JP3302294B2 - Shiatsu substitute stimulator - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stimulating device for acupressure. When the human body suffers from tingling, neuralgia, stiff shoulders, low back pain and other modulations, the reaction mainly appears as pain in relevant areas of the human body surface. The pain may be felt directly or indirectly by pressing, but the part where the pain is felt is called a pain point.
The present invention relates to an acupressure substitute stimulator that affixes to the area where the above-mentioned pain points are continuous on the surface layer of the human body and stimulates the area to stimulate blood circulation, thereby relieving or eliminating the pain. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-28989 (Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 142138/1992 discloses FIG. 11 invented by the inventor.
There has been proposed an acupressure substitute stimulator as shown in FIG. This stimulator is formed of a synthetic resin, and has a height of 0.1 mm radially from the center on the surface of a thin, circular stimulus piece 1 having a diameter of about 5 mm.
A pulse-like projection 10 of about 5 mm is formed, and the smooth back surface of the stimulating piece 1 is attached to the center of a flat circular pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 coated with a pressure-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 is adhered to a predetermined release liner 3 at a constant interval, and the surface of the stimulus strip 1 is exposed from a window hole 30 formed in the release liner 3. When this stimulator is used by peeling off the adhesive sheet 2 from the peeling backing sheet 3 and sticking it to the skin surface in a state where the projections 10 are in contact with the skin, the adhesive sheet 2 presses the projections 10 of the stimulating piece 1 against the skin, The peripheral nerves of the superficial part of the human body in the relevant part are stimulated, and the dysfunction is corrected, so that the pain at the relevant part is also eliminated.

[0003] By the way, Ryumachi, neuralgia, stiff shoulders,
Back pain and other pain points on the surface of the human body due to modulation of the living body often appear densely in a relatively large area.
In such a case, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, it is necessary to apply several tens to several hundreds of the above-mentioned stimulators to the skin surface at small intervals, but as shown in FIG. There is a problem that it takes a very long time to attach a large number of pieces.

[0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the inventor of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 13, uses a large number of thin stimulus pieces 1 having projections 10 on the surface so that the projections 10 are on the front side. A stimulator that adheres to the tape-like adhesive sheet 2 at substantially uniform intervals is proposed. In the stimulator, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 is attached to the peeling backing sheet 3 in which the window 30 for exposure is formed so that the projection 10 of each stimulating piece 1 is exposed from the window 30.

When the adhesive sheet 2 is peeled off from the backing sheet 3 and applied to the skin, the stimulating device shown in FIG. 13 can fix many stimulating pieces 1 to the skin at a time as shown in FIG.
FIG. 14 shows that each of the adhesive sheets 2 is positioned so that the stimulus pieces 1 of adjacent pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets 2 are alternately positioned in order to fix the respective stimulus pieces 1 to the skin in a well-balanced manner at a uniform interval as much as possible and enhance the therapeutic effect. Partially overlapped and pasted.

[0006]

However, since the width of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 is constant, the stimulus pieces 1 of the adjacent pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets 2 are larger than the distance L1 between the stimulus pieces 1 adhered to the same pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2. There has been a problem that the distance L2 between them is widened and it becomes difficult to adhere the stimulus piece 1 to the skin surface in a well-balanced manner. When the width of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 is reduced to solve the above-described problem, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 is easily peeled off from the skin surface, or the pressing force of each stimulating piece 1 against the skin is weakened (the therapeutic effect is reduced). ). Also, widening the interval between the stimulus pieces 1 to be adhered to the adhesive sheet 2 in order to make the arrangement balance of the stimulus pieces 1 on the skin surface uniform also reduces the therapeutic effect.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a stimulator in which a plurality of stimulus pieces are adhered to an adhesive sheet as described above, in which the adhesive sheet is peeled off from the skin surface or the force of pressing each stimulus piece against the skin is reduced. In addition, the distance between the stimulus pieces does not increase, and furthermore, the distance between the stimulus pieces on the adjacent adhesive sheet and the distance between the stimulus pieces on the same adhesive sheet are more equal on the skin. An object of the present invention is to provide a shiatsu substitute stimulator that can be attached.

[0008]

The acupressure substitute stimulator according to the present invention is configured as follows to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, the acupressure substitute stimulator according to claim 1 adheres the back surfaces of a plurality of thin stimulus pieces 1 having appropriately planar projections 10 to the one adhesive sheet 2 at substantially uniform intervals, On the outer peripheral contour of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2,
It is characterized in that a constricted portion 20 is formed toward an intermediate portion between the stimulus pieces 1 and 1 adjacent to the outer peripheral contour portion. The acupressure substitute stimulator according to a second aspect is the acupressure substitute stimulator according to the first aspect, wherein at least a part of each of the adjacent stimulus pieces 1 is connected via a connection piece 11 having flexibility or flexibility. It is characterized by being continuous.

When the stimulating piece 1 is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin, and the stimulating piece 1 has a circular planar shape,
Is preferably designed to have a diameter of about 3 to 8 mm. Also,
The thickness of the stimulating piece 10 (the thickness of the portion excluding the protrusion 10) is preferably 0.5 to 1.0 mm, and the height of the highest portion of the protrusion 10 is preferably designed to be about 0.5 to 0.7 mm. . These dimensions and shapes are appropriately selected depending on the degree of stimulation to be applied to the surface layer of the human body by the stimulator.
The connecting piece 11 in the stimulating device according to claim 2 includes a small and short band-shaped member having flexibility or flexibility, a string-shaped member, or a thread-shaped member.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of an acupressure substitute stimulator according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. First Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 3 show a shiatsu substitute stimulator according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view along the arrow AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged plan view in a state where the acupressure substitute stimulator of FIG. 1 is attached to the skin surface.

Each of the thin stimulus pieces 1 is formed of a hard or semi-hard synthetic resin into a flat circular shape, and on its surface are formed parallel three-striped projections 10.
As shown in FIG. 2, the protrusions 10 on both sides except for 0 have lower end portions and a lower center portion, and have a slightly arcuate side surface shape. The ridge of each protrusion 10 has an arc-shaped cross section, and both surfaces of each protrusion 10 are steeply inclined so as to become gradually thinner from the base toward the ridge.

The smooth back surface of each stimulating strip 1 is adhered to the center of the belt-shaped adhesive sheet 2 in a line at substantially uniform intervals along the length direction. This pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 is obtained by applying a pressure-sensitive pressure-sensitive adhesive to one surface of a cloth-like sheet made of a soft synthetic resin, and has an outer peripheral portion facing an intermediate portion between the adjacent stimulus pieces 1 and 1. A constricted portion 20 is formed. For example, small holes (not shown) can be formed in the adhesive sheet 2 to improve air permeability.

The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 has a peeling backing sheet 3 in which a window 30 for exposure is formed in a portion corresponding to each of the stimulating pieces 1.
And the stimulus strip 1 is exposed from each of the window holes 30. In this embodiment, a plurality of adhesive sheets 2 on which each stimulus piece 1 is adhesively held are stuck on one peeling mount 3 so as to be arranged in parallel.

In order to manufacture the acupressure substitute stimulating device of this embodiment, the stimulating piece 1 is manufactured by injection molding. On the other hand, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 having the release sheet 3 adhered to the adhesive surface is cut into a predetermined shape, and a window hole 30 is punched into the release sheet 3. Then, the back surface of each stimulus piece 1 is adhered to the adhesive surface of the adhesive sheet 2 exposed from each window hole 30. In addition,
The cutting of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 and the processing of the window holes 30 in the release liner 3 may be performed simultaneously or separately.

The above-mentioned stimulating device for acupressure substitutes each adhesive sheet 2
Is peeled off from the release liner 3, and as shown in FIG. 3, the adhesive sheets 2 are adhered so that the respective adhesive sheets 2 partially overlap the skin surface so that the stimulating pieces 1 of the adjacent adhesive sheets 2 are alternately positioned. use. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 is preferably applied in a state where wrinkles on the skin surface are stretched. In this state of use, the surface of the stimulating strip 1 is pressed against the skin surface by the adhesive sheet 2 and the projections 10 on the surface penetrate into the surface layer of the human body. Thereby, the correction of the modulation of the living body is promoted, and the pain is also eliminated.

According to the stimulating device of the first embodiment, each stimulating piece 1 adjacent to the outer peripheral contour of the adhesive sheet 2
Since the constricted portions 20 are formed so as to be depressed toward the middle part of each other, each stimulating piece 1 of the next adhesive sheet 2 is placed on each constricted portion 20 of the adhesive sheet 2 pasted on the skin. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 can be stuck to the skin in a partially inserted state. Therefore, the distance L1 between the stimulus pieces 1 adhered to the same pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 and the distance L2 between the stimulus pieces 1 of the adjacent pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 hardly differ from each other, that is, the distance between the stimulus pieces 1 Can be applied to the skin in a well-balanced manner with a smaller interval between them. Therefore, the therapeutic effect is further improved. When the number of the stimulus pieces 1 adhered to the adhesive sheet 2 is too large for the skin surface to be attached, the desired number of the stimulus pieces 1 is Can be used separately.

Second Embodiment FIG. 4 is a partially broken plan view of a stimulating device for acupressure substitute according to a second embodiment. Projection 10 of each stimulus piece 1 in this embodiment
Are pulsating projections radially formed at equal angular intervals of 120 degrees from the center of the stimulating piece 1, and the height from the base to the top of each projection 10 is substantially uniform. The back surface of each stimulus piece 1 is adhered in two rows at substantially equal intervals so as to be alternately arranged on the band-shaped adhesive sheet 2. A constricted portion 20 is formed on the outer peripheral contour of each pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 so as to be recessed toward an intermediate portion between the stimulus pieces 1 adjacent to the outer peripheral contour. A plurality of pressure-sensitive adhesive sheets 2 are stuck on one peeling backing 3 in parallel, and the stimulus pieces 1 of each pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 correspond to window holes 3 of the peeling backing 3.
It is exposed from 0. In the acupressure substitute stimulating device of this embodiment, since the stimulating pieces 2 are adhered to the single adhesive sheet 2 in two rows, it can be more efficiently and quickly applied when applied to a wide area of the skin. Other configurations, operations, and effects of the stimulator according to this embodiment are substantially the same as those of the stimulator according to the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

Third Embodiment FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway plan view of the stimulator of the third embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a partial plan view of the stimulator of FIG. 5 in use. On the surface of the circular stimulating piece 1 in this embodiment, tristriated projections 10 are formed, and the projections on both sides except for the central striped projection of the projections 10 are interrupted at the center. I have.
In this embodiment, seven stimulus pieces 1 are adhered to one adhesive sheet 2 so as to be concentrated at substantially uniform intervals, and the arrangement is such that three stimulus pieces 1 are arranged in the center in the lateral direction. The two stimulus pieces 1 are positioned in the horizontal direction to the upper and lower positions, and the stimulus pieces 1 in each row are arranged so as to be alternately positioned. A constricted portion 20 is formed in the outer peripheral contour of each adhesive sheet 2 so as to be recessed toward an intermediate portion between the respective stimulus pieces 1 adjacent to the outer peripheral contour. Adhesive sheet 2
Are affixed side by side to a single release liner 3, and the stimulus pieces 1 of each adhesive sheet 2 are exposed from a window 30 formed in the release liner 3.

The acupressure substitute stimulator of this embodiment is attached to a wide area of the skin as shown in FIG. At this time, in a state where the stimulating piece 1 of the next pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 partially enters the constricted portion 20 of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 already applied, the outer circumference of the next pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 is moved to the outer circumference of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 previously applied. By sticking the parts so as to overlap each other, the interval between the respective stimulus pieces 1 becomes smaller, and the sticking can be made in a well-balanced manner so that the intervals become more uniform. Other configurations, operations, and effects of the acupressure substitute stimulating device of this embodiment are substantially the same as those of the stimulating device of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof will be omitted.

Fourth Embodiment FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway plan view of an acupressure substitute stimulating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the acupressure substitute stimulator of FIG. FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view along the arrow BB of FIG. In the acupressure substitute stimulating device of this embodiment, triskelous projections 10 substantially similar to those of the first embodiment are formed on the surface of each stimulating piece 1, and nine stimulating pieces 1 having such a configuration can be used. Connecting piece 11 having flexibility or flexibility
Are continuously arranged in a line at substantially equal intervals. Each stimulating piece 1 and each connecting piece 11 are integrally injection-molded with a semi-rigid synthetic resin, and the portion of each connecting piece 11 is formed narrower and thinner than the stimulating piece 1. A large number of the continuous stimulating pieces 1 are adhered to the adhesive surface of the belt-shaped adhesive sheet 2 in a state where the protrusions 10 appear on the surface. A constricted portion 20 is formed in advance on the outer peripheral contour of the adhesive sheet 2 at a position substantially similar to that of the stimulator of the first embodiment. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 of each stimulator configured as described above is stuck on one peeling backing sheet 3 so as to be parallel at a predetermined interval as shown in FIG. Each of the stimulating pieces 1 including the connecting pieces 11 is provided with a window 30 formed in advance on the peeling backing 3.
It is exposed from.

The acupressure substitute stimulating device according to the fourth embodiment comprises a connecting piece 11 in which a plurality of stimulating pieces 1 are flexible or flexible.
When sticking the back surface of the continuous stimulus piece 1 to the adhesive surface of the adhesive sheet 2 exposed from the window hole 30 of the peeling backing material 3, it is very efficient to adhere Can be. Since the connecting piece 11 between the stimulating pieces 1 has flexibility or bendability, even if the stimulator is attached to the skin surface forming a circular or curved surface, The stimulus strip 1 follows the skin surface well. When the number of the stimulating pieces 1 connected via the connecting pieces 11 of the stimulating tool is too large for the skin surface to be pasted, the stimulating piece 1 is adhered to one adhesive sheet 2. An appropriate number of stimulating pieces 1 can be separated from the connecting piece 11 with scissors and used. Other configurations, operations, and effects of the acupressure substitute stimulator of this embodiment are almost the same as those of the stimulator of the first embodiment, and therefore, description thereof will be omitted. In the fourth embodiment, each connecting piece 11 is formed of a semi-rigid synthetic resin together with each stimulating piece 1 so that each connecting piece 1
By shaping the part of 1 with the stimulus piece 1 thinly,
Although the connecting piece 11 has flexibility or bendability, a plurality of small grooves are formed in each connecting piece 11 in parallel along the width direction, so that flexibility or bendability is improved. It can also be provided. As in the stimulating device of this embodiment, a configuration in which adjacent stimulating pieces 1 are connected to each other via the connecting piece 1 can be applied to the stimulating devices of the second and third embodiments.

Fifth Embodiment FIG. 10 is a plan view showing an acupressure substitute stimulator according to a fifth embodiment. In the stimulating device of this embodiment, each constricted portion 20 in the outer peripheral contour portion of the adhesive sheet 2 is formed in a gentle V-shape when viewed from the side of the stimulating piece 1, not in an arc shape, and is adjacent to each stimulating piece 1. The outer contour (bulge) is formed in a gentle inverted V-shape. Also in the stimulating device of this embodiment, when affixing to the skin, the stimulating piece 1 of the adhesive sheet 2 to be affixed next is stuck into the portion of the constricted portion 20 of the adhesive sheet 2 affixed before, so that It can be used so that the spacing between the stimulating pieces 1 is smaller and more uniform. Other configurations and actions of the acupressure substitute stimulator of this embodiment,
Since the effect is almost the same as the stimulator of the first embodiment,
Their description is omitted. It should be noted that forming the constricted portion 20 in the outer peripheral contour of the adhesive sheet 2 as in this embodiment can be similarly performed in the second embodiment and other forms.

Other embodiments. In the present invention, the arrangement of the plurality of stimulus pieces 1 is not limited to the one exemplified in each of the above-described embodiments, and may be arranged in various layouts as long as the intervals between the respective stimulus pieces 1 are substantially uniform. It is desirable that the planar shape of the stimulating piece 1 be circular, but a planar shape other than a circular shape may be used as long as the stimulating projections 10 are formed on the surface. Further, the size of the stimulus strip 1 can be variously selected according to the skin area to be used.

[0024]

The acupressure substitute stimulator according to the present invention has the following effects. According to the acupressure substitute stimulator according to the first aspect, the constricted portion 20 is formed on the outer peripheral contour of the adhesive sheet 2 so as to be recessed toward the intermediate portion between the respective stimulation pieces 1 adjacent to the contour. Therefore, by sticking the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 to the skin in a state where the respective stimulating pieces 1 of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 to be pasted next partially enter each constricted portion 20 of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 2 already pasted to the skin, The stimulus pieces 1 can be stuck in a well-balanced manner so that the distance between the stimulus pieces 1 becomes smaller and they become more uniform. Therefore, the therapeutic effect is further improved. When the number of the stimulus pieces 1 adhered to the adhesive sheet 2 is too large for the skin surface to be attached, the desired number of the stimulus pieces 1 is Can be used separately. Furthermore, since a plurality of stimulus pieces 1 are adhered to one adhesive sheet 2, when a large number of stimulus pieces 1 are used over a wide area of the skin, they can be efficiently and quickly stuck.

According to the acupressure substitute stimulating device of the second aspect, since the plurality of stimulating pieces 1 are connected to each other by the connecting piece 11 having flexibility or flexibility, the stimulating pieces 1 connected in this manner are connected. Can be very efficiently adhered to the adhesive surface of the adhesive sheet 2 which is exposed from the window hole 30 of the peeling mount 3. Since the connecting piece 11 between the stimulating pieces 1 has flexibility or flexibility, even when the connecting piece 11 is attached to the skin surface forming a curved surface or a curved surface, each stimulating piece 1 is not Follows skin well. When the number of the stimulating pieces 1 connected via the connecting pieces 11 of the stimulating tool is too large for the skin surface to be pasted, the stimulating piece 1 is adhered to one adhesive sheet 2. A desired number of stimulating pieces 1 can be used by cutting an appropriate number of stimulating pieces 1 from the connecting piece 11 with scissors or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially broken plan view showing a first embodiment of an acupressure substitute stimulator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged sectional view taken along an arrow AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged plan view showing a state in which the acupressure substitute stimulator of FIG. 1 is attached to a skin surface.

FIG. 4 is a partially broken plan view showing a second embodiment of the acupressure substitute stimulator according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially broken plan view showing a third embodiment of the acupressure substitute stimulator according to the present invention.

6 is a partial plan view of the use state of the stimulator of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a partially broken plan view showing a fourth embodiment of the acupressure substitute stimulator according to the present invention.

8 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the acupressure substitute stimulator of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along arrow BB in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a fifth embodiment of the acupressure substitute stimulator according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a partially broken plan view showing an example of a conventional acupressure substitute stimulator.

FIG. 12 is a partial back view of the state in which the stimulator of FIG. 11 is attached to the skin surface.

FIG. 13 is a partially broken plan view showing another example of the conventional acupressure substitute stimulator.

FIG. 14 is a partially enlarged plan view showing a state where the stimulator of FIG. 13 is attached to a skin surface.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Stimulus piece 10 Projection 11 Connecting piece 2 Adhesive sheet 20 Neck part 3 Peeling backing 30 Window hole

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A back surface of a plurality of thin stimulus pieces 1 having appropriately planar projections 10 on the surface thereof is adhered to a single adhesive sheet 2 at substantially uniform intervals. Is a stimulating device for acupressure, characterized in that a constricted portion 20 is formed which is recessed toward an intermediate portion between the stimulating pieces 1 and 1 adjacent to the outer peripheral contour portion. 2. The acupressure substitute stimulus according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of each of the adjacent stimulus pieces 1 is connected via a flexible or flexible connecting piece 11. Utensils.