KR20220004537A - Perineal Region Massage Device for Massage Device, And Method for Controlling the Same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a massager having a perineal massage function capable of applying heat to the user's perineum while applying upward pressure to the user's perineum.

Description

Massager having a perineal massage function and a control method therefor

The present invention relates to a massage device, and more particularly, to a massage device having a perineal massage function capable of applying pressure upward and simultaneously applying heat to the perineum of a user seated on the massage device, and a method for controlling the same.

As the industry is advanced and the time spent sitting on a chair rather than physical labor is gradually increasing, awareness of the importance of the chair is spreading. Accordingly, in recent years, various types of comfortable and comfortable chairs based on human body science have been developed and put to practical use.

However, no matter how comfortable a chair is, if you sit for a long time, the seat of the chair compresses the perineum and prostate of the seated person due to the cushioning action, thereby impairing blood circulation. There is a problem that causes disease, and since the seated person's buttocks are in close contact with the seat and ventilation is not achieved, sweating in the groin in summer is pointed out as a cause of cystic cysts, vaginal diseases, and the like.

On the other hand, the muscles of the human body are developed by repeated contraction and relaxation, but the muscles that do not contract are left in a relaxed state, drooping and sagging, and thus cannot develop. Likewise, if the perineum is contracted, the related organs are developed, but if you do not exercise frequently, it sags and sags and cannot be developed.

According to the presentations of Dr. Kegel of the United States and Professor Ilbin Chae of China on these contractions of the perineum, if you repeatedly contract and train the muscles around the perineum, you can treat urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction, as well as menopausal symptoms and chronic constipation. It is known that the back can be relieved. Recently, even among non-specialists, the effect of this perineal contraction exercise is widely recognized.

In addition, in oriental medicine, the body has an energy circulation system called meridians, and if there is an abnormality in the body, the flow of meridians is stagnant somewhere. Therefore, when there is an abnormality in the body or when you want to improve the function of the body, acupressure therapy has been widely used as a means to restore normal circulation function by stimulating the acupuncture points or to improve the function.

Acupressure is widely known as a good way to improve sexual function, as well as to relieve menopausal symptoms, chronic constipation, etc. In addition, recently, several devices for acupressure around the perineum have been developed and used, and as a representative example, a local massage device that can vibrate and massage the perineum and anus at the same time is disclosed in Patent Registration No. 10-2021729. have.

The conventional massage device capable of massaging the perineum as in the registered patent installs a support member at approximately the center of a seat portion supporting the user's buttocks, and configures a vibrator and acupressure member on the support member to provide the vibrator. By applying pressure to the user's perineum by periodic vibration and acupressure of the acupressure member, it can be stimulated.

However, such a conventional local massage device has a problem in that it is impossible to install it in a massager designed to massage the user's back, buttocks, and thighs while the massage unit moves from the backrest of the massager to the thigh. That is, when the conventional local massage device is installed in the seat part of the massager, there is a problem that the massage unit cannot move to the buttocks and thighs or cannot massage the buttocks and thighs due to interference with the massage unit.

In addition, the conventional local massage device has a problem that it is difficult to control the pressure that presses the perineum, which may give inconvenience to the user, and there is also a problem that it is difficult to provide heat along with the pressure to the perineum.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-2021729 Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0903912

The present invention is to solve the above problem, and an object of the present invention is to effectively apply pressure upward to the user's perineum, and to provide heat along with pressure to the perineum to maximize the perineal massage function. It is to provide a massager having a and a control method therefor.

Another object of the present invention is that the perineal airbag and the massage unit are installed even if the perineal airbag that stimulates the perineum is installed in the seat part of the massager designed to massage the user's back, buttocks, and thighs while the massage unit moves from the backrest of the massager to the thigh. It is to provide a massager having a perineal massage function that can minimize the interference and a method for controlling the same.

A massage machine having a perineal massage function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, supports the user's back portion, the backrest frame is formed to be open to the opening; a seat frame connected to the lower end of the backrest frame to support the user's buttocks and thighs, the seat frame having an opening communicating with the opening of the backrest frame; a massage unit for massaging the user's body part while moving along both sides of the opening of the backrest frame and the seat frame; an elastic band made of a resilient material and installed to cross the opening of the seat frame, and transmitting the pressing force applied from the massage unit to the user's buttocks or thighs through the opening of the seat frame; a perineal airbag installed on the elastic band to pressurize the user's perineum upward while expanding by the air supplied from the outside; and an air supply unit for injecting and discharging air into the perineal airbag.

The massager according to one aspect of the present invention may further include a perineal heating heater installed on the upper surface of the perineal airbag to generate heat by power applied from the outside.

In addition, the massage machine according to another aspect of the present invention may further include a heater fixing clip for fixing the end of the perineal heating heater to the end of the perineal airbag.

The massager according to another aspect of the present invention includes an anal airbag installed at the rear of the perineal airbag to pressurize the user's anus while expanding by air supplied from the outside, and installed on the upper surface of the anal airbag. It may further include an anal heating heater that generates heat by power applied from the outside.

The massager according to another aspect of the present invention may further include a thigh airbag installed on both sides of the front part of the perineal airbag to pressurize the user's thigh upward while inflating by air supplied from the outside.

A support pad may be laminated on the lower surface of the perineal airbag and the thigh airbag.

The elastic band, the perineal airbag, and the thigh airbag are embedded inside an outer cover made of a flexible material and installed inside the outer cover. A plurality of pockets in the form of pockets with one side open so that both ends of the thigh airbag are inserted and supported while being inserted. This may be provided.

One end of the elastic band is fixed to one side of the seat frame by a screw, and the other end of the elastic band is in the form of a ring, and the other end of the elastic band is wound and fixed with a band connection ring and the band connection ring connected to the seat frame It may be fixed to the other side of the seat frame by a band coupling member including a connection bracket that is screwed to the other side of the seat frame.

The massager according to another aspect of the present invention includes a vibrating protrusion formed to protrude upward from the upper surface of the perineal airbag, and a vibrating motor installed inside the vibrating protrusion to generate vibration by power applied from the outside. may include

A method for controlling a massager according to the present invention,

(S1) moving the massage unit along the rails of the backrest frame and the seat frame while massaging the user's body part;

(S2) When performing the step (S1), air is supplied to the perineal airbag to inflate while the massage unit is positioned in the back frame, and the massage unit descends from the back frame to enter the inside of the opening of the seat frame. When the massage unit passes a specified point at the lower end of the backrest frame, the step of deflating by discharging air from the perineal airbag;

includes

According to the present invention, the perineum airbag is installed in the seat part of the massager, and air is supplied and discharged to expand and contract, and heat is provided through the perineal heater to stimulate the user's perineal muscles and activate blood circulation to improve sexual function. It is effective in improving and relieving menopausal symptoms and chronic constipation.

In particular, the perineum airbag is stably supported on the elastic band of high elasticity that crosses the opening of the seat frame to apply pressure and heat to the perineum, and the acupressure action of the buttocks and thighs by the massage unit can proceed without interference.

In addition, when the anal airbag is configured in parallel with the perineal airbag, the perineum and the anal area are simultaneously or selectively pressurized and heat is provided to stimulate the anus as well as the perineum, thereby providing an effect in treating or preventing diseases of the anal area.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a massager having a perineal massage function according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a main configuration for performing perineal massage in the massager shown in Figure 1;
3 is a perspective view of the main configuration of the massager shown in FIG.
4A and 4B are front views showing different embodiments of the airbag constituting the massager shown in FIG. 1 ;
5 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the elastic band constituting the massager shown in FIG. 1 .
6 is a cross-sectional view of the elastic band shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a view showing an embodiment of the combined structure of the perineal airbag and perineal heating heater constituting the massager shown in FIG. 1 .
8 is a cross-sectional view seen from the side of the massage device shown in FIG.
9 is a plan view showing a state in which the main components of the massage machine shown in FIG. 1 are mounted on the exterior cover.
10 is a cross-sectional view of the main components of the massage machine shown in FIG.
11 is a plan view of a massager according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 11 .
13 is a perspective view of a massager according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure described above will become more apparent through the following examples in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The following specific structural or functional descriptions are only exemplified for the purpose of describing embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure, and the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure may be implemented in various forms and described in the present specification or application. It should not be construed as being limited to the examples.

Since the embodiment according to the concept of the present disclosure may have various changes and may have various forms, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the present specification or application. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concept of the present disclosure to a specific form of disclosure, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Terms such as first and/or second may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from other elements, for example, without departing from the scope of rights according to the concept of the present disclosure, a first element may be named as a second element, and similar The second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it is understood that other components may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that no other element is present in the middle. Other expressions for describing the relationship between elements, such as "between" and "in between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to", should be interpreted similarly.

The terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the described feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof exists, and includes one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that the existence or addition of steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof is not precluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present specification. does not

1 to 3, the massager 1 forms an area for accommodating at least a portion of the user's body, and a body massage part 2 for massaging the user's body, and the user's It may include a leg massage unit 3 for massaging the legs.

The body massage unit 2 is provided with a backrest 2a for supporting the user's back in a state in which the user is seated, and a seat 2b for supporting the buttocks and thighs, the backrest 2a and the seat. The part (2b) is provided with a backrest frame (4) and a seat frame (5) for supporting the user's load and installing and supporting various components such as a massage unit (7) for massage. An opening is formed in the middle portion of the backrest frame 4 and the seat frame 5 to be opened, and rails 6 are installed to extend up and down on both sides of the opening. The back frame (4) and seat frame (5) are made of polyester with an interior material such as urethane foam, sponge, or foamed styrol to comfortably support each part of the user's body. It is covered with an exterior cover made of synthetic leather or natural leather or the like.

At the rear of the back frame 4 and the seat frame 5, a massage unit 7 that provides an arbitrary form of mechanical stimulation to the user moves up and down along the rail 6, the user's back and waist, It is installed so as to massage the buttocks and thighs. The massage unit 7 includes a sample member 7a capable of providing a mechanical stimulus such as 'tapping' or 'rubbing' by applying vibration and pressure to various parts of the user's body. As the sample member 7a, a roller or a ball may be applied.

The seat frame 5 is connected to the lower end of the backrest frame 4 to support the user's buttocks and thighs. An opening 5a is formed in the middle portion of the seat frame 5 to open up and down so that the massage unit 7 can press and massage the user's buttocks and thighs.

A perineal airbag 110 and a thigh airbag 130 for massaging the perineum and thighs of a seated user by pressing upwards are installed in the approximately central and front portions of the seat frame 5 . The thigh airbag 130 is arranged to cross the front end of the seat frame 5 from side to side, and the perineal airbag 110 is arranged at the rear of the central portion of the thigh airbag 130 . The perineal airbag 110 and the thigh airbag 130 may be integrally formed, but each is formed to be spaced apart so that the perineal airbag 110 and the thigh airbag 130 can independently inflate and contract.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the perineal airbag 110 and the thigh airbag 130 may be configured in one stage in the vertical direction, but may be formed in only multiple stages as shown in FIG. 4B. When the perineal airbag 110 and the thigh airbag 130 are formed in multiple stages, the perineal airbag 110 and the thigh airbag 130 are formed in the partition walls 111 and 131 in which the holes 112 and 132 through which air passes are formed. It is divided into multi-stage by a bellows, the outer surface is in the form of a bellows, and the direction of expansion is defined as up and down when air is injected and expanded, thereby maximizing acupressure stimulation of the perineum and thigh.

The perineum airbag 110 and the thigh airbag 130 press the user's perineum and thigh upwards while expanding or contracting while air is injected or discharged by an air supply unit (not shown) configured in a predetermined portion of the massager 1 . or relax. The air supply unit may be configured by applying a known air injection and exhaust device such as an air compressor.

The perineal airbag 110 is installed and supported on the elastic band 140 installed on the opening 5a of the seat frame 5 . The elastic band 140 is made of a material having elasticity, such as rubber or silicone, and is in the form of a long plate from side to side, and both ends are fixed to both ends of the seat frame 5 by fixing means such as screws 142 . The elastic band 140 is installed to cross the opening 5a of the seat frame 5 from side to side to support the perineal airbag 110, and at the same time, through the opening 5a of the seat frame 5, the massage unit ( 7) serves to transmit the pressing force applied by the sample member 7a to the user's buttocks or thighs. That is, the elastic band 140 functions to support the perineal airbag 110 while allowing the pressing force of the massage unit 7 to be smoothly transmitted to the user's body parts (hips and thighs).

As in this embodiment, the elastic band 140 may be fixed with screws 142 to both ends of the seat frame 5 at both ends, but one end of the elastic band 140 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 . The part is fixed to one side of the seat frame 5 by a screw 142, and the other end of the elastic band 140 may be fixed to the other side of the seat frame 5 by a band coupling member 145. . The band coupling member 145 is in the form of a long long hole in the front and rear direction, and one end of the elastic band 140 is wound and fixed with a band connection ring 146 and the band connection ring 146 is connected to the seat frame (5). It includes a 'C'-shaped connection bracket 147 that is screwed to the other side of the . A hook portion 148 connected while being caught on the end of the connection bracket 147 is integrally formed with the band connection ring 146 .

Therefore, the connection bracket 147 is fixed to one end of the seat frame 5 with a screw 142, and one end of the elastic band 140 is inserted into the band connection ring 146, sewn and connected, and then the elastic band 140 is connected. ) by pulling toward the connection bracket 147 to apply a predetermined tensile force to the elastic band 140, hook the hook portion 148 of the band connection ring 146 to the connection bracket 147 to install the elastic band 140 have. At this time, since it can be fixed by applying a predetermined tensile force to the elastic band 140 as described above, when the perineal airbag 110 expands and applies pressure upward, the perineal airbag 110 is more elastically supported to prevent loss of pressing force. can do.

Referring back to FIGS. 1 to 3 , the thigh airbag 130 is supported on the front end of the seat frame 5 from the outside of the front portion of the elastic band 140 .

In addition, a support pad 150 such as a sponge may be stacked on the lower surface of the perineal airbag 110 and the thigh airbag 130 .

A perineal heating heater 120 for providing heat to the perineum is installed on the upper surface of the perineal airbag 110 . The perineal heating heater 120 has a structure in which a heating wire is installed in a rectangular pad-shaped planar heating heater or a rectangular heat conduction pad, and heat is generated by the power applied from the control device of the massager 1 to provide heat to the perineum of the user. . The perineal warm heater 120 may be adhered to the upper surface of the perineal airbag 110 by an adhesive. When the perineal airbag 110 repeats expansion and contraction, the adhesive strength of the adhesive is weakened, so that the perineal warm heater 120 is It can be separated from the upper surface of the perineal airbag 110 . In order to prevent this, as shown in FIG. 7 , the end of the perineal warm heater 120 may be firmly fixed to the end of the perineal airbag 110 using the heater fixing clip 122 . The heater fixing clip 122 is made of an approximately 'C'-shaped clip with the upper and lower ends curved, and the end of the perineal heating heater 120 and the end of the perineal airbag 110 are inserted between the upper and lower ends after the upper and lower ends of the clip 122 are inserted. While the lower end is gripped by a tool, the end of the perineal heating heater 120 and the end of the perineal airbag 110 are firmly fixed.

8 to 10, the perineal airbag 110, the perineal heating heater 120, the thigh airbag 130, and the support pad 150 are an external cover in the form of a pocket made of a flexible material such as leather or cloth. (160) is embedded and installed inside. At this time, one side of the thigh airbag 130 is opened so that both ends of the thigh airbag 130 are inserted and supported inside the outer cover 160 so that the thigh airbag 130 can maintain its original position without moving inside the outer cover 160 . A plurality of pockets 161 in the form of a pocket may be provided.

The outer cover 160 is a cover disposed on the outside of the massager 1 and can comfortably support the user's buttocks and thighs. It is made of a flexible material that can be delivered smoothly to the perineum and thighs.

The upper surface of the outer cover 160 may be formed of a mesh sheet 162 to more smoothly transmit the pressing force caused by the expansion of the perineal airbag 110 and the thigh airbag 130 .

The massage device 1 of the present invention as described above, when the user selects the perineal massage mode in the input unit (not shown) for the operation of the massage device 1 after being seated on the seat portion 2b (see Fig. 1), the air supply unit Air is supplied to the perineal airbag 110 from (not shown), the perineal airbag 110 expands and presses the user's perineum upward, and the control device of the massager 1 applies power to the perineal heating heater 120 By heating the perineum heating heater 120 to provide heat to the perineum. When performing the perineal massage function by the operation of the perineal airbag 110 and the perineal heating heater 120, the massage unit 7 of the massager 1 is installed on the backrest frame 4 and the seat frame 5. Rails While moving along (6), it is possible to simultaneously perform a function of massaging the user's back, waist, buttocks, and thighs.

At this time, in a state in which the perineal airbag 110 is inflated, the massage unit 7 presses the buttocks and thighs to give a massage, the massage unit 7 and a part of the perineal airbag 110 (edge portion) Interference may cause a problem in which the perineal airbag 110 is damaged or durability is reduced. In order to prevent this, the air supply unit 7 of the massage device 1 is positioned outside the opening 5a of the seat frame 5, that is, while the massage unit 7 is positioned on the back frame 4, Inflate by supplying air to the perineal airbag 110, and when the massage unit 7 descends from the backrest frame 4 and enters the opening 5a of the seat frame 5, the massage unit 7 moves the backrest. When passing through a predetermined point (for example, a curved point where the backrest frame 4 and the seat frame 5 are connected to each other) at the lower end of the frame 4, the air is discharged from the perineal airbag 110 to supply air to contract. and control emissions.

That is, in the process of providing a massage function to the user's body part while the massage unit 7 moves along the rail 6 installed on the back frame 4 and the seat frame 5, the massage unit 7 moves along the back frame ( 4) while descending, the operation of the air supply unit is controlled to discharge and contract the air from the perineal airbag 110 just before entering the inside of the opening 5a of the seat frame 5.

11 and 12 show another embodiment of the present invention, and the massage device of this embodiment is installed so that the vibrating protrusion 171 protrudes upwardly on the upper surface of the perineal airbag 110, and the vibrating protrusion 171 is inside the A vibration motor 172 for generating vibration by power applied from the control device of the massager 1 is installed. When the vibrating protrusion 171 and the vibration motor 172 are installed together with the perineal heating heater 120 on the upper part of the perineal airbag 110 in this way, it provides pressure and heat to the user's perineum and applies vibration to the perineal muscles. can be more stimulating.

Also, FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of the present invention. The massager of this embodiment additionally comprises an anal airbag 180 for pressing the user's anus at the rear of the perineal airbag 110, and the anal part The airbag 180 expands by air supplied from an air supply unit (not shown) to pressurize and contract the user's anus.

An anal heating heater 182 in the form of a square pad that generates heat by power applied from the outside may also be installed on the upper surface of the anal airbag 180 .

According to the present invention as described above, the perineal airbag 110 is installed in the seat portion 2b of the massager 1, and the air is supplied and discharged to expand and contract, and heat is provided through the perineal heating heater 120. It stimulates the user's perineum muscles and activates blood circulation, thereby improving sexual function, menopausal symptoms, and chronic constipation.

In particular, the perineum airbag 110 is stably supported on the elastic band 140 of high elasticity that crosses the opening 5a of the seat frame 5 to apply pressure and heat to the perineum.

In addition, when the anal airbag 180 is configured in parallel with the perineal airbag 110, the perineum and the anal area are simultaneously or selectively pressurized and heat is provided to stimulate the anal area together with the perineum to treat or prevent diseases of the anal area. effect can be obtained.

As shown in the figure, the perineal airbag 110 and/or the anal airbag 180 is in the form of a bellows, and when air is injected and inflated, the inflation direction can be defined up and down, and accordingly, acupressure stimulation of the perineum and anus has the effect of maximizing

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various changes, modifications and equivalents may be used in the present invention. It is clear that the present invention can be equally applied by appropriately modifying the above embodiments. Accordingly, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, which is defined by the limits of the following claims.

1: Massager 2: Body massager
2a: backrest 2b: seat
3: Leg massage part 4: Back frame
5: seat frame 6: rail
7: massage unit 7a: sample member
110: perineum airbag 120: perineal heating heater
130: thigh airbag 140: elastic band
145: band coupling member 146: band connection ring
147: connection bracket 148: hook part
150: support pad 160: external cover
161: pocket 162: mesh sheet
171: vibration protrusion 172: vibration motor
180: anal airbag 182: anal heating heater

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