【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、熱電素子の発熱作用ま
たは吸熱作用を利用して人体の局部を加熱または冷却し
て、温灸または冷灸の効果を生ぜしめる温冷灸装置に関
する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hot and cold moxibustion device that produces the effect of warm moxibustion or cold moxibustion by heating or cooling a local part of a human body by utilizing the heat generating action or heat absorbing action of a thermoelectric element.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】一般に人体の皮膚表面を加熱または冷却
して、その刺激により人体に疲労回復や医療効果をもた
らす温灸または冷灸は良く知られている。温灸の代表的
なものは、も草の燃焼方法で、冷灸は液体窒素の蒸発熱
や冷凍機で得られた低温冷気を吹き付ける方法である。2. Description of the Related Art Generally, hot moxibustion or cold moxibustion is known, in which the skin surface of a human body is heated or cooled, and the stimulation causes fatigue recovery and a medical effect on the human body. A typical example of hot moxibustion is a method of burning grass, and cold moxibustion is a method of blowing heat of vaporization of liquid nitrogen or low temperature cold air obtained by a refrigerator.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところで、上述した従
来技術は、いずれも加熱による温灸かまたは冷却による
冷灸のどちらか一方のみにしか使えず、かつその効果程
度の調節も困難で専門的な技術を必要とする不便さがあ
った。また加熱温度あるいは冷却温度も非常に高温ある
いは非常に低温のものを用いるため、高温火傷あるいは
凍傷などを生じさせる危険性を有していた。本発明は上
述の実情に鑑みてなされたものであり、火傷などを生じ
させることなく安全に、一つの同じ装置で温灸または冷
灸を行え、場合により温灸と冷灸を交互に変換し、その
効果を高めることを目的とするものである。By the way, the above-mentioned prior arts can be used only for either hot moxibustion by heating or cold moxibustion by cooling, and it is difficult to adjust the degree of the effect, so that it is a specialized problem. There was an inconvenience that required technology. Further, since the heating temperature or cooling temperature used is very high or very low, there is a risk of causing high temperature burns or frostbite. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, safely without causing burns and the like, hot moxibustion or cold moxibustion can be performed by one and the same device, and in some cases hot moxibustion and cold moxibustion are alternately converted, The purpose is to enhance the effect.
【０００４】[0004]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、発熱部または
吸熱部を有するベルチェ効果利用の熱電素子と、これを
駆動する電池などの直流電源と、この電流方向を切り替
えたり電気入力量を調節するための電気回路およびそれ
ぞれを結ぶ電気配線で構成している。According to the present invention, a thermoelectric element utilizing the Peltier effect having a heat generating portion or a heat absorbing portion, a DC power source such as a battery for driving the thermoelectric element, switching the current direction and adjusting the amount of electric input. It is configured by an electric circuit for doing so and an electric wiring connecting each.
【０００５】[0005]
【作用】このように構成すると、熱電素子に直流電力を
供給することにより同素子に発熱部と吸熱部が発生しそ
れぞれに密着接続された面が加熱面と冷却面となる。こ
のどちらかの面を、灸をすべき人体の皮膚表面に密着さ
せることにより、その局部を加熱して温灸に、あるいは
冷却して冷灸に供することができる。密着させている面
が加熱または冷却のどちらになるかは、印加電流の方向
で随時決まるので、密着面は固定したままで、入力電流
の方向を切り替える操作を行い選択され得る。またこの
切り替え操作を適当な間隔で連続的に行わしめれば、電
熱素子ヘの印加電流の方向も同様に切り替わるため同素
子の発熱面と冷却面も同様に切り替わり、皮膚密着面へ
の温灸と冷灸の作用もそれぞれ同様に切り替わる。With this structure, by supplying direct-current power to the thermoelectric element, a heat generating portion and a heat absorbing portion are generated in the thermoelectric element, and the surfaces closely contacted with each other become the heating surface and the cooling surface. By either one of these surfaces being brought into close contact with the skin surface of the human body to be moxibusted, it is possible to heat the local area for warm moxibustion or cool it for moxibustion. Whether the contact surface is heated or cooled is always determined by the direction of the applied current, and therefore the contact surface can be selected by performing the operation of switching the direction of the input current while the contact surface is fixed. If this switching operation is continuously performed at appropriate intervals, the direction of the current applied to the electric heating element is also switched in the same manner, so that the heating surface and the cooling surface of the same element are switched as well, and the moxibustion to the skin contact surface is performed. The effects of cold moxibustion are switched in the same manner.
【０００６】[0006]
【実施例】以下、本発明を図１ないし図２の図面に示す
実施例について説明する。図において（１）は熱電素子
本体で、（１１）はその発熱部、（１２）は同吸熱部、
また（２１）は前記発熱部に密着し人体を加熱する加熱
面、および（２２）は同吸熱部に密着し人体を冷却する
冷却面である。また、（３）は前記熱電素子の働きを制
御する制御装置で、（３１）の電池等の直流電源、（３
２）の電流方向切り替え部、（３３）の電気入力量調節
部、および（３４）の電気配線よりなる。（４）は人体
である。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings of FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described below. In the figure, (1) is a thermoelectric element body, (11) is its heat generating part, (12) is the same heat absorbing part,
Further, (21) is a heating surface which is in close contact with the heat generating portion and heats the human body, and (22) is a cooling surface which is in close contact with the heat absorbing portion and cools the human body. Further, (3) is a control device for controlling the operation of the thermoelectric element, which is a direct current power source such as a battery of (31),
2) The current direction switching unit, (33) the electric input amount adjusting unit, and (34) the electric wiring. (4) is the human body.
【０００７】今、熱電素子本体（１）を、人体（４）の
灸を希望する部位に密着させ、これに制御装置（３）よ
り電気配線（３４）を用いて通電する。人体への密着面
は加熱面（２１）または（２２）の冷却面のどちらか一
方を選ぶ。前記両者の切り替えは電流方向切り替え部
（３２）のスイッチ（図示せず）等の切り替え操作で行
う。この切り替え操作を自動的に適当間隔で行わせる制
御回路を設けることも可能である。また熱電素子本体
（１）の発熱量あるいは吸熱量は、これへの印加電気入
力量で決まるので、必要に応じて設けられる電気入力量
調節部（３３）の調節で行う。この調節部は主に印加電
圧および印加電流の両方の相互作用、あるいはどちらか
一方のみの制御でなされ、手動または自動で可能とし得
る。Now, the thermoelectric element body (1) is brought into close contact with the part of the human body (4) where the moxibustion is desired, and the controller (3) energizes the body with the electric wiring (34). Either the heating surface (21) or the cooling surface of (22) is selected as the contact surface with the human body. Switching between the two is performed by a switching operation of a switch (not shown) of the current direction switching unit (32). It is also possible to provide a control circuit for automatically performing this switching operation at appropriate intervals. Further, the amount of heat generation or the amount of heat absorption of the thermoelectric element body (1) is determined by the amount of electric input applied to it, so that it is adjusted by the electric input amount adjusting section (33) provided as necessary. This adjuster is mainly controlled by the interaction of both the applied voltage and the applied current, or only one of them, and may be enabled manually or automatically.
【０００８】なお、図１は装置の構成図を、図２は人体
への応用例として複数個の熱電素子本体（１）を１個の
制御装置（３）で駆動する場合を示す。また、熱電素子
本体（１）と制御装置（３）を一体にまとめることも可
能である。Incidentally, FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of the apparatus, and FIG. 2 shows a case where a plurality of thermoelectric element bodies (1) are driven by one control device (3) as an application example to a human body. Further, the thermoelectric element body (1) and the control device (3) can be integrated together.
【０００９】[0009]
【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明の温冷灸装
置によれば、一つの装置を用いながら手軽に温灸あるい
は冷灸のどちらかまたは両方の組み合わせを随時選択使
用でき、最も効果的な灸の効果を得ることができる。熱
電素子の加熱温度あるいは冷却温度は従来の灸に比べて
小であるので、比較的長期間用いたり、加熱および冷却
を繰り返したりして用いることにより人体へ充分な刺激
を与え得る。また同時に、火傷や凍傷等の危険性もなく
安全性が向上し、かつ場合によりその上に着衣をしたま
まて用いる得るので利便性も高くなる。As described above, according to the hot and cold moxibustion apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to easily select and use either hot moxibustion or cold moxibustion or a combination of both at any time while using one apparatus, and it is most effective. You can obtain the effect of moxibustion. Since the heating temperature or cooling temperature of the thermoelectric element is lower than that of the conventional moxibustion, the human body can be sufficiently stimulated by using it for a relatively long period of time or by repeating heating and cooling. At the same time, the safety is improved without the risk of burns or frostbite, and in some cases, it can be used with clothes on it, which is convenient.
【図１】本発明に係わる温冷灸装置の構成図である。FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a hot and cold moxibustion device according to the present invention.
【図２】同上装置の応用例図である。FIG. 2 is an application example diagram of the same device.
（１） 熱電素子本体 （１１） 発熱部 （１２） 吸熱部 （２１） 加熱面 （２２） 冷却面 （３） 制御装置 （３１） 直流電源 （３２） 電流方向切り替え部 （３３） 電気入力量調節部 （３４） 電気配線 （４） 人体 (1) Thermoelectric element body (11) Heat generating part (12) Heat absorbing part (21) Heating surface (22) Cooling surface (3) Control device (31) DC power supply (32) Current direction switching part (33) Electric input amount adjustment Department (34) Electric wiring (4) Human body
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