KR20010079113A - foot bath - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A foot bath device is provided to conveniently and easily carry out the foot bath in a comfortable posture at a proper temperature by mounting a heater and a temperature control unit and to promote the recuperation and blood circulation by forming acupressure protrusions on foot-supporting plates. CONSTITUTION: A foot bath device includes a main body part(10) having curve parts(10a) for inserting calves, calf bases(10c) formed at an upper end part with an inclination outwardly, rectilinear parts(10b) formed between the curve parts inwardly concavely, handles(11) protruded at both right and left sides of an outer surface, and coupling guides(12) formed longitudinally from the upper ends to lower ends, a plate type lid(20) to be opened or closed with respect to a hinge(13) on one side of an upper end of the main body part, the lid being closed except the calves when legs are inserted, a bottom heater part mounted in the bottom of the main body part, a temperature control unit(50) connected to the heater part, a water receiving case(30) and foot-supporting plates.

Description

Foot bath

The present invention relates to a angular bath, foot having a lid that can be opened and closed by a hinge coupling on the top of the main body portion, and easy to remove the temperature control device and the bottom built-in heater portion, drip tray and acupressure protrusions formed foot By providing a backing plate, in order to experience the effect of each bath not only the foot but also the calf leg in the most comfortable posture, and to provide a foot bath that can be used for a longer time by protecting the heater.

The foot is called the second heart, and the head has long been said to keep the legs warm. In recent years, many foot health care centers specializing in foot massage have been created. It is in the spotlight for promotion and recovery of fatigue.

In general, foot bath is one of the folk remedies, so to put it soaked in warm water for about 42 ℃ for 15 minutes. If you rub your feet to make a sound, or if you move your feet back and forth or squeeze your toes with your feet slightly in contact with the floor, your blood circulation will be much more effective. I will increase the self-healing of our body sick with stress.

There are three types of foot baths that are usually used when feet are tired. The first method is to use warm water, which can cause severe circulation or cold feet, insomnia, menstrual cramps, neuralgia, constipation, and chronic blood circulation problems. A person keeps the water temperature at about 42 ℃ and soaks the foot for 15 minutes to dilate the arteries and promote blood circulation, and those with odorous feet, severe athlete's foot, hot feet, bacterial feet, etc. There is a footbath method using cold water, which contracts the artery by suddenly stimulating cold water and gradually expands the water temperature to 15 ° C. to 18 ° C., which helps to improve blood vessel function by increasing blood circulation. Soak in warm water for 5 minutes using cold and warm water at the same time, and then soak in cold water for 10 seconds and then again There is a method that is carried out repeatedly, the blood vessels of our body is expanded and contracted repeatedly helps to circulate blood.

When a patient with mild or high fever footbaths in the same manner as described above, sweat occurs in the patient's body after a certain period of time with a foot soaked in hot water, and the sweat is generated along with the waste in the body. Exhausted by the body to restore the energy, sweat from the patient's body caused by the cold or virus caused by the heat to reduce the fatigue of the body, in addition to the activation of the digestive function and heated feet, Cold feet, swollen feet, tired feet, etc. are functional recovery effects.

In order to make such footbaths, ordinary households use footbaths by pouring hot water into sinks, washbasins, buckets, and soaking feet, and in the management room that specializes in foot massage, a separate footbath is used. It is made of a straight plastic tub with a size enough to fit comfortably into a common footbath soaking the feet with warm water inside, and separately installed a heating element connected to the temperature control switch to heat the bottom of the plastic tub A foot bath can be used to warm your feet to the right temperature and soak your feet.

However, the footbath as described above is because the effect of the cold, hot water is applied only to the foot portion intensively does not induce the overall blood circulation flow to the lower body can not smoothly ease the fatigue of the lower body problem that the effect is lowered In the case of a conventional footbath, which has a relatively shallow depth for the foot, since the warm water cools down quickly, there is a troublesome problem of replenishing the warm water or warming the cooled water by adjusting the temperature control switch.

In addition, the conventional footbath heater having an integrated structure by embedding a heating element in the lower portion of the plastic barrel and attaching a temperature control switch, etc., consumes more water than necessary due to the wide barrel-shaped plastic barrel, and the heater is built in the lower portion. If the sole touches the body, it is hot and cannot be used comfortably. For temperature control during use, it is inconvenient to adjust the temperature control device fixed to the bottom by bending the waist a lot. There is a hassle.

In addition, the longer the use time, the more likely it is to damage the heater, but there is no way to replace only the damaged heater, which adds to the economic burden of replacing the whole footbath machine with a new one. Soaking the foot has a problem such that the water level is increased by the volume of the leg, so that the water overflows out of the footbath to wet the floor, and the room is frequently dirty.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provided with a lid that can be opened and closed by a hinge coupling on the top of the main body, and a plurality of acupressure protrusions on the heater, the water reservoir, the inclined surface connected to the removable temperature control device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a foot bath that can be used for a long time by experiencing the effect of the foot bath in the most comfortable posture by protecting the heater.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention forms a handle on the left and right sides for easy transport and use, and the curved part and the upper calf support part of the curved part to enter the calf of the two legs in the most comfortable posture. In addition, the integral inner cylinder is provided with a double formed main body portion, and a lid that can be easily opened and closed by a hinge coupling on one side of the upper side to minimize the heat loss of the warm water, effective foot bath not only the feet but also the calf part Another purpose is to make it possible.

In addition, the present invention is formed to be inclined so that the sole is naturally placed on the bottom of the main body portion, by having a foot support plate formed with a number of acupressure protrusions and through holes for the acupressure effect when foot massage on the inclined bottom portion, thereby maximizing foot massage effect Another purpose is to double the health promotion effect.

In addition, the present invention comprises a heater to protect the heater by embedding the heater on the bottom of the main body portion and covering the heater receiving cover, and provided with a temperature control device coupled to the front of the main body portion configured with the heater, the desired state during use Another aim is to maintain and maintain the temperature automatically.

In addition, the present invention is another object of the present invention is to provide a water container easy to attach and detach the upper portion of the straight portion to receive the overflow of water due to the high water level when the leg is put into the main body.

In addition, the present invention can be produced by assembling, attaching and producing each component separately to increase the work efficiency, and even if you want to change to a new one by using a long time, it is necessary to replace only the necessary parts, such as the main body or heater, thereby reducing the use cost Another purpose is to increase the usability by increasing the practicality and the product value of each bath.

1 is an overall perspective view of a bath each bath according to the present invention

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the bottom of the main bath body main body of the present invention

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B 'of FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A 'of FIG.

5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the main body of the present invention;

6 is a configuration diagram of the input unit and the display unit of the bath each bath according to the present invention

Figure 7 is a control block diagram showing the temperature control process of each bath in accordance with the present invention

8 is a state diagram used in the bath each bath according to the present invention

Figure 9 is an overall perspective view of the footrest provided on the bottom of the bath tub of the present invention

[Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawing]

10: main body 10a: curved portion 10b: straight portion

10c: calf support 10-1: integral inner cylinder 11: handle

12: coupling guide 13: hinge 14: drain pipe

15 hook 16 water level indicator 20 lid

30: drip tray 31: coupling hole 32,58: coupling protrusion

40: heater portion 41: heater receiving open portion 42: heater

43: temperature sensor 44: heater receiving cover 45: bolt

46: line holder 47: connection hole 50: temperature control device

51: warning alarm 52: temperature display 53: power switch

54: temperature setter 55: operation display LED 56: cutting part

57: connecting cable 60: AC power supply 61: rectifier

62 controller 63 DC power output controller 64 input unit

65 display portion 70 footrest plate 71 inclined portion

72: acupressure protrusions 73: through hole

The present invention relates to a angular bath, the top of the main body portion is provided with a lid that can be opened and closed by a hinge coupling to minimize heat loss, and the curved portion to form a calf portion to enter comfortably, the body portion due to the volume of the leg It is equipped with a drip tray for accommodating water flowing outwardly and a foot support plate inclined in one direction and formed with acupressure protrusions, and a detachable temperature control device and a built-in and protected heater in the bottom part. Experience the effects of each bath from the foot to the calf in a comfortable posture, and protects the heater so that you can use the bath for a longer time.

The present invention is the overall form as shown in the overall perspective view of Figure 1, the body portion 10 and the lid 20, the drip tray 30, the bottom portion built-in, protected heater portion 40, temperature control It can be divided into the device 50, the footrest 70, and the like, the detailed configuration of each of them as follows.

First, looking at the main body portion 10, the calf support portion 10c formed in the convex curved portion (10a), such as the calf in the portion of the calf of the two legs, the upper end is inclined outward and slightly lower in height. Forming a to ease the flow of the calf portion in the state of submerged legs in the main body portion 10, and forms a straight portion (10b) in a concave inwardly between the curved portion (10a), the main body portion 10 The inner surface is provided with an integral inner cylinder 10-1 and integrated with the inner surface of the integral inner cylinder 10-1 facing the curved portion 10 a. On the left and right sides of the main body 10, the handle 11 is provided to protrude and be caught.

In addition, as shown in the cross-sectional view of the AA ′ line of FIG. 4, the bottom portion of the main body portion 10 on which the sole is placed can be used by inserting the footrest plate 70, and the footrest plate 70 is tilted in one direction. A photographic inclined portion 71 is formed, and a plurality of convex acupressure protrusions 72 and through holes 73 are formed on the inclined portion 71 to have a foot pressure effect upon foot massage, and the footrest plate 70 is formed by the user. If necessary, as shown in Figure 4, the inclined portion 71 may be inserted inclined downward from the heel to the toe direction, or may be used by inserting inclined downward in the heel direction from the toe portion, the slope of the inclined portion 71 Regardless of the inclination direction can be used in the most comfortable state to relieve the fatigue of the foot and calf, the configuration of this footrest 70 is shown well in the perspective view shown in FIG.

In addition, a hinge 13 is provided at an upper end of one side of the main body portion 10, and the lid 20 is configured to open and close the hinge 13 to a point, and the lid 20 is in a state of placing a leg. The plate shape is formed to be closed so that only the part except the calf is closed, and prevents heat loss of warm water so as to maintain a constant temperature in each bath.

And, a heating heater 40 is built in the center of the bottom surface of the main body 10, when looking at the bottom exploded perspective view of Figure 2, the bottom surface of the main body 10 is dug inward to a certain depth, in the center A rectangular accommodating opening portion 41 is formed, the heater accommodating opening portion 41 is provided with a heater 42 and a temperature sensing sensor 43, and both ends thereof are fixed with bolts 45. The heater receiving cover 44 is placed thereon, and the heater receiving cover 44 has an open lower portion to form a protrusion receiving portion 44a of a cube that accommodates the heater 42, and on both sides thereof, a semicircular groove for convenient handling. 44b is formed, and the front and rear sides are provided with fixing flanges 44c, and bolts 45 are inserted and screwed into the fastening holes 44d formed in the fixing flanges 44c.

One side of the bottom heater 42 is protected by the heater housing cover 44 is provided with a line holder 46 that can be arranged to wrap the cord in the form of '┒┎' when viewed from the side, The connection hole 47 is formed on the straight portion 10b of the main body 10 in which the heater 42 is accommodated, and the heater 42 and the temperature sensor 43 are externally mounted through the connection hole 47. It is to be connected to the temperature control device 50, the configuration of the heater portion 40 is shown well in the cross-sectional view of the bottom portion of Figure 3, it can be confirmed well in the state diagram of FIG.

In addition, the inner side of the curved portion 10a extending from the curved portion 10a of the main body portion 10 to the straight portion 10b is formed with a coupling guide 12 formed by a groove extending from the upper end to the lower side. On the coupling guide 12 of the (10) is coupled to the temperature control device 50 is fixed to the lower, on the coupling guide 12, in addition to the temperature control device 50, the rectangular water reservoir 30 is coupled to the upper side, It is provided, on the upper side of the straight portion 10b of the body portion 10 to form a short drain pipe 14 bent downwards, and formed below the two loops 15 bent upwards, the upper surface is open Coupling guide of the main body portion 10 is provided with a coupling hole 31 which is engaged with the two hooks 15 on the rear surface of the rectangular water reservoir 30, and the coupling protrusions 32 protruding on both sides thereof. (12) is fitted.

That is, the drip tray 30 is such that the rear through-hole 31 is caught by the hook 15 of the body portion 10 in a state in which both coupling protrusions 32 are inserted into the upper portion of the coupling guide 12 of the body portion 10. The lower portion is fixed to the bottom, and the water level rises through this, and the water level is increased so that the flowing water flows out through the drain pipe 14 and is contained in the drip tray 30 so that the water flows to the bottom and the room is dirty. This is to prevent deterioration, which is as shown in the cutaway perspective view of the main part of FIG.

The temperature control device 50 is provided with a power switch 53, a warning alarm 51 and an operation display LED 55, a temperature setter 54 and a temperature display window 52 on the upper surface thereof, and used in the rear side. In order to increase the convenience of the drip tray (30) is coupled to the hook (15) in the center so that the two cutting parts 56 are formed, the connection cable 57 is connected to the heater 42 and the temperature sensing The coupling protrusion 58 which is connected to the sensor 43 and protrudes on both sides is fitted on the inner coupling guide 12 of the curved portion 10a of the main body 10, and then coupled on the coupling guide 12. Guided to the lower portion is fixed to the lower end of the coupling guide (12).

The use state of the respective baths having such a configuration is shown in Figure 8, by holding the water to a certain level in the body portion 10 to operate the temperature control device 50 to warm the water to the appropriate temperature, and then set the temperature When the water warms up, sit in a comfortable position on a chair or sofa, or put your legs on both curved portions 10a with the legs widest to the most comfortable width while lying on the bed. 20) to prevent the water from cooling by heat loss, soaking in the water to the calf while maintaining the state of warm water to make a tangtang, by acupressure projections 72 on the footrest plate 70 provided on the bottom bottom Acupressure on the soles of the feet.

Here, the operation of the temperature control device 50 will be described in more detail. First, as shown in FIG. 6, the input unit 64 having the power switch 53 and the temperature setter 54 as described above, and an operation display. The display unit 65 having the LED 55, the warning alarm 51, and the temperature display window 52 is divided, and the internal operation will be described in order with reference to the control block diagram of FIG.

When the plug is plugged in, the power switch 53 is turned on at the input unit 64, and the desired temperature is set by the temperature setter 54. Then, the operation display LED 55 of the display unit 65 is turned on and the temperature display window ( 52, the set temperature is displayed, and AC power of 220V (110V) is applied to the AC power supply 60, and the AC power is rectified and output through the rectifier 61.

Then, the DC power supply controller 63 supplies the DC power to the heater 42 in accordance with the signal of the controller 62 to heat the heater 42, the temperature sensor 43 of the heater 42 The temperature is detected and transmitted to the controller 62.

At this time, the controller 62 compares the detected temperature with the set temperature of the input unit 64, and if the set temperature is the same, turns off the operation indicator LED 55 of the display unit 65 and sounds a warning alarm 51 at the same time. When the detected temperature is higher than the set temperature, the output signal of the DC power output controller 63 is blocked to block the heating of the heater 42. When the detected temperature is lower than the set temperature, the DC power output controller 63 is blocked. The temperature is kept constant by applying the output signal to the heater 42 and reheating the heater 42.

As described above, after a certain period of time (about 15 to 20 minutes) with footbaths, sweat comes out of the legs or feet, and the sweat coming out is excreted with unnecessary wastes of the body and is cold (冷By facilitating blood circulation in the lower limbs and promoting sweating, relieves blood circulation disorders such as fatigue recovery, cough, cold, kidney disease, pyelitis, edema, edema, diabetes, cold hands and feet, insomnia, neuralgia, and constipation. give.

In addition, in addition to the foot bath method in the warm water as described above, the foot bath bath of the present invention, soaking feet in cold water, smells, foot bath method to help treat bacterial or hot feet such as athlete's foot, as well as warm water By alternately using cold water, our blood vessels expand and contract repeatedly, which can be easily used when using footbaths to help blood circulation.

In addition, the present invention can be used by connecting to the vehicle cigar jack in addition to the general household power, it can be carried out in a state sitting in a chair in a car as well as a specific place in the home or indoors.

In addition, the present invention is not only good for the health of the feet and beauty of the skin, but also for the treatment and prevention of frostbite in the winter when using Jijangsu or green tea, garlic, boiled water, etc. using micro-ocher powder instead of hot water used to warm ordinary tap water. It helps.

The present invention is equipped with a lid that can be opened and closed by a hinge coupling on the top of the main body, as well as a built-in, protected heater and easy to remove the temperature control device and drip tray, footrest plate with a foot support plate formed acupressure protrusions By constructing, anyone can easily experience the effects of the angtang bath from the foot to the calf in the most comfortable posture to contribute to the health promotion and protect the heater at the same time to use the angtang bath.

In addition, the main body portion of the present invention has a curved portion to enter the calf of the two legs in the most comfortable posture, and has a contour that forms the calf support lowered to the outside by lowering the height at the top of the curved portion, the use state is comfortable, the floor The part is formed to be inclined to one side so that the sole is naturally placed, and the upper surface thereof can be provided with a foot support plate formed with acupressure protrusions for acupressure effect when foot massage is performed, thereby facilitating fatigue recovery and blood circulation, thereby improving health. Double

In addition, the upper portion of the body portion is provided with an easily removable drain container, and when the water is filled in the body portion and the legs are inserted, when the water overflows due to the water level that is as high as the volume of the legs, the overflowed water It can be used easily by eliminating the trouble of having to clean the water by flowing water on the floor.

In addition, the lid can be easily opened and closed at the top of the main body to minimize heat loss of warm water, and handles are formed on the left and right outer sides of the main body for easy transportation and use. Increase

In addition, in the production process, each part of the main body, lid, heater, temperature controller, drip tray, etc. are separately manufactured, assembled and attached to complete each bath. Even if you want to change the body, heater, drip tray, etc. only need to replace the new one can be used to reduce the cost of use, increase the practicality and the product value of each bath to increase the usability.

Claims (4)

In the footbath where you can soak your feet in warm water to relieve fatigue, A curved portion 10a into which the calf of two legs enters, and a lower portion of the calf portion 10c to form an outwardly inclined calf support portion 10c, and the straight portion 10b is recessed inwardly between the curved portions 10a. ) And a handle 11 protruding on both the left and right sides of the outer surface, and a main body part having a coupling guide 12 formed from the upper end to the lower side inside the curved part 10a. 10) with, The lid 13 which can open and close the hinge 13 provided at the upper end of the main body portion 10 to a point, and is closed so that only the part except the calf part is closed in the state of putting the leg, and The body bath 10 is provided with a thermostat 50, the drip tray 30 and the footrest plate 70 is connected to the bottom heater unit 40, can be used not only feet but also calf bath. According to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the main body portion 10 is dug inwardly by a predetermined depth, the heater portion 40 in the center of the heater 42 and the temperature sensor 43 to the rectangular accommodating opening portion 41 ) Is inserted into the heater housing cover 44 and fixed to the heater housing cover 44, and is provided with a line holder 46 on one side, connected to the heater 42 and the temperature sensor 43, and a power switch on the upper surface thereof. 53), a warning alarm 51 and an operation indicator LED 55, a temperature setter 54 and a temperature display window 52, and two cutting portions 56 and both engaging projections 58 in the center of the rear Each bath bath characterized in that the temperature control device 50 is fixed to the bottom of the coupling guide 12 of the main body portion 10. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a short drain pipe 14 bent downward on the straight portion 10b of the main body portion 10, and two loops 15 bent upward on the lower portion thereof. Forming, forming a through-hole (31) to be caught on the two hooks (15) on the back, and provided with a coupling protrusion 32 protruding on both sides fitted into the coupling guide 12, the upper surface of the rectangular drip tray Bath tub, characterized in that provided with a tub (30). The main body 10 according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sole of the foot rests the foot rest plate 70 having a plurality of convex acupressure protrusions 72 and a plurality of through holes 73 on the inclined portion 71 which forms a downward slope in one direction. Bath tub, characterized in that provided on the bottom of).