JPH0315073Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Purpose of the Invention" The present invention relates to a heating element for moxibustion treatment, which generates heat without requiring any special ignition operation at any time, and which generates heat at the same temperature as the heating element. The aim is not only to accurately control the temperature, but also to avoid burns to the user, and also to provide the effect of a hot compress, so that the user can use it favorably.

Industrial applications A heating element for moxibustion treatment.

BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY Moxibustion is a therapeutic method that has been used for a long time, and generally involves attaching a certain amount of moxa to a desired location and igniting and burning it.

However, this conventional method has the inconvenience of having to prepare incense sticks, ignite them, and then ignite them using moxa as described above. An exothermic agent such as iron powder that generates heat through oxidation in the presence of water has been used in place of the above-mentioned moxa, and this can achieve the desired moxibustion effect without requiring any special ignition operation.

In addition, Utility Model Application Publication No. 58-70237 describes a simple moxibustion method in which water is added to a chemical substance mainly composed of iron dioxide to generate heat at any time, and the generated heat is used to obtain a moxibustion effect. The components include a cup-shaped side ring that can hold a pre-solidified exothermic agent near the edge, a mount having a through hole into which the lower end of the side ring can be tightly fitted, and a mount attached to the bottom surface of the mount. It has been announced that the heating agent is used by filling the upper part of the exothermic agent with a water-absorbing material such as gauze and injecting an appropriate amount of water with a dropper or the like.

Problems to be solved by the invention However, each of the above-mentioned conventional methods has its own problems.

In other words, the inconvenience of using moxa is as mentioned above, and in order to solve this inconvenience, some methods that use exothermic agents are encapsulated with a certain amount of the exothermic agent, which is a granular material. It is prepared as a substance housed in a material and placed on the affected area to generate heat, but when the purpose is moxibustion, the heating is done in spots, so the amount of heat generating agent is relatively small. Therefore, it is not easy to always accurately weigh and separate the amount of this powdery exothermic agent.
Moreover, even if such a certain amount is accurately separated and encapsulated, the exothermic temperature and other exothermic conditions will change significantly due to fluctuations in the air (oxygen) supply conditions to the exothermic agent, and the appropriate temperature It is difficult to obtain a moxibustion effect, resulting in burns or almost no moxibustion effect.

In the above-mentioned Utility Model Application Publication No. 58-70237,
As mentioned above, even if the exothermic agent itself is solidified, it requires water injection with a dropper before use. It is more troublesome because it requires water injection, and since the heat generation state changes depending on the amount of water injected by the dropper, it is necessary to select the appropriate amount of water and inject it, which has disadvantages such as requiring considerable training. Therefore, it is inevitable that it will be more difficult to handle than conventional ones. In particular, if the heat generation is rapid, there is a disadvantage that it may cause burns to the skin surface, whereas if the heat generation is slow, it will take a long time and little moxibustion effect will be obtained.

"Structure of the invention" Means for solving the problems The present invention is designed to solve the problems of the conventional products as described above, and is as follows.

A molded article of a certain form in which a dry binder is mixed with an exothermic agent that generates heat upon contact with water and oxygen gas and a water-impregnating material are housed in an oxygen gas permeable envelope, and One side of the envelope is made flat, and the moisture permeable material is placed on the flat surface side, and the exothermic agent molded article is polymerized on the moisture permeable material to further make the envelope impermeable. A heating element for moxibustion, characterized in that it is housed and sealed in a packaging material and generates heat simply by opening the non-breathable packaging material.

Function: By blending a dry binder with a heat generating agent, it is possible to easily and accurately form a molded product into a certain shape under atmospheric conditions. In addition, when charging or molding the raw materials for this fixed shape molding, the fluidity and mixing operation of the raw material powder are maintained well, so that the predetermined mixing and molding can be performed accurately.

As described above, since the mixing and charging into the mold are performed smoothly and accurately, it is possible to prepare a molded product that can provide a stable and substantially predetermined heat generating effect.

The envelope in which the molded product is housed together with a moisture-impregnating material is further housed in a non-ventilated packaging to allow the moisture to be absorbed into the molded product and to stop the exothermic reaction.

When the above-mentioned non-breathable packaging material is opened, controlled oxygen enters the inside of the non-breathable packaging material from the oxygen gas permeable encapsulating material, and as mentioned above, the appropriate mixed molded product is impregnated with an appropriate amount of water. The exothermic reaction at an appropriate predetermined temperature is started immediately.

By making one side of the encapsulating body flat, it can be stably set on the skin surface even without an adhesive layer on the flat surface.

positioning the moisture-retaining material on the flat surface side;
By polymerizing the exothermic agent molded product onto the water-retaining material, the heat generated by the molded product is alleviated by the water-retaining material, thereby preventing burns on the skin of the user. It is also possible to provide a warm compress effect through the moisture absorbing material.

Example To further explain the present invention as described above, the present invention uses an exothermic agent that generates heat upon contact with water and oxygen gas, but this exothermic agent itself is not a conventionally known one. Typically, iron powder is used, but aluminum powder or the like may be mixed in as appropriate. In addition, activated carbon, zeolite, etc. are used in combination, and salt and other alkali metals,
Alkaline earth chlorides can be blended.

For the exothermic agent mentioned above, a dry binder in powder form is mixed and molded into a certain form. Such powder binders include polymer-based, clay-based, and crystalline cellulose. There are several systems, and a mixture of appropriate amounts is pressurized and molded. That is, as such a pressure molding method, a tablet machine used for tablet molding is used, and a predetermined amount of the exothermic agent mixed with the binder can be accurately supplied and molded into a fixed shape. In other words, since the iron powder and other raw materials are mixed under dry conditions and then charged into the molding section and tabletted, the process is carried out smoothly and uniformly, and there is almost no room for variation in the form, amount, or mixing state. do not have.

In addition, in the present invention, a water-retaining material is prepared separately from the above, and is prepared by impregnating water into a sheet material made of organic or inorganic material such as paper, cotton, chips, natural or synthetic fiber materials. .

In the present invention, the molded article 1 and the moisture permeable material 2 prepared as described above are used as an encapsulating body 3 having oxygen gas permeability, as shown in some examples in FIGS. 1 and 2.
be housed inside. That is, in the case shown in FIG. 1, one side of the envelope 3 is a flat surface 13, the above-mentioned moisture-absorbing material 2 is placed on the flat surface 13 side, and the above-described exothermic agent molded article 1 is placed on the moisture-absorbing material 2. It is polymerized and packaged with an envelope 3. A synthetic resin film or the like is used as the envelope 3. Although the film itself may have oxygen permeability in its structure, generally A small hole 4 is formed in a part of the envelope 3 made of an airtight film to limit the amount of oxygen permeation to a constant value.

In the case shown in Fig. 2, the moisture-permeable material 2 is placed on top and bottom of the molded article 1 and similarly covered with an enveloping body 3, but in some cases, an adhesive layer is added to the bottom of the enveloping body 3. 5, and further a temperature buffer layer 7 may be formed.

Furthermore, in the present invention, the envelope 3 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 described above is housed in a non-breathable packaging material 6 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
or the envelope 3 as shown in FIG.
A plurality of parts are separated and sealed by the welded seal part 8, and one part is cut out and used.

That is, in the device according to the present invention, when the packaging material 6 is opened, air (oxygen) immediately enters the envelope 3 through the small holes 4 under restricted conditions;
Alternatively, it enters under the same restricted conditions through the aeration structure of the film itself forming the envelope 3, and the molded product 1 is used in a tableting method, etc., so that it cannot be mixed under precise mixing or charging conditions. The water-retaining material 2 is molded with a
is polymerized, so that an appropriate amount of water is impregnated into the molded product in the envelope 3, and by removing the packaging material 6, an accurately controlled exothermic reaction can immediately occur. This results in a moxibustion effect due to the appropriate temperature.

In addition, the application is performed with the flat surface 13 formed on one side of the envelope 3 in contact with the skin surface, but in this case, the heat generated by the molded product 1 is transferred through the moisture-impregnating material 2 located on the flat surface 13 side. Since the heat generated by the molded product 1 is transmitted to the skin surface, the moisture-absorbing material 2
This reduces the risk of burns to the user. Moreover, by forming the flat surface 13 of the envelope 3 with a breathable film or the like, it is possible to provide a warm compress effect using the water-retaining material 2.

``Effect of the invention'' According to the invention as explained above, the exothermic agent is formed into a molded product using a tableting method under dry conditions, so that a predetermined amount can be accurately contained in the envelope 3, and it can generate heat. By forming the molded article 1 by mixing the dry binder with the agent, the mixing and molding operation can be carried out easily and accurately without using a special and difficult shield atmosphere. forming a flat surface 13 on
A moisture-absorbing material 2 is placed on the flat surface 13 side, and the molded articles 1 stacked with the moisture-absorbing material 2 in between absorb and impregnate an appropriate amount of water within the envelope 1. In this state, by removing the non-breathable packaging material, the thermal effect due to the precise heat generation conditions will be immediately applied to the skin surface, and since the heating will occur via the moisture-impregnated material 2, there will be no risk of burns. By using a material with controlled oxygen gas permeability as the envelope 3, rational heat generation under preferable control conditions is achieved by opening the non-breathable packaging material 6 as described above, Furthermore, it can also act as a warm compress due to the thermal effect via the moisture-absorbing material 2, and is a highly effective device in practical terms.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show the technical contents of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 and 2 are cross-sectional views of the envelope in which the exothermic agent molded product of the present invention is installed, and FIGS. FIG. In these drawings, 1 is a molded exothermic agent, 2 is a moisture-impregnated material, 3 is an envelope, 4 is a small hole, and 5 is a
1 is an adhesive layer, 6 is an air-impermeable packaging material, and 13 is a flat surface formed on one side of the envelope.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A molded article of a certain form in which a dry binder is mixed with an exothermic agent that generates heat upon contact with water and oxygen gas and a water-impregnating material are housed in an oxygen gas-permeable envelope, and the above-mentioned One side of the envelope is made flat, and the moisture permeable material is placed on the flat surface side, and the exothermic agent molded article is polymerized on the moisture permeable material to further make the envelope impermeable. A heating element for moxibustion, characterized in that it is housed and sealed in a packaging material and generates heat simply by opening the non-breathable packaging material.