KR20210087913A - Massage device with adjustable angle of back frame - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a massage device capable of adjusting an angle of a back frame, comprising: a hip frame which supports a hip part of a user; a back frame which supports a back part of the user and allowing an angle change with the hip frame; and a massage module which moves along the hip frame and the back frame, wherein 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 is to control the modulation of the subject's body by applying various types of mechanical stimuli to the subject's body parts, such as kneading, pressing, pulling, tapping, or moving the subject's body part, and It is a medical adjuvant therapy that helps circulation and relieves the fatigue of the subject.

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

Meanwhile, when a user receives a massage in the same posture in the massage device for a long time, he/she may feel discomfort. 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 to provide a massage device capable of adjusting the angle of the frame is continuing.

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

The present disclosure has been derived in response to the background art described above, and it is a technical task to provide a massage device capable of adjusting the angle of the back frame.

The present disclosure for achieving the above-described technical problem is a hip frame for supporting the user's buttocks; a back frame supporting the user's back and allowing an angle change with the hip frame; and a massage module moving along the hip frame and the back frame, wherein at least one end of the massage module is provided with a guide module to prevent the massage module from being separated between the hip frame and the back frame. A massage device is provided.

In the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the angle of the backrest can be adjusted by separating the hip frame and the back frame from each other.

In addition, in the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a guide module is provided in the massage module, thereby preventing the pinion gear from being separated from the leg gear.

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

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 diagrams 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 showing a state in which the guide module is inserted into the hip frame and the back frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
12 is a view showing a section in which the 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 examples in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The specific structural or functional descriptions below are only exemplified for the purpose of describing embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms and described in the present specification or application. It should not be construed as being limited to the examples.

Since the embodiment according to the concept of the present disclosure may have various changes and may have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and 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 should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Terms such as first and/or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to the terms. The above terms are used 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, a first component may be named as a second component, and similar For example, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no other element is present in the middle. Other expressions for describing the relationship between elements, such as "between" and "in between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to", should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, and includes one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, 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 such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. does not

In this specification, the actuator means a configuration that can provide a driving force. For example, the actuator may include, but is not limited to, a motor, a linear motor, an electronic motor, a DC motor, an AC motor, a linear actuator, an electric actuator, and the like.

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 (eg, 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, 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, Figure 2 is a view for explaining the components of the massage device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

1 and 2 , the massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a controller 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 massage units 1100 and 1200 .

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

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

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the controller 2000 may control the 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. and the controller 2000 may control the operation of the massage device 1000 by controlling them.

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

Also, 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 information, etc., but is not limited thereto, and may include various biometric information.

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

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

The massage apparatus 1000 may obtain various commands from the user through the user input unit 2200 . For example, the massage device 1000 may include selection of a massage module, selection of a massage type, selection of a massage intensity, selection of a massage time, selection of a massage part, selection of a position and operation of the body massage unit 1100, and massage. Arbitrary commands for selection of on-off of the power of the device 1000 , selection of whether to operate the heating function, selection related to sound source reproduction, etc. may be received, but is 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 function preset by itself, etc. It may be provided with a selection button or the like for

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

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user input unit 2200 may include a display for displaying the operation state of the massage apparatus 1000 or the 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), a flexible display (flexible display). ), and at least one of a three-dimensional display (3D display), but is not limited thereto.

The storage unit 2300 may store various information related to the massage apparatus 1000 . For example, the storage unit 2300 may include massage control information and may include 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, storage 2300 may include, but is not limited to, disks, optical disks, and magneto-optical storage devices, as well as storage devices based on flash memory and/or battery-backed memory. doesn't happen

Also, 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). It may mean a volatile storage device that is erased by a , but is not limited thereto. Such a memory may be operated by the controller 2000 .

The audio output unit 2400 may provide an audio output of any type to the 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 apparatus 1000 to the user.

The audio output unit 2400 may output an acoustic 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 according to the control of the user terminal through a network connection (eg, Bluetooth connection, etc.) with the user terminal. Also, 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 on the upper end of the seat in contact with the user, a front audio output unit attached to the front end of the left and right arm massage unit of the seat unit, and/or attached to the rear end of the arm massage unit. It may include a plurality of output units, such as a rear audio output unit, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the massage device 1000 may provide a stereophonic sound such as a 5.1 channel, but is not limited thereto.

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

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

In addition, the network connection unit 2500 may include a short-range communication module to transmit/receive data to/from any device/terminal located in a short distance. As a short range communication technology, for example, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. 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 the user's body and a leg massage unit 1200 for massaging the user's legs.

The body massage unit 1100 may provide a massage to at least a part of the user's body. The body massage unit 1100 may form a space of any shape for accommodating the user. The body massage unit 1100 may have a space 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 a chair shape that can accommodate a user's whole body or a part of the body.

The portion in contact with the ground in the body massage unit 1100 may include any material for increasing frictional force or any member (eg, non-slip pad, etc.) for increasing frictional force, and the massage device 1000 . It may include wheels for enhancing the mobility of the.

The body massage unit 1100 includes a head support part that can come into contact with the user's head, a back support part that can come into contact with the user's back part, a hip support part that can come into contact with the user's hip part, and an arm that can accommodate the user's arm part. 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 portion, but is not limited thereto, and may include various types of user support or massage units.

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 to the rear. As a result, the body massage unit 1100 may provide a massage in a backward tilted state.

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

The massage device 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 in at least one of the inside and outside of the body massage unit 1100 and the leg massage unit 1200 .

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

The main frame 3000 constitutes a skeleton of the internal configuration 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, etc., 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 any type of mechanical stimulation to the user accommodated in the body massage unit 1100 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the massage module 4000 may move along the main frame 3000 provided in the body massage unit 1100 .

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

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 merely exemplary, and as long as it does not depart from the scope of rights defined by the claims of the present disclosure, various types of massage devices 1000 are also disclosed in the present disclosure. may be included within the scope of

3 and 4 are diagrams 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 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, the frame actuator 3250 and the 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 to 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 is 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 . Due to this, 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 at an upper portion of the base frame 3100 . The moving wheel provided in the lower frame 3200 may 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 formed as one without being separated, so that 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 in the lower portion of 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 integrally configured.

The lower frame 3200 according to an 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 for 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 frame 3240 is coupled to the upper surface of the swing bracket 3230, and when one end and the other end of the upper and lower coupling frame 3240 move, the swing bracket 3230 serves to hold the center of the upper and lower coupling frame 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 passes through the first vertex portion of the swing bracket 3230 and the support shaft frame 3220 at the same time, so that the swing bracket 3230 and the support shaft frame 3220 may be coupled, but the coupling method is limited thereto doesn't happen At this time, 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 frame 3240.

The upper and lower coupling frame 3240 may couple the lower frame 3200 and the upper frame 3300 to each other. A portion of the lower 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 frame 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 the 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 isometric 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 in the front-rear direction.

A 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 . A sliding actuator (not shown) moves the lower frame 3200 in the front-rear direction so that the lower frame 3200 can slide forward or backward along the base frame 3100, thereby causing the body massage unit 1100. may be slidably moved.

The leg angle actuator (not shown) may adjust the angle of the leg massage unit. 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 for supporting the user's body. The upper frame 3300 according to an example may support the user's buttocks and back. 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, an anti-deformation frame 300, a side connection frame 400, a connection bracket 500, a rear connection frame ( 600 ), and at least one of the front connection frame 700 .

The hip frame 100 may support the user's buttocks. The hip frame 100 may be formed in plurality, 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 also be formed in a pattern shape on a portion 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 form facing both sides on the lower frame 3200 . The back frame 200 may be separated from the hip frame 100 and move as a separate frame in order to allow an 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 a shape, but is not limited thereto.

The I-frame means a frame in which at least a portion of the back frame 200 is implemented in an “I” shape. The S frame means a frame in which at least a portion of the back frame 200 includes a curved shape like “S”. When the massage module 4000 is provided in the I frame, the massage module 4000 is movable in a straight line along the I frame.

Such a 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 also be formed in a pattern form on a portion of the back frame 200 .

The hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are made of separate frames, and may be disposed such that one end thereof is adjacent to each other. One end of the hip frame 100 or the back frame 200 is provided with an angle adjustment protrusion at one end of the lower end of the hip frame 100 or the back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the angle adjustment protrusion is not provided. An angle adjustment guide provided with a projection insertion groove may be provided at the lower portion. By inserting the angle adjusting protrusion 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 more than a certain distance while the angle is adjusted. Details on this will be described later with reference to 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 is 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.

The anti-deformation 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 when the back frame 200 is made of a plastic material. ) can be supported. For example, the deformation-resistant frame 300 may be implemented with iron, alloy, steel, etc., 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 coupled to the hip frame 100 , and the other side may be coupled to 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 . Connection bracket 500 according to an example is made in the form of a triangular thin plate, the first vertex portion is coupled to the deformation preventing frame 300, the second vertex portion can 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 prevention frame 300 and may be coupled, but may be extended from the deformation prevention 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 the connection bracket 500 and the deformation prevention frame 300 . Therefore, when moving the rear connection frame 600, the angle of the frame 200 can 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 in the front-rear direction, so that the angle of the back frame 200 can be adjusted. The rear connection frame 600 may be coupled to the third vertex portion 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 entire angle of the 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 buttocks. 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, since the hip frame and the back frame are composed of one frame, and the angle between the hip frame and the back frame cannot be adjusted, the user has to receive the massage in the same posture. Also, 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 the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 by separating the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 from each other. In addition, the massage device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a guide module in the massage module 4000 to prevent the massage module 4000 from being separated between the hip frame and the back frame. . Details on this will be described later with reference to 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 has an angle adjustment protrusion 120 on the hip frame body 110 , the first stopper 130 , and the buttock leg gear 140 . ) may include at least one of. In addition, the back frame 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes at least one of the angle adjustment guide 220 , the second stopper 230 , and the back rack gear 140 on the back frame body 210 . can

One end of the hip frame 100 and one end of the back frame 200 may be disposed adjacent to each other. 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 can be moved 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 can be adjusted according to the degree to which the angle adjustment protrusion 120 is inserted into the angle adjustment guide 220, and the angle adjustment protrusion 120 is the angle adjustment guide ( 220), the more inserted, the greater the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, 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 projection insertion groove 220h of the angle adjustment guide 220 . The angle adjustment protrusion 120 may be provided at one end of the lower portion of the hip frame 100 . The angle adjustment protrusion 120 according to an example may be formed in a shape curved upward from one end of 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 at one end of the lower portion 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 projection insertion groove 220h may be formed in a curved shape so that the angle adjustment projection 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 inside of the protrusion insertion groove 220h. In this way, the angle adjustment projection 120 is inserted into the projection insertion groove 220h of the angle adjustment guide 220, and by moving from the inside to the outside or from the outside to the inside, the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 Although the angle is controlled, the distance can be maintained without being spaced apart from each other by more than 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 distance between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 .

When the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 is 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 tilted over so as to be close to the hip frame 100 including up to 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 disposed in the . When the pitch distance between the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 is changed, the massage module moves from the hip frame 100 to the back frame 200, or from the back frame 200 to the hip frame 100. may not be able to move smoothly.

Therefore, 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 a distance from the back frame 200 , and at one end of the upper end of the back frame 200 . A second stopper 230 may be provided to maintain a distance from the hip frame 100 . The first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 may be disposed to face each other, and may fill a gap between one end of the hip frame 100 and one end of the back frame 200 .

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 is not limited thereto.

In addition, the first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 may prevent one end of the hip frame 100 and one end of the back frame 200 from rubbing. The surfaces facing each other of the first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 according to an example may be made of a plastic material or a rubber material, 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 is decreased, the angle adjustment protrusion 120 moves from the inside to the outside of the protrusion insertion groove 220h, The first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 may approach each other. 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, and the second The first stopper 130 and the second stopper 230 may be separated from each other.

The buttock leg gear 140 may guide the movement of the massage module so that the massage module can massage the user's buttocks. 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 the plurality of rack gear protrusions and the 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 on the back rack gear 240 . The pinion gear of the massage module to be described later may move along the plurality of rack gear protrusions and the 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 . may include.

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

The pinion gear 4200 may move the massage module 4000 along the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 . The pinion gear 4200 may move while being meshed 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 is inserted and moved inside the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, and the pinion gear 4200 is meshed and moved in the hip rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240. have. The guide module 4400 may include at least one of a movement 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 (refer to FIG. 9 ) respectively provided in the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 . 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 it can move without departing in the vertical direction.

The movement guide wheel 4410 may be provided at at least one end of the massage module 4000 and may be formed in 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 elliptical shape. The movement guide wheel 4410 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has an elliptical shape, so that even if there is a gap between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, it does not deviate, and the hip frame 100 and the back It is possible to move between the frames 200 . Specific details on this will be described later with reference to 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 there is a gap between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 . 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 moved, so as not to deviate in the up, down, left and right directions. 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 downwardly 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 4421 and a connection member 4422 .

The ball member 4421 may prevent the movement guide wheel 4410 from being separated from the hip rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240 . The ball member 4421 may be connected to the movement guide wheel 4410 by a connection member 4422 .

Referring to FIG. 9 , the ball member 4421 is inserted into the first shaft moving groove 112h and the second shaft moving groove 212h provided in each of the buttocks rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240 to move. 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 4421 may be greater than the width of the connecting member 4422 . In addition, the size of the first shaft moving groove (112h) and the second shaft moving groove (212h) into which the ball member 4421 is inserted is the first shaft moving groove (112h) and the second shaft into which the connecting member 4422 is inserted. It may be formed to be larger than the size of the moving groove (212h). Accordingly, the ball member 4421 may not escape to the outside due to the difference in the size of the groove.

The bearing member 4430 may reduce friction that may occur in the movement 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, the movement guide wheel 4410 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure arranges a bearing member 4430 therein, and reduces friction that may occur in the movement guide wheel 4410 by rotating the bearing member 4430 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 rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240 may face each other. The hip rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure are formed separately, and may be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval in order to adjust the angle. At this time, when the pinion gear of the massage module passes through the spaced part between the buttocks leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240, the meshing may not be done properly, which may cause a problem in movement. However, the buttocks rack gear 140 and the back rack gear 240 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include a protrusion disposed at one end of the buttock rack gear 140 and a protrusion disposed at one end of the back rack gear 240 . By adjusting the size and/or the inclination, even if the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined interval, the massage module solves the problem between the hip leg gear 140 and the back leg gear 240 can move without

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

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 an embodiment of the present disclosure may be different from each other. Also, the size of the first back rack gear protrusion 241 and the size of the second back rack gear protrusion 242 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be different from each other.

In addition, the inclination of the front of the first buttocks rack gear projection 141 facing the first back rack gear projection 241 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure does not face the first hip rack gear It may have a gentler inclination than the inclination of the rear surface of the protrusion. In addition, the inclination of the front surface of the first back rack gear protrusion in which the first back rack gear protrusion 241 faces the first buttock leg gear protrusion 141 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure does not face the first back leg gear It may have a gentler inclination than the inclination of the rear surface of the protrusion.

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

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

10 and 11 are views showing a state in which the guide module is inserted into the hip frame and the 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 is provided to move the guide module 4400 is inserted, the first wheel moving groove (111h) and / or the first shaft 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 so that the guide module 4400 is inserted and moved. can do.

The first wheel moving groove 111h and the second wheel moving groove 211h may be provided along the longitudinal direction of the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, respectively, and may be provided to be connected like a single 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 longitudinal direction of the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, respectively, and may be provided to be connected 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, the 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 there is a gap between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, it does not deviate, and the hip frame 100 and the back It is possible to move between the frames 200 .

The first shaft moving groove (112h) and the second shaft moving groove (212h) may not be spaced apart even if the angle between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200 increases. Accordingly, the shaft member 4420 can 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, the shaft member 4420 may prevent the movement guide wheel 4410 from being separated when the distance between the first wheel moving groove 111h and the second wheel moving groove 211h is widened.

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

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 are a first moving section SA1, a second moving section SA2, and a third moving section according to the moving section of the massage module. It may include 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 in the second moving section SA2 of the massage module according to an 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 the spaced section between the hip frame 100 and the back frame 200, maintaining the same speed as in the first moving section SA1 and/or the third moving section SA3, The user may recognize a spaced interval 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 moving section SA2 from the first moving section SA1 and/or the third moving section SA3, It is possible to allow the user to receive a massage comfortably, and it is also possible to prevent malfunction of the massage device.

Meanwhile, the moving speed of the massage module according to an 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 within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present disclosure. . Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present disclosure are for explanation rather than limiting the technical spirit of the present disclosure, and the scope of the technical spirit 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 restrictive. The protection scope of the present disclosure should be construed by the claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto 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

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massage device.

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