JP2013000526A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage machine with which a user can acquire a massage effect and a hyperthermia effect.SOLUTION: In the massage machine 10, a massage unit M is provided on one surface 11a side of a massage machine body 11 and a heater unit H is provided on the other surface 11b of the massage machine body 11, and the massage unit M and the heater unit H are superimposed on each other in the thickness direction of the massage machine body 11.

Description

  The present invention relates to a massage machine.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a cushion-type massage machine that is used along a chair or the like to massage the back, waist, and the like. The massage machine of patent document 1 has the front side cushion member and back side cushion member which consist of cushion materials, and the vibrating body interposed between these both cushion members. A spacer made of a relatively hard material is disposed around the vibrating body. A vibration transmitting member is interposed between the front cushion member and the back cushion member and the vibrating body. And the vibration emitted from the vibrating body is transmitted to the front side cushion member and the back side cushion member via each vibration transmitting member, so that a certain massage can be performed to the user. .

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-5297

However, with the massage machine of Patent Document 1, the user can obtain only a massage effect.
This invention was made | formed in order to solve the said subject, The objective is to provide the massage machine from which the user can obtain a massage effect and a thermal effect.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the massage machine of the present invention is a massage machine in which a massage part that performs massage using an airbag is provided in the massage machine body, and the massage part is provided on one side of the massage machine body. The heater part which provides a user with a thermal effect is provided in the other surface side opposite to the one surface side of the said massage machine main body.

  In this massage machine, a base material that constitutes a part of the massage part is formed with a storage recess that stores the airbag, and the base material that does not overlap the storage recess in the thickness direction of the massage machine body. At least one of a pressurizing pump that supplies air to the airbag and a control board that constitutes a part of a control unit that controls the pressurizing pump and the heater unit is disposed in the part. preferable.

  In this massage machine, it is preferable that the airbags are arranged at a predetermined interval across a reference line extending in a width direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the massage machine body.

  According to the present invention, the user can obtain a massage effect and a thermal effect.

(A) is the figure which planarly viewed the massage machine in embodiment from the massage part side, (b) is the figure which planarly viewed the massage machine from the heater part side. It is a partial exploded perspective view of a massage machine main part. It is a figure which shows typically the inside of a massage machine main body. It is a side view of a massage machine. It is a circuit diagram of an airbag. It is sectional drawing of a massage machine. (A) is the figure which shows the state in which the user is using the massage machine, (b) is the figure which shows the state in which the user is getting the massage effect, (c) is the user getting the thermal effect It is a figure which shows a state. It is the figure which planarly viewed the massage machine which shows another embodiment from the massage part side. It is a perspective view which shows an attachment.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a cushion type massage machine will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown to Fig.1 (a) and (b), the massage machine 10 has the substantially disk-shaped massage machine main body 11. As shown in FIG. A massage portion M is provided on the one surface 11a side of the massage machine body 11, and a heater portion H is provided on the other surface 11b side opposite to the one surface 11a side. The massage machine body 11 is formed by overlapping the massage part M and the heater part H, and the direction in which the massage part M and the heater part H overlap is defined as the thickness direction of the massage machine body 11. Further, the radial direction of the massage machine body 11 orthogonal to the thickness direction of the massage machine body 11 is defined as the width direction of the massage machine body 11.

First, the massage part M will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, the massage machine main body 11 has a substantially disc-shaped main body 12. On the one surface side of the main body portion 12, a massage portion accommodating recess 12 a having a circular hole shape in plan view for accommodating the massage portion M is formed. A plurality of fitting recesses 12b are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction on the inner surface of the massage portion receiving recess 12a. The disc-shaped base material 13 is accommodated in the massage part accommodating recess 12a. The base material 13 includes a bottomed cylindrical first base material 14 placed on the bottom surface of the massage part accommodating recess 12 a and a covered cylindrical second base material 15 placed on the top surface of the first base material 14. And assembled.

  A plurality of locking projections 15 f are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the second base material 15 at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction. Each locking projection 15f includes an extending portion 151f extending outward from the outer peripheral surface of the second base material 15 and a locking portion 152f extending in the circumferential direction of the second base material 15 from the tip of the extending portion 151f. Has been. A pair of housing recesses 15 a and 15 b is formed on the upper surface of the second base material 15. Each of the accommodating recesses 15a and 15b has a circular hole shape in plan view, and each of the accommodating recesses 15a and 15b accommodates an airbag 21 and 22 having a bellows shape.

  A cushion member 16 is placed on the upper surface of the second base material 15. The cushion member 16 is formed with a pair of passage portions 16a and 16b through which the airbags 21 and 22 can pass. Each of the passage portions 16a and 16b has a circular hole shape in plan view, and a part of each of the passage portions 16a and 16b adjacent to each other is connected to each other. In the state where the cushion member 16 is placed on the upper surface of the second base material 15, the passage portions 16 a and 16 b are formed on the cushion member 16 so as to overlap the receiving recesses 15 a and 15 b.

  A covered cylindrical cover member 31 that covers the cushion member 16 is attached to the massage machine body 11. The cover member 31 includes a cover 32 having elasticity and an incomplete annular attachment piece 33 sewn to the opening edge of the cover 32. A plurality of mounting holes 33a as mounting portions are provided on the side surface of the mounting piece 33 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. Therefore, each attachment hole 33 a is arranged on a straight line extending radially from the center of the cover member 31 on the side surface of the attachment piece 33. Each mounting hole 33a is formed so that the locking projection 15f of the second base material 15 can pass through the inside thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the pair of airbags 21 and 22 (the pair of housing recesses 15 a and 15 b) are arranged symmetrically with a predetermined interval h across a reference line K extending in the width direction of the massage machine body 11. Has been. Here, the “predetermined interval h” means that when the massage machine 10 is arranged so that the reference line K is along the spine 71b of the user 71, the airbags 21 and 22 accommodated in the accommodation recesses 15a and 15b The interval h is set so as not to overlap with 71b.

  In the thickness direction of the massage machine body 11, a portion of the first base material 14 that does not overlap with the pair of housing recesses 15 a and 15 b is provided with a pressure pump P that supplies air to the airbags 21 and 22, A control substrate SK that constitutes a part of the control unit S that controls the pressure pump P and the heater unit H is disposed. The control board SK is supported by a support unit (not shown) in a state of being erected along the thickness direction of the massage machine body 11 with respect to the first base material 14. Further, in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body 11, the air supplied into the airbags 21 and 22 is discharged to the atmosphere at a portion of the first base material 14 that does not overlap with the pair of housing recesses 15a and 15b. The solenoid valve V is arranged. That is, the pressurizing pump P, the control board SK, and the electromagnetic valve V are arranged around the pair of housing recesses 15a and 15b.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the operation part 19 is provided in the side surface of the massage machine main body 11 (main-body part 12). As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 4, the operation unit 19 includes a massage mode switching button B1 for switching the massage mode of the massage machine 10 to ON or OFF, and a heater mode switch for switching the heater mode of the massage machine 10 to ON or OFF. Button B2.

  As shown in FIG. 5, one end of an air tube C is connected to the pressure pump P. The other end side of the air tube C is branched into a first communication portion C1 that communicates with one of the airbags 21 and a second communication portion C2 that communicates with the other airbag 22. In addition, an exhaust passage E is connected to the air tube C, and an electromagnetic valve V is provided in the exhaust passage E. In a state where the electromagnetic valve V is closed, the air supplied from the pressurizing pump P is supplied into the air bags 21 and 22 via the air tubes C. On the other hand, when the solenoid valve V is opened, the air supplied into the airbags 21 and 22 is discharged to the atmosphere via the exhaust passage E and the solenoid valve V. Driving of the pressurizing pump P and the electromagnetic valve V is controlled by the control unit S.

  When the user 71 presses the massage mode switching button B1 of the operation unit 19 to turn on the massage mode, the control unit S controls the pressurizing pump P so as to drive the pressurizing pump P, and the electromagnetic valve V is turned on. The solenoid valve V is controlled so as to be closed. Then, the air supplied from the pressure pump P to the air tube C is supplied into the one air bag 21 via the first communication portion C1, and the one air bag 21 expands, and the pressure pump P The air supplied from the air tube C to the other air bag 22 is supplied to the other air bag 22 via the second communication portion C2, and the other air bag 22 is inflated. Each of the airbags 21 and 22 expands so that the bellows expands, and expands in a direction in which the cover 32 is pushed out from the massage machine body 11 side.

  When a predetermined amount of air is supplied into each of the airbags 21 and 22, the control unit S controls the pressurizing pump P so as to temporarily stop the driving of the pressurizing pump P and opens the electromagnetic valve V. The solenoid valve V is controlled so as to be in the valve state. Then, the air in each of the airbags 21 and 22 is discharged to the atmosphere via the exhaust passage E and the electromagnetic valve V, and each of the airbags 21 and 22 returns from the expanded state to the original state before the expansion.

  In order to accommodate the massage part M in the massage part accommodating recess 12a, first, the first base material 14 is placed on the bottom surface of the massage part accommodating recess 12a, and the pressure pump P is controlled with respect to the first base material 14. A substrate SK and a solenoid valve V are arranged. Subsequently, the airbags 21 and 22 are accommodated in the accommodating recesses 15 a and 15 b, and the cushion member 16 is placed on the upper surface of the second base material 15. Subsequently, the cover member 31 is disposed so as to cover the second base material 15 and the cushion member 16. At this time, the locking protrusions 15f are allowed to pass inside the mounting holes 33a. Then, the locking portions 152 f of the locking protrusions 15 f are locked around the mounting holes 33 a in the mounting piece 33, and the cover member 31 is mounted on the second base material 15.

  And as shown in FIG. 6, the cover member 31, the cushion member 16, and the 2nd base material 15 are accommodated in the massage part accommodation recessed part 12a. At this time, as shown in an enlarged manner in FIG. 6, the portions of the respective locking portions 152f that protrude outward from the respective mounting holes 33a are fitted into the respective fitting recesses 12b. The cover member 31, the cushion member 16, and the second base material 15 are attached to the main body 12 by fitting the locking portions 152 f and the fitting recesses 12 b, and the cover member 31 is attached to the massage machine main body 11. . Thus, the massage part M is accommodated in the massage part accommodation recessed part 12a, and the massage part M is arrange | positioned at the one surface 11a side of the massage machine main body 11. FIG.

Next, the heater unit H will be described.
On the other surface side of the main body portion 12, a heater portion accommodation hole 12 c for accommodating the heater portion H is formed. The heater element H1 is accommodated in the heater portion accommodation hole 12c. When the user 71 presses the heater mode switching button B2 of the operation unit 19 to turn on the heater mode, the heater element H1 is applied with a predetermined voltage (12V) from a voltage application unit (not shown) to the heater element H1. The element H1 itself generates heat. Further, an aluminum heater plate H2 is accommodated in the heater portion accommodating hole 12c in contact with the heater element H1. Heat generated from the heater element H1 is transmitted to the heater plate H2. Furthermore, a heater cover H3 that covers the entire heater plate H2 and closes the opening of the heater portion accommodation hole 12c is attached to the heater portion accommodation hole 12c. Thus, the heater part H is arrange | positioned at the other surface 11b side of the massage machine main body 11, and the massage machine 10 of this embodiment is comprised.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
As shown in FIG. 7A, the massage machine 10 of the present embodiment is used in a state where a user 71 sits on a chair 72 and the massage machine 10 is sandwiched between the backrest 72 a and the back 71 a of the chair 72. To do. The user 71 presses the massage mode switching button B1 of the operation unit 19 to turn on the massage mode, and the reference line K is the user with the one surface 11a side of the massage machine body 11 facing the back 71a of the user 71. The massage machine 10 is sandwiched between the backrest 72a and the back 71a of the chair 72 along the spine 71b of 71. Then, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), the inflated airbags 21 and 22 press the portions on both sides of the back 71a sandwiching the spine 71b (the portions of the back 71a hatched in FIG. 7 (b)). The user 71 can obtain a massage effect.

  At this time, the cover 32 is pushed out in the direction of expansion of the airbags 21 and 22 following the expansion of the airbags 21 and 22. Here, the locking portions 152f of the locking projections 15f are locked around the mounting holes 33a in the mounting piece 33, and the portions protruding outward from the mounting holes 33a of the locking portions 152f are It is fitted in each fitting recess 12b. That is, the fixing part of the cover member 31 to the massage machine main body 11 exists on a straight line extending radially from the center of the cover member 31. For this reason, even if the cover 32 is pushed out from the massage machine main body 11 side following the expansion of the airbags 21 and 22, the cover member 31 may be detached from the massage machine main body 11 as the cover 32 is pushed out. Thus, the cover member 31 is prevented from being detached from the massage machine body 11.

  Further, with the massage mode turned on, the user 71 presses the heater mode switching button B2 of the operation unit 19 to turn on the heater mode. The massage machine 10 is sandwiched between the backrest 72a and the back 71a of the chair 72 with the other surface 11b side of the massage machine body 11 facing the back 71a of the user 71. Then, as shown in FIG. 7C, a part of the back 71a (a part of the back 71a hatched in FIG. 7C) is warmed by the heated heater H, and the user 71 has a thermal effect. Can be obtained. At this time, since the massaging machine 10 as a whole moves to the back 71a side by pressing the backrest 72a by the expansion of the airbags 21, 22, the other surface 11b side of the massage machine body 11 is pressed against the back 71a, and the user 71 can obtain a thermal effect efficiently.

Next, characteristic effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) In the massage machine 10, the massage part M is provided on the one surface 11 a side of the massage machine body 11, and the heater part H is provided on the other surface 11 b side of the massage machine body 11. M and the heater part H were overlapped. Therefore, compared with the case where the heater part H and the massage part M are arranged in parallel along the width direction of the massage machine body 11, the massage machine body 11 does not increase in size in the width direction. And when the user 71 wants to obtain the massage effect, the user 71 can use the massage effect by arranging the massage machine 10 so that the one surface 11a side of the massage machine main body 11 is in contact with the part where the massage effect is desired. Can be obtained. Moreover, when the user 71 wants to obtain a thermal effect, the user 71 can use the thermal machine by arranging the massage machine 10 so that the other surface 11b side of the massage machine body 11 is in contact with a site where the thermal effect is desired. An effect can be obtained. Therefore, the user 71 can efficiently obtain the massage effect and the thermal effect.

  (2) In the thickness direction of the massage machine main body 11, the pressurization pump P and the control board SK are arrange | positioned in the site | part of the 1st base material 14 which does not overlap with each accommodating recessed part 15a, 15b. Therefore, compared with the case where the pressurization pump P and control board SK are arrange | positioned in the site | part of the 1st base material 14 which overlaps with each accommodating recessed part 15a, 15b in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body 11, the massage machine main body 11 of FIG. The whole massage machine 10 can be reduced in size in the thickness direction.

  (3) The airbags 21 and 22 are arranged at a predetermined interval h with a reference line K extending in the width direction of the massage machine body 11 interposed therebetween. Therefore, the user 71 uses the massage machine 10 with the reference line K aligned with the spine 71b, so that the airbags 21 and 22 do not overlap the spine 71b, and massage is performed without stimulating the spine 71b. Therefore, the usability of the massage machine 10 can be improved.

  (4) In the cover member 31, the plurality of mounting holes 33a are arranged on a straight line extending so as to spread radially. That is, the fixing location of the cover member 31 and the massage machine main body 11 exists on a straight line extending so as to spread radially. For this reason, even if the cover 32 is pushed out in the inflation direction of the airbags 21, 22 following the inflation of the airbags 21, 22, the cover member 31 is removed from the massage machine body 11 as the cover 32 is pushed out. It is possible to prevent the force to come off from being dispersed at each fixed portion and the cover member 31 from being detached from the massage machine main body 11.

  (5) The plurality of mounting holes 33a are arranged on the side surface of the mounting piece 33 having an incomplete ring shape. That is, the plurality of mounting holes 33a are arranged on the same circumference. Therefore, when the cover 32 is pushed out, the force to remove the cover member 31 from the massage machine main body 11 is evenly distributed to the respective fixed locations, and the cover member 31 is further detached from the massage machine main body 11. This can be easily prevented.

  (6) The massage machine body 11 has a disk shape. Therefore, compared with the case where the massage machine main body 11 is a square plate shape, for example, the whole massage machine main body 11 can be made compact, and the usability of the massage machine 10 can be improved.

In addition, you may change embodiment of this invention as follows.
-In embodiment, you may provide the attachment part for attachment to the cover 32 for attaching the attachment which changes a massage effect in the position which overlaps with the airbags 21 and 22. FIG. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, an attachment storage portion 41 as an attachment mounting portion capable of storing the attachment 40 shown in FIG. 9 is provided on the upper surface of the cover 32 and at a position overlapping the airbags 21 and 22. It has been. The attachment storage part 41 is formed between the belt-like member 41a and the upper surface of the cover 32 by sewing all edges except one side 41b of the peripheral edge of the belt-like member 41a having elasticity to the cover 32. The In addition, the attachment 40 is provided with a plurality (four in this embodiment) of acupoint pressing portions 40a.

  And the attachment 40 is accommodated in the attachment accommodating part 41 through the opening 41c formed in the one side 41b side which is not sewn with the cover 32 in the strip | belt-shaped member 41a. Thereby, the user 71 can obtain a sense of acupressure with each pressure point pressing portion 40a by using the massage machine 10 in a state where the attachment 40 is stored in the attachment storage portion 41, and the massage feeling is monotonous. Can be avoided.

-In embodiment, the massage machine main body 11 does not need to be disk shape, for example, square plate shape may be sufficient as it.
In the embodiment, the mounting holes 33a are arranged on the same circumference. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the arrangement positions of the mounting holes 33a are not particularly limited.

-In embodiment, the number of the attachment holes 33a is not specifically limited.
In the embodiment, the airbags 21 and 22 may not be arranged so as to sandwich the reference line K, and the arrangement positions of the airbags 21 and 22 are not particularly limited.

In the embodiment, the number of airbags 21 and 22 is not particularly limited.
In the embodiment, the pressurization pump P and the control board SK are disposed in the portion of the first base material 14 that does not overlap with each of the housing recesses 15a and 15b in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body 11. Not exclusively. For example, the pressurization pump P and the control board SK may be disposed in the portion of the first base material 14 that overlaps the respective housing recesses 15a and 15b in the thickness direction of the massage machine body 11.

  In the embodiment, the pressurization pump P and the control board SK are disposed in the portion of the first base material 14 that does not overlap with each of the housing recesses 15a and 15b in the thickness direction of the massage machine main body 11. Not exclusively. In the thickness direction of the massage machine main body 11, only the pressurization pump P may be arrange | positioned in the site | part of the 1st base material 14 which does not overlap with each accommodating recessed part 15a, 15b, and only the control board SK is arrange | positioned. May be.

  In the embodiment, the heater mode is turned on and the massage machine 10 is used with the massage mode turned on. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the massage mode is turned off and then the heater mode is turned on. May be used.

  In the embodiment, the massage machine 10 is used in a state in which the user 71 sits on the chair 72 and the massage machine 10 is sandwiched between the backrest 72a and the back 71a of the chair 72. The usage mode of the machine 10 is not particularly limited.

Next, a technical idea that can be grasped from the above embodiment and another example will be added below.
(A) In the massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a cover member including a stretchable cover that covers the airbag is attached to the massage machine body, and the cover member A plurality of attachment portions for attaching the cover member to the massage machine body are provided, and the plurality of attachment portions are arranged on a straight line extending radially. Machine.

  (B) In the massage machine described in the technical idea (A), the cover is provided with an attachment attachment portion for attaching an attachment for changing a massage effect at a position overlapping the airbag. Characteristic massage machine.

  H: heater unit, K: reference line, M: massage unit, P: pressurization pump, S ... control unit, SK ... control board, 10 ... massage machine, 11 ... massage machine body, 11a ... one side, 11b ... other side , 13 ... base material, 15a, 15b ... accommodating recess, 21, 22 ... air bag, 31 ... cover member, 32 ... cover, 33a ... attachment hole as attachment part, 40 ... attachment, 41 ... attachment part for attachment Attachment storage unit, 71 ... user.

Claims (3)

In the massage machine where the massage part that performs massage using the airbag is provided in the massage machine body,
The massage unit is provided on one side of the massage machine body, and a heater unit that provides a thermal effect to the user is provided on the other side opposite to the one side of the massage machine body. Massage machine. The massage machine according to claim 1,
An accommodation recess for accommodating the airbag is formed in the base material constituting a part of the massage part,
A pressure pump for supplying air to the airbag to a portion of the base material that does not overlap the housing recess in the thickness direction of the massage machine body; and a controller for controlling the pressure pump and the heater unit. A massage machine, wherein at least one of a part of a control board and a part of the control board is arranged. In the massage machine according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The massaging machine, wherein the airbag is arranged at a predetermined interval across a reference line extending in a width direction orthogonal to the thickness direction of the massaging machine body.

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