KR20060086683A - Apparatus for performing a finger-pressure treatment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a shiatsu, the body 110, and each one side of the body 110 is rotatably installed, each end protruding from the body 110, the first and second acupressure table facing each other (120, 130), the elastic member 150 is installed in the body 110, and provides an elastic force so that the end of the first acupressure table 120 toward the end of the second acupressure table 130, and the first and first The motor 140 provides a rotational force for rotating the second acupressure table 130 to press the body part located between the ends of the two acupressure zones 120 and 130, and the rotational force of the motor 140 is the second acupressure zone. The worm gear assembly 190 consisting of a worm 193 and a worm wheel 194 to be transmitted to the 130 and the second chiropractor 130 pressurizes a body part, thereby detecting the first chiropractor 120 when rotating. The first detection sensor 160 for outputting a detection signal and the detection signal of the first detection sensor 160 are received, and the motor 140 is controlled. And a controller (170). Therefore, the present invention has an excellent acupressure effect, such as being acupressure from a person by pressing a body part by an operation such as a human finger, and continuously and conveniently with little force by not separately applying a force for close contact with the body part. It can be used, and by transmitting the rotational force of the motor to the acupressure through the worm gear to minimize the wear of the gears due to the deceleration to increase the service life and has the effect of reducing the size by placing the motor on the handle side.

Description

Acupressure Machine {APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING A FINGER-PRESSURE TREATMENT}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a shiatsu according to the prior art,

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a shiatsu according to the present invention,

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the interior of the shiatsu according to the present invention,

Figure 4 is a block diagram for the control of the shiatsu according to the present invention,

5 to 7 is a plan view showing the operation of the shiatsu according to the present invention,

8 to 10 is a bottom view showing the operation of the shiatsu according to the present invention,

11 is a plan view showing a worm gear assembly of the shiatsu according to the present invention,

12 is a side view showing the worm gear assembly of the shiatsu according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

110: body 112: upper body

113: lower body 116: rotation axis

117: handle 120: first chiropractor

121: rotation block 121b: pressure surface

130: second chiropractor 131: coupling block

131b: pressure projection 133: acupressure tip

140: motor 150: elastic member                 

160: first detection sensor 170: control unit

180: acupressure strength adjustment means 181: adjustment bolt

182: support washer 190: worm gear assembly

191: housing 192: stopper

193 Worm 194 Worm Wheel

195,196,197: reduction gear 210: pressure plate

220: blocking cover 221: sliding groove

230: vibration motor 251: intensity control switch

254: initial operation switch 280: second detection sensor

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shiatsu, and more particularly, to a shiatsu having an excellent shiatsu effect such as being shiatsu from a person by pressing a body part by an operation such as a human finger.

In general, the acupressure device is to acupressure specific parts of the body, such as the nape of the neck, waist, arms, legs, etc. by a shiatsu rod that vibrates with a vibration motor inside.

In the related art, a device for acupressure a desired part of a body by a vibration motor will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a shiatsu according to the prior art, Utility Model Registration Application No. 2001-7385 "chiropractor" filed with the Republic of Korea Patent Office. As shown in the related art, a conventional acupressure device is provided with a handle (not shown) at the lower side of the acupressure body (1), and a power source (3, 3 ') is connected to the end of the acupressure device which is introduced into the handle. The support shafts 5 and 5 'are mounted on the left and right end portions 4 and 4' of 1), and the power cords 3 and 3 'are connected to each other. The ellipsoidal body (7) protruding is mounted by a bearing (8, 8 ') and contact rings (9, 9') inserted into both left and right ends thereof, and the DC vibration motor (10) and the cord ( 11,11 ').

Such a conventional pressure gauge operates a switch (not shown) attached to a handle (not shown) to turn on the power when the power is turned on to support shafts 5 and 5 'through the power cords 3 and 3'. Then, the ellipsoid 7 is vibrated by operating the DC vibration motor 10 through the bearings 8 and 8 'and the contact rings 9 and 9'.

In this state, when the ellipsoid 7 is brought into contact with the body part to be acupressure, the ellipsoid 7 vibrates and the acupressure needle 6 protruding outside the ellipsoid 7 vibrates the body part to perform acupressure.

However, the apparatus for acupressure body parts by vibration applied from a vibration motor, such as a conventional acupressure device, does not apply a force to a body part as acupressure by a human finger, but simply applies a vibration with a chiropractor 6. Acupressure had a problem that is not properly performed.

In addition, in order to properly transmit the vibration of the shiatsu needle 6 to the user, the shiatsu needle 6 needs to be pressurized with a certain force on the body part, which causes inconvenience to the user and has a problem in that it is difficult to use continuously due to the force. .

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention has an excellent acupressure effect, such as being acupressure from a person by pressing a body part by an operation such as a human finger, for close contact with the body part It can be continuously used conveniently with little force by not applying additional force, and by transmitting the motor's rotational force to acupressure through worm gears, it increases the use steam by minimizing the wear of gears and damage of the motor due to the load generated during acupressure. It is to provide a pressure gauge that can reduce the size of the product by arranging the axis of rotation of the bearing and the axis of the motor at a right angle so that the motor is located on the handle side.

The present invention for realizing such an object, in the acupressure device to acupressure a certain portion of the body, the body, each side of the body is rotatably installed, the first end of each protruding from the body facing each other And a second acupressure rod, an elastic member installed in the body and providing an elastic force such that an end of the first acupressure rod faces the end of the second acupressure rod, and a body part positioned between the ends of the first and second acupressure rods. And a worm gear assembly comprising a motor for providing a rotational force for rotating the second acupressure table, a worm and a worm wheel for transmitting the rotational force of the motor to the second acupressure zone, and the first acupressure rod rotating by pressing the body part. And a control unit configured to receive a detection signal from the first detection sensor, the first detection sensor outputting a detection signal by detecting the time, and to control the motor. It shall be.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a shiatsu according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the inside of the shiatsu according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a block diagram for the control of the shiatsu according to the present invention. As shown, the shiatsu 100 according to the present invention is the body 110, the first and second acupressure table 120, 130 rotatably installed in the body 110 and protrudes from the body 110, and The elastic member 150 for providing an elastic force to the first shiatsu band 120, the motor 140 for rotating the second shiatsu band 130, and the rotational force of the motor 140 to the second shiatsu band 130 The worm gear assembly 190, a first detection sensor 160 for detecting the rotation of the first pressure bar 120, and a control unit 170 for controlling the motor 140.

The body 110 is formed of an opening 111 at one side and an upper body 112 and a lower body 113 which are assembled to each other by a plurality of bolts, and a handle 117 is formed at a lower side of the inner row. A plurality of heat dissipation holes (112a) for dissipating the outside is formed.

The first and second chiropractors 120 and 130 are installed to penetrate perpendicularly to the housing 191 of the worm gear assembly 190 installed in the body 110 so that one side thereof is rotatably installed in the body 110. One side of each side is coupled to the rotating shaft 116, each end protruding through the opening of the body 111 face each other, the curvature of the arc shape facing each other to minimize interference with the body part when acupressure the body part The portions 123 and 132 are formed.

The first and second acupressure rods 120 and 130 are coupled to the lower side and the upper side of the rotation shaft 116, respectively, and the first acupressure rod 120 is rotatable from the rotation shaft 116, and the second acupressure rod 130 is the rotation shaft. 116 is coupled to rotate together. That is, the rotating shaft 116 has an eccentric shape, such as an elliptical or partially chamfered cross section, and the first and second rotating bodies 116a and 116b are fitted into and fixed at both ends, respectively, so that the rotating shaft 116 is first and second in rotation. Rotating bodies 116a and 116b are rotated together.

The first acupressure rod 120 is a first time that the rotation block 121 (shown in Figures 8 to 10) formed on one side is inserted into the rotating shaft 116 is fixed to the end of the rotating shaft 116 by a screw (S) It is installed rotatably from the rotating shaft 116 in a state that the departure is prevented by the whole (116a), the second chiropractor 130 is a coupling block 131 formed on one side is inserted into the rotating shaft 116 to the rotating shaft ( It is installed to prevent the separation by the second rotating body 116b fixed to the screw (S) to the 116, the second rotating body 116b is fitted into the mounting groove 131a formed in the coupling block 131. As a result, the rotating shaft 116 rotates together with the second rotating body 116b when rotating.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the first chiropractor 120 supports one end of the elastic member 150 by a pressing part 122 formed to integrally protrude from the rotation block 121. When the rotating body 116a rotates at a predetermined angle, the pressing member 122 is pressed to rotate the rotating block 121 to compress the elastic member 150. Hanging surface formed horizontally on one side of the rotation block 121 in order to limit the range of the end of the first acupressure rod 120 is moved to the end of the second acupressure rod 120 by the elastic force of the elastic member 150 The 121a is supported by the stopper 192 installed in the housing 191 of the worm gear assembly 190.

Acupressure plate 210 is hinged to the end of the first chiropractor 120. The acupressure plate 210 is in contact with the body portion, but the arc-shaped contact surface 211 is formed to enlarge the contact portion, the acupressure protrusion 212 is formed on the contact surface 211, rubber to improve the contact feeling with the body part It may be formed of a material having elasticity and the like, and may be installed on the second chiropractor 130 as well as the first chiropractor 120.

When a finger or the like is inadvertently inserted into the opening 111 of the body 110, a finger or the like may be injured by the rotation of the second chiropractor 130, or an alien substance such as dust may be inserted inwardly through the opening 111. It is preferable that a blocking cover 220 is provided to block the product from being blocked. The blocking cover 220 is slidably coupled to the sliding groove 221 formed adjacently along the opening 111 in the body 110, that is, the upper and lower bodies 112 and 113, and one side thereof is the second chiropractor 130. It is fitted into the coupling groove 137 formed in the) is fixed. Therefore, the blocking cover 220 at the time of rotation of the second chiropractor 130 slides along the sliding groove 221 together with the second chiropractor 130 to always block the opening 111.

The second chiropractor 130 is detachably coupled to the acupressure tip 133 formed of an elastic material such as rubber at the end thereof, and for this purpose, an insertion part 134 is formed at the end thereof, and an outer circumferential surface of the insertion part 134 is provided. The locking step (134a) formed in the engaging groove (not shown) is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the acupressure tip 133. In addition, the acupressure tip 133 is formed with acupressure protrusions 133a having various shapes according to the site, strength, etc. of the acupressure for effective acupressure, and may be replaced as necessary.                     

In order to increase acupressure efficiency, the second chiropractor 130 is preferably provided with a vibration motor 230 at an end, that is, the inside of the insertion part 134. In order to install the vibration motor 230, the inserting portion 134 is formed with a mounting space (not shown) for mounting the vibration motor 230 therein, and the mounting space is sealed by the cover 136. A power supply line (not shown) for supplying power to the vibration motor 230 is installed to penetrate the inside of the second chiropractor 130, or a cable insertion groove formed along the longitudinal direction of the second chiropractor 130 ( The cable insertion groove 138 may be molded after being inserted into 138.

The motor 140 provides a rotational force for rotating the second chiropractor 130 to pressurize a body part located between the ends of the first and second chiropractors 120 and 130. Is installed on the body 110 to be orthogonal to the rotating shaft 116 to which it is coupled, and thus the size of the body 110 when the motor 140 is disposed in consideration of the rotation direction of the first and second acupressure bars 120 and 130. In particular, the body 110 may be designed to be compactly formed by forming the handle 117 along the axial direction of the motor 140 on the side where the motor 140 is located.

11 and 12, the worm gear assembly 190 is composed of a worm 193 and a worm wheel 194 for transmitting the rotational force of the motor 140 to the second chiropractor 130. The worm 193 is fitted to the shaft of the motor 140 and is fixed. The worm wheel 194 is rotatably installed in the housing 191 so as to be geared with the worm 193 to rotate the second chiropractor 130. do.

The worm gear assembly 190 includes at least one reduction gear 195, 196, 197 to reduce the rotation of the worm wheel 194 to the second acupressure table 130, wherein the reduction gears 195, 196, 197 are installed in the housing 191. In this embodiment, it consists of three pieces.

The worm 193 and the worm wheel 194 stably transmits the rotational force of the motor 140 to the second chiropractor 130, and the ends of the first and second acupressure rods 120 and 130 pressurize the body part to some extent. In addition, a load of more than a certain size is generated, and the load generated at this time is distributed by the worm 193 and the worm wheel 195, which converts the rotational force at a right angle, thereby reducing the wear rate compared to other general power transmission gears. The damage of the motor 140 may be minimized to improve durability, and the pressing force of the second chiropractor 130 may be increased due to the reduction gears 195, 196 and 197.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the spring 150 is a coil spring, so that the first acupressure rod 120 elastically supports the body part at the time of acupressure, and has one end at one side of the housing 191 of the worm gear assembly 190. The other end is fixed to the pressing portion 122 of the first chiropractor 120 in a state supported by the fixing flange 191a which is formed vertically, to the second chiropractor 130 by the acupressure intensity adjusting means 180. The elastic force provided is adjusted.

Acupressure intensity control means 180 consists of an adjustment bolt 181 and a support washer 182, the support book 182 is in contact with the end of the elastic member 150, the adjustment bolt 181 is one side of the support washer 182 It is fixed to the fixing flange (191a) formed in the housing 191 of the worm gear assembly 190 is moved to the support washer 182 in the rotational direction by adjusting the length of the elastic member 150 to adjust the elastic force do. The adjustment bolt 181 is exposed through a through hole (not shown) formed on one side of the body 110, the groove (not shown) is formed at the end of the "+" or "-" for easy rotation. . Therefore, it is possible to easily turn the adjustment bolt 181 using a driver or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the first detection sensor 160 is driven by driving the motor 140 in a state where a body part to be acupressure is located between the ends of the first and second acupressure tables 120 and 130. Rotating block 121 of one side of the first chiropractor 120 when the end of the first acupressure rod 120 that is pushed to the body part is pushed by rotating the end of the second acupressure rod 130 inward The sensing signal is output to the control unit 170 by the pressing of the pressing surface 121b formed at the upper surface of the worm gear assembly 190 and fixed to the housing 191 of the worm gear assembly 190 with a bolt or the like.

The control unit 170 rotates the end of the second acupressure rod 130 to the outside so that the body part is located between the ends of the first and second acupressure rods 120 and 130 for acupressure. The second sensor 280 may be provided for easy control.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the second detection sensor 280 is installed in the housing 191 of the worm gear assembly 190 on the opposite side of the first detection sensor 160, Pressing protruded to one side of the coupling block 131 of the second acupressure rod 130 when the end portion rotates outward and the body part to be acupressure between the end of the first acupressure rod 120 can be located The contact signal is output by the protrusion 131b to the controller 170.

The first and second detection sensors 160 and 280 are each pressed by the pressing surface 121b and the pressing protrusion 131b on one side of the first and second acupressure tables 120 and 130, respectively, and have an elastic force for restoration. The connecting pieces 161 and 281 are provided, and the switches are turned on or off depending on whether the connecting pieces 161 and 281 are pressurized. The first and second acupressure tables 120 and 130 are provided at the ends of the connecting pieces 161 and 281. The rollers 162 and 282 are rotatably mounted for smooth contact between the pressing surface 121b and the pressing protrusion 131b.

The controller 170 receives the detection signals of the first and second detection sensors 160 and 280 to control the motor 140 so that the first and second acupressure bands 120 and 130 may apply force to the body parts to be acupressure. do.

The intensity control switch 251 is provided on the operation panel 253 fixed to one side of the body 110 together with the power switch 252 so as to vary the rotational speed of the motor 140 by manipulation. In addition, the handle 117 is provided with an initial operation switch 254, the initial operation switch 254 is preferably a kind of touch switch that is operated by the user's contact, when the first (on) for a certain time The controller 170 controls the motor 140 so that the ends of the second chiropractors 120 and 130 are opened.

The controller 170 may further include light emitting means 270 that emits light according to a control signal of the controller 170 when the acupressure is performed by driving the motor 140. The light emitting means 270 is a pair of lamps on one side of the body 110 in the present embodiment, and alternately flashes during acupressure.

Operation of the shiatsu 100 according to a second embodiment of the present invention having such a structure is made as follows.                     

When the power switch 252 is turned on and the initial operation switch 254 is turned on by contact, the control unit 170 drives the motor 140, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 8. By pressing the connecting projection 281 of the second detection sensor 280 by the pressing protrusion 131b of the second pressure bar 130, the second pressure bar until the second detection sensor 280 outputs a detection signal. The end of the 130 is rotated outward, and thus, the ends of the first and second acupressure bars 120 and 130 are opened to position the body part to be acupressure.

When the body part to be acupressure is located between the ends of the first and second chiropractors 120 and 130, and then the control unit 170 is turned off by a non-contact or after a predetermined time elapses, the controller 170 is shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 9, the acupressure plate 210 and the acupressure tip provided at the ends of the first and second acupressure zones 120 and 130 by rotating the second acupressure zone 130 by driving the motor 140 in a forward or reverse direction. The dlm acupressure protrusions 212 and 133a pressurize the body part a.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the end of the second chiropractor 130 continues to pressurize the body part a so that the end of the first chiropractor 120 is pushed to rotate outwards, thereby 1 When the pressing surface 121b of the pressure bar 120 presses the connecting piece 161 of the first sensing sensor 160, the first sensing sensor 160 outputs the sensing signal to the controller 170 as a sensing signal. The control unit 170 recognizes that the first and second acupressure zones 120 and 130 will acupressure the body part a as much as possible by the first detection sensor 160, and switches the rotation direction of the motor 140. And the ends of the second chiropractors 120 and 130 are spaced apart from each other. The control unit 170 repeats the acupressure of the body part (a) by repeatedly performing this.

Meanwhile, the controller 170 is controlled by the second detection sensor 280 that rotates outward so that the second pressure bar 130 is pressed by the pressing protrusion 131b when spaced apart from the first pressure bar 120. ) Can be seen that the end of the second chiropractor 130 is spaced apart from the body part (a), the end of the second chiropractor 130 is in accordance with the detection signal output from the second detection sensor 280 The rotation direction of the motor 140 is switched to press the portion a.

The length of the elastic member 150 is rotated by rotating the adjusting bolt 181 of the acupressure strength adjusting means 180 to adjust the strength of the acupressure applied to the body part a by the first and second acupressure bars 120 and 130. It is to control the pressure of the second rotating table 130 through the size of the power applied to the motor 140 by the operation of the intensity control switch 251.

Not only can be replaced by acupressure tip 133 suitable for the site and purpose of the acupressure, but also to expand the area acupressure by the acupressure projections 212 of the acupressure plate 210 to be in close contact with the body part (a), vibration motor 230 By applying vibration to the body part a to be acupressure by a), it is possible to efficiently perform acupressure.

One side of the first and second acupressure bars 120 and 130 is installed in the body 110 by one rotation shaft 116 to simplify the installation structure of the first and second acupressure bars 120 and 130. In addition, when the first and second acupressure rods 120 and 130 are rotated, and a finger or the like is caught in the opening 111 by the blocking cover 220, the injury is caused by the second acupressure rod 130 rotating. It prevents and ensures safe use, and prevents foreign matter from flowing into the body 110 through the opening 111 to cause an error in operation.                     

The motor 140 has a shaft perpendicular to the rotation axis 116 that is the rotation center of the first and second acupressure bars 120 and 130, thereby considering the rotation direction of the first and second acupressure bars 120 and 130. When the arrangement is to minimize the size of the body 110, in particular, the handle 117 is formed along the axial direction of the motor 140 on the side where the motor 140 is located, so that the motor 140 to the handle 117 side By being located in the body 110 can be made compact.

The worm 193 and the worm wheel 194 of the worm gear assembly 190 not only stably transmit the rotational force of the motor 140 to the second acupressure table 130 but also transmit the rotational force in the orthogonal direction so that the first and second By attenuating the load generated when the ends of the acupressure rods 120 and 130 pressurize the body part (a), it is possible to reduce the wear rate compared to other power transmission gears by suppressing the direct transmission to the teeth or the motor 140 of the gear coupling portion. In addition, the durability of the motor 140 may be minimized to improve durability, and the pressing force of the second chiropractor 130 may be increased due to the reduction gears 195, 196 and 197.

As described above, the acupressure device according to the present invention has an excellent acupressure effect, such as being acupressure from a person by pressing a body part by an operation such as a human finger, and a small force by not separately applying a force for close contact with the body part. It can be used continuously and conveniently, and the rotational force of the motor is transmitted to the acupressure through the worm gear to increase the use steam by minimizing the wear of gears or the damage of the motor due to the load generated during the acupressure, and the motor is located on the handle side. By arranging the axis of rotation of the chiropractor and the axis of the motor at right angles, the size of the product can be reduced.

What has been described above is just one embodiment for carrying out the shiatsu according to the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and as claimed in the following claims are not departing from the gist of the present invention. Without departing from the scope of the present invention, those skilled in the art will have the technical spirit of the present invention to the extent that various modifications can be made.

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In the acupressure machine to acupressure certain parts of the body, Body, First and second acupressure bars each one side of which is rotatably installed in the body and each end protruding from the body faces each other; An elastic member installed in the body and providing an elastic force such that an end of the first chiropractor is directed toward an end of the second chiropractor; A motor providing a rotational force for rotating the second acupressure zone to press the body part located between the ends of the first and second acupressure zones; A worm gear assembly comprising a worm and a worm wheel for transmitting the rotational force of the motor to the second chiropractor; A first detection sensor for sensing the first acupressure zone when the second acupressure zone rotates by pressing the body part and outputting a detection signal; A control unit for receiving the detection signal of the first detection sensor and controlling the motor Acupressure comprising a. The method of claim 1, The motor, Mounted on the body such that an axis is orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the second bearing Acupressure, characterized in that. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The body, The handle is formed along the axial direction of the motor on the side where the motor is located Acupressure, characterized in that. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The shock gear assembly, At least one reduction gear for reducing the rotation of the worm wheel and transferring it to the second chiropractor Acupressure comprising more. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The end of the second acupressure rod is rotated outward to detect that the state that the body part can be located between the end of the first acupressure zone is reached, so that the controller can control the motor to maintain the state A second detection sensor outputting a detection signal to the control unit Acupressure comprising more. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Is installed on the body, the intensity control switch is installed on the body to adjust the force applied to the body part by varying the rotational speed of the motor by operation Acupressure comprising more.

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