JP6757711B2 - Massage machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a massage machine provided with a plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms for operating a treatment child such as a kneading ball.

In a chair-type massage machine that performs a massage operation while supporting the body of the patient, the massage ball as a treatment child, which is usually provided on the backrest, can be moved forward and backward for the patient leaning on the backrest. , It has a structure that can obtain the desired strength of treatment of the person to be treated. In such a massage machine, as a mechanism for advancing and retreating the kneading ball, the kneading ball is supported so as to be tiltable together with the drive mechanism portion, and the drive mechanism portion is tilted by a predetermined tilt mechanism to tilt the integrated kneading ball. A mechanism has been generally used in which the position of the massage ball is changed in the front-rear direction of the patient to obtain a situation in which the massage ball is adjusted in advance and retreat with respect to the patient. As an example of such a conventional massage machine, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-159549.

JP-A-2002-159549

The treatment mechanism in a conventional massage machine has the configuration shown in the above-mentioned patent document, but when a set of kneading balls for performing treatment is used, the moving distance becomes large when treating each part of the body of the person to be treated. , There is a problem that it may not be possible to continuously perform treatment for each part in a short time.

On the other hand, in response to a demand for multifunctional massage machines as a whole, massage machines that use a plurality of sets of kneading balls as a treatment mechanism have been conventionally proposed. However, even if a plurality of sets of kneading balls are used in this way, since the mechanism for driving each kneading ball is a common mechanism, their movements are not much different from the case of the configuration using one set of kneading balls, and the treatment is performed. Even if the number of locations can be increased, it is difficult to increase the variation of the treatment operation, and there is a problem that various treatments cannot be performed.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to efficiently perform treatment from the treatment child to a plurality of parts of the body of the person to be treated by coordinating a plurality of treatment mechanisms to operate the treatment child appropriately. ,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a massage machine that enables more effective massage with a medical treatment child.

The massage machine according to the present invention is a massage machine provided with a seat portion and a backrest portion to support the body of the person to be treated and to perform treatment by a treatment mechanism built in so as to be movable up and down. A treatment child capable of performing a treatment operation that involves moving back and forth with respect to at least the back part of the body of the person to be treated, a support arm that supports the treatment child in a protruding state, and the treatment child corresponding to the treatment operation via the support arm. It has a drive mechanism unit for moving and moving, and a plurality of sets are arranged in the vertical direction of the body of the treated person. In the plurality of sets of the treatment mechanisms, the treatment child of each treatment mechanism is arranged in the vertical direction of the body of the treated person. The treatment operation is performed in cooperation with each other to a plurality of distant parts of the body, and the treatment operation of the treatment child in at least one treatment mechanism is performed by driving the drive mechanism unit and / or moving the treatment mechanism up and down. It is executed as an action accompanied by a vertical movement of the body.

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of treatment mechanisms for performing treatment operations such as tapping and kneading that accompany the advance / retreat movement of the treatment child to the body side are arranged by the drive mechanism, and the treatment operation of the treatment child in each treatment mechanism is performed. To apply a pressing stimulus to a predetermined treatment site in the body of the person to be treated with one treatment child, and to another site having a strong relationship with this treatment site by one treatment child. By applying a pressing stimulus related to a pressing stimulus at the same time as one treating child or with a slight time difference with another treating child that cooperates with one treating child, a combination of a plurality of highly related pressing stimuli can be combined. , The originally intended treatment effect can be further strengthened and given to the target site to which the treatment effect is to be given, and the efficiency that cannot be obtained by simply adding a plurality of treatment effects for each pressing stimulus with one treatment child. You can perform a typical massage smoothly without spending time.

In addition, while moving one treatment child and / or another treatment child in the vertical direction of the body, the treatment movements by each treatment child are appropriately coordinated to determine the magnitude and direction of the force applied to the body as the treatment movement. By being able to make various adjustments by combining the movements of each treatment child, it is possible to create a state in which the body is stimulated in a manner different from the case where multiple treatment children are individually operated, for example, the treatment site is sandwiched between multiple treatment children. As a result, a variety of treatments can be performed on the body and an excellent massage effect can be imparted, as compared with the case where the treatment mechanism is operated individually.

In addition, the massage machine according to the present invention can secure a predetermined contact area with respect to the back surface of the body of the person to be treated, if necessary, for the treatment child in one or more of the plurality of treatment mechanisms. It has a contact surface and maintains a state in which the body of the person to be treated is pressed to change the body position during the treatment operation by the treatment child in another treatment mechanism.

As described above, according to the present invention, the body of the person to be treated is pressed with a part of the treatment child in which the area facing the body is widened and the influence of the pressing is increased to change the body position, and this position is changed. By performing the treatment operation by another treatment child in the state of being in the state, the intensity of the stimulus by the treatment operation by the treatment child can be changed or the direction in which the stimulus is applied to the body can be relatively changed according to the change in body position. As a result, it is possible to obtain a new type of treatment operation in which the degree of stimulation from the treatment child to the body is significantly different from the state in which the body position is not changed, and the variation of the treatment operation is increased to receive treatment. Optimal treatment can be realized according to the needs of the person.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms are arranged as separate mechanisms that can be individually moved on the same path in the vertical direction of the body of the person to be treated, if necessary. is there.

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms are separated from each other and can be individually moved in the vertical direction of the body, and the treatment element when pressing the body with each treatment element at the same time in the treatment operation. By adjusting the distance between each other by moving each treatment mechanism, the adjustment allowance for the interval between the treatment children can be increased to change the treatment site by the treatment child in various ways, and the variation of treatment can be further increased for the treated person. The treatment can be optimized.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, as necessary, the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms position one treatment mechanism upward with respect to the treatment target site in the treated person, and the other treatment mechanism downwards. After locating the treatment target site between the treatment child in one treatment mechanism and the treatment child in another treatment mechanism, each treatment child is moved as a treatment operation, and the treatment target site is a treatment child. It changes the state of being sandwiched between.

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of treatment elements are arranged in the vicinity of the treatment target site, and the treatment elements are brought close to each other and separated from each other so that the treatment site is sandwiched between the treatment elements and the degree of sandwiching is changed. By changing the pressing stimulus state from two directions to the treatment site between the treatment elements, the degree of stimulation in the sandwiched state, which cannot be obtained when a plurality of treatment elements are individually operated, is changed. Or, this degree of change is repeatedly generated, and various treatments are given to the treatment site, the types of treatments can be increased, the treatment more suitable for the patient can be performed, and the treatment effect can be enhanced.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, if necessary, the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms cause the treatment child in one treatment mechanism and the treatment child in another treatment mechanism to have different positions in the lateral direction of the body, thereby performing the treatment. After each treatment child is positioned diagonally above and diagonally below the target site, the treatment child is moved in conjunction with each other, and the treatment operation is performed to change the state in which the treatment target part is sandwiched between the treatment children from an oblique direction. Is what you do.

As described above, according to the present invention, the positions of the treatment elements in each treatment mechanism are adjusted so as to be displaced in both the vertical direction and the horizontal direction of the body, and the treatment elements arranged so as to sandwich the treatment site are cooperated in the vertical direction of the body. By approaching and separating diagonally from the body and changing the stimulation state from the diagonal direction to the treatment site, from a special orientation such as hand massage, which cannot be obtained when multiple treatments are individually operated. The pressing stimulus is given to the body, and the same treatment effect as a massage using the hands can be obtained.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, if necessary, the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms vertically displace the treatment child in one treatment mechanism and the treatment child in another treatment mechanism in the lateral direction of the body. A state in which the positions of the directions are substantially matched, each treatment child is positioned on both the left and right sides with respect to the treatment target site, and then the treatment child is moved in conjunction with each other, and the treatment target site is sandwiched by the treatment child from the lateral direction. It is intended to perform a treatment operation that changes.

As described above, according to the present invention, the positions of the treatment elements in each treatment mechanism are substantially aligned in the vertical direction of the body, while the treatment elements are adjusted so as to be displaced in the horizontal direction so that the treatment elements are arranged so as to sandwich the treatment site. By approaching and separating in the lateral direction of the body and changing the stimulation state from the lateral direction to the treatment site, it is difficult to obtain when multiple treatment children are individually operated, from the lateral direction to the treatment site away from the center of the body. It is possible to give a pressing stimulus by pinching and a pressing stimulus by pinching to multiple treatment sites from the lateral direction at the same time, and it is possible to perform complicated treatment operations reasonably and smoothly perform treatment suitable for the patient. It can be done easily and the treatment effect can be enhanced.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, as necessary, the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms perform the main treatment operation on the treatment target site in the treated person by the treatment child in one treatment mechanism, and the treatment is performed. An auxiliary treatment operation is performed on a portion near the target site by a massage chair in another treatment mechanism.

As described above, according to the present invention, the treatment operations of the treatment child in the plurality of treatment mechanisms are made to cooperate with each other.
With the treatment child in one treatment mechanism, the main treatment operation is performed on the treatment target site in the treated person to apply a pressing stimulus, and at the predetermined site near the treatment target site, the treatment child in another treatment mechanism is used. By applying a pressing stimulus different from the treatment operation to the treatment target site as an auxiliary treatment operation at the same time as the case of one treatment mechanism, the combination of the two types of pressure stimuli is mainly appropriate for the treatment target site. It is possible to increase and give the treatment effect to be given to the treatment target site by performing a simple massage, and the treatment can be efficiently advanced in a short time.

Further, the massage machine according to the present invention performs the first main treatment operation on the treatment target site in the treated person with the treatment child in one treatment mechanism, and the portion in the vicinity of the treatment target site, if necessary. On the other hand, the treatment operation state in which the auxiliary treatment operation is simultaneously executed by the treatment child in the other treatment mechanism, and the second main treatment operation is executed by the treatment child in the other treatment mechanism for the treatment target site, and The treatment operation state in which the assistive treatment operation is simultaneously executed by the treatment child in the one treatment mechanism with respect to the portion in the vicinity of the treatment target portion is alternately repeated while moving up and down each treatment mechanism.

As described above, according to the present invention, the treatment operations of the treatment child in the plurality of treatment mechanisms are made to cooperate with each other.
With the treatment child in the predetermined treatment mechanism, the main treatment operation is performed on the treatment target site in the treated person to apply a pressing stimulus, and the treatment child in another treatment mechanism is applied to the predetermined site in the vicinity of the treatment target site. A state in which a pressing stimulus different from the treatment operation is simultaneously applied to the treatment target site,
By repeatedly executing the treatment while switching between the treatment child that performs the treatment operation on the treatment target site and the treatment child that performs the treatment operation on the nearby site by moving up and down the treatment mechanism, the treatment target site can be combined with two types of pressing stimuli. Appropriate massage can be performed in a predetermined range in the vertical direction of the body centered on the body, and the treatment effect to be applied to the treatment target site at the center of this range can be further increased and given, and it is extremely efficient in a short time. Treatment can be advanced.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, as necessary, while the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms move up or down, the treatment child in the treatment mechanism on the front side in the traveling direction moves to the passing portion of the back surface of the body of the person to be treated. On the other hand, the preliminary treatment operation is executed, and the treatment child in the treatment mechanism on the rear side in the traveling direction executes the main treatment operation at the same place where the preliminary treatment operation is performed.

As described above, according to the present invention, while the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms move up or down, the treatment element in the treatment mechanism on the front side in the traveling direction executes a predetermined preliminary treatment operation in advance, and subsequently, this treatment is performed. For the same part where the movement was performed, the main treatment movement, that is, the treatment movement to obtain the original intended treatment effect, is performed by the treatment child in the treatment mechanism on the rear side in the traveling direction, so that the body is vertical. By continuously performing two treatment actions in the direction, each treatment site can be shifted to a state suitable for obtaining the desired treatment effect by the preliminary treatment action in advance, and the treatment action is continuously performed in the vertical direction of the body. The treatment effect of the main treatment operation to be performed can be significantly enhanced, and an excellent treatment effect can be produced in a wide range. In addition, two treatment operations can be continuously executed without interruption by using a plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms, and a wide range of treatment can be efficiently realized in a short time.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, if necessary, the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms are treated with a treatment child while moving one treatment mechanism up and away from the treatment reference position set in advance. The treatment operation is performed on the passing part of the back part of the body of the person, and the treatment operation is performed on the passing part of the back part of the body of the person to be treated by the massager while moving the other treatment mechanism downward to separate the body. ..

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of treatment mechanisms are moved in each direction up and down so as to move away from a predetermined treatment reference position, and the treatment mechanism that moves upward performs the treatment operation upward, and the treatment mechanism that moves downward moves the treatment mechanism upward. By performing the treatment operation downward and sequentially performing the treatment outward centering on the treatment reference position, the transmission of the blood flow promotion state accompanying the treatment is advanced outward from the treatment reference position, and the body's body The promoting effect can be efficiently distributed to each part, and an excellent treatment effect can be obtained.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, if necessary, the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms move one treatment mechanism up and move toward a preset treatment reference position to bring it closer to the person to be treated with a treatment child. The treatment operation is performed on the passing portion of the back part of the body, and the treatment operation is performed on the passing part of the back part of the body of the patient with the treatment child while moving the other treatment mechanism downward and approaching.

As described above, according to the present invention, the plurality of treatment mechanisms are moved up and down in each direction so as to approach a predetermined treatment reference position, the ascending treatment mechanism performs the treatment operation upward, and the descending treatment mechanism performs the treatment operation. By performing the treatment operation downward and sequentially executing the treatment toward the treatment reference position, the transmission of the blood flow promotion state accompanying the treatment is advanced toward the treatment reference position, and the blood flow at the treatment reference position. Promotion can be realized efficiently, and an excellent treatment effect can be obtained.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, as necessary, the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms position one treatment mechanism at the uppermost part of the body longitudinal movable range in the backrest portion in the initial state, and other treatments. The mechanism is positioned at the bottom of the movable range in the vertical direction of the body, and then, as a body shape detection operation of the treated person, one treatment mechanism is lowered and the shoulder position of the treated person is detected by the treatment child in one treatment mechanism. In addition, the position of the upper part of the patient from the waist is detected by the treatment child in the other treatment mechanism by raising the other treatment mechanism.

As described above, according to the present invention, when detecting the body shape, one treatment mechanism is moved from the uppermost part of the movable range to the bottom to detect the position of the upper part of the body, while the other treatment mechanism is movable. By dividing the detection range by multiple treatment mechanisms and executing body shape detection at the same time, such as moving from the bottom of the range to the top to detect the position of the rest of the body, body shape detection is completed in a short time and activated. By being able to quickly shift to the treatment operation and performing the massage without waiting for the patient to be treated,
The patient can be made more relaxed.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, as necessary, the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms lower one treatment mechanism as a body shape detection operation of the person to be treated, and the treatment child in one treatment mechanism is used as a treatment person. The height of the shoulder position is detected, the height position of the other part for which information should be acquired is obtained from the height information of the shoulder position, and the height of the other treatment mechanism is raised to obtain the treatment child in the other treatment mechanism. The position information in the anteroposterior direction of the body is detected by the massager by sequentially moving the body to the shoulder position.

As described above, according to the present invention, as body shape detection, one treatment mechanism is first moved from the uppermost part to detect the shoulder position of the treated person, and when the shoulder position as a reference of the body vertical position is obtained, the shoulder Based on the position information, a plurality of detection target points in the vertical direction of the body to be detected in the anterior-posterior direction of the body by other treatment mechanisms are obtained, the other treatment mechanisms are sequentially moved to each detection target location, and the detection operation is performed. By performing this and obtaining position information in the anteroposterior direction of the body at each detection target location, it is sufficient to move the other treatment mechanism so that it is located only at each detection target location, and other treatment mechanisms for body shape detection. It is not necessary to move the body shape little by little from the bottom to reach each detection target part while executing the body shape detection operation and proceeding with the analysis of each detection target part, and the body shape detection can be completed in a shorter time.

Further, in the massage machine according to the present invention, if necessary, the plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms raise the other treatment mechanism as a body shape detection operation of the person to be treated, and the massage machine is treated by the treatment child in the other treatment mechanism. The position of the upper part from the waist of the person is detected, the temporary shoulder position is obtained from the detected information, the one treatment mechanism is lowered to a position slightly above the temporary shoulder position, and one treatment is performed from the position. The treatment child in the mechanism detects the shoulder position of the person to be treated.

As described above, according to the present invention, prior to the shoulder position detection by one treatment mechanism as body shape detection,
The other treatment mechanism is moved from the bottom to detect the position of the patient in the anteroposterior direction such as the waist of the patient.
After acquiring the reference information of the vertical position of the body from the relationship between the vertical position of the body and the anteroposterior position, the temporary shoulder position which is the reference position for starting the detection operation of the shoulder position in one treatment mechanism based on this reference information. By moving one treatment mechanism to a position slightly above the temporary shoulder position and performing a shoulder position detection operation from there to obtain formal shoulder position information, one treatment mechanism can be placed on the shoulder. It is possible to shift to the detection operation from a close position, and it is necessary to move one treatment mechanism little by little from the top to detect the shoulder position, execute the shoulder position detection operation, and reach the shoulder position while proceeding with the analysis. It disappears, and body shape detection can be completed in a shorter time.

It is a perspective view of the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the mechanical unit in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the moving state of each of the upper and lower kneading balls at the time of the body shape detection operation of the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a continuous execution state explanatory drawing of the preliminary treatment operation and the main treatment operation with each kneading ball in the upward direction in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory drawing of each kneading ball accompanied by the movement away from the treatment reference position in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory drawing of each kneading ball accompanied by the movement approaching a treatment reference position in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the treatment operation execution state with each kneading ball which forms the positional relationship which does not overlap with each other in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a treatment operation execution state in which a kneading ball is switched at an upper and lower intermediate position of a treatment target portion in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a treatment operation execution state in which a treatment target portion in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is sandwiched between upper and lower kneading balls from above and below. It is explanatory drawing of the pinching state from the top and bottom of the treatment target part by the top and bottom kneading balls in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory view which sandwiches the treatment target part in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention with the upper and lower kneading balls from an oblique direction. It is a treatment operation execution state explanatory view which sandwiches the treatment target part with the upper and lower kneading balls from the lateral direction in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the pinching state from the side of the part to be treated by the upper and lower kneading balls in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the other movement state explanatory drawing of each upper and lower kneading balls at the time of body shape detection operation of the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the other arrangement state explanatory drawing of the kneading ball in the massage machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the operation state of the mechanical unit in the massage machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the operation state of each mechanical unit in the massage machine which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the simultaneous execution state of the main treatment operation and the auxiliary treatment operation which accompanies the exchange of the kneading ball position in the massage machine which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the arrangement state of the kneading ball and the pressing plate in the massage machine which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the inclination state of the body by pressing with the pressing plate in the massage machine which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the treatment operation execution state with the pressing of the pressing plate in the massage machine which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the arrangement state of the kneading ball and the pressing plate in another mechanical unit of the massage machine which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention.

(First Embodiment of the present invention)
Hereinafter, the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 14.
In each of the above figures, the massage machine 1 according to the present embodiment has a chair shape for supporting the seated patient, has a kneading ball 51 as a treatment child, and a drive mechanism portion 60 thereof, and is inside the backrest portion 13. It is configured to include a plurality of mechanical units 50, 60 as a treatment mechanism that can be moved in the vertical direction.

The overall structure of the massage machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a base portion 11 which is placed on the floor surface to stably support the entire massage machine, and a base portion 11 above the base portion 11 of the patient to be treated. A seat portion 12 that supports the buttocks, a backrest portion 13 that supports the back of the patient on the back side of the seat portion 12, and a seat portion 1
It has an elbow rest 14 that supports the elbow and forearm of the patient on both the left and right sides of 2, a leg support 15 that supports the leg of the patient on the front side of the seat 12, a kneading ball 51, and a drive mechanism 70. The mechanical units 50 and 60 that can move up and down inside the backrest, the remote controller 30 that receives various operation inputs related to the massage operation, and the drive mechanism 70 that controls the tilt and up and down movement, and the kneading ball 5
It is configured to include a control unit 40 that controls the massage operation by the treatment mechanism including No. 1 based on the contents such as operation input and recorded information.

The base portion 11 is for supporting the seat portion 12, the backrest portion 13, the armrest portion 14, and the leg support portion 15 that form each part of the chair. Further, the seat portion 12 is attached to the base portion 11 so that the inclination angle of the seat surface can be adjusted, and massage is performed by the built-in treatment mechanism while supporting the buttocks and thighs of the patient on the seat surface. As this treatment mechanism, an air cell 81 for the buttocks and an air cell 82 for the thighs that operate by supplying and discharging air are provided. An air pump 80 that operates these air cells by supplying and discharging air is arranged in the space below the seat portion 12.

The backrest portion 13 has a surface shape that matches the shape of a person's back, and is arranged so that the inclination angle can be adjusted with respect to the base portion 11 and the seat portion 12, and a treatment mechanism for executing massage is provided inside the backrest portion 13. It is a configuration to prepare.
Inside the backrest portion 13, a pair of left and right kneading balls 51 (61) as a treatment child and a mechanical unit 50 and 60 in which a drive mechanism unit 70 for operating the kneading balls 51 (61) are integrated, and the mechanical unit 50.
, 60 is supported by the backrest portion 13 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the frame-shaped backrest portion frame 13a that supports each portion of the backrest portion from the inside, and the back air cell 83 and the waist that operate by supplying and discharging air by the air pump 80. The air cell 84 and the air cell 84 are arranged respectively. Of these, the mechanical units 50 and 60, the back air cell 83, and the waist air cell 84 form a treatment mechanism for executing massage, respectively.

In addition, on the left and right side portions of the backrest portion 13, a pair of side wall portions provided with a treatment mechanism such as an air cell on the inner surface side facing the treated person are projected and arranged with respect to the upper arm portion of the treated person and the like. It is also possible to massage from the side.

The backrest frame 13a has a plurality of horizontal frames laterally between a pair of left and right guide frames 20 that allow the mechanical units 50 and 60 to move in the vertical direction of the backrest 13 and restrain and support movement in other directions. It is a frame structure in the shape of a ladder, which is hung on the floor and connected integrally.

Of the mechanical units 50 and 60, the upper mechanical unit 50 supports a pair of left and right kneading balls 51 as a treatment child that gives stimuli such as kneading and tapping to the subject, and these kneading balls 51 in a protruding state, respectively. A pair of left and right kneading ball support arms 52 and a drive mechanism unit 70 that kneads the kneading balls 51 through the kneading ball support arms 52 and drives them in response to a massage operation such as tapping.
And a base portion 53 that tiltably supports the drive mechanism portion 70 about an axis orthogonal to the vertical direction of the backrest portion.
Further, the lower mechanical unit 60 has the same kneading ball 61 and the kneading ball support arm 62 as on the upper side.
A drive mechanism unit 70 and a base unit 63 are provided, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The drive mechanism unit 70 includes a kneading motor 72 that generates a driving force for causing the kneading ball 51 to perform a kneading operation based on the control of the control unit 40, and a kneading ball 51 (based on the control of the control unit 40).
A beating motor 74 that generates a driving force for causing the 61) to perform a beating operation, and a kneading mechanism and a beating mechanism that transmits the motion from each motor to the kneading ball 51 (61) via the kneading ball support arm 52 (62). It is the same mechanism as that used in a known massage machine, which is provided with a mechanism (not shown), and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The base portion 53 supports the drive mechanism portion 70 so as to be tiltable, and in addition, an elevating motor 57 that generates a driving force for elevating and lowering the mechanical unit based on the control of the control unit 40.
The drive mechanism unit 70 is tilted to advance and retreat the kneading ball 51 to the person to be treated, and the advancing / retreating motor 58 is provided to adjust the strength of the treatment. Similarly, the base portion 6 of the lower mechanical unit 60
3 also supports the drive mechanism unit 70 so as to be tiltable, and has a configuration including an elevating motor 67 and an advancing / retreating motor 68.

The mechanical units 50 and 60 have a pair of guide frames 20 at the side ends of the base portions 53 and 63.
By being supported so as to be able to travel up and down, the mechanical unit is placed between the guide frames 20 and can move along the guide frame 20 as a whole. Then, based on the control by the control unit 40, the elevating motors 57 and 67 are operated to operate the base unit 5.
When 3 and 63 are in the state of traveling on the guide frame 20, the entire mechanical units 50 and 60 including the base portions 53 and 63 move up and down the backrest portion 13 along the guide frame 20, and the backrest portion 13 is moved up and down. It is a mechanism that the position of the kneading ball 51 (the part to be treated by the kneading ball) in 13 can be changed up and down.

Then, the mechanical units 50 and 60 are controlled by the control unit 4 according to the set contents of the massage.
Controlled by 0, the backrest portion 13 moves up and down as described above, the vertical position of the kneading ball 51 is adjusted, and the kneading ball 51 and the drive mechanism portion 60 are tilted by the operation of the advance / retreat motor 58.
The amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 51 toward the patient is adjusted so that the kneading ball 51 is positioned at the target portion of the massage. After the movement of the kneading ball 51, or in parallel with the movement of the kneading ball 51, the control unit 4
0 operates the motor for kneading and hitting the drive mechanism 70 in the mechanical units 50 and 60 according to the type of massage, and the set movements corresponding to the massage such as kneading and hitting are kneaded balls 51 and 61. Will be done.

The elbow rests 14 are located on both sides of the seat 12 and are integrally connected to the base 11, and even if the backrest 13 changes the reclining angle or the seat 12 tilts, the forearm of the patient to be treated. It is a structure formed so as to stably support. The elbow rest portion 14 may also be provided with an air cell that operates by supplying and discharging air by the air pump 80 so that the forearm portion of the person to be treated can be massaged.

The leg support portion 15 is located on the front side of the seat portion 12, is arranged so as to be tiltable around the vicinity of the front end of the seat portion 12, and the tilt angle is adjusted 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 by supplying and discharging air by the air pump 80, and a roller that presses the leg while moving up and down.

The remote controller 30 is provided with a large number of switches and display units for receiving various operation inputs to the massage machine, and is detachably installed on a stand 31 on the side of the massage machine 1 to transmit operation inputs related to massage to the control unit 40. It is a thing. The position of the stand 31 can be adjusted in order to optimize the position of the switch and the display unit of the remote controller 30 for the patient to be treated.

The control unit 40 executes position detection of each part of the body of the treated person in advance, and adjusts each other movable part of the treatment mechanism and the massage machine to a state corresponding to the treated person based on the obtained detection result. At the same time, the treatment mechanism and other moving parts are subjected to motion control for performing an appropriate massage based on the remote control operation, the massage contents set in advance, and the information of the detection result.

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

The computer unit forming the control unit 40 is arranged in a predetermined space inside the massage machine 1 such as directly under the seat portion 12, and is in a state of being able to communicate with the remote control 30, and various motors of the mechanical units 50 and 60. It is also electrically connected to the actuator that tilts the backrest 13 and the leg support 15 and the air pump 80, and outputs a control signal based on a preset position detection program when detecting the position of each part of the body of the patient. In addition, when the massage is executed, the operation of these drive mechanisms is controlled by the control signal output based on the set massage data.

In addition, the control unit 40 is also electrically connected to signal output means such as the mechanical units 50 and 60 and an encoder that outputs the displacement amount of each actuator, and the state of the mechanical units 50 and 60 and the backrest unit 13 and the backrest unit 13 The operation of the drive means such as the motor and the actuator is controlled while grasping the state such as the inclination of the leg support portion 15.

Further, the control unit 40 controls the two mechanical units 50 and 60, respectively, to detect the body shape of the patient prior to the massage, and causes the mechanical units 50 and 60 from the initial position on the backrest portion 13 along the guide frame 20. In the process of moving and tilting the drive mechanism 70 to move the massage ball 51 along the patient leaning against the backrest 13, a preset detection is performed from the position of the massage ball 51 along the patient. The position information of multiple parts of the body to be performed is sequentially acquired, and the body shape of the patient to be treated is detected and certified.

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

In this body shape detection, the control unit 40 moves the upper mechanical unit 50 located at the uppermost part downward and tilts the drive mechanism unit 70 to maximize the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 51 toward the patient. After setting the value, the kneading ball 51 is lowered together with the drive mechanism 70 from above the shoulder of the patient (see FIG. 4 (A)), and the kneading ball 51 reaches the upper side of the shoulder (FIG. 4 (B)). By detecting (see), the shoulder position of the patient to be treated will be detected and certified.

Further, at the same time as detecting such a shoulder position, the control unit 40 moves the lower mechanical unit 60 located at the lowermost part upward, adjusts the tilting state of the drive mechanism unit 70, and kneads the ball 6
A state is obtained in which the kneading ball 61 is moved from the lower part to the upper part of the backrest portion 13 while moving 1 along the back portion of the person to be treated. Then, the control unit 40 sequentially acquires the positions of the kneading balls 61 that move along the back surface of the body, and obtains the position information of the back surface of the body necessary for detecting the body shape.
In this way, the control unit 40 uses the upper mechanical unit 50 to certify the shoulder position, and in parallel, the lower mechanical unit 60 is used to obtain information on other predetermined positions on the back of the body.
Body shape detection can be performed in a short time.

Further, since the control unit 40 has two mechanical units 50 and 60 as a treatment mechanism, even in the case of massage, these two mechanical units 50 and 60 are made to cooperate in the case of individual massage operations. You can also have a special massage that you can't get. For example, the control unit 40 positions the kneading ball 51 of one of the mechanical units at a predetermined treatment target site, and more specifically stimulates the treatment target site, which has a strong relationship with the treatment target site. For other parts that correspond to acupuncture points or affect the blood circulation of the treatment target part
After positioning the kneading ball 61 of the other mechanical unit, the kneading balls 51 and 61 are moved by the driving operation of each drive mechanism unit 70, and the massage operation of the treatment target part by one kneading ball 51 and the other kneading ball It is also possible to simultaneously perform the massage operation of the other part by 61. In this case, with the mutual relationship of each pressing stimulus, the originally intended treatment effect can be further strengthened and given to the target site to which the treatment effect is to be given, and the treatment effect for each pressing stimulus in one treatment child can be simply obtained. Efficient treatment that cannot be obtained by adding multiple treatments can be performed in a single treatment operation.

As another example, the control unit 40 positions the kneading ball 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50 above or to the side of the treatment target portion, and the kneading ball 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60 is placed at the treatment target portion. After being positioned below or to the side of the treatment target site as a position opposite to the upper side of the kneading ball 51, the kneading balls 51 and 61 are moved by the driving operation of the drive mechanism unit 70 to knead. It is also possible to perform a massage operation in which the balls 51 and 61 sandwich the treatment target portion from the top and bottom, diagonally, or sideways (see FIGS. 10, 12, and 13).

However, in this case, since the kneading ball 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50 and the kneading ball 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60 are close to each other, the upper mechanical unit 50 and the lower mechanical unit 60 are also close to each other. The kneading ball support arm 52 of the upper mechanical unit 50 is extended downward, and the kneading ball support arm 62 of the lower mechanical unit 60 is extended upward so that the movement is not hindered by contact with each other. It is preferable to do so. In particular, when the kneading ball support arms 52 and 62 are extended from the base portions 53 and 63 of the mechanical unit to the extent that the kneading balls protrude in the vertical direction of the body (see FIGS. 6 and 7), the upper mechanical unit 50 is kneaded. It is also possible to realize a positional relationship in which the position of the ball 51 and the position of the kneading ball 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60 overlap (overlap) in the vertical direction of the body. In the configuration shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the drive mechanism portion 70 is pivotally supported by the base portions 53 and 63 and the rotation pivot point O, and can be tilted in the advancing / retreating direction and the body longitudinal direction with directional components. There is.

In addition, when the control unit 40 moves the two mechanical units 50, 60 during treatment or the like, the control unit 40 secures a sufficient minimum distance between the upper and lower mechanical units 50, 60, and the upper and lower mechanical units 50,
Even if a finger or the like is positioned between the 60s, the movement control of the mechanical units 50 and 60 in the vertical direction is executed so that they are not pinched.

Next, the body shape detection operation of the person to be treated and the massage operation by the kneading ball in the massage machine according to the present embodiment will be described. First, the body shape detection operation of the patient to be treated will be described. As a premise, it is assumed that the main power of the massage machine 1 is turned on and the massage machine 1 is started in a state where the patient is seated on the massage machine 1 and his back is leaned against the backrest portion 13.

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

As a body shape detection operation, the control unit 40 first operates the advance / retreat motor 58 in the upper mechanical unit 50 at the initial position of the uppermost portion of the backrest portion 13 and drives the base portion 53 of the mechanical unit 50 with the kneading ball 51. The mechanical portion 70 is tilted so that the kneading ball 51 protrudes to the front side of the backrest portion 13 as much as possible. When the kneading ball 51 is projected (see FIG. 4A), the control unit 40 stops the advancing / retreating motor 58, while operating the elevating motor 57 to move the entire mechanical unit 50 including the kneading ball 51 to the guide frame 20. Move down. In this way, a state in which the kneading ball 51 is lowered from above the backrest portion 13 can be obtained.

After that, when the kneading ball 51 approaches the upper side of the shoulder (see FIG. 4 (B)), the kneading ball 51 is blocked from moving downward at the shoulder position of the patient and cannot move further downward, so that the kneading ball 51 cannot be advanced further. As the descending speed of 51 decreases remarkably, the rotation speed of the elevating motor 57 also decreases sharply. Control unit 4
0 monitors the rotational state of the elevating motor 57, and when the rotational speed of the elevating motor 57 reaches a reduced state, the control unit 40 acquires the vertical position of the kneading ball 51 at that time, and the kneading ball 51. The position is recognized as the shoulder position.

After the shoulder position is recognized in this way, the control unit 40 temporarily stops the elevating motor 57 and then reverses it, raises the kneading ball 51 together with the mechanical unit 50, and separates the kneading ball 51 from the upper side of the shoulder. Further, the advance / retreat motor 58 is operated so that the kneading ball 51 and the drive mechanism unit 70 tilt in a direction away from the treated person, and the kneading ball 51 comes into contact with the back of the treated person when the mechanical unit 50 moves up and down. Retreat to a position where it does not exist, and end the shoulder position detection operation.

In parallel with this shoulder position detection, the control unit 40 operates the elevating motor 57 in the lower mechanical unit 60 at the initial position at the lowermost part of the backrest portion 13, and raises the entire mechanical unit 60 with respect to the guide frame 20. Move to. Further, the control unit 40 also operates the advancing / retreating motor 58 to adjust the tilting state of the kneading ball 61 and the drive mechanism unit 70 with respect to the base portion 63 of the mechanical unit 60 so that the kneading ball 61 is aligned with the back of the patient. (See FIG. 4 (A)). thus,
A state is obtained in which the kneading ball 61 is moved from the lower part to the upper part of the backrest portion 13 while the kneading ball 61 is aligned with the back portion of the person to be treated.

While the kneading ball 61 is moving along the back of the body of the patient (see FIG. 4B), the control unit 40
As needed, the vertical position of the kneading ball 61 in the body direction based on the amount of upward movement of the mechanical unit 60, and the front-back position of the kneading ball 61 based on the tilted state of the kneading ball 61 and the drive mechanism unit 70. From the position of the kneading ball identified in this way, the positional relationship of the back of the body of the patient is derived. Of the data on the back position of the body sequentially obtained with the movement of the kneading balls, the values indicating the positions in the front-back direction of the body at the predetermined positions corresponding to the buttocks, the waist, and the back are the body shapes. It will be used as a representative value for detection.

After that, when all the kneading balls 61 have moved within the detection range of the back of the body including the predetermined positions in the vertical direction of the body corresponding to the buttocks, the waist, and the back, the control unit 40 has the lower mechanical unit 60.
Assuming that the detection of the back position of the body is completed, the advance / retreat motor 58 is operated so that the kneading ball 61 and the drive mechanism 70 tilt in a direction away from the person to be treated, and the kneading ball 61 is treated when the mechanical unit 60 moves up and down. It is retracted to a position where it does not come into contact with the back of the person, and a series of body shape detection operations is completed.

After obtaining accurate information on the body shape such as the shoulder position in this way, the control unit 40 executes preparatory actions before the start of massage such as weight measurement and position detection of other parts of the body such as the waist position as necessary. After that, the operation state instruction of the massage course or the like is input by the treated person, the control unit 40 receives the input, and the massage operation by each treatment mechanism is started.

In the case of massage with the kneading ball 51, the control unit 4 depends on the set massage content.
In 0, the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are moved up and down with respect to the guide frame 20 by the operation of the elevating motor 57, the vertical positions of the kneading balls 51 and 61 are adjusted, and the advancing and retreating motors 58 are operated to knead the balls. The 51 and 61 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to adjust the amount of protrusion of the kneading balls 51 and 61 toward the patient, and the kneading balls 51 and 61 are positioned at the treatment target sites and the like, respectively. After this, or in parallel with the movement of the kneading balls 51 and 61, the control unit 40 operates the kneading motor 72 and / or the tapping motor 74 of each mechanical unit according to the type of massage, and each mechanical unit 50. , 60 kneading balls 51, 61 are made to perform movements corresponding to the set massages such as kneading 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 kneading balls 51 and 61 to perform the movements related to the massage, and presses the kneading balls 51 and 61. The main action is to stimulate a predetermined area on the back of the body.

For example, while the control unit 40 moves the two mechanical units 50 and 60 ascending together, the kneading ball 51 in the mechanical unit 50 on the front side in the traveling direction, that is, on the upper side, is preliminary to the passing region of the back surface of the body of the patient. As the treatment operation, the operation of "rubbing", that is, the drive mechanism unit 7
Of the kneading movements of the kneading ball 51 generated at 0, only the component of the movement protruding toward the patient is canceled by the same degree of tilting movement of the drive mechanism 70 in the opposite direction (backward side), and the kneading ball From 51, the treatment operation of moving the kneading ball up and down and left and right along the body surface without applying a strong pressing force to the body of the person to be treated is executed, and then the mechanical unit on the rear side in the traveling direction, that is, the lower side. At the same place where the kneading ball 61 in 60 is subjected to the preliminary treatment operation, it is possible to perform a treatment such that the kneading operation as the main treatment operation is performed (see FIG. 5).

In this case, the kneading ball 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 on the rear side in the traveling direction is used for the same part where the rubbing as a preliminary treatment operation is performed, and the main treatment operation for obtaining the original desired treatment effect. By performing two treatment movements in the upward direction of the body in succession by performing the kneading, which is a preliminary treatment movement, the treatment effect aimed at each treatment site is the original purpose. , For example, the loosening effect by kneading, is shifted to a state suitable for obtaining,
The treatment effect by kneading as the main treatment operation continuously performed in the upward direction can be significantly enhanced, and an excellent treatment effect can be produced in a wide range. In addition, using the two mechanical units 50 and 60, the two treatment operations of rubbing and kneading can be performed continuously without any time and without interruption of the treatment, and the treatment can be efficiently performed over a wide area 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, the control unit 40 moves the two mechanical units 50 and 60 downward together, and the front side in the traveling direction.
That is, the kneading ball 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 executes a rubbing operation as a preliminary treatment operation on the passing region of the back surface of the body of the person to be treated, and the kneading ball in the rear side in the traveling direction, that is, the upper mechanical unit 50. At the same place where the preliminary treatment operation is performed, the 51 is to perform the treatment so as to perform the kneading operation as the main treatment operation.

As the preliminary treatment operation by the kneading ball of the mechanical unit on the front side in the traveling direction, in addition to rubbing, the same treatment as the tapping operation and the main treatment operation, for example, the same when the main treatment operation is kneading. Each treatment site is in a state suitable for obtaining the treatment effect by the main treatment operation such as kneading, such as one in which the strength is weakened by kneading, specifically, one in which the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball to the body side is suppressed. Other treatment actions to be transferred can also be performed.
The main treatment operation by the kneading ball of the mechanical unit on the rear side in the traveling direction may also be the treatment operation other than the kneading.

In addition, as another example of treatment in which the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are operated simultaneously in a cooperative state, the control unit 40 is centered on a preset treatment reference position (for example, near the heart) and is on the upper side. The unit 50 is moved up, the kneading ball 51 moving upward is separated from the heart, a continuous treatment operation is performed on the passing area on the back surface of the body of the patient, and the lower mechanical unit 60 is moved. It is also possible to separate the kneading ball 61, which is moved downward and downward, from the heart, and to perform the same continuous treatment operation on the passing region on the back surface of the body of the person to be treated (FIG. 6). reference).

In this way, the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are moved up and down in each direction so as to be away from the heart as the treatment reference position, and the upper mechanical unit 50 that moves upward moves the kneading ball 5
In the lower mechanical unit 60 that rolls upward in 1 and moves downward, the kneading ball 6
By performing the rolling motion downward in step 1 and sequentially performing the treatment outward centering on the heart, the transmission of the blood flow promoting state accompanying the treatment is advanced outward from the heart, and each part of the body. The promotion effect can be efficiently distributed, and an excellent treatment effect can be obtained.

In this case, in parallel with the movement of each of the mechanical units 50 and 60, the kneading ball support arm is rotated by driving by the drive mechanism unit 70 or by tilting the drive mechanism unit 70 with the base portion 53 at the rotation pivot point O. It may be moved to move each kneading ball upward or downward in the same direction as the mechanical unit moves (vertical direction of the body) (see FIG. 6), and further outward movement centered on the heart of the kneading ball. It can be promoted to further enhance the treatment effect. In addition, due to the rotation of the kneading ball support arm, not only the moving component in the vertical direction of the body but also the moving component in the advancing / retreating direction is generated in the movement of the kneading ball, so that the stimulus transmitted from the kneading ball to the body is changed. It is possible to treat while.

On the contrary, the control unit 40 moves the lower mechanical unit 60 upward toward the heart as a preset treatment reference position to bring the lower mechanical unit 60 closer to the heart while moving the kneading ball 61 upward. However, while performing a continuous treatment operation on the passing region on the back surface of the body of the treated person, the kneading ball 51 that moves downward while moving the upper mechanical unit 50 downward to approach the heart is the treated person. It is also possible to perform a treatment that executes a continuous treatment operation on the passing region 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 in each direction so as to approach the heart as the treatment reference position, and the treatment is sequentially executed toward the heart to promote the blood flow associated with the treatment. By advancing the transmission toward the heart, which is the treatment reference position, it is possible to efficiently promote blood flow in the heart, and an excellent treatment effect can be obtained.

Also at this time, in parallel with the movement of the mechanical units 50 and 60, the kneading ball support arm is moved by the drive by the drive mechanism 70 or by the tilt at the rotation pivot point O of the drive mechanism 70 with the base 53. By rotating each kneading ball so as to move it upward or downward in the same direction as the mechanical unit (see FIG. 7), the movement of the kneading ball closer to the heart is further promoted, and the treatment effect is further enhanced. Can be done. Then, due to the rotation of the kneading ball support arm, not only the moving component in the vertical direction of the body but also the moving component in the advancing / retreating direction is generated in the movement of the kneading ball, so that the stimulus transmitted from the kneading ball to the body is changed. It is possible to treat while.

Further, as another example of the treatment in which the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are operated simultaneously in a cooperative state, the control unit 40 determines the lateral position (left-right spacing) of the pair of kneading balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50. , Adjust the lateral positions (left-right spacing) of the pair of kneading balls 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60, respectively, so that the kneading balls in the two mechanical units 50 and 60 do not overlap vertically. , The control unit 40 moves the two mechanical units 50 and 60 together ascending or descending, and the kneading balls 51 and 61 moving in the same direction perform continuous treatment operations with respect to the passing region on the back surface of the body of the treated person. For example, a treatment for performing rolling or rolling tapping can be performed (see FIG. 8).

In this way, the kneading balls 51 and 61 of the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are arranged so as not to overlap each other, and the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are both moved up and down, and the kneading balls 5 are moved.
By executing the treatment in steps 1 and 61, the treatment can be performed simultaneously over a wide area on the back surface of the body, and the treatment effect can be efficiently given in a short time.

In the treatment operation, when the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are put into a cooperative state, not only the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are operated at the same time as in each of the above examples, but also the two mechanical units 50 and 60 are operated. By operating at a later time, it is possible to create a state in which the two work together to perform one treatment.

More specifically, the sideburns, kneading, rolling, etc., such as kneading, kneading, rolling, etc., so as to obtain a predetermined treatment effect by continuously pressing the area to be treated, which is wide up and down, while the kneading balls gradually move up or down. In the case of massage operation, the kneading ball 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50 is used above the intermediate position in the vertical direction of the body of the patient, and the lower mechanical unit 6 is below the intermediate position.
Using the kneading balls 61 of 0, each mechanical unit 50, 60 is timed so that the treatment accompanied by the movement of the kneading balls by a set of kneading balls is continuously executed by switching the upper and lower kneading balls at the intermediate position. It can also be operated by shifting (see FIG. 9).

For example, when applying pressure with a kneading ball from the top to the bottom of the back of the body, the upper mechanical unit 50 is first moved downward to perform pressing with the movement of the kneading ball 51 against the back of the body (FIG. 9).
(Refer to (A)), when the kneading ball 51 reaches the intermediate position in the vertical direction of the body, the pressing is switched to the pressing by the kneading ball 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60 previously positioned at this intermediate position, and the remaining lower side of the back of the body. With respect to the portion, the lower mechanical unit 60 is moved downward to perform pressing accompanied by movement by the kneading ball 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 movable range of the mechanical unit, or vice versa, as in the conventional configuration using only one mechanical unit. Therefore, when shifting to the next new massage motion, the moving distance of the mechanical unit from the end position of the previous massage motion to the new treatment target site can be reduced, and the time required for the transition can be shortened. It can be suppressed.

Next, as an example of a massage operation performed by cooperating two mechanical units 50 and 60,
A massage performed by sandwiching the target treatment target portion of the person to be treated leaning on the backrest portion 13 between the kneading balls 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50 and the kneading balls 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60 will be described.

First, a case where the massage is performed by sandwiching the treatment target portion from above and below with the kneading balls 51 and 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 kneading ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 is directly above the treatment target portion of the person to be treated, and the kneading ball. The position of the kneading ball 51 is adjusted by tilting the 51 and the drive mechanism 70 to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 51 toward the patient.

Further, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 60 upward or downward with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the kneading ball 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 is directly below the treatment target portion of the person to be treated. , The kneading ball 61 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 61 toward the patient, and the position of the kneading ball 61 is adjusted.

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

In this case, when the upper kneading ball 51 moves down, the lower kneading ball 61 moves up, and when the upper kneading ball 51 moves up, the lower kneading ball 61 moves down. , Upper and lower mechanical unit 50,
In addition to changing the degree of pinching of the treatment target portion by the upper and lower kneading balls 51 and 61 by making each drive mechanism unit 70 in 60 cooperate, the moving directions of the upper kneading ball 51 and the lower kneading ball 61 are the same. In addition, the drive mechanism units 70 of the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 are made to cooperate with each other to hold the treatment target parts sandwiched between the upper and lower kneading balls 51 and 61 while maintaining the sandwiching condition of the treatment target parts. You can also move it with.

In this way, the upper and lower kneading balls 51 and 61 move with respect to the treatment target part, respectively, and a stimulus based on the sandwiching of the two kneading balls is applied to the treatment target part sandwiched between the upper and lower kneading balls 51 and 61 (FIG. 1).
(Refer to 1), it is possible to give a new massage effect different from the massage such as kneading and tapping by pressing the kneading ball against the back of the body, and the treatment effect can be enhanced.

Subsequently, as a second example of the massage operation performed by sandwiching the treatment target portion between the kneading balls 51 and 61, a case where the treatment target portion is sandwiched between the kneading balls 51 and 61 from an oblique direction and massage is performed will be described.
The control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 50 up or down with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the kneading ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 is above the treatment target portion of the person to be treated, and the kneading ball The position of the kneading ball 51 is adjusted by tilting the 51 and the drive mechanism 70 to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 51 toward the patient. In addition, the control unit 40 is a kneading ball 51.
By adjusting the positional relationship in the lateral direction with respect to the drive mechanism unit 70, the kneading ball 51 is moved in the lateral direction, for example.
The pair of kneading balls in the upper mechanical unit 50 are moved by a predetermined distance in a direction close to each other so that the kneading balls 51 are located diagonally above the treatment target portion.

Further, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 60 upward or downward with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the kneading ball 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 is below the treatment target portion of the person to be treated. , The kneading ball 61 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 61 toward the patient, and the position of the kneading ball 61 is adjusted. In addition, the lateral positional relationship of the kneading ball 61 with respect to the drive mechanism portion 70 is set to the kneading ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50.
The kneading balls 61 are moved laterally, for example, a pair of kneading balls in the lower mechanical unit 60 in a direction away from each other by a predetermined distance, and the kneading balls 61 are diagonally below the treatment target site. To be located in.

When the kneading balls 51 and 61 are located diagonally above and diagonally below the treatment target site and the kneading balls face each other with the treatment target site in between (see FIG. 12), the control unit 40 further controls. , The kneading motor 72 and / or the hitting motor 74 of the drive mechanism unit 70 of each mechanical unit is operated so that the kneading balls 51 and 61 perform a movement corresponding to kneading and / or hitting.

In this case, when the diagonally upper kneading ball 51 moves in a direction approaching the treatment target portion, the diagonally upper kneading ball 51 moves in a direction approaching the treatment target portion so that the diagonally lower kneading ball 61 also moves in the direction approaching the treatment target portion. When moving in a direction away from, the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 cooperate with each other so that the kneading ball 61 diagonally below also moves away from the treatment target site, and kneading diagonally upward. In addition to changing the degree of pinching of the treatment target area between the ball 51 and the diagonally lower kneading ball 61, the upper and lower mechanical units 50, so that the diagonally upper kneading ball 51 and the diagonally lower kneading ball 61 move in the same direction. It is also possible to cooperate with each drive mechanism unit 70 in 60 to move the sandwiched treatment target portion together with the kneading balls 51 and 61 while maintaining the pinching condition of the treatment target portion by the kneading balls 51 and 61.

In this way, the kneading balls 51 diagonally above and the kneading balls 61 diagonally below move with respect to the treatment target site, and a stimulus based on the sandwiching of the two kneading balls is applied to the treatment target site sandwiched between the kneading balls 51 and 61. Therefore, it is possible to give a new massage effect different from the massage such as kneading and tapping by pressing the kneading ball against the back of the body, and the treatment effect can be enhanced.

Further, as a third example of the massage operation performed by sandwiching the treatment target portion between the kneading balls 51 and 61, a case where the treatment target portion is sandwiched between the kneading balls 51 and 61 from the lateral direction and massage is performed will be described.
The control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 50 up or down with respect to the guide frame 20 and kneads the entire mechanical unit 50 so that the kneading balls 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 are on the side of the treatment target portion of the person to be treated. The ball 51 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 51 toward the patient, and the position of the kneading ball 51 is adjusted. In addition, the control unit 40 is a kneading ball 51.
By adjusting the positional relationship in the lateral direction with respect to the drive mechanism unit 70, the kneading ball 51 is moved in the lateral direction, for example.
The pair of kneading balls in the upper mechanical unit 50 are moved by a predetermined distance in a direction close to each other so that the kneading balls 51 are located on the side closer to the central part of the body and immediately beside the treatment target site.

Further, in the control unit 40, the kneading ball 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 exists on the side of the treatment target portion of the person to be treated, and on a side different from the case of the kneading ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50. As a result, the entire mechanical unit 60 is moved up or down with respect to the guide frame 20, and the kneading ball 61 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 61 toward the patient. Adjust the position of the kneading ball 61. In addition, the lateral positional relationship of the kneading ball 61 with respect to the drive mechanism portion 70 is adjusted so as to be different from the kneading ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50, so that the kneading ball 61 is moved in the lateral direction, for example, the lower side. The pair of kneading balls in the mechanical unit 60 are moved by a predetermined distance in a direction away from each other so that the kneading balls 61 are located close to the outer side of the body and immediately beside the treatment target site.

When the kneading balls 51 and 61 are located on the left and right sides of the treatment target site and the kneading balls face each other with the treatment target site in between (see FIG. 13), the control unit 40 further controls each mechanical unit. The kneading motor 72 and / or the hitting motor 74 of the drive mechanism unit 70 of the above is operated to cause each kneading balls 51 and 61 to perform a movement corresponding to kneading and / or hitting.

In this case, when the kneading ball 51 near the center of the body moves toward the treatment target site, the kneading ball 61 near the outside of the body also moves toward the treatment target site. When the ball 51 moves away from the treatment target part, the kneading balls 61 near the outside of the body also move away from the treatment target part, so that the drive mechanism units 70 of the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 are cooperated. In addition to changing the degree of pinching of the treatment target area by the left and right kneading balls 51 and 61, the kneading balls 51 near the center of the body and the kneading balls 61 near the outside of the body move up and down so that the directions of movement are the same. The drive mechanism units 70 in the mechanical units 50 and 60 of the above are made to cooperate with each other.
It is also possible to move the treatment target part sandwiched by the left and right kneading balls 51 and 61 together with the kneading balls 51 and 61 while maintaining the pinching condition of the treatment target part.

In this way, the left and right kneading balls 51 and 61 move with respect to the treatment target site, respectively, and a stimulus based on the sandwiching of the two kneading balls is applied to the treatment target site sandwiched between the left and right kneading balls 51 and 61 (FIG. 1).
4) By doing so, it is possible to give a new massage effect different from the massage such as kneading and tapping by pressing the kneading ball against the back of the body, and the treatment effect can be enhanced.

As described above, the massage machine according to the present embodiment has two mechanisms that allow the drive mechanism unit 70 to perform treatment operations such as kneading and tapping with the moving of the kneading balls 51 and 61 as the treatment child toward the body side. Units 50 and 60 are arranged, and the massage balls in each of the mechanical units 50 and 60 are moved mainly upward or downward in the vertical direction of the body by the drive mechanism unit 70, and the treatment operation by the massage balls is coordinated. Since the magnitude and direction of the force applied to the body as a treatment action can be adjusted in various ways by combining the actions of each kneading ball 51 and 61, for example, a plurality of kneading balls are used to sandwich the treatment site. A state in which stimulation is applied to the body in a manner different from the case where the balls are individually operated can be obtained, and a variety of various treatments can be performed on the body as compared with the case where the mechanical units 50 and 60 are individually operated. It can give an excellent massage effect.

Further, in the process of detecting the body shape before the massage, the upper mechanical unit 50 is used as the backrest portion 13.
The shoulder position is detected by moving it from the top of the body to the bottom, while the lower mechanical unit 60 is moved from the bottom of the backrest 13 to the top to detect each position of the back of the body. By dividing the detection range by the mechanical units 50 and 60 and executing body shape detection at the same time, body shape detection can be completed in a short time, the treatment operation can be started immediately after activation, and massage can be performed without waiting for the patient to be treated. By being able to do so, the patient can be made more relaxed.

Further, by using a plurality of mechanical units 50 and 60 at the same time, a pressing stimulus is applied to a predetermined treatment site in the body of the person to be treated with one kneading ball, and another site having a strong relationship with this treatment site. For example, a pressing stimulus related to a pressing stimulus by one kneading ball is applied to a site near the treatment site or another distant treatment site having a certain positional relationship with the treatment site in cooperation with the one kneading ball. Since it is applied at the same time as one massage ball or with a slight time difference, it is possible to combine multiple highly relevant pressing stimuli to obtain the originally intended treatment effect on the target area to which the treatment effect is desired. It can be further strengthened and given, and efficient massage can be smoothly executed without spending time, which cannot be obtained by simply adding a plurality of treatment effects for each pressing stimulus.

In the massage machine according to the above embodiment, the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 are used.
To detect the body shape by, the upper mechanical unit 50 is moved downward from the uppermost part of the backrest portion and the shoulder position is detected by the kneading ball 51, and at the same time, the lower mechanical unit 60 is moved upward from the lowermost portion of the backrest portion. The kneading ball 51 is configured to detect the position of the back of the body, particularly the main positions such as the buttocks, lumbar region, and back, in the anteroposterior direction of the body, but the kneading ball 51 is not limited to this. The shoulder position detection using the above is performed first, and based on the detected shoulder position information, that is, the actual position information that serves as a reference for the vertical positioning of the body, it is different for each patient in the vertical direction of the body. Other measurement target positions (buttocks, lumbar region, etc.) required for body shape detection
The actual position of the back, etc.) is obtained, and the measurement operation related to the body shape detection using the kneading ball 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 is executed only in the small number of measurement target positions thus obtained. You can also. In this case, as the measurement operation of the lower mechanical unit 60, the kneading balls 61 are sequentially moved together with the mechanical unit 60 to the minimum necessary measurement target positions in the vertical direction of the body.
It suffices to measure the position in the anterior-posterior direction of the body. It is no longer necessary to acquire the position information of a plurality of typical positions, the body shape detection is completed in a short time, and the massage operation can be started in a shorter time.

In addition, contrary to the above, the measurement operation related to the body shape detection using the kneading ball 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 is executed first (see FIG. 15A), and the lower mechanical unit 60 is placed in the backrest portion. Move from the bottom to detect the anterior-posterior position of the patient's buttocks, lumbar region, back, etc.
After obtaining the approximate position information in the vertical direction of the body by comparing and collating the relationship between the vertical position of the body and the anterior-posterior position of the body in the obtained predetermined range of the back of the body with general body shape data, provisional provisional position information is obtained. The shoulder position is guided, the upper mechanical unit 50 is moved so that the kneading ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 is located slightly above the temporary shoulder position, and the shoulder position detection operation is executed from there (FIG. 15 (FIG. 15). B)), it is also possible to obtain formal shoulder position information, the upper mechanical unit 50 is shifted from a position closer to the shoulder to the position detection operation, and the kneading ball 51 is used to detect the shoulder position. It is no longer necessary to move the upper mechanical unit 50 including the upper mechanical unit 50 little by little to reach the shoulder position, the body shape detection can be completed in a shorter time as in the above case, the transition to massage can be accelerated, and the patient to be treated. Waiting time can be shortened.

Further, in the massage machine according to the above embodiment, the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 are used.
In the above, the kneading balls 51 and 61 are attached to the kneading ball support arms 52 and 62 that transmit the movements from the drive mechanism 70 to the kneading balls 51 and 61, respectively. As shown, the kneading ball support arms 59 and 69 have a shape that branches and protrudes in two directions from the arm base end on the drive mechanism 70 side, and the kneading ball support arms 59 and 69 are kneaded to the protruding tips, respectively. It is also possible to arrange two kneading balls on one kneading ball support arm by attaching the balls 51 and 61, and the two on the support arms 59 and 69 which are integrally driven by the drive mechanism 70. By realizing the state in which the two kneading balls come into contact with the body and perform treatment with the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60, respectively, the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 work together to efficiently perform treatment on more parts of the body. Can be treated.

Further, in the massage machine according to the above embodiment, the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 are configured to be movable within the vertical direction in which the guide frame 20 built in the backrest portion 13 exists. Not limited to this, the mechanical unit can also be moved to the seat portion to perform treatment on the portion from the buttocks to the thigh of the treated person. For example, a guide rail is arranged in the seat, and the angle between the backrest and the seat is such that the guide rail of the backrest and the guide rail of the seat are appropriately continuous, and the mechanical unit is the guide rail of the backrest and the seat. The mechanical unit may be moved from the backrest to the seat and vice versa when the distance is within an angle range that allows smooth transition.

In this case, the mechanical unit is supported at the side end of the base portion so as to be movable by the guide rail of the seat portion as in the case of the backrest portion, and moves in the vertical direction of the body along the guide rail. .. As a result, a wide area from the back to the buttocks and thighs of the treated person can be continuously massaged with a kneading ball as a treatment child. In addition, by coordinating the movements of multiple mechanical units within the movable range of the mechanical unit including the seat, the area from the buttocks to the thighs of the patient can be compared with the buttocks, lumbar region, and back. Similarly, it is possible to perform a special massage that cannot be achieved by using each kneading ball individually.

Further, in the massage machine according to the embodiment, the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 operate the elevating motor 57 within the range in the vertical direction in which the guide frame 20 built in the backrest portion 13 exists. In addition to this, when two mechanical units 50 and 60 are moved in the same direction while they are close to each other, one mechanical unit is moved to the other mechanical unit. Connected to the unit
It is also possible to operate only one of the lifting motors to move the two mechanical units together, so that it is not necessary to generate a driving force for movement for each mechanical unit, power consumption, etc. Can be suppressed.

(Second Embodiment of the present invention)
In the massage machine according to the first embodiment, as a treatment mechanism, two upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 having a kneading ball 51 and 61 as a treatment child and a drive mechanism portion 70 thereof are arranged, and these are individually arranged. The backrest is configured to be movable in the vertical direction, but the second embodiment is as shown in FIG. 17, in which a plurality of sets of treatment mechanisms can be integrally moved in the vertical direction of the backrest. A configuration that is combined and arranged as a unit, specifically,
The kneading balls 51 and 61 forming the treatment mechanism and the drive mechanism portion 70 are arranged in two sets up and down as in the first embodiment, while the base portion 55 that tiltably supports each drive mechanism portion 70 is up and down. Only one common is arranged, and this one base portion 55 can be configured to support the upper and lower drive mechanism portions 70, respectively, and two sets of the kneading balls 51 and 61 and the drive mechanism portion 70 are arranged vertically. Then, the upper and lower kneading balls 51 and 61 can be coordinated to perform treatment, while the treatment mechanism is one mechanical unit 54.
By moving up and down collectively as a group, the mechanism for up and down movement can be simplified.

(Third Embodiment of the present invention)
The massage machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19.
In each of the above figures, the massage machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes two mechanical units 50 and 60 that can be moved in the vertical direction of the body inside the backrest portion 13, but is different from each other. The upper mechanical unit 50 has a configuration in which the kneading ball 51 and the kneading ball support arm 52 are arranged so as to project diagonally downward from the drive mechanism portion 70.
The configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the points related to the protruding direction of the kneading ball 51 and the kneading ball support arm 52 in the upper mechanical unit 50, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The upper mechanical unit 50 includes a kneading ball 51 as a treatment child and a kneading ball 51 as the treatment child, as in the first embodiment.
The kneading ball support arm 52, the drive mechanism portion 70, and the base portion 53 are provided, but the difference is that, as shown in FIG. 18, the guide frame 20 has a vertical positional relationship with respect to the case of the first embodiment. Is arranged upside down, and has a configuration in which the kneading ball 51 and the kneading ball support arm 52 are projected diagonally downward.

On the other hand, in the lower mechanical unit 60, the kneading ball 61 and the kneading ball support arm 62 are arranged so as to project diagonally upward from the drive mechanism portion 70, as in the first embodiment. As a result, the upper and lower kneading balls 51 and 61 are opposed to each other and are arranged closer to each other.

By bringing the upper and lower kneading balls 51 and 61 closer to each other, it is possible to intensively perform the treatment operation with all the kneading balls in a narrow area on the back of the body, and even for the treatment target part narrowed down to a predetermined narrow area, the upper and lower parts can be treated. Efficient treatment can be performed by the cooperation of the mechanical units 50 and 60. Then, due to the positional relationship between the kneading balls protruding from the kneading ball support arm and the mechanical unit, the mechanical units can maintain a separated state even if the kneading balls 51 and 61 approach each other, and the kneading balls are brought closer to each other in the treatment. Even if it is, contact between the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 can be avoided, and each mechanical unit can be moved without difficulty.

Therefore, the target portion to be treated by the person to be treated, which is shown in the first embodiment, is moved up and down or diagonally by the kneading balls 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50 and the kneading balls 61 of the lower mechanical unit 60. Alternatively, when performing treatment by sandwiching from the side, if the upper and lower mechanical units of the present embodiment are configured, the treatment operation can be effectively executed while maintaining the separated state between the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60.

Next, the treatment operation in the massage machine according to the present embodiment will be described. More specifically, as an example of the treatment operation performed by the two mechanical units 50 and 60 in cooperation with each other, the target part to be treated by the person to be treated leaning on the backrest portion 13 is rubbed with a massage ball of one of the mechanical units. At the same time as massaging, the operation of massaging the vicinity of the treatment target site with the kneading ball of the other mechanical unit will be described.

As a premise, after the preparatory movement before the start of massage such as body shape detection is executed for the seated patient, the patient inputs an operation state instruction such as a massage course, and the control unit 4
It is assumed that 0 receives the input and the massage operation by each treatment mechanism is started.

First, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 50 upward or downward with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the kneading ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 exists at the treatment target portion of the person to be treated, and the kneading ball The position of the kneading ball 51 is adjusted by tilting the 51 and the drive mechanism 70 to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 51 toward the patient.

Further, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 60 upward or downward with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the kneading ball 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 is located near the lower side of the treatment target portion of the person to be treated. At the same time, the kneading ball 61 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 61 toward the patient, and the position of the kneading ball 61 is adjusted.

When the kneading balls 51 and 61 are located in and near the treatment target portion, the control unit 40 further operates the kneading motor 72 and / or the tapping motor 74 of the drive mechanism unit 70 of each mechanical unit. Each of the kneading balls 51 and 61 is made to perform a movement corresponding to kneading and / or hitting (see FIG. 19 (A)).

In this case, when the control unit 40 increases the strength of kneading and / or tapping of the treatment target portion by the upper kneading ball 51, the strength of kneading and / or tapping in the vicinity of the treatment target portion by the lower kneading ball 61. When weakening the strength of kneading and / or hitting the treatment target part by the upper kneading ball 51, the strength of kneading and / or hitting near the treatment target part by the lower kneading ball 61 is strengthened so as to weaken. As such, the drive mechanism units 70 in the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 are made to cooperate with each other to make the strength of the treatment to the treatment target portion and the vicinity thereof by the upper and lower kneading balls 51 and 61 different. In this way, the main massage to the treatment target part by the upper massage ball 51 and the auxiliary massage to the vicinity of the treatment target part by the lower massage ball 61 with different strength are simultaneously executed, and 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 kneading ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 is located near the upper side of the treatment target portion of the person to be treated. The kneading ball 51 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 51 toward the patient, and the position of the kneading ball 51 is adjusted.

Further, the control unit 40 moves the entire mechanical unit 60 downward with respect to the guide frame 20 so that the kneading ball 61 in the lower mechanical unit 60 exists at the treatment target portion of the person to be treated, and the kneading ball 61 And the drive mechanism unit 70 is tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 61 toward the patient, and the position of the kneading ball 61 is adjusted.

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

In this case as well, when the strength of the kneading and / or tapping of the treatment target portion by the lower kneading ball 61 is increased, the strength of the kneading and / or tapping in the vicinity of the treatment target portion by the upper kneading ball 51 should be weakened. In addition, when the strength of the kneading and / or tapping of the treatment target part by the lower kneading ball 61 is weakened, the strength of the kneading and / or tapping in the vicinity of the treatment target part by the upper kneading ball 51 is increased. The drive mechanism units 70 of the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 are made to cooperate with each other to change the intensity of treatment to the treatment target portion and its vicinity by the upper and lower kneading balls 51 and 61. thus,
The main massage to the treatment target area by the lower massage ball 61 and the auxiliary massage to the vicinity of the treatment target area by the upper massage ball 51 with different strength are simultaneously executed.
This massage state is continued for a predetermined time.

After that, the control unit 40 simultaneously executes the main massage of the upper kneading ball 51 to the treatment target site and the auxiliary massage of the lower kneading ball 61 to the vicinity of the treatment target site (as described above). FIG. 19 (A), a state in which the main massage to the treatment target area by the lower kneading ball 61 and the auxiliary massage to the vicinity of the treatment target area by the upper kneading ball 51 are simultaneously executed (FIG. 19 (A)). B) and) are alternately repeated. As a result, in addition to the original massage to the treatment target site, an auxiliary massage to the vicinity of the upper and lower predetermined ranges sandwiching the treatment target site can be performed in parallel.

In this case, as a result of the cooperation of the treatment operations while the massage balls 51 and 61 in the two treatment mechanisms move upward or downward in the vertical direction of the body for each mechanical unit 50 and 60, the treatment in the treated person Treatment is performed by combining two types of stimuli: a direct stimulus by massage to the target site and another stimulus that is indirectly transmitted to the target site by massaging the area near the target site. Compared to the case of normal massage such as kneading and tapping where the kneading ball is pressed only on the target part, the massage effect to be given to the treatment target part, which is the center of the treatment, can be further increased and given. You can massage the area to be treated very efficiently in a short time.

In addition, it is not limited to the configuration in which the massage balls 51 and 61 for massaging the treatment target part are exchanged and the massage of the treatment target part is alternately performed on the upper and lower sides, and the nearby parts are also massaged by exchanging the upper and lower parts. It is also possible to continuously perform massage to the treatment target site and massage to the vicinity without changing the position.

(Fourth Embodiment of the present invention)
The massage machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 to 22.
In each of the above figures, the massage machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of mechanical units 50 and 60 that can be moved in the vertical direction of the body inside the backrest portion 13, but is different from the first embodiment. As a treatment element for one of the mechanical units, a pressing plate 65 formed by increasing the area of the pressing surface that presses the body of the person to be treated is arranged instead of the kneading ball. ..

Of 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 patient, and a pair of left and right supporting plates that support the pressing plates 65 in a protruding state. The arm 66, the drive mechanism unit 70 that drives the pressing plate 65 via the support arm 66 in accordance with a preset movement operation, and the drive mechanism unit 70 centered on an axis orthogonal to the vertical direction of the backrest portion. It is configured to include a base portion 63 that supports it so as to be tiltable.

The upper mechanical unit 50 includes a pair of left and right kneading balls 51 as a treatment element, a kneading ball support arm 52, a drive mechanism portion 70, and a base portion 53, as in the first embodiment. This is a configuration, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The pressing plate 65 is formed of a substantially plate-like body, and has a configuration having a pressing surface capable of securing a predetermined pressing area with respect to the back surface of the body of the person to be treated. The pressing plate 65 presses and moves the body of the person to be treated during the treatment operation by the kneading ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50, changes the body position of the person to be treated, and changes the position of the person to be treated and the part to be treated and the kneading ball 51. It causes a change in the positional relationship with. By significantly increasing the pressing area of the pressing plate 65 as compared with the kneading ball 51, the pressing plate 6
In the state of pressing with 5, the stimulus such as acupressure due to the concentration of pressure does not occur as in the case of pressing with a kneading ball, and the body is forced to move not only in the local dent on the surface. , Pressing can be surely connected to the change of body position.

The pressing plate 65 may be provided with a heater on the surface portion in contact with the person to be treated, or may be provided with an air cell that expands and contracts on the surface side in contact with the subject to change the pressing state.

When the pressing plates 65 are arranged on the left and right sides of the backrest portion 13 so as to sandwich the center thereof,
It is also possible to move only one of the left and right pressing plates to press the body of the person to be treated and change the position. In this case, due to the pressing by the pressing plate 65, the body of the person to be treated is tilted from the side pressed by the pressing plate 65 to the opposite side without pressing.

Further, unlike the kneading ball 51, the pressing plate 65 simply presses the body of the patient to be treated. Therefore, the pressing plate 65 has a shape (see FIG. 20) that reaches the center of the backrest portion 13 so that the back of the patient is treated. A wide range including the central portion can be pressed.

Next, a massage operation using a kneading ball and a pressing plate in the massage machine according to the present embodiment will be described. As a premise, the main power of the massage machine 1 is turned on with the patient seated on the massage machine 1 and the back is leaned against the backrest portion 13, the massage machine 1 is started, and the body shape of the patient is formed. It is assumed that the detection operation is completed and the massage operation by each treatment mechanism can be started.

As a specific massage operation performed by the two mechanical units 50 and 60 in cooperation with each other, first, the control unit 40 makes sure that the kneading ball 51 in the upper mechanical unit 50 is present at the treatment target site of the person to be treated. The entire mechanical unit 50 is moved up or down with respect to the guide frame 20, and the kneading ball 51 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the kneading ball 51 toward the patient. Adjust the position (see FIG. 22 (A)).

Further, the control unit 40 is provided so that the pressing plate 65 in the lower mechanical unit 60 is present at a predetermined portion suitable for changing the body position in response to the preset treatment of the patient.
The entire mechanical unit 60 is moved up or down with respect to the guide frame 20, and the pressing plate 65 and the drive mechanism 70 are tilted to change the amount of protrusion of the pressing plate 65 toward the patient. Adjust the position (see FIG. 22 (A)).

Then, in the lower mechanical unit 60, the advancing / retreating motor 58 is operated to operate the pressing plate 65.
And tilt the drive mechanism unit 70 to adjust the amount of protrusion of the pressing plate 65 toward the patient, and the pressing plate 6
In step 5, press a predetermined part of the body of the person to be treated to change the position of the person to be treated. However, the pressing plate 6
It is desirable to adjust the degree of change in the body position of the treated person due to the protrusion of 5 according to the intensity of the treatment by the kneading ball 51.

After the pressing plate 65 presses a portion different from the treatment target portion and the body position of the person to be treated changes, or at the same time when the body position changes, the control unit 40 moves the upper mechanical unit 50.
The advance / retreat motor 58 of the above is operated to further tilt the kneading ball 51 and the drive mechanism 70, and the kneading ball 5
The amount of protrusion of 1 is increased to strongly press the kneading ball against the treatment target portion of the patient leaning against the backrest portion 13, or the kneading motor 72 and / or the tapping motor 74 of the drive mechanism portion 70 in the upper mechanical unit 50. Is operated to cause the kneading ball 51 located at the treatment target site to perform kneading and / or tapping movements. That is, a movement corresponding to a preset acupressure, massage, tapping, etc., accompanied by an upward or downward movement of the massage ball 51 driven by the drive mechanism unit 70 to the massage ball 51 of the upper mechanical unit 50. Will be done. In this case, in parallel with moving the kneading ball 51 up and down together with the upper mechanical unit 50, the kneading ball 51 can be made to perform a movement corresponding to the set massage such as kneading and tapping. ..

When a part of the body of the patient is pushed by the pressing by the pressing plate 65 and moves forward, so that the pressing plate 65 is pressed on either the left or right side with respect to the side with the kneading ball 51. Is
The body of the person to be treated is tilted from the side pushed by the pressing plate 65 to the side with the kneading ball 51 on the opposite side, and the body is tilted and relatively pressed against the kneading ball 51 (see FIG. 21). Further, when pressing with the pressing plate 65 either up or down with respect to the position of the kneading ball 51, the position of the kneading ball 51 is raised by the amount of the portion pressed by the pressing plate 65 on the body of the person to be treated. On the contrary, at the treatment target site, the body retreats to the backrest portion side, and the body is tilted and relatively pressed against the kneading ball 51 (see FIG. 22 (B)).

In this way, when the kneading ball 51 moves with respect to the treatment target site and a stimulus due to the movement of the kneading ball 51 is applied to the treatment target site, the patient is pressed by the pressing plate 65 to change the posture of the treatment subject. , The positional relationship between the treatment target part and the kneading ball will change, and for this treatment target part, the kneading ball will be moved to the back of the body of the person to be treated in the normal posture.
It is possible to give a new massage effect different from massage such as acupressure, and the treatment effect can be enhanced.

In addition, when changing the pressing state of the pressing plate 65 according to the change in the movement of the kneading ball 51, the body tilts when pressed by the pressing plate 65, and the treatment target portion is pressed against the backrest portion 13 to massage the treatment target portion. Since the control unit 40 acts to strengthen the pressing by the ball 51, the control unit 40 synchronizes the pressing timing of the pressing plate 65 with the pressing timing of the kneading ball 51. That is, when the control unit 40 moves so as to push the kneading ball 51 to push the treatment target portion, the pressing plate 65 also pushes the person to be treated, and when the kneading ball 51 moves away from the treatment target portion, the control unit 40 moves. The pressure plate 65 is not pressed against the pressure in the state of being pressed by the kneading ball 51 by coordinating the drive mechanism units 70 of the upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 so that the pressing plate 65 also moves away from the patient. It is preferable that the pressing plate 65 causes a position change that makes the difference from the pressure in the state larger. In this way, if the degree of change in the body position of the treated person due to the protrusion of the pressing plate 65 is continuously changed in response to the movement of the kneading ball 51, the treatment can be made more varied. it can.

As described above, the massage machine according to the present embodiment has a pressing plate 65 having a wider contact area and a larger influence of pressing than the kneading ball 51, and presses the body of the person to be treated to change the body position.
Since the treatment operation by the kneading ball 51 is executed in the state where the body position is changed, the intensity of the stimulus by the treatment operation by the kneading ball 51 is changed or the direction in which the stimulus is applied to the body is changed according to the change in the body position. It is possible to obtain a new kind of treatment operation in which the degree of stimulation from the kneading ball 51 to the body is significantly different from the state in which the body position is not changed by changing the relative position.
By increasing the variation of the treatment operation, it is possible to realize the optimum treatment that responds in detail to the request of the patient.

In the massage machine according to the fourth embodiment, the mechanical unit 50 provided with the kneading ball 51 is arranged on the upper side, and the mechanical unit 60 provided with the pressing plate 65 is arranged on the lower side.
The structure is such that these can be moved in the vertical direction of the backrest to perform treatment, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the mechanical unit 50 having the kneading ball 51 is on the lower side and the mechanical unit 60 having the pressing plate 65 is provided.
May be arranged on the upper side.

Further, in the massage machine according to the fourth embodiment, the massage ball 51 as a treatment child
A pressing plate 65, and two upper and lower mechanical units 50 and 60 having a drive mechanism 70 thereof are arranged, respectively, and these are individually movable in the vertical direction of the backrest.
Not limited to this, as shown in FIG. 23, the pressing plate 6 together with the set of the kneading ball 51 and the drive mechanism unit 70
The pair of 5 and its drive mechanism 70 is arranged vertically as in the fourth embodiment, while only one base portion 56 that supports each drive mechanism 70 so as to be tiltable is arranged vertically. This one base portion 56 supports the upper and lower drive mechanism portions 70, respectively, and each mechanism is combined and arranged as one mechanical unit 64 that can move integrally in the vertical direction of the backrest portion. The kneading balls 51 and the pressing plate 65 can be driven independently by the respective drive mechanism units 70, and the upper and lower kneading balls 51 and the pressing plate 65 can be cooperated to perform the treatment, while the treatment mechanisms are put together. By moving up and down as one mechanical unit 64, the mechanism for up and down movement 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 unit 70 with respect to the guide frame 20 is set in the reverse vertical positional relationship as in the case of the fourth embodiment. The pressing plate 65 and the support arm 62 are arranged so as to project diagonally downward from the drive mechanism 70, so that the distance between the kneading ball 51 and the pressing plate 65 can be increased on one mechanical unit 64. .. Regarding the protruding direction of the pressing plate 65 and the kneading ball 51, the kneading ball 51 and the pressing plate 65 may be made to project diagonally upward or diagonally downward.
Each drive mechanism unit 70 can be arranged and set on the base unit 56 so as to project in different directions from each other so as to be suitable for the purpose of treatment.

Further, in the massage machine according to each of the first to fourth embodiments, two treatment mechanisms are arranged one above the other to be used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and three or more treatment mechanisms are arranged. Each of them may be used in cooperation with each other, and as in each of the above-described embodiments, the treatment operations of the respective treatment children in the plurality of treatment mechanisms may be coordinated with each other at a predetermined treatment site in the body of the treated person. In addition to applying a pressing stimulus with the treatment child, a plurality of highly related pressing stimuli can be combined by simultaneously stimulating multiple other sites having a strong relationship with this treatment site with the other treatment child. , The originally intended massage effect can be further strengthened and given to the treatment target site, and efficient massage can be smoothly executed without spending time. In addition, it is possible to obtain a state in which stimulation is applied to the body in a manner different from the case where multiple treatment children are individually operated (such as pinching), and more diverse and varied treatments can be performed on the body, resulting in an excellent massage effect. Can be granted.

1 Massager 11 Base 12 Seat 13 Backrest 13a Backrest frame 14 Armrest 15 Leg support 17 Frame 20 Guide frame 30 Remote control 31 Stand 40 Control 50, 60 Mechanical unit 51, 61 Kneading balls 52, 62 Kneading Ball support arm 53, 63 Base part 54, 64 Mechanical unit 55, 56 Base part 57, 67 Lifting motor 58, 68 Advance / retreat motor 59, 69 Kneading ball support arm 65 Press plate 66 Support arm 70 Drive mechanism part 72 Kneading motor 74 Tapping Motor 80 Air pump 81 Buttocks air cell 82 Thigh air cell 83 Back air cell 84 Waist air cell

Claims (1)

In a massage machine that has a seat and a backrest to support the body of the patient and performs treatment with a built-in treatment mechanism that can be moved up and down.
The treatment mechanism can perform an operation involving advancing / retreating movement with respect to at least the back part of the body of the person to be treated, a support arm that supports the treatment child in a protruding state in two directions in the vertical direction, and a support arm via the support arm. It has a drive mechanism unit that moves the treatment child, and a plurality of sets are arranged in the vertical direction of the body of the person to be treated.
Upon executing a treatment involving the transfer of up or down by treatment applicators, using a treatment element of the upper treatment mechanism for the upper side of the middle position in the body longitudinal direction of the body rear portion of the user, below said intermediate position the side with the treatment element of the lower treatment mechanism, after reaching the treatment elements of one treatment mechanism executes the pressing with the movement of the up or down the intermediate position, the treatment elements of other treatment mechanism It is operated so as to continuously execute the pressing accompanied by the movement from the intermediate position to the upper or lower position .
The intermediate position is located above the lowermost part of the movable range of the upper treatment mechanism and below the uppermost part of the movable range of the lower treatment mechanism. Massage machine.

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