KR20050084695A - Massage device and bed - Google Patents

Abstract

And a mattress 5 to which the massage elements 21a to 21e are attached. The mattress 5 includes a mattress base 15, a plurality of mats 16 and 17, and a mattress cover 18. The base 15 is elastically deformable in the vertical direction. The mats 16 and 17 made of the cushioning material can be handled independently of each other while overlapping each other, and are laminated on the base 15 in a separable manner. Air bags 21a to 21e are attached to one mat 17 of the mats 16 and 17. The cover 18 accommodates the base 15 and at the same time accommodates the mats 16 and 17 in and out.

Description

Massage device and bed {MASSAGE DEVICE AND BED}

The present invention relates to a massage device having a massage element such as an air bag that is inflated / contracted, for example, which can be massaged to a human body on a mattress, and a bed provided with the massage device.

Mat type massage apparatus for massaging a human body on a mat is known by Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2002-65783. The mat which this massage apparatus is equipped with has a mat main body, a main body cover, and some air bag. The mat body is formed by sequentially laminating an upper mat member, a middle mat member and a lower mat member having cushioning properties. A main body cover surrounds a mat main body freely from the outside. A plurality of air pockets are attached to the surface of the mat. Specifically, a plurality of exterior bags are provided on the surface of the body cover. One air bag is accommodated in each of these outer bag.

In the massage device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-65783, an air supply / exhaust device is incorporated in a middle mat member. The hose of this supply / exhaust device is connected to each air bag. Thereby, the air bag expands / contracts (expands and contracts) in accordance with the air supply / exhaust operation of the air supply / exhaust apparatus. By this expansion / contraction, the human body on the mat is massaged. In the massage apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-65783, there is no mention of the mutual relationship between the mat members of each layer constituting the mat body.

In the massage device described in JP-A-2002-65783, the positional relationship between the massage air bag disposed on the surface portion of the mat body and the human body on the mat cannot be changed. For this reason, when a user intends to use it as a mattress which does not massage, there is a difficulty in following it. In such use, the air supply and exhaust device is stopped so that it does not function as a massage device.

Although the air bag can be expanded / contracted, in the contracted state, there may be a certain amount of foreign matter on the human body on the mat body. This tendency is larger as the air bag is provided on the surface of the mat body as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-65783. This tendency is especially true when a vibrator or the like which is harder than an air bag is used as a massage element instead of the air bag.

In order to change the intensity of the massage, the user of the massage device can only rely on adjustment of air pressure or the like in the air supply / exhaust device. As described above, in the massage device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-65783, the choice of adjusting the intensity of massage was limited.

An object of the present invention is to provide a massage device capable of improving the feeling of use when used as a non-massaging mattress and at the same time diversifying the choice of adjusting the intensity of massage, and a bed provided with the massage device. .

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a bed according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of a portion of the bed of FIG. 1; FIG.

3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a massage device included in the bed of FIG. 1.

4A is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state of an upper mattress when a strong massage is performed by the massage device of FIG. 3.

4B is a cross-sectional view showing a state of the upper mattress when a weak massage is performed by the massage device of FIG. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a mat to which an air bag of the massage device of Fig. 3 is attached, with the cover sheet partially removed.

6 is an enlarged plan view of the attachment portion of the air bag to the mat of FIG.

FIG. 7A is a side view in which part of the bed according to the second embodiment of the present invention is cut away to obtain a weak massage. FIG.

FIG. 7B is a side view in which part of the bed according to the second embodiment is cut out to obtain a strong massage; FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a mat to which an air bag of a massage device included in the bed according to the second embodiment is attached. FIG.

9 is an enlarged plan view of the attachment portion of the air bag to the mat of FIG. 8; FIG.

Fig. 10A is a side view showing a part of the bed according to the third embodiment of the present invention in a state where a strong massage is obtained.

FIG. 10B is a side view in which part of the bed according to the third embodiment is cut away to obtain a weak massage; FIG.

The perspective view which decomposes and shows the massage apparatus with which the bed which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention is equipped.

The massage device of the present invention includes a mattress base, a mattress including a plurality of mats and a mattress cover. The mattress base is elastically deformable. The plurality of mats are made of cushioning material and removably stacked on the mattress base. The mattress cover accommodates the mattress base and at the same time accommodates each mat. Each mat can be used overlapping each other and handled independently of each other. A massage element is attached to one of these mats.

In the present invention, the mattress base imparts the support strength of the human body to the entire mattress. As the mattress base, for example, a spring unit, a rigid foamed urethane foam, or a combination thereof can be used. The spring unit mainly includes a plurality of coiled springs combined to exert an elastic repulsive action in the up and down direction and is formed in a die shape. Rigid foamed urethane foam mainly exerts elastic repulsive action in the vertical direction.

In the present invention, each mat is made mainly of a cushion material having the same or different cushioning properties, and one or more layers are used. The mating cushion member does not include a coiled spring. As the cushioning material, for example, a molded article of foamed synthetic resin can be suitably used. In the present invention, a thin cover seat may be added to the surface of the mat of each layer or the like. In the present invention, a plurality of mats may be interposed independently of the thin sheets. As this sheet, a nonwoven fabric or the like which does not substantially contribute to the cushioning properties of the mattress can be suitably used.

In the present invention, the mattress cover may be made of cloth, natural leather, artificial leather, or the like. The mattress base may be detachably housed with respect to this mattress cover.

In the present invention, the fact that each mat can be handled independently of one another indicates the following conditions. The mats which are overlapped and adjacent to each other are not constrained to the mats or mattress bases adjacent to each other in the stacking direction so that their relative positions can be changed. For example, it is a state which can be arranged upside down or inverted up and down, and arrange | positioned.

In the present invention, the mat with the massage element may be a single layer or a multilayer structure in which two or more mat elements are bonded to each other. In the case of a single-layer mat, the massage element only needs to be attached to one side thereof. In the case where the mat elements are bonded to each other, for example, a two-layer mat, the massage element may be attached to the mating portion. In the mat of a multilayer structure, the material, thickness, hardness, etc. of the cushioning material which comprise each mat element may be same or different.

In the present invention, the massage element is fixedly held in the attachment position to the mattress. As the massage element, for example, an air bag or a vibrator that is expanded / contracted according to the air supply / exhaust may be used.

In the present invention, a user or the like can change the mutual positional relationship of a plurality of mats in the mattress cover as needed. By this change, it is possible to change the positional relationship between a massage element such as an air bag attached to one mat and the human body on the mattress. Therefore, it is possible to improve the usability when using it as a mattress which does not massage. It is also possible to diversify the choice of adjusting the intensity of the massage.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, 1st Embodiment of this invention is described with reference to FIGS.

The bed 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a bed frame 2, a basic mattress 3, and a mat massage device 4. The base mattress 3 is used as a lower mattress.

The massage device 4 includes an upper mattress 5, an air supply / exhaust device 6, and a remote controller 7 (see FIG. 3). The upper mattress 5 functions as a massage. The air supply / exhaust device 6 functions as a drive device. The remote controller 7 functions as an operation unit. The upper mattress 5 is detachably mounted on the basic mattress 3.

The bed frame 2 is made of wood or the like, and the bed frame 2 includes a frame portion 11 and a head board 12. Frame portion 11 forms a rectangular frame larger than the base mattress (3). In the illustrated example, the frame portion 11 is placed directly on the bottom surface (installation surface; F). Instead, a leg such as a caster (not shown) in contact with the bottom surface F may be provided in the frame portion 11. The head board 12 also serves as a frame member of one end of the frame portion 11. The head board 12 may have a structure including a cabinet.

The base mattress 3 is disposed on the bottom surface F in the frame portion 11. The base mattress 3 is provided with four legs 3a (only two are shown in Fig. 2) and the like, for example. The lower surface 3b of the base mat 3 is spaced apart from the bottom surface F, and a space G on the bottom is provided between the bottom surface F and the bottom mat 3.

The vicinity of the foot of the basic mattress 3 (part opposite to the headboard 12) is a place where the load by the human body is small. As shown in FIG. 2, the recessed part 3c is formed in the lower surface 3b of this foot vicinity, and the space G on the floor is spreading upwards in this part. There is also a bed whose corresponding portion of the frame part of the bed frame 2 is not a frame shape but a die shape in which the base mattress 3 is placed on the upper surface. In the case of this bed, the lower surface 3b of the mattress 3 can be isolate | separated from the floor surface F by the leg provided in the lower surface of the said die-shaped part.

The basic mattress 3 incorporates a spring unit (not shown). The spring unit includes a support member capable of elastic deformation, for example, a plurality of support springs, and is formed in a die shape. The support member is combined so as to exert an elastic repulsive action mainly in the vertical direction, for example. The base mattress 3 equipped with such a spring unit supports about half of the human load applied through the upper mattress 5 in its entirety. Thereby, it can suppress that the bed 1 is excessively recessed by a human body, and can ensure a good sleeping comfort.

The upper mattress 5 is about the same size as the base mattress 3. This mattress 5 is provided with the mattress base 15, the 1st mat 16 and the 2nd mat 17, and the mattress cover 18 as shown to FIG. 2, FIG. The first mat 16 and the second mat 17 are stacked on the mattress base 15. The mattress cover 18 is made of cloth or the like, and accommodates the mattress base 15 and the mats 16 and 17 to be inserted and removed. The mattress base 15, the first mat 16 and the second mat 17 overlap each other. They are independent without being restrained from each other, and are provided so as to be able to change their relative positions with each other in and out of the mattress cover 18.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the mattress cover 18 is formed by connecting the upper and lower cover members 18a and 18b so that opening and closing is possible with a pair of fasteners 18c. Between both fasteners 18c is interrupted at the central portion near the foot of the mattress cover 18. In this interrupted portion, for example, a transversely long through hole 19 is formed.

The mattress base 15 functions as a core material in order to secure the feeling of bedtime as bedding. The base 15 incorporates a spring unit (not shown) formed in a die shape. This spring unit includes a plurality of coil springs, which springs are combined to exert an elastic repulsive action mainly in the vertical direction, for example. The spring force of the coil spring of the spring unit is weaker than the spring force of the support spring that the spring unit of the base mattress 3 has. By the spring force of the mattress base 15 and the cushioning properties of the mats 16 and 17, the bed 1 can be appropriately recessed according to the human body shape. As a result, a good sleeping feeling in the bed 1 is secured.

In Fig. 2, the first mat 16 superimposed on the mattress base 15 is made of a foam of synthetic resin, such as a rigid foam urethane foam. This foam has such an elastic force that it does not absorb the massage force of the massage element mentioned later greatly. The elastic force of this first mat 16 is weaker than the spring force of the coil spring of the mattress base 15.

In Fig. 2, the second mat 17 superimposed on the first mat 16 is made of a foam of synthetic resin having a weak elastic force, for example, a flexible foam urethane foam in the form of a sponge. The elastic force of the second mat 17 is weaker than that of the first mat 16. The second mat 17 is made thinner than the first mat 16, for example.

The first mat 16 is attached with air bags 21a to 21e as a plurality of massage elements, for example. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the first air bag 21a to 21e group and the second air bag 21a to 21e group are formed on one surface 16a of the first mat 16. It is arranged. The air bag 21a-21e group is arrange | positioned at one side in the width direction of the 1st mat 16. The 2nd air bag 21a-21e group is arrange | positioned at the other side in the width direction of the 1st mat 16. The air pockets 21a to 21d are provided at positions corresponding to the upper body of the human body supported on the upper mattress 5. The air bag 21e is provided at a position corresponding to the thigh of the human body supported on the upper mattress 5. The arrangement of the air bag in the illustrated example is for the case where two users use the bed 1. When implementing as a single bed, one air bag group is omitted. In addition, the air bag group used is arrange | positioned so that it may extend between the both ends in the width direction of the 1st mat 16.

As shown in Figs. 4A, 4B, 5 and 6, each air bag 21a to 21d is individually accommodated in the outer bag 23a to 23d separately prepared for them. The air bag 21e is housed in another outer bag 23e prepared for it. Each of the outer bag 23a to 23e has an opening 24 (represented by the outer bag 23e shown in Fig. 6) formed at one end in the longitudinal direction thereof. Each air bag 21a-21d is accommodated in each exterior bag 23a-23e through this opening 24. As shown in FIG. These outer bag 23a to 23e can be freely deformed in accordance with the expansion / contraction of the air bag 21a to 21e. One end portion in the longitudinal direction of each air bag 21a to 21e protrudes outward from the opening 24. The cylindrical connection part 22 is attached to this protrusion part.

As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5, the first concave portion 25 and the second concave portion 26 are formed on one surface 16a of the first mat 16. These recesses 25 and 26 form an air bag arrangement area which is a massage element placement area. In each of the recesses 25 and 26, exterior bags 23a to 23e containing air bags 21a to 21e are housed. As a result, the air pockets 21a to 21e are disposed at predetermined positions on the first mat 16. Each of the recesses 25 and 26 has a depth approximately equal to the total thickness of the air bag and the outer bag containing the same.

The air bag 21a-21d accommodated in the exterior bag 23a-23d is arrange | positioned in the 1st recessed part 25 so that it may be filled. The air bag 21e housed in the outer bag 23e is disposed in the second recess 26. Each exterior bag 23a-23e is being fixed to the bottom face of the 1st recessed part 25 or the 2nd recessed part 26 so that it may not fall through a fixture, an adhesive agent (not shown), etc.

In this case, even when the accommodated air bags 21a to 21e have a cylindrical shape and are fully inflated, the contact of the respective external bags 23a to 23e to the bottom of the first recesses 25 or the second recesses 26 is achieved. It is desirable to fix this linear portion to be maintained. For this reason, even if the outer bag 23a to 23e is deformed by following the expansion of the air bag 21a to 21e, it is possible to suppress the load from acting on the fixing portions of the outer bag 23a to 23e. Therefore, it is possible to keep each exterior bag 23a-23e in a predetermined attachment state for a long time.

As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, etc., the groove | channel 27 opened to this one surface 16a is formed in the one surface 16a of the 1st mat 16. As shown in FIG. The middle part of this groove 27 follows the edge of one end in the longitudinal direction of the first mat 16. This intermediate groove portion is also open to one end in the width direction central portion in the longitudinal direction of the first mat 16. This opening is shown by reference numeral 27a in FIG. Further, the left and right groove portions 27L and 27R of the groove 27 extend along the lateral edge of the first mat 16 toward the other end in the longitudinal direction of the mat 16. As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the left and right groove portions 27L and 27R communicate with the first concave portion 25 or the second concave portion 26.

The air supply / exhaust device 6 supplies air, which is its driving energy, to each air bag 21a to 21e. This air supply / exhaust device 6 includes a drive unit 31 and a plurality of air tubes 32. The driving part 31 is disposed outside the upper mattress 5. A plurality of air tubes 32 constitute a driving force transmission system.

Although not shown in figure, the drive part 31 is equipped with the electronic drive type air pump, the air distribution apparatus connected to the discharge port of this pump, and the like. For example, a rotary air distributor is used for the air distribution device. The air distributor includes one inlet, one exhaust port, a plurality of distribution ports, a rotating body, and a control unit. The inlet is connected to the discharge port of the air pump. A plurality of distribution ports are provided depending on the number of the air bags 21a to 21e. The rotating body is rotated by a stepping motor to perform a supply / exhaust operation with air distribution or the like. The control unit is made of a microcomputer or the like to control the operation of the air pump and the air distribution device.

The driving instruction to the control unit includes changing the massage force to a strong medicine or the like, selecting the air bags 21a to 21e to be used, and the like. This operation command is provided by the user on the bed 1 using the remote controller 7. In the case of the illustrated example, the operation command is performed by wire, but instead, the command can be wirelessly transmitted from the remote controller 7 to the control unit. In this case, what is necessary is just to provide the receiver part which receives the instruction | command transmitted by radio, for example, the head board 12 etc., and to connect this receiver part and the drive part 31 electrically.

Each air tube 32 is flexible. One end of these air tubes 32 is detachably connected to the drive part 31 via a connector (not shown). Each air tube 32 is piped in the groove 27 via the opening part 27a of the width direction center part end surface vicinity of the foot of the 1st mat 16. Each air tube 32 piped in the groove 27 is individually communicated with and connected to the connecting portions 22 of the air bags 21a to 21e. Each air tube 32 is tied together by an adhesive tape (not shown) at various sites in the groove 27. Each air tube 32 is arrange | positioned so that it may not protrude on the one surface 16a of the 1st mat 16.

In FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, reference numeral 33 denotes a cover seat. The sheet 33 covers the air pockets 21a to 21e, the air tubes 32 and one surface 16a of the first mat 16. The sheet 33 is made of a flexible, freely deformable sheet material, such as a nonwoven fabric. Four perimeters of the sheet 33 are fixed to the perimeter of the first mat 16. This cover sheet 33 can be omitted.

Each air tube 32 forms a portion 32a in which they are arranged side by side. This columnar tube portion 32a communicates with the opening 27a. Thereby, the columnar tube part 32a is pulled out from the width direction center part of the longitudinal direction end of the 1st mat 16. Moreover, the columnar tube portion 32a is drawn out from the passage hole 19 of the mattress cover 18. As shown in FIG. 2, the columnar tube portion 32a is wound along the back surface near the foot of the base mattress 3 from the surface near the foot of the upper mattress 5 and the base mattress 3. This winding part is hold | maintained so that attachment and detachment of the base mattress 3 etc. using a flat fastener etc. are possible.

The tube part from this winding part to the drive part 31 is disturbed. The tip of these dished-out tube parts is connected to the drive part 31 via a connector (not shown). The winding portion extending from the upper mattress 5 to the drive part 31 of each air tube 32 has a sufficient length to allow the reorganization of the lamination state described later in the upper mattress 5.

The drive part 31 is arrange | positioned in the projection area | region below the base mattress 3 and the upper mattress 5. As shown in FIG. That is, it is arrange | positioned in the space G on the floor between the floor surface F and the base mattress 3. In this case, as a preferred example, the driving portion lies on the bottom surface F toward the recess 3c. Therefore, the driving part 31 can be kept away from the head board 12. Therefore, the driving noise of the drive part 31 can be suppressed from being heard by the user on the bed 1.

The upper mattress 5 has a massage function. The standard state of the bed 1 with this upper mattress 5 is illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4A. The upper mattress 5 in this state has the mattress 15 as a lower layer, the 2nd mat 17 as an upper layer, and the 1st mat 16 as a middle layer. The first mat 16 in the middle layer is placed in an upward position on one surface 16a to which the air bags 21a to 21e are attached. In this state, the upper mattress 5 can give a soft sleeping feeling by the softness of the soft second mat 16.

In the state shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A, by driving the drive part 31 of the air supply / exhaust apparatus 6, pneumatic massage can be performed to the human body on the bed 1. As shown in FIG. That is, by the drive of the drive part 31, air is repeatedly supplied and exhausted to the desired air bag among the air bags 21a-21e, and the air bag is expanded / contracted. For this reason, the inflated / deflated air bag presses and relaxes the massage part of the human body corresponding to the position and massages it. In this case, since the second mat 17 is accompanied by free deformation, the massage force is appropriately relaxed. However, in this state, the drive unit 31 can be remotely controlled by the remote controller 7. Accordingly, the strength of the massage force can be selected and changed among strong, medium and weak.

By the way, the mattress base 15 of the upper mattress 5, the 1st mat 16, and the 2nd mat 17 can open and close the matrix cover 18 which accommodated them, and can change these lamination | stacking states. Each air bag 21a-21e or the air tube 32 is hold | maintained so that it may not be disturbed with respect to the 1st mat 16. For this reason, when the lamination state is changed, each air bag 21a to 21e or the air tube 32 is inadvertently detached from the predetermined position of the first mat 16, so that the effort of reattaching it increases. none.

By changing the lamination state, the user or the like can obtain the state of Figs. 4A to 4B as necessary. In the state of FIG. 4B, the 1st mat 16 of the posture which made the said one surface 16a upward is made into upper layer, the 2nd mat 17 is made into middle layer, and the mattress base 15 is made into lower layer. . In this laminated form, it is possible to provide a relatively hard sleeping feeling depending on the hardness of the first mat 16.

By driving the air supply / exhaust device 6 in the state of FIG. 4B, pneumatic massage can be performed on the human body on the bed 1. That is, the desired air bag is expanded / contracted among the air bags 21a to 21e, so that the air bag to be expanded / contracted presses and relaxes the sample part of the human body corresponding to the position. In this case, one surface 16a of the first mat 16 is disposed in contact with the rear surface of the upper cover member 18a of the mattress cover 18. For this reason, there is almost no attenuation of a massage force, and strong massage can be performed.

As described above, the intensity of the massage can be changed by disposing the first mat 16 and the second mat 17 up and down. The combination of this and the adjustment of the air pressure and the like of the air supply / exhaust device 6 can expand the choice of the intensity adjustment of the massage.

Changing the first mat 16 and the second mat 17 up and down, in other words, merely changes the positional relationship between the human body on the bed 1 and the massage air bags 21a to 21e.

For this reason, when the user intends to stop the massage function and use it as a general mattress, the inside of the upper mattress 5 may be made into the state shown in FIG. 4A. As a result, the contracted air pockets 21a to 21e can be prevented from substantially providing foreign matter to the human body on the bed 1 by the flexibility of the second mat 17.

As already explained, the upper mattress 5 of the said structure can be made into the state shown in FIG. 4A or 4B inside. Thereby, the human body can be provided with the soft feeling of sleeping or the feeling of the relatively hard feeling. Therefore, on the manufacturing side of the bed 1, it is possible to achieve common parts between two kinds of beds having different sleeping feelings. For this reason, the manufacturing cost of the bed 1 can be reduced.

The exterior pockets 23a to 23e which individually receive the air pockets 21a to 21e are roughly entirely accommodated in the first recesses 25 or the second recesses 26 of the first mat 16. have. For this reason, even when using it without massage in the state shown in FIG. 4B, external bag 23a-23e etc. can suppress that a foreign body feels.

To attach the air bags 21a to 21e to the first mat 16, exterior bags 23a to 23e for housing them individually are used. For this reason, attachment and detachment of the airbags 21a-21e are not restrained by the 1st mat 16. Therefore, maintenance accompanying the replacement of the airbags 21a to 21e can be easily performed.

In the bed 1, the drive part 31 is arrange | positioned outside the upper mattress 5. Moreover, the drive part 31 is arrange | positioned at the position using the space G on the floor inside the bed frame 2. For this reason, the drive part 31 does not stand out and is preferable in appearance. In addition, the air tube 32 is not arrange | positioned to the side of the bed 1 by the above arrangement | positioning of the drive part 31. FIG. Thereby, the air tube 32 and the drive part 31 over the upper mattress 5 and the drive part 31 do not disturb the user getting on and off the bed 1. Moreover, it is possible to prevent the user's feet coming down the bed 1 from being caught by the air tube 32.

In the first embodiment, the first mat 16 to which the air bags 21a to 21e are attached can also be made of the same flexible foamed urethane foam as the second mat 17. In this case, in the state shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the first mat 16 can be inverted so as to be upside down. Therefore, it becomes possible to further diversify the change form of the massage force applied to a human body.

In the first embodiment, when the airbags 21a to 21e cause a malfunction, the user can cope with the following. First, the air tube 32 is pulled out from the drive part 31, and the 1st mat 16 is pulled out from the mattress cover 18. FIG. Next, the mat 16 is held in the form of agglomeration. After that, it is possible to send the first mat 16 to the manufacturer for maintenance.

7A, 7B, 8 and 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment. For this reason, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to 1st Embodiment, the description of the structure and operation is abbreviate | omitted, and only another part is demonstrated below.

In the second embodiment, both the first mat 16 and the second mat 17 are used as mat elements. These mats 16 and 17 are made of the same type of flexible foamed urethane rubber and differ in thickness. Both mats 16, 17 bond, for example, their four corners to form substantially one mat 14. The mat 14 is detachably stacked on the mattress 15. In FIG. 8, the dotted dotted line shows the adhesion part of the said four corners. In the second embodiment, the sheet 33 used in the first embodiment is omitted, and the number of parts and the manufacturing cost are reduced.

In this 2nd Embodiment, the thickness, hardness, etc. of the 1st mat 16 and the 2nd mat 17 as a mat element can be selected suitably. Thus, cushioning or massage force is used when the single mat 14 is used with its one surface (first mat element 16) facing up and when the other surface (second mat element 17) is used facing up. It is possible to make this clearly different.

The mat 14 is inverted to be upside down so that the second mat 17 is upward as shown in FIG. 7A, or the first mat 16 is upward as shown in FIG. 7B. Any of these can be selected. By this selection, in this 2nd Embodiment, it is possible to change the relative position of each air bag 21a-21e with respect to a human body on the bed 1 similarly to 1st Embodiment. For this reason, it is also possible to improve the usability when using it as a mattress which does not massage, and to diversify the choice of adjusting the intensity of a massage.

Further, in the second embodiment, the number of parts is reduced by omitting the outer bag of the first embodiment. Instead, each of the air bags 21a to 21e is attached directly to one surface 16a of the first mat 16 using an adhesive 37 (shown in FIGS. 8 and 9). Specifically, each air bag 21a to 21e is bonded in a linear portion in which contact with the bottom face of the first recess 25 or the second recess 26 is maintained when it is expanded in a cylindrical shape. In this case, the bonding area is secured except for the longitudinal ends of each of the air bags 21a to 21e.

By this structure, the effect | action of the peeling force can be suppressed for the adhesive agent 37 according to the expansion to each air bag 21a-21e for massage which is inflate / contracted repeatedly. For this reason, it is possible to hold each air bag 21a-21e in the predetermined position of the 1st mat 16 over a long term. The configuration other than the point described above is the same as that of the first embodiment including the configuration not shown in Figs. 7A, 7B, 8 and 9.

10A and 10B show a third embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment. For this reason, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to 1st Embodiment, the description of the structure and operation is abbreviate | omitted, and only another part is demonstrated below.

In the third embodiment, the mat 20 that is detachably stacked on the mattress base 15 is a single layer. This single layer mat 20 consists of a flexible foam urethane foam. A plurality of air bags 21a to 21e are attached to one surface 20a of the single layer mat 20. This attachment may be made using an outer bag or may be directly attached with an adhesive.

The posture of the single-layer mat 20 in the mattress cover 18 is the upward posture shown in FIG. 10A, or the posture in which the single-layer mat 20 is inverted so that it is upside down in this posture, that is, the downward view shown in FIG. 10B. You can choose either posture. In the upward position, one surface 20a to which the air bags 21a to 21e are attached is upward. In the downward attitude, the one surface 20a is downward.

By this selection, also in 3rd Embodiment, it is possible to change the relative position of each air bag 21a-21e with respect to a human body on the bed 1. For this reason, similar to the first embodiment, it is possible to improve the feeling of use when used as a massageless mattress and to diversify the choice of adjusting the intensity of the massage. The configuration other than the matters described above is the same as that of the first embodiment including the configuration that is not shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B.

11 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment. For this reason, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to 1st Embodiment, the description of the structure and operation is abbreviate | omitted, and only another part is demonstrated below.

In 4th Embodiment, the one or several press convex part 40 protrudes on each air bag 21a-21e, specifically the upper surface of each outer bag 23a-23e. These press convex portions 40 are made of hard rubber or the like. In the case where the outer bag 23a to 23e is omitted, the pressing convex portion 40 may be provided directly on the upper surface of each air bag 21a to 21e.

Thus, by providing the press convex part 40, it is possible to strengthen a massage. That is, when each air bag 21a-21e is inflated, the press part with respect to a human body can be concentrated in the press convex part 40. FIG. In addition, when a massage is not performed, the foreign material feeling of the press convex part 40 can be suppressed by the 2nd mat 17 which consists of a flexible foam urethane foam.

The configuration other than the matters described above is the same as that of the first embodiment, including the configuration not shown in FIG. For this reason, it is possible to achieve the objective of this invention also in this 4th Embodiment.

When using the present invention as a bed, it is possible to omit the base mattress.

In the present invention, as a massage element, a vibrator may be used instead of an air bag. Moreover, you may use an air bag and a vibrator together as a massage element. When using a vibrator, the control part which electrically controls intensity | strength, an operation | movement interval, etc. of a vibrator may be used for the drive part of a vibrator. Moreover, as a drive force transmission system from a control part to a vibrator, it can implement using the wire part accommodated in a groove | channel.

As described above, the present invention provides a massage device field which is useful for massaging a human body on a mattress by installing a massage element on a mattress, and the field of manufacturing the massage device. It is effective in the field of a bed provided, and also the field of manufacturing this bed.

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A massage device comprising a mattress with massage elements installed thereon, The mattress is, With elastically deformable mattress base, A plurality of mats made of cushioning material which can be used overlapping with each other and can be handled independently of each other, and are separably laminated on the mattress base, A mattress cover for accommodating a plurality of the mats in and out of the mattress cover and accommodating the mattress base; And the massage element installed on one of the plurality of mats. The massage device according to claim 1, wherein the mat is provided with a massage element arranging area formed of a recess, and the massage element is disposed in this area. 2. The massage element according to claim 1, wherein the massage element is an air bag that is inflated / contracted by a drive device for supplying / exhaust air, and a portion in which contact with the mat is maintained when the air bag is inflated is formed by using an adhesive. A massage device attached to a mat. The bag according to claim 1, further comprising an outer bag for receiving and removing the massage element, wherein the massage element is an air bag that is inflated / contracted by a drive device for supplying and discharging air, the air bag being the outer bag. Massage device is attached to one of the mat through. A bed which is installed by separating the lower surface of the basic mattress from the installation surface, An upper mattress installed on the foundation mattress and a driving device for operating the massage element, the driving portion of which is disposed between the lower surface of the foundation mattress and the installation surface; Massage device, The upper mattress, With elastically deformable mattress base, A plurality of mats made of cushioning material which can be used overlapping with each other and can be handled independently of each other, and are separably laminated on the mattress base, A mattress cover for accommodating a plurality of the mats in and out of the mattress cover and accommodating the mattress base; And said massage element installed on one of said plurality of mats. 6. The bed according to claim 5, wherein the mat is provided with a massage element arranging area consisting of a recess, in which the massage element is arranged. 6. The massage element as claimed in claim 5, wherein the massage element is an air bag that is inflated / contracted by a drive device for supplying / exhaust air, and a portion in which contact with the mat is maintained when the air bag is inflated is formed using an adhesive. A bed that is glued to a mat. 6. The bag according to claim 5, further comprising an outer bag for receiving and removing the massage element, wherein the massage element is an air bag that is inflated / contracted by a drive device for supplying and discharging air, the air bag being the outer bag. The bed is attached to one of the mats through. A massage device comprising a mattress with massage elements installed thereon, The mattress is, With elastically deformable mattress base, A mat made of cushioning material which is detachably stacked on the mattress base, The massage element provided on one side of the mat, And a mattress cover for accommodating the mat so that the mat can be inserted and detached and accommodating the mattress base. The massage device according to claim 9, wherein the mat is provided with a massage element arranging area consisting of a recess, and the massage element is disposed in this area. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the massage element is an air bag that is inflated / contracted by a drive device for supplying / exhaust air, and a portion where contact with the mat is maintained when the air bag is inflated is formed by using an adhesive. A massage device attached to a mat. 10. The bag according to claim 9, further comprising an outer bag for receiving and dismounting the massage element, wherein the massage element is an air bag that is inflated / contracted by a drive device for supplying and venting air, the air bag. Massage device is attached to one of the mat through. A bed which is installed by separating the lower surface of the basic mattress from the installation surface, An upper mattress installed on the foundation mattress and a driving device for operating the massage element, the driving portion of which is disposed between the lower surface of the foundation mattress and the installation surface; Equipped with a massage device, The upper mattress, With elastically deformable mattress base, A mat made of cushioning material which is detachably superimposed on the mattress base, The massage element provided on one side of the mat, And a mattress cover for accommodating the mat so that the mat can be retracted and at the same time receiving the mattress base. The bed according to claim 13, wherein the mat is provided with a massage element arranging area consisting of a recess, and the massage element is disposed in this area. 14. The massage element according to claim 13, wherein the massage element is an air bag that is inflated / contracted by a drive device for supplying / exhaust air, and a portion in which contact with the mat is maintained when the air bag is inflated is formed using an adhesive. A bed that is glued to a mat. 14. The bag of claim 13 having an outer bag for receiving and dismounting the massage element, wherein the massage element is an air bag that is inflated / contracted by a drive device for supplying and discharging air, the air bag being the outer bag. The bed is attached to one of the mats through.