JP6280016B2 - Pneumatic massager and pneumatic massage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a pneumatic massage device that is adapted to be worn on a person's arm or leg, and a pneumatic massage device including the pneumatic massage device.

  Conventionally, pneumatic massage that massages the arms and legs by repeatedly applying and removing the pressure of each air chamber of the massage device with a massage device having multiple air chambers attached to the arms and legs The device is known. In such a pneumatic massage device, the massage tool usually has a cylindrical shape, and the massage tool is mounted by inserting an arm or a leg from one end thereof. At this time, if the inner diameter of the massage tool is not so large as to the thickness of the person's arm or leg, it becomes difficult to wear the massage tool. Alternatively, if the inner diameter of the massage tool is too large relative to the thickness of the person's arm or leg, the body is not sufficiently pressurized by the air chamber and an appropriate massage effect cannot be obtained.

  As a massage tool for solving such a problem, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, there is one that can adjust its circumference. In this massage device, a slide fastener is provided along the longitudinal direction of the massage device, and when the diameter of the massage device is increased, the slide fastener is temporarily removed and another member is expanded between the removed slide fasteners. An auxiliary tool is attached by the slide fastener to increase the circumference. Moreover, in another form of massage device, two pairs of slide fasteners for small diameter and large diameter are provided, and when the diameter of the massage device is reduced, the slide fastener for large diameter is removed to reduce the diameter. When the slide fastener is coupled and the diameter is increased, the small-diameter slide fastener is removed and the large-diameter slide fastener is coupled. With such a structure, the diameter of the massage tool can be changed in accordance with the thickness of the arm or leg of the wearer.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No.59-40017

  However, in the conventional massage device described above, since it is necessary to remove or combine a plurality of slide fasteners in order to change the diameter of the massage device, the work is complicated. In particular, when it is desired to change the diameter while the massage tool is mounted on the arm or leg, the work becomes more complicated. In some cases, the diameter cannot be changed unless the massage tool is once removed. Also, if the slide fastener is removed to change the diameter of the massage tool, the massage tool cannot be maintained in the cylindrical shape and is unfolded, so it may unintentionally come off the arm or leg. In such a case, another slide fastener must be coupled in a state where the massage tool is held in an appropriate position with respect to the arms and legs, which further complicates the work. Therefore, a massage tool that can change the diameter more easily has been desired.

  An object of this invention is to provide the pneumatic massage device which can change a diameter more easily in view of such a point, and the pneumatic massage apparatus provided with such a massage device.

That is, the present invention
A pneumatic massage device adapted to be worn on a person's arm or leg,
A peripheral side portion extending in a cylindrical shape from one end to the other end;
An air chamber disposed in the circumferential side,
A first coupling member provided on the peripheral side portion;
A second coupling member attached to the circumferential side portion at a position away from the first coupling member in the circumferential direction of the circumferential side portion and removably coupled to the first coupling member;
With
When the first coupling member and the second coupling member are coupled, the diameter adjustment portion between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion of the peripheral side portion is bent. To provide a pneumatic massage device.

  In the pneumatic massage device, the first coupling member and the second coupling member need only be coupled when reducing the diameter of the massage device, and the first coupling member may be coupled when increasing the diameter of the massage device. Since it is only necessary to release the coupling between the coupling member and the second coupling member, the diameter of the massage device can be changed more easily than the conventional massage device described above. Further, in the pneumatic massage device, the peripheral side portion maintains a cylindrical shape both in a state where the first and second coupling members are coupled and removed, and a slide fastener like the conventional massage unit described above. Since the cylindrical shape can no longer be maintained when it is removed, the massage tool will unintentionally come off the arm or leg when changing the diameter while attached to the arm or leg. The diameter of the massage tool can be changed more easily.

  Preferably, the first and second coupling members extend on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral side portion from the one end of the peripheral side portion to the other end in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the peripheral side portion. Can be arranged as follows.

  With such a configuration, the diameter of the entire massage tool can be changed.

  Preferably, a width between the first coupling member and the second coupling member at the one end of the peripheral side portion in a state where the first coupling member and the second coupling member are not coupled to each other. The first and second coupling members are arranged so that is wider than the width between the first coupling member and the second coupling member at the other end of the peripheral side portion. can do.

  In particular, the human leg is thinner as a whole from the base toward the tip, and therefore, the difference in leg thickness for each person tends to be large at the portion near the root and small at the portion near the tip. In the massage device having the above-described configuration, when the first coupling member and the second coupling member are coupled, the diameter of the peripheral side portion is reduced more greatly at one end side, and the diameter of the other end side is reduced smaller. As a result, the diameter of the legs having different thicknesses can be appropriately adjusted over the entire massage device.

  Specifically, the first and second coupling members can be slide fasteners.

The present invention also provides
With the above pneumatic massage device,
A compressed air control device for supplying and exhausting compressed air to and from the air chamber of the pneumatic massage device;
A pneumatic massage device is provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a pneumatic massage device and a pneumatic massage device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a figure which shows the use condition of the pneumatic massage apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view in the extended form of the massage tool shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the III-III line of FIG. It is a front view in the contraction form of the massage tool shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the VV line of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pneumatic massage device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cylindrical pneumatic massage device 10 that is mounted so as to wrap a person's leg L, and an air flow to the pneumatic massage device 10. And a compressed air control device 4 connected by a tube 3. The pneumatic massage device 10 has six air chambers 18 arranged side by side continuously from a distal portion covering from the toes to the vicinity of the heel to a central portion covering the thigh (FIGS. 3 and FIG. 3). 5 shows one of six air chambers). The air tube 3 connects between each air chamber 18 of the pneumatic massage device 10 and the compressed air control device 4. In the compressed air control device 4, an unillustrated air pump that discharges compressed air, six electromagnetic valves arranged between the air pump and each air tube 3, and the pressure of each air chamber 18 are measured. These six pressure sensors and a control circuit for controlling the driving of the six solenoid valves are provided. When the solenoid valve is turned on by the control circuit while the air pump is in operation, the solenoid valve is in a compressed air supply state, and the compressed air from the air pump is supplied to the corresponding air chamber 18 and the air is supplied. When the chamber 18 is pressurized and swells, and the solenoid valve is turned OFF, the solenoid valve is in a compressed air discharge state, and the corresponding compressed air in the air chamber 18 is exhausted to the atmosphere to remove the air chamber 18. It is compressed and shrunk. In addition, the pneumatic massage device 1 in this embodiment includes two pneumatic massage devices 10 so that both legs L can be massaged at the same time, and the compressed air control device 4 includes each air chamber of the two pneumatic massage devices 10. The supply and exhaust of compressed air to 18 can be controlled.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the pneumatic massage device 10 has a cylinder from one end 12 that will be located near the thigh of the leg L to the other end 14 that will be located on the toe when worn. The peripheral side part 16 extended in the shape, and the air chamber 18 arrange | positioned in this peripheral side part 16 are included. The peripheral side portion 16 has a boot shape in which the tip portion is curved in accordance with the shape of the human leg L. On the outer peripheral surface 20 of the peripheral side portion 16, a pair arranged so as to extend in the longitudinal direction from one end 12 to the other end 14 of the peripheral side portion 16 at positions separated from each other in the circumferential direction of the peripheral side portion 16. Slide fasteners (first and second coupling members) 22a and 22b are attached. In the expanded form in which the slide fasteners 22a and 22b shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 are not joined, the diameter adjusting portion 24 between the pair of slide fasteners 22a and 22b of the peripheral side portion 16 is stretched. In the contracted form in which the slide fasteners 22a and 22b shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are coupled, the diameter adjusting portion 24 is in a slack and bent state. In this contracted form, the circumference of the pneumatic massage device 10 is reduced, and thus the diameter of the pneumatic massage device 10 is reduced. Thus, the diameter of the pneumatic massage device 10 can be changed by connecting or removing the slide fasteners 22a and 22b. 2 and 4, the leg L is not drawn, but in the cross-sectional views of FIGS. 3 and 5, the leg L is indicated by a two-dot chain line for explanation.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the peripheral side portion 16 has a shape that gradually decreases in diameter from the one end 12 toward the other end 14 in accordance with the shape of the human leg L. Further, in the slide fasteners 22a and 22b, the width between the pair of slide fasteners 22a and 22b at the one end 12 of the peripheral side portion 16 in a state where the slide fasteners 22a and 22b are not coupled is wider than the width at the other end 14. It is installed to become. More specifically, the diameter adjustment portion 24 between the slide fasteners 22a and 22b connects the wide portion 24a near the one end 12 of the peripheral side portion 16 and the narrow portion 24b near the other end 14 between them. The transition portion 24c is configured such that the width of the diameter adjustment portion 24 gradually decreases from the wide portion 24a toward the narrow portion 24b in the transition portion 24c. Therefore, when the slide fasteners 22a and 22b are joined, the one end 12 side of the peripheral side portion 16 is more greatly reduced in diameter than the other end 14 side. A pair of slide fasteners at one end 12 of the peripheral side portion 16 is obtained by changing the length of the slide fasteners 22a and 22b projecting from the outer peripheral surface 20 of the peripheral side portion 16 for each place while keeping the width of the diameter adjusting portion 24 constant. The width between 22a and 22b may be wider than the width at the other end 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the air chamber 18 located so as to surround the leg L is provided in a portion other than the diameter adjusting portion 24 of the peripheral side portion 16. Further, the diameter adjusting portion 24 without the air chamber 18 is disposed so as to be positioned on the front side of the body, that is, on the shin side when the pneumatic massage device 10 is attached to the leg L. Further, when the slide fasteners 22a and 22b are arranged on the outer peripheral surface 20 of the peripheral side portion 16 and the diameter adjusting portion 24 is positioned inside the slide fasteners 22a and 22b, Is prevented from biting into the slide fasteners 22a and 22b.

  The pneumatic massage device 10 in the above embodiment is attached to the leg L, but the shape thereof may be changed so as to be attached to the arm. Furthermore, another slide fastener can be provided so that the diameter of the pneumatic massage device 10 can be changed in multiple stages. Furthermore, the slide fasteners 22a and 22b can be divided into a plurality of parts in the longitudinal direction so that the diameter of the pneumatic massage device 10 can be changed for each predetermined portion. Further, instead of the slide fasteners 22a and 22b, for example, another coupling member such as a hook-and-loop fastener, a snap button, or a hook may be used.

Pneumatic massage device 1; Air tube 3; Compressed air control device 4; Pneumatic massage device 10; One end 12; Other end 14; Peripheral side portion 16; Air chamber 18; 22a, 22b; diameter adjusting portion 24; wide portion 24a; narrow portion 24b; transition portion 24c; leg L

Claims (3)

A pneumatic massage device adapted to be worn on a person's arm or leg,
A peripheral side portion extending in a cylindrical shape from one end to the other end;
An air chamber disposed along the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral side portion and having an arcuate cross-sectional shape extending from the first end portion to the second end portion in the circumferential direction;
A first slide fastener provided on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral side portion in the vicinity of the first end of the air chamber and extending linearly from the one end to the other end of the peripheral side portion ;
Provided on the outer peripheral surface of the peripheral side portion in the vicinity of the second end of the air chamber and extends linearly from the one end to the other end of the peripheral side portion, and is removable from the first slide fastener. a second slide fastener that will be coupled to,
A pneumatic massage device that performs a massage action by supplying compressed air to the air chamber ,
To perform the massage action, any one of a contracted form in which the first slide fastener and the second slide fastener are combined and an expanded form in which the first slide fastener and the second slide fastener are not combined Can be selected,
Wherein when the contracted configuration becomes the diameter adjusting part is bent state between the peripheral side portion of the first slide fastener and the second slide fastener, said compressed air is supplied to the air chamber air Pneumatic massage wherein the diameter adjustment portion in a bent state is accommodated in a gap between the first end and the second end of the air chamber when the chamber is inflated Ingredients. In a state in which said first slide fastener and the second slide fastener is not coupled to each other, a width of the peripheral between the first slide fastener and a second slide fastener in said one end of said peripheral side portion is to be wider than the width between the first slide fastener and a second slide fastener in the other end side, pneumatic massaging device according to claim 1. The pneumatic massage device according to claim 1 or 2,
A compressed air control device for supplying and exhausting compressed air to and from the air chamber of the pneumatic massage device;
Pneumatic massage device comprising.

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