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EP4061301B1
EP4061301B1 EP20823732.1A EP20823732A EP4061301B1 EP 4061301 B1 EP4061301 B1 EP 4061301B1 EP 20823732 A EP20823732 A EP 20823732A EP 4061301 B1 EP4061301 B1 EP 4061301B1
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  • the invention relates to a stimulation device with locally limited shape change, which can be used, for example, as a sexual or therapeutic aid, such as a massage device or an exercise device.
  • Massage devices are typically used to mechanically influence the skin, connective tissue, and muscles through stretching, pulling, and pressure.
  • the massage effect extends from the treated area of the body throughout the entire organism, including the psyche.
  • Massage devices that change their external shape are known from practice. For example, there are massage devices that can be pneumatically inflated, thus changing their volume and thus their shape. Massage devices that can increase their body volume using a mechanical rotating and sliding mechanism are also known.
  • a vibrator with a housing and a silicone sleeve connected to the housing as well as a vibration-generating electric motor is known from DE 10 2012 109 409 A1 known.
  • a dildo is known, the dildo body of which consists of a cylindrical part and a front end and has electrical heating means and connecting elements for connection to a power source, wherein the heating means are a heating foil arranged in the cylindrical part in a tubular manner.
  • a dildo has a heating coil as a heating element, which can be controlled via a thermostat to adjust the dildo to a desired temperature.
  • Such massage devices or dildos are often made of a rubber-elastic material or have a casing made of a rubber-elastic material.
  • a massage device is known with at least one rubber-elastic deformable wall, with at least one actuator which is arranged to act on a partial area of the elastically deformable wall, deforming it, wherein the actuator is formed with an electroactive polymer and the actuator is electrically connected to a control unit arranged in or directly on the massage device and can be actuated by means of this control unit.
  • a stimulation device which comprises a base body and a rubber-elastic sheath which is attached to or in the base body and is intended for contact with a body part of a user and which has at least one reversibly deformable contact surface area, wherein at least one for generating a local deformation of the sheath without deformation of the base body is arranged on or in the base body so as to be movable relative to the base body, and at least one actuating device which is operatively connected to the shaping element for generating a movement of the at least one shaping element is arranged on or in the base body, said actuating device comprising at least one shape memory element which is deformable by applying an electric current and/or a magnetic field and/or by a change in temperature, which shape memory element is connected on the one hand to the base body and on the other hand to the shaping element and causes a movement of the at least one shaping element by deformation.
  • document CN102716005 A discloses a stimulation device with a rubber-elastic sheath for contact with a body part of a user, with an actuating device with an electric motor with a rotor shaft on which an eccentric is fastened, wherein the shaping element comprises a pivotably mounted lever with two free ends, wherein a first end of the lever is operatively connected to the eccentric of the actuating device for converting a rotary movement of the rotor shaft into a pivoting movement of the lever and a second end of the lever acts in a deforming manner on the contact surface region.
  • the present invention provides a stimulation device according to claim 1.
  • the proposed stimulation device can be designed, for example, as a vibrator, dildo, penis ring, masturbator, artificial vagina, anal plug, penis sleeve, love balls, stretching tube, and the like.
  • the stimulation device is advantageously suitable for use as a sexual or therapeutic aid for stimulating erogenous zones and/or muscles, such as the vaginal and anal muscles.
  • An outer surface of the stimulation device i.e., the surface accessible to a user
  • a rubber-elastic sheath intended for contact with a body part of a user, which forms either the entire surface of the stimulation device or the predominant part of the surface of the stimulation device or only a relatively small part of the surface of the stimulation device.
  • This sheath has at least one partial area that is reversibly deformable and which can subsequently
  • the cover can be made of a rubber-elastic material such as silicone, latex, thermoplastic elastomers, or the like.
  • the cover can be attached to the base body in such a way that the surface of the stimulation device accessible to the user is formed partly by the base body and partly by the cover. However, the cover can also completely or largely enclose the base body.
  • a stimulating effect is achieved by a shaping element being movably arranged on the inner side of the sleeve facing away from the user such that movement of the shaping element causes local deformation of the sleeve, or more precisely of the reversibly deformable contact surface area.
  • the shaping element comprises a pivotably mounted lever with two free ends, i.e. the lever is articulated in its middle region, i.e. between the two free ends, whereby a pivoting movement transmitted to one free end inevitably causes a pivoting movement of the other free end of the lever in the same direction.
  • the pivoting movement is generated by a first free end of the lever being operatively connected to the eccentric of the actuating device for converting a rotary movement of the rotor shaft into a pivoting movement of the lever.
  • the second free end of the lever opposite the first free end, then deforms the contact surface area of the rubber-elastic sheath, so that the outer contour of the stimulation device is deformed locally, i.e., the remaining surface of the stimulation device remains undeformed.
  • the base body an opening in the area of the deformable contact surface area.
  • the actuating device which generates a pivoting movement of the lever and thus the local deformation of the stimulation device, comprises an electric motor with a rotor shaft to which an eccentric is attached, which acts on the first free end of the lever.
  • the eccentric converts the rotational movement of the rotor shaft of the electric motor into a pivoting movement of the lever.
  • the proposed stimulation device enables very localized, targeted stimulation. By controlling the electric motor accordingly, very low-frequency stimulation is possible, as will be explained in more detail below using advantageous embodiments of the proposed stimulation device.
  • the deformable contact surface area is formed by a protrusion of the rubber-elastic sleeve, which is connected to the second end of the lever. Due to the connection between the second free end of the lever and the sleeve, the local deformation of the sleeve in the reversibly deformable contact surface area is very precisely defined.
  • the second end of the lever has a thickened portion
  • the protrusion of the rubber-elastic sleeve has a recess with an undercut
  • the thickened portion is inserted into the recess, engaging with the undercut.
  • This embodiment creates a three-dimensional stimulation element through the protrusion which can be moved from a retracted position to an extended position and back by the pivoting movement of the lever in order to achieve the greatest possible intensity of stimulation, and on the other hand enables a force transmission from the lever to the deformable contact surface area not only during its outward movement but also during its inward movement, i.e. bidirectionally.
  • the first end of the lever has at least one sliding surface oriented transversely to a pivoting direction of the lever, with which the eccentric of the actuating device cooperates to convert a rotary movement of the rotor shaft into a pivoting movement.
  • the first end of the lever has a groove oriented transversely to a pivoting direction of the lever, the two groove flanks of which each form a sliding surface, and the eccentric of the actuating device has a pin that projects into the groove, between the groove flanks.
  • the pin of the eccentric is arranged eccentrically relative to the rotational axis of the electric motor, so that it describes a circular path. In this way, the movement component of this circular movement in the pivoting direction of the lever is converted into a pivoting movement of the lever, while the pin moves transversely to the The lever moves back and forth in the groove in the pivoting direction.
  • the pin can be provided with a spherical thickening that contacts the groove flanks. A spherical thickening, for example, ensures that the contact surface between the pin and the lever is only point-like, thus minimizing friction losses and wear.
  • the proposed stimulation device is intended to be capable of very low-frequency stimulation, which is much closer to manual stimulation than the otherwise common high-frequency stimulation based on the imbalance of a fast-running electric motor.
  • a further embodiment provides for a control device with an operating element for influencing the speed of the electric motor to be arranged on or in the base body.
  • the control device can, for example, be an electronic circuit that controls the electric motor and can be operated by an operating element such as a microswitch or the like, so that the device can be switched on and off, and one of several available speeds of the electric motor can be selected, which is reflected in a corresponding stimulation frequency.
  • the control device can be designed to control the electric motor at a speed of 5 s -1 or less, preferably 3 s -1 or less, in particular 1 s -1 or less.
  • Known stimulation devices vibrate at frequencies that are many times higher than these values.
  • the stimulating effect of such stimulation devices is based on the high-frequency, rigid-body movement of the device, which stimulates the body parts that come into contact with it. It has been shown that stimulation based on periodic, low-frequency, targeted force applied to treated body parts achieves a significantly more pleasant and intense stimulating effect. This type of stimulation is perceived as particularly pleasant at the specified frequencies, as is the targeted application of force to treated body parts by the user.
  • the user may be able to directly influence the frequency.
  • a button may be provided for switching the stimulation device on and off and for adjusting the frequency.
  • the frequency can either be continuously increased or decreased as long as the respective button is pressed, or the frequency can be increased or decreased incrementally each time the corresponding button is pressed.
  • a pair of buttons may be provided for adjusting the frequency, one of which increases the frequency and the other decreases it.
  • the user may be able to indirectly influence the frequency.
  • the stimulation device may, for example, have stimulation programs stored in the control unit that generate different frequencies, whereby the frequency can be varied over the course of a program.
  • the programs may also be stored in an app running on a mobile device. Such an app can also serve as a remote control for the stimulation device.
  • control device for controlling the electric motor can be designed to generate an oscillating rotary motion (pendulum motion), in which the electric motor moves alternately in one direction of rotation and then in the other, with each partial movement comprising less than a full revolution.
  • pendulum motion oscillating rotary motion
  • stimulation programs can also contain programmed patterns that combine the pendulum motion with occasional 360° rotations, which simultaneously allows for even better stimulation with stroke-varied patterns.
  • the stored stimulation programs can be called up, as above, for the user selection of frequency and/or amplitude, for example, via a control element.
  • a single button can be provided for this purpose, which, when pressed for the first time, switches on the stimulation device and calls up a first stored stimulation program. If the button is pressed a second time, the next stored stimulation program is called up, and so on, until all stored stimulation programs have been selected once. If the button is pressed again, the stimulation device is switched off.
  • a button is used to switch the device on and off and another button for program selection.
  • a pair of buttons can be provided for program selection, one of which calls up the stored programs in ascending order and the other of which calls up the stored programs in descending order.
  • buttons can also be used instead of buttons, such as toggle switches, rotary switches, etc.
  • buttons can easily be placed under or behind a rubber-elastic cover in a water-protected manner, because the elastic properties of the cover still allow them to be operated easily.
  • control element(s) are part of a remote control, so that no control elements need to be attached to the stimulation device itself.
  • the control elements can be implemented in the form typical for apps, for example, as touch-operable buttons, sliders, or the like displayed on the screen of the mobile device, whose functions can correspond to those of the buttons described above.
  • the electric motor can be a stepper motor and for the control device to comprise a driver circuit for quasi-continuous drive of the stepper motor.
  • the control device Only with stepper motors is the desired low-frequency stimulation possible without the interposition of an additional costly and A fault-prone gear, i.e., a direct drive, is possible.
  • stepper motors generate a characteristic noise that is very disturbing within the scope of the invention.
  • a control device should include a driver circuit for quasi-continuous drive of the stepper motor, allowing the stepper motor to operate silently.
  • the control device for controlling the electric motor is designed in such a way that the shaping element is always in the same position when the actuating device is switched off.
  • the eccentric carries a permanent magnet and a Hall sensor is arranged in the base body in the immediate vicinity of the eccentric, which sensor is connected to the
  • the control unit is connected to the control device. This allows the control device to switch off the motor precisely when the permanent magnet is positioned opposite the Hall sensor. Alternatively, this switching function can also be integrated into the Hall sensor.
  • At least one energy storage device for storing electrical energy is arranged on or in the base body.
  • the electrical energy required to operate the stimulation device from outside, for example by Since the stimulation device is connected to a power cable, it is advantageous for ease of use if it is cordless. This can be achieved by arranging an energy storage unit directly on or in the stimulation device.
  • the energy storage device comprises at least one rechargeable battery. This avoids the user having to open the stimulation device to replace non-rechargeable batteries once they are exhausted.
  • At least one receiver coil for the contactless supply of electrical energy is arranged on or in the base body.
  • a rechargeable battery arranged in the stimulation device can be charged contactlessly.
  • Metallic contacts on the exterior of the stimulation device are thus eliminated, making the stimulation device even safer to handle and easily waterproof.
  • control device can comprise a light source, for example one or more LEDs, which indicate to the user of the stimulation device whether the device is switched on and/or which program has been selected and/or the charge level of the energy storage device and/or whether a charging process is currently in progress and/or which enable targeted illumination of specific areas of the stimulation device.
  • a light guide element For example, it can be a transparent glass or plastic fiber that guides the light from the light source to a part of the stimulation device to be illuminated and emits it there.
  • Such a light guide element can also comprise, for example, a transparent insert in a housing part of the base body, which guides the light generated by an LED through the housing to the outside, for example, a light point near the control element, a luminous ring surrounding the control element, etc., whereby the light is strong enough to penetrate the rubber-elastic casing and be perceptible.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a longitudinal section through an exemplary stimulation device.
  • a rubber-elastic cover 2 made of silicone encloses a Housing parts 11 form the base body 1.
  • a shaping element 3 is movably arranged on the base body 1, said shaping element having a first free end 31 and a second free end 32 and being movably arranged between the first free end 31 and the second free end 32 on the base body 1 by a joint 33.
  • the housing parts 11 together define the basic shape of the stimulation device, which is delimited on the outside by the rubber-elastic sheath 2.
  • the actuating device is arranged inside the stimulation device and comprises an electric motor 4 with a rotor shaft on which an eccentric 41 is mounted.
  • the electric motor 4 is designed as a stepper motor.
  • the shaping element is, as already described, a pivotally mounted lever 3 with two free ends 31 and 32.
  • the first end 31 of the lever 3 is operatively connected to the eccentric 41, and the second end 32 of the lever 3 has a deforming effect on the contact surface area 21.
  • the deformable contact surface area 21 is formed by a protrusion of the rubber-elastic sleeve 2, which has a recess with an undercut.
  • the second end 32 of the lever 3 has a thickening 34, which is inserted into the recess and engages with the undercut. This design is particularly advantageous for easy cleaning of the stimulation device.
  • the thickening 34 of the lever 3 can be easily pulled out of the undercut of the recess of the rubber-elastic sleeve 2 in order to easily clean the rubber-elastic sleeve 2 under running water.
  • the Thickening 34 can simply be snapped back into the recess.
  • the first end 31 of the lever 3 has a groove 35 oriented transversely to the pivoting direction of the lever 3, the two groove flanks of which each form a sliding surface, and the eccentric 41 of the actuating device has a pin 43 which projects into the groove 35.
  • Fig. 2 Two variants of the interacting elements of the first free end 31 of the lever 3 and the pin 43 of the eccentric 41 are shown:
  • the pin 43 has a spherical thickening 44 that is in contact with the groove flanks.
  • the pin 43 does not have such a thickening; however, the two groove flanks of the groove 35 in the first free end 31 of the lever 3 are spherical, so that in both variants the contact area between the pin 43 and the groove 35 is designed to be as small as possible.
  • a control device 5 with an operating element 52 for influencing the speed of the electric motor 4 is arranged in the base body 1.
  • the control device 5 comprises an electronic circuit which has a driver circuit 51 for the quasi-continuous drive of the stepper motor 4, a micro-button 52 for operating the stimulation device, which can be operated through the rubber-elastic casing 2, and a light source in the form of an LED, which indicates the state of the stimulation device.
  • the housing part 11 has a light guide element 13 above the light source 54, which is designed as an insert made of transparent plastic in the otherwise non-transparent housing. transparent housing part 11 of the base body 1. The light is strong enough to penetrate the rubber-elastic casing 2.
  • the control device 5 is connected to an energy storage device 6, which in the exemplary embodiment is designed as a rechargeable battery.
  • the control device 5 is also connected to the stepper motor 4 to supply it with energy.
  • control device 5 for controlling the electric motor 4 is designed such that the lever 3 is always in the same position when the actuating device is switched off.
  • the eccentric 41 carries a permanent magnet 42, and a Hall sensor 53 with a switching function is arranged in the base body 1 in the immediate vicinity of the eccentric 41 and is connected to the control device 5.

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  1. Appareil de stimulation comprenant
    • un corps de base (1) et
    • une housse élastique en caoutchouc (2) destinée à entrer en contact avec une partie du corps d'un utilisateur, qui enveloppe le corps de base (1) et comprend au moins une zone de surface de contact déformable de manière réversible (21), dans lequel
    • au moins un élément de mise en forme conçu pour produire une déformation localement limitée de la housse (2) sans déformer le corps de base (1) est disposé de manière mobile sur ou dans le corps de base (1) par rapport au corps de base (1), et
    • au moins un dispositif d'actionnement relié de manière opérationnelle à l'au moins un élément de mise en forme pour produire un mouvement de l'au moins un élément de mise en forme est disposé sur ou dans le corps de base (1), dans lequel
    • le dispositif d'actionnement comprend un moteur électrique (4) avec un arbre de rotor auquel est fixé un excentrique (41),
    • l'élément de mise en forme comprend un levier monté pivotant (3) avec deux extrémités libres (31, 32), dans lequel
    • une première extrémité (31) du levier (3) est reliée fonctionnellement à l'excentrique (41) du dispositif d'actionnement pour convertir un mouvement de rotation de l'arbre du rotor en un mouvement de pivotement du levier (3), et
    • une deuxième extrémité (32) du levier (3) agit de manière déformante sur la surface de contact (21),
    caractérisé en ce que
    le dispositif de stimulation comprend un dispositif de commande (5) placé sur ou dans le corps de base (1) pour commander le moteur électrique (4), qui est conçu de manière à ce que l'élément de mise en forme (3) soit toujours dans la même position lorsque le dispositif d'actionnement est éteint.
  2. Dispositif de stimulation selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la zone de surface de contact déformable (21) est formée par une protubérance de la housse élastique en caoutchouc (2), qui est reliée à la deuxième extrémité (32) du levier (3).
  3. Dispositif de stimulation selon la revendication 2, dans lequel la deuxième extrémité (32) du levier (3) comprend un épaississement (34), la protubérance de la housse élastique en caoutchouc (2) comprend une indentation avec une contre-dépouille, et l'épaississement (34) est inséré dans l'indentation de manière à s'engager dans la contre-dépouille.
  4. Dispositif de stimulation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la première extrémité (31) du levier (3) comprend au moins une surface de glissement qui est alignée transversalement à une direction de pivotement du levier (3) et avec laquelle l'excentrique (41) du dispositif d'actionnement interagit pour convertir un mouvement rotatif de l'arbre du rotor en un mouvement de pivotement du levier (3).
  5. Dispositif de stimulation selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la première extrémité (31) du levier (3) comprend une rainure (35) qui est alignée transversalement à une direction de pivotement du levier (3) et dont les deux flancs de la rainure forment chacun une surface de glissement, et l'excentrique (41) du dispositif d'actionnement comprend une broche (43) qui fait saillie dans la rainure (35), entre les flancs de la rainure.
  6. Dispositif de stimulation selon la revendication 5, dans lequel la broche (43) comprend un épaississement sphérique (44) qui est en contact avec les flancs de la rainure.
  7. Dispositif de stimulation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le dispositif de commande (5) est équipé d'un élément de commande (52) pour influencer la vitesse de rotation du moteur électrique (4).
  8. Dispositif de stimulation selon la revendication 7, dans lequel le dispositif de commande (5) est conçu pour commander le moteur électrique (4) à une vitesse de rotation inférieure ou égale à 5 s-1, de préférence inférieure ou égale à 3 s-1, en particulier inférieure ou égale à 1 s-1.
  9. Dispositif de stimulation selon la revendication 7 ou 8, dans lequel le moteur électrique (4) est un moteur pas à pas et le dispositif de commande (5) comprend un circuit d'attaque (51) pour l'entraînement quasi-continu du moteur pas à pas.
  10. Dispositif de stimulation selon l'une des revendications 7 à 9, dans lequel le dispositif de commande (5) du moteur électrique (4) est conçu pour générer un mouvement rotatif oscillant (mouvement pendulaire), dans lequel le moteur électrique (4) se déplace alternativement dans un sens puis dans l'autre sens de rotation.
  11. Dispositif de stimulation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, dans lequel l'excentrique (41) porte un aimant permanent (42) et un capteur à effet Hall (53) est disposé dans le corps de base (1) à proximité immédiate de l'excentrique (41), lequel capteur à effet Hall est relié au dispositif de commande (5).
  12. Dispositif de stimulation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 11, dans lequel le dispositif de commande (5) comprend au moins une source lumineuse (54) et le corps de base (1) ou une partie du boîtier (11) du corps de base (1) comprend au moins un élément de guidage de la lumière (13).
  13. Dispositif de stimulation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 12, dans lequel au moins un dispositif de stockage d'énergie (6) pour stocker l'énergie électrique est disposé sur ou dans le corps de base (1).
  14. Dispositif de stimulation selon la revendication 13, dans lequel le dispositif de stockage d'énergie (6) comprend au moins un accumulateur rechargeable.
  15. Dispositif de stimulation selon l'une des revendications 1 à 14, dans lequel au moins une bobine réceptrice pour l'alimentation sans contact en énergie électrique est disposée sur ou dans le corps de base (1).
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