JP3476733B2 - Self-excited vibration massage system - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a self-excited vibration type massage system adapted to vibrate a human body at the resonance frequency of the body part. The self-excited vibrating massage system of the present invention realizes a vibrating massager which can bring about a selective effect on a necessary human body part with a minimum vibration energy by vibrating only the human body part to be vibrated. Is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vibratory massager has been widely used for slimming beauty, stiff shoulders, recovery from fatigue and the like. In addition, a vibrating massage such as a jacuzzi is also performed to obtain the same effect while taking a bath. Originally, the vibration massage uses a wide-band noise-like vibration represented by a jacuzzi and an impulse-like vibration represented by a hit, because a means for applying vibration is required, although a regional vibration therapy is sufficient. These broadband noise-like vibrations and impulse-like vibrations are too weak as energy for vibrating a necessary part of the body, and it is difficult to obtain a sufficient effect. In addition, a large amount of energy is required to generate sufficient vibration, and as a result of vibrating the whole body and unnecessary parts strongly, negative effects such as side effects also appear.

[0003]

For this reason, it is possible to vibrate only the part of the human body to be vibrated, and it is possible to bring about a selective effect on a necessary part of the human body with the minimum vibration energy. Realization is required. Further, there is a demand for realization of a vibration massage that can always apply the vibration having the maximum effect even when the posture of the human body changes or the contact state with the vibration device changes.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a vibrating device including a drive amplifier for vibrating the whole body or a part of the body, and a vibration waveform detecting device fixed to the body by sticking, winding or the like. A sensor or a movable part for a sensor that can detect a vibration waveform by spatial coupling such as light, magnetism, and charge change, and a sensor signal is positively fed back to a driving amplifier of a vibration device to automatically oscillate, and a human body part to which the sensor is fixed By realizing a self-excited vibrating massage system that automatically vibrates at the resonance frequency, the problems of the conventional vibrating massage are solved.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a self-excited vibration circuit including a drive amplifier of a self-excited vibration type massage system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a part of a body, which is a target portion to which vibration of a vibration massage is applied.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a vibration waveform detection unit, which is attached to a part of the body or a detection movable portion of the vibration waveform detection sensor that can detect the vibration waveform by spatial coupling such as light, magnetism, and charge change, and is fixed by wrapping or the like. ing. Reference numeral 3 is a preamplifier that amplifies the output of the vibration waveform detector 2. Reference numeral 4 is an AGC circuit for controlling the level of the output signal of the preamplifier 3 to be constant. 5
Is a vibration intensity adjustment circuit that sets the vibration intensity of the vibration massage. A power amplifier 6 amplifies the output of the vibration intensity adjusting circuit 5. Reference numeral 7 is a vibrator which is driven by the power amplifier 6 and applies vibration to the whole body or a part 1 of the body.

The operation of the self-excited vibrating circuit of the self-excited vibrating massage system configured as described above will be described below. The self-excited oscillation circuit of FIG. 1 is configured as a positive feedback loop circuit, and self-excited oscillation is performed by the following operation. The vibration of the whole body or the part 1 of the body to which the vibration is applied by the vibrator 7 is detected by the vibration waveform detection unit 2 which is fixed to the part 1 of the body by being attached or wound.

The detection output of the vibration waveform detecting section 2 is amplified by a preamplifier 3 which amplifies it, and the AGC circuit 4 controls the level of its output signal to be constant, and a vibration intensity adjusting circuit 5 is provided.
Added to. The vibration intensity adjusting circuit 5 sets the output level of the vibration intensity adjusting circuit 5 so that the vibration intensity of the vibrating massage reaches a preset intensity. The output of the vibration intensity adjusting circuit 5 whose output has been set is amplified by the power amplifier 6 and added to the vibrator 7. In this way, the vibration signal of the human body detected by the vibration waveform detection unit 2 is positively fed back to the power amplifier 6 to drive the vibrator 7 to automatically oscillate. The vibrator 7 vibrates at the vibration intensity set by the vibration intensity adjusting circuit 5 and vibrates the whole body or a part of the body 1.
Add vibration to. The vibration frequency of the vibration exciter 7 is self-excited vibration that is excited at the resonance frequency of the human body part.

The resonance frequency of the self-excited vibration differs depending on the human body part, and is several Hz in the abdomen and chest (female), several tens Hz in the limbs and hundreds of tens Hz in the local area such as stiff shoulder. still,
When used in a bath when taking a bath, the vibration frequency becomes lower than the above value because the liquid is added as an additional mass. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a dynamic vibrator used in the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 is a yoke of the vibrator. Reference numeral 22 is a magnet coupled to the yoke 21. Reference numeral 23 is a plate connected to the magnet 22. A magnetic circuit is formed by the yoke 21, the magnet 22, and the plate 23. Reference numeral 24 is a coil bobbin movably arranged in a magnetic circuit formed by the yoke 21, the magnet 22 and the plate 23, and 25 is a coil wound around the coil bobbin 24. Reference numerals 26 and 27 denote leaf springs that movably support the coil bobbin 24 in the magnetic circuit formed by the yoke 21, the magnet 22, and the putt 23. 28 is a coil bobbin 24
It is a vibrating part attached to the end of the.

The operation of the dynamic vibrator constructed as above will be described below. The power of the self-excited vibration circuit of the self-excited vibration massage system of FIG. 1 is applied to the wound coil 25 of the coil bobbin 24 that is movably arranged in the magnetic circuit formed by the yoke 21, the magnet 22, and the plate 23. When the output current of the amplifier 6 is passed, the coil bobbin 24 vibrates at the frequency of the output current of the power amplifier 6 due to the electromagnetic action of the coil 25 and the magnetic circuit. Since the vibrating portion 28 is attached to the end portion of the coil bobbin 24, the vibrating portion 28 vibrates together with the coil bobbin 24 to apply vibration to the vibration target site 1 of the entire body or a part of the body. The vibration intensity of the vibrating section 28 is the intensity set by the vibration intensity adjusting circuit 5 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the construction of an embodiment of a vibrator using an eccentric motor used in the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention. In FIG. 3, 31 and 32 are legs of the vibrator. 33 is a vibrating column. Reference numerals 34 and 35 are leaf springs that movably support the vibrating column 33. Reference numeral 36 is a vibrating section attached to the end of the vibrating column 33. Reference numeral 37 is an eccentric rotor attached to the vibrating column 33. Reference numeral 38 is a motor for rotating the eccentric rotor 37. Eccentric rotor 3
An eccentric motor is constituted by 7 and the motor 38.

The operation of the vibration exciter using the eccentric motor thus constructed will be described below. When the output current of the power amplifier 6 of the self-excited vibration circuit of the self-excited vibration type massage system of FIG. 1 is supplied to the motor 38 of the eccentric motor,
Since the motor 38 rotates at the frequency of the output current of the power amplifier 6 and rotates the eccentric rotor 37, the eccentric rotor 37 vibrates the vibrating column 33 at the frequency of the output current of the power amplifier 6.
Since the vibrating portion 36 is attached to the end of the vibrating column 33, the vibrating portion 36 vibrates together and vibrates the entire body or a part 1 of the body to be vibrated. Vibration part 36
The vibration intensity of is the intensity set by the vibration intensity adjusting circuit 5 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the configuration of an embodiment of a bath-type vibrator used in the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 41 is a holding portion of the bathtub type vibrator. Reference numeral 42 is a wall of the bathtub to which the bathtub type vibrator 41 is attached. Reference numeral 43 is a vibrating column of the bathtub type vibrator.
Reference numerals 44 and 45 are flat plate springs that movably support the vibrating column 43. Reference numeral 46 is a vibrating section attached to the end of the vibrating column 43. The holding part 41 of the bathtub type vibrator is attached to the outside of the opening part of the wall of the bathtub, and the opening part of the wall of the bathtub 42 is the vibrating part 4.
6 and the flat spring 45 movably contact the liquid in the bathtub, and the liquid in the bathtub does not leak out of the bath. Reference numeral 47 is an eccentric rotor attached to the vibrating column 43. A motor 48 rotates the eccentric rotor 47. The eccentric rotor 47 and the motor 48 constitute an eccentric motor.

The operation of the bathtub type vibrator having the above-described structure will be described below. Eccentric motor motor 48
When the output current of the power amplifier 6 of the self-excited vibration circuit of the self-excited vibration type massage system of FIG.
Rotates at the frequency of the output current of the power amplifier 6 and rotates the eccentric rotor 47, so that the eccentric rotor 47 vibrates the vibrating column 43 at the frequency of the output current of the power amplifier 6. Since the vibrating section 46 is attached to the end of the vibrating column 43, the vibrating section 46 vibrates together with the vibrating column 43 to add vibration to the liquid in the bath. Since the vibrating section 46 is in movably contact with the liquid in the bathtub, the liquid in the bathtub vibrates together with the vibrating section 46 and vibrates the entire body to bring about a selective effect on the vibrating target site 1. The vibration intensity of the vibrating section 46 is the intensity set by the vibration intensity adjusting circuit 5 in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the use state of the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention. The example of FIG. 5 shows an example in which a leg of a human body is massaged by using the vibrator with the eccentric motor shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 50 indicates a person who is performing massage, and 51 indicates a leg of the person who is performing massage. Reference numeral 60 is a chair on which a person who is doing a massage sits. Reference numeral 30 denotes a vibration exciter using an eccentric motor having the configuration shown in FIG. 3, and 30A is a vibration waveform detection unit thereof.

The person 50 doing the massage has a chair 6
The leg portion 51 is straightened by sitting at 0, the foot portion is placed on the vibrating portion of the vibrator 30, and the vibration waveform detecting portion 30A is attached to the leg portion 51 and fixed by wrapping or the like. Since the sensor signal of the vibration waveform detection unit 30A is positively fed back to the power amplifier 6 shown in FIG. 1 to automatically oscillate, the leg portion 51 of the human body is automatically vibrated by the vibration unit of the vibration exciter 30. The massage is performed by vibrating at the resonance frequency of the leg portion 51 of the human body with the sensor fixed.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the use state of the bathing type of the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention. The example of FIG. 6 shows an example in which the bathtub-type vibrator shown in FIG. 4 is used to perform a massage when taking a bath. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 50 indicates a person who is performing massage, and 51 indicates a leg of the person who is performing massage. 70 is a bathtub. Reference numeral 40 is a bath-type vibrator having a configuration as shown in FIG. 4, and 40A is its vibration waveform detection unit.

A person 50 who is doing a massage sits in a bathtub and affixes the vibration waveform detector 40A to the leg 51 and fixes it by wrapping or the like. Since the sensor signal of the vibration waveform detecting unit 40A is positively fed back to the power amplifier 6 shown in FIG. 1 to automatically oscillate, the vibrating unit of the bathtub type vibrator 40 automatically causes the water in the bathtub 70 to vibrate. Since the human body part to which the sensor of 40A is fixed is vibrated at the resonance frequency in the bathtub, the person 50 in the bathtub is effectively massaged at the vibration target part.

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining another usage state of the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention. Figure 7
The example of (1) shows an example in which the arm part of the human body is massaged using a spatially coupled vibration exciter. The spatially coupled exciter uses a magnetic body for the vibrating section of the exciter shown in FIG. 2 or 3, and a magnet or the like is fixed to the human body and this is applied by electromagnetic action with the vibrating section of the exciter. Instead of directly vibrating the human body by vibrating the vibrating section of the exciter, the human body is massaged by spatial coupling. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 50 denotes a person who is performing massage, and 52
Indicates the arm of the person doing the massage. 20 is shown in FIG.
20A is a sensor of the vibration waveform detecting section. 80 is a movable magnet.

Arm 52 of person 50 doing the massage
A movable magnet 80 is attached to, and fixed by, for example, winding. Further, the sensor of the vibration waveform detecting unit 20A is attached to the arm 52 and fixed by wrapping or the like. Since the sensor signal of the vibration waveform detection unit 20A is positively fed back to the power amplifier 6 shown in FIG. 1 to automatically oscillate, the movable magnet 80 attached to the arm 52 of the human body is spatially coupled to the vibration unit of the vibration exciter 20. The vibration is automatically applied at the resonance frequency of the arm 52 of the human body to which the sensor of the vibration waveform detecting unit 20A is fixed, and massage is performed.

[0020] The sensor of the vibration waveform detector for use in an oscillating massage system of the present invention, not only a sensor for directly detecting the vibration waveform, light, magnetism, the vibration waveform by the spatial coupling, such as charge change It is also possible to use a sensor capable of detecting In addition, as a further development of the self-excited vibration type massage system described above,
A movable part for detection of a sensor capable of detecting a vibration waveform by spatial coupling of light, magnetism, change in electric charge, etc., and an exciting element by magnetic coupling such as a coil, a magnet, and a soft magnetic material are attached to a part of the body, By virtue of vibrating only the part of the human body that is desired to be vibrated while being fixed by wrapping, etc., it is possible to realize a vibration massage that can bring a selective effect to the necessary part of the human body with the minimum vibration energy.

[0021]

As is apparent from the above description, the self-excited vibrating massage system of the present invention includes a vibrating device including a drive amplifier capable of vibrating the whole body or a part of the body, and a body part. A vibration waveform detection sensor with a movable detection part attached and fixed by winding, or a sensor that can detect a vibration waveform by spatial coupling of light, magnetism, charge changes, etc., and the sensor signal is positively fed back to the drive amplifier to automatically oscillate. Then, by automatically vibrating at the resonance frequency of the human body part where the sensor is fixed, it is possible to vibrate at the resonance frequency of the human body part, and with a minimum vibration energy a selective effect on the necessary part of the human body. Can bring.

Further, in the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention, by setting the sensor sensitivity for detecting the vibration waveform in the direction of the human body to be vibrated, the resonance frequency in the direction to be vibrated is automatically adjusted and changed. It can produce an effect. Furthermore, to realize a self-excited vibrating massage system that can automatically apply the vibration with the maximum effect by automatically adjusting the resonance frequency even if the posture of the human body changes or the contact state with the vibrating device changes. Can be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a self-excited vibration circuit including a drive amplifier of a self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a dynamic vibrator used in the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a vibrator using an eccentric motor used in the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a bathtub type vibrator used in the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a state of use of the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention, in which a leg of a human body is massaged by using the vibrator with the eccentric motor shown in FIG. This is an example.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the use state of the bathing type of the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention, in which the bathtub type vibration exciter shown in FIG. 4 is used to perform the massage at the time of bathing. This is an example.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a state of use of the self-excited vibration type massage system of the present invention, showing an example of massaging a human arm using a spatially coupled vibration exciter. It is a thing.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... A part of a body which is a vibration target part of a vibration type massage, 2 ... Vibration waveform detection part, 3 ... Preamplifier which amplifies the output of the vibration waveform detection part 2, 4 ... Front AGC for controlling the level of the output signal of the local amplifier 3 to be constant
Circuit, 5 ... Vibration intensity adjusting circuit, 6 ... Power amplifier for amplifying output of vibration intensity adjusting circuit 5, 7
... Vibrator which is driven by the power amplifier 6 and applies vibration to the whole body or a part 1 of the body, 21 ... Yoke of the exciter, 22 ... Magnet connected to the yoke 21,
23 ... a plate connected to the magnet 22, 24 ...
A coil bobbin movably arranged in a magnetic circuit formed by the yoke 21, the magnet 22 and the plate 23,
25 ... A coil wound around the coil bobbin 24,
26, 27 ... A leaf spring for movably supporting the coil bobbin 24 in a magnetic circuit formed by the yoke 21, the magnet 22, and the plate 23, 28.
A vibrating part attached to the end of the coil bobbin 24, 3
1, 32 ... Exciter legs, 33 ... Vibration column, 34, 35 ... Leaf spring movably supporting the vibration column 33, 36 ... Attached to the end of the vibration column 33 The eccentric rotor mounted on the vibrating column 33, 38 ... the motor for rotating the eccentric rotor 37, 41 ... the holding part of the bath-type exciter,
42 ... Wall of bathtub to which 14 of bathtub-type exciter is attached, 43 ... Vibration column, 44, 45 ...
..Leaf springs that movably support the vibrating column 43, 46
... Vibration section attached to the end of the vibrating column 33,
47 ... Eccentric rotor, 48 ... Motor, 5
0 ... People doing massage, 51 ...
Massager's leg, 52 ... Massager's arm, 60 ... Massager chair, 70 ... Bathtub, 80 ... Movable magnet

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vibrating device including a driving amplifier for vibrating the whole body or a part of the body, and a vibration waveform detecting sensor fixed to the body by affixing it to the body or winding it, or changing light, magnetism, or charge. more becomes a vibration waveform detectable sensor movable part by the spatial coupling, such as a sensor signal by automatically oscillated is positively fed back to the driving amplifier of the vibration device, the resonance frequency of the fixed body part of the movable portion for the sensor or sensors Automatically vibrates, and the contact state with the vibrating device changes even if the posture of the human body changes.
Even if the resonance frequency is automatically adjusted, a self-excited vibration type massage system. 2. A vibrating device including a drive amplifier for generating vibration in a bath, and a vibration waveform detection sensor fixed to a part of the body by winding or the like, or a space for light, magnetism, charge change, etc. It is more compatible with the moving parts for sensors that can detect vibration waveforms by coupling.
The sensor signal is positively fed back to the drive amplifier of the vibration device to automatically oscillate, and is automatically excited at the resonance frequency of the human body part where the sensor or the movable part for the sensor is fixed, and even if the posture of the human body changes. , The contact state with the vibration device changes
Even if the resonance frequency is automatically adjusted, a self-excited vibration type massage system. 3. The self-excited vibration type massage system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a sensor for detecting a vibration waveform or a movable part for a sensor capable of detecting a vibration waveform by spatial coupling of light, magnetism, charge change, etc. The detector and the exciting element by magnetic coupling such as coil, magnet, soft magnetic material, etc. are attached to a part of the body and fixed by wrapping etc., and the sensor signal is positively fed back to the drive amplifier of the vibration device and automatically. Oscillate and automatically vibrate at the resonant frequency of the human body part where the sensor is fixed , and the contact state with the vibrating device changes even if the posture of the human body changes
Even if the resonance frequency is automatically adjusted, a self-excited vibration type massage system.