Foot Massage Thermal Assembly With Cooling and Ventilation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional foot massagers primarily focus on heating and fail to provide cooling, leading to discomfort during and after exercise, especially in high temperature or humid environments, and do not effectively address muscle tension or lactic acid accumulation.
Innovation Solution
A foot massage device with a cooling therapy function, featuring a temperature control assembly that can switch between heating and cooling modes, equipped with refrigeration units and fans to enhance cooling and ventilation, specifically targeting areas like the heel to relieve muscle tension and reduce stuffiness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional foot massagers only provide heating function, then temperature control is simple, but cooling therapy function is missing
Solution Approach 1:
The temperature control assembly is designed to perform both heating and cooling functions using a unified system. The assembly includes a heating element and a cooling element that can be selectively activated based on user needs, allowing the same device to provide both thermal therapies without requiring separate independent systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the temperature parameter by switching between heating and cooling modes. The control unit adjusts the operational state of the heating and cooling elements to deliver different temperature conditions (heating mode, cooling mode, or both simultaneously) based on the selected function, enabling versatile temperature control.
2Adaptability or versatility
If heating function is provided by light source, then thermal massage can be performed, but only the part where light source is installed can generate heat energy
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the heating function and cooling function into a single integrated temperature control assembly. This assembly is positioned to simultaneously contact both the user's foot and ankle, allowing one component structure to serve multiple therapeutic purposes (heating and cooling) rather than requiring separate independent systems for each function.
3Ease of operation
If foot is placed in closed massage chamber, then massage can be performed, but user feels stuffy in high temperature environment
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the harmful hot air from the closed massage chamber by introducing a cooling element that actively removes heat. The cooling element works in conjunction with the heating element to regulate the temperature inside the chamber, preventing stuffiness and humidity accumulation while maintaining the enclosed massage environment.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively cools the feet post-exercise, reduces muscle tension, alleviates discomfort from sweat and humidity, and improves user experience in various environments, including tropical areas.
Implementation Method 1
a refrigeration unit (430) which is installed on the mounting base (511)
Implementation Method 2
the fan (550) has a blower air inlet (551) and a blower air outlet (552), and a blower passage (553) connected between the blower air inlet (551) and the blower air outlet (552)
Data Source
AI summary
A foot massage device includes a housing, a foot receiving pocket coupled to the housing, a massage assembly disposed in the housing, and a thermal application assembly which is assembled to the foot receiving pocket, wherein the thermal application assembly has a top thermal contact surface which is exposed in the foot receiving pocket, wherein the thermal application assembly has a cooling mode for allowing the top thermal contact surface to provide a cooling treatment to the foot of the user.