EP0600892A1 - Hydrodynamic massage device. - Google Patents
Hydrodynamic massage device.Info
- Publication number
- EP0600892A1 EP0600892A1 EP92909966A EP92909966A EP0600892A1 EP 0600892 A1 EP0600892 A1 EP 0600892A1 EP 92909966 A EP92909966 A EP 92909966A EP 92909966 A EP92909966 A EP 92909966A EP 0600892 A1 EP0600892 A1 EP 0600892A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- bathtub
- bath
- hydrodynamic
- injectors
- injection
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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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
- A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
- A61H33/02—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths
- A61H33/027—Gas-water mixing nozzles therefor
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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
- A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
- A61H33/0087—Therapeutic baths with agitated or circulated water
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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
- A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
- A61H33/60—Components specifically designed for the therapeutic baths of groups A61H33/00
- A61H33/601—Inlet to the bath
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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
- A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
- A61H2201/12—Driving means
- A61H2201/1207—Driving means with electric or magnetic drive
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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
- A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
- A61H2201/16—Physical interface with patient
- A61H2201/1657—Movement of interface, i.e. force application means
- A61H2201/1676—Pivoting
- A61H2201/1678—Means for angularly oscillating massage elements
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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
- A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
- A61H2201/50—Control means thereof
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a hydrodynamic massage device. More particularly, the device according to the invention comprises a bathtub and injection ports associated with supply means for producing hydrodynamic jets directed towards the interior of the bathtub.
- “Hydrodynamic jets” means jets of water under pressure, the water having been recovered by bungs located at the bottom of the bathtub, these jets of water being able to be emitted at the same time as jets of blown air .
- the known embodiments are distinguished from each other by the more or less large number of injectors distributed at the bottom and around the periphery of the bathtub and by the possibilities of variations in the pressure or the flow rate of the hydrodynamic jets. .
- the possibilities for varying the characteristics of the hydrodynamic massage as a function of the treatment to be applied are relatively reduced with known devices.
- hydrodynamic massage devices comprising a bathtub and injection nozzles distributed on two opposite sides of the bathtub and producing hydrodynamic jets which are oriented by suitable control means.
- the controlled movements of the injection nozzles take place only in practically horizontal planes, and therefore do not make it possible to reproduce the enveloping movements practiced by masseurs and physiotherapists.
- the object of the present invention is to remedy these drawbacks by proposing a new hydrodynamic massage device having wide possibilities for adapting the massages applied and making it possible to substantially reproduce the massage movements practiced by professionals.
- the invention thus provides a hydrodynamic massage device, comprising a bathtub, injection mouths associated with supply means for producing hydrodynamic jets directed towards the interior of the bathtub, and control means for orienting so synchronized hydrodynamic jets from injection outlets arranged on opposite side faces of the bathtub.
- this device is characterized in that the control means are arranged so that, when they orient upwards a hydrodynamic jet coming from an injection mouth disposed on a lateral face of the bathtub, they orient simultaneously down a hydrodynamic jet from an injection mouth disposed on the opposite side face of the bath, and vice versa.
- each hydrodynamic jet oriented by the control means remains substantially parallel to a respective vertical plane inclined relative to the longitudinal direction of the bath, so that the hydrodynamic jets are oriented towards the inside of the bath and towards the side where the head of the patient lying in the bathtub is located.
- the hydrodynamic jets thus rise from the feet towards the patient's head, with a sweeping movement parallel to the inclined vertical plane. Coming into contact with the patient's body, they then produce a massage which compensates for the muscular efforts opposing gravity.
- the supply means comprise orientable injectors placed in injection ports arranged on the lateral faces of the bathtub.
- the control means can then include an articulated transmission mechanism for synchronously orienting these orientable injectors.
- the supply means comprise, for each injection mouth located on a lateral face of the bathtub, at least two fixed injectors with different orientations, and the control means comprise selection means for selectively controlling the flow of a hydrodynamic jet in one of the fixed injectors of each injection mouth.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of a bathtub forming part of a massage device hydrodynamics according to the invention
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an injector usable in the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the transmission mechanism used in the embodiment of Figure 3;
- FIGS. 5 to 7 are schematic cross-sectional views illustrating the operation of the device shown in Figures 3 and 4;
- FIG. 8 and 9 are top views illustrating the operation of the device shown in Figures 3 and 4;
- - Figure 10 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 12 is a partial elevational view of the embodiment shown in Figure 11;
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG 1 we see a patient installed in a bathtub 2 forming part of a device according to the invention.
- Injection nozzles 5 are arranged on the lateral faces 4 of the bathtub 2 to produce hydrodynamic jets directed towards the interior of the bathtub 2.
- the latter comprises supports 6 , 7 respectively receiving the feet and the head of the patient, as well as a tubular seat 8 disposed at the buttocks of the patient.
- the tubular seat 8 is high enough to allow hydrodynamic jets to flow under the patient's body.
- anti-vortex bungs 9 are provided for recovering the water from the bath, this water being sucked up by a pump, not shown, by means of a pipe 10 into which the bungs 9 open.
- FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of a steerable injector 12 placed in an injection mouth 5 arranged on a lateral face 4 of the bath 2.
- the orientable injector 12 comprises two coaxial tubes 13, 14 for injecting towards the inside of the bath 2 of the water sent under pressure by the pump and of the air possibly heated.
- the central tube 14, intended for the circulation of air, is provided with a non-return valve 15, intended to prevent the backflow of the water from the bathtub by the air injection tube 14.
- the orientable injector 12 is placed in the injection mouth 5 by a sealed ball joint assembly.
- the injector 12 passes through a spherical body 16 housed in a corresponding seat 17 secured to the side face 4 of the bathtub 2.
- Two O-rings 18 are interposed between the spherical body 16 and its seat 17 to seal the mouth of the injection 5.
- a flexible pipe 20 connects the injector 12 to the pump.
- the rear part of the injector 12 comprises a rod 22 supporting a hinge pin 23 to allow the orientation control of the injector 12 as will be explained below.
- control means provided for synchronously orienting the hydrodynamic jets from injection nozzles 5 arranged on opposite lateral faces 3, 4 of the bath 2.
- These control means comprise a transmission mechanism with connecting rods to guide the orientable injectors 12 disposed on opposite lateral faces 3, 4 of the bathtub 2.
- Each orientable injector 12 is connected to a connecting rod 25 articulated on the axis 23 provided at the rear of the orientable injector 12.
- the connecting rods 25 extend substantially vertically behind the lateral faces 3, 4 of the bathtub 2, and their lower ends are articulated, at 26, on a pendulum 27 extending under the bath 2, perpendicular to its longitudinal direction.
- the oval 24 schematically represents a cross section at the waist of the patient lying in the bathtub.
- each balance pair of injectors 12 corresponds to a balance 27 connected to the two respective connecting rods 25 and mounted pivoting in its middle on a central shaft. fixed 28, parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bath 2.
- each pendulum 27 has a projection 29 on which is mounted a common actuation bar 30 parallel to the central shaft 28.
- a drive rod 31 mounted in an eccentric position on a rotary disc 32 driven in rotation by a motor 33 is articulated on the bar actuation 30.
- the rotation of the disc 32 causes an oscillating movement of the rockers 27 which results in alternating upward and downward orientations of the orientable injectors 12.
- the transmission mechanism with connecting rods ensures that the paired injector 12 located on the opposite side face 3 of the bath 2 is oriented towards the bottom of the bath, and vice versa.
- the rotation of the disc 32 communicates back and forth movements to the connecting rods 25, which results in sweeping movements followed by the hydrodynamic jets coming from the injection nozzles 5.
- This sweeping movement is illustrated in three positions in FIGS. 5 to 7.
- the lower balance 27 is horizontal and the hydrodynamic jets are directed horizontally towards the sides of the patient.
- the combined orientations of the injectors 12 located on either side of the bath 2 are such that massaging hydrodynamic windings are formed around the patient's body .
- each oriented hydrodynamic jet remains substantially parallel to a respective vertical plane P thanks to a corresponding arrangement of the injectors orientable 12 in their respective injection ports 5.
- each of these vertical planes P is inclined relative to the longitudinal direction L of the bath 2, so that the hydrodynamic jets oriented from the injection ports 5 are directed towards the interior of the bath 2 and towards the side where the head of the patient lying in the bath is located 2. This inclination of the plane P of the oriented jets provides a hydrodynamic massage which tends to ascend from the feet towards the patient's head.
- the oriented hydrodynamic jets produce massaging windings of generally helical shape in counter-rotating direction around the patient's body. These windings reproduce fairly faithfully and with great softness the enveloping movements practiced by professional masseurs. The sweeping movement between these two extreme positions of the injectors provides a very good hydrodynamic massage.
- Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
- Identical reference numerals between Figures 3 and 10 denote identical elements in the two embodiments. These elements will not be described again for the second embodiment.
- the actuation of the transmission mechanism with connecting rods 25 and rockers 27 is not carried out by an actuating member common to all the rockers 27, but is carried out independently for each rocker 27. It is thus possible to synchronize the injectors 12 of each pair of orientable injectors, independently of the other pairs, which makes it possible to further vary the hydrodynamic massage sequences.
- the rod 22 located at the rear of one of the injectors 12 extends beyond the articulation 23 of the connecting rod 25, up to a second articulation 40, with ball joint .
- a control rod 41 has its upper end mounted on the ball 40 and its lower end articulated by a ball 42 on a finger 43 disposed in an eccentric position on a toothed ring 44.
- the toothed ring 44 meshes on a helical pinion 45.
- the rotation of the pinion motor 45 rotates the eccentric finger 43, which transmits by means of the control rod 41, a back-and-forth movement to the transmission mechanism with rods 25 and pendulum 27 to simultaneously orient the orientable injectors 12 of each pair.
- the transmission mechanism with connecting rods comprises, for each pair of orientable injectors 12 located on either side of the bath 2, a rotary shaft 50 pivotally mounted on fixed bearings 51.
- the two connecting rods 49 are articulated on the rotary shaft 50 by ball joints 48 located in eccentric positions relative to the rotary shaft 50.
- the ball joint 48 is carried by an eccentric finger 52 located at the end of a crank arm 53.
- the ball joint 48 is carried by an eccentric finger 54 located on urw toothed crown 55 coaxial with 1 'rotary shaft 50.
- the toothed crown 55 meshes with a helical pinion 56.
- the rotation of the driving pinion 56 therefore causes the reciprocating movement of the connecting rods 49 to synchronously orient the hydrodynamic jets produced by the injectors 12.
- the articulation 23 between the upper end of the connecting rod 49 and the rear rod 22 of the injector 12 must be a ball joint.
- the connecting rod 49 extends beyond the ball joint 23 and its upper end comprises two other ball joints 58 on which are articulated connecting bars 59.
- the connecting bars 59 connect two by two the adjacent connecting rods located on the same side of the bath 2.
- the connecting rods 49 are thus connected in chain by the connecting bars 59.
- a control rod 60 is articulated on one of the ball joints 58 of the first rod 49.
- the other ends of the control rods 60 are articulated by ball joints on a transverse bar 61 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bath 2 and extending over substantially the entire width of the bath.
- the transverse bar 61 is articulated on a bent lever 62, itself articulated on a fixed axis 63 parallel to the transverse bar 61.
- the articulation axis 63 of the bent lever 62 is located substantially at the bend of the lever 62.
- the other branch of the bent lever 62 has a slide 64 in which a horizontal axis 65 can slide parallel to the articulation axis 63 of the bent lever 62.
- the position of the axis 65 along the slide 64 can be adjusted by a crank 66 accessible from the outside of the bath 2.
- a second control rod 67 is articulated at its upper end on the axis 65 disposed in the slide 64 and at its lower end on a finger 68 mounted in an eccentric position on a toothed ring 69.
- a helical driving pinion 70 meshes on the toothed crown 69. The rotation of the helical driving pinion 70 thus causes a Back and forth movement of the second control rod 67 which is transmitted to the first control rod 60 via the bent lever 62.
- the back and forth movement of the first control rod 60 is transmitted to all of the connecting rods 49 of the transmission mechanism by through the connecting bars 59 which move back and forth substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the bath 2.
- the orientable injectors 12 thus have a sweeping movement having a component in a horizontal plane.
- the amplitude of this horizontal scanning component can be adjusted by operating the crank 66 to move the axis 65 in the slide 64 of the bent lever 62.
- the motor pinion 70 ensuring the horizontal component of the sweeping movements and all the driving pinions 56 ensuring the vertical components of the sweeping movements are mounted on the same motor shaft 72, so that the various sweeping components can be applied simultaneously.
- the motor shaft 72 can be driven by a hydraulic geared motor 73 operating by the water pressure of the pump used for the injectors. It can also be seen in FIG. 12 that there is an angular phase shift between the instantaneous positions of the eccentric ball joints 48 relating to the different pairs of orientable injectors 12.
- the orientable injectors 12 arranged in a row on the same lateral face 3, 4 of the bath 2 have different vertical components at all times.
- This arrangement makes it possible to obtain a variation both in time (thanks to the sweeping movement) and in space of the orientation of the hydrodynamic jets ' directed towards the interior of the bathtub 2.
- the variety of hydrodynamic massages that can be carried out is therefore very large.
- FIG. 13 A simplified embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIG. 13.
- two fixed injectors, 80, 81 are mounted with different fixed orientations in each injection mouth 5 located on a lateral face 3, 4 of the bath 2.
- One of the injectors 80 is directed upwards so that the corresponding hydrodynamic jet is directed towards the surface of the water located in the bathtub 2, above the body 24 of the patient.
- the other injector 81 is directed downwards so that the corresponding hydrodynamic jet is directed towards the bottom of the bath 2, below the body 24 of the patient.
- the injection ports 5 located on either side of the bath 2 symmetrically with respect to the longitudinal direction of the bath 2 are associated in pairs.
- Each pair of injection nozzles 5 corresponds to a three-way valve 82, the inlet of which is connected to a supply pipe 83 connected to the pump 84.
- One of the outputs of the three-way valve 82 is connected to two flexible pipes 85, the ends of which are respectively connected to an injector 80 directed upwards situated on a side face 4 of the bathtub 2 and to an injector 81 directed downwards situated on the opposite side face 3 of the bathtub 2.
- the second outlet of the three-way valve 82 is connected to two flexible pipes 85 connected respectively to the injector 81 facing downwards situated on the first lateral face 4 of the bathtub 2 and to the injector 80 directed upwards located on the opposite side face 3 of the bathtub 2.
- the supply pipe 83 is selectively placed in communication with two injectors 80, 81 situated on the opposite side faces es 3, 4 of the tub 2, one of its injectors 80 being oriented upwardly and the other of its injectors 81 being oriented downwardly.
- the three-way valve 82 is preferably controlled hydraulically or pneumatically for reasons of electrical insulation.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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FR9104718 | 1991-04-17 | ||
FR9104718A FR2675376A1 (en) | 1991-04-17 | 1991-04-17 | HYDRODYNAMIC MASSAGE DEVICE. |
PCT/FR1992/000322 WO1992018087A1 (en) | 1991-04-17 | 1992-04-10 | Hydrodynamic massage device |
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EP0600892A1 true EP0600892A1 (en) | 1994-06-15 |
EP0600892B1 EP0600892B1 (en) | 1996-02-28 |
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US (1) | US5406654A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0600892B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH06506379A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE134502T1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2108558A1 (en) |
DE (2) | DE69208670T2 (en) |
DK (1) | DK0600892T3 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2086120T3 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2675376A1 (en) |
GR (1) | GR3020038T3 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1992018087A1 (en) |
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