JP2000197675A - Air massaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute effective milking massage by avoiding generating irregular internal pressure in each bag part arranged in multistage state at a massaging body. SOLUTION: In an air massaging device massaging a part to be massaged by expanding and contracting the massaging body 1 to be wound on a part of a human body with air, the body 1 is formed of a winding part 2 for winding on a part of the human body and the bag parts 3 for feeding and exhausting air, the parts 3 are arranged in multistage state at the part 2 in a direction nearly vertical to the winding direction of the part and constituted to equalize the areas of the respective parts 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air massager wound around a body for pneumatic massage, and an air massager for pneumatically massaging the calf of the body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a treatment body 1 wound around a part of a body
In an air massager that inflates and contracts the treatment part by air, the treatment part 1 ′ is wound around a part of the body and the air is supplied and exhausted as shown in FIG. The bag portion 3 ′ is disposed in multiple stages on the back surface 2 b of the winding portion 2 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding portion 2. 2 is wound around the treatment section, and the bonding surface (plane fastener female) 4 and the bonding surface (plane fastener male) 5 provided on the front surface 2a and the back surface 2b of the winding section 2 are bonded to each other. 2 is fixed to the treatment section. However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the design of the area of each of the bag portions 3 'arranged on the back surface 2b of the winding portion 2 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding portion 2 is particularly taken into consideration. Since air was supplied to the bag portion 3 'by the air pump, the bag portion 3' had an internal pressure corresponding to each area (volume). (If the area of the bag portion 3 'is small, the internal pressure is higher than that of the large portion.) As a result, in the above-described conventional example, the body part corresponding to each bag portion 3' is compressed by different pressures. I couldn't get enough comfort.

[0003] In the milking massage from the peripheral side, it is effective to gradually decrease the strength from the peripheral side to the central side. Due to irregular internal pressure in the part, effective milking massage could not be performed.

[0004] Next, when the treatment body 1 'is to be wound around a part such as a calf whose peripheral length changes in the longitudinal direction (the circumference becomes thinner toward the distal side), the winding part 2 of the treatment body 1' is wound.
′ Has a shape as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B (FIG.
(A) is a rectangle, and FIG. 8 (b) is a trapezoid.) When wound around a calf, a step 8 occurs at the joint 7 as shown in FIG. 8 (c). The area is reduced,
A problem arises in that the stepped-out portion gets in the way and is awkward in appearance. In addition, since the step 8 is further increased in a person with a small calf, there is a problem that if the same person is used for a person with a thick calf to a person with a small calf, a considerable step 8 is formed in a person with a small calf.
(Note that in the figure, 2a 'indicates the front surface of the winding portion 2' and 2b 'indicates the back surface of the winding portion 2'.)

In order to solve the problem of the step, the winding portion 2 'and the bag portion 3' of the treatment body 1 'are formed into a fan shape as shown in FIG. , FIG. 9
A conical shape as shown in (b) is obtained, and no step 8 occurs at the joint 7. (In the figure, 2a 'indicates the surface of the winding portion 2' and 2b '
Indicates the back surface of the winding section 2 '. However, in this case, FIG.
As shown in (c), when the front upper end of the calf of the treatment body 1 'is wound around the line L of the seating surface (the back of the thigh), the treatment body 1' The angle is determined by the angle θ determined by the size of the sector, so that a gap is formed between the back of the calf and the back of the knee. (In this case, it is assumed that the front side of the calf is perpendicular to the line L.) Therefore, the air massage device cannot be applied near the back of the knee, and a sufficient massage effect is obtained. There is a problem that can not be. That is, lymph nodes are gathered in the vicinity of the back of the knee, and massaging the lymph nodes improves the circulation of lymph fluid in the lower leg and provides a massage effect such as removing swelling. You can't get it.

Therefore, in order for the treatment body 1 'to cover the vicinity of the back of the knee, it is necessary to wind the treatment body 1' further upward. In this case, the front upper end of the calf of the treatment body 1 ' Since the part is placed on the knee, it becomes difficult to wind the part, and in some cases, the joint 7 may be easily detached due to excessive force applied to the joint 7 due to expansion and contraction of the bag during massage. In addition, there is a problem in that it becomes difficult to bend and extend the knee with the treatment body 1 'wound thereon, which makes it inconvenient to use.

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has been made in consideration of the problem that air massage is performed when a treatment body having a multi-stage bag is used to massage a part of the body. Even if the method of controlling the supply is simple, the parts corresponding to each bag part are not massaged with different pressures, so that the user can fully feel comfortable and furthermore, the bags formed in multiple stages When a part of the body is subjected to milking massage by a treatment body having a part, even if the method of controlling the supply of air is simple, each bag does not have an irregular internal pressure, and the regularity does not occur. It is a first object of the present invention to provide an air massager to which pressure is applied and an effective milking massage can be performed. Furthermore, when the treatment body is wound around the calf, there is no step at the joint, and the vicinity of the back of the knee can be massaged even if the upper front end of the calf of the treatment body does not reach the knee. It is a second object of the present invention to provide an air massager that can efficiently form a bag portion with respect to a treatment body and can efficiently perform a milking massage.

[0008]

An air massager according to a first aspect of the present invention is an air massager for inflating and contracting a treatment body 1 wound around a part of the body with air to massage a treatment section. , The treatment body 1 comprises a winding part 2 wound around a part of the body and a bag part 3 to which air is supplied and exhausted, and the bag part 3 is wound around the winding part 2 in the direction of winding the winding part 2. It is characterized by being arranged in multiple stages in a substantially right-angle direction and configured so that the area of each bag portion 3 is the same.

An air massager according to a second aspect of the present invention is an air massager for inflating and contracting a treatment body 1 wound around a part of a body with air to massage a treatment section. It comprises a winding part 2 wound around a part of the body and a bag part 3 to which air is supplied and exhausted, and the bag part 3 is formed on the winding part 2 in multiple stages in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding part 2. When the treatment body 1 is wrapped around the body, the area of each of the bag portions 3 is arranged so as to gradually decrease as it goes to the peripheral side of the body. is there.

[0010] In the air massage device according to claim 3 of the present invention, in addition to the structure of claim 1 or 2, the air is supplied sequentially from the bag portion 3 on the peripheral side of the body and counted from the peripheral side. When supplying air to the second and subsequent bags 3, the supply of air to the bags 3 is controlled so that the body treatment section is pressed by at least the previous bag 3. It is characterized by doing.

An air massager according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is an air massager which is used by expanding and contracting a treatment body 1 wound around a calf with air, wherein the treatment body 1 is wound around a calf. The winding part 2 includes a bag part 3 to which air is supplied. The winding part 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and the bag part 3 is disposed at least in the vicinity of the outer bent part of the winding part 2. It is characterized by having.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect, in addition to the configuration of the fourth aspect, the bag portion 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape along the substantially rectangular winding portion 2. It is characterized by having.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of any one of the first to fifth aspects, in addition to the configuration of the first to fifth aspects, the substantially rectangular bag portion 3 is substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding portion 2. It is characterized by being formed in multiple stages in the direction.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The air massager includes a treatment body 1 wound around a part of the body, an air pump for supplying air to the treatment body 1 or discharging air from the treatment body 1, an air pump and the treatment body 1. An air tube for connecting the air massager, a control unit for controlling the operation of the air massager, and an operation unit for operating the air massager, the main parts of the present invention are a treatment body 1, a bag 3, and a bag 3. Since the control method for supplying / exhausting air to / from the apparatus is described, the description of the other components is omitted.

FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of an air massager according to claim 1 of the present invention. The treatment body 1 is used by being wrapped around a treatment section of the body, and mainly includes a winding part 2 and a bag part 3. The winding part 2 forms the outer shape of the treatment body 1 and has a substantially rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 1A, and the longitudinal direction is the winding direction. Further, the bag portion 3 is formed in a substantially U-shape along the substantially U-shaped winding portion 2, and the winding portion 2 is formed.
Are arranged in multiple stages in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding section 2 on the back surface 2b of the base. (In this example, the bag portions 3 are arranged in three stages.) The configuration of such a winding portion 2 and the bag portion 3 will be described in the following embodiments of the present invention according to claims 4 to 6 of the present invention. This will be described in detail in an example of the mode. FIG. 1A is a development view of the back surface side of the treatment body 1, in which a joining surface (plane fastener male) 5 is disposed at one end of the back surface 2 b, and a joining surface ( A planar fastener female) 4 is provided. On the surface 2a side of the treatment body 1, air nozzles 6 are provided in a number distribution of the bag portions 3.

The treatment body 1 having the above structure is wound around a part of the body (FIG. 1B), and air is supplied from the air nozzle 6.
By discharging the bag, the bag 3 expands and contracts, and a part of the body is subjected to compression massage. Furthermore, by expanding and contracting in order from the lower bag portion 3, a milking massage can be performed from the peripheral side. And, even if it is a simple control method in which air is supplied to each bag portion 3 by an air pump of the same capacity at the same time by equalizing the area of the upper, middle and lower bag portions 3 respectively, Can achieve the same internal pressure, and as a result, the body part corresponding to each of the bag portions 3 can be massaged with the same pressure, thereby realizing a massager that can sufficiently feel comfortable. it can.

Next, an example of the embodiment of the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is shown in FIG. In this example, as in the above-described example, the bag portion 3 is formed in a substantially V-shape along the substantially V-shaped winding portion 2, and the winding direction of the winding portion 2 is formed on the back surface 2 b of the winding portion 2. Are arranged in multiple stages in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction. (In this example, the bag 3 is 3
Arranged in tiers. ) And upper, middle and lower bag 3
The area S1, S2, S3 of a, 3b, 3c is the upper bag section 3.
Since it is formed so that the area becomes larger (S1>S2> S3), even if it is a simple control method of supplying air to each bag portion 3 by an air pump of the same capacity at the same time, Internal pressures p1, p of bags 3a, 3b, 3c
2, p3 becomes p1 <p2 <p3, and the bag portions 3a, 3b,
Forces F1, F2, F to press on body parts corresponding to 3c
3 satisfies F1 <F2 <F3. In other words, a massage in which the strength is gradually reduced from the peripheral side to the central side becomes possible, and an effective milking massage can be performed.

Next, FIG. 3 shows an example of an embodiment of an air massager according to claim 3 of the present invention. Similarly to the above-described treatment body 1, the treatment body 1 of the present invention includes the bag portion 3 and
Is formed in multiple stages in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding unit 2. In this example, an example is shown in which the bag unit 3 is formed in three stages. FIG. 3A is an air control circuit diagram of the bag section 3, wherein P 1, P 2, P 3 and V 1, V 2, V 3 are the bag section 3.
3 shows an air pump and an exhaust valve connected to a, 3b, and 3c, respectively.

In the above circuit, air is supplied to the bag portion 3 with the air pump ON and the exhaust valve ON (closed).
When the air pump is OFF and the exhaust valve is ON, the pressure in the bag portion 3 is maintained, and when the air pump is OFF and the exhaust valve is OFF (open), air is exhausted from the bag portion 3. In FIG. 3B,
First, the bag portion 3c is pressurized, and when shifting to the holding pressure, the bag portion 3b starts to be pressurized. This timing may be slightly before or after. When the bag section 3b shifts to the holding pressure, the bag section 3c starts to be evacuated, and the bag section 3a starts to be pressurized. The timing of evacuating the bag portion 3c may be delayed as shown in FIG. 3 (c), but if it is advanced, the internal pressure of the bag portion 3b becomes higher than the internal pressure of the bag portion 3c during the pressurization of the bag portion 3b. However, since the swelling moves to the peripheral side, it is not preferable for performing the milking massage. After that, while the bag portion 3a is kept under pressure,
The bag portion 3b starts to be evacuated, then the bag portion 3a is evacuated, and one cycle of the milking massage is completed, and thereafter, this cycle is repeated. By controlling the internal pressure of the upper, middle, and lower bag portions 3 in this manner, an effective milking massage can be performed.

Next, an example of an embodiment of an air massager according to claims 4 to 6 of the present invention is shown in FIGS. FIG. 4A is a developed view of the back surface of the treatment body 1 and FIG.
(B) is a front view of the treatment body 1. The treatment body 1 is used by being wrapped around a calf.
And a bag 3. The winding part 2 forms the outer shape of the treatment body 1 and has a substantially rectangular shape as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, and the longitudinal direction is the winding direction. A joining surface (plane fastener male) 5 is provided at one end of the back surface 2b of the winding unit 2, and a bonding surface (plane fastener female) 4 is provided at the other surface 2a. The treatment body 1 is fixed to the calf by joining the two.

By forming the winding portion 2 in a substantially U-shape as described above, when the treatment body 1 is wound, a step 8 does not occur at the joining portion 7 as shown in FIG. This is the same even if the thickness of the calf to be wound changes. When winding on the calf, the convex side of the letter of the winding part 2 is on the upper side,
When the bent portion of the sword is wound so as to hit the back of the calf, as shown in FIG. 5B, the front of the calf is inclined by 90 degrees, and the back is inclined by an angle θ determined by the bent angle of the sword. Become. Thereby, when the treatment body 1 is wound around the calf, the front upper end of the calf of the treatment body 1 is wound along the line L of the seating surface (the back of the thigh). It is horizontal and there is no gap between the back of the calf and the back of the knee. Here, it is assumed that the front leg of the calf is perpendicular to the line L.

The bag part 3 is a winding part 2 formed in a substantially U-shape.
At least in the vicinity of the outer bent portion. In this example, the bag portion 3 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape along the substantially rectangular shape of the winding portion 2, and the substantially rectangular bag portion 3 is formed on the back surface 2b of the winding portion 2.
Are arranged in two stages in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding section 2.

Two air nozzles 6 are arranged vertically on the surface 2a of the winding part 2, and when the treatment body 1 is wound on the calf, air is supplied or discharged from the air nozzles 6. Thereby, the bag portion 3 is expanded or contracted, and the calf is subjected to compression massage. As described above, since the treatment body 1 does not have a gap between the back of the calf and the back of the knee, the bag 3 disposed near the outer bent portion of the substantially V-shaped winding portion 2 has Even if the front upper end of the calf of the treatment body 1 does not reach the knee, compression massage can be performed on the back of the knee. Since lymph nodes are gathered near the back of the knee, the circulation of lymph in the lower leg is improved, and a massage effect such as swelling can be obtained.

Further, as described above, the bag portion 3 is formed in a substantially V-shape along the substantially V-shape of the winding portion 2 so that the bag portion 3 is limited to the winding portion 2. It can be efficiently formed in a space that has been used. The bag portion 2 has two upper and lower stages, and is capable of performing a milking massage from the peripheral side by expanding or contracting in order.

As shown in FIG. 6A, when the bag 3 is rectangular, when the treatment body 1 is wound,
As shown in the figure, the bag 3 is inclined with respect to the vertical direction. When a milking massage is performed to compress the bag 3d while the bag 3e is compressed, the point A is obtained.
The swelling in ′ may move from the direction a to the direction c, but the movement in the direction c is a movement from the central side to the peripheral side. Therefore, the two-stage bag portions 3 are also formed into a letter shape as in this example, so that the two-stage bag portions 3 become horizontal with respect to the vertical direction as shown in FIG. The swelling at A only moves in the A direction, and the swelling to the peripheral side as described above is eliminated, and the milking massage can be performed efficiently.

[0027]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the area of each of the bag portions formed on the winding portion in multiple stages in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding portion becomes the same. With this configuration, even if the method of controlling air supply and exhaust is simple, the parts of the body corresponding to each bag are massaged with the same pressure, so you can feel comfortable enough. A possible air massager can be realized.

In the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, the area of each of the bag portions formed in multiple stages in the winding portion in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding portion is determined. Even if the method of controlling the supply and exhaust of air is simple by configuring so that it gradually decreases as it goes to the peripheral side, the pressure that gradually presses the treatment section from the peripheral side to the central side Massage that reduces the size of
Effective milking massage can be performed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect,
The air is supplied in order from the bag portion on the peripheral side of the body, and when the air is supplied to the second and subsequent bag portions counted from the peripheral side, the treatment section of the body is provided by at least the preceding bag portion. By controlling the supply of air to the bag portion so that the bag portion is in a compressed state, the internal pressure of the second and subsequent bag portions is increased by at least one before the second and subsequent bag portions are counted from the peripheral side. Since the inner pressure does not become larger than the internal pressure of the bag portion, the swelling does not flow backward to the peripheral side, and the milking massage can be performed efficiently.

[0030] In the invention according to claim 4 of the present invention, when the treatment body is wound on the calf, there is no step at the joint, and the calf front side of the wound treatment body is not formed. It is possible to provide an easy-to-use air massager that can massage the vicinity of the back of the knee even when the upper end does not reach the knee.

In the invention according to claim 5 of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 4, the bag portion is substantially bent along the substantially rectangular shape of the winding portion. Since it is formed in a character shape, the bag portion can be efficiently formed in a limited space of the winding portion.

[0032] In the invention according to claim 6 of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5, a substantially V-shaped bag portion is provided on the winding portion. By forming in multiple stages in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding part, the bag parts become horizontal to the vertical direction when wound, so that swelling in the peripheral direction during milking massage There is no movement, and the milking massage can be performed effectively.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is a developed view of the back surface of the treatment body, and (b) is a side view when the treatment body is wound.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing another example of the embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is a developed view of the back surface of the treatment body, and (b) is a side view when the treatment body is wound.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is an air control circuit diagram of a bag portion, (b) is a diagram showing an example of a control method, and (c) is a diagram showing another example of a control method.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of the embodiment of the present invention;
(A) is a developed view of the back side of the treatment body, and (b) is a developed view of the front side of the treatment body.

FIG. 5 (a) is a perspective view when the treatment body is wound,
(B) is a side view when the treatment body is wound on a calf,
(C) is explanatory drawing of the milking massage of a treatment body.

6A and 6B are views showing an example different from the embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 6A is a rear view of a treatment body in which a rectangular bag portion is formed in a substantially rectangular winding portion, (b) is an explanatory diagram of a milking massage of the treatment body.

7A and 7B are views showing an example of a conventional example, in which FIG. 7A is a developed view of a back surface of a treatment body, and FIG. 7B is a side view when the treatment body is wound.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of a conventional example, in which (a) is a developed view of a back surface of a treatment body in which both a winding part and a bag part are formed in a rectangular shape;
(B) is a development view of the back surface of the treatment body in which both the winding part and the bag part are trapezoidal, and (c) is a perspective view when the treatment body of (a) and (b) is wound.

9A and 9B are views showing an example of a conventional example, in which FIG. 9A is a development view of a back surface of a treatment body in which both a winding part and a bag part are formed in a fan shape,
(B) is a perspective view when the treatment body is wound, and (c) is a side view when the treatment body is wound around a calf.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 treatment body 2 winding part 3 bag part

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An air massager for inflating and contracting a treatment body wound on a part of a body with air to massage a treatment part, wherein the treatment body includes a winding part wound around a part of the body and air. Are arranged in multiple stages in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding part, and the area of each bag part is the same. An air massager characterized by being. 2. An air massager for inflating and deflating a treatment body wound around a part of a body with air to massage a treatment part, wherein the treatment body includes a winding part wound around a part of the body and air. Are provided in multiple stages in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding portion, and the area of each bag portion is such that the treatment body is wound around the body. An air massage device characterized in that, when worn, the air massage device is configured to become gradually smaller as it goes to the peripheral side of the body. 3. The air is supplied in order from the bag portion on the peripheral side of the body, and when air is supplied to the second and subsequent bag portions counted from the peripheral side, at least one bag portion before the air is supplied. The air massage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the supply of air to the bag portion is controlled so that the treatment section of the body is pressed by the body. 4. An air massager which uses a treatment body wound around a calf by expanding and contracting with air, wherein the treatment body comprises a winding part wound around a calf and a bag part supplied with air. An air massage device wherein the winding portion is formed in a substantially U-shape, and the bag portion is disposed at least in the vicinity of the outer bent portion of the winding portion. 5. A bag according to claim 4, wherein said bag is formed in a substantially U-shape along a substantially U-shaped winding portion.
The described air massager. 6. The air massage device according to claim 1, wherein the substantially U-shaped bag portion is formed in multiple stages in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding direction of the winding portion. .