Thermotherapy device and control method therefor

A method for controlling a thermo-therapeutic apparatus comprising:

• setting a massage mode of a thermal ceramic module including a body, a first supporting plate located on the body, a second supporting plate located on the first supporting plate, an ascending and descending driving part coupled to a lower portion of the second supporting plate and configured to move the first supporting plate in a vertical direction with respect to the body, and a ceramic member coupled to the second supporting plate;
• sensing a body pressure of a user through a weight sensor provided on a lower surface of the second supporting plate;
• a first determining operation which determines whether a predetermined time passes without a predetermined change of the pressure after the weight sensor senses a pressure greater than or equal to a first reference pressure;
• initializing the time which has passed when the pressure varies;
• automatically starting the massage mode of the thermal ceramic module only when a state in which the pressure is greater than or equal to the first reference pressure and does not vary for the predetermined time;
• controlling performance of the massage mode of the thermal ceramic module, wherein a driving height of the ascending and descending driving part is controlled according to the body pressure of the user sensed by the weight sensor to provide the same pressure to the user through the ceramic member on the basis of a predetermined desired intensity,
• a second determining operation which determines whether a predetermined time passes after the weight sensor senses a pressure lower than or equal to a second reference pressure which is lower than the first reference pressure while the massage mode is performed;
• automatically pausing the massage mode of the thermal ceramic module when the predetermined time passes;
• storing a paused location of the thermal ceramic module relative to the user's body and the sensed pressure by the weight sensor when the massage mode is paused;
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• searching the user's body and controlling a movement of the thermal ceramic module to a location which is the same as the stored paused location relative to the user's body so that the massage mode is restarted at the paused location when the weight sensor senses a pressure greater than or equal to the first reference pressure in a predetermined time after the massage mode is paused.