JP2003062024A - Chair with footrest - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair with a footrest in which the footrest can be used as a foot massager and used as a chair as well. SOLUTION: The chair with the footrest is provided with the footrest 5 which is formed forward of a seat in a way that the front and rear thereof can freely be inverted. One surface of the front and rear surfaces of the footrest is equipped with a holding means 20 for holding the feet of a user and a massaging tool 23 for applying massage to the feet held in the holding means 20. The other surface of the front and rear surfaces of the footrest is equipped with a foot placing surface 25 for placing the feet.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chair with a footrest, and more particularly to a chair provided with a massage function for the footrest.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A chair with a footrest of this kind is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-11-299565. This is provided with a backrest at the rear end of the seat, a footrest at the front end, and a massage tool such as an air bag at the backrest, while holding a groove that fits and holds the foot on the footrest. Is a left and right pair, and a massage chair in which massage tools such as air bags are provided on both sides of the holding groove.

Further, the backrest portion is capable of reclining back and forth, and the footrest is constructed so as to be vertically swingable. When the backrest portion is tilted, the footrest is swung upward and the backrest portion is raised. The two are interlocked so that the footrest sometimes swings downward.

[0004]

The above-mentioned massage chair is often used not only for massage but also as a simple chair. In particular, this type of massage chair is often suitable for use as a sofa because it has a built-in soft cushion in the seat, etc., and also has a reclining function on the backrest. ing. However, since the footrest has a foot-holding groove formed on its upper surface, it cannot be placed stably unless the foot is fitted into the holding groove, even if the massage function is not used, and as a result, the footrest His free movement was limited, making it difficult to take a comfortable position.

On the other hand, since the footrest is pivotally supported at the front end of the seat and the distance to the seat is almost constant, only a very limited portion of the calf or ankle of the user seated on the seat is massaged. I couldn't. Therefore, it has been difficult to meet a request to massage other parts such as the soles of the feet. In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a chair with a footrest in which a footrest can be suitably used both when a foot is massaged and when it is simply used as a chair.

[0006]

The present invention takes the following technical means in order to achieve the above object. That is, the chair with a footrest according to the present invention includes a chair body 1A having a seat portion 2 on which a user sits, and the chair body 1
It is provided on the front side of the seat portion 2 with respect to A so that it can be turned upside down.
A substantially flat foot that includes a holding means 20 for holding the user's foot on one side of the front and the back, and a massage tool 23 for massaging the foot held by the holding means 20, and can put the foot on the other side of the front and back. Footrest 5 with mounting surface 25
And are included.

According to this, when utilizing the massage function of the foot, the massage tool with the holding means 20 and the massage tool 23 having one of the front and back surfaces facing upward and holding the foot by the holding means 20 When the massage is performed at 23, and when the massage function is not used and the chair is used as a mere chair, the footrest 5 is turned over so that the substantially flat footrest surface 25 faces upward and the surface 25
There is no restriction on the movement of the foot by placing the foot on the
You will be able to take the desired posture. The footrest 5
Is preferably rotatably supported with respect to the chair body 1A so that it can be turned upside down.

As a result, the reversing operation of the footrest 5 can be performed easily and quickly. It is recommended that the footrest be provided so as to be repositionable with respect to the chair body so that the footrest is disposed below the sole of the user's foot with one surface of the footrest facing upward. According to this, when the surface provided with the holding means and the massage tool is arranged so as to face upward and is arranged on the lower side of the sole of the foot, a part lower than the ankle by the massage tool (for example, , Soles) can be massaged.
Also, in the case where the surface provided with the footrest surface faces upward and is arranged under the sole of the foot, the sole of the foot can be placed on this footrest surface. The movement of is not restricted.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 2, a chair 1 with a footrest according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a seat portion 2 that supports a user's buttocks from below, and a leg portion 3 that supports the seat portion 2 at a predetermined height. , A chair body 1A having a backrest portion 4 provided at a rear end portion of the seat portion 2 for supporting the user's back from the rear, and further, the front portion of the seat portion 2 with respect to the chair body 1A. And a footrest 5 that supports the user's foot (lower leg) from below.

The backrest portion 4 can be oscillated back and forth about a pivot shaft 8 at the rear end of the seat portion 2 as a fulcrum by a reclining mechanism (not shown), and inside the backrest portion 4, A massage mechanism 7 for rubbing or hitting is incorporated so as to be vertically movable. A massage mechanism 9 for rubbing and hitting the inside of the seat 2 as well.
Is provided. This massage mechanism 9 and backrest 4
The massage mechanism 7 can employ a configuration in which a roller, an acupressure protrusion, or the like is mechanically moved, a configuration in which an air bag (air cell) is expanded and contracted by supplying and discharging air.

The chair body 1A has a supporting arm (supporting mechanism) 11 provided at the front end of the seat 2, and a footrest 5 is attached to the supporting arm 11.
As shown in FIG. 1, the support arm 11 of the present embodiment is formed in a U-shape in a front view by the left and right side rods 12 and a lower rod 13 that connects the lower ends of the left and right side rods 12 to each other. An upper end portion of the rod 12 is swingably provided at a front end of the seat portion 2 with a pivot shaft 14 as a fulcrum. Also, this support arm 11
Is configured to swing up and down in conjunction with reclining of the backrest portion 4 by a swinging mechanism (not shown).

The footrest 5 is formed in a quadrangular shape in a plan view, and the vertical center of the left and right side portions thereof is rotatable with respect to the left and right side rods 12 of the support arm 11 via a pivot shaft 26 in the left and right direction. Installed. Then, by rotating the footrest 5 around the pivot shaft 26, both front and back surfaces thereof can be directed to the upper side (front side). As shown in FIG. 1 (a), one of the front and back surfaces of the footrest 5 is a massage surface 24 that massages the foot, and the holding means 20 that holds the foot is provided on the surface 24. A massage tool 23 that massages the foot held by the holding means 20 is provided.

The holding means 20 is constructed by vertically arranging support walls 21 on both the left and right sides and the center of the massage surface 24, and forming a holding groove 22 for fitting and holding a foot between the support walls 21. Has been done. In addition, the massage tool 23 that performs a massage by kneading is built in the facing surface of each support wall 21. As the massage tool 23, a plate material long in the length direction of the foot can be rubbed by swinging to the left or right, or a massage can be performed by an air bag that expands and contracts due to air supply and discharge. .

A massage tool 23 may also be provided on the bottom of the holding groove 22. As shown in FIG. 1 (b),
The other side of the footrest 5 is a substantially flat footrest surface 2
5 is arranged so that the foot can be placed by turning over the footrest 5 and turning this surface upward. Therefore, when the chair 1 is used as a massage machine, as shown in FIG. 2A, the footrest 5 is held by turning the massage surface 24 upward and fitting the foot into the holding groove 22. If you can use it as a chair without massage,
As shown in (b), by placing the foot with the footrest surface 25 of the footrest 5 facing upward, it is possible to freely move the foot and take a comfortable posture.

Further, without utilizing the massage function of the footrest 5, the massage mechanisms 7, 9 of the backrest 4 and the seat 2 are not used.
Even when using only the footrest surface 25 of the footrest 5
Can be used with the side facing up. In addition, "substantially flat" that defines the shape of the footrest surface 25 indicates that the footrest surface 25 as a whole does not have sharp and large irregularities such as the support wall 21 and the holding groove 22. Is not limited to such a shape, for example, a gently curved arc surface or a gentle wave shape.

A cushioning member such as a cushion is preferably incorporated inside the footrest surface 25. The footrest 5 can be configured to be reversible by being provided so as to be rotatable about the vertical axis with respect to the support arm 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, it can be configured to be reversible by being attachable to and detachable from the support arm 11. In the illustrated example, the left and right rods 12 of the support arm 11 are provided with a plurality of mounting protrusions 30, and the left and right side portions of the footrest 5 are provided with a mounting piece 32 having a mounting hole 31.
The footrest 5 is fixed to the support arm 11 by inserting the attachment protrusion 30 into the attachment hole 31 and attaching a retaining pin or the like to the insertion protrusion 30. Further, the footrest 5 can be fixed to the support arm 11 by removing the footrest 5 by a reverse operation, reversing the front and back, and then performing the same operation as described above.

Not limited to the illustrated example, the footrest 5 is detachably fixed to the support arm 11 by screwing, or the footrest 5 is detachably provided with a clip tool or the like fitted to the support arm 11. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which it is fixed to. However, since reversing by attaching and detaching the footrest 5 is tedious and time-consuming, the structure of rotatably supporting the footrest 5 on the support arm 11 as in the first embodiment is quick and simple. It is especially useful for realizing the operation.

FIG. 4 shows the massage surface 2 of the footrest 5.
4 shows another form of the holding means 20 provided in FIG. The holding means 20 is configured to include a massage tool 23 formed of an air bag or the like on both left and right sides, and to be provided with a pair of left and right holding belts 34 that are used by being wound around a foot. Also in the case of such holding means 20, if the foot is placed on the massage surface 24 when the massage is not performed, the holding belt 34 becomes an obstacle so that the foot cannot be stably placed, and if the holding belt 34 is wrapped around the foot. Utilizing the opposite foot rest surface 25 is beneficial because of limited foot movement.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the support mechanism (support arm) 11 for supporting the footrest 5. The support mechanism 11 of the present embodiment includes a pair of left and right first support arms 11A, one end of which is pivotally supported at the front end of the seat 2 so as to be vertically swingable via a pivot shaft 14 in the left and right direction, and each first support. The other end of the arm 11A has a connecting shaft 3 whose one end is in the left-right direction.
And a pair of left and right second support arms 11B pivotally supported via 6 and the left and right side portions of the footrest 5 are pivotally supported in the left and right direction at the other end of the second support arm 11B. It is rotatably attached via a shaft 26.

In the footrest 5 of this embodiment, the massage tool 23 is provided not only on the facing surface of each support wall 21 but also on the bottom of the holding groove 22. In the present embodiment, the massage surface 24 of the footrest 5
In order to utilize for massage of the calf or ankle, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the second support arm 11B is arranged so as to overlap with the first support arm 11A so as to overlap with the first support arm 11A. And the first and second support arms 11A and 11B
And the longitudinal direction of the footrest 5 (direction of the holding groove 22) are substantially aligned with each other.

On the other hand, when using the footrest surface 25 of the footrest 5, by swinging the second support arm 11B downward by about 180 ° from the state of FIG. 5A,
The footrest 5 can be turned upside down (see FIG. 5 (b)). Then, from this state, when the footrest 5 is rotated forward (in the direction of the arrow) by about 90 ° with respect to the second support arm 11B, the footrest 5 is located below the sole of the user seated on the seat 2. And the massage surface 24 faces upward (see FIG. 5 (c)).

Therefore, the lower part of the ankle can be fitted into the holding groove 22 of the massage surface 24 so that the sole of the foot and the left and right side parts can be massaged by the massage tool 23. That is, in the present embodiment, the massage surface 24 of the footrest 5 can massage not only the calf, ankle, etc., but also the lower part of the ankle, and the range of use is widened compared to the conventional one. Has become. In the present embodiment, the footrest 5 may be attached to the second support arm 11B so that the footrest surface 25 faces forward in the state of FIG. 5A. In this case, FIG. In the state of), the footrest surface 25 is in a posture in which the bottom of the foot is directed upward, and the sole of the foot can be placed on the footrest surface 25 without being restricted in movement.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and the design can be changed appropriately. For example, footrest 5
The holding means 20 and the massage tool 23 are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various conventionally known configurations can be adopted. The backrest part 4 and the footrest 5 may be configured to be able to swing individually without interlocking, or may be fixed to each other without swinging. Further, various known structures can be adopted for the massage mechanisms 7 and 9 of the backrest part 4 and the seat part 2, and one or both of these massage mechanisms 7 and 9 may not be provided. .

The support arm 11 is not limited to being pivotally supported by the front end of the seat portion 2, but may be pivotally supported by the front portion or the lower portion of the leg portion 3, or may be fixed without being swingable. Further, its structure is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0025]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, when the foot massage function is used, massage is performed with the massage tool while holding the foot by the holding means provided on one side of the footrest. If you do not use the massage function and use it as a mere chair, you can take a comfortable posture without reversing the footrest and using the footrest surface to limit the movement of the foot. Like

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a footrest according to an embodiment of the present invention is turned upside down.

FIG. 2A is an overall side view of a chair with a footrest showing a state in which a massage surface of a footrest is directed to an upper side (front side), and FIG. 2B is a state in which a footrest surface is directed to an upper side (front side).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a footrest mounting structure according to another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a holding means of a footrest according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mounting structure of a footrest according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Chair with footrest 1A Chair body 2 seats 5 footrest 20 holding means 23 Massage tools 24 Massage surface 25 footrest

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A chair body (1A) having a seat portion (2) on which a user sits, and a seat body (1A) provided in front of the seat portion (2) so as to be able to be turned upside down. The front and back sides are provided with a holding means (20) for holding the user's foot and a massage tool (23) for massaging the foot held by the holding means (20), and the foot can be placed on the other side of the front and back. A chair with a footrest, comprising: a footrest (5) having a substantially flat footrest surface (25) capable of being formed. 2. The chair with a footrest according to claim 1, wherein the footrest (5) is rotatably supported with respect to the chair body (1A) so as to be turned upside down. 3. The chair body (1A) is arranged so that the footrest (5) can be arranged under the sole of the user's foot with one of the front and back surfaces facing upward. The chair with a footrest according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the chair is provided so that its position can be freely changed.