JP2003169830A - Massaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sufficient aromatherapy effect corresponding to the taste of a user. <P>SOLUTION: In the massaging apparatus provided with a plurality of air bags 8 for performing massaging by expansion and shrinkage, an air feeding/ exhausting device 10 for feeding and exhausting air to and from the respective air bags 8 and a control part 6 for controlling this air feeding/exhausting device 10, this apparatus has a plurality of scent generating means 13A-13F for generating respectively different scents and a selection means (rotary valve 12) for selecting any one of a plurality of scent generating means 13A-13F and generating the scent from this selected scent generating means (any one of 13A-13F). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a massage device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an air bag type massage device that uses air exhaust to generate a scent.

According to this massage device, not only the tactile relaxation due to the airbag but also the relaxing feeling due to the aromatherapy effect due to the scent can be obtained, and the comfortable comfort can be obtained.

[0004]

However, in this conventional massage device, since only one kind of scent is generated, it is not possible to respond to the scent desired by the user, and a sufficient aromatherapy effect cannot be obtained. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. The object of the present invention is to generate the scent by using the air of the air supply / exhaust device for supplying / exhausting air to / from the airbag, and An object of the present invention is to provide a massage device that can obtain a sufficient aromatherapy effect according to the taste of the person.

[0006]

A massage device according to the present invention selects a scent from a plurality of scent generating parts and the plurality of scent generating parts, and sends the scent by air from the air supply / exhaust device. It is characterized by having a section.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a massage chair as a massage device, which includes a seat portion 2, a backrest portion 3, two armrest portions 4 and a footrest 5.

Air bags 8A1 and 8A are provided in the seat portion 2 in the front and rear direction.
A2 is provided, and the backrest 3 has an airbag 8B1,
8B2 is provided, and a pair of airbags 8C, 8C, 8D, 8D are provided inside the recesses 5A, 5B of the footrest 5. These airbags 8A to 8D are for massaging the waist, back, legs, buttocks, etc. by the expansion and contraction thereof.

Discharge ports 9 for discharging a scent are provided on both sides of the upper part of the backrest 3.

Below the seat portion 2, there is provided a control portion main body 20 for supplying / exhausting the air bags 8A-8D. Reference numeral 7 is a remote controller, and the remote controller 7 is for performing various operations such as selection of each massage course.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control portion main body 20 includes an air supply / exhaust device 2 for inflating and deflating the airbags 8A-8D.
1, a scent generating device 30 that generates a scent, and a control device 6
And so on.

The air supply / exhaust device 21 has a compressor 10 and a rotary valve 11 connected to the compressor 10 via a hose 15. Compressed air generated by the compressor 10 passes through the rotary valve 11 to each air bag 8A. It is designed to be supplied to ~ 8D. The rotary valve 11 has discharge ports 11A-1 connected to the airbags 8A-8D through the hoses 18A1-18D.
1D and a rotating body (not shown), each time the rotating body rotates a predetermined angle, the compressor 10 and the discharge ports 11A1 to 11A1.
One of the 11D is communicated with one of the 11D, and the non-communicating outlet is communicated with the outside air. For example, compressor 1
0 and the discharge port 11A1 communicate with each other, the airbag 8A
1 is inflated, and the other airbags 8A2 to 8D are communicated with the outside air and contracted.

The hoses 18A1 to 18D are arranged in the seat portion 2 and the backrest portion 3, and the rotating body is rotated by a pulse motor (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 3, the scent-generating device 30 has:
The rotary valve selecting means 31, the cylindrical containers 13A to 13F whose one ends are connected to the discharge ports 31A to 31F of the rotary valve 31 via the hoses 16, and the other ends of the cylindrical containers 13A to 13F are detachably connected. It also has a hollow communication body 32 that communicates with each of the cylindrical containers 13A to 13F.

The inside of the communicating body 32 is communicated with the discharge port 9 of the backrest portion 3 by a hose 17 disposed in the backrest portion 3 or the like, and the fragrance materials 14A having different aromas are provided in the cylindrical containers 13A to 13F. ~ 14E is stored. No aromatic material is stored in the cylindrical container 13F. Fragrance 14
Each of A to 14E is, for example, a sponge impregnated with an aromatic agent, but may be a granular aromatic agent. Also,
As the fragrance, it is preferable to use one having a fragrance such as lavender or rose having a high aroma effect.

The cylindrical containers 13A to 13E and the fragrance materials 14A to 14F constitute each scent generating portion, and the rotary valve 31 and the communicating body 32 constitute a scent selecting and delivering portion.

The rotary valve 31 has a rotating body which is rotated by a pulse motor (not shown), and the compressor 10 and the discharge port 3 are provided every time the rotating body rotates by a predetermined angle.
One of 1A to 31F is communicated with one another. In this rotary valve 31, the discharge port that is not in communication with the compressor 10 does not communicate with the outside air.

The control device 6 is composed of a CPU and the like, and controls the compressor 10 and the rotary valves 11 and 30 based on the operation of the remote controller 7.

Next, the operation of the massage chair 1 configured as described above will be described.

First, assume that the user operates the remote controller 7 to select, for example, a predetermined massage-only course.

Then, the control device 6 causes the rotary valve 1 to
1 and the compressor 10 are drive-controlled to inflate and deflate each of the airbags 8A1 to 8D according to the course, and a predetermined massage is performed.

On the other hand, the control device 6 has a rotary valve 31.
Is controlled to make the compressor 10 communicate with the cylindrical container 13F. By this communication, the air from the compressor 10 passes through the cylindrical container 13F and the like and is discharged from the discharge port 9 of the backrest. The scent is not emitted from the emission port 9 because the cylindrical container 13F contains no fragrance. With this configuration, the amount of air sent from the compressor 10 to the air bag system and the scent generation unit does not change even when the scent is not emitted, so that a stable massage effect can be obtained regardless of whether or not the scent is generated. it can.

When the user operates the remote controller 7 to select a scent generation mode and a desired scent, the control device 6 controls the rotary valve 31 to control the compressor 10 and
The air from the compressor 10 is communicated with, for example, the cylindrical container 13E containing the selected fragrance, and the air from the compressor 10 is
It is discharged from the discharge port 9 of the backrest 3 through 3E and the like. Since the fragrance 14E is contained in the cylindrical container 13E, the scent generated by the fragrance 14E is discharged from the discharge port 9. In this way, air flows through the cylindrical container 13E,
Since this air is discharged from the discharge port 9, the discharge port 9
Will generate enough scent.

In this way, the user can enjoy the scent of his choice while performing the massage, and the pleasant sensation of the massage and the relaxing sensation of the aromatherapy effect can be obtained.

Similarly, when another scent is selected by operating the remote controller 7, the scent of the selected fragrance is discharged from the discharge port 9 in the same manner as above. When a scent generation stop button (not shown) is pressed, the compressor 10 and the cylindrical container 13F are communicated with each other, and the scent of the aromatic agent is not discharged from the discharge port.

When the scent course is selected according to the massage course, the control device 6 causes the rotary valve 31 to move.
The cylindrical containers 13A to 13E and the compressor 10 containing the aromatic material suitable for the selected massage course
And are communicated with each other, and the scent suitable for the massage is emitted from the emission port 9 of the backrest portion 3.

By releasing the scent suitable for the massage as described above, the pleasant sensation due to the massage and the relaxing sensation due to the aromatherapy effect can be further obtained.

In the above embodiment, the scent is selected by using the rotary valve 31, but an electromagnetic valve may be provided in each hose 16 and the scent may be selected by controlling the electromagnetic valve.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the scent is generated by using the air of the air supply / exhaust device for supplying / exhausting the air bag, a sufficient scent is generated. Moreover, since the scent can be selected, a sufficient aromatherapy effect can be obtained according to the taste of the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the massage device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mechanical structure of the scent generating unit shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 massage chair 2 seats 3 backrest 4 armrests 5 footrest 6 control device 7 remote control 8 airbags 9 Fragrance air outlet 10 Air supply / exhaust device 11, 12 Rotary valve 14A-14E Fragrance

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A massage device comprising an airbag for performing massage by expansion and contraction, an air supply / exhaust device for supplying / exhausting air from the airbag, and a control unit for controlling the air supply / exhaust device. A massage device comprising: a scent generating unit; and a scent selecting / sending unit that selects a scent from the plurality of scent generating units and sends the scent by air from the air supply / exhaust device. 2. The massage device according to claim 1, wherein the scent selecting / sending unit is capable of switching scent selection and sending on / off. 3. The control unit controls the air supply / exhaust device according to various massage courses, and the scent selecting / sending unit selects a scent from the plurality of scent generating units corresponding to each massage course. The massage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the scent is delivered by air from the air supply / exhaust device. 4. The massage device according to claim 1, wherein the scent generating unit is removable.