Massage Device With Perpendicular Oscillators For Bowel Movement Stimulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massage apparatuses with oscillators often interfere with bowel movements due to limited oscillation directions, failing to effectively assist or promote digestive health during abdominal massage.
Innovation Solution
A massage apparatus with two perpendicularly arranged oscillators, controlled by a controller to oscillate in a specific order mimicking the direction of a bowel movement, allowing for sequential leftward, rightward, upward, and downward movements to facilitate digestive stimulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If oscillators are arranged in limited directions (inward/outward or frontward/rearward), then device structure is simple, but bowel movement direction cannot be properly stimulated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional horizontal oscillation directions to a vertical arrangement where oscillators are positioned above and below the support plate, creating oscillation paths that align with the bowel movement direction (clockwise when viewed from the front). This dimensional change enables effective bowel stimulation without excessive structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The oscillators are arranged asymmetrically in specific positions (above and below the support plate) with controlled oscillation amplitudes and phases. The first oscillator has a larger amplitude than the second, and they operate with a phase difference to create a coordinated clockwise motion pattern that matches bowel movement physiology
2Adaptability or versatility
If oscillators oscillate simultaneously in all directions, then massaging coverage is comprehensive, but bowel movement direction is interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The controller operates the first and second oscillators in periodic cycles with specific timing. Each oscillator alternates between oscillating and non-oscillating states in a coordinated sequence, creating a periodic motion pattern that generates clockwise bowel movement stimulation while maintaining comprehensive abdominal massaging coverage
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the oscillation states of the two oscillators through controlled activation and deactivation. The controller manages the dynamic interaction between oscillators, allowing one to oscillate while the other remains stationary, and vice versa, creating a dynamic coordinated motion that follows bowel movement direction
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
The apparatus effectively stimulates bowel movements by controlling the oscillation order to align with the natural direction of digestive organs, enhancing massage efficacy and promoting digestive health.
Implementation Method 1
each of the oscillators includes an eccentric oscillating body having a semicircular-cylindrical shape and a motor that rotates a rotating shaft of the eccentric oscillating body
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AI summary
Disclosed is a massage apparatus including oscillators which receive supplied power and oscillate under control of a controller. Here, two oscillators installed to allow oscillation directions thereof to be at right angle are included, and the controller sequentially controls power supplied to the two oscillators to perform oscillations in an order of a bowel movement direction.