JPH0966087A - Chair type massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair type massage machine for solving a conventional problem that standing up from the seat part of the chair type massage machine is difficult. SOLUTION: In this chair type massage machine provided with a chair main body 1 provided with the seat part 2 and a backrest part 3 provided on the rear part of the seat part 2, bag bodies 6-11 (massage means) disposed to either seat part 2 or backrest part 3 for massaging a part to be treated and an air compressor 30 and an air distributor 31 (driving means) for driving the bag bodies 6-11, the rear part of the seat part 2 is made elevatable in a vertical direction to a front part. Also, the bag body 40 (elevating means) for elevating the rear part in the vertical direction is provided, the rear part is elevated to the front part by the bag body 40, and by expanding the bag body 40 and pushing up a hip part, standing up from the seat part 2 is facilitated.

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 in which massage means is provided in at least one of a seat portion and a backrest portion, and the massage portion massages a portion to be treated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a chair type massage machine has been widely known, and a conventional chair type massage machine of this type generally has a structure as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in the figure, a bag body 103 to 107 that expands and contracts by, for example, compressed air, that is, air supplied and exhausted as a massage means on a chair body 100 that includes a seat portion 101 and a backrest portion 102 provided behind the seat portion 101. Is provided, and air is supplied to and exhausted from each of the bags 103 to 107 through an air hose from an air supply / exhaust device (not shown) including a compressor and an air distributor, and the bags are expanded and contracted for massage. It is configured to do. In addition, armrests 108, 108 are provided on both sides of the seat 101.

The seat 101 is designed so that it can be comfortably seated when a massage is performed, and in addition, the seat 101 has a shape so as to wrap the hips and the like in order to increase a so-called hold feeling when sitting. At the same time, the structure is inclined downward from the front to the rear, that is, toward the backrest portion 102 side. Seat 1
When 01 is configured in this manner, the feeling of holding is increased and the weight of the body is applied to the seat portion 101 and the backrest portion 102.
It is also desirable from the standpoint that the pressing force of the bags 103 to 107 is strongly applied to the treated portion when the swells, and a good massage effect can be obtained.

However, when the user sits down on the seat portion 101 and then tries to stand up from the chair body 100, the hips are completely inserted into the seat portion 101 inclined rearward, so that the user can easily stand up. It is difficult to stand up, especially when the user is an old person or a weak person.

Although there is a conventional chair-type massage machine (not shown), there is a seat mount provided with a leg mount that is vertically rotatable on the front part of the seat. In addition, during the massage, the leg rest should be placed at the same height as the seat and positioned in front of the seat, so it is difficult to stand up from the seat after the massage. This requires a troublesome operation of rotating the leg mounting table downward from the horizontal direction.

Further, the backrest portion 102 also has a seat portion 101.
The backrest portion 10 is generally provided so as to be slanted backward so that it can be relaxed when sitting on the seat.
When sitting on the seat 101 with the back resting on the back 2, the backrest 102 is inclined rearward, and the hips are completely wrapped in the seat 101, so that the seat 101 It is difficult to get up from.

[0007]

As described above, in the conventional chair-type massage machine, it is difficult for the user to stand up when the user tries to stand up from the seat portion 101 after the massage is finished. There is a problem that it is difficult for
Secondly, in the case where the leg rest is provided, there is a problem that a complicated operation of rotating the leg rest downward after the massage is forced, and thirdly, the backrest portion 102 is In the case of being tilted rearward, the backrest portion 102 is tilted rearward and the hip portion is completely wrapped up in the seat portion 101, so that it stands up from the seat portion 101 more. There is a problem that becomes difficult.

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1, claim 2 and claim 3 solves the above-mentioned first problem of the prior art. The invention according to claim 1 relates to a seat and A chair body having a backrest portion provided at the rear portion of the seat portion, a massage means for massaging a treated portion which is provided in at least one of the seat portion and the backrest portion, and a driving means for driving the massage means. In a chair-type massage machine having the structure, a rear portion of the seat portion is configured to be vertically movable with respect to a front portion, and an elevating means for vertically elevating the rear portion is provided, and the rear portion is provided by the elevating means. A chair-type massage machine in which a part is moved up and down with respect to a front part, and the invention according to claim 2 is a drive for driving the massage means in the invention according to claim 1. The step is constituted by an air supply / exhaust means, the massage means is constituted by a bag body which is inflated and contracted by the air supply / exhaust from the air supply / exhaust means, and the elevating means is disposed at an inner rear portion of the seat portion. The chair type massage machine is configured by a bag body that expands and contracts due to air supply and exhaust, and the invention according to claim 3 is the front portion of the rear portion of the seat portion in the invention according to claim 1. A structure capable of moving up and down with respect to the portion is such that the seat portion is rotatable with respect to the main body by a rotating means provided at a front portion of the seat portion, and the elevating means is provided with the seat portion. The chair-type massage machine includes a bag body that is arranged between the main bodies and is expanded and contracted by supplying and exhausting air.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is to solve the above-mentioned second problem of the related art, and includes a chair body having a seat portion and a backrest portion provided at a rear portion of the seat portion, and the seat portion or A massage means arranged on at least one of the backrests for massaging the portion to be treated, a driving means for driving the massage means, and a leg mounting table rotatably provided in the vicinity of the front side of the seat portion. In a chair-type massage machine including the above, a rear part of the seat part is configured to be vertically movable with respect to a front part, and an elevating means for vertically elevating the rear part, and the leg placement table. A chair type in which a pivoting means for pivoting up and down is provided, and when the rear part is located above the front part by the elevating means, the leg mounting table is located below by the pivoting part. A Ssaji machine, also claim 5
The invention described above is to solve the above-mentioned third problem of the related art, and at least one of a seat portion and a chair main body having a backrest portion capable of undulating at the rear portion of the seat portion, the seat portion or the backrest portion. In a chair-type massage machine provided with a massage means arranged to massage a treated part and a drive means for driving the massage means, a rear part of the seat part is vertically moved with respect to a front part. When the rear part of the seat part is positioned above the front part by the elevating means, the elevating means for elevating the rear part in a vertical direction and the elevating part for elevating the backrest part are provided. A chair-type massage machine in which the backrest portion is raised by the undulating means.

With the above construction, the invention according to claim 1 is arranged such that, after the massage is finished, the rear portion of the seat portion is elevated and positioned above the front portion, so that the hip portion of the user is positioned. Can be pushed upwards, thus facilitating a rise from the user's seat.

Further, in addition to the operation of the above-mentioned claim 1, the invention of claim 2 and claim 3 is similar to the massage means in the elevating means for elevating or lowering the rear part of the seat with respect to the front part. In addition, since it is configured with a bag body that expands and contracts due to air supply and exhaust, and air is supplied to and exhausted from each of these bag bodies, the structure of the elevating means is simplified and malfunctions occur due to simplification of the structure. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in a chair-type massage machine equipped with a leg rest, the rear portion of the seat is raised after the end of the massage so that it is positioned above the front portion and the leg rest is lowered. Since it is configured so as to be rotated to, it is possible to easily stand up from the seat portion, and it is not necessary to rotate the leg mounting table each time the massage is finished.

Further, in the invention according to claim 5, when the rear portion of the seat portion 2 is lifted and positioned above the front portion after the end of the massage, the backrest portion is erected to raise the body and the hip portion. Since it is pushed up, the user can easily stand up from the seat.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, an embodiment in which the invention described in claims 1 to 4 is applied to a chair type air massager will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a chair body, which is a seat portion 2 which is provided substantially horizontally, and which is disposed on the rear side of the seat portion 2 and rotates about a rotating shaft 3a with respect to the seat portion 2. A frame frame (not shown) is provided on both sides of the backrest portion 3 and the seat portion 2 which are movable and can be raised and lowered and which are positioned at a predetermined inclination angle to support the back portion of the body. And the armrest part 4 that is open. Further, a leg mounting table 5 for mounting a leg portion (calf portion) having a pair of U-shaped leg mounting portions 5a located in front of the seat portion 2 and opened upward is provided on the frame frame (not shown). It is rotatably provided by a rotating shaft 5b that is supported by a bearing.

The seat 2 is provided with a bag 6 for thighs and a bag 7 for buttocks, which are airtight and made of a soft member, which are expanded and contracted as compressed air, that is, air is supplied and exhausted. Has been done. Further, the backrest 3 is provided with a frame member (not shown) that supports the body, that is, the back, and the waist bag body 8 as a massage means that is supported by the frame member and expands and contracts as air is supplied and exhausted, and the back muscles. A bag for neck 9, a bag for back 10 and a bag for neck / shoulder 11 attached to a support member 12 are provided. The support member 12 to which the neck / shoulder bag 11 is attached is pressed against the frame member by a spring or the like (not shown) in a long groove-shaped guide hole 13 formed in the frame member with the longitudinal direction being the vertical direction. Meanwhile, it is provided so as to be slidable in the vertical direction and positionable at an arbitrary position. Further, the bags 6 to 10 are housed in an inner bag (not shown), and the inner bag is arranged in the seat portion 2 and the backrest portion 3. The inner bag is covered with a cover 3b such as cloth. .

Further, a mounting plate 14 and a supporting plate 15 having an L-shaped cross section are mounted on a frame frame (not shown) disposed inside the both armrests 4. And the mounting plate 14
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, an air compressor 30 and an air distributor 31 which is built in the air compressor 30 and includes a rotary valve connected by an air hose 31a are attached. The air compressor 30 and the air distributor 31 constitute an air supply / exhaust means, and the air supply / exhaust means is also arranged on the bags 6 to 11 as the massage means and the leg rest 5 described later. It functions as a drive unit that expands or contracts, or drives, the leg bag bodies 51 to 54 as the installed massage unit.

The air distributor 31 and the bags 6 to 11 are connected by air hoses 6a to 11a. The air compressor 30 and the air distributor 31 are controlled by a control means 35 as shown in FIG.
The air is supplied to and exhausted from the bags 6 to 11 under the control of.

The seat portion 2 is arranged above the horizontal portion 15a of the support plate 15. A rotating shaft 2a as a rotating means is provided at the front part of the seat portion 2, and both ends of the rotating shaft 2a are axially supported by bearing holes formed in the frame frame (not shown). This rotating shaft 2a
The seat portion 2 is rotatable about the center of rotation. That is, the seat portion 2 has a structure in which the rear portion moves vertically, that is, moves up and down with the pivot shaft 2a as a fulcrum. Further, the lower rear side surface of the seat portion 2 has a horizontal surface portion 1 of the support plate 15.
Lifting bag body 40 as lifting means arranged on the upper surface of 5a
Supported by. The elevating bag body 40 is connected to the air distributor 31 by an air hose 40a, and air from the air compressor 30 is supplied and exhausted via the air distributor 31 to expand and contract.

Therefore, when the air supply to the lifting bag 40 is started, the lifting bag 40 gradually expands, and the rear end side of the seat 2, that is, the rear part gradually moves upward with the expansion. In other words, when the evacuation of the air in the raising / lowering bag body 40 is started, the raising / lowering bag body 40 gradually contracts as the air is exhausted, and the rear portion of the seat portion 2 gradually contracts as the air contracts. It will move downward, or descend. That is, the seat portion 2 rotates about the rotation shaft 2a as the center of rotation in accordance with the expansion / contraction of the lifting / lowering bag body 40, and the rear portion moves or moves up and down with respect to the front portion. Become.

The leg rests 5a, 5a of the leg rest 5 are also provided.
The leg pouches 51 to 54 are arranged on both side walls of the leg so as to face each other. Air hoses 51a to 54a provided by branching the air hose 5c are connected to the leg bags 51 to 54, and the other ends of the air hoses 51a to 54a, that is, the other ends of 5c are connected to the air distributor 31. It is connected and expands and contracts by supplying and exhausting air supplied from the air compressor 30 via the air distributor 31.

A turning means is provided between the front surface of the vertical portion 15b of the support plate 15 and the lower side surface of the leg mounting table 5, that is, the surface opposite to the side on which the leg mounting portion 5a is provided. The rotating bag body 21 is disposed. This rotating bag 21
Although not shown, a mounting piece provided on the rotating bag body 21 is mounted on the vertical portion 15b of the support plate 15 with a screw so as to be disposed between the leg mounting table 5 and the vertical portion 15b. An air hose 21a is connected to the moving bag body 21, and the air hose 21a is connected to the air distributor 31.
It is connected to the. The rotating bag body 21 expands and contracts due to the supply and exhaust of air supplied from the air compressor 30 via the air distributor 31, and the leg mounting table 5 centers on the rotating shaft 5b in accordance with the expansion and contraction. Is to rotate in the vertical direction.

That is, when air is supplied from the air compressor 30 to the rotating bag body 21 via the air distributor 31, the rotating bag body 21 gradually expands in accordance with the supply of the air, and is rotated. The moving bag body 21 pushes the leg mounting table 5 upward through the back surface thereof. Therefore, the leg mounting table 5 is pivoted about the pivot shaft 5b in the clockwise direction in the figure and positioned at a predetermined upper position. If the air distributor 31 is controlled to stop the air supply during the rotating operation of the rotating bag body 21, the expansion of the rotating bag body 21 is stopped and the expanded state is maintained. The mounting table 5 can be positioned at any height position. On the contrary, when the air distributor 31 is controlled to start exhausting the air in the rotating bag body 21, the rotating bag body 21 gradually contracts with the exhaustion, and the leg mounting table accompanies the contraction. The reference numeral 5 rotates counterclockwise in the drawing around the rotation shaft 5b and is positioned at a predetermined lower position.
Also in this case, the leg mounting table 5 can be positioned at an arbitrary height position by controlling the air distributor 31 to stop the air exhaust.

The leg mounting table 5 is substantially flush with the seat surface of the seat portion 2 when the rotating bag body 21 is inflated to the maximum extent, and the seat surface of the seat portion 2 is in the most contracted state. The inner volume of the rotating bag body 21 is set so as to be substantially right angle to it.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a storage portion 37 is provided on the side wall of the armrest portion 4, and the storage portion 37 stores a remote control device 36 to which a lead wire 36a is connected. In addition, this remote control device 3
As for 6, a wireless system can be used.

Next, the control of the chair type air massager will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, an air distributor 31 is connected to the air compressor 30 via an air hose 31a, and this air distributor 31 is connected to the thigh bag body 6 or neck via the air hoses 6a to 11a as described above. The shoulder bag body 11 is connected to the leg bags 51 to 54 via the air hoses 5c and 51a to 54a, and the rotating bag 21 is connected to the air hose 40a via the air hose 21a. The lifting bags 40 are connected to each other via the. The air compressor 30 and the air distributor 31 are controlled by the control means 35 including a microcomputer. The control means 35 is controlled by a remote control device 36.

Then, the user selects a desired massage mode from various massage modes by the remote control device 36 to perform massage. As this massage mode, for example, a course mode in which each bag is inflated and inflated according to a predetermined order and time to massage the whole body or upper body or lower body, or a partial massage of each part such as neck / shoulder, waist or legs Various conventional massage modes such as a point mode are provided.

Further, the user can operate the remote control device 36 to supply / exhaust air to / from the raising / lowering bag body 40 and supply / exhaust air to / from the rotating bag body 21. ing. That is, when the elevating bag body 40 and the rotating bag body 21 are in an inflated state when trying to massage, the operation of the remote control device 36 causes the elevating bag body 40 and the rotating bag body 21 to move. Air is exhausted and contracted, the seat portion 2 is lowered at its rear portion to be in a substantially horizontal state, and the leg mounting table 5 is seated on the rear seat portion 2 in a state in which it is positioned at a lower position, and the seat portion 2 is rotated as desired. Air is supplied to the moving bag body 21 to inflate it, the leg mounting table 5 is positioned at the upper position, and massage is performed. Then, when the user tries to stand up from the seat portion 2 after the massage, the air of the rotating bag body 21 is exhausted to position the leg mounting table 5 at the lower position, and the air is supplied to the lifting bag body 40 to inflate. The rear position of the seat 2 is raised with respect to the front position.

Next, the operation of the chair type air massager will be described. First, the user operates the remote control device 36 to exhaust the air from the rotating bag body 21 and the lifting bag body 40 so that the leg mounting table 5 is at the lower position and the seat portion 2 is substantially horizontal. Sit on the rear seat portion 2 and position the legs on the leg mounting portion 5a of the leg mounting table 5, and hang the back on the backrest portion 3, and then operate the remote control device 36 to adjust the height of the leg mounting table 5. Adjust position to desired height position. Then, the remote control device 36 is operated to select a desired massage mode and the operation start button is operated to operate. Then, air is supplied to and exhausted from the air compressor 30 to the bags 6 to 11 and the leg bags 51 to 54 via the air distributor 31 according to the selected massage mode, and the air pressure is supplied to the portion to be treated. A massage is given.
Before sitting on the seat portion 2, air is supplied to the elevating bag body 40 to inflate it so that the rear portion of the seat portion 2 is raised and lowered, and then exhausted to make the seat portion 2 substantially horizontal. You can also

When the massage is completed and the user is going to stand up from the chair, that is, the seat portion 2, the remote control device 36 is operated to exhaust the air from the rotating bag body 21 and rotate the leg rest 5 downward. With lifting bag 4
Air is supplied to 0 to expand. Then, the seat portion 2 rotates counterclockwise in the figure with the rotation shaft 2a as a fulcrum, the rear portion rises with respect to the front portion, and the hip portion is pushed upward as the rear portion rises. Thus, the user can easily stand up from the seat 2. By elevating the rear portion of the seat portion 2 with respect to the front portion in this manner, the seat portion 2 is designed so as to completely wrap around the hip portion and the rear portion is positioned below the front portion. Even if the part 2 is configured, it is not difficult to stand up from the seat part 2, and even an elderly person or a weak user can stand up easily.

In the above embodiment, the elevating means is provided between the upper surface of the horizontal portion 15a of the support plate 15 and the lower side surface of the seat portion 2 by the elevating and lowering bag body 40 which expands and contracts by the air supply and exhaust. However, it is also possible to adopt a structure in which the elevating means is composed of, for example, gears and a rack, and the elevating means is driven by an electric motor. However, when the raising and lowering means is the raising and lowering bag body 40 that expands and contracts by supplying and exhausting air as described above, the structure is simple and it is less likely to malfunction, and the air compressor 30 can be shared as the driving means, so the cost is reduced. There is an advantage in that

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the elevating means is constituted by the elevating bag body 40 arranged between the upper surface of the horizontal portion 15a of the support plate 15 and the lower side surface of the seat portion 2. The air is supplied to and exhausted from the body 40 to expand and contract to move the rear portion of the seat portion 2 up and down with respect to the front portion, but as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. Of the thigh bag body 6 and the hip bag body 7 which are arranged and expand and contract by the supply and exhaust of air, the buttocks bag 7 can be used as the elevating means. When the butt bag 7 is used as the elevating means in this way, an elevating mode is provided in which the air of the thigh bag 6 is exhausted and only the butt bag 7 is supplied / exhausted with air. The raising / lowering mode is configured to be executed by the control means 35. Further, since the seat portion 2 does not need to be rotated, the rotation shaft 2a functions as positioning. In addition, the outer material covering the seat portion 2 has a structure that allows expansion and contraction of the thigh bag body 6 and the hip bag body 7, and with this structure, the rear part of the seat part 2 becomes the front part. It is configured to be able to move up and down.

The operation when the butt bag body 7 is used as the lifting means in this way is as follows. That is,
When the user tries to massage, when the butt bag 7 as the lifting bag is in the inflated state, the user operates the remote control device 36 to select the lifting mode, and as shown in FIG. Sit on the rear seat part 2 with the air in the lifting bag 40 exhausted and the seat part 2 in a substantially horizontal state, then operate the remote control device 36 to select a desired massage mode and operate the operation start button. Then do the desired massage. Then, when the user tries to stand up from the rear seat portion 2 after the massage is finished, the remote control device 36 is operated to select the elevating mode, the air in the thigh bag body 6 is exhausted, and only the hip bag body 7 is aired. 6 and the bag 7 for hips is inflated as shown in FIG.
Raise the posterior site relative to the anterior site. In this state, the hip portion located in the hip bag 7 is pushed up, and the user can easily stand up from the seat portion 2.

Therefore, even if the seat portion 2 is constructed so that the temporary seat portion 2 completely wraps around the hip portion, and that the rear portion is located below the front portion, when standing up from the seat portion 2, It is not difficult at all, and even an elderly person or a weak user can easily stand up. However, when the raising / lowering bag body 40 is dedicated as in the above-described embodiment, there is an advantage that the raising / lowering distance of the rear portion of the seat portion 2 can be increased.

As described above, when the butt bag 7 is used as the lifting means, the bag body as the massage means and the bag body as the lifting means can be shared, so that the structure is simplified and the cost can be reduced. There are advantages.

The embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 in which the bag 7 for the buttocks is used as the lifting means corresponds to the embodiment of the invention described in claim 2.

Further, in the above embodiment, the air distributor 31 is used to supply and exhaust air to and from the raising and lowering bag body 40 serving as the raising and lowering means. An electromagnetic valve connected to the compressor 30 through an air hose is provided, and the electromagnetic valve and the lifting bag 40 are connected by an air hose, and the electromagnetic valve is controlled to open and close by the control means 35 to expand and contract. Is also good.

Next, an embodiment of the invention described in claim 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9. Note that this embodiment is the same as the configuration of the above-mentioned embodiment except for the undulation means for undulating the backrest portion 3 and the configuration related to this undulation means, and therefore, the same parts as those in the above-mentioned embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. Will be used and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the backrest portion 3
A support plate 25 is attached to a frame frame (not shown) provided in the armrest portion 4 at a position near the rotation shaft 3a, and the support plate 25 and the backrest are provided. 3, and an undulating bag body 50 as an undulating means attached to the support plate 25 by a screw (not shown). An air hose 50 a is connected to the undulating bag body 50.
The other end of a is connected to the air distributor 31. Then, the undulating bag body 50 is produced by supplying and exhausting air from the air compressor 30 through the air distributor 31.
Expands and contracts, and with this expansion and contraction, the backrest portion 3 rotates or undulates in the vertical direction in the drawing.

That is, when the air compressor 30 starts to supply air to the undulating bag body 50 through the air distributor 31, the undulating bag body 50 gradually expands with the supply of the air. With the expansion of the swelling bag body 50, the backrest portion 3 is centered on the rotation shaft 3a as shown in FIG.
In FIG. 8, it turns upward, that is, counterclockwise and stands up, and becomes a steep slope with respect to the seat 2. If the remote control device 36 controls the air supply during this rotation to stop the air supply, it is possible to perform positioning while standing upright at a desired inclination angle. On the contrary, when the remote control device 36 controls the air distributor 31 to start exhausting the air in the driving bag 50, the driving bag 50 gradually contracts along with the exhaust, and the contraction occurs. The backrest 3 pivots about the pivot shaft 3a clockwise in the figure to move, that is, to move downward so as to be in a gentle gradient state with respect to the seat 2. If the air distributor 31 is controlled by the remote control device 36 during rotation to stop the exhaust of air, the backrest portion 3 can be positioned at a desired tilt angle position.

In the state where the undulating bag 50 is inflated to the maximum, the backrest portion 3 has a predetermined minimum inclination angle (about 90 degrees in FIG. 8), and in the most contracted state the same. The inner volume of the undulating bag body 50 is set so that the maximum inclination angle is determined.

Next, the control of the chair type air massager will be described with reference to the block diagram shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, an air distributor 31 is connected to the air compressor 30 via an air hose 31a, and this air distributor 31 is connected to the thigh bag body 6 or neck via the air hoses 6a to 11a as described above.・ Shoulder bag body 11 is also air hoses 5c, 51a to 54
The leg bags 51 to 54 are respectively connected via a, and the turning bag 21 is also connected via an air hose 21a.
However, the raising / lowering bag body 40 is connected via the air hose 40a, and the undulating bag body 50 is connected via the air hose 50a. The air compressor 30 and the air distributor 31 are controlled by the control means 35 including a microcomputer. This control means 35 is a remote control device 3.
6 is controlled.

Then, the user selects a desired massage mode from various massage modes by the remote control device 36 to perform massage. As this massage mode, for example, a course mode in which each bag is inflated and inflated according to a predetermined order and time to massage the whole body or upper body or lower body, or a partial massage of each part such as neck / shoulder, waist or legs Various conventional massage modes such as a point mode are provided.

The user operates the remote control device 36 to supply / exhaust air to / from the raising / lowering bag body 40, supply / exhaust air to / from the rotating bag body 21, and to / from the undulating bag body 50. It is designed to supply and exhaust air. That is, when a massage is to be performed, the remote control device 36 is operated to contract the air in the raising / lowering bag body 40 and the rotating bag body 21 as exhaust air, and the seat portion 2 is lowered at its rear portion to be in a substantially horizontal state. In addition, the leg mounting table 5 is positioned at a lower position, and air is supplied to the undulating bag body 50 to inflate it, and the backrest portion 3 is positioned in an upright position. Sit on the portion 2 and supply air to the rotating bag body 21 to inflate it as desired, so that the leg mounting table 5
Is positioned at an upper position, and air is exhausted from the undulating bag body 50 to make a lying state in which it is tilted rearward at a desired tilt angle to perform a massage. Then, when the user tries to stand up from the seat 2 after the massage, the air in the rotating bag body 21 is exhausted to position the leg mounting table 5 at the lower position,
Air is supplied to the undulating bag body 50 to make the backrest portion 3 stand up and air is supplied to the elevating bag body 40 to inflate it to raise the rear position of the seat portion 2 relative to the front position. is there. The operation can be facilitated by controlling the exhaust of the rotating bag body 21, the air supply to the undulating bag body 50, and the air supply to the elevating bag body 40 in conjunction with each other. It is possible.

Next, the operation of the chair type air massager will be described. In the non-use state, that is, the non-use state, the leg rest 5 is positioned downward, the seat 2 is positioned substantially horizontally, and the backrest 3 is positioned upright. There is something. First, when performing a massage, the user sits on the seat 2 and positions the legs on the leg rests 5a of the leg rests 5, the back rests on the back rest 3, and then the remote control device 36 is operated to move the legs. The height position of the mounting table 5 is adjusted to a desired position, and the backrest portion 3 is adjusted to a desired inclination angle. Then, the remote control device 36 is operated to select a desired massage mode, and the operation start button is operated to operate. Then, air is supplied to and exhausted from the air compressor 30 to the bags 6 to 11 and the leg bags 51 to 54 via the air distributor 31 according to the selected massage mode, and the air pressure is supplied to the portion to be treated. A massage is given.

When the massage is completed and the user tries to stand up from the seat portion 2, exhaust of air from the rotating bag body 21,
The remote control device 36 is operated so as to supply air to the lifting bag 40 and the undulating bag 50. Then, the control means 35 operates the air compressor 30 and the air distributor 31 so as to exhaust the air from the rotating bag body 21 and to supply the air to the lifting bag body 40 and the undulating bag body 50. Control. In accordance with this control, the rotating bag body 21 contracts, the leg mounting table 5 rotates to the lower position, the undulating bag body 50 inflates, the backrest portion 3 stands up, and the lifting bag body 40 again. Expand to raise the rear part of the seat 2 relative to the front part. The upper body is raised with the back portion 3 standing up, and the hips are pushed up as the rear portion of the seat 2 rises, so that the user can easily stand up from the sitting portion 2. It is possible.

Therefore, as in the above-described embodiment, for example, even if the seat portion 2 is configured so that the seat portion 2 completely wraps around the hip portion, and the rear portion is located below the front portion. There is no difficulty in getting up from the section 2, and even an elderly person or a weak user can easily get up.

When the user stands up from the seat 2, the air is exhausted from the rotating bag 21 and the air is supplied to the lifting bag 40 and the undulating bag 50 at the same time. It is desirable that after the air is exhausted and the air is supplied to the undulating bag body 50, the air is supplied to the lifting bag body 40. Because, at such timing, the rotating bag body 21, the undulating bag body 50, and the lifting bag body 40.
When air is supplied to or exhausted from the air, the legs are lowered downward and the upper body is raised by the backrest portion 3 at substantially the same time, and then the hip portion is pushed up by the rear portion of the seat portion 2. This is because the hips are pushed up after the posture of standing up at the beginning and the body can stand up naturally. However, it goes without saying that the timing can be set arbitrarily.

Also in this embodiment, instead of the raising / lowering bag body 40 as the raising / lowering means, the hip bag body 7 arranged in the seat portion 2 can be used as the raising / lowering means. Further, it is also possible to construct an elevating means by gears and a rack and drive the elevating means by an electric motor.

Further, the undulating means may not be constituted by the bag body 50 which expands and contracts due to air supply / exhaust, but may be constituted by an elevating means composed of, for example, gears and a rack and driven by an electric motor. It is possible.

In this embodiment, the air of the undulating bag body 50 is exhausted, that is, the backrest portion 3.
Is in a lying state in which the backrest portion 3 is tilted rearward, and in this state, it is possible to continuously supply and exhaust air to the lifting bag 40. Thus, the backrest portion 3 is tilted rearward. Since the lifting / lowering bag body 40 can be expanded / contracted in the prone state to raise / lower the rear portion of the seat portion 2, the waist portion can be vertically moved together with the hip portion, and the muscles of the waist portion can be stretched. It is designed to enhance the massage effect. When the muscles of the lumbar region are stretched in this manner, the stretching effect can be further enhanced by arranging the backrest portion 3 to fall to a substantially horizontal state.

In each of the above-described embodiments, when the massage is finished, the control means 35 positions at least the leg rest 5 and the backrest 3 in the upright position for the next use. desirable. Also,
In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the massage means is constituted by the bag body that expands and contracts by the air supply and exhaust, but it may be constituted by the presser having the spherical surface operated by the electric means.

[0052]

According to the first aspect of the present invention configured as described above, the rear part of the seat is raised above the front part so that it is located above the front part of the seat. Therefore, the present invention has an effect that it is possible to easily stand up from the seat portion of the user, and the invention according to claims 2 and 3 has a seat effect in addition to the effect according to claim 1. Like the massage means, the elevating means for raising the rear part of the portion above the front part and arranging it above is made up of a bag body that expands and contracts by supplying and exhausting air like the massaging means, and the air is supplied to and exhausted from each bag body. By doing so, the structure of the lifting means is simplified and
With the simplification of the configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of failures. In particular, since the invention as set forth in claim 2 uses the same bag body as the massage body and the raising and lowering body as the elevating means, it has a further effect from the viewpoint of simplifying the configuration. is there.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in a chair-type massage machine equipped with a leg rest, the rear portion of the seat portion after the end of the massage is raised above the front portion and positioned above the leg rest. Since it is configured to rotate downward, it is possible to easily rise from the seat portion, and it is possible to improve the operability by eliminating the operation of rotating the leg mounting table downward each time the massage is finished. I have.

Further, in the invention according to claim 5, after the massage is finished, the backrest is erected to raise the body, and the rear part of the seat part and the seat part is raised above the front part so as to be positioned above the hip part. Has the effect of being pushed upwards and thus facilitating a rise from the seat of the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a chair body according to an embodiment when the invention according to claim 1, claim 3 and claim 4 is applied to a chair type air massager.

FIG. 2 is a side view in which a part of the chair body is sectioned (a diagram showing a lowered state of a rear portion of a seat portion).

FIG. 3 is a side view in which a part of the chair body is sectioned (a diagram showing a raised state of a rear portion of a seat portion).

FIG. 4 is a control block diagram of the chair type air massager.

FIG. 5 is a side view in which a part of the chair main body of the embodiment when the invention according to claim 2 is applied to a chair-type air massage machine (a view showing a lowered state of a rear portion of a seat portion).

FIG. 6 is a side view in which a part of the chair body is sectioned (a diagram showing a raised state of a rear portion of a seat portion).

FIG. 7 is a side view in which a part of the chair main body according to the embodiment when the invention according to claim 5 is applied to a chair-type air massager (a descending state of a rear portion of a seat portion and a lying state of a backrest portion). Figure showing).

FIG. 8 is a side view in which a part of the chair body is sectioned (a diagram showing a raised state of a rear portion of a seat portion and a standing state of a backrest portion).

FIG. 9 is a control block diagram of the chair type air massager.

FIG. 10 is an overall perspective view of a conventional chair-type air massager.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chair body 2 Seat part 3 Backrest part 5 Leg mounting table 6-11 Bag body (massage means) 21 Rotating bag body (rotating means) 30 Air compressor (part of air supply means and drive means) 31 Air distributor (Part of Air Supply Means and Driving Means) 40 Elevating Bag (Elevating Means) 50 Elevating Bag (Elevating Means) 51-54 Leg Bags (Massage Means)

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiromitsu Ichikawa 43 Horiyamashita, Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture Tec Hadano Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Katsumi Inaba 43 Horiyamashita, Hadano City, Kanagawa Tech Co., Ltd. Hadano Factory

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A chair body having a seat portion and a backrest portion provided at a rear portion of the seat portion, a massage means disposed on at least one of the seat portion and the backrest portion for massaging a portion to be treated, A chair-type massage machine equipped with a driving means for driving a massage means, wherein a rear portion of the seat portion is configured to be vertically movable with respect to a front portion, and is vertically moved to vertically move the rear portion. A chair-type massage machine, characterized in that means is provided and the rear part is moved up and down with respect to the front part by the elevating means. 2. A drive means for driving the massage means is constituted by an air supply / exhaust means, the massage means is constituted by a bag body which is inflated and contracted by supply / exhaust of air from the air supply / exhaust means, and the elevating / lowering means. 2. The chair-type massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the means is a bag body which is arranged at an inner rear portion of the seat portion and expands and contracts by supplying and exhausting air. 3. A structure in which a rear part of the seat part can be vertically moved up and down with respect to a front part, by rotating the seat part to the main body by a rotating means provided at the front part of the seat part. 2. The chair-type massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the elevating means is configured to be movable and is constituted by a bag body which is disposed between the seat portion and the main body and expands and contracts by air supply and exhaust. 4. A chair body having a seat portion and a backrest portion provided at a rear portion of the seat portion, massage means arranged on at least one of the seat portion and the backrest portion to massage a treated portion, In a chair-type massaging machine provided with a driving means for driving a massaging means and a leg mounting table rotatably provided in the vicinity of a front side of the seat portion in a vertical direction, a rear portion of the seat portion is set to a front portion. On the other hand, it is configured such that it can be moved up and down in the vertical direction, and is provided with lifting means for vertically moving the rear portion, and rotating means for rotating the leg mounting table in the vertical direction. A chair-type massage machine characterized in that, when it is positioned above a front portion, the leg mounting table is positioned below by the rotating means. 5. A chair body having a seat portion and a backrest portion which is provided at the rear portion of the seat portion so as to be able to rise and fall, and a massage means for massaging a portion to be treated which is disposed on at least one of the seat portion and the backrest portion. And a chair-type massage machine including a drive unit that drives the massage unit,
The rear portion of the seat is configured to be vertically movable with respect to the front portion, and lifting means for vertically moving the rear portion and undulating means for undulating the backrest are provided, and the lifting means is provided. A chair-type massage machine characterized in that when the rear portion of the seat portion is positioned above the front portion by means, the backrest portion is raised by the undulating means.