Patent ID: 8465443
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A massaging apparatus comprising: a main frame including an upright guiding rail unit extending in a longitudinal direction, and a mounting seat mounted slidably on said guiding rail unit; a drive unit mounted on said main frame for driving said mounting seat to move along said guiding rail unit in the longitudinal direction; a massage unit mounted on said mounting seat and including a massage rod having a head portion, and a motor having an output shaft journalled on said mounting seat and connected to said massage rod for driving eccentric rotation of said massage rod relative to said output shaft; and a control unit connected electrically to said drive unit and said motor of said massage unit for controlling said drive unit and said motor of said massage unit so that said head portion of said massage rod is moved to a desired position through movement of said mounting seat so as to contact a user's body at a desired acupuncture point and that said motor of said massage unit drives said massage rod to rotate at a desired speed, wherein said drive unit includes a bi-directional motor connected electrically to and controlled by said control unit, and having a motor shaft journalled on said main frame; a transmission wheel set disposed rotatably on said main frame and rotatable in response to operation of said bi-directional motor; and a transmission belt trained on said transmission wheel set and said motor shaft of said bi-directional motor and having opposite ends connected to said mounting seat of said main frame.