Patent Publication Number: US-2022211572-A1

Title: Hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present application relates to the technical field of health care equipment, and more particularly to a hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Hand-held muscle relaxation devices (such as muscle fascia relaxation massage gun, English name: Fascia Gun) is a high-frequency impact physiotherapy tool for relaxation. 
     The hand-held muscle relaxation device can produce 2000-3000 vibrations per minute. The motor drives the massage head module to impact the target portion of the human body to help the muscles and soft tissues to relax and recover, and to promote blood circulation; at the same time, it effectively dissipates the large amount of creatine produced by the fatigue due to exercise, work and life, and has a very good effect of relieving body fatigue; further, its high-frequency oscillation effect can penetrate deep skeletal muscles to relax the skeletal muscles instantaneously, and instantly smooth the meridian nerves and blood vessels. 
     SUMMARY 
     An object of the present application is to provide a hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely, including but not limited to solve the technical problem of how to convert the high-speed rotation movement of the motor into the linear reciprocating movement of the massage head module. 
     In order to solve above technical problem, the present application adopts the technical solution to provide a hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely, including a housing; a power supply; a motor; a massage head module and a power conversion mechanism; the power conversion mechanism is mounted inside the housing, the power supply is electrically connected with the motor, the motor is provided with a first rotation axis, and the motor drives the massage head module to perform a linear reciprocating movement along a first axis through the power conversion mechanism, the housing comprises a casing and a handle mounted at a side of the casing, the motor is mounted inside the handle and the power supply is mounted inside the casing. 
     In an embodiment, an included angle is formed between the first rotation axis and the first axis. 
     In an embodiment, the casing is arranged along the first axis and an included angle is formed between the handle and the casing. 
     In an embodiment, the handle is rotatably connected to the casing, and the handle is provided with a second rotation axis. 
     In an embodiment, the second rotation axis is perpendicular to the first axis. 
     In an embodiment, a rotation movement of the handle is restricted by a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism has a locked state and an unlocked state, and the handle is locked to fix relative to the casing when in the locked state, and the handle is released when in the unlocked state. 
     In an embodiment, the locking mechanism comprises a rotation stopper, an elastic member, and a driving member, one of the casing and the handle is provided with a sliding groove configured for the rotation stopper to move, and another of the casing and the handle is provided with a rotation stop groove, the elastic member is able to reset the rotation stopper, and the driving member is linked with the rotation stopper; when in the locked state, the rotation stopper is engaged in the rotation stop groove, and the elastic member is elastically deformed; when in the unlocked state, the rotation stopper exits the rotation stop groove. 
     In an embodiment, a part of the handle mounted on the side of the casing is an opening portion, a bracket is fixed inside the opening portion, and the motor is fixed with the bracket. 
     In an embodiment, a first soft rubber block is provided between the bracket and the opening portion of the handle; and a second soft rubber block is provided between the bracket and the motor. 
     In an embodiment, the side of the casing is fixed with a base, the bracket is suspended below the base, and the bracket is rotatably connected to the base, the bracket is provided with a second rotation axis and an upper spherical surface facing the base, and the base is correspondingly provided with a lower spherical surface configured for fitting with the upper spherical surface, the second rotation axis passes through centers of the upper spherical surface and the lower spherical surface. 
     In an embodiment, a third soft rubber block is provided between the base and the casing, and a fourth soft rubber block is provided between the base and the bracket. 
     In an embodiment, the power conversion mechanism comprises a universal coupling capable of realizing variable-angle power transmission and a crank-slider mechanism capable of converting a rotary movement into a linear reciprocating movement, the bracket is provided with a mounting space, and the universal coupling is located in the mounting space; the universal coupling is provided with an input member configured for receiving a rotational power and an output member configured for outputting the rotational power; the crank-slider mechanism is provided with a crank configured for performing a rotational movement and a moving shaft configured for performing a linear reciprocating movement; the motor is fixed with the input member, and the output member is fixed with the crank; the crank drives the moving shaft to perform the linear reciprocating movement along the first axis, and the massage head module is mounted at a front of the moving shaft. 
     In an embodiment, the universal coupling comprises an upper rotating bracket, a lower rotating bracket and a rotating block, and the upper rotating bracket is provided with an upper mounting shaft extended upwardly, and the lower rotating bracket is provided with a lower mounting shaft extended downwardly, the lower mounting shaft is the input member, the upper mounting shaft is the output member, and the upper mounting shaft is fixed to the crank, the lower mounting shaft is fixed to the motor; the rotating block is hinged with the upper rotating bracket through the upper rotating shaft, the rotating block is hinged with the lower rotating bracket through the lower rotating shaft, and an axis of the upper rotating shaft is perpendicular to that of the lower rotating shaft. 
     In an embodiment, an external of the moving shaft is covered with a shaft sleeve, an external of the shaft sleeve is covered with a soft rubber shock-absorbing sleeve, and the shock-absorbing sleeve is fixed with the casing. 
     The beneficial effects of the hand-held muscle relaxation device provided by the embodiments of the present application are: 1) the power conversion mechanism is provided, which can convert the high-speed rotational movement of the motor into the linear reciprocating movement of the massage head module, thereby realizing the high-frequency impact beat massage; 2) the motor is elastically supported inside the casing through the first and second soft rubber blocks, thereby having a shock-absorbing effect; 3) the handle can be rotated relative to the casing, so that the relaxation device can be applied to different body parts to be impacted and beaten by adjusting the position of the handle. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       In order to explain the embodiments of the present application more clearly, a brief introduction regarding the accompanying drawings that need to be used for describing the embodiments of the present application or the prior art is given below; it is obvious that the accompanying drawings described as follows are only some embodiments of the present application, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to the current drawings on the premise of paying no creative labor. 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded perspective view of a hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely provided by an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of a hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely provided by an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 3  is a cross-sectional view of a handle of a hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely before rotating provided by an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view of a handle of a hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely after rotating provided by an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 5  is a structural perspective view of a universal coupling, an upper bracket, a base and a rotation cover of a hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely provided by an embodiment of the present application; 
         FIG. 6  is a partial enlarged view of an area pointed by P in  FIG. 3 ; and 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view of a hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely provided by another embodiment of the present application. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In order to make the objects, technical solutions, and advantages of the present application clearer, the following further describes the present application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present application, and are not used to limit the present application. 
     It should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms “upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for ease of description, rather than indicating or it implies that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms can be understood according to the specific circumstances. The terms “first” and “second” are only used for ease of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features. The meaning of “plurality” means two or more than two, unless otherwise specifically defined. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 to 6 , a hand-held muscle relaxation device having a power supply arranged transversely, which includes a housing  60 , a power supply  2 , a motor  21 , a massage head module  11 , and a power conversion mechanism. The power conversion mechanism is mounted inside the housing  60 . The power supply  2  is electrically connected to the motor  21 . The motor  21  is provided with a first rotation axis. The motor  21  drives the massage head module  11  to perform a linear reciprocating movement along a first axis through the power conversion mechanism. The housing  60  includes casing  1  and a handle  22  mounted on the lower side of casing  1 . The motor  21  is mounted inside the handle  22 , and the power supply  2  is mounted inside the casing  1 . During working, the user holds the handle  22  of the relaxation device, and the motor  21  drives the massage head module  11  to perform a linear reciprocating movement at a higher frequency to achieve an impact, beating, and massage on the human body. 
     In this embodiment, the casing  1  is arranged transversely along the first axis, and the power supply  2  can be arranged transversely inside the casing. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 to 6 , a hand-held muscle relaxation device includes a housing  60 , a machine core  70  and a massage head module  11 . The machine core  70  is mounted inside the housing  60 , and the massage head module  11  is located outside of the housing  60 . The machine core  70  drives the massage head module  11  to perform a linear reciprocating movement along a first axis to achieve impact and beating on the human body. The machine core  70  includes a power supply  2 , a motor  21 , a universal coupling  40  and a crank-slider mechanism  50 . The power supply  2  supplies power to the motor  21 . The motor  21  can provide rotational power. The universal coupling  40  can realize variable-angle power transmission, and has an input member capable of receiving the rotational power and an output member capable of outputting the rotational power. The crank-slider mechanism  50  can convert a rotary movement into a linear reciprocating movement, and has a crank  4  capable of performing the rotary movement and a moving shaft  7  capable of performing the linear reciprocating movement. 
     The output member of the universal coupling  40  is connected to the crank  4  and drives the crank  4  to rotate around a second rotation axis. The power source  21  is connected to the input member of the universal coupling  40  and drives the input member to rotate around the first rotation axis. The crank  4  drives the moving shaft  7  to perform a linear reciprocating movement along the first axis, and the massage head module  11  is mounted at the front of the moving shaft  7 . The first axis can be perpendicular to the human body to be impacted and beaten, the first rotation axis can be inclined with respect to the first axis, and the included angle between the second rotation axis and the first rotation axis can be an acute angle. The second rotation axis can be perpendicular to the first axis. 
     Further, the housing  60  may include a casing  1  and a handle  22 . The handle  22  is convenient for the user to hold and is mounted on the lower side of the casing  1 . The casing  1  can be arranged transversely along the first axis, and the handle  22  can be arranged obliquely relative to the casing  1 , so that an acute angle is formed between the handle  22  and the casing  1 . The power supply  2  and the crank-slider mechanism  50  can be mounted inside the casing  1 , and the motor  21  can be mounted inside the handle  22 . 
     Further, the handle  22  can rotate relative to the casing  1  around the second rotation axis. The handle  22  has at least one rotational position relative to the casing  1 . In any rotational position, the handle  22  is positioned by the locking mechanism  80 . The locking mechanism  80  has a locked state and an unlocked state. During the rotation, the locking mechanism  80  releases the handle  22  so that the handle  22  can rotate relative to the casing  1 . After the rotation is in place, the locking mechanism  80  switches to the locked state, and the locking mechanism  80  locks the handle  22  to prevent handle  22  from rotating relative to casing  1 . 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 to 6 , a hand-held muscle relaxation device includes a housing  60 , a massage head module  11  and a machine core  70 . The massage head module  11  is located outside the housing  60 , and the machine core  70  is mounted inside the housing  60 . The machine core  70  drives the massage head module  11  to perform a linear reciprocating movement along the first axis at a certain frequency. 
     The machine core  70  includes a battery  2 , a motor  21 , a universal coupling  40  and a crank-slider mechanism  50 . The battery  2  supplies power to motor  21 . The motor  21  has a motor shaft  37 , which outputs rotational power through the motor shaft. The universal coupling  40  includes a lower rotating bracket  19 , a rotating block  18  and an upper rotating bracket  17 . The lower rotating bracket  19  includes a lower mounting shaft  24  and a lower support seat  25 . The lower mounting shaft  24  extends downwardly from the bottom of the lower support seat  25 . The lower support seat  25  is general in a U-shaped, and the lower support seat  25  has a pair of lower rotating shafts  26  extending opposite each other. The upper rotating bracket  17  includes an upper mounting shaft  29  and an upper support seat  30 . The upper mounting shaft  29  extends upwardly from the top of the upper support seat  30 . The upper support seat  30  is general in a U-shaped. The upper support seat  30  has a pair of upper rotating shafts  31  extending opposite to each other. The two lower rotating shafts  26  are co-axial and two upper rotating shafts  31  are co-axial. The axis of the upper rotating shaft  31  and the axis of the lower rotating shaft  26  can intersect and be perpendicular. The rotating block  18  includes a pair of upper shaft holes  28  corresponding to the upper rotating shafts  31  and a pair of lower shaft holes  27  corresponding to the lower rotating shafts  26 . The two upper rotating shafts  31  are respectively fitted with the two upper shaft holes  28 , and two lower rotating shafts  26  are respectively fitted with the two lower shaft holes  27 , so that the upper rotating bracket  17  and the lower rotating bracket  19  are hinged through the rotating block  18  and the upper and lower rotating brackets can rotate relative to each other, thereby forming the universal coupling that can realize variable-angle power transmission. The lower mounting shaft  24  of the lower rotating bracket  19  can receive rotational power and has a matching hole  36 , and the matching hole  36  is tightly fitted with the motor shaft  37  so that the motor shaft  37  can drive the lower rotating bracket  19  to rotate around the first rotation axis. The first rotation axis is the axis of the motor shaft and the lower mounting shaft. The upper mounting shaft  29  of the upper rotating bracket  17  can output rotating power. The axis of the upper mounting shaft  29  can be perpendicular to the axis of the upper rotating shaft  31 , the axis of the lower mounting shaft  24  can be perpendicular to the axis of the lower rotating shaft  26 , and the included angle between the axis of the upper mounting shaft  29  and the axis of the lower mounting shaft  24  can be an acute angle. 
     The crank-slider mechanism  50  includes a crank  4 , a moving shaft  7 , and a connecting rod  5  capable of transmitting the power of the crank  4  to the moving shaft  7 . The crank  4  has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other. The lower surface has the matching hole  35  which is tightly fitted with the upper mounting shaft  29  of the upper rotating bracket  17  so that the upper rotating bracket  17  can drive the crank  4  to rotate around the second rotation axis, the second rotation axis is the axis of the upper mounting shaft  29 . The upper surface of the crank  4  has an eccentric shaft  34  extended upwardly, and the axis of the eccentric shaft  34  is parallel to the axis of the upper mounting shaft  29 . The connecting rod  5  has a first front part and a first rear part opposite to each other. The eccentric shaft  34  is hinged to the first rear part through a bearing  23 ; the first front part is hinged to an adapter frame  6  through another bearing  23 , and the adapter frame  6  is fixed at the rear of the moving shaft  7 , the axes of the two bearings  23  are parallel and both are parallel to the axis of the upper mounting shaft  29 . 
     The external of the moving shaft  7  is covered with a shaft sleeve  8 , the external of the shaft sleeve  8  is covered with a shaft sleeve seat  9 , and the external of the shaft sleeve seat  9  is covered with a soft rubber shock-absorbing sleeve  10 . The shock-absorbing sleeve  10  is fixed with the housing  60 . The shaft sleeve  8  is provided with a linear track  38  penetrating back and forth along the first axis. The moving shaft  7  is fitted with the linear track  38 . 
     The housing  60  may include a casing  1  and a handle  22 , and the handle  22  is located on the lower side of the casing  1 , which is convenient for the user to hold. The casing  1  may have a substantially cylindrical shape, which is arranged transversely along the first axis. The handle  22  may have a substantially cylindrical shape, and it is arranged obliquely with respect to the casing  1 . The included angle between the axis of the handle  22  and the axis of the casing  1  may be an acute angle. The motor  21  can be mounted inside the handle  22 , and the crank-slider mechanism  50  and the battery  2  can be mounted inside the casing  1 . 
     A lower bracket  20  is mounted inside the handle  22  by fasteners. The motor  21  is fixed to the lower bracket  20 . The lower bracket  20  and the upper bracket  16  are fixed by fasteners and a mounting space is formed between them. The universal coupling  40  is mounted inside the mounting space. The upper mounting shaft  29  of the universal coupling extends upwardly from the upper bracket  16  and then is fixed to the crank  4 , and the lower mounting shaft  24  of the universal coupling extends downwardly from the lower bracket  20  and then is fixed to the motor shaft  37 . The handle  22 , the lower bracket  20 , the universal coupling  40  and the upper bracket  16  are assembled to form a handle module. The upper mounting shaft  29  of the universal coupling can be fixed to the inner ring of the bearing  39 , and the outer ring of the bearing  39  can be fixed to the upper bracket  16 , and the axis of the bearing  39  is the second rotation axis. The lower mounting shaft  24  of the universal joint can be fixed to the inner ring of the bearing  41 , and the outer ring of the bearing  41  can be fixed to the lower bracket  20 . The axis of the bearing  41  is the first rotation axis. 
     The upper bracket  16  and the lower bracket  20  are fixedly connected to form an integral bracket, through which the universal coupling  40  and the motor  21  are mounted on the handle  22 , and the angle of the universal coupling  40  can be restricted. The upper bracket and the handle can be fixedly connected through the upper bracket, the silicone blocks and the screws. The lower bracket can be fixed to the end surface of the motor through the lower bracket, silicone blocks and screws. 
     The casing  1  is provided with an opening portion on the lower side, and the base  15  is fixed on the opening portion  62  of the casing. A soft rubber block  63  can be added between the opening portion  62  and the base  15  to reduce or avoid the vibration of the handle from being transmitted to the casing  1  through the base  15 . A soft rubber block can also be added between the base  15  and the bracket  16  to reduce the vibration sensation transmitted by the motor through the direct contact between the base  15  and the bracket  16 . The soft rubber block can be made of silica gel or other soft plastic or rubber. 
     In an improved structure, the handle module can rotate around the second rotation axis, and after being rotated in place, the handle  22  is locked by the locking mechanism  80 . The locking mechanism  80  has an unlocked state and a locked state. In the locked state, the handle  22  is locked and fixed relative to the casing  1 ; in the unlocked state, the handle  22  can rotate relative to the casing  1 . The upper bracket  16  has an annular matching groove  32  on the upper surface. A base  15  is provided above the upper bracket  16 , and the base  15  is fixed inside the lower opening of the casing  1  by fasteners. The side of the base  15  facing the upper bracket  16  is provided with an annular matching wall  33  surrounding the second rotation axis. The matching wall  33  cooperates with the matching groove  32 , and the axis of the matching wall and the matching groove is the second rotation axis. In order to facilitate the rotation of the handle module, the surfaces of the upper bracket  16  and the base  15  facing each other can be spherical arc surfaces. A rotation cover  3  is arranged above the base  15 . The rotation cover  3  is fixed with the upper bracket  16  and the entire handle module is suspended below the base  15 , and the handle module can rotate relative to the base  15  around the second rotation axis. 
     The locking mechanism  80  includes an elastic member  12 , a rotation stopper  13 , and a driving member  14 . The bottom of the casing  1  is provided with a linear sliding cavity  42 , the rotation stopper  13  is slidably mounted in the sliding cavity  42 , the rear of the rotation stopper  13  is connected with the elastic member  12 , and the driving member  14  is linked with the rotation stopper  13 . The elastic member  12  is such as a spring. The upper bracket  16  is provided with at least one rotation stop groove  43 , and each rotation stop groove  43  corresponds to a rotational position of the handle module. In the locked state, under the elastic force of the elastic member  12 , the front part of the rotation stopper  13  protrudes from the sliding cavity  42  and then engages into the rotation stop groove  43 , so that the handle module and the casing  1  are relatively fixed. When it is necessary to release the locking, the driving member  14  is moved backwardly to overcome the elastic force of the elastic member  12 , so that the front part of the rotation stopper  13  exits the rotation stop groove  43 , and the handle module can continue to rotate relative to the casing  1 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 7 , it is a second specific embodiment of a hand-held muscle relaxation device. The hand-held muscle relaxation device includes a housing, a massage head module and a machine core. The massage head module is located outside the housing, the machine core is mounted inside the housing, and the machine core drives the massage head module to perform a linear reciprocating movement along the first axis at a certain frequency. 
     The machine core t includes a battery, a motor  21 , a universal coupling  40  and a crank-slider mechanism  50 . The battery supplies power to the motor  21 . The motor  21  has a motor shaft, which outputs rotational power through the motor shaft. The universal coupling  40  can realize variable-angle power transmission, and has an input member capable of receiving rotational power and an output member capable of outputting rotational power. The motor  21  drives the input member to rotate around the first rotation axis, and drives the output member to rotate around the second rotation axis, the included angle between the second rotation axis and the first rotation axis can be an acute angle. The output member of the universal coupling  40  is connected to the crank-slider mechanism, and the crank-slider mechanism can convert a rotary movement into a linear reciprocating motion. The motor, the universal coupling, the crank slider mechanism and the massage head module are sequentially power connected. The universal coupling  40  and the crank-slider mechanism  50  constitute the power conversion mechanism, and the power conversion mechanism can convert the rotary movement of the motor into the linear reciprocating movement of the massage head module. 
     The housing includes a casing and a handle  22  mounted on the lower side of the casing. A lower bracket  20  is fixed inside the handle. The upper bracket  16  and the lower bracket  20  are fixed by fasteners and a mounting space is formed between the two. The universal coupling  40  is mounted in the mounting space, and the input member can extend downwardly from the lower bracket  20  and be fixed to the motor shaft, and its output member can extend upwardly from the upper bracket  16  and be fixed to the slider of the crank-slider mechanism. 
     The top of the handle is provided with an opening portion  61  connected to the lower side of the casing, the upper bracket  16  is fixedly connected to the opening portion by fasteners, and a first soft rubber block  44  is provided between the opening portion and the corresponding mating end surface of the upper bracket. The lower bracket  20  is fixedly connected to the motor  21  by fasteners, and a second soft rubber block  45  is provided between the corresponding end surfaces of the lower bracket  20  and the motor  21 . 
     In this embodiment, the opening portion  61  has at least one mounting post  48 , the cross section of the first soft rubber block  44  is an I-shape, the first soft rubber block  44  is tightly sleeved on the mounting post  48 , and the first soft rubber block  44  has a ring-shaped groove  46 . The upper bracket  16  is provided with a clamping block  47  which is snap-fitted with the ring-shaped groove. The motor has an upper mating end surface  52 , and the motor shaft extends out of the upper mating end surface  52 . The lower bracket  20  has a lower mating end surface  51  correspondingly. The second soft rubber block  45  may be a plate-shaped body, which is fixed between the upper mating end surface  52  and the lower mating end surfaces  51 . The fastener can pass through the second soft rubber block to lock the lower bracket  20  on the motor  21 . 
     In this embodiment, the upper bracket and the lower bracket are fixed by fasteners, and then fixed with the end surface of the motor through the second soft rubber block to form an integral part, and then the integral part is fixed to the handle by the first soft rubber block, such that there is no direct hard contact between the integral part and the handle, thereby achieving the purpose of suspending and damping the motor. 
     The aforementioned embodiments are only optional embodiments of the present application, and should not be regarded as being limitation to the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, and so on, which are made within the spirit and the principle of the present application, should be included in the protection scope of the present application.