Massage apparatus

A technology of human body and support body, applied in the direction of roller massage, kneading massage equipment, massage auxiliary products, etc., which can solve the problem of difficulty in properly detecting shoulders, failure to detect shoulder length, and failure to provide forward-bending massage devices, etc. question

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-12-08
PANASONIC CORP
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However, the massaging device does not have a function to detect the length of the shoulder, etc.
Therefore, it is difficult to properly detect the outer side of the shoulder, although this area greatly needs massage
No forward-bending massage device with these features is currently available

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[0035] A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Such as figure 1 As shown, the massage device according to this embodiment is provided with a support body 1 for supporting a massage recipient in a forward-bending sitting posture and includes massage heads 28, 28 and control massage heads for contacting the back of the massage recipient. 28 movements of the controller C of the massage mechanism 2 . The support body 1 includes a seat 10, a chest support 11 for supporting the front side of the massage recipient's chest, a head support 12 for supporting the front side of the massage recipient's head, a knee rest 12 for placing the knee thereon. A support 13, and an arm support 14 for placing the arm thereon. In order to ensure breathing of the massage recipient supported on the front side of the head, the head support 12 has through holes penetrating through its entire thickness at positions corresponding to the massage...

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[0065] refer to Figure 12 , a massage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below. The same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as in the first embodiment, and their detailed descriptions are omitted. The massage device of the present embodiment includes a massage head 28 which is in contact with the body surface of the massage recipient, driving sources 27, 29a and 29b which move the massage head 28 in three-dimensional directions, and detects the force acting on the massage head 28. A force sensor SC based on the two axial components of the force on the surface at least along the surface of the body, and an operating unit for determining the direction of the muscle fibers of the back based on the ratio of the two axial components of the force detected by the force sensor SC as described above p. That is, in this massaging device, when the massage head 28 moves in two axial directions (X, Y axis directions) on...

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Abstract

A massage apparatus includes: a supporting body 1 that supports a body of a massage recipient on his front side and a massage mechanism 2 that causes a massage head 28 which is disposed behind the supporting body 1 to massage a back of the body of the massage recipient. The massage apparatus further includes a contour measurement unit 3 that measures contour of the body of the massage recipient supported by the supporting body 1, and the massage mechanism 2 includes a controller C that controls the movement of the massage head 28 based on information of the body contour obtained by the contour measurement unit 3. The massage apparatus can give a suitable massage to the back of the massage recipient in accordance with a different size of the back different per each massage recipient and a position of a part to be massaged depending on the size.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a massage device, and more particularly, to a massage device for massaging a human body to be treated (hereinafter referred to as "massage recipient)". Background technique [0002] Generally, various types of massage devices have been provided in the form of massage chairs having a seat and a backrest. This massage chair accommodates a massage unit within a backrest 80 for massaging the back of the body of a massage recipient (hereinafter, the back refers to the back of the body unless otherwise specified). [0003] Such as Figure 17 As shown, the backrest 80 of the massage chair includes a frame 87 having an opening at its central portion, a massage head 81 disposed in the opening of the frame 87, and a backrest cover 89 to directly contact the massage recipient's back. The frame 87 supports the massage recipient's back when the massage recipient leans against the backrest 80 . In order to enlarge the massage area,...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61H15/00A61H7/00A61H39/04
CPCA61H2201/5061A61H2230/85A61H2203/0431A61H39/04A61H1/008A61H2205/081A61H2201/1669
Inventor 长野正树
Owner PANASONIC CORP
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