JP2002191664A - Water-saving, noise-reducing type waterbed massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-saving type waterbed massage machine with the slimmed equipment and reduced quantity of water to be used in the bed. SOLUTION: A water-proof flexible film 6 for mounting the body of a user is stretched over the upper opening 5 of a tank 2 filled with water, and a spout 3, movable in the longitudinal direction of the tank 2, is mounted inside the tank 2 for spouting water toward the waterproof flexible film 6. The waterbed massage machine also has a guide member 4 for changing the direction of the jet water spouting from the spout 3 to the lateral direction of the tank 2, and the spout 3 is used as a diffuser 37.

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 water-saving, low-noise water-bed massager that massages the trunk and lower limbs by jet water pressure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional technique, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-25222 is disclosed.
No. 93, which includes 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, a large pump is required to obtain the stimulus necessary for massage, and using a large pump has a drawback that noise is high. 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 water-bed massage machine with a low water consumption and a low noise, which can reduce the amount of water, reduce the amount of water, and reduce the amount of water.

[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 (1) configured by providing a jet port (3) movably in the longitudinal direction of
A guide member (4) for changing the traveling direction of the jet water jetted from the jet port (3) to the short direction of the storage tank (2) is provided, and the jet port (3) is a diffuser (37). It is a feature of a water-saving and low-noise water bed massage machine which is a feature. In addition, the storage tank (2) has a short vertical cross section, the width of the bottom wall (2a) being smaller than the width of the upper opening (5),
And / or the storage tank (2) has a horizontal cross section in which the lower limb placing part (27) is narrower than the upper body placing 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 diffuser 37 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 spouted from the diffuser 37 to 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 water-saving and low-noise water-bed massage machine 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Water-saving low-noise waterbed massage machine 1
Is a storage tank 2 filled with water, a diffuser 37 provided in the storage tank 2 so as to be movable in a longitudinal direction (= front-back direction) of the storage tank 2, and a direction of a jet jet from the diffuser 37. And a guide member 4 that can be changed in the short direction (= left and right direction).

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

The jet unit 7 includes a truck 9 provided with wheels 8 at a lower portion thereof, and a diffuser 3 standing on the truck 9.
7 The diffuser 37 includes the waterproof flexible film 6.
The left and right diffusers 37a are located below the human body riding in the storage tank 2 and each of the left and right diffusers 37a (= two at a distance from each other in the width direction of the human body).
-It is 37b.

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 33 including a moving motor 34 for supporting and rotating the driving pulley 30 and rotating, and an endless rope 31 stretched over the two pulleys 29 and 30. The moving motor 34 is attached to the lower surface of the bottom wall 2a, and the motor shaft 36 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 diffuser 37 via the flexible hose 12, and applies the water to the diffuser 37. 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 reciprocates the direction of the jet jetting out from the diffuser 37 in the short direction of the storage tank 2, and has a front wall 2 b of the storage tank 2.
A flat plate 14 is attached to a shaft 13 suspended between the shaft 13 and the rear inner wall 2c. More specifically, the guide members 4 are left and right guide members 4a and 4b, and the shaft 13 is a left and right shaft 13a and 13
b, and 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 is meshed with the right side of the left small gear 17, and the right large gear 20 is meshed 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
A diffuser 37 provided inside the storage tank 2 squirts 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 collides with the inclined flat plate 14 existing above the plurality of diffusers 37, and the jet water proceeds along the flat plate 14. Flat plate 14
Is rotated back and forth between the vertical position and the inclined position, the traveling direction of the jet water is swung in the short direction of the storage tank 2, and the collision position of the jet water against the waterproof flexible membrane 6 is changed back and forth.

The collision position of the jet water reciprocates between the central portion 6a and the left portion 6b of the waterproof flexible membrane 6, and between the central portion 6a and the right portion 6c. Further, the moving mechanism 33 is operated to move the diffuser 37 from the neck of the human body to the foot. With the movement of the diffuser 37, the jet water reciprocates and moves through the waterproof flexible membrane 6 through the waterproof flexible membrane 6. 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 wall 2a is smaller than the width of the upper opening 5 so as to reduce the water storage volume. Further, the horizontal cross section of the storage tank 2 is
The lower limb placement part 27 is formed in a narrower shape than the upper body placement part 26, and the water storage volume is further reduced.

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 spline shaft 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, and the guide member 4 is tilted and rotated left or right, and the direction of the jet water jetted from the diffuser 37. 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 part 27 that supports the lower limb of the human body is smaller than the upper body placing part 26 that supports the upper body of the human body Formed into
We are trying to save water.

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 diffuser 37 advances along the pipe 24 and the jet direction is adjusted. Accordingly, the direction of the jet water changes with the inclination rotation and return rotation of the pipe 24, and the massage site can be changed from the center of the human body to the side, and further, from the side of the human body to the center.

[0026]

According to the present invention, the water bed type massage machine 1 is provided with a guide member 4 for changing the traveling direction of the jet water jetted from the jet port 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 jet port 3 is fixed, not only massage in the shoulder width direction is possible, but also the interval between jet ports 3 (= jet 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 consumption is reduced, and the size of the equipment is reduced, which is convenient.
In addition, since the ejection efficiency can be improved by the diffuser 37, the pump 10 can have a lower capacity than in the related art, and the use of a low-capacity pump can reduce noise. Further, there is an advantage that the stimulating range of the jet can be expanded by the diffuser 37.

The storage tank 2 according to the present invention has a vertical cross section in the short direction in which the width of the bottom wall 2a is narrower than the width of the upper opening 5, so that the water consumption is further reduced, which is convenient.

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 consumption is further reduced, which is convenient. is there.

[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 Spout 4 Guide Member 5 Upper Opening 6 Waterproof Flexible Membrane 26 Upper Body Placement 27 Lower Leg Placement 37 Diffuser

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 (1) configured to jet water toward the flexible membrane (6) and to provide a jet port (3) movably in the longitudinal direction of the storage tank (2), A guide member (4) for changing the traveling direction of the jet water spouting from the outlet (3) in the short direction of the storage tank (2) is provided, and the spout (3) is a diffuser (37). Water-saving massage machine with low water consumption. 2. The storage tank (2) has a cross section perpendicular to the short direction, the width of the bottom wall (2a) being smaller than the width of the upper opening (5),
And / or the storage tank (2) has a horizontal cross section in which the lower limb rest part (27) is narrower than the upper body rest part (26). Massage machine.