JP3114705U - Massage equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a massage device that allows a user to massage each part of the limb without changing his / her posture and can massage in an optimal state according to the posture of the user.
A lifting platform having a massage means 5 having a massage body that is driven by a driving machine and massages a user's limbs, and an elevating part 6 that swings up and down and tilts a front end edge downward when ascending. 7 and is characterized in that the massage means is provided in the elevating part.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a massage apparatus that can effectively massage a user's limbs by changing the massage body into various postures.

  A massager that massages by pressing the user's limbs with a massager that operates using a drive unit can be massaged in a concentrated manner, and it is widely used because it is compact and convenient to handle. Yes.

  The present inventor has made an improvement for further enhancing the massage effect, and has a massage means for pressing the massage part of the user such as a foot together with the rotation of the rotating shaft rotated by the driving machine, and the massage means is rotated. A massage device that reciprocates in a direction perpendicular to the shaft has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-294095

  However, in the massage apparatus, although the pressing unit that moves the massage part by moving the massage unit reciprocally in the direction perpendicular to the rotation axis changes the stimulation to enhance the massage effect, the height of the massage unit and the pressing direction Is constant, there is a limit to the change in massage stimulation. Furthermore, when changing massage parts such as upper limbs and lower limbs, handling operations such as changing the posture of the user or using the massage device on a mounting table are required, and further improvement in convenience is required. .

  The present invention is based on the provision of massaging means in the lifting part that swings up and down, and the user can massage each part of the limb without changing the posture, and the optimum state according to the posture of the user It is an issue to provide a massage device that can be massaged on the Internet.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a massage means including a massage body driven by a driving machine to massage a user's limbs, and a swinging mechanism capable of moving up and down and tilting the front edge downward. It consists of a lifting platform having an elevating part that performs an elevating operation, and the massaging means is provided in the elevating part.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the elevating part includes a reciprocating reciprocating motion in which a swinging up / down operation moves away from the user, and in the third aspect of the invention, the lifting platform is placed on a stationary surface. A base frame portion to be mounted; a first link whose lower end portion is supported by the base frame portion so that it can be tilted; a second link shorter than the first link; And the upper link of the first link supports the lift on the rear edge side opposite to the front edge, and the first link. Alternatively, a lifting driver that drives the second link to tilt is provided.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the first link and the second link are pivoted so that the upper and lower ends are immovable to the elevating part and the base frame part without intersecting the first and second links. And a first link is located on the rear end side of the second link. In the device according to claim 5, the first link and the second link are One of the lower end portions is pivotally attached to the base frame portion and the other is slidably supported relative to the base frame portion, and one of the upper end portions is pivotally attached to the elevating portion and the other is pivotally attached. The scissors link mechanism is configured such that it is slidably supported so as to be movable relative to the elevating part, intersects the first and second links and pivotally supports the intersecting portion, and the first link has an upper end portion. It is directed to the rear end side.

  In the device according to claim 6, the elevating part comprises a frame or a frame case of massage means, and in the device according to claim 7, the massage means includes a pair of pressing plates that repeat wide and narrow, In addition, a massage body for massaging the limbs through a sheet is provided.

  In the device according to claim 1, the massage means provided in the elevating part is configured to be movable up and down and swingable with the user side down, so that the massage can be performed even if the user does not change the posture. The body side can be moved to massage a wide range of massage sites, and the massage effect is improved because the angle of the massage body changes and the direction of the massage pressure also changes. In addition, the massage body can be adjusted to the optimum height and angle in response to various usage situations such as the proper use of the upper limbs and lower limbs, both lying down postures, or sitting postures with different heights.

  In the device according to claim 2, since the massage body is variably formed with the distance to the user in addition to the height and angle, the adjustment range of the massage body is expanded and the massage effect is enhanced. According to a third aspect of the present invention, the lifting platform includes a first link 10 that supports the elevating part on the rear edge side, and a second link 11 that is shorter than the first link. In addition, when a lifting drive for raising and lowering the first or second link is provided, the massage means can be smoothly swung up and down by receiving the drive of the drive.

  In the invention according to claim 4, since the first and second links form a four-bar chain, the massaging means swings smoothly up and down at a substantially constant speed in accordance with the drive of the driver. As a result, the height and angle of the massage body can be adjusted easily and accurately. Further, as in the invention according to claim 5, when the first and second links form a scissor link mechanism in which the intersecting portions are pivotally supported, a stable ascending / descending operation with tilting by driving of the driver is performed. can get.

  In the device according to claim 6, since the frame body or the frame case is used as the elevating part, the weight can be reduced and the mechanical trouble can be reduced by reducing the number of parts. Further, as in the invention according to claim 7, when a massage means including a pair of pressing plates that repeats wide and narrow is provided in the lifting part and swings up and down, the limbs including the upper limbs and lower limbs are changed from various angles while changing the height. Effective massage is possible.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described together with illustrated examples. As shown in FIG. 1, the massage apparatus 1 includes a massage means 5 for massaging a user's limb 3 including legs or arms, and a lifting platform 7 for supporting the massage means 5 so as to be movable up and down. In the present specification, the limb body 3 includes a leg such as a user's thigh and lower leg, and an upper limb such as a foot, an upper arm, a lower arm, and a hand.

  The massage means 5 has a massage body 4 that is driven by the drive machine 2 to massage the limb body 3, and in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the drive machine 2 that operates the massage body 4 and the massage A rotating shaft 21 that supports the load applied to the body 4 and transmits the rotation of the drive unit 2 to the massage body 4, and a support frame 25 that rotatably supports both ends of the rotating shaft 21 and accommodates the massage body 4. The thing comprised including is illustrated.

  The rotating shaft 21 extends horizontally and rotates with a driving force transmitted from the driving machine 2 using a DC motor through a rack and pinion mechanism. Moreover, the massage body 4 of this form is comprised including the press discs 16 and 16 arrange | positioned facing a pair, and the cylindrical body 22 arrange | positioned between this press disc 16. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the pressing plate 16 has an inner plate portion 16 </ b> U that is fitted on the rotary shaft 21 so as not to be relatively rotatable, and an outer side of the inner plate portion 16 </ b> U with respect to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 21. It consists of the outer board | substrate part 16S fitted outside through the bearing 23 which inclines. Moreover, since the opposing outer panel portions 16S and 16S are inclined symmetrically with the intermediate line in between, as shown in FIGS. 11 (A), (B), and (C), the width of the rotating shaft 21 is repeatedly increased and decreased. The user's limb 3 is massaged. The cylindrical body 22 has a large number of small protrusions 24 on the outer peripheral surface, and is inserted on the rotary shaft 21 so as not to be relatively rotatable between the outer plate portions 16S and 16S. And the small protrusion 24 stimulates massage parts, such as a user's sole, by rotation, and improves a massage effect.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the support frame 25 includes left and right bearing portions 26, 26 that support both ends of the rotating shaft 21, and a frame case 15 that connects the left and right bearing portions 26. The case 15 further includes vertical box-shaped side cases 47 and 47 arranged facing each other on the left and right sides, and a connecting member 27 that connects between the side cases.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the bearing portion 26 includes a slide support portion 28 that supports the rotary shaft 21 so as to be movable in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction thereof, and a slider crank mechanism portion 29 that drives the movement. The slide support portion 28 includes a round bar-shaped rail 30 that spans the side case 47, a slide block 31 that moves by being extrapolated to the rail 30 and that moves the end of the rotary shaft 21 and a left and right slide. It consists of the joint member 32 which connects between the blocks 31 and 31.

  The slider crank mechanism 29 includes a crank 33 extending at a right angle from the end of the rotating shaft 21, and a link 35 whose ends are pivotally supported by the tip of the crank 33 and the support shaft 34 provided on the side case 47. . When the rotary shaft 21 rotates, the massage body 4 performs a massaging operation as described above, and at the same time, as shown in FIGS. 12A to 12D, the link 35 swings up and down as the crank 33 rotates. 12 (B) and 12 (D), the rotary shaft 21 reciprocates in the range of d1 and d2 from the neutral position to the left and right. As a result, the massage body 4 improves the massage effect because the reciprocation is repeated while performing the massage operation. The massage body 4 is housed in a box-shaped case and is covered with a sheet 17 using felt, artificial leather, or the like, and the user's limb 3 is massaged through the sheet 17.

  The lifting platform 7 is arranged under the massage means 5 and moves it up and down. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the base frame portion 9 and the lower end portion are the base frame. The first and second links 10 and 11 that are pivotally attached to the portion 9, the elevating unit 6 that connects the upper ends of the first and second links 10 and 11, and the lifting driver 12.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the base frame portion 9 is composed of a frame body 36 in which a square pipe-shaped frame material is rectangularly framed, and a stationary surface 8 such as a floor surface on which the massage apparatus 1 is installed and used. It is stably mounted on. The frame body 36 of this embodiment is formed by further welding the ends of frame materials using square steel pipes. Inside this frame body 36, two round rod-like shaft bodies 37F and 37B extending in parallel in the width direction toward the front are bridged. In the present specification, the side on which the user who massages in a normal posture such as lying down or sitting on the floor is positioned as the front side of the massage apparatus 1.

  The base frame portion 9 has a small height on the outer periphery using a plastic material such as polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, polystyrene resin, phenol resin, unsaturated polyester resin, etc., in which vertical and horizontal reinforcing bars are arranged inside the frame body 36. It is also possible to use a resin board or the like that is provided with a rising edge and formed into a tray shape.

  The first link 10 includes a first support pipe 38B which is arranged on the left and right with the same inclination and which connects the lower ends thereof and is integrated by welding. It is provided in the part 9 so that it can rise and fall. The second link 11 is formed shorter than the first link 10, and a pair is arranged inside the first link 10. Like the first link 10, the second support pipe 38 </ b> F connecting the lower ends of the second links 11 is provided on the shaft body 37 </ b> F so as to be able to rise and fall. In order to prevent lateral displacement of the support pipe between the both ends of the first support pipe 38B and the second support pipe 38F and the frame body 36, a spacer sleeve 39 is provided on each shaft body 37B and 37F. Extrapolated.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the elevating part 6 includes an angle member 46 composed of vertical mounting pieces 46 </ b> V arranged on the left and right sides and receiving pieces 46 </ b> H whose upper ends are bent outward. It is formed by. Then, the upper ends of the second link 11 and the first link 10 are respectively pivotally attached to the front and rear end portions of the mounting piece 46V, whereby the base frame portion 9, the first and second links 10, 11 are mounted. , And the angle member 46 form a double lever link mechanism which is a four-bar chain 13.

  The receiving piece 46H is fixed to the lower surface of the connecting member 27 of the frame case 15 using a bolt or the like, whereby the massage means 5 is placed on the elevating part 6. In addition, without using the angle member 46, the upper ends of the first and second links 10, 11 can be directly attached to the lower surface of the frame case 15, and the frame case 15 itself can be used as the elevating unit 6, In this case, it is preferable in that the number of members can be reduced to reduce the weight and mechanical trouble can be reduced. In addition, the upper ends of the first and second links 10 and 11 can be directly attached to the frame constituting the massage means 5 in addition to the frame case 15.

  The lifting driver 12 drives the first and second links 10 and 11 up and down, and in this embodiment, an example using a linear electric exerciser 12A is exemplified. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the linear electric exerciser 12A of this embodiment has a ball screw mechanism including a main body portion 40 including an electric motor and a rod 41 that can be expanded and contracted from the main body portion 40 by normal rotation and reverse rotation of the electric motor. The electric cylinder 42 used is illustrated. The electric cylinder 42 is pivotably attached to a rear portion of the frame body 36 by a shaft 43 so that the electric cylinder 42 can be tilted. The tip of the rod 41 is pivotally attached by a shaft 45 between the tips of a pair of levers 44 extending in parallel with the radial direction from the first support pipe 38B.

  Thus, the first support pipe 38B is rotated by the expansion and contraction of the electric cylinder 42, and the first link 10 extending from the support pipe 38B swings back and forth. As a result, the double lever crank mechanism moves. By doing so, the said massage means 5 mounted on the lifting stand 7 raises / lowers. That is, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), when the electric cylinder 42 is at the most contracted position and the first and second links 10 and 11 are tilted backward as much as possible, they are bridged horizontally between their tips. Since the massage means 5 on the elevating part 6 is supported in a horizontal standard state, it receives and massages the user's limb 3 straightly. As shown in FIG. 5 (B), when the electric cylinder 42 is in the intermediate position and the first and second links 10 and 11 are lifted forward, the massage means 5 on the elevating unit 6 is used at the same time as rising. As the user approaches the person and moves forward, the rear side pushed up by the long first link 10 is inclined upward toward the user. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5 (C), when the electric cylinder 42 is in the longest position and the first and second links 10 and 11 are lifted to the maximum and become substantially upright, the massage means 5 is in the highest position. And tilt at the maximum angle while moving forward.

  Therefore, the user can massage a wide range of massage sites by changing the height of the massage body 4 and the distance to the user without changing the posture toward the massage means 5. Moreover, since the angle of the massage body 4 gradually increases so as to maintain the optimum angle toward the massage part in response to the change in the height and distance, the direction of stimulation with respect to the massage part is changed and the massage effect is improved. To do. In addition, the user can choose the optimal height and inclination angle in response to changes in the usage situation, such as using different massage parts for the upper limbs and lower limbs, changing the posture of lying down, or changing the sitting height due to the use of a chair, etc. The massage body 4 can be adjusted and used.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, as described above, the massage means 5 is supported by the double lever link mechanism including the first and second links 10 and 11, and therefore is driven by the lifting driver 12 to be substantially the same. Smooth swinging up and down at constant speed. As a result, the user can easily and accurately adjust the height, inclination angle, etc. of the massage body 4, and a high massage effect can be obtained. Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the massage body 4 of the massage means 5 that can swing up and down reciprocates back and forth while repeating wide and narrow, a wide range of angles while changing the height with respect to each part of the limb including the upper and lower limbs It is preferable in that it can be massaged.

  FIG. 6 shows a case where the user sits on the chair 51 and massages. At this time, the user massages toward the massage device 1 from the opposite side. The massage means 5 is massaged by the massage body 4 that rises from the lower position and increases the inclination while leaving the user side in order to rise from the lowest position shown in FIG. 6 (A) to the highest position in FIG. The user's limb 3 is greatly changed in the position and angle of stimulation, and a high massage effect is obtained. In addition, even when sitting on the chair 51 and massaged in a high posture, the massage means 5 can be raised to the optimum height by the lifting stand 7, so that troublesome operations such as placing it on the height adjustment stand are used. This is preferable in that it becomes unnecessary.

  Moreover, the massage apparatus 1 of this form is operated using the remote controller 50 shown in FIG. 1, and the on / off, drive direction, speed, etc. of the drive unit 2 of the massage means 5 and the lifting drive 12 are controlled. Furthermore, according to the order programmed by the microcomputer incorporated in the remote controller 50, the driving machine 2 and the lifting driver 12 are operated in a linked manner, so that massages in various operation modes can be performed. The lifting driver 12 may be a rotary exerciser such as a motor with a speed reducer in addition to the linear electric exerciser.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lifting platform of the present embodiment is a bellows rectangular tube-like telescopic cover in which the whole from the base frame portion 9 to the elevating portion 6 continues in a wavy shape while gradually reducing the front and rear, left and right dimensions. 49 and prevents fingers from being stuffed by a link that moves up and down. The stretchable cover 49 is made of a plastic material such as polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, polystyrene resin, phenol resin, unsaturated polyester resin, styrene / olefin / urethane / polyester thermoplastic elastomer, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, etc. It is formed using an elastic material such as (EVA) or a fabric having excellent stretchability such as a jersey, tricot, or velvet.

  FIG. 13 illustrates another embodiment. Hereinafter, different contents will be described, and other than that, only the same reference numerals are given to the main components shown in the figure. In the lifting platform 7 of this embodiment, the first and second links 10 and 11 intersect each other, and are pivotally attached by a shaft 48 at the intersection. The lower end portion of the first link 10 is pivotally attached at a position closer to the front of the base frame portion 9, and the upper end portion facing rearward is pivotally attached to the rear end portion of the elevating unit 6. Further, the lower end of the second link 11 is slidably supported back and forth at the rear of the base frame 9, and the upper end facing forward is relatively movable back and forth at the front end of the elevating unit 6. It is supported by sliding. As a result, the scissor link mechanism 14 is configured by the base frame portion 9, the first and second links 10 and 11, and the elevating unit 6, and when the elevating unit 6 is lifted when driven by the lifting driver 12 (not shown). While moving forward and tilting with the front side down. Further, since the lifting platform 7 of the present embodiment constitutes the scissor link mechanism 14, it is preferable in that it can be moved up and down stably by being driven by a driver.

  The above description is an example of the embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications are included in addition to the above-described embodiment.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a top view of a lifting stand. It is a side view of the lifting stand in the raised position. It is a schematic side view explaining the state used by a supine posture, (A) is a downward position, (B) is an intermediate position, (C) shows the highest position. It is a schematic side view explaining the state used sitting on a chair, (A) shows the highest position (B) at the time of a fall. It is a principal part front view which illustrates a massage means. FIG. FIG. It is the principal part perspective view. (A)-(C) are the schematic explaining the state of the massage in the different phase of a press board. (A)-(D) are the schematic explaining the movement of the massage body which changes sequentially according to rotation of a rotating shaft. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating another embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Massage apparatus 2 Drive machine 3 Limb body 4 Massage body 5 Massage means 6 Lifting part 7 Lifting stand 8 Static surface 9 Base frame part 10 1st link 11 2nd link 12 Lifting drive 13 Four-bar chain 14 Scissor link mechanism 15 Frame case 16 Press panel 17 Sheet

Claims (7)

A massage means comprising a massage body that is driven by a driving machine and massages the user's limbs, and a lifting platform that has a lifting and lowering portion that swings up and down and tilts the front edge downward when ascending,
A massaging apparatus characterized in that the elevating part is provided with the massaging means.   The massaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the elevating unit includes a reciprocating reciprocating movement in which a swinging up and down operation moves away from the user. The lifting platform includes a base frame portion that is placed on a stationary surface, a first link that is supported by the base frame portion so that the lower end portion can be raised and lowered, and a second link that is shorter than the first link. And the elevating part that connects the upper ends of the first and second links,
And while the upper end part of the said 1st link supports the said raising / lowering part by the rear-end edge side opposite to the said front-end edge side,
The massage apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a lifting driver that drives the first link or the second link to move up and down.   The first link and the second link constitute a four-bar chain in which the upper and lower ends are pivotally attached to the elevating part and the base frame part without crossing the first and second links. The massaging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first link is positioned on the rear end side of the second link. The first link and the second link are supported so that one of the lower ends thereof is pivotally attached to the base frame portion and the other is slidably movable relative to the base frame portion, and one of the upper ends thereof is A scissor link mechanism that pivotally attaches to the elevating part so as to be immovable and the other is slidably supported relative to the elevating part and intersects the first and second links and pivotally supports the intersecting part,
4. The massage apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first link has an upper end directed toward the rear end.   The massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the elevating part is composed of a frame or a frame case of a massage means.   The massage apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the massage means includes a pair of pressing plates that repeat wide and narrow, and includes a massage body that massages a limb body through a sheet.

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