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JP2005198978A
JP2005198978A JP2004010996A JP2004010996A JP2005198978A JP 2005198978 A JP2005198978 A JP 2005198978A JP 2004010996 A JP2004010996 A JP 2004010996A JP 2004010996 A JP2004010996 A JP 2004010996A JP 2005198978 A JP2005198978 A JP 2005198978A
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Akihiro Fukao
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Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massaging tool for improving comfort of an user. <P>SOLUTION: The massaging chair 100 has a supporting part 110 which is attached on the front of the seat 102 and supports the upper part below the knee of the user, and a massaging tool 122 which has one surface with bumpy shapes and the other surface with rough smoothness. The bumpy surface supports below the knee of the user when the tool rotates ahead on a pivot 124, and the rough smooth surface supports the lower part below the knee of the user when the tool rotates backward. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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本発明は、利用者の膝下をマッサージするマッサージ器に関する。   The present invention relates to a massage device for massaging a user's lower knee.

従来、利用者が座った状態でその利用者の膝下をマッサージするマッサージ機能を有するマッサージチェアが提案されている（例えば、特許文献１）。   Conventionally, there has been proposed a massage chair having a massage function for massaging the user's knees while the user is sitting (for example, Patent Document 1).

従来の第１のマッサージチェアの外観図を図５に示す。図５（ａ）及び図５（ｂ）に示すように、マッサージ機能を有する凹凸形状の膝下支持部１４が、座部１２の前方端に備えられた枢軸１６を回転軸として回転自在に取り付けられている。利用者がマッサージを受ける場合には、図５（ａ）に示すように、膝下支持部１４が前方（水平方向）に回転し、この膝下支持部１４の凹部に利用者の膝下が配置される。一方、利用者がマッサージを受けない場合には、図５（ｂ）に示すように膝下支持部１４が下方に回転する。   FIG. 5 shows an external view of a conventional first massage chair. As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), an uneven knee supporting portion 14 having a massaging function is rotatably mounted with a pivot 16 provided at the front end of the seat 12 as a rotation axis. ing. When the user receives a massage, as shown in FIG. 5A, the lower knee support portion 14 rotates forward (horizontal direction), and the user's lower knee is disposed in the concave portion of the lower knee support portion 14. . On the other hand, when the user does not receive massage, the below-knee support part 14 rotates downward as shown in FIG.

ところで、利用者は、マッサージを受けない場合においても快適に座るために、膝下について何らかの支えが必要と考える場合がある。このような場合には、マッサージは行われないものの、図５（ａ）に示すように膝下支持部１４が座部１２の前方に回転した状態となる。そして、利用者は、この膝下支持部１４の凹部に自身の膝下を配置することになるが、膝下を自由に動かすことが困難であるため、拘束感が強いという問題がある。   By the way, a user may think that some support is needed about a knee, in order to sit comfortably even when not receiving a massage. In such a case, although massage is not performed, as shown in FIG. 5A, the below-knee support portion 14 is rotated to the front of the seat portion 12. And although a user will arrange | position his knee under the recessed part of this knee support part 14, since it is difficult to move below knee freely, there exists a problem that a sense of restraint is strong.

このため、利用者の拘束感を解消するマッサージチェアも提案されている（例えば、特許文献２）。   For this reason, the massage chair which cancels a user's sense of restraint is also proposed (for example, patent documents 2).

従来の第２のマッサージチェアの外観図を図６に示す。図６（ａ）及び図６（ｂ）に示すように、支持アーム３１が、座部２２の前方端に備えられた枢軸３４を回転軸として回動自在に取り付けられている。更に、フットレスト２５が、支持アーム３１のうち、後方から前方に延在するアームの中心に備えられた枢軸２６を回転軸として回転自在に取り付けられている。   An external view of a conventional second massage chair is shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the support arm 31 is rotatably attached with a pivot 34 provided at the front end of the seat portion 22 as a rotation axis. Furthermore, the footrest 25 is rotatably mounted with a pivot 26 provided at the center of the support arm 31 extending forward from the rear as a rotation axis.

従来の第２のマッサージチェアにおけるフットレストの外観図を図７に示す。図７（ａ）に示すように、フットレスト２５の一方の面は凹凸形状のマッサージ面２４となっており、図７（ｂ）に示すように、フットレスト２５の他方の面は平坦な足載せ面３５となっている。利用者は、マッサージを受ける場合には、マッサージ面２４が上面となるようにフットレスト２５を回転させ、マッサージを受けない場合には、足載せ面３５が上面となるようにフットレスト２５を回転させる。これにより、利用者がマッサージを受けない場合には膝下が足載せ面３５によって支持される。
特開平８−２５７０８４号公報 特開２００３−６２０２４号公報 The external view of the footrest in the conventional 2nd massage chair is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7 (a), one surface of the footrest 25 is an uneven massage surface 24, and as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the other surface of the footrest 25 is a flat footrest surface. 35. When receiving a massage, the user rotates the footrest 25 so that the massage surface 24 becomes the upper surface, and when not receiving the massage, the user rotates the footrest 25 so that the footrest surface 35 becomes the upper surface. Thereby, when the user does not receive massage, the lower knee is supported by the footrest surface 35.
JP-A-8-257084 JP 2003-62024 A

しかしながら、図６に示した従来のマッサージチェアでは、フットレスト２５が回転時に床部と支障してしまうことを防止するため、そのフットレスト２５の前後方向の長さが制限される。このため、例えば、図８に示すように、フットレスト２５の前端の角部が利用者の膝下下部（例えばふくらはぎ）の一部４１に当たり、利用者が痛みを感じる場合がある。このため、利用者の快適さを更に向上させたマッサージチェアが要求されている。   However, in the conventional massage chair shown in FIG. 6, the length of the footrest 25 in the front-rear direction is limited in order to prevent the footrest 25 from interfering with the floor during rotation. For this reason, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the corner of the front end of the footrest 25 may hit a part 41 of the user's lower lower knee (for example, calf), and the user may feel pain. For this reason, the massage chair which improved the user's comfort further is requested | required.

本発明は従来の問題を解決するためになされたもので、利用者の快適さを向上させたマッサージ器を提供することを目的とする。   The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a massager with improved user comfort.

本発明のマッサージ器は、利用者が着座する座部と、前記座部の前方に取り付けられ、前記利用者の膝下上部を支持しうる上面が略平坦な膝下支持部と、第１の面が凹部と凸部とを含む凹凸形状で第２の面が略平坦な形状であって、前記膝下支持部の前方端を回転軸として回動自在に取り付けられ、後方に回転した場合に前記第１の面が上面となって前記利用者の膝下を前記凹部に支持し、前方に回転した場合に前記第２の面が上面となって前記膝下支持部の上面とともに略平坦な面を形成して前記利用者の膝下を支持するマッサージ具とを有する構成となる。   The massage device according to the present invention includes a seat portion on which a user sits, a knee support portion that is attached to the front of the seat portion, and has a substantially flat upper surface that can support the user's lower knee upper portion, and a first surface. When the second surface has a concavo-convex shape including a concave portion and a convex portion, and the second surface is substantially flat, is pivotally mounted with the front end of the below-knee support portion as a rotation axis, and rotates backward, the first surface The upper surface is the upper surface to support the user's lower knee in the recess, and when rotated forward, the second surface is the upper surface to form a substantially flat surface together with the upper surface of the lower knee support portion. It becomes the structure which has a massage tool which supports the said user's lower knee.

この構成により、利用者がマッサージを受ける場合には、マッサージ具が後方に回転し、凹凸形状の第１の面が上面となり、このマッサージ具の凹部により利用者の膝下が支持される。一方、利用者がマッサージを受けない場合には、マッサージ具が前方に回転し、略平坦な第２の面が上面となって膝下支持部の上面とともに略平坦な面が形成され、膝下支持部により利用者の膝下上部が支持され、マッサージ具により膝下下部が支持される。   With this configuration, when the user receives a massage, the massage tool rotates backward, and the first surface of the concavo-convex shape becomes the upper surface, and the user's knee is supported by the recess of the massage tool. On the other hand, when the user does not receive massage, the massage tool rotates forward, the substantially flat second surface becomes the upper surface, and the substantially flat surface is formed together with the upper surface of the lower knee support portion. Thus, the upper part of the user's lower knee is supported, and the lower part of the knee is supported by the massage tool.

また、本発明のマッサージ器は、前記膝下支持部の前方に配置され、前記マッサージ具が後方に回転した場合に、前記利用者の膝下下部を支持し、前記マッサージ具が前方に回転した場合に、前記マッサージ具を支持する支持部を有する構成とすることができる。   In addition, the massage device of the present invention is disposed in front of the below-knee support portion, and supports the lower part of the user's lower knee when the massage device rotates backward, and the massage device rotates forward. And it can be set as the structure which has a support part which supports the said massage tool.

この構成により、マッサージ具が後方に回転した場合においても、利用者の膝下下部を支持することができるとともに、マッサージ具が前方に回転した場合において、利用者の膝下によってマッサージ具に及ぼされる力が大きい場合においても、支持部が、マッサージ具、更には利用者の膝下を十分に支持することができる。   With this configuration, even when the massage device is rotated backward, the user's lower knee can be supported, and when the massage device is rotated forward, the force exerted on the massage device by the user's knee is reduced. Even in the case of a large size, the support portion can sufficiently support the massage tool and further the user's knee.

また、本発明のマッサージ器は、前記支持部の上面が、前記マッサージ具の第１の面と嵌合する凹凸形状である構成とすることができる。   Moreover, the massage device of this invention can be set as the structure where the upper surface of the said support part is uneven | corrugated shape fitted with the 1st surface of the said massage tool.

この構成により、マッサージ具が後方に回転した場合に、支持部の上面の凸部が、利用者の膝下下部を支持することが可能となり、更には、マッサージ具が前方に回転した場合に、支持部がマッサージ具の動きを拘束することが可能となる。   With this configuration, when the massage device rotates backward, the convex portion on the upper surface of the support portion can support the lower part of the lower knee of the user, and further, when the massage device rotates forward, it is supported. The part can restrain the movement of the massage tool.

また、本発明のマッサージ器は、前記マッサージ具が後方に回転した場合に、前記マッサージ具の第１の面の凹部下部と、前記支持部の上面の凸部上部とが略平坦な面を形成する構成とすることができる。   Further, in the massage device according to the present invention, when the massage device rotates backward, the lower portion of the concave portion of the first surface of the massage device and the upper portion of the convex portion of the upper surface of the support portion form a substantially flat surface. It can be set as the structure to do.

この構成により、利用者がマッサージを受ける場合において、膝下上部と膝下下部とが略同一な面により支持される。   With this configuration, when the user receives massage, the lower knee upper portion and the lower knee lower portion are supported by substantially the same surface.

また、本発明のマッサージ器は、前記マッサージ具が後方に回転した場合に、前記マッサージ具の第１の面の凹部下部と、前記支持部の上面とが略平坦な面を形成する構成とすることができる。   In the massage device of the present invention, when the massage device rotates rearward, the lower portion of the concave portion of the first surface of the massage device and the upper surface of the support portion form a substantially flat surface. be able to.

この構成により、利用者がマッサージを受ける場合において、膝下上部と膝下下部とが略同一な面により支持される。   With this configuration, when the user receives massage, the lower knee upper portion and the lower knee lower portion are supported by substantially the same surface.

本発明は、利用者がマッサージを受ける場合には、マッサージ具が後方に回転し、凹凸
形状の第１の面が上面となり、このマッサージ具により利用者の膝下が支持され、一方、利用者がマッサージを受けない場合には、マッサージ具が前方に回転し、略平坦な第２の面が上面となって膝下支持部の上面とともに略平坦な面が形成され、膝下支持部により利用者の膝下上部が支持され、マッサージ具により膝下下部が支持されるため、利用者の快適さを向上させることができる。 In the present invention, when a user receives a massage, the massage tool rotates backward, and the first surface of the concavo-convex shape becomes the upper surface, and the user's lower knee is supported by the massage tool. When the massage is not received, the massage tool rotates forward, the substantially flat second surface becomes the upper surface, and a substantially flat surface is formed together with the upper surface of the lower knee support portion. Since the upper part is supported and the lower knee part is supported by the massage device, the comfort of the user can be improved.

以下、本発明の実施の形態のマッサージ器について、図面を用いて説明する。   Hereinafter, a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

まず、本発明の第１の実施の形態を説明する。本発明の第１の実施の形態に係るマッサージチェアの外観図を図１及び図２に示す。図１及び図２に示すマッサージチェア１００は、椅子本体１０６、脚部１０８、膝下支持部１１０、支持部１１６及びマッサージ具１２２を有する。   First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. An external view of the massage chair according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. A massage chair 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a chair main body 106, a leg portion 108, a below-knee support portion 110, a support portion 116, and a massage tool 122.

椅子本体１０６は、座部１０２及び背もたれ部１０４により構成される。この椅子本体１０６は、脚部１０８によって支持されている。膝下支持部１１０は、座部１０２の前方に取り付けられている。この膝下支持部１１０は、上面が略平坦となっており、マッサージチェア１００の利用者の膝下上部（例えば膝付近からふくらはぎ付近までの部分）を支持することができる。支持部１１６は、膝下支持部１１０の前方に形成されている。この支持部１１６の上面は、前後方向に延在する２つの壁部１１２と、これら２つの壁部１１２の間に形成される溝部１１４とを有する凹凸形状となっている。なお、図１及び図２に示すマッサージチェア１００は、膝下支持部１１０と支持部１１６とが一体化されているが、これら膝下支持部１１０と支持部１１６とが別体であってもよい。   The chair body 106 includes a seat portion 102 and a backrest portion 104. The chair body 106 is supported by legs 108. The below-knee support part 110 is attached in front of the seat part 102. This lower knee support part 110 has a substantially flat upper surface, and can support the upper lower part of the user of the massage chair 100 (for example, the part from the vicinity of the knee to the vicinity of the calf). The support part 116 is formed in front of the below-knee support part 110. The upper surface of the support portion 116 has a concavo-convex shape having two wall portions 112 extending in the front-rear direction and a groove portion 114 formed between the two wall portions 112. In the massage chair 100 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the below-knee support 110 and the support 116 are integrated, but the below-knee support 110 and the support 116 may be separate.

マッサージ具１２２は、膝下支持部１１０の前方端に左右に延在するように構成された枢軸１２４を回転軸として回動自在に取り付けられている。このマッサージ具１２２の一方の面は、左右端と中央部とに形成される３つの壁部１１８と、これら３つの壁部１１８の間に形成される２つの溝部１２０とを有し、凹凸形状となっている。これに対して、マッサージ具１２２の他方の面は、略平坦となっている。また、壁部１１８の内部にはマッサージ機能を実現するための機構（図示せず）が構成されている。   The massage device 122 is rotatably attached to the front end of the below-knee support portion 110 with a pivot shaft 124 configured to extend left and right as a rotation axis. One surface of the massage device 122 has three wall portions 118 formed at the left and right ends and the central portion, and two groove portions 120 formed between the three wall portions 118, and has an uneven shape. It has become. On the other hand, the other surface of the massage tool 122 is substantially flat. In addition, a mechanism (not shown) for realizing a massage function is configured inside the wall portion 118.

マッサージ具１２２は、枢軸１２４を回転軸として後方（椅子本体１０６へ近付く方向）に回転した場合には、図１に示すように、壁部１１８及び溝部１２０が形成された凹凸形状の面が上面となり、略平坦な面が下面となって、膝下支持部１１０によって支持される。利用者は、マッサージ具１２２が図１に示すように配置されている場合に、椅子本体１０６に腰掛けた上で、２つの溝部１２０のぞれぞれに足を片方ずつ配置することにより、マッサージ具１２２により膝下上部が支持され、支持部１１６の壁部１１２によって膝下下部（例えばふくらはぎ付近からくるぶし付近までの部分）が支持され、膝下上部のマッサージを受けることができる。   When the massage device 122 rotates rearward (direction approaching the chair body 106) about the pivot 124 as a rotation axis, the uneven surface formed with the wall 118 and the groove 120 is the upper surface as shown in FIG. Thus, the substantially flat surface becomes the lower surface and is supported by the lower knee support portion 110. When the massage device 122 is arranged as shown in FIG. 1, the user sits on the chair main body 106 and then places one foot on each of the two groove portions 120, thereby massaging the massage device 122. The upper lower part of the knee is supported by the tool 122, and the lower lower part of the knee (for example, the part from the vicinity of the calf to the vicinity of the ankle) is supported by the wall 112 of the support part 116, and a massage of the upper lower part of the knee can be received.

なお、利用者は、体を椅子本体１０６の上方にずらすことでマッサージ具１２２により膝下下部のマッサージを受けるようにしてもよい。また、椅子本体１０６に浅く腰掛けた状態でマッサージ具１２２により膝下上部のマッサージを受け、深く腰掛けた状態でマッサージ具１２２により膝下下部のマッサージを受けることができるように椅子本体１０６を構成してもよい。   The user may receive a lower knee massage by the massage tool 122 by shifting the body above the chair body 106. Alternatively, the chair body 106 may be configured so that the massage body 122 can receive an upper knee massage while the chair body 106 is seated shallowly and the massage body 122 can receive the lower knee massage with the massage tool 122 seated deep. Good.

また、マッサージ具１２２が図１に示すように配置されている場合には、マッサージ具１２２の溝部１２０の凹部底部と、支持部１１６の壁部１１２の上部とが略平坦な面となるような構成であることが好ましい。これにより、利用者がマッサージを受ける場合において、膝下上部と膝下下部とが略同一な面により支持されることになり、快適さを向上さ
せることができる。 Moreover, when the massage tool 122 is arrange | positioned as shown in FIG. 1, the recessed part bottom part of the groove part 120 of the massage tool 122 and the upper part of the wall part 112 of the support part 116 become a substantially flat surface. A configuration is preferred. Thereby, when a user receives massage, the lower knee upper part and the lower knee lower part are supported by substantially the same surface, and comfort can be improved.

一方、マッサージ具１２２は、枢軸１２４を回転軸として前方（椅子本体１０６から離れる方向）に回転した場合には、図２に示すように、略平坦な面が上面となり、壁部１１８及び溝部１２０が形成された凹凸形状の面が下面となる。この場合、膝下支持部１１０の上面とマッサージ具１２２の略平坦な上面とによって、略平坦な面が形成される。そして、マッサージを受けない利用者は、椅子本体１０６に腰掛けた上で、足を伸ばすことにより、膝下支持部１１０によって膝下上部が支持され、マッサージ部１２２によって膝下下部が支持される。これにより、利用者の膝下の大部分が支持されるため、快適さを向上させることができる。   On the other hand, when the massage device 122 rotates forward (in a direction away from the chair main body 106) about the pivot 124 as a rotation axis, the substantially flat surface becomes the upper surface as shown in FIG. The surface of the concavo-convex shape on which is formed becomes the lower surface. In this case, a substantially flat surface is formed by the upper surface of the below-knee support part 110 and the substantially flat upper surface of the massage tool 122. A user who does not receive a massage sits on the chair body 106 and stretches his / her legs, whereby the lower knee support part 110 is supported by the lower knee support part 110 and the lower knee part is supported by the massage part 122. Thereby, since most of a user's lower knee is supported, comfort can be improved.

なお、マッサージ具１２２が図２に示すように配置されている場合には、マッサージ具１２２における壁部１１８及び溝部１２０が形成された凹凸形状の面と、支持部１１６における壁部１１２及び溝部１１４が形成された凹凸形状の面とが対向し、嵌合する。これにより、利用者の膝下によってマッサージ具に及ぼされる力が大きい場合においても、支持部１１６が、マッサージ具１２２を支持し、更には利用者の膝下を十分に支持することができる。また、マッサージ具１２２と支持部１１６とが互いに凹凸形状であって嵌合するため、支持部１１６がマッサージ具１２２の動きを拘束することが可能となり、安定感が増す。   In addition, when the massage tool 122 is arrange | positioned as shown in FIG. 2, the uneven | corrugated shaped surface in which the wall part 118 and the groove part 120 in the massage tool 122 were formed, and the wall part 112 and the groove part 114 in the support part 116 are shown. The concavo-convex surface on which the is formed faces and fits. Thereby, even when the force exerted on the massage device by the user's lower knee is large, the support portion 116 can support the massage device 122 and further sufficiently support the user's lower knee. Moreover, since the massage tool 122 and the support part 116 are uneven | corrugated shape and are mutually fitted, it becomes possible for the support part 116 to restrain the motion of the massage tool 122, and a sense of stability increases.

次に、本発明の第２の実施の形態を説明する。本発明の第２の実施の形態に係るマッサージチェアの外観図を図３及び図４に示す。図３及び図４に示すマッサージチェア２００は、椅子本体２０６、脚部２０８、膝下支持部２１０、支持部２１６及びマッサージ具２２２を有する。   Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The external view of the massage chair which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is shown in FIG.3 and FIG.4. The massage chair 200 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 includes a chair body 206, a leg 208, a below-knee support 210, a support 216, and a massage tool 222.

椅子本体２０６は、図１及び図２に示す第１の実施の形態における椅子本体１０６と同様の構成であり、座部２０２及び背もたれ部２０４により構成され、脚部２０８によって支持されている。膝下支持部２１０は、図１及び図２に示す第１の実施の形態における膝下支持部１１０と同様、座部２０２の前方に取り付けられており、上面が略平坦となっており、マッサージチェア２００の利用者の膝下上部を支持する。   The chair body 206 has the same configuration as that of the chair body 106 in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, is configured by a seat portion 202 and a backrest portion 204, and is supported by legs 208. The knee support section 210 is attached to the front of the seat section 202 and has a substantially flat upper surface, like the knee support section 110 in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the massage chair 200. Support the upper knee of the user.

支持部２１６は、膝下支持部２１０の前方に形成されている。この支持部２１６の上面は、略平坦になっている。なお、図３及び図４に示すマッサージチェア２００は、膝下支持部２１０と支持部２１６とが別体であるが、これら膝下支持部２１０と支持部２１６とが一体化されていてもよい。   The support part 216 is formed in front of the below-knee support part 210. The upper surface of the support portion 216 is substantially flat. In addition, although the knee support part 210 and the support part 216 are separate bodies in the massage chair 200 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the knee support part 210 and the support part 216 may be integrated.

マッサージ具２２２は、図１及び図２に示す第１の実施の形態におけるマッサージ具１２２と同様の構成を有する。すなわち、マッサージ具２２２は、膝下支持部２１０の前方端に左右に延在するように構成された枢軸２２４を回転軸として回動自在に取り付けられており、一方の面は、左右端と中央部とに形成される３つの壁部２１８と、これら３つの壁部２１８の間に形成される２つの溝部２２０とを有し、凹凸形状となっている。これに対して、マッサージ具２２２の他方の面は、略平坦となっている。また、壁部２１８の内部にはマッサージ機能を実現するための機構（図示せず）が構成されている。   The massage tool 222 has the same configuration as the massage tool 122 in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. That is, the massage device 222 is attached to the front end of the below-knee support portion 210 so as to be rotatable about a pivot 224 configured to extend left and right, and one surface has a left and right end and a central portion. And three groove portions 220 formed between the three wall portions 218, and has an uneven shape. On the other hand, the other surface of the massage tool 222 is substantially flat. In addition, a mechanism (not shown) for realizing a massage function is configured inside the wall portion 218.

マッサージ具２２２は、枢軸２２４を回転軸として後方に回転した場合には、図３に示すように、壁部２１８及び溝部２２０が形成された凹凸形状の面が上面となり、略平坦な面が下面となって、膝下支持部２１０によって支持される。利用者は、マッサージ具２２２が図３に示すように配置されている場合に、椅子本体２０６に腰掛けた上で、２つの溝部２２０のそれぞれに足を片方ずつ配置することにより、マッサージ具２２２により膝下上部が支持され、支持部２１６によって膝下下部が支持され、膝下上部のマッサージを受
けることができる。 When the massage device 222 is rotated rearward with the pivot 224 as a rotation axis, as shown in FIG. 3, the uneven surface formed with the wall 218 and the groove 220 is the upper surface, and the substantially flat surface is the lower surface. And is supported by the below-knee support 210. When the massage device 222 is arranged as shown in FIG. 3, the user sits on the chair body 206 and places one foot on each of the two groove portions 220, so that the massage device 222 The upper part below the knee is supported, the lower part below the knee is supported by the support part 216, and a massage of the upper part below the knee can be received.

なお、利用者は、体を椅子本体２０６の上方にずらすことでマッサージ具２２２により膝下下部のマッサージを受けるようにしてもよい。また、椅子本体２０６に浅く腰掛けた状態でマッサージ具２２２により膝下上部のマッサージを受け、深く腰掛けた状態でマッサージ具２２２により膝下下部のマッサージを受けることができるように椅子本体２０６を構成してもよい。   The user may receive a lower knee massage by the massage tool 222 by shifting the body above the chair body 206. Alternatively, the chair body 206 may be configured so that the massage body 222 can receive a lower knee massage while the chair body 206 is seated shallowly, and the massage body 222 can receive a lower knee massage while seated deeply. Good.

また、マッサージ具２２２が図３に示すように配置されている場合には、マッサージ具２２２の溝部２２０の凹部底部と、支持部２１６の上面とが略平坦な面となるような構成とすることにより、利用者がマッサージを受ける場合において、膝下上部と膝下下部とが略同一な面により支持されることになり、快適さを向上させることができる。   Moreover, when the massage tool 222 is arrange | positioned as shown in FIG. 3, it shall be set as the structure where the recessed part bottom part of the groove part 220 of the massage tool 222 and the upper surface of the support part 216 become a substantially flat surface. Thus, when the user receives a massage, the lower knee upper portion and the lower knee lower portion are supported by substantially the same surface, and comfort can be improved.

一方、マッサージ具２２２は、枢軸２２４を回転軸として前方に回転した場合には、図４に示すように、略平坦な面が上面となり、壁部２１８及び溝部２２０が形成された凹凸形状の面が下面となる。この場合、膝下支持部２１０の上面とマッサージ具２２２の略平坦な上面とによって、略平坦な面が形成される。また、支持部２１６がマッサージ具２２２の溝部２２０に嵌合する。そして、マッサージを受けない利用者は、椅子本体２０６に腰掛けた上で、足を伸ばすことにより、膝下支持部２１０によって膝下上部が支持され、マッサージ具２２２によって膝下下部が支持される。すなわち、第１の実施の形態と同様、利用者の膝下の大部分が支持されるため、快適さを向上させることができる。   On the other hand, when the massage tool 222 is rotated forward about the pivot 224 as a rotation axis, as shown in FIG. 4, the substantially flat surface becomes the upper surface, and the uneven surface on which the wall portion 218 and the groove portion 220 are formed. Becomes the lower surface. In this case, a substantially flat surface is formed by the upper surface of the below-knee support part 210 and the substantially flat upper surface of the massage tool 222. Further, the support part 216 is fitted into the groove part 220 of the massage tool 222. A user who does not receive a massage sits on the chair body 206 and stretches his / her legs so that the lower knee support part 210 is supported by the lower knee support part 210 and the lower knee part is supported by the massage tool 222. That is, as in the first embodiment, since most of the user's knees are supported, comfort can be improved.

以上のように、本発明にかかるマッサージ器は、利用者の快適さを向上させるという効果を有し、利用者の膝下をマッサージするマッサージ器として有用である。   As described above, the massage device according to the present invention has an effect of improving the comfort of the user, and is useful as a massage device for massaging the user's lower knee.

本発明の第１の実施の形態に係るマッサージチェアの第１の外観図1st external view of the massage chair which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention 本発明の第１の実施の形態に係るマッサージチェアの第２の外観図2nd external view of the massage chair which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention 本発明の第２の実施の形態に係るマッサージチェアの第１の外観図1st external view of the massage chair which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention 本発明の第２の実施の形態に係るマッサージチェアの第２の外観図Second appearance view of massage chair according to second embodiment of the present invention 従来の第１のマッサージチェアの外観図External view of conventional first massage chair 従来の第２のマッサージチェアの外観図External view of conventional second massage chair 従来の第２のマッサージチェアにおけるフットレストの外観図External view of footrest in conventional 2nd massage chair 従来の第２のマッサージチェアにおけるフットレストと利用者の足の位置関係を示す図The figure which shows the positional relationship of the footrest and user's foot in the conventional 2nd massage chair.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

１００、２００ マッサージチェア
１０２、２０２ 座部
１０４、２０４ 背もたれ部
１０６、２０６ 椅子本体
１０８、２０８ 脚部
１１０、２１０ 膝下支持部
１１２、１１８、２１８ 壁部
１１４、１２０、２２０ 溝部
１１６、２１６ 支持部
１２２、２２２ マッサージ具
１２４、２２４ 枢軸
100, 200 Massage chair 102, 202 Seat part 104, 204 Back part 106, 206 Chair body 108, 208 Leg part 110, 210 Under knee support part 112, 118, 218 Wall part 114, 120, 220 Groove part 116, 216 Support part 122 , 222 Massager 124, 224 Axis

Claims (5)

利用者が着座する座部と、
前記座部の前方に取り付けられ、前記利用者の膝下上部を支持しうる上面が略平坦な膝下支持部と、
第１の面が凹部と凸部とを含む凹凸形状で第２の面が略平坦な形状であって、前記膝下支持部の前方端を回転軸として回動自在に取り付けられ、後方に回転した場合に前記第１の面が上面となって前記利用者の膝下を前記凹部に支持し、前方に回転した場合に前記第２の面が上面となって前記膝下支持部の上面とともに略平坦な面を形成して前記利用者の膝下を支持するマッサージ具とを有することを特徴とするマッサージ器。 A seat where the user is seated;
A lower knee support portion attached to the front of the seat portion and having a substantially flat upper surface capable of supporting the lower knee upper portion of the user;
The first surface is a concavo-convex shape including a concave portion and a convex portion, and the second surface is a substantially flat shape. The first surface is pivotally attached with the front end of the below-knee support portion as a rotation axis, and is rotated rearward. In this case, the first surface becomes an upper surface to support the user's lower knee in the concave portion, and when rotated forward, the second surface becomes the upper surface and is substantially flat with the upper surface of the lower knee support portion. A massage device comprising a massage tool that forms a surface and supports the user's lower knee. 前記膝下支持部の前方に配置され、前記マッサージ具が後方に回転した場合に、前記利用者の膝下下部を支持し、前記マッサージ具が前方に回転した場合に、前記マッサージ具を支持する支持部を有することを特徴とする請求項１記載のマッサージ器。 A support part that is disposed in front of the below-knee support part and supports the lower lower knee of the user when the massage tool rotates backward, and supports the massage tool when the massage tool rotates forward. The massage device according to claim 1, comprising: 前記支持部の上面が、前記マッサージ具の第１の面と嵌合する凹凸形状であることを特徴とする請求項２記載のマッサージ器。 The massage device according to claim 2, wherein the upper surface of the support portion has an uneven shape that fits with the first surface of the massage device. 前記マッサージ具が後方に回転した場合に、前記マッサージ具の第１の面の凹部底部と、前記支持部の上面の凸部上部とが略平坦な面を形成することを特徴とする請求項３記載のマッサージ器。 4. When the massage device is rotated backward, the concave bottom portion of the first surface of the massage device and the convex upper portion of the upper surface of the support portion form a substantially flat surface. The listed massager. 前記マッサージ具が後方に回転した場合に、前記マッサージ具の第１の面の凹部底部と、前記支持部の上面とが略平坦な面を形成することを特徴とする請求項２記載のマッサージ器。
3. The massage device according to claim 2, wherein when the massage device is rotated rearward, a concave bottom portion of the first surface of the massage device and an upper surface of the support portion form a substantially flat surface. .
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