RU220508U1 - Body of the device for hydrovibroacoustic massage - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to devices for hydrovibroacoustic therapeutic and preventive massage. The technical problem that the proposed solution is aimed at is ensuring uniform distribution of the hydroacoustic field. For this purpose, unlike the prototype, the body of the device is designed to provide positive buoyancy. In this case, the annular protrusion for attaching the emitter is located at the bottom of the surface of the housing in contact with water. The housing can consist of two parts - the lower part, partially submerged in water, with a protrusion for attaching the emitter in contact with water, and the upper surface, hermetically connected to it. Additionally, the device body can be configured to accommodate all parts of the device - a control unit with an electrical signal generator and controls, a battery. Also, LEDs for LED therapy (phototherapy) can be placed in the lower part of the housing.

Description

The utility model relates to devices for hydrovibroacoustic therapeutic and preventive massage.

From RF patent No. 2281080, a device for hydrovibroacoustic massage is known, containing an electronic unit with an electrical signal generator connected to a transducer containing a housing and a cylindrical piezoceramic emitter, while the housing is made in the form of a hollow cylinder with open ends, on the central part of the inner surface of which there is an annular protrusion, a cylindrical piezoceramic emitter is placed in the cavity of the said cylinder within the specified annular protrusion and secured at the ends with the help of sealing and fixing rings, and the ends of the piezoceramic emitter are covered with an electrically insulating film, and in the middle of the annular protrusion there is a through hole through the cylinder wall for supplying a cable from the electronic device block to the piezoceramic emitter, which is sealed using elastic sealant.

The general essential features of the known technical solution adopted as a prototype are the following: the body of the device for hydrovibroacoustic massage is made hollow, hermetically sealed, and in the central end part of the inner surface of the body there is an annular protrusion for attaching the emitter.

The prototype device allows for hydrovibroacoustic non-contact massage by immersing the body with the emitter in water. Volumetric non-contact massage of a person’s body immersed in a liquid medium is performed by hydroacoustic waves created by the device’s emitter. In this case, the electronic unit with the generator of electrical signals is placed above the surface of the water, and the housing of the transducer (emitter of hydroacoustic waves) is immersed in water (has negative buoyancy), because the entire cylindrical body is essentially “filled” with the emitter. Due to the design of the housing and emitter, the hydroacoustic field is distributed unevenly, incl. in different (opposite) directions from the emitter.

The technical problem that the proposed solution is aimed at is ensuring uniform distribution of the hydroacoustic field.

To solve this technical problem, the body of the device for hydrovibroacoustic massage is made hollow, sealed, in the end part of the inner surface of which there is an annular protrusion for attaching the emitter; unlike the prototype, the body is designed to provide positive buoyancy (when placing the internal equipment, the body floats on the surface of the water , which can be ensured by a sufficient volume of internal empty volume or, for example, a float made of foam material, such as polyurethane foam, placed in it), while the annular protrusion for attaching the emitter is located at the bottom in contact with water (parallel to the surface of the water when placing the device on the surface of the water ) body surface. The housing, in particular for ease of operation, installation and additional tightness, can consist of two parts - a lower part partially immersed in water with a protrusion for attaching an emitter in contact with water, and a surface-mounted upper one that is hermetically connected to it. Additionally, to ensure autonomy of the massage device, ease of control, incl. by the patient himself, in the inner part of the case there are mounting points for the control unit with an electrical signal generator and a battery, and on the wall of the case there are sealed holes for placing the controls. Additionally, for a comprehensive effect on the patient (massage plus phototherapy), holes for LED therapy (phototherapy) are made in the lower part of the body.

Thanks to the proposed solution, the following technical result is achieved - uniform distribution of the hydroacoustic field is ensured - the device is located on the surface of the water (water in a bathtub or small pool), which ensures uniform all-round distribution of the hydroacoustic field with a minimum of noise from the generator. Additionally, due to the design of the housing in two parts (the lower part is partially submerged in water with a protrusion for fastening the emitter in contact with water and the surface upper one is hermetically connected to it), ease of operation, installation and additional tightness are ensured, and due to the design of the housing with the possibility of placing all blocks inside it, compactness, autonomy, convenience and the ability to control the process by the patient himself without outside help are ensured. The device, located on the surface of the water, is easily positioned, controlled, controlled, turned on and off, etc. Due to the presence of holes in the lower part of the housing for LEDs for LED therapy, additional therapeutic effects on the patient with light are possible.

The proposed technical solution can be used to effectively perform massage (self-massage) in professional and home conditions, allowing for volumetric stimulating massage (including anti-cellulite and lymphatic drainage) of the human body immersed in a liquid environment. The massage is accompanied incl. alveolar massage of the lungs, activation of mechanoreceptors of internal organs, blood vessels and neuroreceptors due to changes in pressure gradients in blood vessels, individual organs and tissues, as well as reflexology due to a direct effect on the baroreceptors of the lungs and blood vessels. LED therapy (phototherapy) can also be performed during massage procedures. The method can find application in beauty salons, health, rehabilitation, SPA and fitness centers, in balneology, in sports, preventive and restorative medicine for physiotherapy and aesthetic cosmetology.

The solution is illustrated by the drawings of Fig. 1-4, which depict respectively:

- fig. 1 - bath with a patient and a device for hydrovibroacoustic massage located on the surface of the liquid;

- fig. 2 - general view of the device for hydrovibroacoustic massage in three projections;

- fig. 3 - general view of the device for hydrovibroacoustic massage with the upper part of the body removed;

- fig. 4 - cross section of the device.

In fig. 1 shows a bath with a patient and a device for hydrovibroacoustic massage located on the surface of the liquid, which in this case is completely autonomous. However, an embodiment is possible when, as in the prototype, an electronic unit with an electrical signal generator can be placed separately, for example, next to a bathtub, and the transducer (hydroacoustic field generator) is located on the surface of the water. In this semi-autonomous version, the signal is transmitted to the converter housing via wire (via a sealed lead-in) or wireless connection. The converter can also be powered separately or in the form of a battery located in the converter housing.

Shown in the drawings of FIG. 2-4, the housing of the hydrovibroacoustic massage device consists of two parts - the upper 1 and the lower 2, hermetically connected to it. The housing is hollow and sealed. In this case, the internal volume of the housing is selected based on ensuring its buoyancy - location on the surface of the water, provided that the emitter (membrane 4) is immersed in water. This can be implemented by selecting an appropriate volume of void inside, which can be filled with a porous material (for example, polyurethane foam).

The volume of the hull is selected based on ensuring buoyancy with a set of internal equipment, the configuration options for which were mentioned earlier. In the end part of the inner surface of the lower part 2 there is an annular protrusion 3 for fastening the membrane 4 of the drive 5. Also on the lower part of the housing 2 there is fixed a bracket 6 on which the drive 5 is fixed (in this case electromagnetic), as well as a bracket 7 on which the block is fixed power supply 8 (battery). On the upper part of the housing 2 (not shown in Fig. 3) there is a control unit 9 (in this case equipped with a display with touch control) and a device power button 10, connected by cables (not shown in the figures) to the corresponding blocks. There is a groove 11 in the lower part of the body to prevent “airing” of the membrane 4. There are also legs 13 for easy installation on a hard surface and faster drying. LEDs for LED therapy (phototherapy) can be installed in the lower part of the housing (not shown in the figures). A handle 12 is installed on the top part 1 of the housing for ease of use. The device operates as follows.

Let us give an example of the operation of the above-described fully autonomous device. In the semi-autonomous version, control can also be carried out by the patient himself (if the controls are located next to the bathtub) or by medical (service) personnel.

The patient sits in a bathtub or small pool filled with water (including activating additives), takes the device and places it on the surface of the water. Due to the cutout 11, air escapes from under the membrane 4 without interfering with its contact with water. The patient uses button 10 to turn on the device and, using the control unit 9 (in this case, the touch screen), selects the operating mode (including hydrovibromassage and (or) phototherapy, if there are LEDs), the duration of operation of the device and the start of operation. The device begins to work in a therapeutic and prophylactic mode, transmitting hydroacoustic waves through the liquid to the body. At the end of the exposure or if necessary, the device is turned off by the patient or paused. After exposure, the device is removed from the bathroom, and the patient leaves it. Battery 8 can be charged via a sealed connector on the housing (not shown in the figures). It may also be possible to charge the battery inductively (wirelessly).

Claims (5)

1. The body of the device for hydro-vibroacoustic massage, made hollow, sealed, in the end part of the inner surface of which there is an annular protrusion for attaching the emitter, characterized in that the body is designed to provide positive buoyancy, and the annular protrusion for attaching the emitter is located along the perimeter on the bottom side housing when placing the surface of the housing in contact with water inside this protrusion. 2. The housing of the device according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists of two parts - the lower part, partially immersed in water, with a protrusion for attaching the emitter in contact with water, and the upper surface, hermetically connected to it. 3. Device housing according to any one of paragraphs. 1, 2, characterized in that in the inner part of the housing there are mounting points for the control unit with a generator of electrical signals and a battery, and on the wall of the housing there are sealed holes for placing controls. 4. Device housing according to any one of paragraphs. 1, 2, characterized in that in the lower part of the housing there are holes for LED therapy LEDs. 5. The device housing according to claim 3, characterized in that in the lower part of the housing there are holes for LED therapy LEDs.

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