JP2000316930A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a property for designing and containing at a time of disuse. SOLUTION: A massage machine comprises a belt body 3 made of flexible material of which right and left edges are fixed to supporting bodies 14 to be hooked like a U shape of its cross-section, an air bag 2 positioned in an inner surface side of the belt body 3 for receiving a part to be massaged such as a leg or an arm of a human body, and an air supplying means for expanding and shrinking the air bag. The supporting body 14 is foldable. Since a recess groove section 1 is formed of the belt body 3 made of the flexible material, and the supporting body 14 is foldable, bulk can become little and thin by folding the supporting body 14 at a time of disuse.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage machine for massaging a human body by inflating and contracting an air bag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-8954 discloses a massaging machine for massaging legs and arms by inflating and deflating an air bag.
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. As shown in FIG. 11, a concave groove 1 for receiving a massaged part such as a leg or an arm of a human body is provided in a main body 10, and air bladders 2, 2 are attached to left and right inner surfaces of the concave groove 1, respectively. Then, by inflating and contracting these air bags 2, 2, a compression stimulus is given to the massaged portion located in the concave groove portion 1.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned massage machine, the air bag 2 can be massaged by the inflating and deflating operation only by placing the leg or the arm on the concave groove 1, so that the massage can be easily received. However, due to the arrangement of the air bladder 2 on the inner surface of the concave groove 1, the height is inevitably increased and the bulk is increased.

In addition, because of the presence of the concave groove portion 1, there are many irregularities and the design is inferior.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a massage machine with improved design when not in use, and a massage machine with improved storage. To provide.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a belt made of a flexible material and fixed at both left and right ends to a support and suspended and supported in a U-shaped cross section. And an air supply means for inflating and contracting the air bag, the support being foldable. are doing.

[0007] In addition to the fact that the groove is formed of a band made of a flexible material and that the support is freely foldable, the bulk can be reduced by folding the support when not in use.

The support may be formed as a link so as to be freely foldable, or may be formed from an inflatable and contractible air bag.

When a support made of an air bag is used, it is preferable to provide a telescopic link mechanism and a telescopic link mechanism for reinforcement at the time of inflation.
In addition, it is preferable that a folding accelerating means for urging the support made of the air bag in the direction of contracting is provided.

[0010] The present invention also provides a belt body, which is made of a flexible material, is fixed to a support at both left and right ends and is suspended and supported in a U-shaped cross section, and receives a massaged part such as a leg or arm of a human body. An air bag located on the inner side of the band,
And air supply means for inflating and contracting the air bag.
Another feature of the support is that it has a winding means for winding and storing the band. By winding the band, a state without a concave groove can be obtained.

The plurality of supports are preferably formed as cantilevers which are interconnected only at one end thereof. In particular, it can be made compact, for example, when it is constituted by a pipe frame.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an example of an embodiment. The massage machine shown in FIG. 1 is for massaging the calves of both legs of a human body. The support 14 stands up almost in parallel. Then, each of the ends of the strips 3 made of a flexible material such as cloth or urethane mat are adjacent to each other.
It is fixed to the upper portions of the four and fourteen and is suspended so as to form a U-shaped cross section.

Air bladders 2 for massage are attached to the inner surface of the band 3, and these air bladders 3 are connected to air supply / exhaust means (not shown) having an air pump and an exhaust valve.

In this case, the band 3 suspended from the support 14 is in contact with the support 14 only at both ends thereof, and the other parts are in a state of being suspended in the air. For this reason, if the massaged part 9 (leg) is placed on the concave groove part 1 formed by the band 3 having a U-shaped cross section, the band 3 becomes the outer shape of the massaged part 9 due to its flexibility. Therefore, when the air bag 2 is inflated to apply a compression stimulus to the massaged portion 9 from the left and right, an appropriate stimulus can be given regardless of the thickness of the massaged portion 9 and the massaged portion can be massaged. A stimulus that wraps around the part 9 can be given.

In this case, the lower end of the support 14 for hanging the band 3 is slidably connected to the base 13 in the left-right direction, and is connected so that it can be rotated by 90 degrees. If the connecting portion of the lower end of the support 1 with the base 13 is slid while rotating the support 1 located on the left and right of the concave groove portion 1 in a direction to spread outward, as shown in FIG. The body 14 can be folded to overlap the base 13 so as to have a low volume. At this time, since the concave groove portion 1 is formed by the flexible band body 3 as described above, it becomes an obstacle to folding. Not even.

FIG. 2 shows another example. Here, the support 14 is formed of an inflatable and contractible air bag. When it is desired to perform a massage, the support 14 is expanded so that the band 3 can be suspended and supported, and when not in use, the air is removed from the support 14 and folded. 16 in the figure
Is an air supply / exhaust means for inflating and contracting the support member 14. The air pump in the air supply / exhaust means may be shared with the air pump in the air supply / exhaust means for the air bag 2.

When the support 14 made of an air bag is used, if the upper end of the support 14 and the base 13 are connected by a linking mechanism 17 of a radiating type, the support position of the band 3 at the time of massage varies. Can be prevented,
The loss due to the escape of the support position during the massage can be eliminated.

FIG. 4 shows another example of a link mechanism 17 for reinforcing the support 14 made of an air bag. As shown in FIG. 4, the link mechanism 17 has a central portion rotatable. While being connected, one end is rotatably connected to the base 13 and the upper end of the support 14, and the other end is connected to the base 1.
It is formed of two links slidably and rotatably connected to the upper end 3 and the support 14.

The reinforcement of the support 14 made of an air bag is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the telescopic mechanism 18 may be used. In this case, the support 14 is an air bag.
Is preferably located inside the telescopic mechanism 18.

In the case where the support 14 made of an air bag is used, it takes a long time to extract air and contract it. FIG. 6 is a view in view of this point, and shows a tension spring 1 which deflects air and biases the support body 14 in a folding direction.
9 is built in the support 14. As shown in FIG.
The folding operation can be promoted even when the exhaust pump 16 'is provided and forced exhaust is performed.

FIG. 8 shows another example. Here, one end of the band 3 is connected to a winding mechanism 5 built in the support 14, and when not in use, the band 3 is wound by the winding mechanism 5 so as to be suspended in a U-shaped cross section. The band 3 can be made flat. It is possible to shift to a state excellent in design without irregularities.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, when the supports 14 are connected at one end and the other end is a free end, in particular, when the support 14 is formed of a pipe frame,
The bulk as a whole can be made small and excellent in storability.

The winding mechanism 5 may be provided on a foldable support 14.

The shape of the portion of the support 14 to which the band 3 is attached is preferably a shape that follows the shape of the massaged part 9 of the human body. FIG. 10 shows an example of this case, and the shape is adapted to a leg (calf portion) that becomes thinner at the tip. Since the familiarity between the air bag 2 or the band 3 as a leg and the massaged portion 9 is improved, the response speed felt by the massaged portion 9 when the air bag 2 is inflated and deflated is improved, and the massage speed is also improved. The proportion of force transmitted to the massage section 9 will also increase

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the groove is formed of a band made of a flexible material and the support is freely foldable, the support can be folded when not in use. Thus, the bulk can be reduced, and the design when not in use can be enhanced, and the storage capacity can be increased because of the compactness.

Although it is easy to use the above-mentioned support which is formed as a link and is freely foldable,
When an air bag formed of an inflatable and deflated air bag is used, the air bag can be set in a used state by air supply by an air pump, so that the operation can be performed easily.

In the case where a support made of an air bag is used, if a stretchable link mechanism for reinforcing when inflated and a telescopic mechanism that can be stretched or contracted are provided, the support may be an air bag. Further, it is possible to prevent the support position of the band body from escaping during the massage and causing a loss in the massage operation.

Further, if the apparatus is provided with a folding accelerating means for urging the support made of an air bag in a direction for contracting, the support can be contracted and folded quickly.

Further, a belt made of a flexible material and fixed at both left and right ends to a support and suspended and supported in a U-shaped cross section, and a belt receiving the massaged part such as a leg or an arm of a human body. An air bag positioned on the inner side and air supply means for inflating and contracting the air bag, wherein the support is provided with winding means for winding and storing the band, By taking this, it is possible to achieve a state in which there is no concave groove portion, so that it is possible to improve the design when not in use.

Further, when the plurality of supports are formed as cantilever members which are interconnected only at one end thereof, a thin and compact one can be easily obtained. And so on.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a)
Is a front view, and (b) is a front view at the time of folding.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show another example, in which FIG. 2A is a front view, and FIG. 2B is a front view at the time of folding.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show still another example, in which FIG. 3A is a front view, and FIG. 3B is a front view at the time of folding.

FIG. 4 shows another example, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a front view when folded.

5A and 5B show still another example, wherein FIG. 5A is a front view and FIG.
Is a front view at the time of folding.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a different example.

FIG. 7 is a front view of another example.

FIG. 8 is a front view of another example.

FIG. 9 shows still another example, in which (a) is a front view and (b)
Is a plan view.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of another example.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Concave groove part 2 Air bag 3 Band 14 Support

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yukihiko Kitano 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture F-term in Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (reference) 4C100 AD02 BB05 CA14 DA08 DA10

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of support members provided at intervals, a belt body made of a flexible material and having both ends attached to the support members to form a U-shaped cross section, and a leg or arm of a human body. And an air supply means for inflating and contracting the air bag, the support being foldable. Massage machine. 2. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the support is formed as a link and is foldable. 3. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the support is formed of an inflatable and contractible air bag. 4. The massage machine according to claim 3, further comprising a telescopic link mechanism for reinforcing the support made of an air bag when the support is inflated. 5. The massage machine according to claim 3, further comprising an extendable telescopic mechanism for reinforcing the air bag when the support is inflated. 6. The massage machine according to claim 3, further comprising a folding accelerating means for urging the support made of an air bag in a direction for contracting the support. 7. A band made of a flexible material and fixed at both left and right ends to a support and suspended and supported in a U-shaped cross section, and the band receiving a massaged part such as a leg or an arm of a human body. A massage machine comprising: an air bag positioned on the inner surface side; and air supply means for inflating and contracting the air bag, wherein the support includes a winding means for winding and storing the band. . 8. The massage machine according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of supports are formed as cantilever members that are interconnected only at one end thereof.