JP2006263393A - Health promoting implement - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a health promoting implement capable of not only removing a feeling of fatigue but also obtaining a refreshing feeling. <P>SOLUTION: This health promoting implement, designed to reduce a feeling of fatigue as well as to obtain a refreshing feeling by pressing regions of chest of a human body, comprises a support base (10) to be brought into contact with a region between the shoulder blades of a human body at least, arms (12, 16 and 22) extending forward over the shoulders or by the sides of the human body, with their base parts (12A and 16A) being attached to the support base, and chest pressing parts (14, 17, 20 and 21) provided on the front end of the arms to apply a pressure on the regions of chest of the human body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a health promotion device, and more particularly to a device that not only eliminates a feeling of fatigue but also provides a refreshing feeling.

  In recent years, with the spread of personal computers, there are increasing numbers of personal computer operators who complain of physical problems such as fatigue, headaches and stiff shoulders. Such physical problems are often caused by prolonged bending during PC operations, and as a result of excessive stress, the neck, shoulders, back muscles and blood vessels become tense. Has been.

  With regard to the above-mentioned physical problems such as stiff shoulders, postures that relieve muscle and blood vessel tension by pulling both shoulders backward with a band or belt to correct the forward bending posture, and eliminate stiff shoulders, etc. Orthodontic appliances (Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2), support the human body by back support, attach shoulder pressers to the back support, push both shoulders backward to warp the chest, relax the muscles around the scapula, and then massage Accordingly, a massage machine (Patent Document 3) that can massage muscles without feeling pain has been proposed.

JP 2002-315768 A Japanese Patent No. 2902368 JP 2000-279470 A

  The inventors of the present invention repeated earnest research on the above-mentioned physical disorder, and repeated various experiments.When the human chest is lightly pressed with an appropriate force, not only is the fatigue feeling reduced and eliminated, It was possible to obtain an exhilarating feeling, and it was found that fatigue and stiff shoulders could be remarkably eliminated by performing muscle massage afterwards.

  However, the posture correction tools and massage machines described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 can only pull and push both shoulders backward, and cannot hold the chest lightly.

  In view of this point, an object of the present invention is to provide a health enhancer that not only eliminates a feeling of fatigue but also provides a refreshing feeling.

  Therefore, the health enhancer according to the present invention is a health enhancer that can reduce and eliminate fatigue by pressing the chest of the human body, and can provide a refreshing feeling, at least between the shoulder blades of the human body. A support base applied to the region, a base portion attached to the support base, an arm portion extending forwardly through a shoulder portion of the human body or through the side of the human body, and a distal end side of the arm portion And a breast pressing portion that is capable of applying a pressing force to the chest of the human body.

  One of the features of the present invention is that the chest of the human body can be pressed with an appropriate force by the chest pressing portion. This not only eliminates the feeling of fatigue, but also provides a refreshing feeling.

  By the way, lymph is closely related to blood and has the function of transporting water and waste products of human tissues and finally taken into veins, and the water and waste products in lymph are excreted outside the body as urine. When lymph is stagnated, waste products accumulate in human tissues and nutrition is not adequately provided. Lymph stagnation also causes fatigue, headache, stiff shoulders, and the like.

  Several lymphatic vessels in the human body gradually become thicker after joining at the lymph nodes. While there are about 800 lymph nodes throughout the body, as many as 300 lymph nodes are concentrated near the human neck. Lymph that flows into the lymph vessels in the neck flows through the lymph vessels in the shoulder to the lymph vessels in the axilla, and the lymph that flows into the lymph vessels in the chest flows into the lymph vessels in the axilla.

  As described above, when the human chest is moderately pressed, the stagnation of the lymph is reduced and eliminated, resulting in a smooth flow of lymph throughout the body, excretion of waste from the whole body, fatigue, headache, It is expected to be able to eliminate physical problems such as stiff shoulders.

  In addition, after the whole body waste is excreted outside the body, when the muscles are massaged and the muscles and blood vessels are released, the fatigue is relieved as described above, and a refreshing feeling is obtained, that is, psychologically relaxed. Combined with the muscles being massaged in a state, the effect of the massage becomes significant, and it is possible to more reliably eliminate physical problems such as fatigue, headache, and stiff shoulders.

  As described above, lymph from the neck and shoulder lymphs flows into the lymph vessels of the axilla. Therefore, it is preferable that a pressing force can be applied to the neck and shoulders of the human body in order to reduce and eliminate the stagnation of lymph.

  In other words, the arm portion may be used as a neck pressing portion that can apply a pressing force to the neck portion of the human body or a shoulder pressing portion that can apply a pressing force to the shoulder portion of the human body.

  When the arm portion is used as a neck pressing portion or a shoulder pressing portion, the base portion of the arm portion is swingably attached to the support base, and can be brought into contact with one or both of the human neck portion and the human shoulder portion by swinging the base portion. It can be constituted as follows.

  In addition to the shape portion that contacts the chest of the human body, the chest pressing portion may be shaped so as to wrap around from the human chest to the lower side of the axilla so that the lower side of the axilla can be appropriately pressed.

  The health promotion device according to the present invention may be mounted on a bed so that the chest or the like can be pressed in a supine posture, and the back of the chair or the back of the massage chair is used as a support base. It may be mounted on a chair or detachably attached so that the chest or the like can be pressed in a seated posture. In addition, the health promotion device according to the present invention may be configured to be portable so that the chest or the like can be pressed in an arbitrary position at an arbitrary position.

  For example, when the pressing operation is performed in a supine position on the bed, the arm may be automatically or manually rocked or tilted and set on the human body so that the chest pressing portion comes to the human chest. . In addition, a handle portion that can be lightly pressed by bringing the chest pressing portion into contact with the human body may be provided on the chest pressing portion or the arm portion so that the chest pressing portion can be operated by one's own hand.

  When using the arm part as a neck pressing part or a shoulder pressing part, the part of the arm part that hits the human neck or shoulder is made of a soft material, and this soft material part is lightly pressed against the human neck or shoulder, It may be made to have a shape that contacts the lymph flow direction with a time difference, and when a handle portion is provided, the position of the neck portion or shoulder portion pressed can be shifted by operating the handle portion.

  In addition, the chest pressing part is formed with a soft material at the part that hits the human chest, and when the soft material part is pressed against the human chest, it can be pressed by shifting the position, for example, in a shape that hits the lymph flow direction with a time difference Alternatively, a handle portion for contacting the human body may be provided so that the position pressed by the operation of the handle portion can be shifted. In this case, the chest pressing part itself may be moved using the swinging of the arm base, or a plate material is built in the chest pressing part, and the pressing position is shifted by tilting the plate material. You can also.

  Furthermore, instead of performing the pressing operation by operating the handle portion, the pressing operation may be performed by supplying air.

  That is, the chest massager is configured to include a bag body that is inflated by air supply, divides the bag body into a plurality of air chambers, communicates adjacent air chambers with small holes, and sequentially supplies air to adjacent air chambers. Can be configured to swell while shifting the position.

  The chest massager may be configured to include a plurality of bags that inflate by air supply, and to inflate while shifting the position by sequentially supplying air to a plurality of adjacent bags. it can.

  Here, the “pressing force” in the claims is not intended to correct the forward bending posture or to warp the chest like the posture correction tools and massage machines described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, Since the human body is lightly pressed with an appropriate force to eliminate a feeling of fatigue and a refreshing feeling is obtained, the strength is preferably selected as appropriate by the user. For example, there are people who are comfortable to hold down strongly, and there are people who are good to hold down weakly.

  Also, only one chest pressing part and arm part are provided, and the pressing operation of the left and right parts of the body is alternately performed, or after the pressing operation of one of the left and right parts is finished, the other pressing operation is performed. Alternatively, the chest pressing part and the arm part may be provided on the left side and the right side of the body, respectively.

  Furthermore, the chest holding part and the arm part may have a built-in vibrator so that an appropriate vibration may be applied during the pressing operation. Further, a heater may be built in and the pressed part may be warmed to promote blood circulation. Good.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on specific examples shown in the drawings. 1 to 3 show a preferred embodiment of a health promotion device according to the present invention. In the figure, the back support portion (support base) 10 has a substantially rectangular shape, and is made of a hard plastic or wooden plate having a solid shape that conforms to the three-dimensional shape of a part of the left and right scapulas of the human back and the portion between them. It is manufactured by covering with a sheet of material, for example, a sheet made of soft rubber or soft plastic. In addition, the material and structure of the back support part 10 are not specifically limited, Other structures can be employ | adopted using another raw material.

  An attachment portion 11 is attached to the backrest portion 10, and a base portion 12A of an arm portion (neck holding portion / shoulder holding portion) 12 is attached to the attachment portion 11 by using a known universal joint 12B in an arbitrary direction and an arbitrary direction. It is installed so that it can be directed to any angle. The arm portion 12 is formed by covering the outer side of an arm made of a metal pipe or a hard synthetic resin pipe having a reverse side U shape that fits a shoulder portion of a human body with a soft material such as soft rubber or soft plastic. It has been produced.

  A handle portion 13 is pivotally supported at the distal end side of the arm portion 12 so as to be rotatable around a mounting shaft 13A extending in the horizontal direction, and a lower end portion of the handle portion 13 is bent toward the center of the human body. The chest holding part 14 is attached. The chest holding portion 14 is made of a soft material, for example, a material such as soft rubber or soft plastic, in a hollow shape or a solid shape.

  In order to eliminate the feeling of fatigue and obtain a refreshing feeling, as shown in FIG. 1, the health promoting device of this example is set on the body so that the arm portion 12 is on the side of the human body neck portion 100 and above the human body shoulder portion 110. Then, when the handle portion 13 is gripped by hand, the arm portion 12 is swung around the base portion 12A to come into contact with the human body neck portion 100, and the human body neck portion 100 is slid from the top to the bottom, the fatigue of the neck portion 100 is felt. Can be eliminated and a refreshing feeling can be obtained.

  Next, when the handle portion 13 is operated, the arm portion 12 is swung around the base portion 12 </ b> A to come into contact with the human body shoulder portion 110, and is slid outward from the neck portion 100. Can be eliminated and a refreshing feeling can be obtained.

  Finally, by operating the handle portion 13 and bringing the chest pressing portion 14 into contact with the center of the human chest 120 and sliding it outward from the center, the fatigue of the chest 120 can be eliminated and a refreshing feeling can be achieved. Obtainable.

  Further, when the above-described neck portion 100, shoulder portion 110, and chest portion 120 are being pressed, the lymphatic flow direction of the surface lymph vessels of the human body neck portion 100, shoulder portion 110, and chest portion 120 (arrows A, B, and C in FIG. 3). Since it is pressed lightly while shifting the position, lymph stagnation can also be reduced and eliminated, waste products are excreted outside the body, and fatigue, headache, stiff shoulders and other physical problems can be resolved.

  After that, when the muscles are massaged and the muscles and blood vessels are released, the waste is excreted outside the body, and the muscles are massaged in a psychologically relaxed state that eliminates fatigue and gives a refreshing feeling. As a result, physical problems such as fatigue, headache, and stiff shoulders can be resolved more reliably.

  Note that each time the position is shifted, the pressing operation may be performed by loosening or pushing the handle portion 13. Since the pressing operation of the chest 120 is the same as the pressing operation of the shoulder in the direction of shifting the position, it may be performed simultaneously with the pressing operation of the shoulder or may be performed separately.

  As described above, the human neck 100, shoulder 110, and chest 120 are pressed with an appropriate force while shifting the position, so that fatigue is eliminated and refreshing feeling is obtained, and further, fatigue, headache, It can eliminate physical problems such as stiff shoulders.

  4 to 6 show a second embodiment, in which the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 denote the same or corresponding parts. This example is a health promotion tool that presses only the chest of a human body, and an arm portion 16 is attached to the attachment portion 11 of the backrest portion 10. This arm portion 16 is manufactured by covering the outside of an arm made of a metal pipe or a hard synthetic resin pipe with a reverse side U shape that fits the shoulder of a human body with a soft material such as soft rubber or soft plastic. Has been.

  A bent portion that is bent toward the center of the body is formed on the distal end side of the arm portion 16, and a chest pressing portion 17 is attached to the bent portion. The chest holding portion 17 is manufactured using a soft material, for example, a material such as soft rubber or soft plastic, and the inside is partitioned into a plurality of air chambers 17A to 17F, and the adjacent air chambers 17A to 17F are communicated by small holes. When one of the air chambers 17A to 17F is sufficiently expanded to increase the internal pressure, air is supplied to the next air chamber 17A to 17F through the small hole, while the other air chamber 17F has a small hole outside. When the internal pressure of the air chamber 17F rises to a predetermined pressure or higher, the air in the air chamber 17F is released to the outside, and the air in the chest massage part 17 is released.

  A tube 18A is connected to the air chamber 17A on the body center side of the chest holding portion 17, and the other end of the tube 18A is connected to the manual pump 18. The air suction port and the air discharge port of the manual pump 18 are non-returned. A valve is built in, and air can be supplied to the chest massager 17 by repeating the operation of squeezing the manual pump 18 by hand.

  When pressing the human chest, as shown in FIG. 4, the health promotion tool of this example is set on the body so that the arm portion 16 is above the shoulder of the human body, and the chest holding portion 17 is applied to the human chest, In this state, the manual pump 18 is operated to supply air to the chest pressing portion 17.

  Then, the air chamber 17A on the body center side of the chest pressing part 17 swells, and when this sufficiently swells, the air chamber 17B on the outside thereof swells. Similarly, the adjacent air chambers 17C to 17F swell one after another, and the breast pressing part 17 Can swell without shifting its position from the center of the body to the outside, and can press the human chest with moderate force.

  When the last air chamber 17F of the chest pressing portion 17 is inflated, the air in the air chamber 17F is released. Therefore, the manual pump 18 may be operated again to inflate the chest pressing portion 17.

  7 and 8 show a third embodiment, in which the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 6 denote the same or corresponding parts. This example is a health promotion tool that presses only the human chest, and an arm portion 16 is attached to the attachment portion 11 of the backrest portion 10, and a plate-like support portion 16B is formed on the distal end side of the arm portion 16. The chest holding portion 17 is attached to the support portion 16B.

  The chest holding portion 17 is manufactured in the same structure as that of the second embodiment using a soft material such as soft rubber or soft plastic, and can be pushed while shifting the position with the human chest facing outward. It is like that.

  The support portion 16B has a built-in vibrator 19 near the chest pressing portion 17 so that vibration can be applied to the human chest.

  When pressing the human chest, as shown in FIG. 7, the health promotion tool of this example is set on the body so that the arm portion 16 is located above the shoulder of the human body, and the chest holding portion 17 is applied to the human chest. Air is supplied to the chest pressing portion 17 by a pump (not shown), and at the same time, the vibrator 19 is energized to vibrate. An electric pump may be used instead of the manual pump.

  Then, the chest pressing portion 17 can bulge while shifting its position outward from the center of the body, and can press the human chest with an appropriate force, and at the same time, the human chest can be vibrated to perform muscle massage.

  FIG. 9 shows a fourth embodiment, in which the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 8 denote the same or corresponding parts. In this example, the health promotion tool is designed to hold only the human chest. In the figure, the frame 22 has a rectangular shape and is supported on an attachment base such as a chair or a bed so as to be movable up and down or tilted.

  One long side portion 22A of the frame 22 serves as a support base that is applied to the back of the human body to support the human body. The long side portion 22A of the frame 22 is provided with an electric pump 25 and relief valves 23 and 24. ing.

  A chest pressing portion 26 is provided on the other long side portion of the frame 22. The chest holding portion 26 has a bellows-shaped first balloon 20 attached to the center, and a contact portion 20A made of soft rubber or soft plastic is attached to the distal end side of the first balloon 20. The short side portion and the other long side portion are arm portions that extend forward through the side of the human body.

  A second balloon 21 is attached to both sides of the first balloon 20, and a contact portion 21A made of soft rubber or soft plastic is attached to the distal end side of the second balloon 21. The volume of the second balloon 21 is different from that of the first balloon 20, and after the first balloon 20 is inflated and the contact part 20A pushes the human chest, the second balloon 21 is inflated and the contact part 21A is in the human body. It is designed to push the chest.

  The first and second balloons 20 and 21 are connected to an electric pump 25 by an air passage, and known relief valves 23 and 24 are provided in the middle of the air passage to relieve air when the pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure. ing.

  When pressing the human chest, as shown in FIG. 9, when the electric pump 25 is operated after the body 22 is tilted or swung to position the body in the frame 22, the first and second balloons 20. The first balloon 20 is inflated and its contact portion 20A pushes the human chest, and then the second balloon 21 is inflated and its contact portion 21A pushes the human chest. The human chest is pressed while shifting the position in the lymph flow direction.

  When the pressure in the first and second balloons 20 and 21 is increased, the relief valves 23 and 24 are opened to release air and the pressing of the human chest is stopped. When the pressure reaches a predetermined pressure or less, the relief valve 23 is released. , 24 are closed, the pressure in the first and second balloons 20 and 21 rises again, and the chest is pressed with an appropriate force.

  FIG. 10 shows a fifth embodiment, in which the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 9 denote the same or corresponding parts. In this example, a health promotion tool that holds only the chest is mounted on the massage chair 30.

  That is, the massage chair 30 massages human muscles with rollers, kneading balls (not shown), and the like, and the mounting bracket 16A is provided on the side of the back (support base) 31 of the massage chair 30, The mounting bracket 16A is attached to the frame inside the backrest 31.

  A base portion of the arm portion 16 is attached to the attachment bracket 16 </ b> A so as to be rotatable around an axis extending in the vertical direction, and a chest pressing portion 17 is attached to the distal end of the arm portion 16.

  The chest holding portion 17 is configured by supporting a plurality of bags on a human body side surface of a support plate (not shown), and the plurality of bags are made of a soft material, for example, a material such as soft rubber or soft plastic. A plurality of bags are sequentially connected by a relief valve, and an air tube from an electric pump is connected to the bag at the center of the human body. It can be pushed while shifting the position with the human chest facing outwards.

  In addition, the support plate incorporates a vibrator and a heater (not shown) so as to apply vibration to the human chest and to heat the human chest to an appropriate temperature to promote blood circulation.

  When pressing the human chest, sit on the massage chair 30 and rotate the arm 16 around the mounting bracket 16A so that the chest presser 17 comes forward. (Not shown) supplies air to the chest pressing portion 17 and simultaneously energizes the vibrator to vibrate and energizes the heater to generate heat. A manual pump may be used instead of the electric pump.

  Then, the chest holding part 17 can bulge while shifting the position outward from the center of the body, and can hold the human chest with an appropriate force, and at the same time, the human chest can be vibrated to perform muscle massage, The chest is heated by a heater to promote blood circulation.

  When the arm part 16 is opened to the left and right, the chest massage part 17 moves to the side, so that it can be separated from the massage chair 30.

  Furthermore, if the arm part 16 is removed from the mounting bracket 16A, it can be used as a normal massage chair.

It is a side view which shows schematic structure of preferable embodiment of the health promotion tool which concerns on this invention. It is a top view which shows schematic structure of the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows the surface lymphatic vessel of a human body. It is a side view which shows schematic structure of 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view which shows schematic structure of the said embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows schematic structure of the chest massage part in the said embodiment. It is a side view which shows schematic structure of 3rd Embodiment. It is a top view which shows schematic structure of the said embodiment. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of 4th Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of 5th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

10 Back support (support base)
12 Arm part (neck pressing part and shoulder pressing part)
13 Handle part 14 Chest pressing part 16 Arm part 17 Chest pressing part 30 Massage chair 31 Backrest (support base)

Claims (10)

It is a health promotion tool that can reduce and eliminate fatigue by pressing down on the human chest, and can provide a refreshing feeling.
A support base applied to at least the area between the scapula of the human body;
A base portion attached to the support base, and an arm portion extending forward from the upper portion of the human body or through the side of the shoulder portion;
A chest holding portion provided on the distal end side of the arm portion, and capable of applying a pressing force to the chest of the human body;
A health promotion tool characterized by comprising   2. The health promotion device according to claim 1, wherein the arm portion is a neck pressing portion that can apply a pressing force to a neck portion of a human body.   2. The health promotion tool according to claim 1, wherein the arm portion is a shoulder pressing portion that can apply a pressing force to a shoulder portion of a human body.   The health enhancer according to claim 1, wherein the chest pressing portion can apply a pressing force while shifting the position.   The health promotion tool according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the neck pressing portion or the shoulder pressing portion can apply a pressing force while shifting the position.   The health enhancer according to claim 1, wherein a handle portion is provided on the chest pressing portion or the arm portion.   The health enhancer according to claim 6, wherein the handle portion is configured to shift a position where a pressing force can be applied by the operation.   The chest holding portion is configured to include a bag body that is inflated by air supply, the bag body is partitioned into a plurality of air chambers, and adjacent air chambers communicate with each other through small holes, and air is sequentially introduced into the adjacent air chambers. The health enhancer according to claim 1, wherein the health enhancer is configured to swell while shifting its position by being fed.   The chest holding portion is configured to include a plurality of bags that are inflated by air supply, and the plurality of bags are configured to be inflated while being shifted in position by supplying air with a time difference. The health enhancer according to claim 1. The health promotion tool according to claim 1, wherein the support base is a chair back or a massage chair back.

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