JP2002165852A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage machine capable of easily realizing various massage stimulations including a finger pressure stimulation. SOLUTION: A treating bar 8 is supported by the hole 510 of a front surface panel 51 and the hole 91 of a guide member 9. An indirect treater 10 is driven by an indirect treater extruding direction driving actuator for extruding it forward and an indirect treater hitting actuator for vibrating it back and forth. Accompanying the movement of the indirect treater 10, the treating bar 8 is projected or moved back from the hole 510 of the front surface panel 51 along the guide member 9. The indirect treater 10 is movable to an optional position inside a treating unit 5 by an indirect treater horizontal direction movement feed screw 14 or the like. The treating unit 5 is also movable along the backrest of a massage chair.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage machine for performing massage treatment on a human body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional massage machine performs treatments such as rubbing and hitting with a fir ball. That is, it is configured to give a stimulation of "fir" by the operation of pinching the fir ball, "hitting" by vibrating the fir ball in the arc direction, and "sliding" by moving the fir ball in the vertical direction.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional massage machine, the intensity of the stimulus can be changed by changing the projection amount of the fir ball, but the irritation due to the shape of the fir ball or the locus of the movement of the fir ball is not. Since it could not be changed,
There were the following problems.

[0004] Since the movement direction and the stimulus rhythm of the locus of the treatment element are constant, it is not possible to treat the strength of the stimulus and the movement of the treatment element according to the symptom or site.

The operating direction and the stimulus rhythm of a tapping stimulus to the human body are constant, and the stimulus is monotonous.

[0006] Since the tapping operation is realized by the treatment element connected by the link mechanism, the swinging motion includes a vertical motion component.

[0007] Acupressure stimulation in which a stimulus is applied to a treatment portion in a vertical direction cannot be performed.

[0008] The number of treatment elements that come into contact with the human body is fixed, and the stimulation is monotonous.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to easily realize a variety of massage stimuli including acupressure stimuli. The object is to provide a massage machine.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a massage machine for performing massage treatment on a treatment part of a human body, comprising a massager acting on the treatment part. A treatment element guiding means for guiding the movement of the treatment element along a straight line in a direction substantially orthogonal to the treatment section; and a treatment element guided by the treatment element guiding means, separated from the treatment section. Driving means for moving from the set position to a position acting on the treatment target part.

[0011] This makes it possible to apply a vertical stimulus such as acupressure stimulus. Also, by using a plurality of such treatment elements, various three-dimensional treatment trajectories can be realized, so that a variety of massage stimuli can be easily realized. Also, by controlling the driving means,
The user can freely set a constant massage along the human body or a massage in which only a specific part is strengthened.

[0012] The driving means is provided separately from the treatment element, and is configured to act on the treatment element in contact with the treatment element on the side opposite to the treatment section, and to move the operation section to the treatment section side. It is preferable to provide an operating portion driving means for moving the moving portion.

With this arrangement, the massage stimulus can be applied to a plurality of locations at the same time by arranging a plurality of drive units including the action unit and the action unit drive unit. Further, since a complicated mechanical mechanism is unnecessary, the weight and weight of the massage mechanism can be reduced.

[0014] The treatment element supporting means for supporting the plurality of treatment elements, and an action section moving means for moving the action section and the action section driving means with respect to the support means may be provided.

[0015] In this way, massage stimuli can be applied to various parts of the human body.

Further, the driving means may have a function of moving the treatment element by fluid pressure.

[0017] Further, the treatment element may include the driving means corresponding to each of the treatment elements.

This makes it possible to perform finer drive control of the treatment element.

Further, the treatment element is arranged symmetrically with respect to a virtual center line corresponding to the center line of the user's body during use, and the driving means is driven symmetrically with respect to the virtual center line. You may.

Further, a pressing force detecting means for detecting a pressing force of the treatment element acting on the treated portion, and a moving amount of the treatment element for controlling a moving amount of the treatment element based on a detection result of the pressing force detecting means. And control means.

In this way, the user can freely set the intensity of the massage.

Further, a pressing force detecting means for detecting a pressing force applied to the treatment portion of the treatment element, and position information of a user's body with respect to the massage machine is detected based on the detection result of the pressing force. It is preferable to include a body position information detecting means and a treatment element movement control means for controlling movement of the treatment element based on the position information of the body.

By doing so, the shape of the human body (shoulder position,
The position of the scapula, the width of the back, the position of the backbone, etc.) can be detected, so that an appropriate massage for the human body can be realized. Here, the movement of the treatment element includes, in addition to the movement in the direction substantially perpendicular to the treatment section, the movement of the treatment element acting on the treatment section by replacement when a plurality of treatment elements are arranged. In this case, the moving direction and the moving range can be controlled as the movement control of the treatment element.

A fluid bag, which is provided between the treatment element and the treatment portion, accommodates fluid in a fluid-tight manner and expands and contracts by supplying and discharging the fluid, and controls a fluid amount in the fluid bag. And a fluid amount control unit that performs the control.

In this way, the stimulus intensity can be adjusted by the stimulus buffering function of the treatment element according to the amount of fluid in the fluid bag. Examples of such a fluid include gas and liquid such as air and water, but are not limited thereto.

The treatment element may be provided with an urging means for urging the treatment element in a direction opposite to the treatment portion.

In this way, when the driving force for moving the treatment element toward the treatment element does not act on the treatment element, the treatment element can always be returned in a direction away from the treatment section.

Further, the massage machine has a seat on which a user sits, a backrest on which a user rests, and a leg on which a leg is placed, and at least one of the seat, the backrest, and the leg. The treatment element may be arranged.

As described above, when the present invention is applied to a chair-type massage machine, it can be applied to various parts. For example, the treatment elements are arranged at various positions such as the entire backrest, the entire backrest and the seat, the entire backrest and the seat and the entire leg, the entire seat and the leg, or the entire seat or the entire leg. can do.

Further, the massage machine has a backrest portion on which a user rests, a movable treatment unit having at least the treatment element and treatment element guide means, and the treatment unit is moved along the backrest portion. And a treatment unit moving means.

Further, the massage machine may have a floor surface on which a user lies, and the treatment element and the treatment element guiding means may be provided on the floor surface.

As described above, the present invention can be applied to a bed-type massage machine. At this time, for example, the treatment is performed at various positions such as the entire portion corresponding to the back, the entire portion corresponding to the back and buttocks, the entire portion corresponding to the back and buttocks and the legs, the entire portion corresponding to the buttocks and the legs, and the portion corresponding to either the entire buttocks or the entire legs. A child can be placed.

[0033]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on the illustrated embodiment.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a frame structure of a massage chair 1 as a massage machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Since the supporting structure of each part, the exterior member such as the cushion, the supporting legs, and the like can be configured in the same manner as a known massage chair, the description is omitted.

The massage chair 1 has a frame structure in which the leg frame 3 and the backrest frame 4 are swingably supported with respect to the seat frame 2. A treatment unit 5 that can move up and down in the direction of the back muscles is provided on a backrest frame 4 that supports the backrest.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the backrest frame 4 of the massage chair. The treatment unit 5 is moved up and down in the longitudinal direction of the backrest frame (in the direction of the back muscles) by the treatment unit up / down feed screw 6. At the lower end of the backrest frame 4, a treatment unit vertical lifting power source 7 is arranged, and the treatment unit vertical lifting feed screw 6 is rotationally driven. The treatment unit up-and-down elevating power source 7 includes a motor and a speed reducer including a gear, a pulley, a belt, and the like that reduce the rotation of the output shaft of the motor and transmit the driving force. FIG. 3 is a front view of the treatment unit 5 in which the treatment unit moving means is constituted by the treatment unit vertical lifting feed screw 6 and the treatment unit vertical lifting power source 7. A plurality of treatment rods (treatment elements) 8, 8... Are symmetrically arranged on a rectangular front panel 51 that is long in the horizontal direction. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the treatment unit 5 in a lateral direction (transverse direction of the backrest frame). FIG. 5 shows a driving mechanism of the indirect treatment element, and FIG. 6 shows a moving mechanism of the indirect treatment element. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a main part of the massage machine 1.

The front panel 51 is provided with a hole 510 through which the treatment rod 8 enters and exits. Behind the front panel 51, a guide member (treatment element guiding means) 9 having a plurality of cylindrical holes 91 for guiding the treatment rod 8 is provided. The treatment rod 8 has a bottomed cylindrical shape whose one end on the front side is closed. The front end portion 81 of the treatment rod 8 is formed in a substantially hemispherical curved surface. A disc-shaped flange 82 is provided at a predetermined position in the axial direction of the treatment rod 8 so as to protrude radially outward. The hole 91 of the guide member 9 includes two portions having different inner diameters in the front-rear direction (the vertical direction in FIG. 4). The front side of the hole 91 is a large-diameter portion 910 having an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the flange of the treatment rod 8, and the rear side is smaller than the outer diameter of the flange 82 of the treatment rod 8 outside the cylindrical portion of the treatment rod 8. The small diameter portion 911 is larger than the diameter, and the large diameter portion 910 and the small diameter portion 91 are formed.
1 and an end face 912 in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the hole 91.
Is formed. Hole 5 in front panel 51
The inner diameter of the treatment rod 8 is also set smaller than the outer diameter of the flange 82 of the treatment rod 8, and the movement of the treatment rod 8 in the front-rear direction is regulated by the rear surface 511 of the front panel 51 and the end surface 912 of the step. The rear side of the treatment rod 8 and the guide member 9 is hollow, and serves as a movable space for the indirect treatment element 10. Here, as a material of the treatment rod 8, for example, POM (polyoxymethylene) or the like can be used, but it is not limited to this. Here, the front panel 51 and the guide member 9
Constitute the treatment element support means.

The indirect treatment element 10 includes a spherical crown-shaped action portion 10.
0, and a working shaft 101 protruding from the center on the back side of the working portion 100. The indirect treatment element 10 is supported by an indirect treatment element supporting portion 11 housed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing. The indirect treatment element support portion 11 is provided with an indirect treatment element pushing direction drive actuator 12 for pushing the indirect treatment element 10 forward and an indirect treatment element striking actuator 13 for vibrating the indirect treatment element 10 in the front-rear direction. A helical spring 102 is wound around the operation shaft 101 of the indirect treatment element 10, and serves to buffer the force acting on the treatment rod 8 projecting from the front panel 51 by the indirect treatment element 10 projecting to the front side. In addition, the indirect treatment child support 11
Is the longitudinal direction of the treatment unit 5 (the direction perpendicular to the back muscle)
A hole through which a round bar-shaped indirect treatment element lateral guide 141 slidably penetrates, and an indirect treatment element lateral guide 14
1 and 141 has a feed nut portion that is screwed to the indirect treatment element lateral movement feed screw 14 that is arranged in parallel with the feed screw 14. The indirect treatment element support portion 11 also includes a feed nut portion 23 which is screwed to an indirect treatment element vertical movement feed screw 15 which is similarly arranged in the short direction (direction along the back muscle) of the treatment element unit 5. Sliding parts 24, 24 through which the treatment element vertical guides 151, 151 are inserted are also provided. With the indirect treatment element lateral movement feed screw 14 and the indirect treatment element vertical movement feed screw 15, the indirect treatment element support 11 can move the back side of the treatment rod 8 in parallel with the front panel 51.
As will be described later, the treatment unit is provided with driving sources 16 and 17 including a motor for driving the indirect treatment element vertical movement feed screw 15 and the indirect treatment element lateral movement feed screw 14 and a reduction gear. Here, as a material of the indirect treatment element 10, for example, polyacetal can be used,
Not limited to this. Here, the indirect treatment element 10, the indirect treatment element pushing direction driving actuator 12 and the indirect treatment element tapping actuator 13 constitute driving means of the treatment element, and the indirect treatment element pushing direction driving actuator 12 and the indirect treatment element tapping actuator 13 operate. It also constitutes the unit driving means. In addition, the indirect treatment element lateral movement feed screw 14, the indirect treatment element vertical movement feed screw 15, and the drive source 1
Reference numerals 6 and 17 constitute the action section moving means.

As shown in FIG. 5, the indirect treatment element support 11
An indirect treatment element knocking actuator 13 is disposed above the inside, and an indirect treatment element pushing direction drive actuator 12 is disposed below the inside. Indirect treatment child tapping actuator 13
Is formed of a solenoid, and a sleeve 132 having a substantially cylindrical shape and a coil wound therearound is provided inside the case.
And a plunger 131 that slides through a hole formed inside the sleeve. Plunger 1
Reference numeral 31 is provided integrally with the operating shaft 101 of the indirect treatment element. The base 133 at the lower end of the plunger 131 is exposed outside the case, and the spring 103 is wound around the outer periphery. Further, a large-diameter flange 13 is provided at an end of the base 133.
4 are formed. The position of the plunger 131 is adjusted by upper and lower springs 102 and 103. The pulsed current is applied to the solenoid to strike and drive the indirect treatment element 10. The indirect treatment element pushing direction drive actuator 12 uses the pushing action shaft 121 to move the motor 127 (FIG. 6).
Reciprocally in the axial direction by the gear 122 driven to rotate by the rotation of the gear 122. The pushing action shaft has a cylindrical shape, and a threaded portion 1210 with a female thread is provided between the front end 1211 and the rear end 1212, and a large-diameter flange-shaped stopper is provided at the end of the rear end 121. 1214 are formed. The push-out operation shaft 121 includes plate-like support members 125 and 12.
6 are supported so as to be reciprocally movable in the axial direction. Bearings 123, 12
4 is provided with a bearing. When the motor 127 is rotated to rotate the gear 122, the thread of the screw portion 1210 meshing with the gear 122 is driven in the axial direction (vertical direction in FIG. 5). Front end surface 1213 of extrusion action shaft 121
Is in contact with the flange 134 of the base 133 of the indirect treatment element striking actuator, and pushes out and drives the indirect treatment element 10 via the plunger 131.

As shown in FIG. 6, the indirect treatment element support portion 1
1, 1 1, the feed screw 14 and the indirect treatment element horizontal guides 141 and 141 are supported by the indirect treatment element vertical movement unit 22. The motor 1 serving as a drive source for driving the feed screw 14 is provided in the indirect treatment element vertical movement unit 22.
7 is also arranged. Indirect treatment element vertical movement unit 2
2 has a feed nut portion 23 screwed to a feed screw 15 driven by a motor 16 which is a driving source for the longitudinal movement of the indirect treatment element, and an indirect treatment element longitudinal guide 151, 1.
The sliding parts 24, 24 through which the 51 is inserted are arranged.

As shown in FIG. 7, an indirect treatment element vertical drive actuator comprising an indirect treatment element vertical movement feed screw 15 and its drive source 16, an indirect treatment element lateral movement feed screw 14 and its drive source 17 are provided. Indirect treatment element lateral drive actuator, indirect treatment element pushing direction drive actuator 12, and indirect treatment element knocking actuator 1
3 is provided with a control circuit 18 including a CPU, a memory, and the like for controlling the CPU 3. The control circuit 18 controls each actuator based on an instruction input by the user using the remote controller 19, thereby realizing a desired treatment operation. With such a configuration, a complicated mechanical mechanism is not required, and the treatment unit can be reduced in weight and noise.

FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the treatment rod 8 and the indirect treatment element 10. The massage machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes one of the above-described indirect treatment elements 10 on the left and right of the treatment unit 5. The left and right indirect treatment elements 10 can be controlled independently, but are normally controlled to move symmetrically as shown in FIG. The action portion 100 of the indirect treatment element 10 indicated by a broken line includes a plurality of treatment rods 8a, 8b, 8c, and 8d (four in each of the left and right directions in FIG. 8). b, etc.), and the treatment sticks 8a, 8b, 8 that the indirect treatment element 10 contacts.
Only c and 8d are pushed out of the front panel. Since the indirect treatment element 10 is configured to be movable in the horizontal and vertical directions by the feed screws 14 and 15, the indirect treatment element 10 can be moved in any desired vertical and horizontal directions as indicated by arrows.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the indirect treatment element and the treatment rod when performing the fir operation. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9A, the indirect treatment element 10 moves symmetrically in the left-right direction according to the arrow so as to draw a long elliptical locus in the horizontal direction. Since only the treatment stick with which the indirect treatment element 10 contacts is pushed out, the treatment stick 8 shaded in FIG. 9B is pushed out while being alternately changed according to the arrow as the indirect treatment element 10 moves.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the indirect treatment element 10 and the treatment rod 8 when performing a back muscle stretching massage operation. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10A, the indirect treatment element 10 is moved in accordance with the arrow to the left and right indirect treatment elements 10, 1.
When 0 goes upward, they move substantially linearly so that they approach each other, and when they go downward, they move away from each other. The trajectory of the indirect treatment elements 10 during the movement may be a curve instead of a straight line. Since only the treatment rod 8 that the indirect treatment element 10 abuts is pushed out, the treatment rod 8 shaded in FIG. 10B is pushed out while alternately following the arrow as the indirect treatment element 10 moves.

As described above, since the treatment rod 8 moves only in the vertical direction with respect to the front panel 51, the treatment section disposed along the front panel 51 is subjected to the stimulation in the vertical direction such as the acupressure stimulation. Application becomes possible. In addition, by using a plurality of treatment elements 8, various three-dimensional treatment trajectories can be realized, so that a variety of massage stimuli can be easily realized. Also, by controlling the amount of protrusion of the treatment rod 8,
The user can freely set a constant massage along the human body or a massage in which only a specific part is strengthened.

In the above description, the treatment unit 5 having the treatment bar 8 is provided on the backrest, but may be provided on the seat or the footrest. As shown in FIG. 11, the treatment rod 8 is placed on the floor 21 of the bed type massage machine 20.
May be arranged symmetrically with respect to the spine direction. Further, as described above, the number of indirect treatment elements 10 is not limited to one each for the left and right sides, and a plurality of indirect treatment elements may be provided. If a plurality of indirect treatment elements are provided, a massage stimulus can be applied simultaneously to a plurality of locations.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 12 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
It is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a part of treatment unit 5 of the massage machine which concerns on embodiment.

The massage machine according to the present embodiment is the same as the massage machine 1 according to the first embodiment except for the method of supporting the treatment rod 8, and a description of the same components will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 12, a helical spring (biasing means) 30 is wound around the outer circumference of the distal end portion of the treatment rod 8 housed in the large diameter portion 910 of the guide member 9. Spring 30
Is the flange 82 of the treatment rod 8 and the rear surface 51 of the front panel 51.
1 is held in a compressed state. When the indirect treatment element 10 that has pushed the treatment rod 8 retreats or moves to another position, the flange 52 of the treatment rod 8 is always returned to the initial position where the flange 52 of the treatment rod 8 is pressed against the end face 912 of the step by the biasing force of the helical spring 30. It is supposed to.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 13 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
It is a horizontal cross-sectional view of a part of the treatment unit of the massage machine which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the massage machine. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In the massage machine according to the present embodiment, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a pressure-sensitive element (pressing force detecting means) 32 is attached to the distal end of the treatment rod 8. The signal lines 321 and 322 of the pressure-sensitive element 32 are connected to a control circuit (treatment element moving amount control means,
Human body position detecting device 3 provided in the treatment element movement control means)
3 is connected. The human body position detecting device (body position information detecting means) 33 can be constituted by arithmetic processing means such as a CPU and a memory.

The pressure (pressing force) at which the treatment rod 8 contacts the human body can be detected by the pressure-sensitive element 32. By controlling the amount of protrusion of the treatment rod 8 based on the detected pressure, treatment with a constant strength can be performed regardless of the position of the treatment target portion. In addition, treatment with a desired strength can be performed. Further, by calculating the amount of protrusion of the treatment rod 8 so that the detected pressure becomes constant, the height of the human body with which the treatment rod 8 contacts the front panel 51 of the treatment unit 5 can be detected. By performing such height detection sequentially or at regular intervals in each part of the human body while moving the treatment unit 5, the vertical position from the shoulder to the waist of the human body can be automatically determined, and the massage position can be controlled. . Similarly, by automatically determining the width of the back and the position of the scapula, buttocks, or legs, the amount of protrusion of the indirect treatment element 10 at each position and the indirect treatment element 10 are determined based on this position information. , The moving direction, the moving range, etc.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 15 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which shows some structures of the treatment unit 5 of the massage machine which concerns on embodiment. FIG. 16 is a block diagram of the massage machine. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 15, in the massage machine according to the present embodiment, an air cylinder assembly 40 is disposed behind the guide member 9 of the treatment unit 5. The air cylinder assembly 40 includes a plate-like member 401 parallel to the front panel 51.
Has a structure in which a plurality of air cylinders 402 are formed. The air cylinder 402 has a bottomed cylindrical shape with an open front side, and an air circulation hole 4022 is opened in the bottom 4021. The outer periphery of the open side end 4023 of the air cylinder 402 is fitted to the inner periphery of the open side 82 of the treatment rod 8, and is slidable along the air cylinder 402. An air pipe attachment portion 4024 is formed by projecting the periphery of the air flow hole 4022 rearward in a cylindrical shape.
The inner periphery of the air tube 41 is fitted and attached to the outer periphery of the tube 24. As shown in FIG. 16, the other end of the air pipe 41 is connected to an air supply / exhaust device, and the air supply / exhaust device 43 is controlled by the control circuit 18. Further, by providing the pressure sensor 44 in the air cylinder 402, it is possible to detect the pressure at which the treatment rod connected to each air cylinder 402 comes into contact with the human body. Here, the air cylinder 40
2. Driving means is constituted by the air sending / discharging device 43 and the air pipe 41.

(Fifth Embodiment) FIG. 17 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the principal part of the massage machine which concerns on embodiment. The same components as those in the first embodiment and the fourth embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

The massage machine according to the present embodiment is the same as the massage machine according to the first embodiment except for the driving structure of the treatment rod 8 in the pushing direction.

As shown in FIG. 17, in the present embodiment, each treatment rod 8 is driven in the treatment rod pushing direction driving actuator 12.
Is provided. As such an actuator, for example, in the configuration of the treatment unit 5 shown in FIG. 15, air may be individually sent and exhausted to and from the air cylinder 402 connected to each treatment rod 8.

In this way, since the treatment rods 8 can be individually driven, a more variety of massages can be realized by controlling the amount of protrusion for each treatment rod 8.

(Sixth Embodiment) FIG. 18A is a side view showing the structure of a massage machine 60 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 18B is a perspective view of the same. FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the massage machine 60. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In this embodiment, the backrest frame 4
Airbags 61, 62, 63 capable of inflating and contracting air in a gas-tight manner are arranged on the front side of the airbag. The air bags (fluid bags) 61, 62, and 63 are connected to air pipes 65, 66, and 67 connected to an air supply / exhaust device 64 to supply and discharge air. The air supply / exhaust device 64 is connected to the control circuit (fluid amount control means) 18, and the airbag 61,
The amount of air in 62 and 63 can be adjusted. One or more airbags may be used.

When the airbags 61, 62, 63 are arranged in front of the treatment rod 8, the stimulation of the treatment rod 8 is applied via the airbags 61, 62, 63. By adjusting the air amounts of 62 and 63, the intensity of the massage stimulus can be adjusted to a desired intensity.

[0062]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the treatment element can be moved in a direction substantially orthogonal to the treatment section, it is possible to apply a vertical stimulus such as acupressure stimulation. Also, by using a plurality of such treatment elements, various three-dimensional treatment trajectories can be realized, so that a variety of massage stimuli can be easily realized. Further, by controlling the driving means, the user can freely set a constant massage along the human body or a massage in which only a specific part is strengthened.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a frame configuration of a massage chair according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a backrest frame of the massage chair according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a treatment unit of the massage chair according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a lateral cross-sectional view of a part of the treatment unit of the massage chair according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially broken view showing a drive mechanism of the indirect treatment element of the massage chair according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a vertical and horizontal moving mechanism of the indirect treatment element of the massage chair according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a main part of the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view showing the operation of the treatment stick and the indirect treatment element in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing the operation of the treatment rod and the indirect treatment element during the fir operation in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a view showing the operation of the treatment bar and the indirect treatment element during the back massage of the back muscle in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example in which the present invention is applied to a bed-type massage machine.

FIG. 12 is a lateral cross-sectional view of a part of a treatment unit of a massage machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a transverse sectional view of a part of a treatment unit of a massage machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a massage machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a part of a treatment unit of a massage machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a massage machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a massage machine according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18A is a side view showing a configuration of a massage machine according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
(B) is the same perspective view.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a massage machine according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Massage chair (massage machine) 2 Seat frame 3 Leg frame 4 Backrest frame 5 Treatment unit 6 Treatment unit up / down elevating feed screw 7 Treatment unit up / down elevating power source 8 Treatment rod 9 Guide member 10 Indirect treatment element 12 Indirect Treatment element pushing direction drive actuator 13 Indirect treatment element tapping actuator 14 Indirect treatment element lateral movement feed screw 15 Indirect treatment element vertical movement feed screw 16, 17 Drive source 18 Control circuit 19 Remote control 20, 60 Massage machine 30 Coil spring 32 Pressure sensing element 33 Human body position detecting device 41 Air tube 44 Pressure sensor 61, 62, 63 Air bag 64 Air supply / exhaust device 81 Treatment rod tip 82 Flange 51 Front panel 100 Working portion 101 Working shaft 402 Air cylinder 910 Large diameter portion 911 Small diameter part 12 step end face

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Akitoshi Miki 801 Shidoji Horikawa Higashi-iridani Fudodoucho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Inside Omron Life Science Research Inc. (72) Inventor Koichi Tanaka Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 801 Shimoji-dori, Horikawa-Higashi-iri, Minami-Fudo-cho, Omron Life Science Research Co., Ltd. In-house F term (reference) 4C100 AD02 AD12 AD16 AE15 AF02 BA02 BB03 BC13 CA03 DA04 DA05 DA06

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A massage machine for performing massage treatment on a treatment part of a human body, wherein the treatment element acting on the treatment part and the movement of the treatment element are substantially orthogonal to the treatment part. Treatment element guiding means for guiding the treatment element along a straight line in the direction in which the treatment element is guided, and driving means for moving the treatment element guided by the treatment element guiding means from a position separated from the treatment section to a position acting on the treatment section. And a massage machine with. 2. The operating unit, which is provided separately from the treatment element, contacts the treatment element on a side opposite to the treatment section, and moves the operation section to the treatment section side. The massage machine according to claim 1, further comprising: an operating unit driving unit that moves. 3. The massage machine according to claim 2, further comprising a treatment element supporting means for supporting the plurality of treatment elements, and an action section moving means for moving the action section and the action section drive means with respect to the support means. . 4. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein said driving means has a function of moving said treatment element by fluid pressure. 5. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein said treatment elements are provided with said driving means respectively corresponding thereto. 6. The treatment element is disposed symmetrically with respect to a virtual center line corresponding to a center line of a user's body during use, and the driving means is driven symmetrically with respect to the virtual center line. The massage machine according to any one of 1 to 5. 7. A pressing force detecting means for detecting a pressing force applied to the treatment target by the treatment element, and a moving amount of the treatment element for controlling a moving amount of the treatment element based on a detection result of the pressing force detecting means. The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: control means. 8. A pressing force detecting means for detecting a pressing force applied to a treatment portion of the treatment element, and detecting position information of a user's body with respect to the massage machine based on a detection result of the pressing force. The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: body position information detection means; and treatment element movement control means for controlling movement of the treatment element based on the body position information. 9. A fluid bag which is provided between the treatment element and the treatment portion, stores the fluid in a fluid-tight manner, and expands and contracts by supplying and discharging the fluid; and a fluid for controlling the volume of the fluid bag. The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising: bag volume control means. 10. The massage machine according to claim 9, further comprising: urging means for urging the treatment element to a side opposite to a treatment portion side. 11. The massage machine has a seat on which a user sits, a backrest on which a user rests, and a leg on which a leg is placed, and at least one of the seat, the backrest, and the leg. 2. The medical treatment device according to claim 1, wherein the treatment element is arranged.
0. The massage machine according to any one of 0. 12. The massage machine comprises: a backrest on which a user rests; a movable treatment unit having at least the treatment element and treatment element guiding means; and moving the treatment unit along the backrest. The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising: a treatment unit moving unit that performs the treatment. 13. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the massage machine includes a floor on which a user lies, and the treatment element and the treatment element guide are provided on the floor.