JP2011130812A - Massager - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massager capable of altering operation as the occasion arises according to the intension of a person to be treated during the execution of a massage course. <P>SOLUTION: The massager includes a mechanical massage mechanism 18 having a treatment element 18a for applying mechanical massage to the back of a user H, an air massage mechanism for applying air massage to a plurality of the human body regions (shoulder part, waist part, buttocks and legs) of the user H by the expansion and contraction of first to fourth air bag groups 19-22 and a controller for driving the respective massage mechanisms according to the massage course allowed to correspond so as to operate the mechanical massage mechanism 18 and the air massage mechanism in connection with each other. The controller alters the operation of the air massage mechanism while holding the treatment region at the point of time of the operation of the operation part in the air massage mechanism as it is on the basis of the operation of the operation part during the execution of the massage course without altering the operation of the mechanical massage mechanism 18. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a mechanical massage mechanism having a treatment element for performing mechanical massage on the back of a user, and pneumatic massage by inflating and contracting an air bag with respect to a plurality of human body parts of the user The present invention relates to a chair type massage machine provided with an air massage mechanism for performing.

  Conventionally, in this type of chair-type massage machine, each massage mechanism is controlled according to a massage course (treatment program) associated with the operation of the mechanical massage mechanism and the operation of the air massage mechanism under the control of the controller. It is driven (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The controller generally stores a plurality of massage courses having different purposes, and the user can select a massage course according to the purpose when performing massage.

JP 2008-68106 A

  However, in the massage machine as described above, when the user wants to change the operation of only one of the mechanical massage mechanism and the air massage mechanism during the course of the massage course, the operation is changed flexibly. It is difficult to change to this point, and there is a need to improve this point.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a massage machine that can change its operation flexibly according to the intention of the user during the course of the massage course. It is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a mechanical massage mechanism having a treatment element for performing mechanical massage on the back of the user, and a plurality of human body parts of the user The air massage mechanism for performing pneumatic massage by inflating and contracting the airbag, and the respective massage courses associated with each other so that the operation of the mechanical massage mechanism and the operation of the air massage mechanism are linked. In the massage machine including a control unit that drives the massage mechanism, the control unit changes one operation of the mechanical massage mechanism and the air massage mechanism based on an operation of the operation unit during the course of the massage course. Without changing the operation while leaving the treatment site at the time of operation of the operation unit on the other side. And butterflies.

  In this invention, based on operation of the operation part in implementation of a massage course, the other operation | movement is changed without changing one operation | movement of a mechanical massage mechanism and an air massage mechanism. For this reason, when the user wants to change the operation of either the mechanical massage mechanism or the air massage mechanism during the massage course, the operation can be changed flexibly according to the operation. In addition, since the operation of the massage mechanism to be changed is changed without changing the treatment part at the time of operation of the operation unit, when the operation of the massage mechanism is changed by operation of the operation unit, the changed massage mechanism The treatment site does not change. As a result, the user can change the operation of the massage mechanism without feeling uncomfortable.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the air massage mechanism includes an airbag group including a plurality of airbags for a predetermined part of the plurality of human body parts. When the object of the operation change based on the operation of the operation unit is the air massage mechanism, the control means is configured to supply / exhaust air to the airbag, an operation order of the airbag within the airbag group, and At least one of the combinations of airbags to be operated in the airbag group is changed.

  In this invention, the control means is based on the operation of the operation unit during the course of the massage course, the air supply / exhaust time for the airbag, the operation sequence of the airbag in the airbag group, and the air to be operated in the airbag group. Change at least one of the bag combinations. For this reason, it becomes possible to make it easy to change the operation according to the intention of the user.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the massage machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising storage means for storing a plurality of massage courses having different purposes, wherein each massage course includes the mechanical massage mechanism and A plurality of operation patterns having the same purpose are sequentially performed in each operation of the air massage mechanism, and each operation pattern of the mechanical massage mechanism and each operation pattern of the air massage mechanism in each massage course Are linked to each other, and the control means operates the air massage mechanism with an operation pattern of a massage course different from the massage course being performed based on the operation of the operation unit during the massage course. Corresponding to the operation pattern of the mechanical massage mechanism during operation And changes the operation pattern of the air massaging mechanism that.

  In the present invention, during the execution of the massage course, the operation of the air massage mechanism is based on the operation of the operation unit, and the operation pattern of the massage course is different from that of the ongoing massage course, and the operation pattern of the active mechanical massage mechanism It changes to the operation pattern of the air massage mechanism corresponding to. For this reason, it is possible to change the natural operation without a sense of incongruity.

  Therefore, according to the above-described invention, it is possible to change the operation flexibly according to the intention of the user during the massage course.

It is a side view for demonstrating schematic structure of the massage chair of this embodiment. It is a front view for demonstrating schematic structure of a massage chair. It is a block diagram for demonstrating schematic structure of a massage chair. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating control of the operation | movement change in implementation of a massage course.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a chair type massage machine 10 of the present embodiment. The chair body 10a of the chair-type massage machine 10 is assembled with a backrest portion 13 that can be tilted by a rotation shaft in the width direction at the rear end of a seat surface 12 supported by a pair of left and right support legs 11. An ottoman 14 is assembled to the front end of the surface 12 so as to be tiltable about a rotation shaft in the same direction. Further, on both sides of the seating surface 12, armrest portions 15 extending in the front-rear direction are assembled.

  A reclining mechanism 16 for the backrest 13 is provided below the seat surface 12, and the backrest 13 is reclined by driving a motor 16 a of the mechanism 16. The ottoman 14 is also provided with a vertical movement mechanism 17 for the ottoman 14 below the seat surface 12, and the ottoman 14 is moved up and down by driving a motor 17 a of the mechanism 17.

  A mechanical massage mechanism 18 having a treatment element 18a is internally provided in the center of the backrest 13 in the width direction. The mechanical massage mechanism 18 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction of the backrest 13 by a motor (not shown), and also includes a motor (not shown) that causes the treatment element 18a to perform a treatment operation. The mechanical massage mechanism 18 performs treatment on the back of the user H (the user) by the treatment operation of the treatment element 18a based on driving of various motors. The movement of the mechanical massage mechanism 18 in the vertical direction and the treatment operation (mechanical massage operation) by the treatment element 18a are controlled by the controller 33 (see FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the backrest portion 13 is provided with a first airbag group 19 including a pair of airbags 19a on both sides of the central portion in the vertical direction, and a pair of airbags 20a on both lower sides. The second airbag group 20 is internally provided. The first airbag group 19 and the second airbag group 20 are provided so as to be able to massage the shoulder and waist of the user H, respectively. A third airbag group 21 including a pair of airbags 21 a is provided on both sides of the seat surface 12 so as to correspond to the buttocks of the user H.

  The ottoman 14 has U-shaped accommodation grooves 14a for accommodating the left and right legs of the user H, and the inner wall of each accommodation groove 14a has a total of four airs when the left and right are combined one above the other. A bag 22a is internally provided. Each airbag 22a comprises the 4th airbag group 22, and the 4th airbag group 22 can be massaged with respect to the user's H leg. The first to fourth airbag groups 19 to 22 (airbags 19a to 22a) provided corresponding to the respective treatment sites of the user H are provided on the lower side of the seat surface 12 via connection hoses (not shown). It is routed toward the drive device 30 shown in FIG. 3 installed between the support legs 11. In addition, the 1st-4th airbag groups 19-22 and the drive device 30 comprise the air massage mechanism.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the drive device 30 includes an electrically driven air pump 31 and three-way solenoid valves 32 a to 32 d connected to the air pump 31 and provided corresponding to the airbags 19 a to 22 a. . The air pump 31 and the electromagnetic valves 32 a to 32 d are controlled by the controller 33. Then, under the control of the controller 33, compressed air is generated by driving the air pump 31, and when the solenoid valves 32a to 32d to be treated are switched from the atmosphere release side to the supply side, the compressed air from the air pump 31 is subjected to the target. The air bags 19a to 22a are inflated by being supplied into the air bags 19a to 22a. On the other hand, when the predetermined inflation operation of the airbags 19a to 22a is completed, the solenoid valves 32a to 32d are switched from the supply side to the atmosphere release side, and the air in the airbags 19a to 22a is exhausted to the atmosphere, and the airbag 19a. ~ 22a contracts. Treatment (air massage operation) by the operation of each of the airbags 19a to 22a is performed by repeating this expansion / contraction operation.

  The controller 33 includes a storage unit 33a in which a plurality of massage courses having different purposes (effects) are stored. As shown in FIG. 4, each massage course includes a table for driving the mechanical massage mechanism 18 (mechanical tables MT1, MT2, MT3,...) And a table for driving the air massage mechanism (air tables AT1, AT2). , AT3, ...).

  The mechanical table MT1 and the air table AT1 constitute one massage course (first massage course), and the mechanical table MT1 and the air table AT1 each have a plurality of operation patterns having the same purpose ( Mechanical patterns A, B, C,... And air patterns A, B, C,. The mechanical pattern and the air pattern are linked to each other. For example, in the first massage course, the mechanical pattern A and the air pattern A, the mechanical pattern B and the air pattern B, and the mechanical pattern C and the air pattern C are performed simultaneously. It has come to be.

  The setting of the mechanical table MT1 and the air table AT1 includes the second massage course consisting of the mechanical table MT2 and the air table AT2, the third massage course consisting of the mechanical table MT3 and the air table AT3, The same applies to other massage courses. Each massage course is set with operation patterns in the mechanical table and the air table so that the user H can obtain a predetermined effect. As specific examples of the purpose of each massage course, the first massage course relieves stiffness, the second massage course is relaxation, and the third massage course is physical activation.

  Each air table is provided with a plurality of air patterns having the same purpose. The differences in the purpose (effect) of each air table are as follows: supply / exhaust time for the air bags 19a to 22a, operation order of the air bags 19a to 22a in the air bag groups 19 to 22, and air bag groups 19 to 22 This is realized by making at least one of the combinations of the airbags 19a to 22a to be operated inside different between the air tables.

  Moreover, the air table is set so that the order of the site to be treated in the human body portion of the user H is the same among the air tables. That is, the air pattern A, the air pattern A ′, and the air pattern A ″, the air pattern B, the air pattern B ′, and the air pattern B ″, and the air pattern C, the air pattern C ′, and the air pattern C ″, respectively, are treated. The target parts are set to coincide with each other. As a specific example, in the air pattern A, the air pattern A ′, and the air pattern A ″, the shoulder portion is the treatment target, and the first airbag group 19 Is to be activated. Further, in the air pattern B, the air pattern B ′, and the air pattern B ″, the lumbar region is a treatment target, and the second airbag group 20 is activated. The air pattern C, the air pattern C ′, and the air In the pattern C ″, the buttocks are targeted for treatment, and the first airbag group 19 is activated.

  Here, when, for example, the first massage course is selected by the operation of the operation unit 34, the controller 33 performs the mechanical massage mechanism 18 and the air massage mechanism (airbags 19a to 22a) according to the mechanical table MT1 and the air table AT1. Drive. At this time, the mechanical massage mechanism 18 and the air massage mechanism are sequentially operated by mechanical patterns and air patterns corresponding to each other in the mechanical table MT1 and the air table AT1.

  During the execution of the first massage course, when an instruction to change the massage operation by the air massage mechanism to the second massage course is made by the operation of the operation unit 34, the controller 33 of the mechanical massage mechanism 18. The operation of the air massage mechanism is changed without changing the massage operation. If the operation of the air massage mechanism is, for example, the air pattern B of the air table AT1 at the time of this operation, the controller 33 changes the operation pattern of the air massage mechanism from the air pattern B to the air pattern B ′ of the air table AT2. (Refer to the broken line arrow in FIG. 4). That is, the controller 33 changes the operation of the air massage mechanism while leaving the treatment site at the time of operation as it is. Thereby, when the operation of the air massage mechanism is changed by the operation of the operation unit 34, the treatment site of the changed air massage mechanism does not change, so that the user H does not feel uncomfortable. It is possible to change the operation.

  At this time, by changing the operation of the air massage mechanism from the air pattern B to the air pattern B ′, the supply / exhaust time for the airbag 20a, the operation sequence of each airbag 20a, and the operation of each airbag 20a to be operated At least one of the combinations is changed. For this reason, it is easy to change the operation according to the intention of the user H.

  At this time, the mechanical massage mechanism 18 is operating with the mechanical pattern B of the mechanical table MT1, but the air pattern B ′ after the change of the air massage mechanism is similar to the mechanical pattern B before the change. Because the operation is linked to the movement, it is possible to change the natural operation without any sense of incongruity.

Next, characteristic effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) The controller 33 drives each massage mechanism in accordance with the associated massage course so that the operation of the mechanical massage mechanism 18 and the operation of the air massage mechanism (airbags 19a to 22a) are linked. And the controller 33 does not change one operation | movement of the mechanical massage mechanism 18 based on operation of the operation part 34 in implementation of a massage course, but changes the treatment site | part at the time of operation of the operation part 34 in an air massage mechanism. Leave it as it is and change its behavior. For this reason, when the user H wants to change the operation of the air massage mechanism during the massage course, the operation can be changed flexibly according to the user H. In addition, since the operation of the massage mechanism to be changed is changed while leaving the treatment site at the time of operation of the operation unit 34, the operation is changed when the operation of the air massage mechanism is changed by the operation of the operation unit 34. The treatment site of the air massage mechanism does not change. Thereby, the user H can change the operation of the air massage mechanism without feeling uncomfortable.

  (2) The air massage mechanism includes first to fourth airbag groups 19 to 22 for shoulder, waist, buttocks, and legs. Then, based on the operation of the operation unit 34, the controller 33 supplies and exhausts air to the airbags 19 a to 22 a, the operation order of the airbags 19 a to 22 a in the airbag groups 19 to 22, and the airbag groups 19 to 22 At least one of the combinations of the airbags 19a to 22a to be operated is changed. For this reason, it becomes possible to make it easy to change the operation according to the intention of the user H.

  (3) A storage unit 33a storing a plurality of massage courses with different purposes is provided, and each massage course has a plurality of operation patterns (mechanisms) having the same purpose in each operation of the mechanical massage mechanism 18 and the air massage mechanism. Pattern and air pattern) are sequentially performed. In each massage course, each mechanical pattern of the mechanical massage mechanism 18 and each air pattern of the air massage mechanism are linked to each other. Then, the controller 33 is based on the operation of the operation unit 34 during the execution of the massage course. The air pattern is changed to an air pattern (air pattern B ′ in the example in the present embodiment) corresponding to 18 mechanical patterns (mechanical pattern B in the example in the present embodiment). For this reason, it is possible to change the natural operation without a sense of incongruity.

In addition, you may change embodiment of this invention as follows.
In the above embodiment, the air massage mechanism includes the airbag groups 19 to 22 corresponding to the shoulder, waist, buttocks, and legs of the user H, but is not particularly limited to this. All or any of the airbags corresponding to the part, the waist, the buttocks, and the legs may be singular. In addition, the air massage mechanism is configured to be able to massage the shoulder, waist, buttocks, and legs, but is not particularly limited thereto, for example, as a human body part that performs pneumatic massage, At least one of the heads may be added and, for example, configured to pneumatically massage at least two of the shoulder, waist, buttocks, legs, hands, arms, neck and head .

  In the above embodiment, the operation of the air massage mechanism is changed to the operation pattern in the air table AT1 in another massage course based on the operation of the operation unit 34 during the massage course, but this is particularly limited to this. If the treatment site is not changed, it may be changed to an arbitrary operation.

In the above embodiment, the air massage mechanism is used as the target of the operation change based on the operation of the operation unit 34 during the massage course, but the mechanical massage mechanism 18 may be used.
In each of the above embodiments, the massage machine is applied to the chair type massage machine 10 having a chair type, but may be applied to, for example, a bed type massage machine other than the chair type.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Massage machine, 18 ... Mechanical massage mechanism, 18a ... Treatment element, 19-22 ... The airbag group which comprises an air massage mechanism, 19a-22a ... Air bag, 30 ... The drive device which comprises an air massage mechanism, 33 ... A controller as control means, 33a... Storage part as storage means, 34.

Claims (3)

A mechanical massage mechanism having a treatment element for performing mechanical massage on the back of the user;
An air massage mechanism for performing pneumatic massage on the plurality of human body parts of the user by inflation and deflation of the airbag;
In a massage machine comprising control means for driving each massage mechanism in accordance with a massage course associated with the operation of the mechanical massage mechanism and the operation of the air massage mechanism,
The control means is based on the operation of the operation unit during the execution of the massage course, and does not change the operation of one of the mechanical massage mechanism and the air massage mechanism, and the treatment at the time of operation of the operation unit on the other A massage machine characterized by changing its operation while leaving the part as it is. The massage machine according to claim 1,
The air massage mechanism has an airbag group including a plurality of airbags for a predetermined part of the plurality of human body parts,
When the object of the operation change based on the operation of the operation unit is the air massage mechanism, the control means is configured to supply and exhaust air to the airbag, the operation order of the airbag within the airbag group, and the A massage machine characterized by changing at least one combination of airbags to be operated in an airbag group. The massage machine according to claim 1 or 2,
A storage means for storing a plurality of massage courses having different purposes;
Each massage course is set such that a plurality of operation patterns having the same purpose are sequentially performed in each operation of the mechanical massage mechanism and the air massage mechanism, and each of the mechanical massage mechanisms is set in each massage course. The movement pattern and each movement pattern of the air massage mechanism correspond to each other,
The control means is a movement pattern of the massage course different from the massage course being performed, based on the operation of the operation unit during the massage course, and the mechanism being operated The massage machine is changed to the operation pattern of the air massage mechanism corresponding to the operation pattern of the massage mechanism.

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