KR200370161Y1 - Massage Device using temperature - Google Patents

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cold and hot massager that is capable of dissipating heat generated from a thermoelectric element quickly and sufficiently to obtain a certain cold and hot compress effect by maximizing the temperature range of cold and heat that can be applied to the skin. .

To this end, the present invention includes a housing constituting the main body, a contact member installed at the front end of the housing and applying cold and heat to the skin, a thermoelectric element in contact with the inner surface of the contact member, and a thermoelectric element in contact with the inner rear surface of the thermoelectric element. A cold pipe unit comprising a heat pipe configured to transfer heat, and a water cooling jacket disposed along an outer circumferential surface of the heat pipe; A water cooling unit for supplying cooling water, connected to the water jacket of the cold / hot unit and a water pipe, a switch unit for applying an operation signal to each component unit, and a controller for controlling each component unit by calculating an operation signal of the switch unit. And a power supply unit for applying a necessary current to the thermoelectric element according to the output signal of the controller, and a control unit including a display unit connected to the controller and outputting required data.

Description

Cold and hot massage device {Massage Device using temperature}

The present invention relates to a skin massage device, and more particularly to a cold massage device that can perform cold and hot massage by selectively applying cold and heat to the skin using a thermoelectric element.

Recently, with increasing interest in beauty, many people are interested in skin care. In the human body, the skin is formed in the mother's body with the brain and is present on the outermost surface of the body and plays an important role in protecting internal organs from life and other influences, and in maintaining and maintaining them. As this is not accepted and pumice, you will get a drooping impression, so your usual skin care is most important.

Therefore, in order to prevent skin aging and maintain skin elasticity, proper massage is required together with skin cleansing.To this end, various cold and hot massagers are developed to apply cold and hot compress effect by expanding or reducing pores by alternating cold and heat to skin. It is used.

The conventional cold and hot massager is generally a structure using a thermoelectric element, a structure capable of applying the heat and cold heat generated on the heat generating surface and the cooling surface of the thermoelectric element to the skin.

By the way, the above-described cold and hot massager is simply configured by using the intrinsic characteristics of the thermoelectric element, the temperature range of the thermoelectric element is not satisfactory enough to cool the heat generated from the thermoelectric element satisfactory cold heat There is a problem that it is difficult to obtain a poultice effect.

The present invention is designed to solve the problems of the prior art described above, an object of the present invention is to maximize the temperature range of the cold and warm heat that can be applied to the skin to heat dissipated heat generated in the thermoelectric element quickly and sufficiently It is to provide a cold and hot massager to be widened to obtain a certain cold and cold effect.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a cold and hot massage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a cold and hot massage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic side cross-sectional view showing a part of the configuration of the cold and hot massage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a part of the configuration of the cold and hot massage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: cold and hot unit 11: housing

12: contact member 13,44: thermoelectric element

14 heat pipe 15 water cooling jacket

16 knob 17,51 temperature sensor

18: heat transfer medium 19, 22: electric wire

20: cable 21: water pipe

30: control unit 31: controller

32: switch section 33: display section

34: power supply part 35: case

40: water cooling part 41: outlet

42: entrance 43: water bottle

45: heat sink 46: cooling fan

48: circulation pump 50: insulation

In order to achieve the above object, the cold and hot massager of the present invention includes a cold and hot unit for applying cold and hot heat to the skin of the body, and a control unit for controlling the temperature of the cold and hot unit connected to the cold and hot unit.

The cold and hot unit is formed in the thermoelectric element in contact with the housing constituting the main body, the contact member is installed on the front end of the housing and in contact with the skin to apply cold heat and heat, the thermoelectric element in contact with the inner surface of the contact member, the inner rear of the thermoelectric element A heat pipe for transferring the heat, and a water-cooled jacket is installed along the outer circumferential surface of the heat pipe.

The cold and hot unit is preferably made of a size that can be easily moved by the user to hold the hand along the skin.

Accordingly, the heat pipe and the water-cooling jacket surrounding the heat pipe absorb heat generated from the thermoelectric element through a larger area, so that effective heat dissipation can be achieved, thereby lowering the cold heat temperature of the thermoelectric element to the maximum. .

Here, it is preferable that a heat transfer medium in contact with the entire surface of the thermoelectric element is further installed between the thermoelectric element and the heat pipe.

In addition, the contact member is preferably made of a metal plate, more preferably to be plated with chrome or the like beautifully on the surface.

On the other hand, the control unit is a structure for dissipating heat generated from the thermoelectric element while controlling the temperature of the thermoelectric element of the cold and hot unit, the water cooling unit for supplying cooling water is connected to the water jacket and water pipe of the cold and hot unit And a switch unit for operating each component unit, a controller for controlling each component unit by calculating an operation signal of the switch unit, a power supply unit for applying a necessary current to the thermoelectric element according to an output signal of the controller, and to the controller. And a display unit connected to output necessary data.

The control unit is integrally installed in the cold or hot unit, or provided separately from the cold and hot unit is connected via a cable to exchange data through the wires embedded in the cable and to distribute the coolant through the water pipe.

Here, the water cooling unit has a water outlet formed with an outlet through which the coolant flows out and an inlet through which the coolant flows, and a thermoelectric element for cooling the water bottle in contact with the outer surface of the coolant bottle, and heat generated from the thermoelectric element in contact with the outer surface of the thermoelectric element. A heat sink for dissipating heat, a cooling fan for discharging air for cooling through the heat sink to cool the heat dissipation rib of the heat sink, and a circulation pump for forcibly distributing the cooling water in the water bottle to the water cooling jacket.

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

1 is a schematic perspective view of a cold and hot massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the configuration of a cold and hot massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to the above drawings, the massager according to the present embodiment includes a housing 11 constituting the main body, a contact member 12 installed at the tip of the housing 11 and contacting the skin to apply cold and warm heat, and the contact member ( 12) along the outer circumferential surface of the thermoelectric element 13 in contact with the inner surface, the heat pipe 14 in contact with the inner rear surface of the thermoelectric element 13 to transfer the heat generated by the thermoelectric element 13, A cold / hot unit (10) for applying cold and warm heat to the skin, including a water-cooling jacket (15) installed therein; The control unit 30 is connected to the cold / hot unit 10 to control and operate the cold / hot unit 10 and supply and circulate the cooling water to the water cooling jacket 15 of the cold / hot unit 10.

The control unit 30 is provided separately from the cold / hot unit 10 and through a cable 20 in which a water pipe 21 through which coolant flows and a wire 22 for applying an electric signal to the cold / hot unit 10 are embedded. Connected.

In addition, the control unit 30 is installed in the case 35 of the rectangular shape and the water cooling unit 40 for supplying and circulating the cooling water through the water pipe 21 to the water jacket 15 of the cold and hot unit 10 ), A switch unit 32 for operating each component unit, a controller 31 for controlling each component unit by calculating an operation signal of the switch unit 32, and the output signal of the controller 31 And a power supply unit 34 for applying a necessary current to the thermoelectric element 13, and a display unit 33 connected to the controller 31 to output necessary data.

Various switches 36 of the switch unit 32 are installed on the front of the case 35 to allow the user to conveniently operate, and the display unit 33 is also displayed through the LED window 37 installed on the front. The user can visually check the operation details of the switch 36 and the temperature of the thermoelectric element 13.

Therefore, when the control unit 30 is set to a desired temperature condition through the operation of the switch unit 32, the controller 31 applies a current to the thermoelectric element 13 through the power supply unit 34 to the thermoelectric element 13. Increasing or decreasing the temperature of the contact member 12 in contact.

Here, the thermoelectric element 13 is a device using a cooling effect generated when a bipolar semiconductor is combined, that is, in a heterogeneous metal, the potential energy of electrons in the metal is different. In order to transport electrons to metals, it is necessary to obtain energy from the outside, so that heat energy is desorbed from the contacts, and in the opposite case, heat energy is released, and the temperature rises and falls by changing the direction of the current according to this principle. .

The thermoelectric element 13 is already disclosed at the level of those skilled in the art, so a description thereof will be omitted.

In this way, the thermoelectric element 13 itself generates heat in the heating surface along the direction of the current and the cooling surface is cooled. In this embodiment, one surface is attached to the contact member 12 to heat the contact member 12. To apply or to cool the contact member (12).

Here, referring to FIG. 4, the cold / hot unit 10 is as follows.

The housing 11 is formed in a cylindrical shape, the handle 16 is formed at the rear side, and the front side is made of a relatively larger diameter than the handle 16, but is not particularly limited in shape or size.

The contact member 12 installed at the front end of the housing 11 to apply substantial cooling and heat to the skin is made of a metal material such as aluminum, and the inner surface is in contact with the thermoelectric element 13. Chrome and the like are plated on the outer side of the contact.

Accordingly, when a current is applied to the thermoelectric element 13, one side of the thermoelectric element 13 is cooled or heated, and heat or cold air is transferred to the contact member 12 which is in contact with the thermoelectric element 13.

The contact member 12 is further provided with a temperature sensor 17 on one side to be able to measure the temperature applied to the contact member 12, with respect to the temperature sensor 17 behind the control unit 30 and Explain in addition.

On the other hand, on the opposite side of the surface in contact with the contact member 12 of the thermoelectric element 13 should cool the heat generated in the heat generating surface in the process of cooling the contact member 12, for this purpose the contact member 12 One end of the heat pipe 14 is installed on the inner surface of the thermoelectric element 13 on the opposite side of the thermoelectric element 13 to be in contact with the thermoelectric element 13 so as to contact the inside of the housing 11. It extends and is installed while wrapping the water cooling jacket 15 through which the coolant flows along the outer circumferential surface of the heat pipe 14.

The heat pipe 14 is generally used as a means for effectively transferring heat from one place to another, and includes a passage for flowing an external wall surface and a working fluid for transferring heat therebetween, The porous structure is formed in the heat flow of the working fluid is configured to occur continuously without power, which is already described a lot of techniques have been described below will be omitted.

In addition, the heat transfer medium 18 is for easily transferring heat generated from the planar thermoelectric element 13 to the tip of the heat pipe 14 in the form of a rod, and one side of the thermoelectric element 13 The opposite side of the heat generating surface is in contact with the front end of the heat pipe 14 is inserted into contact with the heat generating surface, if the material that can increase the heat transfer rate, such as copper or aluminum is not particularly limited to the structure or material.

In addition, both ends of the water cooling jacket 15, that is, the inlet end into which the coolant is introduced and the outlet end from which the coolant is discharged, are extended to the front end of the handle 16 of the housing 11 to be connected to the water pipe 21.

In addition, the wire 19 connected to the thermoelectric element 13 and the temperature sensor 18 extends along the inside of the housing 11 to the tip of the handle 16 of the housing 11 to extend from the control unit 30. Is electrically connected to the wire 22.

Reference numeral 23 which is not described herein is a connector which is installed at the end of the cable 20 to fix the cable 20 to the end of the handle 16 of the housing 11, and the cable 20 is connected via the connector. Each water pipe 21 and wire 22 fixed to the housing 11 and installed in the cable 20 extends to the tip and the wire 19 of the water cooling jacket 15 extending to the end of the handle 16 of the housing 11. The connection can be fixed.

Meanwhile, the detailed water cooling unit 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 as follows.

The water cooling unit 40 is connected to the water pipes 21 at both side ends, the outlet 41 through which the coolant is discharged, and the inlet 42 through which the coolant is introduced, and the water tank 43 into which the coolant is contained, and the water bottle. (43) A thermoelectric element 44 for cooling the water bottle 43 in contact with the outer surface, and a heat sink 45 for dissipating heat generated in the thermoelectric element 44 in contact with the outer surface of the thermoelectric element 44. The cooling fan 46 for cooling the heat dissipation rib 47 of the heat sink 45 by cooling the air for cooling through the heat sink 45 and cooling water in the water tank 43 is supplied to the water cooling jacket 15. It includes a circulation pump 48 for forced distribution to).

According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, two thermoelectric elements 44 are arranged at intervals, and the number of the thermoelectric elements 44 varies depending on the size of the water bottle 43 containing the coolant. It is possible and may not be specifically limited.

In addition, a heat sink 45 for cooling the thermoelectric element 44 is also provided in each of the thermoelectric elements 44, and a separate cooling fan 46 is provided for each heat sink 45 to provide a thermoelectric element. It is a structure for dissipating (44).

Unexplained reference numeral 49 is a discharge port 41 installed at one side of the water bottle 43 to discharge the cooling water.

In addition, the outer circumferential surface of the water bottle 43 is covered with a heat insulating material 49 to block the water bottle 43 from the outside to prevent the coolant temperature in the water bottle 43 from being lowered, and into the water bottle 43. The temperature sensor 51 is installed and the temperature sensor 51 is connected to the controller 31 inside the case 35 to detect the coolant temperature in the water bottle 43.

As described above, as the cooling water is cooled through the water cooling unit 40 and the cooling water is circulated to dissipate the heat pipe 14, the temperature of the heat dissipating surface of the thermoelectric element 13 in the cold / hot unit 10 may be lowered to the maximum. Accordingly, the cooling surface of the thermoelectric element 13, that is, the temperature of the contact member 12 in contact with the cooling surface is lowered to the maximum, so that the temperature of the contact portion can be expanded from -20 ° C to 60 ° C.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described.

In the following description, a massaging process using cold heat will be described by applying cold heat to the contact member 12 using the thermoelectric element 13.

The user can easily massage the user's skin by using the cold and hot unit 10 which is connected to the control unit 30 via the cable 20 and provided separately.

That is, the user applies power to the control unit 30 and operates the switch 36 of the switch unit 32 to set the target temperature of the contact member 12 of the cold / hot unit 10.

The set target temperature is visually displayed through the LED window 37 of the display unit 33 installed on the front of the case 35 so that the temperature can be easily set.

For example, the user can adjust the desired cooling temperature at intervals of 1 degree by pressing the switch 36, and when the numerical value appears in the LED window 37 of the display unit 33 at the desired target temperature, the operation start switch 36 is pressed to press the cold / hot unit. (10) is activated.

In this way, the operation signal of the switch is applied to the controller 31, the controller 31 calculates the operation signal to control the power supply unit 34 to supply the current required through the power supply unit 34, the thermoelectric element ( 44, the cooling fan 46, and the thermoelectric element 13 and the circulation pump 48 of the cold / hot unit 10.

First, referring to the cold / hot unit 10, in the thermoelectric element 13 in the cold / hot unit 10 receiving the current, the surface on which the contact member 12 is attached is cooled and the heat sink 45 on the opposite side is attached. Heat is generated.

Accordingly, the cold air of the thermoelectric element 13 is transmitted to the contact member 12 in contact with the thermoelectric element 13 so that the user grasps the handle 16 of the housing 11 and the contact exposed to the outside of the housing 11. By rubbing the member 12 against a desired part of the skin, the skin can be massaged by cold heat.

The heat generated from the opposite side of the thermoelectric element 13 is transferred to the heat pipe 14 through the heat transfer member, and the heat pipe 14 quickly transfers the heat generated from the heat transfer member to the opposite side.

Meanwhile, the thermoelectric element 44 is also operated according to the current applied to the thermoelectric element 44 installed in the control unit 30 to apply cold heat to the water tank 43 to which the thermoelectric element 44 is attached. To cool.

In addition, the cooling fan 46 is operated to cool the heat generated at the heat generating surface opposite to the thermoelectric element 44. That is, when the cooling fan 46 is operated, the outside air flows to the heat dissipation ribs 47 of the heat sink 45 to cool the heat of the thermoelectric element 44 transferred to the heat dissipation ribs 47.

Through the operation of the cooling fan 46, the cooling temperature of the thermoelectric element 44 in the control unit 30 is continuously lowered, thereby lowering the temperature of the cooling water contained in the water tank 43.

The cooling water in the water bottle 43 cooled through the above process is forcibly discharged through the water pipe 21 installed at the outlet 41 according to the operation of the circulation pump 48, and thus inside the cold / hot unit 10 through the water pipe 21. Is supplied.

Here, the water pipe 21 is connected to the water cooling jacket 15 of the cold / hot unit 10 so that the coolant flowing along the water pipe 21 flows along the water cooling jacket 15 surrounding the heat pipe 14. The pipe 14 is cooled.

The cooling water having risen in temperature while flowing around the heat pipe 14 is again discharged along the water pipe 21 connected to the cooling jacket 15, and the water bottle 43 through the inlet 42 of the water tank 43 to which the water pipe 21 is connected. ) Flows back inside.

The heat pipe 14 is heat dissipated by the coolant while the process is continuously performed, and the thermoelectric element 13 in the cold / hot unit 10 in contact with the tip of the heat pipe 14 through the cooling of the heat pipe 14. The heating surface of the will continue to cool.

In this way, the thermoelectric element 13 in the cold / hot unit 10 can continuously reduce the cooling surface temperature of the thermoelectric element 13 by rapidly dissipating heat from the heat generating surface by the heat pipe 14, the water cooling jacket 15, and the cooling water. Accordingly, the cooling surface of the thermoelectric element 13, that is, the temperature of the contact member 12 in contact with the cooling surface is lowered to the maximum, so that the temperature of the contact portion can be expanded from -20 ° C to 60 ° C. .

That is, by using the thermoelectric element 44 to cool the cooling water and by using the cooling water to dissipate the heat generated in the thermoelectric element 13 it is possible to obtain an excellent heat dissipation effect than the air-cooled type, which is the cooling of the thermoelectric element 13 The effect is to increase the temperature range.

Through the above process, the cooling surface of the thermoelectric element 13 in the cold heat unit is gradually lowered in temperature, and the temperature of the contact member 12 is also lowered to approach the target temperature set in the control unit 30.

The temperature of the contact member 12 is detected through a temperature sensor installed on one side of the contact member 12 is continuously applied to the controller 31, when the temperature of the contact member 12 reaches the set target temperature The controller 31 maintains the thermoelectric element 13 at a current temperature state by operating the power supply 34 in response to a signal of a temperature sensor.

As described above, the present invention can be seen to provide a significantly innovative cold and hot massage device. While exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, various modifications and other embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art. Such modifications and other embodiments will be considered and included in the appended claims without departing from the true spirit and scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the cold massage device according to the present invention, by heat dissipating the thermoelectric element through the heat pipe and the cooling water, the cooling temperature of the thermoelectric element can be further lowered, and thus the cold temperature range that can be applied to the skin can be widened. do.

Accordingly, the massage is possible under a wide temperature range, thereby maximizing the massage effect.

In addition, the cooling of the cooling water for cooling the thermoelectric element is also made through the thermoelectric element to simplify the structure of the entire apparatus.

Claims (4)

A housing constituting the main body, a contact member installed at the tip of the housing and applying cold and heat to the skin, a thermoelectric element in contact with the inner surface of the contact member, and a heat transfer element in contact with the inner rear surface of the thermoelectric element. A cold / hot unit including a heat pipe and a water cooling jacket disposed along an outer circumferential surface of the heat pipe; A water cooling unit for supplying cooling water, connected to the water jacket of the cold / hot unit and a water pipe, a switch unit for applying an operation signal to each component unit, and a controller for controlling each component unit by calculating an operation signal of the switch unit. And a control unit including a power supply unit for applying a necessary current to the thermoelectric element according to an output signal of the controller, and a display unit connected to the controller to output necessary data. Cold and hot massage device comprising a. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit is provided separately from the cold / hot unit, and is connected to the cable through a cable in which an electric wire and a water pipe are embedded. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a heat transfer medium is further disposed between the thermoelectric element and the heat pipe. The water cooling unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the water cooling unit has a water outlet formed with an outlet through which cooling water flows out and an inlet through which cooling water flows, and a thermoelectric element for cooling the water bottle in contact with the outer surface of the cooling water tank. A heat sink for dissipating heat generated by the thermoelectric element in contact with the outer surface of the thermoelectric element, a cooling fan for discharging air for cooling through the heat sink to cool the heat dissipation rib of the heat sink, and cooling water in the water tank through the water pipe. Cold massage device comprising a circulation pump for forced distribution to the water cooling jacket.