JP2005034590A - Man-powered acupressure device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a health device allowing a user to give acupressure on any point of his/her body, which does not require the user to raise arms for pressing, and solves problems that the user cannot feel to be treated by acupressure due to excessive arm fatigue with pressing, that kneading with hands only makes the arms more tired, that the device itself can be bulky, and so on. <P>SOLUTION: This device includes a pull band 4 provided on a base frame 1. Pulling the pull band 4 down and oblique to a front of the body gives press-down power to an acupressure piece 3, which enables the arm to rotate around a fulcrum lower than an elbow and reduces the user's fatigue. Adjusting a length of the pull band 4 enables the user to operate the device by rotation around a fulcrum of an ankle. The device can be attached to a back of a chair, a frame of a bed, a belt of the user, or the like, with a cramp mounted on the pull band 4, which eliminates the need for a bulky part such as a seat. Pulling the pull band 4 down requires half as much power as the pressing the acupressure piece 3 down acts, which reduces the arm and leg fatigue. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  A health device for medical use, home use, and office use, in which the user can easily obtain acupressure effect at any desired place by the action of his / her hand or foot.

There have been many developments of manual pressure devices and acupressure devices using electric power and other power. Among them, there are various types of hand-operated acupressure devices that are easy and inexpensive, and are roughly organized as follows according to shape and mechanism.
(1) An instrument mainly composed of a method of obtaining finger pressure by pressing the other end downward by hand with the tip of the bowl-shaped rod-shaped instrument as a shiatsu part.
(2) An instrument that has a prosthetic finger structure at the end of an inverted U-shaped instrument, and when the gripping force is manually applied to the grip part at the other end, the prosthetic finger at the distal end is squeezed.
(3) An instrument with a bar-shaped arm attached to the seat plate, which is set in the center of the bar-shaped arm by pulling the bar-shaped arm manually by pulling the bar-shaped arm manually by pressing the seat plate with the user's own weight. An instrument that obtains acupressure effects with the raised protrusions.
JP-A-7-255817 JP-A 7-308361 6-74442

The following problems are found in the prior art.
(1) With a rod-shaped instrument in the shape of a bowl, it is necessary to raise the arm to the height of the elbow or higher in order to apply acupressure, and a force equivalent to that of the finger pressure is required. As a result, I cannot fully feel the pleasure of shiatsu.
(2) In the case of an inverted U-shaped device, it must be a force that can be squeezed with only the gripping force, and fatigue is accumulated in the arm.
(3) An instrument with a rod-like arm attached to a seat plate has less arm fatigue than the above two kinds of instruments, but the instrument is relatively large because it makes the seat plate take a reaction force. There are difficulties in carrying and setting when using.

The present invention has solved the problems by the following means.
By pulling the tension band attached to the base frame diagonally downward in front of the body, it is structured to give the acupressure piece a downward pushing force, so that the arm rotates with the elbow positioned below the elbow as a fulcrum. , Can reduce the fatigue of the arm. Further, if the length of the tension band is adjusted, it can be operated by a rotational motion with the ankle as a fulcrum. A mounting bracket provided on the tension band on the opposite side of the pulling direction. By attaching it to an appropriate place such as the back of the chair, the frame of the bed, or the user's own belt, the reaction force can be removed. A large-scale device is not necessary. The center acupressure piece is pushed downward at the pulling end and the reaction force end, so it is only necessary to pull the pulling band downward with half of the downward force acting on the acupressure piece, thereby reducing the feeling of fatigue of the arms and legs. I can do it.

The present invention provides the following effects as compared with the prior art.
(1) Using a light and simple instrument, it is possible to obtain a shiatsu effect by the user's own work.
(2) Since not only the arm but also the power of the foot can be used, there is little fatigue during use.
(3) Since both feet can be used, both hands are free and acupressure can be obtained along with other tasks.
(4) The mounting target of the metal fitting that takes the reaction force has a high degree of freedom, such as a chair, bed, and the user's own belt, and can be used anywhere with ease.

  FIG. 1 is an overall three-dimensional view of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a case where the reaction force metal fitting (5) of the acupressure device is attached to a chair or a bed frame. After attaching the reaction force bracket, adjust the tension band (4) to a fully tensioned state by applying the acupressure piece (3) to the target site and pulling the tension band (4) forward with a little force. I can do it. Thereafter, by pulling the tension band (4) forward and downward, the acupressure piece (3) can be pushed downward to obtain finger pressure.

  FIG. 2 shows a case where the reaction force metal fitting (5) of the acupressure device is used by being attached to a user's own belt or the like. The operation after attaching the reaction force metal fitting (5) is the same as described above. In this case, it can be used in various states such as a sitting state, a standing state, and a lying state.

  FIG. 3 shows a case where a reaction force weight (7) is attached to the reaction force fitting.

  FIG. 4 shows a case where the reaction force weight (7) is attached to the bottom surface of the base frame. By attaching the weight material (8) directly to the base frame (1) and balancing it with the tensile force, the attaching work of the reaction force metal fitting (5) is unnecessary, and the operability is improved.

  FIG. 5 shows a case in which the base frame (1) is a combination of linear members having refracting nodes (10). Similar to the substantially circumferential base frame (1), by attaching the cushioning material (2) to the bottom surface, it is possible to prevent the human body from being damaged by the pushing force and to maintain good contact between the instrument and the human body.

  FIG. 6 shows the shape of the acupressure piece (3). The tip of the acupressure piece (3) has a substantially inverted frustoconical shape or a hemispherical shape so that a sufficient acupressure effect can be obtained, but by changing the shape and material to the user's preference, A suitable finger pressure can be obtained. The material is hard plastic, steel, wood, bamboo, etc. The finger pressure can be adjusted by attaching a material having elasticity such as rubber to the tip of the shiatsu piece main body, so that a sense close to that of a human finger can be obtained. Further, the top of the shiatsu piece (3) is provided with a tension band through groove (6) or a slip prevention wall (9) for the purpose of preventing the tension band from slipping down.

Three-dimensional view when using the present invention Side view when using the present invention utilizing an external reaction force such as a chair Side view when the weight attached to the main body is used as a reaction force Side view when the user himself / herself is used as a reaction force body Side view when the weight attached to the bottom of the base frame is the reaction force Side view of C-shaped base frame with refracting nodes Three-dimensional view of shiatsu piece

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base frame 2 Cushioning material 3 Shiatsu pressure piece 4 Tensile belt 5 Reaction force metal fitting 6 Tensile belt through groove 7 Weight 8 Weight material 9 Sliding prevention wall 10 Refraction node

Claims (2)

  On the bottom surface of the base frame (1) having a substantially circumferential shape (a shape obtained by cutting the circumference into an arbitrary dimension) or a substantially C-shaped base frame composed of a plurality of bent portions or straight lines having refractive nodes. The attached cushioning material (2), an acupressure piece (3) inserted in an opening provided at the center of the base frame, and a tension band (4) extending through the top of the acupressure piece in both directions of the base frame An instrument that can apply finger pressure to the required part by attaching the base frame so that the tip of the acupressure piece is aligned with the target part, and then pulling the tension band to push the acupressure piece downward. .   The top has a substantially frustoconical or spherical projection, provided with an anti-sliding groove or anti-sliding wall for the pull band at the top, and a protruding portion for preventing the tip from coming off from the base frame. The structure of the shiatsu piece.

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