JP3718047B2 - Chair type air massage machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a chair-type air massage machine that massages by compressing and relaxing the back and the like with a treatment bag that is incorporated in a backrest and expands and contracts according to supply and exhaust of compressed air.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In order to massage the back muscles of the user's back leaning on the backrest, the chair type air massage machine incorporates a back muscle treatment bag in the backrest corresponding to the user's back muscle part. is there. Conventionally, the treatment bag for the back muscle part is constituted by a single bag body extending along the longitudinal direction of the backrest, in other words, along the back muscle part.
[0003]
When compressed air is supplied from the air supply / exhaust device to this single back muscle treatment bag, the back muscle treatment bag expands and presses to push the entire back muscle of the user forward, In addition, as the air in the back muscle treatment bag is exhausted thereafter, the back muscle treatment bag body contracts to relax the user's back muscle. Therefore, the back muscle part can be air massaged with the repetition of such expansion and contraction.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the structure in which the back muscle part is massaged with a single back muscle treatment bag as described above, the entire back muscle part can always be massaged at the same time, so the specific part desired by the user in the back muscle part is point-like. There is a problem that you cannot choose to massage. In addition, since the entire back muscle part is massaged at the same time, there is a tendency that the pressure on the back muscle part is too strong, and it is impossible to massage the back muscle part in order along the back muscle direction with human hands. There is a need for improved usability.
[0005]
Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is that a specific portion of the back muscle part can be massaged in a point manner as needed, and a massage with proper back muscle stretching can be performed without giving an excessive pressure to the user. It is to obtain a chair type air massage machine.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention presupposes a chair-type air massage machine that massages a treatment bag incorporated in a backrest of a chair body by supplying and exhausting compressed air with an air supply / exhaust device to expand and contract the treatment bag. To do.
[0008]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 1 is to expand and contract the treatment bag by supplying and exhausting compressed air to and from the treatment bag incorporated in the backrest of the chair body by an air supply / exhaust device. In the chair type air massage machine that lets you massage,
A plurality of back bag treatment bags in which compressed air is independently supplied and exhausted by the air supply / exhaust device at the center position in the width direction of the back support corresponding to the back of the user leaning against the backrest. Are arranged in a line along the back muscle part, and other treatment bags are arranged on both sides of the treatment bag for the back muscle part,
A first mode in which the air supply / exhaust device simultaneously inflates / shrinks the plurality of back muscle treatment bags, and only inflates / shrinks the back muscle treatment bags at the designated locations in the plurality of back muscle treatment bags. second mode causes, and has a third mode in which supply and exhaust the compressed air in the order according to their arrangement direction with respect to the plurality of back muscles unit for treatment bag,
In the third mode, after the first back muscle treatment bag is inflated, the second back muscle treatment bag is inflated while maintaining this inflation, and then the second back muscle treatment bag is inflated. The third back muscle treatment bag is inflated, the first back muscle treatment bag is contracted, and then the second back muscle treatment bag is successively contracted .
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0013]
The chair type air massage machine according to the first embodiment includes a chair body 11, a leg mounting table 12, and an air supply / exhaust device 13 shown in FIG. 3, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. , And input means 14 shown in FIG.
[0014]
The chair body 11 includes a seat portion 15, a backrest 16 attached to the rear side of the seat portion 15, and armrest portions 17 provided on the left and right sides of the seat portion 15. The leg mounting table 12 having a pair of U-shaped groove-shaped leg mounting portions 12a and supporting the calf portion of the user sitting on the chair body 11 from below is attached to the front side of the seat portion 15 so as to be able to rise and fall. It has been. The leg mounting table 12 is moved up and down so that the first position is continuous in a substantially horizontal posture in front of the seat portion 15 and the second position is continuous in a posture that bends downward from the seat portion 15 as shown in FIG. Moved over position. In addition, this leg mounting base 12 can also be abbreviate | omitted in this invention.
[0015]
The backrest 16 on which the back of the user sitting on the chair body 11 leans is composed of a frame (not shown) connected to the seat portion 15 as shown in FIG. 2 and a backrest base 16a supported by this on the cloth cover. It is formed by covering with 16b. The backrest 16 may be pivotally attached so that the angle with respect to the seat portion 15 is fixed or reclining.
[0016]
At least the backrest 16 of the chair main body 11 incorporates various treatment bags that expand and contract in accordance with supply and exhaust of compressed air in order to perform an air massage on a user sitting on the chair main body 11. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of back muscle treatment bags 21 to 23 are attached to the front surface of the backrest base 16a, and a pair of waist treatment bags 24 and a pair of shoulders. The partial treatment bags 25 are respectively attached.
[0017]
The first to third back muscle treatment bags 21 to 23 are arranged in a line along the back muscles at positions corresponding to the back muscles of the user's back leaning against the backrest 16. . In other words, the first to third back muscle treatment bags 21 to 23 are located at the center in the width direction of the backrest 16 and are arranged in a line along the longitudinal direction of the backrest 16. In the present invention, the number of use of the back muscle treatment bags may be two or three or more, and the size may be the same as in the first embodiment or different sizes. You can also. Compressed air is independently supplied and exhausted to each of the back muscle portion treatment bags 21 to 23 as will be described later.
[0018]
The pair of waist treatment bags 24 is disposed on both sides of the first back muscle treatment bag 21 disposed at the lowest position. As will be described later, compressed air is supplied to and exhausted from the pair of lower back treatment bags 24 in synchronism. Similarly, the pair of shoulder treatment bags 25 are disposed on both sides of the third back muscle treatment bag 23 disposed at the uppermost position. Compressed air is supplied and exhausted to the pair of shoulder treatment bags 25 as described later.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 3, the air supply / exhaust device 13 disposed on the lower side of the seat portion 15 has a control means 31, an air supply means 32, and an air distributor 33. The air supply means 32 consists of an air compressor etc., and produces | generates compressed air. The air distributor 33 to which the compressed air generated by the supply means 32 is supplied via the air hose 34 is a rotary type air supply / exhaust valve that distributes the compressed air supplied to the treatment bags 21 to 25 and the like. Consists of. The first to third distribution ports a to c of the air distributor 33 are connected to the first to third back muscle treatment bags 21 to 23 through air hoses 35 to 37, respectively. Has been. Further, an air hose 38 is connected to the fourth distribution port d of the air distributor 33, and the pair of waist treatment bags 24 are individually connected to the branch hose portion 38a branched into the fork of the hose 38. It is connected. Similarly, an air hose 39 is connected to the fifth distribution port e of the air distributor 33, and the pair of shoulder treatment bags 25 are respectively connected to the branch hose portions 39 a branched into the forks of the hose 39. Connected individually.
[0020]
The control means 31 composed of a microcomputer or the like has various massage modes, among which, for example, the air supply means 32 according to the massage mode designated by the input operation with the input means 14 comprising a remote controller. And the operation of the air distributor 33 and the like. Compressed air is supplied to and exhausted from the treatment bags 21 to 25 in accordance with the order and time determined in the mode specified by this control, and the specified massage mode is executed.
[0021]
As various designated massage modes, the upper body massage mode for massaging the entire upper body of the user by repeatedly inflating and contracting each of the treatment bags 21 to 25 in a predetermined order for a predetermined time, a pair of waist treatment bags A waist massage mode in which the user's waist is massaged by repeatedly inflating and contracting 24 at the same time for a predetermined time, and a pair of shoulder treatment bags 25 are repeatedly inflated and contracted simultaneously for a predetermined time to There are shoulder massage modes to massage, and the following back muscle massage modes.
[0022]
In the back muscle massage mode, the back muscle massage first mode in which all the back muscle treatment bags 21 to 23 are inflated and contracted simultaneously to massage the entire back muscles of the user at the same time, the back muscle treatment bags 21 to 23 are The back muscle massage second mode, the back muscle treatment bags 21 to 23, in which only the back muscle treatment bags at the specified locations are inflated and contracted regardless of the arrangement direction, and the user's back muscles are partially massaged (point massage). It includes a third back muscle massage mode in which the entire back muscles of the user are massaged by expanding and contracting sequentially in accordance with the arrangement direction.
[0023]
Further, the designated massage mode includes a combination of the various back muscle massage modes and the shoulder and waist massage modes. These mode designations can be designated by an input operation using the input means 14. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 40 denotes a power cord.
[0024]
In order to perform air massage using the chair-type air massage machine having the above-described configuration, first, while sitting on the chair body 11 with the power cord 40 connected to a power outlet (not shown), the input means 14 is operated, What is necessary is just to turn on the start switch which the input means 14 has while designating a desired massage mode. Then, since the designated massage mode is executed by the control means 31, at least one of the treatment bags 21 to 25 repeats expansion / contraction a predetermined number of times, and the back of the user who leans against the backrest 16. An air massage that repeats compression and relaxation is performed.
[0025]
By the way, when the user leans against the backrest 16, the user's back muscle part is opposed to each of the back muscle part bag bodies 21 to 23 arranged at the center part in the width direction of the backrest 16. Become. Therefore, when the back muscle massage mode is designated by the input means 14, air massage can be performed on the back muscle.
[0026]
At that time, when the back muscle massage first mode is designated by the input means 14, the control means 31 simultaneously expands and contracts each of the back muscle bag bodies 21 to 23. Therefore, each back muscle bag body As a result, the whole back muscle part can be massaged by repeating the expansion and contraction similar to one treatment bag a predetermined number of times.
[0027]
In addition, when the back muscle massage second mode is designated by the input means 14, only one of the back muscle treatment bags selected by the designation by the control means 31 among the treatment bags 21-23 for the back muscles. The user's back muscles can be partially massaged by expanding and contracting.
[0028]
That is, when the first back muscle part treatment bag 21 is specified independently and the expansion / contraction of only that is repeated, air massage can be applied to the waist side part of the back muscles. In addition, when the third back muscle treatment bag 23 is specified individually and the expansion / contraction of only that is repeated, air massage can be applied to the shoulder side portion of the back muscle. Further, in the case where the second back muscle treatment bag 22 is specified independently and the expansion / contraction of only that is repeated, the back muscle portion located between the waist portion and the shoulder portion of the back muscle is not used. You can apply an air massage. Such point massage with respect to an arbitrary portion of the back muscle part can be realized by supplying and exhausting each of the back muscle part treatment bags 21 to 23 arranged along the back muscle part independently of each other.
[0029]
And when the said back muscle massage 3rd mode is designated in the input means 14, the control means 31 expands / contracts the back muscle part treatment bags 21-23 sequentially according to those arrangement directions, and the whole back muscles of the user. Can be massaged. In this case, the order can be repeated from the bottom to the top, and then from the top to the bottom, and the reverse reciprocation is also possible.
[0030]
Moreover, back muscle massage can be performed while always maintaining the inflated state of at least one treatment bag. In other words, the case where the treatment bags 21 to 23 are sequentially inflated and contracted from the bottom to the top will be described as an example. First, after the first back muscle treatment bag 21 is inflated, The second back muscle treatment bag 22 is inflated, and the third back muscle treatment bag 23 is inflated while the second back muscle treatment bag 22 is inflated, and the first back muscle treatment bag 21 is The second back muscle treatment bag 22 may be subsequently contracted. Similarly, in accordance with the reverse order, each of the back muscle part treatment bags 21 to 23 is inflated and contracted to massage the entire back muscle part while sequentially moving the points that inflate and press the back muscle part without interruption. be able to. In the air massage for continuously moving the compression point with respect to the back muscle part as described above, the treatment bags 21 to 23 arranged along the back muscle part are supplied and exhausted independently of each other. realizable.
[0031]
As described above, if a strong stimulation is desired for the back muscle part according to the user's preference, the first back muscle massage mode may be specified, and only a specific part of the back muscle part is limited to perform point massage. The back muscle massage second mode may be designated, and if it is desired to stretch the back muscles while continuously shifting the compression point in the direction of the back muscles, the back muscle massage third mode may be designated. The user's back muscles can be massaged in various forms by selecting the massage mode.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is implemented in the form as described above, and has the following effects.
[0033]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the plurality of back muscle treatment bags to which compressed air is independently supplied and exhausted by the air supply / exhaust device are arranged side by side on the backrest along the user's back muscle. Therefore, it is possible to selectively inflate / shrink the back muscle treatment bag as necessary, and massage a specific portion of the back muscle in a point manner.
[0034]
In addition, since the entire back muscle part is not compressed at a time, it does not give excessive pressure to the user's back muscle part, and the position where the back muscle part is pressed moves in order along the back muscle direction, Air massage with proper back muscle stretching can be performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an entire chair-type air massage machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing the arrangement of various treatment bags on the backrest of the chair type air massager shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the chair type air massage machine shown in FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
11 ... Chair body,
13. Air supply / exhaust device,
16. Backrest,
21 ... first back muscle treatment bag,
22 ... the second back muscle treatment bag,
23. Third back muscle treatment bag ,
24 ... Lumbar treatment bag
25 ... A shoulder treatment bag .

Claims (1)

In a chair-type air massage machine that massages by expanding and contracting the treatment bag by supplying and exhausting compressed air with an air supply and exhaust device to the treatment bag incorporated in the backrest of the chair body,
A plurality of back bag treatment bags in which compressed air is independently supplied and exhausted by the air supply / exhaust device at the center position in the width direction of the back support corresponding to the back of the user leaning against the backrest. Are arranged in a line along the back muscle part, and other treatment bags are arranged on both sides of the treatment bag for the back muscle part,
A first mode in which the air supply / exhaust device simultaneously inflates / shrinks the plurality of back muscle treatment bags, and only inflates / shrinks the back muscle treatment bags at the designated locations in the plurality of back muscle treatment bags. second mode causes, and has a third mode in which supply and exhaust the compressed air in the order according to their arrangement direction with respect to the plurality of back muscles unit for treatment bag,
In the third mode, after the first back muscle treatment bag is inflated, the second back muscle treatment bag is inflated while maintaining this inflation, and then the second back muscle treatment bag is inflated. Until the third back muscle treatment bag is inflated, the first back muscle treatment bag is contracted, and then the second back muscle treatment bag is successively contracted. Type air massage machine.

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