PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carbon dioxide gas generating apparatus capable of using at home or the like easily, and having a good effect of hyperthermia, and improving the symptoms of fatigue of lower limbs of a human body, lassitude, heaviness, swell, chill, or the like.SOLUTION: The carbon dioxide gas generating apparatus 1 includes a footrest part 2 capable of placing a leg by contacting the sole, an agent storing part 3 capable of storing a carbonic acid gas generating agent and a steam generating agent, and a lower limb covering part 4 which forms a space for encircling and covering the lower limb or the instep, and the footrest part 2 is disposed at the lower part of the lower limb covering part 4 and joined, and when carbonic acid gas and steam are generated in the agent storing part 3, the carbonic acid gas and the steam are supplied into the lower limb covering part 4 from below the footrest part 2.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】家庭等で手軽に使用でき、温熱効果に優れ、人体の下肢の疲れ、だるさ、重さ、むくみや、冷え等の症状を改善することができる炭酸ガス発生装置を提供すること。【解決手段】足裏を接触させて足を載置可能な足置き部2と、炭酸ガス発生剤及びスチーム発生剤を収納可能である剤収納部3と、下肢乃至足の甲を包囲して覆う空間を形成する下肢覆い部4とを具備し、前記下肢覆い部4の下方に前記足置き部2を配置して接合し、前記剤収納部3内で炭酸ガス及びスチームを発生させたとき、該炭酸ガス及びスチームが前記足置き部2の下方から前記下肢覆い部4内に供給されるようにした炭酸ガス発生装置1。【選択図】図1