JP2003144503A - Air massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air massage device enabling a user to easily adjust the position of an air bag and capable of being reduced in cost. SOLUTION: In the air massage device, the loop tape 13 of a sheet fastener is provided on the surface 12' abutting on the human body and the base part 16' having a locking part 19 formed thereto so as to be locked with the part 17 to be locked of the loop tape 13 is used as the fabric of the air bag 11'. The locking part 19 is locked with the part 17 to be locked in a freely detachable manner to alter the attaching position of the air bag 11'.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air massage device for performing massage by expanding and contracting an airbag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an air massage device, there is known an air bag which is attached to a human body contact surface of an apparatus body and expands and contracts due to air supply / exhaust to massage the human body. . In such an air massage device, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-45902, a joint for surface adhesion is attached to the lower surface of the airbag, and the joint is attached to a human body contact surface such as a bed. By attaching a large joint that locks with, and by attaching the airbag to the bed etc. detachably by these joints, the user can easily position the airbag according to the body shape and height. It can be adjusted.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional air massage apparatus, since it is necessary to attach the joining tool to the fabric forming the airbag afterwards, separate members of the fabric and the joining device are required, and the sewing machine is sewn. As a result, the work of attaching the joining tool to the cloth is required, and the manufacturing efficiency is reduced, resulting in an increase in cost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an air massage device which enables the user to easily adjust the position of the airbag while reducing the cost. The task is to do.

[0005]

In order to solve such a problem, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with an airbag which is attached to a human body contact surface of the apparatus main body by a surface fastener, and the airbag is provided with the airbag. In an air massage device that expands and contracts by supplying and exhausting air to and from, and the surface fastener includes a locking fastener member having a locking portion formed on a pedestal portion, and a locked portion that locks the locking portion. And a pedestal portion is used as the fabric of the airbag, the locked fastener member is fixed to the human body contact surface, and the locking portion is It is characterized in that the attachment position of the airbag can be changed by detachably engaging with the engaged portion.

According to the present invention, since the mounting position of the airbag can be changed by removably locking the locking portion to the locked portion, the user can easily position the airbag. Can be adjusted.

Further, since the pedestal portion of the locking fastener member is used as the fabric of the airbag, it is not necessary to prepare a locking member separately from the airbag, and the number of parts can be reduced, and The work of attaching the member to the fabric of the airbag can be eliminated, and the cost can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the air massage device according to the first aspect, an air supply / exhaust port portion to which an air hose is connected is provided in the vicinity of a locking position of the locking portion with respect to the locked portion. It is characterized by

According to the present invention, since the air supply / exhaust port is provided in the vicinity of the locking position of the locking part with respect to the locked part,
When the air bag is inflated / deflated, the air supply / exhaust port is not displaced significantly in the direction of inflation / deflation, and a large stress acts on the air bag's air intake / exhaust port or its vicinity, causing the air hose to come off or bend. To be prevented.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows an air massage device according to the present embodiment. This air massage device 1 is of a mat type and includes a mat body 2, an air hose 3, and an air supply / exhaust device 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mat body 2 has a box-shaped exterior portion 6, a lower layer portion 8 made of thick urethane, an upper layer portion 9 made of thin urethane, a surface layer portion 10, and an airbag. 11 and 11. The lower layer portion 8 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a loop tape 13 as a locked fastener member is provided on the upper surface 12 which is a human body contact surface. The loop tape 13 includes a pedestal portion 14 fixed to the upper surface 12 of the lower layer portion 8 and a locked portion 17 integrally formed on the pedestal portion 14. The pedestal portion 14 is fixed by sewing or the like so as to form two strips along the longitudinal direction of the upper surface 12, and the locked portion 17 is formed by densely gathering loop-shaped fluff.

A plurality of airbags 11 are attached to the upper surface 12 of the lower layer portion 8 as described later, and an upper layer portion 9 and a surface layer portion 10 are laminated on the upper portions of these airbags 11. By accommodating the lower layer portion 8, the airbag 11, and the upper layer portion 9 inside the exterior portion 6 and covering the surface layer portion 10,
The mat body 2 is configured.

One end of the air hose 3 is connected to the air bag 11, and the other end is removably connected to the air supply / exhaust device 5 through an insertion hole 25 formed in the side surface of the exterior portion 6. As shown in FIG. 3, the air supply / exhaust device 5 includes an air compressor 26, a rotary valve 28, a stepping motor 29, a control circuit 30, and an operation panel 31. The rotary valve 28 is rotated by a stepping motor 29, and this rotation causes one of the airbags 11 to communicate with the air compressor 26 to be inflated and causes the other airbag 11 to communicate with the outside air to contract. The operation control of the stepping motor 29 and the air compressor 26 is performed by the control circuit 30 based on the operation of the operation panel 31 or the operation of a remote control device (not shown). Instead of sharing the valve 28, a valve is provided for each airbag 11, and the control circuit 3
0 may control inflation / deflation for each airbag 11.

As shown in FIG. 4, the airbag 11 has a rectangular cloth 15 made of airtight nylon (registered trademark), a hook tape material 24 as a locking fastener member, and an air supply / exhaust port portion. And the connector 18 to be formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the hook tape material 24 is provided with a rectangular pedestal portion 16 made of airtight polyurethane and a locking portion 19 integrally formed on the pedestal portion 16. There is. The locking portion 19 is the loop tape 13
The hook-shaped fluff that engages with the engaged portion 17 is processed so as to be dense, and is provided in a strip shape along the longitudinal direction of the pedestal portion 16. Further, the connector 18 includes a linear tubular portion 22 having an air supply / exhaust port inside, and a flange portion 21 formed on one end side of the tubular portion 22.

At the time of manufacturing the airbag 11, the edge portion of the pedestal portion 16 of the hook tape material 24 and the edge portion of the cloth 15 are welded so as to sandwich the flange portion 21 of the connector 18. The connector 18 is prevented from coming off from the welded portion by the flange portion 21, and the air hose 3 is connected to the portion exposed to the outside of the tubular portion 22. The air bag 11 to which the air hose 3 is connected has the hook tape material 2 so that the longitudinal direction thereof intersects with the longitudinal direction of the lower layer portion 8 (substantially orthogonal).
The locking portion 19 of No. 4 is attached to the locked portion 17 of the loop tape 13 so as to be detachably attached to the upper surface 12.

In the air massage device 1 according to the first embodiment, the airbag 11 is detachably attached to the upper surface 12 of the lower layer portion 8 by the surface fastener composed of the loop tape 13 and the hook tape material 24. Since the mounting position of the airbag 11 can be changed,
The user can easily adjust the position of each airbag 11 according to the position of the affected area.

Further, since the pedestal portion 16 of the hook tape material 24 is used as the fabric of the airbag 11, it is necessary to prepare a hook tape or the like separately from the fabric constituting the airbag when manufacturing the airbag 11. In addition, the number of parts can be reduced, and the work of attaching the hook tape or the like to the fabric of the airbag 11 afterwards can be eliminated, and the cost can be reduced.

Further, even if the locking portion 19 is provided so as to be parallel to the locked portion 17 (opposed over substantially the entire length) when the airbag 11 is attached (see FIG. 6),
Alternatively, although it may be provided over substantially the entire surface of the pedestal portion 16, here, since the locking portion 19 is provided so as to intersect with the locked portion 17 when the airbag 11 is attached, the airbag 11 is provided. The mounting position of can be shifted not only in the longitudinal direction of the lower layer portion 8 but also in the direction intersecting with it, and the degree of freedom of the mounting position is increased.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 7 shows an air massage apparatus according to the present embodiment. This air massage device 1'is different from that of the first embodiment in the structure of the lower layer portion and the airbag, but the other parts are the same and therefore, the same reference numerals are given and the description thereof will be omitted.

The lower layer portion 8'of this air massage device 1 '
Is made of urethane in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped like the lower layer portion 8, and a loop tape 13 serving as a locked fastener member is provided on an upper surface 12 ′ thereof. Loop tape 13
Is a pedestal portion 14 fixed to the upper surface 12 ', and the pedestal portion 1
4 and a locked portion 17 formed on the upper surface. The pedestal portion 14 is fixed by sewing or the like so as to form two strips along the longitudinal direction of the upper surface 12 ′, and the locked portion 17 is formed by densely gathering loop-shaped fluff. Further, a groove-shaped recess 35 extending along the longitudinal direction of the upper surface 12 'is formed between the loop tapes 13, 13 at the widthwise central portion of the upper surface 12'.

On the other hand, the airbag 11 ', as shown in FIG. 8, has a rectangular cloth 15 made of airtight nylon and a hook tape material 2 as a locking fastener member.
4'and a connector 18 'forming an air supply / exhaust port portion.

The hook tape material 24 'is provided with a rectangular pedestal portion 16 made of airtight polyurethane and a locking portion 19 integrally formed on the pedestal portion 16. The locking portion 19 is formed by processing so that the hook-shaped fluff that locks on the locked portion 17 of the loop tape 13 is densely formed, and is provided in a strip shape along the longitudinal direction of the pedestal portion 16 '. There is.

A through hole 40 is formed at the substantially center of the engaging portion 19.
Are formed. Further, the connector 18 'includes an L-shaped tubular portion 22' whose inside serves as an air supply / exhaust port portion, and a flange portion 21 'formed on one end side of the tubular portion 22'.

When manufacturing the airbag 11 ', the cylindrical portion 22' of the connector 18 'is inserted into the through hole 40 from the rear surface side of the pedestal portion 16', and the flange portion 2 is formed on the rear surface of the pedestal portion 16 '.
1'is abutted and fixed. Then, the edge portion of the pedestal portion 16 'and the edge portion of the cloth 15 are welded, and the air hose 3 is connected to the portion exposed to the outside of the tubular portion 22'. The airbag 11 ′ to which the air hose 3 is connected is so arranged that the longitudinal direction thereof intersects with the longitudinal direction of the lower layer portion 8 ′.
The locking portion 19 of 4'is locked to the locked portion 17 of the loop tape 13 to be detachably attached to the upper surface 12 '. At this time, the air hose 3 extending from each airbag 11 'is disposed in the recess 35 and guided to the air supply / exhaust device 5 from one end side in the longitudinal direction of the lower layer portion 8'.

In the air massage apparatus 1'according to the second embodiment, the upper surface 1 of the airbag 11 'is attached by attaching the connector 18' substantially at the center of the engaging portion 19.
Near the mounting position to 2 '(locked parts 17, 1 of locking part 19)
Since the air supply and exhaust port is provided in the vicinity of the locking position for 7,
As shown in FIG. 9, when the airbag 11 ′ is inflated and deflated, the connector 18 ′ is not largely displaced in the inflating and deflating direction (vertical direction in FIG. 9).

That is, the inflation and deflation of the airbag 11 'is performed centering on the locking position of the locking portion 19 with respect to the locked portions 17, 17, and for example, the upper portion 11'a and the side of the airbag 11' in FIG. The part 11'b is largely displaced as it expands and contracts, but the vicinity of the connector 18 'mounting position (denoted by 11'c) is not largely displaced, so that a large stress acts on the connector 18' itself or in the vicinity of the mounting position. It prevents the occurrence of cracks.

Further, a recess 35 for arranging the air hose is formed on the upper surface 12 'of the lower layer portion 8', and the air hose 3 and the connector 18 'are housed in the recess 35, so that the air hose 3 (or the connector 18' The cylindrical part 22 ') is the upper surface
It is also prevented from being crushed by being sandwiched between the 2'and the airbag 11 ', or causing a user lying on the surface layer 10 to feel uncomfortable.

Further, the recess 35 is formed by the loop tapes 13 and 1.
Since it has a groove shape extending in parallel with 3, the airbag 11 '
When the mounting position of the air bag 1 is adjusted along the extending direction of the loop tape 13, the air bag 1 with the air hose 3 still connected.
Move 1 '. That is, for example, assuming that a plurality of recesses are provided intermittently instead of the groove shape, when moving the airbag 11 ′ from the position of one recess to the position of another recess, the air hose 3 is removed from the connector 18 ′ and moved. However, in the present embodiment, when changing the mounting position of the airbag 11 ′, the air hose 3
Need only be moved along the recess 35 without being removed from the connector 18 '.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and for example, the mat-type air massage device has been described in the above embodiments, but the air massage device may be a chair type. Further, the airbag need not be made of nylon or polyurethane as long as it is made of an airtight material. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the pedestal portion 16 of the hook tape material 24 ′ having the engaging portion 19 is formed. "" May be folded in half and each edge thereof may be welded. Further, in each of the above embodiments,
While the loop tape was fixed to the human body contact surface and the pedestal part of the hook tape material was used as the fabric of the airbag, the hook tape was fixed to the human body contact surface and the pedestal part of the loop tape material was used as the fabric of the airbag. It doesn't matter.

[0032]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the mounting position of the airbag can be changed by removably locking the locking portion to the locked portion. Therefore, the user can easily adjust the position of the airbag.

Further, since the pedestal portion of the locking fastener member is used as the fabric of the airbag, it is not necessary to prepare a locking member separately from the airbag, and the number of parts can be reduced, and The work of attaching the member to the fabric of the airbag can be eliminated, and the cost can be reduced.

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, since the air supply / exhaust port portion is provided in the vicinity of the locking position of the locking part with respect to the locked part, the air supply / exhaust port part is inflated when the airbag is inflated / deflated. Is prevented from being largely displaced in the direction of expansion and contraction and the like, and the situation in which a large stress acts on the air supply / exhaust port of the airbag or in the vicinity thereof and the air hose is disconnected or bent is prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an air massage device according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of the air massage device of FIG.

3 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an air supply / exhaust device of the air massage device of FIG. 1. FIG.

4A and 4B are views illustrating an airbag of the air massage device of FIG. 1, in which FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view showing the airbag, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view showing the completed airbag.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a hook tape material composed of a pedestal portion and a locking portion.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another example of a hook tape material.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an air massage device according to a second embodiment.

8 is an exploded perspective view showing an airbag of the air massage device of FIG.

9 shows the inflation and deflation of the airbag of the air massage device of FIG. 7, (a) is a sectional view when the airbag is inflated,
(B) is a sectional view when the airbag is contracted.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing still another example of the hook tape material.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,1 'Air massage device 2 Mat body (device body) 3 Air hose 11,11 'airbag 12,12 'Top surface (human body contact surface) 13 loop tape 16, 16 ', 16 "pedestal part (pedestal part) 19 Locking part 24,24 'hook tape material 35 recess

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An air massager comprising an airbag attached to a human body contact surface of a main body of the apparatus by a surface fastener, wherein the airbag is inflated and deflated by air supply / exhaust to perform massage, wherein the surface fastener is a pedestal. And a locked fastener member provided with a locked portion for locking the locking portion, wherein the pedestal portion is of the airbag. The airbag mounting position is used as a cloth, and the locked fastener member is fixed to the human body contact surface, and the locking portion is detachably locked to the locked portion, The air massage device is characterized in that it can be changed. 2. The air massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an air supply / exhaust port portion to which an air hose is connected is provided in the vicinity of a locking position of the locking portion with respect to the locked portion.