JP2022152091A - Massage machine for pet - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a massage machine for a pet capable of performing an effective massage without requiring human labor and time to be used in a massage to a pet.SOLUTION: A massage machine 1 for a pet comprises a plurality of massage balls 10 arranged to be located at both sides of a spine V, a drive part 20 provided in each massage ball 10 to move the massage ball 10, a control part 30 for controlling drive parts 20, a power supply unit 40 for the drive parts 20 and the control part 30, and an attachment part 50 for housing the massage balls 10, the drive parts 20, the control part 30 and the power supply unit 40 and can be attached to and detached from the body of a dog being a quadruped animal, has no need of taking trouble to spend human labor and time because of this configuration, and can perform an effective massage only by attaching the massage machine for a pet to the pet.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pet massage machine, and more particularly to a pet massage machine that is attached to a pet.

Humans are vertebrates. In vertebrates having a spinal column, nerves emerge from the spine and the body is formed around the spine. The spine thus becomes the attachment point for many muscles. In addition, the spine is very important because nerve aggregates such as ganglia, sympathetic canals, and parasympathetic canals are also formed. Since such a spine is always exposed to strong stress, many acupuncture points, so-called acupuncture points, are gathered near the spine in Oriental medicine. This applies not only to humans, but also to quadrupedal pets such as dogs and cats.
In quadrupeds, the weight of the head is always on the cervical vertebrae. Therefore, the cervical vertebrae of quadrupeds are exposed to very strong stress. For humans, massage is one of the ways to deal with such stress, and various massage machines and massage tools have been commercialized.
On the other hand, a number of patent applications have been filed for pet massage inventions, such as those described in Patent Documents 1 to 4.

JP-A-2005-333999 Utility Model Registration No. 3119277 JP 2014-054310 A JP 2020-000293 A

However, the methods described in Patent Literatures 1 and 2 only show the position of the pet's acupuncture points, and the massage itself must be performed by a human, which is difficult. In particular, as the number of elderly pet owners increases in the future, it will be hard work for humans to massage their pets themselves.

In addition, since the devices described in Patent Documents 3 and 4 are also massage tools, they may be more comfortable for humans compared to the case where the massage is performed directly by human hands. requires time and effort. Furthermore, when using tools such as Patent Documents 3 and 4, if the user himself/herself does not know the points of the pet, the effect of the massage will be halved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pet massager which does not require human effort or time to massage a pet and which can perform effective massage.

In order to solve the above problems, the pet massage machine of the present invention controls the massaging balls arranged on both sides of the spine of a quadruped animal, a driving unit for moving the massaging balls, and the driving unit. a control unit, a power supply unit for the driving unit and the control unit;
The kneading balls, the drive section, the control section, and the power supply section are housed, and an attachment section that is attachable to and detachable from the quadruped is provided.

According to the pet massage machine of the present invention, since the massaging balls that perform the massage are configured to move by the drive unit, there is no need for humans to expend effort and time, and the massaging balls are located on both sides of the spine. Since the pet massager is arranged so as to allow the pet to be massaged effectively, it is possible to perform effective massage simply by attaching the pet massager to the pet.

Further, the pet massage machine according to one aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the massaging balls facing each other across the spine form a massaging ball section. According to the pet massage machine of the present invention, it is possible to realize more complicated massage operations and enhance the massage effect by the coordinated operations of the kneading balls facing each other.

Moreover, the pet massage machine according to one aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the attachment section includes a detachable fixing section. According to the pet massager of the present invention, when the pet is fitted with the pet massager, the attached state is stabilized.

FIG. 1A is a conceptual plan view showing the configuration of the pet massage machine of Embodiment 1, and FIG. 1B is a conceptual side view thereof. FIG. 2A is a conceptual plan view showing the configuration of the pet massage machine of Embodiment 2, and FIG. 1B is a conceptual view showing the movement of the massaging balls. It is a plane conceptual diagram which showed the structure of the massage machine for pets of a modification.

Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments and drawings, but the embodiments shown below are not intended to limit the present invention to those described herein, The invention can equally be applied to those with various modifications without departing from the technical idea shown in the claims. In each drawing used for explanation in this specification, each member is displayed with a different scale in order to make each member recognizable on the drawing. are not shown in proportion to the dimensions of the
[Embodiment 1]

A main part of a pet massager 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1A is a conceptual plan view showing the configuration of the pet massage machine 1 of Embodiment 1, and FIG. 1B is a conceptual side view.

The pet massage machine 1 is used by being wrapped around the trunk or neck of a quadruped animal, specifically a dog or a cat. In this embodiment, the pet massage machine 1 that is used by being wrapped around the body will be described. FIG. 1 shows an example in which the pet massager 1 is attached to the body of a dog.

The pet massager 1 is attached to the vertebrae V of the dog, more specifically, the thoracic vertebrae. In this state, the pet massager 1 includes a plurality of kneading balls 10 arranged on both sides of the vertebrae V, a driving unit 20 provided for each kneading ball 10 for moving the kneading balls 10, and a driving unit 20, a power supply unit 40 for the drive unit 20 and the control unit 30, and the kneading balls 10, the drive unit 20, the control unit 30, and the power supply unit 40 are housed, and it is a quadruped animal and a mounting part 50 that can be attached to and detached from the body of the dog.

The massaging balls 10 can be the same as those used in existing human massage machines. Of course, the size may be reduced for pets. The plurality of kneading balls 10 are arranged along both sides of the vertebrae V so as not to overlap the vertebrae V in plan view, as shown in FIG. 1A. In addition, by arranging the massaging balls 10 on both sides of the vertebrae V, the massaging balls 10 are positioned to sandwich the vertebrae V as shown in FIG. becomes difficult to shift.

The drive unit 20 provided for each kneading ball 10 is also similar to the mechanism for moving the kneading balls in a human massage machine. The drive unit 20 causes the kneading balls 10 to vibrate, move, rotate, and the like, and massage is performed by these motions.

The motion of the kneading balls 10 includes the motion of approaching and leaving the vertebrae V, like the motion in the plane direction H in FIG. Since the motion of moving the dog in and out is more like a pushing motion, the effect of the massage on the dog is enhanced, which is preferable. In addition, although the kneading balls 10 are shown as spheres in FIG. 1, they are of course not limited to this shape.

The control unit 30 controls the movement of the drive unit 20, and performs processing based on various programs stored in a memory (not shown). A wiring 31 connects between the driving unit 20 and the control unit 30 .

The power supply unit 40 is for supplying electric power for operating the drive unit 20 and the control unit 30 . Although a household power supply can be used as the power supply unit 40, a rechargeable battery is preferable. The power supplied by the power supply unit 40 can also be used to warm the kneading balls 10, for example, when the kneading balls 10 themselves are configured to be warmed.

The mounting unit 50 functions as a storage unit that stores the driving unit 20, the control unit 30, and the power supply unit 40. As shown in FIG. For this reason, the mounting portion 50 can be composed of an outer material 51 and a lining material 52 as shown in FIG. 1B. It should be noted that an opening may be provided in the lining 52 and a part of the kneading balls 10 may be exposed through this opening. In such a configuration, the surface of the kneading balls 10 should be made elastic by coating or the like.

The attachment part 50 also functions as an attachment part attached to the body of the dog. For this reason, the mounting portion 50 is made of flexible cloth-like or mesh-like fabric using synthetic fibers such as nylon and polyester. In addition, attachment/detachment fixing portions 53 are provided at both ends of the attachment portion 50 for fixing the attachment portion 50 so that it cannot be easily detached. As the attachment/detachment fixing portion 53, a hook-and-loop fastener that can be easily fixed can be used, but a button-like one or a belt buckle can also be used.

In addition, since there are various sizes of dogs to be worn and postures of dogs in use, it is preferable that the wearing part 50 has appropriate elasticity. This stretchability may be realized by the material of the mounting portion 50 itself, or may be realized by the configuration of the attachment/detachment fixing portion 53 .

The pet massager 1 is configured as described above. Since the massaging balls 10 for massaging are configured to be moved by the drive unit 20, there is no need for human labor and time. Further, since the massaging balls 10 are arranged so as to be positioned on both sides of the vertebrae V, effective massage can be performed only by attaching the pet massage machine 1 to the dog.

Note that the control unit 30 and the power supply unit 40 are arranged near one of the attachment/detachment fixing portions 53 of the attachment/detachment portion 50, as shown in FIG. 1A. Positioning the control unit 30 and the power supply unit 40 at such positions facilitates stabilizing the position of the pet massage machine 1 when worn. In particular, when using the pet massage machine 1, the dog takes various postures. Therefore, by arranging the control unit 30 and the power supply unit 40 at a place that is located on the opposite side of the massaging balls 10 when worn, the pet massager 1 can be easily stabilized.
[Embodiment 2]

Next, a pet massager according to a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 2A is a conceptual plan view showing the configuration of the pet massage machine 1A, and FIG. 2B is a conceptual diagram showing the movement of the massaging balls 10A in the massaging balls 11 in cross section. In addition, in the pet massage machine 1A of the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the parts having the same configuration as the pet massage machine 1 of the first embodiment, and the detailed description thereof will be omitted. For parts with the same name but different from each other, the suffix "A" is attached to the reference numeral.

Like the pet massage machine 1 of the first embodiment, the pet massage machine 1A includes a plurality of massaging balls 10A arranged on both sides of the vertebrae V, and a drive unit 20A for moving the massaging balls 10A. , a control unit 30 for controlling the drive unit 20A, a power supply unit 40 for the drive unit 20A and the control unit 30, and housing the kneading balls 10A, the drive unit 20A, the control unit 30, and the power supply unit 40, and an attachment part 50 that can be attached to and detached from the body of a dog, which is a leg animal.

In the pet massage machine 1A, two massaging balls 10A facing each other across the vertebrae V constitute a massaging ball section 11, and these two massaging balls 11 are configured to be moved by a drive section 20A. .

As shown in FIG. 2B as an example, the drive section 20A has drive arms 22 extending from both ends of a main body 21, and the drive arms 22 are attached with kneading balls 10A. The drive arm 22 swings about the shaft 23 as indicated by an arrow.

In this way, by configuring the kneading balls 11 with two kneading balls 10A, it is possible to realize a more complicated massage action than in the first embodiment by the cooperative action of the kneading balls 10A facing each other. For example, the two kneading balls 10A of the kneading balls 11 move toward and away from each other at the same time as indicated by the arrows, so that the pet massage machine 1A performs a massaging action of pushing toward the vertebrae V in a kneading manner. be able to. Such a movement is similar to, for example, a human pinching a dog around the vertebrae V from both sides. Also, instead of simultaneously approaching and moving away, the motion of approaching and moving away separately may be used. It should be noted that it is also possible to perform different motions instead of coordinated motions.

In addition, since the massaging balls 11 are composed of the massaging balls 10A facing each other across the spine V, the massaging balls 10A are positioned on both sides with the spine V as a fulcrum in a well-balanced manner. The pet massage machine 1A is stabilized.

The pet massage machine 1A in FIG. 2 shows an example in which the massaging balls 11 are configured by two massaging balls 10A facing each other at the same position across the vertebrae V, but the massaging balls facing each other across the vertebrae V The balls 10A may, for example, face each other at staggered positions.
[Modification]

In the embodiment, the pet massage machine 1 is described as being worn around the body of a dog, but it is not limited to dogs, and can of course be used for other quadruped animals such as cats. do not have.
In addition to wrapping around the trunk, it may also be wrapped around the neck, which is the position of the cervical vertebrae, as the vertebrae V. FIG.

Since the size of the pet massager 1 varies greatly depending on the object and position to be wrapped, if it is difficult to adjust the size according to the structure of the mounting portion 50, for example, a neck massager and a body massager may be used. It can also be configured separately as a machine. In addition, the number of massage balls 10 of the pet massager 1 may be increased or decreased according to the size.

Also, when the pet massage machine 1 is used, the pet takes various postures. In order to accommodate such various postures, as shown in FIG. 3, the pet massage machine 1B is configured with a plurality of mounting portions 50B so that each mounting portion 50B can follow the posture of the pet. You can make it easier.

In the pet massage machine 1B of FIG. 3, the four massaging balls 10B facing each other across the vertebrae V constitute the massaging balls 11B, and the massaging balls 11B are moved by the driving part 20B. there is Also, the number of kneading balls 10B in the kneading ball section 11B is not limited to two or four as shown in FIGS.

1, 1A, 1B: Pet massager 10, 10A, 10B: Kneading balls 11, 11B: Kneading balls 20, 20A, 20B: Driving unit 30: Control unit 40: Power supply unit 50, 50B: Mounting unit 53: Detachable Fixed part

Claims (3)

Kneading balls arranged so as to be located on both sides of the spine in a quadruped,
a drive unit that moves the kneading balls;
a control unit that controls the driving unit;
a power supply unit for the driving unit and the control unit;
A mounting section that houses the kneading balls, the drive section, the control section, and the power supply section and is attachable to and detachable from the quadruped,
A pet massager with 2. The pet massage machine according to claim 1, wherein said massaging balls facing each other across said spine constitute a massaging ball section. 2. The pet massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the attachment part has a detachable fixing part.

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