The present application is based upon and claims priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 201711279710.2, filed before Chinese Patent Office on Dec. 6, 2017 and entitled “Intelligent Moxibustion Device,” and Patent Application No. 201721681946.4, filed before Chinese Patent Office on Dec. 6, 2017 and entitled “Intelligent Moxibustion Device,” the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by references.
The present invention relates to the technical field of moxibustion devices, and in particular, to an intelligent moxibustion device, which realizes intelligent operations through a control system and an automatic transmission, without manual operations in the whole treatment process.
Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medical treatment method that uses a burning moxa stick to perform a suspended moxibustion on human acupoints. Moxibustion originated in the ancient Chinese era and is a treatment method that utilizes moxibustion-heat generated by moxibustion materials made of moxa to stimulate acupoints on the body surface or specific parts of the body, adjusts disordered human physiological and biochemical functions by stimulating the activity of qi, so as to achieve the purpose of disease prevention and treatment.
With the development of moxibustion therapy, moxibustion devices have emerged. A moxibustion device can be fixed on any part of the limbs, and the person who is experiencing moxibustion can adjust the distance between moxa grains and the skin by himself or herself. When moxa grains (moxa stick) are burned in a relatively sealed moxibustion device, the heat generated is not easily dissipated and has a long-lasting effect on acupoints. The device has the advantages of firepower balance, strong penetration, and uninterrupted function. The device makes full use of beneficial effects generated in the process of burning moxa leaves in the treatment, such as thermal effect, medical effect and smoking effect, to stimulate acupoints and meridians. The device combines the thermal effect, the medical effect and the smoking effect together, improving the treatment effects of conventional moxibustion. Currently, the well-known structure of a moxibustion device is combined by a moxa stick, a paper shell, a cap with a pin or an upper cover formed by magnet and a paper shell, and a double-sided adhesive attached to the hand. The moxa stick is lit manually through an open flame and then inserted onto the pin of the upper cover, the upper cover is then inserted into the box body, which is adhered to the skin through the adhesive, and then moxibustion works. However, the product has several major problems: first, the open flame is easy to cause danger; second, with the continuous burning of the moxa stick, the temperature felt by the skin at the contact gradually decreases, and at this time, the depth of the moxa stick inserted in the product needs to be adjusted manually, which is impossible to quantify, leading to uneven effect; third, the used paper shell might cause a fire during the high-temperature moxibustion with the moxa stick; and fourth, ashes generated during the combustion process of the moxa stick might easily scald the skin when falling to the skin.
In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent moxibustion device, to solve the problems raised in the background art hereinabove. The invention realizes intelligent operations through a control system and an automatic transmission, without manual operations in the whole treatment process.
In order to solve the abovementioned problems, the present invention provides an intelligent moxibustion device, comprising a vertically disposed barrel, an ash tower buckled with the barrel, a moxa stick driving unit and an intelligent control unit disposed in the barrel. The moxa stick driving unit comprises a moxa stick sleeve and a stepping motor disposed above the moxa stick sleeve. The stepping motor drives, through the transmission of a gear, the moxa stick to move up and down. The intelligent control unit comprises a battery disposed above the stepping motor for powering the entire moxibustion device, a circuit board fixed above the battery, and a temperature sensor disposed in the ash tower. The battery is connected to the circuit board to provide power to the circuit board, and the circuit board is connected to the temperature sensor through input and output terminals for receiving and analyzing a temperature signal below the moxibustion device during moxibustion.
Further, the ash tower comprises a fine mesh screen disposed at the center of the tower, strip support tables uniformly disposed on the upper surface of the fine mesh screen, and a resistance heating wire disposed on the strip support tables, wherein the resistance heating wire is disposed directly below the moxa stick, and the ash tower is provided, on the outer side wall thereof, with air circulation holes for ensuring the full combustion of the moxa stick.
Further, the fine mesh screen is provided, on the outer edges thereof, with threaded holes, via which the temperature sensor is fixed within the ash tower.
Further, the output shaft of the stepping motor is connected to a rack and gear mechanism, the rack of the rack mechanism is mounted in a motor fixing seat that limits the degree of freedom of the rack, and the rack is provided, on both ends of the range thereof, with stroke switches that limit the position of the rack.
Further, the moxa stick sleeve includes a fixing barrel fixed to the bottom of the motor fixing seat, a moxa stick seat that is sleeved in the fixing barrel and is capable of moving up and down, and channels reserved on the side walls of the fixing barrel for the moxa stick seat to move up and down. The side walls of the moxa stick seat is provided with connecting ears. The moxa stick seat is connected to the lower end of the rack through the connecting ears passing through the channels on the side walls of the fixing barrel. The stepping motor drives the rack to move up and down, through the rotation of the output shaft, such that the moxa stick seat causes the moxa stick to move up and down.
Further, the barrel is provided, at the top thereof, with a power button for turning on and turning off the whole moxibustion device.
Further, the circuit board includes a main control circuit, a stroke switch circuit, an ignition circuit, a temperature detection circuit, a one-button switch circuit, a button state detection circuit, a charging circuit, and a motor forward and reverse rotation circuit. The main control circuit is connected to the stroke switch circuit, the ignition circuit, the temperature detection circuit, the one-button switch circuit, the button state detection circuit, the motor forward and reverse rotation circuit through input and output interfaces. The input terminal of the charging circuit is connected to an external power source, the output terminal of the charging circuit is connected to the one-button switch circuit and the button state detection circuit for supplying power to the device, and the output terminal of the charging circuit is connected to the battery at the same time for charging the battery. The input terminal of the stroke switch circuit is externally connected to the stroke switch for limiting the up and down positions of the rack to prevent the rack from being detached from the gear. The input terminal of the temperature detection circuit is connected to the temperature sensor to receive the temperature signal measured by the temperature sensor. The motor forward and reverse rotation circuit is connected to the stepping motor to control the forward and reverse rotation of the stepping motor. The ignition circuit is connected to the resistance heating wire for igniting the moxa stick. The one-button switch circuit and the button state detection circuit are connected to the power button through the input terminal, such that a long-time press achieves ignition and a short-time press turns on/off the device.
More specifically, the main control circuit adopts STM8S003 main chip and comprises twenty input and output ports, wherein the PD3 port is connected to the temperature detection circuit, the PD2 port is connected to the ignition circuit, the PB4 port and the PB5 port are connected to the stroke switch circuit.
The charging circuit is connected to the one-button switch circuit and the button state detection circuit. The LED indicator in the charging circuit displays two colors, blue color and red color, so as to display the state of charge of the battery. When the battery is fully charged, blue color is displayed, and when the power is less than 10%, red color is displayed.
The PC6 and PC7 ports of the main chip are connected to the one-button switch circuit and the button state detection circuit, and also a short-time press turns on/off the device and a long-time press achieves ignition. The PC3 port and the PC4 port of the main chip are connected to the motor forward and reverse rotation circuit to control the forward and reverse rotation of the motor so as to achieve the rise and fall of the moxa stick.
More specifically, the barrel is made of bakelite material, which is resistant to high temperature and avoids the danger of fire due to high temperature. The periphery of the resistance heating wire is insulated by ceramic to avoid the danger of scalding the user.
The working principle and beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: first, the moxa stick heating process of the invention is carried out inside the product, the moxa stick is placed completely into the product to burn inside by being heated by the resistance wire, no open flame can be seen, and the periphery of the resistance heating wire is insulated by ceramic.
Second, the present invention uses a temperature sensor to sense the progress of the burning of the moxa stick, when the temperature is lower than a rated value, the sensor sends a signal to the circuit board, the circuit board controls the stepping motor to move the moxa stick downward through a mechanical transmission, thereby ensuring a constant temperature.
Third, the outer shell of the product of the present invention is made of bakelite material, which is a high-temperature resistant plasticity phenolic plastic and is unlikely to cause a fire.
Fourth, the double-layer ash tower designed according to the present invention ensures that after the moxa stick is burned, ash will not fall to the skin. The first layer is an electric wire; the second layer is an ash-accommodation tower, and the electric wire and the ash-accommodation are dislocated of the holes of the electric heating wire. Neither ash falls to the skin nor heat conduction is affected.
Fifth, in terms of user experience, in the present invention, all work can be done automatically by pressing the button switch on the top once, freeing the two hands, such that moxibustion can be performed in a more intelligent and appropriate manner, solving the issues during use involved with fire risk and complex usage processes.
1 for barrel, 2 for ash tower, 21 for fine mesh screen, 22 for strip support tables, 23 for resistance heating wire, 24 for protrusion, 25 for ceramic thermally insulating region, 26 for air circulation holes, 3 for the moxa stick sleeve, 31 for fixing barrel, 32 for moxa stick seat, 33 for fixing pin, 34 for connecting ears, 35 for channels, 4 for stepping motor, 41 for gear, 42 for rack, 43 for connecting shaft, 5 for motor fixing seat, 6 for battery, 7 for circuit board, 78 for stroke switch, 8 for LED indicator, 9 for power button, 10 for moxa stick, 11 for battery fixing seat, 12 for transparent aperture, 13 for hinge member, 14 for threaded seat, 15 for detaching button.
In order to make the technical means, the creative features, the achievement of the object and the effect of the present invention easy to understand, the present invention will be further described with reference to the specific embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely for explaining the present invention, rather than limiting the present invention.
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A ceramic thermally insulating tape 25 is provided around the resistance heating wire 23 to prevent the user from being scalded.
The outer wall of the ash tower 2 is provided with air circulation holes 26 for ensuring sufficient combustion of the moxa stick.
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As a preferred solution of the present invention, the rack of the rack mechanism of the stepping motor is mounted in a motor fixing seat 5 that limits the degree of freedom (mobility?) of the rack. The rack 42 is provided, at both ends of the range thereof, with stroke switches 78 for limiting the position of the rack.
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More specifically, provided on the barrel 1 and below the transparent aperture 12 is a USB charging interface (not shown) for charging the battery 7.
Wherein, the motor fixing seat 5 and the battery fixing seat 11 can be buckled together, which not only saves space but also stabilizes the internal structure.
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The input terminal of the temperature detection circuit is connected to the temperature sensor to receive the temperature signal measured by the temperature sensor. The temperature sensor adopts a thermistor that is sensitive to temperature measurement and has a long lifetime.
The temperature sensor is fixed onto the ash tower through the threaded seat on the ash tower.
The motor forward and reverse rotation circuit is connected to the stepping motor 4 to control the forward and reverse rotation of the stepping motor 4. The ignition circuit is connected to the resistance heating wire 23 for igniting the moxa stick. The one-button switch circuit and the button state detection circuit are connected to the power button 9 through the input terminal, such that a long-time press achieves ignition and a short-time press turns on/off the device.
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When the device is to be turned on, a short-time press achieves the turning on, and after being powered on, the main chip controls the PC7 pin to output a high electric level, the power button is self-locked, so as to lock the power path, achieving the turning on.
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As a preferred solution of the present invention, one side of the connection between the ash tower 2 and the upper barrel 1 is hingedly connected by a hinge member 13, and the other side is connected by a buckle, with a detaching button 15 being provided at the buckling portion. This connection manner can prevent the loss of the ash tower, and is more convenient and quick to use, compared to the threaded connection.
The working principle of the invention is as follows: open the ash tower by means of the detaching button, place the moxa stick on the moxa stick seat, clasp the ash tower, fixing the moxibustion device on the moxibusted part through the double-sided adhesive, press the top power button, the circuit board starts the program to run, the resistance wire heats the moxa stick. As the moxa stick is gradually burned, when the temperature is lower than the temperature of the temperature sensor, the temperature sensor sends a signal to the circuit board, and the circuit board drives the stepping motor to drive the moxa stick drop through the mechanical transmission of the gear to reach a constant temperature.
The foregoing is only about the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the structure there is not limited to the above-mentioned shape. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be encompassed in the scope of protection of the present invention.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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201711279710.2 | Dec 2017 | CN | national |
201721681946.4 | Dec 2017 | CN | national |