JP2001340405A - Massaging tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To impart a baby 20 with a feeling in utero (floating in amnion liquid). SOLUTION: A massaging tool provided with a water mat 1 that supports the baby 20, a flexible supporting part 3 that supports the water mat 1 by hanging it on a hard shell 2 and a stimulating means that stimulates the baby 20 from underside of the water mat 1 are provided.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a baby massager for giving a baby an appropriate stimulus from the outside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A baby rapidly develops various physical functions, which are stimulated by moderate stimuli from the outside world. These stimuli are the voices spoken by the mother, the light and the hands of the mother. Various everyday stimuli such as feel, vibration, and fluctuation.

[0003] Conventionally, a baby is placed in a cradle,
It has been practiced to give the baby a rocking stimulus by shaking the cradle.However, if the mother cannot release his hand to rock the cradle, the baby cannot be given a rocking stimulus. However, it was not possible to give the baby a stimulus of another sensation other than the oscillating stimulus, only the oscillating stimulus.

[0004] In particular, there has not been provided a massager for a baby that gives the baby the feeling of the mother's womb (floating in amniotic fluid).

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a baby massager that can give a baby a feeling of being in the womb of a mother (floating in amniotic fluid). Is the subject.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a baby massager according to the present invention comprises a baby 2
0, a flexible support 3 for suspending and supporting the water mat 1 on a hard shell 2, and a stimulating means for stimulating the baby 20 from below the water mat 1. 4 is provided. With such a configuration, the baby 20 sleeps on the water mat 1 suspended by the flexible supporting portion 3 on the hard shell 2, so that the baby 20 is in the mother's womb (floating in amniotic fluid). ) A sensation can be given, and the baby 20 can be given a gentle and soft stimulus by giving a stimulus to the baby 20 from below the water mat 1 with the stimulus applying means 4 while giving the feeling in the womb.

It is preferable that a swing mechanism 5 for swinging the hard shell 2 is provided. With such a configuration, the baby 20 sleeping on the water mat 1 can be stimulated not only by the stimulus applying means 4 from below the water mat 1 but also by the hard shell 2.
Can be rocked by the rocking mechanism 5 to provide rocking stimulation to the baby 20 sleeping on the water mat 1. In addition, by selectively driving only one of the stimulus applying means 4 and the swing mechanism 5 or by driving both of them, various different stimuli can be selectively given to the baby 20. Can be done.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

The upper portion of the lower housing 6 has an opening 7, into which the lower portion of the hard shell 2 is movably fitted. A swing mechanism 5 is disposed in the lower housing 6, and an opening 7 of the lower housing 6 is provided.
The rigid shell 2 fitted in the oscillating mechanism is configured to swing by a swing mechanism 5.

The hard shell 2 is shaped like a container and has an upper opening 8 on the upper side. The water mat 1 is arranged in the hard shell 2 having the shape of a container and has a flexible support. The portion 3 is supported by being suspended from the hard shell 2. In the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, an air bag 3a constituting a flexible support portion 3 such as a vinyl bag is arranged in a hard shell 2 so that the air bag 3a is loosely stretched. Is fixed to the edge of the upper opening 8 of the hard shell 2. The water mat 1 is installed and attached to the lower surface or the upper surface of the place where the loosely stretched air bag 3a falls as described above.
Are suspended and supported by the flexible support portion 3 in the hard shell 2. The water mat 1 is formed by putting a liquid such as water into a flexible mat-shaped bag body 9, and the periphery of the bag body 9 is a protruding and thickened inflatable edge 9 a. , Expanding edge 9
a serves to position the body of the baby 20 lying on the water mat 1, and particularly the upper inflatable edge 9a supports the head of the baby 20 like a pillow.

The support portion 3 composed of the air bag 3a is fixed to the edge of the upper opening 8 of the hard shell 2 as described above, and the flexible edge member 2 containing a cushion sponge is further fixed thereon.
1 is fixed.

A water mat 1 is provided in a hard shell 2.
Stimulating means 4 for stimulating the baby 20 from below
Is provided. An example of the stimulus applying means 4 is an actuator device 10 as shown in FIG. The actuator device 10 shown in FIG. 6 has a plurality of hollow cylinders 11 (four in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6) arranged side by side. A rod-shaped actuator 12 which is closed and has a whole rod shape is formed. One end of a hose 14 communicating with a plurality of hollow cylinder portions 11 of the rod-shaped actuator 12 is connected to the lower lid 13. Are connected to the compressor 19, and the solenoid valves 1
5 are provided. The hollow cylinders 11 have substantially the same internal volume, and extend in the axial direction when a fluid (gas in the embodiment) is fed through the hose 14 and the internal pressure is increased, but the anisotropy does not change the diameter. It is formed of a material having elasticity of, for example, fiber reinforced rubber, and is stretched only in the axial direction when the internal pressure is increased because the fiber is wound around the peripheral wall. And
By individually controlling the internal pressure of each hollow cylinder 11, the rod-shaped actuator 12 having a plurality of hollow cylinders 11 arranged side by side is inclined as shown by arrows in FIGS. When the same pressure is applied to the cylinder portion 11 at a time, FIG.
It extends in the axial direction as shown by the arrow in (c). In this manner, the rod-like actuator 12 can perform a finger-like movement.

In the embodiment shown in the attached drawings, a plurality of rod-shaped actuators 12 having the above-described structure are provided upright on a slope of a bowl-shaped mounting member 16 fixed to the bottom of the hard shell 2.

Thus, the plurality of rod-shaped actuators 12 swing, swing, and expand and contract from below the water mat 1 with respect to the baby 20 lying on the water mat 1. By exercising, the baby 20 is gently and softly stimulated through the water mat 1 by moving a finger, thereby providing the rigid shell 2 with a flexible support. The baby 20 sleeping on the water mat 1 suspended by the part 3 can be given the feeling of the mother's womb (floating in amniotic fluid), and can be suspended by the support part 3 having flexibility in this way. Sleeping on the water mat 1 gives gentle feeling to the baby 20 by the stimulating means 4 from below the water mat 1 while giving a feeling in the womb. One in which it is possible to give a soft stimulation.

FIG. 8 shows a swing mechanism 5 for swinging the hard shell 2 fitted in the opening 7 of the lower housing 6.
As shown in FIG. 8A, for example, the hard shell 2 is oscillated as shown in FIG. Baby 20 sleeping on supported water mat 1
Can be given a rocking stimulus. Of course, the swing mechanism 5 is not limited to the above-described one, and the swing mechanism 5 is constituted by rollers, and the hard shell 2 fitted in the opening 7 of the lower housing 6 is supported by the rollers. May be caused to swing. Further, the swing mechanism 5 may be constituted by a link mechanism. Hard shell 2 by each swing mechanism 5
The swing may be performed automatically by controlling the drive of the swing mechanism 5, or may be manually swinged.

In the present invention, it is possible to selectively drive only one of the stimulating means 4 and the swing mechanism 5 or to drive both of them.
By sleeping on the water mat 1 supported by the flexible support portion 3 in the hard shell 2, various different external stimuli can be selectively given to the baby 20 given the feeling in the womb. Things.

The hard shell 2 and the air bag 3a may be made transparent or translucent so that the baby 20 sleeping inside the shell 2 can be seen from outside the shell 2.

[0018]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a water mat for supporting a baby and a flexible material for suspending and supporting the water mat on a hard shell. Since the support section and the stimulating means for stimulating the baby from below the water mat are provided, the baby can be laid on the water mat suspended by the flexible support section on the hard shell, so that the baby can be laid down. In mother's womb (floating in amniotic fluid)
It can give a sensation, and can give a gentle and soft stimulus to the baby from below the water mat while giving this intrauterine sensation, and can promote the development of physical function of the baby It is.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, since a swinging mechanism for swinging the hard shell is provided, it can be put on a water mat. In addition to stimulating the baby from below the water mat by the stimulating means from below the water mat, the hard shell can be rocked by the rocking mechanism to rock the baby sleeping on the water mat, Also, by selectively driving only one of the stimulus applying means or the swing mechanism, or selecting to drive both, it is also possible to selectively give various stimuli to the baby. For these reasons, a simple structure can further promote the development of the baby's physical functions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a partially broken perspective view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a part where the water mat is suspended from a hard shell via a supporting portion.

FIG. 5 shows an actuator device used in the first embodiment;
(A) is a side view, (b) is a perspective view.

FIG. 6 is a partially exploded perspective view showing the above actuator device.

FIGS. 7 (a), (b) and (c) are explanatory views showing the movement of the actuator of the above.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are explanatory views showing a state in which a hard shell is rocked by the rocking mechanism of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water mat 2 Shell 3 Support part 4 Stimulation means 5 Swing mechanism

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A water mat for supporting a baby, a flexible support for suspending and supporting the water mat on a hard shell, and a stimulating means for stimulating the baby from below the water mat. A baby massager comprising: 2. The baby massage device according to claim 1, further comprising a rocking mechanism for rocking the hard shell.