JP2000225159A - Mat type massager - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a massager to give same massaging effect to users even if shapes such as height, etc., are different. SOLUTION: This massager is equipped with a mat part 2 comprising a lower half body mat part 20 which comprises a mat member 14 and a support frame 21 and has a leg rest part 27 and is equipped with a curing elements (air bags 36, 36), and a half body mat part 10 which comprises a mat member 2 and a support frame 11 connected with the lower half body mat part 20 via a connecting means and equipped with a curing elements (air bags 32-34) and a drive means (air supply/exhaust device 50) to drive the curing elements. A connecting means 46 is formed of a slide groove 2b formed in the longitudinal direction of either the support frame 21 or the support frame 11 and a slide shaft 45 slidable and rotatable in a slide groove 12b formed on the other one to make the upper half body mat part movable in the longitudinal direction against the lower half body mat part 20 and risen up/fallen down.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mat type massage machine for operating a treatment element disposed on a mat section to press a treatment section of a body to perform massage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a treatment element comprising an air bag or the like is disposed on a leg, a butt, a waist, a back, a neck, or the like to be treated on a rectangular mat portion, and a driving means is provided on the air bag. 2. Description of the Related Art A mat type massage machine that supplies and exhausts air by an air supply / exhaust device and presses and massages a treatment target is widely known.

[0003] In this type of mat type massage machine, a body is laid down on a mat portion, that is, a mat portion laid on the floor, and massage is performed. Being able to use it as a sitting chair is possible because the massage can be done in a state where the body is upright, compared to the case where the massage is simply done on the back, etc. In addition to having the advantage that the massage effect can be improved, it also has the advantage that it can function as a chair, but a mat type that can massage in such a chair state There is no massage machine at present.

[0004] In view of this point, the applicant has developed a mat type massage machine which can be used even in a sitting state. That is,
As shown in FIG. 8, the mat type massage machine 100 includes an upper body mat section 11 for supporting the mat section 101 on the upper body.
10 and a lower body mat portion 120 supporting the lower body, a support frame 111 and a support frame 112 are respectively connected to a shaft 113 (FIG. 10).
See) to connect or connect, and
The lower body mat part 120 is provided with a pair of groove-shaped leg placement parts 121 provided with a pair of airbags 123 corresponding to the legs for massaging the legs (calf), and a butt part. The upper body mat portion 110 is provided with a pair of neck air bags 114 and the pillow portion movably disposed in the longitudinal direction. 115, a shoulder airbag 116, a back airbag 117, and a waist airbag 118 are provided. Then, when used in a mat state, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper body mat section 110 is depressed to lay both mat sections 110 and 120 on the floor, and when used in a sitting state, As shown in FIG. 9, the upper body mat portion 110 is used by rotating the upper body mat portion 110 about the shaft 113 as a fulcrum, and the upper body mat portion 120 functions as a backrest portion.

[0005] As described above, the mat type massage machine 100
The massage effect can be improved as described above by constituting the mat portion 101 at a substantially middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the mat portion 101 so as to be rotatably connected by the shaft 113 so that the mat portion 101 can be used in a seated state. Although it can also be used as a seating chair, the following problem may occur if the upper body mat portion 110 is simply turned upside down with the shaft 113 as a pivot point with respect to the lower body mat portion 120. found.

[0006] First, when performing a massage in a mat state, when laying the body on the mat portion 101, first, the butt portion of the mat portion 101, that is, the butt airbag 122 is positioned at the position of the butt airbag 122. After positioning the body, the body is laid down, the neck is positioned on the pillow 115, and the legs are positioned on the leg rest 121. Mounting part 121
The neck and both legs do not respond properly. At this time, since the pillow portion 115 is movable in the longitudinal direction, the user can move the pillow portion 115 so as to appropriately correspond to his / her own neck, but the leg placing portion 121 is fixed. Therefore, the leg cannot be made to correspond to the leg airbag 123 in an appropriate state.

At this time, it is conceivable that the leg is appropriately made to correspond to the leg rest 121 and the pillow 115 is moved to a position corresponding to the neck in this state. And the neck are respectively a leg rest 121 and a pillow 11
5, but the other part, ie, the shoulder or buttocks, does not normally correspond to the shoulder airbag 116 or the buttocks airbag 122, and the massage of each part of the shoulder or buttocks is not performed. It will not be done well.

[0008] In other words, when a massage is performed in a mat state, each part of the body, such as the neck or the leg, is moved to the pillow portion 115 or the leg airbag 1 depending on the height of the user.
23 cannot be normally dealt with, and a good massage effect cannot be obtained.

The other is a problem that occurs when used in a sitting state. In other words, when used in a seated state, the upper body mat portion 110 is raised with the shaft 113 as a pivot point, as shown in FIG.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 10, the mat member 126 disposed on the support frame 111 is pushed forward, that is, from the left direction in FIG. 10, that is, from the position shown by the two-dot chain line to the position shown by the solid line. Is narrowed, and it becomes impossible to sit with the butt corresponding to the butt airbag 122 in a normal state. Therefore, when sitting, the butt is positioned in front of the butt airbag 122, that is, a two-dot chain line. Since it is located from the position indicated by S to the position indicated by the solid line S1, the upper body is inclined more obliquely than normal, that is, inclined backward.

As a result, since the upper body moves downward as a whole, the waist or shoulder does not normally correspond to the waist air bag 118 or the shoulder air bag 116, and a good massage effect cannot be obtained. That is the problem.

[0011]

When the mat type massage machine is configured so as to be usable in a mat state and a chair state as described above, since the body posture can be massaged in various states, the massage effect is reduced. Although it has advantages such as being able to be improved, if the upper body mat portion is simply configured to be turned upside down with the axis as a rotation fulcrum with respect to the lower body mat portion, the body shape such as height is as described above. If different, when used in the mat state and in the chair state, each part of the body does not correspond normally to the air bag arranged corresponding to these parts, and a good massage effect is obtained. There is a problem of not having.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an invention according to claim 1 has a lower body mat portion having a leg mounting portion and supporting a lower body, and a lower body mat portion having the following structure. A mat portion that is connected through a connecting means and includes a pillow portion and an upper body mat portion that supports the upper body, a treatment element provided on the upper body mat section and the lower body mat section, and drives these treatment elements. In a mat type massage machine provided with a driving means, the connecting means includes a sliding groove formed in one of the lower body mat portion and the upper body mat portion along a longitudinal direction, and a sliding groove formed in one of the other. The lower body mat and the upper body mat are formed by a sliding shaft which is slidably and rotatably fitted in the moving groove, and the lower body mat and the upper body mat can be extended and contracted in the longitudinal direction. Is obtained by a raised or lowered possible with the mat-type massage machine against.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the connecting means for connecting the upper body mat portion and the lower body mat portion includes a sliding groove formed along one of the lower body mat portion and the upper body mat portion along the longitudinal direction. , Which is formed by a sliding shaft which is formed on one of the other sides and slidably and slidably fits in the sliding groove, so that the lower body mat portion and the upper body mat portion can be extended and contracted in the longitudinal direction, so that the height of the user is increased. Even if the body shape is different, it is possible to expand and contract the upper body mat part with respect to the lower body mat part according to the body shape and make each part of the body normally correspond to each air bag arranged corresponding to this part This has the effect of being able to obtain a good massage effect and to function as a seating chair.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the upper body mat and the lower body mat are extended in the longitudinal direction when the upper body mat is folded down on the lower body mat. When the moving amount of the sliding shaft in the sliding groove does not reach the predetermined moving amount when moved, the restricting member restricts the rotation of the upper body mat portion and releases the restriction when the moving amount reaches the predetermined amount. It is a mat type massage machine provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the direction in which the upper body mat and the lower body mat are extended in the longitudinal direction when the upper body mat is folded down on the lower body mat. When the moving amount of the sliding shaft in the sliding groove does not reach a predetermined moving amount when the moving member is moved, the restricting member restricts the rotation of the upper body mat portion, and releases the restriction when the moving amount reaches the predetermined amount. Is provided, in addition to the operation of the invention according to claim 1, when the upper body mat portion is rotated and raised, the upper body mat portion always moves behind the lower body mat portion. The effect that a good massage effect can be obtained because each part of the body can normally correspond to each air bag arranged corresponding to each part without the area corresponding to the part becoming narrower To It is intended to.

[0016]

Next, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a mat type air massage will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a mat type air massage machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a massage machine) 1 of this embodiment is laid on a floor surface. This massage machine 1 includes a mat portion 2 formed in a substantially rectangular shape,
The neck air bag 31 or the leg air bag 37 as a treatment element disposed on the mat portion 2 and the air supply / exhaust device 50 for supplying / exhausting air to / from the neck air bag 31 or the leg air bag 37, etc. It is composed of

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mat portion 2 includes an upper body mat portion 10 for supporting the upper body and a lower body mat portion 20 for supporting the lower body.

As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the upper body mat portion 10 has a main frame 1 substantially along the outer peripheral portion of the upper body mat portion 10.
2, a support frame 11 composed of a support plate 13 disposed on the upper surface side of the main frame 12, and a mat member 14 composed of, for example, foamed urethane foam disposed on the upper surface of the support plate 13. I have. The mat member 14 is integrated with a mat member disposed on the upper surface of the lower body mat portion 20 described later in detail.

A guide groove (not shown) is formed along the longitudinal direction at a position where the neck of the support plate 13 is located, and the guide groove is formed so that the user can adjust the position of his / her neck. The pillow section 30 is provided so as to be movable. A pair of neck airbags 31 are provided inside the pillow portion 30 for inflating and contracting by air supply and exhaust to massage the neck and the like.

The shoulder airbag 32 for inflating and contracting the shoulder, back, and waist by supplying and exhausting air to the shoulder, back, and waist portions of the mat member 14 at the positions where the shoulder, back, and waist are located. An airbag 33 and a waist airbag 34 are provided, respectively.

At a substantially middle portion in the longitudinal direction of the main frame 12, when the massage machine 1 is used in a sitting state, as will be described later, the upper body mat portion 10 has an arbitrary angle with respect to the lower body mat portion 20. The support leg 40 for holding the raised state is attached. The support leg 40 is formed by bending a pipe member into a U-shape, and has both ends attached to a rotating means 41 provided on the main frame 12.

The rotating means 41 has a ratchet mechanism (not shown) housed therein, whereby the supporting leg 40 is rotated to an arbitrary position and is held at an arbitrary angle. Is what it is. As a result, the upper body mat portion 10 is raised at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower body mat portion 20, and the state can be maintained.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the support leg 40 is provided with a non-slip member made of rubber or the like and a non-slip member 42 for preventing the floor surface or the like from being damaged. .

Next, similarly to the upper body mat section 10, the lower body mat section 20 is provided with a main frame 22 substantially along the outer periphery of the lower body mat section 20 and an upper surface side of the main frame 22 as shown in FIG. Support frame 2 composed of provided support plate 23
1. It is composed of the mat member 14 arranged on the upper surface of the support plate 23 and the like.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower body mat portion 20 has a pair of side ridges 24 provided on both sides thereof along the vertical direction.
A central ridge 25 is provided along the longitudinal direction between 4, 4, that is, an intermediate position, and a side ridge 24 and an end ridge 26 continuously provided on the end side of the central ridge 25. The E-shaped protruding portions form a pair of U-shaped cross-section leg receiving grooves 27 as a pair of leg mounting portions.

The raised portions 24 to 26 are formed integrally with the support plate 23 when the support plate 23 is formed of synthetic resin or the like, and when the support plate 23 is formed of another member such as wood. It is formed by another member, and its surface is covered by the mat member 14.

The side airbags for massaging the legs, that is, the calf, are respectively provided on the side walls 24a on both sides of the side protrusions 24 and on the side walls 25a of the central protrusions 25 facing the side walls 24a on both sides. 36 and 37 are provided, respectively.
The leg is pressed / relaxed and massaged by repeating the expansion and contraction. The leg airbag 36 is arranged so as to correspond to a portion of the calf portion from the knee, and the leg airbag 37 is arranged to correspond to a portion from the ankle.

A butt airbag 35 is provided at a position where the buttocks of the lower body mat portion 20 are located, and is disposed on the upper surface of the mat portion 14. It expands and contracts by air supply and exhaust to massage the buttocks.

The inside of the lower body mat portion 20 on the end side, that is, the inside of the end protruding portion 26 is provided with a storage portion 28.
(See FIG. 3), and an air supply / exhaust device 50 as a driving unit, which will be described in detail later, is stored in the storage section 28. The end protrusion 26 has a side wall 26.
a, a cord storage room 29b having an opening 29a opened and closed by a lid 29 is formed.
A remote control device (hereinafter referred to as a remote control device) 72 connected to a control unit 53 described later by a power cord 70 and a cord 71 is accommodated in 9b. The remote control device 72 is provided with various switches 73 such as a mode setting switch for setting a massage mode, a start switch, and a stop switch.

A power switch 74 is provided on the side wall 26a as shown in FIG.

The mat portion 2 is provided with the pillow portion 30.
Are covered by a cover 3 made of cloth or the like. The cover 3 is provided with a slit 3a for moving the pillow portion 30, as shown in FIGS.

Next, a support frame 11 and a support frame 21 for extending and contracting the upper body mat section 10 and the lower body mat section 20 in the longitudinal direction and for bringing the upper body mat section 10 up and down with respect to the lower body mat section 20 are provided. The formed connecting means 46 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the upper body mat portion 1
4 (see FIG. 4).
(Only one side is shown), a protruding piece 12a protruding toward the lower body mat portion 20 side is formed.
Has a slit-like sliding groove 1 formed along the longitudinal direction.
2b is formed. The length of the sliding groove 12b is such that it can be extended and contracted in the longitudinal direction with respect to the lower body mat portion 20 so that the height of the sliding groove 12b can be adapted to a person having a height higher than the standard body and a person having a lower body than the standard body. Is set to.

The sliding grooves 12b are provided on both sides (only one side is shown in FIG. 4) of the upper frame mat 10 side of the main frame 22 constituting the support frame 21 of the lower body mat section 20.
Is provided with a sliding shaft 45 which is slidably fitted on the sliding shaft 45. Although not shown, the sliding shaft 45 has a shaft portion 45a having a circular cross section with a male screw formed at the distal end, and a head 45b provided at the base end and having an outer diameter larger than the width of the sliding groove 12b. The male screw is attached by screwing it into a screw hole as shown in the figure in which female screws formed on both sides of the main frame 22 are formed.

The sliding groove 12b and the sliding shaft 45 constitute a connecting means 46.

The positional relationship between the upper body mat portion 10 and the lower body mat portion 20 in the longitudinal direction is determined by the sliding groove 1.
When the sliding shaft 45 is located at the middle portion in the longitudinal direction of 2a, a user of standard height can use it. In other words, the user places the buttocks on the mat portion 2 in the air bag 35 for buttocks and turns on the back. When lying down, the shoulder airbag 32 or the leg airbag 37 corresponds to the user's shoulder or leg. The pillow portion 30 is adjusted by the user to a desired position.

The lower body mat portion 20 of the sliding groove 12b
When the sliding shaft 45 is positioned at the end opposite to the side (the state shown in FIG. 5A), a state in which a user whose height is shorter than the standard height can be used, that is, the mat portion 2 When the user lies down with the buttocks positioned on the buttocks airbag 35, the shoulder airbag 32 or the leg airbag 37 corresponds to the shoulder or leg of the user. In this case as well, the pillow portion 30 is adjusted by the user to a desired position.

Similarly, the lower body mat portion 2 of the sliding groove 12b
When the sliding shaft 45 is positioned at the end on the 0 side (the state shown in FIG. 5B), the user can use the height higher than the standard height, that is, use the mat portion 2. When the user lies down with the buttocks positioned on the buttocks airbag 35, the shoulder airbag 32 or the leg airbag 37 corresponds to the user's shoulder or leg.
In this case as well, the pillow portion 30 is adjusted by the user to a desired position.

Since the shaft portion 45a of the sliding shaft 45 is formed in a circular cross section, it is slidable and rotatable in the sliding groove 12b. .

In the lower part on both sides of the end of the main frame 22 on the upper body mat portion 10 side, a regulating piece 22a as a regulating member is formed along the longitudinal direction.
The length of "a" is substantially the same as the length of the sliding groove 12b.

The end of the regulating piece 22a on the upper body mat portion 10 side is connected to the end of the sliding shaft 45 formed on the projecting piece 12a of the main frame 12 on the lower body mat portion 20 side of the sliding groove 12b. When the main frame 12, that is, the upper body mat portion 10 is rotated in a direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 5 or the like) with the sliding shaft 45 as a rotation fulcrum in the position, the distal end of the protruding piece 12 a Is set to a position where it does not interfere.

The restricting piece 22a is provided with a
Moves along the sliding groove 12b along the sliding shaft 45, the protruding piece 12a, that is, the upper body mat portion 10 tries to rotate in the direction in which the sliding shaft 45 is raised as a pivot, that is, in the counterclockwise direction. Then, at least the distal end of the protruding piece 12a abuts or is restricted by the restricting piece 22a, and is prevented from rotating in the counterclockwise direction.

That is, the upper body mat portion 10 is
2a is located closest to the lower body mat portion 20 (FIG. 5).
(A), that is, in the process of moving the mat portion 2 gradually away from the state where the mat portion 2 is most contracted and the overall length is the shortest (the state shown in FIG. 6 and the like).
At least the distal end of 2a overlaps with the restriction piece 22a, whereby the counterclockwise rotation about the slide shaft 45 is prevented or restricted, and
The position farthest from the lower body mat portion 20, that is, the sliding groove 1
In the state where the sliding shaft 45 is located at the end of the lower body mat portion 20 side of 2b and the mat portion 2 is most extended and the longest (the state shown in FIG. 5B), the tip of the protruding piece 12a Does not interfere with the restriction piece 22a, that is, the restriction is released, and the slide shaft 45 can be rotated in the counterclockwise direction, that is, in the direction in which the slide shaft 45 is raised.

Then, the upper body mat portion 10 is moved so that the sliding shaft 45 is located at the end on the lower body mat portion 20 side from the end opposite to the end on the lower body mat portion 20 side of the sliding groove 12b. In the process of moving, the amount of movement of the tip of the protruding piece 12a to a position where it does not interfere with the restricting piece 22a when rotating is the predetermined amount of movement. Therefore, when the upper body mat portion 10 does not reach the predetermined movement amount, the upper body mat portion 10 cannot be rotated in the elevating direction, but can only be raised when the predetermined movement amount has been reached.

When the upper body mat portion 10 is rotated and raised, the sliding shaft 45 is located at the end of the sliding groove 12b on the lower body mat portion 20 side. When the upper body mat portion 10 is rotated, the upper body mat portion 10 is located behind the lower body mat portion 20 as described above, so that the mat member 14 located on the upper surface of the support plate 13 moves forward, that is, toward the hip airbag 35 side. Since it is not pushed out, the user can sit with the buttocks positioned in the normal state on the buttocks airbag 35. Accordingly, when the user sits on the hip airbag 35 with the hip positioned, the waist or shoulders can be normally accommodated without causing a large displacement of the waist airbag 34 or the shoulder airbag 32. Is what you can do.

Next, the air supply / exhaust device 50 housed in the housing section 28 will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG.
Is an air generating means 51 including an air pump, a rotary valve connected to the air generating means 51 via a hose 60, etc., for supplying and exhausting air to and from each air bag, and a set massage mode. Therefore, the air bag 51 includes a control unit 53 for controlling the air generating unit 51 and the distributor 52 so as to supply and exhaust air to and from each air bag.

One end of each of hoses 61 to 66 is connected to the distributor 51, and the hose 61 is branched to form the neck airbag 31,
31, a hose 62 for the shoulder airbag 32, a hose 63 for the back airbag 33, a hose 64 for the waist airbag 34, and a hose 65 for the hip airbag 35.
In addition, the hose 66 is branched to form the leg airbag 3.
6 and 37.

The control means 53 receives various control signals, that is, various massage modes, a start signal, a stop signal, etc., from the remote controller 72 via the cord 71 as described above. The means 53 controls the air generating means 51 and the distributor 52 based on these control signals.

The massage mode includes the neck air bag 31 through the leg air bag 36,
37, a whole-body massage mode in which inflates and contracts sequentially according to a predetermined order, an upper body massage mode in which inflates and contracts the neck airbag 31 through the waist airbag 34 in accordance with a predetermined order, an airbag 35 for the hips, an airbag 36 for the legs, Lower body massage mode for expanding and contracting 37, neck air bag 31 or leg air bags 36, 37
And a partial massage mode for individually expanding and contracting.

When the massage machine 1 is used, a mat state in which the entire mat section 2 is laid on the floor and massage is performed as described above, and the upper body mat section 1 is used.
There are two use modes of using the chair in a sitting state in which the user raises 0.

In the case of using the mat state,
The user lays the entire mat portion 2 on the floor as shown in FIG. 1, and moves the upper body mat portion 10 to extend or contract in the longitudinal direction with respect to the lower body mat portion 20 according to the height of the user. Let it adjust.

Then, after positioning the buttocks of the buttocks airbag 35, it lies down on its back, and its legs are positioned in the leg rest storage section 27. Then, when lying down, the length of the mat portion 2 in the longitudinal direction is adjusted to its own height as described above, so that the buttocks or shoulders are attached to the buttocks airbag 35 or the shoulder airbag 32, respectively. We will respond in a normal state. In addition, the pillow section 30 is moved to a desired position on the neck. Next, a desired massage mode is set from the remote control device 72 and the remote control device 7 is set.
The massage is performed by operating the start switch provided in the second.

At this time, the buttocks and shoulders correspond to the normal condition of the buttocks air bag 35 and the shoulder air bags 32, respectively, and the legs also correspond to the leg air bags 36 and 37, respectively. Since the neck airbag 31 is also located at a desired site, a good massage effect can be obtained.

Next, when used in a sitting state, the upper body mat portion 10 is positioned farthest from the lower body mat portion 20, that is, the sliding shaft 45 is positioned at the end of the sliding groove 12b on the lower body mat side. The upper body mat portion 10 is rotated in a direction to raise the upper body mat portion 10 in this state, and the support leg 40 is adjusted to a desired angle.

Next, the user sits with the hips positioned in the airbag 35 for hips, and puts his back on the mat 10 for the upper body.
In addition, the leg portion is positioned in the leg storage portion 27. In addition, the pillow section 30 is moved to a desired position on the neck. Then, a desired massage mode is set from the remote controller 72, and a massage is performed by operating a start switch provided on the remote controller 72.

Since the upper body mat portion 10 is rotated and raised while being located at the rearmost position of the lower body mat portion 20, the mat member 14 is not pushed out toward the buttocks airbag 35 side. Therefore, the user can sit on the buttocks airbag 35 in a normal state. Therefore, the buttocks or shoulders normally correspond to the buttocks airbag 35 or the shoulder airbag 32 corresponding to these portions, and the legs also correspond to the leg airbags 36 and 37 of the leg storage portion 27. Since it corresponds in a normal state, a good massage effect can be obtained.

As described above, in the massage machine 1, the sliding groove 12b is formed along the longitudinal direction on the protruding piece 12a of the main frame 12, which is a part of the support frame 11 of the upper body mat portion 10, and the lower body mat The sliding shaft 4 which is slidably fitted in the sliding groove 12b in the main frame 22 which is a part of the support frame 21 of the portion 20.
5, the upper body mat portion 10 and the lower body mat portion 20 can be extended and contracted in the longitudinal direction, so that even if the body shape of the user, such as the height, is different, the upper body body is formed according to the body shape. A good massage because the mat portion 10 and the lower body mat portion 20 can be expanded and contracted so that each part such as a shoulder or a leg of the body can be normally made to correspond to each air bag arranged corresponding to each part. The effect can be obtained.

The sliding shaft 4 slidable in the sliding groove 12b.
5 is rotatable in the sliding groove 12b,
The upper body mat 10 is attached to the main frame 22 of the lower body mat 20.
When the upper body mat part 10 is moved in the direction in which the upper body mat part 10 extends in the longitudinal direction with respect to the lower body mat part 20 in a state in which the sliding shaft 45 is If it does not reach, the tip of the protruding piece 12a may be
2a, the rotation of the support frame 11, that is, the upper body mat portion 10, is restricted. When the rotation reaches a predetermined amount, that is, when the slide shaft 45 is rotated about the rotation fulcrum, the end of the protruding piece 12a is restricted by the restriction piece 22a. When it reaches the position where it does not interfere with
1, that is, the upper body mat 10 is released from the restriction on the rotation of the upper body mat 10, so that when the upper body mat 10 is rotated and raised, the upper body mat 10 always becomes the lower mat 20.
Of the airbag 35 for the buttocks
The area where is located, that is, the area corresponding to the buttocks, does not become narrower, and each body part can be made to normally correspond to each air bag arranged corresponding to this part, so that a good massage effect Can be obtained.

In the above embodiment, the connecting means 46 is provided on the support frame 11 and the support frame 21. However, the present invention is not limited to the two support frames 11 and 21. A configuration in which a connecting frame member is provided separately from both the support frames 11 and 21 on the mat portion 10 and the lower body mat portion 20 and the connecting frame members are provided may be employed.

Further, in the above embodiment, the sliding groove 12b is formed in the support frame 11 of the upper body mat portion 10, that is, the main frame 1
2 and the sliding shaft 45 is formed on the supporting frame 21 of the lower body mat portion 20, that is, the main frame 22, but the sliding shaft is formed on the supporting frame 11 in reverse. Alternatively, a configuration in which the sliding groove 12b is formed may be adopted.

In the above-described embodiment, the upper body mat 10 is attached to the support frame 11, that is, the end of the sliding groove 12b formed in the protruding piece 12a of the main frame on the lower body mat 20 side. When the sliding shaft 45 formed on the support frame 21, that is, the main frame 22, is positioned, the upper body mat 10
Can be rotated in the direction that causes
This may be configured to be rotated in a state where it is located near the end of the sliding groove 12b on the lower body mat portion 20 side. In such a configuration, when the relationship between the end of the protruding piece 12a and the regulating piece 22a is moved in the direction in which the upper body mat portion 10 extends from the lower body mat portion 20 in the longitudinal direction, the sliding groove 12b is formed. When the sliding shaft 45 is positioned near the lower body mat side end, the end of the protruding piece 12a does not interfere with the regulating piece 22a.
In this case, the amount of movement when the end of the protruding piece 12a reaches a position where it does not interfere with the restriction piece 22a is a state where the amount of movement has reached a predetermined amount of movement. Is not reached.

However, as in the above-described embodiment, the upper body mat 10 is rotated in the direction in which the upper body mat 10 is raised when the sliding shaft 45 is positioned at the end of the sliding groove 12b on the lower body mat 20 side. In this case, since the periphery of the slide groove 12b is slid on the slide shaft 45, that is, positioned, there is an advantage that the rotation operation is easy and smooth.

In the above embodiment, the regulation of the rotation of the upper body mat portion 10 is performed by the regulation piece 22a as the regulation member formed on the main frame 22 of the support frame 21. 11 support plate 13 and support frame 2
An engaging piece that overlaps with the opposing edges of the first support plate 23 (the support plate 13 side is on the upper side and the support plate 23 side is on the lower side) is formed, and the upper body mat portion 10 is separated from the lower body mat portion 20 in the direction away from the lower body mat portion 20. When the movement amount does not reach the predetermined amount, the movement may overlap and interfere with each other, and when the movement amount reaches the predetermined amount, the overlap may be released and the interference may be prevented so as to restrict the movement. In this case, the engaging piece provided on the support frame 23 constitutes a regulating member.

Further, in the above embodiment, the leg airbag is formed of the leg airbag 36 corresponding to the portion near the knee of the leg, ie, the calf, and the leg airbag 37 corresponding to the portion near the ankle. Although two air bags are provided, it is also possible to provide one air bag over the entire calf portion. However, when the number is two as in the above-described embodiment, it is possible to satisfactorily press the calf portion whose thickness is greatly different between the portion near the knee and the portion near the ankle. In other words, in the case of one piece, if the pressing force is adjusted to the thick part, the pressing force of the thin part will be weakened, and if it is adjusted to the thin part, the thick part will be too strong, etc. There is an advantage that a pressing force can be set according to different parts and a good massage effect can be obtained.

Further, in the above embodiment, since the air supply / exhaust device 50 which is a driving means of the lower body mat portion 20 is arranged, the weight of the lower body mat portion 20 is large and the friction with the floor surface is large. Lower body mat part 1
When the 0 is moved in the longitudinal direction, the lower body mat portion 20 is difficult to move, thereby facilitating the moving operation.
At this time, in order to make the movement of the lower body mat portion 20 more difficult to move, a non-slip member having a large coefficient of friction may be provided on a surface of the lower body mat portion 20 which is in contact with the floor surface.

Since the air supply / exhaust device 50 is located at the end of the lower body mat portion 20 and its center of gravity is located at the front end side, the upper body mat portion 10 can be raised and used in a sitting state. Therefore, when the length of the upper body mat portion 10 that functions as a backrest portion in the longitudinal direction, that is, when the height dimension when raised, is small, it is possible to prevent the body from falling backward. The support legs 40 can be omitted.

In the above-described embodiment, the tail airbag 35 is provided in a region corresponding to the tail of the lower body mat portion 20, but this may be omitted. In this case, it is desirable to provide a mark indicating the corresponding position of the buttocks so that the buttocks can be easily positioned.

Further, in the above embodiment, the leg mounting portion is formed by the groove-shaped leg storage portion groove 27, but this need not necessarily be formed in a groove shape.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the treatment element is applied to the mat type air massage machine using the air bag as an air bag has been described. The present invention can also be applied to a mat type massage machine driven by a driving means.

[0071]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the connecting means for connecting the upper body mat portion and the lower body mat portion is formed on one of the lower body mat portion and the upper body mat portion along the longitudinal direction. Since the lower body mat portion and the upper body mat portion can be extended and contracted in the longitudinal direction since the moving groove and the sliding shaft formed on one of the other sides and slidable and rotatable in the sliding groove can be extended and contracted, Even if the body shape, such as height, differs, the upper body mat part expands and contracts with respect to the lower body mat part according to the body shape, and each part of the body normally corresponds to each air bag arranged corresponding to this part Therefore, it is possible to obtain a good massage effect and to function as a chair.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, in the invention of claim 1, in a state where the upper body mat portion and the lower body mat portion are extended in the longitudinal direction when the upper body mat portion is laid down on the lower body mat portion. When the moving amount of the sliding shaft in the sliding groove does not reach the predetermined moving amount when moved, the restricting member restricts the rotation of the upper body mat portion and releases the restriction when the moving amount reaches the predetermined amount. In addition to the effect of the first aspect of the present invention, when the upper body mat is rotated and raised, the upper body mat always moves to the rear of the lower body mat. It is possible to normally correspond each part of the body to each airbag disposed corresponding to each part without narrowing the area corresponding to the above, so that a good massage effect can be obtained. Have It is intended.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a mat type air massage machine to which the present invention is applied (in a state where an upper body mat portion is turned down).

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the upper body mat portion of the mat type air massage machine is raised.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a cross section of a part of the mat type air massage machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a connecting means of an upper body mat portion and a lower body mat portion of the mat type air massage machine.

5A and 5B are diagrams showing the operation of the connecting means of the mat type air massage machine, wherein FIG. 5A shows a state in which the sliding shaft is located at the end opposite to the lower body mat side of the sliding groove, and FIG. A state in which the drive shaft is located at the end of the sliding groove on the lower body mat side, (C)
The upper body mat part is raised.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the operation of the connecting means, showing the relationship between the sliding shaft and the sliding groove at one point in the process of moving the upper body mat portion in the direction away from the lower body mat portion.

FIG. 7 is a control block diagram of the mat type air massage machine.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a mat type air massage machine developed by the applicant.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where the upper body mat portion of the mat type air massage machine is raised.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a connection configuration of an upper body mat portion and a lower body mat portion of the mat type air massage machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mat-type massage machine 2 Mat part 10 Upper body mat part 11 Support frame 12b Sliding groove (part of connection means) 14 Mat member 20 Lower body mat part 21 Support frame 22a Restriction piece (regulation member) 27 Leg storage part (leg rest) Placement part) 30 Pillow part 31-37 Air bag for neck-Air bag for legs (treatment element) 50 Air supply / exhaust device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lower body mat portion having a leg rest portion and supporting a lower body, and an upper body mat portion connected to the lower body mat portion via connecting means and having a pillow portion and supporting an upper body. A mat portion, a massager provided on the upper body mat portion and the lower body mat portion, and a driving means for driving these massagers, wherein the connecting means includes the lower body mat portion and the upper body mat portion. The lower body mat portion formed by a sliding groove formed along one of the longitudinal directions on one of the sliding grooves and a sliding shaft formed on one of the other and slidingly and rotatably fitted to the sliding groove. A mat type massage machine characterized in that the upper body mat part can be extended and contracted in the longitudinal direction and the upper body mat part can be turned upside down with respect to the lower body mat part. 2. The sliding device according to claim 1, wherein when the upper body mat and the lower body mat are moved in a direction in which the upper body mat and the lower body mat are extended in the longitudinal direction in a state where the upper body mat is folded down on the lower body mat. A mat provided with a regulating member that regulates rotation of the upper body mat portion when the movement amount of the sliding shaft in the groove does not reach a predetermined movement amount, and releases the regulation when the movement amount reaches the predetermined amount. Massage machine.