Massage Stone and Oil Heater with Bottom Heating Pod
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massage heaters on the market are inefficient as they can only heat either massage oils or massage stones, leading to prolonged heating times and wastage of electrical energy.
Innovation Solution
A multi-functional massage stone and massage oil heater that includes a shell with integrated massage oil heating tubes, massage stone heating pods, and temperature control systems, allowing for simultaneous heating of both massage stones and oils with improved efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a heater is designed to heat only massage oils or only massage stones, then the device structure can be simple, but the functionality is limited and cannot meet the requirements of hot stone therapy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the massage oil heating function and massage stone heating function into a single integrated heating device. The heating apparatus includes both a massage oil heating tube and a massage stone heating pod with heating element, allowing simultaneous heating of both massage oils and stones within one device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The heating apparatus is designed to perform multiple functions: heating massage oils in bottles, heating massage stones in pods, and providing both functions simultaneously. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate heating devices for oils and stones.
2Productivity
If heating is performed on sides of an inner container of a heating pod, then the structure is simple, but the heating time exceeds 30 minutes and heating efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The heating element is repositioned from the side walls of the inner container to the bottom of the heating pod. This dimensional change in heating location allows direct bottom-up heating of the massage stones, significantly improving heat transfer efficiency and reducing heating time.
Solution Approach 2:
Water is introduced as a heat transfer medium in the bottom heating pod. The heating element heats the water, which then efficiently transfers thermal energy to the massage stones through conduction and convection, achieving faster and more uniform heating compared to direct side-wall heating.
3Use of energy by moving object
If heating takes more than 30 minutes for each heating, then energy consumption is high and electrical energy is wasted, but reducing heating time requires improved heating efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
By moving the heating element to the bottom of the pod and using water as a heat transfer medium, the system achieves much faster heating times. This eliminates the need for prolonged heating operations and reduces electrical energy consumption while maintaining effective stone heating.
Solution Approach 2:
Water serves as an efficient thermal intermediary that rapidly transfers heat from the heating element to the massage stones. This intermediate heat transfer mechanism significantly reduces the time and electrical energy required compared to direct air heating or side-wall conduction methods.
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 efficiently heats both massage stones and oils simultaneously, reducing heating time and electrical consumption, thus addressing the inefficiencies of existing single-function heaters.
Implementation Method 1
both the massage oil heating apparatus and the massage stone heating apparatus are driven by electric energy
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AI summary
The utility model provides a massage stone and massage oil heater, and is applicable for the field of massage health care. The heater includes a shell, and further includes a massage oil heating tube, a massage oil heating apparatus, a massage stone heating pot, a massage stone heating apparatus, and a pot lid. Internal dimensions of the massage oil heating tube match an outer contour of a massage oil bottle, and an exterior of the massage oil heating tube is wrapped with the massage oil heating apparatus. The massage stone heating pod is detachably mounted on the massage stone heating apparatus. The heater can heat both massage stones and massage oil bottles, so as to meet the requirements of Spa salon hot stone therapy for heating massage stones and massage oils at a time.