JP2002159550A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and surely realize a treatment operation in a specified treatment position preferred by a person to be treated. SOLUTION: This massage machine comprises a treatment means 2 variable in the treatment position to a human body provided on a electric reclining chair. This massage machine further comprises a memory means 6 for storing the treatment position to the human body of the treatment means 2 and the reclining angle at the point of a specified operation time; and a control means 3 for reading the treatment position and reclining angle stored in the memory means and operating the treatment means in that position and at the reclining angle. The treatment position in the addition of a specified operation is added can be easily reproduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage machine, and more particularly to a massage machine provided with a treatment means in an electric reclining type chair.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a massage machine of this type, a treatment element of a treatment means incorporated in a backrest of a chair can be moved at least up and down to change a treatment position with respect to a back surface of a human body, and a program is previously programmed. It is possible to obtain an automatic course operation in which the treatment position is changed and the contents of the treatment operation are changed based on the contents.

The automatic course operation described above is a content for everyone, and it is difficult to deal with the differences in the taste of the user and the location of the stiffness.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006648 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-323066, the treatment position and the operation contents (operation time) in the automatic course operation can be changed.

[0004]

However, even in a massage machine capable of executing the above-described automatic course operation, the user can change the treatment position and select the contents of the treatment operation when the stiffness of a specific place is severe. In many cases, a manual operation for manually instructing is selected. In this case, it is possible to perform the desired treatment operation at the desired treatment position for the time required for the desired treatment operation.

[0005] Here, even if the user feels comfortable in a specific treatment operation at a certain treatment position, once the patient is moved to another treatment position, the treatment position cannot be returned to the previous treatment position. You have to do the fine operation of giving a manual instruction.

As shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 5-56131, when the operation switch is turned off during use, the combination of the treatment operation and the treatment position being performed at that time is stored and held, and then the operation switch is turned on again. When it is turned on, treatment may be started and continued with the same combination operation as the previous use, but there are cases where treatment is continued, but the above memory retention is at the time when the operation switch is turned off, and a comfortable treatment position is searched for When moving, the position earlier than the current position is preferable, and therefore, a request to return to the previous position cannot be satisfied.

Further, in the case where the treatment means is incorporated in the back of a reclining type chair, the position where the treatment element of the treatment means hits the human body changes with the reclining operation of the back. Even if the current treatment position can be stored and held by a specific operation, and it can be returned to the treatment position stored and held by a specific operation, the reclining angle of the back When it has changed, the treatment operation is not performed at the same treatment position.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a purpose thereof is to provide a massage machine capable of easily and reliably obtaining a treatment operation at a specific treatment position preferred by a user. To provide.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention relates to a massage machine provided with a treatment means for changing the treatment position on a human body in an electric reclining type chair. Storage means for storing the treatment position and the reclining angle, and control means for retrieving the treatment position and the reclining angle stored in the storage means and operating the treatment means at the position and the reclining angle. ing. The treatment position at the time of performing a specific operation can be easily reproduced.

When the treatment means is capable of performing a plurality of kinds of treatment operations, the storage means preferably stores the contents of the treatment operation in addition to the treatment position and the reclining angle. The treatment position preferably includes three positions of the treatment element in the treatment means, that is, the vertical position, the width direction position, and the strength direction position.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an example of an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, in this massage machine, a portion of the leg frame 10 near a lower end of a backrest 11 is pivotally supported. At the same time, an electric telescopic unit 15 is mounted between the seat 12 and the lower end of the backrest 11, and the backrest 11 reclines as the telescopic unit 15 expands and contracts. A footrest 13 having a built-in vibration unit 14 is mounted at a variable angle.

The treatment means 2 makes the vertical position of the treatment element 20 variable by moving up and down in the backrest portion 11 by self-running, and here, the distance (width) between the pair of treatment elements and The amount of protrusion of the backrest 11 to the front side is variable, and the strength of the treatment operation can be adjusted by changing the amount of protrusion. In addition, such a treatment means has a configuration shown in, for example, the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-323066, that is, the treatment position can be changed in the up-down direction and the width direction, and the strength is adjusted. Is possible,
Further, a treatment that can obtain “fir massage”, “beating massage”, and “back stretching massage” can be suitably used as a treatment operation, but is not limited to this configuration.

A drive unit 22 for causing the treatment means 2 to perform the above-described vertical movement, width change, strength adjustment, and various treatment operations, a reclining telescopic unit 15 and a vibration unit 14 for the footrest 13 and the like. Operates based on a command from a control circuit 3 composed of a microcomputer. The control circuit 3 is connected to an operating device 4 composed of a microcomputer as shown in FIG. An upper and lower sensor block 71 for detecting the vertical position of the means 2, a strength sensor block 72 for detecting the amount of protrusion, a width sensor block 73 for detecting an interval between the pair of treatment elements 20, 20,
5 is connected to a reclining sensor block 74 for detecting the amount of expansion and contraction (reclining angle), and is connected to a non-volatile memory (for example, an EEPROM) 6. Upon receiving the outputs of the sensor blocks 71 to 74, the control circuit 3 drives the drive unit 22 and the telescopic unit 15
Etc. are feedback controlled.

The operation device 4 is shown in FIG. The operation surface is divided into three parts.
And a stop switch 41, a switch 42 for turning on and off the vibration unit 14, and switches 43 and 4 for reclining.
A switch 45 for aligning the shoulder is arranged, and switches 46, 47, 48 for selectively starting the "upper body course", the "neck / shoulder course", and the "waist course" in the automatic course operation in the middle stage. Is arranged.

A switch group for manual operation is arranged in a lower stage, and "fir", "flap",
Switches 50, 51, 52 for selecting a treatment operation of "back stretching", switches 53, 54 for vertical position adjustment, and switches 55, 56 for width adjustment;
Switches 57 and 58 for adjusting the strength and switches 59 and 60 for adjusting the operation speed are provided, and a switch 61 for storing and a switch 62 for reproducing are provided. I have.

When the storage switch 61 is pressed, the control circuit 3 writes all parameters relating to the manual operation of the treatment means 2 and the reclining at that time into the memory 6. That is, the position of the treatment element 20 (up and down, width, strength), the contents of the treatment operation (fir, tap, back stretching), operation speed, and reclining angle are stored in the memory 6.
Write to. At this time, the position information and the reclining angle information are fetched from the above-described sensor blocks 71 to 74, and the contents of the treatment operation and the operation speed are fetched from the contents of instructions to the drive unit 22.

When the reproduction switch 62 of the operating device 4 is operated, the control circuit 2 reads out all the parameters relating to the manual operation and reclining of the treatment means 2 from the memory 6 and based on these parameters, the treatment means 2 and the telescopic unit. 15 is driven. That is, the treatment element 20 is positioned at the stored treatment position (up, down, width, strength), and the telescopic unit 15 is driven so that the reclining angle becomes the stored angle, and the stored treatment operation is performed. Is performed by the treatment means at the stored operation speed.

For this purpose, the treatment element 20 is manually operated.
If the user presses the storage switch 61 when he / she feels comfortable when adjusting the position or the like and performing massage, all parameters relating to the manual operation and reclining of the treatment means 2 at that time are stored. for,
Next, when the patient is moved to another treatment position and feels that the previous massage is more comfortable, simply pressing the reproduction switch 62 returns to the operation at the previous operation position. By using a non-volatile treatment device, a treatment operation performed at a treatment position on one day can be reproduced on another day. In this example, the width adjustment and the strength adjustment of the treatment element 20 are further performed. Indicates that the operating speed can be adjusted and that all parameters and reclining angles in the treatment means 2 capable of selecting a plurality of kinds of treatment operations can be stored and reproduced. Only some parameters including the vertical position of the child 20 may be stored and reproduced. However, in the case where a plurality of types of treatment operations can be selected, at least the contents of the treatment operation (whether fir or hit) are stored in addition to the above-mentioned vertical position. It is desirable to be able to memorize and store the movement of the back muscle to move the treatment element 20 up and down while attached to the back of the human body. In this case, the width position is stored as the minimum parameter instead of the above-mentioned vertical position. .

Also, a plurality of treatment positions and reclining angles (and treatment operations) can be stored individually, and these can be selectively called to set a massage machine. Of course, you can keep it. In this case, a plurality of comfortable treatment positions can be stored, and a plurality of users can store their favorite treatment positions.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the storage means for storing the treatment position and the reclining angle of the treatment means with respect to the human body at the time of a specific operation, and the treatment position and the reclining angle stored in the storage means are stored. Since it has a control means for calling and operating the treatment means at the position and the reclining angle, the treatment position at the time of applying a specific operation can be easily reproduced, and the reclining angle can also be improved. Simultaneously reproduced, the treatment position at the specific treatment position preferred by the user can be easily and reliably obtained without any deviation of the treatment position due to the difference in the reclining angle.

When the treatment means is capable of performing a plurality of kinds of treatment operations, the storage means stores the contents of the treatment operation in addition to the treatment position and the reclining angle, so that the treatment operation can be reproduced. .

Further, if the treatment positions that can be stored include the three positions of the treatment element in the treatment means, that is, the vertical position, the width direction position, and the strength direction position, the treatment position at the specific treatment position can be more accurately determined. The treatment operation can be reproduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the operating device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Treatment means 3 Control circuit 6 Memory

Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Shinji Tsutsui 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Person Ryo Makita 1048 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture F-term within Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A massage machine comprising a motorized reclining type chair provided with a treatment means capable of changing a treatment position on a human body, wherein a treatment position and a reclining angle of the treatment means on a human body at a specific operation time point are stored. A massage machine comprising: storage means; and control means for retrieving a treatment position and a reclining angle stored in the storage means and operating the treatment means at the position and the reclining angle. 2. The treatment means according to claim 1, wherein the treatment means is capable of performing a plurality of kinds of treatment operations, and the storage means stores the treatment operation contents in addition to the treatment position and the reclining angle. Massage machine. 3. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein there are three treatment positions: a vertical position, a width direction position, and a strength direction position of the treatment element in the treatment means.