JPH05115524A - Handy massager - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a handy massager which carries out the massage by a desired therapy part in a simple and sure manner. CONSTITUTION:In the joint part between a body 1 and a grip part 2, an actuator 19 presses the first switch 18a for revolving a motor 5 in the normal direction or the second switch 18b for revolving the motor 5 in the reverse direction by turning the body 1 by a prescribed angle and the revolution direction of the motor 5 is selected, and the massage by a desired therapy part can be carried out.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handy massage machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a handy massaging machine having two treatment sections in opposite directions, each of which has a different operation according to the rotation direction of a built-in motor, for example, a massage operation such as tapping and vibration. In order to perform the above, some handy massage machine main bodies rotate around a grip portion attached to the main body of the handy massage machine at an appropriate angle with respect to the vertical direction as a fulcrum.

When using such a conventional handy massaging machine, for example, when a hitting massage is desired, the angle formed by the hitting treatment section and the grip section is 9 degrees.
After rotating the main body so as to be 0 degrees or less, the hitting treatment part was applied to the shoulder to perform hitting massage.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional handy massage machine, in order to perform massage, the power switch is turned on, the treatment section is rotated, and then the two treatment sections are moved. Since the changeover switch of 1 has to be turned on, there is a problem that it takes time and the operation of the changeover switch may be mistaken.

An object of the present invention is to provide a handy massage machine which can easily and surely perform a desired massage by a treatment section.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a main body for performing different massage operations by operating one of treatment sections arranged in opposite directions depending on the rotation direction of a built-in motor, and a lower portion of the main body. A handy massaging machine having a grip portion which is attached at a predetermined angle with respect to the vertical direction and holds the main body rotatably by a predetermined angle. A first switch, a second switch for rotating the motor in a reverse direction, and an actuator for pressing the first switch or the second switch by rotating the main body at a predetermined angle to switch the rotation direction of the motor. is there.

[0007]

With this configuration, when the main body is rotated by a predetermined angle, the actuator presses the first switch for rotating the motor in the forward direction or the second switch for rotating the motor in the reverse direction at the connecting portion between the main body and the grip portion. The rotation direction can be switched.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handy massaging machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part thereof.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a handy massager main body (hereinafter referred to as a main body), which has a shape in which two cylindrical objects made of hard plastic or the like are combined into a substantially T-shaped. Reference numeral 2 denotes a cylindrical grip portion made of hard plastic or the like, which is attached to the main body at an appropriate angle in the vertical direction. Reference numeral 3 is a power switch provided on the grip portion 4, and 4 is an electric cord.

Further, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 5 is a motor for operating the vibrating head 6 and the tapping head 7 of the treatment section which are provided in opposite directions for performing different operations, for example, a massage operation such as tapping and vibration. The motor 5 is fixed to a housing 8 made of aluminum or the like.

The motor 5 is bidirectionally driven by the output shaft 5
a and 5b are projected, and one of the output shafts 5a is
A clutch holder 10 is provided which is fitted when the motor 5 rotates forward and rotates through a first one-way clutch 9 which idles when the motor 5 rotates reversely. The clutch holder 10 includes the clutch holder 10. A vibrating head 6 that vibrates due to the rotation of is provided eccentrically on the output shaft 5a of the motor 5.

The other output shaft 5b of the motor 5 is fitted with a worm 12 that rotates through a second one-way clutch 11 that engages when the motor 5 rotates in the reverse direction and idles when the motor 5 rotates in the normal direction. Is provided and this worm 1
A worm hole 13 that is rotated by the rotation of the worm 12 is meshed with 2. A cam 14 is fixed to the worm hole 13, and the cam 14
The tip end of is engaged with an engagement portion 15a formed at the end of the push plate 15 on the main body side.

Here, the push plate 15 is moved inwardly of the main body while compressing the coil spring 16 by the clockwise rotation of the cam 14 while engaging with the tip portion of the cam 14, and the engagement is released. Then, the coil spring 16 is opened to move the body outward. The push plate 15 is provided with a striking head 7 that moves in conjunction with the linear movement of the push plate 15 in the left-right direction via a head drive shaft 7a.

On the other hand, a push switch section 17 is provided at the bottom of the main body 1. This push switch unit 1
As shown in FIG. 3, a first push switch 18 a for rotating the motor 5 in the forward direction and a second push switch 18 b for rotating the motor 5 in the reverse direction are provided on the inner body 1 side of the motor 7. Further, on the inner grip 2 side, an actuator 19 that switches the rotation direction of the motor 5 by pressing the first push switch 18a or the second push switch 18b is provided.

Here, the actuator 19 is slidably held in the housing 8 of the main body 1 in order to rotate the main body 1 by a predetermined angle, for example, 90 degrees with the grip 2 connected to the lower portion as a fulcrum. The grip 2 is provided upright on a brim portion 2b formed over the entire circumference at the tip of a connecting portion 2a with the main body 1 provided on the upper end portion of the grip 2. The actuator 19 is configured to slide in the guide groove 20 and press one of the push switches 18a and 18b according to the rotation of the main body 1.

The push switch unit 17 is shown in FIG.
When the power switch 3 is turned on and the first push switch 18a is pressed by the actuator 19 (the second push switch 18b is turned off at this time), the motor 5 rotates in the normal direction. And second
When the push switch 18b is pressed, the motor 5
Is designed to rotate in the reverse direction. In addition, 17a is a rectifier.

Next, the massage switching operation of the handy massaging machine thus constructed will be described.

When the user desires a hitting massage, the user rotates the main body 1 so that the angle between the hitting head 7 and the grip portion 2 is 90 degrees or less, as shown in FIG. At this time, due to the rotation of the main body 1, the actuator 19 presses the second push switch 18b, so that the push switch portion 17 is switched to the side for rotating the motor 5 in the reverse direction.

As a result, the second one-way clutch 11
The worm 12 is rotated via the worm 12, the worm hole 13 is rotated by the rotation of the worm 12, and the cam 14 fixed to the worm hole 13 is rotated. The rotation of the cam 14 causes the push plate 15 to start moving inward of the main body while compressing the coil spring 16 while engaging with the tip of the cam 14.

After this, the cam 14 further rotates, and the cam 14
When the engagement of the tip portion of the push plate 15 with the engaging portion 15a is released, the push plate 15 moves to the outside of the main body due to the opening of the coil spring 16. As a result, the hitting massage is performed by the hitting head 7 interlocking with the push plate 15 via the head drive shaft 7a to make a linear motion in the left-right direction.

On the other hand, when the user desires a vibration massage, the user rotates the main body 1 so that the angle formed by the vibrating head 6 and the grip portion 2 becomes 90 degrees or less, as shown in FIG. .. At this time, due to the rotation of the main body 1, the actuator 19 presses the first push switch 18a, so that the push switch portion 17 is switched to the side for normally rotating the motor 5.

Here, when the motor 5 rotates forward, the clutch holder 10 rotates via the first one-way clutch 11, and the vibrating head 6 vibrates along with this, thereby performing a vibration massage.

As described above, by providing the massage changeover switch inside the main body 1, the massage can be changed over only by rotating the main body.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the main body is rotated by a predetermined angle, the actuator provided in the connecting portion between the main body and the grip portion rotates the motor in the forward direction. The rotation direction of the motor can be switched by pressing the second switch for rotation. In this way, since the massage operation can be switched only by rotating the main body, it is possible to easily and surely perform the massage by the desired treatment section.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handy massage machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the handy massage machine.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of the handy massage machine.

FIG. 4 is a circuit configuration diagram of a push switch unit of the handy massage machine.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state where a hitting massage is performed by the handy massager.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Handy massage machine main body 2 Grip part 5 Motor 6 Vibrating head 7 Strike head 18a 1st push switch 18b 2nd push switch 19 Actuator

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body for performing different massage operations by operating one of treatment sections arranged in opposite directions according to a rotation direction of a built-in motor, and a lower portion of the main body at a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical direction. A handy massaging machine having a grip part which is attached at an inclination and holds the main body rotatably by a predetermined angle, wherein a first switch for rotating the motor in a forward direction is connected to a connecting part between the main body and the grip part, and the motor. Second to rotate in reverse
A handy massaging machine comprising: a switch; and an actuator that presses the first switch or the second switch by rotating the main body by a predetermined angle to switch the rotation direction of the motor.