EP3380055B1 - Dispositif de massage de type brassard - Google Patents

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EP3380055B1
EP3380055B1 EP16794936.1A EP16794936A EP3380055B1 EP 3380055 B1 EP3380055 B1 EP 3380055B1 EP 16794936 A EP16794936 A EP 16794936A EP 3380055 B1 EP3380055 B1 EP 3380055B1
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  • the invention relates to a cuff-like massage device with massage elements spaced apart from one another, a flexible cuff housing being provided, from which a flexible Velcro device protrudes laterally.
  • Such a massage device is from the DE 20 2014 006 715 U1 known, which has a strip-shaped flexible base surface element, on the top of which are spaced apart miniature electric motors attached.
  • a strip-like flexible cushion layer is formed with recesses for the miniature electric motors.
  • a massage element is provided eccentrically on the shaft of the respective miniature electric motor.
  • the massage elements protrude rigidly or springily from the cushion layer.
  • a strip-shaped flexible base surface element is provided on the underside of the base surface element and a strip-shaped flexible cover surface element is provided on the top of the cushion layer.
  • the base surface element and the cover surface element enclose the base surface element with the miniature electric motors and the cushion layer on all sides.
  • This known massage device has a number of miniature electric motors corresponding to the number of massage elements.
  • a massager which is intended for installation in a chair, seat or car seat.
  • the massage device has massage elements that act on a massage surface and a drive by means of which the massage elements are moved in a surface that is parallel and / or acute-angled to the massage surface.
  • An electric motor is provided as the drive, the drive shaft of which is essentially parallel and / or acute-angled to the massage surface.
  • This known massage device can have two drives which are arranged next to one another in opposite directions.
  • the WO 2006/087185 A1 discloses a massage device which is designed as a handle-like massage device with a dimensionally stable handle-like housing.
  • This known massage device has two massage heads, in each of which a vibration element is provided.
  • the storage spaces designed as massage heads for the vibration devices are provided at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction of the handle at the two end sections of the handle-like massage device which are at a distance from one another.
  • a massage device which has a housing, in the interior of which a vibration generator device and a frequency generator device are provided.
  • This known massage device has massage elements which are provided for transmitting the vibrations and frequencies to the skin of a user of the massage device.
  • the WO 2013/009814 A1 discloses a stimulation device with a sleeve that can be placed on a body part, for example of a stroke patient.
  • This stimulation device has at least one tactile actuator in order to stimulate the skin of a patient.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a cuff-like massage device of the type mentioned, which is simple and with which an optimal massage effect can be achieved.
  • the flexible cuff housing has at least two separate storage spaces for elongated massage organs oriented in the transverse direction of the cuff-like massage device, the storage spaces being delimited by an inner surface element close to the body and a storage space boundary surface element facing away from the body, the storage space limitation surface element being relative to the inner surface element of the flexible cuff housing in the transverse direction of the cuff-like massage device is corrugated and firmly connected to the inner surface element, and wherein each massage element has an electric motor and at least two massage elements spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the massage element and rotatable by means of the electric motor.
  • the massage device according to the invention has at least three elongate, dimensionally stable massage organs, each of which has an electric motor. Furthermore, it may be expedient if the respective massage element has three, four or more than four massage elements which can be driven rotatably by means of the associated electric motor.
  • the flexible sleeve housing is also designed with a corresponding number of storage spaces for the elongated massage organs.
  • the respective elongated massage member preferably has an elongated, dimensionally stable housing on, in which the electric motor can be provided to be oriented in the longitudinal direction, which is operatively connected to the driven gear wheels mounted in the elongated housing in such a way that the respective adjacent driven gear wheels are driven in the opposite direction of rotation, the driven gear wheels having axes of rotation that come from the housing of the massage organ and protrude the inner surface element close to the body with a section on which an associated massage element is provided in a rotationally fixed manner.
  • the operative connection of the longitudinally oriented, lying electric motor with the driven gear wheels standing upright in the elongated housing takes place, for example, by means of a bevel gear, a worm gear or the like.
  • the output gears that are adjacent to each other are driven in the opposite direction of rotation, so that an undesired longitudinal movement of the cuff-like massage device when it is switched on, for example if it has been put around a thigh of a person, is reliably prevented.
  • a pair of coupling gearwheels are rotatably provided between adjacent output gearwheels in the elongate massage member, which are meshingly engaged with one another and with the associated output gearwheels.
  • the respective massage element can have a disk-shaped base part, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the section of the axis of rotation of the associated output gearwheel projecting from the housing of the elongated massage element and the inner surface element close to the body, and from which at least one massage pin protrudes eccentrically.
  • the basic part of the respective Massage element are a pair of massage pins up, which are radially opposite each other in relation to the section of the associated output gear rotation axis protruding out of the housing.
  • the massage pins can have the same height dimensions from the base of the respective massage element or can be of different lengths.
  • the respective massage element is attached to the axis of rotation of the associated driven gear in a rotationally fixed manner.
  • the massage elements are formed by massage rollers, which are mounted at a distance from one another in the transverse direction of the elongate housing and protrude from the housing with a massage section, and in that the electric motor in the housing is arranged parallel to the massage elements, so that its space or space requirement in the cuff-like massage device is comparatively small.
  • the massage rollers can have a cylindrical outer surface. Another possibility is that the massage rollers have a spherical surface.
  • the outer surface of the respective massage roller can be formed with a massage structure or the like from knobs, ribs, grooves, waves or the like. can be formed.
  • a drive gear is provided on the respective massage roller at least on one side, preferably axially opposite, in a rotationally fixed manner. So that the drive gears do not impair the action of the massage rollers in any way, ie do not make themselves noticeable, it has turned out to be useful if the massage rollers have a larger diameter than the drive gears. Adjacent drive gears may each mesh with a pair of coupling gears. With such a design, it is easily possible that the massage rollers each protrude from the elongated housing with a massage section and that the drive gears and the coupling gears between adjacent drive gears are rotatably supported in the elongated housing such that they do not protrude from the top of the housing.
  • Another possibility is for the drive gearwheels to mesh with and engage with an associated double-sided toothed belt in a meandering manner.
  • a reliable meshing engagement of the respective double-sided toothed belt in the associated drive gearwheels is possible in a simple manner by providing at least one tensioning roller for mechanically tensioning the respective double-sided tensioning belt.
  • the inner surface element and / or the storage space delimiting element can consist of a flexible material.
  • the storage space delimiting element can also consist of a dimensionally stable material which is assigned to the storage spaces by hinge members.
  • An outer surface element remote from the body is preferably adjacent to the storage space delimiting element.
  • the outer surface element remote from the body can consist of a flexible material. However, it can be advantageous if the outer surface element remote from the body consists of a dimensionally stable material which is assigned to the storage rooms by hinge members.
  • the flexible inner surface element close to the body and the storage space boundary surface element can, for example, be made of a textile material, leather, synthetic leather or the like. consist.
  • the distal flexible or dimensionally stable outer surface element can consist of a similar material as the inner surface element or any other material. It is important that the materials have the required properties in terms of hygiene, cleaning, etc. fulfill.
  • the storage space delimitation surface element is designed with a wave-shaped profile relative to the inner surface element of the flexible cuff housing in the transverse direction of the cuff-like massage device and is firmly connected to the inner surface element, there is the advantage that the flexible inner surface element close to the body can be designed so that it is virtually flat Massage elements can be optimally effective if the massage device has been placed on the thigh of a person, for example, and switched on.
  • a cushion element surrounding the associated dimensionally stable elongated massage element is provided in the respective storage space of the flexible sleeve housing.
  • the cushion element can e.g. consist of a closed-cell foam material that forms a self-supporting body, in which the associated elongated, dimensionally stable massage organ is embedded.
  • the self-supporting body can be formed with a recess for the elongated massage organ.
  • a cushion element is also possible for a cushion element to be provided in the outer space delimited by the wavy profiled storage space boundary surface element and the outer surface element.
  • the flexible Velcro device protrudes from one transverse side of the flexible cuff housing, and if the cuff housing has a folding strap device for the flexible Velcro device on its other transverse side facing away from the Velcro device.
  • Said Velcro device can be formed by a single Velcro surface and the folding strap device can be formed by a single folding strap adapted to it.
  • the Velcro device has two Velcro surfaces adjacent to each other and the folding strap device has folding brackets adapted to the two Velcro surfaces.
  • a massage device designed in this way can be optimally applied to a thigh of a person, so that an excellent massage effect is achieved when the massage device is switched on, i.e. is connected to a power supply.
  • the electric motors of the massage organs are expediently interconnected in such a way that they can work together.
  • the massage device according to the invention is designed with two adjacent Velcro surfaces and with two folding brackets adapted to it, it can be advantageous if the two transverse sides of the flexible cuff housing form an acute angle with one another.
  • elongated, dimensionally stable massage organ 12 has an elongated, dimensionally stable housing 16, in which the electric motor 14 is arranged lying down. In this way, a small overall height of the massage organ 12 can be realized.
  • the elongated, dimensionally stable massage member 12 has driven gears 18 which are rotatably supported in an upright position in the elongated housing 16.
  • the electric motor 14 is operatively connected to the driven gears 18, the respective adjacent driven gears 18 being driven in the opposite direction of rotation. Is in Figure 3 indicated by the curved arrows 20.
  • the cuff-like massage device 10 has a flexible cuff housing 22, which - as from Figure 2 can be seen - has three, in the transverse direction of the cuff housing 22 of the cuff-like massage device 10 oriented, separate storage spaces 24 for the elongated massage organs 12.
  • the storage spaces 24 are, on the one hand, a near-body, quasi-flat inner surface element 26 of the flexible sleeve housing 22 and, on the other hand, a quasi wavy profiled storage space boundary surface element 28 limited.
  • the storage space boundary surface element 28 is connected to the inner surface element 26 close to the body in a wave shape. This connection is made, for example, by connecting seams 30.
  • the flexible sleeve housing 22 also has an outer surface element 32 remote from the body.
  • the outer surface element 32 is firmly connected to the inner surface element 26 close to the body, for example by means of associated connecting seams 30.
  • the output gears 18 of the respective elongated massage member 12 have axes of rotation 34 which e.g. are formed with a cross-section deviating from the circular shape and which protrude from the flexible inner surface element 26 of the flexible cuff housing 22 with a section on which the associated massage element 36 is provided in a torsion-resistant manner.
  • the massage element 36 has a base part 38, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to that from the last-mentioned section of the associated axis of rotation 34 of the respective output gear 18.
  • a pair of massage pins 40 stand eccentrically upwards from the base part 38. The two massage pins 40 lie radially opposite one another with respect to the driven gear axis of rotation 34.
  • a pair of coupling gears 42 are rotatably mounted between adjacent output gears 18 in the elongated, dimensionally stable housing 16 of the respective massage member 12, which are meshingly engaged with each other and with the associated output gears 18.
  • the Figure 3 furthermore illustrates, as the operative connection between the electric motor 14 and the driven gears 18, a bevel gear structure with a bevel gear 44 which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the shaft of the electric motor 14 and which meshes with a bevel gear 46 which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a coaxial coupling gear 48 that with one of the Output gears 18 is meshingly engaged.
  • a worm gear mechanism is also conceivable, for example, in order to effectively connect the lying electric motor 14 to the stationary driven gear wheels 18.
  • an electrical power supply unit is schematically shown with the reference number 50, which is connected to the electric motor 14 and which can be connected to a power supply system by means of a power plug 62.
  • the power supply 50 has an on / off switch 54 and a controller 56, with which the rotational speed of the driven gears 18 can be regulated as desired.
  • the power supply 50 can also have a programmable controller device.
  • the storage space boundary surface element 28 is connected to the inner surface element 26 of the flexible cuff housing 22 close to the body in a wave-like manner in the transverse direction of the massage device 10 in order to form the storage spaces 24 for the elongated, dimensionally stable massage elements 12.
  • the inner surface element 26 close to the body can, as it were, be flat.
  • a cushion element 58 is provided which surrounds the associated dimensionally stable elongated massage element 12.
  • the respective cushion element 58 can be designed to be self-supporting in a trough-shaped manner in order to receive and position the associated massage organ 12.
  • a flexible Velcro device 60 is laterally away from the flexible sleeve housing 22.
  • the Velcro device 60 is connected to the cuff housing 22 via an expandable strip-shaped surface element 62 in order to adapt the cuff-like massage device 10 according to the invention to allow different thigh dimensions of people.
  • the flexible Velcro device 60 protrudes from a transverse side 64 of the flexible sleeve housing 22.
  • the cuff housing 22 has a folding bracket device 68 for the flexible Velcro device 60 on the other transverse side 66 facing away from the Velcro device 60. It is expedient if the Velcro device 60 has two Velcro surfaces 70 adjacent to one another and the folding strap device 68 has two folding clips 72 adapted thereto. It can be useful here if the two transverse sides 64 and 66 enclose an acute angle ⁇ with one another, as from Figure 4 can be seen.
  • the Figures 5 and 6 show another embodiment of the massage organ 12 for a massage device 10.
  • the massage organ 12 has an elongated, dimensionally stable, open-top housing 16 with a rectangular base.
  • An electric motor 14 is arranged in the elongated housing 16 and is provided for driving massage elements 36 rotatably mounted in the housing 16.
  • the massage elements 36 are formed by massage rollers 74, which are oriented in the transverse direction of the elongated housing 16 and are spaced apart from one another.
  • the massage rollers 74 each protrude from the housing 16 with a massage section 76.
  • the protruding portion of the massage portions 76 is in FIG Figure 6 marked with "V".
  • the drive gears 78 of the massage rollers 74 are each with a associated double-sided toothed belt 80 meandering meshing up and out meshing.
  • Each of the two lateral double-sided toothed belts 80 meshes with an associated output gear 82, which is connected to the electric motor 14 in a rotationally fixed manner.
  • tensioning rollers 84 are mounted in the housing 16, by means of which a reliable meshing engagement of the toothed belts 80 in the associated drive toothed wheels 78 of the massage rollers 74 and in the driven toothed wheels 82 of the electric motor 14 is ensured at all times.
  • adjacent massage rollers 74 are each driven in the opposite direction of rotation.
  • FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the massage organ 12 with the electric motor 14 arranged in the elongated housing 16 and massage rollers 74, which are connected in a rotationally fixed manner to axially opposite drive gearwheels 86.
  • the electric motor 14 is rotatably connected axially opposite to an output gear 82.
  • the massage rollers 74 have a larger diameter than the drive gears 86 (see FIGS Figure 9 ) to ensure a protruding massage section "V", designated by reference numeral 76.
  • a pair of coupling gears 42 are provided, which mesh with the drive gears 86.
  • FIGS 5 , 7 and 8th each show massage rollers 74, which are formed with a cylindrical lateral surface 88, illustrates the Figure 10 an embodiment of the massage organ 12, the massage rollers 74 being designed with a spherical lateral surface 88.
  • the lateral surface 88 of the respective massage roller 74 can be formed with knobs 90, which form a massage structure of the respective massage roller 74.
  • the outer surface 88 of the respective massage roller 74 can be designed with ribs, grooves, waves or the like.
  • the cuff-like massage device according to the invention is intended, for example, to reduce or avoid cellulite.
  • Another possible application of the massage device according to the invention is for tissue weakness, for muscle relaxation, for muscle stimulation, for regeneration, for promoting blood circulation and / or for lymphatic massage by attaching the massage device to the upper arm or calf of a person.

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  1. Dispositif de massage (10) de type brassard, comprenant des éléments de massage (36) espacés les uns des autres, un boîtier de brassard (22) souple étant prévu, duquel s'écarte latéralement un moyen autoagrippant (60) flexible, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins deux organes de massage (12) allongés de forme stable sont prévus, le boîtier de brassard (22) flexible comportant au moins deux compartiments de stockage (24) séparés l'un de l'autre, orientés dans le sens transversal du dispositif de massage (10) de type brassard, pour les organes de massage (12) allongés, les compartiments de stockage (24) étant limités par un élément de surface intérieure (26) proche du corps et un élément de surface de délimitation de compartiment de stockage (28) éloigné du corps et l'élément de surface de délimitation de compartiment de stockage (28) étant profilé selon une forme ondulée par rapport à l'élément de surface intérieure (26) du boîtier de brassard (22) flexible, dans le sens transversal du dispositif de massage (10) de type brassard, et fixé solidement à l'élément de surface intérieure (26), et chaque organe de massage (12) comportant un moteur électrique (14) et au moins deux éléments de massage (36) pouvant être entraînés en rotation au moyen du moteur électrique (14) et étant espacés l'un de l'autre dans la direction longitudinale de l'organe de massage (12).
  2. Dispositif de massage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de massage (12) allongé respectif comporte un boîtier (16) allongé de forme stable, dans lequel le moteur électrique (14) est prévu horizontalement dans le sens longitudinal de l'organe de massage (12), ledit moteur électrique étant relié de manière fonctionnelle à des roues dentées entraînées (18) montées verticalement dans le boîtier (16) allongé de telle manière que les roues dentées entraînées (18) respectivement adjacentes l'une à l'autre sont entraînées dans le sens de rotation opposé, les roues dentées entraînées (18) comportant des axes de rotation (34) qui dépassent, sur le côté supérieur, du boîtier (16) de l'organe de massage (12) et de l'élément de surface intérieure (26) proche du corps avec une portion sur laquelle est prévu de manière solidaire en rotation un élément de massage (36) associé.
  3. Dispositif de massage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que, entre des roues dentées entraînées (18) adjacentes, une paire de roues dentées d'accouplement (42) sont prévues, montées rotatives, dans l'organe de massage (12) allongé, lesquelles s'engrènent l'une dans l'autre et dans les roues dentées entraînées (18) associées.
  4. Dispositif de massage selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de massage (36) respectif comporte une partie de base (38) en forme de disque, qui est reliée de manière solidaire en rotation à la portion de l'axe de rotation (34) de la roue dentée entraînée (18) associée qui dépasse, sur le côté supérieur, du boîtier (16) de l'organe de massage (12) allongé et de l'élément de surface intérieure (26) proche du corps, et de laquelle au moins une protubérance de massage (40) dépasse vers le haut de manière excentrée.
  5. Dispositif de massage selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce qu'une paire de protubérances de massage (40) dépassent vers le haut depuis la partie de base (38) de l'élément de massage (36) respectif, lesquelles sont opposées radialement l'une à l'autre par rapport à la portion de l'axe de rotation (34) de roue dentée entraînée associée qui dépasse du boîtier (16) sur le côté supérieur.
  6. Dispositif de massage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de massage respectif comporte un boîtier (16) allongé de forme stable, dans lequel le moteur électrique (14) est prévu horizontalement dans le sens transversal de l'organe de massage pour entraîner les éléments de massage (36) montés dans le boîtier (16), les éléments de massage (36) étant formés par des rouleaux de massage (74), qui sont montés espacés les uns des autres, orientés dans le sens transversal du boîtier (16) allongé, et qui dépassent du boîtier (16) avec une portion de massage (76).
  7. Organe de massage selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que les rouleaux de massage (74) comportent une surface latérale (88) cylindrique ou bombée.
  8. Organe de massage selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que la surface latérale (88) du rouleau de massage (74) respectif est réalisée avec une structuration de massage (90).
  9. Organe de massage selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce qu'une roue dentée d'entraînement (78) est prévue respectivement solidaire en rotation au moins d'un côté, de préférence de manière opposée axialement, sur le rouleau de massage (74) respectif.
  10. Organe de massage selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que des roues dentées d'entraînement (78) adjacentes s'engrènent respectivement dans une paire de roues dentées d'accouplement (42).
  11. Organe de massage selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que les roues dentées d'entraînement (78) s'engrènent dans une courroie dentée double face (80) associée de manière ascendante et descendante en méandres.
  12. Organe de massage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un élément de surface extérieure (32) éloigné du corps est adjacent à l'élément de délimitation de compartiment de stockage (28).
  13. Dispositif de massage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'un élément de rembourrage (58) entourant l'organe de massage (12) allongé de forme stable associé est prévu dans le compartiment de stockage (24) respectif du boîtier de brassard (22) flexible.
  14. Dispositif de massage selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce qu'un élément de rembourrage est prévu dans le compartiment extérieur délimité par l'élément de surface de délimitation de compartiment de stockage (28) et l'élément de surface extérieure (32).
  15. Dispositif de massage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le moyen autoagrippant (60) flexible s'écarte d'un côté transversal (64) du boîtier de brassard (22) flexible, et en ce que le boîtier de brassard (22) comporte, sur son autre côté transversal (66) opposé au moyen autoagrippant (60), un moyen formant bride de pliage (68) pour le moyen autoagrippant (60) flexible.
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