CN101849883A

CN101849883A - Chair-type massage machine

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Publication number: CN101849883A
Application number: CN200911000285A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 上西智明; 周藤敏弘; 元松谦介; 土肥纯一
Original assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd; Sanyo Consumer Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2008-12-24
Filing date: 2009-12-10
Publication date: 2010-10-06
Also published as: EP2201922A1; JP5449762B2; TW201028139A; JP2010148561A

Abstract

The invention provides a kind of chair-type massage machine, it can correctly be measured by the human body informations such as heart beating of therapist.Chair-type massage machine comprises a portion (12), back-rest (14) and shank assembly (16), has massage mechanism (20 in present portion and/or the back-rest to being massaged by the affected part of therapist, 22), have in assembly the shank of being massaged with massage mechanism (24) at shank by the shank of therapist, has control massage mechanism and shank controlling organization (50) with massage mechanism, this massage appliance comprises human body information testing agency (30,30), it is electrically connected with controlling organization, mensuration is by the human body information of therapist, controlling organization is when measuring by the human body information of therapist by human body information testing agency, do not make the massage mechanism action, shank is moved with massage mechanism.

Description

Chair-type massage machine

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of chair-type massage machine correctly to being measured by the human body informations such as heart beating of therapist.

Background technology

In chair-type massage machine, people propose to have a kind of have can measure by the type of the human body information testing agency of human body informations such as the heart beating of therapist, skin temperature (such as, with reference to patent documentation 1).

Human body information testing agency is made of electrode etc., is arranged near the front end of handrail of chair, makes by the finger abdomen of therapist, palm to contact with human body information testing agency, thus, detects by the human body information of therapist.

Patent documentation 1:JP spy opens the 2005-46382 document

Mensuration precision for the human body information that improves human body information testing agency must will referred under the stable status that abdomen or palm press in the human body information testing agency by therapist.That is, in mensuration, leave human body information testing agency if refer to abdomen, palm, or motion, then measure and just can't carry out well, measure precision and can produce deviation.

Thus, if in being arranged at the back-rest of chair-type massage machine, seat portion crumple or the action of the massage mechanism of percussion in, implement the mensuration of human body information, then by the upper part of the body of therapist by massage mechanism up and down, vacillate now to the left, now to the right, owing to referring to that abdomen, palm reason such as lift from human body information testing agency, and can't carry out correct mensuration.

So, though also can during the mensuration human body information, stop whole massage mechanisms, but in many occasions, according to measuring required time (about 30 seconds), waited for that by therapist this situation for by therapist, is considered as the long waiting time under the state that is seated.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of chair-type massage machine, wherein, when measuring by the human body information of therapist, only carry out being influenced little massage by therapist action above the waist, such as, to the massage of shank, thus, improve the mensuration precision of human body information, be difficult to feel the waiting time by therapist.

In order to solve above-mentioned problem, the back-rest of the rear end that chair-type massage machine of the present invention comprises the seat portion that sat by therapist, be arranged at this one and be arranged at the front end of this one and accommodate by the shank assembly of therapist shank,

Have on present portion and/or the back-rest implemented the massage mechanism of massage by the affected part of therapist, have on assembly implemented the shank massage mechanism of massage by the shank of therapist at shank, above-mentioned chair-type massage machine has the controlling organization of control massage mechanism and shank usefulness massage mechanism, wherein

This chair-type massage machine comprises human body information testing agency, and this human body information testing agency is electrically connected with controlling organization, measure by the human body information of therapist,

Controlling organization does not make the massage mechanism action when measuring by the human body information of therapist by human body information testing agency, shank is moved with massage mechanism.

In addition, chair-type massage machine of the present invention comprises the seat portion that is sat by therapist and is arranged at the back-rest of the rear end of this one, on back-rest, has massage mechanism, this massage mechanism is by constituting to the air bag of being massaged by the affected part of therapist and/or along the rubbing head that dorsal muscles moves up and down, above-mentioned chair-type massage machine has the controlling organization of control massage mechanism, wherein

Controlling organization only carries out based on the massaging action of airbag inflation or the massaging action that the rubbing head is moved up and down along dorsal muscles when measuring by the human body information of therapist by human body information testing agency.

The effect of invention

According to chair-type massage machine of the present invention, when human body information detects, shank is moved with massage mechanism.Perhaps, only carry out based on the massaging action of the airbag inflation that is arranged at back-rest or the massaging action that the rubbing head is moved up and down along dorsal muscles.

Because described massage is to be difficult to make the massage of being shaken, vibrating by therapist above the waist, so can be to the detection position of human body information such as referring to that abdomen causes the influence of vibration etc.Therefore, can be with good accuracy detection human body information.

In addition, in the needed time, with massage mechanism shank is massaged, also can not discovered the waiting time by therapist by shank in the mensuration of human body information.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is for adopting the axonometric chart of chair-type massage machine of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the curve chart of an example of expression heartbeat waveform;

Fig. 3 is the controlling party block diagram;

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of an example of the massage process of expression mensuration human body information;

Fig. 5 (a) increases the sketch map of chair-type massage machine of state of the hypsokinesis of back-rest for expression, Fig. 5 (b) reduces the sketch map of chair-type massage machine of state of the hypsokinesis of back-rest for expression;

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the opening of heater, closing control.

The explanation of label:

Label 10 expression chair-type massage machines;

Label 12 expression seat portions;

Label 14 expression back-rests;

Label 16 expression shank assemblies;

Label 18 expression handrails;

Label 24 expression shank massage mechanisms;

Label 30 expression human body information testing agencies;

Label 32 expression surge detection circuit;

Label 50 expression controlling organizations.

The specific embodiment

Below with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is specifically described.

Fig. 1 is for adopting the axonometric chart of chair-type massage machine 10 of the present invention.In chair-type massage machine 10, on the base portion 11 that is positioned on the floor, support the seat portion 12 that is sat by therapist in the mode that can swing.The rear end side of present portion 12 is supported with the back-rest 14 that is contacted by the therapist back, and the front of present portion 12 is supported with accommodates by the shank of therapist shank assembly 16.

As shown in Figure 1, shank has insertion by the

recess

17,17 of therapist shank (part at one's knees) with assembly 16.

Seat portion 12, back-rest 14 and shank can carry out banking motion with respect to base portion 11 by tilting (reclining) mechanism (not shown in Fig. 1) respectively with assembly 16.Leaning device can constitute by a plurality of actuators etc. and make a portion 12, back-rest 14 and shank with assembly 16 banking motion independently, or, make a portion 12, back-rest 14 and shank assembly 16 banking motions in phase by 1 actuator and linkage are made up.

In addition, the left and right sides of present portion 12, be provided with can with the

handrail

18,18 of seat portion 12 one banking motions.

Present portion 12, back-rest 14 and shank as shown in Figure 1, are respectively arranged with seat portion massage mechanism 20, back-rest massage mechanism 22, shank massage mechanism 24 to being massaged by therapist with on the assembly 16.

As seat portion massage mechanism 20, can enumerate the massage mechanism of bladder-type, oscillating mode, roller type.

In addition,, can enumerate bladder-type, crumple the massage mechanism of head dummy, oscillating mode, roller type with massage mechanism 22 as back-rest.Under the situation of the massage mechanism of crumpling head dummy, roller type, can be along vertical oscilaltion of back-rest 14.

With massage mechanism 24, can enumerate bladder-type, oscillating mode, roller type as shank.In order to suppress to caused the influence of vibration etc., the mechanism that preferably adopts bladder-type above the waist by therapist.

Adopt under the situation of air bag with massage mechanism 24 at shank, as shown in Figure 1, preferably at the medial surface of recess 17 and the bottom surface of recess 17 one or more air bags are set respectively, the expansion by air bag, shrink being massaged by the calf of therapist, ankle, tiptoe.

On

handrail

18,18, human body information testing agency 30 is set respectively, so that measure by the human body information of therapist.As the human body information of measuring by human body information testing agency 30, can enumerate heart beating.

Under the situation of mensuration, can enumerate pair of electrodes respectively as human body information testing agency 30 as the heart beating of human body information.Electrode is arranged on the front end face of handrail 18,18.This position is a kind of like this position: under the state that is sitting in by therapist in the portion 12, to be positioned on the

handrail

18,18 by the forethiga of therapist (part before the elbow), at palm down the time, forefinger and middle finger position contacting, or with the palm position contacting.

By human body information testing agency 30 being set in this position, then by therapist under situation about need not pay special attention to, just the state with nature is contacted with human body information testing agency 30, can not feel tired in mensuration.

By adopting human body information testing agency 30, respectively to about the current potential of hands detect, measure potential differences by controlling organization 50, thereby can measure by the heart beating of therapist.

Fig. 2 represents an example by the heartbeat waveform of human body information testing agency 30 detections.In the drawings, the amplitude (CVRR) at the interval by detecting the outstanding part (R ripple) in the heartbeat waveform can be judged by the fluctuation of the heart beating of therapist.The detection of amplitude (CVRR) is undertaken by surge detection circuit 32 (with reference to Fig. 3), and surge detection circuit 32 is electrically connected with human body information testing agency 30 by controlling organization 50.

More little by surge detection circuit 32 detected amplitudes (CVRR), then high more by the awakening degree of therapist, be in the state that is stressed, amplitude (CVRR) is big more, then means to be stressed more for a short time by therapist, loosens more.

Under measuring, detect by the situation of the body temperature of therapist as human body information, human body information testing agency 30 can adopt temperature sensor.In addition, measuring, detecting under the situation of pulse, human body information testing agency 30 can adopt optical pickocff.

As shown in Figure 1, the operation of chair-type massage machine 10 is undertaken by the controller 40 that is arranged on side's handrail 18.

Controller 40 comprises on and off switch and a plurality of action buttons of selecting massage process, massage point, massage intensity etc.In addition, in controller 40, possesses display part, massage information such as the massage process that display part show to be selected, the operating state of

massage mechanism

20,22,24, position, intensity, elapsed-time standards, by human body information testing agency 30 detected human body informations.

In order to improve massage effect, present portion 12, back-rest 14 and/or shank are provided with heater 60 (aftermentioned) with the suitable position on the assembly 16, can carry out massaging based on the heating of warm-heat effect to affected part.

Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the control system of chair-type massage machine 10 of the present invention.Whole controls of chair-type massage machine 10 are all undertaken by controlling organization 50.Controlling organization 50 is made of microprocessor etc., and has the memorizer (not shown) of the various control sequences of storage, massage program etc.

As shown in Figure 3, on controlling organization 50, be electrically connected with controller 40, human body information testing agency 30, surge detection circuit 32,

massage mechanism

20,22,24, leaning device 28 and heater 60, move according to the operational order of coming self-controller 40, the program that is stored in the controlling organization 50 in advance.

Seat portion uses massage mechanism 24 with massage mechanism 20, back-rest massage mechanism 22 under electric motor driven situation (such as roller type, rubbing head dummy) with shank, is connected with controlling organization 50 by motor drive circuit.In addition, be under the situation of bladder-type at massage mechanism, controlling organization 50 is electrically connected with air pump and valve, expansion, the contraction of control air bag.

In addition, for leaning device 28, under electric motor driven situation, it also is connected with controlling organization 50 by motor drive circuit.

Leaning device 28 makes a portion 12, the angle that back-rest 14 and shank are wished with assembly 16 banking motions according to the order from controlling organization 50.

According to by the operation of the controller 40 of therapist or the massage process program, the switch of control heater 60.

Massage process about the human body information of the chair-type massage machine 10 that comprises said structure detects describes with reference to flow chart 4.

In addition, in the present invention, in chair-type massage machine 10, suppress as possible by the therapist massage of shaking, vibrating, moving above the waist being applied by therapist, make when human body information, can keep well by the contact condition of the finger abdomen of therapist or palm and human body information testing agency 30.

Shake the massage that waits above the waist as suppressing, in following embodiment, be illustrated in human body information detect in by the massage of 24 pairs of shanks of shank usefulness massage mechanism.

In addition, in the present embodiment, illustrative is heart beating as human body information, carry out heart beating mensuration in the initial and final stage of massage process, but human body information is not limited to heart beating, and the moment of Ce Dinging also is not limited to following example in addition.

At first, be sitting in the portion 12 by therapist, controller 40 is operated, (step 1) is operated (step 2) to the action button that is determined at interior required massage process that comprises human body information to the power supply of connection chair-type massage machine 10.Then, two handss are placed on respectively on the

handrail

18,18, under the state that by therapist two handss is placed on the

handrail

18,18, by the finger abdomen of therapist or 30 touchings of palm Nature and Man body information testing agency.

When controlling organization 50 detected by the contact of the finger abdomen of therapist or palm in human body information testing agency 30, the massage process began (step 3,4).

The massage process start from first the human body information (heart beating) that is undertaken by human body information testing agency 30 detection, with by shank with massage mechanism 24 carry out to by the massage (step 4) of therapist shank.According to this step, in human body information detects, because only to being massaged by the shank of therapist, so above the waist do not shaken, move by therapist etc., maintain the forethiga stable status like this, keep human body information testing agency 30 and the contact condition that is well contacted by the finger abdomen of therapist or palm, can detect correct human body information.

The current potential of measuring by human body information testing agency 30 is sent to controlling organization 50, detects heart beating according to potential difference, and detects by 32 pairs of amplitudes of surge detection circuit (CVRR).The heart beating and the amplitude (CVRR) that obtain are stored in the memorizer of controlling organization 50, and are shown in (step 5) in the display part of controller 40 as numerical value and/or curve chart.

(such as 30 seconds) at the appointed time, detect by (step 6) after the heart beating of therapist by human body information testing agency 30, (step 7) adopts a portion to use the whole body massage (step 8) of massage mechanism 24 with massage mechanism 22 and shank with massage mechanism 20, back-rest to stop the detection of 30 pairs of heart beatings of human body information testing agency and the massage that shank is used 24 pairs of shanks of massage mechanism.(during step 9), a portion that stops to use massage mechanism 24 with massage mechanism 20, back-rest with massage mechanism 22 and shank, and (step 10) is carried out the detection of human body information once more when in the time of setting by the massage process whole body being massaged.

The detection of the heart beating behind the whole body massage according to above-mentioned whole body massage before identical main points carry out.

Promptly, after whole body massage finishes, contact with human body information testing agency 30 when detecting by controlling organization 50 by the finger abdomen of therapist or palm (during step 11), from the detection of 30 pairs of human body informations of human body information testing agency (heart beating) and shank with 24 pairs of massage mechanisms by the massage (step 12) of therapist shank.

According to this step, with above-mentioned same, in human body information detects, because only to being massaged by the shank of therapist, so situation of not shaken, moving etc. by the upper part of the body of therapist, maintain the forethiga stable status, keep human body information testing agency 30 and the contact condition that is well contacted by the finger abdomen of therapist or palm, can detect correct human body information.

The current potential of measuring by human body information testing agency 30 is sent to controlling organization 50, by potential difference heart beating is detected, and detects by 32 pairs of amplitudes of surge detection circuit (CVRR).The heart beating and the amplitude (CVRR) that obtain are stored in the memorizer of controlling organization 50, and are shown in (step 13) in the display part of controller 40 as numerical value and/or curve chart.

At the appointed time (such as, 30 seconds), detect by (step 14), (step 15), the massage process finishes to stop the detection of 30 pairs of heart beatings of human body information testing agency and the massage of 24 pairs of shanks of shank usefulness massage mechanism after the heart beating of therapist by human body information testing agency 30.

Also can heart beating and the amplitude (CVRR) behind the heart beating before the whole body massage of measuring in step 3～7 and amplitude (CVRR) and the whole body massage of measuring in step 11～step 15 be compared, judge and pass through whole body massage, which kind of degree physical relaxation arrives, and is shown in the controller 40.Thus, have by therapist can be not only can be by the body sense, and can discern the advantage of degree of relaxation by vision.

In addition, in the above description, when human body information, in order to suppress by therapist shaking above the waist, vibration etc., only make shank with massage mechanism 24 actions, still, adopting under the situation of rubbing head (roller) type with massage mechanism 22 such as back-rest, when human body information, also can carry out few massages that only depend on the rubbing head to move up and down such as shaking of the upper part of the body.At this moment, by slowing down the speed that the rubbing head moves up and down, can further suppress to shake above the waist etc., so preferred.

As few massage of shaking above the waist, can enumerate in addition waist, back have been carried out by pressing massage with air bag at leisure, also can when detecting, human body information carry out this massage.

In addition, also can judge by the pressure degree of fatigue of the health of therapist according to the human body information of before whole body massage, measuring, when whole body massage, the intensity of change massage, time, kind etc.

Specifically, under the big situation of pressure (stress),, then have the danger that massage effect descends if strong excessively to the stimulation of health, thus carry out weak massage, otherwise, under the little situation of pressure,, can implement strong massage in order to improve massage effect.

Such as, if back-rest then by changing overhang, the translational speed of crumpling head, can be adjusted the power of massage with the type of massage mechanism 22 employing rubbing heads.

In addition, also can change seat portion 12, back-rest 14 and shank tilting action angle according to the human body information of before whole body massage, measuring with assembly 16.

Such as, shown in Fig. 5 (a) and Fig. 5 (b) like that, under the big situation of pressure,, be in by the therapist state for sleeping in that inclines to make back-rest 14 hypsokinesis (Fig. 5 (a)) largely, can realize loosening massaging.Otherwise, under the little situation of pressure, as long as reduce the hypsokinesis (Fig. 5 (b)) of back-rest 14.

In addition, present portion 12, back-rest 14 and/or shank are provided with assembly 16 in the chair-type massage machine 10 of heater 60, also can be corresponding to degree of pressure, and the open and close of control heater 60, temperature.Such as, under the big situation of pressure, open heater 60, affected part is heated, apply the massage of warm effect, improve massage effect thus, can make by therapist like this to be transformed into the state that loosens.

At

massage mechanism

20,22,24 adopt under the situation of air bag, on the surface of air bag (being preferably) heater 60 is set by the surface of therapist side, in being arranged at electromagnetic valve between air bag and the air pump or pipe arrangement, pressure transducer is set, as flow process is shown in Figure 6, when making airbag inflation, promptly, at electromagnetic valve is open mode or pressure transducer (step 1) when detecting pressure more than the setting, open heater 60 (step 4), when air bag is shunk (step 1), that is, electromagnetic valve is that the detected value of closed condition or pressure transducer is during less than setting, close heater 60 (step 3), thus can be effective and energy-conservation ground use heater 60 flexibly.Its reason is: the expansion by air bag is pressed into heater 60 by the therapist side, so can heat efficiently.

In addition, if the temperature of heater 60 more than the temperature (such as 43 ℃) of regulation, then continues heating in order to prevent, even make under the situation of airbag inflation and will close (step 2) by heater 60.

By carrying out the open and close of heater 60 repeatedly, have to prevent from same position to be applied the advantage of the heat of heater 60 in the long period.

In above embodiment, illustrated for human body information about handrail on human body information testing agency is set, and will be positioned over finger abdomen on the handrail, palm presses in the human body information testing agency and the device of the type of measuring, but, the device of the type of measuring for grasping human body information testing agency too, when human body information, implementing only to make the massage of shank with massage mechanism 24 actions, or under the situation of using roller type (rubbing head dummy), carry out making a rubbing massage that moves up and down at leisure along dorsal muscles, or to waist, back carries out few massage such as shaking based on air bag above the waist by pressing massage etc., thus, can improve the mensuration precision.Holding under the situation of the type of measuring by hand-held, it is light that posture is felt without limits.

In addition,, the technology of 2 testing agencies about possessing in order to measure heart beating has been described as human body information testing agency, but according to the human body information of being measured, even be that also it doesn't matter in 1 testing agency.

Utilize possibility on the industry

The present invention is effectively as can correctly measuring by the chair-type massage machine of curer's the human body informations such as heartbeat.

Claims

1. chair-type massage machine, the back-rest of the rear end that it comprises the seat portion that sat by therapist, be arranged at this one and be arranged at the front end of this one and accommodate by the shank assembly of therapist shank,

Have on present portion and/or the back-rest being implemented the massage mechanism of massage by the affected part of therapist, have on assembly being implemented the shank massage mechanism of massage by the shank of therapist at shank,

Above-mentioned chair-type massage machine has the controlling organization of control massage mechanism and shank usefulness massage mechanism,

It is characterized in that,

2. chair-type massage machine, the back-rest that it comprises the seat portion that is sat by therapist and is arranged at the rear end of this one,

Have massage mechanism on back-rest, this massage mechanism is by constituting to the air bag of being massaged by the affected part of therapist and/or along the rubbing head that dorsal muscles moves up and down,

Above-mentioned chair-type massage machine has the controlling organization of control massage mechanism,

It is characterized in that,

3. chair-type massage machine according to claim 1 and 2, wherein,

About above-mentioned seat portion, handrail is set;

About handrail have mensuration respectively by the above-mentioned human body information testing agency of the human body information of therapist.

4. chair-type massage machine according to claim 1 and 2, wherein,

Human body information testing agency measures by the heart beating of therapist.

5. chair-type massage machine according to claim 3, wherein,

Human body information testing agency has electrode, and this electrode is arranged on the handrail, is measured heart beating by contact by the finger of therapist.

6. chair-type massage machine according to claim 4, wherein,

Controlling organization possesses the surge detection circuit that detects the heart beating fluctuation, by the fluctuation of this surge detection electric circuit inspection by the heart beating of heartbeat detection mechanism mensuration.

7. chair-type massage machine according to claim 1, wherein,

Shank comes being massaged by the shank of therapist by making airbag inflation, contraction with massage mechanism.

8. chair-type massage machine according to claim 1, wherein,

Seat portion, back-rest and/or shank are configured to and can pass through leaning device and tilting action with assembly,

Controlling organization makes the leaning device action according to the human body information from human body information testing agency.