JPH09154905A - Chair type massaging machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minimize waste of electricity by preventing useless massaging operation when a user not sit on the body of a chair. SOLUTION: Bag bodies (treating elements) 4, 5, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b and 9 and an air supply/discharge device (operating device) 51 for operating the treating elements are mounted on the body of a chair and a control command is inputted by a remote controller (operating device) 31 into a controller 30 for controlling the device 51 to control the controller 31 with the controller 30 based on the command. A sitting detector 40 is mounted on the body of the chair to detect whether a user sits on the body or not. Thus, inputting from the controller 31 is made into the controller 30 by detecting the sitting of the user and massaging operation is performed only when the user sits on the body of the chair.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chair-type massage machine that operates a treatment element incorporated in a chair body to massage the body of a user sitting in the chair body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a chair-type massage machine, a main body of a chair is operated by operating an operating portion of an operating device attached to the chair body or an operating portion of a remote controller while a primary power source (commercial AC power source) is turned on. The operating device for operating the massaging device incorporated in is operated to move the massaging device and massage the body of the user sitting in the chair.

The operation section is provided with a power switch and various operation switches. Then, the power switch is turned on / off to operate / stop the operating device, and by turning on / off various operation switches, menu selection such as desired course operation mode and body massage point designation can be performed. ing.

[0004]

In the conventional chair-type massage machine, when the power switch of the operation section is operated while the primary power is on, the massage operation is started even when the user is not seated on the chair body. Therefore, there is a problem that electricity is wasted.

Therefore, a first problem to be solved by the present invention is a chair-type massage machine which can prevent wasteful massage operation when the user is not seated on the chair body and reduce waste of electricity. Is to get.

The operation and stopping of the conventional chair-type massage machine are left to the operation of the operation section by the user. Therefore, if the user leaves the chair body for some reason (hereinafter referred to as leaving) without performing the operation stop operation by the operation unit after the start of the operation, the massage operation is unnecessarily continued, which is required. There is a problem that it costs electricity. Also, when the power switch of the operation unit is turned on and left unattended due to mischief of a child,
Similarly, wasteful massage driving may be performed, and in such a case, a chair-type massage machine that is driven arbitrarily may pose a threat to children and the like.

Therefore, a second problem to be solved by the present invention is to prevent useless massage operation when the user is not seated on the chair body, thereby reducing waste of electricity and ensuring safety. It is to provide a chair-type massage machine that excels in sex.

Further, as described above, since the massage operation is continued during the leaving period after the start of operation, if the user leaves the vehicle while driving in the course operation mode, the course operation is in progress during that period. Therefore, even if the person sits down again, there is a problem that the user cannot receive the massage according to the desired course, and if the leaving period is long, the desired course operation ends in the worst case.

Therefore, a third problem to be solved by the present invention is that, even if the user is sitting down during the massage driving in the course driving mode, the predetermined massage according to the course driving can be completed and the wasteful massage driving can be reduced. It is to provide a chair type massage machine that can.

In general, it is inevitable that the neck or other position when sitting is slightly different due to the height difference of the user and the sitting depth of the chair body. Further, some conventional chair-type massage machines have a neck / shoulder massager for massaging the neck / shoulder. However, even in this type of massage machine, whether or not the height position of the neck / shoulder massager is suitable for the sitting state of the user can be known only after the massage operation is started. I often get a massage in a sitting position.

Therefore, a fourth problem to be solved by the present invention is a chair-type massage machine in which it is possible to easily know whether or not the height position of the neck / shoulder treatment element is appropriate when starting a massage operation. Is to get.

[0012]

According to the present invention of claims 1 and 2, a treatment element and an operating device for operating the treatment element are attached to a chair body, and a control device for controlling the operation device is controlled by an operating device. It is premised on a chair-type massage machine in which a command is input and the operating device is controlled by the control device based on the command.

In order to solve the first problem, the invention of claim 1 attaches a seating detection device for detecting whether or not a user is seated on the chair body to detect the seating. Thus, the control device can accept an input from the operating device.

In the present invention, unless the user is seated on the chair body, the control device does not accept the input from the operating device, and therefore the input operation is not effective, so that the massage operation can be performed only after the user sits down. it can.

In order to solve the above-mentioned second problem, the invention of claim 2 attaches a seating detection device for detecting whether or not a user is seated on the main body of the chair, and the seating is detected by this detecting means. After that, when the seating detection device does not detect the seating for a predetermined reseating time or more, the control device stops the operation device.

In the present invention, the user's withdrawal from the chair body during the massage operation can be detected by the seating detection device, and the withdrawal time is equal to or longer than the predetermined re-seating time, in other words, the predetermined time. The massage operation can be automatically stopped when the above-mentioned sitting state is reached.

Further, according to the present invention of claims 3 and 4, a treatment element and an operating device for operating the treatment element are attached to a chair body to control the operation device and to set a course operation mode under the control. It is premised on a chair-type massage machine in which a control command is input to a control device provided by an operating device and the operating device is controlled by the control device based on the command.

In order to solve the third problem, according to the invention of claim 3, a seating detection device for detecting whether or not a user is seated on the chair body is attached to the chair body. After the seating is detected and during the operation in the course operation mode, when the seating detection device does not detect the seating, the controller temporarily stops the operation device to interrupt the massage operation in the course operation mode. When the seating detection device detects reseating within a predetermined reseating time from this point, the operation of the operation device is restarted by the control device in the remaining mode of the course operation mode. I am trying.

In the present invention, since the user's leaving and re-seating from the chair body during the massage operation can be detected by the seating detection device, when the user leaves the chair during the massage operation in the course operation mode. At that point, the massage operation is temporarily interrupted, and if the user subsequently sits down again within the preset re-seating time, the massage operation is restarted in the remaining course operation mode, and the course operation is resumed. You can complete driving in driving mode. Of course, if the user does not reseated after the reseating time, the operation is stopped.

Similarly, in order to solve the third problem, according to the invention of claim 4, a seating detection device for detecting whether or not a user is seated on the chair body is attached to the chair body, and the detection means is provided. After the seating detection by and after starting the operation in the course operation mode, while the seating detection device does not detect seating within a predetermined initial reseating time, while stopping the operating device by the control device, When the seating detection device detects reseating within a predetermined reseating time that is longer than the initial reseating time,
The operation device is operated by the control device so that the course operation mode is returned to the beginning and executed.

Also in this invention, the receding and re-seating of the user from the chair body during the massage operation can be detected by the seating detection device. Therefore, after the start of the operation in the course operation mode, if the user leaves the seat within the initial re-seating time, which is set to a short time starting from the start of the operation, the massage operation is temporarily interrupted at that time, and After that, if the user re-seated within the re-seating time set for a time longer than the initial re-seating time, the massage driving in the course driving mode is performed from the beginning, and thereby the driving in the course driving mode is performed. I can complete it. Of course, if the user does not reseated after the reseating time, the operation is stopped.

Further, in order to solve the fourth problem,
According to the invention of claim 5, a plurality of treatment elements including a treatment element for the neck and shoulder and an operating device for operating these treatment elements are attached to the chair body, and a control command is given to the control device for controlling the operation device by the operating device. In a chair-type massage machine that is controlled by the control device to control the operating device based on this command, a seating detection device that detects whether or not a user is seated on the chair body is attached to the chair body, and By the detection, the control device can accept the input from the operating device, and after receiving the control command, the massager for the neck and shoulder is operated several times before starting the massage operation, and then the massage operation is started. Thus, the operation device is controlled by the control device.

In the present invention, unless the user is seated on the chair body, the control device does not accept the input from the operating device, and therefore the input operation is not effective, so that the massage operation can be performed only after the user is seated. it can. And
At the beginning of this massage operation, the neck and shoulder massagers are operated several times. By such an operation imitating a test drive, it is possible to easily know whether or not the neck / shoulder position of the user sitting on the chair body and the height position of the neck / shoulder treatment element are matched. Then, if it is found to be unsuitable, by changing the amount of sitting of the user himself or, if the neck / shoulder treatment element is provided so as to be movable up and down, by changing its height position, The user's neck-shoulder position and the height position of the neck-shoulder treatment element can be matched.

In order to solve the first to fourth problems, the invention of claim 6 forms the seating detection device by a light projector and a light receiver for photoelectrically converting light received from the light projector. It was done.

This seating detecting device receives the projected light by the light receiver arranged on the optical path of the light projected from the projector, or the light reflection position deviated from the optical path of the light projected from the projector. Projected light (reflected light) on the receiver placed in
When is not incident, it detects that the user is not sitting on the chair body (receding). Then, when the user sits on the chair body, the optical path is blocked by the user in the former non-reflective type seating detection device and the incident light does not enter the light receiver, and in the latter reflective type seating detection device. The light reflected by the user is incident on the light receiver, thereby detecting the user's seating.

Similarly, in solving the first to fourth problems, the invention according to claim 7 is arranged such that the seating detection device is placed at a position where the weight of the user seated on the chair body is received. It is a strain sensor.

The output voltage of the strain sensor increases as the sensor is deformed under the weight of the user, and becomes zero in the state without the weight. The user's seating and leaving is detected.

[0028]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the entire chair-type air massager according to the first embodiment, in which a chair body indicated by reference numeral 1 is a plate-like support frame provided with support legs 1a. A seat portion 2 which is provided substantially horizontally above 1b and a rear portion of the seat portion 2,
It has a backrest portion 3 which is inclined with respect to the seat portion 2 by a predetermined angle. Armrests 2a are provided on both sides of the seat 2, respectively. The backrest portion 3 may be provided so that the inclination angle can be arbitrarily adjusted by a reclining mechanism.

On the outer surface of one armrest 2a is provided a pocket-shaped remote control storage portion 11 having an obliquely upward opening, in which a remote controller 31, which will be described later, is stored in a removable manner. Reference numeral 36 in FIG. 1 denotes, for example, a primary power switch mounted on the outer surface of the support frame 1b on the side where the remote control housing 11 is provided, which opens and closes a commercial AC power supply circuit led through a power plug 37. It is supposed to do.

An optical sensor forming a seating detection device 40 for detecting whether or not a user is seated is attached to the chair body 1. This optical sensor is located, for example, on the light projector 38 attached to the one armrest 2a and on the optical path of the light projected from this light projector 38 (in other words, the light projector 38 and the chair body 1 face each other in the width direction). Then, the light receiver 39 is attached to the other armrest 2a. The light receiver 39 photoelectrically converts the light incident thereon.

In the present invention, instead of such a non-reflective type optical sensor, a reflective type optical sensor is used as the seating detecting device 40.
Alternatively, it may be attached to the chair body 1. In this reflection type optical sensor, a light projector 38 and a light receiver 39 are provided adjacent to each other, and the light receiver 39 receives projection light (reflected light) from the light projector 38 reflected by a user sitting on the chair body 1. Accordingly, the sitting of the user is detected, and the receding of the user is detected because the reflected light is not incident on the light receiver 39.

A thigh bag 4 for massaging the thighs of the user is provided on the front of the seat 2 in the left-right direction (width direction of the seat 2).
The seat bag 5 for massaging the user's buttocks is provided at the rear of the seat 2 so as to extend in the left-right direction. The bags 4 and 5 used as the treatment elements are slender and flat bags made of a soft material that are airtight and expand and contract with the supply and discharge of compressed air.

Waist bags 6a and 6b for massaging the waist of the user are provided on the backrest 3 on the side of the seat 2 and located above the bags 6a and 6b. And back bags 7a and 7b for massaging the back of the user are provided.
Neck-shoulder bags 8a, 8b for massaging the user's neck and shoulders are provided above a and 7b. These bags 6a, 6b used as a treatment element,
7a, 7b, 8a and 8b are airtight flat bags made of a soft material, which are inflated / contracted with the supply and exhaust of compressed air. It is attached to 3.

In addition, a bag 9 for back muscles for massaging the user's back muscles is provided at the center of the backrest 3 in the width direction. This bag body 9 is also used as a treatment element.
The bag body 9 is also an airtight and slender and flat bag made of a soft material, which expands and contracts as compressed air is supplied and exhausted, and is placed on the backrest 3 in a vertically long posture. Installed.

The neck-shoulder bags 8a and 8b are attached so as to be manually movable along the vertical direction of the backrest portion 3, and the structure thereof is illustrated in FIG.

That is, reference numeral 41 in FIG. 2 denotes a backrest substrate of the backrest portion 3, and a pair of vertically extending guide holes 42 are provided in this backrest substrate. Through these guide holes 42, bolts 44 projecting from the back surface of the bag support plate 43 that supports the neck and shoulder bags 8a and 8b on the front side are respectively passed, and the tip ends of the bolts 44 are respectively inserted. The nuts 45 are screwed together. Bag support plate 43 and neck / shoulder bags 8a, 8b
a is covered with a flexible cloth inner bag 46,
A sliding plate 47 is sandwiched between this and the front surface of the backrest substrate 41. The bolt 44 is inserted through the sliding plate 47. Further, between the washer 48 fitted to each bolt 44 and the rear surface of the backrest substrate 41, a leaf spring 49 slidable on the rear surface is sandwiched.

The leaf spring 49 is elastically deformed by the tightening of the nut 45 so that the bolt 44 is always pulled backward (downward in FIG. 2).
The bag support plate 43 is held at an arbitrary height position of the backrest substrate 41 by the frictional force between the bag support plate 43 and the bag support plate 43.

Therefore, the bag body support plate 43 supporting the neck and shoulder bags 8a and 8b can be manually moved up and down against the frictional force. By this vertical movement, the height position of the neck-shoulder bags 8a, 8b can be adjusted to an appropriate use position according to the height and sitting style of the user sitting on the chair body 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, a leg rest 12 is provided at the front of the seat 2. The leg rest 12 is rotatably attached to a pivot 14 attached to a support frame 1b located on the lower side of the armrests 2a of the chair body 1 and pivots around the pivot 14. It is provided so that when it is moved, it can be positioned at a plurality of inclination angles by a positioning means such as a ratchet mechanism (not shown).

The leg mounting portion 12 can be rotated from the standing storage posture shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1 to a posture in which the front end of the seat portion 2 is horizontally connected. Then, for example, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the seat portion 2 is positioned in a posture in which it is projected forward in a state in which it is slightly inclined to the front lower side, and at other times, the legs of the user sitting on the seat portion 2 are It can be placed on top of it.

The leg mounting portion 12 is provided with side walls 12a and 12b located on both sides in the width direction thereof, and an intermediate wall 12c is provided in an intermediate portion between them. Each of the walls 12a is provided between the one side wall 12a and the intermediate wall 12c and between the other side wall 12b and the intermediate wall 12c.
Approximately 12c form substantially U-shaped grooves 12d and 12e. These grooves 12d, 12e house and support the calf portion of the user's leg.

On the opposite side walls of the side wall 12a and the intermediate wall 12c, leg bags 15a and 15b for massaging the calf portion housed in the groove 12d are provided.
Similarly, leg side walls 16a and 16b for massaging the calf portion housed in the groove 12e are disposed on the side walls of the side wall 12b and the intermediate wall 12c which are opposed to each other. Leg bags 15a, 15b used as treatment elements,
Reference numerals 15a and 16b are airtight and flat bags made of a soft material, which are inflated / contracted with the supply / exhaust of compressed air, and are mounted in a posture in which the calf portion of the leg is wrapped from both sides. It is attached to the holder 12.

Each of the bags 4, 5, 6a to 8a, 6b to 8
b, 9 and 15a to 16b are inner bags 46 illustrated in FIG.
Each of the inner bags is covered with a cover that is detachably attached to the chair body 1 and the leg rest 12. And each bag 4,
5, 6a-8a, 6b-8b, -9 and 15a-16
Although not shown in the figure, b are provided with supply / exhaust ports for supplying / exhausting compressed air, and supply / exhaust pipes are connected to these supply / exhaust ports, respectively.

In the lower portion of the chair body 1, that is, in the space below the seat portion 2, a unitized air supply / exhaust device is arranged. As shown in FIG. 4, the air supply / exhaust device includes an air supply / exhaust unit 51 for supplying / exhausting compressed air to / from each bag through the supply / exhaust pipes 23 to 29, and a controller 30 for controlling the air supply / exhaust unit 51. It has and.

As shown in FIG. 4, the air supply / exhaust pipe 23 is connected to the thigh bag 4, the air supply / exhaust pipe 24 is connected to the hip bag 5, and the air supply / exhaust pipe 25 is branched to form a waist bag. 6a and 6b are individually connected, and the air supply / exhaust pipe 26 is branched to form a bag 9 for the back muscle.
And the air supply / exhaust pipe 27 is branched and connected to the back bag body 7.
a and 7b are individually connected, and the air supply / exhaust pipe 28 is branched and individually connected to the neck-shoulder bags 8a and 8b.

Further, the air supply / exhaust pipe 29 is branched into a first pipe 29a and a second pipe 29b, and the first pipe 29a is further branched and individually connected to the leg bags 15a and 15b. The second pipe 29b is further branched and individually connected to the leg bags 16a and 16b.

The air supply / exhaust section 51 as an operating means for moving the treatment element is equipped with an air compressor 17, a filter tank 19, a distribution switching device 21, and a solenoid valve 22.

A filter tank 19 is connected to a compressed air discharge port of an air compressor 17 used as a source of compressed air through a supply pipe 18. The filter tank 19 is used to absorb the pulsation of the compressed air supplied from the air compressor 17 and smooth the compressed air amount. A distribution switching device 21 as distribution switching means is connected to the outlet of the tank 19 via a supply pipe 20. A rotary valve is used for the distribution switch 21. An electromagnetic valve 22 as a valve means is connected to one branched pipe 20b of the supply pipe 20,
A supply / exhaust pipe 29 is connected to the valve 22.

The rotary valve (distribution switch 21) is driven by a well-known motor used in this type of air massager, and the other branched pipe 20a of the supply pipe 20 is connected. One intake port,
Each of the supply / exhaust pipes 23 to 28 has a plurality of distribution ports individually connected and one exhaust port. This distribution switching device 21 is operated by the rotation of the flow path switching rotor.
The distribution port and the intake port which are arbitrarily selected are communicated with each other, and the distribution port which is not selected is communicated with the exhaust port so that selective supply and selective exhaust of each bag can be performed. ing. The rotor is rotated by a motor (not shown).

The control unit 30 includes a control unit 52, which is a well-known microcomputer including a central processing unit CPU (not shown), a read-on memory ROM, a random access memory RAM, etc., and first to third timers 53 to 55. I have it. The first timer 53 is a timer that determines the initial reseating time, and is set to, for example, 2 minutes. The second timer 54 is a timer that determines the re-seating time during the massage operation in various operation modes, and is set to 5 minutes, for example. . The third timer 55 is a timer that determines the operation time when performing a massage operation in a course-specific operation mode such as a whole body massage course, and is set to 15 minutes, for example.

A program for executing various operation modes is stored in the control unit 52, and the operations of the air compressor 17, the distribution switching unit 21, and the solenoid valve 22 are controlled according to the selected operation mode, and each bag is controlled. It is designed to selectively supply and exhaust air to and from the body.

As each operation mode, the operation mode according to the course of the whole body massage course, the upper body massage course and the lower body massage course, and the neck / shoulder, back, back muscles, waist,
Simultaneous leg movements that simultaneously perform leg massage by combining either point massage operation mode in which each part of the buttocks, thighs, and legs is individually massaged, and point operation modes other than the above-mentioned course-specific operation modes and legs Modes and are set.

These operation modes are input by the remote controller 31 as an operating device shown in FIG. This remote controller 31 has a power switch 3
2. It has a whole body switch 33a for a whole body massage course for selecting the operation mode for each course, an upper body switch 33b for an upper body massage course, and a lower body switch 33c for a lower body massage child. Further, the remote controller 31 has point switches 34a to 34g for selecting among neck massager, back, back, back, hip, thigh, and leg from the point massage operation modes. At the same time, it has a simultaneous leg switch 25 for selecting the simultaneous leg operation mode.

Each of these switches 32, 33a-33b,
34a to 34g and 35 are push button switches. The remote controller 31 is connected to the control device 52 by wire. The operation device may be attached to the armrest 2a of the chair body 1 or the like.

The chair type air massager having the above structure is
While sitting on the chair body 1, the remote controller 31
It is used by designating the desired operation mode by the input operation in. Then, the air supply / exhaust device 51 is operated in accordance with the designated operation mode, so that the compressed air is supplied to the bag body selected by the designation under the operation of the air compressor 17 through the distribution switch 21 or the solenoid valve 22. Is supplied. As a result, the bag body to which the compressed air is supplied expands. Further, the operation of the air compressor 30 is stopped, the selected bag body is communicated with the atmosphere through the distribution switching device 21 or the solenoid valve 22, and the inflated bag body receives the weight of the user. As a result, the air inside is discharged. As a result, the selected bag body contracts.

Distribution switch 2 whose expansion and contraction operations are synchronized with the intermittent operation of air compressor 17 and with it.
1 or the switching operation of the solenoid valve 22 is repeated, the pressure applied by the selected bag body is intermittently applied to the treated portion of the body of the user sitting on the chair body 1, and the massage is performed. Be seen.

Next, the operation of the chair type massage machine having the above structure will be described with reference to FIGS. It is assumed that the power plug 36 is inserted in the outlet.

When the primary power switch 37 is turned on (on operation) in such a state, power is supplied to the air supply / exhaust section 51, the control device 30, and the seating detection device 40 respectively. The output of 40 is the control unit 52
As shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 52 determines whether or not the user is sitting on the chair body 1 in step 1 as shown in FIG. This determination is made when the user sits on the chair body 1 and the light receiver 3 of the seating detection device 40.
Since the light from the light projector 38 is not incident on the beam 9, the determination in step 1 is YES and the process proceeds to step 2, and when the user is not sitting on the chair body 1, the seating detection device 40 Since the light from the light projector 38 is incident on the light receiver 39, the determination in step 1 is NO, and the state is maintained as it is until the determination in step 1 is YES. (Seating determination means) Since the program does not proceed unless seating on the chair body 1 is detected in this way, even if the user is not sitting on the chair body 1, an input operation by the remote controller 31 is performed by a child's mischief or the like. , The control unit 52 does not receive it as an effective control command,
Therefore, the air supply / exhaust device 51 is not operated.

In other words, the useless massage operation is not started when the user is not seated on the chair body 1, and thus the waste of electricity can be reduced and the treatment element can be operated freely. It is safe because it does not move to the right. In the present embodiment, since the treatment element is a bag, there is no operational risk. However, if the treatment element is a massage roller and it operates freely, the treatment element may cause a child or the like to move. May pose a threat to.

Then, when the user is sitting on the chair body 1, step 2 is executed. In step 2, the control unit 52 determines whether the power switch 32 of the remote controller 31 is turned on. This determination is repeated until YES, and when YES, the process proceeds to step 3 and the control unit 52 sets a predetermined preparation time n, for example, 5 seconds, in a timer (not shown).

After the timer is set, the control section 52 proceeds to step 4 and switches 33a to 33c and 34a to 3c other than the power switch 32 of the remote controller 31.
It is determined whether there is an input by one or more operations of 4g and 35. If this determination is YES, any of steps 21 to 25 is executed. That is,
Each operation mode according to the operated switch, for example, a whole body massage course, an upper body massage course, a lower body massage course, or an operation mode for each course, or points for neck / shoulder, back, back muscles, hips, hips, thighs, and legs One of the massage operation modes or the leg simultaneous operation mode is selected, the control unit 52 controls the operation of the air supply / exhaust unit 51, and the massage operation in the selected operation mode is executed.

If the determination in step 4 is no, the process proceeds to step 5 and the controller 52 starts the n countdown. Next, the control unit 52 proceeds to step 6 and determines whether the countdown has progressed until the preparation time n becomes zero. If this determination is NO, the process returns to step 4.

When n = 0, the judgment in step 6 is YE.
When S is reached, the control unit 52 proceeds to step 7. In this step 7, the whole body massage course is started,
The course time A (for example, 15 minutes) required to complete this course is read from the memory and set in the third timer 55. Next, the control unit 52 proceeds to step 8 where the initial seating time C (for example, 2 minutes) is read from the memory and set in the first timer 53.

Thereafter, the control unit 52 proceeds to step 9 and
Here, the operation of the air supply / exhaust unit 51 is controlled to inflate / contract the neck-shoulder bags 8a and 8b several times (about 2-3 times). (Neck / shoulder massager positioning means) By the operation of the bags 8a and 8b, the user sitting on the chair body 1 determines whether or not the height positions of the bags 8a and 8b for neck and shoulder are matched. You can know. In the case of non-conformity, the bag body 8a, 8b is moved up and down by hand or the sitting depth with respect to the chair body 1 is changed, and the neck-shoulder position and the height of the bag body 8a, 8b for it are adjusted. The position can be adapted.

After such treatment element positioning is performed, the control unit 5
2 proceeds to step 10, where the countdown of the course time A and the initial re-seating time C is started, whereby the control unit 52 controls the operation of the air supply / exhaust device 51 to follow the whole body massage course. To execute. Then, in the next step 11, the control unit 52 determines whether or not the user is sitting on the chair body 1. This judgment is similar to the judgment in step 1. If this determination is YES, the process proceeds to the next step 12, where it is determined whether or not the countdown has progressed until the course time A becomes zero. If this determination is NO, the process returns to step 10.

When A = 0 and the whole body massage course is completed, the determination in step 12 is YES, so the control unit 52 proceeds to step 13. In this step 13, it is determined whether or not there is an input by the operation of one or more of the switches 33a to 33c, 34a to 34g and 35 other than the power switch 32 of the remote control 31. This determination is similar to the determination in step 2.

If this determination is YES, the process proceeds to any of steps 21 to 25, the massage operation is executed in the mode selected by the input operation of the remote controller 31, and if the determination is NO. , The step 13 is repeated until the determination becomes YES.

Further, when the seating determination in step 11 is NO, in other words, when the user leaves (seated) from the chair body 1 during the massage operation according to the whole body massage course, it is shown in FIG. As described above, the control unit 52 proceeds to step 14, interrupts the countdown of the course time A and the initial seating time C, and then executes the next step 15
Then, the re-seating time B is read from the memory and set in the second timer 54.

After that, the control unit 52 proceeds to the next step 16, where it starts counting down the re-seating time B, and at the next step 17, whether the count-down advances until the re-seating time B becomes zero. Determine whether If this determination is NO, in other words, before the re-seating time B has elapsed, the control unit 52 causes the next step 18
Then, it is determined whether or not the user is sitting on the chair body 1 here. This judgment is similar to the judgment in steps 1 and 11. If this determination is NO, the process returns to step 16.

If the determination in step 17 is YES, in other words, if the user remains seated after the re-seating time B and does not re-seated, step 19
Then, the control section 52 turns off the power switch 32 of the remote control 31. Thereby, the control unit 52 stops the operation of the air supply / exhaust unit 51. That is, if the user leaves during the massage operation and the re-seating time (5 minutes) is not detected and the user does not re-seated on the chair body 1, the massage operation is automatically stopped. Then, the process returns to step 2. (Operation stop means) In this way, the sitting time during the massage operation is
After the predetermined 5 minutes of re-seating time has elapsed, the massage operation does not continue without the need for special effort to stop the operation. Waste can be reduced. Of course, since there is no useless driving, fatigue of each part of the massage machine is small and the service life can be improved.

If the determination in step 18 within the re-seating time B is YES (re-seating), the control section 52 proceeds to step 20, where the initial re-seating time C becomes zero. To determine if the countdown has progressed to. In the case of this determination being NO, in other words, when it is determined that the user who has left the seat has re-seated within the initial re-seating time C, the process returns to the step 7. (Course Operation Mode Regenerating Means) In this way, when the user leaves and re-seats within the initial re-seating time C of about 2 minutes, most of the whole body massage course interrupted in step 14 is performed. Since it has not been executed, this course operation mode is returned to the beginning and executed. Therefore, the user can be massaged by the massage driving according to the whole body massage course without the trouble of regenerating the driving.

If the determination in step 18 within the re-seating time B is YES (re-seating), the control unit 5
2 proceeds to step 20, and if the determination here is NO,
In other words, when it is determined that the user who has left the seat has been seated before the initial re-seating time C set from the start of the course driving until reaching the re-seating time B is established, Return to step 9 above. (Course operation restarting means) When the person is re-seated within the predetermined re-seating time B of about 5 minutes in this way, the course operation mode interrupted in step 14 is restarted, and as a result, the operation is performed exceptionally. The massage operation is restarted in the remaining mode of this operation mode without the trouble of restarting.

Therefore, since the massage operation can be interrupted and operated only while the user is sitting down, the wasteful massage operation can be reduced and the waste of electricity can be reduced accordingly. Fatigue is reduced and the service life can be improved.

Even when the massage operation is restarted, step 9 is executed at the beginning, so that the height positions of the neck and shoulder bags 8a and 8b are adapted to the neck and shoulder positions of the seated user. So that the massage operation can be resumed.

In the first embodiment, the operation in the whole body massage mode is performed only when the power switch 32 is turned on after sitting, and in the process, the user is forced to leave and re-seated. Although the above-described control is configured to be performed, this is only an example, and even during massage driving in the upper body or lower body massage mode, point massage mode, or leg simultaneous massage mode, use during the operation The control described above for the person leaving and re-seating may be applied.

Further, in the chair type air massager of the first embodiment, after the course operation is interrupted in step 14 after execution of the course operation mode, until the operation is restarted or the operation is reproduced. Until then, for example, after step 14, a step (air bleeding means) for bleeding air may be provided. This is a step in which the control unit 52 controls the air supply / exhaust unit 51 so that the compressed air inside the bag that is inflated when the course operation is interrupted is exhausted. By doing this,
Since the bag can be held in a standby state when seated again,
It is prevented that the bag body is subjected to a strong impact due to the impact associated with the re-seating, such as when the bag body is inflated.
It is effective in eliminating the damage to the bag and improving its life.

FIG. 7 shows a part of the second embodiment of the present invention. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in that two types of massagers are provided on the chair body and the configuration of the seating detection device, and other configurations are not shown in FIG. 1 to 6 including the above
Since it has the same or similar structure as the chair type massage device of the embodiment of the present invention, the structure not shown in FIG.
6 is used as a substitute, and the same or similar components shown in the figure are designated by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and the description of those components and the explanation of the action and effect based thereon will be omitted. However, these same or similar constituent parts also form part of the structure of the chair-type massage apparatus according to the second embodiment.

In the second embodiment, the treatment element has a bag body 4 which is inflated / contracted by supplying / exhausting compressed air,
In addition to using 5, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b and 9, a vibration device 61 arranged in the seat portion 2 and the backrest portion 3 is adopted. Each vibration device 61 is 150H
It is a speaker that emits sound in a low frequency range equal to or lower than z. The unitized acoustic control device 62 for obtaining the sound in the low frequency range of the vibrating device 61 is arranged below the seat portion 2 together with the air supply / exhaust portion 51.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, at least one of the air massage and the vibration massage by the low frequency sound is selected and the chair body 1 is selected.
You can massage the user sitting in. The configuration of the air massager may be omitted.

A strain gauge 63 is arranged as a seating detecting means at a position where the weight of the user is seated on the chair body 1, for example, at substantially central positions of the seat portion 2 and the backrest portion 3, respectively. There is. The strain gauge 63 may be arranged at least in the seat portion 2.

The strain gauge 63 is well known and converts the amount of strain generated by the weight of the user into a corresponding amount of electricity (voltage) and outputs it. The output voltage thus detected is compared by a circuit provided in the acoustic control device 62 to determine whether the output voltage exceeds a threshold value. If the output voltage exceeds the threshold value, it is determined that the user is sitting on the chair body 1. When the output voltage is below the threshold value, it is determined that the user is not sitting on the chair body 1, and this detection signal is supplied to the control device and the sound control device 62. The configuration other than the above points is the same as that of the first embodiment.

Therefore, also in the second embodiment, it is possible to solve the problems of the present invention by obtaining the same operation as in the first embodiment. Moreover, in this case, since there are two types of treatment elements, it is possible to obtain the variety of massage.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned both embodiments. For example, in both embodiments, the bag body that expands and contracts is used as the treatment element, but the treatment element is a massage roller, and the chair type that rubs, hits, or extends the back of the user by the movement of the roller. It can also be applied to massage machines. Further, the present invention can be applied to a chair-type massage machine that does not have a leg rest and therefore cannot massage the legs.

[0084]

According to the present invention configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

According to the chair type massage machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the massage operation can be performed only when the user is sitting on the chair body, so that when the user is not sitting on the chair body. No useless massage operation is started according to the input operation from the operating device,
The waste of electricity can be reduced.

According to the chair type massage machine of the second aspect of the present invention, the massage operation is automatically stopped when the user is in a leaving state for a predetermined time or longer during the massage operation. Prevents useless massage operation when not sitting, reduces waste of electricity, and can be used for safety.

According to the chair type massage machine of the third aspect of the present invention, after the user temporarily leaves the massage operation during the massage operation in the course operation mode, the massage operation is interrupted, and then the preset re-seating time is set. When the user re-seated inside, the massage operation is restarted in the remaining mode of the course operation mode, so even if you leave during the massage operation in the course operation mode, you can complete the prescribed massage according to the course operation. In addition to being able to do so, it is possible to reduce unnecessary massage driving.

According to the chair type massage machine of the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the user leaves the seat during the initial re-seating time, which is set to a short time from the start of driving in the course driving mode, If the user re-seated within the preset initial re-seating time after interrupting the massage operation at that time, the massage operation in the course operation mode is performed from the beginning, so the massage operation in the course operation mode is performed. Even if you leave the room, you can complete the prescribed massage according to the course driving and reduce unnecessary massage driving.

According to the chair type massage machine of the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the massage operation is started after the seating is detected, the neck / shoulder treatment element attached to the chair body can be operated several times to try. It is possible to easily know whether or not the height position of the neck / shoulder treatment element is appropriate.

According to the chair type massage machine of the sixth and seventh aspects of the present invention, the invention of any of the first to fifth aspects can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an entire chair type air massager according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a support structure for a neck and shoulder bag provided in the chair-type air massager shown in FIG.

3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a remote controller included in the chair type air massager shown in FIG.

4 is a block diagram showing an intake / exhaust system of compressed air with respect to each bag provided in the chair type air massager shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the chair-type air massager shown in FIG.

6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the chair type air massager shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an arrangement of each treatment element and a strain sensor of the chair type air massager according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Chair body, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9 ... Bag body (treatment element), 30 ... Control device, 31 ... Remote controller (operating device), 33a ... Whole body massage course whole body switch , 33b ... Upper body switch for upper body massage course, 33c ... Lower body switch for lower body massage course, 38 ... Projector (seating detection means), 39 ... Light receiver (seating detection means), 40 ... Seating detection device (seating detection means), 51 ... Air supply / exhaust device (operating device), 52 ... Control unit, 53 ... First timer for setting initial re-seating time, 54 ... Second timer for setting re-seating time.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Mitsuhisa Yonekawa 43 Horiyamashita, Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture Tech inside the Hadano Plant (72) Inventor Katsumi Inaba 43 Horiyamashita, Hadano City, Kanagawa Tech Co., Ltd. Hadano Factory

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A treatment element and an operating device for operating the treatment element are attached to a chair body, and a control command is input by an operating device to a control device for controlling the operation device, and the operation device is operated based on this command. In the chair-type massage machine controlled by the control device, a seating detection device for detecting whether or not a user is seated on the chair body is attached to the chair body, and the control device receives an input from the operation device by detecting the seating. A chair-type massage machine that can accept 2. A treatment element and an operating device for operating the treatment element are attached to a chair body, and a control command is input by an operating device to a control device for controlling the operation device, and the operation device is operated based on this command. In the chair-type massage machine controlled by the control device, a seating detection device for detecting whether or not a user is seated on the chair body is attached to the chair body, and after the seating is detected by the detection means, a predetermined re-seating time is set. A chair-type massage machine characterized in that the operating device is stopped by the control device when the seating detection device does not detect seating as described above. 3. A treatment element and an operating device for operating the treatment element are attached to a chair body to control the operation device, and a control command is issued by an operating device to a control device having a course operation mode under the control. In the chair-type massage machine that controls the operating device based on this command by inputting, a seating detection device that detects whether or not a user is seated on the chair body is attached to the chair body.
After the seating detection by the detecting means and during the operation in the course operation mode, when the seating detection device does not detect the seating, the controller temporarily stops the operation device to stop the operation in the course operation mode. The massage operation is interrupted, and when the seating detection device detects reseating within a predetermined reseating time from this point, the operation device is restarted by the control device in the remaining mode of the course operation mode. A chair-type massage machine that is characterized by: 4. A treatment element and an operation device for operating the treatment element are attached to a chair body to control the operation device, and a control command is issued by an operation device to a control device having a course operation mode under the control. In the chair-type massage machine that controls the operating device based on this command by inputting, a seating detection device that detects whether or not a user is seated on the chair body is attached to the chair body.
After the seating is detected by the detecting means and after the operation in the course operation mode is started, the operation device is stopped by the control device when the seating detection device does not detect the seating within a predetermined initial re-seating time. In addition, when the seating detection device detects reseating within a predetermined reseating time that is longer than the initial reseating time, the operation device is configured to return to the first course operation mode and execute the course operation mode. A chair-type massage machine, characterized in that it is operated by the control device. 5. A plurality of treatment elements including neck and shoulder treatment elements and an operating device for operating these treatment elements are attached to a chair body, and a control device for controlling the operating device is made to input a control command by an operating device. Then, in the chair-type massage machine that controls the operation device by the control device based on this command, a seating detection device that detects whether or not the user is seated on the chair body is attached to the chair body, and the seating is detected by the seating detection device. While allowing the control device to accept the input from the operating device, after receiving this control command, the massage operation for the neck / shoulder is operated several times before starting the massage operation so that the massage operation is started. A chair-type massage machine characterized in that the operation device is controlled by the control device. 6. The seating detection device according to claim 1, wherein the seating detection device is formed of a light projector and a light receiver for photoelectrically converting light received from the light projector. Chair type massage machine. 7. The seating detection device is a strain sensor arranged at a position for receiving the weight of a user seated on the chair body, and at least one of the above items. Chair type massage machine described in the item.