JPH09253148A - Massager - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve point massaging and soft massaging without requiring applicator changing work. SOLUTION: In a massager, applicators are moved to get in contact with a subject part for massaging the subject part. It comprises a first applicator 31, a second applicator 32 surrounding the first applicator 31, and two drive means 21, 22 to separately drive the applicators 31, 32. Point massaging is performed by the first applicator 31, and soft massaging is performed by the second applicator 32 (and the first applicator 31).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massager that massages an affected area by moving a treatment element that contacts the affected area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a massage machine of this type, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 253271 in which a single massager is reciprocally moved to perform a hitting massage. In such a massage machine that performs massage with a single massager, it is possible to selectively perform point massage that applies concentrated force to the center of the affected area and soft massage that applies weak force to the affected area and its periphery. Can not. For this reason, there is provided one in which two types of massagers having different contact areas with the affected part can be exchanged as necessary to obtain a desired massage.

[0003]

In this case, the treatment element must be replaced each time the desired massage is changed, which is troublesome. JP-A-7-323069
As shown in Japanese Patent Publication, although two treatment elements arranged side by side are also provided, it is possible for two treatment elements to simultaneously strike and massage two affected areas. However, it does not allow switching between the point massage and the soft massage as described above.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a massage machine capable of performing point massage and soft massage without requiring replacement work of a treatment element. It is in.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention, however, provides a first treatment element and a first treatment element that surrounds the first treatment element in a massager that moves a treatment element that is in contact with the affected portion to massage the affected portion. It is characterized by comprising two treatment elements and two drive means for individually driving these treatment elements. The point massage can be performed by the first massager, and the soft massage can be performed by the second massager (and the first massager).

As the second treatment element here, one provided with a plurality of projections as a contact portion with the affected area can be preferably used. Further, it is desirable that the contact area of the second treatment element with the affected area be larger than the contact area of the first treatment element with the affected area. When driving the both treatment elements, one having an operation mode for operating only the first treatment element, one having an operation mode for operating only the second treatment element, the first treatment element and the second treatment element It is preferable to have an operation mode in which the first treatment element and the second treatment element are activated simultaneously or alternately, and an operation mode in which the first treatment element and the second treatment element are activated simultaneously or alternately, The operation mode in which only the second treatment element or the second treatment element is operated, and the operation mode in which the first treatment element and the second treatment element are activated simultaneously or alternately or only the second treatment element is activated. It may be provided with a control unit for executing the operation.

It is desirable that the driving means includes a first solenoid for the first treatment element and two solenoids for the second treatment element.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described. This massage machine is used for hand-held massage as shown in FIG. The grip portion 1 in which the power cord 10 is led out from the end and the operation switch 11 is provided
The arm 12 is connected to the tip of the arm 12 so that the angle can be changed, and the head 2 having the treatment elements 31 and 32 is provided at the tip of the arm 12.

As is apparent from FIGS. 1 and 3, the head portion 2 has two solenoids 21 and 22 built in vertically in two stages, and a treatment element 31 and a ring shape surrounding the treatment element 31 on the lower surface side. The treatment element 32 is connected to the plunger 220 of the lower solenoid 22, and the treatment element 31 is extended in the axial direction from the plunger 210 of the solenoid 21 on the upper side. It is connected to the tip of a connecting rod 23 penetrating the plunger 220. In the figure, 211 and 221 are coils, 24 is a spring for urging the plunger 210 of the solenoid 21 in the direction of pulling in (projecting the treatment element 31), 25
Is a spring that biases the plunger 220 of the solenoid 22 in the direction of pulling in the plunger 220 (projecting the treatment element 32).

The solenoids 21 and 22 have grip portions 1
It is operated by a control circuit (not shown) which is built in the device and outputs a pulse current in response to an operation by the operation switch 11. That is, the solenoids 21 and 22 to which electric current is applied
Sucks the plungers 210 and 220 to cause the treatment elements 31 and 32 to project from the head portion 2 and apply force to the affected area. However, the striking operation is not performed by this projecting operation but by the weight of the head portion 2.

Now, the head portion 2 is placed on the affected area and the treatment element 3 is placed.
When the treatment elements 31 and 32 are brought into contact with the head portions 1 and 32, the treatment elements 31 and 32 move toward the head portion 2 side relative to the head portion 2 against the return springs 24 and 25. In this state the solenoids 21 and 22
Power to the plunger 210, 22 as described above.
In order to move 0 downward, the treatment elements 31, 3 are moved.
2 will protrude downward, but the treatment element 31,
Since 32 is in contact, the head portion 2 moves upward in actual movement, and this reaction force causes the treatment element 3 to move.
1,32 to the affected area. When the energization of the solenoids 21 and 22 is cut off, the head portion 2 falls downward by its own weight, and the impact of this drop is caused by the treatment element 3
It is transmitted to the affected area through 1, 32 and a hitting massage operation is performed.

The pulse currents supplied to the solenoids 21 and 22 may be supplied to only one of the solenoids 21 and 22 or may be supplied to both solenoids 21 and 22 at the same timing. 21,22
In addition to the control circuit being configured so as to be able to alternately supply to each other, the control circuit is configured so that these operation modes can be switched in time series.

Here, the treatment element 31 located at the center
The contact area with the affected part is extremely small, whereas the treatment element 32 surrounding the treatment element 31 is ring-shaped and the contact area with the affected portion is considerably larger than that of the treatment element 31.
For this purpose, only the solenoid 21 is operated to operate the treatment element 31.
In the case of performing a hit massage with, a point massage of acupressure can be performed in order to intensively apply a hit load to one point on the affected area. On the contrary, when only the solenoid 22 is operated and the massager 32 is hit and massaged, a soft massage is performed because the load of the head portion 2 is applied through the massager 32 that contacts the affected area (and its surroundings) over a wide area. It can be carried out. And both solenoids 21, 22
It is possible to obtain a massage having a different feeling by simultaneously operating the same at the same timing or alternately operating both solenoids 21 and 22.

After the treatment elements 31 and 32 are operated simultaneously or alternately, only the treatment element 31 or the treatment element 32 is activated, and thereafter, the treatment elements 31 and 32 are activated simultaneously or alternately. It may be programmed so that the operation modes in which only the treatment elements 32 are operated are sequentially executed. In this case, the operation mode switching operation is also unnecessary.

The ring-shaped treatment element 32 is also shown in FIG. 4 (e), but as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (d), a plurality of protrusions 33 are used as contact portions with the affected area. The treatment element 31 may also be provided with a plurality of protrusions 34 as contact portions with the affected area as shown in FIG. 4 (f). FIG. 5 shows a solenoid 2 for the treatment element 31.
1 shows the example in which the solenoid 22 for the treatment element 32 is arranged in the lower stage and the solenoid 22 for the treatment element 32 is arranged in the upper stage. FIG. 6 shows a case where the solenoid 21 for driving the treatment element 31 is provided on the plunger 220 of the solenoid 22 for driving the treatment element 32.

The massager does not have to be a hitting massage utilizing the weight of the head portion 2. For example, acupressure massage may be performed by pressing the treatment elements 31 and 32 against the affected area, or rubbing massage may be performed by moving the treatment elements 31 and 32 in a direction along the surface of the affected area. is there. Further, it is not limited to the hand-held type as shown. For example, it may be incorporated into the backrest of a chair to apply acupressure massage to the back of the human body, or to provide vibration massage to the sole of the foot.

Furthermore, the operating modes of the two treatment elements 31, 32 may be different, such that one of the two types of treatment elements 31, 32 performs a hitting massage and the other performs a rubbing massage.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the first treatment element, the second treatment element surrounding the first treatment element, and the two driving means for individually driving these treatment elements are provided. In order to do the point massage by the first massager,
The second massager (and the first massager) can perform soft massage, and different types of massage can be performed only by switching the driving means.

If the second treatment element is provided with a plurality of protrusions as a contact portion with the affected part, the feeling of massage by the second treatment element can be improved, and the second treatment element can be used as an affected part. If the contact area of the first treatment element is set larger than the contact area of the first treatment element with the affected part, the difference in massage feeling between the two treatment elements can be made clear. When driving both the treatment elements, one having an operation mode for operating only the first treatment element, one having an operation mode for operating only the second treatment element, the first treatment element and the second treatment element By providing an operation mode in which the treatment elements are operated simultaneously or alternately, various massages with different stimuli can be performed, and further, the first treatment element and the second treatment element can be operated simultaneously or An operation mode for alternately operating, an operation mode for operating only the first treatment element or the second treatment element, and an operation mode for simultaneously or alternately operating the first treatment element and the second treatment element or the second treatment element. When the control section that sequentially executes the operation mode in which only the treatment elements are operated is provided, various massages with different stimuli can be performed without requiring a switching operation.

When the first solenoid for the first treatment element and the second solenoid for the second treatment element are used as the driving means, the configuration is simple and its control is simple, and the cost advantage is obtained. Is large.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a cutaway side view of a main part of the above.

FIG. 4A to FIG. 4F are front views showing examples of the shape of the treatment element of the same.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of another example of the above.

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another example of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 21 Solenoid 22 Solenoid 31 Treatment Element 32 Treatment Element

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Mikio Ito 1048, Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. -2 Corpo Honda B Building 1-2

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A massager for moving a massager in contact with an affected area to massage the affected area, wherein a first massager, a second massager surrounding the first massager, and these massagers. A massage machine characterized by comprising two driving means for individually driving each. 2. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the second massaging element is provided with a plurality of protrusions as contact portions with the affected area. 3. The contact area of the second treatment element with the affected area is first.
The massage machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the massager has a larger contact area with the affected part. 4. The massage machine according to claim 1, further comprising an operation mode in which only the first massaging element is operated. 5. The massage machine according to claim 1, further comprising an operation mode in which only the second massaging element is operated. 6. The massage machine according to claim 1, further comprising an operation mode in which the first massaging element and the second massaging element are simultaneously actuated. 7. The massage machine according to claim 1, further comprising an operation mode for alternately operating the first treatment element and the second treatment element. 8. An operation mode in which a first treatment element and a second treatment element are operated simultaneously or alternately, an operation mode in which only the first treatment element or the second treatment element is activated, and a first operation element. The control unit is provided which sequentially executes an operation mode in which the treatment element and the second treatment element are operated simultaneously or alternately or only the second treatment element is operated.
The massage machine according to any one of 3 above. 9. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the driving means for the first treatment element is a first solenoid, and the driving means for the second treatment element is a second solenoid.