JP2004136113A - Massage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily massage both the foot soles and leg parts of a user well without changing the posture. <P>SOLUTION: A foot sole massaging part that can massage the foot soles is provided on the front side of a seat part on which a massaged person is seated, and the foot sole massaging part and the seat part front side are connected by an air massage part capable of massaging leg parts. The foot soles and the leg parts can thereby be massaged simultaneously in the seated state of the massaged person without changing the posture. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

The present invention relates to a massage device for massaging a leg of a person sitting on a chair, particularly a calf or a sole.

(4) Conventionally, there is a massage device disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-8659, which is shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration explanatory view of a conventional massage device, and FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part.

In FIG. 4, a conventional massage device 100 is a pair of chairs which are attached to the tip of a seat 103a of a chair type massage machine 103 so as to be able to be raised and lowered stepwise from a substantially vertical position to a substantially horizontal position via engagement and disengagement of a gear and a pin. , A leg massage main body 101 whose lower end is rotatably supported at the tip of the metal fitting 102, and a plurality of the leg massage main bodies 101 are provided on the back side of the main body 102 in contact with the metal fitting 102. A magnet 101b, a vibrator 101a disposed on both sides of the leg massage main body 101, and vibrated by a vibration massage device 105 incorporated in the leg massage main body 101; Protrusions are provided on both sides, and are supported when the leg massage main body 101 is tilted forward with the pin as a fulcrum with respect to the bracket 102. A configuration and a resilient leg 101c of the leg. (See also Fig. 5)

Next, the massage operation of the conventional massage device 100 based on the above configuration will be described. When a person sits on the chair-type massage machine 103 and massages the calf, the leg 102 is substantially vertically moved together with the leg massage main body 101 in a state where the leg 101 is superimposed and adsorbed by the leg mass 102. The vibrator 101 is activated from the position so that the vibrator 101d on the surface side of the leg massage main body 101 hits the calf (the position indicated by the phantom line in FIG. 4), and the vibration massage device 105 is operated to give a massage effect to the calf. . On the other hand, in the case of massaging the sole, the state in which the attraction force of the magnet 101b is released, the leg massage main body 101 is separated from the fitting 102, and the leg massage main body 101 is tilted forward to support the elastic leg 101C attached to the floor surface is supported. I do. When the foot is placed on the back side of the leg massage main body 101 and the vibration massage device 105 is operated, a massage effect is given to the sole of the foot by the vibrator 101a located on the opposite side of the calf vibrator 101d. When the conventional massage device 100 is not used, the leg massage main body 101 can be folded and stored under the seat 103a when not in use, so that it is not in the way.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-8659

However, in such a conventional example, both the sole and the leg such as the calf can be massaged, but the massage cannot be performed at the same time.
In addition, since the legs were not held during the sole massage, stable sole massage was not possible.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and has as its object to enable both a sole and a leg to be massaged satisfactorily and easily without changing the posture of a user.

For this reason, in the present invention, in the massage device provided with a sole massage part capable of massaging the sole on the front side of the seat on which the person to be massaged sits, between the sole massage part and the front part of the seat A rotatable air massage unit is provided on the front side of the seat, and the sole massage unit can be supported in a state of floating above the floor.

Therefore, in the present invention, the massage of the soles and the legs can be performed without changing the posture of the person receiving the massage while sitting. Of course, it is also possible to perform an air massage during the sole massage.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the air massage part has a shape recessed along the extending direction of the leg of the seated person, and is capable of expanding and contracting with air supplied from the outside. , The legs can be massaged by air pressure.

Therefore, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, the stability of the legs, particularly during the massage of the sole, is improved, and a good massage effect can be obtained on the sole.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, the sole massage unit incorporates an electric vibration device, and when massaging the sole by vibration, the air massage unit massages the legs with air pressure. .

Hereinafter, a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a calf massage state of the massage device according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a sole massage state of the massage device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of the massage device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an air massage unit.

As shown in FIG. 2, the massage device 3 according to the present embodiment includes a sole massage part capable of massaging a sole on the front side of a seat on which a person to be massaged is seated, and the sole massage part The air massage unit is arranged between the seat and the front side.

As is clear from FIGS. 2 and 3, the air massage part 32 has a shape recessed along the extension direction of the leg of the seated person, and the pivot point of the base 33 at the tip of the seat part 51 is set. It is rotatable around the center.

Further, the tip of the air massage unit 32 is pivotally supported with respect to the foot massage unit 31.
With this configuration, the foot massage unit 31 is rotatable relative to the air massage unit 32 within a predetermined rotation angle.

As shown in each of the drawings, the massage device 3 according to the present embodiment supports the ankle when massaging the sole of the foot, and massages the sole massage part 31 by the air massage part 32 that massages from the ankle to the lower calf. It is a configuration to support. The massage unit 31 has a configuration in which a lid 31b and a bottom 31c are arranged on both front and back surfaces of a hollow vibration-isolating frame 11a that is axially attached to the air massage unit 32, and includes an electric vibration device 31d. There is, however, a thin configuration.

The air massage part 32 is shaped so as to support both ankles with the sole resting on the massage part 31 from below and from the side when the sole is massaged, and a pair of notches 32a is formed on both sides of one end. The one end is rotatably supported by the base 33 at a substantially horizontal position so that the notch 32a and the pin 33a are engaged with each other to maintain the position, and the other end is freely rotatable within a predetermined angle range. In this configuration, the massage unit 31 is axially attached. The air massage section 32 is capable of expanding and contracting with air supplied from the outside, is capable of inserting and removing the legs from above, and has a mechanism for massaging the ankle with air pressure.

Next, the massage operation of the present embodiment based on the above configuration will be described. First, the air massaging part 32 and the massaging part 31 which are folded and stored under the seat part 51 are raised upward about the pivot point of the base 33 at the tip of the seat part 51. When the massage part 31 is moved to a position where the upper surface thereof is inclined downwardly at a height substantially equal to the seating surface 51a of the chair 50, the notch 32a of the air massage part 32 engages with the pin 33a of the base 33. Then, the air massage unit 32 and the massage unit 31 are fixed so as not to move.

In this state, when a person sits on the chair 50 and puts the calf of the leg on the lid 31b forming the upper surface of the massage part 31 and operates the vibration device 31d, the lid 31b in contact with the calf vibrates, and the massage effect on the calf is obtained. Is obtained. On the other hand, when the sole is massaged, the massage part 31 is air-massed from the above state while the engagement between the notch 32a and the pin 33a is maintained until the expansion amount is restricted by the stopper means 34. The massage unit 31 rises forward with respect to the chair 32 and stands at a predetermined angle, and the massage unit 31 faces the person sitting on the chair 50 at a position higher than the seating surface 51 a of the chair 50. When the sole is placed on the bottom body 31c which forms the back surface facing the person of the massage unit 31, the ankle is held by the air massage unit 32, and when the vibration device 31d is operated, the bottom body 31c in contact with the sole vibrates, Massage effect on the sole is obtained.

In the sole massage, since the massage part 31 is above the seating surface 51a and stands up, a person presses the back against the chair 50 and depresses the leg to push the sole strongly against the massage part 31. In addition to the posture in which the foot is attached, the ankle is supported by the air massage unit 32 and the position of the sole is unlikely to change, so that a high massage effect can be given from the massage unit 31 to the sole. At the time of this sole massage, the air massage part 32 can perform massage even from the ankle to the lower calf by air pressure, and the massage effect can be increased in combination with the massage to the sole.

マ ッ サ ー ジ In the massage device 3 according to the present embodiment, the ankle is supported during the massage to the sole, so that the posture is stabilized, and the massage effect is always given correctly. In addition, a massage effect can be given to the legs such as the ankle and the lower calf, so that the massage range is large, the blood circulation of the foot is improved, the massage effect is improved, and the massage can be performed efficiently.

In the above-described embodiment, the massage is performed by the air pressure from the air massage unit. However, other methods are used as the massage method such as incorporating a vibration device in the air massage unit and giving a massage effect by vibration. May be used.

It is a calf massage state explanatory view of the massage device concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a foot massage state explanatory drawing of the massage device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic structure figure of an air massage part of a massage device concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a schematic structure perspective view of the conventional massage device. It is a schematic structure side view of the conventional massage device.

Explanation of reference numerals

3 Massage device 31 Foot massager 32 Air massager 50 Chair 51 Seat

Claims (3)

In a massage device having a sole massager capable of massaging the sole on the front side of a seat on which a person to be massaged sits, between the sole massager and the front of the seat, the seat is rotated on the front of the seat. A massage device comprising a flexible air massage unit and a support for supporting the sole massage unit above the floor surface. The air massage part has a shape recessed along the extension direction of the seated person's leg, and can be expanded and contracted by air supplied from the outside, so that the leg can be massaged by air pressure. The massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The massage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sole massage unit has a built-in electric vibration device, and the air massage unit massages the legs with air pressure when massaging the sole by vibration.

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