JP2010075428A - Massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage device with improved massaging capabilities for applying various massaging motions to the wide range of lower limbs of a user. <P>SOLUTION: The massage device 1 includes: a lower-limb massaging means 2 with a pair of massaging units 5 and 5 which hold sides of the lower limbs from both sides to massage, and a moving means 10 for moving the lower-limb massaging means 2 along the lower limbs. The massage device 1 also has a control means for combining the motions of the lower-limb massaging means 2 with the movement of the lower-limb massaging means 2 by the moving means 10. Further, by combining the massaging motions of the lower-limb massaging means 2 with the movement of the lower-limb massaging means 2 by the moving means 10, various kinds of massaging motions can be applied to the wide range. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a massage device, and particularly to a massage device for a lower limb.

  Conventionally, as a massage device for the lower limb, there are a portable massage device and a footrest of a chair type massage machine. For example, an air massage machine described in Patent Literature 1 includes a plurality of air bags disposed on a limb body support having a concave treatment recess having an open upper surface and both front and rear ends, and inner surfaces of the recesses facing each other. And an air supply / exhaust device that is provided in communication with these air bags and supplies air to and from each air bag.

However, since the massage stimulation is biased to only a part, the massage cannot be performed evenly on the lower limbs, and a comfortable massage cannot be performed.
JP 2001-293055 A

  Therefore, the present invention has been invented in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a massage device with improved massage performance that performs a wide range of massage operations on the lower limbs.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a massage device 1 according to the present invention includes a lower limb treatment means 2 having a pair of treatment elements 5 and 5 that sandwich and treat a side of a lower limb from both sides, and the lower limb treatment. A massage device 1 having a movement means 10 for moving the means 2 along the lower limb, and a combination of the operation of the lower limb treatment means 2 and the movement of the lower limb treatment means 2 by the movement means 10. The control means to perform is provided.

  With such a configuration, not only can a massage be performed at a desired position of the user, but also the treatment for the lower limbs by the moving means 10 in the operation of the treatment element 5 by the lower limb treatment means 2. Since the movement of the means 2 is added and the degree of freedom of the massage operation increases in the direction Y along the lower limb, the trajectory of the treatment element 5 can be varied.

  The control means moves the moving means 10 and moves the lower limb treatment means 2 every time a predetermined number of pinching operations are performed by eccentrically rotating the pair of treatment elements 5 and 5 with a phase that is axisymmetric. When a certain amount of treatment is performed, the treatment position of the lower limbs is sequentially changed every time a treatment is performed, and unlike the case where massage is performed over a wide area at a time, pressure is applied without causing pain. The massaging apparatus 1 can be enhanced and has improved massage performance that can perform high-intensity massage.

  In addition, the control means simultaneously advances the holding operation by eccentrically rotating the pair of treatment elements 5 and 5 with a phase that is line symmetric and the movement of the lower limb treatment means 2 by the moving means 10. By doing so, since the treatment is continuously performed over a wide range while changing the treatment position, it is possible to perform massage or massage, and the massage device 1 with improved massage performance is obtained.

  Further, the control means stops the operation of the lower limb treatment means 2 or slows the operation speed when the pair of treatment elements 5 and 5 come to a position where the distance between them is reduced and the lower limb is sandwiched. The lower limbs are held in a state where the lower limbs are held, and the lower limb treatment means 2 in a state where the lower limbs are held by moving the moving means 10 to move a predetermined amount, thereby performing a squeezing operation along the lower limbs. Since the squeezing massage is added to the type of massage operation of the lower limb treatment means 2, the massage device 1 with improved massage performance that performs more various massage operations is obtained.

  Further, the massage device 1 is provided with a holding portion 8 for holding the treatment body 20, and the control means moves the moving means 10 before the operation of the lower limb treatment means 2 to move the lower limb treatment means 2. Is moved to a predetermined position, and the treatment operation is started in a state where the lower limb is held by the holding portion 8, so that the lower limb is held by the holding portion 8 even when a high-intensity massage is performed. Thus, there is no risk of inadvertent movement, and the massage apparatus 1 is highly safe and prevents injury due to movement of the lower limbs during treatment.

  Further, in the pair of treatment elements 5 and 5, the lower limb is placed on one treatment element 5 at a position that does not contact the other treatment element 5, and treatment is performed only by the treatment element 5 on which the lower limb is placed. At this time, the control means does not operate the lower limb treatment means 2 and moves the lower limb treatment means 2 by the moving means 10 so as to perform treatment. When performing a massage, the user can perform acupressure massage without moving, and the massage device 1 with improved massage performance is obtained.

  Further, the control means eccentrically rotates the pair of treatment elements 5, 5 of the lower limb treatment means 2 while keeping the distance between them constant in the same phase, and forms the pair of treatment elements 5, 5. By swinging the lower limbs positioned between the pair of treatment elements 5 and 5 in the direction X in which the pair of treatment elements 5 and 5 are arranged, the treatment elements 5 and 5 in which the lower limbs form a pair are aligned along the direction X. Therefore, a rocking massage is performed without applying excessive pressure, and a relaxing environment that does not cause pain is provided to the lower limbs. The massage device 1 can remove fatigue.

  As mentioned above, it is possible to perform a wide range of massage operations on the lower limbs by holding it from both sides of the lower limb with a small treatment element, so that only the desired position of the lower limb of the user can be treated or the treatment position of the lower limb It becomes a massage device that can perform treatment continuously while changing the limbs and performs massage of the lower limbs with high satisfaction. And even with the intensity that causes pain in a massage device that treats a wide area at once, such as air massage, it can cause pain by sandwiching from both sides of the lower limb with a small treatment element and performing massage on the lower limb continuously or in pieces It becomes a massage device with high massage ability that can perform lower limb massage without strength.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the massage device 1 has a lower limb treatment means 2 arranged inside a massage device body. The lower limb treatment means 2 includes a treatment means drive unit 7 having a treatment motor 6 as a drive source, an eccentric plate 4 that is rotationally driven by the treatment means drive unit 7, and a center of rotation of the eccentric plate 4. The treatment block 3 is provided with a plurality of treatment blocks 3 provided on the eccentric plate 4 at the position, and the treatment piece 5 is a cylinder whose one end is in contact with the eccentric plate 4 and whose other end projects in a substantially hemispherical shape. Shape.

  The two adjacent treatment blocks 3 and 3 rotate the eccentric plates 4 and 4 in opposite directions, and contact and separate the treatment elements 5 and 5 positioned symmetrically with respect to the plane of view so as to be placed between them. The treatment body 20 is sandwiched and massage is performed. Furthermore, the treatment blocks 3 and 3 which make a pair comprise two eccentric plates 4 arranged in a substantially straight line.

  Therefore, for the treatment object 20 in which the two pairs of treatment blocks 3 and 3 are different from each other, the massage massage by the heel movement by the rotated treatment element 5 and the sandwich massage by sandwiching the pair of treatment elements 5 and 5 Acupressure massage with the protruding end face can be performed simultaneously. In addition, since the treatment element 5 is arranged eccentrically, the compression force is effectively applied to the treatment object 20, for example, the calf of the lower limb, and a massage with a sufficient compression force can be performed.

  Further, the massage device 1 can move the lower limb treatment means 2 in a row direction Y orthogonal to the row direction X in which the eccentric plates 4 forming a pair are arranged in parallel to the rotational surfaces of the eccentric plates 4 and 4. Moving means 10 is provided.

  The moving means 10 includes a moving motor 11 that is a driving source, a moving drive transmission unit 12 that transmits driving of the moving motor 11, and a row direction Y in which driving is transmitted from the moving drive transmission unit 12 and rotates. A feed screw 13 having a shaft along the outer periphery and provided with a screw thread on the outer periphery, and a female screw screwed to the screw thread of the feed screw 13, and is attached to the lower limb treatment means 2 at the center of the row of the treatment blocks 3. The feed nut 14 and the feed shaft 15 that guides the movement of the lower limb treatment means 2 by suppressing the rotation of the feed nut 14 attached to the side opposite to the side where the treatment block 3 of the lower limb treatment means 2 is disposed. Is. The feed shaft 15 is parallel to the feed screw 13, and the dimension in the row direction Y is substantially the same as that of the feed screw 13.

  For example, when the feed screw 13 is rotationally driven by the moving motor 11 from the state of FIG. 3A, the feed nut 14 is restrained from rotating by the feed shaft 15 and moves along the axis of the feed screw 13. The lower limb treatment means 2 to which 14 is attached also moves along the row direction Y in the same direction as the feed nut 14 while being guided by the feed shaft 15 to be in the state of FIG.

  Further, if the feed screw 13 is rotated in the opposite direction from the state shown in FIG. 3B, the feed nut 14 moves in the opposite direction along the axis of the feed screw 13, and the lower limb treatment means 2 is also moved in the row direction. Since it moves in the reverse direction along Y, it moves to the state of FIG.

  Therefore, by combining the operation of the lower limb treatment means 2 and the movement of the movement means 10, the treatment locus of the treatment element 5 can be changed from a simple locus having only eccentric rotation to various movements in which movement in the row direction Y is added. Thus, the massage apparatus 1 can perform various massages over a wide range of the treatment object 20.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the control means 9 for controlling the treatment locus includes a control circuit 30 that directs the drive of treatment locus data, an operation unit 31 that is an input means for selecting treatment locus data, and a control circuit 30. The moving means driving circuit 33 for adjusting the driving of the moving means 10 in accordance with the above command, the moving motor 11 for driving the moving means 10 by the moving means driving circuit 33, and the position of the lower limb treatment means 2 in the row direction Y are detected. A moving position sensor 32 that controls the driving of the lower limb treatment means 2 according to a command from the control circuit 30, and a treatment motor 6 that drives the lower limb treatment means 2 by the treatment means drive circuit 35. The treatment element position sensor 34 for detecting the position of the treatment element 5 is provided.

  The movement position sensor 32, for example, a load cell, detects the rotation speed and rotation direction of the movement motor 11, which is the operation amount of the movement means 10. And the control circuit 30 is the structure which changes the position of the treatment means 2 for lower limbs from the information which the movement position sensor 32 detected.

  The treatment element position sensor 34 detects the position of the treatment element 5 that rotates eccentrically when the lower limb treatment means 2 is driven. For example, the widest state between the treatment elements 5 of the pair of treatment blocks 3 and 3 and the narrowest state between the treatment elements 5 of the pair of treatment blocks 3 and 3 are output, respectively. And a detector for detecting the widest state and the narrowest state from the output of the marker, respectively, and in the narrowest state, the treatment elements 5 and 5 that make a pair are close to each other and the treatment object 20 is sandwiched and treatment is possible. The widest state is a position where the paired treatment elements 5 and 5 are separated and are not in contact with the treatment object 20 and are opened.

  Therefore, when the treatment locus is selected by the operation unit 31, the control means 30 causes the control circuit 30 to determine the position of the lower limb treatment means 2 and the position of the treatment element 5 from the information of the movement position sensor 32 and the treatment element position sensor 34. The treatment element 5 makes a transition and draws a treatment locus along the treatment locus data to instruct the movement means drive circuit 33 and the treatment means drive circuit 35 to drive the lower limb treatment means 2 and the movement means 10 to treat the treatment locus. It is the structure which performs massage operation along.

  The control means 9 determines the distance between the treatment elements 5 and 5 of the treatment blocks 3 and 3 with which the movement position sensor 32 directly detects the position of the lower limb treatment means 2 or the treatment element position sensor 34 makes a pair. What detects directly may be sufficient, and if it can implement this invention not only in illustration but this invention, it can change suitably.

  Next, based on FIGS. 5-10, the treatment operation | movement which combined operation | movement of the lower limb treatment means 2 and the movement means 10 is demonstrated. In the description of the operation, one end of the row direction Y is the front and the other is the rear, and the front end of the limit position in the row direction Y where the lower limb treatment means 2 is moved by the moving means 10 is the front end and the rear side. The end was taken as the rear end. In the moving motor 11 that is the drive source of the moving means 10, the rotational direction in which the moving motor 11 moves the lower limb treatment means 2 from the front end side toward the rear end side is set to normal rotation, and from the rear end side. The rotation direction in which the lower limb treatment means 2 is moved toward the front end side is reversed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the treatment locus is configured such that the lower limb treatment means 2 moves a predetermined amount each time the eccentric plate 4 is rotated a predetermined number of times. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the control means 9 sets the current position of the lower limb treatment means 2 to the position A, turns on the treatment motor 6 that rotationally drives the eccentric plate 4, and turns the treatment element 5 a predetermined number of times. After rotating and performing massage at position A, the treatment motor 6 is turned off. At substantially the same time as the treatment motor 6 is turned off, the movement motor 11 that drives the movement means 10 is turned on to move the lower limb treatment means 2 to the position B that is the previous treatment position moved by a predetermined amount. When the lower limb treatment means 2 arrives at the position B, the moving motor 11 is turned off, and the treatment motor 6 is turned on again to start the massage at the position B. Thereafter, the above operation is repeated until the lower limb treatment means 2 arrives at the rear end.

  Therefore, every time a given treatment is performed, the treatment position is changed and massage is performed over a wide area. Compared to the massage performed over a wide area at once, the massage can be performed with increased strength without causing pain. The massage device 1 can massage the lower limbs with sufficient compression force.

  As another example of the treatment locus, as shown in FIG. 7, the lower limb treatment means 2 and the movement means 10 may be driven at the same time. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the control means 9 keeps the treatment motor 6 on while the lower limb treatment means 2 is being moved by the movement means 10, and the lower limb treatment means 2 is in the end in the row direction Y. When it reaches the part, the rotation direction of the moving motor 11 is reversed, and the lower limb treatment means 2 is moved toward the other end.

  Therefore, the massage device 1 that performs massage massage in the row direction Y is performed, and the massage device 1 that can perform massage massage or massage massage along the row direction Y is obtained.

  As still another example of the treatment locus, as shown in FIG. 9, the lower limb treatment means 2 may be moved in the row direction Y when the treatment element 5 is in the widest state or the narrowest state. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, the control means 9 turns on the treatment motor 6 at the end, for example, the rear end to position the treatment element 5 in the most narrow state, and then turns off the treatment motor 6. Thus, the treatment object 20 is held between the treatment elements 5. Then, at substantially the same time as the treatment motor 6 is turned off, the movement motor 11 is turned on, and the lower limb treatment means 2 is moved toward the front end which is the other end. When the vehicle reaches the front end, the moving motor 11 is turned off and the treatment motor 6 is turned on. When the treatment element 5 is positioned in the substantially widest state, the treatment motor 6 is turned off, the movement motor 11 is turned on, and the lower limb treatment means 2 is moved toward the rear end. At this time, since the treatment element 5 is positioned in the substantially widest state, the treatment element 5 is moved to the rear end without contacting the treatment object 20 and without performing massage.

  Therefore, the treatment element 5 is moved while sandwiching the treatment body 20 when going to one side in the row direction Y, and the treatment element 5 is not in contact with the treatment body 20 when going to the other side in the row direction Y. Therefore, the massage device 1 can perform a squeezing massage on the body 20 to be treated in one direction along the row direction Y, and can improve blood flow and eliminate swelling.

  The three treatment trajectories may be configured from the rear end toward the front end, and may be repeatedly reciprocated to only a part of the treatment object 20, or the trajectories may be combined, and the present invention can be implemented. The treatment locus can be changed as appropriate. Of course, the timing chart by the control means 9 may be operated by shifting the treatment motor 6 and the moving motor 11 on and off at the same time as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 10, and the present invention can be implemented. If it is the structure to perform, it can change suitably.

  As another example of the treatment trajectory, the treatment blocks 3 and 3 of the treatment blocks 3 and 3 are not symmetrical with respect to the arrangement of the treatment blocks 5 and 3, and the treatment elements 5 of the treatment blocks 3 are arranged in the same arrangement to form a pair. It is good also as a structure which eccentrically rotates the 3 treatment elements 5 with the same phase.

  When the treatment element 5 is eccentrically rotated at the same phase, the treatment blocks 3 and 3 of the pair of treatment blocks 3 and 3 move in a straight line in the column direction X, and one treatment element 5 makes a pair. When the position of the third treatment element 5 is farthest from the other eccentric plate 4 in the row direction X (corresponding to the position forming the widest state of the treatment elements 5 arranged in line symmetry), the other treatment element 5 is It becomes the position (corresponding to the position forming the narrowest state of the treatment elements 5 arranged in line symmetry) closest to the other eccentric plate 4 of the treatment blocks 3 and 3 forming a pair along the column direction X. The distance between the treatment blocks 5 and 3 of the treatment blocks 3 and 3 is made to be eccentrically rotated while maintaining a substantially constant distance.

  Therefore, the treatment object 20 positioned between the treatment elements 5 of the treatment blocks 3 and 3 that make a pair is not sandwiched, so that excessive compression force is not involved, and the treatment elements 5 are swung left and right along the row direction X. The swing massage is performed in a relaxed state, and fatigue caused by the high intensity massage performed by arranging the treatment elements 5 in line symmetry can be removed.

  Further, the lower limb treatment means 2 is provided with a holding portion 8 for holding the treatment body 20, and when a massage operation or treatment locus is selected by the operation portion 31, the control means 9 moves the movement means 10 to move the lower limb treatment means. The treatment means 2 is moved to a predetermined position (a position where the treatment body 20 can be held by the holding portion 8), so that the treatment body 20 can be arranged on the holding portion 8. And if the to-be-treated body 20 is hold | maintained at the holding | maintenance part 8, massage operation | movement will be started.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11, it is suitable for the case where treatment is performed with only one of the treatment blocks 3 and 3 that make a pair. The treatment with only one of the treatment blocks 3 and 3 forming a pair means that the treatment object 20 is used as a sole, for example, a foot, in particular, a substantially hemispherical end portion of the treatment element 5 is positioned on the arch. Acupressure massage is performed by eccentrically rotating 5 or reciprocating in the row direction Y by the moving means 10.

  At this time, if the treatment object 20, particularly the toe, comes into contact with the other treatment element 5, injury or pain may occur, and it is desirable that the treatment object 20 does not contact the other treatment element 5. Therefore, before the massage is performed, the lower limb treatment means 2 is moved to a predetermined position by the moving means 10, and the treatment body 20 is held by the holding unit 8, so that the massage of only one treatment element 5 can be safely performed. It can be carried out.

  Therefore, the holding device 8 is provided in the massage device 1, particularly the lower limb treatment means 2, and the lower limb treatment means 2 is moved by the moving means 10 before the massage is started, and the treatment object 20 is arranged in the holding portion 8. By making it easy, it is possible to place the treatment body 20 at a desired position (a position where it can be suitably massaged so that injury and pain do not easily occur), and the treatment body 20 can be massaged in a stable state. There is no possibility of causing pain, and the massage apparatus 1 is more comfortable with improved safety.

It is a perspective view of the massage device of the present invention. It is a block diagram in planar view same as the above. It is an operation | movement figure of a moving means same as the above, Comprising: (a) is before the movement of the treatment means for lower limbs, (b) is after the movement of the movement means for lower limbs. It is a block diagram of a control means same as the above. It is an example of a treatment locus same as the above. It is a timing chart in a treatment locus same as the above. It is another example of a treatment locus same as the above. It is a timing chart in a treatment locus same as the above. It is another example of a treatment locus same as the above. It is a timing chart of the control means in a treatment locus same as the above. It is explanatory drawing in the case of performing only with one treatment block same as the above.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Massage apparatus 2 Treatment means for lower limbs 3 Treatment block 4 Eccentric plate 5 Treatment element 8 Holding part 10 Moving means 20 Treatment body

Claims (7)

  A massage device comprising a lower limb treatment means having a pair of treatment elements that sandwich and treat the side of the lower limb from both sides, and a moving means for moving the lower limb treatment means along the lower limb, A massaging apparatus comprising a control means for combining the operation of the lower limb treatment means and the movement of the lower limb treatment means by the moving means.   The control means moves the lower limb treatment means by a predetermined amount by moving the movement means every time a predetermined number of pinching operations are performed by rotating the pair of treatment elements eccentrically with a line-symmetric phase. The massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the massage apparatus is provided.   The control means is configured to simultaneously advance a pinching operation by rotating the pair of treatment elements eccentrically at a phase that is line symmetric and a movement of the treatment means for the lower limbs by the moving means. The massage apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.   The control means holds the lower limb by stopping the operation of the lower limb treatment means or slowing the operation speed when the pair of treatment elements come to a position where the distance between them is reduced and the lower limb is held. The massage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the massage means is configured to move the lower limb treatment means by a predetermined amount while holding the lower limb by holding the movement means. apparatus.   The massage device is provided with a holding portion for holding a treatment body, and the control means moves the lower limb treatment means to a predetermined position by moving the movement means before the operation of the lower limb treatment means. The massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the treatment operation is started in a state where the lower limb is held by the holding unit.   In the pair of treatment elements, when the lower limb is placed on one treatment element at a position where it does not contact the other treatment element and treatment is performed only with the treatment element on which the lower limb is placed, the control means includes: The massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the lower limb treatment means is operated without moving the lower limb treatment means, and the lower limb treatment means is moved by the moving means. The control means is configured to eccentrically rotate the pair of treatment elements of the lower limb treatment means while maintaining a constant distance between each other in the same phase, so that the lower limbs positioned between the pair of treatment elements are The massaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the massaging device swings in a direction in which a pair of treatment elements are arranged.

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