Massage Device Equipped with Interchangeable Massage Heads

• US 20140142472A1
• Filed: 11/22/2013
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SEB SA
• Original Assignee: SEB SA
• Inventors: Mandica, Franck, Giraud, Camille
• Granted Patent: US 10,137,054 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/18
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0085 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/02 adapted for simultaneous treatment with light, heat or drugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0014 cylinder-like, i.e. rollers
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0057 the axis being resiliently biased
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0107 modular
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/10 with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/105 with means for delivering media, e.g. drugs or cosmetics
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1654 Layer between the skin and massage elements, e.g. fluid or ball
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1685 interchangeable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5007 computer controlled
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5058 Sensors or detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5092 Optical sensor
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2205/022 Face
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0245 with ultrasonic transducers, e.g. piezoelectric
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/005 hand-held
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 7/007 Kneading
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/30 Apparatus for iontophoresis, i.e. transfer of media in ionic state by an electromotoric force into the body, or cataphoresis
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0659 infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0663 Coloured light

Abstract

The invention concerns massage device including body which contains drive mechanism, at least one type of massage head which includes massage elements, a transmission mechanism which allows the activation of the massage elements under the action of the drive mechanism, installation mechanism which are configured to be installed on and uninstall from the body at least one type of massage head. In accordance with the invention, the device includes recognition means of the type of massage head installed on the body and control mechanisms for said massage device based on the recognition of the type of massage head.

Claims

1. Massage device (1) including:

body (2) which contains drive mechanism (3),

at least one type of massage head (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) which includes massage elements,

a transmission mechanism which allows the massage elements to be activated by the drive mechanism,

installation mechanism (9) which is configured for the installation and removal of at least one type of massage head with the body, characterized in that the device includes recognition means (146) of the type of massage head installed on the body and control mechanisms (161) of said massage device based on the recognition of the type of massage head.

2. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, in which recognition means (13) are mechanical sensors (151 and 152, 164, 165) installed on at least one type of massage head (147) and body (2) and are configured to transfer information to control mechanisms (161) based on the type of massage head installed on the body.

3. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, in which recognition means (146) are magnetic sensors installed on at least one type of massage head (147) and body (2) and are configured to transfer information to control mechanisms (161) based on the type of massage head installed on the body.

4. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, in which recognition means (146) are optical sensors (169, 170) installed on at least one type of massage head (147) and body (2) and are configured to transfer information to control mechanisms (161) based on the type of massage head installed on the body.

5. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, in which control mechanisms (161) are configured to control drive mechanism (3) and alter their action based on the type of massage head (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) installed on body (2).

6. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, which includes a wave emission system (106) installed on the body and wave transfer mechanism (108) from the emission system to massage head (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8).

7. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 6, in which control mechanisms (161) are configured to control wave emission system (106) and alter the waves based on the type of massage head (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) installed on body (2).

8. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, which includes cosmetic product distribution system (77) installed on the body and transfer mechanism (90) to transfer the product from body (2) to massage head (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8).

9. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 8, which includes trigger mechanism (91) of the cosmetic product distribution system configured to allow the operation of said distribution system in manual or automatic mode.

10. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 8, in which control mechanisms (161) are configured to control the cosmetic product distribution system and alter the distribution of the cosmetic product based on the type of massage head (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) installed on body (2).

11. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, in which the installation mechanism (9) include a system to detect the correct installation of massage head (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) on body (2).

12. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, which includes connection mechanisms between drive mechanism (3) and the transmission mechanism configured to adjust of the angle of orientation of the transmission mechanism rather than a motor when massage head (4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) is installed on body (2).

13. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, in which massage head (5) contains application surface (21) and the massage elements comprise at least two massage nozzles which extend perpendicularly to the exterior of the application surface and the massage nozzles appear on the application surface in the shape of virtual concentric circles of center C and in which the transmission mechanism is configured to move the massage nozzles closer together and/or, inversely, to separate them by moving said massage nozzles in one direction and/or the other depending on the patterns which connect them to center C.

14. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, in which massage head (6) contains application surface (23) and the massage elements comprises two massage nozzles which extend perpendicularly to the exterior of the application surface, the transmission mechanism are configured to trigger the rotation of the two nozzles in accordance with an axis perpendicular to the application surface, with a oscillation.

15. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, in which massage head (7) contains application surface (25) and the massage elements comprises three massage nozzles inclined to the exterior the application surface and the transmission mechanism is configured to trigger the rotation of the three massage nozzles in accordance with three fixed axes respective, perpendicular to the application surface.

16. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, in which massage head (8) includes an application surface and the massage elements comprise at least two massage fingers which extend to the exterior of the application surface and the massage fingers and the transmission mechanism are configured for former a claw.

17. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 13, in which massage head (5, 6, 7 and 8) includes a soft skin (29) which covers massage elements (22a, 22b, 22c, 24a, 24b, 26a, 26b, 26c, 28a and 28b).

18. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 13, in which massage head includes crown (56) which extends perpendicularly to the application surface and the transmission mechanism is configured to trigger an oscillation of the crown around an axis perpendicular to the application surface.

19. Massage device in accordance with claim 1, in which massage head (4) includes application surface (31) and the massage elements comprise two massage wheels installed along two parallel longitudinal axes, with a gap between them, and extend partially outside the application surface in which the transmission mechanism is configured to cause synchronized and inverse rotation of the two wheels so that, when seen in a plane perpendicular to two axes, the section of the massage wheel on the left which extends outside of the application surface turns counterclockwise and the section of the massage wheel on the right which extends outside the application surface turns clockwise.

20. Massage device (1) in accordance with claim 1, which includes a trans-dermal ionization treatment mechanism which is configured to transfer a current on the skin during the application of said massage device to increase and/or accelerate the penetration of a cosmetic product.