EP3117818A1

EP3117818A1 - Massaging device

Info

Publication number: EP3117818A1
Application number: EP15176687.0A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Paul Chen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2015-07-14
Filing date: 2015-07-14
Publication date: 2017-01-18

Abstract

A massaging device includes a housing (10) having a chamber (11) and a number of orifices (12) communicating with each other, and one or more beams (30) engaged in the housing (10), and the beams (30) each include a number of massaging members (31) aligned with the orifices (12) of the housing (10), and an actuator (41) is engaged in the housing (10) and includes one or more protrusions (42) for engaging with the beams (30) and for moving the massaging members (31) into and out of the orifices (12) of the housing (10) and for actuating the massaging members (31) to engage with the users. A shaft (40) is engaged in the housing (10) and secured to the actuator (41) for rotating the actuator (41) relative to the housing (10).

Description

The invention relates to a massaging device.
Typical massaging devices comprise a smooth housing.
The present invention aims at providing a novel massaging device.
This technical problem is solved by a massaging device as defined in claim 1 including adjustable massaging members.
Advantageous embodiments are indicated in further claims.
In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a massaging device;
FIGS. 2, 3 are exploded views of the massaging device; and
FIGS. 4, 5, 6, 7 are cross sectional views of the massaging device.

Referring to FIGS. 1-5, an embodiment of a massaging device comprises a housing 10 made of harder materials, the housing 10 includes a cylindrical shape having a chamber 11 and a number of orifices 12 communicating with each other, the housing 10 includes two end portions 13, 14.
Two covers 20, 21 are attached to the end portions 13, 14 of the housing 10, and each include one or more (such as four) openings 22, and a center hole 23.
One or more (such as four) beams 30 are movably engaged in the housing 10, and each beam 30 include a number of massaging members 31 aligned with the orifices 12 of the housing 10, and each include a wedge-shaped bulge 32 (FIGS. 5-7). The beams 30 or the bulges 32 are made of harder plastic or synthetic materials, and the massaging members 31 are made of softer plastic or rubber materials.
A spongy outer layer 34 may be applied onto the beams 30 or the massaging members 31. The beams 30 each include two end portions 33 movably engaged with the openings 22 of the covers 20, 21 (FIGS. 5-7.).
A shaft 40 is engaged through the center holes 23 of the covers 20, 21 and supported in the housing 10 with the covers 20, 21, and an actuator 41 is mounted on the shaft 40 and includes one or more (such as four) protrusions 42 for engaging with the beams 30, and includes one or more (such as four) recesses 43 located between the protrusions 42.
The actuator 41 is engaged in the housing 10, and includes a depression 44 and a notch 45 formed in each of the protrusions 42 (FIGS. 5-7), the depression 44 is located at the tip of the protrusion 42, and the notch 45 is located between the depression 44 and the recess 43 of the protrusion 42.
The massaging members 31 of the beams 30 may be moved out of the orifices 12 of the housing 10 (FIG. 5) when the bulges 32 of the beams 30 are engaged with the depressions 44 of the actuator 41.
The massaging members 31 of the beams 30 may be moved partially out of the orifices 12 of the housing 10 when the bulges 32 of the beams 30 are engaged with the notches 45 of the actuator 41 (FIG. 6), and the massaging members 31 of the beams 30 may be engaged in the housing 10, without moving out of the housing 10 when the bulges 32 of the beams 30 are engaged with the recesses 43 of the actuator 41 (FIG. 7).
One or more (such as two) end caps 50, 51 are engaged in the end portions 13, 14 of the housing 10 and attached to the end portions 46 of the shaft 40, and each include a knob 52 for rotating the end cap 50, 51 and the shaft 40 and the actuator 41 relative to the housing 10, and for moving the massaging members 31 of the beams 30 relative to the housing 10.
The end caps 50, 51 each include an actuating element 53 similar to the actuator 41, and each include one or more (such as four) projections 54 for engaging with the beams 30, and each include one or more (such as four) recesses 55 located between the projections 54. The actuating elements 53 each include a depression 56 and a notch 57 formed in each projection 54 (FIGS. 2-3), the depression 56 is located at the tip of the projection 54, and the notch 57 is located between the depression 56 and the recess 55 of the projection 54. The projections 54 of the actuating elements 53 may be engaged with the beams 30 for moving the massaging members 31 of the beams 30 relative to the orifices 12 of the housing 10.
In operation, as shown in FIGS. 4-7, the actuator 41 and/or the actuating elements 53 may be rotated relative to the housing 10 and may be engaged with the beams 30 for moving the massaging members 31 of the beams 30 relative to the housing 10.
For example, when the bulges 32 of the beams 30 are engaged with the recesses 43 of the actuator 41 (FIG. 7), the massaging members 31 of the beams 30 may be engaged in the housing 10.
When the bulges 32 of the beams 30 are engaged with the notches 45 of the actuator 41 (FIG. 6), the massaging members 31 of the beams 30 may be moved partially out of the orifices 12 of the housing 10, and when the bulges 32 of the beams 30 are engaged with the depressions 44 of the actuator 41 (FIG. 5), the massaging members 31 of the beams 30 may be moved out of the orifices 12 of the housing 10.
Two elastic bands or spring biasing members 60 may be engaged with the end portions 33 of the beams 30 for forcing the beams 30 to engage with the actuator 41 and the actuating elements 53.

Claims

Massaging device comprising
a housing (10) including a chamber (11), and
a number of orifices (12) communicating with the chamber (11) of the housing (10),
characterized in that
at least one beam (30) is engaged in the chamber (11) of the housing (10) and includes a number of massaging members (31) aligned with the orifices (12) of the housing (10), and
an actuator (41) is engaged in the housing (10) and includes at least one protrusion (42) for engaging with the beam (30).
Device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the housing (10) includes a shaft (40) engaged in the housing (10) and secured to the actuator (41).
Device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the housing (10) includes two end portions (13, 14) and two covers (20, 21) attached to the end portions (13, 14) of the housing (10), and the shaft (40) includes two end portions (46) engaged through the covers (20, 21) and supported in the housing (10) with the covers (20, 21).
Device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that the covers (201, 21) each include at least one opening (22), and the beam (30) includes two end portions (33) engaged with the opening (22) of the cover (20, 21).
Device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the actuator (41) includes at least one recess (43) and a depression (44) for engaging with the beam (30).
Device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the housing (10) includes two end portions (13, 14) and two end caps (50, 51) disposed in the end portions (13, 14) of the housing (10), and the end caps (50, 51) each include an actuating element (53) having at least one projection (54) for engaging with the beam (30).
Device as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that the actuating elements (53) of the end caps (50, 51) each include at least one recess (55) and a depression (56) for engaging with the beam (30).
Device as claimed in claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the end caps (50, 51) each include a knob (52).
Device as claimed in one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that a spring biasing member (60) is engaged with the beam (30).