KR20230089512A - Ball type treatment unit and massage module for massage chair - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a soft massage effect to the body by smoothly rotating spherical massage balls, and a ball-type sample unit capable of preventing noise generation and durability degradation by reducing frictional force, and a massage device having the same. It relates to a massage module, and the massage module of the massage device according to the present invention is a massage sample unit for applying vibration or pressure to the body of a person being treated by receiving power from an actuator of the massage module, and is connected to the actuator of the massage module. A ball housing member rotatably installed around a rotating shaft in the moving unit bracket; And, it is in the form of a sphere and is rotatably accommodated in the inner space of the ball housing member in any direction, and a part protrudes outward from the front surface of the ball housing member to apply pressure to the body of the person being treated. A massage ball to do; may include.

Description

Ball type sample unit and massage module of a massage device having the same {BALL TYPE TREATMENT UNIT AND MASSAGE MODULE FOR MASSAGE CHAIR}

The present invention relates to a massage device, and more particularly, to a ball-type sample unit that performs a massage function by applying vibration or pressure to a user's body part and a massage module of a massage device having the same.

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 have emerged to satisfy the user's needs, away from simple massage functions.

The chair-type massage device massages each part of the body that is in direct contact with the chair, that is, the neck, back, waist, buttocks, arms, legs, and feet with a mechanical massager and an air massager.

A chair-type massage device is generally equipped with an elevating massage unit mounted on the back, so that the elevating massage unit moves up and down from the neck to the waist while rubbing and tapping to massage the person sitting on the chair-type massage device from the neck to the waist. It relieves fatigue and performs functions such as muscle relaxation, spinal correction, and massage.

The massage balls of such an elevating massage unit are configured to be rotatable in the form of rollers on a horizontal axis having an axial direction in the left and right directions. Therefore, the rotational motion is smooth in the lifting direction around the axis, but in the other directions except for the lifting direction, a sliding motion is formed, not a rolling motion, and friction is generated between the backrest cover and the roller sampler. In particular, there is a problem in that the life of the backrest cover is shortened due to wear in the left and right directions during the 'rubbing' massage operation.

In order to solve this problem, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1675454 is coupled to the end of a massage arm, and a part of the spherical surface of the massage sphere in the form of a sphere protrudes toward the back of the person to be treated and rotates in all directions. A sampler unit including an axisless sampler capable of performing a rolling motion is disclosed.

In addition, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0105820 discloses an arm unit installed to be transportable along a rail in a massage chair; a vibration generating unit installed at one end of the arm unit and configured to generate vibration by an applied sound signal; and a vibration transmitting unit having a spherical ball installed at one end of the vibration generating unit and transmitting vibrations generated by the vibration generating unit.

However, since the massage module having a conventional spherical free sampler (ball) as described above is configured to rotate and massage in an arbitrary direction while touching the body, the axisless sampler rotates It does not occur smoothly, and accordingly, a rather large force is transmitted to the body or a large frictional force is applied to the cover sheet between the shaftless sample and the body, resulting in noise generation and reduced durability.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-1675454 (registered on November 7, 2016) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0105820 (2019.09.18. Publication) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0021904 (published on March 2, 2021)

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a soft massage effect to the body by smoothly rotating a massage ball in the form of a sphere and to reduce noise and durability by reducing frictional force. It is to provide a ball-type sample unit capable of preventing and a massage module of a massage device having the same.

The massage module of the massage device according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a massage sample unit for applying vibration or pressure to the body of a person being treated by receiving power from the actuator of the massage module, connected to the actuator of the massage module a ball housing member rotatably installed around a rotational axis to the unit bracket that is moving; And, it is in the form of a sphere and is rotatably accommodated in the inner space of the ball housing member in any direction, and a part protrudes outward from the front surface of the ball housing member to apply pressure to the body of the person being treated. A massage ball to do; may include.

The ball-type sample unit according to the present invention may further include an elastic unit disposed between the rear part of the ball housing member and the rear part of the massage ball to apply elastic force to the massage ball forward.

The elastic unit includes a compression spring installed in the rear part of the ball housing member, and a ball guide groove in a curved shape installed in the front side of the compression spring to receive elastic force by the compression spring and support the rear surface of the massage balls. The formed ball support member and a plurality of spherical ball support members rotatably installed in the ball guide groove of the ball support member to support the rear surface of the massage balls while making point contact with the rear surface of the massage balls. can include

A support holder in which a plurality of support projections rotatably accommodated in the ball support member are arranged at regular intervals along a circumferential direction may be coupled to the rear portion of the ball support member.

The ball housing member has a cylindrical shape in which a rotation shaft rotatably connected to the unit bracket is formed to extend rearwardly from a central portion, and a space coupled to the front portion of the rear cover plate and accommodating the massage balls is formed. housing may be included.

Preferably, a plurality of ball housing members and massage balls are installed on the unit bracket, and the massage balls installed on the upper part of the unit bracket have a larger diameter than the massage balls installed on the lower part of the unit bracket.

The massage module of the massage device according to the present invention includes a module base that moves along a frame installed in the massage device; an actuator installed on the module base to provide at least one of vibration, linear motion, rotational motion, and power for body massage position adjustment; A unit bracket that is connected to the actuator and moves; And a ball housing member rotatably installed on the unit bracket around a rotational axis, and having a spherical shape and being rotatably accommodated in the inner space of the ball housing member in any direction, and a portion of the ball housing member being rotatably accommodated. It may include; a sample unit including a massage ball protruding outward and performing a rolling motion while applying pressure to the body of a person being treated.

The rotation shaft of the ball housing member may be installed to extend in the front and rear directions of the unit bracket.

According to the present invention, when a load is applied to the massage balls in the process of massaging the user's body, the massage balls massage the body while rotating (rolling) in an arbitrary direction with respect to the ball housing member, and the massage balls are installed Since the ball housing member can also rotate with respect to the unit bracket around the rotation axis, a softer massage effect can be provided by interlocking the massage balls and the ball housing member, and durability of the massage balls can also be improved.

1 is a view for explaining a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating an external device capable of communicating with a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a massage module according to the present invention.
6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a massage module according to the present invention.
7 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a ball-type sample unit constituting a massage module according to the present invention.
8 is a cross-sectional view of the ball type sample unit shown in FIG. 7;
9 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of a ball-type sample unit constituting a massage module according to the present invention.

Advantages and features of the disclosed embodiments, and methods of achieving them, will become apparent with reference to the following embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various different forms, only the present embodiments make the present invention complete, and those skilled in the art in the art to which the present invention belongs It is provided only to fully inform the person of the scope of the invention.

Terms used in this specification will be briefly described, and the disclosed embodiments will be described in detail.

The terms used in this specification have been selected from general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, but these may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the related field, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in a specific case, there is also a term arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the description of the invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of the present invention, not simply the name of the term.

Expressions in the singular number in this specification include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates that they are singular. Also, plural expressions include singular expressions unless the context clearly specifies that they are plural.

When it is said that a certain part "includes" a certain component throughout the specification, it means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

Also, the term “unit” used in the specification means a software or hardware component, and “unit” performs certain roles. However, "unit" is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. A “unit” may be configured to reside in an addressable storage medium and may be configured to reproduce on one or more processors.

Thus, as an example, “unit” can refer to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, properties, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays and variables. Functionality provided within components and "parts" may be combined into fewer components and "parts" or further separated into additional components and "parts".

According to one embodiment of the present invention, "unit" may be implemented as a processor and a memory. The term “processor” should be interpreted broadly to include general-purpose processors, central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), controllers, microcontrollers, state machines, and the like. In some circumstances, “processor” may refer to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), programmable logic device (PLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), or the like. The term "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 conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration. may also refer to

The term "memory" should be interpreted broadly to include any electronic component capable of storing electronic information. The term memory includes random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable-programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrical may refer to various types of processor-readable media, such as 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 can read information from and/or write information to the memory. Memory integrated with the processor is in electronic communication with the processor.

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

In the present specification, according to one embodiment, a massage device may refer to a massage device including a body massage unit and a leg massage unit. Further, according to another embodiment, the body massage unit and the leg massage unit may exist as 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, with reference to the accompanying drawings, an embodiment will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted.

1 to 4 are diagrams for explaining a chair type massage device as a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the massage device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention forms a region for accommodating at least a portion of the user's body, and the body massage unit 10 for massaging the user's body , And may include a leg massage unit 20 that massages the user's legs.

The body massage unit 10 may provide massage to at least a portion of the user's body. The body massage unit 10 includes a massage module 100 for providing a massage function to at least a part of the user's body, an audio output module 12 for providing an arbitrary type of audio output to the user, and a body massage unit 10. It may include a main frame 40 (see FIG. 2) constituting the framework of and an input unit (not shown) for receiving an arbitrary type of input from a user.

Configurations included in the aforementioned body massaging unit 10 are merely exemplary embodiments, and the body massaging unit 10 may include various configurations in addition to the aforementioned configurations.

In addition, the shape and structure of the massage device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is only exemplary, and various types of massage device 1 are also provided in the present invention without departing from the scope of rights defined by the claims of the present invention. It can be included within the scope of the content.

The body massage unit 10 may form any type of space for accommodating a user. The body massage unit 10 may have a space corresponding to the shape of the user's body. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 , the body massage unit 10 may be implemented as a seated type capable of accommodating the user's entire body or a part of the body.

The part in contact with the ground in the body massage unit 10 may include any material for increasing frictional force or any member (eg, non-slip pad, etc.) for increasing frictional force, and the massage device 1 It may include wheels to enhance the mobility of.

At least a portion of the body massage unit 10 may slide. For example, when the body massaging unit 10 starts massaging, at least a portion of the body massaging unit 10 may slide forward. Also, the body massage unit 10 may be inclined backward. As a result, the body massage unit 10 may provide air massage in a backward tilted state.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the massage device 1 may include at least one air cell (not shown). The air cell may be located in the user's shoulder, pelvis, arm massage unit, leg massage unit 20, etc., but is not limited thereto and may be disposed in various parts of the massage device 1.

The massage device 1 may include an air supply unit, and the air supply unit may inflate the air cell by supplying air to the air cell. The air supply unit may be located inside the body massage unit 10 and may be located in the leg massage unit 20 . Also, the air supply unit may be located outside the massage device 1 .

The leg massage unit 20 may provide a leg massage function to the user. For example, the leg massage unit 20 may include a calf massage module for massaging the user's calves and/or a foot massage module for massaging the user's feet.

The length of the leg massage unit 20 may be adjustable according to the user's physical characteristics. For example, when a tall user uses the massage device 1, the length of the leg massage unit 20 needs to be increased because the length of the calf is long.

In addition, when a short user uses the massage device 1, the length of the calf is short, so the leg massage unit 20 needs to be shortened. Accordingly, the leg massage unit 20 may provide a leg massage customized to the height of the user.

The massage module 100 (see FIG. 2 ) may be provided inside the body massage unit 10 to provide any type of mechanical stimulation to the user accommodated in the body massage unit 10 . The massage module 100 may move along the main frame 40 (see FIG. 2 ) provided inside the body massage unit 10 .

For example, a rack gear may be provided in the main frame 40 of the body massaging unit 10, and the massage module 100 moves along the rack gear to provide mechanical effects to various parts of the user's body. stimulus can be provided. The massage module 100 may include a ball massage unit or a roller massage unit, but is not limited thereto.

The main frame 40 constitutes the skeleton of the internal structure of the body massage unit 10, and may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the main frame 40 may be implemented with iron, alloy, steel, etc., but is not limited thereto and may be implemented with various hard materials.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the massage device 1 may include an audio output module 12 . The audio output module 12 may be provided in various locations. For example, the audio output module 12 may include an upper audio output unit disposed on the top of a seat unit that contacts the user, a front audio output unit attached to the front end of the arm massage unit on the left and right sides 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, etc., but is not limited thereto. In this case, the audio output module 12 may provide stereo sound such as 5.1 channels, but is not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the user can control the massage device 1 using the massage device control device 30 . The massage device control device 30 may be connected to the massage device 1 through wired communication and/or wireless communication.

The massage device control device 30 may include a remote controller, a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and the like, but is not limited thereto, and through wired or wireless communication with the massage device 1. It may include a variety of connectable electronic devices.

2 is a diagram for explaining a main frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the main frame 40 may include a base frame 45 supporting the upper frame 41 and the upper frame 41 is provided with the massage module 100.

A rack gear 42 may be provided on at least a part of the upper frame 41 . The rack gear 42 is a member for moving the massage module 100 up and down, and the rack gear 42 may be provided on both sides of the upper frame 41 in a form facing each other. In the rack gear 42, a plurality of gear teeth engaged with the pinion gear 112 installed on both sides of the massage module 100 are continuously arranged along the longitudinal direction of the upper frame 41 so that the massage module 100 can move provides driving force. The massage module 100 may move along the rack gear 42 .

In Figure 2, the rack gear 42 is formed in the vertical direction, but is not limited thereto. The rack gear 42 may include a forward-rearward rack gear or a vertical rack gear. In the present invention, the front-rear direction means a direction from the massage module 100 toward the user or from the user toward the massage module 100, and may also be referred to as the Z-axis direction. Also, in the present invention, upper and lower directions may mean upper and lower directions guided by the rack gear 42 . That is, the upper and lower sides may not be perpendicular to the ground.

The massage module 100 may include a pinion gear 112 meshed with the rack gear 42 . More specifically, the body massage module 100 may include gears meshed with the rack gear in the front-rear direction and the rack gear in the up-and-down direction, respectively. By rotating the pinion gear 112 by the actuator provided in the module base 110 of the massage module 100, the massage module 100 can move forward, backward, upward or downward along the rack gear 42. .

As the massage module 100 moves forward, the intensity of the massage may increase. Also, as the massage module 100 moves backward, the strength of the massage may decrease.

The rack gear 42 may be implemented with a metal material or a plastic material. For example, the rack gear 42 may be implemented with iron, steel, alloy, reinforced plastic, melamine resin, phenol resin, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The upper frame 41 may be implemented in various shapes. For example, the upper frame 41 may be classified into an S frame, an L frame, an S&L frame, and a double S&L frame depending on the shape, but is not limited thereto.

The S frame means a frame in which at least a part of the upper frame 41 includes a curved shape like “S”. The L frame refers to a frame in which at least a part of the upper frame 41 includes a curved shape like “L”, and the S&L frame includes a frame including both a curved shape like “S” and a curved shape like “L” , and the double S&L frame means a frame that includes a curved shape like an “L” and a curved shape like an “S” of two parts.

The base frame 45 means a part of the main frame 40 that supports the upper frame 41 and contacts the ground.

The base frame 45 may include a base upper frame 46 and a base lower frame 47 . The base upper frame 46 may support the upper frame 41, and the base lower frame 47 may contact the ground. In addition, the base upper frame 46 may be located in contact with the base lower frame 47 .

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the base upper frame 46 is movable along the base lower frame 47 . For example, the base upper frame 46 can slide forward or backward along the base lower frame 47 . In this case, the upper frame 41 is connected to the base upper frame 46 and can move according to the movement of the base upper frame 46 .

For example, when the base upper frame 46 moves forward, the upper frame 41 can also move forward, and when the base upper frame 46 moves rearward, the upper frame 41 also moves backward. can move Due to this, the sliding movement of the body massage unit 10 may be allowed.

Specifically, in order to allow movement of the base upper frame 46, a moving wheel may be provided below the base upper frame 46. In addition, a guide member capable of guiding the moving wheel may be provided on the upper portion of the base lower frame 47 . The moving wheel provided on the base upper frame 46 moves along the guide member provided on the base lower frame 47, so that the base upper frame 46 can be moved forward or backward.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the massage device 1 may not provide a sliding function, and in this case, the base frame 45 may not be separated into upper and lower frames.

3 is a diagram showing a configuration for controlling a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The massage device 1 may include at least one of a control unit 50, a sensor unit 51, a communication unit 52, a memory 53, an audio output unit 54, and an input unit 55. The controller 50 may include at least one processor and memory. At least one processor may execute instructions stored in memory.

The controller 50 may control the massage device 1 . The control unit 50 may include one processor or may include a plurality of processors. When the controller 50 includes a plurality of processors, at least some of the plurality of processors may be physically located at a distance. In addition, the massage device 1 is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various ways.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the controller 50 may control the operation of the massage device (1). For example, the massage device 1 may include a plurality of actuators, and the massage device 1 may control the operation of the massage device 1 by controlling the operations of the plurality of actuators.

For example, the massage device 1 includes a driving unit for moving the armrest frame support, at least one actuator included in the massage module 100, a back angle actuator, a leg angle actuator, a foot massage actuator, a leg length adjustment actuator, and a sliding actuator may include at least one of them.

The back angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of the user's back in contact with the massage device 1, and the back angle of the massage device 1 can be adjusted by the operation of the back angle actuator. The leg angle actuator is an actuator that adjusts the angle of the leg massage unit 20 of the massage device 1, and the angle between the leg massage unit 20 and the body massage unit 10 can be adjusted by the operation of the leg angle actuator. there is. The foot massage actuator refers to an actuator that operates a foot massage module included in the leg massage unit 20 . Using the foot massage actuator, the massage device 1 may provide a foot massage to the user. The leg length adjusting actuator refers to an actuator that adjusts the length of the leg massage unit 20 . For example, the controller 50 may adjust the length of the leg massage unit 20 to suit the user by using the leg length adjusting actuator, and as a result, the user may receive a massage suitable for the body shape.

At least one actuator included in the massage module 100 may be various actuators such as a movement actuator, a forward/backward actuator, and a massage actuator.

The moving actuator is an actuator that enables the vertical movement of the massage module 100, and moves the massage module 100 along the main frame 40 in at least one of the upper and lower directions of the massage device 1 can The massage module 100 may be moved along the rack gear 42 by the operation of the massage module 100 moving actuator. The advance and retreat actuator may advance (or tilt) the sample unit 200 in at least one direction among forward and backward directions of the massage module 100 . In other words, the massage module 100 may be tiltable in at least one of the front and rear directions of the sample unit 200 through the forward and backward actuators. The massage actuator may move the sample unit 200 of the massage module 100 in various ways to provide various massage actions to the user.

The controller 50 may control the operation of the massage device 1 by controlling the detailed configuration of the massage device 1.

The controller 50 may provide various massage operations by operating at least one actuator included in the massage device 1 . For example, the controller 50 may provide tapping massage, kneading massage, etc. by the sample unit 200 by operating at least one actuator included in the massage module 100, but is not limited thereto, and various massage operations can provide.

The memory 53 may be included in the controller 50 or may be external to the controller 50 . The memory 53 may store various information related to the massage device 1. For example, the memory 53 may include massage control information and may include user information, but is not limited thereto. The information about the user may be various information related to the user, such as personal authentication information and biometric information (eg, age, height, weight, blood pressure, body composition, heart rate, electrocardiogram, etc.) of the user.

The memory 53 may be implemented through a non-volatile storage medium capable of continuously storing arbitrary data. For example, memory 53 may include, but is not limited to, disks, optical disks, and magneto-optical storage devices, as well as flash memory and/or battery-backed memory based storage devices. don't

The memory 53 is a main storage device that is directly accessed by a processor, such as random access memory (RAM) such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and static random access memory (SRAM). It may refer to a volatile storage device in which information is instantly erased, but is not limited thereto. This memory 53 can be operated by the control unit 50.

The massage device 1 may include a sensor unit 51. The sensor unit 51 may acquire various types of information using at least one sensor. The sensor unit 51 may be provided with a sensor using a measuring means such as pressure, electric potential, and optics. For example, the sensor may include, but is not limited to, a pressure sensor, an infrared sensor, an LED sensor, a touch sensor, an electrode sensor, an air pressure measurement sensor, and the like.

Also, the sensor unit 51 may include a biometric information acquisition sensor. The biometric information acquisition sensor may acquire at least one of fingerprint information, face information, voice information, iris information, weight information, blood pressure information, heartbeat (or heartbeat) information, electrocardiogram information, and body composition information. It is not limited and may include various biometric information. For example, the massage device 1 may provide a customized massage based on information obtained through sensors.

The massage device 1 may detect a contact area and/or a contact position with the user through sensors. In addition, the massage device 1 may provide customized massage based on information obtained through sensors.

The communication unit 52 may receive a signal transmitted from an external device or transmit a signal for the massage device 1 to an external device.

For example, the control unit 50 may obtain a resultant signal by processing a signal received through the communication unit 52 and transfer the resultant signal to the communication unit 52 . The communication unit 52 may transmit (or output) the resulting signal to an external device.

The control unit 50 acquires information on various components included in the massage device 1 (eg, information on the massage module 100, information on the arm massage unit, etc.) and transmits it to the communication unit 52. can The communication unit 52 may transmit information about the massage device 1 to an external device.

The communication unit 52 may communicate with a module inside the massage device 1, an external massage device, and/or a user terminal through any type of network. The communication unit may include a wired/wireless connection module for network access. As a wireless access technology, for example, Wireless LAN (WLAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), etc. can be used. As a wired access technology, for example, Digital Subscriber Line (XDSL), Fibers to the home (FTTH), Power Line Communication (PLC), and the like may be used. In addition, the network connection unit may include a short-distance communication module to transmit/receive data with any device/terminal located in a short distance. For example, Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra-Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, etc. may be used as short range communication technologies, Not limited to this.

The massage device 1 may further include an input unit 55 and/or an output unit. The massage device 1 may receive an input from a user using the input unit 55 . The massage device 1 may output the processing result of the control unit 50 to the output unit.

Specifically, the input unit 55 may receive commands related to operation control of the massage device 1 from the user, and the input unit 55 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the input unit 55 may be provided in the body massage unit 10 and may be provided in the leg massage unit 20, but is not limited thereto. Also, the input unit 55 may include the control device 30 or various external devices to be described in FIG. 4 .

The massage device 1 may obtain various commands from the user through the input unit 55 . For example, the massage device 1 selects a massage module, a massage type, a massage intensity, a massage time, a massage part, a position and operation of the body massage unit 10, and a massage. Arbitrary commands may be received, such as selecting power on/off of the device 1, selecting whether or not to operate a heating function, and selecting a sound source playback, but is not limited thereto.

The massage device 1 may provide an interface for selecting a massage mode. For example, the input 55 or the output may comprise the control device 30 (see FIG. 1 ). A medical massage list of various modes related to body improvement may be listed through the control device 30 .

The medical massage mode may include at least one of a concentration mode, a meditation mode, a recovery mode, a stretching mode, a sleep mode, a vitality mode, a golf mode, a hip-up mode, a student mode, a weightless mode, and a growth mode.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the input unit 55 executes hot key type buttons and/or direction selection, cancellation, and input according to a preset user setting function or a preset function itself. It may be provided with a selection button for

The input unit 55 may be implemented as a touch screen, a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/capacity), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like, but is not limited thereto. In addition, the input unit 55 may obtain a command through a user's speech based on voice recognition technology.

The output unit may include a display for displaying the operation status of the massage device 1 or the current status of the user. In this case, the display includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display ), and at least one of a 3D display, but is not limited thereto.

The output unit may include an audio output unit 54 . The audio output unit 54 of FIG. 3 may include the audio output module 12 of FIG. 1 . The audio output unit 54 may provide any type of audio output to the user. For example, the audio output unit 54 may provide brain stimulation to the user by outputting a sound source and/or a binaural beat optimized for a massage pattern provided by the massage device 1 to the user. The audio output unit 54 may output a sound signal received through a network (not shown) or stored in an internal/external storage medium (not shown). For example, the audio output unit 54 may output a sound source according to control of the user terminal through a network connection (eg, Bluetooth connection, etc.) with the user terminal. In addition, the audio output unit 54 may output any type of sound signal generated in relation to the operation of the massage device 1.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as a combination of hardware and software. For example, the present invention may be implemented by a computer-readable medium.

Computer readable media can be any medium that can be accessed by a computer, including volatile and nonvolatile media, transitory and non-transitory media, removable and non-transitory media. Includes removable media. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may include computer readable storage media and computer readable transmission media.

Computer readable storage media includes volatile and nonvolatile media, transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. includes media Computer readable storage media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage device, magnetic cassette, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage device or other magnetic storage device. device, or any other medium that can be accessed by a computer and used to store desired information.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing an external device that can communicate with the massage device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The massage device 1 may communicate with an external device by wire or wirelessly, and transmit/receive various data.

The external device may include a portable electronic device 61 such as an AI speaker, tablet or smartphone. The portable electronic device 61 may be a dedicated massage device 1 or a general-purpose portable electronic device. Also, the external device may include a wearable device 62 such as a smart watch or a smart band. The external device may include a massage device 63 other than the massage device 1 currently being used by the user. External devices may include the hospital server 64 . The external device may include a personal health record (PHR) server. Also, the external device may include a cloud server 65 . The external device may include a medical measuring device such as an electronic weight scale, a blood glucose meter, or a blood pressure meter.

Although some examples of external devices have been described in the present invention, it should be understood that all electronic devices capable of obtaining user's biometric information may be included in external devices.

5 and 6 show embodiments of the massage module 100 according to the present invention, the massage module 100 is a module base that moves along the upper frame 41 (see FIG. 2) of the massage device 1 110, an actuator 120 installed on the module base 110 to provide at least one or more powers among vibration for body massage, linear motion, rotational motion, and power for massage position adjustment, and the actuator 120 ), and a plurality of sample units 200 installed at the top and bottom of the unit bracket 130 to exercise by being connected to the unit bracket 130 to acupressure the user's body.

The module base 110 is made of a substantially 'U'-shaped flat plate with an open central portion, and is engaged with the rack gear 42 (see FIG. 2) installed on the upper frame 41 on both sides of the lower end to form a rack gear 42 A pinion gear 112 moving along is installed. Outside of the pinion gear 112, wheels 113 that roll along rails (not shown) installed in parallel to both sides of the rack gear 42 of the upper frame 41 may be provided. As described above, the pinion gear 112 receives rotational force from a module movement actuator (not shown) installed on the rear surface of the module base 110, rotates at the same time, and rolls along the rack gear 42 (see FIG. 2). And, as a result, the massage module 100 is moved to a desired position along the upper frame 41.

On both sides of the module base 110, two unit brackets 130 are connected to the actuator 120 to receive power for massaging the body and move in any direction to move the sample unit 200 forward and backward and/or left and right. It causes linear motion and/or rotational motion in a direction or the like. The actuator 120 may include a motor and a power transmission mechanism such as a cam, a gear, and a timing belt that transmits rotational force of the motor to the unit bracket 130 . Since the actuator 120 may be configured by applying the same or similar configuration of a known actuator configured in a general chair type massage device, a detailed description of the configuration and operation thereof will be omitted.

The unit bracket 130 may be made of a metal material or a plastic material, and the rear end is connected to the actuator 120 to receive power from the actuator 120 and move.

At least one of the plurality of sample units 200 installed in the massage module 100 may be a ball type sample unit 200 including a massage ball 220 in a spherical shape. That is, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the sample unit 200 disposed on the top of the unit bracket 130 among the plurality of sample units 200 includes a massage ball 220 in a spherical shape. It is a ball-type sample unit 200, and the sample unit 200 disposed at the lower end of the unit bracket 130 may be composed of a roller-type sample unit 200 including a roller 200a. Alternatively, as in the embodiment of the massage module 100 shown in FIG. 6, all of the sample units 200 disposed at the top and bottom of the unit bracket 130 are ball-type sample units 200 including massage balls 220. can be configured. When the sample unit 200 including the massage balls 220 is configured at both the upper and lower ends of the unit bracket 130, the massage balls 220 installed at the top have a larger diameter than the massage balls 220 installed at the bottom. It is more preferable in improving the massage effect.

5 to 8, the ball-type sample unit 200, in which the sample unit 200 includes a massage ball 220, rotates around a rotation shaft 212 at the top or bottom of the unit bracket 130. Of the ball housing member 210 that is possibly installed, the ball housing member 210, the ball housing member 210, the spherical massage balls 220 installed to freely rotate in any direction, and the ball housing member 210. An elastic unit disposed between the rear part and the rear part of the massage ball 220 to apply elastic force to the massage ball 220 forward may be included.

The massage ball 220 is installed to freely rotate in any direction within the space of the ball housing member 210 to perform a massage action by rolling while applying pressure to the body of the person to be treated (user). It may be made of any material, such as a resin material such as plastic, an elastic resin material such as rubber or silicon, a ceramic material, a mineral material such as jade, or a metal material such as stainless steel. The front portion of the massage balls 220 protrudes forward through the front opening of the ball housing member 210 .

The ball housing member 210 is coupled to the front part of the rear cover plate 211 and the rear cover plate 211 formed so that the rotating shaft 212 rotatably connected to the unit bracket 130 extends rearward from the center, A housing 215 having a space in which the massage balls 220 are accommodated may be included.

The housing 215 may be formed of a cylindrical body having a substantially cylindrical space with open front and rear surfaces, and the open rear surface of the housing 215 is closed by the rear cover plate 211 . In addition, the massage balls 220 are rotatably accommodated inside the space of the housing 215, and the front part of the massage balls 220 protrudes to the outside through the opening of the front surface of the housing 215. In order to prevent the massage balls 220 from escaping to the outside through the front opening of the housing 215, the front end of the housing 215 is narrowed in the radial direction so that the diameter of the front opening of the housing 215 is the same as the massage ball 220. ) has a smaller size than the diameter of

A plurality of screw fastening holes 213 are arranged in the circumferential direction at the periphery of the rear cover plate 211, and a position corresponding to the screw fastening holes 213 of the rear cover plate 211 is located at the periphery of the rear end of the housing 215. A plurality of screw fastening holes 216 are arranged in the back cover plate 211 and the screw 217 are fastened through the screw fastening holes 213 of the housing 215 and the rear cover plate 211 and the housing 215 are detachably coupled. The screw fastening hole 216 of the housing 215 may be formed to be invisible and concealed from the outside, but as shown in FIG. may be

The rotating shaft 212 extending rearward from the center of the rear cover plate 211 is rotatably installed in the unit bracket 130 via a bearing 240. Therefore, when a load is applied to the massage balls 220 in the lateral direction, the housing 215 and the rear cover plate 211 can rotate about the rotation axis 212, so the conventional Compared to the massage module of , durability can be improved by reducing the load applied to the massage balls 220, and massage performance can be improved by providing softer acupressure to the user's body than before.

Inside the space of the ball housing member 210, the durability of the massage ball 220 is further improved by supporting the massage ball 220 while applying an elastic force to the massage ball 220 forward, as well as providing a soft support to the user's body. pressure can be provided.

In this embodiment, the elastic unit is installed on the front side of the compression spring 231 installed in the rear part of the housing 215 of the ball housing member 210 and the compression spring 231 to provide elastic force by the compression spring 231. A ball support member 232 having a curved ball guide groove 233 for receiving and supporting the rear surface of the massage ball 220 is freely rotatably installed in the ball guide groove 233 of the ball support member 232. It includes a plurality of ball supporters 235 in the form of spheres that support the rear surface of the massage balls 220 while making point contact with the rear surface of the massage balls 220.

The compression spring 231 applies an elastic force forward to the ball support member 232 with respect to the rear cover plate 211 while the rear end is supported on the rear cover plate 211 and the front end is supported on the ball support member 232. Although the compression spring 231 may be configured singly, as shown in FIG. 9, the compression spring 231 may be configured in plurality.

A ball guide groove 233 in a curved shape is provided in front of the ball support member 232 . The ball guide groove 233 has a circular dome shape having a curvature corresponding to the outer surface of the massage balls 220, and receives and supports the rear surface of the massage balls 220 inside the space of the housing 215. In the ball guide groove 233, a plurality of through holes 234 are arranged at regular intervals along the circumferential direction in which a plurality of ball supporters 235 that come into point contact with the rear surface of the massage balls 220 are disposed.

At the rear of the ball support member 232, a support holder 236 in which a plurality of support protrusions 237 on which the ball support 235 is freely rotatably supported are arranged at regular intervals along the circumferential direction, such as a screw. coupled by fastening means. The support protrusion 237 of the support holder 236 is formed at a position corresponding to the through hole 234 of the ball guide groove 233. Therefore, the ball support 235 seated on the support protrusion 237 of the support holder 236 protrudes forward of the ball guide groove 233 through the through hole 234 and makes point contact with the rear surface of the massage balls 220. while supporting In this way, when the rear surface of the massage ball 220 is supported in point contact with the plurality of ball supporters 235 installed in the ball guide groove 233, when an external force is applied to the massage ball 220, the outer surface of the massage ball 220 By significantly reducing the frictional force applied to the massage ball 220 has the advantage of improving durability as well as rotating more smoothly.

In the massage module 100 having the massage balls 220 as described above, when a load is applied to the massage balls 220 in the process of massaging the user's body, the massage balls 220 are attached to the ball housing member 210. In addition to massaging the body while rotating in an arbitrary direction, the ball housing member 210 in which the massage balls 220 are installed can also rotate with respect to the unit bracket 130 around the rotation axis 212, so the massage balls A softer massage effect can be provided by interlocking the 220 and the ball housing member 210, and durability of the massage balls 220 can also be improved.

So far, we have looked at various embodiments. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that it may be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered from an illustrative rather than a limiting point of view. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the equivalent scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

1: massage device 10: body massage unit
11: armrest part 12: audio output module
20: leg massage unit 30: control device
40: main frame 41: upper frame
42: rack gear 45: base frame
46: base upper frame 47: base lower frame
50: control unit 51: sensor unit
52: communication unit 53: memory
54: audio output unit 55: input unit
61: portable electronic device 62: wearable device
63: another massage device 64: hospital server
65: cloud server 100: massage module
110: module base 112: pinion gear
113: wheel 120: actuator
130: unit bracket 200: sample unit
210: ball housing member 211: rear cover plate
212: rotation shaft 213: screw fastening hole
215: housing 216: screw fastening hole
217: screw 220: massage ball
231: compression spring 232: ball support member
233: ball guide groove 234: through hole
235: ball support 236: support holder
237: support protrusion 240: bearing

Claims (8)

A ball housing member rotatably installed around a rotating shaft in the unit bracket that is connected to the actuator of the massage module and moves; and,
It has a spherical shape and is rotatably accommodated in the inner space of the ball housing member in any direction, and a part of the ball housing member protrudes outward from the front surface of the ball housing member to apply pressure to the body of the person receiving massage. cheek;
Ball-type sample unit of the massage device comprising a. The ball-type sample unit of a massage device according to claim 1, further comprising an elastic unit disposed between the rear part of the ball housing member and the rear part of the massage balls to apply elastic force to the massage balls in a forward direction. The elastic unit of claim 2, wherein the elastic unit supports a rear surface of the massage balls while receiving elastic force from a compression spring installed at a rear portion of the ball housing member and a compression spring installed at a front side of the compression spring. A ball support member having a curved ball guide groove, and a spherical shape that is freely rotatably installed in the ball guide groove of the ball support member and supports the rear surface of the massage balls while making point contact with the rear surface of the massage balls. A ball-type sample unit of a massage device comprising a plurality of ball supporters. The ball-type sample of a massage device according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of support protrusions in which the ball support is rotatably received are arranged at regular intervals along the circumferential direction at the rear of the ball support member. unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the ball housing member is coupled to a rear cover plate formed so that a rotating shaft rotatably connected to the unit bracket extends rearward from a central portion, and a front portion of the rear cover plate to receive the massage balls. A ball-type sample unit of a massage device including a cylindrical housing in which a space is formed. The ball-type sample unit of a massage device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of ball housing members and massage balls are installed on the unit bracket, and the massage balls installed on the upper part of the unit bracket have a larger diameter than the massage balls installed on the lower part of the unit bracket. . A module base that moves along a frame installed in a massage device;
an actuator installed on the module base to provide at least one of vibration, linear motion, rotational motion, and power for body massage position adjustment;
A unit bracket that is connected to the actuator and moves; and
A ball housing member rotatably installed around a rotating shaft in the unit bracket, and having a spherical shape, is accommodated rotatably in an arbitrary direction in the inner space of the ball housing member, and a part thereof is the front surface of the ball housing member. A sample unit including a massage ball protruding outward and performing a rolling motion while applying pressure to the body of a person to be treated;
Massage module of the massage device comprising a. [Claim 8] The massage module of the massage device according to claim 7, wherein the rotating shaft of the ball housing member extends in the front and rear directions of the unit bracket.

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