JP2003299706A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a massage machine capable of applying massage other than the massage due to the vibration of a vibration plate at the same time. <P>SOLUTION: The vibration plate 4 is vibrated by driving a motor to apply massage. Further, a needle-like blow element 26 is provided in the direction almost crossing the vibration plate 4 at a right angle. An opening 24 is formed to the vibration plate 4 and the blow element 26 is projected out to the surface side of the vibration plate 24 from the opening 24. The blow element 26 is projected out by the energizing force of a coil spring 38 and pulled back against the energizing force of the coil spring 38 by exciting a coil 40 to move the blow element 26 forwardly and rearwardly. A cylindrical projection part 42 and a columnar projection part 44 are provided on the vibration plate 4 around the blow element 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage machine that oscillates a diaphragm to perform massage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, various massage machines have been known for performing massage with a vibrating diaphragm. For example, as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 8-299402, it is proposed that the diaphragm includes a flat portion and an inclined portion that is inclined with respect to the flat portion, and that a large number of protrusions are arranged on the flat portion and the inclined portion. ing. The affected area such as the back is massaged by applying the affected area to the flat portion, and the affected area such as the sole of the foot is placed on the inclined portion and massaged.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional apparatus, although the massage can be performed by the oscillation of the diaphragm, another massage machine is required to receive another massage effect. Even if a large number of protrusions are formed on the diaphragm, the protrusions vibrate together with the diaphragm, so that the same effect as massage by shaking the diaphragm can be obtained. There was a problem that we had to prepare a massage machine.

An object of the present invention is to provide a massage machine which can receive massages other than the massage by the oscillation of the diaphragm at the same time.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following means in order to solve the object. That is, in a massage machine that swings a diaphragm to perform a massage, a massage machine is provided with a needle-shaped striking body that reciprocates in a direction substantially orthogonal to the diaphragm.

An opening may be formed in the diaphragm, and the striking body may be projected from the opening to the surface side of the diaphragm.
Alternatively, the striking body may be pushed out by the biasing force of the coil spring, and the coil may be excited so as to be pulled back against the biasing force. Further, the vibrating plate may be swingably supported by the massage machine main body via elastic columns, and the striking body may be reciprocally supported by the massage machine main body. Further, a protrusion may be provided on the vibrating plate around the hitting body. The protrusion may have a cylindrical shape and a plurality of protrusions may be provided around the opening, or the protrusion may have a cylindrical shape formed along the periphery of the opening.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, 1 is a box-shaped massage machine main body, and in this embodiment, a handle 2 is integrally formed on the side of the massage machine main body 1. Reference numeral 4 denotes a diaphragm formed of synthetic resin or the like. The diaphragm 4 is arranged on the upper surface side of the massage machine body 1 and is formed in a rectangular shape. A large number of hemispherical small protrusions 6 are provided on one surface of the diaphragm 4, and a plurality of first middle protrusions 8 and second middle protrusions 10 are provided along the edge of the diaphragm 4, and A pair of large protrusions 12 is provided at the center.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vibrating plate 4 and the massaging machine body 1 are connected to each other by an elastic column 13 which is made of rubber or the like and has a cylindrical shape. Elastic support 13
4 are erected from the massage machine main body 1 near each corner of the vibration plate 4, and both ends thereof are fixed to the back surface side of the vibration plate 4 and the massage machine main body 1, respectively. It is configured to be able to swing inside.

Further, the massaging machine body 1 has a motor 14
The eccentric shaft 16 is screwed to the output shaft (not shown) of the motor 14. The eccentric shaft 16 is the diaphragm 4
The bearing 18 is fitted on the lower surface side of the bearing. The eccentric shaft 16 is eccentrically attached to the output shaft of the motor 14 by a predetermined amount, and the eccentric shaft 16 and the diaphragm 4 are rotatable relative to each other. Further, the eccentric shaft 16
A cooling fan 20 is attached to the cooling fan 20, and a counter weight 22 is fixed to the cooling fan 20.

A plurality of openings 24 are formed in the diaphragm 4 at predetermined intervals so as to penetrate the diaphragm 4. In this embodiment,
Four openings 24 are formed, and a needle-shaped hitting body 26 is arranged in each opening 24 in a direction substantially orthogonal to the diaphragm 4. The lower side of the hitting body 26 is reciprocally inserted into a sliding hole 30 formed in a bobbin 28 attached to the massage machine body 1.

An upper side of the striking body 26 is made thinner than a lower side to form a step portion 26a, and a ring-shaped elastic body 32 is attached to the step portion 26a. The striker body 26 is provided with an acupressure member 34 attached to the tip thereof.
It is fixed by a pin 36 fitted in. A plurality of protrusions 35 are provided on the tip of the acupressure member 34.

Between the acupressure member 34 and the bobbin 28, the coil spring 3 wound around the outer periphery of the striking body 26.
8 is sandwiched. By the biasing force of the coil spring 38, the impacting body 26 is moved so as to protrude from the opening 24 to the outside of the diaphragm 4, and when the elastic body 32 is sandwiched between the stepped portion 26a of the impacting body 26 and the bobbin 28. , Is configured so that further protrusion is restricted.

A coil 40 is mounted on the bobbin 28, and a part of the striking body 26 is made of a magnetic material, and an exciting current is passed through the coil 40 to move the striking body 26 to a coil spring 38. Against the bias of
It is configured so that it can be moved in the direction of pulling back from the opening 24.

Along the edge of the opening 24, on the diaphragm 4,
The cylindrical protrusion 42 is provided, and the cylindrical protrusion 42
The tip end side of is has a reduced diameter and is formed in a tapered shape. Further, around the opening 24, on the outside of the cylindrical protrusion 42,
Four cylindrical protrusions 44 are arranged at equal intervals. In the present embodiment, the height of the cylindrical protrusion portion 44 is formed slightly higher than the height of the cylindrical protrusion portion 42.

When the striking body 26 is moved in the projecting direction by the urging force of the coil spring 38 and the movement is restricted, the tip of the projection 35 of the striking body 26 projects beyond the cylindrical projection 44. Is configured to. When the coil 40 is excited to move the striking body 26 to the retracting side, the tip of the protrusion 35 has a substantially cylindrical protrusion portion 4.
It is configured to be equal to the height of 2.

Next, the operation of the massage machine of this embodiment described above will be described. When the motor 14 is rotationally driven to rotate the eccentric shaft 16, the diaphragm 4 swings around the output shaft of the motor 14 via the bearing 18 while being supported by the elastic column 13. Further, the cooling fan 20 also rotates together with the eccentric shaft 16, the rotation of the cooling fan 20 causes the motor 14 to be air-cooled, the counterweight 22 turns, and the reaction of the vibration plate 4 in the swinging direction is canceled.

Then, for example, when the affected part is the sole of the foot, the sole of the foot can be applied to the diaphragm 4 to receive a massage. At this time, the small protrusion 6, the first middle protrusion 8, the second middle protrusion 10, and the large protrusion 12 can be applied to the sole of the foot, and massage can be performed by the swing of the diaphragm 4 while obtaining the respective acupressure effect.

When an exciting current is applied to the coil 40, the impacting body 26 is attracted by the coil 40 and drawn against the biasing force of the coil spring 38, and the protrusion 35 is housed in the substantially cylindrical protrusion 42. To be done. When the power supply is cut off, the impacting body 26 is rapidly moved in the protruding direction by the urging force of the coil spring 38. By repeating the excitation / non-excitation of the coil 40 at regular time intervals, the impacting body 26 can be reciprocated. The coil 40
However, the impacting body 26 may be reciprocated by using a motor, a cam, a spring, or the like.

The cylindrical protrusion 42 and the cylindrical protrusion 44 are
For example, when the arch of the sole of the foot is placed, the arch can be hit by the hitting body 26 to receive a hit massage. By simultaneously swinging the diaphragm 4 by driving the motor 14 and repeating the excitation / specific excitation of the coil 40, the massage by the diaphragm 4 and the impact massage by the impacting body 26 can be received at the same time. Also,
The massage may be performed by driving the motor 14 or exciting / de-exciting the coil 40.

By providing the cylindrical protrusion 42 and the columnar protrusion 44, and reciprocating the striking body 26 from between these, the striking body 2 can be used as a recessed affected area such as an arch.
By 6, the impact massage can be reliably performed. still,
In this embodiment, the cylindrical protrusion 42 and the columnar protrusion 44 are provided.
However, only one of them may be provided, or the opening 24 may be provided without providing both protrusions 42 and 44.
It can also be implemented by moving the impacting body 26 in and out.

The present invention is not limited to such an embodiment as described above, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0022]

As described above in detail, the massage machine of the present invention has the effect of being able to receive the massage by the swing of the diaphragm and the impact massage by the reciprocating motion of the impact body at the same time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a massage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the massage machine according to the present embodiment.

3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of BB of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Massage machine body 2 ... Handle 4 ... Vibration plate 13 ... Elastic support 14 ... Motor 16 ... Eccentric shaft 18 ... Bearing 20 ... Cooling fan 22 ... Counter weight 24 ... Opening 26 ... Striking body 26a ... Step 28 ... Bobbin 30 ... Sliding hole 32 ... Elastic body 34 ... Shiatsu member 38 ... Coil spring 40 ... Coil 42 ... Cylindrical protrusion 44 ... Cylindrical protrusion

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A massage machine that swings a diaphragm to perform massage, wherein a needle-shaped impacting body that reciprocates in a direction substantially orthogonal to the diaphragm is provided. 2. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein an opening is formed in the vibrating plate, and the striking body is projected from the opening toward the front surface side of the vibrating plate. 3. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the impacting body is projected by an urging force of a coil spring, and the coil is excited to pull back against the urging force. 4. The vibrating plate is swingably supported by a massaging machine body via elastic columns, and the striking body is reciprocally supported by the massaging machine body. The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. A protrusion is provided on the vibrating plate around the striking body, according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
Massage machine described. 6. The massage machine according to claim 5, wherein the protrusion has a cylindrical shape and a plurality of protrusions are provided around the opening. 7. The massage machine according to claim 5, wherein the protrusion has a cylindrical shape formed along the periphery of the opening.