Patent ID: 7998098
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A61H

Abstract:
1. A massaging apparatus comprising: a bed unit having a main frame, and a rectangular bed body mounted on said main frame, said main frame including a first drive unit mounted on said main frame of said bed unit for driving said second guiding rail unit to move along said lateral rail rods in the longitudinal direction; a second drive unit mounted on said second guiding rail unit for driving said mounting seat to move along said second rail rods in the transverse direction; a third drive unit mounted on said mounting seat for driving said post to move in the vertical direction; and a control unit connected electrically to said first, second and third drive units, and controlling said first, second and third drive units so as to drive movement of said second guiding rail unit in the longitudinal direction, movement of said mounting seat in the transverse direction, and movement of said post in the vertical direction such that said massage member is moved to contact the user's body at a desired acupuncture point; wherein, after said massage member contacts the user's body, said control unit further controls said third drive unit so as to drive further downward movement of said post, thereby pressing said massage member against the user's body at the desired acupuncture point, and controls said first and second drive units so as to drive movement of said massage member around the desired acupuncture point over the user's body such that the user's body is massaged by said massage member with desired massage pressure corresponding to further downward movement of said post.