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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takafumi Hamabe, Hikone, JP;
Hiroshi Moriwaki, Hikone, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 52 ; 128 57 ;
Abstract
A massaging apparatus comprises a series of massaging wheels mounted on a rotary shaft. A shifting shaft is arranged coaxially within the rotary shaft for shifting the latter in directions perpendicular to the rotary axis. A motor is coupled to both the rotary shaft and shifting shaft by means of a compact planetary type gearing which enables power to be split between the two shafts in an efficient manner so as to eliminate the need for the usual clutching mechanisms and their accompanying size and weight.