JPS5931333B2 - Shiatsu/massaging tools - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an acupressure/massage tool that performs acupressure or massage by pinching the affected area.

The inventor proposed an acupressure/massaging device in which fingertips facing each other are configured to operate on a thousand palm bodies.

However, when attempting to perform acupressure and massaging using this device, when the patient holds the palm and brings it close to the affected area, both fingertips move, making it impossible to properly target the pressure points.

Additionally, if the timing of contact of the fingertips with the affected area does not match (in many cases, one fingertip contacts the affected area before the other), the reaction force will be applied to the palm body.
It becomes difficult to hold and place the device stably.

Furthermore, when a hydraulic mechanism is used to operate both fingertips, two or more piston cylinder mechanisms must be built into the palm body, which has the drawback of increasing the size and weight of the entire device.

In addition, because the fingertips simply move back and forth in a fixed manner over the palm, it is not possible for the therapist to stick the fingertips into the affected area to apply acupressure or massage.
There is a sense of discomfort due to the use of machines and tools, and the therapeutic effects are insufficient.

This invention was made based on the above circumstances, and
The body of the shiatsu receiver is fixed to the letter-shaped shiatsu/massage device body,
Bring this into contact with the area corresponding to the ``Ha'', and the shiatsu receiver points the shiatsu head toward the body and approaches the affected area with a thrusting motion, so that the shiatsu effect is obtained between the two. At the same time, it is configured so that the initial position of the fingertip can be changed,
This makes it possible to adapt to the size of the affected area, making the driving mechanism of the acupressure head smaller and lighter, and making it possible to obtain a setting condition that matches the size of the affected area, providing unprecedented operability. The aim is to provide acupressure/massage tools that are easy to use.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically explained based on illustrated embodiments.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a body of an acupressure/massage device formed in an L-shape (or a dogleg shape) as a whole, and a body 2 of the acupressure receiver is disposed at one end of the body.

The body 2 of the above-mentioned shiatsu receiver has a body base 2b attached to the hinge 2a provided at one end of the shiatsu/massage device body 1, and the mat attached to the body base 2b is attached to the body base 2b. ) 2c.

This configuration will be explained in further detail.

The hinge 2a is attached to the acupressure/massage device main body 1 and consists of a hinge pin pivotally supported at one end of the frame 2d, and the support that is pivotally supported to this hinge 2a is the body base 2b.
Two rows of guide slits 2e, 2e are bored in the guide slit 2e, and a plurality of lock holes 2f are bored in line with the guide slits 2e.

Slide pins 2g, 2g are passed through one of the guide slits 2e, 2e from the underside of the body base 2b, and this is fixed to the plate 2c by tightening a nut.

Also, the other guide slit (2e) is attached to plate 2.
A pin 2h protrudes from the c side, and the pin 2h is fixed to a lever 21 made of a spring plate that passes under the body base 2b.

This lever 21 has a pin 2j, which is selectively inserted into a matching lock hole 2f by a sliding operation.

Therefore, by operating the lever 21, the Uke can slide the plate 2C on the body base 2b and lock it at a predetermined position, so that the Uke can adjust the position of the body 2, and the hinge 2a allows the Uke to prevent the body 2 from tilting. It's easy to do.

A movable finger 3 is provided at the other end of the acupressure/massage device body 1, and at the tip of the movable finger 3, the acupressure receiver is equipped with an acupressure head 4 that is operated toward the body 2. It is being

In order to operate the movable finger 3, a hydraulic control mechanism 5 is provided in the shiatsu/massage device body 1, and
A control operator 6 for adjusting the control amount of the hydraulic control mechanism 5 to adjust the finger pressure applied to the acupressure head 4 and an electric mechanism 8 for driving a pump 7 as a pressure source in the hydraulic control mechanism 5 are provided. There is.

The movable finger 3 includes a base member 3a that is pivotally supported on the acupressure/massage device main body 1 by a pivot pin 11, and the base member 3a.
A first arm 3b is pivoted coaxially to the pivot pin 11, and a second arm 3c is pivoted to a pivot pin 12 provided separately on the base member 3a. The acupressure head 4 is pivotally attached to the free end of the arm 3b by a pin 13, and the acupressure head 4 is attached to the arm 3c by a pin 14 in a separate part from the pin 13. It is pivoted somewhere.

Therefore, when the arm 3b rotates around the pin 11, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, the acupressure head changes its posture so that the acupressure receiver stands out toward the body 2.

This is similar to the movement form of the index finger in acupressure.

Further, a piston/cylinder mechanism 5a in the hydraulic control mechanism 5 is used as a means for rotating the arm 3b.

The piston/cylinder mechanism 5a has one end of the cylinder 5d pivoted to the base member 3a by a pivot shaft 5c having a hydraulic path 5b inside, and a piston 5e slidably inserted into the cylinder 5d. Piston 5e piston
One end of the rod 5f projects outward from the other end of the cylinder 5d, and this end is pivoted to a pin 13 common to the L-shaped arm 3b of the movable finger 3, and the piston 5e is compressed by a torsion spring 5h. It is held on the side.

The twist spring 5h has a twisted portion wound around a pin 11, one end of which is hooked onto the arm 3b, and the other end is locked onto a pin 15 provided on the base member 3a.

Therefore, when the arm 3b rotates with respect to the base member 3a and bends the movable finger 3, the twist spring 5h is stored, and when the hydraulic control mechanism 5 is released, the piston
It can act as a return force for the cylinder mechanism 5a.

The cylinder 5d is connected to a flexible hydraulic pipe 16 via the pivot shaft 5c.

There is a pressure oil tank 17 inside the shiatsu/massage device body 1,
The flow rate restricting valve 5k of the hydraulic control mechanism 5 mentioned above is connected to this.

That is, one passage 51 is connected to the tank 1 to the throttle valve 5.
7, the passage 51 is communicated with the side of the valve chamber 5m, and the passage 51 is communicated with the suction of the pump 7 through the valve chamber 5m, and the passage 51 is communicated with the suction of the pump 7 through the central valve port 5n. 5p, and the passage 5p communicates with the delivery of the pump 7 and the hydraulic pipe 16 via a pipe line 18, respectively.

The cone-shaped valve body 5q of the throttle valve 5 is connected to a push-button type control operator 6, and the control operator 6 is elastically supported outward by the action of a compression coil spring 19. There is.

A rocker 20 is used to connect and fix the base member 3a and the acupressure/massage device main body 1.

This rocker 20 has an engaging pawl 20 that is selectively engaged with an engaging slit 21 formed on the back of the base member 3a.
a, is pivotally supported on the acupressure/massage device body 1 by pins 20b, and is resiliently supported on the locking side by twisting springs 20C.

In such a configuration, when the electric mechanism 8 is driven, pressure oil is supplied from the pressure oil pump 17 to the pump 7, and the pressure oil increases the internal pressure of the piston cylinder mechanism 5d via the pipe line 18, the passage 5p, and the hydraulic pipe 16. , thereby pushing the piston 5e against the spring 5h and protruding the piston rod 5f.

Thus, the movable finger 3 and the acupressure device 4 move toward the body 2, and the acupressure receiver presses the affected part of the human body supported by the body 2.

When it comes into contact with a human body, the operation of the acupressure device 4 is hindered, so the internal pressure of the cylinder 5d increases rapidly, and corresponding finger pressure is applied to the acupressure device 4.

In this case, if the degree of suppression of the control operator 6 is increased, the valve chamber 5
Since the amount of pressure oil escaping from the passage 5p to the passage 51 via the passage 5p is limited, the finger pressure increases.

Furthermore, when the force applied to the control operator 6 is released, the valve body 5q retreats due to the action of the compression coil spring 19, the valve body 5q becomes a pressure oil discharge port, and the pressure oil in the cylinder 5d is discharged by the action of the spring 5h. be done.

As a result, the movable finger and the acupressure device 4 return to their original positions.

Therefore, when the control operator 6 is operated slowly, the
A slow acupressure effect can be achieved.

Also, if you repeat the operation extremely quickly, there will be a knocking effect.

Also, when massaging large areas such as shoulders, the receiver should be attached to the plate 2 as shown in the imaginary line in Figure 1 relative to the body base 2b.
By sliding the finger c and tilting the body 2 of the acupressure receiver around the hinge 2a, the contact with the affected area can be adjusted appropriately.

When kneading a relatively small part such as the wrist, the rocker 20 is operated to rotate the base member 3a relative to the shiatsu/massage device body 1, and the initial position of the movable finger 3 is set anew. (See imaginary line in Figure 1).

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a gear tooth 25 is formed on the base member 3a, and the locker 20, which has a locking pawl 20a that meshes with the gear tooth 25, is pivotally supported by a pin 22, and is supported by a tension spring 123. It is offset in the direction of engagement, and the operating knob 24 is exposed to the outside.

Then, by sliding the operating knob 24 against the spring 23, the locking pawl 20a is removed from the gear tooth 25, and the bottle 1 is removed.
After tilting the base member 3a around 1, the base member 3a is tilted again.
By locking the locking pawl 20a to the gear tooth 25 with the reaction force of 3, the initial position of the movable finger 3 can be newly set.

In the above embodiment, all of the hydraulic control mechanism 5 is installed in the shiatsu/massage device main body 1, but of the hydraulic control mechanism 5, only the piston/cylinder mechanism 5a is installed in the shiatsu/massage device. Of course, it is also possible to have a structure in which the main body 1 is provided, other components are provided in a separately prepared container, and both are connected via the pressure oil supply/discharge hose 2.

In this case, mechanical operating force may be used to drive the pump without using an electric mechanism (such as a motor).

As described above, according to the present invention, the shiatsu/massage device main body,
The acupressure receiver disposed on one end side of the acupressure/massage device body, a movable finger disposed on the other end side of the acupressure/massage device body and equipped with an acupressure device at the tip, and the movable finger. a piston-cylinder mechanism provided within the body of the shiatsu/massage device to operate the shiatsu device so that the shiatsu receiver moves toward and away from the body; and a hydraulic control including the piston-cylinder mechanism. A control operator configured to adjust the finger pressure applied to the acupressure device by adjusting the control amount of the mechanism, a mechanism for driving a pump as a pressure source in the hydraulic control mechanism, and a mechanism for connecting the acupressure device and the acupressure receiver to the body. Since it is equipped with a means for determining the initial position of the movable finger at a position that holds the affected area in between, it is possible to easily apply the acupressure device to the ``acupoint'', and moreover, it can be felt by operating the control operator. Can be adjusted with finger pressure.

Moreover, since the movable finger can be adjusted, the initial position of the acupressure device can be set according to the size of the affected area, increasing versatility.In addition, since only the acupressure device is driven, the drive mechanism and drive source are small. , weight can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the body of the acupressure receiver, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the locker, and FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view of another embodiment. 1...Acupressure/massage device body, 2...Acupressure receiver for body, 3...Movable fingers, 4...Acupressure devices, 5... ... Hydraulic control mechanism, 6 ... Control operator, 7 ... Pump, 8 ... Electric mechanism, 3a ... Base member, 20 ... ...Locker, 20a...Engagement claw, 21...
Hoai slit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shiatsu/massage device body, a shiatsu receiver disposed on one end side of the shiatsu/massage device body, and a shiatsu massage device disposed on the other end side of the shiatsu/massage device body, and equipped with a shiatsu head at the tip. a movable finger, and a piston-cylinder mechanism provided in the body of the acupressure/massage device for operating the movable finger so that the acupressure head moves toward and away from the body; a control operator configured to adjust the control amount of the hydraulic control mechanism including the piston-cylinder mechanism to adjust the finger pressure applied to the acupressure head; a mechanism for driving a pump as a pressure source in the hydraulic control mechanism; The acupressure head and the acupressure receiver are an acupressure/massage instrument that is equipped with means for determining the initial position of the movable finger at a position that holds the affected area between the acupressure head and the body.