MASSAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ROLL DRIVEN DIRECTLY FOR ROTATION Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, in particular, massaging equipment.

SUBSTANCE: massaging apparatus has operating head connected to suction channel. Operating head has hand-held box including inner chamber open at its base. Inner chamber is defined by two immovable side walls and two transverse surfaces arranged opposite one another between two side walls. At least one of said surfaces is defined by peripheral surface of roll driven directly into rotation. Suction channel is open into inner chamber and provides for suction upon applying of massaging apparatus to patient's body, said suction tending to create skin fold adhering to transverse surfaces. Roll is directly driven for rotation through unit including electric engine and associated reducer immovably and coaxially mounted inside electric engine. Reducer output shaft has member for engaging thereof with roll. Massaging apparatus has device connected with speed and/or direction regulator for changing of speed and/or direction of rotation of motored roll (rolls) and suction extent during operation of massaging apparatus.

EFFECT: simplified dismantling process and wider range of massaging apparatuses.

15 cl, 11 dwg