BACKGROUND ART A moxibustion using the prior art moxa cauterizing device can be applied only for a flat region of the human body such as the back and it is not possible to freely control a temperature of heat (smoke) applied to the human body, thus causing a concern of a burn to the human body. Further, there is also a risk such as the difficulty in breathing or a vertigo due to an excessive inhaling of a smoke (odor) which was produced on moxibusting and not discharged to the outside, by a patient or an operator.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In order to overcome the above-mentioned defects, the object of the invention is to provide a moxa cauterizing device which is capable of moxibusting even for uneven regions of the human body such as an abdomen and a knee, is capable of freely controlling a temperature of heat produced on moxibusting, and is capable of forcibly discharging the smoke produced on moxibusting to the outside, not so as to inhale it by a patient or an operator.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The other objects and features of the present invention will be hereinafter explained in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a front view showing the moxa cauterizing device according to the present invention; Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the moxa cauterizing device according to the present invention; Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the moxa cauterizing device according to the present invention; Figures 4A and 4B are a view showing the use of the moxa cauterizing device according to the present invention; and Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an another embodiment of the moxa cauterizing device according to the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The moxa cauterizing device according to the present invention, which accomplished the above-said objects, comprises a main body with the lower part thereof being open, with a rubber packing being connected to the lowest end thereof for close adhering to the human body and with a smoke discharging port being formed on the lower end of the side thereof; a fixing band which is fixed on the lower end of said main body, consisting of a pair of two, and having a fastening mean formed on the end thereof; a support for moxa in which the central part was formed low to be safely set on said main body, with a plurality of an air circulation hole formed around the outside of a given height of the separation wall which is standing at center; a lid which has an air entrance formed on the upper part thereof, and forms a combustion chamber on the

upper end of said main body by separably connecting on said main body and the upper end of a support for moxa; and an air generator which forcibly supplies the air to a combustion chamber by being connected to an air entrance and connection hose of said lid.

In an aspect of the present moxa cauterizing device, it is preferred that on the upper part of said main body a given depth of a heat shielding plate was formed, and on the side of said heat shielding plate a plurality of an air circulation path is formed.

In a further aspect of the present moxa cauterizing device, it is preferred that to the smoke discharging port a discharging hose for connection to the outside is connected.

In a further aspect of the present moxa cauterizing device, it is preferred that the lower end of said main body is concavely formed for an easy adhering to the human body.

In a further aspect of the present moxa cauterizing device, it is preferred that said air generator is provided with a control lever for controlling a producing amount of air.

In a further aspect of the present moxa cauterizing device, it is preferred that the air entrance of said lid is formed on the side thereof, and said support for moxa is downwardly connected, so that said device can be used inversely.

Now, we will describe in detail the present invention.

Referring to Figs 1 through 3, the main body 1, with being directly contacted with an affected part of the human body, is open at a lower part thereof, and has a given depth of a heat shielding plate 14 formed an upper part thereof, with a plurality of the air circulation path 2 being formed on the side of the heat shielding plate 14 and with a smoke discharging port being formed on

the lower end of the side of the main body 1 for discharging smoke produced on burning of moxa to the outside. Here, heat produced on burning of moxa is not applied directly to the human body because it is primarily shielded by the heat shielding plate 14. In other words, said plate 14 serves not to apply an excessively high temperature heat (intolerably high temperature) to the human body. In particular, to the end of the smoke discharging port 10 the separate discharging hose 11 connected with the outside (a separate ventilation apparatus can be provided) is connected, so that smoke produced on moxibusting is discharged to the outside and thus an inhalation of moxa smoke by a patient or an operator can be prevented.

Further, to the lowest end of the main body 1, i. e. , the part which is directly contacted with the human body, the separate rubber packing 12 is connected, so moxa smoke produced inside the moxa cauterizing device is not leaked out between the human body and the main body 1.

In the present moxa cauterizing device, to make an easy moxibustion for a prolonged period without grasping of the main body 1 by the hands, two fixing bands 15 were fixed on the lower end of the main body 1. To the end of said fixing bands 15 the belcro tapes 16a, 16b were attached for fixation of fixing bands 15 after mounting of a moxa cauterizing device on a certain part of the human body.

Above the heat shielding plate 14 located on a center of the main body 1, a support 3 for placing moxa 5 is connected, said support 3 having a low central part and a plurality of the air circulation hole 4 formed around the outside of a given height of the separation wall 17 which is standing at a center. Meanwhile, to the upper end of the main body 1 the lid 9 forming a combustion chamber inside the main body is separably connected, with the air entrance 6 being

formed on the center of the upper end of the lid 9, and with said air entrance 6 being connected to the air generator 19 via the connecting hose 7. Particularly, the air generator 19 which has a motor built in therein and generates a given pressure of air was provided with the separate control lever 18, so that an <BR> <BR> amount of air supplied to the combustion chamber 8, i. e. , an amount of oxygen supplied to moxa to be burned on the support 3 for moxa in a combustion chamber can be controlled to suitably control a combustion temperature. An example of said air generator 19 includes an air generator which supplies air to an aquarium.

Of course, in place of a control lever 18 for controlling an amount of the air (oxygen), the main body 1 can be equipped with a separate valve which can control a supply amount of oxygen. Or a control of an amount of the electric current supplying to the motor built in the air generator 19 can be made to control an amount of air supplying to the combustion chamber.

An moxibustion procedure is follows using the present moxa cauterizing device having the above-mentioned construction.

As shown in Figs 4A and 4B, the main body 1 is placed on an abdomen or a knee and then is fixed with the fixing bands 15. Thereafter, moxa 5 is placed on the support 3 and was ignited and then the lid 9 is closed. Air from the air generator 19 is entered into the combustion chamber 8 and moxa is burned, thus moxa smoke produced thereby being contacted with an abdomen or a knee through the air circulation hole 4 and air circulation path 2, resulting in moxibusting. The heat produced then is primarily filtered by the heat shielding plate 14 and an amount of air (including moxa smoke) equal to that entering the combustion chamber 8 is discharged to the outside via the smoke discharging port 10 and discharging hose 11.

Fig. 5 shows another embodiment using the present moxa cauterizing device, with all the construction and operation procedure being the same as above, except that air entrance 6a provided on the lid 9 is formed on the side thereof and a support for moxa is downwardly connected, so as to be capable of using said device reversibly.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY Therefore, the present moxa cauterizing device provides the effects that are capable of moxibusting even for uneven regions of the human body such as an abdomen and a knee, capable of freely controlling a temperature of heat produced on moxibusting, and capable of forcibly discharging the smoke produced on moxibusting to the outside, not so as to inhale it by a patient or an operator.

It is to be understood that, while the invention was described mainly with respect to specific embodiments, the invention is never restricted to those embodiments and a variety of modifications and alterations would be possible to those skilled in the art by referring to the description or drawings presented here and within the spirit of the invention and thus those modifications or alterations are to fall within the scope of the invention, which scope should be limited only by the attached claims.