JP2759622B2 - Shiatsu device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an acupressure device in which acupressure rollers are strongly pressed against the back of a human body while applying a tapping vibration by the action of air pressure, thereby enhancing the acupressure effect.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As one of the acupressure devices, there is provided a base and an inclined base attached to the base in an inclined posture to support a substantially upper half of a human body turned upright. An opening is provided at the center of the inclined table in the width direction along the inclined direction, and the acupressure unit is reciprocally mounted along the inclined direction of the inclined table by reciprocating means. Is provided so as to slightly protrude from the opening, and by reciprocating the acupressure unit, the acupressure roller protruding from the opening acupressures the back part of the human body.

[0003] In the conventional acupressure device, the acupressure roller slightly protruding from the opening of the inclined table is reciprocated along the direction of inclination of the inclined table. The size is set so that a moderate finger pressure can be given to the human body, and the human body is not pushed up greatly. For this reason, the acupressure state that the human body receives from the acupressure roller is constant, and the acupressure effect is poor. Also, if you turn your body on your back,
The distance between the neck and the ramp is greater than that of other parts of the human body. For this reason, the conventional acupressure device in which the length of protrusion of the acupressure roller from the opening of the inclined table is constant cannot effectively acupressure the neck of the human body. In the conventional acupressure device, the acupressure roller is constituted by a pair of acupressure rollers arranged to face each other along the horizontal direction,
There is also a configuration in which the pair of acupressure rollers are moved toward and away from each other along the horizontal direction to rub the back portion of the human body, but in this configuration, similar to acupressure in which a part of the human body is pressed with a fingertip. No effect.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided an acupressure device having a structure in which a shiatsu unit mounted on an inclined table reciprocates along the direction of inclination of the inclined table. It is an object of the present invention to apply a tapping vibration to an acupressure roller to enhance the acupressure effect, and also to effectively perform acupressure at the neck of a human body.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a means adopted by the present invention comprises a base and an inclined posture for supporting a substantially upper half of a human body turned upside down. And an opening in the center of the width direction along the inclination direction, and the acupressure unit reciprocates along the inclination direction of the inclination table by reciprocating moving means. Attached movably, the acupressure roller constituting the acupressure unit is provided slightly projecting from the opening,
In the acupressure device configured to reciprocate the acupressure unit to apply acupressure to the back surface of the human body by the acupressure roller protruding from the opening, the acupressure roller constituting the acupressure unit is attached to a tip of a rod of a pneumatic cylinder. The rod can be approached or separated from a human body lying on the inclined table by entering and exiting the rod, and supply compressed air to the pneumatic cylinder to press the acupressure roller against the human body. Is to apply acupressure while applying a tapping vibration to the human body.

[0006]

The acupressure roller is configured to approach / separate from a human body that is lying on his / her back on an inclined table by moving a rod of the pneumatic cylinder in and out. At first, compressed air is supplied to the pneumatic cylinder. The internal air pressure is low and can be increased gradually. For this reason, when compressed air is supplied by a low-speed compressor, whenever the compressed air discharged from the compressor is supplied to the pneumatic cylinder, the acupressure roller suddenly protrudes, and the human body is hit as if it were hit. A beating vibration is applied. This striking vibration is intense at the beginning when compressed air is supplied to the pneumatic cylinder because the internal air pressure of the pneumatic cylinder is low, and is gradually alleviated because the internal air pressure increases as the acupressure roller protrudes. When the acupressure roller reaches the protruding end, the compressed air in the pneumatic cylinder is exhausted, and the above operation is repeated. Especially when acupressure is applied to the neck of the human body,
When the head is pressed with the head pressing tool, the head does not separate from the inclined table, and the finger pressure of the neck can be effectively performed. When acupressure is applied to the neck of the human body, it is necessary to stop the acupressure unit or reduce the reciprocating distance (stroke),
When acupressure is applied to other parts of the human body, the acupressure unit
The predetermined portion of the back of the human body may be reciprocated or stopped by the reciprocating means.

[0007]

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the acupressure device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is also a longitudinal sectional view at the center, FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the same, and FIG. It is sectional drawing, FIG. 5 is the perspective view which fractured | ruptured a part of acupressure unit U, and FIG. 6 is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a use state. 1 to 5, a base A fixed to a floor is provided with a wall plate 2 at both ends in the width direction of the bottom plate 1.
The armrest plate 3 is attached to the upper end of each wall plate 2 so as to be inclined so that the front is higher, and the thigh mounting table 4 for placing a thigh of a human body is provided between the wall plates 2. This is a configuration provided to be inclined in the same direction as the armrest plate 3. The inclined table D has a box shape, and the front ends of the two wall plates 5 are rotatably supported on the respective wall plates 2 of the base A via the fulcrum shafts 6. And a support shaft 8 supported via a bracket 7 at a portion closer to the rear of the base A,
A support shaft 11 supported at the rear end portion via a bracket 9
Are connected via the turnbuckle 12, so that the inclined base D is supported on the base A at a predetermined inclination angle.

An opening 14 is provided in the center of the upper plate 13 in the width direction of the inclined table D having a box shape along the inclined direction, and the acupressure unit U is provided inside the inclined table D along the inclined direction. A pair of acupressure rollers 15, which are reciprocally movable and constitute the acupressure unit U, can move in and out of the opening 14. That is, the upper plate 13 of the inclined table D has a portion where the portion above the shoulder of the human body is supported has a larger inclination angle than the other portions so that the human body which is turned upside down is easily supported. Two guide grooves 16 are provided on the inner surface of both wall plates 5 at predetermined intervals in parallel with the upper plate 13, and the inclination angle changes in the middle.

[0009] Inside the box-shaped inclined table D, a finger pressure unit U is provided so as to be able to reciprocate along its inclined direction. As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, the acupressure unit U has a pair of guide rollers 19 fitted in the guide grooves 16 on the outer surfaces of both side plates 18 of the box 17.
Are attached to each other, and two first
Pneumatic cylinders C ₁ are arranged along the moving direction of the box 17, and a bracket 22 is attached to the tip of each rod 21.
Are mounted, and the acupressure rollers 24 are respectively supported on support shafts 23 projecting to both sides of the bracket 22. That is, the support shaft 23 is mounted horizontally along the width direction of the inclined table D, and a pair of acupressure rollers 24 supported by the respective support shafts 23 are disposed along the width direction of the inclined table D. Have been.

[0010] A ball screw 25 is disposed inside the inclined table D along the direction of inclination thereof, and both ends thereof are supported by bearings 26. The ball screw 25 is normally and reversely rotated by a DC motor M provided at the tip of the inclined table D. A guide groove 27 is provided on the inner side surface of each side plate 18 of the box 17 along the up-down direction. Each guide roller 28 fitted in each guide groove 27 has a support shaft 29a, 29b. Are mounted integrally, and the respective support shafts 29a and 29b are arranged on the same straight line, and are integrally attached to a ball nut 31 arranged in the box body 17. Each support shaft 29a, 29b is have different lengths, the longer of the support shaft 29a of length runs between the two first pneumatic cylinder C _1. The ball nut 3
1 and the ball screw 25 are screwed together, and when the ball screw 25 rotates in both the forward and reverse directions due to the forward and reverse rotation of the DC motor M, the ball nut 31 screwed with this rotates in the axial direction of the ball screw 25. The acupressure unit U is configured to move and move in the same direction. Incline table D
In the portion where the guide groove 16 and the ball screw 25 are formed parallel to the inner surface of each wall plate 5 (the lower half of the inclined table D), even if the acupressure unit U moves, the acupressure unit U The finger pressure unit U does not move with respect to the ball nut 31 in a portion where the guide groove 16 and the ball screw 25 are not parallel (the upper half portion of the inclined table D). (Up and down). Further, on top of the support plate 32 provided at the upper end of the ramp D, the second pneumatic cylinder C ₂ is mounted to be inclined so as to be substantially parallel to the upper half portion of the ramp D, the rod A head pressing tool 34 is attached to the distal end of 33.

The first and second pneumatic cylinders C _{1 and} C ₂ are controlled by a control device E as shown in FIG. The main chamber 36 of the control box 35 is supplied with compressed air from the compressor 30, the compressed air supplied to the main chamber 36 is supplied to the first pneumatic cylinder C _1. The main chamber 36 is provided with a valve chamber 37 and an exhaust chamber 38,
The compressed air supplied to the valve chamber 37 via the valve portion 37a is
Is supplied to the second pneumatic cylinder C _2, the compressed air discharged into the exhaust chamber 38 through the valve unit 38a is exhausted to the outside through the exhaust port 39. The valve portions 37a and 38a of the valve chamber 37 and the exhaust chamber 38 are respectively provided with electromagnetic force generators 41 and 42.
It is opened and closed by. Therefore, the valve portion 38a of the exhaust chamber 38
Is closed and compressed air is supplied from the compressor 30 to the main chamber 36, the compressed air is supplied to the first pneumatic cylinder C _1.
Is supplied to, together with finger pressure roller 15 is increased, when the open valve portion 37a of the valve chamber 37, be supplied to the second pneumatic cylinder C _2, the head pressing member 34 protrudes. The compressor 30 is intermittently operated. When the compressor 30 is stopped, when the valve 38a of the exhaust chamber 38 is opened by the electromagnetic force generator 42, the first and second pneumatic cylinders C _{1 and} C ₂ compressed air is exhausted from the exhaust port 39 of the exhaust chamber 38, acupressure roller 15 attached to the first pneumatic cylinder C ₁ of the rod 21, as well as lowered by the load exerted by the human body, the second pneumatic cylinder C ₂
Head pressing member 34 attached to the rod 33 of the retracts by the action of the compression spring 43 provided in the cylinder C _2.

The acupressure unit U is, for example, an inclined table D
By providing a large number of switches in the guide groove 16 provided on the inner surface of the wall plate 5, the set part of the back of the human body can be reciprocated. Since it is not a characteristic part of the invention,
And a detailed description will not be given.

In order to acupressure the neck of the human body lying on the inclined table D, the acupressure unit U is moved to the neck N of the human body B and stopped as shown by the solid line in FIG. At the same time, the valve section 3 of the valve chamber 37 of the control box 35
7a is opened, and the compressor 30 is operated intermittently by low speed rotation. Thus, compressed air is supplied to the first and the pneumatic cylinder C ₁ of the _2, C _2, the first
With pressing the neck N of the body B to increase finger pressure roller 15 gradually by projection of the pneumatic cylinder C ₁ of the rod 21, the head pressing member 34 moves forward slowly in the projection of the second pneumatic cylinder C ₂ rods 33 The head H of the human body B. Here, initially, when the compressed air is supplied to each of the pneumatic cylinders C _{1 and} C ₂ , the internal air pressure is low and gradually increased, so that the compressed air from the compressor 30 rotating at a low speed is supplied to each of the pneumatic cylinders. C _1, C ₂
Pressure roller 15 and head pressing tool 3
4 suddenly protrudes, and a hitting vibration is applied to the human body B as if hitting. Since the stroke of the head pressing device 34 is short, the neck N of the human body B is pressed from below by the acupressure roller 15 in order to press the head H of the human body B before the acupressure roller 15 reaches the rising end. Also, the head H is not lifted, and the acupressure of the neck N by the acupressure roller 15 is performed without any trouble.

The above-mentioned tapping vibration is intense at the beginning when compressed air is supplied to the first pneumatic cylinder C ₁ due to the low air pressure in the cylinder C ₁ , and the finger pressure roller 15
Is gradually relaxed as it rises. When the acupressure roller 15 reaches the rising end, the compressor 30 is stopped, and the electromagnetic force generator 42 causes the valve 38 of the exhaust chamber 38 to move.
a is opened and the first and second pneumatic cylinders C _1, C
₂ can be exhausted, and the acupressure roller 15
Is lowered by the load of the human body B, and the head pressing tool 34 is moved backward by the restoring force of the compression spring 43 to move away from the head H of the human body B. In order for the compressor 30 to operate intermittently, the above-described operations are repeated, and the neck N and the head H of the human body B are acupressured.

When a finger pressure is applied to another part of the human body, the valve portion 37a of the valve chamber 37 of the control box 35 is closed, and the head pressing tool 34 is retracted from the head H of the human body B. ,
While the acupressure unit U is reciprocated between predetermined portions of the human body, the compressor 30 is intermittently operated as described above, so that the acupressure roller 15 performs acupressure while applying a tapping vibration to the back of the human body.

[0016]

According to the acupressure device of the present invention, the acupressure roller constituting the acupressure unit is attached to the distal end of the rod of the pneumatic cylinder, and the human body is turned on the inclined table by entering and exiting the rod. It is configured to supply compressed air to the pneumatic cylinder and press the acupressure roller against the human body to apply acupressure, so in the initial stage of the supply of compressed air, the air pressure in the cylinder is low. Therefore, each time the compressed air discharged from the compressor is supplied into the cylinder, the acupressure roller protrudes and is strongly pressed against the human body while being hit with vibration, so that a high acupressure effect is obtained. In particular, when acupressure is applied to the neck of the human body, it can be performed while the head is pressed by the head pressing tool. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an acupressure device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of a part of the acupressure unit U.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view in which a part of the acupressure unit U is cut away.

FIG. 6 is a central longitudinal sectional view showing a use state of the acupressure device according to the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing a first and second respective pneumatic cylinder C _{1 for,} C ₂ of the control device E.

[Explanation of symbols]

A: base B: human C _1: first pneumatic cylinder C _2: second pneumatic cylinder D: ramp E: control of the pneumatic cylinder H: human head N: human neck 14: ramp opening 15 : Acupressure roller 21: Rod of first pneumatic cylinder 25: Ball screw (reciprocating means) 31: Ball nut (reciprocating means) 33: Rod of second pneumatic cylinder 34: Head pressing tool

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A base, and an inclined table attached to the base in an inclined posture to support a substantially upper half of a human body turned upright, the inclined table having a widthwise direction. An opening is provided in the center along the inclination direction, and the acupressure unit is reciprocally mounted along the inclination direction of the inclined table by the reciprocating means, and the acupressure roller constituting the acupressure unit is slightly away from the opening. The acupressure roller constituting the acupressure unit is a pneumatic cylinder, wherein the acupressure roller constituting the acupressure unit comprises: Is attached to the tip of the rod, and can be approached / separated from a human body lying on the inclined table by entering / exiting the rod. Compressed air is supplied to the pneumatic cylinder. Supplying to, by pressing the finger pressure roller to the human body, acupressure device, characterized in that the arrangement of finger pressure while applying a tapping vibration to the human body. 2. A pneumatic cylinder is mounted diagonally downward on the top of the inclined table, and a head for pressing a head of a human body lying on the inclined table against the tip of the rod. The acupressure device according to claim 1, wherein a part pressing tool is attached. 3. The acupressure device according to claim 1, wherein the supply of the compressed air to the pneumatic cylinder is performed by a low-speed compressor.