KR20220167783A - Arm Massage Module - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an arm acupressure module giving thermal therapy as well as providing an acupressure function on an arm and a hand of a user by using a plurality of protrusions. The arm acupressure module according to the present invention comprises: a plate-shaped arm acupressure unit having a plurality of acupressure protrusions formed to protrude upward for compressing the arm, where an arm of the user is placed; a hand acupressure unit installed on a front side of the arm acupressure unit to have a shape of a dome formed convexly upward, where the palm of the user is placed; and a plate-shaped heating pad having a plurality of through-holes through which the acupressure protrusions pass to be stacked on an upper surface of the arm acupressure unit and electrically connected to an external power supply unit to emit heat when the power is applied.

Description

Arm acupressure module with thermal function {Arm Massage Module}

The present invention relates to an arm acupressure device for acupressure and massage of an arm, and more particularly, to an arm acupressure device mounted on an armrest of a massage chair to provide heat to a user's arm and at the same time to acupressure the arm using a plurality of protrusions It is about the arm acupressure module.

Recently, as the standard of living increases and the population ages, interest in massage devices is increasing as more and more people suffer from muscle paralysis or muscle pain due to lack of exercise and stress.

As a result, various functions and high-performance massage devices are emerging to satisfy the needs of users, away from simple massage functions.

As such a massage device, a chair type massage device (hereinafter referred to as a 'massage chair') in which a user can comfortably sit and receive a massage has been widely used in recent years. , waist, buttocks, arms, legs, and feet are configured to be massaged with a mechanical massage module and/or an air-expandable air cell module.

As described above, various massage modules capable of massaging each part of the body are installed in the massage chair, and an arm massage module capable of massaging the user's arm may be configured in the armrest of the massage chair.

In Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1779083, a plurality of acupressure protrusions are arranged on a base on which arms are seated, and an acupressure part for acupressure of a user's hand is formed in a dome shape at the front end of the base, and the acupressure part is formed on the upper surface of the acupressure part. Disclosed is a hand acupressure pad having a structure in which a plurality of pressing bodies for pressing the underside of a finger and a palm protrude.

However, such a conventional hand acupressure pad or arm acupressure module has a problem in that it is difficult to install a heater due to a plurality of protrusions for acupressure in a concave-convex shape and simply provides only an acupressure function and does not provide a heating function.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1779083 Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2259504 Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-2009-0005159

The present invention is to solve the above conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an arm acupressure module capable of providing a thermal function as well as acupressure function by a plurality of protrusions to a user's arm and hand.

Arm acupressure module according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the user's arm is placed, a plate-shaped arm acupressure portion in which a plurality of acupressure protrusions for acupressure to the arm are formed to protrude upward; a hand acupressure unit that is installed in an upwardly convex dome shape in front of the palm acupressure unit and places a user's palm; and a plate-shaped heating pad having a plurality of through holes through which the acupressure protrusions pass, stacked on the upper surface of the arm acupressure part, and electrically connected to an external power supply device to generate heat when power is applied.

The arm acupressure module of the present invention may further include a heat reflection pad stacked between the arm acupressure unit and the heating pad to reflect heat of the heating pad upward and having a plurality of through holes through which acupressure protrusions pass.

The heat reflective pad may include a heat reflective layer that reflects heat from the heating pad, and a heat insulating layer stacked under the heat reflective layer to block heat transfer to the lower side.

It may further include a thermal acupressure protrusion protruding upward from the hand acupressure part to transfer heat while stimulating the user's palm, and a protrusion heater installed below the hand acupressure part to heat the thermal acupressure protrusion.

A power interface board for supplying power to the projection heater and the heating pad by being electrically connected to an external power supply device and receiving power may be installed at a lower portion of the hand pressure unit.

A second temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the hand pressure unit may be installed.

A first temperature sensor for measuring temperature may be installed on the arm pressure unit or the heating pad.

An electrode supplying power to the heating pad may be formed along an edge, and a power supply circuit unit for applying power to the electrode may be installed at one side of the heating pad.

The power supply circuit unit may include a thermal protector that cuts off power supply to the electrodes when the temperature of the heating pad reaches a predetermined temperature or higher.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the arm acupressure unit and the hand acupressure unit are installed in the arm massage part of the massage chair, and the upper or lower portion of the arm acupressure unit and the hand acupressure unit are air cells that apply pressure to the user's arms and hands while expanding by air. With this installed, the user's arms and hands can be pressed while being pressured against the arm and hand pressure units by the expansion of the air cell.

According to the present invention, when power is applied to the heating pad and the protruding heater, heat is generated, and accordingly, heat is transferred to the user's arm seated on the palm and palm and fingers seated on the arm support section to provide a heating function. It can improve blood circulation in the hands and arms and improve coldness in the hands and feet.

In addition, since a plurality of acupressure projections are densely arranged in the arm acupressure part of the arm acupressure module, it is difficult to generate heat by installing a heater in the form of a hot wire or bar. It is very easy to install because it provides heat by stacking plate-shaped heating pads in which balls are formed.

In addition, since heat can be uniformly provided over the entire area of the arm pressure part, the effect of heat can be further maximized.

When a heat reflection pad is installed between the arm support part and the heating pad, the heat reflection pad prevents heat loss and improves thermal efficiency of the heating pad.

1 is a perspective view and an exploded perspective view showing an example of an arm massage part of a massage chair to which an arm acupressure module according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a portion of the arm massage portion shown in Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the arm massage portion shown in Figure 1;
4 is a perspective view showing an arm acupressure module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exploded perspective view of the arm acupressure module shown in FIG. 4;
6 is a cross-sectional view of the arm acupressure module shown in FIG. 4;
7 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG. 6 .
8 is an enlarged view of part B of FIG. 6 .
9 is a diagram showing a circuit configuration for controlling an arm acupressure module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only one preferred example of the disclosed invention, and there may be various modifications that can replace the embodiments and drawings in this specification at the time of filing of the present application.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the arm acupressure module will be described in detail according to the following embodiments. Like symbols in the drawings indicate like components.

* Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the arm acupressure module according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed in the arm massage unit 500 configured in the massage chair to apply pressure and heat to the user's arm to provide a massage effect it is composed

Both sides of the seat of the massage chair configured to allow the user to receive a massage in a sitting position are provided with arm massage units 500 capable of acupressure and massaging both arms of the user while holding the user's arms. The arm massage unit 500 may be provided with a 'c'-shaped armrest frame 510 so that the user's arm can be accommodated and supported. The armrest frame 510 may be made of metal or plastic.

In addition, the arm massage unit 500 may further include a lower frame 520 . A guide rail 521 is formed in the longitudinal direction 501 above the lower surface of the lower frame 520 . The guide rail 521 serves to guide the armrest frame supporting part 530 to linearly move in the longitudinal direction 501 . Here, the longitudinal direction 501 means a direction extending in the front-back direction when the user sits on the massage chair.

In addition, at least one unevenness 522 having at least one protrusion and groove alternately formed in the longitudinal direction 501 above the lower surface of the lower frame 520 . The irregularities 522 may allow the armrest frame supporting part 530 to move step by step. The user can fix the armrest frame 510 to a comfortable position based on the irregularities 522 and the fixing protrusions 534 included in the armrest frame supporting part 530 .

In addition, a separation prevention protrusion 523 may be formed in the longitudinal direction 501 on the right side of the left side or the left side of the right side of the lower frame 520 .

The armrest frame support part 530 may be fixed under the armrest frame 510 . The armrest frame supporting part 530 may be disposed on the lower frame 520 . In addition, a guide groove 531 corresponding to the guide rail 521 may be formed in the armrest frame supporting part 530 . In addition, the armrest frame support part 530 can move in the longitudinal direction 501 on the lower frame 520, and moves in the vertical direction 502 by the separation prevention protrusion 523 and the lower surface of the lower frame 520 this may not be possible. Here, the vertical direction 502 may be substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction 501 . The vertical direction 502 may mean a direction generally perpendicular to the ground.

A protrusion insertion groove 532 may be formed concave upward in the armrest frame supporting portion 530 . In the projection insertion groove 532 of the armrest frame support 530, an elastic body 533 such as a spring, rubber, or sponge is installed below the elastic body 533 and is elastically engaged with the groove formed in the concavo-convex 522. Fixed A protrusion 534 may be installed. The user can fix the armrest frame 510 to a comfortable position based on the irregularities 522 and the fixing protrusions 534 included in the armrest frame supporting part 530 . In addition, the user may adjust the position of the armrest frame 510 by applying force in the longitudinal direction 501 so that the fixing protrusion 534 is caught in another groove included in the unevenness 522 .

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, a rack gear 526 extending along the longitudinal direction 501 is installed on the lower frame 520, and the motor 810 and the motor 810 are installed on the armrest frame support 530 ) Install a pinion gear 811 that rotates, and the pinion gear 811 engages with the rack gear 526 to move the armrest frame support 530 in the longitudinal direction to adjust the position of the armrest frame 510 It can also be automatically adjusted.

The arm massage unit 500 of the massage chair 100 may include first air cell sets 541 and 542 . The first air cell sets 541 and 542 may be disposed above the lower surface of the armrest frame 510 . The first air cell sets 541 and 542 may include at least one air cell.

Also, the arm massage unit 500 of the massage chair 100 may include a second set of air cells 551 and 552 . The second set of air cells 551 and 552 may be disposed below the upper surface of the armrest frame 510 . The second air cell sets 551 and 552 may include at least one air cell.

The first air cell set 541 and 542 or the second air cell set 551 and 552 are fixed to the armrest frame 510 and can move together with the armrest frame 510 .

The arm massage unit 500 of the massage chair 100 includes at least one air injection unit 560 for injecting air into at least one of the first air cell set 541 and 542 and the second air cell set 551 and 552. can include The air injection unit 560 injects air into at least one of the first air cell set 541 and 542 and the second air cell set 551 and 552 based on a control signal from the control unit to compress the user's arm. . In addition, the air injection unit 560 discharges air from at least one of the first air cell set 541 and 542 and the second air cell set 551 and 552 based on a control signal from the controller, thereby reducing the pressure applied to the user's arm. can solve The massage chair 100 may provide a massage to the user's arm by repeating this process.

The massage chair includes an arm acupressure module 1 installed on the first air cell sets 541 and 542 . The massage chair may inject air into at least one of the first air cell set 541 and 542 and the second air cell set 551 and 552 so that the arm and hand of the user are pressed against the arm acupressure module 1 . The arm acupressure module 1 is fixed to the armrest frame 510 and can move together.

Of course, unlike this embodiment, when the armrest frame 510 of the arm massage unit 500 is fixedly installed to the arm massage unit 500, the arm acupressure module 1 does not move from one position and always maintains a constant position. can also keep

In the arm acupressure module 1, when air is injected into at least one of the first and second air cell sets 541 and 542 and the second air cell set 551 and 552 to inflate them, the acupressure effect by a plurality of protrusions and a heating effect are provided. configured to provide

1 and 4 to 9, the arm acupressure module 1 includes an arm acupressure unit 10 in which the user's arm is placed and supported, a hand acupressure unit 20 disposed in front of the acupressure unit 10, It includes a heating pad 30 and a heat reflection pad 40 that are stacked on the arm support part 10 to transfer heat to the user's arm.

The arm pressure unit 10 has a substantially rectangular flat plate shape and may be installed in the first air cell sets 541 and 542 installed on the lower surface of the armrest frame 510 of the massage chair. When the first air cell sets 541 and 542 are not installed on the lower surface of the armrest frame 510 and only the second air cell set 551 and 552 are installed on the upper surface of the armrest frame 510, the arm support portion 10 ) may be installed directly on the lower surface of the armrest frame 510.

The arm pressure unit 10 may be made of a flexible resin material such as rubber or silicon or made of a hard resin material such as plastic. The arm acupressure unit 10 has a plurality of acupressure protrusions for stimulating the user's arm when the user's arm receives pressure in the vertical direction by the first and second air cell sets 541 and 542 and the second air cell set 551 and 552. 11) is formed to protrude upward. The acupressure projections 11 may be arranged in a lattice form as in this embodiment, but may be arranged irregularly differently, and the size and shape of each acupressure projection 11 may also be formed differently.

The hand pressure unit 20 is installed in a dome shape convex upward on the front of the arm support unit 10, and the user's palm is placed and supported. The finger pressure unit 20 may be integrally formed with the arm finger support unit 10, but otherwise, it may be manufactured as an individual body with the arm support unit 10 and then coupled to the front end of the arm finger support unit 10 with a fastening means such as a screw. It could be.

The upper surface of the hand pressure unit 20 may be formed to be curved in a shape corresponding to a person's palm and fingers. Therefore, when the user places his/her hand on the hand acupressure unit 20, the fingers are seated on the valley part formed long in the front of the upper surface, and the palm is in close contact with the center and rear of the upper surface of the palm acupressure unit 20.

In the hand acupressure unit 20, a plurality of thermal acupressure protrusions 21 that transfer heat while stimulating the user's palm are installed to protrude upward, and the thermal acupressure protrusions 21 are heated at the bottom of the thermal acupressure protrusions 21. A projection heater 22 is installed to do this. The thermal acupressure protrusion 21 is installed to protrude upward through a hole formed in the hand acupuncture pressure unit 20 and contacts the user's palm to stimulate the palm and transmit heat at the same time. Thermal acupressure protrusion 21 is made of a thermally conductive material such as ceramic.

The projection heater 22 is disposed in contact with the lower portion of each thermal acupressure projection 21, receives power from the power interface board 50 installed below the hand acupressure unit 20 and heats the thermal acupressure projection ( 21) is heated. The protruding heater 22 can be configured by applying a carbon heater having high thermal conductivity and causticity, but also by applying various known heaters. A ring-shaped heater guide 23 in which the projection heater 22 is seated and supported may be installed below the projection heater 22 . The heater guide 23, the protruding heater 22, and the thermal acupressure protrusion 21 may be seated and supported on a plurality of support bosses 51 formed on the power interface substrate 50. The support boss 51 is formed in a cylindrical shape in which a groove in which the heater guide 23 is seated is concavely formed on the upper surface, and the protrusion heater 22 is electrically connected to the power interface substrate 50 through the support boss 51. is connected to receive power.

The power interface board 50 is installed under the hand pressure unit 20 and is electrically connected to the power supply unit 110 configured in the control unit of the massage chair. And, although not shown in the drawings, the power interface substrate 50 is electrically connected to the projection heater 22 and the heating pad 30 to apply power to the projection heater 22 and the heating pad 30 to control heat generation. Electrical components such as microchips and circuit lines electrically connecting the respective electrical components are provided.

The heating pad 30 is to provide heat to the user's arm seated on the arm support portion 10, and is installed in a layered manner over the entire surface of the arm support portion 10. It is made in the form of a rectangular flat plate formed with a plurality of through holes 31 through which the acupressure protrusions 11 pass. The heating pad 30 is electrically connected to the power interface substrate 50 to receive power and generate heat, and can be configured by applying a film heater using conductive particles such as graphene or carbon nanotubes. . In the heating pad 30 , electrodes 32 for supplying power may be formed along edges, and a power supply circuit unit 33 for applying power to the electrodes 32 may be provided at one end of the heating pad 30 . The power supply circuit unit 33 is electrically connected to the power interface board 50 via a wire or a conductive line 34 to receive power from the power interface board 50 .

In order to control heat generation of the heating pad 30 and heat generation of the projection heater 22, a first temperature sensor 35 and a second A temperature sensor 25 may be installed. The first temperature sensor 35 and the second temperature sensor 25 can be configured by applying an NTC temperature sensor, and are installed to accurately control the heating temperature of the heating pad 30 and the projection heater 22.

In addition, a thermal protector 36 is installed in the power supply circuit part 33 of the heating pad 30 to cut off power supply to the electrode 32 when the temperature of the heating pad 30 reaches a certain temperature or higher. It can be. The thermal protector 36 is to prevent the heating pad 30 from being excessively heated due to a failure or malfunction of the first temperature sensor 35 or the power interface substrate 50, and the thermal protector 36 is made of a bimetal. can be applied and configured.

A heat reflection pad 40 is stacked between the arm support portion 10 and the heating pad 30 to minimize transfer of heat from the heating pad 30 to the lower arm support portion 10 . The heat reflection pad 40 reflects the heat of the heating pad 30 upward and prevents the heat of the heating pad 30 from being transferred to the arm pressure part 10 on the lower side, so that the upper heat reflection layer 40a and a lower insulating layer 40b. The heat reflection layer 40a may be formed of an aluminum film that reflects radiant heat emitted from the heating pad 30 upward. In addition, a known heat insulating material capable of blocking thermal energy from being transferred to the lower side may be used as the heat insulating layer 40b. A plurality of through holes 41 are also arranged in the heat reflection pad 40 so that the acupressure protrusions 11 of the arm acupuncture part 10 can pass through.

The heat reflection pad 40 serves to improve the thermal efficiency of the heating pad 30 by preventing heat loss and at the same time prevents the arm support portion 10 made of a material relatively weak against heat from being damaged or deformed by heat. It works.

In the arm acupressure module having the configuration described above, when power is applied to the heating pad 30 and the projection heater 22 through the power interface board 50, the heating pad 30 and the projection heater 22 generate heat. Accordingly, heat is transferred to the user's arm seated on the arm support unit 10 and the palm and fingers seated on the hand support unit 20 to provide a heating function, thereby improving blood circulation in the hand and arm and feeling cold in the limbs. improvement effect, etc. can be obtained.

In particular, since a plurality of acupressure protrusions 11 are densely arranged in the arm acupressure unit 10 of the arm acupressure module, it is difficult to generate heat by installing a heater in the form of a hot wire or bar, but the arm acupressure module of the present invention It is very easy to install because heat is provided using a plate-shaped heating pad 30 having a plurality of through holes 11 through which the acupressure protrusions 11 pass through.

In addition, since heat can be uniformly provided over the entire area of the arm pressure part 10, the effect of heat can be further maximized.

As described above, when air is injected into the first air cell set 541 and 542 and the second air cell set 551 and 552 configured in the arm massage part 500 of the massage chair to expand, the lower part of the user's arms It is pressed with a predetermined pressure on the acupressure module (1). Therefore, the plurality of acupressure protrusions 11 formed on the arm acupressure part 10 of the arm acupressure module 1 press and stimulate the lower part of the user's arm strongly, and at the same time, heat generated from the heating pad 30 is released to the user's arm. Since it can be smoothly transmitted to the surface, it is possible to maximize the stimulation effect by the protrusion and the heating effect by the heating pad (30).

In the above, the technical idea of the present invention has been described with the accompanying drawings, but this is an illustrative example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but does not limit the present invention. In addition, it is obvious that various modifications and imitations can be made by anyone having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Reference Numerals 1: arm acupressure module 10: arm acupressure unit
11: acupressure protrusion 20: hand acupressure part
21: thermal acupressure projection 22: projection heater
23: heater guide 25: second temperature sensor
30: heating pad 31: through hole
32: electrode 33: power supply circuit
34: conductive line 35: first temperature sensor
36: thermal protector 40: thermal reflective pad
41: through hole 50: power interface board
51: support boss 110: power supply
500: arm massage branch 510: armrest frame
520: lower frame 521: guide rail
522: unevenness 523: departure prevention protrusion
526: rack gear 530: armrest frame support
531: guide groove 532: projection insertion groove
533: elastic body 534: fixed protrusion
541, 542: first air cell set 551, 552: second air cell set
810: motor 811: pinion gear

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Arm acupressure module.

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