CN103096862A - Massage device - Google Patents

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CN103096862A
CN103096862A CN2011800421240A CN201180042124A CN103096862A CN 103096862 A CN103096862 A CN 103096862A CN 2011800421240 A CN2011800421240 A CN 2011800421240A CN 201180042124 A CN201180042124 A CN 201180042124A CN 103096862 A CN103096862 A CN 103096862A
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泉中健志
筒井慎治
谷口祥平
乾景太
池岛纱知子
清水敬辅
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    • A61HPHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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Abstract

The massage device is provided with a therapeutic piece (30), which comprises a contact part (32) and a rotation axis (31A) supporting said contact part, and which performs the therapeutic action by the contact part (32) being pressed onto the user. The contact part (32) is configured to have differing hardnesses (32A, 32B) in the axial direction of the rotation axis (31A). The intensity of the massage applied on the user is changed by changing the position of contact of the contact part (32) on the user.

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Massage machine
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of massage machine that possesses therapy applying component (executing Treatment), this therapy applying component comprises the rotating shaft of contact member and this contact member of supporting, contact member is pressed into user carries out the treatment action.
Background technology
In the massage ball of the massage machine of patent documentation 1, be filled with the magnetic viscous fluid in the epidermis section inside with flexible hollow form.And when changing the hardness of the massage feeling that user is given, the hardness of magnetic viscous fluid is changed.
Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2004-24523 communique
Summary of the invention
The problem that invention will solve
Yet, in above-mentioned massage machine, magnetic viscous fluid and electric magnet need to be set in massage ball.Therefore, the structure of massage ball, the structure that namely is used for the contact member for the treatment of action become complicated.
The present invention completes in view of such practical situation, and its purpose is to provide a kind of can change by the contact member of simple structure the massage machine of the hardness of the massage feeling that user is given.
For the scheme of dealing with problems
A mode of the present invention is massage machine.This device possesses therapy applying component, and this therapy applying component comprises the rotating shaft of contact member and this contact member of supporting, above-mentioned contact member is pressed into user carries out the treatment action.Above-mentioned contact member constitute above-mentioned rotating shaft axially on have different hardness.By changing above-mentioned contact member for the contact position of user, change the hardness of the massage feeling that user is given.According to this structure, can easily change by the contact member of simple structure the hardness of the massage feeling that user is given.
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(a) of Fig. 1 means the side view of structure of the massage machine of the first embodiment, and (b) of Fig. 1 is the front view of this massage machine.
Fig. 2 means the block diagram of electrical structure of the massage machine of Fig. 1.
(a) of Fig. 3 means the side view of structure of therapy applying component of the massage machine of Fig. 1, and (b) of Fig. 3 means the front view of the therapy applying component of unloading the state after underarm.
(a)~(c) of Fig. 4 means the front view of structure of the second embodiment of the therapy applying component of unloading the state after underarm.
Fig. 5 means the pressing force of massage ball of Fig. 4 and the chart of displacement the relationship between quantities.
(a) of Fig. 6 and (b) mean the front view of structure of other embodiment of the therapy applying component of unloading the state after underarm.
Fig. 7 means the front view of structure of other embodiment of the therapy applying component of unloading the state after underarm.
Fig. 8 means the front view of structure of other embodiment of the therapy applying component of unloading the state after underarm.
Fig. 9 means the front view of structure of other embodiment of the therapy applying component of unloading the state after underarm.
Figure 10 means the front view of structure of other embodiment of the therapy applying component of unloading the state after underarm.
(a) of Figure 11 and (b) mean the sectional view of structure of other embodiment of the therapy applying component of unloading the state after underarm.
(a) of Figure 12 and (b) be the schematic diagram that schematically shows the relation of massage ball and user.
The specific embodiment
(the first embodiment)
The massage machine 10 of the first embodiment is described with reference to Fig. 1~Fig. 3.
As shown in Figure 1, massage machine 10 is the chair-type devices that possess backrest 13.Below, following regulation is provided with the direction under the state of massage machine 10.
Direction that will be vertical with ground A is as " short transverse Y ".In addition, will be from the direction conduct " top " of ground A towards user 100 on short transverse Y.In addition, will be from the direction conduct " below " of user 100 towards ground A on short transverse Y.
Will long side direction conduct parallel with ground A, massage machine 10 " depth direction Z ".In addition, will be on depth direction Z from the rear side of user 100 towards the direction of face side as " the place ahead ".In addition, will be on depth direction Z from the face side of user 100 towards the direction of rear side as " rear ".
Will be with the short side direction of the massage machine 10 of depth direction Z and short transverse Y quadrature as " width X ".In addition, will be on width X from the right-hand side of user 100 towards the direction of left-hand side as " left ".In addition, will be on width X from the left-hand side of user 100 towards the direction of right-hand side as " right-hand ".
As shown in Fig. 1 (a), the seat section 12 of massage machine 10 is by supporting leg 11 supportings (supporting leg 11 of a side only is shown in the figure) of pair of right and left.The end at the rear of present section 12 is being provided with backrest 13 with respect to the mode that seat section 12 tilts.The end in the place ahead of present section 12 is being provided with footstool (オ ッ ト マ Application) 14 with respect to the mode that seat section 12 tilts.End and right-hand end of the left of present section 12 are provided with the handrail 15 that extends on depth direction Z.
Central part at the width X of backrest 13 is provided with the massage mechanism 20 that the back of user 100 is massaged.
Massage mechanism 20 comprises two therapy applying component 30.Each therapy applying component 30 comprises the massage ball 32 as contact member that is pressed into user 100.In addition, massage mechanism 20 comprises and can change therapy applying component 30 with respect to drive division up and down 21, front and back drive division 22 and the left and right drive division 23 of the position of user 100.
Up and down drive division 21 is included in the interior guide rail (guide rail) 24 that extends along the above-below direction of backrest 13 of backrest 13.By being arranged at the driving of drive motor of up and down drive division 21, therapy applying component 30 13 above and below moves along guide rail 24 to backrest.In addition, the driving of the drive motor by drive division 22 before and after being arranged at, therapy applying component 30 forwards moves with the rear on depth direction Z.In addition, the driving of the drive motor by being arranged at left and right drive division 23, therapy applying component 30 moves to right-hand and left on width X.
Therapy applying component 30 comprises the rotating shaft 31A (with reference to Fig. 3) of supporting massage ball 32.At this, the surface of massage ball 32 is contacted with user and the central shaft of the center from massage ball 32 when not being out of shape, rotating shaft 31A to the distance of user 100 as " reference range ".With the distance from the central shaft of rotating shaft 31A to user 100 than the difference of this reference range two distances in short-term " displacement " as massage ball 32.
Displacement when massage ball 32 is in the reference position is " 0 ".In addition, will be from backrest 13 to massage ball the distance at 32 center as " overhang " of massage ball 32.In addition, will make massage ball 32 be pressed into the size of power of user 100 as " pressing force " of massage ball 32.
Be pressed into user 100 by massage ball 32, strain occurs in massage ball 32.Follow in this, the distance from the center of massage ball 32 to user 100 becomes shorter than reference range, and therefore, the displacement quantitative change of massage ball 32 is large.That is, along with the pressing force change of massage ball 32 is large, the displacement quantitative change of the deflection of massage ball 32 and massage ball 32 is large.
As shown in Figure 2, the driving of the control part that possesses of massage machine 10 40 pairs of up and down drive divisions 21, front and back drive division 22 and left and right drive divisions 23 is controlled.In addition, be provided with load sensor (load cell) 41 as pressure detecting portion in massage ball 32.Load sensor 41 is to the pressing force corresponding signal of control part 40 outputs with massage ball 32.
Control part 40 makes therapy applying component 30 carry out the treatment action by driving each drive division 25~27 of massage mechanism 20.In addition, the action of the therapy applying component 30 of the massage of rubbing, patting is implemented in treatment action expression to the i.e. treatment such as shoulder, back and waist of the health of user 100 position.
Control part 40 is when carrying out the treatment action, correspondingly implement the feedback control of massage mechanism 20 with the output signal of load sensor 41, make pressing force that user 100 is given according to becoming desired value the massage course for the treatment of (massage course) of design in advance.
The feedback control that explanation is undertaken by control part 40.
The detected value of control part 40 calculated load sensors 41 and poor according between the massage pressing force of expectation of the course for the treatment of.Control part 40 calculates the numerical value that the coefficient that will design in advance multiply by the poor gained that calculates, and changes the overhang by 22 generations of front and back drive division of therapy applying component 30 according to this numerical value that calculates.Thus, the pressing force of massage ball 32 becomes and the pressing force of massaging expectation corresponding to the course for the treatment of.
The structure of therapy applying component 30 is described with reference to Fig. 3.In addition, the positive surface construction of the therapy applying component 30 of the state after underarm 31 is unloaded in Fig. 3 (b) expression from therapy applying component 30.
As shown in Fig. 3 (a), therapy applying component 30 comprises the arm 31 that forwards extends with respect to backrest 13 from the main part of massage mechanism 20.The rotating shaft 31A of therapy applying component 30 is can be arranged on respect to the mode of arm 31 rotations the leading section of arm 31.Massage ball 32 is installed on rotating shaft 31A.In addition, rotating shaft 31A's is axially consistent with width X.
As shown in Fig. 3 (b), by being will be mutually bonding with a plurality of flexure members of the overlapping drum of stratiform on the width of rotating shaft 31A at width X, consist of massage ball 32.In this example, the axial central part at massage ball 32 is provided with the hard 32B of section.Massage ball 32 axially on be respectively arranged with the soft part 32A softer than the hard 32B of section in right side and the left side of the hard 32B of section.In addition, in (b) of Fig. 3, show the difference of the hardness of massage ball 32 with the concentration of point.The light part of concentration of point represents soft part, and the dense part of concentration of point represents hard part.
The massage that explanation is undertaken by control part 40.
When the cervical region of user 100 was massaged, the axial end face of massage ball 32 was pressed into cervical region, and the action of control massage ball 32 makes massage ball 32 be shifted in the axial direction.The soft part 32A of the end of the left of the massage ball 32 on right side is pressed into the right side of cervical region.In addition, the soft part 32A of right-hand end of the massage ball 32 in left side is pressed into the left side of cervical region.That is, clamping the state of cervical region from the both sides of width X under, the soft part 32A of two massage balls 32 massages.Thus, give the soft massage feeling corresponding with the hardness of soft part 32A to user 100.
When the treatment such as the back of user 100, shoulder position was massaged, the end face radially of massage ball 32 was pressed into the treatment position, and the action of controlling massage ball 32 makes massage ball 32 be shifted diametrically.That is, two soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section are pressed into the treatment position.Thus, give the hard massage feeling corresponding with the hardness of the hard 32B of section to user.
According to present embodiment, can access advantage shown below.
(1) hardness of the massage ball 32 of massage machine 10 rotating shaft 31A axially on different.In addition, by the contact position of change massage ball 32 with respect to user 100, change the hardness of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.In this example, with the rotating shaft 31A of massage ball 32 axially on end face when being pressed into user 100, the hardness deliquescing of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.In addition, when the end face radially with massage ball 32 is pressed into user 100, the hardness hardening of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.Like this, by the contact position of change massage ball 32 with respect to user 100, can change abundant massage by a massage ball 32.Thereby, according to massage machine 10, can change by the massage ball 32 of simple structure the hardness of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.
(2) by make the different a plurality of members of hardness (soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section) rotating shaft 31A axially on the overlapping massage ball 32 that consists of massage machine 10.In this structure, the border of the hard 32B of section and soft part 32A is clear and definite, therefore, by changing massage ball 32 with respect to the contact position of user 100, can make user 100 identify clearly the difference of the hardness of massage feeling.
(3) in the massage ball 32 of massage machine 10, the rotating shaft 31A of massage ball 32 axially on the end be that the hardness of the hardness ratio hard 32B of section of soft part 32A is soft.Therefore, when being pressed into user 100 when right-hand end face with massage ball 32 is pressed into user 100 and with the end face of the left of massage ball 32, can both give the massage feeling corresponding with the hardness of soft part 32A to user 100.
(4) massage machine 10 possesses backrest 13.Backrest 13 comprises massage mechanism 20, and this massage mechanism 20 can change with respect to backrest 13 position of massage ball 32 on depth direction Z, short transverse Y and width X.And massage mechanism 20 is pressed into user 100 by the end radially with massage ball 32, makes the hardness hardening of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.In addition, be pressed into user 100 by the axial end with massage ball 32, make the hardness deliquescing of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.Like this, according to massage machine 10, can easily change by the massage ball 32 of simple structure the hardness of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.
(5) massage mechanism 20 by the pressing force of change massage ball 32, changes the hardness of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.With the rotating shaft 31A of massage ball 32 axially on end face be pressed under the state of user 100, diminish at the pressing force of the driving force hour massage ball 32 of left and right drive division 23.At this moment, be mainly that strain occurs soft part 32A.The massage feeling deliquescing of therefore, user 100 being given.In addition, with the rotating shaft 31A of massage ball 32 axially on end face be pressed under the state of user 100, the pressing force of massage ball 32 becomes large when the driving force of left and right drive division 23 is large.At this moment, except soft part 32A, strain also occurs in the hard 32B of section.The massage feeling hardening of thus, user 100 being given.
(6) massage machine 10 possesses the load sensor 41 of the pressing force that detects 32 pairs of user 100 of massage ball.And, control pressing force according to the detected value of load sensor 41.Thus, with the rotating shaft 31A of massage ball 32 axially on end face be pressed under the state of user 100, can by the pressing force of massage ball 32 is controlled, separately use soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section.Therefore, can by the pressing force of massage ball 32 is controlled, suitably control the hardness of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.
(the second embodiment)
The massage machine 10 of the second embodiment is described with reference to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5.
The massage ball 32 of the following massage machine 10 to the first embodiment of the massage machine 10 of the second embodiment changes.That is, in the massage ball 32 of the second embodiment, the size radially of soft part 32A is larger than the size radially of the hard 32B of section.
Below, the detailed content of this part after changing is shown.In addition, for other point, adopt the structure same with the first embodiment, therefore common structure is added identical symbol and part or all that suitably the description thereof will be omitted.
Fig. 4 (a) expression is pressed into the end face radially of massage ball 32 state that user 100 makes massage ball 32 be shifted diametrically with little pressing force.In this case, only have soft part 32A to be pressed into user 100.Therefore, strain occurs in soft part 32A.Thus, can give soft massage feeling to user 100.
Fig. 4 (b) expression is to be pressed into the end face radially of massage ball 32 state that user 100 makes massage ball 32 be shifted diametrically than the strong pressing force of the state of Fig. 4 (a).In this case, soft part 32A and these both sides of the hard 32B of section are pressed into user 100.Therefore, strain occurs in soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section.Thus, can give hard massage feeling to user 100.
Fig. 5 means the chart of the displacement the relationship between quantities of pressing force when the end face radially of pressing massage ball 32 and massage ball 32 are shifted diametrically and massage ball 32.
Till the state (with reference to (b) of Fig. 4) that the state (with reference to (a) of Fig. 4) that contacts with user 100 from soft part 32A begins to contact with user 100 to the hard 32B of section, along with the displacement of massage ball 32, be mainly that soft part 32A deforms.
Begin the state (with reference to (b) of Fig. 4) that contacts with user 100 when large when pressing force becomes than the hard 32B of section, the hard 32B of section begins distortion (with reference to (c) of Fig. 4).
Like this, radially big or small different of soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section thus, can correspondingly give hardness mutually different two kinds of massage feelings to user with pressing force.
According to the second embodiment, except the advantage of (1) of the first embodiment, namely can be by simple structure the effect of hardness of massage ball change massage feeling that user 100 is given and the advantage of (2)~(6), can also obtain advantage shown below.
(7) shape in the cross section of the direction of the massage ball 32 of massage machine 10 and axial quadrature rotating shaft 31A is circular, the size of the diameter of the hard 32B of section and the diameter of soft part 32A big or small different.Thus, can correspondingly change with the pressing force of 32 pairs of user 100 of massage ball the hardness of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.
(8) massage mechanism 20 changes the hardness of the massage feeling that user 100 is given by the pressing force of change massage ball 32.And, change pressing force by massage mechanism 20, change thus the hardness of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.Be pressed under the state of user 100 at the end face radially with massage ball 32, at the pressing force of massage ball 32 hour, namely before and after the overhang hour of drive division 22, be mainly that strain occurs soft part 32A.The massage feeling deliquescing of thus, user 100 being given.In addition, when the pressing force of massage ball 32 is large, before and after the overhang of drive division 22 when large, except soft part 32A, strain also occurs in the hard 32B of section.The massage feeling hardening of thus, user 100 being given.
(9) in addition, be pressed under the state of user 100 at the end face radially with massage ball 32, by the pressing force of massage ball 32 is controlled, can be mainly soft part 32A distortion state be mainly to change to massage between the state (state that soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section are out of shape) of the hard 32B of section distortion.Therefore, can suitably control the hardness of the massage feeling that user 100 is given.
(other embodiment)
In addition, the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, for example can also as followsly change like that.In addition, following variation has more than and is applicable to the respective embodiments described above, can also be with the enforcement that mutually combines between different variation.
In the above-described first embodiment, massage ball 32 is made of soft part 32A and these two members of the hard 32B of section, but also can adopt the massage ball 32 that is made of a member.Specifically, as shown in Fig. 6 (a), also can change by the structure that changes a member hardness on axial (and/or radiation direction) of massage ball 32.In this case, along with from the axial outside towards the inboard, it is large that the hardness of massage ball 32 becomes gradually.
As the structure that its structure is changed, for example there are and use expanded material as the material of massage ball 32 and the expansion ratio of this expanded material is changed.In addition, as expanded material, can use the material that makes the foaming gained such as acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), natural rubber (NR), neoprene (CR), EP rubbers (EPDM) or polyurethane (polyurethane) by foaming agent.
In the variation shown in (a) of Fig. 6, also the thin outer perisphere 32F that is made of non-foam material can be set on the whole periphery of massage ball 32 as shown in Fig. 6 (b).In addition, also can be at the massage ball 32 beyond the modified configuration shown in (a) of Fig. 6, for example in massage ball 32 shown in Figure 3 or massage ball 32 shown in Figure 4, at least one party in soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section arranges above-mentioned outer perisphere 32F.In this case, preferably arrange than the hard member of soft part 32A as peripheral part 32F.In addition, for example can be coated with non-foaming and have elastic material by dipping (dipping), thereby make outer perisphere 32F.Material as coating can use polyurethane, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) etc.
In the massage ball 32 with outer perisphere 32F, to compare with the situation that outer perisphere 32F is not set, the periphery of massage ball 32 is hard.Therefore, by the time that change makes massage ball 32 contact with user 100, can followingly give different massage feelings to user 100.For example, in the situation that make the time of massage ball 32 contacts shorter, user 100 is given the sensation of patting with massage ball 32.In addition, in the situation that make the time of massage ball 32 contacts long, user 100 is given the sensation of rubbing with massage ball 32.
In the respective embodiments described above, consist of massage ball 32 in the mode of the axial quadrature of the boundary portion of soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section and rotating shaft 31A, but also can following change soft part 32A and the shape of the boundary portion of the hard 32B of section.For example also can be as shown in Figure 7, consist of massage ball 32 with at least one party in the boundary portion of soft part 32A in the front view of massage ball 32 and the hard 32B of section (being the boundary portion of both sides) with respect to the mode of axioversion in Fig. 7.
In the above-described 2nd embodiment, big or small mutually different mode with the diameter of soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section consists of massage ball 32, but also can consist of massage ball 32 in the big or small continually varying mode of the diameter of at least one party in soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section.As one example, there are following (A) and (B).In addition, at this, with the diameter of the axial outermost part of soft part 32A as soft diameter R1, with the most inboard axial diameter of soft part 32A as soft diameter R2.In addition, with the diameter of the axial outermost part of the hard 32B of section as hard diameter R3, with the diameter of the axial central part of the hard 32B of section as hard diameter R4.
(A) for soft part 32A, soft diameter R1 is made as less than soft diameter R2, and make diameter along with the part from the part of soft diameter R1 to soft diameter R2 becomes large gradually.In addition, for the hard 32B of section, make hard diameter R3 be mutually identical size with hard diameter R4, and be made as less than soft diameter R2.In addition, the hard 32B of section between the part of the part of hard diameter R3 and hard diameter R4 also is made as diameter with hard diameter R3, size that R4 is identical.
(B) in the mode of above-mentioned (A), the diameter of the following change hard 32B of section.That is, making hard diameter R3 and soft diameter R2 is identical size, and hard diameter R4 is made as larger than hard diameter R3.In addition, make the part of diameter from the part of hard diameter R3 to hard diameter R4 become gradually large.
In the above-described 2nd embodiment, by diameter and the mutually different two kinds of members of hardness, be that soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section consist of massage ball 32, but can comprise also that also other member consists of massage ball 32.That is, also can between soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section, pars intermedia 32C be set as shown in Figure 8, the diameter of this pars intermedia 32C is less and larger than the hard 32B of section than soft part 32A, and harder and softer than the hard 32B of section than soft part 32A.
In the above-described 2nd embodiment, adopted the structure that forms at the both sides of a hard 32B of section configuration soft part 32A as massage ball 32, but for example also can be as following (A) or change the structure of massage ball 32 (B).
(A) also can as shown in Figure 9 four soft part 32A be set, and between adjacent soft part 32A, the hard 32B of section be set respectively.In this case, can also set user 100 and can not distinguish that the interval of each soft part 32A is as the interval between adjacent in the axial direction soft part 32A.When like this setting the interval of each soft part 32A, give all soft part 32A from the soft part 32A of left end to the soft part 32A of right-hand member with the sensation of a face contact to user 100.
(B) also can be as shown in Figure 10, rotating shaft 31A axially on, at the both sides of the soft part 32A configuration hard 32B of section.In this case, the outer peripheral face of soft part 32A is contacted with user 100, and massage ball 32 is moved diametrically, can give soft massage feeling to user 100 thus.In addition, the axial end face of the hard 32B of section is contacted with user 100, and massage ball 32 is moved in the axial direction, can give hard massage feeling to user 100 thus.
In the respective embodiments described above, rotating shaft 31A axially on configured soft part 32A and the hard 32B of section of massage ball 32 with stratiform, but also can be as shown in Figure 11 (a), (b), with the mode section's configuration within it hard 32B of section that is covered by soft part 32A.
In the respective embodiments described above, be provided with two massage balls 32 that have with respect to the symmetrical structure of centrage of backrest 13, but also can make two massage balls 32 to be configured to the left and right asymmetric.For example, also can omit the soft part 32A of the right-hand member in the massage ball 32 on right side, omit the soft part 32A of the left end in the massage ball 32 in left side.
In the respective embodiments described above, adopted the massage ball 32 of drum, but also can replace it and adopt spherical massage ball.In this case, axial medial part at rotating shaft 31A divides setting to be equivalent to the elastic component of the hard 32B of section, be equivalent to the elastic component of soft part 32A with respect to this elastic component in axial arranged outside, can access thus the advantage consistent with the advantage of the respective embodiments described above.
In the respective embodiments described above, be provided with two therapy applying component 30 in mode adjacent on width X, but a therapy applying component 30 also can be set or therapy applying component 30 more than three is set.In addition, in the situation that plural therapy applying component 30 is set as the respective embodiments described above, for example also can adopt following (A) and (B) at least one structure.
(A) between a therapy applying component 30 and another therapy applying component 30, make at least one party in the position of width X and short transverse Y different.
(B) between a therapy applying component 30 and another therapy applying component 30, make the shape of therapy applying component 30 and at least one party in material different.
In the respective embodiments described above, adopted load sensor 41 as the sensor for detection of the pressing force of massage ball 32, but also can replace it and use other pressure transducer or except also using other pressure transducer it.
In the respective embodiments described above, control the overhang of the therapy applying component 30 that produces by front and back drive division 22 according to the pressing force of the massage ball 32 that detects by load sensor 41, but the control mode of the overhang of therapy applying component 30 is not limited to this.For example, also can be as shown in Figure 12 (a) and Figure 12 (b), be provided as the laser displacement gauge 42 of range sensor in the center of massage ball 32, control the overhang of the therapy applying component 30 that produces by front and back drive division 22 according to the displacement (displacement) of massage ball 32.
In this case, for example control by control part 40 is following.
Control part 40 judge the detected value of laser displacement gauge 42, namely from laser displacement gauge 42 to user 100 distance L 1 whether less than the distance L 0 as decision content.As the reference position, adopt the distance suitable with 100 the distance from laser displacement gauge 42 to user at this place, reference position as distance L 0 during take massage ball 32 is positioned at soon with user 100 contacts position.
And during less than distance L 0, control part 40 is judged to be massage ball 32 and does not contact with user 100 in distance L 1.In addition, be distance L 0 when above in distance L 1, control part 40 is judged to be massage ball 32 and contacts with user 100.At this moment, control part 40 can calculate from distance L 0 and deduct the distance L 2 of distance L 1 gained as the displacement of massage ball 32.
Control part 40, is adjusted overhang and is made massage ball 32 contact with user 100 during less than zero (0) in the distance L 2 that calculates.In addition, be zero (0) when above in distance L 2, the adjustment overhang makes the displacement of massage ball 32 become the displacement of targets amount.
In the respective embodiments described above, the rear portion that applies the present invention to present section 12 possesses the massage machine 10 of backrest 13, but also can apply the present invention to the massage machine of the bed formula that can massage under the state of user 100 recumbencies.In addition, also can apply the present invention to be provided with at the handle part of controlling for user the massage machine of the hand-held of therapy applying component 30.Namely, so long as comprise the massage machine of the therapy applying component 30 (as the massage ball 32 of contact member) of the health that is pressed into user, just can apply the present invention to massage machine arbitrarily, in this case, also can access the advantage consistent with the advantage of the respective embodiments described above.

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1. a massage machine, possess therapy applying component, and this therapy applying component comprises the rotating shaft of contact member and this contact member of supporting, above-mentioned contact member is pressed into user carries out treatment action, and this massage machine is characterised in that,
Above-mentioned contact member constitute above-mentioned rotating shaft axially on have different hardness,
By changing above-mentioned contact member for the contact position of user, change the hardness of the massage feeling that user is given.
2. massage machine according to claim 1, is characterized in that,
By make the different a plurality of members of hardness above-mentioned rotating shaft axially on overlappingly consist of above-mentioned contact member.
3. massage machine according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that,
The shape in the cross section of the direction of above-mentioned contact member and axial quadrature above-mentioned rotating shaft is circular, above-mentioned contact member above-mentioned rotating shaft axially on comprise hard portion and the soft part of the diameter with different respectively sizes.
4. the described massage machine of any one according to claim 1~3, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned contact member is made of a member, and the structure by this member changes, the hardness of above-mentioned contact member above-mentioned rotating shaft axially on different continuously.
5. the described massage machine of any one according to claim 1~4, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned contact member comprises the part that is formed by expanded material, the expansion ratio by above-mentioned expanded material above-mentioned rotating shaft axially on different, the hardness of above-mentioned contact member above-mentioned rotating shaft axially on different.
6. the described massage machine of any one according to claim 1~5, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned contact member comprises the outer perisphere that is formed by non-foam material.
7. the described massage machine of any one according to claim 1~6, is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned contact member constitute above-mentioned rotating shaft axially on the end the above-mentioned rotating shaft of hardness ratio axially on the hardness of inboard soft.
8. massage machine according to claim 7, is characterized in that,
This massage machine is the chair-type device that possesses backrest,
Above-mentioned backrest comprises the massage mechanism that possesses above-mentioned therapy applying component, this massage mechanism is by changing the position of above-mentioned contact member at least one direction in depth direction, short transverse and width with respect to above-mentioned backrest, can change above-mentioned contact member for the contact position of user
Above-mentioned massage mechanism by with the above-mentioned rotating shaft of above-mentioned contact member axially on the end be pressed into user, make the hardness deliquescing of the massage feeling that user is given, the end that makes progress by the footpath with the above-mentioned rotating shaft of above-mentioned contact member is pressed into user, makes the hardness hardening of the massage feeling that user is given.
9. the described massage machine of any one according to claim 1~8, is characterized in that,
By changing above-mentioned contact member to the pressing force of user, change the hardness of the massage feeling that user is given.
10. the described massage machine of any one according to claim 1~9, is characterized in that,
Also possess and detect above-mentioned contact member to the pressure transducer of the pressing force of user, control above-mentioned pressing force according to the detected value of this pressure transducer.
11. the described massage machine of any one according to claim 1~10 is characterized in that,
Also possess the range sensor that is arranged at above-mentioned rotating shaft and detects the distance from above-mentioned contact member to user, control above-mentioned distance according to the detected value of this range sensor.
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