JPH0323250Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an electric pine surge bath.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in electric pine surge baths, a pair of large electrode plates are attached to the inner surface of the bathtub and immersed in the bathtub water, and a pine surge current is conducted through the electrode plates into the bathwater. There is a fixed type with a large electrode plate that electrically stimulates the pine.

In addition, by immersing one electrode in the bathtub water with one electrode attached to the inner surface of the bathtub, and with the other hand-held electrode in contact with the body in the bathtub water, by supplying a pine surge current to these electrodes, There are also hand-held devices that locally apply electric massage to the area where the hand-held electrode is applied (for example, Utility Model Application No. 50-91393, Utility Model Application No. 50-158389).
(see publication).

Furthermore, with the large electrode plate fixed type mentioned above, it is not possible to perform electric pine surgery focused on any local part of the body, whereas with the above hand-held type, electric pine surgery can be applied to the entire body (i.e. whole body pine surgery). In consideration of the fact that this is not possible, we made the large electrode plate, which is normally attached to the inner surface of the bathtub, removable from the inner surface of the bathtub.
It is also conceivable to be able to selectively perform whole-body pine surgery with a large electrode plate attached to the inner surface of the bathtub and local pine surgery with the large electrode plate applied to a private part of the body.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in order to overcome the drawbacks of fixed large electrode plates and hand-held types, the large electrode plates are made removable from the inner surface of the bathtub, but the large electrode plates that are originally attached to the inner surface of the bathtub cannot be used. The method of performing local pine surgery by holding it in the hand and applying it to a private part of the body is cumbersome to handle because the electrode plate is large. There is a problem in that the degree of concentration of the pine surge current to the central point of the desired local body part is also insufficient, resulting in a low local pine surge effect.

In addition, if the electrode plate that is detachable from the inner surface of the bathtub is made smaller, it will be easier to handle when performing local pine surge, and the pine surge effect will be improved.
In that case, conversely, a problem arises in that the pine surge effect during whole body pine surgery performed with the electrode plate attached to the inner surface of the bathtub is significantly reduced.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the purpose of the present invention is to make it possible to effectively perform whole-body pine surgery in a bathtub, and to perform local pine surgery easily and extremely effectively through reasonable improvements. At the point.

[Means for solving problems]

The characteristic structure of the electric pine surge bath according to the present invention is that it is provided with a pine surge machine body that generates a pine surge current, and is configured so that it can be attached to the inner surface of the bathtub, and that the current supplied from the pine surge machine body is installed while immersed in the bath water. A large electrode plate conductive in the bathtub water is provided, and a small electrode pad exclusively for use on the body is provided that conducts the current supplied from the pine surge machine body to the body when the large electrode plate is applied to the body. A pine surge state using a large electrode plate that is electrically connected to the machine body and supplies a pine surge current to the large electrode plate, and a pine surge state in which the small electrode pad is electrically connected to the pine surge machine body to supply a pine surge current to the large electrode plate. A selection means is provided for selectively switching the pine surge form between a pad abutting pine surge state in which a pine surge current is supplied to the pine surge state, and its functions and effects are as follows.

[Effect]

In other words, if the above selection means switches the pine surge mode to a pine surge state using a large electrode plate, that is, a state in which the large electrode plate is electrically connected to the main body of the pine surge machine and a current for pine surge is supplied to the large electrode plate, A large electrode plate attached to the inner surface of the bathtub and immersed in the bathtub water can conduct a pine surge current widely in the bathtub water, thereby making it possible to effectively apply whole-body pine surge to a bather submerged in the bathtub water. .

In addition, the selection means switches the pine surge mode to a pad-applied pine surge state, that is, a state in which a small electrode pad exclusively for use on the body is electrically connected to the pine surge machine body and a current for pine surge is supplied to the small electrode pad. Accordingly, the electric current for musculoskeletal massage can be conducted intensively to the local part of the body to which the small electrode pad is applied, thereby making it possible to effectively perform local musculosurgery.

[Effect of idea]

As a result of the above actions, compared to the aforementioned large electrode plate fixed type and hand-held type, functionality is improved in that whole body pine surge and local pine surge can be selectively performed in the bathtub according to the user's request. Convenience can be improved.

Moreover, compared to the case where a large electrode plate is simply detachable from the inner surface of the bathtub, full body pine surge can be effectively carried out by using a large electrode plate to conduct the pine surge current into the bath water. However, when performing local pine surge, we use a small electrode pad specifically for use on the body, making it easier to handle and more effective as the concentration of pine surge current is extremely high in the center of the local area requiring pine surge. Local pine surgery can be performed.

〔Example〕

Next, an example of the present invention will be shown.

The electric pine surge bath, as shown in Figure 1,
The bathtub 1 includes a bathtub 1, a circulation type bath pot 2 that heats water in the bathtub 1, and a low-frequency pine surge machine 3 that energizes the water in the bathtub 1 for pine surge.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bathtub 2 includes a burner 4 and a heat exchanger 5 for heating bathtub water located above the burner 4, and a combustion chamber between the burner 4 and the heat exchanger 5. A thermoelectric power generation element 7 that generates electric power by heating with the burner 4 is disposed at 6 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the thermoelectric generating element 7 is
A plurality of elements are attached to the base 8 side by side to form an element group unit 9, and the element group unit 9 is inserted through an opening 11 formed in each of the facing plate portions of a heat shielding casing 10 surrounding the combustion chamber 6. The high temperature part 7a of the thermoelectric power generating element 7 is placed in the combustion chamber 6, and the low temperature part 7 is placed inside the combustion chamber 6.
b is inserted from the outside so as to be positioned outside the casing 10, and is fixed to the mounting plate 12 attached to the casing 10 with screws on the base 8.

Of the inner surface of the casing 10, the opening 11
A drip drain receiving plate 13 that protrudes toward the center of the combustion chamber 6 than the thermoelectric generating element 7 is located above the opening 11 on the inner surface of the opposing plate portion in which a dripping drain receiving plate 13 is located higher toward the protruding side end. They are fixed in series in a tilted position. In the bathtub 2, even if the condensed water on the casing 10 and the heat exchanger 5 flows down along the inner surface of the casing 10 due to the stoppage of combustion, or even if it drips down, it will not be absorbed during the process. The dripping drain receiving plate 13 captures the drain and prevents the drain from coming into contact with the thermoelectric generating element 7. Furthermore, although the dripping drain receiving plate 13 protrudes toward the center of the combustion chamber 6, it does not have the above-mentioned inclined position. Since the combustion gas is located in the combustion chamber 6, the combustion gas rises smoothly in the combustion chamber 6.

Incidentally, to give a specific example of the arrangement dimensions of the thermoelectric generating element 7 and the dripping drain receiving plate 13, the protruding dimensions L ₁ and L ₂ of the thermoelectric generating element 7 and the dripping drain receiving plate 13 from the opposing plate portion are respectively , 25mm, 30mm,
The height H of the thermoelectric generating element 7 from the flame hole surface of the burner 4 is 15 to 20 mm.

In short, the protruding dimension _L1 of the thermoelectric generating element 7 is a dimension that allows the flame of the burner 4 to heat the high temperature part 7a of the thermoelectric generating element 7, and the protruding dimension L2 of the dripping drain receiving plate 13 is a dimension that allows the flame of the burner ₄ to heat the high temperature part 7a of the thermoelectric generating element 7. Possible increase in
In order to prevent the drain from dripping onto the thermoelectric generating element 7 while performing the process smoothly, the dimension is approximately 3 to 8 mm added to the protruding dimension _L1 of the thermoelectric generating element 7. Additionally, in general, if the height H of the thermoelectric generating element 7 is smaller than the above-mentioned dimension, the presence of the thermoelectric generating element 7 will cause a decrease in flame temperature, which may cause clogging of the heat exchanger 5. This may induce fire (incomplete combustion), and on the other hand, if it is large, it will lead to insufficient heating of the high temperature section 7a, resulting in a decrease in the generated power.

Moreover, the casing 10 is housed inside an exterior casing 10', and this exterior casing 1
A NiCd storage battery unit 14 for storing the power generated by the thermoelectric generating element 7 is attached to 0'.

The low-frequency pine surge machine 3 includes a main body 15 that uses the Nikkad storage battery unit 14 as a power source and generates a low-frequency current for pine surge, and a low-frequency current that is supplied from the main body 15 by being immersed in water in the bathtub 1. Large electrode plate 16 for making water conductive
, a small pad 17 for local low frequency pine surge dedicated to use against the body, which is smaller and easier to handle than the large electrode plate 16, and a controller 1.
8.

The main body 15 is attached to the inner surface of the exterior casing 10' of the bathtub 2.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the electrode plates 16 are a pair of electrically insulating protective plates made of a copper plate, larger in size, and having a large number of slits 19a formed therein. The electrode plate unit 20 is attached to the back surface of the electrode plate 19 at intervals. The means for attaching the electrode plate 16 to the protection plate 19 is to fix a pair of electrically insulating stays 21 to the back surface of the protection plate 19, and attach the stays 21 to the stay 21 through through holes 16a formed in the electrode plate 16. A plurality of fixing legs 22 made of electrically insulating material press and fix the electrode plate 16 to the stay 21 by inserting and fixing them into the holes 21a.
This is a means of providing The electrode plate unit 20, that is, the electrode plate 16 is attached to the inner surface of the bathtub 1 with a fixture 23 so that the position can be changed and the electrode plate 16 can be changed and detached.

The fixture 23 is made up of a suction cup 24 that can be adsorbed and removed from the inner surface of the bathtub 1, and a hanging hook 25 that allows the protection plate 19 to be attached to and detached from the suction cup 24. That is, the electrode plate unit 20 changes its position by changing the mounting position of the suction cup 24 on the inner surface of the bathtub 1, and is removed by removing the suction cup 24 from the inner surface of the bathtub 1 or detaching from the hook 25. When the electrode plate 16 is attached to the bathtub 1, the fixed legs 22 are prevented from coming into contact with the inner surface of the bathtub 1 by the fixing legs 22 coming into contact with the inner surface of the bathtub 1. Note that the electrode plate 16
On the back side, that is, the side facing the inner surface of the bathtub 1,
An electrically insulating paint layer 26 is formed by coating.
In other words, even if the bathtub 1 is made of a conductive material such as stainless steel, it is configured to prevent leakage into the bathtub 1.

The pad 17 is similar to the electrode plate 16.
As shown in FIG. 2, a sponge 17b is accommodated and held in an electrically insulating flexible container 17a, and a small piece-shaped electrode 17c is arranged at the bottom of the flexible container 17a. The sponge 17b has a structure in which the surface that contacts the body is formed from the surface of the sponge 17b.

The controller 18 is installed in the bathroom, and also serves as a relay from the main body 15 to the electrode plate 16 and pad 17, and as a controller for the burner 4, as shown in FIG. Two electric wires 27 for low frequency current supply are led out. These electric wires 27 are short, and female pin jacks of the same structure are attached to the ends of the electric wires 28 led out from the electrode plate 16 and the ends of the electric wires 29 led out from the electrode 17c of the pad 17. 30 and 31 are each provided with a male pin jack for plug connection. In other words,
By selecting the female pin jacks 30 and 31 into which the male pin jack 32 is inserted, the small electrode 1 of the large electrode plate 16 and the small pad 17 exclusively for use against the body can be attached to the inner surface of the bathtub.
7c. In other words, the large electrode plate 16 is electrically connected to the main body 15, and the low frequency current for pine surge is supplied to the large electrode plate 16. The pin surge state uses a large electrode plate that supplies a frequency current, and the small electrode 17c of the small pad 17 is electrically connected to the main body 15.
The male and female pin jacks 30, 31, and 32 are used as a selection means for selectively switching the pine surge mode to the pad abutting pine surge state in which a low frequency current for pine surge is supplied to the pine surge state.

In addition, the controller 18 includes a pine surge ON/OFF switch 33 that uses a tact switch to turn on and off the supply of low frequency current, a pine surge confirmation LED 34 that lights up reversibly when the pine surge ON/OFF switch 33 is turned on, and a pine surge confirmation LED 34 that lights up reversibly when the pine surge ON/OFF switch 33 is turned on. Strength adjustment volume 3 using a tact switch to adjust the strength of the voltage (that is, the strength of the pine surge)
5. A battery confirmation lamp 36 that lights up when the amount of electricity stored in the Nikkad storage battery unit 14 exceeds a setting;
The ignition confirmation lamp 37 that lights up when igniting, the ignition push button switch 38, the fire extinguishing push button switch 39, the dial 40 of the wind-up fire extinguishing timer, and the male pin jack 32 are inserted to make it waterproof. An insertion hole 41 is provided for holding the cover.

According to the above configuration, the male and female pin jacks 30, 31, and 32 are connected and switched so that a low frequency current for pine surge is conducted into the bathtub water from the large electrode plate 16 which is attached to the inner surface of the bathtub and immersed in the bathtub water. By doing so, it is possible to effectively perform a full-body pine surge of the bather with the low frequency pine surge current that is widely conducted into the bath water from the large electrode plate 16, while the small electrode 17c of the small pad 17 placed against the body can effectively perform pine surge of the bather. The male and female pin jacks 30, 3 are connected so as to conduct the low frequency current for pine surge to the body.
By switching the connections between 1 and 32, local pine surge can be effectively performed while the small pad 17 is easy to handle and the low frequency current for pine surge is highly concentrated in the center of the local area requiring pine surge. Furthermore, in the case of in-bathtub massage using the large electrode plate 16, it is possible to adjust the attachment position of the large electrode plate 16 to the inner surface of the bathtub, or to remove the large electrode plate 16 from the inner surface of the bathtub and position it near a private part of the body. By doing this, it is possible to perform pine surgery on the whole body while focusing on specific areas of the body.

[Another Embodiment] Another embodiment of the present invention will be shown below.

[1] In the above embodiment, the thermoelectric generating element 7 was used as the power source for the low frequency pine surge machine 3, but the power source may be a dry battery or a general household electric light line.

[2] In the above embodiment, the large electrode plate 16 is made repositionable and removable with respect to the inner surface of the bathtub 1, but the large electrode plate 16 may be fixed to the bathtub 1.

[3] In the above embodiment, the pin jacks 30, 3
1 and 32, the selection means for selectively supplying low frequency current to the large electrode plate 16 and the electrode 17c of the small pad 17 for use on the body has been shown. It may also be a means for selectively supplying the frequency current to the large electrode plate 16 and the small electrode pad 17 exclusively for use against the body.

[4] A plurality of pairs of large electrode plates 16 are provided, and these are used simultaneously or selectively.

[5] A plurality of pairs of small electrode pads 17 dedicated to use against the body are provided, and these are used simultaneously or selectively.

Note that although reference numerals are written in the claims section of the utility model registration for convenience of comparison with the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the structure of the attached drawings by such entry.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the electric pine surge bath according to the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a schematic sectional view, Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of the main parts, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the main parts of the bath pot. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of the bathtub, and FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the main parts. 1... Bathtub, 15... Pine surge machine body, 16... Large electrode plate, 17... Small electrode pad, 30, 31,
32...Selection means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A large electrode plate is provided with a pine surge machine main body 15 that generates a current for pine surge, is configured to be attachable to the inner surface of the bathtub 1, and conducts the supplied current from the pine surge machine main body 15 into the bath water while immersed in the bath water. 16, and a small electrode pad 7 dedicated to use when applied to the body, which conducts the supplied current from the pine surgery machine main body 15 to the body when it is applied to the body, and the large electrode plate 16 is attached to the pine surgery main body 15. On the other hand, there is a pine surge state in which a large electrode plate is used, which is electrically connected to supply a pine surge current to the large electrode plate 16; Selection means 3 for selectively switching the pine surge form between a pad abutting pine surge state and a pine surge state that supplies a pine surge current to 7;
Electric pine surge bath with 0, 31, and 32.