JP4730206B2 - Massage machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a massage machine, and more particularly to a massage machine having a function of sequentially performing massage according to a preset massage course.

  In a massage machine having a massage course that sequentially executes preset massage operations, the user's favorite massage is not always performed, so the massage course is being executed according to the user's instructions A treatment step (see Patent Document 1) that can change the treatment conditions of the massage step (number of operations, treatment position, etc.) has been proposed.

  In addition, when a massage operation during a massage course is noticed, if an operation for repeatedly giving an instruction is added, the massage operation is repeated again and then the next massage operation set in advance has been proposed.

By the way, when receiving a massage by a massage course, when a specific massage operation for a specific part is found to be very comfortable, a specific massage operation for the specific part appears during the ongoing massage course. In order to obtain the desired massage, the conventional massage machine needs to change the treatment conditions and repeatedly give instructions during the massage course. It needs a lot of work.
JP-A-6-327739

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a massage machine that can easily make a massage course a favorite.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a massage machine according to the present invention combines a plurality of massage steps in combination of one treatment position in a predetermined treatment region and one of a plurality of types of procedures. In accordance with the massage course to be formed, the control means for sequentially performing the massage is provided with a repeat instruction unit for instructing the repetition of the massage step being executed. In response, the massage operation of the currently executed massage step is repeatedly executed until the instruction is canceled, and a part of the subsequent massage step is changed to the massage operation of the repeatedly instructed massage step . In addition, the control means may be a masser repeatedly instructed by the repeat instructing unit. Step massage operation, is characterized in that those repeated while changing the speed and intensity amount in the massaging operation.

  If you like the massage operation of a certain massage step, giving the instruction repeatedly, the massage operation of that massage step will not only repeat until the instruction is canceled, but also part of the subsequent massage steps It is intended to be a thing of the operation.

Moreover, since the control means repeats the massage operation of the massage step repeatedly instructed by the repeat instruction section while changing the speed and strength of the massage operation, the monotonous feeling when repeating the same massage operation is obtained. Can be reduced.

In the present invention, when the user is interested in the massage operation of a certain massage step in the massage course, the user simply gives the repeated instruction until the massage operation of the massage step is repeated and the repeated instruction is canceled. Since it is repeated, it is possible to reflect the user's preference more strongly, and since some of the subsequent massage steps are also of the above-mentioned operation, the user's favorite massage operation is It will appear more frequently, and the entire massage course can be made a favorite by a simple operation of giving repeated instructions once. Moreover, when the same massage operation is repeated, the monotonous feeling associated with the repetition can be reduced because the speed and strength are repeated while being changed.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 3 shows an example of a massage machine, which is a chair type equipped with a seat portion 1, a backrest portion 2, and a leg rest portion 3. It is formed as a thing and is seated by one procedure selected from a plurality of procedures such as acupressure, slap, scooping up and scooping down by a treatment element (not shown) driven in the backrest 2 Massage the back of the user in state.

  The treatment element is in the vertical treatment area 5a with respect to the vertical direction with respect to the seated user, and within the width direction treatment area 5b with respect to the width direction with respect to the same seated user. In the two-dimensional region, the treatment region 5 is configured such that the treatment region 5 is configured by the vertical direction treatment region 5a and the width direction treatment region 5b. It has become.

  In FIG. 2, the vertical treatment area 5 a is divided into 12 upper and lower positions of upper and lower 01, upper and lower 02,..., And upper and lower 12, and the width treatment area 5 b is divided into six stages of width 01, width 02,. In this way, the model is divided into a plurality of width positions. In this way, the vertical position set by dividing the vertical treatment area 5a into a plurality of positions, and the width position set by dividing the width direction treatment position 5b into a plurality of positions. With this combination, a large number (72 in this case) of treatment positions are set in a matrix in the treatment region 5.

  Moreover, this massage machine can control a treatment element by the control means comprised with the microcomputer which is not shown in figure so that treatment operation may be performed according to the predetermined massage course as shown in FIG. The massage course includes one treatment position within a predetermined treatment region 5 and one of a plurality of types of procedures such as acupressure, beating, scooping up, and scooping down, as well as the number of operations, strength, and speed. Are formed by combining a plurality of massage steps in order and setting a plurality of massage steps.

  The controller 6 shown in FIG. 4 includes a repeat instruction key R for giving a repeat instruction of massage steps in the massage course, and changes in treatment conditions (that is, treatment position, procedure, number of operations, strength, speed). A change instructing section 12 that can be instructed by a user is provided. When the up / down adjustment key 7 is operated, an up / down position change instruction is performed, and when the width adjustment key 8 is operated, a width position change instruction is displayed. 9 is given an instruction for changing the number of operations, an intensity change instruction is given when the strength adjustment key 10 is operated, and a speed change instruction is given when the speed adjustment key 11 is operated. The treatment condition of the massage step being executed when the change instruction is given is changed based on the change instruction.

  In FIG. 4, 13 is a power on / off key for selecting on / off of the power of the massage machine 1, 14 is a display unit for displaying the current massage course, treatment conditions, etc., and 15 is a plurality of massage courses This is a course selection key for selecting a desired massage course, and 16 is a user selection key for storing treatment condition change instruction information for each of a plurality of users.

Now, when the power is turned on and the user selects the desired massage course by the course selection key 15, the table data (see FIG. 1) of the massage course is read from the storage means formed by an EEPROM or the like and stored in the RAM. And the pointer is set to step 1 in the table data, and the control circuit executes the massage operation defined by the procedure of step 1 indicated by the pointer, the vertical position, the width position, the number of operations, the strength, and the speed. When this operation is completed, the pointer is moved to step 2 and the control circuit executes the massage operation defined in step 2. In this way, the operation of each step is performed in order, and the massage course is completed, but if the user likes the massage operation of a certain step, when the instruction key R is repeatedly pressed at that time, the massage course is completed. step massage operation the pointer be completed by remains placed steps just executed without moved to the next step to repeat a defined massaging operation in that step again.

If the user repeatedly presses the instruction key R during the execution of the massage operation in step 1, the process proceeds to the massage operation in step 2 when the massage operation in step 1 is completed. Is repeated again.

Further, here, the control circuit is determined in advance during the massage course with data (manipulation, vertical position, width position, number of operations, strength, speed) of the massage operation being performed when the repeat instruction key R is pressed. The data of the steps (steps 5 and 8 in the example of FIG. 1) is rewritten.

  That is, when the above-described repetition of the massage operation in step 1 is canceled by the user and returned to the massage course (including the case where the predetermined number of repetitions are completed and the massage course automatically returns), the massage in the repeatedly instructed step The same massage operation as the operation will appear in subsequent steps during the massage course.

  For this reason, the user's favorite massage operation will appear many times during the massage course, even though the instruction key is operated once, so it is easy for the user to feel comfortable. Can get to.

  In the above example, the massage operation of the predetermined step is rewritten to the massage operation of the step instructed repeatedly, but the step that is supposed to perform the same procedure may be rewritten, or The steps that are supposed to be massaged for some procedure at the same position may be rewritten, and this is not a limitation.

Although the massage operation is repeated when the repeat instruction key R is operated, the same massage operation is performed until a cancel instruction is made by re-operation of the repeat instruction key R in that the user's preference is more strongly reflected. Is preferably repeated. However, since a massage for an excessively long time will adversely affect the body, it is preferable to stop the massage when the product safety timer expires, as shown in FIG. Note that “switching instruction” in FIG. 5 indicates whether or not there is an input from the repeat instruction key R.

  In addition, after the massage course is completed, the data table to which the change on the RAM is added is written back to the EEPROM. For this reason, if the user selects the same massage course and puts it into practice, the massage action that has been repeated the previous time is a massage course that frequently appears. For example, even though the same massage course is selected, it is a massage course in which a user-preferred massage operation is performed.

  Of course, it is preferable to reflect the change given by the change instruction unit 12.

Further, when the massage operation designated by the repeat instruction key R is repeated, the speed and strength parameters may have a predetermined change (or a change specified separately by the user) as shown in FIG. Good. A monotonous feeling when the same operation continues can be weakened.
It is also possible to measure the time from when the repeat is instructed until it is cancelled, and to increase or decrease the number of steps reflecting the massage operation that is repeatedly instructed according to the length of this time.

  Further, when the cumulative number of repeated switching instructions is stored during massage, the preferred treatment position can be determined, and the cumulative result may be reflected in the course.

It is explanatory drawing of the massage course set to the massage machine of an example in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the treatment area | region of a massage machine same as the above. It is a whole perspective view of a massage machine same as the above. It is a front view of the controller of a massage machine same as the above. It is a flowchart regarding repetitive operation same as the above. It is a time chart of intensity | strength and an intensity | strength change at the time of the same repetition operation | movement.

6 Controller R Repeat instruction key

Claims (1)

Control means for performing massage sequentially according to a massage course formed by sequentially combining a plurality of massage steps formed by combining one treatment position in a predetermined treatment region and one of a plurality of procedures. In a massage machine comprising:
A repeat instruction unit for instructing repetition of the massage step being executed is provided, and the control unit repeatedly executes the massage operation of the massage step being executed in response to an instruction from the repeat instruction unit until the instruction is canceled. In addition to changing the massage operation of the massage step instructed repeatedly, a part of the subsequent massage step is performed,
Moreover, the said control means repeats the massage operation | movement of the massage step instruct | indicated repeatedly by the repetition instruction | indication part, changing the speed and strength amount in the massage operation | movement, The massage machine characterized by the above-mentioned.

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