公开(公告)号：US20230165753A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US17921045

申请日：2021-04-08

Applicant: BODYFRIEND CO., LTD.

Inventor： Ju Song HUR ,  Young Ju SONG ,  Sang Joon AN

IPC: A61H37/00 ,  A61H9/00 ,  A61L2/10 ,  A61L2/24

CPC classification number: A61H37/00 ,  A61H9/0078 ,  A61L2/10 ,  A61L2/24 ,  A61H2201/0149

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a massage apparatus comprising a UV sterilization module, the massage apparatus comprising: a main frame which forms a framework of the massage apparatus and includes an upper frame and a base frame; a seat pad or a back pad formed on the upper frame, for improving the sitting comfort of a user; arm massage portions formed at opposite sides of the main frame and massaging the arms of the user; the UV sterilization module for sterilizing and disinfecting at least a part of the seat pad, the back pad, or the arm massage portions; a controller for controlling operations of the massage apparatus; and at least one human body sensor which executes a first confirmation for determining whether the user is adjacent to the massage apparatus, wherein the controller, when the user is not adjacent to the massage apparatus, sterilizes the massage apparatus for a preset time period by using the UV sterilization module.