JPH10263034A - Heater equipped cover for massaging chair - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massaging cover having a built-in heater unit that is excellent in durability so that it is usable even when partly disconnected, to enhance massaging effects through the use of a heater, i.e., relaxation effects using the heater, to enhance the massaging effects by relieving muscles from tension, to make a backrest seat smaller in size and lighter in weight, to facilitate repair and maintenance, and to reduce costs. SOLUTION: Either or both of a backrest seat 2 and a seat 3 are provided with a massage mechanism which performs massaging, beating, and back- stretching actions or the like by use of massaging elements comprising rollers, massaging balls, and the like, to constitute a massaging chair. A heater 26 is freely removably attached to the massaging chair so that it is located between a person seated on the massaging chair and the massaging element.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cover for a massage chair for massaging a seated person, and more particularly to a structure provided with a heater.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Although the existence of a conventionally known publication is unknown, a roller seat is provided on either a backrest seat or a seat.
2. Description of the Related Art A configuration is known in which a massage chair is configured by providing a massage mechanism for kneading, tapping, stretching the back muscle, and the like by a massage body made of fir balls or the like, and a heater is provided on a seat without the massage mechanism.

[0003]

The known example has a problem that a sufficient massage effect cannot be exerted because a portion of a seated person warmed by a heater and a portion to be massaged by a massage mechanism are different. In addition, since the heater is provided inside the seat, there is a problem that the heater is far from the occupant and does not sufficiently conduct heat. In addition, since the roller and the massage mechanism motor are heated by the heater, there is a problem that a measure against heat is necessary, and a problem that the backrest sheet becomes large and heavy because the heater is provided in the backrest sheet. In addition, when the heater is provided in the backrest sheet, there is also a problem that repair and maintenance in the case of failure are very troublesome. Therefore, if a heater is provided between the seated person and the roller, the above-mentioned problem is solved, but another problem occurs in the durability of the heater.

[0004]

The object of the present invention is to provide a massage cover having a built-in heater unit which is excellent in durability and can be used even when a part of the wire is broken, and to improve a massage effect by using a heater in combination.
The heater enhances the relaxation effect and improves the massage effect by releasing the muscle tension. In addition, the backrest sheet is made smaller and lighter, repair and maintenance are easier, and costs are reduced.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a backrest sheet 2 is provided.
Alternatively, one or both of the seats 3 is provided with a massage mechanism 5 for kneading, hitting, stretching the back muscles, etc. by a massage body 4 composed of a roller, a fir ball, etc., to constitute a massage chair, and the occupant of the massage chair This is a cover with a heater for a massage chair which is detachably attached to the massage chair so that a heater 26 is arranged between the massage chair 4 and the massage body 4. In the present invention, the heater 26 has a linearly formed heating element 31.
Is provided as a cover with a heater for a massage chair, which is formed by wiring so as to make electrical contact with a turtle-shaped, lattice-shaped or metal non-woven fabric. In the present invention, the heater 26 is a cover with a heater for a massage chair configured by superimposing a net material 32 on the front side of the heating element 31 and a buffer member 33 on the back side. According to the present invention, the massage chair includes the backrest seat 2, the seat 3 and the footrest portion 21, and the cover includes the backrest seat 2.
Or the length covering the backrest seat 2 and the seat 3 or the length covering the backrest seat 2 and the seat 3 and the footrest 21 respectively. In both cases, the heater 26 is located at any part or all of the backrest seat 2, the seat 3 and the footrest portion 21, and the plurality of heaters 26 operate independently or in conjunction with each other. It is a cover with a heater for a massage chair that is configured to perform.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a massage chair, which includes a backrest seat 2 and a seat 3, and a massage mechanism 5 is provided on at least the backrest seat 2. The massage mechanism 5 performs massage, such as kneading, tapping, and stretching the back muscles, with a massage body 4 composed of fir balls protruding from the sheet or rollers provided in the sheet, but the configuration is arbitrary. The configuration of the backrest sheet 2 is arbitrary, but as an example, a pair of left and right side vertical frames 6 is provided, and the upper portions of the side vertical frames 6 are connected by an upper connection frame 7 in the left and right direction. The lower part of the side vertical frame 6 is connected by a lower connecting frame 8 in the left-right direction, and the side vertical frame 6, the upper connecting frame 7, and the lower connecting frame 8 constitute a backrest frame 9; The massage mechanism 5 is provided at an intermediate position between the left and right frames 6 and 6.

The backrest frame 9 is provided with a shape-retaining resin frame 10 for holding the outer surface (front surface) of the backrest sheet 2, and a skin member 12 is mounted on the outer periphery of the shape-retaining resin frame 10. I do. That is, the shape-maintaining resin frame 10 is formed of a synthetic resin having rigidity for supporting the load of the occupant and elasticity that bends moderately when the back surface of the occupant abuts. The backrest sheet 2 is formed to have a contact surface shape that is arbitrarily bent in accordance with the back side of the seated person, and the outer periphery of the shape-maintaining resin frame 10 is surrounded by a skin member 12. Therefore, the shape-maintaining resin frame 10 is formed so that the shape of the surface (front surface) thereof can be held in a shape suitable for supporting the back, neck, and head of the occupant. A projecting portion 13 projecting rearward is formed on the back surface (rear surface) of the projection 10, and the projecting portion 13 abuts on a mounting hole 15 of a mounting bracket 14 provided on the side vertical frame 6 of the backrest frame 9. And the mounting bracket 14
From the back side with screws 16. Reference numeral 17 denotes a reinforcing rib. A vertically long window 18 is formed in the left and right central portions of the shape retaining resin frame 10, and the massage mechanism 5 is disposed in the window 18.

The skin member 12 is made of an arbitrary material, and the massage body 4 of the massage mechanism 5 is brought into contact with the back surface of the skin member 12. At this time, the skin member 12
In some cases, a cushion material is provided on the back surface of the cover member. In FIG. 3, a cushion material 20 is provided between the shape retaining resin frame 10 and the skin member 12. Then, the seat 3
Is arbitrary, and although not shown, is constituted by a frame body, a spring body, a cushion material and the like, and a footrest (ottoman) 21 is rotatably provided at the tip of the seat 3. The massage chair 1 is provided with a seat cover 25, and a predetermined portion of the seat cover 25 is provided with a planar heater 26. The upper portion of the seat cover 25 has a locking member 28 that is engaged with a locking member (fastener) 27 provided at a predetermined position of the backrest sheet 2, and is provided between the cover front skin member 29 and the cover back skin member 30. A planar heater 26 is provided.

Therefore, the seat cover 25 incorporates the sheet heater 26 between the cover front skin member 29 and the cover back skin member 30, but the seat front skin member 2
9 may be provided on the surface. The planar heater 26 is configured by arranging a heating element 31 that generates resistance heat when energized in a planar manner.
The heating element 31 is made up of a mesh material 32 on the front side and a buffer member 3 on the back side.
3, the heating element 31, the mesh member 32, and the cushioning member 33 are formed at predetermined positions by sewing. Net 32
It is preferable that the heat-generating element 31 is formed in a coarse shape in order to release heat, and the buffer member 33 is formed of a nonwoven fabric felt material or the like in view of heat insulation and buffering. In the heating element 31, the wire member 34 is formed into an ellipse in which the ends of the U-shaped loop portions 35 are joined, and the central portion of each ellipse is connected and connected by the connecting portion 36, and one of the loop portions 35 is disconnected. Is also energized. In this case, the heating element 31 is described as connecting the wire member 34, but this connection is performed by electrically disposing the wire member 34 so that the loop portion 35 and the connecting portion 36 are not displaced so as to be able to conduct electricity. It is sufficient that the wire member 34 is in contact with the wire member 34.
In addition to the necessity of knitting or twisting, the wire member 34 may be knitted or twisted and connected in a broad sense including a state where the contact portions are connected by means such as soldering. Further, the wire member 34 of the embodiment is formed by bundling carbon fibers in a thread shape, and is formed of an arbitrary cloth member (the cushioning member 3).
No. 3 is included).

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which seat covers 25 of various lengths are prepared and selectively attached.
The semi-long type from the backrest seat 2 to the seat 3 is illustrated. 38 is a code, and 39 is a controller box. FIG. 9 shows a seat cover 25 of various lengths.
The upper side is a long type having a length surrounding the backrest sheet 2 to the seat sheet 3 and the footrest portion 21. The backrest seat 2, the seat sheet 3, and the footrest portion are on the upper side. The planar heaters 26 are provided at three predetermined positions 21 and each planar heater 26 is turned on and off independently or in conjunction with each other. The middle of FIG. 9 is a semi-long type, in which a sheet heater 26 is provided at the backrest seat 2 and the seat 3. The lower side of FIG. 9 is a standard type, and shows an embodiment in which the sheet heater 26 is provided only on the backrest sheet 2.

FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram in which sheet heaters 26 are provided at two predetermined positions on the backrest sheet 2 and the seat 3. Reference numeral 40 denotes a sheet heater provided on the backrest sheet 2;
Is a planar heater provided on the seat 3, reference numeral 42 is a relay switch, and reference numeral 43 is a thermostat. FIG. 11 shows a second embodiment relating to the arrangement (wiring) of the wire members 34 of the heating element 31 of the heater 26. The substantially hexagonal block portions 44 are connected vertically and horizontally and wired in a tortoise pattern to form one block portion. The ellipse formed by the loop portion 35 and the connecting portion 36 are continuously formed on two opposing sides (the upper side and the lower side in the figure) of 44 so as to ensure energization even if some of the loop portions 35 are disconnected. The loop portion 35 of one block portion 44 and the other loop portion 35 are connected by a connecting portion 36 so that the entire energization is ensured even if some of the plurality of block portions 44 are disconnected. That is, the block unit 44 includes the loop units 35
Electricity is ensured by the contact points a to n, which are connection portions of the connection portions 36 and the connection portions 36. In the above embodiment, the connection between the heating element 31 and the electrode is not shown, but it is sufficient to connect the heating element 31 to one end and the other end of the heating element 31, and this is not a requirement.

Although not a requirement of the present invention, the massage chair 1 is mounted on a support frame 46 by a mounting shaft 45, rotates integrally with the center of the mounting shaft 45, and is inserted into an arcuate stopper engaging hole 47. The stopper shaft 48 is engaged to prevent excessive rotation. Reference numeral 49 denotes a pair of engagement teeth of a fastener provided at a central vertical cut in a rear surface portion 50 of the skin member 12, and 51 denotes an engagement member provided on the skin member 12.
2 is a resin frame side engaging portion provided on the shape retaining resin frame 10, 53 is a vertical movement shaft, 54 is a gear, 55 is a rack gear provided on the side vertical frame 6, 56 is a backrest seat 2 and a seat A lock cylinder (a hydraulic stepless lock cylinder) that supports the massage chair 1 at an arbitrary position (angle) when the entire massage chair 1 is rotated about the mounting shaft 45 while the seat 3 is fixed, and the lock cylinder 56 is operated. Then, the massage chair 1 is turned to a free state, and is fixed at an arbitrary position.

[0013]

Next, the operation will be described. The present invention is configured as described above,
The user sits on the massage chair 1, activates the massage mechanism 5, and receives a massage. Then, the seat cover 25 is attached to the massage chair 1, and the seat cover 25 is attached.
Is provided with the heater 26, the part of the seated person heated by the heater 26 is massaged by the massage body 4, so that the massage effect is further improved. Accordingly, the heater 26 is not located on the body of the backrest seat 2 of the massage chair 1 but between the occupant of the predetermined portion of the backrest seat 2 and the massage body 4, so that the heater 26 is directly seated. Heats the person and heat conduction is performed efficiently.

Further, the heater 26 is formed by sandwiching the front and back surfaces of the heating element 31 formed in a planar shape with the mesh member 32 on the front side and the buffer member 33 on the rear side and sewing the predetermined position. Does not shift with respect to the net member 32 and the buffer member 33, so that poor contact can be prevented, and the durability is improved. The planar heater 26 is provided with the heating element 3.
Since the net member 32 is provided on the front side of the heating element 31, the heat radiation effect for the occupant is high.
3, the heat shielding effect can be expected, and the massage mechanism 5 is not affected. Further, since the planar heater 26 is provided between the massage body 4 of the massage mechanism 5 and the occupant, the amount of heat is not so much required, and the heat-resistant structure of the massage mechanism 5 is not required.

Thus, the heating element 31 is arranged in an elliptical shape by combining the U-shaped loop portion 35 with the wire member 34.
Since each ellipse is arranged so as to be connected by the linear connecting portion 36 and is in electrical contact, even if one of the loop portions 35 is disconnected, the other loop portion 35 is kept energized, and the whole becomes unusable. Therefore, the planar heater 26 can be disposed on the seat cover 25 between the massage body 4 of the massage mechanism 5 and the seated person. Therefore, regardless of the presence of the massage mechanism 5, the occupant can be warmed at a predetermined temperature, and the effect of the massage is improved. That is, in order to warm the occupant from the back side of the massage mechanism 5, it is necessary to considerably heat the seat, and accordingly, the durability of the massage mechanism 5 against heat and the heat conduction configuration must be taken into consideration, which complicates the operation. However, when the planar heater 26 between the massage body 4 of the massage mechanism 5 and the seated person is provided,
Can warm the seated person directly.

The sheet heater 25 has a sheet heater 2.
6, the position of the seat cover 25 is shifted with respect to the backrest sheet 2, so that the sheet heater 2
The portion (position) of the body 6 sandwiched between the massage body 4 and the occupant is slightly displaced, so that stress is prevented from being concentrated on some of the heating elements 31, and disconnection is also prevented from this point.
In this regard, the surface heater 12 is attached to the skin member 12 of the backrest sheet 2.
With the provision of 6, the stress by the massage body 4 is always concentrated, and the durability is significantly reduced. Further, in the embodiment of the wiring of the wire member 34 of the heating element 31 of the planar heater 26 in FIG. 11, the substantially hexagonal block portions 44 are connected and wired in a turret pattern, and one block portion 44 faces each other. An ellipse formed by the loop portion 35 and a connecting portion 36 are continuously formed on two sides (an upper side and a lower side in the figure), and a part of the loop portion 35 is formed.
Even if there is a disconnection, the entire energization is ensured, and the loop portion 35 of one block portion 44 and the other loop portion 35 are electrically connected (contacted) by the connecting portion 36 to form a plurality of block portions 44. Is configured so as to ensure the entire energization even if the wire breaks, so that one block portion 44 includes contact points a to n, which are connection portions between the loop portions 35 and the connection portions 36.
, The energization is ensured.
It can function even if a considerable part is disconnected.

Further, since the heating element 31 is wired with the wire members 34 formed of carbon fibers, it is sufficient to make electrical contact. Therefore, it is only necessary to polymerize the wire members 34 without connecting them. Even when sewing is performed after being arranged at a predetermined position, there is no disconnection due to sewing, and problems such as uneven wiring are prevented. Further, since the wire member 34 is not formed in a single sheet but is formed by wiring so as to be in electrical contact with a turtle-shaped or lattice-shaped or metal non-woven fabric, material costs can be reduced. , Lower costs.

[0018]

According to the present invention, a massage mechanism 5 is provided on one or both of the backrest sheet 2 and the seat 3 for massage, tapping, stretching of the back muscle, etc. by a massage body 4 composed of rollers, fir balls and the like. A chair, the occupant of the massage chair and the massage body 4
The heater 26 is attached to the massage chair so that the heater 26 can be detachably attached to the massage chair so that the heater 26 is provided on the seat cover 25. Since the part and the part to be massaged by the massage mechanism match, the relaxation effect can be enhanced by using the heater together and the massage effect can be improved by releasing the muscle tension, and the heater is not provided in the seat, The seat can be reduced in size and weight, repair and maintenance can be easily performed, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, since the sheet heater 25 is provided on the seat cover 25, the seat cover 25 is not completely fixed to the seat, so that the portion (position) where the heater 26 is sandwiched between the massage body 4 and the occupant is shifted. In this way, it is possible to prevent the stress from being concentrated on some of the heating elements 31 to prevent disconnection, improve durability, and arrange the heater 26 between the occupant and the massage body 4. This has the effect of realizing it. In the present invention, the heater 26 is a cover with a heater for a massage chair, which is formed by wiring the heating element 31 formed in a linear shape so as to be in electrical contact with a turret shape, a lattice shape, or a metal nonwoven fabric. Therefore, the heating element 31 can be formed only by making electrical contact without knitting or twisting and connecting the elements, facilitating manufacture, and even if one part is disconnected, the energization of the other part is ensured. It does not become unusable and can improve the durability.In addition, it is not formed in one sheet, but in the shape of a turtle shell, lattice, or metal non-woven fabric, so material costs are reduced. This has the effect of reducing the cost and reducing the cost. In the present invention, since the heater 26 is a cover with a heater for a massage chair configured by superimposing a netting 32 on the front side of the heating element 31 and a buffering member 33 on the backside, the occupant is seated by the netting 32 on the front side. The heat transfer efficiency can be increased by efficiently radiating the heat, and not only the heat shielding effect on the sheet can be expected by the buffer member 33 on the back side of the heating element 31, but also the stress of the massage body 4 is buffered, and the durability is improved. The effect which can be improved is produced. According to the present invention, the massage chair includes the backrest seat 2, the seat 3, and the footrest portion 21, and the cover has a length covering the backrest seat 2, or the backrest seat. 2 and the length of the seat 3 or the length of the backrest 2 and the seat 3 and the length of the footrest 21, respectively. A heater-cover for a massage chair, wherein a heater 26 is positioned on any part or all of the footrest portion 3 and the footrest portion 21, and the plurality of heaters 26 are configured to operate independently or in conjunction with each other. By simply preparing various seat covers, it is possible to diversify the product configuration, reduce costs, and respond to the needs of buyers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a massage chair.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a backrest sheet.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the backrest sheet.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a selected state of a massage chair and a seat cover.

FIG. 5 is a partially exploded perspective view of a heater.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a heating element of a heater in a sewing state.

FIG. 7 is a state diagram of a seat cover and a massage body.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another selected state of the massage chair and the seat cover.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of another selected state of the seat cover.

FIG. 10 is a circuit diagram of a heater.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of another embodiment of the heating element.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Massage chair, 2 ... Backrest seat, 3 ... Seat seat, 5 ... Massage mechanism, 6 ... Side vertical frame, 7 ... Upper connection frame, 8 ... Lower connection frame, 9 ... Backrest frame frame, 10 ... Shape Holding resin frame, 12: skin member, 13: projecting portion, 14: bracket, 15: mounting hole, 16: screw, 18: window hole, 20: cushion material, 2
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Footrest part, 25 ... Seat cover, 26 ... Plane heater, 29 ... Cover front side skin member, 30 ... Cover back side skin member, 31 ... Heating element, 32 ... Net material, 33 ... Buffer member,
35: loop portion, 36: connecting portion, 38: cord, 39: controller box, 40: planar heater, 41: planar heater, 42: relay switch, 43: thermostat, 44: block portion, 45: mounting shaft, 46: Support frame, 47: Stopper engagement hole, 48: Stopper shaft, 49: Engagement tooth portion, 50: Rear surface portion, 51: Engagement member, 52: Resin frame side engagement portion, 53: Vertical movement shaft ,
54 ... gear, 55 ... rack gear, 56 ... lock cylinder.

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] September 11, 1997

[Procedure amendment 1]

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A massage chair is provided on one or both of the backrest sheet 2 and the seat sheet 3 with a massage mechanism 5 for kneading, tapping, stretching the back muscles, etc. by a massage body 4 composed of a roller, a fir ball or the like. A cover with a heater for a massage chair that is configured and detachably attached to the massage chair so as to arrange a heater 26 between a occupant of the massage chair and the massage body 4. 2. The massage chair heater according to claim 1, wherein the heater 26 is formed by wiring a heating element 31 formed in a linear shape so as to be in electrical contact with a turret shape, a grid shape, or a metal nonwoven fabric shape. cover. 3. The massager heater cover according to claim 2, wherein the heater 26 is formed by superimposing a mesh member 32 on the front side of the heating element 31 and a buffer member 33 on the back side. 4. The method according to claim 1, 2 or 3.
In the massage chair, the backrest seat 2
And the seat 3 and the footrest 21, and the cover has a length covering the backrest seat 2, or a length covering the backrest seat 2 and the seat 3, or Backrest seat 2, seat 3 and footrest 2
1 and the backrest sheet 2, the seat 3, and the footrest 21.
A cover with a heater for a massage chair, wherein the heater 26 is located in any part or all of the above, and the plurality of heaters 26 are configured to operate independently or in conjunction with each other.