JPH0432098Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention has a built-in electric heating element and has a health-promoting effect through thermotherapy.In other words, the far infrared rays emitted by the electric heating element improve blood circulation and relieve muscle stiffness and pain. The present invention relates to an improvement of a thermal health futon that is capable of resolving the above-mentioned problems, and can also exert pressure treatment effects such as acupressure treatment effect and chiropractic treatment effect due to the concave-convex body having a certain degree of rigidity.

[Prior art] Infrared rays, that is, far infrared rays, which have particularly long wavelengths in the invisible region, have been considered to be particularly effective in relieving various types of muscle fatigue, and have been used as so-called heat therapy, and by cutting bamboo halves into bamboo blinds. By placing the body on a parallel uneven surface, various nerve acupuncture points distributed throughout the body are stimulated, and compression treatment effects such as acupressure treatment effects and chiropractic treatment effects such as spinal correction are exerted. Various therapeutic devices and health appliances that apply these principles to obtain their desired effects simply and efficiently have already become widely known.

The above-mentioned heat therapy and compression therapy are often used in futons, which are bedding. It is extremely rational to perform various therapeutic activities during bedtime, which is a period of human inactivity, as it allows consideration of both the effective use of time and the effective use of resources by using both therapeutic equipment and bedding. It is.

In order to exhibit various therapeutic effects in a composite manner, a plurality of treatment devices or treatment members have been integrated into a futon. One practical and typical example of a so-called health futon is one that uses a combination of the above-mentioned heat therapy and compression therapy. In this combination, if we pay particular attention to the built-in electric heating element, the electric heating element built into conventional health futons is not shown, but as is well known, no matter what kind of heat-generating material is used, It was covered with some type of insulator in the form of a sheet or mat, and was placed directly under the side wall in order to efficiently extract heat to the outside.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The health futon with the conventional structure as described above certainly had a certain degree of heat treatment effect and also had a compression treatment effect, but Since the electric heating element is placed above the uneven body, in order to obtain the original compression treatment effect in that area, the electric heating element located above the uneven body must be removed, which is extremely troublesome to handle. In order to form the electric heating element into a sheet mat shape, many members such as insulators and exterior materials are required, and as a result, this type of health futon has to be expensive. In addition, especially when the electric heating element is a sheet-like heating element mainly made of carbon material, the electric heating element always comes into contact with the convex part of the uneven body, and the disadvantage is that it is susceptible to fatigue and deterioration due to compressive force. , and the uneven body and other synthetic resin members that come into contact with the electric heating body are heated while being subjected to compressive force, so even if heat-resistant materials are used, deterioration over time is accelerated, and furthermore, when not in use, Since futons are usually folded and stored in closets, etc., there is a problem in that repeated folding can cause fatigue and deterioration of the folded parts, potentially leading to failures such as wire breakage and accidents such as abnormal heat generation. . Furthermore, large-area electric heating bodies such as sheet mat shapes impair ventilation in areas where they come into contact with the body, causing discomfort such as making the body sweat.

In addition, the electric heating element built into this type of futon is electrically integrated (one control system), so it can be used to control the user's personal characteristics, either the feet or the waist. It was virtually impossible to deal with individual differences, such as those who wanted to be warm in particular, or who felt uncomfortable when heated in a specific area and were unable to sleep.

The present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to maximize the compression treatment effect of the uneven body while applying thermotherapy without removing the electric heating body one by one. In addition, it is possible to individually turn on/off and control the temperature of the leg area, waist area, and torso area according to the user's preference, and there is extremely little chance of malfunctions or accidents even after repeated folding. The purpose is to provide a safe and long-life thermal health futon.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above problems can be solved by connecting or molding hollow cylindrical bodies made of foamed synthetic resin with a small elasticity into a substantially raft shape. a support layer having an uneven surface having a compression treatment effect; a flat bottom surface and a mountain-like profile formed on the top surface; the flat bottom surface is brought into contact with the convex surface of the support layer to In a futon structure in which a cushion layer made of a foamed synthetic resin having high elasticity and having a cushioning effect between the support layer and the user is covered with a side material serving as an exterior cover, the concave surface portion of the support layer The problem is solved by a thermal health futon characterized by disposing a concave, generally rectangular or linear electric heating element with a small area in the area, and forming a space above the concave surface of the support layer. be able to.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a thermal health futon 1 according to the present invention houses a hollow core material 2 having rigidity such as polypropylene, and a hollow cylindrical body 3 made of a synthetic resin having low elasticity such as foamed polyethylene. A support layer 4 having a concave surface 4a and a convex surface 4b formed into a raft shape (or may be connected multiple times) to exert a compression treatment effect is formed, and a bottom surface 5a is formed on the support layer 4. foamed urethane, etc., which is made flat and has a mountain-like profile formed on the upper surface 5b, and the flat bottom surface 5a is brought into contact with the convex surface 4b of the support layer 4 to provide a buffering effect between the support layer 4 and the user. A cushion layer 5 made of a synthetic resin having a large elasticity is laminated on the concave surface 4a of the support layer 4, which forms a space S having a heat storage function between the cushion layer 5 and the flat bottom surface 5a of the cushion layer 5. The electric heating element 6, which has a small area and has a concave shape and a substantially rectangular shape, is placed along the concave surface of the user 7 in the leg region 7a and the lower back region.
The support layer 4 and the cushion layer 5 are disposed in the body region 7b, electrically separated from each other and connected by a connecting wire 8, and covered with a side fabric 9 serving as an exterior.

In addition, numeral 10 in FIG. 2 is an ion battery band to be inserted as necessary, and is used for a timer device, an ion generator,
External control device 1 comprising a temperature control device etc.
Ions are supplied by 1. Reference numeral 12 is a connector, and 13 is an internal wiring cable that is sufficiently flexible to withstand repeated bending.

In addition to the arrangement described above, the electric heating element 6 may be formed in a linear shape with a small area as shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the cushion layer 5 may be formed in a linear shape and attached to the troughs of the upper surface 5b forming the mountain-like profile surface, or it may be formed in a linear shape as shown in FIG. Cushion layer 5 facing the valley
Since heat is stored in the air in the space S even if the heat exchanger is mounted on the flat bottom surface 5a of the space S, a gentle and stable thermal effect can be obtained as in the above-mentioned embodiment.

[Operations and effects of the invention] As detailed above, according to the invention, the electric heating element having a small area is placed on the concave surface of the support layer having an uneven surface, so that the pressure exerted by the convex surface of the support layer is reduced. Without any loss of therapeutic effect (manipulative treatment effect),
In addition to gentle heat generated by air heating in the space formed above the concave surface of the support layer, radial heat radiation and reflection can be obtained on the concave surface, so the electric heating element does not need to be in the form of a wide sheet mat. To,
Even if the electric heating element has a small area in the form of a strip or a line, it is possible to receive stable thermal treatment with little unevenness, and furthermore, without impairing good air permeability due to the unevenness of the support layer, synthetic resin Deterioration over time accelerated by the heat of the support layer or cushion layer is extremely slight, and since there is no need to form a unit structure in which the electric heating element is integrally coated, manufacturing costs can be kept low. It has now become possible to provide a thermal health futon with excellent practical value.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a thermal health futon showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of the thermal health futon shown in FIG. 1, FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the arrangement of electric heating elements in a thermal health futon according to another embodiment of the present invention. 2...Hollow core material, 3...Hollow cylindrical body, 4...Support layer, 4a...Concave surface, 4b...Convex surface, 5...Cushion layer, 5a...Flat bottom surface, 5b...Top surface,
6...Electric heating element.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A support layer that houses a core material having rigidity and is formed by connecting or molding multiple hollow cylindrical bodies made of foamed synthetic resin having small elasticity in a substantially raft shape to form an uneven surface having a compression treatment effect. , the bottom surface is flat, and the top surface is formed with a mountain-shaped profile, and the flat bottom surface is brought into contact with the convex surface of the support layer to provide a buffering effect between the support layer and the user. In a futon structure in which a cushion layer made of a foamed synthetic resin having elasticity is covered with a side material serving as an exterior cover, a concave approximately rectangular or linear shape having a small area is formed in the concave area of the support layer. A thermal health futon characterized in that an electric heating element is arranged and a space is formed above the concave surface of the support layer.