JP2003325609A - Massager - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massager capable of canceling one part in a set massage course. <P>SOLUTION: The massager is provided with a massager body having a human body abutting surface, a plurality of massaging means (air bags 6-12) provided on the human body abutting surface in correspondence to massage portions of a human body abutted on the human body abutting surface, and a control means for controlling operation of the massaging means. The control means (an arithmetic control circuit 19) has a mode for controlling the operation of the plurality of massaging means in an order in accordance with a predetermined course and massaging the massage portions in order. A canceling means is provided for canceling operation of one part of the massaging means of the course. <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 device having a mode in which a plurality of massage means are sequentially operated and controlled in accordance with a predetermined massage course to sequentially massage massage parts of a human body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a massage device of this type, for example, a part or all of the massage order of the neck, shoulders, back, waist, hips, thighs, legs, etc. of the human body is preset. Various types of massage courses are proposed in which massage means such as an airbag is provided in this order of setting.

As such a massage course, for example, an upper body massage course for massaging the upper body, a whole body massage course for massaging the whole body, and the like can be considered. In this upper body course, it is possible to repeatedly massage the neck, shoulders, back, waist and the like in a set order.

[0004]

By the way, for example, in the upper body massage course, there is a case where the neck is so painful that the user does not want to massage the neck.

However, in the conventional massage device, there is no means for canceling a part of the set massage course, and when the part to be canceled is, for example, a neck massage, the massage course is reset from the beginning. It was necessary and troublesome.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a massage device which can easily and quickly cancel a part of a set massage course.

[0007]

In order to achieve this object, a massage device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a massage device main body having a human body contact surface, and a massage of a human body brought into contact with the human body contact surface. A plurality of massage means provided on the human body contact surface corresponding to the parts and a control means for controlling the operation of the massage means are provided. Moreover, the control means has a mode in which the plurality of massage means are sequentially operated and controlled according to a predetermined course to sequentially massage the massage parts. In addition, the massage device has canceling means for canceling the operation of the massage means of a part of the course.

[0008]

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

FIG. 1 shows an example of a massage device according to the present invention and an air massage chair.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a massage chair, and 2 is a footrest placed on the front side of the massage chair 1.
This massage chair 1 has a seat portion (seat cushion) 3
And a backrest (seatback) 4 attached to a rear edge of the seat 3, and armrests 5 arranged on both sides of the seat 3.

The upper surface 3a of the seat 3 is used as a human body contact surface, and the front surface 4a of the backrest 4 is used as a human body contact surface. Also, on the left and right parts of the upper surface of the footrest 2,
Semicircular recesses 2a, 2a extending in the front-rear direction are formed as human body contact surfaces.

The back side of the upper half of the human body of the user sitting on the massage chair 1 is brought into contact with the front surface of the backrest 4, and the buttocks and a part of the left and right feet (legs) of the human body. One thigh is brought into contact with the upper surface 3a of the seat 3, and the calf shins, which are part of the left and right legs of the human body, are brought into contact with the recesses 2a, 2a of the leg rest 2. There is.

On the front surface 4a side of the backrest 4, an airbag 6 for massaging the neck of the user's body, an airbag 7 for massaging the shoulders of the user, an airbag 8 for massaging the back of the human body, and An airbag 9 for massaging the waist of the human body is attached as a massage means. This airbag 6, 7, 8, 9
Are sequentially arranged on the backrest 4 at intervals from top to bottom.

The airbag 6 is a neck portion (massage site) of the human body of a user who is seated on the massage chair 1 and used.
The airbag 7 is made to correspond to the shoulder part (massage part) of the user's body sitting on the massage chair 1 and used.
The airbag 8 is made to correspond to the back portion (massage site) of the user's body sitting on the massage chair 1 and the airbag 9 is made to correspond to the massage chair 1
It is adapted to correspond to the waist (massage site) of the human body of the user who sits down and uses it.

On the upper surface 3a side of the seat portion 3, an airbag 10 for massaging the buttocks of a human body and an airbag 11 for massaging the thighs of a person are provided as massage means. The airbag 10 is arranged on the rear side of the seat 3, and the airbag 11 is arranged on the front side of the seat 3. Moreover, the airbag 10 is made to correspond to the buttocks (massage part) of the human body of the user who is seated on the massage chair 1 and the airbag 11 is the thigh of the human body of the user who is seated on the massage chair 1 and used. It corresponds to the part (massage part).

Further, airbags 12, 12 for massaging the inflated shins (massage parts) of the legs (legs) of the human body are attached to the upper sides of the recesses 2a correspondingly.

An operation panel 13 is provided on the upper surface of one of the armrests 5, 5. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation panel 13 includes a power switch 14, a switch (operation button) 15 for a course A (upper body massage course), and a switch (operation button) for a course B (whole body massage course). ) 16 are provided.

This course A (upper body massage course)
Then, massage parts such as the neck, shoulders, back and waist are sequentially massaged.

Course B (Whole body massage course)
Then, massage parts such as the neck, shoulders, back, waist, buttocks, thighs, and calves are sequentially massaged. still,
The massage order and massage parts of each course are not limited to the above-mentioned parts and sequences.

Further, the operation panel 13 is provided with a switch (operation button) 17 for canceling a massage of a part of the massage course and a switch (operation button) 18 for returning the massage canceled by the switch 17. ing.

Although not shown in the drawings, the operation panel 13 has a switch (operation button) for individually massaging the massage parts of the human body, and a switch for arbitrarily selecting the massage parts of the human body to set a massage course ( An operation button) is provided.

Then, the switches 14 to on the operation panel 13
Reference numeral 18 is connected to the arithmetic control circuit (arithmetic control means) 19 as the control means shown in FIG. The arithmetic control circuit 19 controls the operation of an air compressor 20 as an air supply means (air supply source), and a rotary valve as an air distribution device (air distribution means) connected to an air discharge port of the air compressor 20. 21 is operated and controlled.

Further, the rotary valve 21 supplies the air discharged from the air compressor 20 to the air bags 6 to 12.
The air in the airbags 6 to 12 is selectively exhausted to the atmosphere while being selectively supplied to the air. Since a well-known configuration can be adopted as the configuration of the rotary valve 21, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation of the massage chair 1 having such a structure will be described.

The user of the massage chair 1 sits on the massage chair 1 and places the calf of the leg on the recesses 2a, 2a of the leg rest 2. In this state, the power switch 14 of the operation panel 13 is turned on to operate the arithmetic control circuit 19.

Then, the arithmetic control circuit 19 uses the switch 1
When 5 is turned on, the massage of the course A (upper body massage course) is started. In this course A, the arithmetic and control circuit 19 operates the air compressor 20 and controls the operation of the rotary valve 21 to inflate / deflate the airbags 6, 7, 8, 9 in order. By such a series of expansion / contraction operations, steps S1 to S1 in FIG.
As shown in S4, massage parts such as the neck, shoulders, back, and waist are massaged in order. Such a series of massage courses is repeatedly performed by the arithmetic control circuit 19.

The arithmetic control circuit 19 also includes a switch 16
When is turned on, the massage of the course B (whole body massage course) is started. In this course B, the arithmetic and control circuit 19 operates the air compressor 20 and controls the operation of the rotary valve 21 to inflate and deflate the airbags 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 in order. By such a series of expansion / contraction operations, as shown in steps S1 to S7 of FIG. 5, the neck, shoulders, back,
The lumbar region, buttocks, thighs, and calf regions are massaged in sequence. Such a series of massage courses is repeatedly performed by the arithmetic control circuit 19.

In the courses A and B of such massages, for example, in the course A, when the airbag 8 is inflated and a massage for pressing the back portion with the airbag 8 is performed, the back is hurt or the back is damaged. When the user feels pleasant, the user presses the cancel switch 17 to input the cancel signal from the cancel switch 17 to the arithmetic control circuit 19. As a result, the arithmetic control circuit 19 stops the massage of the back portion by the airbag 8, and the airbag 8
This air is exhausted via the rotary valve 21.

By this operation, the arithmetic control circuit 8 controls the operation of the rotary valve 21 to inflate and deflate the airbags 6, 7 and 9 in sequence during the second and subsequent series of massages, and step S1 in FIG. , S2, the neck and shoulder massages are performed, the back massage in step S3 is skipped, and the waist massage in step S4 is performed.

Also, in this way, the massage course A
The massage part that was cancelled in is reflected in course B as well.

For example, when the massage of the back part is canceled in course A as described above, the arithmetic and control circuit 19 also sets a series of massage parts other than the back part in the course B (neck, shoulders, waist, buttocks, large parts). Massage the thighs and calves. That is, the arithmetic control circuit 8
In the course of massaging the course, the rotary valve 21 is operated and controlled to inflate and deflate the airbags 6, 7, 9 to 12 in order, and the neck portions of steps S1 and S2 in FIG.
After the shoulder massage is performed, the back massage in step S3 is skipped, and the waist, buttocks, thighs, and calf shins are massaged in steps S4 to S7.

As described above, the massage portion canceled in one course is automatically canceled in the other courses by the arithmetic control circuit 19. Therefore, it is necessary to perform the cancel operation again when the massage course is changed. There is no. Therefore, it is easy to set the massage operation when the course is changed.

When it is desired to restore the massage of the massage portion thus canceled, the return switch 18 is turned on and a return signal is input to the arithmetic control circuit 19. As a result, the arithmetic and control circuit 19 restores the massage of the canceled massage site. For example, in the above-mentioned example, although the back massage is canceled, the back massage is restored.

As described above, the massage device according to the embodiment of the present invention has a human body contact surface (the upper surface 3 of the seat portion 3).
a, the front surface 4a of the backrest 4, the recesses 2a, 2 of the leg rest 2
a) A massage device body (a massage chair 1 and a leg rest 2) having a), and a massage part of a human body (for example, a neck, a shoulder, a back, a waist, a hip, a thigh) that is brought into contact with the human body contact surface. A plurality of massaging means provided on the human body contact surface (the upper surface 3a of the seat portion 3, the front surface 4a of the backrest 4, the concave portions 2a, 2a of the leg rest 2) corresponding to the parts, the calves and the like. The airbag 6 to 12) and the control means (arithmetic control circuit 19) for controlling the operation of the massage means (airbags 6 to 12) are provided. Moreover, the control means (arithmetic control circuit 19) sequentially controls the massage means in accordance with a predetermined course to sequentially massage the massage parts (course A,
Have course B). In addition, canceling means (cancel switch 17) for canceling the operation of a part of the massage means of the course is provided.

According to this embodiment of the invention, a part of the set massage course can be canceled easily and quickly by only operating the canceling means (the cancel switch 17).

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned control means (arithmetic control circuit 19) is arranged such that the plurality of massage means (airbag 6) according to the predetermined course.
When the cancel signal is input from the canceling means (cancel switch 17) during the sequential operation control of (1) to (12), the massage means (airbag) that is operated when the canceling signal is input. It is set to cancel the operation of.

According to this structure, even if the order is not known in the case of the course, it is possible to surely judge and cancel the portion that should not be massaged.

In the embodiment described above, an example in which the present invention is applied to a chair type air massage device has been shown, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a mat type air massage device or a mechanical massage device.

[0039]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, a part of the set massage course can be canceled easily and quickly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a massage chair showing an example of a massage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of an operation panel provided on the armrest shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a control circuit diagram of the massage chair of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of a massage course by the control circuit of FIG.

5 is a flowchart showing another example of a massage course by the control circuit of FIG.

6 is a flowchart when a part of the massage of the massage course of FIG. 4 is canceled.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart when a part of the massage of the massage course of FIG. 5 is canceled.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Massage chair (massage device) 2 ... Footrest (massage device) 2a: concave portion (human body contact surface) 3 ... seat 3a ... Top surface (human body contact surface) 4 ... backrest 4a: front surface (human body contact surface) 6-12 ... Airbag (massage means) 19 ... Arithmetic control circuit (control means) 17 ... Cancel switch (cancellation means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A massaging device main body having a human body contact surface, a plurality of massaging means provided on the human body contact surface in correspondence with a massage part of the human body brought into contact with the human body contact surface, In a massage device having a mode for controlling the operation of the massage means, wherein the control means sequentially controls the operation of the plurality of massage means according to a predetermined course to massage the massage parts in order, A massage device comprising a canceling unit for canceling the operation of a part of the massaging unit. 2. A massaging device main body having a human body contact surface, a plurality of massaging means provided on the human body contact surface corresponding to a massage part of the human body brought into contact with the human body contact surface, In a massage device having a mode for controlling the operation of the massage means, wherein the control means sequentially controls the operation of the plurality of massage means according to a predetermined course to massage the massage parts in order, A canceling means for canceling the operation of some of the massage means is provided, and the control means cancels the canceling means when operating the plurality of massage means in order according to the predetermined course. When the signal is input and the canceling signal is input, the Massage apparatus characterized by being set so as to cancel the operation of the surge means.