KR20100010401A - Thermotherapic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A thermotherapy ceramic and a thermotherapy device using the same are provided, which can extend service life of a thermotherapy device and control generation of heat of the thermotherapy device. CONSTITUTION: A thermotherapy ceramic includes a PCB in which a circuit pattern is formed; a heater(122) which is arranged on the PCB and is heated by external power supply; a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the heater; a heater(120) which is arranged on the PCB and radiates by external power supply; and a thermal conduction part(110) which is formed into a dome shape and in which a heater is inserted into the inside of the dome shape and emits the light to the outside.

Description

Ceramics for heat therapy device and heat therapy device using the same {THERMOTHERAPIC DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a thermal therapy device and a thermal therapy device using the same, and more particularly, to a thermal therapy device using a low-temperature heater and LED, and a thermal therapy device using the same.

Conventional heat treatment machine pressurized the affected area by using a treatment lamp such as helium, infrared lamp, largely consists of a control unit for controlling all parts, and the body electrically connected to the control unit to operate the treatment lamp.

The heat treatment device is a therapeutic lamp 30 is electrically connected to the socket 31 installed in the lower case 12, as shown in Figure 1, and the coupling groove 14 is formed in a corresponding position of the treatment lamp 30 The upper case 11 coupled to the lower case 12 and the coupling groove 14 of the upper case 11 are inserted into the upper case 11 so that the upper end is exposed to the outside and light and heat generated from the treatment lamp 30 are emitted. It consists of a light transmission nozzle 20 in which the light transmission hole 21 was formed.

In order to use the conventional heat treatment device configured as described above, when the electric power is applied to the control unit and the power is applied, the unique light and wavelength are emitted from the treatment lamp 30, and the light heats the flood nozzle 20. At the same time, when radiated to the outside through the light-transmitting hole 21, the heat treatment device is located in the affected part and steamed.

Since the conventional heat treatment device is a method of generating heat using the treatment lamp 30, that is, a light bulb, the treatment lamp 30 is likely to be damaged by deterioration during mobile movement or long time use. At this time, there was a need to replace the broken treatment lamp (30). In addition, since the heat emitted from the treatment lamp 30 can not be adjusted to an appropriate range, there is a general problem that the internal circuit is disconnected due to the hot heat or deformation of the case.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is to extend the service life of the heat treatment device by applying a separate low-temperature heater in the heat treatment device pottery, without using the heat of the existing treatment lamp. .

In addition, the present invention, by applying a separate temperature sensor, to be able to use more safely by controlling the heat of the heat treatment device.

In addition, the present invention is to make sure that the current temperature of the heat treatment device to be sure by emitting different light according to the exothermic temperature of the heat treatment device, and to achieve a more aesthetic effect.

The present invention for achieving the above object, a circuit pattern is formed on the PCB, a heater disposed on the PCB and generated by an external power supply, a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the heater, and on the PCB A heating unit disposed and having an LED to emit light by the external power supply; It is made in the form of a dome, and the heating unit is inserted into the dome shape to provide a thermal therapy device comprising a heat conduction unit for emitting heat by the heater and the light by the LED to the outside.

The heat conducting part may further include a stopper for allowing the inserted heat generating part to be fixed inside the dome shape to maintain a constant distance from the inner wall of the dome shape.

In addition, a transparent resin is filled in a space between the inside of the dome shape and the heat generating part while the heat generating part is inserted into the dome shape of the heat conductive part.

In addition, the present invention, a heating circuit having a circuit pattern formed on the PCB, a heater disposed on the PCB to generate heat by an external power supply, and a temperature sensor for sensing the heating temperature of the heater; And a thermally conductive portion having a thermally conductive dome and a stopper formed in the dome to fix the heating portion so that the heater maintains a constant distance from the inner wall of the dome while the heating portion is inserted into the dome. Provided is a ceramic for heat treatment device.

In addition, the present invention, the power supply; A heat generating portion having a PCB, a heater disposed on the PCB to emit heat, and an LED emitting light, and formed in a dome shape and having the heat generating portion embedded in the dome shape and transferring the heat and light into the dome shape. Ceramic for thermal therapy device comprising a heat conducting portion to release to the outside of the; It provides a heat treatment device comprising a control unit for driving the heater and the LED by applying a driving power from the power supply to the heat treatment device.

In addition, the thermotherapy device further comprises a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the heater, the control unit switches the driving power applied to the heater in accordance with the temperature of the heater detected by the temperature sensor.

The controller may independently control the driving power supplied to the LED and the heater.

In addition, the LED is configured to emit a plurality of colors, the control unit controls the LED to emit light of different colors according to the temperature of the heater.

The present invention extends the service life of the ceramic therapeutic device by applying a separate low temperature heater without using the heat generated by the existing therapeutic lamp.

In addition, the present invention, by applying a separate temperature sensor, can be used more safely by controlling the heat generated by the heat treatment device.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to reliably grasp the present temperature of the heat treatment device by emitting different light according to the exothermic temperature of the heat treatment device, and also obtain the aesthetic effect by the colorful light emission.

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

2 is a view showing the appearance of a thermotherapy device to which the ceramic for thermotherapy according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the heat treatment device 1 includes a heat treatment device conductor 100, a case 200, an operation controller 300, and an external power supply line 400. In the thermal therapy device 1, the user inserts the power supply line 400 into an outlet to which home electric power is supplied, and drives the thermal therapy device 1 to an appropriate temperature by using the operation controller 300. The thermal therapy device 100 emits heat and light, and the user grips the case 200 to massage the thermal therapy device 100 by directly or indirectly contacting the affected part.

3 is a view showing in detail the configuration of the thermal therapy pottery in such a thermal therapy device. In FIG. 3, the heat conduction part 110, which is the outermost part of the heat treatment device conductor 100 and is in contact with the affected part, and the heat generating part 120 supplying heat to the heat conduction part 110 are combined. have.

As shown, the heat generating unit 120 including a plurality of circuit elements is inserted into the heat conducting unit 110 having a dome shape. Detailed structures of the heat generating unit 120 and the heat conducting unit 110 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

4 is a view showing a detailed structure of the heat generating unit. Referring to FIG. 4, the heat generating unit 120 includes a PCB 121, a heater 122, and an LED 123. In addition, the heating unit 120 may further include additional circuit elements 125, a temperature sensor 129, and a distance adjusting pin 128.

The PCB 121 fixes each circuit element constituting the heat generating unit 120 and prints wirings, electrodes, and terminals 126 that are passages for power or electrical signals supplied to the circuit elements. Substrate.

The heater 122 is an element that emits predetermined heat by the driving power applied. Various heaters may be used as the heater 122. In this case, it is preferable that a product that can stably operate even for long-term use is applied as the heating element to be used.

One example of the heater is a PTC heating element. Here, the PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) semiconductor device, which is a heating element, is provided with conductivity by adding a small amount of rare earth elements to Bati0 ₃ as a main component, and it is possible to move a Curie temperature by replacing a part of Ba with Sr or Pb. It is a kind of n-type semiconductor. Of course, the heater applied to the thermal therapy device conductor 100 according to the present invention, in addition to such a PTC semiconductor, it is obvious that a variety of commercially available products can be used.

On the other hand, since the heater 122 used in the heat treatment device conductor 100 of the present invention is used simultaneously in the position adjacent to the LED 123, the low temperature heater for the stable operation of the circuit elements including the LED 123 Is preferably. At this time, the temperature of the heater 122 is preferably operated at about 80 ℃ or less.

The LED 123 is an element that emits predetermined light by the driving power applied. The LED 123 is preferably driven at the same time as the operation of the heater 122, whereby the user can visually check the operation of the heater 122. On the other hand, the LED 123 may be arranged to emit a plurality of single-color LED 123, but may be arranged to enable a variety of light emission by placing a plurality of multi-color LED 123. In addition, even when the monochromatic LED 123 is applied, it is possible to emit colorful light by adjusting the brightness.

The additional circuit elements 125 may include various circuit elements such as resistors and inductors for stabilizing the operation of the circuit connecting the heater 122 and the LED 123. The circuit element 125 may also include a temperature sensor 129. In addition, the terminal may include a power input terminal 126 for receiving power from the outside and a sensor terminal for electrical connection with the temperature sensor 129.

The temperature sensor 129 is disposed on one side of the PCB 121 to detect the temperature of the heater 122 or the temperature of the heat conductive part 110. The temperature sensor 129 changes a physical quantity such as a resistance value in response to the sensed temperature, and by measuring this, the temperature can be sensed.

The distance adjusting pin 128 may include at least a dome of the heater 122 and the heat conducting part 110 when the heat generating part 120 having a plurality of components is inserted into the dome 111 of the heat conducting part 110. Means for maintaining the distance from the inner wall 115 of the (111). If the heat generating unit 120 is inserted into the heat conducting unit 110 and the heater 122 and the heat conducting unit 110 are disposed too close to each other, only the portion adjacent to the heater 122 is heated to a high temperature and other portions thereof. May cause a temperature difference such as not being heated. In addition, if the heater 122 and the heat conductive portion 110 are disposed too far, the heat of the heater 122 may not be able to efficiently heat the heat conductive portion 110 may be insufficient amount of heat emitted to the outside.

In addition, when the LED 123 is disposed too close to the heat conduction unit 110, the light may not be uniformly emitted through the entire heat conduction unit 110, which may cause shading. It may also decrease efficiency. Therefore, the optimum distance between the heater 122 and the LED 123 and the heat conduction unit 110 of the heat generating unit 120 is determined experimentally, and the distance adjusting pin 128 is disposed to maintain the distance.

The distance adjusting pin 128 is a hard object protruding from the PCB 121 to the outside, and preferably, the distance adjusting pin 128 is made of a metal pin. Alternatively, the distance adjusting pin 128 is a circuit disposed on a surface of the heat conducting part 110 that is outside the dome 111 in the PCB 121 in a state in which the heat generating part 120 is inserted into the dome 111 of the heat conducting part 110. The electrode legs of the device may be straightened in a state where the PCB 121 penetrates from the PCB 121 toward the surface facing the inside of the dome 111 to serve as the distance adjusting pin 128. In the present embodiment is shown that the application of three distance adjusting pins 128, including the additionally formed separately, this number is not particularly limited.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the detailed structure of a heat conductive part is demonstrated. The heat conductive portion 110 includes a dome 111 and a stopper 116.

The dome 111 is smoothly processed so that the outside thereof may directly or indirectly contact the affected part of the human body, and a space in which the heat generating part 120 may be inserted is formed inside. The dome 111 may conduct and transmit heat and light of the heating unit 120 disposed therein to the outside, and may have a unique shape with respect to external pressure by pressing and touching the ceramic 100 for the heat treatment device to the affected part. It is made of a hard material with maintainable strength. As such a material, rocks such as jade and elvan have been used recently, but various synthetic resin materials, ocher, wood, and the like can be used.

On the other hand, the stopper 116 is formed in the dome 111. The stopper 116 fixes one side of the heat generating part 120 with respect to the inside of the dome 111 so that the heat generating part 120 may be aligned and fixed after the heat generating part 120 is inserted into the dome 111. The stopper 116 is mainly formed at the distal portion of the inner wall of the dome 111, and may be a jaw formed by processing a part of the dome 111 so that the outside of the PCB 121 can be caught. The PCB 121 may be fixed to the inner wall of the dome 111 by inserting a separately processed member such as silicon. In FIG. 5 showing an embodiment of the present invention, a separate member is inserted to function as the stopper 116.

In the manufacture of the thermal therapy device ceramics 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration, after the heat generating portion 120 is inserted into the dome 111 of the heat conducting portion 110, the heat generating portion The space inside the 120 and the dome 111 may be filled with resin for firm fixing of components. (The structure filled with such a resin is not described in a separate drawing.) An epoxy resin may be used as the resin. It is desirable to be. That is, after the heat generating part 120 is positioned at the correct position using the stopper 116 or the distance adjusting pin 128 in the dome 111, the epoxy is injected into the dome 111 and then cured. According to this configuration, the thermal therapy device ceramics 100 can be firmly configured.

On the other hand, the epoxy used at this time is preferably a transparent material that can transmit the light emitted from the LED 123 to the heat conducting portion (110). In addition, the epoxy resin may conduct heat emitted from the heat generating part 120 to the heat conducting part 110 without heat loss and may not be damaged by thermal expansion due to the temperature change of the heat generating part 120. .

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a ceramic for heat treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above. In FIG. 6, the supply voltage V + is supplied to two LEDs 123 and the series resistor 125, and is simultaneously supplied to the heater 122 in parallel. Here, the supply voltage (V +) is a voltage that is output from the power supply unit 130 to be described later and controlled by the controller 140, and is input through the terminal 126.

The thermal therapy device ceramics 100 having such a configuration has an increased service life, exothermic efficiency, and luminous efficiency, as compared with the formation of thermal therapy ceramics using a conventional heating bulb (see FIG. 1). It is possible to reduce the cost of device management and troubleshooting.

On the other hand, the thermal therapy device ceramics according to another embodiment of the present invention can be carried out in a configuration excluding the LED (123). That is, it is also possible to remove the LED 123 from the thermal therapy device shown in Figure 3 or 4 is possible. All other components are applicable.

According to this configuration, by removing the LED 123 that does not actually help the thermal treatment, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the thermal therapy ceramics, and to reduce the internal space in the dome to reduce the processing cost It becomes possible.

 FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a thermotherapy device using a thermal therapy device ceramic according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above. The thermal therapy apparatus 1 according to the present invention as shown in FIG. 6 includes a thermal therapy unit conductor 100, a control unit 140, and a power supply unit including the heat conduction unit 110 and the heating unit 120 described above. 130).

For the configuration of the ceramic therapeutic apparatus 100 for thermal therapy, see the above description.

The power supply unit 130 receives an external power source, for example, a commercial AC power for home, and outputs a voltage or current having a predetermined size as a driving power source. The power supply unit 130 supplies the driving power to the heat treatment device ceramics 100 under the control of the controller 140.

The control unit 140 performs control of switching the supply of driving power to the heat therapy device pottery 100 according to the operation of the motion controller by the user. In this case, the control unit 140 may include a timer that can be arbitrarily adjusted by the user, and may be configured to control the power supply on and off by the timer. In addition, the controller 140 may control the temperature of the heating unit 120 by controlling the driving power according to the operation state of the operation controller 300 operated by the user's operation.

On the other hand, the control unit 140 detects the temperature of the heat generating unit 120 using the temperature sensor 129 provided in the heat generating unit 120, and controls to adjust the temperature to a predetermined temperature range. That is, the controller 140 supplies a voltage or a current of a predetermined magnitude to the temperature sensor 129 disposed in the heat generating unit 120, and according to the temperature of the heat generating unit 120, such as the internal resistance of the temperature sensor 129 The temperature is measured by measuring the amount of change in voltage or current supplied by the physical quantity. The measured value is used to control the supply of driving power so that the user set temperature or a predetermined temperature can be maintained.

This configuration allows the thermal therapy device 1 to operate safely within an appropriate temperature range or at a temperature desired by the user.

In addition, the controller 140 controls the light emission of the LED 123 to display the temperature set by the user or to display the temperature of the current heating unit 120. That is, the brightness of the LED 123, the number of LEDs 123 that emit light when the plurality of LEDs 123 are configured, and the color of light emission when the multi-color LEDs 123 are configured may be controlled.

On the other hand, the light emission of the LED 123 and the heat generation of the heat generating unit 120 may be controlled at the same time, or may be controlled separately. First, when the LED 123 and the heat generating unit 120 are controlled at the same time, the driving power is supplied to the heat generating unit 120 and the driving power is also supplied to the LED 123. According to this, since the LED 123 also emits light simultaneously while the heat generating unit 120 is driven, it is possible to easily check whether the heat generating unit 120 generates heat.

In addition, when the LED 123 and the heating unit 120 are individually controlled, the LED 123 is always emitted during the operation of the heat treatment device 1, and the heating unit 120 is independent of the predetermined temperature range. To control. In this case, it is preferable that the LED 123 continuously display the temperature state of the heat generating unit 120 while changing the brightness, the number, the color, and the like.

As described above, in the heat treatment device ceramics according to the embodiment of the present invention, the heat conduction part is shaped like a dome and the outside thereof is smoothly processed. Therefore, the user feels softness in rubbing such as rubbing the thermal therapy apparatus ceramics in contact with the affected part, and does not cause discomfort. In addition, since the ceramic for thermotherapy device has a dome shape, the same temperature can be felt even if the affected part contacts the affected part in any direction. Therefore, even a user who is inexperienced in using a heat treatment device, comfortable heat treatment is possible.

1 is a view showing the structure of the ceramic in the conventional heat treatment device.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a thermotherapy device applying the thermal therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the thermal therapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view showing a detailed structure of the heating unit.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the heat conductive portion.

6 is a circuit diagram of a ceramic for heat treatment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a block diagram of a thermotherapy device using a thermotherapy device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (8)

A PCB having a circuit pattern formed thereon, a heater disposed on the PCB and generating heat by an external power supply, a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the heater, and an LED disposed on the PCB and emitting light by the external power supply Heating unit having a; It is made in the shape of a dome, the heating unit is inserted into the dome form of a heat treatment device comprising a heat conduction unit for emitting heat by the heater and the light by the LED to the outside. The method of claim 1, The heat conducting unit, the heating device is characterized in that the heating element further comprises a stopper to be fixed inside the dome shape to maintain a constant distance from the inner wall of the dome shape. The method of claim 1, And a transparent resin is filled in a space between the inside of the dome shape and the heating part in a state where the heating part is inserted in the dome shape of the heat conduction part. A heating unit including a PCB having a circuit pattern formed thereon, a heater disposed on the PCB and generating heat by an external power supply, and a temperature sensor for sensing a heating temperature of the heater; And a thermally conductive portion having a thermally conductive dome, and a stopper formed in the dome to fix the heating portion so that the heater maintains a constant distance from the inner wall of the dome while the heating portion is inserted into the dome. Pottery for thermotherapy. A power supply unit; A heat generating portion having a PCB, a heater disposed on the PCB to emit heat, and an LED emitting light, and formed of a dome, the heat generating portion being built in the dome shape, and the heat and the light Ceramic for thermal therapy device comprising a heat conduction portion to the outside of the form; And a control unit for driving the heater and the LED by applying driving power from the power supply unit to the heat treatment device. The method of claim 5, The thermal therapy device further comprises a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the heater, And the control unit switches the driving power applied to the heater according to the temperature of the heater detected by the temperature sensor. The method of claim 6, The control unit, the heat treatment device, characterized in that for individually controlling the drive power supplied to the heater. The method of claim 6, The LED is configured to emit a plurality of colors, And the controller controls the LED to emit light of different colors according to the temperature of the heater.

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