KR20170112910A - Heating assembly for a massage chair with separate heaters - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a heating assembly for a massage chair, which separately employs a massage ball for performing a massage function and a heating element for performing a heating function. Specifically, a bracket 630; A plurality of massage balls 610 rotatably mounted on the bracket 630; A massage pack 650 to which the bracket 630 is fixed and which can perform at least one of up-down motion and left-right motion; And a heating body 620 mounted on the massage mass 650 or the bracket 630. The heating body 620 is positioned adjacent to the massage balls 610, Is mounted within the backrest (100) of the massage chair.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a heating assembly for a massage chair with separate heaters,

The present invention relates to a heating assembly for use in a massage chair. More specifically, the present invention relates to a heating assembly separately employing a massage ball for performing a massage function and a heating element for performing a heating function.

Many people get massages to relieve the stiff body caused by stress, muscular bunching due to lack of exercise. However, massage masseurs can not receive massages for various reasons, so massage chairs which can be conveniently provided at home have been developed and used.

There are various kinds of massage chairs, but a massage ball assembly is mounted on the inner side of the backrest portion to massage the warm ball to the muscles of the back portion and to transmit the warm feeling.

As a patent document relating to a warm ball assembly, Korean Patent No. 10-1479521, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No. 2013-066509, Korean Laid-Open Patent Application No. 2002-0078516, and the like can be given.

The conventional thermal ball assembly includes a bracket that supports the thermal ball and transmits power for generating heat (through another wire or the like) and is movable up and down. And a plurality of hot balls made of the same material. A hot wire or a sheath heater is built in the hot ball, and receives power from the power supply unit to generate heat. In addition, since the heated ball is fixed to the bracket, the bracket moves together when it is moved up and down or left and right. At the same time, it rotates itself in a state fixed to the bracket to provide a massage feeling. That is, the hot ball is moved up and down together with (1) the heat generation, (2) the up and down movement of the bracket, and (3) At the same time.

Such a conventional warm ball assembly has the following problems.

First, bracket heating problems. Since the bracket is directly connected to the shaft member of the warm ball so as to fix the warm ball, when the heated ball is heated, the bracket receives heat and is heated. However, since the bracket is generally made of a hard metal material in order to withstand the load and is generally made of a soft material such as rubber to provide a massage feeling of the warm ball, when the power is supplied to heat the warm ball, And is heated to a higher temperature. In reality, in many massage chairs, the user feels a sense of warmth due to the heating of the bracket, not heating the heated ball directly. The heat loss through the bracket causes not only the power loss but also the problem of lowering of the thermal sensation upon massage, and the problem of decreasing the durability of the bracket due to repeated heating and cooling of the metal material bracket.

Second, in order to solve the first problem, it is possible to apply other materials such as ceramics, which have a higher heat transfer coefficient than metal bracket, to the heated balls, but the heated balls made of such materials cause noise during self rotation. Considering that most of the warm ball assemblies are mounted adjacent to the back or neck of the user, the noise problem is a drawback that can not be overlooked.

Third, in order for the heating ball to generate heat, it is necessary to apply electric power to the rotating heating ball, which makes the structure of the heating ball complicated, making it difficult to manufacture, and causing frequent failure. If a hot ball of a complicated structure fails, it must be replaced with a new hot ball, which inconveniences the user as well as the economic burden of the manufacturer.

(Patent Document 1) KR 10-1479521B1

(Patent Document 2) JP 2013-066509A

(Patent Document 3) KR 2002-0078516A

(Patent Document 4) JP 2003-038593A2

(Patent Document 5) KR 2015-0067020A

(Patent Document 6) KR 2014-0137099A

(Patent Document 7) KR 2014-0088748A

(Patent Document 8) KR 2014-0070975A

(Patent Document 9) KR 2013-0139585A

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems.

In order to provide a massage feeling, a warm ball must be provided in the bracket and rotated. At the same time, since the user should be provided with a sense of thermal sensation, a massager that satisfies the conditions of simultaneously providing massage sensation and thermal sensation, To provide a self heating heat sink assembly.

That is, there is an attempt to solve the problem of excessive heat generation of the bracket, to prevent a noise problem at the same time, and to provide a heat generating assembly which is simple in structure of a warm ball.

According to an aspect of the present invention, A plurality of massage balls 610 rotatably mounted on the bracket 630; A massage pack 650 to which the bracket 630 is fixed and which can perform at least one of up-down motion and left-right motion; And a heating body 620 mounted on the massage mass 650 or the bracket 630. The heating body 620 is positioned adjacent to the massage balls 610, Is mounted within the backrest (100) of the massage chair.

Also, it is preferable that the massage ball 610 is rotated while the heating body 620 is fixed to the bracket 630 without rotating.

It is preferable that the heating element 620 is installed at a predetermined distance from the bracket 630 and the thermal conductivity of the heating element 620 is higher than the thermal conductivity of the bracket 630.

The heating body 620 may be mounted on the bracket 630 and the heating body 620 may be positioned to face the plurality of massage balls 610 with respect to the bracket 630.

A plurality of the heating elements 620 are provided and the number of the heating elements 620 is the same as the number of the massage balls 610. On the basis of the bracket 630, It is preferable that the massage balls 610 are not heated but the heating body 620 is heated.

Further, it is preferable that electric power is supplied to the heating element 620 through the electric wire provided to the bracket 630, and power is not supplied to the massage ball 610.

The heating assembly includes a heating body bracket 621 fixed to the bracket 630; An elastic member 622 having one end fixed to the heating body bracket 621; And a heating element guide 623 to which the other end of the elastic member 622 is fixed and in which the heating element 620 is inserted.

In addition, it is preferable that the heating assembly is capable of reciprocating motion in the direction toward the backrest.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a massage chair including the above-described heating assembly, comprising: a seat portion; The backrest part 100 rotatably fixed to one side of the seat part 200; A leg fixing part 300 rotatably fixed to the other side of the seat part 200; A support frame 400 for fixing the seat portion 200; The heating assembly 600 mounted on the back 100 and being capable of being vertically or horizontally moved by the massager 650; And an operating portion capable of controlling the rotation of the backrest portion 100 and the rotation of the leg fixing portion 300 and the upward and downward movement or the left and right movement of the heating assembly 600 and the heating of the heating body 620 500). ≪ / RTI >

The massage ball is deviated from the paradigm that the massage feeling and the thermal feeling are provided to the user at the same time because the massage ball itself needs to be heated so that the massage ball performing the massage function and the heating body performing the heat generating function are separately adopted. This is because, since the heat-generating assembly mounted on the backrest of the massage chair and a somewhat thick outer portion (leather sheet, etc.) are located between the back or shoulder of the user, heat is generated in the adjacent area without necessarily heating the massage ball itself If you move up / down / left / right with the massage ball, you can feel the feeling of massage and thermal sensation at the same time.

In particular, since the heating element is made of a material having a higher heat transfer coefficient than the heat transfer rate of the bracket, it is possible to prevent a phenomenon that the bracket is heated excessively and the durability of the bracket is weakened.

Further, since the heating element is disposed adjacent to the massage ball, the user can simultaneously feel the thermal feeling and the massage feeling similar to the heating of the massage ball.

Further, according to the embodiment in which the elastic member is applied, it is also possible to provide the same effect as moxibustion pressure.

Due to such a structure, the material of the massage ball can be freely selected as a material which can give an optimum massage feeling but does not cause noise, so that a massage feeling superior to that of a conventional massage chair can be provided.

1 is a perspective view of a massage chair provided with a heating assembly according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a massage chair provided with a heating assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a perspective view illustrating an airbag in a massage chair provided with a heating assembly according to the present invention.
4 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a heating assembly according to the present invention.
5 is a front view of a first embodiment of a heating assembly according to the present invention.
6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a heat generating assembly according to the present invention.
7 is a front view of a second embodiment of a heating assembly according to the present invention.
8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a heat generating assembly according to the present invention.

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

In the drawings, it is assumed that the user is seated on a massage chair. The upper part of the user is the lower part of the upper side, the front facing the user is the front, and the direction of the back of the user is toward the rear, Explain.

The backrest 100, the leg fixing unit 300, and the foot fixing unit 310, which will be described later, can be rotated or moved up and down, respectively. To this end, a separate actuator (not shown) Therefore, detailed description of the operation principle will be omitted.

In addition, when a signal is applied to the operation unit 500, the corresponding signal is transmitted to a control unit (not shown), which is also known And its operation principle will not be described in detail.

Description of massage chair

1 to 3, a massage chair provided with a heating assembly 600 according to the present invention will be described.

The massage chair includes a backrest 100, a seat portion 200, a leg fixing portion 300, a support frame 400, and an operating portion 500, and further includes a heating assembly 600 according to the present invention do.

The backrest part 100 is a part that supports the user's back and can be adjusted at a predetermined angle relative to the fixed support frame 400 and the seat part 200. [

A movable heating assembly 600 is mounted at the center of the backrest 100. The heating assembly 600 includes a plurality of massage balls 610, is heatable, and is movable up, down, left, and right. In the massaging operation, as the heating assembly 600 moves along a predetermined orbit, a plurality of massage balls 610 press the back or shoulder of the user to provide a massage feeling. This will be described in detail below.

A headrest 110, which the user's head touches, is positioned above the backrest 100.

A pair of shoulder fastening parts 120 are attached to both left and right sides of the headrest 110 of the backrest part 100 and a shoulder airbag 129 is mounted on the shoulder fastening part 120 respectively.

The pressure or the air amount of air to be applied can be adjusted to the various air bags 129, 209, 309, 319, and 419 to be described later including the shoulder air bag 129. [ In order for the airbags 129, 209, 3090, and 319 to position the user's body, only the pressure or the amount of air that does not strongly urge the human body is required. Hereinafter, Quot; Further, in order for the air bags 129, 209, 3090, and 319 to perform the massage operation, a pressure or an air amount larger than the fixing air is required. Hereinafter, the air to be injected is referred to as "massage air ".

The seat portion 200 is a portion of the user's hips and an upper portion of the thigh which are generally in contact with the support frame 400. It is preferable that it is made of a material capable of providing a cushion feeling.

The pelvis airbags 209 are positioned on both sides of the seat portion 200 facing the user at the portion where the seat portion 200 faces the support frame 400. [

Each of the pelvic airbags 209 may be composed of a pair of upper and lower airbags. In this case, the upper pelvic airbag 209 can also press the waist so that it may be called a waist airbag.

The leg fixing portion 300 is a portion for holding a user's leg, and as shown in FIG. 2, a pair of grooves is provided so that a user's calf can be inserted. The leg fixing portion 300 is adjustable at a predetermined angle relative to the fixed support frame 400 and the seat portion 200.

A leg airbag 309 is positioned in the groove of the leg fixing part 300.

Each of the one leg airbags 309 may be constituted by a pair of right and left airbags or a pair of left and right airbags may be provided as upper and lower pairs as shown in Fig. These four airbags may be configured in total.

A foot fixing portion 310 is positioned at the lower end of the leg fixing portion 300.

The foot fixing unit 310 is a part for allowing the user to put his / her foot and fixing the foot placed during the massage operation. As shown in FIG. 2, the foot fixing unit 310 is provided with a groove for allowing the foot of the user to be inserted.

The foot fixing unit 310 may be integrally formed with the leg fixing unit 300 or the foot fixing unit 310 may move up and down relative to the leg fixing unit 300, The length of the leg or calf).

The foot airbag 319 is located in the groove of the foot fixing part 310.

Each of the one foot airbags 310 may be constituted by a pair of left and right airbags or a pair of left and right airbags may be constituted as upper and lower pairs as shown in FIG. And may be constituted by a total of four air bags.

The seat frame 400 is located on the right and left sides of the seat portion 200 and firmly fixes the massage chair as a whole even during the operation of the backrest 100 and the leg fixing portion 300 or during operation of the foot fixing portion 310. For this purpose, a bracket for fixing a massage chair on the floor may be positioned at the lower end of the seat frame 400.

At the upper end of the seat frame 400, the arm fixing portion 410 is positioned.

As shown in FIG. 1, the arm fixing part 410 is provided with a groove for allowing the arm of the user to be inserted therethrough.

The arm airbag 419 is positioned in the groove of the arm fixing portion 410.

Each arm airbag 410 may be constituted by a pair of upper and lower airbags. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, each of the pair of upper and lower airbags may be constituted by a pair of left and right airbags 410, These four airbags may be configured in total.

The operation unit 500 is a part that can be operated by a user, and may be a button or a touch panel.

Generally, the operation unit 500 is provided on the right side of the massage chair so that the operation unit 500 can be operated with a right hand, but may be provided on the left side in some cases.

The operation unit 500 and the massage chair are preferably rigid and connected to each other by a material whose shape can be changed to some extent. A cable connecting the operation unit 500 and a control unit (not shown) Can be mounted.

The user can select various modes through the operation unit 500 and apply the signals to the control unit (not shown). Accordingly, the operation unit 500 transmits a signal corresponding to the corresponding mode to the control unit (not shown) The foot fixing unit 300 and the foot fixing unit 310 are operated to change the angles of the backrest 100, the heating assembly 600 and the various air bags 129, 209 (not shown) , 309, 319, and 419 can be controlled.

Explanation of the heating assembly

One of the distinguishing features of the heat generating assembly 600 according to the present invention from the prior art is that the massage ball 610 provides the user with a sense of heat without heating.

In the massage chair according to the related art, in order to simultaneously provide the massage feeling and the thermal feeling to the user, the massager ball touching the user's shoulder or shoulder must rotate while generating heat, and the present inventors have confirmed that this problem arises in this part.

The massage ball 610, which provides a massage feeling by touching the back or shoulder of the user, is not heated but only rotates and moves up and down / left and right only, and a separate heating element 620 is provided to the massage ball 610, So that it is mounted on the massage pad 650 or the bracket 630 so that the user can feel the massage feeling and the thermal sensation as in the prior art.

A heating assembly 600 according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Figs. 4 to 7. Fig.

(1) First Embodiment

Referring to Figs. 4 and 5, a first embodiment of a heating assembly 600 according to the present invention will be described.

The heating assembly 600 is mounted on the backrest 100 in a massage chair as shown in Fig.

The heating assembly 600 includes a plurality of massage balls 610 that are rotatable, a heating body 620 positioned adjacent to the massage ball 610, a bracket 630 for fixing the massage ball 610 and the heating body 620, A massage mass 650 that is fixed to support the bracket 630 and supplies electric power to the heat generating assembly 600 such that the entire heat generating assembly 600 can be moved up and down and left and right motion and a bracket 630 and a massage mass 650). ≪ / RTI >

The massage ball 610 does not generate heat separately, and moves upwardly or downwardly or right and left together with the massage pad 650 when moving up and down or right and left. At this time, it is possible to rotate naturally by moving up and down or left and right while touching the back or shoulder part of the user, and massage feeling is transmitted to the user by the rotation of the massage ball 610.

The material of the massage ball 610 may be any material for providing an optimal massage feeling to the user and minimizing noise during rotation. In the prior art, the massage ball itself needs to be made of a heat-resistant material or a material having a good heat transfer ratio. In view of this, the massage ball is somewhat poor in quality or noise during rotation. It is not necessary to consider the heat transfer rate, so that any material suitable for the purpose of the massage chair can be selected from elastic rubber or synthetic resin series.

The heating element 620 is mounted on the bracket 630 or the massage pad 650 by a predetermined distance. In the first embodiment, the heating element 620 is mounted on the bracket 630.

The heating body 620 mounted on the bracket 630 receives power and receives heat through a power supply (not shown) through an electric wire (not shown) provided in the massage mass 650 and the bracket 634. The specific structure for generating heat may be any structure, for example, a structure employing a heat wire or a sheath heater.

The heating element 620 does not rotate. Therefore, unlike the heating structure according to the related art in which the rotating massage ball generates heat, power can be transmitted as a simple structure.

There is no limitation on the number of heating elements 620. In the first embodiment, the number of heating elements 620 is the same as the number of massage balls 610. [ If the number of the massage balls 610 is the same, a massage feeling can be felt in the massage ball 610 as described later. In the figure, the massage ball 610 and the heating body 620 are shown in total of six by three on the left and right, but the number of the massage ball 610 and the heating body 620 may be smaller or larger.

The heating element 620 should be positioned adjacent to the massage ball 610. In the case of the user, a feeling of warmth is felt around the rotating massage pad 610 while giving a massage sensation, so that the massage effect and the warming sensation are simultaneously felt, and the massage effect is increased. (Not shown), such as a leather sheet or cushion, between the heating assembly 600 and the back or shoulder of the user, even if the heating element 620 located adjacent to the massage ball 610 actually generates heat, The ball 610 can feel the same thermal feeling as the heat.

To this end, in the first embodiment, the heating element 620 is positioned opposite to the massage ball 610 with respect to the bracket 630. That is, the massage ball 610 is positioned on the inner side with respect to the bracket 630, and the heating element 620 is positioned on the outer side.

In addition, in the first embodiment, the number of the heating elements 620 is the same as the number of the massage balls 610, so that even if a user feels a particularly excellent massage feeling in any massage balls 610, It is possible to simultaneously feel the thermal sensation from the heating element 620 located.

The bracket 630 supports the massage ball 610 and the heating body 620 and at the same time is connected to the massage mass 650 to rotate the massage ball 610 and the heating body 620 Move together.

The thermal conductivity of the bracket 630 is preferably lower than that of the heat generating element 620. According to the present invention, since the heating element 620 does not perform a massage function, the heating element 620 can be freely configured and made of a material having a thermal conductivity higher than the thermal conductivity of the metal bracket 630 It is possible to prevent the heat from being transferred to the bracket 630 during the heat generation of the heat generating element 620.

It is preferable that the heating element 620 and the bracket 630 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to further prevent the heat generated in the heating element 620 from being transmitted to the bracket 630.

The bracket 630 is provided with a separate electric wire (not shown) to transmit the electric power supplied from the electric power supply unit (not shown) to the heating body 620. According to the prior art, since the power is supplied to the rotating massage ball, the structure becomes complicated. In the present invention, the structure is simplified since power is supplied to the heating element 620 which does not rotate.

The fixing portion 640 is provided between the bracket 630 and the massage pad 650.

The massage mass 650 is mounted with an actuator (not shown) that receives electric power from a power supply unit (not shown) of the massage chair and performs at least one of up-down movement and left-right motion of the heat-generating assembly 600.

In addition, the massage mass 650 provides electric power supplied from a power supply unit (not shown) to the heating body 620 through a separate electric wire (not shown) provided on the bracket 630 or the like.

(2) Second Embodiment

6 and 7, a second embodiment of a heating assembly 600 according to the present invention will be described.

In the second embodiment, only the two heating elements 620 'are adopted, unlike the first embodiment.

That is, unlike the first embodiment, not only the same number of heating elements 620 'are provided corresponding to all the massage balls 610, but only one heating element 620' is located in one bracket 630 . However, it is the same that the heating element 620 'is positioned adjacent to the massage ball 610.

Compared with the first embodiment, the massager 620 'adjacent to the massager ball 610 provides a massage feeling and provides a thermal sensation. However, the massager 610 and the heat generator 620' ) Is slightly spaced, the degree of thermal sensation may be somewhat weak.

However, in the first embodiment, it is possible to adopt a structure in which a heating element 620 'having a larger size can be adopted and, if necessary, a heating element 620' can be heated up to a higher temperature, ') Is less in itself, which reduces manufacturing costs and is economical.

(3) Third Embodiment

Referring to Fig. 8, a third embodiment of the heat generating assembly 600 according to the present invention will be described.

Unlike the first and second embodiments, the elastic members 622 allow the heat generating assembly to reciprocate in the direction toward the backrest.

Specifically, the heating assembly includes a heating body bracket 621 fixed to the bracket 630; An elastic member 622 whose one end is fixed to the heating element bracket 621; And a heating element guide 623 to which the other end of the elastic member 622 is fixed and the heating element 620 is inserted inside. The elastic member 622 may be a spring or an air bag.

In this case, the massage ball 610 provides the user with a feeling of massage by the pressure separately, while the massage ball 610 and the other heating assembly can also give the user the same effect as the moxibustion pressure by giving the feeling of warmth and pressure at once Point is advantage.

(4) In another embodiment

In another embodiment, not shown, the heating element may be mounted on the massage pad 650 rather than the bracket 630.

In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, a separate wire connecting the massage mass 650 and the heating elements 620 and 620 'may be used. However, in the first and second embodiments, There is an advantage that the structure is simplified because it is not necessary.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims. It will be appreciated that embodiments are possible. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the claims.

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110: Headrest
120: Shoulder portion
129: Shoulder airbag
200: seat portion
209: Pelvic air bag
300:
309: Foot airbag
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319: Foot airbag
400: support frame
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419: arm airbag
500:
600: Heating assembly
610: Massage ball
620, 620 ': heating element
621: Heating element bracket
622: elastic member
623: Heating element guide
630: Bracket
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650: Massage Bundle

Claims (9)

A bracket 630;
A plurality of massage balls 610 rotatably mounted on the bracket 630;
A massage pack 650 to which the bracket 630 is fixed and which can perform at least one of up-down motion and left-right motion; And
A heating assembly 620 mounted to the massage mass 650 or the bracket 630,
The heating element 620 is located adjacent to the plurality of massage balls 610,
Wherein the heating assembly is mounted inside the backrest part (100) of the massage chair.
Heating assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
The massage ball 610 is rotated while the heating body 620 is fixed to the bracket 630 without rotating,
Heating assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
The heating element 620 is installed at a predetermined distance from the bracket 630,
The thermal conductivity of the heating element 620 is higher than that of the bracket 630,
Heating assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
The heating element 620 is mounted on the bracket 630,
The heating body 620 is disposed opposite to the plurality of massage balls 610 on the basis of the bracket 630,
Heating assembly.
5. The method of claim 4,
A plurality of the heating elements 620 are provided, the number of which is the same as the number of the massage balls 610,
Each of the plurality of heating elements 620 is located opposite each of the massage balls 610 with respect to the bracket 630,
The plurality of massage balls 610 are not heated, but the heating element 620 is heated,
Heating assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
Electric power is supplied to the heating body 620 through the electric wire provided to the bracket 630 and power is not supplied to the massage ball 610,
Heating assembly.
The method according to claim 1,
The heat-
A heating body bracket 621 fixed to the bracket 630;
An elastic member 622 having one end fixed to the heating body bracket 621; And
Further comprising a heating element guide (623) to which the other end of the elastic member (622) is fixed and the heating element (620)
Heating assembly.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the heat generating assembly is capable of reciprocating motion in a direction toward the backrest,
Heating assembly.
9. A massage chair comprising a heating assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
A sheet portion 200;
The backrest part 100 rotatably fixed to one side of the seat part 200;
A leg fixing part 300 rotatably fixed to the other side of the seat part 200;
A support frame 400 for fixing the seat portion 200;
The heating assembly 600 mounted on the back 100 and being capable of being vertically or horizontally moved by the massager 650; And
A control unit 500 capable of controlling the rotation of the backrest unit 100 and the rotation of the leg fixing unit 300 and the upward and downward movement or the left and right movement of the heating assembly 600 and controlling the heat generation of the heating unit 620; Lt; / RTI >
Massage chair.

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