JP2006130103A - Leg massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a leg massage machine capable of effectively treating a human body shin part and toes, etc., and bringing an acupressure effect to the sole. <P>SOLUTION: The leg massage machine 1a is provided with a shin part treating body 2a having a pair of left and right treating recessed parts 21a for inserting and treating the human body shin part and a toe part treating body 3a having a pair of left and right treating hole parts 31a for inserting and treating a human body toe part at the lower end of the shin part treating body 2a. A sole toe part expansion and contraction bag 34a, a sole foot arch part expansion and contraction bag 35a and a sole heel part expansion and contraction bag 36a are disposed at the bottom part 311a inside the respective treating hole parts 31a, and an upper part expansion and contraction bag 37a is disposed at the upper part inside the respective treating hole parts 31a. On the respective surfaces of the sole toe part expansion and contraction bag 34a, the sole foot arch part expansion and contraction bag 35a and the sole heel part expansion and contraction bag 36a, a plurality of treating projections 39a are respectively provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a foot massage machine that can effectively press or acupressure a human shin part, a toe, or the like.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, a foot massage machine capable of treating a human toe has been known. The foot massage machine has a treatment hole portion formed so as to follow the shape of the foot tip inside the main body 5, and a portion where the toe instep comes into contact with the inside of the treatment hole portion and the entire sole is formed. Since the expansion / contraction bag 2 that performs expansion / contraction operation is provided on the abutting portion, the foot tip inserted into the treatment hole portion can be pressed in the vertical direction by the expansion / contraction bag 2. .
JP 2001-87331 A (page 7, FIG. 5)

  By the way, the conventional foot massage machine as described above adopts an inflatable bag of the same form as that for treating the upper part of the human foot, so the treatment feeling is monotonous. In addition, it is not possible to expect a shiatsu treatment effect especially on the sole where the “pot” is concentrated.

  Furthermore, since the treatment range is limited to the toe portion, the user who desires treatment for the shin portion above the toe at the same time as the toe also feels unsatisfactory.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can effectively treat the entire toe and shin part of the human body and can provide acupressure effect on the sole. The purpose is to provide a foot massage machine that can be used.

  That is, the foot massage machine of the present invention is provided with a shin part treatment body having a pair of left and right treatment recesses for inserting and treating a human shin part, and is treated by inserting a human foot toe part at the lower end of the shin part treatment body. A toe portion treatment body provided with a pair of right and left treatment holes is provided. In addition, a plurality of sole inflating and shrinking bags that are inflated / contracted by air supplied / exhausted from an air supply / exhaust device controlled by the control unit are provided on a bottom part of each treatment hole portion of the toe part treatment body that comes into contact with the sole. Is arranged. Then, at least one of the plurality of sole expansion / contraction bags is provided with a shiatsu protrusion on the front side. Further, at least one upper inflatable bag that is inflated and inflated by the air supplied and exhausted from the air supply / exhaust device is provided at the upper part where the human toe instep is closest to each treatment hole. Yes.

  Further, in the foot massage machine of the present invention, the plurality of sole inflating and deflating bags disposed on the bottom inside each treatment hole portion includes a sole toe portion inflating and deflating bag for pressing a toe portion of a human foot sole. In addition, the sole includes a sole soil notched portion expansion / contraction bag that presses against the soil foot of the human body sole, and a sole heel expansion / contraction bag that presses the heel portion of the body foot sole.

  Moreover, the foot massage machine of the present invention is configured by providing a pair of left and right side inflating and deflating bags for pressing the side portions of the human toes on the side wall portions standing on the left and right inside each treatment hole portion. .

  The foot massage machine according to the present invention includes a foot tip side expansion / contraction bag that the side portion expansion / contraction bag presses from an intermediate portion to a front half portion of a human foot tip side portion, and an intermediate portion of a human foot tip side portion. It is comprised by the ankle neck side part expansion-contraction bag pressed over the ankle of the latter half part.

  In the foot massage machine of the present invention, when the sole toe portion inflatable bag and the sole toe portion inflatable bag are in an inflated state, the sole soil inflatable bag is in a contracted state, The control unit controls the air supply / exhaust device so that the toe toe part inflatable bag and the sole toe part inflatable bag are inflated when the lining soil inflatable bag is in an inflated state. It is configured to control.

  Furthermore, the foot massage machine of the present invention is configured such that the foot toe part inflatable bag and the sole toe part inflatable bag are inflated or inflated and the foot toe part inflated bag is inflated. The lining soil not-expanded inflatable bag is in a deflated state, and the toe toe portion inflatable bag and the sole heel inflatable bag seem to be in a deflated state when the sole soil not-expanded inflatable bag is in an inflated state. The air supply / discharge device is controlled by the control unit so as to expand and contract.

  Furthermore, the foot massage machine of the present invention is configured to provide the air supply / discharge device between the pair of left and right treatment holes of the foot tip treatment body.

  Therefore, since the foot massage machine described in claim 1 of the present invention has a shin part treatment body and a foot tip part treatment body, it can treat not only the human foot but also the shin part. In addition, a plurality of sole inflating and deflating bags are disposed on the bottom portion of the foot toe body that is in contact with the sole of the human body, and acupressure protrusions are provided on the plurality of sole inflating and deflating bags. Since the structure is provided on the front side, the acupressure effect according to the position of the “claw” can be brought about against the sole where the “claw” of the human body is concentrated, and the inside of each treatment hole portion Because it is a configuration that has the upper part inflatable bag on the upper part where the human toe upper part is closest, when performing pressure treatment on the upper part of the human toe, or in combination with the sole inflatable bag, It is possible to carry out pinching treatment in the vertical direction.

  Further, the foot massage machine according to claim 2 of the present invention includes a sole toe part expansion / contraction bag, a sole soil non-part expansion / contraction bag, and a sole part of the foot as the plurality of sole expansion / contraction bags. Since it is made up of an inflatable bag, it is possible to treat toes, soil bumpers and buttocks independently according to the user's request, and further, For example, the shin part treatment body is used in combination with the shin part treatment body and the heel part treatment body in combination with the heel part treatment body. In a state where the foot is fixed, the foot sole can be effectively pressed by the foot sole expansion / contraction bag.

  Moreover, since the foot massage machine described in claim 3 of the present invention is configured to provide a pair of left and right side inflating and deflating bags inside each treatment hole portion, the pressure treatment for the side portion of the human foot tip Can be implemented.

  In the foot massage machine according to claim 4 of the present invention, the side inflatable bag is composed of a toe side inflatable bag and an ankle neck side inflatable bag. It is possible to perform pressing or pinching treatment according to the shape of the side portion.

  Further, in the foot massage machine according to claim 5 of the present invention, when the sole toe portion inflatable bag and the sole toe portion inflatable bag are in an inflated state, the sole soil unstepped portion inflatable bag is contracted. Since the foot toe inflatable bag and the sole heel inflatable bag are in a deflated state when the sole soil inflatable bag is in an inflated state, the human body In addition to being able to give a clear treatment to the sole, it can also provide a stretch effect on the sole.

  Furthermore, the foot massage machine according to claim 6 of the present invention is configured to inflate or inflate and hold the upper inflatable bag while performing the treatment operation according to claim 5. The effect in the treatment operation described in item 5 can be increased.

  Furthermore, since the foot massage machine according to claim 7 of the present invention is configured by providing the air supply / discharge device between the pair of left and right treatment holes of the foot tip treatment body, The built-in air supply / exhaust device, which is a separate body, makes the whole compact, so it is convenient for carrying around, and the center of gravity can be positioned at the bottom, making it easier to install and stabilize. .

  Below, the leg massage machine of this invention is demonstrated in detail based on one Embodiment shown on drawing.

  1 and 2 are perspective views showing an embodiment of a foot massage machine of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are an embodiment of a shin part treatment body and a foot part treatment body in the foot massage machine of the present invention. FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 are side explanatory views showing one embodiment of the shin part treatment body and the foot tip part treatment body in the foot massage machine of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a leg view of the present invention. It is side surface explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of rotation of the toe part treatment body with respect to the shin part treatment body in a massage machine, FIG.8 and FIG.9 is a use condition figure which shows one Embodiment of the foot massage machine of this invention. FIG. 10 is a prior art drawing.

  That is, as shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1, the foot massage machine 1a of the present invention is provided with the shin part treatment body 2a provided with a pair of left and right treatment recesses 21a for inserting and treating the human shin part, The lower end of the shin part treatment body 2a is provided with a foot tip part treatment body 3a having a pair of left and right treatment hole portions 31a for treatment by inserting a human foot part into the lower end of the shin part treatment body 2a. The rear end of the toe portion treatment body 3a is connected to be rotatable in the front-rear direction by a rotation connecting portion 24a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the shin treatment body 2a has a pair of left and right upper shin expansion / contraction bags 22a at the upper part of the pair of left and right treatment recesses 21a, and further at the lower part of the treatment recess 21a. The left and right pair of lower shin part expansion / contraction bags 23a are embedded.

  The upper shin part inflatable bag 22a and the lower shin part inflatable bag 23a are configured to be inflated and inflated and held by supply / exhaust of compressed air by an air supply / discharge device 4a via an air hose (not shown). ing.

  The air supply / discharge device 4a is a built-in type, and is disposed closer to the center rear side of the space 38a between the pair of left and right treatment holes 31a of the foot tip treatment body 3a. It is possible to adopt a structure in which the center of gravity of the entire la is located at the lower part.

  The air supply / exhaust by the air supply / exhaust device 4a is controlled by a control unit 5a disposed near the center front of the space 38a, and the control unit 5a is detachable on one side surface of the shin treatment body 2a. Control is performed in response to an instruction input from the provided operation unit 51a.

  Each of the upper shin part inflatable and deflate bags 22a and 22a and each of the lower shin part inflatable and deflateable bags 23a and 23a are disposed in the left and right relative to each other inside the treatment recess 21a and are inflated and inflated at the same time. As shown in FIG. 4, the human body shin part can be subjected to pinching-type expansion / contraction treatment from the left and right sides toward the shin part in the treatment recess 21a.

  Further, the air supply / exhaust device 4a is controlled by the control unit 5a so as to sequentially inflate and inflate and hold the upper shin part inflatable bag 22a and the lower shin part inflatable bag 23a. Blood flow near the head can be promoted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the foot tip treatment body 3a is provided with a pair of left and right treatment holes 31a and 31a, and a pair of left and right sides inside the treatment holes 31a and 31a. A pair of left and right foot side side expansion / contraction bags 33a, 33a so that the middle portion of the human foot can be inflated and contracted and expanded from both sides to the side wall portions 312a, 312a serving as wall portions, and the human body A pair of left and right ankle and neck side inflatable / deflable bags 32a and 32a that can be clamped and treated by expanding and contracting and inflating the vicinity of the ankle neck from both sides are provided.

  In addition, the bottom 311a in contact with the soles of the human body inside each of the treatment holes 31a and 31a has a plurality of inflatable and inflatable bags that are inflated and contracted by air supplied and exhausted from an air supply / discharge device controlled by the control unit 5a. However, the plurality of inflatable and inflatable bags are located on the back of the human toe and are inflated and inflated, and can be inflated and inflated, and can be pressed and treated. A sole soil inflatable bag 35a that can be positioned and inflated and inflated and can be pressed, and a sole heel inflatable and inflatable bag 36a that is inflated and inflated and can be pressed and inflated Are arranged respectively.

  Further, the covering portion 313a positioned above the upper portion of the body shell of each of the treatment hole portions 31a and 31a is provided with an upper portion expansion / contraction bag 37a that can be pressed and treated by expanding and contracting and expanding the human body upper portion. .

  On the surfaces of the sole toe part inflatable bag 34a, the sole soil inflatable part inflatable bag 35a and the sole toe part inflatable and inflatable bag 36a, treatment protrusions 39a for providing acupressure on the human foot sole are provided at appropriate positions. It has been.

  The arrangement and quantity of the treatment protrusions 39a can be appropriately set according to the treatment effect, and although not shown, the toe toe portion expansion / contraction bag 34a and the foot sole portion expansion / contraction More effective acupressure on the sole of the human body is implemented by increasing or decreasing the hardness and height of the treatment protrusion 39a provided on the footless soil inflatable bag 35a rather than the bag 36a according to the purpose of use. I can do it.

  The foot neck side inflatable bag 32a, the foot toe side inflatable bag 33a, the foot toe toe portion inflatable bag 34a, the foot soil non-stepped portion inflatable bag 35a, and the foot sole part The inflatable bag 36a and the upper inflatable bag 37a are controlled so as to effectively treat the human toe portion by the air supply / discharge device 4a and the control unit 5a for controlling the air supply / discharge device 4a, respectively. Has been.

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the sole toe portion inflatable bag 34 a and the sole toe portion inflatable bag 36 a are inflated and deflated at the same time in a state in which the upper inflatable bag 37 a is inflated and held. At the same time, the control unit is configured so that the sole soil unstepped portion expansion / contraction bag 35a performs an expansion / contraction operation opposite to the expansion / contraction operation of the sole toe portion expansion / contraction bag 34a and the sole heel portion expansion / contraction bag 36a. When the air supply / exhaust device 4a is controlled and operated at 5a, it is possible to carry out a treatment of creasing the human toes in the vertical direction, and also to provide a stretching action for the soles. I can do things. In this case, the upper inflatable bag 37a may be non-inflated or repeatedly inflated and inflated.

  In addition, the ankle neck side inflatable bag 32a and the toe side inflatable bag 33a are inflated and inflated at the same time, and the sole toe portion inflatable bag 34a and the sole soil notch portion inflated and inflated. The control part 5a controls the bag 35a and the sole heel part expansion / contraction bag 36a and the upper part expansion / contraction bag 37a at the same time. The toe side part inflatable bag 33a, the other sole toe part inflatable bag 34a, the sole soil unstepped part inflatable bag 35a, the sole heel part inflatable bag 36a and the upper part inflatable bag 37a, In the case where the control unit 5a performs control so as to alternately expand and contract each other, it is possible to perform treatment that alternately massages the toes of the human body in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the shin part treatment body 2a and the toe part treatment body 3a are pivoted by a pivotal connection part 24a between them so that they can be raised and lowered with respect to the shin part treatment body 2a. The tilt angle of the toe portion treatment body 3a can be adjusted steplessly manually or automatically so as to be an angle desired by the user.

  Although not shown, the tilt angle adjustment is not limited to manual or automatic stepless adjustment, and may be adjusted and fixed in stages.

  The foot massage machine 1a of the present invention configured as described above is installed on the floor of the foot of the user sitting on the chair C, for example, as shown in FIG. It can be inserted into the part 31a to receive treatment, and as shown in FIG. 9, it is installed on the installation surface so that the back part of the shin part treatment body 2a abuts, and the user treats in a supine posture. I can receive it.

  The treatment mechanism in the foot massage machine 1a of the present invention is exemplified by the use of an inflatable bag, but other mechanisms may be adopted by changing the treatment mechanism to an inflatable bag, such as a kneading mechanism, In addition to the tapping mechanism, a finger pressure mechanism, a rolling mechanism, a vibration mechanism, and the like may be adopted to perform a finger pressure treatment, a rolling treatment, a vibration treatment, and the like in addition to the massage treatment and the tapping treatment.

It is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a foot massage machine of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a foot massage machine of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory plan view showing an embodiment of a shin part treatment body and a foot tip part treatment body in the foot massage machine of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory plan view showing an embodiment of a shin part treatment body and a foot tip part treatment body in the foot massage machine of the present invention. It is side explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the shin part treatment body and foot tip part treatment body in the foot massage machine of this invention. It is side explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the shin part treatment body and foot tip part treatment body in the foot massage machine of this invention. It is side explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of rotation of the toe part treatment body with respect to the shin part treatment body in the foot massage machine of this invention. It is a use condition figure showing one embodiment of a foot massage machine of the present invention. It is a use condition figure showing one embodiment of a foot massage machine of the present invention. It is a prior art drawing.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a Foot massage machine 2a Thigh part treatment body 21a Treatment recessed part 22a Upper shin part expansion / contraction bag 23a Lower shin part expansion / contraction bag 24a Rotation connection part 3a Foot tip part treatment body 31a Treatment hole part 311a Bottom part 311a Side wall part 313a Cover part 32a Ankle neck side inflatable bag 33a Foot toe side inflatable bag 34a Foot toe toe portion inflatable bag 35a Foot sole unexpanded inflatable bag 36a Foot heel inflatable bag 39a Treatment protrusion 37a Back inflatable bag 38a Space 4a Air supply / discharge device 5a Control unit 51a Operation unit C Chair

Claims (7)

  A leg provided with a pair of left and right treatment holes for treatment by inserting a human body shin part and having a pair of left and right treatment recesses for treatment, and inserting a human foot tip at the lower end of the shin part treatment body Air that is provided with a tip treatment body and is supplied and exhausted from an air supply / exhaust device that is controlled by the control unit and includes a plurality of bottoms that contact the soles of the human body inside each treatment hole of the foot tip treatment body An inflatable / deflateable bag is provided, and at least one of the plurality of sole inflatable / deflateable bags is provided with an acupressure projection on the front side, and further, the upper part of the toe part of the human body closest to the inside of each treatment hole Further, at least one upper inflatable bag that is inflated and inflated by air supplied and exhausted from the air supply / exhaust device is provided.   The plurality of sole inflating and deflating bags disposed on the bottom of each treatment hole portion includes a sole toe portion inflating and deflating bag that presses a toe portion of a human foot sole, and a soil depression portion on a human foot sole. 2. The foot massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the foot massage machine is composed of a foot soil unstepped portion expansion / contraction bag to be pressed and a foot sole portion expansion / contraction bag to press the buttocks of the human foot sole.   3. A pair of left and right side expansion / contraction bags that press the side portions of the human toes are provided on the side wall portions standing on the left and right sides of the treatment hole portions, respectively. The described foot massage machine.   The side part inflatable bag is pressed from the middle part to the front half part of the foot part of the human foot, and from the middle part to the rear part of the foot part of the human foot part. The foot massage machine according to claim 3, wherein the foot massage machine is constituted by an ankle neck side inflatable bag.   When the sole toe part inflatable bag and the sole toe part inflatable bag are in an inflated state, the sole soil not-inflated inflatable bag is in a deflated state, and the sole soil not inflatable bag is in an inflated state. 2. The air supply / discharge device is controlled by the control unit so that the foot toe inflatable bag and the sole heel inflatable bag are inflated and contracted at the time. The foot massage machine according to claim 4.   When the instep inflatable bag is inflated or inflated and held, the sole toe portion inflatable bag and the sole toe portion inflatable bag are in an inflated state, and the sole soil inflatable bag inflates. When the sole soil inflatable bag is in an inflated state, the air flow is controlled by the control unit so that the toe toe portion inflatable bag and the sole toe portion inflatable bag are inflated so as to be in a contracted state. The foot massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the feeding / discharging device is controlled. The foot massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the air supply / discharge device is provided between the pair of left and right treatment holes of the foot tip treatment body.