EP 1738736 A1 20070103 - Massage device for furniture for sitting or reclining

Title (en)

Massage device for furniture for sitting or reclining

Title (de)

Massagevorrichtung für Stühle oder Liegemöbel

Title (fr)

Appareil de massage pour chaises ou sièges inclinables

Publication

EP 1738736 A1 20070103 (EN)

Application

EP 05014072 A 20050629

Priority

EP 05014072 A 20050629

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a massage device for furniture for sitting or reclining, with a basic frame, a massage unit which has a drivable massage element and at least one guide profile along which the massage unit can be moved by a motor in order to carry out a massage, the guide profile having a curvature adapted to the contour of the spinal column of a person to be massaged. The guide profile is divided into three regions, wherein in the first region the massage unit enables a massage of the person located on the massage device, in the second region it acts as a lordosis support and in the third region it reaches a parked position in which the massage arrangement does not exert any pressure.

IPC 8 full level

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

CPC (source: EP)

A61H 15/0078 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0138 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0142 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0149 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1669 (2013.01); A61H 2205/04 (2013.01); A61H 2205/081 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

DE 19505445 A1 19960822 - HIMOLLA HIERL GMBH C [DE]

Citation (search report)

[Y] US 2004127823 A1 20040701 - MORI MASATOSHI [JP], et al
[Y] DE 29822261 U1 20000427 - SCHUSTER DESIGN RELAX SYSTEME [DE]
[A] EP 1013254 A1 20000628 - EUROKEYTON SA [ES]
[A] US 2002063448 A1 20020530 - LIU TSAN-CHIN [TW]
[A] DE 29901496 U1 19990527 - SICHELSCHMIDT STANZWERK [DE]
[A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 207 (C - 0941) 18 May 1992 (1992-05-18)
[A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 07 31 July 1997 (1997-07-31)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR IT NL

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR LV MK YU

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1738736 A1 20070103; EP 1738736 B1 20070919; DE 602005002552 D1 20071031; DE 602005002552 T2 20080131; ES 2292012 T3 20080301

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05014072 A 20050629; DE 602005002552 T 20050629; ES 05014072 T 20050629