JP2010166959A - Chair type massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair type massage machine automatically providing a person to be treated with optimum treatment corresponding to the presence of the forearm part of the person to be treated. <P>SOLUTION: In the chair type massage machine, a chair body is formed by providing a seat part 3, a reclinable backrest part 2 and armrest parts 6 on both sides of the seat part. The armrest part 6 has a forearm part clamping mechanism 7 for clamping the inserted forearm of the person to be treated, and the forearm part clamping mechanism 7 is provided with a forearm part treating body 70 for treating the forearm of the person to be treated and a detection means 8 for detecting the presence of the forearm part of the person to be treated within an area in which forearm part treatment is possible. When detecting or not detecting the presence of the forearm part of the person to be treated by the detection means 8, the control of changing treatment contents by the forearm part treating body 70 is performed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair-type massage machine, and in particular, to a chair-type massage machine including a seat part, a reclining back part, an armrest part on both sides of the seat part, and a forearm treatment body for treating a forearm part of a user. Is.

  Recent chair type massage machines tend to diversify the parts treated by treatment bodies such as airbags, and in addition to the treatment of the back and waist of the user, a recess is formed in the armrest and inserted into the recess There is one in which an airbag that clamps and treats the forearm portion is disposed (Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-287831 A

  In such a chair-type massage machine that performs narrow pressure treatment on the forearm, the forearm is removed from the recess of the armrest for reasons such as performing remote control operations or not requiring treatment on the forearm. For example, the forearm portion is often moved to a position where treatment by the airbag for forearm portion treatment does not act.

  However, in the case of an automatic course massage or the like that executes each treatment for each treatment site in a set order, a program for treating the forearm portion is planned even though the forearm portion is detached from the recess of the armrest portion. Will run as expected. Therefore, even if the user wants treatment on the forearm, if the forearm is removed from the recess of the armrest by work using the hand, the opportunity to receive treatment may be missed. is there. In addition, when a program for treating only the forearm is executed even though the user does not desire treatment for the forearm and has removed the forearm from the recess of the armrest, the next treatment program is executed. Until then, the user may not be receiving treatment. That is, there may be a case where an optimal treatment program cannot be provided for the user.

  In order to solve such problems, it may be possible to install functions such as repeat and skip in the operation means such as a remote control, but it is troublesome to execute the operation each time, especially for the treatment of the forearm When desired, it becomes difficult to operate the remote controller itself.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a chair type massage machine that can automatically provide an optimal treatment program to a user in response to the presence of the forearm of the user.

  A chair-type massage machine (1) according to claim 1, wherein a chair body is formed by comprising a seat portion (3), a reclining backrest portion (2), and armrest portions (6) on both sides of the seat portion. The part (6) includes a forearm clamping mechanism (7) that clamps the inserted forearm of the user. The forearm clamping mechanism (7) is a forearm therapy body that treats the forearm of the user. (70) and detection means (8) for detecting the presence of the forearm portion of the user in a region where the forearm treatment is possible, and the presence of the forearm portion of the user is detected by the detection means (8). When it detects or does not detect, it controls to change the treatment content by the forearm treatment body (70).

  The chair type massage machine (1) according to claim 2 relates to the invention according to claim 1, wherein the forearm portion clamping mechanism (7) has a plurality of forearm portion treatment bodies juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction of the armrest portion (6). The detection means (8) has a detection area corresponding to each forearm treatment body, and the detection means (8) detects the presence of the forearm of the user in each detection area, or When not detected, the corresponding forearm treatment body can be individually controlled.

  The chair type massage machine (1) according to claim 3 relates to the invention according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the detection means is arranged at a position where it does not overlap with the forearm treatment body. .

  The chair type massage machine (1) according to claim 4 relates to the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the detection means (8) does not detect the presence of the forearm portion of the user during the automatic course. Further, it is possible to set control to omit the treatment program by the forearm treatment body.

  The chair type massage machine (1) according to claim 5 relates to the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the detection means (8) detects the presence of the forearm of the user during the automatic course. Further, it is possible to set a control for executing the treatment operation by the forearm treatment body in synchronization with a predetermined program.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the optimal treatment can be automatically provided to a user in response to the presence of the forearm of the user.

The whole perspective view of chair type massage machine 1. FIG. The perspective view of the armrest part 6 which concerns on Example 1. FIG. Sectional drawing of the armrest part 6 which concerns on Example 1. FIG. 2 is a control flowchart according to the first embodiment. Explanatory drawing of the automatic course massage of Example 1. FIG. The top view of the armrest part which concerns on Example 2. FIG. 7 is a control flowchart according to the second embodiment. The perspective view of the armrest part which concerns on Example 3. FIG. The top view of the armrest part which concerns on Example 3. FIG. 10 is a control flowchart of Embodiment 3. Explanatory drawing of the automatic course massage of Example 4. FIG.

  The present invention comprises a seat body 3, a reclining backrest 2 and armrests 6 on both sides of the seat to form a chair body, and the armrests 6 sandwich the forearm of the inserted user. The forearm portion clamping mechanism 7 includes a forearm portion treatment body 70 for treating the forearm of the user, and the presence of the forearm portion of the user within the region where the forearm treatment is possible. Suitable for a chair type massage machine that performs control to change the treatment content by the forearm treatment body 70 when the presence of the forearm of the user is detected or not detected by the detection means 8. To be implemented.

  The forearm portion clamping mechanism 7 formed on the armrest portion 6 clamps the forearm portion placed on the armrest portion 6 from the top and bottom or the left and right directions, and specifically, a pair of forearm portions provided in a pair. It is sandwiched between the treatment bodies 70 or between a part of the armrest portion 6 and the forearm treatment body 70.

  The forearm treatment body 70 for treating the forearm of the user is not particularly limited as long as it is a known treatment means, but a known airbag that repeats inflation and contraction by supplying and exhausting air is preferable. Used.

  The detection means 8 detects the presence of the forearm portion of the user, and is not particularly limited as long as it is a known detection means such as a pressure sensor, a thermal sensor, an infrared sensor, an optical sensor, and a sound wave sensor. However, as a means for minimizing the influence on the shape and weight of the armrest, a sheet-like pressure sensor is preferably used because it does not give the user a foreign object feeling and is flexible. Specifically, a piezoelectric element that converts a force applied to the piezoelectric body into a voltage, or a pressure conductive rubber in which a conductive filler is blended with silicon rubber can be used. The sheet-like detection means 8 is a portion that can be in close contact with or directly touching the skin of the user, so that the fabric mainly composed of natural fibers such as cotton or chemical fibers such as polyester, stainless steel, carbon, A sheet-like sensor made of a woven fabric formed by weaving conductive fibers made of plating or the like is preferable. In addition, as a means to achieve more accurate detection, non-contact type sensors such as optical sensors, radiation temperature sensors, proximity sensors, etc., because they have a high response speed and can measure remote positions that do not contact the sensors. It is desirable to use Specifically, it is formed from a projector equipped with a light emitting element such as an infrared LED and a light receiver equipped with a light receiving element such as a phototransistor or photodiode, and the light receiver facing the light emitted from the projector receives the light quantity. A light-transmitting light sensor, a light emitting and receiving device having both a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and a reflecting plate, and the light returning from the light projecting and receiving device and returned by the opposing reflecting plate is received by the light projecting and receiving device to measure the light quantity A reflective sensor can be used.

  Corresponding to the detection of the detection means 8, control for changing the treatment content of the forearm treatment body 70 is performed. For example, control is performed so that the air supply amount is changed in accordance with the detection “present / not present”. Mainly, control is performed so as to switch between “execution (supply) / non-execution (stop)” of supply / exhaust of the forearm treatment airbag 70 in accordance with the detection “present / not present”. In this case, when the presence of the forearm portion of the user is detected, the forearm portion treatment airbag 70 is supplied and exhausted to treat the forearm portion, while when the presence of the forearm portion is not detected, supply and exhaust is executed. Therefore, it is controlled not to treat the forearm.

  According to this, only when the detection means 8 detects the presence of the forearm portion of the user, the supply / exhaust to the forearm treatment air bag is executed, so that it corresponds to the presence of the forearm portion of the user. Thus, the optimum treatment can be automatically provided to the user.

  The present invention is preferably implemented in an automatic course massage in which a plurality of treatment bodies arranged corresponding to each treatment site of a human body are operated in a preset order. For example, when the treatment program being executed at the time of detection is the treatment program that operates the forearm treatment body 70 before or during the start of the automatic course massage, and the presence of the forearm is not detected in the program In addition, the treatment program is canceled, and the first treatment program is selected after the other treatment programs excluding the treatment program that operates the forearm treatment body 70 from the treatment programs that are later than the treatment program. It is something to execute. That is, without executing the treatment program that operates the forearm treatment body 70, skips to other treatment programs other than the treatment program that operates the forearm treatment body 70. Specifically, in the case of an automatic course massage in which treatment programs corresponding to “back”, “forearm”, “waist”, “body side”, and “foot” are executed in this order, The treatment program corresponding to the “forearm” is skipped, and an efficient automatic course massage can be realized.

  Of course, a user who does not want to treat the forearm can control and stop the forearm treatment body using a remote controller or other operation means attached to the massage machine. It is not preferable for the user to perform a special action corresponding to the desired control during massage, such as recognizing and operating a button for executing the desired control from among the plurality of buttons. Therefore, as in the present invention, it is extremely significant that the treatment content is changed in synchronization with the action naturally performed by the user who does not desire treatment for the forearm.

  By the way, since the length of the forearm of the user varies depending on the physical characteristics of the individual, the position of the forearm on the armrest extends along the longitudinal direction of the armrest according to the physical characteristics of the user. Even a user who has the same physical characteristics is displaced along the longitudinal direction of the armrest portion in accordance with the change in the reclining angle of the chair type massage machine.

  In response to such positional displacement of the forearm on the armrest, a plurality of forearm treatment airbags 72a, 72b, 72c, etc. are used to perform rational treatment by performing only necessary air supply and exhaust. Are preferably arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the armrest portion 6 and the forearm portion treatment airbags 72a, 72b, 72c and the like are preferably individually controlled.

  For example, in the case of a user whose forearm is relatively short, or when the backrest is reclined backward, the forearm will be located on the backrest 2 side in the longitudinal direction of the armrest 6, Of the plurality of forearm portion treatment airbags arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the armrest portion 6, it is necessary to supply and exhaust air to the airbag located on the backrest portion 2 side, whereas the airbag located on the distal end side of the armrest portion 6 Supplying / exhausting air to the airbag is wasteful. As long as a plurality of forearm treatment airbags are juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction of the armrest portion 6 and each forearm treatment airbag is individually controlled, the forearm treatment is disposed on the backrest 2 side. While supplying / exhausting air to the airbag, it can be controlled not to execute supply / exhaust to the forearm treatment airbag disposed on the distal end side, so that rational and lean supply / exhaust can be executed.

  Specifically, a plurality of forearm portion treatment airbags 72a, 72b, 72c and the like are juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction of the armrest portion 6 to form a plurality of treatment regions, and the detection means 8 is arranged in each region, The chair type massage which changes individually the treatment content of each forearm part treatment airbag 72a, 72b, 72c etc. which forms each treatment area according to the detection situation of the forearm part by the detection means 82 arranged in each treatment area If it is a machine, only when the detection means 82 arranged in each treatment area detects the presence of the forearm, it is possible to perform treatment by executing supply / exhaust to each forearm treatment airbag forming the area. Therefore, it is possible to perform rational and wasteful air supply / exhaust corresponding to the position displacement of the forearm portion on the armrest portion 6.

  Further, an opposing wall portion 60 is formed on the armrest portion 6 so as to face the treatment arm placement portion 63, which is a portion on which the forearm portion is placed, when the forearm portion is treated. Alternatively, in the chair type massage machine in which the forearm treatment body 70 is disposed on the opposing wall portion 60 and the forearm portion is clamped and treated in the vertical direction between the placement portion 63 and the opposing wall portion 60 during treatment, The forearm portion treatment airbags 72a, 72b, 72c, etc. are juxtaposed in the longitudinal direction of the placement portion 63 during treatment and / or the opposing wall portion 60 to form a plurality of treatment regions, and are adjacent to the longitudinal direction of the armrest portion. Detection means 82 is arranged in each treatment area, and each detection means 82 that arranges treatment contents of each forearm treatment airbag 72a, 72b, 72c, etc. forming each treatment area in each treatment area detects the forearm. Control to change individually according to the situation.

  In the present invention, in order to reduce the load and wear on the detection means, it is preferable that the forearm portion treatment airbag and the detection means are armrest portions arranged in a manner that does not overlap. That is, when the detection means is disposed on the treatment placement portion and the forearm treatment airbag is disposed below the detection means, the detection means is strongly pressed against the forearm when the forearm treatment airbag is inflated. For this reason, a load is generated on the detecting means, and there is a risk of causing wear or the like due to contact with the forearm. In order to prevent this load and wear as much as possible, for example, a detection means is provided on the backrest 2 side of each forearm treatment airbag in the longitudinal direction of the armrest, and the forearm treatment airbag and the detection means are provided. Are preferably arranged in such a manner that they do not polymerize in the vertical direction.

  Specifically, if a plurality of forearm treatment airbags 72a, 72b, 72c and a plurality of detection means 81a, 81b, 81c are alternately arranged along the longitudinal direction of the armrest portion 6, The forearm treatment airbags 72a, 72b, 72c are inflated and press the detection means 81 against the forearm, as compared with the case where the detection means are arranged above the forearm treatment airbags 72a, 72b, 72c. This is preferable because the load can be reduced.

  In addition, when the detection means is arranged in a position where it does not overlap with the forearm treatment body, it is easy to use a non-contact type sensor such as an optical sensor. For example, even if an attempt is made to install it above the forearm treatment body, it is difficult to install because of a load on the sensor and a foreign object feeling of the user. Moreover, even if it is going to be installed below, the treatment body hinders detection, and it is difficult to perform accurate detection. By disposing at a position where it does not overlap with the forearm treatment body, it becomes easy to use the non-contact sensor.

  Furthermore, if non-contact sensors are arranged alternately in parallel with the forearm treatment body, it is possible to arrange the forearm treatment body at a short distance from the corresponding forearm treatment body when individually controlling the forearm treatment body. It becomes possible to perform more accurate detection.

  When the detection means is provided on the backrest side of each forearm treatment airbag in the longitudinal direction of the armrest, it is arranged that each forearm treatment airbag and the detection means do not overlap at all in the vertical direction. Although it is preferable, even if the rear end portion (end portion on the backrest side) of each forearm treatment airbag and the detection means overlap in the vertical direction, it is detected as the center portion of each forearm treatment airbag. Compared with the case where the means overlaps in the vertical direction, it is preferable because the load that the detection means is pressed against the forearm portion is reduced.

  In addition, forearm treatment bodies are arranged on a pair of side walls that are erected on both the left and right sides of the armrest portion during treatment, and the forearm is clamped between the forearm treatment bodies arranged in the left-right direction. In a chair-type massage machine, a plurality of forearm treatment airbags are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the side wall to form a plurality of treatment areas, and each detection means is arranged in each area to form each treatment area If it is a chair type massage machine that individually changes the treatment contents of each forearm treatment air bag according to the detection situation of the forearm by the detection means arranged in each region, it is arranged in each treatment region Only when each detecting means detects the presence of the forearm, the forearm can be treated from the left and right by supplying and exhausting air to the forearm treatment airbag forming the region. Rationally corresponding to the displacement of the position of the forearm In it is possible to run a waste-free air supply and exhaust. In this case, in order to reduce the load and wear generated in the detection means as much as possible, the detection means is arranged not on the side wall portion but on the treatment time placement portion in each treatment region adjacent to the longitudinal direction of the armrest portion. Is preferred.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the massage machine according to the present invention described above will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the chair-type massage machine 1 can swing in the vertical direction on the seat portion 3, the backrest portion 2 connected to the rear side of the seat portion 3 so as to be reclining, and the front side of the seat portion 3. The footrest portion 4 is connected to the seat portion 3, the armrest portions 6 are erected on both sides of the seat portion 3, and the side wall portions 5 project forward from both sides of the backrest portion 2.

  The backrest 2 is provided with a vertically movable treatment element mechanism 20 including a treatment element 21 that is a pair of left and right kneading balls. The treatment element mechanism 20 moves up and down from the upper end to the lower end of the backrest part 2 along a pair of left and right guide rails 22 provided in the backrest part 2.

  The treatment element mechanism 20 is a mechanical massage mechanism that operates a pair of left and right treatment elements 21 by using a motor or the like as a drive source. The treatment element mechanism 20 covers the entire back surface of the user's neck, back, waist, etc. Treatment is performed in various modes such as tapping, itching, rolling, and acupressure.

  In addition, an airbag 30 or the like that can be repeatedly expanded and contracted by air supply and exhaust is embedded in each predetermined position of the chair type massage machine 1. The air bag 30 and the like are inflated and contracted by an air supply / discharge device 10 including an air compressor and a distributor for distributing air to each air bag. It is installed in the lower space.

  By the expansion and contraction operation of each airbag 30 or the like by the air supply / discharge device 10, it is possible to press a predetermined treatment site of the person to be treated, to apply acupressure, etc., and to pair a plurality of airbags 30 or the like Treatments such as pinching can be performed on the opposite locations, and if each airbag 30 is kept in an inflated state, a predetermined portion of the user can be held for a certain period of time. Is also possible.

  The seat 3 is embedded with an airbag 30 for the lower heel on the rear side and an airbag 31 for the thigh on the front side, respectively, so that the treatment is mainly performed by pressing upward from below.

  The footrest part 4 is formed with a pair of left and right recesses into which the shin part and the toe part of the user are respectively inserted, and is disposed so that the airbag 40 is opposed to each other as a pair of left and right. In addition, the squeezing treatment is performed on the shin part and the toe part of the user inside the recess.

  A pair of left and right side wall portions 5 provided on the side portion of the backrest portion 2 are positioned opposite to the shoulder portion of the user seated on the seat portion 3 and the side portion of the upper arm, particularly in front of and below the acromion projection of the scapula An air bag 50 superposed in the left-right direction is embedded in parallel on the inner side surfaces of the left and right side wall portions 5, respectively. By superposing the airbag 50 and attaching only the base end portion thereof to the base end portion of the side wall portion 5, the inflated airbag 50 spreads in a fan shape and pinches the body side portion of the user when inflated.

  The air bag 50 of the side wall part 5 holds the body side part by pressure operation by inflating and contracting, as well as maintaining the inflated state for a certain time so that the body of the user is not separated from the backrest part 2. It is possible to effectively receive treatment from the back by the treatment element 21 of the treatment element mechanism 20 in a state where the body of the user is fixed.

  The operation means 9 is an operation means for operating the massage machine 1, and is provided with various push switches (not shown), input means such as direction keys, and an LCD as a display means. The operation means 9 and the massage machine 1 are each provided with a communication unit, and the operation means 9 and the massage machine 1 can communicate with each other via the communication unit. When the user operates using the operation means 9, a signal is transmitted from the operation means 9 to a microcomputer (not shown) of the massage machine 1, and the control section performs air supply based on this signal. Various drive units such as the discharge device 10 are driven. The control unit of the massage machine 1 includes various motors (not shown) built in the treatment element mechanism 20, an air supply / discharge device 10, an elevation motor (not shown) that raises and lowers the treatment element mechanism 20, and an elevation motor (not shown) of the footrest unit 4. In addition, control is performed to drive a drive unit such as a reclining actuator (not shown) to perform an operation in accordance with the input signal, and an input signal is received from a sheet-like sensor 8 described later, and the forearm treatment airbag 70 is Control is performed so as to change the treatment content.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the armrest portion 6 includes a standing wall portion 61 erected on the outer end of the bottom portion 62 and an upper facing portion 60 that faces the bottom portion 62 in the vertical direction. A letter-shaped recess is formed. The armrest portion 6 is provided with a pair of upper and lower forearm portion treatment airbags 71 and 72 for sandwiching and treating the forearm portion of the user inserted into the recess from above and below, and at the time of treatment on the upper surface side of the bottom portion 62. A sheet-like sensor 8 that detects contact with the region from the elbow of the user to the fingertip is provided on the placement unit 63 side.

  The pair of upper and lower forearm portion treatment airbags 71 and 72 includes an upper airbag 71 disposed on the lower surface side of the upper facing portion 60 and a lower airbag 72 disposed on the upper surface side of the bottom portion 62. As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the upper airbag 71 includes an upper rear airbag 71a, an upper intermediate airbag 71b, and an upper front airbag 71c, which are arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the armrest portion 6. The lower airbag 72 includes a lower rear airbag 72a, a lower intermediate airbag 71b, and a lower front airbag 72c so as to face each airbag constituting the upper airbag 71 in the downward direction. And are juxtaposed along the longitudinal direction of the armrest 6.

  As described above, the armrest portion 6 includes three pairs of upper and lower forearm portion treatment airbags, but is not limited thereto, and may be one set or four sets. Further, the number of the upper airbag 71 and the number of the lower airbag 72 is preferably the same, but it is not always necessary to be the same. Further, in addition to or in place of the pair of upper and lower forearm portion treatment airbags 71 and 72, a forearm portion treatment airbag may be disposed on the standing wall portion 61. Moreover, each airbag may be independent, or may be obtained by polymerizing a plurality of airbags as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sheet-like sensor 8 provided on the placement unit 6 during treatment is disposed in a manner covering the lower airbags 72 a, 72 b, 72 c from the upper side, and as shown in FIG. 3, It is provided on the surface side of the cover 11 that covers the armrest 6.

  The sheet sensor 8 is not limited to covering all of the lower airbags 72a, 72b, 72c from the upper side, but may cover only a part thereof. Further, the sheet-like sensor 8 may be provided not on the front side of the cover 11 but on the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 4a), when the sheet-like sensor 8 detects contact in the area from the elbow of the user to the fingertip while waiting for an input operation by the user, the forearm treatment airbags 71 and 72 are When the forearm treatment is performed by performing air supply / exhaust, the contact with the forearm treatment airbags 71 and 72 is not detected when the contact between the elbow and the fingertip is not detected during the arm treatment. Control is performed so that the supply of air is stopped and the forearm is not treated.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 4b), when the sheet sensor 8 detects contact in the region from the elbow of the user to the fingertip during the automatic course, the forearm treatment program is executed in synchronization with the other treatment programs. On the other hand, when no contact is detected in the region from the elbow of the user to the fingertip, the forearm treatment program is skipped and the forearm is not treated.

  In this way, when the forearm of the user is inserted into the recess, air is supplied to and exhausted from the forearm treatment airbag, and when the forearm of the user is not inserted into the recess, air is supplied and exhausted. First, since the contents of the program are changed as necessary, it is possible to automatically provide optimal treatment to the user in response to the presence of the forearm of the user.

  The control in Embodiment 1 will be specifically described in accordance with the automatic course massage shown in FIG. In the figure, “arm air” means a treatment program for operating the forearm portion treatment airbag 70 (71, 72), and “other air 1”, “other air 2”, “other air 3”. Means a treatment program for activating another airbag different from the forearm treatment airbag 70 (71, 72).

  First, the procedure for omitting (skipping) the arm treatment program when the presence of the forearm of the user is not detected will be described with reference to FIGS. At time t0 when “other air 1” starts, (1) whether or not it is a treatment program that activates the forearm treatment airbag 70 (71, 72); It is determined whether or not the presence (contact) is detected. “Other air 1” is not a treatment program for operating the forearm portion treatment airbag 70 (71, 72), and thus is executed without being skipped. Next, at time t1, which is the start time of “other air 2”, the above (1) and (2) are determined. “Other air 2” operates the forearm treatment airbag 70 (71, 72). Since it is not a treatment program to be executed, it is executed without being skipped. Next, at the time t2 when the “arm air” is started, the above (1) and (2) are determined. The “arm air” is a treatment program for operating the forearm portion treatment airbag 70. If the presence (contact) of the forearm is not detected by the sheet sensor 8 at the stage t2, the “arm air” program is omitted (skipped). Next, at the time t2, which is the start time of the “other air 3” that has been lifted, the above (1) and (2) are determined. The “other air 3” is the forearm treatment airbag 70 (71, 72). ) Is not a treatment program that operates, and is executed without being skipped. As described above, in this embodiment, in the automatic course massage, the massage time is shortened by the time of the skipped treatment program, so that an efficient automatic course massage can be executed.

  A procedure for executing the arm treatment program in synchronization with other treatment programs when the presence of the forearm of the user is detected will be described with reference to FIGS. It is determined whether or not the presence (contact) of the forearm is detected by the sheet-like sensor 8 at time t0 when “other air 1” starts. Also in the subsequent programs (“other air 2” and “other air 3”), it is determined whether the presence (contact) of the forearm is detected by the sheet-like sensor 8 at the start (t1 and t2). When the presence of the forearm is detected at t0, t1, and t2, the forearm treatment program is controlled to be executed in synchronization with the next treatment program. For example, if only the stage t1 is detected, “other air 2” is executed, and “arm air” is also executed in synchronization with “other air 2”. Thus, the present embodiment can provide an optimal treatment program automatically and immediately in response to the presence of the forearm of the user in the automatic course massage.

  In the above, (1) whether or not the massage program activates the forearm treatment airbag 70, and (2) whether or not the presence (contact) of the forearm is detected by the sheet-like sensor 8. However, the determination as to whether or not to skip this treatment program may be performed at any time during the execution of the treatment program immediately before the treatment program to be determined, The above (2) can also be made as to whether or not a detection has been made for a certain period of time during the execution of the treatment program immediately before the treatment program to be determined.

  The structure of the armrest portion 6 of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the sheet sensor 8. The sheet-like sensor 8 provided on the treatment time placement portion 63 formed on the upper surface of the bottom portion 62 is disposed in a manner covering the lower airbags 72a, 72b, 72c from the upper side. 1 is that a sheet-like sensor 82 having detection areas (regions) divided so as to correspond to the plurality of lower airbags 72a, 72b, 72c, respectively, is arranged as shown in FIG.

  Specifically, the sheet-like sensor 8 has a front detection area 82c, an intermediate detection area 82b, and a rear detection area 82a along the longitudinal direction of the treatment placement surface 63, and a lower airbag in each detection area. 72a, 72b, 72c and upper airbags 71a, 71b, 71c are respectively arranged.

  The treatment contents of the front airbags 71c and 72c are changed corresponding to the detection of the front detection area 82c, the treatment contents of the intermediate airbags 71b and 72b are changed corresponding to the detection of the intermediate detection area 82b, and the rear detection area 82a. The treatment contents of the rear airbags 71a and 72a are changed in response to the detection of. As shown in FIG. 6C, when all of the detection areas 82c, 82b, and 82a detect the presence (contact) of the forearm, the supply and exhaust of air is performed on all the airbags arranged on the armrests. When the position of the forearm is brought into the state shown in FIG. 6B by reclining or the like, the front detection area 82c does not detect the presence (contact) of the forearm, so that air supply / exhaust to the front airbags 71c and 72c is not performed. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the front detection area 82c and the intermediate detection area 82b do not detect the presence (contact) of the forearm, the intermediate airbags 71b and 72b and the front airbag 71c, 72c is controlled not to supply and exhaust air.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to supply and exhaust air only to the airbag corresponding to the position of the forearm portion inserted into the armrest portion, and therefore it is not necessary to perform unnecessary air supply and exhaust.

  With reference to FIG. 7, the control according to the automatic course massage of a present Example is demonstrated concretely.

  First, the nth treatment program which comprises an automatic course massage is recognized, and the preparation which starts an nth treatment program is performed (step S1). Next, it is determined whether or not the nth treatment program is “arm (treatment by the forearm treatment airbags 71 and 72)” (step S2). If it is confirmed that it is “arm”, it is determined whether or not each detection area has detected the presence (contact) of the forearm (steps S3 and 31). That is, first, it is determined whether or not the rear detection area 82a has detected the presence (contact) of the forearm (step S31). If the detection can be confirmed, has the intermediate detection area 82b detected the presence (contact) of the forearm? On the other hand, if the detection is not confirmed, the air supply to the rear airbags 71a and 72b is stopped (step S32), and then the intermediate detection area 82b detects the presence (contact) of the forearm. The process proceeds to the step of determining whether or not. Next, even in the step of determining whether or not the intermediate detection area 82b has detected the presence (contact) of the forearm (step S33), if the detection can be confirmed, the front detection area 82c has detected the presence (contact) of the forearm. On the other hand, the process proceeds to the step of determining whether or not, if not confirmed, it is determined whether or not the front detection area 82c has detected the presence (contact) of the forearm after stopping the air supply to the intermediate airbags 71b and 72b. Proceed to step. Then, in the step of determining whether or not the front detection area 82c has detected the presence (contact) of the forearm (step S35), if the detection is confirmed, the process returns to step 4; After stopping the supply of air to the bags 71c and 72c, the process returns and proceeds to step 4. If the presence (contact) of the forearm portion is not detected in all the detection areas, the nth treatment program is skipped and immediately terminated (step S5a). On the other hand, if the presence (contact) of the forearm is detected in any detection area after step S31, the process is terminated after the nth treatment program is executed (step S5b).

  After the nth treatment program is completed, the treatment program to be determined is shifted to the n + 1th (step S6), and the same determination as described above is repeated, and the number of the treatment program to be determined is the set number of programs ( When the total number of treatment programs constituting the automatic course massage is exceeded, the automatic course massage ends (step S7).

  The armrest 6 of the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the sheet sensor 8. 8 and 9, the number of photoelectric sensors 81 corresponding to a plurality of lower airbags 72a, 72b, 72c is set differently from that of the first embodiment. It is the point arrange | positioned at the drowning part 2 side.

  Specifically, the photoelectric sensor 81 includes a front photoelectric sensor 81c, an intermediate photoelectric sensor 81b, and a rear photoelectric sensor 81a. The front photoelectric sensor 81c is a lower side that is the backrest portion 2 side of the lower front airbag 72c. The intermediate photoelectric sensor 81b is disposed in a gap with the lower rear airbag 72a on the backrest portion 2 side of the lower intermediate airbag 72b, and the rear photoelectric sensor 81a. Is disposed near the rear end of the lower rear airbag 72a.

  The treatment contents of the front airbags 71c and 72c are changed corresponding to the detection of the front photoelectric sensor 81c, the treatment contents of the intermediate airbags 71b and 72b are changed corresponding to the detection of the intermediate photoelectric sensor 81b, and the rear photoelectric sensor 81a. The treatment contents of the rear airbags 71a and 72a are changed in response to the detection of. As shown in FIG. 9C, when all of the photoelectric sensors 81c, 81b, 81a detect the presence of the forearm (change in the amount of light), air supply / exhaust is executed on all the airbags arranged on the armrests. However, when the position of the forearm is brought into the state shown in FIG. 9B due to reclining or the like, the front photoelectric sensor 81c does not detect the presence (change in the amount of light) of the forearm, and therefore air is supplied to and exhausted from the front airbags 71c and 72c. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the front photoelectric sensor 81c and the intermediate photoelectric sensor 81b do not detect the presence of the forearm (change in the amount of light), the intermediate airbags 71b and 72b and the front The air bags 71c and 72c are controlled so as not to supply and exhaust air.

  As described above, since it is possible to supply and exhaust air only to the airbag corresponding to the position of the forearm portion inserted into the armrest portion, it is not necessary to perform unnecessary air supply and exhaust.

  Further, in this embodiment, a sensor is arranged on the backrest 2 side of each of the lower airbags 72a, 72b, and 72c. With this configuration, the response speed is faster than that of the sheet-like sensor, and the sensor It is possible to use a non-contact sensor capable of measuring a distant position that does not contact with the sensor. If a non-contact sensor is provided at the position where it overlaps with the forearm treatment airbag (up and down, left and right in the case of a forearm clamping mechanism that narrows left and right), if it is placed on the side in contact with the forearm, As a result, the presence of a forearm treatment air bag hinders detection when placed on the side not in contact with the forearm.

  In addition, arrangement | positioning of the above-mentioned photoelectric sensor is a suitable embodiment to the last, Comprising: When a to-be-treated person arrange | positions in the inner wall part in which the forearm part treatment body of the recessed part which inserts a forearm part is not arrange | positioned, This is the case when using other non-contact type sensors or sheet-like sensors as detection means, such as arranging them on the left and right of the forearm treatment body arranged side by side (up and down in the case of a forearm holding mechanism that narrows left and right) It is not excluded from the embodiments of the invention.

  In light of FIG. 10, the control according to the automatic course massage of a present Example is demonstrated concretely.

  The n-th treatment program constituting the automatic course massage is recognized, and preparations for starting the n-th treatment program are made (step S1). Next, it is determined whether or not the nth treatment program is “arm (treatment by the forearm treatment airbags 71 and 72)” (step S2). If it is confirmed that it is an “arm”, it is determined whether or not each detection means 81 has detected the presence of a forearm (a change in the amount of light) (steps S3 and 31). First, it is determined whether or not the rear photoelectric sensor 81a has detected the presence of a forearm (a change in light amount) (step S31). If the detection is confirmed, the process proceeds to a step of determining whether or not the intermediate photoelectric sensor 81b has detected the presence of the forearm (change in the amount of light). On the other hand, if the detection cannot be confirmed, the supply of air to the rear airbags 71a and 72a is stopped. (Step S32), the process proceeds to a step of determining whether or not the intermediate photoelectric sensor 81b has detected the presence of the forearm (a change in the amount of light). Even in the step of determining whether or not the intermediate non-contact sensor 81b has detected the presence of the forearm (change in the amount of light) (step S33), if the detection can be confirmed, the front photoelectric sensor 81c has the presence of the forearm (change in the amount of light). The process proceeds to a step for determining whether or not the detection has been detected, but if it cannot be confirmed, the air supply to the intermediate airbags 71b and 72b is stopped, and then the front photoelectric sensor 81c detects the presence of the forearm (light intensity change). The process proceeds to the step of determining whether or not. In the step of determining whether or not the front photoelectric sensor 81c has detected the presence of the forearm (a change in the amount of light) (step S35), if the detection is confirmed, the process returns to step 4; The supply of air to 71c and 72c is stopped, and the process returns to step 4. If all the detection means do not detect the presence of the forearm (a change in the amount of light), the n-th treatment program is skipped and immediately terminated (step S5a). On the other hand, if any of the detecting means detects the presence of the forearm (a change in the amount of light) after step S31, the nth treatment program is terminated after execution (step S5b). After the nth treatment program is completed, the treatment program to be determined is shifted to the n + 1th (step S6), and the same determination as described above is repeated, and the number of the treatment program to be determined is the set number of programs ( When the total number of treatment programs constituting the automatic course massage is exceeded, the automatic course massage ends (step S7).

  The armrest portion 6 of the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment except for the control content corresponding to the detection content. The difference from the second embodiment is that when the detection means 8 detects the presence of the forearm portion of the user during the automatic course, the treatment operation by the forearm treatment body 70 is executed in synchronization with a predetermined program.

  Specifically, first, the nth treatment program constituting the automatic course massage is recognized, and preparations for starting the nth treatment program are made (step S1). Next, it is determined whether or not each detection means detects the presence (contact) of the forearm (step S2). If not detected, the program is executed as scheduled (step S4). If detected, the n-th program and the forearm treatment program are executed synchronously (step S3), and the next step (S4) is executed. ). After the nth treatment program is completed, the treatment program to be determined is shifted to the n + 1th (step S5), and the same determination as above is repeated, and the number of the treatment program to be determined is the set number of programs ( When the total number of treatment programs constituting the automatic course massage is exceeded, the automatic course massage ends (step S6).

  Note that this embodiment can also be used in the third embodiment, and the control contents of FIG. 7 or FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are not limited selectively.

  According to the present invention realized in the above-described embodiments and the like, it is possible to provide a massage machine that can automatically provide the user with the optimum treatment in response to the presence of the forearm of the user.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chair type massage machine 10 Air supply / exhaust device 11 Cover 2 Backrest part 20 Treatment element mechanism 22 Guide rail 23 Airbag 3 Seat part 30 Airbag 31 Airbag 4 Footrest part 40 Airbag 5 Side wall part 50 Airbag 6 Armrest Part 60 upper facing part 61 standing wall part 62 bottom part 63 forearm placement part 7 forearm clamping mechanism 70 forearm treatment body 8 detection means 9 operation means

Claims (5)

The seat body and reclining backrest and armrests on both sides of the seat form a chair body,
The armrest portion includes a forearm pinching mechanism for pinching the forearm portion of the inserted user.
The forearm portion clamping mechanism includes a forearm treatment body for treating a forearm of a user;
A detection means for detecting the presence of the forearm portion of the user in a region where the forearm treatment is possible,
A chair-type massage machine that performs control to change the treatment content of the forearm treatment body when the detection means detects or does not detect the presence of the forearm of the user. The forearm clamping mechanism comprises a plurality of forearm treatment bodies arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the armrest,
The detection means has a detection region corresponding to each forearm treatment body,
The corresponding forearm treatment body can be individually controlled when the detection means detects or does not detect the presence of the forearm of the user in each detection region. Chair type massage machine. The massage machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the detection means is arranged at a position where it does not overlap with the forearm treatment body. When the detection means does not detect the presence of the forearm of the user during the automatic course,
The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein control for omitting a treatment program by the forearm treatment body is possible. When the detection means detects the presence of the forearm of the user during the automatic course,
The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a setting for controlling the treatment operation by the forearm treatment body in synchronization with a predetermined program is possible.

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