JPH0733794Y2 - Foot massager - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Technical Field of the Invention) The present invention relates to a foot massager suitable for mainly massaging the sole of a foot.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as a massager that mainly massages the sole of the foot, a footboard having a structure similar to that of a cylindrical body such as a bamboo tube divided in half in the axial direction is generally used.

Massage using this footboard is commonly known as Aotake footstep, and the user steps on the footboard in the standing state to massage his / her weight while stimulating the sole of the foot and rubbing the sole of the foot. It is a thing.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the related art, in order to use the device, it is necessary to apply one's own weight, and therefore, in addition to being forced to stand upright, an active effort to step is required. In addition, when stepping on, it is necessary to actively change the stepping position according to the position of the pot so that the pots on the soles of the feet can be stimulated. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to massage the sole of a foot while sitting or sitting down, or to massage the sole of a foot while doing other work.

The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a foot massage that can massage the sole of the foot without requiring a particularly active effort, and that can easily position the massager body with the sole of the foot on any pot position. It is in.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, in the foot massager of the present invention, electric vibration is generated in a cylindrical massager body on which a user's sole is placed. Built-in device, and
Rolling parts that roll together with the massager body are provided at both ends of the massager body.

In addition, in order to improve the usability and prevent unnecessary power consumption, a cylindrical massager body on which the user's foot can be placed has a built-in electric vibration generator, and both ends of the massager body are Rolling parts that roll together with the massager body are respectively provided, and one of these rolling parts is provided movably in the radial direction with respect to one end of the massager body, and the one rolling part and the massager body A ring-shaped switch contact piece facing each other is attached to one end, and a spring for separating the two contact pieces from each other is provided between the one rolling portion and one end of the massager body to be used for the massager body. It is preferable to form a switch means for operating the vibration generator when the sole of the person's foot is placed.

(Operation) The electric vibration generator vibrates the massager main body which stores the electric vibration generator. The body of the massager can be put on the sole of the foot, and the body to be massaged such as the arch of the sole of the foot of a user who is sitting or sitting is placed on the body. Therefore, the sole of the massager body can be massaged by the vibration of the massager body. At that time, by applying a force to move the massager body with the foot on the massager body, the entire massager can be moved on the floor surface through the rolling of the rolling portion. You can freely change the position of. Moreover, at this time, since the cylindrical massager main body is rotated together with the rolling portions at both ends thereof, it is possible to change the contact position of the massager main body with the sole on the main body. Therefore, by utilizing this, the massager main body can be rolled with respect to the pot at an arbitrary position on the sole of the foot, the main body can be arranged at an appropriate position, and a massage that stimulates the pot can be performed.

Further, in the structure in which the switch means is provided between the one end of the massager body and the one rolling part attached thereto, the ring-shaped switch contact pieces opposed to each other by the spring are usually separated from each other. Therefore, in the state where no load is applied to the massager body, the switch means is turned off, and therefore the vibration generator is not operated.
When the sole of the foot is placed on the massager body, the load causes the ring-shaped switch contact pieces facing each other against the spring to come into contact with each other, and the switch means is turned on.
Thereby, the vibration generator can be operated.
Therefore, in this configuration, the vibration generator can be controlled without requiring a special switch operation, and the massage operation can be performed only when the sole of the foot is placed on the main body of the massager.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a cylindrical massager main body formed in a cylindrical shape, for example, and the length of the portion excluding both ends thereof is formed to be long enough to carry both feet. Rolling portions 2 having a diameter larger than that of the massager body 1 are provided at both ends of the massager body 1.

Each of these rolling portions 2 is, for example, integral with the massager body 1, and a vibration damping ring 3 is attached to the circular outer peripheral surface thereof. The anti-vibration ring 3 is made of a soft material such as synthetic rubber.

An electric vibration generator 4 is built in and fixed to the massager body 1, and a battery 5 serving as a power source for the vibration generator 4 is built in. The vibration generator 4 is composed of, for example, an electric motor 6 and an eccentric weight 7 connected to a rotating shaft 6a of the motor 6. A dry battery is used as the battery 5.

Further, one end of the massager main body 1 is opened for inserting and removing the battery 5, and a lid 8 is detachably screwed to the one end opening. In FIG. 1, 8a is a knob for operating the lid 8, and 15 is a spring for pressing the battery 5 against the electric motor 6. Further, an end plate 9 is attached to the other end opening of the massager body 1, and an operation switch 10 is attached to this end plate 9. The operation switch 10 holds the ON or OFF state until the next operation after being operated once, and the electric power of the battery 5 is supplied to the electric motor 6 by the ON operation.

The massager having the above structure is used by being placed on the floor surface.
That is, the user puts the arch of the sole of the foot on the massager main body 1 which is held in a state of being floated from the floor by the rolling portion 2, and turns on the operation switch 10 to use the massager. To do.

Then, the electric motor 6 operates to rotate the eccentric weight 7, so that the massager body 1 vibrates accordingly. Therefore, the sole of the foot on the massager body 1 can be stimulated by vibration and massaged.

Therefore, when massaging the soles of the feet, it is not necessary to apply the weight to the massager body 1, so that the standing posture is not inevitable, and the soles can be massaged in a sitting or sitting posture. Then, at this time, by applying a force to move the massager body 1 to the massager body 1 with the foot, the entire massager can be moved to the floor surface together with the rolling of the rolling portion 2, so that the massager body 1 can be easily used. You can massage while freely changing the position of your feet. Moreover, at this time, the cylindrical massager body 1 is rotated together with the rolling portions 2 at both ends thereof, so that the contact position of the massager body 1 with respect to the sole on the body 1 can be changed. it can. In this case, for example, when the arch is on the massager main body 1, the heel side of the sole of the foot is brought into contact with the massager main body 1 by rolling the entire massager forward (in the direction away from the user's body). On the contrary, by rolling the entire massager to the rear side (direction approaching the body of the user), the finger side of the sole can be brought into contact with the massager body 1. Therefore, by utilizing this fact, the massager body 1 can be applied to the pot at any position on the sole of the foot.
Can be rolled and the massager main body 1 can be placed to perform a massage that stimulates the pot. In this way, it is not necessary to replace the sole with respect to the massager main body 1 and to change the position of the sole, and the massager main body 1 can be aligned with the position of any pot on the sole of the foot so that massage can be performed on any part of the sole of the foot. Can be easy.
Further, as described above, since the user does not need active efforts such as standing or stepping, it is possible to perform other work while massaging the sole of the foot.

Moreover, since the vibration-proof ring 3 is attached to the rolling portion 2, the vibration of the massager main body 1 is transmitted to the floor surface, and it is possible to reduce the vibration of the floor surface and the generation of noise.

In implementing the present invention, the switch structure is the third.
The configuration shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 may be adopted.

That is, a step portion is formed at one end of the massager body 1, and the ring-shaped switch contact piece 11 is attached to the inside of the small diameter portion. In addition, one rolling portion 2 is the massager body 1
While having an end plate portion that covers the one end portion, a bearing cylinder portion 12 that projects into the inside of the one end portion is integrally provided on the inner surface of the end plate portion, and the switch contact piece 11 is provided on the outer periphery of the tip end portion of the cylinder portion 12.
Mount the ring-shaped switch contact piece 13 that contacts and separates. Further, a conical coil spring 14 is provided between the bearing tube portion 12 and the large-diameter inside portion of the one end of the massager body 1, and the massager body 1 and the bearing tube portion 12 are concentrically arranged by the spring force. The switch contact pieces 11 and 13 are always separated to hold the switch in the off state. The configuration other than the above is the same as that of the above-described embodiment including the part not shown.

In the massager having such a switch means, when the sole of the foot is placed on the massager body 1, the massager body 1 is lowered due to the weight of the foot,
As a result, as shown in Fig. 4, both switch contacts 11,13
The contact can be held and the switch can be turned on. Of course, when the foot is removed, the spring force of the conical coil spring 14 naturally separates the switch contact pieces 11 and 13 from each other to turn off the switch, as shown in FIG.

Therefore, it is not necessary to specially perform the switch operation,
In addition to being easy to handle, the power is turned off immediately when the foot is not placed on the massager body 1, so that the battery power is not wasted. Of course, it goes without saying that the intended purpose of the present invention can also be achieved in this embodiment.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

For example, a secondary battery may be used as a battery that serves as a power source, and in that case, a charging circuit is preferably incorporated in the massager body. Further, instead of using a battery as a power source, a power cord connected to the vibration generator may be pulled out from the massager main body and connected to a commercial AC power source. Further, the electric vibration generator may be a device that uses electromagnetic force.

[Advantages of the Invention] In the massager according to claim 1 of the present invention described above, there is no need to use a standing posture or active effort such as stepping upon use, and therefore, sitting or sitting You can massage the soles of your feet while you are doing other work. In addition, by rolling the massager with the sole resting on the body of the massager, the relative contact position between the sole of the foot and the body of the massager on which it rests can be changed. There is no trouble of changing the contact position by changing the contact position, and the massager body with the sole of the foot can be easily positioned at any pot position on the sole.

Further, in the massager according to claim 2, in addition to the above effect, the switch means can be turned on to operate the vibration generating device only when the sole of the foot is placed on the massager body, so that a special switch operation can be performed. There is an effect that it is unnecessary and convenient to use, and wasteful power consumption can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view of the whole, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the whole. FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views showing switch structures of other embodiments of the present invention in different states. 1 ... Massager body, 2 ... Rolling part, 4 ... Vibration generator, 11 ... Switch contact piece, 12 ... Bearing cylinder part, 13 ... Switch contact piece, 14 ... Coil spring.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cylindrical massager body on which a user's sole is placed, has a built-in electric vibration generator, and both end portions of the massager body are provided with rolling portions that roll together with the massager body. A foot massager characterized by being installed in each. 2. A cylindrical massager main body on which a user's sole is placed has a built-in electric vibration generator, and rolling parts that roll together with the massager main body are provided at both ends of the massager main body. A ring-shaped switch contact piece provided on each of the rolling portions, one of the rolling portions being provided so as to be movable in the radial direction with respect to one end portion of the massager body, and the one rolling portion and the one end portion of the massager body facing each other. And a spring that separates these contact pieces from each other is provided between the one rolling portion and one end of the massager main body to generate the vibration when the user's sole is placed on the massager main body. A foot massager, characterized in that switch means for operating the device is formed.