EP3846765A1

EP3846765A1 - Device for dry massage by means of water jets

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Publication number: EP3846765A1
Application number: EP19790445.1A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Jürgen GERSTENMEIER
Original assignee: JK Holding GmbH
Current assignee: JK Holding GmbH
Priority date: 2018-10-11
Filing date: 2019-10-11
Publication date: 2021-07-14
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-11
Also published as: WO2020074046A1; EP3846765B1; CO2021004252A2; DE102018125146A1; US20220323287A1; CN112867474A; KR20210072802A; EP4245281A3; MX2021004026A; DE202019105636U1; AR116637A1; CA3116143A1; TW202017549A; JP2022504375A; BR112021006679A2; IL282234A; EP4245281A2; CN112867474B; TWI827700B; AU2019357459A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a device (V) for dry water-jet massage, comprising: a tub (W), which is filled with massage water and runs from a head end to a foot end in the longitudinal direction and from a left side to a right side in the transverse direction, having a film material (F) as a cover closing the tub (W) water-tight on the top side, which film material is simultaneously used as a lying surface for a person (Pe) to be treated and allows the transmission of pressure pulses; a nozzle cart (1), which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the tub (W) and bears at least two nozzles (D, D', D''), which nozzles (D, D', D'') can be fed with massage water from the tub (W) by means of a pump (P) in order to eject one water jet per nozzle against the bottom side of the film material (F); a first drive (3) for the forward and backward movement of the nozzle cart (1) in the longitudinal direction of the tub (W), the at least two nozzles (D, D') moving forward and backward in the longitudinal direction of the tub (W) with the movement of the nozzle cart (1); and a second drive (5, ZR, Z), which moves the nozzles (D, D') in the transverse direction of the tub (W). A device by means of which regions of the body of the person that are at a distance from the plane of the film can also be treated is achieved in that the film material (F) has one or more cavities on the bottom side of the film, which run in the transverse direction, are directed at the person (PE) lying on the film material (M) and shape the film (F) into one or more elevated portions (100), which are convex on the top side of the film.

Description

Device for dry massage using water jets

The present invention relates to a device for dry massage using water jets. In particular, the present invention relates to a device for dry massage with water jets, with which the body of a user or patient can be massaged in a variety of massage sequences using water jets without having to put up with wetting of the body.

A water jet massage is a long-established type of massage in which the body of a user is treating a massage

Water jet is exposed. In doing so, certain of which

Water jet touched parts of a person's body by the mechanical impact of the water jet under a certain pressure. The repeated and / or prolonged pressurization of certain parts of the body of the person achieves a pleasant, relaxing and in many cases healing massage of certain parts of the body or the whole body of the person being treated. Such massages have long been an integral part of the treatment plan of many people in need of massage treatment, especially as so-called “underwater massages”. In the meantime, devices for dry water jet massage have also become known in the prior art. In the present description and in the patent claims — as well as in the prior art — “dry water jet massage” is understood here to mean that the body of a user of a corresponding device or the body of a massage

Needy, e.g. B. a patient, is embedded on a material transmitting a pressure pulse, for example on a plastic film or a rubber film, a device. Under this material, the device has a device for delivering a pressure that is under adjustable pressure. Movable jet pulse, for example one or more nozzle (s) each ejecting a water jet, with jet direction attached to the underside of the film material transmitting pressure pulses. The device mentioned consists of a nozzle carriage which can be moved along the longitudinal axis of the device by means of a toothed belt drive and which moves on rollers on a - often double-track - rail on the tub floor with a lower part on which an upper part with one or more nozzles

is appropriate. This nozzle (s) is / are pivotable in the transverse direction to the direction of movement of the nozzle carriage. The water jet (s) ejected by the nozzle (s) transmits the impulse to the

Plastic or rubber sheet material, e.g. B. from the lying surface

Natural rubber, and this transmits the impulse to the body parts of the user / patient lying on the material. The impulse has that

desired massaging effect on the parts of the body that are in contact with the film material that transmits an impulse, thus simulating a massage treatment that is similar to an underwater massage. This also applies to the transfer of heat from the massage medium (water) to the body of a user / patient lying on the film material.

With such a massage treatment, the user of the device or the person to be treated remains dry. Predefined or by one

Massage programs put together by a massage therapist or therapist can be transferred to the control of the device via a chip card. Such devices are commercially available, for example, under the name “HYDROJET” from Wellsystem GmbH. They enable a water jet massage both in an environment in which devices for a correct underwater massage are not available or the necessary wet rooms cannot be set up, as well as for people / patients who cannot be treated under water for hygienic or health reasons , for example because of wounds that have not yet healed.

KR 10 2011 129 315 A describes a trained as a massage chair

Device for dry water jet massage, in which the area of a backrest is covered with a flat film, and in particular the area of the seat is provided with a container for water. A jet carriage carrying two nozzles is moved in one plane along a guide via a belt drive and a motor provided in the backrest. The nozzles for ejecting massage water can be moved individually via a belt drive with a motor and a belt in a direction perpendicular to the direction of displacement of the nozzle carriage. Furthermore, the nozzles can be pivoted by a separate drive and an associated gearbox about a pivot axis aligned parallel to the direction of displacement of the nozzle carriage. One disadvantage of the known device is that only the back can be massaged. Furthermore, the parts of the body that are not directly on the film are not reached by the massage jet.

US 2009 031 26 80 A1 describes a device for dry water jet massage, which is optionally designed as a bed or as a massage chair, in which a tub filled with massage water with a simultaneously as

Lying area for a person to be treated, a film material that enables pressure pulse transmission, as the trough on the top, watertight cover. Here, a nozzle carriage is provided, which can be moved along rails arranged above the base of the trough by means of a carriage connected to the end of the nozzle carriage, with wheels, the nozzle carriage being connected to the latter

connected spindle nut and a spindle screw passing through the tub in the longitudinal direction, which is driven by a motor, can be displaced in the longitudinal direction within the tub. Here, the nozzle carriage has a hollow outer plate body on which a plurality of nozzles that can be fed by means of a pump are used to eject one

Water jet are provided against the underside of the film material, which are supplied with massage water from the tub via a flexible hose connection. Here, the movement of the nozzles forwards and backwards takes place in the longitudinal direction of the trough with the movement of the nozzle carriage, while a movement in the transverse direction is not provided. Below the film, where the water jet is to be concentrated, Above the nozzles, discharge devices in the manner of discharge plates

provided that either concentrate the ejected water centrally on the film in the area of the head / neck or, for example, distribute it in the area of the foot in such a way that two mountains are created in the film.

The document EP 1 666 017 A1 describes a device for dry

Water jet massage with a tub, which is covered by a film serving as a support surface for the patient, and with a nozzle carriage mechanism arranged inside the tub for generating at least one massage water jet directed against the underside of the film.

The nozzle carriage mechanism has at least one motor-rotatable within the tub about a longitudinal axis of rotation

Guide rail and the nozzle carriage mechanism on the rotatable guide rail has a motor-driven movable along the guide rail nozzle carriage or nozzle carriage, which carries at least one nozzle fed from a pump for generating a massage water jet. When the guide rail, which is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of rotation, is pivoted, the guide rail also pivots parallel to the axis of rotation on the

Guide rail running nozzle carriage or nozzle carriage, so that the nozzle arranged on its top the direction of the under pressure

emerging water jet can change at right angles to the axis of rotation. Together with the path of the jet car running along the axis, the massage water jet can be placed on the underside of the lying film

steer impinging flat patterns, the course of which is determined in the longitudinal direction of the tub by the running of the nozzle carriage on the guide rail and the course of which in the transverse direction of the tub by the pivoting of the guide rail and of the pivoting with the guide rail

Nozzle carriage with the nozzle arranged thereon is determined.

As a further prior art, the publication EP 2 327 386 A1 describes a trough-shaped device for dry massage by means of

Water jets of the type already mentioned at the outset, that is to say of the type with a rail on rollers fixed to the tub floor in the longitudinal direction movable, driven by means of a motor that can be operated outside the tub, under a nozzle covering the tub and

sealing sheet. The jet car carries at least two in

Nozzles that can be swiveled transversely to the rails for ejecting one jet of water each against the underside of the lying film. The independent control of the two swiveling nozzles is carried out by means of one each rotatably mounted in the longitudinal direction of the tub about its own axis

Slide bushing in the nozzle carriage of the spline shaft running without load. The back and forth movement of each spline shaft, which can be controlled by any motor (also electronically via a program), is transmitted via a movement arranged on the nozzle carriage

Kinematics with positive power transmission ultimately to each

Bearing of one of the at least two swiveling nozzles, so that these - depending on the extent of the rotational movement of the associated spline shaft - deflect the respective water jet transversely to the running direction of the nozzle carriage to a greater or lesser extent, as a result of which desired water jet massage patterns can be generated on the underside of the lying film .

The disadvantage of the devices for dry water jet massage known from the prior art is that - without exception - all

Devices are limited to a massage effect only on the body parts of the person in need of a massage, e.g. B. a patient to generate, which are in direct contact with the lying film when the patient has taken a seat on the lying film for the massage. This is unsatisfactory in that body areas such as the upper shoulder muscles, the side areas of the neck, the inside and outside of the arms and legs are places where pain and pain occur in many people

Ailments occur that can be treated with a massage - and also with a dry massage using water jets. However, these areas cannot be brought into contact with the lying film. Therefore, they cannot be massaged with a dry massage using water jets with the previously known devices. The object of the invention is to remedy this disadvantage. The invention surprisingly provides a device for dry massage by means of water jets, which can also massage the body in places that were previously not accessible to dry massage using water jets. The shoulders or soles of the feet are mentioned as examples.

According to one aspect of the invention is a device for drying

Water jet massage created, comprising a bath filled with massage water, which extends from a head end in the longitudinal direction to a foot end and from a left side in a transverse direction to a right side, with a simultaneous serving surface for a person to be treated, which enables pressure pulse transmission Foil material as the tub on the top waterproof cover; a movable in the longitudinal direction of the tub, carrying at least two nozzles, the nozzles for ejecting a water jet against the underside of the film material via a flexible hose connection with massage water from the tub can be fed by a pump; a first drive for moving the nozzle carriage forward and backward in the longitudinal direction of the tub, the movement of the at least two nozzles forward and backward in the longitudinal direction of the tub taking place with the movement of the nozzle carriage; and a second drive, which shifts the nozzles in the transverse direction of the tub, and is characterized in that the film material has one or more, transversely extending, directed towards the person lying on the film material. and the film to one or more elevations (convex) formed on the upper side of the film

forming cavity (s) on the underside of the film.

A favorable further development results from the fact that means for displacing or pivoting the nozzles out of the plane of the trough are provided, which direct the ejected water jet against the cavity (s) on the underside of the film and in particular against one towards the plane of the film inclined surface of the cavity (s) on the underside of the film enables. These means allow, in particular, the pivoting of the nozzle holders carrying the nozzles about an axis perpendicular to the direction of displacement of the nozzle carriage, as a result of which the nozzle is ejected

Water jet a component of the orientation opposite or in

Direction of displacement of the nozzle carriage is given, so that in particular the region of a cavity on the underside of the film, which protrudes almost perpendicularly from the film, can be easily reached, and in particular can be treated with the water jet at a relatively small angle to the normal. In this way, the shoulders of a patient in particular, but also others resting on the elevations, can be

Body parts, effectively apply the massage jet.

It is preferably further provided that a part of the nozzle carriage that carries the nozzles can be pivoted relative to the nozzle carriage about an axis in the direction of the film, and that the ejected water jet can flow through the nozzle

Panning takes an angle to the normal of the slide.

The pivoting movement of the part carrying the nozzles is expediently achieved by a ramp arranged in the trough, the forward and backward movement generated by the first drive displacing the part with respect to the ramp and thus by one to the direction of displacement of the

Nozzle carriage preferably pivoted upward vertical horizontal axis.

Here, the nozzle is held in a favorable embodiment by means of the nozzle holder forming a handlebar eccentric to the pivot axis, so that the pivoting not only advantageously causes a change in the angle of the water jet, but also a displacement with a component in the z direction that leads to the The direction of displacement of the nozzle carriage and the direction of displacement of the nozzle holder which is perpendicular thereto is perpendicular. In this way, the distance between the nozzle and the film can advantageously be changed without the nozzle carriage itself having to leave its travel plane, as a result of which its drive can be designed in a simple manner. Each of the nozzles is expediently arranged in its own nozzle holder, which can be pivoted upward independently with respect to the travel path of the nozzle carriage. All of the nozzle holders are preferably pivoted together, for example by being coupled to a part of the nozzle carriage which is deflected by the ramp or the ramps. The coupling is expediently carried out via a rigid axis which swivels through all the nozzle holders.

According to a favorable embodiment, it is provided that the

Nozzle holder is connected to a toothed rack which, as part of the second drive with a gear wheel of the drive, enables the nozzle holder to be adjusted individually in the transverse direction of the tub. The rack is expediently connected to a cage which can be displaced axially along a first axis and which carries the nozzle holders in the direction of this axis, for example by gripping the nozzle holders on both sides. As a result, the displacement of the cages with the rack in the transverse direction, that is to say perpendicular to the direction of displacement of the nozzle carriage, is advantageously transmitted to the nozzle holders, regardless of the angle which the nozzle holder assumes about its pivot axis. As a result, the rack is advantageously coupled to the associated second drive at all times, even if a ramp is driven over, so that an adjustment or a movement of the nozzle in the transverse direction is ensured even when the nozzle holders are pivoted.

The nozzle holder can therefore preferably also be pivoted with respect to the toothed rack, in a favorable variant the toothed rack being displaceably connected to two axes of the nozzle carriage, one of which is preferably at the same time the axis u which the nozzle holder can be pivoted. It is hereby advantageously achieved that the nozzle holder is connected to a rigid axis of the nozzle carriage both axially displaceably and pivotably.

One aspect of the invention relates to a device for dry water jet massage, which comprises:

(a) one filled with massage water, extending from a head end into

Longitudinal direction to a foot end and from a left side in the transverse direction to a right side extending tub with a simultaneously serving as a lying surface for a person to be treated, a pressure impulse transmission enabling film material as the tub on the top waterproof cover;

(b) wherein the film material has one or more transversely extending, directed towards the person lying on the film material and the film to one or more, convexly formed, film top side forming cavity (s) on the underside of the film;

(c) a nozzle carriage which is movable on two rails fixed on the floor of the tub on wheels in the longitudinal direction of the tub and carries at least two nozzles with a drive which is mounted on the underside of the jet carriage and is operated by means of a motor which is mounted inside the tub and can be operated from the outside by means of a motor for moving the nozzle carriage forward and backward on the wheels in the longitudinal direction of the tub;

(d) wherein the nozzle carriage comprises, parallel to the tub floor, a horizontal bottom plate which can be moved on the wheels in the longitudinal direction of the tub, each with a vertical side plate fixed to the bottom plate on the left and right sides, a first extending in the transverse direction of the tub

Swivel axis and optionally a second swivel axis running in the transverse direction of the trough, offset from the first swivel axis and capable of serving for guiding purposes, which firmly connects vertical side plates,

(e) wherein on the respective outer sides of the side plates there is a tilting plate about the first pivot axis running in the transverse direction of the tub is pivotally attached to this and a rigid axis running in the transverse direction of the trough connects the tipping plates to one another, each of the tipping plates on the (in the transverse direction) outside at the end opposite the tipping plate stop, each with an impeller with one to the first and second Has pivot axes parallel wheel axis;

(f) and wherein the nozzle carriage has at least two nozzles that can be moved on the nozzle carriage and are ejectable via a flexible hose connection with massage water from the tub by means of a pump

Has water jet against the underside of the film material,

(g) the movement of the at least two nozzles forward and backward in the longitudinal direction of the trough takes place with the movement of the nozzle carriage; the movement of the at least two nozzles in the transverse direction of the trough is effected concentrically with one of the spline shafts by means of two parallel to the longitudinal axis of the device, each through a bushing on the underside of the nozzle carriage, in engagement with a gearwheel with wheel axis arranged on the underside of the nozzle carriage bottom can, and the spline shafts are rotatably mounted on the head side in a bearing located inside the tub around its own axis and on the foot side are controlled by a drive motor located outside the tub for executing a rotating back and forth movement about the respective spline longitudinal axis , the gearwheels in engagement with a spline shaft in turn arranged in engagement with parallel to the swivel axes on lower nozzle holders, causing a nozzle movement in the transverse direction of the trough along the swivel axes, without the spline carrying loads, in particular the nozzle carriage a key function;

(h) wherein at least one of the nozzles is capable of directing its ejected water jet on the underside of the film material onto the interior of the one or more cavities on the underside of the film which form convexly formed on the top of the film material.

Preferred embodiments of the device according to the invention are claimed in the dependent claims. One aspect of the invention also relates to a dry water jet massage method, in which the body of a person to be treated, which is arranged on a film material that enables pressure pulse transmission as the top cover of a device according to the detailed description below, is arranged by at least one Nozzle on the underside of the film material and optionally into the interior of at least one of the one or more, transversely extending, directed at the person lying on the film material and the film to one or more films -convex elevation on top

Forming (e) ejecting, underside of the foil / flutes

Water jet pressure pulse with translational movement of at least one of the nozzles providing the pulse in the longitudinal and transverse directions of the tub for a time that has a massage effect on the body

treating or the person in need of a massage.

In particular, the device of the invention enables or facilitates a massage of a person to be treated or a person in need of a massage by means of the “dry water jets” on himself, so that under certain conditions the masseuse is unnecessary or parallel can dedicate the massage of several people through the device according to the invention.

Finally, one aspect of the invention also relates to the use of the

Device according to the detailed description below

Body massage, preferably to massage to relieve cramps and tensions, to relax, to remove muscular

Dysbalances, for the elimination of stress-related muscular tension, for pain relief, especially for sports injuries and / or

Treatment of cervical migraines and for other indications.

According to one aspect of the invention, a method for operating a device for dry water jet massage as described above is provided, with the step of straightening that ejected from a nozzle Jet of water against the film material and / or one of the flute spaces on the underside of the film while simultaneously pivoting a nozzle holder carrying the nozzle about an axis running perpendicular to the direction of displacement of the nozzle carriage, thereby reducing the distance of the nozzle from the film and / or the parts of the flute space / flume spaces on the underside of the film are specifically subjected to the water jet.

In particular, it is not necessary to provide baffles in the tub that dampen the water jet and extremely restrict the use of the device

According to a favorable feature, it is provided that the nozzle is raised or pivoted into the flute space around the

Inner circumferential wall of the flea with the water jet

act upon. The particularity of Flier is that the nozzle is used above the actual level of the film or the lying surface, so that a very well placed massage is possible.

The angle of impingement of the water jet ejected onto the underside of the film can preferably be reduced from a value of 90 °, that is perpendicular to the underside of the film, to acute angles, preferably to a value of the impingement angle of <10 °, for example approximately 6 ° be reduced.

Accordingly, the swivel angle that a nozzle holder traverses is almost 90 °. Further advantages, properties and developments of the invention result from the following description of a preferred one

Embodiment and from the dependent claims.

The invention is described below with reference to figures which only describe preferred embodiments of the device according to the invention. However, neither the figures referred to below nor the following description are intended to limit the Invention to understand the illustrated or described preferred embodiments.

1A shows a water jet massage device according to the prior art.

1B shows a water jet massage device according to one

Embodiment of the present invention.

2A shows a perspective view of the film material.

Tub cover W from above.

FIG. 2B shows a perspective view of the film material tub cover from below.

3 shows an embodiment similar to FIG. 1B

Water jet massage device according to the invention, but without the upper film cover; for example, a support surface S for the film cover is also shown on the left and right of the head of the person to be massaged Pe.

4A and 4B show the nozzle carriage of the water jet massage device according to the invention.

Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of the invention

Water jet massage device without a covering sheet with the nozzle carriage 1 carrying the nozzles D, D 'and bringing them into position for ejecting massage water in the starting position at the foot end of the tub.

6A and 6B show two views of a further embodiment of the

Water jet massage device according to the invention at a stage in which the nozzle carriage has been moved further towards the head end of the device via the drive provided for this purpose.

7A to 7E show five further views of an embodiment of FIG

Water jet massage device according to the invention, in which the nozzles of the jet car with the aim of ejecting massage water into concave cavities formed in the underside of the lying film, onto the head end of the tub is moved where the wheels of the tipping plates are moved from the position near the rails on the floor of the tub via a ramp rising towards the head end of the tub and the angle of impact of the water jet ejected onto the underside of the film is 90 ° , ie perpendicular to the underside of the film, reduced to acute angles, preferably to a value of the impact angle of <10 °, for example about 6 °.

FIGS. 8A to 8C show three further views of the same process as that in FIGS

Figures 7A to 7E is shown, but in a side view.

9A to 9B show examples of drives for the movement of the nozzle carriage in the longitudinal direction of the tub, that is to say a toothed belt and a metal perforated band.

Fig. 10 shows an example of sketches of possible through which

Water jet massage device according to the invention, executable massage images on the person to be massaged.

Reference is now made to FIGS. 1A and 1B. FIG. 1A shows a device V for dry water jet massage according to the prior art, for example a device such as has been on the market for a long time under the name “HYDROJET” and from the company

Wellsystem GmbH is offered; and FIG. 1B shows a device for dry water jet massage according to the present invention. Such devices V for dry water jet massage - for the definition of this term reference is made to the introduction to the description - usually consist of a tub W, which is inside for the

Permanent contact with water or aqueous liquids is designed, for example with regard to temperature, tightness and rust resistance. Such a device V is usually provided, on the one hand, for protection against water splashing around and escaping from the tub W and on the other for resting a person to be treated Pe, with a film material F which serves as a cover and at the same time as a lying surface closed and thus liquid-tight attached to the upper edge of the tub W and tensioned. The elasticity of the material of the film F not only allows a comfortable ascent and descent of the person to be treated Pe to or from the film F and a comfortable lying of the person to be treated Pe, but it also allows the transmission of a pressure impulse one on the Bottom of the film F (or more

Water jets) from the film surface onto the body of the person Pe lying on the film material F. Further requirements of this film material F are particularly hygienic: the material must be suitable for being treated with agents intended for cleaning and disinfection purposes. Furthermore, the film material F should also be permeable to the

Water jet can be transported heat. The massaging effect of the water jet impulse can thus be intensified by heat applied, if desired by the person to be treated PE or prescribed by the person treating the person. The person skilled in the art knows numerous materials for the covering / lying film F that can be used for the desired purposes and can easily test and select them for their suitability on the basis of the predetermined parameters. Natural rubber has proven to be particularly advantageous as the material for the covering / lying film F, and natural rubber films are therefore preferred, optionally with a backing layer made of chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM).

FIG. 2A shows a perspective view of the film material tub cover W in the tensioned (as arranged on the top of the tub W) state from above, and FIG. 2B shows one

Perspective view of the film material tub cover in the tensioned (as arranged on the top of the tub W) from below.

According to the invention, the film material F has one or more transversely extending, directed towards the person Pe lying on the film material F and the film F to one or more, convexly formed films on the upper side ) 100 forming cavity (s) on the underside of the film. In preferred embodiments of the Invention may be one cavity or two cavities, three cavities, four cavities, or even more cavities. The film material F very particularly preferably has two transversely extending film F, directed towards the person Pe lying on the film material F and forming the film F into one or more elevations 100 which are convexly formed on the upper side of the film , Cavities on the underside of the film. Exemplary, but not restrictive, two such are in

Transverse direction, directed towards the person Pe lying on the film material F and forming the film F into two film-shaped convex elevations 100, film-side cavity / cavities in FIG. 1B and in FIGS. 2A and 2B.

The production of such “bumps” appearing on the top side of the film (see FIG. 2A) as convexly formed elevations 100, on the bottom side of the film (see FIG. 2B) appearing as concave cavities 100 can be done in any manner known to the person skilled in the art Way take place and practically depends on the material used for the film F. In the preferred embodiment of a natural rubber film, a shaping corresponding to the “bumps” can be carried out simultaneously with the production of the film,

For example, in a vulcanization process: Tools with the appropriate shapes are fitted onto one another, leaving an appropriately selected cavity between two tool halves, the thickness of the film being chosen by the person skilled in the art in accordance with the circumstances, in accordance with the cavity left. The raised portions and depressions forming the bumps are provided on the desired parts of the tools, for example for forming a film shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B. The cavity is filled with the polymer for the production of the film material F, and the filled-in polymer layer is polymerized or vulcanized under the appropriate conditions (for example under heating or using vulcanizing aids). The finished film provided with the cavity (s) is then removed after the polymerization or vulcanization has ended. The production of such foils and a suitable device for use in the production are accordingly Known in the art and can for the present invention

Conditions are provided accordingly, without the present invention imposing any restrictions. In principle, a specialist can determine the location of the

Select elevations / depressions / floe 100 in the area of the film material. With regard to the function of also reaching (with a lying person Pe as in FIG. 1B) vertical parts of the body of the person to be massaged with the water jets of a dry water jet massage, such elevations / depressions / humps 100 are preferably applied, for example, in the areas of the film F which correspond to the shoulders, the soles of the feet, the inside and outside of the arms and the inside and outside of the legs of the person Pe lying on the film material F. The elevations / depressions / humps are preferably applied in the regions of the film F which correspond to the shoulders or soles of the feet of the person Pe lying on the film material F. Accordingly, Figures 2A and 2B show the (non-limiting) example that two

Raises / depressions / bumps 100 are preferably attached

for example in the areas of the film F which correspond to the shoulders of the person Pe lying on the film material F. As a rule, therefore, the film arranged on the top of the tub W is produced such that the elevations / depressions / bumps 100 are located at a location on the film F which is one of the above for the dry water jet massage

specified ranges (for example, the shoulders of the person Pe in the case of the cases shown in FIGS. 1B, 2A and 2B) is suitable.

In preferred embodiments of the invention, alone or in

Combination can be realized together with another embodiment or another feature or with several or all other embodiments or features of the invention, without being limited thereto, in the dry water jet massage device V according to the invention have the transversely extending one or more the person Pe lying on the film material F and the film F into one or more, preferably two, film-shaped convex-shaped elevation (s) of 100 flap space (s) on the underside of the film material F concave round shape or a concave longitudinal shape (see FIGS. 2A, 2B) with a Depth in the range from 1 mm to 200 mm, calculated from the inner surface of the film material F, and preferably with a depth in the range from 1 mm to 100 mm. This is advantageous according to the invention because at this depth, water jets ejected from one of the nozzles D, D ', D ", D"' into the flea space / flute spaces are particularly good

Can have a massage effect on vertically arranged areas of the body of the person Pe lying on the film.

The invention will be further elucidated below with reference to concave

Formations / flume spaces 100 explained as shown in Figure 2A and in Figure 2B. 2A and 2B for the inclusion of such concave formations / flume spaces 100 shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B

However, the features described are not restrictive, but are exemplary and are only intended to provide a better understanding of the invention. As can be seen from FIG. 3, concave formations / flume spaces 100 are placed “on” the film surface on which the person to be treated P / the patient lies, in such a way that the person to be treated P / the patient lies on the film F in this way can lay down that his / her shoulders come to rest on the “foot” side of the two concave formations / flume spaces 100 or lean on the “foot” sides. Alternatively or together with this (not shown), concave formations / flume spaces 100 are placed “on” the surface of the film on which the person to be treated P / the patient lies, in such a way that the person to be treated P / the patient lies on the Can lay down film F so that his / her inside of the arm comes to lie on the right or left side of the two concave formations / flute spaces or lean on the right or left sides. Alternatively, or

together with this (not shown) are concave formations / flume spaces 100 “on” the film surface on which the person to be treated P / the patient is placed in such a way that the person to be treated Pe can lie down on the film F so that his / her soles of the feet come to rest on the "head" side of the two concave shapes / hollow spaces or contact the "head" “Lean on the sides of the concave shapes / flutes.

In this position of the person to be massaged Pe / the patient, all parts of the body of the person to be massaged Pe can be treated as before by a dry water jet massage, which by lying down on the person to be treated Pe / the patient (as before) with the Foil material can come into contact: As is known to the expert, through

Movement of the nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal direction of the tub W with the aid of a corresponding motor 2 and by displacing the at least two nozzles D, D 'arranged displaceably on the nozzle carriage 1 perpendicular to

Longitudinal tub direction by means of the spline shafts 5, 5 'which can be rotated about their longitudinal axis by one or more suitable motor (s) 2', 2 ", the massage patterns shown below in FIG. 10 are generated and are produced on the underside of the film material F. transmit the pressure impulses and the heat of the massage medium (e.g. the water) by means of the film material F to the parts of the body of the person to be treated Pe / the patient coming into contact with the film material F.

In this way, patterns of dry water jet massage can be generated, as can be seen in FIG. 10 and those described below

Massage experiments result.

It is possible (left sketch in Figure 10) to give the person to be treated a circular massage. For this purpose, the nozzle carriage 1 is slowly moved in the longitudinal direction of the tub, while the two spline shafts are slowly moved back and forth in mirror image (clockwise or counterclockwise) to one another. In this way, the two nozzles create a spiral movement that is mirror-inverted to each other. The person Pe to be treated is therefore given a spiral-circle massage, for example of the back. The parallel massage image in FIG. 10 (second figure above from left) is obtained by slowly moving the nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal direction of the tub and parallel zigzag movement of the nozzles D, D 'by parallel actuation of the spline shafts 5, 5' (ie together clockwise or jointly counterclockwise).

Correspondingly, the mirror image massage in FIG. 10 (fourth figure above from the left) is obtained by slowly moving the nozzle carriage in the longitudinal direction of the tub and mirror-image zigzag movement of the nozzles D, D 'by controlling the spline shafts 5, 5' in opposite directions (ie clockwise for nozzle D and counterclockwise for nozzle D 'and vice versa).

Correspondingly, point massages (FIG. 10, third figure from the left) can be carried out by successively massaging, each for a certain time, while determining the nozzles (ie for the time of the massage of the specific point, neither a method of nozzle sliding in the longitudinal direction of the tub) give the nozzles a shift in the direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the tub). Parallel stroking massages (see Figure 10, Figure below) are given by successively adjusting the nozzles D, D 'to a point (in the direction transverse to the longitudinal direction of the tub) by determining the spline shafts 5, 5' and moving the nozzle carriage in Longitudinal tub direction back and forth, subsequent readjustment of the nozzles in the direction transverse to the longitudinal tub direction by means of splines 5, 5 'and renewed movement of the nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal tub direction back and forth, etc.

The massage patterns mentioned are only examples, and the

Invention is not limited to these patterns. Those skilled in the art will recognize that by arbitrarily combining the movements (i.e., method of

Nozzle carriage in the longitudinal direction of the tub and lateral displacement of the nozzles by means of the spline shafts 5, 5 'in the direction of the longitudinal walls of the tub or away from them, each by means of suitable motors 2) any

Beam combinations can be generated (including asymmetrical or even arbitrarily generated spontaneously). In a manner known to those skilled in the art, it is possible to control the (electric) motors 2, 2 ', 2 "manually or electronically, so that certain massage patterns can be preprogrammed and carried out on persons to be treated as desired or required and even carried out repeatably to let

This makes it possible according to the invention to use the device described above in detail for body massage, specifically for dry use

Body massage of a person to be treated using water jets, the impulse of which is transmitted to the underside of the lying / covering film and from there to the person lying on the film. In principle, that is also conceivable

Massage only a part of the body of a person to be treated, which requires a dry water jet massage treatment, or massage a body of an animal to be treated. According to the invention, the device for dry water jet massage further comprises one fixed on two on the bottom B of the tub W.

Rails on wheels 4, 4 ″, 4 ″ movable nozzle wagons in the longitudinal direction of the tub W. A preferred, not to be understood as a limitation of the invention, and primarily the better and more understandable

Description of the invention serving an example of such a nozzle carriage can be seen from FIGS. 4A and 4B. The wheels 4, 4 ', by means of which the nozzle carriage 1 fixed on the two on the floor B of the tub W.

Rails moves and is moved in the longitudinal direction of the tub W have wheel axles which are arranged transversely to the direction of movement of the nozzle carriage 1. According to the invention, the nozzle carriage can be moved on four or six or eight wheels, the axes of which are arranged such that one

even distribution of the load over the entire nozzle carriage is possible. Accordingly, the full load is the weight of the nozzle carriage and the load the momentum forces exerted by the ejection of the massage water from the nozzles onto the underside of the film material F on the wheels 4, 4 'and is transmitted by these onto the two rails on the bottom of the tub W. It is not absolutely necessary for the wheels 4, 4 'on the two sides of the nozzle carriage 1 to drive “in a left and right lane” on the rails, but it is preferred if the wheels on the rails “in lane” drive. The main advantage is the uniformity

Load distribution and load transfer from the nozzle carriage 1 to the wheels 4, 4 'and from these to the two rails

In addition to the load-bearing wheels 4, 4 'described above on the nozzle carriage, one wheel 4 "or several wheels 4" on both sides of the nozzle carriage 1 or several wheels 4 "on one side of the

Nozzle carriage be attached, the axes of which are arranged vertically and which move laterally along a rail or on both rails or on two sides of a rail and thus keep the nozzle carriage "on track" or on the rail. The person skilled in the art knows, on the basis of the requirements that arise in individual cases, whether such wheels 4 "should or should be provided, and accordingly can advantageously provide such wheels 4" to ensure a permanent and reliable running of the nozzle carriage 1 on the rails and also select their number.

In order to move the nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal direction of the tub W on the wheels 4, 4 ″, 4 ″ forwards and backwards, a drive 3 is provided on the device V for dry water jet massage

intended. The person skilled in the art knows suitable drives 3 from the prior art and can use them based on his technical knowledge

Select conditions accordingly without being subject to 3 restrictions when selecting a drive. Examples of corresponding drives 3 are toothed belts (see FIG. 9A), perforated steel belts (see FIG. 9B), chains, ropes (e.g. wire ropes), a trapezoidal screw, a toothed rack and others. For such drives 3, a drive motor 2 is usually provided (also within the scope of the invention), which is external the wet area of the tub W is arranged. The drive motor 2 outside the tub transmits a rotary movement from the outside of the tub W, for example from the bottom of the tub W, into the tub W via a

intermeshing gearwheel combination, as is known to those skilled in the art from conventional power transmission devices, onto a deflecting roller 11. The deflecting roller 11 rotates about a perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tub (essentially vertical in the device in operation) standing) axis and transmits its rotational movement into a translational movement of the nozzle carriage or nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal direction of the tub W.

There are usually two deflection rollers of this type, one of which is arranged, for example, at the head end of the tub W and one at the foot end of the tub W. One or both deflection roller (s) can be driven by a drive 3 each, or an embodiment can be selected in which only one of the deflection rollers is driven by a drive 3 and the other “runs” passively.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the rotational movement of the deflection roller (s) is translated into a translational movement of the nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal direction of the tub by means of a toothed belt (see FIG. 9A). The toothed belt engages in a corresponding toothed wheel in the driven deflection roller on the one hand and in the nozzle slide 1

on the other hand. A rotation of the deflection roller moves the toothed belt in the longitudinal direction of the tub. The toothed belt 12 also moves the nozzle slide on both tracks of the guide rail in the longitudinal direction of the tub.

In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the rotary movement of the deflection roller (s) is transmitted into a

Translation movement of the nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal direction of the tub W by means of a perforated band (see FIG. 9B), for example a perforated stainless steel band. The perforated band 13 engages in the elevations on the guide area of the corresponding deflection roller on the one hand and in the nozzle carriage 1 on the other. A rotation of the deflection roller 1 1 moves the perforated belt in the longitudinal direction of the tub, and the perforated belt moves the nozzle carriage 1 on the guide rails also in the longitudinal direction of the tub.

In further preferred embodiments of the invention, the

Transfer of the rotary movement of the deflection roller (s) into one

Translational movement of the nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal direction of the trough in the manner described in more detail above also takes place by means of transmission means other than toothed belt 12 and perforated belt 13. The person skilled in the art knows such transmission means and can, for example, use a chain or a rope, for example a wire rope Provide a trapezoidal screw, a rack or other comparable means.

According to the invention, the nozzle carriage 1 carries the jets that eject the massage water onto the underside of the film material F. According to the invention, at least two nozzles D, D ', D ”are provided on the nozzle carriage 1.

In principle, the number of nozzles is not restricted according to the invention. Thus, two, three, four or even more nozzles can be arranged on the nozzle carriage 1 or can be comprised by the device V according to the invention for dry water jet massage. However, for reasons of reliable operability of the water jet massage device V according to the invention, it has proven useful to provide at least two nozzles D, D '. In further preferred embodiments of the invention (on and therefore with the nozzle carriage 1), these are not only in the longitudinal direction of the tub

movable, but can be separated using a subsequently

Descriptive mechanism can also be moved in the transverse direction to the tub longitudinal direction, which - as will be described below - leads to the fact that these (preferably both) nozzles D, D 'in the longitudinal direction of the tub W and in the transverse direction of the tub W independently or with the same Movement patterns can be moved. This creates the possibility of a large number of dry water jet massage patterns through the water jets ejected onto the underside of the film material F on the underside of the film F (and thus as a result also on the body of the massage to be massaged Person Pe) to generate. The type of dry water jet massage can thus be selected using a large number of such massage patterns.

In further preferred embodiments of the invention, which can be implemented alone or in combination together with another embodiment or another feature or with several or all other embodiments or features of the invention, without being limited thereto, are on the nozzle carriage 1 in addition to the at least two nozzles D, D 'and a further nozzle D ”. This further nozzle D ″ can preferably be arranged fixed on the nozzle carriage 1. This additional nozzle D "on the nozzle carriage 1 would eject massage water onto the underside of the film material F in such a way that the massage pattern can only be varied in the longitudinal direction of the tub W by the translational movement of the nozzle carriage 1 with the nozzle D" fixed thereon. The result would be if the additional nozzle D "were continuous

Massage water ejected onto the underside of the film material F, that is to say produce a water jet massage pattern running in the form of a straight line along the longitudinal direction of the tub. However, these additional nozzles could also be operated in such a way that they could in principle eject the massage water in the line massage pattern described above, but are operated in such a way that they jet their water - at a specific position of the nozzle carriage 1 with the water jet ejection direction of the nozzle D fixed “And if necessary, when the translation movement of the jet carriage stops under the concave cavity 100 - is precisely ejected into one of the concave cavities 100 / bumps on the underside of the film F. In such an operation, a “special massage” that is independent of the other massage actions of the device V for dry water jet massage

Body parts of the person to be massaged Pe, which is the

are concave cavity 100 on the underside of the film or the concave cavities 100 on the underside of the film on the upper side of the film.

In the device shown in Figure 1A for dry

Water jet massage according to the prior art (Figure 1A) is on one two-track guide rail, which is fixed to the bottom of the tub W, a multi-part nozzle carriage arranged on the two-track

Guide rail parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tub W (defined here and in the following also for the present invention as “X direction”) can be moved on wheels. The nozzle carriage of this prior art consists of an upper part with one or more fixed nozzle (s) and a lower part with a device which can be operated via a rotating toothed belt mechanism for moving the nozzles in a more or less perpendicular to the X direction, at least at an angle between 30 and 60 ° to the X direction (defined here and in the following also for the present invention as “Y direction”). By operating the latter, causing the nozzles to move in the Y direction

The device can be used to direct the massage water jet over a surface which is determined by the length of the movement of the one or more, usually two, nozzle (s) on the nozzle carriage by the movement in the X direction and by the respective movement of the nozzle ( n) is defined by the method in the Y direction. The disadvantage of this solution is that only a relatively narrow massage “corridor” of the two nozzles in the Y direction can be acted upon with water and - in the case of several, for example two, nozzles, only a completely identical movement that is only shifted in the Y direction ( and thus massage actuation) of the nozzles can be realized.

This solution, which in itself is even more advanced than the previous solution, provides a different approach: This surprisingly enables a movement of the nozzles that is completely independent, at least in the transverse direction of the tub W, and thus - as will be described in detail below - enables a large number of new forms of massage for the dry water jet massage (see Figure 10). In addition, at least two nozzles D, D 'carried by the nozzle carriage 1 can also be used

Eject water jet massage water into the cavities 100 formed on the underside of the film material F and thereby also massage parts of the body of the person to be massaged Pe, which are arranged vertically (i.e. more or less at right angles to the surface of the film material F) , as for example shoulders or soles of the person to be massaged. This was not possible with the previously known water jet massage devices. According to the invention, the device V for dry water jet massage further comprises a nozzle carriage 1. This is described below

Described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B. The nozzle carriage 1 comprises, parallel to the tub floor B, one on the wheels 4, 4 ″, 4 ″ in

Horizontal floor plate 10 which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the tub, each having a vertical side plate 12, 12 'fixed to the floor plate 10 on the left and right sides. Here, a first pivot axis 14 running in the transverse direction of the tub W and optionally a second pivot axis 14 'running in the transverse direction of the tub W, which is offset from the first pivot axis 14 and which is capable of serving for guiding purposes, rigidly connects the vertical side plates 12, 12' together.

Furthermore, the device V for dry water jet massage on the respective outer sides of the side plates 12, 12 'each have a vertical

extending tilting plate 16, 16 ', each pivotable about the first pivot axis 14 running in the transverse direction of the tub W, each on one of these

Side plates 12, 12 'is struck. A horizontally attached one connects to the underside of the two vertical tilting plates 16, 16 '

Connection carrier 16a and a rigid axis 14 "running in the transverse direction of the tub W, the tilting plates 16, 16 'rigidly to one another. Furthermore, each of the tilt plates 16, 16 'on the outside (in the transverse direction) on the

The tipping plate stop opposite the end of the tipping plate has an impeller 17, 17 'each with a wheel axis parallel to the first and second pivot axes 14, 14'. As can be seen from FIGS. 4A and 4B, the two tilting plates 16, 16 'are connected together with the horizontal connecting support 16a and the rigid axis 14 "to form a rigid unit which can be pivoted about the horizontal pivot axis 14. The nozzle holders DH carrying the nozzles D, D ' also pivotable about the pivot axis 14 and are from the

horizontal "rest position" under the action of the rigid, also horizontal axis 14 "raised as soon as the nozzle carriage 1 with the wheels 17, 17 'arranged on the tipping plates 16, 16', running on the additional rails 18, 18 'and the ramps R the ramps R are moved upwards. Due to the additional optional second, also running in the transverse direction of the tub W, offset from the first pivot axis 14

Pivot axis 14 'can be used to raise the nozzles for aligning with the formations / cavities 100 of the film material F and then to eject water into them for massage purposes not only depending on the rise of the impellers 17, 17' on the ramps R, but rather by the offset arrangement of the two horizontal pivot axes 14, 14 'in a disproportionate lifting (compared to the rise of the wheels 17, 17' up the ramps). It is thereby advantageously achieved that the water ejection direction of the nozzles D, D 'in the nozzle holders DH from (essentially) vertically upwards with comparatively little effort and simple mechanical means

(Starting position, compare Figures 7A, 7B, 8A) about a

Transition position (see FIGS. 7C, 7D) can be changed in (substantially) horizontally towards the foot end of the tub W (ejection position, see FIGS. 7E, 8B). In the ejection position, the massage water is essentially ejected into the formations / cavities 100 in the film material F, thus causing a massage of the parts of the body of the person to be treated Pe which are adjacent to the bulges / cavities 100. This is shown by way of example for the massaging of the shoulder of a person to be treated Pe in FIG. 8C, where “F” denotes the film as a whole and the bulge / cavity is labeled “100”.

The main advantage of this structure of the nozzle carriage 1 according to the invention is that it enables massage water not only vertically (i.e. in one

Angles of substantially 90 ° in relation to the underside of the film) to be directed to the underside of the film material while the nozzle carriage, and with it the at least two nozzles D, D ', moves in the longitudinal direction of the tub W. and the at least two nozzles D, D '- as explained in detail below - are moved in the transverse direction of the tub W in order to achieve a desired massage pattern (see FIG. 10) on the underside of the film material F and thus also on the body of the to generate person Pe to be massaged.

Rather, in addition (and in contrast to the prior art), the at least two nozzles D, D 'on the nozzle carriage 1 by means of the

pivotable tilting plates 16, 16 'are moved out of the plane of the base plate 10 and thus eject their massage water jet in special positions of the nozzle carriage 1 also into the flute spaces 100 / floe / bulges formed on the underside of the film material F. This is described in detail below.

As in the prior art, according to the invention the nozzle carriage 1 comprised by the device V for dry water jet massage has at least two nozzles D, D ', D which can be moved on the nozzle carriage 1 and can be fed via a flexible hose connection with massage water from the tub W by means of a pump P. “For ejecting one jet of water at a time against the underside of the film material F and / or against the flute spaces on the underside of the film. The pump for feeding massage water from the tub W into the at least two nozzles can be a conventional pump for conveying liquids into the at least two nozzles D, D ', as is known to the person skilled in the art and can be selected according to the requirements of the individual case. Their

The outlet on the delivery side is connected to the nozzle inlet of the at least two nozzles D, D ', preferably using flexible hoses made of a material that withstands and operates continuously in the massage water.

In operation of the device V for dry water jet massage, the at least two nozzles then eject massage water essentially perpendicularly onto the underside of the film material F and / or against the flute spaces on the underside of the film.

The movement of the at least two nozzles D, D 'takes place forwards and backwards in the longitudinal direction of the tub W with the movement of the nozzle carriage 1. If the nozzle carriage 1 is driven by a motor 2 via the Drive 3, on the wheels 4, 4 'in the longitudinal direction of the tub W, also move side by side on the nozzle carriage 1 in

Width direction of the tub W mounted at least two nozzles D, D ', D "parallel to each other in the longitudinal direction of the tub W. When operating the pump (without transverse movement of the at least two nozzles D, D', D") two / three would be parallel to each other Longitudinal direction of the tub W on the

Massage water jets hitting the underside of the film eject from the at least two nozzles D, D ', D ". Regardless of the movement of the at least two nozzles D, D ', D "in

Longitudinal tub direction, the movement of the at least two nozzles D, D 'in the transverse direction of the tub W can take place in that two parallel to the

Longitudinal axis of the device V through spline shafts 5, 5 'running from a drive to each of a liner LB on the underside of the nozzle carriage 1

Execution of a rotating back and forth movement around the respective

Spline longitudinal axis are controlled. According to the invention, the two spline shafts 5, 5 'are each on the head side in a bearing L located in the interior of the tub,

L 'are rotatably mounted about their own axis and are controlled on the foot side by a drive motor located outside the tub W in order to carry out the rotating back and forth movement about the respective spline shaft longitudinal axis.

Furthermore, the two spline shafts 5, 5 'are in engagement with one each on the

Underside of the nozzle carriage bottom arranged gear ZR with a gear axis concentrically with one of the spline shafts 5, 5 '. In addition, the two gearwheels ZR, each with a spline shaft 5, 5 ', are in turn in engagement with two parallel to the swivel axes 14, 14', 14 "on lower nozzle holders DH, an independent movement of the nozzles in the transverse direction of the tub along the Swivel axes 14, 14 ', 14 "enable toothed racks Z.

In further preferred embodiments of the invention, the alone or in combination together with another embodiment or one other feature or with several or all other embodiments or features of the invention, without being limited thereto, the at least one drive motor 2 '(arranged outside the tub W) is capable, one or both of the spline shafts mounted within the tub W. 5, 5 'independently of one another for a back and forth rotation in order to control the respective spline axis running along the longitudinal direction of the tub W. The spline shafts 5, 5 ', which are mounted on the respective two spline ends and each run through each bushing, are not supported by the bushings LB, but rather run through them (when the nozzle carriage 1 is moved along the

Longitudinal direction of the tub W) essentially without contact. In each case a gear ZR arranged below the bottom of the nozzle carriage, the

Gear axis concentric to the respective axis of rotation of the associated one

Spline shaft 5, 5 'is moved back and forth with a back and forth movement of the associated spline shaft 5, 5'. Each of the at least two on the

Nozzle carriage 1 arranged nozzles D, D ', D "has a nozzle holder DH connecting the lower end of the respective nozzle to the nozzle carriage. Each of the nozzle holders DH is provided with a toothed rack Z arranged in the transverse direction (ie parallel to the pivot axes 14, 14 ', 14 "). Each of the two toothed racks Z is in engagement with the associated gearwheel ZR, which is arranged underneath the nozzle carriage floor and extends through a gap in the nozzle carriage floor and above the nozzle carriage floor. Consequently, the clockwise or counter-clockwise (as seen along the spline axis) movement of the two spline shafts 5, 5 'upon activation by the spline shaft drive via the at least one motor 2' into a corresponding movement of the respective gear ZR in Converted clockwise or counter-clockwise. The two gearwheels ZR, which are each in engagement with a toothed rack Z arranged on one of the at least two nozzles D, D ', D ", set the two gearwheels in motion to the left or right side of the trough W, which the associated nozzles D Execute, D 'along the pivot axes 14, 14', 14 ". The movement of the two spline shafts ultimately results in a movement of the at least two nozzles D, D 'in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tub.

If the at least two nozzles D, D 'of the nozzle carriage 1 are moved together with the nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal direction of the tub W, and the nozzles - independently of one another, together or in different ways - by moving the spline shafts 5, 5' (independently from the longitudinal movement of the tub W) clockwise or counterclockwise to the right or left side of the tub W, this leads to a

Longitudinal movement and simultaneous transverse movement of the at least two nozzles. This transverse movement of the at least two nozzles D, D 'can

together with the longitudinal movement of the nozzles on / together with the nozzle carriage 1 to any symmetrical or asymmetrical

Water jet massage patterns can be combined on the underside of the film material and thus also on the body of the person to be massaged Pe (see FIG. 10).

In all of this, it should be noted with regard to the functions of the spline shafts 5, 5 'that the spline shafts 5, 5' - also via the bushings LB - do not carry any loads, in particular do not carry the weight of the jet carriage 1 and do not carry at least two jets that eject the pressure pulse of the massage water D, D '"intercepting" function.

The spline shafts 5, 5 'can be any rods known to the person skilled in the art that are suitable as power transmission shafts, for example two rods with a triangular or square cross section. According to the invention, two such spline shafts 5, 5 ′ are arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the device V within the tub W. According to the invention, the spline shafts 5, 5 ′ are preferably on the head side in the interior of the tub (ie on the side of the tub W on which

Usually the head of the person to be treated lies (compare also

Figure 1 B with a sketch of the person to be treated) in a bearing L, L 'lying in the interior of the tub rotatably about the axis. The spline shafts 5, 5 'are also on the foot side (ie on the side of the tub W, on which usually the feet of the person to be treated (see also FIG. 1B with a sketch of the person to be treated) are each controlled by a drive motor 2 ', 2 ". The drive motors 2', 2" lie outside the tub W and can be used by a person skilled in the art for this purpose be known engines that can be selected as desired based on known criteria. In preferred embodiments, there are for example electric motors. By means of these motors 2 ',

2 ", the respective spline shafts 5, 5 'can be rotated around the

Set the longitudinal axis of the spline shafts 5, 5 ″, namely in a rotation in both directions (clockwise and counter-clockwise, seen along the spline axis). This enables back and forth rotations of the spline shafts 5, 5 'around their longitudinal axis. As is known to the person skilled in the art, the spline shafts 5, 5 'are guided on the base side by sealed guides from the inside of the tub W into engagement with the motors 2', 2 ". According to the invention, at least one of the nozzles D, D ', D “Capable of directing their ejected water jet on the underside of the film material F towards the interior of the one or more cavities 100 on the underside of the film which form convexly formed elevations 100 on the top of the film material F.

As described above, this can be done in such a way that at least one nozzle is rigidly arranged on the nozzle carriage 1 in such a way that it delivers its massage water jet when a specific one is reached

(Adjustable) position of the nozzle carriage exactly in one on the

Bottom of the film formed lower cavity 100 (hump) aligns.

This solution is one of the conceivable possibilities, but it requires that the jet carriage 1, with the aim of directing the massage water jet precisely into the concave cavity on the underside of the film material F, must be moved into the specific position that the massage water jet has - Ejection into the desired cavity 100 / allowed into the desired cavities 100, and also remains there for a time allowing a dry water jet massage. Because the nozzle D '' is rigid on the nozzle carriage 1 arranged and can thus the direction of the massage water jet ejection only in the longitudinal direction of the tub W together with a method of

Change the nozzle carriage 1. Alternatively, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the alone or in combination with another embodiment or feature, or with several or all others

Embodiments or several or all other features of the

Invention can be realized without being limited to the

Device V for dry water jet massage at least two nozzles D, D 'on the nozzle carriage 1, which are capable of using the method of

Nozzle carriage 1 in a parallel to the bottom of the tub 1 through which

Longitudinal sides and the transverse sides of the tub W spanned their respective ejected water jets essentially perpendicular to the plane

Straighten the underside of the foil material F. This is done in the manner described above in that the nozzle carriage 1 with its wheels 4, 4 'is moved in the longitudinal direction of the tub W on the rails fastened to the tub floor and the two nozzles D, D' simultaneously drive the spline shafts 5, 5 by means of the drive 'are moved clockwise or counter-clockwise together or independently of one another and the at least two nozzles D, D' can thereby be moved transversely to the longitudinal direction of the tub in the direction of the sides or in the direction of the center of the tub.

In further, even more preferred embodiments of the invention, alone or in combination with another embodiment or feature, or with several or all others

Embodiments or several or all other features of the

The invention can be realized without being restricted to this, the device V for dry water jet massage comprises on the respective left and right outer sides of the two rails fixed on the floor B of the tub W in the longitudinal direction of the tub W for moving the

Nozzle carriage 1 each have an additional rail 18, 18 'for running the wheels 17, 17' attached to the two tipping plates 16, 16 'parallel to Running of the wheels 4, 4 ', 4 "on the bottom of the tub W when the nozzle carriage 1 is moved in the longitudinal direction of the tub W. The rails 18, 18' run at one or more points, preferably in the area of the

Head end and / or in the area of the foot end of the tub W to

Tub end on rising ramps. The ramps rising towards the end of the tub are capable of moving the ends of the tipping plates 16, 16 'at the end of the nozzle carriage when the wheels 17, 17' are traveling uphill on the ramps about the first pivot axis 14 from the bottom B of the tub W in the direction of the film F to pivot, which changes the angle of each

Massage water jet of the respective nozzle D, D 'rigidly connected to the tilting plate 16, 16' with the underside of the film with increasing

Swiveling the tilting plates 16, 16 'from substantially 90 ° to acute angles changes, preferably up to an angle of <10 °, for example up to an angle of 6.5 °, based on the underside of the mat.

As a result, the at least two nozzles D, D 'on the nozzle carriage 1 are capable of their respective ejected water jet on the inside of at least one of the one or more, in the transverse direction

extending (s), directed at the person Pe lying on the film material F and the film F to one or more, 100 (s) forming the underside of the film on the upper side convexly formed film (s)

To direct cavity / cavities 100. The body, in particular the vertical parts thereof, which are in contact with the humps 100 formed on the top of the film, are subjected to a dry water jet massage

Submissive person Pe receives the water jet massage pressure pulse via the film material walls of the humps and is thus massaged dry on them.

This is explained in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 5, 6A and 6B, 7A to 7E and 8A to 8C.

Assuming that cavities / bumps 100 are formed on the underside of the film material in the area of the head, as shown in FIGS. 2A and FIG. 2B, the position of the nozzle carriage 1 shown in FIG. 5A near the foot end of the tub W and with nozzles 2, 2 ′ “remaining” near the tub floor can be the starting point of the method for dry water jet massage on a person to be massaged his. For

Simplification of the representation is not shown in all of the above figures (except where explicitly stated otherwise) the foil material F used to cover the tub W and to lie down the person to be massaged Pe for reasons of simplification of the figures (exception: Figures 8A , 8C).

Starting from the foot end of the tub W, the nozzle carriage 1 with the two at least two nozzles D, D 'arranged thereon, preferably with exactly two nozzles D, D', can run at any speed (for reasons of a thorough massage rather slow) on the rails running wheels 4, 4 'in the direction of the head end of the tub W, that is, in the longitudinal direction of the

Trough W, can be moved. The speed of the method can be in a range that the nozzle carriage 1 the distance between

The foot end and head end of the tub are covered once (for example and without limitation) in 1 to 2 minutes. Then the jet car can be moved back to the foot of the tub W in the same way; etc. However, the time may be shorter or longer due to the requirements of a massage in individual cases and can be, for example, the dry one

Water jet massage can be set on the person to be massaged Pe monitoring. Such settings can be: both the movement of the at least two nozzles D, D ', D "in the longitudinal direction of the tub W, and the (to be explained in more detail below) movement of the at least two nozzles D, D', D" in the transverse direction of the Trough W, and also the movement of the at least two nozzles D, D 'with adjustment of the steel direction of the massage water jet to one of the cavities 100 arranged on the side of the film F on the underside of the nozzle F.

During the movement of the nozzle carriage 1 with the nozzles D, D ′ arranged thereon from the foot end of the tub W to the head end of the tub W and one or both of the at least two nozzles D, D 'on the nozzle carriage can be moved in the lateral direction, ie in directions transverse to the longitudinal direction of the tub, by means of one or both of the spline shafts 6, 6'. This can be done jointly by synchronous rotation of the spline shafts 6, 6 'in the same direction or independently of one another by asynchronous or counter-rotating rotation of the spline shafts 6, 6' or by moving one spline shaft while keeping the other spline shaft stationary or by rapidly moving a spline shaft 5 in any direction and by slowly moving the other spline 5 'in any direction

The respective rotation of the spline shaft (s) clockwise or counterclockwise about its axis running along the tub W causes the same, equally directed and in the same circular (partial) circumference rotation of the gearwheel ZR arranged concentrically with the respective spline shaft. Both gears ZR are in mesh with each other above

Bottom plate of the nozzle carriage 1 arranged racks Z. The latter are fastened in the transverse direction of the tub W to the lower ends of the holder of the respective nozzles D, D '. The toothed racks Z arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the tub and thus also the nozzles D, D 'are thus moved laterally (to the left or to the right) by the toothed wheels ZR controlled by the spline shafts 6, 6', specifically along the pivot axes 14, 14 ', 14', which also run transversely to the longitudinal direction of the tub W.

The control of the transverse movement of the nozzles D, D 'by rotating the spline shafts 6, 6' clockwise or counterclockwise is independent of the movement of the nozzles D, D 'on and with the

Nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal direction of the tub. This enables the movement of a previously unknown number of water jet massage patterns, of which only a few are shown in FIG. 10. The transverse movement of the nozzles D, D 'is not shown in any of the figures; however, the person skilled in the art understands the connection between the control of the movement of the nozzles D, D 'in the transverse direction of the tub W by a movement of one or both of the spline shafts 6, 6' clockwise or counterclockwise and the actual movement of the Nozzles D, D 'in the transverse direction of the tub W via the gears ZR and

Racks Z based on the detailed description above.

As long as the nozzle carriage 1 is moved with the wheels 4, 4 ', 4 "on the floor of the tub W" in the plane "by means of the drive 3 and (or also separately therefrom) the nozzles D, D' in the manner described above are moved laterally (transversely to the longitudinal direction of the tub), the jet of massage water ejected from the nozzles D, D 'hits the tub longitudinally regardless of the movement of the nozzle carriage 1 (due to the method of the nozzle carriage 1 on the wheels 4, 4 ', 4 ") and also independently of the more or less strong displacement of the nozzles D, D' arranged on the nozzle carriage 1 in the transverse direction of the tub essentially perpendicular to the

Bottom of the film material F on which the person to be massaged Pe lies. The parts of the body Pe of the person to be massaged which point towards the film material and are accessible to the pressure pulse of the massage water jet are therefore massaged in the desired manner by the massage water jet hitting the underside of the film essentially perpendicularly.

This process makes it possible for all parts of the body that come into contact with the material of the film F, that is to say to rest on the film F

massage person with selectable, for example (without limitation) constant pressure of the massage water jet. This is done - mentioned in the example described above - starting from the foot end of the tub W, where, for example, with progressive movement of the at least two nozzles D, D 'on the nozzle carriage 1 in the longitudinal direction of the tub W in the direction of its head end and with controlled back and forth Moving the at least two nozzles D, D 'in the transverse direction of the tub by a synchronous or asynchronous or completely independent repeated or even individual movement of one of the at least two nozzles D, D' by means of the splines 5, 5 'the heels of the feet, the calves, the undersides of the thighs, the buttocks, the hips, the back, the shoulder blades

(if necessary also the neck) of the person to be massaged with the in

Massage water jets hitting the film underside essentially perpendicularly are massaged dry. In the event that the too the person massaging Pe lies on the cover sheet F, the corresponding front parts of the body to be massaged can also be moved from the foot end to the head end of the tub W. The process can be repeated by moving the nozzle carriage in the opposite direction (from the head end to the foot end) and with controlled back and forth movement of the at least two nozzles D, D 'in the bath cross direction by a synchronous or asynchronous or completely independent individual movements of one of the at least two nozzles D, D 'are repeated by means of the spline shafts 5, 5'; etc..

With this procedure, the nozzle carriage 1 with the at least two nozzles D, D 'can be moved by moving the wheels 4, 4', 4 "with the back and forth movement of the at least two nozzles D, D 'in the transverse direction of the tub synchronous or asynchronous or completely independent

repeated or even single movement of one of the on the

Nozzle carriage 1 arranged at least two nozzles D, D 'by means of the

Spline shafts 5, 5 'from the state shown in FIG. 5 (very at the foot end, nozzles in the “plane”) to the state shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B (nozzles in the “plane”; nozzle carriage near the head end) and back be moved. If desired, this can be done in a number of successive cycles or in a plurality of movement sequences of the movement of the nozzle carriage 1 from the foot end to the head end or from the head end to the foot end with the respective return of the nozzle carriage to the respective starting position in a “fast” direct way without ejecting massage water.

In a further embodiment of the invention, at least one of the at least two nozzles D, D 'arranged on the nozzle carriage 1 is capable, if the nozzle carriage 1 with the at least two nozzles D, D' is moved further, one or two of the at least two nozzles D, To bring D 'into a position in which at least one of the at least two nozzles D, D', preferably even two of the at least two nozzles D, D ', each have their ejected massage water jet into at least one, preferably in each case at least one of the cavities 100 formed on the underside of the film. Preferably, two of the at least two nozzles D, D 'arranged on the nozzle carriage 1 are capable of moving one or two of the at least two nozzles D, D' into one position when the nozzle carriage 1 with the at least two nozzles D, D 'is moved further bring, in the at least one of the at least two nozzles D, D ', preferably even two of the at least two nozzles D, D', their ejected massage water jet into at least one, preferably in each case at least one of the cavities formed on the underside of the film 100 judge

can / can. This process is illustrated in FIGS. 7A to 7E and 8A to 8C and is described in detail below.

As shown in Figures 7A and 8A, are on the side of the outside of the rails on the bottom B of the tub on which the

Nozzle carriage 1 is moved on the wheels 4, 4 ', 4 ", and additional rails 18, 18' are placed parallel to these rails fixed on the floor B of the tub W, at least in the region of the head end of the tub W. These additional rails 18, 18 'run in further preferred

Embodiments of the device V according to the present invention towards the respective tub end, in the case described here, towards the head end of the tub W, increasing. The angle of rise in comparison to the tub floor can be adapted by the person skilled in the art to the technical requirements, for example to the available ones

Space requirements are chosen and is - for example and not by way of limitation - 10 ° to 60 °, preferably 15 ° to 45 °. The rise angle can be the same over the entire length of the additional rails 18, 18 ', so that the rails 18, 18', starting from a certain point, run on a uniformly rising ramp. As an alternative to this, the rise angle can be different over the course of the ramp, for example (without limitation) increasing towards the end of the ramp. The person skilled in the art can choose this according to the circumstances of the individual case and set it accordingly. As soon as - as can be seen in particular from FIG. 7A - the nozzle carriage 1 on the rails arranged on the floor B of the tub W on the wheels 4, 4 ', 4 "" in the plane ", that is to say without lifting the at least two nozzles D, D' by means of the tipping plates 16, 16 'and their outer wheels 17, 17', so far in the direction of the end of the tub - in FIG. 7A: in the direction of the head end of the tub W - that those assigned to the tipping plates 16, 16 'were moved outside wheels 17, 17 'at the beginning of the rail 18, 18' rising to the ramp, each further movement of the nozzle carriage 1 leads on the rails arranged on the bottom B of the tub W on the wheels 4, 4 ', 4 "in the direction to the end of the tub W - in FIG. 7A: in the direction of the head end of the tub W - to ensure that the nozzle carriage 1 with the at least two nozzles D, D 'arranged thereon on the rails arranged on the bottom B of the tub W on the Wheels 4, 4 ', 4 "towards the K The end of the tub W is moved, but the outside wheels 17, 17 'assigned to the tipping plates 16, 16' on the respective additional outside parallel rail 18, 18 'begin to "run up" on the ramps on both sides. This is shown, for example, by FIGS. 7A and 7B. The outer wheels 17, 17 'and the tilting plates 16, 16' connected to them are raised in accordance with the increase in the ramps 18, 18 'on both sides and pivoted about the pivot axis 14 in the direction of the underside of the film F. This swiveling process takes place on both sides of the nozzle carriage with the same rise, since the tipping plates are rigidly connected via the further axis 14 “. The direction of radiation or ejection of the at least two nozzles D, D 'is schematically outlined with arrows in FIG. 7B. In FIG. 7B it can be seen that already at this stage the angle of the massage water ejection direction with the underside of the film material F (essentially 90 ° with the underside of the film) changes to a smaller, ie more acute angle, compared to that

Ejection direction of the massage water jet from the at least two nozzles D, D 'when moving the nozzle carriage 1 with the at least two nozzles D, D' “in the plane”. In the course of this process, the movement of the at least two nozzles D, D 'arranged on the nozzle carriage 1 in the transverse direction of the trough can be carried out independently - as described above - by rotating the two spline shafts 5, 5' clockwise or counterclockwise around the longitudinal axis of the

Spline shafts 5, 5 'are carried out without this being subject to any restrictions, such as "in the plane".

In the further movement of the nozzle carriage 1 with the at least two nozzles D, D 'arranged thereon in the direction - for example (without

Restriction) - on the head end of the tub W on the rails arranged on the floor B of the tub W on the wheels 4, 4 ', 4 ", the outer wheels 17, 17' on the additional rail on the ramp 18, 18 'continue Move up the ramp. The upward ramp movement of the wheels 17, 17 'is - as described above and can be seen from Figures 4A, 4B and 7A to 7E - by the offset pivot axes 14, 14' in a disproportionate lifting of the tiltable 16, 16 'with them arranged nozzles D, D '"translated". This can be seen from the comparison of FIGS. 7C and 7D with FIG. 7B. As a result of the increase in the outside impellers 17, 17 'on the additional parallel rails on the ramps 18, 18', the tipping plates 16, 16 'rise further and pivot further in the direction of the underside of the film about the pivot axis 14 ", together with the nozzle holders and the at least two nozzles D, D '. In these two FIGS. 7C and 7D too, the further changing radiation or ejection direction of the at least two nozzles D, D 'is schematically outlined with arrows. It can be seen that the angle of the

Massage water ejection direction changes with the underside of the film material F to ever smaller acute angles, compared to Figure 7B.

Finally, it is shown in FIG. 7E that in the further process of

Nozzle carriage 1 with the at least two nozzles D, D 'arranged thereon in the direction - for example (without limitation) - towards the head end of the tub W on the rails arranged on the bottom B of the tub W on the wheels 4, 4', 4 " outside impellers 17, 17 'on the additional Drive the rail on the ramp 18, 18 'further up the ramp to the end position (shown in FIG. 7E) in the direction of the head-side end of the tub W. Due to the further increase in the outer wheels 17, 17 'on the additional parallel rails on the ramps 18, 18', the tilting plates 16, 16 'continue to rise to the end position shown in FIG. 7E and pivot in the direction of the underside of the film about the pivot axis 14 “, together with the nozzle holders and the at least two nozzles D, D '. FIG. 7E shows that - in comparison to FIGS. 7C and 7D - the angle of incidence of the massage water jet on the underside of the film increases

Has further reduced the course of the underside of the film in the end position of the nozzle carriage 1 with the at least two completely opened nozzles D, D '.

In FIG. 7E, the (optional) contact surfaces S for the covering and lying film F are also designated separately. FIGS. 8A to 8C also show the same sequence of the rising movements of the outer wheels 17, 17 'with pivoting movement of the tipping plates 16, 16' about the pivot axis 14 "as in FIGS. 7A to 7E in a side view of the nozzle carriage 1. In FIGS. 8A to 8C, the (optional) contact surfaces S for the covering and lying film F above the shoulders next to the head of the person to be massaged are also designated separately. Here

The side views of FIGS. 8B and 8C differ only in that FIG. 8B does not show the covering and lying film F, the covering and

Lying film F is however shown in FIG. 8C. FIG. 8A shows a view comparable to FIG. 7A of the invention

Device V for dry water jet massage, but in a side view of the nozzle carriage 1. In the side view shown in FIG. 8A, the nozzle carriage 1 is shown with the at least two nozzles D, D '. Up to this point, the nozzle carriage 1 has been moved “in the plane” in the longitudinal direction of the tub W from its foot end in the direction of the head end of the massage tub W, that is to say by moving the rails arranged on the tub floor by means of the wheels 4, 4 ′. 4 'in the longitudinal direction of the tub W. The at least two nozzles D, D' arranged on the nozzle carriage 1 move thus in the longitudinal direction of the tub W together with the nozzle carriage 1 and on the nozzle carriage 1. At the same time up to this point the at least two nozzles D, D 'in the tub transverse direction by means of the two spline shafts 5, 5' by rotating them in the tub longitudinal direction running axis of rotation in the lateral direction (= transverse direction of the massage tub W) on the

Nozzle holders DH shifted outwards (i.e. in the direction of the side trough walls) or inwards (i.e. away from the side trough walls) along the pivot axes 14, 14 ', 14 ". The one that hits (almost) a right angle on the underside of the covering or lying film F.

Massage water - as described above - exerts a massage impulse on the underside of the covering or lying film, which is transmitted to the body of the person Pe lying on the film F, and massages this person in this way. The position of the nozzle carriage 1 shown in FIG. 8A is the one at which, when the nozzle carriage 1 is moved further toward the head end of the trough, the outside impellers 17, 17 'on the outside of the two tipping plates 16, 16' begin on the additional outside to drive a ramp up rails 18, 18 '“uphill” and thus to pivot the two tipping plates 16, 16 ′ together around the pivot axis 14 out of the plane in the direction of the underside of the film. As part of this

Swiveling movement, the continuation of which is shown with further upward travel of the outside impellers 17, 17 'and further swiveling of the tipping plates 16, 16' in FIGS. 8B and 8C, changes the water jet ejection direction of the at least two nozzles D, D ' from the (essentially) right angle in relation to the underside of the film (as can be seen from the sequence of FIGS. 7A to 7E) to smaller, essentially too small acute angles, more preferably to angles <10 °. This is also shown in FIGS. 8A, 8B and 8C: While the angle, based on the underside of the film, is approximately 90 ° in FIG. 8A, that is

Ejection angle in FIGS. 8B and 8C is significantly smaller and is preferably a small acute angle <10 °. This leads - as can be seen from the sketch in FIG. 8C with the Cutout of the cover and lying film results in - at an angle of incidence of the massage water jet ejected by the at least two nozzles D, D 'onto the inside of the film cavities 100 of approximately 90 ° and thus to the application of a massage water pulse by at least one of the at least two Nozzles D, D 'at an advantageous angle, which achieves a good massage effect, on the concave cavity wall for the massage of the body surface part of the person to be massaged adjacent to the wall on the film top. After achieving this massage effect, for one for a dry one

Water jet massage sufficient or desired time or at least a fraction of it, with several being similar and of similar length

Allow massages to be put together to form an entire massage, onto the parts of the body Pe of the person to be massaged which are adjacent to the cavities 100 and which are arranged substantially perpendicular to the lying film F when the person Pe lies on the lying film F, for example the shoulders or the soles of the feet to be massaged, the nozzle carriage is moved from the position furthest to the head end of the massage tub (see FIGS. 8B and 8C) in the direction of the foot end of the massage tub. This can be done in reverse in the course of the same steps of the impulse effect of the water jets ejected by the at least two nozzles D, D ′

Order as described above (see Figures 8C, 8B and 8A or Figures 7E, 7D, 7C, 7B, 7A) or can be done in a faster step or several quick steps in reverse order as described above. The procedure can be the specialist

Conditions of the given massage pattern and / or wishes of the person to be massaged can be controlled accordingly.

Thereafter, the process of dry water jet massage can be started again according to the above description by starting again the nozzle carriage 1 and thus also that on the nozzle carriage 1

arranged at least two nozzles D, D '"in the plane" from the foot end on the rails attached to the tub floor by means of the wheels 4, 4', 4 "in the direction of the head end of the tub W and at the same time shift the at least two nozzles D, D 'by means of the spline shafts 5, 5' transversely to the tub longitudinal direction and thereby different patterns of a dry water jet massage (see FIG. 10 for some examples) on the parts of the body of a person to be massaged lying on the film F and coming into contact with the film F.

Such “in-plane” massage processes can be combined in any number and order with any number (and in any order) of massage processes in the concave flute spaces 100 formed on the underside of the film. This can be done by a person skilled in the technical field, the person Pe to be massaged

parked conditions according to the requirements, for example the wishes of the person to be massaged Pe or the

Set the treatment indication for the person to be massaged.

Furthermore, all of the massage processes described can be carried out with massage water jets with continuous, constant pressure that is pleasant for the person to be treated Pe. Alternatively, it is also possible to change the pressure in the course of the dry water jet massage or a "pulsating print image"

to apply. The person skilled in the art can do this in the circumstances and

Adapt the requirements of the individual case, for example also the

physiological requirements of the person to be massaged.

In preferred embodiments (not shown in one of the figures) of the invention, which can be implemented alone or with another feature of the invention or with several other features of the invention or with all other features of the invention, without restricting the invention thereto the device V further comprises at least one nozzle D ″ which is not arranged on the nozzle carriage 1 and is capable of directing its ejected water jet onto the concave interior of at least one of the one or more concave form (s) / flume space / flume spaces 100. This can be done in any way known to the person skilled in the art, for example continuously or intermittently or pulsating or in one of those

Massage water ejection of the rhythm matched to the nozzles mounted on the nozzle carriage 1. Because the one of the not on the

Nozzle car 1 arranged nozzle D ″ ejected water jet continuously or intermittently or pulsating or in a rhythm adapted to the jet massage water ejections mounted on the jet car 1 to the interior of at least one of the one of the several concaves

Formation (s) / cavity / cavities 100 is directed, a

continuous or intermittent or pulsating or on the

Massage impulse of the nozzle (s) matched to the body of the person to be massaged Pe / the patient, which is related to the lying position of the to be massaged

treating person Pe / the patient of the at least one of the one or more concave shape (s) / cavity / cavities 100 are adjacent or adjacent. This massage effect is obviously temporally and spatially independent of that which the nozzles D, D ', D ”mounted on the nozzle carriage exert on the body of the person to be treated P / on the patient. This is because while the nozzle D ″ massage water which is not arranged on the nozzle carriage ejects (or also does not eject) onto the interior of at least one of the several concave shape (s) 100, the nozzle carriage 1 with the massage nozzles D, D ′, D ”can be moved independently in the longitudinal direction of the trough or the nozzles D, D 'can be moved in the Y direction by means of the spline shafts 5, 5' (and can thus - as described above - independently any

Massage patterns of a dry water jet massage are generated (or are not generated when the nozzles D, D 'are not moved or are not moved)) without this having an effect on the dry water jet massage by the one not arranged on the nozzle carriage 1 Nozzle D "'of the device V according to the invention.

In the same way as described above, the massage impulse exerted by the massage water of the nozzle D ″ can more preferably also occur the controlled concave shape (s) and thus on the parts of the body of the person to be treated P / the patient are changed independently of the massage impulses which are applied by the other nozzles or are specifically adapted to them . The same applies to the massage water temperature: This can also be selected, varied or adjusted independently.

The invention also relates to a dry water jet massage method. In this case, the body of a person to be treated is pe / one

Patients who are placed on a film material F that enables pressure pulse transmission as the top cover of a device V, as described in detail above as according to the invention, through at least one of the nozzles D, D ', D ", D"' on the underside of the film material F and, if appropriate, into the interior of at least one of the one or more elevations 100 which are convex on the top side of the film

Forming, underside of the film, concave cavities 100 forming film material ejects water jet pressure pulse at least one of the nozzles D, D ’, D“ which provides the pulse for a time which has a massage effect on the body.

In contrast to the prior art, with the dry water jet massage method according to the invention not only the diverse flat massage images described above can be generated on the underside of the lying film F, with which a massaging pressure pulse via the lying film F is applied to the body parts of the person to be treated can be, which lie directly on the film material F. Rather, one or more concave (s) can be attached to the film according to the invention.

Formation (s) / cavity / cavities 100, which are open to the underside of the film, massage impulses are also applied to parts of the body of the person to be treated P, which rise vertically above the surface of the lying film and which are concave on the one or more

Form (s) / cavity / cavities 100 are present. For this purpose, either at least one, preferably one, not on the nozzle carriage 1 arranged nozzle D "'which is / are capable of ejecting its water jet onto the interior of at least one of the one or more concaves

To direct formations 100, or at least one, preferably one, arranged on the nozzle carriage 1 nozzle D “, which is / are able to direct its ejected water jet towards the interior of at least one of the one or more concave formations 100, or at least two D , D 'of the nozzles on the nozzle carriage 1, which are / are capable of directing their ejected water jet towards the interior of at least one or two of the several concave formations 100. This has been described in detail above, and for the

The method according to the invention for dry water jet massage is referred to the above descriptions.

As with a conventional massage or water jet massage, the dry water jet massage according to the invention can be carried out with the device of the present invention and used as a body massage, preferably for relieving cramps, tension (for example muscle tension), tension (for example stress-related muscular tension) , to relieve stress (for example to

Removal of stress or postural hardening of the muscle

Trapezius), for the relief or elimination of pain (for example in sports injuries or for the relief or elimination of back or joint pain, of muscular imbalances, of muscular

Fatigue, muscle tone disorders), to improve

Blood circulation (e.g. for the elimination of a (chronic) venous congestion syndrome or blood circulation and metabolic disorders), for the treatment of cervical migraines, for the treatment of fibromyalgia, for the elimination of reversible functional disorders of the spine as well as for the control of the cervical spine and the BWS syndrome and the so-called lumbal syndrome. The terms "cervical spine syndrome", "BWS syndrome" and "lumbar syndrome" are understood to mean a condition of the presence of pain in the area of the cervical spine, thoracic spine or

Lumbar spine in general and without specifying the Cause of pain. The respective syndromes were generally difficult to combat or alleviate, but according to the invention are alleviated or combated in a targeted manner with the new device. Further possible uses are to use the device according to the invention to increase the metabolic performance, for

Loosening of the subcutaneous cell tissue, for venous and lymphatic

Decongestion, to loosen scar tissue, to activate and dampen the vegetative nervous system with beneficial effects on the internal organs

Advantages of the device V according to the invention for dry water jet massage compared to the prior art include:

A central water pressure connection can be installed for several, advantageously two, nozzles D, D ’. Both nozzles D, D 'are attached to a single nozzle carriage 1 and can be moved away from and towards one another in the transverse direction of the tub W.

The drive motors 2, 2 ’, 2 ″ can be attached outside the tub and can each drive a shaft (spline shafts 5, 5 ″ or a drive 3) via tolerance-compensating cross-couplings.

- Nozzle movements in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction of the tub A are possible at the same time, can be superimposed and allow movements of the at least two nozzles D, D 'mounted on the jet carriage in the transverse direction of the tub W independently of one another due to the independently controllable spline shafts 5, 5', which have no load-bearing function; the spline shafts 5, 5 'serve only for the displacement, initiated by the movement of the spline shafts 5, 5' about their own longitudinal axis, of the displacement on the nozzle carriage 1 along the swivel axes 14, 14 '

Arrangements of the at least two nozzles D, D '.

- The distance of the nozzles D, D 'in the transverse direction is infinitely variable from minimum to maximum.

All nozzle positions can be determined from outside the tub W by measuring the angle of rotation of the spline drives. The device responsible for moving the nozzles as well as the nozzle carriage can be completely pre-assembled.

The invention has been explained above on the basis of preferred embodiments only by way of example, without being restricted to the preferred embodiments.

Reference list

B bottom of the tub W

D, D ', D ", D nozzles

DH nozzle holders

F foil material

L, L 'bearing of spline shafts 5, 5'

LB liners

Pe person

R ramp

S contact surface for foil cover F

V Device for dry water jet massage

W tub

Z racks arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction of the tub

ZR gears coaxial and in engagement with the spline shafts 5, 5 '

1 jet car

2 engine

3 drive

4, 4 ', 4 "wheels for moving the nozzle carriage 1 on rails on

Tub floor

5, 5 'spline shafts

6 6 spline shafts

10 base plate

12, 12 'vertical left / right side panels

14, 14 ', 14 "swivel axes in the transverse direction of the tub W

16, 16 'tilting plates

16a horizontal connecting beam

17, 17 'external impellers on the tipping plates 16, 16'

18, 18 'Additional parallel rails on the outside with increasing

ramp

1 00 Convex film-top formation / concave films

cavities on the underside of the film F

Claims

PATENT CLAIMS

1. Device (V) for dry water jet massage, comprising

one filled with massage water, extending from a head end in the longitudinal direction to a foot end and from a left side

Transverse direction to a right side extending tub (W) with a at the same time as a lying surface for a person to be treated (Pe) serving, a pressure pulse transmission enabling film material (F) as the tub (W) on the top waterproof

closing cover;

a nozzle carriage (1) which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the trough (W) and carries at least two nozzles (D, D ', D "), the nozzles (D, D', D") each for ejecting a water jet against the underside of the film -Materials (F) with a flexible hose connection

Massage water can be fed from the tub (W) by means of a pump (P);

a first drive (3) for moving the nozzle carriage (1) back and forth in the longitudinal direction of the tub (W), the movement of the at least two nozzles (D, D ') forward and backward in the longitudinal direction of the tub (W) the movement of the nozzle carriage (1) takes place; and

a second drive (5, ZR, Z) which the nozzles (D, D ') in

Transverse direction of the tub (W) shifted;

characterized,

that the film material (F) has one or more, extending in the transverse direction, directed towards the person (Pe) lying on the film material (F) and the film (F) to one or more, Foil-shaped convex elevation (100) forming cavity (s) underside (s).

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein means are provided for moving the nozzles out of the plane of the trough, which direct the ejected water jet against the underside of the film (s).

Cavity / cavities and in particular against a surface of the film-side flute (s) on the underside (s) inclined to the plane of the film (F).

3. Device according to claim 2, wherein a part of the nozzle carriage carrying the nozzles is pivotable relative to the nozzle carriage about an axis in the direction of the film (F), and that the ejected

Water jet by swiveling an angle to the normal of the film (F).

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the pivoting movement of the

Nozzle-carrying part is reached by a ramp (R) arranged in the tub (W), and the one generated by the first drive

Forward and backward movement displaces the part with respect to the ramp and thus pivots upwards about a horizontal axis.

5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the

Nozzles are each arranged in a nozzle holder (DH), and that the nozzle holder (DH) is connected to a toothed rack (Z) which, as part of the second drive with a gear wheel of the drive, enables the nozzle holder (DH) to be adjusted individually in the transverse direction of the tub enables.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the nozzle holder (DH) relative to the rack (Z) is pivotable, and wherein the rack (Z) on two axes (14; 14 ') of the nozzle carriage (1) is displaceably connected.

7. The device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the nozzle holder (DH) on a rigid axis (14 ') of the nozzle carriage (1) is axially displaceable and pivotally connected.

8. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the

Nozzle carriage (1) is movable on two rails fixed on the floor (B) of the tub (W) on wheels (4, 4 ', 4 “) in the longitudinal direction of the tub (W), and the nozzle carriage (1) is connected to the by means of a first drive (3), which is mounted inside the tub (W) and can be operated from the outside of the tub (W) by means of a motor (2 ") and acts on the underside of the nozzle carriage (1), for driving on the wheels (4, 4 ', 4 “) Moving forward and backward movement of the nozzle carriage (1) in

Longitudinal direction of the tub (W) is operable;

9. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the

Nozzle carriage (1) parallel to the tub floor (B) has a horizontal bottom plate (10) which can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the tub on the wheels (4, 4 ', 4 “) and has a vertical side plate (12) fixed to the left and right side of the bottom plate (10) , 12 '), one in

Transverse direction of the trough (W) extending first pivot axis (14) and optionally a transverse pivoting direction of the trough (W), offset to the first pivot axis (14) arranged second pivot axis (14 '), which is capable of serving for guidance purposes, the vertical Side plates (12, 12 ') rigidly connects.

10. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein on the respective outer sides of the side plates (12, 12 ') each have a vertically extending tilting plate (16, 16') pivotable about the first pivot axis (14) extending in the transverse direction of the tub (W) at this

is struck and a rigid axis (14 ") running in the transverse direction of the trough (W) rigidly connects the tipping plates (16, 16 ') to one another, each of the tipping plates (16, 16') on the (in the transverse direction)

Outside at the end opposite the tipping plate stop one impeller (17, 17 ') each with one to the first and the second

Has pivot axes (14, 14 ') parallel wheel axis;

1 1. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the

Movement of the at least two nozzles (D, D ') in the transverse direction of the trough by means of two parallel to the longitudinal axis of the device (V), each through a bushing (LB) on the underside of the nozzle carriage (1), in engagement with one on the underside of

The gear wheel (ZR) with the wheel axis arranged concentrically with one of the spline shafts (5, 5 ') can be arranged in the nozzle carriage bottom, and the spline shafts (5, 5') on the head side in each case in a bearing (L, L ') inside the tub the own axis is rotatably mounted and is controlled on the foot side by a drive motor (2, 2 ') located outside the trough (W) for executing a rotating back and forth movement about the respective spline shaft longitudinal axis, each with a spline shaft gears (ZR) in engagement, in turn, in engagement with parallel to the swivel axes (14, 14 ', 14 ") at the bottom

Nozzle brackets (DH) arranged, which cause an independent movement of the nozzles in the transverse direction of the tub along the pivot axes (14, 14 ', 14 "), without the spline shafts (5, 5') carrying loads, in particular the nozzle carriage ( 1) has a supporting function;

12. Device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein

at least one of the nozzles (D, D ', D ") is capable of convexly ejecting its water jet on the underside of the film material (F) on the inside of the one or more on the top of the film material (F) trained elevations (100) forming foils

underside cavities (100).

13. The device (V) for dry water jet massage according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the pressure pulse transmission enabling film material (F) as the top cover of the device (V) is also capable of heat transfer; preferably wherein the film (F) serving as the upper cover of the trough (W) is a

Natural rubber film comprises, optionally with a support layer made of chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM).

14. Device (V) for dry water jet massage according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the one or more, extending in the transverse direction (s) on the lying on the film material (F) person (Pe) directed (n ) and the film (F) to one or more flap (s) (100) forming the upper side of the film (fl) on the underside of the film / flutes of the film material (F) to a depth, calculated from the inner surface of the film material (F), in the range from 1 mm to 200 mm, preferably in the range from 1 mm to 100 mm.

15. The device (V) for dry water jet massage according to one or more of the preceding claims, which is capable of the independently controllable rotation of the two at the head end and foot end of the tub (W) and each by a bushing (LB) below the bottom plate of the nozzle carriage (1) extending spline shafts (5, 5 ') around their respective axis of rotation extending in the longitudinal direction of the tub (W) via the two toothed wheels (ZR) in engagement with the two spline shafts (5, 5') transmits a toothed rack (Z), which is in engagement with a gearwheel (ZR) and is movable in the transverse direction of the tub, which in turn is capable of a respective nozzle holder (DH) with a nozzle (D, directed against the underside of the film material (F)) D ') on the swivel axes (14, 14', 14 “) at right angles to

Longitudinal direction of the tub (W) move independently of the other nozzle to the right or left side of the tub (W), the

Combination of the movements of the nozzles (D, D ', D ") on the

Nozzle carriage (1) in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction of the tub (W) enables the formation of any water jet massage pattern on the underside of the film material (F).

16. The device (V) for dry water jet massage according to one or more of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one nozzle (D "') which is not arranged on the nozzle carriage (1) and is capable of ejecting its water jet onto the interior of at least one the one or more, extending in the transverse direction, directed towards the person (Pe) lying on the film material (F) and the film (F) to one or more, convexly formed increase on the upper side of the film ( (100) shaping, foil-side flohlraums / flohlraum.

17. Device (V) for dry water jet massage according to one or more of the preceding claims, comprising at least one nozzle (D “) on the jet carriage (1), which is capable of its respective ejected water jet onto the interior of at least one of the one or several, extending in the transverse direction, directed towards the person (Pe) lying on the film material (F) and the film (F) to one or more, convexly formed, film-top increase (100) shaping, foil-underside flohlraum / flohlraum to straighten.

18. Device (V) for dry water jet massage according to one or more of the preceding claims, comprising at least two nozzles (D, D ') on the nozzle carriage (1) which are capable of their respective ejected water jets either on the underside of the Foil material (F) or on the inside of at least one of the one or more, transversely extending (s), directed at the person (Pe) lying on the foil material (F) and the foil (F) to one or more flaps / flutes on the underside of the film, which are convexly formed on the top side of the film.

19. The device (V) for dry water jet massage according to claim 18, wherein the at least two nozzles (D, D ') on the nozzle carriage (1) are capable of moving the nozzle carriage (1) in a to the bottom of the tub ( 1) parallel, spanned by the long sides and the transverse sides of the trough (W) their respective ejected

Direct water jets essentially perpendicular to the underside of the film material (F).

20. Device (V) for dry water jet massage according to one or more of the preceding claims, additionally comprising on the respective left and right outer sides of the two rails fixed on the bottom (B) of the tub (W) in the longitudinal direction of the tub (W) for moving the nozzle carriage (1), an additional rail (18, 18 ') for the running of the wheels (17, 17') attached to the two tipping plates (16, 16 ') parallel to the running of the wheels (4, 4', 4 ") on the bottom of the tub (W) when the jet carriage (1) is moved in the longitudinal direction of the tub (W), the rails (18, 18 ') being located at several points, preferably in the area of the head end and / or in the area of the Bottom end of the tub (W), run towards the tub end on ascending ramps which are capable of the nozzle carriage end

Ends of the tipping plates (16, 16 ') around the first pivot axis (14) from the bottom (B) of the trough (W) in the direction of the film (F)

pivot, causing the angle of the respective massage water jet to be rigid with the tilting plate (16, 16 ')

connected nozzle (D, D ') with the underside of the film with increasing

Swiveling the tipping plates (16, 16 ') from essentially 90 ° to acute angles changes, preferably up to an angle of <10 °, based on the underside of the mat.

21. The device (V) for dry water jet massage according to claim 18 and claim 20, wherein the at least two nozzles (D, D ') on the nozzle carriage (1) are capable of ejecting their respective ones

Water jet on the inside of at least one of the one or more, extending in the transverse direction, directed towards the person (Pe) lying on the film material (F) and the film (F) to one or more elevations (100) formed convexly on the upper side of the film the shaping flute space on the underside of the film.

22. Dry water jet massage method, in which one arranges the body of a person to be treated, which is placed on a film material (F) that enables pressure pulse transmission as the top cover of a device (V) according to one of claims 1 to 21 through at least one nozzle (D, D ', D ", D"') onto the underside of the film material (F) and optionally into the interior of at least one of the one or more, extending in the transverse direction, onto which the person (Pe) lying on the film material (F) and the film (F) forming one or more raised (100) (100) convex forms on the underside of the film on the underside of the film Flohlraums / Flohlraum ejected water jet pressure pulse under

Translational movement of at least one of the nozzles providing the impulse (D, D ’, D“, D “’) in the longitudinal and transverse directions of the tub is suspended for a time which has a massage effect on the body.

23. Use of the device according to one of claims 1 to 21 for dry body massage by means of water jets, preferably for massage to relieve cramps, tension

(e.g. muscle tension), tension (e.g. stress-related muscular tension), to relieve stress (e.g. to remove stress-related or postural-related issues

Hardening of the trapezius muscle), for the relief or elimination of pain (e.g. in sports injuries or for

Relief or elimination of back or joint pain, muscular imbalances, muscular fatigue, disorders of muscle tone) to improve blood circulation (e.g. to eliminate (chronic) venous congestion syndrome or of blood circulation and metabolic disorders), for the treatment of cervical migraines, for the treatment of fibromyalgia, for the removal of reversible functional disorders of the spine and for

Combating FIWS and BWS syndrome and the so-called lumbal syndrome.

24. Use of the device according to one of claims 1 to 21 for dry body massage by means of water jets to increase the metabolic performance, to loosen the subcutaneous cell tissue, for venous and lymphatic decongestion, to loosen scar tissue, to activate and dampen the vegetative nervous system beneficial effects on the internal organs.

25. Method for operating a device (V) for dry

Water jet massage according to one of claims 1 to 21, with the

Steps

Directing the water jet ejected by a nozzle (D; D ') against the film material (F) and / or one of the underside (s) of the film / cavities (100) while simultaneously pivoting a nozzle (D; D' ) carrying nozzle holder (DH) by one for

Direction of displacement of the nozzle carriage perpendicular axis (14 '), whereby the distance of the nozzle (D; D') from the film is reduced and / or the parts of the underside (s) of the film / cavities (100) are targeted with the water jet become.