JP2009022690A - Chair type massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair type massage machine effectively massaging from the arm portions to the shoulder portions of the person to be treated. <P>SOLUTION: The chair type massage machine has a seat portion on which the person to be treated sits, and an armrest portions 4 on which the person to be treated sitting on the seat portion puts his arm portions, wherein the armrest portions 4 comprise arm portion supporting walls 21 whose relative positions are fixed in the outer side and the lower side of the forearm portions, the upper arm portions, and the shoulder portions of the person to be treated sitting on the seat portion, and the arm portion supporting walls 21 comprise an openings 24 into which the arm portions can be inserted in the side of the person to be treated, and treating portions 30 treating the arm portions of the person to be treated located along the arm portion supporting walls 21 from the openings 24. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair type massage machine capable of performing massage on the arm portion of a user seated on a seat portion.

  Conventionally, a chair type massage machine is provided with a massage means for massaging the back of the user at the backrest and a treatment means for massaging the buttocks of the user at the seat, and a leg rest (footrest) There is a treatment means for massaging the legs.

  On the other hand, in recent years, there has been provided a treatment means for massaging the vicinity of the arm and scapula of a user who is seated on a seat. For example, a holding portion serving as an armrest on which an arm is placed is provided, and the holding portion includes a first holding portion that holds the upper arm and a second holding portion that holds the forearm, and is held by these holding portions. There is one in which each holding portion is provided with a treatment portion for treating the upper arm and the forearm (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, as another conventional technology, pneumatic massage tools for treating the area around the scapula are provided on both sides of the treatment element for treating the vicinity of the spine. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-310683 JP 2000-325416 A

  However, in the invention of Patent Document 1, the user holds the forearm on the first holding portion and the upper arm on the second holding portion when sitting, but holds the arm well on these separate holding portions. You need to get used to it. In addition, these holding portions change the angle formed by the holding portions before and after the tilting of the backrest portion, but for this purpose, the structure for supporting the holding portions becomes complicated and requires a lot of cost. .

  Furthermore, in the invention of the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, massage around the shoulder blade of the user can be performed, but massage from the upper arm portion to the shoulder tip cannot be performed. There are acupuncture points and shoulders in this area, and there is a desire to massage.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the chair type massage machine which can massage effectively from a user's arm part to a shoulder tip.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a seat portion on which a user is seated, and an armrest portion on which a user seated on the seat portion places an arm portion, and the armrest portion is a seat portion. A forearm portion, an upper arm portion, and an arm support wall whose relative position is defined below and outside the shoulder portion of the user seated on the arm, and the arm portion support wall has an arm portion on the user side. An opening that can be inserted, and a treatment portion that treats the arm portion of the user positioned along the arm support wall from the opening are provided. In this specification and claims, “arm part” means a part of the human body from the shoulder to the hand side, and is used as a concept including the upper arm part, the forearm part, and the hand part ahead of the wrist. The “shoulder portion” is used as a portion from the upper arm portion to the shoulder tip. Furthermore, “treatment” and “massage” are used as synonyms. For the treatment section, a pressure massage means using an air cell, a pressure massage means using a treatment element, or the like is employed. Thereby, the treatment part which massages the whole arm part of a to-be-treated person can be collectively provided in the arm part support wall with which the relative position was fixed, and workability | operativity improvement, such as an assembly, can be aimed at. Moreover, the arm part can be massaged with a natural posture seated on the chair type massage machine. In addition, when the arm part is pressed and massaged over the forearm part, the upper arm part, and the shoulder part, the reaction force can be reliably supported by the arm part support wall, and effective massage can be performed.

  Moreover, the said arm part support wall may have the extension part extended toward the upper side from the outer side of a user's arm part in the upper part of the outer side wall surface of the part in which a forearm part and an upper arm part are located. . Thereby, when massaging the arm part of a user from the upper side, the reaction force can be stably received by the extending part, and the arm part of the user can be effectively massaged.

  Further, the arm support wall has a lower wall surface at a portion where the forearm portion and the upper arm portion are located, and the lower wall surface is an inclined wall inclined upward toward the rear side at a portion where the upper arm portion is located. May be provided. Thereby, a user can massage in a relaxed posture with the upper arm placed on the inclined wall.

  Moreover, the said lower wall surface may be equipped with the protruding part which protrudes upwards inward in the front-back direction. Thereby, the reaction force in the case of massaging the arm portion of the user from the lower inner side can be stably received by the raised portion, and effective massage can be performed.

  Further, the lower side wall surface may be a wall surface inclined upward from the outside toward the inside. As a result, when the user is seated on the seat, the arm can be placed more naturally on the armrest by the wall surface gradually rising from the outside to the inside, and the arm can be placed from the inside on the lower side. When massaged, the arm can be wrapped so that it can be massaged.

  Moreover, the said arm part support wall may be provided with the cylindrical part which encloses a user's hand part in the front part. As a result, the user sitting on the seat can easily sit or stand while holding the cylindrical portion. And if a treatment means is provided inside a cylindrical part, a hand part can also be massaged.

  In addition, a vent hole may be provided in the front portion of the tubular portion. Thereby, the air permeability in the hand part during a massage can be improved, and a massage can be performed more comfortably.

  Furthermore, the treatment section may include an air cell that holds and presses the arm portion of the user positioned along the arm portion support wall on the arm portion support wall. Thereby, a user's arm part is reliably hold | maintained by an arm part support wall, and the press massage of the arm part by an air cell can be performed stably.

  The present invention can provide a chair type massage machine capable of effectively massaging a wide range from the arm part to the shoulder of the user by suppressing the increase in cost by means as described above.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of a chair type massage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which an armrest portion of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 3 is a side view of the upper half of the armrest portion shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the inside, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the cross-section shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the armrest portion shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the outside (however, the treatment portion is schematically shown). In addition, the concept of the direction in the document of this specification and a claim shall correspond with the concept of the state which the to-be-treated person seated in the seat part turned to the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the chair type massage machine 1 is provided on a seat portion 2 on which a user is seated, a backrest portion 3 provided on the rear side of the seat portion 2, and both side portions of the seat portion 2. The armrest part 4 (armrest) and the leg rest part 5 (footrest) provided in the front side of the seat part 2 are provided. The seat 2 is disposed on an upper portion of a base 6 provided on the lower side, and the base 6 is supported by bases 7 provided on both sides. An operation remote controller 8 is provided on the base 6. The chair type massage machine 1 is provided with a headrest 9.

  The backrest 3 is formed in such a size that a part of the body of the user does not protrude outside in order to support the upper body of the user sitting on the seat 2, and the front view is vertically long. It is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. The lower end portion of the backrest portion 3 is supported by a horizontal shaft (not shown) provided at the rear portion of the base 6, and can rotate around this shaft and recline in the front-rear direction. . Inside the backrest 3, there is provided a massage mechanism 10 that strikes the back of the user to be seated and massages the body such as itching and vibration. In addition, the seat portion 2 is provided with a massage mechanism including an air cell 11 that expands and contracts by supply and discharge of air and applies pressure massage to the buttocks and thighs of the user. A control device 12 is provided on the base 6.

  The leg rest 5 is rotatably supported on the front side of the seat 2 by a horizontal holding shaft 15 provided at the front of the seat 2. The leg rest part 5 is moved in the vertical direction (angle) on the front side of the seat part 2 so that the leg tip side of the leg rest part 5 is indicated by an arrow M by a direct acting actuator (not shown) provided on the base 6. It is free to rotate. The leg rest part 5 of this embodiment is provided with a calf holding part 17 and a sole holding part 18, and the calf holding part 17 and the sole holding part 18 are provided with the calf of the user. Air cells 19 and 20 are provided for applying pressure massage to the feet.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the armrest portion 4 includes a forearm portion, an upper arm portion, and an arm portion whose relative position is defined below and outward of the shoulder portion of the user seated on the seat portion 2. A support wall 21 is provided. This arm portion support wall 21 has a lower side wall surface 22 positioned below the arm portion of the user and an outer side wall surface 23 positioned outward, and the cross section is formed in an approximately L shape. Yes. In this embodiment, the arm support wall 21 having a fixed relative position is formed by integrally forming the forearm, upper arm, and shoulder of the user. Further, an opening 24 through which the user seated on the seat portion 2 can insert the arm portion is formed on the side of the user positioned inside the outer wall surface 23. The opening 24 is formed from the portion where the forearm portion of the user is located to the shoulder portion.

  Further, the lower side wall surface 22 is provided with an inclined wall 25 inclined upward toward the rear side at the rear portion where the upper arm portion of the user is located. The inclined wall 25 is provided at an inclination angle so that the upper arm portion of the user seated on the seat portion 2 can be easily placed. The inclined wall 25 and the lower wall surface 22 are provided with a plurality of piping holes 71 for passing piping 64 to 67 described later in the vertical direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer wall surface 23 is formed with an extending portion 26 that extends upward and extends from the outside of the arm portion A of the user toward the arm. The extending portion 26 of this embodiment is formed by bending the outer wall surface 23 from the outside toward the inside. Further, a raised portion 27 that protrudes upward is formed on the inner side of the lower wall surface 22. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the raised portion 27 is formed in a portion where the forearm portion of the user is located. The raised portion 27 is formed sufficiently lower than the outer wall surface so as not to obstruct the insertion of the arm portion from the opening 24.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the lower wall surface 22 is formed almost horizontally as shown in FIG. 4, but as shown in FIG. 6, it may be a wall surface inclined upward from the outside to the inside. Thus, by making the lower wall surface 22 into an inclined wall surface, a user who sits on the seat 2 and puts the arm portion A on the lower wall surface 22 can perform massage in a more natural posture. . Moreover, the upper surface of a user's arm part can be inclined outside by making the lower wall surface 22 into the inclined wall surface. Therefore, it is possible to perform a sufficient pressure massage on the acupuncture points in the vicinity of the upper surface of the forearm.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a cylindrical portion 28 that is formed in a cylindrical shape so as to surround the hand portion of the user is provided at the front portion of the arm portion supporting wall 21. The cylindrical portion 28 is provided at the front portion of the opening 24 so that the front end is in the vicinity between the forearm portion and the hand portion of the user. The entire arm support wall 21 including the cylindrical portion 28 is integrally formed, and the entire appearance is formed so as to be continuous with a smooth curved surface. A vent hole 29 for ventilation is provided in the front portion of the cylindrical portion 28 (see FIG. 1), and the breathability of the hand portion of the user positioned inside the cylindrical portion 28 is improved. A comfortable massage is available.

  And the treatment part 30 which treats a to-be-treated person's arm part is provided inside the arm part support wall 21 formed in this way. The treatment part 30 in this embodiment treats the shoulder part of the user's shoulder, the upper arm treatment part 32 for treating the upper arm part, the forearm treatment part 33 for treating the forearm, and the hand part. And a manual treatment unit 34 is provided.

  The shoulder treatment section 31 is provided with a first air cell 35 that presses the shoulder of the user from the outer wall surface 23 side (FIGS. 4 and 5). The first air cell 35 is disposed so as to be in contact with the shoulder portion of the user obliquely from above by the inclined seat 36 provided on the outer wall surface 23, and the upper end toward the shoulder portion of the user seated on the seat portion 2. It is provided so that the side bulges. By bulging the upper end side of the first air cell 35, the shoulder portion of the user can be pressed against the backrest portion 3, and the shoulder portion (the portion to be treated) pressed by the first air cell 35 is effective without escaping. Massage can be performed. In this embodiment, the first air cell 35 is doubled so that sufficient pressure massage can be performed on acupuncture points such as shoulders. The first air cell 35 is covered with a cover 37 as shown in FIG. 1 so as to come into soft contact with the shoulder of the user.

  In the upper arm treatment part 32, a second air cell 39 and a third air cell 40 are provided on a support member 38 provided on the inclined wall 25. The second air cell 39 provided on the outer wall surface 23 side is provided so that the upper end side swells, and presses the upper arm portion downward from the upper side. The third air cell 40 provided inward from the inclined wall 25 is provided so that the upper end side extends upward from the inside, and the upper arm portion is wrapped and pressed from the inside toward the outer wall surface 23 to press the upper arm portion. It comes to hold. The third air cell 40 is a holding air cell having a function for holding the arm portion of the user on the arm portion supporting wall 21. And if these 2nd air cells 39 and the 3rd air cell 40 are expanded and an upper arm part is pressed, an effective press massage can be performed to an upper arm part. These second and third air cells 39 and 40 are also covered with a cover 41 as shown in FIG. 1 so as to be in soft contact with the arm of the user.

  The forearm treatment portion 33 includes fourth air cells 42 and 43 on the lower wall surface 22 side, fifth air cells 44 and 45 on the outer wall surface 23 side, and sixth air cells on the extended portion 26 side on the upper portion of the outer wall surface 23. 46 and 47 are provided, and in this example, they are provided in the front-rear direction of the forearm. Thus, by providing each in the front-rear direction, even if the angle of the backrest part 3 is changed and the position of the forearm part is shifted in the front-rear direction as will be described later, pressure massage can be performed with any air cell. Yes. Moreover, it can respond also to the length of various arm parts by the individual difference of a user. The 4th air cells 42 and 43 provided in the lower wall surface 22 side are provided so that the inner side may bulge, and it presses a forearm part upward from the inner side. Since the fourth air cells 42 and 43 press the forearm portion upward and outward by the raised portion 27 on the inner side of the lower wall surface 22, the fourth air cell 42 and 43 is sufficient for the forearm portion of the user with the outer wall surface 23. I try to do pressure massage. The fifth air cells 44, 45 provided on the outer wall surface 23 side are such that the rear end side of the fifth air cell 44 located on the rear side swells, and the fifth air cell 45 located on the front side swells on the front end side. The forearm is pressed inward from the front and back. The sixth air cells 46 and 47 provided on the extending wall portion 26 side of the outer wall surface 23 are provided so that the upper end side swells, and presses the forearm portion downward from the upper side. Since the sixth air cells 46 and 47 press the forearm portion inward and downward by the extending portion 26, the fourth air cells 42 and 43 give a sufficient pressure stimulus to the forearm portion of the user to be massaged. Can do. In addition, the sixth air cells 46 and 47 are doubled so that a sufficient pressure massage is applied to the acupuncture points of the hand. As shown in FIG. 1, the fourth air cell 42, 43, the fifth air cell 44, 45, and the sixth air cell 46, 47 are formed of one cover 48, 49, 50 on the air cell provided in the front-rear direction of the arm portion. Are covered with each other so as to be in soft contact with the arm of the user.

  The manual treatment portion 34 is provided with seventh air cells 51 and 52 that press from the outer wall surface 23 side toward the lower wall surface 22 side and the upper portion of the tubular portion 28. These seventh air cells 51 and 52 are provided so that the inner side swells, and presses the hand portion from above and below. The seventh air cells 51 and 52 are also doubled so that a sufficient pressure massage is applied to the hand.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the treatment part 30 which treats the arm part of the user positioned along the arm part support wall 21 is an air cell 35, 39, 40, 42 which is an air-type treatment element. To 47, 51, 52. The second air cell 39 of the upper arm treatment part 32 and the fifth air cells 44 and 45 provided on the outer wall surface 23 side of the forearm treatment part 33 do not necessarily have to be installed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, since the treatment part 30 in this embodiment is comprised by an air type, to each said air cell 35,39,40,42-47,51,52 (it shows typically in a figure). A control valve unit 55 (electromagnetic valve unit) for supplying and discharging the air is provided in parallel with a mounting plate 57 provided on a guide portion 56 that forms the lower portion of the armrest portion 4. The guide portion 56 supports the armrest portion 4 on the base 6, and in response to the angle change of the backrest portion 3, the guide groove 59 is guided to the guide pin 58 provided on the base 6 side, and the armrest portion 4 has a function of changing the angle. Thus, by changing the angle and position of the armrest portion 4 according to the angle of the backrest portion 3, the positions of the treatment portions 31 to 34 of the armrest portion 4 correspond to the positions of the arm portions of the user. To move. In particular, the shoulder treatment part 31 that massages the shoulder part is moved so as to face the shoulder part (for example, an acupuncture point of the shoulder) of the user who is always drowning in the backrest part 3 and effective pressing massage is performed. It can be done. A decorative cover 72 is provided outside the guide portion 56 (FIG. 4).

  In this embodiment, the first air cell 35 of the shoulder treatment portion 31, the second air cell 39 provided on the outer wall surface 23 side of the upper arm treatment portion 32, and the third air cell provided on the inner side of the upper arm treatment portion 32. 40 is supplied and discharged by the same control valve 60. Further, the fourth air cell 42 provided on the lower wall surface 22 side, the fifth air cell 44 provided on the outer wall surface 23 side, and the extension portion 26 side, which are located on the rear side of the forearm treatment unit 33, are provided. The sixth air cell 46 is supplied and discharged by the same control valve 61. Furthermore, the 4th air cell 43 provided in the lower wall surface 22 side located in the front side of the forearm treatment part 33, the 5th air cell 45 provided in the outer wall surface 23 side, and the extension part 26 side were provided. The sixth air cell 47 is supplied and discharged by the same control valve 62. Further, the seventh air cells 51 and 52 provided in the manual treatment unit 34 are supplied and discharged by the same control valve 63. These four control valves 60 to 63 are controlled by the control device 12 (FIG. 1) provided on the base 6.

  As shown in the figure, these four systems of control valves 60 to 63 are juxtaposed below the armrest portion 4, and each control valve 60 to 63 and the air cells 35, 39, 40, 42 to 47, 51, 52 are piped. 64 to 67. A branching portion 68 for supplying and discharging air to and from these control valves 60 to 63 is attached to the attachment plate 57. The branch portion 68 is connected to the control valves 60 to 63 by pipes 69, and a pipe 70 communicating with all the pipes 69 of the branch portion 68 is connected to the base 6 side. In this way, by providing the arm support wall 21 whose relative position is fixed to the armrest 4, the air cells 35, 39, 40, 42 to 47, 51, 52 are employed in the treatment section as in this embodiment. In this case, the piping system can be easily assembled inside the armrest portion 4, and the piping 70 on the base 6 side can be greatly simplified. The pipes 64 to 67 are also close to the air cells 35, 39, 40, 42 to 47, 51, 52 provided on the lower wall surface 22 and the inclined wall 25 of the arm support wall 21 whose relative positions do not change. It can be easily provided through the piping hole 71 at the above position.

  According to the chair-type massage machine 1 configured as described above, a user who is seated on the seat 2 inserts his arm part from the opening 24 of the armrest part 4 along the arm part support wall 21, The arm portion can be supported in a natural posture by the arm support wall 21 whose relative position is determined below and outward of the forearm portion, upper arm portion, and shoulder portion of the user. Moreover, since the shoulder part, upper arm part, forearm part, and hand part can be massaged by each treatment part 31-34 in the state, effective massage can be performed from a shoulder part of a user to an arm part. it can. In addition, since the relative position of each part of the arm support wall 21 is fixed, the arm and the shoulder placed on the arm support wall 21 are not required to be adjusted even if the posture of massage is changed. Can be effectively massaged in a natural posture.

  Further, in this embodiment, by concentrating the air pipes 64 to 67 at the lower part of the armrest portion 4, the armrest portion 4 can be assembled as a unit separately from the base 6, and the armrest portion 4 and the base 6 can be assembled. Can be manufactured in different places and the work of connecting them can be simplified, and the workability of assembly and the like can be greatly improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the arm support wall 21 having a fixed relative position is formed by integrally forming the forearm, the upper arm, and the shoulder of the user. If it is a fixed configuration, these may be configured separately.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the air-type air cell is employ | adopted for the treatment part 30, the treatment part 30 may be a vibrator etc. and is not limited to the said embodiment.

  Furthermore, the above-described embodiment shows an example, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

  The chair type massage machine according to the present invention can be used for a massage machine that effectively suppresses a wide range of arm portions of a user while suppressing an increase in cost.

It is a perspective view of the chair type massage machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which looked at the armrest part of the chair type massage machine shown in FIG. 1 from the inner upper part. It is the side view which looked at the upper half part of the armrest part shown in FIG. 2 from the inner side. It is IV-IV sectional drawing shown in FIG. It is VV sectional drawing shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the other example of the cross section shown in FIG. It is the side view which looked at the armrest part shown in FIG. 2 from the outer side.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Chair type massage machine
2 ... Seat
3 ... Backrest
4 ... armrest
6 ... Base 21 ... Arm support wall 22 ... Lower wall surface 23 ... Outer wall surface 24 ... Opening 25 ... Inclined wall 26 ... Extension part 27 ... Raised part 28 ... Cylindrical part 29 ... Vent hole 30 ... Treatment part 31 ... Shoulder treatment part 32 ... Upper arm treatment part 33 ... Forearm treatment part 34 ... Hand treatment part 35 ... First air cell 39 ... Second air cell 40 ... Third air cell 42, 43 ... Fourth air cell 44, 45 ... Fifth air cell 46, 47 ... 6th air cell 51, 52 ... 7th air cell 55 ... Control valve unit 56 ... Guide part 58 ... Guide pin 59 ... Guide groove 60-63 ... Control valve 68 ... Branch part 70 ... Piping
A ... Arm

Claims (8)

A seat on which the user is seated; and an armrest on which the user seated on the seat rests the arm;
The armrest portion includes a forearm portion, an upper arm portion, and an arm portion supporting wall whose relative positions are defined below and outside the shoulder portion of the user sitting on the seat portion,
The arm support wall includes an opening into which the arm portion can be inserted on the user side, and a treatment portion that treats the arm portion of the user positioned along the arm support wall from the opening. A chair-type massage machine.   The said arm part support wall has the extension part extended toward the upper side from the outer side of a user's arm part in the upper part of the outer wall surface of the part in which the forearm part and the upper arm part are located. The chair type massage machine described.   The arm support wall has a lower wall surface at a portion where the forearm portion and the upper arm portion are located, and the lower wall surface includes an inclined wall inclined upward toward the rear side at a portion where the upper arm portion is located. The chair type massage machine according to claim 1 or 2.   The chair-type massage machine according to claim 3, wherein the lower wall surface includes a protruding portion that protrudes inward in the front-rear direction.   The chair type massage machine according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the lower wall surface is a wall inclined upward from the outside toward the inside.   The chair-type massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the arm support wall includes a cylindrical portion that surrounds a hand portion of the user at a front portion.   The chair type massage machine according to claim 6, wherein a vent hole is provided in a front portion of the tubular portion.   The said treatment part is provided with the air cell which hold | maintains and presses the arm part of the to-be-treated person located along the said arm part support wall to this arm part support wall. The chair type massage machine described.

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