WO2022114550A2

WO2022114550A2 - Ultrasonic massage device

Info

Publication number: WO2022114550A2
Application number: PCT/KR2021/015201
Authority: WO
Inventors: 조대희; 송은미
Original assignee: 조대희
Priority date: 2020-11-27
Filing date: 2021-10-27
Publication date: 2022-06-02
Also published as: KR102535255B1; WO2022114550A3; KR20220074257A

Abstract

An ultrasonic massage device is disclosed. The ultrasonic massage device comprises: a housing including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers; a grippable handle; and a controller for controlling the output of ultrasonic waves, wherein the ultrasonic transducers are implemented in the shape of a donut having a hole formed at the center thereof. Accordingly, the heat island effect is eliminated and thus a pain site can be irradiated with ultrasonic waves for 5-10 minutes or longer, whereby heat can penetrate up to a deeper region for a long time and, as a result, the pain alleviating effect can be enhanced.

Description

ultrasonic massage device

The present invention relates to an ultrasonic massage device, and more particularly, to an ultrasonic massage device without a heat island phenomenon.

Ultrasound treatment is a method of treatment using ultrasound in a range that cannot be heard by hearing, and is used for joint contracture and adhesion prevention, joint stiffness reduction, pain relief, inflammation recovery, sterilization effect, and bone healing.

Ultrasound refers to periodic sound pressure (sound prssure) having a frequency exceeding the maximum limit of human hearing.

Ultrasound is generally used in various fields, such as penetrating a medium (or medium), measuring a reflection signature, or supplying concentrated energy.

Existing ultrasonic pain treatment devices easily become hot due to the heat island phenomenon occurring in the center of the ultrasonic piezoelectric element, so it has to be irradiated for 1-2 minutes and then moved continuously.

Accordingly, there is an increased need to remove the heat island phenomenon and to position the ultrasound pain treatment device in one area for a longer period of time.

An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic massage device capable of penetrating heat for a long time without a heat island phenomenon.

An ultrasonic massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing including a plurality of ultrasonic wave generating elements, a grippable handle, and a controller for controlling the output of the ultrasonic waves, wherein the ultrasonic wave generating element includes a donut having a hole formed in the center implemented in the form.

Here, a hole is formed in the center of the housing, and the plurality of ultrasonic wave generating elements are disposed around the hole.

In addition, when the ultrasonic wave generating element generates ultrasonic waves, the temperature decreases toward the central region of the ultrasonic wave generating element.

In addition, the controller includes a control unit for adjusting the output intensity of the ultrasonic wave, a display unit for displaying the output intensity of the ultrasonic wave, and a timer for adjusting the output time of the ultrasonic wave.

The ultrasonic massage device according to the present invention can irradiate an ultrasonic wave to a painful area for more than 5 to 10 minutes by eliminating the heat island phenomenon, so that the heat can penetrate to a deeper place for a long time, thereby enhancing the pain relief effect.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an ultrasonic massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing an ultrasonic wave generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating effects of an ultrasonic wave generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view for explaining an operation process of an ultrasonic wave generating device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a housing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view showing a housing and a handle of the ultrasonic massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view showing a housing, a handle, and a controller of the ultrasonic massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement them. However, the present invention may be embodied in several different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part "includes" a certain element, it means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present invention have been selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technology, etc. . In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding embodiments. Therefore, the terms used in the present embodiments should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall contents of the present embodiments, rather than the simple name of the term.

In an embodiment of the present invention, terms including an ordinal number such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. The term “and/or” includes a combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

Also, in an embodiment of the present invention, the singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In addition, in the embodiments of the present invention, terms such as "comprises" or "have" are intended to designate that the features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist, but one It should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Also, in an embodiment of the present invention, a 'module' or 'unit' performs at least one function or operation, and may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. In addition, a plurality of 'modules' or a plurality of 'units' may be integrated into at least one module and implemented by at least one processor, except for 'modules' or 'units' that need to be implemented with specific hardware.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an ultrasonic massage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 110 including a plurality of ultrasonic wave generating elements 111-1 to 111-n, a handle 120 and a controller ( 130).

Here, the housing 110 may include a plurality of ultrasonic wave generating elements 111-1 to 111-n therein, a hole is formed in the center of the housing 110, and a plurality of ultrasonic waves are generated around the hole. The elements 111-1 to 111-n may be disposed.

In addition, the housing 110 may be implemented in various shapes while a hole is formed in the center, may be implemented in a polygonal shape such as a triangle, a square, a pentagon, etc., or may be implemented in a curved shape such as a circle or an oval.

In addition, the hole formed in the center of the housing 110 may serve as a radiator for absorbing and dissipating heat.

In addition, the plurality of ultrasound generating elements 111-1 to 111-n disposed inside the housing 110 may be connected to each other by (+) and (-) power lines, and these power lines are connected to the housing 110 . It may be connected to the controller 130 through the handle 120 .

On the other hand, the controller 130 may adjust the output of the ultrasonic wave, in particular, the ultrasonic massage device 100 by controlling the ultrasonic generation of each of the plurality of ultrasonic generating elements (1111-1 ~ 111-n) disposed inside the housing 110 (111). ) of the ultrasonic power can be adjusted.

Specifically, the ultrasonic wave generating elements 111-1 to 111-n will be described.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the ultrasonic wave generating element 111 may be a piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element 111 is applied in various ways in the medical industry, automobile industry, information and communication industry, etc. as well as in the industrial and manufacturing industries, and the piezoelectric element 111 can transmit and receive ultrasonic waves, so that it can be used as a probe or group of an ultrasonic sensor. It may be used as a detector or the like, or it may be used as an actuator motor capable of precise control.

The piezoelectric element 111 may include a (+) pole 112 , a (-) pole 113 , and an insulating wire 114 . In addition, the (+) electrode 112 and the (-) electrode 113 may be coated with a silver (Ag) material.

As the silver coating of the (-) pole 113 is connected to the upper part of the piezoelectric element 111, a beat (vortex) phenomenon occurs when ultrasonic waves and heat are transferred to the medium, and this beat phenomenon occurs within the same frequency or It is an interference phenomenon in which two or more frequencies overlap each other, and the balance of the waves is broken, resulting in a spiral circular motion like a vortex.

Through this, it is possible to increase the blood circulation of inflammation or rigid tissue.

In addition, the piezoelectric element 111 according to an embodiment of the present invention is implemented in the shape of a donut having a hole 115 formed in the center, so that the heat island phenomenon appearing in the central portion is eliminated.

That is, if the conventional piezoelectric element has a shape with a full center, and has a shape like a single disk, the piezoelectric element 111 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a hole 115 formed in the center. There is a difference.

Also, in the case of the donut-shaped piezoelectric element 111 , an increase rate of the temperature emitted from the donut-shaped piezoelectric element 111 may be adjusted according to the size of the hole 115 formed in the center.

For example, as the size of the hole 115 increases, the region of the donut ring 112 becomes thinner, and accordingly, the temperature of the piezoelectric element 111 increases relatively slowly.

Conversely, as the size of the hole 115 decreases, the region of the donut ring 112 becomes thicker, and accordingly, the temperature of the piezoelectric element 111 increases relatively quickly.

By adjusting the size of the hole 115 described above, the heat island phenomenon of the piezoelectric element 111 can be controlled, and through this, it can be applied separately when the temperature needs to be increased quickly and when the temperature needs to be gradually increased. .

Specifically, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.

Referring to FIG. 3A , a heat island phenomenon caused by a Gaussian beam of an ultrasound generator is illustrated.

Specifically, when the ultrasonic wave generating device, that is, the piezoelectric element generates ultrasonic waves, the temperature increases toward the middle region of the piezoelectric element. This phenomenon is called a heat island phenomenon, and due to this heat island phenomenon, it is inconvenient to use the existing ultrasonic wave generating device by irradiating ultrasonic waves to the same pain area for a long time.

Accordingly, when a hole is created in the center of the ultrasonic generator, that is, the piezoelectric element and implemented in the shape of a donut ring provided with the hole, the temperature is as shown in FIG. 3B .

Specifically, when the ultrasonic wave generating element generates ultrasonic waves, the temperature decreases toward the central region of the ultrasonic generating element. Comparing the temperature of 115 ′ with the temperature of the region 112 ′ corresponding to the donut ring region 112 , the region 112 ′ corresponding to the donut ring region 112 corresponds to the center hole region 115 . It can be seen that the temperature is gradually lowering toward the region 115 ′.

Accordingly, as the shape of a donut ring in which a hole is created in the middle region of the ultrasonic generator is implemented, the heat island phenomenon in which the temperature of the center region gradually increases when the existing ultrasonic generator generates ultrasonic waves can be eliminated.

In addition, even when a plurality of ultrasonic generating elements from which the heat island phenomenon is removed are disposed inside the housing 110 , the heat is dispersed and the ultrasonic massage device 100 can be used for a relatively long time because the heat is gradually heated.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the ultrasonic wave generating element 111 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be formed in a toric shape, and the upper and lower plates of the ultrasonic wave generating element 111 may be coated with a silver (Ag) material. have.

In addition, an anode (+) and a cathode (-) may be formed on the upper plate of the ultrasonic wave generating element 111, which causes the heat and wave beat phenomenon ( A phenomenon in which the accumulated heat in the thermal storage reaction rotates in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction) may occur.

In addition, since the anode (+) and the cathode (-) are formed on the upper plate of the ultrasonic wave generating element 111, inflammation or active oxygen in the tissue cells is reduced, and the activity of the vestibule is smoothed.

Referring to FIG. 5 , a plurality of ultrasonic wave generating elements 111 may be included in the housing 110 .

At this time, the housing 110 is implemented in a ring shape 110-1 having a hole 110-2 in the center, and an ultrasonic wave generating element 111 is provided in the ring shape 110-1 around the hole. A plurality of built-in can be installed.

5, the housing 110 is implemented in a toric shape, but is not limited thereto, and the housing 110 may be implemented in a polygonal shape such as a triangle, a square, a pentagon, or a curved shape such as a circle or an oval, and at the center It may have a donut shape with holes.

In addition, as the ultrasonic wave generating element 111 installed inside the ring shape 110-1 of the housing 110 is dispersed around the hole 110-2, the heat island phenomenon of the ultrasonic generating element 111 is removed. In this state, due to the dispersion of heat according to the dispersion arrangement in the housing 110 , the temperature of the entire housing 110 is also gradually increased.

Of course, the number of the ultrasonic wave generating elements 111 installed inside the housing 110 is variable, and although not shown in the housing 110, the power line connected between the ultrasonic wave generating elements 111 installed inside the housing is (110) may be included together.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the housing 110 and the handle 120 of the ultrasonic massage device 100 are connected to each other, and the user holds the handle 120 to the desired position of the housing 110 of the ultrasonic massage device 100 . It can be placed on the to be irradiated with ultrasound.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 6 , the housing 110 and the handle 120 are simply illustrated in a structure in which they are connected, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the housing 110 and the handle 120 are connected in a hinge structure to the desired housing 110 . It can also be adjusted to position the position at a desired angle.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the controller 130 may include a controller for adjusting the output intensity of ultrasonic waves, a display unit for displaying the output intensity of ultrasonic waves, and a timer for adjusting the output time of ultrasonic waves.

As described above, the controller 130 may adjust the output intensity of ultrasonic waves by controlling the ultrasonic wave generation amount of the ultrasonic wave generating element 111 inserted into the housing 110, and this may be implemented in a manual dial form or digital form. .

In addition, the controller 130 includes a display unit that displays how much the current output intensity of the ultrasound, which may be implemented as an LED or a display.

In addition, the controller 130 may include a timer for adjusting the output time, and such a timer may perform functions such as reservation setting, sleep reservation setting, automatic OFF setting, and the like.

Meanwhile, although the controller 130 and the handle 120 are separately illustrated in FIG. 7 , the controller 130 may be embedded in the handle 120 .

In this case, the handle 120 may include a control unit for adjusting the output intensity of the ultrasonic wave, a display unit for displaying the output intensity of the ultrasonic wave, and a timer for adjusting the output time of the ultrasonic wave, and the user grips the handle 120 . It is possible to adjust the output intensity of ultrasonic waves while holding one, increasing portability.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements by those skilled in the art using the basic concept of the present invention as defined in the following claims are also provided. is within the scope of the right.

A person of ordinary skill in the art related to this embodiment will understand that it may be implemented in a modified form within a range that does not deviate from the essential characteristics of the above description. Therefore, the disclosed methods should be considered in an illustrative and not a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is indicated in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the present invention.

Claims

a housing including a plurality of ultrasonic wave generating elements;

grippable handle; and

A controller for adjusting the output of the ultrasonic wave,

The ultrasonic wave generating element,

An ultrasonic massage device implemented in the shape of a donut with a hole in the center.
According to claim 1,

An ultrasonic massage device in which a hole is formed in the center of the housing, and the plurality of ultrasonic wave generating elements are disposed around the hole.
3. The method of claim 2,

When the ultrasonic wave generating element generates ultrasonic waves, the ultrasonic massage device that the temperature decreases toward the central region of the ultrasonic wave generating element.
According to claim 3, wherein the controller,

a control unit for adjusting the output intensity of the ultrasonic wave;

a display unit for displaying the output intensity of the ultrasonic wave; and

Ultrasonic massage device including a timer for adjusting the output time of the ultrasound.