JP5059514B2 - Chair massage machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a chair-type massage machine having a footrest capable of performing various massages on the lower leg of a user, and in particular, in addition to a pressure massage on the lower leg, brings a stretch, a twist, etc. The present invention relates to a chair-type massage machine having a footrest portion that can realize the movement of a hip joint.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a chair-type massage machine is well known to have a footrest portion that can stably massage the lower leg of a user and massage the same. For example, an air supply / discharge device is used in the footrest portion. There is one configured to perform a pressure massage on the lower leg by operating a pressing member using an expansion / contraction bag that expands and contracts (expands / contracts).

  As a chair-type massage machine having this type of footrest, as shown in FIG. 11, the support part 7 that can support the lower leg 22 of the user and the exit / retreat operation to press the lower leg 22 of the user The thing of the structure provided with the leg mounting base 4 (foot mounting part) which has the possible treatment part 8 has already been disclosed.

  That is, the support portion 7 has a rising portion 9 that can protrude and retreat so as to rise inward in the left-right direction on both sides in the left-right direction, and the treatment portion 8 is provided on the rising portion 9. ing. In the state in which the rising portion 9 and the treatment portion 8 are retracted, the rising portion 9 and the support portion 7 and the treatment portion 8 at the inner side in the left-right direction form a substantially flat surface.

  Further, with respect to the exit / retreat operation of the rising portion 9, each air cell (expansion / contraction bag) can be repeatedly expanded and contracted by air supply / exhaust from the air supply / exhaust device, and when the lower air cell 14 is expanded, the rising plate 13. Is pushed from the back surface side by the lower air cell 14 and protrudes so as to rise inward in the left-right direction.

  Further, when the air cells 17 such as the upper treatment air cell 18 and the lower treatment air cell 19 expand, the treatment plate 10 (the upper treatment plate 11 and the lower treatment plate 12) is pushed from the back side by the air cell 17, and the upper treatment plate 11 is pressed. The lower treatment plate 12 protrudes so as to fall inward in the left-right direction (the lower leg 22 side of the user).

In addition, when the central air cell 23 provided at the center in the left-right direction of the support portion 7 is expanded, the lower leg 22 is pressed from the inner side in the left-right direction, and the lower leg 22 is sandwiched between the central air cell 23 and the treatment plate 10. It is supposed to carry out such massage.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-137738 (page 9, FIG. 4)

  By the way, the conventional chair type massage machine as described above is configured to press the side surfaces of the user's lower leg in the left-right direction.

  That is, since the left and right side surfaces of the lower leg are pressed from the left and right by an air cell, a treatment plate, etc., a pressure massage is performed with the user's lower leg held.

  However, in the field of lower leg treatment, not only the pressure massage to the lower leg important point, but also the effect of stretching and twisting on the lower leg, and the movement of the hip joint etc. in accordance with this is carried out. There is also a demand for a chair type massage machine equipped with the above, and it cannot be realized with the structure of the footrest portion in the conventional chair type massage machine as described above.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and in addition to the pressure massage for the lower leg, it brings effects such as stretching and twisting to each lower leg and can realize the movement of the hip joint. An object of the present invention is to provide a chair type massage machine having a footrest portion having a configuration.

  That is, the chair type massage machine of the present invention is a chair type massage machine provided with a footrest part for placing both lower legs of a user in front of a seat part, and the chair type massage machine includes the footrest. It is assumed that a pair of rolling members that receive the lower legs and roll them in the width direction are arranged on the left and right sides of the lower leg so as to be tiltable.

  Further, in the chair type massage machine of the present invention, the rolling members respectively disposed on the lower legs of the footrest part are disposed on the left and right sides of the lower legs at a predetermined interval.

  Further, in the chair type massage machine of the present invention, the rolling member is disposed on the lower surface of each leg and the lower part of the plate member. The inflatable bag is configured to be inflated and contracted by an air supply / discharge device.

  Furthermore, in the chair type massage machine according to the present invention, the rolling member includes an inflatable bag disposed on the support surface side of each crus and an inflatable bag overlaid on a lower portion of the inflatable bag. Each inflatable and inflatable bag is inflated and inflated by an air supply / exhaust device to receive each leg and roll it in its width direction.

  Furthermore, in the chair-type massage machine of the present invention, the rolling member is provided with a protrusion member for acupressure on the holding surface side of each lower leg.

  Therefore, the chair type massage machine of the present invention is a chair type massage machine provided with a footrest part for placing both lower legs of the user in front of the seat part, and each leg is placed in the width direction at the footrest part. A pair of left and right legs is provided on the footrest so that the rolling members to be rolled on the footrest are received on the placement side of the footrest, so that the side receiving the lower leg of the rolling member can be inclined. Since it is configured, it is possible to perform pressure massage on each leg by tilting the rolling member, and each rolling member that has received each leg is tilted, and each leg rolls in the width direction. Therefore, it is possible to bring effects such as stretching and twisting to each lower leg, and to carry out hip joint movements accordingly.

  Further, in the chair type massage machine of the present invention, the rolling members respectively disposed on the lower legs of the footrest portion are disposed on the left and right sides of the lower legs with a predetermined interval. In addition to being able to perform pressure massage on each lower leg by tilting movement of the moving member, tilt while holding the lower leg with each rolling member that received each lower leg, and roll so that each lower leg wraps in the width direction Therefore, it becomes possible to bring about the effects such as stretching and twisting with a soft sensation on each lower leg, and to carry out the exercise of the hip joint without difficulty.

  Furthermore, the chair type massage machine according to the present invention is configured such that the rolling member is a plate-like member, and is inflated and contracted by an air supply / discharge device for inclining the plate-like member while being disposed at a lower portion of the plate-like member. Since the bag is composed of a deflated bag, the rolling movement of the lower leg can be performed by causing the plate-like member to be inclined / non-tilted by the expansion / contraction operation of the expansion / contraction bag.

  Furthermore, when the rolling member is not used, the placement surface of the footrest portion is flattened by the plate-like member, so that the user can comfortably place the lower leg on the footrest portion, and the rolling member As a result, a sufficient rolling surface can be secured, and the rolling width of the lower leg can be obtained relatively large.

  In the chair type massage machine according to the present invention, the rolling member is composed only of the inflatable bag. Therefore, the configuration of the rolling member can be simplified, and low cost and assembly / The ease of repair can be improved.

  Furthermore, since the chair type massage machine of the present invention is provided with a protruding member for acupressure on the rolling member, it is possible to acuate the important points of the lower leg together with the rolling motion of the lower leg.

Below, the chair type massage machine of this invention is demonstrated in detail based on one Embodiment shown on drawing.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the chair type massage machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a use state diagram showing an embodiment of the chair type massage machine of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a chair of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a right side view showing an embodiment of a state in which the backrest part of the massage massage machine is folded with respect to the seat part, and FIG. 4 shows the upside down of the backrest part and the appearance of the footrest part in the chair type massage machine of the present invention FIG. 5 is a right side view showing an embodiment of an aspect, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional simplified explanatory view showing an embodiment of a rolling member provided on a footrest portion in the chair type massage machine of the present invention. 8 is a simplified cross-sectional explanatory view showing an embodiment relating to the operating state of the rolling member provided in the footrest portion in the chair type massage machine of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a diagram of the footrest portion in the chair type massage machine of the present invention. A projecting member is provided on the provided rolling member. FIG. 10 is a simplified cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a simplified cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment in which a rolling member provided on a footrest portion in the chair type massage machine of the present invention is used as an inflatable bag. 11 is a reference diagram showing the prior art.

  That is, as shown in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, the chair-type massage machine 1a of the present invention includes the footrest portion 13a for placing both lower legs of the user in front of the seat portion 11a, The back part 12a which a user's back part and waist | hip | lumbar part contact | abut on the rear part of the seat part 11a is comprised from the chair main body 10a provided so that reclining was possible.

  Each of the seat portion 11a, the backrest portion 12a, and the footrest portion 13a has a configuration in which a cushion such as sponge rubber is held on a hollow box-like housing frame and the whole is covered with a cover. is there.

  Further, a support pipe 101a that extends linearly in the left-right width direction is horizontally provided at the lower portion of the seat portion 11a, and the entire chair body 10a is directly connected to the floor surface at the center lower portion of the support pipe 101a. A circular base 102a is supported on the bottom.

  In addition, a pair of left and right armrests 14a and 14a for placing the hand and arm of the user are erected on the upper left and right ends of the support pipe 101a. The backrest 12a is pivotally supported by pivots 141a and 141a provided at the rear ends of the pair of left and right armrests 14a and 14a, respectively, so as to be pivotable in the front-rear direction. The backrest 12a can be tilted and rotated in the front-rear direction from the standing state to the rearward lying state with the support shaft 141a as a fulcrum, and the tilt angle can be adjusted.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the backrest portion 12a can be folded in such a manner that the backrest portion 12a is tilted forward and overlapped with the seat portion 11a. In this case, the lower end of the backrest part 12a is folded at the lower end of the seat part 11a so as to be pivoted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the seat portion 11a is movable in the front-rear direction by a slide mechanism 15a extending forward from the center of the support pipe 101a. Although not shown, the slide mechanism 15a may be composed of an advance / retreat rod and a fitting pipe for fitting and inserting the advance / retreat rod so as to be slidable.

  Therefore, when the backrest 12a is tilted backward from the standing state, the upper portion of the backrest 12a is inclined rearward relative to the support shaft 141a and the lower portion of the backrest 12a is more than the support shaft 141a. Projecting forward, the seat portion 11a slides forward together with the footrest portion 13a by the slide mechanism 15a.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the raising / lowering mechanism (not shown) of the backrest part 12a, the slide mechanism 15a of the seat part 11a, and the turning mechanism (not shown) of the footrest part 13a are respectively appropriately provided. Hydraulic cylinders and electric actuators can be used.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the chair type massage machine 1a of the present invention is inflated / deflated bag 2a that is pressed and inflated or held by pressing and inflating by air supply / exhaust by an air supply / discharge device 3a at an appropriate position of the chair body 10a. And is configured so that a pressure massage is performed at each treatment point of the user by each inflatable bag 2a.

  Although not shown, the air supply / discharge device 3a includes an air pump that generates compressed air, a distributor including a plurality of electromagnetic valves that distribute the compressed air to each air hose, and an internal mechanism of the distributor by an electronic circuit. It is mainly composed of an electronic control circuit to be controlled. As shown in FIG. 1, the air supply / discharge device 3a is provided in the base 102a disposed under the seat portion 11a.

  The inflatable bag 2a is manufactured by welding molding with a soft resin or nylon sheet, or blow molding of the same material, and can withstand continuous expansion and contraction by air supply / exhaust of the air supply / discharge device 3a. Is.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the left and right sides of the seat portion 11a and the backrest portion 12a are provided with a pair of left and right inflatable bags 2a and 2a, respectively, and each of the inflatable and inflatable bags 2a is independently provided. Since the communicating electromagnetic valve is provided, various pressing modes are possible.

  In addition, a plurality of the inflatable and deflate bags 2a and 2a, which are a pair of left and right sides of the backrest portion 12a, are arranged side by side in the backrest portion 12a. In FIG. 1, the neck portion, the back portion, and the waist portion are respectively provided. The pair of left and right inflatable bags 2a and 2a are shown in a three-stage configuration so that they can be pressed from the left and right.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, another inflatable bag 2a is provided at the center of the pair of left and right inflatable bags 2a and 2a provided in the seat portion 11a and the backrest portion 12a. In this chair type massage machine 1a, more complicated pressing forms can be implemented.

  Furthermore, the chair type massage machine 1a according to the present invention includes, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a rolling member 4a that rolls each lower leg in the width direction in the footrest portion 13a. In order to be able to hold each leg, a pair of left and right legs is provided on the footrest 13a so that the side receiving the lower leg of the rolling member 4a can be tilted.

  The rolling member 4a is arranged on a plate-like member 41a disposed on the side of the lower heel and on the lower surface of the plate-like member 41a, and is expanded and contracted by the air supply / discharge device 3a. The plate-like member 41a can be inclined by the expansion / contraction of the expansion / contraction bag 42a.

  That is, each leg is received by the center upper surface of each of the pair of left and right plate-like members 41a and 41a, and the inflatable and deflating bags 42a are provided on the left and right outer sides of both lower legs, respectively, Another inflatable bag 42a is arranged at the center of the lower part of the left and right plate-like members 41a, 41a between the inflatable bag 42a.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, when the inflatable bag 42a at the center is inflated, the left and right plate-like members 41a and 41a located between the both lower legs are inclined toward the outside. Both lower legs received at 41a roll respectively outward in the width direction.

  5 to 7 show the relationship between the plate-like members 41a and 41a arranged on the support surface side of each crus and the inflatable bag 42a arranged below the plate-like member 41a. In the illustrated example, an inflatable bag 42a is provided below the left and right outer plate-like members 41a of both lower legs, and another inflatable and deflated bag 42a is provided below the left and right inner plate-like members 41a. Although it is shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and inflated and deflated bags 42a, 42a, 42a, 42a are respectively provided at the lower portions of the plate-like members 41a, 41a, 41a, 41a disposed on the left and right sides of the both crus. May be provided so that each of the expansion / contraction bags 42a and 42a and 42a and 42a is expanded and contracted by the air supply / discharge device 3a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the inflatable and deflate bags 42a and 42a respectively disposed on the left and right outer sides of both lower legs are inflated, the left and right plate-like members 41a and 41a respectively positioned on the left and right outer sides of both lower legs. Are inclined inward, so that the lower leg received by each plate-like member 41a rolls inward in the width direction.

  Accordingly, by repeating the operation modes shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, both lower legs of the user can be repeatedly rolled, resulting in effects such as stretching and twisting in the lower legs. It is possible to exercise the hip joint.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the rolling member 4a is in a non-inclined state, the lower leg placement surface of the user on the footrest 13a is flat, and the user comfortably places his lower leg on the foot. It can be placed on the part.

  Further, when synchronizing the expansion / contraction operations of the left and right outer expansion / contraction bags 42a and 42a and the central expansion / contraction bag 42a in the footrest 13a, as shown in FIG. It is possible to carry out pinching massage.

  Further, each of the inflatable and deflated bags 2a disposed in the seat portion 11a is disposed in the lower part of the user's buttocks, and the user is seated in a manner as shown in FIG. When the buttocks are lifted upward by inflating the inflatable bag 2a, the thigh of the user rises freely from the seat 11a, and in this state, the rolling member 4a rolls. By performing dynamic exercise, not only the lower leg, but also the twist and stretch effects on the thigh are obtained.

  Further, in the configuration shown in FIG. 9, the rolling member 4a is provided with a protrusion member 43a for acupressure. With this configuration, it is possible to acupressure the key points of the lower leg together with the rolling motion of the lower leg. As the protrusion member 43a, a tip having a spherical shape formed of a material such as soft resin or rubber can be used.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, the rolling member 4a may be configured only by the inflatable bag 42a. In this way, simplification in the configuration of the rolling member 4a can be achieved. In the case of this drawing, the expansion / contraction bag 42a is polymerized to increase the expansion / contraction width.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the chair type massage machine of this invention. It is a use condition figure showing one embodiment of the chair type massage machine of the present invention. It is a perspective view. It is a right view which shows one Embodiment of the state which folded the backrest part in the chair type massage machine of this invention with respect to the seat part. It is a right view which shows one Embodiment of the raising / lowering of the backrest part in the chair type massage machine of this invention, and the appearance aspect of the footrest part. It is a section simple explanatory view showing one embodiment of a rolling member provided in a footrest part in a chair type massage machine of the present invention. It is a section simple explanatory view showing one embodiment about an operation state of a rolling member provided in a footrest part in a chair type massage machine of the present invention. It is a section simple explanatory view showing one embodiment about an operation state of a rolling member provided in a footrest part in a chair type massage machine of the present invention. It is a section simple explanatory view showing one embodiment about an operation state of a rolling member provided in a footrest part in a chair type massage machine of the present invention. It is a section simple explanatory view showing one embodiment which provided a projection member in a rolling member provided in a footrest part in a chair type massage machine of the present invention. It is a cross-sectional simple explanatory drawing which shows one Embodiment which used the rolling member provided in the footrest part in the chair type massage machine of this invention as the expansion / contraction bag. It is a reference figure which shows a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a Chair type massage machine 10a Chair main body 101a Support pipe 102a Base 11a Seat part 12a Backrest part 13a Footrest part 14a Armrest part 141a Support shaft 15a Slide mechanism 2a Expansion / contraction bag 3a Air supply / exhaust device 4a Rolling member 41a Plate-shaped member 42a Inflatable bag 43a Projection member

Claims (5)

A chair-type massage machine provided with a footrest part for placing both lower legs of a user in front of a seat part,
The chair-type massage machine, each lower leg right and left of the footrest, Ri each drumstick to Ho受was constructed by disposed to be each inclined rolling member for rolling each in the width direction Thea,
The rolling members respectively disposed on each leg of the footrest part are disposed at regular intervals on the left and right of each leg,
The rolling member is composed of a plate-like member disposed on the holding surface side of each lower leg, and an inflatable bag for inclining the plate-like member disposed at the lower part of the plate-like member,
In each of the pair of left and right plate-like members, an inflatable bag is disposed at the lower center of both the left and right inner plate-like members, and the lower and middle inflatable bags are inflated, whereby both lower legs are directed outward in the width direction. each chair-type massage machine according to claim rolling to Rukoto.
While disposing an inflatable bag in the lower part of the user's buttocks in the seat,
While expanding the expansion and contraction bag of the buttocks bottom, made to perform the tilting and non-tilting movement of the plate-like member by expansion and contraction operation of deflating bag in the rolling member, the Rukoto to implement the rolling motion of the lower leg The chair type massage machine of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.
Ri configured tare to the deflating bag inflated and deflated by an air supply and discharge device,
Claim wherein the deflating bag disposed on left and right outer surfaces of the lower leg is by expanding both crus had received in the plate members are characterized by rolling to isosamples inward in the width direction 1 Or the chair type massage machine of Claim 2.
The rolling member is composed of an inflatable bag and an inflatable bag that are provided on the lower surface of each inflatable bag,
Each deflating bag claim 1, characterized in that it is constituted such that it is each roll in the width direction by Ho受each lower leg by inflation and deflation with air supply and discharge device, according to claim 2 or claim 3 The chair type massage machine in any one .
  5. The rolling member according to claim 1, wherein a protruding member for acupressure is provided on the side of the holding surface of each crus. The chair type massage machine as described in.

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