EP0106224B1 - Massagegerät - Google Patents

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EP0106224B1
EP0106224B1 EP83109662A EP83109662A EP0106224B1 EP 0106224 B1 EP0106224 B1 EP 0106224B1 EP 83109662 A EP83109662 A EP 83109662A EP 83109662 A EP83109662 A EP 83109662A EP 0106224 B1 EP0106224 B1 EP 0106224B1
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Peter Baumann
Michael Baumann
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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
    • A61H23/00—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms
    • A61H23/02—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms with electric or magnetic drive
    • 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
    • A61H35/00—Baths for specific parts of the body
    • A61H35/006—Baths for specific parts of the body for the feet
    • 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
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/12—Feet

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  • the invention relates to a massage device, in particular for foot care, with at least one support, preferably provided with knobs, serving as a massage surface, which can be set in vibration with a vibration device and forms the bottom of a water-fillable vessel which is formed in one piece with the vibration device.
  • Massage devices of this type offer the possibility of massaging tired or overexerted limbs without the use of a massage therapist and thus stimulating the user's circulation. So far, however, they have mostly been relatively complex to set up and often uncomfortable to use.
  • a massager with a smooth, i.e. Knoppen-free edition which can be set in vibration with a vibration device having a motor.
  • This support forms the relatively deep bottom of a water-filled vessel, which is formed in one piece with the vibration device.
  • the massage device known from US-A-4 019 502 is relatively complex in its construction and, moreover, also limited in its applicability, especially since it only allows massages with a non-nubbed massage surface.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a massage device that is simple in construction, easy to handle and can also be used universally.
  • a massage device in which the back of the vessel bottom is also designed as a massage surface, so that the massage device can also be used in the turned position.
  • a massage device designed in this way can be used with or without a water bath and, because it has two massage surfaces, can also be used for massages of different quality after it has been easily turned over by 180 °.
  • An additional advantage of the massage device according to the invention is that it has a massage area with the second massage area formed by the back of the vessel bottom, which allows the massage device to rest on body parts and limbs of the user, which is the case with the relatively low-lying massage area of the device US-A-4 019 502 is not the case.
  • the vessel base serving as a support can run at an angle, i.e.
  • it should preferably be arranged diagonally upward away from the user, which results in several advantages, in particular for the foot massage, which is generally carried out while seated.
  • a floor that slopes away from the user increases comfort and, on the other hand, it results in considerable water savings when working with a water bath. The latter is particularly useful because of the energy savings associated with it, when working with a tempered water bath.
  • an electrical surface heating element is provided for the base serving as the massage surface, which considerably increases the possible use and effectiveness of the device, since the built-in heating element heats not only the base, but also, if desired, the water in the vessel can be.
  • the possible uses of the massage device according to the invention can also be increased by a cushion which can be placed on one and / or the other side of the floor and whose inclination compensates, and which is preferably designed with a nub on at least one side.
  • the knobs with the base designed as a massage surface and / or that of the aforementioned cushion can have different heights and can also be designed differently, which also increases the possible uses of the massage device according to the invention.
  • the base designed as a massage surface is essentially plate-shaped and the vibration device and preferably also its drive are arranged within this base which can be used on both sides.
  • Two separate, preferably staggered vibration devices can be provided for the floor designed as a massage surface, the vibration strength, frequency and / or phase of which can preferably be set separately, with the advantage that the massage can be carried out at intervals and / or with different intensities if desired, for example, by superimposing the vibrations with a slightly different frequency.
  • a timer can be provided for the vibrators and / or the heating of the bottom, the actuator of which is preferably provided on the outer wall of the vessel.
  • the massage device according to the invention can also be provided with an electrical stimulation device in order to increase its possible uses and its therapeutic effectiveness.
  • molded, preferably laterally arranged, bow-like handles are provided, which are designed as support members for the vessel which cause the inclined position of the base.
  • an intermediate plate that can be placed on the floor can be provided, which on its support side has depressions corresponding to the knobs of the floor, on the other hand it is preferably flat on the side facing away from the floor.
  • Such an intermediate plate has the advantage that the Device users can also perform a foot massage without damaging or soiling the device without taking off their shoes.
  • the aforementioned intermediate plate can have a protruding, all-round edge on the side facing away from the floor.
  • attachable straps can be provided, by means of which it can be attached to body parts or limbs of the user or other objects, if necessary with the interposition of the wedge-shaped cushion.
  • the cushion itself can also be equipped with a vibration device and / or a heater.
  • Belts can also be provided on the pillow.
  • the aforementioned cushion which can be placed on one and / or the other side of the floor, can consist of elastic material, preferably of foam rubber.
  • a remote control can be provided for the vibration device and / or the heating element for more convenient actuation.
  • a preferred embodiment of the massage device according to the invention works with battery power, which is supplied by batteries arranged in the device itself.
  • the power can also be supplied from outside the device if desired, especially when heated.
  • the massage device shown is essentially rectangular in plan view (cf. FIG. 1). Its two long side parts 1, 2, one of which can be seen in FIG. 2 and the other in FIG. 3, each have essentially the shape of a right-angled triangle, the short side of which merges into the front side part 3 of the device. Two switch buttons 4, 5 are arranged on the front part 3 of the device.
  • the obliquely to the horizontal sides of the longitudinal side parts 1, 2 merge into a substantially plate-shaped bottom 6, which is attached in the view of FIG. 2 below on the front side part 3 of the device and above on a web 7 connecting the two longitudinal side parts 1, 2 , with which the front side part 3 of the device is connected via two angular brackets 8, 9 which, if desired, can be designed to be removable.
  • the bottom 6 is hollow and contains on the one hand an electrical surface heating element which can be controlled via the switch button 4 and on the other hand a centrally arranged vibration device which can be controlled via the switch button 5. Both sides of the bottom 6 are designed as massage surfaces and have knobs 10, only a few of which are shown in the drawing.
  • the edge regions of the base 6 are each corrugated, as shown schematically, so that the base 6 can easily take over the vibrations generated by the centrally arranged vibration device.
  • a substantially wedge-shaped cushion 11 can be placed on the floor 6, which is shown in broken lines in FIG. 2.
  • the height of the cushion 11 is preferably such that the brackets 8, 9 do not touch the floor when the device is placed on the floor according to the view in FIG. 2.
  • the two long side parts 1, 2, the front side part 3 and the bottom 6 define a water-fillable vessel, the bottom of which extends obliquely upwards away from the front side part 3 and thus for one in front of the Front side part 3 seated person forms a comfortable footrest, on which the heels can be arranged lower than the toes, which accommodates a comfortable sitting position. If the user's feet have taken up this position, the surface heating element arranged in the bottom 6 and / or the vibrating device likewise arranged in the bottom 6 can be actuated by actuating the front control buttons 4, 5 and the foot massage in the water bath can thus be started.
  • the massage device shown offers two options for this, which result from the fact that the bottom 6 can be used on both sides as a massage surface and the device can also be used in a turned position.
  • the two positions in which the massage device can work are each shown schematically in FIGS. 2 and 3.
  • the position according to FIG. 2 it is possible to work both with and without a water bath. 3 only without a water bath.
  • the bottom 6 runs obliquely from the bottom upward as seen by the user.
  • the switch buttons point to the user, while in the position according to FIG. 3 they are on the side of the device facing away from the user.
  • the brackets 8, 9 ensure that the bottom of the massage device also assumes the inclined position which is favorable for the user in the position according to FIG. 2 and can also be used as handles. It is also possible to use these Brackets 8, 9 to attach a tether by means of which the device can be attached, for example, to the back of a patient, so that the vibrations generated by the vibrating device can be transmitted from the floor 6 via the cushion 11 to the patient's back without the patient It would be necessary to keep the device in the desired position at all times.
  • the current required for the operation of the vibration device and the heating element can be supplied by batteries arranged in the front side part 3 or by a power supply unit for which a connection socket (not shown) is provided on the front side part 3.
  • the two longitudinal side parts 1, 2, the front side part 3, the bottom 6 and the two brackets 8, 9 can be made in one piece from plastic, the production preferably being carried out by injection molding. Since only one side of the base 6, namely the side of the base 5 pointing upwards in FIG. 2, comes into contact with water, it is possible to provide a closure cover on the other side of the base 6, through which the interior of the base 6 is accessible is.
  • the massage device according to the invention forms a compact, easily transportable and universally usable massage device with which it is possible to work both with and without a water bath.

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