JP2001258975A - Foot-massaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new foot-massaging apparatus. SOLUTION: A leg is received with a receiving section 10 for the knee back and a receiving section 20 for the ankle. Then, respective receiving sections 10 and 20 are rocked with a vibration-adding mechanism wherein parallel links or normal links, or the like, are driven with a motor through an eccentric cam. Respective receiving sections 10 and 20 are formed of cores 11 and 21 made of a hard resin, and thick flexible resin films 12 and 22 which cover the cores 11 and 21 under a separated state from the cores 11 and 21. In this case, a massaging is efficiently performed since the leg receiving sections are provided for two sections of the knee back F1 and the ankle F2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a foot massager.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various health-oriented products such as health foods and health appliances are gaining in popularity. The foot massage device to which the present invention is applied is one of them.

[0003] The massage device usually includes a receiving portion for supporting the foot and a vibration applying mechanism for vibrating the receiving portion. When the foot is placed on the receiving portion, the receiving portion is vibrated by the vibration applying mechanism. This gives the feet a massage effect.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a novel foot massager having a basic structure as described above.

[0005]

Therefore, the massage device of the present invention is provided with two portions, one for receiving the sole of the knee and the other for receiving the ankle, on one foot as the receiving portion of the foot,
It was possible to receive the knees and ankles at the same time to massage.

[0006] By doing so, it is possible to simultaneously massage the part from the ankle to the sole of the knee (calf etc.) in the part receiving the ankle and the part from the sole to the thigh in the part receiving the knee sole. So efficient.

If the receiving portion is formed of a core portion of a hard member which is directly subjected to vibration from the vibration applying mechanism and a flexible film body which covers the core while being separated from the core, The core receives vibration directly from the vibration applying mechanism, but the membrane covering it is separated from the core, so it has a relationship like a human bone and skin, and the membrane is between the foot and the core. Although pinched, when the core vibrates, the membrane can move freely with respect to the core and the foot, so that the vibration of the core is transmitted to the foot softly.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are perspective views of the apparatus as viewed from the front side and the rear side, respectively, each of which is depicted with a cover C placed thereon, and shows a part of the internal mechanism with a partial cross section. .

This apparatus has a thick base 1 made of a casting as shown in FIG.
The base plate 3 formed of a thin iron plate is disposed in parallel with the base plate 3. On the base plate 3, a receiving portion 10 for the sole of the knee, a receiving portion 20 for the ankle, and a vibration applying mechanism for vibrating them are arranged as receiving portions for the feet. Base 1
Resin pads 4 are attached to the four corners of the bottom surface to prevent the surface on which the device is placed from being damaged and to absorb the vibration of the device to prevent noise during operation.

Next, a description will be given of the foot receiving portion and a vibration applying mechanism for the receiving portion. As described above, this device is provided with two receiving parts 10 for the sole of the knee and a receiving part 20 for the ankle as the receiving parts of the feet. First, the receiving part 10 of the sole of the knee will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the receiving portion 10 on the back of the knee forms a thick plate-like body, and a recess 10a on the surface of which a portion on the back of the knee can be placed is formed in the longitudinal direction. It is formed symmetrically. As shown in FIG. 3, the receiving portion 10 on the back of the knee includes a hard resin core 11 and a thick soft resin film 12 covering the core 11 in a state separated therefrom. The receiving portion 10 at the back of the knee is connected to a vibration applying mechanism for swinging the receiving portion 10 at the center of the lengthwise center of symmetry. This vibration adding mechanism is a link mechanism described below. This will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG.
A parallel link that operates in the vertical plane, and the lower side is fixed.
The joint 31 is fixed along the upper surface of the base plate 3, and
Inverted triangular connection plate in the center of the side of the upper side facing
32 are attached. The upper surface of this connection plate 32
A receiving portion 10 on the back of the knee is attached. And that
Connection plate 32 and a motor M for driving the parallel link₁
Transmission T₁Output shaft S₁Are connected by the connecting rod 33
Have been. The continuous transmission T of the connecting rod 33 ₁Output
Axis S₁The end attached to the
Force axis S₁And as shown in FIG. 4A,
Motor M₁Is rotated, the connecting rod 33 moves in the longitudinal direction.
A reciprocation is made, and the left and right opposing joints 35a, 3
5b swings right and left, so the receiving part 10 on the back of the knee also moves left and right.
It swings.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. As shown in FIG.
Is a downwardly convex curved plate having a curvature approximately along the average ankle diameter of an adult. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), this curved plate also has a hard resin core 21 covered with a thick soft resin film 22 separated therefrom, as shown in FIG. is there. On the underside of this curved plate,
A mounting portion 23 for mounting to a vibration applying mechanism described below is integrated. The mounting portion 23 has a semicircular groove 23 substantially along the diameter of the round bar on the lower surface thereof for mounting on a horizontal round bar 43 of the vibration applying mechanism described below.
a is provided in a direction perpendicular to the mounting direction of the ankle. Holding the receiving part 20 of the ankle as described above,
Next, the vibration applying mechanism of the receiving portion of the ankle which gives vibration thereto will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, a pole 42 is mounted on a cylindrical body 41 erected on the base plate 3.
Is inserted in the upper part of the pole 42.
Is horizontally mounted so as to penetrate horizontally. The round bar 43 is a pole 42 at the center position in the longitudinal direction.
And the pole 42 and the round bar 43 form a T-shape. The ankle receiving portion 20 is mounted on the round bar 43 at a symmetrical position about a center position intersecting the pole 42. Ankle receiving part 20
As shown in FIG. 5B, the round bar 43 is sandwiched between the mounting portion 23 and the part 24 of the pair, and the two are fastened with screws 25 to fix them. Similar to the mounting part 23, the pair of parts 24 is provided with a semi-circular groove 24a along the diameter of the round bar for holding the round bar 43 therebetween.

Further, in this device, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, a sole receiving portion 50 is also attached to the outside of the receiving portion 20 of each ankle. Receiving part 50 of sole
The receiving parts 20 and 10 of the ankles and the soles of the knees do not adopt the double structure formed of the hard resin cores 21 and 11 and the soft resin films 22 and 12 covering the cores, but the feet are provided on the surface. It is formed of a single hard resin plate provided with a plurality of projections 51 for stimulating the pot.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pawl 42 is supported by a bearing 44 in a cylindrical body 41 into which the pawl 42 is inserted, and is rotatable around its axis without play. A part of the peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 41 has an opening 45 to the outside. Through this opening 45, a horizontal projection 46 protruding from the peripheral surface of the pole 42 inserted therein is used to receive an ankle. Link mechanism 60 for applying vibration to section 20
(See the following FIGS. 2 and 7).

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the link mechanism 60 is attached via the eccentric cam 62 to the output shaft S ₂ of the other end continuously variable transmission T ₂ of the motor M ₂ of the connecting rod 61 and which, by rotation of the motor M _2, and the eccentric cam 62 is rotated, the connecting rod 61 reciprocates in the longitudinal direction. As a result, the connecting rod 61 is
Is rotated about its axis. As shown in FIG. 7A, the round bar 43 attached to the pole 42 rotates about the pole 42 as a rotation axis in a horizontal plane, and the ankle attached thereto. And the receiving members 20 and 50 on the soles swing in the directions indicated by arrows in the figure. This is the receiving part 2 of this ankle
A link mechanism 60 that applies vibration to zero.

The above is the configuration of this device and its operation.
In the figure, L ₁ and L ₂ are continuously variable transmissions T ₁ and T ₂
Adjustment lever. A thick rubber 47 is interposed at a connecting portion between a connecting rod 61 for rotating the pole 42 of the receiving portion 20 of the ankle and a horizontal projection 46 on the peripheral surface of the pole. It is common to intervene, but this absorbs extra vibration when the connecting rod 61 reciprocates.

[0019] In use of the device, as shown in FIG. 8, the basic use of the massage by placing the knee back F ₁ and ankle F ₂ of both feet receiving portions 10, 20 of the respective two locations is a form, always knee back F ₁ and ankle F ₂ a need not be carried out by placing the same time, may be performed by placing the only ankle F _2, also knee receiving portion 10 of the knee back not part of the back F _1, may be performed massage desired portion by placing the like calf portion.

The difference between this device and the conventional foot massager is that, as described above, the receiving portion of the foot is provided for the two portions of the sole of the knee and the ankle, and the width of the posture at the time of performing the massage is widened. The point is that massage can be performed efficiently.

[0021]

As described above, the foot massager of the present invention is provided on one foot as a receiving portion for supporting the foot.
There are two parts, one to receive the sole of the knee and the other to receive the ankle, so that the massage can be performed by receiving the sole of the knee and the ankle at the same time. Since the portion from the back of the knee to the thigh can be massaged at the same time in the portion receiving the back of the knee, the efficiency is high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus of this embodiment as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same as viewed from the rear side.

3 (a) is a perspective view showing a receiving portion on the back of the knee, and FIG.
2A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

4 (a) shows a configuration and an operation view of a receiving portion on the back of the knee and a vibration adding mechanism thereof, and FIG. 4 (b) is a side sectional view of FIG. 4 (a).

FIG. 5 (a) shows a side sectional view of a receiving portion of an ankle,
(B) is a perspective view showing an attachment specification of a receiving portion of an ankle.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a partial configuration of a vibration adding mechanism of a receiving portion of an ankle.

7A is a configuration diagram of a receiving portion of an ankle and a vibration adding mechanism thereof, and FIG. 7B is a diagram illustrating an operation thereof.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a use state of the massage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 3 Base plate 10 Receiving part on the sole of the knee 20 Receiving part on the ankle 30, 60 Link mechanism 33, 61 Connecting rod 50 Receiving part on the sole of the foot F _{1 Under the} knee F ₂ Ankle

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A foot receiving portion, and a vibration applying mechanism for vibrating the receiving portion, wherein the receiving portion is vibrated by the vibration applying mechanism in a state where the foot is placed on the receiving portion, and a massage effect is applied to the foot. A foot massager adapted to give a foot, as the receiving part of the foot, provided on one foot, two parts of a part to receive the sole of the knee and a part to receive the ankle, the knee sole and the ankle Foot massager characterized by being able to receive and massage at the same time. 2. The receiving portion is formed of a hard core portion which is directly vibrated by the vibration applying mechanism, and a flexible film body which covers the core portion while being separated from the core. The foot massager according to claim 1, characterized in that: