Multi-layer portable therapeutic infrared heating system and device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional heat therapy is hazardous, uncomfortable, unhygienic, inefficient, and inconvenient for travel, particularly for individuals with health challenges, as it exposes users to extreme temperatures that can cause heat stress.
Innovation Solution
A multi-layer portable therapeutic infrared heating system that generates far-infrared radiation using a heating wire layer, charcoal layers to absorb ELF radiation, and a grounding mechanism, combined with a multi-layer mixture and medical magnet layer to promote FIR generation and reduce ELF radiation, while incorporating safety features like temperature sensors and VOC-free materials for safety and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional heat therapy uses extremely high temperatures to achieve therapeutic effects, then heating efficiency is improved, but user safety deteriorates due to heat stress and health risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the heating parameter from conventional high-temperature conduction heating to far-infrared radiation heating at lower temperatures (40-60°C). The heating wires are designed to emit far-infrared waves that penetrate tissue and generate internal heat, achieving therapeutic effects without exposing users to extreme external temperatures, thus resolving the contradiction between heating efficiency and safety
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical/thermal conduction heating with electromagnetic radiation (far-infrared) heating. Instead of direct thermal contact with hot surfaces or hot water bottles, the system uses far-infrared emitting wires that radiate energy through the body, eliminating the need for high temperatures and associated heat stress risks
2Device complexity
If conventional heating devices use simple heating elements to reduce complexity, then device complexity is reduced, but harmful electromagnetic radiation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses composite material structures including carbon fiber heating wires embedded in ceramic matrices, combined with charcoal layers and conductive fabrics. These composite materials serve multiple functions: generating far-infrared radiation, absorbing harmful ELF electromagnetic fields, and providing structural integrity, thus resolving the contradiction between simplicity and harmful radiation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces charcoal layers as intermediary components between the heating elements and the user. These charcoal layers act as electromagnetic field absorbers and grounders, capturing harmful ELF radiation generated by the heating wires and dissipating it safely, thereby mediating between the heating function and radiation safety
3Weight of moving object
If portable heating devices use lightweight materials to improve portability, then ease of transport is improved, but thermal insulation deteriorates leading to heat loss
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses flexible thermal insulation films and thin ceramic layers that provide effective thermal insulation without adding significant weight. These thin film structures trap heat efficiently while maintaining the portable and flexible nature of the device, resolving the contradiction between lightweight portability and thermal insulation
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 system effectively boosts immunity, blood flow, and mood, while maintaining safe ELF levels and EMF exposure, providing therapeutic benefits such as improved circulation, detoxification, and rapid wound healing, and is designed for portability and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
a heating wire layer configured to generate far-infrared radiation (FIR) when the multi-layer portable therapeutic infrared heating system is connected with an alternating current power supply
Implementation Method 2
two charcoal layers positioned on either side of the heating wire layer and configured to absorb extremely low frequency (ELF) radiation associated with the FIR
Implementation Method 3
grounding mechanism configured to transfer the ELF radiation absorbed by the two charcoal layers to a pin and ground the multi-layer portable therapeutic infrared heating system
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AI summary
A multi-layer portable therapeutic infrared heating system comprises a heating wire layer configured to generate far-infrared radiation (FIR) when the multi-layer portable therapeutic infrared heating system is connected with an alternating current power supply; two charcoal layers positioned on either side of the heating wire layer and configured to absorb extremely low frequency (ELF) radiation associated with the FIR; grounding mechanism configured to transfer the ELF radiation absorbed by the two charcoal layers to a pin and ground the multi-layer portable therapeutic infrared heating system; and a multi-layer mixture layer configured to at least additionally reduce the ELF radiation.