The present disclosure relates to a massage device.
With the development of society and economy, the pace of life is getting faster, and the pressure of work is getting higher. Thus, the demand for physical relaxation is increasing, and consumer-grade massage device is becoming popular. In order to meet consumers' demands, a variety of massage devices are available in the market.
However, most of the massage elements of the massage devices, in particularly the massage elements in sex toys, are limited to linear reciprocating motions. Such massage devices are relatively simple in actions, and the massage heads of the massage devices resist against portions of a human body during operation, it may be difficult to manipulate.
Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described, by way of embodiment, with reference to the attached figures. The structure, operation, and advantages of the present invention will become further apparent upon consideration of the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying figures. The figures are intended to be illustrative, and not limiting.
In the description that follows, numerous details are outlined to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that variations of these specific details are possible while still achieving the results of the present invention.
Exemplary illustrative embodiments of the invention should be interpreted as example(s) and non-limiting. The relationship between various arms, where they are located, their composition(s), their operation and sometimes their sizes relative to the desired operation of the invention are not significant.
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The shell 20 is elongated and generally rod-shaped. A moving space 22 is defined in a middle portion of the shell 20 along its longitudinal direction (i.e., X-direction). The massage member 40 at least partly extends into the moving space 22 of the shell 20, and is driven to rotate in the moving space 22 under the action of the driving assembly 30. The rotating massage member 40 generates a kneading stimulation effect on a vaginal wall or a rectal wall of the human body, further stimulating the clitoris or the prostate, making it easier for the users to reach orgasm, thereby obtaining a more comfortable sexual experience.
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In this embodiment, a size of the whole massage member 40 in the Z-direction is greater than a depth of the moving space 22 in the Z-direction, top and bottom portions of the massage member 40 extend beyond the moving space 22 of the shell 20 into the upper and lower sides of the shell 20 through the openings 23, respectively. Thus, the massage member 40 can simultaneously come into contact with portions of the rectum wall/vaginal wall located at its upper and lower sides, which increases a stimulated area of the massage member 40 of the present massage device 100 on the human body.
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In this embodiment, the first shaft 35 and the second shaft 37 both extend laterally, such as along Y-direction. The first shaft 35 may be formed separately and then connected to the shell 20 and the driving wheel 34. The second shaft 37 may be formed separately and then connected to the shell 20 and the driven wheel 36. Alternatively, the first shaft 35 may be integrally formed with the shell 20 or the driving wheel 34; and/or, the second shaft 37 may be integrally formed with the shell 20 or the driven wheel 36.
In this embodiment, the driving wheel 34 and the driven wheel 36 both are gears, and an inner circumferential surface of the massage member 40 has a plurality of teeth 44 provided thereon, which are evenly spaced along the circumferential direction of the massage member 40 and mesh with the driving wheel 34 and the driven wheel 36. In this way, when the driving motor 32 drives the driving wheel 34 to rotate, the driving wheel 34 drives the massage member 40 engaged with it to rotate, and the massage member 40 drives the driven wheel 36 engaged with it to rotate, so that the massage member 40 can rotate continuously.
A transmission unit, such as a gear unit 38, is provided between the driving motor 32 and the driving wheel 34. As a transmission mechanism, the gear unit 38 can not only transmit the torque from the driving motor 32 to the driving wheel 34, but also change the direction of torque transmission as needed. In a specific embodiment, as shown in
Among them, the first gear 381 is mounted around a shaft 33 of the driving motor 32, and the two are preferably arranged coaxially; the second gear 383 meshes with the first gear 381, preferably with a diameter smaller than that of the first gear 381; the third gear 385 and the second gear 383 are arranged coaxially, and the two can be connected integrally; the fourth gear 387 meshes with the third gear 385, preferably the third gear 385 and the fourth gear 387 both are bevel gears. The driving wheel 34 is coaxial with the fourth gear 387, wherein the diameter of the driving wheel 34 is greater than the diameter of the fourth gear 387.
By matching of the two bevel gears 385 and 387, a 90-degree change in the direction of torque transmission can be achieved, and thus the axial direction of the driving wheel 34 may be perpendicular to the shaft 33 of the driving motor 32. Through the gear unit 38, the torque transmission direction can be changed and long-distance deceleration torque transmission can be achieved.
After the high-speed rotation of the driving motor 32 is decelerated step by step, the driving wheel 34 is driven to rotate at an appropriate speed, thereby driving the massage member 40 to rotate at an appropriate speed. In the illustrated embodiment, the driving motor 32, the first gear 381, and the second gear 383 are set inside the rear portion of the shell 20, and the third gear 385 and the fourth gear 387 are accommodated in one of the support arms 24 of the shell 20. The third gear 385 is connected to the second gear 383 through an elongated rod 39, allowing the driving wheel 34 to be arranged in the moving space 22.
In this embodiment, a non-circular shaped, such as square-shaped, connecting hole 341 is defined in the center of the driving wheel 34, and the fourth gear 387 extends outward to form a connecting portion 389. The connecting portion 389 is inserted into the connecting hole 341 and fixed in a circumferential direction through shape matching. In this way, the fourth gear 387 can drive the driving wheel 34 to rotate synchronously. It should be understood that the fourth gear 387 may be assembled to the driving wheel 34 in other ways, as long as it can drive the driving wheel 34 to rotate.
It should be understood that the quantity, structure, size, etc. of the gears in the gear unit 38 may be adjusted as needed. In addition, other transmission mechanisms, such as worm gears, pulleys, etc., or a combination of multiple transmission mechanisms may be provided between the driving motor 32 and the driving wheel 34. That is, the transmission mechanism between the driving motor 32 and the driving wheel 34 is not limited to the gear transmission shown in the drawings. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the driving motor 32 may drive the driving wheel 34 to rotate directly, omitting the transmission mechanism.
In this embodiment, the rear portion of the shell 20 is configured as a handle of the massage device 100, and function buttons 52 are provided on an outer wall of the handle. In the handle, a control circuit board 54 is provided, which connects electrically to the vibration motor 50, the driving motor 32, the buttons 52 and other electronic components to form a control circuit. The users may control the operation of the present massage device, such as control the direction and speed of the driving motor 32, control the vibration frequency of the vibration motor 50 inside the front portion of the shell 20, and etc. through the buttons 52 on the handle of the shell 20.
Further, a battery 56, which is preferably a rechargeable battery, is provided inside the handle of the shell 20. The battery 56 is electrically connected to the control circuit board 54 serves as the power source for the whole massage device 100.
During use, the users may start only the drive motor 32 or the vibration motor 50, or start both the drive motor 32 and the vibration motor 50 simultaneously, so that the users can experience different stimulation effects according to actual needs. Compared with the existing massage devices, the massage device according to the embodiments of the present application generates a kneading effect on the human body through the rotation of the massage member, which has an enlarged stimulation range and better stimulation effect. Thus, the users are more likely to reach orgasm with the help of the present massage device.
In a specific embodiment, the shell 20 is a double-layer structure, including an inner shell 26 and an outer shell 28 that covers the inner shell 26. The inner shell 26 may be made of hard materials, such as plastic, alloy and the like. A space for installing the driving assembly 30, the control circuit board 54, the battery 56, and etc. is defined inside the inner shell 26. The outer shell 28, which is the outermost layer of the entire massage device 100, may be made of soft materials, such as silicone, rubber and the like, providing a soft touch when it is inserted into the human body.
During production, firstly, the driving motor 32, the vibration motor 50, the control circuit board 54, the battery 56, and etc. may be assembled within the inner shell 26, and then together placed into a mold to form the outer shell 28 through over-molding. The outer shell 28 integrally formed on the inner shell 26 not only simplifies production and assembly, but also improves the overall sealing performance of the massage device 100. In addition, the integral outer shell 28 plays a waterproof and dustproof role, facilitating the cleaning and storage of the present massage device 100.
The massage member 40, as a component that directly interacts with the human body, can be made of soft materials such as silicone and rubber, providing a soft touch when in contact with the human body.
In a specific embodiment, the massage member 40 may be a double-layer structure, including an inner belt 40a and an outer belt 40b around the inner belt 40a. The outer belt 40b may be made of soft materials such as silicone and rubber, and the inner belt 40a may be made of hard materials such as plastic and alloy. The teeth 44 extend inwardly and integrally from an inner circumferential surface of the inner belt 40a, so that they have sufficient strength to form effective torque transmission with the driving wheel 34. The protrusions 42 extend outwardly and integrally from an outer circumferential surface of the outer belt 40b, allowing them to directly contact and avoiding unnecessary damage to the human body.
In this embodiment, the massage member 40 may be partially received in the moving space 22 of the shell 20, and partially mounted around the front portion of the shell 20, wherein the front portion of the shell 20 is at a front side of the moving space 22 and configured to be inserted into the rectum or the vagina of the human body. In this case, the driving wheel 34 is mounted inside the front portion of the shell 20, and the driven wheel 36 is accommodated inside the moving space 22 of the shell 20. In this way, stimulation to the deep in the vagina or the deep in the rectum may be enhanced.
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In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the length of the vice massage portion 2 is shorter than that of the main massage portion 1. It can be understood that the length relationship and/or length ratio between the main massage portion 1 and the vice massage portion 2 are adjustable.
The main massage portion 1 includes a head portion 10, a connecting portion 11 and a handle 12. The head portion 10 is configured to be inserted into the vagina along an insertion direction X so as to provide a first stimulus to a first area of the vagina. The first stimulus can be for example a sensation of stimulation generated by at least one of friction, tapping, or vibration applied on the object to be contacted. In one example embodiment, the frictional motion generated by the action of inserting or withdrawing from the body forms the first stimulus. The connecting portion 11 connects the head portion 10 and the handle 12. The connecting portion 11 comprises a sub-massage portion 111 configured to provide a second stimulus to the object to be contacted. The massage member 40 corresponds to the sub-massage portion 111, and reciprocally and linearly moves with respect to the main massage portion 1 under the control of the driving assembly 30. In one example embodiment of the present disclosure, the massage member 40 performs synchronous or asynchronous linear movement following with the movement of the head portion 10. Referring also
The handle 12 includes a handle housing 121 and several control items located therein. The driving assembly 30 is correspondingly received into a cavity 1211 (as shown in
The massage member 40 is received in the hollow space 241 and is capable of linearly reciprocally moving with respect to the main massage portion 1 under the control of the driving assembly 30, and at least a portion of a massage surface 45 of the massage member 40 is capable of protruding out of the inner shell 26 via at least one of the first opening 231 and the second opening 233. When the massage member 40 performs the linearly reciprocally movement in the length direction, the massage surface 45 repeatedly applies pressure or simulation to different positions of a specific area of the object being contacted following with the movements of the massage member 40.
A gap 243 is formed between the inner wall of the two support arms 24 and the outer wall of the massage member 40, thereby the massage member 40 does not contact the inner sidewalls of the two support arms 24.
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The outer shell 28 covers the main massage portion 1, the massage member 40 and the vice massage portion 2 to play a waterproof role. The inner shell 26 is made of solid material, and the outer shell 28 is provided with a first cover 281 and a second cover 283. The second cover 283 is installed telescopically within the hollow space 241 and covers the items in the hollow space 241. The first cover 281 is used for covering the massage device 200 expect the items in the hollow space 241. The sliding motion of the massage member 40 drives the second cover 283 to telescopically move with respect to the inner shell 26. The ends of the massage member 40 protruding the inner shell 26 are covered by the outer shell 28, and the outer shell 28 is curved structure. one end of the second cover 283 is fixed to the handle housing 121 of the inner shell 26 and covers the extension bar 65 and the massage member 40. The other end of the second cover 283 is connected to the bottom of the head portion 10 The second cover 283 is a folding structure. Further, in the first direction X of the inner shell 26, when the massage member 40 moves from the handle 12 towards the head portion 10, the portion of the second cover 283 close to the head portion 10 is compressed, while the portion far from the head portion 10 is stretched. When the massage member 40 moves from the head portion 10 towards the handle 12, the portion of the second cover 283 far from the head portion 10 is compressed, while the portion close to the head portion 10 is stretched, so as to move telescopically follow the massage member 40.
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Furthermore, the inner shell 26 is made of a first material, the massage member 40 is made of a second material and the outer shell 28 is made of a third material. The elasticity of the first material is less than the second material and the elasticity of the third material is more than the second material.
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The driving motor 32 is fixedly installed within the cavity 1211, with an elongated shaft 33 extending from one end of the driving motor 32, used for installing the transmission mechanism 60.
The transmission mechanism 60 includes a screw 61, a sliding block 63 and the extension bar 65. The screw 61 has a perforation 613 in the length direction. The shaft 33 is inserted into one end of the perforation 613 and extends through the other end of the perforation 613, so that the screw 61 is sleeved on the shaft 33. The shaft 33 keeps rotating, driven by the driving motor 32, while drives the screw 61 to rotate. The sliding block 63 is movably sleeved on the screw 61. One end of the extension bar 65 connected to the sliding block 63 and the other end extends towards the hollow space 241 through the through opening 1212 until it is connected to the massage member 40. In some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the extension bar 65 and the screw 61 are parallel to each other and arranged at an interval.
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The plug 635 includes a cylindrical rotating end 6351 that can rotate in the second through hole 6317 and an arc sliding end 6353. The rotating end 6351 and the sliding end 6353 are integrally formed structure. The sliding end 6353 in direct engaged in the sliding groove 611. The radian of the sliding end 6353 and the sliding groove 611 are equal, that is, the sliding end 6353 is completely conformed to the inner wall of the sliding groove 611. The two sides of the first portion 631 along the width direction extend and form a sliding vane 6311. The inner wall of the inner shell 26 extends inwards to form two protrusions at an interval. A sliding rail 913 is formed between the two protrusions. The upper wall and the lower wall of the sliding rail 913 are bonded to the sliding vane 6311, so that the upper wall and the lower wall limit the sliding vane 6311 to move up and down, and thus the sliding block 63 cannot move up and down with respect to the inner shell 26.
The middle of the second portion 633 defines a third through hole 6331, the opening of the third through hole 6331 is the same as the first through hole 6315. One end of the extension bar 65 is directly inserted into the third through hole 6331 so as to connect to the sliding block 63. The extension bar 65 and the screw 61 are parallel to each other and arranged at an interval.
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It can be understood that the massage member 40 can also be accommodated in the moving space 22 and does not protrude outside the inner shell 26. At this time, a portion of the second area of the vagina is inserted into the moving space 22 to contact to the massage member 40. When the massage member 40 reciprocating move in the moving space 22 with respect to the inner shell 26, the massage member 40 massages the second area of the vagina.
In other embodiments, the two ends of the massage member 40 respectively protrude from the two opening of the support arms 24 to protrude outside the inner shell 26. The second cover 283 envelopes the massage member 40. The second cover 283 is made of a flexible material with elasticity, thereby the second cover 283 that envelopes the ends of the massage member 40 is protruding. Furthermore, when the massage member 40 reciprocating move under the second cover 283 with respect to the inner shell 26, the second cover 283 does not prevent the massage member 40 from moving.
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The user operates the function buttons 52 to drive the driving motor 32. The driving motor 32 drives the shaft 33 to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, and the shaft 33 drives the screw 61 to rotate. As the screw 61 rotating, the side wall of a first inclined chute 6111a extrudes the sliding end 6353 of the plug 635, so that the sliding end 6353 moves slowly towards a second inclined chute 6111b, and thus the position in the sliding groove 611 of the plug 635 is changed. The sliding vane 6311 is restricted by the sliding rail 913 and cannot move vertically, so that the plug 635 can only drive the screw 61 to slide horizontally along the screw 61. The sliding of the sliding block 63 drives the extension bar 65 to move horizontally, thereby causing the extension bar 65 to drive the massage member 40 to slide. When the sliding end 6353 of the plug 635 rotates from the first inclined chute 6111a to the last inclined chute 6111n, due to the constant rotation direction of the shaft 33, the plug 635 returns to the first inclined chute along the inclined chute 6111 on the other side of the sliding groove 611. The sliding block 63 drives the extension rod 65 to retract, thereby the massage member 40 reciprocating slide or performs reciprocal linear motions. It can be understood that the sliding speed of the massage member 40 can be controlled, and its sliding speed depends on the rotational speed of the shaft 33.
Furthermore, the transmission mechanism 60 can be driven by an externally applied force to rotate the plug 635, thereby changing the position of the plug 635 within the sliding groove 611.
Furthermore, the plug 635 and the screw 61 can rotate simultaneously, thereby changing the position of the plug 635 within the sliding groove 611.
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In this embodiment, the tail end of the inner shell 26 provided with a charging port. The charging port is used to supply power to the driving motor 32 and the control circuit board 54. It can be understood that the power source of the massage device 200 can be an internal rechargeable battery or direct external power supply.
In this embodiment, the outer shell 28 completely covers the opposite sides of the two support arms 24, thereby forming the moving space 22 that overlaps with the hollow space 241. The massage member 40 can slide in the hollow space 241. The main massage portion 1, including head portion 10 and massage member 40, along with the vice massage portion 2, can simultaneously massage three different areas of the vagina, providing a wide massage area. Among them, the massage member 40 can reciprocating slide to massage through the driving assembly 30. The reciprocating sliding massage mode of the stimulating portion, combined with the vibration effect of the second motor, provides a better massage experience and is more practical.
A description is given next of a third embodiment. For the sake of convenience of explanation, parts identical to those in the foregoing second embodiment shown in
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The first cover 281 covers the handle housing 121 and the support arms 24. The second cover 283a covers the massage member 40 and the extension bar 65. One end of the second cover 283a is connected to the handle housing 121 and the other end is not connected to the bottom of the head portion 10.
The second cover 283a is a folding structure. Thus, in the first direction X of the inner shell 26, when the massage member 40 moves from the handle housing 121 towards the head portion 10, the portion of the second cover 283a far from the head portion 10 is stretched. When the massage member 40 moves from the head portion 10 towards the handle housing 121, the portion of the second cover 283a far from the head portion 10 is compressed, so as to move telescopically follow the massage member 40.
The second cover 283a is made of a flexible material with elasticity, thereby the second cover 283a that envelopes the ends of the massage member 40 is protruding. Furthermore, when the massage member 40 reciprocating move under the second cover 283a with respect to the inner shell 26, the second cover 283a does not prevent the massage member 40 from moving.
Also, the massage device 300 according to the present embodiment configured as described above can achieve advantages similar to those by the first embodiment.
A description is given next of a fourth embodiment. For the sake of convenience of explanation, parts identical to those in the foregoing second embodiment shown in
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The first cover 281b covers the handle housing 121, the outer wall of the support arms 24 and at least a portion of the opposite inner wall of the support arms 24. The second cover 283b covers the massage member 40 and the extension bar 65. One end of the second cover 283b is connected to the handle housing 121 and the other end is not connected to the bottom of the head portion 10.
The second cover 283b is a folding structure. Thus, in the first direction X of the inner shell 26, when the massage member 40 moves from the handle housing 121 towards the head portion 10, the portion of the second cover 283b far from the head portion 10 is stretched. When the massage member 40 moves from the head portion 10 towards the handle housing 121, the portion of the second cover 283b far from the head portion 10 is compressed, so as to move telescopically follow the massage member 40.
The second cover 283b is made of a flexible material with elasticity, thereby the second cover 283a that envelopes the ends of the massage member 40 is protruding. Furthermore, when the massage member 40 reciprocating move under the second cover 283b with respect to the inner shell 26, the second cover 283b does not prevent the massage member 40 from moving.
Also, the massage device 400 according to the present embodiment configured as described above can achieve advantages similar to those by the first embodiment.
A description is given next of a fifth embodiment. For the sake of convenience of explanation, parts identical to those in the foregoing second embodiment shown in
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The first cover 281d covers the handle housing 121 and the support arms 24. The second cover 283b covers the massage member 40 and at least a portion of the extension bar 65. Both two ends of the second cover 283d are not connected to the inner shell 26, that is, the first cover 281 and the second cover 283d are not integrally formed structure.
Also, the massage device 500 according to the present embodiment configured as described above can achieve advantages similar to those by the first embodiment.
The five embodiments presented above show multiple structures of the outer shell 28 and multiple forms of the massage member 40. In the description of the present disclosure, the outer shell 28 having three structures. The first one is the outer shell 28 completely covers the two support arms 24, such as the first embodiment, the second embodiment and the fifth embodiment. The second one is the outer shell 28 covers a portion of the support arms 24, such as the third embodiment. The third one is the outer shell 28 covers at least one protruding end of the massage member 40 and does not cover the opposite inner wall of the support arms 24, such as the fourth embodiment. It can be understood that the structures of the outer shell 28 are not limited to the above three, such as the outer shell 28 completely does not cover the massage member 40.
In the description of the present disclosure, the massage member 40 having three forms. The first form is two ends of the massage member 40 protruding outside the inner shell 26. The second form is only one end of the massage member 40 protruding outside the inner shell 26. The third form is both two ends of the massage member 40 do not protrude outside the inner shell 26. It can be understood that the forms of the massage member 40 are not limited to the above three.
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The contents not described in detail in this specification are known to those skilled in the art.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be understood that terms such as “center”, “longitudinal”, “lateral”, “length”, “width”, “thickness”, “top”, “bottom”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, “right”, “vertical”, “horizontal”, “upper”, “lower”, “inner”, “outer”, “clockwise”, “counterclockwise”, etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. These terms are used for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as limiting, indicating, or implying any particular orientation, construction or operation for the devices or arms referred to. Therefore, it should be understood that the terms “first,” “second,” etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and do not imply or suggest any relative importance or indicate the quantity of technical features indicated.
The foregoing illustrates and describes the basic principles and main features of the present disclosure and its advantages. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are intended only to illustrate the principles of the present disclosure. Within the scope and spirit of the present disclosure, various modifications and improvements can be made which fall within the scope of protection defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
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| 202421443425.5 | Jun 2024 | CN | national |
This application is continuation in part application of application Ser. No. 18/664,306, filed on May 15, 2024 which is a continuation in part application of application Ser. No. 18/635,094, filed on Apr. 15, 2024, which is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 18/372,701, filed on Sep. 26, 2023, and now patented as U.S. Pat. No. 11,957,634 on Apr. 16, 2024, which is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 18/118,749, filed on Mar. 8, 2023, and now patented as U.S. Pat. No. 11,771,619 on Oct. 3, 2023, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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