JP2010069323A - Chair-type massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair-type massage machine capable of giving a twisting massage to an upper half of the body of a subject. <P>SOLUTION: The chair-type massage machine comprises a seat part 12 for the subject to sit in and a backrest part 20 disposed at a rear end of the seat part 12, the backrest part 20 being provided with a pair of opposite therapeutic airbags 30, 32 for massaging the back of the subject. The right and left airbags 30, 32 are disposed in a V-shape so that the space between the airbags 30, 32 at the upper side in the backrest part 20 is wider at the upper part and becomes narrower as going down, and are alternately inflated to apply twist massaging on the upper half body of the subject. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair-type massage machine that massages a user's upper body with an airbag, and more specifically, to a chair-type massage machine that can perform a torsional massage on the user's upper body.

  There is known a chair type massage machine in which airbags are arranged on the left and right sides of a backrest portion that is swingably supported with respect to a seat portion on which a user sits, and the back of the user is massaged by the airbag. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

In the chair type massage machine of patent document 1, the airbag of a backrest part is arrange | positioned in the shape of "C" so that the rib of a user may be followed, and an airbag expands along a rib of a user. By doing so, a massage that pushes the entire back forward is given.
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  When massaging the upper body of the user, the massage effect of twisting the upper body of the user is corrected, the distortion of the spine is corrected, the muscles of the back are loosened, and the massage effect is enhanced as much as possible. be able to. However, the chair type massage machine cannot twist the upper body of the user.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a chair type massage machine capable of performing a twist massage on the upper body of a user.

In order to solve the above problems, the chair type massage machine of the present invention is
A seat portion on which the user sits and a backrest portion disposed at the rear end of the seat portion, and a pair of left and right treatment airbags that massage the back of the user are disposed on the backrest portion. In the chair type massage machine,
The right and left treatment airbags are arranged in a V shape so that the gap between the upper part of the backrest portion is wide and the gap becomes narrower toward the lower side. I gave a twist massage.

Since the left and right treatment airbags are arranged in a V-shape, the shoulder of the user can be effectively pushed forward by inflating the treatment airbag. Then, by alternately inflating and contracting the right and left treatment airbags, a force in a large twist direction can be applied to the upper body of the user to perform a twist massage.

It is a perspective view of the chair type massage machine of the present invention. It is a front view of the chair type massage machine of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining arrangement | positioning with respect to the user of the treatment airbag and the head holding | maintenance airbag. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which expanded the airbag for treatment right and left alternately in the state which expanded the airbag for head holding | maintenance. It is a perspective view of the chair type massage machine in which a backrest part is a decomposition type. It is sectional drawing of the pipe and hose for a connection of the head side and back side of a backrest part. It is a perspective view of the chair type massage machine of the present invention which has arranged a central air bag between treatment air bags. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which expanded the right and left treatment airbag alternately with the center airbag expanded.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a chair type massage machine (10) of the present invention. The chair-type massage machine (10) is formed on an upper part of a pedestal frame (11), and a seat (12) on which a user sits and a back supported swingably on the rear end of the seat (12). It includes a waist portion (20), armrest portions (14) and (14) formed on both sides of the seat portion (12), and foot massage means (15) for massaging the calf of the user. The armrest (14) is provided with an operating device (17) for operating the massage machine (10) and performing various displays of the massage machine (10).

  Airbags (30), (32), (40), (13) that inflate and compress by supplying and discharging compressed air to the backrest (20), the seat (12), and the foot massage means (15), respectively. Massage means consisting of (16) etc. are provided. In addition, a well-known massage means can be used for the seat part (12) and the foot massage means (15), and it is not limited to a present Example. Also, these massage means can be omitted as appropriate.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the backrest part (20) has a pair of left and right treatment airbags (30) and (32) on the part (see FIG. 3) where the back (70) of the person to be treated hits. A pair of left and right head holding airbags (40) are disposed on the upper side of the treatment airbags (30) and (32) so as to sandwich a portion where the head (72) abuts (see FIG. 3). ) (40) is deployed. The treatment airbags (30) and (32) and the head holding airbags (40) and (40) are connected to an air pump (not shown) via an electromagnetic valve, so that the operation device (17) of the user is operated. Each expansion and contraction can be controlled by a program.

  The backrest (20), seat (12), and foot massage means (15) are covered with cushions, covers, etc., and the airbags (30) (32) (40) (13) (16) are It is not visible from the outside. In addition, a pillow-like cushion (22) can be separately provided at a portion where the head (72) of the user hits.

  The treatment airbag (30) (32) can be formed in a substantially parallelogram or substantially rectangular shape extending along the longitudinal direction of the backrest (20), and the center (covered) of the backrest (20). It is arranged symmetrically with the spine of the user in contact with the spine). As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the treatment airbags (30) and (32) have a wide space on the upper side (head side) of the backrest portion (20), and the space becomes narrower toward the lower side. It is desirable to arrange in a V shape. By widening the distance on the shoulder side of the user, the upper body of the user can be greatly twisted during the torsional massage described later. The treatment airbags (30) and (32) can be independently controlled to expand and contract.

  The head holding airbags (40), (40) are arranged on the rear surface of the pillow-like cushion (22), and when inflated, as shown in FIG. 4 (a) and FIG. The head (72) is inflated and held so as to prevent the head (72) from moving left and right and rotating.

  In addition, since the backrest part (20) is long, it is desired that the backrest part (20) has a structure that can be disassembled when the chair type massage machine (10) is shipped or transported. In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the backrest (20) is divided into the head side (23) on which the head holding airbags (40) and (40) are disposed, and the treatment airbags (30) and (32). ) Can be disassembled to the deployed back side (24).

  In order to improve the assembling and disassembling of the backrest (20), as shown in FIG. 5, metal receiving pipes (25) and (25) are respectively recessed on the upper and left sides of the back side (24). Insertion pipes (26) and (26) that fit into the receiving pipe (25) project from the head side (23). The distal ends of the receiving pipes (25) and (25) are enlarged so that the insertion pipes (26) and (26) can be easily fitted (see FIG. 6).

  As shown in FIG. 6, one of the receiving pipe (25) and the insertion pipe (26) is supplied with compressed air from an air pump (not shown) to the head holding airbag (40) (40). Hose (27) (28) is built in, and at the tip of each hose (27) (28), when the insertion pipe (26) is engaged with the pipe (25), air does not leak Resin joints (27a) and (28a) and packing rubber (29) are provided so as to be connected to each other. The hose (28) on the head side (23) is branched at the other end side and connected to the head holding airbags (40), (40), respectively.

  With such a configuration, the backrest (20) can be transported in a disassembled state, and in use, from the disassembled state, the receiving pipe (25) on the back side (24) The hose (27) (28) is connected via the joints (27a) (28a) at the same time. Is done. Thus, the head side (23) is fixed to the back side (24), and compressed air can be supplied to the head holding airbags (40), (40).

  In the chair type massage machine (10) described above, a torsion massage is performed by operating the operating device (17) or by controlling the program while the user sits on the seat (12) and leans on the backrest (20). Is selected, the head holding airbags (40) and (40) are inflated as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) to hold the head (72) of the user. To do. In this state, as shown in FIG. 4 (a) or FIG. 4 (b), only the left or right treatment airbag (30) or (32) is inflated. As a result, the upper body of the user is pushed forward by the inflated treatment airbag (30) or (32). At this time, the head (72) of the user is held in a state in which it cannot be moved left and right and rotated by the head holding airbags (40, 40). As shown in (b), when the right or left upper body is pushed forward, it receives a force in the twisting direction centered on the spine.

  Particularly, since the treatment airbags (30) and (32) are arranged in a substantially V shape as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the shoulder of the user can be effectively pushed forward, A large twisting force can be applied to the upper body of the user.

  Next, the treatment airbag (30) or (32) that has been inflated is deflated and only the other treatment airbag (30) or (32) is inflated, so that the opposite side to the above is forward. Receives twisting force in the direction of extrusion.

  By repeating the above twisting operation, a torsional massage centered on the spine is applied to the upper body of the user, and a highly effective massage such as spinal correction, back (70) muscle and muscle unraveling, stretching, etc. Can do.

  When the treatment airbags (30) and (32) are arranged in a substantially V shape, the head-holding airbags (40) and (40) are omitted or the treatment airbags ( 30) By alternately expanding and contracting only (32), the effect is reduced as compared with the above embodiment, but a torsional massage can be performed.

  Of course, it is also possible to apply pressure massage by inflating both the treatment airbags (30) and (32) at the same time.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a central airbag (50) (50) is disposed between the right and left treatment airbags (30) and (32), and as shown in FIG. 50) In a state where (50) is inflated, as shown in FIGS. 8 (b) and 8 (c), the right and left treatment airbags (30), (32) are alternately inflated and deflated, A twist massage can also be given. Also in this case, the head holding airbags (40) and (40) are inflated to hold the head (72), but in FIG. 8, the head holding airbags (40) and (40) are omitted. is doing. In the illustrated embodiment, two central airbags (50), (50) are arranged one above the other, and treatment airbags (30), (32) are provided on the left and right sides of the lower central airbag (50). However, the number of central airbags (50) and (50) and the arrangement of treatment airbags (30) and (32) are not limited thereto.

  Of course, the airbags for holding the head (40), (40) are omitted, or the treatment airbags (30), (32) are alternated with the central airbag (50) inflated without being inflated. By inflating and contracting, the effect is reduced as compared with the above embodiment, but a twist massage can also be applied. In this case, it is a massage for giving sufficient stimulation to the spine rather than a torsional massage.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful as a chair type massage machine that can perform a twist massage on the upper body of a user.

(10) Chair type massage machine
(12) Seat
(20) Backrest
(30) Air bag for treatment
(32) Air bag for treatment

Claims (1)

A seat portion on which the user sits and a backrest portion disposed at the rear end of the seat portion, and a pair of left and right treatment airbags that massage the back of the user are disposed on the backrest portion. In the chair type massage machine,
The right and left treatment airbags are arranged in a V shape so that the gap between the upper part of the backrest portion is wide and the gap becomes narrower toward the lower side. A chair type massage machine characterized by applying a torsional massage.

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