EP1568343A1 - Körpermassagegerät - Google Patents

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EP1568343A1
EP1568343A1 EP04251049A EP04251049A EP1568343A1 EP 1568343 A1 EP1568343 A1 EP 1568343A1 EP 04251049 A EP04251049 A EP 04251049A EP 04251049 A EP04251049 A EP 04251049A EP 1568343 A1 EP1568343 A1 EP 1568343A1
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motor
massager
massage head
body massager
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Geoff Hollington
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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
    • 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
    • A61H2201/50—Control means thereof
    • A61H2201/5007—Control means thereof computer controlled

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  • the present invention relates to a body massager.
  • Body massagers with electrically powered motors are available so that movement such as vibration can be produced to improve the quality of massaging without increasing effort required by the user.
  • Some motorised body massagers have several different settings, for example, the choice of several different vibration frequencies.
  • the options a user has to choose from are very limited and no massagers offer programmable variation in the motion characteristics of the massager during the course of a massage session.
  • the present invention aims to overcome these limitations of conventional body massagers and aims to provide a body massager with a high degree of programmability and user control.
  • a body massager comprising:
  • a system for exchanging information with a body massager comprising:
  • an example body massager has a housing 1 which encases a massage head 3, and an LCD display 2 (covered by a clear plastic display window).
  • Various control buttons are provided in the housing 1.
  • the massager may be powered by rechargeable batteries, in which case there is an opening in the housing 1 for a power recharge socket.
  • the housing 1 may also be openings in the housing 1 for other sockets such as a USB port and an audio input, which will be discussed later.
  • the sockets can be covered so that only desired sockets are exposed at any time.
  • the housing 1 may be compatible with different interchangeable massage heads 3 which can snap on and off a hub on the housing 1.
  • a seal may be provided at the point of attachment for massage heads 3 to prevent ingress of liquids such as massage oil from entering the housing 1.
  • the massage head 3 is powered by three electric motors 8, 9, 10.
  • Reference numeral 10 shows the position of the third motor, the motor itself not being shown.
  • One motor 8 controls rotational motion, one 9 linear motion (sliding on one axis) and one 10 vibration.
  • the motors 8, 9, 10 have associated gear trains 11, 12 which are also connected to a sliding chassis base 13.
  • the massage head 3 is connected to this mechanical system via a shaft 14.
  • the motors 8, 9, 10 are controlled by an on-board microprocessor which is connected to, in this example, to a flash memory chip and can also be connected to a ROM chip. This electronic package controls the motors 8, 9, 10 under the direction of firmware stored in the ROM. Movement instruction data for the microporcessor is also stroed.
  • the movement data or "score” instructs the motor control software, the motors 8, 9, 10 and ultimately the massage head 3, to "perform” a unique massage "motion”.
  • Each unique Score creates a unique sequence of massage movements and vibrations with a specified time duration.
  • the head 3 rotates in reciprocation, describing an angular segment of between 45 and 360 degrees, but may have a different range. This segment can be indexed to any angular position.
  • the speed of this motion varies according to software control, with a maximum, for example, of about 1 cycle/sec.
  • the motor 8 that drives rotational motion is a stopper motor that drives the massage head shaft 14 via a reduction gear train 11. It is able to turn both clockwise and counterclockwise.
  • the position of the massage head shaft 14 is read and fed back to the microprocessor by sensors, which may be optical, and an encoder disc attached to the drive system 14.
  • the motor 8, gear train 11 and encoder sub-assembly is mounted in an independent chassis 13 that is able to slide smoothly within the housing 1 along the centre axis of the massager.
  • the output shaft 14 to the massage head therefore exits the housing 1 through an elongated slot.
  • sliding motion of the head 3 occurs along the centreline axis of massager.
  • This is a reciprocating motion with a displacement of 10mm.
  • a feedback sensor which may be optical, to locate the parking position of the head 3. Otherwise it is not necessary to continuously monitor the head's position on the sliding axis.
  • the speed of this motion varies according to software control, with a maximum, for example, of about 2 cycle/sec.
  • the motor 9 which controls sliding motion is a DC motor. It is rigidly mounted inside the housing 1 and drives the motor chassis 13 via a reduction gear train 12 and a crank mechanism.
  • a feedback device which may be optical, registers the parking position of the head 3.
  • vibration is provided to the whole massager by a revolving, eccentric mass positioned so as to focus the vibration displacement as close to the massage head 3 as possible.
  • the vibration frequency varies according to software control, but may be in the range 0-120 hertz.
  • the amplitude may be about 1mm at the head 3 "bumps".
  • the motor 10 which controls vibration is a DC motor mounted rigidly within the motor chassis 13 assembly and which drives directly a shaft-mounted eccentric mass. This provides vibration to the head 3.
  • the mechanical parts such as gears, crank and chassis may be moulded from plastics material such as nylon and may be self-lubricating, or, if the structure requires it, certain components may be metal.
  • a small number of Scores can be permanently stored on the massager but additional Scores can be uploaded to the massager from a desktop or laptop PC or Macintosh and stored in flash memory.
  • the connected computer can be used to view the Scores in flash memory, manage the contents of the massager's memory and download, copy and delete files from the massager's memory. It may also upload software updates to the massager, which can be automatic. This may be from a website or other remote location port.
  • An opening in the housing 1 may be provided for a USB socket, for example, to allow this connection to a computer.
  • the USB may be miniature sized.
  • the display 2 and control keys 4, 5, 6, 7 allow a user to choose a Score, run it and intervene to some extent in its execution.
  • Figure 3 shows the sequence of possible events on using the massager.
  • the user sees a Score name on the LCD display 2. Pressing the scroll key 6 left 16 or right 17 will scroll the Score names horizontally across the display 2.
  • the user presses 18 the run key 5 to run the Score and the massage head 3 begins to move and vibrate autonomously according to the Score movement data.
  • the massage head 3 is applied to the body.
  • the default display in the run mode is a progress bar.
  • the user can have some control. Pressing the scroll key 6 causes the Score to skip backwards 23 or forwards 24. Pressing 25 the run key 5 pauses the Score (and pressing again 28 resumes). Pushing and holding 29 the run key exits the run mode. Pushing the pleasure control key 7 forwards 20 intensifies the massage sensation and pushing it backwards 21 reduces the sensation. Pushing down and holding 22 the pleasure control key 7 causes the Score to run the current motion/vibration pattern indefinitely (until pushing and holding 26 the run key 5 exits the run mode).
  • the massager may have an audio input socket to enable a "music mode".
  • a user feeds an audio signal from a portable music player to the massager, causing the massage head 3 movements to be synchronised to some extent with the music being played.
  • a user listens to the music with an earpiece while being massaged "in time” to the music.
  • a few portions of movement data comprising settings for the motors 8, 9, 10 are processed a number of times per second. Typical issue rates may be in the range 4 to 20 times a second.
  • These periodic instruction sets are called frames. Each frame defines the desired settings for each of the motors 8, 9, 10 for that moment. Additional data defining the time delay between each frame is also sent, allowing this time to be varied during the playing of a Score.
  • a data is generated portraying what is known about the motors 8, 9, 10 and the keys 4, 5, 6, 7. These describe the head 3 angular position, the key states, whether the head 3 is at its parked position or not in its linear travel, and current drain on rotary motor 8 and linear motor 9.
  • the massager can be operated in a direct control mode, in which a PC is connected by a USB cable to the massager during use.
  • the massager can also be operated in a stored data mode, in which the bytes for all frames are downloaded and stored in sequence in flash memory and the massager is used independently of a PC.
  • the bidirectional motor 8 for rotation has an encoder disc allowing the absolute position of the massage head 3 to be ascertained so that both the relative pattern of motion and absolute position are known.
  • the motor 8 may be controlled by sending signals requesting it to attempt to turn to a particular angular position each frame. If the encoder disc distinguishes 256 different angles, for example, (each just under 1.5 degrees apart) then one byte per frame would be sufficient to specify the intended location.
  • the motor 9 moving the head 3 in a linear up/down motion is a unidirectional motor, and only needs a single power setting value per frame. Four bits are sufficient to distinguish 16 different power settings.
  • This motor 9 has limited feedback and can report whether the motor 9 is at or passed through its parked position at some time since the previous frame. Power drain measurements may also be available; the relation between these and the power supplied indicates how much resistance the user is applying.
  • the vibrator motor 10 is controlled by altering the fraction of total power driving it. There is no feedback from this motor. A single power value is sent each frame. This could be expressed in 4 bits, allowing 16 different power settings.
  • the above arrangement allows a Score to be played through from beginning to end.
  • the user may manipulate a playing Score as previously mentioned, by pressing a key 4, 5, 6, 7 to request an action, by connecting audio in line to a signal or by resisting the motion of the head 3.

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