EP0846458A2 - Commande à distance pour appareils de massage ou pour bains effervescents - Google Patents

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EP0846458A2
EP0846458A2 EP97121408A EP97121408A EP0846458A2 EP 0846458 A2 EP0846458 A2 EP 0846458A2 EP 97121408 A EP97121408 A EP 97121408A EP 97121408 A EP97121408 A EP 97121408A EP 0846458 A2 EP0846458 A2 EP 0846458A2
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Michael Baumann
Kurt Reiter
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Heddernheimer Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/60—Components specifically designed for the therapeutic baths of groups A61H33/00
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
    • H01H9/0214—Hand-held casings
    • H01H9/0235—Hand-held casings specially adapted for remote control, e.g. of audio or video apparatus
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/005—Electrical circuits therefor
    • A61H2033/0058—Electrical circuits therefor controlled by the user
    • A61H2033/0079—Electrical circuits therefor controlled by the user using remote control signal transmission devices, e.g. ultrasonic, infrared
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/01—Constructive details
    • A61H2201/0111—Constructive details watertight
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/02—Bathing devices for use with gas-containing liquid, or liquid in which gas is led or generated, e.g. carbon dioxide baths

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  • the invention relates to a remote control for a massage and / or Bubble device, in particular for a so-called air bubble massager.
  • a common air bubbler for massaging the human Body has, for example, one that can be inserted into a bathtub Bubble mat on with a supply hose a blower arranged outside the bathtub is.
  • the device is usually operated not only directly on the blower part of the device, but also in addition or only with the help of a remote control via a transmitter located on the remote control and a receiver on the blower part the individual functions of the Device can be accessed.
  • a remote control via a transmitter located on the remote control and a receiver on the blower part the individual functions of the Device can be accessed.
  • Infrared remote controls used.
  • Known remote controls of this type have a control panel, on the button to call up and control the individual device functions are arranged.
  • the invention accordingly has as its object Massage and / or whirlpool devices, especially in the named air bubble massagers to enable operation, which largely avoids the disadvantages mentioned above.
  • a high level of operating convenience is to be achieved for the user in which the respective operating state of the device is easily recognizable.
  • the remote control according to the invention has at least one Liquid crystal display (LCD) on. This allows others Difficult to interpret display devices such as There are no LEDs and the variety of displays used by LCDs will. This increases the ease of use of the remote control considerable, as will be explained in more detail below.
  • LCD Liquid crystal display
  • the remote control is preferably a So-called hand-held device or a so-called hand-held transmitter that the user hold by hand and preferably with the same hand can operate.
  • the Remote control preferably by a so-called infrared remote control act with an integrated in the remote control Infrared transmitter with an example on the blower part of the Device intended recipients interacts and on this Way the corresponding device functions.
  • the remote control according to the invention is preferably waterproof educated. On the one hand, this has the advantage that the Liquid crystal display (s) and possibly other water sensitive Parts of the remote control against the ingress of water are protected. On the other hand, the user does not have to, as with the previously known remote controls for such devices make sure that the remote control is not soaked in water Comes into contact or even falls into the bathtub.
  • the remote control preferably has Housing and an operating and / or provided on the housing Display area (hereinafter also referred to as control panel) on.
  • the liquid crystal display (s) is included arranged in particular on the housing or in the housing and thereby preferably assigned to the control panel or integrated into it.
  • the housing of the remote control preferably of at least two parts, in particular an upper housing part and a lower housing part is present.
  • the operating and / or display area is preferred assigned to the upper housing part or in the upper housing part arranged.
  • plastic film or at least one plastic layer intended are at least a plastic film or at least one plastic layer intended. These can be used as a coating or preferably processed in the form of already finished foils and are referred to throughout as foils in the following. Out For reasons of visual design and possibly the better The plastic film is particularly easy to read designed at least partially transparent.
  • plastic film corresponding plastics in question, which turns out to be a film produce and preferably print in a simple manner and / or have it colored. Resistance to water is also an advantage.
  • polycarbonates which as thermoplastic polymers known from the prior art are.
  • Films made of PC / PBT copolymers should also be emphasized.
  • the plastic film can, for example for design reasons or for reasons of Readability of advertisements colored and / or printed (e.g. screen printing process), if necessary also metallized.
  • the plastic film can consist of at least two layers or at least two foils can be constructed. In these cases can for example be an imprint between two layers can be introduced, the one layer as a carrier layer serves and the other layer functions as a deck or Protective layer takes over.
  • the described Plastic film has a decorative function and / or a sealing function towards water. Which function fulfills is related to the rest of the construction the remote control, especially the construction and design of the housing.
  • the housing preferably the upper part of the housing at least partially made of a transparent plastic.
  • this plastic can be one Trade polycarbonate plastic (e.g. Makrolon®).
  • the viewing window Display window
  • the housing Due to the possible design of the housing, for example from a one-piece housing top and one one-piece housing lower part, the housing itself can be a perform the necessary sealing function against water. Accordingly can the plastic film mentioned to be purely decorative Be used for purposes.
  • the inside is the housing, in particular the upper housing part, at least partially connected to the plastic film described above.
  • This connection is particularly designed over the entire surface, d. H. the entire corresponding surface of the plastic film is connected to the inner surface of the housing.
  • the foil can be colored, metallized or on one of their two surfaces or on both surfaces be printed.
  • the pressure is preferably a single or multi-color print, e.g. in the screen printing process is applied.
  • the outer surface of the housing preferably the upper part of the housing, be provided with an (additional) imprint that e.g. also in one or more colors using the screen printing process is applied.
  • an imprint e.g. also in one or more colors using the screen printing process.
  • Plastic film covered / coated for Recognize display areas at least partially transparently can be.
  • the coating preferably extends with the plastic film not only over the area of one or multiple LCDs, but across the entire control panel.
  • a further step can preferably also be an entire Control panel housing area from the plastic film be covered, which may affect the manufacturability of the Remote control made easier overall.
  • the covering with the plastic film not only ensures that the liquid crystal display and the existing control buttons protected from damage, for example by scratching but helps the remote control achieved the aforementioned water resistance.
  • the slide has here thus (also) a sealing function.
  • the plastic film can be further developed at its edges with the housing, especially the Upper housing part, be connected. This connection can accomplished, for example, by gluing or "welding" will.
  • the plastic film is used directly in the manufacture of the Housing injected, which will be explained, and thus a full-surface connection of housing / housing part and Slide reached.
  • plastics are used, preferably for the Processing by injection molding or extrusion may be suitable should.
  • plastics for the housing of the remote control are, for example, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers (Short name: ABS), as they are from the state of the Technology are also known. Partial use transparent or completely transparent plastics preferred according to the invention. In particular, known are crystal clear synthetic polyamides can be used.
  • the plastic film can also in the last described Designs preferably colored, metallized and / or be printed.
  • This additional decorative function is preferably printed on the later Inside of the film forming side, d. H. that of the top of the side facing the housing. This is the Print protected against external damage.
  • printing subsequently also from the outside (possibly in addition to an imprint inside), i.e. even in the fully assembled state of the Housing, can be done.
  • the plastic film is used by everyone mentioned embodiments preferably directly at the Manufacture of the housing or the housing parts with this connected. This can basically be done by gluing, Welding, coating or the like. Especially however, the plastic film is used directly when manufacturing the Housing or housing part by a so-called injection connected to the corresponding parts. This is usually done the plastic film into the injection mold or extrusion mold inserted so that directly one with the film over the entire surface connected housing part arises. Possibly. is the plastic film previously colored, printed, metallized or the like.
  • a plastic film especially a polycarbonate plastic film, which is preferred colored, i.e. is colored accordingly on the cut required dimensions and then, preferably is printed on one side.
  • a preforming tool slide the film into the desired one Shape, for example in adaptation to an upper housing part embossed.
  • the pre-embossed / pre-shaped film is then inserted directly into an injection mold or extrusion mold, so that the film later on the outside of the housing part is arranged and this one-sided printing Imprint on the side facing the upper part of the housing located.
  • the preformed film is then in the tool in a normal manufacturing step with one preferably injection molded transparent plastic.
  • the remote control consists of several parts, in particular Housing parts such as upper housing parts and lower housing parts, so these are brought after the introduction of functional parts in the Interiors of the housing connected to one another, for example to one another screwed. It can help you achieve the necessary Tightness, especially against water, between the Housing parts seals must be introduced. Also among those for Connected screws can seal if necessary be inserted.
  • housing parts are preferred the lower part of the housing, at least partially from one made of elastomeric material.
  • the Sealing necessary sealing elements by appropriate Areas such as edges of the lower housing part itself formed. So can preferably on the edge surfaces of the lower housing part all around, sealing lips are formed, which are then at Place the corresponding edge areas of the upper housing part effect the necessary seal.
  • a separate chamber is formed in the remote control housing be used to accommodate energy supply elements, such as for example batteries, rechargeable batteries or the like are provided is.
  • the Seal this chamber preferably a separate housing part (e.g. cover) provided, which is preferably with the or the remaining housing part (s) can be screwed. If necessary, the chamber described can be compared to the remaining part of the interior of the housing using suitable seals be sealed. If cable entries are provided, are designed in a corresponding manner.
  • the remote control according to the invention as described with reference to preferred designs is recognizable for the user a high level of ease of use, since he the respective Operating status of the device, i.e. the fundamentally possible or currently running functions or function programs can recognize at any time. Readability is through guarantees the use of the liquid crystal display at all times.
  • the remote control according to the invention can be made waterproof so that the user no safety regulations regarding the remote control got to. This even means that the remote control as a whole can be trained to float and thus for the User is always "at hand”.
  • the liquid crystal display (or Liquid crystal displays) Display fields for the different Device functions, for example with an air bubble massager for the function ON / OFF, power of the blower motor +/-, duration of treatment +/-, interval treatment (various Stages), display of the currently running (selected) Programs, ozone treatment (various stages) and so continue.
  • the control panel carries next to the liquid crystal display various buttons, e.g. ON / OFF, program, Select, + (gain), - (decrease) and so on.
  • the Keys are made of silicone rubber (membrane), for example carbon contacts underneath (micro button) and can be colored if necessary.
  • the invention further relates to a massage and / or whirlpool device, in particular an air bubble massager that has the described remote control according to the invention.
  • This device can in particular by an additional Wall bracket to be labeled to accommodate this Remote control is provided.
  • Fig. 1 In the remote control 1 shown in Fig. 1 is in Top view essentially to see an upper housing part 2, while the associated lower housing part 3 in Fig. 4 closer is shown.
  • the upper housing part 2 has a control panel (control / display panel) 4, to which an LCD display 5 is assigned. Based the limit 6 marked with semicolons is closed recognize that the LCD display 5 is only a part of the control panel 4 occupies.
  • the one-piece upper housing part 2 of the Remote control 1 according to FIG. 1 (including display window for the LCD display 5 and windows for the infrared transmitter) in a preferred embodiment of crystal clear, sprayed Polyamide plastic.
  • the outside of the upper case 2 is preferably full-surface, with a polycarbonate plastic film coated. This is not shown in Fig. 1.
  • the connection between the upper housing part 2 and the film is made by Injection molding of the film inserted into the tool.
  • the usually colored plastic film carries on their Upper case 2 facing side prints to the upper case 2 to design graphically and in color. So can for example the areas outside the LCD display 5 and the buttons 7 inside and outside of the control panel 4 Colors or lettering. Such However, the configuration is also in the area of the LCD display 5 possible.
  • FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of the remote control 1 according to FIG Fig. 1, in the present case at the level of the right edge of the LCD display 5.
  • the upper housing part 2 and the lower housing part 3 are shown in FIG. 2 by different dash lines made.
  • the buttons 7 can also be seen.
  • plastic film 8 On the top / outside of the upper housing part 2 is in Fig. 1 not recognizable plastic film 8 in the form of a Polycarbonate film indicated graphically as a dark line. This plastic film 8 is preferably in the area of Control panel 4 provided, but can also on the entire Be provided outside of the upper housing part 2.
  • Fig. 2 further shows a formed in the lower housing part 3 Battery chamber 9, in which the space for 2 batteries and their Location is also indicated graphically.
  • Upper housing part 2 and lower housing part 3 are by corresponding projections can be used in one another and are made with the help of screw connections 10 releasably connected to each other.
  • Fig. 2 shows a series of on the underside of the lower housing part 3 molded elevations 11, which the edition of Remote control l make it easier and, if necessary, slip prevent an underground.
  • buttons 7 in tunnel-like openings 12 in the upper housing part 2 are used.
  • the buttons are Membrane parts made of silicone rubber that directly over associated Micro buttons 13 on a located in the upper housing part 2 Act on board 14. Through the formation of the tunnel-like Openings 12 in the upper housing part 2 in connection with the below the mat-like buttons 7 is the tightness the buttons 7 opposite the upper housing part 2 guaranteed.
  • a representation of the plastic film 8 was made in FIG Omitted for reasons of clarity.
  • FIG. 4 shows a top view of the lower housing part 3 with the upper part of the housing removed 2.
  • the battery chamber 9 in the case shown 2 batteries can be inserted are.
  • screw connections 10 on the other hand on the outer circumference of the lower housing part 3 formed sealing lips 15 which after placing the upper housing part 2 and the connection of the two parts with the corresponding tightness Ensure water.

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