JP4771206B2 - Treatment airbag and massage machine equipped with this airbag - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a treatment airbag that expands and contracts by air supply and exhaust, and a massage machine in which the airbag is mounted at an appropriate location such as a massage unit.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a treatment machine such as a chair type massage machine, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, for example, a calf massage unit 30 for massaging a user's calf and a foot for massaging a user's foot There is one in which a foot massage unit including the massage unit 40 is provided.

  The calf massage unit 30 has concave receiving portions 32 and 32 for calves having a U-shaped cross section for inserting the left and right calves of the user. A calf side airbag 36 having an annular bellows portion 39 formed so as to be inclined in accordance with the inclination of the calf (shin side) when the user's calf is inserted is attached to the concave receiving portion 32. Yes.

  The foot tip massage unit 40 has U-shaped recess receiving portions 42 and 42 for inserting the left and right foot tips of the user, respectively. A side airbag for the toe that has an annular bellows portion 49 that is formed so as to be inclined in accordance with the inclination of the toe (instep part) when the toe of the user is inserted into the concave receiving part 42. 46 is attached.

  In the foot massage unit configured as described above, the bellows portion 39 of the side airbag 36 for calves and the bellows portion 49 of the side airbag 46 for toes may be formed on one side of each airbag. In order to enhance the massage effect, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, it is desirable to form on both sides of the side airbag 36 for calves and the side airbag 46 for feet (Patent Document 1).

According to the foot massage unit configured as described above, when the side airbag is inflated, the bellows part is inflated along the calf or the tip of the user, so that the surface pressure of the side airbag is increased. Add evenly to calves and toes. Therefore, it is said that an even massage can be applied to the calf or toe.
JP 2004-236922 A (3rd to 5th pages, FIGS. 4 to 6)

  By the way, the conventional foot massage unit is attached to the front end of a seat on which a user of a chair type massage machine sits. The calf massage unit 30 is attached to the seat so as to be tiltable and positionable, and the toe massage unit 40 is attached to the calf massage unit 30 so as to be tiltable and positionable. Further, as described above, the left and right calves of the user are inserted into the concave receiving portions 32 and 32 of the calf massage unit 30, respectively, and the concave receiving portions 42 and 42 of the foot massage unit 40 are The left and right foot tips of the user are inserted respectively.

  For this reason, the calf massage unit 30 and the foot massage unit 40 should have a large volume of the concave receiving portions 32, 32 and the concave receiving portions 42, 42, and the massage units themselves should not be large. It can be said that the user's calf and toes are easy to insert, and the tilting and positioning operations can be performed smoothly.

  However, in the above conventional foot massage unit, when the bellows portion 39 of the side airbag 36 for calves and the bellows portion 49 of the side airbag 46 for toes are formed on both sides of each airbag, FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, since the convex portions 50a and the concave portions 50b of the bellows portion 39 and the bellows portion 49 are formed at positions facing each other at a predetermined interval, the airbags are compressed when the airbags are contracted. Is not so flat and bulky, and has a problem that the volumes of the concave receiving portions 32 and 32 and the concave receiving portions 42 and 42 cannot be increased. If the volume is increased, the massage unit itself is large. It had the problem of becoming.

  Therefore, the present invention has an object to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and any part of a massage machine massage unit, such as a calf concave receiving part or a foot concave receiving part of a foot massage unit. Even if it is attached to the air bag, it is very flat when the airbag is contracted and does not become bulky. It is made for the purpose of providing the massage machine equipped with the treatment airbag.

  Therefore, in the treatment airbag of the present invention, the annular bellows portions 21 are formed opposite to each other on both surfaces of a hollow and flat airbag body 20 that can be expanded and contracted by air supply and exhaust. And each uneven | corrugated | grooved part is made to mutually follow when the airbag main body 20 shrink | contracts.

  And the airbag for treatment of this invention shall have the ventilation space part 22 between each uneven | corrugated | grooved part of the said bellows part 21 of the both surfaces.

  Furthermore, in the treatment airbag of the present invention, one or both of the concavo-convex portions on one surface and the concavo-convex portions on the other surface of the both sides of the bellows portion 21 have a continuous arc shape.

  Further, the treatment airbag of the present invention is provided with a convex portion 21a on one surface and a concave portion 21b on the other surface, and a concave portion 21b on one surface and a convex portion 21a on the other surface of the two bellows portions 21 facing each other. The shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on one surface and the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on the other surface, the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on one surface, and the shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on the other surface are the same. Yes.

  Furthermore, in the treatment airbag of the present invention, the convex portion 21a on one surface and the concave portion 21b on the other surface, and the concave portion 21b on one surface and the convex portion 21a on the other surface are respectively opposed to each other. Provided, the shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on one surface and the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on the other surface, the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on one surface and the shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on the other surface are different. ing.

  And the massage machine of this invention shall be equipped with one of the above-mentioned treatment airbags.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, even if it is attached to any part such as a massage unit of a massage machine, the treatment airbag does not become bulky and does not increase in size. It is possible to provide a massage machine equipped with this treatment airbag in a compact state.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out a treatment airbag of the present invention and a massage machine equipped with the airbag will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the massage machine of the present invention is a chair-type massage machine. The back 1 is a contact part such as a shoulder, back, waist, etc. of the user, the hips of the user, and the thighs. A seat 2 serving as a contact portion is provided. The backrest 1 is provided at the rear end of the seat portion 2 so that the inclination angle can be adjusted, but may be fixed at the rear end of the seat portion 2. The seat 2 is provided with a footrest 3 at the front end and armrests 4 on both sides.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the backrest 1 is moved up and down along a rail 5 disposed inside up and down, and a pair of treatment elements 6 are provided so as to project massage such as itching and hitting. Yes. The treatment element 6 may be exposed to the outside of the backrest 1 or may be covered with a cover or the like that is stretched over the entire backrest 1. The backrest 1 is provided with a back massage unit 7 in the middle of the front face. The back massage unit 7 is provided with a plurality of treatment airbags 8a that are positioned on the left and right sides of the rail 5 so as to apply pressure to the back of the user to be massaged. Yes. Further, the backrest 1 is provided with a lower back massage unit 9 below the front surface. This waist massage unit 9 is provided with a plurality of treatment airbags 8b which are positioned on the left and right sides of the rail 5 so as to apply pressure to the back of the user to be massaged. Yes. In addition, the backrest 1 is provided with arm massage units 10 on arm rests 1a projecting from both sides. This massage unit for arms 10 is equipped with a plurality of treatment airbags 8c that apply massage to the arm of the user to give a pressing feeling. These airbags 8a, 8b, and 8c may be exposed to the outside of the backrest 1 as in the case of the treatment element 6, or may be covered with a cover or the like that is stretched over the entire backrest 1.

  The seat part 2 is provided with a massage unit 11 for hips and thighs on the seat surface part. The butt and thigh massage unit 11 is provided with a plurality of treatment airbags 8d that apply massage to the butt and thighs of the user so as to apply pressure. These airbags 8d may be exposed to the outside of the seat portion 2 or may be covered with a cover or the like that is stretched over the entire seat portion 2.

  On the footrest 3, a calf massage unit 12 and a foot massage unit 13 are provided. The calf massage unit 12 is tiltably attached to the front end of the seat portion 2 so as to be positioned, and the foot tip massage unit 13 is tiltably attached to the calf massage unit 12 so as to be positioned. The calf massage unit 12 has calf-shaped concave receiving portions 14 and 14 each having a substantially U-shaped cross section for inserting the left and right calves of the user. The concave receiving portion 14 is provided with a plurality of treatment airbags 8e on both side surfaces thereof, which give the calf a feeling of pressing and massage. The foot tip massage unit 13 has foot receiving recesses 15 and 15 having substantially U-shaped cross sections for inserting the left and right foot tips of the user. The concave receiving portion 15 is provided with a plurality of treatment airbags 8f on both side surfaces of which the foot tips are pressed and massaged. These airbags 8e and 8f may be exposed to the outside of the concave receiving portions 14 and 15, or may be covered with a cover or the like stretched on the concave receiving portions 14 and 15.

  The airbags 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e, and 8f are inflated, contracted, or inflated simultaneously or separately by air supply / exhaust from the air supply / exhaust device 16 disposed below the seat portion 2. A massage is given to each part of the body such as the back, waist, arms, buttocks, thighs, calves, and toes. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 8, these airbags 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e, and 8f have an annular bellows on both sides of an airbag body 20 that is hollow and formed in a flat and substantially square shape. The portions 21 are formed to face each other. The airbag main body 20 is produced by, for example, blow molding or welding two sheets, and is provided with an air supply / exhaust port 20a from the air supply / exhaust device 16 to provide a backrest 1 for the massage. A mounting plate 20b is provided for mounting at appropriate places such as the seat 2 and the footrest 3.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the annular bellows portions 21 formed on both surfaces of the airbag main body 20 are configured such that the uneven portions thereof are aligned with each other when the airbag main body 20 is contracted. Further, in the bellows portion 21 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, each of the concavo-convex portions has the ventilation space portion 22 when the airbag main body 22 is contracted so as to be along each other. The ventilation space 22 is used to smoothly supply and exhaust air from the air supply / exhaust device 16.

  The cross-sectional shape of one or both of the concavo-convex portion on one surface and the concavo-convex portion on the other surface of the bellows portion 21 of the airbag body 20 is a continuous arc shape. When one of the concavo-convex portions on both sides has a continuous arc shape, the other can have a continuous wave shape or a zigzag shape as described later. 4 and 5, the cross-sectional shape of the concavo-convex portion of the bellows portion 21 is an arc shape that is continuous on both sides. In this case, the convex portion 21a on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the concave portion 21b on the other surface, the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the convex portion 21a on the other surface are provided at positions facing each other. The shape of the inner surface side of the portion 21a and the shape of the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on the other surface, the shape of the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the shape of the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on the other surface are the same shape, When the airbag main body 20 is contracted, the uneven portions have the ventilation space portion 22 or do not have the ventilation space portion 22 so as to be along each other.

  In the structure shown in FIG. 6, the convex portion 21a on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the concave portion 21b on the other surface, the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the convex portion 21a on the other surface are provided at opposing positions. The shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on one surface and the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on the other surface, the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on the one surface of the bellows portion 21, and the shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on the other surface. Each of the concavo-convex portions has a vent space portion 22 when the airbag main body 20 is contracted so as to be along each other.

  Moreover, the cross-sectional shape of one or both of the concavo-convex portion on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the concavo-convex portion on the other surface of the airbag body 20 may be a continuous wave shape. When one of the concavo-convex portions on both sides has a continuous wave shape, the other can have a continuous arc shape as described above, a zigzag shape as described later, or the like. In the structure shown in FIG. 7, the concavo-convex portion of the bellows portion 21 has a continuous wave shape on both sides. Also in this case, the convex portion 21a on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the concave portion 21b on the other surface, and the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the convex portion 21a on the other surface are provided at opposing positions, respectively. The shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a and the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on the other surface, the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21, and the shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on the other surface are different. The concave and convex portions are aligned with each other when the airbag body 20 is contracted. In the illustrated example, the shape on the inner surface side is different from each other. However, when the airbag main body 20 is contracted, each uneven portion has the ventilation space portion 22 or the ventilation space portion 22 has the same shape. You may make it do not have and it may mutually follow.

  Furthermore, although not shown in figure, the cross-sectional shape of one or both of the uneven | corrugated | grooved part of the one side of the bellows part 21 of the said airbag main body 20 and the uneven | corrugated | grooved part of another surface is good also as a zigzag shape. When one of the concavo-convex portions on both sides has a zigzag shape, the other can have a continuous arc shape or a continuous wave shape as described above. Also in this case, the convex portion 21a on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the concave portion 21b on the other surface, and the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the convex portion 21a on the other surface are provided at opposing positions, respectively. The shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a and the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on the other surface, the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21, and the shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on the other surface As the different shapes, each of the uneven portions can have the ventilation space portion 22 or not to have the ventilation space portion 22 when the airbag body 20 is contracted, and can be made to follow each other.

  In addition, the cross-sectional shape of one or both of the concavo-convex portion on one surface and the concavo-convex portion on the other surface of the bellows portion 21 of the airbag body 20 is a continuous arc shape, and gradually increases the arc from the outside to the inside, Can be small. When one of the concavo-convex portions on both sides has a continuous arc shape, the other can have a continuous wave shape, a zigzag shape, or the like. In the structure shown in FIG. 8, the cross-sectional shape of the uneven portion of the bellows portion 21 is an arc shape that is continuous on both surfaces, and the arc is gradually increased from the outside toward the inside. Also in this case, the convex portion 21a on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the concave portion 21b on the other surface, and the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the convex portion 21a on the other surface are provided at opposing positions, respectively. The shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a and the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on the other surface, the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21, and the shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on the other surface Each of the uneven portions has a vent space portion 22 or does not have the vent space portion 22 when the airbag main body 20 is contracted, so that the concave and convex portions are aligned with each other. In the configuration shown in FIG. 8, the shape of the inner surface side of each of the concavo-convex portions of the bellows portion 21 is made different so that the respective concavo-convex portions are aligned with each other when the airbag body 20 is contracted.

  Further, although not shown in the drawings, when the cross-sectional shape of one or both of the concave and convex portions on one surface and the concave and convex portions on the other surface of the bellows portion 21 of the airbag body 20 is a continuous wave shape or zigzag shape, Waves or zigzags can be gradually increased or decreased from the inside to the outside of the. When one of the concavo-convex portions on both sides has a continuous wave shape, the other can have a continuous arc shape, a zigzag shape, or the like. Moreover, when one side is made into a zigzag shape among the uneven | corrugated | grooved parts of both surfaces, the other can be made into the continuous arc shape, the continuous wave shape, etc. Also in this case, the convex portion 21a on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the concave portion 21b on the other surface, and the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the convex portion 21a on the other surface are provided at opposing positions, respectively. The shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a and the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on the other surface, the shape on the inner surface side of the concave portion 21b on one surface of the bellows portion 21, and the shape on the inner surface side of the convex portion 21a on the other surface It is possible to have different shapes so that each of the concavo-convex portions has the ventilation space portion 22 or does not have the ventilation space portion 22 when the airbag body 20 is contracted.

  According to the massage machine equipped with the treatment airbag of the present invention configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, the user sits on the seat 2, and the hips and thighs are placed on the hips of the seat 2. The thigh massage unit 11 is brought into contact, the back is brought into contact with the back massage unit 7 in the backrest 1, the waist is brought into contact with the waist massage unit 9 in the backrest 1, and the arm is massaged in the arm with the backrest 1. 10, the calf is inserted into the calf massage unit 12 of the footrest 3 and the foottip is inserted into the foot massage unit 13 of the footrest 3, and is deployed below the seat 2. The air bags 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e, and 8f are inflated and contracted simultaneously or separately by the supply / exhaust of air from the air supply / exhaust device 16, and the expanded state is maintained. If, back, hips, arms, buttocks, thighs, calves, pressing feeling is given to each point of the body, such as feet, it can be subjected to a massage.

  And the airbags 8a and 8b mounted on the back massage unit 7, the waist massage unit 9, the arm massage unit 10, the buttocks, the thigh massage unit 11, the calf massage unit 12, and the foot massage unit 13. 8c, 8d, 8e, and 8f are very flat because the uneven portion on one surface of the bellows portion 21 and the uneven portion on the other surface of the airbag body 20 are aligned with each other when the airbag body 20 contracts. It will be a thing. Therefore, these airbags 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d, 8e, and 8f are not bulky in the mounted state of the massage unit, and the massage units can be prevented from becoming large.

  The therapeutic airbag of the present invention is not limited to the chair-type massage machine described in the above embodiment, but can be attached to a bed-type massage machine, a portable massage machine, and other various massage machines. Needless to say, it is not limited to the location described in the embodiment, and can be attached to a massage unit or the like provided at an appropriate location of the massage machine.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the massage machine of this invention. It is a side view which shows the use condition of the massage machine of this invention shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the treatment airbag of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows one Embodiment of the airbag for treatment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows other embodiment of the treatment airbag of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows other embodiment of the treatment airbag of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows other embodiment of the treatment airbag of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows other embodiment of the treatment airbag of this invention. It is sectional explanatory drawing which shows the inflated state of the airbag for treatment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the massage machine provided with the conventional airbag for treatment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mounting state to the massage machine of the conventional treatment airbag. It is a top view which shows an example of the conventional airbag for treatment. It is sectional drawing of the conventional medical treatment airbag shown in FIG. It is a side surface of the conventional medical treatment airbag shown in FIG.

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20 airbag body 21 bellows part 21a convex part 21b concave part 22 ventilation space

Claims (6)

  An annular bellows portion (21) is formed on both surfaces of a hollow and flat air bag body (20) that can be expanded and contracted by air supply / exhaust so as to face each other. A treatment airbag characterized in that the airbag body (20) is aligned with each other when contracted.   The treatment airbag according to claim 1, further comprising a ventilation space portion (22) between the concavo-convex portions of the bellows portions (21) on both sides.   The treatment airbag according to claim 1 or 2, wherein one or both of the concavo-convex portions on one surface and the concavo-convex portions on the other surface of the both sides of the bellows portion (21) have a continuous arc shape.   Of the accordion portions (21) on both sides, a convex portion (21a) on one side and a concave portion (21b) on the other side, a concave portion (21b) on one side and a convex portion (21a) on the other side are provided at positions facing each other, The shape of the inner surface side of the convex portion (21a) on the one surface and the shape of the inner surface side of the concave portion (21b) on the other surface, the shape of the inner surface side of the concave portion (21b) on the one surface and the inner surface side of the convex portion (21a) on the other surface The therapeutic airbag according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shape is the same.   Of the accordion portions (21) on both sides, a convex portion (21a) on one side and a concave portion (21b) on the other side, a concave portion (21b) on one side and a convex portion (21a) on the other side are provided at positions facing each other, The shape of the inner surface side of the convex portion (21a) on the one surface and the shape of the inner surface side of the concave portion (21b) on the other surface, the shape of the inner surface side of the concave portion (21b) on the one surface and the inner surface side of the convex portion (21a) on the other surface The treatment airbag according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shapes are different from each other.   A massage machine comprising the treatment airbag according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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