JPH08275983A - Air massager device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an air massager device which can perform an automatic massage and the massage of an essential part of the body. CONSTITUTION: Bag bodies 15, 16 having air connecting holes 20, 21 and finger pressing projections 17 provided on one-side surfaces are provided on bendable strips 13, 14 having fasteners 11, 12 mutually booked on both sides, and an intermittent air control means 18 for repeating the operation for introducing air into the bag body 15 to pressurize it, and then releasing the put air to reduce the pressure is connected by flexible tubes 22, 23.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air massage device for performing massage using a bag body which is inflated by air pressure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional air massage device utilizing air pressure, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 54-66586, a drive device for feeding air is provided in a main body which is a fixed base. An annunciator has been proposed in which a band for tightly binding the foot placed on the main body is provided, and acupressure projections that are intermittently raised by a drive device perform acupressure on the sole of the foot.

[0003]

However, in the massager described in the above publication, the drive device is arranged in the main body which is the fixed base, and the acupressure projection provided on the upper part is only intermittently moved up and down. Therefore, there is a problem that the massage can be performed only on the one mounted on the fixed table, and the application is narrow. Therefore, although tools for stimulating elaborate parts of the body using rollers etc., and hammer-shaped tools with handles have been proposed, there is a problem that manual operation requires human hands, and further depending on the place. There was a problem that I could not. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an air massage device that can automatically massage and can massage a main part of the body.

[0004]

A method according to the above-mentioned object.
The air massage device described is a foldable strip having fasteners engaged on both sides, a bag body having an air connection port and a shiatsu on one surface,
An intermittent air control means is connected by a flexible tube to repeat the operation of putting air into the bag and pressurizing it, and then removing the air and depressurizing it. Here, the fastener includes a velcro (registered trademark, referred to as a planar fastener), a zipper, a button, a hook, a string, a buckle used for a band, and the like. Alternatively, the bag may be a part of the belt-like material. The air massage device according to claim 2 is the air massage device according to claim 1.
In the air massage device described above, the intermittent air control means is provided with the two air connection ports, and is connected to one compressor via a switching valve.
The bags connected to the two air connection ports alternately repeat pressurization and depressurization. Here, the compressor may be a low pressure generation source as long as it has a pressure for inflating the bag body. The air massage device according to claim 3 is the air massage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a heating heater is provided on at least one of the belt-shaped object, the bag body, and the acupressure protrusion to maintain a constant temperature. It can be heated. The air massage device according to claim 4 is the air massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein two bags are attached to the belt-like material, and these bags are alternately pressurized and depressurized. Is to be repeated. The air massage device according to claim 5 is the air massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the acupressure protrusion is replaceably or detachably attached to the bag body.

[0005]

The air massage device according to the first to fifth aspects,
Since there are fasteners that hang on both sides of the band,
This allows the band to be attached to an affected area such as an arm, a leg, a shoulder, or a waist. Then, a bag is attached to the belt-like object, and a finger-pressure projection is provided on one surface of the bag, and an intermittent air control means is connected to the air connection port of the bag so that air inside the bag is put in and applied. Since the pressure can be applied or the pressure can be removed by depressurizing, the acupressure projections provided on the surface intermittently press the affected area, thereby massaging the affected area.
Particularly, in the air massage apparatus according to claim 2, the intermittent air control means is provided with two air connection ports, and the two air connection ports are respectively connected with a bag body to alternately apply pressure and pressure. Since the pressure reduction is repeated, only one compressor is required, and the device can be simplified. In the air massage device according to claim 3, a belt-like object, a bag,
Alternatively, since a heater is provided on at least one of the acupressure protrusions, hyperthermia can also be performed. In the air massage apparatus according to the fourth aspect, since the two bag bodies are attached to the belt-like object and these are alternately subjected to pressurization and depressurization, the finger pressure can be increased more times. . Further, in the air massage device according to claim 5, since the acupressure protrusion is replaceably or detachably attached to the bag body,
The acupressure protrusion can be changed according to the application.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. 1 is an explanatory view of an air massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the same operation, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of an air massage device according to another embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an air massaging device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a belt-shaped material 13 having both planar fasteners 11 and 12 which are examples of fasteners engaged with each other on both sides. 14, bag bodies 15 and 16 attached to the substantially central portions of the strips 13 and 14, a plurality of acupressure projections 17 attached to the surfaces of the bag bodies 15 and 16, respectively, and air to the bag bodies 15 and 16. And an intermittent air control means 18 for supplying. These will be described in detail below.

The strips 13 and 14 are made of synthetic fibers such as nylon and polyester fibers or natural fibers such as cotton and linen, which have sufficient strength and relatively little elongation, and are used for massaging shoulders and waists. If used, length is 50-70
cm, width is about 20 to 30 cm, and when used for massage of arms or legs, the length is 30 to 80 cm,
The width is about 5 to 30 cm. And the strip 1
The surface fasteners 11 made of, for example, a tape having a large number of loops formed on one surface of each of the surfaces 3 and 14 are sewn or affixed, and the tape having a large number of hooks formed on the surface of the back surface of the other side. The planar fastener 12 is sewn or attached. And these sheet fasteners 11,
Apart from 12, elongated strips 19 which are an example of fasteners are attached to the four corners of the strips 13 and 14. The planar fastener 11 is extended to a portion adjacent to the bags 15 and 16 on one side of the strips 13 and 14 so that the engagement width with the planar fastener 12 is widened.
The winding length of 4 can be changed.

The bags 15 and 16 are made of a non-air-permeable sheet such as synthetic resin or rubber, and are attached to the strips 13 and 14, respectively, and a plurality of acupressure projections 17 are fixed on the front surface side. The acupressure protrusion 17 is made of a relatively hard plastic, wood, or metal, and may be replaceably attached to the surface of the bags 15 and 16 with screws or the like, or may be fixed thereto. And the bags 15, 16
Air connection ports 20 and 21 are provided on one side of
Synthetic resin hoses 22 and 23, which are examples of flexible tubes, are connected to the intermittent air control means 18.

The intermittent air control means 18 has a structure as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the air compressor 25 is housed in the case 24, a pressure reducing valve 26, a solenoid valve 27 which is an example of a switching valve connected to the pressure reducing valve 26, and a control device 28 for these. The compressor 25 is configured to generate an air pressure sufficient to inflate the bags 15 and 16 by the operation of a motor or an electromagnet, and there are a vibration type, a reciprocating piston type, a rotary piston type, a blower type, etc.
A pressure of about 0.1 to ² kg / cm ² can be generated. The generated pressure may be higher, and the supply pressure to the bags 15 and 16 is the pressure reducing valve 2 that follows.
6 can be adjusted appropriately.

The solenoid valve 27 is a two-position solenoid valve. When the solenoid valve 27 is in one position, pressurized air is introduced from the compressor 25 into one bag body 15 and air in the other bag body 16 is discharged. The inside of the bag body 15 is decompressed, and when it comes to another position, the bag body 15 on one side is evacuated and the pressurized air is put on the bag body 16 on the other side. Further, of the first and second air connection ports 29 and 30 of the intermittent air control means 18, a second air connection port 30 connected to the bag body 16 is provided with a stop valve 31, and as necessary. When the bag body 15 on only one side is used, it can be closed. It is also possible to provide a stop valve for both.

The control device 28 is provided with an overall operation time timer 32 and a switching time adjusting timer 33 for controlling the switching time of the electromagnetic valve 27, and a dial 34 mounted on the surface of the control device 28 is provided. By turning, the operating time timer 32 is controlled and the operating time of the compressor 25 is determined. Further, by turning the dial 35 mounted on the surface, the operation time of the switching time adjusting timer 33 can be changed to adjust the time for pressurizing and depressurizing (degassing) the bags 15, 16. There is. In FIG. 1,
36 is a switch and 37 is an indicator lamp.

Further, the controller 28 is provided with a temperature adjuster 38 so that the temperature of a heater (not shown) provided in the bags 15 and 16 can be controlled. The temperature can be adjusted by turning a dial 39 provided on the front surface side. FIG.
In the figure, reference numerals 40 and 41 denote connection cords.

Therefore, when the air massager 10 is used, the strips 13 and 14 are first wound so that the acupressure projections 17 are brought into contact with the affected area, and the sheet fasteners 11 and 12 are engaged and fixed. . When it is used for only one affected part, the stop valve 31 may be stopped or the strips 13 and 14 may be arranged in parallel. Next, in the case of heating, the temperature controller 38 is set, then the operating time timer 32 and the switching time adjusting timer 33 are set, and the switch 36 is turned on to operate the compressor 25. The air from the compressor 25 passes through the solenoid valve 27, pressurizes the bag body 15, and releases the bag body 16. As a result, the acupressure protrusion 17 attached to the pressurized bag body 15 pressurizes the affected area.

Then, the switching time adjusting timer 33
When the counting is completed, the solenoid valve 27 is switched, the pressurized bag body 15 is released and deflated, and the released bag body 16 is inflated by being inflated to press the acupressure protrusion 17 against the affected area. . This operation is alternately repeated to automatically massage the affected area, and the operation time timer 32 counts up, whereby the entire operation is stopped. If the object is large, it is possible to fix the strips 13 and 14 to the body using the string 19. When only the bag body 15 is used, the stop valve 31 is closed. In this case, if the compressor 25 is continuously operated, electric power is wasted. Therefore, if the switching time adjusting timer 33 does not pressurize the bag body 15,
It is also possible to turn off the compressor 25.

Next, an air massage device 45 according to another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 will be described. Two bag bodies are provided on the strip 13 having the surface fasteners 11 and 12 attached on both sides. 46 and 47 are provided. Incidentally, 48 and 49 are air connection ports, and 50 and 51 are heater connection cords. The intermittent air control means for supplying air to the bags 46 and 47 is the same as that of the above-mentioned embodiment, and the first and second air connection ports 29 and 30 are connected to the air connection port 48 via a hose. 49 are connected to each other. In the air massager 45, the bags 46 and 47 are alternately inflated.

In the above-described embodiment, the heater is attached only to the bag body, but it may be provided on the acupressure protrusion or the belt-like material. Further, although the belt-like material and the bag body are separate bodies, it is possible to form the bag body on a part of the belt-like material.

[0018]

In the air massage apparatus according to the first to fifth aspects, since the bag body is attached to the flexible belt and the acupressure projection is provided on the bag body, it can be placed at any position of the shoulder, waist and limbs. You can still massage. In this case, since the fastener is used to attach the band-shaped object, it is extremely simple. Particularly, in the air massage apparatus according to the second aspect, since the air is actuated while switching the air in the two bags, it is not necessary to individually stop the compressor, and the operation is continuous. It is possible to suppress electric current. In the air massage device according to the third aspect, since the heating heater is provided, it is possible to perform the thermotherapy together. In the air massage apparatus according to the fourth aspect, since the two bag bodies are provided on the belt-shaped material, it is possible to alternately perform acupressure using these. Further, since the acupressure protrusion in the air massager according to the fifth aspect is replaceable, the acupressure protrusion having a shape according to the application can be used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an air massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the same operation.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an air massage device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Air Massage Device 11 Planar Fastener (Fastener) 12 Planar Fastener (Fastener) 13 Belt-shaped Material 14 Belt-shaped Material 15 Bag Body 16 Bag Body 17 Acupressure Protrusion 18 Intermittent Air Control Means 19 String 20 Air Connection Port 21 Air Connection Port 22 Synthetic Resin hose 23 Synthetic resin hose 24 Case 25 Compressor 26 Pressure reducing valve 27 Solenoid valve 28 Control device 29 First air connection port 30 Second air connection port 31 Stop valve 32 Operation time timer 33 Switching time adjustment timer 34 Dial 35 Dial 36 switch 37 indicator lamp 38 temperature controller 39 dial 40 connection cord 41 connection cord 45 air massage device 46 bag 47 bag 48 air connection port 49 air connection port 50 connection cord 51 connection cord

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A foldable strip having fasteners engaged on both sides, a bag body provided with an air connection port and a finger-pressure projection on one surface thereof, and air is put into the bag body for pressurization. An air massage device characterized in that an intermittent air control means for repeating the operation of depressurizing and depressurizing the air after that is connected by a flexible tube. 2. The intermittent air control means is provided with the two air connection ports, is connected to one compressor via a switching valve, and the bag body connected to the two air connection ports is provided. The air massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein pressurization and depressurization are alternately repeated. 3. The air massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a heater is provided on at least one of the belt-shaped material, the bag body, and the acupressure protrusion so that the heater can be heated to a constant temperature. 4. The two bag bodies are attached to the belt-like material, and these bags repeatedly pressurize and depressurize alternately.
The air massage device according to any one of 1. 5. The air massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the acupressure protrusion is replaceably or detachably attached to the bag body.