CN203874070U - Massager - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model discloses a massager. The massager is provided with a base body (1) and a vibrating device (2), wherein the base body (1) is provided with a vibration massage part, the vibrating device is connected to the vibration massage part and drives the vibration massage part to generate vibration, an inflatable air bag is further fixed to the base body, and the vibrating device is covered with the inflatable air bag. In this way, when the massage strength of the massager needs to be adjusted, the frequency or the amplitude of the vibrating device does not need to be adjusted, a user just needs to inflate the air bag so that the vibrating device can be pushed towards a human body, and thus the vibrating device can be closer to the human body so that higher massage strength can be obtained. Otherwise, when the massage strength of the massager needs to be reduced, the user just needs to deflate the air bag. In this way, the massage strength can be changed through the simple and ingenious structure under the condition that the parameters of the vibrating device are not changed. The massager is suitable for various kinds of massotherapy and particularly suitable for the abdomen vibrating therapy in the field of traditional Chinese medicine and is low in cost and high in practicability.
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Technical field
This utility model relates to massage apparatus field, particularly, relates to a kind of massage device.
Background technology
At present, the various massage apparatus for human body on market, are there are, these massage appliances conventionally can be by human body being pushed and vibrating to realize massage, and can be by changing the intensity of mode adjusting massage of frequency, the object of loosening to reach human body.
It is below conventional massage apparatus on several market.
1, Domestic massage chair: in massage armchair inside, multiple massage head are set, human body utilizes own wt fully to contact with massage head, speed, frequency and the intensity of the main controller control massage head by massage armchair.Massage by massage head can reach the object relaxing one's muscles.
2, waist trimmer: at the inner built-in multiple eccentric motors of belt.By belt, motor is contacted with human body, make muscle vibration thereby utilize eccentric motor to realize vibration, thereby reach the fatty effect that consumes.
3, cervical vertebra massager: this cervical vertebra massager comprises: massage device body, massage belt, software junctional complex, massage bead piece, adjusting key, menu display and remote controller, it is characterized in that: described massage is with two, be connected with massage device body both sides by software junctional complex respectively, described massage bead piece has two groups, be fixed at successively massage device inboard, described adjusting key is fixed on massage device body top.Described adjusting key is fixed on massage device end of body one side, and described remote controller independently arranges, for manipulating cervical vertebra massager.
4, shoulder Percussion massage device: this product in-built electrical Magnet, be generally hollow shape, electric magnet is distributed in housing sidewall, and center arranges massage head, and intensity and the speed utilizing curent change to change to beat, to play the effect of loosening cervical region and shoulder.
5, spine massager, comprises a Massage part, and this Massage part can, carrying out horizontal reciprocating movement simultaneously, pump, thereby more effectively improve massage curative effect.
Can find out, above-mentioned and current massage apparatus is substantially all to regulate frequency of vibration to change massage intensity by adjusting motor speed, or completes the adjustment to massage intensity by complicated frame for movement.This type of massage apparatus mostly depends on to adjust frequency and reaches the effect that massage intensity changes.Therefore to not only requiring characteristic frequency but also requiring the massaging way of certain strength, practicality is not strong.
For example, in Chinese traditional massage field, there is the one abdomen therapy of shaking, this abdomen therapy of shaking is proposed first by professor Zang Fuke of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, by palm, patient's Guanyuan acupoint is applied to vibration continuous, high-frequency, moderate strength by doctor, regulate the endocrine object of patient to reach, thereby realize the effect to various diseases treatment.Owing to requiring altofrequency and moderate strength, therefore there is no the generation for the massage appliance of this therapy.Therefore can only rest on the stage of being massaged by doctor, generalization is not high.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of massage device, and this massage device structure is ingenious rationally, can in the case of not changing the frequency of vibrating device itself, complete the change of the massage intensity to massage device, and simple and practical property is strong.
To achieve these goals, this utility model provides a kind of massage device, comprise matrix and vibrating device, described matrix has vibromassage portion, described vibrating device is connected in described vibromassage portion and drives described vibromassage portion to produce vibration, and on described matrix, be also fixed with cover described vibrating device can charge-discharge air bag.
Preferably, described vibrating device involving vibrations housing and vibration source, described vibration housing is connected in described vibromassage portion, and described vibration source is contained in this vibration housing to drive this vibration hull vibration.
Preferably, described vibration source comprises motor and eccentric block, and described motor is arranged on described vibration housing, and described eccentric block is arranged on the output shaft of described motor and selectively with described vibration housing contact or separate.
Preferably, described vibration housing has the outwardly support portion, both sides, He Conggai accommodation section, accommodation section that holds described vibration source, in described vibromassage portion, be formed with groove, described accommodation section embeds in described groove, and described support portion is connected on the end face of described groove.
Preferably, on the described end face of described groove, be formed with symmetrically the ledge structure that holds described support portion.
Preferably, the described lateral surface that approaches described vibrating device that can charge-discharge air bag is formed as the rigid structure coordinating with the outer contour shape of described vibrating device.
Preferably, described vibromassage portion is made up of elastomeric material, and described vibrating device is bonded in this vibromassage portion.
Preferably, in described vibromassage portion, be formed with groove, described vibrating device embeds in this groove.
Preferably, the matrix of described massage device is formed as hands shape structure, and described vibromassage portion is formed on the palm place of described hands shape structure, the described the back of the hand place that can charge-discharge air bag be arranged on described hands shape structure.
Preferably, described massage device is the abdomen therapy massage device that shakes.
Pass through technique scheme, vibrating device can be realized human body is massaged by vibromassage portion, and due on vibrating device, be coated be fixed on matrix can charge-discharge air bag, therefore in the time need to adjusting the massage intensity of massage device, without frequency or the abdomen that shakes of adjusting vibrating device itself, only need carry out charge operation to air bag can push vibrating device by the counteracting force of matrix towards human body, thereby makes vibrating device more obtain higher massage intensity near human body.Otherwise need to reduce the massage intensity of massage device time, only need operate air bag deflation.Therefore, the massage device that this utility model provides passes through structure simply cleverly, has realized the change to massage intensity in the situation of the parameter of not adjusting vibrating device itself.Therefore go for various massotherapys, be especially applicable to the abdomen therapy of shaking in traditional Chinese medical science field, and cost is lower practical.
Other feature and advantage of the present utility model are described in detail the detailed description of the invention part subsequently.
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Accompanying drawing is to be used to provide further understanding of the present utility model, and forms a part for description, is used from explanation this utility model, but does not form restriction of the present utility model with detailed description of the invention one below.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the sectional structure schematic diagram that this utility model is preferably provided by the massage device providing;
Fig. 2 is the main TV structure schematic diagram that this utility model is preferably provided by the massage device providing.
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Detailed description of the invention
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, detailed description of the invention of the present utility model is elaborated.Should be understood that, detailed description of the invention described herein only, for description and interpretation this utility model, is not limited to this utility model.
In this utility model, in the situation that not doing contrary explanation, the noun of locality using as " upper and lower, the end, top " conventionally under human body is lain level state and massage device be benchmark definition when shaking abdomen therapy,, can charge-discharge air bag 3 upper, vibrating device 2 under, particularly can be with reference to the page of figure 1." inside and outside " refer to respective objects profile inside and outside.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, this utility model provides a kind of massage device, this massage device comprises matrix 1 and vibrating device 2, matrix 1 has vibromassage portion 11, vibrating device is connected in vibromassage portion 11 and drives vibromassage portion 11 to produce vibration, wherein matrix 1 can pass through on the connector fixing humans such as connecting band, junction button, thereby can massage human body by vibromassage portion 11, wherein in order to realize the purpose of this utility model, on matrix 1, be also fixed with cover vibrating device 2 can charge-discharge air bag 3.
Due on vibrating device 2, be coated be fixed on matrix 1 can charge-discharge air bag 3, therefore in this utility model, in the time need to adjusting the massage intensity of massage device, without adjusting vibrating device 2 own frequency or the abdomen that shakes, only need be to carrying out charge operation by charge-discharge air bag 3, this can push vibrating device 2 by the counteracting force of matrix 1 by charge-discharge air bag 3 towards human body, thereby now because vibrating device 2 can obtain higher massage intensity near human body more.Otherwise, in the time need to reducing the massage intensity of massage device, only need be to carrying out bleed air operation by charge-discharge air bag 3.Therefore, the massage device that this utility model provides passes through structure simply cleverly, in the case of not adjusting the parameter of vibrating device 2 own, can realize the massage intensity of massage device is changed.Therefore, the massage device that this utility model provides goes for various massotherapys, is especially applicable to the abdomen therapy of shaking in Chinese traditional massage field, preferably as shaking abdomen therapy massage device.And each component costs is lower, easy to assembly, practical.
It should be noted that, this utility model provides massage device except the abdominal massaging for the abdomen therapy of shaking, and can also be used for the massage of other various human bodies, all drops in protection domain of the present utility model for the various distortion of its application.In addition, in above-mentioned technical conceive can embodiment have multiple, for example can charge-discharge air bag 3, the structure of vibrating device 2 and vibromassage portion 11 etc., this utility model introduces preferred implementation wherein at this for convenience of description, this preferred implementation, only for this utility model is described, is not limited to this utility model.
In preferred implementation of the present utility model, as shown in Figure 2, more massage comfort in order to obtain, preferably, the matrix 1 of massage device is formed as hands shape structure, and vibromassage portion 11 is formed on the palm place of hands shape structure, can charge-discharge air bag 3 be arranged on the back of the hand place of hands shape structure.Thereby through the design of ergonomics, make massage effect and the comfortableness of the massage device that this utility model provides better.In other embodiments, matrix 1 can also be designed to other shapes to adapt to the massage of diverse location, and this type of distortion is all dropped in protection domain of the present utility model.
In addition, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2, in order to realize the vibration of vibromassage portion 11, preferably, vibromassage portion 11 is made up of elastomeric material, this elastomeric material can and human body between contact with obtain comfort, such as silica gel material etc.Now, vibrating device 2 is bonded in this vibromassage portion 11 and can when vibrating device 2 vibrates, drives vibromassage portion 11 to carry out elastic vibration, thereby human body is massaged.In other embodiments, vibromassage portion 11 can be also other flexible materials such as fabric, leather, and vibrating device 2 also can be connected on matrix 1 to realize vibration by elastic components such as springs.In addition, except vibromassage portion 11 is made up of elastomeric material, matrix 1 also can entirety be made up of elastomeric material, and vibromassage portion 11 is a part for matrix 1, also should drop in protection domain of the present utility model for this type of mode of texturing.
More preferably, in the vibromassage portion 11 of being made up of elastomeric material, be formed with groove 12, vibrating device 2 embeds in this groove 12.Therefore, can increase vibrating effect by the contact area that increases vibrating device 2 and vibromassage portion 11 on the one hand, also be more convenient on the other hand the assembling of vibrating device 2 and matrix 1.Except bonding, also can vibrating device 2 be connected in vibromassage portion 11 by connector.
As shown in Figure 1, in preferred implementation of the present utility model, vibrating device 2 involving vibrations housings 21 and vibration source 22, vibration housing 21 is connected in vibromassage portion 11, and vibration source 22 is contained in this vibration housing 21 to drive this vibration housing 21 to vibrate.Thereby drive with it mutually connected vibromassage portion 11 to vibrate by vibration housing 21.As a kind of preferred embodiment of vibration source, vibration source 22 comprises motor 23 and eccentric block 24, motor 23 is arranged on vibration housing 21, for example by being formed on the mounting structures such as the mount pad of vibration in housing 21, motor 23 is fixed, wherein eccentric block 24 is arranged on the output shaft of motor 23 and selectively contacts with vibration housing 21.Wherein in preferred implementation of the present utility model, it can be also the eccentric structure of other common shapes that eccentric block 24 is preferably eccentric wheel structure, vibration housing 21 is the flat box like structure of two halves formula, as shown in Figure 1, its above-below direction size is less than left and right directions size, two halves formula vibration housing 21 is sealed to connection packing into after motor 23.Therefore by the rotary actuation of motor 23, eccentric block 24 can selectively contact or separate to realize vibration housing 21 with vibration housing 21 and vibrate.Wherein the power supply of motor can be that internal battery also can pass through connection external power source, all drops in protection domain of the present utility model for all kinds of distortion of vibration housing 21 and vibration source 22.
In order to make mounting structure stable, preferably, as shown in Figure 1, vibration housing 21 has and holds the accommodation section 25 of vibration source 22 and from outwardly support portion 26, these 25 both sides, accommodation section, accommodation section 25 is embedded in the groove 12 in vibromassage portion 11, and support portion 26 is connected on the end face of groove 12.More preferably, in order to increase the contact area of vibrating device 2 and vibromassage portion 11, on the end face of groove 12, be formed with symmetrically the ledge structure 13 that holds support portion 26, thereby make the biography of vibrating device 2 better effects if of shaking.
As shown in Figure 1, what this utility model provided can inflate by sources of the gas such as micro air pumps by charge-discharge air bag 3, and air bleeding valve is set exits, and all drops in protection domain of the present utility model for its various inflation/deflation structures designs.In addition, preferably, can be bonded in matrix 1 (vibromassage portion 11) above by charge-discharge air bag 3, and its lateral surface that approaches vibrating device 2 is formed as the rigid structure coordinating with the outer contour shape of vibrating device 2.Particularly, the structure of this lateral surface is the rigid structure fitting tightly with vibrating device 2, and this is different from the design that general air bag all adopts flexible material to manufacture.Therefore, can make can charge-discharge air bag 3 and vibrating device 2 fit tightly, better vibrating device 2 is pressurizeed when the inflation, thereby can not affect power transmission effect owing to there is less relative sliding with vibrating device 2 contacts area.In addition as shown in Figure 1, described lateral surface that can charge-discharge air bag 3 except with vibrating device 2 form fit, also with vibromassage portion 11 form fit, therefore, in the time of inflation, can more pressurize to vibrating device 2 by the counteracting force of vibromassage portion 11.In some embodiment, can also by can charge-discharge air bag 3 and vibrating device 2 link together, for example bonding, thus make the two more easily realize power transmission, all drop in protection domain of the present utility model for this type of mode of texturing.
To sum up, the massage device that this utility model preferred implementation provides can pass through structure simply cleverly, in the situation that not adjusting vibrating device 2 parameter own, realize the adjustment to massage device massage intensity, be adapted to the various massage fields that need certain vibration frequency and oscillation intensity, be particularly useful for the abdomen therapy massage of shaking in traditional Chinese medical science field, therefore there is stronger practicality and promotional value.
Below describe by reference to the accompanying drawings preferred implementation of the present utility model in detail; but; this utility model is not limited to the detail in above-mentioned embodiment; within the scope of technical conceive of the present utility model; can carry out multiple simple variant to the technical solution of the utility model, these simple variant all belong to protection domain of the present utility model.
It should be noted that in addition, each concrete technical characterictic described in above-mentioned detailed description of the invention, in reconcilable situation, can combine by any suitable mode, for fear of unnecessary repetition, this utility model is to the explanation no longer separately of various possible compound modes.
In addition, also can carry out combination in any between various embodiment of the present utility model, as long as it is without prejudice to thought of the present utility model, it should be considered as content disclosed in the utility model equally.
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1. a massage device, comprise matrix (1) and vibrating device (2), described matrix (1) has vibromassage portion (11), described vibrating device (2) is connected in described vibromassage portion (11) and drives described vibromassage portion (11) to produce vibration, it is characterized in that, and on described matrix (1), be also fixed with cover described vibrating device (2) can charge-discharge air bag (3).
2. massage device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described vibrating device (2) involving vibrations housing (21) and vibration source (22), it is upper that described vibration housing (21) is connected to described vibromassage portion (11), and described vibration source (22) is contained in this vibration housing (21) to drive this vibration housing (21) vibration.
3. massage device according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described vibration source (22) comprises motor (23) and eccentric block (24), it is upper that described motor (23) is arranged on described vibration housing (21), and described eccentric block (24) is arranged on the output shaft of described motor (23) and selectively with described vibration housing (21) contact or separate.
4. according to the massage device described in claim 2 or 3, it is characterized in that, described vibration housing (21) has and holds the accommodation section (25) of described vibration source (22) and from outwardly support portion (26), both sides, this accommodation section (25), in described vibromassage portion (11), be formed with groove (12), described accommodation section (25) embeds in described groove (12), and described support portion (26) are connected on the end face of described groove (12).
5. massage device according to claim 4, is characterized in that, is formed with symmetrically the ledge structure (13) that holds described support portion (26) on the described end face of described groove (12).
6. according to the massage device described in any one in claim 1-3, it is characterized in that, the described lateral surface that approaches described vibrating device that can charge-discharge air bag (3) is formed as the rigid structure coordinating with the outer contour shape of described vibrating device (2).
7. according to the massage device described in any one in claim 1-3, it is characterized in that, described vibromassage portion (11) is made up of elastomeric material, and described vibrating device (2) is bonded in this vibromassage portion (11).
8. massage device according to claim 7, is characterized in that, is formed with groove (12) in described vibromassage portion (11), and described vibrating device (2) embeds in this groove (12).
9. massage device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, the matrix (1) of described massage device is formed as hands shape structure, described vibromassage portion (11) is formed on the palm place of described hands shape structure, the described the back of the hand place that can charge-discharge air bag (3) be arranged on described hands shape structure.
10. massage device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described massage device is the abdomen therapy massage device that shakes.
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