JP2012070789A - Massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage device that can perform a variety of massage according to user's requests.SOLUTION: The massage device includes a rotationally movable contact member 42 pressed against the user's body and a treatment member 30 provided in the contact member 42 and including a supporting member 41 that supports the contact member 42. The massage device includes a deformation mechanism 50 for modifying the degree of protrusion and depression of an outer surface 41A of the supporting member 41 provided on the supporting member 41 in a position facing the contact member 42, and has a first treatment mode with a smaller degree of protrusion and depression as a treatment mode of the deformation mechanism 50 and a second treatment mode with a larger degree of protrusion and depression compared with the first treatment mode.

Description

  The present invention relates to a massage apparatus including a treatment member including a contact member that is pressed against a user's body and a support member that is provided inside the contact member and supports the contact member.

  In the massage apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a plurality of protrusions are provided on the inner ring body portion of the kneading balls supported by the kneading ball support section, and the inner ring body section is more flexible than the same ring body section. There is a kneading ball configured to have an outer ring body portion provided on the outside.

  Thus, when performing the above-mentioned acupressure massage, the massage ball is strongly pressed against the user by pressing the kneading ball strongly against the body and pressing the projection of the inner ring body portion with high rigidity against the user's body. Give a feeling.

JP 2008-295889 A

  In the massage device described in Patent Document 1, the massage feeling given to the user during acupressure massage is determined by the outer peripheral shape of the protrusions in the inner ring body part, and in order to give a further different massage feeling It is necessary to replace the treatment element.

  This invention is made paying attention to such a subject, and the objective is to provide the massage apparatus which can perform various massage using the same treatment element.

Means for achieving the above object will be described below.
The massage device according to the present invention is a massage device provided with a treatment element including a contact member that can be rotated and pressed against a user's body, and a support member that is provided inside the contact member and supports the contact member. A deformation mechanism for changing the degree of unevenness of the outer surface, which is a surface of the support member that is provided on the support member and faces the contact member, and the degree of unevenness is small as a treatment form of the deformation mechanism It has the 1st treatment form and the 2nd treatment form with the degree of the above-mentioned unevenness larger than this 1st treatment form.

  -In this massage apparatus, the said deformation | transformation mechanism contains the moving member which can move with respect to the said supporting member, and changes the said treatment form by changing the position of the said moving member with respect to the said supporting member. It is preferable to do.

  -In this massage apparatus, regarding the state of the moving member with respect to the support member, the state where the tip of the moving member is in the same position as the outer surface of the support member is neutral, and the tip of the moving member is the support The state where the outer side of the member is outside is a protruding state, and the state where the tip of the moving member is inside the outer surface of the support member is an embedded state, and the deformation mechanism is The treatment form is the second treatment form by setting the state to the protruding state or the buried state, and the treatment form is the first treatment form by setting the state of the moving member relative to the support member to the neutral state. It is preferable that

  -In this massage device, the length of the moving member of the portion where the moving member protrudes from the support member in the protruding state is defined as a protruding amount, and the deformation mechanism is configured so that the protruding amount is small. It is preferable that the treatment mode is a second treatment mode in which the protrusion amount is larger than that of the first treatment mode.

  -In this massage apparatus, it is preferable that the cross section through the central axis of the contact member is formed as a cylindrical member, and the moving member moves in the radial direction of the contact member with respect to the support member.

  In this massage apparatus, it is preferable that the contact member is formed as a member having a columnar cross section passing through the central axis thereof, and the moving member moves in the axial direction of the contact member with respect to the support member.

  In this massage device, the contact member is formed as a member having a columnar cross section passing through the central axis thereof, and the first moving member that moves in the radial direction of the contact member with respect to the support member as the moving member And a second moving member that moves in the axial direction of the contact member with respect to the support member.

  In this massage apparatus, it is preferable that a plurality of operation modes for operating the treatment elements in different patterns are provided, and the treatment mode of the deformation mechanism is changed according to the operation mode of the treatment elements.

-In this massage apparatus, it is preferable to change the treatment mode of the deformation mechanism when the treatment operation of the treatment element is being performed.
-In this massage apparatus, when the operation mode for giving a pressing force locally to the user is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element, the second treatment is performed as the treatment mode of the deformation mechanism. It is preferable to select a form.

  -In this massage device, when the operation mode for giving a uniform pressing force over a wide range to the user is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element, the first treatment mode of the deformation mechanism is the first mode. It is preferable to select a treatment form.

  -In this massage apparatus, when the operation mode for massaging the user's body with a pair of treatment elements is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element, the second treatment mode is used as the treatment mode of the deformation mechanism. It is preferable to select a treatment form.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the massage apparatus which can perform various massage using the same treatment element can be provided.

About the massage device of a 1st embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a side view showing the side structure, and (b) is a front view showing the front structure. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the massage apparatus of the embodiment. The side view of a treatment element when the massage ball is pressed against the user's body about the massage device of the embodiment. In the 1st treatment form of the massage device of the embodiment, (a) is a sectional view in alignment with the axial direction of a treatment element, (b) is a sectional view in alignment with the radial direction of a treatment element. In the 2nd treatment form of the massage device of the embodiment, (a) is a sectional view in alignment with the axial direction of a treatment element, (b) is a sectional view in alignment with the radial direction of a treatment element. In the 2nd treatment form of the massage device of the embodiment, (a) is a sectional view in alignment with the axial direction of a treatment element, (b) is a sectional view in alignment with the radial direction of a treatment element. The table which shows the summary of the relationship between the operation mode in the same embodiment, a user's site | part, the position of a moving member, and protrusion amount. In the 1st treatment form of the massage device of a 2nd embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a sectional view which meets the axial direction of a treatment child, (b) is when a treatment child is pressed against a user's neck. Operation diagram. In the 2nd treatment form of the massage device of the embodiment, (a) is a sectional view which meets the axial direction of a treatment child, (b) is an operation figure when a treatment child is pressed against a user's neck. The table which shows the summary of the relationship between the operation mode in the same embodiment, a user's site | part, the position of a moving member, and protrusion amount. The table which shows the summary of the relationship between an operation mode, a user's site | part, the position of a moving member, and protrusion amount about the massage apparatus of 3rd Embodiment of this invention. About the massage apparatus of other embodiment, (a) is sectional drawing in alignment with the axial direction of a treatment element, (b) is sectional drawing in alignment with the axial direction of a treatment element. About the massage apparatus of other embodiment, (a) is sectional drawing which follows the axial direction of a treatment element, (b) is sectional drawing which follows the radial direction of a treatment element. About the massage apparatus of other embodiment, (a) is sectional drawing which follows the axial direction of a treatment element, (b) is sectional drawing which follows the radial direction of a treatment element.

(First embodiment)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 1, the structure of the massage apparatus 1 is shown. FIG. 1A shows a side structure of the massage apparatus 1 in a state where the user 100 is seated on the chair 10. FIG. 1B shows a front structure of the massage device 1.

  The massage apparatus 1 includes a chair 10 on which the user 100 is seated, a massage mechanism 20 that massages the user 100, and a control unit 60 (see FIG. 2) that controls the operation of the massage mechanism 20. including.

  The chair 10 has a support leg 11 as a base when the chair 10 is installed on the floor, a seat 12 on which the user 100 is seated, a backrest 13 for supporting the back, and a foot. Ottoman 14 and an armrest 15 for placing an elbow are provided.

  Hereinafter, in the depth direction of the massage apparatus 1, the side on which the ottoman 14 is disposed with respect to an arbitrary position of the massage apparatus 1 is referred to as “front side”, and the side on which the backrest 13 is disposed is referred to as “rear side”. Further, in the height direction of the massage apparatus 1, the upper side and the lower side of any position of the massage apparatus 1 are referred to as “upper side” and “lower side”, respectively. In the width direction of the massage apparatus 1, the right and left sides of the user 100 are referred to as “right side” and “left side”, respectively.

  Inside the backrest 13, a massage mechanism 20 is provided at the center in the width direction. The massage mechanism 20 includes a guide rail 21 that extends from the upper end to the lower end of the backrest 13, a drive device 22 that moves from the upper end to the lower end of the guide rail 21, and a treatment element 30 that is pressed against the user 100. Yes.

  The driving device 22 is provided with a first motor 23, a second motor 24, and a third motor 25 (see FIG. 2 for all). The first motor 23 moves the driving device 22 along the guide rail 21 in the height direction. The second motor 24 moves the treatment element 30 in the width direction on the driving device 22. Further, the third motor 25 adjusts the force (hereinafter referred to as “pressing force P”) for pressing the kneading balls 40 against the user 100 by moving the kneading balls 40 forward or rearward with respect to the backrest 13.

  The treatment element 30 includes a kneading ball 40 that is directly pressed against the user 100, an arm 31 that connects the kneading ball 40 and the driving device 22, and a load cell 33 that detects a pressing force P of the kneading ball 40 (see FIG. 3). And are provided. A pair of treatment elements 30 are provided on the left and right with respect to the center line of the massage device 1.

With reference to FIG. 2, the electrical configuration of the massage apparatus 1 will be described.
Signals are transmitted and received between the drive unit 22 and the load cell 33 and the control unit 60 as follows.

  In other words, the detection value from the load cell 33 and various data information input by the user 100 are input to the control unit 60. The control unit 60 performs arithmetic processing for controlling the operation of the driving device 22 based on the input information. From the control unit 60, a command signal for moving the treatment element 30 along the guide rail 21 according to the calculation result, a command signal for moving the treatment element 30 in the width direction, and a movement of the treatment element 30 in the depth direction. A command signal for adjusting the amount (hereinafter referred to as “extrusion amount”) is transmitted.

The control aspect of the treatment element 30 by the control part 60 is demonstrated.
The control unit 60 calculates the difference between the pressing force P obtained in the load cell 33 and the target value of the pressing force P according to the selected operation mode of the treatment element 30. Then, a numerical value obtained by multiplying the calculated difference by a predetermined coefficient is calculated, and the push-out amount of the treatment element 30 is changed based on the calculated numerical value. Thereby, the pressing force P of the treatment element 30 is set to the target pressing force P according to the operation mode of the treatment element 30.

With reference to FIG. 3, the structure of the treatment element 30 is demonstrated.
Here, with respect to an arbitrary position of the treatment element 30 in the direction of the central axis of the support shaft 32, the side to which the arm 31 is connected is referred to as a “base end side”, and the opposite side is referred to as a “tip side”.

  The arm 31 of the treatment element 30 is provided with a support shaft 32 that supports the kneading balls 40. Inside the kneading balls 40, a deformation mechanism 50 (see FIG. 4) is provided. A load cell 33 is provided inside the support shaft 32. The arm 31 is formed by a plate-like plate arm 31B extending in the radial direction of the kneading balls 40 and a cylindrical cylindrical arm 31A provided on the tip end side of the plate arm 31B (see FIG. 4 for both). .

  The kneading balls 40 are formed by a columnar support member 41 provided so as to surround the support shaft 32 and a columnar contact member 42 provided outside so as to surround the support member 41. The support member 41 is made of a highly rigid material. The contact member 42 is made of a material having lower rigidity than the support member 41 and capable of elastic deformation.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the user 100 within the range of the pressing force P that is equal to or less than the predetermined pressing force PX (hereinafter referred to as “pressing force range PS”), The contact member 42 of the kneading balls 40 is elastically deformed. For this reason, the user 100 is given a soft massage feeling.

  As shown in FIG. 3B, when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the user 100 within the range of the pressing force P in which the pressing force P is larger than the predetermined pressing force PX (hereinafter referred to as “pressing force range PT”). The contact member 42 of the kneading ball 40 is sufficiently elastically deformed and is not deformed any further. For this reason, since the support member 41 is pressed against the user 100 via the contact member 42, a hard massage feeling is given to the user.

  With reference to FIG. 4, the internal structure of the treatment element 30 is demonstrated in detail. FIG. 4A shows a cross-sectional view along the axial direction S of the treatment element 30. FIG. 4B shows a cross-sectional view along the radial direction D of the treatment element 30.

Hereinafter, in the radial direction D of the kneading balls 40, the center axis side of the support shaft 32 with respect to an arbitrary position of the kneading balls 40 is referred to as “inner side”, and the side opposite to the support shaft 32 is referred to as “outer side”.
As shown in FIG. 4A, a deformation mechanism 50 for changing the shape of the outer periphery of the support member 41 is provided inside the treatment element 30.

  The deformation mechanism 50 includes a moving member 51 that moves in the radial direction D of the kneading balls 40 with respect to the support member 41, and a push-out member 52 that moves the member 51. Further, an airbag 53 that is provided on the cylindrical arm 31 </ b> A and pushes the pushing member 52 toward the distal end side, an air tube 55 that serves as an air supply / discharge passage for the airbag 53, and the airbag 53 and the air tube 55 are connected to each other. Connector 54.

  The moving member 51 is formed by an elliptical tip portion 51 </ b> A and a body portion 51 </ b> B pushed by the pushing member 52. The moving member 51 is formed of a highly rigid member. The tip 51A is provided on the outer side in the radial direction D than the body 51B. Further, the inner end surface 51C of the trunk portion 51B is inclined with respect to the axial direction of the trunk portion 51B.

  Four moving members 51 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the kneading balls 40. The pushing member 52 is arranged so that the cross-sectional shape along the axial direction S of the treatment element 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape and covers a part of the outer periphery of the support shaft 32. Four airbags 53 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the kneading balls 40 in order to balance the pressing of each moving member 51 in the cross section along the axial direction S of the treatment element 30. Each airbag 53 is inflated and the pushing member 52 is pushed out to the front end side, whereby the four moving members 51 move to the outside in the radial direction D with respect to the support member 41.

With reference to FIGS. 4-6, the operation | movement aspect of the moving member 51 is demonstrated.
Here, the position of the pushing member 52 in the axial direction S with respect to the support member 41 is defined as follows.
When the airbag 53 is most contracted, the pushing member 52 is maintained at the “initial position” on the most proximal side with respect to the support member 41.
When the airbag 53 is most inflated, the pusher member 52 is maintained at the “push-out position” on the most distal side with respect to the support member 41.
When the volume of the airbag 53 is intermediate between the minimum time and the maximum time, the pushing member 52 is maintained at an “intermediate position” between the initial position and the pushing position with respect to the support member 41.

The position of the moving member 51 with respect to the support member 41 changes as follows.
As shown in FIG. 4A, when the airbag 53 contracts and the pushing member 52 is maintained at the initial position, the position of the moving member 51 with respect to the support member 41 is maintained at the “neutral position”. . That is, the state of the moving member 51 with respect to the support member 41 becomes a neutral state.

  At this time, the outer peripheral surface 41A, which is the outer surface of the support member 41, and the tip 51A are in the same position. In addition, the length of the moving member 51 where the moving member 51 protrudes from the support member 41 (hereinafter, “projection amount X”) is “0”. For this reason, the outer peripheral surface 41A of the support member 41 is in a flat state with a small degree of unevenness. This state corresponds to the first treatment form of the deformation mechanism 50.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, when the kneading ball 40 is pressed against the user 100 within the pressing force range PT when the moving member 51 is maintained at the neutral position, the outer peripheral surface 41A of the support member 41 comes into contact. It is pressed against the user 100 via the member 42. For this reason, the user 100 is given a hard massage feeling.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, when air is supplied to the airbag 53 and the pushing member 52 is displaced to the intermediate position, the position of the moving member 51 with respect to the support member 41 is maintained at the “intermediate position”. . That is, the state of the moving member 51 with respect to the support member 41 is a protruding state.

  Specifically, when the pushing member 52 is pushed out toward the distal end side by the airbag 53 and the pushing member 52 moves to the intermediate position, the leading end portion 51A of the moving member 51 is moved outside the support member 41 by the pushing member 52. Extruded. At this time, the protrusion amount X is “X1” which is larger than “0”. For this reason, 41 A of outer peripheral surfaces of the outer side of the supporting member 41 will be in the state with a large degree of unevenness. This state corresponds to the second treatment form of the deformation mechanism 50.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the user 100 within the pressing force range PT while the moving member 51 is maintained at the intermediate position, the tip 51A of the moving member 51 is moved. It is pressed against the user 100 via the contact member 42. For this reason, the user 100 is given a harder massage feeling locally than when the moving member 51 is in the neutral position.

  The position of the pushing member 52 is detected by a sensor (not shown) provided on the pushing member 52. Then, the position of the pushing member 52 is changed by controlling the amount of air supplied to the airbag 53 based on the detection value of the sensor and the target position.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, when air is further supplied to the airbag 53 and the pushing member 52 is displaced to the pushing position, the position of the moving member 51 with respect to the support member 41 is maintained at the “projecting position”. . That is, the state of the moving member 51 with respect to the support member 41 is a protruding state.

  Specifically, when the pushing member 52 is pushed toward the tip side from the intermediate position by the airbag 53, the tip portion 51 </ b> A of the moving member 51 is pushed further outward with respect to the support member 41. At this time, the protrusion amount X is “X2” which is larger than “X1”. For this reason, the outer peripheral surface 41A on the outer side of the support member 41 is in a state in which the degree of unevenness is larger than when the moving member 51 is maintained at the intermediate position. This state also corresponds to the second treatment form of the deformation mechanism 50.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the user 100 within the pressing force range PT while the moving member 51 is maintained at the protruding position, the tip 51A of the moving member 51 is It is pressed against the user 100 via the contact member 42. For this reason, the user 100 is given a harder massage feeling locally than when the moving member 51 is maintained at the intermediate position.

With reference to FIG. 7, the operation mode of the treatment element 30 is demonstrated.
First, each mode set as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 will be described.
In the “rust mode”, a uniform pressing force P is applied over a wide range, and the treatment element 30 is controlled so that a massage feeling that gently strokes the whole body is given to the user 100.
In the “push-and-push mode”, the treatment element 30 is controlled such that a uniform pressing force P is applied over a wide range, and a massage feeling that squeezes while pressing the shoulders or waist is given to the user 100.
In the “squeeze massage mode”, treatment is performed so that a uniform pressing force P is applied over a wide range, and a massage feeling that massages the neck and waist between the pair of left and right kneading balls 40 is given to the user 100. The child 30 is controlled.
In the “rolling mode”, a uniform pressing force P is applied over a wide range, and the treatment element 30 is controlled so that a massage feeling that draws a circle gently and gently along the spine is given to the user 100.
In the “acupressure mode”, a pressing feeling P is locally applied, and a massage feeling is applied to the user 100 such that the kneading balls 40 are pressed vertically against the user 100 to compress the affected area. The treatment element 30 is controlled as described above.
In the “揉捏 mode”, the pressing element P is locally applied, and the treatment element 30 is controlled so that a massage feeling that draws a small circle so as to knead the affected part is given to the user 100.

  When the “surging mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30, the moving member 51 is maintained in the neutral position even when the massaging balls 40 are pressed against any part. In addition, the moving member 51 is not pressed, and the user 100 is given a uniform pressing force P over a wide range, giving a soft massage feeling.

  When the “push-and-push mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the neck or back, the moving member 51 is maintained in the neutral position. In addition, the moving member 51 is not pressed, and the user 100 is given a uniform pressing force P over a wide range, giving a soft massage feeling.

  When the “push-and-push mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder or waist, the moving member 51 is maintained at the intermediate position. Further, the moving member 51 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X1”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is given to the user 100, and a harder massage feeling is given than during neck or back massage.

  As the operation mode of the treatment element 30, when the “squeeze squeezing mode” is selected, the moving member 51 is maintained in the neutral position even when the squeezing ball 40 is pressed against any part. In addition, the moving member 51 is not pressed, and the user 100 is given a uniform pressing force P over a wide range, giving a soft massage feeling.

  When the “rolling mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30, the moving member 51 is maintained in the neutral position even when the kneading balls 40 are located in any part. In addition, the moving member 51 is not pressed, and the user 100 is given a uniform pressing force P over a wide range, giving a soft massage feeling.

  When the “acupressure mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the neck or back, the moving member 51 is maintained in the neutral position. In addition, the moving member 51 is not pressed, and the user 100 is given a uniform pressing force P over a wide range, giving a soft massage feeling.

  When the “acupressure mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder or waist, the moving member 51 is maintained at the protruding position. Further, the moving member 51 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X2”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is given to the user 100, and a harder massage feeling is given than in the pressing mode.

  When the “heel mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the neck or back, the moving member 51 is maintained in the neutral position. In addition, the moving member 51 is not pressed, and the user 100 is given a uniform pressing force P over a wide range, giving a soft massage feeling.

  When the “heel mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder or waist, the moving member 51 is maintained at the intermediate position. Further, the moving member 51 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X1”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, and a hard massage feeling is provided.

  The control unit 60 controls the treatment element 30 as follows when the pressing mode, the acupressure mode, and the selection mode are executed, and when the mixing balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder or waist.

  For example, when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder in the acupressure mode, the moving member 51 is set to the protruding position. When the kneading balls 40 move from the shoulder to the back, the moving member 51 is set to the neutral position. In this way, the position of the moving member 51 is changed according to the part to be massaged in one operation mode.

  Moreover, the control part 60 controls the treatment element 30 as follows, when the push kneading mode, the acupressure mode, and the wrinkle mode are executed, and when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder or the waist.

  That is, before the predetermined time elapses after the massage is started, the moving member 51 is set to the neutral position, and the user 100 is gradually massaged. And after predetermined time passes, the moving member 51 is set to a protrusion position, and the moderate pressing force P is provided. In this way, the position of the moving member 51 is changed according to the time after the start of massage in one operation mode. Note that the predetermined time in this case is set in advance as a time for determining whether or not the massaged part is sufficiently loosened.

According to the massage device 1 of the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) In the massage apparatus 1, the degree of unevenness of the outer peripheral surface 41A is changed according to each operation mode by causing the moving member 51 to protrude from the support member 41 by the deformation mechanism 50, so that the first treatment mode and the second treatment mode Change treatment mode. That is, as the treatment form of the deformation mechanism 50, there are the first treatment form in which the degree of unevenness of the outer peripheral surface 41A of the support member 41 is small and the second treatment form in which the degree of unevenness is larger than this first treatment form. For this reason, various massages can be performed using one treatment element 30.

  (2) Moreover, according to said structure, if the 2nd treatment form is selected, the moving member 51 will be maintained by the deformation | transformation mechanism 50 in an intermediate position or a protrusion position. At this time, when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the user 100 within the pressing force range PT, the highly rigid tip 51A is pressed against the user 100. Thereby, since the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, the user 100 is provided with a hard massage feeling.

  When the first treatment mode is selected, the moving member 51 is maintained at the neutral position by the deformation mechanism 50. At this time, when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the user 100 within the pressing force range PS, massage is performed within a range in which the contact member 42 is elastically deformed. Thereby, since the user 100 is provided with a wide and uniform pressing force P, the user is given a soft massage feeling.

  (3) In the massage apparatus 1, when the protrusion amount X of the moving member 51 is “0”, that is, when the outer peripheral surface 41A is in a flat state, the first treatment mode is set, and the protrusion amounts X are “X1” and “X2”. In this case, the second treatment mode is set.

  According to this configuration, when the protrusion amount X of the moving member 51 is “0”, when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the user 100 within the pressing force range PS, the user is given a soft massage feeling. . When the protrusion amount X is “X1” and “X2”, if the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the user 100 within the pressing force range PT, the user is given a strong massage feeling locally.

  (4) In the massage apparatus 1, the moving member 51 protrudes in the radial direction D of the kneading balls 40 with respect to the support member 41 by the deformation mechanism 50. According to this configuration, in the operation mode in which the outer peripheral surface 42 </ b> A in the width direction of the kneading balls 40 is pressed against the user 100 and massage is performed, the moving member 51 protrudes in the radial direction D, thereby locally It is possible to press the correct part accurately.

  (5) The massage apparatus 1 includes a plurality of operation patterns for operating the treatment element 30 in different patterns, and the position of the moving member 51 is changed by the deformation mechanism 50 according to the selected operation mode. According to this configuration, the feeling given to the user 100 can be changed by changing the position of the moving member 51 and the protrusion amount X of the moving member 51.

  (6) In the massage apparatus 1, when the treatment operation is performed by the treatment element 30, the moving member 51 is switched between the neutral position, the intermediate position, and the protruding position to switch between the first treatment form and the second treatment form. change. According to this configuration, the position of the moving member 51 can be changed according to the massage part of the user 100 while the treatment operation is being performed by the treatment element 30.

  For example, when the kneading ball 40 is located in a part that is weak against stimulation, such as the neck and back, among the parts of the user 100, the moving member 51 is maintained in the neutral position. When the kneading ball 40 moves from this state to a portion that is strong against stimulation, such as a shoulder or a waist, among the portions of the user 100, the moving member 51 is moved to the protruding position. As described above, even when one mode is selected and massage is performed, the protruding state of the moving member 51 can be changed according to the part of the user 100. A variety of massages can be performed.

  (7) In the massage device 1, when the kneading mode, the acupressure mode and the wrinkle mode are selected and the kneading balls 40 are located on the shoulder, the moving member 51 is maintained at the intermediate position. Further, when it is located on the waist, it is maintained at the protruding position. According to this structure, the pressing force P suitable according to the massage site | part of the user 100 can be provided.

  (8) In the massage apparatus 1, the moving member 51 is maintained at the neutral position by the deformation mechanism 50 when the brushing mode and the rolling mode are selected. According to this configuration, when the above mode is selected and massage is performed, the user 100 can be given a uniform pressing force P over a wide range. For this reason, a soft massage feeling can be provided to the user.

(Second Embodiment)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In the massage apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, the operation mode to be executed by pressing the outer peripheral surface 42A in the axial direction S of the kneading balls 40 against the body by causing the moving member 51 to protrude in the radial direction D of the kneading balls 40 is selected. The pressing force P was locally applied to the user 100 when the operation was performed.

  On the other hand, in the massage apparatus 1 of this embodiment, the moving member 71 which protrudes in the axial direction S of the kneading ball 40 is provided. And when the operation mode which presses the outer peripheral surface 42A of the front end side of the kneading ball 40 against a body is selected, the pressing force P is locally given to the user 100. Here, in order to distinguish the deformation mechanism provided with the movable member that can protrude from the support member 41 from the deformation mechanism 50 of the first embodiment, the deformation mechanism 70 is used. In the following description, the changes from the configuration of the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the components common to the embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

  With reference to FIG. 8, the internal structure of the treatment element 30 is demonstrated in detail. FIG. 8A shows a sectional view along the axial direction S of the treatment element 30. FIG. 8B shows an operation diagram when the treatment element 30 is pressed against the neck of the user.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the moving member 71 moves in the axial direction S of the kneading balls with respect to the support member 41. The pushing member 72 moves the moving member 71 to the tip side.
With reference to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the operation | movement aspect of the moving member 71 is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, when the airbag 53 contracts and the pushing member 72 is maintained at the initial position, the position of the moving member 71 with respect to the support member 41 is a neutral position. At this time, the tip of the moving member 71 and the outer peripheral surface 41A of the support member 41 are at the same position. Further, since the protrusion amount X is “0”, the outer peripheral surface 41A on the outer side of the support member 41 is flat with a small degree of unevenness.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, when the kneading ball 40 is pressed against the neck of the user 100 within the pressing force range PT of the pressing force P when the moving member 71 is maintained at the neutral position, the outer peripheral surface 41A. Is pressed against the user 100 via the contact member 42. For this reason, the user 100 is given a hard massage feeling.

As shown in FIG. 9A, when air is further supplied to the airbag 53 and the pushing member 72 is displaced to the pushing position, the position of the moving member 71 with respect to the support member 41 becomes the protruding position.
Specifically, when the pushing member 52 is pushed out from the intermediate position toward the tip side by the airbag 53, the moving member 51 is pushed out. At this time, since the protrusion amount X is “X2”, the outer peripheral surface 41A on the outer side of the support member 41 is in a state in which the degree of unevenness is larger than when the moving member 71 is maintained at the neutral position.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the user 100 within the pressing force range PT of the pressing force P while the moving member 71 is maintained at the protruding position, the moving member 71 is It is pressed against the user 100 via the contact member 42. For this reason, the user 100 is given a locally harder massage feeling than when the moving member 71 is maintained at the neutral position.

With reference to FIG. 10, the operation mode of the treatment element 30 is demonstrated.
In the “squeeze kneading mode” in the present embodiment, a pressing force P is locally applied, and a massage feeling such that the neck and waist are pinched with a pair of left and right kneading balls 40 is given to the user 100. The treatment element 30 is controlled.

  As the operation mode of the treatment element 30, when the “squeeze pinching mode” is selected, and when the pinching ball 40 is pressed against the neck or back, the moving member 71 is maintained at the intermediate position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X1”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, and a hard massage feeling is provided.

  As the operation mode of the treatment element 30, when the “squeeze pinching mode” is selected, and when the pinching ball 40 is pressed against the shoulder or waist, the moving member 71 is maintained in the protruding position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X2”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is given to the user 100, and a harder massage feeling is given than during neck or back massage.

  When the “acupressure mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the neck or back, the moving member 71 is maintained at the intermediate position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X1”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, and a hard massage feeling is provided.

  When the “acupressure mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder or waist, the moving member 71 is maintained in the protruding position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X2”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is given to the user 100, and a harder massage feeling is given than during neck or back massage.

  When the “heel mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the neck or back, the moving member 71 is maintained at the intermediate position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X1”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, and a hard massage feeling is provided.

  When the “heel mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder or waist, the moving member 71 is maintained in the protruding position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X2”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is given to the user 100, and a harder massage feeling is given than during neck or back massage.

  According to the massage device 1 of the present embodiment, the effect of (1) of the first embodiment, that is, the effect that various massages can be performed using one treatment element 30, and (2) of the same embodiment ) And (3) and (5) to (8) are obtained. Further, the following effects can be obtained.

  (9) In the massage device 1, the moving member 71 protrudes in the axial direction S of the kneading balls 40 with respect to the support member 41 by the deformation mechanism 70. According to this configuration, in the operation mode in which the outer peripheral surface 42A on the distal end side of the kneading balls 40 is pressed against the body and massage is performed, the moving member 71 protrudes in the axial direction S, so that the local region of the user 100 Can be accurately pressed.

(Third embodiment)
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The massage device 1 according to the first embodiment includes a moving member 51 that moves in the radial direction D of the kneading balls 40 with respect to the support member 41. The massage device 1 according to the second embodiment includes a moving member 71 that moves in the axial direction S of the kneading balls 40 with respect to the support member 41.

  The massage apparatus 1 of this embodiment is provided with the moving member 51 of 1st Embodiment and the moving member 71 of 2nd Embodiment collectively. The moving member 51 corresponds to a first moving member. The moving member 71 corresponds to a second moving member. In the following description, changes from the configurations of the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be mainly described, and configurations common to those embodiments will be denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

With reference to FIG. 11, the operation mode of the treatment element 30 is demonstrated.
In FIG. 11, the summary of the operation mode of the treatment element 30 according to the operation state of the movement member 51 and the operation state of the movement member 71 is shown.

  When the “surging mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30, the moving members 51 and 71 are maintained in the neutral position even when the massaging balls 40 are pressed against any part. At this time, the user 100 is given a uniform pressing force P over a wide range and given a soft massage feeling.

  When the “push-and-push mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the neck or back, the moving members 51 and 71 are maintained in the neutral position. At this time, the user 100 is given a uniform pressing force P over a wide range and given a soft massage feeling.

  When the “push-and-push mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder or waist, the moving member 51 is maintained at the intermediate position. Further, the moving member 51 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X1”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, and a hard massage feeling is provided. The moving member 71 is maintained at the neutral position.

  As the operation mode of the treatment element 30, when the “squeeze pinching mode” is selected, and when the pinching ball 40 is pressed against the neck or back, the moving member 71 is maintained at the intermediate position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X1”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, and a hard massage feeling is provided. The moving member 51 is maintained at the neutral position.

  As the operation mode of the treatment element 30, when the “squeeze pinching mode” is selected, and when the pinching ball 40 is pressed against the shoulder or waist, the moving member 71 is maintained in the protruding position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X2”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, and a hard massage feeling is provided. The moving member 51 is maintained at the neutral position.

  When the “rolling mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30, the moving members 51 and 71 are maintained in the neutral position regardless of whether the massaging balls 40 are located in any part. At this time, the user 100 is given a uniform pressing force P over a wide range and given a soft massage feeling.

  When the “acupressure mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the neck or back, the moving member 71 is maintained at the intermediate position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X1”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, and a hard massage feeling is provided. The moving member 51 is maintained at the neutral position.

  When the “acupressure mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder or waist, the moving member 51 is maintained in the protruding position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained at the protruding position. Moreover, each moving member 51 and 71 is maintained in the state of protrusion amount “X2”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is given to the user 100, and a harder massage feeling is given than during neck or back massage.

  When the “heel mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the neck or back, the moving member 71 is maintained at the intermediate position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained in the state of the protrusion amount “X1”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, and a hard massage feeling is provided. The moving member 51 is maintained at the neutral position.

  When the “heel mode” is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element 30 and when the kneading balls 40 are pressed against the shoulder or waist, the moving member 51 is maintained at the protruding position. Further, the moving member 71 is maintained at the protruding position. Moreover, each moving member 51 and 71 is maintained in the state of protrusion amount “X2”. Thereby, the local pressing force P is provided to the user 100, and a hard massage feeling is provided.

  According to the massage device 1 of the present embodiment, the effect of (1) of the first embodiment, that is, the effect that various massages can be performed using one treatment element 30, and (2) of the same embodiment ) To (8) and the effect (9) of the second embodiment are obtained. Further, the following effects can be obtained.

  (10) In the massage apparatus 1, the moving member 51 protrudes in the radial direction D with respect to the support member 41, and the moving member 71 protrudes in the axial direction S with respect to the support member 41. According to this configuration, in the operation mode in which massage is performed by pressing the outer peripheral surface 42A of the kneading ball 40 in the axial direction S and the outer peripheral surface 42A on the distal end side against the body, for example, the kneading ball 40 is pressed against the corner portion between the neck and the shoulder. Sometimes, the pressing force P can be locally applied to the corner portion.

(Other embodiments)
The embodiment of the massage machine of the present invention is not limited to the contents exemplified in the above embodiments, and can be modified as shown below, for example. Moreover, each modification shown below is not applied only to corresponding embodiment, A different modification can also be implemented in combination with each other.

In the first embodiment, the moving member 51 is disposed at the central portion in the axial direction S of the support member 41. However, the moving member 51 can be changed to the distal end side or the proximal end side in the axial direction S from the central portion.
-In the said 1st Embodiment, although the four moving members 51 were provided in the circumferential direction inside the kneading ball 40, this can also be made into 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 or more.

  In the first embodiment, four airbags 53 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the kneading balls 40 so as to balance the pushing out of the moving member 51. However, the following modifications may be made. . That is, when the number of the airbags 53 is changed to two, three, or five or more, and the airbags 53 are provided at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the kneading balls 40, when the moving member 51 is pushed out. You can also balance.

  In the first embodiment, one pushing member 52 is provided for the four moving members 51, but one pushing member 52 can be provided for each of the four moving members 51. As the extruding member 52 in this case, the cylindrical extruding member 52 of the first embodiment divided into four equal parts in the circumferential direction can be used. Further, in this case, the moving members 51 can be moved independently of each other by providing one airbag 53 for each pushing member 52.

-In the said 2nd Embodiment, the position of the moving member 51 can also be changed into the outer side or inner side of the radial direction D rather than the position of the same embodiment.
In the third embodiment, the kneading balls 40 are located at the corner portion between the neck and the shoulder where both the side surface in the axial direction S and the side surface on the distal end side in the radial direction D of the kneading balls 40 are in contact with the user 100. In some cases, each of the moving members 51 and 71 was protruded in the radial direction D and the axial direction S, respectively. In addition, even when the kneading balls 40 are located on the waist near the waist, the movable members 51 and 71 can be protruded with the waist sandwiched between the left and right treatment elements 30.

  In each of the above embodiments, the three stages of “0”, “X1”, and “X2” are set as the protrusion stage of the protrusion amount X, but the protrusion stage of the protrusion amount X is changed to one or two stages. You can also. Moreover, it can also be changed to four or more stages. As the amount of protrusion X increases, the amount of protrusion X of the moving member 51 can be set finely, so that more various massages can be performed according to the body part and according to the user's preference.

  In each of the above embodiments, the protruding amount X of the moving member 51 is changed between “0”, “X1”, and “X2” to change the protruding state of the moving member 51. However, the protruding amount is changed to “0”. Thus, the protrusion amount X can be larger than “0” and smaller than “X1”.

-It can replace with the airbag 53 as a mechanism to which the moving member 51 of each said embodiment protrudes, and can also employ | adopt any of the following (A)-(C).
(A) As shown in FIG. 12, instead of the moving member 51, an air bag 91 that expands or contracts by supplying or discharging air is provided, and instead of the pushing member 52, the air bag 91 is connected to the air bag 91. An air tube 92 serving as a flow path is provided. The air tube 92 is fixed to the arm 31. The airbag 91 is fixed to the air tube 92. An annular groove for rotating the contact member 42 relative to the support shaft 32 in a state where the airbag 91 protrudes is formed in the support member 41 over the entire circumference of the support member 41. For this reason, when the contact member 42 rotates with respect to the support shaft 32, the contact member 42 and the airbag 91 rotate relative to each other while being rubbed against each other.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, when the airbag 91 is contracted, the position of the outer front end portion of the airbag 91 relative to the support member 41 is maintained at the neutral position. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12B, when the airbag 91 is inflated, the position of the outer front end portion of the airbag 91 is maintained at the protruding position protruding in the radial direction D with respect to the support member 41. .

In order to smoothly rotate the contact member 42 with respect to the support shaft 32, at least one of the following methods can be employed.
1. Lubricant is applied to the outer tip of the airbag 91 that contacts the contact member 42 when the airbag 91 is inflated.
2. The airbag 91 is made of a material having a small frictional resistance with the contact member 42.

  (B) The pushing member 52 is moved between the proximal end side and the distal end side in the axial direction S by an electromagnet and a spring. In this configuration, when the pushing member 52 is attracted by the electromagnet, the pushing member 52 is maintained on the tip side. At this time, the moving member 51 is in a protruding state. On the other hand, when the pushing member 52 is not attracted to the electromagnet, the pushing member 52 moves to the proximal end side in the axial direction S by the action of the spring. That is, the moving member 51 is maintained in the neutral position.

  (C) A cam and a cam mechanism for driving the cam are provided on the end face on the front end side of the plate arm 31B. In this configuration, when the pushing member 52 is pushed out by the cam, the moving member 51 is maintained at the protruding position. On the other hand, when the pushing member 52 is not pushed out, the moving member 51 is maintained in the neutral position.

  In the above embodiments, the protruding states of the four moving members 51 are set to be the same according to the operation mode of the treatment element 30, but at least one of the four moving members 51 can be set to a different protruding state.

In each of the above embodiments, the kneading balls 40 have a cylindrical shape, but may be changed to a spherical shape.
In each of the above embodiments, the degree of unevenness of the outer peripheral surface 41A of the support member 41 is changed by projecting the moving member 51 in the radial direction D or the axial direction S with respect to the support member 41. The shape of the kneading balls 40 can be changed by the configuration shown. According to this configuration, when air is supplied to the airbag 53 and inflated, the pushing member 52 is maintained at the tip side from the intermediate position in the axial direction S of the support member 41. At this time, the outer end surface of the moving member 51 and the outer peripheral surface 41A of the outer side of the support member 41 are in a neutral state at the same position.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 14, when air is contracted without being supplied to the airbag 53, the moving member 51 supported by the pushing member 52 moves inward in the radial direction D. That is, when the outer end surface of the moving member 51 is in an embedded state inside the outer peripheral surface 41 </ b> A of the support member 41, the support member 41 is positioned outside in the radial direction D with respect to the moving member 51. Thereby, the unevenness | corrugation degree of 41 A of outer peripheral surfaces of the supporting member 41 changes.

  In each of the above embodiments, the protruding state of the moving member 51 is changed according to each part of the body during the execution of the operation mode of the treatment element 30, but the protruding state of the moving member 51 is changed during the execution of the treatment element 30. It can also be left unchanged. That is, the protruding state of the moving member 51 can be changed only at the timing of switching the operation mode of the treatment element 30.

  In each of the above embodiments, the position of the moving member 51 is changed at the neutral position, the intermediate position, and the protruding position, but the position of the moving member 51 is continuously changed between the neutral position and the protruding position. You can also.

  In each of the above embodiments, when the brushing mode and the rolling mode are selected, the moving member 51 is always maintained at the neutral position. However, the moving member 51 is protruded with respect to the support member 41 during the selection of these modes. You can also. Even when the operation mode for maintaining the moving member 51 in the protruding state is selected, the moving member 51 can be maintained in the neutral state depending on the part.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Massage apparatus, 30 ... Treatment element, 41 ... Support member, 41A ... Outer peripheral surface, 42 ... Contact member, 50 ... Deformation mechanism, 51 ... Moving member, 70 ... Deformation mechanism, 71 ... Moving member, 100 ... User, X: protrusion amount, D: radial direction, S: axial direction.

Claims (12)

In a massage apparatus including a treatment element including a contact member that can be rotated and pressed against a user's body, and a support member that is provided inside the contact member and supports the contact member.
A deformation mechanism for changing the degree of unevenness of the outer surface, which is the surface of the support member that is provided on the support member and that faces the contact member; A massage apparatus characterized by having a first treatment form and a second treatment form in which the degree of unevenness is larger than that of the first treatment form. The massage device according to claim 1,
The said deformation | transformation mechanism contains the moving member which can move with respect to the said supporting member, The said treatment form is changed by changing the position of the said moving member with respect to the said supporting member. The massage characterized by the above-mentioned. apparatus. The massage apparatus according to claim 2,
Regarding the state of the moving member with respect to the support member, a state in which the distal end portion of the moving member is in the same position as the outer surface of the support member is a neutral state, and the distal end portion of the moving member is outside the outer surface of the support member. A certain state is a protruding state, a state in which the tip of the moving member is inside the outer surface of the support member is a buried state,
The deformation mechanism sets the treatment form to the second treatment form by setting the state of the moving member with respect to the support member to the protruding state or the buried state, and sets the state of the moving member with respect to the support member to the neutral state. Thus, the treatment form is the first treatment form. The massage device according to claim 3,
The length of the moving member of the portion where the moving member protrudes from the support member in the protruding state is the protruding amount,
The said deformation | transformation mechanism makes the state where the said protrusion amount is small the said 1st treatment form, and makes the state where the said protrusion amount is larger than the said 1st treatment form the said 2nd treatment form. The massage apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the massage apparatus as described in any one of Claims 2-4,
The contact member is formed as a cylindrical member having a cross section passing through its central axis,
The said moving member moves to the radial direction of the said contact member with respect to the said supporting member. The massage apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the massage apparatus as described in any one of Claims 2-4,
The contact member is formed as a cylindrical member having a cross section passing through its central axis,
The said moving member moves to the axial direction of the said contact member with respect to the said supporting member. The massage apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In the massage apparatus as described in any one of Claims 2-4,
The contact member is formed as a cylindrical member having a cross section passing through its central axis,
As the moving member, a first moving member that moves in the radial direction of the contact member with respect to the support member and a second moving member that moves in the axial direction of the contact member with respect to the support member are provided. A massage device characterized by. In the massage apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-7,
A plurality of operation modes for operating the treatment element in different patterns from each other,
The massage apparatus characterized by changing the treatment form of the deformation mechanism according to the operation mode of the treatment element. In the massage apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-8,
A massage device, wherein a treatment form of the deformation mechanism is changed when a treatment operation of the treatment element is performed. In the massage apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-9,
When the operation mode for locally applying a pressing force to the user is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element, the second treatment mode is selected as the treatment mode of the deformation mechanism. And massage device. In the massage apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-10,
When the operation mode for applying a uniform pressing force over a wide range is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element, the first treatment mode is selected as the treatment mode of the deformation mechanism. Characteristic massage device. In the massage apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-11,
When the operation mode for massaging the user's body with a pair of treatment elements is selected as the operation mode of the treatment element, the second treatment mode is selected as the treatment mode of the deformation mechanism. Characteristic massage device.

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