KR200353348Y1 - foot massage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a foot massage device in which high-pressure water is directly sprayed on a foot of a body to greatly improve a massage effect. The apparatus includes a pump 40 for generating high pressure water; A supply pipe 91 for supplying water and a discharge pipe 92 for discharging water are provided, and the user's foot is accommodated, and a plurality of nozzles 81 for injecting the high pressure water generated from the pump into the inner space where the foot is accommodated. Boots 10 having a (82) (83); And a controller 50 for controlling the pump by a user's operation from the operation panel 60. In addition, it is provided with a selection control means for selectively spraying water from a plurality of nozzles, the selection control means is provided on the path from the pump to each of the plurality of nozzles to supply or block the high-pressure water supplied to each nozzle And a plurality of solenoid valves 71, 72, 73 that are opened and closed by the control of the controller 50. Such a device allows the user's foot to be massaged by directly spraying high pressure water into the boot in which the user's foot is accommodated, thereby greatly improving the massage effect. In addition, by selectively controlling a plurality of solenoid valves to achieve a stronger high-pressure injection from each nozzle to enhance the massage effect.

Description

Foot massage apparatus

The present invention injects water and air to the soles of the feet, the feet, and the calf at high pressure, and uses the physical and chemical properties of the water to stimulate the nerves, sensory receptors, acupuncture points, and reflexes by touching the water. The present invention relates to a foot massage device that can treat modern people with various diseases by integrating the massage effect produced by showing the temperature, shape, and stimulation method of water with various advanced hydro theraphy.

The action and response of the concept of hydrotherapy to water is the effect of generating an immediate response with a primary effect on the application of a stimulus that stimulates the body's defense mechanism, and the body's equilibrium as a secondary effect on this action. Reactions, which are an effort to recover, are generated, and for these reactions, there is a delay in reactions that develop constitution changes.

The effects of hydrotherapy on the feet include, first, increased blood circulation due to elevated temperature, second, stimulation of neuroreceptors present in the skin or tissues, and third, increased metabolic activity.

Therefore, local warming is a stimulation of the skin receptor and local blood vessels are expanded by local axon reflex, and blood flow is increased in veins, arteries and capillaries of limbs.

The effect on the foot reflector is to spray high pressure water and air on the foot, so it stimulates the reflector on the foot to balance the yin and yang to achieve harmony of the whole body to promote natural healing and the reflector connected to each organ of the body By stimulating the reflector by the corresponding relationship, it stimulates the tissues or organs involved to activate the cells.

Therefore, alternative therapies that maintain the health by normalizing the function of the organs involved in the reflexes by stimulating the reflexes of the foot with hydro theraphy have been demonstrated in remote reflex and consensual effects. It is a cure.

The effect as foot bath or foot bath therapy has been known as a folk remedy in the East since ancient times. Improves blood flow to the feet and activates nutrients to promote metabolism. The effect of returning the blood carried from the heart to the toe capillaries back to the heart, that is, in the meridians connected to the foot, such as the reflexes and foot ulcers, foot vulgaris, foot sun bladder, ridiculed nerves, foot musculoskeletal nerves, and foot ulcers Promote balance of endocrine glands of each organ through stimulation systemic control of about 60 acupuncture points, muscles, pain points, sciatic nerve branches and sciatic nerve branches, and saphenous nerve branches, skin branches of femoral nerves And induces normalization, promotes lymph circulation, removes toxins in the body, reduces edema, stimulates acupuncture points, harmonizes mismatched blood donations, promotes metabolism, improves resistance, improves blood circulation, and improves nutrition. Extends lifespan by maintaining a balanced rhythm of the body.

Examples of such a device for massaging the foot are disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration Nos. 0254294 and 020263391.

The foot massager disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 0254294 is a device for indirectly massaging a foot by spraying water on a waterproof cloth to prevent water from splashing.

In addition, the foot massage device disclosed in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 0263391 is massaged only by the bubble, so the massage effect is insufficient as in the prior art.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a foot massage device that can greatly improve the massage effect by spraying high pressure water directly to the foot.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a foot massage device to automatically adjust the amount of water.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a foot massage device that can massage any portion of the foot to be massaged at a higher pressure.

1 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention foot massage device,

2 is an internal schematic perspective view of a state in which the housing is removed from the device of the present invention;

3 is a schematic left side view of FIG. 2;

4 is a schematic view of the device of the present invention,

Figure 5 is an operation of the solenoid valves employed in the device.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10,11 ... boots 20 ... legs

30.Water level measuring tube 31 ... 34 Sensor

Water level sensor module 40 Pump

50 Controller 60 Operation Panel

71 to 72 Solenoid Valve 81 to 83 Nozzle

91,93 Supply pipe 92Drain pipe

The present invention foot massage device to achieve the above object is a pump for generating high pressure water;

Boots having a supply pipe 91 for supplying water and a discharge pipe for discharging water are provided, the foot of the user is accommodated, and a plurality of nozzles for spraying the high pressure water generated from the pump into the inner space where the foot is accommodated. Wow;

And a controller for controlling the pump by a user's operation from the operation panel.

The device further includes a selection control means for selectively spraying water from the plurality of nozzles, wherein the selection control means is installed on a path from the pump to each of the plurality of nozzles and supplied to each nozzle. It is characterized by having a plurality of solenoid valve for supplying or blocking the water, which is opened and closed by the control of the controller.

The plurality of nozzles include a first nozzle for injecting high pressure water toward the sole of the foot of the user, a second nozzle for injecting high pressure water toward the instep of the foot of the user, and high pressure water toward the leg of the foot of the user. It consists of a third nozzle for spraying.

In addition, the present device has a water level detecting means for detecting the water level of the water contained in the boot, and a water supply solenoid and drain solenoid for supplying and draining water to the boot through the supply pipe and the drain pipe according to the detected water level signal, ,

The water level detecting means communicates with the bottom of the boot extending in the upper direction of the boot and maintains the same level as the water level in the boot, a plurality of sensors provided at regular intervals along the water level measuring tube; And a level sensor module which generates a signal at a position corresponding to each sensor and sends a driving signal to the controller to drive the water supply solenoid and the drain solenoid.

In addition, the present device is characterized in that it further comprises a bubble generator for generating bubbles in the boot, an ultraviolet sterilization lamp for sterilizing the water supplied in the boot and a temperature sensor for measuring the water temperature of the water contained in the boot.

According to the feature of the present invention foot massage device, the device of the present invention is to directly spray the high-pressure water in the boots accommodated by the user's foot to massage the user's foot so that the massage effect can be greatly improved.

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

1 to 4 showing the foot massage apparatus of the present invention, which includes a pump 40 for generating high pressure water; A supply pipe 91 for supplying water and a discharge pipe 92 for discharging water are provided, and the foot of the user is accommodated, and the high pressure water generated from the pump 40 is injected into the inner space in which the foot is accommodated. A pair of boots 10, 11 having a plurality of nozzles 81, 82, 83; And a controller 50 for controlling the pump 40 by a user's operation from the operation panel 60. Reference numeral 41 denotes an inverter for driving the pump 40.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of boots 10, 11, pump 40, nozzles 81, 82, 83, and the like are housed in the housing 200.

The apparatus of the present invention includes selection control means for selectively spraying water from the plurality of nozzles 81, 82, 83, wherein the selection control means is provided with the plurality of angles from the pump 40. It is installed on the path leading to the nozzles 81, 82, 83, and supplies or blocks the high pressure water supplied to each nozzle 81, 82, 83, and opens and closes by the control of the controller 50. A plurality of solenoid valves 71, 72, 73 are provided.

When the high-pressure water generated from the pump 40 is branched and sprayed at the same time to each of the nozzles 81, 82, 83, the pressure is lowered, thereby lowering the massage effect.

Therefore, the selection control means may be to increase the massage effect by the high-pressure water is injected through the nozzle selected from the nozzles 81, 82, 83.

As shown in FIG. 5, the selection control means sequentially operates the respective solenoid valves 71, 72, 73 at predetermined time intervals and sequentially through the nozzles 81, 82, 83. High pressure water is sprayed to obtain a strong massage effect.

On the other hand, when the pressure is applied to the selected solenoid valve in the state of being intermittent, even if the pressure is within the operating range may cause a malfunction, so as to operate in advance for a predetermined time to operate the solenoid valve 82 subsequently to be operated safely in the state of low pressure It was.

The plurality of nozzles 81, 82, and 83 are first nozzles 81 for injecting high pressure water toward the sole of the foot of the user, and a second nozzle for injecting high pressure water toward the instep of the foot of the user. The nozzle 82 and a third nozzle 83 for spraying high pressure water toward the legs of the user's foot.

In addition, the present device is a water level detection means for detecting the water level of the water contained in the boot 10, the water through the supply pipe 91 and the drain pipe 92 in accordance with the detected water level signal to the boot (10) A water supply solenoid and a drainage solenoid for supplying and draining are provided.

The water level detecting means communicates with the bottom of the boot 10 and extends upwardly of the boot 10 and maintains the same level as the water level in the boot 10, and the water level measuring tube At the position corresponding to the plurality of first to fourth sensors 31 to 34 and the water level in the water level measuring tube 30 and corresponding to the respective sensors 31 to 34 along the 30, It is provided with a level sensor module 35 for generating a signal to send a drive signal to the controller 50 to drive the water supply solenoid and drain solenoid.

The water level sensor module 35 is designed to have a specific gravity smaller than that of water, and can be moved up and down along the surface of the water level measuring tube 30 according to the water level contained in the boots 10, 11.

The first sensor 31 is a water level sensor for drainage when the water in the boots 10 and 11 is drained when the water level sensor module 35 is in a position corresponding to the first sensor 31 when the water is drained. To stop driving (not shown).

The second sensor 32 is a water level sensor for water supply so that water is supplied until the sensor 32 operates and controls the operation of the water supply solenoid (not shown). In this way, water is supplied to the position of the second sensor 32, and when the foot is immersed in the boots 10 and 11, the water level is increased to be positioned between the third sensor 33 and the fourth sensor 34. Massage at this level, the volume of the foot is small so that the water level comes below the third sensor (33) to be watered. In addition, when the water level exceeds the fourth sensor 34, the drainage.

This series of operations is automatically performed by controlling the water supply solenoid and the drain solenoid by the control of the respective sensors 31 to 34 and the controller 50.

In addition, the device of the present invention is a bubble generator 110 for generating bubbles in the boot 10, UV sterilization lamp 120 for sterilizing the water supplied in the boot 10 and the water temperature of the water contained in the boot 10 It is provided with a temperature sensor 130 for measuring.

The bubble generator 110 generates bubbles during the high-pressure massage while the high-pressure water is injected from each nozzle 81, 82, 83 to enhance the massage effect by the explosion.

In addition, by sanitizing the water in the boots 10, 11 by the operation of the ultraviolet sterilization lamp 120, a more hygienic massage is possible.

The temperature sensor 130 detects the water temperature in the boot 100 (11), so that hot or cold water can be supplied in accordance with the temperature set through the hot water supply pipe 91 or the cold water supply pipe 93. At this time, hot or cold water May be supplied through a separate feed solenoid.

Such a device is automatically massaged by the user by operating the operation panel 210 located on the surface of the housing 200. By opening the solenoid valves 71, 72, 73 of the user by operating the operation panel 210 of the user, water can be sprayed through the nozzles 81, 82, 83 at the same time. By selectively controlling each of the solenoid valves 71, 72, 73 to be sequentially opened, the nozzles 81, 82, 83 may be sequentially sprayed.

The present invention as described above is not limited to the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application can be carried out with a number of modifications.

The device of the present invention as described above is to directly spray the high pressure water in the boots accommodated by the user's foot to massage the user's foot so that the massage effect can be greatly improved.

In addition, by selectively controlling a plurality of solenoid valves to achieve a stronger high-pressure injection from each nozzle to enhance the massage effect.

In addition, it is convenient to use the water level in the boot can be automatically adjusted by the sensor.

In addition, by using an ultraviolet sterilization lamp to enable hygienic massage, by employing a bubble generator to enhance the massage effect.

Claims (8)

A pump 40 for generating high pressure water; A supply pipe 91 for supplying water and a discharge pipe 92 for discharging water are provided, and the foot of the user is accommodated, and the high pressure water generated from the pump 40 is injected into the inner space in which the foot is accommodated. A boot (10) having a plurality of nozzles (81, 82, 83); Foot massage device, comprising: a controller (50) for controlling the pump (40) by a user's operation from the operation panel (60). The foot massage device according to claim 1, further comprising a selection control means for selectively spraying water from the plurality of nozzles (81, 82, 83). The method of claim 2, wherein the selection control means is provided on a path from the pump 40 to the plurality of nozzles (81, 82, 83) to each nozzle (81, 82, 83) A foot massage device, comprising: a plurality of solenoid valves (71) (72) (73) which supply or shut off the high pressure water to be supplied and are opened and closed by the control of the controller (50). According to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plurality of nozzles (81, 82, 83) is the first nozzle (81) for injecting a high pressure water toward the sole of the foot of the user, and the user Foot massage device characterized in that the second nozzle (82) for injecting high pressure water toward the instep of the foot and the third nozzle (83) for injecting high pressure water toward the foot of the user's foot. According to any one of claims 1 to 3, through the water level sensing means for detecting the water level of the water contained in the boot 10, and through the supply pipe 91 and the drain pipe 92 in accordance with the detected water level signal It is provided with a water supply solenoid and a drainage solenoid for supplying and draining water to the boot (10), The water level detecting means communicates with the bottom of the boot 10 and extends upwardly of the boot 10 and maintains the same level as the water level in the boot 10, and the water level measuring tube A plurality of sensors 31 to 34 provided at predetermined intervals along the 30 and the surface of the water level measuring tube 30 is raised to generate a signal at a position corresponding to each of the sensors 31 to 34 Foot massage device characterized in that it comprises a water level sensor module (35) for sending a drive signal to the controller (50) to drive the water supply solenoid and drain solenoid. The foot massage device according to claim 5, further comprising a bubble generator (110) for generating bubbles in said boot (10). The foot massage device according to claim 5, further comprising an ultraviolet sterilization lamp (120) for sterilizing the water supplied into the boot (10). The foot massage device according to claim 5, further comprising a temperature sensor (130) for measuring the water temperature of the water contained in the boot (10).