JPS5931337B2 - Shiatsu/massaging tools - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an acupressure/massage tool that performs acupressure or massage by pinching the affected area.

The inventor proposed an acupressure/massage tool in which fingertips facing each other are configured to operate on the palm body.

However, when attempting to actually perform acupressure and massaging using this device, when the palm is brought close to the affected area, both fingertips move, making it impossible to properly reach the pressure points.

Additionally, if the timing of contact of the fingertips with the affected area does not match (in many cases, one fingertip contacts the affected area before the other), the reaction force will be applied to the palm body.
It becomes difficult to hold and place the device safely.

Furthermore, when a hydraulic mechanism is used to operate both fingertips, two or more piston/cylinder mechanisms must be built into the palm body, which has the drawback of increasing the size and weight of the entire device.

In addition, because the fingertips simply move back and forth in a fixed manner with respect to the palmar body, it is not possible for the therapist to apply acupressure or massage by thrusting the fingertips into the affected area.
There is a strange feeling of using mechanical tools, and the therapeutic effect is also insufficient.

This invention was made based on the above-mentioned circumstances.The body of the shiatsu massager is placed on the body of the shiatsu massager, and the shiatsu receiver is brought into contact with a point corresponding to the pressure point, and the shiatsu receiver is oriented toward the body. The acupressure head is brought close to the affected area by a thrusting motion, and the acupressure effect is obtained between the two, thereby making the driving mechanism of the acupressure head smaller and lighter, and making it possible to adjust the size of the acupressure head to suit the size of the affected area. The stroke changes, and the finger pressure can be adjusted by continuing the operation, making it easier to use without feeling strange as a mechanical tool.Furthermore, the shiatsu/massage device itself can be stably applied to the entire area to be treated. The present invention aims to provide an acupressure/massage tool that makes it easier to hold the tool on the body by providing a mat that supports it.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically explained based on illustrated embodiments.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an acupressure/massage device main body formed in an L-shape as a whole, and an acupressure receiver body 2 is disposed at one end of the main body.

The body 2 of this acupressure receiver is intended to be brought into contact with the body on the back side of the affected area, and has a structure such as a mat filled with a soft material inside.

Further, a movable finger 3 is provided at the other end of the acupressure/massage device main body 1, and at the tip of this movable finger 3, an acupressure device 4 that is operated by the acupressure receiver toward the body 2 is provided. ing.

In order to operate the movable finger 3, a hydraulic control mechanism 5 is provided in the shiatsu/massage device body 1, and
A control operator 6 for adjusting the control amount of the hydraulic control mechanism 5 to adjust the finger pressure applied to the acupressure device 4 and an electric mechanism 8 for driving a pump 7 as a pressure source in the hydraulic control mechanism 5 are provided. There is.

Further, on one side of the shiatsu/massage device body 1, there is a lever 21 that can adjust the sudden wave by hydraulic control, etc. A mat 22 is attached to this lever, and if necessary, the mat 22 can be moved to a predetermined position. It is designed to support the side of the body to be treated.

Further, the movable finger 3 includes an L-shaped arm 3a whose one end is pivotally connected to the acupressure/massage device main body 1 by a pin 11, and a link guide arm 3b.
The acupressure device 4 is pivotally attached to the free end of the holder by a pin 12,
Further, the acupressure device 4 is pivotally attached to the link guide arm 3b by a pin 13 at a location different from the pin 12.

The link guide arm 3b is pivoted by a pin 14 at a pivot point of the cross-shaped arm 3a, that is, at a location different from the pin 11.

Therefore, when the L-shaped arm 3a rotates around the pin 11, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, the acupressure device 4 changes its posture so that the acupressure receiver stands out toward the body 2.

This is similar to the movement form of the index finger in acupressure.

Further, the piston/cylinder mechanism 5a in the hydraulic side control mechanism 5 is used as a means for rotating the above-mentioned cross-shaped arm 3a.

The piston/cylinder mechanism 5a has a pivot shaft 5c equipped with a hydraulic path 5b inside to press one end of the cylinder 5d.
It is pivotally supported on the frame 1a of the massager body 1, and the cylinder 5
A piston 5e is slidably inserted into the piston 5e, one end of the piston rod 5f of the piston 5e projects outward from the other end of the cylinder 5d, and this end is connected to the L-shaped arm 3a of the movable finger 3 with a pin 5g. The structure is pivoted in the middle of the
The piston 5e is elastically supported on the compression side by a compression coil spring 5h housed inside the cylinder 5d.

The cylinder 5d is supplied with pressurized oil via the pivot shaft 5c, and has an inlet/outlet port 51 opened therethrough through which pressure oil is discharged.

There is a pressure oil tank 15 inside the massager body 1 specified above.
The flow rate adjustment switching valve 5k of the hydraulic control mechanism 5 mentioned above is connected to this.

That is, one passage 51 is connected to the tank 1 in the switching valve 5.
5, and the passage 51 is communicated with the side of the valve chamber 5m, and the valve chamber 5m is communicated with the other passage 5p through the central valve port 5n, and the passage 5p is a pipe. It communicates with the piston-cylinder mechanism 5a via a passage 16.

The cone-shaped valve body 5q of the switching valve 5 is connected to a push button type control operator 6, and the control operator 6 is elastically supported outward by the action of a compression coil spring 17. There is.

Further, the pump 7 is connected to the pressure oil tank 15 on its suction side, and has a pipe line 1 on its delivery side.
The previous passage 5p is communicated via 8.

The pump 7 is driven by the aforementioned electric mechanism 8 comprising a motor.

In such a configuration, when the electric mechanism 8 is driven, pressure oil is supplied from the pressure oil tank 15 to the pump 7, and the pressure oil flows to the piston cylinder mechanism 5a via the pipe 18, the passage 5p, and the pipe 16. , increases the internal pressure of the cylinder 5d, thereby pressing the piston 5e against the compression coil spring 5h and protruding the piston rod 5f.

Thus, the movable finger 3 and the acupressure device 4 operate as shown in FIG. 8, and in the course of this operation, the acupressure receiver presses the affected part of the human body supported by the body 2.

When it comes into contact with a human body, the operation of the acupressure device 4 is hindered, so the internal pressure of the cylinder 5d increases rapidly, and corresponding finger pressure is applied to the acupressure device 4.

In this case, when the degree of pressure on the control operator 6 is increased, the valve chamber 5
Since the amount of pressure oil escaping from the passage 5p to the passage 51 via the passage 5p is limited, the finger pressure increases.

Further, when the force applied to the control operator 6 is released, the valve body 5q retreats due to the action of the compression coil spring 17, and this becomes a compression discharge port, and the pressure oil in the cylinder 5d is discharged from the compression coil spring 5.
It is discharged by the action of h.

As a result, the movable finger and the acupressure device 4 return to their original positions.

Therefore, when the control operator 6 is operated slowly, the
A slow acupressure effect can be achieved.

Also, if you repeat the operation extremely quickly, there will be a knocking effect.

Additionally, if you adjust the way the acupressure device hits the affected area, you can also get a massaging effect.

In this case, since the treated area is supported by the mat 22, even if the acupressure/massage device body 1 receives a reaction force due to the force applied to the acupressure head during the acupressure/massage operation, the mat 22
2. With this, the acupressure/massage tool can be held stably, making treatment easier.

Moreover, by changing the position of the mat 22 depending on the size of the area to be treated, such as the torso, arms, head, shoulders, etc., the relative position of the body and the instrument can be adjusted so that the shiatsu head hits the appropriate area. This has the effect of being able to set the .

In the above embodiment, all of the hydraulic control mechanism 5 is installed in the shiatsu/massage device main body 1, but of the hydraulic control mechanism 5, only the piston/cylinder mechanism 5a is installed in the shiatsu/massage device. Of course, it is also possible to have a structure in which it is provided in the main body 1, and the other components are provided in a separately prepared container, and the two are connected via a pressure oil supply/drainage hose.

In this case, mechanical operating force may be used to drive the pump without using an electric mechanism (such as a motor).

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view of the same main part, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A--A in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the same. 5 is a sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG. c is an explanatory diagram of the usage state. 1... Shiatsu/massage device body, 2... Shiatsu receiver is body, 3... Movable fingers, 4... Shiatsu head, 5... ... Hydraulic control mechanism, 6 ... Control operator, 7 ... Pump, 8 ... Electric mechanism, 21 ... Lever, 22 ... ···mat.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shiatsu/massage device body, a shiatsu receiver disposed on one end side of the shiatsu/massage device body, and a shiatsu receiver disposed on the other end side of the shiatsu/massage device body, and equipped with an acupressure head at the tip. a movable finger; a piston-cylinder mechanism provided in the body of the acupressure/massage device for operating the movable finger so that the acupressure head thereof moves toward and away from the body; a control operator configured to adjust the control amount of a hydraulic control mechanism including a piston-cylinder mechanism to adjust the finger pressure applied to the acupressure head; a mechanism for driving a pump as a pressure source in the hydraulic control mechanism;・Acupressure that is equipped with a mat attached to the massager body and placed in contact with one side of the treated area・
Massaging tools.