JP4485890B2 - Lower limb massager - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lower limb massage apparatus for massaging the lower limbs of a human body.

Conventionally, as a massaging device for massaging the lower limbs, there is one provided with a legrest for massaging each calf of the left and right lower limbs and a footrest for massaging both legs of the left and right lower limbs (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
The leg rest and the footrest have a pair of right and left calves, or a pair of left and right insertion recesses for inserting the left and right legs, and an airbag on the inside or the bottom surface of the pair of left and right insertion recesses. Is provided. And each calf and leg inserted into the insertion recess are massaged by inflating and expanding / contracting each airbag with an air supply device.

Since the legrest and footrest of this massage device are of the airbag type, a control device for controlling the expansion and contraction of the compressor, the air piping, the electromagnetic valve and the airbag is provided.
JP 2003-38590 A

Among the legrest and footrest control devices, in particular, the compressor is provided outside the legrest and footrest, for example, below the seat where the massage device user sits, and there is a problem that the massage device becomes large. It was. That is, there is a problem that the legrest and the footrest become large.
In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a compact massage device for a lower limb that includes various massage mechanisms for massaging such as a calf, a side of a foot, and a sole of a foot.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has taken the following technical means.
That is, the lower limb massage device is fitted with the leg rest with a leg rest massage mechanism for massaging each calf fitted into the left and right lower limbs, and the legs of the left and right lower limbs. , A footrest massage mechanism for massaging each fitted foot and a foot massage mechanism for massaging the sole of the foot, and a first drive mechanism for simultaneously driving the legrest massage mechanism and the footrest massage mechanism And a second drive mechanism having a drive motor for driving the sole massage mechanism, wherein the legrest massage mechanism is disposed above and behind the footrest massage mechanism, and the first drive mechanism includes the legrest and the footrest. At the center in the left-right direction and Is arranged between the rest massaging mechanism and the footrest massaging mechanism, characterized in that a said drive motor under the rear a and leg rest massaging mechanism of the first drive mechanism.

According to this, the 1st drive mechanism is arrange | positioned in the left-right direction center part of a footrest and a legrest, and the dead space of the left-right direction intermediate | middle of a footrest or a legrest by arrange | positioning the drive motor of a 2nd drive mechanism behind it. Can be used effectively, and the entire apparatus can be made compact.
Further, the foot massage mechanism is provided on the support substrate, on the support substrate so as to be able to vibrate in the horizontal direction via an elastic body, and on the front side of the vibration plate and fitted into the footrest. A sole massage member that vibrates and massages the sole side of the foot, the drive motor of the second drive mechanism is disposed on the rear side of the diaphragm, and its output shaft is provided facing downward, The second drive mechanism includes a power transmission member that changes the rotational motion of the output shaft of the drive motor to vibration of the diaphragm and transmits power to the diaphragm.

According to this, a diaphragm can be vibrated with a power transmission member, and a sole can be massaged effectively.
The drive motor is supported by a support member provided on a support substrate. The support member is provided with a support column that supports the drive motor, and the support column is inserted into an insertion hole formed in the diaphragm. Has been.
According to this, the support column can support the drive motor without inhibiting the vibration of the diaphragm.

The footrest massage mechanism includes a pair of massage members for both sides of the foot that sandwich and massage both sides of the foot, and a rotating shaft that faces the left and right direction and drives the massage member for both sides of the foot. The foot massage member is provided on the diaphragm straddling the rotating shaft in the front-rear direction.
According to this, the footrest massage mechanism and the foot massage mechanism can be disposed close to each other at substantially the same position in the front-rear direction, whereby a wide range can be massaged from the side of the foot to the sole.
In addition, as the most preferable technical means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a leg rest having a leg rest massage mechanism for fitting each calf into the left and right lower limbs and massaging each fitted calf, and a left and right lower limb Each foot of the footrest can be fitted, a footrest massage mechanism for massaging each fitted foot and a foot massage mechanism for massaging the sole of the foot, and the legrest massage mechanism and the footrest massage mechanism And a second drive mechanism having a drive motor for driving the sole massage mechanism, wherein the legrest massage mechanism is disposed above and behind the footrest massage mechanism, The drive mechanism is on the left of the legrest and footrest. The drive motor is disposed behind the first drive mechanism and below the legrest massage mechanism at the center of the direction and between the legrest massage mechanism and the footrest massage mechanism; The massage mechanism includes a support substrate, a vibration plate supported on the support substrate through an elastic body so as to be able to vibrate in the horizontal direction, and the back side of the foot that is provided on the front side of the vibration plate and fits into the footrest. A foot massage member that vibrates and massages the second drive mechanism. The drive motor of the second drive mechanism is disposed on the rear side of the diaphragm, and its output shaft is directed downward. The mechanism includes a massage device for a lower limb that includes a power transmission member that changes rotational motion of the output shaft of the drive motor to vibration of the diaphragm and transmits power to the diaphragm. It is possible to use.

  According to the present invention, the massage device for lower limbs is provided with various massage mechanisms for massaging the calf, the side of the foot, the sole of the foot, etc., and the structure can be made compact.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower limb massage device 1 of the present embodiment includes a leg rest 2 into which right and left calves fit and a foot rest 3 into which left and right feet fit. The legrest 2 and the footrest 3 are a pair of left and right so that the left and right legs are fitted. The front surface of the legrest 2 is provided with insertion recesses 4 for inserting left and right calves, and the front surface of the footrest 3 is provided with insertion recesses 5 for inserting left and right feet.
The insertion recesses 4 and 5 of the legrest 2 and the footrest 3 are continuously connected, and the legrest 2 and the footrest 3 are integrally formed so that the legs and the calf can be passed through the insertion recesses 4 and 5. Has been.

In the present specification, “lower leg” refers to a portion of a human leg that is below the knee. Further, the lower limbs will be described by dividing them into “calves” that are above the ankles below the knees and “foot” that are below the ankles. Also, the direction indicated by the arrow line X in FIG. 2 is referred to as the front-rear direction, the direction indicated by the arrow line Z is referred to as the vertical direction, and the direction indicated by the arrow line Y in FIG.
The legrest 2 includes a legrest massage mechanism 6 that massages the calf inserted into the insertion recess 4. The footrest 3 is for massaging a human foot, and includes a footrest massage mechanism 7 for massaging both sides of the foot and a foot massage mechanism 8 for massaging the back side of the foot.

The lower limb massage device 1 includes a first drive mechanism 9 that drives the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7, and a second drive mechanism 10 that drives the sole massage mechanism 8.
Each massage mechanism 6, 7, 8 and each drive mechanism 9, 10 are provided in a casing 13, and this casing 13 is opened at the top so that each massage mechanism 6, 7, 8 and each drive mechanism 9, 10, a side cover member 15 that covers a side portion of the support body 14, and a lid body 16 that covers the support body 14 from above the support body 14. The side cover member 15 is provided with a handle 17 for carrying the lower limb massage device 1 with both hands. An annular stand 21 is provided at the front lower portion of the support 14. As shown in FIG. 1, when the stand 21 is erected so as to protrude downward and placed on the floor surface, the casing 13 itself falls to the rear side, so that the leg can be easily fitted to the legrest 2 and the footrest 3. it can.

A pair of left and right openings 19 are formed on the front side of the lid 16, and the openings 19 are covered with a cover sheet 20 formed of highly stretchable cloth, leather, sponge, etc., so that the legrest 2 And the insertion recessed parts 4 and 5 of the footrest 3 are formed. Attachment means such as fasteners are provided on the periphery of the cover sheet 20 and the opening 19 so that the cover sheet 20 is detachable from the lid 16 and can be easily replaced. Yes.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the support body 14 is formed in a substantially L shape in a side view, and has a bottom portion 14 a placed on a placement surface such as a floor surface, and a rear portion of the bottom portion 14 a. Is formed with a back wall portion 14b facing in the vertical direction.

A legrest massage mechanism 6 is provided at the upper part of the back wall part 14b at the rear part of the support body 14, and a footrest massage mechanism 7 and a foot massage mechanism 8 are provided at the front part of the support body 14, that is, the front part of the bottom part 14a. It has been. Therefore, the legrest massage mechanism 6 is provided on the rear upper side of the footrest massage mechanism 7.
The legrest massage mechanism 6 includes a pair of left and right calf massage members 23, a rotation shaft 24 rotated by the first drive mechanism 9, and a calf massage member 23 fixed to the rotation shaft 24 and relatively rotatable. The rotating body 25 to be fitted is provided, and the regulating means 26 that regulates the rotation of the calf massage member 23 with respect to the rotating body 25.

The calf massage member 23 is arranged on the opposite surface side of the insertion recess 4 of the leg rest 2 and is arranged apart in the left-right direction so that the calf can be sandwiched. A pair of calf massage members 23 is provided on each legrest 2.
The calf massage member 23 is made of a plate material that is long in the vertical direction. The calf massage member 23 is made of an elastic body made of plastic, leaf spring, or the like, and can be elastically deformed in the left-right direction, that is, in the direction away from the calf.
On the opposite surface of the calf massage member 23, an affected part pressing body 38 having a plurality of affected part pressing parts 37 is provided. The affected part pressing body 38 is made of an elastic material such as rubber.

The rotating shaft 24 is rotatably supported by support brackets 27 provided at both left and right ends of the support body 14. The rotating body 25 is provided in the middle part of the rotating shaft 24 so as not to be relatively rotatable.
As shown in FIG. 6, a substantially circular track 28 having an axis A that is inclined with respect to the rotation shaft 24 is formed on the peripheral surface (sliding surface) of the rotating body 25. Thus, the boss portion 29 of the calf massage member 23 is fitted to the rotating body 25 so as to be relatively rotatable.
Specifically, the inner race of the bearing 27 is fitted along the track 28 on the outer peripheral surface of the pair of left and right rotating bodies 25, and the fixing member that prevents and fixes the bearing 27 on the outer side in the left and right direction of the rotating body 25. 31 is provided.

The outer race of the bearing 27 is fitted on the inner peripheral side of the ring-shaped boss portion 29, and the calf massage member 23 slides on the track 28 via the bearing 27.
The rotating body 25 is fixed to the rotating shaft 24 so that the inclination directions of the tracks 28 of the rotating body 25 are opposite to each other. In addition, a ring-shaped pressing member 32 that prevents the bearing 27 from falling off and is attached to the laterally outer side surface of the boss portion 29 of the calf massage member 23 is attached.

An engaging member attaching portion 34 for attaching the engaging member 33 is formed integrally with the boss portion 29 at a substantially lower portion of the pressing member 32, and the rod-like engaging member 33 is fixed so as to protrude downward from the boss portion 29. ing.
The support member 14 substantially below the engaging member 33 is provided with a regulating member 35 with which the engaging member 33 is engaged. A sliding groove 36 into which the engaging member 33 is slidably fitted is provided at the approximate center of the restricting member 35 in plan view. The sliding groove 36 extends in the left-right direction, guides the calf massage member 23 in the left-right direction, engages with the engagement member 33, and the calf massage member 23 rotates around the rotating body 25. To regulate.

Therefore, the restricting means 26 is constituted by the engaging member 33 and the restricting member 35 having the sliding groove 36.
As shown in FIG. 3, a massage roller 39 is provided approximately in the middle of the pair of left and right calf massage members 23 in the left-right direction. The massage roller 39 is eccentrically provided on the rotation shaft 24 that drives the calf massage member 23. As the rotation shaft 24 rotates, the massage roller 39 moves back and forth in the front-rear direction, and the calf moves in the front-rear direction. It comes to press.

The footrest massage mechanism 7 includes a pair of left and right foot massage members 41, a rotation shaft 24 rotated by the first drive mechanism 9, and a foot massager 41 fixed to the rotation shaft 24 and relatively rotated by the foot both sides massage member 41. The rotating body 25 is freely fitted, and the restricting means 26 that restricts the joint of the mass member 41 for both feet with respect to the rotating body 25.
The foot both-side massage member 41 is disposed on the surface of the footrest 3 facing the insertion recess 5 and is provided apart in the left-right direction so that both sides of the foot can be sandwiched.
In addition, since the rotating shaft 24, the rotary body 25, and the control means 26 of the footrest massage mechanism 7 are the same structures as the said footrest massage mechanism 7, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

The first drive mechanism 9 is provided between the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7, and is arranged at the center in the left-right direction of the legrest 2 and the footrest 3.
That is, the legrest 2 and the footrest 3 that are paired to the left and right are provided so as to be spaced apart in the left-right direction, and the “central portion in the left-right direction” refers to the legrest 2 and the legrest of the footrest separated from each other in the left-right Refers to the middle position. Alternatively, the “center portion in the left-right direction” can also be referred to as the center portion in the left-right direction of the support 14. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the first drive mechanism 9 is in the axial direction (width) of the rotary shafts 24 of the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7 provided at the intermediate position and along the left-right direction. In the center of the direction).

As shown in FIG. 3, the first drive mechanism 9 is provided between calf massage members 23a and 23b. The first drive mechanism 9 is provided between the foot both-side massage members 41a and 41b. The calf massage members 23a and 23b are for massaging the inside of the calf, and the massage members 41a and 41b for both foot sides are for massaging the inside of the foot.
The “provided between the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7” refers to a state in which the first drive mechanism 9 is connected to the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7. Specifically, the first drive mechanism 9 is connected to the rotary shafts 24 of the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7.

The first drive mechanism 9 has one drive motor 43 that can rotate forward and backward, and a pair of front and rear power transmission means 44 to which front and rear ends of the output shaft of the drive motor 43 are connected. The drive motor 43 is configured by, for example, an electric motor.
The power transmission means 44 is connected to the rotary shaft 24 of the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7, respectively, and both power transmission means 44 are attached to the center in the left-right direction of the support 14.
The drive motor 43 is attached to the center of the support 14 in the left-right direction via a motor mount. The output shaft of the drive motor 43 extends in the front-rear direction around the drive motor 43 and is connected to the power transmission means 44. The power transmission means 44 incorporates a worm gear and a worm wheel, respectively, so that the rotation of the drive motor 43 is transmitted to the rotary shaft 24.

That is, a worm gear is provided at each of the front and rear end portions of the output shaft of the drive motor 43, and the worm gear provided at the front end portion of the output shaft meshes with a worm wheel fixed to the rotary shaft 24 on the footrest massage mechanism 7 side for output. A worm gear provided at the rear end of the shaft meshes with a worm wheel fixed to the rotating shaft 24 on the legrest massage mechanism 6 side.
Therefore, the rotation shaft 24 of the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7 can be rotated simultaneously by rotating the output shaft of the drive motor 43.

When the drive motor 43 of the first drive mechanism 9 is rotated, the rotation shaft 24 of the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7 is simultaneously transmitted with the power to rotate, and the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7 are rotated. The body 25 rotates with the rotating shaft 24.
At this time, paying attention to the legrest 2, the boss portion 29 of the calf massage member 23 of the legrest massage mechanism 6 moves along the inclined track 28. For example, the right boss portion 29 moves as the rotating body 25 rotates. Oscillates so as to transition between three states, that is, a left-shoulder-tilted, substantially vertical, and right-shoulder-tilted with respect to the rotating shaft 24 The left rotating body 25 of the legrest massage mechanism 6 is similarly tilted in a symmetrical state.

Accordingly, the calf massage member 23 projecting from the boss portion 29 also moves in the same manner. When one end in the front-rear direction is close to each other, the other ends are separated from each other, and when the other end is separated, the other end is Swing the seesaw so that it is close.
When viewed from the front (in FIG. 3, the boss portion 29 swings as described above with respect to the rotary shaft 24, and the outer peripheral surface thereof also moves in the axial direction. However, the calf massage member 23 is Because the sliding groove 36 is restricted so as to swing in the left-right direction (not rotating with the rotating body 25), it swings in the axial direction (left-right direction) of the rotating shaft 24 (reciprocating left-right perspective). Will move).

By combining both of these, the calf massaging member 23 moves (swells) so as to swell each other while moving toward and away from each other in the left-right direction.
The foot-side massage member 9 of the footrest 3 performs an opposing swell operation similar to the calf massage member 23.
The foot massage mechanism 8 is provided on a support substrate 51, a vibration plate 53 supported on the support substrate 51 via a support member 52 made of an elastic body so as to be able to vibrate in the horizontal direction, and the vibration plate 53. It has a foot massage member 54 that massages the back side of the foot fitted into the footrest.

The lower surface side of the support substrate 51 is fixed to the bottom portion 14b of the support body 14, and the vibration plate 53 is supported on the upper surface side. A vibration isolating member is provided between the support substrate 51 and the bottom portion 14 b to prevent the vibration of the diaphragm 53 from being transmitted to the casing 13.
A plurality of support members 52 are provided between the support substrate 51 and the diaphragm 53 so as to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. The support members (elastic bodies) 52 are formed in a columnar shape, and are arranged in the front-rear and left-right directions. It is elastically deformable.
The diaphragm 53 is formed into a quadrangular shape in consideration of the overall balance for the purpose of preventing the occurrence of unnecessary vibrations, and supports the foot massage member 54 on the front side (front part). The part side is connected to the second drive mechanism 10.

As shown in FIG. 7, openings 70 and 71 are formed in the center in the left-right direction on the front side of the support substrate 51 and the diaphragm 53, and the first drive mechanism 9 is connected via the openings 70 and 71. It can be fixed to the bottom 14 b of the support 14.
The sole massage member 54 is made of a plate material that is long in the front-rear direction so that the sole can be placed, and the upper surface of the sole massage member 54 has a plurality of convex or half-moon-shaped pressing portions 54 a that press the sole. Is formed. The sole massage member 54 is attached to the diaphragm 53 via a columnar support leg 55, and the lower surface of the sole massage member 54 and the upper surface of the diaphragm 53 are spaced apart in the vertical direction. The rotating shaft 24 of the footrest massage mechanism 7 is disposed between the lower surface of the sole massage member 54 and the upper surface of the diaphragm 53. The support leg portions 55 are provided at the front and rear portions of the foot massage member 54, and the foot massage member 54 has a gate shape and straddles the rotating shaft 24 in the front-rear direction.

The second drive mechanism 10 includes a drive motor 56 that drives the sole massage mechanism 8 and a power transmission member 57 that transmits the power of the drive motor 56 to the sole massage mechanism 8.
The drive motor 56 is provided at the center in the left-right direction of the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7, that is, at the center in the left-right direction of the support 14, and is disposed behind the first drive mechanism 9. ing. Specifically, the drive motor 56 of the second drive mechanism 10 is provided behind the drive motor 43 of the first drive mechanism 9 and at a position overlapping the drive motor 43 in the left-right direction.

As described above, since the first drive mechanism 9 and the second drive mechanism 10 are arranged in the space in the casing 13 of the pair of left and right legrests 2 and footrests 3, the lower limbs fitted to the legrests 2 and the like are respectively Without hitting the drive mechanisms 9 and 10, the dead space in the casing 13 (empty space at the center in the left and right direction of the legrest and footrest) can be used effectively, and the entire apparatus can be made compact.
The drive motor 56 is provided above the diaphragm 53, and its body portion 56a is erected along the vertical direction. The output shaft 56b of the drive motor 56 is directed downward.

  The drive motor 56 is provided on the rear side of the diaphragm 53 and is supported by a support member 59 provided on the support substrate 51 of the foot massage mechanism 8. The support member 59 has a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) struts 59a projecting upward from the base thereof, and supports the drive motor 56 via the struts 59a. The vibration plate 53 of the sole massage mechanism 8 is provided with an insertion hole 61 and an insertion recess 62 through which the support column 59a is inserted. The support column 59a is inserted into the insertion hole 61 and the insertion recess 62 to be vibrated. And the drive motor 56 is supported by the upper end portion. The insertion hole 61 and the insertion recess 62 are formed larger than the support column 59a, and the support column 59a does not interfere (do not hit) the vibration plate 53 when the vibration plate 53 vibrates.

The body 56a of the drive motor 56 is disposed above the diaphragm 53, and the output shaft 56b of the drive motor 56 is directed downward.
The power transmission member 57 transmits power by changing the rotational movement of the output shaft 56 b of the drive motor 56 to the vibration of the diaphragm 53. The power transmission member 57 includes a disk-shaped main body portion 64 and a drive shaft portion 66 that is formed on one surface side of the main body portion 64 and drives the diaphragm 53. On the other surface side of the main body 64, a concentric hole or recess is formed in the center of the main body 64, and the output shaft 56b of the drive motor 56 is inserted or fitted into this hole or recess. Is fixed.

The drive shaft portion 66 is formed eccentrically from the center of the disc-shaped main body portion 64 and is passed downward through an insertion hole 68 through which the drive shaft portion 66 formed in the diaphragm 53 is inserted. Therefore, the drive shaft portion 66 and the output shaft 56b of the drive motor 56 are provided in parallel and downward.
With this configuration, when the output shaft 56 b of the drive motor 56 rotates, the power transmission member 57 rotates, and the drive shaft portion 66 of the power transmission member 57 is positioned eccentric from the center of the main body portion 64. It rotates (revolves) by drawing a circular orbit around the center of the main body 64 with a distance from the center to the drive shaft 66 as a radius. At this time, the diaphragm 53 supported by the support member 52 vibrates back and forth and right and left in cooperation with the movement of the drive shaft portion 66. Due to the vibration of the diaphragm 53, vibration massage is performed with the sole massage member 54 fixed on the diaphragm 53 in contact with the sole side of the foot.

The lower limb massage apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described embodiment. In the above-described embodiment, the legrest massage mechanism 6 and the footrest massage mechanism 7 are driven by one first drive mechanism 9, but the first drive mechanism 9 is divided into two, and each legrest massage is independently performed. The mechanism 4 and the footrest massage mechanism 5 may be driven.
For example, two drive motors 43 may be provided in the middle of the legrest 2 and the footrest 3 in the left-right direction, and each output shaft of the drive motor 43 may be separately connected to the massage mechanisms 4 and 5 so as to be able to transmit power. .

  Moreover, although the legrest 2 and the footrest 3 were integrated, you may comprise the legrest 2 and the footrest 3 separately. Further, the footrest 3 may be rotatably connected to the tip of the legrest 2 configured separately so that the angle of the footrest 3 with respect to the legrest 2 can be freely changed.

It is a perspective view of a massage device for lower limbs. It is a side view of the massage device for the lower limbs from which one of the lid and the cover member is removed. It is a front view of the massage device for lower limbs which removed the lid. It is sectional drawing which shows a legrest massage mechanism. It is a side view of the lower part of the massage apparatus for lower limbs which removed one of the cover body and the cover member. It is an internal perspective view of the massage device for lower limbs seen from the back wall side of the support body. It is a perspective view of a sole massage mechanism. It is a side view of a sole massage mechanism.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Leg limb massager 2 Leg rest 3 Footrest 4 Insertion recessed part 5 Insertion recessed part 6 Legrest massage mechanism 7 Footrest massage mechanism 8 Foot massage mechanism 9 First drive mechanism 10 Second drive mechanism 14 Support body 24 Rotating shaft 51 Support substrate 52 Elastic body 53 Diaphragm 54 Foot massage member 56 Drive motor 57 Power transmission member 59 Support member 59a Post

Claims (3)

A legrest with a legrest massage mechanism inside which each calf of the left and right lower limbs fits and massages each calf fitted,
Each foot of the left and right lower limbs can be fitted, a footrest massage mechanism that massages each fitted leg and a foot massage mechanism that massages the back side of the foot,
A first drive mechanism for simultaneously driving the legrest massage mechanism and the footrest massage mechanism, and a second drive mechanism having a drive motor for driving the sole massage mechanism,
The leg rest massage mechanism is disposed above the foot rest massage mechanism,
The first drive mechanism is disposed at a center portion in the left-right direction of the leg rest and the footrest, and is disposed between the legrest massage mechanism and the footrest massage mechanism,
The drive motor is arranged behind the first drive mechanism and below the legrest massage mechanism ,
The foot massage mechanism is provided on a support substrate, a vibration plate supported on the support substrate so as to freely vibrate in a horizontal direction via an elastic body, and provided on the front side of the vibration plate and fitted into a footrest. With a foot massage member that vibrates and massages the sole of the foot,
The drive motor of the second drive mechanism is disposed on the rear side of the diaphragm and the output shaft thereof is provided facing downward. The second drive mechanism vibrates the rotational motion of the output shaft of the drive motor. A lower limb massage device comprising a power transmission member that transmits power to the diaphragm instead of vibration of the plate . The drive motor is supported by a support member provided on a support substrate,
The lower limb massage device according to claim 1 , wherein the support member has a support column for supporting the drive motor, and the support column is inserted into an insertion hole formed in the diaphragm. The footrest massage mechanism includes a pair of massage members for both sides of the foot that sandwich and massage both sides of the foot, and a rotation shaft that drives the massage member for both sides of the foot in the left-right direction,
The lower limb massage device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the sole massage member is provided on a vibration plate across the rotation axis.

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