KR20040033243A - Massage apparatus for bowels - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An intestine massager with an improved structure and performance is provided to increase user's convenience for applying the intestine massager to any type of physique. CONSTITUTION: The intestine massager to be installed at a toilet(32) includes a bedplate(43) to be fixed on the ground; a rail(46) installed at the bedplate(43); a sliding block(45) that travels on the rail(46); a lower supporter(42) fixed at the sliding block(45); an upper supporter(41) that elastically deflects upwards; a motor box(36) installed at the top of the upper supporter(41); and a massage roller(34) that rotates by a motor built in the motor box(36). Preferably, the intestine massager is installed at the toilet, chair or bed.

Description

Massage apparatus for bowels

The present invention relates to an intestinal massage device, and more particularly, to an intestinal massage device capable of performing intestinal massage by rotating a roller with respect to the abdomen of a human body while being installed in a toilet and the like provided in a bathroom.

As is known, the massage action on the abdomen of the human body is very helpful for the health of the intestine. The intestinal massage function serves to facilitate digestion, absorption and excretion in the small intestine and the large intestine as well as the stomach. In particular, people with poor bowel activity or constipation are known to benefit greatly from the abdominal massage with proper intake of fiber. In addition, abdominal massage is known to help prevent abdominal obesity.

Despite the effect of the abdominal massage action, the majority of people have a problem that can not take time to perform a bowel massage separately during busy daily life. Therefore, if you can perform an intestinal massage while looking at the toilet in the bathroom will save time and regular bowel massage will be useful for health promotion.

1 and 2 are perspective views of the intestinal massage device filed by the applicant of the present application in Utility Model Registration Application No. 2001-23820 and 2001-37807.

Referring to FIG. 1, the left toilet 10 may include a water tank 11, a toilet 13 disposed below the water tank 11 to supply water from the water tank 11, and the toilet 13. It is disposed on top of and has a seat 14 on which the user sits. The lid 12 may rotate close to the pedestal 14 to cover the toilet 13.

On the other hand, the bowel massage device is constituted by the belt 16. The belt 16 can be vibrated by a motor, not shown, and the vibration of the belt 16 is controlled by the actuating part 15. The user may be in close contact with the belt 16 to the abdomen while sitting on the seat 14, the bowel massage may be performed by the vibration of the belt 16.

The bowel massage device as described above is inconvenient to adjust the belt 16 each time to fit the user's physique, and also because the bowel massage action occurs only when the belt 16 is in close contact with the abdomen, so that the user moves the upper body forward. There is discomfort that must be leaned down.

Referring to FIG. 2, the bowel massage device includes a first pipe 22 rotatably installed at one side of the water tank 11, and a second pipe 24 into which the first pipe 22 is inserted so as to be adjustable in length. ), A motor housing 25 supported by the second pipe 24, and a roller 27 rotatable by a motor provided inside the motor housing 25. A plurality of protrusions are arranged on the surface of the roller 27 to increase the bowel massage effect. Designated by reference numeral 26 is a pressing member, which serves to fix the mutually adjusted lengths of the first pipe 22 and the second pipe 24.

The intestinal massage device as shown in FIG. 2 has a great intestinal massage effect by the roller 27, but the inconvenience of having to adjust the length between the first pipe 22 and the second pipes 24 every time it is used. have. In addition, since the pipes 22 and 24 and the rollers 27 are provided in a closed state, it is disadvantageous for the user to sit on the base 14.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved intestinal massage device.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an intestinal massage device with improved ease of use.

An object of the present invention is to provide an intestinal massage device that is convenient to use regardless of the user's physique.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a bowel massage apparatus according to the prior art.

2 is a schematic perspective view of another example of a bowel massage device according to the prior art.

3 is a schematic perspective view of one embodiment of an intestinal massage device according to the present invention;

4 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a portion of the device shown in FIG. 3;

5 is a sectional view of a portion of the device shown in FIG. 3;

6 is a schematic perspective view of another embodiment of an intestinal massage device according to the present invention.

7 is a schematic front view of another embodiment of an intestinal massage device according to the present invention.

8 is a schematic perspective view of yet another embodiment of an intestinal massage device according to the present invention.

9A is a cross-sectional view of a portion of FIG. 8.

9B is a sectional view of a portion of FIG. 8;

In order to achieve the above object, in accordance with the present invention, a fixed part fixed to the ground; A rail provided on the fixing portion; A sliding part capable of reciprocating in one direction along the rail; A lower support part fixed to the sliding part; An upper support installed to elastically deflect upwardly with respect to the lower support; A motor box installed on the upper support portion; There is provided an intestinal massage device having a massage roller rotatably installed by a motor embedded in the motor box.

According to one feature of the invention, the upper support is installed to be elastically deflected upward by a spring or an air spring with respect to the lower support, the motor box is installed to be rotatable by a bearing on the upper end of the upper support.

According to another feature of the invention, the rotation drive shaft of the motor and the rotation shaft of the massage roller is connected via a spring.

According to another feature of the invention, the fixed portion fixed to the ground; A rail provided on the fixing portion; A sliding part capable of reciprocating in one direction along the rail; A lower support part fixed to the sliding part; An upper support provided at an upper end thereof so as to be elastically deflected upward with respect to the lower support, and having a first link having a pin hole; A motor housing having a second link rotatably formed around a pin with respect to the first link and having a drive motor installed therein; There is provided an intestinal massage device having a massage roller rotatably installed by the drive motor.

According to another feature of the invention, the bowel massage device is installed on one side of the toilet.

According to another feature of the invention, the drive motor is adjusted to be rotatable in the forward and reverse directions, the rotational speed can also be adjusted.

According to another feature of the invention, it is installed so as to be elastically deflected downward by the spring installed inside the sliding portion to fix the position of the sliding portion on the rail can be inserted into the perforated portion formed in the rail and And a stopper, the lower end of which is released from the perforated part by pulling the handle protruding from the upper surface of the sliding part.

According to another feature of the invention, the upper support is installed to be elastically deflected upwards by a spring or an air spring with respect to the lower support.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

3 is a schematic exploded perspective view of the intestinal massage device according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the toilet seat in which the intestinal massage apparatus according to the present invention can be installed is disposed in the water tank 31, the lower portion of the water tank 31 can be supplied with water from the water tank 31 The toilet 32 and the base 33 arranged above the toilet 32 are provided. The bowel massage device according to the present invention may be installed in close proximity to the toilet. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, although the intestinal massage device is shown and described as being installed on one side of the toilet, it should be understood that it may be installed in close proximity to a conventional chair or bed, but not the toilet.

The bowel massage apparatus according to the present invention has a fixed part 43 fixed to the ground, a rail 46 provided on the fixed part 43, and a slide that can reciprocate and slide in one direction along the rail 46. A portion 45, a lower support portion 42 fixed to the sliding portion 45, an upper support portion 41 that is upwardly deflected with respect to the lower support portion 42, and installed on the upper support portion 41. The motor box 36 and the massage roller 34 provided rotatably by the motor built in the said motor box 36 are provided. A plurality of protrusions 35 are formed on the surface of the massage roller 34. Fixing portion 43 should be installed close to one side of the point where the toilet 32 is installed.

The sliding part 45 may slide along the rail 46. In the example shown in the figure, it is possible to reciprocate in the forward direction away from the water tank 31 on one side of the toilet 32, and in the reverse direction close to the water tank 31. By the forward and backward movement of the sliding portion 45, the user can easily sit on the seat 33, it can also be made easy to contact the massage roller 34 to the user's abdomen.

The lower support part 42 and the upper support part 43 are preferably installed to be relatively rotatable and to allow height adjustment. In addition, the motor box 36 may also be installed to be rotatable with respect to the upper support 43. This height adjustment and the rotational action allow the position of the massage roller 34 to be easily adjusted, whereby the massage roller 34 can be properly matched to the abdomen of the user.

For example, the lower support 42 and the upper support 43 are connected to each other by springs or compressed air springs, and the motor box 36 is rotatably mounted by bearings on the ends of the upper support 43. . The spring or compressed air spring will always deflect the upper support 43 against the lower support 42 so that the user presses the motor box 36 with one arm at an appropriate pressure to lower the massage roller 34. It can come in contact with the abdomen. The pressure to push down the motor box 36 is eventually proportional to the pressure that the massage roller 34 exerts on the user's abdomen, so that the user can adjust the pressure applied to his abdomen at an appropriate level. This excludes the possibility that the user may be embarrassed momentarily and lead to an accident if the pressure on the abdomen is too strong. Also, by rotating the motor box 36 relative to the upper support portion 41, the massage roller 34 can be repositioned at an angle of 90 degrees from the position shown in the figure. If the massage roller 34 can be rotated from the top of the seat 33 and repositioned, it becomes easier for the user to sit on the seat. In this case, even if there is no action of the sliding portion 45 on the rail 46, the user will be able to sit on the seat 33.

The control panel 37 is installed above the motor box 36. The control panel 37 is provided with a switch 38 so that the user can control the operation of the massage roller 34 through the switch operation. That is, the rotation of the motor provided in the motor box 36 can be set at low speed or high speed, and the direction of rotation can be changed repeatedly in the forward direction and the reverse direction.

A heating wire may be provided inside the massage roller 34. The heating wire generates heat in accordance with the application of the electric current, and the massage roller 34 performs a heating action together with the massage action on the abdomen. The application of current to the hot wire can be carried out in a variety of ways known in the art, for example by embedding the battery inside the massage roller 34 or by installing a brush on the rotating shaft 39 to apply current. Could be At this time, the control panel 37 is preferably provided with a temperature control switch that can adjust the temperature of the hot wire. In addition, by installing a temperature sensor that can sense the body temperature of the abdomen to the massage roller 34, it will be possible to implement to measure the body temperature of the abdomen in response to the application of current by the hot wire.

Moreover, various materials can be added on the massage roller 34 having a beneficial effect on the human body. Typically, the massage roller 34 is preferably made of a soft and elastic material such as rubber or urethane, and at this time, a material having a useful effect on the human body, such as a far infrared ray emitting material or elvan, may be used together. These materials may be provided to the massage roller 34 in various ways, for example, by forming a space inside the massage roller 34 or when the massage roller 34 is made of rubber or urethane. It may be produced by mixing together the far-infrared emitting material, elvan, and the like.

4 and 5 are schematic partial perspective and cross-sectional views of a portion of the bowel massage device shown in FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 4, the sliding part 45 installed to slide relative to the rail 46 fixed on the fixing part 43 may be stopped by the stopper 40. In practice, the stopper 40 is preferably located on the back of the lower support portion 42 in FIG. 3 so as to be convenient for the user sitting on the seat 33 to operate. The stopper 40 includes a handle 48 formed at an upper end thereof and a support 50 installed at a lower portion thereof. One end of the spring 57 is supported with respect to the support 50 to bias the stopper 40 downward. The lower end 49 of the stopper 40 may be inserted into the perforation 58 formed in the rail 46.

Referring to FIG. 5, it can be seen that the stopper 40 is installed inside the sliding part 45. One end of the spring 57 coupled to the stopper 53 is supported by the support part 50, and the other end thereof is supported by the bottom surface of the sliding part upper surface 51. The handle 48 protrudes out of the sliding upper surface 51. The lower end 49 may be inserted into the perforations 58 of the rail 46 through the sliding bottom surface 52.

The user may release the state in which the lower end 49 of the stopper 40 is inserted into the perforation 58 by pulling the handle 48. Thus, the sliding portion 45 may slide along the rail 46. When the sliding portion 45 reaches an appropriate position, the user releases the handle 48, whereby the lower end 49 is inserted into the perforation 58 and maintained by the force of the spring 57. As a result, the position of the sliding part 45 is fixed, so that the massage roller 34 of the bowel massage apparatus can be disposed at an appropriate position.

6 is a schematic exploded perspective view of an intestinal massage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, a rail 66 is installed on the fixing part 63, and the sliding part 76 is slidably installed along the rail 66. The lower support part 62 and the upper support part 61 are installed on the sliding part 76. The upper support portion 61 is provided to be elevated relative to the lower support portion 62. It is desirable to be able to deflect upwards by springs or air springs as described above.

The upper end of the upper support portion 61 is formed with a first link 65 having a pin hole. A second link 75 coupled to the first link 65 is formed at one end of the motor housing support 77. The first link 65 and the second link 75 are interconnected by pins 68, and thus can rotate with the pins 68 as the axis of rotation.

The motor housing 74 is supported by the motor housing support 77. A drive motor (not shown) is provided inside the motor housing 74. The control panel 73 is provided on the upper portion of the motor housing 74, and the rotation direction and the speed of the driving motor may be controlled by manipulating the switches installed in the control panel 73. The massage roller 71 may be rotated by the rotation shaft 72 being rotated by a drive motor installed inside the motor housing 74.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, the first link 65 and the second link 75 are rotatably installed with respect to each other about the pin 68. When the user sits on the seat, the massage roller 71 may be rotated to be separated from the seat, and after the user sits on the seat, the massage roller 71 may be rotated to approach the seat. Therefore, the massage roller 71 will not interfere with the user when the user sits on the seat, and also when the massage roller 71 is in contact with the abdomen, the forward and rearward position adjustment of the sliding portion 76, the height of the upper support 61 By adjusting and adjusting the rotational position of the massage roller 71, the position of the massage roller 71 can be adjusted suitably.

Shown in FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of yet another embodiment of an intestinal massage device according to the invention.

Referring to the drawings, the left toilet includes a bucket 91 and a toilet 93 installed below the bucket 71. The bowel massage apparatus according to the present invention includes a fixed portion 81, a rail 82 provided on the fixed portion 81, a sliding portion 83 provided to slide along the rail 82, and the sliding A lower support portion 84 fixed on the upper portion 83, an upper support portion 85 installed on the lower support portion 84 so as to be adjustable in height, and a motor box 86 fixed on the upper support portion 85; And a spring 90 connected to the rotating shaft of the motor built in the motor box 86, and a massage roller 92 rotatably installed by the spring 90. The control panel 87 is provided above the motor box 86, and the switch 88 is provided to the control panel 87.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the shaft of the drive motor and the shaft of the massage roller 92 are connected by a spring 90. The spring 90 should be rigid enough to maintain the massage roller 92 in a horizontal state unless an external force is applied. In addition, the massage roller 92 should be rigid enough to deform only within the allowable limits even while the massage roller 92 rotates in contact with the abdomen. The spring 90 not only transmits the rotation of the motor to the massage roller 92, but also can appropriately press the abdomen by elasticity.

Shown in FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of another embodiment of an intestinal massage device according to the invention.

Referring to the drawings, the intestinal massage device is formed integrally with the bidet box 106. The bidet box 106 constitutes a part of the bidet apparatus known in the art, and is characterized in that the bidet box 106 and the bowel massage apparatus are integrally formed in the present invention. The bidet device with the bidet box 106 will not be described in detail in the present invention, but is configured such that only part of the bowel massage device according to the present invention is shared with the bidet box 106 provided in the bidet device.

The toilet seat 101 includes a water tank 101, a toilet bowl 112 installed below the water tank 101, and a seat 103 installed on the toilet bowl 112. The pedestal 103 may be hinged to the lid 102 so that the lid 102 may be covered by the pedestal 103. A cushion portion 104 is formed inside the lid 102, so that a user sitting on the seat 103 may lean on the cushion portion 104. Cushion portion 104 forms a feature of the present invention.

The bidet box 106 is fixed to one side of the toilet bowl 112 as is known. The support part 107 is provided on the bidet box 106. The support 107 may be upwardly elastic by an air spring or a spring provided inside the motor box 108. The motor box 108 is installed at the upper end of the support 107. The motor box 108 is rotatably installed on the horizontal plane of the upper end of the support 107.

The rotation shaft 110 of the motor extends to the outside of the motor box 108 from the motor installed inside the motor box 108, and the massage roller 111 is installed on the rotation shaft 110. The massage roller 111 may be rotated by the rotational drive of the motor built in the motor box 108. Projections are formed on the surface of the massage roller 111.

The other end of the massage roller 111 that is not connected to the rotary shaft 110 is supported by the first support pipe 113 and the second support pipe 114. One end of the first support pipe 113 is rotatably installed at a side surface of the bucket 101, and the other end thereof is connected to one end of the second support pipe 114 so as to be mutually extensible. That is, since one end of the second support pipe 114 may be inserted into the other end of the first support pipe 113, the length may be adjusted. The pressing member 115 is screwed to the circumferential surface of the first supporting pipe 113, and the second supporting pipe 114 having an end portion of the pressing member 115 inserted into the first supporting pipe 113. The pressing is performed by pressing the outer circumferential surface of As shown in the drawing, the second support pipe 114 is bent in an L shape, and the end of the bent second support pipe 114 corresponds to the rotation center of the massage roller 111, thereby providing a massage roller ( 111 to assist in the stable rotation.

9A and 9B are cross-sectional views showing the manner in which the second support pipe 114 shown in FIG. 8 corresponds to the rotation center of the massage roller 111.

Referring to FIG. 9A, an end portion of the second support pipe 114 is formed in a conical shape, and a recess portion 120 corresponding to the conical end portion is formed at an end portion of the massage roller 111. The first support pipe 113 and the second support pipe 114 are made of a material having a predetermined strength, rigidity and elasticity, such as urethane. Therefore, the conical end of the second support pipe 114 can be designed to be deflected toward the end of the massage roller 111 without any additional means. In addition, such deflection may be released by an external force applied by the user. Therefore, the conical end of the second support pipe 114 is inserted into the recess 120 formed at the end of the massage roller 111 can stably maintain the center during rotation. Meanwhile,

In FIG. 9B, the surface 121 of the massage roller has a curved shape unlike other embodiments described above. This curved shape can enhance the massage effect. In addition, a protruding portion 123 is formed at an end of the second supporting pipe 114, and a concave portion corresponding thereto is formed inside the massage roller. The protrusion 123 may be coupled to or detached from a corresponding recess of the massage roller by an external force, and stably maintains the rotation of the massage roller in the coupled state.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9A and 9B, the massage roller 111 must be rotated in a released state with the second support pipe 114 in order for the user to sit on the seat 103. The massage roller 111 does not interfere with the buttocks of the user by rotating the motor box 108 on the support 107. The user then comes into close contact with the massage roller 111 to his abdomen and inserts the conical end of the second support pipe 114 into the recess 120 of the massage roller 111. Next, the massage roller 111 can be rotated by operating the control panel 109. The control panel 109 is provided with a control switch of the bidet device as well as the bowel massage device to enhance user convenience.

The bowel massage device according to the present invention has an advantage in that the user's convenience can be improved since the user can appropriately change the position of the massage roller when the user sits on the seat or stands up from the seat. In addition, the massage roller has the advantage that it can be disposed in a proper position with respect to the abdomen to increase the bowel massage effect. In addition, by incorporating substances effective in the human body, such as far-infrared substance or elvan, on the massage roller, and by incorporating the hot wire into the massage roller can double the intestinal massage effect.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, this is only illustrative, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible. Could be. Therefore, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined only by the appended claims.

Claims (14)

A fixed part fixed to the ground; A rail provided on the fixing portion; A sliding part capable of reciprocating in one direction along the rail; A lower support part fixed to the sliding part; An upper support installed to elastically deflect upwardly with respect to the lower support; A motor box installed on the upper support portion; And a massage roller rotatably installed by a motor embedded in the motor box. The method of claim 1, The upper support is installed so as to be elastically deflected upward by a spring or an air spring with respect to the lower support, the motor box is installed to be rotatable through a bearing at the upper end of the upper support. The method of claim 1, The intestinal massage device, characterized in that the rotating drive shaft of the motor and the rotating shaft of the massage roller is connected through a spring. A fixed part fixed to the ground; A rail provided on the fixing portion; A sliding part capable of reciprocating in one direction along the rail; A lower support part fixed to the sliding part; An upper support provided at an upper end thereof so as to be elastically deflected upward with respect to the lower support, and having a first link having a pin hole; A motor housing having a second link rotatably formed around a pin with respect to the first link and having a drive motor installed therein; And a massage roller rotatably installed by the drive motor. The method according to claim 1 or 4, The bowel massage device is characterized in that the bowel massage device is installed on one side of the toilet. The method according to claim 1 or 4, The intestinal massage device is characterized in that the drive motor is adjusted to be rotatable in the forward and reverse directions, and the rotational speed is also adjustable. The method according to claim 1 or 4, To fix the position of the sliding part on the rail, It is installed so as to be elastically deflected downward by a spring installed inside the sliding part, and a lower end thereof may be inserted into a perforation formed in a rail, and the lower end is released from the perforated part by pulling a handle protruding to the upper surface of the sliding part. Intestinal massage device further comprising a stopper that can be. The method according to claim 1 or 4, The massage roller of claim 1, wherein the massage roller comprises a far infrared ray emitting material. The method according to claim 1 or 4, The intestinal massage device, characterized in that the massage roller contains the elvan material. The method of claim 4, wherein The upper support is intestinal massage device characterized in that it is installed so as to be upwardly elastically deflected by a spring or an air spring with respect to the lower support. A bidet box fixed to one side of the toilet bowl; A support portion installed to be elastically deflected on the bidet box; A motor box rotatably installed on the support portion; And a massage roller rotatably installed by a motor embedded in the motor box. The method of claim 11, A first support pipe rotatably installed on one side of the bucket of the toilet seat, and a conical end portion which is mutually extendable with the first support pipe and whose one end can be inserted into a recess formed in the rotation center of the massage roller; Intestinal massage device comprising; a second pipe. The method of claim 11, A first support pipe rotatably installed on one side of the bucket of the toilet seat, and an end portion having a protrusion corresponding to a concave portion formed at a rotation center of the massage roller and having one end extendable with the first support pipe; Intestinal massage device comprising; a second pipe. The method of claim 11, The support portion is installed so as to be elastically deflected upward by a spring or an air spring installed in the bidet box, the motor box is installed so as to be rotatable through a bearing at the upper end of the upper support portion.