JPH08688A - Scalp massage unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a new scalp massage unit by which a scalp massage or washing of the hair can be easily performed with light labor. CONSTITUTION:This scalp massage unit 1 is provided with a main body case 2 to house a motor 3 or a speed reduction mechanism 22 or the like, a driving shaft 4 which is connected to the motor 3 through the speed reduction mechanism 22 or the like and reciprocates in the lateral direction to the main body case 2 and a board 5 which is fixed to this driving shaft 4 and in which a large number of brush-shaped projections 6 are implanted in the surface, and a watertight chamber 23 in the main body case 2 is constituted so as to have watertightness, and a shower 7 is integrally arranged in a front part of the main body case 2. Then, when the brush-shaped projections 6 being driven are applied to a scalp, the brush-shaped projections 6 rub the scalp, and give a massage. Hot and clod water blown out of the shower 7 is supplied for washing of the hair or rinsing.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a scalp massager which can massage scalp and wash hair easily with a small labor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At barber shops, beauty salons and the like, customers are routinely washed their hair. In nursing homes, hospitals, etc., the cared person is washed with hair regularly or as needed. Generally, the hair washing operation is performed by exposing the head of the person to be washed to a hair washing tank, washing the hair with shampoo, and further rinsing with hot water.

In this case, it is relatively easy to wash and rinse hair only, but in order to remove dandruff on the head and eliminate itching and give a refreshing feeling, raise nails with bare hands or a hair-wash brush. Need to do scalp massage at the tip of. At that time, the person to be washed often wants to massage the scalp near the ears or from the occipital region to the top of the head, where itching is remarkable.

[0004]

Originally, scalp massage is labor-intensive. Further, as described above, the part that the person to be washed desires is, depending on the posture of the person to be washed,
It is hard to see because it is disturbed by the head itself and the peripheral wall of the hair wash tank,
Or it is often a part where it is difficult to move the hand. Therefore, the scalp massage to these parts requires much more effort and was extremely hard work.

This is especially true when the number of customers is extremely large at the barber shop, beauty salon, etc. at the end of the year or during other busy periods. In addition, caregivers must be treated with care in nursing homes and hospitals, and in addition, the care period is often long, so there has been a strong demand for reduction of the labor required for scalp massage.

On the other hand, since shampoo and water are handled at the same time,
Extremely rough fingertips or hands. Therefore, it is possible to wear vinyl gloves in order to prevent such rough fingers, but depending on the hands wearing vinyl gloves, it is not possible to perform a scalp massage that is satisfactory for the person to be washed, and vinyl gloves should be used after each work. Since it is troublesome to attach and detach each and every time, it was not suitable for the actual situation.

The present invention has been made in view of the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a novel scalp massager which can perform scalp massage and hair washing with a light labor and easily. is there.

[0008]

To achieve the above object, a scalp massager according to the present invention comprises a main body case accommodating a drive source and a drive connected to the drive source and reciprocating with respect to the main body case. A shaft and a massaging body fixed to the drive shaft and having a large number of brush-like projections planted on the surface thereof are provided.

In the above construction, the main body case is constructed so as to be watertight, and the water sprinkler is integrally provided on the main body case.

[0010]

In the scalp massager according to the present invention, when the drive source is activated, the massage body reciprocates with respect to the main body case. Then, when this massage body is applied to the scalp, the brush-like projections of the massage body rub the scalp and massage it.

Further, since the body case of the scalp massager of the present invention is watertight, it can be used when washing hair with hot and cold water. The hot and cold water blown out from the sprinkler is used for washing and rinsing hair. At this time, the massage body is also reciprocated simultaneously or independently to wash the hair and massage the scalp.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A scalp massager according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a side view showing a scalp massager according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the scalp massager, and FIG.
Is a sectional view of a main part of the scalp massager seen from the side, and FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view showing an operating state of the scalp massager in a section.

As shown in these figures, the scalp massager 1 of this embodiment has a motor 3 as a drive source and a reduction mechanism 2
2 and the like, and a reduction mechanism 2 for the motor 3 and the main body case 2.
A flat drive shaft 4 which is connected via 2 etc. and reciprocates laterally in the front part of the main body case 2, and a large number of brush-like projections 6 fixed to the tip of the drive shaft 4 are planted on the front surface. Certain board 5
(Massage body), and a shower 7 (sprinkler) integrally provided in the main body case 2 with a jetting opening arranged at a position outside the swing range of the substrate 5.

The main body case 2 is made of synthetic resin and is formed in a substantially L shape in a side view, and the inside of the case is divided into a plurality of small chambers. In particular, the watertight chamber 23 formed in the rear portion of the main body case 2 has a watertight structure in which a general-purpose seal member (not shown) is arranged at the joint portion and the opening portion, and the motor is internally provided. 3, this motor 3
An electric device such as a control circuit 24 for driving and controlling

Further, the changeover switch 25 is attached to the main body case 2 in a state of protruding to the outside. The changeover switch 25 has both the function of an on / off switch of the power supply and the function of a stepwise changeover switch of the rotation speed of the motor 3.

The drive shaft 4 is slidably mounted between a pair of guide portions 19 which are laterally installed on the front portion of the main body case 2. At the rear end of the drive shaft 4, a vertically elongated groove 18 that opens rearward is formed. On the other hand, a rotating disc 20 is fixedly provided at the front end of the transmission shaft of the reduction mechanism 22 that is composed of a plurality of gear trains and reduces and transmits the rotational force of the motor 3. Further, on the front surface eccentric from the transmission shaft of the rotating disk 20,
An eccentric protrusion 21 is provided so as to project. The eccentric protrusion 21 is fitted in the vertically elongated groove 18 of the drive shaft 4 and slidably engaged with it. Due to the engagement relationship between the longitudinal groove 18 and the eccentric projection 21, the drive shaft 4 reciprocates in the lateral direction as the rotary disc 20 rotates.

The drive shaft 4 can be switched to three reciprocating speeds of, for example, 200 (low speed), 300 (medium speed), 400 (high speed) reciprocation / min. The reciprocating width of the drive shaft 4 is about 8 cm. By the way, 3
The reciprocating speed of about 00 reciprocations / min and the reciprocating width of about 8 cm are almost the same as the conditions under which a person who is washing usually massages with his / her bare hands.

The brush-like projection 6 is formed so that its length and the outer diameter of its tip are almost the same as those of a general-purpose hair-washing brush, but in consideration of rigidity and durability that can withstand the driving force of the motor 3, The outer diameter is thicker toward the root.

A front opening 27, which is laterally longer than the reciprocating width of the drive shaft 4, is formed in the upper front portion of the main body case 2, and the periphery thereof is covered with a waterproof rubber 26. It is designed to minimize the invasion of.

On the outer surface side of the main body case 2, there are provided upper and lower bifurcated locking projections 28. This locking projection 28
Has a bellows portion 31 at the rear end and a spout 32 at the front end so that the shampoo container 30 can be detachably locked. The internal capacity of the shampoo container 30 is about 20 cc, and a shampoo or the like for 2 to 3 times (about 6 to 7 cc for one time) is normally stored in a normal usage amount.

The water supply path of the scalp massager 1 includes a water conduit 8 which is internally provided in the body case 2.
A water conduit section 9 which is internally provided in the handle portion of the main body case 2,
The water guiding pipe portion 8 and the water guiding pipe portion 9 are connected to each other, and the water blocking hole 10 is opened in a truncated cone shape, and the shower 7 is attached to the front end portion of the water guiding pipe portion 8. The lower end of the water conduit section 9 is connected to a water faucet (not shown) via a hose 35.

On the other hand, at one end of the water blocking rod 11, the water blocking hole 10 is provided.
A water blocking plug 12 made of soft rubber that engages with is provided, and a locking shaft 13 is provided at the other end of the water blocking rod 11. Further, the trigger-shaped shower button 14 is rotatably attached to a fulcrum shaft 15 fixed to the body case 2. A long groove 16 slidably engaged with the locking shaft 13 of the water blocking rod 11 is formed in the upper portion of the shower button 14. Also,
The water blocking rod 11 is constantly urged in the direction of closing the water blocking hole 10 by the urging force of the coil spring 17 inserted through the water blocking rod 11.

FIG. 5 is a state explanatory view showing a mode of use at the time of washing and massaging the scalp massager according to this embodiment. When performing scalp massage and hair washing operations using the scalp massager 1 having the above-described configuration, as shown in FIG. 5, the person to be washed is placed on the back and the head thereof is exposed to the shampoo tank 40.

Then, the person to be washed holds the scalp massager 1, pulls the shower button 14 to open the water stop hole 10 and spout hot water from the shower 7 to wet the hair of the person being washed. deep. Therefore, the shower button 14 is released to stop the spouting of hot water from the shower 7. Next, the bellows portion 31 of the shampoo container 30 is pushed, and an appropriate amount of shampoo is sprinkled on the hair from the spout 32.

Subsequently, when the changeover switch 25 is turned on, the substrate 5 is reciprocated by the activation of the motor 3. In this state, when the brush-like projections 6 are pressed against the scalp, the hair and the scalp are washed and massaged by the reciprocating tips of the brush-like projections 6. This removes dandruff and dirt from the scalp, removes itching from the head, and makes it clean and refreshing. In addition, this massage promotes blood circulation in the scalp, which helps prevent hair loss.

After that, the shower button 14 is pressed again and hot water is ejected from the shower 7 to thoroughly rinse the hair and scalp, and a series of washing and massaging operations is completed.

As described above, since the scalp massager 1 does not need to directly massage or wash hair with the fingertips, the person who massages can be relieved from heavy labor. That is, in the posture shown in the figure, the massage of the back of the head (the lower side in the figure) and the washing of the hair are difficult to move the hands of the person who is washing, and when the bare hands are used, it is hard work. The burden on the person who washes the time massage was reduced.

Further, it can be handled simply by operating the shower button 14 and the changeover switch 25.

Therefore, it is possible to reduce the work of hair-washing massage in a barber shop, a beauty salon, a nursing facility and the like, and it can be easily used at home. Moreover, it is possible to reduce the fingertips of the person to be washed and the roughness of the hands, and since it is easy to operate even when wearing vinyl gloves, it is possible to prevent the fingers from being roughened by shampoo or the like. That is, it can be expected that the scalp massager 1 will make a great contribution to a person who performs hair washing and scalp massage as a work, or to an aging society in the future.

[0030]

In the scalp massager according to the present invention, the brush-like projections of the massage body, which reciprocate with respect to the main body case, are applied to the scalp by the driving force of the drive source activated by the input of power such as a power switch. Because I tried to massage, scalp massage with a light effort,
And it can be done easily.

Further, since the main body case is constructed to be watertight, it can be used even when washing hair with hot and cold water. In addition, since a sprinkler for blowing hot water is provided, it is possible to wash and rinse hair along with scalp massage.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a scalp massager according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the scalp massager.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the scalp massager seen from the side.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view showing an operation state of the scalp massager in a section.

FIG. 5 is a state explanatory view showing a usage state at the time of washing and massaging the scalp massager.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 scalp massager 2 main body case 3 motor 4 drive shaft 5 substrate 6 brush-like protrusion 7 shower 8 water guide tube 9 water guide tube 10 water stop hole 12 water stopcock 18 vertical groove 19 guide part 20 rotating disk 21 eccentric projection 22 speed reduction mechanism 23 Watertight room

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A main body case accommodating a drive source, a drive shaft connected to the drive source and reciprocating with respect to the main body case, and a large number of brush-like protrusions fixed to the drive shaft are planted on the surface. A scalp massager characterized by having a massage body. 2. The scalp massager according to claim 1, wherein the main body case is configured to be watertight, and the main body case is integrally provided with a water sprinkler.