JPH07255802A - Massage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a massage device by which motional patterns of a pressing member can be switched to/from each other. CONSTITUTION:A massage mechanism 20 constituted so that pressing members 21 make reciprocating, circular, elliptic or 8-shaped motion or the like, is installed in a support means 11. Massage use openings are formed in the support means 11. The pressing members 21 projecting from these openings can give a massage like drawing an ellipse or the like. The pressing members 21 move in either motional pattern of continuous motion, intermittent motion, reversal motion or combined motion of these, and the motional patterns can be switched to/from each other by a motion switching means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage device for massaging a predetermined part of a body for the purpose of recovery from fatigue.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a device for massaging a predetermined part of the body (neck, shoulders, waist, etc.) for the purpose of eliminating stiffness in the neck and shoulder, the present applicant has established a "pot" position at a predetermined part of the body. A massage device in which massage openings are formed so as to face each other, the tip of the pressing member is projected from the massage opening surface, and the pressing member is moved in a reciprocating, circular, elliptical, or "8" -shaped motion state. Proposed. In such a massage device, one or a plurality of pressing members are arranged at the central portion or the left and right positions of the massage device,
It was configured to switch the exercise state or the direction of rotation or adjust the exercise speed according to the symptoms.

[0003]

However, depending on the stiffness of the body, rather than continuously massaging the "vase" in one direction, intermittent massage at regular intervals or circular motion may be performed. In the case of massage, changing the movement pattern of the pressing member, such as reversing the rotation direction, may provide more effective massage.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to provide a massage device capable of switching the motion pattern of the pressing member.

[0005]

In order to achieve such an object, according to the present invention, at least one of a pressing member and a circular, elliptical or "8" movement of the pressing member is used. A massaging mechanism is composed of a driving member for driving the driving member and a driving means for driving the driving member, and the massaging mechanism is mounted in a supporting means capable of supporting a predetermined part of the body to form a massaging device. The support means is formed with a massage opening facing a predetermined position (for example, a position which becomes a "pot") in a predetermined part of the body in the supported state. The massage mechanism is arranged in the supporting means so as to project. The motion switching means is capable of switching the motion pattern to any one of a continuous motion, an intermittent motion, a reversal motion, and a combination of these motions of the pressing member.

In the massage device having such a structure, the motion pattern of the pressing member arranged in the support means for performing the massage is either continuous motion, intermittent motion, reversal motion or a combination thereof. By switching to exercise, it is possible to perform an appropriate massage according to the symptoms.

Further, in the structure in which the driving direction of the driving means for driving the pressing member is switched by the driving direction switching means, the rotation direction of the pressing member can be reversed by switching the driving direction. .

Another massage device according to the present invention comprises a massage mechanism comprising a pressing member, a driving member for reciprocating the pressing member, and a driving means for driving the driving member. The massage device is configured by being installed in a support means capable of supporting a predetermined portion of the above. The support means is formed with a massage opening facing a predetermined portion of a predetermined body part in a supported state, and the massage mechanism is supported by projecting the tip of the pressing member from the massage opening surface. It is arranged inside. The movement pattern of the continuous movement of the pressing member, the intermittent movement, or a combination of these movement patterns can be switched by the movement switching means.

In the massage device having such a structure, the motion pattern of the pressing member arranged in the support means for performing massage is changed to a continuous motion, an intermittent motion, or a combination of these motions. By switching, it is possible to perform an appropriate massage according to the symptom.

Further, in the configuration in which the driving / stopping of the driving means for driving the pressing member is switched by the driving control means at a predetermined interval, the driving / stopping control of the driving means is carried out at a predetermined interval. The pressing member can be intermittently moved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As an example of a massage device according to the present invention, FIG. 1 shows a neck N of a person M to be massaged.
1 shows a device 10 for massaging the "pot" of the. As shown in FIG. 2, this massage device 10 has a rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped support body 11 having a recess 12 for supporting the neck portion N on the top surface, and the top surface of the support body 11 is covered with the recess 12. A cover 15 made of cloth is attached to.

As shown in FIG. 3, the recess 12 of the support body 11 is formed with a massage opening 13 including a right massage opening 13a and a left massage opening 13b. A pair of massage mechanisms 20, 20 are arranged in the support body 11 so as to face each other in the left-right direction. The pressing member 2 is provided above each massage mechanism 20.
1, 21, ... Are provided, and the massage mechanism 20 is arranged in the support body 11 such that each pressing member 21 partially projects from the massage opening 13.

Next, the massage mechanism 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. The massage mechanism 20 includes a base 27, a side plate 26 fixed to the base 27,
It is composed of a rotary drive unit 30 that is swingably arranged with respect to the side plate 26. A side plate 26 is fixed to the base portion 27 so as to extend upward, and a swing reciprocating electric motor 28 for swinging and reciprocating a rotary drive unit 30, which will be described in detail later, is attached to the side plate 26. Has been.

The rotary drive unit 30 comprises a rotary motion electric motor 31, a holding frame 32, a motor holding member 33, a boss 34, and first crank members 35, 35. The holding frame 32 is formed in a "U" shape having an upper opening, and a motor holding member 33 is attached to the opening. A swing shaft 23, which penetrates through the side plate 26, penetrates through a lower front portion of the holding frame 32, and the holding frame 32 is swingably supported on the side plate 26. The electric motor 31 for rotary motion is attached to the motor holding member 33, and the rotary shaft 31a is attached to the through hole 33a formed in the central portion of the motor holding member 33 so as to penetrate therethrough.
A protrusion 33b is formed on one side of the motor holding member 33, and a long hole 33c is formed on the side surface of the protrusion 33b so as to extend obliquely in the vertical direction.

A boss 34 is attached to a rotary shaft 31a of the electric motor 31 for rotary motion. Above the boss 34, the boss 34 is eccentrically supported by a radius R1 from the center of the rotary shaft 31a. The shaft 34a is formed. A support hole 24a into which the support shaft 34a is loosely fitted is formed at the center of the pressing member holding member 24, and an upper support formed above the first crank members 35, 35 is provided before and after the support hole 24a. Support holes 24b, 24b into which the shafts 35a, 35a are loosely fitted are formed. A lower support shaft 35b that is loosely fitted in a support hole 33d of the motor holding member 33 is formed in the lower center of the first crank member 35, and the upper support shaft 35a also has a radius R1 with respect to the lower support shaft 35b. Only eccentricity is formed. According to the rotation driving unit 30 configured as described above, the pressing member holding member 24 is driven by the rotation driving of the electric motor 31 for rotary movement.
In this case, each pressing member 21 also makes a circular movement having a radius R1.

The pressing member 21 is formed of an elastic material such as rubber into a circular shape and its corners are rounded. The pressing member 21 is mounted on a holding shaft 22 that is held so as to be movable up and down with respect to the pressing member holding member 24.
The holding shaft 22 is biased upward by a spring 23. By operating the protrusion amount adjusting buttons 143a and 143b in the controller 40, which will be described in detail later, the holding shaft 22 is moved up and down by the lifting mechanism provided in the pressing member holding member 24.

A swing shaft 29a formed at the tip of the second crank member 29 projects into an elongated hole 33c formed in the protrusion 33b of the motor holding member 33. The swing shaft 29a is formed eccentric by R2 with respect to the rotation center of the swing reciprocating electric motor 28. Therefore, when the oscillating reciprocating electric motor 28 is rotationally driven, the rotative driving unit 30 oscillates reciprocally in the front-rear direction about the oscillating shaft 23. As a result, the pressing member 21 also swings and reciprocates.

Massage mechanism 2 constructed as described above
According to 0, if only the electric motor 31 for rotary motion is driven, the pressing member 21 makes a circular motion, and if only the electric motor 28 for rocking reciprocating is driven, the pressing member 21 makes a rocking reciprocating motion. When the electric motor 31 for rotary motion and the electric motor 28 for swing reciprocating are simultaneously driven, the pressing member 2
1 performs an elliptic movement or an "8" movement. Here, the electric motors 28 and 31 are independently configured so that the rotational speed thereof can be freely adjusted.
By changing the speed ratio with respect to the electric motor 31 for rotary motion of 8, the elliptical motion or the "8" motion is performed.

As shown in FIG. 11 (A), when the rotation speed of the electric motor 31 for rotary motion matches the rotation speed of the electric motor 28 for swing reciprocation, the center point B of the pressing member 21 is the rotary shaft 31a. R2 while rotating around the center point A of
Since it moves by an amount, the locus a of the center point B becomes an ellipse. Here, when the electric motor 31 for rotational movement is rotated in the Q direction (left rotation), the center point B moves in the I direction, and when rotated in the Q'direction (right rotation), the center point B moves in the I'direction. To do.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
When is rotated at twice the speed of the swinging reciprocating electric motor 28, the locus b of the center point B of the pressing member 21 has a substantially 8-shape (glass-like shape). Here, the electric motor 3 for rotary motion
When 1 is rotated in the Q direction (left rotation), the center point B moves in the II direction, and when it is rotated in the Q'direction (right rotation), the center point B moves in the II 'direction. Therefore, by changing the direction of rotation of the electric motor 31 for rotary motion, it is possible to reverse the direction of motion in a circle, ellipse, or figure eight motion.

As described above, the tip portion of the pressing member 21 projects upward from the massage opening 13, and when the pressing member 21 swings back and forth, moves in a circular, elliptical or figure-eight shape as described above. A predetermined portion of the neck N of the person M placed on the concave portion 12 of the support body 11 is massaged by the movement of the pressing member 21 through the cover 15.
Here, the massage opening 13 is formed at a position facing a portion of the neck portion N which is placed in the concave portion 12 and which contacts the “pot” of the neck portion N, and the pressing member 21 swings back and forth in the “pot” of the neck portion N to form a circle. , Massage into an oval or figure eight shape.

Here, since the pressing member 21 is made of elastic rubber and is biased upward by the spring 23, when the person M puts the neck N on the recess 12, the pressing member 21 is appropriately pressed. The pressure can be obtained. In the above embodiment, the pressing member 21 on the holding shaft 22 is formed into a circular shape with rounded corners, but the pressing member according to the present invention is not limited to such a shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, a pressing member 421 having a plurality of circular protrusions as shown in FIG. The elliptical pressing member 521 as shown in (C) and the spherical pressing member 621 as shown in (D) are
You may attach one piece or plural pieces.

The drive of each of the electric motors 28 and 31 is controlled by the controller 40 by using the electric power input by inserting the plug 51 at the tip of the electric wire 52 into an outlet. As shown in FIG. 9, the controller 40 is a so-called remote control device that is configured separately from the support body 11, and the support body 11 and the controller 40 have an operation line 49.
It is connected to the electric wire 52 or each of the electric motors 28 and 31 by the electric wire. The controller 40 has a main switch 41
, Operation indicator lamp 42, left massage mechanism adjusting section 1
40 and a right massage mechanism adjusting section 240. The main switch 41 is a switch for switching on / off of the power source, and when this is turned on, the operation indicator lamp 42 lights up. In addition, the left and right massage mechanism adjustment unit 14
Since 0 and 240 have the same configuration, the left massage mechanism adjusting unit 140 will be described below as an example.

The left massage mechanism adjusting section 140 includes protrusion amount adjusting buttons 143a and 143b, rotation speed ratio setting buttons 144a and 144b, and a rotation speed adjusting knob 145.
A mode changeover switch 146, a motion pattern changeover switch 147, and a timer adjustment knob 148 are provided. The protrusion amount adjusting buttons 143a and 143b are buttons for adjusting the vertical movement amount of the holding shaft 22 in the axial direction. When the up button 143a is pressed, the pressing member 21 is protruded (elevated), and when the down button 143b is pressed, the pressing member 143b is pressed. 21 can be retracted (lowered).

Rotational speed ratio setting buttons 144a, 144b
Is a button for setting the rotation speed ratio of the electric motor 21 for rotary motion and the electric motor 28 for swing reciprocation. When the first rotation setting button 144a is pressed, both electric motors 24, 28 rotate at the same speed and the pressing member. 21 makes an elliptical motion, and when the second rotation setting button 144b is pressed, the rotation speed ratio becomes 2: 1, and the pressing member 21 makes an almost 8-shaped motion. The rotation speed adjusting knob 145 is a knob for adjusting the rotation speeds of the electric motors 28 and 31 and changing the rotation direction of the electric motor 31 for rotational movement. The rotation speed adjusting knob 145 is shown in FIG.
When the electric motor 31 for rotary motion is rotated to the right when the electric motor 31 is rotated to the right from the neutral position as shown in FIG. Then, when rotating from the neutral position to the left, the rotary motion electric motor 31 rotates counterclockwise.

The mode changeover switch 146 is the A mode in which only the electric motor 31 for rotational movement is rotationally driven to circularly move the pressing member 21, and both electric motors 28 and 31 are rotationally driven together to press the pressing member 21 as described above. Oval or 8
It is a switch for selectively setting one of a B mode in which the character movement is performed and a C mode in which only the reciprocating electric motor 28 is driven to reciprocate the pressing member 21 back and forth.
The motion pattern changeover switch 147 is a switch that switches which one of four operation patterns, continuous operation, intermittent operation, reversal operation, and intermittent reversal operation, is to be performed.

Here, the continuous operation is an operation pattern in which the electric motor 28 for swing motion and the electric motor 31 for rotary motion are rotated in the same direction. What is intermittent operation?
As shown in FIG. 7A, t1 time (for example, 10 seconds)
The operation pattern is such that each electric motor is stopped for t2 hours (also 10 seconds) after rotating each electric motor. As shown in FIG. 7B, the reversal operation is an operation in which the electric motor 31 for rotary motion is rotated clockwise for t1 hours (for example, 10 seconds) and then left rotated for t2 hours (also 10 seconds). It is a pattern. The intermittent reversal operation means, as shown in FIG. 7C, the electric motor 3 for rotary motion.
1 is rotated clockwise for t1 hours (for example, 10 seconds), and then t2
This is an operation pattern in which a cycle of stopping for a time (also 10 seconds), then rotating counterclockwise for t1 ′ time (also 10 seconds) and stopping again for t2 time is repeated.

The timer adjusting knob 148 sets the operating time and stopping time of the electric motors 28 and 31 during intermittent operation. Further, during the reversing operation, the time until the rotation direction of the electric motor 31 for rotary motion is reversed is set. In this embodiment, the operating time and the stopping time during the reversing operation and the intermittent operation, that is, t1, t2 and t in FIG.
Since 1'is set to the same time, only one timer adjustment knob 148 is provided.
Separately set the time of 1, t2 and t1 '(for example, 3
If it is desired to operate for 0 seconds and stop for 10 seconds), a plurality of timers may be provided and a plurality of timer adjusting knobs may be provided. As described above, the right massage mechanism adjusting unit 24
Since 0 has the same configuration as the left massage mechanism adjusting unit 140, the reference numeral with 100 added is given and the description thereof is omitted.

When massaging the neck portion N of the person M using the massage device constructed as described above, the left and right "pots" of the neck portion N can be massaged by different massage methods. For example, the controller 40
When the mode changeover switch 146 of the left massage mechanism adjusting section 140 is switched to the B mode and the first rotation setting button 144a is pressed, the pressing member 21 in the left massage mechanism makes an elliptic motion. In addition, when the mode changeover switch 246 of the right massage mechanism adjustment unit 240 is switched to the B mode and the second rotation setting button 244b is pressed, the pressing member 21 in the right massage mechanism performs an 8-shaped movement. Further, the rotation speed adjusting knobs 145, 245
By independently adjusting the left elliptical movement and the right circular movement speeds respectively, and rotating the pressing member 21 of the right massage mechanism to the left and rotating the pressing member 21 of the left massage mechanism to the right. By doing so, the massage can be performed by drawing an ellipse or a figure 8 from the upper side to the lower side and from the outer side to the spine on both the left and right sides of the neck portion N. Also, the motion pattern changeover switch 14
By performing the switching operation of 7 and 247, each massage mechanism can be intermittently moved or reversed, so that an effective massage can be performed according to the symptoms of stiffness.

Further, the massage mechanism 20 in the massage device 10 is arranged so as to be swingable with respect to the bottom plate 11a of the support body 11. This swing operation is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the base 16 attached to the bottom plate 11a
And the rocking column 17. A base 27 is pivotally supported by a massage mechanism pivot pin 18 near the intermediate position of the base 16. Positioning screws 19 are attached to the rear of the base portion 27 (toward the left and right ends of the massage device 10). This positioning screw 19
Is slidable in an elongated hole 17a formed in the upper part of the swing column 17, and is fixed at an arbitrary position because the swing column 17 is sandwiched between the base portion 27 and the positioning screw 19 by tightening. It is possible to

For example, FIG. 3 shows the case where the positioning screw 19 is fixed near the middle position of the elongated hole 17a, but when fixed at the upper end of the elongated hole 17a, the entire massage mechanism 20 is raised. When the user is laid up and fixed at the lower end of the long hole 17a, the entire massage mechanism 20 falls down. Therefore, by changing the fixing position of the positioning screw 19 in the elongated hole 17a, the left and right massage mechanisms 20
Since the angle of the concave portion 12 with respect to the concave portion 12 can be changed, effective massage can be performed.

Although the present invention has been described above by taking a massage device for massaging a person's neck as an example, the massage device 10 can be configured to massage other parts of the body, such as the waist. Of course it is a matter of course. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, a neck massage device 50 that supports the neck N of a person M who sits on a massage chair C to massage this portion, and a waist massage device 55 that supports the waist W and massages this portion. It is also possible to construct a device to which is attached. In this case, the support body of the waist massage device 55 has a recess that matches the shape of the waist.

In the above embodiment, the case where the pair of left and right massage mechanisms 20 and 20 are provided in the support body 11 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one It is of course possible to provide individual massage mechanisms or three or more massage mechanisms. Further, in the above embodiment, the operation control of each massage mechanism is performed by the remote operation device 40, but the present invention is not limited to this.
An operation device may be provided on the support body 11.

[0033]

As described above, in the massage device of the present invention, the pressing member that abuts on a predetermined part of the body is configured to perform at least one movement of a circle, an ellipse or an "8" shape. The mechanism is mounted within the support means. In the support means, a massage opening is formed so as to face a predetermined portion of the body supported by the support means, and the pressing member protruding from the massage opening draws a circle, an ellipse, or the like, The exercise pattern can be continuous, intermittent, reversal, or a combination thereof.
By configuring these exercise patterns to be switchable by the exercise switching means, it is possible to perform appropriate massage according to the symptoms.

Further, in the above-mentioned massage device, the movement of the pressing member can be reciprocated so that the pressing member can be massaged in a continuous motion, an intermittent motion or a combination of these motion patterns. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to perform an appropriate massage according to the symptom.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a usage state of a massage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the pine surge device.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the massage device.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a massage mechanism in the massage device along arrow VV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the massage mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the massage mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a time chart showing a motion pattern of a pressing member.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the shape of another pressing member.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a controller of the massage device.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing another example of the massage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a movement trajectory of a pressing member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 massage device 11 support body 13 opening for massage 20 massage mechanism 21 pressing member 28 electric motor for swing reciprocation 31 electric motor for rotary movement 40 controller

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A support means capable of supporting a predetermined part of a body and having a massage opening facing a predetermined part of the predetermined part of the body in a supported state, a pressing member, and a circle or an ellipse of the pressing member. Alternatively, a massage mechanism, which comprises a drive member capable of freely performing at least one of the "8" movements and drive means for driving the drive member, is disposed in the support means, and the pressing member is provided. A motion switching means capable of switching the motion pattern to any one of a continuous motion, an intermittent motion, a reversing motion, or a combination of these motions, wherein the tip end portion of the pressing member is projected from the massage opening. A massage device, wherein each of the massage mechanisms is arranged in the support means. 2. The movement switching means is a driving direction switching means for switching the driving direction of the driving means, and the reversing movement of the pressing member is performed by switching the driving direction. The massage device according to claim 1. 3. A support means capable of supporting a predetermined part of the body and having a massage opening facing the predetermined part of the predetermined part of the body in a supported state, a pressing member, and a reciprocating motion of the pressing member. And a massage mechanism which is composed of a driving member which is freely movable and driving means for driving the driving member, and which is arranged in the supporting means, and the movement pattern of the pressing member is continuous movement, intermittent movement or a combination thereof. And a motion switching means capable of switching to any one of the motions, wherein the massaging mechanism is disposed in the supporting means by projecting the tip end portion of the pressing member from the massage opening. And massage device. 4. The motion switching means is drive control means for driving / stopping the driving means at a predetermined interval, and performing the drive / stop control at the predetermined interval for intermittent movement of the pressing member. The massage device according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that.