JP2006230821A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage machine in which the operation of adjusting the position of a treating body can be easily and accurately performed. <P>SOLUTION: The massage machine is equipped with the treating body disposed in a backrest part so as to be elevated and lowered and to be moved back and forth, an operation means for operating the treating body and a control means for controlling the movement of the treating body in accordance with the operation of the operation means, wherein the operation means is provided with a moving direction specifying key for moving the treating body in a vertical direction and in a front-back direction, and the control means moves the treating body in the vertical direction and/or the front-back direction in accordance with the operation of the moving direction specifying key when it is detected that the moving direction specifying key is operated at reference position setting mode for setting the reference position of the treating body in carrying out of massage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a massage machine, and in particular, to a massage machine that treats a treatment portion using a treatment body.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a massage machine, there is a chair type massage machine provided with a backrest part at the rear part of a seat part on which a user sits. For example, a mechanical treatment means and a airbag equipped with a fir ball on the backrest surface of the backrest part There is widely known a configuration in which an air-type treatment means is provided and the back of a user is massaged so that a mechanical massage using the kneading balls and an air massage using the airbag can be performed (for example, (See Patent Document 1).

In such a massage machine, the user sits down and leans against the backrest part, and the fir tree ball is moved back and forth or up and down with respect to the back, and "fir" or "tap" is applied to the back of the user. The massage can be performed with the same stimulation as that, and the back can be gently pressed by the airbag to perform the air massage, so that it is possible to massage effectively while sitting down and relaxing. Yes.
JP 2003-250851 A

  However, when massaging the shoulder of the user using the kneading balls, the kneading balls are in contact with a portion that is substantially continuous with the back of the shoulder, that is, near the ridge on the back side of the shoulder. Therefore, the massage effect on the shoulder was limited. Therefore, there has been a demand for a massage machine that can obtain a greater massage effect on the shoulder of the user.

  And in such a massage machine, it is important to be able to easily and accurately perform the operation of adjusting the position of the kneading balls so as to obtain a greater massage effect on the shoulder of the user. is there.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, Comprising: The massage machine which can perform operation which adjusts the position of a treatment body easily and correctly is provided.

  The present invention according to claim 1 is a treatment body disposed on a backrest portion so as to be movable up and down and back and forth, an operation means for operating the treatment body, and an operation of the treatment body according to an operation of the operation means. In the massage machine comprising the control means for controlling the movement, the operation means includes a movement direction designation key for moving the treatment body in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction, and the control means is used for performing massage. When it is detected that the movement direction designation key is operated in the reference position setting mode for setting the reference position of the treatment body, the treatment body is moved in the vertical direction and / or front and rear according to the operation of the movement direction designation key. It is characterized by moving in the direction.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the operation means includes a display unit capable of displaying a treatment body image, and the control unit moves the treatment body according to an operation of the movement direction designation key. In this case, a treatment body image is displayed on the display unit according to the movement of the treatment body.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the operation means includes a determination key disposed in the vicinity of the movement direction designation key, and the control means is operated when the determination key is operated in the reference position setting mode. When this is detected, the position of the treatment body at the time of operating the determination key is stored as a reference position.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the movement direction designation key includes a pair of keys arranged at a distance in one axial direction and another pair of keys arranged at a distance in an axial direction orthogonal to the one axis. The cross key is provided, and the determination key is arranged at the center of the cross key.

  The present invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the control means specifies the reference position of the treatment body based on the vertical and horizontal coordinates of the treatment body.

  In the present invention according to claim 6, the treatment body is movable in the left-right direction, and the control means is configured to perform the treatment based on the vertical coordinate, the front-rear direction coordinate, and the left-right coordinate of the treatment body. It is characterized by specifying a reference position of the body.

  The present invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that a shoulder position setting mode for setting a position where the treatment body comes into contact with the shoulder from above is set as the reference position setting mode in the control means. To do.

  The present invention according to claim 8 is directed to the control means, as a vertically movable range of the treatment body, the amount of forward advancement of the treatment body from the backrest portion where the treatment body is disposed to the first advancement limit position. And a second treatment region that allows the treatment body to advance forward to a second advance limit position that is set ahead of the first advance limit position. Yes, the movement of the treatment body during the reference position setting mode is limited within the range of the second treatment area.

  In this invention of Claim 1, the treatment body arrange | positioned by the backrest part so that raising / lowering up and down and back and forth is possible, The operation means which operates this treatment body, The operation | movement of the said treatment body according to operation of this operation means In the massage machine comprising the control means for controlling the movement, the operation means includes a movement direction designation key for moving the treatment body in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction, and the control means is used for performing massage. When it is detected that the movement direction designation key is operated in the reference position setting mode for setting the reference position of the treatment body, the treatment body is moved in the vertical direction and / or front and rear according to the operation of the movement direction designation key. Move in the direction. Thus, not only the vertical adjustment of the treatment body but also the front-rear direction adjustment can be performed by the key operation, and the operation of adjusting the position of the treatment body can be performed easily and accurately. Since the treatment body can also be adjusted in the front-rear direction, a more effective massage than the conventional one can be performed on the so-called crucible of the shoulder of the user.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the operation means includes a display unit capable of displaying a treatment body image, and the control unit moves the treatment body according to an operation of the movement direction designation key. In this case, since the treatment body image is displayed on the display unit according to the movement of the treatment body, an operation for adjusting the position of the treatment body can be performed while visually confirming the position of the treatment person. Adjustment operations can be performed quickly and reliably.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the operation means includes a determination key disposed in the vicinity of the movement direction designation key, and the control means is operated when the determination key is operated in the reference position setting mode. When this is detected, the position of the treatment body at the time of operating the determination key is stored as a reference position, so that the position adjustment operation of the treatment body and the reference position setting operation of the treatment body can be performed in a series of operations. Thus, the adjustment / setting work can be performed easily and quickly. In addition, treatment with the treatment body can be performed with reference to the stored reference position, and treatment corresponding to the user can be performed.

  In this invention of Claim 4, the said movement direction designation | designated key is a pair of key arrange | positioned at a distance in one axial direction, and the other pair of keys arrange | positioned at an axial direction orthogonal to the said one axis. Because the cross key is arranged in the center of the cross key, the cross key and the enter key can be operated with one thumb, so-called thumb operation can be performed, and the key operation is simple and easy. Can be done.

  In the present invention according to claim 5, the control means specifies the reference position of the treatment body based on the vertical coordinate and the front-back coordinate of the treatment body. Adjustment is performed so that the reference position is aligned with a so-called crucible position on the shoulder of the user, and the adjusted reference position can be accurately specified.

  In this invention of Claim 6, the said treatment body is movable in the left-right direction, The said control means is based on the coordinate of the up-down direction of the said treatment body, the coordinate of the front-back direction, and the coordinate of the left-right direction. Since the reference position of the body is specified, the crucible unevenly distributed on the shoulder portion or the like of the user can be specified more accurately, and more effective massage can be performed.

  In the present invention according to claim 7, since the control means is set with a shoulder position setting mode for setting a position where the treatment body comes into contact with the shoulder from above as the reference position setting mode. It is possible to easily and accurately set the crucible unevenly distributed on a person's shoulder or the like.

  In this invention of Claim 8, the said control means makes the amount of front advancement of the said treatment body as the up-and-down movable range of the said treatment body from the back part in which the said treatment body was arrange | positioned to the 1st advance limit position. And a second treatment region that allows the treatment body to advance forward to a second advance limit position that is set ahead of the first advance limit position. Yes, since the movement of the treatment body during the reference position setting mode is limited within the range of the second treatment area, the reference position is set to a crucible unevenly located on the shoulder of the user. Even in such a case, the setting operation can be performed safely with a simple procedure.

  The massage machine according to the present invention comprises a treatment body disposed on a backrest portion so as to be vertically movable and capable of moving back and forth, an operation means for operating the treatment body, and an operation of the treatment body in accordance with the operation of the operation means. Control means for controlling, and the operation means includes a movement direction designation key for moving the treatment body in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction. When the control means detects that the movement direction designation key is operated in the reference position setting mode for setting the reference position of the treatment body when performing massage, the control means responds to the operation of the movement direction designation key. The treatment body is moved in the vertical direction and / or the front-back direction.

  The operation means described above includes a display unit capable of displaying a treatment body image, such as a liquid crystal display, and the control unit moves the treatment body in response to an operation of a movement direction designation key. The treatment body image is displayed according to the movement of the treatment body.

  A determination key is arranged in the vicinity of the movement direction designation key. When the control means detects that the determination key has been operated in the reference position setting mode, the control means uses the position of the treatment body when the determination key is operated as a reference. Remember as position.

  On the other hand, the movement direction designation key includes a pair of keys arranged at a distance in one axial direction, for example, up and down keys, and another pair of keys arranged at a distance in the axial direction perpendicular to the one axis, for example, left and right keys. The cross key is provided, and the determination key described above is arranged at the center of the cross key.

  Further, the control means specifies the reference position of the treatment body based on the vertical and horizontal coordinates of the treatment body.

  Further, the treatment body is movable in the left-right direction, and the control means specifies the reference position of the treatment body based on the vertical coordinate, the front-rear direction coordinate, and the left-right coordinate of the treatment body.

  In addition, a shoulder position setting mode for setting a position where the treatment body comes into contact with the shoulder from above is set as the reference position setting mode in the control means described above.

  Further, the control means includes a first treatment region in which the amount of forward advancement of the treatment body is regulated as a vertically movable range of the treatment body from a backrest portion where the treatment body is disposed to a first advancement limit position; A second treatment region that permits the advancement of the treatment body to the second advancement limit position set in front of the first advancement limit position is set, and the treatment body in the reference position setting mode The movement is limited within the range of the second treatment area.

Hereinafter, the massage machine according to the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings.
Example 1

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a massage machine according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cover and the like are removed from the massage machine, FIG. 3 is a side view of the massage machine, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the backrest, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a mechanical massage unit, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the massage unit, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a drive control system of the massage machine according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, the massage machine A according to the present embodiment includes a seat portion 1 on which a user M (see FIG. 3) sits, a base portion 2 that supports the seat portion 1, and The back part 3 is connected to the rear side of the seat part 1 so as to be able to recline freely, and is provided in the vicinity of the upper part of the front part of the seat part 1 with the side wall parts 6 and 6 functioning as body-side treatment parts on the left and right sides. The chair-type massage machine includes a leg rest portion 4 that is pivotably connected in the vertical direction around the pivotal support portion 1a.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, about each part except the said base part 2, it directly coat | covers with the cover which consists of synthetic leather etc. as needed, or the cushion member similarly coat | covered with the cover is arrange | positioned. . C1 is a seat cushion placed on the seat 2, C30 is a back cushion detachably attached so as to cover the entire backrest 3, and C31 is attached to the back cushion C30 via a hook-and-loop fastener. A pillow cushion that can be attached and detached, C4 covers a leg rest cover that covers the leg rest 4, and C6 covers a body side airbag a3 (see FIG. 2) provided on the side wall 6. This is a cover for an airbag.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the backrest 3 includes left and right vertical frames 30, 30 extending vertically, and on the front side of the vertical frames 30, 30, as shown in FIG. 2, A backrest plate 31 having a long hole 31a having a predetermined width is attached to the approximate center, and a back cover body 32 is attached to the rear side, and a unit installation space Q is formed between the back cover body 32 and the backrest plate 31. Forming. A mechanical massage unit 11 is provided in the unit disposition space Q. The mechanical massage unit 11 includes left and right fir balls 7 and 7 that can be lifted and lowered with the fir balls 7 and 7 facing the long hole 31a. is doing. The massage unit 11 will be described in detail later.

  2, back airbags a1 and a1 are provided on the upper left and right sides of the backrest plate 31, and airbags a2 for the lower back are provided on the lower left and right sides, with the elongated hole 31a of the backrest 3 interposed therebetween. a2 is provided, and air massage that presses the back and waist with the air supplied from the air pump 25 (see FIG. 9) can be executed.

  Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 1-5, the said seat part 1 is provided with the armrest parts 5 and 5 in the left-right side. Further, a heel lower portion airbag a4 is attached to the rear side of the seat portion 1, a thigh airbag a5 is attached to the front portion, and a heel side airbag a6 is attached to the left and right sides.

  The leg mounting part 4 includes a main body part 15 in which semi-cylindrical left and right leg receiving parts 18 and 18 for receiving left and right legs are arranged side by side, and a half part for receiving the right and left soles while being connected to the tip of the main body part 15. It is formed in a substantially L shape in a side view from a sole receiving portion 17 in which cylindrical left and right sole supports 16, 16 are arranged side by side, on both inner side surfaces of each leg receiving portion 18, 18 of the main body portion 15. A pair of upper leg airbags a7, a7, a7, and a7 that are paired on the left and right, and a lower leg airbag that is paired on both inner sides of the sole receivers 16 and 16 of the sole receiver 17 a8, a8, a8, a8 are attached.

  Here, the configuration of the side wall portion 6 attached to the left and right end portions of the backrest portion 3, the body side airbag a3 provided on the side wall portion 6, and the operation relating to other airbags will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the left and right side wall portions 6 and 6 in the present embodiment have a substantially sector shape in which the vertical length on the distal end side is longer than the vertical length on the mounting base end portion 61 side. It is disposed at a position on the side of the upper arm of the user M seated on the part 1.

  And, while gradually expanding outward from the base end side to the tip end side, two body side airbags a3 and a3 are attached to the inner side surface in the left and right directions in a superposed state. It functions as a part. Accordingly, when the two body side airbags a3 and a3 are inflated simultaneously, the body side of the user M can be quickly fitted and the body side of the body can be massaged or pressed and held. The body side airbag a3 is covered with the airbag cover C6 as described above (see FIG. 1).

  The plurality of airbags a1 to a8 including the body side airbag a3 are supplied with air from the air pump 25 as shown in FIG. The air pump 25 is connected to a flow divider (not shown) that temporarily stores the air that is press-fitted from the air pump 25 and diverts the air into the airbags a1 to a8. The shunt is provided with a plurality of air outlets corresponding to the airbags a1 to a8, and each air outlet is provided with an electromagnetic valve (not shown) that opens and closes the opening of the air outlet. Then, the air outlets a1 to a8 corresponding to the air outlets of the flow divider are respectively connected by pressure hoses (not shown), and the opening / closing operation of the solenoid valve is controlled by a control unit G (see FIG. 9) described later. The required air bags a1 to a8 are individually supplied and exhausted, and the air bags a1 to a8 are inflated (expanded) and contracted to perform air massage on the user M. The airbags a1 to a8 can be inflated (inflated) and contracted by opening / closing the electromagnetic valves B1 to B18, while the airbags a1 to a8 can be held in an inflated state (inflated state).

  As described above, the operations of the airbags a1 to a8 are controlled by the control unit G. The control unit G performs the on / off operation of the air pump 25 related to the expansion and contraction of the airbags a1 to a8 and the airbags a1 to a8. On the other hand, the opening and closing operation of the solenoid valve for supplying and exhausting air is controlled, and the required air bags a1 to a8 are inflated (inflated) and contracted to execute air massage.

  Next, the structure of the massage unit 11 and the control part G mentioned above is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the massage unit 11 accommodates a kneading ball drive unit 9, and the kneading ball driving unit 9 is a pair of left and right kneading balls 7, 7 arranged as a treatment body. And a kneading mechanism 70 that performs a kneading operation by rotating the kneading balls 7 and 7 eccentrically. It is configured to be able to move forward and backward toward the front side (the side in contact with the user M), so that the massage strength changes depending on the position of the advance and retreat, that is, the pressing force applied to the user M by the kneading balls 7 and 7 changes. I have to.

  A variety of massages can be performed by the movement of the rice ball drive unit 9, and treatment can be performed in various massage modes by further combining the massage position and strength. In the present embodiment, a vibrator motor m6 (see FIG. 9) is disposed in the kneading ball drive unit 9 so that the kneading ball unit 9 can be vibrated to perform a vibrator massage, and the leg rest 4 A vibrator (not shown) is also provided inside, so that more various massage modes can be executed.

  6 to 8, m1 is an elevating motor for elevating the massage unit 11, 28 is interlocked with the elevating motor m1, and supports the ball drive unit 9 so as to be swingable back and forth. Lift shafts 29 and 29 are pinion gears attached to both ends of the lift shaft 28 and mesh with racks 13 (13) provided on the vertical frames 30 and 30 (see FIG. 5).

  M2 is an advancing / retracting motor for moving the kneading ball drive unit 9 back and forth in the front-rear direction. The advancing / retracting shaft 43 is rotated by driving the motor m2, and the advancing / retreating shaft 43 is moved on the arc-shaped racks 46, 46. Even if the pinions 44 attached to the front and rear are moved in the front-rear direction, the ball drive unit 9 can be swung to advance and retreat. Reference numeral 49 denotes a bearing for rotatably supporting the advance / retreat shaft 43.

  An advancing / retreating position detection substrate 81 having a plurality of through holes formed at predetermined intervals on the periphery of the fan-shaped plate member is attached to the side portion of the one arc-shaped rack 46 described above. An advancing / retreating position detection sensor 82 that emits a light beam to the position of the through hole and detects the advancing / retreating position of the kneading ball drive unit 9 based on the number of detections of the passing light is arranged so as to sandwich a part of the advancing / retreating position detection substrate 81. It is set up.

  Reference numeral m3 denotes a kneading motor, which is a main component of the kneading mechanism 8, and is linked to the kneading balls 7 and 7 via a kneading rotation shaft (not shown). A hammering motor m4 is juxtaposed with the kneading motor m3, and is linked to the kneading balls 7 and 7 via a tapping rotation shaft.

  By controlling the operation of the kneading motor m3, the distance between the kneading balls 7 and 7 can be increased or decreased. For example, the distance between the kneading balls 7 and 7 can be any of wide, normal and narrow. It can be set to such a state to perform a tapping massage.

  On the other hand, a rotary encoder E (see FIG. 9) for detecting a rotation angle (drive amount) is attached to each of the rotation shafts linked to the motors m1, m3, and m4 described above. The detection result is given to the control unit G.

  The above-described various massage operations by the massage unit 11 having the above-described configuration are all controlled by the control unit G including other functions such as an air massage operation. In the present embodiment, as a mechanical massage by the kneading ball drive unit 9, kneading (bending / bending), hitting, ripe (combination operation of filing and tapping), deep rising / deepening / slipping, In addition to shiatsu and stretching, it is also possible to carry out massages such as pole fumigation, pole tapping, and neck stretching, which will be described later.

  By the way, the control unit G described above is disposed in the base unit 2 and is turned on from the power-on to the massage machine A via the remote controller R, which will be described later, connected as an operation means capable of remote operation. Control operations such as automatic courses programmed from single function operations can be controlled. The control unit G also controls display on the display unit K provided on the remote controller R.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the control unit G includes a CPU, a memory unit G1 that stores various programs to be described later, and a drive control unit G2 that controls driving of various motors, and the like via an interface G3. Are connected to the remote control R, the reclining angle detection sensor G5 for detecting the reclining angle of the backrest 3, and the above-mentioned advance / retreat position detection sensor 82 and each rotary encoder E. Also, a lifting motor m1, an advancing / retracting motor m2, a fir motor m3, a hitting motor m4, and a reclining motor m5 for performing a reclining operation of the backrest part 3 disposed in the massage unit 11 via the interface G4, A vibrator motor m6 for driving the vibrator, an air bag air pump 25, and a heater H disposed in the seat portion 1 are connected. This heater H makes it possible to massage comfortably even in winter.

  The memory unit G1 stores various information such as the reference positions of the kneading balls 7 and 7 when executing a plurality of massage programs and mechanical massages. From the operation unit S provided on the remote controller R Based on the command signal, a plurality of automatic courses combining various massage modes can be executed for the purpose of fatigue recovery, refreshment, relaxation, and the like.

  That is, it is possible to drive the massage unit 11 to execute different massage modes such as basic massage such as acupressure, fir tree, tap, brush, vibrate and stretch, as well as rolling and air massage. A number of automated courses are pre-programmed to perform a variety of combined massages. Further, in the present embodiment, the shoulder portion of the user M can be massaged from above.

  The remote control R functions as an operation means for controlling the entire operation of the massage machine 1 via the control unit G. The remote control R includes an operation unit S provided with various operation buttons including a cross key and a determination key, which will be described later. And a display unit K composed of a liquid crystal display device. By using the operation unit S and the display unit K, a required massage mode is selected and, as will be described later, when performing a mechanical massage, The reference positions of the kneading balls 7 and 7 can be adjusted according to the user M.

  FIG. 13 is an enlarged front view showing the remote controller R shown in FIG.

  The remote control R is provided with a display unit K constituting a liquid crystal display on the upper side of the main body having a generally scoop shape when viewed from the front, and an operation unit S including a plurality of button groups on the lower side. The area of K is widened to improve the visibility, and the width dimension of the operation part S is made narrower than the width dimension of the display part K to improve the grip operability of the operation part S.

  At a substantially central position of the operation unit S, a cross is formed by attaching four arrows on the surface of the annular body in four orthogonal positions and providing up and down buttons S11 and S11 and left and right buttons S12 and S12 corresponding to the arrows. A key S1 is arranged so that, for example, the cursor displayed on the display unit K can be moved in the direction by operating the up and down buttons S11 and S11 or the left and right buttons S12 and S12 of the cross key S1. It has become. That is, the cross key S1 functions as a movement direction designation key for designating the movement direction. In the center of the cross key S1, a determination key S2 is arranged. For example, by operating the cross key S1, a predetermined command is selected from various commands displayed on the display unit K, and then the determination is made. By operating the key S2, the selection of the command is determined, and the command is executed by the control unit G (see FIG. 9) described above. Accordingly, the cross key S1 also functions as a command selection key.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the annular cross key S1 is provided is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a lever-like cross key may be provided. However, when the annular cross key S1 is provided as shown in FIG. 13, the surface of the cross key S1 can be made substantially flush with the surface of the main body of the remote control R, so that the cross key S1 is damaged by collision or hooking. Is unlikely to occur.

  Below the cross key S1, a pair of leg up / down buttons S14, S15 for raising and lowering the leg rest 4 (see FIG. 1), and a pair of reclining up / down buttons S16 for reclining the backrest part 3, S17 are arranged at a distance from each other in the width direction of the main body, and below these leg up / down buttons S14, S15 and the reclining up / down buttons S16, S17, a vibrator button for turning on / off the vibrator described above. S19 and a heater button S18 for turning on / off the heater are arranged at a distance from each other in the width direction of the main body.

  On the other hand, at a position slightly below the display portion K, a plurality of (four in FIG. 13) registration buttons S5, S5, S5, and S5 for registering the type, strength and weakness of the massage and the reference position described above are the main body. They are provided at appropriate intervals in the width direction. Under the registration buttons S5, S5, S5, and S5, a start / storage button S3 is provided, and when starting massage or when storing the balls 7 and 7 even after the massage is finished. It is intended to be used. Further, a stop button S4 is provided in the vicinity of the start / storage button S3, and the massage can be stopped halfway by operating the stop button S4.

  Below the start / storing button S3, an automatic button S6 for selecting an automatic course and executing a massage, and a preference button S7 for selecting and executing a favorite massage from a plurality of types of massage are arranged. Furthermore, while the automatic course is being carried out, there are provided a skip button S8, a repeat button S9, etc. for skipping the massage mode that does not suit his / her preference. Further, a shoulder position fine adjustment button S20 for adjusting the shoulder position in the vertical direction described later is disposed below the preference button S7.

  Next, characteristic operations and control in mechanical massage by the massage machine A according to the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the forward control of the kneading balls 7, 7 of the massage machine A according to the present invention, in which 3a is the front surface of the backrest portion. In the figure, parts corresponding to those shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the control unit G (see FIG. 9) has a kneading ball 7 (7) of the massage unit 11 placed in a predetermined position forward from the front surface 3 a of the backrest part (for example, 65 mm in the length of front and rear stroke) The first advance limit position L1 permitted to advance to an appropriate position between the first advance limit position L1 and a predetermined position in front of the first advance limit position L1 (for example, a position of about 110 mm in the longitudinal stroke length). A second advance limit position L2 that is allowed to advance to an appropriate position until is set.

  And the control part G advances the kneading ball 7 (7) mainly to the appropriate position in the 1st advance limit position L1 over the whole area | region of the raising / lowering direction, performs various massage operation | movement, and mentions later. The body shape detection operation can be executed. On the other hand, the control unit G, in the upper special treatment region determined based on the shoulder position of the user M as a reference position as described later, and in the lower special treatment region corresponding to the buttocks portion of the user M, The massage ball 7 (7) is advanced to an appropriate position within the second advance limit position L2 beyond the first advance limit position L1, and massage can be performed.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the upper special treatment region and the lower special treatment region. In the figure, parts corresponding to those shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper special treatment area LU is determined based on the shoulder position of the user M as the reference position.

  That is, as the shoulder position, for example, the height of the shoulder and the backrest 3 when the user M who is 165 cm tall sits deeply on the seat 1 in the state where the backrest 3 of the massage machine A is most upright. The distance from the front is set, and separately from this, the shoulder position of the user M who is 150 cm tall and the height is 160 cm corresponding to the registration buttons S5, S5, S5 and S5 (see FIG. 13) described above. The shoulder position of the user M, the shoulder position of the user M having a height of 170 cm, and the shoulder position of the user M having a height of 180 cm are set. When the user M operates any of the registration buttons S5, S5, S5, and S5, the corresponding shoulder position is selected, and none of the registration buttons S5, S5, S5, and S5 is operated. In this case, the shoulder position of the user M who is 165 cm tall is selected.

  When the shoulder position set in advance is adjusted by the user M as will be described later, the adjusted shoulder position is determined as the reference shoulder position. The upper special treatment area LU is defined as an area above the reference position, for example, from a height position 12 mm below.

  In the upper special treatment region LU thus determined, the massager 7 (7) is allowed to advance to an appropriate position within the second advance limit position L2, and massage is performed, whereby the shoulder of the user M And / or the neck can be sufficiently treated by an effective massage that is not present in the past.

  On the other hand, since the lower special treatment region LD is substantially constant regardless of any user M, for example, the lower special treatment region LD is defined as a region from the height position of the surface of the seat portion 1 to a height position 10 cm above. In the lower special treatment region LD thus determined, the massager 7 (7) is allowed to advance to an appropriate position within the second advance limit position L2, and massage is performed, whereby the buttocks of the user M Can be fully treated deeply.

  Since the shoulder position and the buttocks position of the user M vary depending on the sitting posture of the user M, the control unit G described above corresponds to the reclining angle detected by the reclining angle detection sensor G5 (both see FIG. 9). Thus, the positions and ranges of the upper special treatment area LU and the lower special treatment area LD are corrected. In the upper special treatment region LU, the second advance limit position L2 is changed to the first advance limit position L1 side as the value of the reclining angle detected by the reclining angle detection sensor G5 increases. To do. This is because even if the second receding limit position L2 is changed to the first advancing limit position L1 side, the load with which the shoulder portion of the user M contacts the massage machine A increases as the reclining angle value increases. This is because the same massage effect as that of the second advance limit position L2 when the value of the reclining angle is small can be obtained. Similarly, in the lower special treatment region LD, the second advance limit position L2 described above is changed to the first advance limit position L1 side as the value of the reclining angle detected by the reclining angle detection sensor G5 increases. Like that. This is because the space between the buttocks of the user M and the backrest is reduced as the value of the reclining angle increases.

  Note that the control unit G uses the position of the second advance limit position L2 described above as the reclining angle instead of or together with the correction of the position and range of the upper special treatment region LU and the lower special treatment region LD. Accordingly, the upper special treatment area LU and the lower special treatment area LD may be changed separately. This also allows the treatment according to the sitting posture of the user M to be performed in the upper special treatment region LU and the lower special treatment region LD.

  By the way, since the preset shoulder position is different from the shoulder position of the user M, for example, according to the procedure shown in FIG. 18, the shoulder position can be adjusted according to the user M and the adjusted shoulder position can be registered. It is like that. Adjustment / registration of the shoulder position as the reference position is executed by the control unit G shown in FIG. 9, and therefore the control unit G has a reference position specifying function. It is not necessary to adjust the position of the buttock described later.

  That is, when the power is turned on and the start / retract button S3 (see FIG. 13) of the remote controller R is operated, the kneading balls 7, 7 are moved to the lowest position (steps S1 to S3). When the automatic course button S6 of the remote controller R is operated (step S4), the control unit G displays a selection screen for displaying a plurality of automatic courses on the display unit K of the remote controller R (step S5). When one automatic course is selected on the selection screen, the control unit G executes body shape detection for detecting the body shape of the user M (step S6). That is, the massage machine A has a body shape detection function for detecting the body shape of the user M.

  The body shape detection operation of the user M will be described with reference to FIGS. As the body shape detecting means, for example, a load current detecting means for detecting a load current during massage is provided. The controller G drives the elevating motor m1 to lower the massage unit 11 first to the lowest end position, which is the buttocks position of the user M, and drives the advancing / retreating motor m2 to move the balls 7 and 7 to each other. Retract to the last position. And the control part G drives the said advancing / retreating motor m2 in the position, makes the kneading balls 7 and 7 protrude toward the back of the user M, and the said when the user M is hit. An increase in the load current of the advancing / retreating motor m2 is detected by the load current detecting means and stored in the RAM. Specifically, the detection output of the rotary encoder E provided in the massage unit 11 as the advancing / retreating drive amount detecting means is converted into coordinates via the control unit G and stored in the RAM as the buttocks position. At this time, the fir balls 7, 7 are allowed to advance to the second advance limit position L2. As a result, even if the user M sits shallowly on the massage machine A, the buttocks / waist of the user M can be detected.

  Thereafter, the control unit G further drives the advancing / retreating motor m2 to move the balls 7, 7 backward to the rearmost position and also drives the lifting / lowering motor m1, which is also the massage unit. The massage unit 11 is lifted by a predetermined distance based on the detection of the rotary encoder E provided in the head 11, and the front and rear motors m2 are driven at the same position as before, so that the balls 7 and 7 are directed forward. It moves within the advance limit position L1. The control unit G detects the body shape of the user M by repeatedly performing such an operation up to a height position exceeding the shoulder position of the user M.

  The standard position (height) of the shoulder and the position (height) of the buttocks can be determined from the body shape of the user M detected in this way. Instead of the shoulder position set in advance as described above, The reference position of the shoulder determined from the body shape of the user M may be used. In addition to performing the body shape detection of the user M, the shoulder position can also be detected by driving the kneading balls 7 and 7 in the vicinity of the shoulder of the user M. It is desirable that fine adjustment is possible even with such a shoulder position automatically detected.

  By the way, in the present embodiment, the lower special treatment region LD is a region from the height position of the surface of the seat portion 1 to a height position that is a predetermined dimension above, as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a region from the height position of the surface of the seat portion 1 to the position above the buttocks position detected in the body shape detection mode described above by a predetermined dimension (the buttocks region).

  On the other hand, the body shape information of the user M detected in this way is registered in the memory unit G1 of the control unit G, and when the user M performs the next massage, the memory unit G1 stores the information on the user M. Body shape information may be read out, but even in this case, the position of the buttocks of the user M is detected. This is because the shoulder position and the like change depending on the sitting posture of the user M, and the amount of change due to the sitting posture is obtained by comparing the detected buttocks position with the registered buttocks position. This is to correct the registered body shape information based on this.

  Next, the control unit G causes the display unit K to display a shoulder position adjustment screen so as to prompt the user M to adjust the shoulder position of the user M thus detected (step S7).

  FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a shoulder position adjustment screen. On the shoulder position adjustment screen, the image of the person to be seated is displayed, and a rice ball image N indicating the current position of the rice ball is displayed on or near the patient image. In addition, a cross key image is displayed in the vicinity of the user image, and a character prompting adjustment of the shoulder position is displayed following the cross key image. Further, below the user image, characters are displayed that explain how to adjust the shoulder position using the cross key.

  When the cross key S1 of the remote controller R described above is operated, the fir tree image N moves by a distance corresponding to the operation and the amount of operation. The fir ball 7, 7 (see FIG. 3) moves in the same manner. Therefore, the user can accurately adjust the shoulder position of the user while visually checking the shoulder position adjustment screen and confirming the relative position between the user image and the ball image N.

  That is, when the up and down buttons S11 and S11 of the cross key S1 provided on the remote controller R are operated, the above-described fir tree image N and the fir balls 7 and 7 move in the vertical direction, and the left and right buttons S12 and S12 of the cross key S1. When S12 is operated, the fir tree image N and the fir balls 7, 7 are moved in the front-rear direction. The shoulder position fine adjustment button S20 also has the same role as the upper and lower buttons S11 and S11.

  At this time, the kneading balls 7 and 7 are allowed to advance to the second advance limit position L2 described above, whereby the user M identifies the center position from above the shoulder of the person, Shoulder position adjustment can be performed.

  By the way, when the adjustment operation is not performed after a predetermined time has elapsed since the display for adjusting the shoulder position is displayed, the control unit G sets the reference shoulder position detected by the body shape detection as the adjusted shoulder position. Thus, by detecting that the shoulder position adjustment is not performed until a predetermined time elapses, the intention of the user M to adjust the shoulder position can be confirmed. As a result, in the lower special treatment region LD and the upper special treatment region LU, the massage with the kneading balls 7 and 7 can be performed beyond the first advance limit position L1, and such massage is performed in this way. Permitted after confirming the intention of the user M.

  In addition, in order to confirm the intention of the patient M to adjust the shoulder position, if the adjustment operation is not performed after a predetermined time has elapsed since the display for the shoulder position adjustment is displayed, the detection is again performed in the body shape detection mode. A screen for confirming whether or not the adjusted shoulder position can be determined as the adjusted shoulder position is displayed, and the input operation using the cross key S1 and the determination key S2 may be performed.

  In addition, the shoulder position of the user M is adjusted in this way, but the buttocks position or the waist position of the user M is not adjusted.

  And the control part G performs the massage of the selected automatic course by making the shoulder position after adjustment into a reference position (step S8). Since the shoulder position after adjustment is the reference position in this way, the first advancement limit position L1 is set even if the automatic course includes the following flaws, flapping or neck stretching. The massage can be carried out by moving the kneading balls 7 and 7 forward to the exceeding second advance limit position L2.

  Needless to say, the pole strokes, pole strokes, and neck stretches described below are performed based on the adjusted shoulder positions, and thus may not exceed the first advance limit position L1.

  When the automatic course is completed, the control unit G determines whether or not to register the body shape detected as described above and the shoulder position adjusted as described above (step S9). For example, the control unit G displays a screen that prompts the user to register such information, and determines whether or not the user M has performed a long press operation (for example, 3 seconds) on any of the registration buttons S5 according to the screen. When the long press operation is performed, the body shape information and the adjusted shoulder position information are registered in the memory unit G1 according to the registration button S5 (step S9), and the process returns to the above-described step S3.

  On the other hand, if neither of the registration buttons S5 is pressed for a long time after the display of the screen, the control unit G skips the registration operation of both information and returns to step S3.

  When the longitudinal coordinate of the shoulder position is adjusted in this way, the second advancement limit position L2 described above is changed to the coordinate position after adjustment, and the massage of the user M is executed. Alternatively, the user M may be massaged by changing the coordinate position after adjustment to a coordinate position ahead by a predetermined distance. Thereby, the massage performed by allowing the kneading balls 7 and 7 to advance to the second advance limit position L2 can be performed according to the body shape and preference of the user M. Of course, the second advance limit position L2 may remain the limit position set at the time of factory shipment.

  By the way, the control unit G drives the massage unit 11 as follows prior to executing the control related to the shoulder position adjustment described above. That is, in the shoulder position setting mode in which the shoulder position is adjusted and set as described above, the control unit G raises the kneading balls 7 and 7 to a position slightly above the reference position of the shoulder detected in the body shape detection mode described above. Then, it is lowered to the reference position. At this time, when the control unit G detects that the kneading balls 7 and 7 are in contact with the user before reaching the reference position, the control unit G stops the descent of the kneading balls 7 and 7 at that position.

  During this time, the control unit G restricts the advancement position of the kneading balls 7 and 7 to the first advancement limit position L1, and after the kneading balls 7 and 7 are moved to or near the shoulder reference position, the control unit G described above. The shoulder position adjustment screen is displayed on the display unit K, and the kneading balls 7 and 7 are allowed to advance to the second advance limit position L2. As a result, even if the kneading balls 7 and 7 are permitted to advance to the second advance limit position L2, the shoulder position adjustment can be performed safely.

  In the shoulder position adjustment described above, the shoulder position adjustment is performed before massage with the kneading balls 7, 7, that is, with the kneading balls 7, 7 stopped. For example, the shoulder position may be adjusted while the vibrator motor m6 is operated. As a result, according to the adjustment of the shoulder position, the portion where the massage balls 7 and 7 of the user M are in contact with each other is vibrated, so that the user M can reliably detect the position by bodily sensation.

  On the other hand, since the shoulder position of the user M adjusted in this way changes according to the sitting posture of the user M as before, the control unit G detects the reclining angle detected by the reclining angle detection sensor G5 (both see FIG. 9). The shoulder position after adjustment is corrected according to the angle.

  By the way, the massage machine A can also perform manual massage. That is, when the preference button S7 of the remote controller R is operated, the control unit G causes the display unit K to display a manual massage routine screen.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a regular screen for manual massage. As shown in FIG. 14, a manual massage field F1 is provided on the left side of the steady screen. In the manual massage field, the shoulder pressure button B1, the side-up button B2, the side-down button B3, etc. are respectively displayed so as to be scrollable in the vertical direction in order to select the type of manual treatment. By operating the up and down buttons S11 and S11 (see FIG. 13) of the cross key S1, the scroll compound buttons and 3D buttons (not shown) can be displayed.

  In addition, a subfield F2 corresponding to the shoulder pressure button B1, the stretch composite button, and the 3D button is set on the right side of the steady screen. The subfield F2 includes a pole button B21, a pole button B22, and a neck button. Extend button B23 is displayed in a line in the vertical direction. On the lower side of the steady screen, symbols and characters of a cross key for explaining a selection method and a determination method are displayed, and the up and down buttons S11 and S11 and the left and right buttons S12 and S12 of the cross key S1 of the remote controller R are operated. After the selection, the decision button S2 is operated to start the massage of the selected treatment type.

  At this time, the control unit G determines whether or not the shoulder position of the user M adjusted as described above is registered when any one of the extreme flick button B21, the extreme tapping button B22, and the neck extension button B23 is selected and determined. Determine whether. Then, when the adjusted shoulder position of the user M is registered, the control unit G performs a corresponding massage as described later. On the other hand, if it is not registered, the control unit G moves the balls 7 and 7 to the shoulder position selected as described above, and then displays the shoulder position adjustment screen shown in FIG. It is displayed and prompted to adjust the shoulder position, and the adjusted shoulder position is registered.

  At this time, if the adjustment operation is not performed even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the display for adjusting the shoulder position is displayed, the position after the movement may be the adjusted shoulder position, but the input operation from the button is performed. Only in the case where it is confirmed that the intention of the user M to adjust the shoulder position is confirmed, the massage with the kneading balls 7 and 7 may be permitted to exceed the first advance limit position L1.

  Then, when the extreme fir button B21 is operated, the control unit G moves between the fir balls 7, 7 from the adjusted shoulder position, which is the reference position, to about 6 mm above the position of the fir balls 7, 7. Then, the kneading balls 7 and 7 are lowered from the reference position by about 12 mm, and the kneading is performed by a reciprocating operation in which the kneading balls 7 and 7 are moved in a narrow → wide → narrow → wide manner at a kneading speed of 12 rpm. The operation of raising the balls 7 and 7 at a speed of about 20 mm / s from the shoulder position to about 6 mm above is repeated a predetermined number of times.

  In addition, when the striking button B22 is operated, the control unit G moves the position of the kneading balls 7 and 7 upward from the reference position by about 6 mm so as to widen the space between the kneading balls 7 and 7, and then the reference position. The kneading balls 7 and 7 are lowered by about 12 mm, and tapping is started at a tapping speed of about 200 rpm. And after maintaining for about 3 seconds with the said width | variety, between the fir balls 7 and 7 is moved narrowly, after maintaining for about 3 seconds with the said width | variety, between the fir balls 7 and 7 is moved again widely. After repeating such an operation a predetermined number of times, tapping is stopped and the balls 7 and 7 are raised at a speed of about 20 mm / s from the reference position to about 6 mm above.

  On the other hand, when the neck extension button B <b> 23 is operated, the control unit G normally places the kneading balls 7, 7 between the front and back positions of the kneading balls 7, 7 with the height position of the kneading balls 7, 7 as the reference position. Is moved from the reference position to the rear of the predetermined dimension, and the gap between the balls 7 and 7 is moved narrowly, and the height of the balls 7 and 7 is moved upward by about 36 mm from the reference position. After moving the width between 7 from 210 ° to narrow, the height position of the kneading balls 7 and 7 is moved to the reference position. Then, after the width between the kneading balls 7 and 7 is normally moved, the operation of moving the height position of the kneading balls 7 and 7 upward about 36 mm from the reference position is repeated a predetermined number of times.

  Since the massage of the extreme fist, the tap and the neck can be performed at the shoulder position adjusted within the second advance limit position L2 beyond the first advance limit position L1, the shoulder portion of the user M as before. Alternatively, the neck can be effectively treated. Further, the massage operation of the extreme fist, the tap and the neck is performed at a low speed, whereby a fine massage can be performed.

  It should be noted that pole massage and pole-tapping massage are performed in the same manner in the lower special treatment region LD. That is, after the kneading balls 7 and 7 are moved to the lowest position, the treatment operation is executed by reversing the above-described vertical movement. As a result, the thigh muscles are rubbed and beaten.

  By the way, in various massages, the user can adjust the intensity of massage with fir balls by operating the left and right buttons S12 and S12 of the cross key S1 provided on the remote controller R shown in FIG. It has become.

  That is, the control unit G determines whether or not the left and right buttons S12 and S12 of the remote control R are operated during the massage operation by the kneading balls 7 and 7, and if it is determined that the kneading balls 7 and 7 are operated, It is determined whether or not it is located in the upper special treatment area LU or the lower special treatment area LD. When the control unit G determines that the kneading balls 7, 7 are not located in the upper special treatment area LU or the lower special treatment area LD, the kneading ball advance position is within the first advance limit position L1. The first intensity adjustment screen for permitting and adjusting the massage intensity is displayed on the display unit K.

  FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a first intensity adjustment screen. As shown in FIG. 16, there is a “strong” character that increases the amount of advancement of the kneading balls to increase the massage strength near one side of the first strength adjustment screen, and a fir tree near the other side. The letters “Weak” that reduce the amount of ball advance and weaken the massage strength are displayed. For example, seven block images are displayed between these strong and weak characters, and the block corresponding to the current advance position of the fir tree is highlighted. On the upper side of the first intensity adjustment screen, the order of the reversed block images is displayed in numbers, and at the lower side of the first intensity adjustment screen, the left and right button images of the cross key are displayed. Are displayed to explain the adjustment method.

  Then, when the left and right buttons S12 and S12 of the cross key S1 provided on the remote controller R are operated, the control unit G moves the position of the block image to be reversed and displayed corresponding to the operated left and right buttons S12 and S12. The massage strength is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the amount of advancement of the kneading balls 7 and 7 within the first advancement limit position L1.

  On the other hand, when the control unit G determines that the kneading balls 7, 7 are located in the upper special treatment area LU or the lower special treatment area LD, the kneading ball advance position is within the second advance limit position L2. The second strength adjustment screen for permitting and adjusting the strength of the massage is displayed on the display unit K.

  FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a second intensity adjustment screen. As shown in FIG. 17, the second intensity adjustment screen displays, for example, 12 block images between strong and weak characters, and a vertical line between the seventh block image and the eighth block image. Except for the display, the configuration is substantially the same as the first intensity adjustment screen shown in FIG.

  Then, when the left and right buttons S12 and S12 of the cross key S1 provided on the remote controller R are operated, the control unit G moves the position of the block image to be reversed and displayed corresponding to the operated left and right buttons S12 and S12. The massage strength is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the advance amount of the balls 7 and 7 even within the second advance limit position L2 exceeding the first advance limit position L1. In this way, even if the amount of advancement of the balls 7 and 7 is increased even if the first advancement limit position L1 is exceeded, the advancement amount of the balls 7 and 7 is limited within the second advancement limit position L2. Therefore, the adjustment work of the amount of advancement of the kneading balls 7 and 7 can be performed safely and easily.

  FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of the massage machine A shown in FIG. 1 and treats the shoulder of the user M within the second advance limit position L2 beyond the first advance limit position L1 described above. Indicates the state. In the figure, parts corresponding to those shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the kneading balls 7 and 7 are located in a region other than the above-mentioned upper special treatment region and the lower special treatment region, the treatment to be seated by the kneading balls 7 and 7 as shown by the broken lines. Treatment is performed within a first advance limit position that does not exceed the back ridge of the shoulder of the person M.

  On the other hand, when the kneading balls 7 and 7 are located in the upper special treatment area, the kneading balls 7 and 7 can be advanced beyond the first advancing limit position as indicated by a solid line. , 7 can contact the shoulder portion from above the shoulder portion of the user M to effectively treat the portion.

  Further, when the kneading balls 7 and 7 are located in the lower special treatment area, the kneading balls 7 and 7 can be advanced beyond the first advance limit position as before, so that the kneading balls 7 and 7 are treated. The person M can be in contact with the deep part of the buttocks and treat not only the part but also the thigh.

Thereby, a greater massage effect can be given to the shoulder, buttocks and thigh of the user M.
(Example 2)

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory view illustrating shoulder position adjustment in the massage machine according to the second embodiment, and can be adjusted while visually recognizing the width between the two treatment bodies. In the massage control unit G (see FIG. 9) according to the present embodiment, the vertical and vertical adjustments of the shoulder position are performed in the same manner as before, and then the display unit K (see FIG. 13). 19) is switched to the screen for adjusting the position of the shoulder position in the left-right direction shown in FIG.

  Then, the control unit G operates the left and right buttons S12, S12 (see FIG. 13) of the cross key S1 provided on the remote controller R, and the position of the fir tree image N displayed on the screen is determined in the left-right direction. When adjusted, the position of the fir tree ball N is changed accordingly, and the position of both the fir balls 7, 7 (see FIG. 12), that is, the width between the fir balls 7, 7 is changed. Adjust the horizontal position of the position.

  Thereby, the shoulder position of the user M can be adjusted three-dimensionally, and the shoulder position can be adjusted more accurately. The shoulder position adjusted three-dimensionally in this way is registered in the memory unit G1 of the control unit G as described above. Note that the up / down, left / right, and front / rear adjustment keys may be provided independently of each other. In that case, the shoulder position fine adjustment button S20 in the above-described embodiment is dedicated to vertical adjustment, the vertical buttons S11 and S11 of the cross key S1 are dedicated to forward and backward adjustment, and the left and right buttons S12 and S12 of the cross key S1 are Can be used exclusively for adjustment.

It is a perspective view which shows the massage machine which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the cushioning material etc. from the massage machine. It is explanatory drawing by the side view of the massage machine. It is explanatory drawing by the side view of the backrest part which enabled reclining. It is a cross-sectional view of the same backrest part. It is a perspective view of a mechanical massage unit. It is a disassembled perspective view of a massage unit. It is a perspective view of the rice ball unit which comprises a massage unit. It is a block diagram which shows the drive control system of the massage machine which concerns on this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the advance control of the kneading ball of the massage machine which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining an upper side special treatment area | region and a lower side special treatment area | region. It is a partial plane sectional view of the massage machine shown in FIG. It is an enlarged front view which shows a remote control. It is drawing which shows an example of the regular screen of manual massage. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of the screen for shoulder position adjustment. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of the screen for 1st intensity | strength adjustment. It is explanatory drawing explaining an example of the 2nd intensity | strength adjustment screen. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which concerns on shoulder position adjustment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the shoulder position adjustment in the massage machine which concerns on Example 2. FIG.

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A Massage machine M User K Display part R Remote control S Operation part S1 Cross key S2 Enter button S11 Up / down button S12 Left / right button 1 Seat part 2 Base part 3 Back part 4 Leg rest part 5 Armrest part 6 Side wall part 7 Fir tree ball G Control unit a1 Back airbag a3 Body side airbag

Claims (8)

Massage comprising a treatment body disposed on the backrest portion so as to be vertically movable and capable of moving back and forth, an operation means for operating the treatment body, and a control means for controlling the operation of the treatment body in accordance with the operation of the operation means In the machine
The operation means includes a movement direction designation key for moving the treatment body in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction,
When the control means detects that the movement direction designation key is operated in a reference position setting mode for setting a reference position of the treatment body when performing massage, the control means responds to the operation of the movement direction designation key. The massage machine is characterized by moving the treatment body in the vertical direction and / or the front-back direction. The operation means includes a display unit capable of displaying a treatment body image,
The said control part displays a treatment body image on the said display part according to the movement of the said treatment body, when moving the said treatment body according to operation of the said movement direction designation | designated key. The listed massage machine. The operation means includes a determination key disposed in the vicinity of the movement direction designation key,
3. The control means, when detecting that the determination key is operated in the reference position setting mode, stores the position of the treatment body at the time of operating the determination key as a reference position. The massage machine described in.   The movement direction designation key is composed of a cross key having a pair of keys arranged at a distance in one axial direction and another pair of keys arranged at a distance in an axial direction perpendicular to the one axis. The massage machine according to claim 3, wherein the determination key is arranged at the center of the cross key.   The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control means specifies a reference position of the treatment body based on vertical and horizontal coordinates of the treatment body. . The treatment body is movable in the left-right direction,
The said control means specifies the reference position of the said treatment body based on the coordinate of the up-down direction of the said treatment body, the coordinate of the front-back direction, and the coordinate of the left-right direction, The one of Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. The massage machine described in.   The shoulder position setting mode for setting a position at which the treatment body comes into contact with the shoulder from above is set as the reference position setting mode in the control means. The massage machine according to item 1. The control means includes, as a vertically movable range of the treatment body, a first treatment region in which a forward advance amount of the treatment body is restricted from a backrest portion where the treatment body is disposed to a first advance limit position; A second treatment region that permits the advancement of the treatment body to the second advancement limit position set in front of the first advancement limit position is set, and the second treatment region in the reference position setting mode is set. The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein movement of the treatment body is limited within a range of the second treatment region.

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