JPH11347083A - Massager - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massager with excellent durability by making protection covers easily exchangeable. SOLUTION: This massager is equipped with a housing with an opening part 8, a driven-rotatable massaging body 4 set corresponding to the opening part 8 in the housing 3, a flexible first protection cover whose periphery part is fixed on the side edge of the opening part 8 of the housing 3 so as to cover the massaging body 4 from upside to block the opening part 8, and a flexible second protection cover 2 to detachably cover the first protection cover 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage machine having a protective cover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a massage machine of this type, a housing having an opening extending in the left-right direction and the depth direction and formed in a portable size, and arranged in the housing corresponding to the opening. There is known a massager including a driven and rotatable massage body and a protective cover for covering the massage body.

In this conventional massage machine, the massage body includes a drive shaft corresponding to the opening in the housing and rotatably disposed with the axis centered in the left-right direction. And a fir roller disposed at the axial center of the drive shaft. Further, the protective cover is formed of a flexible sheet member having a peripheral portion fixed to an opening side edge of the housing. (For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-78307
In the massage machine, the housing is placed such that the massage body faces upward, and the user places the neck,
The affected part such as the back, waist, calf, sole of the foot, etc. is put on and the affected part is massaged.

[0004]

In the massage machine with the protective cover described above, the protective cover is located between the affected part of the user and the massage body, and its outer surface is in contact with the affected part and the inner surface is in contact with the massage body. Due to the rotational drive, the protective cover receives friction from both sides and wears from both sides, and may eventually break.

The damaged protective cover can be replaced by a new one. However, the protective cover is fixed to the side edge of the opening of the housing and cannot be easily replaced. There must be. Also,
Since the protective cover is fixed to the opening side edge of the housing and cannot be easily removed, even if the protective cover becomes dirty, it is difficult to clean it. For this reason, conventionally, the protection cover is used in a state where it is still dirty, and there is a problem that it is not hygienic.

On the other hand, in the above conventional massage machine, the mini-roller simply rotates around the drive shaft, but the fir roller moves not only in the circumferential direction of the drive shaft but also in the axial direction, so that the protection corresponding to the mini-roller is provided. The center of the protective cover corresponding to the fir roller is more susceptible to wear from the massage body than the left and right sides of the cover. However, in the conventional massage machine, since the protective cover is formed of a single sheet member, the central portion of the protective cover is difficult to follow the movement of the fir roller in the axial direction (left-right direction). It was often damaged early from the center.

Further, if the protective cover is formed of a single sheet member, the central portion of the protective cover corresponding to the fir roller is pulled in the left-right direction. There is also a disadvantage that it is difficult to set the affected area between the rollers. The present invention
In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a massage machine with excellent durability by enabling easy replacement of a protective cover.

[0008] Another object of the present invention is to provide a massage machine having excellent durability by making the protective cover appropriately follow the lateral movement of the fir roller.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the following technical measures have been taken in order to achieve the above object. That is,
The massage machine of the present invention has a housing having an opening, a drive-rotatable massage body disposed in the housing corresponding to the opening, and covering the massage body from above to close the opening. A flexible first protective cover having a peripheral portion fixed to the opening side edge of the housing, and a detachable flexible second protective cover for covering the first protective cover. I have.

In this case, since the first protective cover is covered with the second protective cover, the affected part is placed on the second protective cover and a massage machine is used. Therefore, between the affected part of the user and the massage body, the inner surface of the first protective cover is in contact with the massaged body, and the outer surface of the second protective cover is in contact with the affected part, and the massage body is subjected to friction by being rotationally driven,
Both the first and second protective covers receive friction on only one side, and thus have better durability than before.

In addition, even if the first protective cover is broken, the massage can be received without placing the affected part directly on the massage body because of the presence of the second protective cover. Since it can be attached and detached, it only has to be replaced with a new second protective cover. Furthermore,
Since the second protective cover is detachable, even if the second protective cover becomes dirty, the second protective cover can be cleaned by cleaning it, and massage can be received with the sanitary protective cover.

In the present invention, the second protective cover may be provided so as to cover the first protective cover. For example, the entire massage machine may be covered with the bag-shaped second protective cover. However, it is preferable that the second protective cover has the same shape as the first protective cover, and covers only the portion of the first protective cover.

That is, if the entire massage machine is covered, the total area of the second protective cover is increased, and the cost is increased. In addition, if the switch is provided in the housing, the switch is hidden by the second protective cover, and unless the second protective cover is removed, the inconvenience that the massage machine cannot be operated or switched cannot be performed. .

In this regard, if the second protective cover is formed in the same shape as the first protective cover and only the portion of the first protective cover is covered, the area of the second protective cover may be only the area of the first protective cover. Since there is no danger of being hidden, the same function as before can be demonstrated. In the present invention, as means for attaching and detaching the second protective cover to and from the first protective cover, snaps, fasteners, hook-and-loop fasteners and the like can be employed, but the hook-and-loop fastener is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the first or second protective cover. It is preferable to do so.

That is, if the attaching / detaching means is provided at the center of the second protective cover on which the affected part is placed, the affected part may feel uncomfortable when the affected part hits the attaching / detaching means. Further, if the fixing means of the second protective cover is made of metal or the like or has a projection shape, the user may feel uncomfortable similarly. In this regard, if the hook-and-loop fastener is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the first or second protective cover, the affected part is less likely to be placed on the hook-and-loop fastener, and even if the affected part is placed on the hook-and-loop fastener, the hook-and-loop fastener is thin. Since it is a thing, it does not feel uncomfortable because it does not feel much unevenness. Then, the second protective cover can be easily detached from the massage machine.

Further, in the massage machine of the present invention, the protective cover is divided into a central portion corresponding to the fir roller and both side portions corresponding to the mini-roller, and the protective cover is divided into three parts. Are formed so as to bulge outward in the left-right direction toward the center in the depth direction. In this case, since the central portion or both side portions of the protective cover or both of them are bulged outward in the left-right direction toward the center in the depth direction, the protective cover formed by connecting both side portions to the central portion is Therefore, the portion corresponding to the fir roller is formed on the sheet member having slack in the left-right direction.

Therefore, the central portion of the protective cover can easily follow the movement of the fir roller in the axial direction (lateral direction),
The protective cover is effectively prevented from being damaged early from its center. Further, since the portion corresponding to the fir roller is a protective cover having slack in the left-right direction, when there is a pair of left and right fir rollers, it is easy to set the affected part between the rollers.

The above-mentioned second protective cover may be adopted in a massage machine having the above-mentioned three-partition type first protective cover. In this case, the second protective cover can be a three-part type sheet member corresponding to the first protective cover.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a roller type massage machine 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of the massage machine 1 not covering the second protective cover 2, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a massage machine coated with a.

The massage machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a housing 3, a driving means (not shown) for operating a massage body 4 provided in the housing 3, a massage body 4 rotationally driven by the driving means. And a switch unit 5. The housing 3 is a box having a size of a portable size and a substantially triangular shape in a side view, and a fixing table 6 to which a driving unit, a massage body 4, an electronic board (not shown), and the like are attached. The fixing base 6 and the lid 7 are formed of a hard synthetic resin such as an ABS resin.

The opening 8 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape extending in the left-right direction and the depth direction (left-right direction in FIG. 3) so that both edges of the rear surface 7a and the upper surface 7b of the lid 7 are left. It is formed from the middle part of the rear surface 7a to the middle part of the upper surface 7b. The switch unit 5 is provided at the edge of the upper surface 7b of the lid 7. In addition, rubber stabilizing members 9 are provided at four locations on the outer edge of the fixing base 6 to stabilize the massage machine 1 and prevent slipping.

The massage body 4 is disposed in the housing 3 so as to correspond to the opening 8, and the driving shaft 9 is rotatably arranged corresponding to the opening 8 and having its axis centered in the left-right direction.
And a plurality of mini-rollers 10 arranged on both sides of the drive shaft 9 in the axial direction, and a pair of left and right fir rollers 11 arranged at the center of the drive shaft 9 in the axial direction.

The mini-roller 10 is rotatably provided on a plurality of support shafts 9A arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral portion of the drive shaft 9, and a large number of the mini-rollers 10 are rotated with the rotation of the drive shaft 9. When the mini roller 10 repeatedly hits the affected part such as the sole of the foot or the waist, the affected part is subjected to roller massage. On the other hand, a pair of right and left fir rollers 11
Are fixed in such a manner as to be inclined in opposite directions with respect to the drive shaft 11, and are for rubbing the affected part such as the neck or calf sandwiched between the pair of left and right fir rollers 11 with the feeling of hand massage. For this reason, rubber-made kneading protrusions 12 are provided on the inside of each fir roller 11 opposite to each other.

In the first embodiment, the massage body 4 may have only one of the mini roller 10 and the fir roller 11,
A massage body such as a hit type may be used. As shown in FIG. 3, a flexible first protective cover 13 is provided so as to cover the massage body 4 from above and close the opening 8 of the lid 7. The first protective cover 13 is firmly fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the inside of the lid 7 on the side of the opening 8 via bolts or the like 15 via the inner wall of the lid 7 and the fixing member 14.

The fixing member 14 is used for the first protective cover 1.
Any material that can firmly fix 3 may be used, and may be attached with an adhesive or the like. In the present embodiment, the opening 8 of the lid 7
The second protective cover 2 having the same shape as the first protective cover 13 and having flexibility and being detachable is further provided on the first protective cover 13 covering the first protective cover 13. A hook-and-loop fastener 16 is fixed to the back surface of the outer peripheral portion of the second protective cover 2 by adhesion or bonding, and the outer circumferential portion of the second protective cover 13 is fixed by the hook-and-loop fastener 16 to the first protective cover 13.
It can be detachably attached to the surface.

Thus, the second protective cover 2 can be easily attached to and detached from the surface of the first protective cover 13. It is not always necessary to attach the hook-and-loop fastener 16 to the entire outer peripheral portion of the second protective cover 2. The hook and loop fasteners may be attached to the four corners or may be attached to several places in the middle of the outer peripheral portion.
Here, the hook-and-loop fastener 16 of the present invention is such that a fine hook-shaped fiber is formed on one side of the densely packed tape, and the surface of the first protective cover 13 is formed as a loop-shaped fiber so as to exhibit a fastener function. I have to. In addition, a tape in which countless fine loop-shaped fibers are densely attached to the first protective cover 13 may be attached, and the first protective cover 13 and the second protective cover 2 may be engaged with each other.

According to the massage machine 1 of the present embodiment, since the first protective cover 13 is covered with the second protective cover 2, the affected part is put on the surface of the second protective cover 2 and the massage machine 1 is used. I do. For this reason, between the affected part of the user and the massage body 4, the inner surface of the first protective cover 2 is in contact with the massage body 4 and the outer surface of the second protective cover 2 is in contact with the affected part, and the massage body 4 is driven to rotate. First protective cover 1
The third protection cover 2 and the second protection cover 2 receive friction, but both the first protection cover 13 and the second protection cover 2 receive friction only on one side, and thus have higher durability than the conventional one receiving friction from both sides.

Even if the first protective cover 13 is damaged, the massage is applied without directly placing the affected part on the massage body 4 because the second protective cover 2 is provided, and the second protective cover 2 is damaged. Can be replaced with a new second protective cover 2. Since the second protective cover 2 can be easily attached and detached, the second protective cover 2 can be washed. Therefore, the second protective cover 2 can be cleaned, and massage can be received with the sanitary protective cover 2.

Further, since the second protective cover 2 and the first protective cover 13 have the same shape, there is no possibility that the switch section 5 and the like are hidden, and the same function as before can be exhibited. Further, since the hook-and-loop fastener 16 is provided on the outer periphery of the second protective cover 2, the affected part is rarely put on the second protective cover 2 to which the hook-and-loop fastener 16 is mounted, and the hook-and-loop fastener 16 is mounted. Even if the affected part of the body is placed on the second protective cover 2, the hook-and-loop fastener 16 is thin and does not feel much unevenness and does not feel uncomfortable.

Since the first protective cover 13 is firmly fixed, the affected part of the body can be rested on the second protective cover 2 with confidence. The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and the design can be changed as appropriate. For example, the present invention is not limited to the massager 4 in which the massage body 4 as shown in FIG. 1 is substantially accommodated in the housing 3 but also the massage machine 1 in which the massage body 4A protrudes greatly as shown in FIG. Can be adopted. In this case, the second protective cover 2 may be formed to have the same protruding shape as the first protective cover 13.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. That is, as shown in FIG. 5A, in the massage machine 1 of this embodiment, the first protective cover 13 directly connected to the housing 3 has a central portion 17 corresponding to the fir roller 11 and both side portions corresponding to the mini roller 10. 18,1
8 is divided into three parts, and the two side parts 18, 18 are formed on the left and right edges of the central part 17, respectively.

Of the portions 17 and 18 constituting the first protective cover 13, both side portions 18 are formed in a rectangular shape in which all the upper, lower, left and right sides are straight, and the center portion 17 is directed toward the center in the depth direction. , It is formed in a substantially barrel shape bulging outward in the left-right direction. In this embodiment,
Since the right and left side portions 18 of the central portion 17 that is curved outwardly meet both sides 18 as described above, the first protective cover 13
Is the fir roller 1 as shown in the lower view of FIG.
The portion corresponding to 1 is formed on the sheet member having the slack 19 in the left-right direction.

For this reason, the central portion of the first protective cover 13 can easily follow the movement of the fir roller 11 in the axial direction (left-right direction), and the protective cover 13 can be effectively broken from the central portion at an early stage. Is prevented. In the present embodiment, the portion corresponding to the fir roller 11 is slackened in the left-right direction.
Since the protective cover 13 has the protective cover 9 shown in FIG.
As shown by the broken line in (b), the first protective cover 13
A valley portion 20 is formed at a portion between the pair of left and right fir rollers 11, 11, so that it is easy to set an affected part between the fir rollers 11, 11.

The connection between the central portion 17 and the both side portions 18 can be made by connection means other than welding such as connection with an adhesive or welding. Further, in the illustrated example, the connection edge of the central portion 17 is curved to give a slack 19, but the side portions 18
By bending the connection edge of the second protective cover 2, a portion 19 corresponding to the miller 11 in the second protective cover 2 can have a slack 19 in the left-right direction.

Further, in the second embodiment, the massage machine 1 having only the first protective cover 13 is illustrated, but the massage machine 1 of the second embodiment is also applied to the massage machine 1 of the first embodiment. A protective cover 2 can be employed.

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the detachable second protective cover is attached to the first protective cover, the first protective cover and the second protective cover are subjected to friction from only one side to improve the durability, and the second protective cover is damaged. Even if it gets dirty or dirty, it can be easily replaced or washed, so that a massager that is hygienic and has low repair costs can be obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, since the portion corresponding to the fir roller can be formed as a sheet member having slack in the left-right direction, the central portion of the protection cover can be formed in the axial direction (left-right direction) of the fir roller. It is easy to follow the movement, so that it can be prevented from being damaged early from the central portion, and when there is a pair of left and right fir rollers, it is easy to set the affected part between the rollers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a roller massage machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a state where a second protective cover is not covered.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a second protective cover of the roller massage machine is covered.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the roller massage machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the massage machine having the second protective cover.

FIG. 5A is a plan view of a protective cover used in a roller massage machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention,
(B) is a top view of the roller massage machine with the protective cover removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Massager 2 Second protective cover 3 Housing 4 Massager 8 Opening 9 Drive shaft 10 Mini roller 11 Fir roller 13 First protective cover 16 Surface fastener 17 Central part 18 Both sides

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A housing (3) having an opening (8).
A drive rotatable massage body (4) disposed in the housing (3) in correspondence with the opening (8);
A flexible first protective cover having a peripheral portion fixed to a side edge of the opening (8) of the housing (3) so as to cover the massage body (4) from above and close the opening (8). (13) and a detachable and flexible second protective cover (2) for covering the first protective cover (13).
And a massage machine equipped with. 2. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the second protective cover (2) is formed in the same shape as the first protective cover (13). 3. A method for detachably attaching the second protective cover (2) to an outer peripheral portion of the first protective cover (13) or the second protective cover (2) on the surface of the first protective cover (13). The massage machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a hook-and-loop fastener (16) is provided. 4. A housing (3) having an opening (8) extending in the left-right direction and the depth direction, and an axis corresponding to the opening (8) in the housing (3) and having its axis oriented in the left-right direction. A drive shaft (9) rotatably arranged, mini-rollers (10) arranged on both sides in the axial direction of the drive shaft (9), and a central portion of the drive shaft (9) in the axial direction. Fir roller (11) and each of these rollers (10,
11) a flexible protective cover (13) having a peripheral edge fixed to a side edge of the opening (8) of the housing (3) so as to cover the opening (8) so as to cover the opening (8) from above. The protective cover (13) has a central part (17) corresponding to the fir roller (11) and two side parts (18) corresponding to the mini-roller (10), and is divided into three parts. A massaging machine characterized in that the part (17) or the both side parts (18) or both of them are formed in a shape that bulges outward in the left-right direction toward the center in the depth direction. 5. The protective cover according to claim 1, wherein said protective cover has a front side.
The massage machine according to claim 4, wherein the second protective cover (2) according to any one of (1) to (3) is provided.