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US 6,190,339 B1Granted
Massage device
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
InventorsMikiharu Imazaike, Hironori Iwamoto, Keiji Hata, Yoshiyuki Miyake, Yoshikazu Okada
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Abstract
A massage device has first and second massage members. The first massage member performs a circulating motion including (i) a massage zone where the member approaches the second massage member in a locus which swells in an outward direction as seen from a massage arm; and (ii) a release zone where the member separates from the second massage member in a locus which is shorter than the massage zone. The second massage member performs a reciprocal rocking motion in synchronization with the first massage member.
Claims17
A massage device comprising:
- a first massage arm and a second massage arm;
- a first massage member and a second massage member respectively disposed at ends of said first and said second massage arms;
- and
- means for driving said first massage arm such that said first massage member moves through a circulating motion including only
- (i) a massage zone exclusively defined by an approaching motion of said first massage member in a direction toward said second massage member, and
- (ii) a release zone exclusively defined by a retreating motion of said first massage member in a direction away from said second massage member;
- wherein a travel distance of said first massage member through said massage zone is greater than that through said release zone.
4 more elements
A massage device comprising:
- a pair of massage arms;
- a pair of massage members which are respectively disposed at tip ends of said massage arms;
- driving means for driving said massage arms to change a space between said massage members, thereby causing said massage members to perform a massage action;
- and
- instructing means for instructing a stop of an operation of said driving means;
- and
- controlling means for, when said instructing means produces an instruction, stopping the operation of said driving means at a timing when the space between said massage members has a preset size;
- wherein said driving means drives a first massage arm of said pair of massage arms, such that a first massage member of said pair of massage members moves through a circulating motion including only,
- (i) a massage zone exclusively defined by an approaching motion of said first massage member in a direction toward a second massage member of said pair of massage members, and
- (ii) a release zone exclusively defined by a retreating motion of said first massage member in a direction away from said second massage member;
- and
- wherein a travel distance of said first massage member through said massage zone is greater than that through said release zone.
9 more elements
A massage device comprising:
- a pair of massage arms;
- a pair of massage members being respectively disposed at tip ends of said massage arms;
- means for driving a first massage arm of said massage arms and a first massage member of said massage members so as to change a space between the pair of massage members to perform a massage action;
- wherein said driving means drives said first massage arm, such that said first massage member moves through a circulating motion including only
- (i) a massage zone exclusively defined by an approaching motion of said first massage member in a direction toward a second massage member of said pair of massage members, and
- (ii) a release zone exclusively defined by a retreating motion of said first massage member in a direction away from said second massage member;
- wherein a travel distance of said first massage member through said massage zone is greater than that through said release zone;
- and
- wherein time during which said first massage member moves in the massage zone is longer than that in the release zone.
6 more elements
A massage device comprising:
- a first massage arm and a second massage arm;
- a first massage member and a second massage member respectively disposed at ends of said first and said second massage arms;
- and
- a driving mechanism that drives said first massage arm such that said first massage member moves through a circulating motion including only
- (i) a massage zone exclusively defined by an approaching motion of said first massage member in a direction toward said second massage member, and
- (ii) a release zone exclusively defined by a retreating motion of said first massage member in a direction away from said second massage member;
- wherein a travel distance of said first massage member through said massage zone is greater than that through said release zone.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.