EP4384417A1 - Massagesystem - Google Patents
MassagesystemInfo
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- EP4384417A1 EP4384417A1 EP22740398.7A EP22740398A EP4384417A1 EP 4384417 A1 EP4384417 A1 EP 4384417A1 EP 22740398 A EP22740398 A EP 22740398A EP 4384417 A1 EP4384417 A1 EP 4384417A1
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- massage
- bubbles
- seat
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- lifting
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
- A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
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- A61H9/00—Pneumatic or hydraulic massage
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- A61H9/0078—Pneumatic massage with intermittent or alternately inflated bladders or cuffs
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a massage system for a seat and a method for performing a massage.
- a massage arrangement can be integrated into a seat of a vehicle, with which a person sitting on the seat can be massaged.
- the document JP 2015/102891 A describes an arrangement which has a plurality of vibrators which are integrated in a vehicle seat and are designed to warn a person sitting on the vehicle seat of a driving situation of the vehicle by vibration.
- a device for a seat of a vehicle for performing a lumbar massage is known from document GB 2565226A.
- the document JP 2008/077631 A also describes that vibration elements are arranged in a vehicle seat.
- the massage system according to the invention is designed for a seat or vehicle seat of a vehicle, for example a motor vehicle.
- the seat has a seat surface, with a number of several massage bubbles of the massage system being arranged in the seat surface of the seat.
- Each massage bladder is designed to carry out at least one lifting movement, for example several lifting movements in succession.
- This at least one lifting movement has a component that runs and/or is oriented perpendicularly to the seat surface, usually vectorial, with the at least one lifting movement being at least partially perpendicular, in one embodiment completely perpendicular, to the seat surface and/or vertically upwards relative to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle is oriented.
- the at least one massage bubble is designed to touch the body of a person sitting on the seat surface of the seat while performing the at least one lifting movement in one area and to perform a massage for this area.
- At least two massage bubbles among the number of massage bubbles are designed to carry out their respective lifting movements coordinated in time and according to at least one provided movement pattern, e.g. a sequence and/or succession for lifting movements of the massage bubbles.
- a common coordinated and/or concerted movement is carried out by the massage bubbles while carrying out all lifting movements according to the at least one provided movement pattern.
- stroke movements of several massage bubbles are carried out one after the other.
- at least two lifting bladders it is possible for at least two lifting bladders to perform lifting movements at the same time.
- the massage bubbles in the seat surface are activated one after the other or simultaneously, with a respective massage bubble carrying out its intended lifting movement due to such an activation.
- the movement pattern also takes into account a spatial distribution of the massage bubbles in the seat, with the lifting movements of all activated massage bubbles in the seat being carried out spatially and temporally distributed, with the at least one movement pattern of lifting movements provided for this purpose being implemented for a respective variant of a massage.
- a respective lifting movement is generally oriented perpendicularly to the seat surface and/or vertically relative to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
- At least one lifting movement which is and/or can be carried out by at least one massage bubble, to be oriented vectorially perpendicular to the seat surface and/or vertically relative to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to a first greater extent and to a second lesser extent Share is oriented parallel to the seat and / or horizontally or is.
- the at least one lifting movement includes the first vectorial component perpendicular to the seat surface and possibly also a second vectorial component parallel to the seat surface. It is possible for a vectorial direction or orientation of the lifting movement to be related to a contour and/or shape of a surface of the seat, the contour of the surface of the seat being flat at least in sections and/or curved at least in sections.
- An alignment of a lifting movement of a respective massage bubble can be arbitrary and/or adjusted as required by the seat as a support surface. Depending on the design and/or geometry of a respective massage bladder, it is possible for it to carry out a vertical lifting movement relative to the seat surface or an oblique lifting movement which is oriented at an acute angle relative to the seat surface.
- the direction of the lifting movement of at least one massage bubble can be varied, usually depending on the angle and/or dynamically.
- the massage bubbles are arranged symmetrically relative to a central axis or axis of symmetry of the seat surface, which is oriented parallel to a forward direction of travel or to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, with a first group of massage bubbles and a second group of massage bubbles are distributed and/or arranged spatially symmetrically to one another in relation to the central axis in the seat surface.
- At least one massage bladder is designed as a pneumatic massage bladder.
- the massage system has at least one control device which is connected to the at least one massage bubble and is designed to control a lifting movement of the at least one massage bubble, d. H. to control and/or regulate.
- the control device is usually connected to all of the massage bubbles and is designed to control or actuate each massage bubble individually, thereby activating it and causing the at least one lifting movement to be carried out.
- the monitoring device is designed to time-check the lifting movements of the at least two massage bubbles according to the at least one provided movement pattern, i. H. to control and / or to regulate, and to generate a temporal and spatial sequence of lifting movements.
- One control device is connected to only one massage bubble or to several massage bubbles.
- the at least one control device and/or the at least one massage bladder is assigned at least one valve that is controlled by the at least one control device and is designed to change the amount of air in the at least one massage bladder.
- several massage bubbles e.g. two massage bubbles, are connected to a common valve via at least one hose or tubing for conveying air the massage bubbles are also controlled by a common control device. It is conceivable here that three hoses are connected to one another and form a Y-shaped arrangement, one hose being connected to the valve and one of the other two hoses to one of the two massage bubbles.
- the method according to the invention is intended for massaging at least a region of a body of a person sitting on a seat surface of a seat of a vehicle, a massage system, for example an embodiment of the massage system presented here, being used for the seat of the vehicle.
- a massage system for example an embodiment of the massage system presented here, being used for the seat of the vehicle.
- a number of several massage bubbles of the massage system are arranged in the seat surface of the seat, with at least one stroke movement with a perpendicular to the seat surface, usually vectorial, component being carried out with each massage bubble, with this at least one stroke movement at least partially, if necessary. completely, perpendicularly to the seat surface or, depending on the definition, vertically relative to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle upwards.
- the body of the person sitting on the seat is dynamically touched by the respective massage bubble when the at least one lifting movement is carried out in the at least one area and the massage is carried out for this at least one area.
- At least two massage bubbles among the number of massage bubbles have their respective stroke movements coordinated with one another and carried out spatially distributed in the seat surface according to at least one provided movement pattern, e.g. according to a sequence and/or sequence for stroke movements for massage bubbles. It is possible that different movement patterns of lifting movements are superimposed in terms of time and/or space.
- At least one thigh i. H. massages a lower thigh that contacts the seat surface, an ischial tuberosity, and/or a buttock or gluteus muscle of the person on the seat. It is possible that an area on the ischial tuberosity and/or adjacent to the ischial tuberosity, usually the gluteus, is massaged.
- At least one first stroke movement is carried out by at least one first massage bubble and a second stroke movement is carried out directly by at least one second massage bubble. It is possible that the lifting movements are carried out immediately one after the other, with a continuous movement pattern of lifting movements being provided and/or generated. Alternatively or in addition, a pause can be provided between each two lifting movements carried out in succession.
- the at least one first massage bladder is arranged in front of or behind the at least one second massage bladder with respect to a forward direction of travel of the vehicle.
- the at least one first massage bubble and the at least one second massage bubble are or become separated from one another with respect to a central axis of the seat surface, which is oriented parallel to a forward direction of travel of the vehicle, or are on the same side with respect to the central axis the seat are arranged.
- different movement patterns can be set for stroke movements of the massage bubbles that are to be carried out or can be carried out in a time-coordinated manner, with the individual stroke movements using the massage system generating a common movement for the massage that is coordinated in terms of time and space.
- the lifting movements relative to the forward direction of travel of the vehicle are carried out either from front to rear or from back to front, it being possible for two different sequences of lifting movements to be carried out synchronously and/or symmetrically with respect to the forward direction of travel, with the Massage bubbles are activated synchronously and symmetrically on one side of the central axis and on the other side of the central axis, ie on the one hand left and on the other hand right to the central axis.
- At least one sequence of lifting movements is also possible for at least one sequence of lifting movements to be carried out perpendicularly to the central axis and thus also perpendicularly and/or horizontally to the forward direction of travel of the vehicle, with the lifting movements being oriented largely perpendicularly to the seat surface.
- at least two massage bubbles are activated at the same time and thus one each at the same time carry out a lifting movement.
- at least one massage bubble in order to generate the movement pattern provided in each case, it is possible for at least one massage bubble to be activated several times in succession and correspondingly to carry out several lifting movements in succession.
- a first series of stroke movements is carried out by a first set of massage bubbles and a second series of stroke movements is carried out by a second set of massage bubbles, with the massage bubbles of the first set and the massage bubbles of the second set being arranged symmetrically with respect to the central axis of the seat and/or wherein the two sequences of lifting movements are carried out synchronously with one another.
- first a first area of the body e.g. a first thigh, either the left or right thigh
- a second area of the body e.g. a second thigh, either the right or left thigh is massaged.
- the massage bubbles which are designed as pneumatic massage bubbles, are filled with a fluid, usually with a gas, e.g. air, with the same amount of gas being stored in at least two pneumatic massage bubbles at a time, and/or with at least two pneumatic massage bubbles different amounts of air are stored.
- a gas e.g. air
- a massage bubble is filled with air at the beginning of its lifting movement, the air is held in the massage bubble and deflated again to complete this lifting movement.
- several massage bubbles can perform a circling or circular movement together when performing a movement pattern, with several massage bubbles, which are arranged in a circle to one another, performing their lifting movements one after the other.
- an angle-dependent direction of a lifting movement relative to the seat surface can be varied, changed and/or adjusted by, usually dynamically, controlling the amount of air in at least one massage bladder.
- the respective massage bladder By changing the amount of gas in a respective massage bladder, i. H. either by supplying gas or by discharging gas, the respective massage bladder carries out one or its respectively provided lifting movement. It is possible for the massage system to have at least one compressor for gas, which interacts with the control device presented, with the at least one compressor being controlled by the control device and the amount of gas in the respective massage bladder changing as a result of a respective control by the control device.
- the method and the massage system can thus be used to carry out a thigh massage for the person sitting on the seat.
- several massage bubbles are provided for each thigh, which are introduced into and/or arranged in the seat surface, it also being possible for several massage bubbles to be provided for each thigh in the seat surface under an intended position of the thigh, are arranged on the left and / or right of the intended position of the thigh on the seat.
- movements distributed spatially and temporally are carried out by a plurality of massage bubbles, which are and/or are oriented in different directions, for example also symmetrically. It is also possible by providing a respective movement pattern that several massage bubbles, the space borrowed and activated one after the other and carry out lifting movements accordingly, can carry out a total rotating movement. Due to a movement pattern provided in each case and a surface movement of the massage bubbles resulting therefrom, it is possible to massage the area of the person pleasantly.
- a respective movement pattern or a corresponding movement for example, approximately follows a lymph flow in the area of the person.
- the massage system it is possible for several massage bubbles, e.g. four massage bubbles, to be arranged one behind the other in a usually straight row or along an at least partially curved line and then to be activated one after the other along a corresponding straight line or line, with the lifting movements for the Carry out the provision of the movement pattern provided in each case.
- two rows of massage bubbles it is possible for two rows of massage bubbles to be arranged to the left and right of a respective thigh or a position and/or orientation of the thigh relative to the central axis, with an elongated recess being formed in the seat surface between the two rows or which is free from massage bubbles, a respective thigh being placed on this recess without massage bubbles.
- Such rows of massage bubbles are usually oriented at an acute angle, possibly parallel, to the central axis of the seat. It is also possible for another row of massage bubbles to be arranged in the seat surface at the front, ie at the front with respect to the forward direction of travel of the vehicle, which row is oriented perpendicular to the central axis and can have, for example, four massage bubbles.
- a number of rows of massage bubbles, a respective orientation of a row and a number of massage bubbles can each be selected.
- Each row for massaging the thigh has, for example, four to six massage bubbles.
- Each row for massaging the thigh has, for example, two to four Massage bubbles and therefore fewer massage bubbles than for the entire thigh.
- the virtual central axis intersects the seat and virtually divides the seat into two sides separated by the central axis.
- Each massage bubble has at least one active surface on at least one of the two sides, i. H. is arranged only on one side and/or on the first side and on the second side of the seat surface.
- the at least one active surface of the at least one massage bladder is designed to carry out at least one lifting movement with a vectorial component oriented perpendicularly to the seat surface or its surface.
- the lifting movement is therefore at least partially oriented or aligned perpendicularly to the seat surface and, if necessary, also partially parallel to the seat surface, as a result of which the massage bladder is designed to touch the body of a person sitting on the seat in the area and for perform the massage on that area of the person. If the person is sitting on the seat, the at least one lifting movement is oriented and/or aligned substantially towards the area of the person's body.
- At least two rows of massage bubbles are arranged in the seat, these rows being arranged symmetrically to one another on the first side and on the second side of the seat next to the central axis.
- Massage bubbles that are arranged within two rows arranged directly next to one another can together form and/or delimit a concave curvature on the seat surface, with the recess without massage bubbles being located between the two rows.
- the massage system has at least one pneumatic and/or electrical control unit, e.g connected and trained is to control the timing of the lifting movement of the massage bubbles in the direction of the area of the person to be massaged.
- the amount of air in the massage bubbles is usually changed dynamically.
- the volume flow and pressure generated by the compressor is transmitted to the valves via air lines.
- the air flow is directed from the valves via air lines into the massage bubbles. For venting, the air flow from the massage bubbles is directed through the valves into the environment.
- the valves are either open to the environment, reducing a volume and pressure of the air in the massage bubbles, or closed, with the volume and pressure remaining constant.
- an adjustment path and force are created according to the lifting movement. The adjustment travel and the force are transmitted to the foam, underlay and cover of the seat.
- air is filled, for example pumped, into the pneumatic massage bubbles by the pneumatic control device and, in a possible embodiment, also sucked out of the pneumatic massage bubbles again.
- the pressure of the air in it can be increased and reduced when sucking.
- the same amount of air can be stored in at least two pneumatic massage bubbles and/or different amounts of air can be stored in at least two pneumatic massage bubbles.
- At least one pneumatic massage bladder is oriented at least perpendicularly or vertically relative to the seat surface and, if necessary, at least partially also parallel to the seat surface or horizontally oriented or inclined.
- the seat is functionally expanded compared to a known seat, among other things. It is possible to carry out a direct massage.
- at least one massage bubble which is assigned to a respective body part or area of the body of the person, this body part with a Embodiment of the massage system are massaged during the process.
- At least one massage bladder can be designed as a multiple stroke bladder, e.g. as a double, triple, quadruple, five or six stroke massage bladder, with a multiple stroke bladder having a number of pneumatic chambers that are stacked or stacked relative to the intended stroke movement. are arranged one below the other.
- Chambers of a massage bladder which is designed as a multiple lifting bladder, can be welded to an inside of the at least one massage bladder via at least one band, for example a film band and/or tension band.
- several massage bubbles can optionally be directly connected to one another via weld seams. It is possible for two massage bubbles and/or chambers of a massage bubble to be connected to one another via at least one hose.
- the at least one massage bubble can be used to exert gentle, slight pressure on a respective area of the person's body.
- a movement enclosing the area e.g. the thigh and/or the buttocks, can be carried out. This can mean that several massage bubbles are focused or aligned on a part of the person's body from different directions, enclose it and execute an enclosing movement according to the intended movement pattern of lifting movements, which encloses the part or area.
- the massage bubbles carry out different movements, for example turnings or rotations. Different variants are possible for rotations, for example for rotations of chambers of a massage bladder.
- the lifting movement can be overlaid by a rotary movement outwards, inwards, up, down, forwards and/or backwards.
- a stroke or bubble stroke or a length by which the massage bubble is moved relative to the seat surface when the stroke movement is carried out has an adjustable maximum value as required, with an intensity of the massage being able to be set.
- a respective cover encloses an interior of a respective chamber of a massage bladder.
- the amount of air within the interior of the chamber of the respective massage bladder, which is enclosed by the e.g. elastic sleeve, is changed, e.g the at least one massage bubble is correspondingly changed rhythmically, periodically, oscillating and/or cyclically.
- the at least one massage bladder and/or chamber or its cover can be made of a very stretchable material, for example an elastomer, similar to a balloon.
- the at least one massage bubble and/or chamber can also be designed as bellows, for example, made of a thermoplastic material, for example polypropylene (PP) or ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM), with its length or its stroke is lengthened like an accordion at higher pressure of the air in it and shortened at lower pressure.
- the massage bubbles can be made, for example, from stamped foil material. Several sections of this film material can be connected, for example welded, to form a massage bladder.
- the chambers of the massage bubbles are each individually and/or time-dependently filled with air according to the movement pattern, with different amounts of air accumulating in the chambers of different massage bubbles at a time Are air, the massage bubbles are raised to different degrees and / or expanded or are.
- the massage bubbles are raised to different degrees and / or expanded or are.
- At least one rear massage bladder can be filled with air first, which is arranged in the seat surface behind at least one front massage bladder in the forward direction of travel, with the at least one front massage bladder only being filled with air and activated after the at least one rear massage bladder, or vice versa .
- several massage bubbles are alternately filled with air and activated in an oscillating manner along the forward direction of travel and/or perpendicular thereto, it being possible for a movement pattern to be generated from, for example, superimposed lifting movements, which are parallel and/or perpendicular to the forward direction of travel move back and forth alternately. Stroke movements superimposed in time or a pause between usually two stroke movements are also possible.
- a contour of the seat that touches the person's body is changed at least in some areas, with the contour of the seat depending on how much air is currently in a respective massage bubble, e.g , can be changed in a wavy, cyclic, rhythmic and/or oscillating manner. It is also possible to fill several, for example all, massage bubbles, for example at the same time, with air or to fill or to suck air out of it.
- the massage bubbles can be varied in terms of their shape and can be designed differently accordingly.
- At least one massage bubble usually its active surface, can be round, oval, angular, for example rectangular or square.
- different massage bubbles or their effective surfaces, which are integrated into the seat can have different shapes and be of different sizes, with at least some massage bubbles being smaller and others being larger.
- a plurality of massage bladders and/or chambers of a massage bladder can be attached to one another at a weld seam, for example a cambered weld seam or corrugated weld seam.
- massage bubbles can be arranged differently, for example along the row or a line, next to one another and/or one behind the other, in particular directly adjoining or bordering one another, or in a circle or radially.
- Two immediately adjacent massage bubbles can be spaced apart from one another, with a distance or a gap and thus a recess being located between these massage bubbles.
- massage bubbles are filled with air individually or in pairs.
- a sequence for lifting movements, according to which the massage bubbles are filled with air can vary in a particular embodiment of the method, taking into account the movement pattern provided in each case.
- the massage bubbles can be fixed differently in and/or on the seat.
- the at least one massage bladder can be attached, stapled and/or welded to a film strip, in particular by inserting film strips.
- the at least one massage bladder can be glued to and/or glued to the seat surface, welded to it and/or clipped to it and/or plugged into it.
- the at least one massage bladder is pneumatic and, in an optional further embodiment, can also have at least one mechanical element, in particular a lifting element, e.g. a motor and/or a gear, at least one pneumatic cylinder, at least one vibration motor, at least one motor with an imbalance and/or have at least one loudspeaker, e.g can be, which can be superimposed with at least one lifting movement.
- the at least one massage bubble can have at least one finger, ie a pin with a rounded end, as a mechanical element.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of an embodiment of the massage system according to the invention for a seat of a vehicle.
- FIGS. 2 to 12 each show a schematic representation of a variant of an embodiment of the method according to the invention, which is carried out with the embodiment of the massage system according to the invention from FIG.
- the embodiment of the massage system according to the invention is provided for a seat surface 2 of a seat for a vehicle, for example a motor vehicle, and thus for a vehicle seat.
- the seat surface 2 has a central axis 4 or axis of symmetry, which is aligned parallel to a normally provided forward travel direction of the vehicle when the seat with the seat surface 2 is arranged and/or installed in an interior of the vehicle.
- FIG. 1 shows two side walls 6a, 6b, which enclose the seat surface 2 and are designed here, for example, asymmetrically in terms of their shape, with a distance between the side walls 6a, 6b increasing from the back to the front.
- these side panels 6a, 6b it is also possible for these side panels 6a, 6b to be designed symmetrically for the seat surface 2.
- the seat surface 2 is divided into two sides or sections by the central axis 4, with a first side to the right of the central axis 4 and a second side to the left of the central axis 4 being involved.
- a total of twelve massage bubbles S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12 are arranged in the seat surface 2, with six massage bubbles S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 here on the first side to the right of the central axis 4 and a second number of massage bubbles S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12 here on the second side to the left of the central axis 4 are arranged.
- a first massage bladder S1 is arranged on the first side to the right and with respect to the central axis 4 symmetrically to the first massage bladder S1 on the second side, a seventh massage bladder S7 is arranged.
- the first and the seventh massage bubbles S1, S7 assume a rearmost position with respect to the forward direction of travel of the vehicle.
- a second massage bubble S2 is arranged symmetrically to the central axis 4 on the right on the first side and an eighth massage bubble S8 on the left on the second side.
- a fourth massage bubble S4 is arranged on the first side on the right in relation to the forward direction of travel and a ninth massage bubble S9 is arranged symmetrically thereto on the second side on the left, which are arranged in front of the second and eighth massage bubbles S2, S8 with respect to the forward direction of travel.
- the first, second and fourth massage bubbles S1, S2, S4 are arranged on the first side on the right along an essentially straight row.
- the seventh, the eighth and the ninth massage bubbles S7, S8, S9 are also arranged symmetrically along an essentially straight row on the second side on the left, these two rows being arranged symmetrically to the central axis 4.
- a third massage bubble S3 is arranged here on the first page on the right.
- a tenth massage bubble S10 is arranged on the second side on the left, which is also arranged symmetrically with respect to the central axis 4 with respect to the third massage bubble S3.
- the third massage bubble S3 is offset forward with respect to the fourth massage bubble S4, taking into account the forward direction of travel.
- the tenth massage bubble S10 is offset to the front of the ninth massage bubble S9, taking into account the forward direction of travel.
- the third and fourth massage bubbles S3, S4 also form a straight row to the row of the first, second and fourth massage bubbles S1, S2, S4 at an obtuse angle and with respect to the forward drive is oriented forward, with this angle opening from back to front.
- a row of the ninth and tenth massage bubbles S9, S10 is also oriented at an obtuse angle relative to the row of the seventh, eighth and ninth massage bubbles S7, S8, S9 and forwards with respect to the forward direction of travel.
- a fifth massage bladder S5 and a sixth massage bladder S6 are arranged further forward on the first side with respect to the forward travel direction, with the fifth massage bladder S5 being arranged in front of the third massage bladder S3 with respect to the forward travel direction.
- the sixth massage bladder S6 is offset forward relative to the fifth massage bladder S5 with respect to the forward travel direction.
- An eleventh and a twelfth massage bubble S11, S12 are arranged symmetrically to the fifth and sixth massage bubbles S5, S6 on the second side on the left, the eleventh massage bubble S11 being symmetrical to the fifth massage bubble S5 with respect to the central axis 4 and the twelfth massage bubble S12 being symmetrical to the central axis 4 is arranged symmetrically to the sixth massage bubble S6.
- the fifth and sixth massage bubbles S5, S6 also form a row which is oriented here parallel to the row of the third and fourth massage bubbles S3, S4.
- the eleventh and twelfth massage bubbles S11, S12 are arranged along a row that is oriented parallel to the row of the ninth and tenth massage bubbles S9, S10.
- the third and sixth massage bubbles S3, S6 and correspondingly also the tenth and twelfth massage bubbles S10, S12 to be at the smallest distance from the central axis 4.
- a distance between the first and seventh massage bubbles S1, S7 is greater than a respective distance between the third, sixth, tenth or twelfth massage bubbles S3, S6, S10, S12.
- a respective distance of the second and eighth massage bubble S2, S8 to the central axis 4 is greater than a respective distance of the first and seventh massage bubble S1, S7 to the central axis 4.
- the fourth and fifth massage bubble S4, S5 and correspondingly the ninth and eleventh massage bubble S9 , S11 each have a maximum distance from the central axis 4 that is greater than a respective distance of the second and eighth massage bubble S2, S8 to the central axis 4 is.
- Distances between two massage bubbles can be varied as required. Distances of respective massage bubbles to the central axis can also be varied.
- a method for massaging at least one area of a body of a person who is sitting on the seat surface 2 of the seat can be carried out and/or carried out.
- thighs and a seated hump of the person are massaged by the massage bladders S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12.
- each massage bubble S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12 is pneumatically controlled by a control device of the massage system, not shown, with a quantity of air in each Massage bubble S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6,
- a lifting movement is carried out by it, which is at least partially, usually mostly or completely , is or is oriented vectorially perpendicular to the seat surface 2 and thus generally vertically to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, d. H. these lifting movements have a vectorial component perpendicular to the seat surface 2 . It is possible for a direction of the lifting movement to be related to a contour of a surface of the seat surface 2 which, depending on the design of the seat surface, is flat and/or curved in sections.
- a first movement pattern is shown schematically in FIG
- Massage bubbles S1 , S2 , S3 , S4 , S5 , S6 , S7 , S8 , S9 , S10 , S11 , S12 are activated one after the other in a chronologically coordinated manner and in doing so carry out intended lifting movements to provide the movement pattern.
- the first massage bubble S1 on the right and the seventh massage bubble S7 on the left are activated at the same time.
- the second massage bubble S2 on the right and the eighth massage bubble S8 on the left are also activated at the same time.
- the fourth massage bubble S4 on the right and the ninth massage bubble S9 on the left are activated at the same time.
- the fifth massage bubble S5 on the right and the eleventh massage bubble S11 on the left are activated at the same time.
- the sixth massage bubble S6 on the right and the twelfth massage bubble S12 on the left are also activated at the same time.
- the third massage bubble S3 on the right and the tenth massage bubble S10 on the left are also activated at the same time.
- symmetrical stroke movements are carried out on both sides of the central axis 4 by the massage bubbles S1, S2, S4, S5 on the right and by the mass bubbles S7, S8, S9, S11 on the left according to a chronological sequence, which Forward direction of travel are oriented forward, with a position of a respective lifting movement increases relative to the central axis 4 initially.
- lifting movements are carried out by the massage bladder S5 and S6 on the right and symmetrically thereto by the massage bladder S11 and S12, which are oriented forward with respect to the forward direction of travel and further in the direction of the central axis 4.
- a movement pattern that is carried out with the massage system in a second variant of the embodiment of the method according to the invention is shown schematically in FIG. 3 using a double arrow 30 .
- first and seventh massage bubbles S1, S7 in a first row, and then the second and eighth massage bubbles S2, S8 in a second row each perform a lifting movement.
- the third, fourth, ninth and tenth massage bubbles S3, S4, S9, S10 in a third row each carry out a further lifting movement.
- the massage bubbles S5, S6, S11, S12 arranged further forward can then also carry out additional lifting movements in a fourth row.
- the above-mentioned massage bubbles S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12 perform respective stroke movements in rows or row by row and accordingly a total of a wave-shaped movement pattern, d. H. from back to front, generated.
- a further movement pattern for carrying out a third variant of the embodiment of the method according to the invention is illustrated schematically in FIG. 4 by two zigzag courses 40a, 40b of arrows. Simultaneously and symmetrically to one another, lifting movements of the first and seventh massage bubbles S1, S7, then lifting movements of the second and eighth massage bubbles S2, S8 and then simultaneous lifting movements of the fourth and ninth massage bubbles S4, S9 are carried out, with sequences of these lifting movements of the massage bubbles S1, S2, S4 on the right and the massage bubbles S7, S8, S9 on the left along the intended forward direction of travel of the vehicle and oriented forward are symmetrical to each other.
- the third and tenth massage bubbles S3, S10 each carry out lifting movements, which run or are oriented inwards with respect to the intended sequence, starting from the fourth or ninth massage bubble S4, S9.
- the fifth and eleventh massage bubbles S5, S11 are then activated at the same time, with the sequence of lifting movements proceeding symmetrically to one another, starting from the third or tenth massage bubbles S3, S10.
- the sixth and twelfth massage bubbles S6, S12 each carry out lifting movements which, starting from the fifth and eleventh massage bubbles S5, S11, run or are oriented symmetrically to one another and further forward and also in the direction of the central axis 4.
- a further movement pattern for carrying out a fourth variant of the embodiment of the method according to the invention is illustrated schematically in FIG. 5 by two curved courses 50a, 50b of arrows. Simultaneously and symmetrically to one another, lifting movements of the first and seventh massage bubbles S1, S7, then lifting movements of the second and eighth massage bubbles S2, S8 and then simultaneous lifting movements of the fourth and ninth massage bubbles S4, S9 are carried out, with sequences of these lifting movements of the massage bubbles S1, S2, S4 are oriented to the right and the massage bubbles S7, S8, S9 to the left along the intended forward direction of travel of the vehicle and are symmetrical to one another.
- the movement pattern for the fourth variant of the embodiment of the method comprises a first part of the movement pattern of the third variant of the embodiment of the method from Figure 4.
- a further res movement pattern using a first curved course 60a of arrows and a second curved course 60b of arrows which indicate schematically how the massage bubbles S1, S2, S4, S5 on the right and the massage bubbles S7, S8, S9, S11 on the left are coordinated in succession in time be activated and carry out intended lifting movements to provide the movement pattern provided here.
- the fifth massage bubble S5 on the right and the seventh massage bubble S7 on the left are initially activated simultaneously.
- the fourth massage bubble S4 on the right and the eighth massage bubble S8 on the left are also activated at the same time.
- the second massage bubble S2 on the right and the ninth massage bubble S9 on the left are activated at the same time.
- the first massage bubble S1 on the right and the eleventh massage bubble S11 on the left are activated at the same time.
- a lifting movement is carried out by a massage bubble S1, S2, S4, S5, S7, S8, S9, S11 mentioned in each case when it is activated according to the time sequence.
- the sequences of the massage movements that are provided are oriented in opposite directions relative to the forward movement on the left and right.
- a movement pattern for carrying out a sixth variant of the embodiment of the method according to the invention is illustrated schematically in Figure 7 by two curves 70a, 70b of arrows, with the curves 70a, 70b of arrows and the respective intended sequences of lifting movements being oriented symmetrically to one another and with respect to the central axis 4 and each having a first, as defined, half-wavy portion that transitions into a second substantially straight portion.
- first lifting movements of the first and seventh massage bubbles S1, S7, then lifting movements of the second and eighth massage bubbles S2, S8 and then simultaneous lifting movements of the third and tenth massage bubbles S3, S10 are carried out, with sequences of these lifting movements of the massage bubbles S1, S2, S3 on the right and the massage bubbles S7, S8, S10 on the left along the intended forward direction of travel of the vehicle and half-wave according to the first sections of the curves 70a, 70b of arrows are bent in shape.
- a further movement pattern for carrying out a seventh variant of the embodiment of the method according to the invention is indicated in FIG. 8 by circular courses 80a, 80b of arrows.
- the sixth and twelfth massage bubbles S6, S12, then the fifth and eleventh massage bubbles S5, S11, then the fourth and ninth massage bubbles S4, S9 and finally the third and tenth massage bubbles S3, S10 are activated at the same time
- Massage bubbles S6, S5, S4, S3 on the right and the massage bubbles S12, S11, S10, S9 on the left successively carry out a sequence of lifting movements, which are each largely circular.
- a sequence of stroke movements of the massage bubbles S6, S5, S4, S3 is oriented to the right in a clockwise direction.
- a sequence of stroke movements of the massage bubbles S12, S11, S10, S9 is oriented counterclockwise on the left.
- a sequence of stroke movements of the massage bubbles S6, S5, S4, S3 is oriented counterclockwise to the right and a sequence of stroke movements of the massage bubbles S12, S11, S10, S9 to the left clockwise.
- a movement pattern is carried out, which is shown schematically in FIG. 9 using the arrows 90a, 90b.
- the first and seventh massage bubbles S1, S7 perform lifting movements, with the lifting movements of the two massage bubbles S1, S7 mentioned, which are arranged symmetrically on the two different sides of the seat surface 2 beyond the central axis 4, according to a here provided spatial and / or temporal Move the sequence back and forth alternately over the center axis 4.
- a generalization of the movement pattern is also conceivable for the eighth variant of the embodiment of the method according to the invention, with two massage bubbles S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 arranged symmetrically to each other with respect to the central axis 4 on the right side and S7, S8, S9 , S10, S11, S12 on the left-hand side alternately perform lifting movements one after the other, with sequences of lifting movements extending over both sides of the seat surface 2.
- the lifting movements can be carried out symmetrically to the central axis 4 from back to front or from front to back.
- a movement pattern for carrying out a ninth variant of the embodiment of the method according to the invention is shown schematically in FIG. 10 using a double arrow 100 .
- the first and second massage bubbles S1, S2 carry out synchronous lifting movements.
- the seventh and eighth massage bubbles S7, S8 perform synchronous lifting movements.
- the third and fourth massage bubbles S3, S4 to then also carry out synchronous lifting movements and then the ninth and tenth massage bubbles S9 and S10 to carry out synchronous lifting movements.
- a wave-like movement pattern can be generated from left to right or from right to left.
- FIG. 11 A movement pattern that is carried out to carry out a tenth variant of the embodiment of the method according to the invention is shown schematically in FIG. 11 using a circular course 110 of arrows. According to this movement pattern, first the seventh massage bubble S7 and then the eighth massage bubble S8, both of which are arranged on the left-hand side, perform lifting movements one after the other.
- first the second massage bubble S2 and finally the first massage bubble S1 perform a lifting movement, with the sequence of all lifting movements of said massage bubbles S1, S2, S7, S8 being circular here in a clockwise direction. It is possible for the sequence of lifting movements to be continued, with the seventh massage bubble S7 on the left performing a new lifting movement after the first massage bubble S1 on the right. Alternatively, it is also possible that the sequence of the lifting movements can also be oriented counterclockwise, taking into account the circular course 110 of arrows. A respective circular sequence of lifting movements extends here over both sides of the seat surface 2.
- a lifting movement is first carried out by the seventh massage bubble S7 on the left and then by the first massage bubble S1 on the right, after which a lifting movement is carried out by the eighth massage bubble S8 on the left. After that, another lifting movement is carried out by the second massage bubble S2 on the right. Then the ninth massage bubble S9 on the left carries out a lifting movement. Then the tenth massage bubble S10 on the left carries out a lifting movement. Then the third massage bubble S3 on the right performs a lifting movement. Then the fourth massage bubble S4 on the right performs a lifting movement.
- the eleventh massage bubble S11 on the left carries out a lifting movement.
- the twelfth massage bubble S12 on the left performs a lifting movement.
- the sixth massage bubble S6 a lifting movement is carried out on the right.
- the fifth massage bubble S5 on the right carries out a lifting movement.
- a sequence of the intended lifting movements runs alternately from the left to the right side and from the right to the left side, with the central axis 4 being crossed several times.
- a mirrored and/or reversed sequence of the stroke movements to provide a mirrored and/or reversed massage pattern is alternatively conceivable. It is thus also possible for lifting movements to run forwards and/or backwards.
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