KR200486384Y1 - Massage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a massage device.
According to an aspect of the present invention, at least two massage balls, which are used for pressing or stimulating muscles or bones around a user's joint and made of a synthetic resin material having elasticity and formed to have different outer diameters, And a ball support having a basic shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and having a ball mounting groove in a shape capable of receiving a part of the massage ball on at least one side of the rectangular parallelepiped.

Description

Massage apparatus

The present invention relates to a massage device, which regulates movement of the neck, shoulder, and back through ball exercises and manages joints to relax the fascia of the main muscles causing pain, stimulate the main skeletal area, And a massager having a massage ball and a ball holder, which can be used corresponding to various joints and is excellent in user's convenience.

Health management techniques have been proposed that exercise or exercise for health care using various aids. Prior arts related to the structure and manufacturing method of the ball type auxiliary device have been proposed among these auxiliary devices.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 1998-067332 (published Oct. 15, 1998) discloses a method of manufacturing a health ball, in which a plurality of protrusions are formed in a spherical or elliptical ball-shaped body, The present invention relates to a health ball, which is a health ball capable of giving a pressing stimulus to a part of a human body such as a palm or a chest, And a technique for improving the health promoting effect of a human body part brought into contact with the health ball by a unique action.

The registered utility model 20-0209103 (registered on October 21, 2000) of the Republic of Korea is related to a health ball, and it can provide acupressure, ventilation, absorption, cooling and temperature control when used as a bedding material. Adsorption, and purification functions. A ball made of a mixture of loess and charcoal in an appropriate ratio, and jade particles are embedded on the surface of the ball.

However, the above-mentioned conventional health balls are for a simple massage function and fail to provide a pain relieving function specific to the site in consideration of the muscles and bone structure of a specific body region.

In addition, since the user uses the ball in a manner of pressing the ball against the body part by hand, a user who does not know the principle of massage can obtain only the effect of the acupressure, and can not accurately perform acupressure in accordance with the intended acupressure site .

On the other hand, prior arts have been proposed in which a ball-shaped massage means is coupled to a pillow or cushion to provide a massage effect to the user's neck or lower body.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0466817 (registered Jan. 07, 2005) discloses a pillow pressure ball and a method of manufacturing the pillow pillow, And a method of manufacturing the same.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0537341 (registered on Dec. 12, 2005) discloses a rotary cushion ball cushion, which can be used to overcome various physical weakness caused by weakness of the anal sphincter, A functional cushion with rotating function.

However, the above-mentioned conventional techniques of pillow or cushion type can achieve the effect of applying the pressure to the body part requiring the acupressure relatively accurately, such as the neck or the lower body part, but various massage effects There is a limitation that it can not be provided.

Korean Patent Publication No. 1998-067332 (published October 15, 1998) Korea Registered Utility Model 20-0209103 (registered on October 21, 2000) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0466817 (registered on January 07, 2005) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0537341 (registered December 12, 2005)

The present invention was conceived in view of the above-mentioned problems. It controls the movement of the neck, shoulder, and back through the ball exercises and manages the joints to relax the fascia of the main muscles causing pain, stimulate the main skeletal region And a massaging mechanism configured to recover motion thereof to alleviate joint pain. The object of the present invention is to provide a massaging device which is composed of a massage ball and a ball support and can be used corresponding to various joints and is excellent in user convenience.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a massage device comprising: at least two massage balls made of a synthetic resin material having elasticity and having different outer diameters; Wherein a ball mounting groove having a basic shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and capable of receiving a part of the massage ball is formed on at least one side surface of the rectangular parallelepiped. do.

Preferably, the ball mounting groove is formed on at least two side surfaces of a rectangular parallelepiped basic shape, and is formed to include ball mounting grooves having two or more different sizes so as to accommodate massage balls having diameters of different sizes .

Preferably, the ball mounting groove is formed such that a plurality of ball mounting grooves having the same size are formed at different positions on one side, respectively, so that the ball mounting position on one side of the ball bearing can be varied .

Preferably, the ball mounting groove is formed such that two ball mounting grooves are mutually symmetrically formed so that two massage balls can be mounted symmetrically on one side face of the ball receiving base.

Preferably, the ball mounting groove is formed in a gently curved shape.

Preferably, a gentle curved body supporting surface is formed at an edge of the rectangular parallelepiped basic shape of the ball bearing so as to be in surface contact with the user during physical contact.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a massage device comprising: at least two massage balls, which are used for pressing or stimulating muscles or bones around a joint of a user and made of a synthetic resin material having elasticity and formed to have different outer diameters; And a ball support having a basic shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and having a ball mounting groove in a shape capable of receiving a part of the massage ball on at least one side of the rectangular parallelepiped.

Preferably, the massage ball comprises: a first ball formed of a hollow ball having an air inlet; A second ball formed of a hollow ball; A third ball formed of a solid ball; And a fourth ball formed of a hollow ball and having a plurality of projections from the ball body surface so as to cover the outer surface of the ball body.

Preferably, at least one of the first to fourth balls is formed to have a different outer diameter from the other balls.

Such a design is to control the movement of the neck, shoulder, and back through the ball exercises and manage the joints to relax the fascia of the main muscles causing pain, to stimulate the main skeletal area, Can be mitigated.

Particularly, the present invention can be used in correspondence with various joints composed of a massage ball and a ball support, and a massage effect can be obtained by matching massage positions relatively accurately to various body parts requiring acupressure.

Particularly, the present invention has an advantage that the positions of a plurality of massage balls can be firmly maintained in a massage posture in which a plurality of massage balls are simultaneously pressed to the body.

In addition, since the present invention uses a rectangular pedestal having different widths, lengths, and heights, it is possible to use the pedestals while changing their respective side directions according to various body site characteristics.

1 is a schematic view of a massage ball set according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectional schematic view of a first ball constituting a massage ball set according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a schematic sectional view of a second ball constituting a massage ball set according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a sectional schematic view of a third ball constituting a massage ball set according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a sectional schematic view of a fourth ball constituting a massage ball set according to an embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a perspective view of a ball rest according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a state where a massage ball is placed on a ball support according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIGS. 8A to 8F are views showing the side view of each of the ball holders according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a front view of the human body to explain the position of the pain relief movement using the massage ball of the embodiment of the present invention;
10 is a rear view of a human body for explaining a position of a pain relief movement using a massage ball according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This invention may be embodied in many other forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive.

The terms first, second, etc. are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

When an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may be present in between.

The singular expressions used in the present application include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises ", " comprising "," having ", and the like, are used to denote that there is an element described in the specification or a combination thereof, It is not excluded in advance.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be blurred.

In the following description, the massage of the shoulder joint is explained as an example for convenience of explanation. Of course, even in areas other than the shoulder joint, the massaging device of the present invention can be used for various parts such as the waist, neck, arm, leg, and joints as long as a massage effect through the fascia relaxation can be obtained.

The shoulder joint has the largest range of motion (joint motion range) in the human body. When the muscles that move the shoulder joint are hardened, the range of movement of the shoulder joint becomes smaller, resulting in pain and torsion of the shoulder joint.

The main muscles surrounding the shoulder joint are the pectoralis major muscle, the wishbones, the subclavian subclavian and the subscapular subclavian, and the main skeleton that affects the movement of the shoulder joint is the sternum.

The balls of the present embodiment release the main muscles of the shoulder joints and smoothly compress the sternum to stimulate the joints of the bones to secure the flexible movement. As a result, the pain of the shoulder joint can be alleviated and the shoulder dislocation can be prevented and corrected It will help.

The balls of this embodiment relax the shoulder joint pain, especially by loosening the fascia of the main muscles of the shoulder joint.

The fascia is a thin membrane that surrounds muscles. The fascia protects the muscles and maintains the shape of the muscles.

Fascia relaxation therapy was developed by American biochemist Dr. Ida Pauline Rolf (1896-1979) and developed and established as a theraping therapy. Based on the myofascial hypothesis based on anatomical physiology, the myofascial relaxation therapy is being developed as an effective method in physiotherapy, rehabilitation medicine, massage, yoga, pilates and exercise programs.

The basic concept of 'fascia theory' is that the fascia distributed throughout the body is connected to one, so that the functionally integrated effect continues. According to myofascial theory, the shape of the body is maintained by the balance of the tensile forces generated by the fascia surrounding the entire body, and is restored to its original state by the elasticity of the fascia even if the shape changes according to the movement.

Because the muscles and fascia move in one body, if the fascia is damaged, it leads to muscle contraction. Muscle contraction presses or stimulates blood vessels, nerves, and lymph vessels around the joints causing narrowing or twisting of the joints, .

The fascia is a connective tissue composed mainly of collagen and elastin, which is a protein component, and has sticky viscosity and elasticity like rubber, and has thixotropy property. Thixotropy refers to the property that when a mechanical force is applied to a colloidal material in which small particles are dispersed, it is transformed from a solid state into a liquid state, and solidifies again when left in a liquid state.

Just as ketose and mayonnaise with thixotropy properties are left to coagulate, the fascia begins to harden when it is maintained without movement for a certain period of time. If the muscle fascia that holds the joint is stiffened and suddenly moves, it will come to the joints. Repeated such a procedure may cause the fascia to become fixed or shortened in an elongated form, causing deformation of the muscles, resulting in narrowed joints, which can lead to musculoskeletal disorders and circulatory disorders including discs.

The balls of this example reverse the rigid fascia using the thixotropic properties in reverse. In other words, the mechanical energy generated when deep and slow pressure is applied to the soft ball with the elasticity and the air pressure appropriately changes into the thermal energy in the particle structure, induces the change in the shape of the fascia, relaxes the fascia, , Thereby preventing the function from deteriorating.

Based on a long clinical experience and anatomical physiology, the inventor considers a variety of orthodontic treatments, body shape management, massages, exercise therapies, and massage therapies as a comprehensive and safe tool for a soft rubber ball It has been pointed out that the relaxation of the fascia can relax the body's pain, restore the flexibility of the joints, correct the distorted body shape, and enhance the natural healing power. Based on these points of view, Massage equipment was to come out.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic view of a massage ball set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The ball set of this embodiment is made of a synthetic resin material having elasticity and is used for pressing or stimulating muscles or bones around the joints (shoulder joints in this embodiment). The ball set of this embodiment includes four kinds of balls of the first to fourth balls B1 to B5. Symbols B1 and B5 illustrate a first ball having a different outer diameter, respectively.

2 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a first ball constituting a massage ball set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For example, the first ball B1 is a hollow ball having an outer diameter (OD) of 12 ± 0.5 cm and an air inlet 2, and when a massage of the shoulder joint is taken as an example, It is a ball intended for stimulation.

Pectoralis muscle is a flat, very strong muscle covering the front of the chest. It is located on the anterior part of the upper humerus, starting from the middle part of the clavicle, the upper part of the sternum, the upper part of the upper lobe of the upper 6 ~ 7 costal cartilages (rib cartilage), and the rectus abdominis muscle.

The first ball B1 has a ball configuration of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) having a thickness T of 2 to 3 mm. The thickness of the ball is considered to relax the fascia and to stimulate the organs deep inside the body.

The first ball B1 is used to pressurize the pectoralis major muscle (B1 position in FIG. 10) constituting the shoulder joint. As a result, the first ball B1 can smoothly swing to induce blood circulation and relax deep fascia through respiration.

For example, compression of the pectoral muscles can be accomplished in such a way that the user places the first ball under the B1 position in the prone position and presses the ball with the weight of the user.

The large first ball B5 having an outer diameter different from B1 is a hollow ball having an outer diameter (OD) of 14 ± 0.5 cm and an air inlet 2, and when a massage of the shoulder joint is taken as an example, It is a ball for the purpose of pressing and stimulating.

The sternum (sternum) is a bone composed of three parts: a plate-like bone, a handle, a body, and a sword-like protrusion at the center of the front wall of the rib cage. The legs are placed between the ribs to form the rib cage, which protects the lungs and the heart.

The large first ball B5 has a ball configuration of a PVC material having a thickness (T) of 1 to 2 mm. The thickness of the ball is considered to relax the fascia and to stimulate the organs deep inside the body.

The large first ball B5 is used to stimulate the sternum in order to improve the movement of the shoulder joint and improve the function after the first to fourth balls of the present embodiment are applied to muscle stimulation and fascia relaxation.

For example, compression of the sternum may be accomplished in such a manner that the user places the large first ball under the B5 position in FIG. 9 in a prone position and presses the ball with the weight of the user.

The first balls B1 and B5 have a hollow ball configuration and include an air inlet 2 to adjust the air pressure inside the ball. For example, users who are weak or aged may prefer to use a softer ball (a ball with a lower air pressure). In consideration of this, it is possible to use a small amount of air inside the ball through the injector of the air injection pump .

3 is a cross-sectional schematic view of a second ball constituting a massage ball set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The second ball (B2) is a hollow ball having an OD (OD) of 7 ± 0.5 cm. When the massage of the shoulder joint is taken as an example, the ball is used for pressing and stimulating the subclavian lower limb.

The subclavian lower muscle (subclavian muscle) starts from the first rib (rib) and attaches to the lower part of the subclavian bone, which is dominated by the clavicle.

The second ball B2 has a ball configuration of PVC material having a thickness (T) of 2 to 3 mm and an air pressure of 80 ± 5%. The thickness of the ball and the air pressure are considered to relax the fascia and to stimulate the organs deep in the body.

The second ball B2 is used to recover the movement of the collarbone (B2 position in Fig. 10) constituting the shoulder joint.

For example, the user may place the second ball under the B2 position in FIG. 9, press the subclavian lower limb using the weight, gently shake and breathe while moving the collarbone to increase the motion of the shoulder joint .

4 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a third ball constituting a massage ball set according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The third ball (B3) is a solid ball having an OD (OD) of 7 ± 0.5 cm. When the massage of the shoulder joint is taken as an example, the third ball (B3) is a ball for pressing and stimulating the wishes.

Minor muscles (small circular muscles) arise from the outer side of the scapula and attach to the outside of the humerus (confluence) by running the back of the humerus outward.

The third ball B3 is made of a PVC material and has a solid shape filled with the inside.

The third ball B3 is used for pressing the wishbones (positions B3 in Fig. 10) constituting the shoulder joint together with the surrounding muscles, and it is a solid type and at least the surface is kept in a slightly soft state good.

For example, the user may place the third ball under the position B3 in FIG. 10 in a side-lying posture and apply a ball motion by pressing the ball in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a fourth ball constituting a massage ball set according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

The fourth ball B4 is a hollow ball having an outer diameter OD of 7 mm and a ball body 10 having a height H of 5 to 7 mm from the surface of the ball body 10, The ball 12 is a ball arranged to cover the outer surface of the ball body 10, and is a ball used for pressing and stimulating the subscapularis when the massage of the shoulder joint is taken as an example.

The sciatic lower muscle (肩 甲 下 筋) is produced on the rib side of the scapula and attaches to the upper surface of the humerus (small nodule).

The fourth ball B4 has a ball structure of a PVC material having a thickness T of 3 to 4 mm and a ball body 10 having an air pressure of 80 ± 5%. The protrusion 12 is disposed so as to cover at least two-thirds of the outer surface of the ball body 10, and the protrusion 12 has a rounded conical shape And has a protrusion 12 configuration. The thickness of the ball, the height of the protrusion, and the air pressure are considered to relax the fascia and to stimulate the organs deep inside the body.

The fourth ball B4 is used for pressing and relaxing the lower shoulder of the shoulder joint. Especially, the fourth ball B4 can effectively stimulate the muscles using the pressing of the protrusions.

The fourth ball B3 can be released together with the surrounding muscles by pressing the shoulder joint (position B4 in Fig. 10) constituting the shoulder joint.

For example, the user may place the fourth ball under the B4 position in FIG. 10 in a lying position, and press the ball using the weight to press the scapular muscle and stimulate the ball. Since the scapular muscles are difficult to grasp on the surface of the body, the fourth ball is configured to further increase the stimulating power through the projections.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a ball support according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a state where a massage ball is placed on a ball support according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 8a to 8f are views Fig. 3 is a side view of the ball rest according to the embodiment. Fig.

The ball holder 100 of this embodiment accommodates a part of at least two or more massage balls B1 to B5 which are made of a synthetic resin material having elasticity and have different diameters so that the positions of the massage balls B1 to B5 are set in advance And maintains the position for providing the set massage.

The ball bearing 100 of the present embodiment has a basic shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and includes at least one side 101 to 106 of a rectangular parallelepiped having ball elevation grooves 110, 120, 130, and 140 in a form capable of accommodating a part of the massage balls B1 to B5 Is formed.

Preferably, the ball holder 100 of the present embodiment has a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a different width-length-height, so that it is possible to use the ball holder 100 while changing the respective side directions according to various body part characteristics.

The user selects the massage balls B1 to B5 suitable for a specific area in the ball mounting grooves 110, 120, 130 and 140 located on the upper surface of the ball mount 100 according to the present embodiment, The massage effect can be obtained by pressing the ball against the ball.

The user may take a prone position and press the front face of the body to the massage ball or take the lying position to press the back face of the body to the massage ball.

The user can select a massage ball suitable for various parts requiring massage, select a ball mounting groove at an appropriate position, mount the ball in the groove, and then perform the above-described massage operation.

The ball mounting grooves 110, 120, 130 and 140 are formed on two or more side surfaces 101 to 106 of a rectangular parallelepiped basic shape and have two or more different sizes so as to accommodate the massage balls B1 to B5 having different diameters 120, 130, and 140, respectively. For example, the ball mounting groove 110 is formed to be relatively small as compared with the ball mounting groove 120, and is suitable for mounting a ball having a small outer diameter among the balls described above.

The ball mounting grooves 110, 120, 130 and 140 are recessed in a gentle curved shape so as to receive the lower side of the massage ball and maintain its position. The depth of the curved surface may be the same for each ball mounting groove or slightly deeper for larger grooves.

At the corners of the basic shape of the rectangular parallelepiped of the ball holder 100, gentle curved body supporting surfaces 152, 154, and 156 are formed that can be brought into surface contact with the user's body.

For example, when the user is laid down and laid down in a state similar to the use of a pillow with the massage ball B1 mounted on the ball rest 100 as shown in Fig. 7, the body supporting surface 152 smoothes the user ' It is in surface contact with wrapping form. The user is more comfortable to use than touching an angled edge through this surface contact condition.

Although the above embodiment has been described mainly on the shoulder joints, such a comfortable use state can be obtained even when massaging other parts such as the head, the back, and the waist.

Preferably, the ball mounting groove 100 may be modified in various ways in consideration of a massage part and a pressing effect.

The ball mounting groove 110 includes a plurality of ball mounting grooves 112, 114, and 116 having the same size so as to vary the position of ball mounting on one side surface 101 of the ball mount 100, Are formed at different positions on one side surface 101, respectively.

For example, when a user lays on the massage ball placed on the side 101 of the ball holder 100 and presses the massage ball with his / her own weight to perform a back massage, a user with a wide waist has a left- A massage ball may be mounted on each of the ball mounting grooves on both sides and a user having a small waist may massage the massage ball on the left and right ball mounting grooves 114 and 116, .

As another example, a user who wishes to massage the waist side can massage the massage ball by placing the massage ball on the left and right ball mounting grooves 112, and the user who wants to massage the back side massage the left and right ball mounting holes 114, A massage ball can be put on each of them to massage.

The left and right distance and / or height of the massage ball can be varied as described above for the massage effect of other parts than the waist.

The ball mounting groove 130 is formed on one side surface 103 of the ball support 100 so that two massage balls B1 to B5 can be mounted symmetrically on the side surface 103, The ball mounting grooves 132, 138 or 134, 136 are symmetrically formed.

For example, when the user is lying down on the massage ball placed on the side 103 of the ball holder 100 and pressing the massage ball with his or her body weight to receive the massage of the chest, massage balls are inserted into the left and right ball mount grooves 132 and 138 The massage can be performed by mounting the massage balls on the right and left ball mounting grooves 134 and 136 respectively.

Meanwhile, the ball mounting grooves 110, 120, 130 and 140 may be formed to have a specific size matching the respective mounting grooves in consideration of the outer diameter of the massage ball suitable for the user's body parts and considering the forming positions of the ball mounting grooves.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more obvious and various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the appended claims to include many such variations.

B1 ~ B5: Massage ball
100: Ball holder
101 ~ 106: Side
110,120,130,140: Ball mounting groove
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Claims (9)

At least two or more massage balls, which are used for pressing or stimulating muscles or bones around the joints of the user and made of a synthetic resin material having elasticity and formed to have different outer diameters; And
And a ball support having a basic shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and having a ball mounting groove in a shape capable of receiving a part of the massage ball on at least one side of the rectangular parallelepiped,
The massage ball may include:
A first ball formed of a hollow ball having an air inlet;
A second ball formed of a hollow ball;
A third ball formed of a solid ball; And
And a fourth ball formed of a hollow ball and having a plurality of projections from the ball body surface so as to cover the outer surface of the ball body.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least one of the first to fourth balls is formed to have an outer diameter different from that of the other balls. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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