Patent ID: 8419664
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A massaging device in the shape of a rod comprising an essentially cylindrical end element, a shell forming an outer surface of the end element made of a rubber-elastic material and a drive unit for generating a motion on the end element, the drive unit forming a plurality of bearing and support surfaces, against which the shell bears and the plurality of bearing and support surfaces for an oscillating deformation of the shell relative to a longitudinal axis (LA) of the end element radially outward and inward by means of radial stroke motions of the plurality of bearing and support surfaces, wherein the massaging device comprises first and second operating modes (T, W), in the first operating mode (T) the oscillating deformation along the longitudinal axis (LA) being in phase and in the second operating mode (W) the oscillating deformation being out of phase and wherein the plurality of bearing and support surfaces are formed by a plurality of support elements and for an oscillating motion of the support elements, a shaft is driven by the drive unit in two directions of rotation (R 1 , R 2 ), and wherein the first operating mode and the second operating mode (T,W) is determined by the drive direction (R 1 , R 2 ) of the shaft as driven by the drive unit and wherein several eccentric elements on the shaft interact with the plurality of support elements.