JPH0751339A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To achieve comfort and usefulness of a massage chair without lowering its functions. CONSTITUTION:The chair is equipped with the first handling equipment A and the second handling equipment B. The handling equipment A can control reclining of the back rest 10; going out/in of the foot rest 12; and all the functions of the massage mechanism. And the handling equipment B has the two switches. The one is the on/off switch to make the back rest recline and the foot rest go out, to make the massage mechanism give the required massage action, and to stop the actions; and the other is the all-return switch to return the back rest and the hoot rest to their original positions and to restore the massage mechanism to its original place. The second handling equipment B is placed inside the arm rest of the reclining chair.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage machine having a reclining chair with a massage mechanism provided on the backrest.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a massage machine, there is a massage machine in which a massage mechanism capable of performing a plurality of massage operations is arranged in a backrest of a chair so as to be movable up and down. It is general that the treatment element can automatically perform the treatment in which the treatment element automatically changes the movement or the movement position based on the pattern or the movement pattern set by the user.

[0003]

In this case, if only automatic medical treatment can be executed, the number of switches provided on the operation device can be small, but the body shape and taste of each user are different, and the same user can also use it. Even when using, the part to be massaged differs depending on the time, so the user can specify the operation position of the treatment element in detail and the operation mode during automatic treatment can be set by the user as desired. The treatment effect cannot be enhanced without doing so.

For this reason, in practice, the number of switches provided on the operating device is inevitably large.
When it is used by a first-time user, an infrequently used person, an elderly person, etc., it is difficult to understand how to use it, and there is a risk that it may cause an erroneous operation and adversely affect the body. In addition to the chair being configured as an electric reclining chair, it also has a footrest, and in order to get a massage in a relaxed state, it is necessary to operate electric reclining and take in and out the footrest, Furthermore, the operation becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a massager which can be easily used without deteriorating its function.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION However, the present invention provides a massage machine in which a massage mechanism is arranged on the backrest of a reclining chair having a backrest that is electrically reclined and a footrest that is electrically retractable. In the above, in addition to providing a first operation device capable of giving instructions on the above-mentioned reclining, putting in and out of the footrest, and all functions of the massage mechanism, the reclining, the protrusion of the footrest and the required massage operation for the massage mechanism are performed. It is equipped with only two switches: an on / off switch for stopping the operation by re-closing and a full storage switch for returning the reclining, returning the footrest and storing the massage mechanism to the storage position. Equipped with a second manipulator, which is the armrest of the reclining chair. It is characterized in that it is arranged on the side.

[0007]

According to the present invention, the basic massage operation can be performed in a desired posture by simply operating the second operating device having only two switches.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiment. In the illustrated massage machine, a massage mechanism 9 is provided in a backrest 10 of a reclining chair 1 and a lower portion of a front end of a seat portion 11 is provided. The footrest 12 is housed, and the reclining angle of the backrest 10 and the operation of moving the footrest 12 to the front of the seat 11 and the housing are both electrically performed.

A backrest 10, a seat portion 11, a footrest 12,
As shown in FIG. 2, the reclining chair 1 including the armrest 13 and the bottom frame 14 has the bottom frame 14 and the seat portion 11 connected by links 15 and 16, and the lower end portion of the seat portion 11 is rotatable. Backrest 10 and bottom frame 14 connected to
Are connected by a link 17, and a pair of right and left push-out links 18 formed in a lazy-tong shape are provided. The push-out links 18, 18 connect the seat portion 11 and the footrest 12 together. Then, the link 15, the bottom frame 14, the seat portion 11, and the pushing links 18, 18 are connected by the electrically-operated expansion / contraction units 2, 2, respectively.

More specifically, the backrest 10 is formed by a frame 10a, a cushion portion 10b mounted on both front sides of the frame 10a and a cover 10d disposed between the frame 10a, and a back cover 10c, and the seat portion 11 is formed by the frame 11a. It is formed by the cushion portions 11b and 11c. As shown in FIG. 7, the cover 10d is connected to the back side of the cushion portion 10b at a position near the edge by sewing so that the sewn portion 10e does not appear on the surface of the cushion portion 10b. Are not allowed to enter. The cushion portion 11b on the front end side of the seat portion 11 is made of a soft urethane resin or the like as compared with the cushion portion 11c on the rear side, and when a person with long legs sits, no gap is formed inside the knee. As shown in FIG. 6B, when a person with short legs is seated, the cushion portion 11b is prevented from being sufficiently crushed and separated from the backrest 10. And the bottom frame 14
Is provided with a plurality of crosspieces connecting the left and right pieces, and links 15, 16, and 17 are rotatably attached to these crosspieces, respectively.

The other end of the link 15 is connected to the frame 1 of the seat 11.
1a is rotatably connected to the middle of both sides, and the upper end bent toward the rear of the link 16 is rotatably connected to both rear end portions of the frame 11a, and the other end of the link 17 is The lower end of the seat 11 is rotatably connected to the lower end of the frame 10a of the backrest 10 at the same position as the connection point with the link 16 at the rear end of the frame 11a of the seat 11.

The pair of expansion / contraction units 2 and 2 are formed as an electric cylinder having a forward / reverse rotatable motor, a screw shaft rotated by the motor, and a feed nut screwed to the screw shaft. One of the telescopic units 2 has one end rotatably connected to a crosspiece provided on the frame 11a of the seat portion 11 and the other end rotatably connected to the push-out link 18. When the footrest 12 attached to the extruding links 18 and 18 is extended downward by operating, the footrest 12 attached to the tip of the push-out link 18, 18 is stored in a state of being lowered downward from the front end of the seat 11, and is almost in front of the seat 11. When the footrest 12 is pushed out to a substantially horizontal state at the same height and the telescopic unit 2 is contracted, the footrest 12 is returned to the stored state.

The other telescopic unit 2 is for reclining the backrest 10. One end is connected to the rear part of the bottom frame 14 and the other end is connected to the link 15. Therefore, when the telescopic unit 2 is contracted, When the backrest 10 is located in the raised position and the telescopic unit 2 extends, the seat portion 1
While 1 moves forward, the backrest 10 whose lower end is connected to the seat 11 is in a state of falling backward.

Massage mechanism 9 arranged on the backrest 10
Is self-propelled up and down along the rails and racks attached to the frame 10a of the backrest 10, and can also cause the roller-shaped massaging element 90 to perform a massage or a tapping massage. ,
The control of these operations is performed by a control circuit including a microcomputer to which a pair of operating devices A and B are connected, in response to an instruction from both operating devices A and B.

The operating device A, which is connected through the cord of the pair of operating devices A and B, is capable of utilizing all the functions of this massage machine, as shown in FIG. , Switch group A for selecting multiple automatic treatment courses
₁ , a switch group A ₂ for instructing an important treatment site, a switch group A ₃ for creating and storing a new automatic treatment course, strength adjustment, detailed instruction of the position of the treatment element 90, and selection of plural kinds of massages. Switch group A ₄ for the electric recliner, a switch group A ₅ for instructing the electric reclining and retracting of the footrest 12 and a switch A ₆ for shoulder position adjustment, and a light emission for displaying the selected massage type as light emission. Element group A
₇ and a display unit A ₈ composed of a liquid crystal panel, so that either one of the switch groups A _{1 to} A ₃ and the switch group A ₄ can be switched by the slide cover A _{9 to} be exposed. Has become.

As shown in FIG. 1, the other operating device B is arranged inside the tip of the armrest 13 and at a position where it can be operated by the thumb of the hand placed on the armrest 13, and is shown in FIG. As described above, only the two push button type switches of the on / off switch B ₁ and the full storage switch B ₂ are provided, and the surfaces of these switches B ₁ and B ₂ are the surfaces of the switch housing B ₃ . It is arranged in a deeper place.

When the operating device A is used, the reclining angle of the backrest 10 is adjusted and the footrest 12 is used.
In addition to adjusting the protruding position of the robot, you can select the automatic treatment course, select the important treatment area, finely adjust the position of the treatment element, adjust the strength, etc., and it is composed of multiple massage operations that the user likes. You can also create a program for an automatic treatment course.

On the other hand, the operating device B cannot instruct a fine adjustment, but if the ON / OFF switch B ₁ is pressed once, the backrest 10 is moved to a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. 5 (a). When it falls down, the footrest 12 projects to a predetermined position, and thereafter, the treatment operation in the automatic treatment course created by the user or in the preset automatic treatment course is started. If the footrest 12 is equipped with a massage mechanism for foot massage, this massage mechanism also operates. During execution of the automatic treatment course, pressing again ON / OFF switch B _1, the massage mechanism 9 stops the entire operation at that position, once more on / off switch B ₁
Press to resume the operation.

When all the storage switches B ₂ of the operating device B are pressed, the massage mechanism 9 in the backrest 10 returns to the position shown in FIG. 2, and the backrest 10 and the footrest 12 are also shown in FIG. 5B. Then, it returns to its original position. However,
The storage operation of the backrest 10 and the footrest 12 is not completed unless all storage switches B ₂ are continuously pressed in consideration of the case where some object is caught. As shown in FIG. 2, an obstacle detecting optical sensor 12a including a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion is provided between the rear surface side of the footrest 12 and the front end of the bottom frame 14, and the optical sensor 12a detects an object. In that case, it is also preferable that the storing operation be stopped.

[0020]

As described above, in the present invention, in addition to the first operating device that can make full use of all functions, it is possible to start a basic massage operation including a reclining operation and a footrest projecting operation. It also has a second operation device that has only two on / off switches and a full storage switch that can completely return to the original state, and uses a second operation device that does not cause erroneous operation. You can get a basic massage just by doing
The operating device of (3) is located inside the armrest that can be easily operated during massage, and thus has good operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same.

3A and 3B show a first operating device of the above, wherein FIG. 3A is a front view and FIG. 3B is a side view.

4A and 4B show a second manipulator of the above, wherein FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view and FIG. 4B is a horizontal sectional view.

5 (a) and 5 (b) are side views showing an operation by the second operating device of the above.

6 (a) and 6 (b) are schematic cross-sectional views for explaining the cushion portion of the seat portion of the above.

FIG. 7 is a schematic horizontal sectional view of a backrest.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A 1st operation device B 2nd operation device 10 Backrest 12 Foot rest

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A massage machine in which a massage mechanism is arranged on a backrest of a reclining chair having a backrest that is electrically reclined and a footrest that can be electrically moved in and out, and the reclining and the footrest are in and out. And a first operation device that can give instructions about all the functions of the massage mechanism, and to recline, project the footrest, and allow the massage mechanism to perform the required massage operation and stop the operation by re-inserting. A second operating device having only two switches, an on / off switch for the recliner, a return for reclining, a return for the footrest, and a retracting operation for massaging the massage mechanism to the retracted position. The second actuator is arranged inside the armrest of the reclining chair. Massage machine.