WO2003084463A2

WO2003084463A2 - Apparatus for moxa cautery

Info

Publication number: WO2003084463A2
Application number: PCT/KR2003/000684
Authority: WO
Inventors: Sang Sil Lee
Original assignee: Sang Sil Lee
Priority date: 2002-04-04
Filing date: 2003-04-04
Publication date: 2003-10-16
Also published as: WO2003084463A3; KR20030079387A; AU2003219582A8; AU2003219582A1

Abstract

Disclosed is a moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy which cauterizes a user’s body or an affected region of the user’s body with moxa while controlling the position of heat source to apply heat generated from the moxa to the user’s body wholly or concentratedly. The moxibustion apparatus comprises: a body for moving a moxa case vertically and/or horizontally to supply moxa heat to the user’s whole body; a cover for covering the body; a hinge for rotatably connecting transverse end edges of the body and the cover to each other; and a gas spring for smoothly opening and closing the body and cover connected to each other through the hinge and maintaining an opened or closed state at a predetermined level.

Description

APPARATUS FOR MOXA CAUTERY

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy for cauterizing a user's body with moxa using heat generated when moxa is burnt, and more particularly, to a moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy which enables cauterizing of the user's body or an affected region of the user's body with moxa while controlling the position of heat source to apply heat generated from the moxa to the user's body at a time or concentratedly.

Background Art

First of all, terms used herein are defined as follows. Hanbang (Herbal therapy) means a Korean traditional medical method.

Moxibustion means a medical method for treating or preventing diseases or pains of human body by applying heat, which is generated when moxa is burnt, to meridian points of the human body.

Meridian points mean therapeutic spots suitable for moxibustion, located on meridian lines.

Meridian lines mean uniform systematic pathways along which diseases or pains broken out from the five viscera and the six entrails are indicated on the epidermis of the human body.

The Five Primary Substances are fire, water, wood, metal and earth. Dongeuibogam is a medical book edited on 1596 ~ 1610 by Herjun, who is a noted doctor in Korea, and published on 1613, and a book regarded in the same rank as an encyclopedia of Oriental medical science.

It has been reported in Dongeuibogam that moxa, which is herbal medicine, circulates energetic blood in spleen, kidney and liver and prevent human body's abdominal region from becoming cold and damp as it tastes bitter and hot. Furthermore, it has been reported in Dongeuibogam that moxa corrects woman's menstruation and prevents abortion as it makes the womb warm and stops the bleeding. Recently, moxa is being more and more widely used in the herbal therapies or folk remedies to apply the benefits of moxa to the human body more effectively. The moxibustion method with moxa used in the herbal therapies or folk remedies is a method in which a moxibustion device of a predetermined size is put on meridian points distributed on the human body, and heat and smoke generated when moxa put in the moxibustion device is burnt stimulate the meridian points to prevent or treat diseases. However, the conventional moxibustion method has several problems in that it takes lots of time to perform moxibustion and the cauterized region of the human body bears marks of moxibustion or is burnt after the moxibustion, as a user must find the meridian points and perform the moxibustion on the meridian points. So, women are reluctant to receive moxibustion because of the above problems even though they recognize moxibustion effects.

Korean Utility Model Publication No. 0011651 (entitled "moxibustion apparatus for the whole body" and published on August 26, 1988) discloses a moxibustion apparatus for the whole body capable of cauterizing the whole body with moxa. According to the moxibustion apparatus, moxa is burnt on the user's top region in a state where the user lies on his/her back, and other heat source is generated from the bottom where the user lies on his/her back. That is, the moxibustion apparatus for the whole body allows moxa smoke including moxa ingredient to spread up and down, and in the above condition, applies moxibustion heat to the user by controlling heat generated from the heat source of the bottom of the moxibustion apparatus.

However, the conventional moxibustion apparatus has a problem in that it cannot carry out moxa stimulation to the user' body wholly or concentratedly, as the moxibustion apparatus cannot use heat directly emitted from the moxa and moxa heat cannot be directly applied to the user's body.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention is to provide a moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy which cauterizes a user's body while controlling the position of heat source to apply heat to the user's whole body wholly or concentratedly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy which applies moxa heat generated from a moxa case to the user's whole body wholly or concentratedly by moving the moxa case horizontally or vertically.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy which performs moxibustion in a state in which the user lies on his/her back on a body of a moxibustion frame and wholly or concentratedly cauterizes a user's whole body by controlling the strength of moxa heat and warm air without leaving moxibustion marks or burns on cauterized regions. A still further object of the present invention is to provide a moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy which cauterizes a user's whole body with moxa wholly or concentratedly according to the principle of Eum-and-Yang and Five Substances.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Further objects and advantages of the invention can be more fully understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a plan view of a body of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a moxa case put on a guide rail; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a smoke stopper according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 A is a sectional view of a moxa case moving part according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5B is a plan view of FIG. 5 A;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a moxa case moving part according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a moxa case moving part according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a sectional view of another embodiment of a cover of the moxibustion apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 9A is a sectional view of a movable moxibustion device according to the present invention; FIG. 9B is a plan view of the movable moxibustion device according to the present invention; and

FIG. 10 is a structural view for explaining the use of the movable moxibustion device according to the present invention.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

The present invention will now be described in detail in connection with preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. For reference, like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout several views. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a body of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to the present invention comprises: a body 400 for supplying moxa heat to the whole body of a user who lies on his/her back on the moxibustion apparatus; a cover 100 for covering the body 400; a hinge 300 for connecting a transverse end edge of the body 400 and a transverse end edge of the cover 100 to each other; and a gas spring 200 for smoothly opening and closing the body 400 and the cover 100, which are connected to each other through the hinge 300, the gas spring 200 maintaining an opened or closed state at a predetermined level. The body 400 comprises: a frame 401 having a bottom plate and side walls connected to one another to allow the bottom plate and side walls to define a predetermined space; a top plate 410 mounted horizontally on the side walls, the top plate 410 being mounted detachably from the body 400 and supporting the user; a moxa case 420 located between the top plate 410 and the bottom plate and mounted in parallel with or in a horizontal direction of the top plate 410; a horizontally movable part 440-1 for moving the moxa case 420 in a horizontal direction; an air circulating part 450 for circulating air inside the frame 401 to filter moxa smoke; and a controlling part 430 for supplying power source to the air circulating part 450 and the horizontally movable part 440 and controlling the operation of the air circulating part 450 and the horizontally movable part 440.

As shown in FIG. 3, the moxa case 420 comprises: a container 421 having a bottom of a predetermined size and side walls of a predetermined height; an inner wall 422 of a predetermined thickness formed on the inside surface of the container 421; wheels 424 mounted on the outside of the bottom; and an ignition hot wire 423 mounted to the inner wall of the container in parallel with a surface of the bottom in such a manner as to be located at a predetermined height from the bottom of the container 421. Here, the container 421 can be made of metallic material or be earthenware made of yellow earth. The inner wall 422 is made of yellow earth.

In the container 421, salt, for example, sun-dired salt, is put on the lower portion from the ignition hot wire 423 and moxa is put on the upper portion from the ignition hot wire 423. The height of the ignition hot wire 423 fixed on the wall of the container 421 is set in consideration of an amount of salt put in the container 421.

The horizontally movable part 440 comprises: a guide rail 445 for guiding the rolling motion of the wheels 424 of the moxa case 420 by supporting the wheels 424; a female screw part 443 fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the bottom of the moxa case 420; a male screw shaft 444 rotatably coupled with the female screw part 443; bearings 442A and 442B mounted to both ends of the male screw shaft 444 for supporting the male screw shaft to smoothly rotate the male screw shaft 444; a pulley 448 fixed at a predetermined position of the male screw shaft, a motor 446 for generating rotary power to rotate the male screw shaft 444; and a driving belt 447 for transmitting the rotary power generated from the motor 446 to the pulley 448. Here, the horizontally movable part 440 further comprises an auxiliary wall 441 fixing the bearing 442A and one end of the guide rail 445 to maintain the guide rail 445 and the longitudinal direction of the male screw shaft 444 in a line and maintain an interval between the guide rail 445 and the male screw shaft 444. However, if the male screw shaft 444 and the guide rail 445 are fixed to the wall of the frame, the auxiliary wall is not needed.

The air circulating part 450 comprises: a propeller driving part 452 for forming the flow of air to circulate air inside the frame or the body; and a filter 451 for filtering moxa smoke contained in the air by the operation of the propeller driving part 452.

The controlling part 430 comprises: a circuit portion (not shown) for supplying power source to the motor 446 and the propeller driving part 452 and controlling the operation of the motor 446 and the propeller driving part 452; and a remote controller 431 for controlling the moxibustion apparatus in link with the circuit portion in a wire or wireless mamier.

As shown in FIG. 2, the top plate 410 is a flat plate having a predetermined length, width and thickness. The top plate 410 comprises a heat inlet 411 of a predetermined width and length, formed at the center thereof along the longitudinal direction thereof, and a plurality of small holes 412 formed on the top plate 410 except the place where the heat inlet 411 is formed. Here, the top plate 410 has a length and width greater than the standard-sized adult's height and shoulder width on the basis of adults' average body conditions. Moreover, the length D of the heat inlet 411 is set to correspond to a distance between the adult's neck and ankle, and the width W is set to an extent that the adult's vertebrae are exposed. That is, the width of the heat inlet 411 is, for example, longer than the span of the adult's hand and shorter than the width of the adult's waist.

Furthermore, the body 400 can further comprise a pillow 402 for supporting the user's head when the user lies on the top plate.

Meanwhile, the cover 100 covers the user, who lies on the top plate 410 of the body 400, from neck to toes in correspondence to the frame 401 of the body 400. In the covering condition, the cover 100 has the height to form a space from the top plate

410 upwardly for allowing the user to move his/her body and hands and comprises a semicircular opening 101 formed at a portion covering the user's neck.

Additionally, the cover 100 can further comprises a far infrared ray lamp 102 mounted on the ceiling of the inside thereof to emit far infrared rays.

Ends of the gas spring 200 are fixed to the cover 100 and the body 400 through coupling components, such as bolts and nuts, at the place where the ends of the cover 100 and the body 400 are connected to each other by means of the hinge 300.

The body 400 is made of soft resin, wood or metal. The top plate 410 is made of wood having sufficient strength to support the user, soft resin(plastic) or soft metal, and the body surface contacted with the user's body is covered with soft fabric, vinyl, or synthetic leather.

Meanwhile, the width of the heat inlet 411 can be controlled by mounting a rod (not shown) in a width direction of the heat inlet 411. The width of the moxa case 420 is similar to the width of the heat inlet 411. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a smoke stopper 110 according to the present invention. The smoke stopper 110 comprises a curved portion 101-1 for covering the neck of the user, who lies on the top plate 410, coupled with the opening 101 of the cover 100, and a rod portion 101-2 in contact with the top plate 410 and the user's shoulder. The smoke stopper 110 prevents the moxa smoke of the space, which is formed between the body 400 and the cover 100, from leaking out from the body 400 during the moxibustion.

A method for operating the moxibustion apparatus according to the present invention will be described as follows. First, the moxa case 420 located on the horizontally movable part 440 is filled with sun-dried salt and moxa(somewhat rough moxa powder), and then, power source is supplied to the ignition hot wire 423. When the user lights the moxa, the moxa burns slowly and emits heat. After that, the user puts the top plate 410 on the frame 401 and lies on the top plate 410 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. After that, the cover 100 is put on the frame 401 to allow the heat, which rises from the moxa case 420 through the heat inlet 411 of the top plate 410, to be applied to the user's body. Then, both heat and moxa-steam, which are generated from the moxa case 420 in the covered space of the body 400, are applied to the user's whole body wholly or concentratedly. If the user controls the remote controller 431 to apply the heat generated from the moxa case 420 to the user's whole body wholly or concentratedly, the male screw shaft 444 of the horizontally movable part 440 is rotated and the female screw part 443 moves along the hollow of the rotating male screw shaft 444 so as to move the moxa case 420. Therefore, proper moxa heat rising from the moxa case 420 and far infrared rays emitted from the inner wall made of yellow earth can be applied to the user's whole body wholly or concentratedly. During the user cauterizes his/her whole body with moxa heat and moxa smoke, the air circulating part 450 does not operate if moxa smoke does not leak out from the body 400, and operates for a predetermined period of time if moxa smoke leaks out from the body 400. That is, after the user starts cauterizes his/her body with moxa, when the inner space of the body 400 is oversaturated with moxa smoke and the moxa smoke leaks out from the body 400, the propeller driving part 452 of the air circulating part 450 is operated, and then, the filter 451 filters the moxa smoke inside the body 400, so that the moxa smoke does not leak out from the body 400.

Through experiments, a value of the distance S between the moxa case 420 and the top plate 410 has been obtained to prevent the user from being injured by the moxa heat emitted through the heat inlet 411, and the location of the moxa case 420 from the top plate 410 is fixed to the obtained value.

However, if the horizontally movable part 440-1 is realized in such a manner as to move both horizontally and vertically, the horizontally movable part 440-1 is easily manufactured and the user can easily control the horizontally movable part, so that the optimum moxa heat can be applied to the user's body. As described above, referring to preferred embodiments of the horizontally movable part 440-1, the horizontally movable part 440-1 moving horizontally and vertically will be described in more detail as follows. FIG. 5 A is a sectional view of a moxa case moving part according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B is a plan view of FIG. 5 A.

As shown in FIGS. 5 A and 5B, in the second embodiment of the moxa case moving part, the moxa case moving part 440-2 comprises: a horizontally movable part for loading and supporting the moxa case 420 thereon and moving it horizontally; and a vertically movable part for loading the moxa case 420 and moving it vertically. The horizontally movable part comprises: a bottom plate 11 having predetermined size and thickness; a motor 8 mounted on the bottom plate 11 for generating rotary power; and a belt 9A for connecting the moxa case 420 located on the bottom plate 11 and a pulley of the motor 8. Here, a guide rail 11-1 is mounted on the bottom plate 11 to support the wheels mounted on the moxa case 420 and to guide the rolling motion of the wheels. Furthermore, the belt 9A is fixedly connected to belt fixing portions 9A-1 and 9A-2 mounted on the outer wall of the moxa case 420, and wound on the pulley and a slave pulley of the motor 8. Therefore, when the motor 8 rotates, the belt 9A is moved horizontally along the rotational direction of the motor 8, and then, the moxa case 420 is also moved in the direction that the belt 9A is moved.

The vertically movable part comprises: a plurality of vertical guide rails 5A-1, 5A-2, 5B-1 and 5B-2 slidably connected to both ends of the bottom plate 11 of the horizontally movable part; motors 4A and 4B mounted on the bottom plate of the body 400 to generate rotary power; and belts 2A and 2B for connecting pulleys 3 A and 3B of the motors 4A and 4B and slave pulleys 1A and IB mounted in a vertical direction to the pulleys 3A and 3B and vertically moving the horizontally movable part, on which the moxa case 420 is loaded, along the rotational direction of the motors 4A and 4B. In the second embodiment of the moxa case moving part 440-2, when the user operates the remote controller 431, the motor 8 of the horizontally movable part receives signal from the controller 431 and moves the moxa case 420 horizontally, and the motors 4A and 4B of the vertically movable part receive a signal from the controller 431 and move the bottom plate 11 vertically. As the result, the moxa case 420 is moved horizontally, or the bottom plate 11 is moved vertically. Then, the moxa case 420 is moved horizontally and vertically, and therefore, the optimum moxa heat can be applied to the user's body.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a moxa case moving part according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, in the third embodiment, the moxa case moving part 440-3 comprises: a horizontally movable part for loading and supporting the moxa case 420 thereon and moving it horizontally; and a vertically movable part for loading the moxa case 420 and moving it vertically.

The horizontally movable part comprises: a bottom plate 20 of predetermined size and thickness; a motor 22 mounted on the bottom plate 20 to generate rotary power; a female screw portion 28 fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the bottom of the moxa case 420; a male screw shaft 23 rotatably coupled with the female screw portion 28, the male screw shaft 23 having one end fixedly connected to a shaft of the motor 22 and transmitting the rotary power from the motor 22 to the female screw portion 28; and a bearing 27 for supporting the other end of the male screw shaft 23. Here, a guide rail (not shown) is mounted on the bottom plate 20 to support the wheels mounted on the moxa case 420 and to guide the rolling motion of the wheels.

The vertically movable part comprises: a plurality of vertical guide rails 21 A-l, 21A-2, 21B-1 and 21B-2 slidably connected to bearings 26A and 26B mounted on both ends of the bottom plate 20 of the horizontally movable part; a motor 26 mounted on the bottom plate of the body 400 to generate rotary power; and an eccentric cam 24 fixedly mounted on a shaft 25 of the motor 26 for supporting the bottom plate 20 and controlling the height of the bottom plate 20 according to the rotation of the shaft 25.

In the third embodiment of the moxa case moving part 440-3, when the user operates the remote controller 431, the motor 22 of the horizontally movable part receives signal from the controller 431 and moves the moxa case 420 horizontally, and the motor 26 of the vertically movable part receives a signal from the controller 431 and rotates the eccentric cam 24 to move the bottom plate 20 vertically. Then, the moxa case 420 is moved horizontally and vertically, and therefore, the optimum moxa heat can be applied to the user's body.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a moxa case moving part according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the fourth embodiment of the moxa case moving part 440-4, a screw jack driver 30 is used in lieu of the eccentric cam 24 of the moxa case moving part 440-3 of FIG. 6. That is, the vertically movable part comprises: a plurality of vertical guide rails 21 A-l, 21A-2, 21B-1 and 21B-2 slidably connected to bearings 26A and 26B mounted on both ends of the bottom plate 20 of the horizontally movable part; a motor 31 mounted on the bottom plate 20 of the body to generate rotary power; and the screw jack driver 30 fixedly mounted on a shaft of the motor 31 for supporting the bottom plate 20 and controlling the height of the bottom plate 20 according to the rotation of the shaft.

The screw jack driver 30 comprises: a cross supporter 33 having a rotation point on the central point of its length and supporting the bottom plate 20; and a screw shaft 32 rotatably connected to each end of the cross supporter 33, the screw shaft 32 controlling the height of the cross supporter 33 according to the rotational direction of the motor shaft. One end of the cross supporter 33 connected to the screw shaft 32 has a wheel 34 to come closer to the other end of the cross supporter 33 according to the rotation of the screw shaft 32. In the same way, wheels are mounted on one or both of the ends of the cross supporter 33 for supporting the bottom plate 20. In the fourth embodiment of the moxa case moving part 440-4, when the user operates the remote controller 431, the motor 22 of the horizontally movable part receives signal from the controller 431 and moves the moxa case 420 horizontally, and the motor 31 of the vertically movable part receives signal from the controller 431 and rotates the screw shaft 30, so that the cross supporter 33 makes the bottom plate 20 move vertically. Then, the moxa case 420 is moved horizontally and vertically, and therefore, the optimum moxa heat can be applied to the user's body.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of another embodiment of a cover of the moxibustion apparatus according to the present invention. The cover 100-1 has a rack 105 mounted on the ceiling area of the cover 100-1. Here, a movable moxibustion device 40, which will be described later, is kept on the movable the rack 105.

The cover 100-1 covers the user, who lies on the top plate 410 of the body 400, from neck to toes in correspondence to the frame 401 of the body 400. In the covering condition, the cover 100 has the height to form a space from the top plate upwardly for allowing the user to move his/her body and hands. As shown in FIG. 10, the user can apply moxibustion to his/her abdominal region using the movable moxibustion device 40 kept on the rack 105 during the moxibustion by the moxa case 420.

FIG. 9A is a sectional view of the movable moxibustion device according to the present invention, and FIG. 9B is a plan view of the movable moxibustion device. As shown in FIGS. 9 A and 9B, the movable moxibustion device comprises: a body 45 having a predetermined inside volume; a bottom plate 46 formed integrally with the body 400, the bottom plate 46 having larger area than the sectional area of the body 400 and the flat outer bottom; and a cover 41 for covering the body 45. The body 45 coupled with the cover 41 by receiving the cover 41 has holes 43 and 44 of a predetermined size formed at one end of the body 45, and so, the body 45 and the cover 41 are assembled and disassembled by the inner space and the holes of the body 45 when they are rotated. Furthermore, the cover 41 has a pin hole 42 formed at the cover 41 to allow necessary air to be induced when moxa is burnt inside after the cover 41 and the body 45 are coupled with each other.

In the movable moxibustion device having the above structure, sun-dried salt is put on the predetermined height of the body 400 and moxa is put on the sun-dried salt.

If the user uses the moxibustion apparatus having the cover 100-1 of the second embodiment, the movable moxibustion device and the moxa case can apply more effective moxibustion therapy to the user.

Industrial Applicability

As described above, the moxibustion apparatus according to the present invention can improve user's vital reaction by wholly or concentratedly stimulating the user's body with moxa heat, moxa smoke and far infrared rays in a non-contact manner.

Furthermore, the moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to the present invention does not injure a user's body or leave marks on the user's body by applying moxa heat to the user's body in a non-contact manner, and can reduce the moxibustion period of time as the moxibustion is wholly or concentratedly carried out on the user's body.

Moreover, the moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to the present invention can provide more effective treatment to the user through the traditionally clinical moxibustion process, as it has elements corresponding to the Five

Primary Substances (fire, water, wood, metal and earth). Here, in the moxibustion apparatus according to the present invention, fire corresponds to moxa heat, water to sun-dried salt, wood to moxa, metal to moxa case, and earth to yellow earth.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by the embodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. A moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy comprising: a body (400) for supporting the whole body of a user who lies on his/her back, the body (400) providing moxa heat and moxa smoke to the user; a cover (100) for covering the body (400) to shut the user up in a closed space from his or her the neck to toes; a hinge (300) for rotatably connecting a transverse end edge of the body (400) and a transverse end edge of the cover (100) to each other; and a gas spring (200) for smoothly opening and closing the body (400) and the cover (100) connected to each other through the hinge (300) and maintaining an opened or closed state at a predetermined level, wherein the body (400) comprises: a frame (401) having a bottom plate and side walls connected to one another to allow the bottom plate and side walls to define a predetermined space; a top plate (410) for supporting the user who lies on the top plate (410), the top plate (410) being detachably mounted on the side walls of the body in a horizontal direction; a moxa case (420) located between the top plate (410) and a bottom plate of the body, the moxa case (420) being mounted in parallel with or in a horizontal direction of the top plate (410); a horizontally movable part (440-1) for horizontally moving the moxa case (420); an air circulating part (450) for filtering moxa smoke by circulating air inside the frame (401); and a controlling part (430) for supplying power source to the air circulating part (450) and the horizontally movable part (440) and controlling the operation of the air circulating part (450) and the horizontally movable part (440).

2. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 1, wherein the moxa case (420) comprises: a container (421) having a bottom of a predetermined size and side walls of a predetermined height; an inner wall (422) of a predetermined thickness, formed on the inside surface of the container (421); wheels (424) mounted on the outside of the bottom; and an ignition hot wire (423) mounted on the inner wall of the container (421) in parallel with a surface of the bottom in such a manner as to be located at a predetermined height from the bottom of the container (421).

3. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 1 or

2, wherein the horizontally movable part (440-1) comprises: a guide rail (445) for supporting the wheels (424) of the moxa case (420) and guiding the rolling motion of the wheels (424); a female screw portion (443) fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the bottom of the moxa case (420); a male screw shaft (444) rotatably coupled with the female screw portion (443); bearings (442A and 442B) mounted to both ends of the male screw shaft (444) for supporting smooth rotation of the male screw shaft (444); a pulley (448) fixed at a certain position of the male screw shaft (444); a motor (446) for generating rotary power to rotate the male screw shaft (444); and a driving belt (447) for transmitting the rotary power generated from the motor (446) to the pulley (448).

4. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a vertically movable part (440-1) for moving the moxa case (420) in a vertical direction.

5. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 4, wherein the vertically movable part (440-1) comprises: a plurality of vertical guide rails (5A-1, 5A-2, 5B-1 and 5B-2) slidably connected to both ends of the bottom plate (11) of the horizontally movable part; motors (4A and 4B) mounted on the bottom plate of the body (400) for generating rotary power; and belts (2A and 2B) for connecting pulleys (3 A and 3B) of the motors (4A and 4B) and slave pulleys (1A and IB) mounted in a vertical direction to the pulleys (3A and 3B) and moving the horizontally movable part, on which the moxa case is loaded, in a vertical direction along the rotational direction of the motors (4A and 4B).

6. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 5, wherein the horizontally movable part comprises: a bottom plate (11) having a predetermined size and thickness; a motor (8) mounted on the bottom plate (11) to generate rotary power; and a belt (9 A) for connecting the moxa case (420) put on the bottom plate (11) and a pulley of the motor (8).

7. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 4, wherein the vertically movable part comprises: a plurality of vertical guide rails (21A-1, 21A-2, 21B-1 and 21B-2) slidably connected to bearings (26A and 26B) mounted to both ends of a bottom plate (20) of the horizontally movable part; a motor (26) mounted on the bottom plate of the body to generate rotary power; and an eccentric cam (24) fixedly mounted on a shaft (25) of the motor (26) for supporting the bottom plate and controlling the height of the bottom plate according to the rotation of the shaft (25).

8. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 7, wherein the horizontally movable part comprises: a bottom plate (20) of predetermined size and thickness; a motor (22) mounted on the bottom plate to generate rotary power; a female screw portion (28) fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the bottom of the moxa case (420); a male screw shaft (23) rotatably coupled with the female screw portion (28), the male screw shaft (23) having one end fixedly at one end connected to a shaft of the motor (22) and transmitting the rotary power generated from the motor (22) to the female screw portion (28); and a bearing (27) for supporting the other end of the male screw shaft (23).

9. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 4, wherein the vertically movable part comprises: a plurality of vertical guide rails (21A-1, 21A-2, 21B-1 and 21B-2) slidably connected to bearings (26A and 26B) mounted to both ends of a bottom plate (20) of the horizontally movable part; a motor (31) mounted on the bottom plate (20) of the body (400) to generate rotary power; and a screw jack driver (30) fixedly mounted on a shaft of the motor (31) for supporting the bottom plate (20) and controlling the height of the bottom plate according to the rotation of the shaft of the motor (31).

10. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 9, wherein the screw jack driver (30) comprises: a cross supporter (33) for supporting the bottom plate (20), the cross supporter (33) having a rotation point on the central point of its length; and a screw shaft (32) rotatably connected to each end of the cross supporter (33), the screw shaft (32) controlling the height of the cross supporter according to the rotational direction of a motor shaft.

11. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 1, wherein the top plate has a first hole having a first length, width and thiclαiess, and comprises; a first hole having a second length and width, formed at the central portion along the longitudinal direction thereof; and a plurality of second holes formed at an area defined by a width narrower than the first width and wider than the second width, and a length the same as the second length, the area being the remaining one of the top plate except the first hole, wherein the first length is relatively larger than the second length, and the first width is relatively larger than the second width.

12. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 1, wherein the controlling part comprises: a circuit portion for supplying power source to the entire apparatus and controlling the power supply; and a remote controller for outputting a control signal to the circuit portion in a wired or wireless way.

13. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 1, wherein the air circulating part (450) comprises: a propeller driving part (452) for forming flow of air to circulate air inside the frame or the body; and a filter (451) for filtering moxa smoke contained in the air through the operation of the propeller driving part (452).

14. The moxibustion apparatus for herbal therapy according to claim 1, further comprising a cover for surrounding the user's neck and covering the user's neck region, and a smoke stopper located on the top plate.