JP2002065781A - Small water amount type waterbed massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small water amount type waterbed massage machine by which a machine is made to be slim and a water amount is saved. SOLUTION: A waterproof flexible film (6) for placing a person's body is spread on the upper opening (5) of a storage tub (2) filled with water, water is injected toward the waterproof flexible film (6) into the storage tub (2) and a nozzle (3) is arranged so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the storage tub (2) in a waterbed type massage machine in constitution. The small water amount type waterbed massage machine is characterized by providing a guide member (4) for changing the progress direction of injection water from the nozzle (3) into the short direction of the storage tub (2) in the waterbed type massage machine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a human body neck in a supine position,
The present invention relates to a low-water-volume water bed massager that massages a trunk and lower limbs by jet water pressure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
No. 93, which is composed of an upper opening, a waterproof flexible membrane, a water tank, a water bed, a water inlet, a water outlet, a pump, a nozzle arranged reciprocally in the longitudinal direction of the water tank and swingable in the transverse direction. A water bed type massage machine is disclosed.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional device is
In order to secure an appropriate massage stimulation range (= substantially shoulder width) in the lateral direction, the width of the water tank is increased and the amount of water is increased. That is, since the nozzle that opens upward is configured to rotate along the horizontal plane, there is a problem that the mechanism becomes wider than the human body massage stimulation range and the device becomes larger. In addition, from the viewpoints of maintainability, economy, and the like, there has been a demand for a water tank having a water storage capacity as small as possible and capable of reducing the amount of water.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned difficulties, and to provide a small-water-volume water bed massage machine in which the equipment is slimmed down and the amount of water is reduced.

[0005]

That is, according to the present invention, a waterproof flexible membrane (6) for carrying a human body is stretched over an upper opening (5) of a storage tank (2) filled with water. In (2), water is spouted toward the waterproof flexible membrane (6), and the storage tank (2)
In a water bed type massage machine configured by providing a nozzle (3) movably in the longitudinal direction of the storage tank (2), the advancing direction of the jet water spouted from the nozzle (3) is set in the short direction of the storage tank (2). A small-water-volume water bed massage machine characterized by providing a guide member (4) to be changed. In addition, the storage tank (2) has a short vertical cross section, the bottom width of which is smaller than the width of the upper opening (5), and / or the storage tank (2) has a horizontal cross section whose upper body rests. The lower limb placing part (27) has a narrower shape than the part (26).

[0006]

The storage tank according to the present invention is filled with water.
The human body on the waterproof flexible membrane 6 stretched over the upper opening 5 of the
The body is massaged by jet water pressure. The nozzle 3 provided in the storage tank 2 moves in the longitudinal direction of the storage tank 2 and jets water toward the waterproof flexible membrane 6. The guide member 4 changes the traveling direction of the jet water jetted from the nozzle 3 in the short direction of the storage tank 2.

[0007] The storage tank 2 is formed such that its bottom vertical section is narrower than the width of the upper opening 5 so as to reduce the water storage volume and save water to be used.

The horizontal cross section of the storage tank 2 is formed so that the lower limb rest part 27 is formed narrower than the upper body rest part 26 to reduce the water storage volume and save water to be used. .

[0009]

1, 2 and 3 show a small-water-volume type water bed massager 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
The low-water-volume water bed massage machine 1 includes a storage tank 2 that fills water, a nozzle 3 that is provided in the storage tank 2 and that is provided to be movable in a longitudinal direction (= front-back direction) of the storage tank 2, and that is ejected from the nozzle 3. And a guide member 4 for changing the direction of the jet flow to be made in the short direction (= left and right direction) of the storage tank 2.

A waterproof flexible membrane 6 for carrying a human body is stretched over the upper opening 5 of the storage tank 2.

The nozzle unit 7 includes a truck 9 having wheels 8 provided at a lower portion, and the nozzle 3 standing upright on the truck 9. The nozzle 3 jets water toward the waterproof flexible membrane 6 and is located below the human body riding in the storage tank 2 and is located on each of the right and left sides (= 2 spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the human shoulder).
) Left and right nozzles 3a and 3b.

A driven pulley 29 attached to the front of the storage tank 2 and a drive pulley 30 attached to the rear of the storage tank 2
The storage tank 2 is provided with a moving mechanism 32 comprising a moving motor 34 for supporting and rotating the drive pulley 30 and rotating, and an endless cable 31 extended over the two pulleys 29 and 30. The moving motor 34 is attached to the lower surface of the bottom wall 2a, and a motor shaft 35 is connected to the drive pulley 30 through the bottom wall 2a.

The endless cable 31 is fixed to an appropriate place of the carriage 9 with a fastener 35, and is pulled by the endless cable 31 by forward / reverse rotation of the drive pulley 30 so that the carriage 9 is moved to the bottom wall 2a of the storage tank 2. Reciprocate above.

The pump 10 is installed outside the wall of the storage tank 2, sucks the water stored in the storage tank 2 from the water intake port 11, pressurizes the water, applies it to the nozzle 3 via the flexible hose 12, and applies the water to the nozzle 3. This is to be ejected toward the waterproof flexible film 6.

The guide member 4 is referred to as a rudder plate type. The guide member 4 reciprocally changes the direction of the jet flow ejected from the nozzle 3 in the short direction of the storage tank 2. The front wall 2 b and the rear inner wall 2
A flat plate 14 is attached to a shaft 13 suspended from the shaft c.
More specifically, the guide member 4 includes left and right guide members 4a
4b, and the axis 13 is the left and right axes 13a and 13b,
Two are provided in the left-right direction.

The shaft 13 is continuously reciprocated by the variable mechanism 15, and the flat plate 14 is gradually reciprocated vertically and inclinedly. The variable mechanism 15 includes a rear inner wall 2 c of the storage tank 2.
And a small left and right gear 17, 18 provided on the inner surface of the rear inner wall 2c of the storage tank 2;
It consists of large right gears 19 and 20.

The left small gear 17 is connected to the motor 16, the large left gear 19 is engaged with the left side of the small left gear 17, and the left shaft 13a is connected to the left large gear 19.
The right small gear 18 meshes with the right side of the left small gear 17, and the right large gear 20 meshes with the right side of the right small gear 18. The left large gear 19 and the right large gear 20 rotate in opposite directions. In the figure, 28
Is the cover.

When using the embodiment, the storage tank 2 is filled with water and the waterproof flexible membrane 6 stretched over the upper opening 5 of the storage tank 2.
And the human body is supported by the flexible film 6. Storage tank 2
The nozzle 3 provided inside the storage tank 2 ejects water toward the waterproof flexible membrane 6 while moving in the longitudinal direction of the storage tank 2, and collides with the human body through the waterproof flexible membrane 6. Massage by stimulation.

The jet water is supplied to the plurality of nozzles 3
Collides with the inclined flat plate 14 existing above the water, and the jet water proceeds along the flat plate 14. The flat plate 14 is reciprocated between the vertical position and the inclined position to swing the direction of the jet water in the short direction of the storage tank 2.
Reciprocate the collision position.

The collision position of the jet water reciprocates between the central portion 6a and the left portion 6a of the waterproof flexible membrane 6, and between the central portion 6a and the right portion 6c. Further, the moving mechanism 33 is actuated to move the nozzle 3 from the neck of the human body to the foot. With the movement of the nozzle 3, the jet water reciprocates and moves through the waterproof flexible membrane 6 through the human body. The body collides between the neck and the foot, and massages the human body.

The vertical cross section of the storage tank 2 is formed such that the width of the bottom of the storage tank 2 is smaller than the width of the upper opening 5 so as to reduce the water storage volume. Furthermore, the horizontal cross section of the storage tank 2 is formed so that the lower limb mounting part 27 is formed narrower than the upper body mounting part 26 of the storage tank 2 to further reduce the water storage volume.

In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the variable mechanism 15 in the first embodiment is replaced with a spline shaft type rotary mechanism 21. Spline shaft type rotating mechanism 21
Are vertical plates 9a erected on the trolley 9, small left and right gears 17 and 18 provided on the vertical plates 9a, and large left and right gears 19 and 20.
And a spline shaft 22 suspended between the front wall 2 b and the rear inner wall 2 c of the storage tank 2, and a movement motor 23 existing outside the storage tank 2 and connected to the spline shaft 22.

In the second embodiment, the small left gear 17 is penetrated by the spline shaft 22 and can slide freely, but the rotation of the spline shaft 22 is transmitted. By the rotation of the left small gear 17, the right small gear 18 and the left and right large gears 19 and 20 are rotated, the guide member 4 is tilted to the left or right, and the direction of the jet water jetted from the nozzle 3 is changed. Changes gradually from directly above to the left or right, or gradually changes from left or right to right above.

Since the direction of the jet water changes as described above,
The impact stimulus of the jet water makes it possible to massage back and forth from the center of the back of the human body to the side of the back. In the second embodiment, the storage tank 2 has a cross section perpendicular to the short direction.
The width of the bottom is formed to be narrower than the width of the upper opening 5, and the horizontal cross section is formed such that the lower limb placing portion 27 that supports the lower limb of the human body is narrower than the upper body placing portion 26 that supports the upper body of the human body. Formed into
The amount of water is being reduced.

In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a flat plate 14 which is a component of the guide member 4 in the first embodiment is connected to a pipe 24.
And is referred to as a pipe type guide member. In the third embodiment, the jet water jetted from the nozzle 3 is
4 and the direction of the jet is adjusted. Therefore, with the tilt rotation of the pipe 24 and its return rotation, the direction of the jet water changes, and the massage part is moved from the center of the human body to the side, and further,
Can be changed from the side of the human body to the center.

[0026]

According to the present invention, a water bed type massage machine is provided with a guide member 4 for changing the traveling direction of the jet water jetted from the nozzle 3 in the short direction of the storage tank 2. In this configuration, since the direction of the jet water can be changed by the guide member 4 while the nozzle 3 is fixed, not only massage in the shoulder width direction is possible, but also the interval between the nozzles 3 (= the width of the nozzle unit 7 ) Can be narrowed, and thus the width of the storage tank 2 in the short direction can be narrowed, so that the amount of water is reduced and the size of the equipment is reduced, which is convenient.

Since the storage tank 2 according to the present invention has a vertical cross section in which the bottom width is narrower than the width of the upper opening 5, the water volume is further reduced, which is advantageous.

Further, since the storage tank 2 according to the present invention has a horizontal cross section in which the lower limb placing portion 27 is narrower than the upper body placing portion 26, the amount of water is further reduced, which is convenient. It is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view in a lateral direction of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a horizontal partial sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a lateral vertical sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a horizontal partial sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a horizontal sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view in a lateral direction of a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Storage tank 3 Nozzle 4 Guide member 5 Upper opening 6 Waterproof flexible membrane

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A waterproof flexible membrane (6) for carrying a human body is stretched over an upper opening (5) of a storage tank (2) filled with water, and a waterproof property is provided in the storage tank (2). In a water bed type massage machine configured to jet water toward the flexible membrane (6) and to provide a nozzle (3) movably in the longitudinal direction of the storage tank (2), A low-water-volume water-bed massager, comprising a guide member (4) for changing a traveling direction of jet water to be ejected in a short direction of a storage tank (2). 2. The storage tank (2) has a vertical cross section in the short direction, a bottom width smaller than a width of the upper opening (5), and / or a storage tank (2) having a horizontal cross section having an upper side. A low-water-volume water bed massage machine, characterized in that the lower limb placing part (27) has a narrower shape than the body placing part (26).