EP0870489A2 - Massagegerät - Google Patents
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- EP0870489A2 EP0870489A2 EP98104190A EP98104190A EP0870489A2 EP 0870489 A2 EP0870489 A2 EP 0870489A2 EP 98104190 A EP98104190 A EP 98104190A EP 98104190 A EP98104190 A EP 98104190A EP 0870489 A2 EP0870489 A2 EP 0870489A2
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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
- A61H33/6021—Nozzles
- A61H33/6063—Specifically adapted for fitting in bathtub walls
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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
- A61H23/04—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms with hydraulic or pneumatic 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
- A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
- A61H9/0021—Hydraulic massage
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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
- A61H2201/1602—Physical interface with patient kind of interface, e.g. head rest, knee support or lumbar support
- A61H2201/1654—Layer between the skin and massage elements, e.g. fluid or ball
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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
- A61H2203/00—Additional characteristics concerning the patient
- A61H2203/04—Position of the patient
- A61H2203/0443—Position of the patient substantially horizontal
Definitions
- the invention relates to a massage device according to the Preamble of claim 1.
- this known embodiment has the disadvantage of one exceptionally high effort, in particular is hardly justifiable if the massage water bed is not the Whole body treatment should only serve locally, for example for the massage of localized muscular hardening and tension, as they are particularly common occur in the neck or shoulder area.
- a massage device according to the The preamble of claim 1 is known, the nozzle chamber via a control valve and a connection to any water pipes can be connected.
- the invention has for its object a massage device to provide for a bathtub of the type specified at the beginning, which on the one hand enables the tub to be used in the usual way to use as a conventional bathtub, but if necessary in addition, massages in the shoulder and neck area too administer.
- the invention is thus based on the knowledge that at Bathtub design with a massage device according to the invention not only given the usual bathing opportunity but above it in addition, in a simple manner, an additional advantageous massage device is created.
- This with the help of the massage device possible massage process is also more advantageous Connectable with the usual bathing process, i.e. the bathers Person has the ability to be practically at the same time to undergo a massage.
- the massage device according to the invention can also in a shower panel, d. H. a side boundary wall one Shower cabin to be installed. If the shower cabin with a Seating, it has turned out to be special Proven useful if the massager in the area of shower panel is arranged with the back and / or Neck of a person sitting on the seat in contact can reach.
- the nozzle of the massage device according to the invention in the nozzle chamber is pivotally mounted.
- the user can then set a fixed Position in relation to the back wall of the tub or shower panel ingest and still experience one of the movement of the Massage jet dependent due to pivotable mounting of the nozzle Massage.
- the pivotal movement in question is easily done achieved that the nozzle chamber facing away from the massage membrane Chamber bottom a swivel bearing penetrated by the nozzle includes.
- the pivot bearing can be spherical on the outside designed ring, which in a holder with accordingly spherical recess around the center of the sphere pivoted and with a hole to accommodate a the nozzle inlet forming pipe socket is provided.
- the edge of the massage membrane is particularly favorable in a molded from plastic, preferably PU foam Retaining ring.
- the massage membrane is advantageous designed in the form of a round disc.
- the massage membrane on the nozzle chamber facing side advantageously a acting on the membrane Support net absorbing external forces assigned.
- This Support net is expediently on the inside of the shower or bath tub slightly arched.
- the illustrated includes Bathtub in the usual way a tub floor 1, from which relatively steeply rising side walls 2, 3 to the tub edge 4 extend. Furthermore, one of the supports goes from the tub floor 1 the inclined serving of the tub user in his back area Rear wall 5 out.
- At least one opening 6 is provided in the rear wall 5, to a nozzle chamber provided on the outside of the tub 7 (cf. FIG. 5) of a massage device according to the invention leads.
- Each nozzle chamber 7 has at least one in it mouth nozzle 8 for the supply of a water and / or Provide air-formed massage medium.
- The is to the tub Breakthrough and thus the nozzle chamber 7 with a limiting Massage membrane 9 in the form of a loadable by the massage medium elastic flexible film sealed at the it is, for example, a silicone film or a film can act from latex.
- Each nozzle 8 is in the nozzle chamber 7 pivoted. For this purpose, the nozzle chamber 7 in the chamber membrane 10 facing away from the chamber floor 10 a of the Nozzle 8 passes through pivot bearing 11.
- the pivot bearing has an externally spherical ring 12, which in a holder 13 with a corresponding spherical recess 14 is pivotally mounted about the ball center 15 and one Bore 16 for receiving a pipe socket forming the nozzle inlet 17 owns.
- the pipe socket 17 leading to the nozzle 8 is one of a kind extending between the chamber bottom 10 and the nozzle 8, bellows-like molded partition 18 surrounded.
- the latter limits the with a housing opening 19 for draining the massage medium provided nozzle chamber 7 opposite a pipe socket space 20.
- This space also has an opening 21 in the chamber floor 10 the outside in connection.
- the pipe socket 17 stands with actuating lever 22 one not shown, the massage beam control serving drive device, which e.g. out a small motor-gear unit.
- FIG. 3 and 4 show particularly clearly, the Edge 23 of the massage membrane 9 in a plastic, preferably PU foam molded retaining ring 24.
- the Massage membrane 9 formed in the form of a round disc.
- Both Figs. 3 and 4 show that the massage membrane 9 on the the side facing the nozzle chamber 7 acts on the membrane Support net 25 absorbing external forces is assigned is.
- This support network 25 is shown in FIG. 3 Embodiment designed flat, in the example according to Fig. 4, however, slightly curved towards the inside of the tub.
- the massage device according to the invention When using the massage device according to the invention with a massage membrane, the latter under the action of the massage jet bulges locally towards the inside of the tub over the membrane the back area of the tub user accordingly acted upon.
- pivoting the in the nozzle chamber 7 located nozzle 8 changes the aforementioned Bulging the massage membrane 9 according to its position and thus performs the desired massage function.
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Abstract
Description
- Fig. 1
- eine perspektivische Ansicht einer Badewanne mit zwei eingesetzten Massagemembranen,
- Fig. 2
- eine Schnittansicht der Badewanne nach Fig. 1 zur Veranschaulichung der Lage der beiden Massagemembranen,
- Fig. 3
- einen Axialschnitt durch den Wannendurchbruch mit eingesetzter flacher Massagemembran,
- Fig. 4
- einen Axialschnitt durch den Wannendurchbruch mit eingesetzter, leicht gewölbt ausgebildeter Massagemembran und
- Fig. 5
- einen Axialschnitt durch einen Wannendurchbruch mit angeschlossener Düsenkammer und Abdeckung durch eine Massagemembran.
Claims (11)
- Massagegerät mit einer Düsenkammer (7) mit mindestens einer in ihr mündenden Düse (8) für die Zufuhr eines durch Wasser und/oder Luft gebildeten Massagemediums, einer die Kammer begrenzenden Massagemembran (9) in Form einer vom Massagemedium beaufschlagbaren, elastischen, flexiblen Folie, wobei die Düsenkammer (7) eine zur Ableitung des Massagemediums dienende Gehäuseöffnung aufweist,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Düsenkammer in einen Durchbruch einer Wand (5), vorzugsweise einer Wand einer einen Boden (1), Seitenwände (2, 3) und eine der Abstützung eines Benutzers dienende, geneigte Rückwand (5) aufweisenden Wanne einem Duschpaneel o. dgl., derart einbaubar ist, daß die Massagemembran (9) den Durchbruch verschließt, die Düsenkammer (7) im der Massagemembran abgewandten Kammerboden (10) ein von einem den Düsenzulauf bildenden Rohrstutzen (17) durchsetztes Schwenklager (11) umfaßt, und der zur Düse (8) führende Rohrstutzen (17) von einer sich zwischen dem Kammerboden (10) und der Düse (8) erstreckenden, balgartig geformten Trennwand (18) umgeben ist, die die Düsenkammer (7) gegenüber einem über eine Öffnung (21) im Kammerboden mit der Außenseite in Verbindung stehenden Rohrstutzen (20) begrenzt. - Massagegerät nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Düsenkammer in einen Durchbruch der Rückwand (5) der Wanne und/oder in ein Duschpaneel einer vorzugsweise eine Sitzgelegenheit aufweisenden Dusche einbaubar ist.
- Massagegerät nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Schwenklager (11) einen außenseitig kugelförmig gestalteten Ring (12) umfaßt, der in einer Halterung (13) mit entsprechend kugelförmiger Ausnehmung um das Kugelzentrum (15) schwenkbar gelagert ist und eine Bohrung (16) zur Aufnahme eines den Düsenzulauf bildenden Rohrstutzens (17) besitzt.
- Massagegerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Rohrstutzen über Betätigungshebel (22) mit einer der Massagestrahlsteuerung dienenden Antriebsvorrichtung in Verbindung steht.
- Massagegerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Rand (23) der Massagemembran (9) in einem aus Kunststoff geformten Haltering (24) gefaßt ist.
- Massagegerät nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Haltering (24) aus PU Schaum gebildet ist.
- Massagegerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Massagemembran (9) in Form einer runden Scheibe ausgebildet ist.
- Massagegerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Massagemembran auf der der Düsenkammer zugewandten Seite ein auf die Membran wirkende äußere Kräfte aufnehmendes Abstütznetz (25) zugeordnet ist.
- Massagegerät nach Anspruch 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Abstütznetz (25) zur Dusch- bzw. Wanneninnenseite hin leicht gewölbt ausgebildet ist.
- Dusche mit einem eine seitliche Begrenzung bildenden Duschpaneel und einem darin eingebauten Massagegerät nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9.
- Dusche nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Massagegerät im Bereich einer in die Dusche eingebauten Sitzgelegenheit angeordnet ist.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE19709759 | 1997-03-10 | ||
| DE19709759A DE19709759C1 (de) | 1997-03-10 | 1997-03-10 | Massagegerät |
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| EP0870489A2 true EP0870489A2 (de) | 1998-10-14 |
| EP0870489A3 EP0870489A3 (de) | 1999-05-19 |
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| EP98104190A Ceased EP0870489A3 (de) | 1997-03-10 | 1998-03-09 | Massagegerät |
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| EP (1) | EP0870489A3 (de) |
| DE (1) | DE19709759C1 (de) |
| TW (1) | TW532168U (de) |
| ZA (1) | ZA981938B (de) |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL129732A0 (en) * | 1999-05-03 | 2000-02-29 | Orta Marketing Inc | Massaging device |
Citations (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE520015C (de) | 1931-03-06 | Albert Schuhan | Vibrationsapparat |
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| DE2713233A1 (de) * | 1977-03-12 | 1978-10-05 | Unbescheiden Gmbh | Vorrichtung zur gezielten unterwassermassage |
| DE2800532A1 (de) * | 1977-03-25 | 1979-07-12 | Unbescheiden Gmbh | Vorrichtung zur gezielten unterwassermassage |
| EP0343912B1 (de) * | 1988-05-27 | 1994-01-19 | Watkins Manufacturing Corporation | Massage-Einheit |
| US5820574A (en) * | 1993-04-15 | 1998-10-13 | Henkin; Melvyn Lane | Tap water powered massage apparatus having a water permeable membrane |
| CA2199420C (en) * | 1994-10-12 | 2001-01-02 | Christopher Larsen | Neck massage pillow for spa apparatus |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE520015C (de) | 1931-03-06 | Albert Schuhan | Vibrationsapparat |
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| ZA981938B (en) | 1999-01-25 |
| EP0870489A3 (de) | 1999-05-19 |
| TW532168U (en) | 2003-05-11 |
| DE19709759C1 (de) | 1998-10-01 |
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