KR101989772B1 - An Apparatus for Foot Bathing Having a Structure of Applying a Micro-Current - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a health care device having a structure of applying a micro-current and, more specifically, to a health care device having a structure of applying a micro-current, which improves health by applying a micro-current of a uniform structure in a state that a part of a human body is accommodated in a liquid such as water. The health care device having a structure of applying a micro-current comprises: a base housing (B) capable of accommodating and discharging water; at least one micro-current electrode (121a, 121b, 122a, 122b, 123a, 123b) disposed in the base housing (B) to be in contact with a human body; micro-current generators (14a, 14b) for generating a micro-current applied to each micro-current electrode (121a to 123b); detection units (15a, 15b) for detecting a state of water; and a control module (11) for controlling the operation of the micro-current generators (14a, 14b) based on information detected in the detection units (15a, 15b).

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a micro-

The present invention relates to a health device having a micro-current application structure, and more particularly, to a health device having a micro-current application structure in which a micro-current of a certain structure is applied while a part of the body is housed in a liquid such as water, .

Various types of semi-bath or foot bath apparatuses for health are known in the art, and foot baths which keep the feet dipped for 15 to 30 minutes in water maintaining a certain level of temperature, for example, can relieve fatigue, improve blood circulation , Removal of body waste, treatment of leg edema, or treatment of chronic fatigue. Various substances having an effect on the human body in water can be added in order to enhance the effects of the semi-bath or foot bath, and various structures are also disclosed in this field.

Patent Registration No. 10-1456585 discloses a multifunctional footbath including a massager, a vibration generator, a filter, and a bubble generator. In addition, Patent Registration No. 10-1395824 discloses a foot bath for generating minute bubbles to circulate.

The generation of vibration or microbubbles disclosed in the prior art is substantially unclear on the human body and can only show a temporary effect. A living body current of 40 ~ 60 흐 in the human body flows for signal transmission between the internal organs inside the human body. And bio-current can be weakened by health condition. When an electrical stimulation of 1 to 1,000 占 이 is applied in a semi-bath or foot-bath process, the cell activity may be stimulated, and thus the effect of the half-bath or foot bath may be improved. However, the prior art does not disclose such a technique.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art and has the following purpose.

Prior Art 1: Patent Registration No. 10-1456585 (Mirae Bitech Co., Ltd., announced on October 31, 2014) Multifunctional foot bath Prior Art 2: Patent Registration No. 10-1395824 (Bubble Land, issued on May 27, 2014) Micro-bubble generation - Foot bath equipped with a recovery means

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a health device having a micro-current application structure that improves the effect of a health promotion activity such as a half-bath or a foot bath by applying a minute current to a human body while at least a part of the human body is immersed in water.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the health appliance of the micro current application structure includes a base housing capable of receiving and discharging water; At least one micro current electrode arranged to be in contact with a human body in the base housing; A fine current generator for generating a fine current to be applied to each of the fine current electrodes; A detection unit for detecting the state of water; And a control module for controlling the operation of the micro-current generator based on the information detected by the detection unit.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base housing comprises two accommodating casings which are electrically separated from each other.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is further provided a resistance measuring unit for measuring a change in resistance in the process of applying a minute current, and the operation of the minute current generator is adjusted based on information transmitted from the resistance measuring unit .

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the micro-current electrodes has a plate-like structure, and further includes a contact detection unit for detecting the contact state with the human body.

The health device according to the present invention improves the health promoting effect by applying a minute current in a state in which a part of the human body is immersed in water in a regulated manner according to the temperature of the water or the temperature of the human body. For example, the health apparatus according to the present invention may be a half-bath apparatus or a foot bath apparatus. In the foot bath apparatus according to the present invention, the effect of the foot bath is increased by applying pulse-shaped micro currents to the foot region during the foot bath process, and the effect of supplementary health promotion is generated. The foot bath apparatus according to the present invention improves the sanitary condition of the foot by adding a sterilizing component together with the foot bath. In addition, the foot bath apparatus according to the present invention improves the health promotion of the user by allowing the temperature control and the application of the micro current to be performed during the foot drying process together with the foot bath.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a health device of a micro current application structure according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a foot bath apparatus according to one embodiment of the health device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows an example of the operation process of the health device according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a structure in which a micro current is applied to a health apparatus applied to a health apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a process of controlling a microcurrent in a health device according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so that they will not be described repeatedly unless necessary for an understanding of the invention, and the known components will be briefly described or omitted. However, It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of Fig.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a health device of a micro current application structure according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a health device having a micro-current application structure includes a base housing B capable of receiving and discharging water; At least one micro current electrode (121a, 121b, 122a, 122b, 123a, 123b) arranged to be able to contact the human body in the base housing (B); Fine current generators 14a and 14b for generating fine currents to be applied to the respective fine current electrodes 121a to 123b; A detection unit (15a, 15b) for detecting the state of water; And a control module 11 for controlling the operation of the minute current generators 14a and 14b based on the information detected by the detection units 15a and 15b.

The health apparatus may be a device for bathtub, semi-bath or foot bath, and may have a structure suitable for each use. For example, when the health apparatus is a device for bathtub or half-bath, one receiving space may be formed in the base housing B. On the other hand, if the apparatus has a use for foot bath, it can be composed of two accommodating casings (C1, C2) electrically separated from each other.

Water can be received in the base housing B and water can be accommodated in two accommodating casings C1 and C2 electrically separated from each other by the separating wall W, for example. Each of the receiving casings C1 and C2 may have appropriate means for supplying water to the inside or discharging the water to the outside. The minute current electrodes 121a, 121b, 122a, 122b, 123a, and 123b may be disposed in the respective accommodating casings C1, C2.

The minute current electrodes 121a to 123b may be linearly extended or similar in shape and may be disposed in a structure that can be contacted to a human body accommodated in each of the accommodating casings C1 and C2. For example, each receiving casing (C1, C2) can be made into a structure that can be filled with water to accommodate the feet. The first micro current electrodes 121a and 121b are arranged to extend along the bottom surface and the second micro current electrodes 122a and 122b and 123a and 123b extend in the direction perpendicular to the first micro current electrodes 121a and 121b As shown in FIG. The minute current electrodes 121a to 123b having the same or different structures in the respective accommodating casings C1 and C2 may be disposed at the same or different positions. Each of the fine current electrodes 121a to 123b may be independently connected to the fine current generators 14a and 14b and each of the fine current electrodes 121a to 123b may supply the same or different fine currents to the human body. have.

The functional component supply units 13a and 13b for supplying various components useful to the human body can be disposed in the respective accommodating casings C1 and C2 and the detection units 15a and 15b are disposed and accommodated in the respective accommodating casing C1 , C2) can be detected. Information detected by the detection units 15a and 15b can be transmitted to the control module 11 and the control module 11 controls the operation of the micro current generators 14a and 14b based on the transmitted information, The micro-current electrodes 121a to 123b can be adjusted in size. More specifically, the temperature information detected by the detection units 15a and 15b may be transmitted to the state analysis unit 16, and the state analysis unit 16 may calculate the temperature of each of the micro current electrodes 121a through 123b And transmits the determined amount of fine current to the control module 11.

A water supply unit 17 for supplying water to each of the accommodating casings C1 and C2 can be disposed and a heater is disposed inside the water supply unit 17 or inside the accommodating casings C1 and C2 So that the temperature of the water accommodated in the accommodating casing (C1, C2) can be adjusted. The aroma, gas or anion components useful for the human body can be supplied through the functional ingredient supply units 13a and 13b and the operation of the functional ingredient supply units 13a and 13b can be controlled by the control module 11 have.

Health appliances can be made in a variety of configurations and are not limited to the embodiments shown.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a foot bath apparatus according to one embodiment of the health device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the health apparatus may be a foot bath apparatus, and the foot bath apparatus may include a liquid immersion body 21 capable of receiving liquid; A pair of contact portions 213a and 213b separated from each other by the separation unit 211 in the immersion body 21; At least one micro current electrode (12a, 12b) disposed in a pair of contact zones (213a, 213b), respectively; A minute current generator 14 for applying a minute current to a human body through each of the minute current electrodes 12a and 12b; And a control module for controlling the operation of the micro-current generator 14.

The immersion body 11 may be formed in a box shape in which a liquid can be accommodated as a whole, and may have a symmetrical structure with respect to an intermediate portion. It can be made in various structures that can immerse the feet of the user in the liquid contained in the immersion body 21.

A separation unit 211 having a shape protruding from the center of the immersion body 21 may be formed and the immersion body 21 may have a symmetrical shape with respect to the separation unit 211. The separation unit 211 can be made in a structure in which the accommodation space is formed and the micro current generator 14 and the detection unit 15 can be disposed inside the separation unit 211. Further, the control panel 22 can be disposed on the upper surface of the separation unit 111, and the control panel 22 can be connected to a control module that controls the operation of the entire apparatus. The control panel 22 may be provided with input means for adjusting the magnitude, time or period of the applied micro current, input means for temperature control or input means for controlling the inflow of the gas. Also, a display unit may be disposed on the control panel 22 to indicate operation time, temperature or micro current magnitude. The control panel 22 or the display unit and the immersion body 21 or the separation unit 211 having various structures can be formed.

And a pair of contact portions 213a (212a, 212b) having a paw shape on the bottom surface of the immersed portions 212a, 212b can be formed on both sides of the separation unit 211, , And 213b may be formed. The contact portions 213a and 213b may be provided with acupressure protrusions for pressing the sole but are not necessarily required. Band-shaped micro current electrodes 12a and 12b extending from the acupressure portion to the back portion may be disposed on the contact portions 213a and 213b. As the fine current electrodes 12a and 12b are formed into a strip shape, the possibility of contact with the sole can be increased. In addition, by being formed into a strip shape, the instantaneous stimulation according to the application of the micro current applied in the pulse shape is reduced. Circular or elliptical positioning electrodes 241 and 242 can be disposed at the front and rear ends of the respective minute current electrodes 12a and 12b. The positioning electrodes 241 and 242 may be electrically connected to the micro current electrodes 12a and 12b and the positioning electrodes 241 and 242 may protrude upward slightly from the bottom surface. Accordingly, the user can recognize that the microcurrent is being applied, and can apply the microcurrent through the front or back of the sole. If necessary, the positioning electrodes may be formed at the middle portion of each of the micro current electrodes 12a and 12b so as to protrude slightly from the bottom surface.

A particulate ejection unit may be formed on both sides or sides of the separation unit 211, and fine particles containing air may be ejected through the particulate ejection unit. The microparticles may comprise, for example, components which have a beneficial effect on bactericidal ionic particles or the like. The particulate ejection unit may comprise a distribution plate in which a plurality of microfluidic holes are uniformly arranged.

The outlet operation unit 26 may be disposed above or at another appropriate position of the separation unit 211 to allow water to enter or exit through the discharge orifice disposed on the bottom surface. The drying control unit 27 may be disposed on the upper circumferential surface of the immersion body 21. The drying control unit 27 controls the introduction of the dry air through the air discharge passages 28a and 28b.

In the state where each foot is accommodated in the immersion body 21, a pulse-shaped microcurrent can be applied to the foot portion of the user. The micro currents can be supplied to the human body through the foot by the micro current electrodes 12a and 12b, respectively. The magnitude of the fine current applied may be appropriately set according to the concentration or temperature of the liquid contained in the immersion body 21, and the magnitude of the fine current to be applied may be adjusted over time. Therefore, the concentration or the temperature of the liquid contained in the immersion body 21 needs to be measured. To this end, a detection unit 15 may be arranged across the separation unit 211 and the detection unit 15 may measure the temperature or the concentration of the both immersion areas 212a and 212b, respectively, The electrical resistance can be measured. The detection unit 15 may transmit periodically detected values to the control module in each immersion area 212a, 212b. The control module may analyze or compare the value transmitted from the detection unit 15 to check the application state of the microcurrent.

The fine current electrodes 12a and 12b disposed on both sides of the separation unit 211 can be electrically separated from each other. The micro current electrodes 12a and 12b can be electrically separated from each other in the process of foot bathing. For example, in the foot bath process, water can be filled on both sides of the separation unit 211, and when water flows on both sides, a minute current can flow through the minute current electrodes 12a and 12b. To prevent this, the immersion body 21 can be divided into two different separation sections by the separation unit 211. [ Or the separation wall W may be provided independently so that the immersion body 21 can be separated into two separate areas where water or similar liquid does not flow into different spaces. The immersion body 21 may form an electrically isolated region with respect to the microcurrent electrodes 12a, 12b in various ways and is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. In this state, micro currents can be independently applied through the micro current electrodes 12a and 12b in various ways.

The process of controlling the application of such a fine current is described below.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the operation process of the health device according to the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 3, the operation of the entire health apparatus can be controlled by the control module 11. Fig. The detection unit described above may include a temperature / concentration detection unit 151 and a resistance measurement unit 152, and the value detected in the detection unit may be transmitted to the control module 11. [ The resistance measuring unit 152 may be provided independently or may be in the form of an arithmetic program for calculating the resistance from the measured value by the temperature / density detecting unit 151 which detects the temperature or the concentration. The control module 11 can search the current table unit 33 and retrieve the appropriate micro current data according to temperature, concentration or resistance. The microcurrent may be a current having a magnitude of, for example, 1 to 1,000 占 있고, and may be applied in the form of a pulse. The microcurrent data may have information on the duty cycle of the pulsed microcurrent, the application period, the magnitude or direction of the microcurrent over time, and the application time. The control module 11 can operate the fine current generator 14 according to the fine current data to apply a fine current to the human body. The control module 11 also controls the operation of the sterilization control unit 35 and the temperature control unit 34 to supply a sterilizing component containing air or ions to the immersion body or to control the temperature of the liquid contained in the immersion body have. When the foot bath is completed, the circulation of the liquid or air can be controlled by the circulation unit 36. The pressure of the liquid or air circulated by the pressure regulating unit 362 for the operation of the circulating unit 36 can be regulated and can be controlled by the circulation control unit 361 such that the flow rate of the liquid, The speed can be adjusted. The circulation control unit 361 can be operated under the control of the control module 11. [

As described above, during the operation of the health device, the sterilizing component can be introduced internally and the temperature can be controlled.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a structure in which a micro current is applied to a health apparatus applied to a health apparatus according to the present invention.

4, a placement substrate 41 is disposed at the contact portion 213a, and wirings for supplying micro currents to the micro current electrodes 121 and 122 may be disposed in the placement substrate 41. [ The contact portion 213a may be made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin or ceramic, and the arrangement substrate 41 may be a coating layer having a circuit pattern formed therein.

The plurality of micro current electrodes 121 and 122 may be electrically separated from each other and may be electrically connected to the micro current generator 14 by a switch unit 43. The upper portions of the fine current electrodes 121 and 122 may be protected by a protective coating 42. Contact detection unit 44 detects contact between the micro current electrodes 121 and 122 at the body part such as the sole part, the forefoot part or the back part of the foot, and can be transmitted to the control module 11. The control module 11 can determine whether the micro current generator 14 is operating by detecting whether or not the human body is in contact. It is also possible to determine whether or not the circulation control unit 361 is operated. Specifically, the contact detection unit 44 can transmit the contact state of the body part such as the sole to the control module 11 and the temperature / current table unit 431. A temperature / current table can be generated by the temperature / current table unit 431, and the magnitude of the fine current supplied to the fine current electrodes 121 and 122 according to the temperature level can be determined.

The application of the microcurrent can take place in various ways and is not limited to the embodiments shown.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a process of controlling a microcurrent in a health device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a dry air unit 51 is installed to effectively dry the foot after the foot bath is completed, for example. The dry air unit 51 can be introduced into the immersion body through the air discharge passage described above, and various types of air discharge passages can be formed in the immersion body. The dry air unit 51 may comprise, for example, a pump, a filter, or the like. The control module 11 may determine whether to apply a microcurrent to the human body during the drying process according to the information detected by the contact detection unit 44. [ In addition, the sterilization control unit 35 may have a function of supplying fine particles containing a sterilizing component during the process of footbathing or after the footbath is finished and the feet are dried.

5, the sterilization control unit 35 includes a sterilizing component generating unit 521 for generating a sterilizing component; A feed pump 522 for supplying a sterilizing component; A particulate nozzle 524 for converting the sterilizing component supplied from the supply pump 522 into a particulate form while discharging it together with air; And a pressure regulating unit 525 for regulating the supply pressure of the sterilizing component.

When a fluid containing, for example, chlorine, hydrogen peroxide or a similar gas is supplied through the first supply tube T1, the sterilizing component generating unit 521 in which two electrodes separated from each other for electrolysis are disposed, A sterilizing component of acidic hypochlorous acid water, alkaline electrolytic component, acidic hypochlorous acid water, sodium hypochlorite component, alkali ion component or the like component may be produced. The resulting sterilizing component may be supplied in liquid form to the particulate nozzle 524 by the operation of the feed pump 522 via the 2,3 feed tubes T2, T3. The amount supplied to the particulate nozzle 524 by the supply pump 522 can be regulated and the particulate nozzle 524 can be regulated by the gas supply unit 523 via the supply tube T4, Air can be introduced. The supply pressure of the particulate nozzle 524 can be adjusted according to the internal pressure of the immersion body by the pressure regulating unit 525 and the particulate nozzle 524 can discharge the particulate containing the sterilizing component into the particulate ejection unit 526 .

The sterilization control unit 35 may have various operating structures and is not limited to the embodiments shown.

The health device according to the present invention improves the health promoting effect by applying a minute current in a state in which a part of the human body is immersed in water in a regulated manner according to the temperature of the water or the temperature of the human body. For example, the health apparatus according to the present invention may be a half-bath apparatus or a foot bath apparatus. In the foot bath apparatus according to the present invention, the effect of the foot bath is increased by applying pulse-shaped micro currents to the foot region during the foot bath process, and the effect of supplementary health promotion is generated. The foot bath apparatus according to the present invention improves the sanitary condition of the foot by adding a sterilizing component together with the foot bath. In addition, the foot bath apparatus according to the present invention improves the health promotion of the user by allowing the temperature control and the application of the micro current to be performed during the foot drying process together with the foot bath.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended hereto.

11: Control module 12a, 12b: Micro current electrode
13a, 13b: Functional component supply unit 14, 14a, 14b: Micro-current generator
15, 15a, 15b: Detecting unit 16:
17: water supply unit 21: immersion body
22: control panel 26: spill operation unit
27: Drying control unit 28a, 28b: Air discharge passage
33: current table unit 34: temperature control unit
35: sterilization control unit 36: circulation unit
41: Arrangement substrate 42: Protective coating
43: switch unit 44: contact detection unit
51: Dry air unit 121, 122: Micro current electrode
121a, 121b: 1 minute current electrodes 122a, 122b: 2 minute current electrodes
123a, 123b: 3 micro current electrode 151: temperature / concentration detection unit
152: resistance measuring unit 211: separation unit
212a and 212b: immersed parts 213a and 213b:
241, 242: Position setting electrode 361: Circulation control unit
362: Pressure regulating unit 431: Temperature / current table unit
521: sterile component generating unit 522: feed pump
523: gas supply unit 524: particulate nozzle
525: pressure regulating unit 526: particulate ejecting unit
B: base housing C1, C2: housing casing
T1, T2, T3, T4: 1, 2, 3, 4 Supply tube
W: Separation wall

Claims (4)

A base housing (B) capable of receiving and discharging water;
At least one micro current electrode (121a, 121b, 122a, 122b, 123a, 123b) arranged to be able to contact the human body in the base housing (B);
Fine current generators 14a and 14b for generating fine currents to be applied to the respective fine current electrodes 121a to 123b;
A detection unit (15a, 15b) for detecting the state of water; And
And a control module (11) for controlling the operation of the fine current generators (14a, 14b) based on the information detected by the detection units (15a, 15b)
The base housing (B) is composed of two accommodating casings (C1, C2) electrically separated from each other,
The detection units 15a and 15b detect the temperatures of the respective receiving casings C1 and C2 and detect the temperature of each of the minute current generators 14a and 14b based on the temperature information detected by the detection units 15a and 15b ) Of the micro-current applied by the micro-current applying structure. delete The micro-current generator (14a, 14b) according to claim 1, further comprising a resistance measurement unit (152) for measuring a change in resistance in the process of applying a microcurrent, and based on information transmitted from the resistance measurement unit (152) Wherein the operation of the micro-current applying structure is controlled. The micro current sensor according to claim 1, wherein each of the minute current electrodes (121a, 121b, 122a, 122b, 123a, 123b) has a plate-like structure and further comprises a contact detection unit (44) Health equipment of authorized structure.

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