JP2000316929A - Mat type air massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a mat type air massage machine which is easy to handle and easy for piping work and maintenance work of a conduit. A plurality of first air bladders forming a first air bladder group are arranged side by side on a mat section, and are alternately arranged with the first air bladders to form a second air bladder group. Multiple second air bags
14A-14B are juxtaposed. A plurality of first conduit groups individually connected to the respective first air bladders and a first air distributor 34 connected to the conduits 15A to 15H of this group are arranged near one end of the mat portion 12 in the width direction. I do. A plurality of second conduit groups which are individually connected to the respective second air bladders, and a second air distributor which is connected to the conduits 16A to 16H of this group, being brought closer to the other end in the width direction of the mat portion 12.
Place 35 and. Pumps 32, 33 connected to both distributors 34, 35
Are arranged at the center in the width direction of the mat portion 12. Thus, the mounting parts on the mat portion are arranged substantially symmetrically in the width direction of the mat portion 12.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mat type air massage machine for inflating and deflating a plurality of air bags arranged side by side on a mat portion to massage a treatment site of a user on the mat portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional mat type air massage machines are
As shown in FIG. 5, a mat section 1 and an air supply / exhaust device 2 separately provided therefrom are provided. In mat part 1,
A plurality of air bags 3 are attached at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of conduits 4 for individually guiding air supplied to and exhausted from the air bags 3 are provided on one side in the width direction of the mat portion 1. It is arranged near. One end of each of the conduits 4 is connected to a connector 5 attached to the mat portion 1, and the other end is connected to a corresponding air bladder 3. The air supply / exhaust device 2 includes an air pump 6 for generating compressed air, one air distributor 7 composed of a rotary valve connected to an outlet of the pump 6 via an air hose, It is composed of connected relay conduits 8 and a connector 9 connected to the tip of the group of relay conduits 8.
The air distributor 7 has the same number of conduit connection ports as the air bladders 3 and has an exhaust portion for discharging air discharged from the air bladders 3 to the atmosphere. The connector 9 is detachably connected to the connector 5 of the mat portion 1, and the connection allows the conduits 4 and 8 to communicate with each other via the connectors 5 and 9.

In this mat type air massage machine, the air supply / exhaust device 2 is operated by a controller (not shown) in response to an operation input from an input unit (not shown), so that each air bag 3 is supplied by an air pump 6. By sequentially supplying and discharging the generated compressed air through the conduits 4 and 8 and the air distributor 7, these air bags 3 are inflated one by one.
Air massage is performed by contracting or inflating / contracting only the selected air bag 3.

[0004]

The conduit 4 is made of soft vinyl chloride, elastomer, or the like, but soft vinyl chloride or the like has a large specific gravity. For this reason, in the conventional configuration in which the same number of conduits 4 as the air bags 3 are arranged collectively near one end in the width direction of the mat portion 1, one side in the width direction of the mat portion 1 is heavier in weight balance, and the air massage is performed. It is inconvenient for handling such as carrying the machine.

[0005] Further, since all the conduits 4 are collectively arranged as described above, when the number of air bladders 3 juxtaposed in the mat portion 1 is increased, the increased number of the conduits 4 are closely packed. Therefore, the work of piping these conduits 4 to the mat portion 1 and the work of maintaining the conduits 4 tend to be troublesome. Because of this, the conventional air massage machine
It is not suitable for increasing the arrangement density of the air bag 3, and it is difficult to increase the massage density.

Further, in the above-mentioned mat type air massage machine, since each air bag 3 is arranged at the center of the mat portion 1 in the width direction, the mat portion 1 is provided irrespective of a slight difference in physique of the user.
It is easy to properly ensure the correspondence between the user lying on the upper side and the air bag 3. In this case, since the distance A from the center line to both side edges of the mat portion 1 in FIG.
On the other end side in the width direction opposite to the one end side in the width direction of the mat portion 1 in which are arranged collectively, a useless space S in which nothing is arranged is formed. Since a large space is required for an arrangement space for arranging all the conduits 4 collectively, the width of the useless space S needs to be large correspondingly to this width. There is a problem that is large.

[0007] The first problem to be solved by the present invention is as follows.
An object of the present invention is to provide a mat type air massage machine which is easy to handle and easy for a piping work and a maintenance work of a conduit.

[0008] A second problem to be solved by the present invention is as follows.
In order to solve the first problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a mat type air massage machine that can be downsized in the width direction.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mat type air massage machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, comprising: a mat portion; A first air bladder group consisting of a plurality of air bladders expanding and contracting, a second air bladder group consisting of a plurality of air bladders mounted side by side on the mat portion and inflated and contracted by air supply and exhaust, and Attached to the first
A plurality of first conduit groups for guiding air supplied to and exhausted from each air bag of the air bag group, and a plurality of first conduits attached to the mat portion for guiding air supplied to and exhausted from each air bag of the second air bag group; Second
A conduit group, a first air distributor provided in communication with each conduit in the first conduit group, a second air distributor provided in communication with each conduit in the second conduit group, And a pump connected to a second air distributor, wherein each of the conduits is divided into two and arranged in the width direction of the mat portion, and one of them is defined as the first conduit group. The other is the second group of conduits.

In the present invention and each of the following inventions, an air bag formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as a polyethylene resin or rubber is directly fixed to a mat portion or stored in a cover bag. The cover bag may be attached by fixing the cover bag to the mat portion. Also, the mat part
It may or may not be foldable. And
Each conduit can be made of soft vinyl chloride or an elastomer such as rubber or silicone rubber if the mat part is foldable.If the mat part cannot be folded,
It can be made of hard synthetic resin or metal. Further, the pump may be provided with a dedicated pump for each of the first air bladder group and the second air bladder group, or as a single common pump, the compressed air discharged therefrom is provided with an electromagnetic on-off valve. It may be used to selectively supply the first and second air distributors. This invention and each of the following inventions (however, claim 4,
5), the group of conduits may be disposed so as to overlap the lower side of the air bag. In this invention and the following inventions (excluding the inventions of claims 2 and 3), both air distributors and pumps are connected to a mat portion via an air hose and are separately provided from the mat portion. Is also good.

In the present invention and each of the following inventions, it is attached to the mat portion together with the first and second air bag groups,
The compressed air generated by the pump is individually guided to the air bags of both groups through one of the two air distributors, and the first and second air that guide the air discharged from these air bags are introduced.
Are divided and arranged in the width direction of the mat portion, so that all of the same number of conduits as the air bags are not arranged at one end in the width direction of the mat portion. Therefore, the weight balance of the mat portion in the width direction can be balanced without the weight of the mat portion being biased toward one end in the width direction. Further, as described above, all the conduits having the same number as the air bags are divided into two groups and arranged in the width direction of the mat portion. Therefore, even if the number of conduits is large, the conduits to be collected are densely crowded. You can not enter.

Similarly, in order to solve the first problem, a mat type air massage machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is a mat type air massaging machine, which is mounted side by side on the mat portion to expand and contract by air supply and exhaust. A first air bag group consisting of a plurality of air bladders, and a second air bag consisting of a plurality of air bladders mounted side by side on the mat portion and inflated and contracted by air supply and exhaust.
An air bag group, a plurality of first conduit groups attached to the mat portion for guiding air supplied to and exhausted from each air bag of the first air bag group, and the second air bag group attached to the mat portion A plurality of second conduit groups for guiding air supplied to and exhausted from each air bag, a first air distributor attached to the mat portion in communication with each conduit of the first conduit group, A second air distributor attached to the mat portion in communication with each conduit of the conduit group, and a pump connected to the first and second air distributors and attached to one longitudinal end of the mat portion; And each of the conduits is divided into two and arranged in the width direction of the mat portion, and one of them is the first conduit group and the other is the second conduit group, 1, the second air distributor is arranged in the width direction of the mat section, and the pump is It is characterized in that disposed in the central portion in the width direction of the mat.

According to the present invention, there is provided a mat type air massage machine in which first and second air distributors and a pump are attached to a mat portion, wherein the first aspect of the present invention is implemented. The second air distributor is arranged in the width direction of the mat portion in the same manner as the first and second conduit groups, and the pump is arranged at the center in the width direction of the mat portion. Therefore, like the first and second groups of conduits, the first,
The second air distributor and the pump do not cause one side in the width direction of the mat portion to be heavy, and can balance the weight in the width direction of the mat portion. Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 As described above, the first problem can be solved.

In practicing the second aspect of the present invention, as in the third aspect of the invention, each of the first and second air distributors to which each of the conduits is individually connected. It is preferable that the first and second air distributors are arranged such that the conduit connection port faces the longitudinal direction of the mat portion. In this case, since the direction of the portion of each conduit extending in the longitudinal direction of the mat portion and the direction of projection of each conduit connection port match, when connecting each conduit to the corresponding conduit connection port, the first or The advantage is that the conduits do not need to be routed around the second air distributor, and each conduit can be easily connected to its corresponding conduit connection.

In practicing any one of the first to third inventions, the first and second conduit groups are connected to the first and second conduit groups as in the invention according to the fourth invention dependent on the invention. It is preferable to arrange on both sides of the air bag row formed by the second air bag group. In this way, since each conduit does not overlap the lower side of the air bag, when each conduit is flexible, each conduit is crushed by the inflation of the air bag or the weight of the user, and poor air supply / exhaust is caused. It is excellent in that there is no risk of occurrence.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the second problem, the air bag array is arranged at a central portion in a width direction of the mat portion. Is what you do.

In the present invention, as described above, the same number of conduits as air bags are divided into two groups and distributed in the width direction of the mat portion, so that a useless space is formed on one side in the width direction of the mat portion. And the space in the width direction necessary for piping the respective conduit groups can be reduced.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows the entire structure of a mat type air massage machine 11. This massage machine 11 includes a mat section 12 and a first air bag group formed by a plurality of treatment air bags 13A to 13H. Multiple air bladders 14A-1 for treatment
4H, a second group of air bags 13A to 13H, a first group of tubes 15A to 15H, and a second group of air bags 14A to 14H, 16A to 16H. Air supply / exhaust device 17 and control device 18
(See FIG. 2).

The mat section 12 includes a massage board 21 for receiving a user's body lying thereon. A backing sheet 22 is attached to the back surface of the substrate 21,
Frames 23 are respectively attached to both side surfaces of the massage substrate 21, and a headrest 24 is attached to one longitudinal surface of the substrate 21. Further, the mat section 12 includes the massage board 21,
Frame 23, headrest 24, air bags 13A-1
3H, 14A to 14H, and a mat cover 25 for covering the air supply / exhaust device 17 disposed on the other end surface of the substrate 21 in the longitudinal direction, and the cover 25 is removable.

The massage substrate 21 may be formed of a hard material, but in the present embodiment, it is formed so that it can be bent at the central portion in the longitudinal direction, whereby the mat portion 12 can be folded in two, which is convenient for transportation and storage. What is going on. The backing sheet 22 is made of freely deformable cloth or the like. The frame 23 and the headrest 24 are each formed of a foamed material such as a urethane foam resin, and the frame 23 is formed of a mat portion 12 so that the mat portion 12 can be easily folded.
Are separated at the center in the longitudinal direction. The mat cover 25 is made of freely deformable cloth or the like, and its peripheral edge is detachably connected to the massage board 21 or the like.

Each of the air bladders 13 has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view in a state of being integrally formed of a polyethylene resin and contracted.
Each of A to 13H and 14A to 14H has a supply / exhaust port 26 at one longitudinal end thereof, and expands when supplied with air through the supply / exhaust port 26 and contracts when exhausted through the supply / exhaust port 26. Things.

Each of the air bladders 13A to 13A constituting the first air bladder group
H is attached to the surface side of the massage substrate 21 at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the substrate 21.
In this case, each of the air bags 13A to 13H is connected to its air supply / exhaust port 26.
Is attached downward in FIG. 1 (A). The same number of air bags 14A to 14H as the air bags 13A to 13H of the first air bag group or a number different from the air bags 13A to 13H of the first air bag group is used, and these air bags 14A to 14H are used.
Are arranged alternately with respect to the air bladders 13A to 13H, and are attached to the surface side of the massage substrate 21 at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the substrate 21. In this case, each of the air bags 14A to 14H has its air supply / exhaust port 26 shown in FIG.
It is mounted upward in (A). Therefore, adjacent air bags are inverted so that the air supply / exhaust ports 26 are opposite to each other. With such a mounting,
The air bladders 13A to 13H of the first air bladder group and the air bladders 14A to 14H of the second air bladder group are separated from each other by air so that the range from the shoulder to the lower limb of the user lying on the mat portion 12 can be air massaged. The parts are overlapped and arranged between the headrest 24 and the air supply / exhaust device 17.

As described above, the air bladders 13 arranged adjacent to each other in the widthwise central portion of the mat portion 12 in a row of air bladders are provided.
The mounting pitch between A to 13H and 14A to 14H is の of the above-mentioned fixed interval, and this pitch is the first pitch to be described later.
When operated in the sequentially inflated operation mode, the inflated bladders adjacent to each other slightly touch or approach so that they do not push each other out at the time of the maximum inflation. It is preferable to set the pitch so that they overlap with each other, so that the two groups of air bags 13A to 13H, 14A to
14H can be arranged.

Each air bag 13A to 13H, 14A to 14H
Of the air bag 13
A to 13H and 14A to 14H are carried out using fixing parts such as bushes and screws or adhesives (both not shown) which are inserted over the mounting piece 27 and the massage board 21 which are integrally provided on one side edge of the massage board 21. In that case, each air bag 13
A to 13H and 14A to 14H are respectively mounted on the massage board 21 with the mounting pieces 27 facing the headrest 24 side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the air supply / exhaust device 17 includes a housing 31 fixed to the massage board 21.
And first and second pumps 32 and 33 which are incorporated in the housing 31 and operate the diaphragm by, for example, electromagnetic drive to operate the pumps, and which are individually connected to both of the pumps 32 and 33 via an air hose. First and second air distributors 34 and 35 are provided. The housing 31 containing both pumps 32 and 33 has a mat portion 1 at one end in the longitudinal direction.
2 at the center in the width direction. First air distributor 3
4 is arranged at one end in the longitudinal direction toward one end in the width direction of the mat portion 12, and similarly, the second air distributor 35 is arranged at one end in the longitudinal direction toward the other end in the width direction of the mat portion 12. It is arranged. Both distributors 34, 35
Are the conduit connection ports 34a, 35a that all of them have
Of the mat portion 12 toward the headrest 24 side, that is, the other end portion side in the longitudinal direction. The conduit connection port 34a is provided inside the conduit 1
5A to 15H have the same number of connection ports (not shown). Similarly, the conduit connection port 35a also has the same number of connection ports (not shown) inside the conduits 16A to 16H. .

Each of the first and second air distributors 34 and 35 is composed of a rotary valve having an exhaust portion. The first and second air bags 13A to 13H or the second air bags 13A to 13H are operated in accordance with the rotation of the valve body. The air bags 13A to 13H, 14A to 14H serve to supply and exhaust air to and from the air bags 14A to 14H.
Are inflated and contracted one by one along the direction of their arrangement,
Alternatively, each of the air bags 13A to 13H, 14A to 14H, or simultaneously or selectively inflates and contracts.

In order to enable such expansion and contraction, conduits 15A-1 made of soft vinyl chloride which constitute the first conduit group.
5H has one end connected to the conduit connection port 3 of the first air distributor 34.
4a, and the other end is individually connected to the air supply / exhaust port 26 of each of the air bags 13A to 13H forming the first air bag group. I have. Similarly, conduits 16A-1 made of soft vinyl chloride forming the second conduit group to enable the expansion and contraction.
6H has one end connected to the conduit connection port 3 of the second air distributor 35.
5a, and the other end is individually connected to the air supply / exhaust port 26 of each of the air bags 14A to 14H forming the second air bag group. ing. Therefore, the conduits 14A to 14H and 15A to 15H divided into the first and second conduit groups are divided into mat portions 1
2 are equally distributed to both ends in the width direction, and are arranged on both sides of the air bag row.

The control device 18 (see FIG. 2) for controlling the air supply / exhaust operation of the air air supply / exhaust device 17 is
7 and a control unit 18a such as a remote controller (not shown) connected to the control unit 18a.
Is operated by a user or the like. This control device 18
The operation of the two pumps 32 and 33 and the air distribution operation of the two air distributors 34 and 35 are controlled in accordance with various operation modes specified by an operation input from the input unit 18b. The operation modes include a sequential expansion operation mode, a group selection operation mode, an alternate operation mode, a simultaneous operation mode, and a point operation mode.

The sequential inflation operation mode is performed for all the air bladders 13.
A to 13H and 14A to 14H are inflated and deflated sequentially from the head side to the foot side or vice versa. In this case as well, each inflating time of the adjacent air bag is overlapped. Air bags 13A to 13H, 14A to 1
The first method for expanding and contracting the 4Hs sequentially in the direction in which they are arranged
Each of the air bladders 13A to 13H or 14A without the sequential inflation operation mode and the inflation overlap described above.
There is a second sequential expansion operation mode in which .about.14H are sequentially expanded and contracted alternately one by one along the arrangement direction. In this mode, all air bladders 13A to 13H, 14A to 14
High density massage is possible because H is expanded and contracted.

In the first sequential inflating operation mode, the supply and exhaust of air to the adjacent air bladders are sequentially performed in an overlapping manner, because the air bladders are divided into two groups, for example, a certain one of the first air bladders. When the compressed air discharged from the first pump 32 is supplied to the air bag through the first air distributor 34 and a certain conduit of the first group of conduits, and the air bag is in the inflated state, the inflated state is maintained. Compressed air discharged from a second pump 33 different from the first pump 32 is supplied to a second air bag group adjacent to the second air bag group adjacent to the second air distributor group and the second conduit group. By supplying it through a certain conduit. In this first sequential inflation operation mode,
As described above, the air bladders adjacent to each other are inflated and contracted sequentially in the direction in which they are inflated while overlapping in the inflating time. Massage stimuli can be provided to the user.

In the group selection operation mode, either the first or second air bag group is selected, and the air bags 13A to 13H or 14A to 14H of the selected group are inflated and contracted simultaneously or in the order of arrangement. Mode. In this mode, half of the air bladders 13A to 13H or 14A to 14H, that is, every other air bladder is inflated and contracted, so that medium density massage is possible. The alternate operation mode includes the air bags 13A to 13H of the first air bag group and the air bags 14A of the second air bag group.
１４14H are alternately expanded and contracted. In this mode, a medium density massage is also possible. In the simultaneous operation mode, the air bags of the first air bag group and the second air bag group are simultaneously set, in other words, all of the air bags 13A to 13A-1.
This is a mode in which 3H and 14A to 14H are simultaneously expanded and contracted. In this mode, high-density massage is possible. The point operation mode is a mode in which only an air bag at a desired position is selected and inflated / deflated. In this mode, low-density massage is possible.

By having each of the above operation modes, the necessary air bladder can be inflated in a manner according to the user's preference.
By contracting, various air massages can be performed for the user lying on the mat portion 12.

In the mat type air massage machine 11 usable as described above, the components arranged on the mat portion 12 as shown in FIG. 1A are substantially symmetric. That is, each of the air bags 13A to 13A
H, 14A to 14H are arranged symmetrically with respect to the width direction of the mat portion 12 in the width direction of the mat portion 12 at the center portion of the mat portion 12 in the width direction. Further, the housing 31 having both the pumps 32 and 33 of the air supply / exhaust device 17 and the control unit 18a of the control unit 18 are respectively disposed at the center of the width direction of the mat unit 12 and are symmetrical with respect to the width direction of the mat unit 12. Are located in The first and second air supply / exhaust devices 17 have
Are distributed to both sides of the mat portion 12 in the width direction and are arranged symmetrically with respect to the same width direction.
In addition, a plurality of conduits 15A to 15H which form the first conduit group by communicating with the respective air bladders 13A to 13H and the first air distributor 34 of the first air bladder group, and the respective air bladders 14A to 14A to which the second air bladder group belongs.
The plurality of conduits 16 </ b> A to 16 </ b> H that form the second conduit group by communicating the 14 </ b> H and the second air distributor 35 are distributed to both sides in the width direction of the mat portion 12 and are arranged substantially symmetrically with respect to the same width direction.

According to such an arrangement of the parts, the length of each of the conduits 16A to 16H of the second conduit group is longer than the length of each of the conduits 15A to 15H of the first conduit group by the mounting pitch. Although each part is short, the parts on the mat portion 12 are arranged substantially symmetrically, so that air supplied to and exhausted from the air bags 13A to 13H and 14A to 14H of the first and second air bag groups is provided. The first and second groups of conduits that individually guide
It is not arranged at one end of the mat portion 12 in the width direction.

Therefore, the first and second conduit groups and the first and second
Second air distributors 34 and 35, first and second pumps 3
2, 33 and the control unit 18a do not cause one side in the width direction of the mat unit 12 to be heavy, and can balance the weight balance in the width direction of the mat unit 12. Therefore, when the mat unit 12 is carried, Handling is easy.

Further, as described above, the air bladders 13A to 13A
H, 14A to 14H, the same number of conduits are divided into two groups and arranged in the width direction of the mat portion 12, so that the arrangement density of the air bags 13A to 13H, 14A to 14H is reduced as shown in FIG. Depending on the height, the conduits 15A-15H used,
Despite the large number of 16A-16H, the conduits 15A-15H of the first conduit group and the conduits of the second conduit group are 16A-16
H can be piped so that each of them does not become crowded. Therefore, the work of piping these conduits 15A to 15H and 16A to 16H on the mat portion 12 can be facilitated, and
The maintenance work on the damaged conduit can be easily performed.

Then, each conduit 15A-
When piping 15H and 16A to 16H, the first and second air distributors 34 and 35 to which one ends thereof are connected are provided.
Are arranged with their conduit connection ports 34a, 35a facing the headrest 24 side, so that the conduit connection ports 34a, 35a
a and the respective conduits 15A to 15H, 16A to 16H
Does not have to be routed around the first or second air distributors 34 and 35 so as to go around the first or second air distributors 34 and 35. . Therefore, each of the conduits 15A to 15H, 16
A to 16H can be easily connected to the conduit connection ports 34a and 35a of the first and second air distributors 34 and 35.

In addition, the mat type air massage machine includes:
The first and second air bladder groups have first and second air bladders on both sides thereof.
Since the second conduit group is arranged, each conduit 15A
~ 15H, 16A ~ 16H are air bags 13A ~ 13H,
There is no overlap under 14A-14H. for that reason,
Although each conduit 15A-15H, 16A-16H is made of soft vinyl chloride, each air bag 13A-13H, 14
Each conduit 15A according to the inflation of A-14H and the weight of the user
15H and 16A to 16H are not crushed, and there is no risk of causing poor air supply and exhaust.

Moreover, in the mat type air massage machine, the air bag rows are arranged at the center in the width direction of the mat portion 12, so that the air bag row is placed on the mat portion 12 irrespective of a slight difference in physique of the user. It is easy to properly ensure the correspondence between the lying user and the air bag row. Then, in addition to the above arrangement, each of the air bags 13A to 13H and 14A to 1
The same number of conduits 15A to 15H and 16A to 16H as
Since the mats are divided into groups and arranged in the width direction of the mat portion 12, no wasteful space is formed on one side in the width direction of the mat portion 12, and the width direction necessary for piping each conduit group is eliminated. Space can be narrowed. for that reason,
The width of the mat portion 12 is reduced, and the whole can be reduced in size.

Moreover, in the configuration of the first embodiment, each air bag 13 attached to the mat portion 12 is alternately turned.
Each of the air supply / exhaust ports 26 of A to 13H and 14A to 14H is
Since the air bag is protruded from the side closest to both sides of the mat portion 12 toward the side edges of the mat portion 12, the dimensions of the conduits 15A to 15H and 16A to 16H connected thereto can be shortened. These conduits 15A to 15H, 16
The air bag side ends of A to 16H are air bags 13A to 13H, 1
The piping is not overlapped with 4A to 14H, and the piping structure can be rationalized.

FIG. 3 shows a mat type air massage machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the first conduit group and the second conduit group have the same length, and one of the first conduit groups, for example, the first conduit group is disposed in the housing 31 having the pumps 32 and 33 therein. The piping is shifted to one longitudinal end of the mat portion 12. Except for the above points, the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, including the parts not shown in FIG. 3. Therefore, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted together with the operation and effect thereof.

Therefore, the object of the present invention can be solved in the second embodiment as well as in the first embodiment. In addition, the conduits 15A, 16A of the first and second conduit groups, the conduits 15B, 16B, the conduits 15C, 16C, the conduits 15D, 16D, the conduits 15E, 16E, the conduit 1
5F, 16F, conduits 15G, 16G, and conduits 15H, 16H can be the same length, so that parts management can be facilitated and assembly errors of these conduits can be reduced.

FIG. 4 shows a mat type air massage machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment, the configuration of the air supply / exhaust device 17 is configured to supply the first and second air distributors from one pump. That is, one end of the hose 42 is connected to the compressed air discharge port of one pump 41, and the other end of the hose 42 is branched into two. The first solenoid on-off valve 43 is connected to one branch end of the hose 42, and the second solenoid on-off valve 44 is connected to the other branch end. The first solenoid valve 43 is connected to the first air distributor 34, and the second solenoid valve 44 is connected to the second air distributor 35. The two electromagnetic on-off valves 43 and 44 are controlled to open and close by the control unit 18a. Except for the above points, the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment, including the parts not shown in FIG. 4, and therefore, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted along with the operation and effect.

In the third embodiment, the problem of the present invention can be solved in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Although each of the first and second embodiments is constructed as described above, a pair of twist air bags may be added to the air bag on the headrest side in these embodiments. These torsional air bladders are arranged so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the mat portion so as to correspond to the scapula portion of the user lying on the mat portion, and the conduits connected to these air bladders are the first and second air bladders. Sorted into any of the two conduit groups. Then, by inflation of any one of the air bladders, the upper body of the user can be twisted.

[0047]

According to the mat type air massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the weight of the mat portion does not shift to one end in the width direction due to the same number of conduits as the air bags. Since the weight balance in the width direction of the mat portion can be balanced, it is easy to handle the mat portion when carrying it, etc., and even if the number of the conduits is large, the bundled conduits are not tightly crowded. Therefore, the piping work and the maintenance work of each conduit to the mat portion can be facilitated.

According to the mat type air massage machine according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, which is dependent on the fourth aspect, the space in the width direction required for piping the first and second conduit groups can be reduced. The size of the mat portion can be reduced in the width direction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 (A) is a plan view partially showing the entire configuration of a mat type air massage machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention; (B) is a vertical side view showing the configuration of the entire air massage machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of the air massage machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view partially showing the entire configuration of a mat type air massage machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a mat type air massage machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a conventional mat type air massage machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Massager 12 ... Mat part 13A-13H ... Air bag of 1st air bag group 14A-14H ... Air bag of 2nd air bag group 15A-15H ... Conduit of 1st conduit group 16A-16H ... 2nd conduit group 17 ... Air supply / exhaust device 32 ... First pump 33 ... Second pump 34 ... First air distributor 35 ... Second air distributor 34a, 35a ... Conduit connection port

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Toshio Arakawa 43, Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa Toshiba Tec Co., Ltd. Hadano Plant Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Satoshi Hoshino 43, Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa Toshiba Tec, Hadano Plant Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Satoru Oshita 43, Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Toshiba Tec Co., Ltd. in Hadano Plant (72) Inventor Noriyuki Iwata 43, Horiyamashita, Hadano-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture T-Shiba Tec Co., Ltd., Hadano Plant F-term ( Reference) 4C100 AD02 BA02 BB05 BC12 BC13 CA15

Claims (5)

[Claims] A first air bag group including a mat portion, a plurality of air bags which are attached to the mat portion and are inflated and contracted by air supply and exhaust, and a first air bag group which is attached to the mat portion and supplied and exhausted by air. A second air bladder group including a plurality of inflatable and deflated air bladders; a plurality of first conduit groups attached to the mat portion for guiding air supplied to and exhausted from each air bladder of the first air bladder group; A plurality of second conduit groups that are attached to the mat portion and guide air that is supplied to and exhausted from each air bag of the second air bag group, and a first conduit that is provided in communication with each conduit of the first conduit group. An air distributor, a second air distributor provided in communication with each conduit of the second conduit group, and a pump connected to the first and second air distributors. The conduit is divided into two and arranged in the width direction of the mat portion, and one of the two is arranged. Mat type air massager, characterized in that the other and the first conduit group was the second conduit unit. A first air bag group including a mat portion, a plurality of air bags which are attached to the mat portion and are inflated and contracted by air supply and exhaust, and a first air bag group which is attached to the mat portion and supplied and exhausted by air. A second air bladder group including a plurality of inflatable and deflated air bladders; a plurality of first conduit groups attached to the mat portion for guiding air supplied to and exhausted from each air bladder of the first air bladder group; A plurality of second conduit groups which are attached to the mat portion and guide air supplied to and exhausted from each air bag of the second air bladder group; and which are attached to the mat portion in communication with the respective conduits of the first conduit group. A first air distributor provided, a second air distributor attached to the mat portion in communication with each conduit of the second conduit group, and connected to the first and second air distributors. A pump attached to one longitudinal end of the mat portion. Each of the conduits is divided into two and arranged in the width direction of the mat portion, one of which is the first conduit group and the other is the second conduit group, and the first and second airs are arranged. A mat type air massage machine wherein a distributor is arranged in the width direction of the mat portion and the pump is arranged at a center of the mat portion in the width direction. 3. The first and second air distributors with the respective conduit connection ports of the first and second air distributors to which the respective conduits are individually connected facing in the longitudinal direction of the mat portion. The mat type air massage machine according to claim 2, wherein 4. The air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the first and second conduit groups are arranged on both sides of the air bag array formed by the first and second air bag groups. Or a mat type air massage machine according to item 1. 5. The mat type air massage machine according to claim 4, wherein the air bladder row is arranged at a central portion in a width direction of the mat portion.