Sex Toy as Vibrator for Erogenous Stimulation, Method, and Use

Abstract

Sex toy as a vibrator for erogenous stimulation, including an electric motor drive that rotationally drives at least one eccentric inertial mass. The inertial mass eccentrically rotates in a rotational frequency range, and therefore the vibrator vibrates in this frequency range and thus in its working oscillation frequency range. The diameter of the motor drive is between 5 mm and 50 mm. The vibrator is designed in such a way that during operation it is virtually acoustically imperceptible.

Claims

1. Sex toy as a vibrator for erogenous stimulation, comprising an electric motor drive that rotationally drives at least one eccentric inertial mass, wherein the inertial mass eccentrically rotates in a rotational frequency range, and therefore the vibrator vibrates in this frequency range and thus in its working oscillation frequency range, wherein the diameter of the motor drive is between 5 mm and 50 mm, and the vibrator is designed in such a way that a) the working oscillation frequency in a range of f=10-40 Hz; and/or b) the rotational speed constant of the electric motor drive at a minimum drive voltage of 1 volt is in the range of 600 rpm/volt to 2,400 rpm/volt, while the rotational speed constant at a maximum drive voltage of 10 volts is in the range of 60 rpm/volt to 240 rpm/volt, wherein for all drive voltages in between, the particular product of the drive voltage and the rotational speed constant in the drive voltage range of 1 volt to 10 volts results in rotational speeds of 600 rpm to 2,400 rpm; and/or c) the torque constant of the electric motor drive is in the range of aa.) 0.001 mNm/A or 0.01 mNm/A or 0.1 mNm/A or 1.0 mNm/A or 10 mNm/A to bb.) 10 mNm/A or 20 mNm/A or 30 mNm/A or 40 mNm/A or 50 mNm/A.

2. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) the working oscillation frequency is in one of the following ranges: f=15-40 Hz, 20-40 Hz, 25-40 Hz, 30-40 Hz, 35-40 Hz, 10-35 Hz, 10-30 Hz, 10-25 Hz, 10-20 Hz, 10-15 Hz, 15-35 Hz, 15-30 Hz, 15-25 Hz, 15-20 Hz, 20-35 Hz, 20-30 Hz, 20-25 Hz, 25 Hz-35 Hz, 25-30 Hz, 30-35 Hz.

3. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) the electric motor drive is free of a reduction gear.

4. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) a first enclosure is situated inside the sex toy in the region of the inertial mass.

5. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) the electric motor drive is enclosed.

6. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) a control and/or regulation electronics system that controls and/or regulates the electric motor drive is provided.

7. Sex toy according to claim 6, wherein: a) the control and/or regulation electronics system has a second enclosure.

8. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) at least one vibration transmission element is situated in or at a wall of the sex toy, the natural resonance of the vibration transmission element corresponding to the working oscillation frequency or being in the working oscillation frequency range.

9. Sex toy according to claim 8, wherein: a) the vibration transmission element has a tongue-shaped design.

10. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) the drive voltage is in the range of 1-5 volts or 1-3 volts or 3-5 volts.

11. Sex toy according to claim 6, wherein: a) the control and/or regulation electronics system is operated via a full bridge.

12. Sex toy according to claim 11, wherein: a) the full bridge is operated via a DC-DC converter.

13. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) the control and/or regulation electronics system is programmed in such a way that at least one vibration program is retrieved or retrievable during operation, from a temporal standpoint at least one oscillation phase and at least one non-oscillation phase being provided.

14. Sex toy according to claim 13, wherein: a) the control and/or regulation electronics system is configured in such a way that at least 0.5 seconds and at most 3 seconds are required for powering up to the desired rotational frequency of the eccentric inertial mass, from the non-oscillation phase into the oscillation phase.

15. Sex toy according to claim 13, wherein: a) at least 0.5 seconds and at most 3 seconds are required for powering down from the desired rotational frequency of the eccentric inertial mass, from the oscillation phase into the non-oscillation phase.

16. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) the control and/or regulation electronics system is designed in such a way that it ramps up the drive voltage above the actual drive voltage to ensure powering up of the eccentric inertial mass to the desired working oscillation frequency in a time window of at least 0.5 seconds and at most 3 seconds, in order to subsequently reduce the working voltage to the actual drive voltage.

17. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) the control and/or regulation electronics system is designed in such a way that it brings the electric motor drive to a complete stop, during operation of the electric motor drive in its working oscillation frequency, in at least 0.5 seconds and at most 3 seconds by feeding a reverse-polarized current.

18. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) the sex toy has a control portion, and a vibration portion that is connected via an elastic intermediate portion.

19. Sex toy according to claim 18, wherein: a) a vibration damping element is situated inside the control portion.

20. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) the electric motor drive is designed as a double motor that includes a shaft that rotationally drives at least the one inertial mass, as a double motor that includes two shafts, each of which drives at least the one inertial mass, or as a simple motor that includes two shafts, each of which drives at least the one inertial mass.

21. Sex toy according to claim 1, wherein: a) the power source is a battery.

22. Sex toy according to claim 21, wherein: a) the battery is a Li-ion battery.

23. Method for operating a sex toy as a vibrator for generating vibrations, wherein: a) a sex toy according to claim 1, is used.

24. Use of a sex toy as a vibrator for generating vibrations, wherein: it is a sex toy according to claim 1.

Description

[0029] The following FIGS. 1 and 2 explain the invention by way of example and in a non-limiting manner, wherein

[0030] FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the functional and formal structure of the sex toy/vibrator according to the invention, and

[0031] FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a cross section of one embodiment of a sex toy/vibrator according to the invention.

[0032] One embodiment of a sex toy according to the invention as a vibrator for erogenous stimulation is presented, including an electric motor drive 1, 3 that rotationally drives at least one eccentric inertial mass 2, wherein the inertial mass eccentrically rotates in a rotational frequency range, and therefore the vibrator vibrates in this frequency range and thus in its working oscillation frequency range, the diameter of the electric motor drive 1, 3 being between 5 mm and 50 mm, and the vibrator being designed in such a way that the working oscillation frequency range is f=10-40 Hz;

[0033] and/or at a minimum drive voltage of 1 volt, the rotational speed constant of the electric motor drive is in the range of 600 rpm/volt to 2,400 rpm/volt, while at a maximum drive voltage of 10 volts, the rotational speed constant is in the range of 60 rpm/volt to 240 rpm/volt; for all drive voltages in between, the particular product of the drive voltage and the rotational speed constant in the drive voltage range of 1 volt to 10 volts results in rotational speeds of 600 rpm to 2,400 rpm; and/or the torque constant of the electric motor drive is in the range of 0.001 mNm/A to 50 mNm/A or from 0.001 mNm/A to 30 mNm/A or from 0.01 mNm/A to 50 mNm/A or from 0.01 mNm/A to 30 mNm/A or from 0.1 mNm/A to 50 mNm/A or from 0.1 mNm/A to 30 mNm/A or from 1.0 mNm/A to 50 mNm/A or from 1.0 mNm/A to 30 mNm/A or from 10 mNm/A to 50 mNm/A or from 10 mNm/A to 30 mNm/A.

[0034] The vibrator has a working vibration range of 10-40 Hz, i.e., vibrates in this range, the electric motor drive 1, 3 (reference numeral 3 denotes the electric motor as such) in this case having a reduction gear 4 (in the present case, the electric motor 3 and the reduction gear 4 form the electric motor drive 1), so that the electric motor drive 1 runs at 40 Hz, for example, so that for a reduction of 2:1 the inertial mass 2 rotates eccentrically at 20 Hz and thus generates a vibration frequency of 20 Hz.

[0035] A first enclosure 5 which at the same time (acoustically) encapsulates the electric motor drive 1, 3 is situated inside the sex toy in the region of the inertial mass 2.

[0036] In addition, a control and/or regulation electronics system 6 that controls and/or regulates the electric motor drive 1, 3 is provided, the control and/or regulation electronics system having a second (acoustic) enclosure 7.

[0037] Moreover, at least one vibration transmission element 8 that has its natural resonance in the working oscillation frequency range is situated in or at a wall 10 of the sex toy, and has a tongue-shaped design and a metallic form.

[0038] The drive voltage is in the range of 3-5 volts; more precisely, the electric motor drive 1, 3 is operated at approximately 3.3 volts.

[0039] The control and/or regulation electronics system 6 is operated via a full bridge, the full bridge being operated via a DC-DC converter, and the control and/or regulation electronics system 6 being operated at approximately 5 volts.

[0040] The control and regulation electronics system 6 is programmed in such a way that at least one vibration program is retrieved or retrievable during operation, from a temporal standpoint at least one oscillation phase and at least one non-oscillation phase being provided. The vibrator (sex toy) has a control portion 20, and a vibration portion 22 that is connected via an elastic intermediate portion 21. Situated inside the control portion 20 is a vibration damping element that has a mesh-like design with a honeycomb structure and rests tightly against an inner wall 10.

[0041] The electric motor drive 1, 3 is rigidly connected to the inner wall 10 via bridge elements 11, so that the vibrations are directly transmitted to the vibration portion 22, so that with the aid of the elastic intermediate portion 21 as a material reduction of the vibration portion 22, the vibration portion can vibrate in relation to the relatively rigid control portion 20.

[0042] The power source 9 is a battery, namely, a Li-ion battery; the drive voltage is 3.3 volts.