JP4649074B2 - Massage equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a massage apparatus that massages a user with a massage roller that is driven back and forth along a guide rail.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, a massage apparatus has a base body, and a roller unit provided with a massage roller is provided on the base body so as to be able to run. This roller unit is reciprocated by a drive mechanism. Accordingly, when the user lies on a sheet provided in a state of covering the roller unit on the upper surface of the base body, the user is massaged on the back surface by the massage roller.
[0003]
In this type of massage device, in order to improve the massage effect, a pair of roller units are provided on the base at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the base, and a user's body is provided on the pair of roller units. It is done to massage at the same time. As such prior art, the present applicant has proposed a massage device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-23181.
[0004]
The massage device disclosed in the above publication has a flat base, and a pair of guide rails each having an upper passage and a lower passage are laid in parallel on the upper surface of the base at predetermined intervals.
[0005]
A driving device is provided at one end of the guide rail in the longitudinal direction on the upper surface of the base. A belt bent in the middle portion is inserted through the upper passage and the lower passage of the guide rail. One end and the other end of the belt are guided to the driving device, and are wound around a pair of pulleys that are driven to rotate in opposite directions.
[0006]
Therefore, the belt travels by having one end wound up by one pulley and the other end being fed out from the other pulley. And the roller unit which has a massage roller is connected with this belt. Thereby, the roller unit is interlocked with the running of the belt.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the massage device disclosed in the above publication is connected to a portion in which a pair of roller units is inserted into the upper passage of the guide rail of the belt. For this reason, when the belt is run, the pair of roller units run in the same direction, so that the user who is lying on the base may easily move in the running direction of the pair of roller units.
[0008]
In particular, when the massage device is a chair type, when the pair of roller units move downward from above the back, the user's body is pushed downward, which may cause a feeling of pressure.
[0009]
This invention is providing the massage apparatus which made it drive | work a pair of roller unit to a reverse direction.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A first aspect of the present invention is a pair of guide rails that are arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other and in which the first passage and the second passage are separately formed,
A driving device disposed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail;
A power transmission strip that is turned halfway through the first passage and the second passage of the guide rail and driven by the drive device;
A first roller unit attached to a portion of the power transmission strip inserted through the first passage;
A second portion that is attached to a portion of the power transmission strip inserted through the second passage and that travels in the direction opposite to the first roller unit is driven by the drive device. Equipped with a roller unit ,
The connection structure between the power transmission strip and the second roller unit is as follows:
A first connector having one end attached to the lower surface of the power transmission strip, a slider attached to the upper surface of the other end of the first connector and movably engaged with the guide rail, and the first A second connector having one end connected to the other end of the connector and the other end attached to the second roller unit;
It is in the massage apparatus characterized by being connected by .
[0012]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the massaging apparatus according to the first aspect, at least one of the first roller unit and the second roller unit is provided with a massage roller that performs a striking motion and a scissoring motion. is there.
[0013]
According to the present invention, the power transmission strip is configured such that the portion located in the first passage of the guide rail and the portion located in the second passage travel in opposite directions. A pair of roller units can be made to run in the opposite direction by attaching to the portion located in the first passage of the strip and attaching the other roller unit to the portion located in the second passage.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0015]
The mattress type massage apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a rectangular flat base 1. The base body 1 is formed of a bendable sheet-like synthetic resin, and can be folded in half from the middle in the longitudinal direction.
[0016]
The base body 1 may be configured, for example, by laminating a single synthetic resin sheet or a plurality of synthetic resin sheets having different hardness and strength. Furthermore, the substrate 1 is not limited to one or a plurality of laminated synthetic resin sheets, and may be a skeleton structure or the like, and the structure or form is not limited at all.
[0017]
A pair of guide rails 4 formed of synthetic resin such as nylon (trade name) or polypropylene are laid in parallel on the both ends of the upper surface of the base 1 in parallel with each other. As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the guide rail 4 has a belt-like base portion 4a, and L-shaped support portions 4b are formed at both ends in the width direction of the base portion 4a. A pair of L-shaped pieces 4c project from the upper and lower surfaces of the intermediate portion in the width direction of the base portion 4a.
[0018]
Thereby, the upper surface of the base portion 4a is an upper passage 4d ₁ is formed as the first passage, the lower surface is lower passage 4d ₂ is formed as a second passage. Side towards the upper passage 4d ₁ is a running surface 4e of wheels 57 to be described later, toward the side of the lower passage 4d ₂ has a L-shaped guide path 4h.
[0019]
The guide rail 4 is slidably held on the upper surface of the base 1 by a holder 4f (not shown). As shown in FIGS. 2B and 2C, a plurality of slits 5 are formed at predetermined intervals in the middle portion of the guide rail 4 except for the base 4a. Therefore, the guide rail 4 can be bent together with the base 1 from the slit 5 portion.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 1, a driving device 10 is provided on the upper surface of one end of the base body 1 in the longitudinal direction, that is, on one end side of the guide rail 4. The drive device 10 has a case 11 as shown in FIGS. A drive source 12 in which a speed reducer and a motor are integrated is provided in the case 11. The drive source 12 is configured to rotationally drive a pair of gears 13 provided on both sides of the case 11 in opposite directions. Each gear 13 is integrally provided with a drive pulley 14.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 3, both ends of a belt 15 as a power transmission strip made of a metal strip such as stainless steel are wound around each pair of drive pulleys 14. Intermediate portion of the belt 15 is inserted into the upper passage 4d ₁ and lower passage 4d ₂ of the guide rail 4, intermediate portion is subjected to a driven roller 16 rotatably provided at the other end portion of the guide rail 4 Yes.
[0022]
When the drive source 12 is activated and each pair of gears 13 is driven in the opposite direction, the belt 15 is fed out from the drive pulley 14 of one gear 13 and wound around the drive pulley 14 of the other gear 13. . Thereby, the belt 15 is driven to travel along the passage 4d.
[0023]
For example, in FIG. 3, when one drive pulley 14 is rotated in the arrow X direction and the other drive pulley 14 is rotated in the Y direction, the portion passed through the upper passage 4d of the belt 15 travels in the direction indicated by the arrow Z. It is designed to be driven.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 4, a traveling range setting mechanism 17 that reciprocates the belt 15 within a certain traveling range is provided in the case 11. Although not shown in detail, the travel range setting mechanism 17 detects the travel distance of the belt 15 based on, for example, the rotational speed of the drive pulley 14 and converts the rotational direction of the gear 13 by the drive source 12 based on the detection signal. Thereby, the belt 15 is driven to reciprocate within a certain traveling range.
[0025]
Between the pair of guide rails 4, as shown in FIG. 1, a first roller unit 21 </ b> A and a second roller unit 21 </ b> B driven by the belt 15 are provided at a predetermined interval. The configuration of these roller units 21A and 21B will be described later. As shown in FIG. 5, the upper surface side of the roller units 21 </ b> A and 21 </ b> B, that is, the upper surface side of the base body 1 is covered with the exterior ground 20, and the user lies on the exterior ground 20.
[0026]
A tension adjusting means 41 for adjusting the tension of the belt 15 is provided at one end of the pair of guide rails 4. The tension adjusting means 41 has a holding member 42 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the holding member 42 is provided with a guide body 43. A slide member 46 is slidably held on the guide body 43 . A spring 48 is provided between the slide member 46 and the holding member 42. One end of the guide rail 4 is in contact with the intermediate portion of the slide member 46.
[0027]
Therefore, when the tension of the belt 15 is applied to the guide rail 4, the guide rail 4 compresses and slides with the tension of the spring 48, so that the tension of the belt 15 can be kept constant.
[0028]
Since the user lies on the exterior ground 20 with the drive device 10 side as a side portion, the first roller unit 21A is positioned on the user's head side. The first roller unit 21A has a pair of side frames 112 as shown in FIG. The pair of side frames 112 are connected by connecting shafts 113 at both ends along the traveling direction. A guide roller 114 that travels on a traveling surface 4e formed on the guide rail 4 is rotatably provided at both ends of the pair of connecting shafts 113, and a center frame 115 is provided in the middle.
[0029]
As shown in FIG. 6, a holding member 115 a is attached to the lower end portion of the outer surface of the side frame 112. A midway portion of the wire 116 is inserted and fixed to the holding member 115a. Both ends of the wire 116 is led to the widthwise ends of the side frame 112, while being connected via a connecting member 117 to the portion located on the upper passage 4d ₁ of the belt 15, it ends on the connecting shaft 113 Connected and fixed.
[0030]
Therefore, when the belt 15 is driven to travel, the first roller unit 21A is interlocked with the belt 15 via the wire 116. That is, the first roller unit 21 </ b> A is reciprocated along the guide rail 4.
[0031]
As shown in FIG. 5, an electrical component box 121 is detachably attached to one side frame 112, and a power box 122 is also detachably attached to the outer surface of the other side frame 112.
[0032]
Between the pair of side frames 112 of the first roller unit 21A, a first drive shaft 123 is rotatably mounted at a lower portion on one end side in the traveling direction, and a second drive shaft 124 is disposed at an upper portion of the intermediate portion. It is also installed so that it can rotate freely. One end and the other end of the first drive shaft 123 are integrally coupled in an eccentric state.
[0033]
The base end portion of the arm 127 is rotatably and swingably provided at one end and the other end of the first drive shaft 123 which are eccentric. That is, the pair of arms 127 is provided symmetrically with respect to the center in the width direction of the first roller unit 21A. Massage rollers 137 are rotatably provided at the proximal end and the distal end of the pair of arms 127, respectively.
[0034]
An eccentric cam body 155 is provided in the middle of the pair of arms 127, and the second drive shaft 124 is inserted through a shaft hole (not shown) formed in the eccentric cam body 155 so as not to rotate.
[0035]
The second drive shaft 124 includes a pair of center rollers 171 located on both sides of the center frame 115, a pair of side rollers 172 located near the inner surface of each side frame 112, and the side frame 112. A pair of auxiliary massage rollers 173 housed in a housing portion 112a formed to be open on the upper surface of each is rotatably provided.
[0036]
The center roller 171 prevents the user's body, particularly the neck, from hitting the center frame 115, and the side roller 172 prevents the side roller 112 from hitting the inner edge of the side frame 112. Further, the auxiliary massage roller 173 is formed in a tapered shape whose outer peripheral surface is inclined downward toward the inner side in the width direction of the holding body 21, and massages the back surface of the user, and the body is displaced in the width direction by the tapered surface. It prevents movement and further prevents the body from hitting the upper surface of the side frame 112.
[0037]
One end portions of the first drive shaft 123 and the second drive shaft 124 protrude into the power box 122. A drive mechanism 181 having a reversible motor 182 is provided in the power box 122, and the first drive shaft 123 and the second drive shaft 124 are selectively rotated by the drive mechanism 181. ing.
[0038]
If only the first drive shaft 123 is rotationally driven, the pair of arms 127 can be displaced in the vertical direction by the eccentric rotation of the one end portion and the other end portion that are eccentric to the first drive shaft 123. The massage roller 137 can be struck and massaged.
[0039]
If only the second drive shaft 124 is rotationally driven, the pair of arms 127 is driven to swing, so that the massage roller 137 provided on the pair of arms 127 can be used to make a massage motion. Yes.
[0040]
As shown in FIG. 7, the second roller unit 21B includes a roller shaft 51 formed of a hollow shaft. Both end portions of the roller shaft 51 are detachably fitted in attachment holes 53 formed in the support 52. A screw shaft 54 is inserted through the roller shaft 51. Both end portions where the male screw 55 of the screw shaft 54 is formed protrude outward from the mounting hole 53, and a female screw 56 is screwed into the protruding end.
[0041]
As shown in FIG. 8, a pair of wheels 57 are rotatably attached to the support 52 by a support shaft 58. The wheel 57 travels on the travel surface 4 e of the guide rail 4.
[0042]
A pair of inner rollers 68 and a pair of outer rollers 69 are rotatably mounted on the roller shaft 51 via collars 71 as shown in FIGS. A plurality of protrusions 68a and 69a are provided on the outer peripheral surfaces of the rollers 68 and 69 at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction.
[0043]
The lower surface of the guide insertion portion into lower passage 4d ₂ of the rail 4 of the belt 15 is fixed mounting plate 81. Both ends of the wire 82 are fixed to the mounting plate 81.
[0044]
One end of the first connector 83 is caulked to the wire 82. An L-shaped slider 84 that is movably engaged with the guide path 4 h of the guide rail 4 is attached to the upper surface of the other end of the first connector 83. Furthermore, one end of an L-shaped second connector 85 is connected and fixed to the lower surface of the other end of the first connector 83. The other end of the second connector is fixed to the inner side surface of the support 52.
[0045]
Accordingly, the second roller unit 21B is interlocked with the travel of the belt 15. That is, the second roller unit 21 </ b> B is driven to reciprocate along the longitudinal direction of the base 1.
[0046]
A strip-like sheet 86 having lubricity is provided over almost the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the base body 1 at a portion of the upper face of the base body 1 facing the lower surface of the guide rail 4. As a result, the second connector 85 located on the lower surface side of the guide rail 4 moves smoothly as the belt 15 travels.
[0047]
Since the guide rail 4 is held so as to be movable with respect to the base body 1, it can be lifted upward to the extent that the second connector 85 enters the lower surface side.
[0048]
According to the massaging apparatus in such a structure, the first roller unit 21A is mounted on the insertion portion to the upper passage 4d ₁ of the guide rails 4 of the belt 15, the second roller unit 21B is in the lower passage 4d ₂ It is attached to the inserted part.
[0049]
Therefore, when the actuates the driving device 10 travels along the belt 15 to the guide rail 4, between the portion located in the upper passage 4d ₁ of the guide rails 4 of the belt 15, a portion located lower passage 4d ₂ The traveling direction is reversed. That is, the pair of roller units 21A and 21B is driven in a direction approaching each other as indicated by an arrow A in FIG. 1 from a separated state, and is driven in a direction away from each other in a direction opposite to the arrow A when approaching a predetermined interval. .
[0050]
As described above, when the pair of roller units 21A and 21B are driven in the running directions opposite to each other, the user's body lying on the exterior ground 20 by the running of the pair of roller units 21A and 21B is in the longitudinal direction of the base body 1. Therefore, the user can receive a massage in a stable state.
[0051]
When the pair of roller units 21A, 21B are driven in a direction away from the approached state, the movement of the roller units 21A, 21B allows the user to perform a pulling action in which the body is stretched simultaneously with the massage action by the massage rollers 68, 69. Can receive.
[0052]
In this way, by causing the roller units 21A and 21B to run in the opposite direction, it is possible to give the user a massage action different from the case of running in the same direction.
[0053]
Moreover, inserting the folded belt 15 in a middle portion in the upper passage 4d ₁ and lower passage 4d ₂ of the guide rail 4, the belt 15 is run by the driving device 10 the roller units 21A, in the configuration for driving the 21B from attachment to a portion located a first roller unit 21A in the upper passage 4d ₁ of the belt 15, only attached to the portion located the second roller unit 21B in the lower passage 4d _2, a pair of roller units 21A, 21B The traveling direction can be reversed.
[0054]
That is, the traveling direction of the pair of roller units 21A and 21B can be reversed only by changing the mounting structure of the second roller unit 21b to the belt 15 without changing the structure of the driving device 10.
[0055]
Further, the massage roller 137 of the first roller unit 21A located on the head side of the user who is supine on the exterior ground 20 is either a hitting action or a massaging action on the upper body part of the user. The massage rollers 68 and 69 of the second roller unit 21B can perform pressure massage on the lower body portion of the user by the protrusions 68a and 69a of the rollers.
[0056]
Therefore, the massage roller 137 of the first roller unit 21A and the massage rollers 68 and 69 of the second roller unit 21B can perform different types of massage on the user's upper body and lower body, and massage the upper body. Since one can choose between hitting and rubbing, these can enhance the massage effect given to the user.
[0057]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the massage device is not limited to a mattress type, and may be of a chair type. In this case, a pair of roller units are driven in opposite directions. This prevents the upper body from being pressed against the seat side.
[0058]
Further, the roller unit is not limited to the configuration shown in the above embodiment. For example, the first massage unit may have the same configuration as the second massage unit.
[0059]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the power transmission strip is configured such that the portion located in the first passage of the guide rail and the portion located in the second passage travel in opposite directions. A pair of roller units can be made to run in the opposite direction by attaching to the portion located in the first passage of the strip and attaching the other roller unit to the portion located in the second passage.
[0060]
Thereby, it is possible to give the user a massage action different from the case where the pair of roller units are run in the same direction, for example, a body pulling action. Moreover, since the traveling direction of these roller units can be reversed only by attaching the pair of roller units to different portions of the power transmission strip in the traveling direction, the pair of rollers can be obtained without greatly changing the configuration of the conventional massage device. The unit can be run in the opposite direction.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an overall schematic configuration by removing an exterior ground according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2A is a cross-sectional view along the width direction of the guide rail, FIG. 2B is a plan view, and FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view along the longitudinal direction;
FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a mattress device showing a driving device.
FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a driving device and a guide rail.
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a first roller unit.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view in which a power box is removed from one end portion of the first roller unit.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a second roller unit.
FIG. 8 is a side view of a second roller unit.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of various members that connect the second roller unit to the belt.
[Explanation of symbols]
4 ... guide rail 4d ₁ ... upper passage (first passage)
4d ₂ ... lower passage (second passage)
10 ... Drive device 15 ... Belt (Power transmission strip)
21A ... 1st roller unit 21B ... 2nd roller unit 83 ... 1st connection tool 84 ... Slider 85 ... 2nd connection tool

Claims (2)

A pair of guide rails arranged in parallel and facing each other, each having a first passage and a second passage formed separately;
A driving device disposed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail;
A power transmission strip that is turned halfway through the first passage and the second passage of the guide rail and is driven by the drive device;
A first roller unit attached to a portion of the power transmission strip inserted through the first passage;
The power transmission strip is attached to a portion of the power transmission strip inserted into the second passage, and the power transmission strip is driven to travel by the drive device, so that the second travels in the direction opposite to the first roller unit. Equipped with a roller unit ,
The connection structure between the power transmission strip and the second roller unit is as follows:
A first connector having one end attached to the lower surface of the power transmission strip, a slider attached to the upper surface of the other end of the first connector and movably engaged with the guide rail, and the first A second connector having one end connected to the other end of the connector and the other end attached to the second roller unit;
It is connected by, The massage apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   2. The massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first roller unit and the second roller unit is provided with a massage roller that performs a striking motion and a scooping motion.

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