MASSAGING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, physiotherapy for massage of human body. SUBSTANCE: massaging apparatus comprises frame supporting, movably mounted therein, drive shaft rotatably driven by electric drive. Frame also accommodates, coupled to drive shaft for rotary and reciprocating movement, massaging elements made in form of oppositely disposed, pair-wise arranged rollers, and assembly of cams coupled to drive shaft. Apparatus further comprises two pairs of supporting rollers, of which each pair is secured to swingable rockers coupled to frame, three-position switch provided with positioner and mounted on drive shaft, double-sided sliding key attached, via spring, to three-position switch and disposed inside drive shaft, sliders synchronously coupled to cam assembly and interconnected by connecting strip. Latter carries cross-pieces which serve to connect pair-wise sliders of massaging elements through lugs in which cross-pieces pass with clearance. Apparatus also comprises two pendulums movable on frame and rotatable about their axes, in which sliders of massaging elements are mounted, while their opposite ends carry guide pins adapted to be received into grooves of two grooved cams mounted fixedly and identically on drive shaft. Cam assembly is freely mounted on drive shaft and provided with pair of identically formed and synchronously acting cams, while opposite sides of cam assembly are provided with key slots shifted relative to each other around axis. EFFECT: effective massage of human body. 1 cl, 13 dwg