JP3137017B2 - Rotary massage machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rotary massaging machine for massaging a pair of massaging balls by eccentrically rotating them in opposite directions by an electric motor.

[0002]

Heretofore, which by eccentric rotation in opposite directions to each other a pair of kneading balls rotary massage machine which is adapted to hog massaging body is known, for example, JP-A-5-496
No. 66, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-17735, etc. discloses a rotary massager in which a motor rotates a drive shaft in directions opposite to each other and tilts a driven shaft of a kneading ball at a predetermined angle with respect to the drive shaft. By doing so, the kneading balls are eccentrically rotated in opposite directions. In addition, actual opening 6
In the rotary massage machine disclosed in -61234 and the like, the driven member is fixed to the shaft end of the drive shaft, and the driven shaft of the kneading ball is eccentrically attached to the driven member to rotate the kneading ball eccentrically. I have.

However, the driven shaft of the kneading ball is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the driving shaft, or the driven shaft of the kneading ball is eccentrically attached to the driven body fixed to the shaft end of the driving shaft. In a rotary massager that eccentrically rotates the balls in opposite directions, the distance between the center of the kneading balls and the drive shaft that is the rotation center of the kneading balls is constant, and the radius of rotation of the kneading balls cannot be changed. The kneading balls can only rotate eccentrically in a fixed circular orbit. Therefore, depending on the part to be massaged, the turning radius of the kneading ball may be too large or, conversely, too small.If the part to be massaged and the circular orbit of the kneading ball do not match, the user may be kneaded. The ball had to be moved so as to be shifted, which was extremely inconvenient.

An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary massage machine capable of changing the radius of rotation of a kneading ball and effectively performing massage by solving the above problems. .

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a massage machine housing, a forward / reverse motor provided in the housing, and a pair of motors rotating in opposite directions and symmetrically by rotation of the motor. And a pair of kneading balls projecting to the outer upper portion of the housing and eccentrically rotating with respect to each of the drive shafts, and provided from the top of each of the kneading balls provided between each of the drive shafts and each of the kneading balls. An eccentric distance switching means for switching an eccentric distance to each drive shaft between a forward rotation and a reverse rotation of the electric motor.

According to the configuration of the first aspect, the eccentric distance from the top of the kneading ball to the drive shaft can be switched between the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the motor to change the radius of rotation of the kneading ball. The kneading balls rotate in different circular orbits at the time of turning and reversing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the rotary massage machine according to the first aspect, the eccentric distance switching means includes:
A driven body that is loosely fitted coaxially with the drive shaft, a drive gear that is coaxially fixed to the drive shaft, and the massaging ball that is rotatably attached to the driven body within a predetermined angle range. A driven shaft having its top eccentrically mounted, and a driven gear coaxially fixed to the driven shaft and meshing with the drive gear and rotating about the driven shaft, wherein the drive shaft rotates reversely by a predetermined angle. The eccentric distance is changed by rotating the top of the kneading ball to change the eccentric distance, and then the switching mechanism is configured to rotate the driven body around the drive shaft.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the drive shaft and the drive gear rotate with the rotation of the electric motor, and the driven gear meshing with the drive gear rotates. The driven gear rotates in either the forward or reverse direction within a predetermined angle range by the eccentric distance switching means, and the rotation of the driven gear causes the top of the kneading balls to be displaced during normal rotation and reverse rotation of the electric motor. When the driven gear rotates by a predetermined angle, the rotation of the driven gear is restricted by the rotation restricting means, and the driven gear revolves around the outside of the driving gear while maintaining the positional relationship between the top of the kneading ball and the driven shaft. Is rotated eccentrically, so that the radius of rotation of the kneading balls varies between forward rotation and reverse rotation of the motor, so that the kneading balls rotate in different circular orbits when the motor rotates forward and reverse.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the rotary massage machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Reference numeral 1 denotes a substantially box-shaped massage machine housing having grips 2 on both sides. An opening 3 is formed on the upper surface of the housing 1, and a leg member 4 is formed on the bottom of the housing 1.
Is attached. Further, a pair of left and right massaging balls 5, 5 eccentrically rotating in opposite directions and symmetrically facing each other facing the opening 3 of the housing 1 are disposed, and cover the massaging balls 5, 5. A flexible cover 6 made of cloth or the like is fitted on the inner peripheral edge. And the housing 1
A motor 7 that can rotate forward and backward as an electric motor that rotationally drives the massaging balls 5, a gear mechanism 9 that transmits the rotation of the motor 7 to the driven shaft 8 of the massaging balls 5, and the gear mechanism 9. A gear case 10 to be stored is attached.

The gear case 10 is constructed by integrating an upper case 10a and a lower case 10b. The gear mechanism 9 provided in the gear case 10 has a worm 11 fixed to the tip of the output shaft of the motor 7. And a pair of left and right worm wheels 12, 12 meshing with both sides of the worm 11, respectively. And this worm wheel 12,
The worm wheels 12, 12 are supported by a pair of upper and lower bearings 14, 14, which are integrally fixed to the upper and lower cases 10a, 10b. It is rotatably supported inside. The drive shafts 13, 13 have their ends protruding upward from an opening 13 a formed in the upper case 10 a of the gear case 10, and the eccentric distance switching means 15 are respectively attached to the drive shaft 13 derived from the gear case 10. Attached. The eccentric distance switching means 15
Is composed of driven bodies 16, 16, drive gears 17, 17, driven gears 18, 18, and rotation restricting means 30, 30.

Next, the eccentric distance switching means 15 will be described in detail. The driven members 16, 16 are coaxially mounted on the drive shaft 13, respectively, and drive gears 17, 17 are integrally fixed to the distal ends of the drive shafts 13, 13, respectively. A driven shaft 8, 8 of the kneading balls 5, 5 is rotatably supported by the driven members 16, 16, and the driven gears 8 are attached to the driven shafts 8, 8, respectively.
Driven gears 18, 18 meshing with 17, 17 are integrally fixed. The gear ratios of the driving gears 17 and the driven gears 18 are the same.

The followers 16, 16 are formed in a substantially disk shape, and have through holes 20, 21 at the bottom thereof, through which the drive shaft 13 and the follower shafts 8 of the kneading balls 5, 5 are inserted. Through hole 2
Hollow bearing members 25 and 26 for supporting the drive shaft 13 and the driven shaft 8 on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 23 rising from the peripheral edges of the cylinders 0 and 21.
Is press-fitted. Further, the driven bodies 16, 16 have substantially double-headed recesses surrounding the drive gears 17, 17 and the driven gears 18, 18.
The gears 17 and 18 are accommodated inside the recess 27. A bearing member 25 for supporting the drive shaft 13 is formed at the center of the driven members 16, while a bearing member 26 for supporting the driven shaft 8 is formed at an eccentric position with respect to the driven member 16. And the kneading balls 5 attached to the driven shaft 8.
Is formed into an eccentric conical shape and its top 5
a is eccentric. Incidentally, the driven gear 18 mounted on the driven shaft 8, <br/> positive or reverse direction within a range of 0 to 180 degrees and rotation, as is the rotation of 180 degrees or more for regulating the rotation restricting means 30 that it has to. The rotation of the driven gear 18 pivotally supported by the driven body 16 causes the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 eccentric to the driven shaft 8 of the driven gear 18 to be displaced. In the state where the rotation of the driven gear 18 is restricted, the driven gears 18 revolve outside the drive gear 17, whereby the driven body 16 supporting the driven shaft 8 of the driven gear 18 is connected to the driven gear 18. The kneading balls 5 rotate symmetrically and eccentrically in opposite directions and symmetrically.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the rotation restricting means 30 includes a substantially fan-shaped contact portion 31 projecting radially from a part of the outer periphery of the drive gear 17, and A rotation restricting portion 32 protrudes inward from the peripheral surface toward the drive shaft 13. Further, the rotation restricting portion 32 is substantially 260
A forward rotation restricting surface 32a and a reverse rotation restricting surface 32b are provided at an interval of degrees, and the drive gear 17 abuts between the forward rotation restricting surface 32a and the reverse rotation restricting surface 32b. The part 31 is located.
When the drive shaft 13 rotates forward or backward, the contact portion 31 protruding from the drive gear 17 contacts one of the rotation restricting surfaces 32a and 32b, and the driving force of the motor 7 is reduced. 13
The drive shaft 13 and the driven body 16 rotate coaxially by being transmitted to the driven body 16 coaxially assembled. In other words, when the forward and reverse rotation restricting surfaces 32a, 32b and the contact portion 31 are in a non-contact state, the driven gear 18 rotates by following the drive gear 17,
After one of the normal and reverse rotation restricting surfaces 32a and 32b comes into contact with the contact portion 31, the driven body 16 that supports the driven shaft 8 of the massaging ball 5 rotates co-rotated with the drive shaft 13. Thus, the rotation of the driven gear 18 is restricted. Therefore, the driven gear 18 revolves around the outside of the drive gear 17 in the same manner as the driven body 16. At this time, the contact portion 31, the rotation restricting portion 32, and the driven gear on one of the kneading balls 5 side
The positional relationship between the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 and the drive shaft 13 associated with the rotation of the motor 18 is such that when the motor 7 rotates forward, the abutting portion 31 abuts on the forward rotation regulating surface 32a. The top 5a of the kneading ball 5 is driven in a state where the top 5a is farthest from the drive shaft 13 which is the eccentric rotation center of the kneading ball 5 and the contact portion 31 is in contact with the reverse rotation regulating surface 32b by the operation of the motor 7. Closest to axis 13. Since the pair of left and right kneading balls 5 and 5 rotate in opposite directions and symmetrically to each other, the other kneading ball 5 rotates (reversely rotates) in the opposite direction to the above-described one kneading ball 5 and the abutting portion. 31
The positional relationship between the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 and the drive shaft 13 due to the rotation of the rotation restricting portion 32 and the driven gear 18 and the one of the kneading balls 5
And the opposite. That is, the top portion 5a of the kneading ball 5 is farthest from the drive shaft 13 in a state where the abutting portion 31 is in contact with the reverse rotation regulating surface 32b, and the abutting portion 31 is rotated forward by the reverse rotation (forward rotation) of the kneading ball 5. The top 5a of the kneading ball 5 comes closest to the drive shaft 13 in a state of contact with the rotation regulating surface 32a.

The operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described. When the operation switch (not shown) of the massage machine is turned to the forward rotation side, the motor 7 rotates forward. Thus, the rotation of the worm 11 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 7 is transmitted to the worm wheels 12, 12, and the worm wheel 1
The drive shafts 13, 13 rotate in directions opposite to each other via 2, 12.

Although the two drive shafts 13 and 13 rotate in opposite directions, the operation and effect associated with the rotation are the same.
Hereinafter, one of the drive shafts 13 is used as a representative example in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram of FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 2A, a contact portion 31 formed on the drive gear 17 is opposite to a forward rotation regulating surface 32a formed on a concave portion 27 of the driven body 16 assembled coaxially with the drive shaft 13. It is located between the rotation restricting surface 32b and
A driven gear 18 meshing with a driving gear 17 is rotatably supported by the driven body 16 by a driven shaft 8. The forward rotation of the motor 7 causes the driven gear 18 to rotate by itself following the drive gear 17 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the driven body 16 that supports the driven shaft 8 is stationary, and does not rotate following the drive gear 17. Then, the top 5a of the eccentric conical kneading ball 5 is displaced as the driven gear 18 rotates. Further drive shaft
As shown in FIG. 2C, the drive gear 17 rotates by 180 degrees from the state shown in FIG.
The forward rotation restricting surface formed by the contact portion 31 of the driven body 16 in the concave portion 27
The driven gear 18 comes into contact with the driven gear 32, and the rotation of the driven gear 18 relative to the driven body 16, that is, the rotation of the driven gear 18, is restricted. That is, the driven body 16 starts to rotate forward by the driving gear 17, and the driven gear 18 revolves outside the driving gear 17 with the rotation of the driven body 16.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, since the positional relationship between the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 and the drive shaft 13 does not change, the kneading ball 5 rotates with the largest radius of rotation R1, and the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 passes. The circular orbit W1 is maximum.

On the other hand, when the operation switch (not shown) is switched to the reverse rotation side, the motor 7 rotates in the reverse direction. As a result, the drive shaft 13 reversely rotates through the worm 11 and the worm wheel 12, and the drive gear 17 starts rotating in the reverse direction as shown in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the driven gear 18 rotates by following the drive gear 17 in the direction opposite to the normal rotation of the motor 7. Therefore, the driven body 16 that supports the driven shaft 8 is stationary, and does not rotate following the drive gear 17. The eccentric cone-shaped kneading balls 5 accompany rotation of the driven gear 18.
Is displaced. Further, the drive shaft 13 rotates by itself,
By rotating by 180 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 4A, the contact portion 31 of the drive gear 17 is driven by the driven body 16 as shown in FIG.
Abuts against a reverse rotation restricting surface 32b formed in the concave portion 27 of the driven gear 18, the driven gear 18 is restricted from rotating relative to the driven body 16, that is, rotation, and the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 is most protruded from the drive shaft 13. It is a close position. That is, the driven body is driven by the driving gear 17.
16 starts to reverse, and as the driven body 16 rotates, the driven gear
18 revolves outside the drive gear 17. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, since the positional relationship between the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 and the drive shaft 13 does not change, the kneading ball 5 has the smallest turning radius R2.
And the circular orbit W2 through which the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 passes is minimized.

As described above, in this embodiment, the driving gear 17
Contact part 31 formed in the following, and a driven body engaged with this contact part 31
The forward rotation restricting surface 32a and the reverse rotation restricting surface formed in the concave portion 27 of 16
By forming the rotation restricting means 30 for restricting the rotation of the driven gear 18 within the range of 0 to 180 degrees by 32b, the driven gear 18 is rotated by 180 degrees during normal rotation and reverse rotation of the motor 7, and the kneading ball is rotated. 5 can be displaced, and the motor 7 can be displaced.
The rotation radius R1 of the kneading balls 5 increases when the motor 7 rotates forward, and the rotation radius R2 of the kneading balls 5 decreases when the motor 7 rotates in the reverse direction. It can be eccentrically rotated while drawing circular orbits W1 and W2. Therefore, by switching the rotation of the motor 7 between the normal rotation and the reverse rotation, the circular orbits W1 and W2 of the eccentrically rotating kneading ball 5 can be changed so that the kneading ball 5 is displaced so as to draw a circular orbit at a desired part of the body. Yes, it can massage effectively.

FIGS. 7 to 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description will not be repeated. This embodiment is the same as the first embodiment except that the configuration of the rotation restricting means for restricting the rotation of the driven gear 18 in the eccentric distance switching means 15 is the same as that of the first embodiment. The configuration of the rotation restricting means 40 in the eccentric distance switching means 15 different from that described above will be described.

The rotation restricting means 40 of this embodiment includes a drive gear 17.
And abutment portions 41 and 42 projecting radially from a part of the outer periphery of driven gear 18. These contact parts 41, 42
The drive gear 17 and the driven gear 18 are formed to have substantially the same diameter as the diameter of the drive gear 17, and when the drive gear 17 rotates 180 degrees, the contact portions 41 and 42 of the drive gear 17 and the driven gear 18 come into contact with each other.

The operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described. When the operation switch (not shown) of the massage machine is turned to the normal rotation side, the motor 7 rotates forward with the respective contact portions 41 and 42 in contact with each other as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7B, the drive gear 17 rotates forward,
The driven gear 18 follows the drive gear 17 and rotates in the opposite direction.
Then, as shown in FIG. 7C, the driving gear 17 and the driven gear 18 are rotated by 180 degrees from the initial state, and the outer edge of the contact portion 41 formed on the driving gear 17 is formed on the driven gear 18. When the driven gear 18 comes into contact with the outer edge of the contact part 42, the rotation of the driven gear 18 is restricted, and the driving force of the motor 7 is transmitted to the driven body 16 via the driven gear 18. For this reason, the driven gear 18 revolves around the outside of the drive gear 17, and follows the driven gear 18 to follow the driven shaft 8 of the driven gear 18.
Is started to rotate forward with the driven gear 18.
At this time, since the positional relationship between the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 and the drive shaft 13 does not change, as shown in FIG. 8, the kneading ball 5 rotates with the largest rotation radius R1, and the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 The passing circular orbit W1 becomes the maximum.

On the other hand, when the operation switch (not shown) is switched to the reverse rotation side, the motor 7 rotates in the reverse direction, and the contact portions 41 and 42 formed on the drive gear 17 and the driven gear 18 are once separated from each other and again contact each other. The top 5a of the kneading ball 5 and the drive shaft 13 are closest to each other by rotating backward by 180 degrees until the portions 41 and 42 come into contact with each other, and the rotation of the driven gear 18 is regulated while maintaining this positional relationship. The gear 18 revolves around the outside of the drive gear 17 while maintaining the positional relationship between the top 5a of the kneading balls 5 and the drive shaft 13. Therefore,
As shown in FIG. 9, the kneading ball 5 has the smallest turning radius W.
2, the circular orbit W2 through which the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 passes is minimized.

As described above, in this embodiment, the driving gear 17
The rotation restricting means 40 is constituted by the contact portions 41 and 42 formed on the driven gear 18 and the contact portions 41 and 42 are brought into contact with each other when the motor 7 rotates forward and reverse, respectively. By allowing the driven gear 18 to rotate within the range of 0 to 180 degrees at the time and the reverse rotation, the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 with respect to the driven shaft 8 is displaced, and the top 5a of the kneading ball 5 and the drive shaft 13 are displaced. By regulating the rotation of the driven gear 18 and revolving around the outside of the drive gear 17 while maintaining the positional relationship, the rotation radius R1 of the kneading balls 5 is large when the motor 7 is rotating forward as in the first embodiment. On the contrary, when the motor 7 rotates in the reverse direction, the turning radius R2 of the kneading balls 5 becomes small, so that the kneading balls 5
1, W2 is drawn and rotated eccentrically, so that massage can be performed effectively.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the first embodiment, an example in which a contact portion is formed on the drive gear and the contact portion is brought into contact with a rotation restricting portion formed in a concave portion of the driven body as the rotation restricting means has been described. A contact portion may be formed on the gear side, and the contact portion may be brought into contact with a rotation restricting portion formed in a concave portion of the driven body to restrict rotation of the driven gear. In each of the above embodiments, an example was described in which the contact portion was formed on one or both of the drive gear and the driven gear. However, it is not always necessary to form the contact portion on the drive gear and the driven gear. A contact portion may be formed on the drive shaft or the driven shaft that rotates integrally with the driven gear, and the rotation of the contact portion may be restricted to restrict the rotation of the driven gear. The configuration of the rotation restricting means such as the shape of the rotation restricting portion and the mounting position may be appropriately selected. In addition, although the example in which the rotation of the motor is branched and transmitted to the drive shaft by the worm and the worm wheel is shown, a motor may be provided corresponding to each drive shaft, and each drive shaft may be directly rotated by the motor. Means for transmitting rotation and the basic structure of the massage machine such as the shape of the housing may be appropriately selected. Furthermore, although the eccentric cone type was shown as the shape of the kneading ball,
Various modifications are possible, such as a hemispherical member may be provided eccentrically. In each of the above embodiments, the drive shaft, the eccentric distance switching unit, and an example in which a pair of kneading balls are provided,
These may be applied to a rotary massage machine provided with two or more pairs.

[0024]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the housing of the massage machine, the forward and reverse rotatable electric motor provided in the housing, and the pair of motors rotating in opposite directions and symmetrically by the rotation of the electric motor. A drive shaft, a pair of kneading balls projecting to the outer upper portion of the housing and eccentrically rotating with respect to each of the drive shafts, and the respective kneading balls provided between the respective drive shafts and the respective kneading balls from the top of the respective kneading balls. Since the eccentric distance to the drive shaft is constituted by eccentric distance switching means for switching between the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the electric motor, the turning radius of the kneading balls can be varied during the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the electric motor, effectively. A rotary massage machine capable of massaging can be provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the rotary massage machine according to the first aspect, the eccentric distance switching means includes a driven body that is loosely fitted coaxially with the drive shaft;
A drive gear coaxially fixed to the drive shaft, a driven shaft rotatably mounted on the driven body within a predetermined angle range, and the kneading ball mounted with the top eccentrically attached thereto, and the driven shaft A driven gear that is coaxially fixed and rotates around the driven shaft while meshing with the drive gear, the drive shaft rotating in reverse by a predetermined angle and rotating the top of the kneading ball to change the eccentric distance. Since the switching mechanism rotates the driven body around the drive shaft, the present invention provides a rotary massage machine that can easily change the eccentric rotation radius of the kneading balls simply by switching from forward rotation to reverse rotation of the electric motor. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a massage machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation state of a driving gear and a driven gear at the time of forward rotation.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a circular orbit of a kneading ball during forward rotation of the above.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing operating states of a driving gear and a driven gear at the time of reverse rotation.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a circular trajectory of a kneading ball at the time of reverse rotation of the same.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing circular orbits of kneading balls at the time of forward rotation and at the time of reverse rotation.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an operation state of a driving gear and a driven gear during forward rotation according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a circular orbit of a kneading ball during forward rotation of the above.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a circular trajectory of a kneading ball at the time of reverse rotation of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 housing 5 kneading ball 5a top 7 motor (motor) 8 driven shaft 13 drive shaft 15 eccentric distance switching means 17 drive gear 18 driven gear 30, 40 rotation control means

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A housing for a massage machine, a forward / reverse motor provided in the housing, a pair of drive shafts rotating in opposite directions and symmetrically by the rotation of the motor, and an outer upper portion of the housing. The pair of kneading balls that protrude and rotate eccentrically with respect to each of the drive shafts, and the eccentric distance from the top of each kneading ball to each of the drive shafts provided between the respective drive shaft and each of the kneading balls are defined by the electric motor. A rotary massager comprising: an eccentric distance switching means for switching between forward rotation and reverse rotation. 2. The eccentric distance switching means includes: a driven member that is loosely fitted coaxially with the drive shaft; a drive gear that is coaxially fixed to the drive shaft; A driven shaft that is rotatably attached and the kneading ball is mounted with the top portion eccentrically attached thereto, and a driven gear that is coaxially fixed to the driven shaft and meshes with the drive gear and rotates about the driven shaft. Wherein the drive shaft is a switching mechanism for rotating the follower about the drive shaft after changing the eccentric distance by rotating the top portion of the kneading ball by rotating in reverse by a predetermined angle and changing the eccentric distance. Item 4. A rotary massage machine according to Item 1.