JPH10192355A - Massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform a remote operation by providing a reception part for receiving remote operation signals from an operation unit in a housing so as to receive signals from the outer side part of the surface provided with a massage body of the housing. SOLUTION: A driving means 3 is provided with the reception parts 8 and 10 so as to perform the remote operation in the operation unit 7 separated from the housing 2. The reception part 8 is provided on a side face 19 at a position equivalent to a corner part 67 on a rear part right side on the upper surface of the housing 2. Similarly, it is provided on the corner part 69 on a left side as well. Also, the reception part 10 for a holding part is provided on the rear end face 27 of the holding part 22 for freely attachably and detachably holding the operation unit 7 provided on the upper surface front part of a lid body 16. The reception parts 8-10 are constituted of a filter 71 and an infrared ray light reception part. By the constitution, the remote operation is made possible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage device remotely operated by a separate operation device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a massage device, there is a massage device in which a massaging body for performing a massaging operation is provided on one surface of a housing which is large enough to be portable, and driving means for the massaging body is provided in the housing. In this case, the massage body is configured to perform a plurality of massage operations such as a massage massage and a vibration massage, and one or both of the operations can be selected according to a user's preference. The selection of the massage operation is performed by an operation changeover switch provided on the housing (for example, see Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-11993).

[0003] The above-described massage device is placed flat on a bedclothes, a floor, or the like such that the massage body faces upward.
On top of that, the user lays down and uses it to massage the affected area such as neck, back, waist and legs. In addition, the user can use the product while resting his / her feet while sitting on a chair. Further, a massage device may be leaned on the back of the chair to massage the waist and the like.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned massage device, since a changeover switch for operation is provided on the housing, it is necessary to directly operate the massage device when it is desired to switch the massage operation. However,
In the case of the use mode described above, in order for the user to switch the massage operation, it is necessary to change the posture so that the massage device can be reached. For this reason, the massage is interrupted every time the operation is switched, which is troublesome.

[0005] Therefore, it is conceivable to switch the massage operation by an operation device separated from the massage device. In this case, the user can conveniently switch the operation without changing the posture by holding the operation device at hand and operating the operation device as needed. Here, if the operation device is separated, the massage device needs to receive a signal from the operation device. However, such a massage device, as described above,
Since the housing is often used with the affected part such as the back and waist covered, even if a signal receiving part is provided in the part of the housing that is covered with the affected part, it is difficult to receive the signal due to the position of the device during use. Is difficult. Therefore, it is necessary to change the posture so that the massage device can receive the signal from the operation device, and the massage is interrupted, which is troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a massage device capable of easily performing on / off and switching operations of a massage operation by remote control from an operation device.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems,
The present invention has taken the following technical measures. That is, the feature of the present invention is to provide a massage device in which a massage body for performing a massage operation is provided on one surface of a housing, and a drive unit for the massage body is provided in the housing. A receiving unit for receiving a signal from an operating device provided separately from the housing is provided, and the receiving unit is arranged in a direction capable of receiving a signal from outside the one surface of the housing. On the point.

In this case, as will be described in an embodiment described later, since the outside of the one surface of the housing is a direction in which signal transmission is not hindered by the presence of a diseased part of the user, the receiving part is oriented in that direction. , It is possible to receive a signal transmitted from that direction irrespective of the presence of an affected part or the like. The position of the receiving portion can be an arbitrary position on the housing, such as the one surface of the housing, but is preferably provided on a side surface connecting the one surface of the housing and the opposing surface. That is, since the one surface or the opposing surface of the housing provided with the massage body may be covered by the affected part or the like, the receiving unit provided on such a surface may also cover the receiving unit. is there. If the receiver is covered, it will not be possible to receive signals. On the other hand, if the receiving unit is provided on the side surface, the receiving unit will not be covered by the affected part or the like, so that the receiving unit can be surely received.

Further, if the housing is formed so that the one surface is substantially polygonal and the receiving portion is provided on a side surface at a position corresponding to a corner portion of the one surface, signals from a wide range can be received. it can. Further, a holding portion for detachably holding the operating device is provided on the one surface of the housing, and in a state where the operating device is mounted on the holding portion,
By providing the receiving unit for the holding unit capable of receiving the signal from the operating device in the holding unit, the operation by the operating device is possible even when the operating device is held by the massage device.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the massage device 1 includes a housing 2, a driving unit 3 for a massage operation provided in the housing, and a housing 2.
And a pair of left and right massage bodies 5 and 5 driven by the driving means 3.

The driving means 3 is remotely operated by an operation device 7 provided separately from the housing 2. The housing 2 is provided with receiving sections 8, 9, and 10 for receiving signals from the operating device 7. The housing 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape having a size capable of being carried, and a fixing base 15 on which the driving means 3, the massage bodies 5, 5, the transformer 12 and the electronic board 13 are attached.
A lid 16 covers the fixing base 15 from above.
These are all made of resin such as plastic, and handles 17 are formed on both left and right sides of the housing 2. Note that the housing 2 can have any shape such as a circular shape or a polygonal shape.

The outer peripheral portion of the lid 16 has a side wall 16A.
Are protruded downward, and a side wall 15 </ b> A is also protruded upward at the outer peripheral portion of the fixed base 15. 15A on both sides,
16A constitutes a side surface 19 connecting the upper surface 4 of the housing 2 and the bottom surface 18 which is the opposing surface when the cover 16 is covered with the fixing base 15. A holding portion 22 for detachably holding the operating device 7 separated from the massage device 1 is provided in the front portion of the upper surface of the lid 16. On the other hand, an opening (not shown) through which the two massage bodies 5, 5 are inserted from below is formed at the rear of the upper surface of the lid 16, and a cover 23 that covers the two massage bodies 5, 5 from above into this opening. Is provided. The cover 23 is made of a woven fabric having high elasticity and low friction.

The holding portion 22 has substantially the same shape as the operating device 7 in a plan view, and has a holding portion bottom surface 24 so as to have a depth from the upper surface 4 of the lid 16 to the thickness of the operating device 7. The left and right side surfaces 25 and 26 and the rear end surface 27 extend upward from the holding portion bottom surface 24 toward the upper surface of the lid. Also, on the left and right side surfaces 25 and 26 of the holding portion 22,
The operating device 7 includes a pair of engaging projections 28.
The operating device 7 is held and fixed to the holding portion 22 by the engagement between the pair of engaging concave portions 29 provided on the left and right side surfaces of the pair and the engaging convex portions 28.

The operating device 7 transmits a signal to the massage device 1 by infrared rays.
0 has a transmission unit 31. Also, 8
The massage device 1 is provided with a plurality of operation switches SW1 to SW8. By operating these operation switches, the massage device 1 can perform a desired operation. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the driving means 3 includes a main motor 34 fixed to the center of the bottom of the fixing base 15 and a gear case 35 fixed to the rear side of the main motor. A worm 36 is fixed to a drive shaft projecting from a rear portion of the main motor 34, and the worm 36 is housed in a central portion of the gear case 35. A pair of worm wheels 37, 37 meshing with both sides of the worm 36 are rotatably housed in the gear case 35. That is, on both left and right sides of the gear case 35, a vertical support shaft 38 that rotatably penetrates the case 35 is provided, and a center portion of the worm wheel 37 is fixed to an intermediate portion of the support shaft 38. I have.

The support shaft 38 protrudes above the gear case 35, and the center of the rotating body 39 is fixed to the upper end. The rotator 39 is formed of a disk recessed downward from the outer periphery toward the center, and has a circular storage portion 40 at a portion eccentric from the support shaft 38. A bearing 41 for rotatably supporting the massage body 5 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 40, and a vertical rotating shaft 42 is inserted through the bearing 41. Therefore, the rotating shaft 42 is protruded from the rotating body 39 in a state where the upper end thereof is inclined toward the rotation center of the rotating body 39.

The massage body 5 has a support member 43 protruding from the upper surface of the rotating body 39 and a kneading ball 44 coaxially fixed to the tip of the support member 43. The support member 43 is composed of a coil spring 43A, and therefore, the support member 43 is elastically deformable in the direction in which the massage body 5 comes into contact with and separates from the massage body 5. In addition, a leaf spring can be adopted as the elastically deformable support member. In this case, the thickness direction of the leaf spring is directed to the direction in which the massage body 5 comes and comes.

A fixing member 45 on a short cylinder is fitted into the lower end of the supporting member 43 composed of a coil spring 43A, and the upper end of the rotary shaft 42 is fixed to the fixing member 45.
Further, the upper end of the support member 43 composed of the coil spring 43A is fitted into a projection 46A formed on the bottom plate 46 of the massaging ball 44. The kneading balls 44, the support member 43, and the rotating shaft 42 are all connected so as to share the same axis. Therefore, the massage body 5 composed of the massaging balls 44 and the support member 43 is attached to the rotating body 39 such that the axis of the massage body 5 is inclined in a direction approaching the rotation center line of the rotating body 39 toward the distal end side of the massage body 5. Have been.

The kneading balls 44 are formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape having a rounded upper end, and a vibration means 47 for applying vibration to the kneading balls 44 is provided therein. The vibrating means 47 also constitutes the driving means 3 of the massage body.
The vibrating means 47 includes a vibration motor 48 fixed to the bottom plate 46 of the massaging ball 44, and a vibration weight 50 eccentrically fixed to a drive shaft 49 of the motor 48, and an electric cord 51 is attached to the vibration motor 50. It is directly connected. The electric cord 51 penetrates through the bottom plate 46 and extends to the outside of the kneading balls 44. Between the rotating bodies 39, 39, winding prevention portions 52, 52 for preventing the electric cord 51 from being wound around these rotating bodies 39, respectively.
39 are provided. The electric cord 51 is housed in a groove 53 formed between the entanglement preventing portions 52, 52.

The pair of left and right massage bodies 5, 5 are connected to each other by a connecting member 55. The connecting member 55 allows the two massage bodies 5, 5 to approach and separate from each other, but the two massage bodies 5, 5 are connected to each other. In order to restrict the relative rotational movement with respect to the housing 2, the two massage bodies 5,
5 midway along the way. The connecting member 55 is constituted by a relatively short belt 56 formed to have a width slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the massaging ball 44, and the belt 56 is made of rubber having a woven fabric as a core material.

Each of the massaging bodies 5 and 5 swings right and left while rotating relative to the rotating body 39 with the rotation of the rotating body 39 about the support shaft 38. At this time, the belt 5
6 connects both massage bodies 5,5 to each other,
The two massage bodies 5 are always moved such that the brackets 57 face each other. As shown in FIG. 5, the operations of the main motor 34 and the vibration motor 48 are controlled by a main motor control unit 59 and a vibration motor control unit 60 provided on the electronic board 13, respectively.
The main motor control unit 59 controls start / stop and rotation direction of the main motor 34, and the vibration motor control unit 60 controls start / stop and rotation speed of the vibration motor 48.

The two control units 59 and 60 are likewise the electronic substrate 1
3 is connected to the CPU 61. This CPU
At 61, a signal from the operating device 7 received by the receiving units 8, 9, and 10 is received, and necessary signals are sent to both the control units 59 and 60 so as to perform a massage operation corresponding to the signal. In addition, the CPU 61 is connected with an LED 62 that indicates an operation state of the massage device 1 and a buzzer 63 that emits a sound when a signal is received from the operation device 7 or the like. The LED 62 is disposed on the upper surface 4 of the lid as shown in FIG.

The receiving portion includes a first receiving portion 8 provided on a side surface 19 at a position corresponding to the rear right corner portion 67 of the housing upper surface, and a side surface 19 at a position corresponding to the rear left corner portion 69 similarly. There is a second receiving unit 9 provided on the rear side of the vehicle, and a receiving unit 10 for the holding unit provided on the rear end face 27 of the holding unit 22. These receiving units 8, 9, 10
Is composed of a filter 71 and an infrared light receiving section 72.

The filters 71 of the first and second receiving sections 8 and 9
Are fitted in cutouts 73 formed in the side wall 16A of the lid 16 and the side wall 15A of the fixing base 15, and inside these filters 71, the light receiving section 72 is located outside the upper surface of the housing, that is, on the side of the housing. It is arranged to face. Since the first and second receivers 8 and 9 are provided as described above, these receivers 8 and 9 are provided on the upper surface 4 of the housing 2.
Can be received from the outside of the housing 2, and even if the affected part such as the back covers the upper surface 4 of the housing 2, these receiving parts 8, 9 can receive the signal without being covered.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), when the massage device 1 is leaned against the back of the chair 75 and the user P performs the massage by pressing the back against the massage bodies 5 and 5, The presence of the person P becomes a major obstacle for receiving signals from the operating device 7. Therefore,
It is very difficult to receive a signal transmitted from the direction where the chair 75 and the user P exist. The first and second receivers 8 and 9 are provided so as to receive a signal from the side of the housing 2 from which a signal from the operating device can fly even in such a case. In order to make the signal fly from the side of the housing 2, the operating device 7 may be operated on the side of the housing 2. Further, even at other positions, the signal can be made to fly from the side of the housing 2 by reflecting the signal to a window or the like around the user P.

Here, the receiving section is provided on the upper surface 4 of the housing 2 like the receiving section 10 for the holding section.
Can be installed in such a direction as to receive a signal from the side of the camera (details will be described later). However, the housing upper surface 4
As described above, there is a case where the receiving part is almost covered by the affected part such as the back as described above, so that the receiving part may be covered and become unreceivable. As described above, by providing the receivers 8 and 9 on the side surface 19 of the housing 2 that is not covered by the affected part such as the back, a signal can be reliably received.

The first and second receivers 8 and 9 are provided at the corners of the housing 2 so that one receiver can receive signals from two directions. That is, the first receiving unit 8 can receive signals from the right side and the rear side of the housing 2 (upward in FIG. 6A), and the second receiving unit 9 can receive the signals from the left side and the rear side of the housing 2. A signal from the side can be received. That is, two receiving units 8 and 9 can receive signals from three directions, and a small number of receiving units can efficiently receive the signals.

The filter 71 of the holding section receiving section 10
Is fitted into the rear end surface 27 of the holding portion 22 which is recessed, and a light receiving portion (not shown) is arranged inside the filter 71. The rear end surface 27 of the holding unit provided with the receiving unit 10 for the holding unit coincides with the front end surface 30 of the operating device 7 when the operating device 7 is held by the holding unit 22. Therefore, the receiving unit 10 for the holding unit 3
0 can be directly received from the transmission unit 31 provided in the control unit 0, and the operation by the operation device 7 is also possible when the operation device 7 is held by the holding unit 22.

The receiving section 10 for the holding section is provided with the operating device 7.
When the operating device 7 is detached from the holding portion 22,
Can be received. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the holding-unit receiving unit 10 is provided in the front of the housing 2. The upper part and the front part of the holding part 22 are formed in an opening shape. Therefore, the signal from the operating device 7 can fly to the receiving unit 10 for the holding unit from the direction, and the receiving unit 10 for the holding unit can receive the signal from the direction.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), when the massage device 1 is placed flat on the floor and a massage is carried out with the legs placed on the massage body, the operation from the operating device 7 held by the user is performed. The signal can be received reliably. In this manner, the receiving unit can receive all signals from the front, rear, left, and right sides of the housing 2 by the first receiving unit 8, the second receiving unit 9, and the receiving unit 10 for the holding unit.

Next, the switch operation of the operation device 7 and the operation of the massage device 1 based thereon will be described. The switch SW1 is a start / stop switch for the vibration motor 48. When the switch SW1 is pressed to start the vibration motor 48, the vibration amount (the number of rotations) of the motor 48
Is in the maximum state. When receiving the signal based on the switch SW1, the massage device 1 generates a buzzer sound to notify the switch operation. If it is pressed during startup, it stops.

The switch SW2 is for reducing the amount of vibration of the vibration motor 48. Each time the switch SW2 is pressed once, the vibration amount decreases by a fixed amount. The vibration amount is
It can be reduced to a preset minimum amount. When the vibration amount reaches this minimum amount, it is notified by a different buzzer sound. The switch SW3 is for increasing the amount of vibration of the vibration motor 48. Each time the switch SW3 is pressed once, the vibration amount increases by a fixed amount. The amount of vibration can be increased to the maximum amount. When the maximum amount is reached, a different buzzer sounds to notify the user.

The switch SW4 is one of switches for causing the massage device 1 to perform an operation programmed in advance. When the switch SW4 is pressed, the operation of inverting the main motor 34 at every certain number of rotations is repeated. During the program operation, the entire operation can be stopped by pressing the switch SW4. The switch SW5 is also a switch for performing a program operation. This switch S
When W5 is pressed, the operation of reversing the main motor 34 is repeated at every rotation speed different from that of the switch SW4. Therefore, a different feeling of massage is obtained than in the case of the switch SW4. In addition, all operations can be stopped as in the case of SW4.

The switch SW6 is a start / stop switch for the main motor 34. When the main motor 34 is started by the switch SW6, the main motor 34 continues to rotate in a certain direction. In addition, all operations can be stopped. The switch SW7 is a switch for reversing the rotation of the main motor 34. Note that this switch SW7 does not function during the program operation.

The switch SW8 is a timer switch. When the switch SW8 is pressed, the timer is turned on, and all operations can be automatically stopped after a predetermined time (for example, after 30 minutes). When the switch SW8 is pressed again from the timer ON state, the state becomes the timer OFF state (normal state). Even if the timer is ON, switch SW
With 4, 5, and 6, all operations can be stopped.

Each time the switches SW4 to SW8 are pressed, a buzzer sound similar to that of the switch SW1 is generated, and the switch operation is notified. Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. That is, for example, the receiving unit may be provided at a position on another side surface such as a side surface corresponding to a front right side or a front left corner of the housing.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the receiving unit is arranged in such a direction that signal transmission is not hindered by the presence of the affected part or the like, the massage operation can be easily switched on and off and switched by remote control from the operating device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a massage device and an operation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal drive mechanism of the massage device.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view when the internal drive mechanism of the massage device is cut in the left-right direction.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an internal drive mechanism of the massage device.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the massage device.

FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a first use mode of the massage device. (B) is a figure which shows the 2nd use mode of a massage apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Massager 2 Housing 3 Driving means 4 Upper surface (one surface) 5 Massager 7 Operating device 8 1st receiving part 9 2nd receiving part 10 Reception part for holding parts 18 Bottom surface (opposite surface) 19 Side surface 22 Holding part 67 Rear right corner Part 69 Rear left corner

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A massager in which a massage body (5) for performing a massage operation is provided on one surface (4) of a housing (2), and a driving means (3) for the massage body (5) is provided in the housing (2). In the device (1), a receiving unit (8) for receiving a signal from an operating device (7) provided separately from the housing (2) to remotely control the driving means (3) in the housing (2). , 9,1
0) is provided, and the receivers (8, 9, 10) are arranged in such a direction as to be able to receive a signal from the outside of the one surface (4) of the housing (2). And massage device. 2. The receiving part (8, 9) is provided on a side surface (19) connecting the one surface (4) of the housing (2) and its facing surface (18). The massage device according to claim 1. 3. The housing (2) is formed such that the one surface (4) is substantially polygonal, and the side surface (19) at a position corresponding to a corner (67, 69) of the one surface (4).
The massage device according to claim 2, wherein the receiving unit (8, 9) is provided in the massaging device. 4. A holding portion (22) for detachably holding the operating device (7) is provided on the one surface (4) of the housing (2), and the operating device (7) is attached to the holding portion (4). A receiving part (10) for a holding part capable of receiving a signal from the operating device (7) when mounted on the holding part (22) is provided in the holding part (22). 3. The massage device according to any one of 3.