RU2300363C1 - Massage table - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medical equipment.

SUBSTANCE: massage table can be used at rehabilitation institutions for medicinal and prophylactic purposes. Massage table has base and frame mounted onto base by means of lever mechanisms. Lever mechanisms are connected with screw mechanism for moving frame at vertical plane. Frame is covered with coating and it is provided with screw mechanisms for tensioning coating at lateral direction. Trolley is placed under coating on horizontal guides; trolley is provided with two sets of freely rotating rollers and with screw mechanism for change intra-axial distance between rollers. Trolley is cinematically connected with drive to imply reciprocal motion to trolley; drive is provided with speed controller made in form of frequency converter. When using massage table, it is possible to change inter-axial distance between rollers depending on weight of patient. Speed of motion of roller trolley can be also changed depending on weight and medical state of patient; value of pressure of rollers onto patient's body can be changed as well during procedure.

EFFECT: improved comfort at use; improved efficiency of treatment.

5 cl, 3 dwg

Description

The invention relates to medical equipment and can be used in rehabilitation centers for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes.

A device for self-massage (1) is known, comprising a frame with rollers equipped with a device for tilting it, foot rests and additional rollers mounted on a frame with parallel rows on spring-loaded levers equipped with a device for regulating the degree of spring tension.

The known device provides the ability to change the pressure of the rollers on the patient’s body depending on the tilt of the frame, however, it is inconvenient to use due to the need to fasten the head in a device to protect it from contact with the rollers, and the need to push it off with the feet for the procedure limits the possibility of using the device elderly patients, with sick or amputated lower limbs.

There is also a massage table (2), containing a base with a frame covered with a blanket, under which a trolley with two sets of rollers made of rubber washers is mounted on horizontal rails, kinematically connected to a horizontal reciprocating drive installed in the proximal part the bracket for the shoulder strap and in the distal part the crustein for hanging the load at the feet of the patient, and the control panel.

The known device provides the possibility of massage without the use of physical efforts by the patient, however, it is inconvenient to use and does not provide sufficient effectiveness of therapeutic massage due to the impossibility of changing the modes of procedures such as the pressure of the moving rollers on the patient’s body, the speed of their movement and the center distance between them depending on the patient’s medical indications, his weight and height, which leads to pain during the process, especially exit procedures and refusal of their implementation.

The task is to create a massage table that provides increased usability and effectiveness of treatment by providing the ability to change the modes of massage procedures.

The problem is solved in that in a massage table containing a base, a frame mounted on it, covered with a blanket, under which a trolley equipped with two sets of freely rotating rollers is mounted on horizontally located guides, kinematically connected to the drive to give it a reciprocating movement, remote control controls installed in the proximal part of the bracket for securing the lung belt and in the distal part of the bracket for installing the load for the patient’s legs, the frame is connected to the base by means of lever mechanisms equipped with a drive for moving it in a vertical plane relative to the carriage with rollers, equipped with a drive for changing the center distance between them, and the drive for the reciprocating movement of the carriage is equipped with a speed controller, the frame being equipped with tension controllers in the transverse direction.

This embodiment of the massage table provides the ability to change, depending on the patient’s height, the interaxial distance between the cart rollers and, depending on the patient’s weight and medical indications, change the cart’s speed and the pressure of the rollers on the patient’s body during the massage procedure.

The massage table is schematically shown in the drawings, where Fig. 1 is a main view; figure 2 is the same, a top view; figure 3 is the same, a section along aa in figure 2.

The massage table contains a base 1 mounted on it by means of linkage mechanisms 2 of the frame 3. The linkage mechanisms 2 are connected with a screw mechanism 4 provided with a handle 5 for moving the frame 3 in a vertical plane. The frame 3 is covered with a blanket 6, the longitudinal edges of which are rigidly fixed by fasteners 7 on the bars 8, mounted parallel to the longitudinal elements of the frame 3 and connected by means of screw mechanisms 9 for periodic tension of the blanket 6 in the transverse direction. Guides 10 are horizontally mounted inside the base 1, on which a trolley 11 is placed, equipped with two sets of freely rotating rollers 12 and 13, recruited from rubber washers. The roller 12, located in the proximal part of the trolley 11, is designed to massage the area from the buttocks to the patient’s legs and is drawn from washers with a diameter decreasing towards the center. The roller 13, located in the distal part of the trolley 11, is designed to massage the area from the heels to the buttocks of the patient and is drawn from washers of the same diameter. The truck 11 is equipped with a drive in the form of a screw mechanism 14, equipped with a removable mounted handle (not shown in the drawing) for changing the interaxial distance between the rollers and kinematically connected by a chain gear 16 with a drive motor 17 to give it a reciprocating motion. The asynchronous electric motor 17 of the drive is equipped with a frequency converter 18 for frequency regulation of its rotation frequency and for smooth regulation of the speed of movement of the carriage 11. Under the carriage 11 along the length of its movement there is a shield 19, for example, of glued plywood. The frame 3 in the distal part is equipped with an arm 20 with rollers 21 for hanging cargo (not shown) in the legs of the patient and in the proximal part with an arm 22 for fastening the shoulder strap (not shown), mounted with the possibility of angular movement in the vertical plane by ratchet mechanism 23 provided with a latch 24 associated with the dog ratchet mechanism. The massage table is equipped with a control panel 25 with the on and off bodies for the drive of the reciprocating movement of the trolley 11, controlling the speed of its movement, setting the duration of the massage procedure, etc.

To carry out the massage procedure, the center distance between the rollers 12 and 13, approximately equal to the distance between the shoulders and buttocks of the patient, is set depending on the height of the patient in the extreme position of the trolley 11 with the handle of the screw mechanism 14. The handle 5 of the screw mechanism 4 is driven by lever mechanisms 2, which move the frame 3 with the coverlet 6 in a vertical plane relative to the cart with rollers and thus set their pressure on the patient’s body during the massage procedure, depending on its weight and medical testimony. On the remote control 25 set the duration of the procedure and the frequency of rotation of the electric motor 17 of the drive and, thus, the speed of movement of the cart 11.

The patient is laid on a massage table and, if necessary, a load is hung on his rollers 21 of the bracket 20, a shoulder strap is placed on the patient’s shoulders and secured to the bracket 22, after which, moving it in a vertical plane by means of a ratchet mechanism 23, set the necessary tension of the shoulder strap. The set tension of the shoulder belt is reduced by unlocking the ratchet mechanism 23 by the lock 24. The electric motor 17 is turned on, the trolley 11 drives and the rollers 12 and 13 roll over the muscles of the legs, back and back, while raising and lowering the body, they raise and lower impact on the back of the patient.

After several massage procedures, the patient gets used to the effects of the rollers on the body and reduces pain with the help of the handle 5, the frame 3 is lowered down, which provides an increase in the pressure of the rollers 12 and 13 on the patient’s body, while with the arrangement of the frame 3 with the coverlet 6 in the lowest position the buttocks of the patient can rest on the shield 19. Thus, a therapeutic effect on the muscles of the legs, back and spine of the patient.

Information sources

1. Autosvid. USSR No. 1209213, class 4 A61H 7/00, BI No. 5, 1986. Massage table. Operation manual 7692 / 000РЭ. Alma-Ata Order of the Red Banner of Labor heavy engineering plant of the 60th anniversary of the USSR, Alma Ata (TU 24.00.09.604.87) - prototype.

2. RU 2171612 C2, 08/10/2001.

3. RU 1606 U1, 02.16.1996.

4. US 2004002688 A, 01.01.2004.

5. US 4,267,610 A, 05/19/1981.

Claims (5)

1. Massage table, containing a base, a frame mounted on it, covered with a blanket, under which a trolley is installed on horizontally arranged rails, equipped with two sets of freely rotating rollers, kinematically connected to the drive to give it a reciprocating movement, a control panel installed in the proximal part of the bracket for securing the shoulder strap and in the distal part of the bracket for installing the load for the patient’s legs, characterized in that the frame is connected to the base by link mechanisms provided with a drive for moving it in the vertical plane relative to the trolley with rollers provided with a drive for changing the center distance between the rollers and the drive of its reciprocating motion is provided with a speed regulator, wherein the frame is provided with regulators tension curtain laterally. 2. The massage table according to claim 1, characterized in that the drive for moving the frame in a vertical plane is made in the form of a screw mechanism. 3. The massage table according to claim 1, characterized in that the drive for changing the center distance between the rollers is made in the form of a screw mechanism. 4. The massage table according to claim 1, characterized in that the speed controller of the reciprocating movement of the trolley is made in the form of a frequency converter. 5. The massage table according to claim 1, characterized in that the tension regulators of the bedspread in the transverse direction are made in the form of screw mechanisms.

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