JPH07124214A - Air massaging device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an air massaging device creating a massaging effect which is as satisfactory as that by hand. CONSTITUTION:In an air massaging device which comprises air bags 55a, 55b and an air feeder/exhauster for feeding and exhausting air to and from the air bags 55a, 55b to inflate and contract the air bags for massaging, a recessed support 56 to which the part of the body to be massaged abuts is formed and the air bags 55a, 55b are disposed on the opposite sides 52a, 52b of the recessed support 56.

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 performing massage 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 massager as shown in FIG. 8 has been considered.

In the seat-chair type air massage apparatus shown in FIG. 8, a backrest portion 201 is attached to the rear edge of the seat portion 200 so as to be rotatable back and forth, and the seat portion 200 and the backrest portion 201 are provided. While arranging a plurality of air bags 203a to 203f,
The air supply / exhaust device 204 and the air bags 203a to 203f are connected by air hoses 205a to 205f.

Moreover, in this air massage device, the air bags 203a-2a are provided by the air supply / exhaust air placement device 204.
03f is expanded and contracted in order.

[0005]

However, in this air massage apparatus, since the air bags 203a to 203f extend to the left and right of the seat portion 200 and the backrest portion 201, the air bags 203a to 203f are used by the user. He could not get the effect of simply pushing his back, but could not obtain the massage effect of grabbing his body.

As a solution to this problem, an air massage device disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-99958 is considered. In the air massage device disclosed in this publication, a constriction portion in the width direction is provided at the center of the air bag in the longitudinal direction so that the center part of the air bag is slightly depressed due to the weight of the user, etc. The left and right parts sandwich the body when leaving.

However, in this structure, since the central portion of the air bag is slightly depressed due to the weight of the user,
When the air bag was inflated, the right and left parts of the air bag had a small force to pinch the body, and it was not possible to obtain a sufficient rubbing effect as with manual operation.

[0008] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an air massage device which can obtain a sufficient rubbing effect as if by hand.

[0009]

To achieve the above object, the present invention comprises an air bag and an air supply / exhaust device for supplying / exhausting air to / from the air bag. The air bag is inflated and deflated. An air massage device for performing a massage by forming a concave receiving portion against which a massage portion of a human body is abutted, and air bags are respectively arranged on opposite side surfaces of the concave receiving portion. To do.

[0010]

With this structure, the massage parts of the human body are sandwiched by inflating and deflating the air bags arranged on the opposite side surfaces of the concave receiving portion. It is possible to obtain a sufficient rubbing effect as described above.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of an air massage apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2, an air massage device A includes a massage chair 10 and a massage chair 10.
Lower limb massager 20 arranged on the front side of the user to massage the lower limbs of the user's calf, and the air supply / exhaust device 4
Has 0.

The massage chair 10 includes a seat portion 11, support legs 12 and 12 provided on both sides of the seat portion 11 for supporting the seat portion 11, and support legs 12 and 12 provided integrally with the seat portion. Armrest portions 13 and 13 projecting upward from 11
And a backrest portion 14 mounted on the rear edge portion of the seat portion 11 so as to be adjustable up and down. Reference numeral 16 is an operation panel provided on one armrest portion 13.

A neck massage portion 50 for massaging the neck is provided on the upper portion of the backrest portion 14. As shown in FIG. 3, the neck massage part 50 includes a backrest part 1.
The front plate 51 is attached to the frame plate 15 of FIG.

The front plate 51 is provided with a recessed receiving portion 56 having a curved recessed portion 52 on the center of which a neck is applied. Flat portions 53 are continuously formed on both sides of the concave portion 52. A lead-in groove 54 is further formed in the center of the recess 52, and the side surface 5 in a state where two sides of the lead-in groove 54 face each other
2a and 52b.

A pair of air bags 55a, 55b are arranged on both side surfaces 52a, 52b in the recess 52. Air bag 55a
The air bag 55b and the air bag 55b are connected to each other by a connecting portion 55c and communicate with each other. The air bags 55a and 55b correspond to the acupuncture columns located at the neck of the human body.

Inside the front plate 51, a movable plate 60 movable in the arrow direction is arranged. The movable plate 60 is formed with an abutting portion 61 having the same shape as the concave portion 52, and a pin 62 is fixed to the abutting portion 61. The pin 62 penetrates a hole 54a provided in the pull-in groove 54 of the front plate 51, and a tip of the pin 62 is connected to a connecting portion 55c of the air bags 55a and 55b.
Is fixed. The pin 62 is movable along the hole 54a of the drawing groove 54, and the air bags 55a and 55b are drawn into the drawing groove 54 by the movement of the pin 62.

Spring receiving portions 6 are provided on both sides of the contact portion 61.
2, 62 are formed continuously, and this spring receiving portion 6
The springs 63, 63 are provided between the 2, 62 and the frame plate 15.
Air bags 64, 64 are disposed between the spring receiving portions 62, 62 and the flat portions 53, 53 of the front plate 51.

The movable plate 60 is constantly urged forward (downward in FIG. 3) by the springs 63, 63, and the contact portion 61 of the movable plate 60 is recessed in the front plate 51 as shown in FIG.
It is in contact with the back surface of 2. When the air bags 64, 64 are inflated, the movable plate 60 resists the urging force of the springs 63, 63 and retracts to the position of the broken line.

Urethanes 65 and 65 are attached to the plane portions 53 and 53 of the front plate 51 to give a soft feeling to the body. The urethanes 65 and 65 and the air bag 55 are attached.
The a and 55b are covered with a cover (not shown).

The lower limb massager 20 has a cushioning property similar to the massage chair 1, and has a main body 21.
Holding grooves (concave receiving portions) 22 and 22 for the left and right legs are provided in each of the holding grooves 22 and 22, and a pair of air bags 2 are provided in the facing portions of the holding grooves 22 and 22.
3a and 23b are provided facing each other.

The air bladders 23a and 23b correspond to the acupressure points (shozan) or the like located on the lower limbs of the human body, and the lower limbs near the bearing ridges are sandwiched by the expansion of the corresponding air bladders 23a and 23b. By applying it, massage the muscles and stimulate the acupuncture points.

In FIG. 1, 40 is an air bag 55a, 55b,
64, 23a, 23b is supplied with air, or air bags 55a, 5
An air supply / exhaust device for exhausting the air in 5b, 64, 23a, and 23b. The air supply / exhaust device 40 is attached to the rear lower surface of the seat 11.

As shown in FIG. 5, the air supply / exhaust device 40 includes an air compressor 41 for generating compressed air, a filter tank 42 for purifying and storing the compressed air, and a compressed air bag for storing the compressed air in the filter tank. 55a, 55b, 6
4, 23a and 23b, and a control circuit 4 for controlling the air compressor 41 and the distribution switch 43 by operating an operation switch (not shown) of the operation panel 16.
4 and.

The distribution switch 43 includes air bags 55a and 55b.
The hose 45 connected to the air bag, the hose 46 connected to the air bags 64, 64, and the hose 47 connected to the air bags 23a, 23a, 23b, 23b are connected.

The distribution switch 43 supplies compressed air to the hoses 45 to 47 to supply the air bags 55a, 55b, 64, 23a,
23b is inflated, or the hoses 45 to 47 are connected to the outside air to exhaust the air bags 55a, 55b, 64, 23a, 23b. The supply of compressed air and communication with the outside air are performed using, for example, a plurality of electromagnetic switching valves.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

First, the case of massaging only the neck will be described.

A main switch (not shown) of the operation panel 16 is turned on. As a result, the air compressor 41 is driven and compressed air is stored in the filter tank 42. Then, a neck massage is selected by operating an operation switch (not shown) on the operation panel 16. By this operation, the distribution switch 43 is controlled and compressed air is supplied to the hose 45, and the air bags 55a and 55b are inflated as shown in FIG.

The air bags 55a, 55b are in a state where the side walls 52a, 52b of the concave portion 52 facing each other serve as walls so that the ceiling of the acupuncture point of the neck is sandwiched and grasped and kneaded.

When the air bags 55a and 55b are sufficiently inflated, the supply of compressed air to the hose 45 is stopped. Then, compressed air is supplied to the hose 46, and the air bags 64, 64 are inflated. Due to the expansion of the air bags 64, 64, the movable plate 60 moves rearward against the spring. By moving the movable plate 60 rearward, as shown in FIG. 7, the air bags 55a and 55b sandwich the neck and draw in the drawing groove 54.
Will be drawn to.

Due to this drawing, the air bags 55a and 55b are
Will massage the massage by rubbing the top of the neck pot.

Thereafter, the supply of compressed air to the hose 46 is stopped, the hoses 45 and 46 are communicated with the outside air, and the air bags 55a, 55b, 64 and 64 are exhausted. Due to this exhaust, the air bags 55a, 55b, 64, 64 contract. With the contraction of the air bags 64, 64, the movable plate 60 moves forward due to the urging force of the spring to return to the original state shown in FIG.

By repeating these operations, the neck is gripped and massaged by rubbing and rubbing, so that a sufficient sandwiching and rubbing effect similar to manual operation can be obtained.

Next, a case of massaging a calf will be described.

The calf massage is selected by operating the operation switch of the operation panel 16. By this operation,
The distribution switch 43 is controlled so that compressed air is supplied to the hose 47, and the air bags 23a and 23b are inflated.
Due to the inflation of the air bags 23a and 23b, the calves of the lower limbs are grasped and kneaded so as to be pinched from both sides.

When the air bags 23a, 23b are sufficiently inflated, the supply of compressed air to the hose 47 is stopped, the hose 47 is communicated with the outside air, and the air bags 23a, 23b are evacuated so that the air bags are inflated. 23a and 23b contract.

By repeating these operations, the calf is grasped, massaged, and massaged, and a sufficient sandwiching massage effect can be obtained as if by hand.

Although the neck massage and the calf massage are performed separately in the above embodiment, they may be performed simultaneously. Further, it goes without saying that an air bag may be arranged on the seat portion 11 and the backrest portion 14.
Further, the lower limb massager 20 may have the same configuration as the neck massager 50.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, the massage portions are sandwiched by inflating and deflating the air bags provided on the opposite side surfaces of the concave receiving portion, respectively. It is possible to obtain a sufficient sandwiching and kneading effect as if done manually.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of an air massage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the massage device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a neck massage part.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a lower limb massager 20.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of an air massager.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view showing an operation of the neck massage portion of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view showing an operation of the neck massage portion of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional chair-type air massager.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A chair type air massage device 40 air supply / exhaust device 52a, 52b side surfaces 55a, 55b air bag 56 concave receiving portion

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An air massager comprising an air bag and an air supply / exhaust device for supplying / exhausting air to / from the air bag, wherein the air bag is inflated / contracted to perform a massage. An air massager, characterized in that a concave receiving portion with which the points are abutted is formed, and air bags are respectively arranged on opposite side surfaces of the concave receiving portion. 2. The air massage device according to claim 1, wherein the concave receiving portion is provided corresponding to the position of the neck. 3. The air massager according to claim 1, wherein the concave receiving portion is provided in correspondence with the position of the calf. 4. The air massage device according to claim 1, wherein the air bag is provided so as to be retractable toward the bottom side of the concave receiving portion.