CPC A61H 23/006 (2013.01) [A47C 1/00 (2013.01); A61H 7/007 (2013.01); A61H 9/0078 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0149 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/10 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1215 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1635 (2013.01); A61H 2201/164 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1669 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1685 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5025 (2013.01); A61H 2203/0431 (2013.01); A61H 2205/06 (2013.01); A61H 2205/10 (2013.01); A61N 2005/066 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A massage chair comprising:
a seat portion;
a back portion;
a leg portion; and
a massage carriage configured to move within the seat portion, the back portion, and the leg portion, wherein the massage carriage comprises:
a percussive massage assembly comprising a motor, a reciprocating shaft coupled to the motor and configured to reciprocate linearly along a reciprocation axis in response to activation of the motor, and a reciprocating massage head coupled to the reciprocating shaft; and
a support mechanism associated with the percussive massage assembly, wherein the support mechanism is configured to support a weight of a user of the massage chair, thereby allowing the reciprocating shaft and the reciprocating massage head of the percussive massage assembly to reciprocate; and wherein:
the percussive massage assembly is mounted on the massage carriage such that the reciprocating massage head is configured to reciprocate linearly between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is more prominent from a platform of the massage carriage than the second position, and
the support mechanism is mounted to the massage carriage and includes a wheel that is less prominent from the platform than the first position of the reciprocating massage head and more prominent from the platform than the second position of the reciprocating massage head.
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