JP3155399U - Thermal health appliances - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thermal health device that has moderate acupressure on a human part such as a sole, is easy to clean an external structure, and is excellent in harmony with an installation place. SOLUTION: A plurality of hook-shaped members 11 having a convex cross section are arranged in parallel with each other, with the convex surfaces facing upward, and the plurality of hook-shaped members arranged in parallel are connected to each other to form a corrugated plate as a whole. If a part such as a sole is placed on the convex part 1 that is curved so that the upper part is convex, acupressure on the sole can be stimulated and a shiatsu effect can be applied. By heating the convex surface portion 1 with the provided heater, a thermal effect can be given to the sole. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a thermal health device that can enhance health by applying heat to a sole while stimulating a crucible existing on a foot, which is a human part, and can warm a body from the foot.

  Many acupuncture points are concentrated on the soles of humans. By stimulating the acupuncture points, acupressure can be obtained to promote health, beauty, and recovery from fatigue. Also, it is said that it is good for your health by cooling your head and warming your feet, such as head cold foot fever.

  Conventionally, as a conventional instrument for promoting health by stimulating or warming the pot on the sole, for example, a far-infrared type foot pedal described in Patent Document 1, a foot health instrument described in Patent Document 2, and Patent Document 3 A number of devices such as the stepping health device described in 1 have been proposed.

Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 61-191055 Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 61-133038 JP 2000-140064 A

  As described above, many devices have been proposed in the past for promoting health by stimulating or warming the pot on the sole. For example, the far-infrared type foot pedal described in Patent Document 1 The structure is simply divided into two bamboo shoots, and the sole stimulation is monotonous. Further, the foot health device described in Patent Document 2 is unsanitary because the entire upper surface on which the sole is placed is covered with a netting material, so that dust and dust adhere to the netting part. At the same time, the stimulation to the sole may be unsatisfactory. Furthermore, since the stepping health device described in Patent Document 3 is composed of a single wire bundle in which the part on which the sole is placed is composed of a large number of single wires, dirt and dust adhere to this part and are unsanitary. At the same time, the stimulation to the soles may be too strong.

  In this way, conventional devices are not satisfactory in terms of moderate acupressure on the sole, a hygienic and easy-to-clean appearance structure, and harmony with the installation location, and it is necessary to satisfy those requirements. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above technical problems, and its purpose is to have moderate acupressure on human parts such as soles, easy to clean the external structure, It is to provide a thermal health appliance with excellent harmony.

  In order to achieve the above object, a thermal health appliance according to claim 1 is provided with a convex surface portion that is corrugated and curved so as to be convex upward, and is disposed on the inner side of the convex surface portion. The gist is to have a heater for heating.

  The thermal health appliance according to claim 1 has a corrugated convex portion curved so as to be convex upward, and the convex portion is heated by a heater disposed inside the convex portion. In addition, by placing a part such as a human foot on this convex surface part, it is possible to stimulate acupressure points and the like existing in the part and to provide acupressure effect and heat from the heater through the convex part In addition to being able to add a thermal effect to the sole of the foot, improving the health of the user and warming the body from the foot, the convex surface on which the foot and other parts are placed is curved Since it is formed in a corrugated plate shape, it is easy to clean, and even if the convex surface portion becomes dirty or dust adheres, it can be easily removed and cleaned, and is hygienic.

  The thermal health appliance according to claim 2 is characterized in that it has a pedestal portion that holds and fixes the convex surface portion from both sides as a whole.

  In the thermal health appliance according to the second aspect, since the convex surface portion is entirely held from both sides by the pedestal portion, the strength of the convex surface portion on which a part such as a human foot rests can be increased.

  The thermal health appliance according to claim 3, wherein the convex surface portion is divided into a plurality of portions, each of the divided portions is partitioned by a wall portion, and the heater is disposed inside each of the partitioned portions. The gist is to do.

  In the thermal health appliance according to claim 3, in order to divide the convex portion into a plurality of portions by the wall portion and arrange the heater inside each of the divided portions, the heater is partitioned by the wall portion, It is possible to prevent accidents such as short-circuiting and leakage, and to increase the strength of the convex surface portion on which the parts such as the soles are placed.

  The gist of the thermal health appliance according to claim 4 is that the heater is a silicon rubber cord heater.

  In the thermal health appliance according to claim 4, since the heater is a silicon rubber cord heater, the flexibility, ease of folding, electrical insulation, heat resistance, arbitrary shape, and object of the silicon rubber cord heater Therefore, it is possible to easily store and attach to the portion partitioned by the wall portion of the convex surface portion, and the safety can be ensured.

  According to the present invention, the corrugated plate-like convex surface portion that is convexly convex upward is provided, and the convex surface portion is heated by the heater disposed inside the convex surface portion. It is possible to stimulate the acupressure points present in the relevant part by placing the part, etc., and to apply acupressure, and the heat from the heater is transmitted to the part such as the sole through the convex surface, and heat is applied to the sole. It can add effects, improve the health of the user and warm the body from the feet.

  Further, according to the present invention, since the convex surface portion is held entirely from both sides by the pedestal portion, the strength of the convex surface portion on which a part such as a human foot sole is placed can be increased.

  Further, according to the present invention, the convex surface portion is divided into a plurality of portions by the wall portion, and the heater is disposed inside each of the divided portions. Therefore, the heater is partitioned by the wall portion, and the heaters are short-circuited or leaked. Can be prevented, and the strength of the convex surface portion on which a part such as a sole is placed can be increased.

  According to the present invention, since the heater is a silicon rubber cord heater, the flexibility, ease of bending, electrical insulation, heat resistance, arbitrary shape, possibility of easy attachment to an object, etc. Therefore, storage and attachment to a portion partitioned by the wall portion of the convex portion can be easily performed, and safety can be ensured.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole external appearance structure of the thermal health appliance concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the cross section of the convex part currently used for the thermal health instrument shown in FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the back side which shows the structure of the base part which hold | maintains and fixes the convex surface part shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 from the both sides of a plurality of bowl-shaped members entirely. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the thermal health appliance shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the use condition of the thermal health instrument shown in FIG.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall appearance structure of a thermal health device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The thermal health device shown in the figure is used, for example, by placing a human part such as a sole on the upper part as shown in FIG. 5, and stimulates the crucible existing on the sole placed in this way. By adding heat to the sole of the foot while adding heat, you can improve your health and warm your body from your feet.

  The thermal health device shown in FIG. 1 has a plurality of elongate bowl-shaped members arranged in parallel in the central portion thereof, and is configured in a semicircular shape, more precisely, a partially arcuate convex shape, that is, in a corrugated shape. And it has the convex-surface part 1 comprised by curving the whole convexly, and the two base parts 3 which hold | maintain and fix this convex-surface part 1 from the both sides of a some hook-shaped member entirely. Further, in order to use this thermal health appliance with a commercial power source, a power cord 5 is pulled out from one pedestal portion 3, and this power cord 5 is connected to a power plug 9 via a power switch 7. A power plug 9 is connected to a commercial power outlet. Furthermore, a light emitting diode (LED) 91 is attached to the other pedestal 3, that is, substantially below the center of the left pedestal 3 in FIG. 1. 91 is lit.

  More specifically, the convex surface portion 1 is composed of a plurality of elongated hook-shaped members 11 having a substantially semicircular arc-shaped cross section, and the plurality of hook-shaped members 11 are arranged in parallel with each other with the convex surfaces facing upward. The convex surface part 1 is comprised by mutually connecting between the several eaves-like members 11 arranged in parallel, and forming integrally in the convex surface shape of a partial arc shape as a whole.

  The pedestal portion 3 includes a plurality of receiving portions 31 that respectively receive and fixly hold the ends of the plurality of bowl-shaped members 11 of the convex surface portion 1, and the plurality of receiving portions 31 are integrally formed with each other. It is connected, and it is comprised so that the convex surface part 1 may be fixed to the convex shape of a partial arc shape as a whole.

  FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure of a cross section of the convex surface portion 1 used in the thermal health appliance shown in FIG. 1, that is, a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bowl-shaped member 11. As shown in the figure, the convex surface portion 1 has seven hook-shaped members 11, and these seven hook-shaped members 11 are gently connected and integrated with each other at the skirt portion to form a corrugated plate shape. Is formed. A bottom plate 13 is provided with a predetermined space on the back side of the seven hook-like members 11 connected to each other, that is, on the lower side in the figure, and the center portion of the bottom plate 13 protrudes downward. Central foot portion 15 is formed.

  Further, the saddle-like members 11 on both sides of the seven pieces enter the lower side while the outer sides thereof wrap around inwardly, and then are connected to the bottom plate 13, and the lowermost part before the connection is the side foot 17. It has become. The two side foot portions 17 and the central foot portion 15 become feet that support the thermal health device itself when the thermal health device of the present embodiment is placed on the floor or the like, and these central foot portions 15 The lower surface of the side foot 17 is in a straight line on the alternate long and short dash line 100 indicating the floor or the like.

  Further, as described above, the space formed between the seven bowl-shaped members 11 and the bottom plate 13 connected to each other is partitioned by a plurality of, four wall portions 19 in the present embodiment, and five empty spaces are formed. A space 21 is formed, and a heater 23 is disposed in each space 21. The heater 23 is illustrated as five separate heaters in FIG. 2, but in practice, one continuous heater 23 is bent and used as can be seen from the circuit diagram of FIG. 4 to be described later. The heater 23 is composed of, for example, a silicon rubber cord heater. This silicon rubber cord heater has excellent electrical insulation, heat resistance, and cold resistance, high safety, flexibility, flexibility, free bending and bending, and easy attachment to complex shapes and sections. Furthermore, since it can be attached to any object such as metal, glass, plastic, and wood, it is bent as described above, and there is also a problem in the space 21 between the bowl-shaped member 11 and the bottom plate 13. Can be installed without.

  The heaters 23 are folded and stored in the five cavities 21 partitioned by the wall portions 19. The heaters 23 folded in this way are stored in the respective cavities 21 and stored in the wall portions 19. By being partitioned by, it is effective for avoiding contact between the folded heaters 23 in the middle, and effective for increasing the strength of the convex surface portion 1 of the thermal health appliance, and the four wall portions 19 By providing, for example, it can sufficiently withstand a static load of 100 kg.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the back side showing the structure of the pedestal portion 3 that holds and fixes the convex surface portion 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 from both sides of the plurality of hook-like members 11 as a whole. In addition to having seven receiving portions 31 connected to each other so that the end portions of the seven bowl-shaped members 11 of the convex surface portion 1 are respectively received and fixedly held as described above, the pedestal portion 3 2, a central foot holding portion 35 that receives and holds the central foot portion 15 of the convex surface portion 1, a side foot holding portion 37 that receives and holds the side foot portions 17 on both sides of the convex surface portion 1, and the convex surface portion 1. The bottom plate portion 33 corresponding to the bottom plate 13 is provided.

  Further, the pedestal portion 3 has rivet holes 41 formed in the side foot holding portions 37 on both sides. The pedestal portion 3 is also located at the position of the convex surface portion 1 corresponding to the position of the rivet hole 41, that is, the pedestal portion 1. A similar rivet (not shown) is also shown at the position of the convex surface portion 1 corresponding to the rivet hole 41 when it is received and held by the portion 3, and more precisely at the position of the side foot portions 17 of the hook-like members 11 on both sides of the convex surface portion 1. Holes are formed, and these rivet holes are used to fix the pedestal portion 3 to both sides of the convex surface portion 1 with rivets. In this way, by using the rivet and fixing both, the manufacturing is simplified, and it is possible to prevent the user from easily disassembling the thermal health equipment and causing an unexpected accident. . In addition, the other side of the base part 3 which does not receive the edge part of the collar-shaped member 11 of the convex surface part 1 is closed so that FIG. 1 may also show, and the edge part of the collar-shaped member 11 does not protrude. .

  In the configuration of the present embodiment described above, the convex surface portion 1 is integrally formed by drawing aluminum, and the pedestal portion 3 is integrally formed by molding ABS resin, whereby mass productivity and economy are achieved. Improves durability, breakability.

  FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the thermal health appliance shown in FIGS. In FIG. 4, a power cord 5 connected to a power plug 9 via a power switch 7 is drawn into one pedestal portion 3 and separated into two separate power lines. The other power supply line is connected to the power supply terminal 51b. One power supply line connected to the power supply terminal 51 a is connected to one end of the heater 23 through the current fuse 53 and is connected to one end of the resistor 55 provided in the other pedestal portion 3. . As described above, the heater 23 is folded in five steps along the bowl-shaped member 11 of the convex surface portion 1 and accommodated in the cavity 21. However, the heater 23 is also bent in the same manner in the circuit diagram of FIG. Although illustrated in a state, in the description, for the sake of simplicity, it will be described as one heater 23.

  The other power supply line connected to the power supply terminal 51 b is connected to the other end of the heater 23 via a temperature fuse 57 and a thermostat 59 connected in series, and is provided in the other pedestal portion 3. The diode 61 is connected to an anode that is one end of the diode 61. The light emitting diode 91 is connected between the cathode at the other end of the diode 61 and the other end of the resistor 55.

  The temperature fuse 57 and the thermostat 59 connected in series are disposed close to the heater 23, detect the temperature generated from the heater 23, and when the temperature exceeds the first temperature, the thermostat 59 operates. Thus, temperature control is performed so that the temperature from the heater 23 is suppressed to an optimum temperature equal to or lower than the first temperature, and the temperature from the heater 23 exceeds the first temperature in spite of this temperature control, and the second temperature. If it becomes above, the temperature fuse 57 will act | operate and it will blow, and the application of the voltage to the heater 23 will be interrupted | blocked. Note that the first temperature is the optimum temperature at which the sole placed on the convex surface portion 1 of the thermal health appliance can feel comfortable and obtain a thermal effect, as briefly described in FIG. The second temperature is a temperature at which the sole placed on the convex surface 1 feels too hot, and if the temperature rises as it is, the sole may burn.

  In the thermal health appliance having the circuit diagram as described above, when the power switch 7 is turned on after the power plug 9 is connected to the outlet of the commercial power source, the commercial voltage from the commercial power source is changed to the power plug 9 and the power switch. 7. Applied between the power supply terminals 51 a and 51 b in one pedestal 3 via the power cord 5. The commercial voltage applied between the power terminals 51a and 51b is applied to the current fuse 53, the resistor 55, the light emitting diode 91, the diode 61, the thermostat 59, and the temperature fuse 57 connected in series between the power terminals 51a and 51b. The light emitting diode 91 is lit to indicate that the power supply is turned on, and similarly, the current fuse 53, the heater 23, and the thermostat connected in series between the power supply terminals 51a and 51b. 59 and the thermal fuse 57, thereby heating the heater 23.

  The thermal health appliance according to the present embodiment configured as described above is used by a user with his / her soles or the like placed on the convex surface portion 1 as shown in FIG. 5, for example. By stimulating the crucible existing on the sole of the foot with the convex surfaces of the plurality of hook-shaped members 11 of the convex surface portion 1, heat is applied to the sole by the heater 23 to improve health and warm the body from the foot. is there.

  In order to use the thermal health appliance, the user first inserts the power plug 9 of the thermal health appliance into a commercial power outlet and then turns on the power switch 7 so that the voltage of the commercial power supply is As a result, the light emitting diode 91 is turned on and the heater 23 begins to warm up as described above, so that the sole of his / her foot is placed on the convex surface 1 in the middle of the thermal health appliance as shown in FIG. Since this convex surface portion 1 has convex surfaces of a plurality of hook-shaped members 11, the sole of the sole placed on this convex surface receives an appropriate stimulus at the convex surface, and the convex surface portion 1 Heated by the heater 23 provided, the foot can also obtain a comfortable thermal effect, the user can improve health and warm the body from the foot by stimulation and thermal effect of the sole of the foot Can live a comfortable life.

  In the thermal health appliance of the present embodiment, the convex surface portion 1 on which the sole is placed is configured with the convex surfaces of the plurality of hook-shaped members 11 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the plurality of convex surfaces as a whole have a partial arc shape. Since it is curved and arranged so as to constitute, the angle of each convex surface with respect to the sole also varies, and various changes from strong to weak stimuli on the sole of the sole vary. It becomes rich in the change of the irritation | stimulation with respect to a pot, and can improve the acupressure effect.

  Moreover, in the thermal health appliance of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper surface of the convex surface part 1 which mounts a sole, ie, the upper surface of the convex surface part 1 comprised by the some ridge-shaped member 11, is shown in FIG. 11 hem portions are smoothly connected to each other and integrated, and this convex surface portion 1 is formed integrally by drawing aluminum, so there are no gaps, cracks or holes at all. Even if the surface of the convex surface 1 is soiled or dust is attached, it can be easily formed by placing a relatively dirty surface such as the sole of the foot or a portion with dust on it. Easy to remove and clean, and hygienic.

  Further, as described above, the convex surface for placing the sole and stimulating the pot on the sole is warmed by the heater 23 provided inside the convex portion 1, thereby acupressure on the sole on the sole. In addition to the effect, a thermal effect can be given to the sole, but the heater 23 is not too hot or too low for the sole so that the heater 23 has an optimal temperature. 4 and the control of the thermostat 59. However, if there is some obstacle, for example, a defect in the thermostat 59, the heaters 23 that are repeatedly bent along the plurality of hook-shaped members 11 as shown in FIG. If the temperature rises abnormally due to a fault such as a short circuit, the temperature fuse 57 detects this abnormal temperature rise and blows off, and stops applying voltage to the heater 23 to To prevent the temperature, that as sole burn is prevented.

  In addition, when using this thermal health device in summer or the like, it can be used simply by turning off the power and obtaining the acupressure effect on the sole of the sole, but in this case, the convex portion 1 on which the sole is placed. Since the aluminum is integrally formed by drawing aluminum, the coldness of the aluminum metal can give a cool cooling effect to the sole, removing heat from the sole and body temperature. There is also an effect of lowering.

  In the above description, the sole is placed on the convex surface portion 1 of the thermal health appliance to obtain the acupressure effect and thermal effect on the sole, but the thermal health appliance is Not only can it be applied to any part such as the calf and neck of the foot. In addition, the installation method is not limited to placing the soles on the sofa as shown in FIG. 5, but may be installed, for example, in the toilet, directly under the table, or under the study desk. It is possible to use it while installing it in the study.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Convex part 3 Base part 5 Power supply cord 7 Power supply switch 11 Saddle-shaped member 13 Bottom plate 15 Center foot part 17 Side foot part 19 Wall part 21 Space 23 Heater 31 Receiving part 33 Bottom plate part 35 Center foot holding part 37 Side foot holding part 41 Rivet hole 51a, b Power supply terminal 53 Current fuse 55 Resistor 57 Thermal fuse 59 Thermostat 61 Diode 91 Light emitting diode

Claims (4)

A convex surface portion that is corrugated and curved so as to be convex upward in its entirety;
A thermal health appliance comprising: a heater disposed on the inside of the convex surface portion and for heating the convex surface portion.   The thermal health appliance according to claim 1, further comprising a pedestal portion that holds and fixes the convex portion from both sides as a whole.   The convex surface portion is divided into a plurality of portions, each of the divided portions is partitioned by a wall portion, and the heater is disposed inside each of the partitioned portions. The thermal health appliance according to claim 2.   The thermal health appliance according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the heater is a silicon rubber cord heater.

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