JP2002078765A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the thickness of a massage machine by separating a mechanism part and a driving part and housing them at optimal positions inside the massage machine. SOLUTION: A mechanism part 5 for massaging a person to be treated and a driving part 7 for driving this mechanism part 5 are separately located and the mechanism part 5 and the driving part 7 are mechanically connected by a bendable flexible shaft 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a massage machine having a built-in massage mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional massage will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a conventional chair-type massage machine.

In FIG. 3, a chair-type massage machine 11 is shown.
Is composed of a seat surface portion 12 on which a patient sits, and a backrest portion 13 that supports the back of the patient. The drive mechanism 14 is housed inside the backrest 13.

The driving mechanism 14 is provided with a mechanism 16 provided with a massager 15 for massaging the back and the like of the patient by performing a kneading operation and a hitting operation, and is directly connected to the mechanism 16.
And a drive unit 18 having a motor 17 for driving the massager 15 and the like.

[0005] By driving the motor 17 of the drive section 18, the massager 15 of the mechanism section 16 can be operated to perform massage.

Further, the backrest 13 can be moved around a connection portion with the seat surface 12 as a fulcrum.
3 can be brought into close contact with the seat surface portion 12 by folding.

[0007]

In the conventional massage machine, the thickness of the drive mechanism is so large that the thickness of the backrest housing the drive mechanism cannot be reduced. Therefore, it was not possible to reduce the size even if the backrest was folded and brought into close contact with the seat surface.

[0008]

Therefore, according to the present invention, a mechanism for massaging a patient and a driving unit for driving the mechanism are separately arranged to be flexible and flexible. A massage machine is provided, wherein the mechanism section and the drive section are mechanically connected by a shaft.

[0009]

[Function] The overall thickness of the massage machine can be reduced by accommodating a mechanism provided with a massager and the like inside the backrest portion and accommodating a motor as a driving portion inside the seat surface portion.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, taking a chair-type massage machine as an example. FIG. 1 is a sectional side view of a chair-type massage machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view after the chair-type massage machine of FIG. 1 is folded.

In FIG. 1, a chair-type massage machine 1
Is composed of a seating surface portion 2 for a patient to sit on and a backrest 3 for supporting the patient's back, like a conventional massage machine.

Inside the backrest 3, a mechanism 5 provided with a massager 4 and the like for massaging the back and the like of the patient is provided.
Is stored. A driving unit 7 including a motor 6 for driving the massager 4 and the like of the mechanism unit 5 is housed inside the seat surface unit 2.

The shaft of the motor 6 of the drive section 7 and the mechanism section 5 are connected by a flexible shaft 8. The flexible shaft 8 can separate the driving unit and the driven unit by a bendable shaft, and can transmit the rotational force of the motor 6 to the mechanism unit 5 even if the flexible shaft 8 is arranged at a certain distance.

When the motor 6 is driven, the rotational force of the motor 6 is transmitted to the mechanism section 5 via the flexible shaft 8, and the massager 4 is operated to massage the patient. it can.

With the above-described configuration, only the mechanism 5 needs to be accommodated inside the backrest 3, and the thickness of the backrest 3 can be reduced.

The drive unit 7 may be stored in the backrest 3 even if the backrest 3 is made thinner, as long as there is a space in which the drive unit 7 can be stored.

In FIG. 2, by folding the backrest 3 of the chair-type massage machine 1 having a small thickness, it can be stored more compactly than a conventional chair-type massage machine.

[0018]

According to the present invention, since the center of gravity moves below the massage machine, the backrest does not fall down.

Further, the thickness of the massage machine can be reduced by separating the mechanism unit and the drive unit and storing them at an optimum position inside the massage machine. For example, when the massage machine is folded and stored, it can be stored small.

[0020]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a chair-type massage machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view after the chair-type massage machine of FIG. 1 is folded.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a conventional chair-type massage machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 11 ... chair-type massage machine 2, 12, ... seat surface 3, 13, ... backrest 4, 15, ... massager 5, 16, ... mechanism 6, 17, ... motor 7, 18, ... drive unit 8, ... flexible shaft 14 … Drive mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a massage machine having a built-in massage mechanism, a mechanism for massaging a subject and a drive for driving the mechanism are separated from each other, and a flexible shaft that can be bent is used. A massage machine wherein the mechanism and the drive are mechanically connected.