Patent ID: 6149611
Filing Date: 2000-11-21
Classification: A61H,A61N

Abstract:
A foot massager comprising a casing, said casing comprising four upright supports disposed on the inside in four corners, four elastic blocks respectively mounted on said upright supports, said upright supports each comprising a screw rod vertically disposed at a top side, a power switch panel at a top side thereof, and four shock absorbing foot members at a bottom side thereof in four corners; and a massaging disk covered on said casing and supported on said elastic blocks, said massaging disk comprising four through holes respectively fastened to the screw rods at said elastic blocks by respective nuts, and a plurality of raised portions raised from a top side wall thereof for massaging;wherein said massaging disk comprises two foot recesses, a plurality of infrared light emitting devices respectively mounted in said foot recesses and controlled to emit infrared light, a plurality of locating holes spaced around the periphery of each of said foot recesses, a plurality of screw holes in said foot recesses, and two round holes spaced between said foot recesses;two foot plates are respectively mounted in said foot recesses in said massaging disk and suspended above said infrared light emitting devices, said massaging foot plates each comprising a plurality of raised portions at a top side thereof for massaging, and a plurality of downward hooks respectively hooked in the locating holes at said massaging disk;two massaging plate holders are respectively rotated in the round holes in said massaging disk;two massaging plates are respectively carried on said massaging plate holders and rotated with said massaging plate holders, said massaging plates each having a plurality of raised portions at a top side for massaging;motor drive means installed in said casing to rotate said massaging plates, said motor drive means comprising a motor holder fixedly mounted inside said casing below said massaging disk, a cover plate covered on said motor holder, a motor fixedly fastened to said motor holder at a back side within said casing, said motor comprising a motor shaft, a weight fixedly fastened to said motor shaft of said motor at one end outside said motor holder, a worm fixedly fastened to said motor shaft of said motor at one end remote from said weight and disposed inside said motor holder, two gears respectively mounted inside said motor holder and meshed with said worm at two opposite sides, said gears each having a gear shaft respectively connected to said massaging plate holders and driven by said motor through said worm to rotate said massaging plate holders, said motor holder and said cover plate having respective screw holes respectively fastened to said screw holes at said massaging disk by screw members.