Acupressure device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10117805-B2
Application number	US-201514667679-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 25, 2015
Priority date	Mar 25, 2015
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

An acupressure device includes an acupressure section, a driving part and a control part. The acupressure section is disposed in front of the belly and presses the belly. The driving part is connected to the acupressure section and fixed at a backside of a user and moving the acupressure section toward the belly. The control part is controlled by the user and changing an intensity of a pressure from the acupressure section.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An acupressure device comprising:
an acupressure section configured to be disposed in front of a belly of a user for pressing the belly;
a driving part connected to the acupressure section and configured to be fixed at a backside of the user, and for moving the acupressure section toward the belly; and
a control part configured to be controlled by the user for changing an intensity of a pressure applied by the acupressure section;
wherein the acupressure section comprises:
an acupressure pad configured to make contact with a middle of the belly, having spherical protrusion disposed on upper and lower sides of the acupressure pad and configured to pressure a front of the belly, wherein the acupressure pad having a motor inside of the acupressure pad; and
first and second acupressure belts detachably connected to both ends of the acupressure pad respectively, and each having protrusions configured to pressure a side of the belly;

wherein the driving part comprises a belt connected to the first and second acupressure belts respectively.

2. The acupressure device of claim 1 , wherein the driving part further comprises:
a retractor wherein the belt is wound or unwound by the retractor; and
a motor for driving the retractor.

3. The acupressure device of claim 1 further comprising a wheelchair, wherein the driving part is fixed to the wheelchair on which the user rides, and the acupressure section is fixed to the wheelchair.

4. The acupressure device of claim 3 , wherein the acupressure section is disposed at a front portion of the wheelchair and the driving part is disposed at a rear portion of the wheelchair.

5. The acupressure device of claim 4 , further comprising a motor case covering the driving part, wherein the motor case comprises:
a battery supplying an electric power to the driving part; and
a case door opening and closing an inner space.

6. The acupressure device of claim 3 , wherein the control part comprises:
a joystick for controlling the driving part; and
a safe button adjacent to the joystick for stopping an operation of the driving part.

7. The acupressure device of claim 3 , wherein the wheelchair is an electric wheelchair.

8. The acupressure device of claim 7 , wherein the control part comprises a joystick controlling a movement of the electric wheelchair.

Assignees

• Snu R&Db Foundation

Inventors

• Cho Kyu Jin
• Lee Sang Yoep
• BROWN Merewether Gene

Classifications

• A61H2205/083

  Abdomen · CPC title

• A61H39/04 Primary

  Devices for pressing such points, e.g. Shiatsu {or Acupressure}(Massage or pressure on general areas A61H9/00 - A61H23/00) · CPC title

• A61H31/00

  Artificial respiration by a force applied to the chest; Heart stimulation, e.g. heart massage (applying electric currents by contact electrodes for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers, A61N1/36 {; teaching or training models, demonstration models for medical purposes G09B23/288}) · CPC title

• A61H2201/1628

  Pelvis · CPC title

• A61H2011/005

  with belt or strap expanding and contracting around an encircled body part · CPC title