JP2008055026A - Massage method and massage auxiliary implement for executing massage method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage method neither pulling nor injuring the skin and the muscle by reducing a resistance when massaging. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of spherical bodies 2 installed on a pedestal 1 are brought into contact with a part to be massaged, an external force is applied to the pedestal 1 to move the pedestal 1 and at the same time freely rotate the plurality of spherical bodies 2, and the part to be massaged in contact with the plurality of spherical bodies 2 is massaged. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  According to the present invention, a plurality of spheres installed on the pedestal are brought into contact with the portion to be massaged, and an external force is applied to the pedestal to move the pedestal, thereby causing an action corresponding to the pedestal by the action of the external force on the pedestal. The present invention relates to a massage method for performing massage on a massaged part by contact of a plurality of spheres, and a massage aid for performing the massage method.

  Because modern people have a fast life tempo and are busy with work, it is necessary to always use a massage device to massage and relieve fatigue. However, commonly used massage devices are divided into two types of manual and electric massage devices. Regardless of the type of massage device, a protrusion is provided to massage the body's acupuncture points. It has been.

  Conventionally, this protrusion is fixed and cannot be rotated arbitrarily, and has only a massaging action that moves vertically up and down. It was too difficult to do. At the same time, the epidermis of the skin was pulled and injured and caused pain, which was not ideal. There is another type of massager provided with a roller, but the rotation method of the roller is a single direction (front and rear, or left and right), and therefore cannot be rotated as a whole. Also, even if rollers in different directions (front and back and left and right) are installed at the same time, there is a defect that the resistance is too large and difficult to do, and the skin epidermis is damaged. It couldn't be said.

  The present invention has been made in view of this, and an object of the present invention is to provide a massage method that reduces resistance during massage and does not pull or damage skin or muscles.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the massage method according to claim 1 is configured to bring a plurality of spheres installed on a pedestal into contact with a portion to be massaged, to move the pedestal by applying an external force to the pedestal, and to the plurality of spheres Is freely rotated, and massage is performed on the portion to be massaged that the plurality of spheres contact.

  The massage method according to a second aspect is the massage method according to the first aspect, wherein the external force is reciprocated to the pedestal. A massage method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the massage method according to claim 1, the external force rotates and moves to the pedestal.

  A massage method according to a fourth aspect is the massage method according to the first aspect, wherein a part of the plurality of spheres is brought into contact with the portion to be massaged. A massage method according to claim 5 is characterized in that in the massage method according to claim 1, all of the plurality of spheres are brought into contact with the portion to be massaged. Furthermore, the massage method according to claim 6 is characterized in that, in the massage method according to claim 1, the external force applies a relative pressure between the pedestal and the portion to be massaged.

  The invention according to claim 7 is a massage assisting tool for performing the massage method according to claim 1, comprising a pedestal and a plurality of spheres, and a plurality of spheres for arranging each sphere on the pedestal. The fixed portion includes a spherical sphere arrangement portion having a hollow inside, the tip of the sphere arrangement portion is opened to the outside, and the inner diameter of the tip portion of the sphere arrangement portion is It is formed slightly smaller than the diameter of the sphere, and the spheres are arranged in the sphere arrangement parts and are prevented from coming out of the sphere arrangement parts by contacting the inner wall of the tip part, A part of each sphere is exposed outward from the front end of the fixing portion, and each sphere is provided so as to be freely rotatable at the position where it is arranged.

  According to the massage method according to the first aspect, since the sphere rotates freely, the resistance is small, and the skin and muscles are not pulled or damaged. That is, since the sphere is in contact with the part to be massaged and can freely rotate, all the parts to be massaged receive a pressing force from the sphere and are not pulled sideways. Since the sphere rotates freely, even a fast massage will not feel uncomfortable.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a massage aid according to an embodiment of the present invention. The massage aid includes a pedestal 1 and a plurality of spheres 2. The pedestal 1 is integrally formed with a cylindrical fixing portion 11 in which one sphere 2 can be disposed at a plurality of locations around one surface of the disk-shaped main body 10. A lid 12 for closing the base end of the spherical body disposing portion 13 is provided so as to be detachable from the main body 10.

  Since each fixing part 11 has the same structure, one of them will be described. The fixed portion 11 includes a sphere disposing portion 13 having a hollow inside, and a distal end and a base end of the sphere disposing portion 13 are opened to the outside, and a base end inner periphery of the sphere disposing portion 13 located in the main body 10. A female screw portion 14 is provided on the surface. In addition, the inner diameter of the tip of the sphere arrangement portion 13 is slightly smaller than the diameter of the sphere 2, and the inner diameter of the portion excluding the tip of the sphere arrangement portion 13 is slightly larger than the diameter of the sphere 2. Is formed. For this reason, the sphere 2 can be inserted into the sphere arrangement portion 13 from the base end portion, and the sphere 2 abuts against the inner wall of the distal end portion of the sphere arrangement portion 13, thereby preventing the sphere 2 from coming out. A part of the sphere 2 is exposed outward from the tip of the fixing portion 11.

  Further, the lid 12 has a small-diameter disk shape so as to block the proximal end surface of the spherical body arranging portion 13, and a male screw portion 15 is provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof. Further, a knob 16 is provided on one surface of the lid 12, and a contact convex portion that contacts the peripheral surface of the sphere 2 inserted in the sphere disposing portion 13 on the back surface opposite to the one surface of the lid 12. 17 is provided.

  The sphere 2 is inserted into the sphere arrangement portion 13 inside the fixed portion 11 from the base end portion, the male screw portion 15 of the lid 12 is screwed into the female screw portion 14, and the base end of the sphere arrangement portion 13 is inserted. By closing the part with the lid 12, the base end face of the spherical body arranging part 13 is closed. The abutment convex portion 17 of the lid 12 abuts on the circumferential surface of the sphere 2 inserted into the sphere arrangement portion 13, so that a part of the sphere 2 is exposed outward from the tip of the fixing portion 11, and the sphere 2 is It is arranged in the fixed part 11 and is arranged so as to be freely rotatable at the arrangement position.

  Next, the massage method of the present invention performed using the massage assisting tool will be described. In the massage method of the present invention, a plurality of spheres 2 installed on the pedestal 1 are brought into contact with the portion to be massaged, an external force is applied to the pedestal 1 to move the pedestal 1 and the plurality of spheres 2 are freely rotated. It is characterized in that a massage is performed on a portion to be massaged that comes into contact with the sphere 2.

  FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of the grip type massage device A according to the first embodiment to which the massage aid of FIG. 1 is applied. As shown in FIG. 2, the grip-type massage device A is configured such that when a person holding it produces a motion corresponding to the pedestal 1 by pressing the pedestal 1 against the body D by moving it slightly, Since the sphere 2 is also freely rotated at the position where the fixing portion 11 is disposed, all or a part of the sphere 2 comes into contact with a part of the body D that receives massage, and a comfortable massage effect can be obtained.

  FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the vibration massage machine of the second embodiment to which the massage aid of FIG. 1 is applied. As shown in FIG. 3, the massage aid is disposed on the massage belt B of the vibration massage machine. Due to the reciprocal vibration of the massage belt B, a movement corresponding to the pedestal 1 is generated, and any sphere 2 is freely rotated at the position where the fixing portion 11 is disposed. A comfortable mechanical massage effect can be obtained as the pedestal 1 touches the part receiving the massage and applies a pressing force to the waist D1 or the buttocks.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the hour part of the electric massage chair of the third embodiment to which the massage aid of FIG. 1 is applied. As shown in FIG. 4, the massage aid is disposed in the backrest of the electric massage chair C. Since the pedestal 1 moves in the vertical direction and simultaneously applies pressure to the back D2 many times, any sphere 2 freely rotates at the position where the fixing portion 11 is disposed. It is possible to obtain a comfortable massage effect by touching the part to be massaged.

It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the massage aid which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a partial cross section figure of the grip type massage device A of 1st Embodiment to which the auxiliary tool for massage of FIG. 1 is applied. It is a partial cross section figure of the vibration massage machine of 2nd Embodiment to which the auxiliary tool for massage of FIG. 1 is applied. It is what time part sectional drawing of the electric massage chair of 3rd Embodiment to which the auxiliary tool for massage of FIG. 1 is applied.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Sphere 10 Main body 11 Fixing part 12 Lid 13 Sphere arrangement part 14 Female screw part 15 Male screw part 16 Knob 17 Contact convex part A Massager B Massage belt C Electric massage chair D Body D1 Waist part D2 Back part

Claims (7)

  A plurality of spheres placed on the pedestal are brought into contact with the portion to be massaged, an external force is applied to the pedestal to move the pedestal, and the plurality of spheres are freely rotated to massage the portion to be massaged that the plurality of spheres contact A method of massaging characterized by applying.   The massage method according to claim 1, wherein the external force reciprocates on the pedestal.   The massage method according to claim 1, wherein the external force is rotationally moved to the pedestal.   The massage method according to claim 1, wherein a part of the plurality of spheres is brought into contact with the portion to be massaged.   The massage method according to claim 1, wherein all of the plurality of spheres are brought into contact with the portion to be massaged.   The massage method according to claim 1, wherein the external force applies a relative pressure between the pedestal and the portion to be massaged. A pedestal and a plurality of spheres, wherein the pedestal is provided with a plurality of fixing portions for arranging one sphere, and the fixing portion includes a sphere arrangement portion having a hollow inside and The tip of the sphere placement portion is opened to the outside, the inner diameter of the tip of the sphere placement portion is formed slightly smaller than the diameter of the sphere, and each sphere is placed in each sphere placement portion. At the same time, it is prevented from coming off from each spherical body disposing part by contacting the inner wall of the front end part, and a part of each spherical body is exposed outward from the front end of the fixed part, and each spherical body is disposed at its position. The massage assisting device for performing the massage method according to claim 1, wherein the massage assisting device is provided so as to be freely rotatable.

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