JPS6349162A - Vibration massaging method and apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Purpose of the Invention (A) Prior Art Various types of so-called pine surge devices that vibrate a hard material vibrating device to locally perform pine surgery on the body have been provided. These so-called vibrators are a method of applying vibrations of a certain frequency to the body with a certain excitation force.

In such cases, the stimulation the body receives is monotonous and wears off quickly, causing itching, and the time period for which humans feel comfortable is short. Furthermore, since the frequency of vibration is not a frequency that has been studied from the physiological perspective of the human body and is comfortable for humans, there is not much to be seen in terms of its health-promoting effects on the body and mind.

Therefore, we have not heard that this type of vibrator has become explosively popular.

Next, there is a roller-type pine surge device, which applies pressure from a roller to a certain part of the body. In this method, the roller is also made of hard material and only the pine surge area is subjected to large stimulation. It is designed to apply pressure, and the stimulation, along with the vibrator, causes pain in hard parts of the human body due to vibration or roller pressure, and the itching feels localized. Furthermore, the improvement in blood circulation as a pine surge effect is only partially effective.

Next, as methods for pine surge on the body, bubble baths, jet baths, etc. have been proposed in an attempt to obtain health effects through skin stimulation (pine surge) using ultrasonic waves. The industry generally agrees that the effect it has on perception is extremely small and its health effects cannot be expected.

It is also physiologically clear that stimulation using an individual as a medium has a much greater effect on skin perception than stimulation using water as a medium, even if the stimulation is weak.

(8) Problems with the prior art Since humans are intelligent creatures, the way they receive a stimulus changes depending on their own mental state. Therefore, by adjusting the stimulation given to the human body based on this psychophysiological reason, an effective method for promoting health can be taken.

However, the stimulation given to the human body includes stimulation through the auditory senses (ears) through sound waves, bone-transmitted vibrations given directly to the human body, and vibrations given primarily to the body's surface tissues. When physical stimulation and physical stimulation are in harmony, the pine surge effect is produced by stimulating the cranial nerves. A major problem was that it was lacking in psychological and psychophysiological research.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Present Invention Based on the above-mentioned reasons, the present invention aims to provide comfortable stimulation of cranial nerves from the auditory sense of sound waves and vibrations proportional to this comfortable sound waves using conventional hard materials. Instead of using a pine surge tool made of plastic, the information is transmitted to a pine surge tool made of a soft material such as a sponge, thereby performing pine surgery on the body and contributing to health.

(2) Regarding the structure of the invention The present invention was invented for the above-mentioned purpose, and the details thereof are shown in the drawings, which are examples, below. At the same time, the output with different strengths and weaknesses from the sound reproduction device (1) is input to the controller (3), and this input power is 1.117
．． It outputs power within ~20°HZ and is proportional to the sound pressure, inputs this output power into the drive circuit (4), amplifies and converts it into power to drive the next actuator (5), and uses that output to drive the actuator (5). is driven as a vibration of IHz to 200Hz in proportion to the sound pressure. The actuator (5) in the figure is a linear motion actuator, but it is of course possible to use a rotary motion actuator (5'') as shown by the dotted line.Also, the speaker (
2) and the drive circuit (4) also have a built-in volume mechanism.

The above is a sound reproduction device, a controller mechanism consisting of a controller and a drive circuit, and an actuator, and a method and device for converting sound into vibration.On the other hand, a massager that vibrates in response to this vibration has an appropriate width and length. A friction elastic body (7) such as a sponge or the like having an appropriate thickness is placed on a supporting diaphragm (6) made of A weight support grid (9) with a shape formed thereon is placed so that a person can lie down on it, and the weight support grid 9 is supported on the floor with support pillars 11 at both ends, and the supporting diaphragm 6 is supported by a spring. 10 is suspended from the weight support grid 9. Therefore, the vibration bed 16 is constructed with the frictional elastic body 7 being sandwiched between the support diaphragm 6 and the weight support grid 9. Next, the supporting diaphragm 6 of the vibrating bed 16 and the lot 13 of the linear motion actuator 5 are directly connected to vibrate the vibrating bed 16 with rhythmic vibrations J converted from sound waves.

Further, FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment, in which a vibrating bed 16' is constructed in the bathtub 14. The structure is such that it can receive the pine surge according to the invention. In this case, the actuator 5 may be configured to be provided with a support mechanism 15 so as to be vibrated from above.

(3) Regarding the functions and effects of the invention.

The sound reproduced by the sound reproduction device @1 may be selected from recordings of music, birds chirping, the sound of water flowing in a mountain stream, etc., of one's preference.

Since humans are intelligent creatures, the way they receive stimuli changes depending on their own mental state. For this psychophysiological reason, there are effective means for promoting health in the human body and the stimuli it provides.

When you hear a sound that you are interested in, you need to know your audibility threshold (
The lowest sound pressure that a person can hear. ) is usually lower than uninteresting sounds due to the human mental structure. In other words, people respond with an @ feeling to sounds that they are interested in.

The present invention adopts a psychophysiological aspect that has not been adopted in conventional massagers, and allows the user to first select and listen to the sound that he or she likes.

Therefore, a wide variety of prepared sounds (recorded tapes) are reproduced by the sound reproduction device 1 and heard as sound waves from the speaker 2.
Hear by ft (ear). Other than this, you can adjust the volume using the volume mechanism to find the most comfortable volume for yourself. While listening to a sound you like, if you give your body a vibration that has a meaningful relationship with this sound (a relationship that is tuned to the sound pressure), the cerebral stimulation effect from that stimulation will be a single vibration without sound (a single vibration). It is well known that even if the vibrational energy given is the same, the psychological effects that people find comfortable will be extremely different. There is a clear difference in the child's reaction when you pat the child's body to comfort him and when you pat him while scolding him loudly. As described above, this psychophysiological sound is heard as a sound wave through a speaker, and on the other hand, the output of the sound reproduced by the sound reproducing device 1 with its intensity is inputted to the controller 3.

The controller 3 is capable of converting the input from the sound reproduction device 1 using two conversion methods, and any one of them may be adopted. Now, one of them is to integrate the electrical frequency input from the sound reproduction device 1 at an arbitrarily set time interval between 5m5ec and 1000mSeC, and immediately after the set interval, calculate the input ¥3t within that time. A method of outputting a constant waveform all at once. Second, 20) IZ~20,000H
Convert the frequency to 1/100 between Z,
For example, a method of outputting at that frequency is a method of outputting a frequency input at 100 OHZ at an electrical frequency of 1 OHZ and with power proportional to the input execution value.

In each of the above two cases, the input wave from the sound reproduction device 1 can be kept within the IH7-200) 12, and power proportional to the sound pressure can be output. This output power is then input into the drive circuit 4, where it is amplified and converted into power for driving the linear motion actuator 5 connected to the drive circuit 4, and the linear motion actuator 5 is driven in proportion to the positive sound of 111z to 2.
00) Vibrates at IZ. It goes without saying that the actuator may be a rotary movement actuator 5' indicated by a dotted line in the figure. The vibrations of the linear motion actuator 5 vibrate the support diaphragm 6 of the vibration bed 16 directly connected to the rod 13, but the present invention does not apply this vibration to the human body as a mere vibration.

That is, humans respond not only to sound stimuli, but also to vibrations. The vibrations applied to the human body include bone-transmitted vibrations (
Vibration is a vibration that is transmitted through the skeleton when a part of the human body is vibrated. ) and vibrations that are applied to the body surface and the muscles connected to it, which do not involve bone vibrations, and bone-transmitted vibrations. When this happens, it causes the spine to resonate and the cephalic bone to resonate, which shakes the cerebral tissue and causes the human body to react in a negative manner. Vibration stimulation gives people a feeling of comfort.The criteria for determining comfort from mental stimulation differs from person to person, but direct physical stimulation has something in common for everyone; Most of these are caused by stimulation given to the sensory nerves in the surface of the human body and the muscle tissue connected to it. Therefore, in the present invention, this stimulation is applied as a vibration stimulation to the sensory nerves of the body surface and the muscle tissue connected to the body surface, but the problem is how much vibration stimulation should be applied and when. That is, it is desirable to apply pine surge stimulation at the best time for resuscitation and recovery of human body tissues. Human body tissues are resuscitated and recovered when the parasympathetic nervous system is active, and when the parasympathetic nervous system is active, the body maintains a relaxed and relaxed state of mind. The present invention is based on the above-mentioned human physiological and psychophysiological theories, and aims to perform pine surgery by creating the mental state of the human being in the above-mentioned state during pine surgery.Therefore, as a method for weakening the cerebral neocortex, For example, there are methods such as administering drugs, drinking alcohol, and listening to rhythm sounds, but since administering drugs and drinking alcohol may harm human health, the present invention adopts a method of listening to rhythm sounds. be.

The fact that the human neocortex becomes inactive when exposed to certain kinds of rhythmic sounds on a continuous basis does not need to be pointed out by the late Tokyo University Professor Jizumi, but it is an application of this natural law of human physiology, which is a principle of human body nature. What I did was to make the sound output from the speaker 2 of the present invention and listen to it continuously to weaken the function of the neocortex of the cerebrum, and at the same time input the output from the sound reproduction device that emits the above-mentioned comfortable sound waves into the controller 3 and change the sound pressure. The output is converted into a proportional predetermined HZ number, then converted into a vibration output using the drive circuit 4, and the output is used to start the linear motion actuator 5 to vibrate the vibration bed 16.As a result, the human skin sense is comfortable. The expected vibration frequency is between 1Hz and 200Hz, but the healthiest effects will be obtained if the person receiving the pine surge is within this range of 82 and is not accompanied by strong bone-transmitted vibrations.

As for the HZ, a frequency between 1HZ and 50)12 is particularly effective. It is assumed that this HZ is controlled by controller 3.

Note that the amplitude is controlled by the drive circuit 4.

As described above, the frequency that you feel comfortable with is converted into vibration, and the amplitude is proportional to the sound source that you are interested in. This vibration is transmitted to the rod 1 of the linear motion actuator 5.
3, when the vibration is transmitted to the support diaphragm 6 of the vibration bed 16 directly connected to the vibration bed 16, the support diaphragm 6 vibrates, and the frictional elastic body 7 protruding from the lattice 8 of the weight support lattice 9 vibrates. The body lying on the support grid 9 will be subjected to pine surgery.

Note that the weight support grid 9 is fixedly supported by the support pillars 11, so it is lying down.

A human being will receive the pine surge of the frictional elastic body 7 without vibration.

Next, Fig. 2 shows the second embodiment. In this embodiment, the person receives the pine surge while lying down in the bathtub 14, but the body weight becomes lighter in the water and the tension in the muscles is relieved. In this condition, you will receive a pine surge.

The present invention has the above-mentioned effects, so when you perform pine surgery using the present invention, you can listen to your favorite music (rhythm) at your favorite volume and feel mentally satisfied and relaxed. It weakens the function of the cerebral neocortex and activates the function of the parasympathetic nervous system, increasing the resuscitation and recovery power of the body tissues, while at the same time converting the frequency of comfortable music into a vibrational rhythm that is most comfortably perceived by the human skin senses. In addition, instead of the local stimulation using the hard vibrating device of the conventional pine surge device, a soft elastic body like a sponge provides a total amount of pine surge over a wide area of the body to stimulate the brain and improve blood circulation locally. In addition, since the skin is stimulated at a frequency that is comfortably perceived by the skin, the human body actively accepts this, resulting in an extremely effective pine surge effect both mentally and physically. It has the advantage of being of great help in maintaining and improving health. In particular, the second embodiment has the great advantage that the body becomes lighter and the tension in the muscles is released, so the pine surge effect is even greater.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show embodiments; the first figure is an explanatory diagram of the first embodiment, and the second figure is a partially cutaway explanatory diagram of the second embodiment when the vibrating bed is installed in a bathtub. The third figure is an explanatory side view showing a state in which the frictional elastic body protrudes from the grid mesh when a person lies down on the weight support grid.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) Generate sound from the speaker 2 using the output of the sound reproducing device 1, and at the same time input the output of the sound reproducing device with varying degrees of strength to the controller 3 to adjust the input wave from 1Hz to 2Hz.
The output power is converted into electric power within 00 Hz and proportional to the sound pressure and outputted, and then this outputted electric power is input into the drive circuit 4 and amplified and converted to the electric power that drives the actuator 5, causing the actuator 5 to vibrate at 1 HZ to 200 HZ. A vibration massage method in which the user drives a massage device connected to the device to vibrate, and massages the body with vibrations proportional to the intensity of the sound while listening to the sound of the user's preference. (2) Generate sound from the speaker 2 using the output of the sound reproducing device 1, and at the same time input the output of the sound reproducing device with varying degrees of strength to the controller 3 to adjust the input wave from 1Hz to 2Hz.
The output power is converted into electric power within 00 Hz and proportional to the sound pressure and outputted, and then this outputted electric power is input into the drive circuit 4 and amplified and converted to the electric power that drives the actuator 5, causing the actuator 5 to vibrate at 1 HZ to 200 HZ. On the other hand, a frictional elastic body 7 such as a sponge having an appropriate thickness is mounted on a supporting diaphragm 6 having an appropriate width and length.
is placed on this frictional elastic body 7, and grid meshes 8 of an appropriate width are formed on this frictional elastic body 7.
A weight support grid 9 having a shape formed thereon is mounted, this weight support grid 9 is supported on the floor by support pillars 11, and the supporting diaphragm 6 is suspended and connected to the weight support grid 9 with a spring 10. A vibration massage device used in a vibration massage method, comprising a vibration bed 16 and having a structure in which the rod 13 of the actuator 5 and the support vibration plate 6 are directly connected. (3) The vibrating massage device according to claim 2, wherein the vibrating bed 16 is curved into a shape that allows a person to lie down while taking a bath, and is configured to vibrate in the bathtub 14.