CN112089602A

CN112089602A - Toe massage device

Info

Publication number: CN112089602A
Application number: CN202010442631.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 原岛徹; 近本健作
Original assignee: Anders Corp
Current assignee: Zhangzhou Easepal Industrial Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-06-17
Filing date: 2020-05-22
Publication date: 2020-12-18
Also published as: JP7372646B2; TW202100126A; JP2020202962A; KR20200144054A

Abstract

The invention provides a toe massage device capable of exerting excellent massage effect. The toe massage device stimulates the toes of a user, and includes a toe bending unit (10) which bends the toes to the instep side and the sole side with an air bag.

Description

Toe massage device

Technical Field

The invention relates to a toe massage device.

Background

In the following patent document 1, a toe massage device capable of massaging toes is proposed. The toe massage device fixes the toes of the user to the rotating body by the pressing member and the pressing bolt, and rotates the rotating body forward and backward alternately by the rotation driving device. Thus, the toe massage device alternately bends the toes toward the sole and lifts the toes toward the instep.

Prior art documents

Patent document

Patent document 1: JP 2006-158562A

Disclosure of Invention

(problems to be solved by the invention)

Since the toes of the user are fixed by the hard members such as the pressing members and the pressing bolts, the user may feel uncomfortable, and the massage effect may be impaired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a main object thereof is to provide a toe massage device capable of exhibiting an excellent massage effect.

(means for solving the problems)

The invention relates to a toe massage device for stimulating toes of a user, comprising a toe bending unit which bends the toes to the instep side and the sole side by an air bag.

Preferably, in the toe massage device of the present invention, the toe curving unit includes: a first airbag configured to bend the toes toward the ball of the foot; and a second air bag bending the toes to the instep side.

Preferably, in the toe massage device according to the present invention, each of the first air cell and the second air cell includes a plurality of small bag bodies that are inflated by the supply of pressurized air.

Preferably, the toe massage device of the present invention includes a toe stimulation unit surrounding the toes to apply pressure to the toes.

Preferably, in the toe massage device of the present invention, the toe stimulation unit includes: a toe airbag that applies pressure to a toe of the toe; and a four-finger airbag for applying pressure to the toes other than the big toe.

Preferably, in the toe massage device of the present invention, the air bag for a big toe is a ring-shaped body surrounding the big toe.

Preferably, in the toe massage device according to the present invention, the air bag for a big toe surrounds the big toe with a tip of the big toe exposed.

Preferably, in the toe massage device according to the present invention, the four-finger airbag includes 2 airbags that apply pressure by sandwiching the toes other than the hallux in the up-down direction.

Preferably, the toe massage device of the present invention includes a foot main body pressing unit that presses the foot main body between the toes and the bare foot.

Preferably, in the toe massage device of the present invention, the foot main body pressing unit includes: an instep side air bag that presses the instep downward; and a sole side air bag that presses the sole upward.

Preferably, in the toe massage device of the present invention, the foot main body pressing unit includes a side airbag that presses a side surface of the foot main body.

Preferably, the toe massage device of the present invention includes a bottom surface and a foot placement surface for placing a sole of a user, and the foot placement surface is inclined with respect to the bottom surface so that the toes of the user are inclined upward.

In the toe massage device according to the present invention, it is preferable that a protrusion for placing a joint of the toe is provided at an end of the foot placement surface, and the toe bending means bends the toe using the protrusion as a fulcrum.

(effect of the invention)

The toe massage device of the present invention includes a toe curving unit that curves the toes to the instep side and the sole side with an air bag. Such a toe massage device can bend the toes without giving a sense of discomfort to the toes because the toes are not fixed by a hard member, and thus an excellent massage effect can be expected.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a side view of the toe massage apparatus of the present embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the toe massage apparatus of fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the toe massage apparatus of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the toe massage apparatus of fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the first bladder.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of the toe stimulation unit of fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a front view of the toe stimulation unit of fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of a first side airbag of another embodiment.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 shows a side view of a toe massage device 1 (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "device") of the present embodiment. Fig. 1 is a side view of the device 1 with a foot F inserted into the device 1 placed on the ground G. Fig. 2 shows a rear view of the device 1 from the direction a of fig. 1 in a state in which the foot is pulled out. Fig. 3 shows a front view of the device 1 from the direction b of fig. 1 in the state with the foot pulled out. In the present specification, the a direction and the b direction are referred to as a front-rear direction, a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction in a plan view is referred to as a lateral direction (left-right direction), and a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and the lateral direction is referred to as an up-down direction.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the device 1 of the present embodiment includes, for example, a main body 2, and the main body 2 includes a bottom surface 2d along a floor surface G. The device 1 includes both leg insertion holes 3 penetrating the body portion 2 in the front-rear direction. The device 1 of the present embodiment massages the inserted foot F by both feet inserting into the inner surface 3i of the hole 3. In fig. 2 and 3, the inner surface 3i of the leg insertion hole 3 is colored for easy understanding. In fig. 2 and 3, the airbags described later are shown by broken lines.

In the both feet insertion holes 3, for example, both feet of the user can be inserted near the ankle. However, the device 1 of the present invention is not limited to this form, and may be inserted into only one foot, only the toe side of the foot as compared with the arch, or may be inserted into the bare foot or the calf.

As shown in fig. 2, the main body 2 includes outer wall portions 8 on both lateral sides and a partition wall 4 therebetween. The partition wall 4 is disposed at the center in the lateral direction of the leg insertion holes 3. The two-leg insertion holes 3 are formed by arranging two single-leg insertion holes 5 between the outer wall 8 and the partition wall 4 of the device 1 in the lateral direction. The outer wall portion 8 and the partition wall 4 include an inner member (not shown) for fixing the airbag. Each one-foot insertion hole 5 includes a hole 5a for a big toe into which a big toe is inserted and a hole 5b for a four-finger into which a toe other than the big toe (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "other toe") is inserted. The four-finger hole 5b is larger than the big-toe hole 5a in the lateral direction, for example.

The device 1 of the present embodiment is used by inserting both feet of the user into the both-foot insertion holes 3 and inserting the toes and other toes of both feet into the toe hole 5a and the four-finger hole 5 b. The inner surfaces 3i of the both-foot insertion holes 3 are made of, for example, a soft cloth material, and can massage the toes of the user by a massage mechanism described later.

Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating a massage mechanism of the apparatus 1, and is a sectional view taken along the front-rear direction of the apparatus 1. As shown in fig. 4, the main body 2 of the apparatus 1 includes a lower table portion 6 and an upper table portion 7 disposed above the lower table portion 6, and the lower table portion 6 includes a foot placement surface 6a on which a sole of a user is placed. Thus, the leg insertion holes 3 include the narrow width portions 9 between the lower table portion 6 and the upper table portion 7. The toe hole 5a and the four-finger hole 5b are arranged in the lateral direction in the narrow part 9.

The apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes a toe curving unit 10 that curves the toes of the user to the instep side and the sole side with an airbag. Such a toe massage device can bend the toes without giving a sense of discomfort to the toes because the toes are not fixed by a hard member, and thus an excellent massage effect can be expected.

In the present specification, the "airbag" refers to a bag body that is freely inflated or deflated by supplying air to the inside or discharging air from the inside. The device 1 includes an air supply/discharge unit that supplies or discharges air to or from the airbag by a pump, and a control unit (not shown) that electrically controls the air supply/discharge unit. The air bag, the air supply and exhaust unit, and the control unit employ known configurations unless otherwise specified.

The toe curving unit 10 includes, for example, a first airbag 11 that curves toes to the ball side and a second airbag 12 that curves toes to the instep side. One end portion 11a of the first airbag 11 is fixed to the upper table portion 7, for example. The other end portion 11b of the first air bag 11 is moved and the toes are pressed by supplying air to the first air bag 11, so that the toes can be bent toward the ball side. Further, for example, one end portion 12a of the second airbag 12 is fixed to the lower table portion 6. The other end portion 12b of the second airbag 12 can be moved and the toes can be pressed by supplying air to the second airbag 12, thereby bending the toes to the instep side.

Such toe curving unit 10 can smoothly perform both the curving of the toes to the ball side and the curving of the toes to the instep side, and can exhibit an excellent massage effect. In the present embodiment, an airbag of the toe stimulation unit 17, which will be described later, is disposed between the airbag of the toe curving unit 10 and the toes.

Fig. 5 is a view illustrating the first airbag 11 and the second airbag 12, and shows a cross-sectional view when the first airbag 11 operates. The second airbag 12 has substantially the same configuration as the first airbag 11, and the configuration of the first airbag 11 described below can also be applied to the second airbag 12. As shown in fig. 5, the first airbag 11 includes, for example, a plurality of small bag bodies 15 inflated by the supply of pressurized air. The plurality of small bag bodies 15 are overlapped between the one end portion 11a and the other end portion 11 b.

First bag 11 includes a connecting portion 16 that connects the end portions of small bag members 15 on the narrow portion 9 (shown in fig. 4) side. The end portions of the pouch bodies 15 are not connected to each other on the opposite side of the connection portion 16. By supplying air to the first airbag 11, the first airbag can expand in a fan shape in a side view with the connecting portion 16 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the first bladder 11 can naturally apply a force to the toes in an orientation along the movable direction of the joint, so that the joint of the toes can be sufficiently extended.

The first airbag 11 is constituted by, for example, 3 to 7 small bags 15. Thereby, the movable range of first airbag 11 is sufficiently ensured. In addition, the movable amount of the first airbag 11 can be finely controlled by controlling the air supplied to each small bag body 15.

As shown in fig. 4, the device 1 of the present embodiment includes, for example, a toe stimulation unit 17 that applies pressure to the toes so as to surround the toes. In the present specification, "applying pressure to the toes" means applying stress to the toes with the toes interposed therebetween.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view showing the toe stimulation unit 17. Fig. 7 is a front view showing the toe stimulation unit 17 viewed from the tip end side of the toes. As shown in fig. 2, 3, 6 and 7, the toe stimulation unit 17 includes, for example, a hallux air bag 18 for applying pressure to the hallux of the toes and a four-finger air bag 19 for applying pressure to the toes other than the hallux. The air bag for thumb 18 is disposed around the hole for thumb 5a, for example. The four-finger bladder 19 is disposed around the four-finger hole 5b, for example. Pressure is applied to the big toe and his toes by the inflation of these bladders.

The thumb bag 18 and the four-finger bag 19 are simultaneously actuated by, for example, a common air supply and exhaust unit. This can simplify the air supply and exhaust unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the thumb airbag 18 and the four-finger airbag 19 may be inflated and deflated independently of each other, for example. Such an embodiment can massage the big toe and other toes individually, thereby exhibiting a high massage effect.

The air bag 18 for the thumb is preferably a ring-shaped body that surrounds the user's thumb. This allows the entire hallux to be massaged with a uniform pressure.

The air bag 18 for a big toe preferably surrounds the big toe with the tip of the big toe exposed. Thus, the air bag 18 for the thumb is likely to concentrate on exerting a pressing force on the thumb when inflated, and exhibits a higher massage effect. Therefore, the length of the air bag 18 for the big toe in the front-rear direction is, for example, 15 to 60 mm.

The four-finger airbag 19 includes 2

airbags

19a and 19b for applying pressure by wrapping toes other than the hallux in the vertical direction. This can simplify the structure of the toe stimulation unit 17. However, the four-finger air bag 19 is not limited to this form, and may apply pressure to each finger individually, for example. In another embodiment, the four-finger airbag 19 may have a ring shape in which four fingers are combined and surrounded, or a ring shape (4 ring shapes) in which four fingers are surrounded.

As shown in fig. 4, the device 1 of the present embodiment includes, for example, a foot main body pressing unit 20. The foot main body pressing unit 20 is configured by a plurality of airbags. Each air cell can press the foot main body between the toes and the bare foot by being supplied with air. The foot main body pressing means 20 of the present embodiment includes, for example, an instep side air bag 21 that presses the instep downward and a sole side air bag 22 that presses the sole upward. One end portion 21a of the instep side airbag 21 is fixed to the upper table portion 7, for example. The other end portion 21b of the instep side airbag 21 is moved and presses the foot main body by supplying air to the instep side airbag 21. Further, for example, one end portion 22a of the sole side airbag 22 is fixed to the lower table portion 6. The other end 22b of the sole side air bag 22 is moved by supplying air to the sole side air bag 22, thereby pressing the foot main body. The structure of the first airbag 11 can be applied to the instep airbag 21 and the sole airbag 22.

As shown in fig. 2, the foot main body pressing means 20 preferably includes a side airbag 23 that presses the side surface of the foot main body. The side airbag 23 includes, for example, a first side airbag 24 disposed on the partition wall 4 of the apparatus 1 and a second side airbag 25 disposed on the outer wall portion 8 of the apparatus 1. The first side airbag 24 can press the inner side surface (the side surface on the hallux side) of the foot body. The second side airbag 25 can press the outer side surface (side surface on the little finger side) of the foot main body.

The first side airbag 24 and the second side airbag 25 are, for example, single bag-shaped, and can be inflated by being supplied with air to press the foot main body. However, the first side airbag 24 and the second side airbag 25 are not limited to this configuration.

Fig. 8 shows a cross-sectional view of the first side airbag 24 of another embodiment. The configuration of the first side airbag 24 described below can also be applied to the second side airbag 25. As shown in fig. 8, the first side airbag 24 may be configured to include a plurality of small bag bodies 26 inflated by the supply of pressurized air, for example. A plurality of small bag bodies 26 are overlapped between one end portion 24a and the other end portion 24b of the first side airbag 24. In addition, the one end portion 24a is fixed to the inner member 4a of the partition wall 4. The pouch bodies 26 are connected to each other at the center and are not connected to the ends in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction. The small bag bodies 26 are inflated by the supplied air, and the other end portion 24b is moved laterally, thereby pressing the foot main body. The first side airbag 24 including such small bag bodies 26 can finely control the movable amount.

As described above, the foot main body pressing means 20 of the present embodiment includes the air bags capable of pressing the instep, the sole, and the side surface of the foot main body in a piece-by-piece manner, but is not limited to this form, and the foot main body pressing means 20 may be configured by, for example, an annular air bag surrounding the foot main body.

As shown in fig. 4, the foot placement surface 6a is inclined with respect to the bottom surface 2d of the main body 2, for example. More specifically, the foot placing surface 6a inclines the toes of the user upward. Such a foot placement surface 6a contributes to an improvement in the massage effect when the toes are bent toward the ball side.

The distal end (front end) of the foot placement surface 6a is preferably provided with a protrusion 27 for placing a joint of the base of the toe. The projection 27 has, for example, a semicircular cross section curved convexly upward, and extends in the lateral direction of the device 1. The projection 27 is made of, for example, a rubber material or a urethane resin. The toe curving unit 10 preferably curves the toes using the protrusion 27 as a fulcrum. This can provide a more excellent massage effect.

A sole stimulating protrusion 28 is preferably provided on the outer surface of the sole side air bag 22. The sole stimulating protrusion 28 has a semicircular cross section curved convexly upward, and extends in the lateral direction of the device 1. The sole stimulating protrusion 28 is made of, for example, urethane resin, rubber, or resin. Such sole stimulating protrusions 28 stimulate the sole when the sole side air bag 22 operates, and the massage effect can be further improved.

The device 1 of the present embodiment is provided with the air bags, and can massage toes and feet in various forms. The control means for controlling the airbags of the device 1 according to the present embodiment includes, for example, first to third modes described below as representative control modes.

In the first (toe-up-down) mode, first, the instep side airbag 21 and the sole side airbag 22, and the first side airbag 24 and the second side airbag 25 (as shown in fig. 2) are operated to fix the foot main body (hereinafter, this state may be referred to as a foot fixing state). In this foot-fixed state, the first airbag 11 and the second airbag 12 alternately operate, and the toes are bent toward the instep side or the sole side. This enables the toes to be reliably bent in a state where the foot main body is sufficiently fixed, thereby exhibiting a high massage effect.

In the second (toe stretch) mode, the thumb airbag 18 and the four-finger airbag 19 are repeatedly inflated and deflated from the foot-fitted state to give stimulation to the toes. When pressure is applied to the toes while the foot main body is fixed, a stimulus such as stretching is applied to the joints of the toes, and a massage effect that cannot be obtained by the conventional toe massage device can be expected.

In the third (toe-bending-holding) mode, the first airbag 11 is activated from the foot-fixed state, and after the toes are maintained in the bent state for a certain period of time, the toes are released from the bent state. The toe bending state is maintained for 8-15 seconds, for example. In the third mode, the toes are maintained in a bent state for a certain period of time, and thus a more excellent massage effect is exerted on the joints of the toes.

The control unit of the device 1 is not limited to the first to third modes described above, and can operate each airbag in various forms. For example, in another mode, the air bag for the thumb 18 and the air bag for the four fingers 19 are inflated at the same time to fix the toe side, and the air bag for the instep 21 and the air bag for the sole 22 are alternately operated, so that the instep and the sole can be massaged. In still another mode, by operating the first and

second air cells

11 and 12 and the instep side air cell 21 and the sole side air cell 22 simultaneously, it is possible to apply pressure to the entire foot to massage the foot.

While one embodiment of the toe massage device of the present invention has been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiment, and can be implemented in various forms.

(description of reference numerals)

Toe massage device

10 toe flexion unit.

Claims

1. A toe massage device is a toe massage device for stimulating the toes of a user,

the toe massage device includes a toe bending unit for bending the toes to the instep side and the sole side by an air bag.

2. The toe massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

the toe-bending unit includes: a first airbag configured to bend the toes toward the ball of the foot; and a second air bag bending the toes to the instep side.

3. The toe massage apparatus according to claim 2, wherein,

the first airbag and the second airbag each include a plurality of small bag bodies that are inflated by the supply of pressurized air.

4. The toe massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

the toe massage device includes a toe stimulation unit surrounding the toes to apply pressure to the toes.

5. The toe massage apparatus according to claim 4, wherein,

the toe stimulation unit includes: a toe airbag that applies pressure to a toe of the toe; and a four-finger airbag for applying pressure to the toes other than the big toe.

6. The toe massage apparatus according to claim 5, wherein,

the air bag for the thumb is a ring-shaped body surrounding the thumb.

7. The toe massage apparatus according to claim 6, wherein,

the air bag for a big toe surrounds the big toe with a tip of the big toe exposed.

8. The toe massage apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein,

the four-finger airbag is in a ring shape surrounding the toes other than the big toe.

9. The toe massage apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein,

the toe massage device includes a foot main body pressing unit that presses a foot main body between the toes and a foot bare.

10. The toe massage apparatus according to claim 9,

the foot main body pressing unit includes: an instep side air bag that presses the instep downward; and a sole side air bag that presses the sole upward.

11. The toe massage apparatus according to claim 9,

the foot main body pressing unit includes a side airbag that presses a side of the foot main body.

12. The toe massage apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein,

the toe massage device comprises a bottom surface and a foot carrying surface for carrying the sole of the user,

the foot rest surface is inclined with respect to the bottom surface such that the toes of the user are inclined upward.

13. The toe massage apparatus according to claim 12, wherein,

a protrusion for placing a joint of the toe is provided at an end of the foot placement surface,

the toe bending unit bends the toe using the protrusion as a fulcrum.