EP1722736A1 - Massage arm - Google Patents

Massage arm

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EP1722736A1
EP1722736A1 EP05715023A EP05715023A EP1722736A1 EP 1722736 A1 EP1722736 A1 EP 1722736A1 EP 05715023 A EP05715023 A EP 05715023A EP 05715023 A EP05715023 A EP 05715023A EP 1722736 A1 EP1722736 A1 EP 1722736A1
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massage
arm
ball
ball socket
massage arm
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Uwe Schefthaler
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Okin Gesellschaft fur Antriebstechnik mbH
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  • the invention relates to a massage arm with a massage element for an insertable into a massage chair or the like Massageemheit, wherein the massage arm is articulated to at least one movable by a drive in the massaging Massemheit axis and articulated to the massage element
  • the massage unit usually consists of a massage carriage which can be inserted into the backrest of a massage chair or m another furniture part to be equipped with a massage unit and which can be moved along a frame by a drive hm and forth.
  • the massage slide usually has two motor-driven axes, via which an oscillation of two each provided with a massage element massage arms is generated.
  • each massage arm expediently consists of a hinged to the one axis of the support arm, at the free end of the massage element is arranged, and an articulated to the second axis boom, which engages with one end on the support arm.
  • both axes can have eccentric regions at their ends, on which the holding arm or the delivery arm are mounted.
  • the eccentric portions at the ends of the axis connected to the arm can be angled relative to this axis, so that the massage elements supporting support arms on rotation of this axis pivotal about a substantially horizontal axis Maschinenbauen, extending through the intersection of the respective axis and angled axis of the eccentric areas extends.
  • the massage effect produced by this movement of the massage elements is called "kneading".
  • the movement of the axis connected to the cantilever is such that, in superposition with the eccentric oscillation of the axis connected to the holder arms, a substantially vertical movement, optionally with a component perpendicular to the frame, of the massage elements is produced via the cantilevers.
  • the massage effect exercised by this movement is also called "knocking".
  • Roller-shaped massage elements are rotatable about an axis arranged substantially horizontally.
  • the massage elements m are formed in a flat or handformigen shape and act with several massage bodies arranged thereon on the back of sitting in the massage chair or the like person em. Also in these embodiments, the massage elements are arranged pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis on the support arms. Other connections between the massage elements and the support arms make use of two axis directions.
  • the object of the present invention is to further develop massage arms with massage elements arranged thereon so that an improved massaging effect is achieved.
  • the object is erf dungsgeplain thereby solved that at a Massage arm comprising a massage element of the type mentioned the articulated connection between the massage arm and the massage element em ball joint.
  • the ball joint has a ball head attached to the end of the massage arm opposite the articulation on the axis, which is mounted in a ball socket arranged on the massage element.
  • the ball head can also be connected to the massage element and stored in a ball arranged on the massage arm ball socket.
  • the ball head has two opposite pins, which engage in opposite openings in the ball socket.
  • the openings can be made elongated to the edge of the ball socket hm, so that the pivoting angle of
  • the two longitudinal axes of the openings extend substantially in the longitudinal direction of the massage arm and in particular of the holding arm, when the massage arm consists of a holding arm connected to a first driven axle and an arm engaging thereto and connected to a second driven axle.
  • the openings are then arranged parallel to the plane formed by the support arm and the boom, so that the massage element can rotate only limited perpendicular to this plane.
  • the massage element is intended to pivot only to a limited extent in the plane containing the longitudinal directions of the two openings, the width of the openings perpendicular to their longitudinal axes is designed so that it substantially corresponds to the diameter of the pins.
  • the massage arms when the massage arms are arranged in the backrest of a massage chair, these extend in an upright backrest substantially in the horizontal direction for jerking the person sitting in the massage chair person.
  • the elongated openings m of the ball socket pivoting of the massage elements is then limited to its vertical axis and thus avoided em twisting about this axis.
  • the ball head has an extending from the ball socket approach to connect to the massage arm and the ball socket is provided with a U-shaped and open to the edge of the ball socket groove into which the approach is pivotable.
  • the massage element a support member arranged on one side of the support member Massaging bodies for acting on the human body, wherein the support member consists of two halves, on each of which one half of the ball socket is integrally formed on the opposite side of the massaging bodies of the support member.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a massage arm arranged thereon massage element
  • Fig. 2 is a side view of the m Figure 1 shown massage arm with massage element and
  • Fig. 3 is a front view of the massage arm shown in Fig. 1 with massage element.
  • a massage arm 1 shown in the drawing with a massage element 2 of the massage arm 1 is connected by a kind of spherical universal joint 3 with the massage element 2.
  • the support arm 4 is shown in the drawing, which is freely supported by a bearing 5 on a motor-driven axis, not shown in the drawing.
  • the bearing takes place at an eccentric end of the axis, which is arranged inclined with respect to the axis in one direction, so that both an eccentric oscillation on the support arm 4 parallel to the plane of the drawing of Fig. 2 and a pivoting of the support arm 4 perpendicular to the plane of the drawing of Fig. 2 is generated.
  • the massage element 2 consists of a flat, hand-shaped support member 6 with arranged on the opposite side of the support arm 4 massage bodies for acting on the human body.
  • corresponding openings 8 are provided in the support member 6.
  • four massage body 7 are provided. These can of course be selected in the form and number of the respective requirements.
  • the spherical universal joint 3 connecting the massage arm 1 to the massage element 2 consists, as can be seen from the drawing, of a ball head 9 attached to the support arm 4 at the end 5 of the joint 5 and a ball socket 10 formed on the support part 6 on its opposite side to the massagers 7
  • the ball head 9 is connected to the holding arm 4 via a cylindrical projection 11.
  • the ball head 9 has two opposing pins 12 which extend perpendicular to the massage arm and engage in opposite openings 13 in the ball socket 10. The pins 12 and openings 13 prevent em twisting of the massage element 2 about the axis of the zylinderformigen approach 11 of the ball head.
  • the openings 13 are formed elongated in the axial direction of the zylinderformigen projection 11 of the ball head 9, so that the pivot angle of the articulated connection is limited in the massage arm 1 and the massage element 2 in the vertical plane perpendicular to the plane of Fig. 2 to a predetermined range. Thereby em twisting of the massage element 2 is prevented in this plane.
  • the ball socket 10 is provided with a U-shaped and open to the edge of the ball socket 10 groove 14 into which the cyl derformige approach 11 of the ball head 9 is pivotable.
  • the groove 14 is arranged in the plane of the massage arm 1 parallel to the plane of the drawing of Fig. 2 and perpendicular to the plane of Fig. 3, so that the massage arm 1 in this plane against the massage element 2 can be folded.
  • the support member 6 of the massage element 2 is formed (not shown in the drawing) of two halves, at the parting line one half of the ball socket 10 is formed einstuckig, so that the ball head 9 of the massage arm 3 can be accommodated between the Kugelpfannenhalften.
  • the Tragteilhalften with molded thereto Kugelpfannenhalften be connected by suitable fasteners.

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Abstract

A massage arm ( 1 ), comprising a massage element ( 2 ) for a massage unit that can be incorporated into a massage chair or similar, is hinged on at least one shaft that can be moved by a drive in the massage unit, and has an articulated connection to the massage element ( 2 ). To achieve an improved massaging action with the massage arm and the attached massage elements, it is proposed that the articulated connection comprise a ball-and-socket joint ( 3 ).

Description

Massagearm massage arm
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Massagearm mit einem Massageelement für eine in einen Massagesessel oder dergleichen einsetzbare Massageemheit, wobei der Massagearm an mindestens eine durch einen Antrieb in der Massageemheit bewegbare Achse angelenkt ist und mit dem Massageelement gelenkig verbundenThe invention relates to a massage arm with a massage element for an insertable into a massage chair or the like Massageemheit, wherein the massage arm is articulated to at least one movable by a drive in the massaging Massemheit axis and articulated to the massage element
Derartige Massagearme sind in verschiedenen Ausfuhrungen bekannt. Üblicherweise besteht die Massageemheit aus einem in die Ruckenlehne eines Massagesessels oder m ein anderes mit einer Massageemheit auszurüstenden Mobelteil einsetzbaren Massageschlitten, der längs eines Rahmens durch einen Antrieb hm und her fahrbar ist. Der Massageschlitten weist in der Regel zwei motorig angetriebene Achsen auf, über die eine Oszillation zweier mit jeweils einem Massageelement versehener Massagearme erzeugt wird. Dazu besteht jeder Massagearm zweckmaßigerweise aus einem mit der einen Achse gelenkig verbundenen Haltearm, an dessen freien Ende das Massageelement angeordnet ist, und einem mit der zweiten Achse gelenkig verbundenen Ausleger, der mit einem Ende am Haltearm angreift. Zur Erzeugung der Oszillation können beide Achsen an ihren Enden exzentrische Bereiche aufweisen, an denen der Haltearm bzw. der Ausleger gelagert sind. Dabei können die exzentrischen Bereiche an den Enden der mit dem Haltearm verbundenen Achse gegenüber dieser Achse abgewinkelt sei, so dass die Massageelemente tragenden Haltearme bei Rotation dieser Achse eine Schwenkbewegung um eine im wesentlichen horizontalen Achse durchfuhren, die sich durch den Schnittpunkt der betreffenden Achse und der abgewinkelten Achse der exzentrischen Bereiche erstreckt. Die durch diese Bewegung der Massageelemente erzeugte Massagewirkung wird „Kneten" genannt.Such massage arms are known in various embodiments. The massage unit usually consists of a massage carriage which can be inserted into the backrest of a massage chair or m another furniture part to be equipped with a massage unit and which can be moved along a frame by a drive hm and forth. The massage slide usually has two motor-driven axes, via which an oscillation of two each provided with a massage element massage arms is generated. For this purpose, each massage arm expediently consists of a hinged to the one axis of the support arm, at the free end of the massage element is arranged, and an articulated to the second axis boom, which engages with one end on the support arm. To produce the oscillation, both axes can have eccentric regions at their ends, on which the holding arm or the delivery arm are mounted. In this case, the eccentric portions at the ends of the axis connected to the arm can be angled relative to this axis, so that the massage elements supporting support arms on rotation of this axis pivotal about a substantially horizontal axis durchfuhren, extending through the intersection of the respective axis and angled axis of the eccentric areas extends. The massage effect produced by this movement of the massage elements is called "kneading".
Die Bewegung der mit dem Ausleger verbundenen Achse ist derart, dass in Überlagerung mit der exzentrischen Oszillation der mit den Halterarmen verbundenen Achse über die Ausleger eine im wesentlichen vertikale Bewegung, gegebenenfalls mit einer senkrecht zum Rahmen gerichteten Komponente, der Massageelemente erzeugt wird. Die durch diese Bewegung ausgeübte Massagewirkung wird auch „Klopfen" genannt.The movement of the axis connected to the cantilever is such that, in superposition with the eccentric oscillation of the axis connected to the holder arms, a substantially vertical movement, optionally with a component perpendicular to the frame, of the massage elements is produced via the cantilevers. The massage effect exercised by this movement is also called "knocking".
Massagearme dieser Art sind zum Beispiel aus der WO 97/37627 bekannt. Die an den Haltearmen angeordneten rollenformige Massageelemente sind um eine im wesentlichen horizontal angeordnete Achse drehbar.Massage arms of this type are known, for example, from WO 97/37627. The arranged on the holding arms roller-shaped massage elements are rotatable about an axis arranged substantially horizontally.
Bei anderen bekannten Massagearmen sind die Massageelemente m einer flachen bzw. handformigen Gestalt ausgebildet und wirken mit mehreren daran angeordneten Massagekorpern auf den Rucken der im Massagesessel oder dergleichen sitzenden Person em. Auch bei diesen Ausfuhrungen sind die Massageelemente um eine im wesentlichen horizontale Achse verschwenkbar an den Haltearmen angeordnet. Andere Verbindungen zwischen den Massageelementen und den Haltearmen machen von zwei Achsrichtungen Gebrauch.In other known massaging arms, the massage elements m are formed in a flat or handformigen shape and act with several massage bodies arranged thereon on the back of sitting in the massage chair or the like person em. Also in these embodiments, the massage elements are arranged pivotable about a substantially horizontal axis on the support arms. Other connections between the massage elements and the support arms make use of two axis directions.
Es hat sich jedoch herausgestellt, dass bei all diesen bekannten Massagearmen mit daran angelenkten Massageelementen die Massagewirkung nicht optimal ist.However, it has been found that in all these known massage arms with articulated massage elements, the massage effect is not optimal.
Der vorliegenden Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, Massagearme mit daran angeordneten Massageelementen so weiter zu bilden, dass eine verbesserte Massagewirkung damit erzielt wird.The object of the present invention is to further develop massage arms with massage elements arranged thereon so that an improved massaging effect is achieved.
Die Aufgabe wird erf dungsgemaß dadurch gelost, dass bei einem Massagearm mit einem Massageelement der eingangs genannten Art die gelenkige Verbindung zwischen dem Massagearm und dem Massageelement em Kugelgelenk umfasst.The object is erf dungsgemaß thereby solved that at a Massage arm comprising a massage element of the type mentioned the articulated connection between the massage arm and the massage element em ball joint.
Es hat sich herausgestellt, dass durch Verwendung eines Kugelgelenks zur Verbindung zwischen dem Massagearm und dem Massageelement die Kraftübertragung unmittelbar auf den Rucken der im Massagesessel oder dergleichen sitzenden Person effektiver erfolgt und somit die Massagewirkung beträchtlich verbessert werden kann.It has been found that by using a ball joint for connection between the massage arm and the massage element, the force transmission is effected more effectively directly on the back of sitting in the massage chair or the like person and thus the massage effect can be considerably improved.
In einer zweckmäßigen Ausfuhrung weist das Kugelgelenk einen an dem der Anlenkung an die Achse gegenüberliegenden Ende des Massagearms angebrachten Kugelkopf auf, der in einer am Massageelement angeordneten Kugelpfanne gelagert ist.In an expedient embodiment, the ball joint has a ball head attached to the end of the massage arm opposite the articulation on the axis, which is mounted in a ball socket arranged on the massage element.
Bei der eingangs beschriebenen üblichen Ausfuhrung der Massagearme mit einem durch eine erste Achse bewegten Haltearm für das Massageelement und einem am Haltearm angreifenden und durch eine zweite Achse bewegten Ausleger ist der Kugelkopf am freien Ende des Haltearms starr angeordnet.In the above-described conventional execution of the massage arms with a moving through a first axis arm for the massage element and an arm engaging on the arm and moved by a second axis boom of the ball head at the free end of the support arm is rigidly arranged.
Der Kugelkopf kann jedoch auch mit dem Massageelement verbunden und in einer am Massagearm angeordneten Kugelpfanne gelagert sein.However, the ball head can also be connected to the massage element and stored in a ball arranged on the massage arm ball socket.
In einer bevorzugten Weiterbildung der Erfindung weist der Kugelkopf zwei gegenüberliegende Zapfen auf, die in gegenüberliegende Offnungen in der Kugelpfanne eingreifen. Durch diese Maßnahme wird der Drehspielraum zwischen Kugelkopf und Kugelpfanne in Bewegungsebenen, in denen die axiale Verbindung zwischen den Offnungen liegt, begrenzt.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the ball head has two opposite pins, which engage in opposite openings in the ball socket. By this measure, the rotational clearance between the ball head and ball socket in planes of movement in which the axial connection between the openings is limited.
Insbesondere können die Offnungen zum Rand der Kugelpfanne hm langgestreckt ausgebildet sein, so dass der Schwenkwinkel desIn particular, the openings can be made elongated to the edge of the ball socket hm, so that the pivoting angle of
Kugelgelenks in der Ebene, in denen die beiden Langsachsen der Offnungen liegen, auf einen vorbestimmten Bereich beschrankt ist. Dadurch wird em Verdrehen der Massageelemente in dieser Ebene verhindert.Ball joints in the plane in which the two longitudinal axes of the Openings are limited to a predetermined range. As a result, em rotation of the massage elements is prevented in this level.
Bevorzugt erstrecken sich die beiden Langsachsen der Offnungen im wesentlichen in Längsrichtung des Massagearms und insbesondere des Haltearms, wenn der Massagearm aus einem mit einer ersten angetriebenen Achse verbundenen Haltearm und einem an diesen angreifenden und mit einer zweiten angetriebenen Achse verbundenen Ausleger besteht. Die Offnungen sind dann parallel zu der aus dem Haltearm und dem Ausleger gebildeten Ebene angeordnet, so dass sich das Massageelement senkrecht zu dieser Ebene nur beschrankt verdrehen kann.Preferably, the two longitudinal axes of the openings extend substantially in the longitudinal direction of the massage arm and in particular of the holding arm, when the massage arm consists of a holding arm connected to a first driven axle and an arm engaging thereto and connected to a second driven axle. The openings are then arranged parallel to the plane formed by the support arm and the boom, so that the massage element can rotate only limited perpendicular to this plane.
Soll sich das Massageelement nur in der die Längsrichtungen der beiden Offnungen enthaltene Ebene begrenzt verschwenken, ist die Breite der Offnungen senkrecht zu ihren Langsachsen so ausgelegt, dass sie im wesentlichen dem Durchmesser der Zapfen entspricht .If the massage element is intended to pivot only to a limited extent in the plane containing the longitudinal directions of the two openings, the width of the openings perpendicular to their longitudinal axes is designed so that it substantially corresponds to the diameter of the pins.
Insbesondere, wenn die Massagearme in der Ruckenlehne eines Massagesessels angeordnet sind, erstrecken sich diese bei aufrechter Ruckenlehne im wesentlichen in horizontaler Richtung zum Rucken der im Massagesessel sitzenden Person. Durch die langgestreckten Offnungen m der Kugelpfanne wird dann ein Verschwenken der Massageelemente um ihre vertikale Achse beschrankt und somit em Verdrehen um diese Achse vermieden.In particular, when the massage arms are arranged in the backrest of a massage chair, these extend in an upright backrest substantially in the horizontal direction for jerking the person sitting in the massage chair person. By the elongated openings m of the ball socket pivoting of the massage elements is then limited to its vertical axis and thus avoided em twisting about this axis.
Zum Einklappen des Massagearms gegenüber dem Massageelement kann vorgesehen sein, dass der Kugelkopf einen sich aus der Kugelpfanne erstreckenden Ansatz zur Verbindung mit dem Massagearm aufweist und die Kugelpfanne mit einer U-formigen und zum Rand der Kugelpfanne offene Nut versehen ist, in die der Ansatz hinein verschwenkbar ist.To fold the massage arm relative to the massage element can be provided that the ball head has an extending from the ball socket approach to connect to the massage arm and the ball socket is provided with a U-shaped and open to the edge of the ball socket groove into which the approach is pivotable.
In einer bevorzugten Ausfuhrungsform weist das Massageelement ein Tragteil mit auf einer Seite des Tragteils angeordneten Massagekorpern zur Einwirkung auf den menschlichen Korper auf, wobei das Tragteil aus zwei Hälften besteht, an denen jeweils eine Hälfte der Kugelpfanne einstuckig auf der den Massagekorpern gegenüberliegenden Seite des Trageteils angeformt ist.In a preferred embodiment, the massage element a support member arranged on one side of the support member Massaging bodies for acting on the human body, wherein the support member consists of two halves, on each of which one half of the ball socket is integrally formed on the opposite side of the massaging bodies of the support member.
Zweckmaßigerweise sind die Tragteilhalften und die daran angeformten Kugelpfannenhalften als einstuckig gespritzte Kunststoffteile ausgebildet.Expediently, the Tragteilhalften and molded thereto Kugelpfannenhalften are designed as einstuckig molded plastic parts.
Ein Ausfuhrungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand der Zeichnung naher erläutert. In der Zeichnung zeigen:An embodiment of the invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the drawing. In the drawing show:
Fig. 1 eine perspektivische Darstellung eines Massagearms mit daran angeordnetem Massageelement,1 is a perspective view of a massage arm arranged thereon massage element,
Fig. 2 eine Seitenansicht des m Figur 1 gezeigten Massagearms mit Massageelement undFig. 2 is a side view of the m Figure 1 shown massage arm with massage element and
Fig. 3 eine Frontansicht des in Fig. 1 gezeigten Massagearms mit Massageelement.Fig. 3 is a front view of the massage arm shown in Fig. 1 with massage element.
Bei dem in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausfuhrungsbeispiel eines Massagearms 1 mit einem Massageelement 2 ist der Massagearm 1 durch eine Art kugelförmiges Kardangelenk 3 mit dem Massageelement 2 verbunden.In the exemplary embodiment of a massage arm 1 shown in the drawing with a massage element 2 of the massage arm 1 is connected by a kind of spherical universal joint 3 with the massage element 2.
Von dem Massagearm 1 ist in der Zeichnung nur der Haltearm 4 gezeigt, der durch ein Lager 5 an einer in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellten motorisch angetriebenen Achse frei gelagert ist. Die Lagerung erfolgt an einem exzentrischen Ende der Achse, das gegenüber der Achse in einer Richtung geneigt angeordnet ist, sodass sowohl eine exzentrische Oszillation auf den Haltearm 4 parallel zu der Zeichnungsebene von Fig. 2 als auch eine Verschwenkung des Haltearms 4 senkrecht zu der Zeichnungsebene von Fig. 2 erzeugt wird.Of the massage arm 1, only the support arm 4 is shown in the drawing, which is freely supported by a bearing 5 on a motor-driven axis, not shown in the drawing. The bearing takes place at an eccentric end of the axis, which is arranged inclined with respect to the axis in one direction, so that both an eccentric oscillation on the support arm 4 parallel to the plane of the drawing of Fig. 2 and a pivoting of the support arm 4 perpendicular to the plane of the drawing of Fig. 2 is generated.
An dem mittleren Bereich des Haltearms 4 angelenkt ist ein in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellter Ausleger, der mit einer ebenfalls in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellten zweiten Achse gelenkig verbunden ist. Über die motorische Bewegung der zweiten Achse wird auf den Ausleger und über diesen auf den Haltearm 4 ebenfalls eine oszillatorische Bewegung erzeugt, die im wesentlichen parallel zum Massageelement 2 verlauft, gegebenenfalls mit einer Bewegungskomponente senkrecht zum Massageelement 2. Diese oszillatorische Bewegung fuhrt in Überlagerung mit der exzentrischen Bewegung des Haltearms 4 zu der sogenannten „Klopf"-Bewegung, wahrend das Verschwenken des Haltearms 4 im wesentlichen in der vertikalen und zur Zeichnungsebene von Fig. 2 senkrechten Ebene die sogenannte „Knet"-Bewegung hervorruft.At the central region of the support arm 4 is articulated, not shown in the drawing boom which is pivotally connected to a second axis, also not shown in the drawing. About the motor movement of the second axis is on the arm and on this on the support arm 4 also generates an oscillatory movement which is substantially parallel to the massage element 2, optionally with a movement component perpendicular to the massage element 2. This oscillatory movement leads in superposition with the eccentric movement of the support arm 4 to the so-called "knock" movement, while the pivoting of the support arm 4 substantially in the vertical and the plane of the drawing of Fig. 2 vertical plane causes the so-called "kneading" movement.
Wie ebenfalls aus der Zeichnung hervorgeht, besteht das Massageelement 2 aus einem flachen, handformigen Tragteil 6 mit auf der dem Haltearm 4 gegenüberliegenden Seite angeordneten Massagekorpern zur Einwirkung auf den menschlichen Korper. Zur Aufnahme der etwa halbkugelformigen Massagekorper 7 sind entsprechende Offnungen 8 im Tragteil 6 vorgesehen. Bei dem in der Zeichnung dargestellten Ausfuhrungsbeispiel sind vier Massagekorper 7 vorgesehen. Diese können natürlich in der Form und Anzahl den jeweiligen Erfordernissen angepasst gewählt werden .As also apparent from the drawing, the massage element 2 consists of a flat, hand-shaped support member 6 with arranged on the opposite side of the support arm 4 massage bodies for acting on the human body. For receiving the approximately halbkugelformigen Massagekorper 7 corresponding openings 8 are provided in the support member 6. In the exemplary embodiment shown in the drawing four massage body 7 are provided. These can of course be selected in the form and number of the respective requirements.
Das dem Massagearm 1 mit dem Massageelement 2 verbindende kugelförmige Kardangelenk 3 besteht, wie aus der Zeichnung hervorgeht, aus einem am Haltearm 4 an dessen dem Gelenk 5 uberliegenden Ende angebrachten Kugelkopf 9 und einer am Tragteil 6 an dessen den Massagekorpern 7 gegenüberliegenden Seite angeformten Kugelpfanne 10. Der Kugelkopf 9 ist am Haltearm 4 über einen zylindrischen Ansatz 11 verbunden. Der Kugelkopf 9 weist zwei gegenüberliegende Zapfen 12 auf, die sich senkrecht zum Massagearm erstrecken und in gegenüberliegende Offnungen 13 in der Kugelpfanne 10 eingreifen. Die Zapfen 12 und Offnungen 13 verhindern em Verdrehen des Massageelements 2 um die Achse des zylinderformigen Ansatzes 11 des Kugelkopfs 9.The spherical universal joint 3 connecting the massage arm 1 to the massage element 2 consists, as can be seen from the drawing, of a ball head 9 attached to the support arm 4 at the end 5 of the joint 5 and a ball socket 10 formed on the support part 6 on its opposite side to the massagers 7 The ball head 9 is connected to the holding arm 4 via a cylindrical projection 11. The ball head 9 has two opposing pins 12 which extend perpendicular to the massage arm and engage in opposite openings 13 in the ball socket 10. The pins 12 and openings 13 prevent em twisting of the massage element 2 about the axis of the zylinderformigen approach 11 of the ball head. 9
Die Offnungen 13 sind in axialer Richtung des zylinderformigen Ansatzes 11 des Kugelkopfs 9 langgestreckt ausgebildet, sodass der Schwenkwinkel der gelenkigen Verbindung sich in dem Massagearm 1 und dem Massageelement 2 in der vertikalen Ebene senkrecht zur Zeichnungsebene von Fig. 2 auf einen vorbestimmten Bereich beschrankt ist. Dadurch wird em Verdrehen des Massageelements 2 in dieser Ebene verhindert.The openings 13 are formed elongated in the axial direction of the zylinderformigen projection 11 of the ball head 9, so that the pivot angle of the articulated connection is limited in the massage arm 1 and the massage element 2 in the vertical plane perpendicular to the plane of Fig. 2 to a predetermined range. Thereby em twisting of the massage element 2 is prevented in this plane.
Wie insbesondere aus den Fign. 1 und 3 hervorgeht, ist die Kugelpfanne 10 mit einer U-formigen und zum Rand der Kugelpfanne 10 offenen Nut 14 versehen, in die der zyl derformige Ansatz 11 des Kugelkopfs 9 hinein verschwenkbar ist. Die Nut 14 ist in der Ebene des Massagearms 1 parallel zu der Zeichnungsebene von Fig. 2 und senkrecht zu der Zeichnungsebene von Fig. 3 angeordnet, sodass der Massagearm 1 in dieser Ebene gegenüber dem Massageelement 2 einklappbar ist.As in particular from FIGS. 1 and 3, the ball socket 10 is provided with a U-shaped and open to the edge of the ball socket 10 groove 14 into which the cyl derformige approach 11 of the ball head 9 is pivotable. The groove 14 is arranged in the plane of the massage arm 1 parallel to the plane of the drawing of Fig. 2 and perpendicular to the plane of Fig. 3, so that the massage arm 1 in this plane against the massage element 2 can be folded.
Das Tragteil 6 des Massageelements 2 ist (in der Zeichnung nicht dargestellt) aus zwei Hälften ausgebildet, an deren Trennlinie jeweils eine Hälfte der Kugelpfanne 10 einstuckig geformt ist, sodass der Kugelkopf 9 des Massagearms 3 zwischen den Kugelpfannenhalften aufgenommen werden kann. Die Tragteilhalften mit den daran angeformten Kugelpfannenhalften werden durch geeignete Befestigungsmittel miteinander verbunden .The support member 6 of the massage element 2 is formed (not shown in the drawing) of two halves, at the parting line one half of the ball socket 10 is formed einstuckig, so that the ball head 9 of the massage arm 3 can be accommodated between the Kugelpfannenhalften. The Tragteilhalften with molded thereto Kugelpfannenhalften be connected by suitable fasteners.
Die Tragteilhalften und die daran angeformten Kugelpfannenhalften sind jeweils als einstuckig gespritzteThe Tragteilhalften and molded thereto Kugelpfannenhalften are each injected as einstuckig
Kunststoffteile ausgebildet. Plastic parts formed.
Massagearmmassage arm
Massagearmmassage arm
MassageelernentMassageelernent
Kugelförmiges KardangelenkSpherical universal joint
Haltearmholding arm
Lagercamp
Tragteilsupporting part
MassagekorperMassagekorper
Öffnungopening
Kugelkopfball head
Kugelpfanneball socket
Ansatzapproach
Zapfenspigot
OffnungenOpenings
U-formige Nut U-shaped groove

Claims

Massagearm Patentansprüche Massage arm claims
1. Massagearm (1) mit einem Massageelement (2) für eine in einen Massagesessel oder dergleichen einsetzbare Massageeinheit, wobei der Massagearm (1) an mindestens eine durch einen Antrieb in der Massageeinheit bewegbare Achse angelenkt ist und mit dem Massageelement (2) gelenkig verbunden ist, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, dass die gelenkige Verbindung ein Kugelgelenk (3) umfasst.1. massage arm (1) with a massage element (2) for a usable in a massage chair or the like massage unit, wherein the massage arm (1) is articulated to at least one movable by a drive in the massage unit axis and hinged to the massage element (2) is, characterized in that the articulated connection comprises a ball joint (3).
2. Massagearm (1) nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, dass das Kugelgelenk (3) einen an dem der Anlenkung (5) an die Achse gegenüberliegenden Ende angebrachten Kugelkopf (9) aufweist, der in einer am Massageelement (2) angeordneten Kugelpfanne (10) gelagert ist.2. massage arm (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the ball joint (3) has a at which the articulation (5) opposite to the shaft end mounted ball head (9) arranged in a on the massage element (2) ball socket (10 ) is stored.
3. Massagearm nach Anspruch 2, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, d a s s der Kugelkopf (9) zwei gegenüberliegende Zapfen (12) aufweist, die in gegenüberliegende Öffnungen (13) in der Kugelpfanne (9) eingreifen .3. The massage arm according to claim 2, wherein the ball head (9) has two opposite pins (12) which engage in opposite openings (13) in the ball socket (9).
4. Massagearm nach Anspruch 3, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, d a s s die Öffnungen (13) zum Rand der Kugelpfanne (10) hin langgestreckt ausgebildet sind, so dass der Schwenkwinkel des Kugelgelenks (3) in der Ebene, die durch die beiden Langsachsen der Offnungen (13) gebildet wird, auf einen vorbestimmten Bereich beschrankt ist.4. massage arm according to claim 3, characterized in that the openings (13) to the edge of the ball socket (10) are formed elongated, so that the pivot angle of the ball joint (3) in the plane formed by the two longitudinal axes of the openings (13) is limited to a predetermined range.
5. Massagearm nach Anspruch 2-4, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, d a s s der Kugelkopf (9) einen sich ans der Kugelpfanne (10) erstreckenden Ansatz (11) zur Verbindung mit dem Massagearm (1) aufweist und die Kugelpfanne (10) mit einer U-formigen und zum Rand der Kugelpfanne (10) offenen Nut (14) versehen ist, in die der Ansatz (11) hmemverschwenkbar ist.5. massage arm according to claim 2-4, characterized in that the ball head (9) has a to the ball socket (10) extending projection (11) for connection to the massage arm (1) and the ball socket (10) with a U-shaped and to the edge of the ball socket (10) open groove (14) is provided, in which the projection (11) is hmemverschwenkbar.
6. Massagearm nach Anspruch 2-5, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, d a s s das Massageelement (2) em Tragteil (6) mit auf einer Seite des Tragteils (6) angeordneten Massagekorpern (7) zur Einwirkung auf den menschlichen Korper aufweist, wobei das Tragteil (6) aus zwei Hälften besteht, an deren Trennlmienbereichs jeweils eine Hälfte der Kugelpfanne (10) einstuckig auf der den Massagekorpern (7) gegenüberliegenden Seite des Tragteils (6) an dieses angeformt ist.6. massage arm according to claim 2-5, characterized in that the massage element (2) em supporting part (6) with on one side of the support member (6) arranged massage bodies (7) for acting on the human body, wherein the support member (6) consists of two halves, at the Trennlmienbereichs each one half of the ball socket (10) einstuckig on the massage bodies (7) opposite side of the support member (6) is integrally formed thereon.
7. Massagearm nach Anspruch 6, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t, dass die Tragteilhalften und die Kugelpfannenhalften als jeweils einstuckig gespritzte Kunststoffteile ausgebildet sind. 7. massage arm according to claim 6, d a d u r c h e c e n e z e i c h e s that the Tragteilhalften and the Kugelpfannenhalften are each formed as one-piece molded plastic parts.
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