JP4246687B2 - Thermal health equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a thermal health device that promotes health by irradiating a user with far-infrared rays in a substantially sealed space within a semi-cylindrical cover to promote sweating, blood circulation, and metabolism of the user.

  There exists a thermal health device of patent document 1 as a thermal health device which irradiates a user with far infrared rays in the substantially sealed space in a semi-cylindrical cover. The thermal health device of Patent Document 1 is a thermal health device that irradiates far-infrared rays in a nested semi-cylindrical cover, and an inner rail that protrudes outwardly extends from the bottom of each side of the inner cover in the axial direction. In addition, the outer rails are extended in the axial direction at the bottoms on both sides of the outer cover to reduce the frictional resistance between the supporting surface of the protruding portion of the inner rail and the mounting surface of the outer rail mounted on the supporting surface. The outer rail is slidable.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-49599

  By the way, although the thermal health device of patent document 1 installs and uses a semi-cylindrical cover in a bed etc., since a semi-cylindrical cover takes space, it obstructs except when performing far-infrared irradiation. Therefore, there is a problem that, for example, foot massage cannot be performed on the user at the installation location of the semi-cylindrical cover. Therefore, there is a demand for a configuration that enables effective use of a place such as a bed where a semi-cylindrical cover is installed, and allows a user to perform foot massage or the like at the installation place.

  The present invention is proposed in view of the above-described problems, and makes it possible to effectively use a place such as a bed where a semi-cylindrical cover is installed. It aims at providing the thermal health device which makes it possible to give another service to a user.

The thermal health device of the present invention is a thermal health device in which a semi-cylindrical inner cover and a semi-cylindrical outer cover are provided in a nested manner, and irradiates far infrared rays inside the inner cover and the outer cover. An inner rail provided on the lower side along both bottom portions of the inner cover peripheral surface, and fixedly provided along both bottom portions of the outer cover peripheral surface and engaged with the inner rail, An inner rail that is slidable with respect to the inner rail, a hinge that is provided in a recess in the upper surface of the inner rail, and connects one bottom portion of the inner cover peripheral surface and the inner rail, along the bottom portion of the inner cover end surface One end is pivotally fixed to the outer surface of the support base at a position biased to the hinge side and a support base provided on the lower side, and near the lower side of the inner cover end surface at a position biased to the opposite side of the hinge The other end is pivoted and tilted A gas spring, and the extension of the piston rod of the gas spring by releasing the inner cover when the outer cover is overlapped with the inner cover. The inner cover may be opened sideways to a predetermined angle around a hinge connected to the inner rail to maintain an open state. The gas spring is preferably provided with an inclination angle of more than 0 degrees and within 10 degrees, and more preferably with an inclination angle of more than 0 degrees and within 5 degrees.

Furthermore, the thermal health device of the present invention is characterized in that an inner rail provided at the other bottom portion of the inner cover peripheral surface is fixed to the other bottom portion.

Also, thermal health appliance of the present invention, the inner cover of the semi-cylindrical and the outer cover of the semi-cylindrical provided telescopically in thermal health that radiates far-infrared rays in the interior of the outer cover and the inner cover An inner rail provided below along both bottoms of the inner cover peripheral surface, and fixed along both bottoms of the outer cover peripheral surface, and engaged with the inner rail, An outer rail that is slidable with respect to the inner rail, a hinge that connects one bottom portion of the inner cover peripheral surface and the inner rail, and a support base provided below the bottom portion of the inner cover end surface; One end is pivoted on the outer surface of the support base at a position biased toward the hinge side, and the other end is pivoted near the lower side of the inner cover end surface at a position biased away from the hinge. Equipped with a gas spring The inner rail provided on the other bottom portion of the inner cover peripheral surface is fixed to the other bottom portion, and the gas is generated by the opening operation of the inner cover with the outer cover overlapped with the inner cover. By releasing the extension of the piston rod of the spring, the inner cover is opened sideways up to a predetermined angle around the hinge connected to the inner rail while the outer cover is overlapped to maintain the open state. It is characterized by that.

  In addition, what added the other specific matter to the invention specific matter, changed the invention specific matter, or deleted the invention specific matter to the extent that there is a partial effect is included in the present invention.

  When the thermal health device of the present invention does not irradiate far infrared rays, the place where the installed bed, futon, floor, etc. are used effectively by opening the semi-cylindrical cover and maintaining the open state. Can do. Therefore, at the place where the semi-cylindrical cover is installed, for example, it is possible to provide the user with a service different from far-infrared irradiation such as foot massage and leg care. Furthermore, since the cover can be opened / closed and maintained in an open state by connecting with a hinge and damping / extending of a gas spring, the cost is very low.

  In addition, when the outer cover and the inner cover are nested, the outer cover arranged on the outer side of the inner cover is similarly configured only by the hinge and gas spring configuration with respect to the inner cover. It is possible to perform an opening / closing operation and maintaining an open state. Further, the inner rail and the outer rail fixed to the other bottom of the inner cover and the outer cover are lifted when the cover is opened, and it is possible to remove the inner rail and the outer rail from an installation place such as a bed, For example, the place where the foot is lowered from the bed can be completely flattened.

  Hereinafter, the thermal health device of the present invention will be described based on the embodiments shown in the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the thermal health device 1 of the present embodiment has a bottomed semi-cylindrical inner cover 4 and a semi-cylindrical shape on a reflection sheet 3 that reflects far-infrared rays laid on the bed 2. The outer cover 5 is provided in a telescopic manner, and the outer cover 5 is moved forward and backward in the axial direction so that the entire outer cover 5 overlaps the inner cover 4 when not in use, and near the rear end of the outer cover 5 when in use. Only the portion overlaps the inner cover 4. On the inner peripheral surface of the inner cover 4 and the end surface 45, and on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cover 4, a heater 6 made of graft carbon or the like that emits far-infrared rays by a conductive heating element is disposed over substantially the entire surface. A voltage is applied from a power supply not shown in the figure.

  Inner rails 42 a and 42 b that are rectangular in front view are provided on the bottom side of the bottom portions 41 a and 41 b on the peripheral surface of the inner cover 4 along the longitudinal direction thereof. On the upper surface of the inner rail 42a disposed on the lower side of one bottom 41a, a substantially flat concave portion 43 is formed at a plurality of locations so that each concave portion is not obstructed by sliding between the inner rail 42a and the outer rail 52a. 43, a hinge 44 is housed, and one blade of the hinge 44 is fixedly attached to the inner rail 42a in the recess 43, and the other blade of the hinge 44 is attached to the bottom 41a of the inner cover 4. The bottom 41a and the inner rail 42a are connected via a hinge 44. The inner rail 42a corresponds to the first support base. The other inner rail 42b is fixedly attached to the other bottom 41b.

  Below the end surface 45 of the inner cover 4, a support base 7 having a rectangular shape in a side view corresponding to the second support base is provided along the longitudinal direction of the bottom portion 451 of the end face 45. The upper surfaces of the inner rails 42a and 42b are substantially flush. The bottom portion 451 of the end surface 45 is not fixed to the upper surface of the support base 7 but is placed on the upper surface of the support base 7. In addition, a gas spring 8 is provided at the rear portion of the inner cover 4 at a substantially horizontal inclination angle of, for example, about 2 to 5 degrees from the horizontal. The other end is pivotally supported in the vicinity of the lower side of the end face 45 of the inner cover 4 at a position offset to the opposite side of the hinge 44, and the cylinder side is disposed upward and the piston rod side is disposed downward.

  The gas spring 8 has a general configuration, and has two chambers defined by a piston in the cylinder 81 and communicated by an orifice formed in the piston, and the two chambers are filled with a high-pressure gas such as nitrogen gas. The piston rod 82 is always urged in the extending direction by the difference in the pressure receiving area of the gas pressures in the two chambers, and the piston rod 82 is slowly extended by the gas flowing through the orifice. Since it is provided at a very gentle inclination angle with respect to 45 mounting locations, the extension operation is restricted when the inner cover 4 is closed.

  Outer rails 52a and 52b are respectively fixed to the bottoms 51a and 51b on the peripheral surface of the outer cover 5 along the longitudinal direction thereof. The outer rails 52a and 52b are formed with L-shaped grooves 53 at the inner lower portion when viewed from the front, and the grooves 53 are engaged and placed at the corners of the outer upper portions when viewed from the front of the inner rails 42a and 42b. The outer rails 52a and 52b slide in the axial direction along the lines 42a and 42b. A neck cover 54 that closes the user's neck is attached to the opening of the front end of the outer cover 5.

  When opening the inner cover 4 and the outer cover 5 of the thermal health device 1, the outer cover 5 is retracted and almost entirely overlapped with the inner cover 4. The piston rod 82 of the regulated gas spring 8 is gently extended, and with the extension of the piston rod 82, the inner cover 4 is rotated and opened around the hinge 44 with the outer cover 5 overlapping upward. .

  When the gas spring 8 is in a substantially horizontal state, gravity acting on the inner cover 4 exceeds the upward force of the gas spring 8 extending in the substantially horizontal direction, and the inner cover 4 remains closed. Then, when the inner cover 4 is slightly lifted and the gas spring 8 is inclined at a predetermined angle or more, the upward force of the urging force of the gas spring 8 extending obliquely upward to the left exceeds the gravity acting on the inner cover 4 and lift force. Then, the inner cover 4 gradually opens.

  Thereafter, in this example, the piston rod 82 is extended by about 10 cm until the gas spring 8 is approximately 60 degrees from the horizontal, and the inner cover 4 is opened until it is approximately 50 degrees to 60 degrees, and the open state is maintained. Further, when closing the inner cover 4, the inner cover 4 is pushed down by hand and closed with the outer cover 5 overlapped, but at this time, the inner cover 4 is also slowly closed by the reaction force of the gas spring 8.

  The thermal health device 1 of the present embodiment can open and close the inner cover 4 and the outer cover 5 and maintain the open state by a hinge 44 and a gas spring 8 provided on the inner cover 4. In addition, when the inner cover 4 and the outer cover 5 are in the open state, the inner rail 42b and the outer rail 52b can be removed from the bed 2 and the reflection sheet 3. For example, the feet can be lowered from the removal region. The installation place of the covers 4 and 5 can be used effectively, such as giving massage.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a thermal health device that irradiates a user with far-infrared rays in a substantially sealed space in a semi-cylindrical cover and promotes the user's perspiration, blood circulation, and metabolism.

The cross-sectional view which shows the thermal health device of embodiment. The front view which shows the thermal health device of embodiment. Explanatory drawing explaining the arrangement | positioning state of a rail and a support stand. The front view which shows the open state of the thermal health device of embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Thermal health device 2 Bed 3 Reflective sheet 4 Inner cover 41a, 41b Bottom part 42a, 42b Inner rail 43 Recessed part 44 Hinge 45 End surface 451 Bottom part 5 Outer cover 51a, 51b Bottom part 52a, 52b Outer rail 53 Groove 54 Neck cover 6 Heater 7 Support Base 71 Outer side 8 Gas spring 81 Cylinder 82 Piston rod

Claims (3)

A semi-cylindrical inner cover and a semi-cylindrical outer cover are provided in a nested manner, and a thermal health device irradiates far infrared rays inside the inner cover and the outer cover,
An inner rail provided on the lower side along both bottoms of the inner cover peripheral surface;
An outer rail fixed along both bottoms of the outer cover peripheral surface, engaged with the inner rail, and slidable relative to the inner rail;
A hinge that is provided in a recess on the upper surface of the inner rail, and connects one bottom portion of the inner cover peripheral surface and the inner rail;
A support base provided on the lower side along the bottom of the inner cover end surface;
One end is pivoted on the outer surface of the support base at a position biased toward the hinge side, and the other end is pivoted near the lower side of the inner cover end surface at a position biased away from the hinge. And a gas spring provided
By releasing the extension of the piston rod of the gas spring by the opening operation of the inner cover with the outer cover overlapped with the inner cover, the inner cover remains in the inner rail while the outer cover is overlapped. A thermal health device characterized in that it opens to the side to a predetermined angle around a hinge connected to the head and maintains an open state. The thermal health device according to claim 1, wherein an inner rail provided on the other bottom portion of the inner cover peripheral surface is fixed to the other bottom portion. A semi-cylindrical inner cover and a semi-cylindrical outer cover are provided in a nested manner, and a thermal health device irradiates far infrared rays inside the inner cover and the outer cover,
An inner rail provided on the lower side along both bottoms of the inner cover peripheral surface;
An outer rail fixed along both bottoms of the outer cover peripheral surface, engaged with the inner rail, and slidable relative to the inner rail;
A hinge connecting one bottom of the inner cover peripheral surface and the inner rail;
A support base provided on the lower side along the bottom of the inner cover end surface;
One end is pivoted on the outer surface of the support base at a position biased toward the hinge side, and the other end is pivoted near the lower side of the inner cover end surface at a position biased away from the hinge. And a gas spring provided
An inner rail provided on the other bottom of the inner cover peripheral surface is fixed to the other bottom,
By releasing the extension of the piston rod of the gas spring by the opening operation of the inner cover with the outer cover overlapped with the inner cover, the inner cover remains in the inner rail while the outer cover is overlapped. A thermal health device characterized in that it opens to the side to a predetermined angle around a hinge connected to the head and maintains an open state.

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