KR20200145194A - Massage device with adjustable angle of back frame - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a massage device capable of adjusting the angle of a back frame, including: a hip frame that supports user′s hips; a back frame that supports user′s back and allows a change in an angle between the hip frame and the back frame; and a massage module moving along the hip frame and the back frame. A guide module is provided on at least one end of the massage module to prevent the massage module from being separated from the hip frame and the back frame.

Description

Massage device with adjustable angle of back frame{MASSAGE DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE ANGLE OF BACK FRAME}

The present disclosure relates to a massage device.

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

The increase in massage demand has caused an increase in demand for massage devices or massage devices that provide artificial massage functions due to economic and time reasons. That is, as the demand for relieving fatigue or stress increases while releasing the lumped muscles through massage, various massage devices in a time- and cost-effective manner are being released. Any type of apparatus, device, or device that performs a massage without a separate masseur through a mechanical device is referred to as a massage device.

On the other hand, when the user receives a massage in the same posture in the massage device for a long time, they may feel uncomfortable. In order to prevent this, it is necessary to provide a massage device capable of changing a posture when a user desires. Therefore, in the configuration of the massage device, research is ongoing to provide a massage device capable of adjusting the angle of the frame.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1602336 provides a massage device for providing a massage suitable for a user's body shape.

The present disclosure is derived in response to the above-described background technology, and it is a technical problem to provide a massage device capable of adjusting the angle of a back frame.

The present disclosure for achieving the above technical problem is a hip frame for supporting the hip portion of the user; A back frame that supports a user's back and allows a change in angle with the hip frame; And a massage module moving along the hip frame and the back frame, and in order to prevent the massage module from being separated between the hip frame and the back frame, a guide module is provided at at least one end of the massage module. It provides a massage device that can be used.

In the massage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the hip frame and the back frame are separated from each other, so that the angle of the backrest may be adjusted.

In addition, in the massage device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, since the guide module is provided in the massage module, it is possible to prevent the pinion gear from being separated from the rack gear.

The effects obtainable in the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from the following description. .

1 is a view for explaining a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a view for explaining the components of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 and 4 are views for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 and 6 are views showing a hip frame and a back frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 and 8 are views showing a massage module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
9 is a view showing a cross section of a hip frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
10 and 11 are views illustrating a guide module inserted into a hip frame and a back frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
12 is a diagram illustrating a section in which a massage module moves a hip frame and a back frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Objects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure described above will become more apparent through the following embodiments in connection with the accompanying drawings. The following specific structure or functional descriptions are exemplified only for the purpose of describing embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure, and embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms and described in this specification or application. It should not be construed as being limited to the examples.

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

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

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but other components may exist in the middle. Should be. On the other hand, when a certain component is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in the middle. Other expressions used to describe the relationship between constituent elements, such as "between" and "directly between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

Terms used in the present specification are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate the existence of a set feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof, but one or more other features or numbers, It is to be understood that the possibility of addition or presence of steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not preliminarily excluded.

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

In the present specification, an actuator means a configuration capable of providing a driving force. For example, the actuator may include a motor, a linear motor, an electronic motor, a DC motor, an AC motor, a linear actuator, an electric actuator, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

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

In addition, according to another embodiment, the body massage unit and the leg massage unit may exist as separate separate devices (for example, a body massage device and a leg massage device), and the massage device refers to a body massage device or a leg massage device. can do.

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

1 is a view for explaining a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition, FIG. 2 is a view for explaining components of a massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

1 and 2, the massage apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a control unit 2000, a sensor unit 2100, a user input unit 2200, a storage unit 2300, and an audio output unit ( 2400), a network connection unit 2500, and at least one of the massage units 1100 and 1200 may be included.

The controller 2000 may control the operation of the massage device 1000. The control unit 2000 may be implemented with a single processor or a plurality of processors, but is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various ways.

When the control unit 2000 is implemented with a plurality of processors, at least some of the plurality of processors may be located at physically spaced distances. Also, the control unit 2000 is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various ways.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 2000 may control an operation of the massage apparatus 1000. For example, the massage apparatus 1000 may include a plurality of actuators, and the massage apparatus 1000 may control the operation of the massage apparatus 1000 by controlling the operation of the plurality of actuators.

For example, the massage device 1000 may include at least one of a massage module movement actuator, at least one actuator included in the massage module, a back angle actuator, a leg angle actuator, a foot massage actuator, a leg length adjustment actuator, and a sliding actuator. In addition, the controller 2000 may control the operation of the massage apparatus 1000 by controlling them.

The sensor unit 2100 may acquire various information by using at least one sensor. For example, the sensor may include a pressure sensor, an infrared sensor, an LED sensor, etc., but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the sensor unit 2100 may include a biometric information acquisition sensor. The biometric information acquisition sensor may acquire fingerprint information, face information, voice information, iris information, weight information, electrocardiogram, and the like, but is not limited thereto and may include various biometric information.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage apparatus 1000 may detect a contact area and/or a contact location with a user through sensors. As an example, the massage apparatus 1000 may obtain the user's shoulder position information through the sensor unit 2100. The massage device 1000 may provide a customized massage based on the acquired information.

The user input unit 2200 may receive an input in any form from a user. The massage apparatus 1000 may include a user input unit 2200 for receiving a command related to motion control from a user, and the user input unit 2200 may be implemented in various forms.

For example, the user input unit 2200 may be provided in the massage apparatus 1000 in the form of a user input module (eg, a remote control, etc.). In addition, the user input unit 2200 may be integrally provided with the body massage unit 1100 and may be integrally provided with the leg massage unit 1200, but is not limited thereto.

The massage apparatus 1000 may obtain various commands from a user through the user input unit 2200. For example, the massage device 1000 includes selection of a massage module, selection of a massage type, selection of a massage intensity, selection of a massage time, selection of a massage site, selection of a position and motion of the body massage unit 1100, and a massage. Arbitrary commands may be received for selection of power on-off of the device 1000, selection of whether or not to operate a heating function, selection related to sound source reproduction, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the user input unit 2200 executes hot key-type buttons and/or direction selection, cancellation, and input according to a preset user setting function or a self-preset function. It may be provided with a selection button or the like for performing.

The user input unit 2200 may be implemented as a keypad, a dome switch, a touch pad (positive pressure/power failure), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, but is not limited thereto. Also, the user input unit 2200 may obtain a command through the user's utterance based on the voice recognition technology.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the user input unit 2200 may include a display for displaying an operation state of the massage apparatus 1000 or a current state of the user. In this case, the display is a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display. ), and at least one of a 3D display, but is not limited thereto.

The storage unit 2300 may store various types of information related to the massage apparatus 1000. For example, the storage unit 2300 may include massage control information and personal authentication information, but is not limited thereto.

The storage unit 2300 may be implemented through a non-volatile storage medium capable of continuously storing arbitrary data. For example, the storage unit 2300 may include a storage device based on a flash memory and/or a battery-backup memory, as well as a disk, an optical disk, and a magneto-optical storage device, and is limited thereto. It doesn't work.

In addition, the storage unit 2300 may include a memory. Memory is the main storage device directly accessed by the processor, such as random access memory (RAM) such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and static random access memory (SRAM), and stored information is instantaneously accessed when the power is turned off. It may refer to a volatile storage device that is erased by, but is not limited to these. Such a memory may be operated by the controller 2000.

The audio output unit 2400 may provide an arbitrary type of audio output to a user. For example, the audio output unit 2400 may provide brain stimulation to the user by outputting a sound source and/or binaural beat optimized for a massage pattern provided by the massage device 1000 to the user.

The audio output unit 2400 may output an audio signal received through a network (not shown) or stored in an internal/external storage medium (not shown). For example, the audio output unit 2400 may output a sound source under control of the user terminal through a network connection (eg, Bluetooth connection, etc.) with the user terminal. In addition, the audio output unit 2400 may output any type of sound signal generated in connection with the operation of the massage device 1000.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the audio output unit 2400 may be provided at various locations. For example, the audio output unit 2400 is an upper audio output unit disposed at the top of the seat portion in contact with the user, a front audio output unit attached to the front end of the left and right arm massage units of the seat unit, and/or attached to the rear end of the palm massage unit It may include a plurality of output units such as a rear audio output unit and the like, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the massage apparatus 1000 may provide a stereoscopic sound such as 5.1 channels, but is not limited thereto.

The network connection unit 2500 may communicate with an external massage device and/or a user terminal through an arbitrary type of network. The network connection unit 2500 may include a wired/wireless connection module for network access.

As a wireless access technology, for example, WLAN (Wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), etc. may be used. . As a wired connection technology, for example, Digital Subscriber Line (XDSL), Fibers to the Home (FTTH), Power Line Communication (PLC), and the like may be used.

In addition, the network connection unit 2500 may transmit and receive data to and from any device/terminal located in a short distance, including a short-range communication module. As a short range communication technology, for example, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and the like may be used. .

The massage units 1100 and 1200 may form an area for accommodating at least a portion of the user's body and massage the user's body. The massage units 1100 and 1200 may include at least one of a body massage unit 1100 for massaging a user's body and a leg massage unit 1200 for massaging a user's leg.

The body massage unit 1100 may provide a massage to at least a part of a user's body. The body massage unit 1100 may form an arbitrary type of space for accommodating a user. The body massage unit 1100 may have a space having a shape corresponding to the shape of the user's body. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the body massage unit 1100 may be implemented in the shape of a chair capable of accommodating a user's whole body or a part of the body.

A portion of the body massage unit 1100 in contact with the ground may include an arbitrary material for increasing the frictional force or an arbitrary member (for example, an anti-slip pad, etc.) for increasing the frictional force, and the massage device 1000 It may include a wheel to enhance the mobility of the.

The body massage unit 1100 includes a head support that can contact the user's head, a back support that can contact the user's back, a hip support that can contact the user's hip, and an arm that can accommodate the user's arm. It may include at least one of the massage unit 1110 and the shoulder side massage unit 1120 capable of massaging the user's shoulder side, but is not limited thereto, and various types of user support or massage units may be included.

At least a portion of the body massage unit 1100 may slide. For example, when the body massage unit 1100 starts a massage, at least a portion of the body massage unit 1100 may slide forward. In this case, the body massage unit 1100 may be inclined rearward. As a result, the body massage unit 1100 may provide a massage while inclined to the rear.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage apparatus 1000 may include at least one air cell (not shown). The air cell may be located in the user's pelvis part, arm massage part 1110, shoulder side massage part 1120, leg massage part 1200, and the like, but is not limited thereto and may be disposed in various parts of the massage device 1000. have.

The massage apparatus 1000 may include an air supply unit, and the air supply unit may inflate the air cell by supplying air to the air cell under the control of the controller 2000. The air supply unit may be located inside and outside the body massage unit 1100 and in at least one of the leg massage unit 1200.

The massage apparatus 1000 may include at least one of a main frame 3000 constituting the frame of the body massage unit 1100 and a massage module 4000 providing a massage function to at least a portion of a user's body.

The main frame 3000 constitutes a skeleton of the internal structure of the body massage unit 1100 and may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the main frame 3000 may be implemented with iron, alloy, steel, or the like, but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

The massage module 4000 may be provided inside the body massage unit 1100 to provide an arbitrary type of mechanical stimulation to a user accommodated in the body massage unit 1100. 1, the massage module 4000 may move along the main frame 3000 provided inside the body massage unit 1100.

For example, the main frame 3000 of the body massage unit 1100 may be provided with a rack gear, and the massage module 4000 may provide mechanical stimulation to various parts of the user's body while moving along the rack gear. I can. The massage module 4000 may include a ball massage unit or a roller massage unit, but is not limited thereto.

The components included in the above-described massage apparatus 1000 are merely exemplary embodiments, and the massage apparatus 1000 may include various components in addition to the above-described components.

In addition, the shape and structure of the massage device 1000 shown in FIG. 1 is only exemplary, and as long as it does not depart from the scope of the rights defined by the claims of the present disclosure, various types of massage device 1000 are also disclosed herein. It can be included within the scope of.

3 and 4 are views for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the angle of the back frame 200 is changed.

3 and 4, the main frame 3000 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of a base frame 3100, a lower frame 3200, and an upper frame 3300. In addition, a frame actuator 3250 and a massage module 4000 may be disposed on the main frame 3000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The base frame 3100 may be disposed on the ground and stably support the massage device 1000. The base frame 3100 is supported by the ground, and may support the lower frame 3200 and the upper frame 3300. The base frame 3100 according to an example may be disposed relatively wide to hold the center of gravity of the massage device 1000, but is not limited thereto.

The lower frame 3200 may support the upper frame 3300. The lower frame 3200 according to an example may directly support the hip frame 100 of the upper frame 3300. The lower frame 3200 according to an example may be vertically disposed on one side and the other side of the base frame 3100 to support the upper frame 3300, but is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the lower frame 3200 may move along the base frame 3100. For example, the lower frame 3200 may slide forward or backward along the base frame 3100. For this reason, the sliding movement of the body massage unit 1100 may be allowed.

Specifically, in order to allow movement of the lower frame 3200, a moving wheel may be provided under the lower frame 3200. In addition, a guide member capable of guiding the moving wheel may be provided on an upper portion of the base frame 3100. The moving wheel provided in the lower frame 3200 may be allowed to move forward or backward by moving along the guide member provided in the base frame 3100.

According to another example of the present disclosure, the lower frame 3200 and the base frame 3100 are not separated but consist of one, and the lower frame 3200 may be fixed without moving along the base frame 3100. For example, the lower frame 3200 may be fixed without sliding forward or backward.

Specifically, a moving wheel is not provided under the lower frame 3200, and a fixing member for fixing the lower frame 3200 and the base frame 3100 between the lower frame 3200 and the base frame 3100 May be provided. In addition, the lower frame 3200 and the base frame 3100 may be configured integrally.

The lower frame 3200 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of a slide frame 3210, a support shaft frame 3220, a swing bracket 3230, and an upper and lower coupling frame 3240.

The slide frame 3210 may slide forward or backward along the base frame 3100. The slide frame 3210 may be disposed on the base frame 3100 to support the support shaft frame 3220.

The support shaft frame 3220 may serve as a support shaft supporting the upper frame 3300. In addition, in the main frame 3000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the entire upper frame 3300 may move in the front-rear direction, and in this case, the support shaft frame 3220 may serve as a central axis. One end of the support shaft frame 3220 may be coupled to the slide frame 3210, and the other end may be coupled to the swing bracket 3230.

The swing bracket 3230 supports the upper frame 3300 and allows the upper frame 3300 to rotate around the support shaft frame 3220. The upper and lower coupling frames 3240 are coupled to the upper surface of the swing bracket 3230, and when one end and the other end of the upper and lower coupling frames 3240 move, the swing bracket 3230 serves to hold the center of the upper and lower coupling frames 3240. can do.

The cross section of the swing bracket 3230 according to an example may have a triangular shape, but is not limited thereto. When the cross section of the swing bracket 3230 according to an example has a triangular shape, the support shaft frame 3220 may be inserted into the first vertex portion of the swing bracket 3230. In addition, the coupling member may simultaneously penetrate the first vertex portion of the swing bracket 3230 and the support shaft frame 3220 so that the swing bracket 3230 and the support shaft frame 3220 may be coupled, but the coupling method is limited to this. It doesn't work. In this case, the first bottom portion (the upper surface of the swing bracket 3230) facing the first vertex of the swing bracket 3230 may be coupled to the upper and lower coupling frames 3240.

The upper and lower coupling frame 3240 may couple the lower frame 3200 and the upper frame 3300. A portion of the bottom surface of the upper and lower coupling frame 3240 according to an example may be coupled to the swing bracket 3230. In addition, one end and the other end of the upper and lower coupling frame 3240 according to an example may be coupled to the upper frame 3300. More specifically, one end and the other end of the upper and lower coupling frame 3240 according to an example may be coupled to the side connection frame 400 of the upper frame 3300. According to the movement of the side connection frame 400, the upper and lower coupling frames 3240 may also move.

A frame actuator 3250 may be disposed on the lower frame 3200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The frame actuator 3250 may provide a driving force for moving at least one of the rear connection frame 600, the lower frame 3200, the upper frame 3300, and a leg frame (not shown) provided in the leg massage unit. have. The frame actuator 3250 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of an isometric actuator 3251, a swing motion actuator 3252, a sliding actuator (not shown), and a leg angle actuator (not shown). have.

The conformal actuator 3251 may adjust the angle of the back frame 200. One side of the isometric actuator 3251 according to an example may be fixed to the lower frame 3200, and the other side may be fixed to the rear connection frame 600. The isometric actuator 3251 may adjust the angle of the back frame 200 by moving the rear connection frame 600 in the front-rear direction.

The swing motion actuator 3252 may adjust the angle of the upper frame 3300. One side of the swing motion actuator 3252 according to an example may be fixed to the upper frame 3300, and the other side may be fixed to the lower frame 3200. The swing motion actuator 3252 may adjust the angle of the entire upper frame 3300 by moving the upper frame 3300 forward and backward.

The sliding actuator (not shown) may slide the body massage unit 1100. One side of the sliding actuator (not shown) according to an example may be fixed to the base frame 3100 and the other side may be fixed to the lower frame 3200. The sliding actuator (not shown) moves the lower frame 3200 in the front and rear direction so that the lower frame 3200 can slide forward or backward along the base frame 3100, and thus the body massage unit 1100 Can be moved by sliding.

The leg angle actuator (not shown) can adjust the angle of the leg massager. One side of the leg angle actuator (not shown) according to an example may be fixed to the upper frame 3300, and the other side may be fixed to the leg frame (not shown). The leg angle actuator (not shown) can adjust the angle of the leg massage unit by moving the leg frame (not shown) in the front-rear direction.

The upper frame 3300 may serve as a skeleton supporting the user's body. The upper frame 3300 according to an example may support a hip portion and a back portion of a user. The upper frame 3300 may be supported by the lower frame 3200. A massage module 4000 is disposed on the upper frame 3300 to massage the user's body.

The upper frame 3300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a hip frame 100, a back frame 200, a deformation preventing frame 300, a side connection frame 400, a connection bracket 500, and a rear connection frame ( 600), and at least one of the front connection frame 700.

The hip frame 100 may support the user's hip portion. The hip frame 100 may be formed in plural, and may be provided on both sides of the lower frame 3200 to face each other. The hip frame 100 according to an example may be formed of a frame separate from the back frame 200. The hip frame 100 may be provided with a hip leg gear.

The hip leg gear is for guiding the movement of the massage module 4000 and may include a plurality of leg gear protrusions and a plurality of leg gear grooves. The hip leg gear may be provided on the hip frame 100 as a separate member, but may be formed in a pattern shape on a part of the hip frame 100.

The back frame 200 may support the user's back. The back frame 200 is disposed adjacent to the hip frame 100 and may be provided in a shape facing both sides of the lower frame 3200. The back frame 200 may be separated from the hip frame 100 and moved as a separate frame in order to allow the angle change with the hip frame 100.

The back frame 200 according to an example may be implemented in various shapes. For example, the back frame 200 may be divided into an I frame, an S frame, etc. according to the shape, but is not limited thereto.

The I frame refers to a frame in which at least some of the back frames 200 are implemented in an “I” shape. The S frame refers to a frame in which at least a portion of the back frame 200 has a curved shape like “S”. When the massage module 4000 is provided in the I frame, the massage module 4000 may move in a straight line along the I frame.

The back frame 200 may be provided with a back rack gear. The back leg gear is for guiding the movement of the massage module 4000 and may include a plurality of leg gear protrusions and a plurality of leg gear grooves. The back rack gear may be provided on the back frame 200 as a separate member, but may be formed in a pattern shape on a part of the back frame 200.

The hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure are made of separate frames, and each end may be disposed so as to be adjacent. One end of the hip frame 100 or back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with an angle adjusting protrusion at the lower end of the butt frame 100 or the back frame 200 without the angle adjusting protrusion An angle adjustment guide provided with a protrusion insertion groove may be provided at the lower portion. As the angle adjusting protrusion is inserted into the protrusion insertion groove of the angle adjusting guide, the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 can maintain a distance without being spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance while the angle is adjusted. Details of this will be described later in FIGS. 5 and 6.

The hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented with a plastic material or a metal material, but are not limited thereto. The hip frame 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may have a hip leg gear formed in a pattern shape, and the back frame 200 may have a back leg gear formed in a pattern shape. In this case, the hip frame ( 100) and the back frame 200 may be made of a plastic material.

When the back frame 200 is made of a plastic material, the deformation preventing frame 300 is disposed on the side of the back frame 200 to prevent the shape of the back frame 200 from being deformed or shaken. ) Can be supported. For example, the deformation preventing frame 300 may be implemented with iron, alloy, steel, or the like, but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

The side connection frame 400 may fix the hip frame 100 to the lower frame 3200. One side of the side connection frame 400 according to an example may be combined with the hip frame 100, and the other side may be combined with the lower frame 3200. More specifically, the side connection frame 400 according to an example may be coupled to the upper and lower coupling frames 3240 of the lower frame 3200.

The connection bracket 500 may connect the deformation prevention frame 300 and the side connection frame 400. The connection bracket 500 according to an example may be formed in a triangular thin plate shape, and a first vertex portion may be coupled to the deformation prevention frame 300, and a second vertex portion may be coupled to the side connection frame 400, The third vertex portion may be coupled to the rear connection frame 600, but is not limited thereto. The connection bracket 500 may include a first connection bracket and a second connection bracket disposed to face each other on both sides of the lower frame 3200.

On the other hand, the connection bracket 500 may be provided separately from the deformation preventing frame 300 to be coupled, but may be extended from the deformation preventing frame 300 and formed integrally.

The rear connection frame 600 may connect the back frame 200 and the isometric actuator 3251. The rear connection frame 600 may be connected to the back frame 200 through a connection bracket 500 and a deformation prevention frame 300. Accordingly, when moving the rear connection frame 600, the angle of the frame 200 may be adjusted. The rear connection frame 600 is connected to the isometric actuator 3251, and the isometric actuator 3251 moves the rear connection frame 600 forward and backward, so that the angle of the back frame 200 can be adjusted. The rear connection frame 600 may be coupled to the third vertex of the connection bracket 500, and may be coupled between the first connection bracket and the second connection bracket.

The front connection frame 700 may connect the upper frame 3300 and the swing motion actuator 3252. The front connection frame 700 according to an example may be coupled to the side connection frame 400 of the upper frame 3300. Accordingly, when the front connection frame 700 is moved, the angle of the entire upper frame 3300 may be adjusted.

A massage module 4000 may be disposed on the upper frame 3300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The massage module 4000 may provide mechanical stimulation to at least one of the user's head, back, and hips. The massage module 4000 may move upward or downward along the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200. Details of the massage module 4000 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

On the other hand, in the conventional massage device, the hip frame and the back frame are composed of one frame, and since the angle between the hip frame and the back frame cannot be adjusted, the user must receive a massage in the same posture. In addition, the conventional massage device has a problem in that it is difficult for the massage module 4000 to move between the hip frame and the back frame even if the angle between the hip frame and the back frame is adjusted.

The massage apparatus 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may adjust an angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 by separating the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, respectively. In addition, the massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may prevent the massage module 4000 from being separated between the hip frame and the back frame by providing a guide module in the massage module 4000 . Details about this will be described later in FIGS. 9 to 11.

5 and 6 are views showing a hip frame and a back frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

5 and 6, the hip frame 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an angle adjusting protrusion 120, a first stopper 130, and a hip leg gear 140 on the hip frame body 110. ) May include at least one of. In addition, the back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of an angle adjustment guide 220, a second stopper 230, and a back leg gear 140 on the back frame body 210. I can.

One end of the hip frame 100 and one end of the back frame 200 may be disposed to be adjacent. The angle adjustment protrusion 120 and the angle adjustment guide 220 may connect the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 formed separately. In addition, the angle adjustment protrusion 120 and the angle adjustment guide 220 may be movable so that the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 can be adjusted. The angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 may be adjusted according to the degree to which the angle adjusting protrusion 120 is inserted into the angle adjusting guide 220, and the angle adjusting protrusion 120 is an angle adjusting guide ( 220), the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 may increase, but is not limited thereto.

The angle adjustment protrusion 120 may be inserted into the angle adjustment guide 220 to connect the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200. Specifically, the angle adjustment protrusion 120 may be inserted into the protrusion insertion groove 220h of the angle adjustment guide 220. The angle adjustment protrusion 120 may be provided at one end of the hip frame 100 below. The angle adjusting protrusion 120 according to an example may be formed in a shape that is bent upward from one end of the hip frame 100 in an upward direction, but is not limited thereto.

The angle adjustment guide 220 may guide a path into which the angle adjustment protrusion 120 is inserted. The angle adjustment guide 220 may be provided under one end of the back frame 200. The angle adjustment guide 220 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a protrusion insertion groove 220h therein.

The protrusion insertion groove 220h may be formed in a curved shape so that the angle adjustment protrusion 120 can be naturally inserted, but is not limited thereto.

When the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure decreases, the angle adjustment protrusion 120 may move from the inside to the outside of the protrusion insertion groove 220h. In addition, when the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 increases, the angle adjustment protrusion 120 may move from the outside to the inward of the protrusion insertion groove 220h. In this way, the angle adjustment protrusion 120 is inserted into the protrusion insertion groove 220h of the angle adjustment guide 220 and moves from the inside to the outside or from the outside to the inside, so that the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 Even though the angle is adjusted, the distance can be maintained without being separated from each other by a certain distance.

Meanwhile, the angle adjustment protrusion 120 according to another embodiment of the present disclosure may be provided at one end of the back frame 200, and the angle adjustment guide 220 may be provided at one end of the hip frame 100.

The first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 may maintain a constant gap between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200.

When the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 becomes the smallest, a gap of 2 mm or less may occur between one end of the hip frame 100 and one end of the back frame 200. At this time, when the back frame 200 is inclined so as to be close to the hip frame 100 including the interval of 2 mm or less, the hip leg gear 140 and the back frame 200 disposed on the hip frame 100 The pitch distance between the rack gears 240 may be changed, such as being disposed on. When the pitch distance between the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 is changed, the massage module is from the hip frame 100 to the back frame 200, or from the back frame 200 to the hip frame 100 May not move smoothly.

Accordingly, a first stopper 130 is provided on one end of the hip frame 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure in order to maintain an interval with the back frame 200, and at the top of one end of the back frame 200 A second stopper 230 may be provided to maintain a gap with the hip frame 100. The first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 are disposed to face each other, so that a gap between one end of the hip frame 100 and one end of the back frame 200 may be filled.

The first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 according to an example may have a shape slightly curved upward from one end of the hip frame 100 and one end of the back frame 200, but are not limited thereto.

In addition, the first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 may prevent friction between one end of the hip frame 100 and one end of the back frame 200. Surfaces of the first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 facing each other may be made of a plastic material or a rubber material, but are not limited thereto.

When the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure decreases, the angle adjustment protrusion 120 moves from the inside of the protrusion insertion groove 220h to the outside, The first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 may be close. In addition, when the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure increases, the angle adjustment protrusion 120 moves from the outside to the inside of the protrusion insertion groove 220h, The first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 may be separated.

The hip leg gear 140 may guide the movement of the massage module so that the massage module may massage the user's hip. A plurality of rack gear protrusions and a plurality of rack gear grooves may be alternately formed in the hip rack gear 140. The pinion gear of the massage module to be described later may move along a plurality of rack gear projections and a plurality of rack gear grooves.

The back leg gear 240 may guide the movement of the massage module so that the massage module can massage the user's head and back. A plurality of rack gear protrusions and a plurality of rack gear grooves may be alternately formed in the back rack gear 240. The pinion gear of the massage module to be described later may move along a plurality of rack gear projections and a plurality of rack gear grooves.

7 and 8 are views showing a massage module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 9 is a view showing a cross section of a hip frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

7 and 8, the massage module 4000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least one of a massage member 4100, a pinion gear 4200, a massage actuator 4300, and a guide module 4400. It may include.

The massage member 4100 may provide mechanical stimulation to at least one of the user's head, back, and hips. The massage member 4100 according to an example may include a ball massage unit or a roller massage unit, and the type is not limited thereto.

The pinion gear 4200 may move the massage module 4000 along the hip rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240. The pinion gear 4200 may move while being engaged with the hip rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240. The pinion gear 4200 may be rotated by the massage actuator 4300. By rotating the pinion gear 4200 by the massage actuator 4300, the massage module 4000 may move upward or downward along the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200.

The guide module 4400 may prevent the massage module 4000 from being separated from the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200. The guide module 4400 may be inserted and moved inside the butt frame 100 and the back frame 200, and the pinion gear 4200 may be engaged and moved in the butt leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240. have. The guide module 4400 may include at least one of a moving guide wheel 4410, a shaft member 4420, and a bearing member 4430.

The movement guide wheel 4410 may prevent the pinion gear 4200 from being separated from the hip rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240. The movement guide wheel 4410 may move along the first wheel movement groove 111h and the second wheel movement groove 211h (see FIG. 9) provided in the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, respectively. The movement guide wheel 4410 is inserted into the first wheel movement groove 111h and the second wheel movement groove 211h and moves, so that the movement guide wheel 4410 may move without deviating in the vertical direction.

The movement guide wheel 4410 may be provided on at least one end of the massage module 4000 and may be formed in a plurality. The movement guide wheel 4410 may be provided on the pinion gear 4200 and one rotating rod, but this is not necessarily the case.

The movement guide wheel 4410 may have an oval shape. The movement guide wheel 4410 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has an elliptical shape, so that even if the gap between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 is wide, it does not deviate, and the hip frame 100 and the like It is possible to move between the frames 200. Details of this will be described later in FIGS. 10 and 11.

The shaft member 4420 may prevent the pinion gear 4200 from being separated from the hip rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240. In addition, the shaft member 4420 may prevent the movement guide wheel 4410 from being separated. The shaft member 4420 may help the movement guide wheel 4410 to move smoothly even if the gap between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 is wide. The shaft member 4420 is inserted into the first shaft moving groove 112h and the second shaft moving groove 212h provided in the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, respectively, and moves, so that the shaft member 4420 does not deviate in the vertical direction. Can move without.

The shaft member 4420 may be provided on one side of the movement guide wheel 4410. The shaft member 4420 according to an example may be provided to protrude downward from the lower end of the movement guide wheel 4410, but is not limited thereto. The shaft member 4420 may include at least one of a ball member 4241 and a connection member 4242.

The ball member 4241 may prevent the movement guide wheel 4410 from being separated from the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240. The ball member 4241 may be connected to the movement guide wheel 4410 by a connection member 4242.

9, the ball member 4241 is inserted into the first shaft moving groove 112h and the second shaft moving groove 212h provided in each of the hip rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240 to move. I can. The first shaft moving groove 112h and the second shaft moving groove 212h according to an example may be formed in the same shape as the shaft member 4420.

The width of the ball member 4241 may be larger than the width of the connection member 4242. In addition, the sizes of the first shaft moving groove 112h and the second shaft moving groove 212h into which the ball member 4241 is inserted are the first shaft moving groove 112h and the second shaft into which the connecting member 4242 is inserted. It may be formed larger than the size of the moving groove (212h). Therefore, the ball member 4241 may not be separated from the outside due to the difference in the groove size.

The bearing member 4430 may reduce friction that may occur on the moving guide wheel 4410. The movement guide wheel 4410 according to an example does not rotate when moving in the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, but friction may occur with the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200. Therefore, in the moving guide wheel 4410 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the bearing member 4430 is disposed therein, and the bearing member 4430 rotates to reduce friction that may occur in the moving guide wheel 4410. I can. The bearing member 4430 according to an example may be formed of a ball bearing, but the type of bearing is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 9, the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 may face each other. The hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are formed separately, and may be disposed at a predetermined interval to adjust the angle. At this time, when the pinion gear of the massage module passes through a portion spaced apart between the hip rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240, a problem may occur in movement due to poor engagement. However, the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include a protrusion disposed at one end of the hip leg gear 140 and a protrusion disposed at one end of the back leg gear 240. By adjusting the size or/and the inclination, even if the butt leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 are spaced apart from each other by a certain distance, the massage module has a problem between the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 You can move without it.

More specifically, one end of the hip leg gear 140 and one end of the back leg gear 240 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are disposed to be adjacent, and at one end of the hip leg gear 140, a first hip leg The gear protrusion 141 and the second hip leg gear protrusion 142 disposed at the side of the first hip leg gear protrusion 141 may be disposed. In addition, at one end of the back rack gear 240, a first back rack gear protrusion 241 and a second back rack gear protrusion 242 disposed on the side of the first back rack gear protrusion 241 may be disposed. .

For example, the size of the first hip leg gear protrusion 141 and the size of the second hip leg gear protrusion 142 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be provided differently from each other. In addition, the size of the first back rack gear protrusion 241 and the second back rack gear protrusion 242 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be provided differently from each other.

In addition, the first hip leg gear protrusion 141 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure does not have a slope of the front of the first hip leg gear protrusion facing the first back leg gear protrusion 241 It may have a gentler slope than the slope of the rear of the projection. In addition, the first back leg gear protrusion 241 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure does not have a slope of the front of the first back leg gear protrusion facing the first hip leg gear protrusion 141 It may have a gentler slope than the slope of the rear of the projection.

In addition, the inclination of the front surface of the first hip leg gear protrusion according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may have a gentle inclination than the side inclination of the second hip leg gear protrusion. In addition, the inclination of the front surface of the first back rack gear protrusion according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may have a gentle slope than the side slope of the second back rack gear protrusion.

In this way, the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are the size or/and inclination of the first hip leg gear protrusion 141 and the first back leg gear protrusion 241 By adjusting the, even if the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval, the massage module can move between the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 without a problem.

10 and 11 are views showing a state in which a guide module is inserted into a hip frame and a back frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Specifically, FIGS. 10 and 11 are views showing a state in which the guide module 4400 is inserted between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200.

10 and 11, the hip frame 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first wheel moving groove 111h and/or a first shaft provided to move by inserting a guide module 4400. It may include a moving groove (112h). In addition, the back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a second wheel moving groove 211h and/or a second shaft moving groove 212h, provided to move by inserting the guide module 4400 can do.

The first wheel moving groove 111h and the second wheel moving groove 211h may be provided along the length direction of the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, respectively, and may be provided to connect like one groove. . The movement guide wheel 4410 may move along the first wheel movement groove 111h and the second wheel movement groove 211h.

The first shaft moving groove 112h and the second shaft moving groove 212h may be provided along the length direction of the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, respectively, and may be provided to connect to each other. The shaft member 4420 may move along the first shaft moving groove 112h and the second shaft moving groove 212h.

Referring to FIG. 11, when the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 increases, a gap between the first wheel moving groove 111h and the second wheel moving groove 211h may be widened. The movement guide wheel 4410 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has an elliptical shape, so that even if the gap between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 is wide, it does not deviate, and the hip frame 100 and the like It is possible to move between the frames 200.

The first shaft moving groove 112h and the second shaft moving groove 212h may not have a gap even if the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 increases. Accordingly, the shaft member 4420 may smoothly move along the first shaft moving groove 112h and the second shaft moving groove 212h regardless of the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200. Accordingly, when the gap between the first wheel moving groove 111h and the second wheel moving groove 211h increases, the shaft member 4420 can prevent the movement guide wheel 4410 from being separated.

12 is a diagram illustrating a section in which a massage module moves a hip frame and a back frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 12, the massage module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may move from the hip frame 100 to the back frame 200 or from the back frame 200 to the hip frame 100.

The hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include a first movement section SA1, a second movement section SA2, and a third movement section according to the movement section of the massage module. It may contain at least one of (SA3).

The first movement section SA1 is a section in which the massage module moves within the hip frame 100. The second movement section SA2 is a section in which the massage module moves from the back frame 200 to the hip frame 100 or from the hip frame 100 to the back frame 200. The third movement section SA3 is a section in which the massage module moves within the back frame 200.

In this case, the moving speed of the massage module in the second moving section SA2 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be slower than the moving speed in the first moving section SA1 and/or the third moving section SA3. When the massage module passes a section spaced apart between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, when maintaining the same speed as in the first moving section SA1 and/or the third moving section SA3, The user may recognize a section spaced apart between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200. Therefore, the massage module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure gradually lowers the speed when entering the second movement section SA2 from the first movement section SA1 and/or the third movement section SA3, The user can comfortably receive a massage, and failure of the massage device can also be prevented.

Meanwhile, the moving speed of the massage module according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be adjusted by the controller.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present disclosure is not necessarily limited to these embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure. . Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present disclosure are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present disclosure, but to describe, and the scope of the technical idea of the present disclosure is not limited by these embodiments. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not limiting. The scope of protection of the present disclosure should be construed by the scope of claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of the same should be construed as being included in the scope of the present disclosure.

1000: massage device 2000: control unit
3000: main frame 3100: base frame
3200: lower frame 3300: upper frame
4000: massage module

Claims (10)

A hip frame supporting the user's hip portion;
A back frame that supports a user's back and allows a change in angle with the hip frame; And
Including a massage module moving along the hip frame and the back frame,
In order to prevent the massage module from being separated from the hip frame and the back frame, a guide module is provided at at least one end of the massage module,
Massage device. The method of claim 1,
The guide module,
A moving guide wheel provided on at least one end of the massage module;
A bearing member provided inside the moving guide wheel to reduce friction of the moving guide wheel; And
Including a shaft member provided on one side of the moving guide wheel,
Massage device. The method of claim 2,
The moving guide wheel has an oval shape,
Massage device. The method of claim 2,
The hip frame,
And a first wheel moving groove and a first shaft moving groove provided to move by inserting the guide module,
The back frame,
Including a second wheel moving groove and a second shaft moving groove provided to move the guide module is inserted,
Massage device. The method of claim 4,
The movement guide wheel moves along the first wheel movement groove and the second wheel movement groove,
The shaft member moves along the first shaft moving groove and the second shaft moving groove,
Massage device. The method of claim 5,
The shaft member,
A ball member inserted into the first shaft moving groove and the second shaft moving groove to prevent separation; And
And a connection member connecting the ball member and the movement guide wheel,
The width of the ball member is greater than the width of the connection member,
Massage device. The method of claim 1,
One end of the hip frame and one end of the back frame are disposed to be adjacent,
An angle adjustment guide provided with a protrusion insertion groove is provided at one end of the back frame or the hip frame,
An angle adjustment protrusion inserted into the protrusion insertion groove is provided at one end of the hip frame or the back frame,
Massage device. The method of claim 7,
A first stopper is provided on one end of the hip frame to maintain an interval with the back frame,
A second stopper is provided on one end of the back frame to maintain a gap with the hip frame,
The first stopper and the second stopper face each other,
Massage device. The method of claim 8,
When the angle between the hip frame and the back frame decreases,
The angle adjustment protrusion moves from the inside to the outside of the protrusion insertion groove,
The first stopper and the second stopper become close,
Massage device. The method of claim 8,
When the angle between the hip frame and the back frame increases,
The angle adjustment protrusion moves from the outside to the inside of the protrusion insertion groove,
The first stopper and the second stopper are distant,
Massage device.

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