JP2001346843A - Air massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide comfortable air massage to the neck, shoulders or the like even in a lying posture. SOLUTION: In an air massager in which massagers 17 for massaging the neck and the shoulders are operated by expansion and contraction of an air bag 16, the mounting face 18a of a mounting portion 18 to which the massagers 17 are mounted is inclined with regard to the mounting face of the air massaging machine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air massager for massaging a neck, a shoulder and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional air pine surge machine, in order to massage a neck, a shoulder, and the like in a lying state, an air supply / exhaust device controls air supply / exhaust to apply a pressing force to a human body on a mat body. Some have been added.

[0003] As shown in FIG.
01 is provided with a plurality of airbags 102A to 102G. A pillow portion 104 is provided which is separated from the mat body 103 and supports the head of the human body. A neck airbag 106 for receiving air supply / exhaust from an air supply / exhaust device 105 is provided in a portion of the pillow portion 104 where the head of the human body touches. An air hose 107 detachably connected to the air supply / exhaust device 105 can be independently connected to each of these air bags 102A to 102G.

The air hose 107 is connected to the air bag 1.
02A to 102G and a bundle of thin hoses connected to the neck airbag 106. The hose 108 for the neck airbag of the neck airbag 106 and the air hose 107 is detachable.

[0005] The bundle of fine hoses is
5 are connected to a compressor via a rotary valve. The opening / closing of the supply / exhaust valve and the rotary valve is controlled by a control circuit.
The neck airbag housed inside the pillow body is inflated and contracted individually or simultaneously with the plurality of airbags housed in the mat body.

[0006]

However, in such a mat type massage machine, even if the neck portion is placed on the air bag, the air bag is located in the gap between the human body and the head, so that the air bag is large. Otherwise, there is a problem that the pressing force is not sufficiently applied and the inflation and shrinkage of the airbag is not sufficiently transmitted to the neck. That is, the massage machine is originally intended to push up the neck and shoulders to provide a sense of stretching, but the conventional one is monotonous and unsatisfactory in terms of bodily sensation.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a comfortable massage using air on the neck, shoulders and the like even in a sleeping position. Claim 3
According to the invention described in the fourth aspect, the inclination angle of the treatment element can be adjusted according to each body shape, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a uniform body feeling for anyone.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the treatment element for massaging the neck and shoulder is operated by an inflation and contraction of an air bag, and the treatment element is attached to the air treatment apparatus. The mounting surface of the mounting portion is inclined with respect to the mounting surface of the air massage machine.

According to the invention described in claim 2, in the air massage machine according to claim 1, the upper surface shape of the pressing portion of the treatment element may be inclined with respect to a mounting surface.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first or second aspect is provided.
In the air massage machine described above, an inclination angle of a mounting surface of a mounting portion to which the treatment element is mounted is variable.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the air massage machine according to the first, second or third aspect, the inclination angle of the mounting surface of the mounting portion to which the treatment element is mounted is made variable using an air bag. is there.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a pillow type air massage machine. The pillow-type air massage machine 10 houses an airbag (not shown) inside a pillow body 11, and the airbag and the air supply / exhaust device 12
Are connected by a connection hose 13. The pillow type air massage machine 10 is provided with
The air supply / exhaust control is performed, and the head rest 1 of the pillow body 11 is controlled.
The head of the human body is placed on 4 and a treatment element (not shown) that operates by inflating and deflating the airbag applies a pressing force to the neck and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mat body 15 has a head mounting portion 14, a pair of airbags 16, 16, and a mounting portion 18 to which a pair of treatment elements 17, 17 are mounted. The treatment element 17 is a fir ball 1 as a pressing portion.
7a and a pressing plate 17b provided with the firs 17a, and a mounting surface 18a on the upper surface of the mounting portion 18.
The treatment element 17 is rotatably mounted with an air bag 16 interposed between the pressure element 17 and the pressing plate 17b.

The pair of airbags 16 are airtight and formed in a flat shape made of a soft material. The airbag 16 is made of the same material as that of the airbag 16, but is connected by a band-shaped connecting body provided with a pair of mounting holes (not shown).

The mounting plate 20 has bearing portions 21 formed on both sides thereof by bending the edges thereof. As will be described later, the shaft 22 of the pressing plate 17b is prevented from coming off and held rotatably. To do so. The mounting plate 20 has a pair of mounting holes (not shown) at the center thereof.

The pressing plate 17b is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a rectangular through hole is formed at one end of the pressing plate 17b, that is, at the end opposite to the end where the fir ball 17a is formed. The pressing plate is made rotatable with respect to the mounting plate 20 by pivotally engaging the shaft 22 with the bearing portion 21 on the side on the edge side.

Next, the air bag 16 and the pressing plate 1
How to attach 7b to the mat body 15 will be described. First, the connection body of the air bag 16 is placed on the mat body 15 so that a pair of mounting holes (not shown) correspond to a pair of screw holes of the mat body (not shown),
Then, the mounting plate 20 is placed on the connecting body with a pair of mounting holes (not shown) corresponding to the mounting holes and the screw holes of the connecting body, and the connecting body is sandwiched between the mounting plate 20 and the end of the edge. I do.

When the mounting plate is placed on the connecting member, the shaft 22 of the pressing plate 17b is engaged with the bearing 21 of the mounting plate 20 so that the end of the mounting plate 20 can be engaged. Is inserted into the through hole, and the pressing plate 19 is placed on the airbag 16. In this state, the mounting plate 20 is mounted on the mat body 15 with the screws 23, so that the airbag 16 and the pressing plate 17b are mounted on the mat body 15.

At this time, the pressing plate 17b is rotatably held by the mounting plate 20 via the shaft 22 which rotatably engages with the bearing portion 21. The treatment element unit 24 includes the air bag 16, the fir ball 17 a, and the pressing plate 17.
b Consists of a mounting plate 20, a bearing portion 21, and a shaft 22,
These treatment element units 24 are attached to the mounting portions 18 with screws 23.
Attached to the mat body 15 attached with the pillow cover 25 made of cloth or synthetic leather or the like,
The said pillow type air massage machine is comprised.

Although not shown, the air bag 16 is provided with a supply / exhaust port for supplying / exhausting compressed air which is well-known in an air massage machine, and a connection hose 13 is connected to the supply / exhaust port. ing.

Also, inside the supply / exhaust device 12, compressed air supply means (not shown) for supplying a known compressed air, for example, a compressor, etc., compressed air ha supplied from the compressed air supply means, the connection hose ha 13 to the air bag 16.

When compressed air is supplied to the air bag 16, the air bag 16 expands as shown in FIG. With the inflation of the airbag 16, the pressing plate 17b moves around the shaft 22 in the direction in which the fir balls 17a approach each other, that is, in the direction sandwiching the neck and shoulder. Then, when the compressed air is exhausted, the compressed air moves in the opposite direction.

That is, the air bag 16 repeats inflation and contraction as the supply and exhaust of compressed air are repeated.
7b operates so as to repeat approach and separation in the direction of the arrow in the figure. Then, when the airbag 16 is inflated, the pressing plate 17b moves in a direction in which the fir balls 17a sandwich the treatment target such as the neck. At this time, a large moving amount of the rice ball 17a required to obtain a sufficient pressing force can be obtained.

(Second Embodiment) The same parts as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and different parts will be described. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the upper surface shape of the massage ball 30a, which is a treatment element, is changed to a pressing plate 30b.
Is tilted with respect to the mounting surface on which is mounted, and set high with respect to the direction of the head. Thereby, the massage effect of the neck and the like is improved while adjusting the position of the human body.

(Third Embodiment) The same parts as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and different parts will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a treatment element unit attachment plate 43 is attached to a bearing portion 41 provided on the attachment portion 18 of the mat body 15 via a shaft 42. The airbag 16 of the treatment element unit 24, the fir balls 17a,
The pressing plate 17b, the mounting plate 20, the bearing 21, and the shaft 22 are mounted by screws 23. An inclination angle adjusting means 44 for adjusting the inclination angle of the treatment element unit attachment plate 43 is provided on the attachment portion 18 and the treatment element unit attachment plate 43.

This operation will be described. The inclination angle of the treatment element unit attachment plate 43 can be set by operating the inclination angle adjusting means 44 for adjusting the inclination angle of the treatment element unit attachment plate 43. The angle of the mounting surface is adjusted according to the position of the patient, and massage can be performed. Thereby, a good massage can be performed, and adjustment according to each body shape can be performed, so that anyone can obtain a uniform bodily sensation.

(Fourth Embodiment) The same parts as those in the first to third embodiments described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and different parts will be described. 5 (a), (b),
As shown in (c), the head airbag 52 is housed in the main body case 51, a bearing 53 is provided on one side of the main body case 51, a shaft 54 is provided on the bearing 53, and the treatment element unit 24 is provided. Treatment unit mounting plate 43 with
Are rotatably mounted. The opposite side of the treatment element unit mounting plate 43 from the shaft 54 is placed on the head airbag 52.

The inclination angle of the attachment surface of the treatment element unit attachment plate 43 can be changed with the shaft 54 as a fulcrum, and the hardness of the pillow can also be adjusted according to the amount of compressed air supplied to the head air bag 52. it can.

This operation will be described. The compressed air is supplied to the head air bag 52 for adjusting the inclination angle of the treatment element unit mounting plate 43, and the height of the head air bag according to the supply amount is used to set the treatment element unit mounting plate 43 with the shaft 54 as a fulcrum. The inclination angle of the mounting surface can be set as desired, and the hardness of the pillow can be adjusted. That is, massage can be performed by adjusting the angle of the mounting surface according to the position of the patient. This will give you a good fir massage,
Adjustments can be made according to individual body shapes, and anyone can obtain a uniform bodily sensation.

(Fifth Embodiment) The same parts as those in the first to fourth embodiments described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and different parts will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, band-shaped attachment portions 61 are formed on both sides of the pillow case 25 that covers the pillow body 11 of the pillow-type air massage machine, and a magic tape (registered trademark) 62 is provided in the attachment portions 61. You can massage the neck and shoulders by fixing the back to the back with Velcro.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be variously modified at the stage of implementation without departing from the scope of the invention. Also,
The embodiments may be implemented in combination as appropriate as much as possible, in which case the combined effects can be obtained. further,
The embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, when an invention is extracted by omitting some constituent elements from all the constituent elements described in the embodiment, when implementing the extracted invention, the omitted part may be omitted by a well-known common technique. It is supplemented.

[0033]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is an object of the present invention to provide a comfortable massage using air on a neck, a shoulder, or the like even in a sleeping position. Further, in the inventions according to claims 3 and 4, it is possible to adjust the inclination angle of the treatment element according to each body shape, and to provide a uniform body feeling for anyone.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a pillow-type air massage machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pillow-type air massage machine of the embodiment with a pillow cover removed.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the present invention (a).
It is a perspective view (b) showing a fir ball.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a third embodiment of the present invention (a).
And it is a perspective view (b).

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention (a).
FIG. 3B is a side cross-sectional view illustrating an inflated state of the head airbag, and FIG. 3C is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a contracted state of the head airbag.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an appearance according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional mat type massage machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 16 ... Air bag 17, 30 ... Treatment element 17a, 30a ... Press part (fir ball) 17b, 30b ... Press plate 18 ... Mounting part 18a ... Mounting surface 20 ... Mounting plate 21 ... Bearing part 22 ... Bearing 24 ... Treatment element unit (Fir ball unit) 43 ... Treatment element unit mounting plate (Fir ball unit mounting plate) 52 ... Airbag for head

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An air massage machine for operating a treatment element for massaging a neck or a shoulder by inflating and deflating an air bag, wherein a mounting surface of a mounting portion on which the treatment element is mounted is placed on the air massage machine. An air massage machine characterized by being inclined with respect to the surface. 2. The air massaging machine according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the pressing portion of the treatment element is inclined with respect to a mounting surface of the mounting portion. 3. The air massaging machine according to claim 1, wherein an inclination angle of a mounting surface of a mounting portion to which the treatment element is mounted is varied. 4. The air massage machine according to claim 1, wherein an inclination angle of a mounting surface of a mounting portion to which the treatment element is mounted is changed by using an air bag. Machine.