JPH0741055B2 - Matsusage machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a massager for performing treatment by giving a stimulus to a human body, and more particularly to a massager capable of changing the intensity of the stimulus.

[Background technology]

The massage performed on the human body does not suddenly give a strong stimulus, but at the start of the treatment, a weak stimulus is first applied as a preparation signal to make the human body take a posture for subsequent stimuli, and then gradually. The ideal pattern is to intensively apply to a site that requires strong stimulation, and to end the massage by applying weak stimulation in the sense of conditioning the human body at the end of treatment, but JP-A-60-24842. In the massage machine shown in, by changing the strength of massage by the treatment element by changing the protrusion amount of the treatment element to large or small, or by changing the operation of the treatment element to rolling and bending. I was doing. However, in any of the above cases, the strength cannot be gradually switched because it is performed by replacing the massage balls themselves of the treatment element or switching the operation of the treatment element. The pattern of discontinuous massage is as shown in (a) and FIG. 9 (b), and there is a problem in that the shock to the body is large and the mind and body are given tension when switching from weak to strong.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a massage machine that can perform an ideal massage in a relaxed state.

[Disclosure of Invention]

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the massage machine of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. 1 (a) and 1 (b), this massage machine has a rocking chair shape, and the treatment table 1 of the massage machine has a bottomed shape whose front surface is opened by molding synthetic resin. It comprises a formed casing 2 and a cover 3 that closes the front opening of the casing 2. The bottom surface of the casing 2 is a grounding portion formed in a gentle arc shape in the front and back so that the treatment table 1 can swing back and forth. A stopper 4 is formed to prevent falling. The cover 3 is made of a synthetic resin material, and includes a backrest portion 5 that supports the upper half of the human body, a seat portion 6 that supports the buttocks of the human body, and a head receiving portion 7 that supports the head of the human body. ing. Inside the treatment table 1 having the outer shell formed as described above, a massage treatment element 8 for performing a kneading motion such as rolling and bending and a motor 9 for driving the treatment element 8 are housed. . The treatment element 8 is attached to a drive shaft 12 that is installed between a first plate 10 installed on the upper portion and a second plate 11 installed on the lower portion of the backrest portion 5 of the casing 2, It is accommodated in the backrest 5 so as to be vertically movable. The motor 9 is attached to the second plate 11, is located in the seat portion 6, and is connected to the drive shaft 12 via the belt 13. First
Between the plate 10 and the second plate 11, the drive shaft 12, a reinforcing plate 14 provided in parallel with the drive shaft 12, and the drive shaft
A rail 15 located in front of 12 is installed. While the drive shaft 12 and the reinforcing plate 14 are linear, the rail
Reference numeral 15 is curved so as to follow the shape of the back of the human body. 1 (b) and 2, a description will be given of the drive means 16 for increasing the inclination angle θ of the treatment table 1 at the start of treatment and at the end of treatment and increasing it during the treatment and gradually changing the inclination angle θ. Then, the driving means 16 is disposed so as to be retractable from the opening 17 provided in the front portion of the bottom surface of the treatment table 1, and protrudes from the opening 17 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1 (b). By doing so, the pair of rollers 18, 18 whose inclination angle θ of the backrest portion 5 of the treatment table 1 is inclined within a range of, for example, 130 degrees to 155 degrees, and the rollers 18, 18 are rotatable via the support shaft 19. A pair of support plates 20 and 20 to support, a pair of attachments 22 and 22 for rotatably attaching the support plates 20 and 20 to the casing 2 via pins 21, and elongated holes formed in the support plates 20 and 20, respectively. The connecting shaft 24 inserted in the 23, 23 and one end fixed to the connecting shaft 24 and the bearing 25, 25 Driver elements 26 slidably attached to the 2, driver elements
A reduction gear 28 that meshes with a screw portion 27 formed in 26, and a motor 30 in which a gear 29 that meshes with the reduction gear 28 is provided on a rotating shaft,
The control circuit 31 controls the rotation of the motor 30. The roller 18 is preferable for reducing the load, but instead of this, the support plate 20 may directly lift the treatment table 1.

The control circuit 31 will be described with reference to FIG.
Is a power supply circuit A for supplying electricity to each part, a first timer circuit B for setting a time for rotating the motor 30 in the forward direction, a second timer circuit c for setting a time until the motor 30 stops, Upon receiving the signals from the first timer circuit B and the second timer circuit C, the motor drive circuit D receives an UP signal or
An UP-DOWN setting circuit E that feeds the DOWN signal once each time through the motor drive circuit D to rotate the motor 30 in the normal or reverse direction,
The reset circuit F is provided on the assumption that the power switch S is turned off during operation.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. When this massaging machine is connected to a power source and the power switch S is turned on, the treatment element 8 is driven by the motor 9 and, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. The timer circuit C of No. 2 starts, and the UP-DOWN setting circuit E outputs an UP signal to the motor drive circuit D to rotate the motor 30 in the normal direction. The normal rotation of the motor 30 causes the front part of the bottom surface of the treatment table 1 to rotate. When the treatment is started, the roller 18 is projected from the roller 18 to gradually incline the treatment table 1 and the inclination angle θ is 135 degrees, for example.
Is changed to, for example, 155 degrees in 7 minutes which is the set time of the first timer circuit B, and the strongest stimulus is given to the human body. As shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), when the inclination angle θ of the backrest portion 5 gradually increases, the weight gradually increases on the treatment element 8, and thus the weight shown in FIG. 6 (c). Thus, the massage power can be gradually changed from weak to strong. When the set time of the first timer circuit B elapses, the UP-DOWN setting circuit E outputs a DOWN signal to the motor drive circuit D by the signal, and the motor 30 is rotated in the reverse direction. The roller 18 is accommodated in the opening 17 at the front part of the bottom surface of the first treatment table 1, the entire treatment table 1 is gradually returned to the original state, and the inclination angle θ of, for example, 155 degrees is the set time of the second timer circuit C. After 14 minutes, the original state is completely restored, a weak stimulus is applied to the human body to condition the human body, and the motor 9 and the motor 30 are stopped. As shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), when the inclination angle θ of the backrest portion 5 is gradually reduced, the weight is gradually not added to the treatment element 8 and is shown in FIG. 6 (c). Thus, the massage power can be gradually changed from strong to weak. When the power is turned off during operation, the reset signal is output from the reset circuit F and the UP-DOWN setting circuit E is output, as shown in the flowchart of FIG.
The DOWN signal is further output to the motor drive circuit D to reverse the rotation of the motor 30, and when the set time of the second timer C comes, the supply of electricity from the power supply circuit A to each unit is stopped. In the embodiment, the inclination angle θ of the treatment table 1 is gradually increased from the start of treatment to the treatment and is gradually decreased from the treatment to the end of treatment.
As shown in FIG. 7, the inclination angle θ of the treatment table 1 may be gradually decreased and gradually increased during the treatment.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 8. This massage machine is a reclining type massage chair-like body, and the treatment table 32 has a backrest portion for supporting the upper half of the human body. 33 and a seat 34 that supports the buttocks of the human body. The backrest 33 is swingably connected to the seat 34 via a support shaft 35, and the backrest 33
A treatment element 36, a motor 37 for driving the treatment element 36, a drive shaft 38 that connects the treatment element 36 and the motor 37, and a belt 39 are housed inside. Inside the seat portion 34, there is provided a driving means 40 for increasing the inclination angle θ of the backrest portion 33 at the start of treatment and at the end of treatment and increasing it during the treatment and gradually changing the inclination angle θ. Drive means 40
Is a connecting rod 41 whose one end is connected to the end of the backrest 33,
A threaded portion 43 that meshes with a threaded portion 42 formed inside the connecting rod 41
Is formed on the rotary shaft 44, and is also swingably attached to the seat portion 34 via the support shaft 45.When the motor 46 is normally rotated, the connecting rod 41 is pulled toward the motor 46 side. The inclination angle θ of the backrest portion 33 is gradually increased, and when the motor 46 is rotated in the reverse direction, the connecting rod 41 is extended from the motor 46 and the inclination angle θ of the backrest portion 33 is gradually decreased. In the embodiment, the backrest part
Although 33 is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the seat portion 34,
It may be a flat sheet like a bed.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the massage machine according to the present invention includes the treatment table having the massager for massaging the human body and the backrest having the variable inclination angle, and the drive means for changing the inclination angle of the backrest, and start the treatment. For a predetermined time after that, the inclination angle of the backrest is gradually increased in conjunction with the passage of the treatment time, and for a predetermined time before the end of treatment, the inclination angle of the backrest is gradually decreased in conjunction with the passage of the treatment time. Since the control means for controlling is provided, a weak stimulus is given at the start of treatment to make the human body take a posture to prepare for the subsequent stimulus, and then gradually using the weight. In addition to the areas that require strong stimuli, finally, you can give an ideal massage by gradually weakening the sense of conditioning the human body, and relax without feeling nervous both physically and physically. It is possible that a massage at the state.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 (a) is an external perspective view of a first embodiment of the massage machine of the present invention, FIG. 1 (b) is a sectional view of the massage machine above, and FIG. 2 is a P arrow in FIG. 1 (b). Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is a control circuit diagram of the driving means of the same massage machine, Fig. 4 is a time chart diagram of the same massage machine, and Fig. 5 (a).
(B) is a flowchart of the massage machine of the above, No. 6
Figures (a), (b) and (c) are graphs showing the correlation between the inclination angle of the backrest portion and the massage force, and Fig. 7 shows the correlation between the inclination angle of the backrest portion and the massage force in a modified example of the present invention. The graph shown in FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the massage machine in the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b) are graphs showing the relationship between time and massage force in the conventional example. 1,32 …… Treatment table, 5,33 …… Backrest part, 8,36 …… Treatment element, 16,40 …… Drive means.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A treatment table having a treatment element for massaging a human body and having a backrest portion whose inclination angle is variable, and drive means for changing the inclination angle of the backrest portion, wherein a predetermined time after the start of treatment is a treatment time. Control that gradually increases the inclination angle of the backrest in conjunction with the progress and controls the inclination angle of the backrest gradually decreases in conjunction with the passage of the treatment time for a predetermined time before the end of treatment. A massager characterized by having means. 2. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the backrest portion whose tilting angle is freely variable comprises a backrest of a rocking chair which is freely swingable. 3. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the backrest part whose tilt angle is variable comprises a backrest of a reclining type massage chair. 4. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein the backrest part whose tilt angle is variable comprises a reclining bed back contact part.