JP2003325626A - Treating element for massager - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a treating element for a massager providing a comfortable massage feeling by assimilating a feel of the treating element to a feed of a human finger when carrying out a massage by the massager. <P>SOLUTION: At least an outer layer portion of the treating element of the massager is formed by a flexible and elastic gel material with penetration within a range of 30-100 or a flexible and elastic ethylene propylene rubber material with rubber hardness within a range of 0.5-10. The comfortable massage feeling as though a treated portion is massaged by fingers of a massagist is provided by flexible elastic deformation of the treating element in massaging of each part of the body. <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 massager massager, and more particularly to a chair massager or a small portable massager that massages each part of the body by the movement of the massager by rubbing or acupressure. The present invention relates to a treatment device preferably used in machines and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a massager for performing massage by performing a predetermined motion with a massager (rubbing ball) applied to the body surface, for example, a roller-like massager is provided inside a backrest. A chair-type massage machine that incorporates a massage mechanism to massage the back side of the body by performing massage, shiatsu, and tapping motions on the massager, and the massager while sitting on a chair and sitting down A portable massage machine is widely used in which the user massages the lower back by moving it, or puts it on the floor and lay it on his back to massage the neck with a massager.

Many of such conventional massaging elements for massage machines are manufactured by molding polypropylene (PP), rubber or the like. For example, massaging elements formed of these materials are It is pressed against the treatment area so that the pressing strength changes periodically to give a feeling of massage such as acupressure by the human hand, or by sandwiching the treatment area of the body with a pair of treatment elements. By making these move toward and away from each other, a massage feeling like rubbing is given.

[0004]

Most of the massagers used in conventional massagers, for example, made of rubber, have a rubber hardness of about 50, and the massager actually massages them. It was difficult to give a pleasant massage feeling because it was too hard compared to the massage feeling when doing.

In view of the above, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and when a massager is used for massage, the feel of the treatment element is brought close to the feel of a human finger, and a pleasant massage feeling is obtained. An object of the present invention is to provide a massager for such a massage machine.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first treatment element for a massage machine of the present invention has at least an outer layer portion having a penetration of 30 to 100 and being flexible and rich in elasticity. It is made of gel material. A silicone gel material is preferably used as the gel material. It is also preferable to use a polyurethane gel material.

The second aspect of the massage treatment element of the present invention
At least the outer layer portion is formed of a flexible and elastic ethylene propylene rubber material having a rubber hardness of 0.5 to 10.

In each of the massage treatment elements described above, it is preferable that the surface is covered with a flexible protective film layer having abrasion resistance and strength.

[0009]

1 is a perspective view of a portable massaging machine showing a massaging device for a massaging machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The portable massaging machine 1 is mounted on a chair or a sofa. It is used to put on and massage the waist, or to place on the floor or a mattress and massage the neck in the posture of lying on the back.

An oval opening 1B is formed on the upper surface of the main body 1A of the portable massage machine 1.
B is covered with a cloth cover 2 made of a flexible polyamide-based material having excellent wear resistance, and a pair of treatment elements 3 and 4 are housed inside thereof.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the massaging elements 3 and 4 has a columnar shape with an upper surface formed in a hemispherical shape, and is inclined so as to rotatably project from the inside of the main body 1A through the opening 1B. It is attached to the tip portions of the shafts 5 and 6. The treatment elements 3, 4 may be spherical or disc-shaped.

In this embodiment, the treatment element 3 (4)
Is a flexible and elastic massaging element main body 3A (4A) that constitutes the outer layer portion and a sleeve 3B that constitutes the inner layer portion.
(4B).

The treatment element main body 3A (4A) is integrally formed on the sleeve 3B (4B) with a semitransparent silicone gel material having a penetration of 30 to 100.

On the other hand, the sleeve 3B (4B) is made of a hard and strong resin material, and the center portion thereof has an inclined shaft 5.
(6) penetrates and is fixed to the inclined shaft 5 (6) with an adhesive. Also, these sleeves 3B (4
A large number of annular irregularities are formed on the outer surface of B).

In the gap between these irregularities, the treatment element main body 3A is provided.
The gel material forming (4A) enters during the molding and is firmly bonded to the sleeve 3B (4B), and the sleeve 3B (4B) moves from the sleeve 3B (4B) to the treatment element main body 3A during use of the portable massage machine 1.
(4A) is prevented from falling off.

When an adhesive having a high adhesive strength is used, the sleeve 3B (4B) is not provided with the annular unevenness and the sleeve 3B (4B) is not provided.
The outer surface of B (4B) may be formed into a smooth cylindrical shape. ,

As the material of the treatment element main body 3A (4A), other than the above, a polyurethane gel material having a similar penetration, or a flexible ethylene propylene rubber material having a rubber hardness of 0.5 to 10 is used. Can be used.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the treatment element. The treatment element main body 3A (4A) does not easily get dirt, is flexible, and has abrasion resistance. A material, for example, a laminate layer C of polyamide (outside) and polyurethane (inside) is coated to improve durability.

As the material of the sleeve 3B (4B), resin such as polypropylene or durable engineering plastic can be used. Alternatively, a die-cast molded metal such as a zinc-based alloy or an aluminum-based alloy, or a machined metal material such as a steel material, a stainless steel material, or an aluminum material may be used.

Further, the sleeve 3B (4B) is attached to the inclined shaft 5.
(6) may be integrated with each other to be manufactured as a single component, and the treatment element formed entirely of a flexible gel material may be directly attached on the tilt axis which is a single component.

When performing massage of the lower back with the portable massage machine 1 shown in FIG. 1, the portable massage machine 1 is placed on a chair, a sitting chair, or a sofa while leaning against a backrest. Then, the user sits on a chair or a sofa, and applies the treatment area of the waist to the pair of treatment elements 3 and 4 from above the cloth cover 2.

In this state, when the portable massage machine 1 is driven, the tilting shafts 5 and 6 synchronously rotate in opposite directions to each other, and the treatment elements 3 fixed to the tilting shafts 5 and 6, respectively. Each of the four 4 performs a rubbing motion in a shape of an inverted conical locus about a central axis inclined outwardly.

Due to such movement, the pair of treatment elements 3 and 4 press the treatment portion of the waist portion from both sides while approaching each other so as to sandwich the treatment portion, thereby rubbing the treatment portion and acupressure. At this time,
Since the respective treatment elements 3 and 4 flexibly and elastically deform,
A pleasant massage feeling similar to that of a human finger is obtained.

In addition, when massaging the cervix with the portable massage machine 1, the user can place the portable massage machine 1 on the floor or a mattress and cover the massagers 3 and 4 with a cervical portion with a cloth cover. Lying on the back so as to hit the body 2, in this state, the portable massage machine 1 is operated to massage the treatment site.

Next, FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the treatment element, which is the treatment element 3 '(4') shown in the same figure.
The sleeve 3'B (4'B) is constituted by the coil spring S, and the lower end side thereof is press-fitted and fixed to the upper end portion of the inclined shaft 5 '(6').

On the upper end side of the coil spring S,
The plug P is press-fitted and fixed, and the coil spring S and the plug P are inserted into a hole formed in the central portion of the treatment element main body 3′A (4′A) and fixed by adhesion. In addition, the coil spring S and the plug P are the treatment element main body 3′A (4′A).
It may be integrally embedded in the inside of the molding.

When the treatment elements 3'and 4'shown in FIG. 4 are elastically deformed by the external force, the treatment element main body 3'A (4'A) is deformed.
Since the coil spring S bends following this, the coil spring S shown in FIG.
And a more flexible deformation than the massager shown in FIG. 3 and a comfortable feeling of use can be obtained.

Further, the sleeve may be made of an elastically deformable rubber material having a rubber hardness of 40 to 80. In this case, when the treatment element main body adhered and fixed to the outside thereof is elastically deformed by an external force, The sleeve can also be elastically deformed by following the above.

Next, FIG. 5 is a perspective view including a partially cutaway cross section of a chair type massage machine having a massager treatment element of the present invention as still another embodiment, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a massage unit portion of a massage machine, in which a chair-type massage machine 11 is driven up and down by being guided by a guide rail 14 in the backrest portion 12 by a lifting motor 13 incorporated in a backrest portion 12. It has a massage unit 15.

The massage unit 15 has a pair of treatment elements 16 each configured as a massage roller, and a treatment motor (not shown) for driving these treatment elements. These treatment elements 16 are external cloths. While moving up and down together with the massage unit 15 on the back side of the body of the user who is seated on the seat 18 through 17, the massage motor is driven from the shoulder to the waist, and the massage operation is performed.
Perform various massage operations such as tapping and acupressure.

Here, the rubbing operation is an operation in which a pair of treatment elements 16 sandwich a treatment portion on the back side of the body and repeatedly approach and separate, and the tapping operation is a pair of treatment elements 16. The operation of alternately moving back and forth in a short cycle to hit the treatment portion, and the acupressure operation means an operation of repeatedly moving the pair of treatment elements 16 forward and backward to repeatedly press and release the treatment portion. There is.

In the present embodiment, a soft ethylene propylene rubber material having a rubber hardness in the range of 0.5 to 10 is used for the pair of treatment elements 16 configured as massage rollers.

As the material of the treatment element 16, in addition to the above-mentioned materials, a flexible and highly elastic gel material having a penetration of 30 to 100 can be used. The treatment element 16 flexibly elastically deforms when the back side of the body is treated by rubbing or acupressure.
You can get a feeling similar to massage by the hand of a masseur.

Further, in the chair type massage machine 11, a footrest 20 having a foot massage unit 19 therein is attached to the front end side of the seat portion 18, and the user sits on the seat portion 18. While the massage area on the back side of the body is massaged by the pair of massagers 16, the lower leg portion can be placed on the footrest 20, and the foot sole and the calf can be massaged by the foot massage unit 19.

Further, the foot massage unit 19
Includes a plurality of treatment elements that perform a kneading operation by sandwiching a foot or a calf from both sides and repeating pressing and releasing. These treatment elements also have needle penetrations 30 to 1
Comfortable massage by using polyurethane or silicone gel material with softness and elasticity of 00 range or ethylene propylene rubber material with softness and elasticity of rubber hardness of 0.5 to 10 You can get a feeling.

[0036]

As described above, according to the massager for a massager of the present invention, at least the outer layer portion of the massager has a flexible and elastic silicone-based or polyurethane-based material having a penetration of 30 to 100. The gel material and the ethylene propylene rubber material, which has a rubber hardness in the range of 0.5 to 10 and is highly flexible, can be deformed flexibly when pressed against the treated part of the body, and the treated part will not have pain. You can get a comfortable massage feeling that is close to the feel of a masseur's fingers without giving.

By covering the surface of the treatment element with a flexible protective film layer having abrasion resistance and strength, the durability of the treatment element can be enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view including a partially cutaway cross section of a portable massage machine including a massager massaging element of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a massager massaging element used in a portable massager.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of a massager massaging element used in a portable massager.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing still another embodiment of a massager massaging element used in a portable massager.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view including a partially cutaway cross section of a chair-type massage machine including a massager massager according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a massage unit portion of the chair-type massage machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Portable massage machine 2 cloth cover 3, 3 ', 4, 4' 3A, 3'A, 4A, 4'A Treatment body 3B, 4B, 3'B, 4'B sleeve 5, 5'6, 6 'tilt axis 11 Chair type massage machine 12 Backrest 13 Lifting motor 14 Guide rail 15 massage units 16 treatment child 17 Exterior cloth 18 Seat 19 foot massage unit 20 footrest

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. At least an outer layer portion has a penetration of 30 to 1.
A massager massager characterized by being formed of a soft and highly elastic gel material in the range of 00. 2. The massager for a massage machine according to claim 1, wherein a silicone gel material resin is used. 3. The massager for a massage machine according to claim 1, wherein a polyurethane gel material is used. 4. The rubber hardness of at least the outer layer is 0.5.
A massager massager characterized by being formed of a flexible and highly elastic ethylene propylene rubber material in the range of 10 to 10. 5. The massaging device massaging device according to claim 1, wherein the surface is covered with a soft protective film layer having abrasion resistance and strength.