Neck massager

Abstract

The invention discloses a neck massage instrument which comprises a wearing support, the wearing support is provided with an elastic shell and two handles arranged at the two ends of the elastic shell, the elastic shell is used for providing an elastic freedom degree when the two handles are opened, and the elastic shell is provided with a plurality of mounting parts; the machine core comprises a machine core shell, and the machine core shell is fixedly connected with the installation part so that the machine core can be installed on the elastic shell; the massage assembly is arranged on the side, facing the neck winding space, of the wearing support and connected with the driving assembly, the driving assembly is suitable for driving the massage assembly to move so as to massage the neck, and the distance between the two farthest installation parts in the extending direction of the elastic shell is smaller than the maximum length of the machine core shell. According to the neck massage instrument provided by the embodiment of the invention, the distance between the two farthest mounting parts is reduced, so that the size of the whole wearing bracket is reduced, the volume of the neck massage instrument is reduced, the neck massage instrument is miniaturized and convenient to operate, and the use experience of a user can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of massagers, and more particularly to a neck massager. Background Art

[0002] In related technologies, the massage heads of traditional neck massagers are generally arranged inside the neck massager, which increases the complexity of its structure, enlarges the volume of the neck massager, makes it difficult to store and place the neck massager, inconvenient to operate, affects the user experience, and there is room for improvement. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present invention aims to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. For this purpose, an object of the present invention is to provide a neck massager, the volume of which is small, easy to operate, and can improve the user experience.

[0004] The neck massager according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a wearing bracket, the wearing bracket having a neck-wrapping space, the wearing bracket having an elastic housing and two handles provided at both ends of the elastic housing, the elastic housing being used to provide elastic freedom when the two handles are opened, the elastic housing having a plurality of mounting portions; a movement mechanism, including a movement housing and a driving assembly, the driving assembly being provided on the movement housing, the movement housing being fixedly connected to the mounting portions so that the movement mechanism is mounted on the elastic housing; a massage assembly, the massage assembly being provided on a side of the wearing bracket facing the neck-wrapping space and connected to the driving assembly, the driving assembly being adapted to drive the massage assembly to move to massage the neck, wherein the distance between the two farthest mounting portions in the extending direction of the elastic housing is less than the maximum length of the movement housing.

[0005] The neck massager according to an embodiment of the present invention can not only reduce the probability of the wearing bracket breaking when the two handles are opened, improve the service life of the wearing bracket, but also is beneficial to increasing the distance between the two handles after opening, so as to facilitate the user's neck to enter and exit the neck-wrapping space, and by reducing the distance between the two farthest mounting portions, by increasing the length of the portion of the elastic housing that can elastically deform to facilitate the neck to enter and exit the neck-wrapping space, it is beneficial to reduce the size of the entire wearing bracket, and further beneficial to reduce the volume of the neck massager, so as to realize the miniaturization of the neck massager, easy to operate, and can improve the user experience.

[0006] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the difficulty of elastic deformation of the handle is greater than that of the elastic housing; and / or, the handle includes a rigid inner shell and a rigid outer shell, the rigid inner shell and the rigid outer shell are fixedly connected to form the handle, and a cavity for installing electronic devices is formed between the rigid inner shell and the rigid outer shell.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the movement housing includes an intermediate portion located between the two farthest mounting portions and two protruding portions located on both sides of the intermediate portion, and the corresponding elastic housing portions of the protruding portions are curved.

[0008] In some examples, the length of the intermediate portion is L1, the length of the protruding portion is L2, and 0.2 ≤ L2 / L1 ≤ 0.5.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of the mounting portions are provided on the side of the elastic housing facing the neck-wrapping space and are located at the edges in the height direction of the movement housing.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the movement housing includes an intermediate portion located between the two farthest mounting portions and two protruding portions located on both sides of the intermediate portion, and the protruding portions are used to abut against the elastic housing to support the movement housing.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the movement housing includes an intermediate portion located between the two farthest mounting portions, and the intermediate portion has a protruding portion, and the protruding portion is used to abut against the elastic housing to support the movement housing.

[0012] In some examples, the drive assembly includes a drive motor, the movement housing includes a body portion and the protruding portion, the body portion has an installation space therein, the protruding portion has an installation groove therein, and the drive motor is installed in the installation space and partially located in the installation groove.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the neck massager has a length direction, a height direction, and a width direction, and the drive assembly includes: a drive motor and a transmission shaft, the transmission shaft is in transmission cooperation with the output shaft of the drive motor, and the massage assembly is in transmission cooperation with the transmission shaft. Among them, the transmission shaft is arranged along the length direction of the neck massager, and the output shaft of the drive motor is arranged crosswise with the transmission shaft.

[0014] In some examples, the drive motor includes a motor body and the output shaft, the drive assembly further includes a gear set, and the output shaft is in transmission cooperation with the transmission shaft through the gear set; in the height direction of the neck massager, the motor body is located on one side of the transmission shaft, at least part of the gear set is located on the other side of the transmission shaft, and the output shaft is in transmission cooperation with the gear set on the other side of the transmission shaft.

[0015] In some examples, the elastic housing is bent, a spaced-apart space is formed between the transmission shaft and the elastic housing, the drive assembly further includes a gear set, the transmission shaft is engaged with the output shaft through the gear set, and at least a part of the output shaft and the gear set is located in the spaced-apart space.

[0016] In some examples, at least a part of the motor body is located on one side of the gear set in the height direction of the neck massager.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the wearing bracket further has a flexible inner shell, the elastic housing includes an elastic housing body and a connecting portion located at the edge of the elastic housing body, the connecting portion defines an installation groove, and the edge of the flexible inner shell is adapted to be inserted into the installation groove and connected to the connecting portion, wherein the thickness of a part of the connecting portion is greater than the thickness of the elastic housing body.

[0018] In some examples, the connecting portion located above in the wearing state is an upper connecting portion, a plurality of the mounting portions are provided on the elastic housing body, and at least some of the mounting portions are adjacent to the upper connecting portion.

[0019] In some examples, the flexible inner shell is a flexible sheet.

[0020] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the handle is used to clamp the human neck during wearing, a strip-shaped flexible member is provided on the side of the handle facing the neck-wrapping space, in the initial state, the flexible member is arranged at an angle with the length direction of the neck massager, and at least a part of the flexible member and at least a part of the massage assembly are arranged opposite to each other in the height direction of the neck massager.

[0021] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, will become apparent in part from the following description, or will be understood through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and be readily understood from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, wherein:

[0023] Figure 1 is a schematic structural view of a neck massager according to some embodiments of the present invention in one state;

[0024] Figure 2 is a schematic structural view of a neck massager according to some embodiments of the present invention in another state;

[0025] Figure 3 is Figure 2 a cross-sectional view of the neck massager in one perspective;

[0026] Figure 4 is Figure 2 A cross-sectional view of the neck massager

[0027] Figure 5 A partial structural schematic diagram of the neck massager according to some embodiments of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 6 A partial structural schematic diagram of the wearing bracket according to some embodiments of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 7 An assembly schematic diagram of the movement and the massage component according to some embodiments of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 8 An assembly schematic diagram of the driving component and the massage component according to some embodiments of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 9 A structural schematic diagram of the elastic housing according to some embodiments of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 10 A structural schematic diagram of the movement from one perspective according to some embodiments of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 11 A structural schematic diagram of the movement from another perspective according to some embodiments of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 12 A structural schematic diagram of the massage component according to some embodiments of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 13 is Figure 12 A cross-sectional view of the massage component.

[0036] Reference numerals:

[0037] Neck massager 100, length direction F1, height direction F2, width direction F3,

[0038] Wearing bracket 10, neck-wrapping space 101, elastic housing 11, elastic housing body 111, mounting portion 112, fixing portion 113, reinforcing rib 114, connecting portion 115, upper connecting portion 115a, handle 12, rigid inner shell 121, rigid outer shell 122, rigid housing 13, flexible inner shell 14, avoidance hole 141, annular corrugated section 142,

[0039] Movement mechanism 20, movement mechanism housing 21, body part 211, limit port 2111, protruding part 212, middle part 213, extending part 214, drive assembly 22, drive motor 221, motor body 2211, output shaft 2212, gear set 222, first gear 2221, second gear 2222, transmission shaft 223, first movable part 2231,

[0040] Massage assembly 30, connecting piece 31, connecting rod 311, second movable part 312, connecting head 313, wrapping piece 32,

[0041] Flexible piece 40. Specific implementation manner

[0042] The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, where the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention and should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention.

[0043] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "height", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more.

[0044] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "mounted", "connected", "connected to" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations.

[0045] Next, refer to Figures 1 - 13 Describe the neck massager 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0046] As Figures 1 - 13As shown in the figure, the neck massager 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a wearing bracket 10, a movement 20, and a massage component 30. The wearing bracket 10 has a neck-wrapping space 101 for accommodating the user's neck. The wearing bracket 10 has an elastic housing 11 and two handles 12. The two handles 12 are respectively arranged at both ends of the elastic housing 11. The handles 12 can play the roles of the user holding, operating, and clamping the neck. When the neck massager 100 is in use, the two handles 12 can be opened to facilitate wearing the wearing bracket 10 on the user's neck or removing it from the user's neck, that is, the user's neck can enter and exit the neck-wrapping space 101.

[0047] The elastic housing 11 can provide elastic freedom when the two handles 12 are opened. That is, when the two handles 12 are forced to open, the elastic housing 11 can undergo elastic deformation, which is conducive to the opening of the two handles 12 and can increase the distance between the two handles 12 after opening, so as to facilitate the user's neck to enter and exit the neck-wrapping space 101 and facilitate operation.

[0048] Furthermore, the elastic housing 11 can restore its deformation after removing the external force applied to the two handles 12, causing the two handles 12 to approach each other, which is conducive to the two handles 12 closely fitting with the user's neck respectively after the user's neck enters the neck-wrapping space 101. It can improve the clamping force of the wearing bracket 10 on the user's neck, and then reduce the probability of the wearing bracket 10 detaching from the user's neck when the neck massager 100 is working, thereby improving the clamping stability of the wearing bracket 10 on the user's neck.

[0049] The elastic housing 11 has a plurality of mounting parts 112. The movement 20 includes a movement housing 21 and a driving component 22. The driving component 22 is arranged on the movement housing 21, and the movement housing 21 is fixedly connected to the mounting parts 112 so that the movement 20 is mounted on the elastic housing 11 to realize the mounting of the movement 20 on the wearing bracket 10. The massage component 30 is arranged on the side of the wearing bracket 10 facing the neck-wrapping space 101 (such as Figure 4 the front side shown in the figure). After the user's neck enters the neck-wrapping space 101, the massage component 30 can closely fit with the neck, and the massage component 30 is connected to the driving component 22. Furthermore, the driving component 22 can drive the massage component 30 to move to realize the massage of the user's neck.

[0050] Among them, in the extending direction of the elastic housing 11, the distance between the two farthest mounting parts 112 is less than the maximum length of the movement housing 21, such as Figure 4As shown in the figure, the installation part 112 is located on the middle section of the elastic housing 11. The middle section extends approximately in the left - right direction. The distance between the two farthest installation parts 112 here can be the straight - line distance in the left - right direction. The movement housing 21 is installed on the front side of the middle section. The movement housing 21 extends in the left - right direction. The maximum length of the movement housing 21 is the maximum length of the movement housing 21 in the left - right direction. In the left - right direction, the distance between the two farthest installation parts 112 (such as Figure 4 the left - most installation part 112a and the right - most installation part 112a in

[0051] is B, and the maximum length of the movement housing 21 is L, and B is less than L.

[0052] It can be understood that since the installation part 112 is used to install the movement housing 21, the part of the elastic housing 11 between the two farthest installation parts 112 is difficult to deform. Thus, by limiting B to be less than L, the length of the part of the elastic housing 11 that is difficult to deform can be reduced. Furthermore, the length of the part of the elastic housing 11 outside the two farthest installation parts 112 (i.e., the length of the part between the installation part 112a and the handle 12) can be increased. Thereby, the length of the part of the elastic housing 11 that is prone to elastic deformation is increased, which is beneficial to the elastic deformation of the elastic housing 11 when the two handles 12 are opened.

[0053] For example, Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown in the figure, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the difficulty of elastic deformation of the handle 12 is greater than that of the elastic housing 11. For example, the handle 12 is made of the same material as the elastic housing 11, but the thickness of the handle 12 can be greater than that of the elastic housing 11, or the handle 12 is provided with a plurality of rib - like structures, which can increase the structural strength of the handle 12, improve the service life of the handle 12, reduce the probability of breakage of the two handles 12 when they are opened, and thus the handle 12 can better serve as the basis for the user to grasp and open. When the two handles 12 are opened, it can drive the elastic housing 11 to deform elastically, which is convenient for operation.

[0054] Alternatively, the handle 12 and the elastic housing 11 can be made of different materials. For example, the elastic housing 11 can be a plastic housing, and the handle 12 can have an aluminum bracket or an iron bracket inside, which can make the structural strength of the handle 12 greater than that of the elastic housing 11 and is beneficial to increasing the mass of the handle 12, that is, increasing the mass of the front part of the neck massager 100 (such as Figure 4 shown in the front part), preventing the neck massager 100 from tilting backward (such as Figure 4 shown in the rear part) after the user wears it, and improving the stability of the wearing bracket 10 clamping the user's neck.

[0055] Such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the handle 12 includes a rigid inner shell 121 and a rigid outer shell 122. The rigid inner shell 121 and the rigid outer shell 122 are fixedly connected to form the handle 12. A cavity is formed between the rigid inner shell 121 and the rigid outer shell 122 for installing electronic devices. Furthermore, the rigid inner shell 121 and the rigid outer shell 122 cooperate to prevent water and dust from entering the cavity to corrode the electronic devices, and can prevent external objects from directly hitting the electronic devices to damage the electronic devices, or can prevent the neck massager 100 from being damaged due to falling to the ground, improving the protection effect on the electronic devices.

[0056] Among them, a circuit board and a battery can be installed in the cavity. For example, a circuit board can be installed in one handle 12, and a battery can be installed in the other handle 12, which can utilize the internal space of the handle 12 and make the mass distribution on both sides of the wearing bracket 10 more uniform, reducing the probability of the neck massager 100 tilting sideways during wearing, improving the stability of the wearing bracket 10 clamping the user's neck, and improving the stability of the neck massager 100 massaging the neck.

[0057] It can be understood that precisely because the handle 12 is relatively rigid and difficult to deform, there is less deformable part of the wearing bracket 10. Thus, by limiting the distance between the two farthest mounting parts 112, the length of the part of the elastic housing 11 that is easy to elastically deform is increased, increasing the elastic freedom provided by the elastic housing 11 when the two handles 12 are opened. Without increasing the overall size of the elastic housing 11, the length of the part of the elastic housing 11 that is easy to deform is increased, which is beneficial to the design of product miniaturization.

[0058] Such as Figure 4 and Figure 11 shown, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the movement housing 21 includes an intermediate part 213 and two protruding parts 214, in the extending direction of the elastic housing 11 (such as Figure 4In the left - right direction (as shown), the middle part 213 is located between the two outermost mounting parts 112a, and the two protruding parts 214 are located on both sides of the middle part 213 (such as the left and right sides as shown), and the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the protruding part 214 is bent, that is, the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the protruding part 214 bends and extends. Figure 4 Taking the protruding part 214 on the left side of the middle part 213 as an example, in the direction away from the middle part 213 of the protruding part 214 (such as the direction from right to left as shown), the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the protruding part 214 bends and extends in the direction towards the neck - surrounding space 101 (such as the direction from back to front as shown), and the elastic housing 11 is symmetrically arranged in the left - right direction, so that the part of the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the protruding part 214 is more likely to undergo elastic deformation when the two handles 12 are opened, to provide sufficient elastic freedom, which can increase the degree of deformation of the elastic housing 11 when the two handles 12 are opened, facilitating the increase of the distance between the two handles 12 after opening and making it easier for the user's neck to enter and exit the neck - surrounding space 101.

[0059] Taking the protruding part 214 on the left side of the middle part 213 as an example, in the direction away from the middle part 213 of the protruding part 214 (such as the direction from right to left as shown), the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the protruding part 214 bends and extends in the direction towards the neck - surrounding space 101 (such as the direction from back to front as shown), and the elastic housing 11 is symmetrically arranged in the left - right direction, so that the part of the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the protruding part 214 is more likely to undergo elastic deformation when the two handles 12 are opened, to provide sufficient elastic freedom, which can increase the degree of deformation of the elastic housing 11 when the two handles 12 are opened, facilitating the increase of the distance between the two handles 12 after opening and making it easier for the user's neck to enter and exit the neck - surrounding space 101. Figure 4 Taking the protruding part 214 on the left side of the middle part 213 as an example, in the direction away from the middle part 213 of the protruding part 214 (such as the direction from right to left as shown), the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the protruding part 214 bends and extends in the direction towards the neck - surrounding space 101 (such as the direction from back to front as shown), and the elastic housing 11 is symmetrically arranged in the left - right direction, so that the part of the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the protruding part 214 is more likely to undergo elastic deformation when the two handles 12 are opened, to provide sufficient elastic freedom, which can increase the degree of deformation of the elastic housing 11 when the two handles 12 are opened, facilitating the increase of the distance between the two handles 12 after opening and making it easier for the user's neck to enter and exit the neck - surrounding space 101. Figure 4 Taking the protruding part 214 on the left side of the middle part 213 as an example, in the direction away from the middle part 213 of the protruding part 214 (such as the direction from right to left as shown), the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the protruding part 214 bends and extends in the direction towards the neck - surrounding space 101 (such as the direction from back to front as shown), and the elastic housing 11 is symmetrically arranged in the left - right direction, so that the part of the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the protruding part 214 is more likely to undergo elastic deformation when the two handles 12 are opened, to provide sufficient elastic freedom, which can increase the degree of deformation of the elastic housing 11 when the two handles 12 are opened, facilitating the increase of the distance between the two handles 12 after opening and making it easier for the user's neck to enter and exit the neck - surrounding space 101.

[0060] Of course, the elastic housing 11 as a whole can bend and extend, that is, the parts of the elastic housing 11 corresponding to the middle part 213 and the protruding part 214 are both bent, so that the outer side surface of the neck massager 100 forms a smooth arc surface, making the appearance more beautiful.

[0061] As Figure 11 shown, in some examples, in the left - right direction, the length of the middle part 213 is L1, and the length of the protruding part 214 is L2. If L2 / L1 is too large, the length of the protruding part 214 is too large and the length of the middle part 213 is too small, resulting in too small a size for the movement housing 21 to be fixed and too large an externally suspended size, which is likely to affect the fixing stability of the movement 20; if L2 / L1 is too small, the length of the protruding part 214 is too small and the length of the middle part 213 is too large, resulting in too large a distance between the two outermost mounting parts 112 on the elastic housing 11 and too small a size of the easily deformable part of the elastic housing 11, which is not conducive to the elastic deformation of the elastic housing 11 when the two handles 12 are opened. Therefore, 0.2 ≤ L2 / L1 ≤ 0.5, that is, L2 / L1 is limited to between 0.2 and 0.5, and L2 / L1 can be any one of the point values 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 or any range value between any two of them.

[0062] Thus, it is possible to improve the connection effect between the elastic housing 11 and the movement housing 21, improve the stability of the movement 20, and ensure the length of the easily deformable part of the elastic housing 11, which is beneficial to the elastic deformation of the elastic housing 11 when the two handles 12 are opened, beneficial to increasing the distance between the two handles 12 after being opened, and facilitating the user's neck to enter the neck-wrapping space 101.

[0063] As Figure 6 and Figure 9 shown, according to some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of mounting portions 112 are provided on the side of the elastic housing 11 facing the neck-wrapping space 101 (such as Figure 4 the front side shown), and the plurality of mounting portions 112 are respectively located at the edges of the movement housing 21 in the height direction F2 (such as Figure 6 the up-and-down direction shown), which can reserve a space for elastic deformation in the middle of the elastic housing 11 in the height direction F2 of the movement housing 21 and reduce the probability of the elastic housing 11 breaking.

[0064] As Figure 4 , Figure 10 and Figure 11 shown, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the movement housing 21 includes an intermediate portion 213 and two protruding portions 214. In the extending direction of the elastic housing 11, the intermediate portion 213 is located between the two farthest mounting portions 112, and the two protruding portions 214 are located on both sides of the intermediate portion 213 (such as Figure 4 the left side and the right side shown), and the protruding portions 214 can abut against the elastic housing 11 to support both ends of the movement housing 21 (such as Figure 4 the left end and the right end shown), which can reduce the probability of the movement 20 tilting due to the two ends being suspended and improve the stability of the movement 20.

[0065] It can be understood that in the initial state, that is, when the user's neck has not entered the neck-wrapping space 101 and the massage assembly 30 is not working, both ends of the movement housing 21 can abut against the elastic housing 11 to support both ends of the movement housing 21 and reduce the probability of the movement 20 tilting due to the two ends being suspended.

[0066] When the user's neck leaves the neck-wrapping space 101, a certain interval can be generated between both ends of the movement housing 21 and the elastic housing 11 to prevent the protruding portions 214 from being completely fixed to the elastic housing 11 and affecting the deformation of the elastic housing 11, which is beneficial to the deformation of the elastic housing 11 when the two handles 12 are opened, and further beneficial to the opening of the two handles 12 to allow the user's neck to enter the neck-wrapping space 101.

[0067] After the user's neck enters the neck-wrapping space 101, both ends of the movement housing 21 can abut against the elastic housing 11. After the massage assembly 30 fits closely against the neck, even when the massage assembly 30 massages the user's neck and the massage assembly 30 moves slightly, since the protruding portion 214 of the movement housing 21 can abut against the elastic housing 11, it can prevent the overall shaking and tilting of the movement 20, etc., and improve the stability of the movement 20; and the abutting position of the end of the movement housing 21 and the elastic housing 11 can change when the elastic housing 11 undergoes elastic deformation, preventing the end of the movement housing 21 from being suspended during the operation of the neck massager 100, which can improve the stability of the movement 20.

[0068] As Figure 4 , Figure 10 and Figure 11 shown, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the movement housing 21 includes an intermediate portion 213. In the extending direction of the elastic housing 11, the intermediate portion 213 is located between the two farthest mounting portions 112. The intermediate portion 213 has a protruding portion 212, and the protruding portion 212 protrudes toward the direction of the movement housing 21 facing the elastic housing 11 (such as Figure 4 the front-to-back direction shown), and the protruding portion 212 can abut against the elastic housing 11 to support the movement housing 21, which can prevent the portion of the elastic housing 11 between the two farthest mounting portions 112 from being suspended, and at the same time support the middle part of the movement housing 21, improving the stability of the movement 20.

[0069] It can be understood that at least a part of the movement housing 21 is arranged at an interval from the elastic housing 11 to provide a certain deformable space for the portion of the elastic housing 11 between the two farthest mounting portions 112. For example, when the user's neck leaves the neck-wrapping space 101, there is an interval between the entire movement housing 21 and the elastic housing 11, which can reserve an elastic deformation space for the elastic housing 11 to avoid breakage of the elastic housing 11.

[0070] After the user's neck enters the neck-wrapping space 101, the massage assembly 30 fits closely against the neck. The protruding portion 212 located in the middle of the movement housing 21 can abut against the elastic housing 11. When the massage assembly 30 massages the user's neck, even when the massage assembly 30 moves slightly under the action of the force from the neck, the stability of the movement 20 can be ensured; and the abutting position of the protruding portion 212 and the elastic housing 11 can change when the elastic housing 11 undergoes elastic deformation, preventing the protruding portion 212 from being suspended during the operation of the neck massager 100, which can improve the stability of the movement 20.

[0071] Alternatively, when the user's neck leaves the neck-wrapping space 101, there is a gap between a part of the movement housing 21 and the elastic housing 11, and the convex portion 212 abuts against the elastic housing 11 to support the middle part of the movement housing 21, which can improve the stability of the movement 20; in addition, by leaving a gap between the movement housing 21 and the elastic housing 11, a margin for elastic deformation can be reserved for the elastic housing 11, an elastic deformation space can be reserved for the elastic housing 11, and the probability of the elastic housing 11 breaking when the two handles 12 are opened can be reduced.

[0072] As Figure 8 and Figure 10 shown, in some examples, the drive assembly 22 includes a drive motor 221, the movement housing 21 includes a main body portion 211 and a convex portion 212. There is an installation space inside the main body portion 211, and there is an installation groove inside the convex portion 212, which can increase the internal space of the movement housing 21 to facilitate the installation of the drive motor 221. Among them, the drive motor 221 is installed in the installation space, and a part of the drive motor 221 is located in the installation groove. On the one hand, the utilization rate of the internal space of the movement housing 21 can be improved. On the other hand, the limit of the drive motor 221 can be realized, and the probability of the drive motor 221 shifting can be reduced.

[0073] As Figures 1 - 4 shown, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the neck massager 100 has a length direction F1, a height direction F2, and a width direction F3. The length direction F1 is the left-right direction as Figure 1 shown, the height direction F2 is the up-down direction as Figure 1 shown, and the width direction F3 is the front-back direction as Figure 4 shown. It should be noted that the left-right direction, the front-back direction, and the up-down direction in the embodiments are only for convenience of description, rather than a limitation on the orientation of the product. In other embodiments or actual use, the up-down direction, the left-right direction, and the front-back direction can be interchanged. For example, the length direction F1 can be the front-back direction or the up-down direction.

[0074] As Figure 8As shown, the drive assembly 22 includes a drive motor 221 and a drive shaft 223. The drive shaft 223 is in transmission cooperation with the output shaft 2212 of the drive motor 221, and the massage assembly 30 is in transmission cooperation with the drive shaft 223. Thus, the drive motor 221 can drive the drive shaft 223 to rotate to drive the massage assembly 30 to swing, realizing neck massage. Among them, the drive shaft 223 extends along the length direction F1 of the neck massager 100, and the output shaft 2212 of the drive motor 221 is arranged crosswise with the drive shaft 223. For example, the output shaft 2212 of the drive motor 221 extends along the height direction F2 of the neck massager 100. Compared with the output shaft 2212 extending along the length direction F1 to directly drive the drive shaft 223 to rotate, the size of the movement mechanism 20 in the length direction F1 can be reduced, which is beneficial to improving the utilization rate of the internal space of the wearing bracket 10 and is also beneficial to the miniaturization of the neck massager 100.

[0075] As Figure 8 shown, in some examples, the drive motor 221 includes a motor body 2211 and an output shaft 2212. The drive assembly 22 further includes a gear set 222. The output shaft 2212 and the drive shaft 223 are in transmission cooperation through the gear set 222. Among them, the gear set 222 can include multiple gears. The output shaft 2212 can be meshed with one gear, the drive shaft 223 can be meshed with one gear, and the multiple gears can be meshed in sequence. Thus, the output shaft 2212 can drive one gear to rotate to drive the multiple gears to rotate, and the rotation of the multiple gears can drive the drive shaft 223 to rotate.

[0076] Specifically, the gear set 222 can be formed by combining multiple different gears, which can adjust the rotation speed of the drive shaft 223 to facilitate the adjustment of the massage speed of the massage assembly 30 and is beneficial to improving the user experience. For example, by setting the gear set 222, the rotation speed of the drive shaft 223 can be made lower than that of the output shaft 2212 to achieve speed reduction transmission.

[0077] In the height direction F2 of the neck massager 100, the motor body 2211 is located on one side of the drive shaft 223 (such as Figure 8 the lower side shown), and at least part of the gear set 222 is located on the other side of the drive shaft 223 (such as Figure 8 the upper side shown), which can utilize the space inside the movement mechanism housing 21, improve the utilization rate of the space inside the movement mechanism housing 21, and make the mass distribution of the movement mechanism 20 more uniform, improving the stability of the movement mechanism 20; the output shaft 2212 can be on the other side of the drive shaft 223 (such as Figure 8The upper side shown is in transmission cooperation with the gear set 222, facilitating the driving motor 221 to drive the rotation of multiple gears within the gear set 222. It should be noted that the output shaft 2212 can be a worm, which is convenient for the output shaft 2212 to mesh with the gear, conducive to improving the transmission efficiency. The output shaft 2212 can also be sleeved with a worm, which can reduce the processing cost.

[0078] As Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 9 shown, in some examples, the elastic housing 11 is bent such that the middle section of the elastic housing 11 arches away from the movement housing, creating a spaced space between the transmission shaft 223 and the elastic housing 11, which can increase the internal space of the wearing bracket 10 to facilitate the installation of components between the transmission shaft 223 and the elastic housing 11.

[0079] As Figure 8 shown, the drive assembly 22 further includes a gear set 222. The transmission shaft 223 is in cooperation with the output shaft 2212 through the gear set 222. The output shaft 2212 is located within the spaced space, and at least a part of the gear set 222 is located within the spaced space. The spaced space can be utilized to improve the utilization rate of the internal space of the wearing bracket 10, saving space, reducing the occupation of the neck space, and being conducive to the miniaturization of the neck massager 100.

[0080] As Figure 8 shown, in some examples, in the height direction F2 of the neck massager 100, at least a part of the motor body 2211 is located on one side of the gear set 222 (such as Figure 8 the lower side shown), whereby in the height direction F2, at least a part of the motor body 2211 extends beyond the gear set 222. For example, a part of the gear set 222 can be located above the transmission shaft 223, and a part of the motor body 2211 can be located below the transmission shaft 223, thereby making the mass distribution of the movement 20 more uniform, improving the stability of the movement 20, and enhancing the stability of the massage assembly 30 for neck massage.

[0081] As Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 9 shown, according to some embodiments of the present invention, the wearing bracket 10 further has a flexible inner shell 14, where the flexible inner shell 14 is a flexible inner protective layer.

[0082] The elastic housing 11 includes an elastic housing body 111 and a connecting portion 115. The connecting portion 115 is located at the edge of the elastic housing body 111. The connecting portion 115 defines a mounting groove. Taking the upper connecting portion 115a located at the upper edge of the elastic housing 11 as an example, the mounting groove opens upward. The edge of the flexible inner housing 14 can be inserted into the mounting groove and connected to the connecting portion 115. On the one hand, it can hide the edge of the flexible inner housing 14 and improve the aesthetics of the neck massager 100. On the other hand, it can increase the contact area between the flexible inner housing 14 and the connecting portion 115, which is beneficial to improving the connection effect between the flexible inner housing 14 and the connecting portion 115 and preventing the flexible inner housing 14 from detaching from the elastic housing 11.

[0083] Among them, the thickness of a part of the connecting portion 115 is greater than the thickness of the elastic housing body 111, which can improve the structural strength of the connecting portion 115 and the structural strength at the connection between the elastic housing 11 and the flexible inner housing 14, which is beneficial to improving the service life of the neck massager 100. In addition, it is beneficial to reserve a margin for elastic deformation in the middle of the elastic housing 11 in the height direction F2, which can reduce the probability of the elastic housing 11 breaking when the two handles 12 are opened.

[0084] It can be understood that the flexible inner housing 14 can be bonded to the connecting portion 115, which can improve the connection effect between the flexible inner housing 14 and the connecting portion 115 and is convenient for operation. In addition, by arranging the flexible inner housing 14 on the side of the elastic housing 11 facing the neck-wrapping space 101, the user's neck can contact the flexible inner housing 14 after entering the neck-wrapping space 101, which is beneficial to improving the touch of the user's neck and enhancing the user's experience.

[0085] In some embodiments, the flexible inner housing 14 can be a flexible sheet body, and the flexible sheet body can be sponge, flexible fabric, elastic fabric, silicone rubber parts, etc., which can improve the comfort of the neck when contacting it.

[0086] As Figure 9 shown, in some examples, in the wearing state, that is, after the user's neck enters the neck-wrapping space 101 and when the massage component 30 can massage the neck, the connecting portion 115 above the elastic housing 11 (such as Figure 9 shown above) is the upper connecting portion 115a. A plurality of mounting portions 112 are provided on the elastic housing body 111, and at least part of the mounting portions 112 are arranged adjacent to the upper connecting portion 115a, which can increase the thickness of the elastic housing 11 at the upper connecting portion 115a, improve the structural strength at the edge of the elastic housing 11, and enable the edge of the elastic housing 11 to withstand greater forces. Since users generally grasp the upper edge of the wearing bracket 10 to pick up and place the neck massager 100, the above setting can prevent the elastic housing 11 from being damaged during picking up and placing, which is beneficial to improving the service life of the product.

[0087] As Figures 1 - 3 shown, according to some embodiments of the present invention, in the worn state, the handle 12 can clamp the user's neck, and a flexible member 40 is provided on one side of the handle 12 facing the neck-wrapping space 101, which can improve the touch feeling when the neck is clamped by the wearing bracket 10 and enhance the user experience. The flexible member 40 can be strip-shaped, which can increase the contact area between the flexible member 40 and the neck, making the inner peripheral shape of the entire wearing bracket 10 fit the neck, facilitating improving the clamping effect of the wearing bracket 10 on the neck and enhancing the comfort of the user when using it.

[0088] In the initial state, that is, when the user's neck has not entered the neck-wrapping space 101 and when the massage component 30 is not working, the flexible member 40 is arranged at an angle with the length direction F1 of the neck massager 100. That is, in the Figure 3 direction from back to front as shown, the handle 12 extends obliquely downward, and in the height direction F2 of the neck massager 100, at least a part of the flexible member 40 is arranged opposite to at least a part of the massage component 30, so that the handle 12 can extend around the neck, ensuring that the acting force exerted by the neck massager 100 on the neck is directed towards the inside of the neck, which can improve the clamping effect on the neck, prevent the wearing bracket 10 from detaching from the neck when the massage component 30 massages the neck, and thus is conducive to improving the stability of the massage component 30 when massaging the neck and enhancing the massage effect of the massage component 30 on the neck.

[0089] Next, with reference to Figures 1 - 13 a specific embodiment of the present application will be described. The neck massager 100 includes: a wearing bracket 10, a movement 20, a massage component 30, and a flexible member 40; the wearing bracket 10 has a neck-wrapping space 101, and the wearing bracket 10 includes an elastic housing 11, two handles 12, a rigid housing 13, and a flexible inner housing 14. The two handles 12 are provided at both ends of the elastic housing 11, and in the direction from back to front, the handle 12 extends obliquely. The flexible member 40 is provided on the side of the handle 12 close to the neck-wrapping space 101. The handle 12 includes a rigid inner housing 121 and a rigid outer housing 122, and the rigid inner housing 121 and the rigid outer housing 122 are fixedly connected.

[0090] The elastic housing 11 includes an elastic housing body 111 and a connecting portion 115. A plurality of mounting portions 112 and a plurality of fixing portions 113 are provided on the elastic housing body 111. The connecting portion 115 is provided at the upper and lower edges of the elastic housing body 111. The flexible inner shell 14 is disposed on the front side of the elastic housing body 111 facing the neck-wrapping space 101, and the flexible inner shell 14 is connected to the elastic housing body 111 through the connecting portion 115. The flexible inner shell 14 has an avoidance hole 141 and an annular corrugated section 142, and the annular corrugated section 142 is arranged around the avoidance hole 141. A reinforcing rib 114 may be provided between two adjacent fixing portions 113, that is, a plurality of fixing portions 113 may be connected by the reinforcing rib 114. The rigid housing 13 is disposed between the elastic housing body 111 and the flexible inner shell 14, and the rigid housing 13 is connected to the elastic housing body 111 through a plurality of fixing portions 113 to support the flexible inner shell 14.

[0091] The movement 20 includes a movement housing 21 and a drive assembly 22. The movement housing 21 is disposed on the front side of the elastic housing body 111 facing the neck-wrapping space 101, and the movement housing 21 is connected to the elastic housing body 111 through a plurality of mounting portions 112. The movement housing 21 includes a main body portion 211 and a protruding portion 212. A limiting port 2111 is provided on the front side of the main body portion 211 facing the neck-wrapping space 101. The position of the limiting port 2111 corresponds to that of the avoidance hole 141, and the limiting port 2111 extends along the length direction F1. The protruding portion 212 protrudes toward the rear side of the main body portion 211 facing the elastic housing body 111.

[0092] The drive assembly 22 is disposed inside the movement housing 21. The drive assembly 22 includes a drive motor 221, a gear set 222, and a transmission shaft 223. The drive motor 221 is disposed inside the protruding portion 212. The drive motor 221 includes a motor body 2211 and an output shaft 2212. A worm is sleeved on the output shaft 2212. The gear set 222 includes a first gear 2221 and a second gear 2222. The diameter of the first gear 2221 is larger than that of the second gear 2222. A bevel gear that rotates coaxially with it is provided on the front side of the first gear 2221. A pinion that rotates coaxially with it is provided on the rear side of the second gear 2222. The transmission shaft 223 is perpendicular to the output shaft 2212 and is sleeved with a bevel gear. The worm on the output shaft 2212 meshes with the second gear 2222. The first gear 2221 meshes with the pinion on the second gear 2222, and the bevel gear on the first gear 2221 meshes with the bevel gear on the transmission shaft 223. Both ends of the transmission shaft 223 (such as Figure 8 the left and right ends shown) have a first movable member 2231. The rotation of the transmission shaft 223 can drive the first movable member 2231 to rotate.

[0093] The massage assembly 30 is disposed on one side of the movement 20 facing the neck-wrapping space 101 (such as Figure 4The front side is shown in the figure), and the massage component 30 extends into the neck space 101, the massage component 30 includes a connecting piece 31 and a wrapping piece 32, the connecting piece 31 includes a connecting rod 311, one end of the connecting rod 311 has a second movable piece 312, the second movable piece 312 and the first movable piece 2231 are rotatably connected, and the rotation axis of the second movable piece 312 intersects with the rotation axis of the first movable piece 2231, the second movable piece 312 can be integrally formed with the connecting rod 311, the other end of the connecting rod 311 passes through the limiting opening 2111 and the avoidance hole 141 in sequence to extend into the neck space 101, and the other end of the connecting rod 311 has a connecting head 313, and the connecting head 313 is wrapped with the wrapping piece 32.

[0094] The user can bend the two handles 12 outward to open the two handles 12, so that the user's neck can enter and exit the neck space 101. At the same time, the elastic shell 11 is elastically deformed. After the neck enters the neck space 101, the elastic shell 11 has a tendency to return to its original shape, so that the wearing bracket 10 fits tightly with the neck. At this time, the end of the movement shell 21 (such as Figure 11 The left and right ends shown in the figure) and the protrusion 212 can respectively abut against the elastic shell 11, and the driving motor 221 can drive the transmission shaft 223 to rotate through the gear set 222 to drive the massage component 30 to swing along the extension direction of the limit opening 2111.

[0095] Since the rotation axis of the second movable member 312 is different from the rotation axis of the first movable member 2231, the massage component 30 can reciprocate around the connecting rod 311 during the swinging process, thereby achieving massage of the neck.

[0096] The other structures and operations of the neck massager 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention are known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail here. In the description of the present invention, "first feature" and "second feature" may include one or more of the features. Among them, the up-down direction, left-right direction and front-back direction are based on the up-down direction, left-right direction and front-back direction shown in the figure.

[0097] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or may include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above", "above" and "above" a second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature.

[0098] In the description of this specification, the descriptions referring to terms such as "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "schematic embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples", etc., mean that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

[0099] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A neck massager, characterized in that, Comprising: A wearing bracket, the wearing bracket having a neck-wrapping space, the wearing bracket having an elastic housing and two handles provided at both ends of the elastic housing, the elastic housing being adapted to provide elastic freedom when the two handles are opened, and the elastic housing having a plurality of mounting portions; A movement, comprising a movement housing and a driving assembly, the driving assembly being provided on the movement housing, and the movement housing being fixedly connected to the mounting portion to mount the movement on the elastic housing; A massage assembly, the massage assembly being provided on a side of the wearing bracket facing the neck-wrapping space and connected to the driving assembly, the driving assembly being adapted to drive the massage assembly to move to massage the neck, wherein, the distance between the two farthest mounting portions in the extending direction of the elastic housing is less than the maximum length of the movement housing.

2. The neck massager according to claim 1, wherein The difficulty of elastic deformation of the handle is greater than that of the elastic housing; and / or, the handle comprises a rigid inner shell and a rigid outer shell, the rigid inner shell and the rigid outer shell being fixedly connected to form the handle, and a cavity for mounting electronic devices is formed between the rigid inner shell and the rigid outer shell.

3. The neck massager according to claim 1, wherein The movement housing comprises an intermediate portion located between the two farthest mounting portions and two protruding portions located on both sides of the intermediate portion, and the corresponding portions of the elastic housing of the protruding portions are curved.

4. The neck massager according to any one of claims 3, characterized in that, The length of the intermediate portion is L1, the length of the protruding portion is L2, and 0.2 ≤ L2 / L1 ≤ 0.

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5. The neck massager according to claim 1, wherein A plurality of the mounting portions are provided on a side of the elastic housing facing the neck-wrapping space and are located at the edges in the height direction of the movement housing.

6. The neck massager according to claim 1, characterized in that The movement housing comprises an intermediate portion located between the two farthest mounting portions and two protruding portions located on both sides of the intermediate portion, and the protruding portions are adapted to abut against the elastic housing to support the movement housing.

7. The neck massager according to claim 1, characterized in that, The movement housing comprises an intermediate portion located between the two farthest mounting portions, and the intermediate portion has a protruding portion, and the protruding portion is adapted to abut against the elastic housing to support the movement housing.

8. The neck massager according to claim 7, wherein, The driving assembly comprises a driving motor, the movement housing comprises a body portion and the protruding portion, the body portion has a mounting space therein, the protruding portion has a mounting groove therein, and the driving motor is mounted in the mounting space and partially located in the mounting groove.

9. The neck massager according to claim 1, wherein, The neck massager has a length direction, a height direction and a width direction, the driving assembly comprises: a driving motor and a transmission shaft, the transmission shaft is in transmission cooperation with the output shaft of the driving motor, and the massage assembly is in transmission cooperation with the transmission shaft, wherein, the transmission shaft is arranged along the length direction of the neck massager, and the output shaft of the driving motor is arranged crosswise with the transmission shaft.

10. The neck massager according to claim 9, characterized in that, The driving motor comprises a motor body and the output shaft, the driving assembly further comprises a gear set, and the output shaft is in transmission cooperation with the transmission shaft through the gear set; in the height direction of the neck massager, the motor body is located on one side of the transmission shaft, at least part of the gear set is located on the other side of the transmission shaft, and the output shaft is in transmission cooperation with the gear set on the other side of the transmission shaft.

11. The neck massager according to claim 9, characterized in that, The elastic housing is bent, and a spaced space is formed between the transmission shaft and the elastic housing. The drive assembly further includes a gear set. The transmission shaft is engaged with the output shaft through the gear set, and at least a part of the output shaft and the gear set is located in the spaced space.

12. The neck massager according to claim 10, characterized in that, In the height direction of the neck massager, at least a part of the motor body is located on one side of the gear set.

13. The neck massager according to claim 1, characterized in that, The wearing bracket further has a flexible inner shell. The elastic housing includes an elastic housing body and a connecting portion located at the edge of the elastic housing body. The connecting portion defines a mounting groove, and the edge of the flexible inner shell is adapted to be inserted into the mounting groove and connected to the connecting portion. Wherein, the thickness of a part of the connecting portion is greater than the thickness of the elastic housing body.

14. The neck massager according to claim 13, wherein, The connecting portion located above in the wearing state is an upper connecting portion. A plurality of the mounting portions are provided on the elastic housing body, and at least a part of the mounting portions is adjacent to the upper connecting portion.

15. The neck massager according to claim 13, characterized in that, The flexible inner shell is a flexible sheet body.

16. The neck massager according to claim 1, wherein The handle is used to clamp the human neck during wearing. A strip-shaped flexible member is provided on the side of the handle facing the neck-wrapping space. In the initial state, the flexible member is arranged at an angle with the length direction of the neck massager, and in the height direction of the neck massager, at least a part of the flexible member is arranged opposite to at least a part of the massage assembly.

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