KR20200000310U - Device for Massaging Shoulder - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a massage of the shoulder area, and more particularly to a massage of the shoulder area to enable acupressure or massage of the shoulder area by a plurality of rotating balls. Massage of the shoulder portion is the lower case 121, the rotary gears 113a and 113b are disposed at positions symmetrical to both sides of the motor 111; A rotating member 112 that is rotated by the motor 111 and has linear gears 112a and 112b rotatably engaged with respective rotary gears 113a and 113b at both ends thereof; Connection units 124a and 124b are formed at positions through which the rotary shafts of the rotary gears 113a and 113b pass, respectively, and are coupled to the lower case 121 to seal the motor 111 and the rotary gears 113a and 113b. An upper case 122 having a ventilation slit 126 formed therein; And a pair of acupressure units 13a and 13b which are connected to the rotary gears 113a and 113b and rotated.

Description

Massage device for shoulder area {Device for Massaging Shoulder}

The present invention relates to a massage of the shoulder area, and more particularly to a massage of the shoulder area to enable acupressure or massage of the shoulder area by a plurality of rotating balls.

Massage or massage refers to physical medical adjuvant therapy used to enhance the function of muscles, joints or intestines or to calm nerve excitement. Massage is generally done in a way that helps the blood circulate while releasing fatigue by sweeping, kneading, pressing, pulling or tapping the body with hands or a special device. Massage is primarily done by hand but can be done through a machine called a massager. Massages for massage of various body parts such as calf, leg, waist or shoulder are known in the art.

Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0072930 relates to a massager consisting of a main body spanning the shoulder and acupressure spheres installed on the main body and positioned on both shoulders, the base being fixed to the main body; A pair of rotators axially coupled in parallel at intervals on one surface of the base; A motor for rotating the rotating body; Consists of acupressure ball projecting on one side of the rotating body, the acupressure ball protrudes in a hemispherical shape on one surface of the rotating body, and protrudes from the first protrusion, but has a smaller size than the first protrusion and the end of the hemisphere A massage device having a multistage shiatsu ball consisting of a shiatsu sphere composed of a second protrusion having a shape is disclosed.

Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0037725 is a upper support; A pair of wings provided on one side of the upper support portion to be foldable and to be worn over a human shoulder; A first air cell provided on the upper body support and capable of massaging a person's neck by expanding or contracting with air; And a second air cell provided between the upper body support and the wing and capable of massaging the human shoulder by inflating or contracting with air, wherein the upper body support is separated into an upper part and a lower part, and has a length between the separated upper part and the lower part. Disclosed is a shoulder-type air massage device characterized by being further provided with a retractable inflatable airbag in the direction to pull a person's neck.

The prior art has the disadvantage that the acupressure can be made unbalanced and structurally complicated while the rotating balls of both sides are driven by separate motors while the noise and vibration are severe.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art has the following objectives.

Patent Document 1: Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0072930 (Hosung Tech Co., Ltd., published on July 02, 2013) Adhesion massager with multi-stage shiatsu ball Patent Document 2: Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0037725 (Ko Kyung-soon, released on April 20, 2012) Shoulder type air massage device

The present invention is to provide a massage of the shoulder area to ensure that acupressure is made stable if the structure is simple.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the massager consists of an outer cover and an operation module, the operation module comprising: a lower case in which rotation gears are disposed at positions symmetrically on both sides of the motor; A rotating member that is rotated by a motor and has linear gears rotatably engaged with respective rotary gears at both ends thereof; An upper case in which a connecting unit is formed at a position through which the rotating shaft of each rotary gear penetrates, the upper case in which a ventilation slit is formed while being coupled to the lower case to seal the motor and the rotary gear; And a pair of acupressure units rotated in connection with the rotary gears.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the massage device at the shoulder portion is formed on each of the pair of acupressure units and the connection plate formed with at least two circular electrode bands disposed on the connection unit, and is in contact with the two circular electrode bands. It further comprises a rotary contact terminal having a rotatable structure.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the pair of acupressure unit extends in a cylindrical shape, the contact sphere is formed in the upper portion, and the acupressure ball formed with at least one spacing groove along the circumferential surface of the circular shape. Include.

The massage device according to the present invention is structurally simple, and the acupressure is made stable by allowing a pair of acupressure units disposed separately from each other on one base substrate to be driven by the same driving device. Massager according to the present invention allows a variety of functions can be added simply.

Figure 1a shows an exploded structure for an embodiment of the internal structure of the massager according to the present invention.
Figure 1b shows an exploded structure of an embodiment of acupressure unit applied to the massage device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 illustrates the coupling structure of FIG. 1B.
3 illustrates an embodiment of a structure in which an additional function is applied to a massage device according to the present invention.
Figure 4 shows an embodiment of a massage device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the embodiment is for a clear understanding of the present invention and the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have the same or similar functions, and thus are not repeatedly described unless necessary for the understanding of the invention, and well-known components are briefly described or omitted. However, it should not be understood to be excluded from the embodiments of the present invention.

Figure 1a shows an exploded structure for an embodiment of the internal structure of the massager according to the present invention.

Massager of the shoulder portion according to the present invention may be composed of the outer cover and the operation module 10 accommodated inside the outer cover. The operation module 10 includes a lower case 121 in which rotary gears 113a and 113b are disposed at positions symmetrical to both sides of the motor 111; A rotating member 112 that is rotated by the motor 111 and has linear gears 112a and 112b rotatably engaged with respective rotary gears 113a and 113b at both ends thereof; Connection units 124a and 124b are formed at positions through which the rotary shafts of the rotary gears 113a and 113b pass, respectively, and are coupled to the lower case 121 to seal the motor 111 and the rotary gears 113a and 113b. An upper case 122 having a ventilation slit 126 formed therein; And a pair of acupressure units 13a and 13b which are connected to the rotary gears 113a and 113b and rotated.

The massage device according to the present invention can be applied to acupressure or massage of both shoulders with respect to the neck area. The massager has a structure in which a pair of acupressure units 13a and 13b are positioned at the shoulders, respectively, to acupressure or massage. The massage device according to the present invention may be applied to the massage of various parts such as the shoulder, back, waist, leg or calf and is not limited by the massage part. If necessary, the massager may be provided with a unit having a beneficial effect on various human bodies such as, for example, a low frequency generating unit, an infrared generating unit, or a heat generating unit. Acupressure or massage in the massage device according to the present invention may be made by acupressure ball 131 having a spherical shape, a cone or a similar shape. The acupressure ball 131 may be rotated in various directions and contact the human body at various pressures.

Hereinafter will be described in detail with respect to the operation module 10 applied to the massage device according to the present invention.

The operation module 10 includes an operation unit 11; Acupressure units 13a and 13b which are actuated by the operating unit 11 to pressurize the contact site; And upper and lower cases 122 and 121 for sealing the operation unit 11.

The operation unit 11 has, for example, a structure capable of forward and reverse rotation of the motor 111 disposed at the center portion of the lower case 121, the rotation member 112 rotated by the motor 111, and the rotation member ( And rotation gears 113a and 113b that rotate in engagement with 112. In addition, the operating unit 11 may comprise such a connection connector or terminal for electrical connection.

The lower case 121 may have a suitable shape in which the motor 111 and the rotary gears 113a and 113b may be fixed. The rotating member 112 connected to the motor 111 and extending to both sides may have a function similar to that of the motor shaft, and linear gears 112a and 112b may be formed at both ends. The rotary gears 113a and 113b may be circular gears having teeth formed on the circumferential surface thereof, and rotation shafts may be formed at both sides through the center thereof. One side of the rotating shaft may be fixed to the lower case 121 and the other side may extend through the upper case 122 to be coupled to the acupressure units 13a and 13b. A connection board 123 such as a circuit board may be formed in the lower case 121 to connect the motor 111 or another electric unit with an external power supply unit.

The upper case 122 may be combined with the lower case 121 to form an enclosed accommodation space therein, and the motor 111, the rotary gears 113a and 113b, and the connection board 123 may be accommodated in the accommodation space. have. In addition, the connection board 123 may be connected to the outside by a cable, and one rotation shaft formed on the rotary gears 113a and 113b may extend to the outside of the accommodation space.

The connecting units 124a and 124b may be formed on the outer surface of the upper case 122, and the connecting units 124a and 124b may have a cylindrical shape, for example, extending perpendicular to the outer surface. . In addition, a protruding surface may be formed on the outer surface of the upper case 122 to allow the motor 111 to be accommodated, and a ventilation slit 126 may be formed on the protruding surface. The ventilation slit 126 may have a function of dissipating heat generated from a unit such as the motor 111 operated in a closed receiving space during the operation of the massager.

The rotary shafts of the rotary gears 113a and 113b may extend to penetrate the centers of the connection units 124a and 124b and be connected to the acupressure units 13a and 13b. In addition, the acupressure units 13a and 13b may be rotated in the first direction or the second direction by the rotation of the motor 111.

The acupressure unit 13a, 13b may be composed of a pair of acupressure balls 131 fixed to each of the pair of base substrates 132 and the pair of base substrates 132. The pair of acupressure balls 131 may have the same or different shapes and may be fixed inside the annular edge 133 fixed to the base substrate 132.

Figure 1b shows an exploded structure of the embodiment of the acupressure unit 13a applied to the massage device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1B, the acupressure unit 13a includes a base substrate 132; A pair of functional units 138a and 138b formed on the base substrate 132; Working substrates 136a, 136b disposed below the functional units 138a, 138b; The acupressure ball is disposed in a shape surrounding the functional units 138a and 138b and extends in a cylindrical shape, a contact spherical surface is formed at an upper portion thereof, and at least one spaced groove 131a is formed along the circumferential surface of the circular shape ( 131); And an annular edge 133 fixing the acupressure ball 131 to the base substrate 132.

The functional units 138a and 138b may have a shape in which the upper portion is hemispherical while extending in a cylindrical shape, for example, and various functional elements such as an infrared lamp or a heat generating unit are disposed therein, for example, LED light emission. Can be. The operating substrates 136a, 136b can have electrical connection or control functions for the functional elements and can be electrically connected with other units via the rotary contact terminals 137a, 137b. The acupressure ball 131 may be arranged to surround the functional units 138a and 138b and may be fixed to the base substrate 132 by the annular edge 133. In detail, a fixing edge may be formed below the acupressure ball 131, and the fixing edge may be fixed to the base substrate 132 by the annular edge 133. The spaced groove 131a formed on the circumferential surface of the acupressure ball 131 has a function of making a portion in contact with the human body of the acupressure ball 131 be a curved surface, for example, inside the functional units 138a and 138b. The arranged LED light may have a function of dispersing in various directions. The acupressure unit 13a can be made in various structures and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

FIG. 2 illustrates the coupling structure of FIG. 1B.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the acupressure unit has a shape protruding in four directions as a whole and the pair of acupressure balls 131 may be disposed at positions facing each other on the symmetrical base substrate 132. The balance protrusion 211 may be arranged in the other two symmetrical positions but is not necessarily required.

The acupressure ball 131 disposed at positions symmetric with each other may have the same or different shapes. For example, the two acupressure balls 131 may have different heights or different contact surfaces. If necessary, the acupressure ball 131 may be arranged in a swinging structure from side to side, but is not necessarily required.

The acupressure unit can have a variety of additional functions including acupressure or massage and can have, for example, heat, light emission, infrared emission or ultrasonic emission functions. Electrical connections may be required for the operation of this function.

3 illustrates an embodiment of a structure in which an additional function is applied to a massage device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a connection plate 311 having at least two circular electrode strips formed on an upper surface of the connection unit 124a may be arranged, and a pair of circular contact electrodes having different rotation contact terminals 137a and 137b may be disposed. It may be in contact with the strap. End portions of the rotary contact terminals 137a and 137 may be made into a separate branch shape so as to reduce frictional resistance while maintaining contact with the circular electrode strip. In addition, different circular electrode strips may be insulated from each other. For example, an insulating strip may be formed between different circular electrode strips. By the electrical connection by the circular electrode strip and the rotary contact terminals (137a, 137b) such that the electrical connection of the acupressure unit can be maintained continuously during the rotation of the base substrate 132.

4 illustrates an embodiment of the massage device 40 according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the massage device 40 according to the present invention may include an outer cover 41 and an operation module accommodated inside the outer cover 41. In addition, fixing strips 42a and 42b may be formed on the outer cover 41, and a connector 43 for electrically connecting an operation module accommodated therein may be disposed outside the outer cover 41.

The outer cover 41 can be formed from a variety of materials and the actuation button can be arranged in the appropriate position of the fixing strips 42a and 42b.

Massager 40 can be made in a variety of shapes that can span the neck and the subject innovation is not limited to the embodiments shown.

The massage device according to the present invention is structurally simple, and the acupressure is made stable by allowing a pair of acupressure units disposed separately from each other on one base substrate to be driven by the same driving device. Massager according to the present invention allows a variety of functions can be added simply.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the presented embodiments, those skilled in the art may make various modifications and modifications without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention with reference to the presented embodiments. . The present invention is not limited by such variations and modifications, but is limited by the claims appended hereto.

10: operating module 11: operating unit
13a, 13b: Acupressure Unit 40: Massager
41: outer cover 42a, 42b: fixing strip
43: connector
111: motor 112: rotating member
112a and 112b: linear gear 113a and 113b: rotary gear
121: lower case 122: upper case
123: connection board 124a, 124b: connection unit
126: ventilation slit 131: shiatsu ball
132: base substrate 133: annular border
136a and 136b: working board 137a and 137b: rotary contact terminal
138a, 138b: Function unit 211: Balance protrusion
311: connecting plate

Claims (1)

A pair of functional units 138a and 138b formed on the base substrate 132 and extending in a cylindrical shape and having an upper portion hemispherical;
At least one separation groove 131a is formed along the circumferential surface while being rotated by a pair of rotary gears 113a and 113b connected to the motor 111, and is disposed in a form surrounding the functional units 138a and 138b. A pair of acupressure balls 131;
An annular edge 133 for fixing a fixed edge formed at the bottom of the pair of acupressure balls 131 disposed around the functional units 138a and 138b to the base substrate 132;
A pair of operating substrates 136a and 136b disposed below the base substrate 132 and having electrical connection or control functions to the pair of functional units 138a and 138b;
Rotating member 112 formed with linear gears 112a and 112b rotated by motor 111, rotary gears 113a and 113b that rotate in engagement with linear gears 112a and 112b and respective rotary gears 113a and 113b. An operation module 10 including connection units 124a and 124b, respectively, at a position through which the rotating shaft of the control unit penetrates;
A connection plate 311 having at least two circular electrode strips formed on an upper surface of each of the pair of connection units 124a and 124b; And
A pair of rotary contact terminals 137a, 137b in contact with at least two circular electrode strips,
An insulating strip is formed between the at least two circular electrode strips so that the at least two circular electrode strips are insulated from each other, and each of the pair of rotary contact terminals 137a and 137b is continuously connected to the circular electrode strip in the rotation process. Massager at the shoulder portion, characterized in that the end portion is made of a branched shape so that the frictional resistance is reduced while the contact is maintained.

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