Global Patent Index - EP 1732494 A1

EP 1732494 A1 20061220 - MASSAGE ARM

Title (en)

MASSAGE ARM

Title (de)

MASSAGEARM

Title (fr)

BRAS DE MASSAGE

Publication

EP 1732494 A1 20061220 (DE)

Application

EP 05736324 A 20050407

Priority

  • DE 2005000617 W 20050407
  • DE 202004005855 U 20040408

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2007276301A1] A massage arm ( 1 ) comprising a massage element ( 2 ) for a massage unit which can be mounted on a massage chair or other seat or other item of furniture used for seating or lying purposes, wherein the massage arm ( 1 ) is coupled to at least one shaft, which can be displaced in the massage unit by means of a drive in order to produce a first vibrating movement within a first frequency range, and is connected to the massage element ( 2 ) in an articulated manner. The massage element ( 2 ) has at least one contact surface which acts upon the body of the person receiving the massage. According to the invention, in order to achieve an improved massage effect, a vibration device ( 8 ) is provided. Said vibration device produces a second vibrating movement which is superposed on the first, said vibration movement occurring within a higher frequency range in comparison with the first.

IPC 8 full level

A61H 1/00 (2006.01); A61H 15/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/02 (2006.01); A61H 37/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61H 23/0263 (2013.01 - EP US); A61H 2201/0138 (2013.01 - EP US); A61H 2201/0142 (2013.01 - EP US); A61H 2201/0149 (2013.01 - EP US); A61H 2201/1623 (2013.01 - EP US); A61H 2201/1654 (2013.01 - EP US); A61H 2201/1669 (2013.01 - EP US); A61H 2205/081 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2005097037A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2007276301 A1 20071129; AT E367786 T1 20070815; DE 202004005855 U1 20040609; DE 502005001111 D1 20070906; EP 1732494 A1 20061220; EP 1732494 B1 20070725; JP 2007532158 A 20071115; WO 2005097037 A1 20051020

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 59977105 A 20050407; AT 05736324 T 20050407; DE 2005000617 W 20050407; DE 202004005855 U 20040408; DE 502005001111 T 20050407; EP 05736324 A 20050407; JP 2007506651 A 20050407