JP3104284U - Heat pad for stiff shoulders - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product which can prevent stiff shoulder almost unconsciously just by wearing it, and can relieve stiff shoulder.
SOLUTION: A sheet-like pad is made of a sheet material in which fine particles of an inorganic material that emits far-infrared rays by absorbing external heat are mixed into a flexible resin. The pad is a wide sheet that covers the shoulder, the back, and the chest.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a health appliance that gives a warming effect to the upper body, mainly the shoulders of the body, and alleviates stiff shoulders.

  Various devices and tools have been proposed to relieve stiff shoulders. Examples include those that exercise to metabolize muscles in the shoulder, neck, and chest, those that stimulate muscle blood flow by electrical or physical stimulation, and those that stimulate blood flow by warm compresses or heating. Each is effective, but requires equipment and power, or needs to be done consciously using tools such as pot holders. Some of them are worn on or attached to the body, but they are thick, uneven, or underwear-type, making them uncomfortable to use. Also, there are many disposable types which are adhered to only a narrow area in acupressure units in acupressure therapy.

JP 2001-149399A JP-A-2001-276175 JP-A-2003-116902 JP-A-2003-235932 JP-A-2003-310772

  Offering products that can prevent stiff shoulders almost involuntarily just by wearing them, and can also ease stiff shoulders.

By using a thin, flat and soft resin sheet material to form a sheet-like pad, a feeling of discomfort during use is reduced or eliminated.
Fine particles of inorganic material such as ceramics that emit far-infrared rays are mixed into the resin sheet, and far-infrared rays are radiated using body heat as a heat source to give a thermal effect. This promotes muscle blood circulation.
The sheet-like pad has a wide and flat shape that can be covered from the shoulder to the upper back and the chest to cover the body. This configuration covers an area that includes many of the pots that are effective for acupressure therapy in stiff shoulders.
By mixing tourmaline with fine particles that emit far-infrared rays such as ceramics, the generation of far-infrared rays and the generation of negative ions (negative ions) are strengthened, and the metabolism of the body is promoted and a mental relaxation effect is also obtained.

Gives the thermal effect of far infrared rays over a wide area of the shoulder. Since the thermal effect of far infrared rays reaches deep into the muscles, it has a high function of preventing stiff shoulders and relieving stiff shoulders. Since the fine particles of the inorganic material mixed into the sheet-like pad absorb body heat and radiate the far-infrared ray to the heat source, the body heat, which is lost to the outside as it is, is converted into far-infrared ray and radiated. No need for electrical or chemical heat sources, no waste. In addition, it is effective just to wear it. The heating effect is moderate and has no harm to human body.
The sheet-like pad is thin, and wearing clothes on it has little effect on appearance.
When tourmaline is mixed with the mixed inorganic material, negative ions generated near the surface of the sheet-like pad increase due to its electrical polarity separation characteristics, and this is taken into the body, resulting in muscle metabolism and mental relaxation. Is promoted.

  A sheet-like pad is made from a silicon resin sheet material mixed with inorganic fine particles that emit far-infrared rays. The silicone resin sheet material has flexibility and absorbs external heat to emit far-infrared rays. The sheet pad is a wide sheet that covers the shoulder, the back, and the chest. When worn on the body, the back and chest are separated from the shoulders, with the back covering the upper back and the chest covering the chest.

  FIG. 1 shows the entire stiff shoulder pad 1, which is formed by punching a thin and soft silicone resin sheet material. The silicone resin sheet material is soft with a hardness of 40 to 50 (HS), has a thickness of about 1 mm, and can be naturally deformed along the line of the body. In the sheet material, depending on the type of the inorganic material, in the case of a ceramic emitting far-infrared rays, its fine particles are mixed in a weight ratio of 5 to 6%. Ceramics that emit far-infrared rays include titania (TiO2), zirconium (ZrO2), alumina (AlO2), silicon dioxide (SiO2), and mixtures thereof. These are sometimes obtained in crushed ore form. Silicon resin has a property that these ceramic fine particles are easily mixed uniformly, and are harmless to the human body.

  In addition, the warm pad for shoulder stiffness 1 of Example 1 has a weight of 65 to 70 g and a light weight when both the vertical and horizontal outer dimensions are about 300 mm. The stiff shoulder pad 1 is formed in a continuous annular shape, and has a back 3, left and right shoulders 4, 5 and left and right chest 6 around a central hole 2 so as to be partitioned by a virtual broken line. , 7 are integrally formed.

  The stiff shoulder warm pad 1 is worn on the shoulder from above thin underwear by passing the head through the hole 2 (FIG. 2). Then, the stiff shoulder warm pad 1 is distributed to the back and chest by the left and right shoulders 4 and 5. In this state, the left and right shoulders 4 and 5 cover most of the shoulder, the back 3 covers the upper part of the back, and the left and right chests 6 and 7 cover the chest. The shoulders 4 and 5 and the back 3 are at least shoulder wells, ceilings, shoulders, shoulders, large vertebrae, middle shoulders, large joints, bent joints, and attachments of the acupuncture points shown in FIGS. It has an area that covers the minute area. Chests 6, 7 cover the chest-side pots, the gates, Chufu and the airspace. All of these pots are said to be effective for stiff shoulders, and shiatsu is a treatment for improving blood circulation in this area.

The shoulder stiffness pad 1 is worn on the body, absorbs body heat and reaches 35 ° C., and the far-infrared ray generating ceramic mixed in the silicon resin sheet material emits far-infrared rays. Far-infrared rays penetrate deeply into the muscles of the back and shoulders or the chest to promote blood circulation, accelerate metabolism of the muscles, prevent stiff shoulders, and improve stiff shoulders. At the same time, negative ions are generated near the surface of the pad due to the ionization effect of the far-infrared radiation ceramic, which contributes to muscle metabolism and mental stability. Although negative ions are easily diffused, the shoulders 4, 5 and the back 3 and the chests 6, 7 are close to the skin, and are efficiently absorbed by the body from these portions. Further, negative ions generated on the outer surface of the pad are easily absorbed from the mouth and nose by an ascending air current along the body.
In addition, the shoulder stiffness warm pad 1 is thin, light, and soft, so that there is very little discomfort during use.

  This stiff shoulder pad 1 is in the stage of initial development, and the distribution of the product has not yet been completed, so there is no data indicating the reaction from the user, but a waist band (product The name of the questionnaire was “Sheet band with a wide band width, which is wrapped around the waist”. It was easy to get back pain ... 11%, 67% eased, 22% unchanged (women) 73%, male 27%).

  As described above, the sheet material is obtained by mixing 5 to 6% of far-infrared ray generating ceramic in silicon resin, and the far-infrared ray generating ability and the negative ion generating ability are as shown in FIGS. . In these data, Dr. Silicon is a so-called brand name, and functional silicon or silicone rubber is a sample name of the sheet material.

  FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment, in which the connections between the chests 6 and 7 are separated and the attachment is easier than in the first embodiment. There is no particular difference in other configurations. If tourmaline is mixed with far-infrared radiation ceramic mixed in the silicon resin sheet material, the generation of negative ions increases.

  FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment in which the form of the stiff shoulder warm pad 1 according to the first embodiment is divided symmetrically along the midline P (FIG. 3) of the body, and both ends are hooked. , 9 so as to be detachably connectable. The other configuration is not particularly different from the first or second embodiment.

According to this configuration, since the left and right sides have exactly the same form as shown in FIG. 7, the die used for punching from the silicon resin sheet material can be small, and the cost can be reduced.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, one end may be connected with the hook 8 and then put on the shoulder, and then the other end may be connected with the hook 9 in front of the chest, so that it can be easily attached to and detached from the body. Further, if a plurality of connecting points by the hook 9 are provided on the other end side, it is possible to adapt to men and women, large and small pets, clothes with open breasts and other clothes. The mounting state is the same as in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, when the ends of the chests 6 and 7 are connected to each other at the time of wearing, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the warm pad 1 for stiff shoulders rises to the back side during work or the like and comes off.

  FIGS. 10 and 11 show a fourth embodiment, which is a morphological modification of the third embodiment. In other words, the stiff shoulder warm pad 1 is composed of two symmetrical pieces, and has a configuration in which both ends thereof are connected by hooks 8 and 9, but the downward extension of the chests 6 and 7 is small, as shown in FIG. The ends of the chest 6,7 come close to the throat. The other configuration is not particularly different from that of the third embodiment, but in this example, the chests 6 and 7 can reliably cover the chest, which is the chest on the chest side.

FIG. 12 shows an embodiment relating to a silicon resin sheet material, in which a cotton sheet 11 having excellent hygroscopicity is laminated on the back surface of the silicon sheet 10 with an adhesive, and a large number of through holes 12 are formed in the silicon sheet 10. is there.
Sweat is absorbed by the cotton sheet and can be radiated through the through-holes 12, so that it can be used even during work. In some cases, functional ceramics or fine particles of tourmaline may be mixed in the adhesive.

  Although several embodiments have been described above, the planar form of the stiff shoulder warm pad 1 and the range covering the body are not limited to those of the embodiments as long as they cover the shoulder, the upper back, and the chest. . For example, the area covered by the back 3 of the stiff shoulder pad 1 may be expanded to the backside pots shown in FIG.

Plan view (Example 1) Perspective view showing the state of use (front side) Acupressure placement and names of acupressure therapy (back) Acupressure placement and names of acupressure therapy (front) Plan view (Example 2) Plan view (Example 3) Exploded plan view (Example 3) Top view (when the third embodiment is attached) Perspective view showing use state (Example 3) Plan view (Example 4) Perspective view showing use state (Example 4) Partial enlarged perspective view (Example 5) Report (about negative ions) Graph showing the number of negative ions Report (related to far infrared rays) Measurement content Graph showing far-infrared radiation intensity Graph showing far-infrared emissivity (vs. blackbody = graphite)

Explanation of reference numerals

1 warm pad for stiff shoulders 2 central hole 3 back 4 shoulder (left)
5 Shoulder (right)
6. Chest (left)
7 chest (right)
8 Hook 9 Hook 10 Silicone sheet 11 Cotton woven cloth 12 Through hole

Claims (9)

  It is a wide and flat sheet-like pad that has a shoulder, a back, and a chest, and can cover the body by dividing the body from the shoulder to the upper back and the chest.The flexible pad absorbs external heat. A stiff shoulder pad characterized by being formed from a sheet material mixed with inorganic fine particles that emit far-infrared rays.   The warm pad for stiff shoulders according to claim 1, wherein the inorganic material is a far infrared radiation ceramic.   The warm pad for stiff shoulders according to claim 1, wherein the inorganic material is tourmaline.   The shoulder pad according to claim 1, wherein tourmaline is mixed with the inorganic material.   The shoulders and back of the sheet-shaped pad have an area covering at least the shoulder well, the ceiling, the outer shoulder, the shoulder girdle, the large vertebra, the middle shoulder, the elbow, the bend, and the additional area in the acupressure therapy. The warm pad for stiff shoulder according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein   The shoulder pad warming pad according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the chest of the sheet-shaped pad has an area covering an area of the airspace.   The stiff shoulder pad according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a breast chest is deepened for clothes whose chest is open.   The stiff shoulder pad according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the chest is divided into left and right portions, and an end formed by the division is detachably connectable. The shoulder, the back, and the chest are bilaterally symmetrical parts divided by the midline of the body, and each can be detachably connected at the corresponding end. The stiff shoulder warm pad described.

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