Bodyfriend Registers Patent for Safety Technology of Massage Chairs During Power Outages

Applied to The Phantom and The Pharaoh

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] Bodyfriend (CEO Park Sang-hyun) announced on the 14th that it has registered a patent for massage device technology that can reset its position in the event of a power outage.

Bodyfriend explained that the core of this patent is that even if the power is cut off, the massage device can return to its initial state using stored electrical energy. The principle is to reset the device to its original state by utilizing the electrical energy stored in the device's energy storage unit.

This patent technology addresses the possibility of danger to the device caused by sudden power outages or disconnections while the user is receiving a massage. It ensures user safety even when the power is in an abnormal state.

Bodyfriend applied this patented technology to 'The Phantom' and 'The Pharaoh.' If the power supply is interrupted and the device stops while the massage chair is operating, the user can press the power outage protection button installed on the device to return it to its initial state.

With this patent registration, Bodyfriend has solidified its position as a leading research and development company. As of July this year, it has filed 2,914 intellectual property rights including domestic patents, trademarks, utility models, and designs, of which 1,724 have been registered. A Bodyfriend official said, "Through three major convergence research organizations?Technology Research Institute, Design Research Institute, and Medical R&D Center?we have invested about 70 billion KRW in massage chair research and development over the past five years, focusing on healthcare technology development," and added, "We plan to invest more than 100 billion KRW in research and development over the next five years to widen the technology gap with competitors by more than 20 years."

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