EP2408415A1 - Bead massage device with a rotary vessel - Google Patents

Bead massage device with a rotary vessel

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EP2408415A1
EP2408415A1 EP10702119A EP10702119A EP2408415A1 EP 2408415 A1 EP2408415 A1 EP 2408415A1 EP 10702119 A EP10702119 A EP 10702119A EP 10702119 A EP10702119 A EP 10702119A EP 2408415 A1 EP2408415 A1 EP 2408415A1
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Thierry Favreau
Gérard Flavien
Daniel Bussolino
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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
    • A61H15/00—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains
    • A61H2015/0064—Massage by means of rollers, balls, e.g. inflatable, chains, or roller chains with freely rotating spheres
    • 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
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/06—Arms
    • A61H2205/065—Hands

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  • the field of the invention is that of the design and manufacture of massage equipment. More specifically, the invention relates to a ball massage device, intended in particular for massage of the lower and upper limbs of the human body, or to massage the feet and hands.
  • the ball massage device described by this document comprises a tank in which is placed a large quantity of balls immersed in a bath, the balls being set in motion by an endless conveyor belt so that the balls are driven by the carpet. in rotation and that the balls move in contact with a member whose part to be massaged is immersed in the balls.
  • the treadmill is driven by a roller which also ensures the tension of the belt, the upper portion of the belt being held in curved position in the bottom of the tank by means of guides attached to lateral flanges.
  • this device has several disadvantages in terms of manufacture, maintenance, and cleaning and disinfection.
  • the above-mentioned prior art device provides a system for circulating and filtering the aqueous solution to filter and remove human tissue, such as dry skin, from the solution. It is also provided in this device to provide a side hatch for removing the balls after draining the tank of the device to allow the renewal of the balls.
  • the invention aims to provide a ball massage device that can be easily and quickly disassembled and reassembled, cleaned and disinfected.
  • the invention also aims to provide such a massage device that is easy to maintain.
  • the invention also aims to provide such a massage device that allows easy and quick emptying of the bath in which the balls are immersed.
  • the invention also aims to provide such a massage device that allows easy to empty the balls from the tank, for cleaning, disinfection and / or replacement.
  • the mobility of the balls is obtained directly by the rotary tank via its internal walls.
  • a device ball massage according to the invention also provides advantages during maintenance, maintenance, cleaning and / or disinfection of the device and the balls it contains.
  • said tank is mounted to rotate about an inclined axis between the vertical and the horizontal.
  • said tank is mounted to rotate about an inclined axis forming an angle between 5 ° and 85 ° with the vertical.
  • said inner walls have a series of reliefs.
  • the device comprises means for emptying said balls and / or said bath from the bottom of said tank.
  • said draining means comprise a first drain plug of said bath and a second drain plug of said balls provided with means for retaining said balls in said tank.
  • said first and second plugs are mounted on a single drain line.
  • said second plug is preferably mounted directly on said drain line, said first plug being mounted indirectly on said conduit being coupled to said second plug which has:
  • a ring having an upper part comprising means for mounting on said draining duct, an extension of said ring in its lower part, having means for mounting said first plug; a grid for retaining said balls between said upper portion and said extension.
  • Such a system is particularly useful for use: in a first step the user removes the first plug which is the first plug farthest from the tank, which allows to drain the bath contained in the tank; in a second step, the user removes the second cap remained mounted on the drain line, which allows to extract, by gravity, the balls contained in the tank.
  • said vessel is removably mounted on a chassis carrying means for rotating the vessel.
  • the user can also proceed to the cleaning and disinfection of the tank under handling conditions allowing it to easily access the interior of the tank, this as opposed to an intervention inside the tank. tank while it is still mounted on the chassis.
  • this feature is all the more advantageous that the disassembly and reassembly of the tank on the frame can be performed quickly and easily thanks to the principle of the invention.
  • said tank is rotatably mounted on a frame itself mounted on a supporting structure, the frame being mounted on said supporting structure so as to be pivotable about a horizontal axis with respect to said structure carrier.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional representation of a ball massage device according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tank of a ball massage device according to the invention
  • Figure 3 is a schematic representation, in a partial sectional view, of the inner wall of a vessel of a ball massage device according to the invention
  • Figure 4 is a schematic representation of a system for emptying a ball massage device according to the invention
  • Figure 5 is a schematic representation of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • a ball massage device in which the balls (immersed in a bath) are driven directly by the inner wall of the tank, the latter being mounted rotatively and preferentially easily removable for cleaning and possibly disinfection.
  • a ball massage device comprises a tank 1 having an internal wall 100 delimiting a volume intended to receive a plurality of balls 102 and a bath 101 amount large enough for the balls to be immersed in the bath.
  • the balls are made of a material belonging to the following group: - stainless steel, or not;
  • silver beads or silver-coated or silver-containing may be added.
  • beads present in a ball massage device can be made of different materials in the presence.
  • the beads may be round or have an ovoid shape.
  • the dimensions of the balls are provided so that the balls are part of a sphere whose diameter is between 2 and 10 mm.
  • the vessel 1 of the device is rotatably mounted.
  • the tank 1 is rotatably mounted on a frame 7, the bottom of the tank 1 having in its center an axis 6 extending coaxially with the axis of rotation X of the tank, the frame 7 having in turn a recess 70 intended to accommodate the axis 6, the cylindrical recess 70 having an internal diameter dimensioned so as to constitute a bearing for guiding the axis 6 in rotation.
  • the vessel 1 is mounted to rotate about an axis X inclined between the vertical and the horizontal.
  • the inclination of the X axis may vary according to the applications (hands, elbows, feet, knees ...) and will generally be such that the X axis forms an angle between 5 ° and 85 ° with the vertical.
  • the inner wall 100 presents a plurality of streaks 105 ( Figure 3) regularly distributed, constituting a series of reliefs of a nature to promote the driving of the balls through the inner wall of the vessel.
  • the inclined position of the axis of rotation of the tank, between the horizontal and the vertical, tends to cause a stirring of the balls decomposing into several phases: the beads present in the bath are driven by the inner wall of the tank, in the direction of rotation of the tank, in an upward flow, to a level where they fall towards the central region of the tank, then towards the bottom of the bath in which the balls are submerged at rest.
  • the device comprises: the tank 1 previously described; a frame 7 on which the vessel 1 is rotatably mounted; a geared motor 4 fixed to a wall of the frame 7, this geared motor having a driving pinion 3 intended to mesh with a ring gear 2 mounted on the external wall of the tank (the ring 2 appearing more precisely in FIG.
  • the ring gear being secured to the outer wall preferably directly adjacent the edge of the vessel defining the opening of the vessel;
  • At least one roller, and preferably four rollers mounted free to rotate on the frame, so as to be in contact with the outer wall of the vessel and to guide the tank in rotation;
  • the top cover is removably mounted on the housing.
  • the tank 1 is removably mounted on the frame. Indeed, in the absence of the hood, the tank is retained axially by any means on the frame 7: the tank is placed so that its axis 6 comes to be housed in the demented cylindrical evvent 70 of the frame , the axis 6 being freely sliding in the cylindrical recess 70 of the frame. In parallel, the tank is put in place so that the ring gear 2 comes to mesh with the motor gear of the geared motor, the outer wall of the tank being in contact with the rollers 5. Thus, when the hood is removed from the frame, it is easy to access the tank, and it is sufficient to exert traction on the tank along the axis X to remove the tank from the frame.
  • the device comprises emptying means for extracting from the tank on the one hand the bath in which the balls are immersed and, on the other hand, the balls.
  • the bottom of the tank 1 is provided with a drain line 11; this emptying hole is the only means of emptying through which the bath and the balls can be extracted from the tank.
  • drain pipe is equipped with means explained below for successively extracting the bath (only the balls being retained in the tank) and then the balls.
  • the emptying means thus comprise two plugs: a first plug 104 for emptying the bath, allowing, when it is extracted, to allow the bath to flow out of the tank; a second drain plug 103, provided with means for retaining the balls, allowing the bath to flow out of the tank and retain the balls inside the tank when it is in place on the drain line 11 while the first cap 104 is removed from the device, and for extracting the balls out of the tank, under the effect of gravity, when removed from the drain line.
  • the second plug 103 is mounted directly, for example by screwing, onto the drain conduit 11, and comprises:
  • a ring 1030 having in its upper part mounting means, such as a thread, on the drain duct 11;
  • an extension 1031 of the ring in the form of an axial duct with the ring and of diameter less than that of the ring; a grid 1032 for retaining the balls placed inside the ring, between the upper part thereof and the extension 1031 (preferably resting on the bottom of the ring), so as to cover the conduit 1031.
  • the grid 1032 has meshes whose dimensions are provided according to the diameter of the balls, to prevent the passage of the latter through the mesh of the grid.
  • the extension 1031 has mounting means, such as a threading, intended to cooperate with complementary mounting means, such as a thread, provided on the first plug 104, so that the first cap can be mounted on the extension 1031 to obstruct it.
  • mounting means such as a threading
  • complementary mounting means such as a thread
  • the emptying of the tank is thus carried out in two stages: a first time in which the first plug 104 is removed from the device, allowing the flow of the bath from the tank while the balls are retained by the grid 1032;
  • a drain pan 10 (or more) equips the device to collect the bath and / or the balls.
  • the vessel 1 is mounted to rotate on a chassis 7 itself mounted on a supporting structure 70.
  • the chassis is mounted on the supporting structure so as to be able to pivot about a horizontal axis H with respect to the supporting structure.
  • the carrier structure has two amounts 701 each coupled to the frame by a pivot connection about the axis H.
  • a ball massage device according to the invention is intended to be powered by a conventional 220 V power supply.
  • the electric geared motor is associated with a device for controlling and controlling control to trigger the rotation of the tank, and to adjust the speed of rotation thereof in a range of 10 rpm to 50 rpm.
  • a ball massage device is preferably equipped with means for adjusting the height of the tank, making it possible to adapt the height of the tank according to the use and to facilitate access to the tank for the user (different height for massage of the lower limbs and for the massage of the upper limbs).

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Abstract

The invention relates to a bead massage device, including a vessel for receiving a plurality of beads submerged in a bath, and a means for driving said beads so that the beads are moved when contacting a human limb inserted into said vessel, characterised in that the driving means includes at least one inner wall of the vessel with which said beads are brought into contact, said vessel being rotatably mounted. The vessel is preferably removable so that it can be easily cleaned and disinfected.

Description

Dispositif de massage à billes à cuve rotative. Ball massage device with rotating bowl.
Le domaine de l'invention est celui de la conception et de la fabrication d'équipements de massage. Plus précisément, l'invention concerne un dispositif de massage à billes, destiné notamment au massage des membres inférieurs et supérieurs du corps humain, ou encore au massage des pieds et des mains.The field of the invention is that of the design and manufacture of massage equipment. More specifically, the invention relates to a ball massage device, intended in particular for massage of the lower and upper limbs of the human body, or to massage the feet and hands.
L'invention trouve des applications particulièrement avantageuses notamment dans les actes consistant à :The invention finds particularly advantageous applications in particular in the acts consisting of:
- rééduquer ou soulager les membres supérieurs (mains, poignets, coudes) et inférieurs (pieds, chevilles), atteints notamment de traumatismes, entorses, rhumatismes, arthrose, algodystrophie, de la maladie de Dupuytren, d'oedèmes, suites opératoires, troubles neurologiques ... ; - détendre, soulager et relaxer les membres cités précédemment ; activer la micro-circulation sanguine, en particulier pour des patients atteints de diabète.- Re-educate or relieve upper limbs (hands, wrists, elbows) and lower extremities (feet, ankles), including trauma, sprains, rheumatism, osteoarthritis, dystrophy, Dupuytren's disease, edema, postoperative course, neurological disorders ...; - relax, relieve and relax the members mentioned above; activate the micro-circulation, especially for patients with diabetes.
Dans le domaine de l'invention, il a notamment été proposé un dispositif de massage à billes décrit par le document de brevet publié sous le numéro FR-2 847 159.In the field of the invention, it has in particular been proposed a ball massage device described by the patent document published under the number FR-2 847 159.
Le dispositif de massage à billes décrit par ce document comprend une cuve dans laquelle est placée une quantité importante de billes immergées dans un bain, les billes étant mises en mouvement par un tapis roulant sans fin de telle sorte que les billes soient entraînées par le tapis en rotation et que les billes se déplacent au contact d'un membre dont la partie à masser est immergée dans les billes.The ball massage device described by this document comprises a tank in which is placed a large quantity of balls immersed in a bath, the balls being set in motion by an endless conveyor belt so that the balls are driven by the carpet. in rotation and that the balls move in contact with a member whose part to be massaged is immersed in the balls.
Le tapis roulant est entraîné par un rouleau qui assure également la tension du tapis, la partie supérieure du tapis étant maintenue en position incurvée dans le fond de la cuve au moyen de guides fixés à des flasques latéraux.The treadmill is driven by a roller which also ensures the tension of the belt, the upper portion of the belt being held in curved position in the bottom of the tank by means of guides attached to lateral flanges.
Le principe d'un tel dispositif de massage procure des résultats très satisfaisants en termes de massage.The principle of such a massage device provides very good results. satisfactory in terms of massage.
En revanche, ce dispositif présente plusieurs inconvénients en termes de fabrication, de maintenance, et de nettoyage et de désinfection.On the other hand, this device has several disadvantages in terms of manufacture, maintenance, and cleaning and disinfection.
En effet, le guidage et la mise en tension du tapis roulant s'avèrent, en pratique, nécessiter des opérations assez longues et fastidieuses. Ces opérations doivent être effectuées lors du montage initial, en atelier, du dispositif, qui tendent donc à engendrer des temps de main-d'œuvre qui impactent le prix de vente du dispositif, ce qui est bien entendu non souhaitable. Ces opérations doivent également être effectuées lors de l'entretien du dispositif. En effet, il est nécessaire de renouveler régulièrement le bain dans lequel sont immergées les billes, de procéder à un nettoyage des billes elles-mêmes (des résidus de peau humaine pouvant rester dans la cuve même après vidange de celle-ci), voire de désinfecter/décontaminer la cuve.Indeed, the guiding and tensioning of the treadmill turn out, in practice, require rather long and tedious operations. These operations must be performed during initial assembly, in the workshop, the device, which tend to generate labor time that impact the selling price of the device, which is of course undesirable. These operations must also be performed during the maintenance of the device. Indeed, it is necessary to regularly renew the bath in which the balls are immersed, to proceed to a cleaning of the balls themselves (human skin residues may remain in the tank even after emptying thereof), or even disinfect / decontaminate the tank.
Le dispositif de l'art antérieur cité précédemment prévoit un système de circulation et de fïltration de la solution aqueuse en vue de filtrer et de retirer de la solution les tissus humains, telles que les peaux sèches. II est également prévu dans ce dispositif de mettre à disposition une trappe latérale permettant de retirer les billes après avoir vidangé la cuve du dispositif pour permettre le renouvellement des billes.The above-mentioned prior art device provides a system for circulating and filtering the aqueous solution to filter and remove human tissue, such as dry skin, from the solution. It is also provided in this device to provide a side hatch for removing the balls after draining the tank of the device to allow the renewal of the balls.
En pratique, il est nécessaire de démonter la cuve du dispositif pour procéder à l'extraction des billes, en vue soit de leur nettoyage et de leur désinfection, soit de leur remplacement, ou pour nettoyer/désinfecter la cuve elle-même.In practice, it is necessary to disassemble the tank of the device to proceed to the extraction of the balls, in view of their cleaning and disinfection, or their replacement, or to clean / disinfect the tank itself.
Or, pour procéder au démontage de la cuve, il est nécessaire de dissocier également le tapis roulant de son système d'entraînement, de guidage et de mise en tension. Ces opérations de démontage sont relativement longues et complexes.However, to disassemble the tank, it is necessary to also separate the treadmill from its drive system, guiding and tensioning. These disassembly operations are relatively long and complex.
Bien entendu, le remontage de l'ensemble et en particulier la mise en tension du tapis roulant, entraîne également des difficultés. L'invention a notamment pour objectif de pallier ces inconvénients de l'art antérieur.Of course, the reassembly of the assembly and in particular the tensioning of the treadmill, also causes difficulties. The invention particularly aims to overcome these disadvantages of the prior art.
Plus précisément, l'invention a pour objectif de proposer un dispositif de massage à billes qui puisse être aisément et rapidement démonté et remonté, nettoyé et désinfecté.More specifically, the invention aims to provide a ball massage device that can be easily and quickly disassembled and reassembled, cleaned and disinfected.
L'invention a également pour objectif de fournir un tel dispositif de massage qui soit facile d'entretien.The invention also aims to provide such a massage device that is easy to maintain.
L'invention a aussi pour objectif de fournir un tel dispositif de massage qui permette une vidange aisée et rapide du bain dans lequel les billes sont immergées.The invention also aims to provide such a massage device that allows easy and quick emptying of the bath in which the balls are immersed.
L'invention a encore pour objectif de fournir un tel dispositif de massage qui permette de procéder aisément à la vidange des billes à partir de la cuve, en vue de leur nettoyage, de leur désinfection et/ou de leur remplacement. Ces objectifs, ainsi que d'autres qui apparaîtront par la suite sont atteints grâce à l'invention qui a pour objet un dispositif de massage à billes, comprenant une cuve destinée à recevoir une pluralité de billes immergées dans un bain, et des moyens d'entraînement desdites billes de telles sorte que les billes soient animées d'un mouvement au contact d'un membre humain inséré dans ladite cuve, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'entraînement comprennent au moins une paroi interne de la cuve contre laquelle lesdites billes sont destinées à être en contact, ladite cuve étant montée mobile en rotation.The invention also aims to provide such a massage device that allows easy to empty the balls from the tank, for cleaning, disinfection and / or replacement. These objectives, as well as others which will appear later are achieved through the invention which relates to a ball massage device, comprising a vessel for receiving a plurality of balls immersed in a bath, and means for driving said balls so that the balls are moved in contact with a human member inserted into said tank, characterized in that said drive means comprise at least one inner wall of the tank against which said balls are intended to be in contact, said tank being rotatably mounted.
Ainsi, grâce à l'invention, la mobilité des billes est obtenue directement par la cuve rotative par l'intermédiaire de ses parois internes.Thus, thanks to the invention, the mobility of the balls is obtained directly by the rotary tank via its internal walls.
On s'affranchit donc du recours à un tapis roulant sans fin tel que celui mis en œuvre dans l'art antérieur cité précédemment.This eliminates the need for an endless conveyor belt such as that used in the prior art mentioned above.
On obtient par conséquent, grâce à l'invention, des gains importants en termes de temps de montage, et donc de coût de main-d'œuvre, notamment en s 'affranchissant des temps de réglage nécessaires au bon guidage et à la mise en tension du tapis roulant selon l'art antérieur.As a result, thanks to the invention, significant gains are obtained in terms of assembly time, and therefore labor costs, in particular by avoiding the adjustment times necessary for proper guidance and implementation. treadmill voltage according to the prior art.
Comme cela va apparaître plus clairement par la suite, un dispositif de massage à billes selon l'invention procure également des avantages lors de la maintenance, de l'entretien, du nettoyage et/ou de la désinfection du dispositif et des billes qu'il contient.As will become clearer later, a device ball massage according to the invention also provides advantages during maintenance, maintenance, cleaning and / or disinfection of the device and the balls it contains.
Selon une solution avantageuse, ladite cuve est montée mobile en rotation autour d'un axe incliné entre la verticale et l'horizontale.According to an advantageous solution, said tank is mounted to rotate about an inclined axis between the vertical and the horizontal.
On obtient ainsi un brassage optimisé des billes présentes dans la cuve, les billes étant entraînées d'une partie basse de la cuve vers une partie haute à partir de laquelle elles chutent par simple gravité. Les billes en périphérie de la cuve sont dirigées ainsi vers une partie centrale de la cuve, et inversement, ceci de façon continue, ce qui tend à augmenter l'effet des massages des billes sur les membres présents dans la cuve.This gives an optimized mixing of the balls present in the tank, the balls being driven from a lower part of the tank to an upper part from which they fall by simple gravity. The balls on the periphery of the tank are thus directed towards a central part of the tank, and conversely, this continuously, which tends to increase the effect of massage of the balls on the limbs present in the tank.
Dans ce cas, ladite cuve est montée mobile en rotation autour d'un axe incliné formant un angle compris entre 5° et 85° avec la verticale.In this case, said tank is mounted to rotate about an inclined axis forming an angle between 5 ° and 85 ° with the vertical.
Avantageusement, lesdites parois internes présentent une série de reliefs.Advantageously, said inner walls have a series of reliefs.
On augmente ainsi la capacité des parois internes à entraîner les billes selon un déplacement régulier et continu.This increases the capacity of the internal walls to drive the balls in a regular and continuous movement.
Dans ce cas, lesdits reliefs sont constitués préférentiellement par des stries régulièrement répartis. Selon une autre caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, le dispositif comprend des moyens de vidange desdites billes et/ou dudit bain à partir du fond de ladite cuve.In this case, said reliefs are preferably constituted by regularly distributed streaks. According to another advantageous characteristic of the invention, the device comprises means for emptying said balls and / or said bath from the bottom of said tank.
Il est ainsi aisé pour l'utilisateur de vidanger la cuve, sous l'effet de la gravité, sans qu'il soit nécessaire de démonter la cuve du dispositif. Préférentiellement, lesdits moyens de vidange comprennent un premier bouchon de vidange dudit bain et un deuxième bouchon de vidange desdites billes pourvu de moyens de retenue desdites billes dans ladite cuve.It is thus easy for the user to empty the tank, under the effect of gravity, without it being necessary to disassemble the tank of the device. Preferably, said draining means comprise a first drain plug of said bath and a second drain plug of said balls provided with means for retaining said balls in said tank.
Ainsi, il est possible de procéder à la vidange de la cuve en séparant le bain et les billes, ceci en procédant tout d'abord à la vidange du bain (les billes étant retenues dans la cuve), puis ensuite à la vidange des billes.Thus, it is possible to proceed with the emptying of the tank by separating the bath and the balls, this by proceeding first to the emptying of the bath (the balls being retained in the tank), then to the emptying of the balls .
Selon une solution avantageuse, lesdits premiers et deuxièmes bouchons sont montés sur un conduit de vidange unique.According to an advantageous solution, said first and second plugs are mounted on a single drain line.
De cette façon, on simplifie la conception du dispositif ainsi que son utilisation, en évitant de mettre en œuvre deux conduits de vidange distincts. Dans ce cas, ledit deuxième bouchon est préférentiellement monté directement sur ledit conduit de vidange, ledit premier bouchon étant monté indirectement sur ledit conduit en étant couplé audit deuxième bouchon qui présente :In this way, it simplifies the design of the device and its use, avoiding implementing two separate drain lines. In this case, said second plug is preferably mounted directly on said drain line, said first plug being mounted indirectly on said conduit being coupled to said second plug which has:
- une bague présentant une partie supérieure comprenant des moyens de montage sur ledit conduit de vidange, un prolongement de ladite bague en sa partie inférieure, présentant des moyens de montage dudit premier bouchon ; une grille de retenue desdites billes entre ladite partie supérieure et ledit prolongement.a ring having an upper part comprising means for mounting on said draining duct, an extension of said ring in its lower part, having means for mounting said first plug; a grid for retaining said balls between said upper portion and said extension.
Un tel système s'avère particulièrement pratique d'utilisation : dans un premier temps l'utilisateur retire le premier bouchon qui se trouve être le premier bouchon le plus éloigné de la cuve, ce qui permet de vidanger le bain contenu dans la cuve ; dans un deuxième temps, l'utilisateur retire le deuxième bouchon resté monté sur le conduit de vidange, ce qui permet d'extraire, par gravité, les billes contenues dans la cuve.Such a system is particularly useful for use: in a first step the user removes the first plug which is the first plug farthest from the tank, which allows to drain the bath contained in the tank; in a second step, the user removes the second cap remained mounted on the drain line, which allows to extract, by gravity, the balls contained in the tank.
Selon encore une autre caractéristique de l'invention, ladite cuve est montée de façon amovible sur un châssis portant des moyens d'entraînement en rotation de la cuve. De cette façon, l'utilisateur peut également procéder au nettoyage et à la désinfection de la cuve dans des conditions de manipulation lui permettant d'accéder aisément à l'intérieur de la cuve, ceci par opposition à une intervention à l'intérieur de la cuve tandis que celle-ci est encore montée sur le châssis. On note que cette caractéristique s'avère d'autant plus avantageuse que le démontage et le remontage de la cuve sur le châssis peuvent être effectués rapidement et aisément grâce au principe de l'invention. Selon un mode de réalisation particulier, ladite cuve est montée mobile en rotation sur un châssis lui-même monté sur une structure porteuse, le châssis étant monté sur ladite structure porteuse de façon à pouvoir pivoter autour d'un axe horizontal par rapport à ladite structure porteuse.According to yet another characteristic of the invention, said vessel is removably mounted on a chassis carrying means for rotating the vessel. In this way, the user can also proceed to the cleaning and disinfection of the tank under handling conditions allowing it to easily access the interior of the tank, this as opposed to an intervention inside the tank. tank while it is still mounted on the chassis. It is noted that this feature is all the more advantageous that the disassembly and reassembly of the tank on the frame can be performed quickly and easily thanks to the principle of the invention. According to a particular embodiment, said tank is rotatably mounted on a frame itself mounted on a supporting structure, the frame being mounted on said supporting structure so as to be pivotable about a horizontal axis with respect to said structure carrier.
D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront plus clairement à la lecture de la description suivante d'un mode de réalisation préférentiel de l'invention, donné à titre d'exemple illustratif et non limitatif, et des dessins parmi lesquels : - la figure 1 est une représentation schématique en coupe d'un dispositif de massage à billes selon l'invention ; - la figure 2 est une vue en perspective d'une cuve d'un dispositif de massage à billes selon l'invention ; - la figure 3 est une représentation schématique, selon une vue en coupe partielle, de la paroi interne d'une cuve d'un dispositif de massage à billes selon l'invention ; la figure 4 est une représentation schématique d'un système de vidange d'un dispositif de massage à billes selon l'invention ; la figure 5 est une représentation schématique d'une variante de réalisation de l'invention.Other features and advantages of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, given by way of illustrative and nonlimiting example, and drawings in which: Figure 1 is a schematic sectional representation of a ball massage device according to the invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tank of a ball massage device according to the invention; - Figure 3 is a schematic representation, in a partial sectional view, of the inner wall of a vessel of a ball massage device according to the invention; Figure 4 is a schematic representation of a system for emptying a ball massage device according to the invention; Figure 5 is a schematic representation of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
Tel qu'indiqué précédemment, le principe de l'invention réside dans le fait de proposer un dispositif de massage à billes dans lequel les billes (immergées dans un bain) sont entraînées directement par la paroi interne de l a cuve, cette dernière étant montée rotative et préférentiellement aisément démontable pour son nettoyage et éventuellement sa désinfection. En référence à la figure 1 , un dispositif de massage à billes comprend une cuve 1 présentant une paroi interne 100 délimitant un volume destiné à recevoir une pluralité de billes 102 et un bain 101 en quantité suffisamment importante pour que les billes soient immergées dans le bain.As indicated above, the principle of the invention lies in the fact of proposing a ball massage device in which the balls (immersed in a bath) are driven directly by the inner wall of the tank, the latter being mounted rotatively and preferentially easily removable for cleaning and possibly disinfection. With reference to FIG. 1, a ball massage device comprises a tank 1 having an internal wall 100 delimiting a volume intended to receive a plurality of balls 102 and a bath 101 amount large enough for the balls to be immersed in the bath.
Les billes sont réalisées dans un matériau appartenant au groupe suivant : - acier, inoxydable ou non ;The balls are made of a material belonging to the following group: - stainless steel, or not;
- verre ; céramique ; polymère haute densité (par exemple PEHD). Selon un mode de réalisation avantageux, des billes en argent ou revêtues d'une pellicule d'argent ou contenant de l'argent (cette pellicule étant susceptible, lorsque les billes sont immergées, de libérer des ions d'argent ayant un pouvoir désinfectant avantageux dans le cadre de l'invention) pourront être ajoutées.- glass; ceramic; high density polymer (eg HDPE). According to an advantageous embodiment, silver beads or silver-coated or silver-containing (this film is likely, when the balls are immersed, to release silver ions having a disinfectant power advantageous in the context of the invention) may be added.
Il est à noter que les billes présentes dans un dispositif de massage à billes peuvent être réalisées en différents matériaux en présence.It should be noted that the beads present in a ball massage device can be made of different materials in the presence.
Les billes peuvent de plus être rondes ou présenter une forme ovoïde. Les dimensions des billes sont prévues de telle sorte que les billes s'inscrivent dans une sphère dont le diamètre est compris entre 2 et 10 mm.The beads may be round or have an ovoid shape. The dimensions of the balls are provided so that the balls are part of a sphere whose diameter is between 2 and 10 mm.
Selon le principe de l'invention, la cuve 1 du dispositif est montée mobile en rotation.According to the principle of the invention, the vessel 1 of the device is rotatably mounted.
Selon le présent mode de réalisation, la cuve 1 est montée mobile en rotation sur un châssis 7, le fond de la cuve 1 présentant en son centre un axe 6 s'étendant coaxialement avec l'axe de rotation X de la cuve, le châssis 7 présentant quant à lui un évidement 70 destiné à accueillir l'axe 6, l' évidement cylindrique 70 présentant un diamètre interne dimensionné de façon à constituer un palier pour le guidage en rotation de l'axe 6.According to the present embodiment, the tank 1 is rotatably mounted on a frame 7, the bottom of the tank 1 having in its center an axis 6 extending coaxially with the axis of rotation X of the tank, the frame 7 having in turn a recess 70 intended to accommodate the axis 6, the cylindrical recess 70 having an internal diameter dimensioned so as to constitute a bearing for guiding the axis 6 in rotation.
Tel qu'illustré par la figure 1 , la cuve 1 est montée mobile en rotation autour d'un axe X incliné entre la verticale et l'horizontale.As illustrated in Figure 1, the vessel 1 is mounted to rotate about an axis X inclined between the vertical and the horizontal.
L'inclinaison de l'axe X peut varier en fonction des applications (mains, coudes, pieds, genoux...) et sera généralement telle que l'axe X forme un angle compris entre 5° et 85° avec la verticale.The inclination of the X axis may vary according to the applications (hands, elbows, feet, knees ...) and will generally be such that the X axis forms an angle between 5 ° and 85 ° with the vertical.
Par ailleurs, en référence à la figure 3, la paroi interne 100 présente une pluralité de stries 105 (figure 3) régulièrement réparties, constituant une série de reliefs de nature à favoriser l'entraînement des billes par la paroi interne de la cuve.Moreover, with reference to FIG. 3, the inner wall 100 presents a plurality of streaks 105 (Figure 3) regularly distributed, constituting a series of reliefs of a nature to promote the driving of the balls through the inner wall of the vessel.
Bien entendu, d'autres moyens favorisant l'entraînement des billes par la paroi interne de la cuve peuvent être envisagés sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.Of course, other means for driving the balls through the inner wall of the tank can be envisaged without departing from the scope of the invention.
Le mouvement des billes 102 à l'intérieur de la cuve, lorsque la cuve est entraînée en rotation, est illustré par la figure 2.The movement of the balls 102 inside the tank, when the tank is rotated, is illustrated in FIG.
Tel que cela apparaît sur cette figure, la position inclinée de l'axe de rotation de la cuve, entre l'horizontale et la verticale, tend à engendrer un brassage des billes se décomposant en plusieurs phases : les billes présentes dans le bain sont entraînées par la paroi interne de la cuve, selon le sens de rotation de la cuve, selon un flux ascendant, jusqu'à un niveau où elles retombent en direction de la région centrale de la cuve, puis en direction du fond du bain dans lequel les billes sont immergées au repos.As it appears in this figure, the inclined position of the axis of rotation of the tank, between the horizontal and the vertical, tends to cause a stirring of the balls decomposing into several phases: the beads present in the bath are driven by the inner wall of the tank, in the direction of rotation of the tank, in an upward flow, to a level where they fall towards the central region of the tank, then towards the bottom of the bath in which the balls are submerged at rest.
Bien entendu, lorsqu'un membre humain est placé dans la cuve, le brassage des billes s'opère autour du membre, avec une pluralité de billes successivement au contact du membre, opérant ainsi le massage du membre. En référence à la figure 1 , on décrit maintenant un dispositif de massage selon l'invention dans son ensemble.Of course, when a human member is placed in the tank, the brewing of the balls occurs around the member, with a plurality of balls successively in contact with the member, thus operating the massage of the member. Referring to Figure 1, there is now described a massage device according to the invention as a whole.
Tel qu'illustré par cette figure 1, le dispositif comprend : la cuve 1 décrite précédemment ; un châssis 7 sur lequel la cuve 1 est montée rotative ; - un motoréducteur 4 fixé sur une paroi du châssis 7, ce motoréducteur présentant un pignon moteur 3 destiné à engrener avec une couronne dentée 2 montée sur la paroi externe de la cuve (la couronne 2 apparaissant de façon plus précise sur la figure 2), la couronne dentée étant solidarisée sur la paroi externe de préférence directement au voisinage du bord de la cuve délimitant l'ouverture de la cuve ; - au moins un galet, et de préférence quatre galets montés libres en rotation sur le châssis, de façon à être en contact avec la paroi externe de la cuve et à guider en rotation la cuve ; - un carter 9 fixé sur le châssis 7, conçu et dimensionné pour éviter tout risque d'accès involontaire aux parties mobiles du dispositif (à l'exception bien sûr de l'accès à l'intérieur de la cuve) ; un capot supérieur 8 obturant l'accès à l'espace entre la cuve et le carter.As illustrated by this FIG. 1, the device comprises: the tank 1 previously described; a frame 7 on which the vessel 1 is rotatably mounted; a geared motor 4 fixed to a wall of the frame 7, this geared motor having a driving pinion 3 intended to mesh with a ring gear 2 mounted on the external wall of the tank (the ring 2 appearing more precisely in FIG. 2), the ring gear being secured to the outer wall preferably directly adjacent the edge of the vessel defining the opening of the vessel; - At least one roller, and preferably four rollers mounted free to rotate on the frame, so as to be in contact with the outer wall of the vessel and to guide the tank in rotation; - A housing 9 fixed on the frame 7, designed and sized to prevent any risk of inadvertent access to the moving parts of the device (except of course access to the interior of the tank); an upper cover 8 closing the access to the space between the tank and the housing.
Le capot supérieur est monté de façon amovible sur le carter. De plus, la cuve 1 est montée de façon amovible sur le châssis. En effet, en l'absence du capot, la cuve n'est retenue axialement par aucun moyen sur le châssis 7 : la cuve est mise en place de telle sorte que son axe 6 vienne se loger dans l'évi dément cylindrique 70 du châssis, l'axe 6 étant libre en coulissement dans l'évidement cylindrique 70 du châssis. Parallèlement, la cuve est mise en place de façon que la couronne dentée 2 vienne s'engrener avec le pignon moteur du motoréducteur, la paroi externe de la cuve étant au contact avec les galets 5. Ainsi, lorsque le capot est retiré du châssis, on accède aisément à la cuve, et il suffit d'exercer une traction sur la cuve selon l'axe X pour retirer la cuve à partir du châssis.The top cover is removably mounted on the housing. In addition, the tank 1 is removably mounted on the frame. Indeed, in the absence of the hood, the tank is retained axially by any means on the frame 7: the tank is placed so that its axis 6 comes to be housed in the demented cylindrical evvent 70 of the frame , the axis 6 being freely sliding in the cylindrical recess 70 of the frame. In parallel, the tank is put in place so that the ring gear 2 comes to mesh with the motor gear of the geared motor, the outer wall of the tank being in contact with the rollers 5. Thus, when the hood is removed from the frame, it is easy to access the tank, and it is sufficient to exert traction on the tank along the axis X to remove the tank from the frame.
Selon une autre caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, le dispositif comprend des moyens de vidange permettant d'extraire de la cuve d'une part le bain dans lequel sont immergées les billes et, d'autre part, les billes.According to another advantageous characteristic of the invention, the device comprises emptying means for extracting from the tank on the one hand the bath in which the balls are immersed and, on the other hand, the balls.
Pour ce faire, le fond de la cuve 1 est pourvu d'un conduit de vidange 11 ; cet orifice de vidange est le seul et unique moyen de vidange par l'intermédiaire duquel le bain et les billes peuvent être extraits à partir de la cuve.To do this, the bottom of the tank 1 is provided with a drain line 11; this emptying hole is the only means of emptying through which the bath and the balls can be extracted from the tank.
De plus, le conduit de vidange est équipé de moyens explicités ci- dessous permettant d'extraire successivement le bain (seules les billes étant retenues dans la cuve) puis les billes.In addition, the drain pipe is equipped with means explained below for successively extracting the bath (only the balls being retained in the tank) and then the balls.
Selon le présent mode de réalisation, les moyens de vidange comprennent donc deux bouchons : un premier bouchon 104 de vidange du bain, permettant, lorsqu'il est extrait, de laisser s'écouler le bain hors de la cuve ; un deuxième bouchon de vidange 103, pourvu de moyens de retenue des billes, permettant de laisser s'écouler le bain hors de la cuve et de retenir les billes à l'intérieur de la cuve lorsqu'il est en place sur le conduit de vidange 11 tandis que le premier bouchon 104 est retiré du dispositif, et permettant d'extraire les billes hors de la cuve, sous l'effet de la gravité, lorsqu'il est retiré du conduit de vidange. En référence à la figure 4, le deuxième bouchon 103 est monté directement, par exemple par vissage, sur le conduit de vidange 1 1 , et comprend :According to the present embodiment, the emptying means thus comprise two plugs: a first plug 104 for emptying the bath, allowing, when it is extracted, to allow the bath to flow out of the tank; a second drain plug 103, provided with means for retaining the balls, allowing the bath to flow out of the tank and retain the balls inside the tank when it is in place on the drain line 11 while the first cap 104 is removed from the device, and for extracting the balls out of the tank, under the effect of gravity, when removed from the drain line. With reference to FIG. 4, the second plug 103 is mounted directly, for example by screwing, onto the drain conduit 11, and comprises:
- une bague 1030 présentant en sa partie supérieure des moyens de montage, tel qu'un filetage, sur le conduit de vidange 11 ;- A ring 1030 having in its upper part mounting means, such as a thread, on the drain duct 11;
- un prolongement 1031 de la bague, sous forme d'un conduit co axial avec la bague et de diamètre inférieur à celui de la bague ; une grille 1032 de retenue des billes placées à l'intérieur de la bague, entre la partie supérieure de celle-ci et le prolongement 1031 (de préférence en appui sur le fond de la bague), de façon à recouvrir le conduit 1031.an extension 1031 of the ring, in the form of an axial duct with the ring and of diameter less than that of the ring; a grid 1032 for retaining the balls placed inside the ring, between the upper part thereof and the extension 1031 (preferably resting on the bottom of the ring), so as to cover the conduit 1031.
Bien entendu, la grille 1032 présente des mailles dont les dimensions sont prévues en fonction du diamètre des billes, en vue d'interdire le passage de ces dernières au travers des mailles de la grille.Of course, the grid 1032 has meshes whose dimensions are provided according to the diameter of the balls, to prevent the passage of the latter through the mesh of the grid.
Le prolongement 1031 présente des moyens de montage, tel qu'un filetage, destiné à coopérer avec des moyens de montage complémentaire, tel qu'un filetage, prévu sur le premier bouchon 104, de telle sorte que le premier bouchon puisse être monté sur le prolongement 1031 en vue d'obstruer celui-ci. Selon ce montage, le premier bouchon est donc monté indirectement sur le conduit de vidange, puisque le premier bouchon est monté sur le deuxième bouchon qui lui est monté sur le conduit de vidange.The extension 1031 has mounting means, such as a threading, intended to cooperate with complementary mounting means, such as a thread, provided on the first plug 104, so that the first cap can be mounted on the extension 1031 to obstruct it. According to this arrangement, the first plug is thus mounted indirectly on the drain line, since the first plug is mounted on the second plug which is mounted on the drain line.
La vidange de la cuve s'opère ainsi en deux temps : - un premier temps dans lequel le premier bouchon 104 est retiré du dispositif, autorisant l'écoulement du bain à partir de la cuve tandis que les billes sont retenues par la grille 1032 ;The emptying of the tank is thus carried out in two stages: a first time in which the first plug 104 is removed from the device, allowing the flow of the bath from the tank while the balls are retained by the grid 1032;
- un deuxième temps, dans lequel le deuxième bouchon 103 est retiré du conduit, en vue de l'extraction des billes par gravité à partir de la cuve.- A second time, in which the second plug 103 is removed from the conduit, for the purpose of extracting the balls by gravity from the tank.
Un bac de vidange 10 (ou plusieurs) équipe(nt) le dispositif pour recueillir le bain et/ou les billes.A drain pan 10 (or more) equips the device to collect the bath and / or the balls.
Selon un mode de réalisation particulier illustré par la figure 5, la cuve 1 est montée mobile en rotation sur un châssis 7 lui-même monté sur une structure porteuse 70. Le châssis est monté sur la structure porteuse de façon à pouvoir pivoter autour d'un axe horizontal H par rapport à la structure porteuse. Pour cela, la structure porteuse présente deux montants 701 couplés chacun au châssis par une liaison pivot autour de l'axe H. De cette façon, on peut faire pivoter le châssis et, par conséquent, la cuve autour de l'axe H, ceci permettant d'accéder très facilement à l'intérieur de la cuve et de procéder très rapidement à sa vidange. Bien entendu, des moyens (non représentés) sont prévus pour bloquer le pivotement du châssis par rapport à la structure porteuse. Un dispositif de massage à billes selon l'invention est destiné à être alimenté par une alimentation électrique classique 220 V. Le motoréducteur électrique est associé à un dispositif de contrôle et de commande permettant de déclencher la rotation de la cuve, et de régler la vitesse de rotation de celle-ci dans une plage variant de 10 tr/mn à 50 tr/mn.According to a particular embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5, the vessel 1 is mounted to rotate on a chassis 7 itself mounted on a supporting structure 70. The chassis is mounted on the supporting structure so as to be able to pivot about a horizontal axis H with respect to the supporting structure. For this, the carrier structure has two amounts 701 each coupled to the frame by a pivot connection about the axis H. In this way, we can rotate the frame and, therefore, the tank around the axis H, this allowing very easy access to the inside of the tank and proceed very quickly to empty it. Of course, means (not shown) are provided to block the pivoting of the frame relative to the supporting structure. A ball massage device according to the invention is intended to be powered by a conventional 220 V power supply. The electric geared motor is associated with a device for controlling and controlling control to trigger the rotation of the tank, and to adjust the speed of rotation thereof in a range of 10 rpm to 50 rpm.
Un dispositif de massage à billes selon l'invention est préférentiellement équipé de moyens de réglage en hauteur de la cuve, permettant d'adapter la hauteur de la cuve en fonction de l'usage et de faciliter l'accès à la cuve pour l'utilisateur (hauteur différente pour le massage des membres inférieurs et pour le massage des membres supérieurs). A ball massage device according to the invention is preferably equipped with means for adjusting the height of the tank, making it possible to adapt the height of the tank according to the use and to facilitate access to the tank for the user (different height for massage of the lower limbs and for the massage of the upper limbs).

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1. Dispositif de massage à billes, comprenant une cuve destinée à recevoir une pluralité de billes immergées dans un bain, et des moyens d'entraînement desdites billes de telles sorte que les billes soient animées d'un mouvement au contact d'un membre humain inséré dans ladite cuve, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'entraînement comprennent au moins une paroi interne de la cuve contre laquelle lesdites billes sont destinées à être en contact, ladite cuve étant montée mobile en rotation.1. A ball massage device, comprising a vessel for receiving a plurality of balls immersed in a bath, and means for driving said balls so that the balls are moved in contact with a human limb inserted in said tank, characterized in that said drive means comprise at least one inner wall of the tank against which said balls are intended to be in contact, said tank being rotatably mounted.
2. Dispositif de massage à billes selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que ladite cuve est montée mobile en rotation autour d'un axe incliné entre la verticale et l'horizontal.2. Ball massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that said vessel is mounted to rotate about an inclined axis between the vertical and the horizontal.
3. Dispositif de massage à billes selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ladite cuve est montée mobile en rotation autour d'un axe incliné formant un angle compris entre 5° et 85° avec la vertical.3. Ball massage device according to claim 2, characterized in that said tank is rotatably mounted about an inclined axis forming an angle between 5 ° and 85 ° with the vertical.
4. Dispositif de massage à billes selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que lesdites parois internes présentent une série de reliefs. 4. Ball massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that said inner walls have a series of reliefs.
5. Dispositif de massage à billes selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que lesdits reliefs sont constitués par des stries régulièrement réparties. 5. Ball massage device according to claim 4, characterized in that said reliefs are constituted by regularly distributed streaks.
6. Dispositif de massage à billes selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des moyens de vidange desdites billes et/ou dudit bain à partir du fond de ladite cuve. 6. Ball massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises means for emptying said beads and / or said bath from the bottom of said tank.
7. Dispositif de massage à billes selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens de vidange comprennent un premier bouchon de vidange dudit bain et un deuxième bouchon de vidange desdites billes pourvu de moyens de retenue desdites billes dans ladite cuve.7. Ball massage device according to claim 6, characterized in that said draining means comprise a first drain plug of said bath and a second drain plug of said balls provided with means for retaining said balls in said tank.
8. Dispositif de massage à billes selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que lesdits premier et deuxième bouchons sont montés sur un conduit de vidange unique. 8. Ball massage device according to claim 7, characterized in that said first and second plugs are mounted on a single drain line.
9. Dispositif de massage à billes selon la revendication 8, caractérisé en ce que ledit deuxième bouchon est monté directement sur ledit conduit de vidange, ledit premier bouchon étant monté indirectement sur ledit conduit en étant couplé audit deuxième bouchon qui présente : a. une bague présentant une partie supérieure comprenant des moyens de montage sur ledit conduit de vidange, b. un prolongement de ladite bague en sa partie inférieure, présentant des moyens de montage dudit premier bouchon, c. une grille de retenue desdites billes entre ladite partie supérieure et ledit prolongement.9. Ball massage device according to claim 8, characterized in that said second plug is mounted directly on said drain pipe, said first plug being mounted indirectly on said conduit being coupled to said second plug which has: a. a ring having an upper portion including mounting means on said drain conduit, b. an extension of said ring at its lower part, having means for mounting said first plug, c. a grid for retaining said balls between said upper portion and said extension.
10. Dispositif de massage à billes selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que ladite cuve est montée de façon amoviblesur un châssis portant des moyens d'entraînement en rotation de ladite cuve.10. A ball massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that said vessel is removably mounted on a frame carrying means for rotating said tank.
11. Dispositif de massage à billes selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que ladite cuve est montée mobile en rotation sur un châssis lui-même monté sur une structure porteuse, le châssis étant monté sur ladite structure porteuse de façon à pouvoir pivoter autour d'un axe horizontal par rapport à ladite structure porteuse. 11. Ball massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that said tank is rotatably mounted on a frame itself mounted on a supporting structure, the frame being mounted on said support structure of so as to be able to pivot about a horizontal axis with respect to said supporting structure.
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