JP2001070380A - Air massage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air massage apparatus which has an enough effect of rubbing. SOLUTION: With regard to an air massage apparatus which is provided with a plurality of air bags B1-B16 arranged along the longitudinal direction of a mat body and also arranged in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, a compressor 40 for supplying air, first and second rotary valves 41 and 42 and solenoid valves 43 and 44 which connect between the compressor 40 and the air bags B1-B16 for supplying air from the compressor 40 and switch the connection and a control circuit 50 which controls the first and second rotary valves 41 and 42 and the solenoid valves 43 and 44, a part of air charging time of adjacent air bags B1-B16 is lapped.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air massage apparatus having a mat body provided with a plurality of air bags.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known an air massager in which a plurality of rectangular airbags are arranged on a mat body and the airbags are sequentially expanded and contracted.

In such an air massage device, the whole body can be massaged by expanding and contracting the air bag in order from the foot to the shoulder or from the shoulder to the foot. It has become.

[0004]

However, in such an air massage device, the airbag is inflated and then contracted, but after this contraction, the next airbag is inflated. In addition, the moving speed of the wave formed by the expansion and contraction of the airbag is low. For this reason, there is a problem that a rubbing effect of rubbing the whole body by hand cannot be sufficiently obtained.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air massage device capable of sufficiently obtaining a rubbing effect.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a plurality of airbags arranged along the longitudinal direction of the mat body and arranged in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. An air supply device that supplies air, an air distribution device that communicates the air supply device with the plurality of airbags, supplies air to the airbags from the air supply device, and switches the communication. , A control device for controlling the switching of the air distribution device to sequentially supply air to a plurality of airbags, and wraps a part of the supply time of airbags adjacent to each other. It is characterized by having made it.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of air bags arranged along the longitudinal direction of the mat body and arranged in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, an air supply device for supplying air, and an air supply device for supplying air. An air distribution device that communicates the device with the plurality of airbags, supplies air from the air supply device to these airbags, and switches the communication, and a plurality of air distribution devices that controls switching of the air distribution device. An air massage device including a control device for sequentially supplying air to the air bag, wherein the supply of the next air bag is started simultaneously with the completion of the supply of one air bag.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the air distribution device includes a rotary valve for supplying air to odd-numbered airbags and a rotary valve for supplying air to even-numbered airbags. The switching operation time of the rotary valve is shorter than the air supply time of the other rotary valve.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the air distribution device includes a rotary valve for supplying air to odd-numbered air bags and a rotary valve for supplying air to even-numbered air bags. The switching operation time of the rotary valve and the air supply time of the other rotary valve are matched.

The invention of claim 5 is characterized in that the pitch of adjacent airbags is equal to or less than the width of the airbag.

The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the height of the body lift is reduced to 10 mm or less due to the expansion of the air bag.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an air massage device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The air massage apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a mat body 11, on which a pillow 12 is detachably mounted at one end (left end) and at the other end (right end). ) Has a mechanical part 13 formed therein.

The mat body 11 can be folded in two, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, and is provided with a belt 15 for fixing the feet to the mat body 11.
Can be fixed in a folded state, and the mat body 11 can be carried in a state where the mat body 11 is folded in two by a grip portion 16 provided on a side portion 11A of the mat body 11. A power cord 17 and a remote controller 18 are connected to a side 11A of the mat body 11. A power switch S is provided on the rear end face 11B of the mat body 11.
A panel 19 provided with 1 is attached.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the mat body 11 extends in the front-rear direction and is made of plastic cardboard.
And airbags B1 to B16 mounted on the airbags B13 to B16.
17, B18, a heater mat HM placed on the airbags B1 to B18, and a bag-shaped cover MC covering the base board 20, the airbags B1 to B16, the heater mat HM, and the like (see FIG. 1). ) Etc. The cover MC is made of brushed polyester or the like. In FIG. 8, MK denotes a heater mat 2
The cushion material MK is for preventing a heater wire (not shown) provided on the heater mat HM from giving a feeling of strangeness to the waist and the like.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a pair of metal side frames 21,
21 are attached at a predetermined distance from each other, and similarly,
A pair of metal side frames 22, 22 are also provided on the other side.
Are mounted at a predetermined distance from each other. The separation allows the mat body 11 to be folded in two.
The side frames 21 and 22 extend along side edges of the base board 20 of the mat body 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG.
The base 21A is formed to have an L-shaped cross section, and the L-shaped base 21A is fixed to the back surface of the base board 20 by screws N1. The same applies to the side frame 22, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Each of the side frames 21, 21, 22, 22 has a resin frame 23, 23, 23,
24, 24 are mounted respectively as side edge structures. The frames 23 and 24 are formed of molded articles (molded members) formed by molding a resin into a hollow. Concave portions (hose arrangement grooves) 23A, 24A (not shown) that are open to the left and right center sides of the mat body 11 are formed on opposite sides of the frames 23, 24, respectively. By providing the recesses 23A and 24A, the frames 23 and 24 have a U-shaped cross section.

The outside of the upper part of each of the frames 23 and 24 is formed in a large R-shaped curved surface. As a result, even if the feet are stepped on the frames 23 and 24, the feet do not hurt. Frames 23 and 24 are side frames 2
1, 22 and the side end portions of the base board 20 are fixed by a plurality of string-shaped insulok ties (binding members) 25. Each of the insulator ties 25 is connected to each of the holes 20 </ b> P provided on the base board 20. The insulated tie 25 may be in the form of a string or a band.

The insulated lock tie 25 partially closes the openings of the recesses 23A and 24A, and the air hose bundle HA (HB) disposed in the recesses 23A and 24A of each frame 23 and 24 has the recess 23A. , 24A. In addition, air hose bundle HA (HB)
Is in the recesses 23A and 24A, so that it will not be stepped on from above.

A rubber string 26 having elasticity is fixed to an end of the heater mat HM, and the rubber string 26 is attached to an insulation tie 25. this is,
The stress applied to the heater mat HM when the heater mat HM moves up and down due to the expansion and contraction of the airbags B1 to B18 is absorbed by the expansion and contraction of the rubber string 26, and the rubber mat 26 prevents the heater mat HM from shifting back and forth and right and left. Things.

A single side cushion member 27 is attached on the frames 23, 23 in order to reduce a hard feeling when touching the frames 23, 23 by hand. One side cushion member 27 is similarly attached to the frames 24, 24.

As shown in FIG. 12, the air bag B1 has a bag Ba that is long in the left-right direction and an air supply / exhaust port (air supply port) attached to an opening Bb provided at one end of the bag Ba. It has a tube 30 and a pair of attachment portions 31 provided on one side of the bag Ba. Each mounting portion 31 is formed with a pair of holes 31a. Other airbags B2 to B18
Has the same configuration and the same shape and size as the airbag B1.

The airbags B1 to B16 are mounted by fixing the mounting portions 31 to the base board 20 with screws or the like, and are arranged along the longitudinal direction of the mat body 11 as shown in FIG. , Are arranged side by side in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. Moreover, the directions of the airbags B1 to B16 are alternately turned to the opposite directions. The mounting pitch of each of the airbags B1 to B16 is set to be smaller than the width W of the airbag B, and a part of each of the airbags B1 to B16 overlaps with each other.

The L-shaped tube 30 attached to the mouth Bb of each of the airbags B1 to B16 is rotatable with respect to the mouth Bb. This is because the concave portion (not shown) of the L-shaped tube 30 is rotatable because it is aligned with the concave portion 32 of the mouth portion Bb.
3, the L-shaped tube 30 is prevented from coming off from the mouth Bb. The rotation of the L-shaped tube 30 causes the air bag B to rotate.
Absorbs the stress applied to the airbags B1 to B16 when the shrinkage of 1 to B16 is performed.

L at the mouth Bb of each of the airbags B1 to B16
As shown in FIG. 16, air hoses H1 to H1
One end of 6 is connected. These air hoses H1, H3 ...
The other end of H15 is provided on the mechanical part 13 of the mat body 11
Each of them is connected to an air supply port (not shown) of the rotary valve 41. The other ends of the air hoses H2, H4... H16 are respectively connected to air supply ports (not shown) of a second rotary valve 42 provided in the mechanical section 13 of the mat body 11.

The air hoses H1, H3,..., H15 are assembled together (or all depending on the location) to constitute the above-mentioned hose bundle HA, and are disposed in the recessed portion 23A of the frame 23, and the air hoses H2, H4,. Some (or all depending on the location) of H16 constitute the above-described hose bundle HB, and are disposed in the recess 24A of the frame 24. Since the number of sets of H1, H3... H15 (air hoses H2, H4... H16) differs depending on the location of the air hose bundle HA (HB), FIG.
1 to H18, the air hose bundle HA (H
B).

The airbags B17, B18 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the baseboard 20 in the left-right direction, and are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the other airbags B1 to B16. This airbag B17, B18
Corresponds to the position of the back of the human body in this embodiment, but may be arranged corresponding to the position of the waist of the human body.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14,
Attachments 31, 31 for airbag B17 and airbag B1
The eight mounting portions 31, 31 are overlapped. Then, the insulating ties 35 are attached to the holes 3 of the mounting portions 31, 31.
1a and 31a, and are inserted through holes (not shown) of the flexible fixing auxiliary plate 36. Both ends of the insulated tie 35 are joined together and fastened, and the airbags 17 and 18 are fixed to a portion of the base board 20 near the center in the left-right direction.
The fixing auxiliary plate 36 is mounted on the airbags B13 to B16. As shown in FIG. 15, a rear portion 37 </ b> A of a fixing plate 37 made of the same material as the fixing auxiliary plate 36 is fixed to a back surface of the fixing auxiliary plate 36 by an insulator tie 38.

The L-shaped tubes 30 of the airbags B17 and B18 are provided at the end opposite to the pillow 12. Therefore, L
The noise of the supply / exhaust sound generated in the character pipe 30 is far from the user's ear, and the noise is heard small.

The fixing plate 37 is moved forward from the rear portion 37A (FIG. 1).
Inclined portion 3 extending obliquely downward toward the left in FIG.
7B and a tip portion 37 extending forward from the inclined portion 37B.
C, the inclined portion 37B is disposed between the airbag B15 and the airbag B16, and the distal end portion 37C passes through the lower side between the attachment portions 31 and 31 of the airbag B16, and is screwed to the base board 20 by a screw N2. Has been fixed by.

As described above, the front end 37C of the fixing plate 37 passes under the airbag B16 between the mounting portions 31, 31, and the inclined portion 37B is disposed between the airbag B15 and the airbag B16. Therefore, the fixing plate 37 is prevented from restricting the expansion and contraction of the airbag B16, and the neck portion requiring a strong pressing force can be sufficiently pressed by the expansion of the airbag B16. Also,
The fixed plate 37 and the fixed auxiliary plate 36 are formed to be narrow and flexible, so that the expansion and contraction of the airbags B13 to B15 is minimized.

The mechanical part 13 of the mat body 11 is provided with a case (not shown), in which an air supply / exhaust device Q is provided. This air supply / exhaust device Q
As shown in FIG. 6, one compressor (air supply device) 40 as an air pump, two first and second rotary valves 41 and 42 as air switching means, and electromagnetic valves 43 and 44, And a circuit board 45. The circuit board 45 is provided with a control circuit (control device) 50 (see FIG. 16) for controlling the compressor 40, the first and second rotary valves 41 and 42, and the solenoid valves 43 and 44. Then, the first and second rotary valves 41 and 42 and the electromagnetic valve 43,
44 constitute an air distribution device.

As shown in FIG. 16, the compressor 40 communicates with a first rotary valve 41 via an electromagnetic valve 43 and communicates with a second rotary valve 42 via an electromagnetic valve 44.

The first rotary valve 41 has nine air supply ports 41a to 41h and 41i, and a rotating body (rotary valve) driven by a pulse motor (not shown). One end of each of air hoses H1, H3... H15, H17 is connected to the nine air supply ports 41a to 41h, 41i. The other ends of the air hoses H1, H3... H15, H17 are connected to airbags B1, B3. When the rotating body (not shown) of the first rotary valve 41 rotates, the air supply ports 41 a to 41 communicate with the electromagnetic valve 43.
h, 41i are sequentially switched. By this switching, the compressed air discharged from the compressor 40 is sequentially supplied to the air bags B1, B3,..., B15, B17 via the electromagnetic valve 43 and the air supply ports 41a to 41i.

The rotary body has air supply ports other than the air supply ports 41a to 41i communicating with the electromagnetic valve 43.
The airbags B1, B3,..., B17 communicating with the outside air via H3 and corresponding to the air supply ports communicating with the outside air are exhausted. For example, when the electromagnetic valve 43 is connected to the air supply port 41a by a rotating body, air is supplied to the air bag B1, the air bag B1 expands, and the other air bag B3 expands.
... B17 is exhausted.

The second rotary valve 42 has nine air supply ports 42a to 42h and 42i in the same manner as described above, and a rotating body (rotary valve) that is driven to rotate by a pulse motor (not shown). One end of each of air hoses H2, H4... H16, H18 is connected to the nine air supply ports 42a to 42h, 42i. The other ends of the air hoses H2, H4... H16, H18 are connected to airbags B2, B4. By rotating a rotating body (not shown) of the second rotary valve 42, the air supply port 42 communicating with the electromagnetic valve 44 is provided.
a to 42h and 42i are sequentially switched. By this switching, the compressed air discharged from the compressor 40 is sequentially supplied to the airbags B2, B4... B16, B18 via the electromagnetic valve 44 and the air supply ports 42a to 42i.

The rotary body has air supply ports other than the air supply ports 42a to 42i communicating with the solenoid valve 44.
The airbags B2, B4,..., B18 corresponding to the air supply ports that communicate with the outside air through the H4 are in the exhaust state. For example, when the electromagnetic valve 44 is connected to the air supply port 42a by a rotating body, air is supplied to the airbag B2, the airbag B2 expands, and the other airbag B4 is expanded.
... B18 is exhausted.

As shown in FIG. 17, the remote controller 18 has a power switch 51 on the operation unit 18A, an A course in which airbags (B1 to B16) to be shrunk move from foot to neck, and a movement from neck to foot. A course switch 52 for selecting any one of the B courses, a selection switch 53 for selecting a whole body, upper body, and lower body massage range, a twist switch 54 for selecting a twist mode, and a twist switch 55 for selecting a twist mode; Point switch 56 for selecting one of the airbags B1 to B16 and partial switch 57 for selecting four of the airbags B1 to B16
And a strength switch 58 for setting the strength of the massage,
Air bag B1 ~ B16 expansion range of 3 according to height
A changeover switch 59 for switching between stages and a heater switch 60 are provided.

Next, the operation of the air massage device configured as described above will be described.

First, when the power switch 51 is turned on, the compressor 40 is driven. Then, for example, when the course A is set by the course switch 52, the whole body is selected by the selection switch 53, and the rubbing mode is set by the rubbing switch 54, the electromagnetic valve 43 is opened and the airbag B1 is electromagnetically switched by switching the rotary valve 41. The valve 43 is communicated (at this time, the solenoid valve 44 is closed),
Air is supplied only to the airbag B1, and the airbag B1 expands.

Then, as shown in FIG. 18, the electromagnetic valve 44 is opened at the time t1 in the middle of the air supply period (air supply time) T1 of the airbag B1, and the airbag B2 is electromagnetically connected to the airbag B2 by switching the rotary valve 41. Is communicated with the valve 44,
Air is supplied to the airbag B2 and the airbag B2 expands.

When the air supply period T1 ends at the time point t2, the rotating body of the first rotary valve 41 is rotated, the electromagnetic valve 43 is closed, and the air supply to the air bag B1 is stopped. During the rotation of the rotary body of the first rotary valve 41, all the airbags B1, B3,..., B17 are communicated with the outside air, so that the airbag B1 is exhausted during this rotation. After the switching of the first rotary valve 41 is completed, that is, at a time t3 in the middle of the air supply period (air supply time) T2 (= T1) of the airbag B2, the electromagnetic valve 43 is opened. The bag B3 is communicated and the air bag B3 is inflated. When the solenoid valve 43 is in communication with the airbag B3, the other airbags B1, B5,..., B17 are communicated with the outside air, so that the exhaust of the airbag B1 is continued.

When the air supply period T2 ends at time t4, the rotating body of the second rotary valve 42 is rotated, the solenoid valve 44 is closed, and the air supply to the air bag B2 is stopped and the air is supplied. The exhaust of the back B2 is performed. After the switching of the second rotary valve 42 is completed, that is, at the time t5 in the middle of the air supply period T1 of the airbag B2, the solenoid valve 44 is opened, and the solenoid valve 44 and the airbag B4 are communicated, and the airbag B4 is opened. Is inflated. At this time, the other airbags B2, B6... B16 are exhausted.

Thereafter, these operations are repeatedly performed, and the airbags B1 to B16 are sequentially expanded and contracted after the expansion, so that waves are formed by the shrinkage of the airbags B1 to B16. This wave moves from the foot toward the neck. The mounting pitch of each of the airbags B1 to B16 is set smaller than the width of the airbag B, and a part of each of the airbags B1 to B16 overlaps with each other, so that the wave moves smoothly.

By the way, according to this embodiment, after the airbag B is contracted, the next airbag B is not expanded, and the airbag B1, B3,. Since the air supply period T2 of B4... B16 is partially overlapped, the moving speed of the wave is considerably high. Therefore, a rubbing effect of rubbing the whole body by hand can be sufficiently obtained.

The air supply time T1 of each air bag B
Is set so that the height at which the body is lifted when the airbag B is inflated is 10 mm or less, a weak rhythmic stimulus can be given to the entire body, and the healing power can be further increased.

According to this embodiment, the first and second
The switching operation of the rotary valves 41 and 42 is performed for periods T3 and T4 (=
This is done within T3). That is, the time of the switching operation of the first and second rotary valves 41 and 42 is set to the periods T3 and T4.
The first and second rotary valves 41 and 42 can be on standby so as to be able to shift to the next air supply operation, so that the air supply operation can be quickly shifted to. Can be. Further, since the switching operation of the first and second rotary valves 41 and 42 is performed during the air supply periods T3 and T4, the loss at the time of switching between the first and second rotary valves 41 and 42 is eliminated, and the air is reduced. The speed of shrink-prevention of the backs B1 to B16 can be increased.

Further, the first and second rotary valves 41, 4
2 and the electromagnetic valves 43 and 44 constitute an air distribution device, so that the configuration of the air distribution device is simplified.

Next, when the above-mentioned drag mode and twist mode are set, after the airbags B15 and B16 are contracted, the solenoid valve 43 is opened and the solenoid valve 44 is closed, so that the first rotary By switching the valve 41, air is supplied to the airbag B17. At this time, the rotating body of the second rotary valve 42 is composed of all the airbags B2, B4,.
8 is rotated and moved to a position where it becomes exhaust.

When air is supplied to the airbag B17, the airbag B17 expands. The expansion of the airbag B17 causes the body of the user to rotate toward the airbag B18, while the airbag B18 is exhausted by the weight of the user.

The air bag B17 is inflated by air supply, and its air supply time is equal to the air supply period T in the push mode.
1, Airbag B1 because it is set longer than T2
7 is inflated to the maximum. In addition, air bag B1
In 7, the center side of the mat body 11 is fixed, so that the free side of the airbag B17 expands greatly. As a result, the upper body is greatly twisted toward the airbag B18. After this expansion, the electromagnetic valve 43 is closed, the electromagnetic valve 44 is opened, and the air is supplied to the airbag B18 by switching the second rotary valve 42. At this time, the rotating body of the first rotary valve 41 is moved to a position where all the airbags B1, B3,.

The air bag B18 is also inflated to the maximum in the same manner as described above. Since the center side of the mat body 11 is fixed, the free side of the air bag B18 is greatly expanded, as described above. The upper body is twisted greatly to the opposite side.

After that, the mode enters the rubbing mode, and the rubbing mode and the twisting mode are repeatedly performed.

FIG. 19 shows a time chart of the second embodiment. According to the second embodiment, the period T6 between the air supply periods T1 of the air bags B1, B3,.
This is the same as the supply period T2 of B16. Even in this case, the moving speed of the wave formed by the shrinkage prevention of the airbags B1 to B16 can be increased.

In the above-described embodiment, the first and second rotary valves 41 and 42 are used. However, a plurality of solenoid valves are used to supply and exhaust air to and from the airbags B1 to B18. You may.

[0056]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since a part of the air supply time between adjacent air bags is wrapped, the air bags are formed by expansion and contraction of the air bags. The moving speed of the wave can be considerably increased, and therefore, a rubbing effect of rubbing the whole body by hand can be sufficiently obtained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the supply of the next airbag is started simultaneously with the completion of the supply of the airbag, so that the movement of the wave formed by the expansion and contraction of the airbag is performed. The speed can be increased, and a rubbing effect of rubbing the whole body by hand can be sufficiently obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the air distribution device includes a rotary valve for supplying air to odd-numbered airbags and a rotary valve for supplying air to even-numbered airbags. Since the time of the switching operation of the rotary valve is shorter than the air supply time of the other rotary valve, loss at the time of switching the rotary valve is eliminated, and the speed of expansion and contraction of the air bag can be increased, and the air can be increased. The moving speed of the wave formed by the expansion and contraction of the back can be increased, and therefore, a rubbing effect of rubbing the whole body by hand can be sufficiently obtained. Further, since the rotary valve is used, the configuration of the air distribution device is simplified.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the air distribution device includes a rotary valve for supplying air to odd-numbered air bags and a rotary valve for supplying air to even-numbered air bags. Since the time of the switching operation of the rotary valve and the air supply time of the other rotary valve are made to match, loss at the time of switching the rotary valve is eliminated, and the speed of expansion and contraction of the air bag can be increased. The speed of the wave formed by the expansion and contraction of the airbag can be increased,
The rubbing effect of rubbing the whole body by hand can be sufficiently obtained. Further, since the rotary valve is used, the configuration of the air distribution device is simplified.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the pitch of adjacent airbags is equal to or less than the width of the airbag, so that the wave formed by expansion and contraction of the airbag can smoothly move. can do.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the height of the body is reduced to 10 mm or less by inflation of the air bag, so that a weak rhythmic stimulus can be given to the entire body, and the healing can be further improved. Power can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an air massage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the air massage device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state where the mat body is folded in two.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the folded mat body is fixed by a belt.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state when the mat body shown in FIG. 4 is carried.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the mat body without a cover and a heater mat.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the mat body shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the mat body without a cover.

9 is a side view of the mat body shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of a frame.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an attached state of a frame.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing an airbag.

FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged view of the mat body shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing an airbag attached to a fixing plate auxiliary plate.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement relationship between a fixing plate and an airbag.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the air massage device.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a remote control device.

FIG. 18 is a time chart showing an air bag supply period.

FIG. 19 is a time chart showing an air supply period of an air bag according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Mat body 40 Compressor 41 First rotary valve 42 Second rotary valve 43 Solenoid valve 44 Solenoid valve 50 Control circuit B1 to B16 Air bag

Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Toshio Arakawa 43, Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside the Hadano Plant, Toshiba Tec Co., Ltd. ) Inventor Satoru Oshita 43 Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa F-term in Hadano Plant, Toshiba Tec Corporation (reference) 4C100 AA00 AD02 BA02 BA05 BB05 BC12 BC13 BC14 CA15 DA04 DA05 DA08 DA10 EA13

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of air bags arranged along a longitudinal direction of a mat body and arranged in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, an air supply device for supplying air, the air supply device and the plurality of air bags. An air distribution device that communicates with an air bag to supply air from the air supply device to these air bags and switches the communication, and a plurality of air bags is controlled in sequence by controlling the switching of the air distribution device. What is claimed is: 1. An air massage device comprising a control device for supplying air, wherein a part of the supply time of an air bag between adjacent air bags is wrapped. 2. A plurality of air bags arranged along the longitudinal direction of the mat body and arranged in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, an air supply device for supplying air, the air supply device and the plurality of air bags. An air distribution device that communicates with an air bag to supply air from the air supply device to these air bags and switches the communication, and a plurality of air bags is controlled in sequence by controlling the switching of the air distribution device. An air massage device comprising a control device for supplying air, wherein the supply of air to one airbag is started at the same time as the supply of air to one airbag is completed. 3. The air distribution device comprises a rotary valve for supplying air to odd-numbered airbags, and a rotary valve for supplying air to even-numbered airbags. 3. The air massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the time is shorter than the air supply time of the other rotary valve. 4. The air distribution device includes a rotary valve that supplies air to odd-numbered airbags, and a rotary valve that supplies air to even-numbered airbags, and a switching operation of one of the rotary valves. The air massage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the time of (1) and the air supply time of the other rotary valve are matched. 5. The air massage device according to claim 1, wherein the pitch between adjacent air bags is equal to or less than the width of the air bags. 6. A body lift height of 10 mm or less due to inflation of an air bag.
An air massage device according to claim 5.