EP0607816B1 - Massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

In a massage device a massage head (3) is connected to a handle (1) via an elastic connecting member (2). The connecting member (2) comprises a tension spring and can be pushed out of the handle (1) to a greater or lesser degree. It permits the massage head (3) to move resiliently to all sides. <IMAGE>

Description

The invention relates to a massage device with a handle and one on it attached, movable relative to the handle massage head, the Massage head through an elastically deformable connecting part with the Handle is connected.

A massage device is described for example in DE-U-90 10 455.2. With him the massage head is swinging with an axis Handle connected. This allows it to be used by a Pendulum movement around the axis of the massage head Body contour follow, resulting in an even support of all rolling bodies leads.

EP-A-0 092 449 also describes a massage device in which a Massage head with rolling bodies designed as balls by means of a Ball joint is connected to its handle. That makes it possible Massage head to oscillate around two axes, so that it with two Degrees of freedom of the body contour to be treated can follow. The however, the ball joint required for this requires a relatively high one constructive effort and requires relatively high forces to the allow the desired pendulum movement.

From GB-A 398 922 is a massage device of the type mentioned known; however, here is the force with which the massage head is relative is deflected to the handle, always the same. However, it has been shown that this force is said to be changeable since not all areas of the body are the same Force should be massaged.

The invention is therefore based on the object of a massager type mentioned in such a way that the force to deflect the massage head is variable, the setting of the force as possible should be easy.

The object is achieved in that the massage head to perform a roller massage a rotatably mounted roller body has that the connecting part from the handle to the rolling body in Handle within an axially displaceably arranged in the receptacle Spring cup is held that the handle one from its outside up has leading slot in the receptacle, and that the spring cup through a pin through the slot with an adjusting knob on the Outside of the handle is connectable.

It is important for the invention that the connecting part is a good one Allows mobility of the massage head. This can be done in different ways can be achieved, for example by rubber bodies. A special one simple embodiment, however, is that the connecting part is a spring rod.

The massage head is always in the non-energized state in a precisely defined basic position relative to the handle if, According to another development of the invention, the connecting part formed by a tension spring lying on the block in the unloaded state is.

Figur 1

eine teilweise geschnitten dargestellte Seitenansicht eines Massagegerätes nach der Erfindung;

Figur 2

das Massagegerät nach Figur 1 mit ausgelenktem Massagekopf;

Figur 3

eine Draufsicht auf das Massagegerät mit ausgelenktem Massagekopf.

The invention permits numerous embodiments. To further clarify its basic principle, one of these is shown in the drawing and is described below. These show in

Figure 1

a partially sectioned side view of a massage device according to the invention;

Figure 2

the massage device of Figure 1 with the massage head deflected;

Figure 3

a plan view of the massager with the massage head deflected.

The massage device according to the invention has a handle 1 on which a massage head 3 via an elastically deformable connecting part 2 is attached. This massage head 3 holds several on one axis 4 freely rotatable rolling element 5, which are toothed disks can. The axis 4 runs parallel to in this embodiment Handle 1. However, it can also be oriented differently, in particular also aligned with the main axis of extent of the handle 1.

The connecting part 2 is in this embodiment as a tension spring lying on the block in the unloaded state trained with one end fixed to the massage head 3 connected and with its other end in a spring cup 6 is attached, which within a receptacle 7 of the Handle 1 can be adjusted axially, so that Connection part 2 more or less far from the handle 1 can protrude. For moving the spring cup 6 serves an adjusting button 8, which is by a pin 9 is firmly connected to the spring cup 6, this Pin 9 within a leading into the receptacle 7 Slot 10 runs.

Figures 2 and 3 illustrate that the massage head 3 compared to the handle 1 while expanding the as Tension spring trained connecting part 2 can move to adapt to the contour of the massaged body part.

FIG. 3 shows the control button 8 and the slot 10 in the handle 1.

Reference list

1

Handle

2nd

Connecting part

3rd

Massage head

4th

axis

5

Rolling element

6

Spring pot

7

admission

8th

Control knob

9

Cones

10th

slot

Claims (3)

1. Massage device with a handle (1) on which a massage head (3) is fastened so as to be movable relative to the handle (1), whereas the massage head (3) is connected with the handle (1) by way of an elastically deformable link,
   characterized in that
   the massage head is provided with a pivotably arranged roller for rolling massage, that the link (2) is kept, from the handle to the roller (5) in the handle (1), within an axially movable spring box arranged in the reception (7), that the handle has a slot (10) going from its outer side to the reception, and that the spring box (6) is connectable with an adjusting knob (8) on the outer side of the handle by way of a peg (9) reaching through the slot (10).
2. Massage device according to claim 1,
   characterized in that
   the link (2) is a spring bar.
3. Massage device according to at least one of the previous claims,
   characterized in that
   the link (2) consists in a tension spring being locked when not loaded.

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