JP2012016396A - Stretching mat - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stretching mat capable of easily obtaining high stretching effect.SOLUTION: The stretching mat 1 is constituted so that a stretch part 11 protruded into a mountain shape is provided to the upper surface opposed to a non-earthing part 21 provided on the back of the stretching mat 1 and a vibration means is provided to the internal gap between the non-earthing part 21 and the stretch part 11. Since the stimulation caused by vibration can be applied to the body while keeping a part of the body stretched by the stretch part 11 with this stretching mat 1, high stretching effect can be obtained by the synergistic effect of them.

Description

  The present invention relates to a stretch mat capable of obtaining a stretch effect relatively easily by placing a part of the body.

  For example, the stretch mat formed so as to rise upward in a curved shape can stretch the back and waist by sleeping on its back with the back and waist on it, so it has a moderate stretching effect Can be demonstrated. As such a stretch mat, for example, the configuration of Patent Document 1 has been proposed.

Registered Utility Model No. 3034398

  The conventional stretch mat described above can obtain a stretch effect by bending the back muscles and the waist following the curved shape. However, the stretch effect is only a so-called shape effect caused by the curved shape, and the effect is limited. Therefore, what can obtain the higher stretch effect is calculated | required.

  The present invention proposes a stretch mat that can easily obtain a high stretch effect.

  The present invention includes a non-grounding portion extending in the width direction on the back surface, and a stretch portion for placing a part of the body that protrudes in a mountain shape along the vertical direction on the upper surface facing the non-grounding portion. And a mat body having an internal space between the non-grounding portion and the stretch portion, and a stretching means disposed in the internal space of the mat body and vibrating the stretch portion. Mat. In addition, since the mat for stretching is usually used by being placed on the floor or the like, the back surface of the mat body has a portion (hereinafter referred to as a grounding portion) that is grounded to the floor or the like. Yes.

  In such a configuration, by vibrating the stretch portion in a state where a part of the body is placed, the effect of stretching the body and the effect of vibration are generated at the same time, and the stretch effect is dramatically improved by these synergistic effects. be able to. That is, by putting a part of the body on the stretch portion and applying weight, it is possible to stretch the muscles, tendons, etc. of the parts of the body and to stimulate these muscles, tendons, etc. by vibration. Thereby, the blood flow improvement effect, the inner muscle growth effect, the skeleton correction effect, and the like can be obtained relatively easily. In particular, women with weak muscular strength, the elderly, and those with hard bodies can obtain a high stretch effect without excessively damaging muscles, joints, and the like, and thus are highly useful.

  Here, since the vibration means is disposed in the internal gap between the non-grounding part and the stretch part, vibration generated by the vibration means is easily transmitted to the stretch part, and the stretch part vibrates stably. easy. If the stretch part is provided above the grounding part that is grounded to the floor or the like, and the vibration means is provided in the gap between them, the grounding part where the vibration of the vibration means is grounded to the floor Therefore, it is difficult to stably transmit desired vibration to the stretch portion. In the configuration of the present invention, since the vibration means is provided between the non-grounding portion and the stretch portion, even the relatively small amplitude vibration is transmitted to the stretch portion stably and accurately and vibrates.

  The stretch mat of the present invention can stretch not only the back, waist and neck by sleeping on its back, but also stretch the soles and calves by standing on the stretch part. . In this way, it is possible to stretch various parts of the body.

  In the above-described stretch mat of the present invention, the stretch portion of the mat body includes a valley-shaped retracting portion that is recessed along the vertical direction at the center in the width direction, and both sides of the valley-shaped retracting portion are disposed on the body. A configuration is proposed that is a body contact portion that contacts a portion.

  In such a configuration, when lying on the back on the stretch part, the spine is not directly supported by the valley-shaped retracting part, and both sides of the spine are placed on and supported by the body contact part. Thereby, when the stretch portion is vibrated, the vibration does not directly stimulate the spine, so that an excessive load does not act on the spine. Therefore, the spine can be stretched while reducing the load on the spine, and the above-described high stretch effect according to the present invention can be obtained.

  For example, when stretching a foot, the high stretch effect of the present invention can be obtained by placing the foot on the body contact portion.

  Here, the structure in which the innumerable small protrusion is formed over the whole upper surface of the body contact part of the stretch part is proposed.

  In this configuration, by placing a part of the body on the body contact portion, the body part can be stimulated by countless small protrusions. And since it becomes easy to transmit a vibration to the inside of a body by countless small protrusions, the above-mentioned stretch effect can be improved further.

  The small protrusion can be appropriately set to a substantially conical shape, a truncated cone shape, a cylindrical shape, a hemispherical shape, or the like. Since the small protrusion is in direct contact with a part of the body, a hemispherical configuration that hardly causes excessive pain can be suitably used.

  In the above-described stretch mat of the present invention, the vibration means is composed of a plurality of vibration motors electrically connected in parallel, and includes power supply means for supplying power to the vibration motor. What is proposed.

  In this configuration, the same voltage is applied to a plurality of vibration motors, but even if motors of the same standard are used, there is a tolerance for each product. There is a slight difference between them, and a vibration with a slight difference in amplitude, period, etc. is generated. For this reason, a relatively small vibration (hereinafter referred to as “fine vibration”) is likely to occur due to the overlapping of these plural vibrations. By virtue of such a slight vibration, the stretch portion vibrates, so that the effect of the vibration described above is further improved, and the operational effect of the present invention that enhances the stretch effect is further enhanced. Further, the slight vibration may occur as irregular vibration due to a slight difference in the rotational speed of each vibration motor. This irregular vibration makes it easy to maintain sensitivity to the vibration and makes it possible to continuously recognize a part of the body being stretched, so that the stretching effect can be further improved. If a single vibration motor is used, since constant vibration continues, the consciousness of the part that is used to stretching and getting stretched is likely to fade, and improvement of the stretching effect cannot be expected.

  Moreover, since it is a micro vibration, it can stand stably and easily on a stretch part. Therefore, as described above, the leg stretch also has an advantage that a high effect can be obtained stably.

  In this configuration, as the vibration motor, a configuration in which a weight is attached to the drive shaft of the motor and the weight is eccentrically connected to the drive shaft can be suitably used.

  Here, a configuration is proposed in which a plurality of vibration motors are arranged in the longitudinal direction in the internal space of the mat body.

  Since the plurality of vibration motors are arranged in the vertical direction, the stretch portion easily vibrates similarly in the vertical direction. Therefore, since the difference in vibration level (such as the strength of vibration) in the entire stretch portion can be made as small as possible, the same level of vibration effect can be imparted to the body part placed on the stretch portion.

  As described above, the stretch mat according to the present invention includes a stretch portion protruding in a mountain shape on the upper surface facing the non-ground portion provided on the back surface, and further includes an internal gap between the non-ground portion and the stretch portion. Since a vibration means is provided, a stimulus by vibration can be applied while stretching a part of the body by the stretch portion, and thus a high stretch effect can be obtained by these synergistic effects. Furthermore, it can be used for those with weak muscle strength or those with stiff body because it can relatively easily obtain blood flow improvement effect and inner muscle growth effect without overloading muscles and joints. high.

  In the above-described stretch mat, the stretch portion of the mat body includes a valley-like retracting portion that is recessed along the vertical direction, and both sides of the valley-like retracting portion are body contact portions. In this case, when performing stretching while lying on the back on the stretch portion, the back muscles can be stretched without excessively stimulating the spine by the valley-shaped retracting portion.

  Here, in the case where the body contact portion of the stretch portion is configured to have innumerable small protrusions on the entire upper surface, the innumerable small protrusions may stimulate a part of the body placed on the body contact portion. In addition, since the vibration can be easily transmitted to the body, the effect of the present invention of obtaining a high stretch effect is further improved.

  In the above-described stretch mat, if the vibration means is composed of a plurality of vibration motors electrically connected in parallel, the vibration is slightly reduced due to the tolerance of each vibration motor. Therefore, the effect of the present invention of obtaining the above-described high stretch effect is further improved by this fine vibration.

  Here, when a plurality of vibration motors are arranged in the inner space of the mat body along the longitudinal direction, the difference in vibration level in the entire stretch portion is made as much as possible. Since it can be made small, the same level of vibration effect can be imparted to the body part placed on the stretch part.

It is the schematic of the mat 1 for stretch of a present Example. 1 is a plan view of a stretch mat 1. 1 is a side view of a stretch mat 1. It is a front view of the mat 1 for stretch. It is PP sectional drawing in FIG. It is LL sectional drawing in FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The stretch mat 1 according to the present embodiment has a structure including a stretch portion 11 protruding upward in a mountain shape on the upper surface thereof as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and a plurality of vibrations disposed in the internal gap 9. It is connected to an external power source 41 through a power cord 35 for supplying power to the motor 31 for use. In this embodiment, the vertical direction in FIG. 2 is the width direction, and the horizontal direction is the vertical direction.

  1 to 6, the stretch mat 1 includes a mat body 2 in which a stretch main body 3 having the stretch portion 11 and a base body 4 bonded to the lower side of the stretch main body 3 are integrated. ing. Here, the stretch main body 3 and the base body 4 are joined and integrated by a plurality of screws (not shown).

  In the present embodiment, the base body 4 is formed as a thin plastic sheet. The stretch main body 3 is formed of a thin plastic shell-shaped main body 3a and a rubber cover 3b covering the upper surface of the shell-shaped main body 3a. Here, the shell-shaped main body 3a forms the basic shape of the stretch main body 3, and the cover 3b is formed so as to follow the upper surface of the shell-shaped main body 3a. The stretch main body 3 is formed by covering and joining the shell-shaped main body 3a with the cover 3b.

  The base body 4 includes a non-grounding portion 21 that curves upward in the width direction, and grounding portions 22 and 23 provided on both sides of the non-grounding portion 21 in the vertical direction. When the base body 4 is placed on the floor, the grounding portions 22 and 23 are placed on the floor surface, and the non-grounding portion 21 is separated from the floor. Further, three curved rib portions 26 projecting upward along the vertical direction are arranged in parallel on the non-grounding portion 21 of the base body 4 (see FIGS. 5 and 6). The curved rib portion 26 increases the rigidity of the non-grounding portion 21.

  The stretch main body 3 is formed between the support extension parts 12 and 13 joined to the grounding parts 22 and 23 and the support extension parts 12 and 13 so as to cover the grounding parts 22 and 23 of the base body 4 from above. And a stretched portion 11 formed in combination. Here, the stretch part 11 is provided so as to face the non-grounding part 21 of the base body 4, and forms a curved shape that rises in a mountain shape along the vertical direction. Further, the stretch portion 11 has a height that rises higher than the non-grounding portion 21 of the base body 4. Further, side portions 15 and 15 are formed on both sides of the stretch portion 11 in the width direction so as to close the both sides. The stretch main body 3 is formed in a box shape that is largely recessed upward and opened downward by the stretch portion 11, and the lower opening is closed by the non-grounding portion 21 of the base body 4. That is, by joining the stretch main body 3 and the base body 4, the internal space 9 is formed between the stretch portion 11 and the non-grounding portion 21 (see FIGS. 5 and 6).

  A plurality of projecting rib portions 16 projecting inward are formed on the inner side of the stretch portion 11 of the shell-shaped main body 3a constituting the stretch main body 3 at a position facing the curved rib portion 26 of the non-grounding portion 21 described above. In the state where the stretch main body 3 and the base body 4 are joined, each protruding rib portion 16 and the curved rib portion 26 come into contact with each other. The protruding rib portion 16 increases the rigidity of the stretch portion 11.

  Further, the stretch portion 11 of the stretch main body 3 is formed with a valley-like retracting portion 18 that is recessed along the longitudinal direction at the center in the width direction. Body contact portions 19 and 19 are formed on both sides in the width direction of the valley-shaped retracting portion 18. That is, the stretch part 11 is constituted by a valley-shaped retracting part 18 and body contact parts 19 and 19. Here, innumerable small protrusions 20 are provided on the outer surfaces (upper surfaces) of the body contact portions 19 and 19 over the entire surface. The small protrusion 20 is formed on the cover 3b constituting the outer surface of the stretch main body 3, and has elasticity because it is made of rubber.

  Moreover, the support extension part 12 of the stretch main body 3 is formed in a shape in which the outer peripheral end part protrudes upward, and a region surrounded by the outer peripheral end part and the stretch part 11 has a substantially concave shape. Yes.

  On the other hand, four vibration motors 31 are disposed in the internal space 9 of the mat body 2 formed by joining the stretch body 3 and the base body 4 (see FIG. 5). Four vibration motors 31 are electrically connected in parallel. The vibration motor 31 is fixed to the base body 4 between the curved rib portions 26 and 26 formed in the non-grounding portion 21 of the base body 4, and is arranged in the vertical direction. In the four vibration motors 31, the drive shafts 32 are arranged in a straight line along the vertical direction. The wiring of the vibration motor 31 is omitted in FIGS.

  Here, the motor of the same standard is applied to the vibration motor 31, and the weights 33 attached to the respective drive shafts 32 are also the same. The weight 33 is attached to the tip of the drive shaft 32 so as to be eccentric, and the rotation of the drive shaft 32 causes the vibration motor 31 to vibrate. Note that even motors of the same standard have manufacturing tolerances, so that a slight difference occurs in rotational speed and the like. Therefore, even if the four vibration motors 31 are electrically connected in parallel and the same voltage is applied, the rotation speeds of the vibration motors 31 are not exactly equal. For this reason, the vibrations generated by the vibration motors 31 have a slight difference in amplitude, period, and the like, so that they are mutually buffered and become fine vibrations as a whole. The fine vibration generated in this way is transmitted to the stretch part 11 of the stretch main body 3 via the non-contact part 21 of the base body 4, and the stretch part 11 vibrates. This fine vibration is transmitted to the stretch portion 11 via the curved rib portions 26 and the protruding rib portions 16 described above.

  A control board (not shown) for controlling power supply to each vibration motor 31 is disposed inside the side surface portion 15 (internal gap 9) of the stretch main body 3. An insertion port 36 through which the plug of the power cord 35 described above can be inserted is provided outside the side surface portion 15, and the insertion port 36 is connected to the control board. Thereby, the electric power obtained from the power cord 35 connected to the external power source 41 (outlet) is supplied to each vibration motor 31 via the control board. Further, in the present embodiment, a pressure sensor (not shown) is provided between the shell-like main body 3a and the cover 3b of the above-described stretch portion 11, and the pressure sensor is connected to the control board. Has been. The control board controls the power supply to each vibration motor 31 to be effective when the pressure input from the pressure sensor is a predetermined value or more. That is, even when the power cord 35 is connected to the external power source 41, the stretch portion 11 does not vibrate unless a weight is applied by placing a part of the body on the stretch portion 11. Thereby, useless power consumption can be suppressed.

  It should be noted that a power switch (not shown) for ON / OFF operation, a lamp for displaying the strength of vibration, and a vibration are shown on the side surface 15 of the stretch portion 11 in the vicinity of the insertion port 36. Lamps and the like are also provided, and these are connected to the control board and controlled.

  In this embodiment, the control board (not shown) and the power cord 35 constitute the power supply means of the present invention.

Next, the use of the above-described stretch mat 1 will be described.
The stretch mat 1 is placed on the floor, and the power cord 35 is connected to the external power source 41 as shown in FIG. Then, in a state where the power switch is turned on, for example, the user sleeps on his / her back with his / her back on the stretch portion 11 of the stretch mat 1. As a result, the back muscles extend so as to follow the stretch portion 11. Further, since the weight is applied to the stretch portion 11, electric power is supplied to each vibration motor 31 by detecting the pressure of the pressure sensor. Thereby, each vibration motor 31 is driven, and the fine vibration generated thereby is transmitted to the stretch portion 11, and the stretch portion 11 is vibrated slightly.

  Here, since the non-contact portion 21 to which the vibration motor 31 is attached is not in contact with the floor, the fine vibration generated by the vibration motor 31 is easily transmitted stably, and the curved rib of the non-contact portion 21 is easily transmitted. It is transmitted to the stretch portion 11 through the portion 26 and the protruding rib portion 16. Thereby, the stretch part 11 vibrates slightly.

  As the stretch portion 11 vibrates in this way, a vibration effect is applied to the spine extending at the stretch portion 11, so that the stretch effect can be improved. In particular, since stimulation by micro vibrations is applied while stretching the back muscles, the effect of improving blood flow, the effect of growing the inner muscle, and the effect of correcting the skeleton can be obtained efficiently. Furthermore, since innumerable small protrusions 20 are formed on the body contact portions 19 and 19 of the stretch part 11, the back muscles can be stimulated by the small protrusions 20, and the minute vibration is generated by the small protrusions. Since it acts on the back muscles via 20, it becomes easy to stimulate the inside of the body. For this reason, the effect of improving the blood flow described above is further enhanced. Further, the slight vibration may be generated as irregular vibration due to a slight difference in rotational speed between the vibration motors 31. This irregular vibration makes it easy to maintain sensitivity to the vibration and makes it possible to continuously recognize a part of the body being stretched, so that the stretching effect can be further improved.

  Further, since the valley-shaped retracting portion 18 of the stretch portion 11 can avoid contact with the spine, the spine is not directly stimulated. Therefore, it is possible to suppress an excessive load from acting on the spine due to the fine vibration.

  Furthermore, since the rubber cover 3b is disposed on the surface of the stretch portion 11 in the configuration of this embodiment, the elasticity is excellent in the effect of reducing the excessive load described above. Thereby, an above-described stretch effect can be heightened efficiently.

  As described above, the stretch mat 1 according to the present embodiment applies a stimulus by vibration while stretching the body, so that the stretch effect can be enhanced. In addition, although extending the back muscle was illustrated, it is also possible to apply stimulation by vibration while standing on the slope of the stretch portion 11 and extending the calf. It is also possible to sit on the support extension 12 of the stretch body 3 and stimulate the pelvis with the stretch 11. In addition, it can be applied to various usage methods, and the same high stretch effect can be obtained.

  According to the stretch mat 1 of the present embodiment, since a high stretch effect can be obtained without imposing excessive load on muscles and joints, women and elderly people with weak muscular strength, those with hard bodies, etc. By applying, there is an advantage that it is easy to obtain a higher stretch effect.

  In the embodiment described above, four vibration motors are arranged side by side, but the number of vibration motors is appropriately set, such as two, three, or five vibration motors. be able to. The arrangement position can also be set as appropriate.

  In this invention, it is not limited to the Example mentioned above, About another structure, it can change suitably within the range of the meaning of this invention. For example, a charging battery may be provided inside the mat body so that the charging battery can be charged by the power cord described above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mat for stretch 2 Mat body 9 Internal space 11 Stretch part 18 Valley-like retracting part 19 Body contact part 20 Small protrusion 21 Non-contact part 31 Vibration motor 35 Power cord (power supply means)

The present invention has been formed on the back surface, and a non-ground portion across the width direction, formed on an upper surface facing the non-ground portion, raised in a mountain shape along the longitudinal direction, the body is put the part of the body A mat body composed of a stretch portion for extending the inner space, and an internal gap formed between the non-grounding portion and the stretch portion,
A vibration means disposed in the inner space of the mat body and vibrating the stretch portion ;
The stretch part of the mat body is formed with a valley-like retracting part that is recessed along the longitudinal direction over the entire length of the stretch part at the center in the width direction, and on both sides of the valley-like retracting part, A body contact portion that comes into contact is formed, and the body contact portion is formed with countless small protrusions over the entire upper surface thereof, and vibration is applied to the body through the small protrusions. This is a stretch mat. In addition, since the mat for stretching is usually used by being placed on the floor or the like, the back surface of the mat body has a portion (hereinafter referred to as a grounding portion) that is grounded to the floor or the like. Yes.

Claims (5)

The back surface includes a non-ground portion extending in the width direction, and the upper surface facing the non-ground portion includes a stretch portion for placing a part of the body that protrudes in a mountain shape along the vertical direction. A mat body having an internal gap between the grounding portion and the stretch portion;
A stretch mat, comprising: a vibrating means disposed in an inner space of the mat body and vibrating the stretch portion.   The stretch part of the mat body is provided with a valley-like retracting part that is recessed along the longitudinal direction at the center in the width direction, and both sides of the valley-like retracting part are body contact parts that contact a part of the body. The stretch mat according to claim 1, wherein the stretch mat is provided.   The stretch mat according to claim 2, wherein the body contact portion of the stretch portion is formed with innumerable small protrusions over the entire upper surface thereof. The vibration means is composed of a plurality of vibration motors electrically connected in parallel,
The stretch mat according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising power supply means for supplying power to the vibration motor.   5. The stretch mat according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of vibration motors are arranged along the longitudinal direction in an internal space of the mat body.

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