CN1923159A - Foot massaging apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
The apparatus has a case (1) whose upper part forms a plate (2) for receiving foot of a user and having a massage unit (3) for arch of foot and a massage unit (4) for foot, where the units are arranged on both sides of a median axis of the plate. The unit (3) has a rotating massage element (14) which turns around an axis perpendicular to the plate and is moved by a common actuating system which utilizes a single horizontal axis electric motor and single transmission. The unit (4) undergoes a tapping movement in a base zone of a heel.
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[01] the present invention relates to massage machine and reflection unit field, especially use for the treatment of foot.
Background technology
[02] described foot therapy equipment is generally used for stimulating described circulation, massage foot, alleviates spasm and eliminates muscular tone.Normally used parts are described vibrating mechanisms in order to reach these targets.One example of such device has provided in file FR 1 513 564, and described vibrating mechanism wherein links to each other with a upper platen that tilts of described device.Yet such device performance has described defective: only provide the stimulation of a type for described whole foot area, this seems inadequately sometimes, particularly for not reaching the such one described arch area of vibrating platen.
[03] file US 5 681 266 has put down in writing the admittance platen of a foot, and it comprises opening, passes described opening, makes the projection piece projection motion that becomes to knock gently selectively by below driver part.Even these projection pieces can not be experienced their action for stimulating described sufficient heel area to seem effectively easily at described arch of foot place.
[04] one solution occurs in file US 5 797 859, and this document is put down in writing a massage machine, and this massage machine comprises the admittance platen of a foot, passes this platen, massages the projection of two swing roller massage elements of described arch of foot.Described platen is placed on base support on the ground through elastomeric element by one.The described base of described device has an electric notor, a clutch and relevant for swing roller molectrons rotation that makes two massages and vibrative machineries in the described platen of whole support foot simultaneously.Described device only uses an electric notor to stimulate in order to produce two classes, perhaps two massages the simply excitation that the ball set components rotate simultaneously, a perhaps complex incentive---the rotation of two ball set components and the vibration of described platen integral body.The massage probability of the limited quantity that provides except this device, can find out: excited target is strong during described electric notor operation; Described complex incentive causes heating, and the life-span of described electric notor is encroached in this heating, and therefore encroaches on the life-span of described device.In addition, when the complex incentive of described rotation and vibration, under the vibration effect of described whole platen, the foot of user has to slide and breaks away from the trend of massage ball.
[05] also run in the described device that same problem is put down in writing in file US 6 149 611 and file US 4 414 963, wherein, mode with above-mentioned document similarity, described massage machine comprises a vibration and platen that include two rotation massage elements separately, and described rotation massage elements is arranged in the described platen.Equally, when whole described platen vibrated, the foot of described user little by little moved and no longer guarantees and contacts with the described of described rotation massage elements, and this has encroached on the stimulation effect of described arch of foot.
[06] in order to alleviate this defective, in file WO 97/49372, put down in writing a solution, the foot of wherein said user is by the guiding of the enclosure thing of a high side leather shoes shape, and described enclosure thing forces three massage units of placing on described foot and the described vola length to contact.In order more to produce effect, a mechanism that applies power is placed in the top of described foot.Described device only uses three massage mechanisms that separate of an electric motor drive, and by the transmit machine and the transmission system of described compound motion.Sound was noisy when such mechanism seemed very heavy, complicated and operation.
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[07] the objective of the invention is to eliminate aforementioned disadvantages and propose a foot massage device, this device is suitable for providing an effective stimulus of the zones of different of foot, and this device meets the shape of foot, and volume reduces and structure is simplified.
[08] another object of the present invention is to propose a foot massage device, and this device is suitable for offering user when massage foot one steadily supports, and this device fully offers regional various the treating with effective of described foot.
[09] another object of the present invention is to propose a foot massage device, and this device operation life-span quiet and its assembly improves.
[10] another object of the present invention is to propose a massage machine, and this device is suitable for implementing the multiple treatment of foot, and can implement in the mode of saving cost, and operation is reliable fully.
[11] these purposes realize by a foot massage device, this device comprises a box body, one steady platen of the foot of admitting user is formed at the described top of this box body, and described platen comprises: one first massage unit of described at least arch of foot, this first massage unit comprise a rotation massage elements; And one second massage unit of described at least foot; Described massage unit drives motion by the driver part that is positioned at described box body inside, and in fact, described second massage unit comprises that layout is used for carrying out kowtowing the parts that hit motion in the part, bed course zone of described sufficient heel.
[12] present at least two massage units that separate according to massage machine of the present invention, described massage unit is positioned on the steady platen of admitting foot, makes described massage unit form corresponding with the zone that the vola of described user is determined independently.Described unit also has distance ground to arrange to be suitable for using different massaging actions so mutually.Therefore, described first massage unit comprises at least one rotation massage elements, and is designed to stimulate the described reflector space of described arch of foot.Described second massage unit has the action of the bat of kowtowing at described sufficient heel place.
[13] by steady platen, understand a platen---this platen fully is the part of a device, described device has the vibratory drive parts of a massage unit of a foot area---and this platen comprises at least one foot bed course zone, should can not vibrated in the zone when the work of vibration generation part.Therefore, the part of described at least platen, for example described framework is stably and be fixed on the base, even is fixed on and is placed on the ground foot.When described device starting, the foot that is placed on the described user on the described platen can not leave its bed course---location mark of the described foot in described platen---and accept partial massaging action, can not move in described platen plane.
[14] kowtow the bat motion by one, understand a vibration or reciprocal back and forth motion and comprise a master component.Preferably, described assembly is basic towards the direction perpendicular to described platen.By the local motion in the described sufficient heel area, understand described motion and only carry out in a zone of the admittance platen of described foot, this zone is corresponding to the supported position of the described sufficient heel of described user---when adopting as described in the arch of foot as described in the figure during massage unit.Therefore, such area limiting is on the described surface of described platen, and presents the surface of size according to a sufficient heel size, and described foot also can be in wherein.Described second massage unit stimulates described sufficient heel partly, allow the toes of described user or other parts stablize to obtain stable support on the platen---described steady platen is not fully vibrated---so that described foot has a better location on described platen, and therefore increase therapeutic effect one.
[15] in addition, such location layout of kowtowing the bat massage unit makes can settle other massage units that supplementary functions is arranged on identical platen, and does not exceedingly make the complex structure of described device.Therefore, described kowtowing clapped the effect that massage unit produces the described foot of releiving, and described foot can be followed or be stimulated by a contiguous reflector element abreast.In fact, when testing, confirm,,, at first need the described area for treatment of releiving for the result who obtains when massage, special when massage is in depth carried out.Therefore, can be observed a synergy of described two massage units, when described second massage unit is releived described foot, described first massage unit---its described relatively second massage unit leaves---carries out the real stimulation of a degree of depth to described arch of foot, and described foot obtains firm and stable support in addition on described platen.
[16] advantageously, described first massage unit comprises arranges the parts be used to the described arch of foot profile of fitting, and described second massage unit comprises the parts of arranging the described sufficient heel profile that is used to fit.
[17] profile of such massage platen provides with one of the profile of described foot and closely contacts, make that the described platen of the described relatively device of described foot is directed well on the one hand, the described stimulation that described on the other hand device produces fully passes to described foot.Therefore, described first massage unit is protruding with respect to described platen, and described second massage unit is planar, or even slight depression.
[18] as an example, the admittance platen of described foot comprises: one first massage unit of described arch of foot, and it is placed on one of the medial axis of described platen substantially, is preferably the medial axis of described level; And one second massage unit of described sufficient heel, described second massage unit is placed in the prolongation of described first massage unit or towards the outside changing of the relative positions slightly of described platen, make when the foot of user is placed on the described platen, described two massage units can be best along the shape of the foot of user.
[19] according to of the present invention one favourable aspect, described two massage units afterwards are arranged in a footmark zone by one at another, and described footmark zone begins to determine by being placed in a location mark of stablizing at least one described top on the platen.
[20] such location mark is---fixed or adjustable---can be the shape on the described platen surface or a projection or the shape in a brood of chamber, and described location mark allows described toes to be supported on this location to put on and stretch.Therefore, except the treatment of being undertaken by described first and/or second massage unit, such device provides one the 3rd type that stretches foot treatment, and the better orientation and of foot on the described platen of described device better located.
[21] preferably, described second massage unit comprises the disc of a band pricking object, and described disc drives motion by a combination of vibrations part.
[22] can notice that one kowtows and claps massage unit and comprise that the massage of one or more projectioies refers to, the protruding finger of described massage moves together, but staggers in time, even each protruding finger is by a cam machinery, by self-movements such as electric magnet.Still preferred, because the reason of simplified construction, only use the disc of a planar or depression, on the described upper surface of described disc, settle a plurality of pricking objects evenly distributedly, thereby the effect simultaneously on whole described sufficient heel area of described pricking object.
[23] advantageously, described disc is installed on the admittance platen of described foot by an elasticity folded piece.
[24] this can isolate the vibration area of described whole platen, and can stop described vibration other component passes to described device.
[25] preferably, described disc and described combination of vibrations part are supported on the admittance platen place of described foot by an elasticity folded piece.
[26] certain, can be fixed on described combination of vibrations part on the described base of described box body, and only described disc bolt with pricking object be tied up on the described platen of described device by an elasticity folded piece.Still preferably, described disc and described combination of vibrations part are connected on the admittance platen of described foot, make described vibrating effect only be delivered to the described sufficient sear lift zone of described platen, and fully completely cut off the other parts of described device in the mode of optimizing.
[27] advantageously, described folded piece presents a hardness, and this hardness is between 60-80 Shore hardness.
[28] because these Shore hardnes figures of described folded piece, such folded piece guarantees simultaneously: for the stimulation of described sufficient heel to one of described disc with pricking object good transfer of vibration; And a good maintenance of described disc and described combination of vibrations part, there is not the excessive deformation of described folded piece.
[29] preferably, described combination of vibrations part comprises a trunnion axis electric notor, and described electric notor makes the inertia weights rotation that is installed on its output shaft.
[30] such one structure with inertia weights is with simple and effective and efficient manner produces excitation, the described described planar assembly that is basically perpendicular to described platen that is configured with.
[31] advantageously, described combination of vibrations part produces vibration, and this combination of vibrations part has the assembly that is basically perpendicular to described platen of an amplitude between 0.1 to 0.5mm.
Verified that produce in described sufficient heel area when [32] testing, perpendicular to the small size vibration of the described sufficient heel area foot of can releiving effectively.The vertical component of described vibration advantageously is guaranteed by the described characteristics of described elasticity folded piece, and it is harder perpendicular to described platen plane in described platen plane internal ratio in fact described in particular elasticity folded piece.
[33] preferably, described first massage unit comprises a rotation massage elements, and this element rotates around an axis of the admittance platen that is basically perpendicular to described foot.
[34] massage unit of such one vertical rotation guarantees sanguimotor one good stimulation of described arch of foot.
[35] advantageously, described massage elements comprises ball, and described ball winds perpendicular to the axis of described massage elements rotation axis to be installed with rotating freely.
[36] each massage elements is carried out additional rotatablely moving around its axis, and described additional rotatablely moving combines with the rotation of described bearing, guarantees that described arch of foot one better stimulates.
[37] preferably, described massage elements comprises a center projections part and massage ball on every side.
[38] described center projections part thereby corresponding to the peak of described arch of foot, and described more retraction arrange around the fit profile of described arch of foot peripheral part of massage ball, make that described arch of foot surface major part can be massaged.
[39] advantageously, described device comprises two first massage units and two second massage units, and described massage unit is arranged in the both sides of medial axis of the admittance platen of described foot.
[40] such device allows side by side to treat two foots by the massage unit that separates, and makes the described shape of described massage unit can be fit to every foot, and may make every foot can select only described treatment.
[41] preferred, described second massage unit drives motion by a common combination of vibrations part.
[42] for the consideration of simplified construction, only an electric notor with inertia weights is used for side by side stimulating described two sufficient heel area.
[43] according to one first embodiment of the present invention, described first massage unit drives motion by a common drive system.
[44] such system only uses an electric notor and an actuating device, in order to simplify described structure and to reduce described cost.
[45] advantageously, described drive system comprises a trunnion axis electric notor, the actuating device of described electric motor drive in the change speed gear box of a sealing, and the change speed gear box of described sealing has the output shaft perpendicular to described platen.
[46] the so quietly operation of arranging the volume and the described device of the described drive system of assurance minimizing simultaneously of horizontal electric notor, the pinion of described actuating device is positioned at the change speed gear box of a sealing.
[47] in one second embodiment of the present invention, each described first massage unit comprises the drive system of himself.
[48] described self drive system thereby allow each foot is selected described running status, for example use a servosystem for each actuating device---the speed regulator of each massage unit by the left side or the right is regulated.
[49] advantageously, described drive system is equipped with the adjusting parts, regulates the described position of one first massage unit with respect to the receiving station board plane of described foot.
[50] adjusting of such one edgewise or angle allow user according to the described massage unit of the shape adjustments of its foot with respect to the planar direction of described platen.
[51] implement in the modification of the present invention one, described location mark is a massage cylinder.
[52]---around its radial axle rotation---when contacting, described massage cylinder allows toes one better to stretch when toes and a massage cylinder.Described massage cylinder is preferably with rotating freely and installs, but described cylinder also can be motorized.
[53] advantageously, described box body supports on the ground by soft leg.
[54] such soft foot deformable, it allows to relax on described platen the power by the foot effect of user, thereby avoids the described power described massage unit of ballast excessively.
[55] preferably, the admittance platen of described foot comprises at least one infrared lamp.
[56] such device allows a treatment that replenishes, and by heat, described supplement therapy can further relax described foot area for treatment.
[57] advantageously, but described device comprises the control assembly of the microprocessor with option program.
[58] described device comprises the control assembly of the operation of electric assembly, particularly described electric notor, infrared lamp etc., but this control assembly comprises an electronic cards of the microprocessor with option program.Described electronic cards make user can by one in advance program stored once massage or can determine another time massage parameter according to the selection of user.
[59] preferably, described device comprises the remote drive control component for user.
[60] described device is equipped with the control knob that is preferably placed on the described platen usually.For more comfortable use, be equipped with a remote controller also can for described device, be used for one of described device and drive at a distance.
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[61] pass through only as the research of nonrestrictive and embodiment shown in the drawings, the present invention will be able to better understanding, wherein:
[62] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of device of the present invention;
[63] Fig. 2 is the exploded view of device shown in Figure 1, for the purpose of clear more, takes off the admittance platen of described foot;
[64] Fig. 3 is an exploded view of second massage unit of device of the present invention.
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[65] described massage machine shown in Figure 1 comprises a box body 1, and one of the foot of the described user of this box body upper support is admitted platen 2, and described platen is generally rectangle, and described platen comprises one first massage unit 3 and one second massage unit 4.Described box body 1 be depression and enclose the chamber with what described platen 2 formed a sealing.After described platen 2 is installed in the described top of described box body 1, the assembly of the described device of described box body receivability, the driver part of described massage unit in particular.Then, described box body 1 is placed on the ground, and described box body comprises the leg 7 that terminates in the Soft Roll head for this reason.Described platen 2 is smooth, but described platen supports by the edge of described box body 1, and described edge self according to the direction inclination forward of user with descending.Described platen 2 also is that the foot of described user forms a bed course plane that tilts.The angle of inclination of described platen is very little, and this angle but can be regulated described angle by the height that change is positioned at the leg 7 at described box body 1 rear portion between 10 °-15 °, and therefore described leg can be tightened with respect to the corresponding aperture on the described box body 1 or unscrew.In the installation that is fixed of the described relatively box body 1 of the forward leg 7 of described device.One grasps the described front portion that handle 8 is positioned at described device, and described extracting handle makes described device can be easy to be carried by user.Control knob 9 is preset in the top of described platen 2, and can directly be started by the foot of user, in order to control the operation of described device.
[66] 4 one of described first massage unit 3 and described second massage units afterwards are positioned on the described platen 2 at another, and limit a footmark zone 6 with the forward at least one location mark 5 that is positioned at described platen 2.Especially in example shown in Figure 1, the location mark 5a of a big elongation is preset in toes base portion place, and four little annulus location mark 5b are arranged on the gap location of toe of the foot of described user.
[67] in illustrated example, described labelling 5a, 5b are fixed, and described 5a, 5b are the projectioies of implementing on the surface of described platen, described massage unit 3 and 4 similarly relative described platen fixed installations.In said embodiment, a footmark zone 6---at average size of one 39 yards---is determined between the bottom of the described top of a location mark 5 and described second massage unit 4.Therefore this zone is fit to admit the foot that is included in the size range between average size of a women and the average size of a male.For the women, average size length is 237mm, and the width of toe joint is 91mm, and calcaneal width is 63mm.For the male, average size length is 260mm, and the width of toe joint is 98mm, and calcaneal length is 65mm.
[68] in a modification that does not illustrate, described at least location mark 5 is installed in such a way: the position of described location mark 5 can be adjusted forward or backward along described platen length, so that regulate the described distance of described relatively second massage unit 4.In addition, described first massage unit 3 with can be in the past backward and/or laterally and/or the angle ground mode of regulating implement, in order to the size of the described arch of foot of the size that is fit to foot better and suitable user.
[69] though for once only massaging single foot, the size of described platen can be littler,, the described platen 2 of Fig. 1 is implemented in the mode of two foots admitting user side by side, so that to its stimulation.Therefore, described device comprises two footmark zones 6 in the both sides of its vertical medial axis, and described each footmark zone comprises location mark 5, first massage unit 3 and second massage unit 4, and described device comprises two control knobs 9.
[70] each of described two first massage units 3 comprises a massage elements 14, and this element winds perpendicular to an axis of described platen to be installed rotatably.This sees clearlyer in Fig. 2, and a massage elements 14 comprises four massage balls 15, forms one 90 ° angle between described massage ball, and described massage ball distaff part 17 is installed with rotating freely, and described rod member and described massage ball 15 are integrally supported by a bearing 18.Described bearing 18 is embodied as two parts, and wherein said top 19 is covers that dispose a center projections 16, and described cover partly hides described massage ball 15, and described massage ball keeps with the bottom 20 of its rod member 17 by described bearing 18.Described platen 2 is passed on the top of described bearing 18, and described bottom interrelates with an output shaft of a drive system 22 under described platen.
[71] described drive system 22 is shared by described two first massage units 3, and described drive system comprises a change speed gear box 23, and the input of this change speed gear box 23 is connected with the horizontal output shaft of one first electric notor 24.Especially, the output shaft of described first electric notor 24 is worm screws 25, this worm drive one first gear 26, follow described first gear drive, one second gear 27, the axle of the bearing 18 of the corresponding described massage elements 14 of axle of described second gear---this axle driving and described platen 2 vertical rotational motion mechanisms.Described worm screw 25 and described gear 26 and 27 are arranged in the closed box, and this casing is divided into two parts---and top 28 and bottom 29, described worm screw and described gear constitute described change speed gear box 23 with described casing.The end cap of described electric notor (flasque) directly is fixed on the casing of described change speed gear box 23, and this is in order to reach such effect: the operation noise that reduces described device significantly.Described first electric notor 24 and described change speed gear box 23 are supported by described platen 2 by hold-down screw.
[72] each described second massage unit 4 comprises the circular discs 31 with pricking object 35, and described circular discs limits a border circular areas of sufficient sear lift in the described surface of the admittance platen 2 of described foot.This sees clearlyer in Fig. 3, and each second massage unit 4 comprises a circular discs 31 of slight depression, and this circular discs is equipped with perforation 32, and described perforation comprises the fixed salient 33 below it.Described pricking object 35 is embodied as the shape of a plurality of protruding fingers, distributes equably on a round base portion 36 of slight depression.Described base portion 36 comprises the fixed fitting 37 below it, and described pipe fitting has a combination of vibrations part 45, and described combination of vibrations part will make an explanation hereinafter.
[73] described second massage unit 4 is installed on the described platen 2 by a common annular elasticity folded piece (soufflet) 40.Especially in this example, the inward flange 41 of described elasticity folded piece 40 becomes sandwich between the periphery of the peripheral and described base portion 36 of described disc 31.Described outward flange 42 is installed on the inner surface of described platen 2 by using a ring edge 43 and hold-down screw 44.
[74] described combination of vibrations body 45 comprises a dividing plate 46, and this dividing plate comprises two side arms 47, and each side arm is equipped with four fixedly stick harness bodies (tampon) 48.One second electric notor 50 is fixing by the hoop (bride) 49 at the middle body of described dividing plate 46.One inertia weights 52 is fixed in the termination of the output shaft 51 of described electric notor 50, and by described electric motor drive rotation.Pass the pipe fitting 37 of described base portion 36 when the fixed salient of described disc 31, termination towards an arm 47 of described dividing plate 46 is pressed on the stick harness body 48, and when keeping together by hold-down screw 38, described combination of vibrations body 45 is connected the base portion 36 of described disc 31 and described pricking object 35.Thus, described combination of vibrations part 45 is installed on the admittance platen 2 of described foot by described elasticity folded piece 40, and therefore transmits described vibration fully and give described pricking object 35.The described vibration that is produced by described combination of vibrations part 45 is then absorbed by described folded piece 40, and therefore described folded piece isolates each described second massage unit 4 with the remainder of described platen.
[75] described elasticity folded piece 40 is to implement with the rubber of ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM) type of hardness between 60-80 Shore hardness, and preferred hardness is 70 Shore hardness.In addition, because its shape and size, described folded piece 40 is harder perpendicular to described platen in-plane at side direction (in described platen plane) ratio.As an example, described folded piece 40 has an annular shape, and wherein said overall diameter is 64mm, and described interior diameter is 40mm, and a thickness of described wall is about 3mm.
[76] described pricking object 35 is implemented all-in-one-piece with described base portion 36, is implemented by hard plastic material by an injection technique, for example Merlon.
[77] described disc 31 is preferably implemented by plastic material by an injection technique, for example acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) (ABS).
[78] comprise the power line (not illustrating in the drawings) of the control assembly of box body 1 inside that is positioned at described device in addition according to the massage machine of described case description.Described control assembly comprises the electronic circuit board with printed circuit, and described printed circuit links to each other the massage unit of the described device of described electric motor drive through micro switch with connecting line with 50 with described electric notor 24.Described control knob 9 is arranged on the described platen 2, in order to drive the operation of the follow-up electric notor of described micro switch and control.Therefore, be positioned at one first button 9 on the left side of described platen 2, it controls the vibrational state of described second massage unit 4, the described rotary speed of the described massage elements 14 of described first massage unit 3 of button 9 controls on described the right.
[79] as an example, drive a low speed that first electric notor 24 of described massage elements 14 can be about 60 rev/mins and about 70 a rev/mins high speed rotating.Described transition from a state to another state realizes by the simple press on the control knob 9 on described the right.
[80] same mode, described second electric notor 50 also can be controlled according to two grades of speed, especially, about 1600 rev/mins one at a slow speed with about 2200 rev/mins one at a high speed.This makes that each described second massage unit 4 can be according to the vibration of two vibrational states, about respectively 27Hz and 37Hz.Described transition from a state to another state realizes by the simple press on the control knob 9 on the described left side.
When [81] moving, after selecting a preferred running status, described user is placed on foot on the footmark zone 6 of described platen 2, the arch of foot of every foot is centered on the projection 16 of one first massage unit 3, described sufficient heel contacts placement with the pricking object 35 of one second massage unit 4, at last toes is leaned against on the described location mark 5.When vibration, described pricking object 35---is considered the little amplitude and the described pricking object life-span of the vibration of its quantity and layout, generation---and is used partly at described sufficient heel place, perpendicular to the light exercise that one of described sufficient heel beats, the described light exercise that beats is in order to the described foot of releiving.The arch of foot reflector space of described foot---described foot is releived in described massage operation and stably is supported on the described platen---can be by intense stimulus, in addition one at a high speed under, to obtain the massage effect of a degree of depth.In addition, the massage elements 14 of described two first massage units 3 is along venous return direction backwards rotation---by the inside of described platen to the outside---to improve the blood circulation of foot.
[82] in the modification that does not illustrate in the drawings, described platen can comprise one or more infrared lamps, is used for by heat described treatment region being treated.On the admittance platen of described foot, described lamp can be installed in the following of described first and second massage units or be positioned on one of described massage unit, even on the next door of described massage unit.For example, an infrared lamp can be installed in below the approaching arch form thing of described first massage unit, 3 configurations of a shape and the profile of the described arch of foot of also fitting.
[83] in another modification, the running status of described device can be by a remote controller distant control.
[84] do not exceed the claim scope, can consider according to other modification of the present invention and embodiment.
[85] therefore, change the described cross sectional shape of described folded piece, can change the vibration transmission direction in described sufficient sear lift zone.For example, height greater than a cylindrical folded piece of width be used to make the transmission of described vibration in described platen plane early than it in transmission perpendicular to described platen direction.As an example, can the have an appointment diameter of 40mm of such folded piece, the wall thickness of a 4mm and greater than a height of the described tubing string of 15mm.
[86] in addition, change the structure of the gear of described change speed gear box, the described relatively platen out of plumb of the rotation axis of each described first massage unit but tiltable.In a modification, this angle also can change by a regulating system that is provided with for this reason.
[87] in another modification, each described first massage unit comprises the drive system of himself, and this system is controlled by a velocity variations device.Can be also that each described first massage unit sets the location of himself and in described platen plane, regulate this localized system.
[88] in another modification, described location mark 5 can be soft cylinder, for example implements by rubber, and described location mark freely rotates and be used for improving the effect of toes stretching, extension around its axis.
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1. foot massage device, it comprises a box body (1), one steady platen (2) of the foot of admitting user is formed at the top of this box body, and described platen comprises: at least one first massage unit (3) of described arch of foot, this first massage unit comprise a rotation massage elements (14); And at least one second massage unit (4) of described foot, described two massage units drive motion by being positioned at the inner driver part of described box body (1);
It is characterized in that described second massage unit (4) comprises that layout is used for carrying out kowtowing the parts that hit motion in the part, bed course zone of described sufficient heel.
2. device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described first massage unit (3) comprises arranges the parts be used to the described arch of foot profile of fitting, and described second massage unit (4) comprises the parts of arranging the described sufficient heel profile that is used to fit.
3. device according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterized in that, one of described two massage unit are arranged in a footmark zone (6) in another back, described footmark zone begins to determine from being placed in an at least one location mark (5) of stablizing on the top of platen (2).
4. according to the described device of each claim of front, it is characterized in that described second massage unit (4) comprises that one has the disc (31) of pricking object (35), described disc orders about motion by a combination of vibrations part (45).
5. device according to claim 4 is characterized in that, described disc (31) is installed on the admittance platen (2) of described foot by an elasticity folded piece (40).
6. according to claim 4 or 5 described devices, it is characterized in that described disc (31) and described combination of vibrations part (45) are supported on the admittance platen (2) of described foot by an elasticity folded piece (40).
7. according to claim 5 or 6 described devices, it is characterized in that described folded piece (40) has a hardness, this hardness is between 60 to 80 Shore hardness.
8. according to each described device in the claim 4 to 7, it is characterized in that described combination of vibrations part (45) comprises a trunnion axis electric notor (50), described electric notor makes an inertia weights (52) rotation that is installed on its output shaft (51) end.
9. according to each described device in the claim 4 to 8, it is characterized in that, described combination of vibrations part (45) produces vibration, and this combination of vibrations part has a component parts that is basically perpendicular to described platen, and this component parts has a amplitude between 0.1mm to 0.5mm.
10. each described device in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that described first massage unit (3) comprises a rotation massage elements (14), and this massage elements is rotated around an axis that is basically perpendicular to the admittance platen (2) of described foot.
11. device according to claim 10 is characterized in that, described massage elements (14) comprises massage ball (15), and described massage ball winds perpendicular to the axis of the rotation axis of described massage elements to be installed with rotating freely.
12., it is characterized in that described massage elements comprises a center projections part (16) and massage ball on every side (15) according to each described device in the claim 10 to 11.
13. according to each described device in the aforesaid right requirement, it is characterized in that, described device comprises two first massage units (3) and two second massage units (4), and described massage unit is arranged in the both sides of medial axis of the admittance platen (2) of described foot.
14. device according to claim 13 is characterized in that, described second massage unit orders about motion by a common combination of vibrations part.
15., it is characterized in that described first massage unit (3) orders about motion by a common drive system (22) according to claim 13 or 14 described devices.
16. device according to claim 15, it is characterized in that, described drive system (22) comprises that one has the electric notor (24) of trunnion axis, the actuating device of described electric motor drive in the change speed gear box (23) of a sealing, and described change speed gear box has the output shaft perpendicular to described platen (2).
17. device according to claim 13 is characterized in that, each described first massage unit (3) comprises the drive system of himself.
18. device according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described drive system is equipped with the adjusting parts, and these adjusting parts are regulated the planar position of one first massage unit (3) with respect to the admittance platen (2) of described foot.
19., it is characterized in that described location mark (5) is a massage cylinder according to each described device in the claim 3 to 18.
20., it is characterized in that described box body supports on the ground by soft leg according to each described device in the aforesaid right requirement.
21., it is characterized in that described foot admits platen (2) to comprise at least one infrared lamp according to each described device in the aforesaid right requirement.
22., it is characterized in that, but described device comprises the control assembly of the microprocessor with option program according to each described device in the aforesaid right requirement.
23., it is characterized in that described device comprises by the remote-controlled control assembly of user according to each described device in the aforesaid right requirement.
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