KR20160008943A - Heat ceramics for thermo-therapeutic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Ceramics for a thermotherapeutic apparatus, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a ring-shaped heating unit; a ring member which supports the heating unit; a cap member which releases heat transmitted by the heating unit to outside; and at least one opening arranged at the bottom side of the cap member for the emission of light towards outside. Light generated from a light source is supplied to the cap member through penetration holes formed on the heating unit and the ring member. The present invention enables a user to distinguish whether the thermostherapeutic apparatus is in use through the emission of light generated from the light source which is separated from the heating unit, and can prevent abrasion and damages to the heating unit by inserting and assembling the opening of the cap member to a protruded part of the ring member thereby preventing rotation of the cap member after being installed on the top of the opening unit.

Description

{HEAT CERAMICS FOR THERMO-THERAPEUTIC APPARATUS}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy device, and more particularly, to a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy device capable of emitting light generated from a light source inside a thermal therapy device to the outside

The thermal therapy device uses electric energy to generate heat at a high temperature and induces the warming of the jade component to radiate a far infrared ray while being heated at a high temperature and at the same time, It is a product that provides massage effect.

Today, hyperthermia devices have been developed from conventional passive type to automatic type, being replaced by bed type from portable type, and also being evolving into a sofa type.

The thermal therapy apparatus includes a heat source that basically generates heat at a high temperature regardless of the kind thereof, and the heat generated by the heat source is transferred to the thermal cap. In the thermal cap, Effect to the user.

 Such a thermotherapy device is fixed to the body of the thermotherapy device, or the thermotherapy effect of the user's back and spine, the pelvis, the thighs, and the calf of the user is obtained by the warm radiator which moves in the left (or right) . In addition, the thermotherapy device can be separated from the body, and can be provided with a warming effect by using an external thermocouple that can be freely used by the user by grasping with the hand. In general, By using the warm air of 9 wards, it is possible to apply heat padding to the user's stomach, side, or arm.

As such, the thermotherapy device is one in which a heat radiator or a warmer that provides a user with a warm fomentation effect performs the most important function, and the conventional warm period is as follows.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a warm-up period for a conventional thermotherapy apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the conventional warmer for thermotherapy includes a main body 10 for supporting the internal components, a main body 10 coupled to the main body 10, A cover member 20 for supporting and holding components existing in the central portion thereof and a heat radiator 30 (not shown) provided in the inside of the body member 10, ).

The heat radiator 30 includes a heating lamp 40 that is disposed inside the main body 10 and generates high temperature heat by external electric energy and a heat lamp 40 that surrounds the heat lamp 40 And a thermal cap 60 which is placed on the upper portion of the support portion 50 and receives high heat from the heat lamp 40 and transfers the heat to the user's body. And the support portion 50 is made up of many more detailed components.

At this time, the thermal cap 60 receives light emitted from the thermal lamp 40 and heat of high temperature, and transfers the heat to the user's body. By this function, . In this regard, in the conventional fixed type warming unit, the coupling relation between the thermal cap 60 and the thermal lamp 40 is very important. In order to achieve a better thermal fomenting effect, And a helium bulb, an infrared bulb, or a conventional bulb or the like is used as the above-mentioned heat lamp 40.

Conventionally, the warm lamp 40 has been used in the conventional hot-water projector 30. However, due to the use of high-temperature heat for a long time, the lifetime of the filament used therein is often shortened. The reason is that the conventional warm floodlight generates light during operation and the light is reflected on the warm cap 60 so that the user can check whether the warm floodlight is operating so that the conventional warm floodlight can be operated So that the user has to use the thermotherapy device for a long time and the thermotherapy device is frequently used so that the filament used in the above-mentioned heat lamp can be used The life span could not be shortened.

In addition, since the conventional heat lamp 40 emits heat of high temperature to heat the heat cap 60 through the radiant heat, the heat of high temperature reflected by the heat cap 60 necessarily flows into the inside temperature of the heat cap 60 The temperature of the heating lamp 40 mounted in the narrow space of the heating cap 60 is shortened to be shorter than the lifetime of the heating lamp 40. Therefore, And to provide the cause of making.

If the heat lamp 40 used in the conventional warm fog lamp or the warm fog causes a failure, the entire thermal fog lamp can not be used or partially used. Therefore, the heat lamp 40 itself must be replaced In order to do this, a large number of after-sales service personnel must be input, and there is a disadvantage that excessive post-maintenance costs are incurred.

In order to solve the above problem, a heat radiator having a heat source and a light source separated from each other has been proposed. Specifically, a heater that generates heat when applying an electric signal as a heat source is applied, A light projector has been proposed.

However, since the thermal cap 60 is still made of natural corundum, it has a problem that it is easily cracked during the processing. Therefore, there is a problem that cost and manufacturing cost are increased. Therefore, a new material for a thermoregulator is needed.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0050796

In order to solve the above-described problems, a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention and other embodiments aims to solve the following problems.

The present invention provides a ceramics for a thermal therapy device made of ceramics and capable of emitting light from an internal light source to the outside while forming a cap member of the ceramics for a thermotherapy device as a ceramic.

The solution to the problem of the present invention is not limited to those mentioned above, and other solutions not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus, comprising: a ring-shaped heating element; a ring member for supporting the heating element; a cap member for transmitting heat from the heating element to discharge the heat; And the light generated in the light source is provided to the cap member through the through hole formed in the heating element and the ring member.

The ring member may have a side wall for supporting a part of a lower side of the heating element and the cap member, and a protrusion inserted into the opening part may be formed in a part of the side wall.

And a cover member disposed on the outside of the cap member to cover the opening portion.

The opening may be filled with a light-transmitting material for diffusing light provided from the light source.

And a reflective coating for amplifying light provided from the light source is formed on the inner surface of the cap member.

Wherein the cap member includes a dome-shaped first body having an inner space and a second body formed to extend from a lower end of the first body and formed in a ring shape, and the opening portion includes a lower partial region of the first body, It is preferable that some regions of the two bodies are formed by being cut.

The cap member includes a dome-shaped first body having an inner hollow portion and two bodies formed from a lower end of the first body and formed in a ring shape, and the opening portion is formed by cutting a lower part of the lower portion of the second body .

The opening portion may be formed to be inclined downward inward of the cap member so that light transmitted from the light source can be easily emitted to the outside.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy device coupled to a body of a thermal therapy device, comprising: a ring-shaped heating element; a ring member for supporting the heating element; And at least one light source is disposed around a region of the body of the thermal therapy apparatus where the ceramic body for the thermal treatment unit is coupled.

The ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to protect a heating element by the combination of a ring member and a ceramic cap and at least one opening portion is formed on a side surface of the ceramic cap, The light emitted from the light source is emitted to the outside through the opening, thereby enabling the user to easily identify the operation of the thermal therapy apparatus and to give an aesthetic feeling.

Further, there is an effect that wear and breakage of the heat generating portion can be prevented by preventing the cap member from being rotated after being seated on the opening portion by inserting the opening portion of the cap member into the protrusion portion of the ring member.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional warmer for a thermotherapy apparatus.
2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in Fig.
3 is a perspective view illustrating a decomposition state of a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view of a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view of a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view of a ring member in the configuration of a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the shape of a cap member in the configuration of a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of the shape of a cap member in the configuration of a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. It is to be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, the ceramics for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8. FIG.

FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are a perspective view, a combined perspective view, and a cross-sectional view, respectively, of a decomposed state of a ceramic heater for a thermal processor according to an embodiment of the present invention. And FIGS. 7 and 8 are perspective views illustrating an example of the shape of the cap member and another example of the configuration of the ceramic body for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 to 5, the ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a ring member 100, a heating element 200, and a cap member 300, (400). ≪ / RTI >

6, the ring member 100 is inserted into the main body of the hyperthermia treatment apparatus and is extended in at least one of the upward and downward directions along the outer peripheral surface of the bottom surface 110 and the bottom surface 110 (Not shown). A light source 500 is disposed below the ring member 100. It is preferable to use an LED lamp as the light source 500 in consideration of the life of the light source 500 and power consumption, 130 are preferably formed on the bottom surface 110 of the ring member 100 in order to introduce light from the light source 500 into the cap member 300 side. 6, a separate sensor arrangement unit 150 for disposing the temperature sensor is disposed on the bottom of the ring member 100. The sensor arrangement unit 150 includes a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the ceramic heater, And may be formed on the surface 110.

The heating element 200 is mounted on the bottom surface 110 of the ring member 100 and is mounted on the bottom surface 110 of the ring member 100 and is mounted on the side wall 120 of the ring member 100 It is preferable to form the ring-like shape as shown in Fig. 3 to Fig.

In particular, the heating element 200 may include a heating coil, which is configured to perform only a function as a heat source without performing a function as a light source, and which generates heat by electric energy. The heating coil is preferably composed of any one of an electric heating wire, a non-magnetic heating wire, a nichrome wire, a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) or a conductive heat wire. An area heating element may be used as a heating element. Such an area heating element is composed of a sheet-like support for supporting carbon fibers or the like using carbon fibers or the like as a heating element. When power is applied to the area heating element, So that the heat can be used as a heating element by using the heat.

The cap member 300 is configured to directly contact the body of the user to perform a heating and heating function, and is heated by receiving heat generated from the heating body 200. The bottom surface 320 of the cap member 300 should be disposed so as to directly contact the upper surface of the heating element 200 in order to minimize the loss of heat generated in the heating element and to improve the heat conduction efficiency, It is preferable to secure it widely.

Particularly, the cap member 300 in the ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed of a ceramic material, so that it is easily broken in the process of manufacturing a conventional thermal cap made of natural wood, Can be overcome. However, since ceramics can not transmit light due to the nature of the material, light generated from the light source 500 can not be emitted to the outside of the ceramic. Therefore, in order to overcome such a problem, it is preferable that at least one opening 310 for emitting light from the light source 400 disposed at the lower side of the ring member 100 to the outside is formed in the cap member 300 Do.

The opening 310 is preferably formed on the side wall of the cap member 300 and extends to the bottom surface 320 of the cap member 310 in direct contact with the heating element 200 as shown in FIG. . It is preferable to form a plurality of openings 310 so that the light from the light source 500 can be more diverted to the outer side of the ceramic. It is preferable that they are formed uniformly at intervals of 90 degrees along the periphery of the cap member 300 as shown in FIG.

However, when the open portion 310 is formed to extend to the bottom surface 320 of the cap member 310 as shown in FIG. 7, there is a problem that the heat conduction efficiency may be reduced due to a reduction in contact area with the heat generating body. The opening 310 may be formed only on the side wall of the cap member 310 without extending to the bottom surface 320 of the cap member 300 as shown in FIG. However, in this case, the light generated by the light source 500 can not be sufficiently emitted to the outside. Accordingly, in order to solve this problem, the inner surface of the cap member 300 is coated with a reflective coating so as to amplify the light emitted from the light source 500, thereby increasing the amount of light emitted to the outside. Further, by forming the opening 310 to be inclined downward inward of the cap member 300, light emitted from the light source 500 may be easily emitted to the outside.

The bottom surface 320 of the cap member 300 is disposed in contact with the upper surface of the heating element 200 for thermal conduction. When the cap member 300 rotates in a contacted state, There is a fear of wear or breakage. In order to overcome such a problem, a protrusion 140 protruding inward of the ring member 100 is formed on the side wall of the ring member 100, and the cap member 300 has a protrusion 140 protruding from the opening 310 It is possible to prevent the cap member 300 from rotating after the coupling. Thus, the width of the opening 310 of the cap member 300 should be greater than the width of the protrusion 140.

Since the heating element 200 must be seated on the bottom surface 110 of the ring member 100, the protrusion 140 should be spaced apart from the bottom surface 110 of the ring member 100. Specifically, the heating element 200 The distance from the center of gravity to the center of gravity,

As described above, the ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cover member 300 disposed on the outer side of the cap member 300 to cover the opening 310 formed in the cap member 300 400, and the cover member 400 may be formed of transparent or translucent material that can transmit light. It is possible to block the foreign matter introduced from the outside through the opening portion 310 through this.

In addition, it is also possible to perform various color processes on the cover member 400 so that the user can change the color of the light passing through the opening unit 310 to create aesthetic sense.

In addition, as described above, instead of further including the cover member 400, the open portion 310 is filled with a light-transmitting material to prevent the foreign matter from flowing into the ceramic body through the open portion 310 In particular, it is preferable that the light transmitting material is formed of a material capable of diffusing light emitted from the light source 500.

A ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention is inserted into and bonded to a main body of a thermal therapy apparatus. Specifically, the ceramics for a thermal treatment apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, 100, a heating element 200, and a cap member 300.

However, a light source 500 is disposed below the ring member 100 and a separate opening 310 is formed in the cap member 300, such as a ceramic heater for a thermal therapy apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, , At least one light source is disposed in the periphery of the region of the body of the thermal therapy apparatus where the ceramic heater is inserted, so that the light generated in the light source is diverted to the outside. In this case, it is preferable that the material around the region where the ceramic is inserted is formed of a material which is transparent or semitransparent so that light generated from the light source can be emitted to the outside, and is capable of transmitting light.

Since it is not necessary to form a separate opening 310 in the cap member 300, it is possible to reduce the processing cost, and it is possible to arrange only one light source for each adjacent plural ceramics instead of one light source for each ceramics Therefore, there is an advantage in terms of cost reduction.

The embodiments and the accompanying drawings described in the present specification are merely illustrative of some of the technical ideas included in the present invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention but to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. It should be interpreted.

100: ring member
200: heating element
300: cap member
400: cover member
500: light source

Claims (9)

A ring-shaped heating element;
A ring member for supporting the heating element;
A cap member that receives heat from the heating element and discharges the heat to the outside; And
At least one opening provided in the lower region of the cap member for external emission of light;
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Wherein the light generated from the light source is provided to the cap member through the heating element and the through hole formed in the ring member.
The method according to claim 1,
The ring member has a side wall for supporting a part of a lower side portion of the heating element and the cap member,
And a protrusion to be inserted into the opening is formed in a part of the side wall.
The method according to claim 1,
A cover member disposed on the outside of the cap member to cover the opening portion;
Wherein the heat treatment apparatus further comprises:
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the opening is filled with a light-transmitting material for diffusing light provided from the light source.
The method according to claim 1,
And a reflective coating for amplifying light provided from the light source is formed on an inner surface of the cap member.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cap member includes a first dome-shaped body having an inner space and a second body extending from a lower end of the first body and formed in a ring shape,
Wherein the opening is formed by cutting a lower part of the first body and a second part of the body.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cap member includes a first dome-shaped body having an inner space and two bodies formed in a ring shape extending from a lower end of the first body,
And the opening part is formed by cutting a lower part of the lower part of the second body.
The method according to claim 1,
And the opening portion is inclined downward inward of the cap member so that light transmitted from the light source can be easily emitted to the outside.
In a thermotherapeutic appliance coupled to a body of a hyperthermia apparatus,
A ring-shaped heating element;
A ring member for supporting the heating element; And
A cap member that receives heat from the heating element and discharges the heat to the outside;
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Wherein at least one light source is disposed in the periphery of a region of the main body of the thermal therapy apparatus where the ceramics for the thermal treatment unit are coupled.

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