JP5032808B2 - Massage machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair-type massage machine having a seat and a backrest, and more particularly to a technique for effectively stretching the upper body.

  Conventionally, a seat for a user to sit on, a backrest for a user sitting on the seat to lean, and a reclining mechanism that can change the posture of the backrest relative to the seat A chair-type massage machine is used. The back part of this type of massage machine is provided with a treatment part that projects a treatment element toward the person to be treated, and the shoulder part of the person to be treated by driving this treatment element An appropriate massage effect can be obtained from the waist to the waist. In recent years, many structures have been proposed in which airbags are arranged on seats and backrests to inflate and retract them so that various massages can be realized in places other than treatment areas where treatment elements are provided. ing.

  Further, in Patent Document 1, an airbag is arranged on an armrest provided on the seat side, and the backrest portion is reclined backward in a state where the arm tip of the user is restrained by the expansion of the airbag. There has also been proposed a massage machine capable of performing a stretching operation for extending the arm of the user.

However, in the massage machine described above, although the stretch can be applied to the arm portion of the user, the entire trunk cannot be stretched around the waist of the user.
JP 2006-87830 A

  The present invention has been invented in view of the above-mentioned problems, and effectively stretches the entire trunk centering on the waist of the user by effectively combining the operations of each component used in normal massage. It is an object to provide a massage machine that can be used.

In order to solve the above-described problems , the present invention provides a seat portion 1 on which a user 50 sits, a backrest portion 2 on which a user 50 seated on the seat portion 1 leans, and a seat portion 1. A reclining mechanism 3 that allows the posture of the backrest part 2 to be freely changed, a treatment part 6 that is disposed on the backrest part 2 and has a treatment element 5 projecting toward the user 50, and a treatment element a vertical drive unit 7 to freely change the vertical position of the 5, the strength driver 8 to freely change the projection amount of the treatment element 5, the buttocks of the user 50 by expansion and contraction with disposed on the seat 1 A massage machine including a seat airbag 17 to be massaged and an air supply / discharge mechanism 25 that allows the seat airbag 17 to be inflated and contracted includes a control unit 35 that performs massage and waist stretching. The vertical drive unit receives a massage command input Controls the strength driver 8 and the air supply and discharge mechanism 25 to perform the massage, the vertical drive unit 7 in response to a command input of the waist stretch controls the strength driver 8 and the air supply and discharge mechanism 25, the treatment element 5 Is moved to the waist position of the user 50 and the treatment element 5 is projected to a predetermined position toward the user 50 while restraining the buttocks of the user 50 by the expansion of the seat airbag 17. a manner, characterized in that cause line waist stretch extruding waist while restraining the buttocks forward locally.

  By using the massage machine having the above configuration, the waist can be locally pushed by the treatment element 5 while the buttocks of the user 50 is constrained to the seat 1 by the seat airbag 17, so that the waist stretch effect Is effectively obtained. Moreover, instead of providing a special structure as a means for stretching the waist, the waist stretch is realized by combining the operation of the seat airbag 17 used for normal massage and the treatment element 5, so that it can be provided as an inexpensive and compact product. It is. Furthermore, the strength of the stretch can be changed according to the situation by appropriately changing the posture of the backrest 2 using the reclining mechanism 3 when performing the waist stretch.

The present invention also includes a seat portion 1 for the user 50 to sit on, a backrest portion 2 for the user 50 seated on the seat portion 1 to lean, and a posture of the backrest portion 2 with respect to the seat portion 1. The reclining mechanism 3 can be changed freely, the treatment part 6 that is arranged on the backrest part 2 and projects the treatment element 5 toward the user 50 side, and the vertical position of the treatment element 5 is freely changeable. vertically and the driving unit 7, and the strength driver 8 to freely change the projection amount of the treatment element 5, shoulder airbag massaging a shoulder of the user 50 by expansion and contraction along with arranged on the backrest portion 2, 18 and an air supply / exhaust mechanism 25 that allows the shoulder airbag 18 to be inflated / contracted , includes a control unit 35 that performs massage and waist stretching, and the control unit 35 receives a massage command input. In response, the vertical drive unit 7, the strength drive unit 8 and And controls the air supply and discharge mechanism 25 to perform the massage, the vertical drive unit 7 in response to a command input of the waist stretch controls the strength driver 8 and the air supply and discharge mechanism 25, the treatment element 5 of the user 50 It is moved to the waist position so as to project the treating element 5 while restraining a shoulder portion of the user 50 by the expansion of the shoulder airbag 18 in a predetermined position toward the treated person 50 side, the shoulder wherein the locally that cause I line waist stretch to push forward the waist while restraining the.

  By using the massage machine having the above-described configuration, the waist can be locally pushed by the treatment element 5 in a state where the shoulder of the user 50 is restrained by the backrest 2 by the shoulder airbag 18. A stretch effect can be obtained effectively. Moreover, instead of providing a special structure as a means for stretching the waist, the waist stretch is realized by combining the shoulder airbag 18 used for normal massage and the treatment element 5, so that it can be provided as an inexpensive and compact product. It is. Furthermore, the strength of the stretch can be changed according to the situation by appropriately changing the posture of the backrest 2 using the reclining mechanism 3 when performing the waist stretch.

The present invention also includes a seat portion 1 for the user 50 to sit on, a backrest portion 2 for the user 50 seated on the seat portion 1 to lean, and a posture of the backrest portion 2 with respect to the seat portion 1. The reclining mechanism 3 that can be freely changed, the treatment portion 6 that is disposed on the backrest portion 2 and has a treatment element 5 projecting toward the user 50 side, and the backrest portion 2. A shoulder airbag 18 that massages the shoulder of the user 50 by expansion and contraction, a waist airbag 19 that is disposed on the backrest 2 and massages the waist of the user 50 by expansion and contraction, and a shoulder airbag 18 And an air supply / discharge mechanism 25 that allows the waist airbag 19 to be inflated and retracted , includes a control unit 35 that performs massage and waist stretching. The control unit 35 receives a massage command input. Air supply / discharge mechanism 2 Control to the to perform the massage, by controlling the air supply and discharge mechanism 25 receives an instruction input of the waist stretch, inflation of the waist air bag 19 while restraining a shoulder portion of the user 50 by the expansion of the shoulder airbag 18 by so as to extruded waist of the user 50, characterized in that cause line waist stretch extruding waist while restraining a shoulder forward locally.

  With the massage machine having the above-described configuration, the waist portion can be locally pushed by the waist airbag 19 while the shoulder portion of the user 50 is restrained by the backrest portion 2 by the shoulder airbag 18. The stretch effect is effectively obtained. Moreover, instead of providing a special structure as a means for stretching the waist, the waist stretch is realized by combining the actions of the shoulder airbag 18 and the waist airbag 19 used for normal massage, so it is provided as an inexpensive and compact product. Is possible. Furthermore, the strength of the stretch can be changed according to the situation by appropriately changing the posture of the backrest 2 using the reclining mechanism 3 when performing the waist stretch.

  The present invention has an effect of effectively stretching the whole trunk centered on the waist of the user by effectively combining the operations of each component used for normal massage.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 show an example of the entire massage machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. The massage machine of this example includes a seat 1 for a user 50 to sit on, a backrest 2 on which the user 50 sitting on the seat 1 leans backward, and a back against the seat 1. This is a chair-type massage machine including a reclining mechanism 3 that allows the posture of the drooping portion 2 to be freely changed. The reclining mechanism 3 includes a raising / lowering motor 4 in a link mechanism that connects the seat portion 1 and the backrest portion 2, and the link mechanism is driven and controlled by rotating the raising / lowering motor 4 forward and backward. Thus, it is possible to control the backrest 2 so that it can be raised and lowered. In the backrest portion 2, a treatment portion 6 is provided in which a pair of left and right treatment elements 5 are projected toward the user 50 side.

  FIG. 3 shows the treatment unit 6 viewed from the back side. In the figure, one of the pair of left and right treatment elements 5 is removed. The treatment unit 6 includes a vertical drive unit 7 that drives the entire treatment unit 6 in the vertical direction integrally with the treatment element 5, and changes the posture of the treatment element 5 in the treatment unit 6 to change the forward protrusion amount. A flexible driving unit 8 and a width driving unit 9 for bringing the pair of left and right treatment elements 5 in the treatment unit 6 close to and away from each other are integrally incorporated.

  The vertical drive unit 7 rotates the vertical drive shaft 11 in the forward and reverse directions by the vertical drive motor 10, thereby moving the entire treatment unit 6 in the vertical direction along the rail 12 arranged in the backrest 2. It is to drive forward and backward. Further, the strength / weakness drive unit 8 rotates the strength / weakness drive shaft 14 in the forward / reverse direction by the strength / weakness drive motor 13, thereby making it possible to change the amount of protrusion of the treatment element 5 forward (that is, the user 50 side). The width drive unit 9 is configured to rotate the width drive shaft 16 forward and backward by the width drive motor 15 to bring the pair of left and right treatment elements 5 close to and away from each other. By changing the vertical position of the treatment element 5 by the vertical drive unit 7, it is possible to perform massage by moving to each part such as the neck, shoulder and waist of the user 50. Moreover, the strength of the massage for the user 50 can be changed by changing the strength position of the treatment element 5 by the strength drive unit 8. Further, by changing the width position of the treatment element 5 by the width driving unit 9, it is possible to perform massage at a wide position on the shoulder of the user 50 and to perform massage at a narrow position near the scapula.

  The configuration of the treatment unit 6 including these drive units 7, 8, and 9 is basically the same as that disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-34635, and therefore, detailed description thereof is omitted. To do. It should be noted that other mechanisms may be used as long as the treatment element 5 can be driven in the vertical direction, the strength, and the width direction, for example, by a drive mechanism using eccentricity as disclosed in JP-A-2002-345913. It may be a mechanism that realizes the stagnation operation.

  Further, in the massage machine of the present example, as a treatment means other than the treatment element 5, a seat that is disposed on the seat portion 1 and massages by compressing the vicinity of the buttocks of the user 50 from the lower side and the left and right sides by expansion and contraction. An airbag 17, a shoulder airbag 18 that is disposed on the backrest 2 and massages by compressing the vicinity of the shoulder of the user 50 from the back and both sides by expansion and contraction, and the backrest 2. And a waist airbag 19 that massages the waist 50 of the user 50 from behind and from the left and right sides by expansion and contraction. The seat airbag 17 includes a lower airbag 17a that presses the vicinity of the buttocks of the user 50 from below, and a pair of left and right airbags 17b that press the vicinity of the buttocks of the user 50 from both the left and right sides. The bags 17a and 17b are connected to the pump 30 via the seat electromagnetic valve 20 (see FIG. 4).

  The shoulder airbag 18 is installed in a pair of left and right at the front surface of the backrest 2 and corresponding to both shoulders of the user 50, and is connected to the pump 30 via the shoulder solenoid valve 21. . The waist airbag 19 is installed in a pair on the left and right sides of the backrest portion 2 and sandwiches the waist of the user 50 from both the left and right sides. The waist airbag 19 is connected to the pump 30 via the waist electromagnetic valve 22. Yes. 4 shows an air supply / exhaust mechanism 25 for freely inflating and contracting the airbags 17, 18, and 19, and the pump 30 is switched as appropriate by switching the opening and closing of the solenoid valves 20, 21, and 22 described above. By driving the air bag 17, the airbags 17, 18, and 19 can be selectively inflated and contracted.

  In FIG. 5, a control unit 35 that drives and controls the treatment unit 6, the airbags 17, 18, and 19 and the reclining mechanism 3 in response to a command input from the operation unit 31 provided on the seat unit 1 side of the massage machine. Is shown. The control unit 35 includes the raising / lowering motor 4 of the reclining mechanism 3, the up / down, strength, width driving motors 10, 13, 15 of the treatment unit 6, the pump 30, the seat, the shoulder, and the waist Valves 20, 21, 22 are connected. Further, a backrest angle sensor 26 not shown in FIG. 1, a vertical position sensor 27, a strength position sensor 28, and a width position sensor 29 also shown in FIG. 3 are connected to the control unit 35.

  When a massage command is appropriately input to the operation unit 31 of the massage machine having the above-described configuration, the control unit 35 combines various operations with the up / down, strength, and width driving motors 10, 13, and 15, thereby providing various trajectories to the treatment element 5. Thus, it is possible to realize massage with a variety of techniques such as acupressure, itching and abrasion for the user 50. In addition, the control unit 35 controls the pump 30 and the seat, shoulder, and waist electromagnetic valves 22 to inflate and retract the seat, shoulder, and waist airbags 17, 18, and 19, respectively. The whole body massage effect can be obtained.

  When a command of “waist stretch” is input by the operation unit 31, the control unit 35 that receives the command opens the seat electromagnetic valve 20 and drives the pump 30 to start supplying air to the seat airbag 17. . When the lower airbag 17a and the left and right airbags 17b constituting the seat airbag 17 are inflated, the user 50 seated on the seat 1 is fixed to the seat 1 by pressing the vicinity of his buttocks from below and from the left and right sides. (See FIG. 6). At the same time, the control unit 35 rotates the vertical drive motor 10 to move the treatment element 5 to the vertical position corresponding to the waist position of the user 50.

  Thus, after restraining the buttocks of the user 50 to the seat portion 1 and causing the treatment element 5 to reach the predetermined waist position, the control unit 35 rotates the strength driving motor 13 to determine the predetermined strength position. The treatment element 5 is pushed forward until it reaches (see FIG. 7). For the user 50, the waist is pressed locally with the buttocks restrained so that the body does not escape, so that the waist stretching effect can be obtained effectively. Moreover, instead of providing a special structure as a means for stretching the waist, the waist stretch has been realized by combining the operation of the seat airbag 17 used for normal massage and the treatment element 5, so that it is provided as an inexpensive and compact product. It is possible.

  If the waist stretching operation is performed in a reclining posture in which the backrest 2 is tilted backward, a higher stretch effect can be obtained. The user 50 may drive the reclining mechanism 3 so that the backrest 2 is in a desired posture by appropriately operating the operation unit 31 before starting waist stretching. In addition, when “waist stretch” is input through the operation unit 31, the control unit 35 drives and controls the reclining mechanism 3 so as to automatically tilt the backrest unit 2 to a predetermined reclining angle, and then pushes the treatment element 5 forward. It doesn't matter if it goes.

  Note that the command input of “waist stretch” by the operation unit 31 may be input by this stretch alone, or may be appropriately incorporated in a massage course in combination with another massage or stretch.

  Next, another example of the massage machine in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the basic configuration of this example is the same as that of the example, detailed description of the configuration that matches the example will be omitted, and only the characteristic configuration that is different from the example will be described in detail below.

  In this example, when an appropriate command for “waist stretch” is input through the operation unit 31, the control unit 35 that has received the command opens the shoulder electromagnetic valve 21 and drives the pump 30 to the shoulder airbag 18. Start supplying air. When the pair of left and right shoulder airbags 18 are inflated, the user 50 who is seated on the seat 1 is fixed to the backrest 2 by pressing both left and right shoulders from the rear and the left and right sides (FIG. 8). reference). At the same time, the control unit 35 rotates the vertical drive motor 10 to move the treatment element 5 to the vertical position corresponding to the waist position of the user 50.

  In this manner, both shoulders of the user 50 are restrained by the backrest 2 and the treatment element 5 is made to reach a predetermined waist position, and then the control unit 35 rotates the strength driving motor 13 to determine the predetermined level. The treatment element 5 is pushed forward until reaching the strong and weak position (see FIG. 9). For the user 50, the waist is pressed locally with both shoulders restrained so that the body does not escape, so that the waist stretching effect can be effectively obtained. Moreover, instead of providing a special structure as a means for stretching the waist, the waist stretch has been realized by combining the shoulder airbag 18 used for normal massage and the treatment element 5 to provide an inexpensive and compact product. It is possible.

  Next, another example of the massage machine in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Since the basic configuration of this example is the same as that of the example, detailed description of the configuration that matches the example will be omitted, and only the characteristic configuration that is different from the example will be described in detail below.

  In this example, when an appropriate command for “waist stretch” is input through the operation unit 31, the control unit 35 that has received the command opens the shoulder electromagnetic valve 21 and drives the pump 30 to the shoulder airbag 18. Start supplying air. When the pair of left and right shoulder airbags 18 are inflated, the user 50 who is seated in the seat portion 1 is fixed to the backrest 2 by pressing the left and right shoulder portions of the user 50 from the rear and the left and right sides.

  In this way, the control unit 35 opens the waist electromagnetic valve 22 and drives the pump 30 while maintaining the state where both shoulders of the user 50 are restrained by the backrest portion 2, and the waist air bag 19 is driven. Do the air supply. For the user 50, the waist is locally pushed by the inflating waist airbag 19 with both shoulders restrained so that the body does not escape, so that the waist stretching effect can be effectively obtained. It is. Moreover, instead of providing a special structure as a means for stretching the waist, the waist stretch has been realized by combining the operations of the shoulder airbag 18 and the waist airbag 19 used for normal massage, so that it is an inexpensive and compact product. It can be provided.

It is a schematic side view which shows the state in which the to-be-treated person sat down to the massage machine of an example in embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic front view of a massage machine same as the above. It is a perspective view of the treatment part with which the inside of a massage machine same as the above is equipped. It is a block diagram of the air supply / discharge mechanism provided in the massage machine same as the above. It is a control block diagram of a massage machine same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a user's buttocks are restrained with a massage machine same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that waist stretching is performed with a massage machine same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a user's shoulder part is restrained with the massage machine of the other example in embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that waist stretching is performed with a massage machine same as the above. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that waist stretching is performed with the massage machine of the other example in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seat part 2 Backrest part 3 Reclining mechanism 5 Treatment element
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 6 Treatment part 7 Vertical drive part 8 Strength drive part 17 Seat airbag 18 Shoulder airbag 19 Waist airbag 25 Air supply / discharge mechanism 35 Control part 50 Patient

Claims (3)

A seat for a user to sit on, a backrest for a user sitting on the seat to lean, a reclining mechanism for freely changing the posture of the backrest relative to the seat, and a backrest The treatment part that is placed on the treatment person and projecting the treatment element toward the user side, the vertical drive part that allows the vertical position of the treatment element to be freely changed, and the strength that allows the protrusion amount of the treatment element to be freely changed In a massage machine comprising a drive unit, a seat airbag that is disposed on the seat portion and massages the buttocks of the user by expansion and contraction, and an air supply and discharge mechanism that allows the seat airbag to expand and contract ,
It has a control unit that performs massage and waist stretching,
This control unit receives a massage command input and controls the vertical drive unit, the strength drive unit and the air supply / exhaust mechanism to perform massage, and receives a waist stretch command input to receive the vertical drive unit, the strength drive unit and the air. It controls supply and discharge mechanism, a predetermined position the treatment element while restraining the buttocks of the user toward the treated person side by the expansion of the seat air bag moves the massaging head to the waist position of the user so as to protrude, massage machine, characterized in that cause line waist stretch extruding waist while restraining the buttocks forward locally. A seat for a user to sit on, a backrest for a user sitting on the seat to lean, a reclining mechanism for freely changing the posture of the backrest relative to the seat, and a backrest The treatment part that is placed on the treatment person and projecting the treatment element toward the user side, the vertical drive part that allows the vertical position of the treatment element to be freely changed, and the strength that allows the protrusion amount of the treatment element to be freely changed In a massage machine comprising a drive unit , a shoulder airbag that is disposed on a backrest unit and massages a shoulder portion of a user by expansion and contraction, and an air supply / discharge mechanism that allows the shoulder airbag to expand and contract ,
It has a control unit that performs massage and waist stretching,
This control unit receives a massage command input and controls the vertical drive unit, the strength drive unit and the air supply / exhaust mechanism to perform massage, and receives a waist stretch command input to receive the vertical drive unit, the strength drive unit and the air. controls supply and discharge mechanism, a predetermined toward the treatment element to the treated side while restraining a shoulder portion of the user by the expansion of the shoulder airbag moves the massaging head to the waist position of the user so as to protrude to the position, massage machine, characterized in that cause I line waist stretch extruding waist while restraining a shoulder forward locally. A seat for a user to sit on, a backrest for a user sitting on the seat to lean, a reclining mechanism for freely changing the posture of the backrest relative to the seat, and a backrest a shoulder airbag massaging a shoulder of the user by inflation and deflation with a treatment portion that is projecting the treatment element toward a treated person side, disposed in the backrest portion with arranged on the back In a massage machine comprising a waist airbag that is disposed in the neck and massages the waist of the user by expansion and contraction, and an air supply and discharge mechanism that allows the shoulder airbag and the waist airbag to expand and contract ,
It has a control unit that performs massage and waist stretching,
This control unit receives a massage command input and controls the air supply / exhaust mechanism to perform massage, receives a waist stretch command input and controls the air supply / exhaust mechanism, and the shoulder airbag inflates the patient. so as to force out the waist of the user by expansion of the waist airbag while restraining the shoulder, and wherein the causing I line waist stretch to push forward the waist locally while restraining the shoulder Massage machine.

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