JP2001224477A - Pillow for massage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pillow for massage to give a compression or finger pressure massage on neck or shoulder for relaxation and quiet sleep. SOLUTION: A neck tucking mechanism 2 that can be moved in central direction relative to both side positions of a neck is arranged on a pillow body 1 on which a heat is put. A pair of a finger pressing mechanisms on shoulder 3 that are capable of front and rear movement in the shoulder direction from both shoulder positions are co-arranged and constructed by passing through an air supply and exhaust mechanism 4 that supplies the neck tucking mechanism 2 and the finger pressing mechanism on shoulder 3 with a compressed air to enable desired compression or finger press massage on the treatment area on the neck or the shoulder.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a treatment element advancing / retreating mechanism which can move forward and backward at a neck and a shoulder so that acupressure massage and massage massage can be applied to a neck and a shoulder according to a practitioner's request. It is about a massage pillow that has been made.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a pillow in which a massage mechanism of this type is provided, there is a pillow in which a massage mechanism utilizing the expansion and contraction of an air bag is provided. An expansion / contraction member capable of contracting and a neck expansion / contraction mechanism capable of opposing expansion / contraction from both sides are provided at the center, and a supply / discharge mechanism capable of supplying / discharging compressed air to / from the expansion / contraction member and the neck expansion / contraction mechanism is connected. One that has been constructed and is capable of applying moderate pressure massage and massage massage to the head and neck has already been invented and developed.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional pillow can apply a suitable pressing massage or massage massage to the user's head and neck, so that it can be relaxed in a stressful society in recent years. The pillows of this type are not able to provide the most stiff shiatsu massages, although they can sleep comfortably with a massage.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and it is possible to apply a pressing massage to the head as needed and to adjust the height of the pillow body.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a massage pillow on the neck and shoulders that provides massage massage and shiatsu massage that can maximize the massage effect, and that provides a relaxing and restful sleep after the massage is applied. .

[0005]

The massage pillow of the present invention has the following configuration to achieve the above object. That is, the massage pillow according to claim 1 of the present invention has a pillow body on which a head can be placed, and a neck holding mechanism capable of relatively moving toward or away from the center of the neck from both sides of the neck or alternately moving relative to each other. It is characterized by comprising.

The massage pillow of claim 2 of the present invention
A pillow body on which a head can be placed is provided with a pair of shoulder acupressure mechanisms capable of moving back and forth from shoulder positions on both sides of the body in a shoulder direction.

[0007] The massage pillow according to claim 3 of the present invention further comprises:
It is characterized in that a control means for arbitrarily setting the forward and backward moving speeds of the neck holding mechanism and the shoulder acupressure mechanism is provided.

[0008]

The pillow according to the present invention has the following effects by adopting the above-described structure. Claim 1 of the present invention
Because the massage pillow is provided with a neck clamping mechanism that can move relatively to the center from both sides of the neck in the pillow body,
By simultaneously moving the pair of opposing contacting / separating members of the neck pinching mechanism, a massage can be repeatedly applied to the neck of the user, and the pair of opposing contacting / separating members of the neck pinching mechanism can be removed. By alternately moving forward and backward, or by moving only one of the facing contacting / separating members of the neck holding mechanism, a desired acupressure massage can be performed on the treatment section.

In the massage pillow according to the second aspect of the present invention, a pair of shoulder acupressure mechanisms capable of moving forward and backward in the shoulder direction from the shoulder positions on both sides are provided side by side on the pillow body. A desired acupressure massage can be performed on the treatment section by simultaneously or alternately moving the pair of partial acupressure mechanisms forward or backward, or by moving only one shoulder acupressure mechanism forward or backward.

Further, the massage pillow according to the third aspect of the present invention is provided with control means for arbitrarily variably setting the advance / retreat movement speed of the neck holding mechanism and the shoulder acupressure mechanism provided in the pillow body. Therefore, when these speed settings are increased, a massage that imparts a vibrator function to the neck and shoulders is performed, and when the speed setting is slightly increased, a massage that imparts a tapping function is performed. In addition, when the speed setting is slowed down, it is possible to perform a massage for giving the acupressure function.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The massage pillow of the present invention
This will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 3 are explanatory views showing an embodiment of the massage pillow of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a neck holding mechanism in the massage pillow of the present invention, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows one Example of the shoulder part acupressure mechanism in the massage pillow of this invention. 6 to 8 are block circuit diagrams showing control means of the massage pillow of the present invention.

That is, the massage pillow according to the first aspect of the present invention shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1 has a pillow portion main body 1 on which a head can be placed.
A neck holding mechanism 2 capable of relatively moving in the center direction from both sides of the neck is provided, and a supply / discharge mechanism 4 for feeding / discharging compressed air to / from the neck holding mechanism 2 is connected to the neck holding mechanism 2.

The pillow portion main body 1 has at least a pillow portion 11, but as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a rectangular shape (a circular shape or an elliptical shape) on which a back portion can be placed. good)
The base 12 is made of a resilient material so that the user can relax and maintain a supine position.
And a pillow portion 11 formed of a resilient material that can be placed so that the user can relax and hold the head while forming an outer shape that is slightly raised from the base portion 12. By forming the main body with 12 and the pillow portion 11, the weight of the back of the user lying on the base 12
The pillow portion 11 on which the head is placed can be maintained at a fixed position in a stable state without detaching from the head.

Although the outer shape of the pillow portion 11 is such that the neck position and the head position are set slightly higher as shown in the figure, it is sufficient that the pillow portion 11 has a height enough to house the neck holding mechanism 2. Any shape may be used as long as it can be slightly raised from the base 12.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the neck holding mechanism 2 is provided with upright plates 24, 24 provided on both sides of a central portion of the pillow body 1 at regular intervals so as to face each other. ,
Guide rails 25.2 laid between both standing plates 24
5 and guide rods 23 fitted on the guide rails 25 and sliding along the guide rails 25 are provided at the lower portion, and the outside thereof is formed in a bellows shape with a material such as nylon which does not leak air. And a pair of opposed contacting / separating members 21/21 which can be relatively moved by fixing a protruding ball 22 on the side thereof. The distribution tubes 26 are connected to each other, and the distribution tubes 26
26 and the supply / discharge mechanism 4 for inflowing / outflowing air therefrom are connected so as to communicate with each other.

Therefore, when the air supplied and discharged from the supply / discharge mechanism 4 flows in and out, the facing contact / separation member 2 is connected via the flow pipe 26.
1 can move forward and backward to apply massage massage or acupressure massage to the neck of the practitioner. When the two relative contact / separation members 21 are simultaneously expanded and contracted, the two opposed contact / separation members 21 -It is possible to repeatedly massage the neck of the practitioner interposed between the 21 and to apply a massage massage of a hand massage feeling to the practitioner. In the case of repeatedly applying acupressure to the neck of the practitioner interposed between the contacting / separating members 21 to apply acupressure massage to the practitioner in the sense of hand massage, and to alternately inflate and contract the two opposing contacting / separating members 21, Contact member 21.2
Acupressure massage can be applied alternately to the neck of the practitioner interposed between the two.

The supply / discharge mechanism 4 serves to supply / discharge compressed air to / from the neck expansion / contraction mechanism 2.
Are connected so that air can be supplied / discharged to / from each of the flow tubes 26/26 interposed so as to communicate with the opposed contact / separation members 21/21 of the neck expansion / contraction mechanism 2, respectively. The discharge mechanism 4 includes a drive unit 41 such as an air compressor for air supply and discharge, not shown, a microcomputer capable of adjusting the air supply and discharge order and the air supply and discharge speed, and a control device for controlling the same. An operation mechanism or the like that can arbitrarily set these is provided.

Although the supply / discharge mechanism 4 shown in the embodiment has been illustrated as being provided above the pillow portion 11 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, it is constructed so that it can be separately installed outside. Is also good.

In the above-described embodiment, the neck expanding / contracting mechanism 2 expands / contracts the facing contact / separation member 21 via the supply / discharge mechanism 4 and the flow pipe 26, and moves forward / backward. The configuration is not limited to this, and any configuration may be used as long as the opposed contact / separation members 21 and 21 move forward and backward.

Next, the massage pillow according to claim 2 of the present invention shown in the embodiment of FIG. 2 has a pillow body 1 on which a head can be placed.
A pair of shoulder acupressure mechanisms 3 which are arranged at both shoulder positions in the pillow portion 11 of the main body and are capable of moving forward and backward in the shoulder direction on the base 12 side are arranged side by side.

Here, the pillow body 1 and the supply / discharge mechanism 4
The example using the same thing as the above-mentioned example was shown.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3 is provided inside the pillow section main body 1 in parallel in a pair at the shoulder positions on both sides of the pillow section main body 1. Pillow body 1
Standing plates 34, 34 arranged side by side at shoulder positions on both sides of the vehicle
And a guide rail 35 laid between the standing plates 34
35, and a guide rod 33 which fits on the guide rail 35 and slides along the guide rail 35 at its lower portion. The outside is formed in a bellows shape with a material made of nylon or the like which does not leak air. And a pair of parallel sliding acupressure members 31 capable of moving in a retractable manner with a protruding ball 32 fixed thereto. The obtained distribution tubes 36 are connected to each other,
36 and the supply / discharge mechanism 4 for inflowing / outflowing air therefrom are connected in a communicating manner.

Therefore, the sliding acupressure member 31 is formed through the flow pipe 36 by the inflow and outflow of the air supplied and discharged from the supply and discharge mechanism 4.
Can move forward and backward to apply acupressure massage and vibration massage to the shoulder of the practitioner. It is possible to move these sliding acupressure members 31 and 31 at the same time, or to move them forward and backward alternately. It is possible to arbitrarily apply acupressure massage or vibration massage to the practitioner's shoulder in the sense of hand massage.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the shoulder acupressure member 3 is connected to the sliding acupressure member 3 via the supply / discharge mechanism 4 and the flow pipe 36.
Although the example in which the slider 1 is moved forward and backward by expanding and contracting is shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and any structure may be used as long as the sliding acupressure member 31 moves forward and backward.

In the massage pillow of the present invention shown in the embodiment of FIG. 3, a pillow body 1 on which a head can be placed is provided with a neck clamping mechanism 2 which can relatively move toward and away from the center of both sides of the neck in the center direction. In addition, a pair of shoulder acupressure mechanisms 3 capable of moving forward and backward in the shoulder direction on the base 12 side are provided side by side at both shoulder positions, and compressed air is supplied to and discharged from the neck holding mechanism 2 and the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3. The supply / discharge mechanism 4 to be obtained is communicated.

Reference numeral 5 in the figure denotes an expansion / contraction member provided at the center of the pillow portion 11 of the pillow portion main body 1 on which the head can be placed. The expansion / contraction member 5 expands / contracts vertically. In order to be able to perform this, it is connected to a supply / discharge mechanism 4 that can supply and discharge compressed air via a flow pipe 56.

The expansion / contraction member 5 can supply and discharge compressed air from the supply / discharge mechanism 4 appropriately to perform pressure massage, but can supply and hold constant compressed air. Therefore, it can also be used for setting the head height of the practitioner.

A massage pillow according to a third aspect of the present invention is the massage pillow according to the first or second aspect or both of the above functions, wherein the neck holding mechanism 2 and the shoulder shiatsu provided inside the pillow body 1 are provided. A control means capable of arbitrarily setting the forward / backward movement speed of the mechanism 3 is provided. The control means will be described with reference to block circuit diagrams shown in FIGS.

FIG. 6 shows the control of the supply / discharge mechanism 4 shown in FIG.
The relative movement speed of the neck holding mechanism 2 can be variably set as shown in FIG. 4. The operation of the switch S1 determines the supply / discharge speed of the supply / discharge mechanism 4 and controls this by a microcomputer. The data is transmitted to the circuit 6 (control means), and the output data received by the control circuit 6 is transmitted to the driving unit 41 of the supply / discharge mechanism 4, and the data of the driving unit 41 is used to control the neck clamping mechanism 2. The speed of the relative movement can be adjusted.

FIG. 7 shows the control of the supply / discharge mechanism 4 and FIG.
The moving speed of the reciprocating movement of the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3 can be variably set as shown in FIG. 2. The operation of the switch S2 determines the supply / discharge speed of the supply / discharge mechanism 4 and controls this by a control circuit by a microcomputer. 6 (control means), and outputs the output data received by the control circuit 6 to the supply / discharge mechanism 4
And the speed of the reciprocating movement of the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3 can be adjusted based on the data of the driving unit 41.

FIG. 8 shows the control of the supply / discharge mechanism 4 and FIG.
In the massage pillow provided with the neck holding mechanism 2 and the shoulder acupressure mechanism as shown in FIG. 1, the movement speed of both mechanisms can be arbitrarily variably set, and the supply / discharge mechanism is operated by operating the switch S1. 4. A control circuit 6 (control means) by a microcomputer, which determines the supply / discharge speed of 4
The output data received by the control circuit 6 is transmitted to the drive unit 41 of the supply / discharge mechanism 4, and based on the data of the drive unit 41, the speed of the relative contact / separation movement of the neck clamping mechanism 2 In addition, by operating the switch S2, the supply / discharge speed of the supply / discharge mechanism 4 is determined, and the data is transmitted to a control circuit 6 (control means) by a microcomputer and received by the control circuit 6. The output data obtained is transmitted to the drive unit 41 of the supply / discharge mechanism 4 so that the speed of the advancing and retreating movement of the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3 can be adjusted based on the data of the drive unit 41.

Therefore, in using the massage pillow of the third aspect, the moving speed of the neck holding mechanism 2 and the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3 provided in the pillow portion 11 of the pillow body 1 can be arbitrarily set. Since the control circuit 6 which can be variably set is provided, when these speed settings are increased by the switch S1 or the switch S2, the vibrator function is provided to the neck or the shoulder by the neck holding mechanism 2 or the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3. When a vibration massage is applied and the speed setting is slightly increased by the switch S1 or the switch S2, a tapping function is applied to the neck or the shoulder by the neck clamping mechanism 2 or the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3. Massage is given, and switch S1 and switch S
In the case where the speed setting is slowed down by 2, the neck holding mechanism 2 and the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3 can give a massage that gives a shiatsu function to the neck and the shoulder.

The speed of the neck holding mechanism 2 and the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3 controlled and adjusted by the control circuit 6 is set by a switch S.
1 and the switch S2, the distributing officer 26 of the neck clamping mechanism 2 and the distributing officer 36 of the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3, which are communicated with the driving unit 41 of the supply / discharge mechanism 4, are provided with 36 separately.
The neck holding mechanism 2 and the shoulder acupressure mechanism 3 can be used with different speed settings, so that the practitioner can adjust both mechanisms at will according to his / her preference.

[0034]

According to the massage pillow of the first aspect of the present invention, unlike the conventional pillow in which a proper pressing massage or massage massage can be applied to the head and neck, the head can be placed. The pillow portion main body is provided with a neck clamping mechanism capable of relatively moving toward and away from the center of the neck portion in the center direction or alternately moving in the center direction alternately, so that acupressure massage with the most stiffening effect can be performed. Therefore, by performing relative contact and separation movement, it is possible to perform appropriate pinching massage massage, pinching acupressure massage and pinching vibration massage to pinch the neck part, and by moving relative to each other alternately, the neck part alternately from both sides Shiatsu massage and vibration massage can be performed.

In the massage pillow according to the second aspect of the present invention, a pair of shoulder acupressure mechanisms capable of moving back and forth in the shoulder direction from both shoulder positions are arranged in parallel on the pillow body. By moving a pair of acupressure mechanisms simultaneously or alternately, or by moving only one shoulder acupressure mechanism back and forth, it is possible to perform acupressure massage, tapping massage, and vibration massage on the shoulder, which is desirable for the treatment section. Massage can be given.

Further, the massage pillow according to the third aspect of the present invention is provided with control means capable of arbitrarily and variably setting the advance / retreat movement speed of the neck holding mechanism and the shoulder acupressure mechanism provided inside the pillow body. Therefore, by variably setting these speed settings, it is possible to arbitrarily apply a tapping massage or a vibration massage to the neck and the shoulder in addition to the massage massage and the acupressure massage.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of a massage pillow of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of the massage pillow of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of the massage pillow of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of a neck clamping mechanism in the massage pillow of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of a shoulder acupressure mechanism in the massage pillow of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block circuit diagram showing control means of the massage pillow of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block circuit diagram showing control means of the massage pillow of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block circuit diagram showing control means of the massage pillow of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pillow part main body 2 Neck expansion / contraction mechanism 3 Shoulder acupressure mechanism 4 Supply / discharge mechanism 5 Expansion / contraction member 6 Control circuit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A massage pillow comprising a pillow main body on which a head can be placed, and a neck clamping mechanism capable of relatively moving in a central direction from both sides of the neck. 2. A pillow main body on which a head can be placed, and a pair of shoulder acupressure mechanisms capable of moving back and forth in a shoulder direction from shoulder positions on both sides of the main body. Massage pillow. 3. The massage pillow according to claim 1, further comprising control means for arbitrarily setting the forward and backward movement speeds of the neck holding mechanism and the shoulder acupressure mechanism.