JP2011067459A - Massager - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massager whose appearance is not deteriorated by a mounting portion of a controller stand to an armrest. <P>SOLUTION: The massager is equipped with the backrest 1 that has a massage mechanism for massaging the back of a human body, and armrests 3 that are provided to locate forward on both sides of the backrest. The massager includes a controller 7 for the massage mechanism and a stand 8 for supporting the controller 7 above the armrest 3. The armrest 3 has a recessed portion 39 of which the lower side is opened, and the stand 8 is fixed in the recessed portion 39. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a massage machine, particularly a chair-type massage machine.

  In a massage machine with a massage mechanism for massage on the back of the human body in the backrest, a stand with a lower end fixed to an armrest placed in front of both sides of the backrest is provided, and an operator for the massage mechanism is provided on this stand. There is something supported.

JP 2001-327666 A

  Since the above-mentioned stand supports the operating device at the upper position of the armrest, the lower end is attached to the armrest, but this attachment portion makes the appearance of the armrest portion worse, and this attachment portion is A concealment panel is separately provided for concealment.

  This invention is made in view of such a point, and makes it a subject to provide the massage machine which the attachment part to the armrest of the stand for operating devices does not worsen an external appearance.

  The present invention is a massage machine having a massage mechanism for massage on the back of a human body arranged on the backrest and provided with armrests positioned in front of both sides of the backrest, the operation device for the massage mechanism, and this operation And a stand for supporting the device at a position above the armrest, wherein the armrest has a recess that opens downward, and the stand is fixed in the recess. Have.

  In the case where the armrest is formed as a side plate covered with an armrest portion, the stand is preferably fixed to the side plate, and the concave portion is provided on the lower surface of the armrest portion.

  When the backrest is reclining freely, the armrest may change the angle in conjunction with the reclining operation of the backrest.

  The armrest may be provided with an arm massage member on its upper surface side.

  In the present invention, since the stand is fixed to the armrest in the recess opened downward, the attachment portion of the stand to the armrest is not visible from the outside even if it is not hidden by a panel or the like. Although it is inexpensive, it has a good appearance.

  When the armrest is formed on the side plate with an armrest portion, if the stand is fixed to the side plate and the concave portion is provided on the lower surface of the armrest portion, the fixing work of the stand is not performed in the concave portion. However, it is only necessary to cover the armrest after fixing the stand to the side plate, and the assemblability is good.

  In addition, when the backrest is reclineable, the armrest is designed to change the angle in conjunction with the reclining operation of the backrest, so that the operation of the operating device supported by the stand becomes easy even when the backrest is reclined. .

  If the armrest is provided with a massage member for the arm on the upper surface side, the arm can be massaged on the armrest.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view same as the above. This is the same aspect as above. It is a side view at the time of reclining same as the above. It is sectional drawing of an armrest same as the above.

  The present invention will be described in detail based on an example of the embodiment. The chair-type massage machine shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a massage mechanism (not shown) disposed in a reclining backrest 1. In addition to the backrest 1, the seat 2 and the armrests 3 and 3 located on both sides of the seat 2, the footrest 4 disposed below the front end of the seat 2, and the frame on which the seat 2 is disposed on the upper surface 5. The footrest 4 is pivotally supported on the upper part of the front end of the frame 5 and is rotatable about the shaft. By the rotation, the footrest 4 is substantially horizontal to the front side of the seat portion 2. Can be placed in a state. In the figure, the left armrest 3 is omitted.

  In the frame 5, in addition to a unit for rotationally driving the footrest 4 and a lift unit 51 responsible for the reclining operation of the backrest 1, an air pump and a valve for supplying air to each airbag described later Is arranged. In the figure, reference numeral 55 denotes a frame cover.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower portion of the backrest 1 is supported by a shaft 50 at the upper rear end of the frame 5, and an extension / contraction of a lift unit 51 disposed between the lower end and the upper front end of the frame 5. It can be reclined by rotating around a shaft 50, and is formed by covering a frame-shaped back frame 10 with a box-shaped frame 11 and further covering the frame 11 with an outer skin 12. The massage mechanism disposed in the backrest 1 is movable up and down along the backrest frame 10, and massage on the back of the human body is performed through the opening 13 provided on the front surface of the frame 11. It is performed by bringing the treatment element 6 into contact with the back of the human body through the outer skin 12.

  The armrest 3 includes a side plate 30 disposed on the side of the seat portion 2, a side cover 31 that covers the outer surface of the side plate 30, an armrest portion 32 that covers the upper surface of the side plate 30, and an armrest cover that is disposed on the upper surface of the armrest portion 32. The armrest cover 33 is connected to the armrest portion 32 at the front end side, and an air bag (not shown) is arranged on the surface facing the armrest portion 32, so that the upper surface of the armrest portion 32 and the armrest are arranged. The arm can be massaged by inserting an arm between the cover 33 and inflating and contracting the airbag.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the armrest 3 here has a rear end portion of the side plate 30 connected to the backrest 1 by a shaft 35 and connected to a front end portion of the side plate 30 by a shaft 37. Since the link 36 is connected to the frame 5 by the shaft 38, the angle of the upper surface changes in synchronization with the reclining operation of the backrest 1. However, in the example shown in the figure, the angle change of the upper surface of the armrest 3 is made smaller than the angle change of the backrest 1, and the angle α1 formed between the front surface of the backrest 1 and the upper surface of the armrest 3 when the backrest 1 is raised. While the angle is 115 °, the angle α2 formed by the front surface of the backrest 1 and the upper surface of the armrest 3 is 160 ° when the backrest 1 is laid down most.

  Compared to the case where only the backrest 1 is reclined and the armrest 3 does not move, the armrest 3 can be placed with the arm relaxed when the backrest 1 is laid down, and the backrest 1 is also laid down. The arm (including the wrist and hand) can be massaged by the airbag in the armrest 3 even in the state where the arm rests.

  A side plate 60 fixed to the frame 5 is provided on the inner side surface (the surface on the seat portion 2 side) of the armrest 3, and an airbag 61 is disposed on the inner side surface of the side plate 60. By inflating and contracting the airbag 61, the side surface of the thigh can be massaged or fixed from the waist.

  And the backrest 1 here has the side wall 15 which protrudes ahead like the said prior art example, and the massage member is both sides of the backrest 1 by the airbag 16 being distribute | arranged to the inner surface of this side wall 15. Although it is provided at the upper part, projecting parts 14 and 14 projecting laterally are provided on both sides of the upper part of the backrest 1, and the side wall 15 projects forward from the front surface of the projecting part 14.

  The overhanging portion 14 has an upper end that is smoothly connected to the upper end of the backrest 1 and has a large overhang toward the lower side. The side wall 15 is also provided along the side edge of the overhanging portion 14. In addition, it has an inclination corresponding to the inclination of the side surface of the overhanging portion 14. In addition, the amount of forward protrusion of the side wall 15 is zero and increases toward the lower side on the upper end side of the backrest 1, so that the side wall 15 has a sense of unity with the backrest 1. In addition, the airbag 16 disposed on the inner side surface of the side wall 15 has a triangular outer shape that is larger on the lower side, like the side wall 15.

  In this massage machine, sitting on the seat 2 and depositing the back on the backrest 1, in this state, if the airbag 16 disposed inside the side wall 15 of the backrest 1 is inflated and contracted, massage the side of the human body from the shoulder to the upper arm. can do. In addition, if the human body is fixed to the backrest 1 by inflating the airbag 16, the massage mechanism arranged in the backrest 1 will not lift up from the backrest 1 when the body is pushed from behind with a treatment element. In addition, it is possible to effectively massage the back of the human body.

  In addition, as described above, the side wall 15 is in a position that spreads laterally toward the lower side, and the airbag 16 is also in a state along the inner side surface of the side wall 15. It is possible to accurately press the inclined surface. In particular, since the airbag 16 has a large inflated portion, the airbag 16 is greatly inflated downward, and the acupoint on the upper side surface of the upper arm can be effectively massaged. Furthermore, even if the user's sitting height is slightly different, the pressure does not become too strong or too weak.

  The overhanging portion 14 including the side wall 15 is provided only on the upper portion of the backrest 1, and the side wall 15 is also provided within the range of the overhanging portion 14. For this reason, the overhanging portion 14 and the side wall 15 do not interfere with the arm placed on the armrest 1 when the reclining operation is performed. In addition, although the overhanging portion 14 protrudes laterally from the side surface of the backrest 1, the overhanging portion 14 does not protrude sideways from the armrests 3 and 3 arranged on both sides of the seat portion 2. The size when packing is not increased.

  When the backrest 1 is pushed down most, the side wall 1 comes to a position higher than the front surface of the backrest 1, but because it is within the same height as the upper end of the backrest 1, this point also The packaging size does not increase.

  By the way, one of the armrests 3 and 3 in the massage machine is attached with a rod-like stand 8 that supports the operation unit 7 for instructing the operation of the massage mechanism and the airbag 16, and reclining the backrest 1. Sometimes, as with the armrest 3, the stand 8 and the operation device 7 supported by the stand 8 change their positions, so that the operation of the operation device 7 is easy regardless of the reclining operation of the backrest 1. The stand 8 is fixed to the armrest 3 inside the armrest portion 32 of the armrest 3.

  That is, as the armrest portion 32, here, as shown in FIG. 5, a lower surface provided with a concave portion 39 is used. After that, if the armrest portion 32 is put on the upper portion of the side plate 31, the fixing portion is accommodated in the recess 39 of the armrest portion 32 and is hidden by the armrest portion 32.

  The stand 8 can be easily fixed to the armrest 3, and at the same time, the fixing portion is concealed by the armrest portion 32, so that the appearance of the armrest 3 portion is kept good, and a separate concealing panel This is advantageous in terms of cost.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Backrest 3 Armrest 7 Operation device 8 Stand 31 Side plate 32 Armrest part 39 Recessed part

Claims (4)

  A massage machine having a massage mechanism for massage on the back of the human body arranged on the backrest and provided with armrests positioned in front of both sides of the backrest, the operation device for the massage mechanism, and the operation device for the armrest And a stand for supporting the armrest at a position above the armrest, wherein the armrest has a recess that opens downward, and the stand is fixed in the recess.   The armrest is formed by covering an armrest on a side plate, the stand is fixed to the side plate, and the recess is provided on a lower surface of the armrest portion. The massage machine according to 1.   The massage machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the backrest is reclining freely and the armrest changes an angle in conjunction with a reclining operation of the backrest.   The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the armrest includes an arm massage member on an upper surface thereof.

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