US-20260124104-A1 - MASSAGE MODULE AND MASSAGE DEVICE

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Abstract

A massage module, comprising: a housing comprising a handle portion and defining a massage area, at least one opening extending along an extending direction, wherein a predetermined inclination angle is defined between the extending direction and a longitudinal axis direction of at least a portion of the housing corresponding to the massage area; a driving mechanism located in the housing, and a massage member driven by the driving mechanism, the massage member comprising a first portion coupled to the driving mechanism and driven by the driving mechanism; and at least one second portion un-slidably mounted on the first portion, the at least one second portion is extendable through the at least one opening and extending to the external space to contact the to-be-massaged member, wherein the at least one second portion is movable relative to the housing along the at least one opening.

Inventors

Bowen ZHU
Hong Zhang

Assignees

Shenzhen Zhonghongtian Technology Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date: 20260507
Application Date: 20250117
Priority Date: 20241105

Claims (20)

1 . A massage module, comprising: a housing comprising a handle portion, and a cylindrical portion coupled to the handle portion, the cylindrical portion defining a massage area at which a massaging function is provided, at least one elongated opening defined in the massage area, and each elongated opening extending from a side of the cylindrical portion adjacent to the handle portion to a side of the cylindrical portion away from the handle portion, wherein each elongated opening is communicated with an external space of the housing; a driving mechanism located in the housing, and comprising a motor, and a massage member arranged in the cylindrical portion corresponding to the massage area, and driven by the motor, the massage member comprising a first portion coupled to the driving mechanism and driven by the driving mechanism; and at least one second portion coupled to the first portion, wherein the at least one second portion is extendable through the at least one elongated opening and protrudes to the external space of the housing to contact a to-be-massaged member, wherein the first portion is driven by the motor to move along a first direction, and the at least one second portion is engaged by the first portion and telescopically moves along an inclined direction which is inclined relative to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical portion.
2 . The massage module according to claim 1 , wherein, each elongated opening has a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end are at least partly offset when viewed from an extending direction of the cylindrical portion, and the extending direction is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical portion, the at least one second portion protrudes out of the corresponding elongated opening and comprises multiple massage protrusions, the multiple massage protrusions are aligned along the extending direction of the corresponding elongated opening, at least one of the first portion and the multiple massage protrusions is deformable.
3 . (canceled)
4 . The massage module according to claim 2 , wherein, the multiple massage protrusions are formed on an outer wall of the first portion and inserted into the corresponding elongated opening, when the first portion is driven to move along the first direction, at least one of the first portion and the multiple massage protrusions is deformed by engagements between the multiple massage protrusions and the corresponding elongated opening.
5 . The massage module according to claim 4 , wherein, the first portion and the multiple massage protrusions are integrally formed by a flexible material, a deformable motion of the first portion induces a corresponding twistable displacement in the multiple massage protrusions.
6 . The massage module according to claim 5 , wherein, in a case that the multiple massage protrusions are in a first position, an amount of deformation of the first portion is a first degree of deformation; in a case that the multiple massage protrusions are in a second position, the amount of the deformation of the first portion is a second degree of deformation; and in a case that the multiple massage protrusions are in a third position, the amount of deformation of the first portion is a third degree of deformation, wherein the second position is located between the first position and the third position along the inclined direction, the second degree of deformation is smaller than each of the first degree of deformation and the third degree of deformation.
7 . The massage module according to claim 2 , wherein, at least a part of the first portion is deformed to twist about the first direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical portion, while the first portion is driven to move along the first direction.
8 . The massage module according to claim 4 , wherein, each elongated opening includes two opposite guide surfaces along the inclined direction; in an elongated opening of the at least one elongated opening, the multiple massage protrusions contact with the two guide surfaces of the elongated opening, so as to press the at least one of the first portion and the multiple massage protrusions to deform.
9 . The massage module according to claim 2 , wherein, the first portion includes a mounting portion, and a fixing portion, the mounting portion is coupled with the motor, the fixing portion is connected with the mounting portion and located in the massage area, the at least one second portion is arranged on the fixing portion, a hardness of the mounting portion is larger than a hardness of the fixing portion.
10 . (canceled)
11 . A massage device, comprising: an elongated housing insertable into a vagina along an inserting direction; a plurality of strip-shaped openings defined in the elongated housing, wherein the plurality of strip-shaped openings are arranged in parallel, at intervals, and at a same predetermined inclination angle relative to the inserting direction, the plurality of strip-shaped openings communicate to an external space of the massage device; and, a massage member including a driven portion arranged in the elongated housing and a plurality of deformable protrusions extending out of the elongated housing through the plurality of strip-shaped openings, the plurality of deformable protrusions are coupled to the driven portion, wherein, the plurality of deformable protrusions move along a path defined by the plurality of strip-shaped openings, while the driven portion moves along a first direction by a driver, and an extending direction of the plurality of strip-shaped openings is different from the first direction.
12 . The massage device according to claim 11 , wherein, the massage member comprises a fixing portion coupled to and driven by the driven portion, the plurality of deformable protrusions are un-slidably mounted on the fixing portion, each of the plurality of deformable protrusions is extendable through a corresponding strip-shaped opening of the plurality of strip-shaped openings and extends to the external space, the plurality of deformable protrusions is movable relative to the elongated housing along the plurality of strip-shaped openings.
13 . The massage device according to claim 11 , wherein, a length direction of each of the plurality of strip-shaped openings is set at a certain inclination angle relative to a central axis of the elongated housing, the massage member is movable obliquely along the plurality of strip-shaped openings relative to the inserting direction.
14 . The massage device according to claim 12 , wherein, the plurality of deformable protrusions is arranged on an outer peripheral wall of the fixing portion in rows and at intervals corresponding to positions of the plurality of strip-shaped openings, a part of the plurality of deformable protrusions is switchable between protruding out of the elongated housing from the plurality of strip-shaped openings and being received into the elongated housing.
15 . The massage device according to claim 13 , wherein, each strip-shaped opening of the plurality of strip-shaped openings includes two opposite guide surfaces, and each of the plurality of deformable protrusions is in contact with the two opposite guide surfaces of a corresponding strip-shaped opening of the plurality of strip-shaped openings; the two opposite guide surfaces guide a corresponding deformable protrusion to slide back and forth relative to the elongated housing; each of the plurality of deformable protrusions is deflected at a certain angle relative to a length direction of the driven portion, so as to be accommodated in the corresponding strip-shaped opening, and slides obliquely relative to the elongated housing as the two opposite guide surfaces guide the corresponding deformable protrusion.
16 . The massage device according to claim 11 , wherein, the elongated housing includes a head portion tilted upward relative to the inserting direction, and a first vibration motor is received in the head portion.
17 . The massage device according to claim 11 , wherein, at least two deformable protrusions of the plurality of deformable protrusions are arranged in each strip-shaped opening of the plurality of strip-shaped openings, arranged side by side and spaced apart with each other.
18 . A massage device configured for massaging a massage area, the massage device comprising: a housing; a driving mechanism installed in the housing, the driving mechanism comprising a motor and an output shaft connected to the motor; and a massage member coupled to the output shaft, wherein the massage member comprises a driven portion engaged with the output shaft, a fixing portion coupled to the driven portion, and a plurality of deformable protrusions un-slidably mounted on the fixing portion and configured to contact a to-be-massaged member, and the fixing portion is driven by the motor to slide back and forth along a length direction of the output shaft and simultaneously makes the plurality of deformable protrusions to inclinedly move relative to the output shaft.
19 . The massage device according to claim 23 , wherein, the plurality of the strip-shaped openings communicates to the outside of the housing, a plurality of massage regions are defined in the housing, wherein each massage region corresponds to a strip-shaped opening of the plurality of the strip-shaped openings, such that the massage member is adaptable to massage different parts of a human body.
20 . (canceled)

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of priority to Chinese Patent Application Number 202422695529.1 filed on Nov. 5, 2024 and Chinese Patent Application Number 202520076879.1 filed on Jan. 13, 2025, in the China National Intellectual Property Administration. The entire contents of the above-identified application are hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD This present disclosure relates to a massage module and a massage device for massaging a part of a human body (including but not limited to body cavity, such as vagina). BACKGROUND Massage is a kind of way to achieve health care, pleasure and stimulation by directly or indirectly stimulating on an object. Massage devices are widely popular among consumers. In a traditional massage device, a vibration motor is usually set in the massage device. The motor drives an inertial eccentric wheel to rotate, thereby driving a shell of the massage device to vibrate so as to massage an object. However, the vibrations by the cooperation of the vibration motor and the inertial eccentric wheel may be not strong enough to achieve a wanted massage effect. Especially, when the massage device is used for a body cavity, a massage device having a strong massage effect is required. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described, by way of embodiment, with reference to the attached figures. The structure, operation, and advantages of the present invention will become further apparent upon consideration of the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying figures. The figures are intended to be illustrative, and not limiting. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a massage module. FIG. 2 is a cross-section view of an internal structure of the massage module. FIG. 3A is a view showing protrusions of the massage module, the protrusions are located at first positions. FIG. 3B is a view showing the protrusions located at a second position. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a first application example of the massage module. FIG. 5 is a cross-section of the massage device shown in FIG. 4 along a VI-VI line. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the massage device shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a second application example of the massage module. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a third application example of the massage module. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of one of variation examples of the massage module. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of another variation example of the massage module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application. The specific implementation of the present application is further described in detail below with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 10. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a massage module 100 of the present disclosure includes a housing 10, a battery 20, a control circuit board 30, a driving mechanism 40 and a massage member 50. The housing 10 includes a handle portion 11 for held by a user and a massage portion 12 which defines a massage area (also labeled as 12) for providing a massage function at the massage area. The battery 20, the control circuit board 30 and the driving mechanism 40 are installed in the housing 10, and are correspondingly installed in the handle area 11. The battery 20 is used for providing power to the control circuit board 30 and the driving mechanism 40. The control circuit board 30 is electrically coupled to the driving mechanism 40, so as to control an operation of the driving mechanism 40. The massage member 50 can be movably installed in the massage portion 12 of the housing 10. One end of the massage member 50 is connected to the driving mechanism 40, and a part of the massage member 50 protrudes from the housing 10 to the exterior of the massage module 100 for contacting a to-be-massaged member. When the massage module is power on, under the control of the control circuit board 30, the drive of the driving mechanism 40 drives the part of the massage member 50 protruding from the housing 10 slides relative to the housing 10 along a direction overlapped or parallel to a longitudinal axis L of the housing 10, thereby achieving the massaging function on the to-be-massage member. The housing 10 may be include a hollow column structure. The housing 10 defines a first inner space in the handle portion 11 so as to accommodate the battery 20, the control circuit board 30 and the driving mechanism 40. The housing 10 define