CN100402013C

CN100402013C - Massage machine

Info

Publication number: CN100402013C
Application number: CNB031008585A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 菅祐司
Original assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2002-01-30
Filing date: 2003-01-23
Publication date: 2008-07-16
Anticipated expiration: 2023-01-23
Also published as: TW592688B; KR100528174B1; KR20030065346A; JP2003220108A; CN1435162A; TW200302078A

Abstract

The invention provides a massage machine mounting a patting unit onto the massaging fingers which can apply effective patting massage through large fluctuation pressure. The massage machine is provided with the massaging fingers for applying grasping massage or the like to a person to be treated. The massaging fingers are equipped with the patting unit for applying the patting massage to the person to be treated. The patting unit can be constituted of a patting member which is retractable toward the person to be treated, and a driving member fixed to the massaging fingers and retracting the patting member. The driving member can be constituted of an electromagnetic coil, and the patting member can be constituted of a movable iron core which is slidably movable with respect to the electromagnetic coil.

Description

Massage appliance

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of massage appliance, this massage appliance not only can be rubbed the formula massage to curer, but also can the strong and weak formula of the striking massage that changes be arranged to it.

Background technology

Have following massage appliance, in this massage appliance, will have the massage unit that treatment refers to according to the mode of reciprocating action and be loaded into chair, the inside of the backrest of bed makes treatment refer to action, and curer is massaged.

Summary of the invention

In above-mentioned massage appliance, to the massage of curer by along about, about and/or front and back make a pair of treatment refer to that the formula of the rubbing massage of reciprocating action realizes.

But, the formula of rubbing in the past, strike the occasion of formula massage, because it usually refers to massage with the curer state of contact for treatment, so as shown in Figure 8, the variation that acts on the treatment pressure on the curer keeps stable continuously, can not carry out by the hands percussion such, the strong and weak formula of the striking massage that changes is arranged, and therapeutic effect can't improve fully.

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of massage appliance, in this massage appliance, on treatment refers to, be mounted with percussion mechanism, this percussion mechanism can carry out treatment pressure and change greatly, and the strong and weak formula of the striking massage that changes is arranged.

In order to solve above-mentioned problem, massage appliance of the present invention relates to following massage appliance, and it comprises that the treatment that curer is rubbed formula massage etc. refers in treatment refers to, to have accepting the percussion mechanism that treatment person strikes the formula massage.

In massage appliance of the present invention, owing on treatment refers to, be mounted with the percussion mechanism that is used to strike the formula massage, so have following advantage, that is, strike the formula massage when rubbing formula massage etc., or strike formula massage etc. individually, provide to change abundant massage.

The treatment pressure that strikes formula massage changes greater than the formula of the rubbing massage in past etc., has tight slowly, and therapeutic effect is also higher.So, can implement with the formula of the rubbing massage in past by striking the formula massage, have the strong and weak effective massage that changes.

Because treatment refers to be provided with percussion mechanism,, can further improve the percussion effect of percussion mechanism so, when treatment is referred to press on the curer consumingly, can carry out the stronger formula of striking massage simultaneously by rubbing the formula massage.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is of the present invention for expression, has the side view that the treatment of percussion mechanism refers to;

Fig. 2 is the amplification view of expression percussion mechanism;

Fig. 3 is the curve chart of the variation of the treatment pressure of expression percussion mechanism;

Fig. 4 is the axonometric chart of chair-type massage machine;

Fig. 5 is for representing the major part of chair-type massage machine by section;

Fig. 6 is the cutaway view along the treatment axle of massage unit of the present invention;

Fig. 7 is the cutaway view of the screw rod of massage unit of the present invention;

Fig. 8 rubs the curve chart of variation of the treatment pressure of formula massage for expression.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 is that the treatment with percussion mechanism 70 refers to 50 side view.This treatment refers to 50 about according to the arm 56 of く shape bending, has a pair of ball 55, the 55a of rubbing.Refer in 50,50 in this treatment, as Fig. 5～shown in Figure 7, according to towards the outstanding mode in the place ahead about be provided with a pair of ball 55, the 55a of rubbing.This treatment refers to 50 as described in the embodiment that the back will be described, and carries out the reciprocating action of clutch repeatedly, and curer rubbed the formula massage.

Best, percussion mechanism 70 according to from the top side of arm 56 rub ball 55 near, be provided with towards the mode of oblique downside.This percussion mechanism 70 can constitute with parts 72 and percussion parts 80 by driving, and this driving is fixed on the arm 56 with parts 72, and these percussion parts 80 can drive with parts 72 from this, realize turnover towards the place ahead.At the front end of percussion parts 80, be formed with kowtowing of contacting with curer and play ball 82.This is kowtowed, and play ball 82 can be by rubber, the resin formation of plastics etc., and it is spherical that its front end shape is preferably, or taper.In addition, in order to improve the percussion effect, also portion is provided with Magnet within it.

The driving of percussion mechanism 70 can be passed through serpentine pipe, and linear motor etc. carry out.Occasion adopting serpentine pipe can adopt following proposal, wherein, as shown in Figure 2, driving with on the parts 72, is provided with solenoid 73, in percussion parts 80, has movable core 83.In an embodiment, will the composition of concrete percussion mechanism 70 be specifically described.

The treatment number of times of percussion mechanism 70 can be by changing the energising cycle of solenoid 73, freely selects in the wider scope of per minute 1～4000 time.The treatment pressure of percussion mechanism 70 is compared with the treatment pressure (with reference to Fig. 8) of the massage appliance in past as shown in Figure 3, is imbued with tight gradualization, and therapeutic effect is higher.

If reduce the treatment number of times of per minute, or percussion parts 80 are stopped with outstanding state, then can have the massage of Shiatsu effect.In addition, if increase the treatment number of times of per minute, then can carry out the massage of vibration type.

Embodiment

Below the example that the present invention is suitable for the massage appliance of chair-type is described, still, the invention is not restricted to chair-type, obviously, the present invention also can be suitable for the massage appliance of a type.In addition, the mechanism of massage appliance is not limited to following embodiment.In addition, below, " on " refer to that when curer is seated on the chair become the direction of shoulder side, D score refers to into the direction of waist side.

Fig. 4 is the axonometric chart of the massage appliance 10 of chair-type.Chair 12 comprises curer seat seat portion 14 thereon, and backrest 16, and this backrest 16 is according to the rear end from this one 14, and the mode towards the top is provided with.This backrest 16 is seat portion 14 inclinations relatively also.

Above-mentioned backrest 16 is outer to be with the cover 18 that is formed by cloth etc., in this inside of covering 18, is provided with massage unit 40.

Massage unit 40 is arranged on the framework as shown in Figure 5, and this framework will connect between the

support

22,23 up and down by guide rail 24,24.

Support

22,23 and/or

guide rail

24,24 are installed on support (not shown) of backrest 16 etc.

Guide rail

24,24 comprises I-

shaped rail portion

25,25, as shown in Figure 6, according to the mode that recess is faced inwardly, is installed on the

support

22,23.

Inboard in

rail portion

25,25 along

rail portion

25,25, is processed with tooth bar 26,26.Best, this tooth bar 26 is formed from a resin, so that reduce motion and sound.

Between

guide rail

24,24,, be supported with screw rod 30 by axle according to the mode that runs through lower carriage 22,23.Front end in the bottom of screw rod 30 has pulley 31, by being fixed in the motor 33 and belt 34 on the bottom side support 23, but connects in the mode of transferring power.By motor 33 is installed on the support 23 of bottom side, can make center of gravity remain on the below, can make chair 12 keep stable.

If drive motor 33, then screw rod 30 is along rotation forward or backwards.Here, the rotation of the direction that massage unit 40 moves down is instigated in the rotation of the direction that the massage unit 40 that " being rotated in the forward " instigates the back to describe moves up, " reverse rotation ".

Between last

lower carriage

22,23, shown in Fig. 5～7, massage unit 40 is provided with according to the mode that can carry out reciprocating action.Massage unit 40 constitutes according to 50,50 modes that are arranged on the base plate 41 that treatment is referred to.This base plate 41 is the housing of front openings, locates therebetween, be provided with along up and down with the

screw shell

42,42 of screw rod 30 engagements.On this base plate 41, according to being provided with treatment axle 52 with the perpendicular mode of screw rod 30, on this treatment axle 52, at its left and right sides, spacing is equipped with treatment and refers to 50,50 according to the rules.Above-mentioned treatment axle 52 rotatably is supported on the support plate 59, about these support plate 59 edges, is set up in the middle place of front openings portion of base plate 41.In addition, be supported on the two ends of above-mentioned treatment axle 52 by axle with the

rail portion

25,25 of guide rail 24 chimeric roller 53.Best, roller 53 is formed from a resin.

On treatment axle 52, in counter roller 53, more close intermediary position, according to can with 52 one-tenth integrally rotated modes of treatment axle, be fixed with the pinion 54 with 26 engagements of above-mentioned tooth bar, thereby constitute movement conversion mechanism.Best, above-mentioned pinion 54 is formed from a resin, so that motion and sound is reduced.

In addition, best, roller 53 constitutes in the following manner with pinion 54, this mode is: even by curer, under the situation that massage unit 40 is pushed towards the rear, pinion 54 still pair roller 53 applies active force, can between pinion 54 and tooth bar 26, keep the gap.Thus, be suppressed at the friction that produces between tooth bar 26 and the pinion 54, can reduce the generation of these wearing and tearing and motion and sound.

If make screw rod 30 along rotation forward or backwards, then by spiral thrust, screw shell 42 is along upwards, or downward direction moves, and does reciprocating action with the base plate 41 that this screw shell 42 is connected.Because the both sides of treatment axle 52 are by pinion 54, with tooth bar 26 engagements, so, walk then treatment axle 52 rotations when pinion 54 rotates if follow the reciprocating action of base plate 41 on tooth bar 26.

On treatment axle 52,, be provided with treatment and refer to 50,50 as Fig. 5～shown in Figure 7.Above-mentioned treatment refers to that 50,50 constitute in the following manner, and this mode is: as shown in Figure 7,

rub ball

55,55a rotatably is arranged at the front end of arm 56, and the pars intermedia of this arm 56 is the く sigmoid along the vertical direction.

The top side rub ball 55 below, as Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 7, be provided with percussion mechanism 70.This percussion mechanism 70 constitutes with parts 72 and percussion parts 80 by driving as mentioned above.Drive as shown in Figure 2,, be provided with solenoid 73,, be formed with opening 75,76 at the two ends of shell 74 in the inside of shell 74 with parts 72.From the opening 75,76 of shell 74, the movable core 83 in the percussion parts 80 that the back will be described can be realized turnover.In the front side of above-mentioned shell 74, be formed with continuously for fixing to the fixing plate 77 of using on the arm 56, be anchored on threadably on the arm 56 by fixing with plate 77, thus shell 74 is fixed on the arm 56.

Percussion parts 80 comprise movable core 83, and this movable core 83 is slidably chimeric with the solenoid 73 in the parts 72 with above-mentioned driving.The rear end of above-mentioned movable core 83 is outstanding from the opening 76 of the rear side of shell 74, at its leading section, is formed with anti-delinking part 84.In addition, in the front side of above-mentioned movable core 83,, be formed with kowtowing of contacting with curer and play ball 82 by kowtowing the installing component 85 of playing ball.

If the cycle switches on to solenoid 73 according to the rules, then above-mentioned movable core 83 enters the inside of solenoid 73, and kowtowing plays ball 82 contacts with curer.With kowtow play ball 82 with opposite action that curer contacts in, above-mentioned movable core 83 is deviate from from solenoid 73 towards the rear.By such repeatable operation, kowtowing plays ball 82 moves back and forth, and curer is struck the formula massage.

Sweep at arm 56, by be fixed in the installing component 61 on the above-mentioned treatment axle 52 in chimeric mode, be provided with block bearing 60, the above-mentioned relatively treatment axle 52 of the center of rotation of this block bearing 60 tilts, and it is eccentric, above-mentioned treatment refers to 50,50 by block bearing 60, the state lower support that tilts at treatment axle 52.

Refer to 50,50 rear end in treatment, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7,, be equipped with

contact

57,57 towards the rear.In the back of above-mentioned base plate 41, towards the motion circuit of

contact

57,57, be equipped with retainer 43 at upper and lower, 43a limits above-mentioned treatment and refers to 50,50 the anglec of rotation.

Also have, the bottom side at the sweep of above-mentioned

arm

56,56 is provided with biasing mechanism 58, this biasing mechanism 58 with above-mentioned

arm

56,56 towards offset rearward.Illustrated biasing mechanism 58 is a helical spring, and it is located between above-mentioned arm 56 and the base plate 41, its with the bottom of above-mentioned

arm

56,56 towards offset rearward so that the top side to rub ball 55 outstanding towards the place ahead.

Under non-loaded state, by biasing mechanism 58, above-mentioned treatment refers to 50, waits under following state, and at this state, contact 57 contacts with the retainer 43 of top side, and the ball 55 of rubbing of top side is given prominence to towards the place ahead.

If make 52 rotations of treatment axle, then treatment refers to that 50,50 follow treatment axle 52 to form unitary rotation, but, make its bottom side, and by retainer 43 towards offset rearward owing to pass through the effect of biasing mechanism 58, the effect of 43a, the restriction anglec of rotation is so treatment refers to that 50,50 do not follow treatment axle 52 and move, at contact 57 and retainer 43, in the scope of 43a contact, move up and down, and swing along left and right directions.

The inside of the backrest 16 in chair shown in Figure 4 12 at the state of screw rod 30 with vertical keeping parallelism of backrest 16, is provided with

support

22,23 and

guide rail

24,24 with massage unit 40, from its top side, puts cover 18.

Action to the massage appliance 10 of such scheme is described below.

If be seated at state on the chair 12 at curer, drive motor 33, then screw rod 30 rotations.Because screw shell 42 in the massage unit 40 and screw rod 30 engagements, so if screw rod 30 is rotated in the forward, then by its spiral thrust, to mobile, if make screw rod 30 along reverse rotation, then massage unit 40 moves along downward direction massage unit 40 along upward.

Follow the reciprocating action of massage unit 40, the

pinion

54,54 in the treatment axle 52 is realized walking when rotating on the

tooth bar

26,26, follow the rotation of

pinion

54,54,52 rotations of treatment axle.

Follow the rotation of treatment axle 52, treatment refers to 50,50 along the left and right directions swing, and motion can apply to be compounded with and rub curer simultaneously, and the massage of the rolling of the reciprocating action of massage unit 40 generation.

At this moment, if frequency is according to the rules switched on to the solenoid 73 of percussion mechanism 70, then the movable core 83 in the percussion parts 80 is done reciprocating action.Thus, the kowtowing of the front end of percussion parts 80 played ball and 82 contacted with curer, carries out the formula of the striking massage of the treatment pressure with tight gradualization shown in Figure 3.

In addition, the reciprocal time of the per minute by changing percussion parts 80 also can play ball 82 by kowtowing, and to curer, carries out finger pressure, or vibromassage.

In the present invention, refer on 50, be provided with percussion mechanism 70 in treatment.Therefore, when treatment referred to rubbing ball 55 and contacting with curer consumingly of 50 top side, kowtowing plays ball 82 pushed consumingly and accepts treatment person, can further improve the percussion effect.

The description of the foregoing description is used to illustrate the present invention, and described invention should not be limited in the above-mentioned scope.In addition, the composition of each several part of the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description, can carry out various conversion.

Such as, in the superincumbent description, in order to make massage unit 40 reciprocating actions, adopt screw rod 30, still, also replaceablely fallen screw rod 30, and the employing following proposal, wherein, between

support

22,23 up and down, open and establish the rotation of following motor and the chain of walking, on this chain, massage unit is installed,, is made massage unit 40 reciprocating actions by the walking of chain.

In addition, in the above-described embodiments, be described with the combination of rubbing the formula massage at striking the formula massage, but, also can adopt to make treatment refer to 50,50 along action up and down reciprocatingly, carry out the formula massage of striking of the present invention simultaneously, or carry out they whole schemes of the massages of combination.

Claims

1. massage appliance, this massage appliance comprise that the treatment that curer is carried out the massage of behaviour's formula refers to, is characterized in that:

In treatment refers to, have accepting the percussion mechanism that treatment person strikes the formula massage.

2. massage appliance according to claim 1 is characterized in that above-mentioned percussion mechanism comprises the percussion parts, and these percussion parts can be realized turnover towards curer; Drive and use parts, this drivings to be fixed in treatment to refer to, the realization of percussion parts is passed in and out with parts.

3. massage appliance according to claim 2 is characterized in that above-mentioned driving comprises solenoid with parts, and the percussion parts are made of movable core, and this movable core solenoid is relatively realized sliding.

4. massage appliance according to claim 3 is characterized in that the front end at movable core, is formed with accepting treatment person, carries out kowtowing of percussion and plays ball.

5. massage appliance according to claim 4, it is characterized in that kowtowing play ball the butt joint curee the treatment number of times be per minute, 1～4000 time.

6. according to each described massage appliance in the claim 1～5, it is characterized in that above-mentioned treatment refers to comprise a pair of ball of rubbing up and down, percussion mechanism be arranged at the top side rub ball near.

7. according to each described massage appliance in the claim 1～5, it is characterized in that this massage appliance is a chair, or the massage appliance of bed type.