Massage device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like, having a more efficient vertical massage

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EP 1 034 770 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/47

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.09.2000 Bulletin 2000/37

(21)	Application number: 00102123.7

(22)	Date of filing: 04.02.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61H 15/00, A61H 1/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

12.03.1999 IT MI990519

(71)	Applicant: CIAR S.r.l.
	I-61100 Pesaro (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Marcantoni, Egidio 61100 Pesaro (IT)

(74)	Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al
	Modiano & Associati SpA Via Meravigli, 16 20123 Milano 20123 Milano (IT)

(54)	Massage device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like, having a more efficient vertical massage

(57) A massage device to be inserted in the back of a massage chair or the like, comprising a threaded shaft (8) along which a carriage (3) can slide, the carriage (3) being adapted to support a plurality of massage wheels (4) and being actuated along the threaded shaft (8) by a gearmotor (6), and a vibration device (10) which is rigidly coupled to the carriage (3) and is adapted to transmit vibrations to the massage wheels (4) in order to move the massage wheels (4) transversely with respect to the threaded shaft.

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