JPH07124213A - Air massaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the specific air bags for the arms and the legs from obstructing massaging when not in use and to use the specific air bags effectively in massaging the thighs, etc., of the user. CONSTITUTION:Of a plurality of air bags a1-a11 provided on a massaging chair 10, the pair of air bags a1 have such a degree of freedom as to be capable of being attached to the arms or the legs of the user, are held in pockets 13a provided on the opposite inside wall surfaces of an armrest portion 13, and are inflated and contracted by an air feeder/exhauster 30.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air massage device for massaging a human body by expanding and contracting an air bag.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an air massage device of this type,
For example, a seat-chair type air massage device as shown in FIG. 8 has been considered.

In the seat-chair type air massage apparatus M, a backrest portion 2 is attached to a rear edge portion of the seat portion 1 so as to be rotatable back and forth, and a plurality of strip-shaped portions are provided in the seat portion 1 and the backrest portion 2. Air bag 3a-3f
And the air supply / exhaust device 4 and the air bags 3a ...
3f is partially connected to each other by air hoses 5a to 5f built in the seat portion 1 or the backrest portion 2, and the air supply / exhaust device 4 inflates / deflates the air bags 3a to 3f in order. .

[0004]

However, in this air massage apparatus, since the air bags 3a to 3f extend to the left and right of the seat portion 1 and the backrest portion 2, the air bags 3a to 3f are used by the user. However, he could not massage the user's arms and ankles by simply pushing his thighs and back.

In order to solve this problem, a specific air bag having a degree of freedom that allows the user to position the outside of the air hose as it is without incorporating it and attach it to the arm or ankle of the user at its end is provided. It is possible to provide it.

However, with this construction, even when the entire air massage device is not used, and even when the arm, ankle or the like is not massaged with the specific air bag, the specific air bag plays and becomes a hindrance. There was a problem.

Therefore, the present invention can not only prevent the particular air bag from getting in the way when the particular air bag for the arm or foot is not used, but also uses the particular air bag. It is an object of the present invention to provide an air massage device that can be effectively used for massaging a thigh or the like of a person.

[0008]

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, a seat portion, left and right side portions provided on both side portions of the seat portion and projecting upward from the seat portion, and a seat portion are provided. A massage chair body having a backrest portion attached to a rear edge portion;
The plurality of air bags provided on the massage chair body, an air supply / exhaust device for inflating and deflating the air bags, and the chair through the hoses for intake / exhaust of at least a pair of air bags of the plurality of air bags. The body has a degree of freedom so that it can be separated from the main body so that it can be worn on the arm or foot of the user, and the pair of air bags are provided on the inner wall surfaces of the left and right side portions facing each other. The gist is that it is provided with a holding means for holding.

[0009]

With this structure, at least a pair of air bags of the plurality of air bags provided in the massage chair body are used for intake and exhaust from the chair body so that they can be attached to the arm or foot of the user. Has a degree of freedom separated via the hose, and a pair of air bags having this degree of freedom are held by holding means provided on the inner wall surfaces facing each other on the left and right sides and expanded and contracted by an air supply / exhaust device. To be

[0010]

1 to 7 show an embodiment of an air massage device according to the present invention. In FIGS. 1 and 2, a chair type air massage device A is a thigh part of a user's body and a neck part. Massage chair 10 as the body to be massaged
And a lower limb massager 20 that is placed at an appropriate position on the front side of the massage chair 10 to massage the lower leg of the user.
And an air supply / exhaust device 30.

<Massage chair 1> Massage chair 10
Is provided on both sides of the seat 11 and the seat 11.
1, supporting legs 12, 12 and supporting legs 12, 1
2 Armrests 13 and 13 that are integrally provided and project upward from the seat 11, and a backrest 14 that is mounted on the rear edge of the seat 11 so that it can be tilted back and forth. The support legs 12 and 12 and the armrest portions 13 and 13 form left and right side portions.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, a1 and a1 are air bags formed in a cylindrical shape and have a degree of freedom so that they can be attached to an arm or ankle. Reference numeral 13a denotes a soft pocket (holding means) provided on the inner side surface of the armrest portion 13 for storing the air bags a1 and a1, and 15 denotes one armrest portion 13
It is an operation panel provided in the.

The seat portion 11 and the backrest portion 14 have a structure in which a frame (not shown) is provided with a main body holding a cushion such as sponge rubber and the main body is covered with a cover (not shown).

(Seat portion 11) A seat air bag holding sheet made of cloth, which is fixed to the main body and has an air bag holding pocket between the body contacting surface of the body of the seat portion 11 and its cover ( (Not shown) is provided. Two air bags a2 and a2 extending in the width direction are provided in front and rear portions of the seat air bag sheet.
3 is held.

The air bag a2 located at the foremost part has a larger capacity than the air bag a3 located at the rear part, and has a larger bulging height than the air bag a3. Further, the air bag a2 corresponds to the acupoint gate of the acupoint located on the thigh of the human body, and the air bag a3 corresponds to the acupoint of the acupoint located on the buttocks of the human body.

(Backrest part 14) A backrest air bag holder made of cloth, which is fixed to the body between the human body contact surface of the main body of the backrest part 14 and its cover, and is provided with an air bag holding pocket. A seat (neither shown) is provided.

The backrest air bag sheet is partially overlapped with the air bag a4 which is disposed in the center of the left and right sides across the center line P of the human body contact surface and in the center of the left and right sides. Along with the air bags a5 and a5, which are separately arranged on the right and left sides of the center line P, separately, and the air bags a6 which are arranged on the left and right center portions across the left and right sides of the center line P, and the space on the left and right sides of the center line P. The air bags a7 and a7, which are separated and arranged independently of each other, the air bags a8 which extends to the vicinity of both sides of the backrest portion 14 across the left and right of the center line P, and the air bags a7 which are separated from each other on the right and left sides of the center line P. The air bags a9, a9 arranged in parallel with each other, and the air bags a10, which are arranged adjacent to the outer sides (sides separating from each other) of the air bags a9, a9.
a10 and are provided.

The air bag a4 is used for the acupoints of the acupuncture point and the yokan, which are located in the center of the waist of the human body, and the air bags a5 and a5 are for the acupuncture points on the left and right of the waist of the human body. The air bag a6 is located on the acupuncture point and the stomach of the acupuncture point located on the lower back of the human body, and the air bag a7 is located below the shoulder of the human body. The air bag a8 is on the acupuncture points of the acupuncture point and Daishi, which is located on the shoulders of the human body, and the air bag a9 is on the neck of the human body. Corresponds to the acupuncture columns located at.

Since the air bag a4 and the air bags a5, a5 correspond to the most important lumbar region of the human body, they are arranged on the same axis (not shown) intersecting the center line P and are different from each other. At the same time, the elastic body pushes the waist to the center of the left and right of the body and the contraction pushes the left and right of the body. By wrapping a part of the air bag a4 and the air bags a5, a5, a uniform massage can be performed without forming a gap in the massage portion of the waist.

The air bags a10 and a10 are shown in FIG.
As shown in (B), when the air bags a9, a9 are inflated,
The air bags a9 and a9 play a role of a wall for gradually pinching the neck of the human body.

<Lower limb massager 20> The lower limb massager 20 has the same cushioning properties as the massage chair 1, and the main body 21 has holding grooves 22, 2 for the left and right legs.
2 is provided, and a pair of air bags a11, a11 are provided so as to face each other in the facing portions of the holding grooves 22, 22.

The air bladders a11, a11 correspond to pressure points (shozan) of the acupuncture points located on the lower leg of the human body, and the lower leg in the vicinity of this lower leg is expanded by the expansion of the corresponding air bladders a11, a11. By sandwiching it, it massages muscles and stimulates acupoints.

<Air Supply / Exhaust Device 30> Air Supply / Exhaust Device 3
0 supplies compressed air to each air bag a1 to a11,
The air supply / exhaust device exhausts the compressed air supplied into the air bags a1 to a11. The air supply / exhaust device 30 is attached to the rear lower surface of the seat 11.

The construction and operation of the air supply / exhaust device 30 used here are, for example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 4-40852.
No./Practical application No. 4-40853 / No. 4-154445
Although detailed description is omitted because the same one as that disclosed in No. 1 is adopted, other than this, while selecting a hose (described later) connected to the air bags a1 to a11 ... It is not particularly limited as long as it can supply and exhaust air.

<Air bags a1 to a11) By the way, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the air bags a1 to a11 are connected to the hoses b1 to b8. The hoses b1 to b8 are connected to the air supply / exhaust hoses c1 to c8 connected to the air supply / exhaust device 30 via the connecting members 16 and 17 in a one-to-one correspondence.

(Hose b1) The end portion of the hose b1 integrally has branch hoses b11 and b12 branched from the middle portion thereof. One ends of the branch hoses b11, b12 are connected to the air bags a1, a1. The air supplied to the hose b1 via the air supply / exhaust hose c1 is diverged from the branch hose b1.
The air bladders a1 and a1 are inflated in a synchronized manner via 1 and b12.

Further, when the air bags a1 and a1 are accommodated in the pockets 13a inside the armrest 13, the air bags a1 and a1 are inflated and contracted, so that the soft pockets 13a are replaced with the air bags a1 and a1. It is deformed to the side of the user's thigh due to the bulging action, and the user's thigh is rubbed from the side.

(Hose b2) The end portion of the hose b2 integrally has branch hoses b21 and b22 branched from the middle portion thereof. One end of each of the branch hoses b21 and b22 is
As shown in FIG. 5, it is connected to air bags a3 and a8. The air supplied to the hose b2 via the air supply / exhaust hose c2 passes through the branch hoses b21 and b22 and the air bag a.
3, a8 is expanded synchronously.

By inflating the air bladders a3 and a8 in synchronism, the human body can be pressed by the air bladders a3 and a8, so that the inflation of the air bladders a3 raises the buttocks and the air bladders a8. It is possible to prevent the front part of the shoulder from being bent due to the expansion, and in particular, the acupressure effect on the shoulder of the human body can be efficiently performed.

(Hose b3) The end portion of the hose b3 integrally has branch hoses b31 and b32 branched from the middle portion thereof. One ends of the branch hoses b31 and b32 are connected to the air bags a5 and a5. The air supplied to the hose b3 via the air supply / exhaust hose c3 is not connected to the branch hose b3.
The air bladders a5 and a5 are inflated in synchronism with each other via 1 and b32.

(Hose b4) The end of the hose b4 is connected to the air bag a6. The air supplied to the hose b4 via the air supply / exhaust hose c4 inflates the air bag a6.

(Hose b5) The end portion of the hose b5 integrally has branch hoses b51 and b52 branched from the middle portion thereof. One end of each of the branch hoses b51 and b52 is
As shown in FIG. 6, it is connected to air bags a2 and a4. The air supplied to the hose b5 via the air supply / exhaust hose c5 passes through the branch hoses b51 and b52, and the air bag a.
2 and a4 are expanded synchronously.

By inflating the air bags a2 and a4 synchronously, the human body can be pressed by the air bags a2 and a4 so that the inflation of the air bag a2 raises the thigh and the air pressure is increased. It is possible to prevent the waist from being displaced forward due to the expansion of the bag a4, and in particular, it is possible to efficiently perform the acupressure effect on the waist of the human body.

(Hose b6) The end of the hose b6 integrally has branch hoses b61 and b62 branched from the middle part thereof. One ends of the branch hoses b21 and b22 are connected to the air bags a7 and a7. The air supplied to the hose b6 through the air supply / exhaust hose c6 is diverged from the branch hose b6.
Air bags a7, a7 are synchronously inflated via 1, b62.

(Hose b8) The end portion of the hose b8 integrally has branch hoses b81 and b82 branched from the middle part thereof, and further re-branch hoses b83 and b84 branched from the branch hoses b81 and b82 into one body. Have One end of each of the branch hoses b81 to b84 has air bags a11, a
11 ... is connected. The air supplied to the hose b8 via the air supply / exhaust hose c8 is divided into the branch hoses b81-b.
The air bags a11, a11 ... Are synchronously inflated via 84.

(Hose b7) The end portion of the hose b7 integrally has branch hoses b71 and b72 branched from the middle part thereof, and further re-branch hoses b73 and b74 branched from the branch hoses b71 and b72 are integrally formed. Have

One ends of the branch hoses b71, b72 are connected to the air bags a9, a9, and one ends of the re-branch hoses b73, b74 are connected to the air bags a10, a10. The air supplied to the hose b7 via the air supply / exhaust hose c7 passes through the respective branch hoses b71 to b74 and the air bags a9, a9.
And the air bags a10 and a10 are inflated in synchronization.

At this time, the air bags a9 and a9 are the air bags a1.
Since the volume is set to be smaller than 0 and a10, as described above, the inflation of the air bags a9 and a9 is completed first, and then the inflation of the air bags a10 and a10 is completed. It is possible to obtain a gradual massage effect due to a9.

The air exhaust from the air bags a1 to a11 is controlled by the air supply / exhaust device 30.
After the expansion of a11 is completed, the hoses b1 to b8 and the air supply / exhaust hoses c1 to c connected to the air bags a1 to a11 are completed.
It is exhausted via 8.

In the above structure, when the air massage apparatus A of the present invention is used, the thigh is placed on the lower extremity massager 20 after sitting on the massage chair 10 in a predetermined state.
Then, the massage is started by operating the operation panel 15 from this state.

At this time, the order of inflation and deflation of each air bag is as shown by the circled numbers in FIG.
Air bags a3, a8, air bags a5, a5, air bags a6, air bags a2, a4, air bags a7, a7, air bags a11, a
11 ..., air bags a9, a9 and air a10, a10 are inflated and contracted in this order.

The air bags a3 and a8 and the air bag a
By synchronizing and expanding 2 and a4 respectively,
As if the air bag a3, a8 or the air bag a2, a4 is inflated, the whole human body can be pinched.

Therefore, as in the case where only the air bag on either side of the seat portion 11 or the backrest portion 14 is inflated, the human body is pushed and displaced in accordance with the inflation of the air bag, which is unsatisfactory due to insufficient pressing. You can get a good massage effect unlike the ones that only get massage.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the backrest portion 14
Air bags a4 to a9 (air bag a4 not shown) provided in
Arranged alternately in the direction along the center line P in a state of straddling the center line P and in a state of being separated at intervals (the air bags a4 and a5 are inflated at independent timings, resulting in an alternate arrangement). Has been).

Therefore, the massage to the human body due to the expansion can be performed in both the extending direction of the human body (the one extending over the center line P) and the contracting (sandwiching) direction of the human body,
It is possible to obtain a sufficient rubbing effect as if by hand.

Moreover, the expansion of the air bags a1 to a11 is
The massage effect is not halved by the air bag in the contracted state, because the massage is performed in a state where the air bags are not as close to each other as possible.

[0047]

As described above, in the air massage apparatus of the present invention, the seat portion, the left and right side portions provided on both sides of the seat portion and projecting upward from the seat portion, the seat portion Massage chair body having a backrest portion attached to the rear edge of the portion, a plurality of air bags provided in the massage chair body, an air supply and exhaust device for inflating and deflating the air bag, and the plurality of air bags At least a pair of air bags out of the air bags are separated from the chair body via a hose for intake and exhaust to provide a degree of freedom such that the air bag can be attached to a user's arm or foot, and By providing the air bag with holding means for respectively holding the pair of air bags on the inner wall surfaces of the left and right side portions facing each other, when the specific air bag for the arm or leg is not used, this specific air bag is provided. The bladder can be out of the way Well, this particular air bag thigh or the like of the user can be effectively utilized, such as massaging.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part showing an embodiment of an air massage device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is likewise a perspective view of a main part showing a connection state between the air bag and the hose.

FIG. 3 shows the action of the air bag corresponding to the neck of the human body,
FIG. 6A is a plan view of a main part before expansion, and FIG. 7B is a plan view of a main part before expansion.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically showing the relationship between an air bag and a hose.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a combination in which the air bag of the seat portion and the air bag of the backrest portion are synchronized.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of another combination in which the air bag of the seat portion and the air bag of the backrest portion are synchronized.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an essential part for explaining an alternate arrangement of air bags.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional air massage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Massage chair 11 ... Seat 12 ... Support leg 13 ... Armrest 13a ... Pocket (holding means) 14 ... Backrest 30 ... Air supply / exhaust device a1 to a11 ... Air bag b11 ... Branch hose (intake / exhaust hose) b12 ... Branch hose (intake / exhaust hose)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A massage chair having a seat portion, left and right side portions provided on both side portions of the seat portion and protruding upward from the seat portion, and a backrest portion attached to a rear edge portion of the seat portion. A main body, a plurality of air bags provided on the massage chair body, an air supply / exhaust device for inflating and deflating the air bags, and at least a pair of air bags of the plurality of air bags via a hose for intake and exhaust. And has a degree of freedom so that it can be attached to the arm or foot of the user separately from the chair body, and the pair of air bags are provided on the inner wall surfaces of the left and right side portions facing each other. An air massage device comprising: holding means for holding each bag.