JPH04327859A - Low-frequency treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enclose a conductor cord and a conductor in a low-frequency treatment apparatus and to miniaturize the apparatus. CONSTITUTION:A cord reel 21 is freely rotatably provided inside a treatment apparatus. A circuit portion 27 is provided in the inner space of the cord reel 21. The conductor cord 45 of a conductor 41 is wound on the cord reel 21 and connected to the circuit portion 27. A conductor mounting portion for mounting the conductor 41 thereon is provided on the reverse side of a treatment apparatus main body 1.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[Object of the invention]

0002

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a low-frequency treatment device that uses low-frequency pulses to relieve affected areas such as stiff shoulders.

0003

[Prior Art] This type of conventional low frequency treatment device has a power source,
The treatment device main body includes a circuit section including a pulse generation circuit, a pulse output circuit, and its control circuit, and a conductor provided at the tip of a conductor cord having a length of about 1 m and has a pin plug is separately provided. Then, connect the pin plug to the treatment device body,
A structure is adopted in which the circuit section of the treatment device body and the conductor electrode of the conductor are electrically connected.

[0004] Then, by directly attaching the conductor electrode to the affected part of the human body and applying low-frequency pulses, treatment is performed to relieve stiff shoulders and the like.

[0005]

[Problem to be solved by the invention] In conventional low-frequency treatment devices, when not in use, the pin plug is removed from the treatment device body, and the conductor and conductor cord with the conductor electrode attached to the storage plate are stored in a soft case. I try to do that. Therefore, it must be stored separately from the treatment device itself, and if one is lost, it may become unusable. Also, it is difficult to insert or remove the conductor and conductor cord from the soft case.
Operations such as attaching and detaching the pin plug to the treatment device body are troublesome.

[0006] Therefore, it is possible to solve the above problem by providing a cord reel for winding and storing the conductor cord in the main body of the treatment device. However, if the cord reel is arranged in parallel with the circuit section on the treatment device main body, the treatment device main body becomes large, and this poses a problem in that it is cumbersome to carry. Moreover, even if the conductor cord can be wound up and stored, there is a problem in that the conductor cannot be stored.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a low frequency treatment device in which a conductor and a conductor cord can be housed integrally without increasing the size. That is.

[Configuration of the invention]

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The invention of claim 1 provides a treatment device main body, a circuit section including a power source, a pulse generation circuit, a pulse output circuit of the pulse generation circuit, and a control circuit thereof, and a circuit section including a power source, a pulse generation circuit, a pulse output circuit of the pulse generation circuit, and a control circuit thereof; A treatment device main body having a conductor electrode connected through a conductor cord and having a pair of conductors formed corresponding to the shape of approximately half of one surface of the treatment device main body, and the circuit section built therein. a cord reel that is rotatably provided within the treatment device and winds and stores the conductor cord of the conductor, and a conductor attachment part for attaching the pair of conductors is provided on one surface of the treatment device main body. be.

[0010] The invention of claim 2 provides a treatment device main body, a power source,
A circuit section including a pulse generation circuit, a pulse output circuit of the pulse generation circuit, and a control circuit thereof; a plurality of conductors having conductor electrodes connected to the circuit section via a conductor cord; and the circuit section. a cord reel that is rotatably provided in the treatment device main body and that winds and stores the conductor cord of the conductor; and a cord reel that stores the conductor and is detachably attached to one surface of the treatment device main body. It is equipped with a storage case.

[0011] The invention according to claim 3 includes a treatment device main body, a power source,
A circuit section including a pulse generation circuit, a pulse output circuit of the pulse generation circuit, and a control circuit thereof; a pair of conductors having conductor electrodes connected to the circuit section via a conductor cord; and the circuit section. a cord reel that is rotatably provided in the treatment device main body and that winds and stores the conductor cord of the conductor, and a conductor attachment for attaching the one conductor to one surface of the treatment device main body. A storage case is provided, which accommodates the other conductor and is detachably attached to one surface of the treatment device main body.

0012

[Operation] In the invention of claim 1, a conductor cord is pulled out from a cord reel rotatably provided in the treatment device body, and a pair of conductors connected to this conductor cord is attached to the treated area of the human body. and treat. When stored, the conductor cord is wound onto a cord reel, and the pair of conductors is attached to the conductor attachment portion on one side of the treatment device main body. By utilizing the internal space of the cord reel to provide a circuit section, and by attaching and storing a conductor on one side of the treatment device main body containing the cord reel, a small-sized low-frequency treatment device can be obtained.

[0013] In the invention of claim 2, the conductor cord is pulled out from the cord reel rotatably provided in the treatment device main body,
The conductor connected to this conductor cord is attached to the affected part of the human body for treatment. Also, when storing, wind the conductor cord onto a cord reel, store the conductor in the storage case,
This storage case is attached to one side of the treatment device body. By utilizing the internal space of the cord reel to provide a circuit section, and by attaching a storage case containing a conductor to one side of the treatment device body containing the cord reel, the device becomes a small-sized low-frequency treatment device. Moreover, by attaching and detaching the storage case, a plurality of conductors can be attached and detached from the treatment device body at once.

[0014] In the invention of claim 3, the conductor cord is pulled out from the cord reel rotatably provided in the treatment device main body,
The conductor connected to this conductor cord is attached to the affected part of the human body for treatment. In addition, when storing, wind the conductor cord onto a cord reel, attach one conductor to the conductor attachment part on one side of the treatment device body, store the other conductor in the storage case, and attach this storage case to the treatment device. Attach it to one side of the main body. By utilizing the internal space of the cord reel to provide a circuit section, and by accommodating and arranging the conductor on one side of the treatment device main body in which the cord reel is built-in, a small-sized low-frequency treatment device can be obtained. Moreover, by separately attaching the pair of conductors to the treatment device main body and the storage case, the size of the conductors can be increased.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The structure of a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

1 is a treatment device main body, and this treatment device main body 1 is:
It is composed of a case 2 and a cover 3 that covers the surface of the case 2, and the cover 3 is pivoted to the case 2 by a hinge (not shown) so as to be openable and closable, and is located in a symmetrical position with respect to the hinge of the cover 3. The case 2 is provided with a locking pawl that can be engaged and disengaged, and the cover 3 is provided with a release operation section 4 that releases the engagement of the locking pawl. Further, a cord pull-out portion 5 from which a conductor cord, which will be described later, can be pulled out is formed in the outer peripheral portion between the case 2 and the cover 3.

The case 2 has a planar conductor attachment part 6 formed on the back surface thereof to directly attach a conductor to be described later, and a shaft part 7 protruding from the center of the inner bottom.

A circular opening 8 is formed in the cover 3, and a rotary disk 9 is inserted into the opening 8 by fitting the concave and convex portions.
are rotatably fitted. This rotary disk 9 is formed of, for example, a transparent material into an annular shape having an opening 10 on the inside, a concave-convex engaging portion 11 is formed on the inside edge, and a recessed winding operation portion 12 is formed on the surface. ing.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a cord reel, which includes a cylindrical cord winding section 22, a flange plate section 23 integrally formed on the lower surface side of the cord winding section 22, and a cord reel attached to the upper surface side of the cord winding section 22. The flange plate portion 23 is rotatably fitted to the shaft portion 7. A meshing portion 25 that meshes with the meshing portion 11 of the rotary disk 9 in a concave-convex manner is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the surface plate 24 .

A circuit board 26 is located inside the cord reel 21.
are fitted and held, and a pulse generation circuit,
A circuit section 27 including a pulse output circuit connected to this pulse generation circuit and a control circuit for the pulse output circuit is mounted.

Further, the circuit board 26 is equipped with a waveform changeover switch 28 and an intensity adjustment switch 29. The waveform changeover switch 28 is composed of a slide switch, and a slidable knob 30 for operating the waveform changeover switch 28 is slidably protruded from a sliding hole 31 of the surface plate 24 to the surface. . The strength adjustment switch 29 is
A strength adjustment button 32, which is constituted by a push button switch and is movable up and down, is exposed from the insertion hole 33 of the surface plate 24 to the surface so as to be freely movable forward and backward.

Further, a battery 34 is connected to the circuit section 27, and a battery mounting hole 35 for mounting the battery 34 is formed in the surface plate 24, and this battery mounting hole 35 is closed by a cover plate 36 so as to be openable and closable. There is.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a pair of conductors, a positive electrode and a negative electrode. Each conductor 41 has a conductor electrode covered with conductive rubber on one side of a conductor cover 42 formed in a substantially semicircular shape. At the same time, a conductive adhesive pad 43 made of hydrogel is attached.

Each conductor 41 is connected to the tip of a conductor cord 45 via a lead-out portion 44, and this conductor cord 45 is connected to a circuit portion 27 via a circuit board 26, The cord is wound around the cord winding section 22 and pulled out from the cord pull-out section 5 to the outside.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

When using the low frequency treatment device, when the conductor cord 45 is pulled from the treatment device main body 1, the cord reel 21 rotates and the conductor cord 45 is pulled out. The pair of conductors 41 at the ends of the conductor cord 45 are separated by an appropriate distance, and the adhesive pads 43 of the conductors 41 are respectively attached to the treated area of the human body, for example, both shoulders.

Then, by operating the waveform changeover switch 28 and the intensity adjustment switch 29, an electric therapeutic pulse is generated in the circuit section 27, and this therapeutic pulse is applied to the human body from the conductor 41 at a low frequency. The treatment is performed by stimulating the human body.

Furthermore, by operating the waveform changeover switch 28, the waveform of the therapeutic pulse to be output can be changed over. By operating the intensity adjustment switch 29, the voltage of the therapeutic pulse can be adjusted, and the intensity of stimulation can be adjusted.

When using this low frequency treatment device, the conductor cord 45 can be pulled out by the required length from the treatment device main body 1, and the conductor cord 45 does not get in the way.

On the other hand, after using the low frequency treatment device, when the rotary disk 9 is rotated by the winding operation section 12, the cord reel 21 is rotated by the engagement of the engaging portions 11 and 25 between the rotary disk 9 and the cord reel 21. The conductor cord 45 is rotated, and the conductor cord 45 is wound up and stored on the cord reel 21. Then, the pair of conductors 41 are
As shown in FIG. 1, the conductor mounting portion 6 on the back surface of the case 2 is adhered and stored using the adhesive force of the adhesive pad 43 in a state where the shape is adjusted to a circular shape.

As described above, since the circuit section 27 is built in using the internal space of the cord reel 21, the conductor cord 45 can be housed without increasing the size of the treatment device main body 1. Moreover, the conductor 41 has a substantially semicircular shape, and the conductor 41 is provided in the conductor mounting portion 6 on the back surface of the case 2.
Since the conductor 41 is attached and stored, it can be made small even when the conductor 41 is stored. Therefore, the low frequency treatment device can be configured to be compact, and the troublesomeness of carrying it around can be eliminated.

Further, when the cord reel 21 rotates, the cord reel 21 and the circuit section 27 rotate integrally, so that a sliding contact piece and a conductive plate are connected between the cord reel 21 and the circuit section 27. No structure is required, the reliability of the electrical connection is increased, the structure is simple, the structure can be made compact, and the handleability is improved.

The conductor mounting portion 6 provided on the back surface of the case 2 may have a recess shaped to accommodate the conductor 41.

FIG. 4 also shows the second low frequency treatment device of the present invention.
An example is shown below. In this embodiment, a storage case 51 for storing a pair of conductors 41 is provided, and the storage case 51 is detachably attached to the back surface of the case 2.

This storage case 51 includes a circular plate portion 52,
It is integrally formed with an annular portion 53 protruding from the peripheral edge of the plate portion 52, and a notch portion 54 is formed in a part of the annular portion 53. Furthermore, an adsorbent 55 made of synthetic resin containing permanent magnet powder is attached to the end face of the annular portion 53 of the storage case 51, and the back surface of the case 2 is made of magnetic metal or containing permanent magnet powder. An annular absorber 56 made of synthetic resin is attached.

In order to store the conductors 41, the pair of conductors 41 are attached to the inner bottom of the plate portion 52 of the storage case 51 via the adhesive pad 43, with their shapes matched in a circular shape. , the lead-out portion 44 is passed through the notch portion 54. The absorbent body 55 of this storage case 51 is
6, the storage case 51 is held on the treatment device main body 1 by the adsorption force between the adsorption bodies 55 and 56.

Therefore, in addition to being able to make the low-frequency treatment device compact as in the first embodiment, in this embodiment, by storing the pair of conductors 41 in the storage case 51, the treatment device main body 1 can be On the other hand, the pair of conductors 41 can be attached and detached at the same time, making it easier to handle.

Further, FIGS. 5 and 6 show a third embodiment of the low frequency treatment device of the present invention. In this embodiment, a pair of circular conductors 41 are used, and one of the conductors 41 is attached to the case 2.
The other conductor 41 is attached to the conductor attachment part 6 provided on the back side of the
is stored in a storage case 51, and this storage case 51 is detachably attached to the back surface of the case 2.

The storage case 51 is integrally formed with a plate portion 52 and an annular portion 53, and a part of the annular portion 53 has a cutout portion 54.
is formed, and an adsorbent 55 made of synthetic resin containing permanent magnet powder is attached to the end face of the annular portion 53. Furthermore, an arcuate guide piece 61 is provided on the inner bottom surface of the plate portion 52 to accommodate the conductor 41 in a state offset to one side from the center of the storage case 51 .

Attached to the conductor mounting portion 6 on the back surface of the case 2 is an adsorbent 56 made of magnetic metal or synthetic resin containing permanent magnet powder. This adsorbent 56
A guide hole 62 is formed in the case 2 to allow the conductor 41 to be attached offset from the center of the case 2 to the other side.

To store the conductor 41, one of the conductors 41 is attached to the back surface of the case 2 via an adhesive pad 43. At this time, the adhesion position of the conductor 41 is adjusted to the adsorbent 56.
By aligning with the guide hole 62 of the guide hole 62, the conductor 41 is installed offset to one side.

On the other hand, the other conductor 41 is placed in the storage case 51.
The adhesive pad 43 is attached to the inner bottom of the plate portion 52 of the adhesive pad 43 . At this time, since the adhesion position is regulated by the guide piece 61, the conductor 41 is stored offset to the other side.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the storage case 5
By joining one adsorbent 55 to the adsorbent 56 on the back surface of the case 2, the storage case 51 is held on the treatment device main body 1 by the adsorption force between the adsorbents 55 and 56.

In this stored state, since the conductor 41 attached to the case 2 and the conductor 41 attached to the storage case 51 are offset in opposite directions, each conductor 4
The first lead-out portions 44 do not overlap, the overlap height can be reduced, and the low-frequency treatment device can be made smaller.

Further, in this embodiment, since the pair of conductors 41 are separately attached to the case 2 and the storage case 51, the case 2 and the storage case 51 have the same size as the first or second embodiment. However, since the conductor 41 can be made larger, the adhesion area can be increased, and reliable adhesion to the human body can be ensured.

[0046]

According to the invention of claim 1, a cord reel is provided inside the treatment device body, a circuit section is provided using the internal space of the cord reel, and a conductor is placed on one side of the treatment device body. To construct a small-sized low-frequency treatment device that can accommodate a conductor cord and a conductor, since the conductor is formed to correspond to approximately half the shape and the conductor is attached to a conductor attachment part provided on one side of the treatment device main body. Can be done.

According to the second aspect of the invention, a cord reel is provided inside the treatment device main body, a circuit section is provided using the internal space of the cord reel, and the conductor is housed in a storage case. Because the case is attached to one side of the treatment device body, the low-frequency treatment device that can accommodate the conductor cord and conductor can be constructed in a compact size.Moreover, by attaching and detaching the storage case, multiple conductors can be attached to the treatment device body. The child can be attached and detached at once, making it easy to handle.

According to the third aspect of the invention, a cord reel is provided inside the treatment device body, a circuit section is provided using the internal space of the cord reel, and one conductor is connected to one side of the treatment device body. To construct a small-sized low-frequency treatment device capable of storing a conductor cord and a conductor by attaching it to a conductor mounting part, storing the other conductor in a storage case, and attaching the storage case to one side of the treatment device main body. Furthermore, by separately attaching the pair of conductors to the treatment device main body and the storage case, each conductor can be made larger and the area of contact with the human body can be expanded.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the back side showing a first embodiment of a low frequency treatment device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the front side.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the internal structure within the treatment device main body.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the attached state.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Treatment device body 6 Conductor mounting part 21 Code reel 27 Circuit section 34 Battery 41 Conductor 45 Conductor code 51 Storage case

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A treatment device main body, a circuit section including a power source, a pulse generation circuit, a pulse output circuit of this pulse generation circuit, and a control circuit thereof, and a conductor connected to this circuit section via a conductor cord. a pair of conductors having electrodes and formed to correspond to the shape of approximately half of one surface of the treatment device main body; 1. A low-frequency treatment device, comprising: a cord reel for winding and storing a conductor cord, and a conductor mounting portion for attaching the pair of conductors is provided on one surface of the treatment device main body. 2. A treatment device main body, a circuit section including a power source, a pulse generation circuit, a pulse output circuit of this pulse generation circuit, and a control circuit thereof, and a conductor connected to this circuit section via a conductor cord. a plurality of conductors having electrodes; a cord reel that incorporates the circuit section and is rotatably provided within the treatment device body and winds and stores the conductor cord of the conductor;
A low-frequency treatment device comprising a storage case that stores the conductor and is detachably attached to one surface of the treatment device main body. 3. A treatment device main body, a circuit section including a power source, a pulse generation circuit, a pulse output circuit of this pulse generation circuit, and a control circuit thereof, and a conductor connected to this circuit section via a conductor cord. a pair of conductors having electrodes; and a cord reel that houses the circuit section and is rotatably provided within the treatment device main body, and winds and stores the conductor cord of the conductor; A low frequency treatment characterized by comprising a conductor mounting part on one surface for attaching the one conductor, a storage case for storing the other conductor and detachably attached to one surface of the treatment device main body. vessel.