massage device

Abstract

Massage device comprising: a housing configured to be inserted into a human body, wherein a movement space is defined within the housing and communicates with the environment outside the housing; a drive assembly supported by the housing and comprising a drive wheel and a cooperating driven wheel; and a massage component extending at least partially into the movement space of the housing and configured as an annular belt mounted around the drive wheel and the driven wheel, wherein the drive wheel engages with the massage component to cause the massage component to rotate.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELDThe present application relates to the technical field of sex toys and, more particularly, to a massage device.PRIOR ARTWith the improvement of human life, in addition to being physically well-known, efforts are being made to meet mental needs. As a wort for human life, sex life is attracting increasing attention and various sex toys are being developed to increase the consumptions in sex life and thus to meet the human physiological as well as psychological requirements to some extent.Generally, a sex toy includes a massage head and a motor that linearly reciprocates the massage head, thereby providing stimulation to a sensitive area of the human body such as the clitoris, vagina, and the like. However, such a sex toy can stimulate the human body only in a limited range of stimulation and have an unsatisfactory effect.CONTENT OF THE APPLICATIONAn object of the present application is to provide a massage device having an increased range of stimulation and a better stimulating effect.To achieve this object, the application provides a massage apparatus comprising:a housing configured to be inserted into a human body, wherein a moving space is defined in the housing and communicates with the environment outside the housing;a drive assembly supported by the housing and including a drive gear and a cooperating output gear; anda massage member extending at least partially into the moving space of the housing and formed as an annular belt mounted around the drive gear and the driven gear, the drive gear being engaged with the massage member to rotate the massage member.As compared with the conventional massagers, in the massager according to the embodiments of the present application, the human body is kneaded by the rotation of the massage member, and an increased range of stimulation and a better stimulating effect are applied. Therefore, the users are more likely to get an orgasm by means of the present massage device.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSIn order to more clearly explain the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application, the accompanying drawings are briefly presented below for the description of the embodiments. The accompanying figures in the following description are, of course, only some embodiments of the present application. A person skilled in the art can obtain other figures from these attached figures without inventive activity. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an assembled massager according to a first embodiment of the present application. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the massage device of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a side view of the massage device of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the massager taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is an exploded schematic view of the massage device of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a massage member and a driving assembly of the massager. FIG. 7 is another exploded view of FIG. 5. Fig. 8 is a first alternative of the massage member. Fig. 9 is a second alternative of the massage member. Fig. 10 is a third alternative of the massage member. FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a massage device according to a second embodiment of the present application. FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a massager according to a third embodiment of the present application. FIG. 13 is similar to FIG. 12 with the massage member removed. FIG. 14 is a schematic view of a massage device according to a fourth embodiment of the present application. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the massager of FIG. 14.DETAILED EMBODIMENTSIn order to provide a better understanding of the technical solution of the present application to those skilled in the art, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying figures in the embodiments of the present application. It goes without saying that the described embodiments are not all, but only a part of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without inventive activity fall within the scope of the present application.It should be noted that when an element "connected" to another element is mentioned, it may be connected either directly or indirectly to the other element via one or more intermediate elements.In the specification of the application, the orientation or positioning indicated by the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "central", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. are intended only to promote the sign of the present application and to simplify the sign based on the orientation or positioning illustrated in the figures. These terms neither expressly nor implicitly indicate that the device or element in question must have a specific orientation or must be formed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, it should not be construed as limiting the present application.Unless otherwise indicated or defined, the specific meaning of all technical and scientific terms used in the specification may be specifically understood by those skilled in the art. The terms used in the description of this application are intended to explain specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit this application.Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, a massage apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present application includes a housing 20, a driving assembly 30 supported by the housing 20, and a massage member 40 power-transmittingly connected to the driving assembly 30. In operation, a front portion of the housing 20 may be inserted into a human body, particularly an end intestine or vagina of a human body. In this embodiment, a vibration motor 50 is mounted in the front portion of the housing 20 to generate stimulation of the clitoris of the human body by vibration.In this embodiment, the housing 20 is formed as a whole to be elongated and substantially rod-shaped. A moving space 22 is defined in a central portion of the housing 20 in the longitudinal direction thereof (i.e., in the X direction). The massage component 40 extends at least partially into the movement space 22 of the housing 20 and is set in rotation in the movement space 22 under the action of the drive arrangement 30. The rotary massage member 40 generates stimulation of a vagina wall or an end intestinal wall of the human body by kneading, and further stimulates the clitoris or prostate, so that the user more easily comes to an orgasm, thereby obtaining a more comfortable sexual experience.As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the moving space 22 extends through two opposite sides of the housing 20, such as an upper side and a lower side of the housing 20 in the Z direction, in this embodiment. Thus, the depth of the moving space 22 in the Z direction is substantially equal to the thickness of the housing 20. The moving space 22 communicates with the surroundings outside the housing 20 through the openings 23. the massage member 40 may extend to the surroundings through the opening 23 to directly contact the vagina wall or the end intestinal wall.In this embodiment, the dimension of the entire massage member 40 in the Z direction is larger than the depth of the moving space 22 in the Z direction. An upper portion of the massage member 40 extends beyond the moving space 22 of the housing 20 to the upper and lower sides of the housing 20 through the respective opening 23, and therefore, the massage member 40 can be simultaneously brought into contact with the end intestinal wall / vagina wall portions located on the upper and lower sides of the massage member, so that the stimulated area of the human body is increased by the massage member 40 of the present massage device 100.As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the massage member 40 is formed as an annular belt, and more specifically, an elliptical crawler belt. An outer circumferential surface of the massage member 40 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 42 extending outward from the moving space 22 of the housing 20 to directly contact the end intestinal wall / vagina wall, thereby further improving the stimulation of the end intestinal wall or vagina wall. The protrusions 42 may be convex points, convex suffles, convex stripes, convex ridges, etc. spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the massage member 40. In this embodiment, the protrusions 42 are formed as elongated convex ribs.Figures 8 to 10 show alternative embodiments of the massage member. As shown in FIG. 8, the massage member 40a has a plurality of spherical protrusions 42a on its outer circumferential surface. As shown in FIG. 9, the protrusions 42 bof the massage member 40 bare formed in the shape of arc-shaped plates. As shown in FIG. 10, the protrusions 42 cof the massage member 40 care formed in the shape of a sabules. It should be noted that the protrusions are configured to enhance the stimulating effect, can be modified as needed, and should be limited to the specific embodiments.To this end, the depth of the moving space 22 may be less than the thickness of the housing 20 in the Z direction. In this case, the moving space 22 may penetrate only one of the upper side and the lower side of the housing 20. For example, the massager 200 has a moving space 22 penetrating only the upper surface of the lateral wall of the housing 20, as shown in FIG. 11, so that only the upper portion of the massage member 40 extends to the outside of the housing 20. In operation, the massage member 40 is rotated to knead a part of the end intestinal wall or vagina wall located on the open side of the moving space 22.As shown in FIGS. 5-7, the drive assembly 30 includes a drive motor 32, a drive gear 34 connected to the drive motor 32, and an output gear 36 that cooperates with the drive gear 34. As shown in FIG. 4, the drive motor 32 is mounted in a rear portion of the housing 20, and the drive gear 34 and the driven gear 36 are accommodated in the moving space 22. The massage member 40 is mounted around and engages the drive gear 34 and the driven gear 36. In operation, the drive motor 32 rotates the massage member 40 in the moving space 22 via the drive gear 34 and the driven gear 36.As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the moving space 22 is substantially closed in its circumferential direction. On the housing 20, two support arms 24 are formed on the left and right sides of the moving space 22, respectively. The drive gear 34 and the driven gear 36 are arranged side by side in the X direction. Here, the drive gear 34 is mounted adjacent a rear end of the moving space 22 and is pivotally connected to the support arms 24 by a first shaft 35. Here, the driven gear 36 is mounted adjacent a front end of the moving space 22 and is pivotally connected to the support arms 24 through a second shaft 37.In this embodiment, both the first shaft 35 and the second shaft 37 extend laterally, such as in the Y direction. The first shaft 35 may be separately formed and then connected to the housing 20 and the drive gear 34. The second shaft 37 may be separately formed and then connected to the housing 20 and the driven gear 36. Alternatively, the first shaft 35 may be integrally formed with the housing 20 or the drive gear 34, and / or the second shaft 37 may be integrally formed with the housing 20 or the driven gear 36.In this embodiment, the input gear 34 and the output gear 36 are gears. On an inner circumferential surface of the massage member 40, a plurality of teeth 44 are provided which are arranged evenly spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction of the massage member 40 and are engaged with the drive gear 34 and the driven gear 36. In this manner, when the drive motor 32 rotates the drive gear 34, the drive gear 34 rotates the massage member 40 engaged therewith, and the massage member 40 rotates the driven gear 36 engaged therewith, so that the massage member 40 can continuously rotate.A power transmitting unit such as a gear unit 38 is provided between the drive motor 32 and the drive wheel 34. As a transmission mechanism, the gear unit 38 can not only transmit the torque from the drive motor 32 to the drive wheel 34, but also change the direction of torque transmission as needed. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in a specific embodiment, the gear unit 38 includes a first gear 381, a second gear 383, a third gear 385, and a fourth gear 387.Of these, the first gearwheel 381 is mounted around a shaft 33 of the drive motor 32 and preferably arranged coaxially thereto. The second gear 383 meshes with the first gear 381 and preferably has a diameter smaller than that of the first gear 381. The third gear 385 and the second gear 383 are arranged coaxially with each other and preferably integrally connected with each other. The fourth gear 387 is meshed with the third gear 385. Preferably, the third gear 385 and the fourth gear 387 are bevel gears. The drive gear 34 is disposed coaxially with the fourth gear 387. The diameter of the drive wheel 34 is greater than the diameter of the fourth gearwheel 387.By the fit of the two bevel gears 385 and 387, a 90 degree change in the direction of torque transmission can be achieved, and therefore the axial direction of the drive gear 34 can be oriented perpendicular to the shaft 33 of the drive motor 32. Via the gear unit 38, the direction of torque transmission can be changed and torque transmission for long distance deceleration can be realized.After the high rotational speed of the driving motor 32 is decelerated stepwise, the driving wheel 34 is rotated at an appropriate speed, whereby the massage member 40 is rotated at an appropriate speed. In the illustrated embodiment, the drive motor 32, the first gear 381 and the second gear 383 are mounted in the rear portion of the housing 20, and the third gear 385 and the fourth gear 387 are accommodated in one of the support arms 24 of the housing 20. The third gear 385 is connected to the second gear 383 by an elongated rod 39, which allows the arrangement of the drive wheel 34 in the movement space 22.In this embodiment, a non-circular, such as square, communication hole 341 is defined in the center of the drive wheel 34. The fourth gear 387 extends outward to form a connecting portion 389. The connecting portion 389 is inserted into the connecting hole 341 and is positively fixed in a circumferential direction. In this way, the fourth gear 387 can set the drive gear 34 in synchronous rotation. It should be understood that the fourth gear 387 may be otherwise assembled to the drive gear 34 as long as it can rotate the drive gear 34.It is to be understood that the number, structure, size, and the like of the gears in the gear unit 38 can be adjusted as needed. In addition, another transmission mechanism may be provided, such as worm wheels, pulleys, and the like, or a combination of various transmission mechanisms may be disposed between the drive motor 32 and the drive wheel 34. That is, the gear mechanism between the drive motor 32 and the drive wheel 34 is not limited to the gear train shown in the drawings. Moreover, in some embodiments, the drive motor 32 may immediately rotate the drive wheel 34, such that the transmission mechanism may be omitted.In this embodiment, the rear portion of the housing 20 is configured as a handle of the massager 100. Function buttons 52 may be provided on an outer wall of the handle. In this handle, a control board 54 is provided which is electrically connected to the vibration motor 50, the drive motor 32, the knobs 52, and other electronic components to form a control circuit. A user can control the operation of the present massager, such as the direction and speed of the driving motor 32, the vibration frequency of the vibration motor 50 in the front portion of the housing 20, and the like, through the buttons 52 on the handle of the housing 20.Further, a battery 56, preferably a rechargeable battery, is provided in the handle of the housing 20. The battery 56 is electrically connected to the control board 54 and serves as a power supply for the entire massager 100.In use, the user can turn on the drive motor 32 or the vibration motor 50 alone or the drive motor 32 and the vibration motor 50 simultaneously, so that he or she can experience different stimulation effects according to actual need. As compared with the conventional massagers, in the massager according to the embodiments of the present application, the human body is kneaded by the rotation of the massage member, which acts an increased range of stimulation as well as a better stimulating effect. Therefore, the users are more likely to get an orgasm by means of the present massage device.In a specific embodiment, the housing 20 is a dual layer structure including an inner housing 26 and an outer housing 28 covering the inner housing 26. The inner case 26 is made of a hard material such as a plastic, an alloy, and the like. In the inner case 26, a space for installing the drive assembly 30, the control board 54, the battery 56, and so on is defined. The outer case 28, which serves as the outermost layer of the entire massager 100, may be made of a soft material such as silicone, rubber, and the like, which provides a soft haptic feel after being inserted into the human body.During production, first, the drive motor 32, the vibration motor 50, the control board 54, the battery 56, etc. may be mounted inside the inner housing 26, and then transferred to a mold to form the outer housing 28 by insert molding The outer housing 28 integrally formed on the inner housing 26 not only facilitates production and assembly, but also improves the overall tightness of the massager 100. In addition, the integral outer housing 28 plays a role for water seal and dust seal, which promotes the keep clean and storage of the present massage device 100.The massage member 40, which serves as a component directly interacting with the human body, may be made of a soft material such as silicone or rubber, which provides a soft haptic feel upon contact with the human body.In a specific embodiment, the massage member 40 may be a double-layered structure including an inner belt 40 aand an outer belt 40 bsur the inner belt 40 a. The outer belt 40b may be made of a soft material such as silicone or rubber, and the inner belt 40a may be made of a hard material such as a plastic or an alloy. The teeth 44 extend inwardly and integrally from an inner circumferential surface of the inner belt 40a so as to have sufficient strength for effective torque transmission in cooperation with the drive wheel 34. The protrusions 42 extend outward and integrally from an outer circumferential surface of the outer belt 40 bto allow immediate contact and avoid unnecessary damage to the human body.Referring now to FIGS. 12 and 13, a massage apparatus 300 according to an alternative embodiment of the present application is illustrated. The massager 300 of this embodiment is similar to the foregoing embodiments. The similar parts will not be discussed in detail here.In this embodiment, the massage member 40 may be partially accommodated in the moving space 22 of the housing 20 and partially mounted around the front portion of the housing 20. Here, the front portion of the housing 20 is positioned at a front side of the moving space 22 and is configured to be inserted into the end intestine or vagina of the human body. In this case, the drive gear 34 is mounted in the front portion of the housing 20, and the driven gear 36 is accommodated in the moving space 22 of the housing 20. In this way, stimulation at a deep location in the vagina or the colon can be enhanced.Referring to FIG. 13, a groove 21 is defined in an outer wall surface of the front portion of the housing 20 to provide a mounting space and a rotational path for the massage member 40. The groove 21 has an annular and elliptical shape similar to that of the massage member 40. The depth of the groove 21 with respect to the outer wall surface of the housing 20 is less than the thickness of the massage member 40 After the assembly, a part of the massage member 40 such as the inner belts is accommodated in the groove 21, while the other parts such as the outer belt protrude a certain height beyond the outer wall surface of the housing 20 to directly contact the vagina wall or the forearm wall.Preferably, a plurality of protrusions 42 are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the massage member 40. The protrusions 42 protrude outward beyond the outer wall surface of the front portion of the housing 20. In particular, the protrusions 42 can be convex points, convex suffles, convex strips, convex ribs, etc. distributed spaced apart from one another along the circumferential direction of the massage component 40. When the massage member 40 for stimulating the vagina wall or the end intestinal wall of the human body rotates around the front portion of the housing 20, the protrusions 42 can further improve the stimulating effect on the prostate or the clitoris, respectively.FIGS. 14 and 15 show a massage device 400 according to a further alternative embodiment of the present application. The housing 20 of the massage device 400 is also elongated and substantially rod-shaped. Here, a front portion of the housing 20 is configured to be inserted into the vagina or the colon of the human body in operation, and a rear portion of the housing 20 serves as a handle for holding and operating the massager 300. Preferably, a vibration motor 50 is mounted in the front portion of the housing 20 to vibrate the front portion of the housing 20 for stimulating the vagina wall or the end intestinal wall.Differently, a branch 29 extends upward and forward from the rear portion of the housing 20 to an upper side of a middle portion of the housing 20. The moving space 22 is defined in the branch 29 and communicates with the surroundings outside the branch 29. the massage member 40 is partially mounted around a distal end of the branch 29 of the housing 20 and partially extends into the moving space 22 of the branch 29.The drive arrangement 30 is supported by the branch 29 of the housing 20 and comprises a drive motor 32, a drive wheel 34 connected to the drive motor 32, and a driven wheel 36 which interacts with the drive wheel 34. The drive gear 34 is mounted in the branch 29, and the driven gear 36 is accommodated in the moving space 22 of the branch 29. The massage member 40 is mounted around and engages the drive gear 36 and the driven gear 34. Thereby, the driving motor 32 can rotate the massage member 40 to stimulate the vulgaris, particularly the clitoris of the human body.Finally, it should be noted that the above content only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, without limiting the scope of the present application. Although the present application has been described in detail in connection with the above embodiments, the technical solutions described in the above embodiments may still be modified by those skilled in the art, or some of the technical features may be equivalently replaced. The modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made according to the spirit and principle of the present application are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims

A massage apparatus comprising: a housing configured to be inserted into a human body, a movement space defined in the housing and communicating with the environment outside the housing; a drive assembly supported by the housing and comprising a drive gear and a cooperating driven gear; and a massage member extending at least partially into the movement space of the housing and formed as an annular belt mounted around the drive gear and the driven gear, the drive gear engaged with the massage member to rotate the massage member.The massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the massage member comprises a plurality of protrusions on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and some of the protrusions extend from the moving space to the outside of the housing.The massage device according to claim 1, wherein the massage member comprises a plurality of teeth on an inner circumferential surface thereof, and wherein the driving gear and the driven gear are each a gear engaged with the teeth of the massage member.The massage device according to claim 1, wherein the massage member comprises an inner belt and an outer belt formed integrally with the inner belt and having hardness lower than that of the inner belt, and wherein a plurality of protrusions are formed on an outer circumferential surface of the outer belt and / or a plurality of teeth are formed on an inner circumferential surface of the inner belt.The massage device of claim 1, wherein the housing is elongated and substantially rod-shaped, and wherein a front portion of the housing is configured to be inserted into an end intestine or vagina of a human body.The massager of claim 5, wherein a vibration motor is mounted in the front portion of the housing.The massage device according to claim 5, wherein the moving space is defined in a central portion of the housing, and wherein the massage member is partially accommodated in the moving space of the housing and partially surrounds the front portion of the housing.The massage device according to claim 7, wherein a groove for mounting the massage member is defined in the front portion of the housing, and wherein the massage member is partially accommodated in the groove and partially protruded from the groove to be in contact with an end intestinal wall or vagina wall.The massage device according to claim 7, wherein one of the driving gear and the driven gear is accommodated in the moving space, and the other of the driving gear and the driven gear is mounted in the front portion of the housing.The massage apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the moving space is defined in a central portion of the housing and surrounds the massage member, and wherein the driving gear and the driven gear are accommodated in the moving space and are rotatably supported by a portion of the housing surrounding the moving space.The massage device according to claim 5, wherein the depth of the moving space is less than the dimension of the massage member in the depth direction of the moving space, and a portion of the massage member extends from the moving space to the outside of the housing to be in contact with an end intestinal wall or vagina wall.The massage apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the moving space extends through an upper side and a lower side of the housing, and wherein an upper portion and a lower portion of the massage member respectively extend from the moving space to the outside of the housing.The massage device according to claim 5, wherein a branch extends upward and forward from a rear portion of the housing to an upper side of a middle portion of the housing, wherein the movement space is defined in the branch, and wherein the massage member is configured to stimulate clitoris of the human body.The massage device according to claim 13, wherein the massage member is partially accommodated in the moving space of the branch and partially surrounds a distal end of the branch.The massage apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drive assembly further comprises a drive motor and a gear unit disposed between the drive motor and the drive wheel, and wherein the gear unit comprises at least two intermeshing bevel gears.

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