CN111870494A - Body massage nursing pad - Google Patents

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CN111870494A
CN111870494A CN202010655806.XA CN202010655806A CN111870494A CN 111870494 A CN111870494 A CN 111870494A CN 202010655806 A CN202010655806 A CN 202010655806A CN 111870494 A CN111870494 A CN 111870494A
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The embodiment of the invention provides a body massage nursing pad, which is characterized in that a plurality of telescopic air bag assemblies are alternately inflated and deflated through an air pump, air bag cavities of a plurality of inflatable air bags of the telescopic air bag assemblies are telescopic in a communication direction, so that pressure on the body of a user is generated in a direction vertical to the surface of the body through the telescopic air bag assemblies, and the body of the user is squeezed and massaged; the air pump is aerifyd in turn and is exitted to fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly more than two sets of, fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly's gasbag chamber can be along with aerifing and expand, shrink along with exitting, can form fan-shaped at the gasbag afterbody in the inflation, extrude the user health on fan-shaped deformation direction, carry out the extrusion massage of parcel formula to the user health, aerify or the air current of exitting through air flow distributor control to flexible gasbag subassembly and fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly, so, can realize carrying out the extrusion massage of parcel formula to the user health, promote user massage and experience.

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Body massage nursing pad
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of body massage nursing pads, in particular to a body massage nursing pad.
Background
The body massage device in the prior art mainly sets up massage roller at body massage device (for example massage armchair, massage cushion), realizes massaging positions such as user's back, waist through control massage roller, because massage roller is harder, extrudees the body and can let some people not adapt to harder power way when the massage, consequently, needs to carry out further improvement to health massage nursing pad.
Disclosure of Invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a body massage nursing pad, which can realize extrusion massage with wrapping feeling on the body of a user through different air bag assemblies, and improve the massage experience of the user.
A first aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a body massage care pad for implementing a massage with a sense of wrapping, the body massage care pad including: a packaging coat, a plurality of telescopic air bag components, more than two groups of fan-shaped deformation air bag components, an air flow distributor and an air pump which are arranged in the packaging coat,
the air pump is respectively connected with the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly through air pipes, and alternately inflates and exhausts the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly through the air pipes;
the plurality of telescopic air bag components and the more than two groups of fan-shaped deformation air bag components are used for massaging different areas of the human body in different pressing modes;
each telescopic airbag assembly comprises a plurality of inflatable airbags which are arranged in a stacked mode, airbag cavities of the inflatable airbags are communicated, and when the air pump alternately inflates and exhausts the telescopic airbag assembly, the airbag cavities of the inflatable airbags are made to stretch in the communication direction and conduct squeezing massage in the communication direction;
each group of fan-shaped deformation airbag assemblies comprises two fan-shaped deformation airbag assemblies, each fan-shaped deformation airbag assembly comprises a plurality of wing-shaped airbags which are arranged in a stacked mode, each wing-shaped airbag comprises an airbag head and an airbag tail, airbag cavities of the wing-shaped airbags are communicated with each other at the airbag head, and when the air pump alternately inflates and exhausts the telescopic airbag assembly, the wing-shaped airbags are enabled to form fan shapes at intervals, and squeezing massage is conducted in the fan-shaped deformation direction;
the air flow distributor is connected with the air pump, the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly through air pipes respectively, and when the air pump inflates or exhausts, the air flow distributor is used for controlling the air flow for inflating or exhausting the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly.
Optionally, a communication hole is formed in the middle of each two adjacent inflatable airbags in the plurality of inflatable airbags, the edges of the communication holes of the two adjacent inflatable airbags are connected, and when the telescopic airbag module is alternately inflated and deflated, gas flowing in from the gas pipe flows through the communication holes among the plurality of inflatable airbags and then flows to the gas pipe to be exhausted;
each telescopic air bag component comprises an air nozzle; the air flow distributor is connected with an air nozzle of the telescopic air bag assembly through the air pipe so as to inflate or exhaust the telescopic air bag assembly.
Optionally, the area of the head part of the wing-shaped air bag is smaller than that of the tail part of the air bag, the head part of the air bag faces the inner side of the body massage care cushion, the tail part of the air bag faces the outer side of the body massage care cushion, when the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly is inflated, the expanded volume of the tail part of the air bag is larger than that of the head part of the air bag, the extrusion force generated by the tail part of the air bag is larger than that of the head part of the air bag, and the fan-shaped deformation directions of the wing-shaped air bags face the inner side of the body massage care cushion;
the air bag heads of every two adjacent wing-shaped air bags in the wing-shaped air bags are respectively provided with a communication hole, the edges of the communication holes of the two adjacent wing-shaped air bags are connected, and when the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly is alternately inflated and exhausted, gas flowing in from the air pipe flows among the wing-shaped air bags through the communication holes and then flows to the air pipe to be exhausted;
each fan-shaped deformation air bag component comprises an air nozzle; the air flow distributor is connected with an air nozzle of the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly through the air pipe so as to inflate or exhaust the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly.
Optionally, each said wing-shaped airbag further comprises an airbag outer edge, an airbag weld edge disposed adjacent to and inboard of said airbag outer edge, an anti-lean weld edge, wherein,
the edges of every two adjacent wing-shaped air bags are welded through the air bag welding edges;
the anti-inclination welding edges are arranged on the outer sides of the communication holes in a surrounding mode, the air bag heads of every two adjacent wing-shaped air bags are welded through the anti-inclination welding edges, the anti-inclination welding edges enable the peripheries of the communication holes of the wing-shaped air bags to be connected with each other, and the wing-shaped air bags are prevented from inclining to the side edges when the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly is inflated alternately.
Optionally, the body massage nursing pad further comprises a plurality of shunt tees and a plurality of elbows, wherein,
the plurality of flow dividing tee joints and the plurality of elbows are distributed on a connecting passage which is connected among the airflow distributor, the air pump, the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly through the air pipe;
the flow dividing tee joint is used for dividing the gas flowing out of the gas pump or converging the gas exhausted from the telescopic airbag assembly or the fan-shaped deformation airbag group;
the elbow is used for connecting the air pipe among the air flow distributor, the air pump, the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly.
Optionally, the plurality of diverter tees comprises a first diverter tee, a second diverter tee, a third diverter tee, and a fourth diverter tee, the plurality of elbows comprises a first gulf head, a second elbow, a third elbow, a fourth elbow, and a fifth elbow, wherein,
the plurality of shunt tee joints are used for connecting one ends of three different air pipes; the other ends of the three air pipes connected with the first shunt tee are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and air nozzles of a first group of telescopic air bag assemblies, and the first group of telescopic air bag assemblies comprise two groups of telescopic air bag assemblies which are symmetrically arranged; the other ends of the three air pipes connected with the second shunt tee are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and air nozzles of the group of fan-shaped deformation air bag assemblies; the other ends of the three air pipes connected with the third tee joint are respectively connected with one ends of the airflow distributor, the first elbow and the second elbow; the other ends of the three air pipes connected with the fourth branch tee are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and air nozzles of a second group of telescopic air bag assemblies, and the second group of telescopic air bag assemblies comprise two groups of telescopic air bag assemblies which are symmetrically arranged;
the plurality of elbows are used for connecting one ends of two different air pipes; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the first elbow are respectively connected with the air pump and one end of the third shunt tee; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the second elbow are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and the other end of the third flow-dividing tee joint; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the third elbow are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and an air nozzle of one fan-shaped deformation air bag component in the first group of fan-shaped deformation air bag components; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the fourth elbow are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and an air nozzle of the other fan-shaped deformation air bag component in the first group of fan-shaped deformation air bag components; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the fifth elbow are respectively connected with the other end of the second shunt tee and an air tap of one fan-shaped deformation air bag component in the second group of fan-shaped deformation air bag components.
Optionally, the encapsulation casing includes an encapsulation layer, a structure support layer disposed in the encapsulation layer, and a filling layer filled between the encapsulation layer and the structure support layer;
the structure supporting layer includes that the trachea inlays groove, the elbow inlays groove, shunts the tee bend and inlays groove, the air pump inlays groove and airflow distributor and inlays the groove, the structure supporting layer be used for with the trachea the elbow the shunt tee bend the air pump with airflow distributor inlays fixedly.
Optionally, the body massage nursing pad further comprises a silencer, one end of the silencer is connected with the air pump, the other end of the silencer is connected with the airflow distributor, and the structure supporting layer further comprises a silencer embedding groove.
Optionally, an internal reinforcing plate is arranged inside the structure supporting layer of the body massage nursing pad, and the filling layer comprises a front flexible pad and a rear flexible pad which wrap the structure supporting layer; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the inner reinforcing plate and the front flexible cushion respectively comprise a plurality of air bag fixing holes, and the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly are fixed with the inner reinforcing plate and the front flexible cushion through the plurality of air bag fixing holes;
the front flexible cushion is used for buffering the pressure on the front side of the body massage nursing cushion;
the back side flexible cushion is used for buffering the pressure on the back side of the body massage nursing cushion.
Optionally, the front flexible mat, the inner stiffener plate, and the structural support layer each include a plurality of package securing holes and a plurality of strap securing holes, wherein,
the front flexible cushion, the internal reinforcing plate and the structure supporting layer are fixedly connected through the plurality of packaging fixing holes;
the strap securing holes are used to secure a detachable strap to the front side flexible pad, the inner stiffener, and the structural support layer.
The embodiment of the invention has at least the following beneficial effects:
it can be seen that, with the body massage nursing pad in the embodiment of the invention, the air pump alternately inflates and deflates the plurality of telescopic air bag assemblies, the air bag cavities of the plurality of inflatable air bags of the telescopic air bag assemblies are stretched in the communication direction, so that the pressure on the body of the user is generated in the direction vertical to the surface of the body by stretching of the telescopic air bag assemblies, and the body of the user is squeezed and massaged; the air pump is to aerifing in turn and gassing more than two sets of fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly, fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly's gasbag chamber can be along with aerifing and expand, shrink along with gassing, can form fan-shaped at the gasbag afterbody in the inflation, extrude the user health on fan-shaped deformation direction, carry out the extrusion massage of parcel formula to the user health, aerify or the air current of gassing through air flow distributor control to flexible gasbag subassembly and fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly, thus, the extrusion massage of parcel formula is carried out to each position of user health to a plurality of flexible gasbag subassemblies of accessible and fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly more than two sets of, promote user massage experience.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a body massage nursing pad according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a retractable airbag module according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a fan-shaped morphing bladder assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a top view of a fan-shaped morphing bladder assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of another body massaging nursing pad provided by the embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a structural support layer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an internal reinforcing plate according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a front side flexible mat according to an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a rear flexible cushion according to an embodiment of the present invention.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present invention and in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
Reference in the specification to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by the person skilled in the art that the described embodiments of the invention can be combined with other embodiments.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a body massage nursing pad according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a telescopic airbag module according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a sector-shaped deformation airbag module according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the schematic structural view of the body massage nursing pad according to the present invention may include: a packaging outer casing 10, a plurality of telescopic air bag components 11 arranged inside the packaging outer casing 10, more than two groups of fan-shaped deformation air bag components 12, an air flow distributor 13 and an air pump 14, wherein,
the air pump 14 is respectively connected with the telescopic air bag assembly 11 and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly 12 through an air pipe 15, and the air pump 14 alternately inflates and exhausts the telescopic air bag assembly 11 and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly 12 through the air pipe 15;
the plurality of telescopic air bag components 11 and the more than two groups of fan-shaped deformation air bag components 12 are used for massaging different areas of the human body in different pressing modes;
each of the airbag modules 11 includes a plurality of inflatable airbags 111 arranged in a stacked manner, the airbag cavities of the inflatable airbags are communicated, and when the air pump alternately inflates and deflates the airbag module 11, the airbag cavities of the inflatable airbags 111 are made to expand and contract in the communication direction, and squeeze massage is performed in the communication direction;
each group of the fan-shaped deformation airbag assemblies 12 comprises two fan-shaped deformation airbag assemblies 12, each fan-shaped deformation airbag assembly 12 comprises a plurality of wing-shaped airbags 121 which are arranged in a stacked mode, each wing-shaped airbag 121 comprises an airbag head and an airbag tail, airbag cavities of the wing-shaped airbags are communicated with each other at the airbag head, when the air pump alternately inflates and exhausts the fan-shaped deformation airbag assemblies 12, the wing-shaped airbags are enabled to form a fan shape at intervals, and squeezing massage is conducted in a fan-shaped deformation direction;
the air flow distributor 13 is connected with the air pump 14, the telescopic air bag assembly 11 and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly 12 through an air pipe 15, and when the air pump 14 inflates or exhausts, the air flow distributor 13 is used for controlling the air flow for inflating or exhausting the telescopic air bag assembly 11 and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly 12.
As shown in fig. 2, each of the telescopic airbag modules 11 includes a plurality of inflatable airbags 111 arranged in a stacked manner, and the airbag chambers of the plurality of inflatable airbags communicate with each other. Wherein, a plurality of air bags set up in the different positions of health massage nursing pad to carry out the extrusion massage on the perpendicular to body contact surface direction to different positions of user's health. In the process of using the body massage nursing pad, the air pump 14 alternately inflates and deflates the air bag assembly 11, so that the air bag of the air bag assembly 11 expands and contracts, and in the expanded state, the air bag cavities 112 of the plurality of air bags 111 generate extrusion to body parts such as the back or the waist of a human body in the communication direction, thereby massaging the human body.
Alternatively, the shape of each inflatable bladder in the telescopic bladder assembly may be circular, and may also be other shapes, such as a polygon, a lace shape, and the like, and the invention is not limited thereto.
As shown in fig. 3, each of the fan-shaped deformable airbag modules 12 includes a plurality of wing-shaped airbags 121 stacked one on another, each wing-shaped airbag 121 includes an airbag head and an airbag tail, the airbag chambers of the wing-shaped airbags 121 are communicated with each other at the airbag head, and in the process of using the body massage nursing pad, the fan-shaped deformable airbag module 12 is alternately inflated and deflated by the air pump 14, so that the airbags of the fan-shaped deformable airbag module 12 expand and contract, and in the expanded state, the airbag tails of the wing-shaped airbags 121 are deformed in a fan shape, and the pressing massage is performed in the fan-shaped deformation direction, thereby generating the pressing massage with a wrapping feeling on the body parts such as the back or the waist of the human body.
Among more than two groups of fan-shaped deformation air bag components 12, the sizes of the fan-shaped deformation air bag components 12 in different groups can be different, and the sizes of the fan-shaped deformation air bag components 12 in the same group are the same and are symmetrically arranged. The acupuncture points of each part of the human body can be massaged by the plurality of telescopic air bag components 11 and at least two groups of air bag massage components 12 which are distributed at different positions.
Because flexible gasbag subassembly 11 and fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12's form is different, flexible gasbag subassembly a plurality of aerify gasbag 111 when aerifing, the gasbag chamber can be at the perpendicular to back, stretch out and draw back in the direction of health parts such as waist, thereby massage the health in this vertical direction, a plurality of wing section gasbag 121 of fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12 are when aerifing, a plurality of wing section gasbag interval nature produce fan-shaped deformation, squeeze the massage in fan-shaped deformation direction, but be certain radian, produce the extrusion massage that has the parcel sense to the user's health, thereby, can realize the massage of different dynamics directions to different positions through flexible gasbag subassembly 11 and fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12.
Alternatively, the body massage nursing pad may be a massage cushion for massaging the back and waist of the human body, or may also be a massage pad for massaging body parts such as arms, legs and neck, which is not limited in the present invention.
Wherein, will distribute among the air flow distributor 13 and the inflatable airbag module 11 of each different position of body massage nursing pad through a plurality of trachea 15, between air flow distributor 13 and fan-shaped deformation airbag module 12, between air pump 14 and the inflatable airbag module 11, between air pump 14 and the air flow distributor 13, communicate between air pump 14 and the fan-shaped deformation airbag module 12, can realize aerifing and exhausting inflatable airbag module 11 and fan-shaped deformation airbag module 12 to and the control is aerifyd and carminative air current.
Alternatively, a communication hole 112 is formed in each of the plurality of inflatable airbags 111 at a middle position between two adjacent inflatable airbags 111, edges of the communication holes 112 of the two adjacent inflatable airbags 111 are connected, and when the telescopic airbag module 11 is alternately inflated and deflated, gas flowing in from the gas pipe 15 flows through the communication holes 112 between the plurality of inflatable airbags 111 and then flows to the gas pipe 15 to be discharged;
each of the telescopic airbag modules 11 includes an air nozzle 113; the air flow distributor 13 is connected to an air nozzle 113 of the airbag module 11 through the air pipe 15 to inflate or deflate the airbag module 11.
As shown in fig. 2, a communication hole 112 is formed in the middle of each two adjacent inflatable airbags 111, and the edges of the communication holes 112 of the two adjacent inflatable airbags 111 are connected, so that the airbag chambers of the plurality of inflatable airbags are communicated.
Wherein, the air nozzle 113 included in each airbag module 11 is disposed on the inflatable airbag at one end of the airbag module 11. In one embodiment, the air tube 15 is connected to an air nozzle 113 of the inflatable airbag module 11 to inflate or deflate the inflatable airbag module 11.
It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of air bag modules 11 are alternately inflated and deflated by the air pump 14, and the air bag chambers of the plurality of air bags 111 of the air bag modules 11 are expanded and contracted in the communication direction, so that the pressure on the body of the user is generated in the direction perpendicular to the body surface by the expansion and contraction of the air bag modules 11, and the body of the user is massaged; air pump 14 aerifys and exits in turn fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12 more than two sets of, the gasbag chamber of fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12 can be along with aerifing and expand, shrink along with the gassing, can form fan-shaped at the gasbag afterbody when expanding, extrude the user health on fan-shaped deformation direction, carry out the extrusion massage of parcel formula to the user health, control the air current of aerifing or exitting to flexible gasbag subassembly 11 and fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12 through air flow distributor 13, thus, the accessible is a plurality of flexible gasbag subassemblies 11 and fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12 more than two sets of to carry out the extrusion massage of parcel formula to each position of user health, promote user massage and experience.
Optionally, the area of the air bag head of the wing-shaped air bag 121 is smaller than that of the air bag tail, the air bag head is directed towards the inner side of the body massage care pad, the air bag tail is directed towards the outer side of the body massage care pad, when the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly 12 is inflated, the inflated volume of the air bag tail is larger than that of the air bag head, the extrusion force generated by the air bag tail is larger than that of the air bag head, and the fan-shaped deformation directions of the wing-shaped air bags 121 are directed towards the inner side of the body massage care pad;
the communicating holes 122 are respectively formed at the head parts of every two adjacent wing-shaped airbags of the plurality of wing-shaped airbags, the edges of the communicating holes 122 of the two adjacent wing-shaped airbags 121 are connected, and when the fan-shaped deformation airbag module 12 is alternately inflated and deflated, the gas flowing in from the gas pipe 15 flows among the wing-shaped airbags 121 through the communicating holes 122 and then flows to the gas pipe 15 to be exhausted;
each sector-shaped deformation air bag assembly 12 comprises an air nozzle 123; the air distributor 13 is connected to the air nozzle 123 of the fan-shaped deformation airbag module 12 through the air pipe 15, so as to inflate or deflate the fan-shaped deformation airbag module 12.
As shown in fig. 3, the communicating holes 122 are respectively opened at the bag head portions of every two adjacent wing-shaped air bags 121 in the plurality of wing-shaped air bags 121, and the edges of the communicating holes 122 of the two adjacent wing-shaped air bags 121 are connected.
Wherein, the air tap 123 that each fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12 includes sets up on the wing gasbag of this fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12 one end, and trachea 15 is connected in order to aerify or the exhaust to fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12 with the air tap 123 of fan-shaped deformation gasbag subassembly 12.
Optionally, each wing-shaped airbag 121 further comprises an airbag outer edge 1211, an airbag weld edge 1212 disposed adjacent to and inside the airbag outer edge 1211, an anti-tilt weld edge 1213, wherein,
the edges of each two adjacent wing-shaped airbags 121 are welded by the airbag welding edge 1212;
the anti-tilt welding edges 1213 are circumferentially disposed outside the communication holes 122, the bag heads of every two adjacent wing-shaped air bags 121 are welded by the anti-tilt welding edges 1213, and the anti-tilt welding edges 1213 connect the peripheries of the communication holes 122 of the plurality of wing-shaped air bags 121 to each other, so that the plurality of wing-shaped air bags 121 are prevented from tilting sideways when the fan-shaped deformable air bag module 12 is alternately inflated.
As shown in fig. 4, in the plan view of the fan-shaped deformable airbag module according to the embodiment of the present invention, the wing-shaped airbag 121 is welded around the communication hole 122 of the airbag head by the anti-tilting welding edge 1213, so as to prevent the wing-shaped airbag 121 from tilting toward the side of the fan-shaped deformable airbag module 12 when inflated, thereby controlling the squeezing direction of the fan-shaped deformable airbag module 12 to the human body to be the fan-shaped deformation direction toward the body part, and further forming a squeezing massage for wrapping the body part.
Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of another body massage nursing pad according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the body massage nursing pad further includes a plurality of branch tee joints 17 and a plurality of elbows 16, wherein,
the plurality of flow dividing tee joints 17 and the plurality of elbows 16 are distributed on connecting passages connected among the air flow distributor 13, the air pump 14, the telescopic air bag assembly 11 and the sector-shaped deformation air bag assembly 12 through the air pipe 15;
the flow dividing tee 17 is used for dividing the gas flowing out from the gas pump 14 or converging the gas flowing out from the telescopic airbag module 11 or the sector deformation airbag module 12;
the elbow 16 is used for connecting the air pipe 15 among the air flow distributor 13, the air pump 14, the telescopic air bag assembly 11 and the sector-shaped deformation air bag assembly 12.
Wherein, because the air flow distributor 13, the air pump 14, the plurality of flexible air bag assemblies 11 and the at least two groups of fan-shaped deformation air bag assemblies 12 are distributed at different positions of the body massage nursing pad, the two components need to be connected through more than two air pipes, and therefore, the air pipes 15 which need to be connected with each other are connected through the elbow 16. The air flowing out of the air pump 14 or the air flow distributor 13 is divided by the flow dividing tee joint, so that the air flowing out of the air pump or the air flow distributor 13 respectively flows to the different fan-shaped deformation air bag assemblies 12 of the telescopic air bag assembly 11. The air exhausted from different fan-shaped air bag assemblies 12 of the telescopic air bag assembly 11 can be converged to the air pump 14 or the air flow distributor 13 through the flow dividing tee joint, so that the air can be controlled to be divided and converged in various parts of the body massage nursing pad.
Optionally, the plurality of diverter tees 17 comprises a first diverter tee 171, a second diverter tee 172, a third diverter tee 173, and a fourth diverter tee 174, the plurality of elbows comprises a first gulf-head 161, a second elbow 162, a third elbow 163, a fourth elbow 164, and a fifth elbow 165, wherein,
the plurality of branch tee joints 17 are used for connecting one ends of three different air pipes 15; the other ends of the three air pipes 15 connected with the first branch tee 171 are respectively connected with the air flow distributor 13 and the air nozzles 113 of the first group of telescopic air bag assemblies 11, and the first group of telescopic air bag assemblies comprise two groups of telescopic air bag assemblies which are symmetrically arranged; the other ends of the three air pipes 15 connected with the second branch tee 172 are respectively connected with the air distributor 13 and the air nozzles 122 of the group of fan-shaped deformation air bag assemblies 12; the other ends of the three gas pipes 15 connected to the third branch tee 173 are respectively connected to one ends of the gas flow distributor 14, the first elbow 161 and the second elbow 162; the other ends of the three air pipes 15 connected with the fourth branch tee 174 are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and air nozzles of a second group of telescopic air bag assemblies, and the second group of telescopic air bag assemblies comprise two groups of telescopic air bag assemblies which are symmetrically arranged;
the plurality of elbows 16 are used to connect one end of two different air tubes 15; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the first elbow 161 are respectively connected with the air pump and one end of the third tee 173; the other ends of the two air pipes connected to the second elbow 162 are respectively connected to the other ends of the airflow distributor and the third tee 173; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the third elbow 163 are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and an air nozzle of one fan-shaped deformation air bag component in the first group of fan-shaped deformation air bag components; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the fourth elbow 164 are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and an air nozzle of the other fan-shaped deformation air bag component in the first group of fan-shaped deformation air bag components; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the fifth elbow 165 are respectively connected with the other end of the second shunt tee 172 and an air tap of one fan-shaped deformation air bag component in the second group of fan-shaped deformation air bag components.
As shown in fig. 5, according to the specific distribution of the air distributor 13, the air pump 14, the plurality of flexible airbag modules 11 and the at least two sets of fan-shaped flexible airbag modules 12, the air distributor 13, the air pump 14, the plurality of flexible airbag modules 11 and the at least two sets of fan-shaped flexible airbag modules 12 can be connected through the air pipe, the plurality of branch tee joints and the plurality of elbows according to the above connection mode, so that air circulates among a plurality of components in a certain order, and the different flexible airbag modules 11 and the at least two sets of fan-shaped flexible airbag modules 12 are respectively inflated and exhausted according to the order.
Optionally, the encapsulation casing 10 includes an encapsulation layer 101, a structure support layer 103 disposed in the encapsulation layer 101, and a filling layer 102 filled between the encapsulation layer 101 and the structure support layer 103;
the structure supporting layer 103 includes an air pipe embedding groove 1031, an elbow embedding groove 1032, a flow dividing three-way embedding groove 1033, an air pump embedding groove 1034 and an air flow distributor embedding groove 1035, and the structure supporting layer 103 is used for embedding and fixing the air pipe 15, the elbow 16, the flow dividing three-way 17, the air pump 14 and the air flow distributor 13.
Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a structural support layer according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the air pipe embedding slot 1031 is used for embedding an air pipe, the elbow embedding slot 1032 is used for embedding an elbow, the shunt tee embedding slot 1033 is used for embedding a shunt tee 17, the air flow distributor embedding slot 1035 is used for embedding an air flow distributor 13, and the air pump embedding slot 1034 is used for embedding the air pump 14.
Wherein, each part can be fixed through each inlaying groove, and the trachea can be prevented from being influenced by extrusion and inflated and exhausted.
Optionally, the body massage nursing pad further comprises a silencer 18, one end of the silencer 18 is connected to the air pump 14, the other end of the silencer 18 is connected to the air flow distributor 13, and the structure supporting layer 103 further comprises a silencer embedding slot 1036. The muffler mounting groove 1306 is used for mounting the muffler 18.
During operation of the body massage cushion, the air pump 14 supplies compressed air to the air flow distributor 13 via the silencer 18, either individually or jointly or alternately to the bellows bladder assembly 11, the fan-shaped deformation bladder assembly 12 or elsewhere depending on the inflation time and inflation sequence.
Referring to fig. 7-9, fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of an internal reinforcing plate according to an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a front-side flexible cushion according to an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of a rear-side flexible cushion according to an embodiment of the present invention, an internal reinforcing plate 19 is further disposed inside a structural supporting layer of the body massage care cushion, and the filling layer includes a front-side flexible cushion 20 and a rear-side flexible cushion 21 wrapping the structural supporting layer; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the inner reinforcing plate 19 and the front flexible cushion 20 each include a plurality of airbag fixing holes 24, and the telescopic airbag module and the fan-shaped deformation airbag module are fixed to the inner reinforcing plate 19 and the front flexible cushion 20 through the plurality of airbag fixing holes 24;
the front flexible cushion 20 is used for buffering the pressure on the front side of the body massage nursing cushion;
the back side flexible cushion 21 is used for buffering the pressure applied to the back side of the body massage nursing cushion.
Wherein, through the front side flexible cushion 20 and the back side flexible cushion 21, the body massage nursing cushion can be soft to the touch, and better soft and comfortable can be provided.
Optionally, the front flexible cushion 20, the inner reinforcing plate 19 and the structural support layer each include a plurality of package fixing holes 22 and a plurality of strap fixing holes 23, wherein the front flexible cushion 20, the inner reinforcing plate 19 and the structural support layer 103 are connected and fixed through the plurality of package fixing holes 22; the strap fastening holes 23 are used to fasten a detachable strap to the front side flexible mat 20, the inner reinforcement plate 19 and the structural support layer 103.
While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and detail may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. A body massage care pad for implementing a massage with a sense of wrapping, comprising: a packaging coat, a plurality of telescopic air bag components, more than two groups of fan-shaped deformation air bag components, an air flow distributor and an air pump which are arranged in the packaging coat,
the air pump is respectively connected with the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly through air pipes, and alternately inflates and exhausts the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly through the air pipes;
the plurality of telescopic air bag components and the more than two groups of fan-shaped deformation air bag components are used for massaging different areas of the human body in different pressing modes;
each telescopic airbag assembly comprises a plurality of inflatable airbags which are arranged in a stacked mode, airbag cavities of the inflatable airbags are communicated, and when the air pump alternately inflates and exhausts the telescopic airbag assembly, the airbag cavities of the inflatable airbags are made to stretch in the communication direction and conduct squeezing massage in the communication direction;
each group of fan-shaped deformation airbag assemblies comprises two fan-shaped deformation airbag assemblies, each fan-shaped deformation airbag assembly comprises a plurality of wing-shaped airbags which are arranged in a stacked mode, each wing-shaped airbag comprises an airbag head and an airbag tail, airbag cavities of the wing-shaped airbags are communicated with each other at the airbag head, and when the air pump alternately inflates and exhausts the fan-shaped deformation airbag assemblies, the wing-shaped airbags are enabled to form fan shapes at intervals, and squeezing massage is conducted in the fan-shaped deformation direction;
the air flow distributor is connected with the air pump, the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly through air pipes respectively, and when the air pump inflates or exhausts, the air flow distributor is used for controlling the air flow for inflating or exhausting the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly.
2. The body massage nursing pad according to claim 1, wherein a communication hole is formed at a middle position of each two adjacent inflatable air bags of the plurality of inflatable air bags, edges of the communication holes of the two adjacent inflatable air bags are connected, and when the inflatable air bag module is alternately inflated and deflated, gas flowing in from the air pipe flows through the communication holes between the plurality of inflatable air bags and then flows to the air pipe to be exhausted;
each telescopic air bag component comprises an air nozzle; the air flow distributor is connected with an air nozzle of the telescopic air bag assembly through the air pipe so as to inflate or exhaust the telescopic air bag assembly.
3. The body massage cushion according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wing-shaped air cells have a cell head portion with a smaller area than a cell tail portion, the cell head portion is oriented toward the inside of the body massage cushion, the cell tail portion is oriented toward the outside of the body massage cushion, the cell tail portion expands to a larger volume than the cell head portion when the fan-shaped deformation air cell module is inflated, the cell tail portion generates a larger pressing force than the cell head portion, and the fan-shaped deformation of the wing-shaped air cells is oriented toward the inside of the body massage cushion;
the air bag heads of every two adjacent wing-shaped air bags in the wing-shaped air bags are respectively provided with a communication hole, the edges of the communication holes of the two adjacent wing-shaped air bags are connected, and when the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly is alternately inflated and exhausted, gas flowing in from the air pipe flows among the wing-shaped air bags through the communication holes and then flows to the air pipe to be exhausted;
each fan-shaped deformation air bag component comprises an air nozzle; the air flow distributor is connected with an air nozzle of the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly through the air pipe so as to inflate or exhaust the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly.
4. The body massaging care pad of claim 3, wherein each of the wing-shaped air cells further comprises an air cell outer edge, an air cell welding edge disposed adjacent to and inboard of the air cell outer edge, an anti-tilt welding edge, wherein,
the edges of every two adjacent wing-shaped air bags are welded through the air bag welding edges;
the anti-inclination welding edges are arranged on the outer sides of the communication holes in a surrounding mode, the air bag heads of every two adjacent wing-shaped air bags are welded through the anti-inclination welding edges, the anti-inclination welding edges enable the peripheries of the communication holes of the wing-shaped air bags to be connected with each other, and the wing-shaped air bags are prevented from inclining to the side edges when the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly is inflated alternately.
5. The body massaging care pad of claim 2 or 4, further comprising a plurality of shunt tees and a plurality of elbows, wherein,
the plurality of flow dividing tee joints and the plurality of elbows are distributed on a connecting passage which is connected among the airflow distributor, the air pump, the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly through the air pipe;
the flow dividing tee joint is used for dividing the gas flowing out of the gas pump or converging the gas exhausted from the telescopic airbag module or the sector deformation airbag module;
the elbow is used for connecting the air pipe among the air flow distributor, the air pump, the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly.
6. The body massaging care pad of claim 5, wherein the plurality of shunt tees comprises a first shunt tee, a second shunt tee, a third shunt tee, and a fourth shunt tee, the plurality of bends comprises a first gulf-head, a second bend, a third bend, a fourth bend, and a fifth bend, wherein,
the plurality of shunt tee joints are used for connecting one ends of three different air pipes; the other ends of the three air pipes connected with the first shunt tee are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and air nozzles of a first group of telescopic air bag assemblies, and the first group of telescopic air bag assemblies comprise two groups of telescopic air bag assemblies which are symmetrically arranged; the other ends of the three air pipes connected with the second shunt tee are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and air nozzles of the group of fan-shaped deformation air bag assemblies; the other ends of the three air pipes connected with the third tee joint are respectively connected with one ends of the airflow distributor, the first elbow and the second elbow; the other ends of the three air pipes connected with the fourth branch tee are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and air nozzles of a second group of telescopic air bag assemblies, and the second group of telescopic air bag assemblies comprise two groups of telescopic air bag assemblies which are symmetrically arranged;
the plurality of elbows are used for connecting one ends of two different air pipes; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the first elbow are respectively connected with the air pump and one end of the third shunt tee; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the second elbow are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and the other end of the third flow-dividing tee joint; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the third elbow are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and an air nozzle of one fan-shaped deformation air bag component in the first group of fan-shaped deformation air bag components; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the fourth elbow are respectively connected with the air flow distributor and an air nozzle of the other fan-shaped deformation air bag component in the first group of fan-shaped deformation air bag components; the other ends of the two air pipes connected with the fifth elbow are respectively connected with the other end of the second shunt tee and an air tap of one fan-shaped deformation air bag component in the second group of fan-shaped deformation air bag components.
7. The body massaging nursing pad of any one of claims 3-6, wherein said encapsulating cover comprises an encapsulating layer, a structural support layer disposed inside said encapsulating layer, and a filling layer filled between said encapsulating layer and said structural support layer;
the structure supporting layer includes that the trachea inlays groove, the elbow inlays groove, shunts the tee bend and inlays groove, the air pump inlays groove and airflow distributor and inlays the groove, the structure supporting layer be used for with the trachea the elbow the shunt tee bend the air pump with airflow distributor inlays fixedly.
8. The body massaging care pad of claim 7, further comprising a silencer, one end of the silencer being connected to the air pump and the other end of the silencer being connected to the air flow distributor, the structural support layer further comprising a silencer mounting slot.
9. The body massaging care pad of claim 8, wherein an internal stiffening plate is disposed inside the structural support layer of the body massaging care pad, the infill layer comprising a front side flexible pad and a rear side flexible pad surrounding the structural support layer; wherein the content of the first and second substances,
the inner reinforcing plate and the front flexible cushion respectively comprise a plurality of air bag fixing holes, and the telescopic air bag assembly and the fan-shaped deformation air bag assembly are fixed with the inner reinforcing plate and the front flexible cushion through the plurality of air bag fixing holes;
the front flexible cushion is used for buffering the pressure on the front side of the body massage nursing cushion;
the back side flexible cushion is used for buffering the pressure on the back side of the body massage nursing cushion.
10. The body massaging care pad of claim 9, wherein the front side flexible pad, the inner stiffening plate and the structural support layer each comprise a plurality of enclosure securing apertures and a plurality of harness securing apertures, wherein,
the front flexible cushion, the internal reinforcing plate and the structure supporting layer are fixedly connected through the plurality of packaging fixing holes;
the strap securing holes are used to secure a detachable strap to the front side flexible pad, the inner stiffener, and the structural support layer.
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