Massage device with a releasable connection for a massaging head
Exemplary embodiments of massaging devices are disclosed herein. One exemplary embodiment includes a piston having a longitudinal axis, a massaging head connected to the piston, a motor located on a first side of the longitudinal axis and a handle located on a second side of the longitudinal axis. A drive mechanism for moving the piston and massage head is also included.
1. A percussive massager comprising:
a housing;
a piston having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the piston having a bore;
a motor operatively connected to the proximal end of the piston, wherein the motor is configured to cause the piston to reciprocate at a first speed, and wherein the motor has an output shaft that is configured to rotate about a rotation axis;
a drive mechanism that determines a predetermined stroke length of the piston, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a flywheel operatively connected to the output shaft of the motor to rotate about a flywheel axis, the output shaft extending into the flywheel along the flywheel axis; and
a quick-connect system comprising the distal end of the piston and a first messaging head, wherein the quick-connect system allows a first massaging head to be connected or removed while the piston reciprocates the predetermined stroke length at the first speed.
2. The percussive massager of claim 1 , wherein the motor is configured to cause the piston to reciprocate at a second speed.
3. The percussive massager of claim 1 , further comprising:
a control panel positioned on an exterior of the housing.
4. The percussive massager of claim 3 , wherein the control panel is configured to display one or more visual indicators.
5. The percussive massager of claim 1 , further comprising a handle portion on the housing, wherein the handle portion is on an opposite side of the flywheel with respect to the motor.
6. The percussive massager of claim 1 , wherein the drive mechanism further comprises:
a crank pin extending from the flywheel, the crank pin being operatively connected to the piston.
7. The percussive massager of claim 6 , wherein an offset between the flywheel axis and an axis of the crank pin determines the predetermined stroke length of the piston.
8. The percussive massager of claim 6 , wherein the motor is directly connected to the flywheel, and wherein the crank pin is directly connected to the flywheel.
9. The percussive massager of claim 1 , further comprising a handle portion on the housing, wherein the motor and the handle portion are on opposite sides of a plane perpendicular to the flywheel axis that extends through the flywheel.
10. The percussive massager of claim 1 , further comprising a handle portion on the housing, wherein the motor and the handle portion are on a same side of a plane perpendicular to the flywheel axis that extends through the flywheel.
11. The percussive massager of claim 1 , wherein the motor is configured to cause the piston to reciprocate at the first speed along a longitudinal axis.
12. The percussive massager of claim 1 , wherein the bore comprises a substantially cylindrical bore.
13. The percussive massager of claim 1 , further comprising a substantially cylindrical structure within the bore.
14. The percussive massager of claim 13 , wherein the substantially cylindrical structure comprises a cylindrical seat.
15. The percussive massager of claim 13 , wherein the substantially cylindrical structure comprises a magnet.