Foot moxibustion therapy instrument

Abstract

The invention discloses a foot moxibustion therapy instrument, which comprises a driving part (10), a massage body (20), an adjusting body (30) and a transmission part, and is characterized in that the driving part (10) is used for driving the transmission part which enables the massage body (20) and the adjusting body (30) to form differential rotation; the massage body can freely stretch out and draw back in the length direction, a moxa smoke channel is formed in the middle of the massage body, a moxa smoke generating structure is installed at the bottom of the massage body, and moxa smoke generated by the moxa smoke generating structure can enter the massage body and is used for moxibustion therapy of corresponding acupuncture points during foot massage. The massage body and the adjusting body are driven through the driving part, meanwhile, the massage body and the adjusting body can make differential motion, the massage body can conduct circumferential massage action on the feet and conduct up-down pressure massage action on the bottoms of the feet through differential motion, moxa smoke generated by a moxa smoke generating structure at the bottom is matched and conveyed into the massage body, and therefore the massage effect is achieved. Moxibustion therapy is carried out while foot massage is carried out, and the user experience is improved.

Description

A foot moxibustion therapy instrument Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to moxibustion therapy equipment for the feet, specifically a physical therapy instrument for performing circular moxibustion therapy on acupuncture points on the feet. The massage component of the physical therapy instrument can perform circular moxibustion massage on the acupuncture points of the feet in an up-down and circumferential direction with different intensities to dredge the acupuncture points. Background Art

[0002] Existing foot moxibustion devices include a massage portion and a moxibustion treatment portion. The massage portion typically uses vertical pressure, circumferential rolling, or a combination of the two. The inventors, through long-term observation within the industry and user experience feedback, have concluded that existing foot moxibustion devices have the following problems: The foot acupoint pressing device disclosed in CN115804715A uses an up-and-down motion to massage foot acupoints, with high consistency in pressure. This has little effect on uneven feet, can cause severe pain in areas with severe knots, and is ineffective at unblocking knots in localized moxibustion treatments. For example, CN218978719U discloses a foot massage structure that uses rotating protrusions to massage the foot. CN219071160U discloses a light therapy device for improving blood circulation in the soles of the feet. This device rotates its center and then oscillates back and forth, improving circulation and unblocking knots. However, both CN219071160U and CN218978719U ignore the side effect of applying consistent pressure to areas with severe knots, which can cause severe pain. Therefore, the inventors propose a circular motion foot moxibustion device that enhances the user's moxibustion experience.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present invention solves the problem that the massage components of existing foot moxibustion therapy instruments exert high and consistent pressure on the areas with severe knots, causing users to experience severe pain.

[0005] The inventors obtained the following technical solutions through practice and summary:

[0006] A foot moxibustion therapy instrument includes: a driving component, a massage body, an adjusting body, and a transmission component used for driving the massage body and the adjusting body to form a differential rotation; the massage body can freely expand and contract along the length direction and is provided with a moxa smoke channel in the middle; a moxa smoke generating structure is installed at the bottom of the massage body; the moxa smoke generated by the moxa smoke generating structure can enter the interior of the massage body and be used for moxibustion therapy of corresponding acupoints during foot massage.

[0007] Specifically, the massage body and the adjustment body are driven by the driving component, and at the same time, the massage body and the adjustment body will produce differential motion. After the differential motion, the massage body will perform circumferential massage movements relative to the foot and apply pressure up and down on the sole of the foot. The moxa smoke generating structure at the bottom generates moxa smoke and transports the generated moxa smoke to the interior of the massage body. Moxibustion therapy is performed simultaneously during the foot massage, thereby improving the user experience. During the massage, moxa smoke will overflow to provide targeted physical therapy treatment to the tissues in the massage area. Since the massage body presses the foot acupoints to different degrees up and down during the foot massage, the strength of each pressing is basically different. However, after pressing for a period of time, the pressing process will be cyclic, and there will be no severe pain, thereby improving the user experience.

[0008] In one embodiment, the transmission component includes gear 1 and gear 2 installed at the output end of the driving component through a coupling, the massage body runs through the middle of the adjustment body, the massage body is equipped with a driven gear 1 that meshes with gear 1, and the adjustment body is equipped with a driven gear 2 that meshes with gear 2.

[0009] Specifically, gear 1 and gear 2 at the output end of the driving component drive the corresponding driven gears respectively, thereby causing the adjustment body and the massage body to form a differential rotation, thereby enabling the massage body to massage the foot up and down while rotating to complete massage treatments of different intensities.

[0010] In one embodiment, a massage body is equipped with a plurality of massage blocks arranged circumferentially and outwardly, and the massage blocks are arranged to slide axially relative to the massage body. The massage blocks include a main body and a massage part. The main body slides axially relative to the massage body. The massage part is arranged inside the main body by a spring and is exposed at the top. A smoke hole is arranged in the middle of the massage part, a blind hole is arranged on the main body, and a smoke inlet connected to the blind hole is opened on the side wall.

[0011] Specifically, since the massage blocks on the massage body are arranged in multiple ring structures, and the massage blocks on the ring structure are preferably arranged in a staggered manner, the massage blocks can gradually spread the massage treatment from the middle to the outside, so that the acupuncture points can be effectively unblocked. When the main body switches the force on the acupuncture points of the feet, the channel can be opened to allow the moxa smoke to enter and be discharged through the smoke hole to massage the bottom of the foot to complete the targeted moxibustion treatment. Due to the setting of the spring, the bottom of the foot can be initially pressurized.

[0012] In one embodiment, a wavy surface is provided on one side of the regulating body opposite to the massage part along the circumferential direction, and a guide groove is provided on the surface of the wavy surface suitable for the circumferential movement of the main body part. When the main body part moves from the reference plane of the guide groove to the crest and from the crest to the reference plane, the smoke inlet and the moxa smoke channel are connected, and when the main body part moves from the reference plane to the trough and from the trough to the reference plane, the smoke inlet and the moxa smoke channel are disconnected.

[0013] Specifically, the up and down movement of the main part controls whether the massage part opens the moxa smoke channel when massaging the feet. At the same time, the massage force can be quickly changed. By changing the size of the massage force in an orderly manner, the acupuncture points and knots of the feet can be effectively unblocked, and no smoke enters the areas with small massage force, which can ensure long-term foot moxibustion therapy.

[0014] In one embodiment, a petal-shaped smoke passage is provided on the top of the massage portion, and a trumpet-shaped smoke passage is provided in the middle of the petal-shaped smoke passage.

[0015] Specifically, the use of the petal-shaped smoke groove can ensure the presence of moxa smoke airflow in the strong massage area, thereby performing moxibustion treatment on the massage area.

[0016] In one embodiment, the massage surface of the massage part is provided with massage units that perform spiral massage from the middle of the acupoint to the outside.

[0017] In one embodiment, the massage unit includes a guide structure that is spirally arranged from the middle to the outside, a groove is provided on the side of the guide structure opposite to the foot, and porous massage balls are installed inside the groove. The bottom of the guide structure converges toward the middle and is connected to the top of the guide structure to form a closed loop for the porous massage balls to circulate.

[0018] Specifically, during the massage, spiral massage can be performed on the corresponding acupuncture points on the foot along the direction of movement. Since the spiral massage can make the porous massage ball move in a circular motion in the grooves, the porous massage ball inside the guide structure and in the connecting part of the smoke hole will circulate the internal moxa smoke out, so that the porous massage ball acts as a switch of the smoke hole. After contacting the acupuncture points on the foot, it will undergo a circular motion to ensure that the internal moxa smoke flows outward. At the same time, the use of the porous massage ball can retain more moxa smoke inside, so that the middle part of the Yujie meridian around the acupuncture points on the foot can be spirally dredged outward. The power source of the external spiral dredging is the friction between the porous massage ball and the foot.

[0019] In one embodiment, the inner middle portion of the guide structure is communicated with the smoke through hole, and the bottom of the guide structure and the smoke through hole are connected via a flexible rubber sleeve.

[0020] Specifically, the expansion and contraction of the flexible rubber sleeve ensures that the porous massage ball is effectively cut off, ensuring that the moxa smoke will not overflow through the bottom channel of the guide structure.

[0021] In one implementation scheme, the moxa smoke generating structure includes a moxa stick burning rack and a moxa smoke collecting hood. The moxa smoke collecting hood is arranged directly above the moxa stick burning rack. The moxa smoke collecting hood is connected to the moxa smoke channel through a one-way guide tube. A ball joint is used at the connection between the one-way guide tube and the moxa smoke channel.

[0022] In one implementation scheme, the moxibustion therapy instrument also includes a foot moxibustion box, which is provided with an opening one suitable for the entry of feet and an opening two suitable for the entry of moxa stick burning rack. A support is installed at the bottom of the foot moxibustion box, which is suitable for supporting the foot moxibustion box and leaving air entry space between the support and the ground, and an air inlet is provided on the bottom of the foot moxibustion box. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] [Corrected 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0024] [Corrected 18.07.2023 in accordance with Rule 91] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1;

[0025] [Corrected 18.07.2023 in accordance with Rule 91] Figure 3 is an enlarged view of a portion of the massage body in Figure 2; [0025.1] [Corrected 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] FIG4 is a top view of the moxa smoke channel of the present invention; [0025.2] [Corrected 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the foot moxibustion therapy instrument of the present invention; [0025.3] [Corrected 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the bottom structure of the foot moxibustion therapy apparatus of the present invention; [0025.4] [Corrected 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] FIG7 is a schematic diagram of the inner structure of the bottom of the foot moxibustion therapy apparatus of the present invention; [0025.5] [Corrected 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] FIG8 is a schematic structural diagram of the moxa stick burning frame in the foot moxibustion therapy apparatus of the present invention; [0025.6] [Corrected 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] FIG9 is a partial enlarged view of another massage body in the foot moxibustion therapy device of the present invention; [0025.7] [Corrected 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the top structure of another massage body in the foot moxibustion therapy device of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0027] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0028] [Corrected 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] In an embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 4, a foot moxibustion therapy device comprises: a drive component 10 (drive motor), a massage body 20, an adjustment body 30, and a transmission component for the drive component 10 to drive the massage body 20 and the adjustment body 30 to form a differential rotation. The transmission component includes gear 11 and gear 2 12 mounted to the output end of the drive component 10 via a coupling. The massage body 20 extends through the middle of the adjustment body 30. A driven gear 1 21 is mounted on the massage body 20 and meshes with gear 1 11. A driven gear 2 31 is mounted on the adjustment body 30 and meshes with gear 2 12. The drive component 10, massage body 20, adjustment body 30, and transmission component are integrated on a support plate 100. The adjustment body 30 and the support plate 100 are connected by at least four sets of support rods 110, and the tops of the support rods 110 and the bottom of the adjustment body 30 are arranged for sliding.

[0029] The massage body 20 is flexible and retractable along its length, and a moxa smoke passage 40 is provided in its center. A moxa smoke generating structure is mounted at the bottom of the massage body 20. The moxa smoke generated by this structure can enter the massage body 20 and provide moxibustion during the foot massage. The moxa smoke generating structure includes a moxa stick burning rack 50 and a moxa smoke collection hood 60. The moxa smoke collection hood 60 is positioned directly above the moxa stick burning rack 50 and connects to the moxa smoke passage 40 via a one-way guide tube 2221. The connection between the one-way guide tube 2221 and the moxa smoke passage 40 utilizes a ball joint. The guide tube 2221 can be equipped with an insulation or heating structure to maintain the temperature of the delivered moxa smoke at 35-45°C.

[0030] The massage body 20 is equipped with multiple massage blocks 22 that are arranged circumferentially and outwardly. The massage blocks 22 on the annular structure are preferably arranged in a staggered manner. The massage blocks 22 are arranged to slide axially relative to the massage body 20. The massage blocks 22 include a main body 221 and a massage part 222. The main body 221 slides axially relative to the massage body 20. The massage part 222 is slidably arranged on the inner side of the main body 221 through a spring 223 and the top part is exposed. A smoke hole is arranged in the middle of the massage part 222, a blind hole is arranged on the main body 221, and a smoke inlet connected to the blind hole is opened on the side wall.

[0031] A wavy surface 2225 is provided on one side of the regulating body 30 opposite to the massage part 222, and a guide groove 2226 is provided on the surface of the wavy surface 2225 for the circumferential movement of the main body 221. When the main body 221 moves from the reference plane of the guide groove 2226 to the crest and from the crest to the reference plane, the smoke inlet and the moxa smoke channel 40 are connected (this process is a high-force massage treatment), and when it moves from the reference plane to the trough and from the trough to the reference plane, the smoke inlet and the moxa smoke channel 40 are disconnected (this process is a low-force massage treatment).

[0032] The top of the massage portion 222 is provided with a petal-shaped smoke passage, the middle of which is a trumpet-shaped structure. The petal-shaped smoke passage is used to clear the top of the smoke hole, ensuring that a passage can be formed when massaging the massage portion 222, preventing smoke from accumulating.

[0033] During use, the driving part 10 drives the gear 1 11 and the gear 2 12 to respectively drive the regulating body 30 and the massage body 20 to perform differential motion, and the bottom of the main body 221 will complete circumferential and up-and-down motion along the guide groove 2226, thereby realizing the movement of the main body 221 toward and away from the side of the massage part 222 to complete the circular moxibustion massage. During the massage process, since the main body 221 moves up and down relative to the massage body 20, the main body 221 will frequently compress the spring 223 toward the side of the massage part 222 that is closer to it, causing the massage part 222 to massage the acupuncture points on the sole of the foot with different intensities. At the same time, the smoke inlet and the moxa smoke channel 40 will be frequently switched back and forth between the disconnected and connected states to ensure that the acupuncture points can be ventilated when the acupuncture points are pressed with great force, thereby performing targeted moxibustion treatment. The massage part 222 is preferably made of tourmaline material.

[0034] [Corrected on 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] An implementation situation: As shown in Figures 5 to 8, the moxibustion therapy instrument also includes a foot moxibustion box 70, which is provided with an opening 1 71 suitable for the entry of feet and an opening 2 72 suitable for the entry of the moxa stick burning rack 50. A support member 73 is installed at the bottom of the foot moxibustion box 70, and the support member 73 is suitable for supporting the foot moxibustion box 70 and leaving air entry space between the support member 73 and the ground. The bottom surface of the foot moxibustion box 70 is provided with an air inlet 74.

[0035] The air inlet 74 is used to provide air supply for the moxa stick burning rack 50. When in use, the foot enters through the opening 1 71, and the ignited moxa sticks on the moxa stick burning rack 50 enter the foot moxibustion box 70. The moxa smoke is uniformly supplied to the massage structure 222 through the moxa smoke collecting cover 60.

[0036] [Corrected on 18.07.2023 according to Rule 91] One implementation, as shown in Figures 9 and 10, if a petal-shaped smoke groove is not used, the following scheme is adopted: a massage unit for spiral massage treatment from the middle of the acupuncture point to the outside is arranged on the massage surface of the massage part 222, and the massage unit includes a guide structure 2228 that is gradually spirally diffused from the middle to the outside, a groove 2229 is provided on the side of the guide structure 2228 opposite to the foot, and a porous massage ball 22210 is installed inside the groove 2229, the bottom of the guide structure 2228 converges toward the middle and is connected to the top of the guide structure 2228 to form a closed loop for the porous massage ball 22210 to circulate, the inner middle part of the guide structure 2228 is connected to the smoke hole, and the bottom of the guide structure 2228 and the smoke hole are connected by a flexible rubber sleeve. When the main body 221 is in the process of moving from the reference plane of the guide groove 2226 to the wave crest and from the wave crest to the reference plane and the smoke inlet is connected to the moxa smoke channel 40, the porous massage ball 22210 will just pass through the flexible rubber sleeve.

[0037] There is a height difference between the middle and bottom of the guide structure 2228, which is 5 to 10 mm. During massage, the porous massage ball 22210 in the guide structure 2228 can perform spiral massage on the corresponding acupuncture points on the foot along the direction of movement. Since the spiral massage can make the porous massage ball 22210 and the groove 2229 perform a circular motion, the porous massage ball 22210 in the connecting part of the guide structure 2228 and the smoke hole circulates the internal moxa smoke out, so that the porous massage ball 22210 acts as a switch for the smoke hole. After contacting the acupuncture points on the foot, it will undergo a circular motion to ensure that the internal moxa smoke flows outward. At the same time, the porous massage ball 22210 can retain more moxa smoke inside, so that the middle part of the Yujie meridian around the acupuncture points on the foot can be spirally dredged outward. The power for the external spiral dredging comes from the friction between the porous massage ball 22210 and the foot.

[0038] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. The replacement may be a replacement of a portion of a structure, device, or method step, or it may be a complete technical solution. Any equivalent replacement or modification based on the technical solution and inventive concept of the present invention shall be covered by the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A foot moxibustion apparatus, characterized in that: include: The driving component (10), the massage body (20), the regulating body (30), and the driving component (10) are used to drive the massage body (20) and the regulating body (30) to form a transmission component for differential rotation; the massage body (20) can be freely extended and retracted along the length direction and is provided with a moxa smoke channel (40) inside; a moxa smoke generating structure is installed at the bottom of the massage body (20); the moxa smoke generated by the moxa smoke generating structure can enter the inside of the massage body (20) and be used for moxibustion treatment of corresponding acupoints during foot massage.

2. A foot moxibustion therapy instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission component comprises a gear 1 (11) and a gear 2 (12) which are mounted on the output end of the driving component (10) via a coupling; the massage body (20) passes through the middle of the regulating body (30); a driven gear 1 (21) meshing with the gear 1 (11) is mounted on the massage body (20); and a driven gear 2 (31) meshing with the gear 2 (12) is mounted on the regulating body (30).

3. A foot moxibustion therapy instrument according to claim 1, characterized in that: The massage body (20) is provided with a plurality of massage blocks (22) which are arranged circumferentially and diffusely outwards. The massage blocks (22) are arranged axially slidably relative to the massage body (20). The massage blocks (22) comprise a main body (221) and a massage part (222). The main body (221) is axially slidable relative to the massage body (20). The massage part (222) is slidably arranged inside the main body (221) via a spring (223) and the top part is exposed. A smoke hole is arranged in the middle of the massage part (222), a blind hole is arranged on the main body (221), and a smoke inlet connected to the blind hole is opened on the side wall.

4. A foot moxibustion apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that: The regulating body (30) is provided with a wavy surface (2225) arranged in the circumferential direction on one side relative to the massage part (222), and the surface of the wavy surface (2225) is provided with a guide groove (2226) suitable for the main body (221) to move in the circumferential direction. When the main body (221) moves from the reference plane of the guide groove (2226) to the wave crest and from the wave crest to the reference plane, the smoke inlet and the moxa smoke channel (40) are connected, and when the main body (221) moves from the reference plane to the wave trough and from the wave trough to the reference plane, the smoke inlet and the moxa smoke channel (40) are disconnected.

5. A foot moxibustion therapy apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that: A petal-shaped smoke passage (2227) is arranged on the top of the massage portion (222), and the middle portion of the petal-shaped smoke passage (2227) is arranged in a trumpet-shaped structure.

6. A foot moxibustion apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that: The massage surface of the massage part (222) is provided with a massage unit for performing a spiral massage process from the middle of the acupuncture point to the outside.

7. A foot moxibustion therapy apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that: The massage unit comprises a guide structure (2228) which is gradually spread outward in a spiral manner from the middle, a groove (2229) is provided on the side of the guide structure (2228) opposite to the foot, and a porous massage ball (22210) is installed inside the groove (2229), and the bottom of the guide structure (2228) converges toward the middle and is connected to the top of the guide structure (2228) to form a closed loop for the porous massage ball (22210) to circulate.

8. A foot moxibustion apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that: The inner middle part of the guide structure (2228) is connected to the smoke hole, and the bottom of the guide structure (2228) and the smoke hole are connected via a flexible rubber sleeve.

9. A foot moxibustion apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The moxa smoke generating structure comprises a moxa stick burning rack (50) and a moxa smoke collecting hood (60); the moxa smoke collecting hood (60) is arranged directly above the moxa stick burning rack (50); the moxa smoke collecting hood (60) is connected to the moxa smoke channel (40) via a one-way guide tube (2221); a ball joint is used at the connection between the one-way guide tube (2221) and the moxa smoke channel (40).

10. A foot moxibustion apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that: The moxibustion therapy apparatus further comprises a foot moxibustion box (70), the foot moxibustion box (70) is provided with an opening (71) suitable for the foot to enter and an opening (72) suitable for the moxa stick burning rack (50) to enter, a support member (73) is installed at the bottom of the foot moxibustion box (70), the support member (73) is suitable for supporting the foot moxibustion box (70) and leaving air inlet space between the foot moxibustion box (70) and the ground, and an air inlet (74) is provided on the bottom surface of the foot moxibustion box (70).

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