Structured Massage Head for Self-Applied Pulsating Pressure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing massage devices lack an efficient mechanism for self-application and fail to provide a practical, pulsating massage effect that can be adapted to different body regions and tissue types.
Innovation Solution
A massage head with a structured surface featuring alternating protrusions and depressions around a central opening, which deflects a pressurized medium to create a pulsating effect on the skin, allowing for adjustable pressure and flow rates to achieve resonance frequencies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a jet of air is directed at a patient's body from a distance, then massage effect is achieved, but it requires a person to direct the air jet onto the body which complicates the application and precludes practical self-application
Solution Approach 1:
The massage device enables self-application through a self-contained design where the air jet generation and delivery system is integrated into a single unit that the user can independently operate and position on their own body without requiring another person to direct the air jet
2Reliability
If vacuum nozzles are used to stretch the skin, then massage effect is achieved, but the device structure becomes complex requiring multiple components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the complex vacuum system and multiple nozzle components, replacing them with a simplified air jet generation system that achieves the same skin stretching and massage effect through a single integrated air delivery mechanism
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses pneumatic principles by directing a controlled jet of air onto the body surface to create the massage effect, replacing the need for vacuum nozzles and complex mechanical components with a simpler pressurized air delivery system
3Area of stationary object
If multiple nozzles are arranged on the massage head, then coverage area is increased, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the multiple nozzle arrangement entirely, replacing it with a single air jet outlet that achieves broad coverage through the dispersal pattern of the air jet itself, thereby eliminating the need for precise multi-nozzle positioning and alignment
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 massage head provides a versatile, self-applicable pulsating massage that can be tailored to different body regions, enhancing the massage experience by creating alternating pressure zones and achieving audible resonance frequencies for improved tissue treatment.
Implementation Method 1
The massage head, (1) has a structured contact surface on its front side... deflects a pressurized medium to create a pulsating effect on the skin, allowing for adjustable pressure and flow rates
Implementation Method 2
allowing for adjustable pressure and flow rates to achieve resonance frequencies
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AI summary
The invention relates to a massage head (1) comprising a contact surface for placement on a body part and a connection (2) for a line (3) for supplying a medium, wherein the massage head (1) has a central opening (5) which is connected to the connection (2) of the line (3), so that a medium supplied at the connection (2) exits at the central opening (5), wherein the central opening (5) is enclosed by a first projection (6) whose outer surface forms part of the contact surface, wherein a number of n depressions (7) and n further projections (8) are connected to the first projection (6), wherein the depressions (7) and the further projections (8) are arranged alternately and each of the depressions (7) and the further projections (8) is completely circumferential, wherein the outer surfaces of the further projections (8) each form part of the contact surface, wherein n is at least 2.