EP3151805B1 - Massage head and massage apparatus using such a head - Google Patents

Massage head and massage apparatus using such a head Download PDF

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EP3151805B1
EP3151805B1 EP15724337.9A EP15724337A EP3151805B1 EP 3151805 B1 EP3151805 B1 EP 3151805B1 EP 15724337 A EP15724337 A EP 15724337A EP 3151805 B1 EP3151805 B1 EP 3151805B1
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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
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    • 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
    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
    • A61H7/002—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing
    • A61H7/004—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing power-driven, e.g. electrical
    • A61H7/005—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing power-driven, e.g. electrical hand-held
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    • 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
    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
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    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
    • A61H7/002—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing
    • A61H7/004—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for by rubbing or brushing power-driven, e.g. electrical
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    • 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
    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
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    • A61H7/00—Devices for suction-kneading massage; Devices for massaging the skin by rubbing or brushing not otherwise provided for
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    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
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    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
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  • the present invention relates to an improved massage head, generally intended to perform the mobilization of cutaneous tissue.
  • the massage head according to the invention comprises two modules capable of being reversibly secured to one another, each of the modules incorporating a functional element.
  • the massage devices in question use a treatment head connected to a suction circuit, said treatment head being constituted by a housing defining an internal chamber inside which opens the suction circuit.
  • a treatment head connected to a suction circuit, said treatment head being constituted by a housing defining an internal chamber inside which opens the suction circuit.
  • this massage head is applied against the body of the patient, and because of the suction generated by the suction circuit, a skin fold is formed inside the internal chamber, a skin fold which leans against the peripheral edge of said inner chamber.
  • Mechanical action as for it can be exerted by rollers or balls which make it possible to exercise concomitantly with the aspiration on the body of the patient, an action of pressure and / or of displacement, and / or of friction, in particular by vibrations.
  • the devices described, for example in this document, comprise a manually operable housing inside which are mounted two parallel rollers, mounted free in rotation, or positively rotated within the housing.
  • These rollers can be mounted on the fixed-spacing case, or on the contrary are likely to be able to move away and approach each other automatically during the massage operation, said case being itself connected to suction means for creating a depression between said rollers when the head provided with these different elements is applied against the body of the patient, so as to form a skin fold bearing against the surface of the rollers.
  • the two partitions are held apart from each other for example by means of springs or magnets, the pivoting of said partitions, and therefore the approximation of one relative to the other resulting from the effect of vacuum and / or depression generated inside the housing.
  • the object of the present invention is, in fact, to optimize the possible types of treatment, and in particular to have a hybrid head to meet this need.
  • the present invention aims a massage head comprising a housing forming an internal chamber defined by a bottom, two side walls and two transverse walls, and open on its opposite side to the bottom, and in which is formed a fold cutaneous when the head is applied to the skin of a patient.
  • this massage head is constituted by two modules provided with means capable of allowing their reversible attachment to one another, each of said modules integrating a functional element, defining one of the transverse walls of the internal chamber. .
  • the invention consists in providing a massage head consisting of two independent modules, the association of which with one another defines the internal chamber within which the skinfold is made, and to be provided with each of these modules of an identical or different functional element, thus optimizing the implementation of the treatment on the skin of the patient.
  • At least one of the functional elements, which is provided with each of the modules is active.
  • active means that said element is driven by a movement, either pivoting or rotation and in this case consists either of a valve or a roller.
  • valve When it is a valve, it can be motorized, said valve being hinged in the vicinity of its upper end on the side walls which is provided with the module and its pivoting is obtained by means of a fixed geared motor gearbox inside said valve, and whose output shaft drives a cam in rotation, received in a cam path integral with one of said side walls of the module.
  • one of the functional elements may be a valve or fixed wall, in that it is not subject to any pivoting within the module and therefore to the internal chamber that it defines when it is secured to another module.
  • one of the functional elements may consist of a roller simply mounted free in rotation, and at fixed spacing.
  • said modules define, when they are reversibly joined to one another, the bottom wall of the internal chamber and provide an orifice at the level of which opens a suction circuit connected to the massage apparatus on which the massage head of the invention is mounted.
  • the invention also relates to a massage device implementing a massage head according to the preceding description, comprising a source of electrical energy for operating the functional elements when they are active, and advantageously comprising a vacuum source. or depression associated with the massage head and opening into it.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 illustrate the general principle of the present invention.
  • they describe a massage head 1 consisting of two modules 50, 51, substantially symmetrical to each other with respect to a median plane, to the functional element that each of the modules integrates.
  • each of them has at its front face 4 respectively projecting members or lugs 6 , 7 and recesses 5 , 8 for cooperate with each other two by two.
  • each module 50 , 51 is provided with a latch or locking hook 2 , 3 hinged in the vicinity of the upper end of said modules.
  • Each of these valves or locking hooks is itself provided with two lugs 9 , able to snap into a housing or locking zone 40 provided for this purpose at the base 41 of the upper portion 42 of the massage head (see figure 3 ).
  • Said end faces 4 being provided with a seal 44 , this ensures a certain seal in the internal chamber defined by the assembly of the two modules together.
  • the base 41 of the upper part 42 of the massage head is then positioned on the upper face defined by the two upper faces of the modules thus assembled. Said base 41 is locked on the modules thus assembled, by pivoting and then snapping shutters or locking covers 2, 3 ) within the locking zones 40 of the base 41 ( figures 4 and 5 ).
  • the lower face of the base 41 is provided with a seal 45 , positioned at the periphery of the orifice 52 defined by recesses 46 formed at the upper faces of the modules when they are assembled together. .
  • This orifice is intended to make it possible to place the internal chamber defined said modules under vacuum, by connection with a vacuum source relayed by a pipe 47 which is provided with the upper part of the massage chamber, said vacuum source being integrated into the device massage using this massage head.
  • This source of depression is capable of generating suction within the internal chamber thus defined when the massage head is applied to the skin of a patient.
  • This inner chamber is defined by two side walls, two transverse walls and a bottom wall.
  • the opposite face to the bottom wall is open, and is intended to come into contact with the skin of a patient.
  • each of the modules integrates an active or passive functional element.
  • each of the two modules 50 , 51 implements a motorized valve 10.
  • This valve has a pivot axis 14 arranged substantially in the vicinity of the bottom of the inner chamber, said axis being parallel to the bottom of the inner chamber. This pivoting ensures a tangential mechanization of the cutaneous tissue, and can also be coupled with a vertical stimulation of said tissue due to the suction of the latter inside the internal chamber, when the massage head is connected to a tissue. source of depression, this aspiration being represented by the upward arrow on the figure 7 .
  • one of the functional elements is constituted by a motorized valve 10
  • the other is simply constituted by a valve or fixed wall 53.
  • the effect produced is also a tangential mechanization of the cutaneous tissue.
  • the implementation of such a fixed wall makes it possible to precisely target the zone of cutaneous tissue to be mobilized, such as, for example, the edge of a scar, the fixed wall then being positioned at the level of the zone that the practitioner does not have. do not want to mobilize.
  • this tangential mechanization can also be accompanied by a vertical stimulation in relation to the suction when the massage head is connected to a source of depression, as has been described in relation to with the figure 3 .
  • first functional element is again a motorized valve 10
  • second functional element is a fixed motorized roller 100 , that is to say whose axis of rotation is not likely to vary, said roller being mounted at the lower end of a wall 54.
  • the functional elements are both constituted by a fixed motorized roller 100 , that is to say as recalled above, with a fixed axis of rotation relative to the internal chamber of the massage head.
  • the functional elements in motion, and in particular the rotation of the two motorized rollers 100 which promote the formation of the skin fold and the displacement of the massage head when it is in contact with the skin of the patient, are represented. Again, it is possible to optimize the vertical stimulation by creating a depression in the internal massage chamber when it is connected to a source of depression.
  • each of the rollers has an independent motor, allowing a different speed of rotation of said rollers relative to each other, it is possible to perform a multitude of possible treatments of the skin, including deep tissue mobilization, in addition to the ability to treat fragile or severely damaged skin (burn victims), by ensuring a controlled management of the realization of the fold of skin in combination with a moderate aspiration.
  • the pivoting of the moving motorized roller intervenes solely because of the depression generated within the internal chamber.
  • the wall at the end of which said roll is mounted is provided at its pivot axis with a spring 56 , generating, by default, that is to say in the absence of suction, the return said wall to its initial position, as shown in FIG. figure 14 in which it extends substantially perpendicular to the bottom of the inner chamber.
  • both the tangential stimulation, in addition to the formation of the skin fold, and the displacement of the massage head on the skin of the patient are provided.
  • vertical stimulation is exerted when depression is created within the inner chamber.
  • valve 10 is articulated in the vicinity of its upper end on the side walls 12 and 13 defining the massage head, and in this case forming part of the modules.
  • the valve 10 comprises a pivot axis 14 , whose two ends are received in a housing 15 formed at each of the two side walls 12 and 13.
  • This valve 10 has a height substantially corresponding to that of the inner chamber defined by the massage head. However, it slightly protrudes from the lower end of the side walls, in order to optimize the pinching action.
  • This valve 10 has a rounded lower edge 16 , advantageously coated with a material capable of optimizing the friction and corollarily the pinching action when the massage head is in contact with the skin of the patient.
  • the side walls 12 and 13 have an internal volume for receiving in particular a cam path as illustrated in the figures 19 and 20 .
  • This volume is closed by a plate 17 (see figure 19 ) for the purpose of protecting the elements contained in those volumes.
  • valve 10 has a cross section in the form of racetrack.
  • a motor 20 actuating a gear 21, which has been represented by reference 22 the output shaft of the gearbox 21.
  • the motor torque 20 - gear 21 is secured to a side plate 23 , fixed for example by means of screws 24 on one of the walls of the valve 10.
  • Another plate 25 closes the other wall of the valve, also secured thereto by means of screws 26.
  • FIG 19 a first view of the side wall 12 incorporating mechanical elements adapted to allow, in cooperation with the geared motor 20 , 21 the pivoting of said valve 10. More specifically, has been illustrated within this figure 19 a cam path 30 in this case consisting of a rectilinear slot 31 .
  • the output shaft 22 of the reducer 21 in this case of triangular cross-section, is received in a correspondingly shaped orifice 33 provided in FIG. within a cam 32.
  • This cam 32 is in fact composed of two rollers, respectively 34 and 36, separated from each other by a linear portion.
  • the cylinder 36 cooperates with the rectilinear light 31 described above.
  • the power supply of the motor 20 is provided by means of an electronic card, advantageously integrated in the volume defined by the side wall 13 .
  • This power supply can however be achieved by any known means.
  • the motorized roller described above in connection with the Figures 22 to 25 is described in the document EP 1 286 642 .
  • the positive rotation drive of the roller is obtained via a geared motor fixedly mounted inside said roller and whose output shaft of the gearbox comprises means for coupling to said roller.
  • the roll designated by the general reference 100 consists essentially of a cylindrical sleeve 102, which constitutes the active element in contact with the patient to be treated.
  • the diameter and the length of this cylindrical sleeve 102 are a function of the type of apparatus that it is desired to produce.
  • the sleeve 102 may have an outer diameter of between 20 and 30 millimeters for a length which may be between 60 and 70 millimeters.
  • rollers having different diameters or even to make devices comprising more than two rollers, for example a motorized central roll on either side of which are arranged two rollers of smaller diameter or of equal diameter, so as to form two folds of skin.
  • the sleeve 102 may have a smooth outer surface or on the contrary have a surface that may have asperities or reliefs depending on the treatments to be performed.
  • Such a sleeve may optionally be covered with a removable sheath, having a hygienic function and / or serving as a support for a treatment product.
  • the rotation drive of the sleeve 102 is obtained via a motor 103 - reducer assembly 104 , mounted fixed coaxially inside said sleeve 102.
  • geared motor assembly one can use a conventional geared motor, supplied with low voltage direct current, 6 volts for example, or a brushless motor with an encoder to make more precise control of the speed of rotation.
  • the output shaft 105 of the gearbox supports means for coupling with said sleeve 102 , means constituted by a disk or plate 106 integral with the shaft 105 , the joining being for example obtained by gluing.
  • This disc 106 has two lugs 107, 108 diametrically opposed, lugs which fit into corresponding recesses 109 (only one being visible at the figure 22 ), formed in an inner ring 110 of the sleeve 102.
  • the rotation drive of the sleeve 102 around the geared motor assembly is obtained by mounting it on bearings 111a , 111b , 111c .
  • the bearings 111a , 111b are mounted on either side of the gearmotor on fixed bearings 113 , 114.
  • the geared motor assembly 103 , 104 is surrounded by a sleeve 112 , made of aluminum, for example. integral with the motor body 103.
  • the extreme bearing 113 is in this case formed by a bearing formed at the end of the sleeve 112 , said sleeve thus forming not only an insulating cage, but serving as a support for this extreme peripheral bearing 111a.
  • the bearing 111b is, in turn, mounted on a bearing 114 constituted by a flange fixed by means of screws 115 to the housing of the gearbox 104 , thereby ensuring the immobilization of the latter and allowing the passage of the axis 105 of the reducer.
  • the third bearing 111c is mounted in abutment against the inner ring 110 of the drive disc 106 carrying the lugs 107 , 108 , and this via a fixed bearing 116.
  • connection pads designated by the general references 117 , 118.
  • Each stud comprises a connection guide proper 119 , 120 , of oblong shape, able to pass through lights 121 , 122 provided on each side wall, to fit inside complementary zones provided at each end of the bearings 113 , 116 that comprises the roller 100.
  • Each support connection guide 119 , 120 is associated, for example by means of screws, two blocks 151 , 152 coming, for their part against the outer face 123 , 124 of each side wall P1 , P2.
  • the fixing of the block 118 is obtained by means of two screws V1 disposed on either side of the axis of rotation and, for the block 119 , by means of a single screw V2 fixed as for it in the axis of rotation.
  • the electrical connections 125 are connected to the general control circuit by means of flexible links able to follow the possible displacements that can receive the roll.
  • the whole point of the present invention is conceived in terms of modularity on the one hand and the multiplicity of treatments that can be applied to the skin of a patient on the other hand.
  • This interest is further reinforced by the very simple nature of the modularity of the massage head according to the invention, which allows the practitioner to proceed with the choice of the tool that he intends to implement by simply changing modules in place and place of the multiplicity of massage heads which he was forced to dispose of to this day.

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DOMAINE DE L'INVENTIONFIELD OF THE INVENTION

La présente invention concerne une tête de massage perfectionnée, destinée de manière générale à réaliser la mobilisation du tissu cutané.The present invention relates to an improved massage head, generally intended to perform the mobilization of cutaneous tissue.

Elle concerne également un appareil de massage mettant en oeuvre une telle tête.It also relates to a massage apparatus using such a head.

L'objectif recherché par la présente invention vise principalement à permettre de multiplier les actions possibles d'une telle tête de massage en fonction du résultat recherché par le praticien. A cet effet, la tête de massage conforme à l'invention comporte deux modules susceptibles d'être solidarisés réversiblement l'un à l'autre, chacun des modules intégrant un élément fonctionnel.The objective sought by the present invention is primarily to allow to multiply the possible actions of such a massage head according to the result sought by the practitioner. For this purpose, the massage head according to the invention comprises two modules capable of being reversibly secured to one another, each of the modules incorporating a functional element.

ETAT ANTERIEUR DE LA TECHNIQUEPRIOR STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE

Différentes techniques de massage sont connues, dont la mise en oeuvre dépend des traitements à réaliser. De manière générale, ces techniques visent à exercer sur la peau du patient des contraintes faisant appel à des phénomènes de pression et/ou de pincement sur ou du tissu cutané.Different massage techniques are known, the implementation of which depends on the treatments to be performed. In general, these techniques are intended to exert stress on the patient's skin that involves pressure and / or pinching phenomena on or cutaneous tissue.

Afin de faciliter l'action du praticien, on a proposé un grand nombre de dispositifs. Parmi ces dispositifs, on a tout d'abord proposé la mise en oeuvre d'appareils faisant appel à une simple action mécanique, par exemple au moyen d'ensembles comportant des billes ou boules montées sur un boitier support, permettant le cas échéant de distribuer ou d'appliquer de manière concomitante un produit de traitement de type crème ou gel, tel que par exemple décrit dans le document FR A 1 225 094 .In order to facilitate the practitioner's action, a large number of devices have been proposed. Among these devices, it was first proposed the implementation of devices using a simple mechanical action, for example by means of sets comprising balls or balls mounted on a support case, allowing the appropriate distribution if appropriate or to apply concomitantly a treatment product of the cream or gel type, as for example described in the document FR A 1,225,094 .

On a également proposé de substituer à ce traitement mécanique, un traitement d'aspiration de la peau du patient. A cet effet, les appareils de massage en question mettent en oeuvre une tête de traitement reliée à un circuit d'aspiration, ladite tête de traitement étant constituée par un boitier définissant une chambre interne à l'intérieur de laquelle débouche le circuit d'aspiration. Lorsque cette tête de massage est appliquée contre le corps du patient, et en raison de l'aspiration générée par le circuit d'aspiration, il se forme un pli cutané à l'intérieur de la chambre interne, pli cutané qui s'appuie contre le bord périphérique de ladite chambre interne. L'action mécanique quant à elle, peut être exercée par des rouleaux ou des billes qui permettent d'exercer concomitamment à l'aspiration sur le corps du patient, une action de pression et/ou de déplacement, et/ou de friction, notamment par vibrations.It has also been proposed to substitute for this mechanical treatment, a suction treatment of the skin of the patient. For this purpose, the massage devices in question use a treatment head connected to a suction circuit, said treatment head being constituted by a housing defining an internal chamber inside which opens the suction circuit. . When this massage head is applied against the body of the patient, and because of the suction generated by the suction circuit, a skin fold is formed inside the internal chamber, a skin fold which leans against the peripheral edge of said inner chamber. Mechanical action as for it, can be exerted by rollers or balls which make it possible to exercise concomitantly with the aspiration on the body of the patient, an action of pressure and / or of displacement, and / or of friction, in particular by vibrations.

Il a également été proposé des appareils de massage susceptibles de reproduire de manière simple des massages de type palper-rouler, c'est-à-dire consistant à exercer sur le patient une action continue, provoquant non seulement un pincement localisé du tissu cutané, mais également un déplacement progressif de la zone pincée de manière à provoquer un roulage dudit pli cutané, et ce, tout en exerçant une pression (voir par exemple EP-A-0 224 422 ).It has also been proposed massage devices that can reproduce in a simple way palpate-rolling massage, that is to say consisting in exerting on the patient a continuous action, causing not only pinching localized skin tissue, but also a progressive displacement of the pinched zone so as to cause a rolling of said skin fold, and while exerting pressure (see for example EP-A-0 224 422 ).

Les appareils décrits, par exemple dans ce document, comportent un boitier actionnable manuellement à l'intérieur duquel sont montés deux rouleaux parallèles, montés libres en rotation, ou entrainés positivement en rotation à l'intérieur du boitier. Ces rouleaux peuvent être montés sur le boitier à entraxe fixe, ou au contraire sont susceptibles de pouvoir s'écarter et se rapprocher automatiquement l'un de l'autre lors de l'opération de massage, ledit boitier étant lui-même relié à des moyens d'aspiration permettant de créer une dépression entre lesdits rouleaux lorsque la tête munie de ces différents éléments est appliquée contre le corps du patient, de façon à former un pli cutané en appui contre la surface des rouleaux.The devices described, for example in this document, comprise a manually operable housing inside which are mounted two parallel rollers, mounted free in rotation, or positively rotated within the housing. These rollers can be mounted on the fixed-spacing case, or on the contrary are likely to be able to move away and approach each other automatically during the massage operation, said case being itself connected to suction means for creating a depression between said rollers when the head provided with these different elements is applied against the body of the patient, so as to form a skin fold bearing against the surface of the rollers.

Dans le document EP 0 917 452 , on a proposé de remplacer les rouleaux en question par deux cloisons rapportées à l'intérieur du boitier, articulées au sein de ce dernier de telle sorte à pouvoir être animées d'un mouvement de pivotement. Ledit boitier est, là encore, relié à une source d'aspiration. Sous l'action de l'aspiration, il se créé un pli cutané venant s'insérer entre les deux cloisons à l'intérieur du boitier. En raison de la progression dans un sens ou dans l'autre de la tête de massage munie d'un tel dispositif contre la peau du patient, le pli de peau ainsi formé subit un pincement saccadé.In the document EP 0 917 452 it has been proposed to replace the rollers in question by two partitions attached to the interior of the housing, articulated within the latter so as to be able to be driven by a pivoting movement. Said housing is, again, connected to a suction source. Under the action of suction, a skin fold is created to fit between the two partitions inside the housing. Due to the progression in one direction or the other of the massage head provided with such a device against the skin of the patient, the skin fold thus formed undergoes a jerky pinch.

En l'absence de contrainte, les deux cloisons sont maintenues écartées l'une de l'autre par exemple au moyen de ressorts ou d'aimants, le pivotement desdites cloisons, et donc le rapprochement de l'une par rapport à l'autre résultant de l'effet du vide et/ou de la dépression générée à l'intérieur du boitier.In the absence of stress, the two partitions are held apart from each other for example by means of springs or magnets, the pivoting of said partitions, and therefore the approximation of one relative to the other resulting from the effect of vacuum and / or depression generated inside the housing.

Ces différents dispositifs donnent relative satisfaction en termes de résultats. Cependant, l'usage démontre qu'ils ne permettent pas, en tant que tel, de disposer de toute la panoplie nécessaire aux différents traitements qu'un praticien est susceptible de souhaiter appliquer à un patient. En effet, soit ces dispositifs comportent deux rouleaux motorisés ou en libre rotation, à entraxe fixe ou susceptible de s'écarter et de se rapproche l'un de l'autre, soit des cloisons ou clapets assurant une action dite de masser-pincer, mais aucun d'entre eux ne permet d'obtenir simultanément une action de palper-rouler avec une action de masser-pincer, sauf à interchanger les têtes de massage, nécessitant dès lors de disposer de plusieurs de ces têtes.These different devices give relative satisfaction in terms of results. However, the use shows that they do not, as such, to have all the necessary panoply to different treatments that a practitioner is likely to wish to apply to a patient. Indeed, either these devices comprise two motorized rollers or free rotation, fixed spacing or likely to move away from and closer to one another, or partitions or valves providing a so-called massage-pinch action, but none of them allows to simultaneously obtain a palpate-rolling action with a massage-pinch action, except to interchange the massage heads, requiring therefore to have several of these heads.

L'objet de la présente invention vise, de fait, à optimiser les types de traitement possibles, et notamment à pouvoir disposer d'une tête hybride pour répondre à ce besoin.The object of the present invention is, in fact, to optimize the possible types of treatment, and in particular to have a hybrid head to meet this need.

EXPOSE DE L'INVENTIONSUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A cet effet, la présente invention vise une tête de massage comprenant un boitier formant une chambre interne définie par un fond, deux parois latérales et deux parois transversales, et ouverte sur sa face opposée au fond, et au sein de laquelle est formé un pli cutané lorsque la tête est appliquée sur le peau d'un patient.For this purpose, the present invention aims a massage head comprising a housing forming an internal chamber defined by a bottom, two side walls and two transverse walls, and open on its opposite side to the bottom, and in which is formed a fold cutaneous when the head is applied to the skin of a patient.

Selon l'invention, cette tête de massage est constituée de deux modules munis de moyens aptes à permettre leur solidarisation réversible l'un à l'autre, chacun desdits modules intégrant un élément fonctionnel, définissant l'une des parois transversales de la chambre interne.According to the invention, this massage head is constituted by two modules provided with means capable of allowing their reversible attachment to one another, each of said modules integrating a functional element, defining one of the transverse walls of the internal chamber. .

En d'autres termes, l'invention consiste à prévoir une tête de massage constituée de deux modules indépendants, dont l'association l'un à l'autre définit la chambre interne au sein de laquelle est réalisé le pli cutané, et à munir chacun de ces modules d'un élément fonctionnel identique ou différent, propre à ainsi optimiser la réalisation du traitement sur la peau du patient.In other words, the invention consists in providing a massage head consisting of two independent modules, the association of which with one another defines the internal chamber within which the skinfold is made, and to be provided with each of these modules of an identical or different functional element, thus optimizing the implementation of the treatment on the skin of the patient.

Selon l'invention, l'un au moins des éléments fonctionnels, dont est muni chacun des modules est actif. Par actif, on entend que ledit élément est animé d'un mouvement, soit de pivotement, soit de rotation et en l'espèce est constitué soit d'un clapet, soit d'un rouleau.According to the invention, at least one of the functional elements, which is provided with each of the modules is active. By active means that said element is driven by a movement, either pivoting or rotation and in this case consists either of a valve or a roller.

Lorsqu'il s'agit d'un clapet, celui-ci peut être motorisé, ledit clapet étant articulé au voisinage de son extrémité supérieure sur les parois latérales dont est muni le module et son pivotement est obtenu au moyen d'un motoréducteur monté fixe à l'intérieur dudit clapet, et dont l'arbre de sortie entraine une came en rotation, reçue dans un chemin de came solidaire de l'une desdites parois latérales du module.When it is a valve, it can be motorized, said valve being hinged in the vicinity of its upper end on the side walls which is provided with the module and its pivoting is obtained by means of a fixed geared motor gearbox inside said valve, and whose output shaft drives a cam in rotation, received in a cam path integral with one of said side walls of the module.

Lorsqu'il s'agit d'un rouleau, celui-ci est motorisé, c'est-à-dire que le rouleau est entrainé positivement en rotation, cet entrainement en rotation étant obtenu là encore au moyen d'un motoréducteur monté fixe à l'intérieur du rouleau et dont l'arbre de sortie du réducteur comporte des moyens de couplage audit rouleau.When it comes to a roller, it is motorized, that is to say that the roller is positively rotated, this rotational drive being obtained again by means of a geared motor mounted fixed to the inside of the roll and whose output shaft of the gearbox comprises means for coupling to said roll.

Selon l'invention, l'un des éléments fonctionnels peut être un clapet ou paroi fixe, en ce sens qu'il ne fait pas l'objet d'un quelconque pivotement au sein du module et donc de la chambre interne qu'il définit lorsqu'il est solidarisé avec un autre module.According to the invention, one of the functional elements may be a valve or fixed wall, in that it is not subject to any pivoting within the module and therefore to the internal chamber that it defines when it is secured to another module.

Selon l'invention, l'un des éléments fonctionnels peut être constitué d'un rouleau simplement monté libre en rotation, et à entraxe fixe.According to the invention, one of the functional elements may consist of a roller simply mounted free in rotation, and at fixed spacing.

Selon une caractéristique avantageuse de l'invention, lesdits modules définissent, lorsqu'ils sont solidarisés réversiblement l'un à l'autre, la paroi de fond de la chambre interne et ménagent un orifice au niveau duquel débouche un circuit d'aspiration relié à l'appareil de massage sur lequel est montée la tête de massage de l'invention.According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention, said modules define, when they are reversibly joined to one another, the bottom wall of the internal chamber and provide an orifice at the level of which opens a suction circuit connected to the massage apparatus on which the massage head of the invention is mounted.

L'invention concerne également un dispositif de massage mettant en oeuvre une tête de massage conforme à la description qui précède, comportant une source d'énergie électrique propre à actionner les éléments fonctionnels lorsque ceux-ci sont actifs, et comprenant avantageusement une source de vide ou de dépression associée à la tête de massage et débouchant en son sein.The invention also relates to a massage device implementing a massage head according to the preceding description, comprising a source of electrical energy for operating the functional elements when they are active, and advantageously comprising a vacuum source. or depression associated with the massage head and opening into it.

BREVE DESCRIPTION DES FIGURESBRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

La manière dont l'invention peut être réalisée et les avantages qui en découlent ressortiront mieux des exemples de réalisation qui suivent, donnés à titre indicatif et non limitatif à l'appui des figures annexées.

  • Les figures 1 à 5 illustrent schématiquement le principe général sous-tendant la présente invention.
  • Les figures 6 et 7 sont des représentations schématiques en section sagittale d'une première forme de réalisation de la tête de massage conforme à l'invention mettant en oeuvre des clapets motorisés, respectivement au repos et en action.
  • Les figures 8 et 9 sont des représentations schématiques en section sagittale d'une seconde forme de réalisation de la tête de massage conforme à l'invention mettant en oeuvre respectivement un clapet motorisé et une paroi fixe, respectivement en position statique et en position active.
  • Les figures 10 et 11 sont des représentations schématiques en section sagittale d'une troisième forme de réalisation de l'invention mettant en oeuvre d'une part un clapet motorisé, et d'autre part un rouleau motorisé, respectivement en position statique et en position opérationnelle.
  • Les figures 12 et 13 sont des représentations schématiques en section sagittale d'une quatrième forme de réalisation de la tête de massage conforme à de l'invention, mettant en oeuvre deux rouleaux motorisés, respectivement en position statique et fonctionnelle.
  • Les figures 14 et 15 sont des représentations schématiques en section sagittale d'une cinquième forme de réalisation de la tête de massage conforme à de l'invention, mettant en oeuvre deux rouleaux motorisés, dont l'un d'entre eux est articulé.
  • Les figures 16 et 17 sont des représentations schématiques en section sagittale d'une sixième forme de réalisation de la tête de massage conforme à l'invention, mettant en oeuvre deux rouleaux motorisés articulés.
  • Les figures 18 à 21 illustrent schématiquement un clapet motorisé, tel que mis en oeuvre par la présente invention.
  • Les figures 22 à 25 illustrent schématiquement un rouleau motorisé, tel que mis en oeuvre par la présente invention, et représentant respectivement des vues en perspective éclatées montrant la structure générale d'un rouleau motorisé utilisable pour la réalisation d'une tête de massage conforme à l'invention, une vue en bout d'un tel rouleau de massage et une vue en coupe selon le plan AA passant par l'axe de rotation dudit rouleau.
The manner in which the invention may be implemented and the advantages which result therefrom will emerge more clearly from the following exemplary embodiments, given by way of non-limiting indication in support of the appended figures.
  • The Figures 1 to 5 schematically illustrate the general principle underlying the present invention.
  • The Figures 6 and 7 are schematic representations in sagittal section of a first embodiment of the massage head according to the invention implementing motorized valves, respectively at rest and in action.
  • The Figures 8 and 9 are schematic representations in sagittal section of a second embodiment of the massage head according to the invention respectively implementing a motorized valve and a fixed wall, respectively in static position and in the active position.
  • The Figures 10 and 11 are schematic representations in sagittal section of a third embodiment of the invention implementing on the one hand a motorized valve, and secondly a motorized roller, respectively in static position and in operative position.
  • The Figures 12 and 13 are schematic representations in sagittal section of a fourth embodiment of the massage head according to the invention, implementing two motorized rollers respectively in static and functional position.
  • The Figures 14 and 15 are schematic representations in sagittal section of a fifth embodiment of the massage head according to the invention, implementing two motorized rollers, one of which is articulated.
  • The Figures 16 and 17 are schematic representations in sagittal section of a sixth embodiment of the massage head according to the invention, using two articulated motorized rollers.
  • The Figures 18 to 21 schematically illustrate a motorized valve, as implemented by the present invention.
  • The Figures 22 to 25 schematically illustrate a motorized roller, as implemented by the present invention, and respectively representing exploded perspective views showing the general structure of a motorized roller used for producing a massage head according to the invention, a end view of such a massage roller and a sectional view along the plane AA passing through the axis of rotation of said roller.

DESCRIPTION DETAILLEE DE L'INVENTIONDETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Les figures 1 à 5 illustrent le principe général de la présente invention. En l'espèce, elles décrivent une tête de massage 1 constituée de deux modules 50, 51, sensiblement symétriques l'un de l'autre par rapport à un plan médian, à l'élément fonctionnel près que chacun des modules intègre.The Figures 1 to 5 illustrate the general principle of the present invention. In this case, they describe a massage head 1 consisting of two modules 50, 51, substantially symmetrical to each other with respect to a median plane, to the functional element that each of the modules integrates.

Afin d'assurer cette solidarisation réversible d'un module 50, 51 avec l'autre, chacun d'entre eux présente au niveau de sa face frontale 4 des organes respectivement en saillie ou ergots 6, 7 et en creux 5, 8 destinés à coopérer les uns avec les autres deux à deux.In order to ensure this reversible connection of a module 50 , 51 with the other, each of them has at its front face 4 respectively projecting members or lugs 6 , 7 and recesses 5 , 8 for cooperate with each other two by two.

En outre, chaque module 50, 51 est muni d'un clapet ou crochet de verrouillage 2, 3, articulé au voisinage de l'extrémité supérieure desdits modules. Chacun de ces clapets ou crochets de verrouillage est lui-même muni de deux ergots 9, aptes à venir s'encliqueter dans un logement ou zone de verrouillage 40 prévu à cet effet au niveau de l'embase 41 de la partie supérieure 42 de la tête de massage (voir figure 3).In addition, each module 50 , 51 is provided with a latch or locking hook 2 , 3 hinged in the vicinity of the upper end of said modules. Each of these valves or locking hooks is itself provided with two lugs 9 , able to snap into a housing or locking zone 40 provided for this purpose at the base 41 of the upper portion 42 of the massage head (see figure 3 ).

Lorsque l'on souhaite assembler les deux modules 50, 51 entre eux, en fonction de la nature de l'élément fonctionnel (Cf. ci-dessous) que chacun d'entre eux intègre, on insert les ergots 7 dont chacun est munis dans le logement 8 correspondant (figure 2), puis on vient plaquer les deux faces frontales 4 des deux modules l'une contre l'autre (figure 3), les ergots de centrage 6 de chacun desdits modules venant se loger dans l'évidement correspondant 5. When it is desired to assemble the two modules 50 , 51 with each other, depending on the nature of the functional element (see below) that each of them integrates, insert the lugs 7 each of which is provided with the corresponding housing 8 ( figure 2 ), then the two front faces 4 of the two modules are pressed against each other ( figure 3 ), the centering pins 6 of each of said modules being housed in the corresponding recess 5.

Lesdites faces frontales 4 étant munies d'un joint d'étanchéité 44, on assure ce faisant une certaine étanchéité dans la chambre interne définie par l'assemblage des deux modules entre eux.Said end faces 4 being provided with a seal 44 , this ensures a certain seal in the internal chamber defined by the assembly of the two modules together.

L'embase 41 de la partie supérieure 42 de la tête de massage est alors positionnée sur la face supérieure définie par les deux faces supérieures des modules ainsi assemblées. On verrouille ladite embase 41 sur les modules ainsi assemblés, par pivotement puis encliquetèment des volets ou capots de verrouillage 2, 3) au sein des zones de verrouillage 40 de l'embase 41 (figures 4 et 5). La face inférieure de l'embase 41 est munie d'un joint d'étanchéité 45, venant se positionner à la périphérie de l'orifice 52 défini par des évidements 46 ménagés au niveau des faces supérieures des modules lorsqu'ils sont assemblés entre eux. Cet orifice est destiné à permettre de placer la chambre interne définie lesdits modules sous dépression, par liaison avec une source de dépression relayée par une canalisation 47 dont est pourvue la partie supérieure de la chambre de massage, ladite source de dépression étant intégrée dans le dispositif de massage mettant en oeuvre cette tête de massage.The base 41 of the upper part 42 of the massage head is then positioned on the upper face defined by the two upper faces of the modules thus assembled. Said base 41 is locked on the modules thus assembled, by pivoting and then snapping shutters or locking covers 2, 3 ) within the locking zones 40 of the base 41 ( figures 4 and 5 ). The lower face of the base 41 is provided with a seal 45 , positioned at the periphery of the orifice 52 defined by recesses 46 formed at the upper faces of the modules when they are assembled together. . This orifice is intended to make it possible to place the internal chamber defined said modules under vacuum, by connection with a vacuum source relayed by a pipe 47 which is provided with the upper part of the massage chamber, said vacuum source being integrated into the device massage using this massage head.

Cette source de dépression est apte à générer une aspiration au sein de la chambre interne ainsi définie lorsque la tête de massage est appliquée sur la peau d'un patient.This source of depression is capable of generating suction within the internal chamber thus defined when the massage head is applied to the skin of a patient.

Ainsi donc, lorsque les deux modules sont assemblés, ils forment une chambre interne de la tête de massage de l'invention. Cette chambre interne est définie par deux parois latérales, deux parois transversales et une paroi de fond. La face opposée à la paroi de fond est ouverte, et a vocation à venir en contact avec la peau d'un patient.Thus, when the two modules are assembled, they form an internal chamber of the massage head of the invention. This inner chamber is defined by two side walls, two transverse walls and a bottom wall. The opposite face to the bottom wall is open, and is intended to come into contact with the skin of a patient.

Selon l'invention, chacun des modules intègre un élément fonctionnel actif ou passif.According to the invention, each of the modules integrates an active or passive functional element.

Cet élément fonctionnel constitue de fait l'une des parois transversales de la chambre interne. En l'espèce, cet élément fonctionnel peut être constitué :

  • d'un clapet, fixe 53 ou motorisé 10 ;
  • d'un rouleau ménagé à l'extrémité inférieure d'une paroi transversale, ledit rouleau pouvant être libre en rotation ou motorisé 100.
This functional element constitutes in fact one of the transverse walls of the internal chamber. In this case, this functional element can consist of:
  • a valve, fixed 53 or motorized 10 ;
  • a roller provided at the lower end of a transverse wall, said roller being free to rotate 100 or motorized.

Ce faisant, il devient possible de réaliser une multitude de configurations possibles de la tête de massage.In doing so, it becomes possible to realize a multitude of possible configurations of the massage head.

On a représenté au sein des figures 6 et 7 un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention dans lequel chacun des deux modules 50, 51 met en oeuvre un clapet motorisé 10. Ce clapet sera décrit plus en détail ultérieurement. Ce clapet présente un axe de pivotement 14 ménagé sensiblement au voisinage du fond de la chambre interne, ledit axe étant parallèle au fond de la chambre interne. Ce pivotement assure une mécanisation tangentielle du tissu cutané, et peut en outre se doubler d'une stimulation verticale dudit tissu en raison de l'aspiration de ce dernier à l'intérieur de la chambre interne, lorsque la tête de massage est reliée à une source de dépression, cette aspiration étant représentée par la flèche ascendante sur la figure 7.Represented within Figures 6 and 7 a first embodiment of the invention in which each of the two modules 50 , 51 implements a motorized valve 10. This valve will be described in more detail later. This valve has a pivot axis 14 arranged substantially in the vicinity of the bottom of the inner chamber, said axis being parallel to the bottom of the inner chamber. This pivoting ensures a tangential mechanization of the cutaneous tissue, and can also be coupled with a vertical stimulation of said tissue due to the suction of the latter inside the internal chamber, when the massage head is connected to a tissue. source of depression, this aspiration being represented by the upward arrow on the figure 7 .

Selon un second mode de réalisation de l'invention représenté en relation avec les figures 8 et 9, l'un des éléments fonctionnels est constitué par un clapet motorisé 10, et l'autre est simplement constitué par un clapet ou paroi fixe 53. L'effet produit est également une mécanisation tangentielle du tissu cutané. Cependant, la mise en oeuvre d'une telle paroi fixe permet de cibler précisément la zone de tissu cutané à mobiliser, tel que par exemple le bord d'une cicatrice, la paroi fixe étant alors positionnée au niveau de la zone que le praticien ne souhaite pas mobiliser.According to a second embodiment of the invention shown in relation to the Figures 8 and 9 , one of the functional elements is constituted by a motorized valve 10 , and the other is simply constituted by a valve or fixed wall 53. The effect produced is also a tangential mechanization of the cutaneous tissue. However, the implementation of such a fixed wall makes it possible to precisely target the zone of cutaneous tissue to be mobilized, such as, for example, the edge of a scar, the fixed wall then being positioned at the level of the zone that the practitioner does not have. do not want to mobilize.

Dans cette forme de réalisation, cette mécanisation tangentielle peut également s'accompagner d'une stimulation verticale en relation avec l'aspiration lorsque la tête de massage est reliée à une source de dépression, à l'instar de ce qui a été décrit en relation avec la figure 3.In this embodiment, this tangential mechanization can also be accompanied by a vertical stimulation in relation to the suction when the massage head is connected to a source of depression, as has been described in relation to with the figure 3 .

On a représenté en relation avec les figures 10 et 11, une troisième forme de réalisation de l'invention, dans laquelle le premier élément fonctionnel est là encore un clapet motorisé 10, et le second élément fonctionnel est un rouleau motorisé fixe 100, c'est-à-dire dont l'axe de rotation n'est pas susceptible de varier, ledit rouleau étant monté à l'extrémité inférieure d'une paroi 54. We have shown in relation with the Figures 10 and 11 , a third embodiment of the invention, wherein the first functional element is again a motorized valve 10 , and the second functional element is a fixed motorized roller 100 , that is to say whose axis of rotation is not likely to vary, said roller being mounted at the lower end of a wall 54.

Ainsi donc, comme on l'a représenté sur la figure 11, en mode fonctionnel, on réalise une mécanisation tangentielle et parallèlement on assure la formation du pli de peau et on favorise le déplacement de la tête de massage sur la peau du patient en raison de la rotation du rouleau motorisé 100, ce dernier venant en contact avec la peau du patient. Là encore, cette double action peut s'accompagner d'une stimulation verticale par dépression créée dans la chambre interne de la tête de massage lorsque celle-ci est reliée à une source de dépression.So, as we have shown on the figure 11 in the functional mode, a tangential mechanization is carried out and in parallel the formation of the skin fold is ensured and the movement of the massage head on the patient's skin is encouraged because of the rotation of the motorized roller 100 , the latter coming into contact with the patient's skin. Again, this double action can be accompanied by a vertical vacuum stimulation created in the internal chamber of the massage head when it is connected to a source of depression.

On a représenté en relation avec les figures 12 et 13, un quatrième mode de réalisation de l'invention. Dans celui-ci, les éléments fonctionnels sont tous les deux constitués d'un rouleau motorisé fixe 100, c'est-à-dire comme rappelé ci-dessus, à axe de rotation fixe par rapport à la chambre interne de la tête de massage. Sur la figure 13, on a représenté les éléments fonctionnels en mouvement, et notamment la rotation des deux rouleaux motorisés 100 qui favorisent la formation du pli de peau et le déplacement de la tête de massage lorsque celle-ci est au contact de la peau du patient. Là encore, il est possible d'optimiser la stimulation verticale par la création d'une dépression au sein de la chambre interne de massage lorsque celle-ci est reliée à une source de dépression.We have shown in relation with the Figures 12 and 13 , a fourth embodiment of the invention. In this, the functional elements are both constituted by a fixed motorized roller 100 , that is to say as recalled above, with a fixed axis of rotation relative to the internal chamber of the massage head. . On the figure 13 the functional elements in motion, and in particular the rotation of the two motorized rollers 100 which promote the formation of the skin fold and the displacement of the massage head when it is in contact with the skin of the patient, are represented. Again, it is possible to optimize the vertical stimulation by creating a depression in the internal massage chamber when it is connected to a source of depression.

Si l'exemple décrit illustre la rotation de deux rouleaux dans le même sens, il est tout à fait concevable que lesdits rouleaux tournent également dans le même sens, mais selon la direction opposée, voire que les deux rouleaux tournent selon des directions antagonistes. De fait, et dans la mesure où chacun des rouleaux dispose d'une motorisation indépendante, permettant une vitesse de rotation différente desdits rouleaux l'un par rapport à l'autre, il est possible de réaliser une multitude de traitements possibles de la peau, y compris de mobiliser les tissus en profondeur, outre la possibilité de traiter les peaux fragiles ou fortement endommagées (grands brûlés), en assurant une gestion contrôlée de la réalisation du pli de peau en combinaison avec une aspiration modérée.If the example described illustrates the rotation of two rollers in the same direction, it is quite conceivable that said rollers also rotate in the same direction, but in the opposite direction, or that the two rollers rotate in opposite directions. In fact, and to the extent that each of the rollers has an independent motor, allowing a different speed of rotation of said rollers relative to each other, it is possible to perform a multitude of possible treatments of the skin, including deep tissue mobilization, in addition to the ability to treat fragile or severely damaged skin (burn victims), by ensuring a controlled management of the realization of the fold of skin in combination with a moderate aspiration.

On peut donc réaliser :

  • des traitements dits de « peeling », favorisant les opérations de desquamation de la peau (les deux rouleaux tournent alors dans des directions opposées),
  • des traitements de « stretching », ou étirement de la peau (les deux rouleaux tournent selon la même direction et tendent à s'opposer à la formation du pli de peau);
  • des traitements de gymnastique amplifiée de la peau (les deux rouleaux tournent dans le même sens, mais selon des vitesses de rotation différentes, le rouleau amont tournant avec une vitesse de rotation plus importante que celle du rouleau aval).
We can therefore realize:
  • so-called " peeling " treatments, favoring skin desquamation operations (the two rollers then rotate in opposite directions),
  • " stretching " treatments, or stretching of the skin (the two rollers rotate in the same direction and tend to oppose the formation of the skin fold);
  • amplified gymnastic treatments of the skin (the two rollers rotate in the same direction, but with different speeds of rotation, the upstream roller rotating with a higher speed of rotation than that of the downstream roll).

On a représenté en relation avec les figures 14 et 15, un cinquième mode de réalisation de l'invention, dans lequel :

  • le premier élément fonctionnel est constitué d'un rouleau motorisé mobile, c'est-à-dire monté à l'extrémité inférieure d'une paroi 55, cette dernière étant susceptible de pivoter par rapport à un axe de pivotement 57 ménagé au voisinage du fond de ladite chambre interne et parallèle audit fond, et
  • le second élément fonctionnel est un rouleau motorisé fixe 100.
We have shown in relation with the Figures 14 and 15 , a fifth embodiment of the invention, in which:
  • the first functional element consists of a moving motorized roller, that is to say mounted at the lower end of a wall 55 , the latter being pivotable relative to a pivot axis 57 formed in the vicinity of the bottom of said inner chamber and parallel to said bottom, and
  • the second functional element is a fixed motorized roller 100.

Le pivotement du rouleau motorisé mobile intervient uniquement en raison de la dépression générée au sein de la chambre interne. La paroi à l'extrémité de laquelle ledit rouleau est monté, est munie au niveau de son axe de pivotement d'un ressort 56, engendrant, par défaut, c'est-à-dire en l'absence d'aspiration, le retour de ladite paroi à sa position initiale, telle que représentée sur la figure 14, dans laquelle elle s'étend sensiblement perpendiculairement au fond de la chambre interne.The pivoting of the moving motorized roller intervenes solely because of the depression generated within the internal chamber. The wall at the end of which said roll is mounted, is provided at its pivot axis with a spring 56 , generating, by default, that is to say in the absence of suction, the return said wall to its initial position, as shown in FIG. figure 14 in which it extends substantially perpendicular to the bottom of the inner chamber.

Dans cette forme de réalisation, en fonctionnement, on assure tout à la fois la stimulation tangentielle, outre la formation du pli de peau, et le déplacement de la tête de massage sur la peau du patient. Concomitamment, on exerce une stimulation verticale lorsque la dépression est créée au sein de la chambre interne.In this embodiment, in operation, both the tangential stimulation, in addition to the formation of the skin fold, and the displacement of the massage head on the skin of the patient are provided. Concomitantly, vertical stimulation is exerted when depression is created within the inner chamber.

Enfin, on a représenté en relation avec les figures 16 et 17, un sixième mode de réalisation de l'invention, dans lequel les éléments fonctionnels sont tous les deux constitués par un rouleau motorisé mobile, permettant de réaliser la technique dite du « palper-rouler ».Finally, we have shown in relation to Figures 16 and 17 , a sixth embodiment of the invention, in which the functional elements are both constituted by a mobile motorized roller, making it possible to perform the so-called "palpate-rolling" technique.

Le clapet motorisé 10 mis en oeuvre au sein des trois premiers modes de réalisation décrits ci-dessus va être brièvement décrit, en relation avec les figures 18 à 21, étant rappelé que la tête de massage mettant en oeuvre un tel clapet fait l'objet d'une demande de brevet déposée concomitamment avec la présente demande.The motorized valve 10 implemented within the first three embodiments described above will be briefly described, in connection with the Figures 18 to 21 , being reminded that the massage head implementing such a valve is the subject of a patent application filed concomitantly with the present application.

Ainsi, le clapet 10 est articulé au voisinage de son extrémité supérieure sur les parois latérales 12 et 13 définissant la tête de massage, et en l'espèce faisant partie des modules. A cet effet, le clapet 10 comporte un axe pivot 14, dont les deux extrémités sont reçues dans un logement 15 ménagé au niveau de chacune des deux parois latérales 12 et 13. Thus, the valve 10 is articulated in the vicinity of its upper end on the side walls 12 and 13 defining the massage head, and in this case forming part of the modules. For this purpose, the valve 10 comprises a pivot axis 14 , whose two ends are received in a housing 15 formed at each of the two side walls 12 and 13.

Ce clapet 10 présente une hauteur correspondant sensiblement à celle de la chambre interne définie par la tête de massage. Cependant, il dépasse légèrement de l'extrémité inférieure des parois latérales, afin d'optimiser l'action de pincement.This valve 10 has a height substantially corresponding to that of the inner chamber defined by the massage head. However, it slightly protrudes from the lower end of the side walls, in order to optimize the pinching action.

Ce clapet 10 présente un bord inférieur 16 arrondi, avantageusement revêtu d'un matériau apte à optimiser la friction et corolairement l'action de pincement lorsque la tête de massage est en contact avec la peau du patient.This valve 10 has a rounded lower edge 16 , advantageously coated with a material capable of optimizing the friction and corollarily the pinching action when the massage head is in contact with the skin of the patient.

Les parois latérales 12 et 13 présentent un volume interne permettant de recevoir notamment un chemin de came comme illustré au sein des figures 19 et 20. Ce volume est obturé par une plaque 17 (voir figure 19) aux fins de la protection des éléments contenus dans lesdits volumes.The side walls 12 and 13 have an internal volume for receiving in particular a cam path as illustrated in the figures 19 and 20 . This volume is closed by a plate 17 (see figure 19 ) for the purpose of protecting the elements contained in those volumes.

On a représenté en relation avec la figure 20 une vue éclatée du clapet 10. Celui-ci présente une section transversale en forme d'hippodrome. Au sein du volume ainsi défini, sont logés un moteur 20 actionnant un réducteur 21, dont on a représenté par la référence 22 l'arbre de sortie du réducteur 21. De fait, le couple moteur 20 - réducteur 21 est solidarisé à une plaque latérale 23, fixée par exemple au moyen de vis 24 sur l'une des parois du clapet 10. Une autre plaque 25 vient obturer l'autre paroi du clapet, également solidarisée à ce dernier au moyen de vis 26. We have shown in relation to the figure 20 an exploded view of the valve 10. The latter has a cross section in the form of racetrack. Within the volume thus defined, are housed a motor 20 actuating a gear 21, which has been represented by reference 22 the output shaft of the gearbox 21. In fact, the motor torque 20 - gear 21 is secured to a side plate 23 , fixed for example by means of screws 24 on one of the walls of the valve 10. Another plate 25 closes the other wall of the valve, also secured thereto by means of screws 26.

On a représenté au sein de la figure 19 une première vue de la paroi latérale 12 intégrant des éléments mécaniques propres à permettre, en coopération avec le motoréducteur 20, 21 le pivotement dudit clapet 10. Plus spécifiquement, a été illustré au sein de cette figure 19 un chemin de came 30 en l'espèce constitué par une lumière 31 rectiligne.We have represented in the figure 19 a first view of the side wall 12 incorporating mechanical elements adapted to allow, in cooperation with the geared motor 20 , 21 the pivoting of said valve 10. More specifically, has been illustrated within this figure 19 a cam path 30 in this case consisting of a rectilinear slot 31 .

Au sein de la figure 20, apparaissent de manière plus précise les différents éléments mécaniques permettant le pivotement dudit clapet 10. Ainsi donc, l'arbre de sortie 22 du réducteur 21, en l'espèce de section transversale triangulaire, est reçu dans un orifice de forme correspondante 33 ménagé au sein d'une came 32. Cette came 32 est en fait constituée de deux cylindres, respectivement 34 et 36, séparés l'un de l'autre par une portion linéaire.Within the figure 20 , more precisely appear the different mechanical elements allowing the pivoting of said valve 10. Thus, the output shaft 22 of the reducer 21 , in this case of triangular cross-section, is received in a correspondingly shaped orifice 33 provided in FIG. within a cam 32. This cam 32 is in fact composed of two rollers, respectively 34 and 36, separated from each other by a linear portion.

Le cylindre 36 vient coopérer avec la lumière rectiligne 31 décrite précédemment.The cylinder 36 cooperates with the rectilinear light 31 described above.

On conçoit dès lors que lorsque le réducteur 21, actionné par le moteur 20 entraine en rotation l'arbre de sortie 22, il engendre la rotation de la came 32. En raison de la coopération de cette dernière avec le chemin de came 31, la rotation de la came 32 entraine le déplacement relatif de l'extrémité inférieure du clapet 10, sous la forme du pivotement de celui-ci par rapport à son axe d'articulation 14. On assure donc la mobilisation du clapet 10 qui pivote autour de son axe d'articulation 14 de manière motorisée.It is therefore conceivable that when the gear 21 actuated by the motor 20 rotates the output shaft 22 , it generates the rotation of the cam 32. Due to the cooperation of the latter with the cam path 31 , the rotation of the cam 32 causes the relative displacement of the lower end of the valve 10 , in the form of the pivoting thereof relative to its hinge axis 14. It ensures the mobilization of the valve 10 which pivots around its hinge axis 14 in a motorized manner.

Corolairement, l'alimentation électrique du moteur 20 est assurée au moyen d'une carte électronique, avantageusement intégré dans le volume défini par la paroi 13 latérale. Cette alimentation électrique peut cependant être réalisée par tout moyen connu.Corollary, the power supply of the motor 20 is provided by means of an electronic card, advantageously integrated in the volume defined by the side wall 13 . This power supply can however be achieved by any known means.

Le rouleau motorisé décrit ci-dessus en relation avec les figures 22 à 25, est décrit dans le document EP 1 286 642 . Pour l'essentiel, l'entrainement positif en rotation du rouleau est obtenu par l'intermédiaire d'un motoréducteur monté fixe à l'intérieur dudit rouleau et dont l'arbre de sortie du réducteur comporte des moyens de couplage audit rouleau.The motorized roller described above in connection with the Figures 22 to 25 , is described in the document EP 1 286 642 . Essentially, the positive rotation drive of the roller is obtained via a geared motor fixedly mounted inside said roller and whose output shaft of the gearbox comprises means for coupling to said roller.

Le rouleau désigné par la référence générale 100 se compose essentiellement d'un manchon cylindrique 102, qui constitue l'élément actif en contact avec le patient à traiter. Le diamètre et la longueur de ce manchon cylindrique 102 sont fonction du type d'appareil que l'on souhaite réaliser.The roll designated by the general reference 100 consists essentially of a cylindrical sleeve 102, which constitutes the active element in contact with the patient to be treated. The diameter and the length of this cylindrical sleeve 102 are a function of the type of apparatus that it is desired to produce.

A titre indicatif, le manchon 102 peut avoir un diamètre extérieur compris entre 20 et 30 millimètres pour une longueur pouvant être comprise entre 60 et 70 millimètres.As an indication, the sleeve 102 may have an outer diameter of between 20 and 30 millimeters for a length which may be between 60 and 70 millimeters.

Bien entendu, il pourrait être envisagé de réaliser des rouleaux ayant des dimensions inférieures ou supérieures, et ce en fonction de la surface des zones à traiter. Il pourrait éventuellement être envisagé d'avoir des rouleaux ayant des diamètres différents, voire même de réaliser des appareils comportant plus de deux rouleaux, par exemple un rouleau central motorisé de part et d'autre duquel sont disposés deux rouleaux de plus petit diamètre ou de diamètre égal, de manière à former deux plis de peau.Of course, it could be envisaged to produce rolls having smaller or larger dimensions, and this depending on the surface areas to be treated. It could possibly be envisaged to have rollers having different diameters, or even to make devices comprising more than two rollers, for example a motorized central roll on either side of which are arranged two rollers of smaller diameter or of equal diameter, so as to form two folds of skin.

Le manchon 102 peut présenter une surface extérieure lisse ou au contraire avoir une surface pouvant présenter des aspérités ou reliefs en fonction des traitements à réaliser.The sleeve 102 may have a smooth outer surface or on the contrary have a surface that may have asperities or reliefs depending on the treatments to be performed.

Un tel manchon peut éventuellement être recouvert d'une gaine amovible, ayant une fonction hygiénique et/ou servant de support à un produit de traitement.Such a sleeve may optionally be covered with a removable sheath, having a hygienic function and / or serving as a support for a treatment product.

L'entraînement en rotation du manchon 102 est obtenu par l'intermédiaire d'un ensemble moteur 103 - réducteur 104, monté fixe coaxialement à l'intérieur dudit manchon 102. The rotation drive of the sleeve 102 is obtained via a motor 103 - reducer assembly 104 , mounted fixed coaxially inside said sleeve 102.

Comme ensemble motoréducteur, on peut utiliser un motoréducteur conventionnel, alimenté en courant continu basse tension, 6 volts par exemple, ou encore un moteur brushless muni d'un codeur afin de rendre plus précis le contrôle de la vitesse de rotation.As geared motor assembly, one can use a conventional geared motor, supplied with low voltage direct current, 6 volts for example, or a brushless motor with an encoder to make more precise control of the speed of rotation.

L'arbre de sortie 105 du réducteur, supporte des moyens de couplage avec ledit manchon 102, moyens constitués par un disque ou plateau 106 solidaire de l'arbre 105, la solidarisation étant par exemple obtenue par collage. Ce disque 106 comporte deux ergots 107, 108 diamétralement opposés, ergots qui s'encastrent dans des évidements correspondants 109 (un seul étant visible à la figure 22), ménagés dans une couronne interne 110 du manchon 102. The output shaft 105 of the gearbox, supports means for coupling with said sleeve 102 , means constituted by a disk or plate 106 integral with the shaft 105 , the joining being for example obtained by gluing. This disc 106 has two lugs 107, 108 diametrically opposed, lugs which fit into corresponding recesses 109 (only one being visible at the figure 22 ), formed in an inner ring 110 of the sleeve 102.

Par suite, lorsque le motoréducteur 103, 104 est alimenté, l'arbre de sortie 105 entraîne en rotation le disque 106, qui, à son tour, entraîne en rotation le manchon 102. As a result, when the gearmotor 103 , 104 is energized, the output shaft 105 rotates the disk 106 , which, in turn, rotates the sleeve 102.

L'entraînement en rotation du manchon 102 autour de l'ensemble motoréducteur est obtenu en le montant sur des roulements 111a, 111b, 111c.The rotation drive of the sleeve 102 around the geared motor assembly is obtained by mounting it on bearings 111a , 111b , 111c .

Les roulements 111a, 111b sont montés de part et d'autre du motoréducteur sur des paliers fixes 113, 114. Afin d'assurer l'isolation, l'ensemble motoréducteur 103, 104 est entouré par un fourreau 112, en aluminium par exemple, solidaire du corps du moteur 103. Le palier extrême 113 est dans ce cas constitué par une portée formée à l'extrémité du fourreau 112, ledit fourreau formant donc non seulement une cage isolante, mais servant de support pour ce roulement périphérique extrême 111a. The bearings 111a , 111b are mounted on either side of the gearmotor on fixed bearings 113 , 114. In order to ensure the isolation, the geared motor assembly 103 , 104 is surrounded by a sleeve 112 , made of aluminum, for example. integral with the motor body 103. The extreme bearing 113 is in this case formed by a bearing formed at the end of the sleeve 112 , said sleeve thus forming not only an insulating cage, but serving as a support for this extreme peripheral bearing 111a.

Le roulement 111b est, quant à lui, monté sur un palier 114 constitué par une bride fixée par l'intermédiaire de vis 115 au boîtier du réducteur 104, assurant ainsi l'immobilisation de ce dernier et autorisant le passage de l'axe 105 du réducteur.The bearing 111b is, in turn, mounted on a bearing 114 constituted by a flange fixed by means of screws 115 to the housing of the gearbox 104 , thereby ensuring the immobilization of the latter and allowing the passage of the axis 105 of the reducer.

Enfin, le troisième roulement 111c est monté en appui contre la couronne interne 110 du disque 106 d'entraînement portant les ergots 107, 108, et ce par l'intermédiaire d'un palier fixe 116. Finally, the third bearing 111c is mounted in abutment against the inner ring 110 of the drive disc 106 carrying the lugs 107 , 108 , and this via a fixed bearing 116.

A l'aide d'une telle conception, on obtient un ensemble dont les faces extrêmes ne comportent aucun élément en relief, les bords extrêmes du manchon 102, qui se présentent donc sous la forme d'une couronne plane et lisse, étant aptes à venir en appui glissant contre les surfaces internes des parois latérales de la chambre interne de la tête de massage.With the aid of such a design, a set is obtained whose end faces do not comprise any element in relief, the extreme edges of the sleeve 102 , which are therefore in the form of a flat and smooth ring, being suitable for come slidingly against the internal surfaces of the side walls of the internal chamber of the massage head.

Conformément à l'invention, la fixation du rouleau entre les parois latérales de la chambre, est obtenue par l'intermédiaire de plots de connexion amovibles, désignés par les références générales 117, 118. Chaque plot comporte un guide de connexion proprement dit 119, 120, de forme oblongue, apte à passer au travers de lumières 121, 122 prévues sur chaque paroi latérale, pour s'encastrer à l'intérieur de zones complémentaires prévues à chaque extrémité des paliers 113, 116 que comporte le rouleau 100. According to the invention, the fixing of the roller between the side walls of the chamber is obtained by means of removable connection pads, designated by the general references 117 , 118. Each stud comprises a connection guide proper 119 , 120 , of oblong shape, able to pass through lights 121 , 122 provided on each side wall, to fit inside complementary zones provided at each end of the bearings 113 , 116 that comprises the roller 100.

Chaque guide de connexion d'appui 119, 120 est associé, par exemple par l'intermédiaire de vis, à deux blocs 151, 152 venant, quant à eux en appui contre la face extérieure 123, 124 de chaque paroi latérale P1, P2. Each support connection guide 119 , 120 is associated, for example by means of screws, two blocks 151 , 152 coming, for their part against the outer face 123 , 124 of each side wall P1 , P2.

La fixation du bloc 118 est obtenue par l'intermédiaire de deux vis V1 disposées de part et d'autre de l'axe de rotation et, pour le bloc 119, par l'intermédiaire d'une seule vis V2 fixée quant à elle dans l'axe de rotation.The fixing of the block 118 is obtained by means of two screws V1 disposed on either side of the axis of rotation and, for the block 119 , by means of a single screw V2 fixed as for it in the axis of rotation.

Le plot 117 supporte les connexions électriques 125 aux pattes de connexion 126 prévues sur le moteur, ainsi qu'aux moyens additionnels permettant d'assurer la commande et le contrôle des différentes fonctions qu'assure l'appareil, à savoir notamment :

  • le réglage de la vitesse et du sens de rotation du rouleau motorisé ;
  • l'inversion périodique et momentanée du sens de rotation du rouleau ;
  • le contrôle de la pression exercée par le rouleau contre le pli de peau formé.
The stud 117 supports the electrical connections 125 to the connection tabs 126 provided on the motor, as well as additional means to ensure the control and control of the various functions provided by the device, namely in particular:
  • adjusting the speed and direction of rotation of the motorized roller;
  • the periodic and momentary inversion of the direction of rotation of the roll;
  • the control of the pressure exerted by the roll against the skin fold formed.

Les connexions électriques 125 sont reliées sur le circuit général de commande à l'aide de liaisons souples aptes à suivre les éventuels déplacements que peut recevoir le rouleau.The electrical connections 125 are connected to the general control circuit by means of flexible links able to follow the possible displacements that can receive the roll.

On conçoit tout l'intérêt de la présente invention en termes de modularité d'une part et de multiplicité des traitements susceptibles d'être appliqués sur la peau d'un patient d'autre part. Cet intérêt est en outre renforcé par le caractère très simple de la modularité de la tête de massage conforme à l'invention, qui permet au praticien de procéder au choix de l'outil qu'il entend mettre en oeuvre par simple changement de modules en lieu et place de la multiplicité des têtes de massage dont il était contraint de disposer à ce jour.The whole point of the present invention is conceived in terms of modularity on the one hand and the multiplicity of treatments that can be applied to the skin of a patient on the other hand. This interest is further reinforced by the very simple nature of the modularity of the massage head according to the invention, which allows the practitioner to proceed with the choice of the tool that he intends to implement by simply changing modules in place and place of the multiplicity of massage heads which he was forced to dispose of to this day.

Il s'en infère une simplicité d'utilisation et une réduction des coûts.It is easy to use and reduce costs.

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  1. A massage head comprising a casing forming an internal chamber defined by a back wall, two lateral walls, and two transverse walls, and open on its surface opposite to the back wall, and having a skinfold formed therein when the head is applied to a patient's skin, characterized in that:
    • it is formed of two modules (50, 51) fitted with means capable of enabling to reversibly fasten them to each other,
    • each of said modules (50, 51) integrates a functional element (10, 53, 54, 55, 100), defining one of the transverse walls of the internal chamber.
  2. The massage head of claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the functional elements fitting each of the modules is active.
  3. The massage head of claim 2, characterized in that the functional element is a flap (10), said flap being hinged in the vicinity of its upper end on the lateral walls fitting the module and its pivoting movement being obtained by means of a geared motor (20, 21) fixedly assembled within said flap, and having its output shaft (22) rotating a cam (32), received in a cam race (31) fastened to one of said lateral walls of the module.
  4. The massage head of claim 2, characterized in that the functional element is a motor-driven roller (100), positively rotated, the rotating being obtained by means of a geared motor (103, 104) fixedly assembled inside of the roller, and having its output shaft (105) comprising means of coupling to said roller.
  5. The massage head of any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that one of the functional elements is a fixed flap or wall (53).
  6. The massage head of any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that one of the functional elements is formed of a roller simply assembly to freely rotate, with a fixed center-to-center distance.
  7. The massage head of any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said modules define, when they are reversibly fastened to each other, the back wall of the internal chamber and form an opening (52) into which a suction circuit, connected to the massage device having the massage head assembled thereon, emerges.
  8. A massage device using the massage head of any of claims 2 to 7, and comprising an electric power source capable of actuating a geared motor of at least one of the functional elements.
  9. The massage device of claim 8, characterized in that it comprises a vacuum or depression source associated with the massage head, and emerging into it.
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