VERTICAL MOTION ADJUSTER FOR THERMOTHERAPY DEVICE

• US 20190328609A1
• Filed: 07/09/2019
• Published: 10/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ceragem Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ceragem Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Ji Hoon
• Granted Patent: US 10,780,016 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0024 Back
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/0053 Cabins, rooms, chairs or units for treatment with a hot or cold circulating fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/032 using oxygen from the air, e.g. pocket-stoves
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0078 power-driven
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/02 adapted for simultaneous treatment with light, heat or drugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0014 cylinder-like, i.e. rollers
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/02 heated or cooled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1215 Rotary drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1284 using own weight
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1623 Back
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1669 moving along the body in a reciprocating manner
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1676 Pivoting
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1678 Means for angularly oscillating massage elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5066 Limit switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5082 Temperature sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2203/0456 Supine
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/04 neck
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/081 Back
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/083 Abdomen
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/004 With mechanical drive, e.g. spring mechanism or vibrating unit being hit for starting vibration and then applied to the body of a patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 39/04 : Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu or AcupressureMassage or pressure on general areas A61H9/00 - A61H23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 39/06 : Devices for heating or cooling such points within cell-life limits cauterisers, moxaburners, cryogenic apparatus A61B18/06; heating or cooling appliances for medical treatment of general areas of the human body A61F7/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/007 : Kneading

Abstract

A vertical motion adjuster for a thermotherapy device includes a conveyance unit provided with a movable member configured to move along a mat, a support unit having a first side and a second side, the first side rotatably coupled to one side of the conveyance unit, and an elevation unit installed between the conveyance unit and the support unit and configured to adjust an angle of inclination of the support unit by raising or lowering the second side of the support unit such that the second side of the support unit is moved in the shape of an arc.

Claims

1. A vertical motion adjuster for a thermotherapy device comprising:

a conveyance unit provided with a movable member configured to move along a mat;

a support unit having a first side and a second side, the first side rotatably coupled to one side of the conveyance unit; and

an elevation unit installed between the conveyance unit and the support unit and configured to adjust an angle of inclination of the support unit by raising or lowering the second side of the support unit such that the second side of the support unit is moved in the shape of an arc.

2. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the elevation unit comprises:

a guide member; and

a rotary member in contact with the guide member.

3. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 2, wherein the guide member includes a detachable gear surface installed inside the guide member, and the rotary member is a pinion installed inside the guide member and configured to mesh with the detachable gear surface.

4. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 2, wherein the guide member is one of a plurality of guide members, and the rotary member is one of a plurality of rotary members.

5. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 2, wherein the conveyance unit includes a driving member configured to rotate the rotary member, and

wherein the elevation unit includes a gear box configured to transmit a rotational force of the driving member to the rotary member, the gear box installed between a rotary shaft of the rotary member and a rotary shaft of the driving member.

6. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance unit and the support unit are hinged through a hinge unit.

7. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 6, wherein the hinge unit comprises:

protrusion members installed at both sides of the conveyance unit;

connecting members installed at both sides of the support unit; and

hinge members passing through the protrusion members and the connecting members.

8. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 1, further comprising a support frame on which a moxibustion device is mounted, wherein the support frame is installed at an upper surface of the support unit, and the support frame is pivotally installed at a pivot shaft.

9. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 8, further comprising a first resilient member having a first end supported by the support unit and a second end supported by the support frame,

wherein the first resilient member is installed at the pivot shaft, and

wherein the first resilient member is configured to apply a resilient force to the support frame such that one moxibustion device adjacent to a coupling position of the conveyance unit and the support unit is moved upward.

10. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 9, further comprising a temperature detecting member configured to detect a temperature of the moxibustion device, and

a second resilient member installed at the temperature detecting member, the second resilient member configured to apply a resilient force in a direction in which the moxibustion device is moved upward.

11. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 8, wherein the moxibustion device is a first moxibustion device, the vertical motion adjuster further comprising a second moxibustion device, wherein an upwardly moving distance of the first moxibustion device adjacent to a coupling position of the conveyance unit and the support unit is different from an upwardly moving distance of the second moxibustion device opposite to the first moxibustion device with respect to the pivot shaft.

12. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 11, wherein the upwardly moving distance of the first moxibustion device is larger than the upwardly moving distance of the second moxibustion device.

13. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 12, wherein a protrusion extends downward from a lower end of the support frame,

inclination angles are formed at a lower end of the protrusion, and

the inclination angle directed toward the first moxibustion device is set to be smaller than the inclination angle directed toward the second moxibustion device.

14. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 12, further comprising an absorption member protruding upward toward the lower end of the support frame, wherein the absorption member is formed at the upper surface of the support unit, and a height of the absorption member protruding upward toward the first moxibustion device is larger than that of the absorption member protruding upward toward the second moxibustion device.

15. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 2, further comprising a gear member having a gear surface formed at one surface thereof, wherein the gear member is installed at the guide member, and the gear member is configured as a detachable structure.

16. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 2, further comprising a limit switch installed at any one of the conveyance unit and the guide member, wherein a detection protrusion is installed at the other of the conveyance unit and the guide member, and when the detection protrusion enters the limit switch, a lowering operation of the support unit is stopped.

17. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 16, further comprising

a driving member configured to rotate the rotary member, and

a rotation detection member configured to detect a raising operation of the guide member, wherein the rotation detection member is installed at the driving member.

18. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 1, wherein a coupling position of the conveyance unit and the support unit is disposed at a position lower than an upper end surface of the support unit.

19. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 18, wherein the conveyance unit and the support unit are hinged by a hinge unit,

wherein the hinge unit comprises:

protrusion members installed at both sides of the conveyance unit;

connecting members installed at both sides of the support unit; and

hinge members passing through the protrusion member and the connecting member,

one end of the connecting member extending downward to be inserted into the conveyance unit.

20. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 19, wherein at least one of the hinge members includes a pin hole through which a pin passes.

21. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 18, wherein the conveyance unit includes an accommodating space into which the support unit enters.

22. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance unit includes a through-hole formed in a center of the conveyance unit through which the elevation unit passes.

23. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 22, wherein a reinforcement rib formed along an edge of the conveyance unit to surround the through-hole is formed at a base surface of the conveyance unit, and

wherein the reinforcement rib includes a plurality of reinforcement ribs formed in a lengthwise direction of the conveyance unit.

24. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 1, further comprising a cable configured to connect a circuit member installed under the conveyance unit and a circuit member installed under the support unit,

a long hole through which the cable passes is formed in the conveyance unit, and

the long hole has a length in a lengthwise direction larger than a length in a widthwise direction.

25. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 24, further comprising a projection surface curved toward a center of the long hole, the projection surface formed at an inner surface in the lengthwise direction of the long hole.

26. The vertical motion adjuster according to claim 24, further comprising a cover member installed at an inner surface in the lengthwise direction of the long hole.