KR100958077B1 - massage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a massage device having a pressure control mechanism to adjust the pressure transmitted from the massage contact in contact with the body part by adjusting the height of the massage device to the desired height by the pressure of the air and the weight of the massage body will be.

Examples thereof include a plate-shaped base plate disposed to be in surface contact with the ground or the bottom surface, a pillar formed to extend perpendicularly to an upper surface of the base plate, one end connected to the main body, and the other end connected to the top of the column. An arm rotatably connected via a hinge axis, a body integrally disposed at an end of the arm, positioned at a position spaced upwardly from the base plate, and having a massage contact hole rotatable by a drive motor at a lower portion thereof; It is composed of a cylinder disposed between the arms and one end is connected to the lower surface of the arm to adjust the up and down lifting height of the rod by using the pressure of the air supplied therein.

The present invention can directly adjust the height of the massage device according to the user's physical condition, has a useful effect that can be easily adjusted in a simple structure the contact pressure of the massage device in contact with the body part.

Description

Massage apparatus with pressure regulating mechanism

The present invention relates to a massage apparatus having a pressure adjusting mechanism, and more particularly, to a massage apparatus having a pressure adjusting mechanism whose structure is improved so that pressure applied to a massage part of the body can be adjusted by using air and a weight of the massage apparatus. will be.

In general, the massage device massages the meridians where the blood flows from the body, such as the feet, legs, waist, abdomen, and shoulders of the human body, thereby promoting blood circulation of the human body, thereby eliminating fatigue and chronic diseases caused by blood circulation disorders. It is a kind of health device that keeps you healthy.

Existing massage devices are all designed to stimulate the meridians and muscles of the human body to promote blood circulation and metabolism.

On the other hand, in general, since the human body is upright, the organs in the human body are always subjected to downward load by gravity. In particular, when the age increases or there is a health problem, the elasticity of the abdominal muscles are reduced, the organs are more severely subjected to downward tension by gravity, and thus the peristaltic movement of the organs is significantly lowered, resulting in insufficient digestive movement. The burden of relieving causes various health problems.

Conventional massagers are expected to have a therapeutic effect by releasing the muscles of the body or by smoothly circulating the blood by applying a proper blow to a part of the body or by vibrating in a pressurized state.

However, such a conventional massager may feel pain in the massage area due to severe blows and vibrations, in particular, a protruding portion of the bone or a lean person has a problem that is difficult to use due to severe pain.

In addition, as described above, there is a problem in that effects other than the function of releasing muscle pain or smoothing blood circulation are not expected.

Therefore, there is a need for a massage device capable of adjusting the height according to the user's physical condition and adjusting the contact pressure with the massage device in contact with the body part.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to adjust the height of the massage device to suit the user's physical condition, and to use the pressure of the air and the weight of the massage device. The present invention provides a massage device having a pressure control mechanism whose structure is improved so as to massage the body part at a constant pressure.

The present invention for achieving the above object and the base plate in surface contact with the ground,

A main body disposed at a position spaced upwardly from the base plate and having a massage contact hole rotatable by a driving motor at a lower portion thereof;

It is characterized in that it is provided between the main body and the base plate and the height adjusting means for adjusting the distance between the main body and the base plate using the pressure of the air supplied from the self-weight of the main body and the air supply.

The height adjusting means is a column extending to the upper side of the base plate,

An arm having one end connected to the main body and the other end connected to the upper part of the pillar via a hinge axis;

It has a rod disposed between the pillar and the arm and one end is connected to the lower surface of the arm and has a cylinder for adjusting the up and down lifting height of the rod by using the pressure of air supplied therein.

The height adjusting means is further provided with an elevating means for elevating the arm,

The elevating means is an elevating block coupled to the elevating along the outer circumferential surface of the column and integrally connected to the arm on one side;

A lifting motor disposed to be integrally fixed to the other side of the lifting block and having a motor shaft having a screw thread formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof;

It is provided with a fixed body portion formed perpendicular to the upper side of the base plate and formed therein a female thread corresponding to the motor shaft of the lifting motor.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the height adjustment means and the first and second support arms that are integrally extended to both sides of the main body,

A first rod disposed to be fixed on the base plate and having lift rods connected to lower portions of the first and second support arms, respectively, to adjust the lift height of the lift rod by using the pressure of air supplied therein; With 2 lift cylinders,

And first and second guide rods coupled to the first and second support arms to penetrate perpendicularly to guide the lifting operation of the first and second support arms.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the height adjusting means and the first and second support arms that are integrally extended to both sides of the main body,

An upper frame disposed to be spaced apart from the upper side of the main body and supported by the first and second guide rods, the lower part of which is vertically coupled to the first and second support arms;

A connecting member having one end connected to an upper portion of the first and second support arms and supported by a pulley disposed on the upper frame;

It is fixed to the upper side of the upper frame and has a moving rod connected to the other end of the connecting member, respectively, by using the pressure of the air supplied to the left and right to move the moving rod of the first and second support arms It is provided with a first and second moving cylinder for adjusting the height.

The air supply unit is a pressure gauge disposed in the main body and indicating the supply pressure of the air supplied from the outside,

Is disposed on the main body is provided with a control switch for selectively controlling the supply, discharge of the air.

The present invention is to adjust the height of the massage device to the user's desired height by the pressure of the air and the weight of the massage body to adjust the pressure transmitted from the massage contact in contact with the body part, according to the present invention The height of the massage device can be directly adjusted according to the user's physical condition, and has a useful effect of easily adjusting the contact pressure of the massage device in contact with the body part with a simple structure.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and the same reference numerals will be used for components commonly employed in the embodiments.

First embodiment of the massage device having a pressure adjusting mechanism according to the present invention, when described with reference to Figures 1 and 2, the base plate 15 in the form of a plate disposed to be in surface contact with the ground or the bottom surface, and the base A pillar 16 formed to extend perpendicularly to an upper surface of the plate 15, and one end portion is connected to the main body 20, and the other end is rotatably connected to the upper portion of the pillar 16 via a hinge shaft 17. The massage contact hole 10 which is connected to the arm 18 and the end of the arm 18 integrally located at a position spaced upwardly from the base plate 15 and rotatable by the drive motor 12 at the bottom thereof. The pressure of the air supplied from the air supply unit has a main body 20, which is disposed therebetween, a rod 32 disposed between the pillar 16 and the arm 18 and one end thereof is connected to the lower surface of the arm 18. It consists of a cylinder 30 for adjusting the lifting height of the rod 32, using .

In more detail, as the cylinder 30 is supplied with air therein, the rod 32 is moved up by the supply pressure of air, and when the air is discharged, the rod 32 is caused by the weight of the main body 20. Has a structure of lowering operation.

The cylinder 30 is connected to a pipe pipe 35 which is a path through which air is supplied and discharged into the cylinder 30 at one lower side of the cylinder 30, and a connection pipe 36 communicating with the atmosphere is disposed at the upper side of the cylinder 30.

The connecting pipe 36 has external air flowing in and out of the upper side of the cylinder 30 so that gravity acts on the weight of the main body 20 and the arm 18 transmitted from the rod 32 of the cylinder 30. Has the function of the route.

Massage contact hole 10 is located in the lower portion of the main body 20 is rotatably coupled in a hemispherical shape, is connected to the motor shaft of the drive motor 12 has a structure that rotates when the drive motor 12 rotates. .

In addition, the pillar 16 has a cylindrical structure, and has a structure in which an end portion of the cylinder 30 is fixed to one side portion of the pillar 16.

In addition, the air supply unit is disposed in the main body 20, and a pressure gauge 22 for displaying the pressure of the air supplied with the air into the cylinder 30, and the control switch 24 to select the supply and discharge operation of the air. It is composed of

The control switch 24 is to adjust the air pressure in the cylinder 30 in connection with the valve (not shown) installed in the pipe pipe 35, as an example of the valve may adopt a 3way-valve, In this case, the supply, discharge and neutral positions for the air supplied into the cylinder 30 can be selected.

3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention, which adopts the same components as those of the above-described line embodiment, except that the arm 18 and the main body 20 are provided along the pillars 16. ) Is further provided with lifting means to move up and down.

The elevating means is disposed so as to be able to elevate along the outer circumferential surface of the pillar 16 and is fixed to be integrated with the other side of the elevating block 45 and the elevating block 45 is integrally connected to the arm 18 on one side and the motor The lifting motor 40 having a screw thread formed on the outer circumferential surface of the shaft 42, and a portion of the motor shaft 42 of the lifting motor 40 are accommodated, and a fixed body part 46 having a female thread formed on the inner circumferential surface thereof.

The fixing body portion 46 is disposed perpendicular to the upper surface of the base plate 15, and a part of the motor shaft 42 of the lifting motor 40 is accommodated inside the fixing hole 46a opened upward. It has a structure in which a female thread is formed on the inner circumferential surface to be joined.

Therefore, the motor shaft 42 is elevated with respect to the inside of the fixing hole 46a of the fixed body portion 46 in accordance with the forward and reverse driving of the elevating motor 40 to move up and down on the elevating block 45 side. Will be given.

That is, the main body 20 and the arm 18 is connected to one side of the elevating block 45 integrally has a structure to be elevated so as to work together, the elevating motor 40 of the elevating motor connected integrally to the other side of the elevating block 45 As the interval between the lifting motor 40 and the fixed body portion 46 is spaced or approached according to the forward and reverse rotation driving, the lifting block 45 during the up and down lifting operation of the lifting motor 40 is performed. And the arm 18 are interlocked to perform the lifting operation.

In addition, one end of the cylinder 30 is rotatably coupled to one side of the column 16 via a connecting bracket 16a and a connecting pin 16b. This is to rotate about the connecting pin 16b connected to the column 16 when the arm 18 is lowered by the lifting means while the rod 32 of the cylinder 30 is fixed.

In addition, the rod 32 has a structure that is pin-connected to the lower surface of the arm 18 via the connecting pin 16b so as to be rotatable in accordance with the lifting operation of the arm 18.

In addition, the height adjustment interval of the lifting block 45 by the lifting motor 40 may be lowered and raised only within a certain range to prevent buckling and damage of the cylinder 30 and the rod 32. For this purpose, although not shown in the drawings, a known stopper and limit switch may be employed.

In addition, although not shown in the figure, a switch for manipulating the operation of the driving motor 12 and the elevating motor 40 is preferably further provided on one side of the main body 20.

Referring to the operation of the first and second embodiments of the present invention having such a configuration is as follows.

Massage device having a pressure adjusting mechanism according to the present invention, when there is a lifting means, the user lifts up the lifting motor 40 by applying external power to the lifting motor 40 side in a state lying on the base plate (15) When driven in a lower direction, the lifting motor 40 is lowered downward, the lifting block 45 integrated with the lifting motor 40 is lowered downward along the outer circumferential surface of the column 16.

As the lifting block 45 integrated with the lifting motor 40 is lowered, the arm 18 and the main body 20 integrated with the lifting block 45 are lowered together.

At this time, the cylinder 30 is rotated about the connecting pin 16b according to the lowering operation of the arm 18, and one end of the rod 32 is also rotatably fixed to the lower surface of the arm 18, In spite of the angle change of the cylinder 30, the air pressure in the cylinder 30 does not change, so that the arm 18 and the main body 20 can be supported by the pressure of the air in the cylinder 30.

After positioning the height of the arm 18 and the main body 20 to a suitable height desired by a user, when the control switch 24 is operated to the down position, the air in the cylinder 30 will return to the pipe piping 35 Is discharged to outside.

At this time, the air supplied to the inside of the cylinder 30 acts as a force supporting the weight of the main body 20 and the arm 18, but if the air supplied into the cylinder 30 to be discharged to the outside after the main body The weight of the arm 20 and the arm 18 cannot be supported.

Accordingly, when the weight of the main body 20 and the arm 18 is greater than the air pressure in the cylinder 30, the rod 32 of the cylinder 30 is lowered in the cylinder 30, and then the arm 18 and the main body 20 are rotated downward with respect to the hinge axis 17.

As the arm 18 and the main body 20 are rotated downward, the massage contact hole 10 located at the bottom of the main body 20 comes into contact with the abdomen of the user lying on the upper side of the base plate 15. When the pressure is applied to the part and the user reaches the desired pressure, the air pressure in the cylinder 30 is turned off so that the arm 18 and the main body 20 are no longer rotated at the position. .

Thereafter, when the driving motor 12 disposed in the main body 20 is driven, the massage contact hole 10 connected to the motor shaft of the driving motor 12 rotates to massage the abdomen of the user.

After the massage is completed, the control switch 24 is operated to the UP position again to supply air to the inside of the cylinder 30 to release the massage contact port 10 from the user's abdomen, and then the lifting motor. Driving the 40 in the forward direction raises the lifting block 45 so that the user can easily raise the body from the base plate (15).

In addition, when there is no lifting means, the massage contact hole 10 is simply contacted with the body part of the user only by the rotation of the arm 18, thereby performing a massage function, the height adjustment range is inevitably limited than the second embodiment. .

On the other hand, Figure 5 and Figure 6 is a view showing a third embodiment of the present invention, the same as the above-described line embodiment, but the height adjustment means showing a different configuration, the height adjustment means is the body 20 The first and second support arms 18A and 18B, which are integrally extended to both sides of the < RTI ID = 0.0 >), < / RTI > First and second lifting cylinders 30A and 30B having rods 32A and 32B, respectively, for adjusting the height of the lifting rods 32A and 32B by using the pressure of air supplied therein; And first and second guide rods 50A and 50B coupled to the second support arms 18A and 18B to penetrate perpendicularly to guide the lifting operation of the first and second support arms 18A and 18B, respectively. .

An upper frame 27 which connects the upper end portions of the first and second guide rods 50A and 50B to a position spaced apart from the main body 20 is disposed at the upper portion of the first and second guide rods 50A and 50B.

In this case, the lifting rods 32A and 32B of the first and second lifting cylinders 30A and 30B support the first and second support arms 18A and 18B which are integrally disposed on both sides of the main body 20. Since the main body 20 and the first and second supporting arms 18A and 18B are raised or lowered by the change of the air supplied and discharged in the first and second lift cylinders 30A and 30B.

The lifting operation of the main body 20 and the first and second supporting arms 18A and 18B is the same as in the above-described embodiment, so that the user can operate the control switch 24 to the abdomen of the user. After the massage contact 10 is in contact, the height of the massage contact 10 is adjusted to adjust the pressure applied to the abdomen of the user.

Accordingly, by adjusting the height of the massage contact (10) can adjust the pressure to press the user's abdomen, the user can massage while pressing the abdomen with the desired pressure.

7 and 8 are views showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention, unlike the above-described embodiments, the height adjusting means uses the first and second moving cylinders 30C and 30D on the upper side of the upper frame 27. It arrange | positioned so that it may be fixed, and the connection member 62, such as a wire, is arrange | positioned between the 1st and 2nd movable cylinders 30C and 30D and the 1st and 2nd support arms 18A and 18B, and the 1st and 1st movable cylinders 30C The connection member 62 is configured to be interlocked according to the stroke of the moving rods 32C and 32D of 30D.

 One end of the connecting member 62 is fixed above the ends of the first and second support arms 18A and 18B, and the other end is connected to the ends of the moving rods 32C and 32D of the first and second moving cylinders 30C and 30D. The main body 20 and the first and second support arms 18A and 18B are lifted by fixing the movable rods 32C and 32D.

To this end, the first and second mobile cylinders 30C and 30D have a configuration in which each of the moving rods 32C and 32D are operated at the same time.

In addition, the connecting member 62 has a structure guided by the pulleys 65 provided on both sides of the upper frame 27.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the main body 20 and the first and second support arms 18A and 18B are caused by their own weight due to the change in the air supplied and discharged in the first and second moving cylinders 30C and 30D. The downward operation or the upward operation is performed along the first and second guide rods 50A and 50B.

That is, when the control switch 24 is operated in the down position while air is supplied in the direction of suppressing the movement of the moving rods 32C and 32D inside the first and second moving cylinders 30C and 30D. Air in the first and second moving cylinders 30C and 30D is discharged so that the weight of the main body 20 and the first and second supporting arms 18A and 18B is higher than the air pressure in the first and second moving cylinders 30C and 30D. When large, the movable rods 32C and 32D are moved inside the first and second movable cylinders 30C and 30D to both side edges of the upper frame 27.

As the movable rods 32C and 32D are moved, the connecting member 62 connected to the ends of the movable rods 32C and 32D is lowered, and then the first and second support arms 18A and 18B and the main body 20 are made to fall. It is lowered along the first and second guide rods 50A and 50B.

Since the massage contact hole 10 is in contact with the user's abdomen, the process of massage is the same as the above-described line embodiments, a duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

On the contrary, when operating the control switch 24 in the up position, air is supplied into the first and second lifting slenders to move the moving rods 32C and 32D from the edges of both ends of the upper frame 27 to the center side. The first and second support arms 18A and 18B are lifted through the connecting member 62.

Embodiments of the present invention described above can adjust the height of the massage contact hole 10 by using the weight of the body 20 and the air inside the cylinder 30, the user is adjusted to the desired height is applied to the abdomen You can massage after adjusting the pressure.

1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the massage device having a pressure adjusting mechanism according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the operation of the cylinder of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a state diagram used in the second embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a state diagram used in the third embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a state diagram used in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: massage contact hole 12: drive motor

15: base plate 16: pillar

17: hinge axis 18: arm

18A, 18B: First and second support arms

20: main body 22: pressure gauge

24: control switch 27: upper frame

30: cylinder

30A, 30B: 1st and 2nd lifting cylinder

30C, 30D: 1st and 2nd moving cylinder

32: loading

32A, 32B: lifting rod

32C, 32D: Moving Rod

40: lifting motor 42: motor shaft (of lifting motor)

45: lifting block 46: fixed body

50A, 50B: 1st and 2nd guide rod

62: connecting member 65: pulley

Claims (6)

delete delete A base plate 15 which is in surface contact with the ground, A main body 20 positioned at a position spaced upwardly from the base plate 15 and having a massage contact hole 10 rotatable by a driving motor 12 at a lower portion thereof; The gap between the main body 20 and the base plate 15 is adjusted between the main body 20 and the base plate 15 by using the self-weight of the main body 20 and the pressure of air supplied from the air supply unit. A height adjusting means; The height adjusting means is a column 16 extending to the upper side of the base plate 15, An arm 18 having one end connected to the main body 20 and the other end connected to the upper portion of the pillar 16 via a hinge shaft 17. The rod 32 is disposed between the pillar 16 and the arm 18 and has a rod 32 having one end connected to the lower surface of the arm 18 and using the pressure of air supplied therein. And cylinder 30 for adjusting the lifting height, The height adjusting means is provided with elevating means for elevating the arm (18); The elevating means is an elevating block 45 coupled to the elevating along the outer circumferential surface of the pillar 16 and integrally connected to the arm 18 on one side; A lifting motor 40 having a motor shaft 42 having a screw thread formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof and disposed to be fixed to the other side of the lifting block 45; A pressure regulating mechanism, characterized in that it has a fixed body portion 46 formed perpendicular to the upper side of the base plate 15 and formed therein a female thread corresponding to the motor shaft 42 of the lifting motor 40. Massage device having a. A base plate 15 which is in surface contact with the ground, A main body 20 positioned at a position spaced upwardly from the base plate 15 and having a massage contact hole 10 rotatable by a driving motor 12 at a lower portion thereof; The gap between the main body 20 and the base plate 15 is adjusted between the main body 20 and the base plate 15 by using the self-weight of the main body 20 and the pressure of air supplied from the air supply unit. Equipped with a height adjustment means, The height adjusting means is a first and second support arms (18A, 18B) which are integrally extended to both sides of the main body 20, respectively; It is arranged to be fixed on the base plate 15 and has lifting rods 32A and 32B respectively connected to the lower portions of the first and second support arms 18A and 18B, by using the pressure of air supplied therein. First and second lifting cylinders 30A and 30B for adjusting the lifting height of the lifting rods 32A and 32B, First and second guide rods 50A and 50B which are coupled to penetrate perpendicularly to the first and second support arms 18A and 18B to guide the lifting operation of the first and second support arms 18A and 18B, respectively. Massage device having a pressure adjusting mechanism characterized in that it comprises a. A base plate 15 which is in surface contact with the ground, A main body 20 positioned at a position spaced upwardly from the base plate 15 and having a massage contact hole 10 rotatable by a driving motor 12 at a lower portion thereof; The gap between the main body 20 and the base plate 15 is adjusted between the main body 20 and the base plate 15 by using the self-weight of the main body 20 and the pressure of air supplied from the air supply unit. Equipped with a height adjustment means, The height adjusting means is a first and second support arms (18A, 18B) which are integrally extended to both sides of the main body 20, respectively; The upper frame is disposed so as to be spaced apart from the upper side of the main body 20, the lower frame is supported by the first and second guide rods 50A and 50B vertically coupled to the first and second support arms 18A and 18B. (27), A connecting member 62 having one end connected to an upper portion of the first and second supporting arms 18A and 18B and guided and supported by a pulley 65 disposed on the upper frame 27; The movable rod 32C, which is fixedly installed on the upper side of the upper frame 27 and has the movable rods 32C and 32D connected to the other end of the connecting member 62, is provided with the pressure of air supplied therein. Massage device having a pressure adjusting mechanism, characterized in that the first and second moving cylinders (30C, 30D) for adjusting the height of the first and second support arms (18A, 18B) by moving the left and right 32D). . The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5, The air supply unit is a pressure gauge 22 disposed on the main body 20 to display the supply pressure of the air supplied from the outside, Massage device having a pressure control mechanism is disposed on the main body 20, characterized in that it comprises a control switch 24 for selectively controlling the supply, discharge of the air.

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