JP2000308662A - Pneumatic pressure massage equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pneumatic pressure massage equipment excellent in operability and storability. SOLUTION: Heel placement cases 37a, 37b are coupled with an equipment body case 1 in a rotatable manner at a specified angle at coupling parts 38a, 38b. The compressed air fed from an air pump is fed to fluid pipes 34a, 34b through a fluid distributor 14, and connected to plugs 36a, 36b of fluid plug bodies 35a, 35b. An air socket 51 to which a bottom portion of a boot-type air bag is fixed is fitted to the fluid plug bodies 35a, 35b in an attachable/ detachable manner. The fluid plug bodies 35a, 35b are formed rotatable at the specified angle within a horizontal plane with respect to the heel placement cases 37a, 37b. The fluid pipes 34a, 34b, etc., are stored inside the case, and not exposed outside, and the operability and storability can be made excellent.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pneumatic massager, and more particularly to a pneumatic massager in which an inflatable and deflateable compression bag is used to form a massage airbag, and compressed air is sent to and discharged from the airbag. To a pneumatic massager adapted to perform

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an inflatable and contractible compression bag is attached to a massage site such as an arm or a foot, and massage is performed by repeating an operation of sending compressed air to the compression bag and an operation of discharging compressed air. Pneumatic massagers have been proposed, examples of which are described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-42030 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-1700. In these publications, a compressor for generating compressed air is provided, the compressor and a plurality of compression bags are connected by a fluid distributor and a fluid pipe (pipe), and the plurality of compression bags are compressed from the compressor. 2. Description of the Related Art A pneumatic massager that performs massage by sequentially feeding air has been proposed.

[0003]

However, in the conventional apparatus described above, since a plurality of fluid pipes are connected between the compressor and the plurality of compression bags, the user will use the pneumatic massager. In such a case, a plurality of fluid pipes extending from the compressor must be inserted one by one into the connection ports of the plurality of compression bags, resulting in a problem of poor operability. In addition, when the massage device is put away after use, it is troublesome to store a plurality of fluid pipes in an orderly manner, and there is a problem that storage properties are poor.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a pneumatic massager which eliminates the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and has good operability and storage. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic massager that allows a user to massage in a relaxed position.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an apparatus body case accommodating at least an air pump, and a massage airbag arranged on the side of the apparatus body case. An airbag body mounting case for mounting the bottom portion, a fluid plug assembly or a fluid socket structure provided in the airbag body mounting case, and the inside of the device main body case and the airbag body mounting case. A fluid pipe connecting the air pump and the fluid plug structure or the fluid socket structure, wherein one of the fluid plug structure or the fluid socket structure is attached to the airbag, and the airbag body mounting case is provided. Is characterized in that the other is attached.

A second feature is that the airbag body mounting case is configured to be rotatable by a predetermined angle in a vertical plane with respect to the device body case. A third feature is that the fluid socket structure is mounted on the upper surface of the airbag body mounting case, and is configured to be rotatable by a predetermined angle in a horizontal plane with respect to the airbag body mounting case. Further, a fourth feature is that the air socket means is detachable from the fluid plug assembly.

According to the first feature, the fluid pipe connecting the air pump and the airbag does not come out of the device main body case and the airbag body mounting case, so that the operability and the storability are improved. Further, according to the second and third features, since the airbag can be rotated by a predetermined angle between the vertical plane and the horizontal plane, the user can massage in a relaxed posture. According to the fourth feature, the airbag can be easily removed from the fluid plug assembly when the airbag is cleaned, when an abnormality is felt during massage, or when the airbag is damaged. Conversely, the airbag can be easily attached to the fluid plug assembly after cleaning or repair.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a pneumatic massage device according to one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, an air pump, a fluid distributor for distributing compressed air generated from the air pump, and a fluid distributor are provided inside a case (device body case) 1 of the device main body accommodating the pump. A plurality of pipes for sending compressed air are accommodated, and the ends of the pipes are connected to a fluid plug assembly. The fluid plug assembly is disposed on the upper surface of an airbag body mounting case, for example, a heel mounting case 37a, which is rotatably coupled to the device body case 1, and air (fluid) provided on the bottom surface of the boot-type airbag 2 is provided. ) Removably connected to the socket structure. An electric wire 3 extends from the device main body case 1, and a commercial power supply can be connected to a drive circuit of the air pump via the electric wire 3.

A user of the pneumatic massage device inserts a fluid plug structure disposed on the upper surface of the heel mounting case 37a into an air socket structure provided on the bottom surface of the boot-type airbag 2, and After plugging the previously attached electric plug into the outlet of the commercial power supply, put the foot into the boot-type airbag 2 and turn on a power switch (not shown) for operating the air pump and the fluid distributor. The operation of sending compressed air into the boot-type airbag 2 and the operation of discharging the compressed air are repeatedly performed, so that a massage action is performed. The illustrated example is an example of a boot-type airbag that massages a foot portion below a knee, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a boot-type airbag that massages a thigh portion above a knee is used. There may be.

Next, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the configuration of the device in the device main body case 1 will be described.
Will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device configuration inside the device main body case 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. FIG. 4 shows the device body case 1 and the heel placing case 37 when FIG. 2 is cut along the line AA.
a and 37b show sectional views.

As shown in FIG. 2, an air pump 11 and a fluid distributor 14 are provided at a central portion of the device main body case 1 and a compressed air discharge port 12 of the air pump 11 is provided.
a, 12b and a fluid inlet 14a of the fluid distributor 14 are connected by pipes 13a, 13b shown in a schematic diagram.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fluid distributor 14 includes a synchronous motor 31, a rotary valve 32 (a rotary member 81 described later) rotated by the synchronous motor 31, and a fixed member 71 (a valve plate). ), And the fixing member 71 is formed with four supply / exhaust holes 15a to 15d. The supply / exhaust holes 15a to 15d and the fluid distributor 14
A pair of fluid plug assemblies 35a, 35b (plugs 36a-36) provided on the heel mounting cases 37a, 37b on both sides of the
d) are connected by four fluid pipes respectively. FIG. 3 shows two fluid pipes 34 connecting the supply / exhaust holes 15a and 15b and a set of fluid plugs 36a and 36b.
Only a and 34b are shown. The fluid distributor 14 includes:
The fluid distribution device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 60-1700 can be used.

The structure of this fluid distribution device is disclosed in the official gazette and will not be described in detail, but FIGS. 6 (a) to 6 (d)
Only the main part will be described with reference to FIG. 2A is a plan view of the fixing member 71, FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 2A, and FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. FIG. 11D shows a rotating member 81 which is disposed in close contact with the lower surface of the fixed member 71 (on the side of the air supply hole 72).

The fluid inlet 1 is provided on the side of the fixing member 71.
4a, an air supply hole 72 for supplying compressed air supplied from the air pump 1 through the fluid inlet 14a to the rotating member 81 is provided at the center, and the air supply hole 72 is provided at the center.
Around a plurality of air supply and exhaust holes 15a to 15d
Is provided. On the other hand, on the smooth surface of the rotating member 81,
A groove 82 is provided in the radial direction for sequentially communicating the air supply hole 72 and the air supply / exhaust holes 15a to 15d with the rotation of the rotating member 81, and the air supply / exhaust holes 15a to 15d are provided.
An exhaust hole 83 having a hole diameter large enough to apply resistance to exhaust gas is formed in close proximity to the groove 82.

FIG. 4 (a) is a view showing only the housing of the equipment main body case 1 and the heel mounting cases 37a and 37b of FIG. 3, and the heel mounting cases 37a and 37b are fitted to the equipment main body case 1. The coupling portions 38a and 38b are configured to be rotatable by a predetermined angle in a vertical plane with respect to the device body case 1. That is, FIG.
As shown in (c), a protrusion 39 is formed on the heel mounting case 37a side of the joint portion 38a.
9 is a rotation angle limiting groove 40 provided in the device body case 1.
Is engaged. Therefore, in the illustrated example, the heel placing case 37a can rotate by 90 ° with respect to the device main body case 1. FIG. 4 (c) is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 4 (a). FIG. 4C shows the configuration of the connecting portion 38a, but the connecting portion 38b has the same configuration.

On the other hand, the set of fluid plug assemblies 35a, 35a,
35b is configured to be rotatable by a predetermined angle in a horizontal plane at the coupling portions 39a and 39b. That is, FIG.
As shown in (b), the connecting portion 39a has the protrusion 41
Is formed, and the protrusion 41 is provided in the heel mounting case 37a.
And is engaged with the rotation angle limiting groove 42 formed in the groove. Therefore, in the illustrated example, the fluid plug assembly 35a can rotate by 90 ° with respect to the heel mounting case 37a. FIG.
4B is a plan view of the fluid plug assembly 35a shown in FIG. The structure of the fluid plug assembly 35b is the same as that of the fluid plug assembly 3
Since the configuration is the same as 5a, the description is omitted.

The set of fluid plug assemblies 35a, 35b
As shown in FIG. 3, an air socket 51 provided on the heel portion of the boot-type airbag 2 is detachably attached to the airbag. The air socket 51 has a fluid pipe 5 communicating with a plurality of air chambers 2a, 2c, etc. of the boot type airbag 2.
When the air socket 51 is attached to the fluid plug structures 35a and 35b, the fluid pipes 34a and 53, 34b and 52 communicate with each other. At this time, the lock claws provided on the fluid plug assemblies 35a and 35b are engaged with the air socket 51 so that the air socket 51 is not easily removed from the fluid plug assemblies 35a and 35b. The air socket 51 and the bottom of the boot-type airbag 2 are fixed with an adhesive or the like (not shown).

Next, the configuration of the boot type airbag 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a development view of the boot-type airbag 2 and shows an inner surface of the boot-type airbag 2. On the inner surface, first to fourth air chambers 2a to 2d
The (compression bag) is formed by, for example, high-frequency welding, and each of the air chambers 2a to 2d extends to the heel.
The compressed air supply / exhaust ports 61a to 61d for the air chambers 2a to 2d are provided in the heel portion. An air socket 51 is fixed to the back side of the heel portion of the boot-type airbag 2 by bonding or the like, and the air supply / exhaust ports 61 a to 61 d are connected to fluid pipes 52 and 53 of the air socket 51. Reference numeral 62 denotes a portion that hits the knee of the foot when the user puts the foot into the boot-type airbag 2, and is not an air chamber. Further, the periphery 63 of the boot type airbag 2 is sewn to complete the boot.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. When the user performs a massage, the air socket 51 of the boot-type airbag 2 is inserted into the fluid plug assemblies 35a and 35b, and the boot-type airbag 2 is inserted into the fluid plug assembly 35.
a, 35b. Next, the foot is put into the boot-type airbag 2, the power switch is turned on, and the air pump 11
And the synchronous motor 31 of the fluid distributor 14 is started.

Then, compressed air is sent from the air pump 11, and the compressed air is supplied to the fluid inlet 14 a of the fluid distributor 14. As described above, the fluid distributor 14 sequentially supplies the compressed air supplied to the fluid inlet 14a with the rotation of the rotating member to the fluid pipes 34a, 34b,. Tube 34
a, 34b,... and the exhaust holes are sequentially communicated to perform an exhaust operation.
The operation of sending compressed air to the air chambers 2a to 2d (compression bag) and the operation of discharging compressed air are repeated, and massage is performed.

At this time, the heel mounting cases 37a and 37b can be rotated in the vertical plane by, for example, 90 ° through the connecting portions 38a and 38b, and the heel portion of the boot-type airbag 2 is connected to the connecting portions 39a and 39b. Since the user can rotate in a horizontal plane by, for example, 90 ° through the 39b, the user can massage in a free posture such as raising a toe or opening a knee, or a relaxed posture while sitting on a chair, for example. become able to.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the heel placing case 37
a, 37b are attached with fluid plug structures 35a, 35b,
The case where the air socket 51 is attached to the bottom of the boot type airbag 2 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Conversely, the air socket is attached to the heel placing cases 37a and 37b, A fluid plug assembly may be attached to the bottom of the mold airbag 2. In the embodiment, the boot-type airbag 2 has four air chambers 2.
Although the case where a to 2d (compression bag) is provided has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is apparent that the present invention can be applied to the case where the number of air chambers is 1 to 3 or 5 or more. . A pressure regulator may be provided on the compressed air output side of the air pump 11 to adjust the compressed air pressure and send the adjusted air pressure to the fluid distributor 14 so that the massage pressure can be adjusted to a desired level.

[0023]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the pipe for guiding the compressed air is connected to the airbag for massage without going out of the case, so that the operability and the storing property are improved. Become good. In addition, the airbag body mounting case is rotatable in a vertical plane with respect to the device body case, while the fluid plug assembly is rotatable by a predetermined angle in the horizontal plane with respect to the airbag body mounting case. Can massage in a desired posture, in other words, in a relaxed posture.

Further, since the air socket means fixed to the air bag is detachable from the fluid plug assembly, the air socket means can be removed when the air bag is cleaned, an abnormality is felt during massage, or when the air bag is damaged. The airbag can be easily removed from the fluid plug assembly. Conversely, after cleaning or repair, the airbag can be easily attached to the fluid plug assembly. Further, by making the airbag into a boot shape and repeating the operation of sending and discharging the compressed air to the airbag, the effect of massaging the foot can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic external view of a pneumatic massager according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of a pneumatic massage device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an apparatus main body case and a heel mounting case.

FIG. 5 is a development view of a boot type airbag.

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a main part of the fluid distributor.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Device body case, 2 ... Boot type airbag, 11 ...
Air pumps, 13a, 13b: fluid pipe, 14: fluid distributor, 35a, 35b: fluid plug assembly, 36a to 36d
... plug, 37a, 37b ... heel mounting case, 51 ... air socket, 61a, 61c ... supply / exhaust port.

Claims (7)

[Claims] An apparatus body case accommodating at least an air pump, an airbag body mounting case disposed on a side of the apparatus body case for mounting a bottom of an airbag for massage, and the air. The air pump is connected to the fluid plug assembly or the fluid socket assembly through a fluid plug assembly or a fluid socket assembly provided on the bag body mounting case, and through the inside of the device body case and the airbag body mounting case. A pneumatic massager comprising: a fluid pipe; one of the fluid plug assembly and the fluid socket assembly is attached to the airbag, and the other is attached to the airbag body mounting case. 2. The pneumatic massager according to claim 1, wherein the airbag body mounting case is configured to be rotatable by a predetermined angle in a vertical plane with respect to the device main body case. And pneumatic massager. 3. The pneumatic massager according to claim 1, wherein the fluid plug assembly or the fluid socket assembly is mounted on an upper surface of the airbag body mounting case, and the fluid plug assembly or the fluid socket assembly is mounted on the airbag body mounting case. A pneumatic massager configured to be rotatable by a predetermined angle in a horizontal plane. 4. The pneumatic massager according to claim 1, wherein the fluid plug assembly and the air socket assembly are connected according to the number of compression bags constituting the airbag for massage. A pneumatic massager having a mouth. 5. The pneumatic massage device according to claim 1, wherein the air socket structure is detachable from the fluid plug structure. 6. The pneumatic massager according to claim 1, wherein the airbag is of a boot type. 7. The pneumatic massager according to claim 6, wherein the fluid plug structure or the air socket structure is fixed to a heel portion of a boot-type airbag, and each compression bag body formed on the heel portion. Pneumatic massager for supplying and discharging compressed air through a supply / exhaust port.