KR20010006104A - Massaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a massage device, in particular a chair-type massager, and aims to provide a massage device in which an effective massage of the shoulder can be performed by allowing the vertical and vertical kneading to be performed.

The massaging machine of the present invention includes a device body capable of supporting a user's body and a massage drive portion for massaging the user's body supported by the device body in the device body. The massage driving unit includes an upper massage member and a lower massage member that are paired in a vertical direction of the user's body supported by the apparatus main body. The upper massage member moves downward toward the user while pointing downward. The lower massage member moves upward toward the user while pointing upward.

Description

Massager {MASSAGING APPARATUS}

Conventionally, a chair type massager is known as a massager, for example. Such a chair-type massager is generally provided with a pair of left and right massage heads on the backrest. A pair of left and right massage heads can rock in the left-right direction and rub the affected part from the left-right direction.

However, depending on the affected part, the kneading in the vertical direction may be more effective than the kneading in the left and right directions. In particular, when the shoulders are rubbed, it is not enough to rub them from the left and right directions.

In other words, even if the kneading in the left and right directions with respect to the shoulder, it can actually be a kneading of the upper part of the neck or the upper part, and not a kneading of the shoulder (the side of the neck). There is also a big difference with the method of treatment.

Therefore, even if the user wishes to rub his shoulders from above, this cannot be done with a conventional massager.

This invention is made | formed in view of such a problem, and aims at making massage effect up and down perform, and to raise a massage effect.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a massage device suitable for kneading the shoulders.

The present invention relates to a massager.

1 is a perspective view showing a massage device of the present invention,

2 is a front view of the massage driving unit,

3 is a side view of the massage drive unit;

4 is a side view showing a state in which the upper side auxiliary drive unit is operated;

5 is a front view showing the tap drive;

6 is a side view showing the tapping drive;

7 is a conceptual diagram showing an operation direction of each massage head, (a) is a front view thereof, (b) is a side view thereof,

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing an operation direction of each massage head in the second embodiment, (a) is a front view thereof, (b) is a side view thereof,

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing an operation direction of each massage head in the third embodiment, (a) is a front view thereof, (b) is a side view thereof,

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing an operation direction of each massage head in the fourth embodiment, (a) is a front view thereof, (b) is a side view thereof,

FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing an operation direction of each massage head in the fifth embodiment, (a) is a front view thereof, (b) is a side view thereof,

12 is a front view of a massage drive unit in a sixth embodiment;

13 is a side view of a massage drive unit in a sixth embodiment, and

The bottom view of the massage drive part in 6th Embodiment.

The present invention has been made the following technical means to achieve the above object.

That is, the massage device of the present invention includes a device body capable of supporting the user's body, and a massage drive portion for massaging the user's body supported by the device body in the device body, wherein the massage drive portion is provided in the device body. The upper side massage member and the lower side massage member which are paired in the up-down direction of the user's body which are supported are provided.

The upper side massage member is configured to advance toward the user side while pointing downward, and the lower side massage member is configured to advance toward the user side while pointing upward.

In this way, the Shanghai massage member operates in the vertical direction, so that the vertical kneading is realized. Moreover, it does not simply operate in an up-down direction, but moves to the user side while pointing in the up-down direction, so that hand-holding such as handholding is performed. Such vertical hand grip is particularly effective against the shoulders. That is, since the kneading is performed to press the shoulder downward, the massage is close to the kneading by the hand of the person and the effective massage can be performed.

In addition, in the vertical kneading, the upper massage member and the lower massage member need not advance simultaneously. For example, the upper massage member may advance to the user side first, stop in the advanced state, and then the lower massage member may advance. The lower massage member may advance first.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the upper massage member is arranged to protrude toward the user side supported by the apparatus body rather than the lower massage member.

With this arrangement, the upper and lower massage members abut along the line of the body near the shoulder, so that the shoulder can be rubbed as appropriate. That is, the upper side drinking member is in contact with the shoulder, and the lower side massage member is in contact with the upper part of the back, so that the shoulder can be rubbed as if kneading with a human hand.

In addition, in the present invention, the upper massage member is composed of an upper left massage head and an upper right massage head paired in the left and right directions of the user's body supported by the device body, the lower massage member, the It is preferable that the lower left massage head and the lower right massage head are paired in the left and right directions of the user's body supported by the apparatus body.

In this case, it is possible to have a massage head on both sides, and to rub like both hands rub the shoulders.

In the present invention, the "downward" directed by the upper massage member and the "upward" directed by the lower massage member do not mean only "directly downward" or "directly upward", but "lower left and right obliquely" and " It is a meaning including the right and left oblique upper direction ".

In particular, when the upper side massage member is composed of an upper left massage head and an upper right massage head, the upper left massage head moves toward the user side while pointing to the lower right side, and the upper right massage head is lower left It is preferable to configure the device to move forward to the user side while aiming at the.

In this case, the pressing force acts obliquely on the body. Since the oblique pressing force acts on the body as the force of the pressing force in the left and right directions and the pressing force in the downward direction, both the kneading in the left and right directions and the kneading in the up and down directions are performed. Therefore, the massage effect is high. Such kneading is particularly suitable for the neck of the shoulder.

In addition, in the case of simple kneading in the left and right directions, the left and right massage heads may sandwich the body, and the force for pressing the affected part may be a pressing force for inserting the body as it is, putting a burden on the body. On the other hand, when the massage head operates at an angle as in the present invention, the force applied by the left and right massage heads to fit the body is only the component force in the left and right directions of the pressing force of the massage head. Therefore, even if the pressing force is increased to increase the massage effect, the body fitting pressure is less than the pressing force, so the burden on the body is less.

In addition, in the present invention, the left and right intervals of the upper left massage head and the upper right massage head may be arranged to be longer than the left and right intervals of the lower left massage head and the lower right massage head.

And, the upper left massage head is directed to the user side while pointing to the right downward, the upper right massage head is configured to move to the user side while pointing to the left downward, the lower left massage head is advanced to the user side It is preferable to be configured to operate toward the position of the upper left massage head at the time, and the lower right massage head to operate toward the position of the upper right massage head when advancing to the user side. In this case, it is possible to knead like holding the affected part.

Further, in the present invention, the upper and lower massage members are respectively provided on the rocking members that can swing in their operating directions, and include an air cell that swings the rocking member by expansion and contraction by supplying and discharging air. Separately, the lowering massage member may be provided with a tapping drive unit for driving the tapping massage.

In this case, the lower massage member can exert both the kneading action by the telescopic movement of the air cell and the tapping action by the tapping drive unit.

The tapping drive unit includes a driving motor and a tapping shaft that is rotationally driven by the driving motor, wherein a cam is fixedly eccentrically fixed to the tapping shaft, and an air cell for operating the lower massage member is placed on an air cell base. When the air cell base is configured to vibrate by rotation of the cam, the vibration by cam rotation is transmitted to the lower massage member through the air cell. In this case, the air cell plays the role of a cushion, so that soft tapping is performed.

The massage member may be eccentrically installed on a rotational shaft freely supported relative to the rocking member, and the tapping drive unit may include a driving motor for rotating the rotational shaft. In this case, the tapping is performed by the rotational movement of the massage member, so the cushioning action of the air cell is less, and the hard tapping is performed.

As described above, in the case where tapping is performed by rotating the rotary shaft installed in the massage member, the tapping drive unit includes a tapping shaft that is driven by the driving motor, and transfers the rotation of the tapping shaft to the rotary shaft. It is preferable to provide a means, wherein the tapping shaft serves as a swing shaft for swinging the swing member.

In this case, even if the position of the massage member changes due to the swinging of the rocking member, since the distance from the tapping shaft which is the rocking shaft to the axis of rotation of the massage member is constant, a simple one can be employed as the transmission means. In addition, since the tapping shaft also serves as a swing shaft, the number of parts can be reduced, resulting in cost reduction.

Moreover, the massage machine of this invention can be implemented as a chair-type massage machine. That is, a chair-type device body having a backrest and a massage driving part for massaging a user seated on the device body are provided in the backrest, and the massage driving part is an upper side massage member paired in a height direction of the backrest. And the lower side massage member, the upper side massage member may move downward toward the user while pointing downward, and the lower side massage member may move toward the user side while facing upward.

In addition, when the massaging machine of the present invention pays attention to the kneading of the shoulder, a chair-type device body having a backrest and a massage driving portion for massaging a user seated on the device body are provided in the backrest. While having a left massage head and a right massage head paired in the width direction of the backrest, the left massage head moves toward the user side while pointing to the right lower side, and the right massage head is directed to the lower left side. It can be configured to advance to the user side.

Also in this case, the left and right massage heads press the body obliquely to the body, and the same action as the above described oblique pressure is exerted.

Moreover, although this massager is especially effective for the kneading of a shoulder, it is not necessary to employ | adopt the arrangement and mechanism in which the site | part targeted for massage is limited to a shoulder.

1 to 7 show a massage device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The massage device 1 is a chair-type massage machine provided with a chair-shaped device body 7 having a back 3 and a seating surface 5. In the backrest 3, the massage drive part 11 provided with the movement drive part 9 so that a movement to an up-down direction is provided.

The moving drive unit 9 has a vertical feed screw shaft 13 provided along the height direction of the backrest 3 and a reducer attachment type that enables the vertical feed screw shaft 13 to be rotated forward and backward around the shaft center. It has the motor part 14 which consists of an electric motor. The vertical feed screw shaft 13 is engaged with the nut part 15 provided in the rear part of the massage drive part 11 in the vertically penetrating state.

By this movement drive part 9, the massage drive part 11 moves up and down (straight movement) in the backrest 3 to the user's neck or waist, and can stop at arbitrary positions.

The said massage drive part 11 has the upper side drive part 19 provided in the upper side of the drive part base 17, and the lower side drive part 21 provided in the lower side of the drive part base 17. As shown in FIG. The upper side drive part 19 is provided with the massage member 23 (henceforth an upper side massage member), and massages this upper side massage member 23. The lower side drive part 21 also has a massage member 25 (hereinafter referred to as a lower side massage member), and massages the massage member 25.

In addition, the massage drive unit 11 includes an upper side auxiliary drive unit 27 for moving the upper side drive unit 19 itself to the user side, and a tapping drive unit 29 for tapping the lower massage unit 25. Doing.

The drive unit base 17 is composed of a bottom plate 17a and left and right sidewalls 17b which are mounted upright from both left and right edges thereof. The drive unit bases 17 have respective drive units 19, 21, 27, 29. Is arranged.

The upper side drive unit 19 is a pair of left and right oscillation plates (swinging members) which are swung by stretching of the pair of left and right air cells 33L and 33R and the respective air cells 33L and 33R provided on the upper air cell base 31. (35L, 35R).

The upper massage member 23 is composed of a pair of left and right massage heads 23L and 23R (hereinafter referred to as an upper massage head 23L and an upper right massage head 23R), and a left swing plate 35L. The upper left massage head 23L is provided on the upper side through the arm 36, and the upper right massage head 23R is provided on the rocking plate 35R on the right side via the arm 36.

The air cell 33L 33R has a cylindrical shape having a side wall having a bellows shape, and when compressed air is supplied from an air source (not shown), it is extended to the user side, and is contracted to return to its original state when it is exhausted. By the exhaust switching valve, the arbitrary air cells can be operated individually or simultaneously (the same applies to other air cells described later).

The rocking plates 35L and 35R are free to swing around the left and right rocking shafts 37L and 37R, respectively, and these rocking shafts 37L and 37R have both ends in the longitudinal direction of the upper side air cell base 31. It is supported by the support part 39 provided in this. Moreover, the spring 41 which presses the rocking plates 35L and 35R to the upper side air cell base 31 side is inserted in each rocking shaft 37.

Further, inside the rocking plates 35L and 35R, caps 42 for positioning the rocking plates 35L and 35R and the air cells 33L and 33R are respectively attached.

As shown in FIG. 2, the left pivotal shaft 37L is arrange | positioned in the upper right direction, and the right pivot shaft 37R is arrange | positioned in the left upper direction. Therefore, when the left air cell 33L is extended, the upper left massage head 23L advances to the user side while pointing to the lower right side. In addition, when the right air cell 33R is extended, the upper right massage head 23R advances to the user side while pointing to the lower left side.

The upper air cell base 31 is attached to the left and right side walls 17b of the drive unit base 17 via links 43 provided on both the left and right sides thereof. These links 43 are rotatably attached to the left and right side walls 17b around the axis 43a in the left and right directions, and the upper air cell base 31 is capable of swinging to the user side.

The upper side auxiliary drive unit 27 is constituted by a pair of left and right bellows-shaped air cells 45L and 45R. These air cells 45L and 45R are disposed between the upper side air cell base 31 and the drive unit base 17. Moreover, inside the upper side air cell base 31, the cap 47 for positioning the air cell 45L 45R is provided.

When the air cells 45L and 45R are extended, the upper side drive part 19 will be in the state shown in FIG. 4 from the state shown in FIG. That is, the upper side massage member 23 advances to the user side while aiming slightly downward. When the air cells 45L and 45R contract, the upper massage member 23 retreats to return to the state of FIG.

The lower side drive part 21 swings by the expansion and contraction of the left and right bellows-shaped air cells 51L and 51R provided on the left and right pairs of the lower side air cell bases 49L and 49R, respectively, and the air cells 51L and 51R. It has a pair of left and right rocking plates (rocking members) 53L and 53R.

The lower massage member 25 is composed of a pair of left and right massage heads 25L and 25R (hereinafter referred to as a lower left massage head 25L and a lower right massage head 25R), and a left swing plate ( The lower left massage head 25L is provided on the 53L by the lower left massage head 25L, and the lower right massage head 25R is provided on the right rocking plate 53R via the arm 55.

The rocking plates 53L and 53R are free to swing around the left and right rocking shafts 57L and 57R, respectively, and these rocking shafts 57 have both ends in the longitudinal direction provided in the lower side air cell base 49. It is supported by the support part 59. Moreover, the spring 61 which presses the oscillation plate 53 to the lower side air cell base 49 side is inserted in the oscillation shaft 57.

Further, inside the rocking plates 53L and 53R, caps 63 for positioning the rocking plates 53L and 53R and the air cells 51L and 51R are respectively attached.

The shaft centers of the rocking shafts 57L and 57R face the left and right directions. Therefore, when the air cell 51L on the left side is extended, the lower left massage head 25L advances to the user side while pointing upward (directly above). Similarly, when the air cell 51R on the right side is extended, the lower right massage head 25R advances to the user side while pointing upward (directly above).

The lower side air cell bases 49L and 49R are attached to holding portions 67L and 67R on the drive base 17, respectively, via links 65L and 65R provided on the left and right outer sides thereof. These links 65L and 65R are respectively provided in the holding portions 67L and 67R freely rotatable around the axis 67a facing in the left-right direction.

The tapping swinging portion 29 alternately moves these links 65L and 65R forward and backward to the user side, thereby causing the lower side massage member 25 to tap.

As shown in FIG. 5, the tap drive unit 29 includes a drive motor 69 and a tapping shaft 71 penetrating through the through holes 70 of the links 65L and 65R. The tapping shaft 71 is rotated around the shaft center in the left and right directions by the motor 69 via an endless belt 73. In addition, the holding parts 67L, 67R are provided with bearings 75L, 75R for holding both ends in the longitudinal direction of the tapping shaft 71 via the bearing 74. These bearings 75L and 75R are provided freely rotating about the axis 67a of the left-right direction with respect to the holding parts 67L and 67R. Moreover, a spring 77 for pressing the bearings 75L, 75R to the drive base 17 side (the opposite side to the user side) is fitted between the holding portions 67L, 67R and the bearings 75L, 75R.

The cams 79L and 79R, which are eccentric with respect to the shaft center of the tapping shaft 71, are externally fitted and fixed to a portion that penetrates the through hole 70 of the tapping shaft 71. These cams 79L and 79R are rotatably held by the bearings 81L and 81R fitted in the through holes 70. The cams 79L and 79R are eccentrically attached in different directions, and when the tapping shaft 71 rotates, the left and right links 65L and 65R alternately repeatedly move in and out to the user side. Therefore, the lower left massage head 25L and the lower right massage head 25R alternately move in and out to the user side. That is, the tapping operation is performed.

In this manner, the lower massage member 25 can exert a pressing action due to expansion and contraction of the air cells 51L and 51R and a tapping action due to the rotation of the tapping shaft 71. In addition, when there is a distance between the massage member and the affected part (for example, when the lower back is massaged), it is effective to extend the air cell 51 and to tap the lower massage member 25 in contact with the affected part. Tapping can be done. In addition, since the tapping force is transmitted to the lower massage member 25 through the air cells 51L and 51R, the air cells 51L and 51R play a role of cushioning, so that soft tapping can be performed.

Hereinafter, operation patterns 1 to 16 of the upper left massage head 23L, the upper right massage head 23R, the lower left massage head 25L, and the lower right massage head 25R will be described with reference to FIG. 7. do.

(1) When only the air cell 33L is extended, the upper left massage head 23L is pressed in the direction of the arrow A. FIG. When the air cell 33L is retracted, the upper left massage head 23L returns to the same orbit in the opposite direction of the arrow A. FIG.

(2) When only the air cell 33R extends, the upper right massage head 23R is pressed in the direction of the arrow B. FIG. When the air cell 33R contracts, the upper right massage head 23R returns to the same orbit in the opposite direction to the arrow B. As shown in FIG.

As shown in Fig. 7 (b), the trajectories of the upper and left upper massage heads 23L and 23R shown by the arrows A and B are directed downward toward the user P, so that the shoulders are upward. It is suitable to pressurize from.

(3) When only the air cell 51L is extended, the lower left massage head 25L is pressed in the direction of the arrow C. FIG. When the air cell 51L contracts, the lower left massage head 25L returns to the same orbit in the reverse direction of the arrow (C).

(4) When only the air cell 51R extends, the lower right massage head 25R is pressed in the direction of the arrow D. FIG. When the air cell 51R contracts, the lower right massage head 25R returns to the same orbit in the reverse direction of the arrow (D).

As shown in Fig. 7 (b), the trajectories of the lower massage heads 25L and 25R shown by the arrows C and D move upwards while advancing toward the user P side, so as to push up the lower back. It is suitable to pressurize.

(5) When the air cell 33L and the air cell 33R operate, the left and right upper massage heads 23L and 23R operate in the directions of the arrows A and B to knead. This kneading is suitable for kneading to the neck and shoulders as well as the kneading action in the left and right directions in addition to the pressurizing action from above. Moreover, since the fitting pressure of the massage heads 23L and 23R is small, there is little burden on the user. .

(6) When the air cell 51L and the air cell 51R operate, the left and right lower side massage heads 25L and 25R simultaneously push up and pressurize.

(7) When the air cell 33L and the air cell 51R operate, the upper left massage head 23L and the lower right massage head 25R operate in the directions of arrows A and D, and twist the body in an oblique direction. Kneading (hereinafter referred to as "kneading") is performed.

(8) When the air cell 33R and the air cell 51L operate, the upper right massage head 23R and the lower left massage head 25L operate in the directions of arrows B and C, and are different from those in (7). Twisting handjob is done.

(9) When the air cell 33L and the air cell 51L operate, the upper left massage head 23L and the lower left massage head 25L operate in the directions of the arrows A and C, and the kneading in the up and down directions (hereinafter, " Vertical handing).

(10) When the air cell 33R and the air cell 51R operate, the upper right massage head 23R and the lower right massage head 25R operate in the directions of the arrows B and D, and are vertically the same as in (9). Handjob is done.

(11) When the air cells 33L and 33R and the air cells 51L and 51R operate, vertical kneading is performed from left to right. Such vertical kneading, when performed with respect to the shoulder, is close to the massage by the hand of the person and becomes an effective massage. In addition, since the upper massage heads 23L and 23R are arranged in a state where the lower massage heads 25L and 25R protrude toward the user P side, the upper and lower massage heads are shouldered as shown in Fig. 7B. It can be in contact with the body along the line of the body in the vicinity.

In addition, since the left and right spacing of the upper left massage head 23L and the upper right massage head 23R is wider than the left and right spacing of the lower left massage head 25L and the lower right massage head 25R, the upper and left upper massage When the heads 23L and 23R advance toward the user P side, the heads 23L and 23R operate close to the left and right lower side massage heads 25L and 25R, thereby obtaining an operation of holding the affected part by hand.

(12) When the air cells 45L and 45R operate, the upper left massage head 23L and the upper right massage head 23R pressurize in the direction of the arrow E. FIG. This operation has no directivity in the left and right directions, as in (1), (2), and (5) (operation of the arrows (A, B)). A feeling of pressure different from 2) and (5) is obtained.

(13) The air cells 45L and 45R are extended to advance the left and right upper massage heads 23L and 23R to the user P, and then the air cells 45L and 45R are operated while operating the air cells 33L and 33R. When it contracts, what is called "pulling" is performed by which the left and right upper massage heads 23L and 23R knead while pulling the affected part backward. By performing the three-dimensional movement on the upper massage member 23 in this way, a texture close to the massage by the human hand is obtained.

(14) By operating the air cells 45L and 45R and combining the operations from (1) to (11), various massage operations are obtained.

(15) When the motor 69 is rotated, the tapping operation is performed by the left and right lower massage heads 25L and 25R.

(16) By rotating the motor 69 and combining the operations of (1) to (14), various massage operations are obtained.

8 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. This second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the axis of the oscillation shaft 57L of the lower left massage head 25L is disposed rightward downward and the oscillation axis 57L of the lower right massage head 25R. ) Is the point where the shaft center is arranged to the left downward. The lower left and right massage heads 25L and 25R operate as shown by arrows C and D in FIG. 8 when the air cells 51L and 51R operate. That is, the lower left massage head 25L advances to the user side while pointing toward the upper right side, and the lower right massage head 25R advances to the user side while pointing to the upper left side.

9 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. This third embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the axis centers of the swing shafts 57L and 57R of the left and right lower side massage heads 25L and 25R are arranged in the vertical direction. The lower left and right massage heads 25L and 25R operate as shown by arrows C and D in FIG. 9 when the air cells 51L and 51R operate. That is, the lower left massage head 25L moves toward the user side while pointing to the right side, and the lower right massage head 25R operates to move toward the user side while pointing to the left side, and the lower left massage heads 25L and 25R on the left and right sides. ) At the same time, the kneading in the left and right directions is performed.

10 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The fourth embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the axis centers of the swing shafts 37L and 37R of the left and right upper massage heads 23L and 23R are arranged in the left-right direction and the lower left side. The shaft center of the rocking shaft 57L of the massage head 25L is disposed to the right downward, and the shaft center of the rocking shaft 57R of the lower right massage head 25R is arranged to the left downward.

When the air cells 33L and 33R operate, the upper and lower massage heads 23L and 23R move to the user side while being directed downward (directly downward). Operations of the left and right lower side massage heads 25L and 25R are the same as in the second embodiment.

11 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The fifth embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the axis centers of the swing shafts 37L and 37R of the left and right upper massage heads 23L and 23R are arranged toward the left and right directions. The operation of the upper massage heads 23L and 23R is the same as in the fourth embodiment.

In above 2nd-4th embodiment, it is the same as that of 1st Embodiment about the point which abbreviate | omits description.

12-14 shows the massage drive part 91 of the massage machine 1 which concerns on 6th Embodiment of this invention. Similarly to the first embodiment, this massage drive unit 91 is also movable up and down toward the user's neck or waist in the backrest 3, and can be stopped at any position. Moreover, the upper side drive part 93 is provided in the upper side of the drive part base 17, and the lower side drive part 95 is provided in the lower side. And the upper side drive part 93 is provided with the upper side massage member 97, and the lower side drive part 95 is provided with the lower side massage member 99. As shown in FIG. In addition, the massage drive unit 91 includes an upper side auxiliary drive unit 101 for moving the upper side drive unit 93 itself to the user side, and a tapping drive unit 103 for tapping the lower side massage member 99. .

Of the driving units constituting the massage driving unit 91, the upper driving unit 93 and the upper auxiliary driving unit 101 have the configuration of the upper driving unit 19 and the upper auxiliary driving unit (according to the first embodiment). It is roughly the same as the structure of 27).

In this 6th Embodiment, what is different from 1st Embodiment is the structure of the lower side drive part 95 and the tapping drive part 103. As shown in FIG.

The lower side drive part 95 includes a pair of left and right lower side air cells 105L and 105R provided in the drive part base 17 and a pair of left and right swing plates (swinging members) that swing by expansion and contraction of each air cell 105L and 105R. ) 109L, 109R.

The lower massage member 99 is composed of a pair of left and right massage heads 99L and 99R (hereinafter referred to as a lower left massage head 99L and a lower right massage head 99R). These lower-side massage heads 99L and 99R each have rotational motion shafts 99a extending in the left and right directions, and the rotational motion shafts 99a are rotational motion shafts provided on the rocking plates 109L and 109R. The support 111 is freely supported by the rotational movement. These rotational motion support members 111 are freely attached to the axial circumference of the left and right direction with respect to one oscillation shaft 113, and each oscillation plate 109L, by oscillation of these rotational motion support members 111, 109R) are each freely swinging.

The swing shaft 113 is freely supported by the bearing 115 provided at both ends of the longitudinal direction in the drive unit base 17. Similarly to the first embodiment, each of the lower massage heads 99L and 99R extends toward the user side while being directed upward when the left and right air cells 105L and 105R extend.

The tapping drive unit 103 has a drive motor 117 for rotationally driving the swing shaft 113. Rotation of the oscillation shaft 113 is transmitted to the rotational movement shaft 99a of each lower side massage head 99L, 99R via the transmission means illustrated by the endless belt 119, respectively, and each lower side massage head 99L. , 99R) is rotated.

The respective rotary motion shafts 99a are provided eccentrically in different directions with respect to the respective lower side massage heads 99L and 99R, and the lower left massage head 99L and the lower right massage head 99R alternately. Repeat the entry and exit to the user side. That is, the tapping operation is performed. In this way, the swing shaft 113 is also a tapping shaft for tapping.

In this sixth embodiment, since the tapping force acts directly on the lower massage heads 99L and 99R, there is less cushioning action by the air cells 105L and 105R as in the first embodiment, and hard tapping is performed. Will be done.

Moreover, even if the rocking plate oscillates due to the expansion and contraction of the air cells 105L and 105R, and the position of the lower massage heads 99L and 99R changes, the rotation of the massage heads 99L and 99R from the tapping shaft 113, which is also the swing shaft, is performed. Since the distance to the movement shaft 99a is constant, a simple one such as the endless belt 119 can be employed as the transmission means.

In addition, the lower side air cell base 49 as in the first embodiment is unnecessary, and the number of parts can be reduced.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. That is, the massaging machine of the present invention is not limited to the chair seat, and can be adopted to other types such as mat type.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the upper side massage member and the lower side massage member demonstrated that both were provided, even if only one is provided, it can implement.

As described above, according to the present invention, kneading in the vertical direction is performed, and in particular, an effective massage of the shoulder can be performed.

The present invention is useful as a massage device, in particular as a chair type massage machine.

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A device body capable of supporting the user's body, and a massage driving portion for massaging the user's body supported by the device body in the device body, The massage drive unit is provided with a pair of upper and lower massage members in the vertical direction of the user's body supported by the device body, and at the same time, The upper massage member is directed to the user side while pointing downward, and the lower massage member is configured to move to the user side while pointing upward. The massaging machine according to claim 1, wherein the upper massage member is arranged to protrude toward the user side supported by the apparatus body rather than the lower massage member. The method of claim 1, wherein the upper massage member is composed of an upper left massage head and an upper right massage head paired in the left and right directions of the user's body supported by the device body, The lower massage member is a massage device comprising a lower left massage head and a lower right massage head paired in the left and right directions of the user's body supported by the device body. 4. The massaging device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the upper left massage head is configured to move toward the user side while pointing to the lower right side, and the upper right massage head is configured to move toward the user side while pointing to the lower left side. According to claim 3, wherein the left and right spacing of the upper left massage head and the upper right massage head is arranged to be longer than the left and right spacing of the lower left massage head and the lower right massage head, The upper left massage head is directed to the user side while pointing to the lower right side, the upper right massage head is configured to move to the user side while pointing to the lower left, The lower left massage head operates toward the position of the upper left massage head when advancing to the user side, And the lower right massage head is configured to operate toward the position of the upper right massage head when it is concentrated toward the user side. The upper and lower massage members are respectively provided on rocking members that can swing in their operating directions. An air cell which swings the rocking member by expansion and contraction by air supply / exhaust, In addition to the operation by the air cell, the massage device characterized in that the tap driving unit for driving the lower massage member to perform the tap massage. The method of claim 6, wherein the tapping drive unit has a drive motor and a tapping shaft that is driven to rotate by the drive motor, On this tapping shaft, the cam is fixed eccentrically, The air cell for operating the lower side massage member is placed on the air cell base, The aircell base is configured to vibrate by rotation of the cam. The method of claim 6, wherein the massage member is installed eccentrically to the rotational movement shaft is supported freely rotational movement relative to the rocking member, The tapping drive unit is provided with a drive motor for rotating the rotational axis of rotation. The method of claim 8, wherein the tapping drive unit is provided with a tapping shaft that is rotationally driven by the drive motor, It has a transmission means for transmitting the rotation of the tapping shaft to the rotary shaft, The tapping shaft is a massage device, characterized in that also serves as a rocking shaft for rocking the rocking member. A chair-type device body having a backrest and a massage driving portion for massaging a user seated on the device body are provided in the backrest. The massage drive unit is provided with an upper massage member and a lower massage member that are paired in the height direction of the backrest, The upper massage member is directed to the user side while moving downward, the lower massage member is configured to move toward the user side while pointing upward. A chair-type device body having a backrest and a massage driving portion for massaging a user seated on the device body are provided in the backrest. The massage driving unit is provided with a left massage head and a right massage head paired in the width direction of the upper arm and the like, The left massage head is directed to the user side while pointing to the lower right, the right massage head is configured to move toward the user side while pointing to the left downward.