KR101743425B1 - Dry bathtub for foot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a dry type foot bath for warming the air around the foot to help circulation of blood.
The dry foot bath includes a bottom plate, a wall vertically erected along the periphery of the bottom plate, and a lid that is seated on the top of the wall and has an opening formed therein; A heating device disposed at a lower end of the inner space of the housing; A heat transfer plate contacting the inner bottom surface of the housing and the inner surface of the wall to disperse heat generated in the heat generator; A support which is fixed to the inner surface of the wall at a height spaced apart from the upper portion of the heating device; A foot plate comprising a horizontal plate portion mounted on the support plate in parallel with the bottom plate of the housing, and a vertical plate portion foldably coupled to the horizontal plate portion; A coupling protrusion protruding from an upper end of a side surface of the wall of the housing, and a coupling groove formed on one side of the vertical plate of the foot plate and into which the coupling protrusion is inserted; And a controller connected to the heating device and controlling the temperature in the housing.

Description

Dry bathtub for foot}

The present invention relates to a dry type foot bath for warming the air around the foot to help circulation of blood.

The foot bath warms the feet and exposes them to promote blood circulation, which can be done easily, but also has the same effect as half bath or whole bath.

In the conventional wet foot bath method in which feet are immersed in warm water, it is not easy to maintain the water temperature properly and there is a problem that the treatment of water after the foot bath is troublesome.

For this reason, registration number 20-0376748, "dry foot bath," and warm air to warm the foot bath is proposed.

However, when using a foot bath, it may be difficult to clean the foot, and the problem may be that the bacteria may reproduce in the foot bath due to the moisture generated by the temperature in the foot bath after use of the foot bath.

KR 20-0376748 Y1

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a dry type foot bath which can be used more hygienically.

There is also a further purpose in providing a dry foot bath which is more beneficial to health.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal comprising: a housing including a bottom plate, a wall vertically formed along the periphery of the bottom plate, and a cap seated on the wall and having an opening formed in the middle; A heating device disposed at a lower end of the inner space of the housing; A heat transfer plate contacting the inner bottom surface of the housing and the inner surface of the wall to disperse heat generated in the heat generator; A support which is fixed to the inner surface of the wall at a height spaced apart from the upper portion of the heating device; A foot plate comprising a horizontal plate portion mounted on the support plate in parallel with the bottom plate of the housing, and a vertical plate portion foldably coupled to the horizontal plate portion; A coupling protrusion protruding from an upper end of a side surface of the wall of the housing, and a coupling groove formed on one side of the vertical plate of the foot plate and into which the coupling protrusion is inserted; And a controller connected to the heating device and controlling the temperature in the housing.

Tourmaline or germanium may be provided on one surface of the horizontal plate and on one surface of the vertical plate.

A drying fan is disposed between the bottom plate and the foot plate of the housing, and the controller may include a drying button for simultaneously operating the drying fan and the heating device.

The horizontal plate portion is rotatable on the support base with reference to a unidirectional middle portion of the surface, and both ends of the horizontal plate surface can be connected to the support through elastic bodies. In this case, a plurality of through holes are formed in the horizontal plate, a spring disposed parallel to the horizontal plate, a spring vertically disposed at a position overlapping the through hole at an upper surface of the support plate, And a finger pressure member made of a finger pressing stone joined to an upper end portion of the spring.

The housing may be composed of a wood layer, a first reflective heat insulating layer, a hollow heat insulating layer, a second reflective heat insulating layer, a waterproofing material layer and a protective finishing material layer which are sequentially arranged from the outside.

The dry foot bath according to the present invention is hygienic because it can easily separate the foot part and facilitate drying and washing.

The drying fan that dries the inside of the housing maximizes the effect as described above.

And it is more beneficial to your health because you can exercise while exercising the foot to move.

1 is a perspective view of a dry foot bath according to the present invention.
2 is a sectional view of the dry foot bath.
3 is a perspective view of a dry foot bath according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is an explanatory view of a dry type foot bath according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is an explanatory view of a sectional structure of the dry foot bath housing. Fig.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a dry foot bath 1 according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows a sectional view of the dry foot bath 1. 1 is a view showing a state in which a part of the wall body 12 is excluded so that the internal construction of the dry type foot bath 1 according to the present invention can be seen.

The dry foot bath 1 according to the present invention includes a housing 10, a heat generator 20, a heat transfer plate 30, a support 40, a foot 50, a coupling 60 and a controller 70 .

The housing 10 has an inner space such that other components of the dry type foot bath can be disposed therein while forming the appearance of the dry type foot bath 1 according to the present invention and includes a bottom plate 11, And a lid 13 which is seated on the top of the wall 12 and has an opening 13a in the middle. The lid 13 is formed to be detachable from the wall 12 so that the inner space of the housing 10 can be completely opened to facilitate cleaning and the like.

The opening 13a in the middle of the lid 13 is for allowing the user to put his foot into the dry foot bath 1.

The heat generator 20 is disposed at a lower end of the inner space of the housing 10 to increase the internal temperature of the housing 10.

As the heating device 20, an electric heating line or a far-infrared lamp may be used. The heating wire or the like has a connection terminal for receiving electricity from the outside, and may be provided with a thermostat or a thermal fuse to avoid overheating.

The heat transfer plate 30 is installed in contact with the inner surface of the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 and the inner surface of the wall 12 so that the heat generated in the heat generator 20 can be radiated to the entire inner space of the housing 10 Evenly distributed. 1 and the like illustratively shows a dry type foot bath having a heat transfer plate 30 installed on only one side of the inner side surface of the wall 12 of the housing 10. However, It is natural that the heat transfer plate 30 may be installed. A plurality of through holes 31 may be formed in the horizontal portion of the heat transfer plate 30 so that the heat generated by the heat generator 20 may be dispersed by convection.

The controller 70 is attached to the upper surface of the lid 13 of the housing 10 by being connected to the heating device 20 and controlling the temperature in the housing 10. The controller 70 may include a power button, a display unit for displaying a temperature in the housing, a set temperature and an operating time, a temperature setting button, an operation time adjusting button, and the like.

The supporter 40 is fixed to the inner surface of the wall 12 at a height spaced upward from the heating device 20 to support the supporter 50 placed thereon.

The foot plate 50 includes a horizontal plate portion 51 that is placed on the support base 40 in parallel with the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 and a vertical plate portion 51 that is foldably coupled to the horizontal plate portion 51. [ (52). The footrest 50 stably supports the foot of the user placed in the housing 10 to allow the user to comfortably foot the foot, and prevents the foot of the user from touching the heat transfer plate 30, thereby improving safety. The pedestal 50 may be formed in a frame shape or a through hole may be formed in the middle of the plate so that the pedestal 50 prevents direct heat transfer from the heat transfer plate 30 to the user's foot, The through hole of the vertical plate portion 52 is formed in the inner space of the housing 10 so as to guide the heat of the heat transfer plate 30 provided in contact with the wall 12 to the center of the inner space of the housing 10. [ And may be formed to be inclined upward toward the center.

The foot plate 50 can be easily taken out of the housing 10 to be dried and cleaned since the horizontal plate portion 51 is not only fixed on the support base 40 but also fixed and thus can be used for hygienically using the dry foot bath according to the present invention .

The vertical plate 52 is formed only on one side of the horizontal plate 51 to fit the heat transfer plate 30 disposed adjacent to one side of the inner side of the wall 12 of the housing 10, It is of course possible to form them at both ends or the entire edge of the horizontal plate portion 51 in accordance with the installation condition of the flat plate portion 51. [

The vertical plate portion 52 of the foot plate 50 can be maintained in a standing state without rotating with respect to the horizontal plate portion 51 by the coupling body 60. [ That is, the coupling body 60 is formed on one side surface of the vertical plate portion 52 of the foot plate 50 and the coupling protrusion 61 protruding from the upper side of the inner side surface of the wall 12 of the housing 10, The vertical plate portion 52 is fixed to the wall 12 of the housing 10 by engaging the engaging projections 61 with the engaging groove portions 62. [ I can do it.

The coupling groove portion 62 may be made of an elastic material or may be provided with an elastic protrusion 62a elastically pressing the coupling protrusion 61 as shown in Fig. So that it can be easily separated from the wall 12 of the housing 10 when a force is applied.

Tourmaline (T) or germanium (G) may be provided on one surface of the horizontal plate portion 51 and one surface of the vertical plate portion 52.

Tourmaline emits anion and far-infrared rays, and germanium (G) emits far-infrared rays, which can contribute to cell activation, sulfation, and immunity, thus having a more beneficial effect on the user's health.

A drying fan 80 is disposed between the bottom plate 11 of the housing 10 and the foot plate 50. The controller 70 controls the drying fan 80 and the heat generator 20 to operate simultaneously A drying button 71 may be provided.

When the dry foot bath according to the present invention is used, sweat is generated in the feet of the user, and after use, the inside of the housing 10 may be moistened while the temperature in the housing 10 is lowered. So as to prevent the growth of bacteria and the like due to moisture.

The drying fan 80 is operated by the drying button 71 provided in the controller 70. The drying fan 80 operates to operate the heating device 20 together to quickly remove the moisture, The inside of the housing 10 can be sterilized. The operation time of the drying fan 80 and the heating device 20 by the drying button 71 can be set in advance and the temperature of the heating device 20 is made higher than that of the foot bath when the drying function is operated, It is desirable to increase it.

The horizontal plate portion 51 is rotatable on the support base 40 with reference to a one-way intermediate portion of the plane and both ends of the horizontal plate portion 51 in one direction can be connected to the supporter 40 through the elastic body E . Fig. 3 shows a perspective view of the dry foot bath 1 in this case.

4 (a), when the foot is simply placed on the upper portion of the horizontal plate portion 51, the horizontal plate portion 51 is kept horizontal by the elastic body E connected to the support base 40 at both ends thereof The elastic member at one end is contracted and the elastic member at the other end is stretched as shown in FIG. 4 (b), and the horizontal plate portion 51 is inclined do.

That is, the effect of the exercise can be shown by repeatedly applying the force more than the elastic force of the elastic body E to the toe or the foot opening so that the horizontal plate portion 51 is inclined.

When the horizontal plate portion 51 is rotatably formed, the vertical plate portion 52 is connected to the horizontal plate portion 51 through the spring S so that the horizontal plate portion 51 is prevented from rotating.

When the horizontal plate portion 51 is rotatably formed, a plurality of through holes 51a may be formed in the horizontal plate portion 51 and a pressure-sensitive element 90 may be disposed under the horizontal plate portion 51. [

The pressure supporter 90 includes a support plate 91 parallel to the horizontal plate 51, a spring 92 vertically disposed at a position overlapping the through hole 51a on the upper surface of the support plate 91, And an oil pressure stone 93 joined to the upper end of the spring 92.

4 (a), when the horizontal plate portion 51 is in a horizontal state, the finger pressure piece 93 at the upper end portion of the spring 92 protrudes above the horizontal plate portion 51 However, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), when the horizontal plate portion 51 is tilted, a part of the pressure foot 93 protrudes above the horizontal plate portion 51 to pressurize the sole.

Since the spring 92 is elastically moved, when the horizontal plate portion 51 is tilted, the foot is pressed by the soles of the foot so that the soles of the feet can be kept in close contact with the upper surface of the horizontal plate portion 51, .

It is preferable that the support plate 91 includes a through hole 91a in the middle of the heat generating device 20 so as not to obstruct the movement of heat by convection.

5, the housing 10 includes a wood layer w, a first reflective heat insulating material layer r1, a hollow heat insulating material layer h, and a second reflective heat insulating material layer h, which are sequentially arranged from the outside, A heat insulating material layer r2, a waterproofing material layer t and a protective finishing material layer f.

The wood layer (w) allows the dry foot bath to have a warm and environmentally friendly appearance.

The first reflection type heat insulating material layer r1 prevents external cold air from flowing into the inner space of the housing 10 in the form of a radiation wave and the second reflection heat insulating material layer r2 prevents the heat inside the housing 10 To the outside space of the housing 10 in the form of a radiation wave. And the hollow heat insulating material layer h prevents the external cold air or the heat inside the housing 10 from moving in the form of conduction and convection. As described above, the housing 10 can prevent any type of heat transfer and thus can have high energy efficiency.

The waterproofing material layer t prevents a risk that the moisture generated inside the housing 10 moves to the second reflective thermal insulating material layer r2 and corrodes the second reflective thermal insulating material r2 layer and the protective finishing material layer f ) Prevents the waterproofing layer (t) from being damaged while using the dry foot bath according to the present invention.

The dry foot bath according to the present invention may be used as a foot bath by putting the foot into the housing 10 through the large opening 13a of the lid 13 but a small second opening 14a ), And can be used as a seated seat on the auxiliary lid.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. And thus fall within the scope of the present invention.

1: Dry foot bath 10: Housing
11: bottom plate 12: wall
13: lid 13a: opening
20: heat generating device 30: heat transfer plate
40: Support base 50: Scaffold
51: horizontal plate portion 51a: through hole
52: vertical plate part 60:
61: engaging projection 62: engaging groove
70: Controller 71: Dry button
80: Drying fan 90: Shiatsu
91: support plate 92: spring
93: Shiatsu stone
f: protective finishing layer h: hollow insulation layer
r1: a first reflective insulation layer r2: a second reflective insulation layer
t: Waterproof layer w: Wood floor
E: elastomer G: germanium
T: Tourmaline

Claims (6)

A housing comprising a bottom plate, a wall vertically erected along the periphery of the bottom plate, and a lid seated on the top of the wall and having an opening formed therein;
A heating device disposed at a lower end of the inner space of the housing;
A heat transfer plate contacting the inner bottom surface of the housing and the inner surface of the wall to disperse heat generated in the heat generator;
A support which is fixed to the inner surface of the wall at a height spaced apart from the upper portion of the heating device;
A foot plate comprising a horizontal plate portion mounted on the support plate in parallel with the bottom plate of the housing, and a vertical plate portion foldably coupled to the horizontal plate portion;
A coupling protrusion protruding from an upper end of a side surface of the wall of the housing, and a coupling groove formed on one side of the vertical plate of the foot plate and into which the coupling protrusion is inserted; And
And a controller connected to the heating device to control the temperature in the housing.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein one side of the horizontal plate and one side of the vertical plate are provided with tourmaline or germanium.
The method according to claim 1,
A drying fan is disposed between the bottom plate and the foot plate of the housing,
Wherein the controller comprises a drying button for simultaneously operating the drying fan and the heating device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the horizontal plate portion is rotatable on the support base with respect to a one-way intermediate portion of the surface,
And both ends of the one direction of the horizontal plate surface are connected to the support through an elastic body.
5. The method of claim 4,
The horizontal plate has a plurality of through holes,
The support plate parallel to the horizontal plate, a spring vertically disposed at a position overlapping with the through hole at the upper surface of the support plate, and a finger pressure member joined to the upper end of the spring are provided at the lower portion of the horizontal plate Features a dry footbath.
The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that the housing comprises a wood layer, a first reflective heat insulating layer, a hollow heat insulating layer, a second reflective heat insulating layer, a waterproofing material layer and a protective finishing material layer arranged in order from the outside.

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