Rotatable Arm Massage Unit for Multi-Position Stretching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massage devices lack the ability to provide personalized and varied massage functions, particularly for the arms, and do not offer stretching or rehabilitation exercises effectively.
Innovation Solution
A massage device equipped with a rotatable arm massage unit that can rotate vertically and horizontally, along with independent height adjustment, to provide diverse massage and stretching functions for the user's arms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a massage device includes only basic massage functions, then the device structure remains simple, but it cannot provide personalized and varied massage functions for different users
Solution Approach 1:
The arm massage unit is designed to be rotatable in multiple directions (vertical and horizontal rotation) rather than fixed, allowing dynamic adjustment to accommodate different user needs and provide varied massage functions while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable arm massage unit serves multiple functions including vertical rotation for tricep massage, horizontal rotation for bicep massage, and stretching exercises, allowing a single device component to provide diverse massage therapies for different muscle groups
2Adaptability or versatility
If the arm massage unit is fixed in position, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot provide stretching functions or accommodate different user arm positions
Solution Approach 1:
The arm massage unit incorporates rotation modules that enable dynamic movement in vertical and horizontal directions, allowing the device to adapt to different user arm positions and provide stretching functions while adding only minimal rotational mechanisms to the overall structure
Solution Approach 2:
The arm massage unit gains rotational freedom in multiple dimensions (vertical axis and horizontal axis), transforming from a fixed single-position component to a multi-position component that can accommodate various user needs without significantly complicating the device
3Ease of operation
If the massage device provides customized massage for each user region, then user comfort is improved, but the control system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable arm massage unit with multiple rotation directions provides customized massage for different user regions (tricep, bicep, etc.) through mechanical adaptability rather than complex electronic control systems, maintaining user comfort while avoiding excessive control system complexity
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a massage device including a rotatable arm massage unit and, particularly, to a massage device having a rotatable arm massage unit to provide various functions to a user. To this end, an aspect of the present invention may include: a body massage unit which accommodates at least a part of a user's body and massages the user's body; and a pair of arm massage units which are arranged at opposite sides of the body massage unit to respectively accommodate both arms of the user and massage the arms of the user, wherein the body massage unit includes a main frame including arm frames to which the respective arm massage units are connected, and the arm massage units can rotate in at least one direction.