KR100823425B1 - Apparatus for air-press massage - Google Patents

Abstract

An air-pressure massage apparatus is provided to maximize a cure effect by acupressure and massage in expansion of air rooms by the acupressure projections protruded from an inner cover of a massage air tube. An air-pressure massage apparatus includes: a main body; and a massage air tube(10) connected to the main body by a connection pipe, and comprising an inner cover(11), a liner formed in the inner cover, an outer cover, and plural air rooms. The massage air tube has the acupressure projections(20) comprising a heat bonding plate part(21) fixed by heat bonding between the inner cover and liner, and a projection part(23) separably connected to the heat bonding plate part, and wrapped in a shock-absorbing cover made of at least one of a rubber material, a urethane material, and a silicon material.

Description

Pneumatic massager {APPARATUS FOR AIR-PRESS MASSAGE}

The present invention relates to a pneumatic massager that massages through the expansion and contraction of the air by repeatedly supplying and discharging air in a state where a part of the body is wrapped. It relates to a pneumatic massager which enables acupressure on a topical part.

In recent years, one of the most frequently occurring diseases in modern people is low back pain due to a disc and shoulder pain or muscle pain due to excessive movement of shoulders and arms. Shoulder pain and muscle pain are common in people who work in the same posture for long periods of time, and are becoming more serious as modern people lack exercise and sit and spend more time.

The best way to treat pain such as back pain or shoulder pain is to reinforce the muscles around you and treat it with natural healing power.

Conventional low back pain or shoulder pain treatment is to cure or alleviate the pathological state through a method such as physiotherapy to strengthen muscles or stimulation of menstrual blood to smoothly circulate.

In other words, massage is a kind of manual procedure that treats disease and promotes health by correcting the body's modulation by causing a bodily response by applying mechanical stimulation directly to the skin by using a hand. Massage promotes blood or lymph circulation, boosts metabolism, enhances the nutrition of tissues, excretes waste, and enhances resistance. This stimulating stimulus acts to stimulate the nerves and painfully acts to promote recovery of the paralyzed nerves, and has the effect of correcting the modulation of visceral function.

However, since such a massage is mostly impossible to be treated by a person who is treated, there is a problem in that the effect is not constant by being applied depending on the strength of the person as well as the hassle of receiving help of the type.

In order to improve such a problem, conventionally, various types of massagers that can be massaged by themselves have been developed and used. Vibration massagers for vibrating acupressure bulbs using a driving source, and pneumatic massagers using air pressure have become mainstream.

That is, the vibration massager is a method of vibrating the acupressure ball by using a driving source such as a vibration motor or a solenoid, the vibration type of the vibration method is a method of hitting a part of the body repeatedly (tap) as well as low acupressure effect. It has the disadvantage of causing secondary pain by hitting, and in order to deliver the vibration of the acupressure bulb to the body properly, the acupressure sphere must be pressed with a certain force on the body part, so it is not only inconvenient to use, but also requires continuous use. There was a difficult problem.

On the other hand, the pneumatic massager 100 is a pump for compressing the outside air, a controller for distributing and supplying the air compressed by the pump in accordance with the pressure or in order and the main body 130 with a variety of electrical appliances and the body, Connected to the 130 and the connection pipe 140 is selectively configured to receive a pneumatic pressure is configured to surround each part of the user's body while the air pressure is filled with a massage air tube (10).

Meanwhile, the massage air tube 150 is an arm massage air tube worn on each part of the body, that is, the arm portion, an abdominal massage air tube worn on the torso or abdomen, and a leg massage air tube worn on the leg portion in the form of a boot. It may be configured as, the massage air tube 10 to be worn on each of these arms, abdomen, legs is made of the same configuration. In addition, the massage air tube 10 is partitioned into a plurality of air chambers that repeat expansion and contraction by selectively acting air pressure therein even if the shape is partially different.

As shown in FIG. 2, the conventional massage air tube 150 is provided in a form in which the endothelium 150a and the outer skin 150b are sewn, and a part of the body is inserted or wound into the massage air tube 150. When the air is supplied to an air inlet (not shown) provided at one side of the envelope 150b in a state, the air chamber is inflated.

That is, after the massage air tube 150 is worn on the legs, arms or abdomen, one end of the connecting tube 140 is connected to the air inlet, and the other end of the connecting tube is connected to the main body 130, and the main body ( 130) expands or contracts each chamber by selectively injecting or releasing air into the plurality of compartments under the control of a controller included therein. The massage will be applied.

However, since the conventional air pressure massager 100 is repeatedly expanded or contracted selectively in the various air chambers constituting the massage air tube 150, the stimulus is equally applied to the local parts of the body in contact with the air chamber. There was a disadvantage of low massage effect.

That is, the several air chambers constituting the massage air tube 150 are simply rubbed a part of the body wearing the massage air tube 150 as the pneumatic pressure is repeatedly expanded and contracted due to the action of pneumatic blood pressure. It was difficult to expect acupressure effect to stimulate the problem.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, an object of the present invention is to lubricate a part of the body during the expansion of the air chamber by protruding acupressure projections at predetermined intervals on the inner skin side of the massage air tube. It is to provide a pneumatic massager to increase the functionality of the product by performing acupressure at the same time as the zoom.

Another object of the present invention is to allow the user to arbitrarily adjust the position of the acupressure protrusion according to his or her body shape or acupuncture points to maximize the therapeutic effect by acupressure and massage to improve the convenience of use and reliability of the product. To provide a pneumatic massager.

Pneumatic massager according to the present invention for realizing the above object, the inner body and the outer shell is airtight so as to surround a part of the user's body to receive air by being connected to the main body and the connection pipe and the main body to generate air pressure selectively In the pneumatic massage device including a massage air tube which is divided into a plurality of air chambers in a state of maintaining a suction air outlet for inhaling and discharging air is integrally provided on one side of the outer shell connected to each of the air chambers, It characterized in that the acupressure protrusions are formed integrally with a projection formed integrally protruding to one side of the heat-sealed plate portion while forming a heat-sealed plate portion bonded to the surface of the endothelial by heat-sealing.

As a preferred feature of the present invention, the massage air tube is provided with an inner skin of the endothelial, the heat-sealed plate portion of the acupressure protrusion is located between the endothelial and the endothelial body is integrally bonded by ultrasonic or high frequency fusion, the protrusions Is wrapped in a cushioning cover made of at least one of rubber, urethane, and silicon materials having cushioning properties.

In another preferred aspect of the present invention, the acupressure projection is configured to be separated from each other the projection and the heat-sealed plate portion, these projections and the heat-sealed plate portion fitted in the direction opposite to each other to be coupled to each other in a fitting structure. Each of these is formed.

The features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings.

Prior to this, the terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be interpreted in a conventional and dictionary sense, and the inventors may appropriately define the concept of terms in order to best explain their invention in the best way possible. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the present invention.

The pneumatic massager according to the present invention can maximize the therapeutic effect through acupressure and massage through a simple structure change that additionally configures the acupressure protrusion, thereby having a useful effect to secure the competitiveness with the addition of functionality to the product.

In addition, the acupressure protrusion is wrapped with a protrusion cover formed of a material having excellent cushioning properties such as silicone, rubber, urethane, etc., so that the pain caused by the acupressure protrusion can be prevented in advance, thereby providing convenience and stability in use. There is an advantage to this.

In particular, since the user can arbitrarily place acupressure protrusions on their body shape or desired acupuncture points, the treatment effect by acupressure and massage, that is, a treatment that promotes metabolism by inducing smooth blood circulation and cell activation while relaxing rigid muscles. The benefits are expected to maximize the effect.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the pneumatic massager according to the present invention.

First, it should be noted that like elements or parts in the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

However, briefly look at Figure 1 showing the general configuration of the pneumatic massager to help understand the technical features of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pneumatic massager 100 distributes a pump for sucking and compressing external air, a controller for distributing and supplying the compressed air from the pump according to the pressure, or in order, and various pumped compressed air. A main body 130 is provided with a built-in electrical component such as a supply element and a pressure sensor for measuring the air pressure, in addition to the main body 130 is equipped with various operation buttons, display window and power supply.

On the other hand, the pneumatic massager 100 is connected to the main body 130 and the connecting pipe 140 is configured to include a massage air tube (10) to receive the pneumatic pressure selectively and repeat the expansion and contraction, wherein the The massage air tube 10 is configured to surround a part of the user's body and may be divided into arms, torso, abdomen, and legs according to a worn part, and is partitioned into a plurality of air chambers (ap) to selectively operate air pressure. Is formed.

 The main body 130, the connecting pipe 140, and the massage air tube 10 constituting the pneumatic massage device 100 configured as described above may be implemented in the same manner as in the past because they are similar to the known technology.

However, the present invention is characterized in that the configuration of the massage air tube 10 in addition to the massage function using a simple expansion and contraction by the air pressure to the addition of the acupressure protrusion 20 to achieve the acupressure effect.

That is, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a massage air tube according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a line ¨AA¨ of Figure 3, Figure 5 is a shiatsu projection in the massage air tube of Figure 4 Figure is a view showing a state provided with a buffer cover.

As shown in this, the massage air tube 10 of the present invention is provided with acupressure protrusions 20 on one surface of the endothelium 11 largely, wherein the acupressure protrusions 20 are largely heat-sealed plate portion 21 and It is comprised by the projection part 23.

The heat-sealed plate portion 21 is provided in the form of a plate having a predetermined thickness is a portion which is bonded to one surface of the endothelial 11 by heat fusion. The heat-sealed plate 21 is integrally joined to one surface of the endothelial 11 through high frequency welding or ultrasonic welding as it is manufactured by injection molding together with the protrusion 23.

And, the heat-sealed plate portion 21 is preferably configured to be bonded to the inside of the endothelial 11 as shown in the figure so as not to be exposed to the outside.

On the other hand, the present invention is configured to add the endothelial 13 to the inside of the endothelial 11, the heat-sealed plate portion 21 between the endothelial 11 and the endothelial 13 and bonded by heat fusion Suggest. Through such a configuration, the heat-sealed plate part 21 maintains a firm bonding state as the upper and lower surfaces are joined to the endothelial 11 and the inner skin 13, respectively. Here, air is supplied to the space between the outer shell 13 and the outer shell 15, which forms an air chamber (ap) as shown in the drawing.

The protrusion 23 is integrally formed on one surface of the above-mentioned heat-sealed plate 21 to press the local part of the body to induce acupressure effect, and is provided in a conical shape having a curved surface.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, since the protrusions 23 are produced by injection molding integrally with the heat-sealed plate part 21 may cause pain when directly contacting the user's body, in order to prevent this in advance As can be seen, a configuration that surrounds the buffer cover 25 made of a material with excellent cushioning is proposed.

At this time, the buffer cover 25 is preferably molded of a material excellent in elastic deformation and cushioning, such as a rubber material, urethane material or silicone material.

When the pneumatic massager according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, the pneumatic pressure generated in the main body, to the massage air tube 10 having a plurality of air chambers (ap) connected to the main body and each connecting pipe Delivered.

At this time, the massage air tube 10 is selectively inflated or contracted to occur only the corresponding air chamber (ap) that the pneumatic action is performed to massage the user's wearing body parts. In addition, the present invention has a configuration in which the acupressure protrusions 20 are thermally fused to one surface of the endothelium 11 so that the protrusions 23 of the acupressure protrusions 20 of the acupressure protrusions 20 when the air chamber ap is expanded. Pressurization is performed on the local parts of the body, thereby achieving the acupressure effect.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a massage air tube according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a line ¨BB¨ of Figure 3, Figure 8 is a cushion cover to the shiatsu projection in the massage air tube of Figure 7 It is a figure which shows the state provided.

As shown in this, the massage air tube 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention is largely provided with acupressure protrusion 20 'on one surface of the endothelium 11, wherein the acupressure protrusion 20' It is largely divided into a heat-sealed plate portion 21 'and a protrusion 23'.

The heat fusion plate portion 21 ′ is a portion provided in the form of a plate having a predetermined thickness and bonded to one surface of the endothelium 11 by heat fusion. The heat-sealed plate 21 'is formed separately from the protrusion 23' and is detachably coupled to each other by a fitting structure, and as in the above-described embodiment, the high temperature welding or ultrasonic welding of the endothelium 11 is performed. It is integrally bonded to one surface and attached and fixed at a plurality of points at equal intervals.

In addition, the heat-sealed plate portion 21 ′ is preferably configured to be bonded to the inside of the endothelium 11 and not exposed to the outside, as shown in the drawing.

On the other hand, the present invention is configured to additionally configure the inner skin (13) inside the endothelial (11), to place the heat-sealed plate portion 21 'between the endothelial (11) and the inner skin (13) and bonded by heat fusion Suggest. Through this configuration, the heat-sealed plate part 21 ′ maintains a firm bonding state as the upper and lower surfaces are joined to the endothelial 11 and the inner skin 13, respectively. Here, air is supplied to the space between the outer shell 13 and the outer shell 15, which forms an air chamber (ap) as shown in the drawing.

The protrusion 23 'is provided to be coupled to one surface of the heat-sealed plate portion 21' to induce acupressure effect by pressing a local part of the body, and is provided in a conical shape having a curved surface.

On the other hand, the present invention proposes that the protrusion 23 'and the heat-sealed plate portion 21' is molded separately through injection molding, the protrusion 23 'is pain in direct contact with the user's body In order to prevent this, in order to prevent this in advance, as shown in Figure 8 proposes a configuration that wraps with a cushioning cover 25 'made of excellent cushioning material. Here, the buffer cover 25 'is preferably formed of a material having excellent elastic deformation and cushioning properties, such as a rubber material, urethane material or silicone material.

The heat-sealing plate portion 21 'and the protrusion 23' which are configured as described above are substantially the same as the above-described embodiment and the manufacturing method or form except that they are separated from each other. However, in the present exemplary embodiment, the heat-sealing plate portion 21 'and the protrusion 23' may be selectively detachably coupled to each other so that the user may arbitrarily determine the position of the protrusion 23 '. I want to increase.

To this end, in this embodiment, it is proposed that the heat-sealed plate 21 'and the protrusion 23' constituting the acupressure protrusion 20 'are coupled to each other in a fitting structure.

That is, the tubular fitting portion 21b 'protrudes from one surface of the heat-sealed plate portion 21', and the fitting portion 21b 'is elastically inserted into one side of the protrusion 23' corresponding thereto. The fitting grooves 23b 'are integrally formed to be elastically fitted or separated by mutually uneven structures.

Here, the fitting portion 21b 'and the fitting groove 23b' are preferably provided in the form of a known snap fastener, and the fitting portion is formed in the protrusion 23 ', and the fitting groove is heat. It may be formed in the fusion plate portion 21 '.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the protrusion 23 'is made of a fitting groove 23b' which is a coupling element and the acupressure part 23a 'which is in direct contact with the user's body, and the outer surface of the acupressure part 23a'. Is a configuration in which the buffer cover 25 'is wrapped.

The pneumatic massager according to another embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, when generating a pneumatic pressure in the body, to the massage air tube (10) having a plurality of air chambers (ap) connected to the main body and each connecting pipe Delivered.

At this time, the massage air tube 10 is selectively inflated or contracted to occur only the corresponding air chamber (ap) that the pneumatic action is performed to massage the user's wearing body parts. In addition, the present invention through the configuration that the acupressure protrusions 20 'by heat fusion to one surface of the endothelial 11, the protrusion 23' of the acupressure protrusions 20 'during expansion of the air chamber (ap) Pressurizes the user's body part to achieve the acupressure effect accordingly.

In addition, since the protrusion 23 'has a fitting structure with the heat-sealed plate 21', when the user does not need acupressure, the protrusion 23 'is separated by pulling the protrusion 23' from the heat-sealed plate 21 '. On the contrary, in the case where the projection 23 'is positioned at a desired position, the projection 23' can be assembled by fitting the projection 23 'to the heat-sealed plate portion 21' fixedly attached to the position. .

Therefore, the user can place the protrusion 23 'at any desired position, thereby creating an optimal acupressure condition.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, such modifications or variations will have to belong to the claims of the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the configuration of a general pneumatic massager,

2 is a view for explaining the contraction, expansion of the massage air tube in the pneumatic massager according to the prior art,

3 is a perspective view showing a massage air tube according to an embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a line A-A¨ of FIG.

5 is a view showing a state in which a cushion cover is provided in the acupressure projection in the massage air tube of FIG.

6 is a perspective view showing a massage air tube according to another embodiment of the present invention,

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a line ¨B-B¨ of FIG.

8 is a view showing a state provided with a shock absorbing cover to the acupressure protrusion in the massage air tube of FIG.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: pneumatic massager 130: main body

140: connector 10: massage air tube

11: endothelial 13

15: shell 20,20 ': acupressure protrusions

21: fusion plate 23,23 ': protrusion

25,25 ': Shock-absorbing cover

Claims (3)

A main body generating air pressure and selectively supplying air and connected to the main body and connected to the main body to receive air, is partitioned into a plurality of air chambers while the inner and outer shells are kept confidential to surround a part of the user's body, and the respective air In the pneumatic massager comprising a massage air tube which is integrally provided with an intake and discharge port for inhaling and discharging air on one side of the outer shell connected to the seal, The massage air tube is provided with an inner skin of the inner endothelium and heat-sealed between the endothelial and the endothelial heat-sealed plate portion and the heat-sealing plate portion and the heat-sealing plate portion and the fitting structure is separably coupled to have a cushioning property A pneumatic massage device comprising: acupressure protrusions comprising protrusions wrapped with a cushioning cover made of at least one of rubber, urethane, and silicon. delete The pneumatic massage device according to claim 1, wherein the acupressure protrusion is formed with a fitting portion and a fitting groove in a direction facing each other so that the protrusion portion and the heat-sealing plate portion may be coupled to each other by a fitting structure.

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