JP3379571B2 - Massage machine - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hand-held vibrating massage machine, and more particularly to a massage machine having a plurality of abutting members. [0002] Conventionally, as this type of massage machine, for example, a handy massage machine disclosed in JP-A-5-115524 and a vibrating massage machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-71573 are known. The former is a hand-held massage machine in which two abutting bodies, which are two treatment units performing different operations such as beating and vibration, are formed on opposite sides of the head as the main body of the handy massage machine as shown in FIG. 2 and the like.
In order to perform a desired massage operation, the head rotates around a gripping body, which is a grip portion, attached to the head at an appropriate angle with respect to the vertical direction. In the latter, as shown in FIG. 2 and the like, a head as a vibrating head portion having an abutting member as an operator protruding from a peripheral side surface is formed so as to be rotatable with respect to a gripper as a support member. . [0003] However, in the former, since the relatively heavy head is rotated with respect to the gripping body, the head rattles when the gripping body is gripped and massaged. There is a possibility that the massage is difficult to perform. In the latter case, when switching the contact body,
A relatively large head having an abutment must be turned, which is not always easy to use. Therefore, the present invention solves the above problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a hand-held massage machine in which a contact body is easy to switch and easy to use. According to the present invention, there is provided a massage machine comprising: a gripper; a head provided at a tip of the gripper; a vibration generating mechanism provided in the head; In the massage machine having a contact body provided on the front side of
The head or the contact body is provided with a rotation axis in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axis direction of the gripping body, and the contact body is moved with respect to the head.
Attached to the rotating shaft so as to be freely rotatable , a plurality of different treatment sections are formed in the contact body, and the positional relationship between the head and the contact body can be selectively set to the plurality of treatment sections. Above
A locking mechanism is formed to be fixed so as to protrude from the front side, and the locking mechanism engages an engagement receiving portion corresponding to the treatment section with the engaging portion.
Along with the contact body, the head and the engagement receiving portion are selected.
An engaging body which can be selectively engaged, and a lower part of the engaging body
A release button is provided on the head so that the contact is made. Therefore, in the present invention, when performing a weak massage, the contact body is rotated so that the treatment section for the weak massage is in front of the head, and the treatment section is brought into contact with the human body. To drive the vibration generating mechanism to perform vibration massage. On the other hand, when performing a strong massage, the contact body is rotated so that the treatment section for the strong massage is in front of the head, and the treatment section of the contact body is brought into contact with the human body to generate vibration. Drive the mechanism and perform vibration massage. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The grip body 1 has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and a short cylindrical bent portion 3 which is bent at about 45 degrees in the bending direction of the grip portion 2 is provided continuously above a slightly curved grip portion 2. That is, the internal angle A between the axis X of the grip portion 2 and the axis Y of the bent portion 3 is set to about 135 degrees. A control circuit board 5 provided with an operation switch 4 is provided substantially inside the center of the grip 2, and an opening 6 is formed in a portion of the grip 1 facing the control circuit board 5. An operation body 7 for operating the operation switch 4 is slidably attached to 6. The power cord 8 connected to the control circuit board 5 protrudes from the lower end of the grip 2. A head 10 is provided on one side of the bent portion 3 via a cylindrical connecting member. An electric motor 13 is provided inside one outer shell 11 constituting the head 10 and the other outer shell 12 arranged on the connecting member 9 side.
And a vibration generating mechanism 16 for massage comprising an eccentric weight 15 attached to a rotating shaft 14 of the electric motor 13. And head 10
The mounting receiving portion 17
And an abutment 18 for the human body
Are provided rotatably. The mounting receiving portion 17 is concave, and is formed by opening a part of the head 10 so as to be horizontally long in a direction (Z direction) substantially orthogonal to the direction of the axis X. The abutment body 18a of the abutment body 18 having a treatment section to be described later has a hollow, horizontally long, substantially bale-like shape, and a rotating shaft 20 is formed by a convex at substantially the center of both side surfaces 19 thereof. The rotating shaft 20 is formed in a Z direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of the axis X or the axis Y. The rotating shaft 20 has a bearing portion 19a formed in the mounting receiving portion 17 in a concave shape in the Z direction. . Then, by inserting the rotating shaft 20 into the bearing portion 19a,
The contact body 18a can be rotated about the center of rotation. Then, a plurality of different treatment sections are formed in the contact body 18a. In the embodiment, a flat portion 21 which is a first treatment portion and a projection portion 22 which is a second treatment portion are located on the opening side which is the front side of the attachment receiving portion 17 on the peripheral surface of the contact body 18a. It is formed. The protrusion 22 protrudes on the peripheral surface of the contact body 18a in the direction perpendicular to the rotation axis 20, that is, the Z direction.
A flat portion 21 is formed by the upper surface that is in contact with the peripheral surface of “a”. In the center of the peripheral surface of the abutment body 18a, corresponding to the flat portion 21 as the first treatment portion and the projection 22 as the second treatment portion,
That is, the contact member 18 is moved with respect to the head 10 by a flat portion 21 and a protrusion 22.
The first and second notches 23, 23a serving as the first and second engagement receiving portions are formed so as to be able to be locked in a posture selectively corresponding to the above. Then, the first and second notches 23,
23a is provided with an engaging body 24a which can be selectively engaged,
24a and the first and second notches 23, 23a
A locking mechanism 24 for fixing the positional relationship between the contact member 10 and the contact member 18 is formed. The engaging body 24a is constantly urged to the peripheral surface of the contact body 18a by an urging body 25 made of an elastic body such as a coil spring, and is slidably mounted on the peripheral surface side. And engagement body 24
a release surface 27 is formed integrally with the upper surface of the head 10 so that the lower surface is in contact with the upper surface.
It provided as revealed in the top. This release button 27 is the base end
The 27a side is provided rotatably with respect to the head 10,
The protrusion 28 provided at the lower part of the distal end is arranged so as to be in contact with the inclined surface 26.When the release button 27 is pressed, the release button 27 rotates around the base end 27a as a center of rotation, and the protrusion 28 is inclined. When the inclined surface 26 is pressed against the surface 26, the inclined surface 26 is biased.
25, and as a result, the engagement body 24a and the first and second
Can be disengaged from the notches 23, 23a. Further, a groove 29 is formed along a part of the edge of the peripheral surface of the contact body 18a.
Stopper 30 that can be locked to both ends 29a, 29b of 29
When the projection 22 is to be further rotated from the position where the engagement body 24a is engaged with the second notch 23a, the stopper 30 is locked to the end 29a. To prevent further rotation, while the engagement body 24 is
When the protruding portion 22 is to be further rotated from the position in which the protruding portion is engaged, the stopper 30 is locked to the end portion 29b so that further rotation can be prevented. Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. In the case of a strong massage that massages a pot, etc. of the human body, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7, the protruding portion 22 of the contact body 18 is protruded from the head 10 to the front side. I do. That is, the projection 22 is held slightly inclined toward the gripper 1 with respect to the direction orthogonal to the axis Y of the bent portion 3. Then, the engaging body 24a is engaged with the second notch 23a, and the contact body 18 is in a fixed state. In this state, the protrusion 22 is pressed against the affected part of the human body, the operation switch 4 is operated using the operation body 7, and the electric motor 13 is driven to generate vibration from the vibration generating mechanism 16.
This vibration is transmitted to the human body from the protruding portion 22, and a vibration massage is performed. On the other hand, in the case of weak massage in which the periphery of the affected part is massaged, first, the release button 27 is pressed to rotate about the base end 27a of the release button 27 with respect to the head 10,
A protrusion 28 provided below the tip of the release button 27 contacts the inclined surface 26. As shown in FIG. 3, the engaging member 24a engaged with the second notch portion 23a retreats against the urging member 25, and the second notch portion 23a
The engagement state between the a and the engagement body 24a is released, and the abutment body 18 becomes rotatable about the rotation shaft 20. In this state, the contact body 18 is lowered, and the flat portion 21 is provided so as to protrude from the head 10 to the front side. When the pressing of the release button 27 is released, the engagement body 24a is urged by the urging body 25 to engage with the first notch 23, and the contact body 18 is fixed. Note that the groove portion 29 is provided so that the contact body 18 is not overturned.
The stopper 30 is locked to the end portion 29b of the cover, so that excessive inclination can be prevented. In this state, the flat part 21 is pressed against the affected part of the human body,
The operation switch 4 is operated using the operation body 7, and the electric motor 13 is driven to generate vibration from the vibration generating mechanism 16. This vibration is transmitted from the flat portion 21 to the human body, and a vibration massage is performed.
In addition, since the projection 22 can be tilted down, it is possible to prevent the projection 22 from accidentally damaging a human body, furniture, or the like when not in use. Further, when switching from the weak massage to the strong massage, the engagement between the notch 23 and the engagement member 24a is released by the release button 27 as described above, and the contact member 18 is turned to rotate the projection 22. Use it facing the front. If the contact body 18 is tilted too much in the opposite direction during this rotation, the end 29 of the groove 29
The stopper 30 is locked at a so that excessive rotation can be prevented. As described above, in the above embodiment, the rotating shaft 19 is provided on the head 10 in the direction of the axis of the gripper 1, that is, in the direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of the axis X of the grip 2 and the direction of the axis Y of the bent portion 3. A flat portion, which is a first treatment section having a different form,
21 and a projection 22 which is a second treatment section, and a locking mechanism 24 for fixing the positional relationship between the head 10 and the contact body 18 is formed. On the other hand, the flat part 21 and the protrusion 22
By pivotally attaching to the rotating shaft 20 so that it can be locked in a posture corresponding to the Massage can be switched. Further, at the time of strong massage, the protrusion 22 can be fixed toward the front side of the head 10 by the locking mechanism 24, while at the time of weak massage, the locking mechanism
Since the flat portion 21 can be fixed toward the front side of the head 10 by the use of 24, the strong and weak massage is not accidentally switched during the massage. Further, in the embodiment, the engaging member 24a is
Is always urged to the peripheral surface of the abutment body 18a and is slidably mounted on the peripheral surface side, so that the protrusion 2 corresponding to each of the strong and weak massages is operated unless the release button 27 is operated.
2. The flat portion 21 does not switch, and can be used with confidence. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, in the embodiment, the contact member 18 includes two types of first treatment sections, namely, a flat section 21 and a second treatment section. Projection 22
Is shown, but a treatment section other than this, for example, a small projection band formed with a plurality of small projections is provided, and a flat portion 2 is provided.
1, the protrusion 22 and the small protrusion band may be selectively fixed to the front side of the head, and the contact member 18 is urged by a spring or the like in the direction in which the protrusion 22 projects, and the release button Various modifications are possible, for example, the pressing of the 27 allows the engaging body 24a to protrude to fix the contact body 18. According to the massage machine of the present invention, there is provided a gripper, a head provided at the tip of the gripper, a vibration generating mechanism provided in the head, and a front side of the head. In a massage machine having an abutting body provided, a rotating shaft is provided on the head or the abutting body in a direction substantially orthogonal to an axial direction of the gripping body, and the abutting body is moved relative to the head. Become pivotable
And a plurality of different treatment sections are formed on the contact body, and the positional relationship between the head and the contact body is selectively projected to the front side with respect to the plurality of treatment sections. Set up
A locking mechanism is formed so that the locking mechanism is fixed as described above.
By providing an engagement receiving part corresponding to the treatment part on the contact body,
The head can be selectively engaged with the engagement receiving portion.
An engaging body is provided and disengaged so that a lower portion contacts the engaging body.
The removal button is provided on the head, and it is possible to switch between strong and weak massage by a simple operation of rotating only the abutting body that hits the affected part, not the head, and a plurality of locking mechanisms are provided. The treatment sections of different forms can be fixed in predetermined directions, respectively, and there is no accidental switching between strong and weak massage during massage. Further solution
The treatment section does not switch unless the remove button is operated,
We can use in peace.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall longitudinal sectional view at the time of a strong massage showing an example of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view around the head during a strong massage showing an example of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view around the head in a state where a locking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention is released. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view around the head during a weak massage, showing an example of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view around the head during a strong massage showing an example of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a plan view around the head during a strong massage, showing an example of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view around the head during a strong massage, showing an example of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the vicinity of the head at the time of weak massage showing the example of the present invention. [Description of Signs] 1 Gripping body 10 Head 16 Vibration generating mechanism 18 Contact body 19 Rotating shaft 21 Flat part (first treatment part) 22 Projection part (second treatment part) 23 First notch ( First engagement receiving portion) 23a Second notch portion (second engagement receiving portion) 24 Locking mechanism 24a Engaging body 27 Release button X axis

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-8-52194 (JP, A) JP-A-9-108286 (JP, A) JP-A-5-115524 (JP, A) 62238 (JP, U) JP 7-71573 (JP, B2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61H 23/02 A61H 39/04

Claims (1)

(57) Claims 1. A gripping body, a head provided at a tip of the gripping body, a vibration generating mechanism provided in the head, and a front side of the head. in the massage machine having a contact member that is, the said abutment body provided with a rotating shaft in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of the gripper in the head or abutment member
Attached to the rotation shaft so that it can rotate with respect to the head
A plurality of differently shaped treatment sections in the contact body,
The positional relationship between the head and the abutment is determined by selecting the plurality of treatment units.
Optionally, a locking mechanism is formed to be fixed so as to protrude from the front side, and the locking mechanism is provided with an engagement receiver corresponding to the treatment section.
A portion is provided on the contact body, and the engagement
An engagement member that can be selectively engaged with the receiving portion;
A release button is provided on the head so that the lower part touches the union
Massage machine, characterized in that is.