Massage Roller With Flexible Cross Member and Detachable Assemblies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional personal massagers require users to exert significant force, leading to fatigue and are limited in versatility, allowing only partial body massage.
Innovation Solution
A massage roller device with detachable assemblies and a flexible cross member that allows for adjustable distance between roller elements, enabling a rolling massage effect on various body parts with reduced user effort and increased reach.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stress or pressure
If the user exerts significant force on the massager to increase pressure, then the massage effectiveness is improved, but user fatigue increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cross member is designed to be flexible rather than rigid, allowing it to dynamically adjust its shape during use. This flexibility enables the structure to adapt to different body shapes and sizes while reducing the force required by the user, thus maintaining effective massage pressure without causing fatigue
Solution Approach 2:
The massager is divided into separate roller assemblies that can be detached and reattached to different positions on the cross member. This segmentation allows users to customize the configuration for different body parts, optimizing pressure distribution and reducing the overall force required compared to a single rigid structure
2Ease of manufacture
If the massager is designed with fixed structure, then the manufacturing is simplified, but the versatility for massaging different body areas is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The massager consists of multiple detachable roller assemblies that can be independently positioned on the cross member. This modular segmentation enables the same basic structure to serve multiple body areas (arms, legs, torso) by simply reconfiguring which rollers are attached where, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible cross member serves as a universal platform that can accommodate various roller configurations for different body parts. The same cross member structure provides support for massaging arms, legs, and torso by simply changing the roller assembly positions, achieving multi-functionality without requiring multiple specialized devices
3Device complexity
If the distance between roller elements is fixed, then the device structure is simplified, but the ability to reach all body areas is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible cross member dynamically adjusts the distance between roller elements based on the body part being massaged. This dynamic adaptation allows the rollers to be positioned optimally for different body areas without requiring multiple fixed-distance devices, maintaining structural simplicity while enhancing body reach
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device reduces user fatigue and enhances versatility by allowing comprehensive body massage, promoting blood flow, relieving muscle tension, and aiding recovery.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible middle portion and a second end. A pair of massage roller assemblies may be coupled to the cross member... the middle portion of the cross member flexes upon forcible urging to increase the distance between the at least one roller element of the first massage roller assembly and the at least one roller element of the second massage roller assembly
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AI summary
A massage roller is disclosed that provides a pair of massage roller assemblies each having at least one roller element in opposed spaced relationship to allow a massageable portion of a user's body to be positioned between the roller elements for a rolling massage effect. The pair of massage roller assemblies may also be detached from the massage roller such that each massage roller assembly independently can be utilized for massaging a massageable portion of a user's body.