CN201968981U

CN201968981U - Human body massager

Info

Publication number: CN201968981U
Application number: CN2010202853129U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 伊丽莎白·哈里森-梅尔; 莫迪查·列夫
Original assignee: Homedics Inc
Current assignee: Homedics Inc
Priority date: 2009-07-30
Filing date: 2010-07-30
Publication date: 2011-09-14
Anticipated expiration: 2020-07-30
Also published as: CA2769639A1; CA2769639C; WO2011014501A1

Abstract

The utility model relates to a human body massager, which comprises an outer cover and a carriage, wherein the carriage is directionally arranged in the outer cover, cooperates with the outer cover and can longitudinally translate in the outer cover; a massage element is arranged on the platform; a motor is connected to the outer cover and the carriage in a maneuverable manner and is used for driving the carriage along the outer cover; a controller is communicated with the motor in a maneuverable manner and is used for controlling the translation of the platform; and the controller has the feature of a programmable storage used for storing the position of the carriage relative to the outer cover and is used for limiting the translation scope of the carriage along the outer cover.

Description

Body massager

The cross reference of related application

It is the rights and interests of 61/229,865 U.S. Provisional Application that the application requires in the application number that on July 30th, 2009 submitted to; The disclosure of this application is completely integrated by reference in this paper.

Technical field

This utility model relates to portable body massager (portable body massager).

Background technology

U.S. Patent No. 4,875,470 disclose a kind of improved health massage apparatus, and it is particularly suitable for massaging back and spine regions.Described equipment comprises the body-support surface, and this body-support surface has roughly position axial reciprocating bench frame apparatus thereon.Massage assembly is connected to bench frame apparatus and extends downwards from bench frame apparatus.Described massage assembly comprises at least one Body contact device, and this Body contact device can be operated to exert pressure to being positioned at the lip-deep human body of body-support, experiences simultaneously along the axially reciprocating of the length of the spinal column of receptor.The horizontal surface of any other that the body-support surface can comprise that standard examining table or people can overlie with prone position.The Body contact device of massage assembly can comprise two independent rotatable massage wheels, and this massage wheels is arranged so that when receptor lies on the body-support surface with prone position, and one takes turns each the side body contact at the spinal column of receptor.Described equipment can be included in the device that constantly or progressively changes the spacing between this massage wheels during the treatment.In addition, described equipment can comprise and being used for constantly or the independent device of the downward pressure that applies on health of increase/minimizing massage assembly progressively.Can provide the high pressure limit bit switch with the excessive pressurized of the health that prevents receptor.

U.S. Patent No. 4,976,256 disclose a kind of equipment that is used for the health of user is carried out TBL and part massage, this equipment comprises the bed structure with shell, described shell limits the opening that the liquid storage basin dough-making powder below interior chamber, the described chamber makes progress, one resilient flexibility film water level land strides across the state that this opening is fixed into tensioning hermetically, to form user body-support surface.The liquid storage basin comprises some massage liquid, preferred water, and the remainder of chamber is full of air.The massage head that has a plurality of fluid discharge openings therein is disposed in indoor, and vertically to advance, wherein floss hole is in the face of film.One pump is communicated with the liquid storage basin, and be communicated with a series of conduits in the downstream that is connected to massage head, to reclaim massage liquid from the liquid storage basin and the liquid of pressurized is offered massage head,, thereby transmit massage effect to the health of the user of overlieing with bottom surface discharging against film.

U.S. Patent No. 5,020,518 disclose a kind of massage apparatus, and it comprises mobile stand, and this moves the shell that stand has sealing CD-ROM drive motor and kneading motor.When stand by when middle the drive rod that extends through shell equally moves around, pair of guide rods extends through shell, for it provides stable.CD-ROM drive motor is coupled to drive rod by pinion.Massage elements is installed on the crank arm, and this crank arm is shaken to and fro by the kneading motor.Eccentric arm will knead motor and be coupled to crank arm and the kneading action is provided.The control system that is installed to stand equally near drive rod terminal the time, the direction of reverse.The massage motor is connected to the stand shell by massage elements multi-direction vibration wave is applied to user.

U.S. Patent No. 5,083,552 disclose a kind of computer-controlled massage machine, and this device can be massaged the part of any selection of whole health or health.Massage can be generated by standardized program or the personalization program that user is created.Moving on all three axles of applicator (applicator): laterally stride across health (X-axis), longitudinally along the length (Y-axis) of health and vertically on body contours (Z axle) by simultaneously and control independently.Device can also detect the girth of health and prevent to massage the periphery that applicator shifts out health.In addition, incorporated the manual control system into, it makes user can cancel and change the parameter of being inserted by program or inserts personalized massage program.

U.S. Patent No. 5,456,656 disclose a kind of pick off that is used for massaging the system of anthropolith.Described system comprises framework and the body-support surface that is installed on the described framework.The contiguous body-support of applicator surface is subjected to frame supported, so that to the body part application of force.Between framework and applicator, be provided for the sensing applied force and the pick off of control signal is provided in response to the power that senses.Control device moves described applicator in response to the control signal from pick off with respect to body part.Pick off is provided with sensor surface and is used for determining the position determining means of the position of described sensor surface.Pick off provides control signal in response to determined position then.Another sensor surface that separates by elastomeric material and first sensor surface also can be provided.Control signal is determined according to the distance between first, second sensor surface subsequently.

U.S. Patent No. 7,128,721B2 (U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2007/0106185A1) discloses a kind of body massager that comprises portable enclosure, and this portable enclosure comprises backrest and seat support.Be provided with longitudinal guide in the backrest, it cooperates with stand so that stand moves in backrest, and a motor drives stand along guider.A pair of massage members is supported by stand and extends from backrest, is used for transmitting massage effect at the back of user.Seat support comprises masseur therein, user is transmitted another kind of massage effect.

U.S. Patent No. 7,470,242B2 discloses a kind of portable body massager that comprises portable enclosure, and this portable enclosure comprises backrest and seat support.Be provided with longitudinal guide in the backrest, it cooperates with stand so that stand moves in backrest, and a motor drives stand along guider.A pair of massage members is supported by stand and extends from backrest, is used for back transmission rolling massage effect at user.Second motor drives described massage members, is used for producing a kind ofly rotating the kneading massage effect or being used for regulating the width of rolling massage effect.

U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2004/0060107A1 discloses a kind of cleaning equipment adjustable individually, automatization, comprise: controller, it is arranged for and receives the input that has programs a plurality of variablees, at least two steps respectively, and described controller converts input to a series of control signals; (B) cleaning structure, it is by the support structure support, and described cleaning structure comprises the surface, contact with human body to be cleaned, and this surface has first system of running water and tactual stimulation member, and first system is embedded into described surface, and be communicated with the water source, to signal response; And (C) at least one driver of the action of described member, described at least one driver is by being selected from tabulation: at least one in the gas-vapor mix of electromechanical motor, hydraulic pressure, air pressure and compression drives.

U.S. Patent Application Publication No.2008/0208087A1 discloses a kind of massager control system and method for human body being carried out massage treatment.This system comprises the public CD-ROM drive motor that drives a plurality of massage head, set by the multiple sets of motors switch motor stroke and CD-ROM drive motor rotation direction a plurality of control buttons, timer and start to control the singlechip controller of making usefulness.In use, user can utilize control by key assignments motor operations pattern or routine, starts massage program, and can reselect mode of operation or routine that the control button changes masseur at any time.

Problem that exists in the background technology and shortcoming are that background technology does not provide the masseur of the stand with customizable stroke range.

The utility model content

This utility model relates to a kind of stand masseur with stroke able to programme.This body massager has outer housing and stand, and stand is oriented in the outer housing and with outer housing and cooperates, with longitudinal translation in outer housing.The massage part is arranged on the stand.Motor is operably connected with outer housing and stand, is used for driving stand along outer housing.Controller is operationally communicated by letter with motor, is used to control the translation of stand.Controling appliance is useful on the programmable memory feature of storage stand with respect to the position of outer housing, is used to limit the scope of stand along the translation of outer housing.

This utility model provides a kind of body massager, and it comprises:

Outer housing;

Stand, this stand is oriented in the outer housing, and cooperates with outer housing, is used at the outer housing longitudinal translation;

At least one massages part, and this at least one massage part is arranged on the stand;

Motor, this motor is operably connected with outer housing and stand, is used for driving stand along outer housing; And

Controller, this controller is operationally communicated by letter with motor, is used to control the translation of stand, and controling appliance is useful on the programmable memory feature of storage stand with respect to the position of outer housing, is used to limit the range of translation of stand along outer housing.

Body massager of the present utility model can also comprise mechanical switch, and this mechanical switch is used for manually importing the position of being stored.

Described programmable memory feature can also comprise timer.

Body massager of the present utility model can also comprise a pair of limit switch, and this a pair of limit switch is installed on outer housing, operationally communicates by letter with controller, is used for detecting the range of translation that stand covers outside; Wherein, the position between this a pair of limit switch of programmable memory characteristic storage.Described outer housing can also be restricted to backrest; Wherein, a pair of limit switch also is restricted to upper limit position switch and lower position switch, and upper limit position switch is arranged on the upper limit place of the stroke range of stand in outer housing, and lower position switch is arranged on the lower limit place of the stroke range of stand in outer housing; And wherein, the position of programmable memory characteristic storage stand is used for range of translation is limited between the position and lower position switch of being stored.Described controller can be in response to the rotation of reversing motor from one signal in a pair of limit switch, with the translation of reversing stand.

In the body massager of the present utility model, the rotation that controller can reverse motor in response to the programmable memory feature is with the translation of reversing stand.

In the body massager of the present utility model, controller can be configured to: drive stand along stroke range with first direction; Position at monitoring stand during the stroke range translation; Reception is to the spacing input that requires of stroke range; And storage is corresponding to the position that requires spacing input.In case described controller can also be configured to receive the input of the position of being stored, just reverse the stroke of stand, stand is advanced with second direction.In case described controller can also be configured to arrive the spacing of stroke range, just reverse the stroke of stand with second direction.In case described controller can also be configured to arrive the position stored, just reverse the stroke of stand at first direction.Described controller can also be configured to: determine whether the maximum position function opens; And if the maximum position function closes, translation stage and then not with spacing as stroke range of the position of being stored.Described controller can also be configured to: determine whether the maximum position function opens; And if the maximum position function opens, translation stage then, and with spacing as stroke range of the position of being stored.Described controller can also be configured to: determine whether the maximum position function opens; And if the maximum position function opens, then monitor the position of stand.Described controller can also be configured to: determine whether the maximum position function opens; If the maximum position function is opened, determine then whether stand has arrived the position of being stored; And if stand has arrived the position of being stored, the translation of then reversing stand.Described controller can also be configured to: determine whether the maximum position function opens; If the maximum position function is opened, determine then whether stand has arrived the position of being stored; And if the stand no show position of being stored, then monitor the position of stand.

This utility model also provides a kind of body massager, and it comprises:

Outer housing;

Controller, this controller is operationally communicated by letter with motor, and controller is configured to:

Drive stand along stroke range with first direction;

Position at monitoring stand during the stroke range translation;

Reception is to the spacing input that requires of stroke range; And

Storage is corresponding to the position that requires spacing input.

In case described controller can also be configured to arrive the spacing of stroke range, just reverse the stroke of stand with second direction.Described controller can also be configured to: determine whether the maximum position function opens; And if the maximum position function opens, then monitor the position of stand.

The stroke range of stand provided by the utility model is customizable, so that the stroke range of selection to be provided to user.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the sketch map according to the body massager of an embodiment; And

Fig. 2 is the flow chart of control method of the masseur of Fig. 1.

The specific embodiment

On request, the specific embodiment of the present utility model is open at this; Yet, should be appreciated that disclosed embodiment only is an example of the present utility model, and this utility model can be implemented by various differences and optional form.Accompanying drawing may not be drawn in proportion; Some features may be exaggerated or minimize to show the details of concrete parts.Therefore, ad hoc structure disclosed herein and function detail should not be construed as restrictive, and only are that instruction those skilled in the art differently use representative basis of the present utility model.

Referring now to Fig. 1, illustrated body massager according to an embodiment, body massager refers to labelling 10 generally.Body massager comprises backrest 12.Body massager 10 also can comprise seat support member (not shown).The intraware of backrest 12 is fully remained on (not shown) in the flexible covers.Rolling massage effect and the kneading massage effect that provides in the backrest 12 is provided the massage effect that body massager 10 provides, and this backrest 12 can be operated so that the massage effect along backrest 12 length to be provided longitudinally.

Backrest 12 is sized on the backrest that is received in conventional chair.Body massager 10 is of portable form owing to its compact size and light weight, so that user can be placed on body massager 10 on traditional chair, accepts massage when being used on being sitting in chair.Backrest 12 comprises corresponding to the height of conventional chair and width, and has and enough cover massage assembly and avoid destroying following chair provides the comfortable and thickness that supports simultaneously.

Backrest 12 comprises the backrest surface that is used to receive and support the user back.Backrest 12 comprises outer housing 14, and this outer housing 14 can be to be used for massage assembly 16 is remained on single-piece in the outer housing 14 or many.The massage assembly 16 of backrest 12 puts on backrest surface with massage effect.

Massage assembly 16 comprises stand (carriage) 18, and this stand 18 is cooperated with outer housing 14, is used for carrying out limited longitudinal translation at backrest 12.Outer housing 14 comprises and is used for the longitudinally guiding spare 20 of cooperating with stand 18.Suitable guide is at length illustrated and is described among the 242B2 at U.S. Patent number 7,470, and this patent is incorporated into this paper by reference.

Massage assembly 16 can comprise first motor 22, and this first motor 22 is installed on stand 18, is used to drive driving member 24.Driving member 24 can comprise output gear 26, and this gear 26 engages with the tooth bar 28 that is installed on outer housing 14.The operation of first motor 22 provides rotation to output gear 26, thereby drives stand 18 along guide 20.Suitable driving member is at the people's such as Ferber that are incorporated into this paper by reference U.S. Patent number 7,128, and 721B2 and the people's such as Ferber that incorporate into by reference U.S. Patent number 7,470 is disclosed among the 242B2.

Stand 18 also can comprise a pair of massage part 30, and being used for provides the rolling massage effect during along guide 20 translations when stand 18.Massage part 30 can respectively comprise a pair of massage head (massage node) 32,34.Massage part 30 rotatably is connected in stand 18, and is actuated to backward rotation, thereby the effect of rotation kneading massage is provided.The people's such as Ferber that massage part 30 can be incorporated into separately by reference 7,128, disclosed first motor 22 drives in the 721B2 United States Patent (USP).Alternatively, second motor 36 can be arranged on the stand 18, be used to be independent of the translation of stand 18 and drive the massage part 30, as incorporate into by reference 7,470, disclosed in the 242B2 United States Patent (USP).

Motor

22,36 is connected in separately and is controlled by controller 38.Masseur 10 comprises the manual remote controllers 40 of communicating by letter with controller 38, and these remote controllers 40 have such as the mechanical switch that promotes button 42.Controller 38 can be oriented in the outer housing 14 of masseur 10 or in the remote controllers 40.

Masseur 10 also comprises a pair of

limit switch

44,46 that is connected in controller 38.Top limit switch 44 is positioned at the upper bound (upper range) of the stroke of stand 18.Lower limit switch 46 is positioned at the lower bound (lower range) of the stroke of stand 18.In case of stand 18 arrival stroke range is spacing, stand 18 just engages in the

limit switch

44,46, thereby the end of travel position is signaled to controller 38.In response to this signal, the rotation of controller 38 reversing first motor 22, thus make the stroke directions switched in opposite direction of stand 18.Certainly, can adopt other limit switch, be used for travel limits with stand 18 in different zones, as the people's such as Ferber that incorporate into by reference 7,128, disclosed in the 721B2 patent.

The maximum magnitude of the stroke of stand 18 is by district A among Fig. 1 and C labelling.Typically, stroke range is the user design of different heights, thereby causes exceeding the stroke range of the height of given user.The body part surface that has the length of the stroke range of not crossing over when the user of prior art masseur, during such as back surfaces, user may experience the sluggishness in the stroke upper bound, wherein return subsequently then along with stand 18 continues to advance to stroke range, massage part 30 breaks away from the back of user.The stroke range of the stand of being described 18 is customizable, with the stroke range that provides user to select.The stroke range that this user is selected is kept by the programmable memory feature in the controller 38 (memory feature).

Referring now to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, illustrated and described the operation of massage assembly 16.At piece 48 places, masseur 10 energized, massage assembly 16 is awaited orders, and controller 38 memorizeies are estimated preliminary data.At piece 50 places, controller 38 is based on the position of memory identification stand 18.For example, controller 38 comprises timer, and this timer is measured the haul distance of stand 18 by time function.If stand 18 is stayed the place, centre position in the scope, then this position is by determining the remaining time on the timer.Alternatively, the position of stand 18 can be discerned by a signal that sends to controller 38 in the

limit switch

44,46 at piece 50 places.Because stand 18 is along guide 20 translations, thereby provide massage effect, timer is monitored the position of stand 18 according to time function.

At definite piece 52 places, controller 38 determines whether user have pushed of promotion button 42 of location association who is used for limiting the stroke range of stand 18 with storage.For example, user can pressing button 42, is used for the position at the B place, centre position of storage map 1.In that event, position B is stored in piece 54 places among Fig. 2.If user is not pushed memory location button 42, then piece 54 is skipped.If stand 18 is with upward to advancing, for example the position C from Fig. 1 advances to position A, and button 42 is pressed at position B place, then controller 38 can reverse the direction of stand 18 and advances in the zone from B to A to prevent stand 18, and it will be in the outside that requires spacing (desired limit) that user is selected.

At definite piece 56 places, controller 38 determines whether the maximum position function opens.If no, then masseur 10 is with the normal setting operation at piece 60 places, and wherein stand 18 is advanced to position C from position A, and when its contact in

limit switch

44,46 reverses direction.If the position functions of MAXIMUM SELECTION (maximum selected position function) are opened, then stand 18 advances to the lower limit C at limit switch 46 places, at this place, and stand 18 its directions of reversing.At definite piece 58 places, the position of timer monitoring stand 18 arrives the position of the MAXIMUM SELECTION of area B indication up to it.If arrive the position of MAXIMUM SELECTION, then stand 18 reverses direction and the lower limit in piece 62 are returned.Do not arrive if the position of MAXIMUM SELECTION also, then stand 18 continues upwards to advance.

Although described timer, but this utility model is also imagined, masseur 10 can adopt any programmable memory feature, such as the enumerator of the rotation that is used to measure motor 22, be used to measure the pulse of motor 22 hall effect sensor (Hall-Effect sensor), be used to measure the position of stand 18 encoder, be used to measure the potentiometer of the distance of stand 18, perhaps be used to monitor the position of stand 18 and store the spacing any right sensors or the method for requiring of stroke range.

Although illustrated and described embodiment of the present utility model, and do not mean that these embodiments illustrate and described all possible form of the present utility model.On the contrary, the vocabulary that uses in the description is descriptive vocabulary and nonrestrictive, and should be appreciated that under the condition that does not deviate from spirit and scope of the present utility model and can make various changes.In addition, the feature of the embodiment of various enforcements can be in conjunction with to form further embodiment of the present utility model.

Claims

1. body massager comprises:

Outer housing;

Stand, described stand is oriented in the described outer housing, and cooperates with described outer housing, is used at described outer housing longitudinal translation;

At least one massages part, and described at least one massage part is arranged on the described stand;

Motor, described motor is operably connected with described outer housing and described stand, is used for driving described stand along described outer housing; And

Controller, described controller is operationally communicated by letter with described motor, be used to control the translation of described stand, described controling appliance is useful on the programmable memory feature of the described stand of storage with respect to the position of described outer housing, is used to limit the range of translation of described stand along described outer housing.

2. body massager according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises mechanical switch, and described mechanical switch is used for manually importing the position of being stored.

3. body massager according to claim 1 is characterized in that described controller comprises timer.

4. body massager according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises a pair of limit switch, and described a pair of limit switch is installed on described outer housing, operationally communicates by letter with described controller, is used for detecting the range of translation of described stand at described outer housing;

Wherein, the position between the described a pair of limit switch of described programmable memory characteristic storage.

5. body massager according to claim 4 is characterized in that described outer housing also is restricted to backrest;

Wherein, described a pair of limit switch also is restricted to upper limit position switch and lower position switch, described upper limit position switch is arranged on the upper limit place of the stroke range of described stand in described outer housing, and described lower position switch is arranged on the lower limit place of the stroke range of described stand in described outer housing; And

Wherein, the position of the described stand of described programmable memory characteristic storage is used for range of translation is limited between the position and described lower position switch of being stored.

6. body massager according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described controller is in response to the rotation of reversing described motor from one signal in the described a pair of limit switch, with the translation of reversing described stand.

7. body massager according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the rotation that described controller reverses described motor in response to described programmable memory feature is with the translation of reversing described stand.

8. body massager according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described controller be configured to:

Drive described stand along stroke range with first direction;

Position at the described stand of monitoring during described stroke range translation;

Reception is to the spacing input that requires of described stroke range; And

Storage is corresponding to the described position that requires spacing input.

9. body massager comprises:

Outer housing;

Controller, described controller is operationally communicated by letter with described motor, and described controller is configured to:

Drive described stand along stroke range with first direction;

Reception is to the spacing input that requires of described stroke range; And

Storage is corresponding to the described position that requires spacing input.

10. body massager according to claim 9 is characterized in that, in case described controller also is configured to arrive the spacing of described stroke range, just reverses the stroke of described stand with second direction.