KR20220095682A - Massage device using vibration motor - Google Patents

Abstract

A massage device using a vibration motor according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a main body part comprising an elastic body and a non-elastic body; a handle part coupled to each of both ends of the main body part; a handle part coupled to each of both ends of the main body part; a roller part rotatably coupled with the main body part as a central axis; a vibration motor disposed inside of the main body, and generating vibration to be transmitted to the roller part; and a control part that controls an operation of the vibration motor. Therefore, the present invention is capable of enabling a massage to be performed effectively.

Description

Massage device using a vibration motor {MASSAGE DEVICE USING VIBRATION MOTOR}

The present disclosure relates to a massage device using a vibration motor, and more particularly, to a vibration massager capable of effectively massaging while controlling each vibration motor.

In general, a massage device is used as a health aid to relieve fatigue by stimulating the meridians and muscles by tapping or kneading a specific part of the body to relax the stiff skin and muscles, and to promote blood circulation.

In particular, most of modern people are fatigued due to excessive work and stress, and a massage device is used as a means to find vitality by relieving such fatigue.

Massage is known to show its efficacy and effect by many people, and various products that can provide convenience in use while further enhancing the efficacy and effect of such a massage device have been proposed.

In most cases, manual massage devices are massaged by positioning the massage device on the area to be massaged (for example, the intestinal ligament, back, calf, arm, and thigh) while holding the massage device by hand, and the same action is applied to the same area. Since the massage is repeated, there is a disadvantage in that the massage efficiency is lowered.

In addition, since the user performs the massage while changing positions with his/her hands, the massage range is relatively wide, but there is a difficulty in using the massage to a part that is not reached by the user's hand.

The present disclosure provides a massage device and method for solving the above problems.

Embodiments disclosed herein, through the massage device, by applying stimulation to the meridians and muscles in a specific part of the body to relax the stiff skin and muscles, and to promote blood circulation to relieve fatigue by providing a method is provided. .

In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method capable of increasing the massage effect by vibrating the pressed and closely adhered part of the body through the vibration motor of the massage device.

In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a massage of the required intensity to the user by adjusting the intensity of the vibration motor through the user interface of the massage device, and divide the massage device into a plurality of sections to massage a specific part of the body A method of executing is provided.

A massage device using a vibration motor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a body including an elastic body and an inelastic body, a handle coupled to both ends of the body, a roller coupled rotatably with the body as a central axis, It is disposed inside the inelastic body, and includes a vibration motor for generating vibration to be transmitted to the roller unit, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the vibration motor.

According to an embodiment, the elastic body is respectively connected to both sides of the inelastic body, and the vibration generated by the vibration motor inside the inelastic body is configured to be transmitted to the elastic body.

According to an embodiment, the inelastic body and the vibration motor correspond to a plurality, the vibration motor is located inside each of the inelastic body, respectively, and the control unit is configured to independently control each vibration of the vibration motor.

According to an embodiment, the massage device further includes a display unit indicating the operation state of each vibration motor, and the control unit is configured to adjust the vibration intensity of each vibration motor.

According to one embodiment, the control unit is configured to be located inside the handle portion.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a massage device using a vibration motor not only compresses a certain part of the body, but also vibrates a part to which the massage device is in close contact to effectively perform a massage.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, there are a plurality of rollers that vibrate and rotate about the central axis of the main body of the massage device using a vibration motor, and by operating the massage device in a state to be massaged while holding the hand, body schedule It has the effect of promoting blood circulation and lightening of the area.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the main body of the massage device has a plurality of sections, and by performing the operation of the vibration motor separately for each section, it is possible to efficiently massage.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a massage device using a vibration motor can control each vibration of the vibration motor independently of each other through a control unit located in the handle portion, and the vibration intensity can also be adjusted, thereby providing convenience to the user. does it

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

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings described below, in which like reference numerals denote like elements, but are not limited thereto.
1 is a side view of a massage device using a vibration motor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a cross-sectional view of a massage device using a vibration motor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is an exploded perspective view of the inside of the main body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the handle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the control unit of the handle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The drawings represent possible embodiments which will be described in the following description. Hereinafter, the terms "horizontal", "vertical", "upper", "lower" and "central axis" should be understood with reference to gravity when in the position of use.

Hereinafter, specific contents for carrying out the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the following description, if there is a risk of unnecessarily obscuring the gist of the present disclosure, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted.

In the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numerals. In addition, in the description of the embodiments below, overlapping description of the same or corresponding components may be omitted. However, even if descriptions regarding components are omitted, it is not intended that such components are not included in any embodiment.

Advantages and features of the disclosed embodiments, and methods of achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the present embodiments allow the present disclosure to be complete, and the present disclosure provides those skilled in the art with the scope of the invention. It is provided for complete information only.

Terms used in this specification will be briefly described, and the disclosed embodiments will be described in detail. Terms used in this specification have been selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present disclosure, but these may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technology, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the content throughout the present disclosure, rather than the simple name of the term.

References in the singular herein include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates the singular. Also, the plural expression includes the singular expression unless the context clearly dictates the plural. In the entire specification, when a part includes a certain element, this means that other elements may be further included, rather than excluding other elements, unless otherwise stated.

In addition, the term 'module' or 'unit' used in the specification means a software or hardware component, and 'module' or 'unit' performs certain roles. However, 'module' or 'unit' is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. A 'module' or 'unit' may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example, a 'module' or 'unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, and properties. , procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, database, data structures, tables, arrays or at least one of variables. Components and 'modules' or 'units' are the functions provided therein that are combined into a smaller number of components and 'modules' or 'units' or additional components and 'modules' or 'units' can be further separated.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a 'module' or a 'unit' may be implemented with a processor and a memory. 'Processor' should be construed broadly to include general purpose processors, central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), controllers, microcontrollers, state machines, and the like. In some contexts, a 'processor' may refer to an application specific semiconductor (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or the like. 'Processor' refers to a combination of processing devices, such as, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of a plurality of microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors in combination with a DSP core, or any other such configurations. You may. Also, 'memory' should be construed broadly to include any electronic component capable of storing electronic information. 'Memory' means random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erase-programmable read-only memory (EPROM); may refer to various types of processor-readable media, such as electrically erasable PROM (EEPROM), flash memory, magnetic or optical data storage, registers, and the like. A memory is said to be in electronic communication with the processor if the processor is capable of reading information from and/or writing information to the memory. A memory integrated in the processor is in electronic communication with the processor. In this specification, the description of 'A and/or B' means 'A', or 'B', or 'A and B'.

1 is a side view of a massage device using a vibration motor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the massage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a body part 110 , a roller part 120 , and a handle part 130 .

The massage device 100 may be an appropriate terminal device having a user interface for receiving request information such as an operation of the main body 110 and adjustment of an operation intensity from a user. For example, the user interface of the massage device 100 may include one or more of a touch display, a manipulation button, a touch pen or stylus, a microphone, and a motion recognition sensor, but is not limited thereto. In one embodiment, the massage device 100 may include input elements such as buttons and slide bars produced through an appropriate user interaction (UI) design, and the user selects the corresponding input elements to select the massage device 100 . may cause vibration of In this case, the massage device 100 may output a user interface that displays the intensity of vibration generated in the main body 110 , an operation state, a charging state, and a usage time. The user of the massage device 100 may adjust the vibration intensity of the massage device 100 through the user interface. The user may select at least one vibration intensity by selecting input elements such as a button and a slide bar of the massage device 100 , and the selected vibration intensity is output to the user interface of the massage device 100 .

The body unit 110 receives power from a power supply installed in the handle unit 130 to generate vibration by a vibration motor, and serves to transmit the generated output or vibration to the roller unit 120 . The main body 110 is divided into at least two or more sections to control the operation of the vibration motors disposed in each section, and the roller unit 120 in the section generates vibration, so that when the roller rotates, the user's skin and It stimulates the muscles and relieves tightness of the muscles.

The roller unit 120 serves to increase the stimulation applied to the skin and muscles of the human body in order to improve the meridian and blood circulation promoting effect of the massage device 100 . To achieve this, the roller unit 120 may perform, for example, a function of transmitting vibration generated by the body unit 110 to the user's body while rotating. In addition, the roller part 120 is configured to be rotatable with the body part 110 as a central axis.

As an example, the user of the massage device 100 can use the massage device by placing the massage device on the area to be massaged (for example, the iliotibial band, back, calf, arm and thigh, etc.) while holding the handle 130 by hand. can When the massage device and a specific part of the user's body cause friction, the roller unit 120 may rotate with the body unit 110 as a central axis.

As an example, the roller unit 120 is composed of a plurality of rollers, the plurality of rollers are coupled to be rotatable with the body unit 110 as a central axis. Vibration generated in the body part 110 may be transmitted to a plurality of rollers of the roller part 120 . The plurality of rollers may serve to transmit vibrations generated from the vibration motor to the user's body when the massage device 100 is operated. As an example, the plurality of rollers may be formed of an elastic body to absorb excessive pressure or shock applied to the body portion 110 of the massage device 100 .

A power button, a motion input button, a slide bar, a power supply terminal, etc. of the massage device 100 may be additionally installed in the handle unit 130, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a touch display, a microphone, and a motion recognition sensor may be installed. have. In addition, the handle unit 130 may include a user interface that displays the intensity of vibration of the massage device 100 , an operation state, a charging state, and a usage time, and a user interface that can control the massage device 100 . . The user interface may correspond to the display unit 420 illustrated in FIG. 4 .

2 is a cross-sectional view of the massage device 100 using a vibration motor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the massage device 100 includes a roller unit 120 that is rotatably coupled to the main axis of the body unit 110 that generates vibration, and a handle coupled to both ends of the body unit 110 . part 130 .

The body part 110 includes an elastic body 210 and an inelastic body 220 . The roller unit 120 is coupled to the elastic body 210 and the non-elastic body 220 to be rotatable about the central axis. In FIG. 2 , four elastic bodies 210 and three inelastic bodies 220 are shown, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the number of elastic bodies and/or inelastic bodies may be changed as needed.

The elastic body 210 may be respectively connected to both sides of the inelastic body 220 . A vibration motor 230 may be disposed inside the inelastic body 220 . The vibration motor 230 may generate vibration to be transmitted to the roller unit 120 .

The handle unit 130 is coupled to the elastic body 210 located at both ends of the plurality of elastic bodies 210 . The elastic body 210 may be made of, for example, any one of an iron spring, an elastomer, a silicone elastic body, a high elastic plastic, an elastic carbon material, and a spring steel, but is not limited thereto and may be made of a material having an elastic force.

The elastic body 210 may have high elastic force. The elastic body 210 may be bent without breaking even when a force is applied to a certain limit. The roller unit 120 is rotatably coupled to the elastic body 210 and the non-elastic body 220 included in the main body 110 as a central axis, and includes a plurality of rollers spaced apart at regular intervals. In one embodiment, the roller unit 120 receives vibrations from the inelastic body 220 vibrating by the vibration motor 230 and the elastic body 210 coupled to the inelastic body 220 . The plurality of rollers may rotate independently of each other and may vibrate independently of each other.

The plurality of rollers of the roller unit 120 may be made of, for example, EPP material and/or EVA material. However, the material of the roller is not limited thereto, and materials such as rubber, PVC and TPE may be used.

The handle unit 130 is coupled to both ends of the body unit 110 , respectively. As an example, the handle 130 is firmly coupled to both ends of the elastic body 210 , so that the main body 110 and the roller 120 are not separated from the massage device 100 when the vibration motor 230 vibrates. It serves to keep it in place. Although the overall shape of the handle 130 is illustrated as having a concave center in FIG. 2 , the shape of the handle 130 is not limited thereto, and may have other shapes such as a cylindrical shape. In addition, the handle 130 may include a semicircle-shaped protrusion so as not to be easily removed from the user's hand when held by the user.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the inside of the main body according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 3 , the main body 110 of the massage device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an elastic body 210 , an inelastic body 220 , and a vibration motor 230 .

The elastic body 210 is positioned between the handle part 130 and the inelastic body 220 or between the inelastic body 220 and the inelastic body 220 . The elastic body 210 may be coupled to the handle 130 and the non-elastic body 220 . In one embodiment, the elastic body 210 can maintain the coupling by bending without breaking when the lower portions of the handle portions 130 coupled to both ends of the main body 110 are brought into contact with each other.

The inelastic body 220 includes a vibration motor 230 and a case for accommodating the vibration motor 230 . In one embodiment, the case accommodating the vibration motor 230 is coupled to the vibration motor 230 in a state of close contact in order to transmit the vibration generated from the vibration motor 230 to the roller unit 120 . In addition, a power supply terminal for supplying power to the vibration motor 230 , a control terminal for adjusting the vibration intensity of the power motor 230 , a measuring terminal for measuring the vibration intensity of the vibration intensity motor 230 , etc. are included in the handle part It may be additionally installed at 130 . The case accommodating the vibration motor 230 is coupled to the elastic body 210 , and the vibration generated by the vibration motor 230 in the inelastic body 220 is transmitted to the coupled elastic body 210 .

The vibration motor 230 serves to generate vibration inside the case of the inelastic body 220 . In one embodiment, the vibration motor 230 may receive power through the power supply of the handle unit 130 and the output may be adjusted. In this case, the intensity of vibration generated by the vibration motor 230 may increase in proportion to the rotation speed. When vibration occurs in the vibration motor 230 , the generated vibration is transmitted to the roller unit 120 through the elastic body 210 connected to the inelastic body 220 .

4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the handle 130 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the handle unit 130 includes a control unit 410 for controlling the operation of the vibration motor 230 , and a display unit 420 indicating an operation state of the vibration motor 230 .

The control unit 410 is located inside the handle unit 130 and controls the operation of the vibration motor 230 . In an embodiment, the controller 410 may control the operation of the vibration motor 230 and set the vibration intensity according to the rotation speed of the vibration motor 230 . For example, when the main body 110 is divided into one or more sections, a high-intensity vibration for the center of a specific part of the body (eg, thigh, etc.) in close contact with the massage device 100 may be required. . At this time, the user can control the massage device 100 located in the handle 130 through a user interface (eg, a power button, an action input button, a slide bar, a touch display, a microphone, etc.) to the vibration motor 230 ) and control the vibration intensity of the desired section.

The display unit 420 is located below the handle unit 130 and includes a user interface that displays the intensity of vibration of the massage device 100 , an operating state, a charging state, and a usage time. In one embodiment, when the vibration motor 230 operates, the display unit 420 displays the state of charge of the battery for supplying power to the vibration motor 230 , the intensity of vibration of the vibration motor 230 , and the operation state of the vibration motor. The display helps the user to easily understand the operating state of the massage device 100 .

5 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the control unit 410 of the handle portion 130 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the control unit 410 includes an input unit 510 , a motion sensing unit 520 , a vibration intensity control unit 530 , and a power supply unit 540 .

The input unit 510 includes buttons and slide bars manufactured through an appropriate user interaction (UI) design capable of controlling the massage device 100 , and receives an input signal from the user to operate the vibration motor 230 . In an embodiment, when the user presses the power button of the input unit 510 , power is supplied from the power supply unit 540 to supply power to the vibration motor 230 . The vibration motor 230 supplied with power operates according to a preset vibration intensity, and the user presses at least one button (eg, an operation input button, a slide bar, a vibration setting button, etc.) of the input unit 510 . A desired vibration intensity can be set by transmitting a signal to the vibration intensity control unit 530 through the The massage device 100 may not operate when the battery of the power supply unit 540 runs out of power.

The motion detection unit 520 detects an operating state of the massage device 100 and a vibration intensity of the vibration motor 230 . For example, when the user applies a signal through the input unit 510 , the vibration motor 230 operates. At this time, the motion detection unit 520 detects the operation state and electric strength of the vibration motor 230 and transmits a signal to the control unit 410 and the display unit 420 .

The vibration intensity adjusting unit 530 may adjust the vibration intensity of the vibration motor 230 or terminate the operation through a signal received from the input unit 510 . In an embodiment, the output may be controlled by increasing or decreasing the rotation speed of the vibration motor 230 . The output of the vibration motor 230 is proportional to the set rotation speed, and the user may end the operation of the vibration motor 230 through at least one button of the input unit 510 .

The power supply unit 540 further includes at least one or more of a rechargeable battery for supplying power to the vibration motor 230 , a charging terminal for supplying power to the battery, and a supply terminal for supplying power to the vibration motor 230 . , but is not limited thereto.

The control method of the massage device using the above-described vibration motor may be implemented as a computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all types of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium is distributed in a computer system connected through a network, so that the computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the above-described embodiments can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention pertains.

The method, operation, or techniques of this disclosure may be implemented by various means. For example, these techniques may be implemented in hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design requirements imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementations should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present disclosure.

Although the embodiments described above have been described as utilizing aspects of the presently disclosed subject matter in one or more standalone computer systems, the present disclosure is not limited thereto and may be implemented in connection with any computing environment, such as a network or distributed computing environment. . Still further, aspects of the subject matter in this disclosure may be implemented in a plurality of processing chips or devices, and storage may be similarly affected across the plurality of devices. Such devices may include PCs, network servers, and portable devices.

Although the present disclosure has been described in connection with some embodiments herein, various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure that can be understood by those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. Further, such modifications and variations are intended to fall within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

100: massage device
110: body part
120: roller unit
130: handle part
210: elastic body
220: inelastic material
230: vibration motor

Claims (5)

In the massage device using a vibration motor,
a body portion including an elastic body and an inelastic body;
a handle portion coupled to both ends of the body portion, respectively;
a roller part rotatably coupled to the body part as a central axis;
a vibration motor disposed inside the inelastic body and generating vibration to be transmitted to the roller unit; and
A control unit for controlling the operation of the vibration motor
Including, massage device.
According to claim 1,
The elastic body is respectively connected to both sides of the inelastic body,
The vibration generated by the vibration motor inside the non-elastic body is transmitted to the elastic body, massage device.
3. The method of claim 2,
The inelastic body and the vibration motor correspond to a plurality,
Each of the vibration motors is located inside each of the inelastic bodies,
The control unit controls each vibration of the vibration motor independently of each other, a massage device.
4. The method of claim 3,
A display unit indicating the operation state of each of the vibration motors
further comprising,
The control unit adjusts the vibration intensity of each of the vibration motors, a massage device.
3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit is located inside the handle portion, massage device

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