KR102321629B1 - A massage device capable of being boarded while standing by the user and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a massage device in which a user can ride in a standing state, and a method for controlling the same. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a massage device, comprising: a massage module providing a massage function to at least a part of a user's body; a seat frame that supports the user's buttocks; a backrest frame for supporting the user's back; and a base frame in contact with the ground and connected to the seat frame to support the seat frame; Including, wherein the seat frame is rotatably provided on the base frame, the backrest frame is rotatably provided on the seat frame, a massage device is disclosed.

Description

A MASSAGE DEVICE CAPABLE OF BEING BOARDED WHILE STANDING BY THE USER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

The present invention relates to a massage device in which a user can ride in a standing state.

Massage is to control the modulation of the subject's body by applying various types of mechanical stimuli to the subject's body part, such as kneading, pressing, pulling, tapping, or moving the subject's body part. It is a medical adjuvant therapy that helps circulation and relieves fatigue of the subject.

The increase in the demand for massage caused an increase in demand for a massage device or a massage device that provides an artificial massage function due to economic circumstances and time reasons. That is, as the demand for relieving fatigue or stress while relaxing the tense muscles through massage increases, various massage devices in a time- and cost-effective manner are being released. Any type of apparatus, device, or apparatus for performing massage through a mechanical device without a separate masseuse is referred to as a massage device.

Recently, people's interest in health is increasing, and the size of the massage device market is increasing. Accordingly, massage devices of various concepts have been released, and research on functions and structures of the massage devices is continued.

Korean Patent No. 10-1189364 discloses a massage device.

The present disclosure has been derived in response to the above-mentioned background art, and one of the various objects of the present disclosure is to provide a standing massage device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a massage device that is transformed from a standing type to a sitting type, and is transformed from a sitting type to a standing type.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure for solving the above problems, there is provided a massage device, comprising: a massage module for providing a massage function to at least a part of a user's body; a seat frame that supports the user's buttocks; a backrest frame for supporting the user's back; and a base frame in contact with the ground and connected to the seat frame to support the seat frame; Including, wherein the seat frame is rotatably provided on the base frame, the backrest frame is rotatably provided on the seat frame, it is possible to provide a massage device.

In addition, the massage device, a link frame provided on the seat frame to maintain a predetermined angle with one end of the seat frame; and a driving force providing unit for applying a force to the link frame; Further comprising, by the driving force providing unit pulling or pushing the link frame to the rear of the massage device, the seat frame may rotate in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction.

In addition, when the driving force providing unit pulls the link frame to the rear of the massage device, the seat frame rotates in a vertical direction, and when the driving force providing unit pushes the link frame toward the front of the massage device, the seat The frame can rotate in a horizontal direction.

In addition, a link sub-frame is provided between the driving force providing unit and the link frame in order to transmit the force generated by the driving force providing unit, and one end of the link sub-frame is rotatably provided to the link frame, The other end of the link sub-frame may be rotatably provided to the driving force providing unit.

In addition, the driving force providing unit: a posture conversion actuator; a spiral rod rotating by the force provided by the posture conversion actuator; a spiral rod guide coupled to the spiral rod to move forward or backward of the massage device according to the rotation of the spiral rod; and a moving auxiliary frame coupled to the spiral rod guide, moving together with the spiral rod guide, and connected to the link sub-frame; Including, one end of the spiral rod is connected to the posture conversion actuator, the other end of the spiral rod may not be fixed.

In addition, the massage device further comprises an arm massage unit frame module, the arm massage unit frame module includes: a first frame defective with the backrest frame; a second frame rotatably coupled to the first frame; and an arm massage part rotation actuator that provides a driving force so that the second frame is rotatable; may include.

In addition, the massage device may further include an arm massage unit frame module, the arm massage unit frame module may include a plurality of frames, and at least one of the plurality of frames may be rotatably provided on the backrest frame.

In addition, the massage device includes a control unit for controlling the massage device; It further includes, and the control unit can transform the massage device from a sitting type to a standing type by interlocking a plurality of actuators to operate.

In addition, the controller may drive the posture conversion actuator to rotate the seat frame in a vertical direction, and in conjunction with this, drive the back frame to rotate the back frame in a direction away from the seat frame.

In addition, the massage device includes a control unit for controlling the massage device; Further comprising, the control unit by interlocking a plurality of actuators to operate, it is possible to transform the massage device from a standing type to a sitting type.

In addition, the controller may drive the posture conversion actuator to rotate the seat frame in a horizontal direction, and in conjunction with this, drive the back actuator to rotate the back frame in a direction closer to the seat frame.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a massage device that is transformed from a standing type to a sitting type, and is transformed from a sitting type to a standing type.

Various aspects are now described with reference to the drawings, in which like reference numbers are used to refer to like elements collectively. In the following examples, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. It will be evident, however, that such aspect(s) may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing one or more aspects.
1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 and 3 are views for explaining the structure of the main frame 1100 when the massage device 1000 is a standing type.
4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining the structure of the main frame 1100 when the massage device 1000 is a sitting type.
6 and 7 are diagrams for explaining in more detail the driving force providing unit 1160 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
8 and 9 are diagrams for explaining the arm massage unit frame module 1900 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
10 is a view for explaining the structure of the seat frame 1120 and the link frame 1140 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
11 is a view for explaining the components included in the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure described above will become more apparent through the following examples in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The following specific structural and functional descriptions are merely illustrative for the purpose of describing embodiments according to the concepts of the present disclosure.

As such, the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in the present specification or application.

Since the embodiment according to the concept of the present disclosure may have various changes and may have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the present specification or application. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure to a specific form of disclosure, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Terms such as first and/or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present disclosure, a first component may be named as a second component, and similar For example, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no other element is present in the middle. Other expressions for describing the relationship between elements, such as "between" and "in between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to", should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, and includes one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. does not

In this specification, the actuator means a configuration that can provide a driving force. For example, the actuator may include an actuator, a linear actuator, an electronic actuator, a DC actuator, an AC actuator, a linear actuator, an electric actuator, and the like. In addition, the actuator may include various motors, and may include a complex of at least one motor and at least one gear, but is not limited thereto.

In the present specification, the spiral rod means a straight member having a spiral groove, and may be implemented with a metal material. For example, the spiral rod may include a cylindrical rod having a spiral groove on its surface. In addition, the spiral rod may include a metal lead screw.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device may refer to a massage device including a body massage unit and a leg massage unit.

As used herein, the terms “information” and “data” may be used interchangeably with each other.

The sound source in the present disclosure includes various types of music such as classical music, jazz music, instrumental music and pop music, natural sounds such as water sounds and birdsong, and any audio (Audio) including binaural beats, and the like. ) in the form of information. In addition, the binaural bit in the present disclosure may mean a specific type of audio information that can control brain waves.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure forms an area for accommodating at least a portion of the user's body, and the body massage unit 100 for massaging the user's body, and the user's legs It may include a leg massage unit 300 that does.

The body massage unit 100 may provide a massage to at least a part of the user's body. The body massage unit 100 includes a massage module 104 that provides a massage function to at least a part of a user's body, an audio output module 1600 that provides an audio output in any form to the user, and a body massage unit 100 . It may include a main frame 1100 constituting the framework of , and a user input unit 1800 for receiving an input of any type from a user.

The components included in the above-described body massage unit 100 are merely exemplary embodiments, and the body massage unit 100 may include various components in addition to the above-described components.

In addition, the shape and structure of the massage device 1000 shown in FIG. 1 are merely exemplary, and unless departing from the scope of rights defined by the claims of the present disclosure, various types of massage devices 1000 are also disclosed in the present disclosure. It may be included within the scope of the content.

The body massage unit 100 may form a space of any shape for accommodating the user. The body massage unit 100 may have a space having a shape corresponding to the shape of the user's body. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the body massage unit 100 may be implemented as a sitting type that can accommodate the user's whole body or a part of the body.

The portion in contact with the ground in the body massage unit 100 may include an arbitrary material for increasing frictional force or an arbitrary member (eg, non-slip pad, etc.) for increasing frictional force, and the massage device 1000 . It may include wheels for enhancing the mobility of the.

At least a portion of the body massage unit 100 may slide. For example, when the body massage unit 100 starts a massage, at least a portion of the body massage unit 100 may slide forward. In addition, the body massage unit 100 may be inclined to the rear. As a result, the body massage unit 100 may provide a massage in a backward tilted state.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device 1000 may include at least one air cell.

For example, the body massage unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a shoulder air cell (not shown) in a portion corresponding to the user's shoulder. In addition, the body massage unit 100 may include a pelvic air cell (not shown) corresponding to the pelvic part and an arm air cell (not shown) corresponding to the arm massage unit, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the leg massage unit 300 may also include at least one air cell, but is not limited thereto, and the air cell may be provided in various parts of the massage device 1000 .

The massage device 1000 may include an air supply unit, and the air supply unit may inflate the air cell by supplying air to the air cell. The air supply unit may be located inside the body massage unit 100 and may be located in the leg massage unit 300 . In addition, the air supply unit may be located outside the massage device (1000).

The leg massage unit 300 may provide a leg massage to the user. For example, the leg massage unit 300 is provided with a massage module for applying a physical stimulation, and the leg massage unit 300 may apply a physical stimulation to the user's leg. In addition, the leg massage unit 300 may be provided with at least one air cell for pressing at least a portion of the user's leg, but is not limited thereto.

The massage module 104 may be provided inside the body massage unit 100 to provide any type of mechanical stimulation to the user accommodated in the body massage unit 100 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the massage module 104 may move along the main frame 1100 provided in the body massage unit 100 .

For example, the main frame 1100 of the body massage unit 100 may be provided with a rack gear, and while the massage module 104 moves along the rack gear, it is mechanically applied to various parts of the user's body. may provide stimulation. The massage module 104 may include a ball massage unit or a roller massage unit, but is not limited thereto.

The main frame 1100 constitutes a skeleton of the internal configuration of the body massage unit 100 and may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the main frame 1100 may be implemented with iron, alloy, steel, etc., but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device 1000 may include an audio output module 1600 . The audio output module 1600 may be provided in various locations. For example, the audio output module 1600 may include an upper audio output unit disposed on the upper end of the seat unit in contact with the user, a front audio output unit attached to the front end of the left and right arm massage unit of the seat unit, and/or attached to the rear end of the arm massage unit. It may include a plurality of output units, such as a rear audio output unit, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the audio output module 1600 may provide a stereophonic sound such as 5.1 channel, but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user may control the massage apparatus 1000 by using the massage apparatus control device 2000 . The massage device control device 2000 may be connected to the massage device 1000 through wired communication and/or wireless communication.

The massage device control device 2000 may include a remote controller, a cell phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), etc., but is not limited thereto, and the massage device 1000 and the wired or wireless communication through It may include various connectable electronic devices.

2 to 5 are views for explaining the structure and operation of the main frame of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

2 and 3 are views for explaining the structure of the main frame 1100 when the massage device 1000 is a standing type, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are the main frame 1100 when the massage device 1000 is a sitting type. ) is a diagram for explaining the structure of

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the main frame 1100 may include an upper frame and a base frame 1110 . The upper frame is a link having a backrest frame 1130 supporting the user's back, a seat frame 1120 supporting the user's buttocks, and one end of the seat frame 1120 connected to the seat frame 1120 and a predetermined angle. It may include at least one of the frame 1140 and the link sub-frame 1150 that transmits the driving force.

The seat frame 1120 means a frame that supports the buttocks when the user rides the massage device 1000 , and may include a plurality of frames. For example, the seat frame 1120 may include at least one longitudinal frame and at least one width direction frame to support the user's buttocks when the user rides the massage device 1000 . The seat frame 1120 may be implemented with a hard material. For example, the seat frame 1120 may be implemented with iron, carbon, aluminum, etc., but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

The backrest frame 1130 means a frame that supports the back part when the user rides the massage device 1000 , and may include a plurality of frames. For example, the backrest frame may include at least one longitudinal frame and at least one width direction frame. The backrest frame 1130 may be implemented with a hard material. For example, the backrest frame 1130 may be implemented with iron, carbon, aluminum, etc., but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

The backrest frame 1130 may be connected to one side of the seat frame 1120 . For example, the backrest frame 1130 may be rotatably coupled to one side of the seat frame 1120 . As the back frame 1130 rotates, the angle between the seat frame 1120 and the back frame 1130 may be changed.

For example, the massage apparatus 1000 may include a first isometric auxiliary frame 1136 disposed on one side of the backrest frame 1130 and maintaining a predetermined angle with the backrest frame 1130 . In this case, the isometric actuator 1180 may be positioned between the seat frame 1120 and the first isometric auxiliary frame 1136, and due to the operation of the isometric actuator 1180, the seat frame 1120 and the backrest frame The angle between 1130 can be changed.

Specifically, when the isometric actuator 1180 is driven from a short state to a long state, the isometric actuator 1180 may apply a pushing force to the first conformal angle auxiliary frame 1136, and as a result, the backrest frame ( As the 1130 rotates, the angle between the seat frame 1120 and the backrest frame 1130 may be reduced.

In addition, when the isometric actuator 1180 is driven from the long state to the short state, the isometric actuator 1180 may apply a pulling force to the first isometric auxiliary frame 1136 , and as a result, the backrest frame 1130 ) by rotating, the angle between the seat frame 1120 and the backrest frame 1130 may be increased.

A link frame 1140 may be provided on one side of the seat frame 1120 . The link frame 1140 may be provided to maintain a predetermined angle with the seat frame 1120 . For example, one side of the link frame 1140 may be coupled to one side of the seat frame 1120 while maintaining a predetermined angle. In this case, at least a portion of the seat frame 1120 or the link frame 1140 may be provided with a main rotation shaft, and the seat frame 1120 and the link frame 1140 maintain a predetermined angle with respect to the main rotation shaft. can rotate

The link frame 1140 may include at least one frame and may be implemented with a hard material. For example, the link frame 1140 may be implemented with iron, carbon, aluminum, etc., but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

One end of the link frame 1140 may be connected to the link sub-frame 1150 . For example, one end of the link frame 1140 and one end of the link sub-frame 1150 may be rotatably coupled to each other, and the link sub-frame 1150 pulls one end of the link frame 1140 . The seat frame 1120 may rotate in an upright manner.

For example, when the link sub-frame 1150 pulls one end of the link frame 1140 (when a force is applied in the B direction), the link frame 1140 moves in the first direction ( for example, counterclockwise). In this case, the link frame 1140 and the seat frame 1120 coupled at a predetermined angle may be rotated upright by the rotation of the link frame 1140 .

Also, for another example, when the link sub-frame 1150 pushes one end of the link frame 1140 (when a force is applied in the A direction), the link frame 1140 is the main rotation shaft 1125. may be rotated in the second direction (eg, clockwise) based on . In this case, the link frame 1140 and the seat frame 1120 coupled at a predetermined angle may be rotated in a seated manner by rotation of the link frame 1140 .

One end of the link sub-frame 1150 may be connected to the link frame 1140 , and the other end of the link sub-frame 1150 may be connected to the driving force providing unit 1160 .

The driving force providing unit 1160 may include a posture conversion actuator 1161 . In this case, the posture conversion actuator 1161 may be implemented as a composite of a motor and a plurality of gears. The posture conversion actuator 1161 may rotate the spiral rod 1167 connected to the posture conversion actuator 1161 . For example, the posture conversion actuator 1161 may rotate the spiral rod 1167 in a first direction (eg, clockwise). Also, the posture conversion actuator 1161 may rotate the spiral rod 1167 in the second direction (eg, counterclockwise).

When the spiral rod 1167 rotates, the spiral rod guide 1168 coupled to the spiral rod 1167 may move forward or backward. For example, when the spiral rod 1167 rotates clockwise, the spiral rod guide 1168 can move forward, and when the spiral rod 1167 rotates counterclockwise, the spiral rod guide 1168 can move backwards. For another example, when the spiral rod 1167 rotates counterclockwise, the spiral rod guide 1168 can move forward, and when the spiral rod 1167 rotates clockwise, the spiral rod guide 1168 ) can move backwards.

The spiral rod guide 1168 may be a gear for transmitting power. In addition, the spiral rod guide 1168 may be a gear box of a box-type frame in which various gears for transmitting power are built-in. For example, the spiral rod guide 1168 may be a rotation gear meshed with the spiral rod 1167 . In addition, the spiral rod guide 1168 may be a gear box including a rotation gear meshed with the spiral rod 1167 .

The spiral rod guide 1168 may be connected to the movement auxiliary frame 1169 . For example, the spiral rod guide 1168 may be combined with the movement auxiliary frame 1169, so that when the spiral rod guide 1168 moves, the movement auxiliary frame 1169 may also move together with the spiral rod guide 1168. have.

The moving auxiliary frame 1169 can move in contact with the upper part of the horizontal base frame 1114 by the movement of the spiral rod guide 1168, and the moving auxiliary frame 1169 is connected to the link sub-frame 1150, so that it moves By the movement of the auxiliary frame 1169, the link sub-frame 1150 may receive a pulling force or a pushing force.

For example, when the movement auxiliary frame 1169 moves forward, a forward pushing force may be applied to the link sub-frame 1150 . In addition, when the movement auxiliary frame 1169 moves rearward, a rearward pulling force may be applied to the link subframe 1150 .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the isometric actuator 1180 may operate in conjunction with the driving force providing unit 1160 . For example, when the driving force providing unit 1160 pulls the link subframe 1150 to the rear (A), the length of the isometric actuator 1180 may be shortened. As a result, the seat frame 1120 rotates in the vertical direction, and the backrest frame 1130 rotates away from the seat frame 1120 with it, so that the massage device 1000 can be deformed to a standing type.

In addition, when the driving force providing unit 1160 pushes the link sub-frame 1150 forward (B), the length of the isometric actuator 1180 may be increased. As a result, the seat frame 1120 rotates in the horizontal direction, and the back frame 1130 rotates in a direction closer to the seat frame 1120 with this, so that the massage device 1000 may be deformed into a sitting type.

6 and 7 are diagrams for explaining in more detail the driving force providing unit 1160 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The driving force providing unit 1160 may include a posture conversion actuator 1161 . The posture conversion actuator 1161 may rotate the spiral rod 1167 connected to the posture conversion actuator 1161 . For example, the posture conversion actuator 1161 may rotate the spiral rod 1167 in a first direction (eg, clockwise). Also, the posture conversion actuator 1161 may rotate the spiral rod 1167 in the second direction (eg, counterclockwise).

When the spiral rod 1167 rotates, the spiral rod guide 1168 coupled to the spiral rod 1167 may move forward or backward. For example, when the spiral rod 1167 rotates clockwise, the spiral rod guide 1168 can move forward, and when the spiral rod 1167 rotates counterclockwise, the spiral rod guide 1168 can move backwards. For another example, when the spiral rod 1167 rotates counterclockwise, the spiral rod guide 1168 can move forward, and when the spiral rod 1167 rotates clockwise, the spiral rod guide 1168 ) can move backwards.

The spiral rod guide 1168 may be a gear for transmitting power. In addition, the spiral rod guide 1168 may be a gear box of a box-type frame in which various gears for transmitting power are built-in. For example, the spiral rod guide 1168 may be a gear box including a rotation gear meshed with the spiral rod 1167 .

The spiral rod guide 1168 may be connected to the movement auxiliary frame 1169 . For example, the spiral rod guide 1168 may be coupled to the movement auxiliary frame 1169, so that when the spiral rod guide 1168 moves, the movement auxiliary frame 1169 may also move together with the spiral rod guide.

The movement auxiliary frame 1169 may move in contact with the upper portion of the horizontal base frame 1114 by the movement of the spiral rod guide 1168, and the movement auxiliary frame 1169 may be connected to the link sub frame 1150 to assist movement. By the movement of the frame 1169, the link sub-frame 1150 may receive a pulling force or a pushing force.

For example, when the movement auxiliary frame 1169 moves forward, a force for pushing forward may be applied to the link sub-frame 1150 . In addition, when the movement auxiliary frame 1169 moves rearward, a rearward pulling force may be applied to the link subframe 1150 . in this case. The link sub-frame 1150 is rotatably coupled to the movement auxiliary frame 1169 , so that force is easily transmitted from the movement auxiliary frame 1169 to the link sub-frame 1150 .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a rail member 1172 may be provided on the upper surface of the horizontal base upper frame 1114 , and the lower portion of the movement auxiliary frame 1169 is a guide member engaged with the rail member 1172 ( 1166 may be provided, so that the movement auxiliary frame 1169 may move along the rail member 1172 .

In this case, one end of the spiral rod 1167 is not fixed but may be flexible. When both sides of the spiral rod 1167 are fixed, the spiral rod 1167 is shaken by the movement of the moving auxiliary frame 1169, so that the coupling relationship is loosened and a failure may occur. In order to solve this, by keeping one end of the spiral rod 1167 fluidly without being fixed, a fine movement of the spiral rod 1167 may be allowed, and a failure may not occur.

8 and 9 are diagrams for explaining the arm massage unit frame module 1900 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the arm massage unit frame module 1900 may include a plurality of frames and at least one actuator. For example, the arm massage unit frame module 1900 includes a first frame 1910 coupled to the back frame 1130 , a second frame 1920 rotatably coupled to the first frame 1910 , and a second frame It may include an arm massage part rotation actuator 1930 that provides a driving force so that the 1920 is rotated.

Specifically, when the length of the arm massage unit rotation actuator 1930 is shortened, the second frame 1920 may rotate in the downward direction. In addition, when the length of the arm massage unit rotation actuator 1930 is increased, the second frame 1920 may rotate in the upward direction.

For convenience of explanation, a drawing using one actuator has been disclosed, but according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the massage device 1000 moves the second frame 1920 in various ways in an upward direction or It can be rotated in the downward direction.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the second frame 1910 may be directly rotatably provided on the backrest frame 1130 . In addition, the second frame 1920 may be provided with an arm massager (not shown), and the arm massager (not shown) may rotate by rotation of the second frame 1920 .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the massage device 1000 is transformed from a standing type to a sitting type or from a sitting type to a standing type, the second frame 1920 may rotate in conjunction therewith. For example, when the massage device 1000 is deformed from a sitting type to a standing type, the length of the arm massage unit rotation actuator 1930 is shortened, so that the second frame 1920 can be rotated downward. In addition, when the massage device 1000 is deformed from a standing type to a sitting type, the length of the arm massage unit rotation actuator 1930 is increased, so that the second frame 1920 can be rotated upward. As a result, the user can comfortably mount the arm on the arm massager.

10 is a view for explaining the structure of the seat frame 1120 and the link frame 1140 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The seat frame 1120 may include a plurality of frames. For example, the seat frame 1120 may include longitudinal frames 1122 and may include width direction frames 1121 .

The seat frame 1120 may be connected to the link frame 1140 . For example, the link frame 1140 may be coupled to the longitudinal frame 1122 . In this case, the link frame 1140 and the longitudinal frame 1122 may maintain a predetermined angle.

In addition, the main frame 1100 may further include a coupling support frame 1123 for supporting coupling between the link frame 1140 and the seat frame 1120 . One end of the coupling support frame 1123 may be connected to the seat frame 1120 , and the other end of the coupling support frame 1123 may be connected to the link frame 1140 , so that the coupling support frame 1123 is the link frame 1140 . It may support the coupling between the and the seat frame 1120 .

The link frame 1140 may be connected to the link sub-frame 1150 . For example, one end of the link frame 1140 may be coupled to the seat frame 1120 , and the other end of the link frame 1140 may be coupled to the link sub-frame 1150 . In this case, the angle between the link frame 1140 and the link sub-frame 1150 may vary. For example, when the driving force providing unit 1160 pulls the link sub-frame 1150 , the angle between the link frame 1140 and the link sub-frame 1150 may be increased. Also, when the driving force providing unit 1160 pushes the link sub-frame 1150 , the angle between the link frame 1140 and the link sub-frame 1150 may be reduced.

Due to the connection structure between the seat frame 1120 , the link frame 1140 , and the link sub-frame 1150 , the massage device 1000 can be deformed from a standing type to a sitting type, and from a sitting type to a standing type. can be

For example, in order to transform from a sitting type to a standing type, the driving force providing unit 1160 may pull the link subframe 1150 rearward. In this case, the seat frame 1120 may rotate in a direction perpendicular to the ground of the longitudinal frame 1121 based on the rotation axis 1125 . Also, along with this, the length of the conformal actuator 1180 may be shortened. As a result, the seat frame 1120 rotates in the vertical direction, and the angle between the seat frame 1120 and the backrest frame 1130 is increased with this, so that the massage device 1000 can be deformed to a standing type.

For another example, in order to be transformed from a standing type to a sitting type, the driving force providing unit 1160 may push the link sub-frame 1150 forward. In this case, the seat frame 1120 may rotate in a direction in which the longitudinal frame 1121 is horizontal to the ground based on the rotation shaft 1125 . Also, along with this, the length of the isometric actuator 1180 may be increased. As a result, the seat frame 1120 rotates in the horizontal direction, and the angle between the seat frame 1120 and the backrest frame 1130 is reduced therewith, so that the massage device 1000 may be deformed into a sitting type.

11 is a view for explaining the components included in the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage device 1000 may include at least one of a control unit 1200 , a sensor unit 1300 , a user input unit 1700 , an audio output module 1600 , and a network connection unit 1400 . can

The controller 1200 may control the operation of the massage apparatus 1000 . The control unit 1200 may be implemented as one processor or a plurality of processors. When the controller 1200 is implemented with a plurality of processors, at least some of the plurality of processors may be located at physically separated distances. Also, the control unit 1200 is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various ways.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 1200 may control the operation of the massage apparatus 1000 . For example, the massage apparatus 1000 may include a plurality of actuators, and the massage apparatus 1000 may control the operation of the massage apparatus 1000 by controlling the operation of the plurality of actuators. For example, the massage device 1000 includes a massage module 104 movement actuator, at least one actuator included in the massage module, a back angle actuator, a leg angle actuator, a foot massage actuator, a leg length adjustment actuator, a sliding actuator, a posture change It may include at least one of the actuator 1161 and the arm massage unit rotation actuator 1930, and the controller 1200 may control the operation of the massage device 1000 by controlling them.

The massage module movement actuator (not shown) is an actuator that enables vertical movement of the massage module 104. The massage module 104 may move along the leg gear by the operation of the massage module 104 movement actuator.

The isometric actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of a portion in which the user's back abuts in the massage apparatus 1000, and the isometric angle of the massage apparatus 1000 may be adjusted by the operation of the isometric actuator.

The leg angle actuator is an actuator for adjusting the angle of the leg massage unit 300 of the massage device 1000, and the angle between the leg massage unit 300 and the body massage unit 100 can be adjusted by the operation of the leg angle actuator. have.

The foot massage actuator represents an actuator that operates the foot massage module included in the leg massage unit 300 . By utilizing the foot massage actuator, the massage device 1000 may provide a foot massage to the user.

At least one actuator may be included in the massage module 104 , and the controller 1200 may provide various massage operations by operating the at least one actuator. For example, by operating at least one actuator included in the massage module 104 , the controller 1200 may provide a tapping massage, a kneading massage, etc., but is not limited thereto, and may provide various massage operations.

The leg length adjustment actuator refers to an actuator that adjusts the length of the leg massage unit 300 . For example, the control unit 1200 may adjust the length of the leg massage unit 300 to suit the user by using the leg length adjusting actuator, and as a result, the user may be provided with a massage suitable for the body type.

The sliding actuator enables the sliding operation of the massage device 1000 . For example, the horizontal base upper frame 1114 may move forward or backward by the operation of the sliding actuator, and as a result, the upper frame connected to the horizontal base upper frame 1114 may also move forward or backward.

The posture conversion actuator 1161 rotates the spiral rod 1167 connected to the posture conversion actuator 1161 to transform the massage device 1000 from a sitting type to a standing type and from a standing type to a sitting type.

When the massage device 1000 is transformed from a sitting type to a standing type and/or from a standing type to a sitting type, the arm massage unit rotation actuator 1930 is an arm massage unit (not shown) to provide comfort to the user in conjunction with this. ) can be rotated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 1200 may transform the massage device 1000 from a standing type to a sitting type by controlling at least one actuator provided in the massage device 1000 , and from a sitting type to a sitting type. It can be transformed into a standing type.

First, an embodiment that is transformed from a sitting type to a standing type will be described.

The control unit 1200 may transform the massage apparatus 1000 from a sitting type to a standing type by interlocking a plurality of actuators to operate.

The control unit 1200 may rotate the spiral rod 1167 connected to the posture conversion actuator 1161 by driving the posture conversion actuator 1161 . The spiral rod 1167 is rotated to move the auxiliary frame 1169 from the front to the rear. For this reason, a backward pulling force may be applied to the link sub-frame 1150 . As a result, the seat frame 1120 may rotate in a vertical direction.

Also, optionally, the controller 1200 may reduce the length of the back actuator 1180 in conjunction with the driving of the posture conversion actuator 1161 . As a result, the angle between the seat frame 1120 and the backrest frame 1130 may be increased.

In addition, optionally, the control unit 1200 may reduce the length of the arm massage unit rotation actuator 1930 in conjunction with the driving of the posture conversion actuator 1161 . As a result, the second frame 1920 may be rotated downward.

By the above-described operations, the massage device 1000 may be transformed from a sitting type to a standing type.

Second, an embodiment in which the standing type is changed from the standing type to the sitting type will be described.

The controller 1200 may rotate the spiral rod 1167 connected to the posture conversion actuator 1161 by driving the posture conversion actuator 1161 . The spiral rod 1167 is rotated to move the auxiliary frame 1169 from the rear to the front. For this reason, a force for pushing forward may be applied to the link sub-frame 1150 . As a result, the seat frame 1120 may rotate in the horizontal direction.

Also, optionally, the controller 1200 may increase the length of the back actuator 1180 in conjunction with the driving of the posture conversion actuator 1161 . As a result, the angle between the seat frame 1120 and the backrest frame 1130 can be reduced.

Also, optionally, the control unit 1200 may increase the length of the arm massage unit rotation actuator 1930 in conjunction with the driving of the posture conversion actuator 1161 . As a result, the second frame 1920 may be rotated upward.

By the above-described operations, the massage device 1000 may be transformed from a standing type to a sitting type.

The sensor unit 1300 may acquire various information using at least one sensor. For example, the sensor may include a pressure sensor, an infrared sensor, an LED sensor, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

Also, the sensor unit 1300 may acquire various information using at least one sensor. For example, the sensor may include a pressure sensor, an infrared sensor, an LED sensor, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

Also, the sensor unit 1300 may include a biometric information acquisition sensor. The biometric information acquisition sensor may acquire fingerprint information, face information, voice information, iris information, weight information, electrocardiogram information, etc., but is not limited thereto, and may include various biometric information.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage apparatus 1000 may sense a contact area and/or a contact position with the user through sensors. Also, the massage apparatus 1000 may acquire the user's shoulder position information through the sensor unit 1300 . Also, the massage apparatus 1000 may provide a customized massage based on the acquired information. For example, when the massage device 1000 provides a shoulder massage, the massage device 1000 recognizes the location of the user based on the information obtained through the sensor unit 1300, and provides the user with the recognition result. Shoulder massage can be provided.

The user input unit 1700 may receive a command related to operation control of the massage apparatus 1000 from the user, and the user input unit 1700 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the user input unit 1700 may be provided in the massage device 1000 in the form of a user input module (eg, a remote control, etc.). In addition, the user input unit 1700 may be provided integrally with the body massage unit 300 , but is not limited thereto.

The massage apparatus 1000 may obtain various commands from the user through the user input unit 1700 . For example, the massage apparatus 1000 may include selection of a massage module, selection of a massage type, selection of massage intensity, selection of a massage time, selection of a massage part, selection of a position and operation of the body massage unit 300, and massage. Arbitrary commands for selection of on-off power of the device 1000 , selection of whether to operate a heating function, selection related to sound source reproduction, etc. may be received, but is not limited thereto.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the user input unit 1700 executes hot key type buttons and/or direction selection, cancellation, and input according to a preset user setting function or a function preset by itself, etc. It may be provided with a selection button or the like for

The user input unit 1700 may be implemented as a keypad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/electrostatic), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, but is not limited thereto. Also, the user input unit 1700 may obtain a command through the user's utterance based on the voice recognition technology.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user input unit 1700 may include a display for displaying the operation state of the massage apparatus 1000 or the current state of the user. In this case, the display is a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display (flexible display). ), and at least one of a three-dimensional display (3D display), but is not limited thereto.

The audio output module 1600 may provide audio output in any form to the user. For example, the audio output module 1600 may provide brain stimulation to the user by outputting a sound source and/or binaural beat optimized for a massage pattern provided by the massage device 1000 to the user. The audio output module 1600 may output an acoustic signal received through a network (not shown) or stored in an internal/external storage medium (not shown). For example, the audio output unit 103 may output a sound source according to the control of the user terminal 2000 through a network connection (eg, Bluetooth connection, etc.) with the user terminal 2000 . In addition, the audio output module 1600 may output any type of sound signal generated in connection with the operation of the massage device 1000 .

The massage apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a network connection unit 1400 . The network connection unit 1400 may communicate with a module inside the massage device 1000, an external massage device, and/or the user terminal 2000 through any type of network. The network connection unit 1400 may include a wired/wireless connection module for network connection. As the wireless access technology, for example, Wireless LAN (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), Wireless broadband (Wibro), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wimax), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), etc. may be used. . As the wired connection technology, for example, Digital Subscriber Line (XDSL), Fibers to the home (FTTH), Power Line Communication (PLC), or the like may be used. In addition, the network connection unit may include a short-range communication module to transmit/receive data to/from any device/terminal located in a short distance. For example, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. may be used as short range communication technologies. not limited

The storage unit 1500 may store various information related to the massage apparatus 1000 . For example, the storage unit 1500 may include massage control information and may include personal authentication information, but is not limited thereto.

The storage unit 1500 may be implemented through a non-volatile storage medium capable of continuously storing arbitrary data. For example, storage 1500 may include, but is not limited to, disks, optical disks, and magneto-optical storage devices, as well as storage devices based on flash memory and/or battery-backed memory. doesn't happen

Also, the storage unit 1500 may include a memory. Memory is the main storage device directly accessed by the processor, such as random access memory (RAM), such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and static random access memory (SRAM). It may mean a volatile storage device that is erased by a , but is not limited thereto. Such a memory may be operated by the controller 1200 .

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as a combination of hardware and software. For example, the present invention may be embodied by a computer-readable medium.

Any medium accessible by a computer can be a computer readable medium, and such computer readable media includes volatile and nonvolatile media, transitory and non-transitory media, removable and non-transitory media. including removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable media may include computer-readable storage media and computer-readable transmission media.

Computer readable storage media includes volatile and nonvolatile media, temporary and non-transitory media, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. includes media. A computer-readable storage medium may be RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage device, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage device, or other magnetic storage device. device, or any other medium that can be accessed by a computer and used to store the desired information.

A computer readable transmission medium typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and Includes any information delivery medium. The term modulated data signal means a signal in which one or more of the characteristics of the signal is set or changed so as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable transmission media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared, and other wireless media. Combinations of any of the above are also intended to be included within the scope of computer-readable transmission media.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, processors, means, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein are implemented in electronic hardware, (convenience For this purpose, it will be understood that it may be implemented by various forms of program or design code (referred to herein as "software") or a combination of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. A person skilled in the art may implement the described functionality in various ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.

It is understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the presented processes is an example of exemplary approaches. Based on design priorities, it is to be understood that the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the processes may be rearranged within the scope of the present invention. The appended method claims present elements of the various steps in a sample order, but are not meant to be limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented.

The description of the presented embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments presented herein, but is to be construed in the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

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In the massage device,
a control unit for controlling the massage device;
a backrest frame for supporting the user's back;
a seat frame having one end rotatably connected to one end of the backrest frame to support the user's buttocks;
a massage module for providing a massage function to at least a portion of the user's body while moving along at least one of the backrest frame and the seat frame based on the control of the controller;
a link frame having one end connected to the other end of the seat frame to maintain a predetermined angle with the seat frame;
a base frame connected to the other end of the seat frame and extending along the ground to support the seat frame; and
It is disposed on the upper portion of the base frame, and moves in at least one direction among the front and rear of the massage device along the upper portion of the base frame based on the control of the control unit to push the link frame forward or a driving force providing unit pulling the rearward;
including,
The control unit pulls the link frame backward through the driving force providing unit to transform the massage device from a seated structure to a standing structure, and pushes the link frame forward through the driving force providing unit to move the massage device to the front. Transforming from the standing structure to the sitting structure,
The standing structure is a structure in which the seat frame is deformed in a vertical direction perpendicular to the ground so that the other end of the backrest frame and the other end of the seat frame are deformed in a direction away from each other,
The seating-type structure is a structure in which the seat frame is deformed in a horizontal direction horizontal to the ground so that the other end of the backrest frame and the other end of the seat frame become closer to each other.
massage device. The method of claim 1,
The driving force providing unit is connected to the other end of the link frame,
The other end of the seat frame and one end of the link frame are rotatably provided on the base frame,
massage device. The method of claim 1,
When the driving force providing unit pulls the link frame to the rear of the massage device, the seat frame rotates in a vertical direction,
When the driving force providing unit pushes the link frame to the front of the massage device, the seat frame rotates in the horizontal direction,
massage device. 4. The method of claim 3,
A link sub-frame is provided between the driving force providing unit and the link frame in order to transmit the force generated by the driving force providing unit,
One end of the link sub-frame is rotatably provided to the link frame, and the other end of the link sub-frame is rotatably provided to the driving force providing unit,
massage device. 5. The method of claim 4,
The driving force providing unit:
posture change actuator;
a spiral rod rotating by the force provided by the posture conversion actuator;
a spiral rod guide coupled to the spiral rod to move forward or backward of the massage device according to the rotation of the spiral rod; and
a moving auxiliary frame coupled to the spiral rod guide, moving together with the spiral rod guide, and connected to the link sub-frame;
including,
One end of the spiral rod is connected to the posture conversion actuator, the other end of the spiral rod is not fixed,
massage device. The method of claim 1,
The massage device includes:
an arm massager frame module disposed on the side of the backrest frame to support the user's arm; and
an isometric actuator having one end connected to one end of the backrest frame and the other end connected to the other end of the seat frame, and adjusting an angle between the seat frame and the backrest frame based on the control of the controller;
further comprising,
massage device. 7. The method of claim 6,
The arm massager frame module is:
a first frame coupled to a side surface of the backrest frame;
a second frame rotatably coupled to the first frame; and
an arm massage unit rotation actuator that provides a driving force so that the second frame is rotatable based on the control of the control unit;
including,
the control unit
The control unit rotates the second frame to any one of the upper and lower sides of the massage device by controlling the length of the arm massage unit rotation actuator,
massage device. 8. The method of claim 7,
The control unit operates by interlocking the driving force providing unit, the equal angle actuator and the arm massage unit rotation actuator to transform the massage device from the sitting structure to the standing structure or from the standing structure to the sitting structure transformed into
massage device. 9. The method of claim 8
The control unit is
In order to transform the massage device from the sitting-type structure to the standing-type structure, the driving force providing unit is driven to rotate the seat frame in the vertical direction, and in conjunction with this, the isometric actuator is driven to rotate the backrest frame. Rotating in a direction away from the seat frame, in conjunction with this, by controlling the length of the arm massage part rotation actuator to rotate the second frame to the lower side,
massage device. 9. The method of claim 8,
The control unit is
In order to transform the massage device from the standing structure to the sitting structure, the driving force providing unit is driven to rotate the seat frame in the horizontal direction, and in conjunction with this, the isometric actuator is driven to rotate the backrest frame. Rotating in a direction closer to the seat frame, and in conjunction with this, to control the length of the arm massage unit rotation actuator to be long to rotate the second frame upwards,
massage device.
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