Driving mechanism for a massage chair

• US 8,480,603 B2
• Filed: 04/08/2011
• Issued: 07/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hsin Hao Health Materials Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hsin Hao Health Materials Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Yuan-Chuen
• Primary Examiner(s): MATTER, KRISTEN CLARETTE
• Application Number:
  US13/082,401
• Publication Number:
  US 20120259256A1
• Time in Patent Office: 823 Days
• Field of Search: 601/84, 601/86, 601/90, 601/97, 601/98, 601/99, 601/101, 601/134
• US Class Current: 601/98
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 15/0078 power-driven
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2015/0028 disc-like, i.e. diameter substantially greater than width
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0149 Seat or chair
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1215 Rotary drive
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/149 rotation-linear or vice versa
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1669 moving along the body in a reciprocating manner
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/1676 Pivoting

Abstract

A driving mechanism for a massage chair, the massage chair has a primary frame and a massaging set, the primary frame having a vertical bidirectional screw rod, a passive member connected to the massaging set jacketed onto the bidirectional screw rod. The massaging set utilizes the driving motor to provide synchronized massage movements and vertical movements, and the massaging set engages with the passive member and the bidirectional screw rod such that when the massaging set reaches to the very top end or the very bottom end the bidirectional screw rod it directly changes its direction of movement without any sensor, which can reduce and simplify structural costs.

Claims

1. A driving mechanism for a massage chair, the massage chair comprising a primary frame and a massaging set, the primary frame having a vertical bidirectional screw rod, a passive member connected to the massaging set jacketed onto the bidirectional screw rod;

the driving mechanism characterized in that;

the massaging set comprises an integration space on a side for accepting a driving motor, an active end of the driving motor having an engaging gear inserted through the integration space;

the bidirectional screw rod vertically disposed on the primary frame and adjacent to the driving motor, the bidirectional screw rod having a first sliding slot and a second sliding slot, each having a stroke opposite the other, and both upper and lower ends of each stroke of the first and second sliding slots respectively forming a connecting slot connecting to each other;

a passive member jacketed onto the bidirectional screw rod and providing an engaging member that engages with the first and second sliding slots of the bidirectional screw rod such that the passive member is capable of moving along the bidirectional screw rod, and the passive member is disposed in the integration space of the massaging set, a plurality of driving teeth and a plurality of engaging teeth respectively formed on an upper and lower end of the passive member, and the engaging teeth engaging with the driving motor via the engaging gear in the integration and the driving teeth of the passive member engage a transmission gear coupled to a first shaft.

2. The driving mechanism for a massage chair as claimed in claim 1, wherein the primary frame further comprises two sliding tracks, one on each side of the primary frame, two corresponding sides of the massaging set engage with the sliding tracks of the primary frame such that the massaging set is limited to the primary frame and capable of sliding movements.

3. The driving mechanism for a massage chair as claimed in claim 1, wherein the massaging set further comprises two massaging arms, the two massaging arms are symmetrically driven by the first driving shaft and two swing arms.

4. The driving mechanism for a massage chair as claimed in claim 3, wherein the driving motor passes through the integration space to engage with a second driving shaft connected to the swing arms such that the first driving shaft is also able to drive the two massaging arms of the massaging set.