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MASSAGE DEVICE
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a massage device, and especially
relates to a device for providing hot compress and cold compress and
achieving the effects of promoting blood circulation, protecting
muscles or eyes, and relaxing human body and massage.
2. Description of Related Art
The electronic applications, such as computers, smart phones,
and etc., have become daily necessities due to technology development.
Lots of people are using computers or electronic devices (such as
tablets and smart phones) for work, entertainment, search, read, and
etc.. Therefore, paper work is gradually replaced by electronic devices
and smart phones.
15. The eyes are easy to
be tired, dry, sore, and red due to the
electronic devices with blue lights and small words while seeing them
for a long time. Therefore, many eye protection products are developed.
Besides the necessity of the eye protection is important, other portions
of human body may be also pain due to overu.se or collision. The
massage device may be used for relaxing affecting regions with hot
compress or cold compress. The descriptions of the massage device for
eyes are only for example and other massage devices are omiited, but
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not limited thereto.
There are many massage devices for relaxing eyes in health care
market Please refer to TW patent no. M386892 (a first generation
massage device disclosed by the applicant) and FIG. 1, a massage
device is disclosed (the numerals hereafter are referenced to the patent
M386892) and mainly comprises a strip 1 and hot and cold compress
member 2 arranged at the strip 1. The compress member 3 may include
a water bag 21, a heat conducting member 22, and a semiconductor
cooling member 23. The water bag 21 is used for pasting on eyes of
human. The water bag 21 has a connection hole 215 for providing the
heat conducting member 22 to pass through. The semiconductor
cooling member 23 is arranged on the heat conducting member 22. The
compress member 2 may include a cooling assembly 27 arranged at the
heat dissipating member 25. The cooling assembly 27 may include a
stand 26 corresponding to a heat dissipating piece 251 and a fan 272
arranged with the stand 26 and used for cooling the heat dissipating
piece 251.
The temperature of the above mentioned massage device is
controlled to heat or cool the heat conducting member 22 through the
semiconductor cooling member 23 and the temperature of water in the
water bag 21 may be controlled by the heat conducting member 22 so
as to achieve the effects of hot compress and cold compress and relax
eyes. However, the design of the fan 272 only enhances the convection
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around the hot air and the cold air. It may limit the effect of heat
dissipation. Therefore, a second generation massage device is
developed (please reference to TW application no. 102119966 and
shown as in FIGs. 2 and 3) and comprises a hot and cold compress
member 1, a circulating water tank 2, and a strip 15.
The compress member 1 includes a water bag 11, a heat
conducting member 12, a cooling member 13, and a heat dissipating
member 14. One side of the water bag 11 may be pasted at eyes of
human. The heat conducting member 12 may be assembled to the other
side of the water bag 11 opposite to the side pasted 011 eyes. The
cooling member 13 is assembled to one side of the heat conducting
member 12 opposite to the side assembled the water bag 11. The heat
dissipating member 14 is pasted at the cooling member 13 and the
water bag 11 and arranged at the circulating water tank 2 for
circulation.
The circulating water tank 2 has at least one temperature control
unit 21 for cooling the temperature of liquid in the heat conducting
member 14.
The strip 15 is connected with the compress member 1 and
surrounded the head of human.
Accordingly, the temperature of the liquid in the heat conducting
member 12 may be controlled through the cooling member 13 so that
the water bag 11 has the effects of hot compress and cold compress to
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relax eyes. The cold water in the heat dissipating member 14 is
regulated so that the heat may be transmitted between the heat
dissipating member 14 and the cooling member 13 to quickly dissipate
heat generated from the cooling member 13.
There are some drawbacks derived from the second generation
massage device (shown as in FIGs. 2 to 3) and described as below.
Firstly, it is easy to be rusty and decrease thermal conductivity
because the heat conducting member 12 is fastened in the water bag 11
by the fastening member 111 and the metal plate of the heat conducting
member 12 is soaked in water of the water bag 11.
Secondly, it will be loosed and leakage because the fastening
member 111 is soaked in water of the water bag 11 and then easy to be
rusty so that the structure of the massage device is unstable and
dangers will happen due to leakages of electricity or water.
Thirdly, the leakage of water is easily happened to the water bag
11 while the fastening member 11 is loosed because the water bag 11 is
fastened on the heat conducting member 12 or heat conducting plate 18
and the water bag 11 is made by plastic materials.
Fourthly, no matter what the fastening member Ill is a screw for
screwing tightly or used an adhesive to stick on, an interval or gap is
formed due to difference in temperature and thermal expansion and
contraction so that the water bag 11 made by plastic materials and the
metal plate of the heat conducting member 12 or heat dissipating
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member 18 are hard to combine with each other.
Fifthly, heat is easy staying around the heat conducting plate 18
or the heat conducting member 12 and hard to be dissipated to other
regions to balance temperature while heating or cooling water in the
water bag 11 due to the heat conducting plate 18 or the heat conducting
member 12 are arranged in a fixed position disposed in the water bag
11. It cannot hot compress or cold compress around eyes and the
effects is also decreased.
Furthermore, please reference to FIG. 5 (please also reference to
TW patent no. M485036), another kind of massage device is used for
whole face of human, but it still has the drawbacks the same as the
second generation massage device.
In view of the foregoing circumstances, the inventor has invested
a lot of time to study the relevant knowledge, compare the pros and
cons, research and develop related products. After quite many
experiments and tests, the "massage device" of this invention is
eventually launched to improve the foregoing shortcomings, to meet
the public use.
SUMMARY OF THE IN VENTION
In order to improve above mentioned drawbacks, a massage
device is provided. The massage device may comprise a hot and cold
compress member and a circulating water tank, wherein:
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the compress member includes a main body, an accommodating
body, a water bag, and a fastening plate, a receiving space is formed
inside the main body for receiving the accommodating body, the water
bag, and the fastening plate;
a plurality of accommodating portions are formed at one side of
the accommodating body, and a pasting portion is arranged at the other
side of the accommodating body opposite to the side formed the
accommodating portions, the pasting portion is provided for pasting at
a location which needs compress, a plurality of fastening holes are
formed at peripheral of the. accommodating body, and a heat
conducting member, a cooling member, and a hot dissipating member
are received at corresponding accommodating portion in order;
the heat conducting member is made by a heat conductive
material, the cooling member is a thermoelectric cooling chip for
controlling to heat or cool the heat conducting member, the heat
dissipating member is for dissipating heat of the cooling member, and
the accommodating body is fastened in the receiving space of the main
body by a fastening member;
a first circulating pump is further arranged and fastened on one
of the accommodating portions of the accommodating body;
the water bag is a bag with a close space and pasted on the
pasting portion of the accommodating body;
a first circulating pipe is further arranged and fluidly
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communicated with the water bag, the first circulating pump, and the
heat conducting member in series so as to balance temperature of water
in the water bag;
the fastening plate is a ring member with a pasting hole
corresponding to the shape of the water bag, and a plurality of
fastening portions are formed at peripheral of the ring member
corresponding to the shapes and locations of the fastening holes so that
the water bag is fastened on the pasting portion of the accommodating
body while the fastening portions of the fastening plate is fastened in
the fastening holes of the accommodating body;
the circulating water tank includes a control body and a vessel
body, the control body and the vessel body are integrated together by
lock, and a cavity is formed in the vessel body for receiving water;
the control body includes a control interface and a second
circulating pump, the control interface is electrically connected with a
control circuit, the control circuit is also electrically connected to the
cooling member, the first circulating pump, and the second circulating
pump so that the operations of the cooling member, the first circulating
pump, and the second circulating pump are controlled by the control
interface to achieve the effect of controlling and modifying operations;
and
a second circulating pipe is further arranged to be fluidly
communicated with the second circulating pump and heat dissipating
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member in series so that water in the cavity of the vessel body is flowed and
circulated to make the heat dissipating member quickly dissipate heat.
In some embodiments, the control interface is wiredly or wirelessly
electrically connected with the control circuit.
In some embodiments, the massage device further comprises a vibrating
motor arranged at the accommodating body corresponding to a pasting part of
the water bag, the vibrating motor is electrically connected to the control
circuit and controlled by the control interface so that the effect of massage
is
achieved by vibration generated from the vibrating motor.
In some embodiments, the massage device further comprises a strip, two
hook portions are respectively arranged at two ends of the strip, and two
button holes are respectively arranged at two sides of the compress member so
that the strip is tightly covered at the head of a user by buckling the hook
portions to corresponding button holes.
In some embodiments, the massage device further comprises a
connection pipe for connecting the compress member and circulating water
tank, and a space defined inside the connection pipe is provided for receiving
wires electrically connected to the control circuit to protect wires.
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a massage
device, comprising a hot and cold compress member and a circulating water
tank, wherein: the compress member includes a main body, an accommodating
body, a water bag, and a fastening plate, a receiving space is formed inside
the
main body for receiving the accommodating body, the water bag, and the
fastening plate; a plurality of accommodating portions are formed at one side
of the accommodating body, and a pasting portion is arranged at the other side
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of the accommodating body opposite to the side formed the accommodating
portions, the pasting portion is provided for pasting at a location which
needs
compress, a plurality of fastening holes arc formed at peripheral of the
accommodating body, and a heat conducting member, a cooling member, and a
heat dissipating member are received at corresponding accommodating portion
in order; the heat conducting member is made by a heat conductive material,
the cooling member is a thermoelectric cooling chip for controlling heating or
cooling of the heat conducting member, the heat dissipating member is for
dissipating heat of the cooling member, and the accommodating body is
fastened in the receiving space of the main body by a fastening member; a
first
circulating pump is further arranged and fastened on one of the
accommodating portions of the accommodating body; the water bag is a bag
with a close space and pasted on the pasting portion of the accommodating
body; a first circulating pipe is further arranged and fluidly communicated
with the water bag, the first circulating pump, and the heat conducting member
in series so as to balance temperature of water in the water bag; the
fastening
plate is a ring member with a pasting hole corresponding to the shape of the
water bag, and a plurality of fastening portions are formed at peripheral of
the
ring member corresponding to the shapes and locations of the fastening holes
so that the water bag is fastened on the pasting portion of the accommodating
body while the fastening portions of the fastening plate is fastened in the
fastening holes of the accommodating body; the circulating water tank
includes a control body and a vessel body, the control body and the vessel
body are integrated together by lock, and a cavity is formed in the vessel
body
for receiving water; the control body includes a control interface and a
second
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circulating pump, the control interface is electrically connected with a
control
circuit, the control circuit is also electrically connected to the cooling
member,
the first circulating pump, and the second circulating pump so that the
operations of the cooling member, the first circulating pump, and the second
circulating pump are controlled by the control interface to achieve the effect
of
controlling and modifying operations; and a second circulating pipe is further
arranged to be fluidly communicated with the second circulating pump and the
heat dissipating member in series so that water in the cavity of the vessel
body
is flowed and circulated to make the heat dissipating member quickly dissipate
heat.
The various objectives and advantages of the present invention will be
more readily understood from the following detailed description
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when read in conjunction with the appended drawing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional first generation
massage device;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a conventional second
generation massage device;
= FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is another cross-sectional view of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional third generation
.10 massage device of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a massage device of the present
invention;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the massage device of the
present invention;
FIG. 8 is another cross-sectional view of the massage device of
the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a circulating water tank of
the massage device of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the massage device of the
present invention after assembling;
FIG. II is an exploded view of the massage device of the
present invention applied to the face of a user; and
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FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the massage device of the
present invention applied to the face of the user.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
To describe clearly that the present invention achieves the
foregoing objective and function, the technical features and desired
function are described with reference to a preferred embodiment and
accompanying drawings.
Please reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the present invention relates to
a massage device (it is illustrated that the eye massage is for example,
but not limited thereto). The massage device mainly comprises a hot
and cold compress member 10 and a circulating water tank 60. The
compress member 10 may be connected to the circulating water tank
60 with a connection pip,- 11.
The compress member 10 includes a main body 20, an
accommodating body 30, a water bag 40, and a fastening plate 50. A
receiving space 21 is formed inside the main body 20 for receiving the
accommodating body 30, the water bag 40, and the fastening plate 50.
A plurality of accommodating portions 311 and 312 are formed
at one side of the accommodating body 30, and a pasting portion 32 is
arranged at the other side of the accommodating body 30 opposite to
the side formed the accommodating portions 311 and 312. The pasting
portion 32 is provided for pasting at a location which needs compress.
A plurality of fastening holes 33 are formed at peripheral of the
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accommodating body 30. A heat conducting member 34, a cooling
member 35, and a hot dissipating member 36 are received at
corresponding accommodating portion 311 in order.
The heat conducting member 34 is made by a heat conductive
material. The cooling member 35 is a thermoelectric cooling chip for
controlling to heat or cool the heat conducting member 34. The heat
dissipating member 36 is for dissipating heat of the cooling member 35
(shown as in FIG. 7). And the accommodating body 30 is fastened in
the receiving space 21 of the main body 20 by a fastening member 37.
A first circulating pump 38 is further arranged and fastened on
one of the accommodating portions 312 of the accommodating body
30.
The water bag 40 is a bag with a close space and pasted on the
pasting portion 32 of tt.r.,; accommodating body 30. The shape of the
water bag 40 is corresponding to the location of wanting to be
compressed and the illustration of eye shape is for example.
A first circulating pipe 41 is further arranged and fluidly
communicated with the water bag 40, the first circulating pump 38, and
the heat conducting member 34 in series (shown as in FIGs. 6 and 7) so
that water in the water bag 40 is forced by the first circulating pump 38
and circulated among the water bag 40, the first circulating pump 38,
and the heat conducting member 34 through the fluid communication
of the first circulating pipe 41 to balance temperature of water in the
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water bag 40 and evenly transmitted to the location of wanting to be
compressed.
The fastening plate 50 is a ring member with a pasting hole 51
corresponding to the shape of the water bag 40. And a plurality of fastening
portions 53 are formed at peripheral 52 of the ring member corresponding to
the shapes and locations of the fastening holes 33 of the accommodating body
30 so that the water bag 40 is fastened on the pasting portion 32 of the
accommodating body 30 while the fastening portions 53 of the fastening plate
50 is fastened in the fastening holes 33 of the accommodating body 30. The
main body 20, the accommodating body 30, the water bag 40, and the
fastening plate 50 may be integrated in one device (shown as in FIG 11).
The circulating water tank 60 includes a control body 70 and a vessel
body 61 (shown as in FIGs. 6 and 8). The control body 70 and the vessel body
61 are integrated together by lock. And a cavity 62 is formed in the vessel
body
61 for receiving water. The control body 70 includes a control interface 71
and a
second circulating pump 72. The control interface 71 is electrically connected
with a control circuit 73 (wiredly or wirelessly). The control circuit 73 is
also
electrically connected to the cooling member 35, the first circulating pump
38,
and the second circulating pump 72 so that the operations of the cooling
member
35, the first circulating pump 38, and the second circulating pump 72 are
controlled by the control interface 71 to achieve the effect
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of controlling and modifying operations.
A second circulating pipe 74 is further ananged to be fluidly
communicated with the second circulating pump 72 and heat
dissipating member 36 in series (shown as in FIGs. 8 and 9) so that
water in the cavity 62 of the vessel body 61 is forced by the second
circulating pump 72 and flowed among the circulating water tank 60,
the second circulating pump 72, and heat dissipating member 36
through fluid communication of the second circulating pipe 74 and
circulated to make the heat dissipating member quickly dissipate heat
(that is, the heat of the cooling member 35 is quickly transmitted to the
heat dissipating member 36 through the second circulating pipe 74 to
keep the effects generated from the cooling member 35 or the heat
conducting member 34).
The advantage of this invention is that water in the water bag
40 is forced by the first circulating pump 38 and flowed among the
water bag 40, the first circulating pump 38, and the heat conducting
member 34 through the fluid communication of the first circulating
pipe 41, and further water with higher temperature adjacent to the heat
conducting member 34 is circulated to the water bag 40 due to
circulating flow of water so as to balance the temperature of water. And
the heat conducting member 34 is not arranged in the water bag 40 so
as to prevent from rustiness, leakage, and unstable structure.
In addition, water in the cavity 62 of the vessel body 61 of the
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circulating water tank 60 is forced by the second 'pump 72 and flowed
among the circulating IN ter tank 60, the second circulating pump 72,
and the heat dissipating member 36 through the fluid communication
of the second circulating pipe 74 and the heat generated from the
cooling member 35 is quickly dissipated by the heat dissipating
member 36 due to circulating flow of water to keep the affects
generated from the cooling member 35 or the heat conducting member
34.
The above mentioned circulation manners may achieve the
effect of balancing temperature and quickly dissipating heat through
the heat dissipating member 36.
Because the water bag 40 is fastened on the pasting portion 32
of the accommodating body 30 while the fastening portions 53 of the
fastening plate 50 is fastened in the fastening holes 33 of the
accommodating body 30, the main body 20, the accommodating body
30, the water bag 40, anti the fastening plate 50 are integrated in one
device. Therefore, there is no metal material or metal fastening
member for being fastened and then there is no problem of rustiness or
leakage. And there is no unstable structure happened, either.
Please refer to FIGs. 6 and 9, the massage device further
comprises two vibrating motors 39, which is arranged at the
accommodating body 30 corresponding to a pasting part of the water
bag 40. The vibrating motors 39 are electrically connected to the
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control circuit 73 and controlled by the control interface 71 so that the
effect of massage is achieved by vibration generated from the vibrating
motors 39.
Furthermore, please refer to FIG. 10, the massage device further
comprises a strip 80. Two hook portions 81 are respectively arranged at
two ends of the strip 80, and two button holes 22 are respectively
arranged at two sides of the main body 20 of the compress member 10
so that the strip 80 may be tightly covered at the head of a user by
buckling the hook portions 81 to corresponding button holes 22.
Besides, the massage device further comprises a connection pipe
11 for connecting the compress member 10 and circulating water tank
60. And a space defined inside the connection pipe 11 may be provided
for receiving wires 731 electrically connected to the control circuit 73
to protect wires 731.
The foregoing descriptions are merely the exemplified
embodiments of the present invention, where the scope of the claim of
the present invention is not intended to be limited by the embodiments.
Any equivalent embodiments or modifications without departing from
the spirit and scope of the present invention are therefore intended to
be embraced.
The disclosed structure of the invention has not appeared in the
prior art and features efficacy better than the prior structure which is
construed to be a novel and creative invention, thereby filing the
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present application herein subject to the patent law.
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