JP5139937B2 - Car interior massage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle interior massage apparatus that is used in a vehicle such as a passenger car and is used in a posture in which a user is seated on a seat in the vehicle interior.

  Conventionally, as this type of vehicle interior massage device, there is a device that has a treatment element built in a seat and performs massage by pressing the back or waist of a user sitting on the seat with the treatment element. It has been.

  However, in this vehicle interior massage device, the portion where the pressure stimulus by the treatment element can be applied is limited to the portion of the user's body that is in contact with the seat, and the upper surface of the user's shoulder that is not in contact with the seat A pressing stimulus cannot be given to the front or the front. Therefore, it is difficult to perform massage on the entire shoulder portion, which is necessary to eliminate stiff shoulders, in the above-described vehicle interior massage device.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, a treatment element (for massage is provided) in the massage pad 10 that abuts on the shoulder Hs of the user H from the back side to the front side of the user H seated on the seat. There has been proposed a vehicle interior massage device that includes a tube) and that can massage the entire shoulder portion Hs of the user H (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

According to the description of Patent Literature 1, a seat belt clamp member 12 that is wound around the seat belt 11 is provided at one end of the back side of the massage pad 10 (the side that does not contact the user's body). A sheet clamping member 13 is provided at the other end of the back surface of the sheet so as to be detachably engaged with the surface of the seat back portion. Therefore, the user H who is seated on the seat and fastens the seat belt 11 attaches one end of the massage pad 10 to the seat belt 11 using the seat belt clamp member 12 as shown in FIG. The massage pad 10 can be brought into contact with the shoulder Hs by attaching the other end portion of the massage pad 10 to the seat surface using the clamp member 13 for use.
JP-A-2005-334022 (paragraph 0120, FIG. 15)

  However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, each end of the massage pad 10 is attached to the seat belt 11 and the surface of the seat, so that the massage pad 10 is only held at a position where it abuts on the shoulder Hs of the user H. Therefore, when the treatment element presses the shoulder Hs of the user H, the treatment element may move away from the shoulder Hs due to a reaction force received from the shoulder Hs of the user H. In this case, the pressing force of the treatment element cannot be efficiently applied to the shoulder Hs of the user H, and the massage effect is reduced.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said reason, Comprising: It aims at providing the massage apparatus for vehicle interior which can make the pressing force of a treatment element act on a user's shoulder part efficiently.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle interior massage device used in a posture in which the user is seated on a seat in the vehicle interior, and is tightened so as to contact the shoulder portion from the back side to the front side of the user. A belt-shaped belt body, a belt holder that detachably holds a holding portion provided on the belt body, and a treatment that presses the shoulder portion disposed at a contact portion of the belt body with at least the shoulder portion of the user. The belt body is fixed at a predetermined position in the passenger compartment from the shoulder portion of the user to the back side of the belt body, and the belt holder holds the holding portion from the shoulder portion of the user. It is characterized by restricting movement to the treatment element in the direction of leaving.

  According to this configuration, the belt body has a portion extending from the shoulder portion of the user to the back side fixed to a predetermined position in the vehicle compartment, and the shoulder portion of the user while the holding portion is held by the belt holder. The movement of the treatment element in a direction away from the user is restricted, so when the treatment element presses the shoulder of the user, the treatment element moves away from the user's shoulder due to the reaction force received from the user's shoulder. It is possible to prevent the massaging effect from being exerted, and the pressing force of the treatment element can be efficiently applied to the shoulder portion of the user.

  The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, the treatment element comprises an air bag which expands and contracts when air is supplied and exhausted by a pump.

  According to this configuration, by inflating and contracting the treatment element made of an air bag and pressing the user's shoulder, the user's shoulder can be stimulated close to massage by a human hand, Massage can be performed without causing the user to feel excessive damage.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of the air bags are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the belt body, and a control unit for individually controlling air supply / exhaust to each air bag is provided. It is characterized by being.

  According to this structure, the site | part which gives irritation | stimulation among a user's shoulder parts can be adjusted because a control part controls the air supply / exhaust with respect to several air bags separately. Further, for example, if the air bags are inflated in order from one end to the other end in the longitudinal direction of the belt body, it is possible to give a stimulus close to that when rubbing the user's shoulder with a human hand, High massage effect can be expected.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the treatment element is built in the belt body.

  According to this configuration, since it is not apparent from the appearance that the treatment element is provided, the appearance of the passenger compartment is not deteriorated by providing the treatment element on the belt body.

  A fifth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in any of the first to third aspects of the invention, the treatment element is detachable from the belt body.

  According to this structure, a treatment element can be easily maintained by removing a treatment element from a belt body.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the belt body is also used as a seat belt for preventing a user seated on the seat from moving forward. It is characterized by that.

  According to this configuration, since the movement of the treatment element can be prevented using the holding force of the user's body by the seat belt, there is an advantage that the user can use it comfortably without being tightened more than necessary. is there.

  The invention of claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the belt body is provided for each of the left and right shoulders of the user.

  According to this configuration, the left and right shoulders of the user can be pressed by the treatment elements, respectively, so that massage can be applied to both shoulders of the user.

  The belt body prevents the treatment element from moving away from the user's shoulder due to the reaction force received from the user's shoulder when the treatment element presses the shoulder of the user. There is an advantage that the pressing force of the child can be efficiently applied to the shoulder portion of the user.

  The vehicle interior massage device described in each of the following embodiments is used in a vehicle such as a passenger car, and mainly massages the shoulder of a user who is seated on a seat in the vehicle interior. Hereinafter, the vehicle interior massage device provided in the passenger seat will be described as an example. However, the vehicle interior massage device of the present invention can be provided also in the driver's seat and the rear seat, and all seats in the vehicle interior are provided. It is also possible to provide them respectively. As for the driver's seat, it is also conceivable that the vehicle interior massage device cannot be used during traveling as a configuration in which the vehicle interior massage device can be operated only when the shift range is in the parking (P) range.

(Embodiment 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle interior massage apparatus of the present embodiment is a seat belt that prevents the body of the user H sitting on the seat S in the vehicle interior from moving forward from the seat S due to an impact. And a belt holder (buckle) 2 for holding a holding portion 1a provided in a portion extending from the shoulder Hs of the user H to the front side of the belt 1 And a treatment element 3 that is provided in a contact portion of the belt body 1 with the shoulder Hs of the user H and presses the shoulder Hs of the user H.

  In this embodiment, as an example, a four-point seat belt shoulder belt (belt hung on the shoulder Hs of the user H) fixed to the vehicle is used for the belt body 1 as an example. It is also possible to use a seat belt other than the four-point type for the belt body 1, such as a three-point type seat belt fixed to the vehicle. However, when the left and right shoulders Hs of the user H can be massaged, a seat belt in a form that holds both the shoulders Hs of the user H like a four-point type, a five-point type, and a six-point type. Shall be adopted.

  The belt body (shoulder belt of the four-point seat belt) 1 is provided in a total of two, one on each side, in the form of being pulled out from the upper front of the backrest Sb of the seat S that contacts the back of the user H. . Each belt body 1 is provided with a holding portion 1a that is coupled to the belt holder 2 at each tip portion. When the belt body 1 is fastened, each belt is connected in a state in which the front end portion of the waist belt 4 extending from the left and right sides of the waist portion of the user H in the sitting posture is coupled to the belt holder 2 on the front side of the user H. The holding part 1a of the body 1 is coupled to the belt holder 2 on the front side of the user H. Thereby, the upper body of the user H is prevented from moving forward by the two belt bodies 1 and the two waist belts 4. Here, the length adjustment of the belt body 1 and the waist belt 4 is performed by an adjuster (not shown) provided in each belt. The length of the belt may be freely adjustable depending on the amount of belt withdrawal.

  Here, the portion of the belt body 1 extending from the shoulder portion Hs of the user H to the back side has an end portion (hereinafter referred to as a fixed portion) at least from the upper end position of the seat back S (excluding the headrest Sh) Sb. In the lower part, it is fixed at a predetermined position in the passenger compartment. In the present embodiment, since the belt body 1 is provided so as to be pulled out from the front surface of the seat back Sb as described above, the fixing portion (not shown) is located at the upper end position of the seat back Sb. Shall also be fixed downward. As a result, the fixing portion of the belt body 1 is fixed below the shoulder portion Hs of the user H who is in the seated state, and thus the upper surface of the shoulder portion Hs of the user H who is in the seated state. The belt body 1 comes into contact with the shoulder Hs from the back side to the front side of the user H by attaching the holding part 1a to the belt holder 2 by passing through the side. If the length of the belt body 1 is appropriate in this state, the belt body 1 is tensioned by pushing the contact portion of the belt body 1 with the shoulder Hs of the user H upward at the shoulder Hs. As a result, the belt body 1 and the shoulder Hs of the user H do not have a gap. That is, the movement of the belt body 1 in the direction away from the shoulder Hs of the user H is restricted. The fixing portion of the belt body 1 is not limited to the one fixed to the sheet S itself, and may be fixed to a predetermined position behind the sheet S through a through hole (not shown) provided in the sheet S.

  The treatment element 3 is composed of an air bag that has elasticity and expands and contracts in response to air supply / exhaust from the pump 5 (see FIG. 2). Air treatment bags 3 are arranged by arranging air bags A <b> 1 to A <b> 7 (the air bag A <b> 7 is not shown in FIG. 1) in the longitudinal direction of the belt body 1. That is, each of the air bags A1 to A7 constituting the treatment element 3 (hereinafter simply referred to as the air bag A when not individually distinguished) is inflated by supplying air and contracted by being exhausted. Thus, the shoulder Hs of the user H is pressed using air pressure during expansion.

  A vibrator or the like can be used as the treatment element 3. However, in the configuration in which the air bag A is used for the treatment element 3 as in the present embodiment, a human hand is applied to the shoulder Hs of the user H. It is possible to give a stimulus close to that of the massage by the user H, and it is possible to give a comfortable massage for the user H. Moreover, since the treatment element 3 is made of the easily deformable air bag A, even if the user H hits the treatment element 3 due to an impact such as a collision of a vehicle, the user's H There is also an advantage that the impact on the body can be kept small.

  And several air bags A1-A7 are accommodated in the bag-shaped accommodating part 1b formed in the part which contact | abuts the shoulder part Hs of the user H among the belt bodies 1. FIG. Here, a cushion member (not shown) is interposed between the contact surface of the belt body 1 with the shoulder portion Hs of the user H and the air bag A, so that the shoulder portion of the user H from the air bag A is obtained. It is possible to prevent an excessive pressing force from acting on Hs. Furthermore, it is good also as a structure which partitioned off the inside of the accommodating part 1b for every air bag A1-A7 so that the movement of each air bag A1-A7 within the accommodating part 1b may be controlled. Thus, the treatment element 3 is incorporated in the belt body 1 and integrated with the belt body 1, so that the treatment element 3 can be provided without greatly changing the appearance of the belt body 1. It is possible to prevent the appearance of the room from deteriorating.

  Next, a configuration for driving the air bag A will be described with reference to FIG.

  Between each air bag A1-A7 and the pump 5, the distribution valve 6 which distributes the air sent out from the pump 5 to each air bag A1-A7 is provided, and the pump 5 and the distribution valve 6 are a main trunk. The distribution valve 6 and the air bags A1 to A7 are connected by branch tubes T1 to T7, respectively. The pump 5 is installed in a trunk room or the like of a vehicle (not shown), the distribution valve 6 is installed in an empty space below the seat S equipped with a vehicle interior massage device, and distributed to the accommodating portion 1b of the belt body 1. A plurality of branch tubes T1 to T7 connected to the valve 6 are drawn. Here, the branch tubes T1 to T7 are configured not to be exposed to the outside by passing through the sheet S and the belt body 1.

  The distribution valve 6 includes a plurality of solenoid valves (not shown) driven by solenoids, for example, and supplies air from the pump 5 to the air bladder A by each solenoid valve, and air in the air bladder A. Is switched individually for each air bag A1 to A7. Thus, when air is supplied to the air bag A, the air bag A inflates and presses the shoulder Hs of the user H, and when the air in the air bag A is exhausted, the air bag A is Shrink to stop the pressing action. The air in the air bag A can be exhausted by the elastic restoring force of the air bag A itself or the pressing force acting on the air bag A from the belt body 1 or the body of the user H.

  Here, the vehicle interior massage apparatus includes a control unit 7 that controls the operation of the pump 5 and the distribution valve 6 by sending control signals to the pump 5 and the distribution valve 6, respectively. An operation input unit 8 that receives an operation input from the user H is connected to the control unit 7, and the control unit 7 generates a control signal according to the input from the operation input unit 8, thereby 5 and the distribution valve 6 are controlled to individually control air supply / exhaust in the air bags A1 to A7. That is, operations such as driving and stopping of the vehicle interior massage device can be performed by the operation input unit 8. Here, the control unit 7 is installed in an empty space below the seat S equipped with a vehicle interior massage device, and the operation input unit 8 is arranged on the side of the seat H so that the user H can easily operate. Is done.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of operation modes are set in the control unit 7, and the user H selects a desired operation mode from the plurality of operation modes by operating the operation input unit 8 to massage the vehicle interior. The device shall be operated. Examples of the operation mode here include a mode in which all the air bags A1 to A7 are repeatedly expanded and contracted at the same time to periodically press the entire shoulder Hs of the user H, and one end in the longitudinal direction of the belt body 1. A mode in which each air bag A1 to A7 is inflated in order toward the other end to stimulate the user H to rub the shoulder Hs of the user H. Furthermore, the user can be changed by changing the amount of air supplied to the air bag A. There are a mode in which the pressing force against the shoulder portion Hs of H is made different, and a mode in which the cycle of pushing the shoulder portion Hs of the user H is changed by changing the supply / exhaust cycle. Thus, various massages can be realized by individually controlling the inflation and deflation operations of the plurality of air bags A1 to A7 for each air bag A1 to A7 by the control unit 7.

  It should be noted that power for the pump 5, the distribution valve 6, the control unit 7, the operation input unit 8, and the like may be directly supplied from a vehicle battery (not shown), or supplied from a branch from an ignition line. You may make it do. With the former configuration, the vehicle interior massage device can be operated regardless of whether the ignition switch is on or off. With the latter configuration, the vehicle interior massage device can be operated only when the ignition switch is on. Can do.

  According to the configuration described above, the user H can sit on the seat S, fasten the belt body 1, and operate the operation input unit 8 to receive massage on the shoulder Hs by the vehicle interior massage device. . Here, since the belt body 1 is tightened so as to contact the shoulder Hs from the back side to the front side of the user H, the treatment element 3 moves in a direction away from the shoulder Hs of the user H. Is regulated by the belt body 1. Therefore, even if the air bag A of the treatment element 3 is inflated and presses the shoulder Hs of the user H, even if the reaction element 3 receives a reaction force from the shoulder Hs, the direction in which the treatment element 3 moves away from the shoulder Hs of the user H. Thus, the pressing force of the treatment element 3 can be efficiently applied to the shoulder Hs of the user H. As a result, there is an advantage that a decrease in massage effect due to movement of the treatment element 3 can be prevented.

  Further, by using the belt body 1 also as the seat belt as described above, it is possible to save the labor of wearing compared to the case where the belt body 1 and the seat belt are worn separately. Moreover, since the movement of the treatment element 3 can be prevented by utilizing the holding force of the user H by the seat belt, the user H can comfortably use the vehicle interior massage device without being tightened more than necessary. There is an effect.

  However, the belt body 1 can be provided separately from the seat belt. In this case, the belt body 1 and the seat belt can be individually designed in consideration of the respective functions. Increased design freedom. In other words, the belt body 1 only needs to be configured so as to be in contact with the shoulder Hs of the user H and prevent the treatment element 3 from moving away from the shoulder Hs of the user H. By holding the holding portion 1a provided at the portion on the belt holder 2 provided on the backrest Sb of the seat S through the side of the user H, the holding portion 1a is wound around the shoulder portions Hs of the user H. Conceivable.

(Embodiment 2)
The in-vehicle massaging apparatus of this embodiment is different from the in-vehicle massaging apparatus of Embodiment 1 in that the treatment element 3 is separate from the belt body 1 and can be attached to and detached from the belt body 1.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a contact portion with the shoulder portion Hs of the user H in the belt body (the shoulder belt of the four-point seat belt) 1 (the housing portion 1 b in the first embodiment is formed). It is assumed that a shoulder pad 9 that is detachably attached is provided on the shoulder part 9 and an air bag A as the treatment element 3 is provided on the shoulder pad 9.

  The shoulder pad 9 includes a pad body 9a formed in a bag shape and containing a plurality of air bags A therein, and first and second attachment portions 9b and 9c for attaching the pad body 9a to the belt body 1. Have. The branch tubes T1 to T7 connected to the air bag A in the pad main body 9a are drawn out from one end face in the longitudinal direction of the pad main body 9a. In the example of FIG. 3, the branch tubes T1 to T7 are bundled (indicated by “T” in the figure).

  The first and second attachment portions 9b and 9c are integrally formed with the pad body 9a so as to protrude from both end portions in the width direction of the pad body 9a over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the pad body 9a. In this state, they are connected to each other. Here, surface fasteners are used for coupling the first and second attachment portions 9b and 9c.

  Thus, the shoulder pad 9 is attached to both the first attachment portion 9b and the second attachment portion 9c in a state where the belt body 1 is sandwiched between the first attachment portion 9b and the pad body 9a. By attaching the portions 9b and 9c to each other, the belt body 1 is attached. However, when attaching the shoulder pad 9 to the belt body 1, the back surface of the belt body 1 (the surface on the shoulder Hs side of the user H) is in contact with the pad body 9 a, so that it can be used with the belt body 1. The pad main body 9a is sandwiched between the shoulder Hs of the person H. As a result, similarly to the first embodiment, the movement of the treatment element 3 in the pad main body 9a away from the shoulder Hs of the user H is prevented by the belt body 1, and the shoulder Hs of the user H is prevented. On the other hand, the pressing force of the treatment element 3 can be efficiently applied.

  According to the vehicle interior massage device of the present embodiment described above, the treatment element 3 can be detached from the belt body 1, so that the maintenance of the treatment element 3 can be easily performed. In addition, even for an existing vehicle that is not equipped with a vehicle interior massage device, the shoulder pad 9 of this embodiment is equipped with the pump 5, the distribution valve 6, and the control unit 7 and the operation input unit 8, The vehicle interior massage device of the present invention can be additionally equipped. Here, in the case where the vehicle interior massage device is frequently attached and detached, the power source of the pump 5, the distribution valve 6, the control unit 7, the operation input unit 8, and the like is supplied from the cigar socket of the vehicle. Is desirable.

  Other configurations and functions are the same as those in the first embodiment.

The usage example of Embodiment 1 of this invention is shown, (a) is a schematic side view, (b) is a schematic front view. It is a schematic block diagram which shows a structure same as the above. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the shoulder pad used in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a schematic side view which shows a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Belt body 1a Holding | maintenance part 1b Storage part 2 Belt holder 3 Treatment element 5 Pump 7 Control part A1-A7 Air bag H User Hs Shoulder part S Seat Sb Backrest

Claims (7)

  A belt-like belt body that is tightened so as to abut against a shoulder portion from the back side to the front side of a user, which is a massage device for a vehicle interior that is used in a posture in which the user is seated on a seat in the vehicle interior, and a belt A belt body comprising: a belt holder that detachably holds a holding portion provided on the body; and a treatment element that is disposed in a contact portion of the belt body with at least a shoulder portion of a user and presses the shoulder portion. The part extending from the user's shoulder to the back side is fixed at a predetermined position in the passenger compartment, and the treatment element is oriented away from the user's shoulder with the belt holder holding the holding part. A vehicle interior massage device that restricts movement of the vehicle.   The massaging device for a vehicle interior according to claim 1, wherein the treatment element comprises an air bag that expands and contracts when air is supplied and exhausted by a pump.   3. The vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the air bags are provided side by side in the longitudinal direction of the belt body, and a controller for individually controlling air supply / exhaust to each air bag is provided. Indoor massage device.   4. The vehicle interior massage device according to claim 1, wherein the treatment element is built in the belt body. 5.   The in-vehicle interior massage apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the treatment element is detachable from the belt body.   The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the belt body is also used as a seat belt for preventing a user seated on the seat from moving forward. Indoor massage device. The vehicular cabin massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the belt body is provided for each of the left and right shoulders of the user.

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