JPH11244318A - Warming/cooling unit assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and firmly attach one piece or plural pieces of warming/ cooling unit to the affected part of the body to be treated by fastening a waist band and a knee elbow hand/leg band after assembling one piece or a plural pieced of the warming/cooling unit at a required positioning side an assembly main body, the waist band, or the knee elbow hand leg band even at wearing the clothes. SOLUTION: This warming/cooling unit assembly comprises an assembly main body 1 for assembling one piece or plural pieces of a small warming/ cooling unit for promoting blood flow by repeating warming and cooling at the affected part such as a shoulder of the body, a waist band 2 for attaching the one piece or the plural pieces of the unit to the affected part such as the shoulder of the body buy fastening a lower part of the assembly main body 1 or the itself, and a knee elbow hand/leg band 3, which is slightly shorter than the waist band 2, for attaching the one piece or the plural pieced of the unit to the affected part such as the knee, elbow, wrist and ankle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention mainly relates to shoulder stiffness,
Blood flow used to treat low back pain, knee and elbow joint pain, wrist and ankle sprain, muscle pain after extreme exercise, treatment of pimples, treatment of breakouts, hot compress, cold compress, recovery from fatigue, etc. The present invention relates to a heating / cooling unit attachment which is convenient for attaching a heating / cooling unit of an acceleration device to an affected part of a body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when treating shoulder stiffness, low back pain, knee and elbow joint pain, wrist and ankle sprain, muscle pain after extreme exercise, etc., the patient himself carries out treatment with a heating and cooling unit. She had to hit the affected area to get it, or had someone else hit the affected area to treat the heating and cooling unit.

[0003]

However, when treating shoulder stiffness, low back pain, knee / elbow joint pain, wrist / ankle sprain, muscle pain after extreme exercise, etc., the patient himself / herself uses the heating / cooling unit. Because the patient had to hold the affected area to treat it, or asked another person to apply it to the affected area to treat the heating / cooling unit, especially apply multiple heating / cooling units to the affected area to treat the body. Not only is it extremely troublesome to hold, but also there is a drawback that it is tired, and it has not been possible to securely press a plurality of heating / cooling units onto an affected area in order to treat the body.

The object of the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned point of view, and it is possible to place the user at a desired position inside the attachment body, the waist band, the knee, the elbow and the limb band while wearing clothes. Attach one or more heating / cooling units, then tighten them with a waistband and a knee / elbow / limb band to easily and securely crimp one or more heating / cooling units to the affected area to treat the body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a heating / cooling unit fixture that can be used.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a heating / cooling unit mounting device according to the present invention comprises one or more small-sized heating / cooling units for repeatedly heating and cooling to promote blood flow. An attachment body for attaching the heating / cooling unit to the affected part such as the shoulder of the body, or one or a plurality of the heating / cooling units are crimped to the affected part such as the shoulder of the body by tightening the lower part of the attachment body, Alternatively, a waist band for crimping one or more of the heating / cooling units to an affected area such as the waist of the body, and one or more of the heating / cooling units slightly shorter than the waist band, It is composed of a knee, elbow, and limb band for crimping to an affected part such as an elbow, a wrist, or an ankle.

[0006] Further, the attachment body comprises a suitably inserted back plug having a shoulder abutment at an upper portion thereof, and a pair of shoulder bands having an upper end attached to the shoulder abutment of the back insert.
A hook portion of a fastening tape is provided at a lower end portion of the front surface of the back plug and a lower end portion of the back surface of each shoulder band, and one or more heating / cooling units are provided on the entire back surface of the back plug. A hook-shaped pile-shaped cloth or a loop portion of a fastening tape is formed so as to provide a loop portion, and the waist band and the knee-elbow limb band are provided with a hook portion of the fastening tape at one end of the back surface, respectively.
In addition, one or a plurality of heating / cooling units are hooked on the entire front and back surfaces, or a loop of a pile-shaped cloth or a fastening tape for fastening the hooks is provided.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, a state in which a heating / cooling unit of a blood flow promoting device is attached to an affected part of a body will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the heating / cooling unit mounting device according to the present invention comprises one or more small heating / cooling units A for promoting blood flow by repeating heating and cooling.
A main body 1 for attaching to an affected part C such as a shoulder of the subject, and a lower portion of the main body 1 of the fixture is tightened to press one or a plurality of the heating / cooling units A to an affected part C of a body B such as a shoulder. Or a waist band 2 for crimping one or more heating / cooling units A to an affected part C such as a waist of a body B, and one or more heating / cooling units slightly shorter than the waist band 2 The unit A comprises a knee, elbow, and limb band 3 for crimping on the affected part C of the body B, such as the knee, elbow, wrist, or ankle.

That is, the mounting body 1 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a back insert 5 of appropriate hardness having a shoulder abutment 4 at an upper part, and a pair of shoulder bands 6 of an appropriate length with an upper end attached to the shoulder abutment 4 of the back insert 5 A hook portion 7 of a fastening tape is provided at a lower end portion of the front surface of the back plug 5 and a lower end portion of the back surface of each shoulder band 6, respectively, and a pile-shaped cloth is provided on the entire back surface of the back plug 5. Or, it is formed so as to provide a loop portion 8 of a fastening tape, and
The back plug 5 is formed in a substantially T-shape with cloth, vinyl leather, or the like, and a leaf spring 11 is buried vertically in a substantially central portion thereof so as to have appropriate hardness.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the waist band 2 has such a length that it can be wound around the waist of the body B, and has rubber built-in to provide elasticity. The entire area is provided with a loop portion 9 of a pile-shaped cloth or fastening tape, respectively.
Further, a hook portion 10 of a fastening tape is formed at one end of any one of these surfaces.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the knee, elbow, and limb band 3 is slightly shorter and narrower than the waist band 2, and is wound around an affected part of the body B, such as the knee, elbow, wrist or ankle. It has a length that allows it to be worn and, like the waist band 2, has a built-in rubber to provide elasticity, and a loop portion 9 of a pile-shaped cloth or fastening tape is provided on the entire front and back surfaces, respectively, and One end of one of these surfaces is provided with a hook portion 10 of a fastening tape.
Are formed respectively.

The heating / cooling unit A is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the water tank D is provided below the water tank D for storing water for promoting blood flow by repeating heating and cooling.
A water circulating unit F is formed by detachably connecting a control box E having a built-in circulating pump for circulating water therein, and a water supply tube of at least an appropriate length is provided in the control box E of the water circulating unit F. G
And one or a plurality of circulation tubes I each having a return water tube H. On one surface of the heating / cooling unit A, each loop of a pile-shaped cloth or fastening tape on the back surface of the attachment body 1, waist band 2, knee, elbow, limb band 3, etc. of the heating / cooling unit attachment of the present invention. A hook J of a fastening tape such as a hook-and-loop fastener which is detachably fastened to the portions 8 and 9 is provided, and the other surface has good thermal conductivity and cushioning properties to be applied to the affected part C of the body B during use. A skin pad K is provided.

[0013]

As described above, the heating / cooling unit mounting device of the present invention comprises one or more small heating / cooling units A for promoting blood flow by repeating heating and cooling. A main body 1 for attaching to the affected part C of the patient, and one or a plurality of the heating / cooling units A are crimped to the affected part C such as a shoulder of the body B by tightening the lower part of the main body 1 so
A waist band 2 for crimping one or more heating / cooling units A to an affected part C such as a waist of a body B;
Slightly shorter one or a plurality of the heating / cooling units A and a knee-elbow limb band 3 for crimping the affected part C of the body B such as knees, elbows, wrists, ankles, etc. 7, when the collar of the clothes is slightly opened, the attachment body 1 is hung on the shoulder of the body B, and one or a plurality of hot and cold parts are placed inside the attachment body 1 as shown in FIG. Unit A,
Attachment is made so as to contact the affected part C of the shoulder of the body B, and one or a plurality of the heating / cooling units A are crimped to the affected part C of the body B, such as the shoulder, by tightening the lower part of the fixture body 1. When treating back pain of the body B, one or more heating / cooling units A are attached to the inside of the waist band 2 so as to hit the affected part C of the waist of the body B. And one or more of the heating / cooling units A to the body B
To the affected area C on the lower back. Further, when treating joint pain in the knees and elbows of the body B, sprains in the wrists and ankles, etc., one or more heating / cooling units A are placed inside the knee, elbow, and limb bands 3, and the knees of the body B, Attach to the affected part C such as elbow, wrist, ankle, etc., and tighten the knee, elbow, limb band 3 to connect one or more heating / cooling units A to the knee, elbow, wrist, ankle, etc. of the body B To the affected area C.

Therefore, the heating / cooling unit fixture of the present invention is
One or a plurality of heating / cooling units A are attached at desired positions inside the attachment body 1, the waist band 2, and the knee / elbow limb band 3 while wearing clothes, and the waist band 2 and the knee / elbow limb band are attached. Since it can be tightened at 3, the one or more heating / cooling units A can be easily and reliably pressed to the affected part C to treat the body B.

The attachment main body 1 has a back plug 5 of appropriate hardness having a shoulder pad 4 at an upper part thereof, and a pair of shoulder bands having upper ends attached to the shoulder pad of the back plug 5. 6
A hook portion 7 of a fastening tape is provided at a lower end portion of the front surface of the back plug 5 and a lower end portion of the back surface of each shoulder band. A plurality of pile-shaped cloths or fastening tape loops 8 for fastening the hooks J of the plurality of heating / cooling units A are formed, and the waist band 2 and the knee / elbow limb band 3 are fastened to one end of the back surface. Tape hooks 10 are provided respectively, and on both front and back sides
Since one or a plurality of heating / cooling units A are provided with the hook J for fastening the hooks 10 or the loop portions 9 of the pile-shaped cloth or the fastening tape for fastening the hooks 10 respectively, the shoulder of the body B is formed. When treating stiffness, the neck of the garment is slightly opened, and the back plug 5 of the fixture body 1 is inserted so that the shoulder pad 4 hits the shoulder of the body B, and the back plug is inserted. A pile-shaped cloth or a loop portion 9 of a fastening tape at the center in the longitudinal direction on the back of the waist band 2 is fastened to the hook portion 7 of the fastening tape at the lower end of the front surface of the body 5. B, on the front side of the waist band 2, after being fastened via the loop portion 9 of the pile-shaped cloth or fastening tape and the hook portion 10, the mounting member is attached to the loop portion 9 of the pile-shaped cloth or fastening tape on the front side of the waist band 2. Fasten the hook portions 7 of the fastening tape at the lower rear end of each shoulder band 6 of the main body 1 respectively. I do. Also, when treating low back pain in the body B, joint pain in the knees and elbows, sprains in the wrists and ankles,
A waist band 2 and a knee, elbow, and limb band 3 are wound around an affected part C of the body B, such as a waist, knee, elbow, wrist, or ankle, and a pile-shaped cloth or a loop portion 9 of a fastening tape and a hook portion 10 of a fastening tape. And can be fixed respectively.

Accordingly, one or a plurality of heating / cooling units A are provided on each of the loop portions 8 and 9 of the pile-like cloth or the fastening tape on the back surface of the attachment body 1, the waist band 2, the knee, elbow and limb bands 3. The hook J of the fastening tape on the side can be fastened with one touch and detachably attached, so that the skin pad K on the other side of one or more heating / cooling units A can be treated to treat the body B It can be more easily and reliably pressed against the skin of C.

In addition, the back plug 5 of the attachment body 1 is formed to have a suitable hardness, so that the neck of the clothing is slightly opened to treat the shoulder stiffness of the body B, so that the back of the attachment body 1 can be opened. Since the inset body 5 can be easily inserted so that the shoulder abutment 4 hits the shoulder portion of the body B, not only can the attachment body 1 be more easily attached to the body B even while wearing clothes,
By providing the shoulder pad 4 on the upper part of the back plug 5,
One or more heating / cooling units A can be more securely pressed against the affected area C such as the shoulder of the body B.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a fitting body and a waist band of a heating and cooling unit fitting of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the fixture main body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the attachment body of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a back view of the waist band and the knee, elbow, and limb bands of the heating / cooling unit fixture of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view of the blood flow promoting device to which the heating / cooling unit is attached.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view of the heating / cooling unit of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a side view showing an example of use of the heating / cooling unit attachment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Attachment main body 2 Waist band 3 Knee elbow limb band 4 Shoulder abutment part 5 Back plug body 6 Shoulder band 7 Hook part 8 Loop part 9 Loop part 10 Hook part 11 Leaf spring A Heating / cooling unit B Body C Affected part D Water tank E Control box F Water circulation unit G Water supply tube H Return water tube I Circulation tube J Hook K Skin plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] An attachment body for attaching one or a plurality of small heating / cooling units for promoting blood flow by repeating heating and cooling to an affected area such as a shoulder of a body, and a lower part of the attachment body. For crimping one or more of the heating and cooling units to the affected area such as the shoulder of the body, or crimping the one or more heating and cooling units to the affected area of the body such as the waist by itself A waist band and a knee / elbow / limb band for crimping one or more heating / cooling units slightly shorter than the waist band to an affected area such as a knee, elbow, wrist, or ankle of a body; Heating / cooling unit fixture. 2. The mounting fixture body includes a suitably inserted back plug having a shoulder pad at an upper portion thereof, and a pair of shoulder bands having an upper end attached to the shoulder pad of the back plug. A hook portion of a fastening tape is provided at a lower end portion of the front surface of the back plug and a lower end portion of the back surface of each shoulder band, and hooks of one or more heating / cooling units are provided on the entire back surface of the back plug. It is formed so as to provide a loop portion of a pile-like cloth or fastening tape for fastening, and the waist band and the knee, elbow and limb bands are provided with fastening portions of fastening tape at one end of the back surface, and are provided on the entire front and back surfaces. Wear a hook of one or more heating and cooling units,
2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising providing a loop portion of a pile-shaped cloth or a fastening tape for fastening said hook portion.
The described heating / cooling unit fixture.