JP6712155B2 - Massage machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a massage machine.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2013-208332 (Patent Document 1) discloses a sitting-type massage device that has a relatively simple structure and is compatible with both acupressure-type massage and rubbing-type massage.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-357946 (Patent Document 2), the hardness of the surface of the air bag is treated when the air bag presses the treatment site while using the air bag generally used in the air massager. There is disclosed an air massager capable of improving the comfort of a massage to be applied to a treatment area by causing the inflation pressure of the air bag to be applied to a wide area of the treatment area substantially evenly without letting the area feel. ..

JP, 2013-208332, A JP, 2004-357946, A

Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2 describes the relationship between an airbag (air bag) and a cushioning material. In particular, Patent Document 2 describes that the cushioning material is arranged so as to be overlapped with the treated portion side of the air bag.

In particular, when the cushion material is provided on the base material and the airbag is laminated on the cushion material, the inflation amount of the airbag is absorbed by the cushion material and the entire inflation amount of the airbag is transmitted to the user. There is a problem that is not done.
In addition, as in Patent Document 2, when an airbag is provided on a base material and a cushion material is laminated on the airbag, the inflation amount of the airbag is absorbed by the cushion material and the airbag is provided to the user. There is a problem in that not all the pressure corresponding to the expansion amount of is transmitted.

A main object of the present invention is to provide a massage machine that can reliably provide the user with all the pressure according to the inflation amount of the airbag.

(1)
A massager according to one aspect is a massager that includes a base portion, an inflatable and retractable airbag provided in the base portion, and a cushion member provided in the airbag.

In this case, when the airbag provided on the base portion is inflated, the airbag is provided directly on the base portion, so that the inflation force of the airbag can be directly applied to the user. That is, it is possible to prevent the cushioning property of the cushion member from being provided to the user.
Further, since the cushion member is provided in the airbag, the cushioning property of the cushion member can be directly provided to the user when the airbag is not inflated.

(2)
A massage machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the massage machine according to one aspect, wherein the cushion member may be provided on the base portion side inside the airbag.

In this case, since the cushion member is provided on the side of the base portion inside the airbag, the cushion member can reliably provide the user with cushioning properties when the airbag is not inflated.

(3)
A massager according to a third aspect of the present invention is the massager according to one aspect, further including a sub airbag, wherein the sub airbag is provided in the airbag and has a smaller inflatable internal space amount than the airbag. And a cushion member may be provided on the surface away from the base portion.

In this case, by inflating only the sub airbag, it is possible to further perform the airbag treatment having cushioning properties.
Further, by inflating only the airbag, the inflation force of the airbag can be directly applied to the user.
As a result, treatment variations can be increased.

(4)
A massager according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the massager according to one aspect of the present invention, in which the cushion member may be a foaming member.

In this case, since the cushion member is made of a foamed member, it is possible to retain cushioning properties and flexibility.

(5)
A massager according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the massager according to any one of the aspects to the fourth aspect, wherein the cushion member may include one or more planar heaters.

In this case, since one or more planar heaters are built in the cushion member, a heating effect can be provided to the user.
The sheet heater includes a sheet heater and a PTC heater.

(6)
A massager according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the massager according to the fifth aspect, wherein the planar heater may be provided on at least the outer appearance side of the cushion member.

In this case, since the planar heater is provided at least on the outer appearance side of the cushion member, it is possible to efficiently provide the heating effect to the user.

(7)
A massager according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the massager according to the fifth aspect, wherein the planar heater may be provided at the center of the cushion member.

In this case, since the planar heater is provided in the central portion of the cushion member of the massage machine, the heating effect can be provided to the user through the cushion member.

It is a perspective view showing composition of a chair type massage machine concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the conventional waist airbag part. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the conventional waist airbag part. It is a schematic diagram which shows the other example of the conventional waist airbag part. It is a schematic diagram which shows the other example of the conventional waist airbag part. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the waist airbag part concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the waist airbag part concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the other example of the waist airbag part concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the further another example of the waist airbag part concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the further another example of the waist airbag part concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the further another example of the waist airbag part concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the further another example of the waist airbag part concerning embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will not be repeated. In addition, in order to make the description easy to understand, in the drawings referred to below, the configuration is shown in a simplified or schematic manner, or some of the constituent members are omitted. Further, the dimensional ratios between the constituent members shown in the respective drawings do not necessarily show the actual dimensional ratios.

[Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a chair-type massage machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, a chair-type massage machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a seat portion 200, a waist airbag portion 250, a backrest portion 300, a base portion 400, an arm treatment portion 500, an operation portion 700, and a stand. 800 and a footrest 900 are provided.

In the following description, as shown in FIG. 1, in the chair-type massage machine 100, the side on which the backrest portion 300 is formed on the seat portion 200 is assumed to be the back side (BACK), and the back side (BACK). The opposite side is assumed to be the front side (FRONT), and the left side (LEFT) and the right side (RIGHT) and the upper side (UP) and the lower side (DOWN) are respectively assumed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the backrest portion 300 of the chair-type massage machine 100 supports the shoulder, waist, and back of the user, and is formed so as to be erected in the front-back direction. In addition, a treatment element (a pair of massaging balls) is built in the backrest portion 300 so as to be vertically movable along the guide rail. The treatment element is formed of a pair of massaging balls so that various treatment operations such as rubbing, hitting, and rolling can be performed.

The waist airbag portion 250 provided upright on the seat portion 200 of FIG. 1 has one or more inflatable and inflatable bags 252 (air treatment portion) (see FIGS. 6 and 7) that are repeatedly inflated therein. The inflation and deflation bag 252 is used to support the buttocks of the person to be treated. The leg rest 900 is pivotally supported on the front ends of the seat 200 and the base 400, and the leg rest 900 itself is rotatably provided.
The leg mounting portion 900 is provided with one or a plurality of expansion/contraction bags 252 (not shown) that repeatedly inflate similar to the waist airbag part 250, and the expansion/contraction bag 252 treats the leg of the user. ..

The arm treatment section 500 is provided upright on both left and right sides of the seat section 200 in FIG. In the arm treatment section 500, one or a plurality of expansion/contraction bags 252 (not shown) that repeatedly inflate, similar to the waist airbag section 250, are built in. The expansion/contraction bag 252 supports the arm of the user to be treated. To do.

Next, an example of the structure of the conventional waist airbag section 950 will be described, and then an example of the structure of the waist airbag section 250 according to the present embodiment will be described.

2 and 3 are schematic diagrams showing an example of the conventional waist airbag section 950, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are schematic diagrams showing another example of the conventional waist airbag section 950.
2 and 4 show a state in which the inflation/deflation bag 952 of the waist airbag portions 950 and 950a is contracted, and FIGS. 3 and 5 show a state in which the inflation/deflation bag 952 of the waist airbag portions 950 and 950a is inflated. Show.

First, in the waist airbag section 950 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a inflation/deflation bag 952 is attached to a frame serving as a base or a resin component 951 (hereinafter, referred to as a base) attached to the frame, and a cushion is provided. The urethane foam 954 having the property is laminated and provided.

In this case, in the waist airbag section 950 shown in FIG. 2, a depression amount ABST1 due to the pressure of the user is generated with respect to the thickness T1 of the material of the urethane foam 954 itself having cushioning properties. The person to be treated can feel the cushioning property by the amount of depression ABST1.

On the other hand, in the waist airbag 950 shown in FIG. 3, since the expansion/contraction bag 952 is inflated, the thickness T1 of the urethane foam 954 itself is added to the thickness T2 of the expansion/contraction bag 952 itself.
However, the amount of depression ABST1 of the urethane foam 954 is generated due to the pressure of the user, and a phenomenon occurs in which the amount of expansion of the expansion/contraction bag 952 is reduced by the amount of depression ABST1. Therefore, the person to be treated feels a pressure obtained by subtracting the cushioning property by the recess amount ABST1 from the pressure corresponding to the amount of expansion of the expansion/contraction bag 952, and cannot feel the pressure desired by the person to be treated.

Next, in the waist airbag portion 950a shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a urethane foam 954 having cushioning properties is provided to a frame serving as a base or a resin component 951 (hereinafter referred to as a base) attached to the frame. The expansion/contraction bag 952 is attached and provided in a stacked manner.

In this case, in the waist airbag 950a shown in FIG. 4, the depression amount ABST1 is generated due to the pressure of the user with respect to the thickness T1 of the material of the urethane foam 954 itself having cushioning properties. In this case, the thickness of the expansion/contraction bag 952 can be ignored because the expansion/contraction bag 952 is in a contracted state. Therefore, similarly to FIG. 2, the user can feel the cushioning property by the recess amount ABST1.

On the other hand, in the waist airbag portion 950a shown in FIG. 5, since the expansion/contraction bag 952 is inflated, the thickness T2 of the urethane foam 954 itself is added to the thickness T2 of the expansion/contraction bag 952 itself.
However, the expansion/contraction bag 952 is pressed by the pressure of the user, and the amount of depression ABST1 of the urethane foam 954 is generated, so that the amount of expansion of the expansion/contraction bag 952 decreases by the amount of depression ABST1.
Therefore, the person to be treated feels a pressure obtained by subtracting the cushioning property by the recess amount ABST1 from the pressure corresponding to the amount of expansion of the expansion/contraction bag 952, and cannot feel the pressure desired by the person to be treated.

(Waist airbag portion according to the present embodiment)
Next, FIGS. 6 and 7 are schematic diagrams showing an example of the waist airbag section 250 according to the present embodiment.
In the waist airbag unit 250 according to the present embodiment, an expansion/contraction bag 252 is provided for a frame serving as a base or a resin component 251 attached to the frame (hereinafter referred to as a base unit), and the expansion/contraction bag 252 is provided. A urethane foam 254 is provided on the side of the base portion inside.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the expansion/contraction bag 252 is in the contracted state, a depression amount ABST1 due to the pressure of the user is generated with respect to the thickness T1 of the material of the urethane foam 254 itself having cushioning properties. In this case, the thickness of the expansion/contraction bag 252 can be ignored because the expansion/contraction bag 252 is in a contracted state.
Therefore, in the massage machine 100 according to the present embodiment, when the expansion/contraction bag 252 is contracted (when the air is deflated), as in the case of the conventional FIG. 2 and FIG. You can feel the cushioning.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, when the expansion/contraction bag 252 is in an expanded state, pressure can be applied to the user by the thickness T2 of the expansion/contraction bag 952 itself.
That is, the user can appropriately apply the pressure from the expansion/contraction bag 252, and it is possible to prevent the massage effect from being attenuated by the cushioning property due to the recess amount ABST1 of the urethane foam 254.

Therefore, in the waist airbag section 250 of the massage machine 100 according to the present embodiment, the cushioning property is maintained, the cushioning property is not generated when the expansion/contraction bag 252 is inflated, and an appropriate pressure is applied to the user. There is an effect that can be done.

(Other example of waist airbag part)
FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing another example of the waist airbag section 250 according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the difference between the waist airbag section 250a shown in FIG. 8 and the waist airbag section 250 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 will be described. The description of the points where the waist airbag section 250a is the same as the waist airbag section 250 will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the waist airbag part 250a is provided with a PTC (positive temperature coefficient) planar heating element 256a on one surface of the urethane foam 254 having cushioning properties of the waist airbag part 250 of FIGS. 6 and 7. It is a thing. The PTC sheet heating element 256a is not limited to the PTC sheet heating element 256a, and may be a film heater.

Here, the PTC sheet heating element 256a has a property that the resistance value also rises when the temperature rises. As a result, since the temperature gradually rises and then stabilizes at a predetermined temperature, a temperature adjusting circuit is not needed, and an increase in cost can be suppressed. Moreover, since the power consumption is constant, it is possible to reduce the power consumption.

(Still another example of waist airbag part)
FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing still another example of the waist airbag section 250 according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the difference between the waist airbag section 250b shown in FIG. 9 and the waist airbag sections 250, 250a shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 will be described. The description of the points where the waist airbag section 250b is the same as the waist airbag sections 250 and 250a will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 9, the waist airbag part 250b is provided with a PTC (positive temperature coefficient) planar heating element 256b inside the urethane foam 254 having cushioning properties of the waist airbag part 250. Specifically, the PTC sheet heating element 256b is formed of urethane foam 254 in a sandwich shape. The PTC sheet heating element 256b is not limited to the PTC sheet heating element 256b and may be a film heater.

(Still another example of waist airbag part)
10, 11 and 12 are schematic views showing still another example of the waist airbag section 250 according to the present invention. The differences between the waist airbag parts 250c shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 and the waist airbag parts 250, 250a, 250b shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 will be described below. The description of the points where the waist airbag section 250c is the same as the waist airbag sections 250, 250a, 250b will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the waist airbag section 250c includes an expansion/contraction bag 252c, an expansion/contraction bag 252d, and a urethane foam 254 with respect to the base section 251. The expansion/contraction bag 252c is larger in size when expanded than the expansion/contraction bag 252d.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, an expansion/contraction bag 252c is provided for the base portion 251, and an expansion/contraction bag 252d is provided inside the expansion/contraction bag 252c. As shown in FIG. 10, one surface of the expansion/contraction bag 252d is attached to the base portion 251.
Further, urethane foam 254 is provided on the other surface of the expansion/contraction bag 252d.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, when it is desired to obtain the cushioning property of the urethane foam 254, the expansion and contraction bags 252c and 252d can be contracted.
Further, as shown in FIG. 12, when the treatment with the expansion/contraction bag is desired while obtaining the cushioning property of the urethane foam 254, only the expansion/contraction bag 252d is expanded to provide the thickness T21 to the user. The cushioning property of the urethane foam 254 can be provided.
Finally, as shown in FIG. 10, if the urethane foam 254 is not provided with the cushioning property and the treatment with only the expansion/contraction bag is desired, at least the expansion/contraction bag 252c can be inflated. In this case, even if the expansion/contraction bag 252d is expanded, since the urethane foam 254 does not contact the inner surface of the expansion/contraction bag 252c, the expansion amount T2 of the expansion bag 252c can be reliably supplied to the user. Although the expansion/contraction bag 252d is inflated in FIG. 10 for the sake of explanation, the invention is not limited to this and may be inflated.

As described above, in the massage machine 100 according to the present embodiment, when the expansion/contraction bag 252 provided in the base portion 251 expands, the expansion/contraction bag 252 is directly provided in the base portion 251, so that the expansion/contraction is performed. The expansion force of the bag 252 can be directly provided to the user.
Further, since the urethane foam 254 is provided in the expansion/contraction bag 252, the cushioning property of the urethane foam 254 can be directly provided to the user when the expansion/contraction bag 252 is not expanded.

Further, since the urethane foam 254 is provided on the side of the base portion 251 in the expansion/contraction bag 252, the urethane foam 254 can reliably provide the user with cushioning properties when the expansion/contraction bag 252 is not expanded. it can.
Furthermore, since the urethane foam 254 is made of a foamed material, it is possible to retain the cushioning property and the flexibility.

Further, since one or more PTC (positive temperature coefficient) sheet heating elements 256a are built in the urethane foam 254, it is possible to provide a heating effect to the user.
Further, the PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) planar heating element 256a is provided at least on the outer appearance side of the urethane foam 254, or on the central portion of the urethane foam 254, so that the user can be efficiently provided with a heating effect. ..

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and can be variously modified.
For example, the urethane foam 254 is not limited to a foaming material, and a sponge-like cloth or other material having a cushioning property may be used.
Further, although the waist airbag parts 250 to 250c have been described, the invention is not limited to this, and the invention can be applied to the airbag parts in the leg rest 900, the arm treatment part 500, the backrest part 300, and the seat part 200. Good.
Further, although the chair-type massage machine 100 has been described in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to the airbag portion of any other massage machine.

(Correspondence between each part in the embodiment and each component in the claims)
In the present invention, the chair-type massage machine 100 corresponds to a “massage machine”, the seat portion 200 corresponds to a “seat portion”, the backrest portion 300 corresponds to a “backrest portion”, and the base portion 251 corresponds to a “base”. Section, the expansion and contraction bags 252 and 252c correspond to "airbags", the expansion and contraction bag 252d corresponds to "sub-airbags", the urethane foam 254 corresponds to "cushion members", and the PTC planar shape The heating elements 256a and 256b correspond to "planar heaters".

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention is as described above, the present invention is not limited thereto. It will be appreciated that various other embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the actions and effects of the configuration of the present invention are described, but these actions and effects are merely examples and do not limit the present invention.

100 chair type massage machine 200 seat part 251 base part 252, 252c expansion/contraction bag 252d expansion/contraction bag 254 urethane foam 256a, 256b PTC planar heating element 300 backrest part

Claims (7)

A massager,
Base part,
An inflatable and retractable airbag provided on the base portion,
A cushion member provided in the airbag,
Including a sub air bag,
The sub airbag is provided in the airbag, has a smaller inflatable internal space than the airbag, and has a cushion member on a surface separated from the base portion when inflated by air supply. Is provided with a massage machine. The cushion member may include one or more planar heater is disposed, massage machine according to claim 1. The massage machine according to claim 2 , wherein the planar heater is provided on at least a surface of the cushion member opposite to the base portion . The massage machine according to claim 2 , wherein the planar heater is provided in a central portion of the cushion member. A massager,
Base part,
An inflatable and retractable airbag provided on the base portion,
Look including the, and the cushion member provided in said air bag,
The cushion member includes a foam member provided on the base portion side in the airbag,
A massager in which one or more planar heaters are arranged on the cushion member . The massage machine according to claim 5, wherein the planar heater is provided on at least a surface of the cushion member opposite to the base portion . The massage machine according to claim 5, wherein the planar heater is provided in a central portion of the cushion member.

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