JP2007029226A - Remote controller for chair type massage machine, and chair type massage machine equipped with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote controller allowing a user to control the motions of a massage machine intuitively according to the visual sense. <P>SOLUTION: The remote controller has selection buttons 25-30 for selecting a position of treatment by treatment elements disposed on a backrest or a position of treatment by air bags disposed on a footrest and a seat. The remote controller has a treatment position control part in which the selection buttons 25-30 are disposed in such a state that the selection buttons are visible from a side of the user seated on the chair type massage machine. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a remote control device used for a chair-type massage machine for treating the body of a user and a chair-type massage machine including the remote control device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a chair-type massage machine that gives stimulation to a user's body such as firtting, striking, acupressure, and rolling is known. Many of these chair type massage machines have a configuration in which the stimulation is mainly applied to the waist, back and shoulders of the user by a treatment element, and a configuration in which the air bag is used to stimulate the calf, thigh, buttocks, etc. Is provided.

  The said treatment element is comprised so that a position change can be carried out in the up-down direction of a user's back so that irritation | stimulation may be given with respect to a user's back and shoulder. In general, this treatment element performs various treatments for the user by giving the arm and the hitting operation to the arm that supports the treatment element from the direction orthogonal to the waist and back of the user. It is provided in the massage mechanism.

  As the treatment elements provided in this massage mechanism, treatment elements are generally provided on both the left and right sides of the body center of the user, and these treatment elements are placed in the height direction from the waist to the back and shoulders of the user. While moving, it gives stimulation to the body of the user such as fir, tapping, shiatsu and rolling. For example, arms equipped with treatment elements are provided on both the left and right sides of the massage mechanism, and these treatment elements give stimulation to the body of the user such as firting, striking, acupressure, rolling, etc. to perform various massages. is there.

  In addition, the air bag can be inflated and contracted at the calf, thigh, and buttocks of the user so as to press and stimulate the calf, thigh, and buttocks of the user. It is configured. The air bag is inflated and deflated by controlling supply / discharge of compressed air supplied from an air supply source.

  The operation of the treatment element and the air bag is performed by operating the remote control device. For example, as this type of remote control device, an operation provided with a group of switches arranged in a matrix on a display unit simulating the shape of a human body for inputting the movement range of the treatment element, and provided with display means for displaying the input movement range (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  In addition, as another remote control device, a protrusion for designating the human head is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction of the controller body, and a plurality of operating elements are arranged on the front surface of the controller body in the order corresponding to the treatment site arrangement of the human body. There is one in which a plurality of operation buttons corresponding to each part of the human body can be identified and operated by tactile sense by arranging them in a direction (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Furthermore, as another remote control device, it has a first surface corresponding to a backrest portion and a second surface corresponding to a seat portion, and these first and second surfaces are touched to each part of the human body. There is one provided with a plurality of operation buttons that can be identified as corresponding to each other (for example, see Patent Document 3).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-168666 (pages 2, 3 and 1) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-310680 (pages 4, 5 and 3) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-310681 (pages 3 to 5, FIGS. 3 and 4)

  However, in the case of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, it is for selecting the movement position of the treatment element, and the operation for controlling the operation of the treatment element is configured to selectively operate a plurality of switches. Operation is complicated and simple operation is difficult.

  In the case of Patent Document 2, a plurality of operating elements are to be operated by tactile sense. However, the operation position cannot be determined unless the arrangement from the head is touched in order, and the functions of the plurality of operating elements are remembered and operated. Therefore, simple operation is difficult.

  Furthermore, in the case of Patent Document 3, since a plurality of operation buttons are arranged on two surfaces, a rough operation position can be selected by tactile sense, but the corresponding operation of each operation button is stored. In this case, a simple operation is difficult.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the remote control apparatus which can operate each operation | movement of a massage machine visually and intuitively, and a massage machine provided with the same.

  In order to achieve the above object, a remote control device for a chair type massage machine according to the present invention includes a treatment position by a treatment element provided on a backrest portion, and a treatment position by an air bag provided on a footrest and a seat portion. A selection button for selecting each is provided, and a treatment position operation unit is provided in which each of the selection buttons is arranged in the form of a side view of a user sitting on a chair type massage machine. Accordingly, it is possible to easily determine a treatment location by visual intuition and easily concentrate on an arbitrary location by pressing a selection button for the location. Moreover, since the arrangement of each selection button is in the form of the side view of the user, it is possible to check the operation position by tactile sense, and it is possible to easily select treatment at the target location by visual sense and tactile sense. .

  In addition, operation buttons for operating the angle of the backrest and the angle and position of the footrest are provided, and a position operation unit is provided in which the respective operation buttons are arranged in the form of a side view of the chair type massage machine. Then, the angle of the backrest and the angle and position of the footrest can be easily determined by intuitive intuition and the operation button at that location can be pushed and operated.

  Furthermore, by the combination operation of the selection buttons for selecting the treatment position of the backrest part by the treatment element and the treatment position of the footrest and the seat part by the air bag, the treatment by the treatment element and the air bag If it is configured so that treatment combined with treatment can be performed selectively, treatment according to the preference of the user can be selectively performed. This operation can also easily determine the treatment location of the backrest and the treatment location of the footrest and the seat with visual intuition.

  On the other hand, a chair-type massage machine of the present invention includes any one of the above-described remote control devices for a chair-type massage machine provided in a chair-type massage machine having a backrest portion, a seat portion, and a footrest. The machine remote control device is configured to select a treatment operation by a treatment element provided on the backrest and an air bag provided on the footrest and the seat. According to this chair type massage machine, the treatment position and treatment sensation can be easily selected visually, so that even a person unfamiliar with the treatment operation of the chair type massage machine can easily treat the target location.

  The present invention provides a remote control device for a chair-type massage machine that can easily and visually operate each operation of the chair-type massage machine by means as described above, and a chair type equipped with the same. It becomes possible to provide a massage machine.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a chair-type massage machine including a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, an example of the whole structure of the chair type massage machine in which the remote control device of the present invention is used will be described. In addition, in this specification and the document of a claim, front and rear, right and left are used on the basis of the direction when it sees from the user seated on the chair type massage machine 1. FIG. For example, the front side is the front of the seated user, the left side is the left side of the user, and the right side is the right side of the user.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the chair-type massage machine 1 according to this embodiment is mainly composed of a seat portion 2, a backrest portion 3, a footrest 4 (leg mounting table), and an armrest portion 5. The seat portion 2 is disposed on the upper portion of the base 18, and the base 18 is supported by leg portions 18a provided on both sides. A remote control device 6 is provided in the vicinity of the armrest portion 5. Reference numeral 19 denotes a control device provided on the base 18.

  The backrest portion 3 provided at the rear portion of the seat portion 2 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in a front view when viewed from the front, and a lower end portion of the backrest portion 3 is provided by the support shaft 10 provided in the rear lateral direction of the seat portion 2. It is supported by. The backrest portion 3 is configured to rotate around the support shaft 10 so as to recline back and forth. A massage mechanism 7 is provided inside the backrest 3 to give stimulation to the back side of the user to be seated.

  The massage mechanism 7 includes a plurality of roller-shaped treatment elements (treatment portions) 8 that apply mechanical stimulation to the body of the user (one in each of the left and right in this figure, two in total). These treatment elements 8 are respectively attached to the distal ends of left and right arms 9 provided so as to come out in front of the massage mechanism 7. Each arm 9 is configured to perform a scrambling operation and a striking motion in the treatment element 8 by a driving mechanism provided in the massage mechanism 7. The arm 9 is provided with a vibrator 11, and the vibrator 11 is configured to vibrate with the vibrator 11. The massage mechanism 7 is provided on a lifting platform 13 that moves up and down along rails 12 provided in the vertical direction of the backrest 3.

  The footrest 4 is configured such that its upper end is supported by a support shaft 14 provided at the lower front end of the seat portion 2 and its lower end approaches or separates from the base 18 side. Thereby, the lower end of the footrest 4 is tilted forward so that the angle can be adjusted. Moreover, the lower end of this footrest 4 is comprised so that a movement to the support shaft 14 side is possible. Thereby, it is comprised so that the distance from the support shaft 14 to the lower end of the footrest 4 can be adjusted. In addition, a vibrator (not shown) is provided at the lower end portion of the footrest 4 to perform treatment by applying vibration to the sole of the user.

  Further, the seat portion 2 is provided with an air bag 15 that bulges and contracts to press the thigh and buttocks, and the footrest 4 bulges and contracts to press the calf portion. A bag 16 and an air bag 17 that bulges and contracts to press the foot are provided. The configuration in which these air bags 15, 16, and 17 are provided is an example, and the number and arrangement are not limited to this embodiment.

  FIG. 2 is a front view showing the overall configuration of the chair type massage machine remote control device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a drawing of the chair type massage machine remote control device, (a) is a side view, (b) is an AA sectional view. This sectional view omits the internal structure. In the description, when the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is used, the description will be given with the reference numerals in FIG.

  As shown in the figure, the remote control device 6 of this embodiment is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and is provided with depressions 20a on both sides on the back side of the device main body 20 so that the user can easily hold it. The device body 20 of the remote control device 6 is provided with arrow-like operation buttons 21, 22 and 23 for operating the angle of the backrest of the chair type massage machine and the angle and position of the footrest 4 on the upper side. A position operation unit 24 is disposed, and on the lower side, a treatment operation by the treatment element 8 provided on the backrest portion 3 and a treatment operation by the air bags 15, 16, 17 provided on the footrest 4 and the seat portion 2. A treatment position operation unit 31 provided with selection buttons 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 is provided.

  The position operation unit 24 disposed on the upper side schematically shows a side view of the chair type massage machine 1, and the backrest portion 3 is schematically shown on the backrest portion 3. An arrow-shaped reclining operation button 21 for reclining is provided, and an arrow-shaped footrest operating button 22 for changing the angle of the footrest 4 and a tip of the footrest 4 in the vertical direction are provided at a portion schematically showing the footrest 4. An arrow-shaped foot slide operation button 23 to be moved is provided. In this way, the operation buttons 21, 22, and 23 are arranged in the form of a side view of the chair type massage machine 1. In the reclining operation button 21, when the arrow-shaped operation button 21a is pressed, the backrest part 3 rises and the lower end of the footrest 4 is lowered, and when the arrow-shaped operation button 21b is pressed, the backrest part 3 falls and the lower end of the footrest 4 is moved forward. Go up. When the arrow-like operation button 22a is pressed, the lower end of the footrest 4 is raised forward, and when the arrow-like operation button 22b is pressed, the lower end of the footrest 4 is lowered. When the arrow-shaped operation button 23 a is pressed, the foot slide operation button 23 moves so that the lower end of the footrest 4 approaches the seat 2, and when the arrow-shaped operation button 23 b is pressed, the lower end of the footrest 4 moves away from the seat 2. Thus, these operation buttons 21, 22, and 23 are configured such that the respective configurations of the backrest portion 3 and the footrest 4 are moved in the pressed direction by pressing the arrow direction.

  Further, the position operation unit 24 is provided with a shoulder position adjustment button 32 for adjusting the shoulder position. The shoulder position adjustment button 32 is provided with two buttons on the upper and lower sides. When the upper shoulder position adjustment button 32 is pressed, the treatment element 8 moves upward, and when the lower shoulder position adjustment button 32 is pressed, the treatment element 8 is moved. Is configured to move down. An LED lamp 33 is provided between the shoulder position adjustment buttons 32 to indicate when the adjustment is possible. The LED lamp 33 is configured to be lit in orange or the like when it can be adjusted to notify the user when the adjustment is possible.

  And in the treatment position operation part 31 arrange | positioned at the said lower side, the said selection buttons 25-30 are arrange | positioned with the form of the side view of the to-be-treated person sitting on the seat part 2 of the chair type massage machine 1. Yes. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, with the patient's head positioned on the upper left side, the waist, hips, and thigh of the user are L-shaped from the shoulder of the user. It is schematically shown in a bent state. In the portion schematically showing the side view of the user, a shoulder selection button 25 is disposed at the shoulder position, a waist selection button 26 is disposed at the waist position, and a buttocks selection button 27 is disposed at the hip position in order from the upper side. Has been. When the shoulder selection button 25 is pressed, a preset shoulder selection course is selected. When the waist selection button 26 is pressed, a preset waist selection course is selected. When the hip selection button 27 is pressed, a preset butt course is selected. It is configured to be selectable. For each of these courses, a treatment program set in advance is executed as an automatic course.

  In addition, the calf of the user is schematically shown in a state of being bent in an inverted L shape so as to be continuous with the portion showing the thigh of the user, and is continuous with the portion schematically showing the calf. Thus, the user's foot is schematically shown in a bent state in an L shape. In the portion schematically showing the side view of the user, a thigh selection button 28 is provided at the thigh position, a calf selection button 29 is provided at the calf position, and a foot selection button 30 is provided at the foot position. Are arranged in order from the upper side. The thigh selection button 28 provided at the thigh position, the calf part selection button 29 provided at the calf position, and the foot selection button 30 provided at the foot position are “strong”, “medium”, and “weak”, respectively. LED lamps 28a, 29a, and 30a indicating the selection states of “strong”, “medium”, and “weak” are respectively provided. The “strong”, “medium”, and “weak” are to change the tightening amount of the treatment portion by adjusting the pressing amount of the air bags 15, 16, and 17.

  The adjustment of “strong”, “medium”, and “weak” of the pressing amount by the air bags 15, 16, 17 can be selectively performed by operating the selection buttons 28 (29, 30), respectively. It is comprised so that treatment operation according to a person's liking can be selected. As the adjustment of the strength, for example, when the selection button 28 (29, 30) is pressed, it starts with “medium”, and thereafter, every time the same selection button 28 (29, 30) is pressed, “strong” “stop”. A structure is adopted that sequentially switches so as to circulate as “weak”, “medium”, “strong”,. The selection state of “strong”, “medium”, and “weak” is indicated by lighting of the LED lamps 28a, 29a, and 30a. Further, the treatment with these air bags 15, 16, and 17 may be performed at the same time by pressing a plurality of selection buttons 28, 29, and 30 simultaneously. Further, by the operation of the selection buttons 28, 29, and 30, the treatments using these air bags 15, 16, and 17 may be alternately performed at predetermined intervals.

  As described above, the operation buttons 21 to 23 at the respective positions are arranged in a schematic form of the chair type massage machine 1 in a side view on the position operation unit 24 disposed on the upper side of the front surface of the apparatus main body 20. On the treatment position operation unit 31 disposed on the lower side, selection buttons 25 to 30 for the respective positions are arranged in the form of a side view of the user.

  Furthermore, the back side (close to the shoulder selection button 25, the waist selection button 26, and the buttocks selection button 27 provided at the shoulder, waist, and buttocks positions of the user, schematically shown in the treatment position operation unit 31 ( On the left side of the figure, there is provided a vibrator button 34 that applies vibration to the treatment element 8 treated at these positions by the vibrator 11 (FIG. 1). In addition, a vibrator button 35 that vibrates the sole is provided on the lower side close to the foot selection button 30 provided at the foot position of the user, schematically shown in the treatment position operation unit 31. It has been. These vibrator buttons 34 and 35 have a concavo-convex pattern on the surface thereof, and are configured so that the tactile sensation is different from that of the other selection buttons 25 to 30. In addition, these vibrator buttons 34 and 35 are configured so that “strong” and “weak” can be selected, and LED lamps 34 a and 35 a indicating the selection state of “strong” and “weak” are provided respectively. It has been. The “strong” and “weak” change the magnitude of vibration of the vibrator 11.

  These vibrator buttons 34 and 35 can be selectively operated, and their strength adjustment can also be selectively performed, so that a treatment operation can be selected according to the user's preference. Yes. As the strength adjustment, for example, when the vibrator button 34 (35) is pressed, it starts with “weak”, and thereafter, every time the same button 34 (35) is pressed, “strong” “stop” “weak” “strong”.・ A configuration that switches sequentially so as to circulate. The selection state of “strong”, “medium”, and “weak” is indicated by lighting of the LED lamps 34a and 35a.

  Furthermore, a lower part of the treatment position operation unit 31 is provided with a whole body course selection button 36 for treating the whole body according to a treatment program set in advance, and a shiatsu course selection button 37 instead of a specific treatment position. These are also automatic courses, and a preset treatment program is executed.

  In this embodiment, a strength adjustment button 38 for selecting the intensity of treatment by these selection buttons 25 to 30, 36, and 37 is also provided. The strength selection by the strength adjustment button 38 is configured so that it is strengthened when the upper “strong” strength adjustment button 38 is pressed, and is weakened when the lower “weak” strength adjustment button 38 is pressed. Yes. The strength adjustment button 38 is configured to be operable even during treatment.

  Further, the LED lamps 28a, 29a, 30a indicating the selected state of “strong”, “medium”, “weak” by the operation of the selection buttons 28, 29, 30 and the operation of the vibrator buttons 34, 35 are displayed. When the respective automatic courses are selected, the LED lamps 34a and 35a indicating the “strong” and “weak” selection states are lit in orange, and the selection buttons 28, 29, 30, 34, and 35 are selected. When the manual course is selected individually, it is configured to light up in green so that the distinction of the course being treated can be easily grasped by the lighting color of the LED lamp.

  A display unit 50 is provided at the upper end of the apparatus main body 20, and a power button 39 and a quick stop button 40 are provided below the display unit 50. Various messages are displayed on the display unit 50 when the power button 39 is turned on. For example, when the power is turned on, the product name “... medical chair (registered trademark)”, the model name, and “currently in preparation” are displayed. In addition, if the treatment operation selected by the treatment position operation unit 31 is displayed and the course is an automatic course, the explanation about the selected treatment program, the course name “shoulder”, and the comment “This course is a part of the part from the neck to the shoulder. “Relieve the stiffness.” Is displayed. Furthermore, when a communication error occurs in the main unit control or the like, a message “Please turn on the power again.” Is displayed to reset the initial settings. As the display unit 50, a fluorescent display tube, a liquid crystal panel, or the like is used.

  Reference numeral 41 denotes a heater button. Moreover, the structure of these buttons 21-23, 25-30, 32, 34-41 is not limited to this embodiment, A position and the number are according to the magnitude | size and form of the chair type massage machine 1. Just decide.

  According to the remote control device 6 configured as described above, the operation buttons 21 to 23 are respectively arranged in the form of a side view of the chair type massage machine 1 and the user sitting on the chair type massage machine 1 Since the selection buttons 25 to 30 are arranged in the form of side view, if the user sits on the chair type massage machine 1 and looks at the remote control device 6, the desired treatment operation can be selected intuitively. Therefore, even a person unfamiliar with the operation of the massage machine can easily select the desired treatment operation.

  Moreover, the operation buttons 21 to 23 for adjusting the angle of the backrest 3 and the position of the footrest 4 and the selection buttons 25 to 30 for selecting the operation to be treated are arranged separately on the upper and lower sides of the apparatus main body 20. After the user performs posture adjustment while sitting on the chair type massage machine 1 with the operation buttons 21 to 23 provided on the position operation unit 24, the selection button 25 provided on the treatment position operation unit 31. It is sufficient to concentrate on the operation of selecting a desired treatment by ˜30 or the selection buttons 36 and 37, and also in this respect, the selection of the massage operation can be easily performed.

  Further, when operating the operation buttons 21 to 23 and the selection buttons 25 to 30, 36, and 37, if different operation sounds are generated according to the respective treatment locations, for example, when operating the air bags 15, 16, and 17, By generating an air sound “shoe” and a vibration sound “bull bull” when operating the vibrator 11 (foot part of the footrest 4), the treatment operation operated by the user can be recognized by sound.

  Thus, according to the chair type massage machine remote control device 6, the user can easily select a desired treatment operation intuitively by looking at the remote control device 6. Even a person who is not used to a person or a person who is not used to operating a remote control device can easily perform a desired treatment operation.

  In addition, the division example of the selection button in the said embodiment is an example, and what is necessary is just to determine according to the specification of the chair type massage machine to apply, such as the division number of a treatment position, the arrangement | positioning of an air bag, etc. It is not limited to.

  Furthermore, the said embodiment has shown an example, The various change in the range which does not impair the summary of this invention is possible, and this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above.

  The remote control device for a chair type massage machine according to the present invention can be used for a chair type massage machine for which each treatment operation of the chair type massage machine is desired to be visually and intuitively selected.

It is a perspective view showing the whole composition of the chair type massage machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a front view which shows the whole structure of the remote control apparatus for chair type massage machines which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is drawing of the remote control apparatus for chair type massage machines shown in FIG. 2, (a) is a side view, (b) is AA sectional drawing.

Explanation of symbols

1 Chair type massage machine
2 seats
3 Backrest
4 Footrest
5 Armrest
6 Remote control device
7 Massage mechanism
8 treatment child
9 Arm
10 Support shaft
11 Vibrator
12 rails
13 Lifting platform
14 Support shaft 15, 16, 17 Air bag
18 legs
19 Control device
20 Device body
21 Reclining operation button
22 Footrest operation button
23 Foot slide operation button
24 Position control unit
25 Shoulder selection button
26 waist selection button
27 Butt Select Button
28 Thigh selection button
29 calf selection button
30 Foot selection button
31 Treatment position operation unit
32 Shoulder position adjustment button
33 LED lamp 34, 35 Vibrator button
36 Whole body course selection button
37 Shiatsu Course Selection Button
38 Strength adjustment button
39 Power button
40 Emergency stop button
41 Heater button

Claims (4)

  A selection button is provided for selecting a treatment position by a treatment element provided on the backrest part and a treatment position by an air bag provided on the footrest and the seat part, and each selection button is seated on a chair type massage machine. A remote control device for a chair type massage machine provided with a treatment position operation unit arranged in the form of a side view of a user.   An operation button for operating each of the angle of the backrest and the angle and position of the footrest is provided, and a position operation unit is provided in which each of the operation buttons is arranged in the form of a side view of the chair type massage machine. Item 2. A remote control device for a chair type massage machine according to Item 1.   By the combination operation of each selection button for selecting the treatment position by the treatment element of the backrest and the treatment position by the air bag between the footrest and the seat part, the treatment by the treatment element and the treatment by the air bag The remote control device for a chair type massage machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the treatment can be selectively performed in combination. The chair type massage machine remote control device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is provided in a chair type massage machine including a backrest portion, a seat portion, and a footrest, and the chair type massage machine remote control device is provided. A chair type massage machine configured to allow a control device to select a treatment operation by a treatment element provided on the backrest and an air bag provided on the footrest and the seat.

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