JP2001161766A - Massage machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage machine to appropriately massage a range from the calf to the ankle of each leg according to the thickness and hardness. SOLUTION: In the massage machine provided with air cells to be inflated/ contracted by pumping air in a leg placement body having grooves to place the legs, one treatment part is formed of bottom air cells provided on a bottom surface of the grooves and side wall air cells provided on right and left side walls of the grooves, and a plurality of treatment parts are provided in the longitudinal direction of the grooves.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage machine suitable for massaging a leg.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Leg massagers include, for example,
There is one described in JP-A-8-89540 (hereinafter referred to as "prior art document"). This prior document describes a leg rest having a groove in which a leg can be inserted and provided with an air cell that expands and contracts when air is supplied and discharged.
Further, this prior document describes that one air cell is provided on each of the left and right side walls and the bottom surface of the groove.

[0003]

In the massage machine described in the prior art, only one air cell is provided on each of the left and right side walls and the bottom surface of the groove, and the thickness and hardness of each leg portion are reduced. There is no consideration about the difference, and there are cases where it is not enough as a massage. For example,
Because the calf and the ankle have different amounts of muscle, their thickness is completely different. Also, the calf has a lot of muscles, while the ankles are muscular, so their hardness is completely different. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, there are important acupoints called reflex muscles on (the back side of) the calf, and important acupoints called Saninko and Yosuke on both left and right sides of the ankle.

As described above, even if the legs are of the same person, the properties of each part as a massage target are completely different. A proper massage cannot be performed even if a massage is performed with a single air cell on a site having different properties. For example, pressing the area from the calf to the ankle with a single air cell can result in too much pressure on the soft and thick (and thus near the air cell) calf, while pressing on the hard and thin (and thus far from the air cell) ankle. The pressure can be too low.

[0005] In consideration of the presence of the acupoints, it is desired that each acupoint is appropriately pressed by local pressing instead of a rough massage such as pressing the area from the calf to the ankle with one air cell. Is done. The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and it is an object of the present invention to be able to perform an appropriate massage according to a leg part.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention employs the following technical means. That is, the present invention relates to a massage machine having an air cell that expands and contracts by supplying and discharging air to a leg rest having a groove in which a leg can be inserted, wherein a bottom air cell provided on the bottom of the groove, and a left and right side of the bottom air cell are provided. The massage machine is characterized in that one treatment unit is constituted by side air cells provided on the left and right side walls of the groove so as to be located on both sides, and the treatment units are provided in a plurality in the longitudinal direction of the groove. .

Since a plurality of treatment sections are provided in the longitudinal direction of the groove, when a leg is inserted into the groove, each part of the leg is pressed by each treatment section. For example, if you put the part from the calf of the leg to the ankle in the groove, one treatment part presses the calf, the other treatment part presses the ankle, the thickness and hardness of the calf and ankle Even if they are different, it is possible to press appropriately by each treatment unit. In addition, the aforementioned acupoints can be appropriately massaged by local pressing.

It is preferable that the bottom air cell and the side wall air cell constituting one treatment section can be operated independently of each other, and further, one treatment section can be operated independently of the other treatment sections. It is preferred that In this case, the parts to be massaged can be individually pressed, the variation of the massage is diversified, and it is possible to perform various massage methods that cannot be realized by the conventional massage machine. Then, it is preferable that the air cells constituting one treatment unit and the air cells constituting the other treatment units operate at different timings, and specifically, the following operations are mentioned.

As an example of the operation, when the side air cell constituting one treatment section is AC1, the bottom air cell is AC2, the side wall air cell constituting the other treatment section is AC3, and the bottom air cell is AC4. AC1, AC2,
Inflation can be started in the order of AC3 and AC4. For example, so that one treatment unit side is the toe side,
If you put the area from calf to ankle into the groove,
C1 and AC2 are pressed so as to wrap around the ankle, and AC3 and AC4 are pressed so as to wrap around the calf. By such an operation, the blood flow of the leg can be promoted toward the heart (centripetal method).

When a leg is inserted into the groove so that the other treatment section is located on the toe side, first, the calf is pressed by AC1 and AC2, and then the ankle is pressed by AC3 and AC4. By such an operation, the blood in the leg can be promoted to move away from the heart (centrifugal method). Further, examples of other operations include AC1, AC
The expansion can be started in the order of 3, AC2, and AC4. In this case, for example, when a leg is inserted in the groove so that one treatment section side is the toe side, after applying the centripetal method to the left and right side surfaces of the leg, the centripetal method can be applied to the back surface of the leg. . In addition, when a leg is inserted into the groove so that the other treatment section side is the toe side, the centrifugal method can be applied to the left and right side surfaces of the leg and then to the back surface of the leg. .

Further, if the centripetal method or the centrifugal method is applied to the back surface of the leg while the leg is fixed in the groove while maintaining the pressing of the left and right sides of the leg by AC1 and AC2, the leg does not move. Is done very effectively. In particular, since calf muscles greatly contribute to blood circulation, blood flow is further promoted by fixing the legs and performing centripetal or centrifugal methods on the back surface of the legs. Further, as another example of the operation, when the side wall air cell constituting one treatment section is inflated, the bottom air cell of the other treatment section can be inflated.

In this case, for example, the leg is stretched by fixing the ankle from both the left and right sides and pushing up the calf from the back side, or by fixing the calf from both the left and right sides and pushing up the ankle from the back side. Such an operation can be performed. Further, in the other operation examples described above, for example, when the back surface of the calf is pressed, the left and right side surfaces of the calf are also pressed, and almost the entire calf is pressed. In some cases, this may hinder the blood circulation of the calf, and the leg is fixed by pressing the leg from the left and right in a portion different from the portion pressing the back surface, so that the leg is fixed, Can be prevented from being inhibited.

As another example of the operation, one treatment unit and another treatment unit can be operated alternately. Also,
Examples of other operations include AC1, AC4, AC3, AC
The expansion can be started in the order of 2. In this case, for example, when putting a leg in the groove so that one treatment section side is the toe side, first press the left and right sides of the ankle, then press the back side of the calf, then the left and right sides of the calf , And finally the back of the ankle.

When a leg is inserted into the groove so that the other treatment section is on the calf side, first, the left and right sides of the calf are pressed, then the back of the ankle is pressed, and then the left and right sides of the ankle are pressed. Pressing, and finally pressing both sides of the calf can be performed. In the above description, a specific treatment site such as a calf or an ankle has been described, but the use mode is not limited to these sites.
The above description naturally applies to the case where there are three or more treatment units, and if there are three or more treatment units, further various massages can be performed in addition to the above description.

In the massage machine according to the present invention, a storage body for storing an air supply source for supplying air to the air cell is provided below the leg rest, and the air supply source is provided inside the storage body from the air supply source. It is preferable that an air circuit for supplying and exhausting air to and from the air be provided. In the massage machine described in the prior art document, the leg rest and the air supply source are separate bodies, and the air cell and the air supply source of the leg rest are connected by an air hose. When the air supply source is separately connected by an air hose, handling is inconvenient and the appearance is not good.

According to the present invention, since a housing for accommodating an air supply source is provided in a lower portion of a footrest having an air cell in the groove having a groove in which a leg can be inserted, and an air circuit is arranged inside the housing, The air hose and the like included in the air circuit are not exposed to the outside, and the handling becomes easy. In the massage machine of the present invention, the leg rest may be provided at a front portion of the seat of a chair-type massage machine body having a seat and a backrest.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show a massage machine 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This massage machine 1 is configured as a footrest (stool) type. The massage machine 1 includes a main body 4 in which an upper leg rest 2 and a housing 3 provided below the leg rest 2 are integrally provided. The main body 4 includes a lower supporting leg 5.
The caster 6 is provided via the, and the movement is easy.

This massage machine 1 is used together with a chair or a chair-type massage machine 8 as shown in FIG.
Suitable for massaging the legs, especially the calf to ankle range. In addition, as the chair type massage machine 8,
If a massager is provided on both the backrest 9 and the seat 10, the range from the neck to the waist by the massager on the neckrest 9 and the range from the buttocks to the thigh by the massager on the seat 10 are used. Since the massage can be performed, the whole body can be massaged by massaging the range from the calf to the ankle by the leg rest type massage machine 1.

A groove 11 having a U-shaped cross section is
12 are formed side by side, and these grooves 11, 1 are formed.
The massage can be performed by putting both legs of the user into 2. The groove in which the left leg of the user is inserted (the right side in FIG. 1) is referred to as a first groove 11, and the groove in which the right leg of the user is inserted (the left side in FIG. 1) is the second groove. It is assumed to be 12. As shown in FIG. 2, two treatment sections 14,
15 are provided. The first treatment section 14 is located on the toe side of the groove 11 (one side in the groove longitudinal direction) and is for massaging the vicinity of the ankle. First treatment unit 14
Are side air cells A, A provided on left and right side walls 11a, 11b on the toe side of the first groove 11, respectively;
c provided on the bottom surface air cell C. Incidentally, the side wall air cells A, A are suitable for pressing the acupuncture points of Saninko and Yosuke.

The second treatment section 15 is located on the calf side of the groove 11 (the other side in the longitudinal direction of the groove), and is for massaging the vicinity of the calf. Second treatment section 15
Are left and right side walls 11a, 11 on the calf side of the first groove 11;
b, and a bottom air cell D provided on the bottom surface 11c. In addition, the bottom surface air cell D is suitable for pressing the acupoint of the resilient muscle. The second groove 12 is also provided with two treatment units 14 and 15 similarly to the first groove 11, and these treatment units 14 and 15 are provided.
Are also composed of air cells A, B, C and D.

As shown in FIG. 3, these grooves 11, 12
Is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the toe side, so that the user can place his or her legs in the grooves 11 and 12 in a comfortable posture (the knee is slightly bent). Also,
As shown in FIG. 4, the side walls of the grooves 11 and 12 are inclined so that the toe side is tapered, and the grooves 11 and 12 fit the shape of a leg with a thick calf and a thin ankle. FIG.
Indicates an air circuit for supplying and exhausting air to and from the air cells A, B, C and D. This air circuit includes an air supply source (air pump 18 and accumulator 19), a solenoid valve 21 connected to an air distributor 20, an air hose 22, and the like. The four solenoid valves 21 are provided so that the four types of air cells A, B, C, and D can be individually operated. That is, the compressed air from the air supply sources 18 and 19 is branched into four by the air distributor 20, and by controlling ON / OFF of the electromagnetic valve 21 interposed in the branch, each of the air cells A, B, and By controlling the supply and exhaust of C and D, expansion and contraction can be performed. All air cells may be controlled individually by increasing the number of solenoid valves.

The control of each solenoid valve 21 and the air pump 18 is performed by a control unit 23 comprising a microcomputer or the like. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, each of the air hoses 22 connected to the air cells A, B, C, and D is piped inside the leg rest 2 through a hole 24 formed in the leg rest 2, and Solenoid valve 21 (distributor 20) provided inside
Is connected to The air supply sources 18 and 19 are also installed in the storage body 3, and the distributor 20 and the air supply sources 18 and 19 are provided.
An air hose 22 for connecting the air conditioner is also provided in the housing 3.

As described above, the air circuit is housed in the body 4 composed of the leg rest 2 and the housing 3, and the air hose 22 is not exposed to the outside. The user sitting on the chair-type massage machine 8 or the chair shown in FIG.
In order to make it easy to put on the floor, it is required that the upper surface of the seat 10 of the chair type massage machine 8 and the bottom surfaces 11a and 12a of the grooves 11 and 12 have substantially the same height. For this reason, it is necessary that the bottom surfaces 11a and 12a of the grooves 11 and 12 have a certain height with respect to the floor surface on which the leg rest type massage machine 1 is placed. Therefore, the bottom surface 11
Spaces can be secured below the floors a and 12a between the floor and the floor. In the present embodiment, by utilizing this, the air supply sources 18 and 19 and the air hose 22 are arranged below the leg rest 2, and
The space is effectively used for compactness.

It is preferable that the leg rest 2 is provided with an elevating mechanism so that its height can be adjusted to accommodate the size of a chair or the like. 2, 4, and 6 illustrate drawings in which the air cells A, B, C, and D are exposed on the surfaces of the grooves 11 and 12, but actually have high elasticity. A front cover is provided so as to cover the surfaces of the grooves 11, 12 and the air cells A, B, C, D, so that the air cells are not exposed to the surface as shown in FIG. An operation panel 26 is provided on the calf-side surface (rear surface) 3a of the housing 3, and the operation panel 26 is provided with a power switch, operation keys, and the like. By providing the operation panel 26 on the rear surface 3a of the storage body 3 in this manner, it is easy to operate while sitting on the chair-type massage machine 8.

FIGS. 7 to 15 show air cells A, B, C and D.
2 shows a timing chart of the operation pattern of FIG. In these figures, A, B, C and D are air cells A and A, respectively.
Corresponds to B, C, D, ON / OFF is ON of solenoid valve 21
・ Corresponds to OFF. Therefore, for example, when A is ON in the time chart, it means that the air cell A is expanding, and when B is OFF in the time chart, it means that the air cell B is contracting. In the first operation pattern shown in FIG. 7, from the state where each of the air cells A, B, C, and D is contracted, the air cell A first starts inflating and presses both sides of the ankle. Next, the air cell C starts to inflate and presses the back of the ankle. Subsequently, the air cell B starts to inflate and presses both sides of the calf. Finally, the air cell D starts to inflate and presses the back side of the calf. And all the air cells A, B, C,
After the pressing by D continues for a certain time, all the air cells are simultaneously evacuated and contracted. The above is one cycle of the first operation pattern, and this is repeated.

In the first operation pattern, a massage is performed from the ankle toward the calf to promote blood flow toward the heart (hereinafter, referred to as a "centripetal method"). In the second operation pattern shown in FIG. 8, from the state where each of the air cells A, B, C, and D is contracted, the air cell B starts to inflate and presses both sides of the calf. Next, the air cell D starts expanding and presses the back side of the calf. Subsequently, the air cell A starts to inflate and presses both sides of the ankle, and finally, the air cell C starts to inflate and presses the back side of the ankle. Then, after the pressing by all the air cells A, B, C, and D continues for a certain time, all the air cells are simultaneously exhausted and contracted. The above is one cycle of the second operation pattern, and this is repeated.

In the second operation pattern, a massage (hereinafter, referred to as a "centrifugal method") in which pressure is applied from the calf toward the ankle to promote blood flow away from the heart. These first and second operation patterns are described as follows: “The side air cell constituting one treatment unit is AC1 (air cell A or B), the bottom surface air cell is AC2 (air cell C or D), and another treatment unit is constituted. AC3 (air cell B or A) for the side wall air cell and A for the bottom air cell
When C4 (air cell D or C) is used, AC1, AC
2, the expansion starts in the order of AC3 and AC4. "

In the third operation pattern shown in FIG. 9, from the state where each of the air cells A, B, C and D is contracted, first, the air cell A starts to inflate and presses both sides of the ankle. Next, the air cell B starts to expand and presses both sides of the calf.
Subsequently, the air cell C starts to inflate and presses the back of the ankle, and finally the air cell D presses the back of the calf.
Then, after the pressing by all the air cells A, B, C, and D continues for a certain time, all the air cells are simultaneously exhausted and contracted. The above is one cycle of the third operation pattern.
This is repeated.

In the third operation pattern, after the centripetal method is performed on both sides of the leg, the centripetal method can be applied to the back side of the leg, and a massage feeling different from that of the first operation pattern can be given. In the fourth operation pattern shown in FIG.
From the state where each of the air cells A, B, C, and D is contracted, first, the air cell B starts to expand and presses both sides of the calf. Next, the air cell A starts to inflate and presses both sides of the ankle. Subsequently, the air cell D starts inflating and presses the back side of the calf, and finally, the air cell C presses the back side of the ankle. Then, after the pressing by all the air cells A, B, C, and D continues for a certain time, all the air cells are simultaneously exhausted and contracted. The above is one cycle of the fourth operation pattern, and this is repeated.

In the fourth operation pattern, after the centrifugal method is performed on both sides of the leg, the centrifugal method can be performed on the back side of the leg, and a massage feeling different from that in the second operation pattern can be given. The third and fourth operation patterns are described as follows: “The side wall air cell that constitutes one treatment unit is A
C1 (air cell A or B), the bottom air cell is AC2
(Air cell C or D), AC3 (air cell B or A) as a side wall air cell constituting another treatment section, and AC4 (air cell D or C) as a bottom air cell.
1, AC3, AC2, and AC4, in which order the expansion starts. "

In the fifth operation pattern shown in FIG. 11, the air cells A, B, C, and D are first contracted from the contracted state.
The air cell A starts to inflate and presses both sides of the ankle, and then the air cell D starts to inflate and presses the back of the calf. After the air cells A and D are pressed for a certain period of time, the air cells A and D are simultaneously evacuated and shrink together. Next, the air cell B starts to inflate and presses both sides of the calf, and then the air cell C starts to inflate and presses the back of the ankle. After the air cells B and C are pressed for a certain period of time, the air cells B and C are simultaneously evacuated and contract together. The above is one cycle of the fifth operation pattern, and this is repeated.

In the fifth operation pattern, a massage that stretches the legs is possible. Also, when pressing the back of the ankle or calf, the pressing can be performed without stopping the blood circulation at the site. The fifth operation pattern is:
"When the side wall air cells (A or B) constituting one treatment section expand, the bottom air cells (D or C) of the other treatment section expand". In the sixth operation pattern shown in FIG. 12, from the state where each of the air cells A, B, C, and D is contracted, first, the air cell A starts to inflate and presses both sides of the ankle, and then the air cell C starts to inflate. And press the back of the ankle. After pressing by the air cells A and C (the first treatment section 14) for a certain time, the air cells A and C are simultaneously evacuated and contract together. Next, the air cell B starts to inflate and presses both sides of the calf, and then the air cell D starts to inflate and presses the back side of the calf. After pressing by the air cells B and D (the second treatment section 15) for a certain period of time, the air cells B and D are simultaneously evacuated and contract together. The above is one cycle of the sixth operation pattern, and this is repeated.

In the sixth operation pattern, the ankle and the calf can be individually massaged. In the seventh operation pattern shown in FIG. 13, each of the air cells A, B, C, D
From the contracted state, first, the air cell B starts to expand and presses both sides of the calf, and then the air cell D starts to expand and presses the back side of the calf. Air cell B,
D (After the pressing by the second treatment unit 15 is performed for a certain period of time, the air cells B and D are simultaneously evacuated and contracted together. Then, the air cell A starts to expand and presses both sides of the ankle, and then the air cell C is pressed. After the inflation starts, the back side of the ankle is pressed, and after the air cells A, C (the first treatment section 14) are pressed for a certain period of time, the air cells A, C are simultaneously evacuated and contract together.
The above is one cycle of the seventh operation pattern, and this is repeated.

Also in this seventh operation pattern, the calf and the ankle can be individually massaged. Note that the sixth and seventh operation patterns are “one treatment section (first treatment section 14) and another treatment section (second treatment section 15) that operate alternately”. In the eighth operation pattern shown in FIG. 14, from the state where each of the air cells A, B, C, and D is contracted, first, the air cell A starts to expand and presses both sides of the ankle, and then the air cell D starts to expand. Then press the back of the calf. Thereafter, the air cell B starts to expand and presses both sides of the calf. Finally, the air cell C starts to expand, and the back of the ankle is pressed. Air cells A, B, C, D
, The air cell is simultaneously evacuated and contracts together. The above is one cycle of the eighth operation pattern, which is repeated. In the eighth operation pattern, such a complicated operation can be performed.

The eighth operation pattern is described as follows. "The side air cell constituting one treatment section is AC1 (air cell A or B), and the bottom air cell is AC2 (air cell C or D).
AC3 (air cell B or A) as the side wall air cell and AC4 (air cell D or C) as the bottom air cell constituting the other treatment section, AC1, AC4, AC3
The expansion starts in the order of AC2. " In the ninth operation pattern shown in FIG. 15, from the state where each of the air cells A, B, C and D is contracted, the air cell B starts to inflate and presses both sides of the calf, and then the air cell A starts to inflate. Press on both sides of the ankle. After the air cells A and B are pressed for a certain period of time, the air cells A and B are simultaneously exhausted and contract together. The above is one cycle of the ninth operation pattern, which is repeated.

In the tenth operation pattern shown in FIG. 16, from the state where each of the air cells A, B, C, and D is contracted, the air cell A starts to inflate and presses both sides of the ankle. It begins to expand and presses on both sides of the calf. After the air cells A and B are pressed for a certain period of time, the air cells A and B are simultaneously exhausted and contract together. The above is one cycle of the tenth operation pattern, and this is repeated. As described above, according to the present embodiment, a variety of unprecedented massages can be performed. 17 and 18 show a massage machine 31 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
The massage machine 31 has a main body 31 configured in a chair shape.
have. The main body 32 has a backrest 33, a seat 34, and a footrest (footrest) 35. The leg rest 35 is equivalent to the “leg rest 2 of the first embodiment” and is attached to the front part of the seat 34, and is connected to the seat 34 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis. ing. The leg rest 35 can be moved upward by a leg rest lifting mechanism (not shown).

Inside the back portion 33, the back portion 3
3 is provided with a massage operation unit 37 that is movable in the vertical direction (the height direction of the user). The massage operation unit 7 is moved by the movement drive unit 38 to the backrest unit 33.
It can move up and down inside and stop at any position within the range from the neck to the waist. The movement drive section 38 is mainly composed of a screw movement mechanism and a lifting motor 39. The screw moving mechanism includes a screw shaft 40 extending in a vertical direction of the backrest 33,
The nut unit 41 provided on the rear side of the operation unit 37 is screwed together. The elevating motor 39 is disposed at the lower end of the screw shaft 40, and the rotation of the elevating motor 39 causes the screw shaft 40 to rotate, whereby the operation unit 37 moves up and down. The left and right sides of the operation unit 37 are guided by lift rails (not shown).

The operating unit 37 includes a massage drive motor 43, a treatment element 44, and the rotation of the motor 43 for the treatment element 4
Massage mechanism 4 for converting into massage action 4
5 and the massage mechanism 45 generates a beating operation and a kneading operation. The seat 34 has an air cell 4 as a treatment body for performing massage.
7, 48 are provided. These air cells 47, 4
8 also expands and contracts due to air supply and exhaust.

The air cell provided on the seat 34 is for massaging the area from the hips to the thighs (above the knees of the lower limbs). In this embodiment, the air cell is provided on the rear side of the seat 34. Two of the first air cell 47 provided and the second air cell 48 provided on the front side are arranged. First and second
The air cells 47 and 48 are formed long in the lateral direction,
It may be separated at the left and right centers. Leg carrier 3
5 is formed with two left and right grooves 50 so that the range from the calf to the ankle of both legs can be inserted, and air cells A, B, C, and D are formed on the bottom surface and both side walls of these grooves 50.
Is provided. The arrangement of these air cells A, B, C, D is the same as in the first embodiment.

That is, the air cells A are provided on both side walls on the toe side, and the air cells C are provided on the bottom surface on the toe side.
The treatment section 14 is configured. The air cells B are provided on both side walls on the calf side, and the air cells D are provided on the bottom surface on the calf side to constitute the second treatment section 15. These air cells A, B, C, D, 47 and 48 are shown in FIG.
Is driven by the air circuit shown in FIG. This air circuit
This is almost the same as the air circuit of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5, except that an air distributor 20 and a solenoid valve 21 for controlling the air cells 47 and 48 are added. The control unit 23 also controls the lifting motor 39 and the massage driving motor 43.

As in the first embodiment, the control unit 23 in this embodiment can also cause the air cells A, B, C, and D to perform the operations shown in FIGS. Note that the point that the description of the leg rest 35 is omitted is the same as that of the leg rest 2 of the first embodiment.

[0042]

According to the present invention, since there are provided a plurality of treatment sections in the longitudinal direction of the groove, the treatment sections each including the bottom air cell and the side wall air cell provided in the groove in which the leg can be inserted. Appropriate massage according to pod hardness can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use mode of a massage machine according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the leg rest of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the massage machine according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the leg rest of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an air circuit diagram of the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the massage machine.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart of a first operation pattern.

FIG. 8 is a timing chart of a second operation pattern.

FIG. 9 is a timing chart of a third operation pattern.

FIG. 10 is a timing chart of a fourth operation pattern.

FIG. 11 is a timing chart of a fifth operation pattern.

FIG. 12 is a timing chart of a sixth operation pattern.

FIG. 13 is a timing chart of a seventh operation pattern.

FIG. 14 is a timing chart of an eighth operation pattern.

FIG. 15 is a timing chart of a ninth operation pattern.

FIG. 16 is a timing chart of a tenth operation pattern.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a massage machine according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is an air circuit of a second embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram of a front surface of a lower leg and a rear surface of a lower leg showing acupoint positions of legs.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 (leg rest type) massage machine 2 leg rest 3 container 4 leg rest massage machine main body 11 1st groove 11a side wall 11b side wall 11c bottom surface 12 second groove 12a side wall 12b side wall 14 1st treatment part (air cell A, air cell C) 15 Second treatment unit (air cell B, air cell D) 23 Control unit 31 (chair type) massage machine 32 Chair type massage machine main body 35 Leg rest (foot rest) 50 groove (first groove, second groove)

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A massage machine having an air cell (A, B, C, D) that expands and contracts by supplying and discharging air to a leg rest (2) having a groove (11) into which a leg can be inserted. A bottom air cell (C; D) provided on a bottom surface (11c) of the groove (11), and left and right side walls (11a, 11a,
11b) constitutes one treatment section (14; 15) with the side wall air cells (A; B) provided therein, and a plurality of the treatment sections (14; 15) are provided in the groove longitudinal direction. And massage machine. 2. The air cell (C; D) and the side wall air cells (A; B) constituting one treatment section (14; 15) can operate independently of each other. The described massage machine. 3. The treatment section (14) is connected to another treatment section (1).
The massage machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the massage machine can operate independently of (5). 4. An air cell (A, C) constituting one treatment section (14) and an air cell (B, D) constituting another treatment section (15) operate at different timings. The massage machine according to claim 1. 5. A side wall air cell (A) and a bottom air cell (C) constituting one treatment section (14) are AC1 and AC2.
And the side wall air cell (B) constituting the other treatment section (15) is A
2. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein inflation is started in the order of AC1, AC2, AC3, and AC4 when C3 and the bottom air cell (D) are AC4. 6. A side wall air cell (A) and a bottom air cell (C) constituting one treatment section (14) are AC1 and AC2.
And the side wall air cell (B) constituting the other treatment section (15) is A
The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein inflation starts in the order of AC1, AC3, AC2, and AC4 when C3 and the bottom air cell (D) are AC4. 7. The bottom air cell (D) of the other treatment section (15) is inflated when the side wall air cell (A) constituting one treatment section (14) is inflated. The described massage machine. 8. A treatment section (14) and another treatment section (1).
2. The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein 5) and 5) operate alternately. 9. A side wall air cell (A) and a bottom air cell (C) constituting one treatment section (14) are AC1 and AC2.
And the side wall air cell (B) constituting the other treatment section (14) is A
The massage machine according to claim 1, wherein inflation is started in the order of AC1, AC4, AC3, and AC2 when C3 and its bottom air cell (D) are AC4. 10. A storage body (3) containing an air supply source (18, 19) for supplying air to the air cell is provided below the leg mounting body (2). The massage machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein an air circuit for supplying and exhausting air from an air supply source (18, 19) to the air cell is arranged inside. 11. The leg rest (35) is provided with a seat (34).
The massage according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the massager is provided at the front of the seat (34) of a chair-type massage machine main body (32) having a backrest (33) and a backrest (33). Machine.