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JP2006075585A
JP2006075585A JP2005053967A JP2005053967A JP2006075585A JP 2006075585 A JP2006075585 A JP 2006075585A JP 2005053967 A JP2005053967 A JP 2005053967A JP 2005053967 A JP2005053967 A JP 2005053967A JP 2006075585 A JP2006075585 A JP 2006075585A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage machine which gives a massage in a manner to hold a region to be treated from both sides and is provided with a treatment mechanism on the lower side of the region to be treated. <P>SOLUTION: A pair of right and left grooves 2 for fitting regions to be treated (calves and soles) in are provided, and three oscillating members (treatment elements 3) are provided in the longitudinal direction outside each of the grooves 2 and are pivoted to oscillate on the bottom side of the grooves 2. In the massage machine 1, first treatment air bags 31 for pressure treatment are provided inside the respective treatment elements 3. Second treatment air bags 4 for pressure treatment are provided on the side of supporting surfaces 22 inside the grooves 2. Acupressure elements 5 giving a massage of acupressure by rising from and setting in opening parts provided on bottom surfaces 21 of the grooves are provided on the bottom side of the grooves 2. An operational part 6 is provided in the central part of the main body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

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本発明は、被施療部位を挟み込むようにマッサージを行うマッサージ機に関するものである。   The present invention relates to a massage machine that performs massage so as to sandwich a treatment site.

腕や脚などの肢体をマッサージするマッサージ機として、施療子によって被施療部位を挟み込むようにマッサージするものが知られている。この種のマッサージ機について、図１２〜図１４を参照して説明する。図１２〜図１４は従来例に係るマッサージ機における被施療部位を挟み込む部分の構成を示す模式図である。なお、図１２〜図１４においては、（Ａ）は被施療部位（図中Ｘ１）が太い場合、（Ｂ）は被施療部位（図中Ｘ２）が細い場合について、それぞれ被施療部位が施療子に挟み込まれた状態を示している。   As a massage machine that massages limbs such as arms and legs, a massage machine that massages a treatment site with a treatment element is known. This type of massage machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 12-14 is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the part which pinches | interposes the treatment site | part in the massage machine which concerns on a prior art example. 12 to 14, (A) shows a case where the treatment site (X1 in the figure) is thick, and (B) shows a case where the treatment site (X2 in the figure) is thin, the treatment site is the treatment element, respectively. It shows a state of being sandwiched between.

上述したマッサージ機としては、一対の施療子を連結するように設け、両者を駆動するように構成したものがある（例えば、特許文献１参照）。図１２はそのようなマッサージ機について示したものである。図示のように、一対の施療子１０１，１０２が下端部において、お互いに揺動自在となるように連結されている。そして、これら一対の施療子１０１，１０２を駆動することにより、連結部を中心に、施療子１０１，１０２が開いたり閉じたりする動作が行われる。これにより、被施療部位は、施療子１０１，１０２によって、両側から挟み込まれるようなマッサージが施される。   As the above-described massage machine, there is a massage machine that is configured to connect a pair of treatment elements and drive both of them (see, for example, Patent Document 1). FIG. 12 shows such a massage machine. As shown in the figure, a pair of treatment elements 101 and 102 are coupled at the lower end so as to be swingable with respect to each other. Then, by driving the pair of treatment elements 101 and 102, the treatment elements 101 and 102 are opened and closed around the connecting portion. Thereby, the treatment site | part is massaged so that it may be pinched | interposed from the both sides by the treatment element 101,102.

このように構成されたマッサージ機によれば、被施療部位の太さに拘わらず、施療子１０１，１０２によって、略同一の部分（両側面）が押圧される。しかしながら、このような構成を採用した場合、一対の施療子１０１，１０２のいずれもが駆動され、かつ、両者が下端部にて軸支されるため、被施療部位の下面側を施療するための機構を別途追加することができない。   According to the massage machine configured as described above, substantially the same portions (both side surfaces) are pressed by the treatment elements 101 and 102 regardless of the thickness of the treatment site. However, when such a configuration is adopted, since both of the pair of treatment elements 101 and 102 are driven and both are pivotally supported at the lower end portion, the lower surface side of the treatment site is treated. The mechanism cannot be added separately.

また、被施療部位を載置する台に対して、円弧形状の施療子を揺動させるように構成したものもある（例えば、特許文献２参照）。図１３はそのようなマッサージ機について示したものである。図示のように、被施療部位を載置する台１０４に対して、円弧形状の施療子１０３が揺動自在となるように軸支されている。そして、この施療子１０３を駆動することにより、台１０４に対して、施療子１０３が揺動する。これにより、被施療部位は、施療子１０３と台１０４によって、両側から挟み込まれるようなマッサージが施される。   In addition, there is a configuration in which an arc-shaped treatment element is swung with respect to a table on which a treatment site is placed (for example, see Patent Document 2). FIG. 13 shows such a massage machine. As shown in the figure, an arc-shaped treatment element 103 is pivotally supported so as to be swingable with respect to a table 104 on which a treatment site is placed. Then, by driving the treatment element 103, the treatment element 103 swings with respect to the table 104. Thereby, the treatment site is massaged so as to be sandwiched from both sides by the treatment element 103 and the base 104.

このように構成されたマッサージ機によれば、被施療部位の下面側を施療するための機構を別途追加することができる。しかしながら、このような構成を採用した場合、被施療部位の太さによって、施療子１０３及び台１０４によって押圧される部分が異なってしまう。すなわち、被施療部位が太い場合には、図１３（Ａ）に示すように、被施療部位の下面側と側面に近い部分が押圧される。一方、被施療部位が細い場合には、図１３（Ｂ）に示すように、被施療部位の下面側と上面に近い部分が押圧される。また、このマッサージ機は、載置面と施療子との間で被施療部位を挟み込む構成であり、被施療部位を両側から挟みこむ構成ではない。従って、被施療部位を両側から挟み込むようなマッサージを施すことはできない。また、被施療部位を両側から挟み込んだ状態で、被施療部位の下面側に対してマッサージを施すこともできない。   According to the massage machine configured as described above, a mechanism for treating the lower surface side of the treatment site can be added separately. However, when such a configuration is adopted, the portion pressed by the treatment element 103 and the base 104 differs depending on the thickness of the treatment site. That is, when the treatment site is thick, as shown in FIG. 13A, the portions near the lower surface side and the side surface of the treatment site are pressed. On the other hand, when the treatment site is thin, as shown in FIG. 13B, the lower surface side and the portion close to the upper surface of the treatment site are pressed. Moreover, this massage machine is the structure which clamps a treatment site | part between a mounting surface and a treatment element, and is not the structure which clamps a treatment site | part from both sides. Therefore, it is not possible to apply a massage that sandwiches the treatment site from both sides. Further, it is impossible to massage the lower surface side of the treatment site with the treatment site sandwiched from both sides.

また、断面がＬ字形状の部材を対向させて配置することにより、被施療部位を嵌める溝を設け、一方のＬ字形状の施療子を角部で軸支して揺動させるように構成したものもある
（例えば、特許文献３参照）。図１４はそのようなマッサージ機について示したものである。図示のように、断面が略Ｌ字形状の施療子１０５と、同じく断面が略Ｌ字形状の台１０６が対向して配置されることにより、被施療部位が嵌め込まれる溝が形成されている。台１０６は固定されているのに対して、施療子１０５は、角部で揺動自在となるように軸支されている。この施療子１０５を駆動させることにより、被施療部位が嵌め込まれる溝における対向する側面の幅が広くなったり狭くなったりする。これにより、被施療部位は、施療子１０５と台１０６によって、両側から挟み込まれるようなマッサージが施される。この施療子１０５における底面側の部分は、被施療部位の載置面（台１０６の底面側の面）よりも下側に配置され、この底面側の部分が駆動されることで、施療子１０５は揺動する。 Also, by arranging the L-shaped members facing each other, a groove for fitting the treatment site is provided, and one of the L-shaped treatment elements is pivotally supported at the corners to swing. There are some (see, for example, Patent Document 3). FIG. 14 shows such a massage machine. As shown in the drawing, a treatment element 105 having a substantially L-shaped cross section and a base 106 having a substantially L-shaped cross section are arranged to face each other, thereby forming a groove into which a treatment site is fitted. While the base 106 is fixed, the treatment element 105 is pivotally supported so as to be swingable at the corners. By driving the treatment element 105, the width of the opposite side surfaces in the groove into which the treatment site is fitted is widened or narrowed. Thereby, the treatment site is massaged so as to be sandwiched from both sides by the treatment element 105 and the base 106. The bottom surface portion of the treatment element 105 is disposed below the placement surface of the treatment site (the bottom surface surface of the base 106), and the bottom surface portion is driven so that the treatment element 105 is driven. Swings.

このように構成されたマッサージ機によれば、被施療部位の太さに拘わらず、施療子１０５及び台１０６によって、略同一の部分（両側面）が押圧される。しかしながら、このような構成を採用した場合、施療子１０５のうち、底面側の部分が、被施療部位の載置面よりも下側で移動するスペースが必要となり、また、この施療子１０５を駆動するための機構も、被施療部位の載置面よりも下側に必要となる。従って、被施療部位の下面側を施療するための機構を別途追加することができない。
特開２００２−３６０６４５号公報 特開２００４−９７４５９号公報 特開２００４−１４７９８５号公報 According to the massage machine configured as described above, substantially the same portions (both side surfaces) are pressed by the treatment element 105 and the base 106 regardless of the thickness of the treatment site. However, when such a configuration is adopted, a space is required for the portion on the bottom side of the treatment element 105 to move below the placement surface of the treatment site, and the treatment element 105 is driven. A mechanism for this is also required below the placement surface of the treatment site. Therefore, a mechanism for treating the lower surface side of the treatment site cannot be added separately.
JP 2002-360645 A JP 2004-97459 A JP 2004-147985 A

本発明の目的は、個体差による被施療部位の太さの相違に拘わらず、被施療部位を両側から挟み込むようにマッサージを施すことができ、かつ、被施療部位の載置面側にも被施療部位に対して施療を施す機構を設けることを可能とするマッサージ機を提供することである。   The object of the present invention is to provide massage so that the treatment site is sandwiched from both sides regardless of the difference in the thickness of the treatment site due to individual differences, and also to the placement surface side of the treatment site. It is providing the massage machine which makes it possible to provide the mechanism which treats with respect to a treatment site | part.

本発明は、上記課題を解決するために以下の手段を採用した。   The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.

すなわち、本発明のマッサージ機は、
被施療部位が載置される載置面と、
揺動自在に軸支された揺動部材と、
該揺動部材に対向する対向面と、を備え、
前記載置面上であって、前記揺動部材と対向面との間に載置された被施療部位を、前記揺動部材により押圧して、前記対向面との間で、該被施療部位を挟み込み、挟み込む圧力の増減により被施療部位をマッサージ可能なマッサージ機において、
前記揺動部材は、
前記載置面に載置される被施療部位の側面に対向するように設けられる本体部と、
該本体部の一端部から被施療部位側に向かって突出し、その先端付近が軸支される突出部と、を備え、
前記突出部は、前記載置面よりも下側であって、かつ、載置面の幅方向の一端側で軸支されると共に、
前記揺動部材を揺動させるためのアクチュエータも、前記載置面よりも下側であって、かつ、載置面の幅方向の一端側に設けられていることを特徴とする。 That is, the massage machine of the present invention
A mounting surface on which a treatment site is mounted;
A swing member pivotally supported by the swing mechanism;
An opposing surface facing the rocking member,
The treatment site on the placement surface, wherein the treatment site placed between the swinging member and the opposing surface is pressed by the swinging member, and the treatment site between the facing surface and the treatment site. In a massage machine that can massage the treatment site by increasing or decreasing the pressure to pinch,
The swing member is
A main body provided to face the side surface of the treatment site placed on the placement surface;
Projecting from the one end portion of the main body portion toward the treatment site side, and a projecting portion that is pivotally supported near the tip,
The protrusion is below the placement surface and is pivotally supported at one end in the width direction of the placement surface,
The actuator for swinging the swing member is also provided below the placement surface and at one end in the width direction of the placement surface.

本発明によれば、揺動部材と揺動部材に対向する対向面によって被施療部位を両側から挟みこむようなマッサージを施すことができる。そして、揺動部材は、本体部の一端部から被施療部位側に向かって突出した突出部の先端付近が軸支される構成である。また、突
出部は、載置面よりも下側であって、かつ、載置面の幅方向の一端側で軸支される構成である。このような構成により、個体差による被施療部位の太さの相違に拘わらず、揺動部材における被施療部位の側面に対向するように設けられた本体部によって、被施療部位の側面側を押圧することができる。従って、個体差による被施療部位の太さの相違に拘わらず、被施療部位を両側から挟み込むようにマッサージを施すことができる。また、本発明は、突出部は、載置面よりも下側であって、かつ、載置面の幅方向の一端側で軸支されると共に、揺動部材を揺動させるためのアクチュエータも、載置面よりも下側であって、かつ、載置面の幅方向の一端側に設けられている。そのため、載置面の中央付近、及び、載置面の中央付近の下側に、スペースを設けることができる。従って、被施療部位の載置面側に、被施療部位の下側に対して施療を施す機構を設けることができる。 ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the massage which clamps a to-be-treated part from both sides by the opposing surface which opposes a rocking member and a rocking member can be given. And the rocking | swiveling member is the structure by which the front-end | tip vicinity of the protrusion part which protruded toward the treatment site | part side from the one end part of a main-body part is pivotally supported. In addition, the protruding portion is configured to be pivotally supported at one end side in the width direction of the placement surface and below the placement surface. With such a configuration, regardless of the difference in the thickness of the treatment site due to individual differences, the body portion provided to face the side surface of the treatment site in the swing member presses the side surface side of the treatment site. can do. Therefore, regardless of the difference in the thickness of the treatment site due to individual differences, massage can be performed so as to sandwich the treatment site from both sides. Further, according to the present invention, there is provided an actuator for pivoting the swinging member while the protruding portion is below the placement surface and is pivotally supported on one end side in the width direction of the placement surface. The lower surface of the mounting surface is provided on one end side in the width direction of the mounting surface. Therefore, a space can be provided near the center of the placement surface and below the center of the placement surface. Therefore, a mechanism for performing treatment on the lower side of the treatment site can be provided on the placement surface side of the treatment site.

ここで、前記アクチュエータは、膨張圧力によって、前記本体部の外側側面を内側に向かって押圧する第１押圧部と前記突出部の下面側を上方に向かって押圧する第２押圧部を有するエアバックであるとよい。   Here, the actuator includes an air bag having a first pressing portion that presses the outer side surface of the main body portion inward by an expansion pressure and a second pressing portion that presses the lower surface side of the protruding portion upward. It is good to be.

このような構成によれば、エアバックにおける第１押圧部も第２押圧部も、揺動部材を内側に倒す方向、すなわち、揺動部材によって被施療部位の側面を押圧する方向に揺動部材を揺動させるように作用する。そのため、効率良く揺動部材を駆動できる。言い換えれば、揺動部材を必要量だけ駆動するのに必要なエアバックの容量を小さくできる。   According to such a configuration, both the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion in the airbag are swinging members in a direction in which the swinging member is tilted inward, that is, in a direction in which the side surface of the treatment site is pressed by the swinging member. Acts to oscillate. Therefore, the swing member can be driven efficiently. In other words, it is possible to reduce the capacity of the air bag necessary for driving the swinging member by a necessary amount.

また、前記アクチュエータは、
一端側が前記本体部の一端部に揺動自在に軸支されて、該本体部の略延長線上に伸びる第１連結部材と、
一端側が第１連結部材の他端側に揺動自在に軸支され、他端側がマッサージ機本体側に揺動自在に軸支されて、前記突出部と略平行に設けられる第２連結部材と、
膨張圧力によって、第１連結部材の外側側面を内側に向かって押圧する第１押圧部と第２連結部材の下面側を上方に向かって押圧する第２押圧部を有するエアバックと、を備えることも好適である。 In addition, the actuator is
A first connecting member, one end of which is pivotally supported by one end of the main body so as to be swingable, and extends on a substantially extension line of the main body;
A second connecting member, one end of which is pivotally supported on the other end of the first connecting member, and the other end of which is pivotally supported on the massage machine main body, and is provided substantially in parallel with the protruding portion; ,
An airbag having a first pressing portion that presses the outer side surface of the first connecting member inward by an inflation pressure and a second pressing portion that presses the lower surface side of the second connecting member upward. Is also suitable.

このような構成を採用した場合においても、エアバックにおける第１押圧部も第２押圧部も、第１連結部材及び第２連結部材を通じて、揺動部材を内側に倒す方向、すなわち、揺動部材によって被施療部位の側面を押圧する方向に揺動部材を揺動させるように作用する。そのため、効率良く揺動部材を駆動できる。言い換えれば、揺動部材を必要量だけ駆動するのに必要なエアバックの容量を小さくできる。また、本発明の構成によれば、エアバックによる膨張力を、第１連結部材及び第２連結部材を通じて、揺動部材の１箇所（本体部の一端部）に作用させることができる。従って、より効率的に、揺動部材を駆動できる。   Even when such a configuration is adopted, the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion in the airbag are both in the direction in which the swinging member is tilted inward through the first connecting member and the second connecting member, that is, the swinging member. Therefore, the swinging member is swung in the direction of pressing the side surface of the treatment site. Therefore, the swing member can be driven efficiently. In other words, it is possible to reduce the capacity of the air bag necessary for driving the swinging member by a necessary amount. Moreover, according to the structure of this invention, the expansion force by an airbag can be made to act on one place (one end part of a main-body part) of a rocking | fluctuation member through a 1st connection member and a 2nd connection member. Therefore, the swing member can be driven more efficiently.

ここで、前記エアバッグは、重ね合わせた２枚のシートの周縁が接合されることにより形成されており、前記第１押圧部と第２押圧部との連通部で二つ折りにされた状態で配置されると共に、折り目に相当する周縁の接合部の内端が、他の周縁の接合部よりもエアバッグ内側に寄せられていると好適である。   Here, the airbag is formed by joining the peripheral edges of the two overlapped sheets, and is folded in two at the communication portion between the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion. It is preferable that the inner end of the joint portion at the peripheral edge corresponding to the fold is moved closer to the inside of the airbag than the joint portions at the other peripheral edge.

このように構成することで、エアバックは、第１押圧部及び第２押圧部がそれぞれ内側に寄せた接合部内端に沿って膨張するために、折り目付近（特に折り目の両端付近）でのしわの発生を抑制することができる。これにより、エアバックが膨張と収縮を繰り返しても疲労破断する可能性を低減させることができる。しかも、接合部内端を内側に寄せる部分は第１押圧部と第２押圧部とを完全に分離するものではなく、両押圧部は連通している。これにより、エアバッグが膨張した際の各押圧部の膨らみ量、すなわちアクチュエータとしての駆動量は、各押圧部を分離させて形成した場合よりも大きく確保することが可能
である。 By configuring in this way, the airbag expands along the inner end of the joint portion where the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion approach each other, so that the wrinkles near the fold (especially near both ends of the fold). Can be suppressed. Thereby, even if an airbag repeats expansion and contraction, the possibility of fatigue fracture can be reduced. In addition, the portion that brings the inner end of the joint portion inward does not completely separate the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion, and both pressing portions are in communication. As a result, the amount of expansion of each pressing portion when the airbag is inflated, that is, the driving amount as an actuator, can be secured larger than when the pressing portions are formed separately.

ここで、前記エアバックが収縮している状態において、第１連結部材の前記本体部に対する揺動中心と第１連結部材の第２連結部材に対する揺動中心とを結ぶ直線と、第１連結部材の第２連結部材に対する揺動中心と第２連結部材のマッサージ機本体に対する揺動中心とを結ぶ直線とのなす角度のうち、内側の角度は９０°以上であるとよい。   Here, in a state where the airbag is contracted, a straight line connecting a swing center of the first connecting member with respect to the main body portion and a swing center of the first connecting member with respect to the second connecting member, and the first connecting member Of the angles formed by the straight line connecting the swing center with respect to the second connecting member and the swing center with respect to the massage machine body of the second connecting member, the inner angle is preferably 90 ° or more.

このように構成することで、エアバックの第１押圧部によって、第１連結部材の外側側面を内側に向かって押圧する場合に、揺動部材を内側に倒す方向に効率良く力を作用させることができる。   By comprising in this way, when pressing the outer side surface of a 1st connection member toward an inner side with the 1st press part of an airbag, force is efficiently made to act in the direction which falls a rocking | fluctuation member inside. Can do.

また、前記載置面から出没し、被施療部位に指圧的なマッサージを施す指圧子と、
前記載置面の下側に設けられ、該指圧子を駆動する機構と、を備えるとよい。 In addition, the acupressure element that appears and disappears from the placement surface and applies acupressure massage to the treatment site,
And a mechanism for driving the acupressure element provided below the placement surface.

これにより、被施療部位の下側に対して、指圧的なマッサージを施すことができる。   Thereby, acupressure massage can be given to the lower side of the treatment site.

なお、上記各構成は、可能な限り組み合わせて採用し得る。   In addition, said each structure can be employ | adopted combining as much as possible.

以上説明したように、本発明によれば、個体差による被施療部位の太さの相違に拘わらず、被施療部位を両側から挟み込むようにマッサージを施すことができ、かつ、被施療部位の載置面側にも被施療部位に対して施療を施す機構を設けることができる。   As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to perform massage so as to sandwich the treatment site from both sides regardless of the difference in the thickness of the treatment site due to individual differences, and to mount the treatment site. A mechanism for performing treatment on the treatment site can also be provided on the placement surface side.

以下に図面を参照して、この発明を実施するための最良の形態を、実施例に基づいて例示的に詳しく説明する。ただし、この実施例に記載されている構成部品の寸法、材質、形状、その相対配置などは、特に特定的な記載がない限りは、この発明の範囲をそれらのみに限定する趣旨のものではない。   The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be exemplarily described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the components described in this embodiment are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to those unless otherwise specified. .

図１〜図７を参照して、本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機について説明する。   With reference to FIGS. 1-7, the massage machine which concerns on Example 1 of this invention is demonstrated.

＜マッサージ機全体の説明＞
特に、図１及び図２を参照して、本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機全体について説明する。図１は本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機の正面図である。図２は本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機の斜視図である。 <Description of the entire massage machine>
In particular, the entire massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a front view of a massage machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機１は、上ハウジング１０と下ハウジング１１とを備え、上ハウジング１０の上面には被施療部位（本実施例では、肢体（特に、ふくらはぎや足裏）が対象となる）を嵌め込むための左右一対の溝２が設けられている。そして、各溝２の外側には、長手方向にそれぞれ３個の揺動部材（以下、施療子３と称する）が設けられている。これらの施療子３は溝２の底側で揺動自在に軸支されている。また、各施療子３の内側には被施療部位に対して押圧施療を施す第１施療用エアバック３１がそれぞれ設けられている。そして、溝２の内側の支持面（施療子３に対向する対向面）２２側にも被施療部位に対して押圧施療を施す第２施療用エアバック４が設けられている。また、溝２の底側にも溝底面２１に設けられた開口部から出没することにより、被施療部位に対して指圧的なマッサージを施す指圧子５が設けられている。また、マッサージ機１の本体中央部にマッサージ機１を操作するための操作部６が設けられている。   The massage machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an upper housing 10 and a lower housing 11, and a treatment site (in this embodiment, a limb (especially a calf and a sole) is provided on the upper surface of the upper housing 10. A pair of left and right grooves 2 for fitting a target) is provided. In addition, three rocking members (hereinafter referred to as treatment elements 3) are provided on the outside of each groove 2 in the longitudinal direction. These treatment elements 3 are pivotally supported on the bottom side of the groove 2 so as to be swingable. Moreover, the 1st treatment airbag 31 which performs a press treatment with respect to a treatment site | part is provided inside each treatment element 3, respectively. And the 2nd treatment airbag 4 which presses with respect to a treatment site | part also in the support surface (opposite surface which opposes the treatment element 3) 22 side inside the groove | channel 2 is provided. In addition, the acupressure element 5 is provided on the bottom side of the groove 2 so as to perform acupressure massage on the treatment site by protruding and retracting from an opening provided in the groove bottom surface 21. An operation unit 6 for operating the massage machine 1 is provided at the center of the body of the massage machine 1.

＜マッサージ機の使用方法＞
次に、上記のように構成されたマッサージ機１の使用方法を説明する。使用者は、両足のふくらはぎや足裏などの被施療部位を一対の溝２にそれぞれ嵌め込む。すなわち、被施療部位を載置面となる溝２の溝底面２１に載置する。そして、操作部６を操作することによって、マッサージ機１を駆動させる。すると、各施療子３は内側に倒れたり、外側に開いたりする動作を行う。これにより、被施療部位が、施療子３と溝２の内側の支持面２２によって、両側から挟み込まれ、また、挟み込まれる圧力は増減する。従って、被施療部位は、両側から挟みこまれるようなマッサージが施される。また、被施療部位は、各施療子３に設けられた第１施療用エアバック３１と、支持面２２に設けられた第２施療用エアバック４によって、両側から押圧施療が施される。なお、施療子３と溝２の内側の支持面２２による被施療部位を挟み込む力は一定のまま、これらにより、被施療部位を保持させておき、例えば、第１施療用エアバック３１による膨張圧力を変化させることで、被施療部位に対して押圧マッサージを施すこともできる。なお、図１では、図中左側に並んだ施療子３は外側に開いた状態を示し、図中右側に並んだ施療子３は内側に倒れた状態を示している。 <How to use massage machine>
Next, the usage method of the massage machine 1 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated. The user fits the treatment sites such as calves and soles of both feet into the pair of grooves 2 respectively. That is, the treatment site is placed on the groove bottom surface 21 of the groove 2 serving as a placement surface. And the massage machine 1 is driven by operating the operation part 6. Then, each treatment element 3 performs an operation of falling inward or opening outward. Thereby, the treatment site is sandwiched from both sides by the treatment element 3 and the support surface 22 inside the groove 2, and the sandwiched pressure increases or decreases. Therefore, the treatment site is massaged so as to be sandwiched from both sides. Further, the treatment site is pressed from both sides by the first treatment airbag 31 provided on each treatment element 3 and the second treatment airbag 4 provided on the support surface 22. In addition, the force which pinches | interposes the treatment site | part by the treatment element 3 and the support surface 22 inside the groove | channel 2 remains constant, and these hold | maintain a treatment site | part by these, for example, the inflation pressure by the 1st treatment airbag 31 By changing, a pressure massage can be applied to the treatment site. In FIG. 1, the treatment elements 3 arranged on the left side in the drawing show a state of opening outward, and the treatment elements 3 arranged on the right side of the drawing show a state of falling inward.

また、指圧子５が溝底面２１に設けられた開口部から出没する動作を繰り返す。これにより、被施療部位の下面側に対して、指圧的なマッサージが施される。なお、上記のように、施療子３と溝２の内側の支持面２２によって被施療部位を保持した状態で、指圧子５を駆動させることで、効果的に指圧的なマッサージを施すことができる。指圧子５を駆動させるための駆動機構は、特に、図示しないが、適宜の公知技術を適用できる。例えば、流体エネルギーを機械エネルギーに変換するアクチュエータ（例えばエアバック（エアバックを用いる場合には、給排気装置が必要となる。））や、電気的エネルギーを機械エネルギーに変換するアクチュエータ（例えばソレノイド）により駆動することができる。   In addition, the operation in which the acupressure element 5 moves in and out from the opening provided in the groove bottom surface 21 is repeated. Thereby, acupressure massage is given to the lower surface side of the treatment site. As described above, acupressure massage can be effectively performed by driving the acupressure element 5 in a state where the treatment site is held by the treatment surface 3 and the support surface 22 inside the groove 2. . Although a driving mechanism for driving the acupressure element 5 is not particularly shown, an appropriate known technique can be applied. For example, an actuator that converts fluid energy into mechanical energy (for example, an air bag (a supply / exhaust device is required if an air bag is used)), or an actuator that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy (for example, a solenoid) Can be driven.

＜施療子の駆動機構の詳細＞
特に、図３〜図７を参照して、施療子３の駆動機構について説明する。図３は本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機における施療子を駆動する機構を示す斜視図である。なお、図３においては、上ハウジング１０と下ハウジング１１を取り外した状態を示している。施療子３の駆動機構は、上ハウジング１０と下ハウジング１１との間に設けられており、溝底面２１、溝２の内側の支持面２２の下方に位置している。上ハウジング１０と下ハウジング１１内に収められるベースプレート３０は、金属製の板材からなり、略長方形の底板３０ｂの両短辺側に側板３０ａ，３０ａ、両長辺側に側板３０ｃ，３０ｃをそれぞれ立設させた箱形状を形成している。側板３０ａ，３０ａはそれぞれの間隔が上に向かうにしたがって広くなるように形成されている。側板３０ｃ，３０ｃには後述する第１の軸３５，３５と第２の軸３８，３８が設けられている。 <Details of treatment mechanism drive mechanism>
In particular, the drive mechanism of the treatment element 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mechanism for driving the treatment element in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows a state where the upper housing 10 and the lower housing 11 are removed. The drive mechanism of the treatment element 3 is provided between the upper housing 10 and the lower housing 11, and is positioned below the groove bottom surface 21 and the support surface 22 inside the groove 2. The base plate 30 accommodated in the upper housing 10 and the lower housing 11 is made of a metal plate, and side plates 30a and 30a are provided on both short sides of the substantially rectangular bottom plate 30b, and side plates 30c and 30c are provided on both long sides. A box shape is formed. The side plates 30a and 30a are formed so that the distance between them increases as the distance increases. The side plates 30c and 30c are provided with first shafts 35 and 35 and second shafts 38 and 38, which will be described later.

図４及び図５は本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機における施療子を駆動する機構付近を正面側から見た構成図である。なお、図４は施療子が外側に開いた状態を示し、図５は施療子が内側に倒れた状態を示している。施療子３は、被施療部位が溝底面２１に載置された場合において、当該被施療部位の側面に対向するように設けられる本体部３ａと、本体部３ａの一端部（下端部）から被施療部位側に向かって突出する突出部３ｂとを備えている。本体部３ａは、平面的な形状（緩やかな曲面形状）で構成されており、溝底面２１に設けられた開口部２１ａを貫通して設けられている。また、本体部３ａの下端部の突出部３ｂとは逆側の面には、断面形状が後述する第１の軸３５を中心とした円弧となっているスカート部３ｃが形成されている。そして、施療子３が外側に開いた状態（後述するアクチュエータにより駆動力が作用していない状態）においては、本体部３ａは下端部から上方に向かうにつれて緩やかに外側に拡がるように構成されている。このような構成により、溝２に対して、被施療部位を嵌め込み易くなっている。   4 and 5 are structural views of the vicinity of the mechanism for driving the treatment element in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side. FIG. 4 shows a state where the treatment element is opened outward, and FIG. 5 shows a state where the treatment element falls to the inside. When the treatment site is placed on the groove bottom surface 21, the treatment element 3 includes a main body 3 a provided to face the side surface of the treatment site, and one end (lower end) of the main body 3 a. And a protruding portion 3b protruding toward the treatment site side. The main body 3 a is configured in a planar shape (gradual curved surface shape), and is provided through the opening 21 a provided in the groove bottom surface 21. Further, a skirt portion 3c having a cross-sectional shape of an arc centering on a first shaft 35 to be described later is formed on the surface opposite to the protruding portion 3b at the lower end portion of the main body portion 3a. And in the state which the treatment element 3 opened outside (state where the driving force is not acting by the actuator mentioned later), the main-body part 3a is comprised so that it may spread outside gradually as it goes upwards from a lower end part. . With such a configuration, the treatment site can be easily fitted into the groove 2.

そして、施療子３の突出部３ｂの先端付近が、マッサージ機本体の土台（ケース）に対
して、溝２の溝底面２１よりも下側であって、かつ、溝底面２１の幅方向の一端側（中央よりも端に寄った位置）で、第１の軸３５により揺動自在に軸支されている。そして、施療子３は、駆動用エアバックと４節リンク機構からなるアクチュエータによって揺動されるように構成されている。以下、このように構成されるアクチュエータについて、特に、図４及び図５を参照して、更に詳細に説明する。 And the tip vicinity of the protrusion part 3b of the treatment element 3 is lower than the groove bottom face 21 of the groove 2 with respect to the base (case) of the massage machine body, and one end of the groove bottom face 21 in the width direction. On the side (position closer to the end than the center), the first shaft 35 is pivotally supported. And the treatment element 3 is comprised so that it may be rock | fluctuated by the actuator which consists of a driving airbag and a 4-joint link mechanism. Hereinafter, the actuator configured as described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 in particular.

本実施例においては、施療子３を揺動させるために、お互いに揺動自在となるように連結された第１連結部材３３及び第２連結部材３４と、駆動用エアバック３２とを備えている。そして、第１連結部材３３は、その一端側が、施療子３における本体部３ａの一端部（下端部）に、第２の軸３６によって揺動自在に軸支されている。そして、この第１連結部材３３は、施療子３の本体部３ａの略延長線上に伸びるように設けられる。また、第２の軸３６は、第１の軸３５よりも上側（溝底面２１よりも上側）の位置に設けられる。   In the present embodiment, in order to swing the treatment element 3, a first connecting member 33 and a second connecting member 34 connected so as to be swingable with each other, and a driving airbag 32 are provided. Yes. One end of the first connecting member 33 is pivotally supported by the second shaft 36 at one end (lower end) of the main body 3 a of the treatment element 3. And this 1st connection member 33 is provided so that it may extend on the substantially extension line | wire of the main-body part 3a of the treatment element 3. FIG. The second shaft 36 is provided at a position above the first shaft 35 (above the groove bottom surface 21).

第２連結部材３４は、その一端側が、第１連結部材３３の他端側に第３の軸３７によって揺動自在に軸支されている。また、第２連結部材３４は、その他端側が、マッサージ機本体の土台（ケース）に対して、上記第１の軸３５よりも更に下側で、第４の軸３８により揺動自在に軸支されている。そして、この第２連結部材３４は、突出部３ｂと略平行になるように設けられる。   One end side of the second connecting member 34 is pivotally supported by the third shaft 37 on the other end side of the first connecting member 33 so as to be swingable. The other end of the second connecting member 34 is pivotally supported by the fourth shaft 38 on the lower side with respect to the base (case) of the massage machine main body and further below the first shaft 35. Has been. And this 2nd connection member 34 is provided so that it may become substantially parallel to the protrusion part 3b.

このように、施療子３は４節リンク機構によって、マッサージ機本体に連結されている。そして、第３の軸３７によって、お互いに連結された第１連結部材３３及び第２連結部材３４の背面側（つまり、第１連結部材３３及び第２連結部材３４と、ベースプレート３０の側面３０ａ及び底面３０ｂとの間）には、駆動用エアバック３２が設けられている。この駆動用エアバック３２は、第１連結部材３３の外側の側面を内側に向かって押圧する第１押圧部３２ａと、第２連結部材３４の下面側を上方に向かって押圧する第２押圧部３２ｂとを備えている。   Thus, the treatment element 3 is connected to the massage machine main body by the four-bar link mechanism. Then, the back side of the first connecting member 33 and the second connecting member 34 connected to each other by the third shaft 37 (that is, the first connecting member 33 and the second connecting member 34 and the side surface 30a of the base plate 30 and A driving air bag 32 is provided between the bottom surface 30b and the driving air bag 32. The driving airbag 32 includes a first pressing portion 32a that presses the outer side surface of the first connecting member 33 inward, and a second pressing portion that presses the lower surface side of the second connecting member 34 upward. 32b.

そして、この駆動用エアバック３２が給気されて膨張すると、膨張圧力によって、第１連結部材３３は内側へ、第２連結部材３４は上方へ押し上げられる。これにより、これら第１連結部材３３及び第２連結部材３４は、図５中矢印方向に回転するように押し上げられる。そのため、施療子３は、第１連結部材３３によって、第２の軸３６が軸支されている部分に、内側かつ上向きの力が作用する。従って、施療子３は第１の軸３５を中心として、図５中矢印方向に回転する。つまり、施療子３は内側に倒れるように揺動する。また、駆動用エアバック３２が排気により収縮すると、施療子３は自重や被施療部位からの反力によって、元の位置に戻る（図５中の矢印とは反対の向きに回転する）。施療子３に形成されたスカート部３ｃは、上記の通り、施療子３の揺動中心である第１の軸３５を中心とした円弧を断面形状として形成されている。そのため、施療子３が揺動範囲のどの位置にある場合であっても、溝底面２１に設けられた開口部２１ａの外側の縁と施療子３との間に、ほとんど隙間が発生することはない。したがって、施療子３が内側から外側に向かって（図５中の矢印とは反対の向きに）揺動する場合であっても、溝底面２１の開口部２１ａに物等を挟み込んだり巻き込んだりすることを防止することができる。   When the driving airbag 32 is supplied with air and expanded, the first connecting member 33 is pushed inward and the second connecting member 34 is pushed upward by the expansion pressure. Thereby, these 1st connection members 33 and the 2nd connection member 34 are pushed up so that it may rotate in the arrow direction in FIG. Therefore, in the treatment element 3, an inward and upward force acts on a portion where the second shaft 36 is pivotally supported by the first connecting member 33. Therefore, the treatment element 3 rotates around the first shaft 35 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. That is, the treatment element 3 swings so as to fall inward. When the driving airbag 32 contracts due to exhaust, the treatment element 3 returns to its original position due to its own weight or reaction force from the treatment site (rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow in FIG. 5). As described above, the skirt portion 3c formed on the treatment element 3 is formed in a cross-sectional shape with an arc centered on the first shaft 35 that is the center of swinging of the treatment element 3. Therefore, no matter what position in the swinging range the treatment element 3 is, there is almost no gap between the outer edge of the opening 21 a provided in the groove bottom surface 21 and the treatment element 3. Absent. Therefore, even when the treatment element 3 swings from the inner side toward the outer side (in the direction opposite to the arrow in FIG. 5), an object or the like is sandwiched or caught in the opening 21 a of the groove bottom surface 21. This can be prevented.

ここで、第１連結部材３３の本体部３ａに対する揺動中心（第２の軸３６の軸心）と第１連結部材３３の第２連結部材３４に対する揺動中心（第３の軸３７の軸心）とを結ぶ直線と、第１連結部材３３の第２連結部材３４に対する揺動中心（第３の軸３７の軸心）と第２連結部材３４のマッサージ機本体に対する揺動中心（第４の軸３８の軸心）とを結ぶ直線とのなす角度のうち内側の角度αについて説明する。本実施例においては、この角度αは、施療子３が外側に開いた状態、つまり、駆動用エアバック３２が収縮した状態において、９０°以上となるように構成されている。なお、施療子３が内側に倒れるにつれて、機構上、この角度αは大きくなっていく。   Here, the swing center (the axis of the second shaft 36) of the first connecting member 33 with respect to the main body 3a and the swing center of the first connecting member 33 with respect to the second connecting member 34 (the axis of the third shaft 37). The center of the first connecting member 33 with respect to the second connecting member 34 (the axis of the third shaft 37) and the center of the second connecting member 34 with respect to the massage machine body (fourth). The inner angle α among the angles formed by the straight line connecting the axis 38 of the shaft 38 will be described. In the present embodiment, the angle α is configured to be 90 ° or more when the treatment element 3 is opened outward, that is, when the driving airbag 32 is contracted. In addition, this angle (alpha) becomes large on a mechanism as the treatment element 3 falls inward.

このように、角度αが９０°以上であることにより、駆動用エアバック３２の第１押圧部３２ａが第１連結部材３３の外側の側面を内側に向かって押圧すると、第２の軸３６が軸支されている部分に対して、上向きの分力も作用する。従って、効率良く施療子３を揺動させることができる。   Thus, when the angle α is 90 ° or more, when the first pressing portion 32a of the driving airbag 32 presses the outer side surface of the first connecting member 33 inward, the second shaft 36 is An upward component force also acts on the pivotally supported portion. Therefore, the treatment element 3 can be swung efficiently.

図６及び図７を参照して、駆動用エアバッグ３２の特徴について詳細に説明する。図６は駆動用エアバッグ３２の平面図である。図７は駆動用エアバッグ３２の設置状態の説明図である。駆動用エアバッグ３２は、略長方形の２枚の柔軟なシートを重ね合わせ、それらの周縁を接合して形成される。シートの材質や接合方法は特に限定されないが、ナイロンやポリウレタン等で製造したシートを溶着して形成するのが好適である。図６に示すように、駆動用エアバッグ３２は図中上側に第１押圧部３２ａ、下側に第２押圧部３２ｂを備えており、第２押圧部３２ｂには給排気口３２ｃが設けられている。駆動用エアバッグ３２の周縁３２ｄは全周にわたって溶着されている。この周縁３２ｄの溶着されている領域のうち、第１押圧部３２ａと第２押圧部３２ｂとの境界に相当する位置には、図６において３２ｅで示すように溶着部の内端を内側に寄せ、略三角形状となった領域３２ｆが形成されている。ベースプレート３０に駆動用エアバッグ３２を設置する際は、駆動用エアバッグ３２の給排気口３２ｃが下側になるようにして、この給排気口３２ｃをベースプレート３０の底板３０ｂに設けられた穴に挿通させて位置決めする。駆動用エアバッグ３２は、この位置でベースプレート３０の側板３０ａと底板３０ｂとに沿わせると、第１押圧部３２ａと第２押圧部３２ｂとが連通する部分で二つ折りとなり、折り目３２ｇと略三角形状の領域３２ｆがベースプレート３０の側板３０ａと底板３０ｂとの間の稜部に位置し、第１押圧部３２ａがベースプレート３０の側板３０ａに、第２押圧部３２ｂが同底板３０ｂにそれぞれ沿った位置となるように形成されている。このように構成された駆動用エアバッグ３２が給気されると、第１押圧部３２ａと第２押圧部３２ｂとがそれぞれベースプレート３０の側板３０ａと底板３０ｂと反対側の面が膨張する。ここで、仮に、駆動用エアバッグ３２の各押圧部と溶着部との境界を直線に形成した場合（上記領域３２ｆを設けなかった場合）には、ベースプレート３０の側板３０ａと底板３０ｂとの間の稜部、すなわち駆動用エアバッグ３２の二つ折りの折り目３２ｇに位置する周縁３２付近では駆動用エアバッグ３２にしわが発生し易く、膨張と収縮を繰り返すとしわの部分が疲労破断する可能性がある。これに対して、本実施例の駆動用エアバッグ３２においては、周縁３２の溶着部の当該位置は略三角形状の領域３２ｆを形成していることにより、第１押圧部及び第２押圧部がそれぞれ内側に寄せた溶着部内端３２ｅに沿って膨張するために、折り目３２ｇ付近でのしわの発生を抑制することができ、膨張と収縮を繰り返しても疲労破断する可能性を低減することができる。しかも、略三角形状の領域３２ｆは駆動用エアバッグ３２の周縁３２ｄにのみ設けられており、第１押圧部３２ａと第２押圧部３２ｂとを完全に分離するものではなく、両押圧部は連通している。これにより、駆動用エアバッグ３２が膨張した際の各押圧部の膨らみ量、すなわちアクチュエータとしての駆動量は、各押圧部を分離させて形成した場合よりも大きく確保することが可能である。なお、領域３２ｆの形状は必ずしも略三角形状に限定されず、第１押圧部及び第２押圧部が膨張した際に折り目３２ｇ付近の溶着部内端を内側に寄せる形状であれば略半円形状や略台形状などでもよい。   With reference to FIG.6 and FIG.7, the characteristic of the driving airbag 32 is demonstrated in detail. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the driving airbag 32. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of the installation state of the driving airbag 32. The driving airbag 32 is formed by superimposing two substantially rectangular flexible sheets and joining the peripheral edges thereof. The material and joining method of the sheet are not particularly limited, but it is preferable to form the sheet by welding a sheet made of nylon or polyurethane. As shown in FIG. 6, the driving airbag 32 includes a first pressing portion 32a on the upper side and a second pressing portion 32b on the lower side, and a supply / exhaust port 32c is provided on the second pressing portion 32b. ing. The peripheral edge 32d of the driving airbag 32 is welded over the entire circumference. In the region where the peripheral edge 32d is welded, the inner end of the welded portion is moved inward as shown by 32e in FIG. 6 at a position corresponding to the boundary between the first pressing portion 32a and the second pressing portion 32b. A region 32f having a substantially triangular shape is formed. When installing the driving airbag 32 on the base plate 30, the air supply / exhaust port 32 c of the driving airbag 32 is located on the lower side, and the air supply / exhaust port 32 c is inserted into a hole provided in the bottom plate 30 b of the base plate 30. Insert and position. When the driving airbag 32 is placed along the side plate 30a and the bottom plate 30b of the base plate 30 at this position, the driving airbag 32 is folded in two at the portion where the first pressing portion 32a and the second pressing portion 32b communicate with each other, and the fold line 32g is substantially triangular The shape region 32f is positioned at the ridge between the side plate 30a and the bottom plate 30b of the base plate 30, the first pressing portion 32a is positioned along the side plate 30a of the base plate 30, and the second pressing portion 32b is positioned along the bottom plate 30b. It is formed to become. When the driving airbag 32 configured in this manner is supplied with air, the surfaces of the first pressing portion 32a and the second pressing portion 32b on the opposite sides of the side plate 30a and the bottom plate 30b of the base plate 30 expand. Here, if the boundary between each pressing portion and the welded portion of the driving airbag 32 is formed in a straight line (when the region 32f is not provided), it is between the side plate 30a and the bottom plate 30b of the base plate 30. In the vicinity of the peripheral edge 32 located at the fold portion 32g of the fold portion of the driving airbag 32, that is, the driving airbag 32 is likely to be wrinkled. is there. On the other hand, in the driving airbag 32 of the present embodiment, the position of the welded portion of the peripheral edge 32 forms a substantially triangular region 32f, so that the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion are Since each expands along the inner end 32e of the welded portion approaching the inside, the generation of wrinkles in the vicinity of the crease 32g can be suppressed, and the possibility of fatigue fracture even when expansion and contraction are repeated can be reduced. . Moreover, the substantially triangular region 32f is provided only on the peripheral edge 32d of the driving airbag 32, and does not completely separate the first pressing portion 32a and the second pressing portion 32b, and the both pressing portions are in communication with each other. is doing. As a result, the amount of expansion of each pressing portion when the driving airbag 32 is inflated, that is, the amount of driving as an actuator, can be ensured larger than when the pressing portions are formed separately. The shape of the region 32f is not necessarily limited to a substantially triangular shape, and may be a substantially semicircular shape as long as the inner end of the welded portion near the crease 32g is brought inward when the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion expand. A substantially trapezoidal shape or the like may be used.

＜本実施例に係るマッサージ機の優れている点＞
上記のように構成された本実施例に係るマッサージ機１の優れている点について、図８及び図９を参照しつつ説明する。図８及び図９は、本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機における被施療部位を挟み込む部分の構成を示す模式図である。これらの図においては、（Ａ）は被施療部位（図中Ｘ１）が太い場合、（Ｂ）は被施療部位（図中Ｘ２）が細い場合について、それぞれ被施療部位が施療子に挟み込まれた状態を示している。なお、各図において、被施療部位Ｘ１，Ｘ２は溝底面２１から浮いたような状態となっているが、こ
れは、簡略的に被施療部位Ｘ１，Ｘ２を示したことによるものである。実際の使用状態においては、被施療部位Ｘ１，Ｘ２は、溝底面２１に載置される。 <The point which is excellent in the massage machine concerning a present Example>
The point which is excellent in the massage machine 1 which concerns on the present Example comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated, referring FIG.8 and FIG.9. FIGS. 8 and 9 are schematic views illustrating the configuration of a portion that sandwiches a treatment site in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, (A) shows a case where the treatment site (X1 in the figure) is thick, and (B) shows a case where the treatment site (X2 in the figure) is thin. Indicates the state. In addition, in each figure, the treatment site | parts X1 and X2 are in the state which floated from the groove bottom face 21, but this is because the treatment site | parts X1 and X2 were simply shown. In the actual use state, the treatment sites X1 and X2 are placed on the groove bottom surface 21.

本実施例に係るマッサージ機１によれば、施療子３と施療子３に対向する溝２の内側の支持面２２によって被施療部位を両側から挟みこむようなマッサージを施すことができる。   According to the massage machine 1 which concerns on a present Example, the massage which clamps a to-be-treated part from both sides by the support surface 22 inside the groove | channel 2 which opposes the treatment element 3 and the treatment element 3 can be given.

そして、施療子３は、その本体部３ａの一端部から被施療部位側に向かって突出した突出部３ｂの先端付近が第１の軸３５によって軸支される構成である。また、突出部３ｂは、被施療部位の載置面となる溝底面２１よりも下側であって、かつ、溝底面２１の幅方向の一端側で第１の軸３５により軸支される構成である。このような構成により、個体差による被施療部位の太さの相違に拘わらず、施療子３の本体部３ａによって、被施療部位の側面側を押圧することができる。従って、個体差による被施療部位の太さの相違に拘わらず、被施療部位を両側から挟み込むようにマッサージを施すことができる。   And the treatment element 3 is the structure by which the vicinity of the front-end | tip of the protrusion part 3b which protruded toward the to-be-treated part side from the one end part of the main-body part 3a is pivotally supported by the 1st axis | shaft 35. Further, the protruding portion 3b is lower than the groove bottom surface 21 serving as a placement surface of the treatment site, and is supported by the first shaft 35 on one end side in the width direction of the groove bottom surface 21. It is. With such a configuration, the side surface of the treatment site can be pressed by the main body 3a of the treatment element 3 regardless of the difference in the thickness of the treatment site due to individual differences. Therefore, regardless of the difference in the thickness of the treatment site due to individual differences, massage can be performed so as to sandwich the treatment site from both sides.

また、施療子３の突出部３ｂは、溝底面２１よりも下側であって、かつ、溝底面２１の幅方向の一端側で軸支されると共に、施療子を揺動させるためのアクチュエータ（駆動用エアバック３２、第１連結部材３３及び第２連結部材３４）も、溝底面２１よりも下側であって、かつ、溝底面２１の幅方向の一端側に設けられている。そのため、溝底面２１の中央付近、及び、溝底面２１の中央付近の下側に、スペースを設けることができる。従って、上述のように、当該溝底面２１に、溝底面２１に載置された被施療部位の下側に対して施療を施す機構（指圧子５及びこれを駆動するための不図示の機構）を設けることができる。従って、被施療部位を施療子３及び支持面２２によって挟み込んだ状態で、指圧子５により、被施療部位の下側に指圧的なマッサージを施すこともできる。   Further, the protruding portion 3b of the treatment element 3 is below the groove bottom surface 21 and is pivotally supported at one end side in the width direction of the groove bottom surface 21 and is an actuator for swinging the treatment element ( The driving airbag 32, the first connecting member 33, and the second connecting member 34) are also provided below the groove bottom surface 21 and at one end side in the width direction of the groove bottom surface 21. Therefore, a space can be provided near the center of the groove bottom surface 21 and below the center of the groove bottom surface 21. Therefore, as described above, a mechanism for applying a treatment to the bottom surface of the treatment site placed on the groove bottom surface 21 (the acupressure element 5 and a mechanism (not shown) for driving the same). Can be provided. Accordingly, acupressure massage can be applied to the lower side of the treatment site by the acupressure element 5 with the treatment site sandwiched between the treatment element 3 and the support surface 22.

また、本実施例では、上述のように、施療子３を駆動するためのアクチュエータは、駆動用エアバック３２と４節リンク機構から構成される。そして、駆動用エアバック３２における第１押圧部３２ａも第２押圧部３２ｂも、第１連結部材３３及び第２連結部材３４を通じて、施療子３を内側に倒す方向、すなわち、施療子３によって被施療部位の側面を押圧する方向に施療子３を揺動させるように作用する。そのため、効率良く施療子３を駆動できる。言い換えれば、施療子３を必要量だけ駆動するのに必要な駆動用エアバック３２の容量を小さくできる。従って、マッサージ機全体を小型化できる。特に、本実施例の構成によれば、駆動用エアバック３２による膨張力を、第１連結部材３３及び第２連結部材３４を通じて、施療子３の１箇所（本体部３ａの一端部（下端部））に作用させることができる。従って、より効率的に、施療子３を駆動できる。   In the present embodiment, as described above, the actuator for driving the treatment element 3 includes the driving airbag 32 and the four-bar linkage mechanism. The first pressing portion 32 a and the second pressing portion 32 b in the driving airbag 32 are covered by the treatment element 3 in the direction in which the treatment element 3 is tilted inward through the first connection member 33 and the second connection member 34. It acts to swing the treatment element 3 in the direction of pressing the side surface of the treatment site. Therefore, the treatment element 3 can be driven efficiently. In other words, the capacity of the driving airbag 32 required for driving the treatment element 3 by a necessary amount can be reduced. Therefore, the whole massage machine can be reduced in size. In particular, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the expansion force generated by the driving airbag 32 is applied to one place of the treatment element 3 (one end portion (lower end portion of the main body portion 3a) through the first connecting member 33 and the second connecting member 34. )). Therefore, the treatment element 3 can be driven more efficiently.

また、上述のように、第２の軸３６の軸心と第３の軸３７の軸心とを結ぶ直線と、第３の軸３７の軸心と第４の軸３８の軸心とを結ぶ直線とのなす角度のうち内側の角度αは、駆動用エアバック３２が収縮した状態において、９０°以上となるように構成されている。これにより、駆動用エアバック３２の第１押圧部３２ａが第１連結部材３３の外側の側面を内側に向かって押圧することにより、第２の軸３６が軸支されている部分に対して、上向きの分力も作用するので、効率良く施療子３を揺動させることができる。   Further, as described above, the straight line connecting the axis of the second shaft 36 and the axis of the third shaft 37 and the axis of the third shaft 37 and the axis of the fourth shaft 38 are connected. Of the angles formed by the straight line, the inner angle α is configured to be 90 ° or more when the driving airbag 32 is contracted. Thereby, the first pressing portion 32a of the driving airbag 32 presses the outer side surface of the first connecting member 33 toward the inner side, whereby the second shaft 36 is pivotally supported. Since upward component force also acts, the treatment element 3 can be efficiently swung.

図１０及び図１１には、本発明の実施例２が示されている。上記実施例１では、施療子を駆動するためのアクチュエータを、駆動用エアバックと４節リンク機構により構成する場合を説明した。これに対して、本実施例では、駆動用エアバックにより、直接施療子を駆動させる場合の構成を説明する。その他の構成および作用については実施例１と同一なので、同一の構成部分については、適宜、その説明は省略する。   10 and 11 show the second embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the case where the actuator for driving the treatment element is configured by the driving airbag and the four-bar linkage mechanism has been described. In contrast, in the present embodiment, a configuration in the case where the treatment element is directly driven by the driving airbag will be described. Since other configurations and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description of the same components will be omitted as appropriate.

図１０及び図１１は、本発明の実施例２に係るマッサージ機における被施療部位を挟み込む部分の構成を示す模式図である。また、図１０は施療子が外側に開いた状態を示し、図１１は施療子が内側に倒れた状態を示している。   FIGS. 10 and 11 are schematic views showing a configuration of a portion that sandwiches a treatment site in a massage machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Further, FIG. 10 shows a state where the treatment element is opened outward, and FIG. 11 shows a state where the treatment element falls to the inside.

本実施例に係る施療子３の構成は、上記実施例１と同様である。ただし、本実施例においては、施療子３が駆動用エアバック３９に直接駆動させられるため、施療子３の形状や寸法については、上記実施例１と異なる場合があることは言うまでもない。   The configuration of the treatment element 3 according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. However, in this embodiment, since the treatment element 3 is directly driven by the driving airbag 39, it is needless to say that the shape and size of the treatment element 3 may be different from those of the first embodiment.

そして、本実施例においては、施療子３の背面側（つまり、施療子３と、ベースプレート３０の側面３０ａ及び底面３０ｂとの間）に、駆動用エアバック３９が設けられている。この駆動用エアバック３９は、施療子３の本体部３ａの外側側面を内側に向かって押圧する第１押圧部３９ａと、突出部３ｂの下面側を上方に向かって押圧する第２押圧部３９ｂとを備えている。   In the present embodiment, a driving airbag 39 is provided on the back side of the treatment element 3 (that is, between the treatment element 3 and the side surface 30a and the bottom surface 30b of the base plate 30). The driving airbag 39 includes a first pressing portion 39a that presses the outer side surface of the body portion 3a of the treatment element 3 inward, and a second pressing portion 39b that presses the lower surface side of the protruding portion 3b upward. And.

そして、この駆動用エアバック３９が給気されて膨張すると、膨張圧力によって、本体部３ａは内側へ、突出部３ｂは上方へ押し上げられる。これにより、施療子３は、図中時計回り方向に回転する。つまり、施療子３は内側に倒れるように揺動する。また、駆動用エアバック３９が排気により収縮すると、施療子３は自重や被施療部位からの反力によって、元の位置に戻る（図中、反時計回り方向に回転する）。   When the driving airbag 39 is supplied with air and expanded, the main body 3a is pushed inward and the protruding portion 3b is pushed upward by the expansion pressure. Thereby, the treatment element 3 rotates in the clockwise direction in the drawing. That is, the treatment element 3 swings so as to fall inward. When the driving airbag 39 contracts due to exhaust, the treatment element 3 returns to its original position due to its own weight or a reaction force from the treatment site (rotates counterclockwise in the figure).

以上のように、本実施例においても、駆動用エアバック３９における第１押圧部３９ａも第２押圧部３９ｂも、いずれも、施療子３を内側に倒す方向、すなわち、施療子３によって被施療部位の側面を押圧する方向に施療子３を揺動させるように作用する。そのため、効率良く施療子３を駆動できる。言い換えれば、施療子３を必要量だけ駆動するのに必要な駆動用エアバック３９の容量を小さくできる。従って、マッサージ機全体を小型化できる。   As described above, also in the present embodiment, both the first pressing portion 39a and the second pressing portion 39b in the driving airbag 39 are treated by the treatment element 3 in the direction in which the treatment element 3 is tilted inward. It acts to swing the treatment element 3 in the direction of pressing the side surface of the part. Therefore, the treatment element 3 can be driven efficiently. In other words, the capacity of the driving airbag 39 required for driving the treatment element 3 by a necessary amount can be reduced. Therefore, the whole massage machine can be reduced in size.

また、本実施例においても、施療子３における本体部３ａと突出部３ｂとのなす角度（内側の角度）は９０°以上であるので、駆動用エアバック３９の第１押圧部３９ａが施療子３の本体部３ａの外側側面を内側に向かって押圧することにより、上向きの分力が作用する。従って、効率良く施療子３を揺動させることができる。   Also in the present embodiment, since the angle (inner angle) formed by the main body 3a and the protrusion 3b in the treatment element 3 is 90 ° or more, the first pressing part 39a of the driving airbag 39 is the treatment element. By pressing the outer side surface of the main body portion 3a toward the inside, an upward component force acts. Therefore, the treatment element 3 can be swung efficiently.

図１は本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機の正面図である。FIG. 1 is a front view of a massage machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 図２は本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機の斜視図である。FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 図３は本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機における施療子を駆動する機構の斜視図である。FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mechanism for driving the treatment element in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 図４は本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機における施療子を駆動する機構付近を正面側から見た構成図である。FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of the vicinity of the mechanism for driving the treatment element in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side. 図５は本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機における施療子を駆動する機構付近を正面側から見た構成図である。FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the vicinity of the mechanism for driving the treatment element in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side. 図６は、本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機における駆動用エアバッグの平面図である。FIG. 6 is a plan view of the driving airbag in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 図７は、本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機における駆動用エアバッグの設置状態の説明図である。FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an installation state of the driving airbag in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 図８は、本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機における被施療部位を挟み込む部分の構成を示す模式図である。FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a portion that sandwiches a treatment site in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 図９は、本発明の実施例１に係るマッサージ機における被施療部位を挟み込む部分の構成を示す模式図である。FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a portion that sandwiches a treatment site in the massage machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 図１０は、本発明の実施例２に係るマッサージ機における被施療部位を挟み込む部分の構成を示す模式図である。FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a portion that sandwiches a treatment site in the massage machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 図１１は、本発明の実施例２に係るマッサージ機における被施療部位を挟み込む部分の構成を示す模式図である。FIG. 11: is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the part which pinches | interposes the treatment site | part in the massage machine based on Example 2 of this invention. 図１２は従来例に係るマッサージ機における被施療部位を挟み込む部分の構成を示す模式図である。FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a portion sandwiching a treatment site in a massage machine according to a conventional example. 図１３は従来例に係るマッサージ機における被施療部位を挟み込む部分の構成を示す模式図である。FIG. 13: is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of the part which pinches | interposes the treatment site | part in the massage machine which concerns on a prior art example. 図１４は従来例に係るマッサージ機における被施療部位を挟み込む部分の構成を示す模式図である。FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a portion sandwiching a treatment site in a massage machine according to a conventional example.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

１ マッサージ機
１０ 上ハウジング
１１ 下ハウジング
２ 溝
２１ 溝底面
２１ａ 開口部
２２ 支持面
３ 施療子
３ａ 本体部
３ｂ 突出部
３ｃ スカート部
３０ ベースプレート
３０ａ 側板
３０ｂ 底板
３０ｃ 側板
３１ 第１施療用エアバック
３２ 駆動用エアバック
３２ａ 第１押圧部
３２ｂ 第２押圧部
３２ｃ 給排気口
３２ｄ 周縁（溶着部）
３２ｅ 内側に寄せた溶着部内端
３２ｆ 略三角形状の領域
３２ｇ 折り目
３３ 第１連結部材
３４ 第２連結部材
３５ 第１の軸
３６ 第２の軸
３７ 第３の軸
３８ 第４の軸
３９ 駆動用エアバック
３９ａ 第１押圧部
３９ｂ 第２押圧部
４ 第２施療用エアバック
５ 指圧子
６ 操作部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Massage machine 10 Upper housing 11 Lower housing 2 Groove 21 Groove bottom surface 21a Opening part 22 Support surface 3 Treatment element 3a Main body part 3b Protrusion part 3c Skirt part 30 Base plate 30a Side board 30b Bottom board 30c Side board 31 1st treatment airbag 32 Drive Airbag 32a 1st press part 32b 2nd press part 32c Air supply / exhaust port 32d Periphery (welding part)
32e Inner end of welded portion 32 approached to the inside 32f Area of substantially triangular shape 32g Fold 33 First connection member 34 Second connection member 35 First shaft 36 Second shaft 37 Third shaft 38 Fourth shaft 39 Driving air Back 39a 1st press part 39b 2nd press part 4 Air bag for 2nd treatment 5 Acupressure 6 Operation part

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被施療部位が載置される載置面と、
揺動自在に軸支された揺動部材と、
該揺動部材に対向する対向面と、を備え、
前記載置面上であって、前記揺動部材と対向面との間に載置された被施療部位を、前記揺動部材により押圧して、前記対向面との間で、該被施療部位を挟み込み、挟み込む圧力の増減により被施療部位をマッサージ可能なマッサージ機において、
前記揺動部材は、
前記載置面に載置される被施療部位の側面に対向するように設けられる本体部と、
該本体部の一端部から被施療部位側に向かって突出し、その先端付近が軸支される突出部と、を備え、
前記突出部は、前記載置面よりも下側であって、かつ、載置面の幅方向の一端側で軸支されると共に、
前記揺動部材を揺動させるためのアクチュエータも、前記載置面よりも下側であって、かつ、載置面の幅方向の一端側に設けられていることを特徴とするマッサージ機。 A mounting surface on which a treatment site is mounted;
A swing member pivotally supported by the swing mechanism;
An opposing surface facing the rocking member,
The treatment site on the placement surface, wherein the treatment site placed between the swinging member and the opposing surface is pressed by the swinging member, and the treatment site between the facing surface and the treatment site. In a massage machine that can massage the treatment site by increasing or decreasing the pressure to pinch,
The swing member is
A main body provided to face the side surface of the treatment site placed on the placement surface;
Projecting from the one end portion of the main body portion toward the treatment site side, and a projecting portion that is pivotally supported near the tip,
The protrusion is below the placement surface and is pivotally supported at one end in the width direction of the placement surface,
An actuator for oscillating the oscillating member is also provided below the placement surface and at one end in the width direction of the placement surface. 前記アクチュエータは、膨張圧力によって、前記本体部の外側側面を内側に向かって押圧する第１押圧部と前記突出部の下面側を上方に向かって押圧する第２押圧部を有するエアバックであることを特徴とする請求項１に記載のマッサージ機。   The actuator is an airbag having a first pressing portion that presses an outer side surface of the main body portion inward by an expansion pressure and a second pressing portion that presses a lower surface side of the protruding portion upward. The massage machine according to claim 1. 前記エアバッグは、重ね合わせた２枚のシートの周縁が接合されることにより形成されており、前記第１押圧部と第２押圧部との連通部で二つ折りにされた状態で配置されると共に、折り目に相当する周縁の接合部の内端が、他の周縁の接合部よりもエアバッグ内側に寄せられていることを特徴とする請求項２に記載のマッサージ機。   The airbag is formed by joining the peripheral edges of two overlapped sheets, and is arranged in a state where the airbag is folded in two at the communication portion between the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion. The massage machine according to claim 2, wherein an inner end of the joint portion at the peripheral edge corresponding to the fold is moved closer to the inside of the airbag than the joint portions at the other peripheral edge. 前記アクチュエータは、
一端側が前記本体部の一端部に揺動自在に軸支されて、該本体部の略延長線上に伸びる第１連結部材と、
一端側が第１連結部材の他端側に揺動自在に軸支され、他端側がマッサージ機本体側に揺動自在に軸支されて、前記突出部と略平行に設けられる第２連結部材と、
膨張圧力によって、第１連結部材の外側側面を内側に向かって押圧する第１押圧部と第２連結部材の下面側を上方に向かって押圧する第２押圧部を有するエアバックと、を備えることを特徴とする請求項１に記載のマッサージ機。 The actuator is
A first connecting member, one end of which is pivotally supported by one end of the main body so as to be swingable, and extends on a substantially extension line of the main body;
A second connecting member, one end of which is pivotally supported on the other end of the first connecting member, and the other end of which is pivotally supported on the massage machine main body, and is provided substantially in parallel with the protruding portion; ,
An airbag having a first pressing portion that presses the outer side surface of the first connecting member inward by an inflation pressure and a second pressing portion that presses the lower surface side of the second connecting member upward. The massage machine according to claim 1. 前記エアバッグは、重ね合わせた２枚のシートの周縁が接合されることにより形成されており、前記第１押圧部と第２押圧部との連通部で二つ折りにされた状態で配置されると共に、折り目に相当する周縁の接合部の内端が、他の周縁の接合部よりもエアバッグ内側に寄せられていることを特徴とする請求項４に記載のマッサージ機。   The airbag is formed by joining the peripheral edges of two overlapped sheets, and is arranged in a state where the airbag is folded in two at the communication portion between the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion. The massage machine according to claim 4, wherein an inner end of a joint portion at a peripheral edge corresponding to the fold is brought closer to an inner side of the airbag than a joint portion at another peripheral edge. 前記エアバックが収縮している状態において、第１連結部材の前記本体部に対する揺動中心と第１連結部材の第２連結部材に対する揺動中心とを結ぶ直線と、第１連結部材の第２連結部材に対する揺動中心と第２連結部材のマッサージ機本体に対する揺動中心とを結ぶ直線とのなす角度のうち、内側の角度は９０°以上であることを特徴とする請求項４または５に記載のマッサージ機。   In a state where the airbag is contracted, a straight line connecting a swing center of the first connecting member with respect to the main body portion and a swing center of the first connecting member with respect to the second connecting member, and a second of the first connecting member. 6. The inner angle of an angle formed by a straight line connecting a swing center with respect to the connecting member and a swing center with respect to the massage machine main body of the second connecting member is 90 ° or more. The listed massage machine. 前記載置面から出没し、被施療部位に指圧的なマッサージを施す指圧子と、
前記載置面の下側に設けられ、該指圧子を駆動する機構と、を備えることを特徴とする請求項１〜６のいずれか一つに記載のマッサージ機。 A chimney that appears and disappears from the mounting surface and applies a shiatsu massage to the treatment site,
The massage machine according to claim 1, further comprising a mechanism that is provided below the placement surface and that drives the acupressure element.
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