JP2009195643A - Massage chair - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage chair, in which a setting position of a holder member is adjustable in response to user's preference. <P>SOLUTION: The massage chair 10 comprises an arm rest 23 to rest an elbow of the user sitting on a seat 12 thereon that is provided on the upper part of a sidewall 21 of the seat 12 with a clearance, and a massage mechanism 14 built in a backrest 13 that is activated by operating an operation appliance 31 so as to massage the user. The holder member 33 to contain the operation appliance 31 therein is provided on the sidewall 21 of the seat 12 so as to slide back and forth in a direction of the massage chair 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation device for operating a massage mechanism or the like incorporated in a backrest portion, and a massage chair provided with a holder member for housing the operation device.

Conventionally, in this type of massage chair, for example, in Patent Document 1, an operating device stand as a holder member is provided on the side of the massage chair body. The operating device stand is composed of an arm portion that is fixed to the side wall of the seat portion by screws or the like and extends to the upper part of the armrest, and a holding portion provided at the tip of the arm portion, and the operating device can be held in the holding portion. ing.
JP 2006-262964 A

  However, in the massage chair as described above, since the operation device stand can be installed only at a predetermined position, the installation position of the operation device stand cannot be changed according to the user's preference. There was room for improvement.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a massage chair in which the installation position of the holder member can be changed according to the user's preference.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with an armrest for placing an elbow of a user seated on the seat portion with an interval upward from the upper portion of the side wall of the seat portion or the upper portion of the side wall. A massage chair that performs massage for the user by operating a massage mechanism incorporated in a backrest portion by operating an operation device, and the operation device is accommodated in a side wall of the seat portion or the armrest The gist of the invention is that the holder member for sliding is provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the massage chair.

  In this invention, the holder member for accommodating an operating device is provided in the side wall or armrest of a seat part so that a slide is possible in the front-back direction of a massage chair. Therefore, for example, if the person has a long arm, the holder member is slid in a direction away from the backrest part, and if the person has a short arm, the holder member is slid in a direction closer to the backrest part. Can be changed according to the user's preference.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the massage chair according to the first aspect, the holder member has a hook portion for slidably attaching the holder member to the upper portion of the side wall of the seat portion or the upper portion of the armrest. The gist is that

  In this invention, since the holder member is hooked on the side wall upper part or the armrest upper part of the seat part and slidably attached by the hook part, the holder member can be configured to be detachable from the side wall or armrest of the seat part. Thereby, it becomes possible to change an installation position from one armrest (or side wall of a seat part) to the other armrest (or side wall of a seat part). In addition, when the armrest is provided with an interval upward from the upper portion of the side wall of the seat portion, for example, the installation position of the holder member can be changed from the side wall of the seat portion to the armrest.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the massage chair according to claim 2, wherein the hook portion of the holder member includes a pair of side portions arranged in parallel in the width direction of the massage chair, and the pair of side portions. And a rib formed so as to protrude from both ends in the front-rear direction of the upper portion to the lower end side of the side portion and to be continuous from one side of the side portion to the other. The gist.

  In this invention, a hook part is supported by two places where the part which hooks the hook part in the side wall or armrest of a seat part, and a pair of rib contact. Therefore, it is possible to attach the holder member stably in the front-rear direction without rattling, regardless of whether the side wall of the seat or the hooking part of the armrest is flat or curved. It becomes. In addition, even when the curvature of the curved surface of the portion on which the hook portion of the seat portion or the armrest is hooked is not constant, the holder member can be stably attached in the front-rear direction without rattling. Moreover, the strength of the hook portion can be improved by providing the rib.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the massage chair according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the operating device has a flat box shape, and the holder member has a flat surface of the operating device. The gist is that the operation device can be accommodated in a state orthogonal to the width direction of the massage chair.

  In this invention, it is possible to suppress the increase in size of the holder member in the width direction, and as a result, it is possible to contribute to the increase in size of the massage chair in the width direction. In addition, when the holder member is configured to protrude in the width direction from the side wall or armrest of the seat portion, the protruding width can be suppressed to be small, which can contribute to the improvement of the appearance, and the hooking to the holder member is suppressed. Safety can be improved.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the massage chair according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the operating device has a cord for transmitting a signal corresponding to the operation to the massage mechanism. The gist of the invention is that the holder member is provided with a cord hooking portion for hooking the cord.

  In this invention, the cord hanging can be suppressed by hooking the cord of the operating device on the cord hooking portion of the holder member. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the massage chair from deteriorating due to the hanging of the cord. Further, the cord can be prevented from being caught and the safety can be improved.

  Therefore, according to the above-described invention, the installation position of the holder member can be changed according to the user's preference.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the leg portion 11 of the massage chair 10 is placed on the floor surface, and a seat portion 12 on which a user can sit is fixed to the upper portion of the leg portion 11. At the rear of the seat 12, a backrest 13 for allowing the user to hold and hang the back is provided so as to be tiltable, and a massage mechanism capable of massaging from the shoulder of the user to the back is provided inside the backrest 13 14 is incorporated. An ottoman 15 that performs massage by placing a user's foot on the front lower portion of the seat 12 is tiltably provided.

  Side walls 21 extending in the front-rear direction are provided on both sides of the seat portion 12 in the width direction (direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction). The upper surface 21a of each side wall 21 is positioned above the seating surface of the seat portion 12, and is linear when viewed from the width direction. A support portion 22 (only one is shown in FIG. 1) extending upward from the upper surface 21a is provided at the middle portion in the front-rear direction of each side wall 21, and the support portion 22 is for placing a user's arm, elbow, or the like. The armrest 23 is supported. The armrest 23 has a shape extending in the front-rear direction, and is provided above the side wall 21 of the seat 12 with a space therebetween. The pair of side walls 21 and armrests 23 are line symmetric with respect to the center line in the width direction of the massage chair 10.

  The main body of the massage chair 10 is connected to an operation device 31 for operating the massage chair 10 via a cord 32. The operation device 31 has a flat box shape, and various operation buttons are provided on one flat surface to constitute an operation surface 31a. A signal corresponding to the operation of the various operation buttons on the operation surface 31a is output to the body of the massage chair 10 through the cord 32, and the massage mechanism 14 and the ottoman 15 of the backrest 13 are operated based on the signal. . The backrest 13 and the ottoman 15 can be tilted with various operation buttons on the operation surface 31a.

  Of the pair of side walls 21 of the seat portion 12, a holder member 33 for accommodating the operation device 31 as described above is attached to the upper portion of the left side wall 21 as viewed from the user seated on the seat portion 12. . The holder member 33 is integrally provided with a hook portion 34 for hooking the holder member 33 on the upper portion of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12 so as to be slidable and a holding portion 35 for holding the operating device 31. The holder member 33 is symmetric with respect to the center line in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3A and 3B, the hook 34 has a pair of plate-like side portions 34a arranged in the width direction of the massage chair 10 and upper ends of the pair of side portions 34a. It consists of a plate-like upper part 34b to be connected, and has a substantially U-shape in which a cross section perpendicular to the front-rear direction opens downward. The hook part 34 has a rib 34c that protrudes from the both ends in the front-rear direction of the upper part 34b to the lower end side of the side part 34a. Each rib 34c is formed so as to be continuous from one side of the side portion 34a to the other, and is formed so that the dimensions in the height direction thereof are equal to each other.

  The hook portion 34 is formed such that the width in the width direction of the upper portion 34 b corresponds to the length in the width direction of the upper portion of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12. Therefore, the holder member 33 can be hooked and attached by fitting the hook portion 34 into the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12 so that the upper portion of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12 is positioned between the side portions 34a of the hook portion 34. It has become. Further, in a state where the hook portion 34 is hooked on the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12, each rib 34c is in contact with the upper surface 21a of the side wall 21, and the hook portion 34 is stably attached without rattling. Even if the upper surface 21a of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12 is curved in the front-rear direction, each rib 34c comes into contact with the upper surface 21a of the side wall 21, and the hook portion 34 is supported at the two contact points. Therefore, the holder member 33 can be stably attached without backlash in the front-rear direction.

  The holding part 35 has a substantially bottomed box shape capable of holding the operation device 31 and has a shape extending in the front-rear direction of the massage chair 10. The long wall 35a on the hooking portion 34 side of the holding portion 35 is formed continuously with one of the side portions 34a of the hooking portion 34. The holding part 35 has a cutout part 35d formed from the long wall 35b on the side opposite to the hooking part 34 to the bottom part 35c at the center in the longitudinal direction. In addition, a pair of short walls 35e facing each other at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the holding portion 35 has a cutout portion 35f at the upper end thereof. The long wall 35b on the side opposite to the hooking portion 34 of the holding portion 35 is inclined in a direction (width direction) away from the long wall 35a on the hooking portion 34 side.

  In a state where the holder member 33 is attached to the upper portion of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12, the holding portion 35 is positioned on the side of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12 in the width direction. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the holding portion 35 is located outside the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12 (on the side of the seat portion 12), but the holder 35 is located inside the side wall 21 (side of the seat portion 12). It is also possible to attach the member 33. Further, the bottom portion 35 c of the holding portion 35 is formed so that the width direction (short direction) length thereof corresponds to the dimension in the thickness direction of the operation device 31 (dimension orthogonal to the flat surface of the operation device 31). . Thereby, the operating unit 31 can be accommodated in the holding unit 35 in a state in which the flat surface (the operating surface 31 a) of the operating unit 31 is orthogonal to the width direction of the massage chair 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the armrest 23 is formed so that the outer end 23 a in the width direction is located directly above the long wall 35 b on the side opposite to the hook 34 of the holding portion 35. It is comprised so that the holding | maintenance part 35 may not be the width direction outer side (reverse seat part 12 side) of the massage chair 10. FIG.

  A cord hooking portion 35g extending downward from the lower end of the long wall 35a on the hooking portion 34 side is formed at the longitudinal center in the lower portion of the holding portion 35. The cord hooking portion 35g has a hook shape that curves toward the holding portion 35, and the cord 32 connected to the operation device 31 can be hooked on the cord hooking portion 35g (see FIG. 2). .

  Such a holder member 33 can slide in the front-rear direction while being attached to the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12. Thereby, in the massage chair 10 of this embodiment, the installation position of the holder member 33 can be easily changed according to a user's liking. In addition, the holder member 33 can be easily attached by simply hooking the hook portion 34 on the upper portion of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12 and can be easily detached. Therefore, the trouble of attaching and detaching the holder member 33 is reduced. Has been. And the holder member 33 can be attached to both the side walls 21 of the seat part 12, and the freedom degree of the installation position of the holder member 33 is improved also in this point.

Next, characteristic effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) In this embodiment, the holder member 33 for accommodating the operation device 31 is provided on the side wall 21 of the seat 12 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the massage chair 10. Therefore, for example, if the person has a long arm, the holder member 33 is slid in a direction away from the backrest part 13, and if the person has a short arm, the holder member 33 is slid in a direction approaching the backrest part 13. The installation position of the member 33 can be changed according to the user's preference.

  (2) In this embodiment, the holder member 33 is slidably attached to the upper portion of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12 by the hook portion 34, so that the holder member 33 can be attached to and detached from the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12. can do. Thereby, the holder member 33 can be attached to either side wall 21 of the seat portion 12, and the degree of freedom of the installation position of the holder member 33 can be further improved.

  (3) In the present embodiment, the holder member 33 protrudes from both ends in the front-rear direction of the upper portion 34b of the hook portion 34 to the lower end side of the side portion 34a and is continuous from one side of the side portion 34a to the other. A rib 34c is formed. As a result, the hook portion 34 is supported at two locations where the upper surface 21a of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12 and the pair of ribs 34c come into contact with each other. Even when the curved surface is curved in the direction, the holder member 33 can be stably attached in the front-rear direction without rattling. Further, even when the curvature of the curved surface of the upper surface 21a of the side wall 21 is not constant, the holder member can be stably attached in the front-rear direction without rattling. Further, the strength of the hook portion 34 can be improved by providing the rib 34c.

  (4) In the present embodiment, the holder member 33 is configured to be able to accommodate the operation device 31 in a state where the flat surface (operation surface 31 a) of the operation device 31 is orthogonal to the width direction of the massage chair 10. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in size of the holder member 33 in the width direction, which can contribute to an increase in size of the massage chair 10 in the width direction. Further, when the holder member 33 is configured to protrude in the width direction from the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12, the protruding width can be suppressed to be small, which can contribute to the improvement of the appearance and can be caught on the holder member 33. Can be suppressed and safety can be improved.

  (5) In the present embodiment, the holder member 33 is provided with a cord hooking portion 35g for hooking the cord 32 of the operation device 31. Therefore, by hanging the cord 32 of the operation device 31 on the cord hooking portion 35 g of the holder member 33, the drooping of the cord 32 can be suppressed. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the massage chair 10 from being deteriorated due to the cord 32 hanging down. Moreover, the cord 32 can be prevented from being caught, and safety can be improved.

(6) In this embodiment, since the notch 35d is formed in the long wall 35b of the holding part 35 on the side opposite to the hook 34, the operation device 31 can be easily put in and out.
(7) In this embodiment, since the notch 35f is formed in the short wall 35e of the holding part 35, the operation device 31 can be easily taken in and out.

  (8) In the present embodiment, the long wall 35b on the side opposite to the hooking portion 34 of the holding portion 35 is inclined in a direction (width direction) away from the long wall 35a on the hooking portion 34 side. It can be easily put in and out.

  (9) In this embodiment, the length from the seating surface of the seat 12 to the upper surface 21a of the side wall 21 is set to be larger than the width in the height direction of the holder member 33. It is possible not only to attach the holder member 33 so as to be positioned outside the side wall 21 (on the side of the seat portion 12), but also to be positioned so as to be positioned inside the side wall 21 (side of the seat portion 12).

  (10) In the present embodiment, the armrest 23 is formed so that the widthwise outer end portion 23a is positioned directly above the long wall 35b on the side opposite to the hooking portion 34 of the holding portion 35, so that the holder member 33 is held. It can comprise so that the part 35 may not carry out the width direction outer side (reverse seat part 12 side) of the massage chair 10. FIG. Thereby, the hook to the holder member 33 is suppressed, and dropping of the holder member 33 due to the hook can be suppressed.

In addition, you may change embodiment of this invention as follows.
In the above embodiment, the holder member 33 is configured to be attachable to the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12, but may be configured to be attachable to the armrest 23. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the seat portion 12 may be configured to be attachable to either the side wall 21 or the armrest 23. In the massage chair 40 shown in FIG. 4, the armrest 23 and the side wall 21 of the seat 12 are formed so that their lengths in the width direction are equal to each other, and both the armrest 23 and the side wall 21 of the seat 12 have holders. The hook portion 34 of the member 33 can be hooked. Therefore, the installation position of the holder member 33 can be changed from, for example, the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12 to the armrest 23 according to the use mode, and this point can also be handled according to the preference of the user.

  In the above embodiment, although not particularly mentioned, the lower end of each rib 34c of the hook portion 34 is formed linearly along the upper portion 34b of the hook portion 34. Other than this, for example, the upper portion of the hook portion 34 You may form so that it may incline with respect to 34b.

  In the above embodiment, the cord hook portion 35g is formed on the long wall 35a on the hook portion 34 side of the holding portion 35. However, for example, the cord hook portion 35g may be formed on the long wall 35b on the counter hook portion 34 side. Moreover, you may form in the short wall 35e. Further, it may be formed on the hook portion 34. Further, the cord hooking portion 35g has a hook shape, but is not particularly limited thereto. For example, a configuration in which a pair of protrusions is provided on the holder member 33 as the cord hooking portion and the cord 32 is hooked between the pair of protrusions. It is good.

  In the above embodiment, the holding portion 35 of the holder member 33 is formed so as to be continuously connected to one of the side portions 34a of the hook portion 34, but other than this, for example, it is formed on the upper portion 34b of the hook portion 34. May be.

  In the above embodiment, the hook portion 34 of the holder member 33 can be hooked on the upper portion of the side wall 21 so that the side portion 34a on the side opposite to the holding portion 35 is located inside the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12. In addition, for example, a guide groove is formed along the front-rear direction on the upper surface 21a of the side wall 21 of the seat part 12, and the side part 34a on the side opposite to the holding part 35 of the hook part 34 is positioned in the guide groove. 21 may be configured to be hookable on the upper portion.

  In the above embodiment, the holder member 33 is attached and slidable so as to be hooked by the hook portion 34, but is not particularly limited to this, for example, the front and back of the upper surface 21 a of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12. The guide groove formed along the direction may be loosely fitted, and may be slidable.

In the above embodiment, the holder member 33 is configured to be slidable on the upper portion of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12.
-In above-mentioned embodiment, although the holder member 33 was comprised so that attachment or detachment was possible, you may comprise so that removal is impossible.

  In the above embodiment, the armrests 23 are provided with an interval upward from the upper part of the side wall 21 of the seat portion 12. However, the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and the armrests 23 are provided directly at the upper part of the side wall 21 without any interval. May be. In this case, the holder member 33 is slidably attached to the upper portion of the armrest 23.

The perspective view which shows the massage chair in this embodiment. The partial front view of a massage chair. (A) The perspective view which looked at the holder member from diagonally upward, (b) The perspective view which looked at the holder member from diagonally downward. The partial front view of the massage chair in another example.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,40 ... Massage chair, 12 ... Seat part, 13 ... Backrest part, 14 ... Massage mechanism, 21 ... Side wall of seat part, 23 ... Armrest, 31 ... Controller, 32 ... Cord, 33 ... Holder member, 34 ... Hook Part, 34a ... side part, 34b ... upper part, 34c ... rib, 35 ... holding part, 35g ... cord hooking part.

Claims (5)

An armrest for placing the elbow of the user seated on the seat is provided at the upper part of the side wall of the seat part or spaced upward from the upper part of the side wall, and a massage mechanism incorporated in the backrest part is operated by operating the operating unit. A massage chair that is actuated to massage the user;
A massage chair characterized in that a holder member for accommodating the operation device is provided on the side wall of the seat or the armrest so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction of the massage chair. The massage chair according to claim 1,
The massage chair according to claim 1, wherein the holder member is provided with a hooking portion for slidably attaching the holder member to the upper portion of the side wall of the seat portion or the upper portion of the armrest. The massage chair according to claim 2,
The hook portion of the holder member includes a pair of side portions arranged side by side in the width direction of the massage chair and an upper portion connecting the upper ends of the pair of side portions, and the both ends of the upper and lower directions in the upper portion A massage chair comprising a rib that protrudes from the lower end side of the side portion and is continuous from one side of the side portion to the other. In the massage chair according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The operating device has a flat box shape,
The massage chair according to claim 1, wherein the holder member is configured to be able to accommodate the operation device in a state where a flat surface of the operation device is orthogonal to a width direction of the massage chair. In the massage chair according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The operation device has a cord for transmitting a signal corresponding to the operation to the massage mechanism,
A massage chair, wherein the holder member is provided with a cord hooking portion for hooking the cord.

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