Massager
The massager design with a hard frame and soft body structure addresses the high cost issue of conventional massagers by maintaining massage effectiveness and reducing deformation, resulting in a cost-effective and user-friendly product.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2025538805
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2022-12-31
- Filing Date
- 2023-11-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-11-30
AI Technical Summary
Conventional massagers are relatively expensive due to their construction using injection-molded plastic cases.
A massager design incorporating a soft body covered by a hard frame, with intersecting insertion chambers and frame portions to prevent airbag movement and deformation, using airbags that press against limbs while the frame maintains structural integrity.
The design achieves a lower cost and lighter weight while maintaining effective massage pressure and reducing deformation of the soft body, enhancing user experience and product appearance.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to a massager. [Background technology]
[0002] A conventional massager includes a body with insertion holes on both sides of the body for inserting hands, airbag massage members attached to the insertion holes, and a massage device attached to the body. The body of such a massager is typically constructed by assembling multiple injection-molded plastic cases, but injection-molded plastic cases are relatively expensive overall. An example of such a massager is the hand massager disclosed in Chinese Patent Application No. CN201921200587.5. In light of this situation, the present application was filed. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a massager that can solve the problem of the relatively high cost of conventional massagers. [Means for solving the problem]
[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a massage device comprising: a soft body having a first insertion chamber for inserting a first limb and a second insertion chamber for inserting a second limb, the first insertion chamber being separated from the first insertion chamber; a hard frame covered by the soft body and having a first frame portion corresponding to the first insertion chamber and a second frame portion corresponding to the second insertion chamber; a first massage airbag provided in the first insertion chamber and having a first treatment side facing the first limb so as to press against the first limb when inflated and a first opposite side opposite the first treatment side; and a second massage airbag provided in the second insertion chamber and facing the second limb so as to press against the second limb when inflated. The massager includes a second massage airbag having a treatment side and a second opposite side opposite the second treatment side, wherein the first opposite side faces closely to the first frame part so that the first frame part prevents movement of the first opposite side when the first massage airbag is inflated, thereby preventing or reducing the pressing force of the first massage airbag from being absorbed by the soft main body, and the second opposite side faces closely to the second frame part so that the second frame part prevents movement of the second opposite side when the second massage airbag is inflated, thereby preventing or reducing the pressing force of the second massage airbag from being absorbed by the soft main body.
[0005] Preferably, the first insertion chamber and the second insertion chamber are arranged to intersect with each other, and the first frame portion and the second frame portion are arranged to intersect with each other correspondingly.
[0006] Preferably, the first frame portion and the second frame portion have a common frame portion at a position where they intersect.
[0007] Preferably, the first insertion chamber and the second insertion chamber are arranged to intersect in the front-rear direction.
[0008] Preferably, the soft body is provided with an air pump and an air valve, and the air pump communicates with the first massage airbag and the second massage airbag via the air valve.
[0009] Preferably, a massage device is fixed to the rigid frame, the massage device has a plurality of mounting posts, and the mounting posts are fixed to the rigid frame by fastening screws.
[0010] Preferably, the first insert chamber is located on the left side of the flexible body and the second insert chamber is located on the right side of the flexible body.
[0011] Preferably, the rigid frame includes an annular frame portion, a band-shaped frame portion, and a partition frame portion, the multiple annular frame portions being spaced apart in the left-right direction, the band-shaped frame portion being connected to the multiple annular frame portions, and the partition frame portion being arranged inside the annular frame portion so as to separate the first frame portion from the second frame portion.
[0012] Preferably, the massager is a handheld massager.
[0013] Preferably, the massager is a hand and abdomen massager, the first limb is the left hand, the second limb is the right hand, and the massaging device is an abdomen massage device. [Effects of the Invention]
[0014] By adopting the above technical means, the present invention has the following beneficial effects.
[0015] 1. The massager of the present invention has the advantages of low cost and light weight, since the massager body is formed by covering a hard frame with a soft body.
[0016] 2. The first and second frame portions can prevent movement of the airbags in the opposite direction when the first and second massage airbags are inflated. When the airbags are inflated, the treatment side of the airbags presses against the limbs, causing the limbs to tend to move in the direction of the treatment side. However, the first and second frame portions can prevent the limbs from moving toward the treatment side. As a result, the soft main body does not deform significantly during massage, and the pressing force of the massage airbags against the human body is absorbed by the deformation of the soft main body. This prevents or reduces the reduction in pressing force on the user's limbs, which would otherwise affect the massage effect, and also prevents the soft main body from deforming significantly, which would damage the overall appearance of the product.
[0017] 3. Since a partition frame portion is provided in the rigid frame, even when only one of the first massage airbag or the second massage airbag is used to treat the limb, it is possible to reliably prevent the first insertion chamber and the second insertion chamber from being significantly deformed, and it is ensured that the pressing force of the massage airbag during operation against the limb acts sufficiently on the user's limb.
[0018] 4. The soft body is flexible and comes into direct contact with the user during massage, further improving the user's experience with the massager. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0019] In order to more clearly describe the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, which are only related to some embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.
[0020] [Figure 1] 2A to 2C are schematic diagrams showing the massager of the first embodiment from different viewpoints. [Figure 2] 2A to 2C are schematic diagrams showing the massager of the first embodiment from different viewpoints. [Figure 3]2A to 2C are schematic diagrams showing the massager of the first embodiment from different viewpoints. [Figure 4] 1 shows a first cross-sectional view of a massager according to a first embodiment (the areas enclosed by dashed lines in the figure are the first and second insertion chambers). [Figure 5] FIG. 2 shows a second cross-sectional view of the massager of the first embodiment. [Figure 6] 1 shows a first exploded view of the massager of the first embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 shows a second exploded view of the massager of the first embodiment. [Figure 8] 3A and 3B are schematic diagrams of the rigid frame of the massager of the first embodiment from different viewpoints. [Figure 9] 3A and 3B are schematic diagrams of the rigid frame of the massager of the first embodiment from different viewpoints. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a massager according to a second embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the massager of the second embodiment. [Figure 12] 1 shows a first cross-sectional view of a massager according to a second embodiment (the areas enclosed by dashed lines in the figure are the first and second insertion chambers). [Figure 13] FIG. 10 shows a second cross-sectional view of the massager of the second embodiment. [Figure 14] 5A and 5B show schematic views of the rigid frame of the second embodiment from different viewpoints. [Figure 15] 5A and 5B show schematic views of the rigid frame of the second embodiment from different viewpoints. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0021] In order to clarify the objectives, technical means and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention, the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in various ways. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without the need for creative work are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0022] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, several embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Unless a contradiction occurs, the features of the following embodiments can be combined with each other.
[0023] 1 to 9, in a first embodiment, the massager of the present invention is an integrated massager for the hands and abdomen. The hand and abdomen massager includes a flexible body 1, a rigid frame 2, a first massage airbag 3A, a second massage airbag 3B, an air pump 3C, and an air valve 3D, and the flexible body 1 and rigid frame 2 form the massager body. The massager of this embodiment may further include hand heating elements (not shown). For ease of explanation, the X direction in the drawings is defined as the direction from left to right, the Y direction is defined as the direction from front to back, and the Z direction is defined as the direction from bottom to top.
[0024] The flexible body 1 may be made of sponge or may be made of other flexible materials such as EVA. The flexible body 1 has a first insertion chamber 1A for inserting a first limb and a second insertion chamber 1B for inserting a second limb, which are separated from each other. In this embodiment, the first insertion chamber 1A is provided on the left side of the flexible body 1, and the second insertion chamber 1B is provided on the right side of the flexible body 1. The first limb may be the left hand, and the second limb may be the right hand. The first insertion chamber 1A and the second insertion chamber 1B are arranged so as to intersect in the front-to-back direction. In other embodiments, the first insertion chamber 1A and the second insertion chamber 1B may be arranged so as to intersect in the up-down direction.
[0025] The rigid frame 2 is covered by the flexible body 1 and includes a first frame portion 2A corresponding to the first insertion chamber 1A and a second frame portion 2B corresponding to the second insertion chamber 1B. The first frame portion 2A and the second frame portion 2B are arranged so as to intersect in the front-to-back direction corresponding to the first insertion chamber 1A and the second insertion chamber 1B. In other embodiments, the first frame portion 2A and the second frame portion 2B may be arranged so as to intersect in the up-down direction. The rigid frame 2 includes an annular frame portion M1, a strip-shaped frame portion M2, and a partition frame portion. In this embodiment, three annular frame portions M1 are arranged at intervals in the left-to-right direction, and the strip-shaped frame portion M2 is connected to the three annular frame portions M1. The partition frame portion is arranged inside the multiple annular frame portions M1 to separate the first frame portion 2A from the second frame portion 2B. In this embodiment, the partition frame portion includes a first connecting rod M3 and a second connecting rod M4. The first connecting rod M3 has a generally S-shape and connects the left and right annular frame portions M1 and M2. The second connecting rod M4 connects the middle of the first connecting rod M3 to the central annular frame portion M1. The first connecting rod M3 and the second connecting rod M4 do not necessarily have to exist simultaneously, but it should be understood that their simultaneous existence is intended to ensure the rigid frame has better strength. In this embodiment, the first connecting rod M3 and the second connecting rod M4 are shared frame parts of the first frame portion 2A and the second frame portion 2B and are located at the intersection of the first frame portion 2A and the second frame portion 2B. The first frame portion 2A and the second frame portion 2B may have separate first connecting rods M3 and M4 rather than sharing the same parts. The rigid frame 2 may be a steel frame or a plastic frame.
[0026] The first massage airbag 3A is provided in the first insert chamber 1A, and the second massage airbag 3B is provided in the second insert chamber 1B. Both the first massage airbag 3A and the second massage airbag 3B have a treatment side K1 that presses against the user's limbs when inflated and an opposite side K2 opposite the treatment side. For ease of distinction, the first massage airbag 3A is defined as having a first treatment side and a first opposite side, and the second massage airbag 3B is defined as having a second treatment side and a second opposite side. The first opposite side of the first massage airbag 3A faces closely to the first frame portion 2A so that movement of the first opposite side of the first massage airbag 3A is prevented by the first frame portion 2A when the first massage airbag 3A is inflated. When the first massage airbag inflates, the first treatment side of the airbag presses against the limb, causing the limb to tend to move in the direction of the first treatment side. However, the first frame portion 2A prevents the limb from moving toward the first treatment side. Therefore, the flexible body 1 (specifically, the first insertion chamber 1A) does not deform significantly during massage, preventing or reducing the absorption of the pressing force of the first massage airbag 3A against the limb by the flexible body 1. The second opposite side of the second massage airbag 3B faces closely to the second frame portion 2B so that the second frame portion 2B prevents the second opposite side of the second massage airbag 3B from moving when the second massage airbag 3B inflates. When the second massage airbag inflates, the second treatment side of the airbag presses against the limb, causing the limb to tend to move in the direction of the second treatment side. However, the second frame portion 2B prevents the limb from moving toward the second treatment side. As a result, the flexible body 1 (specifically, the second insertion chamber 1B) does not deform significantly during massage, and the pressing force of the second massage airbag 3B against the limb is prevented or reduced from being absorbed by the flexible body 1. An air pump 3C and an air valve 3D are provided in the flexible body 1, and a recess for accommodating the air pump 3C and the air valve 3D is provided in the flexible body 1. The air pump 3C communicates with the first massage airbag 3A and the second massage airbag 3B via the air valve 3D.Although air pipes are arranged in the flexible body 1, the corresponding air pipes are omitted from the drawing.
[0027] The massage device 4 is fixed to the rigid frame 2 and has a plurality of mounting posts T, which are fixed to the rigid frame 2 with fastening screws. The massage device 4 is an abdominal massage device. In this embodiment, kneading massage can be performed, and the reaction force from the massage area of the abdomen acting on the massage device 4 is transmitted to the rigid frame 2 and then dispersed and transmitted to the soft body 1, thereby preventing excessive deformation of the soft body 1.
[0028] The above is the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figures 10 to 15, the massager of the second embodiment of the present invention differs from the massager of the first embodiment in that the overall structure of the rigid frame 2 is more sealed, and the support effect of the rigid frame 2 of this embodiment is better. Other characteristics not mentioned in this embodiment are the same as the previous embodiment, and will not be described again here.
[0029] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any modifications or substitutions that can be easily thought of by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be equivalent to the scope of protection of the claims.
Claims
1. A soft body (1) in which a first insertion chamber (1A) for inserting a first limb and a second insertion chamber (1B) for inserting a second limb are provided and separated from each other; a hard frame (2) covered by a soft body (1) and having a first frame part (2A) corresponding to the first insertion chamber (1A) and a second frame part (2B) corresponding to the second insertion chamber (1B); a first massage airbag (3A) provided in the first insertion chamber (1A), the first massage airbag having a first treatment side facing the first limb so as to press against the first limb when inflated, and a first opposite side opposite to the first treatment side; a second massage airbag (3B) provided in the second insertion chamber (1B) and having a second treatment side facing the second limb so as to press against the second limb when inflated, and a second opposite side opposite to the second treatment side; Including, the first opposite side faces closely to the first frame portion (2A) so that the first opposite side is prevented from moving by the first frame portion (2A) when the first massage airbag (3A) is inflated, thereby preventing or reducing the pressing force of the first massage airbag (3A) from being absorbed by the soft main body (1); The second opposite side faces closely to the second frame portion (2B) so that the second opposite side is prevented from moving when the second massage airbag (3B) is inflated by the second frame portion (2B), thereby preventing or reducing the pressing force of the second massage airbag (3B) from being absorbed by the soft main body (1).
2. The massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first insertion chamber (1A) and the second insertion chamber (1B) are arranged so as to intersect, and the first frame portion (2A) and the second frame portion (2B) are arranged so as to intersect correspondingly.
3. 3. The massager according to claim 2, wherein the first frame portion (2A) and the second frame portion (2B) have a common frame portion at a position where they intersect.
4. 3. The massager according to claim 2, wherein the first insertion chamber (1A) and the second insertion chamber (1B) are arranged so as to intersect in the front-rear direction.
5. The soft body is provided with an air pump (3C) and an air valve (3D), 2. The massage device according to claim 1, wherein the air pump (3C) is connected to the first massage airbag (3A) and the second massage airbag (3B) via the air valve (3D).
6. A massage device (4) is fixed to the rigid frame (2), 4. The massager according to claim 3, wherein the massage device (4) has a plurality of mounting posts, and the mounting posts are fixed to the rigid frame (2) by fastening screws.
7. The first insert chamber (1A) is provided on the left side of the soft body (1), 2. The massager according to claim 1, wherein the second insertion chamber (1B) is provided on the right side of the soft body (1).
8. The rigid frame (2) includes an annular frame portion (M1), a strip-shaped frame portion (M2), and a partition frame portion, The plurality of annular frame portions (M1) are provided at intervals in the left-right direction, The band-shaped frame portion (M2) is connected to a plurality of the annular frame portions (M1), The massager according to claim 1, characterized in that the partition frame portion is arranged inside the annular frame portion (M1) so as to separate the first frame portion (2A) and the second frame portion (2B).
9. 2. The massager according to claim 1, wherein the massager is a handheld massager.
10. 7. The massager of claim 6, wherein the massager is a hand and abdomen massager, the first limb is the left hand, the second limb is the right hand, and the massager is an abdomen massager.
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