JPH0970419A - Chair type air massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To position feet to a leg mounting base in a stable state at the time of massaging the feet. SOLUTION: This machine is provided with a chair main body 1 provided with a seat part 2 and a backrest part 3, the leg mounting base 40 provided with a pair of leg mounting parts 42a and 42b formed approximately in a U shape and formed turnably in a vertical direction on the front position of the seat part 2, bag bodies 43a-44b disposed in the mutually opposing sidewalls of the pair of the leg mounting parts 42a and 42b of the leg mounting base 40, the seat part 2 and the backrest part 3 to be swollen and contracted by the supply/discharge of air and an air compressor 30 for supplying the air to the bag bodies. Then, massage is performed by supplying/discharging the air from the compressor 30 to/from the respective bag bodies 43a-44b. A positioning member 45 for positioning a foot part is attached on the front part of the leg mounting parts 42a and 42b and the feet are positioned on the leg mounting base 40.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention expands and contracts the bag body by supplying and exhausting compressed air from an air supply means such as a compressor to and from a plurality of bag bodies provided in, for example, a seat portion and a backrest portion. The present invention relates to a chair-type air massager that massages with a massage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an air compressor having a seat portion and a backrest portion provided at a rear portion of the seat portion, and a plurality of bag bodies that are inflated and deflated by air supply / exhaust are arranged in the seat portion or the backrest portion. A chair type air massager is widely known in which compressed air, that is, air is supplied to and exhausted from the air supply means including the air supply means via an air hose, and the bag body is expanded and contracted to perform massage.

Some of the chair-type air massagers of this type are provided with leg rests near the front side of the seat. This leg mounting table is generally provided with a pair of U-shaped leg mounting portions, and air bags are provided on side walls of the leg mounting portions facing each other, and air is supplied to and exhausted from the air bags. Then, the massage is performed on the legs, that is, the calves.

By the way, the user places not only the calf part but also the instep part (hereinafter referred to as the instep part) or the sole part (hereinafter referred to as the sole part) on the leg rest part,
Massage may be performed by the air bag. In the case of such a usage mode of massaging the instep or the back of the foot, the airbag is placed with the back of the foot resting on the leg rest while bending the knee while sitting on the seat. The massage is performed by inflating and deflating, but in this case, since the legs are in the posture of bending the knees, the force to move forward is always applied. During the expansion and contraction process, since the foot is moved, the foot slides along the leg rest and comes off the leg rest, which makes massage impossible. Therefore, it is necessary for the user to keep the bent state of the knee so as to prevent the foot from slipping, and to maintain such a bent state requires keeping extra force on the leg, When extra force is applied to the legs, this part is tired and the like, so that the massage effect is reduced and a good massage cannot be performed.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional chair type massage machine, when the massage of the instep or the back of the foot is used, the foot slips off from the leg rest and the massage is performed. There is a problem that you can not
Also, in order to prevent the foot from slipping from the leg rest, it is necessary to continue to put extra force on the leg to maintain the bent state of the knee, and as a result, a good massage effect cannot be obtained. There was a problem.

[0006]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has a chair body having a seat portion and a backrest portion provided at the rear portion of the seat portion, and is formed in a substantially U shape. And a pair of leg rests provided on the chair main body so as to be vertically rotatable at a position near the front side of the seat and a pair of leg rests of the leg rest and the seat. And a backrest portion, each of which is provided with a bag body which is inflated and deflated by air supply and exhaustion, and an air supply means which supplies air to these bag bodies, and the air from the air supply means is supplied to each bag body. In the chair type air massager for supplying and exhausting air to and from the chair, the chair type air massager is provided with a positioning means for positioning a foot on the front part of the leg rest.

Further, the above-mentioned invention configured as described above is capable of maintaining the foot in a stable state on the leg rest by the positioning means when massaging the instep or the back of the foot.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a chair body of a chair type air massager. The chair body 1 is a seat portion 2 which is provided substantially horizontally, and the seat portion 2 is provided behind the seat portion 2. It is composed of a backrest portion 3 which is inclined with respect to the portion 2 by a predetermined angle, and an armrest portion 4 which is provided on both sides of the seat portion 2. The seat 2 is provided with a thigh bag 6 and a buttocks bag 7 which are airtight and made of a soft member and which expand and contract with the supply and exhaust of compressed air, that is, air. In addition, the backrest 3 includes:
A frame member (not shown) that supports the back is provided, and the waist bag body 8, the back muscle bag body 9, the back bag body 10, and the neck / shoulder that are supported by the frame member and expand and contract with the supply and exhaust of air. A bag body 11 is provided. The neck / shoulder bag 11 is slidable and arbitrary while being pressed against the frame member by a spring or the like (not shown) in a long groove-shaped guide hole 12 formed in the frame member with the longitudinal direction being the longitudinal direction. It is provided so that it can be positioned at any position. Further, the bags 6 to 10 are housed in an inner bag (not shown), and the inner bag is arranged on the seat portion 2 and the backrest portion 3. The inner bag is a cover 3 made of cloth or the like.
a covered.

A pair of support frames 13 (only one of which is shown in FIG. 1) is provided in both armrests 4 of the chair body 1, and a support plate 14 is provided with screws 14 on both support frames 13.
mounted by a, both the support frame 13 and the support plate 1
4 is integrated with the seat portion 2 and the support frame 1
It is positioned and placed on the upper part of 3, 13. An air compressor 30 as an air supply device is attached to the support plate 14 under the seat 2. The air compressor 30 includes a conventionally known air distributor 3 including a rotary valve (not shown).
1 is provided, and the air compressor 30 and the bags 6 to 11 are connected via the air distributor 31 by air hoses 6a to 11a as air supply / exhaust passages as shown in FIG. .

A leg rest 40 is provided on the chair body 1 in front of the seat 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the leg rest 40 has a bearing portion 13a provided at a corner portion above the front portions of the support frames 13 provided in the armrest portion 4 of the chair body 1 and the bearing portion 13a. It is mounted rotatably in the vertical direction by a rotary shaft 40a rotatably mounted by a holding plate (not shown) mounted on the. The leg mounting table 40 is provided with side walls 41a and 41b provided on both sides and the side walls 4 as shown in FIG.
A pair of substantially U-shaped leg rests 42a, 42b formed by a central wall 41c provided between the lamina 1a, 41b.
Are formed. Further, both side walls of the leg rests, that is, side walls 41a, a center wall 41c facing the side wall 41a, a side wall 41b, and a center wall 41c facing the side wall 41b are expanded and contracted by air supply and exhaust, respectively. Bags 43a, 44a and 43b, 44b are provided. As shown in FIG. 5, air hoses 46a to 46d are connected to the bags 43a to 44b, and the air hoses 46a to 46d are connected to one air hose 46, and the other end of the air hose 46 is connected. The side is connected to the air distributor 31.

Further, when the feet are inserted into the front portions of the leg rests 42a and 42b of the leg rest 40, and when the feet are placed on the leg rests 42a and 42b, the feet are placed on the leg rests 42a. ,
A positioning member 45 is provided as a positioning means for positioning the foot by restricting sliding on 42b and moving forward. As shown in FIG. 3, the positioning member 45 is attached to the upper surfaces of the leg mounting portions 42a and 42b by sewing or the like, is formed in a bag shape with the rear side, that is, the seat portion 2 side being opened, and has a tack 45a at the center. , 45a are formed. The tuck 45a, 45a is always used, that is, when the foot portion is not inserted, the leg rests 42a, 42
It is folded so as to be substantially flush with the leg mounting surface of 2b, and when the foot portion is inserted from the opening, the tuck extends so that the foot portion can be easily inserted as shown in FIG. ing.

As described above, the positioning member 4
No. 5 is formed by forming the tacks 45a, 45a and is normally folded in a flat state on the leg rest 45, so that the leg (calf) is not obstructed when it is placed on the leg rest 45. It has become.

Next, an electric motor 50 is attached to the support frame 13 via a mounting frame 55 by a mounting screw (not shown). An operating rod (not shown) is operated by the electric motor 50, and the leg mounting table 40 is rotated by the operating rod in the up-down direction about the rotation shaft 40a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a remote control device 36, to which a lead wire 36a is connected, is removably accommodated in an accommodating portion 37 below one armrest portion 4 of the chair body 1.

The electric motor 50 is controlled by a control means 35, which will be described later, which is controlled by the remote control device 36. Therefore, by operating the remote control device 36, the leg rest 40 is moved. It can be rotated vertically.

Next, the control of the chair type air massager will be described with reference to the control block diagram shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, an air distributor 31 is connected to the air compressor 30 via an air hose 31a, and the air distributor 31 is connected to the thigh bag via the air hoses 6a to 11a as described above. Connected to the body 6 or the neck / shoulder bag 10, and the air hose 4
6 and air hoses 46a to 46d branched from the air hose 46 to be connected to the leg bag bodies 43a to 44b. The air compressor 30 and the air distributor 31 are controlled by the control means 35 including a microcomputer. The control means 35 also controls the electric motor 50 to rotate the leg mounting table 40 in the vertical direction. The control means 35 is controlled by a remote control device 36.

Then, the user selects a desired mode from various massage modes by the remote control device 36 to perform massage. As the massage mode, for example, a course mode in which the bags 6 to 11 and 43a to 44b are inflated and inflated according to a predetermined order and time to massage the whole body or upper body, lower body and legs, or neck / shoulder, waist or It is equipped with various conventional massage modes such as a point mode that massages each part of the legs etc. partially.

Next, the operation of the chair type air massager configured as described above will be described.

First, in use, the user sits on the seat portion 2 while putting his back on the backrest portion 3 as described above,
Further, after placing the legs, that is, the calves on the leg rests 40a and 42b, the remote control device 36 is operated to select and set a desired massage mode from the various massage modes. Then, the remote control device 36 is operated to input an operation start signal. Then, the selected massage mode is executed and a desired massage is performed.

When the user desires to massage the instep of the foot or the like, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
The leg is bent while sitting on, and the tip of the leg is inserted from the opening of the positioning member 45. In this state, the legs are positioned by restricting the forward movement by the positioning member 45. Then, air is supplied from and exhausted from the air compressor 30 to the leg bags 43a and 44b through the air distributor 31 to expand and contract. Then, the insteps of the feet placed on the leg rests 42a and 42b are repeatedly pressed and relaxed by the leg bags 43a and 44a and 43b and 44b, and massage is performed (in FIG. 4, the bag for legs is shown). Four
The state in which 4a expands and presses the instep of the foot is shown by a chain double-dashed line). Since the tip of the foot is positioned by the positioning member 45 during this massage, the foot does not slip on the leg rests 42a and 42b and come off the leg rests 42a and 42b. Even if the foot may be moved by the leg bags 43a to 44b that are inflated and contracted, the foot is placed on the leg rest 42.
It does not slip off on a and 42b.

Therefore, it is possible to massage in a stable state, and it is not necessary to apply extra force for keeping the legs bent during the massage, and the relaxed state, that is, the feet are placed on the leg rests 42a, 42b. A better massage effect can be obtained because the massage can be performed without paying attention so as not to slip.

In the above embodiment, the positioning member 45 is formed in a bag shape, but as shown in FIG. 7, this is a ring portion 145a so that a band-shaped member made of cloth or the like can be inserted into the foot portion. The positioning member 145 may be formed by forming a part of the positioning member 145, and a part of the positioning member 145 may be attached to both side walls of the central wall 41c by sewing or the like. When formed in this way, the ring portion 1
In addition to being able to freely rotate the tip of the foot within 45a, since it is attached to the side wall of the center wall 41, when massaging the sole of the foot, as shown in FIG. Since the back part can be easily positioned so as to face the side wall of the central wall 41c, there is an advantage that the back part of the foot can be reliably and effectively massaged.

The positioning member is composed of a belt-shaped member 245 as shown in FIG.
One end side of 45 is fixed to the front side wall of the armrest part 4, and the other end side is attached to the side wall of the armrest part 4 by using, for example, a hook-like hook so as to be detachable, and is bent by this belt-shaped member. The lower knee may be pressed to maintain the bent state.

[0026]

The present invention is configured as described above.
When massaging the instep or the back of the foot, the positioning means can keep the foot on the leg rest in a stable state, so that the instep or the back of the foot can be effectively massaged. That is, the effect can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a chair type air massager showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view in which a part of the chair-type massage machine according to the above-described embodiment is sectioned.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the positioning means of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a foot tip portion is inserted in the positioning means of the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a control block diagram of the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for massaging the instep of the above embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the positioning means in the above embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which a foot portion is inserted into the positioning means.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the positioning means in the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chair body 2 Seat part 3 Backrest part 6-11 Bag body 30 Air compressor (air supply means) 31 Air distributor 35 Control means 40 Leg rest 42a, 42b Leg rest 43a, 43b, 44a, 44b Leg bag 45 Positioning member (positioning means)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A chair body having a seat portion and a backrest portion provided at a rear portion of the seat portion, a pair of leg rest portions formed in a substantially U shape, and at a position near a front side of the seat portion. A leg rest provided on the chair body so as to be vertically rotatable,
The pair of leg rests of the leg rest includes a pair of leg rests and a bag body that is disposed on either the seat portion or the backrest portion and is inflated and deflated by air supply / exhaust, and an air supply unit that supplies air to these bag bodies. A chair type air massager for performing massage by supplying and exhausting air from the air supply means to each bag body, characterized in that positioning means for positioning a foot portion is provided at a front portion of the leg rest. A chair type air massager.