JPH09313556A - Massage equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a set of massage equipment which stretches the Achilles tendon and the like of a foot. SOLUTION: This massage equipment is equipped with a footboard 25 with the rotatably supported rear end side and an air bag 40 to expand/contract by air supply/exhaust. The footboard 25 is vertically swung supported by the rear end side as the fulcrum accompanying expansion/contraction of the air bag 40.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage device for expanding and contracting an Achilles tendon or the like of a foot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional foot massager is, for example, as shown in FIG. 9, a bag-shaped air bag 3 which is formed in a shape to wrap around a foot and has an open top.
Is connected to one end of the hollow pipe, and the other end is connected to an air pump via a switching valve (not shown). A solenoid valve (not shown) serving as a release means is connected to the switching valve.

A method of using the massage device will be described.

First, the reduced air bag opening 3
Insert the foot from a. Next, when the power switch (not shown) is turned on, the air pump is driven, air is pumped into the air bag 3, and the air bag 3 is inflated. With the expansion of the airbag 3, the calf portion is gradually pressed. After a certain period of time, the air pump stops and the solenoid valve operates,
The switching valve is switched to the discharge port (not shown) side, and the air in the air pump is discharged into the air from this discharge port,
The pressed state of the calf is released.

As described above, by supplying / exhausting air to / from the air bag 3, the calf portion of the foot has the same effect as the acupressure effect by the technique.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, the conventional massage device uses the air pump to supply air into the air bag and to naturally discharge the air from the air bag. It exerts the acupressure effect of acupressure on the calf part of the person's calf, and does not stretch or contract the Achilles tendon or gastrocnemius muscle of the foot. As described above, there is a problem in that there is no massaging device for stretching the Achilles tendon of the foot.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a massage device for performing a stretching operation of an Achilles tendon or the like of a foot.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the massaging device according to the present invention as set forth in claim 1 has a footrest plate rotatably supported at its rear end side, and this footrest. Air that is placed on the back side of the plate and expands and contracts due to air supply and exhaust.
And a bag, and the footrest plate swings up and down with the rear end side as a fulcrum as the airbag expands and contracts.

The massaging device according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of the air bags are vertically stacked.

A massaging device according to a third aspect of the present invention is configured such that the plurality of airbags have substantially the same longitudinal expansion / contraction area and the upper airbag located in the longitudinal expansion / contraction area. Is provided so as to be shifted to the front side.

In the massaging device according to the present invention as defined in claim 4, the longitudinal expansion / contraction region of the upper airbag is formed smaller than the longitudinal expansion / contraction region of the lower airbag. The front end of the longitudinal expansion / contraction region of each of the airbags is vertically aligned and provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the massaging device is configured such that the footrest plate is divided into a plurality of parts along the longitudinal direction, and is located on the front side as the air bag is inflated. The present invention is characterized in that the rotation angle of the footrest plate is set to be more acute than the rotation angle of the footrest plate located on the rear side.

In the above structure, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the air bag having the expansion / contraction chamber that expands / contracts due to air supply / exhaust is arranged below the footrest plate whose rear end is rotatably supported. By the air supply / exhaust, the footrest plate rotates about the rear end side hinge (A) as a fulcrum so that the footrest plate tilts obliquely upward, and a stretching operation such as an Achilles tendon of the foot can be performed. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since a plurality of air bags are arranged below the footrest plate in a stacked manner, when the airbag is supplied with air, the airbag swells and becomes higher, and the footrest. Push up and flatten when not in use.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the longitudinal expansion / contraction regions of the plurality of airbags are formed to be substantially the same, and the longitudinal expansion / contraction regions of the airbags located above are provided so as to be shifted to the front side. Even if the inflation chamber expands due to the supply of air, the center of the inflation region of the upper airbag deviates to the front side from the center of the inflation region of the lower airbag. Even if the airbag is inflated, the position of the upper airbag is not displaced.

As described in claim 4, even in the case where the longitudinal expansion and contraction regions of the air bag are different and the distance from the mounting hole of the air bag to the front end of the expansion and contraction region is fixed, the upper side Since the center of the inflating and deflating region arranged at the position is shifted forward, the position of the upper airbag is not displaced even when the airbag is inflated. In addition, the inflating and deflating region of the air bag arranged above is the air bag on the lower side.
Since it is formed smaller than the inflated / deflated region of the bag, it is possible to raise the footrest plate in a short time.

Since the footrest plate is divided in the longitudinal direction as described in claim 5, the front side of the foot can be largely bent, and a greater stretching effect can be obtained.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall construction of the massager according to the present invention. Reference numeral 10 is a case for a foot set which is open at the front and at the top, and comprises a bottom wall portion 14 and this bottom wall portion 1.
4 is formed from a rear wall portion 12 and side wall portions 13, 13 and a front wall portion 15 which are vertically formed upward from the rear edge and both side edges and the front edge, respectively. Further, a back plate member 11 made of a material having a substantially U-shaped cushioning property is attached to the upper edges of the rear wall portion 12 and both side wall portions 13, 13.

Further, a cloth foot-fixing band 16 is fixed to the middle part of the inner surface of the rear wall 12 of the case 10 by a method not shown, and the inner surface of the tip of the foot-fixing band 16a on one side is A locking projection 17 is formed, and a locking recess 18 for engaging and locking the locking projection 17 is formed on the tip surface of the foot fixing band 16b on the other side. As shown in FIG. 4, a footrest plate 25 having a substantially rectangular shape is arranged on the side in parallel with the bottom wall portion 14 and rotates in the vertical direction with the rear end edge of the footrest plate 25 as a fulcrum. As described above, the hinge (A) 30 is attached to the footrest plate 25 and the rear wall portion 12. Further, the rear lower end of the case 10
A stopper member 27 for mounting the footrest plate 25 at a substantially horizontal position is attached to the knee portion.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, etc., on the rear side of the inner surface of the bottom wall portion 14, there are formed three hook members 36 having an inverted U-shape on the front side to which an air bag described later is attached. 35 is fixed by a method not shown.

FIG. 2 shows the shape of the airbag.
40 is a material that does not leak air, for example, sheets 41 made of soft vinyl chloride are stacked on top of each other, and the peripheral edges are welded 42 at high frequency to form a rectangular bag in the longitudinal direction. An air bag having an inflating and deflating chamber 45 formed on one side
A hollow pipe 50 made of, for example, soft vinyl chloride is attached to the port 41a in communication with the expansion / contraction chamber 45 by a method not shown.

On the rear end side of the air bag 40, a plurality of rectangular mounting holes 43 are formed corresponding to the hooking members 36 of the mounting member 35. FIG. 2 (A)
2B shows a flat state in which air does not enter the expansion / contraction chamber 45, and FIG.
Shows an expanded state.

In FIG. 1, the tip ends of the pipes 50, 50 attached to the air bags 40, 40 have a switching device 51.
Connected to each other. Further, an air pump 52 is connected to the switching device 51 by a pipe.
A switching valve (not shown) connected to the solenoid 54 is arranged in the middle of the switching device 51.
The other side is connected to an outlet (not shown).

FIG. 4 shows a massaging device in which air bags having the same longitudinal expansion / contraction region and different lengths from the mounting hole to the end of the expansion / contraction region are mounted on the mounting member. 5) shows a longitudinal expansion / contraction region L, an air bag 40a having a length x from the attachment hole 43 to the expansion / contraction region tip a, and FIG.
(B) shows an air bag 40b having a longitudinal expansion region L and a length y from the mounting hole 43 to the expansion region tip a, where x
And y have a relationship of x <y. In FIG. 4, an air bag 40a having a short inflating region tip a from the mounting hole 43 is shown on the lower side, and an air bag 40 having a long inflating region tip a from the mounting hole 43 is shown below.
b on the upper side, and the respective mounting holes 43 are attached to the mounting member 3
5 shows a massage device inserted into and attached to the hooking member 36 of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows a massaging device in which air bags having the same length from the mounting hole to the tip of the expansion / contraction region and different lengths of the expansion / contraction region are mounted on the mounting member. A) shows an airbag 40c having a longitudinal expansion / contraction region of L2 and a length z from the mounting hole 43 to the end of the expansion / contraction region a, and FIG. 7B shows a longitudinal expansion region of L3 from the mounting hole 43. FIG. 7C shows an air bag 40d having a length z up to the end of the inflated / deflated region a.
Shows an air bag 40e of L2, L3 and L4
And L2>L3> L4. In FIG.
The airbag 40 is arranged from the upper side to the lower side so that the airbag 40 in which the length of the longitudinal expansion / contraction region is shortened is arranged above.
The e-bag 40d and the air bag 40c are overlapped with each other, and the respective mounting holes 43 are inserted into the hooking members 36 of the mounting member 35 for mounting.

FIG. 8 shows a massage device using a footrest plate divided in the longitudinal direction. The footrest plate (front) 25a.
And the footrest plate (rear) 25b are connected by a hinge (B) 31, and the rear end of the footrest plate (rear) 25b and the rear wall portion 12 are connected.
And are connected by a hinge (A) 30. Further, a mounting hole 43 of the air bag 40 is inserted into the mounting member 35 and mounted so that the expansion / contraction chamber 45 is arranged on the back surface side of the footrest plate (front) 25a.

The operation according to the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the foot to be stretched is placed on the footrest plate 25.
And wrap the foot fixing band 16b on one side around the foot, and then wrap the foot fixing band 16a on the other side around the foot to lock the locking projection 17 of the band 16a in the locking recess 18 of the band 16b. Then, the foot is fixed to the rear wall portion 12 of the case 10 by the foot fixing band 16.

Next, when a power switch (not shown) is turned on, the air pump 52 is driven and the pipe 50,
Compressed air is sent to the air bags 40, 40 through 50, respectively, and the expansion chambers 45, 45 are respectively expanded. When the expansion / contraction chamber 45 expands, the upper part of the expansion / contraction chamber 45 of the upper airbag 40 comes into contact with the back surface of the footrest plate 25, and when the expansion / contraction chamber 45 further expands, the footrest is fitted in accordance with this expansion. The plate 25 rotates clockwise (arrow A) about the hinge (A) 30 as a fulcrum, the footrest plate 25 is inclined obliquely upward, and the Achilles tendon of the foot extends. Further, when the footrest plate 25 is rotated clockwise, the gastrocnemius portion of the foot also extends. When the footrest plate 25 is rotated clockwise by a predetermined angle, a switching switch (not shown) is activated, and at the same time the air pump 52 is stopped, a solenoid 54 is activated, a switching valve (not shown) is opened, and a discharge port (not shown). The air inside the air bag 40 is discharged into the air from (1) and the footrest plate 25 moves downward with the hinge (A) 30 as a fulcrum. With the movement of the footrest plate 25 to the lower side, first, the gastrocnemius muscle part contracts to its original state and the Achilles tendon returns to its original position. When the footrest plate 25 moves to a predetermined position, the switching switch (not shown) operates, the solenoid 54 operates at the same time, the switching valve (not shown) is closed, and the air pump 52 is driven to repeat the above-described operation. The inflation / deflation chamber 45 of the airbag 40 repeats inflation and flattening as air is supplied and exhausted.

The operation of the above embodiment will be described.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the rear end side of the footrest plate 25 is supported by the hinge (A) 30 on the rear wall portion 12 of the case so as to be vertically rotatable. Air having an expansion / contraction chamber 45 that expands / contracts by air supply / exhaust below
Since the bag 40 is arranged, the footrest plate 25 rotates about the rear end side hinge (A) 30 as a fulcrum by the air supply / exhaust so that the footrest plate 25 tilts obliquely upward. You can perform stretching motions.

As described in claim 2, by disposing a plurality of air bags 40 below the footrest plate 25,
The bulge of the air bag can be easily increased.

As described in claim 3, the air bag 40.
Since the expansion and contraction areas in the longitudinal direction are the same and the center of the expansion and contraction area of the air bag 40 is shifted upward in the direction opposite to the hinge side, the expansion and contraction chamber is expanded by the air supply. However, since the center of the expansion / contraction region of the upper airbag 40b is displaced forward from the center of the expansion / contraction region of the lower airbag 40a, even when the airbag is inflated, The position of the upper airbag 40b does not shift.

As described in claim 4, the air bag 40
In the case where the expansion and contraction areas in the longitudinal direction are different and the distance from the mounting hole 43 of the air bag 40 to the front end of the expansion and contraction area is constant, the air arranged on the upper side in the same manner as in claim 3. Since the center of the inflating and deflating region of the bag 40 is shifted forward, the position of the upper airbag is not displaced even when the airbag is inflated. Also, by adjusting the amount of air supplied to the air bag, you can easily
It is possible to adjust the height of the footrest plate. Further, since the expansion / contraction region of the airbag arranged above is formed smaller than the expansion / contraction region of the lower airbag, it is possible to raise the footrest plate in a short time.

Since the footrest plate is divided in the longitudinal direction as described in claim 5, the front side of the foot can be largely bent, and more effective stretching can be performed.

[0037]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, in claim 1, the airbag is provided by arranging the airbag on the back side of the footrest plate having the rear end rotatably supported. Stretches such as the Achilles tendon can be performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since a plurality of air bags are provided in a vertically stacked manner, it is possible to further increase the inclination angle of the footrest plate.

In the third aspect of the present invention, the plurality of airbags are formed to have substantially the same longitudinal expansion / contraction region, and the upper airbag is provided so as to be displaced forward, so that the upper airbag is The position does not shift.

In claim 4, the air located above
The longitudinal expansion and contraction area of the bag is formed smaller than the longitudinal expansion and contraction area of the air bag, and the front end of the longitudinal expansion and contraction area is vertically aligned with the rear end side fixed or up and down. Since the mounting members are movably supported by the mounting members, it is possible to raise the footrest plate in a short time without shifting the position of the upper airbag.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the footrest plate is divided into a plurality of parts so as to be rotatable in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, since the front side of the foot can be largely bent, more effective stretching can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a structure of an airbag according to the embodiment, in which (A) is a state in which no air is contained in the airbag. FIG. 6B is a perspective view showing a state where air is contained in the air bag.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which an air bag is hooked and attached to a mounting member in the embodiment, and (A) is a perspective view.
(B) is a side sectional view.

FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing the overall configuration of a mesage device using airbags having the same longitudinal expansion / contraction region.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the airbag used in the above figure, in which (A) shows a short distance from the attachment hole to the tip of the longitudinal expansion / contraction region. (B) shows a long distance from the mounting hole to the tip of the expansion / contraction region in the longitudinal direction.

FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing the overall configuration of a massage device using air bags having different longitudinal expansion / contraction regions.

FIG. 7 shows an airbag in which the distance from the mounting hole used in the above figure to the tip of the longitudinal expansion / contraction region is the same,
FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing the longest expansion / contraction region in the longitudinal direction.
FIG. 3B is a perspective view showing a region in which the longitudinal expansion / contraction region is smaller than A. FIG. 6C is a perspective view showing a region in which the expansion / contraction region in the longitudinal direction is smaller than B.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing the overall configuration of a massage device using a divided footrest plate.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a massaging device according to a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 25 ... Footrest plate, 25a ... Footrest plate (front), 25b ... Footrest plate (rear), 35 ... Mounting member, 40 ... Air bag, 40a ... Air bag, 40b ... Air bag, 40c ... Air -Bag, 40d ... Air bag, 40e ... Air bag, L ... Longitudinal expansion / contraction region.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An air bag, comprising: a footrest plate rotatably supported at a rear end side thereof; and an air bag arranged on the back surface side of the footrest plate and inflated and deflated by air supply / exhaust. The footrest plate swings up and down with the rear end side as a fulcrum with the expansion and contraction of
Jiji. 2. A massager according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said air bags are vertically stacked. 3. The longitudinal expansion / contraction regions of the plurality of airbags are formed to be substantially the same, and the longitudinal expansion / contraction regions of the airbags located above are shifted forward. The massage device according to claim 2. 4. The longitudinal expansion / contraction region of the upper airbag is formed smaller than the longitudinal expansion / contraction region of the lower airbag, and the front ends of the longitudinal expansion / contraction regions of these airbags are formed. The massaging device according to claim 2, wherein each of them is vertically aligned. 5. The footrest plate is divided into a plurality of parts along the longitudinal direction, and the rotation angle of the footrest plate positioned on the front side is positioned on the rear side as the airbag expands. 5. A masser according to claim 1, wherein the footrest plate is provided at an acute angle with respect to the turning angle of the footrest plate.
Jiji.