JPH09299431A - Finger for therapy of massaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massaging apparatus from which fingers for therapy can be removed with arms. SOLUTION: This finger for therapy is provided with an arm 47 being rocked up and down and/or back and forth by a driving part 45 for the finger for therapy provided with a driving motor 64 for the finger for therapy and a contact part 70 being arranged on the apex of the arm 47 and brought into direct contact with a diseased part of a person receiving therapy and pushing and/or tapping the diseased part. In this case, the arm 47 is constituted in such a way that it is removable to the driving part 45 for the finger for therapy and the finger 46 for therapy with the arm can be separated from the driving part for the finger for therapy by removing the arm 47 from the driving part 45 for the finger for therapy.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massaging device for pressing and / or striking a patient's affected area for massaging, and more specifically to a massaging finger provided on the massaging device. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are known various massage devices for eliminating stiffness by pressing and stimulating a person's shoulder, waist and the like. These devices can be classified by type into chair type, bed type, and handy type.
An electric stimulation type can be mentioned. Among these devices, a chair-type massage machine (90) as shown in FIG. 7 is particularly popular. This massage machine (90) is a chair (91) on which the person receiving the massage (hereinafter referred to as "the person to be treated") sits.
A pair of treatment fingers (95) (95) project forward from the backrest (92). The treatment finger (95) is provided with an arm (93) connected to a motor (not shown) for driving the treatment finger, and a contact part (contact portion that is provided at the tip of the arm (93) and comes into contact with the affected part of the user. 94) and. By driving the motor, the treatment fingers (94) (94) perform a tapping operation in the vertical direction, a rubbing operation in the lateral direction, etc.
Massage the person to be treated.

[0003]

In the massage machine (90) having the above structure, the treatment finger (95) cannot be removed from the massage machine (90). Therefore, if the hardness, size, etc. of the contact portion (94) are not desired, a sufficient massage effect cannot be obtained.

An object of the present invention is to provide a massage device capable of removing a treatment finger together with an arm from the massage device.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an arm that swings up and down and / or back and forth by a treatment finger drive section (45) including a treatment finger drive motor (64).
(47) and the arm (47) at the tip of the person to be treated (15)
Contact part that directly presses and / or hits the affected area
In the treatment finger of the massage device including (70), the arm (47) is configured to be detachable from the treatment finger drive section (45), and the arm (47) is removed from the treatment finger drive section (45). The treatment finger (46) can be separated from the treatment finger drive section (45) together with the arm (47).

[0006]

Since the treatment finger (46) can be replaced, the person to be treated (15) can select the contact portion (70) having a desired hardness and size. According to the present invention, the contact portion is exchanged for each arm. However, when the contact portion is attachable to and detachable from the arm and the arm cannot be removed from the treatment finger drive portion, the contact portion is not attached. This is because in the state, only the arm protrudes from the massage device, and it is possible that the user is injured if the user massages as it is.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An example in which a massage device (10) (11) having a treatment finger of the present invention is applied to a chair-type massage machine (12) will be described. In addition, below, the arrow F of FIG. 1 is set to the front side. The chair (14) of the massage machine (12) is shown in FIG.
As shown in Fig. 1, the seated surface (16) on which the person to be treated (15) sits, and the backrest (17) formed upward from the rear part of the seat surface (16), the backrest (17) A pair of massage devices (10)
(11) is arranged so that it can move up and down and can move toward and away from each other.

First, the mechanism for moving the massage devices 10 and 11 up and down will be described. Backrest of chair (14) (17)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of guide rails (20) and (20) bent in conformity with the shape of the back (specifically, the spine) of the user (15) are provided inside the It is provided in parallel to the left and right. The guide rails (20) (20) have guide rollers pivotally supported on both sides of massage devices (10) (11) described later.
(21) (21) is fitted respectively, massage device (10) (11),
It can move up and down along the guide rails (20) (20). Behind each guide rail (20) (20), the endless loop chain (2) that moves the massage device (10) (11) up and down.
3) (23) are deployed on the left and right respectively. Each chain (23)
Is engaged with sprockets (24) and (25) rotatably provided on the upper and lower parts of the backrest, and a part of the chain (23) has a support block (2) for holding a massage device described later.
It is connected to 6). Lower sprocket (25) axle (27)
Is linked to the chain drive motor (29) via the reduction mechanism (28), and the massage device (10) (11) is guided to the guide rail (20) by the forward and reverse rotations of the chain drive motor (29). (2
It can be moved up and down along 0).

Next, the massage devices (10) and (11) will be described. One massage device (10) (11) is provided on each of the right and left sides of the upper body of the user (15) so that massage can be performed on each of the left and right sides.
0) and (11) are arranged so that they can approach and separate between the support blocks (26) and (26) that are arranged in a state of being separated by a predetermined distance. Guide rollers (21) and (21) fitted to the guide rails (20) are rotatably provided on the outer surface of each support block (26), and a part of the chain (23) is fixed to the chain. It is fixed to the fitting (30). The lower surface of the support block (26) (26) is fixed to a holding plate (31) that holds the support blocks in a state of being separated from each other by a predetermined distance, and the support blocks (26) (2
At 6), as shown in FIG. 3, two ends of the two guide shafts (33) (34) and the support shaft (35) arranged in parallel are fixedly supported. The guide shafts (33) (34) are arranged in the same horizontal plane.
Below, the rear guide shaft (33) is referred to as the right guide shaft, and the front guide shaft (34) is referred to as the left guide shaft. The support shaft (35) is arranged on the front upper side of the left guide shaft (34).

The right and left guide shafts (33) and (34) have right racks (37) and left racks with teeth facing each other.
(38) is slidably fitted and these racks (3
The pinions (41) of the approaching / separating motor (40) fixed to the holding plate (31) are simultaneously engaged with the teeth of (7) and (38). When the approaching / separating motor (40) is rotated in the forward direction, the racks (37) and (38) move toward the center, and when the motor (40) is rotated in the reverse direction, the right rack (37) faces right and the left rack. (38) moves to the left.

The right rack (37) is provided with a massaging device (10) for massaging the upper right half of the user (15), and the left rack (38) is massaging device for massaging the upper left half of the body. 11) will be deployed. Only the right massage device (10) will be described below, but the left massage device (11) has the same configuration.

A massage device for massaging the upper right half of the body
(10) is a treatment finger drive section (45) provided in the casing (43) fixed to the right rack (37), and a pair of treatment fingers detachably provided in the treatment finger drive section (45). It is composed of (46) and (46). The lower surface of the casing (43) is fixed to the upper surface of the right rack (37), and the support shaft (35) described above slidably penetrates through the front portion of the casing (43). Casing (4
The front of 3) is open, and inside the casing (43),
As shown in FIG. 4, a pair of arm receivers (50) (50) in which the arms (47) (47) of the treatment fingers (46) (46) are detachably arranged have a predetermined opening angle in the same vertical plane. It has been deployed up and down. The arm receivers (50) (50) are pivotally supported on the casing (43) by the shafts (44) (44), respectively, and the arm supports (50) (50) are pivotally supported at their rear ends. Engraved partial gears (51) (51) are formed. As shown in FIG. 5, an arm mounting hole (52) into which an arm (47) of a treatment finger (46) described later can be mounted is formed at the front end of the arm receiving member (50). A sensor (54) for detecting that the arm (47) is attached to the attachment hole (52) is provided at the bottom of the attachment hole (52). A touch sensor may be used as the sensor (54). Further, a key (57) that fits into a key groove (56) of the arm (47) described later is provided on the inner surface of the mounting hole (52) so as to project. Further, a ball (62) biased by a spring (61) of the ball plunger mechanism (60) projects from the inner surface of the mounting hole (52).

Inside the casing (43), as shown in FIG. 4, there is provided a treatment finger drive motor (64) for swinging the arm receivers (50) (50) in a vertical plane. Treatment Finger Drive Motor (64)
A worm gear (65) is fitted on the rotating shaft of the gear, and the gear (65) is meshed with a worm wheel (67) pivotally supported by the casing (43). The worm wheel (67) is integrally provided with an intermediate gear A, and the intermediate gear A is meshed with the partial gear (51) of the upper arm receiver (50).
An intermediate gear B axially supported by the casing (43) meshes with the intermediate gear A, and a partial gear (51) of the lower arm receiver (50) meshes with the intermediate gear B. There is. When the treatment finger drive motor (64) is driven by switching between forward and reverse at regular intervals, the arm receivers (50) and (50) oscillate around each pivot portion via each gear.

The treatment finger (46) includes an arm (47) which can be attached to and detached from the arm attachment hole (52) and a thick disc-shaped contact portion (70) attached to the tip of the arm (47). Composed of and. The arm (47) is formed with a key groove (56) that fits into the key (57) of the mounting hole (52). Keyway (56) is on arm (47)
When the is fitted into the mounting hole (52), the disc-shaped contact portion (70) is provided at a position where the inclination is constant. In addition, the arm (4
A recess (72) is formed at a position where the arm (47) comes into contact with the ball (62) of the ball plunger mechanism (60) when the (7) is completely fitted in the mounting hole (52). The ball (62) is recessed (7
2) and the arm (47) is softly locked in the mounting hole (52).

A plurality of treatment fingers (46) having the above-mentioned structure are prepared with different hardness and size of the contact portion (70), and the treatment subject (1)
For 5), a treatment finger (46) having a contact portion (70) of desired hardness and size can be selected and attached to the arm attachment hole (52).

The massage device (11) on the left side has the same structure as the massage device (10) on the right side, and the casing (43)
Is fixed to the upper surface of the left rack (38).

The massage machine (12) having the above structure can perform a massage operation by the control unit (80) shown in FIG. The control unit (80) includes a motor control circuit (81) that controls each motor (29) (40) (64), a CPU (82) that transmits a drive command to the motor control circuit (81), and various control procedures. The stored memory (83) and the left and right massage devices (10) (11) of each arm mounting tool (50) (50) (50) (50) mounting hole (52) (52) (52) (52) ) Is provided with a receiving circuit (84) to which the detection values of the sensors (54) (54) (54) (54) are transmitted. Make sure all the treatment fingers (46) are completely fitted in the mounting holes (52).
When detected by 4), various massage operations can be performed according to the request of the user (15), and
If any of the sensors (54) detects that the treatment finger (46) is not sufficiently attached, the massage operation cannot be performed. Specifically, the motor (29) (40)
When the treatment finger (46) is detected to be insufficiently attached when (64) is stopped, the motor drive is not started, and the treatment finger (46) is not activated while any motor is being driven. When it is detected that the mounting state of () is insufficient, the driving motor is stopped.

The operation of the massage machine (12) having the above structure will be described. As a massage operation, raise the person's (15) 's shoulders by kneading and rubbing, striking the shoulder, moving the body along the upper body with the contact part pressed against the person (15). You can Explaining the case of performing the sandwiching and kneading operation, the user (15) selects the treatment finger (46) having the contact portion (70) of desired hardness and size, and selects the arm attachment hole (5).
2) Insert into. When the sensor (54) detects that the treatment finger (46) is completely attached to the attachment hole (52), the motors (29), (40) and (64) can be driven. First, the chain drive motor (29) is driven to move the massage devices (10) and (11) to a desired height, and the approaching / separating motor (40) is rotated to move the left and right massage devices (10). (11) is moved so as to be located on a portion of the user (15) to be massaged, for example, a shoulder portion. Next, by repeating forward / backward rotation of the treatment finger drive motor (64), the treatment fingers (46) of the massage devices (10) and (11) are repeatedly moved toward and away from each other, and the treatment subject ( The affected part of 15) can be sandwiched and massaged. When the user (15) wants to replace the treatment finger (46), the softly locked treatment finger (46) is replaced with the attachment hole (52) of the arm receiver (50) of the treatment finger drive section (45). ), And a treatment finger (46) having a desired contact portion (70) may be fitted into the mounting hole (52).

The user (15) forgets to attach the treatment finger (46) after removing the treatment finger (46) or completely attaches the treatment finger (46) to the hole (52).
When the sensor (54) detects that it is not fitted in the motor, and sends the detected value to the control unit (80), the motor (29) (40) (64)
Does not drive. Therefore, it is safe because the massage operation is not performed in this state.

The attachment / detachment of the treatment finger (46) to / from the treatment finger drive section (45) is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be a screw-in type, for example. Further, in the above embodiment, the drive of each motor was controlled by the detection value of the sensor (54), for example, by the detection value of the sensor (54), the warning light (not shown) is turned on, the treatment finger of the treatment finger. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the user is informed that the attachment state is insufficient.

It is obvious that the present invention is not limited to the above chair type massage machine, but can be applied to a handy type massage device and a conventional chair type massage machine (90).

[0022]

[Effects of the Invention] The contact portion (70) of the treatment finger (46) is placed on the person to be treated (15).
The hardness and size can be changed according to your preference, and the massage effect can be enhanced. Also, since the treatment finger (46) can be replaced with the arm (47), the treatment finger (46) can be replaced.
Even if the user sits on the chair with the arm removed, the arm (47) does not hurt the user (15). Furthermore, by checking the mounting state of the treatment finger (46) with the sensor (54), the massage machine (12) can be installed in an insufficiently mounted state.
Is safe because it is never driven.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a chair-type massage machine.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the massage device as viewed from the rear.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line YY of the massage device as seen in the direction of the arrow.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a treatment finger and an arm receiver.

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of a control unit.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional chair-type massage machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (10) Massage device (12) Massage machine (15) User (50) Arm receiver (46) Treatment finger (47) Arm (70) Contact part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An arm which swings up and down and / or back and forth by a treatment finger drive section (45) having a treatment finger drive motor (64).
(47) and the arm (47) at the tip of the person to be treated (15)
Contact part that directly presses and / or hits the affected area
In the treatment finger of the massage device including (70), the arm (47) is configured to be attachable to and detachable from the treatment finger drive section (45), and the arm (47) is removed from the treatment finger drive section (45). The treatment finger of the massage device, wherein the treatment finger (46) can be separated from the treatment finger drive section (45) together with the arm (47). 2. The massage device (10) comprises a control unit (80) for controlling the operation of a treatment finger drive motor (64), and the control unit (80) includes a treatment finger drive unit (45). A sensor (54) that is installed in the engagement part with the arm (47) and detects the detachment state of the arm (47) is electrically connected, and the arm (47) is attached to the treatment finger drive part (45). If the sensor (54) detects that it has not been detected, the detected value is
The treatment finger of the massage device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit (80) does not start and / or stops the operation of the treatment finger drive motor (64) by being transmitted to the (80).