Patent Publication Number: US-2003225348-A1

Title: Massaging machine

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001] This invention relates to a massaging machine, particularly to one performing massage to foot soles so as to relax muscles and bones and to stimulate blood circulation in vessels and veins.  
       [0002] People in the modern world are quite often busy to easily get stress and few exercise, resulting in not smooth blood circulation, and bad metabolism to worsen their health. In order to stimulate blood circulation, foot sole treading or massage is among the means for improving blood circulation. And various massaging machines are widely used for that purpose, but conventional massaging machines is not so idealistic for relaxing muscles and bones or stimulate blood circulation around the whole body. Conventional massaging machines are only useful for stimulating blood circulation, but not able to relax muscles and bones so people may often have a back pain, etc.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0003] The purpose of the invention is to offer a kind of massaging machine, which performs massage for blood circulation and also pulling muscles at the same time.  
       [0004] The feature of the invention is a machine base, a massage board, a stopper and a handle as main components combined together.  
       [0005] The machine base consists of a bottom plate, two side plates at opposite sides of the bottom plate. The massage board has a board body, a motor, and a vibrator. The board body is fixed between the two side plates and pivotally connected with a pivot located under a rear portion of the board body to let the board body to swing up and down for an acute angle with the pivot. The motor is fixed on the board body and the vibrator has a shaft eccentrically fixed with the spindle of the motor and produces minute vibration by rotation of the motor. The stopper is fixed on the bottom of machine base, supporting a front portion of the board body to let the board body normally parallel to the ground and swing up and down for an acute angle. The handle is fixed to stand on a front end of the machine base for a user&#39;s hand to grip stably in standing on the massaging board. 
     
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS  
     [0006] This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:  
     [0007]FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a massaging machine in the present invention;  
     [0008]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the massaging machine in the present invention;  
     [0009]FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the massaging machine in the present invention;  
     [0010]FIG. 4 is a side view of the massaging machine being in use in the present invention, showing a user standing on a massaging board for using; and,  
     [0011]FIG. 5 is a side view of the massaging machine being in use in the present invention, showing a user standing on the massaging board and performing pulling muscle. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT  
     [0012] A preferred embodiment of a massaging machine in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and  3 , includes a machine base  10 , a massaging board  20 , a stopper  30  and a handle  40  as main components combined together.  
     [0013] The machine base  10  consists of a bottom plate  11 , two side plates  12  and a rear stop plate  13 . The bottom plate  11  is shaped rectangular, having a plurality of buffer blocks  111  fixed on a lower surface of the bottom plate  11  to support the massaging machine to stand on the ground. The two side plates  12  is located respectively at two opposite sides of the bottom plate  11 , having respectively a pivot hole  121  in the center portion a little near the rear side. The rear stop plate  13  stands on the rear side of the bottom plate  11  and connected with the ends of the two side plates  11  to reinforce the structure of the machine base  10 . Further, a soft cushion  131  is provided on a front side of the rear plate  13 .  
     [0014] The massage board  20  is for feet of a user to tread thereon, consisting of a board body  21 , a motor  22 , a vibrator  23 , and an anti-slip sheet  24 . The board body  21  is shaped rectangular, having a pivot  211  having its two ends inserting in pivot holes  121  of the two side plates  12  so that the massage board  20  may swing by means of the pivot  211 . The motor  22  is positioned under the board body  21 , having a spindle  221 . The vibrator  23  has an eccentric shaft  231 , a bearing  232  and a massaging member  233 . The eccentric shaft  231  is shaped as a round column, having one end fixed at an eccentric location of the top of the spindle  221 , and the other end extending in the bearing  232  embedded in the center of the massaging member  233  so that the massaging member  233  may rotate with the eccentric shaft  231  via the bearing  232  to produce small fast vibrations. Further, the massaging member  233  is shaped semi-spherical and extending up on the board body  21 , having a plurality of small projections  2331  on its upper surface for strengthening massaging effect. In order to preventing the user&#39;s feet from slipping off the massaging board  20 , an anti-slip sheet  24  is provided to cover on upper surface of the board body  21 , with the massaging member  233  extending through the anti-slip sheet  24 , having a plurality of anti-slip projections  241  spaced apart thereon.  
     [0015] The stopper  30  is positioned vertically between the bottom plate  11  and the board body  21 , and located near the front end of the bottom plate  11 . Further, the stopper  30  normally has its upper end supporting the front end of the board body  21  so as to let the board body  21  located parallel to the ground.  
     [0016] The handle  10  consists of an outer tube  41 , an inner tube  42 , a locking member  43  and a grip  44 . The outer tube  41  stands firmly upright at the front portion of the bottom plate  11 , and the inner tube  42  fits and telescopes up and down in the outer tube  41  so that the height of the handle  40  can be adjusted according to the height of a user. The tightening member  43  is positioned at the upper end of the outer tube  41  for tighten the inner tube  42  with the outer tube  41 , and the grip  44  is combined with the upper end of the inner tube  42 . Further, a display  441  is provided on the grip  44  for indicating numbers, a switch  442  for turning on and off the motor  22 , a first turning button  443  for controlling rotation of the motor  22  and a second turning button  444  for controlling the rotating time of the motor  22  are also provided on the grip  44 .  
     [0017] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, when a user  50  wants to use this massaging machine, the person  50  stands on the massage board  20 , with the hands holding the grip  40 . If the person  50  wants to stimulate blood circulation, the person  50  places the feet  52  on the massaging member  233  of the vibrator  23 , with the gravitational center of the body located on the pivot  211  or at the front of the pivot  211  to let the board body  21  having its front portion supported by the stopper  30  to maintain the board body  21  parallel to the ground. Then turn on the switch  442  to let the first and the second revolving buttons  443 ,  444  rotate with the force of rotation and the time to be used set, to begin massaging with the massaging machine for stimulating blood circulation.  
     [0018] Next, as shown in FIG. 3, if a user  50  wants to make pulling muscle exercise, the person  50  keeps standing posture on the board body  21 , the person inclines the body rearward a little to move the gravitational center behind the pivot  211  so that the board body  21  may be pressed to swing with the pivot  211  to incline with the front end move upward with the rear end sink down, and with the board body and the rear stop plate  13  forming a acute contained angle. Then the user  50  has the foot soles  521  treading on the surface of the board body  21 , with the heels  522  resting on soft cushion  131  of the rear stop plate  13 , and with the sole surfaces forming an acute angle against the legs. Then the user  50  moves the body back to the original standing posture and then repeats again and again alternately the inclining and moving-back movement of the body to carry out pulling muscle exercise and consequently relaxing muscles and bones and also stimulating blood circulation.  
     [0019] As can be understood from the aforesaid description, a user  50  can separately or at the same time carries out muscle pulling exercise and blood circulating massage by using the massage machine in the present invention.  
     [0020] While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.