PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carbon dioxide generator, which can be handily used at home, exerting a superior hyperthermia effect, and improving symptoms such as fatigue, lassitude, leadenness, swelling and chill on the lower limbs of a human body.SOLUTION: This carbon dioxide generator 1 is provided with a footrest part 2 for mounting the feet with the soles coming into contact therewith, an agent storage part 3 for storing carbon dioxide generating agent and steam generating agent, and a lower limb cover part 5 forming a space for surrounding and covering the lower limbs or the insteps of the feet and is so constituted as to dispose the footrest part 2 in the lower part inside the lower limb cover part for connecting them to each other, generate the carbon dioxide and steam inside the agent storage part 3, and make the carbon dioxide and the steam rise from the lower part of the footrest part 2 to the inside of the lower limb cover part 5.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,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する剤収納部(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(5)とを具備し、上記下肢覆い部(5)の下方内部に上記足置き部(2)を配置して接合し、上記剤収納部(3)内で炭酸ガス及びスチームを発生させ、該炭酸ガス及びスチームを上記足置き部(2)の下方から上記下肢覆い部(5)内に上昇させるようにした炭酸ガス発生装置(1)。【選択図】図1