KR101898787B1 - Massage Apparatus Capable of prevention and treatement for Turtle Neck Syndrome and cervical disc disease - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can effectively correct the neck disk or turtle neck syndrome by increasing the effect of pulling the neck portion of the subject and rubbing the neck portion of the subject while simultaneously performing rotational movement and up-down movement of the plurality of calibration balls by the cam mechanism The present invention relates to a massage chair capable of correcting a turtle neck, the massage chair according to the present invention comprises: a main body; A drive cam rotatably installed on the main body and having an upper surface formed with a curved convex-concave driving cam surface; A driven cam which is vertically movably installed on the upper portion of the driving cam and has a driven cam surface of a concave-convex shape in which a lower surface is connected to the driving cam surface, the driven cam being moved up and down by rotation of the driving cam; A rotation shaft fixed to the drive cam and rotating together with the drive cam, the rotation shaft being installed to protrude outside the upper end of the main body; A sample member connected to the driven cam and the rotary shaft at an outer side of the upper end of the body to perform a linear motion in a vertical direction and a rotary motion around a rotary shaft to massage a rear portion of the neck of the subject; And a driving unit for rotating the driving cam.

Description

[0001] Massage Apparatus [0002] The present invention relates to a massaging apparatus for preventing and treating turtle neck and neck discs,

The present invention relates to a massage chair, and more particularly, to a massage chair which rotates and moves up and down by a cam mechanism to shrug and pull the neck of a subject to calibrate the turtle neck syndrome, The present invention relates to a massage chair capable of preventing and treating a disc.

People who use computers for a long time are sitting in unconscious bent positions and there are many people who are sticking their heads. If you look at the monitor without stretching your head, your neck will come out naturally after a while, and your posture will eventually change.

The turtle neck syndrome is an excessive load on the neck due to the abnormal posture of the user when the user uses an information processing device such as a computer or a mobile phone, as described above, and it causes fascia pain, headache, , Can cause respiratory disorders as well as neck discs.

In order to correct such a turtle neck syndrome, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No. 2016-0127872 discloses a turtle neck measuring and correcting apparatus comprising a functional electrical stimulator (FES) that applies electrical stimulation to a user's neck.

However, such a conventional turtle neck measuring and orthodontic treatment apparatus requires a variety of electrical devices such as an electromyogram sensor and a tilt sensor for detecting a tilt of a user's neck, so that the configuration is very complicated and it is difficult to expect a large correction effect .

In addition to the conventional electric therapy, various neck massage chairs have been disclosed which knock on the back of the neck or relieve the symptoms of the neck disk. Such a conventional neck massage chair can be used only when the massage device is one of linear motion and rotational motion Therefore, there is a problem in that the effect of traction on the neck portion is small and the correction effect of the neck disk or turtle neck syndrome is low, and the configuration of the driving unit is complicated.

Published Japanese Patent Application No. 10-2016-0127872 Patent No. 10-1561005 Registration Utility Model No. 20-0309583 Patent No. 10-1675762

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for correcting an effect of pulling a neck portion of a person to be examined, The present invention provides a massage chair capable of effectively correcting a neck disk or turtle neck syndrome by increasing the size of a turtle neck, and operating a calibrating ball with a simple structure.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a massage chair comprising: a body; A drive cam rotatably installed on the main body and having an upper surface formed with a curved convex-concave driving cam surface; A driven cam which is vertically movably installed on the upper portion of the driving cam and has a driven cam surface of a concave-convex shape in which a lower surface is connected to the driving cam surface, the driven cam being moved up and down by rotation of the driving cam; A rotation shaft fixed to the drive cam and rotating together with the drive cam, the rotation shaft being installed to protrude outside the upper end of the main body; A sample member connected to the driven cam and the rotary shaft at an outer side of the upper end of the body to perform a linear motion in a vertical direction and a rotary motion around a rotary shaft to massage a rear portion of the neck of the subject; And a driving unit for rotating the driving cam.

According to the present invention, since the sample member is moved up and down by the action of the drive cam and the follower cam and is rotated by the rotation shaft, the calibration ball of the sample member is moved in the up- Thereby providing a pressing force and a rubbing force at the same time. Therefore, it is possible to obtain an effect of correcting the turtle neck syndrome and treating the neck disk by increasing the force of traction of the back of the neck of the subject.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a massage chair capable of correcting a turtle neck according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figs. 2 and 3 are longitudinal sectional views of the massage chair shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 2 is a basic state before operation, and Fig. 3 shows an operational state.
Fig. 4 is a plan view showing an incision of a part of the massage chair shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
5 is a sectional view taken along the line II in Fig.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the massage chair shown in FIG. 1 with the calibration balls removed.
7 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a main part of the massage chair shown in Fig.
Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a part of the main part of the massage chair shown in Fig.
9 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a fixing band of a massage chair according to the present invention.
10 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the fixing band of the massage chair according to the present invention.
11 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a massage member of a massage chair according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a massage chair capable of correcting a turtle neck according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 8, a massage chair capable of correcting a turtle neck according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10, and a main body 10, which is rotatably installed on both sides of the main body 10, Two drive cams 20 each having a cam surface 21 formed thereon and a follower cam 30 provided above the respective drive cams 20 so as to be movable up and down in association with the drive cams 20, A first elastic member 35 that applies an elastic force to the driven cam 30 downward with respect to the main body 10 and a second elastic member 35 which is fixed to each of the drive cams 20 and rotates together with the drive cam 20 40 and a rotating shaft 40 connected to the driven cam 30 and the rotary shaft 40 at an outer side of the upper end of the main body 10 to perform linear motion in the vertical direction and rotational motion about the rotary shaft 40, Two sample members 50 for massaging the rotating shaft 40 and a lower end portion of the sample member 50 A second elastic member 55 for applying an elastic force to the sample member 50 downward with respect to the rotary shaft 40 and a drive unit for rotating the drive cam 20.

The main body 10 may be fixed to the massage chair just below the head supporting portion for supporting the head portion of the subject. A cylindrical guide housing 11 accommodating the respective drive cams 20 and the driven cams 30 is formed on both sides of the main body 10 and at one side of the lower end of the main body 10, A drive motor housing 61, and the like.

A guide groove 13 is formed on the inner surface of the guide housing 11 so as to guide the linear movement of the follower cam 30 relative to the guide housing 11 in the up and down direction. A guide protrusion 33 sliding along the guide groove 13 is formed to protrude from the outer surface. Of course, the guide protrusion 33 may be formed on the inner surface of the guide housing 11, and the guide groove 13 may be formed on the outer surface of the follower cam 30.

A plurality of openings opened to the outside are formed on the upper surface of the guide housing 11 so that the upper end of the follower cam 30 and the upper end of the rotation shaft 40 are projected outward through the upper surface of the guide housing 11 It is possible.

The drive cam 20 is cylindrical and is rotatably installed at a lower portion of the guide housing 11 of the main body 10. [ The upper surface of the drive cam 20 is composed of a drive cam surface 21 having a concavo-convex shape bent in a wave shape and connected to the lower surface of the follower cam 30. In this embodiment, two protruding portions of the driving cam surface 21 are arranged at intervals of 180 degrees so that the driven cam 30 moves upward and downward twice in one rotation when the driving cam 20 makes one rotation.

The rotation shaft 40 is press-fitted into the center of the driving cam 20. Therefore, when the drive cam 20 is rotated by the drive unit, the rotation shaft 40 rotates together with the drive cam 20. [ The rotary shaft 40 is formed in an elongated bar shape and passes through the center of the upper surface of the guide housing 11 so that the upper end portion is disposed in the inner space of the sample member 50.

The driven cam 30 is disposed in the upper portion of the drive cam 20 inside the guide housing 11. [ The lower surface of the follower cam 30 is a curved convex-concave driven cam surface 31 corresponding to the drive cam surface 21. When the drive cam 20 rotates, the drive cam surface 21, The driven cam 30 is moved up and down by the action between the cam surfaces 31. [ That is, a portion of the driving cam surface 21 protruding upward is moved along the curved surface of the driven cam surface 31 to push up the driven cam 30 upwardly, .

The upper end of the driven cam 30 passes through the upper surface of the guide housing 11 and is coupled to the movable bracket 51 constituting the sample member 50.

A spring receiving groove 32 in which the first elastic member 35 is received is recessed at the center of the follower cam 30 so that the follower cam 30 is elastically brought into close contact with the drive cam 20 .

The upper end of the first elastic member 35 is supported by the upper surface of the guide housing 11 and the lower end of the spring is engaged with the spring receiving groove 32 of the follower cam 30 So that an elastic force is applied to the follower cam 30 downward.

The sample member 50 is installed outside the upper end of the guide housing 11 and connected to the driven cam 30 and the rotating shaft 40 to linearly move up and down by the driven cam 30, ), And the back of the neck of the subject is pressed. The sample member 50 includes a movable bracket 51 coupled to an upper end of the follower cam 30 at an outer side of an upper end of the guide housing 11 and a movable bracket 51 coupled to an upper portion of the movable bracket 51 And a calibration ball 52 which moves together with the movable bracket 51 and massage the rear portion of the subject's neck.

A through hole 51a through which the rotation shaft 40 passes is formed at the center of the movable bracket 51. The movable bracket 51 is movable up and down along the rotation axis 40 but can not be rotated relative to the movable bracket 51 so that the movable bracket 51 rotates together with the rotation axis 40, And a part of the rotation axis 40 passing through the through hole 51a has a substantially D-shaped cross-sectional shape corresponding to the through hole 51a. Of course, the portion of the rotation shaft 40 at the position corresponding to the through hole 51a and the through hole 51a may be formed in a variety of shapes other than the D shape, such as a track shape in which both sides are chamfered, a polygonal shape such as a quadrangle, And the like.

The calibration ball 52 may be cylindrical or hemispherical and is fixed to the upper portion of the movable bracket 51 by fastening means such as a screw 54 or a bolt. On the upper surface of the calibration ball 52, a plurality of acupressure projections 53 having different sizes are formed so as to protrude upward. Since the two acupressure projections 53 are formed in different sizes, particularly different in height, they are brought into close contact with the back of the curved neck of the subject to provide comfortable and effective acupressure performance, thereby enhancing the effect of correcting the turtle neck.

The sample member (50) is urged downward by the second elastic member (55). The second elastic member 55 is installed in a space formed between the upper part of the movable bracket 51 and the lower part of the calibration ball 52 and the upper end is supported by the upper end of the rotary shaft 40, And a compression coil spring supported on the center of the movable bracket 51 to apply an elastic force to the movable bracket 51 downward.

The drive unit includes a drive motor 61 installed at the center of the lower end of the main body 10 and extending to both sides of the main body 10 and two worm gears 62 coupled to both shafts of the drive motor 61, And a worm wheel 63 fixed to a lower end of each of the driving cams 20 and rotated in engagement with the worm gear 62. [ The worm wheel 63 may be integrally formed at the lower end of the driving cam 20 but the worm wheel 63 may be integrally formed with the driving cam 20 after the driving cam 20 and the worm wheel 63 are formed separately. As shown in Fig.

The massage chair of the present invention thus constituted operates as follows.

When the subject selects the neck massage mode through the input part of the massage chair or the massage machine, the power is applied to the driving motor 61 in the massage chair or the massage controller so that the driving motor 61 operates. When the drive motor 61 is operated and the worm gear 62 rotates, a rotational force is transmitted to the worm wheel 63 engaged with the worm gear 62 so that the drive cam 20 and the rotational shaft 40 rotate in one direction . At this time, the two drive cams 20 rotate in opposite directions to each other. That is, when one drive cam 20 rotates clockwise, the other drive cam 20 rotates counterclockwise.

As the drive cam 20 and the rotation shaft 40 rotate, the rim of the through hole 51a of the movable bracket 51 receives a force from the outer surface of the rotation shaft 40, and the movable bracket 51 is rotated by the rotation shaft 40 And rotate together. At the same time, the follower cam 30 moves upward and downward from the inside of the guide housing 11 by the action between the drive cam surface 21 of the drive cam 20 and the follower cam surface 31 of the follower cam 30, The movable bracket 51 coupled to the upper end of the follower cam 30 linearly moves up and down with respect to the rotation shaft 40. [

The sample member 50 is moved up and down by the action of the drive cam 20 and the follower cam 30 and is rotated by the rotation shaft 40. Thus, 52) are provided with a pressing force and a rubbing force at the back of the neck of the subject while simultaneously moving up and down and rotating. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the effect of correcting the turtle neck syndrome and treating the neck disk by increasing the pulling force of the back of the neck of the subject.

In order to further improve the effect of the turtle neck syndrome correction and the neck disk treatment by simultaneously performing the linear motion and the rotational motion of the sample member 50, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 A fixing band 70 for covering and fixing the forehead portion of the subject can be additionally constructed. The fixing band 70 has an elongated band shape, a forehead support part 71 which is in close contact with the forehead part of the person to be examined is formed at the central part, and a detachable unit is provided at both ends of the fixing band 70, .

9, the attachment / detachment means includes a plurality of engagement holes 73 and engagement bosses 72 provided at both ends of the fixed band 70 as shown in FIG. 9, And a Velcro tape 74 provided at both ends of the frame.

11, a magnetic body 56 is further provided on the acupressure projection 53 in order to improve the blood circulation effect when the acupressure projection 53 is pressed against the back of the neck of the subject It is possible.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. And it is to be understood that such modified embodiments belong to the scope of protection of the present invention defined by the appended claims.

10: main body 11: guide housing
12: drive housing 13: guide groove
20: driving cam 21: driving cam surface
30: follower cam 31: follower cam face
32: spring receiving groove 33: guide projection
35: first elastic member 40:
50: sample member 51: movable bracket
51a: Through ball 52: Calibration ball
53: acupressure projection 54: screw
55: second elastic member 56: magnetic substance
61: drive motor 62: worm gear
63: Worm wheel 70: Fixed band

Claims (10)

A body 10;
A drive cam 20 rotatably installed on the main body 10 and having a curved convex-concave driving cam surface 21 formed on an upper surface thereof;
A driven cam surface 31 of a concave-convex shape is formed on the lower surface of the upper portion of the drive cam 20 to be connected to the drive cam surface 21, A driven cam (30) which moves to a first position;
A rotation shaft 40 fixed to the drive cam 20 and rotated together with the drive cam 20 and installed so as to protrude outside the upper end of the main body 10;
And is connected to the driven cam 30 and the rotary shaft 40 at the outer side of the upper end of the main body 10 so as to linearly move in the vertical direction and rotate around the rotary shaft 40, Member (50);
A driving unit for rotating the driving cam 20;
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The sample member (50) further includes a movable bracket (51) in contact with an upper end of the follower cam (30)
A through hole (51a) through which the rotation shaft (40) passes is formed at the center of the movable bracket (51)
At least one side surface of the outer surface of the through hole 51a and at least one side surface of the rotating shaft 40 passing through the through hole 51a are formed in a straight line so that the movable bracket 51 rotates together with the rotating shaft 40 ,
Wherein a guide groove is provided in a portion of the lower surface of the movable bracket (51) that is in contact with the follower cam (30). The massage chair according to claim 1, further comprising a first elastic member (35) for applying an elastic force to the driven cam (30) downward with respect to the main body (10). The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising the step of attaching the sample member (50) to the rotating shaft (40) The massage chair further comprises an elastic member (55). The drive unit according to claim 1, wherein the drive unit comprises: a drive motor (61) installed at one side of the main body (10); a worm gear (62) And a worm wheel (63) fixed to the worm gear (20) and rotating in engagement with the worm gear (62). The massage chair according to claim 1, wherein the main body (10) is formed with a cylindrical guide housing (11) in which the drive cam (20) and the follower cam (30) are accommodated. A guide groove (13) is formed on the inner surface of the guide housing (11) and the outer surface of the follower cam (30) so as to guide linear motion of the follower cam (30) And a guide protrusion (33) sliding along the guide groove (13). 2. The massage chair according to claim 1, wherein the driving cam (20), the driven cam (30), and the sample member (50) are symmetrically disposed on both sides of the main body (10). The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sample member (50) comprises a calibration ball (52) coupled to an upper portion of the movable bracket (51) and moving together with the movable bracket (51)
Massage chair. The massage chair according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of acupressure projections (53) protruding upward are formed on the upper surface of the calibration ball (52). The massage chair according to claim 9, wherein a magnetic body (56) is provided on the acupressure projection (53).

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