JP2013183978A - Massage implement - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage implement which has simple configuration, is inexpensive, sleekly designed, user-friendly, and waterproof.SOLUTION: One half part of a cylindrical body 1 that has a diameter suitable for gripping and is straight or bent is used as a motor loading part 2 and a vibration generation motor 3 is loaded on the motor loading part. The other half part is used as a dry cell storage part 4 and stores a dry cell 5. The dry cell storage part 4 includes a switch 6 for starting the vibration generation motor 3. The whole cylindrical body 1 is covered with a cover. The cover comprises two bag shape covers 7, 8 made of a waterproof extensible/contractible base material, and covers the cylindrical body 1 from both sides in such a manner that both opening side ends of the bag shape covers overlap one another in a middle part of the cylindrical body 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a massage device, and more particularly, to a massage device having a waterproof design with a smart design in which one half is held with one hand and the other half is applied to the neck or shoulder. is there.

  There are many massage tools for reducing or eliminating the stiffness of the shoulders and neck by applying vibration, ranging from high-end and expensive to relatively inexpensive with a simple configuration.

  This massage device needs to have sufficient waterproof performance in order to respond to a request to use it in a situation where water is applied, for example, during bathing. As a massage tool having waterproof performance that can be used in water, for example, there is a device described in Utility Model Registration No. 3025336 (Patent Document 1). However, in the case of that device, in order to secure waterproofness at the joint and opening of the cylindrical case, a waterproof structure using packing and sealing material is adopted, so the number of parts is increased accordingly, and assembly is also troublesome .

  In addition, there are many switch parts or the like that are provided so as to protrude from the case, and massage tools having corners. In these cases, the protrusions and corners may hit the skin and cause injury.

Utility Model Registration No. 3025336

  As described above, various types of massage devices have been available in the past, and in the case of massage devices having waterproof performance, packing and packing are required to ensure waterproofness at the joint and opening of the cylindrical case. Since a waterproof structure using a sealing material is adopted, there are problems that the number of parts increases and that it takes time to assemble, and there is a switch part protruding from the case or a corner part. In the case of a massage tool, there is a problem that the protrusions and corners may hit the skin and cause injury.

  The present invention was made in order to solve the problems in the conventional massage device as described above, and has a simple and smart design, which is excellent in waterproofness and has no protrusions so that it is inadvertently touched. It is an object of the present invention to provide a massage tool that does not cause injury and that is easy to use.

  The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problem is that a vibration generating motor is loaded using one half of a straight or bent cylindrical body having a diameter suitable for gripping as a motor loading section, and the other half is loaded. A dry battery is accommodated as a dry battery housing part, a switch for starting the vibration generating motor is provided in the dry battery housing part, and the entire cylindrical body is covered with a cover. It is made of a flexible stretchable bag-shaped cover, and is mounted from both sides of the tubular body so that the opening side end portions overlap each other at the intermediate portion of the tubular body. It is a massage device.

  In one embodiment, a large diameter portion is formed at an end of the motor loading portion when the cylindrical body is molded, and the large diameter portion is separated to form an end cap of the motor loading portion. In addition, the switch is a leaf spring switch that is turned on by driving the vibration generating motor by strongly holding the dry cell housing portion.

  The present invention is as described above, in which a vibration generating motor is loaded with one half of a straight or bent cylindrical body having a diameter suitable for gripping as a motor loading portion, and the other half is a dry cell with a dry cell storage portion. A switch for starting the vibration generating motor is provided in the dry cell storage part, and the entire cylindrical body is covered with a cover, and the cover is made of two water-resistant stretchable materials. Since it is configured to be covered from both sides of the cylindrical body so that the opening side end portions overlap each other at the intermediate portion of the cylindrical body, the overlapping portion is sufficient. Waterproof performance is obtained, and the overall structure is simple and can be supplied at a low price, and the design is smart and easy to use.

It is a perspective view of one embodiment of a massage device concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the bag-shaped cover in one Embodiment of the massage tool which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the cylindrical body in one Embodiment of the massage tool which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view of the state where a bag-like cover of one embodiment of a massage tool concerning the present invention was removed. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the terminal board installation part in one Embodiment of the massage tool which concerns on this invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The massage tool according to the present invention is provided with a straight or bent resin tubular body 1 having a diameter suitable for gripping (in the illustrated example, it is bent into a dogleg shape), and a half thereof. The vibration generating motor 3 is fitted and installed in the motor loading unit 2, the dry battery 5 is stored in the other half of the dry cell storage unit 4, and the vibration generating motor 3 is installed in the dry cell storage unit 4. A leaf spring switch 6 as a switch to be started is provided, and the entire cylindrical body 1 is covered with a covering cover.

  The covering cover is composed of a pair of bag-like covers 7 and 8 (in FIG. 5, it is shown in a shape corresponding to the shape of the cylindrical body 1 but is usually a simple cylindrical shape at first). Reference numerals 7 and 8 are made of a water-resistant material having a certain degree of elasticity, such as rubber, and each opening is widened. One bag-like cover 7 is mounted on the motor loading portion 2 and the other bag-like cover 8 is a dry battery. Cover the storage section 4. At that time, the size of each bag-like cover 7, 8 is set so that the opening side end of one bag-like cover 7 and the opening-side end of the other bag-like cover 8 overlap each other by an appropriate amount. Since the bag-like covers 7 and 8 are brought into close contact with each other at the overlap portion and fasten the tubular body 1, the water tightness of the portion can be sufficiently maintained.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the cylindrical body 1 is formed by resin molding into a dog-shaped pipe shape in which one end is closed and the other end is opened. The motor loading portion 2 of the cylindrical body 1 is formed with a plurality of reduced-diameter dividing portions 9 to 11, and a large-diameter portion that is slightly larger in diameter than the inner portion outside the outermost dividing portion 9. 12 is formed, and the closed end surface of the large-diameter portion 12 is formed into a hemispherical shape. A space between the partitioning portion 9 and the partitioning portion 10 inside thereof is a motor loading portion 2 for fitting the vibration generating motor 3. As the vibration generating motor 3, a general motor with an eccentric weight attached to the output shaft can be used.

  As will be described later, after assembling, the separation portion 9 is cut and the portion ahead is separated, and after the vibration generating motor 3 is incorporated into the motor loading portion 2 from the opening generated by the separation (at that time, vibration is generated) In order to facilitate the loading of the motor 3 into the motor loading portion 2, the motor loading portion 2 may be cut.), The large diameter portion 12 is mounted on the motor loading portion 2 as an end cap. Thus, the loaded state of the vibration generating motor 3 is stably maintained. Therefore, the inner diameter of the large diameter portion 12 needs to be set to be substantially equal to the outer diameter of the motor loading portion 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an inward inward extending portion 15 is formed at the inner back end of the dry cell storage portion 4, and a terminal plate 16 is assembled to the inward extending portion 15. The terminal plate 16 includes a spring 17 that presses against the bottom surface (negative electrode) of the accommodated dry battery 5, and a lead wire 21 that extends from the negative electrode of the vibration generating motor 3 is connected to the terminal plate 16.

  A concave portion 22 extending in the length direction is formed on the outer surface of the dry cell storage portion 4, and a leaf spring switch 23 is disposed along the concave portion 22. The plate spring switch 23 is recessed in a state in which one end portion 23 a is locked in a locking hole 13 formed in the end portion of the dry cell storage unit 4 and is installed at that position and is in contact with the positive terminal of the dry cell 5. It is bent along the portion 22, and its tip extends to the contact 20 provided on the contact plate 19 provided at the end of the recessed portion 22. A lead wire 21 a extending from the positive electrode of the vibration generating motor 3 is connected to the contact plate 19. In addition, by making one or a plurality of protrusion fitting holes 19a in the contact plate 19, and inserting the protrusions 18 protruding from the ends of the recessed portions 22 into the protrusion fitting holes 19a. The positioning of the contact plate 19 can be facilitated.

  The leaf spring switch 23 is a kind of leaf spring, and its tip portion is lifted away from the contact 20 by the spring force when no load is applied. Thus, the dry battery 5 and the vibration generation motor 3 are brought into conduction to operate the vibration generation motor 3.

  In order to assemble the massage device according to the present invention having such a configuration, first, the end cap is formed by separating the large diameter portion 12 of the molded tubular body 1. Then, after soldering the lead wires 21 and 21a, the vibration generating motor 3 is inserted through the opening and fitted into the motor loading portion 2 (see FIG. 3). Thereafter, the large-diameter portion (end cap) 12 is fitted so as to cover the motor loading portion 2. Further, after the dry battery 5 is received in the dry battery receiving portion 4 and the leaf spring switch 23 is set, the bag-like covers 7 and 8 are sequentially attached to complete.

  Thus, the entire cylindrical body 1 incorporating the vibration generating motor 3, the dry battery 5 and the leaf spring switch 23 is covered with the bag-like covers 7, 8, but the ends of the bag-like covers 7, 8 overlap each other in a close contact state. Since the cylindrical body 1 is tightened, the entire water tightness can be secured without using any packing material or sealing material. Therefore, it can be used during bathing and other conditions where water is applied. Moreover, since all the components are accommodated in the pipe-shaped cylindrical body 1, there is no protruding portion, and the massage device has a safe and smart design.

  When using this massage device, lightly grip the battery storage section 4 as the gripping section, and load the motor with an arbitrary position on the motor loading section 2 side (usually a large diameter section (end cap) 12) The part 2) is placed on the shoulder, neck, or other place where vibration stimulation is applied, and the battery housing part 4 is gripped slightly. By gripping strongly in this way, the leaf spring switch 23 comes into contact with the contact 20 and is switched on, and the vibration generating motor 3 starts and transmits vibration to the contact portion. What is necessary is just to weaken the grip power with respect to the battery housing part 4, when stopping use.

  Although the invention has been described in some detail with its most preferred embodiments, it is evident that a wide variety of embodiments can be constructed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited to that particular embodiment, except as limited in the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cylindrical body 2 Motor loading part 3 Vibration generation motor 4 Dry cell storage part 5 Dry battery 7 Bag-shaped cover 8 Bag-shaped cover 9 Separation part 10 Separation part 11 Separation part 12 Large diameter part 13 Locking hole 15 Inward extension part 16 Terminal board 17 Spring
18 Projection 19 Contact plate 19a Projection fitting hole 20 Contact 21 Lead wire 21a Lead wire 22 Recessed portion 23 Leaf spring switch

Claims (3)

A straight or bent cylindrical body having a diameter suitable for gripping is loaded with a vibration generating motor as a motor loading portion, and the other half is loaded with a dry cell, and the dry cell mounting portion. A switch for starting the vibration generating motor is further provided, and the entire cylindrical body is covered with a cover,
The cover is composed of two water-resistant stretchable bag-like covers, and is covered from both sides of the cylindrical body so that their opening side ends overlap each other at an intermediate portion of the cylindrical body. A massage tool characterized by that.   At the end of molding the cylindrical body, a thicker portion having a slightly larger diameter than the motor loading portion is formed at the end of the motor loading portion, and the thick diameter portion is separated to form an end cap of the motor loading portion. The massage tool according to claim 1.   The massage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the switch is a leaf spring switch that is operated by driving the vibration generating motor by strongly holding the dry cell storage unit.

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