Acupuncture Foot Massage Device

Abstract

The present application discloses a novel acupuncture foot massage device, comprising a housing, a motor, a gear assembly, an acupuncture box and a massage disc, wherein the gear assembly drives the massage disc to rotate and perform kneading massage and the curved surface disc to move acupuncture needles up and down to perform acupuncture massage on the foot, such that entire set of the acupuncture points of the foot are adequately massaged.

Claims

1. An acupuncture foot massage device, comprising: a housing having a top section wherein a plurality of front through-holes, middle through-holes and rear through-holes are constructed on the top section in corresponding to the front sole section, the middle sole and the rear sole section of a human foot; a motor; a gear assembly; an acupuncture box; a massage disc; a plurality of acupuncture needles arranged as an inner ring and an outer ring being installed inside the acupuncture box such that the acupuncture needles can move up and down; and a curved surface disc being installed at the bottom of the acupuncture box, having an inner ring curved surface and an outer ring curved surface in corresponding to the inner ring needles and the outer ring needles; wherein the housing has a chamber for installing the motor and the gear assembly, the acupuncture box is installed fixedly in the front though-holes and the rear through-holes, the massage disc is flexibly installed in the middle through-hole and is provided with a massage head on the top section; the massage disk and the curved surface disc are fixed on the corresponding transmission shafts of the gear assembly, and the gear assembly drives the massage disc to perform kneading massage and the curved surface disk to move the inner ring needles and outer ring needles up and down in performing acupuncture massage.

2. The acupuncture foot massage device of claim 1, further comprising a control panel that is electrically connected with and controls the motor which drives the gear assembly.

3. The acupuncture foot massage device of claim 1, wherein the massage disc has a top section that is configured in an inclined shape and a massage head is installed thereon.

4. The acupuncture foot massage device of claim 1, wherein the acupuncture box is configured a first end and a second end, the first end being bigger than the second end, the first end being configured with needle holes, the plurality of the acupuncture needles of the inner ring and of outer ring being configured to move alternatively in the needle holes, the first end fits on the curved surface disc.

5. The acupuncture foot massage device of claim 1, further comprising a light panel being installed in the acupuncture box wherein said light panel is configured for infrared heating.

6. The acupuncture foot massage device of claim 1, wherein both the inner and outer ring curved surfaces of the curved surface disk have a wave peak and a wave trough, the wave peak and the wave trough of the inner ring curved surface are in staggered arrangement with the wave peak and the wave trough of the outer ring curved surface.

7. The acupuncture foot massage device of claim 6, wherein there is a height difference of about 7.5 mm between the wave peak and wave the trough, forming an up-down travel distance of about 7.5 mm for acupuncture needles.

8. The acupuncture foot massage device of claim 1, further comprising an air pump that is installed in the housing, and an air bag being installed at the top section of the housing and the air bag being connected to the air pump via an air pipe whereby air bag's inflation and deflation provide air pressure massage.

9. The acupuncture foot massage device of claim 1, wherein the housing is formed by buckling of an upper housing and a lower housing, the upper housing is provided with the front through-holes, the middle through-holes and rear through-holes, and the lower housing forms a gear groove, and the gear groove is shielded by a gear cover, the gear groove and the gear cover form a gear case, and the gear assembly is installed in the gear case; the gear assembly and transmission shafts in corresponding to the massage disk and the curved surface disk project through from a plurality of shaft holes in the gear cover, and the acupuncture box is fastened on the gear cover.

10. The acupuncture foot massage device of claim 9, further comprising a supportive holder installed on the upper housing for mounting a control panel.

11. The acupuncture foot massage device of claim 9, wherein that the upper housing is provided with a front through-hole, a middle through-hole and rear through-holes in corresponding to both the left and the right foot.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] The disclosed application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which show important sample embodiments of the invention and which are incorporated in the specification hereof by reference, wherein:

[0023] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an example acupuncture foot massage device in accordance with this application;

[0024] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an example acupuncture foot massage device without the top air bag in accordance with this application;

[0025] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of an example massage disc in accordance with this application;

[0026] FIG. 4 is a top view of an example curved surface disc in accordance with this application;

[0027] FIG. 5 is an example A-A sectional view of the curved surface disc of FIG. 4;

[0028] FIG. 6 is an example B-B sectional view of the curved surface disc of FIG. 4;

[0029] FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the assembly of an example acupuncture box and a curved surface disc in accordance with this application;

[0030] FIG. 8 is a sectional view of the assembly of the acupuncture box and the curved surface disc in accordance with this application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLE EMBODIMENTS

[0031] The numerous innovative teachings of the present application will be described with particular reference to presently preferred embodiments (by way of example, and not of limitation). The present application describes several embodiments, and none of the statements below should be taken as limiting the claims generally.

[0032] For simplicity and clarity of illustration, the drawing figures illustrate the general manner of construction, and description and details of well-known features and techniques may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the invention. Additionally, elements in the drawing figures are not necessarily drawn to scale, some areas or elements may be expanded to help improve understanding of embodiments of the invention.

[0033] The terms first, second, third, fourth, and the like in the description and the claims, if any, may be used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable. Furthermore, the terms comprise, include, have, and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, such that a process, method, article, apparatus, or composition that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to those elements, but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, apparatus, or composition.

[0034] Description of mark numbers: housing 1, front through-hole 11, middle through-hole 12, rear through-hole 13, upper housing 14, lower housing 15, gear groove 16, gear cover 17, shaft hole 171, holder 18; motor 2; gear assembly 3, transmission shaft 31; acupuncture box 4, inner ring needles 41, outer ring needles 42, curved surface disc 43, inner ring curved face 431, outer ring curved surface 432, light panel 44; massage disc 5, massage head 51; control panel 6; air pump 7; leather air bag 8.

[0035] As show in FIGS. 1-8, the disclosed acupuncture foot massage device comprises a housing 1, a motor 2, a gear assembly 3, an acupuncture box 4 and a massage disc 5, an air bag 8, and a control panel 6.

[0036] In reference to FIG. 1, housing 1 has a chamber for installing a motor 2 and a gear assembly 3. A control panel 6 is installed on housing 1 and is electrically connected with motor 2. Motor 2 drives the gear assembly 3 in which the output worm shaft of motor 2 drives a bevel gear which in turn further drive a spur gear. In addition, gear assembly 3 may include other gear structures not shown in the figures.

[0037] In reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the top of housing 1 is constructed with front through-holes 11, middle through-holes 12 and rear through-holes 13 in corresponding to the front sole, the center and the rear sole of the foot. Acupuncture box 4 is installed fixedly inside front-holes 11 and rear through-holes 13.

[0038] In reference to FIG. 7, the inner ring acupuncture needles 41 and the outer ring acupuncture needles 42 are installed in acupuncture box 4 such that the needles 41 and 42 can move up and down. A curved surface disc 43 is installed at the bottom of the acupuncture box 4, and the curved surface disc 43 has an inner ring curved surface 431 and an outer ring curved surface 432 as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 in corresponding respectively to inner ring needles 41 and outer ring needles 42.

[0039] In reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, moving massage disc 5 is installed in the middle through-hole 12 and is provided with a massage head 51 on the top. As shown in FIG. 1, massage disc 5 and the curved surface disc 43 are fixed on the corresponding transmission shafts 31 of the gear assembly 3 and the gear assembly 3 will drive the massage disc 5 to perform kneading massage and the curved surface disk 43 will make the inner ring needles 41 and outer ring needles 42 to move up and down to perform acupuncture massage.

[0040] In operation, control panel 6 will direct motor 2 to drive gear assembly 3, and gear assembly 3 will rotate massage disc 5 via transmission shaft 31 and perform kneading massage on the middle sole of the foot. Transmission shaft 31 will also rotate the curved surface disc 43 which will make the inner ring needles 41 and the outer ring needles 42 to up and down and perform acupuncture massage on the front sole and the rear sole of the foot, providing a complete massage on all acupuncture points of the entire sole of the foot.

[0041] Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the top of the massage disc 5 is an inclined plane and massage head 51 is installed on it which comprise multiple round bases for push kneading about the center sole section of the foot.

[0042] In addition, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, both the inner curved surface 431 and outer ring curved surface 432 of the curved surface disk 43 are wave-shaped, and the waving peak and trough of the inner ring curved face 431 are in fully staggered arrangement with those of the outer ring curved face 432. Acupuncture box 4 is provided with needle holes, the inner ring needles 41 and outer ring needles 42 move alternatively in the needle holes, the end of the acupuncture box 4 where the inner ring needles 41 and outer ring needles 42 are located on larger end which falls on the curved surface disc 43.

[0043] As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, in the preferred embodiment, the inner ring curved surface 431 of the curved face disc 43 is of wave shape and there is a height difference (d) between the wave peak and the wave bottom is about 7.5 mm, so that the up and down travel is about 7.5 mm for the inner ring acupuncture needles 41. Similarly the outer ring curved surface 432 of the curved face disc 43 is of wave shape and there is a height difference (d) is about 7.5 mm between wave peak and wave bottom, so that the up and down travel is about 7.5 mm for the outer ring acupuncture needles 42.

[0044] A light panel 44 is installed in between inner ring acupuncture needles 41 and outer ring acupuncture needles 42 in the acupuncture box 4 and electrically connected with control panel 6, and control panel 6 controls the work of the light panel 44. The light panel 44 generates heat in operation to perform heating and infrared physical therapy of the acupuncture massage area (front sole and rear sole).

[0045] As shown in FIG. 1, an air pump 7 is installed in one chamber of the housing 1 and is electrically connected with the control panel 6, and control panel 6 also controls the operation of air pump 7; a leather or composite air bag 8 is installed at the top of the housing 1 and is connected to the air pipe of air pump 7. The inflation and deflation of air bag 8 further provide air pressure massage on the instep of the foot.

[0046] In order to assemble all parts easily, housing 1 comprises an upper housing 14 and a lower housing 15 which are buckled together to form a full housing 1. Upper housing 14 is constructed with front through-holes 11, middle through-holes 12 and rear through-holes 13, while lower housing 15 includes a gear groove 16, gear groove 16 is shielded by a gear cover 17. Gear groove 16 and gear cover 17 form a gear case wherein gear assembly 3 is installed. Gear assembly 3 and the transmission shafts 31 in corresponding to massage disk 5 and curved surface disc 43 pass through shaft holes 171 and project out from gear cover 17. The acupuncture box 4 is locked on the gear cover 17.

[0047] For different foot, front through-holes 11, middle through-holes 12 and rear through-holes 13 configured on the top of the housing 1 are constructed in corresponding to the sole shape of the left foot or the right foot or to both.

[0048] To facilitate operation, a supportive holder 18 is installed on the upper housing 14 and the control panel 6 is installed on supportive holder 18.

[0049] The acupuncture foot massage device will simultaneously provide a plurality of massage actions to the foot: acupuncture massage, kneading massage, heating physical therapy and air pressure massage, thus greatly improving the massaging effects on the foot.