KR20130081426A - Apparatus of foot massage for introducing micro-current inside human body - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A foot massage apparatus is provided to enable a disease prevention of organ and a treatment by stimulating a meridian system through a foot massage. CONSTITUTION: A foot massage apparatus for generating a human body micro current includes a body (21); contact surfaces (2111a,2111b) which are formed on the upper side of the body; multiple input arrangement terminals (24) and multiple output arrangement terminals (25) which are distributed in the contact surface; a display device (212) for displaying an operation state of micro current; an input unit (213) for inputting an operation or display of micro current; and a power connector (C). The input arrangement terminals and output arrangement terminals are formed in an area contact structure which is distributed on a contact surface.

Description

Foot massage device for the generation of microcurrent in human body {APPARATUS OF FOOT MASSAGE FOR INTRODUCING MICRO-CURRENT INSIDE HUMAN BODY}

The present invention relates to a foot massage device for the generation of microcurrents, and specifically to induce the microcurrent to flow through a plurality of electrodes in contact with the sole to stimulate the inside of the human body to prevent or treat diseases of organs in the human body The present invention relates to a foot massage device for generating a human microcurrent.

Foot massage is a treatment that stimulates acupuncture points on the soles of the feet and on the back or calf to promote blood circulation and to release waste or toxins to improve the natural healing power of the human body. One way to achieve the same effect as a foot massage is to have a microcurrent flow through the body of the foot.

Microcurrent refers to a current of less than 1000 mA, and a biocurrent corresponding to 40 to 60 mA in the human body flows for signal transmission between organs in the human body. Generally, when the state of the body becomes unstable, the body current flowing in the body weakens. In order to compensate for the weakened current, a variety of therapeutic methods have been developed that force current to flow from the outside to the body to help recover the body's ability. For example, microcurrents have been reported to be effective in increasing adenosine triphosphate production, promoting fracture healing, improving blood circulation, alleviating pain, treating diabetes, treating osteoporosis, and treating arthritis.

There are other known effects caused by forcing the microcurrent to flow through the human body to prevent hair loss. Microcurrent flows to the scalp, which causes the scalp cells to stimulate hair follicle cells to improve blood circulation in the scalp. It has been reported that hair loss can be prevented by supplying nutrition to the scalp. As described above, the human body microcurrent may generate a beneficial effect on the human body and may stimulate the menstrual blood of the sole to allow the microcurrent to flow through the meridians so that the effect of more than a foot massage may be exhibited.

As a prior art for inducing the flow of micro currents in the human body, Patent Publication No. 2005-0030450 entitled " Ornaments Giving Health Promotion Function by Micro Currents. &Quot; The prior art discloses a device for causing micro currents of 200 to 300 가 to flow through various ornaments such as necklaces, rings or wrist watches that are worn on or in contact with the human body. According to the present invention, the solar cell is installed in the decorative part of the necklace to obtain a microcurrent, and the output of the solar cell is configured to be charged and discharged to the live part at 500 to 800 기준 based on the highest sunlight time , A chip-connected constant current circuit connected to the charging unit and constant current of 200 to 300 준 according to the living body current is connected to the charging unit, and one pole of the micro current having a constant current of 200 to 300 은 is connected to the human body And the other pole of the micro current flows through the necklace decoration part and the necklace line to the neck part of the human body and the health promotion which is formed by filling the insulation part between the contact terminal and the decoration part Ornaments to which functions are imparted.

Another prior art technique for inducing micro current flow in the human body is Patent No. 0795830, 'Functional Shoes'. The prior art includes an insole having at least one through-hole formed therethrough, a pressure-applying member inserted into the inside of the yawing groove to apply a magnetic field to the sole, a spring disposed under the pressure-applying member to elastically support the pressure-applying member, A printed circuit film which is disposed under the spring and is attached to the bottom surface of the insole and printed with a wiring circuit electrically connected to the spring, a hard case for protecting the printed circuit film and protecting the shape of the sole attached to the insole And an electrical generator located on the outsole of the shoe and comprising at least one electrode contacted to the printed circuit film to provide electrical stimulation to the soles of the foot.

Another prior art technique for inducing the flow of micro current in the human body is Patent No. 0938605, 'Apparatus with micro current stimulation device'. The prior art includes a rectangular body having a space formed therein, a disc-shaped floating magnet that flows into the space, a coil provided on the outer surface of the body for generating a minute current and a magnetic field by interaction with the moving magnet, A micro current stimulating device provided at both ends of the body for preventing leakage of the flowing magnet and a stimulating member provided at both end portions of the coil for applying micro current stimulation to the human body, Is installed on one side of the inside of the sleeve of the garment and the stimulation member is exposed to the surface of the human body to contact the menstrual blood and skin of the human body.

The disclosed prior art discloses a method for allowing microcurrent in the human body to flow, but does not disclose a method for allowing microcurrent to flow through acupuncture points at various parts of the sole of the foot. Moreover, it does not disclose the structure which controls the flow of a microcurrent.

The microcurrent in the human body is advantageously flowing from the menstrual blood to the menstrual blood again through the meridians and the flow of the microcurrent is advantageously controlled in a way that can stimulate the human body.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art and has the following objectives.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a foot massage apparatus for generating a microcurrent to increase the stimulation efficiency by allowing a plurality of electrode terminals to come into contact with the sole of the sole to allow current to flow through the sole.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a foot massage device that can generate acupressure effect while inducing the flow of microcurrent in the human body.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the foot massage device for the generation of human body microcurrent has a body, a contact surface formed on the upper surface of the body, a plurality of input array terminals and output array terminals distributed on the contact surface, the operation of the microcurrent A display device for indicating a state, an input means for inputting matters related to operation or display of a microcurrent, and a power connector, wherein the input array terminal and the output array terminal are formed in an area contact structure distributed on a contact surface .

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, it further comprises a recognition electrode formed on the contact surface.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, at least some of the plurality of input arrangement terminals and output arrangement terminals protrude from the surface and have a shiatsu function.

Foot massage device according to the present invention has the advantage of stimulating the meridians through the foot massage to enable the prevention and treatment of diseases of the organ. In addition, the foot massage device has the advantage of enabling cell activation and fatigue recovery through blood circulation, and prevents foot disease in the form of diabetes. In addition, the foot massage device according to the present invention has the advantage that the acupressure effect is generated while the current flows between the acupuncture points and acupuncture points of the foot through a plurality of electrodes to further increase the effect of the microcurrent in the human body.

1A and 1B illustrate an embodiment of a microcurrent generating structure that can be applied to a foot massage device according to the present invention.
Figure 2a schematically shows an embodiment of a foot massage device according to the present invention.
Figure 2b shows an embodiment of a microcurrent regulator for the control of the microcurrent in the massage device according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

1A and 1B illustrate an embodiment of a microcurrent generating structure that can be applied to a foot massage device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1A, an electrode terminal may be formed of an output array terminal TO and an input array terminal TI, and the power supply may be an array power source S. Referring to FIG. In the present specification, an array in an array terminal or an array power supply means a structure in which a plurality of units forming the same or similar function form one aggregate so that the function of the unit can be increased quantitatively according to the number of units. Each unit belonging to an array has the same function and can be connected in parallel or in series with each other.

Referring to FIG. 1A, the input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO are each of a plurality of input terminal units TI1, TI2, TI3,..., TIN and output terminal units TO1 that are electrically separated from each other. , TO2, TO3, ..., TOM, and the array power supply S connecting the input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO includes a plurality of power supply units S1, ..., SL. It may include. A recognition input terminal DI and a recognition output terminal DO may be installed as independent output terminals and input terminals. The cognitive input terminal DI and the cognitive output terminal DO are intended to flow a current large enough to be perceived by the user and are not necessarily installed.

The current supplied from the power units S1, ..., SL is adjusted to an appropriate size through the output array terminal TO and the input array terminal TI, so that a specific part of the human body or the soles R1, ..., RP Can flow through Each of the power units S1, ..., SL may independently supply fine currents of the same or different magnitudes and may be independently connected to the output array terminal TO or the input array terminal TI. The power units S1, ..., SL may determine the magnitude of the fine current flowing through one terminal unit through various connection methods.

The arrangement of the terminal structure has the advantage that the microcurrent is conducted to the inside of the human body through the sole based on the area so that the microcurrent can flow to a large area inside the human body and at the same time, it is easy to control the human current.

Each power supply unit S1, ..., SL may have one or more output terminal units TO1, TO2, TO3, ..., TOM or one or more input terminal units TI1, TI2, TI3, ..., TIN). The power supply units S1, ..., SL are connected to the output terminal units TO1, TO2, TO3, ..., TOM or the input terminal units TI1, TI2, TI3, ..., TIN. Accordingly, the magnitude of the human body current flowing through a specific part of the human body or the sole (R1, ..., RP) can be determined.

Output terminal units TO1, TO2, TO3, ..., TOM or input terminal units TI1, TI2, TI3, ... on the respective power supply units S1, ..., SL for adjustment of the human body current. , TIN) may be connected in the form of a relay or switching structure. By allowing a human body current to flow in the form of a relay or a switching structure, a regulated current flows in various ways through the sole and thus the stimulus applied thereto can be controlled.

Referring to FIG. 1B, the micro current flowing through the human body may be controlled by the micro controller M. FIG. The microcontroller M controls the connection state of each unit by controlling the connection relays RE1, RE2, RE3 or switches connected to the input array terminal TI, the array power supply S, and the output array terminal TO, respectively. Can be. Under the control of the microcontroller M, the microcurrent flows to the entire sole or a specific portion R of the sole through the output array terminal TO and the input array terminal TI. The magnitude of the microcurrent or the flow structure of the microcurrent may vary depending on how each unit of the power supply array S is connected to each unit of the input array terminal TI or the output array terminal TO. According to the method controlled by the microcontroller M, whether or not the microcurrent is flowing in the predetermined portion may be detected by the feedback circuit P. FIG.

The input array terminal TI and the output array terminal TO may be in contact with a predetermined portion of the sole on an area basis, respectively, thereby allowing a microcurrent to flow over the entire sole. At the same time, it is possible to easily control the size of the microcurrent flowing through the sole and allow the microcurrent to flow at regular intervals. The relay connection or switching for each terminal unit can be regulated by the microcontroller M and the connection relays RE1, RE2, RE3 may not be installed as necessary. The switching for each terminal connection can be controlled by a program by the microcontroller M.

In this way, by using the input relay terminal TI and the output array terminal TO by the connection relays RE1, RE2, RE3 or switching, the microcurrent flows to the entire sole or a specific part of the sole by using a specific portion of the sole. R) has the advantage that the period of the human body current can be adjusted. In addition, the flow of the human body current using the array power source (S) has the advantage that the magnitude of the human body current can be easily adjusted. If necessary, the size of the microcurrent can be finely adjusted by varying the contact area of each unit of the input array terminal TI or the output array terminal TO. In other words, the size of the input array terminal TI or the output array terminal TO may be different from each other, and thus, the area in contact with the human body may be different for each unit.

As illustrated in FIG. 1B, a stimulus input terminal DI and a stimulus output terminal DO may be formed to detect that a microcurrent flows in the human body at regular cycles. The magnetic pole input terminal DI and the magnetic pole output terminal DO may consist of one or two terminals and may be connected to the array power source S. The magnetic pole input terminal DI and the magnetic pole output terminal DO are intended to allow a relatively large current to flow into the human body at regular intervals. For example, a relatively large microcurrent may flow through the stimulus input terminal DI and the stimulus output terminal DO to remind the user that the microcurrent is flowing to the human body. The magnitude of the current flowing through the stimulus input terminal DI and the stimulus output terminal DO may be adjusted in the array power source S.

The input array terminal TI, the output array terminal TO, the array power supply S, the stimulus input terminal DI, or the stimulus output terminal DO may be formed in various ways and are not limited to the embodiments shown. In addition, unless specifically mentioned herein, the electrode or the terminal may be a single electrode or a single terminal or may be made of a structure of the array electrode or the array terminal. Alternatively, a single terminal and an array terminal may be used at the same time. If an array terminal is used, the connection to each unit can be controlled by a relay or an appropriate changeover switch.

Hereinafter, a hat for allowing a microcurrent to flow through a human body using a single terminal, an array terminal, a single power source or an array power source will be described.

Figure 2a schematically shows an embodiment of a foot massage device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the foot massage apparatus 20 includes a plurality of input array terminals distributed in a body 21, contact surfaces 211a and 211b formed on an upper surface of the body 21, and contact surfaces 211a and 211b. (24) and the output arrangement terminal 25, the display device 212 for displaying the operating state of the microcurrent, the input means 213 for inputting matters related to the operation or display of the microcurrent and the power connector (C) The input array terminal 24 and the output array terminal 25 may be formed in an area contact structure distributed on the contact surfaces 211a and 211b.

The body 21 can have any shape inside which can accommodate something, such as a microcontroller, for example, and can accommodate a product such as an anion generator or an antibacterial device, if necessary. Body 21 may have any shape known in the art and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented. The upper surface of the body 21 advantageously has at least a flat surface on which the sole can be positioned or a surface which can correspond to the sole.

The contact surfaces 211a and 211b may be formed on the upper surface of the body 21 and may have a suitable plane to position the sole. For example, the contact surfaces 211a and 211b may have a curved surface corresponding to the sole of the sole so that the portion contacting the sole of the sole is increased. The contact surfaces 211a and 211b may have a structure that protrudes or recesses from the upper surface of the body 21, but is not particularly limited.

The input array terminal 24 and the output array terminal 25 may be formed inside the contact surfaces 211a and 211b. The input array terminal 24 and the output array terminal 25 shown in the embodiment of FIG. 2A may have a structure similar to the input array terminal or the output array terminal described with reference to FIG. 1A or 1B. In more detail, the input array terminal 24 and the output array terminal 24 may be formed in plural numbers, and each of them may be distributed in a distributed form on the contact surfaces 211a and 211b. If necessary, each electrode may have an area contact shape. In the present specification, the area contact refers to a structure in which one electrode has a predetermined size or a plurality of electrodes are distributed and distributed over a predetermined area. When one electrode is in area contact, it means that the area of the electrode contacting the sole is large enough, for example, 5 times or more, compared to the diameter of the wiring through which the current flows. When the electrode makes an area contact with the sole of the foot, the electric current can flow in various directions from the contacted part, thereby allowing the current to flow through the entire sole or the menstrual blood.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the input array terminal 24 and the output array terminal 25 can be positioned to face each other. For example, the input array terminal 24 and the output array terminal 25 may be formed to face each other on one contact surface 211a or 211b. The number of electrodes of the input array terminal 24 and the output array terminal 25 need not be the same, and all the terminals need not be formed in the contact area structure. For example, the number of electrodes of the input array terminal 24 and the number of electrodes of the output array terminal 25 may be different from each other, and may be distributed irregularly on the contact surfaces 211a or 211b.

The input array terminal 24 or the output array terminal 25 can be formed in various ways and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

The input array terminal 24 or the output array terminal 25 can be made in a structure capable of acupressure. Specifically, the end portion may be made to protrude from the contact surface (211a or 211b) by a predetermined length while being made hemispherical. While the input array terminal 24 or the output array terminal 25 is distributed and distributed over the contact surfaces 211a and 211b, each may protrude in a cylindrical shape to have a shiatsu function.

Recognition electrodes 26a and 26b may be formed at appropriate locations on contact surfaces 211a and 211b. The recognition electrodes 26a and 26b may be formed separately from the input array terminal 24 or the output array terminal 25 and may be formed to flow a relatively large current. The relatively large current flow is to inform the user whether the human body current is flowing, and may be made to flow for a short period of time, for example, 1 minute or 3 minutes. In general, since the microcurrent is small in size, it may not recognize whether the user is flowing. Therefore, it is necessary to let the user know whether the microcurrent flows. As described above, the recognition electrodes 26a and 26b may be used to recognize the flow of the microcurrent to the user.

The display device 212 and the input means 213 may be installed at an appropriate position of the body 21. The display device 212 can be, for example, an LCD device and the input means 213 can be a button or touch input means. The display device 212 may be in any form known in the art for displaying such an operation state or operating condition of the foot massage device. The input means 213 has a function of allowing input such as on-off, the operating cycle of the perception electrodes 26a and 26b or the magnitude of the microcurrent, the operating temperature or the operating time. The matter input by the input means 213 may be displayed on the display device 212. The input means 213 is also connected with a microcontroller to be installed in the body 21 or at another suitable location.

The base B for supporting the body 21 may be made of a suitable material and installed at an edge of the base B, and an external device input means 22 may be installed as necessary. The external device input means 22 may be, for example, a connector capable of data transmission to which a computer or a sound device or the like can be connected.

The foot massage device may be operated by an independent power source or by an electric power supplied from an external power source. A power input terminal C for connecting an external power source or a switch for driving the device may be installed. The independent power source can be, for example, a rechargeable battery and the power input terminal C or switch can be of any type known in the art.

The external power connection can be made, for example, with an adapter consisting of a connection jack (A) and an adjusting device (L). The adapter may have a device such as a transformer, for example, and may be in any form known in the art.

Foot massage device 20 may be made in a variety of structures and the embodiments shown are exemplary and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the microcurrent regulator will be described.

Figure 2b shows an embodiment of a microcurrent regulator for the control of the microcurrent in the cap according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the microcurrent controller primarily supplies power P for supplying power, a control unit 251 for controlling the entire microcurrent regulator, a display unit 252 for displaying an operating state, and a microcurrent. It may include a fine current forming unit 253 for forming a voltage, a voltage conversion unit 254 for converting to a predetermined voltage range and a constant current conversion unit 255 for maintaining a current in a predetermined range. Through the constant current converting unit 255, the microcurrent can flow to the output array electrode shown in FIG. 2A.

The power source P may be an independent power source such as a rechargeable battery that may be embedded in the microcurrent regulator.

The microcurrent forming unit 253 refers to a unit for forming a microcurrent from the power source P. In general, the human body current is 50 ~ 1000 ㎂ size and the microcurrent can be made to have the same size range. The microcurrent forming unit 253 may be made of a device such as a variable resistor, a switch element, or a capacitor and may induce a current flow of a predetermined size by the control of the control unit 251. The microcurrent forming unit 253 may comprise an array power supply and each unit of the array power supply may be connected in parallel to the power supply P.

The microcurrent forming unit 251 may include a switching element and the control unit 251 may include a program for controlling the element. The connection by the switching element of each unit of the array power supply and the terminal unit can be controlled by the control unit 251 and can be automatically controlled by a program. The structure and operation program of the switching control element can be of any form known in the art and the invention is not so limited.

The current generated in the microcurrent forming unit 253 may be made to have a constant magnitude of voltage through the voltage conversion unit 253. In the voltage conversion unit 253, a current due to a voltage having a constant magnitude may be introduced into the constant current conversion unit 255. The constant current conversion unit 255 allows a current having a certain range of magnitudes to flow through the sole. The microcurrent controlled by the constant current converting unit 255 to a predetermined magnitude may be conducted to each unit of the output array electrode, flow through the sole, and then flow into the power source through the input array electrode.

The control unit 251 has a function of controlling the magnitude of the microcurrent flowing through the sole while controlling the current generated from the microcurrent forming unit 253. The control unit 251 may be a microchip with a CPU, have a program for control, and have a program for control of the switching element. The control unit 251 receives feedback of the voltage and current values from the voltage converting unit 254 and the constant current converting unit 255 to determine whether each device operates within a predetermined range of fine currents. The magnitude of the current can be controlled in the forming unit 263. In addition, the control unit 251 may determine the conduction structure of the microcurrent. Each array electrode consists of a plurality of terminal units and the terminal unit may have an area contact shape or structure that can be in contact with the sole. This area contact shape can flow over a large area of the sole of the microcurrent. The control unit 251 may allow the current flow to be intermittently made while each terminal unit for each array power supply switches the connection and adjust the current magnitude.

The display unit 252 may display a flow state of the microcurrent while having a function of forming the microcurrent and inputting the magnitude of the microcurrent. Whether or not microcurrent is flowing can be indicated by a device such as an LED lamp, for example. In the display unit 252, the user may adjust and input the magnitude of the human body current, and the input value may be transmitted to the control unit 251. The control unit 251 controls the microcurrent forming unit 253 according to the value input from the display unit 252 to adjust the required microcurrent to flow. When the magnetic pole terminals 234a and 234b are provided, the indicator does not need to be installed in the display unit 252. Therefore, in this case, the display unit 252 may have only the function of the input unit.

The microcurrent regulator can be made entirely of chip structures and can be installed in any suitable location on the body. Therefore, the present invention is not limited by the installation position of the microcurrent regulator. On the other hand, the microcurrent regulator does not necessarily have to have a voltage conversion unit or a constant current conversion unit. If necessary, the microcurrent regulator may consist of a control unit, a switching element, and an array power supply.

Foot massage device according to the present invention has the advantage of stimulating the meridians through the foot massage to enable the prevention and treatment of diseases of the organ. In addition, the foot massage device has the advantage of enabling the circulation of blood cells and recovery of fatigue, and prevention of foot disease in the form of diabetes. In addition, the foot massage device according to the present invention has the advantage that the acupressure effect is generated while the current flows between the acupuncture points and acupuncture points of the foot through a plurality of electrodes to further increase the effect of the microcurrent in the human body.

Although described in detail above with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and modifications to the invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention with reference to the embodiments presented. . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended hereto.

21: body 22: external device input means
24: input array terminal 25: output array terminal
26a, 26b: recognition electrode
211a, 211b: contact surface
212 display device
213: input means
C: power connector
25: microcurrent regulator
251 control unit 252 display unit
253: fine current forming unit 254: voltage conversion unit
255: constant current conversion unit
TI: input array terminal TO: output array terminal
TI1, TI2, TI3, ..., TIN: Input terminal unit
TO1, TO2, TO3, ..., TOM: output terminal unit
S: Array power supply S1, ..., SL: Power supply unit
DI: magnetic pole input terminal DO: magnetic pole output terminal
RE1, RE2, RE3: Relay M: Micro Control
P: Power

Claims (3)

Body 21;
Contact surfaces 211a and 211b formed on the upper surface of the body 21;
A plurality of input array terminals 24 and output array terminals 25 distributed on the contact surfaces 211a and 211b;
A display device 212 for displaying the operating state of the microcurrent;
Input means 213 for inputting matters related to the operation or display of the microcurrent; And
Includes a power connector (C),
The input array terminal (24) and the output array terminal (25) is a foot massage device for the generation of human body microcurrent, characterized in that formed in the area contact structure distributed on the contact surface (211a. 211b). The device of claim 1, further comprising a recognition electrode (26a, 26b) formed on the contact surfaces (211a, 211b). The foot massage device according to claim 1, wherein at least some of the plurality of input array terminals (24) and output array terminals (25) protrude from the surface and have a shiatsu function.

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