DE3443780C2 - Massage device for hydraulic or hydraulic and pneumatic massage of the human body - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for hydraulic and / or pneumatic massage of the human body or body parts and a massage device for performing the method, the massage being carried out by means of a plurality of nozzles which are distributed over the body or body part to be treated and which can be automatically pivoted back and forth in predetermined angular ranges, and the fluid is guided in a closed circuit in which it is collected in a collecting container after it has acted on the body or body part to be treated and is fed back to the nozzles by means of a circulation pump.

Description

5. Massage device according to one of claims 1 to enabling a sensory massage and in which during

4, characterized in that the cabin (2) a 45 of the massage if possible no treatment liquid in opening (7) closable by means of a curtain reaches the surroundings.

for the passage of the head. According to the invention, this object is achieved by

6. Massage device according to one of claims 3 to that the showers from a plurality of transversely to the lying

5, characterized in that as a drive for each surface in the longitudinal direction of the same one behind the other attached jet pipe (16) each have a jet pipe arranged coaxially to the jet pipe (16) 50, which are arranged around their pipe axis arranged, from a stationary, with the feed as a pivot axis in a by means of a Steuereinrichleitungsrohr (14) connected and a rotatable, device adjustable angular range pivotable and with with the respective jet pipe (16) connected part in approximately a row of existing drilling elements, through which operating media flowing through are provided as outlet openings, and that as tel-operated drive device (20) provided 55 cover which is splash-proof on all sides, whose direction of rotation can be reversed automatically. ne, with a tightly closable access opening

7. Massage device according to one of claims 1 to provided, the massage device as a whole enclosing 5, characterized in that it is provided as a drive for the cabin.

Jet pipes (16) each have an electric motor. The massage device according to the invention offers the

hen is. 60 part that by a linear design of the up-

8. Massage device according to one of claims 1 to zones of impact of the rays transversely to the longitudinal direction of the 5, characterized in that as a drive for the massaging body, in connection with the swivel jet pipes (16) each a standstill motor is used to move the beams in the longitudinal direction of the to

9. Massage device according to one of claims 1 to massaging body reciprocating lines-8, characterized in that the speed 65 shaped, limited pressure zones are created, which one ind Swivel movement of the jet pipes (16) with varying hand massage comparable kneading movements can be produced, with these kneading movements being

number of lengthways across the lying surface of the same

ben one behind the other arranged jet pipes, the angular range of which is adjustable, an intensive, the whole Body in its full width and in its longitudinal direction in areas of selectable size Massage also offers the according to the invention Massage device has the advantage that no spray water and essentially no vapors are released into the environment can occur so that the rays can hit with great pressure and intensity without that there is a risk that the environment is impaired. The invention also enables Massage device to carry out a massage over a longer period of time without any major effort.

According to an advantageous embodiment of the invention it is provided that the jet pipes in their middle Area are bent downwards. This results in a spreading of the from a relatively short jet pipe exiting rays over the full width of the body to be treated

A special embodiment indicates that the jet pipes are connected to a common feed pipe are. This offers the advantage that by means of a in the common supply pipe to the The pressure regulating valve arranged in the jet pipes determines the pressure of the operating medium exiting from the outlet openings and thus the intensity of the massage effect can be regulated.

Another embodiment indicates that the cabin is made of plastic, because of the good Thermal insulation of the plastic, avoiding major heat losses.

An advantageous embodiment indicates that the cabin has an opening that can be closed by means of a curtain for the passage of the head

In the massage device according to the invention, according to a further special embodiment, the drive is for each jet pipe one arranged coaxially to the jet pipe, consisting of a stationary one with the feed pipe connected and a rotatable part connected to the respective jet pipe, provided by the operating fluid flowing through the drive device, the direction of rotation is automatically reversible. Such drives are z. B. known in lawn sprinklers that have a limited sector sprinkle whose borders are adjustable. Such drives usually have one of the flowing through Water acted upon impeller, which via a reduction gear, which the nozzles for the outlet of the water having jet pipe of the lawn sprinkler in a limited by adjustable stops Angular range rotates back and forth, the direction of rotation of the drive when it is connected to one of the Attacks arrives, is changed in each case by the fact that a reversible switch-over element moves into its other End position is moved, whereby the direction of the water flow that hits the impeller on, changed so that the impeller and thus the drive rotates in the opposite direction.This rotation is continued, until the drive reaches the second stop and thereby the reversible switching element again moved to its other end position, whereby the direction of the impeller is reversed.

In the massage device according to the invention, it can also be advantageous according to one embodiment that as An electric motor is provided for each drive for the jet pipes. Thereby the electric motors preferably with low voltage, d. H. driven with a voltage less than or equal to 24 volts. To the Rotation range of the electric motors, which are preferably provided with a reduction gear, to the desired Angular range are to be limited instead of those operated by the equipment mentioned above Drive devices provided two stops two changeover switches are provided, which control the direction of rotation of the electric motor switch over as soon as one or the other limit of the desired angular range is reached. These two switches are adjustable in order to change the limits of the angular range. The use of electric motors to drive the jet pipes has the advantage that without Change in the pressure or the amount of the

Jet pipe flowing water by changing the engine speed the rotational speed of the jet pipe can be changed.

A particularly advantageous embodiment indicates that a standstill motor is used as a drive for each of the jet pipes can be effected by applying a voltage in one direction or the other. By choosing the amplitude of the voltage, the size of the angular range by which the standstill motor is pivoted from its central position to one side or the other can be changed. The use of standstill motors to drive the jet pipes offers the advantage that not only can their speed of rotation be regulated by changing the voltage without changing the pressure or the amount of water flowing through the jet pipes, but also the possibility of changing the amplitude of the Voltage also the angular range over which the standstill motor moves back and forth, can be changed easily and without inertia without adjusting stops or switches. In particular, when using standstill motors there is the possibility that an operator or the person to be treated can change the rotational speed of the jet pipes and the size of the angular range of their rotational movement practically at will. Even with the use of stationary engines limit switches can be provided, which limit the desired angular ranges in which the individual nozzles rotate, by when the Stili in question arrived so prior motor when it is rotated to a limit switch, to reverse the polarity corresponding to the torque motor supplied voltage . A synchronous movement of all jet pipes is prevented

A final particular embodiment indicates that the speed of the pivoting movement of the jet pipes is changeable.

The pivoting movement of each jet pipe or groups of jet pipes can be independent of and arbitrarily for the pivoting movement of the other jet pipes or other groups of jet pipes to achieve a good massage effect. But it can also be advantageous if the pivoting movement of all radiant tubes or of subgroups of the radiant tubes takes place synchronously. In particular, the Drilling movements of all jet pipes or one or more subgroups of the jet pipes when in use electrical drives are electrically or mechanically coupled so that the coupled jet pipe

move right or nozzle groups synchronously.

Water, preferably with the addition of medicinal herbal infusions and / or marine or Bath salts, can be used. But it can also be gas and / or steam, in particular air and / or water vapor be used as operating resources. A mixture can advantageously also be used as the operating medium from water and / or gases and / or vapors, in particular a mixture of water and / or air and / or oxygen and / or ozone and / or water vapor, be used. After it has acted on the body to be treated, the equipment is in collected in a collecting tank, which is connected to the suction line of a circulation pump, the pressure side of which is connected to the feed pipe to which the jet pipes are connected, preferably in A filter is installed in the suction line of the circulation pump in the cabin, which is preferably made of plastic, advantageously at the lower end of a preferably lying surface inclined by about 5 ° and sealed against the adjacent walls of the cabin arranged for the person to be treated. The massager also has the advantage that it is very energy and is water-saving, since the operating fluid is pumped around in the circuit and essentially only for compensation loss of equipment and / or new equipment to change the temperature of the equipment if necessary with a higher or lower temperature from the outside into the closed operating medium circuit, is preferably introduced into the collecting container.

In the drawings, an embodiment of the massage device operating with water jets is shown of the invention illustrated It shows

F i g. 1 shows a massage device according to the invention in side view and

F i g. 2 the massager according to FIG. 1 from the front.

In a cabin 2, which is on its front with a multi-part horizontally sliding sliding doors closable entry opening 4 is provided a lying surface 6 is arranged to a water tank 8 is inclined towards the front of the cabin 2, an opening 7 is attached through a curtain The head of a patient lying in the cubicle protrudes through the opening 7 on the end face and rests on an extension 6 ′ of the lying surface 6. At the top is the cabin through a vaulted ceiling 9 closed. The water used for massage is transferred from the water container 8 through a in a room 10 The circulating pump 12 housed below the lying surface 6 is sucked in and fed to a feed pipe 14 connected to the several jet pipes 16 in the upper area of the cabin 2 and over the length of the Cabin are distributed. The water tank, which is provided with an overflow 15, is fitted with a thermostatic mixer tap (not shown) water at the temperature desired for the massage is supplied via an inlet 17 Optionally, the suction line 13 of the circulation pump 12 can also be connected directly to the cooling system via solenoid valves. and / or hot water supply can be connected to e.g. B. to generate short-term "potash water shocks".

Between the feed pipe 14 and each jet pipe 16 is one of a fixed and one rotatable part of the existing drive device 20 is provided in which the jet pipes 16 are held horizontally and are rotatable about their longitudinal axis. The nozzles 16 are supported at their end facing away from the drive device 20 in a bearing 22 which is in a mounted on the fixed part of the drive device traverse 24 is housed. Any drive device 20 has an impeller which is acted upon by the water flowing through it and which has a Reduction gear the associated jet pipe 16 in an angular range limited by stops and turns. The distance between the stops is adjustable, so that the area in which the water jets act on the patient, can be adjusted. When hitting one of the stops, a reversible switching element in the drive device moves into its respective other end position, whereby the direction of the liquid flow impinging on the impeller is changed so that the jet pipe 16 rotates in the opposite direction until the switching element is reversed by the second stop. Drive devices of this type are known from lawn sprinklers, so they are not shown in detail here shown.

The jet pipes 16 are provided with a multiplicity of bores 26 and are arcuate in their central area. To regulate the pressure of the water reaching the jet pipes 16, a valve 18 is provided in the feed pipe 14 with which the massage effect of the water jets striking the patient's skin is influenced.
A filter 19 is installed in the suction line 13 of the circulating pump 12. The cabin 2 including the sliding doors provided in the area of the entry opening 4 is preferably made of plastic and can be essentially tightly closed so that the treatment can be carried out in an essentially closed space , whereby it is avoided that splash water or vapors from the cabin penetrate into the environment. Only the head of the person to be treated is supported outside the closed cabin on the extension 6 'of the lying surface, as already mentioned at the beginning

The effect and function of a massage device according to the invention is emphasized in that the human body to be treated in a closed, preferably made of plastic Cabin 2 is located and from a large number of automatically moving nozzles, which a certain water pressure have been sprayed. The arrangement of the spray nozzles and the pressure of the water cover every square centimeter the body surface and achieve a certain massage effect, which affects health and well-being. A massage device according to the invention enables a fully automatic controlled treatment process, which replaces manual activity. The water temperature can be cold or be warm from 0 ° C to max. 40 ° C or it can alternating in shock. The duration of the application can be e.g. B. adjustable from 1 to 60 minutes. All these functions can also run fully automatically, i.e. electronically controlled, e.g. B. by means of one at 30 control device shown schematically. A massage device according to the invention can advantageously be such Effects as with the well-known manual hand massage, such as kneading and rubbing certain parts of the human body and the resulting hyperemia of the upper and lower skin layers, with the help the jets of water that are constantly moving at a certain pressure. Because the whole Body or the front or back with each

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continuous water pressure and the appropriate temperature is recorded, the effect can be particularly be sustainable and the device can be used in the treatment of many so-called diseases of civilization. Further with a massage device according to the invention 5

achievable advantages are in particular that j,

the usual time-consuming and costly hand massage with a nozzle or hose is replaced by an even, full-body hydromassage. The application geo offers are of various kinds. This is particularly due to the large number of them migrating over the body surface Causes water jets.

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Claims (4)

1 2 Claims: The invention relates to a massage device for hydraulic or hydraulic and pneumatic massage 1. Massage device for hydraulic or hydraulic of the human body, with several above one see and pneumatic massage of the human lying surface-mounted showers, each by an anchen Body, with several above a recumbent 5 gear unit around a horizontal pivot axis surface-mounted showers, each of which can be swiveled to and fro, that the out of the Ausittsöfftriebseinheit around a horizontal pivot axis so voltages of the shower exiting rays of a Benin are pivotable so that the from the expulsion means in the course of the pivoting movement of the outlet openings of the shower jets exiting shower essentially on all points of the to be treated Hit operating means in the course of the pivoting body area, and with one the encounter the shower essentially on all points of action space above the lying surface in the area of the body area to be treated, and the area to be treated covering Abmit one is the treatment room above the mattress cover and one with a collecting container in which the area in the area of the body equipment to be treated after it has acted on the body to be treated covering cover as well as with a 15 delnding body area is collected and the with egg collection container, in which the operating fluid is connected to a circulating pump via its suction line, denem Act on the body berries to be treated on the pressure side with the supply line for the showers is collected and which is connected to a suction line a circulation pump is connected, the pressure of which is A massage device of the type mentioned is from te is connected to the supply line for the showers, 20 of CH-PS 5 55 180 known In this known characterized in that the shower massage device are provided with three showers from a multitude of rays distributed across the lying surface across the area to be massaged Longitudinal direction of the same body arranged one behind the other impinge. Because of the extensive distribution th jet pipes (16) exist, the jets around their tube axis can be compared to a hand massage as a pivot axis in a locally intensive massage effect by means of a control device was not achieved swivel adjustable angle range. Furthermore, the known massage device has the bar and with about a row next to each other. Disadvantage that the one above a firmly aingemauerierter Bores (26) as outlet openings th When ·; Hauverseit swivellably attached to a wall are, and that as a cover on all sides be 4 no all-round tight seal of the massager spray water tight closed, with a tightly packed 30 mes results closable entry opening (4) provided, the from US-PS 34 58 874 is already a ther massage device Totally enclosing cabin (2) mal-therapeutic facility for quick change provided is spraying the human body with cold 2. Massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that ge and hot water are known, with two perpendicular to that the jet pipes (16) in their middle 35 the sides and in the longitudinal direction of the to be treated are bent downwards. Body extending fixed jet pipes 3. Massage device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized with arranged in a line parallel to the tube axis, characterized in that the jet pipes (16) share an outlet directed at the body to be treated Feed pipe (14) connected openings. are. 40 The object of the invention is to provide a massage device 4. To create massage device according to one of claims 1 to the type mentioned, which has an intense, 3, characterized in that the cabin (2) consists of the whole body in its full width and in its Plastic consists of lengthways in areas that can be selected in terms of size