Global Patent Index - EP 2130525 A1

EP 2130525 A1 20091209 - A massage device, a flexible skin covering said massage device and a method for reducing audible noise of a massage device

Title (en)

A massage device, a flexible skin covering said massage device and a method for reducing audible noise of a massage device

Title (de)

Massagegerät, biegsame Verkleidung für dieses Massagegerät und Verfahren zur Reduktion von hörbarem Geräusch eines Massagegeräts

Title (fr)

Dispositif de massage, enveloppe extérieure flexible de ce dispositif de massage et procédé de réduction de bruit audible d'un dispositif de massage

Publication

EP 2130525 A1 20091209 (EN)

Application

EP 08157725 A 20080606

Priority

EP 08157725 A 20080606

Abstract (en)

A massage device (10) comprises a massage housing (100) and a vibration generating source (160). The massage device is characterised in that the massage device further comprises a vibration filter (140, 150, 770). The vibration filter may comprise a suspension (140, 150) that is coupled between the massage housing (100) and the vibration generating source (160). The vibration filter may further comprises a flexible skin (770) covering the massage device (10). With the vibration filter a transfer of the vibration frequency components from the vibration generating source to the outside air is influenced in that vibrations that are not effective for the massage but are contributing to a noisy sound are dampened.

IPC 8 full level

A61H 23/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61H 23/0254 (2013.01); A61H 23/0263 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0153 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0169 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/025 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

US 2007179412 A1 20070802 - IMBODEN ETHAN F [US], et al

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2130525 A1 20091209; WO 2009147618 A1 20091210

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08157725 A 20080606; IB 2009052316 W 20090602