JP2010104698A - Stretch mat apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stretch mat apparatus for allowing a user to do stretch exercise where parts from a lower back to right and left back muscles are twisted, while reducing a focused twist load on the base of the lower back by positively lifting up the whole part including the lower back and buttocks, though there is a different way to twist a right shoulder and a left shoulder in a conventional manner. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of air bags respectively and independently expanded/contracted in response to the operation of an air suction/exhaust apparatus include at least a shoulder air bag, a back air bag, lower back and buttock air bags, and leg air bags. The lower back and buttock air bags include: the left air bag for supporting the left side buttock and lower back part; and the right air bag for supporting the right side buttock and lower back part, with respect to a human body in a supine position. An interval between the right and left air bags is arranged to be extended from the buttocks toward the lower back, and the respective right and left air bags are independently expanded/contracted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a stretch mat apparatus capable of performing a twist type stretch exercise in addition to a normal vertical pressure massage.

Conventionally, in addition to the normal vertical pressure massage, there is a stretch mat that can perform a stretching exercise that imparts a twist (see Patent Document 1).

Patent Document 1 includes left and right shoulder air bags 411 and 412, back air bags 42, left and right waist air bags 431 and 432, buttocks air bags 44, and foot air bags 45. The normal vertical pressure massage is obtained by the expansion and contraction of the bag. Then, the left shoulder air bag 411 and the right waist air bag 432 are simultaneously inflated to form a left shoulder twist position, and the right shoulder air bag 4
12 and the left waist air bag 431 are inflated simultaneously to form a right shoulder twist position.

In this case, the buttocks airbag 44 corresponds to the buttocks and thighs (buttocks), and the leg airbag 45 corresponds to the calf. Further, the bottom air bag 44 is one air bag having a length extending in the left-right width, and is not divided into left and right. The left shoulder twist position and the right shoulder twist position contribute to the buttocks air bag 44. The left and right sides of the shoulder air bag 41 and the waist air bag 43 are inflated and contracted in the opposite direction.
JP 2001-161768 A

For this reason, in Patent Document 1, the left shoulder twist and the right shoulder twist are the buttocks and thighs (buttocks).
Since the part from the waist to the shoulder is twisted without lifting, it is a phenomenon of “shoulder twist” as it is literally, and a somewhat irregular twist occurs.

In order to give a twist in this way, left and right shoulder air bags 411, 412 juxtaposed laterally,
A combination of inflating the left and right waist air bags 431, 432 juxtaposed sideways is required. Further, the leg air bag 45 is provided with only one wide leg air bag 45 corresponding to the calf portion.

For this reason, in order to press the thigh part of the foot, the calf part, and the ankle part, it is necessary to provide a bag corresponding to these parts, and for that reason, a large number of air bags are required, In addition, a large number of pipe pipes for supplying air are required, and the structure and control for distributing air to the pipe pipes are complicated.

In the present invention, unlike such a left shoulder twist and a right shoulder twist, the entire portion including the waist and the buttocks is positively lifted from one side with a function that cannot be obtained by Patent Document 1, While reducing the torsional load intensively applied to the base of the hips, a stretch exercise giving a twist from the waist to the left and right back muscles can be obtained. Thus, the twist type stretching exercise can be performed with less burden, and therefore, a stretch mat device that can be easily used even by a person with a hard body is provided.

In the stretch mat device of the first invention, a plurality of airbags that expand and contract independently by the operation of the air intake / exhaust device are arranged in parallel, and the plurality of airbags include at least a shoulder airbag, a back airbag, a waist A heel part airbag, a leg part airbag, and the lumbar part airbag includes a heel part support part for supporting a buttock part on the left side and a lumbar part with respect to a human body supine and a left airbag formed with a lumbar part support part. The right air bag is formed with a buttock support portion and a lumbar support portion for supporting the right buttock and lumbar region, and the left and right airbags are connected to each other between the lumbar support portions. The left airbag and the right airbag are each independently expanded and contracted.

According to a second invention, in the first invention, the air intake / exhaust device includes an air compression unit and an air passage for supplying air compressed by the air compression unit to the air delivery unit, and the air delivery unit includes the plurality of air delivery units. An air distribution unit that distributes compressed air to the airbag, and air that is compressed by the air compression unit is selectively supplied from the air distribution unit to the plurality of airbags, and is selectively exhausted from the plurality of airbags. A switching valve function unit, and a control unit that controls the operation of the air compression unit and the switching valve function unit. The left airbag and the right airbag are arranged on one side by inflation of one of the airbags. The buttock support portion and the lumbar support portion are inflated and the heel support portion and the lumbar support portion of the other airbag are contracted alternately.

According to a third invention, in the first or second invention, each of the left airbag and the right airbag has an air supply / exhaust port in a waist support portion, and the leg airbag includes a thigh airbag and a calf. It is characterized by comprising a part airbag and an ankle airbag.

The conventional one is not configured to positively lift the buttocks and thighs, but performs a left shoulder twist and a right shoulder twist that twist the portion from the waist to the shoulder. In the first and second inventions, By actively lifting the buttocks and the entire waist from one side against a supine human body, the twisting load that is intensively applied to the base of the waist is reduced, and a twist hung from the waist to the back is obtained. By alternately performing left and right, a twist exercise that cannot be obtained by the conventional method can be easily obtained, and even a person with a hard body can easily use it. Further, along with this twisting exercise, a stretching exercise accompanied by an exercise from the waist to the foot can be easily performed by moving the lifted waist and buttocks to intersect the other foot.

In the third invention, in addition to the above effects, the left airbag and the right airbag have air supply / exhaust ports on the waist side, so that the expansion proceeds from the waist side to the buttocks side, and a good twisting motion is achieved. can get. In addition, since the twisting movement can be performed with the two right and left airbags, even when the foot airbag is composed of a thigh airbag, a calf airbag, and an ankle airbag, The air intake / exhaust device used for the massage mat that performs only pressure can be used as it is, and there are few supply / exhaust pipes, the control is simple, and the cost can be reduced.

In the stretch mat device of the present invention, a plurality of airbags that expand and contract independently by the operation of the air intake / exhaust device are arranged in parallel, and the plurality of airbags include at least a shoulder airbag, a back airbag, and a lumbar region Has an air bag, a foot air bag,
The lumbar region airbag has a left airbag in which a buttock support portion and a lumbar support portion for supporting the left buttock and lumbar region with respect to a human body lying on the left side, and a right buttock and lumbar region are supported. The left and right airbags are arranged such that the interval between the lumbar support portions is wider than the interval between the buttock support portions, The left airbag and the right airbag are each configured to expand and contract independently, and examples of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a plan view for explaining functions of a stretch mat device according to the present invention and an air intake / exhaust device used therefor, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the stretch mat device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a stretch mat according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the internal arrangement of the air intake / exhaust device according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is the air distribution of the air delivery part of the air intake / exhaust device according to the present invention. It is a front view of a part.

The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 2, 1 is a stretch mat device,
As a main part, a mat body 22 made of a cushioning material such as polyurethane foam, a surface mat 2 laminated thereon and formed with a plurality of airbags (air chamber forming bags) 3 inside, and the airbag (air chamber) An air intake / exhaust device 5 for expanding and contracting the forming bag 3 is provided.

When a human body lies on the surface mat 2, corner members 15 made of foamed polyurethane are attached to the left and right ends of the rear end on the foot side, and the air intake / exhaust device 5 is disposed between the corner members 15, 15. is doing. Further, when a human body lies on the surface mat 2, a lead wire 17 to the remote controller 4 for operating the air intake / exhaust device 5 extends on the side portion of the front end portion which is the head side. Reference numeral 18 denotes a plug for supplying power to the air intake / exhaust device 5.

The surface mat 2 performs a pressure massage in the vertical direction by independently inflating and contracting a plurality of air bags (air chamber forming bags) 3 on the human body lying on the surface mat 2. For this reason, the surface mat 2 forms an air bag 3 that forms a plurality of air chambers that are inflated and shrunk independently by the operation of the air intake / exhaust device 5 (the illustrated one has seven air bags 3A, 3
B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, 3G) are arranged in parallel.

In the present invention, in addition to the vertical pressure massage performed by independently inflating and contracting a plurality of air bags (air chamber forming bags) 3, the human body lying on the surface mat 2 is healthy. The stretch mat apparatus 1 which can perform the stretch exercise | movement which considered is considered is provided.

For this reason, the illustrated air bag 3 forming a plurality of air chambers is composed of seven air bags 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, and 3G. That is, 3A is a shoulder airbag, 3B is a back airbag, 3C and 3D are lumbar airbags, 3E, 3
F and 3G are foot airbags, 3E is a thigh airbag, 3F is a calf airbag, and 3G is an ankle airbag.

Further, of the lumbar region airbags 3C and 3D, 3C is a right airbag in which a buttock support portion 3CP and a lumbar support portion 3CQ for supporting the right buttock and lumbar region with respect to a human body who is supine are formed in series. 3D is a left airbag in which a buttock support portion 3DP and a lumbar support portion 3DQ for supporting the left buttock and lumbar region with respect to a human body lying on the back are formed in series. The left airbag 3D and the right airbag 3C are arranged such that the interval between the waist support portion 3CQ and the waist support portion 3DQ is wider than the interval between the buttocks support portions 3CP and 3DP. Further, the waist support part 3CQ and the waist support part 3DQ are provided with air inlets 3C1 and 3D1, respectively. Accordingly, the left airbag 3D and the right airbag 3C are configured to be inflated and contracted independently by the air intake / exhaust device 5.

The air intake / exhaust device 5 includes an air compressor 7 that sucks and compresses air into a case 6 made of synthetic resin, and air that supplies air compressed by the air compressor 7 to the air delivery unit 8 through the silencer 10. A passage 9 is provided, and the air delivery unit 8 includes seven airbags 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, and 3E.
The air distribution unit 8A that distributes compressed air to 3F and 3G, and the air compressed by the air compression unit 7 are selectively supplied through the air distribution unit 8A, and the air bags are selectively selected from the plurality of air bags. And a control unit 11 that controls the operation of the air compression unit 7 and the operation of the switching valve function unit 8B. By the operation of the air intake / exhaust device 5, the seven airbags 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, and 3G are inflated and contracted.

As shown in FIG. 5, the air delivery unit 8 includes an air distribution unit 8A having eight air delivery ports 8A1 to 8A8, and a switching valve function unit for selecting a predetermined one of the eight air delivery ports. 8B, and the switching valve function unit 8B is operated by the motor unit 8C. Air distributor 8
Of the eight air outlets of A, seven air outlets 8A1 to 8A7 are connected to the air inlets of the air bags 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, and 3G, respectively.
A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F, and 12G are connected. Air outlet 8
Air supply pipes 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F, and 12G that connect the air inlets of A1 to 8A7 and the air bags 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, and 3G are formed on the top surface of the mat body 22. It is the structure accommodated in the piping groove which was made.

In the present invention, seven air bags 3A, 3B, 3C are operated by the operation of the air intake / exhaust device 5.
3D, 3E, 3F, 3G, a vertical pressing massage performed by independently expanding and contracting, and a stretching motion for a human body lying on the surface mat 2 are switch operations provided on the remote controller 4. You can choose by. In addition, by pressing the switch provided on the remote controller 4, pressing massage and stretching exercise can be turned on.
It is possible to set the number of times of OFF, pressing massage and stretching exercise. By such a switch operation, a microcomputer incorporated in the control unit 11
Airbags 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F,
The selected 3G operates to expand and contract.

For this reason, when performing a vertical pressure massage, for example, by the operation of the control unit 11 based on the switch operation of the remote controller 4, for example, a shoulder airbag 3A, a back airbag 3B, a lumbar airbag 3C and 3D, Expansion and contraction are performed in the order of the thigh airbag 3E, the calf airbag 3F, and the ankle airbag 3G. That is, the stepping motor type electric motor portion 8C operates according to the selected operation mode, the switching valve function portion 8B rotates, and the compressed air supplied from the air passage 9 is supplied to the air outlets 8A1 to 8A7.
7 air bags 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, 3G by an operation in which any one of the air outlets 8A1 to 8A7 is connected to the air outlet 99.
However, they expand and contract sequentially. This is because, for example, the expansion and contraction of the surface mat 2 is performed by the relationship that the expansion portion sequentially moves from 3A to 3G so that the expansion portion moves from 3A to 3B, 3B to 3C and 3D. A massage is performed on the human body that is supine. In order to reduce the exhaust noise from the air discharge port 99, an exhaust silencer 100 is attached.

In addition, when performing a stretching exercise, the lower back airbag 3C and 3D are alternately inflated and contracted by the operation of the control unit 11 based on the switch operation of the remote controller 4. That is, the stepping motor type electric motor unit 8C is operated according to the selected operation mode, the switching valve function unit 8B is rotated, and the compressed air supplied from the air passage 9 is supplied to the air delivery port 8.
The air bag 3C passes through the air supply pipe 12C and flows from the air inlet 3C1 of the right airbag 3C so that the right airbag 3C is inflated, and the air outlet 8A4 is connected to the air outlet 99. The 3D air passes through the air supply pipe 12D connected to the air inlet 3D1 of the left airbag 3D, is discharged from the air outlet 8A4 to the air outlet 99, and the left airbag 3D enters a contracted state. The selected operation mode is the display unit 11A of the control unit 11.
It can be visually recognized by the lamp display and liquid crystal display.

As a result, the right buttocks and hips of the human body lying on the surface mat 2 are lifted toward the left hip side, and a twist from the waist to the back is obtained. In this case, the left airbag 3D and the right airbag 3C are arranged such that the interval between the waist support portion 3CQ and the waist support portion 3DQ is wider than the interval between the buttocks support portions 3CP and 3DP. The distance between the 3D and the right airbag 3C is such that the space extends from the buttocks of the human body lying on the back to the waist. For this reason, the waist part of the human body can be lifted from the outer side, and a twist applied from the waist part of the human body to the back part can be obtained while reducing the torsional load intensively applied to the base of the waist of the human body.

Next, in the same manner as described above, the stepping motor type electric motor unit 8 according to the selected operation mode.
C is operated, the switching valve function unit 8B is rotated, and the compressed air supplied from the air passage 9 passes through the air supply pipe 12D from the air outlet 8A4 and passes through the air inlet 3D of the left airbag 3D.
1 and the left airbag 3D is inflated, and the air outlet 8A3 is an air outlet 99.
By the operation connected to the air bag 3C, the air in the right airbag 3C passes through the air supply pipe 12C connected to the air inlet 3C1 of the right airbag 3C, and is discharged from the air outlet 8A3 to the air outlet 99. Is in a contracted state.

As a result, the left buttocks and hips of the human body lying on the surface mat 2 are lifted toward the right hip side, and a twist from the waist to the back is obtained. In this case, the left airbag 3D and the right airbag 3C are arranged such that the interval between the waist support portion 3CQ and the waist support portion 3DQ is wider than the interval between the buttocks support portions 3CP and 3DP. The distance between the 3D and the right airbag 3C is such that the distance between the right and left airbags extends from the buttocks of the human body lying on the waist. For this reason, the waist part of the human body can be lifted from the outer side, and a twist that is hung from the waist part of the human body to the back part can be obtained while reducing the torsional load intensively applied to the base of the waist of the human body. Thus, the operation | movement which repeats expansion | swelling shrinkage | contraction alternately by the right airbag 3C and the left airbag 3D is performed.

In this way, the right airbag 3C and the left airbag 3D are alternately expanded and contracted, thereby making it possible to easily obtain a twist exercise that cannot be obtained by the conventional method, and can be easily used even by a person with a hard body. It will be possible. In addition, with this twisting movement, it is easy to move the lifted waist and buttocks to cross the other leg, or to move over the other leg, thereby reaching from the waist to the foot. Stretch exercise with exercise can be easily performed.

Further, the left airbag 3D and the right airbag 3C are provided with the air inlets 3C1, 3D1 on the waist side, that is, the waist support part 3CQ and the waist support part 3DQ, which are spaced apart from each other. When the air bag is pushed down by the weight of the human body in the state where the body is laid, when air is sent to the contracted left airbag 3D or right airbag 3C, inflation will start mainly from the waist side, The hips are lifted prior to the buttocks, and a series of actions enables a good twist to the hips, buttocks and back. In this way, in order to perform the expansion applied from the waist side to the buttocks side, the air inlets 3C1 and 3D1 are positioned near the upper end portions of the waist support portion 3CQ and the waist support portion 3DQ (positions away from the buttocks support portions 3CP and 3DP). It is preferable to arrange.

Also, the foot airbags are thigh airbag 3E and calf airbag 3F.
Even when the ankle airbag 3G is used, the air intake / exhaust device 5 used in the massage mat that performs only the pressing force in the vertical direction can be used as it is. That is, between the back airbag 3B and the thigh airbag 3E, the left airbag 3D and the right airbag 3C are arranged in a parallel arrangement similar to the airbags 3E to 3G, and the massage mat performs only the vertical pressing force. The air intake / exhaust device 5 used and the seven air bags 3A, 3B
7 air pipes 12A, 12B, 12C connected to 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, 3G
The 12D, 12E, 12F, and 12G systems can be used. For this reason, there are few supply pipes for air supply / exhaust, control is simplified, and the cost can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the configurations shown in the above-described embodiments, but can be applied to various forms of stretch mat apparatuses, and includes various forms within the technical scope of the present invention.

It is a top view for function explanation of a stretch mat device concerning the present invention, and an air intake-exhaust device used for it. 1 is a perspective view of a stretch mat device according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the human body laid on the stretch mat apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a top view which shows the internal arrangement configuration of the air intake / exhaust device according to the present invention. It is a front view of the air distribution part of the air delivery part of the air intake / exhaust apparatus which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Stretch mat apparatus 2 ... Surface mat 3 ... Air chamber 3A-3G ... Air bag 3A ... Shoulder air bag 3B ... Back air bag 3C ... Right airbag (lumbar region airbag)
3CP ··· hip support 3CQ · · waist support 3D · · · left airbag (lumbar airbag)
3DP ·· heel support 3DQ · · waist support 3E · · · thigh airbag (foot airbag)
3F ... Calf airbag (foot airbag)
3G ... ankle airbag (foot airbag)
4 .... Remote controller 5 ... Air intake / exhaust device 6 ... Case 7 ... Air compression part 7A ... Air inlet 8 ... Air delivery part 8A ... Air Distributor 8A1-8A8 ... Air outlet 8B ... Switch valve function 8C ... Electric motor 9 ... Air passage 10 ... Muffler 11 ... Control units 12A-12G ... Air supply pipe

Claims (3)

A plurality of airbags that expand and contract independently by the operation of the air intake / exhaust device are arranged in parallel, and the plurality of airbags include at least a shoulder airbag, a back airbag, a lumbar airbag, and a foot airbag. The lumbar region airbag has a left airbag formed with a buttock support portion and a lumbar support portion for supporting the heel portion and the lumbar region on the left side with respect to a human body that is supine, and supports the heel portion and the lumbar region on the right side. The left airbag and the right airbag are arranged so that the interval between the waist support portions is wider than the interval between the buttocks support portions, The stretch mat device is characterized in that the left airbag and the right airbag are independently expanded and contracted. The air intake / exhaust device includes an air compression unit and an air passage that supplies air compressed by the air compression unit to the air delivery unit, and the air delivery unit distributes compressed air to the plurality of air bags. A distribution unit; a switching valve function unit that selectively supplies air compressed by the air compression unit to the plurality of airbags from the air distribution unit and selectively exhausts air from the plurality of airbags; and the air compression A control unit that controls the operation of the switching unit and the operation of the switching valve function unit. The stretch mat device according to claim 1, wherein the operation of contracting the buttock support portion and the waist support portion of the other airbag is alternately performed. Each of the left airbag and the right airbag has an air supply / exhaust port in the waist support portion, and the foot airbag is composed of a thigh airbag, a calf airbag, and an ankle airbag. The stretch mat apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

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