JPH09173405A - Hand-held electric massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hand-held electric massage machine, the vibrating head of which can be moved comfortably with the vibrating head pressed to a lesion. SOLUTION: A vibrating head 30 is connected to a handle case 1 through a connecting spring 12, and a roller 68 pressed to a lesion is rotatably supported on the vibrating head 30. The roller 68 is supported in such a manner as to be rotatabe in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the handle case 1, and many contact elements 64 are elected on the outer periphery of the roller 68. The rotation of the roller 38 is restrained by an elastic ring interposed between the roller 68 and the vibrating head 30, and further the roller 68 is energized in the axial direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hand-held electric massager for vibrating a vibrating head to massage an affected area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a hand-held electric massage machine for vibrating a vibrating head, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-9298, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-10755, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-1075.
The one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 6 is known. As the vibrating head, an annular elastic body is provided on the peripheral wall, or two side surfaces on the outer periphery of the vibrating head are formed into a spherical shape, and small projections are provided on the spherical surface, and the elastic body is attached to the vibrating head. It is also known that the side surfaces are formed into curved surfaces having different sizes.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional one, when trying to move the vibrating head applied to the affected area along the affected area, the skin is pulled,
The skin is swollen and cannot move smoothly. Therefore, when trying to give a massage while moving the vibrating head along the affected area, there is a problem that a comfortable massage cannot be received unless the vibrating head is lifted from the affected area, moved a little and then applied again to the affected area. It was

An object of the present invention is to provide a hand-held electric massage machine which can comfortably move the vibrating head while the vibrating head is being applied to the affected area.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following means to solve the problem. That is, in a hand-held electric massager in which a vibrating head is connected to a handle case via a connecting spring, a hand-held electric massager is characterized in that a roller that contacts the affected area is rotatably supported by the vibrating head. .

The roller may be rotatably supported parallel to the longitudinal direction of the handle case, or
A large number of stylus may be provided upright on the outer circumference of the roller.
Further, the roller may be restrained from rotating by an elastic ring interposed between the roller and the vibrating head, or the roller may be axially biased by an elastic body.

On the back side of the vibrating head provided with the rollers, a plurality of elastic massaging elements having a widened tip may be provided, or an elastic pad may be provided.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a handle case, which is formed in a tubular shape and has an electric motor 2 inside.
Is built-in. A rotary shaft 4 of the electric motor 2 is fitted with one end of a transmission spring 6 in which a steel wire is closely wound in a coil shape, and a rotary shaft 8 is fitted to the other end of the transmission spring 6.

A spring receiver 10 attached to the handle case 1 is fitted with one end of a connecting spring 12 in which a steel wire is closely wound in a coil shape, and the transmission spring 6 is the spring receiver 1.
It penetrates through 0 and is inserted coaxially inside the connecting spring 12. The connecting spring 12 is covered with a rubber cover 14.

The rotating shaft 8 is rotatably supported by a weight receiving member 18 via a bearing 16, and a weight 20 having a center of gravity at a position eccentric from the center of rotation of the rotating shaft 8 is rotatably supported at the tip of the rotating shaft 8. , Are fixed by screws 22. The connection spring 12 is fitted to the weight receiver 18, and in the present embodiment, the lower head member 26 sandwiched between the weight receiver 18 and the connection spring 12 via the internal tooth washer 24 is a weight. It is fixed to the receiver 18. An upper head member 28 is attached to the lower head member 26 so as to cover the weight 20. In this embodiment, the lower head member 26 and the upper head member 28 form a vibrating head 30.

On the side surface of the vibrating head 30, two sets of protrusions 3 are provided.
2 to 35 are formed (see FIG. 3), and each protrusion 32 to
35 is a bottomed hole 36 parallel to the longitudinal direction of the handle case 1,
38 are formed facing each other (only a part is shown in FIG. 2). A pair of support shafts 40, 4 are provided in the bottomed holes 36, 38.
2 has been inserted.

As shown in FIG. 2, annular grooves 44, 46 (only one of which is shown) are formed at both ends of the support shafts 40, 42, respectively, and elastic rings 48, 50 are formed in the annular grooves 44, 46, respectively. Is fitted. The support shafts 40, 42 are inserted into the bottomed holes 36, 38 together with the elastic rings 48, 50, and the elastic rings 48, 50 are formed so as to be inserted while being slightly crushed.

As a result, the free rotation of the support shafts 40, 42 is restricted, but the rotation is restricted so that the support shafts 40, 42 rotate when a light external force is applied. In this embodiment, the elastic rings 48 and 50 are JIS standard O-rings, but the elastic rings 48 and 50 are not limited to this, and similar elastic rings can be used.

The bottoms of the bottomed holes 36 and 38 and the support shafts 40 and 42.
Elastic bodies 56 and 58 sandwiched by the flat washers 52 to 55 are interposed between the ends of the elastic bodies 56 and 58. Elastic body 56,
Reference numeral 58 is configured to urge the support shafts 40 and 42 from both ends of the support shafts 40 and 42 so as to regulate the axial movement of the support shafts 40 and 42. Flat washers 52 to 55 are inserted so that the rotation of the support shafts 40 and 42 is not restricted.

The support shafts 40 and 42 are provided with cylindrical brushes 60 and 62 on the outer circumference of which a large number of flexible small-diameter columnar contactors 64 and 66 are erected. In the example, the brushes 60, 62 are made of rubber. In this embodiment, the support shafts 40 and 42 and the brushes 60 and 62 form rollers 68 and 70.

Elastic massaging elements 72 to 75 are arranged at equal intervals on the back side of the vibrating head 30 provided with the rollers 68 and 70, and the elastic massaging elements 72 to 75 are formed such that the tip ends thereof spread like a bowl. Has been done. The elastic massaging elements 72 to 75 have through holes 76 to 79, respectively. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the vibrating head 30 has a small protrusion 80 formed on the side surface thereof.

Next, the operation of the handheld transmission massager of this embodiment will be described. First, when the electric motor 2 is rotationally driven, the weight 20 rotates around the rotary shaft 8 via the transmission spring 6 and the rotary shaft 8, and the vibrating head 30 vibrates due to the eccentricity of the center of gravity of the weight 20. At that time, the rollers 68, 70
Since the rotation is restricted by the elastic rings 48 and 50, the vibration does not rotate due to the vibration of the vibrating head 30. Further, since the elastic bodies 56 and 58 are urged in the axial direction, the rollers 68 and 70 do not move in the axial direction.

Then, the user grips the outer periphery of the handle case 1 and applies the rollers 68, 70 to the affected area such as the shoulder or the upper arm. At the time of contact, the rollers 68, 70 do not rotate due to vibration and also do not move in the axial direction. Therefore, the rotating rollers 68, 70 and the roller 6 moving in the axial direction
It is possible to prevent discomfort caused by applying 8,70 to the affected area.

The vibrating head 30 is moved along the affected area by rolling the rollers 68 and 70. At that time, since the rollers 68 and 70 rotate around the support shafts 40 and 42,
It can be moved smoothly, and the affected area is massaged by the vibration of the vibrating head 30. Therefore, the roller 6
It is possible to continuously and comfortably massage by moving 8 and 70 along the affected part while keeping it applied to the affected part. In addition, the axial direction of the rollers 68 and 70 and the handle case 1
Is parallel to the longitudinal direction, the rollers 68 and 70 can be applied to the affected part such as the shoulder or the upper arm in a natural posture while gripping the handle case 1.

In addition, the tentacles 64, 66 contact the affected area,
Acupressure is applied to the affected area, and the rollers 68 and 70 move along the affected area while rotating, so that the tentacles 64 and 66 are also sequentially applied to the affected area to apply acupressure. Further, the elastic massaging element 72
~ 75 is suitable for massage of convex affected areas such as elbows and knees,
For example, when the elastic massaging elements 72 to 75 are applied to the elbow, the entire elbow is wrapped by the elastic massaging elements 72 to 75, and the elbow is massaged by the vibration of the vibrating head 30 via the elastic massaging elements 72 to 75. To be done. Furthermore, the small protrusion 80 can be applied to a so-called "pot" to receive a stronger massage.

The elastic massaging elements 72 to 75 may be provided as needed. Instead of the elastic massaging elements 72 to 75, other massaging elements, for example, spherical elastic pads or the like are provided on the rollers 68 and 70. It may be provided on the back side of the vibrating head 30. The present invention is not limited to such an embodiment at all,
The present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0022]

As described in detail above, the hand-held electric massager of the present invention has the effect that the roller can continuously and comfortably massage the affected area. By providing the roller with the contactor, the acupressure effect can be obtained. Further, by restricting the rotation of the roller or the axial movement of the roller, it is possible to prevent discomfort caused by hitting the rotating roller or the moving roller against the affected area. By providing the elastic massaging elements and the elastic pads on the back side of the vibrating head provided with the rollers, not only the roller massage but also the massage corresponding to the elastic massaging elements and the elastic pads can be received.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a hand-held electric massage machine as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part of a vibrating head of the hand-held electric massage machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the hand-held electric massage machine according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the handheld electric massage machine according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Handle case 2 ... Electric motor 6 ... Transmission spring 12 ... Connection spring 20 ... Weight 30 ... Vibration head 40, 42 ... Support shaft 48, 50 ... Elastic ring 60, 62 ... Brush 64, 66 ... Tactile 68, 70 ... Rollers 72-75 ... Elastic treatment element

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A hand-held electric massager in which a vibrating head is connected to a handle case via a connecting spring, wherein a roller for contacting an affected area is rotatably supported by the vibrating head. . 2. The hand-held electric massager according to claim 1, wherein the roller is rotatably supported in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the handle case. 3. The hand-held electric massager according to claim 1, wherein a large number of stylus are erected on the outer circumference of the roller. 4. The hand-held electric massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the roller is restrained from rotating by an elastic ring interposed between the roller and the vibrating head. 5. The hand-held electric massager according to claim 1, wherein the roller is axially biased by an elastic body. 6. The hand-held electric massage machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of elastic massaging elements having a widened tip are provided on the back side of the vibrating head provided with the rollers. 7. The handheld electric massage machine according to claim 1, wherein an elastic pad is provided on the back side of the vibrating head provided with the roller.