JP2007068595A - Acupressure mat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an acupressure mat which can change the effect of acupressure freely and easily according to the part of the body to be treated by acupressure. <P>SOLUTION: The acupressure mat comprises an elastic mat member 2, a plurality of acupressure ball receiving holes 3 bored expandably and shrinkably on the surface of the elastic mat member 2 at a predetermined arrangement, hard acupressure balls 4 each having a curved top part, and a plurality of elastic acupressure balls 5. The hard acupressure balls are pushed into and set detachably within selected acupressure ball receiving holes 3 against the shrinking force of the holes so that at least their top parts project from the holes. The elastic acupressure balls are arranged on the surface of the elastic mat member 2 around the acupressure ball receiving holes 3 and project by a height below the top parts of the set hard acupressure balls 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an acupressure mat that is used for a mattress for a bed, a sofa mat, a saddle mat, a cushion, a footboard, and the like and abuts against a to-be-pressurized body such as a body to give an acupressure effect to the to-be-pressurized body.

  An acupressure mat in which an acupressure ball is provided on a contact surface with a to-be-pressurized body such as a body to impart an acupressure effect to the to-be-pressurized body is known. As such an acupressure mat, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-75491 (Patent Document 1) arranges hemispherical protrusions having the same size in a vertical and horizontal arrangement on one surface of a rubber mat. In addition, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-95893 (Patent Document 2) discloses a plurality of magnet balls in which a string passage hole is formed, and a string inserted into the string passage hole of the magnet ball. A health mat having a cloth-like portion in which both end portions of the string are connected to each other and the magnet ball is held therein is disclosed.

However, in the conventional acupressure mat, hemispherical projections and magnet balls as acupressure balls that come into contact with the acupressure object such as the body when in use are uniformly arranged. It was difficult to change the acupressure effect freely and easily according to the site.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-75491 JP 2001-95893 A

  The subject of this invention is providing the acupressure mat | matte which can change the acupressure effect freely and easily according to the site | parts which should be acupressure of a to-be-pressured body, such as a body.

  The acupressure mat according to the invention of claim 1 has an elastic mat member, a plurality of acupressure ball holes drilled in a predetermined arrangement on the surface of the elastic mat member, and a curved top. In the vicinity of each finger pressure ball hole on the surface of the elastic mat member, a hard acupressure ball that is detachably pressed into the selected acupressure ball hole so as to protrude at the top against the contraction force It consists of a plurality of elastic acupressure balls projecting at a height lower than the top height of the hard acupressure ball at the time of insertion.

  In the acupressure mat having the above-described configuration, among the plurality of acupressure ball holes drilled on the surface of the elastic mat member, the acupressure mat is located at a position corresponding to a site where the acupressure body should be acupressured when applied to the acupressure body such as the body. A hard acupressure ball is selectively inserted into the acupressure ball hole in advance.

  When using the acupressure mat having the above-described configuration, when a part or the whole of the acupressure object is placed on the acupressure mat through a flexible sheet as required under a load such as a body weight, Each part to be acupressure comes into contact with each hard acupressure ball preliminarily arranged corresponding to them, and is effectively acupressure with a hard touch.

  In the case of the acupressure by the hard acupressure ball, when the partial load on the hard acupressure ball by the site to be acuited is too strong and the finger pressure exceeds a certain limit, the magnitude of the partial load is large. Accordingly, the hard acupressure ball contacting the part sinks against the elasticity of the elastic mat member while being held in the acupressure ball hole, and as a result, the acupressure part of the pressure-sensitive body and its surroundings are Since it is supported not only by a rigid acupressure ball but also by a plurality of elastic acupressure balls around it, a moderate acupressure with a hard feel to the part is maintained and a secondary feel with a soft feel around the part Acupressure can be obtained. Further, even when a part other than the acupressure part of the finger pressure body hangs down during the acupressure by the hard acupressure ball, the sagging part is supported to some extent by a plurality of elastic acupressure balls around the hard acupressure ball, so that it is stable as a whole. An effective acupressure on a predetermined part in the physical state is obtained.

  Moreover, you may use the acupressure mat | matte of the said structure combining multiple sheets of the same shape and a magnitude | size, or a different shape and magnitude | size as needed. For example, when the acupressure mat is applied to a relatively small thing such as a sofa mat, a cushion, a footboard, etc., only one acupressure mat corresponding to the size may be used. When the mat is applied to a large bed mattress, a plurality of the small acupressure mats may be used in combination.

  For the elastic mat member, for example, urethane foam or other foamed plastic having a required resilience can be used in a single layer state or in a laminated state of a plurality of layers having different resilience and materials.

  The above-mentioned hard acupressure ball is not particularly limited as long as the apex that comes into contact with the pressure-sensitive body during the acupressure exerts a curved surface shape, in addition to a curved surface shape such as a spherical shape or an elliptical spherical shape, for example, a cylindrical shape or a prismatic shape. It is also possible to use a table in which an acupressure body including a part or the whole of the curved surface shape is connected to a table, which may be a hollow body or a solid body. In addition, for example, metals, ceramics, plastics, wood, cellulosic molding materials, and composite materials thereof can be appropriately used for the hard acupressure balls, and examples thereof include magnetic materials, far-infrared radiation materials, and negative ion generation. Materials that can have a good effect on the body such as materials and natural radioactive rare element mineral materials may be mixed or combined.

  The shape of the elastic acupressure ball is not particularly limited. However, the elastic acupressure ball preferably has a curved surface shape such as a spherical shape or an elliptical spherical shape at the top that comes into contact with the pressure-sensitive body under acupressure. For the elastic acupressure ball, for example, an elastic material similar to or different from the elastic mat member can be used.

  As the acupressure ball hole on the elastic mat member into which the hard acupressure ball is press-fitted, the diameter is increased by the press-fitting of the hard acupressure ball according to the shape, outer diameter, desired protruding height, etc. of the hard acupressure ball. The internal shape, the inner diameter, the depth, etc. are selected so that the hard acupressure ball can be held on the elastic mat member by its elastic contraction force while expanding somewhat against elasticity. For example, when a hard acupressure ball has a spherical shape, as a corresponding acupressure ball hole, a cylindrical hole having an appropriate inner diameter and depth into which the spherical hard acupressure ball can be press-fitted, a square pole Shapes and other polygonal column-shaped holes, hemispherical holes, and the like may be appropriately selected as necessary. The acupressure ball holes are arranged on the elastic mat member in, for example, a lattice shape or a staggered shape.

  The acupressure mat according to a second aspect of the present invention is the acupressure mat according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein a plurality of elastic bulges project in a predetermined arrangement on the surface of the elastic mat member, and a puncture hole for a chiropractor is formed in each elastic bulge And a plurality of elastic acupressure balls projecting around the acupressure ball hole in the elastic raised portion. In the above configuration, the finger pressure by the hard acupressure ball and the elastic acupressure ball is more effectively performed not only by the elasticity of the elastic mat member but also by the elasticity of the elastic raised portion. It should be noted that the periphery of the top of the elastic bulge where the hard acupressure ball is not press-fitted contributes to the support of a to-be-pressured body such as the body and secondary acupressure as another elastic acupressure ball as necessary.

  The acupressure mat according to the invention described in claim 3 is the depth adjusting member according to the invention described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the acupressure mat has a configuration in which a rigid acupressure ball is disposed in the acupressure ball hole at a bottom surface thereof. Is inserted through the press. In the above-described configuration, the depth adjustment member can appropriately adjust the top height of the hard acupressure ball that is press-fitted into the acupressure ball hole to obtain a required acupressure effect, or due to material deterioration of the elastic mat member, etc. The required acupressure effect can be maintained by complementing the bottom surface reduction of the acupressure ball hole. The depth adjusting member may be an elastic material or a rigid material similar to or different from the elastic mat member, and it is preferable to prepare materials having various thicknesses.

  The acupressure mat according to the invention described in claim 4 is the acupressure mat according to claim 1 or 2, in which the hard acupressure ball is disposed on the inner surface of the acupressure ball hole. It is press-fitted through an inner diameter adjusting member. In the above configuration, the inner diameter adjusting member can increase the holding force of the hard acupressure ball due to the contraction of the acupressure ball hole into which the hard acupressure ball is press-fitted, and the acupressure ball hole due to material deterioration of the elastic mat member or the like It is possible to maintain the required holding force of the hard acupressure ball by complementing the inner diameter expansion of the ball.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the finger pressure of the finger pressure body when applied to the finger pressure body such as the body among the plurality of holes for acupressure balls formed on the surface of the elastic mat member is as described above. Since a hard acupressure ball is selectively press-fitted into the acupressure ball hole at a position corresponding to the site to be pressed, the acupressure mat can freely and easily change the acupressure effect according to the site of the body to be pressed Can be provided.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the acupressure mat according to the first aspect of the present invention, the finger pressure by the hard acupressure ball and the elastic acupressure ball is not affected by the elasticity of the elastic mat member but by the elasticity of the elastic raised portion. The area around the top of the elastic bulge where the hard acupressure ball is not press-fitted preliminarily acts as another elastic acupressure ball before the elastic acupressure ball acts as described above.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in the acupressure mat according to the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the height of the top of the hard acupressure ball that is press-fitted into the acupressure ball hole is appropriately adjusted by the depth adjusting member. The required acupressure effect can be obtained by adjusting, and the required acupressure effect can be maintained by complementing the bottom surface reduction of the acupressure ball hole due to the material deterioration of the elastic mat member.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the acupressure mat according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, the hard acupressure ball is caused by contraction of the acupressure ball hole into which the hard acupressure ball is press-fitted by the inner diameter adjusting member. The holding force of the hard pressure ball can be maintained by complementing the expansion of the inner diameter of the pressure ball hole due to deterioration of the material of the elastic mat member.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described based on examples.
FIG. 1A is a plan view of the acupressure mat according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged end view taken along the line I-I of FIG. FIG. 2A is a plan view of a principal part of a shiatsu mat according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 3 (A) and 3 (B) show a case where a hard acupressure ball is press-fitted into the acupressure ball hole through a depth adjusting member and an inner diameter adjusting member in the acupressure mat shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively. It is a principal part end elevation.

  First, in the acupressure mat 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a plurality of cylindrical acupressure balls are arranged in a lattice pattern on the surface of a rectangular elastic mat member 2 having a required thickness. An acupuncture hole 3 is drilled at an appropriate depth, and among the plurality of acupressure ball holes 3, the acupressure ball hole 3 at a position corresponding to a site to be acupressured when applied to the body is previously provided in the acupressure ball hole 3. A spherical hard acupressure ball 4 is selectively press-fitted. A plurality of hemispherical elastic acupressure balls 5 are arranged on the surface of the elastic mat member 2 in a lattice arrangement around each of the acupressure ball holes 3 and at a height lower than the top height of the hard acupressure balls 4 when fitted. Is protruding.

  When the acupressure mat 1 having the above-described configuration is used, as shown in FIG. 1B, a to-be-pressured body 6 such as a body is loaded on the acupressure mat 1 via a flexible sheet (not shown). Each part 6a, 6b of the to-be-pressurized body 6 to be pressed is in contact with each hard acupressure ball 4 arranged in advance corresponding thereto and elastically exerts a finger pressure with a hard touch. Will be.

  Among the acupressure parts 6a and 6b of the acupressure member 6, the acupressure part 6a having a relatively small load as indicated by a short arrow in the figure has a small finger pressure by the hard acupressure ball 4, and the hard acupressure ball 4 sinks. Since the depression is small, the vicinity of the acupressure part 6 a is hardly in contact with the elastic acupressure ball 5 around the hard acupressure ball 4. On the other hand, among the acupressure parts 6a and 6b of the acupressure member 6, the acupressure part 6b having a relatively large load as shown by a long arrow in the figure has a large finger pressure by the hard acupressure ball 4, and the hard acupressure ball 4 Since the sinking is large, the periphery of the acupressure part 6b is supported by the elastic acupressure ball 5 around the hard acupressure ball 4 and is pressed with a soft touch by them, and the acupressure part 6b under a heavy load is hard. The finger pressure with a hard touch by the finger pressure ball 4 is maintained so as not to be excessive.

  Next, in the acupressure mat 11 according to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B), a plurality of hills are arranged in a lattice or staggered arrangement on the surface of the rectangular elastic mat member 2 having a required thickness. An elastic raised portion 7 having a shape is protruded, and a cylindrical acupressure ball hole 3 is formed at an appropriate depth in the center of each elastic raised portion 7. When applied to 6, a spherical hard acupressure ball 4 is selectively inserted into the acupressure ball hole 3 at a position corresponding to the portions 6a and 6b of the acupressure member 6 to be pressed. Further, on the surface of each elastic raised portion 7 of the elastic mat member 2, a height lower than the top height of the hard acupressure ball 4 at the time of insertion is arranged around the acupressure ball holes 3 at an equal distance from each other and at an equal angle to each other. A plurality of hemispherical elastic acupressure balls 5 are provided so as to project.

  When the acupressure mat 11 having the above configuration is used, as shown in FIG. 2 (B), a to-be-pressured body 6 such as a body is subjected to a load such as a weight on the acupressure mat 2 via a flexible sheet (not shown). The portions 6a, 6b of the pressure-sensitive body 6 to be pressed are in contact with the hard acupressure balls 4 arranged in advance on the corresponding elastic bulges 7 under elasticity, and have a hard feel. It will be effective shiatsu.

  Among the acupressure parts 6a and 6b of the acupressure member 6, the acupressure part 6a having a relatively small load as indicated by a short arrow in the figure has a small finger pressure by the hard acupressure ball 4, and the hard acupressure ball 4 sinks. Since the depression is small, the vicinity of the acupressure part 6 a is hardly in contact with the elastic acupressure ball 5 around the hard acupressure ball 4. On the other hand, among the acupressure parts 6a and 6b of the acupressure member 6, the acupressure part 6b having a relatively large load as shown by a long arrow in the figure has a large finger pressure by the hard acupressure ball 4, and the hard acupressure ball 4 Since the sinking is large, the periphery of the acupressure part 6b is supported by the elastic acupressure ball 5 around the hard acupressure ball 4 and is pressed with a soft touch by them, and the acupressure part 6b under a heavy load is hard. The finger pressure with a hard touch by the finger pressure ball 4 is maintained so as not to be excessive.

  Further, in the acupressure mats 1 and 11 shown in FIG. 3 (A), the acupressure ball hole 3 in the first and second embodiments is provided with a hard acupressure through a depth adjusting member 8 disposed on the bottom surface thereof. The sphere 4 is press-fitted, whereby the top height of the hard acupressure sphere 4 that is press-fitted into the acupressure ball hole 3 is adjusted.

  Further, in the acupressure mats 1 and 11 shown in FIG. 3B, the acupressure ball holes 3 in the first and second embodiments are press-fitted through an inner diameter adjusting member 9 disposed on the inner surface thereof. Accordingly, the holding force of the hard acupressure ball 4 due to the contraction of the acupressure ball hole 3 into which the hard acupressure ball 4 is press-fitted is increased or maintained.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example. For example, in the above-described embodiment, only one acupressure mat 1 or 11 is described. However, if necessary, a plurality of the same shape and size or different shapes and sizes may be used in combination. Is done. Moreover, in the said Example, although the combination of the spherical hard acupressure ball 4 and the cylindrical acupressure ball hole 3 is employ | adopted as a typical example, these hard acupressure balls 4 and the acupressure ball hole 3 are the said shapes. It is not limited to.

FIG. 1A is a plan view of the acupressure mat according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged end view taken along line II of FIG. 1A. FIG. 2A is a plan view of a principal part of a shiatsu mat according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 3 (A) and 3 (B) show a case where a hard acupressure ball is press-fitted into the acupressure ball hole through a depth adjusting member and an inner diameter adjusting member in the acupressure mat hole shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, respectively. It is a principal part end elevation.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Acupressure mat 2 Elastic mat member 3 Acupressure ball hole 4 Hard acupressure ball 5 Elastic acupressure ball 6 Acupressure object 6a, 6b Part 7 Elastic protuberance 11 Acupressure mat

Claims (4)

It has an elastic mat member, a plurality of acupressure ball holes drilled in a predetermined arrangement on the elastic mat member surface, and a curved top portion. On the other hand, at least a hard acupressure ball that is press-fitted so as to be detachable with the top protruding, and a height lower than the apex height of the affixed hard acupressure ball at the periphery of each acupressure ball hole on the surface of the elastic mat member A shiatsu mat comprising a plurality of elastic acupressure balls projecting from. A plurality of elastic ridges are projected in a predetermined arrangement on the surface of the elastic mat member, and a hole for a chiropractor is formed in each elastic ridge, and a plurality of elastic acupressures are provided around the acupressure ball hole in the elastic ridge. The acupressure mat according to claim 1, wherein a ball is projected. The acupressure mat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hard acupressure ball is press-fitted into the acupressure ball hole via a depth adjusting member disposed on a bottom surface thereof. The acupressure mat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hard acupressure ball is press-fitted into the acupressure ball hole via an inner diameter adjusting member disposed on an inner surface thereof.

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