JPH07171184A - Pressure type massager - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To give a loosening effect to an installed part prior to blood circulation promotion. CONSTITUTION:In the expanding process and/or expansion after process of each bag of each long period, the increase and decrease in air quantity of each bag can alternately be repeated, and the bag body can be held in the expanded state for a set time after the repeating operation. Thus, since each installed part can be pressed in the state where the blood vessel in each installed part is loosened to some degree, the movement of the blood flow by the successive pressing operation to the bag body can be effectively promoted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pressure type massager capable of giving a loosening effect to a site to be attached prior to promoting blood circulation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as one form of a pressure massager, one of the applicants has previously disclosed it in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-10993.

FIG. 16 shows such a pressure massager. In the figure, reference numeral 91 is a pressurizing section for generating a fluid pressure such as air pressure, which is composed of a pump section 91a and a valve device 91b, and is connected to a bag-shaped elastic mat 93 via a tube 92.
The valve device 91b controls the discharge of the fluid sent from the pump portion 91a to the mat 93, changes the fluid pressure applied to the mat 93 at a constant cycle, and slowly expands and contracts the mat 93. This cycle is set to a relatively long cycle (for example, 1 second to several seconds).

Reference numeral 95 denotes a second pressurizing portion for applying a fluid pressure that oscillates to the mat 93 in a short cycle. The second pressurizing portion 95 has no exhaust hole and is a means for giving a pulsating flow to the elastic mat 93. It is composed of a flow generator and is connected to the tube 92 via a tube 94. This short cycle is, for example, about 3000 times / minute.

With such a structure, the pressure massager can simultaneously provide a rubbing effect by a long cycle and a rubbing effect by a short cycle.

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned pressure type massager still has the following problems to be solved.

That is, in the above-mentioned pressurizing type massager, as shown in FIG. 17, a change c in which a short period pulsating fluid change b is mixed by the pressurizing section 95 to the entire long period fluid pressure change a. Therefore, even if there is a rubbing effect, in promoting the movement of blood due to the compression of the human body part obtained by sequentially changing the fluid pressure in a plurality of bags,
It wasn't valid.

An object of the present invention is to provide a pressure type massager which can solve the above problems.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pressure type massager configured to feed a fluid to a plurality of bags by a delivery pump through a distributor to inflate and contract the bags at a long cycle sequentially. During the expansion process and / or the post-expansion process of each bag in each long cycle, the amount of air in the bag increases.
The present invention relates to a pressure-type massager characterized in that the reduction can be alternately repeated and the bag can be held in an expanded state for a set time after the repeated operation.

The cycle of the expansion / contraction operation in the long cycle described above is preferably 1 second to 60 seconds, and the cycle of the repeated operation is preferably 0.1 second to 1 second.

[0011]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

First, the structure of the pressure massager A according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pressurizing massager A is expanded and contracted by a pressurizing unit 11 having a delivery pump 14 and a distributor D therein, and air generated by the pressurizing unit 12. And a rectangular plate-shaped massage part 12 having a plurality of bags 13 incorporated therein.

First, the structure of the pressurizing unit 11 will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, in a rectangular box-shaped casing 10 consisting of an upper frame 20 and a lower frame 19, a delivery pump 10 and a drive motor 16 for driving the delivery pump 10,
A distribution device D is provided which can distribute the air from the delivery pump 14 and supply the air to a plurality of bags 13 (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) of the massage part 12, which will be described later.

In this embodiment, the delivery pump 14 comprises a diaphragm valve, and the delivery pump 14 has a diaphragm 14a
It is interlockingly connected to the drive motor 15 via an interlocking mechanism 23 including an eccentric ring fixed to the output shaft 15a of the drive motor 15 and a connecting rod.

The drive motor 15, which is the drive unit, may be an AC electromagnetic drive unit.

The distributor D has a long tubular manifold pipe 26, one end of which is connected to the outlet of the delivery pump 14 via a discharge pipe 25, and the manifold pipe 26 is connected to the manifold pipe 26 with a gap in the axial direction. Multiple on-off valves 27,28,29,30 and valve drive devices 31,32,33,34 for operating each on-off valve 27,28,29,30
Consists of.

The on-off valves 27, 28, 29, 30 have the same structure, and the structure will be described below with reference to the on-off valve 27.

The valve casing 53 of the on-off valve 27 has its bottom center portion connected to the manifold pipe 26 through a cylindrical valve seat 54.

Further, the valve casing 53 is provided with a delivery port 53a at the peripheral portion of the bottom thereof, and the delivery port 53a is provided with an internal delivery pipe 53b, a delivery connection port 53c, a communication pipe 35, an air supply hose 39,
It is connected to the plurality of bags 13 (13a, 13b, 13c, 13d) of the massage section 12 through the delivery connection port 12a of the massage section 12 so as to communicate therewith.

A valve body support cylinder 55 is arranged in the valve casing 53 so as to be movable back and forth in the axial direction. The valve body support cylinder 55 is
An opening provided with a spherical valve body 56 fitted at one end thereof and a projecting shaft portion 57 provided at the other end thereof, and the projecting shaft portion 57 being provided at the center of a spring support plate 58 provided at one end of the valve casing 53.
It penetrates 59.

Further, a spring 61 is interposed between the spring support flange 60 provided at the tip of the valve body support cylinder 55 and the above-mentioned spring support plate 58.
Due to the urging force of 61, the spherical valve body 56 is brought into pressure contact with the tubular valve seat 54 when not delivered as shown in FIG. 6, and the communication between the manifold pipe 26 and the internal space of the valve casing 53 is cut off.

A communication opening 62 is provided at the peripheral edge of the spring support flange 60 provided at the tip of the valve body support cylinder 55 so that the space on both sides of the spring support flange 60 can be electrically connected.

Further, the protruding shaft portion 57, which is continuously provided at the rear end of the valve body support cylinder 55, has an O-ring 53 inserted and attached to the base portion thereof, and a cross-shaped groove portion 54 is provided at the front end thereof. In the state shown, the O-ring 33 is separated from the opening 59 provided in the central portion of the spring support plate 58, and the cross-shaped groove portion 64 is located in the opening 59.

On the other hand, when the spherical valve body 56 is retracted together with the valve body support cylinder 55 against the biasing force of the spring 61 by the valve drive device 31 described later, as shown in FIG.
56 is separated from the tubular valve seat 54, and the O-ring 63 is pressed against an opening 59 provided in the central portion of the spring support plate 58.
The opening 59 will be closed.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the manifold pipe 26 and the internal space of the valve casing 53 communicate with each other through the tubular valve seat 54.

That is, when the on-off valve 27 is actuated, at the time of delivery, the air is supplied to the manifold pipe 26 → the delivery port 53a → the communication pipe 35 held by the pipe fixture 50 → the delivery connection port 48 → the air supply hose 39 → the massage section It is supplied to the bag body 13a of the massage section 12 through the 12 delivery connection ports 12a, and the bag body 13a is inflated.

On the other hand, when the air is not delivered, the air in the bag 13a is
The outlet 13a of the massage part 12 → the air supply hose 39 → the outlet connection 48 → the communication pipe 35 → the outlet 53a → the communication opening 52 → the air is exhausted to the outside through the opening 59, and the bag body 13a contracts. become.

The valve drive devices 31, 32, 34 and 35 have the same structure, and the structure will be described below with reference to the valve drive device 31.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the valve drive device 31
Is a frame 65 and a solenoid 66 incorporated in the frame 65.
And the plunger 67, the tip of the plunger 67 is
The connecting pin 68 is connected to the protruding shaft portion 57 that is continuously provided at the rear end of the valve body support cylinder 55. Therefore, when the valve drive device 31 is driven, the plunger 67 can be retracted and the spherical valve body 56 can be separated from the tubular valve seat 54.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1, 7 and 8, the structure of the massage section 12 will be specifically described.

As shown in the figure, a plurality of long bag bodies 13 (13
a, 13b, 13c, 13d) are fixed in parallel to one side surface of the shape-retaining plate 75 made of a rectangular hard plate with an adhesive or the like, and the shape-retaining plate 75 and the plurality of bags 13 are The cover 45 is integrally made of a wide cloth and is covered with a cover 45 that can be opened and closed by a zipper 46.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the base end of an auxiliary cover 74 containing a finger-pressure plate 73 made of a flexible material having a large number of finger-pressure protrusions 72 on the surface is connected. .

Numeral 76 is a bulking plate provided for applying the bag 13a to the waist, and numeral 77 is a zipper.

Next, the control of the pressure massager A will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, the drive circuit of the pump drive motor 16 and the drive circuit of the valve drive device are connected to the control unit C built in the pressurizing unit 11.

A power source 51 and an AC adapter 52 are connected to the control section C, and an operation section F is connected.

The operating portion F is disposed substantially on the surface of the pressurizing portion 11, and has an operation switch S1 and an isolated operation switch S2.
And an automatic operation switch S3 and a short cycle operation switch S4. Further, the operation section F includes bag body display lamps L1, L2, L3, L4 for indicating which bag body 13 is selected when the independent operation switch S2 is operated, and a loosening operation switch.
Strength indicator lamps L5, L6, which indicate the strength when S4 is activated.
Equipped with L7.

Next, the operation of the pressure massager A having the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Normal automatic operation) When the operation switch S1 is pressed, normal automatic operation is automatically started.

That is, the delivery pump 14 is operated by the drive of the drive motor 15, and the valve drive device 31 of the on-off valve 27 is opened.

As a result, the compressed air is sent to the delivery pump 14
→ Discharge pipe 25 → Manifold pipe 26 → Outlet 53a → Communication pipe 35 → Outlet connection port 48 → Air supply hose 39 → Massage part 12
It is supplied to the first bag body 13a of the massage section 12 through the delivery connection port 12a, and the bag body 13a is inflated to press the first treatment section to perform massage.

After a certain period of time, the valve driving device 31 is automatically closed by a timer or the like, and the air in the bag body 13a is discharged from the massaging portion 12 at the delivery connection port 12a to the air delivery hose.
The bag 13a is contracted by being exhausted to the outside through 39 → delivery connection port 48 → insertion pipe 35 → delivery port 53a → communication opening 52 → opening 59.

On the other hand, simultaneously with the valve closing operation of the valve driving device 31 described above, the valve driving device 32 automatically opens, whereby compressed air is sent from the delivery pump 14 → the discharge pipe 25 → the manifold pipe 26 → Outlet 53a → Communication pipe 36 → Outlet connection port 48
→ air supply hose 40 → supplied to the second bag 13b of the massage part 14 through the delivery connection port 12a of the massage part 12,
The bag body 13b is inflated, the second treated portion adjacent to the first treated portion is pressed, and massage is performed by kneading.

Similarly, after a certain period of time, the valve drive device
31 operates to close the valve, and the air inside the bag 13b is
The discharge connection port 12a → the air supply hose 40 → the discharge connection port 48 → the communication pipe 36 → the discharge port 53a → the communication opening 52 → the opening 59 is exhausted to the outside, and the bag body 13b contracts.

Thereafter, the bags 13c and 13d are similarly sent out and exhausted, and the bags 13c and 13d are sequentially inflated and deflated.

That is, in the automatic operation, the bags 13a, 13b,
13c and 13d sequentially repeat expansion and contraction with a long cycle, and can give a treatment area having a constant width a periodic rubbing effect for each portion.

(Unraveling operation) Next, the unraveling operation switch S4
When is operated, the pressure massager A is operated in a state in which the short cycle operation mode is superimposed on the long cycle mode operation described above.

That is, in this case, each bag 13a, 13b, 13c, 13
The opening / closing valve operation of the valve drive device 31, 32, 33, 34 corresponding to d is
Within each long cycle, the valve is opened and closed in a shorter cycle and pulsates (FIGS. 9 (a) to 9 (e)).

As shown in FIG. 9 (a), after the bag 13a is inflated, in steps 1 to 3, the bag 13a is opened / closed in a short cycle, pulsates, and loosens the mounting site.

At the same time, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), in steps 1 to 3, the bag body 13b pulsates while inflating, and then pulsates while maintaining the inflated state. To do.

Then, in steps 4 and 5, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), the bag body 13a and the bag body 13b stop the on-off valve operation in a short cycle, maintain a constant inflation pressure, and pressurize and compress the mounting site.

Next, in steps 6 to 10, FIG.
And as shown in FIG. 9 (c), the bag body 13b and the bag body 13c are
Similar to the relationship between the bag body 13a and the bag body 13b described above, it is possible to pulsate by the opening / closing valve operation to perform the loosening operation, and then pressurize / compress the mounting site while maintaining the expanded state.

Next, in steps 11 to 15, FIG.
And as shown in FIG. 9 (d), the bag body 13c and the bag body 13d are
Similar to the relationship between the bag body 13a and the bag body 13b described above, it is possible to pulsate by the opening / closing valve operation to perform the loosening operation, and then pressurize / compress the mounting site while maintaining the expanded state.

As described above, according to the present invention, the disassembling operation can compress each attachment site in a state in which the blood vessels at each attachment site have been loosened in advance, so that the bags 13a to 13d are sequentially pressed. It is possible to effectively promote the movement of blood flow due to the pressing action.

10 to 12 show other operation modes.

In FIG. 10, the bags 13a to 13d repeat the unraveling operation and the compressing operation in sequence, similarly to the operation mode shown in FIG. 9, but differ in that the unraveling operation is performed only in the expansion process. is doing.

Also in this case, as in the case shown in FIG. 9, it is possible to squeeze each attachment site in advance with the blood vessels in each attachment site being loosened to some extent in advance.
~ It is possible to effectively promote the movement of blood flow due to the sequential compression operation to the bag body 13d.

In FIG. 11, the bags 13a to 13d sequentially repeat the unraveling operation and the pressing operation similarly to the operation mode shown in FIG. 9, but the unraveling operation is performed only in the post-expansion process. It's different.

Also in this case, as in the case shown in FIG. 9, it is possible to squeeze each attachment site in advance with the blood vessels in each attachment site being loosened to some extent in advance.
It is possible to effectively promote the movement of the blood flow due to the sequential compressing motion to ~ 13d.

In FIG. 12, each bag 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d
9 is similar to the operation mode shown in FIG. 9, the loosening operation and the compression operation are sequentially repeated, but there is a difference in that the loosening operation is performed in the middle of the expansion process. The pressing operation after the loosening operation is held while increasing the applied pressure, as indicated by a virtual line.

Also in this case, as in the case shown in FIG. 9, since the blood vessels at the respective attachment sites can be preliminarily loosened to some extent, the respective attachment sites can be compressed, so that the bag body 13a can be pressed.
It is possible to effectively promote the movement of the blood flow due to the sequential compressing motion to ~ 13d.

In FIG. 13, the bags 13a to 13d sequentially perform the loosening operation and the pressing operation similarly to the operation mode shown in FIG. 9, but as shown in steps 1 to 10 of FIG. After being inflated once, each of 13a to 13d performs a loosening operation and a compression operation while maintaining the expanded state, and the last bag 13d completes the compression operation and the air in all the bags 13a to 13d is increased. I'm trying to leak out and return to the step.

Also in this case, as in the case shown in FIG. 9, since the blood vessels in the respective attachment sites can be preliminarily loosened to some extent, the respective attachment sites can be pressed, so that the bag body 13a can be pressed.
~ It is possible to effectively promote the movement of blood flow due to the sequential compression operation to the bag body 13d.

Further, in the above-mentioned automatic operation, the massage force can be selected to be strong / medium / weak by continuing to press the short cycle operation switch S4.

(Normal Independent Operation) When the independent operation switch S2 is operated, the pressure massager A is operated in the independent operation mode.

That is, when it is desired to inflate and contract only the bag body 13a, the individual operation switch S2 is operated to turn on the individual operation display lamp L1 and the other valve drive devices 22b, 22c, 22d maintain the closed valve state. In this state, only the valve drive device 22a is operated to open and close, and only the bag body 13a can be inflated and deflated at a long cycle with a long cycle, and the massaged part can be massaged by kneading in a localized manner. it can.

The bags 13a, 13b, 13c, 13 which are desired to be expanded and contracted
The movement between d can be easily performed by pressing and holding the islanding switch S2.

At this time, the amount of delivery to each bag 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d is made different from the amount of exhaust.

Therefore, the loosening effect can be provided to the treated portion, and the loosening effect can be stimulated like a spike.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the pressure type massager A according to the present invention has been described as a massager for the lower back etc., but as shown in FIG. 14, it can be suitably used for a foot massager. Is.

Further, as the pulsation generating means applicable to the above-mentioned embodiment, the one shown in FIG. 15 can be considered.

That is, in FIG. 15, the distributor 80 having the inflow port connected to the delivery pump 79 has its outflow port at each bag 81, 82.
Are connected to each other via air supply hoses 83, 84.
5,86 are provided, and the open / close valve 8 is installed at the same outlet port 85,86.
7,88 are installed.

The on-off valves 87, 88 are solenoids 89, 90 which are excited based on a control signal from the control section C, and plungers 91, 92 which move forward and backward by the operation of the solenoids 89, 90.
It consists of valve bodies 93,94 attached to the tips of plungers 91,92.

With such a configuration, the distributor shown in FIG.
Like the on-off valves 27, 28, 29, 30 of 17, the on-off valves 87, 88 can be driven to repeatedly open and close some of the outflow openings 85, 86, causing pulsation in the bags 80, 81. it can.

[0077]

According to the present invention, in the pressurizing type massager configured so that the delivery pump sends the fluid to the plurality of bags through the distributor to sequentially inflate and contract the bags at a long cycle. In the inflation process and / or post-inflation process of each bag, it is possible to repeat the increase / decrease of the air amount of each bag alternately, and to hold the bag in the inflated state for the set time after the repeated operation. There is.

As described above, according to the present invention, since each loosened blood vessel can be compressed to some extent in advance by the loosening operation, the respective worn portions can be compressed, so that the blood flow due to the sequential compression operation on the bag body is performed. Can be effectively promoted.

In addition, since the muscles and blood vessels are smoothed by the loosening motion and then the compression motion is started, it is possible to give the user a comfortable massage with no discomfort.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a pressure massager according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the pressure massager.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an internal structure of a pressure unit of the pressure massager.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional front view taken along the line II of FIG. 3 showing the internal structure of the pressurizing unit.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of an opening / closing valve of the pressurizing unit.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of an opening / closing valve of the pressurizing unit.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the massage section taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the massage unit in another usage mode.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart of a sending / discharging operation by the pressure type massager.

FIG. 10 is a timing chart of a sending / discharging operation by the pressure type massager.

FIG. 11 is a timing chart of a sending / discharging operation by the pressure type massager.

FIG. 12 is a timing chart of a sending / discharging operation by the pressure type massager.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart of a sending / discharging operation by the pressure type massager.

FIG. 14 is an overall perspective view of another pressurizing massager.

FIG. 15 is another specific example of the pulsation generating means.

FIG. 16 is a conceptual configuration explanatory diagram of a conventional pressure massager.

FIG. 17 is a timing chart of a sending / discharging operation of the pressure type massager.

[Explanation of Codes] A pressure massager C control unit 14 delivery pump D distribution device 13a bag body 13b bag body 13c bag body 13d bag body

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A delivery pump (14) sends fluid to a plurality of bags (13) through a distributor (D), and the bags (13) are sequentially expanded and contracted at a long cycle. In the pressure type massager, it is possible to alternately increase and decrease the amount of air in the bag body (13) during the expansion process and / or the expansion process of each bag body (13) of each long cycle, and the same cycle. After operation, the bag (1
A pressure massager characterized in that 3) can be kept in an expanded state for a set time.