JP2006187478A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage machine capable of simultaneously massaging respective parts of a person to have a therapy in a sitting posture such as the femur, the buttocks and the arms in particular in a simple constitution. <P>SOLUTION: This massage machine 1 is provided with a seat part 11 on which the person to have the therapy sits, a backrest part 12 supporting the back of the person to have the therapy with his/her sitting on the seat part 11, and armrest parts 13 provided in the both sides of the seat part 11. This massage machine is characterized in that the respective insides of the both armrest parts 13 are disposed with clamp bodies 20 clamping the front region from the elbows of the person to have the therapy sitting on the seat 11 and pushing the person to have the therapy from the femur outsides to the buttocks; and an air bag 25 is assembled inside the clamping bodies 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair-type massage machine.

  Conventionally, a chair-type massage machine can perform treatment on various parts of the body while a user sits on a seat and a back against a backrest. Normally, a chair-type massage machine incorporates a massage unit equipped with a roller that rolls and swings in the back of the chair so that massage is performed from the neck of the user to the waist near the buttocks. What is composed is common. In addition, recently, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a leg placement (in which a region mainly from the knee) is placed or held in front of the seat portion. There is also a known configuration in which a leg portion is provided, an air bag (air bag) is incorporated in the leg placement portion, and air is sucked into and discharged from the air bag to treat the leg region.

  Furthermore, the structure (patent document 1 and patent document 2) which puts an air bag in the seat part of a chair, and the side part of a seat, and gives treatment to the side part of a buttocks and a thigh, or putting a forearm The arm mounting portion having a U-shaped cross section is arranged above the seat side surface portion, and an air bag is incorporated therein so that the forearm portion is treated (Patent Document 2). Is also known.

Thus, recent chair-type massage machines are configured so that a user who is seated on a seat can massage at various locations.
JP 2004-267563 A JP 2004-216029 A

  The known massage machine described above incorporates an air bag into the seat to massage the buttocks, and incorporates an air bag into the seat side surface provided on both sides of the seat to massage the outside of the thigh. Corresponding to the individual position of the user sitting on the seat, such as massaging the forearm by incorporating an air bag in the arm placement part provided on the upper part of the armrest part, the components of the chair The massage means (air bag, roller, etc.) which has a massage function is incorporated in various places.

  For this reason, the control of the entire apparatus becomes complicated, and the number of massage means increases accordingly, which increases the cost of the entire apparatus.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to simultaneously massage each part of the thigh, the buttocks, and the arm part with a simple configuration, particularly for the seated user. The purpose is to provide a massage machine.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a massage machine according to the present invention is provided on a seat portion on which a user is seated, a backrest portion that supports the back of the user seated on the seat portion, and both sides of the seat portion. And holding a front region from the elbow of the user seated on the seat on each inner side of the armrests, and from the outside of the user's thigh from the side to the buttocks A sandwiching body to be pressed is arranged, and massage means is incorporated in the sandwiching body.

  According to the configuration described above, when the massager drives the massage means with the arm portion inserted into the holding body, the arm region receives the massage while being sandwiched between the holding body. The region extending from the outer thigh to the buttocks can be massaged at the same time because the holding body is pressed from the side. That is, by driving one massaging means incorporated in the sandwiching body, the area from the elbow to the front area and the area from the side of the thigh to the buttocks can be massaged simultaneously, reducing the number of components. It will be possible to give an efficient massage.

  In addition, the massage means should just be incorporated in the inside of a clamping body and gives a massage effect to the above-mentioned site | part of a user, for example, can be comprised by an airbag. Moreover, it is preferable to form the holding body in such a length that it can hold not only the arm portion but also a region extending from the wrist to the hand. This makes it possible to massage the entire region from the elbow to the hand.

  According to the massage machine of the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously massage each part of the thigh, the buttocks, and the arm with a simple configuration, particularly for the sitting user.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIGS.
In these drawings, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the massage machine, and FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a configuration example of massage means incorporated in a holding body installed inside the armrest of the massage machine. FIG. 2B is a view showing a modification thereof, and FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which air is sucked into the massage means (air bag) shown in FIG.

  The massage machine 1 according to the present embodiment is configured as a chair type, and the main body 10 has a seat portion 11 so as to support the seat portion 11 on which the user is seated and the back of the user seated on the seat portion 11. 11 of the backrest part 12 provided in the back of the eleventh part, the armrest part 13 provided on both sides of the seat part 11 and having a predetermined height, the front part of the seat part 11, and the treatment person sitting on the seat part 11 And a leg holding part 15 for holding both leg parts.

  In each component constituting these chairs, a massage unit for performing massage on a seated user is incorporated, as in a conventional massage machine. That is, although not shown in detail, a massage unit (not shown) including rollers that roll and swing is incorporated in the backrest portion 12. In addition, a massage unit may be incorporated at other locations. For example, a massage unit (not shown) such as an airbag may be incorporated in the leg holder 15 so as to massage the leg. May be.

  And the clamping body 20 which comprised a pair of clamping part 20a, 20b so that it might protrude toward the height direction of the armrest part 13 in the both ends of the above-mentioned seat part 11 inside both armrest parts 13 is installed. Has been. The sandwiching body 20 is made of a deformable material, for example, leather, resin, or fibrous substance, and each sandwiching portion 20a, 20b is configured in a bag shape so as to incorporate massage means therein. Further, the sandwiching portions 20a and 20b are respectively sewn and bonded on the base end side, and the upper side is opened, and a gap 20d is formed so that the arm portion is inserted.

  Each said clamping part 20a, 20b is extended in the front-back direction so that the upper surface 13a of the armrest part 13 may be followed, and the clearance gap 20d formed between both also extends along the front-back direction. That is, the gap 20d is adjacent to the upper surface 13a of the armrest portion 13, and the arm placed on the armrest portion can be inserted as it is. In this case, the holding portions 20a and 20b are attached to each other so that the gap 20d has a predetermined depth, and are configured to accommodate the entire arm portion in the gap 20d.

  In the configuration described above, the entire outside of the sandwiching portion 20a is in contact with the inner wall of the armrest portion 13, and the inside (particularly, the lower region) of the sandwiching portion 20b is the outside of the thigh of the user sitting on the seat portion 11. It is attached so that it may hit.

  And as shown to Fig.2 (a), the airbag 25 as a massage means is integrated in the inside of each clamping part 20a, 20b comprised by the bag shape. An intake / exhaust pipe 30 is connected to each incorporated air bag 25, and the intake / exhaust pipe 30 is connected to intake / exhaust means (compressor or the like) 31 installed in the main body 10. In this case, the intake / exhaust means 31 is configured such that the control unit 40 storing a predetermined operation program controls the intake / exhaust timing for each air bag, the supply / discharge level of air, and the like. As in the known technology, the controller 50 is configured to be operated by a user.

  In addition to the intake / exhaust means 31 described above, the control unit 40 is connected to driving members (actuators A, B, etc., for driving rollers and the like) of each massage unit incorporated at appropriate positions of the main body 1. Similarly, the operation of the controller 50 is controlled. The intake / exhaust means 31 is connected to an airbag other than the airbag 25 described above (installed in the seat portion 11, the leg holding portion 15, etc.), and its operation is similarly controlled. Also good.

  When air is sucked into or discharged from the airbag 25 incorporated in each of the sandwiching portions 20a and 20b of the sandwiching body 20 configured as described above, each sandwiching portion expands / contracts along the width direction as shown in FIG. It becomes possible to give a massage effect to a plurality of locations for the user sitting on the seat.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user sitting on the seat portion 11 inserts the arm portion into the gap 20d of the holding body 20, the upper portion of the holding body 20 is wrapped from both sides with respect to the arm portion. It is possible to give a massage effect (arrow M1). Further, by forming the length of the sandwiching body 20 so that it can be inserted from the elbow to the fingertip, the same massage effect can be given not only to the arm portion but also to the palm and the fingertip. It becomes possible (arrow M2). Moreover, since the area | region which reaches the outer side of a user's thigh and the buttocks is in the state pressed by the lower area | region of the clamping body 20 clamping part 20b, a massage effect is given by the pressing action by the clamping part 20b. (Arrows M3 and M4).

  According to the massage machine having the above-described configuration, the user's arm (may include the hand) and the thigh to the buttocks by the sandwich body 20 incorporating one massage means (airbag 25). Since the number of massage means can be reduced, the overall configuration of the device can be simplified, and the overall control of the device can be simplified accordingly. Costs can be reduced. That is, since treatment is given to a plurality of places by one massage means, it is possible to simplify the arrangement and configuration of the massage means of the entire apparatus.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, It can change variously. For example, the massaging means described above is configured by an air bag. However, if a massage effect can be provided, in addition to the air bag, a roller is incorporated in the sandwiching body, and various types such as those that give vibrations are included. It is possible to incorporate massage means. As for the airbag, in the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2A, one airbag 25 is incorporated in each of the sandwiching portions 20a and 20b. As shown in b), a plurality of airbags 25a, 25b may be incorporated in each clamping part. In this way, by incorporating a plurality of airbags, it is possible to provide different types of massage effects.

The perspective view which shows the whole structure of a massage machine. (A) is a figure which shows the structural example of the massage means integrated in the clamping body installed inside the armrest part of a massage machine, (b) is a figure which shows the modification. The figure which shows the state which inhaled air to the massage means (air bag). The figure which shows the state which massages with respect to the seated user.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Massage machine 10 Main body 11 Seat part 12 Backrest part 13 Armrest part 20 Clamping bodies 20a and 20b Clamping part 20d Crevice 25 Air bag (massage means)

Claims (3)

A seat on which the user is seated, a backrest that supports the back of the user seated on the seat, and armrests provided on both sides of the seat,
While sandwiching the front region from the elbow of the user seated on the seat portion on each inner side of the both armrests, a sandwiching body that is pressed from the side across the thigh from the outside of the user's thigh is disposed,
A massage machine comprising a massage means incorporated in the holding body.   The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the massage means has an airbag.   The massage machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sandwiching body has a length capable of sandwiching a region from the elbow of the user sitting on the seat to the fingertip.

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