JP2010124854A - Relaxation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a relaxation device capable of effectively imparting a relaxation effect in consideration of the difference of user's physique. <P>SOLUTION: A body support member 13 includes a seat part 30 on which a user is seated, and the backrest port 31 provided in the rear part of the seat part 30. A pillow part 42, which supports the head of the user, is provided in the backrest part 31 in order to specify the position of the vestibular organ of the user or the antilobium of the body region corresponding thereto at a predetermined position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a relaxation device that imparts a relaxation effect to a user.

Conventionally, as a relaxing device that gives a user a relaxing effect, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses that the relaxing device uses a body support member that supports a user's body in a sitting state or a sleeping state as a swing driving device. By gently rocking, the user is given a relaxing effect.
JP 2000-42112 A

  By the way, in the relax device as described above, when the body support member is swung to give the user a relaxing effect, the difference in the user's physique (especially the position of the head) even if the swing operation is similar. Depending on the user, the relaxation effect felt by the user is different. This is due to the difference in the position of the vestibular organ including the semicircular canal that controls the balancing nerve due to the difference in the height of the head. In particular, when the semicircular canal is swung greatly, so-called motion sickness is likely to occur. As a result, the relaxation effect due to the swinging motion tends to fade, and improvement of this problem is desired.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a relaxing device that can effectively impart a relaxing effect in consideration of the difference in the physique of the user. is there.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a body support means for supporting a user's body, a swing drive means for swinging the body support means in at least one direction, and the swinging means. A relaxation device comprising a control means for controlling a dynamic drive means to perform a relaxing swing, wherein the body support means comprises a seat portion on which a user can be seated and a backrest portion at the rear portion of the seat portion. The gist of the present invention is that the backrest portion is provided with a pillow portion for supporting the user's head so as to specify the position of the vestibular organ of the user or a body part corresponding thereto as a predetermined position. And

  In the present invention, the body support means is provided with a seat part on which a user can sit and a backrest part at the rear part of the seat part. The backrest portion is provided with a pillow portion that supports the user's head so as to specify the position of the user's vestibular organ or the corresponding body part as a predetermined position. That is, by providing the pillow part, it is easy to guide the user's head to the pillow part. As a result, the position of the vestibular organ or the corresponding body part that governs the sense of balance of the user, etc. can be specified at the pillow part, and it can be used by swinging around the vestibular organ or the corresponding body part. It is possible to suppress discomfort to the person and to suppress the occurrence of so-called motion sickness.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, body support means for supporting a user's body, swing drive means for swinging the body support means in at least one direction, and relaxation by controlling the swing drive means The body support means includes a seat portion on which a user can be seated, and a backrest portion at the back of the seat portion, and the backrest portion is provided with the body support means. Is provided with a pillow part that supports the user's head and is movable in the longitudinal direction of the backrest part, and the control means detects the position of the pillow part to detect the vestibular organ of the user. Or a position recognizing means for recognizing the position of the body part corresponding thereto, and changing the swinging motion of the body supporting means by the swing driving means according to the detection result of the position recognizing means or the backrest portion Tilting reclinin That is configured to change the angle of the backrest by mechanism as its gist.

  In the present invention, the body support means is provided with a seat part on which a user can sit and a backrest part at the rear part of the seat part. The backrest portion is provided with a pillow portion that supports the user's head and is movable in the length direction of the backrest portion. For this reason, the position of the pillow part can be adjusted according to a user's physique. The control means includes position recognition means for detecting the position of the pillow part and recognizing the position of the user's vestibular organ or a body part corresponding thereto, and swing drive means according to the detection result of the position recognition means The swinging motion of the body support means is changed, or the angle of the backrest is changed by a reclining mechanism that tilts the backrest. That is, the swinging motion of the body support means is changed or the angle of the backrest part is changed by the control means and the position detection means in accordance with the position of the vestibular organ or the corresponding body part from the position of the pillow part. Therefore, the swinging motion according to the user's physique (especially the semicircular canal of the vestibular organ), or the angle of the backrest according to the physique, can suppress discomfort to the user, so-called motion sickness Can be suppressed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the relaxing device according to the first or second aspect, the body support means includes an ottoman at a front portion of the seat portion, and at least the seat portion, the backrest portion, and The gist is that the upper surface of the ottoman that contacts the user's body is configured in a sheet form.

  In this invention, the body support means includes an ottoman at the front portion of the seat portion, and at least the seat portion, the backrest portion, and the upper surface that contacts the ottoman user's body form a single sheet. Is done. In other words, since the body support means has a configuration in which each part is continuous unlike a normal chair, it is difficult to be influenced by the positions of the waist, knees, and the like that differ depending on the user's physique, and can respond to various users.

  The gist of the invention according to claim 4 is the relaxing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the body support means includes an anti-slip member at least at a part of the seat portion. And

  In the present invention, the body support means is provided with an anti-slip member at least at a part of the seat. That is, since the slipping and shifting of the body during the swinging operation are suppressed by the anti-slip member, a more effective relaxing effect can be provided.

The gist of the invention according to claim 5 is that, in the relaxing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, a speaker is provided on the outer side in the width direction of the pillow portion.
In this invention, a speaker is provided outside the width direction of the pillow portion. Therefore, for example, when the pillow portion is fixed at a predetermined position as in the configuration of claim 1 or when the position of the pillow portion of the configuration of claim 2 can be arbitrarily adjusted, the positional relationship between the pillow portion and the speaker is maintained. Can be the same. As a result, the positional relationship between the speaker and the user's head can be the same depending on the user's physique. For example, relaxing music can be output from the speaker, giving a more effective relaxing effect. can do.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the relaxation apparatus which can provide the relaxation effect effectively considering the difference in a user's physique can be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a relaxation device according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the relaxation device 10 has a bottom 11 a of a base 11 placed on a floor surface (not shown) and a swing drive device 12 as a swing drive means provided on the base 11. And a body support member 13 as body support means that is swung by the swing drive device 12.

The swing drive device 12 includes a motor 20, a speed reducer 21, a crank mechanism 22, and a link member 23.
The motor 20 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom portion 11a of the base 11, and the driving of the motor 20 is controlled by a control unit 24 as control means provided on the upper surface of the bottom portion 11a. The speed reducer 21 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom 11a of the base 11 and is connected to the motor 20 so as to decelerate and output the driving force of the motor 20.

  The crank mechanism 22 includes two connecting members 22a and 22b, and converts the rotational drive of the speed reducer 21 into an arc motion having a very large radius. The connection member 22a has a base end connected to the output shaft of the speed reducer 21 so as to be integrally rotatable, and a tip end connected to the base end of the connection member 22b to be rotatable. The distal end of the connection member 22b is connected to the lower portion of the square frame-shaped base portion 25 to which the body support member 13 is fixed.

  The base 11 is provided with a support frame 11b projecting upward from the bottom 11a, and the two link members 23 have their base ends at a predetermined interval above each support frame 11b. While being rotatably connected, each tip is rotatably connected to the lower portion of the base portion 25. That is, the two link members 23 rotate about the base end, and the body support member 13 fixed to the base portion 25 is locked to the rocking chair based on the driving force from the crank mechanism 22. And so on.

  A seat portion 30 constituting the body support member 13 is fixed to the upper portion of the base portion 25 so as to be able to move integrally with the base portion 25, and the body support member 13 has a backrest portion 31 on the rear side of the seat portion 30. An ottoman 32 is provided on the front side of the seat portion 30, and at least the upper surface side of each portion 30 to 32 is formed as a single sheet. An anti-slip member 40 made of a material having high frictional resistance is provided on the upper surface 30a of the seat portion 30 constituting the body support member 13, and a main power switch 41 capable of switching on and off the power supply path is provided on the side surface 30b. Is provided.

  Further, the body support member 13 is a head provided with a pillow portion 42 that supports the head of the user M on the rear side of the backrest portion 31 in plan view (the head side of the user M shown in FIG. 4A). It gradually becomes wider from the waist support portion 31a to the waist support portion 31b that supports the waist portion side including the arm of the user M, and the front side of the ottoman 32 from the front side of the waist support portion 31b and the rear side of the seat portion 30. The width gradually becomes narrower and is formed in a curved shape as a whole. The width X of the waist support part 31b is formed to be wider than the width Y of the head support part 31a.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, in order to guide the user's M head, the pillow part 42 is provided in the upper surface by the side of the head support part 31a. As shown in FIG. 2, a speaker 43 is provided on the outer side in the width direction of the pillow portion 42.

  In addition, an operation unit 44 that is electrically connected to the control unit 24 (see FIG. 1) and that can be operated by the user M is provided on a side surface of the backrest unit 31. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation unit 44 includes a course selection unit 44a in which a plurality of swing patterns are set, a speed adjusting unit 44b for adjusting the speed of the swing operation of the seat 30, and a swing operation. An amplitude adjusting unit 44c that adjusts the amplitude of the body support member 13, a reclining angle adjusting unit 44d that can adjust the reclining drive unit 13a as a reclining mechanism that adjusts the reclining angle θ of the body support member 13, and 44e that adjusts the volume of the speaker 43. And a display unit 44f for displaying various operation states. Then, when the user M selects each of the units 44a to 44f of the operation unit 44, an appropriate signal is output to the control unit 24, and the swing drive device 12, the reclining drive unit 13a, the speaker 43, etc. Each part is controlled.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the relaxation device 10 configured as described above includes a semicircular canal 51 and an otolith 52 that exist in the inner ear 50 of the user M and control the balance. As an alternative to the swinging motion centered on the vestibular organ 53, relaxing swinging that causes the body support member 13 to swing back and forth about the tragus 54a of the outer ear 54, which is a body part corresponding to the vestibular organ 53, is performed. Is going. At this time, since the pillow part 42 is fixed, for example, even when a plurality of users M having different heights and sitting heights use the apparatus 10, the head of the user M is fixed by the fixed pillow part 42. The part is guided, and the position of the tragus 54a is easily estimated by the position of the pillow part 42, and the same swinging feeling and relaxation effect can be given to a plurality of users M.

Next, characteristic effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) The body support member 13 includes a seat portion 30 on which a user M can be seated, and a backrest portion 31 at the rear portion of the seat portion 30. The backrest portion 31 is provided with a pillow portion 42 that supports the head of the user M so that the vestibular organ 53 of the user M or the position of the tragus 54a that is a body part corresponding to the user M is specified as a predetermined position. . That is, by providing the pillow part 42, the head of the user M can be easily guided to the pillow part 42. Thereby, the position of the tragus 54a, which is the vestibular organ 53 that controls the balance sensation of the user M, or the body part corresponding thereto can be specified by the pillow part 42, and the tragus that is the vestibular organ 53 or the body part corresponding thereto. By performing the swinging motion centering on 54a, it is possible to suppress discomfort to the user M and to suppress the occurrence of so-called motion sickness.

  (2) The body support member 13 is provided with an ottoman 32 at the front portion of the seat portion 30, and at least the seat portion 30, the backrest portion 31, and the ottoman 32 have a single upper surface that contacts the body of the user M. It is comprised in the form which makes a shape. That is, since the body support member 13 has a configuration in which the respective parts 30, 31, and 32 are continuous unlike a normal chair, the body support member 13 is not easily affected by different positions such as the waist and knees depending on the physique of the user M, and corresponds to various users. can do.

  (3) The body support member 13 is provided with the anti-slip member 40 at least at a part of the seat portion 30. That is, the slip prevention member 40 suppresses slipping and displacement of the body during the swinging motion, so that a more effective relaxing effect can be provided.

  (4) A speaker 43 is provided on the outer side in the width direction of the pillow portion 42. Therefore, the positional relationship between the pillow part 42 and the speaker 43 can be made the same. Thereby, the positional relationship between the speaker 43 and the user M's head can be made the same depending on the physique of the user M. For example, relaxing music can be output more effectively by outputting relaxing music or the like from the speaker. An effect can be imparted.

In addition, you may change embodiment of this invention as follows.
In the above embodiment, the body support member 13 (the backrest portion 31, the seat portion 30, and the ottoman 32) as the body support means is configured in a single sheet shape, but is not limited thereto, for example, the body support member 13 is configured. The backrest portion 31 and the seat portion 30, and the ottoman 32 and the seat portion 30 may be configured such that at least one set of upper surfaces thereof is not a continuous surface.

  In the above embodiment, the anti-slip member 40 is provided on the upper surface 30a of the seat portion 30. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a configuration in which the anti-slip member 40 is provided on the ottoman 32 or the backrest portion 31 may be adopted. Further, the anti-slip member 40 may not be provided on the seat portion 30.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the speakers 43 are provided on the outer sides (both sides) in the width direction of the pillow portion 42 is adopted. Further, the speaker 43 may not be provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the pillow portion 42 is fixed is adopted. However, for example, a configuration in which the pillow portion 42 can be moved in the length direction of the backrest portion 31 is adopted, and the position of the pillow portion 42 is set to an encoder (not shown). The controller 24 has a function as position recognition means for detecting the position of the vestibule organ 53 of the user M or the position of the tragus 54a corresponding to the body part. And the structure which changes the rocking | fluctuation operation | movement of the body support member 13 with the control part 24, or changes the reclining angle (theta) of the backrest part 31 may be employ | adopted. With such a configuration, the swinging motion of the body support member 13 is changed in accordance with the position of the vestibular organ 53 or the corresponding body part (tragus 54a) from the position of the pillow part 42, or the backrest part 31 The angle θ is changed. Therefore, the swinging motion according to the physique of the user M (especially the semicircular canal 51 of the vestibular organ 53) or the angle θ of the backrest 31 according to the physique can be suppressed, so that the user M can be prevented from feeling uncomfortable. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of so-called motion sickness. In addition, the structure which provides the pillow drive part 60 which moves the pillow part 42 to the length direction of the backrest part 31 by drive force, such as a motor, as shown with a broken line in FIG. 3 may be sufficient. In this case, the operation unit 44 may be provided with a pillow adjustment unit 61 that can adjust the position of the pillow unit 42, and may be operated by the operation unit 44.

In the above embodiment, the body support member 13 is swung in the front-rear direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the body support member 13 may be swung in the left-right direction.
In the above-described embodiment, although not particularly mentioned, a configuration may be employed in which an airbag is provided in each part of the body support member 13 and an appropriate expansion and contraction operation is performed to provide a relaxing effect such as massage.

  In the above embodiment, although not particularly mentioned, the motor 20 is controlled by the control unit 24 so that, for example, the amplitude of the swing motion is increased or the frequency of the swing motion is larger than that during the relax swing after the relax swing. Or may be configured to perform refresh swinging that awakens the user M in a relaxed (sleeping) state. In this case, a configuration may be adopted in which the main power switch 41 of the above embodiment is automatically turned off after the refresh swing.

  In the above embodiment, although not particularly mentioned, a configuration for applying music or vibration corresponding to relaxation rocking or refresh rocking may be added.

It is a schematic block diagram of the relaxation apparatus in this embodiment. It is a perspective view of a relaxation apparatus. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the system configuration | structure of a relaxation apparatus. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the relationship between a vestibular organ and a tragus.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Relax apparatus, 30 ... Seat part, 30a ... Upper surface, 31 ... Backrest part, 32 ... Ottoman, 42 ... Pillow part, 43 ... Speaker, 53 ... Vestibular organ, M ... User, (theta) ... Angle.

Claims (5)

Body support means for supporting the user's body, swing drive means for swinging the body support means in at least one direction, and control means for controlling the swing drive means to perform relax swinging. A relaxing device,
The body support means includes a seat portion on which a user can be seated, and a backrest portion at the rear portion of the seat portion,
The relax device according to claim 1, wherein the backrest portion is provided with a pillow portion for supporting the user's head so as to specify the position of the user's vestibular organ or a corresponding body part as a predetermined position. Body support means for supporting the user's body, swing drive means for swinging the body support means in at least one direction, and control means for controlling the swing drive means to perform relax swinging. A relaxing device,
The body support means includes a seat portion on which a user can be seated, and a backrest portion at the rear portion of the seat portion,
The backrest portion is provided with a pillow portion that supports the user's head and is movable in the length direction of the backrest portion.
The control means includes position recognition means for detecting the position of the pillow portion and recognizing the position of the vestibular organ of the user or a body part corresponding thereto, and the swinging means is detected according to a detection result of the position recognition means. A relaxing apparatus configured to change the swinging motion of the body support means by the dynamic driving means or to change the angle of the backrest portion by a reclining mechanism for tilting the backrest portion. The relaxation device according to claim 1 or 2,
The body support means includes an ottoman at a front portion of the seat portion, and at least the seat portion, the backrest portion, and an upper surface of the ottoman that contacts the user's body form a single sheet. Relaxing device, characterized in that it is configured. In the relaxation apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3,
The relaxation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body support means includes an anti-slip member at least at a part of the seat. In the relaxing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-4,
A relaxing device, wherein a speaker is provided on the outer side of the pillow portion in the width direction.

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