EP1034770A2 - Massagevorrichtung zum Einbau in den Rücken eines Massagesessels oder dergleichen, mit verbesserter vertikaler Massage - Google Patents

Massagevorrichtung zum Einbau in den Rücken eines Massagesessels oder dergleichen, mit verbesserter vertikaler Massage Download PDF

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EP1034770A2
EP1034770A2 EP00102123A EP00102123A EP1034770A2 EP 1034770 A2 EP1034770 A2 EP 1034770A2 EP 00102123 A EP00102123 A EP 00102123A EP 00102123 A EP00102123 A EP 00102123A EP 1034770 A2 EP1034770 A2 EP 1034770A2
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Egidio Marcantoni
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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
    • A61H15/0078—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains power-driven
    • 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
    • A61H2201/01—Constructive details
    • A61H2201/0119—Support for the device
    • A61H2201/0138—Support for the device incorporated in furniture
    • 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
    • A61H2201/01—Constructive details
    • A61H2201/0119—Support for the device
    • A61H2201/0138—Support for the device incorporated in furniture
    • A61H2201/0142—Beds
    • 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
    • A61H2201/01—Constructive details
    • A61H2201/0119—Support for the device
    • A61H2201/0138—Support for the device incorporated in furniture
    • A61H2201/0149—Seat or chair
    • 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
    • A61H2201/1664—Movement of interface, i.e. force application means linear
    • A61H2201/1669—Movement of interface, i.e. force application means linear moving along the body in a reciprocating manner
    • 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

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  • the present invention relates to a massage device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like, having a more efficient vertical massage.
  • massage devices to be inserted in the back of massage chairs or the like allow to perform a massage in various directions, i.e., a massage in a horizontal direction along the length of the back of the chair, known as stretching massage, a massage in a direction which is transverse with respect to the back of the chair, known as tapping massage, and a massage known as kneading.
  • These massages are obtained by way of means for turning appropriate shafts about their respective axes so as to produce the alternating movement of massage wheels in a substantially horizontal and vertical direction.
  • Conventional massage devices therefore have a plurality of gearmotors, one for each different actuation of the massage wheels, which are connected, by means of their motor shafts and appropriate lever systems, to the massage wheels, accordingly transmitting thereto the intended motion.
  • the stretching massage i.e., the massage in which the massage wheels supported by an appropriate carriage move along the back of the user, is unsophisticated and insufficient for the massage requirements of users.
  • Massage devices which combine with the single stretching-type massage a control of said type of massage, so as to apply said massage repeatedly to the same point of the back of the user, chosen at will, or so as to have a gradual movement of the massage carriage upward or downward, with the possibility of choosing the entire back or only the lower region or only the middle region or upper region of the user.
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a massage device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like, provided exclusively with vertical massage, with an improvement of said massage, such as to make the massage device comparable with more expensive and complicated devices.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a massage device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like, wherein the vertical massage of the stretching type, despite being achieved with a single gearmotor, is improved so as to make the massage device similar in performance to conventional massage devices having a plurality of gearmotors.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a massage device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like which is highly compact, so that it is possible to produce thinner backs which accordingly have an attractive aesthetic appearance.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a massage device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like which fully meets the requirements of users both from the point of view of massage efficiency and from the point of view of costs.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a massage device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like which is highly reliable, relatively easy to manufacture and at competitive costs.
  • a massage device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like, comprising a threaded shaft along which a carriage can slide, said carriage being adapted to support a plurality of massage wheels and being actuated along said threaded shaft by a gearmotor, characterized in that it is provided with vibrating means which are rigidly coupled to said carriage and are suitable to transmit vibrations to said massage wheels in order to move said massage wheels transversely with respect to said threaded shaft.
  • the massage device generally designated by the reference number 1.
  • a threaded shaft 8 which is substantially vertical and supports a carriage or movable frame 3 so that it can slide along said shaft; said carriage in turn supports massage wheels 4 so that they can rotate about their respective axes.
  • the threaded shaft 8 which according to requirements can be fixed to a suitable frame, designated by the reference numeral 5, or can be inserted directly in the back of a massage chair or the like and fixed to the supporting structure of the chair, is rotationally actuated by a gearmotor 6 which is meant to produce the translatory motion of the frame or carriage 3 vertically along the threaded shaft 8 in order to produce a massage of the stretching type.
  • the threaded shaft 8 is inserted in a parallelepipedal protective element 2 which acts as a rail for the sliding of the carriage 3.
  • the particularity of the invention resides in the fact that it provides vibrating means 10 which are rigidly connected to the carriage 3 and are suitable to act on the arms 11 that support the massage wheels 4.
  • Said vibrating means 10 are appropriately fixed to a plate 12 which is rigidly coupled to the carriage 3.
  • the action of the vibrating means 10 on the arms 11 that support the massage wheels 4 produces a massage which can be defined as being intermediate between stretching and kneading.
  • the massage device according to the invention acquires improved massage characteristics with respect to conventional devices in which only stretching massage is available.
  • the vibrating means 10 which act on the arms 11 of the carriage 3 of the massage device according to the invention, are provided with means 9 for adjusting the intensity of the vibrations that can be transferred to the arms 11 of the carriage 3.
  • the vibrating means 10 can be used or not by the user in combination with conventional stretching massage applied by the gearmotor 6, which allows a vertical translatory motion of the carriage 3 along the rail element 2.
  • the device according to the invention can also be inserted in backs of chairs which are smaller than the backs provided for massage devices that include arrangements for all possible massage types.
  • the presence of a plurality of gearmotors in fact requires the back that must accommodate the devices to have dimensions adapted to contain said devices.
  • the presence of a single gearmotor together with the vibrating means 10 instead allows not only to reduce costs considerably in view of the great simplification of the device but also to insert said the device in backs which have a more attractive aesthetic appearance than backs prepared to accommodate conventional massage devices.
  • the massage device according to the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects, since it allows to obtain an improved massage from a low-cost and compact massage device.
  • the device according to the invention therefore can be seen as an improvement of the device provided with a single massage of the stretching type, suitable for users who wish to have a product which is still cheap but has an improved performance with respect to the device capable of performing only the stretching massage.
  • the device according to the invention can be provided with means 9 for adjusting both the duration of the stroke and the length of said stroke of the carriage 3, so as to improve the type of massage that can be obtained.
  • the vibrating means 10, arranged transversely to the direction of motion of the carriage 3, as shown in the figure, may also be arranged differently, provided that their action is applied to the arms 11 that support the massage wheels 4.
  • the device may be, for example, provided so as to be inserted in a bed or a sofa.

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EP00102123A 1999-03-12 2000-02-04 Massagevorrichtung zum Einbau in den Rücken eines Massagesessels oder dergleichen, mit verbesserter vertikaler Massage Withdrawn EP1034770A3 (de)

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DE20116001U1 (de) 2001-09-28 2001-12-06 Grüger, Ulrike, 89081 Ulm Massagevorrichtung, insbesondere für den Einbau in die Rückenlehne eines Fahrzeugsitzes
WO2003028615A1 (de) 2001-09-28 2003-04-10 Grueger Ulrike Massagevorrichtung, insbesondere für den einbau in die rückenlehne eines fahrzeugsitzes
EP2713828A1 (de) * 2011-06-01 2014-04-09 Mijan, David Bettvibrationssystem und -verfahren
EP2713828A4 (de) * 2011-06-01 2014-10-29 David Mijan Bettvibrationssystem und -verfahren
US9032573B2 (en) 2011-06-01 2015-05-19 David Mijan Bed vibration system and method
CN106176158A (zh) * 2015-05-27 2016-12-07 鑫悦国际有限公司 切控动力连结的伸缩装置
CN106176158B (zh) * 2015-05-27 2019-05-21 鑫悦国际有限公司 切控动力连结的伸缩装置
WO2019041726A1 (zh) * 2017-08-28 2019-03-07 深圳市前海未来无限投资管理有限公司 震动执行装置以及飞机杯
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CN111659072A (zh) * 2020-05-20 2020-09-15 马廷科 一种手臂康复用的锻炼装置
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