JP2013048756A - Brush for massage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a brush for massage in which the level of the wear of a projection for massage can be easily recognized by sight, and the replacement time can be determined.SOLUTION: In the massage brush in which two or more projections 14 for massage are implanted in the lower surface, each of the projections 14 for massage includes: a vertically long cylinder shape core 16; a covering tube part 18 with which a peripheral surface of the core 16 is covered; and an end portion 20 for friction with which each distal ends of these core 16 and covering tube part 18 are covered. The core 16, one side of the covering tube part 18, and the end portion 20 for friction are continuously formed with a material that has a first color, and the core 16 and the other side of the covering tube part 18 are formed with a material that has a second color that is different from the first color.

Description

  The present invention relates to a massage brush.

  As this type of massage brush, there is known one in which a large number of massage protrusions having a slightly larger diameter at the tip are provided from the back surface of the base (Patent Document 1).

Shokai 60-79425

  Since the massage brush described above is used to rub the body surface strongly, the tip of the massage projection is worn away, and a predetermined massage effect cannot be obtained. In this case, it is necessary to replace the brush with a new brush. However, in the conventional configuration, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to understand the wear state of the tip of the massage projection from the appearance.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a massage brush in which the degree of wear of the massage protrusion can be easily recognized visually and the replacement time is known.

The first means is a massage brush in which a plurality of massage protrusions 14 are implanted on the lower surface,
Each massage projection 14 includes a vertically long rod-shaped core portion 16, a covering cylinder portion 18 that covers the peripheral surface of the core portion 16, and a friction end portion 20 that covers the tips of the core portion 16 and the covering cylinder portion 18. And consist of
One of the core part 16 and the covering cylinder part 18 and the friction end part 20 are continuously formed of a material having the first color, and the other of the core part 16 and the covering cylinder part 18 is different from the first color. A massage brush characterized by being formed of a material having a second color.

  This means is a massage brush having massage protrusions 14 formed of two different kinds of materials, and the friction end 20 at the tip of each massage protrusion 14 is worn, so that materials of different colors can be obtained. Propose that it is structured to appear. The massage protrusion 14 has a rod-shaped core portion 16, a covering cylinder portion 18 surrounding the core portion 16, and a friction end portion 20 covering each end of the core portion 16 and the covering cylinder portion 18. The end portion 20 is made continuous with the core portion 16 on the upper surface of the central portion 20a (see FIG. 3A), or made continuous with the covering cylinder portion 18 on the upper surface of the outer peripheral portion 20b (see FIG. 7). Of the massage projection 14, the friction end 20 and the portion continuous with the friction end 14 are made of a material having a first color, and the portion not continuous with the friction end 20 has a second color different from the first color. Each of them is made of a material having it. In the unused state, only the first color is visible at the tip of the massage projection 14, and the material having the second color appears due to wear of the friction end 20 due to use.

The second means includes the first means and the gripping tool 2 having the fitting recess 6 on the lower surface;
A brush tool 10 having a base 12 fitted in the fitting recess 6 and having the massage protrusion 14 suspended from the base 12; and
The brush 10 includes a first brush portion 10A that hangs a plurality of the core portions 16 from the first substrate 12a, and an insertion hole 26 that overlaps the first substrate 12a and that corresponds to the core portion 16. A second brush portion 10B having the second substrate 12b and having the covering cylinder portion 18 suspended from the periphery of the insertion hole 26;
A base 12 was formed by the first substrate 12a and the second substrate 12b.

  This means is a diagram showing the basic structure of the massage brush of the present invention shown in FIG. This brush includes a brush tool 10 having a massage protrusion 14 and a gripping tool 2 having a fitting recess 6 for fitting the brush tool 10. Thereby, regardless of the performance and characteristics of the gripping tool 2, the brush tool 10 can be formed of a flexible material (elastomer or the like) suitable for massage.

The third means includes the first means or the second means, and the friction end portion 20 is continuous with the core portion 16 at the central portion 20a, and the upper surface of the outer peripheral portion 20b is covered with the cylindrical portion. The friction end portion 20 and the core portion 16 are made of an elastomer having a first color, and the covering cylinder portion 18 is made of an elastomer having a second color. .

  This means shows an aspect in which the outer peripheral portion 20b of the friction end portion 20 covers the coated cylinder portion 18 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3 (B) → FIG. 4 (B) → FIG. 5 (B), the exposed area of the tip end surface 18a of the coated cylinder portion 18 having the second color as the friction end portion 20 progresses. Is gradually exposed, making it easy to grasp the progress of wear.

The fourth means includes the first means or the second means, and the friction end portion 20 is continuous with the covering cylinder portion 18 at the outer peripheral portion 20b and the upper surface of the central outer peripheral portion 20b. The friction end portion 20 and the core portion 16 are made of an elastomer having a first color, and the covering cylinder portion 18 is made of an elastomer having a second color. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 7, this means shows an aspect in which the outer peripheral portion 20 b of the friction end portion 20 is continuous with the coated cylinder portion 18 and the central portion 20 a of the friction end portion 20 covers the core portion 16. In this aspect, the massage protrusion 14 as a whole exhibits the first color when not in use, and the second color appears due to wear of the friction end 20, so that the color is easily noticeable.

According to the invention relating to the first means, the second color different from the first color appears due to wear of the friction end portion 20 formed of the material having the first color, and the replacement time of the product can be known.
According to the invention relating to the second means, the brush tool 10 is separate from the gripping tool 2, and can be formed by selecting a material suitable for the brush action.
According to the invention relating to the third means, the friction end portion 20 has the first color, and the upper surface of the outer peripheral portion 20b of the friction end portion 20 is formed on the covering cylinder portion 18 having the second color. Since the tip end surface 18a is in close contact, it can be visually recognized that the exposed area of the second color increases as the friction end 20 is worn, and a replacement product can be purchased before it is worn out.
According to the invention relating to the fourth means, the massaging protrusion 14 is entirely covered with the material having the first color, and the second color appears only when the friction end 20 is worn. The color is easy to stand out.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the brush for massage which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a bottom view of the brush for massages of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the processus | protrusion for massage of the brush for massages of FIG. 1, The same figure (A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view, The same figure (B) is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the state which abrasion of the friction edge part of the massage protrusion of FIG. 3 advanced to some extent, The figure (A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view, The figure (B) is a bottom view. It is a figure which shows the state which the edge part for friction of the protrusion for massage of FIG. 3 was worn out completely, the figure (A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view, and the figure (B) is a bottom view. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the brush for massage which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the massage protrusion of the massage brush of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state which abrasion of the friction end part of the massage protrusion of FIG. 7 advanced, The figure (A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view, The figure (B) is a bottom view.

  1 to 5 show a massage brush according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the massage brush is formed of a gripping tool 2 and a brush tool 10 which are separate bodies, as shown in FIG.

  The gripping tool 2 has a fitting recess 6 in the center of the back surface of the horizontal disk-shaped main body 4. A handle (not shown) can be attached to the upper surface of the main body 4. The gripping tool 2 can be formed of, for example, a synthetic resin material.

  The brush tool 10 is formed by hanging a large number of massage protrusions 14 from the back surface of the base 12. The brush tool 10 is preferably formed of a soft material elastomer or the like. The base 12 is fitted into the fitting recess 6. The base 12 may be formed detachably with respect to the fitting recess 6 so that only the brush tool 10 can be replaced.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the massage protrusion 14 covers a vertically long rod-shaped core portion 16, a covered cylinder portion 18 that covers the entire outer peripheral surface of the core portion 16, and the tips of the core portion 16 and the covered cylinder portion 18. The friction end 20 is formed.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3A, the friction end portion 20 is continuous with the core portion 16 at the central portion 20a, and covers the tip end surface 18a of the covering cylinder portion 18 with the upper surface of the outer peripheral portion 20b. Yes. The illustrated friction end 20 is substantially hemispherical, but its shape can be changed as appropriate.

  The illustrated brush tool 10 includes a first brush portion 10A and a second brush portion 10B, and can be formed by insert molding or two-color molding.

  The first brush portion 10A hangs the plurality of core portions 16 from appropriate positions on the horizontal first substrate 12a and connects the central portion 20a of the friction end portion 20 to the tip of the core portion 16.

  The second brush portion 10B has a second substrate 12b superimposed on the first substrate 12a, and corresponds to the cross section of the core portion 16 at a position corresponding to the core portion 16 in the second substrate 12b. The insertion hole 26 having a shape is opened, and the covering cylinder portion 18 is suspended from the hole edge of the insertion hole 26. The covering cylinder portion 18 is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the core portion 16. In the illustrated example, a short fitting peripheral wall 28 is erected from the peripheral edge of the second substrate 12 b, and the first substrate 12 a is fitted into the fitting peripheral wall 28. As shown in FIG. 1, the base 12 is formed by the first substrate 12a and the second substrate 12b.

  The first brush portion 10A and the second brush portion 10B are desirably formed of an elastic material, particularly an elastomer, having an appropriate strength so that the massage protrusion 14 exhibits an appropriate massage action. The first brush portion 10A may be formed of a soft material so that the friction end portion 20 has a soft feel with respect to the body surface, and the second brush portion 10B may be formed of a relatively hard material.

  Here, for convenience of explanation, if the color of the material of the first brush portion 10A is referred to as a first color, and the color of the material of the second brush portion 10B is referred to as a second color, these two are sufficiently distinguished. It should be as different as possible. This is to make it easy to understand the state of wear of the friction end 20.

  In the present embodiment, the gripping tool 2 and the brush tool 10 are configured as separate bodies, but this is not an essential condition of the invention and can be changed as appropriate.

  According to the above configuration, in the unused state, as shown in FIG. 2, when viewed from the protruding direction of the massage protrusion 14, the tip of the massage protrusion 14 exhibits only the first color. When the massage brush is used, the hemispherical friction end 20 is worn from the lower surface side. As wear progresses, as shown in FIG. 4 (B), the front end surface 18a of the covering cylinder portion 18 having the second color is gradually exposed. When the front end surface 18a of the covering cylinder part 18 begins to be exposed, the tactile sensation with respect to the body surface deteriorates, so it is desirable to replace the massage brush (or brush tool). As shown in FIG. 5B, when the friction end portion 20 is completely worn out, the tip surface 18a having the second color is completely exposed.

  Hereinafter, other embodiments of the present invention will be described. In these descriptions, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  6 to 8 show a massage brush according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the friction end portion 20 is continued to the coated cylinder portion 18 instead of the core portion 16. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the outer peripheral portion 20 b of the friction end portion 20 is continuous with the covering cylinder portion 18, and the center portion 20 a of the friction end portion 20 covers the front end surface 16 a of the core portion 16. The leading end surface 16a of the illustrated core portion 16 is formed in a substantially hemispherical shape.

  In the present embodiment, the second brush portion 10B is formed of a soft material so that the friction end portion 20 gives a soft touch to the body surface, and the first brush portion 10A is formed of a relatively hard material. Also good.

  In the above configuration, when the friction end portion 20 is worn, a part of the end surface 16a of the core portion 16 is exposed as shown in FIGS. 8 (A) and 8 (B). Thereby, the exchange time of the brush for massage is known.

  In this embodiment, in the unused state, the first color is in the range from the entire massage projection 14 to the lower surface of the second substrate 12b, and the second color is exposed due to wear of the friction end 20. It is easy to stand out.

2 ... gripping tool 4 ... main body 6 ... fitting recess
10 ... Brush tool 10A ... First brush part 10B ... Second brush part
12 ... Base 12a ... First board 12b ... Second board
14 ... Mass projection 16 ... Core 16a ... End face
18 ... Clad tube 18a ... Front end
20 ... Friction end 20a ... Center 20b ... Outer periphery
26 ... Insertion hole 28 ... Mating peripheral wall

Claims (4)

A massage brush in which a plurality of massage protrusions (14) are implanted on the lower surface,
Each of the massage protrusions (14) includes a vertically long rod-shaped core (16), a covering cylinder (18) that covers the peripheral surface of the core (16), and the core (16) and the covering cylinder (18 ) And a friction end (20) covering each tip,
One of the core part (16) and the coated cylinder part (18) and the friction end part (20) are continuously formed of the material having the first color, and the core part (16) and the coated cylinder part (18). A massage brush, characterized in that the other is formed of a material having a second color different from the first color. A gripping tool (2) having a fitting recess (6) on the lower surface;
A brush tool (10) having a base (12) fitted in the fitting recess (6) and having the massage protrusion (14) suspended from the base (12); Equipped,
The brush tool (10) is overlapped on the first substrate (12a) and the first brush portion (10A) that hangs the plurality of core portions (16) from the first substrate (12a), and the core portion ( A second brush portion (10B) having a second substrate (12b) in which an insertion hole (26) is formed at a position corresponding to 16) and a covering cylinder portion (18) hanging from around the insertion hole (26). ) And
The massage brush according to claim 1, wherein a base (12) is formed by the first substrate (12a) and the second substrate (12b).   The friction end portion (20) is continuous with the core portion (16) at the center portion (20a), and the upper surface of the outer peripheral portion (20b) is brought into close contact with the tip end surface (18a) of the covering tube portion (18). The friction end portion (20) and the core portion (16) are formed of an elastomer having a first color, and the covering cylinder portion (18) is formed of an elastomer having a second color. The massage brush according to claim 1 or 2. The friction end (20) is continuous with the covering cylinder portion (18) at the outer peripheral portion (20b), and the upper surface of the central outer peripheral portion (20b) is the tip end surface (16a) of the core portion (16). The friction end (20) and the core (16) are made of an elastomer having a first color, and the coated cylinder (18) is made of an elastomer having a second color. The massage brush according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above.