JP2011250839A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage machine having an operation unit that a user can use easily.SOLUTION: The massage machine includes: a massaging means for massaging the user's body; an operation unit configured to be operable by the user so that the massaging means performs predetermined action; and a control unit for controlling the massaging means according to the operation of the operation unit. The operation unit 51 includes a group of main switches 52 whose frequency of use is relatively high and a group of sub switches 53 whose frequency of use is relatively low. A light source unit 55 is provided in such a way as to surround the contour of the group of main switches 52.

Description

  The present invention relates to a massage machine including an operation unit that can be operated by a user.

  DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, the massage machine which comprises the chair type | mold with which the backrest part was provided in the rear part of the seat part which a user can sit down is known widely. In such a massage machine, a massage mechanism having kneading balls is provided inside the backrest part, and the user's body is massaged by this massage mechanism.

  In recent years, massage machines have been improved in function by adjusting the strength and position of the massage mechanism and developing other functions. For this reason, what is provided with the operation part which a user can operate in a massage machine is known (for example, refer to patent documents 1).

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  By the way, the operation part of the massage machine as described above is provided with various switches that can easily select various functions of the massage machine. Among these switches, the main switch, which is inevitably used frequently because of its high convenience, has an operation unit that is configured to stand out from the other switches, such as a printed pattern. .

However, even if a pattern or the like is printed because the switch itself is small, improvement of such a problem is desired.
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a massage machine including an operation unit that can be easily used by a user.

  In order to solve the above problems, the massage machine of the present invention includes a massage means for massaging a user's body, and an operation unit configured to be operable by the user to cause the massage means to perform a predetermined operation, A massage machine comprising: a control unit that controls the massage means based on an operation of the operation unit, wherein the operation unit includes a main switch having a relatively high use frequency and a sub switch having a relatively low use frequency; And having a light source part so as to cover the periphery of the main switch.

  In the above configuration, it is preferable that the light source unit is a light source that can change into a plurality of colors, and the control unit notifies each state of the massage machine by associating with a predetermined color by the light source unit. .

In the above configuration, it is preferable that the control unit changes the brightness of the light source unit during operation of the massage means.
In the above configuration, it is preferable that biological information measuring means for measuring the biological information of the user is provided, and the control unit determines the color of the light source unit according to the biological information measured by the biological information measuring means.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the massage machine provided with the operation part which a user can use easily can be provided.

It is a schematic block diagram of the massage machine in this embodiment. It is a side view of the massage machine in the same as the above. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the electrical structure of a massage machine. It is a front view of an operation part. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the example of control of the luminescent color of a light source part. It is a graph for demonstrating the example of control of the luminescent color of a light source part.

  FIG. 1 shows a massage machine 10 according to this embodiment. The massage machine 10 of this embodiment is assembled so that the backrest 13 can be tilted by a rotation shaft in the width direction at the rear of the seat 12 supported by a pair of left and right support legs 11 (only one shown). In addition, an ottoman 14 is assembled to the front portion of the seat portion 12 so as to be tiltable about a rotation shaft in the same direction. In addition, armrest portions 15 extending in the front-rear direction are assembled on both sides of the seat portion 12.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a reclining mechanism 16 for tilting the backrest portion 13 is provided below the seat portion 12, and the backrest portion 13 is reclined by driving a motor 16 a of the reclining mechanism 16. It is like that. The ottoman 14 is also provided with a vertical movement mechanism 17 (see FIG. 3) of the ottoman 14 below the seat portion 12, and the ottoman 14 is moved up and down by driving the vertical movement mechanism 17. Yes.

  The backrest portion 13 is made of a hard resin material, and includes a backrest body 21 that houses the mechanical massage mechanism 20 in an internal housing space, and a cover portion 31 that is integrally fixed to the front surface of the backrest body 21.

  The backrest main body 21 is made of a hard resin material and has a backboard 22 having a substantially rectangular opening (not shown) whose front surface is opened long in the vertical direction, and a back cover 23 attached to the back side of the backboard 22. have. The backrest main body 21 has a substantially rectangular mechanism frame (not shown) that is accommodated between the backboard 22 and the back cover 23 and attached to a predetermined portion.

  A guide rail 20b in which the mechanical massage mechanism 20 is slidably incorporated is formed on the inner side surface in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) of the mechanism part frame. The mechanical massage mechanism 20 is moved up and down by a drive motor (not shown) assembled to the mechanical massage mechanism 20. The mechanical massage mechanism 20 is provided with a pair of kneading balls 20a connected by a rotation shaft in the width direction, and the pair of kneading balls 20a are arranged in the width (left and right) direction by the driving motor or a separately provided driving motor. Drive in the front-rear direction. In this way, in addition to the vertical movement of the mechanical massage mechanism 20, the movement of the kneading balls 20 a in the width direction and the front-rear direction are combined by the control unit 60 that is electrically connected to the mechanical massage mechanism 20. A three-dimensional treatment operation is performed.

  Moreover, the massage machine 10 of this embodiment is provided with the air massage mechanism 25 (refer FIG. 3) which consists of an airbag which can be inflated / contracted to the backrest part 13, the ottoman 14, or the like. In the air massage mechanism 25, the airbag is inflated and contracted by air supply / exhaust from an air pump (not shown) controlled by the control unit 60.

  The cover portion 31 provided on the front surface of the backrest main body 21 is disposed on a first cover member 32 that covers substantially the entire front surface other than the opening of the backboard 22 of the backrest main body 21 and on the upper front surface of the first cover member 32. A second cover member 33 and a third cover member 34 that closes the opening of the backboard 22 at the center in the left-right direction of the lower front surface of the first cover member 32. Each of the cover members 32, 33, and 34 is configured such that a sponge-like member is covered with a skin material.

  Moreover, the pillow part 35 is provided in the front surface of the cover part 31 so that it can be arrange | positioned above the up-down direction substantially intermediate position. This pillow part 35 has a pillow main body 35a in which a cushion material is covered with a skin material, and a connection part 35b fixedly connected to the backrest main body 21 on the rear end side of the pillow main body 35a. The connection portion 35b is made of the same material as the skin material of the pillow body 35a, and the rear end portion 35c is fixed to the rear end of the backboard 22 of the backrest body 21.

  In addition, the massage machine 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a seating detection sensor 40 including a capacitive sensor for detecting the seating of the user on the seat portion 12. The seating detection sensor 40 is electrically connected to the control unit 60, and a predetermined signal is output from the seating detection sensor 40 to the control unit 60. Further, the seating detection sensor 40 has a detection surface having a predetermined length (for example, a length of 50% or more) with respect to the length in the front-rear direction of the upper surface of the seat portion 12.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the stand 50 is attached to the one of the two armrest parts 15 provided in the left-right direction outer side. As shown in FIG. 4, an operation for issuing a command signal to the control unit 60 for controlling the driving of the mechanical massage mechanism 20, the air massage mechanism 25, the reclining mechanism 16, and the vertical movement mechanism 17 by the user as shown in FIG. The unit 51 is electrically connected.

  The operation unit 51 includes a main switch group 52 that is frequently used by the user, a sub switch group 53 that is not frequently used by the user, a speaker 54 that outputs sound or sound, and a light source unit that includes a plurality of light emitting elements. 55 and a display unit 56 capable of displaying the current treatment site and the like. Here, the “main switch group” refers to, for example, an on / off switch 52a, an emergency stop switch 52b, an automatic course selection switch 52c, a reclining adjustment switch 52d, and an ottoman adjustment switch 52e. The on / off switch 52a switches the mechanisms 16, 17, 20, and 25 of the massage machine 10 between a driveable state and an undriveable state. For example, when operated during a massage, the mechanisms 16, 17, 20 and 25 are moved to the initial position to end the massage. For example, when the emergency stop switch 52b is pressed during a massage, each part is for ending the massage at the position when the stop switch 52b is operated. The automatic course selection switch 52c is used to perform a massage based on an automatic course program stored in advance in a memory (not shown) of the control unit 60. The reclining adjustment switch 52d is for adjusting the angle of the backrest 13 with respect to the seat 12 by driving the reclining mechanism 16. The ottoman adjustment switch 52e is for adjusting the angle of the ottoman 14 relative to the seat 12 by driving the vertical movement mechanism 17. The “sub-switch group” means an adjustment switch 53a for finely adjusting the pressing force of the kneading balls 20a and the airbag and the position of the kneading balls 20a, a light source on / off switch 53b, a voice on / off switch 53c, and only a part of the body part. It is a favorite switch 53d for massaging.

  The light source unit 55 provided in the operation unit 51 is configured, for example, in an arrangement form in which a plurality of light emitting elements having different wavelengths (color generation) are annular so as to cover the periphery of the main switch group 52. In this embodiment, the three colors of red, blue, and green are configured by light emitting elements that can emit light independently, and various colors are generated by controlling these light emitting elements by the control unit 60. Be able to. When the light source unit 55 is turned off by the light source on / off switch 53b described above, light emission by the light source unit 55 is prohibited.

  The speaker 54 provided in the operation unit 51 is for outputting audio data or the like stored in advance in a memory (not shown). In the present embodiment, for example, the speaker 54 is for notifying the operation method of the operation unit 51.

Next, an operation example of the massage machine 10 configured as described above will be described.
In the massage machine 10 connected to a commercial power source (not shown), when the seating detection sensor 40 detects the seating of the user, the control unit 60 turns on the red light emitting element of the light source unit 55 that is a part of the operation unit 51. Turn on (flash). As a result, it is possible to notify the user that the user is seated reliably. At the same time, the control unit 60 notifies the speaker 54 that the user is seated by voice. In addition, the control unit 60 notifies the user of how to use the operation unit 51 based on voice data stored in advance in its own memory (not shown). Specifically, when seating is detected by the seating detection sensor 40, the control unit 60 uses the voice data stored in the memory in advance to “press the on / off switch of the operation unit when performing massage”. Announcement of the operation method of the operation unit 51 such as “.

  Further, after the seating is detected by the seating detection sensor 40, the control unit 60, for example, until the on / off switch 52a of the operation unit 51 is pressed, the mechanical massage mechanism 20, the air massage mechanism 25, the reclining mechanism 16, and the vertical movement mechanism 17 are used. The operation is prohibited to stop the drive. Then, when the on / off switch 52a of the operation unit 51 is pressed, the control unit 60 shifts the mechanical massage mechanism 20, the air massage mechanism 25, the reclining mechanism 16, and the vertical movement mechanism 17 to an operation-permitted state in which driving is possible. In this operation permission state, the switches 52a to 52e and 53a to 53d provided in the operation unit 51 are in a state in which the mechanisms 16, 17, 20, and 25 can be driven based on the operation. For this reason, after the on / off switch 52a is pressed and the operation is permitted, the tilt angle of the backrest 13 and the tilt angle of the ottoman 14 can be adjusted by the switches 52d and 52e of the operation unit 51. ing.

  Then, when the on / off switch 52a is operated and the mechanisms 16, 17, 20, and 25 are allowed to operate, the control unit 60 is operated from the speaker 54 by the audio data stored in the memory. The operation method of the unit 51 is notified. Therefore, the user can easily operate the operation unit 51 based on the sound output from the speaker 54.

  In addition, when any one of a plurality of automatic course selection switches 52c provided in the operation unit 51 is pressed in the operation permitted state, the control unit 60, according to the automatic program program programmed in advance, 17, 20, 25 are driven. Further, when any one of a plurality of preference switches 53d provided in the operation unit 51 is pressed, it is possible to massage or beat (beat) or massage around the cervical spine according to the switch 53d.

  In addition, when the mechanical massage mechanism 20 or the air massage mechanism 25 is driven, the color of the light source unit 55 is changed by the control unit 60 according to the driving state. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 60 uses a red light-emitting element when performing a striking operation, a blue light-emitting element when performing a kneading operation, and a green light-emitting element when performing a massage operation centered on the cervical spine. The light is emitted at 55. Further, in the case of the combined operation of the hitting operation and the stagnation operation, the control unit 60 causes the red and blue light emitting elements to emit light and output purple light from the light source unit 55. Further, in the case of the combined operation of the hitting operation and the massaging operation centered on the cervical spine, the control unit 60 emits red and green light emitting elements and outputs yellow light from the light source unit 55. Further, in the case of the combined operation of the massage operation centering on the cervical spine, the control unit 60 emits blue and green light emitting elements and outputs light blue light from the light source unit 55. In this way, by changing the color of the light from the light source unit 55 according to the driving state of the massage mechanisms 20 and 25, the user is informed of the fact and the user can change the display unit 56 of the operation unit 51 and the like. It is possible to suppress staring and suppress stress.

Next, characteristic effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) The operation unit 51 includes a main switch group 52 having a relatively high use frequency and a sub switch group 53 having a relatively low use frequency, and the light source unit 55 is provided so as to cover the periphery of the main switch group 52. It is done. With such a configuration, a switch that is convenient and frequently used for the user can be notified by the light of the light source unit 55, so that the operation unit 51 can be easily used.

  (2) The light source unit 55 includes red, blue, and green light emitting elements that are the three primary colors of light so that the light source unit 55 can be changed into a plurality of colors. The control unit 60 is notified by associating each state of the massage machine 10 (driving state of the massage mechanisms 20 and 25) with a predetermined color by the light source unit 55. Thus, since the state of the massage machine 10 can be notified by the color difference of the light source part 55, it suppresses that a user suppresses staring the display part 56 grade | etc., Of the operation part 51, and gives a feeling of stress. it can.

In addition, you may change embodiment of this invention as follows.
In the above embodiment, the light emitting elements provided in the light source unit 55 are three colors of red, blue, and green, but the present invention is not limited to this. The light source unit 55 may be composed of light emitting elements of single color, two colors, or four colors or more.

  In the above embodiment, the light source unit 55 is configured to emit light using the red light emitting element when performing the hitting operation, the blue light emitting element when performing the kneading operation, and the green light emitting element when performing the massage operation centering on the cervical spine. Not limited to this.

  In the above embodiment, although not particularly mentioned, for example, the types of colors may be further increased by adjusting the light amounts of the light emitting elements of three colors of red, blue, and green constituting the light source unit 55. As a method of adjusting the light amount of each light emitting element, it is possible to adjust by performing duty control for each light emitting element as shown in FIG. The control example of FIG. 6 will be described. First, the red light emitting element is operated by the control unit 60 (see FIG. 3) with a duty ratio of about 10%, and the duty ratio is 100% by about 440 ms after the start of the operation. During this period, the blue and green light emitting elements have a duty ratio of 0%, that is, they are not driven. For this reason, the light source unit 55 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is driven from red with low light quantity to red with high light quantity between 0 ms and 440 ms. Thereafter, the blue light emitting element is operated so as to have a duty ratio of 0% to 100% from about 480 ms to 960 ms, and the red light emitting element is continuously driven by the control unit 60 so that the duty ratio is 100%. Is done. At this time, the color of the light output from the light source unit 55 is gradually changed from red to purple according to the duty ratio for operating the blue light emitting element. In this way, the types of colors can be increased by changing the duty ratio for each light emitting element of the light source unit 55.

  In the above embodiment, although not particularly mentioned, a configuration in which the brightness of the light source unit 55 is changed during massage execution may be employed. As described above, by appropriately changing the brightness of the light source unit 55, it is possible to give a healing effect to the user. Compared with the case where the light source unit 55 is always lit, it is possible to contribute to an improvement in preference as a product.

  In the above embodiment, although not specifically mentioned, the control unit 60 controls the light emitting element of the light source unit 55 so as to change the brightness of the light source unit 55 in conjunction with the intensity of the massage operation. May be.

  In the above embodiment, although not specifically mentioned, as shown in FIG. 3, the massage machine 10 includes a biological information measuring device 70 that measures the biological information of the user, and based on the results obtained by the device 70. You may employ | adopt the structure controlled by the control part 60 so that the color of the light source part 55 may be determined. The biological information refers to heartbeat, breathing, sweat, body temperature, blood pressure, and the like, and the biological information measuring device 70 is a device that measures these.

  Moreover, as a control example of the color determination of the light source unit 55 based on the biological information measuring device 70, when a result obtained by changing the user's biological information to a relaxed state (relaxed state) is obtained, the control unit 60 may, for example, The color of the part 55 is changed to blue. Furthermore, the control part 60 changes the color of the light source part 55 to green, for example, when the result by which a user's biometric information was changed to the refreshed state is obtained. Thus, the change of the biometric information can be notified to the user by changing the color change of the light source unit 55 according to the change of the biometric information.

  As another control example of the color determination of the light source unit 55 based on the biological information measuring device 70, when it is necessary to relax from the result of the user's biological information, the control unit 60 sets the color of the light source unit 55 to blue. It is controlled to change to the lighting state and the blinking state with a healing effect. Thus, it becomes possible to give a more suitable massage effect (relaxation effect) by inviting to suitable biometric information by the color change of the light source part 55 based on biometric information.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Massage machine, 20 ... Mechanical massage mechanism (massage means), 25 ... Air massage mechanism (massage means), 51 ... Operation part, 52 ... Main switch group (main switch), 53 ... Sub switch group (sub switch), 55 ... Light source part, 60 ... Control part, 70 ... Biological information measurement means.

Claims (4)

Massage means for massaging a user's body, an operation unit configured to be operable by the user to cause the massage means to perform a predetermined operation, and control for controlling the massage means based on an operation of the operation unit A massage machine equipped with a part,
The operation unit includes a main switch having a relatively high use frequency of the user and a sub switch having a relatively low use frequency, and includes a light source unit so as to cover the periphery of the main switch. Massage machine. The massage machine according to claim 1,
The light source unit is a light source capable of changing to a plurality of colors,
The said control part alert | reports each state of a massage machine by matching with the predetermined color by the said light source part. The massage machine according to claim 1 or 2,
The said control part changes the brightness of the said light source part during the said massage means operation | movement, The massage machine characterized by the above-mentioned. In the massage machine as described in any one of Claims 1-3,
Comprising biological information measuring means for measuring the biological information of the user,
The said control part determines the color of the said light source part according to the biometric information measured by the said biometric information measurement means, The massage machine characterized by the above-mentioned.

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