Percussive Massage Handle Layout for Deep Tissue Reach
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current massage devices often provide superficial and ineffective massages, failing to deliver real therapeutic benefits.
Innovation Solution
A percussive massage device with a unique handle design allowing multiple grip positions, a rechargeable battery, a brushless motor, and a push rod assembly that reciprocates to provide a therapeutically beneficial frequency and amplitude of motion, along with an attachment module for heart rate data monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional single-handle design is used, then the device structure is simple, but the user cannot achieve effective deep tissue massage on different body parts
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is divided into three separate handle portions (first, second, and third handle portions) that can be independently grasped. Each handle portion is positioned to enable access to different body areas, allowing the user to effectively massage various body parts including the back, shoulders, and limbs without requiring multiple separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The three handle portions are designed to provide multiple gripping options within a single device, making the massage device universally applicable to different body parts and user preferences. The handles are positioned at different locations and orientations to accommodate various massage techniques and body contours.
2Ease of operation
If the handle portions are made curved for ergonomics, then user comfort is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using curved ergonomic shapes that would require complex manufacturing, the patent employs generally straight handle portions that are simpler to manufacture with high precision. The straight handles achieve ergonomics through their spatial arrangement and positioning rather than through curvature, inverting the conventional approach to handle design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a non-removable attachment design is used, then the device structure is simpler, but the device lacks customization options for different massage needs
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is designed to be dynamically configurable, allowing users to attach and detach different massage attachments based on their specific needs. The connector allows for quick changes between attachments without requiring complex tools or procedures, enabling the device to adapt to different massage scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The massage device is segmented into a main body and separate interchangeable attachments. This segmentation allows each attachment to be optimized for specific massage functions while sharing the common motorized drive mechanism, providing customization without duplicating entire subsystems.
4Duration of action of moving object
If the motor operates continuously, then the massage action is uninterrupted, but the device generates excessive vibration and noise
Solution Approach 1:
The motor operates in periodic reciprocating cycles rather than continuous rotation, creating controlled periods of motion followed by brief pauses. This periodic action reduces cumulative vibration and noise while maintaining effective massage delivery. The reciprocating motion allows the mechanism to reset and reduces resonant vibrations.
Solution Approach 2:
A counterweight member is incorporated into the mechanism to balance the reciprocating components. The counterweight offsets the inertial forces generated during reciprocating motion, significantly reducing vibration and noise while allowing the motor to operate continuously without harmful effects.
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 device offers an effective and customizable massage experience, providing deep tissue treatment with adjustable frequency and amplitude, enhancing muscle relief and user comfort through its ergonomic design and integrated heart rate monitoring.
Implementation Method 1
a brushless motor positioned in one of the first, second, or third handle portions
Implementation Method 2
an attachment module operatively connected to the housing of the percussive therapy device at the same time as the massage attachment, wherein the attachment module includes a heart rate sensor configured to obtain heart rate data of the user
Data Source
AI summary
A percussive massage device that includes a housing, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to reciprocate in response to activation of the motor, a massage attachment configured to be removably attached to the push rod, and an attachment module operatively connected to the housing. The housing includes first, second, and third handle portions that cooperate to define a handle opening, wherein the first handle portion defines a first axis, the second handle portion defines a second axis and the third handle portion defines a third axis, and wherein the first, second, and third axes cooperate to form a triangle.