Ceramic Massage Device with Outward Pressing Member
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ceramic lifting and lowering devices for thermotherapeutic apparatuses have limitations in the intensity and depth of pressing the physical body during massage, due to their reliance on rolling motions.
Innovation Solution
The device incorporates a pressing member that can move outward from the lifting and lowering member, allowing for acupressure with desired intensity, direction, and depth, while also incorporating ceramic members for rolling motion massage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If therapeutic ceramics perform only rolling motion for massage, then the device structure is simple, but the pressing intensity and depth are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into two independent functional modules: a rolling module with ceramic members for general massage, and a pressing module with pressing members for targeted acupressure. This segmentation allows each module to perform its specific function optimally while maintaining overall system manageability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines two different massage mechanisms (rolling motion and pressing motion) into a single integrated device. The rolling ceramic members and pressing members work together to provide both general massage and targeted acupressure, resolving the contradiction between structural simplicity and pressing effectiveness.
2Manufacturing precision
If therapeutic ceramics perform only rolling motion, then the device is easy to operate, but the massage depth and targeting capability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing members are designed to be movable relative to the ceramic members, allowing dynamic adjustment of pressing depth and position. This dynamic capability enables precise control over massage depth and targeting without requiring complex manual operation, as the system can automatically adjust based on user needs.
3Adaptability or versatility
If only rolling motion is used, then the device structure is simple, but the ability to perform targeted acupressure is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The device achieves multi-functionality by integrating both rolling and pressing mechanisms within a single apparatus. The ceramic members provide rolling massage while the pressing members enable targeted acupressure, allowing the device to perform multiple types of therapeutic massage without requiring separate devices for each function.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This configuration enables simultaneous rolling motion massage and acupressure, providing a more intense and targeted massage experience, and allowing users to feel the effects of acupressure by an acupressure rod.
Implementation Method 1
the therapeutic ceramic performed a rolling motion in the moving direction and performed acupressure or massage
Implementation Method 2
a pressing member provided on the other side of the lifting and lowering member to be movable in an outward direction of the lifting and lowering member
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a ceramic lifting and lowering device for a thermotherapeutic apparatus. The ceramic lifting and lowering device for a thermotherapeutic apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention comprises: a base frame; a lifting and lowering member that is hinge-coupled to the base frame; a first driving module provided on the base frame so as to transmit power for the lifting and lowering motion of the lifting and lowering member; a ceramic member provided on one side portion of the lifting and lowering member; a pressing member provided on the other side portion of the lifting and lowering member so as to be movable in an outward direction of the lifting and lowering member; and a second driving module provided on the lifting and lowering member so as to be able to move the pressing member.