KR20160100681A - Apparatus for customized fomentation and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for customized fomentation. According to the present invention, the apparatus comprises: a fomentation part conducting cold and warm fomentation using at least one thermoelement; a power source part supplying power to the thermoelement; and a controlling part controlling current supplied to the thermoelement based on information on a temperature set by a user.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMIZED FOMENATION AND METHOD THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for a personalized type of fomenting, and relates to an apparatus and a method for a customized fomentation capable of fomenting the user at a desired temperature in consideration of the state of the user.

Generally, pomace is used for physiotherapy or skin care of the body part. For example, neuralgia, bruise or pine is used for warmth of warmth, and for colds such as muscular pain, headache and high fever, . Particularly, cold packs reduce the supply of oxygen to the affected part by vasoconstriction, minimize inflammation, quickly restore muscle fatigue, and prevent chronic injury.

For this kind of fomentation, it is a bonding agent with chemical agent added. It can be applied directly to the skin to obtain a fomentation effect. Alternatively, the fomentation pack may be stored in a boiling water or microwave oven using a heat storage material such as a salt heatpump, The method of keeping the temperature of the hot pack for a certain period of time is used.

However, this method is cumbersome to use and has a limited time for maintaining the temperature of the hot pack, and it is difficult to set the temperature in consideration of the user's condition.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for a customized fomenting material capable of adjusting the temperature in consideration of the state of the user.

Further, the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for a personalized type of fomentation using a thermoelectric element.

In addition, the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for a personalized fomentation capable of adjusting the temperature using wireless communication.

The present invention relates to a thermo-hygroscopic device, comprising: a foment part for performing a cold / hot fomentation using at least one thermoelectric element; A power supply unit for supplying power to the thermoelectric element; And a control unit for controlling a current supplied to the thermoelectric element based on information about a temperature set by the user.

Here, the present invention further includes a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data, and information on the temperature can be received from the terminal.

In addition, the present invention may further include a sensor unit for sensing temperature, wherein the sensor unit senses the temperature of each fomentation unit, and the control unit can transmit the sensed temperature to the terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication apparatus comprising: a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data; An input unit for receiving information on a temperature set by a user; A display unit for displaying at least one of information about the temperature set by the user or information about the temperature of the feminine lamp; And a control unit for allowing the user to transmit information about the temperature set by the user to the feminine gas purifier and for receiving information about the temperature of the feminine gas purifier.

Here, the controller may indicate a temperature controller capable of controlling the temperature of the body warmer.

In addition, the controller may display a position of the user's body in which the feminine appliance is used and a temperature of the feminine appliance in the corresponding location.

In addition, the controller may display a temperature controller capable of adjusting a temperature of the feminine warming apparatus used at a selected position when the user selects any one of the displayed positions.

The present invention allows the user to adjust the temperature of the feminine warmer, such as being able to foment the temperature set by the user. In addition, the temperature can be controlled quickly by using a thermoelectric element, and localized fomentation can be performed using a plurality of thermoelectric elements. In addition, the user can adjust the temperature of the feminine warming apparatus by using the terminal, so that it can be conveniently used.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view showing a terminal and a fumigant for a personalized fomenting material according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing the configuration of a fumigant according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a configuration of a fomentation portion of a feminine warming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5A to 5C are views for explaining a method of temperature control in a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a terminal 100 and a feminine care apparatus 110 for a personalized type of fomentation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the terminal 100 receives information about temperature from a user, and transmits information about the inputted temperature to the feminine vending machine 110. In addition, the terminal 100 can receive and display information on the temperature of the poultice portion 250 from the pedometer 110, thereby allowing the user to conveniently adjust the temperature.

The temperature of the feminine unit 250 is adjusted according to the temperature transmitted from the terminal 100 or directly input by the user to the feminine warming apparatus 110. Further, the temperature of the fomiting unit 250 can be adjusted by using the thermoelectric element, and the local fomentation can be performed by using the plurality of thermoelectric elements.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a configuration of a fumiture device 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the feminine warming apparatus 110 includes a power supply unit 220, a communication unit 230, a sensor unit 240, a steamer 250, and a control unit 260, (210). ≪ / RTI >

The input unit 200 receives data from a user and the display unit 210 displays data. For example, the input unit 200 may receive information about a temperature desired by the user, A current temperature of the padding unit 250 of the user 110, and a temperature set by the user. The input unit 200 and the display unit 210 may include a touch panel or a touch screen.

The communication unit 230 transmits and receives data to and from the terminal 100. For example, the communication unit 230 can receive information about the temperature set by the user from the terminal 100 and transmits information about the temperature of the steamer 250 to the terminal 100 ). The communication unit 230 can communicate with a Wi-Fi, a WIBRO, a 3G, a WCDMA, a Long Term Evolution (LTE), and a 4G (Four Generation) communication system. Also, the communication unit 230 can perform short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth, WLAN, Zigbee, IrDA, NFC, and the like. In order to perform Bluetooth communication, the communication unit 230 includes a host stack necessary for Bluetooth communication, a Bluetooth profile and an application program that can be selected according to functions or conditions of an external Bluetooth device to be communicated. Also, the communication unit 230 may include a Bluetooth address (BT_ADDR) of the femininity processor 110 and a PIN code (PIN_CODE) required for Bluetooth communication.

The sensor unit 240 senses the temperature of the fomiting unit 250. For example, the sensor unit 240 may be a temperature sensor, a heat-sensitive infrared sensor, or the like. The sensor unit 240 can sense the temperature of each pad member 430 when a plurality of pad members 430 are included in the pad member 250.

The power supply unit 220 supplies power to each configuration of the feminine warming apparatus 110 including the fomiting unit 250. For example, the power supply unit 220 can supply a current of 10A at a maximum voltage of 12V.

The padding unit 250 can increase or decrease the temperature of the padding pad 430 when a current is supplied from the power supply unit 220, thereby enabling the padding of the padding. Further, the fomiting unit 250 can be used in plural, and the configurations of the fomentation units can be the same or different.

The control unit 260 controls the temperature of the fading unit 250 according to the user's selection and controls the femininity unit 110 as a whole.

3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the terminal 100 of the present invention includes an input unit 300, a display unit 310, a communication unit 320, and a control unit 330.

The input unit 300 receives data from a user and the display unit 310 displays data. For example, the input unit 300 receives information about a temperature set by the user from a user, and the display unit 310 And displays information on the temperature set by the user or the temperature of the padding unit 250 of the padding apparatus 110. The input unit 300 and the display unit 310 may be configured as a touch panel or a touch screen.

The communication unit 320 transmits and receives data, for example, information about the temperature set by the user to the femininity unit 110, and receives information about the temperature of the feminine unit 250 from the steaming (0) . The communication unit 320 may communicate with a WLAN device such as Wi-Fi, WIBRO, 3G, WCDMA, Long Term Evolution (LTE), or 4G (Four Generation) communication method. Also, the communication unit 320 can perform short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth, WLAN, Zigbee, IrDA, NFC, and the like. In order to perform Bluetooth communication, the communication unit 320 includes a host stack necessary for Bluetooth communication, a Bluetooth profile and an application program that can be selected according to functions or conditions of an external Bluetooth device to be communicated. In addition, the communication unit 320 may include a Bluetooth address (BT_ADDR) of the terminal 100 and a pin code (PIN_CODE) necessary for Bluetooth communication.

The control unit 330 controls the terminal 100 as a whole, such as transmitting information about the temperature set by the user to the feminine vending machine 110.

4 is a view showing a configuration of a fomentation unit 250 of a feminine care apparatus 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the firming unit 250 of the firming unit 110 of the present invention regulates the temperature of the firming unit 250 using the thermoelectric device 420. The thermoelectric element 420 controls the amount of current and the direction of the current so that one side is heated and the other side is absorbed to enable hot and cold fomentation. The thermoelectric element 420 is a device that uses a temperature change in electrical resistance (a thermistor), a device in which an electromotive force is generated by a temperature difference (a Jeff Beck effect), a phenomenon in which heat is absorbed ). The Peltier effect is a phenomenon in which two kinds of metal ends are connected and a current is flowed thereto, the heat is absorbed at one terminal and the heat is generated at the other terminal according to the current direction, and heat absorption or heat generation can be switched according to the direction of the current The endothermic / calorific value is controlled by the amount of current.

4 illustrates a configuration of a fomentation unit 250 for a cold condition wherein the fomentation unit 250 includes a fomentation pad 430, a thermoelectric element 420, a cooling fin 410, and a cooling fan 400 .

The fomentation pad 430 may be composed of a cooling plate or a pad storing refrigerant, and the cooling plate may be formed of a copper plate or an aluminum plate having high conductivity. In the case where the fomentation pad 430 is constituted by a pad storing a coolant, a heat conductor (not shown) for conducting the temperature of the thermoelectric element 420 controls the temperature of the thermoelectric element 420 to the fomentation pad 430 .

The cooling fins 410 are coupled to the heat generating portion of the thermoelectric element 420 to dissipate heat. The cooling fins 400 are coupled to the cooling fins 410 to dissipate heat generated in the thermoelectric elements 420 .

The configuration of the fomentation pad 430 for cold fusing is such that the fomentation pad 430 is coupled to the heat absorbing portion of the thermoelectric element 420 and the cooling fins 410 are coupled to the heat generating portion of the thermoelectric element 420, And a cooling fan 400 may be coupled to the heat exchanger 410. In addition, the thermoelectric element 420 and the pad 430 may be coupled to each other through a heat conductor (not shown).

In the case of hot-warming, the heating pad 420 may be coupled to the heat-generating portion of the heating element 420. In this case, the cooling fin 410 and the cooling fin 410 may be omitted.

A plurality of thermoelectric elements 420 may be used in one feminine unit 250 or at least one thermoelectric element 420 may be used in each of the plurality of feminine units 250. [ The thermoelectric element 420 of FIG.

5A to 5C are views for explaining a method of temperature control in the terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5A, the terminal 100 displays a temperature control window so that the user can adjust the temperature. The temperature control window includes a temperature indicator 500 and a temperature controller 510. When the user moves the temperature control unit 510 up / down, the corresponding temperature can be displayed on the temperature display unit 500. The temperature control unit 510 may be operated in the form of a touch screen or keyboard input. In FIG. 5A, the temperature control unit 510 may be moved up and down to adjust the temperature. However, Various methods such as inputting a desired temperature directly can be used.

The temperature display unit 500 and the temperature control unit 510 may be configured to correspond to the number of the fomentation pads 430. For example, the temperature of the plurality of fomentation pads 430 can be adjusted by using one temperature display unit 500 and the temperature control unit 510, or a plurality of temperature display units 510 and temperature control units 510 It is possible to individually adjust the temperature of each of the fomi pads 430 in correspondence with the respective fomentation pads 430.

Meanwhile, when the user uses the pad 430, the terminal 100 of the present invention can display the temperature of the portion of the user's body where the pad 430 is used. For example, referring to FIG. 5B, when a user uses four fomentation pads 430, each of the fomentation pads 430 can display the temperature of the used portion. In FIG. 5B, '1', '2', '3', and '4' indicate portions where the pad pad 430 is used. In addition, although it can be expressed as a numerical value when displaying the temperature, it can be expressed using color as shown in FIG. 5B, and the temperature corresponding to the color can be confirmed by using the temperature bar 520 indicating the relationship between color and temperature.

If the user selects any one of '1', '2', '3', and '4', the terminal 100 may display a temperature control window 530 may be displayed to allow the user to adjust the temperature.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims, and equivalents thereof.

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Claims (7)

An apparatus for making a personalized poultice, comprising:
A fomenting portion for performing hot and cold fomenting using at least one thermoelectric element;
A power supply unit for supplying power to the thermoelectric element;
And a control unit for controlling a current supplied to the thermoelectric element based on information about a temperature set by the user. The method according to claim 1,
And a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data,
And information on the temperature is received from the terminal. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a sensor section for sensing a temperature,
The sensor unit senses the temperature of each fomenting unit,
And the controller transmits the sensed temperature to the terminal. An apparatus for making a personalized poultice, comprising:
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data;
An input unit for receiving information on a temperature set by a user;
A display unit for displaying at least one of information about the temperature set by the user or information about the temperature of the feminine lamp;
And a controller for causing the feminine information transmitter to transmit information on the temperature set by the user to the feminine purifier, and to receive information on the temperature of the feminine purifier from the feminine purifier. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays a temperature control unit capable of controlling a temperature of the feminine gas purifier. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit displays the position of the user's body and the temperature of the user's body. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the controller displays a temperature controller capable of adjusting a temperature of a feminine warming apparatus used at a selected position when the user selects any one of the displayed positions.

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