JP2012147839A - Back massaging machine with chair type massaging machine, and chair type massaging machine with the back massaging machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a back massaging machine capable of protruding a massaging mechanism forward and retracting the same to an original location, which can quickly carry out forward and rearward movement by an sufficient moving quantity without deteriorating massaging effect and does not cause mechanical enlargement and complexity.SOLUTION: The back massaging machine 4 with the chair type massaging machine 1 includes: a massaging mechanism 10 having massaging elements 21 and pair of right and left massaging members 17; a base member 12 pivotally supporting the mechanism 10 in the lower end side; a vertically moving mechanism 13 for vertically moving the base member 12; a protruding retracting moving mechanism 14 oscillatably driving the massaging mechanism 10; and an oscillation regulating mechanism 15 for regulating the rotational angle of the massaging mechanism 10 such that the upper end part of the massaging member 17 protrudes forward in the elevated position and the lower end part thereof protrudes forward in the lowered position.

Description

  The present invention relates to a back massage device provided in a chair type massage machine and a chair type massage machine provided with the back massage device.

It is well known that a backrest portion of a chair-type massage machine is equipped with a massage mechanism for massaging a pair of left and right massage members.
This massage mechanism needs to be moved along the back muscles of the user sitting on the seat, and a vertical movement mechanism for this movement is provided. Is configured.

This kind of back massage device is designed to allow the massage member to protrude forward from the normal massage position or return to the original normal position as required or according to the user's preference. The thing provided with the operation mechanism is proposed (for example, refer to patent documents 1).
In this retracting and moving mechanism, a support frame that moves up and down within the backrest by the vertical movement mechanism is provided separately from the massage mechanism, and the upper end side of the massage mechanism is rocked back and forth via the lower pivot point with respect to this support frame. It is supported to move. In addition, the upper and lower parts of the support frame and the massage mechanism are contacted and separated in the front-rear direction (front-rear drive).

  The drive system for performing this contact / separation operation is an “air system” that uses an air cell that switches between expansion and contraction when air is taken in and out, and a screw shaft that is divided into a normal screw part and a reverse screw part in the vertical direction. On the other hand, a female screw body is screwed into each of the upper and lower screw parts, and the upper and lower female screw bodies are connected by a pair of links like a toggle mechanism, and an eccentric cam is fitted into the support body containing the bearing. There are four types of examples: a “cam system” for rotating in a state of being held, and a “lever system” for swinging a link (swing lever) by meshing a worm gear and a screw gear (pinion gear).

JP 2003-102798 A

In the conventional chair type massage machine with a back massage device, each of the four types of drive systems exemplified in the exit / retreat operation mechanism has its respective disadvantages, and all of them are disadvantageous in practical use.
For example, with the air system, when the air cell is expanded and the massage mechanism is protruded forward, the expansion force of the air cell is bent by the backward pressing force (resting load) by the user and the massage mechanism is pushed back. was there. This problem also leads to a decrease in finger pressure (massage effect) due to the massage mechanism and a shift in the finger pressure position. There was also a problem of noise caused by air flow and exhaust noise.

In the link method, the necessity of a pair of links is a bottleneck, and a screw shaft having a normal screw portion and a reverse screw portion is indispensable, which causes a problem of increasing the cost as a part. In addition, there is a problem that the screw shaft becomes long and the backrest device as a whole is increased in size.
The cam method has a fundamental problem in that the amount of eccentricity of the cam cannot be secured, and thus the longitudinal stroke of the massage mechanism cannot be increased. If the eccentric amount of the cam is increased in order to increase the back-and-forth movement stroke, not only the back massage device but also the backrest of the chair type massage machine will be enlarged (thickened) and adopted. Can not. In addition, since the cam and the support member are in a fitting relationship via the bear rig, when a backward pressing force (a leaning load) is applied by the user when the massage mechanism protrudes forward, the cam and the support member are As a result of slip rotation, the massage mechanism is pushed back as in the case of the air cell.

  In the lever system, the speed reduction ratio between the worm gear and the screw gear increases in principle and fately, so the movement as the retracting mechanism is very slow, and as a result, the back and forth movement of the massage mechanism is slow. There was a problem. For this reason, for example, when a series of massage operations are performed as the entire chair-type massage machine, the cycle time is unnecessarily long.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when adopting a configuration in which the massage mechanism can be protruded forward or returned to the original normal position, the massage effect is not reduced. It is possible to provide a backrest device provided in a chair type massage machine that can perform a back-and-forth movement quickly and with a sufficient amount of movement, and that does not cause mechanical enlargement and complexity. Objective.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical means.
A back massage apparatus according to the present invention is a back massage apparatus disposed on a backrest portion of a chair type massage machine, comprising a treatment element and a pair of left and right massage members, and transmitting a massage operation to the massage members. A massaging mechanism having a driving portion for supporting the massaging mechanism by supporting the lower end portion of the massaging mechanism with a swinging pivot supporting portion, and a base member for swinging the massaging mechanism in the front-rear direction, and the base member in the backrest portion. A vertical movement mechanism that enables movement in the vertical direction, an exit / retreat operation mechanism that moves the upper end portion of the massage mechanism back and forth with respect to the base member, and an upper end portion of the massage mechanism by the withdrawal operation mechanism. A swing restricting mechanism that allows the upper end portion of the massage member to be held in a forward projecting state when projecting forward.

Preferably, the swing restriction mechanism is configured to be able to hold the backward retreat state when the upper end portion of the massage mechanism is retreated backward by the retreat operation mechanism.
The massage mechanism described above includes a first rotation shaft installed in the left-right direction, a massage member provided so as to be rotatable relative to the first rotation shaft, and the massage member being rotated along with the rotation of the first rotation shaft. An anti-sway mechanism engaged with the massaging member to restrict the massaging member, and a massaging drive unit that performs the massaging operation by moving the massaging members close to and away from each other by driving rotation of the first rotation shaft; The massage mechanism is coupled to the steady-rest mechanism and reciprocally swings the support arm around the axis of the first rotation shaft via the steady-rest mechanism, thereby causing the massage member to move back and forth in the front-rear direction. A tapping drive unit that performs an operation is provided, and the tapping drive unit is provided with a second rotating shaft that is arranged in parallel to the first rotating shaft, and an eccentric drive that is provided in an eccentric state with respect to the second rotating shaft. And one end portion is connected to the eccentric drive body so as to be passive, and the other end portion is connected to the steadying mechanism, and is reciprocated in the longitudinal direction by the eccentric rotation from the eccentric drive body. A crankshaft, wherein the hitting drive unit is movable in a direction perpendicular to the first rotation axis and in the vertical direction, and the crankshaft is moved by moving the hitting drive unit up and down. May move up and down, and the massage member may be configured to be rotatable about the axis of the first rotation shaft.

  More preferably, the swing limiting mechanism includes a sliding member provided coaxially at both ends of the second rotating shaft provided in the hitting drive unit, and an endless guide on which the sliding member slides. A rail portion, and the sliding member is fitted into the guide rail portion when the upper end portion of the massage mechanism protrudes forward, so that the upper end portion of the massage member is moved forward. The 1st rotation control part which controls the rotation angle of the said massage member so that it can hold | maintain in the protrusion state is good.

The swing limit mechanism includes a sliding member provided on a second rotating shaft provided in the hitting drive unit, and an endless guide rail unit on which the sliding member slides. In addition, the lower end portion of the massage member can be held in a forward protruding state by fitting the sliding member into the guide rail portion when the upper end portion of the massage mechanism is retracted backward. The 2nd rotation control part which controls the rotation angle of the said massage member is good to be formed.

The swing limit mechanism includes a sliding member provided on a second rotating shaft provided in the hitting drive unit, and an endless guide rail unit on which the sliding member slides. The guide rail portion may be formed with a rotation permission portion that allows the massage member to rotate around the first rotation axis by allowing the sliding member to move up and down.
Further, the guide rail portion is configured by an edge of an opening formed in a rhombus in a side view, the long axis of the opening faces the front-rear direction, and the short axis substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the opening is: A semicircular portion into which the sliding member is fitted is formed at the edge portion of the opening that faces the vertical direction and is located at the front and rear ends of the long axis, and the semicircular portion that is positioned forward is the first time. A semicircular portion positioned rearward may be a second rotation restricting portion, and a space along the short axis may be a rotation allowing portion.

The guide rail portion may be as follows.
That is, the long axis of the opening is directed in the front-rear direction, the short axis substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the opening is directed in the up-down direction, and the edge of the opening located at the front and rear ends of the long axis is slid. A front and rear passage portion that allows only sliding in the front-rear direction with the moving member fitted therein, and a semicircular portion that makes the front and rear ends of both the front and rear passage portions abut each other are formed in the front. The semicircular portion that is positioned is the first rotation restricting portion, and the front passage portion that is disposed between the first rotation restricting portion and the opening is the first protrusion adjusting portion, and is located rearward. The semicircular portion is the second rotation restricting portion, and the rear passage portion disposed between the second rotation restricting portion and the opening is the second protrusion adjusting portion, along the short axis. It is preferable that the space be a rotation allowing portion.

  On the other hand, the advancing / retreating operation mechanism is respectively rotated with respect to a slider provided to be movable up and down with respect to the base member, a slide mechanism for moving the slider up and down, an upper end portion of the massage mechanism and the slider. A transmission arm that is pivotally supported and connects the slider and the massage mechanism, a rail portion that extends forward from the base member along the side of the massage mechanism, and a rail from the massage mechanism It is good to have the sliding member which is provided so that it may protrude toward the part, and engages so that it can move along the rail part.

The rail portion may be formed of an upwardly bulging arcuate curve centered on the swing pivot support portion.
The position where the sliding member is provided with respect to the massage mechanism and the pivot shaft on which the transmission arm is pivotally supported by the massage mechanism are coaxially arranged on the axis of the pivot shaft. Good.

The slide mechanism may include a female screw portion that is provided in the slider and penetrates in the vertical direction, a feed screw shaft that is screwed into the female screw portion, and an electric motor that drives and rotates the feed screw shaft. .
The massage member may have a support arm protruding forward and a treatment element provided at the tip of the support arm.

  In addition, it is very preferable to constitute a chair type massage machine having a seat portion and a backrest portion provided at the rear portion of the seat portion and incorporating the backrest device described above.

  In the back massage apparatus according to the present invention, when adopting a configuration in which the massage mechanism can be protruded forward or returned to the original normal position, the massage effect is not deteriorated, and the back-and-forth operation is quick and sufficient. It can be executed with a large amount of movement, and does not cause mechanical enlargement or complication.

It is a schematic sectional side view which shows the backrest apparatus of the state which made the massage mechanism retreat back by the exit / retreat operation mechanism in 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic sectional side view which shows the backrest apparatus of the state which made the massage mechanism protrude forward by the exit / retreat operation mechanism in 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed the back massage apparatus of the massage mechanism in 2nd Embodiment (a massage member is a front protrusion state). It is the other perspective view which showed the back massage apparatus of the massage mechanism in 2nd Embodiment (a massage member is in a backward regression state). It is the perspective view which showed only the massage mechanism in 2nd Embodiment (a massaging member protrudes forward). It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted and partially shown the backrest apparatus of the state which made the massage mechanism retreat back by the advancing / retreating operation mechanism in the 1st Embodiment, and was lowered | hung by the up-and-down moving mechanism. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted and partially shown the backrest apparatus of the state which was in the middle of making the massage mechanism protrude forward by the exit / retreat operation mechanism in the 1st Embodiment, and was going up by the vertical movement mechanism. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted and partially shown the backrest apparatus of the state which made the massaging mechanism protrude forward by the retracting operation mechanism in the 1st Embodiment, and was raised most by the up-and-down moving mechanism. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted and partially shown the backrest apparatus of the state which made the massage mechanism retreat back by the advancing / withdrawing mechanism in 1st Embodiment, and was made to descend | fall by the up-and-down moving mechanism. It is the side view which showed the shape of the rail part which comprises a rocking | fluctuation limiting mechanism in 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view which showed the chair type massage machine with a back massage apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is the side view which showed the shape of the rail part which comprises a rocking | fluctuation limiting mechanism in 2nd Embodiment. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted and partially showed the backrest apparatus made into the state which made the massage mechanism retreat back by the advancing / retreating operation mechanism and lowered | hung the vertical movement mechanism in 2nd Embodiment. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted and partially shown the backrest apparatus of the state which was in the middle of making the massage mechanism protrude forward by the exit / retreat operation mechanism and in the middle of raising by the vertical movement mechanism in 2nd Embodiment. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted and showed partly the backrest apparatus of the state which made the massage mechanism protrude forward by the withdrawal / retreat operation mechanism in the 2nd Embodiment, and was further raised by the up-down movement mechanism. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted and partially shown the backrest apparatus of the state which made the massage mechanism protrude forward by the retracting operation mechanism in the 2nd Embodiment, and was raised most by the up-and-down moving mechanism. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted and partially shown the backrest apparatus of the state which made the massage mechanism retreat back by the exit / retreat operation mechanism in the 2nd Embodiment, and was made to fall in the middle by the up-and-down moving mechanism. It is the side view which abbreviate | omitted and partially shown the backrest apparatus of the state which made the massage mechanism retreat back by the exit-and-retreat operation mechanism in the 2nd Embodiment, and was further lowered | hung by the up-and-down movement mechanism.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
1, FIG. 2, FIG. 6 to FIG. 11 show a first embodiment of a chair type massage machine with a backrest device according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 11, the chair type massage machine 1 includes a seat portion 2 that is wide enough to support a user's buttocks from below, and a backrest portion 3 provided at the rear portion of the seat portion 2. The backrest device 4 is provided inside the backrest portion 3 (a massage device that massages or massages the shoulder, back, and waist of the user).

A leg frame 6 for installing the chair type massage machine 1 on the floor surface is provided at the lower part of the seat part 2, and the seat part 2 is supported at a predetermined height by the leg frame 6. ing.
In the following description, regarding the backrest 3 and the backrest device 4, the structure of the backrest 3 will be described with the height direction of the backrest 3 taken as the vertical direction and the left and right directions and the front and rear directions determined based on this. For example, in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vertical direction in the figure is referred to as the vertical direction in an actual apparatus. Further, in FIGS. 1 and 2, those through-paper directions are referred to as the left-right direction or the width direction in the actual apparatus, and the right-left direction in FIGS. 1 and 2 is referred to as the front-rear direction in the actual apparatus. 1, 3, and 10 clearly show the vertical, horizontal, and front-rear directions used in the description of the present embodiment.

  The lower part of the backrest part 3 is pivotally supported with respect to the rear part of the seat part 2 or the rear part of the leg frame 6, and is held in a state in which it can swing back and forth. The backrest 3 can be reclined by a reclining mechanism such as a linear actuator mechanism disposed in the leg frame 6. Further, a foot kneading device 5 is provided at the front portion of the seat portion 2, and an armrest portion 7 is provided on both the left and right sides of the seat portion 2. However, these are examples of the equipment in the chair type massage machine 1, and the presence or absence and the detailed mechanism are not limited.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the back massage device 4 includes a massage mechanism 10, a base member 12 that supports a lower end portion of the massage mechanism 10 via a swinging pivot support portion 11, and a backrest of the base member 12. An up-and-down moving mechanism 13 that enables movement in the up-and-down direction within the unit 3 is provided. Further, the back massage device 4 is provided in the massaging mechanism 10 and an exit / retreat operation mechanism 14 that moves the upper end of the massaging mechanism 10 back and forth with respect to the base member 12 to change the tilt angle of the massaging mechanism 10. It has a rocking restriction mechanism 15 that regulates the rotation or rocking of the massage member 17.

The massage mechanism 10 includes a pair of left and right massage members 17 and a drive unit 18 that causes the left and right massage members 17 to appropriately perform a massage operation.
The massage member 17 has a support arm 20 having a tip projecting obliquely forward upward, and a massage body 21 (treatment element) provided at the upper end of the support arm 20. The massage body 21 can be formed into a thick disk shape, a spherical shape, or the like with, for example, resin or hard rubber. That is, the massage mechanism 10 is provided with two massage bodies 21 in the left-right direction.

The drive unit 18 includes a kneading drive unit 23 that causes the left and right massage members 17 to move toward and away from each other, and a tapping drive unit 24 that causes the left and right massage members 17 to perform alternate tapping operations. As a thing.
The kneading drive unit 23 has an inclined rotating member 25 provided in a state of being embedded in a central bending portion with respect to the support arm 20 of the massage member 17, and an axis oriented in the left-right direction so as to penetrate the inclined rotating member 25. The first rotating shaft 26, the squeeze motor 27 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) that rotationally drives the first rotating shaft 26, and the support arm 20 provided at the rear of the central bent portion of the support arm 20. An anti-sway mechanism 28 that restricts 20 from being rotated along with the first rotation shaft 26 is provided. For this steadying mechanism 28, for example, a universal joint such as a ball joint or a universal joint can be employed.

  The inclined rotating member 25 is fitted and held rotatably around a mounting boss portion provided concentrically with the first rotating shaft 26 and integrally rotated in an inclined state via a bearing or the like. Accordingly, when the first rotation shaft 26 is rotated by driving the stagnation motor 27, the tilt rotation member 25 causes fluctuation-like rotation blur about the rotation center, and this rotation blur is caused via the support arm 20. The massage body 21 is transmitted.

The support arm 20 is held in a state not to rotate with the first rotation shaft 26 by the steadying mechanism 28, but is allowed to operate in a predetermined range along the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction. Further, between the left and right support arms 20, the tilt direction of the tilt rotation member 25 is maintained at a phase difference of 180 ° around the first rotation shaft 26.
For this reason, the pair of left and right massage bodies 21 operate so as to repeat mutual proximity and separation in the left-right direction, and generate a massage operation as the massage member 17.

  On the other hand, the hitting drive unit 24 has a second rotating shaft 31 provided with its axis centered in the left-right direction so as to be parallel to the first rotating shaft 26 of the inclined rotating member 25 at an upper position, and the second rotating shaft 31. A tapping motor 32 that rotationally drives the rotary shaft 31, left and right eccentric drive bodies 34 that are eccentric with a phase difference of 180 ° with respect to both left and right ends of the second rotary shaft 31, and these left and right eccentric drive bodies 34. And a link lever 36 (long crank shaft) provided so as to protrude downward with respect to the housing 35 that rotatably holds the shaft.

  The eccentric drive body 34 is configured such that the shaft center of the second rotating shaft 31 and the housing 35 is made inconsistent by mounting an eccentric collar on the inner ring side or the outer ring side of the bearing. The lower end portion of the link lever 36 is connected to the central bent portion of the support arm 20 of the massage member 17, and this connecting portion forms the above-described steadying mechanism 28 (ball joint or the like). ing. That is, the steadying mechanism 28 is provided at the lower end of the link lever 36, and the base end of the support arm 20 is connected via the steadying mechanism 28.

  Accordingly, in the tapping drive unit 24, when the tapping motor 32 is driven, the eccentric driving body 34 rotates eccentrically with respect to the axis of the second rotating shaft 31, and the housing 35 moves circumferentially in response thereto. . Accordingly, a vertical pulling operation is transmitted from the housing 35 to the link lever 36 (long crankshaft). For this reason, the left and right support arms 20 oscillate each other's massaging body 21 around the first rotation shaft 26 and move the massaging body 21 in the opposite direction in the front-rear direction, whereby the massaging member 17. Will generate a tapping action.

  Note that the swing generated in the left and right support arms 20 occurs alternately because the left and right eccentric drive bodies 34 are provided with a phase difference of 180 °. That is, when the left support arm 20 moves the massage body 21 forward, the right support arm 20 moves the massage body 21 backward. Conversely, when the right support arm 20 moves the massage body 21 forward, the left support arm 20 moves the massage body 21 backward.

However, this is not a limited matter. For example, if an appropriate switching mechanism is provided for the left and right eccentric drive bodies 34 so that the phase difference between them is zero, the left and right support arms 20 are synchronized and the same. The setting of the hitting operation (hitting pattern) can be changed so as to swing in the direction.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a motor support base 37 for the tapping motor 32 has a structure in which a reduction gear is built in a portion that transmits rotational driving from the tapping motor 32 to the second rotating shaft 31. Is provided. Two guide bars 38 whose longitudinal directions are directed in the vertical direction penetrate the motor support 37 in a skewered manner in a parallel state with a predetermined interval therebetween.

These guide bars 38 are installed in the frame with respect to the guide frame 40 that is concave when viewed from the side. The guide frame 40 is rotationally driven by the stagnation motor 27 of the stagnation drive unit 23 by the first rotating shaft 26. Is supported by a gear head 39 with a built-in speed reducer for transmitting (support), and is fixed so as to extend upward.
That is, the hitting motor 32 is held in a state of being freely movable in the vertical direction (the direction of approaching and moving away from the kneading motor 27) along the guide bar 38. Here, the guide bar 38 and the guide frame 40 are A vertical guide support portion 41 for holding the hitting drive portion 24 so as to be movable up and down is configured.

Since such a vertical guide support portion 41 is provided, the following movement can be realized. That is, when the kneading motor 27 rotates the first rotation shaft 26 and when the tapping motor 32 rotates the second rotation shaft 31, the massage member 17 is, as a general rule, the first rotation shaft by the steadying mechanism 28. 26 companions are restricted.
However, when the massage member 17 is subjected to a wobbling load by the user, the tapping motors that are connected to each other together with the steadying mechanism 28, the link lever 36, the second rotating shaft 31, the motor support 37, and the like. 32 moves up and down. Therefore, the massage member 17 is a movement in which the massage member 17 is allowed to rotate or swing within a predetermined range around the first rotation shaft 26.

  With this configuration, regardless of the massage operation by the massage drive unit 23 or the tapping drive unit 24, the massage member 17 rotates around the first rotation shaft 26 according to the S-shaped curve of the back, and each massage body 21 is substantially even. The pressure will come into contact with the back. The kneading drive unit 23 and the hitting drive unit 24 can be switched between operating either one or both simultaneously.

  The lower end of the massage mechanism 10 having the above-described configuration is supported by the base member 12 via the swinging pivot 11 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The swing pivot 11 has a pivot 42 whose axis is directed in the left-right direction. The massage mechanism 10 swings in the front-rear direction with respect to the base member 12 with the pivot 42 serving as a fulcrum. It is held freely.

  In addition, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gear head 39 of the kneading motor 27 is provided with a hinge piece portion 43 protruding downward, and forward from the lower end portion of the base member 12. A hinge base portion 44 that protrudes and holds the hinge piece portion 43 from both the left and right sides is provided. A pivot 42 is provided so as to penetrate the hinge piece 43 and the hinge base 44 in the left-right direction.

  The vertical movement mechanism 13 moves the massage mechanism 10 up and down together with the base member 12, and guide rollers 45 are provided on both the left and right sides of the upper and lower portions of the base member 12 with the rotation axis oriented in the horizontal direction. The guide rollers 45 are provided so as to be movable up and down along a pair of left and right guide rails 46 that are incorporated inside the backrest portion 3 with the longitudinal direction thereof facing up and down.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a screw shaft 48 that can be rotationally driven by an elevating motor 47 is provided between the guide rails 46, and the base member 12 is screwed onto the screw shaft 48. A mating nut member is incorporated. Therefore, the screw shaft 48 is rotationally driven by the operation of the elevating motor 47 so that the massage mechanism 10 moves up and down in the backrest portion 3 together with the base member 12.

Accordingly, a user who sits on the seat 2 and presses the back against the backrest 3 can receive a massage over a wide range from the shoulder to the back and the waist.
Next, mainly with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the “exit / retreat operation mechanism 14” and “swing restriction mechanism 15” which are characteristic mechanisms provided in the chair type massage machine 1 according to the present invention will be described. .

  The retracting / moving mechanism 14 includes a slider 50 that can be moved up and down relative to the base member 12, a slide mechanism 51 that moves the slider 50 up and down, and a transmission arm 52 that connects the slider 50 and the massage mechanism 10. The rail portion 53 provided on the base member 12 and the sliding member 54 provided so as to project from the massage mechanism 10 toward the rail portion 53 are provided.

  The slider 50 is disposed on the front surface of the base member 12, and is formed as a columnar block that is long in the left-right direction (see FIG. 5). The vertical movement of the slider 50 with respect to the base member 12 includes an upper bracket 57 provided so as to project forward from the front upper part of the base member 12, and a lower bracket 58 provided so as to project forward from the front lower part of the base member 12. The slider 50 is penetrated in a skewered manner by a guide bar 59 (see FIG. 5) installed between the upper and lower sides.

  On the other hand, the slide mechanism 51 includes a feed screw shaft 63 that is rotatably installed between the upper bracket 57 and the lower bracket 58 and parallel to the guide bar 59 for the slider 50, and the feed screw shaft. And an electric motor 64 for driving and rotating 63. The feed screw shaft 63 penetrates the slider 50 in the vertical direction, and the slider 50 is provided with a female screw portion 65 that is screwed with the feed screw shaft 63. The screwed structure of the female screw portion 65 and the feed screw shaft 63 is formed by a square screw, preferably a trapezoidal screw, which is excellent in screw driving force and rattling prevention.

The rail portion 53 is opposed to the side plate portion 66 protruding forward from the left and right side portions of the base member 12.
They are provided on the inner surfaces facing each other. In the first embodiment, the rail portion 53 is recessed in the side plate portion 66 as a groove. The rail portion 53 is formed to have an upwardly bulging arcuate curve centering on the swinging pivotal support portion 11 in which the base member 12 supports the lower end portion of the massage mechanism 10 in a swingable manner.

  The sliding member 54 is formed of a rotatable roller that engages (fits) in a state of being slidable with respect to the rail portion 53 (groove). Therefore, when an external force is applied to the massage mechanism 10 so as to swing around the swing pivot 11, the sliding member 54 moves in an arc along the rail 53, and the massage mechanism 10 swings are stabilized.

  A pair of left and right (two) transmission arms 52 are provided, and are arranged so as to be distributed to both the left and right sides of the massage mechanism 10 and the slider 50, respectively. In each of the transmission arms 52, a first pivot shaft 67 having an axial center directed in the left-right direction is provided at a portion where the massage mechanism 10 is connected. A simple link joint 68 is formed. The link joint 68 is disposed at the upper end of the massage mechanism 10.

  The position where the sliding member 54 is provided with respect to the massage mechanism 10 (the rotation center of the roller) and the link joint 68 on the massage mechanism 10 side in the transmission arm 52 are the first pivot that the link joint 68 has. A single axis is arranged on the axis of the support shaft 67. Therefore, the pushing / pulling force transmitted to the massage mechanism 10 via the transmission arm 52 is efficiently transmitted to the sliding member 54, and as a result, the sliding member 54 moves smoothly along the rail portion 53. It is easy to produce.

A connecting portion of the transmission arm 52 connected to the slider 50 is provided with a second pivot shaft 69 (shown only in FIG. 2) whose axial center is directed in the left-right direction, and the second pivot shaft 69 is the center. A swingable link joint 70 is formed.
In the retracting / moving mechanism 14 having such a configuration, the feed screw shaft 63 is driven and rotated by the electric motor 64 of the slide mechanism 51, so that the slider 50 is interposed via the female screw portion 65 screwed with the feed screw shaft 63. Thus, an upward movement force or a downward movement force is generated, and the slider 50 can be moved upward or downward along the guide bar 59 of the slide mechanism 51.

When the slider 50 moves upward, as shown in FIG. 2, the transmission arm 52 pushes the sliding member 54 forward along the rail portion 53, so that the massage mechanism 10 moves the swinging pivot portion 11. It swings so as to protrude forward as the center. Therefore, the left and right massage members 17 come forward.
When the electric motor 64 of the slide mechanism 51 is driven reversely to the above, the slider 50 moves downward via a female screw portion 65 screwed with the feed screw shaft 63 as shown in FIG. At this time, the transmission arm 52 pulls back the sliding member 54 along the rail portion 53, so that the massage mechanism 10 returns to the original state (rearward) with the swinging pivot portion 11 as the center. Rocks. Accordingly, the left and right massage members 17 also return to the original state (rear).

On the other hand, the swing restriction mechanism 15 is a mechanism that is added to the withdrawal / retreat operation mechanism 14 and operates while cooperating. The swing limiting mechanism 15 is configured to rotate the massage member 17 around the first rotation shaft 26 obtained by the vertical guide support portion 41 when the massage mechanism 10 is tilted forward or stood rearward. Has a function of partially limiting the swing.
This rocking | fluctuation restriction | limiting mechanism 15 is provided with the 1st rotation control part 80 which controls rotation (rotation around the 1st rotating shaft 26) of the support arm 20 in the position where the massage body 21 protrudes most forward. . Further, the swing restriction mechanism 15 includes a second rotation restricting portion 81 that restricts the rotation of the support arm 20 at a position where the massage body 21 retracts most backward.

Further, the swing restriction mechanism 15 is configured to rotate the massage member 17 (the first arm) except for the posture of the massage member 17 (support arm 20) that is restricted by the first rotation restriction portion 80 and the second rotation restriction portion 81. A rotation allowing portion 82 that allows rotation around the rotation shaft 26 is provided.
The first rotation restricting portion 80, the second rotation restricting portion 81, and the rotation allowing portion 82 correspond to predetermined portions of the guide rail portion 85 provided on the base member 12 side, and the massage mechanism 10 corresponds to these predetermined portions. As the roller-like sliding member 86 provided so as to protrude from the guide rail portion 85 to the guide rail portion 85 is positioned, the first rotation restriction portion 80, the second rotation restriction portion 81, and the rotation permission portion 82 are provided. It is configured to function.

  More specifically, the guide rail portion 85 is an endless rail track, and is provided with a side plate portion 66 (the rail portion 53 of the retracting / retracting operation mechanism 14) that protrudes forward from the left and right side portions of the base member 12. Of the inner walls facing each other. In other words, a concave portion (diamond opening) having an opening shape in a rhombus shape is formed on the inner wall of the side plate portion 66 in the left and right side view, and the standing side wall of the rhombus opening serves as the guide rail portion 85. The side plate portion 66 is also formed with the rail portion 53 of the aforementioned retracting mechanism 14.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the guide rail portion 85 has a semicircular portion L1 into which a roller-like sliding member 86 is fitted. A straight line portion L2 extending obliquely upward from the upper end of the semicircular portion L1 is formed, and a straight line portion L3 having a gentler slope than that of the straight line portion L2 is formed. A semicircular portion L4 into which the roller-like sliding member 86 is fitted is formed at the tip of the straight portion L3 and on the side facing the semicircular portion L1. The upper end of the semicircular portion L4 and the straight portion L3 are smoothly connected.

A straight line portion L5 extending obliquely downward is formed from the lower end of the semicircular portion L4, and a straight line portion L6 having a gentler slope than the straight line portion L5 is formed. Finally, the tip of the straight line portion L6 is smoothly connected to the lower end of the semicircular portion L1, and a loop-shaped guide rail portion 85 is formed.
In the guide rail portion 85, the connection point P3 between the straight portion L2 and the straight portion L3, the connection point between the straight portion L3 and the upper end of the semicircular portion L4, the connection point P4 between the straight portion L5 and the straight portion L6, a straight line The connection point between the portion L6 and the lower end of the semicircular portion L1 is connected by a smooth curve. On the other hand, the connection point P2 between the upper end of the semicircular portion L1 and the straight line portion L2, and the connection point P1 between the lower end of the semicircular portion L4 and the straight line portion L5 are pointed (projection point P1, protrusion point P2). ) And connected by a curve with extreme values.

  Although the guide rail portion 85 has been described as having a rhombus opening shape in a side view, the line connecting the semicircular portion L1 and the semicircular portion L4 is the long axis of the rhomboid opening, and this long axis is A guide rail portion 85 is formed on the side plate portion 66 so as to face in the front-rear direction. That is, the guide rail portion 85 is disposed radially inward from the rail portion 53 of the retracting and moving mechanism 14 when viewed from the pivot 42 of the swing pivot portion 11, and the long axis of the rhombus opening is disposed on the swing pivot portion 11. It is provided in a slanting direction so as to be along an arc centered at.

The short axis (line substantially perpendicular to the long axis) of the guide rail portion 85 having a rhombus opening has a length that is approximately half of the long axis. This short axis faces the direction along the guide bar 38 that supports the hitting motor 32 so as to be movable in the vertical direction (direction approaching and separating from the kneading motor 27). The short axis length of the guide rail portion 85 is substantially the same as the vertical movement range of the tapping motor 32.
On the other hand, the sliding member 86 is formed by a rotatable roller that protrudes from the left and right end portions of the second rotating shaft 31 to the left and right sides coaxially with the shaft center, and each of the sliding members 86 is fitted in the concave portion of the rhombus opening. In addition, it is possible to roll on the left and right guide rail portions 85.

In the guide rail portion 85 in which the arrangement and the opening shape are determined as described above, a portion corresponding to the semicircular portion L4 is a first rotation restricting portion 80 as shown in FIG. Further, the semicircular portion L1 is a second rotation restricting portion 81. Each of the first rotation restricting portion 80 and the second rotation restricting portion 81 has an opening width that allows the sliding member 86 to be fitted without rattling.
In addition, the guide rail portion 85 gradually becomes wider in the vertical direction from the first rotation restricting portion 80 toward the intersection point P3, and conversely, as the guide rail portion 85 approaches the second rotation restricting portion 81 from the intersection point P3. The inside of the recess is gradually narrowed in the vertical direction. Accordingly, these regions (between the upper and lower portions of the straight portion L3 and the straight portion L5 and between the upper and lower portions of the straight portion L2 and the straight portion L6) are wider than the sliding member 86 in the vertical direction. In other words, the sliding member 86 is a space in which the sliding member 86 can freely move in the vertical direction, and this space is the rotation allowing portion 82.

The operation of the swing limit mechanism 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 6 to 10. FIG.
FIG. 6 shows a state in which the massage mechanism 10 is present at the lower end position (user's waist position) by the vertical movement mechanism 13.
FIG. 7 shows a state where the massage mechanism 10 is rising.

FIG. 8 shows a state where the massage mechanism 10 is moved to the upper end position (user's shoulder position) by the vertical movement mechanism 13 and stopped.
FIG. 9 shows the middle of the massage mechanism 10 being lowered. After FIG. 9, the state returns to the state of FIG.
First, the process (FIGS. 6 → 7 → FIG. 8) in which the massage mechanism 10 moves upward and is positioned on the shoulder of the user will be described. The following movement is realized by controlling the elevating motor 47 and the electric motor 64 by a program of a control unit (not shown) provided in the chair type massage machine 1.

  First, in the massage mechanism 10 shown in FIG. 6, the massage body 21 is in a state of retreating backward. From that state, the elevating motor 47 of the up-and-down moving mechanism 13 rotates and the screw shaft 48 rotates, whereby the nut member screwed to the ascending shaft rises, and the base member 12 to which the nut member is attached rises. The massage mechanism 10 moves upward.

As the massage mechanism 10 moves upward, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit issues a command to the electric motor 64 of the retracting / retracting mechanism 14, pushes up the slider 50 and moves the rail unit via the transmission arm 52. The sliding member 54 that is slidably fitted in 53 is pushed forward, and the massage mechanism 10 is tilted forward about the pivot 42.
In synchronization with the forward tilting of the massage mechanism 10, the sliding member 86 of the rocking restriction mechanism 15 slides on the straight portion L 6 of the guide rail portion 85, as shown in FIG. It passes through the midpoint P4 and moves on the straight line portion L5 toward the semicircular portion L4. At this time, the second rotary shaft 31 to which the sliding member 86 is attached similarly moves on the straight line portion L6 → passes the midpoint P4 → passes on the straight line portion L5 → moves to the semicircular portion L4. Thus, the tapping drive unit 24 (tapping motor 32) moves upward. Therefore, the link lever 36 is pulled upward, and as a result, the base end portion of the support arm 20 is pulled upward, the support arm 20 rotates about the first rotation shaft 26, and the massage body 21 protrudes forward. To come.

In the above operation, the sliding member 86 does not move to the linear portion L2 side of the guide rail portion 85 because the resistance for getting over the protrusion P2 is large, and the protrusion P2 of the guide rail portion 85. These are essential constituent requirements for realizing the movement of the swing restriction mechanism 15.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, when the massage mechanism 10 further moves upward and reaches the shoulder position of the user, the sliding member 86 reaches the first rotation restricting portion 80 (semicircular portion L4). Then, it is fitted to the first rotation restricting portion 80. At this time, the tapping drive unit 24 also reaches the uppermost position of the vertical guide support unit 41. In this state, the link lever 36 is pulled most upward, the support arm 20 is further rotated around the first rotation shaft 26, and the massage body 21 protrudes most forward.

Since the massage body 21 protrudes most forward, the massage body 21 can reliably and effectively massage the user's shoulder from the top to the front.
It is assumed that, under this situation, the massaging body 21 of the massaging member 17 is tangled and a load PU (force to push backward) is applied. As a result, the massaging member 17 is pivoted around the first rotation axis 26 to swing the massaging body 21 backward, and the tapping drive unit 24 is moved downward via the link lever 36. It is expected that a downward force FL will be applied. However, since the sliding member 86 of the swing limiting mechanism 15 is securely fitted in the first rotation restricting portion 80 and there is a resistance at the projecting point P1, the straight portion L5 → the middle point P4 → the straight portion. Never run backwards with L6. In other words, the rocking restriction mechanism 15 reliably holds the massage member 17 in the forward projecting state.

Next, the process (FIG. 8 → FIG. 9 → FIG. 6) in which the exit / retreat operation mechanism 14 retracts the massage mechanism 10 backward will be described. The following movements are also realized by controlling the elevating motor 47 and the electric motor 64 by a program of a control unit (not shown) provided in the chair type massage machine 1.
First, in the massage mechanism 10 shown in FIG. 8, the massage body 21 protrudes most forward. From that state, the elevating motor 47 of the vertical movement mechanism 13 rotates and the screw shaft 48 rotates in the reverse direction, so that the nut member screwed to the lowering member moves downward, and the base member 12 to which the nut member is attached descends. As a result, the massage mechanism 10 moves downward.

As the massage mechanism 10 moves downward, as shown in FIG. 9, the control unit issues a command to the electric motor 64 of the retracting and moving mechanism 14, pulls down the slider 50, and moves the rail unit via the transmission arm 52. The sliding member 54 that is slidably fitted in 53 is pulled back to the rear side, and the massage mechanism 10 is tilted rearward around the pivot 42 (approached to an upright state).
In conjunction with the backward tilting of the massage mechanism 10, the sliding member 86 of the swing restriction mechanism 15 slides on the straight portion L3 of the guide rail portion 85 and passes through the middle point P3 in the guide rail portion 85. It moves on the straight line part L2 toward the semicircle part L1. At this time, the second rotating shaft 31 to which the sliding member 86 is attached similarly moves from the straight portion L3 → the midpoint P3 → the straight portion L2 → the semicircular portion L1, and the hit driving unit 24 (beat The motor 32) moves downward. As a result, the link lever 36 is pushed back downward. As a result, the base end portion of the support arm 20 is pushed downward, and the support arm 20 rotates counterclockwise around the first rotation shaft 26 (counterclockwise in FIG. 9). To do.

The sliding member 86 does not move to the linear portion L5 side of the guide rail portion 85 because the resistance for getting over the protruding point P1 is large, and the protruding point P1 of the guide rail portion 85 is limited in swinging. This is an essential constituent requirement for realizing the movement of the mechanism 15.
After that, as shown in FIG. 6, when the massage mechanism 10 further moves downward and reaches the waist position of the user, the sliding member 86 reaches the second rotation restricting portion 81 (semicircular portion L1). Then, it is fitted to the second rotation restricting portion 81. At this time, the tapping drive unit 24 also reaches the lowest position of the vertical guide support unit 41. In this state, the link lever 36 is pushed downward most, and the support arm 20 rotates backward (counterclockwise in FIG. 9), so that the massage body 21a is most retracted backward.

Note that the sliding member 86 moves on the rotation allowing portion 82 in the guide rail portion 85 while the retracting mechanism 14 projects the massage mechanism 10 forward or backward. Will be. Since the rotation allowing portion 82 is wider than the sliding member 86 in the vertical direction, the sliding member 86 is freely movable in the vertical direction (see FIGS. 7 and 9).
That is, under these circumstances, the second rotating shaft 31 is also freely movable in the vertical direction, and the tapping drive unit 24 (tapping motor 32) is movable up and down along the guide bar 38. Therefore, the support arm 20 connected via the link lever 36 is also rotatable.

  Therefore, there is nothing that obstructs the downward action or the upward action on the hitting drive unit 24 when the massaging body 21 of the massage member 17 is struck and a load PU or PL (force to push backward) is applied. As described above, the action of the vertical guide support portion 41 is such that the massage member 17 rotates around the first rotation shaft 26 according to the S-curve of the back, and each massage body 21 abuts the back with substantially equal pressure. Is demonstrated.

  In addition, since the sliding member 86 is provided coaxially with the axis of the second rotating shaft 31 as described above, even if the second rotating shaft 31 rotates as the tapping drive unit 24 is driven, Since the rotation is not eccentric rotation, rotational vibration is not transmitted to the guide rail portion 85 via the sliding member 86. That is, even if the massage member 17 strikes, the side plate portion 66 provided with the guide rail portion 85 and the base member 12 are not affected by vibration or the like.

As is clear from the above detailed description, in the chair type massage machine 1 of the present invention, the user seated on the seat portion 2 leans against the backrest portion 3 so that the backrest device 4 is in that state. By operating the massage mechanism 10, it is possible to receive massage massage by the massage drive unit 23 of the massage mechanism 10 and strike massage by the strike drive unit 24 via the left and right massage members 17.

And the massage mechanism 10 (massage member 17) is protruded ahead rather than a normal massage position by operating the exit / retreat operation mechanism 14 according to the necessity regarding the user's body shape and massage position or the user's preference. Or return to the normal position.
When the exit / retreat operation mechanism 14 is operated, when the massage mechanism 10 is protruded forward, the upper end portion (massage body 21) of the massage member 17 is protruded forward by the swing limit mechanism 15, and the user's stagnation load PU This state is maintained even when (reverse pushing force) is applied.

Therefore, a massage such as hitting and itching can be obtained accurately and locally (pinpoint), and the user's expectation can be satisfied.
Moreover, since the advancing / retreating mechanism 14 does not employ an air system, there is no problem that the expansion force of the air cell is bent by the stagnation load by the user and the massage mechanism 10 is pushed back. Therefore, it does not lead to a decrease in finger pressure (massage effect) by the massage mechanism 10 or a positional shift in finger pressure. Of course, there is no problem of noise caused by air flow or exhaust noise.

In addition, since the link system is not adopted, a long screw shaft having a normal screw portion and a reverse screw portion is not necessary, and there is no problem of increasing the cost as a part and increasing the size of the apparatus.
In addition, unlike the conventional simple cam system, the transmission arm 52 is provided, so that a large longitudinal stroke of the massage mechanism 10 can be secured. Furthermore, since it is different from the conventional lever system, the quickness of the operation is obtained. As a whole, the chair type massage machine 1 has a long cycle time when performing a series of massage operations. There is also no risk of it being lost.
[Second Embodiment]
3 to 5 and 12 to 18 show a second embodiment of a chair type massage machine with a back massage device according to the present invention.

  In 2nd Embodiment, the chair type massage machine 1 has the seat part 2 and the backrest part 3, the backrest apparatus 4 is provided in the backrest part 3, and the leg frame 6 is provided in the lower part of the seat part 2. The provided points are the same as those in the first embodiment (see FIG. 11). Further, the back massage device 4 includes a massage mechanism 10, a base member 12, and a vertical movement mechanism 13, and further, an exit / retreat operation mechanism 14 that changes the front / rear tilt angle of the massage mechanism 10 with respect to the base member 12, The point that it has the rocking | fluctuation limiting mechanism 15 which controls rotation thru | or rocking | fluctuation of the massage member 17 with which the massage mechanism 10 was equipped is also the same as 1st Embodiment (refer FIG. 1, FIG. 2). .

In the following description, the directions defined in the first embodiment are used for the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, the front-rear direction, and the like in each part of the apparatus.
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 and 12, the second embodiment is most different from the first embodiment in that the first protrusion adjusting portion 103 and the guide rail portion 85 provided in the swing restriction mechanism 15 The second protrusion adjusting portion 102 is provided.

  The swing limiting mechanism 15 includes a first rotation restricting portion 80, a second rotation restricting portion 81, and a rotation allowing portion 82 for allowing the massage member 17 to turn around the first rotation shaft 26. This is substantially the same as in the first embodiment. Further, the guide rail portion 85 is an endless rail track, and the side plate portions 66 projecting forward from the left and right side portions of the base member 12 are formed on the mutually facing inner walls, etc. The guide rail portion 85 is formed with a first rotation restricting portion 80, a first protrusion adjusting portion 103, a second rotation restricting portion 81, a second protrusion adjusting portion 102, and a rotation allowing portion 82. (A predetermined portion in the guide rail portion 85 corresponds).

  First, as shown in FIG. 12, the guide rail portion 85 has a semicircular portion G1 into which a roller-like sliding member 86 is fitted at the lower rear portion. A straight line portion G2 is formed that extends forward and slightly obliquely upward from the upper end of the semicircular portion G1, and a straight line portion G3 that extends obliquely upward from the front end of the straight line portion G2 is formed. Furthermore, the linear part G4 having a gentler slope than the linear part G3 is formed so as to be connected.

The straight line portion G4 extends forward beyond the length required for one side of the rhombus, and a roller-like sliding member 86 is fitted to the front end of the straight portion G4 facing the semicircular portion G1. A semicircular portion G5 is formed. A straight line portion G4 is connected to the upper end of the semicircular portion G5.
From the lower end of the semicircular portion G5, a straight portion G6 extending rearward is formed in parallel with the range where the straight portion G4 extends forward, and a straight portion G7 extending obliquely downward from the rear end of the straight portion G6 is formed. In addition, a straight line part G8 having a gentler slope than that of the straight line part G7 is formed.

The straight line portion G8 has a length required for one side of the rhombus, and is further extended rearward in parallel with the straight line portion G2, and the rear end of the extended portion is a semicircular portion G1. Finally, an endless guide rail portion 85 is formed as a whole.
Since the sliding member 86 is fitted in the semicircular part G1 located at the rear, the linear part G2 and the linear part G8 provided so as to correspond to the diameter of the semicircular part G1 are parallel to each other. The portions can be used as a passage for the sliding member 86 between them. Therefore, the semicircular portion G1 on the rear side is formed as a second rotation restricting portion 81 for stopping the backward movement of the sliding member 86, and the second rotation restricting portion 82 and the rhombus opening are formed. A rear passage portion (between both linear portions G2 and G8) arranged between the second protrusion adjustment to allow only sliding in the front-rear direction with the sliding member 86 fitted therein The portion 102 is formed.

  Similarly, since the sliding member 86 is fitted in the semicircular part G5 located in the front, the linear part G4 and the straight line provided so as to correspond to the diameter of the semicircular part G5. A portion parallel to the portion G6 can be used as a passage for the sliding member 86 between them. Therefore, the semicircular part G5 on the front side is formed as a first rotation restricting part 80 for stopping the forward movement of the sliding member 86, and the first rotation restricting part 80 and the rhombus opening The first protrusion adjustment for allowing only the sliding in the front-rear direction with the sliding member 86 fitted into the forward passage portion (between both linear portions G4, G6) disposed between The portion 103 is formed.

A connection point between the upper end of the semicircular part G1 and the straight part G2, a connection point between the straight part G4 and the upper end of the semicircular part G5, a connection point between the lower end of the semicircular part G5 and the straight part G6, a straight part The connection points between G8 and the lower end of the semicircular part G1 are all connected by straight lines or smooth curves.
On the other hand, the connecting point Q2 between the straight line part G2 and the straight line part G3 and the connecting point Q1 between the straight line part G6 and the straight line part G7 seem to hinder the transfer of the convex intersection part, that is, the sliding member 86 having a convexity. It is formed as a sharp point (projection point Q1, projection point Q2).

Although the guide rail portion 85 has been described as having a rhombus opening shape in a side view, the second protrusion adjusting portion 102 that is closer to the second rotation restricting portion 81 (semicircular portion G1) and the first rotation A line connecting the first projecting adjustment portion 103 closer to the regulating portion 80 (semicircular portion G5) is a long axis of the rhombus opening, and the guide rail portion 85 is arranged on the side plate so that the long axis faces the front-rear direction. A portion 66 is formed.
The operation of the rocking restriction mechanism 15 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 13 shows a state immediately after the massage mechanism 10 starts to rise.
FIG.14 and FIG.15 has shown the middle of the massage mechanism 10 raising.
FIG. 16 shows a state where the massage mechanism 10 has reached the upper end position (user's shoulder position) by the vertical movement mechanism 13.
FIG. 17 shows a state immediately after the massage mechanism 10 starts to descend.

FIG. 18 shows the middle of the massage mechanism 10 being lowered.
After becoming FIG. 18, it returns to the state of FIG.
First, the process (FIG. 13 → FIG. 14 → FIG. 15 → FIG. 16) until the massage mechanism 10 moves upward and reaches the shoulder of the user will be described. The following movement is realized by controlling the elevating motor 47 and the electric motor 64 by a program of a control unit (not shown) provided in the chair type massage machine 1.

First, as shown in FIG. 13, the massage mechanism 10 is in a state in which the massage body 21 is retracted backward (a storage state of the massage body 21). From this state, when the elevating motor 47 of the up-and-down moving mechanism 13 starts to rotate, the control unit is programmed to issue a command also to the electric motor 64 of the withdrawing / retracting mechanism 14. When the electric motor 64 starts rotating, as shown in FIG. 14, the slider 50 is pushed upward, and the sliding member 54 that is slidably fitted into the rail portion 53 via the transmission arm 52 is moved forward. The massaging mechanism 10 starts to be tilted forward around the pivotal axis 42 along with this.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the massage mechanism 10 starts to tilt forward, the sliding member 86 of the swing limit mechanism 15 is stopped against the second rotation restricting portion 81 of the guide rail portion 85 in conjunction with this. The 2nd protrusion adjustment part 102 is moved ahead from the state which was. That is, the sliding member 86 slides on the straight portion G8 from the semicircular portion G1, and the second rotary shaft 31 (the upper end portion of the link lever 36) to which the sliding member 86 is attached is also moved to the straight portion G8. Therefore, the massage mechanism 10 tilts forward.

As shown in FIG. 15, the massage mechanism 10 moves further upward and becomes a position corresponding to the back of the user.
As the massage mechanism 10 moves upward, the massage mechanism 10 continues to tilt forward, and the sliding member 86 of the swing restriction mechanism 15 slides on the straight portion G8 of the guide rail portion 85, while moving along the guide rail portion. It passes through the middle point Q4 in 85, and slides on the straight line part G7 toward the front upper part.

  At this time, the second rotating shaft 31 to which the sliding member 86 is attached similarly moves on the straight line part G8 → passes the middle point Q4 → moves on the straight line part G7. The link lever 36 is pulled upward by the upward movement of the tapping drive unit 24 (tapping motor 32) accompanying such movement. As a result, the base end portion of the support arm 20 is pulled upward, the support arm 20 rotates around the first rotation shaft 26, and the massage body 21 protrudes forward.

In the above operation, the sliding member 86 does not move from the straight line portion G2 of the guide rail portion 85 to the straight line portion G3 side through the protrusion point Q2 because the resistance for getting over the protrusion point Q2 is large. The protrusion Q2 of the guide rail portion 85 is an essential constituent requirement for realizing the movement of the swing restriction mechanism 15.
Further, when the sliding member 86 passes over the straight line portion G8 to the straight line portion G7 of the guide rail portion 85, the distance between the respective linear portions G4 to G3 on the opposite sides is wider than the outer diameter of the sliding member 86. Thus, it is formed as a rotation allowing portion 82. Therefore, the sliding member 86 can move up and down in the rotation allowing portion 82, and the second rotating shaft 31 moves up and down in the same manner. As a result, the massage member 17 rotates around the first rotating shaft 26. The vertical guide support portion 41 is repeatedly moved while moving in accordance with the S-curve of the user's back as the massage mechanism 10 is moved upward, so that each massage body 21 comes into contact with the back with substantially equal pressure. The effect of is demonstrated.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 16, when the massage mechanism 10 moves further upward and reaches the shoulder position of the user, the sliding member 86 moves from the straight portion G7 to the protrusion Q1 in the guide rail portion 85. It moves forward as a state between the straight line part G4 and the straight line part G6, that is, as fitted to the first protrusion adjusting part 103, and reaches the first rotation restricting part 80, which is a semicircular part G5. Stopped. At this time, since the massage body 21 protrudes most forward, the massage body 21 can reliably and effectively massage the shoulder portion of the user from above to the front (use of the massage body 21). Status).

Next, the process (FIG. 16 → FIG. 17 → FIG. 18 → FIG. 13) in which the exit / retreat operation mechanism 14 retracts the massage mechanism 10 backward will be described. The following movements are also realized by controlling the elevating motor 47 and the electric motor 64 by a program of a control unit (not shown) provided in the chair type massage machine 1.
First, from the state of FIG. 16 described above, when the elevating motor 47 of the up-and-down moving mechanism 13 starts to rotate, the control unit is programmed to issue a command also to the electric motor 64 of the retracting and moving mechanism 14. When the electric motor 64 starts rotating, as shown in FIG. 17, the slider 50 is pulled down, and the sliding member 54 that is slidably fitted into the rail portion 53 via the transmission arm 52 is moved backward. Accordingly, the massaging mechanism 10 starts to tilt backward about the pivot 42 (approaches the standing state).

As shown in FIGS. 17 and 12, when the massage mechanism 10 starts to tilt backward, the sliding member 86 of the swing restriction mechanism 15 is linked to the first rotation restricting portion 80 of the guide rail portion 85 in conjunction with this. The 1st protrusion adjustment part 103 is moved back from the state stopped. That is, the sliding member 8
6 slides on the straight part G4 from the semicircular part G2, and the second rotary shaft 31 (the upper end part of the link lever 36) to which the sliding member 86 is attached is also moved backward along the straight part G4. Since it moves, the massage mechanism 10 tilts backward.

  Along with such an action, there occurs a situation in which the support arm 20 rotates only slightly around the first rotation shaft 26 and the massage body 21 also moves backward slightly. The user's shoulder pressing force by the massage body 21 is relaxed (slightly weakened). That is, the 1st protrusion adjustment part 103 emits the function as a pressing force adjustment mechanism (strength adjustment mechanism) of the massage body 21.

However, as long as the sliding member 86 is fitted in the first protrusion adjusting portion 103, the sliding member 86 is in a state in which other than the movement in the front-rear direction (the sliding member 86 moves up and down) is blocked. Is also prevented from being lowered.
Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 18, as the massage mechanism 10 moves downward, the massage mechanism 10 continues to tilt backward, and the sliding member 86 of the swing limiting mechanism 15 moves on the straight portion G4 of the guide rail portion 85. , And passes through the middle point Q3 in the guide rail portion 85, and slides on the straight line portion G3 toward the rear lower portion.

  At this time, the second rotating shaft 31 to which the sliding member 86 is attached similarly moves on the straight line part G4 → passes the middle point Q3 → moves on the straight line part G3. With this movement, the hitting drive unit 24 (the hitting motor 32) moves downward, so that the link lever 36 is pushed back downward. As a result, the base end portion of the support arm 20 is pushed downward, the support arm 20 rotates backward around the first rotation shaft 26, and the massage body 21 retracts backward.

In the above operation, the sliding member 86 does not move from the straight line portion G6 of the guide rail portion 85 to the straight line portion G7 via the protrusion point Q1 because the resistance for getting over the protrusion point Q1 is large. The protrusion Q1 of the guide rail portion 85 is an essential constituent requirement for realizing the movement of the swing restriction mechanism 15.
Further, when the sliding member 86 passes over the straight portion G4 to the straight portion G3 of the guide rail portion 85, the distance between the respective linear portions G8 to G7 on the opposite side is wider than the outer diameter of the sliding member 86. Thus, it is formed as a rotation allowing portion 82.

  The sliding member 86 can move up and down in the rotation allowing portion 82, and as a result, the massage member 17 rotates around the first rotation shaft 26, and as the massage mechanism 10 moves downward, the user's back This is repeated while appropriately harmonizing so as to adapt to the S-shaped curve, and the action of the vertical guide support portion 41 is exhibited such that each massage body 21 comes into contact with the back with substantially equal pressure. After the state shown in FIG. 18, the massage mechanism 10 moves to the state shown in FIG. 13 (the storage state of the massage body 21).

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the massage body 21 always protrudes forward by urging the link lever 36 and the base member 12 (on the motor support base 37 side) in the pulling direction of the link lever 36. A pair of left and right urging members 60 (spring members) to be moved are provided. Thereby, the two massage bodies 21 fit the back as much as possible.
According to the massage mechanism 10 according to the present embodiment described above, the shoulder of the user can be reliably massaged by making the massage body 21 project forward. In addition, by making it possible to switch between a state in which the massage body 21 protrudes forward (front protrusion state) and a state in which the massage body 21 retracts backward (backward regression state), the use state and the storage state of the massage body 21 can be easily performed. It can be switched.

By the way, it should be thought that embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration and restrictive at no points. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.
For example, the detailed structure (other than the basic configuration including the seat portion 2 and the backrest portion 3) as the chair type massage machine 1 and the detailed structure of the massage mechanism 10 are not limited at all.

Further, the chair type massage machine 1 may have a “body part detection sensor” made of a photoelectric sensor or the like inside the backrest part 3. With this sensor, for example, the user's shoulder position is detected, and based on the detected user's shoulder position, the upper end portion (massage body 21) of the massage mechanism 10 is placed in front of the user's shoulder position. The upper end portion (massage body 21) of the massage mechanism 10 may be controlled to retreat backward in the user's waist position (a portion below the shoulder position by a predetermined distance). Such control may be performed by a control unit provided in the chair type massage machine 1.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chair type massage machine 2 Seat part 3 Backrest part 4 Backrest apparatus 10 Massage mechanism 11 Oscillation pivot support part 12 Base member 13 Vertical movement mechanism 14 Ejection / retraction operation mechanism 17 Massage member 18 Drive part 50 Slider 51 Slide mechanism 52 Transmission arm 53 Rail portion 54 Sliding member 63 Feed screw shaft 64 Motor 65 Female screw portion 67 Pivot shaft (first pivot shaft)
68 Link joint part 70 Link joint part 80 1st rotation control part 81 2nd rotation control part 82 rotation permission part 85 guide rail part 86 sliding member 102 2nd protrusion adjustment part 103 1st protrusion adjustment part

Claims (14)

A back massage device disposed in the back of the chair type massage machine,
A massage mechanism comprising a massage member and a left and right pair of massage members, and a drive unit that transmits a massage operation to the massage members;
A base member that holds the massage mechanism in a swingable manner in the front-rear direction by supporting the lower end of the massage mechanism with a swinging pivot,
A vertical movement mechanism that allows the base member to move in the vertical direction within the backrest; and
An exit / retreat operation mechanism for retracting the upper end of the massage mechanism in the front-rear direction with respect to the base member;
When the upper end portion of the massage mechanism is projected forward by the withdrawal / retreat operation mechanism, a swing limiting mechanism that can hold the upper end portion of the massage member in the forward projected state;
A back massage device provided in a chair-type massage machine.   The rocking restriction mechanism is configured to be able to hold the backward retreating state when the upper end portion of the massage mechanism is retreated backward by the retracting / retreating mechanism. A back massage apparatus provided in the chair type massage machine according to 1. The massage mechanism includes a first rotation shaft that is installed in the left-right direction, a massage member that is relatively rotatable on the first rotation shaft, and the massage member that rotates with the rotation of the first rotation shaft. A massaging member engaged with the massaging member to restrict the massaging member, and a massaging drive unit that performs massaging operations by moving the massaging members close to and away from each other by driving rotation of the first rotation shaft,
Further, the massage mechanism is connected to the anti-sway mechanism and reciprocally swings the support arm around the axis of the first rotation shaft via the anti-sway mechanism, thereby moving the massage member back and forth in the front-rear direction. It has a tapping drive unit that performs tapping action,
The hitting drive unit includes a second rotation shaft disposed in parallel with the first rotation shaft, an eccentric drive body provided in an eccentric state with respect to the second rotation shaft, and one end portion from the eccentric drive body. A long crankshaft that is connected to the anti-sway mechanism and reciprocates in the longitudinal direction by eccentric rotation from the eccentric drive body. ,
The hitting drive unit is movable in a vertical direction and a direction perpendicular to the first rotation axis, and when the hitting drive unit moves up and down, the crankshaft moves up and down, and the massage member is moved up and down. The backrest device provided in the chair type massage machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is configured to be rotatable about the axis of one rotation axis. The swing limiting mechanism includes a sliding member provided coaxially at both ends of the second rotating shaft provided in the hitting drive unit, and an endless guide rail portion on which the sliding member slides. Have
In the guide rail portion, when the upper end portion of the massage mechanism is projected forward, the sliding member is fitted so that the upper end portion of the massage member can be held in the forward projected state. The backrest device provided in the chair type massage machine according to claim 3, wherein a first rotation restricting portion for restricting a rotation angle of the massage member is formed. The swing limit mechanism includes a sliding member provided on a second rotating shaft provided in the hitting drive unit, and an endless guide rail portion on which the sliding member slides,
In the guide rail portion, the sliding member is fitted when the upper end portion of the massage mechanism is moved backward, so that the lower end portion of the massage member can be held in a forward projecting state. The backrest device provided in the chair type massage machine according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a second rotation restricting portion for restricting a rotation angle of the massage member is formed. The swing limit mechanism includes a sliding member provided on a second rotating shaft provided in the hitting drive unit, and an endless guide rail portion on which the sliding member slides,
The guide rail portion is formed with a rotation allowing portion that allows the massaging member to turn around the first rotation axis by allowing the sliding member to move up and down. The back massage apparatus with which the chair type massage machine in any one of Claims 3-5 was equipped. The guide rail portion is composed of an edge of an opening formed in a rhombus in a side view,
The long axis of the opening faces the front-rear direction, the short axis substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the opening faces the up-down direction,
A semicircle portion into which the sliding member is fitted is formed at each edge of the opening located at the front and rear ends of the long axis, and the semicircle portion located at the front is used as the first rotation restricting portion. The chair-type massage machine according to claim 6, wherein a semicircular portion located rearward is a second rotation restricting portion, and a space along the short axis is a rotation allowing portion. Provided backrest device. The guide rail portion is composed of an edge of an opening formed in a rhombus in a side view,
The long axis of the opening faces the front-rear direction, the short axis substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the opening faces the up-down direction,
At the edges of the opening located at the front and rear ends of the long axis, there are front and rear passage portions that allow only sliding in the front and rear direction with a sliding member fitted, and front and rear ends of these front and rear passage portions. A semicircular part to be brought into contact with each other is formed,
A semicircular portion located in front is a first rotation restricting portion, and a front passage portion disposed between the first rotation restricting portion and the opening is a first protrusion adjusting portion.
The semicircular portion located at the rear is the second rotation restricting portion, and the rear passage portion disposed between the second rotation restricting portion and the opening is the second protrusion adjusting portion,
The space along the short axis is a rotation allowing portion. The backrest device provided in the chair-type massage machine according to claim 6. The exit / retreat operation mechanism includes a slider provided to be movable up and down with respect to the base member, a slide mechanism for moving the slider up and down,
A transmission arm pivotally supported with respect to the upper end of the massage mechanism and the slider, and connecting the slider and the massage mechanism;
A rail portion provided in a state of extending forward along the side portion of the massage mechanism from the base member;
A sliding member which is provided in a protruding shape from the massage mechanism toward the rail portion and engages so as to be movable along the rail portion;
The back massage apparatus provided in the chair type massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8.   The backrest device provided in the chair-type massage machine according to claim 9, wherein the rail portion is formed by an upwardly bulging arcuate curve centered on the swing pivot portion.   The position where the sliding member is provided with respect to the massage mechanism and the pivot shaft on which the transmission arm is pivotally supported by the massage mechanism are coaxially arranged on the axis of the pivot shaft. The back massage apparatus with which the chair type massage machine in any one of Claims 7-9 was equipped.   The slide mechanism includes a female screw portion that is provided in the slider and penetrates in the vertical direction, a feed screw shaft that is screwed into the female screw portion, and an electric motor that drives and rotates the feed screw shaft. The back massage apparatus provided in the chair type massage machine according to any one of claims 7 to 11. The chair-type massage according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the massage member has a support arm protruding forward and a treatment element provided at a tip portion of the support arm. Backrest device provided in the machine.   A chair-type massage machine comprising: a seat portion; and a backrest portion provided in a rear portion of the seat portion and incorporating the backrest device described in any one of claims 1 to 13.

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