Handheld massage device
OwnerMing-Wei Tsaiinventor
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Abstract
A handheld massage device includes an actuator mechanism and a massage unit received in an outer housing. The actuator includes a motor, a bearing and a tilting piece having a first shaft coupled with the motor and a second shaft fitted into the bearing. The crank-shaped first and second shafts do not lie on a straight line. The massage unit has a base plate and massage elements mounted on the base plate. The massage elements protrude from one end of the outer housing. The bearing is fitted in the base plate. Because the first and second shafts form an angle therebetween, the base plate is tilted and swings like a conical pendulum. Therefore, the massage elements on the base plate move back and forth along a direction of an axle of the motor, thereby providing kneading and percussion massages on the user's body.
Claims10
A handheld massage device, comprising:
- an outer housing having a handle portion, the handle portion curving to form a hand held space;
- an actuator mechanism disposed in the outer housing and comprising a motor, a bearing and a tilting piece, wherein the tilting piece has a first shaft coupled with the motor and a second shaft fitted in the bearing, the first shaft and the second shaft do not lie on a straight line and form an angle therebetween;
- a massage unit coupled with the actuator mechanism and including a base plate, wherein the bearing is coupled with the base plate, at least one massage element is mounted on the base plate, the massage element is exposed out of an end of the outer housing, the base plate is not perpendicular to an axle of the motor and is tilted with an angle;
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- an electric controller having a circuit board disposed in the outer housing and a switch disposed outside of the outer housing, wherein the switch coupled with the circuit board and the motor is electrically connected with the circuit board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.