EP0060196A2 - Hydromechanically driven massage and hydrotherapeutic apparatus - Google Patents

Hydromechanically driven massage and hydrotherapeutic apparatus Download PDF

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EP0060196A2
EP0060196A2 EP82400392A EP82400392A EP0060196A2 EP 0060196 A2 EP0060196 A2 EP 0060196A2 EP 82400392 A EP82400392 A EP 82400392A EP 82400392 A EP82400392 A EP 82400392A EP 0060196 A2 EP0060196 A2 EP 0060196A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
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    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B13/00—Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers
    • A46B13/02—Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers power-driven carriers
    • A46B13/04—Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers power-driven carriers with reservoir or other means for supplying substances
    • A46B13/06—Brushes with driven brush bodies or carriers power-driven carriers with reservoir or other means for supplying substances with brush driven by the supplied medium
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • A61H2201/1238—Driving means with hydraulic or pneumatic drive

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  • the invention relates to a massage and hydrotherapy device controlled by water circulation and in particular by water from a water distribution network.
  • Car wash brushes have already been produced controlled by a small turbine driven by the water pressure of a distribution network such as that described for example in patent FR 1,568,301. But-if such a hydromechanical control could, at a pinch, cause a circular brush sliding on the smooth and abundantly flooded surface of a sheet of car, the device described is completely incapable of producing, using only the pressure d available water from an urban distribution network, the mass training that is applied to the body.
  • the apparatus containing a set of flow channels coming from the housings incorporating the drive mechanisms of the brush and opening around it it is clear that such a device would make it impossible to use it as a massage apparatus. in hydrotherapy since any inversion of the device would cause the flow of water outside the field of action of the massage area.
  • the object of the invention is a hydromechanical massage and hydrotnotherapy device of the type comprising balls or balls each rotating at the same time around an axis which carries it and about a common Axis-driven by a secanisne, 1' Charging comprising at least one water flow directed, characterized in that the drive mechanism is an impeller action- n e e by a distribution of pressurized water of the order of 4 to 8 bars, the distributor of the impeller comprising a side wall extending tangentially to the path traveled by the ends of the blades to complete on a part of this path a portion of ring constituted by the periphery of the wheel carrying the blades, a plate and an upper wall respectively bordering the lower and upper parts of the blades, said side wall moving away from said ring portion to guide the trickle of water having driven said wheel along a path leading directly to a discharge duct directing the net out of the device and in that the axis of the turbine wheel controls, by means of a speed reducer isolated from
  • Another characteristic of the device consists in bringing together the massage balls or balls whose own axes of rotation are integral with the outlet axis of the reducer, the latter being located outside the turbine discharge jet directed out of the device, on the side where the balls rotate inside a circumference whose diameter is of the same order of magnitude as that of the turbine wheel.
  • Another characteristic consists in the conjugation of this arrangement with a rate of reduction in the speed of the output shaft of the reducer such that this axis rotates at speeds of the order of 50 to 200 revolutions per minute for speeds of the turbine wheel of the order of 600 to 1500 revolutions per minute and a diameter of around 6 to 15 cm.
  • Another characteristic of the device is to allow its use in any position, even vertical or turned over to horizontal position, as well as during any change of position by providing a second side wall bordering the periphery of the blades of the wheel. from the turbine in the area adjacent to the water evacuation duct to the distributor, this wall forming a ring part of the same section as the ring part used for driving the turbine, a screen between the discharge pipe and said second wall preventing any accidental projection of water towards the turbine.
  • the very shape of the wall of the distributor which extends to form the fraction of the ring where the entrainment takes place and then deviates from it to direct the jet towards the discharge pipe constitutes in itself a sufficient means for effectively direct the jet out of the device due to the speed acquired, avoiding any accumulation of water which could occur due to an accidental disturbance of the net in the discharge duct and the consequent creation of small projections of water between the ends of the first and second walls of the turbine.
  • This arrangement is further improved by providing, as an evacuation conduit, a relatively large conduit bordered by a large surface whose concavity transforms the jet leaving the turbine into a sheet which is used as it is, or divided, depending on the desired effects.
  • the device is formed from a plastic case made up of two half-shells 1 and 2 assembled by any means: welding, bonding, screws, the device being able to be partially dismountable or not.
  • the device comprises a handle serving as a housing for a duct 3 converging towards the distributor 5 of the turbine.
  • This distributor is characterized by its section whose dimension is much smaller than that of the inlet section 4 of the conduit 3 and which is connected by any desired means to a flexible pipe connected to the water distribution network.
  • This pipe can for example be connected to the shower outlet of a bathroom.
  • the shape of the distributor 5 is given by the connection of a first side wall 16 tangentially bordering the surface described by the end of the blades 22 of the impeller 6 of the turbine so as to deviate therefrom tangentially beyond the region 23 while remaining concave until its end 24 which in the example chosen coincides with a lateral end of an access to a conduit 18 bordered above by the concave surface 20 on the side of the apparatus opposite to the conduit 3.
  • the conduit 18 is further limited by a transverse partition 27 forming part of the lower half-shell 2 bordering a chamber 25. This chamber contains the mechanism reducing the speed of the shaft 26 of the impeller 6. It is closed in its upper part by the plate 17 and in its lower part by the lower half-shell 2.
  • a small screen protective 19 is provided beyond the end 28 of the partition 27.
  • a second side wall 29 opposite the wall 16 connected to the distributor 16 completely borders the path of the peripheral part of the blades 22 of the end 28 to dispenser 5, so that any small accidental splash of water is immediate ment taken up by the vanes 22 and reentrained with the rapid jet leaving the distributor 5.
  • the speed reducer of the shaft 26 of the turbine is composed in the illustrated example of the pinion 7 of small diameter secured to the shaft 26 passing through the plate 17, of the pinion 8 of larger diameter meshing with the pinion 7 and of the pinion of smaller diameter 9 integral with the pinion 8 meshing with the pinion of larger diameter 10.
  • the metal shaft 11 made integral with the pinion 10 directly drives the rods 13 on which the balls or balls are mounted 12. These balls can be obtained for example by assembling two half-shells, each having internally a rib 14 bearing on an elastic washer 15 at the end of the rod 13 to prevent the ball 12, after assembly, from leaving the rod 13.
  • the ball 12 is supported externally on the part 30 secured to the shaft 11.
  • the ply jet flowing from the surface 20 can be distributed in any way by dividing elements such as 21, and even guide the jet outside the passage of the balls or take advantage of the variations t i ons impacts on the skin when the jet is periodically interrupted by the passage of balls.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil de massage et d'hydrothérapie à entraînement hydromécanique capable de fonctionner en position verticale ou même renversée. L'alimentation en eau sous pression du réseau s'effectue par un canal (31 convergeant vers la roue à aubes (6), le filet d'eau est guidé de façon à conserver une énergie cinétique suffisante après entraînement des aubes (22) pour glisser sur la paroi (20) d'un canal (18) dirigeant le jet vers les boules de massage (12) fixées à l'arbre d'entrainement (11). Cet arbre est entraîné par le réducteur de vitesse de l'arbre (26) de la turbine qui est contenu dans un boitier (25) à l'abri de la circulation d'eau.The invention relates to a massage and hydrotherapy device with hydromechanical drive capable of operating in an upright or even inverted position. The supply of pressurized water to the network takes place through a channel (31 converging on the impeller (6), the water stream is guided so as to conserve sufficient kinetic energy after the blades have been driven (22) to slide on the wall (20) of a channel (18) directing the jet towards the massage balls (12) fixed to the drive shaft (11). This shaft is driven by the speed reducer of the shaft (26) of the turbine which is contained in a housing (25) sheltered from the circulation of water.

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L'invention se rapporte à un appareil de massage et d'hydrothérapie commandé par circulation d'eau et notamment par l'eau d'un réseau de distribution d'eau.The invention relates to a massage and hydrotherapy device controlled by water circulation and in particular by water from a water distribution network.

L'utilité des massages à l'aide de masses mobiles a conduit à la fabrication de divers appareils à commande électrique. Cependant en raison d'un tel moyen de commande ces appareils ne peuvent être utilisés dès qu'ils doivent fonctionner en présence d'eau comme le nécessite certains types de massages en hydrothérapie.The usefulness of massages using moving masses has led to the manufacture of various electrically controlled devices. However, due to such a control means, these devices cannot be used as soon as they have to operate in the presence of water, as certain types of hydrotherapy massages require.

__ On a bien songé à palier cette difficulté en remplaçant le moteur électrique par des appareils vibrateurs à commandes hydromécaniques mais les effets d'un massage par vibrations sont différents de ceux produits par des masses que l'on déplace sur le corps et tout particulièrement par des boules ou billes procurant un massage effectif.__ We have thought about overcoming this difficulty by replacing the electric motor with vibrating devices with hydromechanical controls, but the effects of a vibration massage are different from those produced by masses that are moved on the body and in particular by balls or balls providing an effective massage.

Ainsi on ne connait aucun appareil simple et pratique susceptible d'être manipulé par un masseur ou le patient lui- même et comprenant des boules ou billes que l'on applique sur le corps et capable d'entraîner ces masses en dépit d'une application suffisante pour provoquer un massage effectif en hydrothérapie.Thus there is no known simple and practical device capable of being manipulated by a masseur or the patient himself and comprising balls or balls which are applied to the body and capable of training these masses despite an application sufficient to cause an effective massage in hydrotherapy.

On a déjà réalisé des brosses de lavage de voiture commandées par une petite turbine entraînée par la pression d'eau d'un réseau de distribution comme celle décrite par exemple au brevet FR 1.568.301. Mais-si une telle commande hydromécanique pouvait à la-rigueur entraîner une brosse circulaire glissant sur la surface lisse et abondamment inondée d'une tôle de voiture le dispositif décrit est tout à fait inapte à produire, à l'aide de la seule pression d'eau disponible d'un réseau de distribution urbain, l'entraînement de masses que l'on applique sur le corps. En outre l'appareil contenant un ensemble de canaux d'écoulement provenant des boitiers incorporant les mécanismes d'entraînement de la brosse et débouchant tout autour de celle-ci, il est clair qu'un tel dispositif rendrait impossible son utilisation comme appareil de massage en hydrothérapie puisque tout retournement de l'appareil entraînerait l'écoulement de l'eau nors du champ d'action de la zone de massage.Car wash brushes have already been produced controlled by a small turbine driven by the water pressure of a distribution network such as that described for example in patent FR 1,568,301. But-if such a hydromechanical control could, at a pinch, cause a circular brush sliding on the smooth and abundantly flooded surface of a sheet of car, the device described is completely incapable of producing, using only the pressure d available water from an urban distribution network, the mass training that is applied to the body. In addition, the apparatus containing a set of flow channels coming from the housings incorporating the drive mechanisms of the brush and opening around it, it is clear that such a device would make it impossible to use it as a massage apparatus. in hydrotherapy since any inversion of the device would cause the flow of water outside the field of action of the massage area.

L'objet de l'invention est un appareil hydromécanique de massage et d'hydrotnérapie du type comportant des boules ou billes tournant chacune à la fois autour d'un axe qui la porte et autour d'un -axe commun entraîné par un mécanisne , 1'appareil comportant au moins un écoulement d'eau dirigé, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme d'entraînement est une roue à aubes action- née par une distribution d'eau sous pression de l'ordre de 4 à 8 bars, le distributeur de la roue à aubes comprenant une paroi latérale se prolongeant tangentiellement au chemin parcouru par les extrémités des aubes pour compléter sur une partie de ce chemin une portion d'anneau constitué par la périphérie de la roue portant les aubes,une platine et une paroi supérieure bordant respectivement les parties inférieure et supérieure des aubes, ladite paroi latérale s'écartant de ladite portion d'anneau pour guider le filet d'eau ayant entraîné ladite roue le long d'un chemin l'amenant directement à un conduit d'évacuation dirigeant le filet hors de l'appareil et en ce que l'axe de la roue de la turbine commande, au moyen d'un réducteur de vitesse isolé du circuit d'eau, l'axe d'entraînement des billes ou boules rotatives.The object of the invention is a hydromechanical massage and hydrotnotherapy device of the type comprising balls or balls each rotating at the same time around an axis which carries it and about a common Axis-driven by a mécanisne, 1'appareil comprising at least one water flow directed, characterized in that the drive mechanism is an impeller action- n e e by a distribution of pressurized water of the order of 4 to 8 bars, the distributor of the impeller comprising a side wall extending tangentially to the path traveled by the ends of the blades to complete on a part of this path a portion of ring constituted by the periphery of the wheel carrying the blades, a plate and an upper wall respectively bordering the lower and upper parts of the blades, said side wall moving away from said ring portion to guide the trickle of water having driven said wheel along a path leading directly to a discharge duct directing the net out of the device and in that the axis of the turbine wheel controls, by means of a speed reducer isolated from the circuit water, the drive axis of bil or rotating balls.

Ainsi contrairement aux appareils de massages antérieurs dont le moteur électrique rendait impossible l'usage de ces appareils en hydrothérapie il devient possible d'entraîner des boules ou billes appliquées sur le corps tout en bénéficiant du jet provenant du conduit captant l'eau venant d'entraîner la turbine et possédant encore une énergie cinétique suffisante pour s'échapper de l'appareil dans une direction prédéterminée vers la région du massage. Un tel effet était évidemment impossible avec une brosse de lavage telle que décrite au brevet précité, l'eau se répandant tout autour de la brosse par le seul effet de la pesanteur, toute l'énergie cinétique étant perdue dans les chambres remplies d'eau des mécanismes d'entraînement.So unlike previous massage devices whose electric motor made it impossible to use these devices in hydrotherapy it becomes possible to entrain balls or balls applied to the body while benefiting from the jet coming from the conduit capturing the water coming from drive the turbine and still having sufficient kinetic energy to escape from the device in a predetermined direction towards the massage region. Such an effect was obviously impossible with a washing brush as described in the aforementioned patent, the water spreading all around the brush by the sole effect of gravity, all the kinetic energy being lost in the chambers filled with water. drive mechanisms.

Une autre caractéristique de l'appareil consiste dans le rapprochement des boules ou billes de massage dont les axes de rotation propres sont solidaires de l'axe de sortie du réducteur, celui-ci se trouvant hors du jet d'évacuation de la turbine dirigé hors de l'appareil, du côté où tournent les boules à l'intérieur d'une circonférence dont le diamètre est du même ordre de grandeur que celui de la roue de la turbine.Another characteristic of the device consists in bringing together the massage balls or balls whose own axes of rotation are integral with the outlet axis of the reducer, the latter being located outside the turbine discharge jet directed out of the device, on the side where the balls rotate inside a circumference whose diameter is of the same order of magnitude as that of the turbine wheel.

Une autre caractéristique consiste en la conjugaison de cette dispositiion avec un taux de réduction de la vitesse de l'arbre de sortie du réducteur tel que cet axe tourne à des vitesses de l'ordre de 50 à 200 tours par minute pour des vitesses de la roue de la turbine de l'ordre de 600 à 1500 tours par minute et un diamètre de l'ordre de 6 à 15 cm.Another characteristic consists in the conjugation of this arrangement with a rate of reduction in the speed of the output shaft of the reducer such that this axis rotates at speeds of the order of 50 to 200 revolutions per minute for speeds of the turbine wheel of the order of 600 to 1500 revolutions per minute and a diameter of around 6 to 15 cm.

L'expérience montre alors que même dans le cas où l'on exerce une force d'application importante des boules sur le corps, on ne peut empêcher leur mouvement de rotation.Experience shows then that even in the case where one exerts a significant force of application of the balls on the body, one cannot prevent their rotational movement.

Une autre caractéristique de l'appareil est de permettre son utilisation en toute position même verticale ou retournée en position horizontale,ainsi qu'au cours de tout changement de position par la prévision d'une seconde paroi latérale bordant la périphérie des aubes de la roue de la turbine de la zone voisine du conduit d'évacuation d'eau jusqu'au distributeur, cette paroi formant une partie d'anneau de même section que la partie d'anneau utilisée pour l'entraînement de la turbine, un écran entre le conduit d'évacuation et ladite seconde paroi interdisant toute projection d'eau accidentelle vers la turbine.Another characteristic of the device is to allow its use in any position, even vertical or turned over to horizontal position, as well as during any change of position by providing a second side wall bordering the periphery of the blades of the wheel. from the turbine in the area adjacent to the water evacuation duct to the distributor, this wall forming a ring part of the same section as the ring part used for driving the turbine, a screen between the discharge pipe and said second wall preventing any accidental projection of water towards the turbine.

Ainsi, bien que la forme même de la paroi du distributeur qui se prolonge pour former la fraction d'anneau ou se produit l'entraînement puis s'en écarte pour diriger le jet vers la conduite d'évacuation constitue en soi un moyen suffisant pour diriger efficacement le jet hors de l'appareil en raison de la vitesse acquise, on évite toute accumulation d'eau qui pourrait se produire en raison d'une perturbation accidentelle du filet dans le conduit d'évacuation et de la création consécutive de petites projections d'eau entre les extrémités des première et seconde parois de la turbine.Thus, although the very shape of the wall of the distributor which extends to form the fraction of the ring where the entrainment takes place and then deviates from it to direct the jet towards the discharge pipe constitutes in itself a sufficient means for effectively direct the jet out of the device due to the speed acquired, avoiding any accumulation of water which could occur due to an accidental disturbance of the net in the discharge duct and the consequent creation of small projections of water between the ends of the first and second walls of the turbine.

On améliore encore cette disposition en prévoyant comme conduit d'évacuation un conduit relativement large bordé par une large surface dont la concavité transforme le jet sortant de la turbine en nappe que l'on utilise telle quelle,ou divisée,selon les effets recherchés.This arrangement is further improved by providing, as an evacuation conduit, a relatively large conduit bordered by a large surface whose concavity transforms the jet leaving the turbine into a sheet which is used as it is, or divided, depending on the desired effects.

D'autres avantages et caractéristiques de l'invention ressortiront de la description suivante faite en référence aux dessins annexés qui représentent à titre d'exemple non limitatif un mode de réalisation de l'appareil de massage pour hydrothérapie.Other advantages and characteristics of the invention will emerge from the following description made with reference to the appended drawings which represent by way of nonlimiting example an embodiment of the massage device for hydrotherapy.

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  • La figure 1 est la vue en coupe longitudinale de l'appareil faite selon la ligne I-I de la figure 2 et,
  • La figure 2 la coupe longitudinale de l'appareil faite selon la ligne II-II de la figure 1, montrant la vue de dessus de la roue de la turbine.
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  • Figure 1 is the longitudinal sectional view of the device done along line II of Figure 2 and,
  • Figure 2 the longitudinal section of the apparatus made along line II-II of Figure 1, showing the top view of the turbine wheel.

Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté l'appareil est formé d'un boitier en matière plastique constitué de deux demi coquilles 1 et 2 assemblées par tout moyen : soudage, collage, vis, l'appareil pouvant être partiellement démontable ou non.In the embodiment shown, the device is formed from a plastic case made up of two half-shells 1 and 2 assembled by any means: welding, bonding, screws, the device being able to be partially dismountable or not.

De préférence,l'appareil comporte un manche servant de logement à un conduit 3 convergeant vers le distributeur 5 de la turbine. Ce distributeur se caractérise par sa section dont la dimension est beaucoup plus petite que celle de la section d'entrée 4 du conduit 3 et que l'on raccorde par tout moyen désiré à une canalisation flexible raccordée au réseau de distribution d'eau. Cette canalisation peut être par exemple raccordée à la prise de douche d'une salle d'eau.Preferably, the device comprises a handle serving as a housing for a duct 3 converging towards the distributor 5 of the turbine. This distributor is characterized by its section whose dimension is much smaller than that of the inlet section 4 of the conduit 3 and which is connected by any desired means to a flexible pipe connected to the water distribution network. This pipe can for example be connected to the shower outlet of a bathroom.

Le forme du distributeur 5 est donnée par le raccordement d'une première paroi latérale 16 venant border tangentiellement la surface décrite par l'extrémité des aubes 22 de la roue 6 de la turbine pour s'en écarter tangentiellement au-delà de la région 23 tout en restant concave jusqu'à son extrémité 24 qui dans l'exemple choisi coïncide avec une extrémité latérale d'un accès à un conduit 18 bordé supérieurement par la surface concave 20 du côté de l'appareil opposé au conduit 3. Le conduit 18 est encore limité par une cloison transversale 27 faisant partie de la demi-coquille inférieure 2 bordant une chambre 25. Cette chambre contient le mécanisme réducteur de la vitesse de l'arbre 26 de la roue à aubes 6. Elle est obturée dans sa partie supérieure par la platine 17 et dans sa partie inférieure par la demi-coquille inférieure 2.The shape of the distributor 5 is given by the connection of a first side wall 16 tangentially bordering the surface described by the end of the blades 22 of the impeller 6 of the turbine so as to deviate therefrom tangentially beyond the region 23 while remaining concave until its end 24 which in the example chosen coincides with a lateral end of an access to a conduit 18 bordered above by the concave surface 20 on the side of the apparatus opposite to the conduit 3. The conduit 18 is further limited by a transverse partition 27 forming part of the lower half-shell 2 bordering a chamber 25. This chamber contains the mechanism reducing the speed of the shaft 26 of the impeller 6. It is closed in its upper part by the plate 17 and in its lower part by the lower half-shell 2.

Afin d'éviter tout effet de turbulence accidentelle de l'eau glissant normalement sur la surface concave 20 et qui pourrait provoquer quelque projection d'une faible quantité d'eau lorsque l'appareil est en position renversée ou en position verticale, un petit écran de protection 19 est prévu au delà de l'extrémité 28 de la cloison 27. En outre, une seconde paroi latérale 29 opposée à la paroi 16 raccordée au distributeur 16, borde complètement le chemin de la partie périphérique des aubes 22de l'extrémité 28 au distributeur 5, de telle sorte que toute petite projection accidentelle d'eau est immédiatement reprise par les aubes 22 et reentraînée avec le jet rapide sortant du distributeur 5. L'expérience montre alors que quelles que soient les orientations de l'appareil le rendement de la turbine n'est pas affecté.In order to avoid any effect of accidental turbulence of the water sliding normally on the concave surface 20 and which could cause some projection of a small amount of water when the apparatus is in the inverted position or in the vertical position, a small screen protective 19 is provided beyond the end 28 of the partition 27. In addition, a second side wall 29 opposite the wall 16 connected to the distributor 16, completely borders the path of the peripheral part of the blades 22 of the end 28 to dispenser 5, so that any small accidental splash of water is immediate ment taken up by the vanes 22 and reentrained with the rapid jet leaving the distributor 5. Experience shows then that whatever the orientations of the apparatus, the efficiency of the turbine is not affected.

Le réducteur de vitesse de l'arbre 26 de la turbine est composé dans l'exemple figuré du pignon 7 de petit diamètre solidaire de l'arbre 26 traversant la platine 17, du pignon 8 de plus grand diamètre engrenant avec le pignon 7 et du pignon de plus petit diamètre 9 solidaire du pignon 8 engrenant avec le pignon de plus grand diamètre 10. L'arbre métallique 11 rendu solidaire du pignon 10 entraîne directement les tiges 13 sur lesquelles sont montées les billes ou boules 12. Ces boules peuvent être obtenues par exemple par l'assemblage de deux demi-coquilles comportant chacune intérieurement une nervure 14 prenant appui sur une rondelle élastique 15 en extrémité de tige 13 pour empêcher la boule 12, après assemblage, de quitter la tige 13. La boule 12 s'appuie extérieurement sur la pièce 30 solidaire de l'arbre 11.The speed reducer of the shaft 26 of the turbine is composed in the illustrated example of the pinion 7 of small diameter secured to the shaft 26 passing through the plate 17, of the pinion 8 of larger diameter meshing with the pinion 7 and of the pinion of smaller diameter 9 integral with the pinion 8 meshing with the pinion of larger diameter 10. The metal shaft 11 made integral with the pinion 10 directly drives the rods 13 on which the balls or balls are mounted 12. These balls can be obtained for example by assembling two half-shells, each having internally a rib 14 bearing on an elastic washer 15 at the end of the rod 13 to prevent the ball 12, after assembly, from leaving the rod 13. The ball 12 is supported externally on the part 30 secured to the shaft 11.

La fixation pratiquement directe des boules rotatives 12 autour des tiges 13 entraîne une dimension réduite de la surface du corps sur laquelle les roues prennent appui. Cette surface est limitée par une circonférence de même ordre de grandeur que celle de la roue à aubes 6, de sorte que l'on peut exercer une pression même importante des boules ainsi rapprochées sur le corps sans une diminution importante de la vitesse d'entraînement de la roue de la turbine et ceci même dans des positions verticales ou retournées puisque pratiquement toute l'eau passant sur la surface 16 après avoir entraîné la roue à aubes 6 s'évacue immédiatement avec une vitesse élevée pour glisser sur la surface concave 20 de la large conduite 13 en étant projetée en direction des boules 12.The practically direct fixing of the rotary balls 12 around the rods 13 results in a reduced dimension of the surface of the body on which the wheels are supported. This surface is limited by a circumference of the same order of magnitude as that of the impeller 6, so that one can exert even great pressure on the balls so close together on the body without a significant reduction in the drive speed. of the impeller of the turbine and this even in vertical or inverted positions since practically all the water passing on the surface 16 after having driven the impeller 6 is evacuated immediately with a high speed to slide on the concave surface 20 of the large pipe 13 being projected in the direction of the balls 12.

Ce maintien du rendement est d'autant plus sensible que le filet d'eau quittant la zone comprise entre le distributeur 5 et l'endroit 23 où la paroi 16 s'écarte de la roue à aubes est encore un filet étroit que les aubes 22 ne perturbent que très peu en raison du rapprochement éventuel des parois telles que 31 et 32 épousant les faces supérieure et inférieure de la roue 6 dans les positions verticales de l'appareil.This maintenance of the yield is all the more sensitive as the stream of water leaving the zone between the distributor 5 and the place 23 where the wall 16 moves away from the impeller is still a narrow thread as the blades 22 disturb very little due to the possible approximation of the walls such as 31 and 32 matching the upper and lower faces of the wheel 6 in the vertical positions of the device.

Bien que dans l'exemple décrit la demi-coquille inférieure 2 est fixée à la demi-coquille supérieure 1 par des vis 33 il va de soi que d'autres types d'assemblages peuvent être utilisés et que d'une façon générale l'appareil décrit peut recevoir diverses adjonctions, substitutions ou autres modifications sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.Although in the example described the lower half-shell 2 is fixed to the upper half-shell 1 by screws 33 It goes without saying that other types of assemblies can be used and that in general the device described can receive various additions, substitutions or other modifications without departing from the scope of the invention.

C'est ainsi que selon l'effet désiré on peut répartir de façon quelconque le jet en nappe s'écoulant de la surface 20 par des éléments diviseurs tels que 21, et même guider le jet en dehors du passage des boules ou encore profiter des varia- tions d'impacts sur la peau lorsque le jet est périodiquement interrompu par le passage des boules.This is how, depending on the desired effect, the ply jet flowing from the surface 20 can be distributed in any way by dividing elements such as 21, and even guide the jet outside the passage of the balls or take advantage of the variations t i ons impacts on the skin when the jet is periodically interrupted by the passage of balls.

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10) Appareil hydromécanique de massage et d'hydrothérapie par boules ou billes tournant chacune à la fois autour d'un axe qui la porte et autour d'un axe commun entraîné par un mécanisme l'appareil comportant au moins un écoulement d'eau dirigé, caractérisé en ce que le mécanisme d'entraînement est une roue à aubes (6) actionnée par une distribution d'eau sous pression de l'ordre de 4 à 8 bars, le distributeur (5) de la roue à aubes (6) comprenant une paroi latérale (16) se prolongeant tangentiellement au chemin parcouru par les extrémités des aubes (22) pour compléter sur.une partie de ce chemin une portion d'anneau constitué par la périphérie de la roue (6) portant les aubes (22) une platine (17) et une paroi supérieure (1) bordant respectivement les parties inférieure et supérieure des aubes (22), ladite paroi latérale (16) s'écartant de ladite portion d'anneau pour guider le filet d'eau ayant entraîné ladite roue (6) le long d'un chemin l'amenant directement à un conduit d'évacuation (18) dirigeant le filet hors de l'appareil et en ce que l'axe (26) de la roue (6) de la turbine commande, au moyen d'un réducteur de vitesse isolé du circuit d'eau, l'axe d'entraînement (11) des billes ou boules rotatives (12).1 0 ) Hydromechanical massage and hydrotherapy device by balls or balls each rotating both around an axis which carries it and around a common axis driven by a mechanism the device comprising at least one water flow steered, characterized in that the drive mechanism is an impeller (6) actuated by a distribution of pressurized water of the order of 4 to 8 bars, the distributor (5) of the impeller (6 ) comprising a side wall (16) extending tangentially to the path traveled by the ends of the blades (22) to complete on a part of this path a portion of ring formed by the periphery of the wheel (6) carrying the blades ( 22) a plate (17) and an upper wall (1) respectively bordering the lower and upper parts of the blades (22), said side wall (16) moving away from said ring portion to guide the stream of water having driven said wheel (6) along a path bringing it directly to an evacuation duct tion (18) directing the net out of the device and in that the axis (26) of the impeller (6) of the turbine controls, by means of a speed reducer isolated from the water circuit, the drive shaft (11) for rotating balls or balls (12). 2°) Appareil tel que revendiqué en 1 dont les boules (12) décrivent autour de leur axe commun (11) un parcours périphérique dont le diamètre est du même ordre de grandeur que celui de la roue à aubes (6).2) Apparatus as claimed in 1, the balls (12) of which describe around their common axis (11) a peripheral path, the diameter of which is of the same order of magnitude as that of the impeller (6). 3°) Appareil tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 2 dont les boules (12) passent successivement sous la sortie du conduit d'écoulement (18).3 °) Apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 and 2, the balls (12) pass successively under the outlet of the flow conduit (18). 4°) Appareil tel que revendiqué en 2 dont le moyen de retenue des boules (12) sur leurs tiges de rotation (13) solidaires de l'arbre d'entraînement (11) est un moyen de retenue interne.4) Device as claimed in 2, the means for retaining the balls (12) on their rotation rods (13) integral with the drive shaft (11) is an internal retaining means. 5°) Appareil tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4 dont le réducteur de vitesse entraîne l'arbre de rotation (11) des boules (12) à des vitesses de l'ordre de 50 à 200 tours par minute pour une vitesse de rotation de la roue à aubes (6) de l'ordre de 600 à 1500 tours par minute et un diamètre de ladite roue de l'ordre de 6 à 15 cm.5 °) Apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, the speed reducer drives the rotation shaft (11) of the balls (12) at speeds of the order of 50 to 200 revolutions per minute for a speed of rotation of the impeller (6) of the order of 600 to 1500 revolutions per minute and a diameter of said wheel of the order of 6 to 15 cm. 6°) Appareil tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5 dont l'entrée du conduit d'évacuation d'eau (18) est délimité d'une part par la première paroi la-térale (16) raccordée au distributeur (5) d'autre part par l'extrémité d'une seconde paroi latérale (29), ladite paroi bordant la surface périphérique des aubes (22) jusqu'au distributeur (5).6 °) Apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 including the inlet of the discharge conduit of water (18) is delimited on the one hand by the first side wall (16) connected to the distributor (5) on the other hand by the end of a second side wall (29), said wall bordering the peripheral surface of the blades (22) up to the distributor (5). 7°) Appareil tel que revendiqué en 6 comprenant en outre un écran (19) compris entre le couvercle supérieur et la platine (17) délimitant une partie du boitier de la roue à aubes (6), ledit écran s'étendant au-delà de l'extrémité (28) de ladite seconde paroi latérale (29) en bordant une partie de l'accès au conduit d'évacuation (18) dont la surface de guidage (20) du jet s'étend sur toute la largeur du conduit et présente une concavité transformant le filet d'eau sortant de la turbine en une nappe dirigée du côté de l'appareil où s'effectue le massage.7 °) Apparatus as claimed in 6 further comprising a screen (19) between the upper cover and the plate (17) delimiting a part of the casing of the impeller (6), said screen extending beyond from the end (28) of said second side wall (29) bordering part of the access to the discharge duct (18) whose guide surface (20) of the jet extends over the entire width of the duct and has a concavity transforming the stream of water leaving the turbine into a sheet directed on the side of the device where the massage takes place. 8°) Appareil tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7 dont l'espace comprenant la roue à aubes (6) est réduit en bordant les faces inférieure et supérieure de la roue à aubes (6).par la portion de paroi supérieure (32) de la platine (17) et par la portion (31) de la paroi inférieure du couvercle (1).8 °) Apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7 in which the space comprising the impeller (6) is reduced by bordering the lower and upper faces of the impeller (6) . by the upper wall portion (32) of the plate (17) and by the portion (31) of the lower wall of the cover (1). 9°) Appareil tel que revendiqué dans l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8 dont le manche de l'appareil opposé au conduit d'évacuation (18) comporte un conduit (3) convergeant vers le distributeur (5) formé par l'assemblage d'une demi-coquille supérieure (1) et d'une demi-coquille inférieure (2), l'ensemble des pignons, cloisons, parois et boules étant en matière plastique, l'arbre (11) solidaire des boules étant métallique.9 °) Apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, the handle of the apparatus opposite to the discharge conduit (18) comprises a conduit (3) converging towards the distributor (5) formed by the assembly of an upper half-shell (1) and a lower half-shell (2), all of the gables, partitions, walls and balls being made of plastic, the shaft (11) integral with the balls being metallic .
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