JP2002191659A - Massager - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massager capable of massaging any microscopic part of the human body with air spit out of air outlets. SOLUTION: A support 11 is provided with nozzles 12 to 17 each having an air outlet 19 and an air supply port 20. An air generator 30 is connected to the air supply ports 20 and the human body is massaged using air spit out of the air outlets 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a hand,
The present invention relates to a massage machine that stimulates and massages a treatment part that is a part of a body such as a foot, an arm, a leg, a waist, a back, and a neck.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in an air massage machine provided with an air bag as a treatment element, there is known a massage machine that supplies and exhausts air to the air bag to inflate and contract the air bag, and massages a treatment portion by surface stimulation. Have been.

Further, as a so-called mechanical massage machine, there is known a massage machine in which a protruding treatment element is provided at a distal end portion of a support arm, and the protruding treatment element is reciprocated by a motor drive to perform a tapping operation. Have been.

[0004]

However, in the case of using an airbag and performing massage while the airbag is in contact with the treatment site on the surface, it is difficult to obtain a feeling of massage such as tataki or the like, and a minute area is not obtained. Not suitable to stimulate only.

In a mechanical massage machine in which a treatment part is directly hit with a protruding treatment element, the treatment element is strongly hit, and in some cases, the user feels pain. The sensation could not be obtained, and the massage effect satisfying the user could not be obtained.
In addition, it is difficult to stimulate only a minute area even with this.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a massage machine capable of massaging a minute treatment site with air from an air jet port.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that an ejection port having an air ejection port and an air supply port is provided on a support, and the air supply port is provided. An air generator is connected to the mouth, and the body is massaged by air spouted from the air spout.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the massage machine according to the first aspect, a plurality of ejection ports are provided, and an air distribution device for distributing air between the ejection ports and the air generator is provided. A control unit for controlling the distribution device is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the massage machine according to the first or second aspect, the air outlet is provided at a position lower than the upper surface of the support.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, a drive having a case having an air port and an elastic body having a fixed outer peripheral portion forms an air chamber and moves a movable iron core connected to a part of the elastic body. A device is provided, and the body is massaged by air jetted from the air port by driving of the driving device.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a massage machine 10 has a mat body 11 as a support for supporting the entire body of a user, and is provided in the mat body 11. And a plurality of spout bodies 1 for spouting air
2 to 17 and each of the plurality of spout bodies 12 to 17
And an air supply controller 18 for supplying air to the air conditioner.

As shown in the figure, the jetting bodies 12 to 17 are provided with an air jetting port 19 at the front end and an air supply port 20 at the rear end. Further, an opening 2 made of, for example, a plastic resin is provided above the air outlet 19.
1 is attached to the tip of the spout body 12.

The opening 21 is set to be larger than the hole of the ejection port 19. The mounting position of the spout bodies 12 to 17 is such that even if the mat body 11 is deformed by its own weight when the body is placed on the mat body 11, the spout cover 2
What is necessary is just to provide in the position below the upper surface of the mat main body 11 so that 2 may not contact a body.

The mat body 11 has a length that allows the body to lie on the surface, and has a three-layer structure of an upper mat 23, an intermediate mat 24, and a lower mat 25.

The upper mat 23 is a soft member made of, for example, foamable urethane foam having air permeability.
A plurality of holes (not shown) for inserting and removing the jet ports 12 to 17 are formed. The intermediate mat 24 is, for example,
It is made of a plastic resin, and has a hole (not shown) for mounting the jetting bodies 12 to 17. The lower mat 25 is made of, for example, foamable urethane foam as a hard member, and forms a hose guide groove 27 for mounting each hose 26 with respect to the ejection ports 12 to 17 mounted on the intermediate mat 24.

A method of assembling the spout bodies 12 to 17 and the hose 26 to the mat body 11 will be described. First, the spout body 1 is inserted into the hose guide groove 27 of the lower mat 25.
Each of the six hoses 26 is stored corresponding to 2 to 17,
One end is connected to the air supply port 2 of each of the ejection ports 12 to 17.
Connect to 0.

The other end of each hose 26 is connected to the mat body 1
The connector 28 is connected to a connector 28 provided on the side of the first connector. Further, the outer peripheral portions of the ejection ports 12 to 17 are detachably attached to holes (not shown) of the intermediate mat 24 made of a hard material.

The upper mat 23, the intermediate mat 24, and the lower mat 25 are integrally attached to each other with an adhesive or the like. In addition, the outer surface of the mat body 11 is
The entirety except for the portion to which 17 is attached is formed by a mat cover 29 made of, for example, cloth.

Next, the air supply control device 18 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the air supply control device 18 includes an air generation device 30 including an air compressor and the like, and an air pressure control device for adjusting an air pressure connected to the air generation device 30 via a hose 31. An adjusting device 32; further, an air distribution device 34 comprising a rotary valve connected via a hose 33; and a control means comprising a microcomputer for controlling the air generating device 30, the air pressure adjusting device 32, and the air distribution device 34. 35 or the like.

Although not shown, the air distribution device 34 is provided with six supply ports and one exhaust port, and each of the six supply ports is provided with an air hose 3.
The other end of the air hose 36 is connected to a connector 28 provided on the mat body 11. Therefore, the air distribution device 34 is
6, the connector 28 and the six hoses 26 arranged on the mat body 11 are connected to the respective ejection ports 12 to 17. Further, the controller 35 is configured to be controllable by the remote controller 37.

The operation of the massage machine 10 of the present invention will be described.

First, when the jetting bodies 12 to 17 are allocated to the neck 12, shoulder 13, back 14, waist 15, thigh 16 and leg 17 on the mat body 11, for example, The acupoint of the body is adjusted to the place corresponding to each of the jet body 12 to 17 on the mat body 11. In addition, each of the spout bodies 13 to 17 other than the neck spout body 12 is provided one by one.

Then, the remote controller 37 is operated, the air compressor 30 is driven by the control means 35, and the compressed air is supplied through the hose 31 to the air pressure adjusting device 32.
The desired compressed air set in step (1) is obtained and sent to the air distribution device 34 via the hose 33. The air supply port 2 of the air distribution device 34 set by the control means 35
Compressed air can be blown from a spout body set via the air hose 36, for example, the leg spout body 17 to massage the treatment target.

When massaging a specific acupoint,
For example, when performing massage for the legs, a desired massage effect can be obtained by setting the air pressure adjusting device 32 under desired conditions and setting conditions for continuously or periodically jetting.

The air pressure adjusting device 32 can also be operated manually, and can be easily realized, for example, by selecting one of strong, medium and weak.

Although the opening 21 of the spout cover 22 forming the air spout 19 of each of the spout bodies 12 to 17 has been described singly, the spout cover 22 having a large number of openings 21 is prepared. By making it replaceable, it is possible to use a plurality of air outlets 19 at relatively large points, increase the area of the air outlets 19,
The air pressure adjusting device 32 can change the pressure to obtain different massage effects.

Although the description has been made on the assumption that the air of the air compressor is used at normal temperature, the provision of the temperature adjusting function means in the apparatus can provide a hot and cold massage effect.

Further, the ejection ports 12 to 17 are connected to the mat body 1.
Since it is detachable from 1, it can be operated by hand by removing the spout bodies 12-17. For example, it is possible to easily massage acupoints such as the back and palm of the hand or the sole and back of the foot.

According to the massage by directly blowing the air to the treatment site, not only a small area can be massaged, but also a soft feeling which cannot be obtained by a mechanical massage machine is obtained. be able to.

In addition, since air is blown out, an effect of dehumidification can be obtained. Air spout 1
Since the air outlet 9 is located below the upper surface of the mat body 11, the air outlet 19 is not blocked by the body of the user. Therefore, the air is smoothly discharged and the skin is not damaged due to suction of the skin.

(Second Embodiment) As shown in FIG. 3, a massage machine 50 includes a case upper 51, a case lower 52,
It comprises an elastic body 53 and a pressing device 54 as a driving device.

First, as shown in the drawing, the pressing device 54 uses a movable iron core 55 and a fixed iron core 56 which are ferromagnetic materials as magnetic cores.
Wrap an insulated copper wire around a bobbin 57 made of an insulating material,
Magnetic coil 58 that generates magnetism by passing current
And a front frame 59 and a frame 60 made of a ferromagnetic material of a magnetic circuit that efficiently passes the magnetism generated by the coil 58. In order to move the movable core 55 smoothly, the inner diameter is slightly larger than the outer shape of the movable core 55. And a nonmagnetic pipe 61 serving as a guide.

The pressing device 54 is attached to the lower case 52, and the frame 60 is
2 and attached to the lower case 52 with screws 63 or the like. The movable iron core 55 on the opposite side of the fixed iron core 56 has
A screw (not shown) is provided, a hole (not shown) is provided at the center of the elastic body 53 made of a flat washer 64 and a rubber member, and a screw 67 is integrally formed on the screw via a flat washer 65 and a spring washer 66. Installed with

The front frame 59 and the flat washer 64
A coil spring 68, which is a spring material, is interposed between the movable core 55 and the movable core 55 so as to urge the movable core 55 in a direction opposite to the fixed core 56.

The upper case 51 and the lower case 52
The outer periphery of the elastic body 53 is sandwiched between the flanges 69 and 69 provided at the three positions, and three places are attached with screws 70 or the like. In addition, an air port 71 is provided at an upper portion of the upper case 51 and communicates with an air chamber 72 formed by the upper case 51 and the elastic member 53.

It should be noted that this massage machine 50 is different from the jet body 12 to 17 of the first embodiment in that
1 can also be used.

Next, the operation of the massage machine 50 will be described.

First, when the electromagnetic coil 58 is energized, the movable iron core 55 is attracted against the urging force of the coil spring 68 and moves toward the fixed iron core 56. When the energization is stopped, the coil spring 68 returns to its original shape. Return to Then, the elastic body 53 is periodically displaced, and the air in the air chamber 72 is exhausted from the air port 71. This exhaust air can periodically stimulate and massage acupoints of the human body.

Although the elastic member 53 has been described as a flat rubber member, it may have a bellows shape or a cylindrical shape.
It is also possible to realize with a material other than rubber, for example, a soft plastic.

If the area of the air port 71 can be adjusted, it is possible to optimally stimulate the acupoint. Also, by changing the frequency of the solenoid of the pressing device 54, stimulation of the acupoint can be suitably realized.

By incorporating this massage machine 50 in the mat body 11 shown in the first embodiment, it is possible to perform massage by air without using a hose or the like, and the hose becomes an obstacle. Problems such as crushing of the hose can be eliminated.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be variously modified at the stage of implementation without departing from the scope of the invention. Further, the embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements.

[0045]

As described above, the massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 has an effect that a minute part can be massaged with air from the jet port.

In the massage machine according to the third aspect,
Since the spout does not come into contact with the human body, it has the effect of massaging without damaging the skin.

Further, in the massage machine according to the fourth aspect,
A massager having a simple configuration can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an entire massage machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an AA section of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an overall cross-sectional view of a massage machine showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Massager 11 Support body (mat body) 12-17 Spout body 19 Air spout 20 Air supply port 21 Opening 22 Air spout cover 30 Air generation device 34 Air distribution device 35 Control means 50 Massager 51 Upper case 52 Lower case 53 Elastic body 54 Driving device (pressing device) 55 Movable iron core 71 Air port 72 Air chamber

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A spout body having an air spout and an air supply port is provided on a support, an air generator is connected to the air spout, and a body is massaged by air spouted from the air spout. A massage machine characterized in that: 2. The massage machine according to claim 1,
A massage machine comprising: a plurality of spout bodies; an air distribution device for distributing air between the spout bodies and the air generating device; and control means for controlling the air distribution device. 3. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the air outlet is provided at a position lower than the upper surface of the support. 4. A driving device for forming an air chamber by a case having an air port and an elastic body having an outer peripheral portion fixed thereto and moving a movable core connected to a part of the elastic body is provided. A massage machine characterized in that a body is massaged by air ejected from the air port by driving of a driving device.