JP2020054629A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a massage machine capable of massaging a wide range of body regions of a person to be treated and giving complex stimuli.SOLUTION: A massage machine includes a body support part for supporting upper limbs or lower limbs of a person to be treated. The body support part includes a treatment element protruding in a direction roughly orthogonal to the back surface or the undersurface of a body that the body support part supports, an arm part for supporting the treatment element, and a driving part for driving the treatment element in a direction roughly parallel to the back surface or the undersurface of the body through the arm part. The driving part includes a motor, a decentering part for decentering the arm part with respect to a rotary shaft center of the motor, and regulation means for regulating a motion of the arm part so that the treatment element draws an elliptical orbit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

Description

  The present invention relates to a massage machine.

  BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there has been known a massage machine that provides a treatment section on a footrest and treats the sole of a user who massages the sole with a rotating roller and a convex portion provided on an outer peripheral surface of the rotating roller ( For example, see FIG. 9 of Patent Document 1).

JP 2017-143988 A

  The massage machine disclosed in Patent Literature 1 performs massage on the body part (sole) of the user by rotating the roller. However, since the roller is fixed, the massager is applied to the body part (sole). On the other hand, massage cannot be performed over a wide area, and there is a problem that the stimulation is monotonous because the treatment is performed in the same place. Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and provides a massage machine that can massage a body part of a user in a wide range and give a more complex stimulus. With the goal.

  The present invention has a body support that supports the upper limb or the lower limb of the user, and the body support is a treatment element that projects in a direction substantially orthogonal to the back or lower surface of the body supported by the body support. Has an arm portion that supports the treatment element, and has a driving portion that drives the treatment element in a direction substantially parallel to the back or lower surface of the body through the arm portion, and the driving portion A motor, an eccentric part for eccentrically moving the arm with respect to the center of the rotation axis of the motor, and regulating means for regulating the operation of the arm so that the treatment element describes an elliptical orbit. Massage machine. With such a configuration, a wide area massage can be performed on the back or lower surface of the body for the upper limb or the lower limb.

Further, it is preferable that the arm section has a swing shaft for swingably supporting the arm section in a direction substantially orthogonal to the back or lower surface of the body.
With such a configuration, the stimulus to the treatment target portion can be changed by swinging the arm portion.

Further, it is preferable that the medical treatment device further includes a push-up unit that pushes up the treatment element in a direction approaching the back or lower surface of the body, and that the control unit control the drive unit and the push-up unit.
With this configuration, the treatment element can be pressed against the back or lower surface of the body, so that a stronger stimulus can be given to the user.

In addition, the body support unit has a storage unit that can store the treatment element, and the control unit is configured to prevent the treatment element from projecting from a surface of the body support unit that supports the body during non-treatment. It is preferable to control the lifting means so as to be stored in the storage section.
With such a configuration, the user does not feel troublesome because the treatment element does not hit the body during non-treatment.

Further, it is preferable that the body supporting section has a side wall, and the driving section is provided in the side wall.
With such a configuration, the driving unit can be provided so as not to be in the way.

The body support unit further has a pressing unit that presses the upper limb or the lower limb of the user from above or from the side, and has a connecting unit that follows the movement of the treatment element by the driving unit. Is preferably provided at the connecting portion.
With such a configuration, the pressing portion that follows the treatment element presses the upper limb or lower limb of the user from above or from the side, so that the treatment portion escapes by treatment from the back or lower surface of the body. Since this can be prevented, the stimulus to the treatment target part becomes stronger.

Further, it is preferable that the push-up means has a protrusion, and the protrusion has a surface inclined in a direction in contact with the treatment element.
With such a configuration, the treatment element can be pushed up along the inclined surface of the projection, and can provide a stimulus along the shape of the body. For example, if it is a sole, a stimulus can be given along an arch.

Further, the body supporting portion has a holding means provided on the side wall portion and capable of holding the upper limb or lower limb of the user from the side or above, and the user holds the upper limb or lower limb of the user in a state where the upper limb or lower limb is held. It is preferable to perform treatment with a treatment child.
With such a configuration, the upper limb or the lower limb can be prevented from moving due to treatment from the back or the lower surface of the body by holding the upper limb or the lower limb of the user from the side or the upper side, It is possible to massage the user more appropriately.

Further, the body support portion has a pushing means capable of supporting the feet of the user and pushing out the feet of the user from behind in the direction of the toes, and the amount of extrusion by the pushing means is adjustable. It is preferable that the treatment by the treatment element is performed in a state of being pushed out by the pushing means.
With such a configuration, it is possible to perform treatment corresponding to the size of the user's feet.

In addition, it is preferable that at least one of the push-up unit, the holding unit, and the pushing unit is formed of an air cell.
With this configuration, the air cell can be pushed up, pinched, and extruded by expansion and contraction of the air cell, and thus can be executed with a simple structure.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the massage machine which performs a medical treatment to the back or lower surface of the body of an upper limb or a lower limb widely can be provided.

It is a front perspective view of the massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram of a massage machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a functional block diagram of a massage machine. It is a side view explaining the posture of a massage machine. It is a front view of the massage unit provided in the backrest part. It is a front view of the footrest which omitted a leg support part and a foot support part. It is the front left perspective view of the footrest which abbreviated | omitted the back side 3rd frame, leg support part, and foot support part. It is the front left perspective view of the footrest which omitted the leg support part and the foot support part, (a) is the state which showed the 1st frame, the 2nd frame, and the 3rd frame, (b) omitted the 1st frame. (C) is a state in which the first frame and the front third frame are omitted, and the second frame and the rear third frame are shown. It is a rear left perspective view of the footrest in which the rear third frame, the leg support, and the foot support are omitted. It is AA sectional drawing of the footrest shown in FIG. It is a front perspective view of the foot support part provided with the massage unit. It is a top view of the foot support part provided with the massage unit. It is BB sectional drawing of the foot support part shown in FIG. It is a front perspective view of the massage unit which massages a user's upper limb or lower limb. It is a side view of the massage unit which performs massage to a user's upper limb or lower limb. It is a bottom view of the massage unit which massages a user's upper limb or lower limb. 4 is an operation step in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Overall configuration of massage machine]
Hereinafter, the overall configuration of the massage machine 1 of the present invention will be described.
In addition, the concept of the direction used in the following description shall be consistent with the concept of the direction as viewed from the user who uses the massage machine while sitting on a chair, and in other cases, the concept will be appropriately described. . In addition, the definition of the front and back of the body will be described with the chest side of the user standing up as “front” and the back side as “back”.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4, the massage machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a seat 2 on which a user is seated, and a treatment that is provided at a rear portion of the seat 2 so as to be reclined. Backrest portion 3 against which the patient rests, a footrest 4 provided at the front of the seat portion 2 so as to be able to swing up and down, supporting the lower leg of the user, and a treatment provided on the upper front surface of the backrest portion 3. A pillow portion 5 for supporting a person's head and / or neck, an armrest portion 6 on both left and right sides of the seat portion 2, and a side wall portion 7 on both right and left sides of the backrest portion 3. The seat portion 2, the backrest portion 3, the footrest 4, the pillow portion 5, the armrest portion 6, and the side wall portion 7 function as a body supporting portion for supporting the body of the user. At each part of the body support parts 2 to 7, a massage part by an air cell 20, which will be described later, that massages the body of the user is provided.
In addition, the massage machine 1 includes a massage unit 8 that performs a massaging massage and / or a hitting massage on the backrest portion 3, a massage unit 70 that performs a massage on the armrest 6 or the footrest 4 to the lower limb of the user, and the massage machine 1 And a controller 10 for allowing a user to perform various operations to be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the backrest portion 3 is configured to be able to recline forward and backward with respect to the seat portion 2 by a first actuator 11 (see FIG. 3) provided below the seat portion 2. The posture can be changed from the standing posture shown in FIG. 1 to a reclining posture (see FIG. 4) in which the backrest surface is substantially horizontal. The armrest 6 is configured to move rearward in conjunction with the reclining of the backrest 3 and move forward in conjunction with the standing of the backrest 3. The footrest 4 is configured to be able to swing up and down with respect to the seat 2 by a second actuator 12 (see FIG. 3) provided below the seat 2, and to lift the knee from the hanging posture shown in FIG. 1. It can be changed to a raised posture (see FIG. 4) in which the lower leg and the foot are supported in the extended state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, below the seat 2, a supply / exhaust device 13 having a pump 13a and a valve 13b for supplying / exhausting air to / from an air cell 20 as each massage unit, and the control unit 9 described above. And are provided. The air cell 20 can press the user by supplying and exhausting air. The control unit 9 has a programmable microcomputer and the like, and controls the driving of the first actuator 11, the second actuator 12, each massage unit, the massage unit 8, the massage unit 70, and the air supply / exhaust device 13. A controller 10 and a storage unit 50 are electrically connected to the control unit 9. The massage machine 1 operates the massage unit according to a predetermined program (massage course) stored in the storage unit 50, and also performs various massage operations when the user operates the controller 10.

[Structure of the seat]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the seat 2 is provided with a buttocks massage part a5 for massaging the buttocks and / or thighs of the user from below (back). The buttocks massage part a5 is composed of an air cell 20 that expands and contracts by air supply and exhaust.

[Configuration of backrest section]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the backrest portion 3 includes a rigid back frame 3 a, a guide rail 18 that guides the lifting and lowering of the massage unit 8 assembled to the back frame 3 a, and a cover member that covers the back frame 3 a. 3c. The back frame 3a is configured by a metal member and / or a resin member. The back frame 3a has an opening 3b formed at the center in the left and right direction and opening in the front-rear direction, and has a substantially gate shape in a front view. The cover member 3c covers the opening 3b from the front. The treatment element 62 (see FIG. 5) of the massage unit 8 projects forward from the opening 3b, so that the body of the user can be massaged from behind via the cover member 3c.

[Configuration of massage unit 8]
Hereinafter, the configuration of the massage unit 8 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 5, the backrest portion 3 is provided with a massage unit 8 that massages the upper body of the user from behind (back). A plurality (one in the present embodiment) of the massage unit 8 may be provided along the height direction. The massage unit 8 includes an arm 61 that makes a pair on the left and right, and a treatment element 62 provided at both upper and lower ends of the arm 61. The left and right treatment elements 62 are driven by the massage motors M1 and M2. It is possible to perform a massage massage that approaches and separates and a tap massage in which the left and right treatment elements 62 alternately advance and retreat toward the user.
In addition, the massage unit 8 can be moved upward or downward along the height direction by driving the elevating motor M3 to change the position with respect to the body or to perform rolling massage. The back frame 3a is provided with a pair of left and right guide rails 18 extending in the height direction, and the massage unit 8 moves along the guide rails 18. Since the massage unit 8 is movable in the height direction, the treatment element 62 can massage the area between the neck and the waist of the user.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the massage unit 8 has a base frame 60a and a movable frame 60b supported by the base frame 60a. The base frame 60a has guide rollers 63 fitted on the guide rails 18 on both left and right sides thereof. Then, it can be moved along the height direction by an elevating mechanism (not shown) composed of a rack and pinion or the like. The movable frame 60b is supported by the base frame 60a via a swing shaft 64 in the left-right direction. Between the base frame 60a and the movable frame 60b, an advancing / retracting drive section 65 made of an air cell or the like is provided. The movable frame 60b can move forward and backward around the swing shaft 64 by driving the advance / retreat driving unit 65. The structure for moving the movable frame 60b forward and backward may not be used, and a structure for providing the forward and backward driving unit 65 on the arm 61 and moving only the arm 61 forward and backward may be used.

  The arm 61 is connected to a kneading shaft 66 and a hitting shaft 67 extending in the left-right direction. On both left and right sides of the massaging shaft 66, an inclined cam 66a having an inclined shaft portion 66b is provided, and the arm 61 is attached to the inclined cam 66a. The left and right inclined shaft portions 66b are inclined with respect to the axis of the kneading shaft 66 so as to have a substantially U shape in a front view. An eccentric cam 67a having an eccentric shaft portion 67b eccentric to the axis of the hitting shaft 67 is provided on both left and right sides of the hitting shaft 67, and the arm 61 is attached to the eccentric cam 67a via a connecting rod 68. ing. The left and right eccentric shaft portions 67b differ from each other in phase with respect to the axis of the hitting shaft 67, specifically, by 180 degrees. The massaging shaft 66 and the hitting shaft 67 are rotated by driving the massage motors M1 and M2, respectively. The treatment element 62 performs massaging massage by rotation of the massaging shaft 66 and performs massaging massage by rotation of the massaging shaft 67. The arm 61 provided with the treatment element 62, the kneading shaft 66, and the hitting shaft 67 are supported by the movable frame 60b. Therefore, the treatment element 62 can move forward and backward with respect to the user through the movement of the movable frame 60b.

  The arm 61 is swingable in the front-rear direction, and is urged by urging means (not shown) such as a spring so that the upper treatment element 62 projects forward. Further, the massage unit 8 has a sensor 69 for detecting physical information of the user. The sensor 69 can obtain physical information by detecting that the arm 61 has reached a predetermined swing position. More specifically, in the process of raising the massage unit 8 along the height direction, when the upper treatment element 62 reaches above the shoulder, the load acting on the treatment element 62 is released, and the arm 61 is moved forward. It swings to a predetermined swing position. The sensor 69 detects that the arm 61 has reached the predetermined swing position, and detects the position of the shoulder based on the vertical position of the massage unit 8 at that time. Based on the position of the shoulder, the positions of other parts (neck, back, waist, etc.) are obtained by calculation. The detected physical information is stored in the storage unit 50.

[Configuration of side wall]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, side wall portions 7 are provided on both left and right sides of the back frame 3 a (backrest portion 3) so as to face the outer surface of the shoulder or upper arm of the user. The side wall portion 7 is erected forward on the side of the backrest portion 3. A shoulder-side massage part a2 for massaging the shoulder or the outer surface of the upper arm is provided on the inner surface of the side wall part 7. The shoulder-side massage part a2 is configured by an air cell 20 that expands and contracts due to air supply and exhaust.

[Structure of pillow]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a pillow portion 5 for supporting the head and / or neck of the user is provided on the upper front surface of the backrest portion 3. On the front surface of the pillow portion 5, a pair of left and right head massage portions a1 provided facing the back of the head and / or the neck is provided. The head massage part a1 is configured by an air cell 20 that expands and contracts by air supply and exhaust.

[Configuration of armrests]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, armrests 6 for supporting the user's hands and forearms are provided on both left and right sides of the seat 2. An arm massage part a3 is provided in the vertical direction of the tip of the armrest part 6 and the forearm. The arm massage part a3 is configured by an air cell 20 that expands and contracts by air supply and exhaust.

[Configuration of footrest]
FIG. 6 is a front view of the footrest 4 in which the leg support 40 and the foot support 41 are omitted. FIG. 7 is a front left perspective view of the footrest 4 from which the rear third frame 45b, the leg support 40, and the foot support 41 are omitted. FIG. 8 is a front left perspective view of the footrest 4 from which the leg support portion 40 and the foot support portion 41 are omitted, and FIG. 8A illustrates a state in which the first frame 43, the second frame 44, and the third frame 45 are illustrated. b) shows a state in which the first frame 43 is omitted and the second frame 44 and the third frame 45 are shown. (c) shows a state in which the first frame 43 and the front third frame 45a are omitted, and the second frame 44 and the rear frame are omitted. This is a state showing the third frame 45b. FIG. 9 is a rear left perspective view of the footrest 4 in which the rear third frame 45b, the leg support 40, and the foot support 41 are omitted. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the footrest 4 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 6, the footrest 4 is capable of placing the leg support portion 40 having the first treatment portion 51 on which the leg portion of the user can be placed, and the leg portion of the user. The foot support 41 having the second treatment section 52, the first frame 43 supporting the leg support 40, the second frame 44 supporting the foot support 41, the first frame 43 and the second frame 44 And a third frame 45 to be supported.

[Structure of leg support]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the leg support portion 40 includes a bottom wall 40 a provided to face the back of the lower leg of the user, and side walls erected forward from both left and right ends of the bottom wall 40 a. 40b and a central wall 40c erected from the left and right centers of the bottom wall 40a toward the front.

A leg massage part a6 for massaging the outer surface of the lower leg is provided on the inner surface of the side wall 40b. Leg massage parts a6 for massaging the inner surface of the lower leg are provided on both outer surfaces of the central wall 40c. The leg massage unit a6 corresponds to the first treatment unit 51. The first treatment section 51 includes an air cell 20 that expands and contracts due to air supply and exhaust. In addition, a mechanical treatment mechanism may be used instead of the air cell 20, and both the air cell 20 and the mechanical treatment mechanism may be provided.
In addition, you may provide the leg massage part which massages from the back of a user's lower leg on the bottom wall 40a.

[Configuration of foot support]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 11 to 13, the foot support portion 41 includes a bottom wall 41 a on which the sole of the user is placed, and side walls that are provided upward from both left and right ends of the bottom wall 41 a. 41b, a central wall 41c erected upward from the left and right centers of the bottom wall 41a, and a rear wall 41d opposed to the rear surface (near the heel) of the foot erected upward from the rear of the bottom wall 41a. ,have. A recess 42 is formed in the upper and front sides of each of the walls 41a to 41d. The recess 42 can accommodate a foot. FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of the foot support shown in FIG. In FIG. 13, a part of the massage unit 70 and a part of the air cell 20 are omitted.

The bottom wall 41a is provided with a detecting means 53 for detecting that the sole of the user is in contact with the sole. The detecting means 53 is a pressure sensor. When the pressure sensor detects that the sole of the user touches the foot, the control unit 9 controls the driving of an electric-powered second telescopic mechanism 47 to be described later, and the foot support unit 41 moves to the calf side. To stop. By doing so, the foot support portion 41 can be stopped at a position suitable for the length of the lower leg of the user.
In the present embodiment, the detecting means 53 is a pressure sensor. However, any sensor may be used as long as it can detect that the sole of the user touches the sole.

Further, on the inner side surface of the side wall 41b, a foot massage part a7 for massaging the outer side surface of the foot and a massage unit 70 described later are provided. On both outer surfaces of the central wall 41c, a foot massage part a7 for massaging the inner surface of the foot is provided. The foot massage unit a7 corresponds to the second treatment unit 52. The second treatment section 52 is configured by the air cell 20 that expands and contracts due to air supply and exhaust. In addition, a mechanical treatment mechanism may be used instead of the air cell 20, and both the air cell 20 and the mechanical treatment mechanism may be provided.
The rear wall 41d is provided with a foot massager (holding means 84) for massaging the back (heel side) of the user's foot.

[Configuration of the first frame]
As shown in FIGS. 1, 6 to 10, the first frame 43 is a frame for supporting the leg support 40, and is located in front of the second frame 44 and the third frame 45. The first frame 43 is composed of two members. One is a vertically long plate-shaped member provided with a first guide portion 43a on the back surface. The other is a plate-shaped member which is long in the left-right direction and has a leg support mounting portion 43b provided on the front surface. In addition, the plate-shaped member elongated in the left-right direction is curved so as to protrude forward.

A plurality of first guide portions 43a are provided on the back surface of the first frame 43. The plurality of first guide portions 43a are configured by combining uneven shapes. Specifically, there are three downward convex shapes and two downward concave shapes. The downward convex shape and the downward concave shape are alternately combined. The downwardly convex shape has a role as a male, and the downwardly concave shape has a role as a female.
As will be described later in detail, a plurality of third guide portions 45c are also provided on the front third frame 45a constituting the third frame 45. The plurality of third guide portions 45c are configured by combining uneven shapes. By fitting the unevenness of the first guide portion 43a and the unevenness of the third guide portion 45c, the first frame 43 can be stably moved in the longitudinal direction of the legs with respect to the third frame 45.
Although details will be described later, a first frame mounting portion 46a located on one side of the electric first telescopic mechanism 46 is mounted on the back surface of the first frame 43.

[Configuration of Second Frame]
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS. 6 to 10, the second frame 44 is a frame for supporting the foot support portion 41 and is located between the front third frame 45a and the rear third frame 45b. I have. The second frame 44 is L-shaped in side view. Specifically, it has an L-shaped structure in which short portions protrude forward. The foot support 41 is attached to a lower portion of the second frame 44. Near the center of the second frame 44, a long hole 44c is provided in the longitudinal direction of the leg.

  The hole 44 c is for attaching one of the later-described electric first telescopic mechanisms 46 to the back surface of the first frame 43. The first telescopic mechanism 46 is located between the back surface of the second frame 44 and the rear third frame 45b. Specifically, one (specifically, a first frame attaching portion 46a) of an electric first telescopic mechanism 46 described below is attached to a lower portion on the back surface of the first frame 43. Further, the other of the first telescopic mechanism 46 (specifically, the gear 46 c side) is attached to a lower portion on the back surface of the second frame 44. By driving the electric first telescopic mechanism 46, one of the first telescopic mechanisms 46 (specifically, the first frame mounting portion 46a) starts moving along the hole 44c. By doing so, one of the first telescopic mechanisms 46 (specifically, the first frame mounting portion 46a) moves in the longitudinal direction of the legs with respect to the second frame 44, and the first frame 43 can be moved. it can.

A plurality of second guide portions 44a are provided on the front surface of the second frame 44. The second guide portion 44a has an upwardly convex shape and has a role as a male. Specifically, two left and right convex shapes are provided at a predetermined distance from each other. Further, as will be described in detail later, the third guide portion 45c constituting the front third frame 45a is configured by combining uneven shapes. By fitting the unevenness of the second guide portion 44a and the unevenness of the third guide portion 45c, the second frame 44 can be stably moved in the longitudinal direction of the legs with respect to the third frame 45.
Although details will be described later, an electric first telescopic mechanism 46 and an electric second telescopic mechanism 47 are arranged on the back of the second frame 44.

[Configuration of Third Frame]
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the third frame 45 is a frame for supporting the first frame 43 and the second frame 44. The third frame 45 includes a front third frame 45a located on the front side and a rear third frame 45b located on the rear side. The second frame 44 is located between the front third frame 45a and the rear third frame 45b.

Near the center of the front third frame 45a, a long notch 45d is provided in the longitudinal direction of the leg. The notch 45d partially overlaps a hole 44c provided near the center of the second frame 44 in the front-rear direction. The above-mentioned first frame mounting portion 46a moves in a portion overlapping in the front-rear direction. The front third frame 45a constituting the third frame 45 is provided with a plurality of third guide portions 45c. The plurality of third guide portions 45c are configured by combining uneven shapes.
In other words, the front surface of the front third frame 45a is fitted with the unevenness of the first guide portion 43a and the unevenness of the third guide portion 45c, and the rear surface of the front third frame 45a is formed of the second guide portion 44a. The unevenness and the unevenness of the third guide portion 45c are fitted.
By doing so, the first frame 43 can be stably moved in the longitudinal direction of the legs with respect to the third frame 45, and the second frame 44 can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the legs with respect to the third frame 45. Can be moved.

[Configuration of massage unit 70]
In the present embodiment, a case where the massage unit 70 is provided on the foot support portion 41 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 11 to 16, the massage unit 70 provided on the foot support portion 41 has a treatment element 71 for treating the lower surface (in this case, the sole) of the body of the user. Reference numeral 71 denotes a shape protruding in a direction substantially orthogonal to the lower surface of the body of the user. The treatment element 71 is supported by an arm 72, and the arm 72 is connected to a driving unit 73 provided in the side wall 41 b via a connection 82. The driving unit 73 is a motor 74, and has an eccentric part 75 for eccentricity with respect to the center of the rotation axis of the motor 74 and a regulating unit 76 for regulating the operation of the arm 72. The eccentric part 75 has an eccentric cam 75a and a bearing 75b, and the connecting part 82 is connected to the eccentric cam 75a via a bearing 75b. The treatment element 71 supported by the arm section 72 driven by the driving section 73 is moved by the regulating means 76 so as to draw an elliptical orbit.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the bottom wall 41 a includes a front support portion 41 e that supports the toe side of the user's foot, and a rear support portion 41 f that supports the heel side of the user's foot. , An arm portion 72 and a storage portion 77 capable of storing the treatment element 71. A massage part a7 is provided on each of the front support part 41e and the rear support part 41f. The storage portion 77 is a concave portion formed between the front support portion 41e and the rear support portion 41f. In other words, the user's feet are supported by the lower surfaces of the body on the toe side and the heel side, and the arch is floating above the recess. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, the arm portion 72 has a swing shaft 79 and is swingably supported in a direction substantially orthogonal to the lower surface of the body of the user. The storage portion 77 is provided with a push-up means 78, and the push-up means 78 allows the arm 72 to be pushed up so that the treatment element 71 can be brought close to the lower surface of the body of the user. At the time of treatment, the treatment element 71 is pushed up by the push-up means 78 to perform treatment, and at the time of non-treatment, the treatment element 71 is not pushed up by the push-up means 78, so that the treatment element 71 is moved forward by the front support portion 41e and the rear support portion 41f. Is stored in the storage portion 77 so as not to protrude from the surface supporting the body of the user. Thereby, at the time of treatment, a person can press the lower surface of the body of the user with the finger so as to press the lower surface of the user at the time of non-treatment. Can be prevented from being cumbersome due to continuing to press. Further, when moving the treatment element 71 to a desired treatment start position, the treatment element 71 can be moved with little or no resistance received from the lower surface of the body of the user. The massage part a7 and the push-up means 78 are constituted by the air cells 20 which expand and contract by the supply and exhaust of air. Further, a mechanical lifting mechanism may be used instead of the air cell 20.

  The push-up means 78 has a projection 80 in a direction facing the treatment element 71. The projection 80 has a surface that is inclined in the direction in contact with the treatment element 71, and specifically, is inclined so as to follow the shape of the arch. With this inclination, the stimulation applied to the lower surface of the body of the user by the treatment element 71 can be changed. In the treatment of the feet, the treatment element 71 moves along the inclined surface, so that the treatment can be performed along the arch of the user. The protrusion 80 may be provided on the air cell 20 when the lifting means 78 is formed by the air cell 20, or may be expanded so that the air cell 20 itself has an inclined surface.

  The foot support 41 has a pressing portion 81 that presses the user's foot from above or from the side. The pressing unit 81 is connected to the driving unit 73 by a connecting unit 82 that follows the movement of the treatment element 71 by the driving unit 73. Specifically, connecting portions 82 are respectively provided above and below the driving portion 73, a pressing portion 81 is provided on the upper connecting portion 82, and an arm portion 72 is provided on the lower connecting portion 82. Further, each of the upper and lower connecting portions 82 is provided with a restricting means 76. Since the restricting means 76 is connected by the connecting shaft 85, the upper and lower connecting parts 82 follow the same trajectory in the upper and lower directions. The pressing portion 81 can follow the movement of the treatment element 71 by the upper and lower connecting portions 82.

  By pressing by the pressing portion 81, the lifting means 78 pushes up the treatment element 71 to treat the lower surface of the body of the user, thereby preventing the treatment portion from being lifted and the force to escape, Since it can be pressed against the treatment element 71, the treatment feeling can be further enhanced. The pressing portion 81 is configured by the air cell 20 which expands and contracts by air supply and exhaust. The expansion amount of the pressing portion 81 may be adjusted according to the treatment site, or may be adjusted according to the preference of the user or the position of the acupoint on the body. For example, by reducing the amount of swelling at the toe portion where the thickness from the sole to the instep is thin, and increasing the amount of swelling near the thick ankle, the treatment can be prevented from being too strong. It is easier to move from the tip to the back of the foot. Further, a mechanical pressing mechanism may be used instead of the air cell 20. Further, a pressing portion 81 may be provided instead of the foot massage portion a7 for massaging the outer surface of the foot.

  The foot support portion 41 has a holding means 83 provided on the side wall 41b and capable of holding the user's foot from the side or from above. By holding the feet of the user by the holding means 83, the feet of the user do not move with the movement of the treatment element 71 when the feet are treated by the treatment element 71, which is more preferable. Treatment can be performed. In the present embodiment, the heel of the user is arranged so as to sandwich it. However, the heel of the user may be provided at any place as long as the feet of the user can be clamped from the side or from above. The holding means 83 is constituted by an air cell 20 which expands and contracts by air supply and exhaust. Further, a mechanical pressing mechanism may be used instead of the air cell 20.

  The foot support 41 has a pushing means 84 capable of pushing out the feet of the user from behind toward the toes. The pushing means 84 is constituted by an air cell 20 which expands and contracts due to the supply and exhaust of air, and the amount of pushing can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of air supplied by the control unit 9. The pushing means 84 pushes out the feet of the user in the direction of the toe according to the size of the feet of the user who has individual differences, so that the treatment element 71 is placed at a position suitable for treating the arch. The position of the practitioner's feet can be adjusted. Here, the foot size of the user may be calculated by inputting other physical information such as the height of the user by inputting the size of the user's feet by the controller 10. The obtained estimated value may be used as the size of the foot of the user. Further, a sensor may be further provided on the foot support portion 41, and the size and the position of the foot may be detected by the sensor.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the massage unit 70 is provided on the foot support portion 41 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the massage unit 70 is provided anywhere that can support the upper limb or the lower limb like the armrest portion 6 or the leg support portion 40. You may. Further, the massage unit 70 may be provided at a plurality of locations such as the foot support 41 and the leg support 40 and the foot support 41 and the armrest 6. Also, when the massage unit 70 is provided on the armrest 6 or the leg support 40, the size of the user or other physical information such as the height is input as in the case of the foot support 41, and estimation is performed from the information. Or a sensor may be provided to detect the size or position of the upper limb or lower limb.

  In addition, the massage unit 70, the pressing portion 81, the holding means 83, and the pushing means 84 may be configured to be able to independently control the amount of expansion in the right half and the left half of the user, and to inflate one half of the body. When there is, control may be performed to contract the other half body side. With this configuration, not only can the left and right sides give different stimuli and the treatment sensation can be changed left and right, but in an emergency, only the left and right half bodies are pinched, so that the user can easily move the body Become.

[Example of operation]
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation in the present invention. The position adjustment step S1 is a step in which the pusher pushes out the feet of the user from behind in the direction of the toes, and moves the feet of the user to a suitable position in the treatment. The holding step S2 is a step of holding the user's feet by the holding means 83 and fixing the user's feet from moving forward, backward, left and right or up and down by the treatment. The pressing step S3 is a step of pressing the feet of the user by the pressing unit 81 and preventing the feet of the user from being lifted by the treatment of the treatment element 71 by the lifting means 78. The treatment step S4 is a step of performing treatment on the back or lower surface of the body of the user, and includes a push-up step S4a for bringing the treatment element 71 close to the back or lower surface of the body of the user by the push-up means 78; Is driven, and the treatment element 71 is moved to perform treatment to draw an elliptical trajectory on the back or lower surface of the body. The driving step S4b includes two steps.

  The position adjustment step S1 is preferably performed before the holding step S2 and the pressing step S3. With this configuration, the position of the user's foot can be easily adjusted. Either of the holding step S2 and the pressing step S3 may be performed first.

  In the treatment step S4, the amount of expansion may be adjusted by appropriately controlling the lifting means 78, the pressing portion 81, the holding means 83, and the pushing means 84. With this configuration, in addition to the movement of the treatment element 71 by the driving unit 73, the position of the user's foot and the strength of the treatment can be adjusted in accordance with the treatment operation. Further, the user may be able to adjust the expansion amount of the lifting means 78, the pressing portion 81, the holding means 83, and the pushing means 84. With this configuration, the user can adjust the intensity of the treatment and the position of the treatment as desired.

  When the treatment is completed, the lifting device 78, the pressing portion 81, the holding device 83, and the pushing device 84 may all be contracted at the same time, or may be contracted in an appropriate order.

[Other embodiments]
The case where the massage unit 70, the lifting means 78, the pressing part 81, and the holding means 83 of the present invention are provided on the armrest part 6 will be described. When provided on the armrest 6, the massage unit 70 can treat the lower surface of the forearm and the palm of the user. At this time, the massage unit 70 may be separately provided for the forearm and the hand, or the massage unit 70 may be provided to extend from the forearm to the hand. Further, the armrest portion 6 may have a recess as a storage portion 77 provided on a surface of the armrest portion 6 that supports the upper limb of the user, and may accommodate the treatment element 71. Further, an arm massage part a3 or a shoulder side massage part a2 may be used as the holding means 83, and an arm massage part a3 may be used as the pressing part 81, or may be provided separately. With this configuration, it is possible to treat the lower surface of the forearm and the palm by pressing from above or from the side while holding the upper limb of the user from above or from the side.

  The case where the massage unit 70, the lifting means 78, the pressing part 81, and the holding means 83 of the present invention are provided on the leg support part 40 will be described. When provided on the leg support portion 40, the massage unit 70 can treat the back of the leg of the user. The leg support section 40 may have a concave portion as a storage section 77 provided on a surface of the leg support section 40 that supports the leg of the user, and may store the treatment element 71. Further, the first treatment section 51 may be used as the pressing section 81, and the first treatment section 51 may be used as the holding means 83, or may be separately provided. With this configuration, it is possible to treat the back of the leg by pressing from above or from the side while holding the user's lower limb from above or from the side.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a massage machine that performs a wide range of treatment on the upper limb or lower limb.

41 foot support portion 41b side wall 41e front support portion 41f rear support portion 70 massage unit 71 treatment element 72 arm portion 73 drive portion 74 motor 75 eccentric portion 76 regulating means 77 storage section 78 push-up means 79 swinging shaft 80 projection 81 pressing Part 82 connecting part 83 pinching means 84 pushing means 85 connecting shaft

Claims (10)

Having a body support unit that supports the upper limb or lower limb of the user,
The body support has a treatment element that projects in a direction substantially perpendicular to the back or lower surface of the body supported by the body support,
Having an arm portion for supporting the treatment element,
The treatment element has a drive unit that drives in a direction substantially parallel to the back or lower surface of the body through the arm unit,
The driving unit includes:
Motor and
An eccentric part for eccentrically moving the arm part with respect to the center of the rotation axis of the motor;
A massage machine comprising a regulating means for regulating the operation of the arm so that the treatment element describes an elliptical orbit.   2. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the arm unit has a swing shaft that swingably supports the arm unit in a direction substantially orthogonal to a back surface or a lower surface of the body. 3. A push-up unit that pushes up the treatment element in a direction close to the back or lower surface of the body,
The massage machine according to claim 1, further comprising a controller configured to control the driving unit and the lifting unit. The body support unit has a storage unit that can store the treatment element,
The control section controls the lifting means so that the treatment element is stored in the storage section so that the treatment element does not protrude from a surface of the body supporting section supporting the body during non-treatment. 3. The massage machine according to 3. The body support has a side wall,
The massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the drive unit is provided in the side wall unit. The body support unit further has a pressing unit that presses the upper limb or lower limb of the user from above or from the side,
A connecting portion that follows the movement of the treatment element by the driving portion,
The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the pressing portion is provided on the connecting portion. The push-up means has a projection,
The massage machine according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the projection has a surface inclined in a direction in contact with the treatment element. The body support portion has a holding means capable of holding the upper limb or lower limb of the user provided on the side wall portion from the side or from above,
The massage machine according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the treatment is performed by the treatment element while holding the upper limb or the lower limb of the user. The body support unit has a pushing unit that supports the feet of the user and can push the feet of the user from behind toward the toes,
The amount of extrusion by the extrusion means is adjustable,
The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the treatment by the treatment element is performed in a state of being pushed out by the pushing means.   The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein at least one of the push-up means, the holding means, and the push-out means comprises an air cell.

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