CN219743261U - Mixed massage module of massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present utility model relates to a hybrid massage module of a massage device, which may comprise: the module substrate is arranged on the massage device; an actuator provided on the module base and providing at least any one or more of vibration, linear motion, rotational motion for body massage, and power for massage position adjustment; the coupler bracket is connected with the actuator and transmits the power of the actuator; the unit bracket is arranged on the coupler bracket in a rotatable mode taking the hinge shaft as a center; an elastic member elastically supporting the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket; a massage member rotatably provided to the unit bracket, rolling along a body part of a user and acupressure the body; and a locking unit for fixing or releasing the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket by a control signal applied from a control part of the massage device.

Description

Mixed massage module of massage device

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to a massage module provided in a massage device, and more particularly, to a hybrid (hybrid) massage module of a massage device that performs a massage function by applying vibration or pressure to a body part of a user using a roller or a ball-shaped massage member.

Background

Recently, as the living standard increases and the life grows older, people suffering from muscular paralysis or muscular pain due to lack of exercise and stress increase, and thus attention to massage devices is increasing.

Accordingly, the advent of massage apparatuses having various functions and high performance is satisfying the needs of users, not only with simple massage functions.

The chair type massage machine uses a mechanical massage machine and an air-inflated massage machine to massage various parts of the body, that is, the neck, back, waist, arm, leg, foot, etc., which are in direct contact with the chair.

Since the chair type massage apparatus is generally provided with a massage module having a roller-shaped massage member at a backrest portion, the massage member performs a massage action of kneading and beating by vibrating or rotating forward and backward, left and right, and/or up and down during the lifting of the massage module between the neck and the waist, thereby eliminating fatigue and performing functions of muscle relaxation, spinal correction, massage, and the like.

The massage module of such a massage apparatus massages a body using a plurality of massage members while moving along the body part, and applies strong stimulation according to the curve of the body part when the massage members are fixed, thereby causing pain.

To perfect this, a massage module has been developed and used in which a unit bracket provided with a massage member is rotatably connected to a coupling bracket centering on a hinge shaft, the coupling bracket is coupled to an actuator of the massage module, and the unit bracket and the coupling bracket are connected by an elastic member such as a tension spring, and when the massage member performs a rolling motion according to a curve of a body and massages, the unit bracket can be elastically rotated in a front-rear direction, thereby providing a gentle finger pressure to a body part.

However, such a massage module has a problem in that, since the unit bracket is always elastically moved, a sufficient strength of finger pressure cannot be provided when a strong finger pressure is required.

Prior art literature

Patent literature

Patent document 1 korean patent No. 10-1730782 (2017, 04, 20-day grant)

Patent document 2 korean patent No. 10-2303155 (2021, 09, 10-day grant)

Disclosure of Invention

The present utility model has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present utility model is to provide a hybrid massage module of a massage device, which can fix the position of a massage member according to the need by fixing or releasing a unit bracket provided with the massage member to a coupling bracket connected to an actuator, and apply a strong finger pressure or a soft finger pressure by elastic movement.

The hybrid massage module of the massage device according to the present utility model for achieving the object may include: the module substrate is arranged on the massage device; an actuator provided on the module base and providing at least any one or more of vibration, linear motion, rotational motion for body massage, and power for massage position adjustment; the coupler bracket is connected with the actuator and transmits the power of the actuator; the unit bracket is rotatably arranged on the coupler bracket by taking the hinge shaft as a center; an elastic member elastically supporting the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket; a massage member rotatably provided to the unit bracket, rolling along a body part of a user and acupressure the body; and a locking unit (locking unit) for fixing or releasing the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket by a control signal applied from a control unit of the massage device.

According to one form of the utility model, the locking unit may comprise: a locking protrusion protruding toward one surface of the unit bracket or the coupling bracket; a locking plate movably provided at the coupling bracket or the unit bracket and formed with a protrusion insertion hole into which the locking protrusion is inserted; and a lock actuator provided in the coupling holder or the unit holder, and configured to reciprocate the lock plate to the lock protrusion by a predetermined distance in response to a control signal applied from the control unit.

The locking actuator may include: a motor rotated by a control signal applied from the control unit; and a cam coupled to the motor and rotated, an outer surface connected to an outer surface of the locking plate, and pushing the locking plate to move according to a rotation angle.

The surface of the locking plate in contact with the cam may be provided with a cover of wear resistant material.

The locking unit may further include a return spring elastically supporting the locking plate with respect to the coupling bracket or the unit bracket.

The coupling bracket or the unit bracket is formed with a guide hole, a guide pin may be provided at the inner side of the guide hole, one end of the guide pin is combined with the locking plate, and the locking plate is connected with the coupling bracket or the unit bracket and guides movement.

The locking unit may selectively secure the unit bracket relative to the coupling bracket in a plurality of positions.

According to another form of the utility model, the locking unit may comprise: the locking pin is arranged on the coupler bracket or the unit bracket in a linear moving way and is inserted into the inner side of the locking hole of the unit bracket or the coupler bracket; and a pin actuator for moving the lock pin back and forth a predetermined distance by a control signal applied from the control unit.

The pin actuator may be a solenoid actuator, and the lock pin may be linearly moved by generating an electric field by a control signal applied from the control unit.

According to another form of the utility model, the pin actuator may include: a motor rotated by a control signal applied from a control section; a rotating member shaft coupled to the motor and rotated; a pin operating member for linearly reciprocating the locking pin according to a rotation angle of the rotating member; and a return spring applying an elastic force in a direction of separating the locking pin from the locking hole.

The pin operating member may be constituted by a cam, and may be brought into close contact with one end portion of the lock pin, and may apply a pushing force to the lock pin according to the rotation angle, thereby moving the lock pin.

The pin operating member may be constituted by a magnet that moves the locking pin by a magnetic force.

The massage module of the present utility model further comprises a position detection sensor for detecting a rotational position of the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket, and the control part of the massage device applies a control signal to the locking unit according to the rotational position of the unit bracket detected by the position detection sensor, so that the unit bracket can be fixed or released with respect to the coupling bracket.

In addition, when the module base moves to a specific position of the massage device, the control part of the massage device may fix or release the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket by applying a control signal to the locking unit when no load from the user's body is applied to the massage member.

According to the present utility model, when the unit bracket is in a specific state with respect to the coupling bracket, for example, when a load of a user is not applied to the unit bracket but is in an initial state in which only the elastic force of the elastic member acts on the unit bracket, the control signal is applied from the control part to the locking unit, so that the unit bracket can be fixed to the coupling bracket. When the massage module is moved and massages the user's body in this state, since the unit bracket is fixed to the coupling bracket, a strong finger pressure can be provided.

In contrast, when the locking unit releases the fixed state between the unit bracket and the coupling bracket, a gentle finger pressure effect can be provided because the unit bracket elastically moves with respect to the coupling bracket.

That is, the massage module of the present utility model can easily switch a structure by using a locking unit, thereby providing an effect that a hybrid massage module that can easily adjust finger pressure can be realized, the structure including: a structure for elastically moving the unit bracket relative to the coupling bracket for use; and a structure for fixing the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a view for explaining a massage device according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a diagram for explaining a main frame of an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a massage apparatus of an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an external device capable of communicating with the massage device according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a massage module according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 6A and 6B are side views of a massage module of an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 7A and 7B are diagrams for explaining a massage action of the massage module according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 8A to 8D are right and left views showing a first embodiment of a locking unit included in a massage module of the present utility model, fig. 8A and 8B are views showing an unlocked state of the locking unit, and fig. 8C and 8D are views showing a fixed state of the locking unit.

Fig. 9A and 9B are sectional views of a first embodiment of the locking unit shown in fig. 8A to 8D, fig. 9A is a view showing an unlocked state of the locking unit, and fig. 9B is a view showing a fixed state of the locking unit.

Fig. 10A and 10B are perspective views of the first embodiment of the locking unit shown in fig. 8A to 8D, fig. 10A is a view showing an unlocked state of the locking unit, and fig. 10B is a view showing a fixed state of the locking unit.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the locking unit included in the massage module of the present utility model.

Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the locking unit shown in fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a sectional view showing a third embodiment of the locking unit included in the massage module of the present utility model.

Description of the reference numerals

1: massage device 10: body massage part

11: armrest portion 12: audio output module

20: leg massage portion 30: control apparatus

40: main frame 41: upper frame

42: rack 45: base frame

46: base upper frame 47: lower frame of base

50: the control unit 51: sensor unit

52: communication unit 53: memory device

54: audio output unit 55: input unit

61: portable electronic device 62: wearable device

63: other massaging devices 64: hospital server

65: cloud server 100: massage module

110: module base 112: pinion gear

113: wheel 115: module movement actuator

121: kneading motor 124: position adjusting motor

125: shaft 126: position adjusting pinion

127: position adjustment rack and pinion 128: movable frame

130: unit bracket 135: hinge shaft

140: coupling mount 145: elastic member

150: massage member 210: locking projection

220: locking plate 221: projection insertion hole

222: the outer cover 225: guide pin

226: return spring 227: guide hole

231: a motor 232: cam

250: locking hole 251: locking pin

252: return spring 260: solenoid actuator

271: a motor 272: rotary member

273: pin actuating member

Detailed Description

The advantages, features and methods of accomplishing the disclosed embodiments may be apparent by reference to the accompanying drawings and the following examples. However, the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various forms and provided for the purpose of completing the present utility model and fully informing a person skilled in the art of the scope of the present utility model.

The terminology used in the description of the embodiments disclosed is briefly described and illustrated in detail.

The terms used in the present specification are general terms which are currently widely used as far as possible in consideration of functions in the present utility model, but may be changed according to the intention of those skilled in the art, the occurrence of cases or new technologies, etc. In addition, in particular cases, the applicant arbitrarily selects some terms, in which case the meanings of the selected terms will be described in detail in the description section of the present utility model. Accordingly, the terms used in the present utility model should be defined based on the meanings that the terms have and the overall contents of the present utility model, and cannot be defined based on only simple term names.

Unless explicitly indicated as a single form, a single form in this specification includes a plurality of forms. In addition, unless explicitly indicated to be multiple, multiple also includes a single type.

Throughout the specification, unless the contrary is stated, a portion "comprising" a component means that the other component is included, but the other component is not excluded.

In addition, the term "part" used in the specification refers to a software or hardware constituent element, and the "part" performs some functions. However, the "part" is not limited to software or hardware. The "portion" may be constituted in such a way as to be present in an addressable storage medium, or may be constituted in such a way as to reproduce one or more processors.

Thus, as an example, "portion" includes: components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, attributes, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functions provided by the constituent elements and the "parts" may be provided by joining into fewer constituent elements and the "parts", or may be provided by further separating into more constituent elements and the "parts".

According to an embodiment of the utility model, the "portion" may be implemented in a processor and a memory. The term "processor" should be broadly interpreted to include general purpose processors, central Processing Units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital Signal Processors (DSPs), controllers, microcontrollers, state machines, etc. In some cases, a "processor" may refer to an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like. The term "processor" may refer to a combination of processing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP (digital signal processor) and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.

The term "memory" should be construed broadly to include any electronic component capable of storing electronic information. The term memory may refer to various types of processor-readable media, such as Random Access Memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory, magnetic or optical data storage devices, registers, and so forth. A memory may be said to be in electronic communication with a processor if the processor is capable of reading information from the memory and/or recording information to the memory. The memory integrated within the processor is in electronic communication with the processor.

The actuator in this specification refers to a structure capable of providing a driving force. For example, the actuator may include a motor, a linear motor, an electronic motor, a Direct Current (DC) motor, an Alternating Current (AC) motor, a linear actuator, an electric actuator, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

In this specification, according to an embodiment, the massage device may refer to a massage device including a body massage part and a leg massage part. In addition, according to another embodiment, the body massaging portion and the leg massaging portion may exist as separate devices (e.g., a body massaging device and a leg massaging device) that are separate from each other, and the massaging device may refer to either a body massaging device or a leg massaging device.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement them. In the drawings, for the purpose of more clearly explaining the present utility model, parts irrelevant to the explanation will be omitted.

Fig. 1 to 4 are views for explaining a chair-type massage machine as a massage machine according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 1, a massage device 1 according to an embodiment of the present utility model may include: a body massaging portion 10 forming a region for accommodating at least a part of a user's body and massaging the user's body; and a leg massage part 20 for massaging the legs of the user.

The body massaging portion 10 is capable of providing a massage to at least a portion of a user's body. The body massage part 10 may include: a massage module 100 providing a massage function to at least a portion of a user's body; an audio output module 12 that provides audio output in any form to a user; a main frame 40 (see fig. 2) that forms a frame of the body massage part 10; and an input unit (not shown) for receiving an input of any form from a user.

The above-described body massaging portion 10 includes a structure merely as an exemplary embodiment, and the body massaging portion 10 may include various structures in addition to the aforementioned structure.

In addition, the shape and structure of the massage device 1 shown in fig. 1 are merely examples, and various forms of the massage device 1 should also fall within the scope of the present utility model without departing from the scope of the claims of the present utility model.

The body massage portion 10 may form any form of space for accommodating a user. The body massage part 10 may have a form of space corresponding to the shape of the user's body. For example, as shown in fig. 1, the body massaging portion 10 can be implemented as a sitting type capable of accommodating the whole body or a part of the body of the user.

The portion of the body massage portion 10 that contacts the ground may include any material for increasing friction or any member for increasing friction (e.g., a cleat, etc.), and may include wheels for enhancing the mobility of the massage device 1.

At least a portion of the body massage portion 10 is slidable. For example, when the body massaging portion 10 starts massaging, at least a part of the body massaging portion 10 can slide forward. The body massage part 10 may be inclined rearward. As a result, the body massaging portion 10 can provide massage in a state of being inclined rearward.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, the massaging device 1 may comprise at least one air-bag (not shown). The air bag may be located at the shoulder portion, the pelvis portion, the arm massage portion, the leg massage portion 20, etc. of the user, but is not limited thereto, and may be provided at a plurality of portions of the massage apparatus 1.

The massage device 1 may include an air supply portion that may supply air to the air bladder to inflate the air bladder. The air supply unit may be located inside the body massage unit 10 or may be located in the leg massage unit 20. In addition, the air supply part may be located outside the massage device 1.

The leg massage part 20 may provide a leg massage to the user. For example, the leg massage portion 20 may include a calf massage portion for massaging a calf of a user and/or a foot massage portion for massaging a foot of a user.

The leg massage 20 may be adjusted in length according to the physical characteristics of the user. For example, when the massage device 1 is used by a user with a child height, the length of the leg massage portion 20 needs to be long because the length of the lower leg portion is long.

In addition, when the massage apparatus 1 is used by a user with a short child, the leg massage portion 20 needs to be shortened because of the short length of the lower leg portion. Thus, the leg massage part 20 can provide leg massage in accordance with the height of the user.

The massage module 100 (refer to fig. 2) may be provided inside the body massage part 10 so as to provide any form of mechanical stimulation to the user accommodated in the body massage part 10. As shown in fig. 1, the massage module 100 is movable along the main frame 40 (see fig. 2) inside the body massage part 10.

For example, the main frame 40 of the body massage part 10 may be provided with a Rack (Rack gear), and the massage module 100 provides mechanical stimulation to various parts of the user's body while moving along the Rack gear. The massage module 100 may include a ball massage unit or a roller massage unit, but is not limited thereto.

The main frame 40 is a frame for forming the internal structure of the body massage part 10, and may be implemented by a metal material, a plastic material, or the like. For example, the main frame 40 may be implemented by iron, alloy, steel, or the like, but is not limited thereto, and may be implemented by various hard materials.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the massaging device 1 may comprise an audio output module 12. The audio output module 12 may be located in a variety of positions. For example, the audio output module 12 may include a plurality of output units such as an upper audio output unit provided at an upper end of a seat portion contacting a user, a front audio output unit attached to front ends of left and right arm massage portions of the seat portion, and/or a rear audio output unit attached to rear ends of the arm massage portions, etc., but is not limited thereto. In this case, the audio output module 12 can provide stereo sound of, for example, 5.1 channels, but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the user can control the massage apparatus 1 using the massage apparatus control device 30. The massage device control apparatus 30 may be connected to the massage device 1 by wired communication and/or wireless communication.

The massage apparatus control device 30 may include a remote controller (Remote controller), a mobile phone (Cellular phone), a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), etc., but is not limited thereto, and may include various electronic devices that can be connected to the massage apparatus 1 through wired communication or wireless communication.

Fig. 2 is a diagram for explaining a main frame of an embodiment of the present utility model.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the main frame 40 may include an upper frame 41 provided with the massage module 100 and a base frame 45 for supporting the upper frame 41.

At least a portion of the upper frame 41 may be provided with a rack 42. The racks 42 are members for guiding the massage module 100 to move up and down, and the racks 42 may be disposed opposite to each other at both sides of the upper frame 41. In the rack 42, a plurality of gears are continuously arranged along the length direction of the upper frame 41 to provide a driving force by which the massage module 100 can move, and the plurality of gears are engaged by the module moving pinions 112 provided at both sides of the massage module 100. The massage module 100 is movable along the rack 42.

In fig. 2, the rack 42 is formed in the up-down direction, but is not limited thereto. The rack 42 may include a rack in a front-rear direction and a rack in an up-down direction. In the present utility model, the front-rear direction refers to a direction from the massage module 100 toward the user or from the user toward the massage module 100, and may also be referred to as a Z-axis direction. In addition, in the present utility model, the upper and lower sides may refer to the upper and lower sides guided by the rack 42. I.e. above and below may not be perpendicular to the ground.

The massage module 100 may include a module-moving pinion 112 that engages the rack 42. More specifically, the body massage module 100 may include gears engaged with the racks in the front-rear direction and the racks in the up-down direction, respectively. The module moving pinion 112 is rotated by an actuator provided to the module base 110 of the massage module 100 so that the massage module 100 can move forward, backward, upward or downward along the rack 42.

As the massage module 100 moves forward, the massage intensity may increase. In addition, as the massage module 100 moves rearward, the massage intensity may decrease.

The rack 42 may be made of a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the rack 42 may be made of iron, steel, alloy, reinforced plastic, melamine resin, phenolic resin, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The upper frame 41 may be implemented in various shapes. For example, the upper frame 41 may be divided into an S frame, an L frame, an S & L frame, a double S & L frame according to the shape, but is not limited thereto.

The S frame means that at least a portion of the upper frame 41 includes a frame in a shape curved like "S". The L frame means that at least a portion of the upper frame 41 includes a frame in a shape curved like "L"; s & L frames refer to frames that each include a shape that curves like "S" and a shape that curves like "L"; the double S & L frame refers to a frame including a shape curved like "L" and two portions curved like "S".

The base frame 45 is a portion of the main frame 40 that supports the upper frame 41 and contacts the ground.

The base frame 45 may include a base upper frame 46 and a base lower frame 47. The base upper frame 46 may support the upper frame 41 and the base lower frame 47 may interface with the ground. In addition, the base upper frame 46 may be provided so as to meet the base lower frame 47.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the base upper frame 46 is movable along the base lower frame 47. For example, the base upper frame 46 can be slidably moved forward and/or backward along the base lower frame 47. In this case, the upper frame 41 is connected to the base upper frame 46 so as to be movable with the movement of the base upper frame 46.

For example, when the base upper frame 46 moves forward, the upper frame 41 can also move forward together, and when the base upper frame 46 moves rearward, the upper frame 41 can also move rearward together. Thereby enabling sliding movement of the body massaging portion 10.

Specifically, in order to allow movement of the base upper frame 46, a moving wheel may be provided at a lower portion of the base upper frame 46. In addition, a guide member capable of guiding the moving wheel may be provided at an upper portion of the base lower frame 47. The moving wheels provided at the base upper frame 46 move along the guide members provided at the base lower frame 47, so that the base upper frame 46 can be allowed to move forward and/or backward.

According to another embodiment of the present utility model, the massage apparatus 100 may not provide a sliding function, in which case the base frame 45 may not be separated into an upper frame and a lower frame.

Fig. 3 is a view showing a structure for controlling a massage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

The massage device 1 may include at least one of a control section 50, a sensor section 51, a communication section 52, a memory 53, an audio output section 54, and an input section 55. The control section 50 may include at least one processor and a memory. The at least one processor may execute the commands stored in the memory.

The control unit 50 can control the massage device 1. The control section 50 may include one processor or a plurality of processors. When the control section 50 includes a plurality of processors, at least a part of the plurality of processors may be located at positions physically spaced apart from each other. In addition, not limited thereto, the massage device 1 may be implemented in various ways.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the control unit 50 can control the operation of the massage device 1. For example, the massage device 1 may include a plurality of actuators, and the massage device 1 may control the actions of the massage device 1 by controlling the actions of the plurality of actuators.

For example, the massage device 1 may include at least one of a drive portion that moves the armrest frame support, at least one actuator included in the massage module 100, a back angle actuator, a leg angle actuator, a foot massage actuator, a leg length adjustment actuator, and a slide actuator.

The back angle actuator is an actuator for adjusting the angle of the portion of the massage device 1 that contacts the back of the user, and the back angle of the massage device 1 can be adjusted by the action of the back angle actuator. The leg angle actuator is an actuator for adjusting the angle of the leg massage section 20 of the massage apparatus 1, and the angle between the leg massage section 20 and the body massage section 10 can be adjusted by the action of the leg angle actuator. The foot massage actuator is an actuator for operating the foot massage module included in the leg massage portion 20. By using the foot massage actuator, the massage apparatus 1 can provide foot massage to the user. The leg length adjustment actuator is an actuator for adjusting the length of the leg massage portion 20. For example, the control part 50 may adjust the length of the leg massage part 20 using the leg length adjustment actuator to be able to fit the user, and as a result, the user may enjoy massage with a body shape.

The at least one actuator included in the massage module 100 may be a variety of actuators such as a movement actuator, a forward and backward actuator, and a massage actuator.

The movement actuator is an actuator capable of moving the massage module 100 up and down, and can move the massage module 100 in at least one of the upper direction and the lower direction of the massage device 1 along the main frame 40. The massage module 100 may be moved along the rack 42 by the action of a movement actuator of the massage module 100. The advance and retreat actuator can advance and retreat (or incline) the massage member 150 in at least one of the front and rear directions of the massage module 100. In other words, the massage module 100 rotates the unit bracket 130 provided with the massage member 150 forward or backward by the advancing and retreating actuator, so that the massage member 150 can be inclined in at least one of the forward direction and the backward direction. The massage actuator can provide various massage actions to the user by making various movements of the massage members 150 of the massage module 100.

The control unit 50 can control the operation of the massage device 1 by controlling the detailed structure of the massage device 1.

The control section 50 can provide various massage actions by actuating at least one actuator included in the massage device 1. For example, the control part 50 may provide a tapping massage, a kneading massage, or the like by the massage member 150 by actuating at least one actuator included in the massage module 100, and may provide various massage actions without being limited thereto.

The memory 53 may be included in the control portion 50 or provided outside the control portion 50. The memory 53 may store various information related to the massage apparatus 1. For example, the memory 53 may include massage control information, may include personal authentication information, but is not limited thereto. The information about the user may be various information related to the user such as personal authentication information, biometric information of the user (for example, age, height, weight, blood pressure, body composition, heart rate, electrocardiogram, etc.).

The memory 53 may be implemented by a non-volatile storage medium capable of continuously storing some data. For example, the memory 53 may include, but is not limited to, not only magnetic disks, optical (optical) disks, and magneto-optical (magneto-optical) storage devices, but also storage devices based on flash memory and/or battery-backed up memory.

The memory 53 may be a main memory device directly accessed by a processor, such as a Random Access Memory (RAM) including a dynamic random access memory (dynamic random access memory, DRAM), a static random access memory (static random access memory, SRAM), etc., and a volatile (volatile) memory device for temporarily deleting stored information when the power is turned off, but is not limited thereto. Such a memory 53 can be operated by the control unit 50.

The massaging device 1 may comprise a sensor portion 51. The sensor section 51 can acquire a variety of information by using at least one sensor. The sensor unit 51 may be configured as a sensor using measurement means such as pressure, potential, and optics. For example, the sensor may include a pressure sensor, an infrared sensor, an LED sensor, a contact sensor, an electrode sensor, an air pressure measuring sensor, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The sensor unit 51 may include a biological information acquisition sensor. The biological information acquisition sensor may acquire at least one of fingerprint information, face information, voice information, iris information, weight information, blood pressure information, heart rate (or heart beat) information, electrocardiogram (electrocardiogram) information, body composition information, and the like, but is not limited thereto, and may include a variety of biological information. For example, the massage device 1 may provide a personalized massage based on information acquired by the sensor.

The massaging device 1 may sense the contact area and/or the contact position with the user by means of a sensor. In addition, the massage device 1 can provide personalized massage based on information acquired by the sensor.

The communication section 52 may receive a signal transmitted from an external device or may transmit a signal concerning the massage device 1 to the external device.

For example, the control section 50 acquires a result signal by processing the signal received via the communication section 52, and may transmit the result signal to the communication section 52. The communication section 52 may transmit (or output) the result signal to an external device.

The control section 50 may acquire information about various structures included in the massage apparatus 1 (for example, information about the massage module 100, information about the arm massage section, and the like) and transmit to the communication section 52. The communication section 52 may transmit information about the massage apparatus 1 to an external device.

The communication section 52 communicates with the modules inside the massage apparatus 1, the external massage apparatus, and/or the user terminal through any form of network. The communication section may include a wired/wireless connection module for connecting to a network. As the Wireless connection technology, for example, wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), wireless broadband (Wireless broadband, wibro), global interoperability for microwave access (World Interoperability for Microwave Access, wimax), high speed downlink packet access (High Speed Downlink Packet Access, HSDPA), and the like can be employed. As the wired connection technology, for example, digital subscriber line (Digital Subscriber Line, XDSL), fiber to the home (Fibers to the home, FTTH), power line communication (Power Line Communication, PLC), and the like are used. The network connection unit includes a short-range communication module, and can transmit and receive data to and from any device/terminal located in a short range. For example, as a near field communication (short range communication) technology, bluetooth (Bluetooth), radio frequency identification (Radio Frequency Identification, RFID), infrared data association (infrared Data Association, irDA), ultra Wideband (UWB), zigBee (ZigBee), or the like can be used, but is not limited thereto.

The massage device 1 may further comprise an input 55 and/or an output. The massage device 1 may receive input from a user using the input section 55. The massage device 1 can output the processing result of the control unit 50 to the output unit.

Specifically, the input unit 55 may receive an instruction concerning control of the massage device 1 from the user, and the input unit 55 may be implemented in various ways. For example, the input unit 55 may be provided in the body massaging unit 10 and may be provided in the leg massaging unit 20, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the input section 55 may include the control apparatus 30 or various external devices to be described in fig. 4.

The massage device 1 can obtain various instructions from the user through the input section 55. For example, the massage device 1 can receive any instruction regarding selection of a massage module, selection of a massage type, selection of a massage intensity, selection of a massage time, selection of a massage site, selection of a position and an action of the body massage part 10, selection of On/Off (On-Off) of the power supply of the massage device 1, selection of whether to activate a heating function, selection of a sound source play-related, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

The massaging device 1 is capable of providing an interface for selecting a massaging mode. For example, the input 55 or the output may include the control device 30 (refer to fig. 1). A list of medical massages of various modes relating to physical improvement may be listed by the control device 30.

The medical massage mode may include at least one of a concentration mode, a meditation mode, a recovery mode, an extension mode, a sleep mode, a vitality mode, a golf mode, a hip-shaping mode, an examinee mode, a weightlessness mode, and a growth mode.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the input part 55 may have a button in the form of a hot key and/or an option button for performing selection, cancellation, input of a direction, etc. according to a preset user setting function or a self-preset function, etc.

The input unit 55 may be implemented as a touch panel, a keyboard, a dome switch, a touch panel (static pressure/static electricity), a jog wheel, a jog switch, or the like, but is not limited thereto. Further, the input section 55 may acquire an instruction from a utterance of a user based on a voice recognition technique.

The output section may include a display for displaying the action status of the massage device 1, the current state of the user, or the like. In this case, the display may include at least one of a liquid crystal display (liquid crystal display, LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display (flexible display), and a three-dimensional display (3D display), but is not limited thereto.

The output may include an audio output 54. The audio output 54 of fig. 3 may include the audio output module 12 of fig. 1. The audio output portion 54 can provide audio output in any form to the user. For example, the audio output unit 54 outputs a sound source and/or binaural beats optimal for the massage method provided by the massage apparatus 1 to the user, so that brain stimulation can be provided to the user. The audio output section 54 may output an acoustic signal received through a network (not shown) or stored in an internal/external storage medium (not shown). For example, the audio output unit 54 may output a sound source based on control of the user terminal through a connection (e.g., bluetooth connection, etc.) between the user terminal and the network. The audio output unit 54 may output any type of acoustic signal generated in association with the operation of the massage device 1.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be implemented in connection with other program modules and/or by a combination of hardware and software. For example, the present invention may be implemented by a computer-readable medium.

The media that can be accessed by the computer can be any type of computer readable media including both volatile and nonvolatile media, transient and non-transient media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise computer readable storage media and computer readable transmission media.

Computer-readable storage media include volatile and nonvolatile media, transitory and non-transitory media, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, and/or other data. The computer-readable storage media may include, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory and/or other storage technologies, CD-ROM, digital video disk (digital video disk, DVD) and/or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage and/or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be accessed by the computer and which can be used to store the desired information.

Fig. 4 is a diagram showing an external device capable of communicating with the massage device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The massage apparatus 1 can communicate with an external apparatus by wire and/or wirelessly, and transmit and receive various data.

The external device may include a portable electronic apparatus 61 such as an AI speaker, a tablet computer, or a smart phone. The portable electronic device 61 may be a dedicated or general-purpose portable electronic device for the massage apparatus 1. Additionally, the external device may include a wearable apparatus 62 such as a smart watch and/or a smart bracelet. The external device may comprise other massage devices 63 than the massage device 1 that the user is now using. The external devices may include a hospital server 64. The external device may include a Personal Health Record (PHR) server. In addition, the external device may include a cloud server 65. The external device may include a medical measurement apparatus such as an electronic scale, a blood glucose meter, or a blood pressure meter.

Although some examples of the external device have been described in the present utility model, it should be understood that any electronic apparatus capable of acquiring biological information of a user may be included in the external device.

Fig. 5-7B illustrate a massage module 100 of an embodiment of the present utility model.

The massage module 100 includes: a module base 110 moving along the upper frame 41 (refer to fig. 2) of the massage device 1; an actuator provided at the module base 110 to provide at least one or more of vibration, linear motion, rotational motion for body massage, and power for adjusting a massage position; two unit brackets 130 connected to the actuator and moving; and a plurality of massage members 150 rotatably provided at upper and lower ends of the respective unit brackets 130.

The module base 110 is formed of a substantially U-shaped flat plate with an open central portion, and module moving pinions 112 are provided at both side portions of a lower end, and the module moving pinions 112 are engaged with module moving racks 42 (see fig. 2) provided on the upper frame 41 and move along the module moving racks 42. The outside of the module moving pinion 112 may be provided with wheels 113 rolling along rails 43 (see fig. 2), and the rails 43 may be disposed in parallel on both sides of the module moving rack 42 of the upper frame 41 (see fig. 2). As described above, the module moving pinion 112 receives a rotational force through the module moving actuator 115 provided at the rear of the module base 110 and simultaneously rotates, rolls along the module moving rack 42, and thus the massage module 100 moves toward a desired position along the upper frame 41.

On both sides of the module base 110, the two unit brackets 130 are connected with actuators for massage and position adjustment and receive power for body massage, move in any direction, thereby causing the massage member 150 to move linearly and/or rotationally in the front-rear direction and/or left-right direction. The actuator provided at the module substrate 110 may include: a massage actuator for massaging the body by generating a linear motion, a rotational motion and a vibration in the up-down, front-back and left-right directions of the massage member 150; a module movement actuator 115 for generating movement of the module base 110 by rotating the module movement pinion 112; the advance and retreat actuator advances or retreats the massage member 150 by moving the massage member 150 a certain distance in the front-rear direction (Z-axis direction) of the module base 110.

The massage actuator may include a kneading motor 121, a beating motor (not shown), a power transmission mechanism that transmits power of the kneading motor 121 and the beating motor to the unit bracket 130. The power transmission mechanism may be constituted by appropriately combining a cam, a gear, a pulley, a timing belt, and a link mechanism. Since the massage actuator can be constructed identically or similarly using the construction of a known actuator constructed by a common chair-type massage machine, a detailed construction and action thereof will be omitted.

The unit bracket 130 has a substantially V-shape and may be made of a metal material or a plastic material. The unit bracket 130 is connected to the massage actuator through the coupling bracket 140 and receives power to move in a predetermined direction. The middle portion of the unit bracket 130 is rotatably connected to the coupling bracket 140 through the hinge shaft 135, and the lower portion of the hinge shaft 135 is elastically connected to the coupling bracket 140 through the elastic member 145, thereby elastically rotating in the front-rear direction centering on the hinge shaft 135 according to the body curve of the user's back while flexibly changing the front-rear direction positions of the upper massage member 150 and the lower massage member 150 to massage.

The lower portion of the unit bracket 130 is provided with a spring coupling pin 132 for coupling the elastic member 145. The elastic member 145 may apply a tension coil spring providing an elastic force pulling the lower portion of the unit bracket 130 rearward. Accordingly, as shown in fig. 6A, in a state where the massage member 150 and the unit bracket 130 are not loaded by the user's body, the upper end portion of the unit bracket 130 protrudes forward and the lower end portion is pulled backward, and as shown in fig. 6B, when the massage module 100 moves along the body part of the user (refer to fig. 7A and 7B), the massage member 150 and the unit bracket 130 are loaded by the user's body, the unit bracket 130 elastically rotates centering on the hinge shaft 135, thereby flexibly changing the position of the massage member 150 and enabling massage.

On the other hand, in a state where the position of the massage member 150 is fixed, when the module base 110 moves up and down and performs massage, an appropriate finger pressure may not be provided according to the curve of the body part of the user. Accordingly, by adjusting the front-rear direction position (depth) of the massage member 150 according to the body part position of the user to adjust the finger pressure applied to the body, an effective massage action can be performed, and for such depth adjustment of the massage member 150, it is possible to provide at the module base 110: a position adjustment motor 124, a shaft 125 for simultaneously transmitting power of the position adjustment motor 124 to two unit brackets 130, two position adjustment pinions 126 coupled to the shaft 125 and rotated; and a position adjustment rack gear 127 provided at an upper end of the movable frame 128 coupled to one side of the coupling bracket 140 and engaged with the position adjustment pinion gear 126. The position adjustment rack gear 127 is coupled to one side of the coupling bracket 140 to which the unit bracket 130 is coupled.

Therefore, when the position adjustment motor 124 is operated and rotates the shaft 125, the position adjustment rack gear 127 and the movable frame 128 engaged with the position adjustment pinion 126 are moved forward or backward by a certain distance, and thus the coupling bracket 140 and the unit bracket 130 are also moved forward or backward by a certain distance, so that the front-rear direction position (depth) of the massage member 150 can be adjusted.

The massage member 150 is in contact with and applies finger pressure to a body part of a user, is made of a resin material having elasticity such as rubber or silicon, or is made of a roll or sphere composed of a hard plastic, ceramic or a mineral such as jade, germanium, etc., and is rotatably provided at upper and lower ends of each unit bracket 130. In this embodiment, two massage members 150 are provided at each of the upper and lower ends of each unit bracket 130, or, unlike this, three or more massage members 150 may be arranged in the up-down direction on the unit brackets 130. The massage member 150 may have a roller or a ball shape, but may have various shapes such as a shape in which protrusions, other auxiliary rollers, balls, or the like are mounted around the roller, a long drum shape, or the like, and the massage member 150 provided on the upper side and the massage member 150 provided on the lower side of the unit bracket 130 may have shapes or sizes different from each other.

As shown in fig. 6A to 7B, the massage module 100 rotates the module moving pinion 112 and the wheel 113 by the module moving actuator 115, so as to be able to move to a desired position along the frame and the rail 43 of the massage apparatus 1 and massage by the massage members 150. In this process, the massage members 150 of the massage module 100 roll according to the curved line of the body and perform massage, but since the unit bracket 130 is elastically supported and rotated by the elastic members 145, it is possible to provide gentle finger pressure at the back and waist of the body, etc.

However, even if the user requires strong finger pressure to be applied to a specific body part such as a shoulder part or a waist part, the desired strength of finger pressure may not be provided when the unit bracket 130 is continuously moved.

Thus, when the unit bracket 130 is in a specific posture with respect to the coupling bracket 140, for example, as shown in fig. 6A, by including a locking unit that fixes the unit bracket 130 with respect to the coupling bracket 140 in an initial state (no-load state), the unit bracket 130 can be fixed with respect to the coupling bracket 140 for use in parallel when a strong finger pressure is required at a specific body part. That is, the massage module 100 is a hybrid massage module realizing a structure that can be easily switched by using a locking unit, the structure including: a structure for elastically moving the unit bracket 130 with respect to the coupling bracket 140 for use; and a structure for fixing the unit bracket 130 with respect to the coupling bracket 140 for use.

Fig. 8A to 10B show a first embodiment of a locking unit, which includes: a locking protrusion 210 formed to protrude toward one surface of the unit bracket 130; a locking plate 220 movably provided at the coupling bracket 140 and formed with a protrusion insertion hole 221 into which the locking protrusion 210 is inserted; the lock actuator is provided in the coupling holder 140, and moves the lock plate 220 back and forth to the lock protrusion 210 side by a predetermined distance in response to a control signal applied from the control unit 50 (see fig. 3) of the massage device 1.

The lock actuator includes: a motor 231 provided in the coupling holder 140 and rotated by a control signal applied from the control unit; the cam 232, which is coupled to the motor 231 and rotates, has an outer surface connected to an outer surface of the locking plate 220, and pushes and moves the locking plate 220 toward the unit bracket 130 side according to a rotation angle.

The motor 231 is preferably a stepping motor (stepper motor) capable of setting a rotation angle, but various types of motors may be applied in addition to this.

One or both surfaces of the cam 232 are formed of curved surfaces and are eccentrically coupled to the shaft of the motor 231, thereby applying a force pushing the locking plate 220 toward the unit bracket 130 side according to the rotation angle.

When the locking protrusion 210 protrudes toward one surface of the unit bracket 130 and the locking plate 220 is pushed by the cam 232 and moves toward the unit bracket 130 side, the locking protrusion 210 is inserted inside the protrusion insertion hole 221 of the locking plate 220. As described above, the locking plate 220 provided at the coupling bracket 140 is combined with the locking protrusion 210 provided at the unit bracket 130, so that the unit bracket 130 can be fixed with respect to the coupling bracket 140. An elastic ring 212 of an elastic material such as polyurethane may be attached to an outer surface of the locking protrusion 210 in order to suppress noise from occurring when the locking protrusion 210 is inserted into the protrusion insertion hole 221 of the locking plate 220.

In addition, the surface of the locking plate 220 that contacts the cam 232 may be provided with an outer cover 222 of wear resistant material. The cover 222 may be coupled to the locking plate 220 after being manufactured separately from the locking plate 220, but may be manufactured by spraying or impregnating a wear-resistant resin on the outer surface of the locking plate 220 and coating.

In order to movably connect the locking plate 220 with respect to the coupling bracket 140, and simultaneously in order that the direction of the locking plate 220 is not distorted and precisely moved when the locking plate 220 is pushed by the cam 232, the coupling bracket 140 may be formed with a guide hole 227, and a guide pin 225 having one end coupled with the locking plate 220 may be slidably disposed inside the guide hole 227.

In addition, the lower portion of the guide pin 225 is elastically supported by the return spring 226 provided inside the guide hole 227, and when the locking plate 220 cannot receive the force pushed by the cam 232, the locking plate 220 is automatically restored to the original position by the elastic force of the return spring 226, so that the coupling between the locking plate 220 and the locking protrusion 210 can be released.

The locking unit formed by this structure operates as follows.

When the unit bracket 130 is fixed with respect to the coupling bracket 140 to obtain a strong finger pressure, the control section 50 applies a control signal to the motor 231 to rotate the motor 231 by a certain amount in a state where the unit bracket 130 is not subjected to the load of the user's body as shown in fig. 6A. Accordingly, as shown in fig. 9A and 9B, the cam 232 eccentrically coupled to the shaft of the motor 231 is rotated by a certain angle (for example, 180 °).

As the cam 232 rotates, the locking plate 220 is pushed to the unit bracket 130 side and moves, and as shown in fig. 9B and 10B, the locking protrusion 210 of the unit bracket 130 is inserted into the protrusion insertion hole 221 of the locking plate 220, so that the unit bracket 130 can be fixed with respect to the coupling bracket 140.

When the fixed state of the unit bracket 130 and the coupling bracket 140 is to be released, the control part 50 applies a control signal to the motor 231 and the motor 231 rotates in the opposite direction or the same direction as before, so that the force of the cam 232 pushing the locking plate 220 is removed when the cam 232 rotates 180 °, the locking plate 220 is subjected to the elastic force of the return spring 226 and returns to its original position, and thus the coupling between the locking plate 220 and the locking protrusion 210 is released. Thereby, the unit bracket 130 can rotate about the hinge shaft 135 with respect to the coupling bracket 140.

In the first embodiment of the locking unit described above, the locking protrusion 210 is provided at the unit bracket 130, and the locking plate 220 and the locking actuator are provided at the coupling bracket 140, but in contrast thereto, the locking protrusion 210 may be provided at the coupling bracket 140, and the locking plate 220 and the locking actuator may be provided at the unit bracket 130.

In addition, in the first embodiment of the locking unit, the locking plate 220 is moved by the motor 231 and the cam 232 of the locking actuator to restrain the locking protrusion 210, but as in the second embodiment below, the unit bracket 130 may be fixed with respect to the coupling bracket 140 as a pin (pin) or a protrusion-shaped locking structure is inserted into a hole formed at the inside of the coupling bracket 140 or the unit bracket 130.

Fig. 10A, 10B and 11 show a second embodiment of a locking unit comprising: a locking pin 251 provided in the unit bracket 130 to be linearly movable, and inserted into the inside of a locking hole 250 formed in the coupling bracket 140; and a pin actuator for reciprocally moving the lock pin 251 by a predetermined distance by a control signal applied from the control unit 50 (see fig. 3).

In this embodiment, the pin actuator may be configured by using a solenoid actuator 260, and the solenoid actuator 260 generates an electric field by a control signal applied from a control unit to linearly move the lock pin by a certain distance.

As shown in this embodiment, the locking pin 251 and the solenoid actuator 260 may be provided at the unit bracket 130, and the locking hole 250 may be formed at the coupling bracket 140, or conversely, the locking pin 251 and the solenoid actuator 260 may be provided at the coupling bracket 140, and the locking hole 250 may be formed at the unit bracket 130.

In addition, as shown in fig. 13, the pin actuator that moves the locking pin 251 may include: a motor 271 rotated by a control signal applied from the control unit; a rotation member 272 shaft-coupled to the motor 271 and rotated; a pin operating member 273 for linearly reciprocating the locking pin 251 according to the rotation angle of the rotating member 272; and a return spring 252 applying an elastic force in a direction of separating the locking pin 251 from the locking hole 250.

When the locking pin 251 is made of a magnetic metal, the pin actuating member 273 may be constituted by a magnet that moves the locking pin 251 by magnetic force.

In addition, as shown in fig. 8A to 9B, the lock pin 251 may be moved using the cam 232 as the pin operating member 273 without using a magnet as the pin operating member 273.

Further, the locking unit may be constituted by a structure in which the structures of the locking units of the above-described embodiments are appropriately combined.

As described above, when the unit bracket 130 is in a specific state with respect to the coupling bracket 140, particularly, when a load of a user is not applied to the unit bracket 130, in an initial state (refer to fig. 6A) in which only the elastic force of the elastic member 145 acts on the unit bracket 130, a control signal is applied from the control part 50 to the locking unit, so that the unit bracket 130 can be fixed to the coupling bracket 140. When the massage module 100 is moved and massages the user's body in this state, since the unit bracket 130 is fixed to the coupling bracket 140, a strong finger pressure can be provided.

In contrast, when the unit bracket 130 is unlocked from the fixed state between the coupling bracket 140, a gentle finger pressure effect can be provided because the unit bracket 130 moves elastically with respect to the coupling bracket 140.

In the above-described embodiment, it is proposed that the unit bracket 130 may be fixed with respect to the coupling bracket 140 by the locking unit at a single position, but instead, a plurality of locking protrusions 210 or locking holes 250 may be formed at the unit bracket 130 or the coupling bracket 140, and the unit bracket 130 may be fixed with respect to the coupling bracket 140 at a plurality of positions, so that various finger pressures may be provided.

In addition, when the module base 110 of the massage module 100 is moved to a specific position of the massage device 1 and the load of the user's body is not applied to the massage member 150, the control part 50 may fix or release the unit bracket 130 with respect to the coupling bracket 140 by applying a control signal to the locking unit. For example, when the module base 110 of the massage module 100 is moved to the uppermost end of the massage device 1 to be located at a position higher than the shoulders of the user, the unit bracket 130 may be fixed with respect to the coupling bracket 140 by applying a control signal from the control part 50 to the locking unit.

Alternatively, a position detection sensor such as a hall sensor (hall sensor) is further provided, and the position detection sensor detects the rotational position of the unit bracket 130 with respect to the coupling bracket 140, and the control unit 50 of the massage device 1 applies a control signal to the lock unit based on the rotational position of the unit bracket 130 detected by the position detection sensor, so that the unit bracket 130 can be fixed to or released from the coupling bracket 140.

The above description has been focused on various embodiments. Those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains will appreciate that the invention may be practiced by modification without deviating from the essential features of the invention. Accordingly, with respect to the disclosed embodiments, it should be considered from an illustrative point of view and not a limiting point of view. The scope of the invention is indicated in the claims, rather than in the foregoing description, and all distinguishing techniques that come within the scope of equivalents are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

Claims (14)

1. A hybrid massage module of a massage device, wherein,

comprising the following steps:

the module substrate is arranged on the massage device;

an actuator provided on the module base and providing at least any one or more of vibration, linear motion, rotational motion for body massage, and power for massage position adjustment;

the coupler bracket is connected with the actuator and transmits the power of the actuator;

a unit bracket rotatably provided on the coupling bracket centering on the hinge shaft;

an elastic member elastically supporting the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket;

A massage member rotatably provided to the unit bracket, rolling along a body part of a user and finger-pressing the body; and

and a locking unit for fixing or releasing the unit bracket to or from the coupling bracket by a control signal applied from a control unit of the massage device.

2. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 1, wherein,

the locking unit includes:

a locking protrusion protruding from one surface of the unit bracket or the coupling bracket;

a locking plate movably provided to the coupling bracket or the unit bracket and formed with a protrusion insertion hole into which the locking protrusion is inserted; and

and a lock actuator provided on the coupling holder or the unit holder, and configured to reciprocate the lock plate to the lock protrusion by a predetermined distance in response to a control signal applied from the control unit.

3. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 2, wherein,

the lock actuator includes:

a motor rotated by a control signal applied from the control unit;

a cam coupled to the motor and rotatable, an outer surface connected to an outer surface of the locking plate, and pushing the locking plate according to a rotation angle.

4. The hybrid massage module of a massage device as set forth in claim 3, wherein,

the surface of the locking plate in contact with the cam is provided with a cover of wear resistant material.

5. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 2, wherein,

further comprises: and a return spring elastically supporting the locking plate with respect to the coupling bracket or the unit bracket.

6. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of any of claims 2 to 5, wherein,

the coupling bracket or the unit bracket is formed with a guide hole, a guide pin is provided at an inner side of the guide hole, and one end of the guide pin is coupled with the locking plate, thereby connecting the locking plate with respect to the coupling bracket or the unit bracket and guiding movement.

7. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 1, wherein,

the locking unit includes:

a locking pin provided on the coupling bracket or the unit bracket so as to be linearly movable, and inserted into the locking hole provided in the unit bracket or the coupling bracket;

and a pin actuator for moving the lock pin back and forth a predetermined distance by a control signal applied from the control unit.

8. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 7, wherein,

the pin actuator is a solenoid actuator, and generates an electric field by a control signal applied from the control unit, thereby linearly moving the lock pin by a predetermined distance.

9. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 7, wherein,

the pin actuator includes:

a motor rotated by a control signal applied from the control unit;

a rotating member shaft coupled to the motor and rotated;

a pin operating member for linearly reciprocating the locking pin according to a rotation angle of the rotating member; and

and a return spring for applying an elastic force in a direction of separating the locking pin from the locking hole.

10. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 9, wherein,

the pin operating member is constituted by a cam which is abutted against one end portion of the lock pin, and applies a pushing force to the lock pin according to a rotation angle to move the lock pin.

11. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 9, wherein,

the pin operating member is composed of a magnet that moves the pin operating member by a magnetic force.

12. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 1, wherein,

the locking unit selectively secures the unit bracket relative to the coupling bracket in a plurality of positions.

13. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 1, wherein,

the massage device further includes a position detection sensor that detects a rotational position of the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket, and the control unit of the massage device applies a control signal to the locking unit according to the rotational position of the unit bracket detected by the position detection sensor, thereby fixing or releasing the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket.

14. The hybrid massage module of a massage device of claim 1, wherein,

when the module base moves to a specific position of the massage device, the control part of the massage device fixes or releases the unit bracket with respect to the coupling bracket by applying a control signal to the locking unit when no load from the user's body is applied to the massage member.