KR100686257B1 - Machine for health washing foot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foot health washer that allows the user to automatically wash the foot in a comfortable posture, and also to obtain a massage, low frequency treatment, acupressure and heat compresses together with the foot wash.

Foot health washing machine of the present invention, the body in the form of a cuboid; A door coupled to the body by a hinge to open and close; Low frequency treatment means coupled to the outer panel of the door to stimulate the soles at low frequencies; Massage means coupled to the inner panel of the door to provide shaking vibration to the calf; A bathtub sealed by an upper panel formed with two receiving portions into which feet can be placed, and having a discharge port for washing water and air discharge on one side thereof and seated in a space of the main body; A washing water spray nozzle and an air spray nozzle which are alternately disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the tub to spray washing water and air through the discharge tube into the tub due to the operation of the pump and the blower; It is coupled to the front of the main body includes a control panel for controlling the overall operation of the washing machine according to the function selection,

Accordingly, the user can not only clean and dry the feet in a more comfortable posture, but also has the advantage of simultaneously acquiring foot massage, low frequency treatment, heat treatment, and acupressure along with foot washing.

Description

Machine for health washing foot

1 to 4 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment provided in the description of the foot health washer according to the present invention,

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door of the foot health washer is closed,

2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door of the foot health washer is open,

3 is a cross-sectional view showing the body of the foot health washer of Figure 2 cut in the longitudinal direction,

Figure 4 is an enlarged view showing in detail the control panel attached to the front of the body of the foot health washer.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: body 20: door

30: hinge 40: low frequency therapeutic electrode

50: massage means 60: control panel

70: bathtub 81, 82: spinning sheet

90: washing water spray nozzle 100: air spray nozzle                 

110: far infrared radiation lamp

The present invention relates to a foot washer that automatically washes the foot, and more particularly, the user can automatically wash the foot in a comfortable sitting position, and gives low-frequency treatment, calf massage and other additional functions when washing the foot By the foot wash and massage, acupressure, thermal poultice, etc. can be obtained a variety of effects, and in particular to the foot-washing machine to prevent the washing water is scattered to the outside during the foot washing process.

As a prior art, "foot washing shower" is introduced in Korean Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 1998-60852 (published on November 5, 1998). The foot washing shower is provided with a circular rod brush that rotates automatically and a washing water discharge faucet for discharging the washing water, so that the rotating brush can wash the sole when the user puts the foot on the brush. However, since such a device is provided with only one shower head and a washing faucet, it is difficult to wash the feet sufficiently cleanly, and also, it is pointed out as a problem that water or washing water is scattered to the outside during the washing process to pollute the user's clothes. have.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a foot washer that can heal the above problems while cost-effectively washes the foot in a lower cost, and in terms of reliability in a comfortable posture.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a foot health washer that allows the user to automatically wash and dry the foot in a comfortable posture, which is vortexed and sprayed with wash water or soapy water or disinfectant water in the bath to friction with the foot. This is achieved by allowing clean washing, rinsing and drying with hot air after rinsing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a foot health washer that prevents the wash water from scattering or spilling outside when it is washed through the vortex and spray of the wash water in the bath, the wash calf of the user around the foot receptacle of the bath. By placing the foamed resin in close contact with and preventing the outflow of the wash water.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a foot health washer that allows a user to simultaneously obtain foot massage, low frequency treatment, acupressure and heat poultice effect with foot washing in a comfortable posture, the washing machine having low frequency treatment means, far infrared rays and By providing an anion radiation sheet, a far infrared radiation lamp, and a massage means.

It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a foot health washer that minimizes noise caused by vibrations during foot washing and massage, which is accomplished by placing a cushioning material in the tub that can absorb vibrations.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

According to the foot health washer according to the present invention for achieving the above objects, (1) a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped body having a space; (2) a door having an outer panel and an inner panel coupled to an upper portion of the main body by a hinge and opened and closed by rotation in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction; (3) low frequency treatment means coupled to the outer panel of the door to stimulate the soles at low frequencies; (4) massage means coupled to the inner panel of the door to provide vibration vibration to the calf; (5) a bath closed by an upper panel formed with two receiving portions into which the feet can be placed, and having a discharge port for washing water and air discharge on one side thereof and spaced apart from the bottom of the main body; (6) a washing water spray nozzle and an air spray nozzle, which are alternately disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the tub and inject the washing water and air through the discharge pipe into the tub due to the operation of the pump and the blower; (7) It is coupled to the front of the main body includes a control panel for controlling the overall operation of the washing machine according to the function selection.

Preferably, the main body is a motor is installed in the space between the bottom surface and the bathtub, the eccentric cam is coupled to the front end of the drive shaft of the motor is characterized in that the tub vibrates from side to side by the eccentric rotation of the eccentric cam do.

Optionally, the massage means comprises a pair of vibration panels vertically coupled to the inner panel of the door in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals from each other; Vibration means built in the pair of vibration panels to generate vibration; And a plurality of acupressure protrusions which are arranged to protrude irregularly on the pair of vibration panels and which shake vibrations by the shaking means to provide massage to both calves.

Optionally, the low frequency treatment means includes a foot-shaped electrode pad coupled to each other in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals on the outer panel of the door; A low frequency generator installed in the door to generate low frequency pulses under the control of the control panel; And a plurality of low frequency therapeutic electrodes irregularly arranged on the surface of the electrode pad to apply voltage to the sole by low frequency pulses of the low frequency generator.

Optionally, characterized in that it further comprises a spinning sheet disposed alternately on the inner circumferential surface of the bath to emit far infrared rays and anions.

Optionally, further comprising a radiation lamp for emitting far infrared rays between the washing water injection nozzle and the air injection nozzle.

 Preferably, it is characterized in that it further comprises a foamed resin that is in close contact with the user's calf around the receiving portion formed in the upper panel of the bath to prevent the scattering of the wash water.

Preferably, it is characterized in that it further comprises a cushioning material attached to the outer circumferential surface of the tub to absorb vibration of the tub when washing the foot.

Optionally, the detergent container is installed in the space between the bottom surface of the main body and the tub to store the soap water and disinfecting water, respectively, and is connected through the pump and the connection pipe; And a solenoid valve mounted on the connection pipe to supply the soap water and the disinfecting water to the pump by the control panel to supply the washing water injection nozzle through the discharge pipe.

In this way, the eccentric cam of the motor built into the main body vibrates the bath to vortex the washing water, and the washing water spray nozzle sprays the washing water by the driving of the pump to wash the feet. It can be seen that it is not scattered.

In addition, it can be seen that low-frequency treatment means and massage means are selectively driven together with foot washing to stimulate the feet or massage the calf.

As a result, the user can automatically clean and dry the feet in a more comfortable position, and the washing water does not scatter or spill out of the washing process, but also with foot washing, foot massage, low frequency treatment, acupressure and heat There is an advantage that can be obtained at the same time the poultice effect.

And, there may be a plurality of embodiments of the present invention, the following will be described in detail for the most preferred embodiment.

Through this preferred embodiment, the objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description with an embodiment according to the present invention in connection with the accompanying drawings shown for illustrative purposes.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the foot health washer according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door of the foot health washer according to the present invention is closed, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door of the foot health washer is opened, Figure 3 is a foot health washer of Figure 2 Is a cross-sectional view showing the body of the incision in the longitudinal direction.

1 to 3, the foot health washer according to the present embodiment, the upper body is open and the body 10 in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped in which the space portion 11 is formed, the hinge (on one side of the main body 10 ( 30 and a door 20 having an outer panel 21 and an inner panel 23 which are opened and closed by rotation in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction so as to face each other with the outer panel 21 of the door 20. Low frequency treatment means coupled to stimulate the soles at low frequencies, the massage means 50 coupled to the inner panel 23 of the door 20 to provide tremor vibration to the calf, and two feet The upper part is sealed by the upper panel 71 in which the accommodating part 72 is formed, a discharge port 121 for washing water and air discharge is formed on one side of the bottom surface, and a plurality of acupressure protrusions 75a are formed on the bottom surface of the main body 10. Bath tub 70 is seated in the space portion 11 and spaced apart from the bottom of the main body 10, Is installed in the space 11 between the bottom surface of the bath and the tub 70 to generate power and is fixed to the tip of the drive shaft 15 of the motor 13 and coupled to the bottom of the tub 70. Is coupled to the outlet 121 of the tub 70 through one side of the main body 10 and the eccentric cam 17 to vibrate the tub 70 to the left and right by the eccentric rotation according to the drive of the motor 13 to wash water And a hose 120 for discharging air to the outside, and alternately disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the tub 70, through the discharge pipe 92 and the branch pipe 93 due to the operation of the pump 91 and the blower 101. The control panel 60, which is combined with the front surface of the washing water injection nozzle 90 and the air injection nozzle 100 for spraying the washing water and air into the bathtub 70, and controls the overall operation of the washing machine according to the function selection. And alternately disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the bathtub 70 to radiate far infrared rays and negative ions, and to form a spinning sheet 81 and 82, and a washing water spray nozzle 90 on the inner circumferential surface of the bathtub 70. ) Is disposed between the air injection nozzle 100 and the radiation lamp 110 that radiates far infrared rays, and is disposed around two receiving portions 72 formed on the upper panel of the bathtub 70 to closely adhere to the calf of the user. Foam resin 75 that prevents the washing water from scattering, a cushioning material 130 attached to the outer circumferential surface of the bath 70 to absorb vibration of the bath 70 when the foot is washed, and the bottom surface and the tub of the main body 10. Installed in the space 11 between the 70 stores the soap water and the disinfecting water, respectively, and is connected to the detergent container 95 and the connection pipe 96 and connected through the pump 91 and the connection pipe 96 The solenoid valve 97 for supplying the soap water and the disinfecting water to the pump 91 by the control of the control panel 60 to supply the washing water injection nozzle 90 through the discharge pipe 92 and the space of the main body 10. Installed on one side of the unit 11 to a heater 98 that adequately heats the washing water flowing from the water supply hose 94 and supplies the pump 91 to the pump 91. It is sex.

As shown in FIG. 1, the low frequency treatment means includes an electrode pad 41 having a foot shape coupled to the outer panel 21 of the door 20 in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals, and in the door 20. A low frequency generator (not shown in the figure) that is installed and generates low frequency pulses under the control of the control panel 60, and is irregularly arranged on the surface of the electrode pad 41, and generates a low frequency pulse generated by the low frequency generator. It consists of a plurality of low-frequency therapeutic electrode 40 to stimulate.

In addition, as shown in Figure 2, the massage means 50 and a pair of vibrating panel 52 is vertically coupled to the inner panel 23 of the door 20 in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals and Vibration means (not shown) such as a vibrator that is built in a pair of vibration panel 52 to generate a vibration, and irregularly protrudes and is arranged in the pair of vibration panels 52 and vibrates by the vibration means. It consists of a number of acupressure protrusions 51 which vibrate to provide massage to the calf.                     

As shown in FIG. 4, the control panel 60 includes a power button 61 for supplying a driving voltage to the washing machine, a low frequency treatment button 62 for selecting driving of the low frequency generator, and washing and rinsing. Function display unit 63 for displaying various functions such as disinfection, massage, low frequency treatment, etc., foot step display unit 65, step selection button 66, start / pause button 67, temperature display unit 68, temperature The increase button 69a and the temperature decrease button 69b are provided.

Foot health washer of the present invention made as described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.

If you want to wash or massage the foot, the user first installs the power cable 150, the water supply hose 94 and drain hose 120 appropriately. Then, as shown in FIG. 2 in a state of sitting on a toilet seat or a chair of the toilet, the foot 20 is opened and the user's foot is picked up through the receiving portion 72 formed in the upper panel 71 of the bathtub 70. Put it in.

Then, the power button 61, the function selection button 64, the step selection button 66 for washing and rinsing and drying the control panel 60 as shown in FIG. By operating the temperature increase button 69a and the temperature decrease button 69b to be set, the function and the washing time and the temperature are set, and when the start / pause button 67 is pressed, the motor 91 and the pump 71 are driven. In addition, the heater 98 generates heat. The washing water is introduced from the water supply hose 94 by the driving of the pump 71, and the introduced washing water is heated to a proper temperature in the heater 98 and then mixed with the soap water or the sterilizing water of the detergent container 95, and the mixed water The washing water is sprayed into the tub 70 having the acupressure protrusion 75a formed on the bottom through the washing water spray nozzle 90 coupled to the discharge pipe 92 and the branch pipe 93 to wash the feet. Here, the washing water spray nozzle 90 is appropriately distributed not only on the side of the tub 70 but also on the bottom surface of the tub 70 in which the acupressure protrusions 75a are formed, spraying the washing water to wash the feet, and also the acupressure protrusions 75a. ) Presses the sole of the user to give acupressure effect. In selecting the sterilizing water and the soap water, as shown in Fig. 3, the solenoid valve 97 is attached to the connecting pipe 96 connecting the detergent container 95 and the water supply hose 94 to select the soap water and the sterilizing water. By supplying to the pump 91 by the pump 91, it is mixed with the incoming washing water, wherein a venturi (not shown) is disposed at the end of the connection pipe 96 connected to the water supply hose 94 and the solenoid valve 97 When the) is opened, the soap water and the sterilized water are supplied to the water supply line by the pressure, and the mixing is performed.

Subsequently, the tub 70 vibrates from side to side by eccentric rotation of the eccentric cam 17 according to the driving of the motor 91 while washing the feet by spraying the washing water with the washing water spray nozzle 90 as described above. Vortex the wash water in the tub 70 to clean the feet. At this time, the wash water is vibrated by the tub 70 and the strong spray of the washing water spray nozzle 90 in the washing process. Although it may be leaked or scattered to the outside, the foamed resin 75 is disposed around the receiving portion 72 and is in close contact with the calf of the user to prevent the washing water from scattering or spilling to the outside, and also cushioning material. The vibration of the bathtub 70 is absorbed by the 13 so that noise does not occur.

In addition, the far-infrared rays and anions are generated from the radiation sheets 81 and 82 and the radiation lamps 110 disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the bath 70 to remove foreign substances and wastes from the foot, and to provide antibacterial and thermal effects.

 Thus, when the washing of the foot is completed, that is, when the washing time is completed, the outlet 121 of the tub 70 is automatically opened by the control of the control panel 60, so that the muddy wash water in the tub 70 is drain hose 120 The water is discharged through the water and the fresh water is supplied and sprayed to rinse the foot. Here, the foot may be washed with washing water containing detergent and then rinsed with clear water or simply washed with clear water from the beginning. After the foot washing step, hot air is injected into the bath 70 through the air injection nozzle 100 by driving the blower 101 and the heater 98 to dry the foot.

Meanwhile, when the user selects only the calf massage function through the function selection button 64 of the control panel 60 while the door 20 is opened as shown in FIG. 2, the control panel 60 is the inner panel 23 of the door 20. To control the massage means (50) installed. The massage means 50 includes a vibration panel 52 and a vibration means. The vibration means such as the vibrator is driven by the control panel 60 to vibrate the pair of vibration panels 52 itself, thereby providing a vibration panel ( Acupressure protrusions 51 irregularly arranged in 52 are in close contact with the calf and vibrate to perform a massage. This massage function can also be selected while performing a foot wash.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the soles of both feet are placed on the electrode pads 41 of the low frequency treatment means installed on the outer panel 21 in the state in which the door 20 is closed, and the low frequency through the function selection button 64 of the control panel 60. When only the treatment function is selected, the control panel 60 controls the low frequency generator installed inside the door 20 to generate a low frequency pulse. The low frequency pulses generated by the low frequency generator are supplied to a plurality of low frequency treatment electrodes 40 irregularly arranged on a pair of electrode pads 41 to stimulate and treat both soles.

Meanwhile, the functions of the buttons and the display unit of the control panel 60 will be described. First, the low frequency treatment button 62 is for operating the low frequency treatment means, and the function selection button 64 is pressed every time the foot health washer. The function of is converted into another function, and the converted function is displayed on the function display unit 63. And the triangular step display unit 65 displays the current foot step step. The foot washing step includes, for example, a blind washing step, a detergent use step, and a rinsing step.

By operating the step select button 66, the user may omit some of these steps and start cleaning from a particular step. The start / pause button 67 is used to start the operation for the first time after pressing the power button 61 or to pause the operation of the foot health washer. The temperature display unit 68 displays the temperature of the wash water detected by the temperature sensor (not shown) in the bath, and the temperature increase button 69a and the temperature decrease button 69b respectively increase or decrease the temperature of the wash water. Used. And although not shown in the drawings in another embodiment of the present invention, a timer for setting the execution time of each step for washing, drying or massage may be included.

On the other hand, as a comparative example, the conventional technique, that is, the washing is not made clean by performing the foot washing with only the shower head and the washing tap when washing the foot, and water or the washing water is scattered to the outside during the washing process. Unlike soiling clothes and the like, the present invention not only washes the feet by vortexing the washing water in the bathtub and also strongly sprays the washing water, but also the low-frequency treatment means and the massage means are selectively driven together with the washing of the feet to stimulate or treat the feet. It can be seen that the calf is massaged.

In this result, according to the present invention, the user can automatically wash and dry the feet in a more comfortable posture automatically, and also the washing water does not scatter or spill out to the outside during the washing process, but also the foot massage with low frequency, low frequency Treatment, heat poultice and acupressure is the advantage that can be obtained at the same time.

In addition, although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated above, it is obvious that the present invention may be variously modified and implemented by those skilled in the art.

Such modified embodiments should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention, and such modified embodiments should fall within the appended claims of the present invention.

According to the foot health washer of the present invention apparent from the above description, by vortexing the wash water in the tub and by spraying the water strongly in various directions to wash the feet, the user can automatically clean the feet in a more comfortable posture and It can be dried, and also wash water is not scattered or spilled to the outside during the washing process, and with foot washing, foot massage, low frequency treatment, heat treatment, and acupressure effect can be simultaneously obtained.

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(1) a body in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped having a space portion; (2) a door having an outer panel and an inner panel coupled to an upper portion of the main body by a hinge and opened and closed by rotation in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction; (3) low frequency treatment means coupled to the outer panel of the door to stimulate the soles at low frequencies; (4) massage means coupled to the inner panel of the door to provide vibration vibration to the calf; (5) a bath closed by an upper panel formed with two receiving portions into which feet can be placed, and having a discharge port for discharging water and air on one side thereof and seated on the spaced portion of the main body; (6) a washing water spray nozzle and an air spray nozzle, which are alternately disposed on the inner circumferential surface of the tub and inject the washing water and air through the discharge pipe into the tub due to the operation of the pump and the blower; And (7) foot health washer, characterized in that coupled to the front of the main body includes a control panel for controlling the overall operation of the washer according to the function selection. The method according to claim 1, The main body is a motor is installed in the space between the bottom surface and the tub, the eccentric cam is coupled to the front end of the drive shaft of the motor foot characterized in that the tub vibrates from side to side by the eccentric rotation of the eccentric cam Health washer. The method of claim 1, wherein the massage means,  (1) a pair of vibration panels coupled to the inner panel of the door vertically in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals from each other; (2) vibration means built in the pair of vibration panel to generate a vibration; And (3) foot health washing machine, characterized in that it consists of a plurality of acupressure protrusions irregularly protruding and arranged on the pair of vibration panels and shaking vibration by the shaking means to provide massage to the calf. The method according to claim 1, wherein the low frequency treatment means, (1) a foot-shaped electrode pad coupled to each other in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals on the outer panel of the door; (2) a low frequency generator installed in the door to generate low frequency pulses under the control of the control panel; And (3) a foot health washer, comprising a plurality of low frequency therapeutic electrodes arranged irregularly on the surface of the electrode pad and applying voltage to the sole by low frequency pulses of the low frequency generator. The method according to claim 1, Foot health washer characterized in that it further comprises a spinning sheet disposed alternately on the inner circumferential surface of the bathtub to emit far infrared rays and anions. The method according to claim 1, And a radiation lamp radiating far infrared rays between the washing water jet nozzle and the air jet nozzle. The method according to claim 1,  Foot health washer characterized in that it further comprises a foamed resin in close contact with the user's calf around the receiving portion formed in the upper panel of the bath to prevent the scattering of the wash water. The method according to claim 1, Foot health washer attached to the outer circumferential surface of the bath further comprises a cushion material for absorbing the vibration of the tub when washing the foot. The method according to claim 1, (1) a detergent container installed in the space portion between the bottom surface of the main body and the bathtub to store the soap water and the disinfecting water, respectively, and is connected through the pump and the connection pipe; And (2) foot health washer, characterized in that attached to the connection pipe further comprises a solenoid valve for supplying the soap water and disinfection water to the pump by the control panel to supply to the washing water injection nozzle through the discharge pipe. The method according to claim 1, The washing water spray nozzle is connected to each branch branch branched from the discharge pipe of the pump and foot health washer, characterized in that properly distributed on the bottom surface of the tub. The method according to claim 1, Foot health washer characterized in that the acupressure protrusion for acupressure the sole of the foot on the bottom surface of the bath.

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