JP2000084020A - Chair type air massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair type air massage device which can massage legs sufficiently and which can achieve satisfactory massage effects. SOLUTION: This chair type air massage device has a massage chair 10 and a lower leg massager 20. The massage chair 10 has a seat 11 consisting of a body contact surface 11a on which a load is applied and air bags attached to the body contact surface which are expanded or contracted by an air supply/ exhaust device. The lower leg massager 20 is placed in front of the massage chair 10 and a pair of leg holding grooves 22 are formed on the lower leg massager 20. The leg holding grooves 22 are for a user to put legs on, and their top, front and rear edges are open. Air bags all to be expanded/contracted by the air supply/exhaust device are attached on both opposite side surfaces of each leg holding groove 22.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chair-type air massage device for performing massage by inflating and deflating an air bag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As this kind of air massage device, for example, a chair-type air massage device as shown in FIG. 22 has been considered.

In the chair-type air massage apparatus shown in FIG. 22, a backrest 201 is attached to the rear edge of the seat 200 so as to be able to rotate back and forth, and the seat 200 and the backrest 201 are provided.
A plurality of air bladders 203a to 203f are disposed in the air supply / exhaust device 204 and each of the air bladders 203a to 203f.
f are connected by air hoses 205a to 205f.

Moreover, in this air massage device, each air bag 203a-
203f is expanded and contracted in order.

[0005]

However, in this air massage device, since the air bags 203a to 203f extend to the left and right of the seat portion 200 and the backrest portion 201, the leg portions can be massaged. Did not.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a chair type air massage device which can sufficiently massage a leg and can obtain a sufficient massaging effect by hand.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an air bag which is inflated and contracted by an air supply / exhaust device is disposed on a human body contact surface which receives a load. And a pair of concave receiving portions which are arranged in front of the chair main body, are open at the upper and front and rear ends, and mount the legs of the human body, and are opposed to each other. And a lower-leg massager provided with air bags that are inflated and contracted by the air supply / exhaust device on the side surfaces.

[0008] The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the air bag disposed on the seat portion is disposed over a center line of a human body.

[0009]

According to the structure of the first aspect, the leg with a small load can be sandwiched by the air bag provided in the concave receiving portion of the lower leg massager, and the leg can be sufficiently massaged. it can. In addition, the effect of massaging by hand can be obtained by sandwiching the air bag. In addition, since a large load is applied to the seat, the buttocks can be sufficiently massaged by a push-up operation due to inflation of the air bag disposed on the seat. In other words, the lower limb massager can form an effective receiving effect by forming a concave receiving portion and rubbing the air bag provided on the side surface of the concave receiving portion, and the operation of applying a large applied load from below can provide a sufficient massage effect. Does not need to form a concave receiving portion for attaching an air bag to the side surface, so that the structure is not complicated.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, a massage that extends the buttocks can be performed.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an air massage device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 9 show a first embodiment of an air massage device according to the present invention. 1 and 2 show an example in which the air massage device is applied to a chair type air massage device A.

1 and 2, a chair-type air massage device A includes a massage chair 10 for massaging the upper part of a user's body from the thighs, and a lower leg such as a calf of the user which is arranged in front of the massage chair 10. It has a lower limb massage device 20 for massaging and an air supply / exhaust device 40.

<Massage Chair 10> A massage chair (chair body) 10 has a seat 11, and support legs 12, 12 provided on both sides of the seat 11 to support the seat 11.
Armrest portions 13, 13 provided integrally with the support legs 12, and protruding above the seat portion 11;
Backrest 1 attached to the rear edge of the back so as to be adjustable up and down
And 4. The front surface of the backrest portion 14, that is, the human body abutment surface 14a, has both left and right sides curved and inclined forward from the center line P in the left-right width direction of the seat portion 11 and the backrest portion 14.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a1 and a1 are cylindrical air bags for the arm, and 13a is a soft air bag provided on the inner surface of the armrest portion 13 for storing the air bags a1 and a1. The pocket 15 is an operation panel provided on one armrest portion 13.

The seat portion 11 and the backrest portion 14 are configured such that frames (not shown) are provided with main bodies 11b and 14b in which a cushion such as sponge rubber is held, and the main bodies are covered with a cover (not shown).

(Seat 11) A cloth seat fixed to the body and provided with an air bag holding pocket is provided between the body contact surface 11a of the body 11b of the seat 11 and its cover (not shown). A part airbag holding sheet (not shown) is provided.
Two air bladders a2 and a3 extending in the width direction are held in front and rear portions of the seat bladder sheet.

The air bladder a2 located at the forefront is set to have a larger capacity than the air bladder a3 located at the rear, and is set to have a larger bulging height than the air bladder a3. The air bladder a2 corresponds to the acupuncture point (mon) located on the thigh of the human body, and the air bladder a3 corresponds to the support of the acupoint located on the buttocks of the human body.

(Backrest 14) Body 14 of backrest 14
The air bag holding sheet made of cloth, which is fixed to the main body and provided with an air bag holding pocket, is provided between the human body contact surface 14a and its cover (not shown) (both not shown).
Are arranged.

The airbag sheet for backrest is overlapped with an airbag a4 disposed in the center of the left and right sides of the center line P of the human body abutment surface 14a and partially on the front side of the airbag a4. And air bladders a5 and a5 independently provided at intervals on the left and right of the center line P, air bladders a6 provided in the left and right central portions across the left and right of the center line P, and Air bags a7, a provided independently at right and left intervals
7, air bladders a8 extending right and left of the center line P to the vicinity of both sides of the backrest portion 14, air bladders a9 and a9 independently disposed at intervals on the left and right of the center line P, and air bladders. a
Small air bladders a10, a1 provided at the opposite end portions of 9, 9
Has zero. The small air bag a10 is set to have a sufficiently smaller volume than the air bag a9.

The air bladders a4 are located in the large intestines of the acupuncture points located in the center of the waist of the human body, and the air bladders a5 and a5 are located in the right and left waist areas of the acupuncture points. Air bladder a6 is located on the lower back of the body, air bladder a6 is located on the lower back of the human body, air bladder a6 is located on the lower back of the human body. The airbag a8 is located on the shoulder of the acupoint located on the shoulder of the human body, the airbag a9 is located on the shoulder of the human body, the airbag a9 is located on the neck of the human body. It corresponds to each of the acupuncture points (Tenchu) located in.

The air bladders a10 and a10 are shown in FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), when the air bladders a9 and a9 are inflated, the air bladders a9 and a9 play a role of a wall for holding the neck of the human body stepwise.

<Legs Massager 20> The lower limb massager 20 has cushioning properties like the massage chair 1 and has main body 21 holding grooves 22 and 2 for left and right legs.
2 are provided, and a pair of air bags a11, a11 are provided so as to face each other at portions of the holding grooves 22, 22 facing each other.

The air bladders a11, a11 correspond to the abutments of the acupoint located on the lower limbs of the human body, and the corresponding air bladders a11, a11 inflate the lower legs in the vicinity of the abutments. By applying it, massage the muscles and stimulate the points. <Air supply / exhaust device 40> In FIG.
An air supply / exhaust device that supplies air to the air bags 1 to a11 and exhausts the air in the air bags a1 to a11. The air supply / exhaust device 40 is attached to the rear lower surface of the seat 3.

The air supply / exhaust device 40 has air distribution means B shown in FIG. 8 and position detection means C for detecting the rotational position of the air distribution means B. (Air distribution means B) The air distribution means B has a rotary valve 60. The rotary valve 60 includes a rotatable rotating body 61 and fixed bodies 62 and 63 that rotatably hold the rotating body 61. The fixed body 62 is a frame plate 64a of a frame 64 provided in the main body case 40a.
At the center of the fixed body 62, a through hole 62a extending in the vertical direction (in FIG. 8) is formed.

The through hole 62a is connected to an air compressor 91 via a filter tank 92 for storing compressed air.

At the center of the lower surface (in FIG. 8) of the rotating body 61, there is formed a hole 61a facing and communicating with the through hole 62a. The hole 61a is provided on the peripheral end side of the upper surface of the rotating body 61. The communication hole 61c communicates with the hole 61b. A gear 61d is formed on the peripheral surface of the rotating body 61,
This gear 61d is used as a drive shaft 66 of the stepping motor 65.
The gear 67 is provided with a gear 67. Thus, the rotating body 61 is moved by the stepping motor 65 to the center axis 61e.
Is rotated around the rotating body 61 regardless of the rotation of the rotating body 61.
The hole 61a of the fixed body 62 and the through-hole 62a of the fixed body 62 are always kept in communication.

As shown in FIG. 9, a C-shaped circular groove 61f formed along the outer periphery is provided on the upper surface of the rotating body 61, and holes 61b are sandwiched between both ends of the circular groove 61f. It is in the state that it is. Further, a straight groove 61g extending from the center of the arc groove 61f to the center of the rotating body 61 is provided.

The fixed body 63 is fixed to a frame plate 64b (see FIG. 8) of a frame 64. As shown in FIG. 10, a through hole 63a that opens to the atmosphere is provided at the center, and this through hole 63a is provided. , Eight through holes 63b to 63i are provided at equal intervals. 63j is a filter provided in the through hole 63a.

The lower opening (in FIG. 8) of the through hole 63a always faces and communicates with the linear groove 61g of the rotating body 61, and one of the lower openings of the through holes 63b to 63i is closed. The hole 61 b of the rotating body 61 faces and communicates with the hole 61 b. At this time, the opening of the other through hole faces and communicates with the arc groove 61f of the rotating body 61. For example, when the lower opening of the through hole 63b faces and communicates with the hole 61b of the rotating body 61, the lower openings of the through holes 63c to 63i face and communicate with the arc groove 61f.

The fixed body 62 is always urged upward (in FIG. 8) by a spring, and the urging maintains the airtightness of the joint surface between the rotating body 61 and the fixed bodies 62 and 63. It is set so that compressed air does not leak from the surface. (Position detecting means C) As shown in FIG. 8, the position detecting means C includes an encoder plate 70 attached to the rotating body 61,
An optical sensor 80 that detects the rotational position of the encoder plate 70 is provided. (a) Encoder plate 70 As shown in FIG. 9, eight radial lines E1 to E8 extending in the radial direction are set at 45 ° intervals on the encoder plate 70, and the meridian E1 is on the meridian E1. Is set at the position where the hole 61b comes.

The positions from bit b0 to bit b3 are set on each of the meridians E1 to E8 from the inner peripheral side to the outer peripheral side, and a hole 71d is provided at the position of bit b3 of the meridian E1. I have. Hole 7 at bit b1, b3 of meridian E2
2a and 72d are holes 73 at the positions of bits b1 and b3 of the meridian E3.
b, 73d have holes 7 at the positions of bits b0, b1, b3 of meridian E4.
4a, 74b, 74d have holes 75c, 75d at bit b2, b3 of meridian E5, holes 76a, 76c, 76d at bit b0, b2, b3 of meridian E6, and bits b1, b2 of meridian E7. , b
Holes 77b, 77c and 77d are located at position 3 and bit b of meridian E8
Holes 78a, 78b, 78c, 78d are provided at positions 0, b1, b2, b3, respectively. (b) Optical Sensor 80 The optical sensor 80 is provided in the frame 64 and detects holes 71 to 78 provided in the encoder plate 70 and outputs a 4-bit detection signal.

The light sensor 80 includes light emitting diodes 81a to 81d provided at positions opposed to the respective bits b0 to b3 set on the encoder plate 70, and light emitted by the light emitting diodes 81a to 81d. Light receiving diode 8 that receives light through holes 71d... 78d provided in 70
2a to 82d and the like.

The light receiving diodes 82a-82d
The non-light receiving state differs depending on the rotational position of the rotating body 61. For example, the hole 61b of the rotating body 61 and the through hole 63b of the fixed body 63
Are connected, only the light receiving diode 82d receives light, and the hole 71d on the meridian E1 is detected. The light receiving / non-receiving of the light receiving diodes 82a to 82d and the meridian E1 to
The relationship with E8 is shown in the truth table of FIG.

In this truth table, bits b0 to b3 correspond to the light receiving diodes 82a to 82d, "1" indicates that light is received, and "0" indicates no light reception. E1 to E8 correspond to the through holes 63b to 63i. <Connection relationship between air supply / discharge device 40 and air bags a1 to a11> By the way, as shown in FIGS.
Are connected to hoses b1 to b8. The hoses b1 to b8 are connected one-to-one with the supply / exhaust hoses c1 to c8 connected to the supply / exhaust device 40 via the connecting members 16 and 17.
Are connected correspondingly. (1) Hose b1 The end of the hose b1 is integrally provided with branch hoses b11 and b12 that are branched from a middle part thereof. One ends of the branch hoses b11 and b12 are connected to air bags a1 and a1. The air supplied from the air supply / discharge device 40 to the hose b1 via the supply / exhaust hose c1 is supplied to the branch hoses b11, b
The air bladders a1 and a1 are inflated in synchronization with each other via the line 12. (2) Hose b2 The end of the hose b2 is integrally provided with branch hoses b21 and b22 branched from a middle part thereof. One end of each of the branch hoses b21 and b22 is connected to an air bag a as shown in FIG.
3, a8. The air supplied from the air supply / discharge device 40 to the hose b2 via the supply / exhaust hose c2 is
Air bags a3, a8 via branch hoses b21, b22
Are expanded synchronously. (3) Hose b3 The end of the hose b3 integrally has branch hoses b31 and b32 branched from a middle part thereof. One ends of the branch hoses b31 and b32 are connected to air bags a5 and a5. The air supplied from the air supply / discharge device 40 to the hose b3 via the supply / exhaust hose c3 is supplied to the branch hoses b31, b
The air bladders a5, a5 are inflated synchronously as shown in FIG. 7B from the state of FIG. (4) Hose b4 The end of the hose b4 is connected to the air bag a6. The air supplied from the air supply / discharge device 40 to the hose b4 via the supply / exhaust hose c4 inflates the air bag a6. (5) Hose b5 The end of the hose b5 is integrally provided with branch hoses b51 and b52 branched from a middle part thereof. One end of each of the branch hoses b51 and b52 is connected to an air bag a as shown in FIG.
2, a4. The air supplied from the air supply / discharge device 40 to the hose b5 via the supply / exhaust hose c5 is:
Air bags a2, a4 via branch hoses b51, b52
Are expanded synchronously from the state of FIG. 7A as shown in FIG. 7C. (6) Hose b6 The end of the hose b6 integrally has branch hoses b61 and b62 branched from a middle part thereof. One ends of the branch hoses b21, b22 are connected to air bags a7, a7. The air supplied from the air supply / discharge device 40 to the hose b6 via the supply / exhaust hose c6 is supplied to the branch hoses b61, b
The air bladders a7, a7 are inflated in synchronization with each other via 62. (7) Hose b8 The end of the hose b8 integrally has branch hoses b81 and b82 branched from a middle part thereof, and further has a branch hose b8.
Re-branch hoses b83, b84 branched from the first and second b82
Are integrally provided. These branch hoses b81 to b84
Are connected to air bags a11, a11,. The air supply / discharge device 40 is connected to the hose b8 via the supply / exhaust hose c8.
Is supplied to the air bags a11, a11,... In synchronization with each other via the branch hoses b81 to b84. (8) Hose b7 The end of the hose b7 integrally has branch hoses b71 and b72 branched from the middle thereof, and further has a branch hose b7.
Re-branch hoses b73 and b74 branched from the first and second b72
Are integrally provided.

One ends of the branch hoses b71, b72 are connected to air bags a9, a9, and one ends of the re-branch hoses b73, b74 are connected to air bags a10, a10. The air supplied from the air supply / discharge device 40 to the hose b7 via the supply / exhaust hose c7 passes through the air bags a9, a9 and the air bags a10, a10 via the branch hoses b71 to b74, respectively, as shown in FIG.
From the state shown in FIG. 6A, the expansion is performed synchronously as shown in FIG.

At this time, the air bladders a9 and a9 are
Since the volume is set to be smaller than 0 and a10, as described above, the inflation of the air bladders a9 and a9 is completed first, and then the inflation of the air bladders a10 and a10 is completed. A stepwise massage effect by a9 can be obtained. <Control Circuit> The above-described stepping motor 65 and air compressor 91 are connected to a control circuit 100 as shown in FIG.
The drive is controlled by As shown in FIG. 12, the control circuit 100 includes a microcomputer 101, interfaces 102 to 106, and the like. The control circuit 100 is also provided in the main body case 40a. The light receiving diodes 82 a to 82 of the optical sensor 80
The position detection signal from d is input to the microcomputer 101 of the control circuit 100 via the interface 105, and the microcomputer 101 drives and controls the stepping motor 65 based on the position detection signal.

When the control circuit 100 operates switches (not shown) provided on the operation panel 15 and corresponding to the positions E1 to E8 of the encoder plate 70, the positions E1 to E8 corresponding to the operated switches are set. The drive of the stepping motor 95 is controlled until it is detected by the optical sensor 80.

The control circuit 100 includes an operation panel 15
The stepping motor 95 is driven and controlled so that the positions E1 to E8 are detected in a predetermined order by the optical sensor 80 by operating a switch for performing a predetermined continuous kneading operation provided in each of the air bags a1 to a11. Are sequentially expanded and contracted in accordance with a predetermined order set in advance.

In these operations, when the control circuit 100 receives a signal from the position E1 from the optical sensor 80, the rotating body 6
The first hole 61b communicates with the through hole 63b of the fixed body 63, and when the control circuit 100 receives a signal from the position E2 from the optical sensor 80, the hole 61b of the rotating body 61 becomes the through hole 6b of the fixed body 63.
When the control circuit 100 receives a signal from the position E3 from the optical sensor 80, the hole 61b of the rotating body 61 communicates with the through hole 63d of the fixed body 63, and the control circuit 100 communicates with the signal from the position E4. Is received from the optical sensor 80, the hole 61b of the rotating body 61 communicates with the through hole 63e of the fixed body 63.

When the control circuit 100 receives a signal from the position E5 from the optical sensor 80, the hole 61b of the rotating body 61
Communicates with the through hole 63f of the fixed body 63, and the control circuit 100
Receives the signal from the position E6 from the optical sensor 80, the hole 61b of the rotating body 61 communicates with the through hole 63g of the fixed body 63, and the control circuit 100 rotates when the signal from the position E7 is received from the optical sensor 80. The hole 61b of the body 61 communicates with the through hole 63h of the fixed body 63, and when the control circuit 100 receives a signal from the position E8 from the optical sensor 80, the hole 6
1b communicates with the through hole 63i of the fixed body 63. <Operation of the First Embodiment> In such a configuration, when the switch of the operation panel 15 is operated, the control circuit 100 operates the stepping motor 65 of the air supply / exhaust device 40 based on the position signal from the position detection means C. By controlling, the hole 61b of the rotating body 61 is communicated with any of the through holes 63b to 63i of the fixed body 63.

Thus, the air from the air compressor 91 is supplied to each of the air bags a1 to a11,
The air in each of the air bags a1 to a11 is exhausted. At this time, the air is supplied to the hose b connected to each of the air bags a1 to a11.
Air is supplied / exhausted through the supply / exhaust hoses c1 to c8.

In the above configuration, when the air bladders a1 to a11 of the air massage device A of the present invention are used in a predetermined order, the user sits down on the massage chair 10 and holds both arms with the tubular air bladders a1 and a1. Then, the thigh is placed on the lower limb massage device 20, and from this state, a switch for performing a predetermined continuous kneading operation of the operation panel 15 is operated to start massage.

At this time, the order of inflation and deflation of the air bladders is as shown by the circled numbers in FIG.
Air bags a3, a8, air bags a5, a5, air bags a6, air bags a2, a4, air bags a7, a7, air bags a9, a9
And air a10, a10, air bags a11, a11...

At this time, the air bags a5 and a5 are grasped and rubbed so that the user's waist is pinched from both sides during inflation and deflation.
The air bags a7, a7 are grasped and rubbed so as to sandwich the upper part of the back of the user from both sides during inflation / deflation.
9 and a10, a10 grip and rub the user's neck from both sides during inflation and deflation, and air bladders a11, a1.
1 grips and massages the calf of the user's lower limb from both sides during inflation and contraction. Moreover, air bag a
9 and a9 are set to have smaller volumes than the air bladders a10 and a10.
9. The inflation of a9, a9 is completed first, and then the bladders a10, a
Since the inflation of 10 is completed, a stepwise massage effect by the air bladders a9 and a9 can be obtained.

The air bags a5, a5, a7, a7, a9, a9 and a10, a10, etc., which are spaced apart from each other with the center line P interposed therebetween, have no part of their body between the left and right air bags. The left and right air bladders surely grasp and rub the body with a strong force when inflated, because they enter without any resistance.

The air bladders a3 and a8 and the air bladders a
By expanding 2 and a4 in synchronization with each other,
As if the air bladders a3 and a8 or the air bladders a2 and a4 are inflated, an effect of sandwiching the entire human body can be achieved.

Therefore, as in the case where only the air bag on one side of the seat portion 11 or the backrest portion 14 is inflated, the human body is pushed and displaced with the inflation of the air bag, and is unsatisfactory due to insufficient pressing. A good massage effect can be obtained differently from a massage that can only be obtained.

Further, an air bag a4 provided on the backrest portion 14
To a9 are alternately arranged in a state of straddling the center line P and in a state of being separated at intervals (the air bladders a4 and a5 are inflated at an independent timing, resulting in an alternate arrangement). Have been.

Therefore, the massage to the human body accompanying the expansion can be performed in both the extending direction of the human body (straddling the center line P) and the contracting (clipping) direction of the human body.
It is possible to obtain a sufficient kneading effect as if by hand.

In addition, the inflation of each of the air bags a1 to a11
Since the massage is performed in a state where the air bags are not adjacent to each other as much as possible, the massage effect is not reduced to half by the air bag in the contracted state.

In a state where the air bags a1 and a1 are stored in the pockets 13a inside the armrest 13, the air bags a1 and a1 are inflated and contracted so that the thighs of the user can be moved to the side. Can be massaged from the side. Also, when inflating and deflating the air bags a2 to a10,
Air bag a inside pocket 13a inside armrest 13
By storing the airbags a1 and a1 and inflating the air bladders a1 and a1, the thighs of the user are held from the side, and the body of the user is inflated by the airbags a2 to a10. Can be prevented from moving. [Second Embodiment] In the embodiment described above, an example in which the present invention is applied to a reclining chair is shown, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, a chair D having a seat 110 and a backrest 111 fixed thereto.
The present invention can also be applied to.

In this embodiment, air bags c1 to c5 extending from the waist of the user sitting on the chair D to the left and right sides provided on the human body contact surface of the backrest portion 111 corresponding to the shoulders, And a pair of left and right air bladders c6 and c6 provided on the human body contact surface of the backrest portion 111 corresponding to the neck of the user. The air bladders c6 and c6 are also provided independently at intervals on the left and right of the center line P of the human body contact surface.

An air supply / exhaust device 4 is provided in each of the air bags c1 to c5.
0 is connected via hoses d1 to d5,
In c6, the air supply / exhaust device 40 has separate hoses d6, d7.
Connected through.

The operation of the air supply / exhaust device 40 is controlled by a control device 113 having a control circuit and a control panel. The air bladders c6 and c6 are inflated and deflated in synchronization by the control device 113.

In this embodiment as well, the air bags c6 and c6 are independent from each other at intervals on the left and right similarly to the first embodiment. The air bladders c6 and c6 strongly grasp the user's neck and rub them. In addition, hoses d6 and d7 are provided in air bags c6 and c6.
The air can be supplied independently via the. In the figure, reference numeral 114 denotes an electrical connection cord between the control device 113 and the air supply / exhaust device 40. Third and Fourth Embodiment FIGS. 15 and 16 show the third and fourth embodiments of the present invention. This embodiment shows an example in which the hoses b2 and b5 in the first embodiment are arranged along one side of the chair. [Fifth Embodiment] FIG. 17 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment is different from the air bag a in the first embodiment.
6, a7, a9, etc., are inserted and held in the pockets of the cloth sheet 120, not shown, and detachable means 12 such as Velcro (registered trademark) 12
The first locked portion 121a is provided, and the locking portion 121b of the attaching / detaching means 121 is provided along both sides of the human body contact surface of the backrest portion 14, and the locked portion 121a is detachable from the locking portion 121b. This is an example in which the device is attached to the device.

In the present embodiment, by adjusting the mounting height of the seat 120, the position where the air bags a6, a7, a9 and the like hit can be adjusted according to the user. Sixth Embodiment FIG. 18 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the supply of air from the air supply / exhaust device (not shown) to the air bags a4, a4 and a7, a7 is performed by independent hoses e1, e2 and f1, f2.

In this embodiment, the upper body of the user can be twisted by inflating the left and right air bags a4, a4 and a7, a7 alternately. [Seventh Embodiment] FIG. 19 shows a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

This embodiment is similar to the air bag a2 in the first embodiment.
This shows an example in which the arrangements of ~ 11 are applied to the air mat 130. In the drawing, reference numeral 131 denotes an electric floor band provided corresponding to a foot, and 132 denotes a hose bundle in which the hoses b2 to b8 of the first embodiment are bundled. The hose bundle 132 is connected to the connection port 133 of the air supply / exhaust device 40 and the connection port 1 of the air mat 130.
34, the air supply / exhaust device 40 and the air bladders a2 to a11 can be connected in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the power cord 135 is connected to the connection portion 136 of the air supply / exhaust device 40 and the air mat 130. By connecting to the unit 137, the electric floor zone 131 can be used. In this embodiment, the operation panel 1 is provided on the front of the case of the air supply / exhaust device 40.
The control circuit and the like are housed in the case of the air supply / exhaust device 40. [Eighth Embodiment] FIGS. 20 and 21 show an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the front surface of the backrest portion 14, that is, the human body abutment surface 14a in the first embodiment is moved from the center line P of the seat portion 11 and the backrest portion 14 in the left-right width direction to the front side. It is inclined at an angle θ. According to the present embodiment,
Left and right air bags a4, a4 or a7, a7 or a9, a9
The gripping and rubbing force of the user's body due to the above can be surely and strongly increased.

[0062]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a leg with a small load can be sandwiched by the air bag disposed in the concave receiving portion of the lower limb massager, and the leg can be sufficiently provided. Can be massaged. In addition, the effect of massaging by hand can be obtained by sandwiching the air bag. In addition, since a large load is applied to the seat, the buttocks can be sufficiently massaged by a push-up operation due to inflation of the air bag disposed on the seat. In other words, the lower limb massager can form an effective receiving effect by forming a concave receiving portion and rubbing the air bag provided on the side surface of the concave receiving portion, and the operation of applying a large applied load from below can provide a sufficient massage effect. Does not need to form a concave receiving portion for attaching an air bag to the side surface, so that the structure is not complicated.

According to the configuration of the second aspect, in addition to the above, a massage that extends the buttocks can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a chair type massage device showing an air massage device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of hose connection of the chair-type massage device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a hose connection between an air bag and an air supply / exhaust device of the chair-type massage device shown in FIGS.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of hose connection of a part of the air bag shown in FIGS.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of hose connection of a part of the air bag shown in FIGS.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the air bag for neck massage shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG.

FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (c) are views for explaining the operation of the air bag for waist massage shown in FIGS.

8A is a sectional view of a rotary valve for distributing air to each air bag shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 8B is an explanatory view of a rotating body (rotating valve body) of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the encoder plate of FIG.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the fixed body of FIG. 8 (A).

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing logical values of position detection using the encoder plate and the optical sensor of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a circuit diagram for explaining control of the chair-type air massage device shown in FIGS.

FIG. 13 is a more detailed explanatory diagram of the control circuit of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a chair-type air massage device showing a second embodiment of the air massage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the chair type air massage device in which the hose arrangement of the air bag shown in FIGS.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the chair-type air massage device in which the arrangement of hoses of the air bags shown in FIGS.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the chair-type air massage device in which the height of the air bag shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is adjustable.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a sixth embodiment in which the hose connection to the air bag shown in FIGS.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a seventh embodiment in which the air massage device of the present invention is applied to an air mat.

FIG. 20 is an eighth view of the air massage device according to the present invention.
It is a perspective view showing an example.

21 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of a conventional seat-chair type air massage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Chair-type air massage device a1-a11: Air bag b1-b8: Hose d6, d7: Hose e1, e2: Hose f1, f2: Hose 10: Massage chair 11: Seat 11a: Human body contact surface 11b: Main body 14 backrest part 14a human body contact surface 14b body

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Mikio Mochida 43 Horiyamashita, Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside the Hadano Plant Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiromitsu Ichikawa 43rd Horiyamashita, Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture Toshiba Tec Hatano Plant Inside

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A chair body having a seat disposed on a human body abutting surface for receiving a load with an air bag inflated and contracted by an air supply / exhaust device, and an upper and front and rear end disposed in front of the chair body. And a pair of concave receiving portions on which the legs of the human body are placed, and a pair of concave receiving portions formed on the opposite side surfaces of the concave receiving portions. A chair-type air massage device, comprising: 2. The chair-type air massage device according to claim 1, wherein the air bag disposed on the seat portion is disposed across a center line of a human body.