JP2002325809A - Massager - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massager which massages a user from the backside in the thickness direction of the body by fitting a position of the massaging tool to a user's body shape. SOLUTION: This massager is equipped with a mat main body 2 with a housing recess part 24 with the open upper end, a massaging tool 31 housed movable in the thickness direction of the mat main body 2 in the housing recess part 24, an air bag 32 for moving equipped supporting the massaging tool 31 from the backside and inflated/contracted in the thickness direction of the mat main body 2 by charging/discharging air, and a drive device to charge/ discharge air to/from the air bag 32, etc., The massaging tool 31 has a pair of hard massaging projection parts 37 for massaging the neck part C of a user A. The air bag 32 for moving places the massaging tool 31 in a use position to press the massaging tool 31 against the neck part C upon inflation and in a non-use position not to make the massaging projection parts 37 abut on the neck part C upon contraction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chair-type or mat-type massage machine, and more particularly, to a neck, back, or the like of a user.
The present invention relates to a massage machine suitable for massaging a waist or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-276537 discloses that
A mating unit (mat body) is formed with a receiving recess opening on the upper surface thereof, and a massage unit for massaging a user's arm from both sides in the width direction using an inflated and contracted air bag is provided at the edge of the receiving recess. The massage unit is mounted so that it can be rotated and the massage unit is moved upside down from the non-use position where it is housed in the housing recess in the rolled-down posture, and with the inflated and contracted air bag for movement placed inside the housing recess. There is described a massage machine that can move over a use position that is in an upright posture. The massage unit is formed in a groove shape so that the arm can be taken in and out,
The outer surface is hard, and when the unit is placed in the non-use position, the hard outer surface is provided substantially flush with the upper surface of the mat body.

In the massage machine described in the above publication, the user's arm lying on the mat body is expanded and contracted from both sides in the width direction without preparing a special attachment for performing a manual massage separately from the mat body. It does not teach massaging the neck, waist, etc. of the user, so that it can be massaged using an air bag that does so.

When the technology described in the above publication is applied to, for example, the waist, a massage unit for the waist arranged corresponding to a position where the waist of the user is placed,
Since the mat is rotated into and out of the accommodation recess of the mat body, the following inconveniences can be considered. When the waist massage unit is placed in the non-use position, its hard outer surface is likely to hit the user's waist and obstruct it. Also, in the state where the waist massage unit is arranged at the use position,
The waist is accommodated in the erect waist massage unit. Therefore, in this state, the waist can only be massaged with the airbag that expands and contracts from both sides in the width direction, and the waist cannot be massaged from the thickness direction. Therefore, the airbag of the massage unit is not properly arranged according to the body shape of the user, and the waist cannot be massaged from the back of the body.

[0005]

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a massage machine suitable for massaging a user from the back side in the thickness direction of the body while adjusting the arrangement of the massager to the body shape of the user. Is to get

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a massage machine main body having an accommodating recess opening in a body supporting surface, and moving in a thickness direction of the massage machine main body. A massage device housed in the housing recess, and the massage device is supported from the back side, and is expanded and contracted in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body by air supply and exhaust, and the massage device is used at the time of expansion. A moving airbag for disposing the massager in a non-use position such that the massager does not hit the body during contraction, and supplying and discharging air to and from the airbag. And a driving device that drives the motor.

When the present invention and the following inventions are implemented by a chair-type massage machine, the massage machine main body is a chair body, and when the present invention and the following inventions are implemented by a mat-type massage machine, the massage machine is used. The body is a mat body. Further, in the present invention and each of the following inventions, it does not matter whether the massage device has a treatment convex portion for hard or semi-rigid acupressure or massage, and the massage device may be a vibrator. The massage device and the moving airbag may or may not be integrally connected. In the present invention and each of the following inventions, the use position of the massage tool is not always the massaging machine body because the massage tool often contacts the user when the massage machine body sinks due to the weight of the user. The position is not limited to the position protruding from the body support surface to the front side. In the present invention and each of the following inventions, the accommodating recess, the massage device, and the moving airbag are used for massaging a part of the user's body such as the neck, back, waist, and legs supported by the massage machine body. Can be provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the massaging device is moved to the use position along the thickness direction of the massaging machine body by inflation of the moving airbag accommodated in the accommodation recess, and the massaging device is massaged. It can be pressed against the user's treatment area supported on the body support surface of the machine body from the back side. Therefore, the treatment target part can be massaged from the back side of the body by the massage tool. In this case, since the moving airbag that expands and contracts in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body is used as the driving source for pressing, even if the massager is tilted and pressed so as to follow the body shape of the user, it moves accordingly. Since the air bag for use is freely deformed by the elasticity of the air in the air bag, the massage can be performed by adjusting the arrangement of the massage device to the body shape of the user. Also, in the state where the moving airbag is contracted and the massage device is placed in the non-use position,
Since the massaging device is arranged so that the massaging device does not hit the body of the user supported by the body support surface of the massaging machine main body, even if the massaging device is hard, it does not interfere.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pressure of the moving airbag according to the first aspect is adjustable.

[0010] In the present invention, the pressure of the moving air bag is adjusted to change the degree of pressing of the massage tool against the treatment portion of the user, so that the massage force by the massage tool can be adjusted to a strength according to the preference of the user. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the massage device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the massaging device has a base supported by the moving airbag, a rotation starting point provided on the base, A pair of movable plates rotatably connected to the rotation start portion so as to be in contact with and separated from the movable plate, a treatment convex portion respectively attached to the surfaces of these movable plates, and a pair of the movable plates and the base. And a treatment airbag which is interposed therebetween and is inflated and contracted by supply and exhaust of air.

In the present invention, the treatment convex portion may be hard or semi-rigid, and the moving airbag and the base may or may not be joined by bonding or the like. In the present invention, the pair of movable plates may be two plates, and a single elastically deformable spring plate whose center portion is connected to a rotation start portion, wherein the rotation start portion is May be used as movable plates.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the pair of movable plates can be rotated in opposite directions about the rotation starting point portion by repeatedly inflating and contracting the treatment airbag. Therefore, the pair of treatment convex portions are moved toward each other while being pushed deeper by the treatment portion of the body when the treatment air bag is inflated, and receive a weight when the treatment air bag contracts. Contrary to the above, it is moved so as to gradually open and open. Therefore, by repeating such an operation, the treatment target part can be massaged and massaged.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the moving airbag is inflated and contracted while the treatment airbag of the third aspect is repeatedly inflated and contracted. I have. In this case, as in the invention according to claim 5, it is preferable that the cycle of inflation and contraction of the air bag for movement is made longer than the cycle of inflation and contraction of the air bag for treatment.

According to the present invention, the degree of pressing of the massage tool against the treatment target portion by the user can be varied by the inflation and contraction of the moving air bag. A change in strength can be given to the kneading operation.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, during the use period in which the treatment airbag according to the third aspect is repeatedly inflated and contracted, the supply / exhaust to the moving airbag is stopped. Features.

During the use of the massage airbag for treatment of the massage device, when the bag is inflated, the pair of treatment protrusions are brought close to each other and are in a state of gripping the treatment portion of the user. According to the present invention, during the use period, the supply and exhaust of air to the moving air bag are stopped, so that the degree of pressing the massage tool against the treatment portion does not change. It is possible to prevent the massage tool from retreating away from the treatment target portion in the grasped state.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device comprising:
The present invention relates to a massage machine main body having a body support surface, an airbag for a pillow mounted on the body support surface of the main body, and inflated and contracted by air supply and exhaust, and the body positioned near the airbag. A massaging device which is opened in the supporting surface and is accommodated in the accommodation recess provided in the massaging machine main body, and which is movable in the thickness direction of the massaging machine main body; The massage device is expanded and contracted in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body by the supply and exhaust of air, and the massage device is arranged at a use position where the massage device is pressed against the neck of the user when inflated, so that the massage device does not hit the neck during contraction. A moving airbag for disposing the massager in a non-use position, and for each airbag to supply and exhaust air, It is characterized in that in a state that the use air bag is deflated equipped with a driving device for causing the massage using the moving air bag and the massaging device.

Similarly, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 8 is directed to a massage machine main body having a body supporting surface, and inflated and contracted by air supply / exhaust mounted on the body supporting surface of the main body. A pillow airbag, a massage positioned in the vicinity of the airbag, opened in the body support surface, housed in a housing recess provided in the massage machine body, and movable in a thickness direction of the massage machine body. The massage tool is provided to support the massage tool from the back side, and is expanded and contracted in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body by the supply and exhaust of air, so that the massage tool is pressed against the neck of the user when inflated. A moving airbag for disposing the massaging device in a non-use position such that the massaging device does not hit the neck portion when contracted, A driving device for supplying air to and exhausting from each air bag, supplying air to the pillow air bag in a state where the massager is arranged in the non-use position, and maintaining the bag in an inflated state. It is characterized by doing.

According to the seventh and eighth aspects of the present invention, similarly to the first aspect of the present invention, the massage tool is moved to the use position along the thickness direction of the massage machine body by inflating the moving air bag. This massage tool can be pressed from the back side of the user's neck supported on the body support surface of the massage machine body. for that reason,
The massager can massage the neck from the back of the body. In this case, since the moving airbag that expands and contracts in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body is used as the driving source for the pressing, even if the massager is tilted and pressed so as to follow the shape of the user's neck, it is responded accordingly. Since the moving air bag is freely deformed by the elasticity of the air inside the moving air bag, the massage can be performed by adjusting the arrangement of the massage device to the shape of the neck of the user. In addition, in the state where the moving air bag is contracted and the massage device is arranged in the non-use position, the massage device is arranged so that the massage device does not hit the neck of the user supported by the body support surface of the massage machine body. Therefore, even if the massage device is hard, it does not interfere with the massage device.

In addition, in the invention according to claim 7, since the massage using the moving airbag and the massage device is performed while the pillow airbag attached to the massage machine body is contracted, the inflation is maintained. The above-described massage can be performed on the neck under such optimal conditions without the neck of the user being largely separated from the massage device as in the case where the user's head is supported by the pillow airbag.

Similarly, in the invention according to claim 8, since the airbag for pillow is supplied with the massager in the non-use position and the bag is maintained in an inflated state,
In the case where the massager body is used by inflating the pillow airbag without performing the massage, the massage device can be prevented from being in the way.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The mat type massage machine 1 shown in FIG.
Is a mat body 2 as a massage machine body, a plurality of airbags 3 to 10 attached to the body 2, and a neck massage unit 1 attached to the mat body 2.
1, a drive unit 12 for supplying and discharging compressed air to and from the air bags of the air bags 3 to 10 and the massage unit 11, which will be described later, and a remote controller 13 as an operation unit.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the foldable mat body 2 has a bottom plate 22 superimposed on the back surface of a mat member 21 made of urethane foam or the like, and is entirely covered with a flexible cloth or the like. 23. The surface 21a of the mat member 21 is used as a body support surface. A substantially rectangular accommodating recess 24 extending in the width direction of the main body 2 is provided at one longitudinal end of the mat main body 2.
Is provided at the center of the mat body 2 in the width direction. The concave portion 24 is opened on the surface 21 a of the mat member 21, and the opposite side to the opening is a bottom plate 22.
Is closed by.

Each of the air bags 3 to 10 is disposed on the surface 21 a of the mat member 21. The airbag 3 is for a pillow, and is provided near the accommodation recess 24 near the one end in the longitudinal direction of the mat body 2 and substantially parallel thereto. The airbag 4 is for the shoulder, and the airbags 5 and 6
Are for the first and second back, the airbag 7 is for the waist, the airbag 8 is for the buttocks, the airbags 9 and 10 are the first,
For the second leg, all are arranged so as to individually correspond to each body part of the user A who has the head B placed on the pillow airbag 3 and lies on the mat body 2 while lying on the mat body 2.

The massage unit 11 is housed in a housing recess 24. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the unit 11 is configured by connecting a moving airbag 32 to the back side of the massage device 31. Since the massage device 31 and the moving air bag 32 are configured as a unit as described above, the configuration is excellent in that the number of components incorporated in the mat body 2 is small and handling is easy. Massage device 3
1 is formed of a base 33, a rotation starting portion 34, a pair of movable plates 35, a pair of treatment airbags 36, and a pair of treatment convex portions 37 for kneading, for example.

The base 33 is made of a strip-shaped hard flat plate, and has a rotation starting point 34 at the center in the longitudinal direction. The illustrated rotation starting portion 34 is provided to project from the surface of the base 33. The pair of movable plates 35 are formed on both sides with respect to the center in the longitudinal direction of one strip-shaped spring plate.
The one spring plate has a rotation starting point 3 at its longitudinal center.
4, each of the pair of movable plates 35 is rotatably attached to the base 33 in a direction approaching and separating from the base 33 and in a direction opposite to each other with the rotation starting portion 34 as a fulcrum. . The pair of treatment airbags 36 are sandwiched between the base 33 and the movable plate 35, and are fixed on one of the base 33 and the movable plate 35, for example, on the base 33 using an adhesive or the like. Instead of using a pair of airbags, a single airbag 36 having a bag portion sandwiched between each of the pair of movable plates 35 and the base 33 and a portion that connects them is used. You can also. Each of the pair of treatment convex portions 37 is formed of a hard material in a substantially hemispherical shape, for example, and is fixed to the surface of the movable plate 35 on the free end side.

The moving air bag 32 is the air bag 3
The size is larger than 6 and about the same as the size of the base 33, and is fixed to the back surface of the base 33 using an adhesive or the like. Further, the back surface of the airbag 32 is
It is fixed on the top using an adhesive or the like. Therefore, the moving air bag 32 is provided so as to be inflated and contracted in the thickness direction of the mat main body 2, in the present embodiment, by supplying and discharging compressed air thereto.

When the airbags 32 and 36 of the massage unit 11 having the above-described structure are contracted, the thickness E of the unit 11 is set to the accommodation recess 2 as illustrated in FIG.
4 and more specifically, the surface 21 of the mat member 21 receiving the weight of the user A lying on the mat body 2
Even if a sinks, a dimension is set so that it does not protrude upward from the surface 21a. In addition, in the massage unit 11, in a state where the moving air bag 32 is inflated to a middle degree or more, at least the treatment convex portion 37 of the massage tool 31 is projected from the surface 21 a of the mat member 21 as illustrated in FIG. 3. It has become so. In this case, in the free state in which the user does not rest on the mat body 2, the whole massage unit 11 does not protrude from the accommodation recess 24, but when the body support surface 21a sinks due to the weight of the user, the result is reduced. This includes that the treatment convex portion 37 projects from the body support surface 21a.

The driving device 12 includes, for example, the mat body 2
(The user A lying on the mat body 2)
Of the foot). The driving device 1
2 may be installed outside the mat body 2 instead of the built-in. As shown in FIG. 4, the driving device 12 includes an air generation unit 41 including a diaphragm type electromagnetic pump or the like,
A control means comprising a microcomputer or the like for controlling an air distributor 43 comprising a rotary valve or the like connected to the means 41 via a hose 42 and a solenoid valve 45 connected via a branch hose 44 branched from the hose 42. 46
Is provided.

The air distributor 43 is provided with the air bag 3.
10 to 10, a single vent corresponding to the pair of neck treatment airbags 36, and one exhaust vent (not shown). The solenoid valve 45 has an exhaust port.

The air bags 3 to 10 are individually connected to the ventilation holes of the air distributors 43 corresponding to the air bags 3 to 10 via hoses 51 to 58, respectively. One end of a hose 59 is connected to a vent of the air distributor 43 corresponding to the air bag 36, and the other end of the hose 59 is branched into two branches. It is connected to the airbag 36. The solenoid valve 45 and the moving airbag 32 are connected via a hose 60. The hose 60 is provided with a pressure control valve 61. This valve 61 is connected to the control means 46
Thus, for example, the airbag 32 can be adjusted in two stages: a maximum inflation pressure P2 and a lower intermediate inflation pressure P1.
Regardless of either of these pressures P1 and P2, FIG.
As shown in (B), the airbag 32 is inflated so that the massage tool 31 can be pressed against the neck B of the user A from the back side.

The remote controller 13 operable outside the mat body 2 includes a signal cable 62
Is connected to the control means 46 via the. The signal cable 62 can be inserted into and removed from the control means 46 as needed. The remote controller 13 gives an instruction to operate or stop the driving device 12 in a desired operation mode. As the operation mode, airbags 4 to
A mode in which at least a part of the airbags 10 is sequentially inflated and contracted according to a predetermined order;
In addition to the mode for inflating and deflating one airbag arbitrarily selected from 0, the mode for operating the pillow airbag 3 and the massage unit 11 in the relationship shown in FIG.
Furthermore, the air bags 32, 3 of the massage unit 11
6 is operated in the first unit mode or the second unit mode shown in FIG. 6 (A) or (B).

A mat type massage machine 1 having the above-mentioned structure
Is used as a normal mat or as an air massager. When using as a normal mat,
In accordance with the instruction from the remote controller 13, the driving device 12
, The solenoid valve 45 is opened, the pillow airbag 3 is inflated through the hose 60, the driving device 12 is stopped at an arbitrary inflation point, and the air distributor 43 reaches the pillow airbag 3. Close the air supply / exhaust path,
The air bag 3 is used while being maintained in an inflated state.

In this use, as shown in FIG. 5, the air supply and exhaust to the air bags 4 to 10 and the massage unit 11 are kept stopped, and the air bags 32 and 36 of this unit 11 are both contracted. Therefore, the rigid treatment convex portion 37 of the massage unit 11 which is contracted and arranged at the non-use position as shown in FIG. 2 does not hit the user A supported on the mat body 2 from behind. Therefore, the user A can obtain a good feeling of use without giving the user A a hard heterogeneous feeling.

A case where the neck C of the user A is massaged in use as a massage machine will be described. This neck massage is performed while the pillow airbag 3 is maintained in a contracted state as shown in FIG. That is, by maintaining the electromagnetic valve 45 interposed in the air supply / exhaust path of the pillow air bag 3 at the exhaust position, when the air bag 3 is inflated, the air inside the electromagnetic valve 45 is released. This is performed by exhausting air from the exhaust port. In the exhaust position, communication between the branch hose 44 and the hose 60 is shut off. In such a use state, the neck C of the user A who is lying on the mat body 2 can be kept as far as possible from the upper end opening of the accommodation recess 24. On the other hand, when used as a normal mat, the head C of the user A is supported by the pillow airbag 3 that is maintained inflated, so that the neck C of the user A Move away from the top opening. Therefore, under the condition that the neck C approaches the upper end opening of the accommodation recess 24, that is, the massage device 31
Under the condition that the neck C is disposed close to the body, the massage to the neck C is performed.

In this neck massage, as shown in FIG. 3, the moving air bag 32 is inflated, so that the massage tool 31 is pushed up to the use position, and the pair of treatment convex portions 37 are placed on the back side of the neck C. In this state, an operation of rubbing while gripping the neck C from the back side is performed while pressing and maintaining.

In other words, the supply and exhaust of the massage device 31 pushed up to the use position to the treatment airbag 36 causes
As these are repeatedly expanded and contracted, a pair of movable plates 3
5 are rotated synchronously in opposite directions with the rotation starting point 34 as a fulcrum. Therefore, when the treatment airbag 36 is inflated synchronously, the pair of treatment convex portions 37 on both movable plates 35 are moved closer to each other while being pushed deeper by the neck portion C already pressed. Conversely, when the treatment airbag 36 contracts synchronously, the user A
In contrast to the above, the pair of treatment convex portions 37 are moved so as to open while retreating backward. Therefore, by repeating such an operation, the neck portion C can be rubbed and massaged from the back side.

In this case, the massage device 31
As a drive source for pressing the neck part C from behind.
Since the moving air bag 32 that expands and contracts in the thickness direction of the mat body 2 is used, even if the massage device 31 is inclined to follow the shape of the neck C of the user due to the expansion of the bag 32, it is suitable. Then, the moving air bag 32 is freely deformed by the elasticity of the air therein.
As described above, the massage can be performed while the arrangement of the massage tool 31 with respect to the neck C is adjusted to the shape of the neck C, so that a good massage massage can be applied to the neck C.

When the operation mode described below is arbitrarily selected in the massage massage for the neck C, the massage massage using the pair of treatment convex portions 37 can be more effectively performed.

When the massage to the neck C is performed in the first unit mode shown in FIG. 6A in accordance with the instruction of the remote controller 13, the pair of treatment air of the massage unit 11 is controlled by the control means 46. During the period when the bag 36 is inflated and deflated according to the supply and exhaust to and from the bag 36, the moving air bag 32 is inflated and deflated according to the supply and exhaust to and from the bag 36. Therefore, the neck C
Is changed by the inflation and contraction of the moving air bag 32, and accordingly, the strength of the massage operation of the pair of treatment convex portions 37 on the neck C due to the inflation and contraction of the treatment air bag 36 varies. Can be given. Such a change in strength can suppress the familiarity of the massage massage and improve the effect. The application of such strength is not only caused by the inflation and contraction of the airbag 36, but also by controlling the pressure regulating valve 61 in a state where the electromagnetic valve 45 is opened by the control means 46.
By adjusting the pressure of step 2 to P1 or P2, the degree of expansion can be changed stepwise.

Moreover, in the above first unit mode,
As shown in FIG. 6A, the period T1 of the expansion and contraction of the moving air bag 32 is larger than the period T2 of the expansion and contraction of the treatment air bag T2, so that the pressing force of the massage tool 31 against the neck C is slowly changed. It is comfortable to use. Further, in the first unit mode, as shown in FIG. 6A, the period T3 during which the moving airbag 32 is contracted is within the stop period T4 during which the airbag 36 is maintained in the contracted state. In a state where the pair of treatment convex portions 37 grip the neck C, the airbag 32
Does not recede downward so as to separate from the neck C due to the contraction of the body. Therefore, the neck C is pulled down while being held by the pair of treatment convex portions 37, and the user A
There is no fear of causing discomfort to the user.

When the massage to the neck C is performed in the second unit mode shown in FIG. 6B according to the instruction of the remote controller 13, the treatment air bag 36 is repeatedly controlled by the control means 46. During the use period T5 in which the air bag is inflated and contracted, the supply and exhaust of the air bag 32 for movement are stopped. Therefore, similarly to the relationship between the periods T3 and T4 in the first unit mode, the air bag 3
6 during the use period T6, the pair of treatment convex portions 37
When the airbag 32 is contracted, the massage tool 31 does not recede downward so as to separate from the neck C with the airbag 32 held. Therefore, there is no possibility that the neck portion C is pulled down while being gripped by the pair of treatment convex portions 37 and the user A is not discomforted.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B, the air bag 32 is inflated during the non-use period T7 of the air bag 36, so that the user can easily press the massage tool 31 against the back side of the neck C. Can perceive. The pressing force in this case can be performed in two stages by adjusting the pressure adjusting valve 61, and the adjustment state can be maintained by controlling the solenoid valve 45 to the closed position. Therefore, the massage massager 31 can be applied to the neck C by the use period T5 of the airbag 36 in a state where the massage tool 31 is pressed against the neck C with a desired force.

Further, the massage machine 1 having the above-described structure can repeatedly supply and exhaust air so that the pressure of the moving air bag 32 becomes P1 or P2 while the air bag 36 is maintained in a contracted state. Therefore, in this case, the neck can be massaged from the back side while varying the strength of the finger pressure by the pair of treatment convex portions 37.

[0047]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the massager body is used without performing massage with the massager, the massager disposed at the non-use position does not interfere with the massager, and When performing massage using a massage tool, the massage tool pressed from the back side of the user's treatment area to the user's body can obtain a state following the user's body shape, and massage can be performed with this massage tool. That is, it is possible to provide a massage machine suitable for massaging the user from the back side in the thickness direction of the body while adjusting the arrangement of the massager to the body shape of the user.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the strength of massage of the user with respect to the treatment target by the massage tool can be adjusted by using the moving airbag.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, when the treatment portion of the user is massaged from the back side in the thickness direction of the body, the treatment airbag is repeatedly inflated and contracted. The treatment section can be massaged by a pair of treatment protrusions moved via a pair of movable plates.

According to the fourth and fifth aspects of the present invention, in accordance with the third aspect of the present invention, the massage accompanying the inflation and shrinkage of the treatment airbag can be performed while changing the degree of pressing of the massage tool against the treatment target portion by the user. Therefore, the massage operation by the massage tool is given a change in strength and weakness, and the effect of the massage massage can be suppressed and the effect can be improved.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the pair of treatment projections of the massage device grip the treatment portion, the massage device does not retreat away from the treatment portion. It is possible to prevent the treatment part gripped by the treatment convex part from being pulled and giving the user discomfort.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, when the massage machine body is used without massaging the neck of the user with the massager, the massager disposed at the non-use position is obstructive. Without massaging, and when massaging the neck with a massager, the massager pressed against the user's neck from the back side obtains a state that follows the shape of the user's neck, and with this massager Massage without disturbing the pillow air massage bag. That is, it is possible to provide a massage machine suitable for massaging the neck of the user from the back side in the thickness direction of the body while adjusting the arrangement of the massage tool to the shape of the neck of the user.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the massage machine body is used without inflating the pillow air massage bag without massaging the neck portion of the user with the massage tool, When the massage device arranged in the non-use position does not disturb, and when massaging using the massage device on the neck, the massage device pressed against the user's neck from the back side is used. You can get a state that follows the shape of, and massage with this massage tool. That is, it is possible to provide a massage machine suitable for massaging the neck of the user from the back side in the thickness direction of the body while adjusting the arrangement of the massage tool to the shape of the neck of the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mat type massage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, with a part thereof being cut away.

FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view showing the periphery of a massage unit of the massage machine of FIG. 1; FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view along the line ZZ in FIG.

FIG. 3A is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2A, showing a use state of the massage unit of FIG. 2; (B) is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG.2 (B) which shows the use state of the massage unit of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a driving device and a supply / exhaust system of the air massage machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a time chart showing operation timings of the massage unit and the pillow air bag of the air massage machine of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 6A and 6B are time charts showing operation timings in first and second unit modes executed by the driving device of the air massage machine of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mat type massage machine 2 ... Mat body (massage machine body) 3 ... Pillow air bag 11 ... Massage unit 12 ... Driver 21a ... Mat member surface (body support surface) 24 ... Accommodation recess 31 ... Massage tool 32 ... Air bag 33 for movement 33 Base 34 Starting point of rotation 35 Movable plate 36 Air bag 37 for treatment 37 Treatment protrusion 45 Electromagnetic valve 46 Control means 61 Pressure regulating valve

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A massage machine main body having a storage recess opening in a body support surface, a massage tool housed in the storage recess movably in a thickness direction of the massage machine main body, and supporting the massage tool from behind. The massager is expanded and contracted in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body by air supply and exhaust, and the massage tool is arranged at a use position where the massage tool is pressed against a user's body when inflated. A massage machine comprising: a moving airbag for disposing the massage tool at a non-use position where the tool does not hit; and a driving device for supplying and exhausting the airbag. 2. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the pressure of the moving air bag is adjustable. 3. The massage device is attached to a base supported by the moving airbag, a rotation starting point provided on the base, and the rotation starting point so as to be in contact with or separated from the base. A pair of movable plates rotatably connected to each other, a treatment protrusion attached to the surface of each of the movable plates, and an expansion and contraction interposed between the movable plates and the base and supplied and exhausted by air. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the massage machine is provided with a treatment airbag. 4. The massage machine according to claim 3, wherein the moving airbag is inflated and contracted during a period when the treatment airbag is repeatedly inflated and contracted. 5. The massage machine according to claim 4, wherein a cycle of expansion and contraction of the air bag for movement is longer than a cycle of expansion and contraction of the air bag for treatment. 6. The massage machine according to claim 3, wherein supply / exhaust to the moving air bag is stopped during a use period in which the treatment air bag is repeatedly inflated and contracted. . 7. A massage machine main body having a body support surface, a pillow airbag mounted on the body support surface of the main body and inflated and contracted by air supply and exhaust, and a body positioned near the airbag. A massage tool that is opened in the support surface and is housed in a housing recess provided in the massage machine main body, and is movable in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body; The massage device is expanded and contracted in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body by the supply and exhaust of air, and the massage device is arranged at a use position where the massage device is pressed against the neck of the user when inflated, so that the massage device does not hit the neck during contraction. A moving airbag for arranging the massager in a non-use position, and allowing each airbag to supply and exhaust air, A massaging machine comprising: a driving device for performing massage using the moving airbag and the massager in a state where the pillow airbag is contracted. 8. A massage machine main body having a body support surface, a pillow airbag mounted on the body support surface of the main body and inflated and contracted by air supply and exhaust, and a body positioned near the airbag. A massage tool that is opened in the support surface and is housed in a housing recess provided in the massage machine main body, and is movable in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body; The massage device is expanded and contracted in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body by the supply and exhaust of air, and the massage device is arranged at a use position where the massage device is pressed against the neck of the user when inflated, so that the massage device does not hit the neck during contraction. A moving airbag for arranging the massager in a non-use position, and allowing each airbag to supply and exhaust air, A massage device comprising: a driving device for supplying air to the pillow air bag in a state in which the massage device is arranged in the non-use position to maintain the bag in an inflated state.