Massage machine of chair type
AssigneeSanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshiya Furuie, Yoshihiro Tanimoto
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Abstract
The invention provides a massage machine of the chair type having contact portions for applying a pressing force concentrically or dividedly so as to massage the user with the desired intensity. The machine comprises a massage unit having a first therapeutic finger for giving tapping massage to the upper part or the upper to frontal part of the shoulder of the user, and a second therapeutic finger for giving tapping massage to the back or the back to the posterior part of the shoulder. The fingers each have a portion to be brought into contact with the user at the forward end of an arm. The arms are pivotally movable independently of each other by respective finger drive means.
Claims5
A massage machine adapted to be disposed in a chair, said massage machine comprising:
- at least one massage unit adapted to be disposed in a backrest of the chair, the massage unit having upper and lower therapeutic fingers arranged one above the other in a substantially vertical plane and projecting forwardly of the backrest,
- each of the therapeutic fingers having a contact portion at a forward end of an arm, and
- each of the arms being coupled at a base end thereof to respective finger drive means operable independently of each other, the respective finger drive means each receiving a drive signal sequence different from each other, the upper and lower therapeutic fingers being individually pivotally moveable in the substantially vertical plane.
A massage unit comprising:
- an upper therapeutic finger for giving a first tapping massage on an area from an upper part to a frontal part of a shoulder of a user;
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- a lower therapeutic finger for giving a second tapping massage on an area from a back to a posterior part of the shoulder of the user, the upper and lower therapeutic fingers being arranged in a substantially vertical plane,
- each of the upper and lower therapeutic fingers having a portion to be brought into contact with the user at a forward end of an arm, the arms being coupled to respective finger drive means operable independently of each other, the respective finger drive means each receiving a drive signal sequence different from each other, and the upper and lower therapeutic fingers being individually pivotally moveable in the substantially vertical plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.