EP2189082B1 - Appareil de relaxation - Google Patents

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EP2189082B1
EP2189082B1 EP09014412.2A EP09014412A EP2189082B1 EP 2189082 B1 EP2189082 B1 EP 2189082B1 EP 09014412 A EP09014412 A EP 09014412A EP 2189082 B1 EP2189082 B1 EP 2189082B1
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Taichi Hamatsuka
Munekiyo Ikebe
Junji Nakamura
Fumihiro Nishio
Takayoshi Tanizawa
Kouhei Yamamoto
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
    • A47C3/02—Rocking chairs
    • A47C3/025—Rocking chairs with seat, or seat and back-rest unit elastically or pivotally mounted in a rigid base frame
    • A47C3/0255—Rocking chairs with seat, or seat and back-rest unit elastically or pivotally mounted in a rigid base frame pivotally mounted in the base frame, e.g. swings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C3/00—Chairs characterised by structural features; Chairs or stools with rotatable or vertically-adjustable seats
    • A47C3/02—Rocking chairs
    • A47C3/025—Rocking chairs with seat, or seat and back-rest unit elastically or pivotally mounted in a rigid base frame
    • A47C3/0251—Rocking chairs with seat, or seat and back-rest unit elastically or pivotally mounted in a rigid base frame driven by electric motors

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  • the present invention relates to a relaxation apparatus for providing a user with a relaxing effect.
  • a conventional relaxation apparatus disclosed in, e.g., Japanese Patent No. 3780792 , provides a user with a relaxing effect by slowly rocking a body-supporting member that supports the user's body in a seated or sleeping state by a rocking unit.
  • the front part of a seat portion of the body-supporting member often gets lowered below the rear part thereof as the amplitude of the rocking motion becomes larger. Then, the user gets dislocated toward the front part of the seat portion due to the weight of the user and the like, giving rise to discomfort to the user and in turn hindering from providing him/her with a relaxing effect.
  • JP 2001-178576 A discloses a relaxation apparatus according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the present invention provides a relaxation apparatus capable of supporting a user more stably and giving a more effective relaxing effect to the user.
  • a relaxation apparatus including a body-supporting unit for supporting a user's body, a rocking unit for rocking the body-supporting unit back and forth and a controller for controlling the rocking unit to rock the body-supporting unit, characterized in that : the body-supporting unit is provided with a seat portion for supporting the hip and thigh of the user, and the controller controls the rocking unit to perform a rocking motion within a range that a level of a front part of an upper surface of the seat portion is kept always equal to or higher than that of a rear part of the upper surface during the rocking motion.
  • the controller may control the rocking unit so that a seat-portion angle the upper surface of the seat portion makes with a horizontal plane gets larger during the rocking motion than at a stop position of the body-supporting unit.
  • a sunken area that has a depth becoming deeper as it goes from an outer side to an inner side in a width direction of the body-supporting unit.
  • the controller may control the rocking unit to let the speed of the rocking motion slower as nearing the turnover positions.
  • the body-supporting unit may be provided with a back portion for supporting the back and head of the user and the user seats on the body-supporting unit with the knees bent.
  • the controller may control the rocking unit so that a knee portion of the user is always not higher than a head portion of the user during the rocking motion.
  • the relaxation apparatus can support a user more stably and give a more effective relaxing effect to the user.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a relaxation apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the relaxation apparatus 10 includes a base 11 having a bottom portion 11a placed on the floor (not shown), a rocking machinism 12 as a rocking unit provided to the base 11 and a body-supporting member 13 as a body-supporting unit driven by the rocking mechanism 12.
  • the rocking mechanism 12 has a motor 20, a reduction gear 21, a crank mechanism 22 and link members 23.
  • the motor 20 is provided on the bottom portion 11a of the base 11 and the operation thereof is controlled by a controller 24 provided on the bottom portion 11a.
  • the reduction gear 21 is also provided on the bottom portion 11a of the base 11.
  • the reduction gear 21 is operationally coupled with the motor 20 and serves to reduce the power of the motor 20.
  • the motor 20 has a position sensor (not shown) such as an encoder that detects the number of revolutions and revolutionary position.
  • the crank mechanism 22 has two connecting rods 22a and 22b, and converts the rotating motion of the reduction gear 21 into a large circular motion.
  • the base end of the connecting rod 22a is connected to and rotates with the axis of the reduction gear 21, while its leading end is rotatably connected to the base end of the other connecting rod 22b.
  • the leading end of the connecting rod 22b is connected to the lower portion of a rectangular frame 25 to which the body-supporting member 13 is fixed.
  • the aforementioned base 11 also has a support frame 11b protruded upward from the bottom part 11a.
  • the base ends of the linkages 23 are rotatably connected to the upper portion of the support frame 11b at an interval, while their leading ends 22b are rotatably connected to the lower portion of the rectangular frame 25.
  • the two linkages 23 rotate around their base ends and, therefore, the body-supporting member 13, fixed to the base part 25, can be rocked back and forth by the power delivered from the crank mechanism 22, like a rocking chair.
  • the body-supporting member 13 of a chair shape includes a seat portion 30 which is fixed to an upper portion of the rectangular frame 25 so that they can move together, a back portion 31 attached to the rear side of the seat portion 30, and an ottoman 32 fixed at the front side of the seat portion 30, which are integrally formed.
  • the back portion 31 has a width gradually increased from a head support portion 31a, which supports the head of the user M on the rear side thereof (on the side of head M1 of the user M shown in Figs.
  • the width of the body-supporting member 13 is gradually decreased from the front side of the waist support portion 31b, i.e., the rear side of the seat portion 30 to the front edge of the ottoman 32, therby forming a curved shape as a whole.
  • the width Y at the waist support 31b is larger than the width X at the head support 31a.
  • a sunken area 40 is provided in the seat portion 30, the back portion 31 and the ottoman 32 of the body-supporting member 13, the sunken area 40 having a depth becoming deeper as it goes from the outer side to the inner side (the center) in the width direction.
  • This sunken area 40 is of a gradually depressed, smooth, curved surface extending from the outer side to the inner side in the width direction as well as extending over the entire region from the back portion 31 to the ottoman 32 in the longitudinal direction.
  • a manipulator 41 electrically connected with the controller 24 (see Fig. 1 ) which can be operated by the user M, while at a side surface 30a of the seat portion 30, a main power switch 42 is installed which can turns on and off the power supply.
  • various switches are installed such as a course-selection switch with multiple rocking patterns and a start-up switch that turns on and off start-up of the relaxation apparatus 10 (the controller 24). And signals are appropriately generated as the user M selects the respective switches of the manipulator 41 so that the respective parts are controlled by the controller 24.
  • the relaxation apparatus 10 configured as described above becomes in a state in which the motor 20 can be controlled by the controller 24 if the start-up switch of the manipulator 41 is switched from a no start-up state to a start-up state. Furthermore, by the motor 20 controlled by the controller 24, the body-supporting member 13 is rocked and a relaxation rocking is carried out.
  • Fig. 3A shows the stop position (the initial position) of the rocking motion of a relaxation rocking and the backward turnover position of the rocking motion
  • Fig. 3A shows a halfway position of the rocking motion
  • Fig. 3C shows the forward turnover position of the rocking motion. As depicted in Fig.
  • the seat portion 30 is configured such that the seat-portion angle ⁇ 1 an upper surface 30x of the seat portion 30 makes with a horizontal plane H is equal to slightly greater than 0° to make the level of a front part 30y of the upper surface 30x higher than or equal to the level of a rear part 30z thereof. Therefore, the seat portion 30 gets leveled close to the horizontal plane H and the user M can sit on the seat portion 30 relatively easily.
  • the controller 24 controls the rocking mechanism 12 (the motor 20) to perform a rocking motion within the range that the front part 30y of the upper surface 30x of the seat portion 30 is kept always higher than the rear part 30z and the seat-portion angles ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 3 , respectively shown in Figs. 3B and 3C , are greater than the seat-portion angle ⁇ 1 .
  • the controller 24 controls the rocking mechanism 12 to have the knee portion M2 of the user M lower than the head portion M1 of the user M during the rocking motion.
  • the controller 24 controls the rocking mechanism 12 (the motor 20) to perform a rocking motion such that the seat-portion angles, ⁇ 1 , ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 3 , fall within a range between approximately 0° and 23° and the angle the back portion 31 makes with the horizontal plane H during the rocking motion fall in a range between approximately 135° and 165°.
  • the controller 24 controls the rocking gear 12 (the motor 20) such that the speed of the rocking motion gets slower as nearing the turnover positions.
  • the relaxation apparatus 10 in rocking motion can stably support the user M by preventing the body of the user M from dislocating forward by his/her own weight. Because the speed of the rocking motion gets slowed down near the turnover positions of the body-supporting member 13 as shown in Figs. 3A and 3C , the inertial force acting on the user M gets diminished and the body of the user M is prevented from being moved or dislocated, providing with the user M a more effective relaxing effect without giving a feeling of discomfort.
  • the controller 24 is configured to control the rocking mechanism 12 such that the seat-portion angles ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 3 during the rocking motion get greater than the seat-portion angle ⁇ 1 of the seat portion 30 at the stop position of the rocking motion
  • the present invention is not limited thereto and the angles may be appropriately varied. The point is to configure such that the seat-portion angle is equal to or greater than 0° during the rocking motion.
  • the sunken area 40 is provided to the body-supporting member 13, it may be configured to provide the sunken area 40 to at least one of the seat portion 30, the back portion 31 and the ottoman 32.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto and the speed of the rocking motion may be kept constant at all times.
  • angle-regulation mechanisms as a reclining mechanism (not shown) that regulates the angle of the back portion 31 and a seat-portion angle regulation mechanism (not shown) that regulates the angle of the seat portion 30 and to have the controller 24 control them such that the knee portion M2 of the user M is always not higher than the head portion M1 of the user during the rocking motion as depicted in Figs. 3B and 3C . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user M from feeling that the head part M1 falls backward so that the user can be stably supported, providing the user M with a more effective relaxing effect without giving a feeling of discomfort.
  • the angle the seat portion 30 makes with at least one of the back portion 31 and the ottoman 32 may be configured to be variable, that is, at least one of the back portion 31 and the ottoman 32 may be configured to be reclined toward the seat portion 30.
  • the manipulator 41 is installed at the side of the back portion 31, the present invention is not limited thereto; and, for example, the manipulator 41 may be installed at the side of the seat portion 30 or other places.
  • air bags provided to respective parts of the body-supporting member 13, perform appropriate expansion and contraction motions to give a relaxing effect like massaging or a refresh effect by stimulation of the expansion motion.

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  1. Appareil de relaxation (10) comprenant une unité de soutien (13) de corps destiné à soutenir le corps d'un utilisateur, une unité de basculement (12) destinée à faire basculer l'unité de soutien (13) de corps d'avant en arrière et un dispositif de commande (24) réglé pour commander l'unité de basculement (12) afin de faire basculer l'unité de soutien (13) de corps, dans lequel
    l'unité de soutien (13) de corps est pourvue d'une partie siège (30) destinée à soutenir les hanches et les cuisses de l'utilisateur, caractérisé en ce que
    le dispositif de commande (24) commande l'unité de basculement (12) pour effectuer un mouvement de basculement dans un rayon tel qu'un niveau d'une partie avant (30y) d'une surface supérieure (30x) de la partie siège (30) soit toujours maintenu au même niveau ou plus haut que celui d'une partie arrière (30z) de la surface supérieure (30x) pendant le mouvement de basculement.
  2. Appareil de relaxation (10) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le dispositif de commande (24) commande l'unité de basculement (12) de sorte qu'un angle de partie siège (θ2, θ3) que la surface supérieure (30x) de la partie siège (30) forme avec un plan horizontal (H) devienne plus grand, pendant le mouvement de basculement, que dans une position d'arrêt de l'unité de soutien (13) de corps.
  3. Appareil de relaxation (10) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel, dans l'unité de soutien (13) de corps, se trouve une zone creuse (40) dont la profondeur augmente à mesure qu'elle passe d'un côté extérieur à un côté intérieur dans une direction de largeur de l'unité de soutien (13) de corps.
  4. Appareil de relaxation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel, quand la direction de mouvement de l'unité de soutien (13) de corps est renversée dans une position de retournement vers l'avant ou vers l'arrière, le dispositif de commande (24) commande l'unité de basculement (12) pour faire ralentir la vitesse du mouvement de basculement quand elle s'approche des positions de retournement.
  5. Appareil de relaxation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel l'unité de soutien (13) de corps est pourvue d'une partie dossier destinée à soutenir le dos et la tête de l'utilisateur et l'utilisateur s'assoit sur l'unité de soutien (13) de corps avec les genoux pliés ; et
    le dispositif de commande (24) commande l'unité de basculement (12) de sorte qu'une partie genoux (M2) de l'utilisateur ne soit jamais plus haute qu'une partie tête (M1) de l'utilisateur pendant le mouvement de basculement.
  6. Appareil de relaxation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5 comprenant en outre un appareil de manipulation (41) sur lequel sont installés un bouton de sélection de parcours avec de multiples modes de basculement et un bouton de démarrage qui active et désactive le démarrage de l'appareil de relaxation (10).
  7. Appareil de relaxation (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel des coussins d'air sont disposés au niveau de l'unité de soutien (13) de corps pour effectuer un mouvement d'expansion et un mouvement de contraction et les coussins d'air sont commander de sorte que le mouvement d'expansion et le mouvement de contraction soient effectués en alternance.
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