JP4015468B2 - Massage equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a massage apparatus having a mode in which a plurality of massage means are operated and controlled in order according to a predetermined massage course, and massage parts of a human body are massaged in order.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As this type of massage device, for example, a part or all of the massage order of the neck, shoulders, back, waist, hips, thighs, legs, etc. of the human body is set in advance. Various types of massage courses for massaging with a massage means such as an airbag in order of setting have been considered.
[0003]
As such a massage course, for example, an upper body massage course for massaging the upper body, a whole body massage course for massaging the whole body, or the like can be considered. In this upper body course, for example, it is conceivable to massage the neck, shoulder, back, waist and the like repeatedly in the set order.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, for example, in the upper body massage course, there is a case where the neck hurts and it is not desired to massage the neck.
[0005]
However, in the conventional massage apparatus, there is no means for canceling a part of the set massage course, and if the part to be canceled is a neck massage, for example, it is necessary to reset the massage course from the beginning. It was troublesome.
[0006]
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a massage apparatus that can easily and quickly cancel a part of a set massage course.
[0007]
[Means for solving problems]
In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a massage apparatus body having a human body contact surface and a plurality of human body contact surfaces provided on the human body contact surface so as to correspond to the massage parts of the human body that are brought into contact with the human body contact surface. The massage means, the control means for sequentially controlling the plurality of massage means according to a predetermined course, and the plurality of massage parts are sequentially massaged, and the cancel means for canceling the operation of a part of the massage means of the course And a plurality of the courses, and a massaging device that repeatedly executes a series of operation control of the plurality of massage means , wherein the control means includes a part of massage in any of the plurality of courses When the operation of the means is canceled by the canceling means, a series of operations of the plurality of massage means In the repetition, the operation of the massage by the canceled massage means is automatically canceled, and if there is a massage operation by the canceled massage means in the remaining course, the massage canceled in the remaining course It is characterized by setting it as the massage apparatus which cancels the action | operation of a means.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0009]
FIG. 1 shows an example of a massage apparatus according to the present invention and an air-type massage chair.
[0010]
In FIG. 1, 1 is a massage chair, and 2 is a footrest arranged on the front side of the massage chair 1. The massage chair 1 includes a seat portion (seat cushion) 3, a backrest (seat back) 4 attached to the rear edge of the seat portion 3, and armrests 5 disposed on both sides of the seat portion 3.
[0011]
The upper surface 3a of the seat portion 3 is used as a human body contact surface, and the front surface 4a of the backrest 4 is used as a human body contact surface. Further, semicircular recesses 2a and 2a extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the left and right portions of the upper surface of the leg mount 2 as human body contact surfaces.
[0012]
In addition, the back side of the inner upper body of the user's human body seated on the massage chair 1 is brought into contact with the front surface of the backrest 4, and the thigh that is a part of the hip and the left and right legs (legs) The part is brought into contact with the upper surface 3a of the seat part 3, and the calf part which is a part of the left and right legs of the human body is brought into contact with the recesses 2a, 2a of the leg platform 2.
[0013]
Further, on the front surface 4a side of the backrest 4, an airbag 6 that massages the neck of the user's human body, an airbag 7 that massages the shoulder of the human body, an airbag 8 that massages the back of the human body, and a human body An airbag 9 for massaging the waist is attached as a massage means. The airbags 6, 7, 8, and 9 are sequentially arranged on the backrest 4 at intervals from the top to the bottom.
[0014]
This airbag 6 is made to correspond to the neck part (massage part) of the user's human body sitting on the massage chair 1 and the airbag 7 is seated on the massage chair 1 to be used on the shoulder ( The airbag 8 is seated on the massage chair 1 and is used on the back of the user's body (mass section), and the airbag 9 is seated on the massage chair 1 for use. It is designed to correspond to the waist (massage part) of the user's human body.
[0015]
Further, on the upper surface 3a side of the seat portion 3, an airbag 10 for massaging the buttocks of the human body and an airbag 11 for massaging the human thigh are provided as massage means. The airbag 10 is disposed on the rear side of the seat portion 3, and the airbag 11 is disposed on the front portion side of the seat portion 3. Moreover, the airbag 10 is made to correspond to the buttocks (massage part) of the user's human body seated on the massage chair 1 and the airbag 11 is seated on the massage chair 1 for use. It is made to correspond to a part (massage part).
[0016]
Furthermore, airbags 12 and 12 for massaging the inflated shin part (massage part) of the foot (leg) of the human body are attached to the upper side of each recess 2a.
[0017]
An operation panel 13 is provided on one upper surface of the armrests 5 and 5. As shown in FIG. 2, the operation panel 13 includes a power switch 14, a switch (operation button) 15 for a course A (upper body massage course), and a switch (operation button) for a course B (whole body massage course). ) 16 is provided.
[0018]
In this course A (upper body massage course), massage sites such as the neck, shoulder, back, and waist are massaged in order.
[0019]
In course B (whole body massage course), massage parts such as the neck, shoulders, back, waist, hips, thighs, and inflates are massaged in order. In addition, the massage order and massage site | part of each course are not limited to the site | part and order mentioned above.
[0020]
Further, the operation panel 13 is provided with a switch (operation button) 17 for canceling part of the massage course and a switch (operation button) 18 for returning the massage canceled by the switch 17.
[0021]
Although not shown, the operation panel 13 includes a switch (operation button) for individually massaging a human body massage part, and a switch (operation button) for arbitrarily selecting a body massage part to set a massage course. Is provided.
[0022]
The switches 14 to 18 of the operation panel 13 are connected to an arithmetic control circuit (arithmetic control means) 19 as control means shown in FIG. The arithmetic control circuit 19 controls the operation of an air compressor 20 as an air supply means (air supply source) and a rotary valve as an air distribution device (air distribution means) connected to an air discharge port of the air compressor 20. 21 is controlled to operate.
[0023]
Further, the rotary valve 21 selectively supplies air discharged from the air compressor 20 to the airbags 6 to 12, while selectively discharging air from the airbags 6 to 12 to the atmosphere. Since a known configuration can be adopted for the rotary valve 21, its detailed description is omitted.
[0024]
Next, the operation of the massage chair 1 having such a configuration will be described.
[0025]
The user of the massage chair 1 sits on the massage chair 1 and places the inflated shin portion of the leg on the recesses 2 a and 2 a of the leg platform 2. In this state, the power switch 14 of the operation panel 13 is turned on to operate the arithmetic control circuit 19.
[0026]
Then, when the switch 15 is turned on, the arithmetic control circuit 19 starts the massage of the course A (upper body massage course). In the course A, the arithmetic control circuit 19 operates the air compressor 20 and controls the rotary valve 21 to inflate and contract the airbags 6, 7, 8, and 9 in order. By such a series of expansion / contraction operations, as shown in steps S1 to S4 of FIG. 4, massage parts such as the neck, shoulder, back, and waist are massaged in order. Such a series of massage courses is repeatedly performed by the arithmetic control circuit 19.
[0027]
Further, when the switch 16 is turned on, the arithmetic control circuit 19 starts the massage of the course B (whole body massage course). In this course B, the arithmetic control circuit 19 operates the air compressor 20 and controls the rotary valve 21 to inflate and contract the airbags 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 in order. By such a series of expansion / contraction operations, as shown in steps S1 to S7 in FIG. 5, the massage sites such as the neck, shoulder, back, waist, hip, thigh, and inflated shin are sequentially arranged. Massaged. Such a series of massage courses is repeatedly performed by the arithmetic control circuit 19.
[0028]
Among such massage courses A and B, for example, in the course A, when the airbag 8 is inflated and a massage is performed by pressing the back with the airbag 8, the back hurts or feels uncomfortable. When the user presses the cancel switch 17, the cancel signal from the cancel switch 17 is input to the arithmetic control circuit 19. Thereby, the arithmetic control circuit 19 stops the back massage by the airbag 8 and exhausts the air of the airbag 8 through the rotary valve 21.
[0029]
By this operation, the arithmetic control circuit 8 controls the operation of the rotary valve 21 to inflate and contract the airbags 6, 7, 9 in order for the second and subsequent series of massages. After the neck and shoulder massage is performed, the back massage in step S3 is skipped, and the waist massage in step S4 is performed.
[0030]
The massage part canceled in the massage course A in this way is also reflected in the course B.
[0031]
For example, when the back massage is canceled in the course A as described above, the arithmetic control circuit 19 also has a series of massage parts other than the back in the course B (neck, shoulder, waist, buttocks, thigh, Perform a massage on the shin. That is, the arithmetic control circuit 8 controls the operation of the rotary valve 21 to inflate and contract the airbags 6, 7, 9 to 12 sequentially in the course of a series of course massages, and the neck and shoulders of steps S 1, S 2 in FIG. After performing the massage of the part, the back massage in step S3 is skipped, and the waist, buttocks, thigh, and inflated shin parts are massaged in steps S4 to S7.
[0032]
As described above, the massage part canceled in one course is automatically canceled by the arithmetic control circuit 19 in other courses, so that it is not necessary to perform the cancel operation again when the massage course is changed. Therefore, it is easy to set the massage operation when the course is changed.
[0033]
When it is desired to return the massage of the massage part canceled in this way, the return switch 18 is turned on and a return signal is input to the arithmetic control circuit 19. Thereby, the arithmetic control circuit 19 restores the massage of the canceled massage part. For example, in the above-described example, the back massage is canceled, but the back massage is restored.
[0034]
As described above, the massage device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the body contact surface (the upper surface 3a of the seat portion 3, the front surface 4a of the backrest 4, and the recesses 2a and 2a of the leg rest 2). (Massage chair 1 and footrest 2) and body massage parts (for example, neck, shoulder, back, waist, buttocks, thigh, thigh, inflatable shin, etc.) A plurality of massaging means (airbags 6 to 12) provided on the human body contact surface (the upper surface 3a of the seat portion 3, the front surface 4a of the backrest 4 and the concave portions 2a and 2a of the leg platform 2) The control means (arithmetic control circuit 19) which controls the said massage means (airbags 6-12) is provided. Moreover, the control means (arithmetic control circuit 19) has a mode (course A, course B) in which the plurality of massage means are operated and controlled in order according to a predetermined course to massage the massage parts in order. In addition, there is provided canceling means (cancel switch 17) for canceling the operation of some massage means of the course.
[0035]
According to such an embodiment of the present invention, a part of the set massage course can be easily and quickly canceled only by operating the canceling means (cancel switch 17).
[0036]
In the embodiment of the present invention, the control means (arithmetic control circuit 19) described above controls the operation of the plurality of massage means (airbags 6 to 12) in order according to the predetermined course. When the cancel signal from the cancel means (cancel switch 17) is inputted, the operation of the massage means (airbag) that is activated when the cancel signal is inputted is set to be canceled.
[0037]
According to this configuration, even if it is not known how the order is in the course, it is possible to reliably determine and cancel a portion that is not desired to be massaged.
[0038]
In the embodiment described above, an example in which the present invention is applied to a chair-type air massage apparatus has been shown, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the present invention can also be applied to a mat-type air massage device or a mechanical massage device.
[0039]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to easily and quickly cancel a part of the set massage course.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a massage chair showing an example of a massage apparatus according to the present invention.
2 is a plan view showing an example of an operation panel provided on the armrest of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a control circuit diagram of the massage chair of FIG. 1;
4 is a flowchart showing an example of a massage course by the control circuit of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another example of a massage course by the control circuit of FIG. 3;
6 is a flowchart when a part of the massage of the massage course of FIG. 4 is canceled.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart when a part of the massage of the massage course of FIG. 5 is canceled.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Massage chair (massage body)
2 ... Leg stand (massage device body)
2a ... concave part (human body contact surface)
3 ... Seat 3a ... Upper surface (human body contact surface)
4 ... backrest 4a ... front (human body contact surface)
6-12 ... Airbag (massage means)
19... Arithmetic control circuit (control means)
17 ... Cancel switch (cancellation means)

Claims (2)

A massage apparatus main body having a human body contact surface; a plurality of massage means provided on the human body contact surface in correspondence with a massage part of the human body brought into contact with the human body contact surface; and the plurality of massage means A control means for sequentially controlling the operation according to a predetermined course and sequentially massaging the plurality of massage parts, and a cancel means for canceling the operation of a part of the massage means of the course, and a plurality of the courses are provided. And a massage device that repeatedly executes a series of operation controls of the plurality of massage means ,
When the operation of some of the massaging means is canceled by the canceling means in any one of the plurality of courses, the control means massages the massaging means canceled by repeating the series of operation control of the massaging means. And automatically canceling the operation of the massage means canceled in the remaining course when there is a massage operation by the canceled massage means in the remaining course. apparatus. A massage apparatus main body having a human body contact surface; a plurality of massage means provided on the human body contact surface in correspondence with a massage part of the human body brought into contact with the human body contact surface; and the plurality of massage means A control means for sequentially controlling the operation according to a predetermined course and sequentially massaging the plurality of massage parts, and a cancel means for canceling the operation of a part of the massage means of the course, and a plurality of the courses are provided. And a massage device that repeatedly executes a series of operation controls of the plurality of massage means ,
Wherein, when the controls operate the thus the plurality of massage means to one of said plurality of courses in the order, when the cancellation signal from the cancellation means is input, when said cancellation signal is inputted Is set so as to cancel the operation of the massage means that is being operated, and automatically cancels the operation of the massage by the canceled massage means in the repetition of a series of operation control of the plurality of massage means, When there is an operation of massage by the canceled massage means in the remaining course, the operation of the massage means canceled in the remaining course is canceled .

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