JP6781722B2 - Pneumatic massage tools and pneumatic massage devices - Google Patents

Description

The present invention controls a pneumatic massage tool for pressing and massaging a predetermined part of the body by expanding and contracting the air chamber with compressed air, and controlling the supply of compressed air to the pneumatic massage tool and the air chamber. The present invention relates to a massage device including a compressed air control device.

In the pneumatic massage tool, the user wears a massage tool provided with a plurality of air chambers, and each air chamber is periodically expanded and contracted by sequentially supplying and exhausting compressed air to each air chamber. It is intended to massage a predetermined part of the body. The pneumatic massage tool has a shape suitable for the part to be massaged, and includes, for example, a jacket shape for the upper body and a pants shape for the lower body. Since a high massage effect may be obtained by pressing the lumbar region or the inguinal region where the lymph glands are concentrated, there is also a method in which such a place is pressed for massage. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a pants-shaped pneumatic massage tool including an air chamber for pressing the waist portion and an air chamber for pressing the inguinal region as the center. In this pneumatic massage tool, no air chamber is provided at a position corresponding to the abdomen and the lower abdomen. This is because strong pressing of the abdomen or lower abdomen may make the user feel uncomfortable, and repeated pressing of the abdomen for a long period of time may cause health problems.

Patent No. 4059956

When the air chamber for massaging the lumbar region located mainly on the back side of the above-mentioned pneumatic massage tool expands, the entire massage tool is pulled toward the back side by the expansion of the air chamber. Then, the portion of the massage tool on the lower abdomen side in front of the wearer is also pulled backward, and that portion may be pressed against the abdomen and the lower abdomen. At this time, the force of pressing the abdomen and the lower abdomen is smaller than the force of being directly pressed by the air chamber, but the user may feel uncomfortable such as suffocation.

Therefore, according to the present invention, in a pneumatic massage tool that is worn around the trunk including the lumbar region and is designed to massage the lumbar region, the massage tool is placed under the wearer when the air chamber for pressing the lumbar region expands. It is an object of the present invention to provide a massage tool designed to prevent being pressed against the abdomen, and a massage device equipped with the same.

That is, the present invention
A pneumatic massager that is worn around the trunk, including the lower back.
In the wearing state, the lower abdomen peripheral portion that covers the wearer's lower abdomen and the left and right bilateral edges of the lower abdominal peripheral portion are extended through the posterior side of the trunk to cover the lumbar region. The body of the massager, which has a waist area,
A lumbar air chamber provided around the lumbar region of the massage tool body and expanded by compressed air supplied from the outside to press the lumbar region.
A pair of lower abdominal pressing blocking portions provided near the left and right side edges of the lumbar peripheral portion, and the lower abdominal peripheral portion in between protruding toward the trunk side is separated from the trunk. A pair of lower abdominal pressure blocking portions that prevent the lower abdomen peripheral part from pressing the lower abdomen when the lumbar air chamber expands and presses the lower back.
Provide a pneumatic massage tool equipped with.

In the pneumatic massage tool, a pair of lower abdominal pressure blocking portions are provided near the left and right side edges of the lumbar region, that is, near the left and right side edges of the lower abdomen, and the lower abdomen is worn. It is designed to move away from the person's trunk. Therefore, even if the lumbar air chamber expands and the massage tool body is pulled backward as a whole and the lower abdomen peripheral part is pulled to the back side, the lower abdominal peripheral part is supported by the lower abdominal pressing blocking part and lower. You will not press on your abdomen. This makes it possible to reduce the discomfort caused by the lower abdomen being pressed during the massage. The term "lumbar region" as used herein refers to a portion extending from the vicinity of the spine of a person's back to the vicinity of the anterior superior iliac spine, which is a portion protruding forward on the left and right sides of the pelvis through the body side. .. Further, the directions such as left and right, up and down, and front and back mean the directions corresponding to the directions related to the wearer's body when the pneumatic massage tool is worn.

Preferably, the pair of lower abdominal pressure blocking portions can be arranged so as to be in contact with the wearer's trunk at the anterior superior iliac spine.

By ensuring that the lower abdominal pressure blocking part is in contact with the anterior superior iliac spine, the lower abdominal pressing blocking part is held more stably and the lower abdominal peripheral part is reliably maintained at a position away from the lower abdomen. Is possible.

Preferably, the pair of lower abdominal pressing blocking portions can be made to extend substantially parallel to each other in the vertical direction from the abdomen to the thigh in the worn state.

With such a configuration, it is possible to stably maintain the peripheral portion of the lower abdomen between the lower abdomen pressing blocking portions at a position away from the lower abdomen.

Preferably,
The massage tool main body further has a crotch peripheral portion extending from the waist peripheral portion and the lower abdominal peripheral portion to the thigh portion and covering the buttocks and the crotch peripheral portion, and has a pants shape as a whole.
A buttock air chamber that is provided around the crotch portion and expands by compressed air supplied from the outside to press the buttock portion and an inguinal region air chamber that presses the groin portion can be further provided.

Specifically, the pair of lower abdomen pressing blocking portions can be made to be pressing blocking air chambers that are expanded by compressed air supplied from the outside.

Preferably, the compressed air is provided around the lumbar region so as to be located between the lumbar air chamber and the wearer's trunk in the wearing state, communicates with the lumbar blocking air chamber, and is communicated with the pressing blocking air chamber. It is possible to further provide a lumbar auxiliary air chamber that expands by.

By providing the lumbar auxiliary air chamber, it becomes possible to more effectively press the lumbar region when the lumbar air chamber expands.

The present invention also
Pneumatic massager equipped with the above-mentioned pressure blocking air chamber and
A compressed air control device that supplies compressed air to each air chamber of the pneumatic massage tool is provided.
Provided is a pneumatic massage device in which the compressed air control device is configured to supply compressed air to the lumbar air chamber after supplying compressed air to the pressure blocking air chamber.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the pneumatic massage device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is an external view which shows the pneumatic massage apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. In the figure, each air chamber provided inside the massage tool main body is shown by a broken line. It is an external view from the rear of the pneumatic massage tool of FIG. In the figure, each air chamber provided inside the massage tool main body is shown by a broken line. It is a cross-sectional view around the waist of the massage tool in the wearing state of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view around the buttocks of the massage tool in the wearing state of FIG. It is a figure which shows the main air bag constituent member arranged inside the massage tool main body. It is a figure which shows the auxiliary air bag component arranged inside the massage tool main body.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pneumatic massage device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a pants-shaped pneumatic massage tool 12 and compressed air for supplying compressed air to each air bag of the pneumatic massage tool 12. It includes a control device 14. The compressed air control device 14 and each air chamber of the pneumatic massage tool 12 are connected by eight tubes 16.

The massage tool main body 18 of the pneumatic massage tool 12 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a lower abdominal peripheral portion 20 covering the lower abdomen 2 (FIG. 3) of the user 1 and left and right side edges 22 of the lower abdominal peripheral portion 20. A waist peripheral portion 24 extending between the rear side of the trunk 3 of the user 1 to cover the waist portion 4, and a lower abdominal peripheral portion 20 and a waist peripheral portion 24 extending downward to the buttocks 7 (FIG. 4) and a crotch peripheral portion 26 that covers the periphery of the crotch portion. The side edges 22 and 28 of the lower abdomen peripheral portion 20 and the lumbar peripheral portion 24 are detachably connected by a slide fastener 30. The slide fastener 30 extends to the lower end of the massage tool main body 18 through the crotch peripheral portion 26.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the massage tool main body 18 is made by sewing the outer sheet member 32 forming the outer peripheral surface of the massage tool main body 18 and the inner sheet member 34 forming the inner peripheral surface. An internal space 36 separated to the left and right is formed between the outer seat member 32 and the inner seat member 34. The main air bag constituent member 38 shown in FIG. 5 and the auxiliary air bag constituent member 40 shown in FIG. 6 are contained in each internal space 36. The main air bag component 38 is formed by bonding four sheets by welding, and constitutes three air bags described later. The auxiliary air bag component 40 is formed by bonding two sheets by welding, and constitutes one air bag described later. In the internal space 36 of the massage tool main body 18, the auxiliary air bag component 40 is arranged inside the main air bag component 38.

The first air bag 42 formed in the lower part of the main air bag component 38 supplies and discharges compressed air through the first nipple 46 (FIGS. 1 and 2) connected to the first opening 44. Expands and contracts. The first air bag 42 has a buttock air chamber 42a located near the buttock 7 of the wearer 1 and an inguinal air chamber 42b located near the groin 6 when the massage tool main body 18 is attached. The buttock air chamber 42a and the inguinal air chamber 42b are communicated with each other by a communication passage 42c passing through the inner crotch portion of the wearer 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the buttock air chamber 42a includes a first buttock air chamber 42a-1 formed by two outer sheets and a second buttock air chamber 42a-formed by two inner sheets. The first buttock air chamber 42a-1 and the second buttock air chamber 42a-2 are communicated with each other by a communication opening 42a-3. With such a configuration, the buttock air chamber 42a expands more than the other air chambers, and effectively presses the buttock 7 from slightly downward to upward. The second air bag 48 formed in the main air bag component 38 expands and contracts by supplying and discharging compressed air from the second nipple 52 (FIGS. 1 and 2) connected to the second opening 50. .. The second air bag 48 constitutes a body-side air chamber 48a located near the body-side 8 of the wearer 1 in the mounted state.

As shown in FIG. 6, the third air bag 54 formed in the auxiliary air bag component 40 supplies and discharges compressed air from the third nipple 58 (FIGS. 1 and 2) connected to the third opening 56. By doing so, it expands and contracts. The auxiliary air bag component 40 is arranged so that the third opening 56 overlaps with the main air bag component 38 at a position where the third opening 56 is aligned with the through hole 60 of the main air bag component 38, and the third nipple 58 is arranged so as to overlap the through hole 60. It is connected to the third opening 56 through the passage. The third air bag 54 is a press-blocking air chamber (lower abdominal press) located at the anterior position of the pelvis, more specifically, at a position of contacting the anterior superior iliac spine 9 protruding forward on the left and right sides of the pelvis in the worn state. It has a blocking part) 54a. As shown in FIG. 1, the press-blocking air chamber 54a is located at a position corresponding to the left and right anterior superior iliac spines 9, extends in the vertical direction from the abdomen of the wearer 1 toward the thigh, and is substantially parallel to each other. It is arranged so as to be. The third air bag 54 further has a lumbar auxiliary air chamber 54b located on the back side of the lumbar portion 4, and the pressure blocking air chamber 54a and the lumbar auxiliary air chamber 54b extend the lumbar portion 4 along the body side 8. It communicates with the connecting passage 54c at the position. It should be noted that the pressure blocking air chamber 54a does not necessarily have to abut on the anterior superior iliac spine 9, and may be formed so as to have a portion protruding forward from the lower abdomen while abutting on the body side 8, for example. Is.

As shown in FIG. 5, the fourth air bag 62 formed in the main air bag component 38 supplies and discharges compressed air from the fourth nipple 66 (FIGS. 1 and 2) connected to the fourth opening 64. By doing so, it expands and contracts. The fourth air bag 62 has a lumbar air chamber 62a located mainly on the back side of the lumbar portion 4 in the worn state. The lumbar air chamber 62a has constrictions 62b on both the left and right sides at the center in the vertical direction, so that the width of the central portion is slightly narrowed. As a result, the amount of swelling in the central portion of the lumbar air chamber 62a during expansion is suppressed, the lumbar air chamber 62a is easily bent near the central portion during expansion, and the lumbar air chamber 62a is liable to expand in a shape along the lumbar portion 4. I am doing it.

The main air bag component 38 has an extension portion 68 that extends further upward from the inguinal region air chamber 42b of the first air bag 42 and is located in the lower abdomen peripheral portion 20 of the massage tool main body 18. Compressed air is not supplied to the extension portion 68. Therefore, the lower abdomen peripheral portion 20 of the massage tool main body 18 does not expand.

When the compressed air control device 14 is connected to the pneumatic massage tool 12 in the mounted state and compressed air is supplied to each air bag, each air chamber expands as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the pressure blocking air chamber 54a is located near the left and right side edges 28 of the waist peripheral portion 24 of the massage tool main body 18, and projects inward toward the trunk 3 side of the wearer 1. Inflates in this way and abuts on the trunk 3 at the anterior superior iliac spine 9. The lumbar air chamber 62a expands significantly especially at the position on the back side of the lumbar region 4. There is a lumbar auxiliary air chamber 54b inside the lumbar air chamber 62a, so that the lumbar portion 4 is pressed more effectively when the lumbar air chamber 62a expands. Further, when the lumbar air chamber 62a having a relatively large volume expands, the massage tool main body 18 is pulled backward (downward when viewed in the figure) as a whole, and the lower abdominal peripheral portion 20 is pulled by the lumbar peripheral portion 24. become. Here, since a pair of pressure blocking air chambers 54a are provided on the left and right side edges 28 of the lumbar peripheral portion 24, the lower abdominal peripheral portion 20 is supported by the pressing blocking air chamber 54a, and the lower abdomen 2 is substantially. Does not come into contact with the target. Therefore, even when the massage tool main body 18 is pulled backward by the expansion of the lumbar air chamber 62a, the lower abdomen 2 is not pressed by the massage tool main body 18.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the buttock air chamber 42a, both the first and second buttock air chambers 42a-1 and 42a-2 expand to press the buttock 7. Further, the body-side air chamber 48a expands so as to press the body-side 8 from the vicinity of the waist portion 4 to the thigh portion. Further, the inguinal region air chamber 42b expands so as to press the inguinal region 6 near the base of the leg.

The compressed air control device 14 includes a compressor that generates compressed air inside and valves for controlling the supply and discharge of compressed air to each air bag, and opens and closes each valve at a preset timing. It is designed to control the expansion and contraction of each air bag. The timing of expansion and contraction of each air bag can be set arbitrarily, but a typical operation sequence is as follows.

The compressed air control device 14 first supplies compressed air to the first air bag 42 to expand the buttock air chamber 42a and the inguinal air chamber 42b. As a result, the buttocks 7 and the inguinal region 6 are first pressed. The compressed air control device 14 is provided with a pressure sensor that measures the pressure of each air bag so that the supply of compressed air to the air bag is stopped when the measured pressure exceeds a predetermined magnitude. However, the supply may be stopped after a predetermined time has passed. When the supply of the compressed air to the first air bag 42 is completed, the compressed air is then supplied to the second air bag 48 to expand the body side air chamber 48a and press the body side 8. When the supply of the compressed air to the second air bag 48 is completed, the compressed air is then supplied to the third air bag 54 to expand the pressing prevention air chamber 54a and the waist auxiliary air chamber 54b. A few seconds after the compressed air starts to be supplied to the third air bag 54, the compressed air in the first air bag 42 starts to be discharged. When the third air bag 54 expands, the pressing blocking air chamber 54a comes into contact with the wearer 1 near the anterior superior iliac spine 9, and the lower abdomen peripheral portion 20 of the massage tool body 18 comes from the lower abdomen 2 of the wearer 1. It will be in a distant position. Further, the lumbar auxiliary air chamber 54b is in contact with the lumbar portion 4 on the back side. When the supply of the compressed air to the third air bag 54 is completed, the supply of the compressed air to the fourth air bag 62 is started. Here, too, the discharge of the compressed air in the second air bag 48 is started several seconds after the compressed air is started to be supplied to the fourth air bag 62. When the lumbar air chamber 62a of the fourth air bag 62 expands, particularly the back side of the lumbar portion 4 is strongly pressed via the lumbar auxiliary air chamber 54b. Since the lumbar air chamber 62a has a relatively large volume, it expands greatly and pulls the outer seat member 32 of the massage tool main body 18 particularly backward. As a result, the lower abdomen peripheral portion 20 connected to the left and right side edges 28 of the waist peripheral portion 24 provided with the lumbar air chamber 62a is also pulled, but near the left and right side edges 22 of the lower abdominal peripheral portion 20. Since the pressing blocking air chamber 54a is in contact with the trunk 3 of the wearer 1, the force that pulls the massage tool body 18 backward is mainly in the vicinity of the anterior superior iliac spine 9 that the pressing blocking air chamber 54a is in contact with. The lower abdomen peripheral portion 20 between the pressing blocking air chambers 54a is substantially not in contact with the wearer 1. Therefore, the lower abdomen 2 of the wearer 1 is not pressed by the massage tool main body 18. When a predetermined time has elapsed after the supply of the compressed air to the fourth air bag 62 is completed, the compressed air in the third air bag 54 and the fourth air bag 62 is discharged in order. Massage is performed by repeating the above operation as one cycle. The pneumatic massage device 10 is designed to massage the lumbar region 4 and the inguinal region 6 in particular.

In another operation sequence, compressed air is sequentially supplied to the first air bag 42, the second air bag 48, the third air bag 54, and the fourth air bag 62 to sequentially expand these air bags, and the fourth air is expanded. A few seconds after the supply of compressed air to the bag 62 is completed, the compressed air of all the air bags is discharged at the same time. This operation is regarded as one cycle, and this is repeated.

Each air bag may be expanded / contracted in an order other than these operation sequences, but in order to prevent the massage tool main body 18 from being pressed against the lower abdomen 2, the lumbar air chamber 62a is expanded. It is necessary to inflate at least the pressing prevention air chamber 54a before.

As described above, in the pneumatic massage device 10, the pair of pressure-preventing air chambers 54a come into contact with the trunk 3 of the wearer 1 in the vicinity of the left and right side edges 28 of the waist peripheral portion 24 of the massage tool main body 18. By doing so, when the lumbar air chamber 62a expands and the massage tool body 18 is pulled backward as a whole, the lower abdomen peripheral portion 20 of the massage tool body 18 presses the lower abdomen 2 of the wearer 1. It becomes possible to prevent. This makes it possible to prevent the lower abdomen 2 from being pressed during the massage, causing discomfort such as suffocation.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the buttock air chamber and the groin air chamber may be formed by different air bags. Similarly, the pressure blocking air chamber and the lumbar auxiliary air chamber may be formed by different air bags. In addition, the inguinal air chamber, lumbar auxiliary air chamber, and body side air chamber are not always necessary and may be eliminated depending on the required massage content. When only the lumbar massage is performed, the massage tool body is pants. Instead of the shape, it may be a tubular shape that covers the circumference of the trunk including the waist. Alternatively, if the massage is performed to the toe side of the leg, the hem may be lengthened to provide an additional air chamber for pressing the thigh, calf, or the like. The press-blocking air chamber is not expanded and contracted each time in each cycle as in the above embodiment, but may be inflated for the first time and then kept inflated until the massage is completed. Good. Alternatively, the air may be introduced by another external device or the like instead of the compressed air control device. Further, the lower abdomen pressing blocking portion may have a configuration other than an air bag such as a sponge or cloth having an appropriate hardness instead of the pressing blocking air chamber.

1 User, wearer 2 Lower abdomen 3 Trunk 4 Waist 6 Inguinal 7 Gluteal 8 Body side 9 Upper anterior iliac spine 10 Pneumatic massager 12 Pneumatic massager 14 Compressed air control device 16 Tube 18 Massager body 20 Lower Abdominal peripheral part 22 Side edge 24 Waist peripheral part 26 Crotch peripheral part 28 Side edge 30 Slide fastener 32 Outer seat member 34 Inner seat member 36 Internal space 38 Main air bag component 40 Auxiliary air bag component 42 First air bag 42a Gluteal air chamber 42a-1 1st gluteal air chamber 42a-2 2nd gluteal air chamber 42a-3 Communication opening 42b Inguinal air chamber 42c Communication passage 44 1st opening 46 1st nipple 48 2nd air bag 48a Body side air chamber 50 2nd opening 52 2nd nipple 54 3rd air bag 54a Pressing prevention air chamber 54b Waist auxiliary air chamber 54c Communication passage 56 3rd opening 58 3rd nipple 60 Through hole 62 4th air bag 62a Waist air chamber 62b Constriction 64 4 openings 66 4th nipple 68 extension

Claims (5)

A pneumatic massager that is worn around the trunk, including the lower back.
In the wearing state, the lower abdomen peripheral portion that covers the wearer's lower abdomen and the left and right bilateral edges of the lower abdominal peripheral portion are extended through the posterior side of the trunk to cover the lumbar region. The body of the massager, which has a waist area,
A lumbar air chamber provided around the lumbar region of the massage tool body and expanded by compressed air supplied from the outside to press the lumbar region.
A pair of pressure-blocking air chambers provided near the left and right side edges of the lumbar region, which are inflated so as to protrude toward the trunk side by compressed air supplied from the outside. abdominal peripheral portion is away from the trunk, a pair of pressing blocking air chamber lower abdomen periphery so as prevent the pressing the lower abdomen when the waist portion air chamber presses the lumbar expands,
It is provided around the lumbar region so as to be located between the lumbar air chamber and the wearer's trunk in the wearing state, communicates with the lumbar air chamber, and expands with compressed air together with the lumbar air chamber. Lumbar auxiliary air chamber and
Pneumatic massage tool equipped with. The pneumatic massage tool according to claim 1, wherein the pair of pressure-blocking air chambers are arranged so as to abut on the wearer's trunk at the anterior superior iliac spine. The pneumatic massage tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pair of pressure-preventing air chambers extend substantially parallel to each other in the vertical direction from the abdomen to the thigh in the worn state. The massage tool main body further has a crotch peripheral portion extending from the waist peripheral portion and the lower abdominal peripheral portion to the thigh portion and covering the buttocks and the crotch peripheral portion, and has a pants shape as a whole.
Any of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a buttock air chamber that is provided around the crotch portion and expands by compressed air supplied from the outside to press the buttock portion, and an inguinal region air chamber that presses the inguinal region. The pneumatic massage tool described in item 1. The pneumatic massage tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .
A compressed air control device that supplies compressed air to each air chamber of the pneumatic massage tool is provided.
A pneumatic massage device in which the compressed air control device supplies compressed air to the lumbar air chamber after supplying compressed air to the pressure blocking air chamber.

Images