JP6507283B2 - Massage machine - Google Patents

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage machine including a plurality of treatment mechanisms for operating treatment elements such as massage balls.

  In a chair-type massage machine that performs a massaging operation while supporting the body of the person being treated, it is usually possible to move the massaging ball as a treatment element provided on the backrest portion back and forth to the person being treated leaning on the backrest portion. And a configuration that can obtain the strength of treatment desired by the user. With such a massage machine, as a mechanism for advancing and retracting the massaging ball, the massaging ball is supported so as to be able to tilt together with the drive mechanism portion, and the integral massaging ball is also tilted by tilting the drive mechanism portion by a predetermined tilting mechanism. Generally, a mechanism is used to obtain a situation in which the massaging balls are moved back and forth with respect to the treated person by changing the position of the massaging balls in the front-rear direction of the treated person. As an example of such a conventional massage machine, there are some which are disclosed by Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2002-159549.

JP 2002-159549 A

  Although the treatment mechanism in the conventional massage machine is set as the structure shown by the said patent document, when one massaging ball which performs treatment is one set, when treating each part of a person's body, a movement distance becomes large. There was a problem that treatment to each part could not be performed continuously in a short time.

  On the other hand, in response to the demand for multifunctionalization of the entire massaging machine, conventionally, a massaging machine has been proposed which uses a plurality of massage balls as a treatment mechanism. However, even if multiple sets of collecting balls are used in this way, since the mechanism for driving each collecting ball is one common mechanism, their movement is almost the same as in the case of the configuration using one set of collecting balls. Even if the number of places can be increased, it is difficult to increase the variation of the treatment operation, and there is a problem that various treatments can not be performed.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a plurality of treatment mechanisms cooperate with one another to operate the treatment devices appropriately, and treatment can be efficiently performed from the treatment devices to a plurality of places of the patient's body. The purpose is to provide a massager that enables more effective massage with a massager.

A massage machine according to the present invention has a seat portion and a backrest portion, and is a massage machine for performing treatment to a treatment subject, comprising: a first treatment mechanism disposed in the backrest portion; and a first treatment mechanism more than the first treatment mechanism. A second treatment mechanism disposed above, and a guide extending in the vertical direction of the backrest and capable of moving the first treatment mechanism and the second treatment mechanism, the first treatment mechanism being a treatment A first treatment element capable of performing an operation, a first drive mechanism unit for operating the first treatment element, and a first pivot extending in the left-right direction of the backrest and formed on the lower end side of the first treatment mechanism The second treatment mechanism includes a second treatment element capable of performing a treatment operation, and a second treatment element, and a first base portion that supports the first drive mechanism portion so as to be able to tilt about a spindle. A second drive mechanism unit to operate, and extending in the left-right direction to The second drive mechanism about a second pivot shaft which is formed on the upper end side of the secondary treatment mechanism in which and a second base portion for tiltably supported.

As described above, according to the present invention, the first drive mechanism portion tilts about the first pivot shaft formed on the lower end side of the first treatment mechanism, and the second drive mechanism portion is the upper end side of the second treatment mechanism. the second pivot shaft formed by tilting the center, an efficient massage can perform.

In the massager according to the present invention, the first treatment mechanism may support the first treatment element such that the first treatment element protrudes upward relative to the first base portion, as needed. It has a support arm.

As described above, according to the present invention, the first treatment element is supported by the first support arm such that the first treatment element protrudes above the first base portion, whereby the first treatment element and the second treatment are provided. Even if the child approaches, each base part can maintain the separated state, and even if the first treatment child and the second treatment child are brought close in treatment, the contact between the first treatment mechanism and the second treatment mechanism is avoided, (1) The treatment mechanism and the second treatment mechanism can be moved without difficulty. Therefore, efficient massage can be performed.

In the massager according to the present invention, the second treatment mechanism may support the second treatment element so that the second treatment element protrudes downward relative to the second base portion, as necessary. It has a support arm.

As described above, according to the present invention, the second treatment element is supported by the second support arm such that the second treatment element protrudes downward relative to the second base portion, whereby the first treatment element and the second treatment are provided. Even if the child approaches, each base part can maintain the separated state further, and even if the first treatment child and the second treatment child are brought close in treatment, the contact of the first treatment mechanism and the second treatment mechanism is avoided. The first treatment mechanism and the second treatment mechanism can be moved without further strain. Therefore, efficient massage can be performed.

It is a perspective view of a massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is a block diagram of a massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is a front view of a mechanical unit in a massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is movement state explanatory drawing of each mass ball of the upper and lower sides at the time of figure detection operation of a massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of a continuous execution state of the preliminary treatment operation and main treatment operation by each massaging ball in the upward direction in a massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory view of each massaging ball accompanying the movement away from the treatment reference position in the massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory view of each massaging ball with the movement which approaches toward the treatment reference position in the massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory view in each massaging ball which does not overlap up and down in a massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory view which changes massaging balls in a treatment object part upper and lower middle position in a massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory view which pinches a treatment object part in a massaging machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as reference of the present invention from upper and lower sides with massaging balls of the upper and lower sides. It is pinching state explanatory drawing from the upper and lower sides of the treatment object site | part by the massaging ball of the upper and lower sides in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment used as the reference of this invention. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory view which sandwiches treatment object part in a massaging machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention from upper and lower massaging balls from an oblique direction. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory view which sandwiches a treatment object part in a massaging machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention from upper and lower massaging balls from a horizontal direction. It is pinching state explanatory drawing from the side of the treatment object site | part by the massaging ball of the upper and lower sides in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment used as the reference of this invention. It is another movement state explanatory view of upper and lower massaging balls at the time of body shape detection operation of a massage machine concerning a 1st embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is other arrangement | positioning explanatory drawing of the massaging ball in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment used as the reference of this invention. It is operation | movement state explanatory drawing of the mechanical unit in the massage machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment used as the reference of this invention. It is operation | movement state explanatory drawing of each mechanical unit in the massage machine which concerns on 3rd Embodiment which becomes this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the simultaneous execution state of the main treatment operation | movement and auxiliary | assistant treatment operation | movement with massaging ball position exchange in the massage machine which concerns on 3rd Embodiment which becomes this invention. It is arrangement | positioning state explanatory drawing of the massaging ball and the press board in the massage machine which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a tilt state explanatory view of the body by the press by the press board in the massage machine concerning a fourth embodiment which becomes the reference of the present invention. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory view with a press of a press board in a massage machine concerning a 4th embodiment used as a reference of the present invention. It is arrangement | positioning state explanatory drawing of the massaging ball and the press board in the other mechanical unit of the massage machine which concerns on 4th Embodiment used as the reference of this invention.

First Embodiment Reference to the Present Invention
Hereinafter, a massage machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 14.
In each of the drawings, the massage machine 1 according to the present embodiment is in the shape of a chair supporting a seated subject, has a massaging ball 51 as a treatment element, and its drive mechanism section 70. A plurality of mechanical units 50, 60 as a treatment mechanism that can be moved in the vertical direction is provided.

  The entire structure of the massage machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a base portion 11 which is placed on a floor and stably supports the entire massage machine, and a person to be treated above the base portion 11 A seat 12 for supporting the buttocks, a backrest 13 for supporting the patient's back on the rear side of the seat 12, and an armrest 14 for supporting the elbow and forearm of the patient on both sides of the seat 12. A mechanism unit 50, 60 having a mass support 51 for supporting the user's leg on the front side of the seat 12, a massaging ball 51 and a drive mechanism 70 and capable of moving up and down inside the backrest, and a massage operation Controls the tilting and vertical movement of the drive mechanism 70, and controls the massaging operation by the treatment mechanism including the massaging ball 51 based on the contents of the operation input, recording information, etc. Control unit 40 and It is a configuration.

  The base portion 11 integrally mounts and supports the seat portion 12, the backrest portion 13, the armrest portion 14, and the leg support portion 15 which form the respective portions of the chair. The seat portion 12 is attached to the base portion 11 so that the inclination angle of the seat surface can be adjusted, and a massage is performed by the built-in treatment mechanism while supporting the buttocks and thighs of the user on the seat surface. As this treatment mechanism, the air cell 81 for buttocks which operates by supply and discharge of air, and the air cell 82 for thighs are provided. An air pump 80 that operates these air cells by supplying and discharging air is disposed in a space below the seat portion 12.

The backrest portion 13 has a surface shape adapted to the shape of the person's back, is disposed with adjustable inclination angles with respect to the base portion 11 and the seat portion 12, and a treatment mechanism for performing massage is provided therein It is the composition provided.
Inside the backrest 13, mechanical units 50, 60 in which a pair of left and right massaging balls 51 (61) as a treatment element and a drive mechanism 70 for operating the same are integrated, and the mechanical units 50, 60 as a backrest 13 A frame-like backrest frame 13a supporting each part of the backrest from inside while supporting movably in the vertical direction, and a back air cell 83 and a lumbar air cell 84 that operate by air supply and discharge by the air pump 80 respectively It is the structure arrange | positioned. Among these units, the mechanical units 50 and 60, the air cell 83 for the back, and the air cell 84 for the waist constitute a treatment mechanism for performing the massage.

  A pair of side wall portions provided with a treatment mechanism such as an air cell on the inner surface facing the person to be treated is projected on the left and right side portions of the backrest portion 13 with respect to the upper arm or the like of the person You can also make it possible to massage from the side.

  The backrest frame 13a allows the mechanical units 50 and 60 to move in the vertical direction of the backrest 13 and supports movement in the other direction while restraining a plurality of lateral frames between the pair of left and right guide frames 20 in the lateral direction. It is stretched around and integrally connected to form a substantially ladder-like frame structure.

Of the mechanical units 50, 60, the upper mechanical unit 50 supports the massaging balls 51 as a pair of massaging balls 51 as treatment elements for giving stimulation such as massaging and tapping to the treated person in a protruding state A pair of right and left massaging ball support arms 52 and a driving mechanism 70 for massaging the massaging balls 51 through the massaging ball support arms 52 and driving them in response to a massaging operation such as tapping, and orthogonal to the backrest up and down direction And a base portion 53 that supports the drive mechanism portion 70 so as to be capable of tilting about an axis.
Further, the lower mechanical unit 60 is configured to include the massaging balls 61, the massaging ball support arms 62, the drive mechanism section 70, and the base section 63 as well as the upper side, and thus the detailed description will be omitted.

  The drive mechanism unit 70 generates a driving force for causing the kneading balls 51 to perform the kneading operation based on the control of the control unit 40, and the kneading balls 51 (61) based on the control of the control unit 40. The tapping motor 74 generates a driving force to perform the tapping operation, and the kneading mechanism and tapping mechanism (the movement from each motor is transmitted to the kneading balls 51 (61) through the kneading ball support arms 52 (62)) It is a mechanism similar to what is used for a well-known massage machine provided with (it abbreviate | omits illustration), and it abbreviate | omits detailed description.

  The base unit 53 supports the drive mechanism unit 70 so as to be capable of tilting, and additionally, an elevation motor 57 that generates a driving force for raising and lowering the mechanical unit based on the control of the control unit 40; The configuration is provided with an advancing and retracting motor 58 that tilts 70 and advances and retracts the massaging ball 51 to and from the user to adjust the strength of the treatment. Similarly, the base portion 63 of the lower mechanical unit 60 also supports the drive mechanism portion 70 so as to be able to tilt, and is configured to include an elevation motor 67 and an advancing and retracting motor 68.

  The mechanical units 50 and 60 are supported by the guide frames 20 so that the side end portions of the base portions 53 and 63 can be vertically moved by the pair of guide frames 20, respectively. It is configured to be movable along 20. Then, based on the control by the control unit 40, the lift motors 57, 67 operate to cause the base portions 53, 63 to travel the guide frame 20, whereby the entire mechanical units 50, 60 including the base portions 53, 63 However, it is a mechanism which moves up and down the backrest 13 along the guide frame 20, and can change the position of the massaging balls 51 in the backrest 13 (the part to be treated with the massaging balls) up and down.

  Then, the mechanical units 50 and 60 move up and down the backrest 13 as described above under the control of the control unit 40 according to the content of the set massage, and adjust the vertical position of the massaging balls 51. The tilting amount of the massaging balls 51 and the drive mechanism unit 60 by the operation of the advancing and retracting motor 58 adjusts the protrusion amount of the massaging balls 51 to the treated person side to position the massaging balls 51 at the target part of the massage. After moving the massaging balls 51 or in parallel with the movement of the massaging balls 51, the control unit 40 operates the motor for the massaging and tapping of the drive mechanism portion 70 in the mechanical units 50 and 60 according to the type of massage. The balls 51 and 61 are made to perform the movement corresponding to the set massage such as itching and tapping.

  The armrest portion 14 is located on both sides of the seat portion 12 and integrally coupled with the base portion 11, and the forearm of the person being treated even if the backrest portion 13 changes the reclining angle or the seat portion 12 tilts. Are configured to stably support the An air cell operated by supply and discharge of air by the air pump 80 may be disposed in the armrest portion 14 so that a massage can be performed on the forearm of the user.

  The leg support portion 15 is located on the front side of the seat portion 12, is disposed to be able to tilt around the front end of the seat portion 12 and is adjusted in inclination angle by a built-in actuator (not shown). The leg support portion 15 may also be provided with a treatment mechanism such as a leg air cell that expands and contracts with the supply and discharge of air by the air pump 80 and a roller that moves up and down and presses the leg.

  The remote control 30 includes a large number of switches and a display unit for receiving various operation inputs to the massage machine, is detachably installed on the stand 31 on the side of the massage machine 1, and transmits the operation input related to massage to the control unit 40 It is a thing. The position of the stand 31 can be adjusted in order to make the position of the switch of the remote control 30 and the display unit optimum for the user.

  The control unit 40 detects in advance each part position of the body of the person to be treated, and adjusts the other movable parts of the treatment mechanism and the massage machine to the state corresponding to the person to be treated based on the obtained detection result. At the same time, with respect to the treatment mechanism and each other movable portion, operation control for performing appropriate massage is performed based on remote control operation, massage content previously set and recorded, and information of the detection result.

  The control unit 40 is a computer including a CPU, a memory, an input / output interface and the like as its hardware configuration, and is a mechanism for operating the computer as the control unit 40 by a program stored in the memory or the like. The computer forming the control unit 40 may be a microcomputer integrally formed with a CPU, a memory, a ROM, and the like.

  The computer unit forming the control unit 40 is disposed in a predetermined space inside the massage machine 1, such as directly under the seat portion 12, and is in a state capable of communicating with the remote control 30, and various motors of the mechanical units 50 and 60. And an actuator for tilting the backrest 13 and the leg support 15 and the air pump 80, and are electrically connected to the air pump 80, respectively, and control signal output based on a position detection program preset when detecting the position of each part of the user's body Thus, the operation of these drive mechanisms is controlled by the control signal output based on the massage data set in the massage execution.

  In addition, the control unit 40 is also electrically connected to signal output means such as encoders that output displacement amounts of the mechanical units 50 and 60 and each actuator, and the state of the mechanical units 50 and 60, the backrest 13 and The operation control of the driving means such as the motor and the actuator is performed while grasping the state of the leg supporting portion 15 such as the inclination.

  In addition, the control unit 40 controls the two mechanical units 50 and 60 as body shape detection of the user prior to the massage, and the mechanical units 50 and 60 along the guide frame 20 from the initial position in the backrest 13 In the process of moving the massaging ball 51 along the person being leaned on the backrest 13 by tilting the drive mechanism 70 while moving it, detection set in advance from the position of the massaging ball 51 along the person being treated By sequentially acquiring position information on a plurality of parts of the body to be performed, it is possible to detect and identify the physical shape of the user.

  In this case, the initial position of the upper mechanical unit 50 is the uppermost portion of the backrest 13 above the shoulder, and the initial position of the lower mechanical unit 60 is the lowermost portion of the backrest 13 below the waist. When each mechanical unit is not in the initial position, the control unit 40 causes the mechanical unit to move to the initial position and then performs shape detection.

  In this body shape detection, the control unit 40 moves the upper mechanical unit 50 located at the topmost position downward and tilts the drive mechanism unit 70 to maximize the projection amount of the massaging balls 51 toward the user. In this state, the massaging ball 51 is lowered together with the drive mechanism 70 from above the shoulder of the user (see FIG. 4A), and the massaging ball 51 reaches the shoulder upper side (FIG. 4B) By detecting (see), the shoulder position of the user is detected and identified.

Further, the control unit 40 moves the lower mechanical unit 60 located at the lowermost position upward simultaneously with the detection of the shoulder position, adjusts the tilt state of the drive mechanism unit 70, and receives the collecting balls 61. A state is obtained in which the massaging balls 61 are moved upward from the lower portion of the backrest 13 while being along the back of the patient. Then, the control unit 40 acquires position information of the body back necessary for body shape detection by sequentially acquiring the positions of the massaging balls 61 moving along the back of the body.
Thus, the control unit 40 recognizes the shoulder position using the upper mechanical unit 50, and at the same time obtains information on other predetermined body back position using the lower mechanical unit 60 in a short time. Can perform figure detection.

  Furthermore, since there are two mechanical units 50, 60 as a treatment mechanism, the control unit 40 causes these two mechanical units 50, 60 to cooperate with each other even in the case of massage, and in the case of individual massage operations. It is also possible to make a special massage that can not be obtained. For example, the control unit 40 locates the massaging ball 51 of one mechanical unit at a predetermined treatment target site, and has a strong relationship with the treatment target site, more specifically, stimulates the treatment target site. After the massaging balls 61 of the other mechanical unit are positioned at other portions corresponding to the pressure points or affecting the blood circulation of the treatment target portion, the massaging balls 51 are driven by the drive operation of each drive mechanism unit 70, The massaging operation of the treatment target site by one massaging ball 51 and the massaging operation of the other portion with the other massaging ball 61 can be simultaneously performed by moving 61 respectively. In this case, in accordance with the mutual relation of each pressure stimulus, the originally intended treatment effect on the target site to which the treatment effect is desired can be further strengthened and given, and the treatment effect for each pressure stimulus in one treatment child is simply made. Efficient treatment that can not be obtained by adding a plurality of pieces can be performed in one treatment operation.

  Further, as another example, the control unit 40 positions the massaging balls 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50 above or to the side of the treatment target site, and the massaging balls 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60 The massage balls 51 and 61 are moved by the drive operation of the drive mechanism 70, and massage is performed after being positioned at the lower side or the side of the treatment target site as a position opposite to the upper massage balls 51 across the It is also possible to execute a massage operation in which balls to be treated are sandwiched from above and below, or diagonally or laterally by balls 51 and 61 (see FIGS. 10, 12 and 13).

  However, in this case, the upper mechanical unit 50 and the lower mechanical unit 60 also come close to each other because the collecting balls 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50 and the collecting balls 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60 are close to each other. The stagnation ball support arm 52 of the upper mechanism unit 50 is extended downward, and the stagnation ball support arm 62 of the lower mechanism unit 60 is extended upward so that the movement is not disturbed by mutual contact. It is preferable to do. In particular, when each massaging ball supporting arm 52, 62 is extended to such an extent that the massaging ball protrudes from the base portion 53, 63 of the mechanical unit in the longitudinal direction of the body (see FIGS. 6 and 7), the massaging of the upper mechanical unit 50 It is also possible to realize a positional relationship in which the position of the ball 51 and the position of the massaging ball 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60 overlap in the longitudinal direction of the body. In the configurations shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the drive mechanism 70 is pivotally supported by the base portions 53 and 63 and the pivot O so that it can be tilted with a directional component in the forward and backward direction and the body longitudinal direction. There is.

  In addition, when moving the two mechanical units 50, 60 at the time of treatment etc., the control unit 40 sufficiently secures the minimum distance between the upper and lower mechanical units 50, 60, The movement control of the mechanical units 50 and 60 in the vertical direction is executed so that even if a finger or the like is positioned between them, the mechanical units 50 and 60 are not pinched.

  Next, the figure detection operation of the person to be treated and the massage operation by the massaging ball in the massage machine according to the present embodiment will be described. First, the figure detection operation of the user will be described. As a premise, it is assumed that the main power source of the massage machine 1 is turned on and the massage machine 1 is activated in a state where the treatment subject is seated on the massage machine 1 and the back is leaned on the backrest 13.

  After activation, when each mechanical unit is not in the initial position, the control unit 40 moves the upper mechanical unit 50 upward, moves it to the top of the backrest 13 as the initial position, and stops it. Further, the lower mechanical unit 60 is moved downward, moved to the lowermost part of the backrest 13 as its initial position, and stopped.

  The control unit 40 first operates the advancing / retracting motor 58 in the upper mechanical unit 50 at the initial position of the uppermost portion of the backrest 13 as a body shape detection operation, and drives the massaging ball 51 with respect to the base portion 53 of the mechanical unit 50. The mechanism portion 70 is tilted to project the massaging balls 51 forward of the backrest 13 as much as possible. When the massaging balls 51 are made to project (see FIG. 4A), the control unit 40 stops the advancing / retracting motor 58 while operating the elevating motor 57 to move the entire mechanical unit 50 including the massaging balls 51 to the guide frame 20. Move it down. In this way, a state in which the massaging balls 51 are lowered from above the backrest 13 is obtained.

  Thereafter, when the massaging ball 51 approaches the shoulder upper side (see FIG. 4B), the massaging ball 51 is prevented from moving downward at the shoulder position of the person being treated and can not advance further downward. As the descent speed of 51 decreases significantly, the number of rotations of the lifting motor 57 also decreases sharply. The control unit 40 monitors the rotation state of the elevation motor 57, and when the rotation number of the elevation motor 57 reaches a reduced state, the control unit 40 acquires the vertical position of the massaging ball 51 at that time, Recognize the ball position as a shoulder position.

  After the shoulder position is identified in this way, the control unit 40 temporarily stops the lift motor 57 and reverses it, and raises the massaging balls 51 together with the mechanical unit 50 to separate the massaging balls 51 from the shoulder upper side. In addition, the motor 58 is operated to tilt the massaging balls 51 and the drive mechanism 70 in a direction away from the patient, and the massaging balls 51 contact the back of the patient upon the vertical movement of the mechanical unit 50. The shoulder position detecting operation is ended by retracting to a position where there is no movement.

  In parallel with the detection of the shoulder position, the control unit 40 operates the elevating motor 57 in the lower mechanical unit 60 at the initial position at the lowermost portion of the backrest 13 to raise the entire mechanical unit 60 with respect to the guide frame 20. Move to In addition, the control unit 40 also operates the advancing and retracting motor 58 to adjust the tilting state of the massaging balls 61 and the drive mechanism section 70 with respect to the base section 63 of the mechanical unit 60 to bring the massaging balls 61 along the back of the user. (See FIG. 4A). In this way, it is possible to obtain a state in which the massaging balls 61 are moved upward from the lower portion of the backrest 13 while keeping the massaging balls 61 along the back of the person being treated.

  While the massaging balls 61 move along the back of the subject's body (see FIG. 4B), the control unit 40 determines the longitudinal position of the massaging balls 61 based on the amount of upward movement of the mechanical unit 60. The body longitudinal position of the massaging ball 61 is obtained at any time based on the tilting state of the massaging ball 61 and the drive mechanism unit 70, and the position of the back of the patient's body from the massaging ball position identified in this way. Lead the relationship. Thus, among the data of body back position sequentially obtained along with the movement of the massaging ball, values indicating the body longitudinal direction positions at predetermined longitudinal body positions respectively corresponding to the buttocks, waist and back respectively are physical shapes It will be used as a representative value for detection.

  Thereafter, when all the balls 61 have moved in the detection range of the back of the body including the predetermined positions in the longitudinal direction of the body including the buttocks, the waist and the back, the control unit 40 controls the body by the lower mechanism unit 60 When the detection of the back position is completed, the advancing and retracting motor 58 is operated to tilt the massaging balls 61 and the drive mechanism 70 away from the treated person, and the massaging balls 61 are It is retracted to a position where it does not contact the back, and a series of figure detection operations are completed.

  After the body shape information such as the accurate shoulder position and the like is obtained in this way, the preparation operation before the start of massage such as weight measurement and position detection of other parts of the body such as the waist position is performed by the control unit 40 if necessary. Thereafter, an operation state instruction such as a massage course is input by the user, the control unit 40 receives an input, and the massage operation by each treatment mechanism is started.

  In the case of the massage by the massaging balls 51, the control unit 40 moves the two mechanical units 50, 60 up and down with respect to the guide frame 20 by the operation of the elevating motor 57 according to the content of the set massaging. Adjust the vertical position of 51, 61 and operate the motor 58 to tilt the massaging balls 51, 61 and the drive mechanism 70, and adjust the projection amount of the massaging balls 51, 61 to the patient's side , Position the massaging balls 51, 61 respectively in the treatment target site or the like. After this, or in parallel with the movement of the massaging balls 51, 61, the control unit 40 operates the massaging motor 72 and / or the tapping motor 74 of each mechanical unit according to the type of massage, and each mechanical unit 50. , 60 massaging balls 51 and 61 are made to perform the movement corresponding to the massage such as the set massaging and tapping.

  Regarding the treatment operation, the control unit 40 simultaneously operates the two mechanical units 50 and 60 in a cooperative state, causes the massaging balls 51 and 61 to perform a motion related to the massage, and the massaging balls 51 and 61 are pressed. The main action is to stimulate the predetermined part of the back of the body.

  For example, while moving up and moving both mechanical units 50 and 60 together by the control unit 40, the massaging balls 51 in the mechanical unit 50 in the forward direction, ie, the upper side, are preliminary to the passage area of the body rear surface of the user. As a treatment operation, only the component of the movement projecting to the treated person in the massaging operation of the massaging ball 51 generated by the driving mechanism 70, that is, the movement of the massaging action of the To perform the treatment operation of moving the massaging ball along the body surface up and down or left and right without applying strong pressure from the massaging ball 51 to the patient's body. Subsequently, the massaging operation as the main treatment operation is performed on the same position where the massaging balls 61 in the mechanical unit 60 on the lower side, ie, the lower side of the traveling direction, perform the preliminary treatment operation. Doo can (see FIG. 5).

  In this case, the main treatment operation for obtaining the intended treatment effect with the massaging balls 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 on the rear side in the advancing direction with respect to the same portion where the salvage as the preliminary treatment operation is performed By performing two treatment operations in the upper direction of the body continuously, it is a preliminary treatment operation, and the treatment effect intended for each treatment site is performed by performing itching that is For example, it can be shifted to a state suitable for obtaining a loosening effect due to itching, and the treatment effect due to itching as the main treatment operation performed continuously in the upward direction can be greatly enhanced, and it is excellent in a wide range A treatment effect can be produced. In addition, two mechanical units 50 and 60 can be used to continuously carry out two treatment operations of massage and massage without leaving time and without interrupting treatment, so that the treatment to a wide area efficiently in a short time Can be realized.

  Such treatment can be applied not only in the upward direction but also in the downward direction. In that case, while moving the two mechanical units 50, 60 together by the control unit 40, the mechanism in the forward direction, that is, the lower mechanism The massaging balls 61 in the unit 60 execute the rubbing operation as a preliminary treatment operation on the passing area of the body rear part of the user, and the massaging balls 51 in the mechanical unit 50 in the upper side are preliminary treated At the same place where the operation is performed, a treatment such as performing a massaging operation as a main treatment operation is performed.

In addition, as the preliminary treatment operation by the massaging balls of the mechanical unit on the front side in the traveling direction, the same treatment as the tapping operation and the main treatment operation other than the salvation, for example, the same as when the main treatment operation is massaging It is suitable for obtaining the treatment effect by the main treatment operation such as itching such as one that weakened its strength by itching, and specifically performed by suppressing the protrusion amount to the body side of the collecting ball, etc. Other treatment operations to be transferred can also be performed.
The main treatment operation by the massaging balls of the mechanical unit on the rear side in the traveling direction may also be made to execute the treatment operation other than the massaging.

  In addition to this, as another example of the treatment in which the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are simultaneously operated in a cooperative state, the control unit 40 sets the upper mechanism centering on a preset treatment reference position (for example, near the heart). The unit 50 is moved upward, the massage balls 51 moving upward are separated from the heart, and continuous treatment operation is performed to the passing area in the body rear part of the user, and the lower mechanical unit 60 is It is also possible to move downward, move the downward moving massaging ball 61 away from the heart, and perform the same continuous treatment operation on the passage area in the back of the subject's body (FIG. 6). reference).

  Thus, while moving the two mechanical units 50 and 60 away from the heart as the treatment reference position in the upper and lower directions, the upper mechanical unit 50 moving upward performs a rolling operation upward with the kneading balls 51 to move downward. In the lower mechanical unit 60, the massaging ball 61 performs a rolling motion downward, and the treatment is sequentially performed outwards centering on the heart, thereby transmitting the blood flow promoting state accompanying the treatment outside the heart. By advancing in the direction, the promotion effect can be efficiently delivered to each part of the body, and an excellent treatment effect can be obtained.

  In this case, parallel to the movement of each mechanical unit 50, 60, the massaging ball support arm is rotated by driving by the drive mechanism 70 or by tilting at the pivot O with the base 53 of the drive mechanism 70. Alternatively, each massaging ball may be moved upward or downward in the same direction as the movement direction (body longitudinal direction) of the mechanical unit (see FIG. 6), and the outward movement of the massaging ball around the heart is further performed. The treatment effect can be further enhanced. In addition, the movement of the massaging ball supporting arm generates not only the movement component in the longitudinal direction of the body but also the movement component in the forward and backward directions in movement of the massaging ball, thereby changing the stimulus transmitted from the massaging ball to the body It becomes possible to treat while.

  Also, conversely, the control unit 40 raises the lower mechanical unit 60 upward toward the heart as the preset treatment reference position, and moves upward while moving closer to the heart. However, while performing the treatment operation which continues to the passage area in the body back part of the person being treated, and moving the upper mechanical unit 50 downward and approaching the heart, the massaging ball 51 moving downward moves the person being treated It is also possible to perform treatment for performing a continuous treatment operation on the passage area in the back part of the body (see FIG. 7).

  In this case, the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are moved up and down so as to approach the heart as the treatment reference position, and treatment is sequentially performed toward the heart, thereby promoting blood flow associated with treatment. By advancing the transmission toward the heart, which is the treatment reference position, blood flow promotion in the heart can be efficiently realized, and excellent treatment effects can be obtained.

  Also at this time, in parallel with the movement of each mechanical unit 50, 60, the massaging ball support arm is driven by the drive by the drive mechanism 70 or by tilting at the pivot O with the base 53 of the drive mechanism 70. If it is rotated to move each massaging ball upward or downward in the same direction as the moving direction of the mechanical unit (see FIG. 7), the movement of the massaging ball closer to the heart is further promoted to further enhance the treatment effect. Can. And by the rotation of the massaging ball support arm, not only the movement component in the longitudinal direction of the body but also the movement component in the forward and backward direction are generated in the movement of the massaging ball, thereby changing the stimulus transmitted from the massaging ball to the body It becomes possible to treat while.

  Furthermore, as another example of the treatment in which the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are simultaneously operated in a cooperative state, the control unit 40 determines the lateral position (left and right distance) of the pair of massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 By adjusting the lateral position (distance between the left and right) of the pair of massaging balls 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60, the positional relationship between the massaging balls in the two mechanical units 50, 60 does not overlap vertically. The massaging balls 51, 61 moving the two mechanical units 50, 60 both upward or downward by the control unit 40 and moving in the same direction are continuous treatment operations with respect to the passing area in the body rear surface of the user For example, a treatment may be performed to perform rolling or rolling strike (see FIG. 8).

  In this manner, each massaging ball 51, 61 of the two mechanical units 50, 60 is disposed so as not to overlap vertically, and the two mechanical units 50, 60 are moved either vertically either, and treatment is performed with each massaging ball 51, 61 By performing the above, treatment can be performed simultaneously on a wide range of the back of the body, and treatment effects can be efficiently provided in a short time.

  In the treatment operation, in order to set the two mechanical units 50 and 60 in a cooperative state, not only the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are operated simultaneously as in each example described above, but also the two mechanical units 50 and 60 By operating with time, it is also possible for the two to work together to create a state of performing one treatment.

  In detail, such as raising, lowering, rolling, etc., to obtain a predetermined treatment effect by pressing the mass treatment site up and down gradually while pressing the mass moving balls up and down gradually. In the case of the massage operation, the massaging balls 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50 are used above the body vertical direction middle position of the user, and the massaging balls 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60 are used below the middle position. The mechanical units 50 and 60 may be operated at different times so that treatment involving upward or downward movement by a pair of massaging balls is continuously performed by switching the massaging balls on the upper and lower sides at an intermediate position. Yes (see Figure 9).

  For example, when pressing with the massaging ball from the upper to the lower part of the body back, first move the upper mechanical unit 50 downward to execute the pressing accompanied by the movement of the massaging ball 51 against the body with the back (see FIG. 9A). ), When the massaging ball 51 reaches an intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the body, switch to pressing by the massaging ball 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60 previously positioned at this intermediate position, and for the remaining lower portion of the body back, The lower mechanical unit 60 is moved downward to execute the pressing accompanied by the movement by the massaging balls 61 (see FIG. 9B).

  In this case, each mechanical unit does not move over a wide range from the top to the bottom of the mechanical unit movable range or from the bottom to the top, as in the conventional configuration using only one mechanical unit. Since it is completed, when it shifts to the next new massage operation, the movement distance of the mechanical unit from the end position of the previous massage operation to the new treatment object part can be made small, and the time concerning the transfer can be shortened. It is suppressed.

  Subsequently, as an example of the massaging operation performed by causing the two mechanical units 50 and 60 to cooperate, the target treatment target site of the user who is leaning against the backrest 13 is the massaging ball 51 and the lower part of the upper mechanical unit 50. The massage performed by pinching with the massaging balls 61 of the mechanical unit 60 on the side will be described.

  First, a case will be described in which massaging is performed by holding the treatment target site in the vertical direction with the massaging balls 51 and 61. The control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 50 up or down with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 are present immediately above the treatment target site of the user, and The position 51 of the massaging ball 51 is adjusted by changing the protrusion amount of the massaging ball 51 to the patient side by tilting the driving mechanism portion 70 and 51.

  Further, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 60 up or down with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the massaging balls 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 exist immediately below the treatment target site of the user. The massaging balls 61 and the drive mechanism unit 70 are tilted to change the amount of projection of the massaging balls 61 to the treated person side, and the position of the massaging balls 61 is adjusted.

  When the massaging balls 51 and 61 are respectively located above and below the treatment target site and the massaging balls face each other with the treatment target site (marked with × in FIG. 10) in between (see FIG. 10), control is further performed. The unit 40 operates the kneading motor 72 and / or the tapping motor 74 of the drive mechanism unit 70 of each mechanical unit to cause the kneading balls 51 and 61 to perform a movement corresponding to kneading and / or tapping.

  In this case, when the upper massaging ball 51 moves downward, the lower massaging ball 61 moves upward, and when the upper massaging ball 51 moves upward, the lower massaging ball 61 moves downward. In addition, the drive mechanisms 70 of the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 cooperate with each other to change the degree of pinching of the treatment object by the upper and lower massaging balls 51 and 61, and the upper massaging balls 51 and the lower massaging balls 61. A treatment target which is held while keeping the pinch condition of the treatment object by upper and lower massaging balls 51, 61 by making the drive mechanism units 70 of upper and lower mechanical units 50, 60 cooperate so that the moving direction of The part can be moved together with the massaging balls 51, 61.

  In this way, the upper and lower massaging balls 51 and 61 move respectively with respect to the treatment target area, and the stimulation based on the sandwiching of the two massaging balls is applied to the treatment target area sandwiched between the upper and lower massaging balls 51 and 61 (see FIG. 11). Therefore, it is possible to impart a new massaging effect different from the massaging such as massaging and tapping, which pushes massaging balls onto the back of a normal body, and the treatment effect can be enhanced.

Subsequently, as a second example of the massaging operation performed by pinching the treatment target site with the massaging balls 51, 61, a case will be described in which massaging is performed with the massaging target bodies 51, 61 sandwiching the treatment target site from an oblique direction.
The control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 50 upward or downward with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 are present above the treatment target site of the user, and The position 51 of the massaging ball 51 is adjusted by changing the protrusion amount of the massaging ball 51 to the patient side by tilting the driving mechanism portion 70 and 51. In addition, the control unit 40 adjusts the positional relationship of the massaging balls 51 in the lateral direction with respect to the drive mechanism portion 70 to orient the massaging balls 51 in the lateral direction, for example, bringing the pair of massaging balls in the upper mechanical unit 50 closer to each other. The massaging ball 51 is moved diagonally above the treatment target site.

  In addition, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 60 upward or downward relative to the guide frame 20 so that the massaging balls 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 exist below the treatment target site of the user. The massaging balls 61 and the drive mechanism unit 70 are tilted to change the amount of projection of the massaging balls 61 to the treated person side, and the position of the massaging balls 61 is adjusted. In addition, the positional relationship of the massaging balls 61 in the lateral direction with respect to the drive mechanism portion 70 is adjusted to be different from the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 to make the massaging balls 61 in the lateral direction. The pair of massaging balls in the mechanical unit 60 are moved in a direction away from each other by a predetermined distance so that the massaging balls 61 are positioned obliquely below the treatment target site.

  When the massaging balls 51 and 61 are positioned obliquely above and diagonally below the treatment target site, respectively, and the massaging balls face each other across the treatment target site (see FIG. 12), the control unit 40 further The massaging motor 72 and / or the tapping motor 74 of the drive mechanism unit 70 of each mechanical unit are operated to cause the massaging balls 51 and 61 to perform a movement corresponding to massaging and / or tapping.

  In this case, when the massage balls 51 on the diagonal move toward the treatment target region, the massage balls 51 on the diagonal move to the treatment target region so that the massage balls 61 on the diagonal lower move in the direction toward the treatment target region. When moving away from the body, the drive mechanisms 70 in the upper and lower mechanical units 50, 60 cooperate with each other so that the massaging balls 61 located obliquely lower also move away from the treatment target site. The mechanical unit 50, upper and lower mechanical units 50, so that the movement direction of the obliquely upper stagnation ball 51 and the obliquely lower stagnation ball 61 match, in addition to changing the pinching degree of the treatment target part by the ball 51 and the diagonal downward massage ball 61. It is also possible to move the parts to be treated which are sandwiched with the massaging balls 51, 61 while maintaining the pinching degree of the portions to be treated together with the massaging balls 51, 61 by making the respective driving mechanisms 70 cooperate.

  In this way, the massaging balls 51 obliquely upward and the massaging balls 61 obliquely downward to the treatment target site respectively move, and the stimulation based on the sandwiching of the two massaging balls is added to the treatment target area sandwiched between the massaging balls 51 and 61 Therefore, it is possible to impart a new massaging effect different from the massaging such as massaging and tapping, which pushes massaging balls onto the back of a normal body, and the treatment effect can be enhanced.

Furthermore, as a third example of the massage operation performed by pinching the treatment target site with the massaging balls 51, 61, a case where massaging is performed by laterally massaging the treatment target site with the massaging balls 51, 61 will be described.
The control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 50 upward or downward with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 are present on the side of the treatment target site of the user, The ball 51 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the protrusion amount of the massaging ball 51 to the patient side, and the position of the massaging ball 51 is adjusted. In addition, the control unit 40 adjusts the positional relationship of the massaging balls 51 in the lateral direction with respect to the drive mechanism portion 70 to orient the massaging balls 51 in the lateral direction, for example, bringing the pair of massaging balls in the upper mechanical unit 50 closer to each other. The massaging ball 51 is positioned on the side close to the central part of the body immediately to the side of the treatment object.

  In addition, the control unit 40 is such that the massaging balls 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 are on the side of the treatment target site of the user, and on the other side than in the case of the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50. In order to move the whole mechanical unit 60 up or down with respect to the guide frame 20, the massaging balls 61 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the protrusion amount of the massaging balls 61 toward the patient. Adjust the position of the massaging ball 61. In addition, the positional relationship of the massaging balls 61 in the lateral direction with respect to the drive mechanism portion 70 is adjusted to be different from the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 to make the massaging balls 61 in the lateral direction. The pair of massaging balls in the mechanical unit 60 are moved in a direction away from each other by a predetermined distance so that the massaging balls 61 are positioned immediately to the side of the treatment target on the side close to the body outer side.

  When the massaging balls 51 and 61 are positioned on the left and right of the treatment target site, respectively, and the massaging balls face each other across the treatment target site (see FIG. 13), the control unit 40 further The massaging motor 72 and / or the tapping motor 74 of the driving mechanism unit 70 are operated to cause each massaging ball 51, 61 to perform a movement corresponding to massaging and / or tapping.

  In this case, when the massaging balls 51 closer to the central part of the body move toward the treatment target area, the massaging balls 61 closer to the outer side of the body also move toward the therapeutic target area, the massaging near the central part of the body When the ball 51 moves away from the treatment target area, the drive mechanism sections 70 of the upper and lower mechanical units 50, 60 are cooperatively moved so that the massaging ball 61 near the body outer side also moves away from the treatment target area. In addition to changing the degree of pinching of the treatment target area by the right and left massaging balls 51 and 61, the vertical direction of the massaging balls 51 closer to the center of the body and the massaging balls 61 closer to the outer body match. The drive mechanism sections 70 of the mechanical units 50 and 60 cooperate with each other to move the treatment target portion sandwiched between the left and right kneading balls 51 and 61 while maintaining the pinching degree of the treatment target with the kneading balls 51 and 61 It is also possible.

  Thus, the right and left massage balls 51 and 61 move with respect to the treatment target site, and the stimulation based on the sandwiching of the two massage balls is applied to the treatment target site sandwiched between the left and right massage balls 51 and 61 (see FIG. 14). Therefore, it is possible to impart a new massaging effect different from the massaging such as massaging and tapping, which pushes massaging balls onto the back of a normal body, and the treatment effect can be enhanced.

  As described above, the massage machine according to the present embodiment has two mechanisms for causing the drive mechanism unit 70 to perform treatment operations such as massage and tapping accompanied by the movement of the massaging balls 51 and 61 as treatment elements to the body side. The units 50 and 60 are disposed, and the massaging balls in these mechanical units 50 and 60 are moved mainly upward or downward in the body longitudinal direction by the drive mechanism unit 70, respectively, while the treatment operation by the massaging balls cooperates Since the magnitude and direction of the force applied to the body as a treatment operation can be variously adjusted by combining the operations of each massaging ball 51, 61, for example, a plurality of massaging balls sandwiching the treatment site, etc. A state in which the body is stimulated can be obtained in a mode different from the case in which the balls are operated individually, which is more varied than in the case where the mechanical units 50 and 60 are operated individually. A treatment which is rich in Deployment can be performed with respect to the body, it can impart excellent massage effect.

  In the process of body shape detection before massage, the upper mechanical unit 50 is moved downward from the top of the backrest 13 to perform shoulder position detection, while the lower mechanical unit 60 is detected from the lowermost bottom of the backrest 13 Body shape detection is completed in a short time by performing shape detection simultaneously by dividing the detection range with two mechanical units 50, 60, such as moving up to perform detection of each position of the body back It is possible to shift to the treatment operation promptly afterward and perform the massage without waiting for the treatment subject, which makes the treatment subject more relaxed.

  Furthermore, while using several mechanical units 50 and 60 simultaneously, while applying pressure stimulation with one massaging ball to the predetermined treatment site | part in a user's body, other site | part which has a strong relationship with this treatment site | part For example, in the vicinity of the treatment site, or in another distant treatment site having a fixed positional relationship with the treatment site, the pressure stimulus associated with the pressure stimulus by one massaging ball cooperates with the one massaging ball Because it is added simultaneously with a single massaging ball or with a very slight time lag, a combination of a plurality of highly relevant pressure stimulations is originally intended for the treatment effect intended for the target site to which a treatment effect is to be given. It can be further strengthened and can be applied, and efficient massage can be smoothly performed without applying time, which can not be obtained by simply adding a plurality of treatment effects for each pressure stimulus.

  In the massager according to the embodiment, the upper mechanical unit 50 is moved downward from the top of the backrest to detect the shoulder position with the massaging ball 51 as body shape detection by the upper and lower mechanical units 50, 60. At the same time, move the lower mechanical unit 60 upward from the lowermost part of the backrest, and use the ball 51 to detect the body back position, especially the main position of the buttocks, waist, back etc. The present invention is not limited to this, and the shoulder position detection using the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 is performed first, and the detected shoulder position information, that is, the reference of the positioning in the longitudinal direction of the body Based on the actual position information, the actual position of another measurement target position (hip, waist, back, etc.) necessary for detecting the physical shape in the vertical direction of the body, which differs depending on the user, is obtained Thus obtained only in a small number of measuring points may be configured to perform the measurement operation in accordance with the body shape detection using the rubbing roller 61 in the lower side of the mechanical unit 60. In this case, as the measurement operation of the lower mechanical unit 60, the massaging balls 61 are sequentially moved together with the mechanical unit 60 to the minimum required measurement position in the vertical direction of the body, and the measurement of the longitudinal position of the body is performed. It suffices to move the mechanical unit 60 little by little from the lowermost part to detect body shape, to execute position measurement operations in the longitudinal direction and the longitudinal direction of the body, and to advance the analysis of measurement results to the positions of a plurality of representative positions. There is no need to acquire information, body shape detection is completed in a short time, and it is possible to shift to a massage operation in a shorter time.

  In addition, contrary to the above, the measurement operation for detecting the shape using the massaging balls 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 is first executed (see FIG. 15A), and the lower mechanical unit 60 is mounted on the backrest. It moves from the lowermost part to detect the longitudinal position of the patient's buttocks, waist, back, etc., and the relationship between the longitudinal position and the longitudinal position of the body in the predetermined range of the body back is obtained. When approximate position information in the longitudinal direction of the body is obtained by comparing and collating with figure data, the temporary shoulder position is derived based on the general position information, and the massaging ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 is positioned slightly above the temporary shoulder position. The upper mechanical unit 50 can be moved and the shoulder position detection operation can be performed from there (see FIG. 15B) to obtain information on the formal shoulder position. Closer to shoulder 50 It is not necessary to move the upper mechanical unit 50 including the massaging balls 51 little by little from the top to move to the position detection operation and to reach the shoulder position in order to detect the shoulder position. The detection can be completed in a shorter time, the transition to the massage can be accelerated, and the wait time of the treatment subject can be shortened.

  Further, in the massager according to the above-described embodiment, the massaging balls 51 and 52 support the movement of the massaging balls 51 and 61 from the driving mechanism 70 in the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 respectively. , 61 is attached one by one, but not limited to this, as shown in FIG. 16, a shape in which the massaging ball support arms 59 and 69 are bifurcated and projected in two directions from the arm base end on the drive mechanism 70 side In addition, the massaging balls 51 and 61 are attached to the protruding tip end portions of the massaging ball supporting arms 59 and 69 respectively, and two massaging balls are disposed on one massaging ball supporting arm. The upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 respectively perform the treatment in which the two massaging balls on the support arms 59 and 69 integrally driven by the drive mechanism unit 70 are in contact with the body. By current, the more parts of the body, it is possible to perform efficient treatment by cooperation of the upper and lower mechanical unit 50, 60.

  In the massager according to the embodiment, the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 are configured to be movable within the range in the vertical direction in which the guide frame 20 incorporated in the backrest 13 is present. Not limited to this, the mechanical unit may also be moved to the seat, and a part from the buttocks to the thighs of the user can be treated. For example, a guide rail is disposed in the seat portion, the angle between the backrest portion and the seat portion is appropriately set such that the guide rail of the backrest portion and the guide rail of the seat portion are properly continued and the mechanical unit is the guide rail of the backrest portion and the seat portion The mechanical unit may be moved from the backrest to the seat or vice versa when within an angle range that allows a smooth transition between the two.

  In this case, the mechanical unit is movably supported by the guide rails of the seat at the side end of the base, as in the case of the backrest, and moves in the longitudinal direction of the body along the guide rails. . As a result, it is possible to continuously massage a large area from the back of the person to be treated to the buttocks and thighs with a massaging ball as a treatment child. In addition, by moving the movement of a plurality of mechanical units in the movable range of the mechanical unit including the seat portion, the case from the buttocks, the lumbar region, and the back also for the region from the buttocks to the thighs of the user Similarly, it is possible to perform a special massage that can not be realized if each massaging ball is used individually.

  In the massager according to the above-described embodiment, the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 operate the lifting motor 57 within the range in the vertical direction in which the guide frame 20 incorporated in the backrest 13 is present. Although it is configured to be movable along the guide frame 20, when moving the two mechanical units 50, 60 in the same direction with the two mechanical units 50, 60 being moved close to each other, the other mechanical unit may be moved. It is also possible to connect two mechanical units together by operating only one of the lifting motors and moving the two mechanical units together without generating a driving force for the movement of each mechanical unit. Power consumption can be reduced.

Second Embodiment Reference to the Present Invention
In the massager according to the first embodiment, upper and lower two mechanical units 50 and 60 having massaging balls 51 and 61 as treatment elements and their drive mechanisms 70 are disposed as treatment mechanisms, and these are individually In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 17, a plurality of treatment mechanisms can be integrally moved in the vertical direction of the backrest. The configuration of being combined and disposed as one unit, specifically, while each of the massaging balls 51, 61 and the drive mechanism section 70 which make up the treatment mechanism are arranged in the upper and lower two sets as in the first embodiment, Only one common base portion 55 vertically supporting the respective drive mechanism portions 70 may be disposed, and the one base portion 55 may be configured to respectively support the upper and lower drive mechanism portions 70. Jade ball 1, 61 and the drive mechanism unit 70 are disposed in two sets vertically, and the upper and lower massaging balls 51, 61 cooperate with each other to perform treatment, while the treatment mechanism can be collectively moved up and down as one mechanical unit 54. Thus, the mechanism for moving up and down can be simplified.

(Third embodiment the present invention)
A massage machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 18 and 19.
As in the first embodiment, the massage machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes two mechanical units 50, 60 movable in the longitudinal direction of the body in the backrest 13, as in the first embodiment. As a result, the upper mechanical unit 50 has a configuration in which the direction in which the massaging balls 51 and the massaging ball support arm 52 protrude from the drive mechanism portion 70 is directed obliquely downward.
The configuration of the upper mechanical unit 50 is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the points related to the direction in which the massaging balls 51 and the massaging ball support arm 52 project, and detailed description will be omitted.

  Similar to the first embodiment, the upper mechanical unit 50 includes a massaging ball 51 as a massaging element, a massaging ball support arm 52, a drive mechanism section 70, and a base section 53. As shown in FIG. 18, the configuration in which the massaging balls 51 and the massaging ball supporting arms 52 are projected obliquely downward with respect to the guide frame 20 is disposed with the vertical positional relationship reversed from that of the first embodiment. It is possessed.

  On the other hand, in the lower mechanical unit 60, the massaging balls 61 and the massaging ball support arms 62 are arranged to project obliquely upward from the drive mechanism section 70 as in the first embodiment. As a result, the upper and lower massaging balls 51, 61 face each other, and are disposed closer to each other.

  By bringing the upper and lower massaging balls 51 and 61 close to each other, all the massaging balls can perform the treatment operation intensively in the narrow range of the body back, and the upper and lower portions of the treatment target area narrowed down to the predetermined narrow area. The efficient treatment can be performed by the cooperation of the mechanical units 50, 60. Then, due to the positional relationship between the massaging balls supported by the massaging ball support arm and the mechanical unit, even if the massaging balls 51 and 61 approach each other, the mechanical units can maintain their separated state and bring the massaging balls closer to each other in treatment. Even if contact between upper and lower mechanical units 50, 60 is avoided, each mechanical unit can be moved without difficulty.

  Therefore, the treatment target site for the user's purpose shown in the first embodiment can be vertically or diagonally by the massaging balls 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50 and the massaging balls 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60. Alternatively, when the treatment is performed by sandwiching from the side, if the configuration of the upper and lower mechanical units according to the present embodiment, the treatment operation can be effectively performed while maintaining the separation state between the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60.

  Next, the treatment operation in the massager according to the present embodiment will be described. More specifically, as an example of the treatment operation performed by causing the two mechanical units 50 and 60 to cooperate with each other, the treatment target site of the user of the treatment person leaning on the backrest 13 is At the same time as massaging, an operation of massaging the vicinity of the treatment target site with the massaging balls of the other mechanical unit will be described.

  As a premise, after the preparation operation before the massage start such as body shape detection is performed for the seated subject, an operation state instruction such as a massage course is input by the subject, and the control unit 40 receives an input. It is assumed that the massaging operation by each treatment mechanism is started.

  First, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 50 upward or downward relative to the guide frame 20 so that the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 are present at the treatment target site of the user, and The position 51 of the massaging ball 51 is adjusted by changing the protrusion amount of the massaging ball 51 to the patient side by tilting the driving mechanism portion 70 and 51.

  Further, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 60 up or down with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the massaging balls 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 exist near the lower side of the treatment target site of the user. At the same time, the massaging balls 61 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of projection of the massaging balls 61 to the treated person side, and the position of the massaging balls 61 is adjusted.

  When the massaging balls 51 and 61 are positioned at the treatment target site and the vicinity thereof, the control unit 40 further operates the massaging motor 72 and / or the tapping motor 74 of the drive mechanism section 70 of each mechanical unit, A movement corresponding to massaging and / or striking is performed on each massaging ball 51, 61 (see FIG. 19A).

  In this case, when the control unit 40 increases the strength of itching and / or tapping of the treatment object by the upper kneading balls 51, the strength of itching and / or tapping in the vicinity of the treatment object by the lower kneading balls 61. In order to weaken the strength of itching and / or tapping of the treatment site by the upper massaging balls 51 so as to weaken the strength of the massaging and / or tapping near the treatment target area by the lower massaging balls 61 The driving mechanisms 70 of the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 cooperate with each other to make the strength of treatment to the treatment target area by the upper and lower massaging balls 51 and 61 different from that in the vicinity thereof different. Thus, the main massage to the treatment target site by the upper massage balls 51 and the auxiliary massage to the vicinity of the treatment sites by the lower massage balls 61 with different strength are simultaneously performed at this massage state. Is continued for a predetermined time.

  Subsequently, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 50 upward with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 are present in the vicinity of the upper side of the treatment target site of the user. The massaging balls 51 and the drive mechanism unit 70 are tilted to change the protrusion amount of the massaging balls 51 to the patient side, and the position of the massaging balls 51 is adjusted.

  In addition, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 60 downward with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the massaging balls 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 exist in the treatment target site of the user, and the massaging balls 61 And tilts the drive mechanism unit 70 to change the protrusion amount of the massaging balls 61 to the patient side, thereby adjusting the position of the massaging balls 61.

  In this way, when the lower massaging balls 61 are positioned at the treatment target site in a form of replacing the upper massaging balls 51 and the upper massaging balls 51 are positioned near the treatment target site, the control unit 40 further The massaging motor 72 and / or the tapping motor 74 of the drive mechanism unit 70 of each mechanical unit are operated to cause the massaging balls 51 and 61 to perform a movement corresponding to the massaging and / or tapping (see FIG. 19B). ).

  Also in this case, when the strength of itching and / or tapping on the treatment target site by the massaging balls 61 below is increased, the strength of the massaging and / or tapping near the treatment target site by the massaging balls 51 above is weakened. In order to weaken the strength of itching and / or tapping on the treatment object site by the massaging ball 61 below, the intensity of the massaging and / or tapping near the treatment object site by the above massaging ball 51 is increased. The respective drive mechanisms 70 in the upper and lower mechanical units 50, 60 cooperate with each other to change the intensity of treatment to the treatment target area by the upper and lower massaging balls 51, 61 and the vicinity thereof. Thus, the main massage to the treatment target site by the lower massaging ball 61 and the auxiliary massage to the vicinity of the therapeutic target area by the upper massaging ball 51 with different strength are simultaneously performed, and this massaging state Is continued for a predetermined time.

  After this, the control unit 40 simultaneously performs the main massage to the treatment target site by the upper massage balls 51 and the auxiliary massage to the vicinity of the treatment target areas by the lower massage balls 61 at the same time ( 19 (A)), a state in which the main massage to the treatment target site by the lower massage balls 61 and the auxiliary massage to the vicinity of the treatment target by the upper massage balls 51 are simultaneously executed (FIG. B) repeat) alternately. As a result, in addition to the original massage to the treatment target site, an auxiliary massage to the vicinity of the predetermined range above and below the treatment target site can be performed in parallel.

  In this case, as a result of the cooperation of the treatment operation while moving the massaging balls 51 and 61 of the two treatment mechanisms upward and downward movement of the mechanical units 50 and 60 in the longitudinal direction of the body, treatment by the treated person Treatment is performed by combining two types of stimulation, a direct stimulation by massage to the target site and another stimulation that is indirectly transmitted to the target site with the massage to the vicinity of the target site. Compared with the case of regular massage such as itching and tapping, etc., in which only the target site is pressed, it is possible to further increase the massage effect to be given to the target site to be treated that is the center of treatment. Massage can be advanced very efficiently in a short time on the treatment target site.

  In addition, while massaging balls 51 and 61 which perform massage to a treatment object site | part are replaced and massage of a treatment object site | part is performed alternately by upper and lower sides, it is not restricted to the structure which interchanges upper and lower sides and massages. The massage to the treatment target site and the massage to the vicinity may be continuously performed without changing the position.

(Fourth Embodiment to Be Reference to the Present Invention)
A massaging machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The massage machine 1 according to the present embodiment in each of the drawings is provided with a plurality of mechanical units 50 and 60 movable in the longitudinal direction of the body inside the backrest 13 as in the first embodiment, but different points As a treatment element of one mechanical unit, a pressing plate 65 formed by enlarging the area of the pressing surface for pressing the body of the user is provided instead of the kneading balls. .

  Among the mechanical units 50 and 60, the lower mechanical unit 60 has a pair of left and right pressing plates 65 as a treatment element capable of pressing the user, and a pair of left and right supports supporting the pressing plates 65 in a projecting state An arm 66, a drive mechanism 70 for driving the pressing plate 65 through the support arm 66 in accordance with a preset movement, and a drive mechanism 70 about an axis perpendicular to the backrest up and down direction. And a base portion 63 which supports in a tiltable manner.

  As in the first embodiment, the upper mechanical unit 50 includes a pair of massaging balls 51 as a massaging element, a massaging ball support arm 52, a drive mechanism section 70, and a base section 53. It is a structure, and detailed description is omitted.

  The pressing plate 65 is formed of a substantially plate-like body, and has a pressing surface capable of securing a predetermined pressing area with respect to the body back surface of the user. The pressing plate 65 presses and moves the body of the user during treatment operation by the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 to change the position of the person being treated, and the treatment target portion and the massaging balls 51 Changes in the positional relationship with the By making the pressing area of the pressing plate 65 significantly larger than that of the massaging balls 51, in the state of being pressed by the pressure plate 65, a stimulus such as finger pressure is generated due to concentration of pressure like pressing with massaging balls. Also, the body is forced to move beyond the local depressions on the surface, and the pressure is reliably linked to the change in posture.

  The pressing plate 65 may be provided with a heater on a surface portion in contact with the treatment subject, or may be provided with an air cell which can be expanded or shrunk on the surface side in contact to change the pressing state.

  When the pressure plate 65 is disposed on the left and right sides of the backrest 13 so as to sandwich the center of the backrest 13, only one of the left and right pressure plates is moved to press the body of the user to change its physical position. You can also. In this case, due to the pressing by the pressing plate 65, the body of the user is inclined from the side pressed by the pressing plate 65 to the opposite side without pressing.

  Further, unlike the massaging balls 51, the pressing plate 65 merely presses the body of the subject, and therefore, the pressure plate 65 has a shape reaching the center of the backrest 13 (see FIG. 20). A wide range including the central portion may be configured to be capable of pressing.

  Next, a massaging operation using the massaging balls and the pressing plate in the massager according to the present embodiment will be described. As a premise, the main power source of the massage machine 1 is turned on in a state in which the subject is seated on the massage machine 1 and the back is leaned on the backrest portion 13, and the massage machine 1 is activated. It is assumed that the detection operation is completed and the massaging operation by each treatment mechanism can be started.

  As a specific massage operation performed by causing the two mechanical units 50 and 60 to cooperate, first, the control unit 40 causes the massaging balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 to be present at the treatment target site of the user, While moving the entire mechanical unit 50 up or down with respect to the guide frame 20, the massaging balls 51 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the massaging balls 51 to the treated subject side. The position is adjusted (see FIG. 22A).

  The control unit 40 also controls the mechanical unit 60 so that the pressing plate 65 in the lower mechanical unit 60 is present at a predetermined site suitable for changing the physical position in accordance with the treatment of the user who has been set in advance. While moving the whole up or down with respect to the guide frame 20, the pressure plate 65 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the pressure plate 65 toward the user, thereby adjusting the position of the pressure plate 65 (See FIG. 22A).

  Then, in the lower mechanical unit 60, the advancing and retracting motor 58 is operated to tilt the pressing plate 65 and the drive mechanism unit 70, and the amount of protrusion of the pressing plate 65 to the treated person side is adjusted. The user's body position is pushed by changing the position of the person being treated. However, it is desirable to adjust the degree of change in the physical position of the user due to the protrusion of the pressing plate 65 in accordance with the intensity of the treatment by the massaging balls 51.

  After the pressing plate 65 presses a portion different from the treatment target site and the physical position of the user changes, or at the same time as the physical position changes, the control unit 40 controls the upper mechanical unit 50. The actuating motor 58 is operated to tilt the massaging balls 51 and the drive mechanism 70 further to increase the amount of protrusion of the massaging balls 51 and strongly push the massaging balls to the treatment object site of the user who leans against the backrest 13. The massaging motor 51 and / or the tapping motor 74 of the drive mechanism 70 in the upper mechanical unit 50 are operated to make the massaging ball 51 located at the treatment site perform the massaging and / or tapping movement. . That is, the movement corresponding to the previously set finger pressure, massage, massage, etc., accompanied by the upward or downward movement of the massage balls 51 by the drive of the drive mechanism 70, to the massage balls 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50. Will be In this case, in parallel with moving the massaging balls 51 up and down together with the upper mechanical unit 50, the massaging balls 51 can be made to perform a movement corresponding to the set massaging such as massaging or tapping. .

  When pressing by the pressing plate 65 is performed on the opposite side of the side with the massaging balls 51 by pressing a part of the body of the user by pressing by the pressing plate 65 and moving forward The body of the user is inclined from the side pressed by the pressing plate 65 to the side with the massaging balls 51 on the opposite side, and the body is pressed relative to the massaging balls 51 while tilting (see FIG. 21). ). Also, even when pressing with the pressure plate 65 is performed either upward or downward with respect to the position where the massaging balls 51 are located, the position of the massaging balls 51 causes the body of the user to lift the portion pressed by the pressure plate 65 On the other hand, at the site to be treated, the patient moves backward to the backrest side, and is pressed relative to the massaging ball 51 while tilting the body (see FIG. 22 (B)).

  In this way, when the massaging balls 51 move to the treatment target area and the stimulation by the movement of the massaging balls 51 is applied to the treatment target area, the pressure plate 65 presses the person to be treated to change the physical position of the person to be treated. This causes a change in the positional relationship between the treatment target site and the massaging balls, and for this treatment target site, massages such as itching or tapping to move the massaging balls to the body back in the normal posture and the acupressure etc. And a new massage effect can be given, and the treatment effect can be enhanced.

  In addition, when changing the pressing state of the pressing plate 65 in accordance with the change in movement of the massaging ball 51, the body tilts when pressed by the pressing plate 65, and the treatment target site is pressed against the backrest 13; The control unit 40 synchronizes the pressing timing of the pressing plate 65 and the pressing timing of the massaging balls 51 because the pressing operation of the balls 51 is strengthened. That is, when the massaging ball 51 moves so as to push the treatment target site, the control unit 40 causes the massaging ball 51 to move away from the massaging object site so that the pressing plate 65 also pushes the user. The drive mechanisms 70 of the upper and lower mechanical units 50, 60 cooperate with each other so that the pressing plate 65 also moves in the direction away from the user, and the pressure in the state where the massaging ball 51 is pressed is not pressing. It is preferable to cause the pressure plate 65 to make a change in body position that makes the difference with the pressure in the state larger. As described above, if the degree of change in the physical position of the user accompanying the protrusion of the pressing plate 65 is continuously changed in accordance with the movement of the massaging balls 51, the treatment can be made even more varied. it can.

  Thus, the massage machine according to the present embodiment changes the body position of the user by pressing the body of the person to be treated with the pressing plate 65 which makes the contact area larger and the influence of pressing larger than the massaging balls 51. Since the treatment operation by the massaging ball 51 is performed in the state where the body position is changed, the intensity of the stimulation by the treatment operation with the massaging ball 51 is changed or the direction in which the body is stimulated It is possible to obtain a new type of treatment operation in which the degree of application of stimulation from the massaging ball 51 to the body is significantly different from that in the state where the body position is not changed. Can be realized to achieve optimal treatment in accordance with the request of the treatment subject.

  In the massager according to the fourth embodiment, the mechanical unit 50 provided with the massaging balls 51 is disposed on the upper side, and the mechanical unit 60 provided with the pressing plate 65 is disposed on the lower side. The configuration is such that treatment can be performed by moving in the vertical direction, but the configuration is not limited thereto, and the mechanical unit 50 including the massaging balls 51 is disposed on the lower side, and the mechanical unit 60 including the pressing plate 65 is disposed on the upper side. I don't care.

  Further, in the massager according to the fourth embodiment, upper and lower two mechanical units 50 and 60 each having a massaging ball 51 and a pressing plate 65 as a treatment element and a drive mechanism section 70 are disposed respectively. Is configured to be movable in the vertical direction of the backrest individually, but not limited to this, as shown in FIG. 23, the pressing plate 65 and its drive mechanism 70 together with the set of the massaging balls 51 and the drive mechanism 70. A set is vertically disposed as in the fourth embodiment, while only one common base 56 vertically supporting the drive mechanisms 70 is disposed. 56 can respectively support the upper and lower drive mechanisms 70, and each mechanism can be combined and disposed as one mechanical unit 64 which can be integrally moved in the vertical direction of the backrest. When The pressure plate 65 can be independently driven by each drive mechanism unit 70, and the massage balls 51 and the pressure plate 65 in cooperation with each other can cooperate to perform treatment, while the treatment mechanisms can be collectively moved up and down as one mechanical unit 64. Thus, the mechanism for moving up and down can be simplified.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 23, in the mechanical unit 64, the arrangement of the pressing plate 65 and the drive mechanism 70 with respect to the guide frame 20 is set up reverse to the case of the fourth embodiment. The direction in which the pressing plate 65 and the support arm 62 protrude from the drive mechanism 70 is directed obliquely downward, so that the distance between the massaging balls 51 and the pressing plate 65 can be made large on one mechanical unit 64. . With regard to the projecting direction of the pressure plate 65 and the massaging balls 51, for the purpose of medical treatment, the massaging balls 51 and the pressure plate 65 may project in the same oblique upper or lower direction or in different directions. The respective drive mechanisms 70 can be arranged and set on the base 56 so as to correspond.

  Furthermore, in the massager according to each of the first to fourth embodiments, two treatment mechanisms are disposed at the upper and lower positions, but the present invention is not limited to this, and three or more treatment mechanisms are disposed. As in each of the embodiments described above, the treatment operations of the treatment elements in the plurality of treatment mechanisms may be made to cooperate with each other, and a predetermined treatment site on the person's body may be used. In addition to pressing stimulation with the treatment element of the above, the other treatment elements simultaneously give stimulations to other multiple sites having a strong relationship with the treatment site, thereby combining a plurality of highly relevant pressure stimulations. The massage effect intended to the treatment site can be further enhanced and imparted, and efficient massage can be smoothly performed without applying time. In addition, a state in which the body is stimulated can be obtained in a mode (such as pinching) different from the case where a plurality of treatment elements are operated individually, and more diverse and varied treatment can be performed on the body, resulting in an excellent massage effect. It can be granted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 massage machine 11 base part 12 seat part 13 backrest part 13a backrest frame 14 armrest part 15 leg support part 17 frame 20 guide frame 30 remote control 31 stand 40 control part 50, 60 mechanism unit 51, 61 massaging ball 52, 62 massaging Ball support arm 53, 63 Base portion 54, 64 Mechanism unit 55, 56 Base portion 57, 67 Lifting motor 58, 68 Move back and forth motor 59, 69 Striking ball support arm 65 Pressing plate 66 Support arm 70 Drive mechanism portion 72 Striking motor 74 Strike Motor 80 Air pump 81 Air cell for hips 82 Air cell for thigh 83 Air cell for back 84 Air cell for waist

Claims (3)

In a massager having a seat portion and a backrest portion and performing treatment to a treatment subject,
A first treatment mechanism disposed on the backrest;
A second treatment mechanism disposed above the first treatment mechanism;
And a guide that extends in the vertical direction of the backrest and allows the first treatment mechanism and the second treatment mechanism to move.
The first treatment mechanism is
A first treatment child capable of performing a treatment operation;
A first drive mechanism section having a motor for operating the first massaging element;
And a first base portion that supports all of the first drive mechanism portion so as to be able to tilt around a first pivot shaft extending in the left-right direction of the backrest and formed on the lower end side of the first treatment mechanism. ,
The second treatment mechanism is
A second treatment child capable of performing a treatment operation;
A second drive mechanism unit having a motor for operating the second treatment element;
And a second base portion that supports all of the second drive mechanism portion so as to be tiltable about a second pivot shaft extending in the left-right direction and formed on the upper end side of the second treatment mechanism,
The tilting of the first drive mechanism moves the first treatment element downward while projecting.
A massager characterized in that the second treatment element moves upward while projecting due to the tilting of the second drive mechanism. The first treatment mechanism is
The massage machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a first support arm supporting the first treatment element such that the first treatment element protrudes upward from the first base portion. The second treatment mechanism is
The massage machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a second support arm configured to support the second treatment element such that the second treatment element protrudes downward from the second base portion.

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