KR101809852B1 - Sole massaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foot massaging machine capable of massaging a foot on a footrest by being rotated around an axis in both directions. Moreover, the foot massaging machine is capable of enabling efficient massage by controlling the height of a hitting point and the height of the footrest, and moreover, making massage more efficient by controlling the width of the hitting point. In addition, the foot massaging machine is capable of controlling the strength of massage by controlling the rotational angle, controlling the massage speed by controlling the rotation speed, and improving the strength of massage by controlling the weight of a hitting unit in accordance with the users choice. At this point, since the weight control unit for controlling the weight of the hitting unit is able to be firmly fixed, massage is able to be stably performed.

Description

{SOLE MASSAGING DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a foot massage machine configured to massage a sole put on a foot plate by being rotated in both directions about an axis.

Further, the present invention relates to a foot massage machine capable of performing efficient massage by adjusting the height of the foot plate and the height of the impact point, and furthermore, controlling the width of the impact point, so that massage can be performed more efficiently.

In addition, since the intensity of massage can be controlled by adjusting the rotation angle, the speed of the massage can be controlled by adjusting the rotation speed, and furthermore, the weight of the hitting means can be adjusted according to the user's choice. Which is configured to further improve the performance of the foot.

In this case, since the fixing of the weight adjusting means can be made firm when adjusting the weight of the hitting means, stable massage can be performed.

As interest in health has increased, a variety of fitness or health aids have been developed. Some of these athletic equipment and health aids are to stimulate the feet to improve blood circulation.

This is because the feet are the place where all the acupoints concentrate. These feet act as a pump that sends back the blood from the heart back to the heart. If the circulation of the feet is smooth, the circulation of the body works smoothly, It has been known to help a lot, and various foot health care measures have been used, including warming the feet and foot baths to help the feet circulate.

One of such foot care means is a foot massage machine, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4.

In Patent Document 1, when the feet are fixed using belts in a state in which both calves are seated in the respective receiving portions of the support and the feet are placed on the support plate, when the coins assigned to the coin input ports of the control means are inserted, The foot massage means and the calf massage means are operated to massage the legs. As the crankshaft of the foot massage means motor rotates, the pair of foot plates assembled to the crankshaft rotates alternately up and down and right and left, And the calf massage means rotates the respective rollers fixed to the shaft as the timing belt rotates the respective shafts connected to the timing belt by driving the motor, And the calf muscles of the calf contacted with the massage stimulate the massage.

Patent Document 2 discloses a massage device comprising a body having a space provided with a support shaft along a width direction at a predetermined internal position, a massage unit coupled to at least one pivotally rotatable support shaft, And driving means for driving the driving means.

Patent Document 3 discloses an electronic control unit comprising a case, a DC driving motor provided in the case, an eccentric cam coupled to the rotating shaft of the DC driving motor for converting rotational motion into reciprocating motion, And a vibration generating means having a pressure piece which is inserted in a swinging rod of the swinging motion piece and which has a pressure piece for shaking the pain of the body. The DC driving motor is connected to a rotation speed adjusting means capable of adjusting the rotation speed to 1600 to 3600 rpm, The rotational speed can be freely adjusted so that the intensity of vibration is differently applied.

Patent Document 4 discloses a structure in which a main body case of a predetermined shape having an elevation guide hole of a predetermined size formed on an upper surface thereof; A drive motor is provided inside the main body case, a cam portion provided with an eccentric projection on the axis of the drive motor is provided, and an acupressure drive which is connected to the eccentric projection and repeatedly raises or lowers for a predetermined time is provided Means; A front and rear guide rods provided at both sides of the upper portion of the main body case with a predetermined distance therebetween; A guide which is slidably installed along the two guide bars; Left and right guide rods fixedly installed at predetermined intervals before and after the guide rails; A guide shoe which is slidably installed on the left and right guide rods so that a guide slot is formed in the longitudinal direction thereof so that an acupressure lever can be elevated and lowered on the bottom surface thereof and a tightening means is provided so as to properly tighten the instep; .

Such conventional foot pressure or massage devices have the advantage of allowing the feet to maintain their health by awareness of a part of their feet. However, some of them have a complicated structure, There was a lot of inconvenience to use because it could not fit the size and the spacing of the foot, and the use of the foot was widened or narrowed during use.

Registration Utility Model Bulletin No. 20-0247978 (issued October 18, 2001) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0089473 (Jul. Registration Utility Model Bulletin No. 20-0191591 (issued October 16, 2000) Registration Utility Model Bulletin No. 20-0233752 (Bulletin of September 26, 2001)

An object of the present invention is to provide a foot massage machine configured to be able to massage a sole put on a foot plate by being rotated in both directions about an axis.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a foot massage machine capable of performing efficient massage by adjusting the height of the foot plate and the height of the impact point, and furthermore, the width of the impact point can be adjusted, There is.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a massage device that can control the intensity of massage by adjusting the angle of rotation and control the speed of the massage by adjusting the rotational speed and furthermore adjust the weight of the hitting means according to the user's choice So that the strength of the massage can be further improved.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a foot massage machine capable of performing stable massage since the weight adjustment means can be firmly fixed when the weight of the hitting means is adjusted.

In order to achieve the above object, a foot massage machine according to the present invention includes a massage machine 10 for massage the sole of the user, and a remote controller 20 for remotely controlling the massage machine 10, The massage machine (10) comprises a foot (11) made of a flexible material so that the user's foot can be seated; A height adjuster 16 capable of adjusting the height of the footrest 11; And an operation panel (17) formed on one side of the foot plate (11).

The massager 10 includes a vertical bar 12 extending upward from an upper surface of the foot plate 11 and a vertical bar 12 extending from the upper end of the vertical bar 12 in a direction perpendicular to the vertical bar 12 A horizontal bar 13, and a massage unit 14 formed at both ends of the horizontal bar 13.

The massage machine 10 further includes a movable part 15 for rotating the vertical bar 12 in both directions by a predetermined angle.

At this time, the movable unit 15 includes a motor that receives a control signal from the operation panel 17, a gear connected to the motor, and a gear combination of gears formed on a shaft 12a connected to one end of the lower rod 12 .

As another example, the movable unit 15 may include a first motor and a second motor, each of which receives a control signal from the operation panel 17 and has gears at one end thereof, and a shaft (not shown) (12a), a first rack connecting a gear formed in the first motor and a gear formed in the shaft (12a), and a gear formed in the second motor and a gear formed in the shaft (12a) And may also be configured to include a second rack.

The above-described predetermined angle may be 10 to 40 [deg.].

The horizontal bar 13 may further include a locking part 131 arranged at a predetermined interval on one side of the horizontal bar 13 so that the massage part 14 is separated from the horizontal bar 13 and is positioned behind the massage part 14 And a resilient supporting portion 143 connecting the fitting body 142 and the massaging portion 14 and having an elastic force, the fitting body 141 having a fitting portion 141 into which the fitting portion 131 is inserted, .

The massage unit 14 may further include a groove 144 formed on one side of the massage unit 14 and a weight increasing unit 145 inserted into the groove 144.

In this case, the weight increasing part 145 includes a weight increasing part 145b inserted into the groove part 144; And a cover 145a connected to the weight increasing piece 145b and seated on the outer surface of the massage unit 14. [

The weight increase portion 145b may be made of a metal material. The cover 145a may be made of the same material as the metal or the massage portion 14,

When the cover 145a is made of metal, the cover 145a is sized to be seated on the outer surface of the massage unit 14,

When the cover 145a is made of the same material as the massage part 14, the cover part 145a is extended along the outer surface of the massage part 14 so that the cover part 145a is pressed by the human force, (14), and is detachable by a human force.

According to the foot massage machine of the present invention, it is possible to perform efficient massage by adjusting the height of the foot plate and the height of the impact point, and furthermore, the width of the impact point can be adjusted, so that massage can be performed more efficiently.

In addition, since the intensity of massage can be controlled by adjusting the rotation angle, the speed of the massage can be controlled by adjusting the rotation speed, and furthermore, the weight of the hitting means can be adjusted according to the user's choice. Can be further improved.

In addition, since the weight adjusting means can be firmly fixed when the weight of the hitting means is adjusted, there is an advantage that stable massage can be performed.

1 and 2 are views showing a configuration of a foot massage machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a configuration according to another embodiment of a foot massage machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a plan view showing a region of "A" in Fig. 3 showing a foot massage machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 shows the structure of the massage part 14 in the foot massage machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings and the inventor can properly define the concept of the term to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in accordance with the principles and meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, various equivalents And variations are possible.

Before describing the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be noted that the present invention is not described or specifically described with respect to a known configuration that can be easily added by a person skilled in the art, Let the sound be revealed.

The present invention relates to a foot massage machine configured to massage a sole put on a foot plate by being rotated in both directions about an axis.

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

Example 1. Foot Massager

1 and 2 are views showing a configuration of a foot massage machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The foot massage machine according to the first embodiment mainly includes the massage machine 10 and the remote controller 20. [ The remote controller 20 may be a conventional button or a touch panel for controlling the on / off operation of the massage machine 10 and the speed, intensity, And may be configured as a smart terminal according to an embodiment. At this time, the configuration of the smart terminal can refer to the function of the smart terminal which is communicated with other devices and interlocked with the other devices.

The massage machine 10 includes a foot plate 11, a vertical bar 12, a horizontal bar 13, a massage part 14, a movable part 16, a height adjusting part 16 and an operation panel 17.

The footrest 11 is made of a flexible material such that the foot of the user is raised, thereby allowing the user to comfortably raise his / her feet.

The vertical bar 12 is configured to extend upward from the upper surface of the foot plate 11. The vertical bar 12 has a shaft 12a at one end of the lower side and a horizontal bar 13 at one end of the upper side, In the vertical direction.

In this case, the vertical bar 12 is preferably formed on one side of the upper surface of the foot plate 11 in the opposite direction in which the user's feet come in. This is so that the feet of the user are seated on the foot plate 11 and the feet that are seated can be massaged by the massage unit 14, which will be described later.

The vertical bar 12 may have a multi-stage structure as shown in FIG. 1, and a stopper (not shown) may be formed at each end. Therefore, the height of the vertical bar 12 can be adjusted, and the user can adjust the massage height according to the position of the massage pad to be massaged or the size of the user's foot.

The horizontal bar 13 is formed such that the vertical bar 12 is perpendicular to the vertical bar 12 at one end of the upper side as described above.

The massage unit 14 is formed at both ends of the horizontal bar 13, and as shown in the figure, a plurality of protrusions may protrude from one side in the direction in which the user's feet are positioned.

The one surface on which the plurality of protrusions and / or the plurality of protrusions are formed may be made of a flexible material. A predetermined shape (a hemispherical shape, a square or a triangular shape or the like) is protruded on the opposite surface of the surface on which the plurality of protrusions are formed, and the protrusion is formed on the horizontal bar 13. The portion protruding in the predetermined shape may be a flexible material, but may be a general synthetic resin or a plastic material. Of course, it may be a metal material, but it may be preferable to have a relatively light material because it can appeal to the user depending on the hitting.

The movable portion 15 includes a combination of various gears, a motor for applying power to the gears, and a line structure connected to the operation panel 17 for sending control signals to the motor. May further comprise an SMPS for controlling the intensity of the power.

For this movable unit 15, the motor uses a step motor capable of bidirectional driving, and an encoder is installed in the step motor to output a pulse to control the rotation angle. In general, since the pulse is rotated by 10 degrees per pulse, the angle of the pulse can be adjusted by adjusting the output pulse so that the pulse can rotate within a range of 10 to 40 degrees as in the present invention.

At this time, the motor may be employed as a servo motor, but it may be preferable to employ a step motor because the step motor is much more advantageous in terms of angle adjustment.

That is, the rotation angle of the motor is controlled according to the pulse output, and the rotation speed may be controlled when the SMPS is provided.

In the gear combination of the movable portion 15, two common parallel gears may be used in a state in which the motor is raised from the lower to the upper direction as shown in FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings, but the motor may be laid down laterally And the vertical bar 12 may be rotated according to the rotational motion of the motor.

In addition, according to another embodiment, the movable portion 15 is provided with a common parallel gear to the shaft 12a as shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings, and two motors connected with parallel gears at both ends thereof with reference to the parallel gear The parallel gear of the motor and the parallel gear of the shaft 12a may be connected through a rack. At this time, the parallel gears can function as pinions.

Accordingly, when the motor on one side is rotated, the rack connected to the motor is advanced to rotate the parallel gear of the shaft 12a, and the rack connected to the motor on the other side is also advanced. Then, the motor on the other side is retracted to rotate the parallel gear of the shaft 12a, and the rack connected to the motor of the previously rotated one can be reversed.

Thus, the vertical rods 12 can be rotated bidirectionally by causing the motors of both sides to rotate in the opposite direction with the same angle.

To this end, the line configuration connected to the operation panel 17 may be configured to be connected to the motors on both sides, respectively.

The height adjusting portion 16 is configured in a downward direction on the lower surface of the footstool 11, and a plurality of the height adjusting portions 16 function to primarily support the footstep 11 from the ground.

Secondarily, though not shown in the drawing, a thread is formed and the height can be adjusted through rotation. Since the adjustment of the height through the thread has been conventionally used in various technical fields, detailed description of the construction is omitted.

However, it is emphasized that the conventional invention as compared with the present invention does not mean that other technical fields other than the foot massage can be applied.

The operation panel 17 is formed on one side of the foot plate 11 and includes buttons for controlling the on / off control of the movable unit 15, the rotation angle and the rotation intensity of the motor, Or a switch.

The operation panel 17 may be formed on one side of the upper surface of the foot plate 11 as shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Do.

The operation panel 17 has the same function as the above-described remote controller 20. The remote controller 20 and the operation panel 17 further include wired / wireless communication means (not shown) for mutual communication You may.

Example 2. Foot-adjustable foot massager

On the other hand, the user's feet may be different in size and width from user to user, and the user will have different comfort depending on the position of the user's feet.

Therefore, it is also important to adjust the width of the massage unit 14, although it is important to adjust the height of the foot 11 and the vertical bar 12 in massaging the feet.

Accordingly, the foot-wearer according to the second embodiment of the present invention is configured as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.

Prior to explanation, it should be noted that in describing the foot massage machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the description overlapping with the above-described first embodiment can be omitted, The same is true of this.

3 is a view showing a configuration according to another embodiment of a foot massage machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 3 of the accompanying drawings, the horizontal bar 13 further includes a toothed portion 131 arranged at regular intervals on one surface.

The massage unit 14 is configured to be detachable from the horizontal bar 13. The massage unit 14 is disposed at a rear portion of the massage unit 14 and includes a fitting body 141 having a fitting portion 141 into which the locking unit 131 is inserted, And a resilient supporting portion 143 connecting the fitting body 142 and the massage portion 14 to each other.

Therefore, the user can adjust the width of the massage part 14 to suit the position of use, and when the massage is performed, the massage part 14 has the elastic force by the elastic supporting part 143, There is an advantage that the sense of hitting can be improved.

4 of the accompanying drawings. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the massage unit 14 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In a plan view.

According to the design conditions, the horizontal bar 13 may be configured to include a multistage structure like the vertical bar 12 and a stopper structure so as to be capable of adjusting the width of the massage unit 14 other than the width thereof, Thereby making it possible to more finely control the width of the light guide plate 14.

Example 3 Foot Massager capable of Increasing Weight

On the other hand, the degree of massage requires different intensity for each user. Such a user's request often fails to meet even the maximum strength even though the conventional massage can be adjusted in intensity. For example, if the massage device configured to be grasped by the user is used, massage strength may not be satisfactory.

This is because the massage unit 14 is made of a flexible and light material. In order to compensate for this, the massaging unit 14 is made of a material relatively heavier than the conventional massage unit, Can not do it.

Therefore, in the third embodiment of the present invention, the groove portion 144 is formed in a region protruding to have a predetermined shape from one side of the massage portion 14, the weight increasing portion 145 inserted into the groove portion 144, .

At this time, the groove portion 144 and the weight increasing portion 145 may be referred to FIG.

Fig. 5 shows the structure of the massage part 14 in the foot massage machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

5 of the accompanying drawings may include a cover 145a and a weight increasing piece 145b. In this case, the weight increasing portion 145 may be formed of a material such as metal Is the weight increase section 145b.

Of course, the cover 145a may be made of the same material as the weight increase piece 145b, but may be made of the same material as the massage section 14. [ Therefore, by providing both the weight increasing portion 145 having the cover 145a made of the same material as the weight increasing piece 145b and the weight increasing portion 145 made of a material such as metal only for the weight increasing piece 145b , And can be selectively used by the user.

In this case, the cover 145a has the same shape as the outer surface of the massage unit 14 and is formed by cutting one end. However, when the cover 145a is made of a metal or the like, Such as a solid line area of the massage part 145, as shown in Fig.

5, when the weight increase piece 145b is inserted into the groove 144, the cover 145a is formed of the same material as that of the massage part 14, May be fitted to the outer surface of the massage unit 14. [ Such fitting and separation may be possible with the human power of the user.

It is apparent that the present invention is not limited to the technical matters according to the drawings, as described above with reference to the drawings, only the essential matters of the present invention are described, and various designs can be made within the technical scope thereof.

10: Massage
11: Scaffolding
12: vertical rod 12a: shaft
13: horizontal bar 131:
14: Massage
141: fitting portion 142: fitting body
143: elastic support portion 144:
145: weight increase portion
145a: cover 145b: weight increase piece
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17: Operation panel
20: Remote control

Claims (13)

A massager 10 for massaging the sole of the user,
A foot massage machine including a remote controller (20) capable of remotely controlling the massage machine (10)
The massage machine (10)
A foot plate 11 made of a flexible material so that the feet of the user can be seated; A height adjuster 16 capable of adjusting the height of the footrest 11; And an operation panel (17) formed on one side of the foot plate (11)
The massage machine (10)
A vertical bar 12 extending upward from the upper surface of the foot plate 11 and a horizontal bar 13 formed in a direction perpendicular to the vertical bar 12 at one upper end of the vertical bar 12, (14) formed at both ends of the body (13)
Further comprising a groove (144) formed on one side of the groove (144) and a weight increasing part (145) inserted into the groove (144).
delete The method according to claim 1,
The massage machine (10)
And a movable part (15) for rotating the vertical bar (12) in both directions by a predetermined angle.
The method of claim 3,
The movable part (15)
A motor for receiving a control signal from the operation panel 17,
A gear connected to the motor and a gear combination formed on a shaft (12a) connected to one end of the vertical rod (12).
The method of claim 3,
The movable part (15)
A first motor and a second motor that receive control signals from the operation panel 17 and each have gears at one end thereof,
A gear formed on a shaft 12a connected to a lower end of the vertical rod 12,
A first rack connecting a gear formed on the first motor and a gear formed on the shaft,
And a second rack connecting a gear formed on the second motor and a gear formed on the shaft (12a).
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the predetermined angle is 10 to 40 degrees.
The method according to claim 1,
The horizontal bar (13)
And a step portion (131) arranged at regular intervals on one side of the foot portion.
The method of claim 7,
The massage part (14)
Is separated from the horizontal bar 13,
A fitting body 142 disposed at the rear of the massage unit 14 and having a fitting part 141 into which the locking part 131 is inserted,
Further comprising an elastic supporting part (143) connecting the fitting body (142) and the massage part (14) and having an elastic force.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The weight increasing unit 145 may include:
A weight increase piece 145b inserted into the groove 144; And
, And a cover (145a) connected to the weight increasing part (145b) and seated on the outer surface of the massage part (14).
The method of claim 10,
The weight increasing piece 145b is made of a metal material,
The cover (145a)
And is made of the same material as the metal or massage part (14).
The method of claim 11,
When the cover 145a is made of metal,
Characterized in that the cover (145a) is sized to be seated on the outer surface of the massage section (14).
The method of claim 11,
When the cover 145a is made of the same material as the massage unit 14,
The cover (145a)
By extending the length along the outer surface of the massage unit 14,
Is pressed by a human force and is fitted and fixed to the outer surface of the massage unit (14) and is detachable by human force.

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