US 7,927,294 B2 · Massaging device

Abstract

Disclosed are devices capable of performing a massage and wash on a scalp or massage on an affected area gently and effectively by a brush section or a treating section thereof. A plurality of projections are integrally formed on a surface of a flexible body plate of brush section, so that the projections are symmetrical with respect to an axis line A and an axis line D of the projection is perpendicular with the surface of the body plate. An edge of the body plate is fixed on a frame. A motor serving as a drive section is activated allowing a reciprocating drive means to repeatedly deform the body plate coupled thereto between an upwardly-deflected curved concave position and a downwardly-deflected curved convex position along the axis line A, thereby allowing each distance among a plurality of the projections to open and close-repeatedly to provide an repetitive action of kneading and pushing/stretching the scalp. Accordingly, the scalp massage and the scalp and hair wash are achieved.

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Dependent claims

A massaging device comprising:

a treating section including:
a body plate made of a flexible material, said body plate being shaped to be planar and circular, or to be a substantially planar oval;
and a plurality of projections protruded in a direction intersecting with a surface of said body plate, the plurality of said projections being arranged substantially annularly with respect to a central axis line of said body plate;
and,
a drive section, wherein a frame is attached to said drive section retaining a periphery of said body plate of said treating section under a condition where an orientation relative to said drive section is substantially fixed, and a reciprocating drive means for deflecting said body plate in a direction intersecting with a surface of said body plate is disposed in said drive section, wherein by utilizing said reciprocating drive means, said body plate is repeatedly deformed between an upwardly-deflected curved concave position and a downwardly-deflected curved convex position.

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A massaging device comprising:

a treating section including:
a body plate made of a flexible material, said body plate being shaped to be planar and circular, or a substantially planar oval;
and a plurality of projections protruded in a direction intersecting with a surface of said body plate;
and,
a drive section, wherein a frame attached to said drive section retaining a periphery of said body plate of said treating section under a condition where an orientation relative to said drive section is substantially fixed, and a reciprocating drive means for deflecting said body plate in a direction intersecting with a surface of said body plate is disposed in said drive section, wherein by utilizing said reciprocating drive means, said body plate is repeatedly deformed between an upwardly-deflected curved concave position and a downwardly-deflected curved convex position;
wherein assuming that an oscillatory direction of said body plate at a maximum amplitude section thereof is set as a central axis line, a plurality of said projections are arranged substantially annularly with respect to said central axis line, and some of the plurality of said projections include first projections, each having an opposed surface, said opposed surfaces facing said central axis line and having a triangular shape with a side of a distal end tapered and with a side of a proximal end, which is connected to said body plate, widened gradually.

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