JP2914920B2 - Far infrared irradiation device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a far-infrared irradiating mechanism comprising a far-infrared radiator and a reflector disposed on the back of the far-infrared radiator housed in a cover body.
At the same time, the outside air is sucked through the cover body to
The present invention relates to a far-infrared irradiating device that is provided with a cooling mechanism for cooling an infrared radiator .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A far-infrared ray irradiating mechanism comprising a far-infrared radiator and a reflector disposed on the back of the far-infrared radiator is a heating element and needs to be cooled in order to extend the life of the apparatus. . Therefore, conventionally, the cooling mechanism is configured to exhaust the cooling air after cooling the far-infrared irradiation mechanism from the perforated plate provided on the front surface of the cover body, which is the irradiation direction of the far-infrared rays, to the outside. was there.

[0003]

However, according to the above-described conventional cooling mechanism, the cooling air heated to a high temperature is directed outward from the perforated plate provided in front of the cover body, which is the direction of irradiation of the far infrared rays. Therefore, there is a problem that a high-temperature cooling air hits an affected part irradiated with far-infrared rays and gives a patient discomfort. Furthermore, as a result of such high-temperature cooling air being exhausted through the cover body, the cover body itself becomes high temperature. When operating the apparatus, there is also a problem that it is dangerous to touch the hot cover body. An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional disadvantages.

[0004]

In order to achieve this object, a far-infrared ray irradiating apparatus according to the present invention is characterized by a far-infrared radiator and a far-infrared radiator as described in claim 1 of the claims. When the far-infrared irradiation mechanism comprising a reflection plate disposed on the rear surface of the infrared radiator is housed in the cover body
In both cases, the outside air is sucked through the cover body to
A remote control that cools the external radiator
An infrared irradiation device, wherein the far-infrared ray is provided to the cooling mechanism.
The cooling air of the line radiator is blown from the front of the cover body to the cover body.
A cooling fan is provided to the rear of the
The split plate is divided into a front reflector and a rear reflector, and
The difference lies in the fact that a slit that serves as a cooling air passage is formed in the difference portion .

The operation will be described below. Even if the cover is heated by radiation from the far-infrared irradiation mechanism, the outside air at room temperature is sucked from the front of the cover.
After cooling the cover and cooling the far-infrared radiator,
Slit formed at the step between the rear reflector and the rear reflector
Cooling air from the back side of the reflector to the back side of the cover body
Can be effectively distributed .

[0006]

Thus, according to the present invention, the far-infrared radiator is avoided while avoiding the discomfort of the patient due to the high-temperature cooling wind and the danger to the operator due to touching the high-temperature cover. It has become possible to provide a far-infrared ray irradiation device that can achieve the original purpose of cooling.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a far-infrared irradiation apparatus according to the present invention will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a control unit 4 is fixed to a camera platform 3 of a support frame 2 with a caster 1, and the control unit 4 is rotatable around an axis p 1 via an operation arm 5 and an axis. Core p2
A far-infrared irradiation device 6 is rotatably mounted around, so that the position of the far-infrared irradiation device 6 can be adjusted vertically and horizontally to the affected part to be irradiated with far-infrared rays.

The far-infrared radiation device 6 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, two far-infrared radiators 7 in which a heating wire 7b is arranged inside a tube wall 7a formed of an alumina-based ceramic, and a metal-made A far-infrared irradiation mechanism A including a reflection plate 8 is accommodated in a cover body 9. The cover body 9 includes a concave cover body 9a in which the far-infrared irradiation mechanism A is housed, and a perforated plate 9b that covers an opening of the concave cover body 9a in a direction of irradiation with far-infrared light. An exhaust hole 9h is formed on the back surface of the concave cover member 9a, a cooling fan 10 is mounted inside the exhaust hole 9h, and a support socket 9c of the far-infrared radiator 7 and an engagement between the reflection plate 8 and the side wall are provided. A metal fitting 9d is provided. The reflecting plate 8 has a rear reflecting plate 8a formed at both ends along the longitudinal direction of the far-infrared radiator 7 so as to form slits S serving as cooling air passages.
And the front reflector 8b.
The air sucked from the perforated plate 9b is caused to flow along the back surface of the concave cover body 9a through the slit S by the operation of 0, and is exhausted from the exhaust hole 9h. That is, the exhaust hole 9 h and the cooling fan 10 serve as a cooling mechanism B that sucks outside air through the cover body 9 to cool the far-infrared irradiation mechanism A.

The control unit 4 includes a power switch 4a
A timer mechanism 4b for adjusting the operation time of the far-infrared radiator 7, a power adjusting mechanism 4c for adjusting the radiation power from the far-infrared radiator 7, a monitor display mechanism 4d for indicating a power supply state, and the like. Thus, the operation state of the far infrared irradiation device 6 is manually controlled.

Another embodiment will be described below. In the above-described embodiment, the cooling air is sucked from the perforated plate 9b, which is the front cover member of the cover member 9, to avoid the discomfort of the patient caused by the high-temperature cooling air, Although the structure configured to avoid the danger of the operator by touching the cover body has been described, if the far-infrared irradiation mechanism A is cooled by sucking outside air through the cover body 9, The position where the exhaust hole 9h is formed is not limited, and may be formed on the side wall of the cover body, and the mounting position of the cooling fan 10 may be set as appropriate. Furthermore,
It may be configured such that the cooling air is also sucked from places other than the perforated plate 9b. In the above-described embodiment, the perforated plate 9b serving as the front cover body is described as being made of metal. However, from the viewpoint of radiating far infrared rays, the perforated plate 9b may be made of far-infrared radiation material such as ceramic. Alternatively, it may be made of a heat insulating material from the viewpoint of avoiding danger due to high temperature. In the above-described embodiment, the slits S serving as cooling air passages are formed in the reflecting plate 8 at both ends along the longitudinal direction of the far-infrared radiator 7 using the tubular far-infrared radiator 7. That is,
Although the slit S is formed in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the far-infrared radiator 7, the slit S serving as a cooling air passage is in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the far-infrared radiator 7. It may be formed. In this case, the reflecting plate 8 is divided so that the slit S is located at an intermediate position between the plurality of far-infrared radiators 7 arranged in a front view, or each of the divided reflecting plates 8 is formed as a concave surface. The treatment effect can be improved by configuring the affected area to be irradiated with far infrared rays so as to have an intensity distribution. In the above embodiment, the case where the tubular far-infrared radiator 7 is used has been described. However, the far-infrared radiator 7 can be applied even if it has a flat panel shape. The present invention is directed to a far-infrared irradiating device in which a far-infrared irradiating mechanism including a far-infrared radiator and a reflector disposed on the back of the far-infrared radiator is housed in a cover body. It is possible to apply regardless, for example,
The present invention is also applicable to a large-sized far-infrared irradiating device of a hanging type as shown in FIG.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a far-infrared irradiation device.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a far-infrared irradiation device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a far-infrared irradiation apparatus showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

7 Far-infrared radiator 8 Reflector 8a Rear reflector 8b Front reflector 9 Cover body 10 Cooling fan S Slit

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A far-infrared irradiating mechanism comprising a far-infrared radiator and a reflector disposed on the back of the far-infrared radiator is housed in a cover body.
Cooler that sucks outside air to cool the far-infrared radiator
A far-infrared irradiator configured to include a frame, wherein the cooling mechanism applies cooling air from the far-infrared radiator to the cooling device.
A cooling fan that leads from the front of the bar to the back of the cover
While being provided, the reflector is divided and installed into a front reflector and a rear reflector,
A slit is formed in the step to provide a cooling air passage.
Far infrared irradiation device .