JP2008036093A - Health mat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a health mat whose operability is improved by enabling a user lying on the side on a mat main body to confirm the location of a remote controller easily even in a dark indoor environment regarding the health mat which has at least one of a massaging mechanism, an electrical potential therapy mechanism, and a thermal therapy mechanism built in the mat main body for the user lying thereon and which can be operated mechanically with the remote controller. <P>SOLUTION: The remote controller 5a for the mat main body 1a is equipped with a light emitter 54a. A light emitter operation switch 8a which makes the light emitter 54a to emit light is provided at an outer peripheral side surface part 12a of the mat main body 1a in the range of the means length of human arms. Thus, when the user's hand touches the light emitter operation switch 8a, the switch 8a operates and the light emitter 54a emits light. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a health mat that is configured to be operated by a remote control device by incorporating at least one of a massage mechanism, a potential treatment mechanism, or a thermal treatment mechanism in a mat body on which a user lies. is there.

  Conventionally, there has been a health mat with a mechanism for improving health, alleviating the medical condition, and providing effects and effects such as recovery from fatigue. A product equipped with an inflatable bag and a massage mechanism capable of performing appropriate pressing treatment by simultaneously expanding or contracting each inflatable bag with an air supply / discharge device has been developed and commercialized.

  As an example of disclosure of a health mat having such a massage mechanism, there is a health mat as shown in FIGS. That is, a plurality of strip-shaped air bags 18a to 18h are provided inside the mat body 10 having a predetermined thickness, and among these air bags 18a to 18h, the air bag 18a is attached to the neck of the human body. 18b corresponds to the shoulder of the human body, the air bags 18c to 18g correspond to the waist and thigh of the human body, and the air bag 18h corresponds to the lower leg of the human body. Moreover, one end of internal hoses 19a-19h is connected to each air bag 18a-18h.

  The other ends of the internal hoses 19a to 19h are connected to the air hoses of the hose part 3 in a one-to-one correspondence via the connection part 17. Therefore, the air from the air supply / exhaust device of the apparatus main body 20 is independently supplied to each air bag 18a-18h via the hose part 3 and the internal hoses 19a-19h while being selectively controlled by the air supply / exhaust device.

  The apparatus main body 20 is provided with an operation display unit 21 on the front surface thereof, and on one side thereof, a connection part 20a to which one end of the wiring cable 2 is connected and a connection part 20b to which one end of the hose part 3 is connected. A wiring cord 20c for supplying power to the apparatus main body 20 is connected to the other side surface.

  The operation display unit 21 is provided with a remote control device 23 that can remotely control various functions. The remote control device 23 includes a remote control transmitter that is detachably locked by locking claws formed on the upper and lower wall portions in the front concave portion 21a, and the remote control device 23 that is disposed in the concave portion 21a. It is mainly comprised from the receiving part which receives a transmission signal.

  In addition to the health mat equipped with such a massage mechanism, a potential treatment mechanism in which a potential wire or a conductor electrode is provided for potential treatment inside the mat body, and further, a heating element is provided for heat treatment. There is also an existing thermotherapy mechanism that is appropriately equipped, and this potential therapy mechanism improves the balance of the body and is effective and effective for chronic constipation, headache, insomnia, stiff shoulders, etc. The therapeutic mechanism has effects and effects such as promoting blood circulation, recovery of fatigue, recovery of muscle fatigue, relieving neuralgia, and active gastrointestinal function.

  As a disclosed example of a health mat provided with an electric potential treatment mechanism and a thermal treatment mechanism, there is a structure as shown in FIG. That is, reference numeral 1 denotes a buffer that can be used as bedding, and a human body lies on top of this. A cover 2 covers the buffer 1. Reference numeral 6 denotes a heating means, which is installed in the buffer body 1, and a cord-like heater is arranged in a meandering manner to heat the buffer body 1. Reference numeral 7 denotes a potential means for applying a negative high voltage to treat the potential, which is composed of a potential line, and is disposed inside the heater line via an insulating layer.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a controller (remote control device) which is branched from the power supply unit and is provided separately from the buffer body 1 via a wiring cable. Inside, a control means constituted by a microcomputer and an operation key on the upper surface are provided. Is provided to control the heating means 6, the potential means 7 and the like by the operation of the user.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-335494 (Page 6, FIGS. 3 and 4) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-021465 (page 16, FIG. 1)

  By the way, as for the remote control device provided in the health mat, as described above, it is a form that is attached via a wiring cable from a proper place of the mat body or a cableless form that can be remotely operated without the need for the wiring cable. Therefore, it is easy to operate the remote control device regardless of the posture of the user.

  However, this type of health mat is often used in parallel with bedtime, and when performing massage or treatment in an environment with dark room lighting, the user should know where to place the remote control device. It was difficult to understand, and the operation was carried out with the remote control device in hand, either by searching by hand or by pulling the wiring cable of the remote control device.

  Further, in such a dark environment, it is difficult to see the key operation unit of the remote control device, and there is a concern that the operation may be wrong.

  For this reason, the user cannot concentrate on massage or treatment, and there is a problem that the purpose or effect of the health mat is reduced, such as causing stress and preventing sleep.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a user lying on the mat body can easily know the location of the remote control device even in a dark state where the indoor lighting environment is not good. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a health mat that can improve the operability of the remote control device.

  That is, the health mat of the present invention incorporates at least one of a massage mechanism, a potential treatment mechanism, or a thermal treatment mechanism that can give various massage operations to the user, and any one of these. A health mat provided with a remote control device that allows a user to operate the mechanism even in a prone state, a supine state, or a lying state, wherein the remote control device includes a light emitter, and the human body of the mat body A light emitter actuating switch for causing the light emitter to emit light is provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the average hand length range, and the light emitter is configured to emit light by operating the light emitter actuating switch by touching the user's hand. .

  In addition, the health mat of the present invention is configured such that the light-emitting body maintains a light-emitting state when the light-emitting body operation switch is activated, and the light-emitting state can be automatically stopped and turned off after a predetermined time has elapsed. Is desirable.

  Further, the health mat of the present invention can be configured such that the remote control device is provided with a light emitter operation switch that emits light from the light emitter of the remote control device.

  Therefore, the health mat of the present invention is provided with a light emitter on the outer peripheral side surface of the human body average hand length range of the mat body, and a light emitter operation switch for causing the remote control device to have a light emitter. Since it is configured so that the illuminant emits light when it is activated by the user's hand touching the switch, the user can lie on the mat body in an environment where the room lighting is dark. In addition to the prone posture, the light emitter operation switch can be easily reached and operated even in the lying posture, and the light emission provided in the remote control device is activated by the operation of the light emitter operation switch. The body can emit light and the location of the remote control device can be clearly identified. In addition, the illuminator can brightly illuminate the key operation unit of the remote control device, thereby facilitating operability.

  In addition, the health mat of the present invention is configured such that the light-emitting body maintains a light-emitting state when the light-emitting body operation switch is activated, and the light-emitting state can be automatically stopped and turned off after a predetermined time has elapsed. As a result, the light emitter does not continue to emit light unnecessarily, thereby saving power.

  Furthermore, the health mat of the present invention is provided with a light emitter operating switch that causes the light emitter of the remote control device to emit light in the remote control device, so that the light emitter provided in the remote control device at hand with the remote control device. Since the operation switch can be arbitrarily operated to cause the light emitter to emit light, it is not necessary to reach out to the light emitter operation switch provided on the side surface of the mat body.

  Hereinafter, the health mat of the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the health mat of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory diagrams showing the use state of the health mat of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is the health of the present invention. FIG. 5 to FIG. 11 are block diagrams showing an embodiment related to the operation of the light emitter actuating switch in the mat and the light emitter and key operation unit of the remote control device, and FIGS. 5 to 11 show the remote with the light emitter in the health mat of the present invention. FIG. 12 is an explanatory front view showing an embodiment of a control device, and FIG. 12 is an explanatory front view showing an embodiment of a remote control device having a light emitter operation switch in the health mat of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a reference diagram showing a conventional technique.

  That is, as shown in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, the health mat of the present invention includes at least the massage mechanism 2a, the potential treatment mechanism 3a, or the thermal treatment mechanism 4a that can give various massage operations to the user. One of them is built in the cushioned mat body 1a, and includes a remote control device 5a that allows the user to operate any of these mechanisms even in a prone state, a supine state, or a lying state. It is a thing.

  The mat body 1a has a flat rectangular shape, and is formed in a size that allows the entire body from the user's head to the toe portion to be fully loaded, as shown in FIG. In addition, if it is the type which a some user uses, the width | variety of the mat main body 1a can be expanded and formed large. A partial mat body of a type smaller than the user may be used.

  A surface cloth 11a is stretched on the surface of the mat body 1a, and a cushioning fiber material (not shown) that is excellent in breathability and moisture release and can disperse body pressure. ), A non-cushion shape-retaining member (not shown), and the like.

  A circuit that centrally turns on / off all the power supply of the mat body 1a including the massage mechanisms 2a, the potential treatment mechanism 3a, the thermal treatment mechanism 4a, and the like is built in an appropriate place inside the mat body 1a. A power supply unit 6a is provided, and in the form of FIG. 1, the power supply unit 6a is provided in the outer peripheral side surface portion 12a of the mat body 1a.

  Further, a main power switch 61a is provided on a portion of the power supply unit 6a facing the outer peripheral side surface portion 12a of the mat body 1a, and the main power switch 61a is used to turn on and off the entire power supply of the mat body 1a. Yes.

  The massage mechanism 2a is provided between the appropriate layers of the inner layer of the mat body 1a or between the outer cloth 11a and the inner layer. As an example, FIG. An air supply / exhaust device 22a having an air compressor and an air distributor is installed in the vicinity of the user's foot inside 1a, and the air supply / exhaust by the air supply / discharge device 22a is expanded through an air hose (not shown). It is the massage mechanism 2a of the form which has arrange | positioned the several expansion / contraction bag 21a to shrink | contract on the back side of the said surface cloth 11a.

  The plurality of inflatable bags 21a are provided so as to correspond to the neck and shoulders of the user, the back and waist, and the thigh and crus, respectively, and press against each part of the user. It is possible to perform massage and pinching massage, or to perform expansion and contraction operations that cause stretching and twisting action.

  The massage mechanism 2a is not limited to the massage by the inflatable bag 21a, but may be configured by a vibrating member such as a vibrator or a moving treatment member that massages while the treatment element moves.

  The thermal treatment mechanism 4a is provided between appropriate layers of the inner layer of the mat body 1a. As an example, a cord-like heater 41a provided with a heating element that generates resistance by electricity is transmitted. As shown in FIG. 1, the heater 41a is arranged in a meandering manner between appropriate layers of the mat body 1a.

  Although not shown, the heater 41a is not limited to a cord shape, and may be a planar heater formed in a planar shape.

  Like the thermal treatment mechanism 4a, the potential treatment mechanism 3a is provided between appropriate layers of the inner layer of the mat body 1a and includes a potential line (not shown) for generating a potential. The heater 41a is disposed through an insulating layer (not shown). In addition, you may provide this electric potential treatment mechanism 3a separately from this heater 41a.

  The remote control device 5a is provided separately from the mat body 1a via a wiring cable 51a. On the surface thereof, all the massage mechanisms 2a, the potential treatment mechanism 3a, the thermal treatment mechanism 4a, A key operation unit 52a for a user to select all functions in the mat body 1a and a display unit 53a such as a liquid crystal are provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the remote control device 5a is provided with a control means 7a composed of an electronic circuit, and the control means 7a is controlled by a signal input from the key operation unit 52a. This is for controlling all the mechanisms and functions of the mat body 1a. Similarly, when all the mechanisms and functions in the mat body 1a are operated by a fixed operation program, the control means 7a can control the execution of the operation program.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the key operation unit 52a is provided with a power on / off key 521a, a massage related key 522a, and a potential / heat related key 523a.

  The power on / off key 521a operates only when the main power switch 61a of the power unit 6a is powered on, and only when the power on / off key 521a is powered on, the massage-related keys 522a, The electric potential / heat related key 523a is configured to operate.

  The massage-related key 522a is for selecting or setting all functions in the massage mechanism 2a, and the potential / heat related key 523a is used for all the potential treatment mechanisms 3a and 4a. This is for selecting or setting a function.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the health mat of the present invention includes a light emitter 54a in the remote control device 5a, and a light emitter 54a on the outer peripheral side surface 12a of the human body average hand length range of the mat body 1a. The light emitter activation switch 8a for emitting light is provided, and the light emitter 54a emits light when the light emitter operation switch 8a is activated by contact of the user's hand.

  This human body average hand length range is a range in which a user of average height or average hand length can touch the outer peripheral side surface portion 12a in a prone state or a supine state in the center of the mat body 1a.

  According to actual Japanese data, in a man with a height of 185 cm, the length from the upper surface of the shoulder to the fingertip is about 77 cm while the arm is suspended and the woman is 145 cm in height. Is about 60 cm in length. That is, assuming that the length from the upper surface of the shoulder portion to the fingertip is 1, the height is a ratio of about 2.4. If the average height of men is 170 centimeters and the average height of women is 158 centimeters, the average height for both men and women is 164 centimeters. If this 164 centimeter is the average height of the user using the health mat of the present invention, The length from the upper surface to the fingertip is about 68 cm, and this can be set as the average human body length.

  For the user who is prone or supine in the center of the rectangular mat body 1a within the range of the average human body length, the most distant portion of the outer peripheral side surface portion 12a is the user head side of the mat body 1a. The planar shape of the mat body 1a can be defined so that the user's hand having an average human body length can come into contact with the outer peripheral side surface portions 12a of the left and right corners.

  The light emitter 54a in the form of FIG. 5 is disposed at the upper end of the remote control device 5a. If the surface of the light emitter 54a is formed in a spherical shape, the visibility of the emitted light can be improved.

  As the light emitter 54a provided in the remote control device 5a, for example, a high-intensity LED or the like can be adopted, but any light emitting element may be used.

  The light emitter 54a may be controlled by the control means 7a to enable various light emission modes. In other words, in addition to lighting or blinking for a certain period of time, changing the emission color, gradually increasing or decreasing the luminance, and further randomly changing the blinking speed, the emission color, or increasing or decreasing the luminance. You can do it. It is also possible to combine the elements of the blinking speed, the change in emission color, and the increase / decrease in luminance.

  The light emitter operation switch 8a may have any form as long as the light emitter 54a emits light when the user touches the outer peripheral side surface portion 12a of the mat body 1a. For example, a conventional touch electrode is used. The provided touch switch is employed, and an appropriate number of the touch switches can be provided over the entire outer peripheral side surface portion 12a of the mat body 1a. Other conventional touch switches include an infrared touch switch, an optical touch switch, a thermal touch switch, and the like, which can be used as appropriate.

  In the health mat of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the light emitter 54a maintains a light emission state when the light emitter operation switch 8a is activated, and the light emission state is automatically stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed, and is turned off. It is configured to be in a state. With this configuration, the light emitter 54a saves power without unnecessarily continuing light emission.

  Further, FIG. 12 shows a configuration in which the remote control device 5a is provided with a light emitter operation switch 8a for causing the light emitter 54a of the remote control device 5a to emit light. With this configuration, when a predetermined time elapses during the operation of the remote control device 5a by the user, the light emitter 54a is turned off by the power saving function described above, and the key operation unit 52a is dark and difficult to see. Even if the user does not bother to reach out to the light emitter operation switch 8a provided on the outer peripheral side surface portion 12a of the mat body 1a, the light emitter operation switch 8a provided on the remote control device 5a is pressed and the light emitter 54a is again connected. The key operation unit 52a can be operated in a bright state by emitting light.

  FIG. 4 illustrates the related operations of the light emitter activation switch 8a, the light emitter 54a, and the key operation unit 52a. When the light emitter activation switch 8a is inactive, the light emitter 54a is in a non-light emission state. However, when the light emitter activation switch 8a is activated, the light emitter 54a emits light.

  Regardless of whether the light emitter 54a emits light or not, any one of the power on / off key 521a, massage related key 522a, and potential / heat related key 523a in the key operation unit 52a is finally selected. The light emitter 54a maintains a light emission state until a predetermined time has elapsed from when the key is not operated, and the light emitter 54a is automatically turned off (no light emission) after the predetermined time has elapsed.

  Further, even when the light emitter 54a is turned off, the operation of any one of the power on / off key 521a, the massage related key 522a, and the potential / heat related key 523a is started again. 54a can be configured to emit light again.

  FIG. 6 shows a configuration in which a light emitter 54a is provided on the side surface of the remote control device 5a. In the form of the drawing, the light emitters 54a are continuously provided on the left and right side surfaces and the upper side surface of the upper half of the remote control device 5a. By providing the light emitter 54a in such a portion, the light of the light emitter 54a can be spread over a wide range.

  Further, FIG. 7 shows a configuration in which the entire range of the key operation unit 52a emits light by the light emitter 54a.

  The key operation unit 52a is preferably in the form of a touch panel key. The light-emitting body 54a emits light from the lower part of the touch panel, and each non-transparent character printed on the surface of the touch panel can be clearly displayed, thereby improving visibility.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a light-emitting body 54a that emits each button constituting each of the power on / off key 521a, the massage-related key 522a, and the potential / heat-related key 523a is provided in each button. You may comprise so that it may provide.

  With this configuration, when the light emitter 54a emits light, the user not only recognizes the location of the remote control device 5a but also makes it easy to operate each key of the key operation unit 52a. it can.

  In addition, the light emitter 54a having such a configuration may have a light emission form that indicates an operation sequence of the power on / off keys 521a, the massage related keys 522a, and the potential / heat related keys 523a.

  For example, when the user uses the remote control device 5a, first, the user can be prompted to press the power on / off key 521a.

  That is, the user activates the light emitter activation switch 8a, and the power on / off key 521a, the massage-related key 522a, and the potential / heat-related key 523a all emit light and the power on / off shown in FIG. If the light emitting body 54a is made to emit light in such a way that the form shown in FIG. 9 in which only the off key 521a emits light is alternated for a certain period, the user can make the power on / off key 521a stand out, The user is first prompted to press the power on / off key 521a.

Further, after the user presses the power on / off key 521a, a key to be operated next may be notified by the light emitter 54a.
For example, the form shown in FIG. 10 in which all the massage-related keys 522a are made to emit light and the form shown in FIG. 11 in which all the potential / heat-related keys 523a are made to emit light are alternately arranged for a certain period of time. If the light emitter 54a is caused to emit light, it becomes easy for the user to distinguish between the massage-related key 522a and the potential / heat-related key 523a.

  When either the massage related key 522a or the potential / heat related key 523a is pressed, the related key on the pressed side may continue to emit light for a predetermined time. After the predetermined time has elapsed, the related keys that have been emitting light can be turned off, and the other related keys on the other side without light emission can continue to emit light for a predetermined time.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, a vibration member 9a may be built in the remote control device 5a. The vibration member 9a can be constituted by, for example, an existing vibrator.

  The vibration member 9a may be configured to operate simultaneously with the light emission of the light emitter 54a. Then, the user can recognize the location of the remote control device 5a not only by the sight that the light emission of the illuminant 54a acts but also by the sense of hearing and touch that the vibration of the vibration member 9a acts. It becomes.

  Alternatively, if the user touches the light emitter operation switch 8a provided on the outer peripheral side surface portion 12a of the mat body 1a for the first time, only the light emitter 54a emits light, and then touches the light emitter operation switch 8a for the second time. The vibrating member 9a may be operated together with the light emission of the light emitter 54a.

  Furthermore, the user can select whether the light emitter 54a and the vibration member 9a are used or not in the remote control device 5a.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the health mat of this invention. It is use condition explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the health mat of this invention. It is use condition explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the health mat of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment regarding the related operation | movement with the light emission body operation switch in the health mat of this invention, the light emission body of a remote control apparatus, and a key operation part. It is front explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the remote control apparatus provided with the light-emitting body in the health mat of this invention. It is front explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the remote control apparatus provided with the light-emitting body in the health mat of this invention. It is front explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the remote control apparatus provided with the light-emitting body in the health mat of this invention. It is front explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the remote control apparatus provided with the light-emitting body in the health mat of this invention. It is front explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the remote control apparatus provided with the light-emitting body in the health mat of this invention. It is front explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the remote control apparatus provided with the light-emitting body in the health mat of this invention. It is front explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the remote control apparatus provided with the light-emitting body in the health mat of this invention. It is front explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment of the remote control apparatus provided with the light emission body operation switch in the health mat of this invention. It is a reference figure which shows a prior art. It is a reference figure which shows a prior art. It is a reference figure which shows a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a Mat body 11a Outer cloth 12a Outer peripheral side surface 2a Massage mechanism 21a Expansion / contraction bag 22a Air supply / discharge device 3a Electric potential treatment mechanism 4a Thermal treatment mechanism 41a Heater 5a Remote control device 51a Wiring cable 52a Key operation unit 521a Power on / off key 522a Massage Related key 523a Electric potential / heat related key 53a Display unit 54a Light emitter 6a Power unit 61a Main power switch 7a Control means 8a Light emitter operation switch 9a Vibration member

Claims (3)

The mat body incorporates at least one of a massage mechanism that can give various massage operations to the user, an electric potential treatment mechanism, or a thermal treatment mechanism, and the user is prone to operate any of these mechanisms. In a health mat equipped with a remote control device that can be operated even in the supine state or lying down state, the remote control device is provided with a light emitter, and a light emitter is provided on the outer peripheral side surface of the human body average hand length range of the mat body. A health mat comprising a light emitter operation switch that emits light, and is configured to operate when the user's hand touches the light emitter operation switch so that the light emitter emits light. 2. The light emitter is configured to maintain a light emission state when a light emitter operation switch is operated, and to automatically stop the light emission state after a predetermined time elapses to be turned off. Health mat described. The health mat according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device is provided with a light emitter operation switch for emitting light from the light emitter of the remote control device.

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