, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 5 shows another temperature control curve of the heating element 2, in which the temperature of the water retaining element 1 is raised and lowered at random to change the stimulation to the skin and enhance the effect. is there.

[0013]

The heat compressing device according to the present invention comprises a sheet-like water retaining body which contains a compress and the like and comes into contact with the affected part ,
In a heating and compressing apparatus including a stacked heating element, a projection or a recess is provided on a surface of the water retention element on the heating element side.
Only, before Symbol heating body in contact with receiving thermally portion及beauty said heating being heated
Since the formation of the spatial portion having an air layer between the body and that the temperature of the water retention member in contact with the skin, without reducing as compared with the conventional, moreover, can be extended usage time heat pack It has excellent effects.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a temperature curve of a heating element.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows different temperature curves of the heating element.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water retaining body 2 Heating body 3 Heating wire 4 Cloth 5 Heat receiving part 6 Space part 11 Water retaining body 12 Space part 13 Heat receiving part

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sheet containing a poultice and the like to come into contact with an affected part
Heating pack device comprising a water-retaining body in a shape of a circle and a heating body superposed on the water-retaining body
In the above, a projection or a recess is provided on a surface of the water retaining body on the side of the heating body.
Only, before Symbol heating body in contact with receiving thermally portion及beauty said heating being heated
Thermal compress and wherein the forming the spatial portion having an air layer between the body.