KR20230104307A - Foot bath apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foot bath device, and is particularly configured to keep feet warm before foot bathing to improve the foot bath effect during foot bathing and to sterilize and dry feet after foot bathing to keep the feet in good condition.
A foot bath device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is to move a chair, a warmer installed in front of the chair, a foot bath located under the chair, and a foot bath from under the chair to the front of the chair or in front of the chair. A transportation means for moving under the chair, a tank for storing the foot bath water filled in the foot bath, and a water supply and drainage system for supplying the foot bath water stored in the tank to the foot bath and draining the foot bath water filled in the foot bath to the tank. to be

Description

Foot bath apparatus {Foot bath apparatus}

The present invention relates to a foot bath device, and is particularly configured to keep the feet warm before the foot bath to improve the foot bath effect during the foot bath, and to sterilize and dry the feet after the foot bath to keep the feet in good condition.

As modern people spend more time sitting and working in the office, the body's blood circulation and metabolism are not smooth due to lack of exercise, so recovery from fatigue is slow, and they are also exposed to various adult diseases.

In order to solve these problems, blood circulation and metabolism are promoted through body baths, half body baths, and foot baths. In particular, when blood circulation is facilitated through a foot bath, the incidence of dangerous diseases such as high blood pressure or heart disease can be reduced by reducing unnecessary work of the heart. In addition, there are numerous meridian points in the leg below the knee, so if you promote metabolism through a foot bath, you can get a good effect on poor sleep.

In such a footbath method, there are a wet footbath machine in which feet are immersed in water heated to a certain temperature to obtain an effect, and a dry footbath machine using heat emitted from a heater such as an electric heating wire.

For example, Patent Document 1 provides a multifunctional footbath device. The multifunctional footbath device of Patent Document 1 includes a bathtub body, a lower case fixed to the lower portion of the bathtub body, a heating unit for heating the bathtub body, and the lower portion. An audio output unit located inside the case and receiving and outputting a signal provided from the outside, a light generation unit mounted inside the bathtub body and operating while external electric power is applied to the heating unit to emit light, and the heating unit and a controller for controlling the light generating unit.

In the conventional foot bath, a user or an assistant has to directly heat water to supply hot water to the foot bath, which is inconvenient.

In addition, it is difficult for the user or an assistant to directly move the foot tub filled with hot water to the location of use, and there are problems such as waste of water resources and contamination of water resources due to discarding used water as wastewater.

In order to solve the problems of the conventional foot bath, the foot bath device disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-2012829 is equipped with an instantaneous water heater, and is configured to automatically supply and drain the foot bath water heated by the instantaneous water heater to the foot bath. there is. However, in order to supply water to the instantaneous water heater or drain water to the foot bath, the user has to carry the water himself, which is inconvenient.

In addition, the conventional foot bath apparatus and the improved foot bath apparatus are configured to perform only a function of soaking a foot in a foot bath by a user.

That is, since a function of increasing the blood circulation of the user's feet before the foot bath or sterilizing the feet after the foot bath is not configured, it is inconvenient to dry the feet with a towel or the like after the foot bath.

The conventional foot bath apparatus and the improved foot bath apparatus configured in this way have a disadvantage in that they cannot perform other functions than foot bath.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0030996 (2010.03.19.) Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-2012829 (2019.08.22.)

The present invention was invented to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and keeps the feet warm before foot bathing to improve the effect of foot bathing and sterilizes and dries the feet after foot bathing to keep the feet in good condition. The purpose is to provide an automatic foot bath device configured.

A foot bath device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is to move a chair, a warmer installed in front of the chair, a foot bath located under the chair, and a foot bath from under the chair to the front of the chair or in front of the chair. A transportation means for moving under the chair, a tank for storing the foot bath water filled in the foot bath, and a water supply and drainage system for supplying the foot bath water stored in the tank to the foot bath and draining the foot bath water filled in the foot bath to the tank. to be

Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the warmer has an opening formed on the side facing the chair, so that a seated person's foot on the chair can be inserted into or taken out of the warmer.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an inclined footrest is located inside the warmer, and a planar heating element is provided on the footrest.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a diatomaceous earth panel is positioned on the footrest, and a planar heating element is positioned below the diatomaceous earth panel, so that the diatomaceous earth panel is heated by the heat of the planar heating element.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the footrest is connected to the upper support frame and the lower support frame and is inclined inside the warmer.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a UV LED or far-infrared ray lamp facing the footrest is mounted inside the warmer.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the heater is equipped with a fan for exhausting air inside the heater to the outside and a negative ion generator.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a fan heater for heating air inside the heater is mounted on the heater.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a monitor is mounted on the top of the warmer and the monitor is positioned toward the chair.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first telescopic system, which is a transport means, is mounted inside the chair frame forming the chair, and the first telescopic system includes a cylinder and a rod that moves forward and backward in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder. and a foot bath is connected to the rod.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a guide bar is fixed to the chair frame, a guide block moving along the guide bar is connected to the foot bath, and the guide bar guides the movement of the chair by the first telescopic system.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a cover frame for covering or opening the open top of the foot tub is further included, and the cover frame covers or opens the foot tub while moving in the vertical direction by the second telescopic system.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second telescopic system includes a cylinder fixed vertically to a chair frame forming a chair, and a rod that moves vertically along the length of the cylinder, and the cover frame is attached to the rod. It is fixed.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cover frame includes an upper plate and a lower plate spaced apart from each other, a second telescopic system is connected to the upper plate, and a water supply nozzle for supplying foot bath water to the lower plate. is installed to supply foot bath water to the foot bath located below.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a UV LED is mounted on the lower plate to irradiate the inside of the foot tub with ultraviolet rays.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the foot bath is equipped with a bubble generator and a heater.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a drain hole is formed in the foot bath.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the water supply system extending from the tank to the foot bath includes a water supply pipe extending from the tank to the foot bath, a filter for filtering the foot bath water supplied from the tank to the foot bath, and the foot bath water in the tank. It includes a water supply pump for supplying water to the foot bath, a water heater for heating the foot bath water supplied to the foot bath, and a detection unit for detecting the water quality of the foot bath water supplied to the foot bath.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the water quality of the footbath water detected by the detecting unit does not satisfy the condition, a water discharge pipe branched downstream of the detecting unit is further included to drain the foot bath water from the detecting unit to the tank. do.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the detection unit includes a PH sensor for detecting the hydrogen ion index of the foot bath water, a TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) sensor for detecting the total dissolved solids in the foot bath water, and a turbidity sensor for detecting the turbidity of the foot bath water. contains the sensor.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the drainage system extending from the foot bath to the tank includes a drain pipe extending from the foot bath to the tank, a strainer for filtering foreign substances in the foot bath water drained from the foot bath, and a foot bath It includes a drain pump for draining the foot bath water into the tank and a filter for filtering the foot bath water drained from the foot bath.

Further, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the filter is any one or both of a precipitate filter and a green carbon filter.

Also, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tank is located on a tank frame equipped with casters.

As described above, the foot bath apparatus according to the present invention has a warmer located in front of the foot bath, so that the user's feet are warmed through the warmer before the foot bath, and after the foot bath, the wet feet are placed in the warmer to dry them and sterilize the feet. It is configured to keep the condition in optimal condition.

When cold feet are immersed in a foot bath of about 42° C., the user feels an unpleasant feeling of being hot due to a rapid temperature difference. The footbath device of the present invention preheats the feet through a warmer before immersing the feet in 42° C. footbath water, so that even when the feet are immersed in the footbath, they feel warm rather than suddenly hot. In addition, when cold feet are immersed in foot bath water at about 42 ° C, a bubble film is formed on the skin due to the temperature difference, and the bubble film blocks the heat transfer of the foot bath water. By preheating your feet with a warmer, you can block the formation of a bubble film.

In addition, as the foot bath water stored in the tank is circulated to the water heater and the foot bath, it is possible to solve the inconvenience of directly transferring and filling or draining water as in the conventional foot bath, and by purifying the circulating foot bath water through a filter, There is an advantage in that the foot bath water can be continuously used within a range that satisfies the conditions.

In addition, in the footbath apparatus according to the present invention, a monitor for outputting an operating state of the footbath apparatus and a guide message is located in front of the user who is bathing the foot, so that the user can be comfortably guided through the footbath process. Therefore, there is an advantage in that users who are new to the foot bath device according to the present invention can conveniently and safely use the foot bath.

In addition, it is an automatic foot bathing device configured to perform foot bathing according to a programmed sequence.

1 is a perspective view showing a foot bath device according to the present invention;
2 is a conceptual diagram showing the warmer shown in FIG. 1;
3A is an exploded perspective view showing the warmer shown in FIG. 2;
Figure 3b is a cross-sectional view of the warmer shown in Figure 2;
4 is a bottom perspective view showing a transport means of a foot bath;
5 is a conceptual diagram showing the coupling relationship between the cover frame of the foot bath and the second telescopic system;
6 is a bottom view showing the bottom surface of the cover frame.
7A is a conceptual diagram showing the inside of a chair frame;
Figure 7b is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of the foot bath,
8 is a conceptual diagram showing the drainage opening of the foot bath device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a foot bath device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a foot bath device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conceptual view showing the warmer shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3A is an exploded perspective view showing the warmer shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is a diagram It is a cross-sectional view of the warmer shown in 2. And Figure 4 is a bottom perspective view showing the transfer means of the foot bathtub, Figure 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the coupling relationship between the cover frame and the second telescopic system of the foot bathtub, Figure 6 is a bottom view showing the bottom of the cover frame. 7A is a conceptual diagram showing the inside of a chair frame, FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of a foot bath, and FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing drainage opening of a foot bath device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the foot bath device 100 is located under a chair 140 on which a user sits, and under the chair 140, and moves forward or backward toward the user's feet to move forward or backward to the bottom of the chair 140. A foot bath 160 located in the front of the chair 140, a heater 110 for drying and sterilizing the user's feet, a tank 210 for storing foot bath water, and a foot bath in the tank 210 In supplying water to the foot bath 160, the water heater 240 stores foot bath water that satisfies conditions such as temperature, turbidity, and PH of the foot bath water, and is supplied from the tank 210 to the foot bath 160 or foot bath. A filter unit 220 for filtering the foot bath water drained from the tank 160 to the tank 210 is included.

In the foot bath apparatus 100 configured as described above, the feet are pretreated by putting them in the warmer 110 before foot bathing, and when the foot bath water satisfying various conditions is filled in the foot bath 160, the foot bath device 100 advances under the user's feet. Feet are soaked in the foot bath 160 to bathe, and when the foot bath is completed, the feet are taken out of the foot bath 160 and dried in the heater 110. When the user finishes using the foot bath device 100, the foot bath water in the foot bath 160 is filtered in the filter unit 220 and drained to the tank 210 to be stored for reuse. Contamination inside the heater 110 is prevented through sterilization and ventilation.

Hereinafter, the automatic foot bath device configured as described above will be described in detail.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3B , a warmer 110 is positioned in front of the chair 140 on which the user sits.

The warmer 110 has a rear upper part facing the user so that the feet of the user seated on the chair 140 can be inserted into the warmer 110, and a foot sensor 113 for detecting feet is inside the warmer 110. A fan heater 115 capable of increasing the temperature inside the heater 110, a UV LED 117 for sterilizing the inside of the heater 110 or the user's feet, and a far-infrared ray directed toward the inside of the heater 110 or the user's feet. It includes a far-infrared ray lamp 119 that radiates, a fan 123 that exhausts air inside the heater 110 to the outside, and a footrest 130 that supports feet put in the heater 110.

The footrest 130 is inclined so as to maintain a comfortable posture when the user puts their feet into the warmer 110 while sitting on a chair, and the planar heating element 133 is fixed to the frame 131 of the footrest 130. And, the diatomaceous earth panel 135 is positioned on the upper surface of the planar heating element 133. Therefore, the diatomaceous earth panel 135 is warmly heated by the heat generated from the planar heating element 133, and as feet are placed on the heated diatomaceous earth panel 135, blood circulation of the feet can be activated before foot bathing. In addition, the effect of the silica included in the diatomaceous earth panel 135 can be obtained.

Meanwhile, a UV LED 117 is mounted inside the heater 110. The UV LED 117 sterilizes the inside of the heater 110 while emitting ultraviolet rays. The user's feet may be sterilized while the user's feet are located inside the warmer 110 . As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B , a UV LED 117 is mounted on the lower support frame 137L inside the warmer 110 for supporting the footrest 130 to emit ultraviolet rays toward the footrest 130. It is preferable to irradiate, but in some cases, the location of the UV LED 117 may be changed to another location.

An anion generator 121 is mounted inside the heater 110. The negative ion generator 121 deodorizes the inside of the heater 110 while generating negative ions.

In addition, fans 123 for exhausting air inside the heater 110 to the outside through ventilation holes formed in the heater case 111 are mounted on the upper support frame 137H supporting the upper end of the footrest 130. In addition, a far-infrared lamp 119 radiating far-infrared rays toward the inside of the heater 110 or toward the footrest 130 is mounted on the upper support frame 137H.

In addition, a monitor 139 is mounted on the warmer 110 . The user seated in the chair 140, in a state where the feet are placed in the warmer 110 or the foot tub 160, operates the automatic foot bath device 100 through a guide message output through the monitor 139 located in the front. and status can be recognized.

Even a first-time user of the automatic foot bath device can perform the foot bath while receiving guidance through the monitor 139, so there is an advantage in that the foot bath can be easily enjoyed without embarrassment.

On the other hand, the chair 140 on which the user sits is a heated chair, and keeps the body of the seated person warm while generating heat up to a set temperature.

The chair 140 is located above the chair frame 141, and the foot bath 160 is located below the chair frame 141, and the foot bath 160, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 5, transport means As a result, it is possible to move forward and backward from the bottom of the chair.

The base plate 141B of the chair frame 141 is equipped with a first extension system 151, which is a transfer means capable of extending and contracting the stroke toward the front where the heater 110 is located. The first telescopic system 151 includes a cylinder 151S and a rod 151R that moves forward and backward in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder 151S. Here, the telescopic system, which is the transportation means, may be a structure of a hydraulic system having a cylinder and a rod, and as another transportation means, a linear motor or a combination structure of a ball screw, a nut, and a motor may be selected and configured.

In this way, in the chair 140 equipped with the first telescopic system 151, the foot bath 160 under the chair advances according to the stroke extension of the first telescopic system 151, and the warmer 110 and the chair 140 move forward. When the stroke is contracted in this state, the foot tub 160 moves under the chair 140 and is positioned.

At the side of the first telescopic system 151, a guide bar 153a is positioned parallel to the first telescopic system 151, and is coupled to the guide bar 153a to move forward and backward along the guide bar 153a. (153b) is fixed to the bracket fixed to the foot tub (160). Therefore, when the first telescopic system 151 is extended, the foot bath 160 is guided by the guide bar 153a while moving along the rod 151R of the first telescopic system 151 and rectilinearly reciprocates in the forward and backward directions without twisting. will move

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the cover frame 143 covering the foot bath 160 located on the chair 140 is located under the chair 140, and the second telescopic system 152 is located on the cover frame 143. Connected. The second telescopic system 152 is vertically mounted on the chair frame 141, and the cover frame 143 moves upward or downward as the stroke extends or contracts. When the stroke of the second telescopic system 152 is extended, the cover frame 143 goes up, and when the stroke of the second telescopic system 152 is contracted, the cover frame 143 goes down and is below the chair 140. It covers the located foot bath 160.

The second extension system 152 configured as described above is installed on either side of the left or right side of the chair frame 141, and a plurality of guide bars 154a parallel to the second extension system 152 are perpendicular to the chair frame 141 It is fixed, and the guide block 154b is fixed to the cover frame 143 and moves in the vertical direction along the guide bar 154a and guides the cover frame 143 in the moving direction.

Therefore, in a state in which the first telescopic system 151 and the second telescopic system 152 are contracted, the foot tub 160 is located under the chair 140 in a state where the cover frame 143 covers the foot tub 160, , When the second extension system 152 is extended, the cover frame 143 is raised, and in this state, when the first extension system 151 is extended, the foot bath 160 moves forward of the chair 140. Conversely, when the first telescopic system 151 contracts while the foot tub 160 moves forward, the foot tub 160 moves under the chair 140, and in this state, the second telescopic system 152 When contracted, the cover frame 143 covers the foot tub 160 and is positioned under the chair 140.

The foot tub 160 is equipped with a plurality of casters 161 to easily move the foot tub 160 forward and backward.

In addition, the cover frame 143 is divided into an upper plate 143H and a lower plate 143L, and a gap is formed between the upper plate 143H and the lower plate 143L.

The rod 152R and the guide block 154b of the second telescopic system 152 are fixed to the upper plate 143H of the cover frame 143. In addition, the lower plate 143L has a water supply system for supplying foot bath water to the inside of the foot bath 160 while covering the foot bath 160 located under the chair 140. The upper plate 143H and the lower plate 143L It is mounted on the lower plate 143L through the gap.

As one component of the water supply system, a water supply nozzle 145 is mounted on the lower plate 143L. The opening of the pipe according to the flow relationship of the foot bath water of the foot bath device 100 will be described in detail later.

Meanwhile, when the foot bath water is filled in the foot bath 160 through the water supply nozzle 145 mounted on the lower plate 143L, the second telescopic system 152 operates to raise the cover frame 143 and the first telescopic system 151 ) is operated so that the foot bath 160 located under the chair 140 moves forward of the chair 140.

A bubble generator 163 and a heater are installed in the foot tub 160, and a drain hole 165 is formed at the bottom of the foot tub 160 to drain the footbath water filled in the foot tub 160. The bubble generator 163 forms micro bubbles in the foot bath water filled in the foot bath 160 to promote massage and blood circulation by the micro bubbles, and the heater sets the temperature of the foot bath water filled in the foot bath 160 to a set temperature. Heat the foot bath to maintain the range.

In addition, a UV LED 147 is mounted on the lower surface of the lower plate 143L to sterilize the inside of the foot bath 160 while the foot bath water is drained.

The foot bath apparatus 100 according to the present invention supplies the foot bath water filled in the tank 210 to the foot bath 160 and recovers the foot bath water drained from the foot bath 160 to the tank 210 to recycle the foot bath water. composed in a way

To this end, as shown in FIG. 8, the foot bath device 100 includes a water supply system for supplying foot bath water from the tank 210 to the foot bath 160 and the foot bath water filled in the foot bath 160 to the tank 210. A drainage system for recovery is provided.

Looking at the water supply system, the foot bath water filled in the tank 210 is filtered through the mesh carbon filter 221 of the filter unit 220, and flows into the water heater 240 through the water supply pump 230. The foot bath water flowing into the water heater 240 maintains a heated state to an appropriate temperature in the water heater 240, and after passing through the detection unit (250 in FIG. 7A) that measures the water quality of the heated foot bath water, the water quality meets the conditions. If satisfied, the water is supplied to the foot bath 160 through the water supply nozzle 145.

If the water quality does not satisfy the condition, it is returned to the tank 210, and at this time, a warning message to replace the entire footbath water in the tank 210 is displayed on the monitor 139.

Specifically, the tank 210 is accommodated in a tank frame 211 equipped with casters 212 . A foot bath water supply pipe 213 and a drainage pipe 215 are connected to the tank 210, and the water supply pipe 213 supplies foot bath water to the inside of the chair frame 141 and drains water from the foot bath device 100. The foot bath water flows into the tank 210 through the drain pipe 215. In addition, a drain valve 217 for draining the filled foot bath water is mounted on the tank 210, and an openable cover 219 for filling water is mounted on the top of the tank 210.

The water supply pipe 213 connected to the foot bath device 100 is connected to the mesh carbon filter 221 of the filter unit 220 mounted on the outside of the foot bath device 100, and the water supply pipe 213 is connected to the tank 210. The foot bath water supplied to the foot bath device 100 is filtered out of impurities through the mesh carbon filter 221. The footbath water that has passed through the mesh carbon filter 221 is filled in the water heater 240 and heated in the water heater 240 to an appropriate temperature range.

The foot bath water heated by the water heater 240 passes through the detecting unit 250 .

The detecting unit 250 is for detecting the quality of the foot bath water, and a PH sensor 251, a Total Dissolved Solid (TDS) sensor 252, and a turbidity sensor 253 are installed and pass through the detecting unit 250. Detect the hydrogen ion index, total dissolved solids and turbidity of the foot bath water.

If the hydrogen ion index, total dissolved solids, and turbidity detected by the detecting unit 250 are within the set range, the foot bath water is supplied to the foot bath 160, but if it is out of the set range, it is diverged from the water supply pipe 213 to the drain pipe. It is returned to the tank 210 through the drain pipe 255 connected to 215, and as described above, a warning message to replace the entire foot bath water filled in the tank 210 is output through the monitor.

Meanwhile, the foot bath water supplied to the foot bath 160 from the detector 250 is supplied to the foot bath 160 through the water supply nozzle 145 mounted on the lower plate 143L of the cover frame 143 to supply the foot bath water. Fill the foot bath (160).

The footbath water filled in the footbath 160 increases the amount of saturated oxygen by the operation of the bubble generator (163 in FIG. 7B) and the heater installed in the footbath 160, and is heated to an appropriate temperature range by the heater.

In the state in which the foot bath is finished, the first telescopic system 151 contracts and the foot tub 160 moves under the chair 140, and the cover frame 143 moves under the chair 140 due to the contraction of the second telescopic system 152. 160) is covered, the footbath water in the footbath 160 is drained through the drain port 165.

The foot bath water discharged from the foot bath 160 passes through the strainer 260 . A strainer is built into the strainer 260 to filter relatively large particles of foreign matter contained in the foot bath water.

The foot bath water that has passed through the strainer 260 flows into the drainage pump 270, and the foot bath water drained from the drainage pump 270 passes through the settling filter 222 of the filter unit 220 to remove fine particles contained in the foot bath water. Particles of foreign matter are filtered out. The foot bath water that has passed through the settling filter 222 passes through the green carbon filter 223, and water odor and chlorine are removed while passing through the green carbon filter 223.

The filtered footbath water passing through the strainer 260, the precipitate filter 222, and the blue carbon filter 223 is drained into the tank 210 and filled in the tank 210.

As described above, the automatic foot bath device 100 according to the present invention can be used regardless of external water supply facilities such as faucets as the foot bath water is recirculated and used. Conventional foot baths and foot bath devices have to supply water frequently, so water can be supplied only when an external water supply facility exists. However, the automatic foot bath device of the present invention has the advantage of solving such problems.

Meanwhile, the footbath water is drained from the footbath 160 and the inside of the empty footbath 160 is sterilized by ultraviolet rays irradiated from the UV LED 147 mounted on the lower plate 143L.

As described above, the foot bath apparatus according to the present invention has a warmer located in front of the foot bath, so that the user's feet are warmed through the warmer before the foot bath, and after the foot bath, wet feet are placed in the warmer to dry them and optimize the condition of the feet through sterilization. It is configured so that it can be maintained in the state of When cold feet are immersed in a foot bath of about 42° C., the user feels an unpleasant feeling of being hot due to a rapid temperature difference. The footbath device of the present invention preheats the feet through a warmer before immersing the feet in 42° C. footbath water, so that even when the feet are immersed in the footbath, they feel warm rather than suddenly hot. In addition, when cold feet are immersed in foot bath water at about 42 ° C, a bubble film is formed on the skin due to the temperature difference, and the bubble film blocks the heat transfer of the foot bath water. By preheating your feet with a warmer, you can block the formation of a bubble film.

In addition, as the foot bath water stored in the tank is circulated to the water heater and the foot bath, it is possible to solve the inconvenience of directly transferring and filling or draining water as in the conventional foot bath, and by purifying the circulating foot bath water through a filter, There is an advantage in that the foot bath water can be continuously used within a range that satisfies the conditions.

In the automatic footbath apparatus according to the present invention, a monitor for outputting an operating state of the footbath apparatus and a guide message is located in front of the user who is bathing the foot, so that the user can be comfortably guided through the footbath process. Therefore, even a first-time user of the automatic foot bath device according to the present invention can conveniently and safely use the foot bath.

Meanwhile, reference numeral 138 in FIG. 3B denotes a thermal imaging camera, which detects the user's body temperature before foot bathing and after foot bathing, and compares the body temperature images sensed through the monitor, so that the user can see the effect of foot bathing. make it recognizable

100: foot bath device
110: warmer
111: case
113: foot detection sensor
115: fan heater
117, 147: UV LED
119: far infrared lamp
121: negative ion generator
123: fan
130: footrest
131: frame
133: planar heating element
135: diatomaceous earth panel
137L, 137H: support frame
138: thermal imaging camera
139: monitor
140: chair
141: chair frame
141B: base plate
143: cover frame
143H: top plate
143L: lower plate
145: water supply nozzle
151, 152: extension system
151S, 152S: cylinder
151R, 152R: rod
153a, 153b: guide bar
154a, 154b: guide block
160: foot bath
161: Caster
163: bubble generator
165: drain
210: tank
211: tank frame
212: Caster
213: water supply pipe
215: drainage pipe
217: drain valve
219: cover
220: filter unit
221: mesh carbon filter
222: sediment filter
223: blue carbon filter
230: water pump
240: water heater
250: inspection unit
251: PH sensor
252: TDS sensor
253: turbidity sensor
255: water discharge pipe
260: strainer
270: drain pump

Claims (23)

chair and
A heater installed in the front of the chair;
A foot bath located under the chair;
A transfer means for moving the foot tub from under the chair to the front of the chair or from the front of the chair to the bottom of the chair;
A tank for storing the foot bath water filled in the foot bath;
A foot bath apparatus comprising a water supply and drainage system for supplying foot bath water stored in a tank to the foot bath and draining foot bath water filled in the foot bath to the tank.
According to claim 1,
The foot bath device, characterized in that the warmer has an opening formed on the side facing the chair so that the feet of a seated person seated on the chair can be put into or taken out of the warmer.
According to claim 2,
A footbath device, characterized in that an inclined footrest is located inside the warmer, and a planar heating element is provided on the footrest.
According to claim 3,
A footbath device, characterized in that a diatomaceous earth panel is located on the footrest, and a planar heating element is located under the diatomaceous earth panel, so that the diatomaceous earth panel is heated by the heat of the planar heating element.
According to claim 3,
The foot bath device, characterized in that the footrest is connected to the upper support frame and the lower support frame and is inclined inside the warmer.
According to claim 3,
A foot bath device, characterized in that a UV LED or far-infrared ray lamp is mounted on the inside of the warmer toward the footrest.
According to claim 3,
A foot bath device, characterized in that the heater is equipped with a fan for exhausting air inside the heater to the outside and a negative ion generator.
According to claim 3,
A foot bath device, characterized in that the heater is equipped with a fan heater for heating air inside the heater.
According to claim 3,
A footbath device, characterized in that a monitor is mounted on the top of the warmer and the monitor is positioned toward the chair.
According to claim 1,
A first telescopic system, which is a transport means, is mounted inside the chair frame forming the chair, and the first telescopic system includes a cylinder and a rod that moves forward and backward in the longitudinal direction of the cylinder, and either the cylinder or the rod is a foot bath. Foot bath device, characterized in that connected to the tank.
According to claim 10,
A foot bath device, characterized in that a guide bar is fixed to the chair frame, a guide block moving along the guide bar is connected to the foot bath, and the guide bar guides the movement of the chair by a first telescopic system.
According to claim 1,
Further comprising a cover frame that covers or opens the open top of the foot bath,
The footbath apparatus, characterized in that the cover frame moves up and down by the second telescoping system and covers or opens the footbath.
According to claim 12,
The second telescopic system includes a cylinder fixed vertically to a chair frame forming a chair and a rod that moves up and down along the length of the cylinder, and either the cylinder or the rod is fixed to the cover frame. foot bath device.
According to claim 12 or 13,
The cover frame includes an upper plate and a lower plate spaced apart from each other, a second telescopic system is connected to the upper plate, and a water supply nozzle for supplying foot bath water is mounted on the lower plate to supply foot bath water to the foot bath located below. A foot bath device characterized in that for supplying.
According to claim 14,
A footbath device characterized in that a UV LED is mounted on the lower plate to irradiate ultraviolet rays inside the footbath.
According to claim 1,
A footbath apparatus, characterized in that a bubble generator and a heater are mounted in the footbath.
According to claim 1,
A footbath device characterized in that a drain is formed in the footbath.
According to claim 1,
The water supply system extending from the tank to the foot bath,
A water supply pipe extending from the tank to the foot bath;
A filter for filtering the foot bath water supplied from the tank to the foot bath;
A water supply pump for supplying foot bath water from the tank to the foot bath;
A water heater for heating the foot bath water supplied to the foot bath;
A footbath apparatus comprising a detection unit for detecting the quality of the footbath water supplied to the footbath.
According to claim 18,
The foot bath apparatus further comprises a water discharge pipe branched downstream of the detecting unit to drain the foot bath water from the detecting unit to the tank when the quality of the foot bath water detected by the detecting unit does not satisfy the condition.
According to claim 18,
The detecting unit consists of a PH sensor 251 that detects the hydrogen ion index of the foot bath water, a TDS (Total Dissolved Solid) sensor 252 that detects the total dissolved solid amount of the foot bath water, and a turbidity sensor 253 that detects the turbidity of the foot bath water. A foot bath device comprising:
According to claim 1,
The drainage system extending from the foot bath to the tank,
A drain pipe extending from the foot bath to the tank;
A strainer for filtering foreign substances in the foot bath water drained from the foot bath;
A drain pump for draining the foot bath water from the foot bath into the tank;
A footbath apparatus comprising a filter for filtering footbath water drained from a footbath.
According to claim 21,
The foot bath device, characterized in that the filter is any one or two of a sediment filter and a blue carbon filter.
According to claim 1,
The tank is a foot bath device, characterized in that located on the tank frame equipped with casters.

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