WO2014007434A1

WO2014007434A1 - Lower body bathing apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2014007434A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/008929
Authority: WO
Inventors: 민진영; 최수호
Original assignee: 주식회사 소닉월드
Priority date: 2012-07-04
Filing date: 2012-10-29
Publication date: 2014-01-09
Also published as: KR101269141B1

Abstract

The present invention discloses a lower body bathing apparatus. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the lower body bathing apparatus includes: a main body in which an accommodation space is formed; a chair unit formed in the main body; and a heating unit which supplies heat to the main body. The chair unit is configured to have an upper panel and a lower panel, which are formed to have predetermined areas, and an actuator which is disposed between the upper panel and the lower panel.

Description

Half body

The present invention relates to a half-bath, and more particularly, to a half-bath to be able to provide a vibration to the user's body.

In general, the half body bath is a bath method that has been used as an adjuvant therapy of traditional Chinese medicine to help improve the body function by correcting the unbalanced body temperature of the upper body and the lower body by warming the lower body with water, thereby eliminating the chill in the body.

This half body bath is usually to warm the lower body to eliminate cold hands and feet, which causes blood circulation disorders, and is a bath method that focuses on the health law that keeps the head cold and the feet warm.

That is, in the case of the average person, the upper body temperature tends to be higher than the lower body, and convection occurs between the warm blood of the lower body and the cold blood of the upper body through the half-body bath.

Therefore, the body temperature increases and blood circulation is naturally activated, and the blood flow and blood flow rate are increased so that blood flows smoothly, relieving stress such as lowering blood pressure, promoting fatigue recovery and metabolism, and exhausting sweat through the body. Helps promote health by releasing toxins stored in the

Accordingly, in recent years, various kinds of half-baths have been proposed and marketed so that a half-bath can be easily and freely enjoyed at home.

However, the conventional half body bath simply has a function of warming the lower body by using a heat ray film such as water or a planar heating element as a heating element, but has no additional function.

In other words, it is possible to take advantage of leisure time by being able to do other things, such as reading or watching TV and watching movies while half-bathing, but there is no separate function, such as partial diet and rehabilitation of the body. . In other words, it is not helpful to people who are uncomfortable or those who want to diet, such as patients with diseases such as chronic low back pain, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke and weakened muscle / skeletal system function. Exhaust and blood circulation was active only to function.

In other words, the conventional half body bath provides the effect of the exercise necessary for the above-mentioned patients as it has only the function of releasing the waste in the body and releasing the contracted blood vessels in the state where the lower body is located in the half body bath to promote fatigue recovery and metabolism. I couldn't.

Therefore, the applicant of the present invention has devised a half-death bath that allows the patient to perform the exercise necessary for the weak body while enjoying the half-bath.

In one embodiment of the present invention while enjoying a half-body bath, a half-body bath that can provide an exercise effect to improve the bone density in the case of a patient with a weak bone density while at the same time can provide a general exercise effect to muscle and shape the body To provide.

According to an aspect of the present invention, in the half body bath comprising a main body having a receiving space therein, a chair unit formed in the main body and a heating unit for providing a heat source in the main body, wherein the chair unit is formed to have a predetermined area An upper panel and a lower panel; An actuator installed between the upper panel and the lower panel; The upper panel vibrates vertically and stably with respect to the lower panel and at least one buffer member and the lower panel installed between the upper panel and the lower panel in a position adjacent to the actuator so as to alleviate the vibration during the driving of the actuator. A half-bath can be provided, characterized in that consisting of a guide to maintain the.

In addition, the actuator is a magnetic circuit portion that is generated by vibration by the magnetic force so that the upper panel can be vertically moved in the vertical direction with respect to the lower panel and the outer periphery of one end coupled to the magnetic circuit portion and coupled to the magnetic circuit portion It may be made of a bobbin in which the voice coil is wound.

In addition, the magnetic circuit portion and the top plate having a predetermined area; A magnet mounted under the top plate to generate a magnetic field; A first ring coupled to the lower portion of the magnet by magnetic force; The first ring and the second ring may be formed along the rim of the upper plate to surround the magnet.

In addition, the first ring is located under the magnet, the second ring is positioned to surround the magnet and the first ring, it may be formed to have a predetermined space in which a magnetic field can be formed.

In addition, the bobbin is characterized in that the cooling fan is installed in the lower portion.

In addition, the chair unit may further include a guide to maintain the vibration while the upper panel is stable vertically moving vertically with respect to the lower panel.

In addition, the guide may be composed of a shaft having one end fixedly coupled to the upper panel and a linear bushing bearing coupled to the lower end of the shaft.

In addition, the heating unit is a plurality of heating elements are electrically connected to each other is configured to generate heat by the power supplied from the outside, the first heating unit and the butt of the user is installed on the bottom plate where the user's foot is located It may be made of a second heating unit located under the chair portion.

In addition, the chair unit may further include a buffer member for elastically supporting the upper panel to mitigate vibrations when the actuator is driven.

Embodiments of the present invention by installing a vibration means to generate a vibration in a part of the half body bath, the user can enjoy the half body bath and at the same time can obtain a variety of exercise effects by vibration.

In other words, by discharging waste products in the body through the half-bath to facilitate blood circulation, it promotes fatigue recovery and metabolism, and at the same time, patients with diseases such as chronic low back pain, osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and muscle / skeletal function Improve bone mineral density in weakened patients.

In addition, the general public has a diet effect, such as muscle and body shape can be trimmed.

1 is a view schematically showing a half body bath according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view schematically showing an open state of the half body bath according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a chair portion used in the half-body container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view schematically showing a chair used in the half-bath in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view schematically showing the operation of FIG. 5.

7 is a view schematically showing a modified embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, will be described in more detail with respect to the half-bath in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to this, the half body bath 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 110 having an accommodating space therein, a chair part 120 formed in the main body 110, and the main body 110. It may include a heating unit 130 to provide a heat source.

The main body 110 may be formed to have an accommodation space therein so that the user may be seated on the chair 120 formed in the accommodation space.

At this time, the main body 110 may be provided with a cover 112 that can be slid in the horizontal direction on the top.

The cover 112 is to be slid to the upper portion of the main body 110 to selectively open the upper portion of the main body 110, so as to protrude the guide projection (112a) on both sides of the upper portion of the main body 110 The cover 112 may be slid with respect to the main body 110 by forming guide grooves 112b on both sides of the side surface of the cover 112.

At this time, the cover 112 is the first cover 113 to be slid in the horizontal direction, and the second cover (rotated vertically to the rear of the main body 110 to support the user's back ( 114).

That is, while the user is seated on the chair unit 120 to move the first cover 113 in the horizontal direction to fit the user's body shape so that the user can easily enter and exit into the main body 110, while sitting The user may move to the user side to minimize the outflow of the heat source inside the main body 110 to the outside. In addition, by rotating the second cover 114 in the vertical direction to support the user's back, the user can enjoy the half body bath in a comfortable state.

In addition, the doors may be formed on both sides of the main body 110 so that the user may easily enter and exit the main body 110.

On the other hand, the chair portion 120 may be installed in the accommodation space of the main body 110.

The chair unit 120 is formed so that the user can be seated in the main body 110 to enjoy the half body bath, and can provide the elastic force when seated so that the user half body bath in a comfortable posture.

However, in one embodiment of the present invention by providing a vibration to the user when seated by being able to generate a vibration in the chair unit 120, muscle / skeletal system patients or people who want a diet to provide an exercise effect Can be.

Specifically, the chair unit 120 is installed to be spaced apart by a predetermined height in the upward direction by the partition wall 115 formed in the main body 110, it may be formed so that the user can enjoy the half body bath in a comfortable state. have.

In this case, the chair unit 120 is to generate vibration using sound waves, as shown in Figure 4 and 5, the upper panel 121 and the lower panel 122 is formed to have a predetermined area. And an actuator 123 installed between the upper panel 121 and the lower panel 122, and an upper panel at a position adjacent to the actuator 123 so as to mitigate vibrations when the actuator 123 is driven. At least one buffer member 126 installed between the 121 and the lower panel 122, and a guide that allows the upper panel 121 in the lower panel 122 to maintain the vibration while stable vertical movement in the vertical direction 127 may be included.

The upper panel 121 and the lower panel 122 may be formed in a plate shape having a predetermined area. That is, the upper panel 121 and the lower panel 122 is not limited to the shape as long as the user can be seated and maintain a comfortable posture.

The actuator 123 is to allow the upper panel 121 to vertically move in the vertical direction by generating a vibration by a magnetic force, the magnetic circuit portion 124, and the bobbin installed below the magnetic circuit portion 124 ( 125).

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the magnetic circuit unit 124 has a predetermined area and has a lower central portion protruding downwardly and a central portion of the upper plate 124a protruding downwardly. A magnet 124b mounted to generate a magnetic field, a first ring 124c coupled by a magnetic force to the lower portion of the magnet 124b, and the magnet 124b and the first ring 124c It may be made of a second ring (124d) which is installed along the edge of the upper plate (124a).

In this case, the first ring 124c is positioned below the magnet 124b, and the second ring 124d is positioned to surround the magnet 124b and the first ring 124d, which will be described later. When a bobbin is inserted and an alternating current is applied, a predetermined space, that is, a magnetic gap 128, is formed to form a magnetic field.

In addition, the upper plate 124a, the first ring 124c and the second ring 124d are configured to be magnetized by the magnet 124b by using a magnetic material such as iron (Fe).

In addition, the bobbin 125 may be installed in the lower portion of the magnetic circuit unit 124 to enable vertical movement.

The bobbin 125 is configured to support the magnetic circuit unit 124 and to wind up the voice coil 129 on the outer circumference thereof. When an alternating current is applied to the voice coil 129, the bobbin 125 may operate according to the left hand rule of Fleming. It is to be able to vertically move up and down inside the magnetic gap (128).

Specifically, the bobbin 125 is installed to be able to move up and down into the magnetic gap 128, which is a space formed between the first ring 124c and the second ring 124d of the magnetic circuit unit 124, the magnet A magnetic field is formed in the magnetic gap 128 by 124b, and when an alternating current is applied to the voice coil 129 wound around the outer periphery of the bobbin 125 installed so that one end is inserted into the magnetic gap 128. In accordance with the Fleming's left-hand law, the magnetic gap 128 can be vertically moved up and down.

In addition, a cooling fan 125a may be installed below the bobbin 125. The cooling fan 125a generates a large amount of heat in the bobbin 125 when the magnetic circuit unit 124 is operated at a high output for a long time. At this time, the bobbin 125 is cooled to prevent a malfunction of the magnetic circuit unit 124. And it is possible to prevent the output degradation and the magnet 124b is damaged due to high heat.

As shown in FIG. 6, the actuator 123 having the above configuration is mutually connected to a magnetic field formed in the magnetic gap 128 when an AC signal is applied to the voice coil 129 in the current direction (right). When the bobbin 125 is moved upward in the magnetic gap 128 according to Fleming's left hand law, and the AC signal applied to the voice coil 129 is applied in a direction opposite to the current direction (left), The bobbin 125 is moved downward in the magnetic gap 129.

Accordingly, the bobbin 125 transmits vibration upward while moving up and down inside the magnetic gap 129 by Fleming's left hand law.

In addition, a buffer member 126 is installed between the upper panel 121 and the lower panel 122 to elastically support the upper panel 121 with respect to the lower panel 122 similarly to the actuator 123. Can be.

The buffer member 126 may be configured to mitigate vibration when the actuator 123 is driven, and may be elastically supported when the upper panel 121 moves in the vertical direction due to the driving of the actuator 123. At this time, the upper and lower portions of the buffer member 126 may be installed to prevent the noise that may occur due to vibration by installing a bracket (126a) made of a synthetic resin material.

In addition, a plurality of guides 127 may be installed between the upper panel 121 and the lower panel 122 along an edge.

The guide 127 guides the upper panel 121 in the lower panel 122 so as to vertically and stably move in the vertical direction, and maintains vibration. One end of the shaft is fixedly coupled to the upper panel 121. 127a and a linear bushing bearing 127b coupled to the lower end of the shaft 127a to be inserted.

Here, in the embodiment of the present invention, the shock absorbing member 126 uses a compression coil spring, and the shaft 127a and the linear bushing bearing 127b are used as the guide 127. However, this may be variously used. As such, if the configuration can be securely elastic support the upper panel 121 with respect to the lower panel 122 is not limited to the configuration.

On the other hand, the heating unit 130 is installed in the main body 110 to generate heat.

The heating unit 130 is not limited so long as it is configured to give a beneficial effect to the user, such as far-infrared lamp, anion generating lamp.

In detail, the heating unit 130 generates heat by converting electrical energy into thermal energy so that the floor surface of the user's foot and the chair unit 120 and the main body 110 where the hips are located are located inside the body 110. It can be installed in various ways on both sides.

Referring to FIG. 3, the heating unit 130 is configured such that a plurality of heating elements may be electrically connected to each other to generate heat by power supplied from the outside, and the first heating unit installed on the bottom plate where the user's foot is located. 132 and a second heating unit 134 positioned below the chair unit 120 where the hips are located.

The first heating unit 132 is a hot wire sheet, it may be made of silver nano-generated FRP to facilitate the antibacterial treatment.

In addition, the second heating unit 134 is a far-infrared lamp, by providing heat to the lower body of the user to increase the efficiency of half-bath bath, prevent skin diseases such as atopy, sterilize athlete's foot fungi can be obtained to treat athlete's foot. have.

In this case, the far infrared rays generated by the second heating unit 134 are transmitted to the user through the through

holes

121a and 122a formed in the upper panel 121 and the lower panel 122 of the chair unit 120.

Here, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first heating unit 132 is described as a heating sheet, but the second heating unit 134 is described as a far infrared lamp, but in some cases, the first heating unit 132 may be referred to as a far infrared lamp or the like. The negative ion generating lamp may be formed, and the second heating unit 134 may be formed as a heating sheet. That is, the configurations of the first heating unit 132 and the second heating unit 134 may be variously changed.

In addition, the half body bath 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 7, the heating unit 130, the first heating unit 132 is installed on the bottom plate and the chair unit 120 Although the second heating unit 134 is installed, the third heating unit 136 and the fourth heating unit 138 may be further included in both side surfaces of the main body 110 or side surfaces of the chair unit 120. It can also be configured.

Therefore, the half body bath 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration promotes fatigue recovery and metabolism that can be obtained through the half body bath, and discharges toxins (waste) accumulated in the body through sweat. Can be.

In addition, in addition to the above effects, by continuously providing a stimulus by vibration to the user's body can obtain a therapeutic effect to improve the bone density of the patient weakened muscle / skeletal system function.

As mentioned above, although embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art may add, change, delete, or add components without departing from the spirit of the present invention described in the claims. The present invention may be modified and changed in various ways, which will also be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

In the half body bath comprising a main body having a receiving space therein, a chair unit formed in the main body and a heating unit for providing a heat source in the main body,

The chair part

An upper panel and a lower panel formed to have a predetermined area;

Including an actuator installed between the upper panel and the lower panel,

The lower half of the chair is formed to have a receiving space, the upper panel and the lower panel half body bath, characterized in that a plurality of through-holes are formed in communication with the receiving space.
The method of claim 1, wherein the actuator is:

A magnetic circuit unit generating vibration by a magnetic force to allow the upper panel to vertically move with respect to the lower panel;

Half body bath is installed in the lower portion of the magnetic circuit portion consisting of a bobbin coiled voice coil on the outer periphery of one end coupled to the magnetic circuit portion.
The magnetic circuit device of claim 2, wherein:

A top plate having a predetermined area;

A magnet mounted under the top plate to generate a magnetic field;

A first ring coupled to the lower portion of the magnet by magnetic force;

Half body bath, characterized in that the first ring and the second ring is provided along the rim to the lower portion of the upper plate to surround the magnet.
The method of claim 3, wherein the magnetic circuit unit

The first ring is located under the magnet, the second ring is positioned to surround the magnet and the first ring, the half body bath is formed to have a predetermined space in which a magnetic field can be formed.
The half body bath according to claim 2, wherein the bobbin is provided with a cooling fan at a lower portion thereof.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the chair portion

The half body bath, characterized in that further comprising a guide to maintain the vibration while the vertical movement of the upper panel in a vertical direction with respect to the lower panel.
The method of claim 6, wherein the guide

A shaft having one end fixedly coupled to the upper panel;

Half body bath, characterized in that consisting of a linear bushing bearing coupled to the lower end of the shaft.
The method of claim 1, wherein the heating unit

A plurality of heating elements electrically connected to each other and configured to generate heat by power supplied from the outside, the first heating unit being installed on the bottom plate where the user's foot is located;

Half body bath, characterized in that consisting of a second heating unit located under the chair portion where the user's hips are located.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the chair portion

Half body bath, characterized in that it further comprises a buffer member for elastically supporting the upper panel so as to mitigate the vibration when driving the actuator.