KR20140137212A - Massage chair - Google Patents

Abstract

A massage chair is disclosed. The massage chair according to the present invention adjusts the length of a part where the leg of a user is supported according to the leg length of the user by adjusting the length of a part corresponding to the knee joint part of the user where does not require message. Thereby, the message chair can massage the entire body of the user who requires message.

Description

Massage chair {MASSAGE CHAIR}

The present invention relates to a massage chair capable of adjusting the length of a part where a user's leg is supported according to a user's leg length by adjusting a length of a part corresponding to a user's upper and lower parts of the knee.

Massage is a technique of using a hand or a device of a certain shape to breathe, press, or put on a body to give a physical stimulus to the body to cause a vital reaction, correcting the body's imbalance, And it is a kind of hand technique which promotes health.

A variety of massage apparatuses that perform such massage using a mechanical device have been developed and used, and among massage apparatuses, a massage chair capable of sitting comfortably and receiving massage is mainly used.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional massage chair, which will be described.

As shown, a conventional massage chair may include a body 10 that supports and supports a user's body. The body 10 includes a hip / thigh support 11 that supports and supports the user's buttocks and thighs, An upper body supporting portion 13 which is rotatably installed at one end of the thigh supporting portion 11 and supports the upper body of the user, a rotatably installed at the other end side of the hips / thigh supporting portion 11, And a supporting calf / foot support 15.

At this time, the calf / foot support portion 15 can be divided into the calf support portion 15a and the foot support portion 15b, and the foot support portion 15b can be slidably installed based on the calf support portion 15a. That is, when the external force is applied, the foot supporting portion 15b slides in the initial state of contact with the calf supporting portion 15a and is separated from the calf supporting portion 15a. When the external force is removed, the footrest supporting portion 15b returns to the initial state, Lt; / RTI >

The length from the hip / thigh support portion 11 to the foot support portion 15b, which is a portion corresponding to the leg length of the user, is adjusted due to the foot support portion 15b being separated from the calf support portion 15a. The foot supporting portion 15b is returned to its original state by an elastic member (not shown) provided on the calf supporting portion 15a or the foot supporting portion 15b.

In the conventional massage chair as described above, when the user places the foot support unit 15b away from the calf support unit 15a by applying force to the foot while the user is sitting on the body 10, / The length from the thigh support portion 11 to the foot support portion 15b is adjusted. However, when the foot supporting portion 15b is separated from the calf supporting portion 15a, the calf portion of the user who needs massage may be exposed to the outside, so massage can not be applied to the user's calf portion.

Prior art relating to a massage chair is disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1128821.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for adjusting a length of a part corresponding to an upper and lower parts of a knee, The present invention provides a massage chair capable of massaging all the parts of the body requiring massage by adjusting the length of the part where the user's legs are supported.

In order to achieve the above object, a massage chair according to the present invention includes: a hip / thigh supporting part for supporting a hip and a thigh of a user; an upper and lower body supporting part for supporting an upper body of the user, A body provided on the other end side of the thigh support portion and supporting a user's body with a calf / foot support portion supporting the user's calf and foot; And a massage unit installed on the body and massage the body of the user, wherein the calf / foot support is slidably installed with respect to the hip / thigh support.

The massage chair according to the present invention adjusts the length of the part where the user's leg is supported according to the user's leg length by adjusting the length of the part corresponding to the knee joint part of the user who does not need massage. Therefore, it is possible to massage all parts of the body of the user who need massage.

1 is a perspective view of a conventional massage chair;
2 is a perspective view of a massage chair according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the massage chair shown in Fig.
Figs. 4A and 4B are partially cutaway perspective views of the calf / foot support shown in Fig. 3 as seen from the bottom side. Fig.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the main body and the support member shown in FIG. 3;
Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the massage unit shown in Figure 3;
FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of FIG. 6;
8 is a partially exploded perspective view of a massage unit according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a rear perspective view of the coupling of Fig. 8;

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that illustrate specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are mutually exclusive, but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain features, specific structures, and specific features described herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in connection with one embodiment. It is also to be understood that the position or arrangement of the individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is to be limited only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. The length, area, thickness, and shape of the embodiments shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for convenience.

Hereinafter, a massage chair according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a massage chair according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a massage chair according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the massage chair according to the present embodiment includes a body 110 supporting and supporting the user's body. The body 110 may include a cover 112 covering the main frame 111 and the main frame 111. The body 110 may include a hip / thigh support 110a, an upper body support 110b and a calf / And a foot supporting portion 110c.

The hips / thigh support 110a supports and supports the user's hips and thighs. The upper support 110b is rotatably installed at one end of the hips / thigh support 110a to support the upper body including the user's back, The calf / foot support 110c is rotatably mounted on the other end of the hip / thigh support 110a to support the user's calf and feet.

The main body 110 may be provided with a control unit 120 including a display unit for controlling a plurality of parts installed on the main body 110 by a program and notifying the user of the use state of the massage chair, And an arm massage unit 130 provided with an air bag for massage.

The body 110 may be rotatable about the upper / lower body support portion 110b and the calf / foot support portion 110c with respect to the hip / thigh support portion 110a. Therefore, when the user is seated on the body 110, As shown, when the upper body support 110b is rotated from the hips / thigh support 110a in an expanded state, the user's body is stretched.

The massage chair according to the present embodiment is provided to adjust the length from the hips / thigh support part 110a to the calf / foot support part 110c where the user's legs are supported according to the body structure of the user. In other words, the calf / foot support portion 110c is slidably installed with respect to the hip / thigh support portion 110a so as to be slidable from the hip / thigh support portion 110a supporting the user's leg to the calf / The length to the support portion 110c can be adjusted.

The configuration for adjusting the length from the hip / thigh support portion 110a to the calf / foot support portion 110c will be described with reference to Figs. 3 to 4B. 4A and 4B are partially cutaway perspective views of the calf / foot support shown in Fig. 3 as seen from the bottom side.

As shown in the figure, a fixed frame 114 is provided on the hip / thigh support 110a, and a movable frame 115 slidably mounted on the fixed frame 114 is supported. At this time, the movable frame 115 is connected to the calf / foot support portion 110c. Thus, the calf / foot support portion 110c can be removed from the calf / foot support portion 110a as the movable frame 115 is slidably supported on the fixed frame 114, as shown by the dotted line in Fig. 4a, To the hip / thigh support 110a, or to the initial state in contact with the hip / thigh support 110a. A moving path 114a is formed in the upper surface of the fixed frame 114 so as to extend from the upper half supporting portion 110b toward the calf support portion 110c and the movable frame 115 is inserted into the moving path 114a, A roller 115a that moves along the path 114a is rotatably installed. Therefore, the movable frame 115 is stably slid along the fixed frame 114.

At this time, when the calf / foot support portion 110c is rotated with respect to the hip / thigh support portion 110a, when the calf / foot support portion 110c is slid, the calf / foot support portion 110c may smoothly slide. More specifically, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 4B, when a force is applied to the user's foot in a state where the calf / foot support portion 110c is rotated slightly upward with respect to the hip / thigh support portion 110a, The legs 110c slide in the rotated state and are easily separated from the hip / thigh support portion 110a, so that the length from the hip / thigh support portion 110a to the calf / leg support portion 110c becomes long. That is, the length from the hip / thigh support portion 110a to the calf / foot support portion 110c, where the user's leg is supported, is increased according to the leg length of the user.

The movement path 114a may be inclined in such a manner that the movement path 114a gradually increases from the upper body support portion 110b to the calf / foot support portion 110c with respect to the floor where the main body 110 is installed. The motion path 114a is inclined so that when the load applied to the calf / foot support portion 110c by the user is removed, the calf / foot support portion 110c is returned to its initial state by its own weight to be.

It is preferable that the fixed frame 114 is also inclined so as to correspond to the inclined direction of the moving path 114a.

The hips / thigh support 110a may be provided with a cylinder 117 that rotates the calf / foot support 110c with respect to the hips / thigh support 110a.

A support roller 117aa is rotatably installed at the end of the piston 117a so that the calf / foot support portion 110c can be stably rotated by the piston 117a of the cylinder 117, and the calf / 110c are provided with a support piece 118 having a predetermined length to which the support roller 117aa contacts.

Thus, when the piston 117a linearly moves to the top dead center, the support roller 117aa pushes the support piece 118 as shown by the dotted line in Fig. 4, so that the calf / foot support portion 110c rotates upward . Then, when the piston 117a linearly moves to the bottom dead center, as shown by the solid line in Fig. 4, the calf / foot support portion 110c rotates downward due to its own weight.

When the piston 117a is moved to the top dead center, the portion of the support piece 118 that contacts the support roller 117aa can be convexly protruded toward the support roller 117aa. Then, when the piston 117a is positioned at the top dead center, the support roller 117aa is caught on the protruded portion of the support piece 118, so that the calf / foot support portion 110c can be stably rotated .

The massage chair according to the present embodiment adjusts the length of the part corresponding to the knee joint part of the user who does not need massage so that the length of the part where the user's leg is supported is adjusted according to the length of the user's leg, You can massage all areas without fail.

The massage chair according to the present embodiment may be provided with the main body 110 slidably mounted on the supporting member 140 contacting the floor of the installation place. The sliding structure of the main body 110 will be described with reference to Figs. 2, 3 and 5. Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the main body and the support member shown in Fig.

As shown in the figure, a pair of male rails 151 which are parallel to each other are provided on the receiving member 140, and a male rail 151 is slidably inserted into a lower portion of the main body 110, (Female) rail 153 is provided. Therefore, the main body 110 is slid on the support member 140 in a stable manner by the male rail 151 and the female rail 153. At this time, it is a matter of course that a male rail 153 is installed on the supporting member 140 and a male rail 151 is installed on the main body 110.

A cylinder 155 having a piston 155a is installed on the supporting member 140 to slide the main body 110. [ One side of the first link 157 is rotatably installed on the main body 110 and one side of the second link 159 is rotatably installed on the other side of the first link 157. The other side of the second link 159 is rotatably installed on the supporting member 140, and the piston 155a is connected to the second link 159.

Thus, as the piston 155a linearly reciprocates, the first link 157 and the second link 159 move in a mutually expanding or folding manner, thereby sliding the main body 110. [

In the massage chair according to the present embodiment, the main body 110 is slidably installed on the supporting member 140 fixed to the installation place. Therefore, since the body 110 is slid in a direction separating from the wall of the installation place, the upper body half support portion 110b can be rotated from the hip / thigh support portion 110a in an expanded state, thereby reducing the installation space.

As shown in FIG. 3, a massage unit 160 is installed on the main body 110 to tap, press, or massage the user's body. The massage unit 160 will be described with reference to Figs. 3, 6, and 7. Fig. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the massage unit shown in Fig. 3, and Fig. 7 is a rear perspective view of Fig.

As shown, the massage unit 160 includes a linear motion plate 171, and the linear motion plate 171 linearly moves along the lead screw 174.

A lead screw 174 is provided on the main frame 111 of the main body 110 and a nut 175 is coupled to the linear motion plate 171. The nut 175 is installed so as to surround the outer circumferential surface of the lead screw 174 and meshes with the lead screw 174 and linearly moves along the lead screw 174 as the lead screw 174 rotates. Therefore, the linear motion plate 171 linearly moves by the nut 175. The lead screw 174 may be provided on both sides of the linear motion plate 171 so as to face each other.

The main frame 110 is provided with guide rails 177 whose cross sectional shapes are mutually opposite to each other for the stable linear movement of the rectilinear motion plate 171, A roller 179 inserted into the support groove 177a of the guide rail 177 and guiding the movement of the linear motion plate 171 may be provided.

A motor 181 is provided on the rectilinear motion plate 171 and a plurality of treatment objects 191 are provided on the rotation axis side of the motor 181 to directly massage the user's body and perform massage. The first treatment unit 192 and the second treatment unit 193 are arranged in a vertically spaced relation to each other so that the first treatment unit 192 and the second treatment unit 193 are spaced apart from each other As shown in FIG. It should be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the appended claims.

A power transmission means 183 for transmitting the driving force of the motor 181 to the treatment object 191 may be provided between the motor 181 and the treatment object 191. The power transmission means 183 may be a motor 181, respectively.

For example, the motor 181 may include a first motor 181a and a second motor 181b, and the power transmitting means 183 may include a first power transmitting means 183a and a second power transmitting means 183a 183b. The number and type of the motors 181 and the number and types of the power transmitting means 183 may be variously modified.

Thus, only the first motor 181a and the first power transmission means 183a for performing kneading may be provided on the linear motion plate 171, and the second motor 181b and the second power transmission means 183b, (183b).

A first power transmission means 183a for transmitting the driving force of the first motor 181a to the treatment object 191 is provided between the first motor 181a and the treatment object 191, An arm 185 for transmitting the power of the first power transmission means 183a to the treatment object 191 is provided between the delivery means 183a and the treatment object 191. [ That is, one side of the arm 185 is connected to the first power transmission means 183a and the other side is connected to the treatment body 191. [

Thus, when the first motor 181a is driven, the arm 185 moves in such a manner that the portions to which the treatment object 191 is connected are moved closer to and away from each other. By the treatment object 191 facing each other, Loses.

A second power transmission means 183b for transmitting the driving force of the second motor 181b to the treatment object 191 is provided between the second motor 181b and the treatment object 191, An arm 185 for transmitting the power of the second power transmission means 183b to the treatment object 191 is provided between the treatment object 193 and the treatment object 193b. That is, one side of the arm 185 is connected to the second power transmission means 183b, and the other side is connected to the treatment object 191. [

Thus, when the second motor 181b is driven, the arm 185 moves in a pendulum shape at the portion to which the treatment object 191 is connected, and the body of the user is hit by the treatment object 191. [

When the first motor 181a and the second motor 181b are driven simultaneously, the treatment body 191 knocks the user's body simultaneously with kneading. Then, when the user sits on the cloth 112, the body of the user is pressed by the force of the user pressing the treatment object 191, so that the user is massage.

In order to prevent the treatment object 191 from being damaged, the treatment object 191 may be provided as a roller and rotatably installed on the arm 185, but is not limited thereto.

The arm 185 must pass through the rectilinear motion plate 171 since the treatment object 191 is connected to the motor 181 via the arm 185. [ For this purpose, the linear motion plate 171 may be provided with a through passage 171a through which the arm 185 passes.

The massage unit 160 may be installed at a portion of the body 110 supporting the upper body of the user, or at a portion of the body 110 supporting the lower body such as the hip, thigh, and calf of the user.

FIG. 8 is a partially exploded perspective view of a massage unit according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view of the coupling of FIG. 8, and only differences from FIGS. 6 and 7 will be described.

As shown, the massage unit 260 may be rotatably installed. To this end, a rotary motion plate 272 is rotatably mounted on the linear motion plate 271, and a motor 281 and a power transmission means 283 are provided on the rotary motion plate 272. One side of the arm 285 is connected to the power transmission means 283 and the treatment object 291 is connected to the other side of the arm 285.

The motor 281, the power transmission means 283, the arm 285 and the treatment object 291 are connected to the motor 181, the power transmission means 183, the arm 185, 191).

The rotary motion plate 272 is formed in a circular shape, and a tooth 272a is formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof. The linear motion plate 271 is provided with a rotation drive means 273 such as a motor for rotating the rotation plate 272 by engaging with the teeth 272a of the rotation plate 272. [

The through holes 271a and 272b of the rectilinear motion plate 271 and the rotary plate 272 need to have through holes 271a and 272b through which the arm 285 passes, It should be formed along the rotation path of the arm 185.

The above-described embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the detailed contour lines are omitted and portions belonging to the technical idea of the present invention are easily seen. It should be noted that the above-described embodiments are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but merely as a reference for understanding the technical idea included in the claims of the present invention.

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110a: hip / thigh support
110b: upper body support
110c: calf / foot support
114: Fixed frame
115: movable frame

Claims (14)

A hips / thigh supporting part for supporting the user's hips and thighs, an upper body supporting part provided on one end side of the hips / thigh supporting part and supporting the upper body of the user, And a body supporting the user's body with a calf / foot support for supporting the foot;
And a massage unit installed in the body and massage the body of the user, wherein the calf / foot support portion is slidably installed on the basis of the hip / thigh support portion to adjust a length of a portion corresponding to the upper and lower parts of the user's knee The massage chair being characterized in that The method according to claim 1,
The hip / thigh support is provided with a fixed frame,
The movable frame is supported on the fixed frame so as to be slidable along the fixed frame,
The movable frame is connected to the calf /
Wherein the calf / foot support is spaced from, or in contact with, the hips / thigh support as the movable frame slides. 3. The method of claim 2,
The fixed frame includes a motion path extending from the upper body supporting portion toward the calf /
Wherein the movable frame is rotatably installed with a roller inserted in the moving path and moving along the moving path. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the motion path is inclined in such a manner that the motion path is gradually elevated from the upper body support portion to the calf / foot support portion with respect to the floor on which the main body is installed. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the fixed frame is inclined so as to correspond to the motion path. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the upper half body support portion and the calf / foot support portion are rotatably mounted on the basis of the hip / thigh support portion. The method according to claim 6,
The hips / thigh supporting part is provided with a cylinder having a piston for rotating the calf / foot supporting part with respect to the hips / thigh supporting part,
A support roller is rotatably installed at an end of the piston of the cylinder,
Wherein the calf / foot support portion is provided with a contact piece to which the support roller contacts,
Wherein the portion of the contact piece, which is in contact with the support roller when the piston moves to the top dead center, is convexly protruded toward the support roller. The method according to claim 1,
A support member is further provided on the lower side of the main body,
Wherein the main body is slidably installed on the supporting member. 9. The method of claim 8,
A female rail and a male rail are provided which are slidably intermeshed and coupled,
Wherein one of the female rail and the male rail is installed on the support member and is installed on the other main body. The method according to claim 1,
The massage unit comprises:
A rectilinear motion plate provided so as to be linearly movable on the body;
A plurality of treatment means for supporting one side of the rectilinear copper plate and the other side of the rectilinear motion plate to massage the user's body;
A motor installed on the linear motion plate for driving the treatment object;
And a power transmission means provided on the linear motion plate for transmitting the rotational force of the motor to the treatment object. 11. The method of claim 10,
The treatment objects are paired with each other,
Wherein a plurality of the above-mentioned treatment objects constituting the pair are provided with an upper space and a lower space therebetween. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the motor includes a first motor and a second motor,
The power transmitting means includes a first power transmitting means and a second power transmitting means,
Wherein the first motor and the first power transmitting means generate a driving force by which the treating body performs lubrication with respect to the body of the user,
Wherein the second motor and the second power transmission means generate a driving force for the operation body to perform a stroke against the body of the user. 12. The method of claim 11,
A lead screw is provided on the body side,
Wherein the linear motion plate is coupled with a nut coupled to the lead screw and moving the linear motion plate while linearly moving as the lead screw rotates. 12. The method of claim 11,
The main body is provided with a guide rail,
Wherein the linear motion plate is provided with a roller inserted into the guide rail and guiding the motion of the linear motion plate.

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