JPH10179772A - Infrared ray treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an infrared ray treatment device capable of obtaining an area to be irradiated suited to a large lesion and a small lesion and obtaining a sufficient treatment effect on the lesions. SOLUTION: An infrared ray irradiation device 10 in this infrared ray treatment device is provided with an infrared ray irradiation part 20 capable of irradiation with infrared rays in a first direction and a second direction and a first cylindrical part 32 and a second cylindrical part 34 for guiding the infrared rays from the infrared ray irradiation part 20 in the first direction and the second direction. The opening 33 of the first cylindrical part 32 is larger than the opening 35 of the second cylindrical part 34. Thus, the area to be irradiated matched with the large lesion is obtained when the infrared rays are emitted from the opening 33 of the first cylindrical part 32 and the area to be irradiated matched with the small lesion is obtained when the infrared rays are emitted from the opening 35 of the second cylindrical part 34. Thus, the high treatment effect is obtained on the large lesion and the small lesion with one device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an infrared therapy apparatus which can obtain a therapeutic effect by irradiating an affected part with infrared rays. In particular, the present invention relates to an infrared treatment apparatus capable of changing an infrared irradiation area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 8, a conventional infrared therapy apparatus 70 has an infrared irradiator 71 capable of irradiating an infrared ray centered on a far infrared ray to an affected part such as a shoulder 81 or the like.
A base 72 on which the infrared irradiator 71 is installed on the floor surface
, And is supported at an appropriate height by a column 73 standing upright from the base 72. The infrared irradiator 71 is provided with an infrared irradiating plate 74 coated with a heat-resistant paint containing a ceramic-based infrared radiator. It is designed to be irradiated. Therefore, the user can obtain a therapeutic effect by irradiating the affected part with infrared rays from the infrared irradiator 71. When performing infrared treatment, it is desirable that the affected part is separated from the infrared irradiator 71 by a predetermined distance, and the affected part is irradiated with infrared rays having a certain intensity to perform treatment.

[0003]

However, in the conventional infrared treatment apparatus 70 shown in FIG. 8, it is difficult to obtain an area to be irradiated with infrared rays (area on the side receiving infrared rays) according to the size of the affected part. . For example, if a large, high-output infrared irradiation plate 74 that can obtain an irradiated area that matches a large affected area such as the back and waist is adopted, the irradiated area is too large for small affected areas such as knees, elbows, and ankles. Therefore, infrared rays are irradiated to unnecessary parts other than the affected part and places other than the body. For this reason, a case may occur in which a place that the user does not want to warm by infrared rays is heated. Further, when a high therapeutic effect is to be obtained by irradiating infrared rays concentrated on the acupoints, the infrared irradiation plate 74 having a large irradiation area as described above cannot concentrate infrared rays on the acupoints.

On the other hand, if a small infrared irradiation plate 74 that can obtain a small irradiation area is used, a sufficient irradiation area cannot be obtained for a large affected part such as a back. Therefore, a large affected area cannot be warmed and treated as a whole,
Sufficient therapeutic effects cannot be obtained for large affected areas.

An object of the present invention is to provide an infrared treatment apparatus which can obtain an infrared irradiation area suitable for both a large affected area and a small affected area, and which can obtain a sufficient therapeutic effect on a predetermined affected area. It is in. It is another object of the present invention to provide an infrared therapy apparatus that can easily obtain a sufficient therapeutic effect on a large affected area and a small affected area and that is easy to handle.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a plurality of infrared irradiation ports having different opening areas, and irradiates infrared rays from the respective irradiation ports to apply to large and small affected parts. A matched irradiation area is obtained. That is, the infrared treatment apparatus of the present invention includes an infrared irradiation section capable of irradiating infrared light in first and second directions facing each other, and a first infrared irradiation section for guiding infrared light in the first and second directions from the infrared irradiation section. And a second cylinder, wherein the opening area of the first cylinder is larger than the opening area of the second cylinder.

In the infrared therapy apparatus according to the present invention, the infrared rays emitted from the infrared irradiator are guided in the first and second directions by the first and second cylinders, and then the openings (irradiation ports) of the respective cylinders are provided. ) To the affected area. Since the opening area of the first cylindrical portion is larger than the opening area of the second cylindrical portion, the area irradiated with the infrared light emitted from the opening of the first cylindrical portion is
The area to be irradiated with the infrared light emitted from the opening of the second cylindrical portion is wider. Therefore, the opening area of the first cylindrical portion can be set so as to obtain an irradiation area suitable for a large diseased part such as a back and a waist, and the opening area of the second cylindrical portion can be set to an elbow, a knee, an ankle, or the like. It can be set so that an irradiation area suitable for a small affected area is obtained. Therefore, by using the infrared treatment apparatus of the present invention, when treating a small affected part such as an elbow, a knee, or an ankle, it is possible to avoid irradiating an unnecessary part other than the affected part or a place other than the body with infrared rays. . That is, by irradiating infrared rays from the opening of the second cylindrical portion of the infrared treatment apparatus of the present invention, it is not necessary to heat a place that the infrared treatment apparatus does not want to warm. In addition, by irradiating infrared rays from the opening of the second cylindrical portion, it becomes possible to irradiate the acupuncture points intensively with infrared rays, so that a high therapeutic effect can be obtained. On the other hand, by irradiating infrared rays from the opening of the first cylindrical portion of the infrared treatment apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to treat large affected parts such as the back and waist, and to irradiate the entire affected parts with infrared rays uniformly. . Therefore, a sufficient therapeutic effect can be obtained even for a large affected area. As described above, according to the infrared therapy apparatus of the present invention, an appropriate irradiation area corresponding to a large affected area or a small affected area can be obtained with a single apparatus, so that there is no problem that a high therapeutic effect cannot be obtained depending on the size of the affected area. A high therapeutic effect can be obtained for an affected area of any size.

In the infrared treatment apparatus of the present invention, the irradiation area of the infrared irradiation section in the first and second directions may be changed, but the opening area of the first cylinder section or the opening area of the second cylinder section may be changed. By setting at least one of the areas to be different from the irradiation area, an infrared irradiation unit having a simple configuration having the same irradiation area in the first and second directions can be adopted.
In this case, an adjusting member for adjusting the irradiation angle of infrared rays from the infrared irradiation section is provided in the second cylindrical portion having a small opening,
It is preferable that the irradiation angle of infrared rays is not widened. For example, if an adjusting member for parallelizing infrared rays is provided near the opening of the second cylindrical portion, the infrared rays can be more spot-guided to a small affected part.

It is desirable that at least a part of the inner surface of the first cylindrical portion and the inner surface of the second cylindrical portion be a reflecting surface for reflecting infrared rays from an infrared irradiation section. Since the infrared rays are reflected inside the first and second cylindrical sections, it is possible to prevent the irradiation amount of the infrared rays from attenuating. Further, it is not necessary to separately provide a reflecting material for infrared rays emitted from the infrared irradiation unit.

[0010] As the infrared irradiating section, an infrared irradiating section which can switch the irradiation direction between the first and second directions can be adopted. For example, an infrared irradiating plate capable of irradiating infrared light in one of the first direction and the second direction is provided, and means for rotating the infrared irradiating plate in the first direction and the second direction is provided. If provided, infrared rays can be emitted in both the first and second directions. Also,
Irradiation of infrared light in both the first and second directions can be achieved by providing an infrared irradiation plate that emits infrared light in the first direction and an infrared irradiation plate that emits infrared light in the second direction. can do. In this case, if the power supplied to each infrared irradiation plate is switched and controlled, infrared light can be irradiated in the first direction and the second direction, respectively.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an infrared therapy apparatus to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an infrared therapy apparatus to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the infrared therapy apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a base 2 installed on a floor, a support 5 provided perpendicular to the base 2, and the support 5 It has an infrared irradiator 10 supported at a predetermined height. The upper part of the column 5 supporting the infrared irradiator 10 is a flexible arm 5a.
The infrared irradiator 10 is supported by a stand 5b provided on the upper part of FIG. In the infrared therapy apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the direction and height of infrared irradiation can be freely adjusted by bending or twisting the flexible arm 5a.

The infrared irradiator 10 has a first direction which projects in a first direction (the direction of arrow A on the left side in the drawing).
And a second cylindrical portion 34 that protrudes in a second direction (the direction of arrow B on the right side in the drawing) facing the first direction. And an infrared irradiator 20 capable of irradiating infrared rays in first and second directions inside the housing 30.
And a guard panel 40 attached to the opening in the first direction of the housing 30, and the infrared rays emitted from the infrared irradiating section 20 are supplied to the opening 33 of the first cylindrical section 32.
In addition, light can be emitted from the opening 35 of the second cylindrical portion 34 toward the affected part.

FIG. 2 shows a cross section of an infrared irradiation section of the infrared treatment apparatus. FIG. 3 shows a state when the infrared therapy apparatus is viewed from the second direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the infrared irradiating unit 20 includes a heat insulating material 13 extending vertically inside the housing 30 and an infrared irradiating plate 14 fixed to one side of the heat insulating material 13. The heat insulating material 13 is provided on the housing 30
Attached to. Further, the rotation shaft 12 is connected to a rotation knob 15 extending outside the housing 30.
The direction of the infrared irradiation plate 14 can be moved from outside the housing 30 by the rotation knob 15. Therefore, by turning the rotary knob 15, the radiation direction of the infrared light can be switched between the first direction and the second direction. Infrared irradiation plate 14
Is a disk-shaped heating element coated with a heat-resistant paint containing an infrared radiator capable of emitting infrared rays centering on far infrared rays when heated. Further, since the infrared irradiation plate 14 is attached to the heat insulating material 13, the amount of heat transmitted from the infrared irradiation unit 20 to the housing 30 on the side opposite to the radiation direction is reduced.

The housing 30 of the present embodiment has the infrared irradiating section 20 disposed substantially at the center, and is formed in a cylindrical shape as a whole. A first cylindrical portion 32 extends from the central portion 30a of the housing 30 where the infrared irradiating portion 20 is located in the first direction (the side of the arrow A) with the same inner diameter as the central portion 30a.
On the other hand, the second cylindrical portion 34 extends from the central portion 30a where the infrared irradiation section 20 is located in the second direction (the side of the arrow B) so that the inner diameter becomes narrower toward the second direction.
Since the first cylindrical portion 32 extends with substantially the same inner diameter as the central portion 30a, wide-area irradiation is possible. On the other hand, since the inner diameter of the second cylindrical portion 34 is narrower than that of the central portion 30a, the opening 35 is smaller than the opening 33 of the first cylindrical portion 32, so that narrow-area irradiation is possible.

The inner peripheral surface 32a of the first cylindrical portion 32 and the second
The inner peripheral surface 34a of the cylindrical portion 34 is a reflecting surface that can efficiently reflect infrared rays from the infrared irradiating section 20. Therefore, when the infrared radiation plate 14 is directed in the first direction with respect to the heat insulating material 13 by using the rotary knob 15, the infrared radiation from the infrared radiation The first cylindrical portion 32 is guided in the first direction by the portion 32.
When the infrared irradiating plate 14 is directed in the second direction with respect to the heat insulating material 13 by using the rotary knob 15, the infrared light from the infrared Is guided in the second direction by the cylindrical portion 34, and is irradiated from the opening 35 of the second cylindrical portion 34 toward the affected part. That is, the opening 33 of the first cylindrical portion 32 of this example is
And the opening 35 of the second cylindrical portion 34 is a second infrared irradiation port, and it is possible to obtain different infrared irradiation areas from the two irradiation ports having different opening areas.

An adjusting plate 45 having a function of adjusting the irradiation angle of the infrared light narrowed by the second cylindrical portion 34 is provided inside the second cylindrical portion 34 having a small opening area. From the second infrared irradiation port 35, parallelized infrared light is emitted. The adjusting plate 45 also has a function of adjusting the convection of heat from the infrared irradiation unit 20.
The convection of the heat inside 4 is restricted, so that excessive heat transfer does not occur locally.

On the other hand, the infrared irradiation port 33 of the first cylindrical portion 32
A guard panel 40 is provided on the first direction side so that a hand or the like does not unexpectedly enter the inside of the first cylindrical portion 32 from the first direction. The guard panel 40 also ensures safety so as not to cause burns by touching the first cylindrical portion 32 whose temperature rises. In addition, a guard net 41 is attached to the outer periphery of the second cylindrical portion 34 so that the guard net 41 does not directly touch the second cylindrical portion 34. Further, as shown in FIG.
In the second direction of the infrared irradiation port 35, there is provided a net-shaped protection net 42 supported by a support rod 43 projecting from the opening. This protection net 4
2, safety is ensured so that a hand or the like does not unexpectedly enter the inside of the second cylindrical portion 34. Further, the protection net 42 also has a function of collimating the infrared light emitted from the second infrared irradiation port 35.

In such an infrared therapy apparatus 1 of this embodiment,
When the irradiation direction of the infrared light from the infrared irradiation unit 20 is directed to the first direction via the rotary knob 15, the infrared light from the infrared irradiation unit 20 is kept in the first direction while the irradiation area is kept wide by the first cylindrical portion 32. Is emitted from the first infrared irradiation port 33 having a large opening area. On the other hand, when the irradiation direction of the infrared light from the infrared irradiation unit 20 is directed to the second direction via the rotation knob, the infrared light from the infrared irradiation unit 20 is irradiated with the second cylindrical portion 34 while the irradiation area is narrowed. Is emitted from the second infrared irradiation port 35 having a small opening area. In addition, infrared rays are emitted from the first infrared radiation port 33 so as to spread out, as indicated by arrows in FIG. 1, and from the second infrared radiation port 35,
The infrared rays collimated by the adjusting plate 45 provided on the way to the infrared irradiation section 20 and the infrared irradiation port 35 and the protection net 42 for protecting the infrared irradiation port 35 from the outside are emitted. For this reason, the irradiated area when irradiating the affected area with the infrared light emitted from the first infrared irradiation port 33 is the irradiated area when irradiating the affected area with the infrared light emitted from the second infrared irradiation port 35. It is wider than.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, by irradiating the infrared ray from the first infrared ray irradiating port 33, the infrared ray can be radiated over a wide area, so that an irradiated area corresponding to a large affected part such as the back 82 or the waist can be obtained. be able to. As a result, the back 82
It is possible to irradiate the entire affected area such as the stomach and the waist with infrared rays of substantially constant intensity evenly, and a sufficient therapeutic effect can be obtained for the large affected area. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, by irradiating the infrared rays from the second infrared irradiation port 35, the infrared rays can be concentrated in the narrow area, so that the irradiation area matching the small affected part such as the knee 83, elbow, or ankle is obtained. be able to. Also,
Infrared rays can be radiated to small affected parts such as the knee 83, elbow, ankle and the like at the same time, and the acupoints can be radiated intensively to the acupoints, so that a higher therapeutic effect can be obtained. In addition, since it is possible to concentrate on a small affected part without irradiating infrared rays to a part other than the affected part or a place other than the body where infrared rays are not to be irradiated, it is possible to avoid a problem that a place not desired to be heated by infrared rays is heated.

As described above, according to the infrared therapy apparatus of the present embodiment, an appropriate irradiation area can be obtained according to a large affected area or a small affected area with a single apparatus, so that a high therapeutic effect can be obtained regardless of the size of the affected area. It is possible to provide an infra-red treatment device that can treat various affected parts at low cost.

Further, the first and second cylindrical portions 32 and 3
4, the entire inner peripheral surfaces 32a and 34a are reflection surfaces.
Without increasing the amount of infrared radiation emitted from the infrared radiation, a sufficient amount of infrared radiation for infrared treatment can be secured. That is, it is not necessary to supply excessive power to the infrared irradiation plate 14 in order to increase the amount of infrared irradiation, and wasteful power consumption can be prevented.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 6 shows a cross section of an infrared irradiation section of an infrared therapy apparatus different from the first embodiment. Note that the appearance of the infrared treatment apparatus having the infrared irradiation unit shown in FIG. 6 is substantially the same as that of the infrared treatment apparatus 1 described with reference to FIG. Illustration is omitted. However, the infrared irradiator 10a of the present embodiment can change the irradiation direction of the infrared ray without using the rotary knob, and thus the rotary knob is omitted. In addition, since the other parts are the same as those of the first embodiment, the following description focuses on the configuration in the vicinity of the infrared irradiation unit, and the parts common to the infrared treatment apparatus according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. Are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, the infrared irradiator 1 of this embodiment
The infrared irradiating section 20a of the heat insulating member 13 is fixed to a support rod 12b extending vertically in the housing 30.
A first infrared irradiation plate 14a fixed in a first direction of the heat insulating material 13, and a second infrared irradiation plate 14b fixed in a second direction of the heat insulating material 13. By switching and controlling the power supplied to the first infrared irradiation plate 14a and the second infrared irradiation plate 14b, the infrared irradiation unit 20a can irradiate infrared light in the first direction and the second direction, respectively. Has become.

In the infrared irradiator 10a having such an infrared irradiator 20a, the infrared radiation emitted from the first infrared radiator 14a is applied to the first cylindrical portion 32 while the irradiation area is kept wide by the first cylindrical portion 32. It is guided in the direction, and is irradiated toward the affected part from the first infrared irradiation port 33 having a large opening area. On the other hand, the infrared light emitted from the second infrared irradiation plate 14b is guided in the second direction while the irradiation area is reduced by the second cylindrical portion 34, and is transmitted from the second infrared irradiation port 33 having a small opening area to the affected part. Irradiated toward. Therefore, even in the infrared treatment apparatus including the infrared irradiator 10a of the present example, an irradiation area that matches a large affected part can be obtained by irradiating infrared rays toward the affected part from the first infrared irradiation opening 33, By irradiating infrared rays from the second infrared irradiation port 35 toward the affected part, an irradiated area matching the small affected part can be obtained. As a result, the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained with the infrared therapy apparatus of the present embodiment.

Further, in the infrared therapy apparatus having the infrared irradiator 10a of this embodiment, the power to be supplied to the infrared irradiating plates 14a and 14b is switched by a microcomputer or the like so that the infrared irradiating direction is changed to the first direction and the first direction. 2 can be switched. Therefore, instead of switching the irradiation direction of the infrared rays from the infrared irradiation unit 20 by mechanical operation, a configuration is employed in which the irradiation direction of the infrared rays is switched manually or automatically by operating an operation panel or the like provided in the infrared irradiation device. it can. Therefore, even with the infrared therapy apparatus of this example, an irradiated area that matches the large affected area and the small affected area can be obtained, and an easy-to-handle infrared therapy apparatus that can obtain a sufficient therapeutic effect on those affected areas can be provided.

The infrared irradiation unit of the infrared treatment apparatus having two infrared irradiation plates may be an infrared irradiation unit as shown in FIG. Infrared irradiation unit 1 shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 0b denotes a first reflecting plate 51 that is concave toward the first direction A on the first cylindrical portion 32 of the housing 30 and a second direction B toward the second cylindrical portion 34 of the housing 30. Reflecting plate 5 formed in a tubular shape so as to be narrowed according to
2, and infrared radiation plates 14a and 14b are attached to these reflection plates 51 and 52 via heat insulators 13a and 13b, respectively. In such an infrared irradiation section 10b, a reflector 51 for guiding infrared light in the first direction A and the second direction B is provided.
And 52 are provided separately, so that the housing 30
The inner peripheral surfaces of the first tubular portion 32 and the second tubular portion 34 need not necessarily be reflective surfaces.

Although the infrared irradiators 20 and 20a described in the first and second embodiments are plate-shaped, a spherical infrared irradiator such as a light bulb may be used instead of the plate-like infrared irradiator. Is also possible. Also, instead of using the plate-like infrared irradiation plates 14, 14a, and 14b,
An infrared irradiation plate having a trumpet shape may be used. The use of such an infrared radiation plate can increase the amount of infrared radiation that can be emitted from the infrared radiation plate.
Further, instead of the first cylindrical portion 32 having the same diameter, a cylindrical portion that widens toward the first direction may be formed. Furthermore, the second cylindrical portion 34 does not necessarily need to have a shape that narrows toward the outside, and the opening 35 of the second cylindrical portion 34 is smaller than the opening 33 of the first cylindrical portion 32. Is fine.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of infrared irradiation ports having different opening areas are provided, and by irradiating infrared rays from these irradiation ports, an irradiation area matching a large affected area and a small affected area is obtained. Is to be obtained. Therefore, if the infrared therapy device of the present invention is used,
Even when treating small affected areas such as elbows, knees, ankles, etc., it is possible to avoid irradiating unnecessary parts other than the affected part and places other than the body with infrared rays, and do not apply infrared rays to places that you do not want to warm with infrared rays In this way, the part can be prevented from warming. In addition, it is also possible to irradiate the acupuncture points intensively with infrared rays, and a higher therapeutic effect can be obtained. On the other hand, by using the infrared treatment apparatus of the present invention, it is also possible to treat a large affected part such as the back and waist, and it is possible to irradiate the entire large affected part with infrared rays having a uniform intensity, so that a sufficient therapeutic effect can be obtained. Can be expected. As described above, according to the infrared therapy apparatus of the present invention, from a large affected area to a small affected area in one unit, an appropriate area to be irradiated with infrared rays according to the size of a predetermined affected area can be obtained. However, a single infrared therapy apparatus can easily and inexpensively provide a high therapeutic effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an infrared therapy apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an infrared irradiation section of the infrared treatment apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the infrared therapy apparatus shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from a second direction.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a back is treated using the infrared treatment apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where a knee is treated using the infrared treatment apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an infrared irradiation section of an infrared therapy apparatus different from the infrared therapy apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an infrared irradiation section of an infrared therapy apparatus showing an example different from the infrared therapy apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional infrared therapy apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Infrared therapeutic device 10, 10a, 10b Infrared irradiator 13, 13a, 13b Insulating material 14, 14a, 14b Infrared irradiating plate 15 Rotary knob 20, 20a Infrared irradiating part 30 Housing 32 First cylindrical part 32a, 34a Inner peripheral surface 33 1st infrared irradiation port (opening of 1st cylinder part) 34 2nd cylinder part 35 2nd infrared irradiation port (opening of 2nd cylinder part) 40 guard panel 42 protection net 45 heat control material A 1 direction B 2nd direction

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An infrared irradiator that can irradiate infrared light in first and second directions facing each other, and first and second infrared light irradiators that guide the infrared light in the first and second directions from the infrared light irradiator. And an opening area of the first tube portion is larger than an opening area of the second tube portion. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein an irradiation area of the infrared irradiation section in the first and second directions is equal, and an opening area of the first cylinder section or an opening area of the second cylinder section. An infrared treatment apparatus, wherein at least one of the irradiation areas is different from the irradiation area. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the second tubular portion is
An infrared treatment apparatus comprising an adjusting member for adjusting an irradiation angle of infrared rays from the infrared irradiation section. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second
At least a part of the inner surface of the cylindrical portion is a reflection surface for reflecting infrared rays from the infrared irradiation section. 5. The infrared treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the infrared irradiation unit is capable of switching the irradiation direction between the first and second directions. 6. The infrared irradiating unit according to claim 5, wherein the infrared irradiating unit includes: an infrared irradiating plate capable of irradiating infrared light in one of the first and second directions; An infrared therapy apparatus comprising means for rotating in the second direction. 7. The infrared irradiation unit according to claim 5, wherein the infrared irradiation unit emits the infrared light in the first direction, and a second infrared irradiation plate that emits the infrared light in the second direction. A first infrared irradiation plate and a second infrared irradiation plate that can be individually turned on and off.