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EP0352569A2
EP0352569A2 EP89112934A EP89112934A EP0352569A2 EP 0352569 A2 EP0352569 A2 EP 0352569A2 EP 89112934 A EP89112934 A EP 89112934A EP 89112934 A EP89112934 A EP 89112934A EP 0352569 A2 EP0352569 A2 EP 0352569A2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • A61H23/0236—Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibration; Suction-vibration massage; Massage with moving diaphragms with electric or magnetic drive with alternating magnetic fields producing a translating or oscillating movement using sonic waves, e.g. using loudspeakers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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    • A61H2201/0138—Support for the device incorporated in furniture
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  • the invention relates to a three-part bed for carrying out therapeutic measures, in particular for bringing about and supporting deep relaxation, consisting of three lying surfaces, preferably pivotably connected to one another, one first lying surface to support the back and head, a second to support the thighs and buttocks and a third surface to support the lower legs.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a bed of this type which serves to implement the latest knowledge from the scientific fields of medicine and psychology in the field of relaxation or deep relaxation. This is achieved in a manner according to the invention in that electroacoustic transducers are arranged below the lying plane at the center line of the first and second lying surfaces for converting low frequencies into correspondingly low-frequency airborne sound vibrations, which radiate upwards through openings in the lying surfaces.
  • broadband loudspeakers are expediently attached to the head part on both sides.
  • these speakers can also be set up elsewhere.
  • the device according to the invention it is achieved for the first time that the patients can be treated therapeutically with music without the risk of interference from the filter of the hearing organ or of the consciousness.
  • a housing (1) padded on the upper side represents the middle part of the bed to be set up on legs (2). This middle part is followed by a first bed surface (3) for the patient's head and back and a third bed surface (4) for the lower leg .
  • the lying surfaces (3 and 4) are pivotally connected to the housing (1) or the central part of the bed by means of axes (5, 6).
  • On the top of the housing (1) there are also beads (7, 8) on the side which prevent the patient's arms from falling down.
  • Openings (10) are provided in the lying surfaces (3, 9), under which electroacoustic transducers (11, 12, 13) are arranged to be longitudinally displaceable. Further openings (14, 15) are located on the side at the end of the lying surface (3). Broadband loudspeakers are arranged under these openings.
  • the patient lies on the couch so that the thighs and buttocks rest on the middle part (9), the back and the Head are on the lying surface (3).
  • the electroacoustic transducers (11, 12 and 13) are brought into the correct position by longitudinal displacement, so that they can insonify the lower abdominal cavity, the chest and the head.
  • the electrical devices which are located in the housing (1), are adjusted by means of the setting members (16) so that audible music sounds from the broadband loudspeakers, the clock starts of which are fed to a signal generator, which then supplies the electroacoustic transducers with an inaudible signal frequency.
  • the length of the signal pulses is adjustable and is between approximately 0.1 and 2 seconds.
  • the person lying on the couch hears the music from the broadband loudspeakers in their audible range; at the same time, the tissue of the body is still sonicated by the electroacoustic transducers in the inaudible area, in time with this piece of music.

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Abstract

Music therapy has hitherto always acted on the individual by way of the auditory organs. The "consciousness" filter is therefore at all times interconnected. <??>In order to achieve an intensive sound therapy of the body, the invention proposes a lounger underneath which there are arranged electroacoustic transducers for frequencies lying below the audibility limit of the human auditory organ, which electroacoustic transducers treat the patient with sound directly via the tissue. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine dreigeteilte Liege zur Durchführung therapeutischer Maßnahmen, insbesondere zum Herbeiführen und Unterstützen einer Tiefenent­spannung, bestehend aus drei vorzugsweise verschwenk­bar miteinander verbundenen Liegeflächen, einer ersten Liegefläche zum Abstützen von Rücken und Kopf, einer zweiten zum Abstützen der Oberschenkel und des Gesäßes und einer dritten, die Unterschenkel abstüt­zenden Fläche.The invention relates to a three-part bed for carrying out therapeutic measures, in particular for bringing about and supporting deep relaxation, consisting of three lying surfaces, preferably pivotably connected to one another, one first lying surface to support the back and head, a second to support the thighs and buttocks and a third surface to support the lower legs.

Derartige Liegen sind bekannt. Durch die Verschwenk­barkeit der Liegeflächen zueinander lassen sie das Einstellen einer entspannten Liegeposition zu, ebenso wie auch eine bequeme Sitzstellung. Diese, durch eine derartige Liege herbeizuführende bequeme Liegeposi­tion führt jedoch nicht automatisch zu einer Entspan­nung des Körpers. Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, eine derartige Liege anzugeben, die dazu dient, die neuesten Erkenntnisse aus den Wissenschaftsgebieten der Medizin und der Psychologie auf dem Gebiet der Entspannung beziehungsweise Tiefenentspannung zu ver­wirklichen. Erreicht wird dies in erfindungsgemäßer Weise dadurch, daß unterhalb der Liegeebene bei der Mittellinie der ersten und zweiten Liegefläche zur Umwandlung tiefer Frequenzen in entsprechend niedrig­frequente Luftschallschwingungen geeignete, durch Durchbrechungen der Liegeflächen nach oben abstrah­lende elektroakustische Wandler angeordnet sind.Such couches are known. Due to the swiveling of the lying surfaces to each other, they allow a relaxed lying position to be set, as well as a comfortable sitting position. However, this comfortable lying position to be brought about by such a bed does not automatically lead to relaxation of the body. The object of the invention is to provide a bed of this type which serves to implement the latest knowledge from the scientific fields of medicine and psychology in the field of relaxation or deep relaxation. This is achieved in a manner according to the invention in that electroacoustic transducers are arranged below the lying plane at the center line of the first and second lying surfaces for converting low frequencies into correspondingly low-frequency airborne sound vibrations, which radiate upwards through openings in the lying surfaces.

Am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts wurde in der naturwissen­schaftlichen Psychologie die Wirkung und die Heil­kraft der Musik auf ein überprüpfbares wissenschaft­ liches Fundament gestellt. Man stellte fest, daß Musik für die Veränderung der Pulsfrequenz, des Blut­drucks, der Durchblutung, der Muskelspannung, der Schweißsekretion und des Sauerstoffverbrauchs eine entscheidende Rolle spielt. Unter Verwendung entspre­chender Musik konnten psychonervale Regulationsstörun­gen vermieden oder beseitigt werden; bei funktionel­len Herzbeschwerden übernahm Musik die Rolle von Sedativa, Stimulantien und Analgetikas. Moderne Musik­therapien bringen tatsächlich einen meßbaren revitali­sierenden Entspannungszustand und damit die positiven Veränderungen der oben angesprochenen Parameter.At the end of the 19th century, in natural science psychology, the effect and healing power of music on a verifiable science foundation. Music was found to play a crucial role in changing pulse rate, blood pressure, blood flow, muscle tension, sweat secretion and oxygen consumption. Using appropriate music, psychonerval regulatory disorders could be avoided or eliminated; for functional heart complaints, music took on the role of sedatives, stimulants and analgesics. Modern music therapies actually bring a measurable revitalizing state of relaxation and thus the positive changes in the parameters mentioned above.

Diese Musiktherapien wirken alle über die Hörorgane auf den Menschen beziehungsweise dessen Gehirn ein. Dieser zwischengeschaltete Filter "Gehirn" läßt des öfteren eine solche Musiktherapie scheitern, da das Bewußtsein eine zu hohe Hemmschwelle aufbaut. Tatsäch­lich hat der moderne Mensch, der über den logischen Verstand, die Ratio, sämtliche Gefühlsregungen beherr­schen und steuern will, meistens die Möglichkeit ver­loren, sich vollkommen zu entspannen beziehungsweise eine Tiefenentspannung herbeizuführen. Die Folge davon sind Verspannungen, Reizzustände und selbstver­ständlich auch physische Störungen.These music therapies all affect people and their brains through the hearing organs. This interposed "brain" filter often causes such music therapy to fail because consciousness builds up a high inhibition threshold. In fact, modern people who want to control and control all emotions through the logical mind, the ratio, have mostly lost the opportunity to relax completely or to bring about deep relaxation. This results in tension, irritation and of course physical disorders.

Die Erfindung macht sich die medizinische und psycho­logische Erkenntnis zunutze, daß der erste Sinn, mit dem die Menschen ausgestattet werden, der Tastsinn ist, daß die Menschen also auf Berührungsreize außer­ordentlich und auch immer wieder reagieren. Es mußte also eine Möglichkeit gefunden werden,

  • 1. eine eine Tiefenentspannung herbeiführende Musik zu finden beziehungsweise zu komponieren und
  • 2. diese Musik mit dem Tastsinn beziehungsweise dem Berührungssinn des Menschen zu vereinen.
The invention makes use of the medical and psychological knowledge that the first sense with which people are endowed is the sense of touch, that people react extraordinarily and repeatedly to touch stimuli. So a way had to be found
  • 1. to find or compose a deep relaxation music and
  • 2. to unite this music with the sense of touch or touch of the human being.

Gelungen ist dies durch die oben angegebene Liege, die nicht nur die zur Therapie geeignete Musik dem Menschen über das Hörorgan zuleitet, sondern direkt als Schallwelle auf die Körperoberfläche und damit auch auf den gesamten Körper einwirkt. Die vielfach störenden, hemmenden Filter Ohr und Bewußtsein werden damit umgangen. Genauer ausgedrückt, die linke Gehirn­hemisphäre, das logische, analytische Denken, das dem modernen Menschen den Zugang zur Entspannung ver­sperrt, ist ausgeschaltet. Der Körper reagiert auf die Berührungsstimulanz der Musik direkt mit signifi­kantem Nachlassen der Muskelspannung, mit deutlicher Veränderung der Gehirnaktivitäten, mit allgemeiner, als wohltuend empfundener Entspannung und Regenera­tion.This has been achieved by the above-mentioned couch, which not only feeds the music suitable for therapy to the person via the hearing organ, but also acts directly as a sound wave on the body surface and thus on the entire body. This avoids the often disturbing, inhibiting filters of ear and consciousness. More precisely, the left brain hemisphere, the logical, analytical thinking that blocks modern man's access to relaxation, is turned off. The body reacts to the touch stimulance of music directly with a significant decrease in muscle tension, with a clear change in brain activity, with general relaxation and regeneration that is perceived as beneficial.

Ist nun bereits der Weg gezeigt, um der Therapiemusik den direkten Weg zum Patienten zu ermöglichen, ohne den Filter des Bewußtseins, so mußte doch noch die für diese Therapie geeignete Musik gefunden werden. Positiv hat sich hierbei Musik mit etwa 60 Takten pro Minute gezeigt. Diese Erkenntnis gehört allerdings schon längere Zeit zum gesicherten Wissen auf dem Ge­biet der Musiktherapie. Neuartig jedoch ist, und dies wird in der erfindungsgemäßen Liege ermöglicht, daß die Taktanfänge dieser Musik einem Verstärker zugelei­tet und dort als Signale in die an der Liege angebau­ten elektroakustischen Wandler mit einer Frequenz unterhalb der hörbaren Frequenz eingegeben werden. Dadurch wird der Körper beziehungsweise das Gewebe des Körpers mit eben dieser Taktfrequenz, ohne daß es dem Menschen zu Bewußtsein kommt, beschallt und da­durch auch die günstige Entspannungslage des Körpers herbeigeführt. Interessant in diesem Zusammenhang ist, daß Messungen der Gehirnströme bei Tiefenentspan­nung des Menschen tatsächlich in diesem für den Men­schen nicht hörbaren Frequenzbereich liegen. Ebenso interessant ist aber auch, daß sich Takt von tactus herleitet, wobei dieses lateinische Wort das Berühren beziehungsweise den Gefühlssinn kennzeichnet.If the way to enable therapy music to go directly to the patient without the filter of consciousness has already been shown, the music suitable for this therapy still had to be found. Music with about 60 beats per minute was positive. However, this knowledge has long been part of the established knowledge in the field of music therapy. What is new, however, and this is made possible in the bed according to the invention, is that the clock starts of this music are fed to an amplifier and are input there as signals into the electroacoustic transducers attached to the bed at a frequency below the audible frequency. As a result, the body or the tissue of the body is sonicated at precisely this clock frequency, without any awareness of the human being, and this also brings about the favorable relaxation position of the body. It is interesting in this context that measurements of the brain waves during deep relaxation of the human being actually lie in this frequency range which is inaudible to humans. It is equally interesting, however, that tact derives from tactus, this Latin word characterizing touching or feeling.

Untersuchungen mit der erfindungsgemäßen Liege haben gezeigt, daß drei korrekt zu umschreibende Bereiche des menschlichen Körpers intensiv auf diese Beschal­lung wirken. Es ist zum einen der Kopf/Hals-Bereich, zum zweiten der Brustbereich und schließlich der Unterbauchbereich, etwa vom Gürtel bis zu den Ober­schenkeln. Entsprechend wurde auch die Anordnung der elektroakustischen Wandler getroffen, die gerade in diesen Bereichen angeordnet sind. Zudem sollen nach der Erfindung die als Schallaustrittsöffnungen dienen­den Durchbrechungen der Liege durchgehend und die elektroakustischen Wandler längsverschiebbar ange­bracht sein. Dadurch ist es möglich, die elektro­akustischen Wandler verschieden großen Menschen be­ziehungsweise diesen drei oben genannten Bereichen anzupassen.Investigations with the couch according to the invention have shown that three areas of the human body which are to be correctly described have an intensive effect on this sound system. On the one hand there is the head / neck area, on the other hand the chest area and finally the lower abdomen area, for example from the belt to the thighs. The arrangement of the electroacoustic transducers, which are arranged precisely in these areas, was also made accordingly. In addition, according to the invention, the openings of the bed serving as sound outlet openings are to be continuous and the electroacoustic transducers are mounted so as to be longitudinally displaceable. This makes it possible to adapt the electroacoustic transducers to people of different sizes or to these three areas mentioned above.

Um dem Patienten auch über das Ohr die Therapiemusik zu vermitteln, werden zweckmäßigerweise am Kopfteil beidseits Breitbandlautsprecher angebracht. Selbstver­ständlich können diese Lautsprecher auch anderweit aufgestellt werden.In order to convey the therapy music to the patient via the ear, broadband loudspeakers are expediently attached to the head part on both sides. Of course, these speakers can also be set up elsewhere.

Durch das erfindungsgemäße Gerät wird erstmals er­reicht, daß die Patienten mit Musik therapeutisch be­handelt werden können, ohne daß Störungen durch den Filter des Hörorgans beziehungsweise des Bewußtseins zu befürchten sind.With the device according to the invention it is achieved for the first time that the patients can be treated therapeutically with music without the risk of interference from the filter of the hearing organ or of the consciousness.

Auf der Zeichnung ist schematisch ein Ausführungsbei­spiel der erfindungsgemäßen Liege dargestellt, und zwar zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 eine Seitenansicht und
  • Fig. 2 eine Draufsicht.
An exemplary embodiment of the bed according to the invention is shown schematically in the drawing, namely:
  • Fig. 1 is a side view and
  • Fig. 2 is a plan view.

Ein auf der Oberseite gepolstertes Gehäuse (1) stellt den auf Beinen (2) aufzustellenden Mittelteil der Liege dar. An dieses Mittelteil schließen sich eine erste Liegefläche (3) für Kopf und Rücken des Patien­ten sowie eine dritte Liegefläche (4) für dessen Unterschenkel an. Die Liegeflächen (3 und 4) sind über Achsen (5, 6) verschwenkbar mit dem Gehäuse (1) beziehungsweise dem Mittelteil der Liege verbunden. Auf der Oberseite des Gehäuses (1) sind seitlich noch Wülste (7, 8) vorgesehen, die ein Herabfallen der seitlich angelegten Arme des Patienten verhindern. In den Liegeflächen (3, 9) sind Durchbrechungen (10) vor­gesehen, unter denen elektroakustische Wandler (11, 12, 13) längsverschiebbar angeordnet sind. Weitere Durchbrechungen (14, 15) befinden sich seitlich am Ende der Liegefläche (3). Unter diesen Durchbrechun­gen sind Breitbandlautsprecher angeordnet.A housing (1) padded on the upper side represents the middle part of the bed to be set up on legs (2). This middle part is followed by a first bed surface (3) for the patient's head and back and a third bed surface (4) for the lower leg . The lying surfaces (3 and 4) are pivotally connected to the housing (1) or the central part of the bed by means of axes (5, 6). On the top of the housing (1) there are also beads (7, 8) on the side which prevent the patient's arms from falling down. Openings (10) are provided in the lying surfaces (3, 9), under which electroacoustic transducers (11, 12, 13) are arranged to be longitudinally displaceable. Further openings (14, 15) are located on the side at the end of the lying surface (3). Broadband loudspeakers are arranged under these openings.

Zum Anwenden der Therapie legt sich der Patient auf die Liege, so, daß sich die Oberschenkel und das Gesäß auf dessen Mittelteil (9), der Rücken und der Kopf sich auf der Liegefläche (3) befinden. Sodann werden die elektroakustischen Wandler (11, 12 und 13) durch Längsverschieben in die richtige Lage gebracht, so daß sie den unteren Bauchraum, den Brustraum und den Kopf beschallen können. Danach werden die Elektro­geräte, die sich im Gehäuse (1) befinden, mittels der Einstellorgane (16) so eingestellt, daß hörbare Musik aus den Breitbandlautsprechern ertönt, deren Takt­anfänge einem Signalgeber zugeleitet werden, der so­dann den elektroakustischen Wandlern eine nicht hörba­re Signalfrequenz zuleitet. Die Länge der Signalimpul­se ist einstellbar und liegt zwischen etwa 0,1 und 2 Sekunden. Dadurch hört der auf der Liege liegende Mensch die Musik aus den Breitbandlautsprechern in deren hörbaren Bereich; gleichzeitig wird das Gewebe des Körpers noch durch die elektroakustischen Wandler im nicht hörbaren Bereich, im Takt dieses Musik­stückes, beschallt.To apply the therapy, the patient lies on the couch so that the thighs and buttocks rest on the middle part (9), the back and the Head are on the lying surface (3). Then the electroacoustic transducers (11, 12 and 13) are brought into the correct position by longitudinal displacement, so that they can insonify the lower abdominal cavity, the chest and the head. Then the electrical devices, which are located in the housing (1), are adjusted by means of the setting members (16) so that audible music sounds from the broadband loudspeakers, the clock starts of which are fed to a signal generator, which then supplies the electroacoustic transducers with an inaudible signal frequency. The length of the signal pulses is adjustable and is between approximately 0.1 and 2 seconds. As a result, the person lying on the couch hears the music from the broadband loudspeakers in their audible range; at the same time, the tissue of the body is still sonicated by the electroacoustic transducers in the inaudible area, in time with this piece of music.

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1. Dreigeteilte Liege zur Durchführung therapeuti­scher Maßnahmen, insbesondere zum Herbeiführen und Unterstützen einer Tiefenentspannung, bestehend aus drei vorzugsweise verschwenkbar miteinander verbunde­nen Liegeflächen, einer ersten Liegefläche zum Abstüt­zen von Rücken und Kopfen, einer zweiten zum Abstüt­zen der Oberschenkel und des Gesäßes und einer dritten, die Unterschenkel abstützende Fläche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß unterhalb der Liegeebene bei der Mittellinie der ersten und zweiten Liegefläche (3, 9) zur Umwandlung tiefer Frequenzen in entsprechend niedrigfrequente Luftschallschwingungen geeignete, durch Durchbrechun­gen (10) der Liegeflächen (3, 9) nach oben abstrah­lende, elektroaktustische Wandler (11, 12, 13) ange­ordnet sind.1. Three-part couch for carrying out therapeutic measures, in particular for bringing about and supporting deep relaxation, consisting of three lying surfaces, preferably pivotally connected to one another, a first lying surface for supporting the back and head, a second for supporting the thighs and the buttocks and a third surface supporting the lower legs,
characterized,
that below the lying level at the center line of the first and second lying surfaces (3, 9) for converting low frequencies into correspondingly low-frequency airborne sound vibrations, which emit upwards through openings (10) in the lying surfaces (3, 9), electro-acoustic transducers (11, 12, 13) are arranged. 2. Liege nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß die Durchbrechungen (10) durchgehend und die elektroakustischen Wandler (11, 12, 13) längsver­schiebbar angeordnet sind.2. Lounger according to claim 1,
characterized,
that the openings (10) are continuous and the electroacoustic transducers (11, 12, 13) are arranged to be longitudinally displaceable. 3. Liege nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß an der zweiten Liegefläche (9) seitlich hoch­stehende flache Wülste (7, 8) angeordnet sind.3. Lounger according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized,
that on the second lying surface (9) laterally upstanding flat beads (7, 8) are arranged. 4. Liege nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß seitlich am Kopfteil (3) Breitbandlautsprecher (14, 15) angebracht sind.4. Lounger according to one or more of the preceding claims,
characterized,
that side of the headboard (3) broadband speakers (14, 15) are attached. 5. Liege nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß unterhalb der zweiten Liegefläche (9) ein Gehäu­se (1) zur Aufnahme der Elektrogeräte zum Speisen der elektroakustischen Wandler (11, 12, 13) vorgesehen ist.5. Lounger according to one or more of the preceding claims,
characterized,
that a housing (1) for receiving the electrical devices for feeding the electroacoustic transducers (11, 12, 13) is provided below the second lying surface (9). 6. Liege nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß den Breitbandlautsprechern (14, 15) Wechselströme im Tonfrequenzbereich von Musikstücken, insbesondere von Musikstücken mit etwa 60 Takten pro Minute, und den elektroakustischen Wandlern die aus diesen Musik­stücken heraugefilterten Taktanfänge über einen Leistungsverstärker mit einer unter der Hörgrenze lie­genden, einstellbaren Frequenz zugeleitet werden.6. Lounger according to one or more of the preceding claims,
characterized,
that the broadband loudspeakers (14, 15) alternating currents in the audio frequency range of pieces of music, in particular of pieces of music at about 60 cycles per minute, and the electroacoustic transducers are fed the clock starts filtered from these pieces of music via a power amplifier with an adjustable frequency below the hearing limit. 7. Liege nach Anspruch 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet,
daß ein Signalgeber mit einstellbarer Signalzeit vorgesehen ist, dessen einstellbare Ausgangsfrequenz unterhalb der menschlichen Hörfrequenz liegt, dessen Signale mit den Taktanfängen synchronisierbar sind.7. Lounger according to claim 6,
characterized,
that a signal generator with an adjustable signal time is provided, the adjustable output frequency of which is below the human hearing frequency, the signals of which can be synchronized with the start of the cycle.
EP89112934A 1988-07-27 1989-07-14 Lounger Expired - Lifetime EP0352569B1 (en)

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