JPH0421537Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention relates to an acupressure device with a relatively simple configuration.
In particular, the present invention relates to an acupressure element with an ingenious shape that comes into contact with a desired location on the human body.

[Conventional technology]

Examples of acupressure devices with relatively simple configurations include:
Publication of Utility Model Publication No. 61-24257, Publication of Publication of Utility Model Application No. 61-71124, Publication of Publication of Utility Model Publication No. 168822, No. 1987, Publication of Publication of Utility Model Application No. 61-65946
There are some examples shown in the following publications.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

The conventional method described above has the following problems.

That is, the shape of the portion that contacts a required location on the back of the human body is usually simply formed in an arc shape, which is insufficient to enhance the therapeutic effect of acupressure.

Although there is a small number of discs shown in Utility Model Publication No. 61-24257 that have a concave shape, this is not intended to particularly improve the therapeutic effect of acupressure, and It was not possible to improve the therapeutic effect with just a depression.

The present invention has been made based on these points, and its purpose is to provide an acupressure device that can improve the therapeutic effects of acupressure.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the acupressure device according to the present invention includes a base, and an acupressure device that protrudes from the base and abuts against the side of the spine of the human body to apply a desired pressing force when the weight of the human body acts on the acupressure device. In the acupressure device, the acupressure element is plate-shaped, and has an upper surface as an acupressure part, a valley in the center of the acupressure part, and a first peak and a first peak on both sides of the valley. There are two peaks, the heights of the two peaks are different, and the first peak, the valley, and the second peak are continuously formed with a smooth arc-shaped curve. That is.

[Effect]

When applying acupressure to desired points on the back of the human body,
The acupressure device according to the present invention is placed under the back and the acupressure device is applied to the side of the spine. By applying its own weight in this state, a pressing force is applied to the desired location via the acupressure element.

At this time, the shape of the upper end of the acupressure element is effective in enhancing the therapeutic effect of acupressure. That is, the acupressure element has a plate shape, the upper surface thereof is an acupressure part, the center of this acupressure part is a trough, and both sides of the trough are a first peak part and a second peak part,
and the heights of the two peaks are different, and further, the first
The peaks, valleys, and second peaks are continuously formed with smooth arcuate curves.

Therefore, since it touches the side of the spine in close contact, and the first and second peaks, which have different heights, protrude moderately, the pressing force is moderately concentrated and it closely contacts the muscles. and apply appropriate stimulation to the required areas.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of the acupressure instrument according to this embodiment. First, there is a base 1. As shown in FIG. Slide plates 3, 3 are mounted on the base 1 so as to be slidable in the direction indicated by arrow a in the figure.

That is, a pair of long grooves 5, 5 are formed on the left side of the base 1 in the drawing. Moreover, a pair of through holes 7, 7 are formed in one slide plate 3.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, insert the bolts 9 through the through holes 7 and the long grooves 5, and then tighten the nuts 1.
1 and 11 are fastened and fixed.

Therefore, loosen the fastening and fixing by the bolts and nuts, and slide the slide plate 3 within the range of the long grooves 5, 5.
By moving the slide plate 3, the slide plate 3 can be fixed at any location within the range of the long grooves 5, 5.

The right side of the base 1 in the figure has a similar configuration, and the other slide plate 3 can be fixed at any location within the range of the long grooves 5, 5.

The slide plates 3, 3 have cylindrical members 13, 1
3 are integrally attached, and these cylindrical members 1
Acupressure elements 15, 15 are attached to the upper ends of 3, 13.

That is, as shown in FIG.
A hole 17 is formed in. A through hole 19 is formed in the hole 17 in a direction perpendicular to the hole 17 .

On the other hand, the acupressure element 15 includes a cylindrical part 21 and an acupressure part 23 attached to the upper end of the cylindrical part 21. A plurality of through holes 25 are formed in the cylindrical portion 21 in orthogonal directions.

The cylindrical portion 21 is inserted into the hole 17, an arbitrary through hole 25 of the cylindrical portion 21 is aligned with the through hole 19, and a bolt 27 is passed therethrough and fastened and fixed with a nut 29.

By moving the cylindrical portion 21 up and down as appropriate to align any through hole 25 with the through hole 19, the cylindrical portion 25 and, in turn, the acupressure element 15 can be fixed at an appropriate height position.

The acupressure part 23 is configured to be detachable from the cylindrical part 21. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a female threaded portion 31 is formed on the cylindrical portion 21 side. On the other hand, the acupressure part 23 is provided with a male threaded part 33. The above male threaded part 33 and female threaded part 3
1 is screwed together, the acupressure part 23 is fixed to the cylindrical part 21.

As shown in FIG. 1, the acupressure part 23 has a plate shape, and as shown in FIG. 3
It has 9. These first peaks 35 and valleys 3
7. The second mountain portion 39 is continuously formed with a smooth arc-shaped curve.

The second peak portion 39 is configured to protrude slightly from the first peak portion 35. In the case of this embodiment, the protrusion amount α of the second peak portion 39 from the valley portion 37 is approximately 1 mm, whereas the protrusion amount β of the first peak portion 35 from the valley portion 37 is approximately 0.5 mm. It's summery.

The reason for this shape is to enhance the therapeutic effect of acupressure. That is, by adopting the above-mentioned shape, the upper end surface of the acupressure part 23 comfortably contacts the muscles on the side of the human body's spine in close contact.

Next, the first mountain portion 35 and the second mountain portion 39 provide appropriate stimulation. That is, when the weight of the human body is applied, the pressing force is appropriately concentrated and acts on the first ridge portion 35 and the second ridge portion 39.

The operation will be explained based on the above configuration.

First, a pair of slide plates 3, 3 are moved to appropriate positions on the base 1 and fixed. or,
The height of the acupressure element 15 is adjusted to an appropriate position and fixed. This completes the setup as a shiatsu device.

Next, place the set acupressure device below the back and press the acupressure part 2 of the pair of acupressure elements 15, 15.
Apply your own weight so that 3 and 23 hit the required points on both sides of the spine. As a result, an appropriate pressing force is applied by the acupressure elements 15, 15, and the desired acupressure treatment is performed.

At this time, since the upper end surfaces of the acupressure parts 23 and 23 have the above-described configuration, they contact both sides of the spine without strain, and the pressing force is moderately concentrated on the first crest 35 and the second ridge 39. Appropriate stimulation is applied to required locations on both sides of the spine.

After that, in that state, move your back appropriately,
Alternatively, the desired acupressure treatment is performed by controlling the effect of one's own body weight.

According to this embodiment, the following effects can be achieved.

First, since the shape of the upper end surface of the acupressure parts 23, 23 of the acupressure elements 15, 15 is devised, the therapeutic effect of acupressure can be enhanced.
5. The troughs 37 and the second peaks 39, which protrude more than the first peaks 35, are continuously formed with a smooth arcuate curve, so they fit closely together and adapt to the shape of the muscles on both sides of the spine. The acupressure can be applied easily and has a high shiatsu effect.

In the case of this embodiment, the slide plates 3, 3 are slidably attached to the base 1, and the acupressure elements 15, 15 are attached to the cylindrical members 13, 13 so as to be movable up and down, respectively. Since it can be fixed in place, a high therapeutic effect can be provided to human bodies of various physiques.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the slide plate 3, the acupressure element 15
Although two sets were installed, the desired effect can be obtained even with just one set.

[Effect of idea]

As detailed above, according to the acupressure device according to the present invention, by devising the shape of the acupressure element,
The therapeutic effect of acupressure can be enhanced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 5 are views showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the acupressure device, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the attachment part of the slide plate, and Figure 3 is the attachment of the acupressure device. 4 is a front view of the acupressure element, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the acupressure element. 1...Base, 15...Acupressure element, 23...Acupressure part, 35...First peak, 37...Trough, 39...
Second mountain.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The above-mentioned acupressure instrument comprising a base and an acupressure element that projects from the base and abuts against the side of the human body's spine to apply a desired pressing force when the weight of the human body acts on it. Shiatsu is made of a plate shape,
The upper surface is the acupressure part, the center of this acupressure part is the valley part, and both sides of the valley part are the first peak part and the second peak part.
The first peak, the valley, and the second peak are formed continuously with a smooth arc-shaped curve. Acupressure device.