KR102062731B1 - Portable acupressure device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable acupressure device that enables the user to appropriately irritate the affected area without using the power of a hand.
Portable acupressure apparatus according to the present invention includes a main body portion having a storage space therein; A first acupressure unit coupled to one side of the main body; And a first acupressure unit coupled to the other side of the main body and having a second acupressure unit, the portable acupressure apparatus comprising: a motor housed and fixed in the accommodation space; A battery for supplying power to the motor; A control unit controlling a power supply for driving the motor according to a switch input provided at the main body; Reciprocating means having a crank arm for converting the rotational motion of the motor into a linear motion; And a pressure reciprocating body reciprocating according to the linear movement of the reciprocating means and provided in the first and second acupressure parts, respectively.

Description

Portable Shiatsu Device {PORTABLE ACUPRESSURE DEVICE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable acupressure device, and more particularly, to a portable acupressure device that enables a user to appropriately irritate an affected area without using a hand force.

When stiffness or muscle pain occurs, in addition to treatment with drugs, massage, in particular, local massage of the meridians, or acupressure to relieve stiffness or muscle pain is common. This massage or acupressure improves blood circulation by stimulating subcutaneous meridians on the skin, but by stimulating the affected part to stimulate the affected area by directly stimulating the affected part using a human body or by using a physical tool such as a chiropractic stick. do.

However, in the case of carrying out acupressure or massage itself, there is a limit to the need for help of other people, and when there is no help of others, it is difficult to perform acupressure or massage as often as necessary.

In particular, if the helper is a weak hand strength or a weak joint of the hand or arm, there is a problem that goes to the body when performing repeated acupressure. Moreover, since the pressure is different for each practitioner, there is a problem that a person who receives acupressure suffers or does not receive any stimulus.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1670959 (Registration date 2016.10.25)

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable acupressure device which enables the user to appropriately irritate the affected area without using the power of a hand.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a portable shiatsu device to enable the adjustment of the intensity and range of the stimulus.

In order to achieve the above object, the portable acupressure device according to the present invention includes a main body portion in which an accommodation space is formed; A first acupressure unit coupled to one side of the main body; And a portable acupressure device which is coupled to the other side of the main body part with the first acupressure part and has a second acupressure part, comprising: a motor housed and fixed in the accommodation space; A battery for supplying power to the motor; A control unit controlling a power supply for driving the motor according to a switch input provided at the main body; Reciprocating means having a crank arm for converting the rotational motion of the motor into a linear motion; And a pressure reciprocating body reciprocating according to the linear movement of the reciprocating means and provided in the first and second acupressure parts, respectively.

And intensity control means coupled between a first acupressure part or the second acupressure part and the main body part to adjust a distance between the first acupressure part or the second acupressure part with the main body part by rotation. Characterized in that the configuration.

The controller may control any one of an operating speed and an intensity of the motor by adjusting the amount of power supplied to the motor.

And a guide provided inside the main body to guide the reciprocation of the crank arm and having a hole into which the crank arm is inserted.

The crank arm is characterized in that the one end in contact with the pressure portion is formed larger than the other portion, or the contact portion is formed to increase the contact area.

The portable shiatsu device according to the present invention can freely stimulate a user's desired place without the help of others, and is convenient to carry and use.

In addition, the portable acupressure device according to the present invention can adjust the intensity and range of the stimulus, greatly improving the ease of use.

1 is an exemplary view showing a schematic form of a portable acupressure device according to the present invention.
2 is an exemplary view schematically showing an internal configuration of a portable acupressure device according to the present invention.
3 is an exemplary configuration diagram showing an example of a drive unit configured in the portable acupressure device of the present invention.
Figure 4 is an exemplary view for explaining the configuration of the coupling form and the intensity control means of the portable acupressure device according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. In the accompanying drawings, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used in the drawings to designate the same configuration in other drawings as much as possible. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or known configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Some features shown in the drawings are enlarged, reduced, or simplified for ease of description, and the drawings and their components are not necessarily drawn to scale. However, those skilled in the art will readily understand these details.

1 is an exemplary view showing a schematic form of a portable acupressure device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a portable acupressure apparatus according to the present invention includes a main body portion 10, a first acupressure portion 70a, and a second acupressure portion 70b.

The main body portion 10 has a first acupressure part 70a and a second acupressure part 70b coupled to both ends, and the strength of the acupressure and the acupressure by the first acupressure part 70a and the second acupressure part 70b / Allows speed regulation to be made. In addition, the main body 10 serves as a grip for the user to grip the shiatsu apparatus when performing the shiatsu.

The main body portion 10 is formed in the shape of an oval or a square pipe (pipe), the acupressure portion (70: 70a, 70b) is coupled to one or both sides of the opening of the tube. Here, in FIG. 1, an example in which the acupressure unit 70 is configured as a pair of the first acupressure unit 70a and the second acupressure unit 70b is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It may be configured or replaced by another function. In addition, although the shape of the main body portion 10 is described as an oval or square tube, it is easy to be gripped by the user and easily accommodates a configuration such as a driving unit and a power unit therein, and can be freely combined with the acupressure unit. Modifications are possible.

In addition, the case surface 11 of the main body 10 has a power button 13 for turning on / off the power of the shiatsu apparatus so that the user can use the shiatsu function, a strength control switch 12 for adjusting the strength of the shiatsu, Speed control switch 14 for controlling the speed of the acupressure may be provided. In addition, in the case of the charging method, a charging terminal for charging and a cover for battery replacement may be provided when using a replacement battery, but is omitted in FIG. 1.

Acupressure unit 70: 70a, 70b is coupled to the open side of the body portion 10, is extended or contracted from the body portion 10 is the end of the acupressure portion 70 to press the user's body. As shown in FIG. 1, the acupressure unit 70 may be configured as a pair of first and second acupressure units 70a and 70b. In particular, the first and second acupressure parts 70a and 70b may be configured to have different areas of contact with the user's body, a surface form of the contact portion, and an operation form. That is, the first pressure portion 70a may be configured to perform pressure by reciprocating (or shrinking / extending), and the second pressure portion 70b may be configured to provide vibration. In addition, the surface of the first acupressure portion 70a is configured smoothly, the second acupressure portion 70b may be formed with a plurality of projections, irregularities on the body contact portion.

2 is an exemplary view schematically showing an internal configuration of a portable acupressure device according to the present invention.

2, the portable acupressure apparatus according to the present invention is a main body case 40, acupressure unit case (79: 79a, 79b), the control unit 20, the battery 21, the motor 30, the intensity control means ( 50: 50a, 50b), shock absorbing means 60: 60a, 60b, and acupressure bodies 65: 65a, 65b.

The main body case 40 accommodates a circuit, a power unit, and a driving unit for providing a shiatsu function therein, and is coupled to the acupressure unit case 79 so that the main body 10 and the acupressure unit 70 are integrally formed. To be possible. The body case 40 may be formed of any one of hard synthetic resin, metal, wood, and ceramic or a combination thereof to protect the internal components and to firmly support the received components. The acupressure part case 79 is coupled to both ends of the main body case 40, whereby the intensity control means 50 may be placed between the acupressure part case 79 and the main body case 40. That is, the main body case 40 may be combined with the pressure portion case 79 by the intensity control means (50). In addition, the inside of the main body case 40, such as the control unit 20, the motor 30, the battery 21 for controlling the shiatsu function according to the user's button operation can be stored and fixed, and the fixing thereof It may be configured to include an internal frame or structure for.

Acupressure unit case 79 is coupled to the body case (40). The acupressure unit case 79 may be formed of a material different from that of the main body case 40, and may be formed of a synthetic resin, natural rubber, or an equivalent material of a material having elasticity and less contamination by pollutants. The acupressure unit case 79 is stretched according to the movement of the acupressure body 65 therein. The acupressure part case 79 accommodates the shock absorbing means 60, the acupressure body 65, and the guide 28, and ensures the support and the driving of the shock absorbing means 60, the acupressure body 65, and the guide 28. An internal frame may be configured, but this does not limit the present invention.

Acupressure unit case 79 may be coupled to the body case 40 via the intensity control means 50, which will be described in more detail below.

The control unit 20 drives the motor 30 or controls charging or discharging of the battery 21 according to input signals input from various switches configured in the main body unit 10.

The battery 21 supplies power to the motor 30 under the control of the controller 20, and may be configured as a replaceable primary battery or a rechargeable battery. The battery 21 is disposed in the internal space of the position where the motor 30 and the control unit 20 are not disposed. For example, the battery 21 may be disposed in an oval shape to surround the motor 30 along the inner wall of the main body case 40 or may be formed in an oval shape surrounding the motor 30 to be fixed inside the main body case 40. have. That is, the battery 21 may be disposed in a space that does not inhibit the driving of the reciprocating means 35 without inhibiting the arrangement of the motor 30 and the control unit 20 in the inner space of the narrow body case 40. The shape of the battery 21 may be determined and configured to correspond to the shape of the space to be installed.

The motor 30 is driven using the power supplied from the battery 21 under the control of the controller 20. The motor 30 is coupled to the reciprocating means 35 to convert the rotation of the motor 30 to the linear motion to reciprocate the pressure bearing 65 in one direction in accordance with the rotation. The reciprocating means 35 may consist of a crank and a crank arm or an elliptical rack and a pinion gear meshed with it, and like these other forms of non-presentation that can change the rotation of the motor 30 in a linear motion. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to what may be a configuration. This will be described in more detail with reference to the other drawings below.

Intensity control means (50: 50a, 50b) is provided to adjust the pressure applied to the user's body by the pressure body 65 or the pressure portion 70. In one example, the intensity control means 50 is operated in accordance with the operation of the intensity control switch 12 shown in Figure 1 is configured to adjust the degree of pressurization without changing the driving force of the motor (30). For example, the intensity control means 50 adjusts the distance between the pressure bearing body 65 and the reciprocating means 35 according to the operation of the strength control switch 12 to move the pressure body moving distance 65 by the reciprocating means 35 or It can be configured to adjust the duration of the pressure. In addition, when the intensity control means 50 is configured to include a switch 12 of the dial form, as shown in Figure 1, the case 79 of the acupressure portion 70 on one side of the intensity control means (50) Is coupled, the other side is the main body case 40 of the main body portion 10 is coupled, it can be rotatably coupled to each other at a limited angle in advance. This intensity control means 50 will be described in more detail below.

The shock absorbing means 60: 60a, 60b relays the contact between the reciprocating means 35 and the pressure bearing body 65, and serves to cushion the pressure generated between the pressure bearing body 65 and the reciprocating means 35. In detail, the shock absorbing means 60 may be configured to apply excessive pressure to the motor 30 or the reciprocating means 35 when the user presses excessive pressure on the body, that is, when the user uses the pressure exceeding the driving force of the motor. It is configured to prevent the pressure generated by the motor 30 to be delivered to the user's body at a pressure below a certain level. To this end, the buffer means 50 may be composed of a spring, such as a coil spring or a leaf spring with excellent elasticity, an elastic block such as a synthetic resin block. The shock absorbing means 60 is coupled to the pressure bearing body 65 so as to reciprocate in the acupressure part case 79 according to the operation of the reciprocating means 35.

Acupressure body 65: 65a, 65b is reciprocated in one direction by the driving force transmitted to the reciprocating means 35 to stretch the acupressure portion 70 to transfer the driving force generated from the motor 30 to the user's body. This acupressure body 65 is formed using a hard synthetic resin. On the other hand, the other end of the end of the pressure body 65 which is not in contact with the reciprocating means 35 is extended compared to other parts of the pressure body 65, a rounded protrusion may be formed.

3 is an exemplary configuration diagram showing an example of a drive unit configured in the portable acupressure device of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the reciprocating means 35 of the present invention may be configured using a crank and a crank arm as shown in FIG. 3.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 20 may be formed of a printed circuit board, and may be fixedly installed on one side of an inner wall of the main body case 40. The printed circuit board is in communication with the outside of the main body case 40, a plurality of switches are provided in the communication position, the switch is electrically connected to the control unit 20.

On the other hand, the motor 30 is firmly fixed by the structure 19 provided inside the body case 40. The crank plate 24 is coupled to the electric shaft of the motor 30, and the crank plate 24 includes a pair of crank arms 25 formed of the first and second crank arms 25a and 25b as shown in the drawing. Combined. One pair of crank arms 25 is rotatably coupled to the crank plate 24 at one end of the crank plate 24 so as to be opposed to each other in the crank plate 24.

Specifically, one end of the first crank arm 25a is rotatably coupled to the crank plate 24, and the other end is rotatably coupled to one side of the second crank arm 25b. The second crank arm 25b is coupled to the first crank arm 25a in such a manner that the other end thereof is inserted into the guide 28.

The guide 28 has a space formed therein to allow the second crank arm 25b to reciprocate, and serves to guide the second crank arm 25b to perform a linear movement through the space. The guide 28 penetrates through the intensity adjusting means 50 and the other end thereof is disposed to face the buffer means 50. Through this, the guide 28 serves to allow the second crank arm 25b to reciprocate in the same line as the direction in which the pressure bearing 65 moves.

Meanwhile, although the reciprocating means 35 implemented by the crank is shown in FIG. 3, an elliptical rack is formed in place of the rotating plate, and the pinion gear meshed with the teeth formed on the inner or outer circumference of the rack includes the motor 30. It is coupled to the rotating shaft of the), it can also replace the crank by allowing the crank arm to be coupled to this rack.

On the other hand, the battery 21 is disposed using the empty space inside the body case 40 as shown. In this case, the battery 21 may be configured as a secondary battery in the form of a pack, for example, a lithium oxide based secondary battery, and may be formed and disposed in accordance with a form of an installation space inside the battery 21. For example, the battery 21 may be formed in the form of a cylindrical pipe to surround the motor 30 or the guide 28, but the present invention is not limited only to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exemplary view for explaining the configuration of the coupling form and the intensity control means of the portable acupressure device according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 4, the portable acupressure device of the present invention is configured to include an adjustment means for adjusting the strength of the acupressure. The intensity control means 50 may be configured in a physical form unlike other devices for controlling the output of the motor 30.

As an example, in FIG. 1, the portable acupressure device of the present invention is shown to have a strength control switch 12 and a speed control switch 14 separately configured. The speed control switch 14 controls the amount of power supplied from the battery 21 to the motor 30 by adjusting a control signal for controlling the motor 30. For example, the controller 20 may use a method such as pulse width modulation (PWM) control to adjust the amount of power supplied to the motor 30, and a speed control switch may be provided to adjust the PWM. .

Alternatively, the pressure adjustment means 50 that is physically configured for pressure control, that is, intensity, may be configured. The intensity control means 50 may be configured separately from the intensity control switch 12 and the internal structure is configured to the outside, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the intensity control switch 12 and the internal structure are integrally formed Let's proceed.

The intensity control means 50 is configured in the form of an external control switch 12, the external control switch 12 is made to rotate in the outer circumferential or circumferential direction. The angle of rotation is limited so that it rotates only a predetermined amount in stages.

When the user manipulates the external control switch 12 to adjust the intensity, the support 65 is moved in the horizontal direction of FIG. 4, that is, the reciprocating direction of the pressure bearing member 65 by the intensity adjusting means 50. 28) closer or farther away. In other words, the intensity adjusting means 50 reduces the bodily strength felt by the user by reducing the reciprocating distance of the support 65.

For this purpose, the intensity control means 50 may be formed in a cross-sectional structure as shown in FIG. First, the main body case 40 is formed with a recess 41 in the form of a groove by the stepped portion 42. And one side of the control switch 12 of the intensity control means 50 is formed in the shape corresponding to the seating portion 41 and the stepped portion 42 is coupled to the body case 40. Through this, the control switch 12 of the intensity control means 50 can be rotated along the stepped portion 42 of the body case 40. If there is no angle restriction control switch 12 is able to rotate more than 360 degrees around the main body case 40.

The inside of the control switch 12 is threaded as shown, and a thread is formed at one end of the shiatsu part 70 so as to correspond thereto. That is, when the control switch 12 rotates to serve to push or pull the acupressure part 70 by the screw thread, thereby moving away from or close to the crank arm reciprocating along the guide 28.

In addition, the shiatsu portion 70, as shown in the buffer material is disposed between the support 65, the support 65 and the guide 28. The crank arm reciprocating inside the guide 28 pressurizes or releases the shock absorbing means 60. At this time, when the pressure applied to the shock absorbing means 60 is released by the elastic member 65 and the shock absorbing means 60 that are pushed out by the elasticity of the filling material filled in the pressure sensitive body case 79 or the pressure sensitive body case 79. You can retreat. Such a filler 79 may be made of the same material as the acupressure case 79 by thickening the pressure body case 79, it may be formed using a separate filler to limit the present invention only by the bar It is not.

Although illustrated and described in detail as a specific example to illustrate the technical idea of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the same configuration and operation as the specific embodiment as described above, as many variations are within the scope of the present invention. It can be carried out in. Therefore, such variations should also be regarded as belonging to the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims that follow.

10 main body 11 case surface
12: strength control switch 13: power switch
14: speed control switch 15: coupling portion
16: thread 20: control unit
21: battery 30: motor
35: reciprocating means 40: body case
41: seating part 42: stepped part
50: strength control means 60: buffer means
65: acupressure body 70: acupressure part
80: filling material

Claims (3)

A main body unit in which a storage space is formed; A first acupressure unit coupled to one side of the main body; And a second acupressure unit coupled to the other side of the main body by forming a pair with the first acupressure unit,
A motor accommodated and fixed in the accommodation space;
A battery for supplying power to the motor;
A control unit controlling a power supply for driving the motor according to a switch input provided at the main body;
Reciprocating means having a crank arm for converting the rotational motion of the motor into a linear motion;
A pressure body reciprocating as the linear movement of the reciprocating means is provided in the first and second acupressure parts, respectively;
Acupressure part case is coupled to one side to adjust a distance between the first acupressure part or the second acupressure part with the main body part by being coupled between the first acupressure part or the second acupressure part and the main body part. Intensity control means having a dial switch coupled to the other side to rotatably couple the main body part and the acupressure part case to a limited angle;
Disposed between the acupressure body and the reciprocating means to couple the one end of the acupressure body to buffer the pressure generated between the acupressure body and the reciprocating means, and to reciprocate in the acupressure part case according to the operation of the reciprocating means. It is configured to include;
The control unit
By adjusting the amount of power supplied to the motor and the operating speed of the motor and
Portable acupressure device, characterized in that to adjust any one of the strength. The method of claim 1,
And a guide provided inside the main body to guide the reciprocation of the crank arm and having a hole for inserting the crank arm at the center thereof. The method of claim 1,
The crank arm is a portable acupressure device, characterized in that the one end in contact with the pressure portion is formed larger than the other portion, or the contact portion to increase the contact area is formed.

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