JP2008086563A - Air massage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage apparatus of pressure and scalp shifting stimulations from the neck to the entire head without support at a jaw. <P>SOLUTION: On the inner side of a lining part (2) of a foamed resin material firmly attached to a surrounding support member (1) facing a neck rear part, a head rear part and a head top part, cuff materials (3) and (4) facing the head rear part and the neck rear part on the left and right and a cuff material (5) facing the head top part are arranged, and both head side parts and the surrounding support member (1) are tightened by a belt-like annular band (7) with a cuff material (6) facing a forehead part. The respective cuff materials perform the supply and exhaust of a high air pressure singly or in linkage and thus, the massage of the pressure stimulation and the scalp shifting stimulation is performed from the neck to the entire head. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an air massage apparatus that massages the head and neck with a cuff material that is supplied and exhausted at a high air pressure.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known an air massage apparatus that wraps a part of the temporal region from the head frame part and further a part of the back of the head part, arranges an air bag (air bag), and gives massage stimulation by supplying and exhausting high air pressure. Yes. Further, the chin strap is used for the purpose of preventing the air bag from coming off the head when inflated and returning the air bag to its original position when contracted.

  The air massage device (pneumatic massager for the head frame part) described in Patent Document 1 winds an air bag body through which air enters and exits around the head frame part, and chins on both sides of a belt-like outer belt that covers the air bag. A string (a piece of band for hitting the chin) and a chin rest are attached.

  The air massage device (head airbag) described in Patent Document 2 winds an air belt that inflates and contracts high air pressure (compressed air) by supplying and exhausting air around the head frame, and attaches a chin strap to the air belt ing.

  The air massage device (pneumatic massager for the forehead) described in Patent Document 3 has an air belt formed with a cloth covering an inner bag (cuff material) that expands and contracts by supplying and exhausting compressed air on the head frame. Wound around and attached a chin strap to the air belt.

  In the air massage device (head massage machine) described in Patent Document 4, an airbag (cuff material) that is inflated and contracted by supply and exhaust of compressed air is disposed around the head frame portion and includes a chin strap. Moreover, the surrounding support member which can adjust a dimension is arrange | positioned on the outer side of the airbag.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-300632 JP 2002-336324 A JP 2003-235920 A JP 2001-321411 A

  Since there is no air bag at the top of the head as well as at the back of the neck, the area directly receiving air pressure stimulation is limited to the area around the head frame, and the massage, which moves the scalp, is limited in area, size, and direction. Therefore, it has a limit in improving blood circulation of the entire head and cannot sufficiently cope with hair growth, headache and various stiffness.

An air belt (belt-shaped outer belt) having an air bag (air bag body, cuff material, inner bag) wrapped around the head frame is provided, and when the air bag is inflated, the air belt (belt-shaped outer belt) ) Is held off the head with a chin strap, and the movement of the air belt is kept within a certain range. However, as the air pressure and the air bag shape are increased, the force acting upward of the air belt increases, and it is expected that the jaw straps will press around the jaw with a large force, resulting in a dangerous state.

Since the position where the air belt is wound cannot be fixed at the time of use, there is a danger that the periphery of the eye will be compressed, and it is easy to cause pain and a burden on the eardrum by directly hitting the ear.

The surrounding support member that covers the entire circumference of the head frame needs to be adjusted in shape and used in multiple shapes in order to deal with head shapes that vary between individuals. Forcing.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following measures. In claim 1, a plurality of air bags formed of rubber or the like facing each part are arranged inside a continuous resin-made surrounding support member facing the back of the neck from the back of the user. A belt-shaped ring band having a belt-shaped air bag facing a head frame portion to be mounted as needed is provided extending from the side end portion of the surrounding support member and wound.
Stimulation is applied to the head and neck by repeating the supply or exhaust of high air pressure from the pump alone or in a plurality of these air bags.
Examples of the surrounding support member in the present invention include a helmet, a headgear, and a supporter.
The high air pressure indicates, for example, an air pressure higher than the atmospheric pressure compressed by the pump.
For the belt-shaped annulus, if necessary, cuff material may be placed on the part facing the head frame and the side of the head. In addition to applying pressure stimulation by air pressure to the hairline of the head frame, etc. It is also effective for creating staggered stimuli.
The cuff material may be any material that expands when gas is introduced into the cuff and flows out and contracts. Typically, the cuff material is air pressure, but heated or cooled gas may be used.
In addition, the present invention is a massage device that stimulates the scalp, neck, and the like because it is composed of one or two combinations of stimulation by expansion and contraction of the cuff material and stimulation by heat, and promotes blood circulation.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the surrounding support member is continuously formed until it faces the top of the head, and an air bag is independently provided inside the surrounding support member of the top of the head. The air bag and other air bags are individually or plurally repeatedly supplied and exhausted with high air pressure, so that pressure stimulation by air pressure is applied to the top of the head or stimulation for shifting each part of the scalp is applied.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a fixing portion to which the belt-shaped annular band is fixed is provided on the outer side of the surrounding support member facing the intermediate position between the back head and the back neck. The fixing portion is formed in an arcuate curved surface with a step having a large interval approximating the width of the ring band, and the ring band is made detachable by this fixing portion. The direction of the arcuate curved surface is formed in a direction passing through the head frame portion from an intermediate position between the back head portion and the back neck portion.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a lining portion made of a foamed resin material is provided in close contact with the inner side of the resin surrounding support member. A cuff material facing at least the back of the head and the back of the neck is disposed inside the lining. It is not always necessary to provide a lining portion at the top of the surrounding support member. According to the fifth aspect, in order to make it difficult to disengage the surrounding support member, a stepped portion is formed at a position corresponding to the middle between the rear head portion and the neck rear portion of the foam resin lining portion. The number of steps may be two or more.

  In claim 6, the belt-shaped ring belt wound around the head frame portion and the side head portion is provided on the other end surface where one end portion is fixed near the side end portion of the surrounding support member and becomes free. The hook-and-loop fastener is detachably fixed to the hook-and-loop fastener provided on the arcuate curved fixing portion of the surrounding support member, whereby the head is fastened and the surrounding support member is fixed. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, one end is fixed by passing a metal pin removably provided in the vicinity of the side end of the surrounding support member through a hole formed by folding and joining the edge of the ring band.

  In Claim 8, the cuff material which opposes a back head part and a neck back part is arrange | positioned in two right and left, and in Claim 9, the two right and left cuff materials are mutually overlap | superposed mutually, and the non-rubber material which reduces friction Sheets are placed in between.

  In claim 10, a hook-and-loop fastener is affixed at a position intermediate between the rear end and the top of the inside of the surrounding support member, and the cuff facing the back of the head and the back of the neck and the cuff facing the top of the head are integrated. A hook-and-loop fastener is provided at a corresponding position of the bag belt, and a plurality of cuff materials are arranged inside the surrounding support member by fixing the hook-and-loop fasteners to each other.

  In claim 11, a belt-shaped ring band having a cuff material facing the head frame part is hung and positioned by a string of rubber or the like from the vicinity of the tip of the top of the surrounding support member, and the band band is wound when worn. To make it easier.

  In the twelfth aspect, the outermost portion of the surrounding support member at a position facing the back of the head and the back of the neck is formed on the same plane so that the surrounding support member can be installed on a flat surface.

  In the thirteenth aspect, the air tube is disposed between the surrounding support member and the lining portion of the foamed resin material, and is connected to the plurality of cuff materials. In Claim 14, a piping part is provided in a part of the surrounding support member, an air tube in the surrounding support member is provided from the inside, and a plurality of integrated air tubes are arranged from the outside of the surrounding support member. Connected to.

  According to the fifteenth aspect, supply and exhaust of high air pressure are alternately performed on the two left and right cuff members facing the back of the head and the back of the neck, and pressure stimulation by air pressure is alternately applied to the left and right. In claim 16, the left and right cuffs facing the back of the head and the back of the neck are independent or both and the cuff facing the top of the head synchronize and supply / exhaust in the same cycle, thereby stimulating the pressure stimulation and the scalp. Add.

  According to the seventeenth aspect, pressure stimulation and stimulation for shifting the scalp are applied by performing supply and exhaust of the same cycle in synchronization with the band-shaped cuff material facing the head frame portion and the cuff material facing the crown portion. In claim 18, the cuff material facing the forehead portion is also made to face the temporal region, and high air pressure is supplied / exhausted at an integer of 60 to 80 cycles per minute close to the heartbeat to correspond to the heartbeat.

  According to the nineteenth aspect, the pressure stimulus and the stimulus for shifting the scalp are emphasized by disposing a flexible pressing member having a plurality of protrusions between the cuff material facing the top of the head and the top of the head. In claim 20, a heating member that covers a part or the whole from the shoulder to the upper part of the back and the back of the neck is used together with the air massage device of the present invention to emphasize the effect of promoting blood circulation by heating and pressure stimulation.

  According to claim 21, a thin flexible cap covers the back of the head, the forehead, and the temporal region from the top of the head, and the opening of the cap is pressed with a cuff material facing the annulus and the back of the head and the back of the neck. Create a space close to sealing. In Claim 22, after the said thermal member warms each site | part, an air pressure stimulus is added.

The air massage device of the present invention has the following effects.
The cuff material can be placed not only on the head frame but also on the back of the neck, the back of the head, and also on the top of the head, so that pressure stimulation by air pressure and massage that shifts the scalp can be performed from the neck to the entire head.

  A belt-shaped annulus supported by the surrounding support member is wrapped around the head frame, the temporal region, and the surrounding support member and tightened, and the inside of the surrounding support member is bitten into the recess between the back of the head and the back of the neck. In this way, the surrounding support member is prevented from coming off the head. As a result, there is no need for a chin strap, and there is no danger or pain of tightening the chin or neck.

  The belt-shaped annulus with the cuff material facing the head frame is suspended from the surrounding support member to determine the position of the annulus, making it easy to wear, and the eyeball is compressed without covering the eyes with the annulus. The danger of being lost is lost. In addition, since the annulus is floated at the side end portion of the surrounding support member near the ear, the ear is not strongly compressed and there is no risk of damaging the eardrum.

  The inside of the surrounding support member facing the top of the head, the back of the head, and the back of the neck is formed by an arcuate curved surface having an opening angle that is several tens of degrees smaller than 180 degrees, so that individual differences in head shape can be absorbed when worn. There is no need to adjust the shape of the support member or to prepare a plurality of surrounding support members having different shapes.

The present invention attaches the cuff material to the inside of a rigid support member that does not deform outwardly with respect to the neck direction and the head direction by air pressure over the neck and head, and further expands the cuff material. At times, a belt-like fixing member, such as an annulus, that is fixed by being wound around the head so as not to damage the surrounding state, that is, not to be detached from the head, is provided with the stimulation cuff. During expansion and contraction of the material, it is possible to apply pressure stimulation by air pressure to the head and neck by holding the cuff material, and to move the other cuff material along the surface of the scalp, thereby adding a stimulus to shift the scalp Therefore, we can propose a hair growth device that can easily massage the upper part of the neck comfortably,
Furthermore, a thermal feeling is given from this thermal member by arrange | positioning the thermal member which gives a thermal feeling from a shoulder part to the upper part of a back, and a neck part. In combination with a member that promotes blood circulation, first, a thermal stimulus is applied from the shoulder to a part of the neck muscles to promote blood circulation in advance, and the massage to the scalp described above is performed with air pressure. By adding it as a stimulus used, it realizes blood circulation promotion that can be expected for hair growth and hair restoration.
The warm part is in the range from both shoulders to the upper back and the back neck, and may be a part, preferably the acupuncture point, the range from the shoulder to the upper back, or from the upper back to the back. It may be the range up to the neck, the range of both shoulders and the back neck. When using local thermal stimulation, a hand-held heating element may be used.
Alternatively, the present invention is not only configured to form a state along the back of the head and the top of the head by bending one surrounding support member, etc. The shape of the goblinity indicating member may be in the shape of the top, the top of the head, and the head frame, and at least the expansion of the cuff material in conjunction with the expansion and contraction of the cuff material arranged at or near the head. It is sufficient that the surrounding support member moves along the other head and the cuff member or other stimulator in that portion moves so as to shift the scalp.

A first embodiment of the air massage device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 1, a resin surrounding support member 1 formed in a shape facing the back of the head, the back of the neck and the top of the head is mounted so as to wrap the head and the neck. By placing the lining portion 2 of the foamed resin material in close contact with the inner side of the surrounding support member 1, the curved surface that approximates the shape of the back of the head and the top of the head from the back of the neck is used regardless of the outer shape of the surrounding support member 1. In addition, the contact with the head and neck is eased. As the lining portion 2 of the foamed resin material, a material that is light and hardly changes in shape is used, as used in a normal operation surrounding support member.
The cuff material 3 and the cuff material 4 that face the back of the head and the back of the neck are disposed almost symmetrically inside the lining 2. Although only the cuff material 3 is illustrated, the cuff material 4 is disposed on the opposite side, and only the end is illustrated. (The entire figure is shown in FIG. 2.) The cuff material 3 and the cuff material 4 are arranged in a part of each other at the center, and are directly rubbed during expansion and contraction, and a non-rubber material sheet is interposed between them so that they do not wear. Intervened in. The cuff member 5 facing the top of the head is disposed inside the lining portion 2.

  The cuff member 6 facing the head frame is formed in a band shape and is held by a belt-shaped ring band 7. The cuff material 6 is preferably a belt having a length facing not only the head frame but also the heads on both sides. The cuff material 6 and the ring band 7 may be made of the same material that does not allow air to pass, and the cuff material 6 is formed by fusion bonding. Alternatively, the cuff member 6 may be independently formed of a material that does not allow air to pass through and may be held in a bag-like portion provided in a part of the ring band 7.

  The annular band 7 is supported by passing a metal pin 8 provided in the vicinity of the side end portion of the surrounding support member 1 through a hole 9 formed at the edge of the annular band 7. The hole 9 is formed by folding the edge and fusing or sewing. The annulus 7 is hung by a string 10 such as rubber from the vicinity of the front end of the surrounding support member 1 so as not to slip off during use and cover the eyes, and to be easily mounted by determining the height position. Retained. The string 10 is fixed and hung on the upper side of the ring band 7, but the ring band 7 and the string 10 are not fixed, and the ring band 7 may be passed through a loop formed of the string. The band 10 and the surrounding support member 1 are connected by the string 10 so that at least the movement of the surrounding support member 1 along the surface of the scalp can be sufficiently moved to give a stimulus for shifting the scalp, and there are individual differences. Any method may be used as long as there is play that can correspond to the shape of a certain head, and a coupling method and a coupling member other than a string are appropriately selected and applied.

  The ring belt 7 is crimped and fixed to the hook-and-loop fastener 13 affixed to the fixing portion 12 of the surrounding support member 1 by pulling the hook-and-loop fastener 11 by hand while pulling one end portion by hand. It is wound in close contact with the part, the periphery of the temporal region and the surrounding support member. The fixing portion 12 is formed by an arcuate curved surface having a step portion 14 at a portion corresponding to an intermediate position between the occipital region and the posterior region of the neck, outside the surrounding support member. The arcuate curved surface approximates the width of the annulus 7 but has a large width.

  When the annular band 7 is tensioned, an intermediate portion between the back head and the back of the neck inside the lining portion 2 corresponding to the inside of the surrounding support member 1 bites into a recess between the back of the head and the back of the neck. The member 1 will not be shifted upward or removed from the head. The angle between the inclination of the head frame portion and the surface formed at the center of the ring band 7 is deviated from 90 degrees due to the expansion of the cuff member 6 facing the head frame portion due to the supply of high air pressure from the pump. However, at the same time, the wound annulus 7 tightens the head frame, the temporal region, and the outside of the surrounding support member 1 with a stronger tension. This prevents the support member from slipping off too much or coming off the head.

  The cuff member 5 facing the top of the head lifts the surrounding support member upward by the expansion caused by the supply of high air pressure. Since the displacement of the surrounding support member 1 moving upward due to the expansion of the cuff member 5 is not excessive, the cuff member 5 has a relatively small area. Appropriate amount of vertical displacement of the surrounding support member 1 by the cuff member 5 is necessary to obtain pressure stimulation and stimulation for shifting the scalp without the surrounding support member 1 coming off.

  The inner curved surface formed by the surrounding support member 1 and the lining portion 2 is approximate to the shape of the top of the head, the back of the head, and the back of the neck, and needs to correspond to individual differences in shape depending on the person using the device. When the inner curved surface is approximated by an arc shape that is assumed to be centered in a plane including a human body symmetry plane, the opening angle is about 120 to 140 degrees in the portion corresponding to the back of the head and the back of the neck. Then, it is about 30 to 60 degrees. The smaller the opening angle is, the easier it is to deal with variations in shape, but the smaller the range surrounding the head and neck. In the present invention, the balance between the massage effect and the individual difference in shape is selected within an appropriate range.

  In FIG. 2, Example 1 seen from the direction of the right side of the head is shown. A cuff member 4 on the right side facing the back of the head and the back of the neck is disposed inside the lining 2. An annular band 7 having a band-like cuff material 6 facing the head frame is passed between the metal pin 15 provided in the vicinity of the side end of the surrounding support member 1 and the surrounding support member 1 and formed by a step 14. The hook-and-loop fasteners (not shown) are crimped and fixed by the fixed portions 12.

  The fixing portion 12 is formed with an arcuate curved surface between the upper and lower stepped portions 14 so that the position and direction in which the annular band 7 is wound are defined. By defining the height position of the annular band 7 with the metal pin 15 in the vicinity of the side end portion of the surrounding support member 1, the height position of the head frame portion may be defined by a string. 14 can be omitted. However, the presence of the stepped portion 14 makes it easy to define the direction of winding while pulling the annular band 7 by hand and fix it by pressure.

  In FIG. 3, the figure which looked at Example 1 of this invention from the head upward direction is shown. A cuff member 3 and a cuff member 4 that face the back of the head and the back of the neck are arranged substantially symmetrically and partially overlapped with each other inside the surrounding support member 1. In the overlapping portion 16, a non-rubber sheet is interposed between the cuff members 3 and 4 so that they are not directly rubbed and worn during expansion and contraction. The cuff member 5 facing the top of the head is formed with a relatively small area, but may not be a square shape as shown in FIG. 3, or may be a cross shape having a width.

  The cuff member 6 facing the head frame part is preferably a long strip that hits not only the head frame part but also the temporal region. Although there are individual differences in the shape of the head, one end 17 of the cuff material 6 needs to be positioned so as not to overlap the side end portion of the surrounding support member 1. Although the ring band 7 has a portion overlapping the ear, the ear is not completely covered, and the thickness of the surrounding support member 1 and the lining portion 2 (not shown in FIG. 3 but shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). Because there is no gap or strong pressure contact during winding, ears do not hurt or the eardrum is not damaged by pressure.

  FIG. 3 shows the operation when each cuff material is supplied and exhausted with high air pressure from the pump. The cuff material 3 and the cuff material 4 facing the back of the head and the back of the neck are alternately supplied and exhausted at a high air pressure, so that expansion and contraction occur alternately. The force generated by the expansion suppresses the surrounding support member 1 by the tension generated in the ring band 7 fixed and wound around the surrounding support member 1, and pressure stimulation by alternating air pressure is applied from the back of the head to the left and right of the back of the neck. When the cuff member 3 and the cuff member 4 are inflated and contracted synchronously, pressure stimulation is applied to the entire back of the head and the back of the neck.

  The cuff material 3 and the cuff material 4 facing the back of the head and the back of the neck are alternately supplied and exhausted, and the cuff material 5 facing the top of the head is supplied and exhausted in synchronization with each of the cuff material 3 or the cuff material 4. Thus, pressure stimulation and stimulation for shifting the scalp are applied mainly to the back of the head, the back of the neck and the top of the head. In FIG. 3, when the nose direction is defined as 0 o'clock of the watch from the approximate center of the top of the head, when the left cuff 3 facing the back of the head and the back of the neck and the cuff 5 facing the top of the head are synchronously supplied and exhausted. A stimulus for shifting the scalp at the top of the head in the direction from 1 o'clock to 7 o'clock and a stimulus for shifting the scalp of the left occipital region upward are applied.

Similarly, when the right cuff 4 facing the back of the head and the back of the neck and the cuff 5 facing the top of the head are fed and exhausted in synchronism, the scalp at the top of the head is moved to the right from 11 o'clock to 5 o'clock. When the cuff material 3, the cuff material 4, and the cuff material 5 are synchronized with the stimulus for shifting the scalp of the occipital region upward, the stimulus for shifting the scalp at the top of the head from 0 o'clock to 6 o'clock and the scalp of the entire occipital region upward A staggering stimulus is applied.

  The long cuff member 6 facing the head frame and the cuff member 5 facing the top of the head are fed and exhausted synchronously, so that pressure stimulation is applied to each part, and at the same time, the head frame and the bilateral head Stimulation that shifts the scalp from the vicinity of the head toward the top of the head is applied.

  The length of the cuff 6 facing the head frame is set to the length facing both heads, and high air pressure is supplied and exhausted at 60 to 80 cycles per minute close to the heart rate. A cyclic pressure stimulus is applied. There is a part where blood vessels that go to the scalp gather in the temporal region, and blood circulation is promoted by applying pressure stimulation at a cycle close to the heartbeat or a cycle that is an integral multiple of the cycle.

  In order to promote blood circulation of the scalp, in addition to strong and weak pressure stimulation by high air pressure, stimulation that shifts the scalp is effective. As in the present invention, the effect of promoting blood circulation is emphasized by stimulating the scalp of the entire head in various directions. Furthermore, by applying strong or weak pressure stimulation to the back of the neck, muscles in the neck are loosened and blood circulation in the neck is promoted, thereby increasing blood flow toward the scalp and further promoting blood circulation in the scalp.

  There are several acupuncture points in oriental medicine on the back of the neck, the temporal region, and the top of the head. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of cuff materials are almost directly attached to the plurality of acupoints to apply a strong and weak pressure stimulus and a shifting stimulus. A healing effect other than the promotion of blood circulation can be expected by obtaining a massage effect with a force that is not too strong with a plurality of acupoints on the head and neck.

  The ability to promote blood circulation in the scalp leads to a hair growth effect. For hair growth, it is necessary to improve lifestyle such as proper eating, adequate sleep, proper exercise, smoking cessation and not storing too much stress, such as cleaning the scalp and avoiding excessive drying and exposure to ultraviolet rays. Coping is cited. For hair growth, supply of oxygen and nutrients by blood and removal of waste products are important, and it is necessary to promote blood flow in the scalp. The first object of the present invention is to cope with hair growth.

  The second purpose is to relieve tension headache and reduce it in the long term. Tension headaches are caused by stress and the burden of an unreasonable posture on the neck and shoulders. It is reported that tension headache accounts for 70 to 80% of headaches, but it is caused by poor blood circulation due to tension and contraction of head and shoulder muscles mainly in the neck. The present invention is expected to help relieve tension headaches by promoting blood circulation, and to make tension headaches less likely to occur by long-term use.

  The third purpose is to relieve the stiffness of the neck and relax and release from a heavy head. In many cases, the blood flow is delayed due to muscle tension or the like. The effect can be expected by daily massaging the entire head from the neck with the air massage device of the present invention.

  The fourth purpose is to cope with any improvement in sagging of the face and neck. Facial muscles connect to the muscles from the monk muscles distributed over the shoulders, back and neck to the back of the head, the top of the head, and the temporal region. As a result, it is thought that sagging of the face and neck is likely to occur. However, it goes without saying that activating the muscles of the face and its surroundings is important. The air massage device of the present invention is expected to soften the scalp and activate muscles by pressure stimulation and stimulation for shifting the scalp.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the thermal pad 18 is used from the left and right shoulders to the upper part of the back and further to the rear neck together with the first embodiment of the present invention.
The heating member such as a heating pad in the present invention is not limited as long as it can be heated so that a thermal feeling can be obtained from an average body temperature to around + 25 ° C., for example, sodium alginate, cereals and the like. Heating warm materials, using steamed towels, hot water bagging, etc.
Examples of the electric temperature control using an electric heater such as a nichrome wire and an electric hot air heater are exemplified. It is sufficient that the thermal sensation is sustained within a few minutes to 15 minutes, but this is not a limitation, and if blood circulation is promoted within a range where comfort is maintained even if heating is performed for a longer time. Well, blood circulation promotion by subsequent scalp massage is also obtained more effectively.
The air massage apparatus according to the first embodiment can perform a massage mainly on pressure stimulation to a level below the back of the neck. However, it cannot massage directly to the shoulder and back. In order to effectively promote blood circulation or relieve stiffness, it is preferable to promote blood circulation on the shoulder and back. It is already known that by warming the shoulder and back with a thermal pad, the blood vessels in this part swell and blood flow improves. By using it together with the air masser device of the present invention or in front, a blood flow promoting effect can be expected in a superimposed manner from the upper back and shoulders to the neck and head.

  In FIG. 5, the structure inside the surrounding support member in Example 1 is shown by making only the surrounding support member portion into a cross section. Inside the lining portion 2 of the foamed resin material provided in close contact with the surrounding support member 1, cuff members 3 and 4 facing the back head and the back neck and a cuff member 5 facing the top of the head are arranged. The bag band 20 that accommodates and integrates the cuff materials 3 and 4 and the cuff material 5 is provided with bag-like stoppers 21 and 22 at both ends, and the bag-like stoppers 21 and 22 are inserted at both ends of the lining 2. It is held by swallowing. Further, the bag belt 20 is crimped and fixed to a hook-and-loop fastener 24 attached to a position corresponding to the lining portion 2 with a hook-and-loop fastener 23 provided between the cuff members 3 and 4 and the cuff member 5. It is arranged in a shape relatively along the curved surface. The bag band 20 may be made of a material different from the cuff material 3, the cuff material 4 and the cuff material 5, or each cuff material part and the bag-like stoppers 21 and 22 may be made of the same material by fusing. Good.

On the inner side of the lining portion 2, a plurality of steps 25 are formed at a portion corresponding to an intermediate position between the back head and the back neck. As shown in FIG. 1, the lining portion 2 bites into the recess between the back of the head and the back of the neck so that the surrounding support member 1 does not easily come off in the upward direction of the head, but by providing a plurality of steps Make it harder to slip. An exchangeable and washable cloth cover may be attached so as to fit in the gap formed between the end and side ends of the lining portion 2 and the surrounding support member 1.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, even with only the surrounding support member, for example, it is attached in a state of being substantially fixed to the upper part of the chair that can sleep on its back during hair washing or shaving used in a barber shop, etc. It can be applied to a case where the user puts his head in a state of being laid down at a predetermined angle, in addition to being fixedly attached to a bed, chair, etc., or handheld. This is a preferred embodiment of the invention.

  In FIG. 6, a flexible pressing member 26 having a plurality of protrusions is disposed between the cuff member 5 facing the top and the top. The surrounding support member 1 and the cuff member 5 are displaced from the top of the head. Although the scalp is subjected to a stimulus for shifting the scalp by this shifting action, it does not receive the stimulus for effectively shifting if the friction is small, such as sliding on the hair. Slip by a plurality of protrusions of the pressing member between the cuff member 5 and the top of the head is suppressed, and a shifting stimulus is effectively obtained. In addition, you may arrange | position the continuous protrusion member like a comb and a brush instead of the cuff material 5 in a top part.

A second embodiment of the air massage device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
When used mainly in a sleeping position, as shown in FIG. 7, the rear side of the surrounding support member 27 needs to stably contact a flat surface. The outermost portions 28 and 29 of the surrounding support member 27 facing the back of the head and the back of the neck are widened, and when they are configured on the same plane, the outermost portions 28 and 29 are connected to the sofa. Even when used against a flat surface such as a floor, the head posture can be massaged without being unstable. The fixing portion 31 for fixing and winding the annular band 30 may not be formed by providing the step portion 32 up to the rear portion of the surrounding support member 27. The outermost portions 28 and 29 are the same continuous surface. Can be configured.

  In FIG. 8, the structure which arrange | positions the air tube which conveys high air pressure supply / exhaust efficiently is shown. The same surrounding support member 27 as in FIG. 7 is used, but the lining portion of the foamed resin material is not shown. The cuff material 33 on the left side facing the back of the head and the back of the neck and the cuff material 34 facing the top of the head are arranged inside the lining. Air tubes 35 and 36 connected to the cuff member 33 and the cuff member 34 are disposed between the lining portion and the surrounding support member 27, and the surrounding portion is supported by the piping portion 37 provided in a part of the surrounding support member 27. Connected from the inside of the member 27. Similarly, an air tube 39 from the right cuff member 38 facing the back of the head and the back of the neck is disposed between the lining portion and the surrounding support member 27 and connected to the piping portion 37. An air tube 41 connected to the cuff member 40 facing the head frame portion is also disposed between the surrounding support member 27 and the lining portion and connected to the piping portion 37. A flexible integrated air tube (not shown) is connected to the pipe portion 37 in parallel from the outside.

  In order to arrange the cuff material and the air tube and incorporate it into the surrounding support member 27, it is effective to arrange a plurality of cuff materials and air tubes in the lining portion and incorporate them into the surrounding support member 27. The configuration can also be removed. The piping part 37 is a component independent of the surrounding support member 27, and if the inner air tube is connected and then attached to the surrounding support member 27, there is no waste.

Embodiment 3 of the air massage device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
When the hair restorer is used effectively on the head, as shown in FIG. 9, the head containing the hair restorer is preferably covered with a cap 42 made of a flexible material such as a thin vinyl chloride sheet. The cap 42 may be an aluminum sheet whose shape can be flexibly deformed. The opening 43 of the cap 42 is closed between the head by the pressing force of the wound annular band 44. Further, it is further closed during expansion by the cuff member 45 facing the head frame portion and the cuff members 46 and 47 facing the back head portion and the back neck portion. The hair growth agent is confined in a state in which the cap 42 is close to sealing, and the hair growth agent easily penetrates into the hair root by the heat generated in the head due to the expansion and contraction of the cuff material. Combined with the blood circulation promotion effect by massage, further hair growth effect can be expected.

  The air massage device of the present invention can be used for a massage device for hair growth, a massage device for relieving tension headache and shoulder to neck and head stiffness, and a massage device for correcting slack of the neck from the face. A go-supporting member can be attached to a chair, a support, or a bed, and can be used for business purposes.

Example 1 of the present invention is shown in a left side view. Example 1 of the present invention is shown in a right side view. Example 1 of the present invention is shown in a top view. The figure which used the thermal pad in Example 1 is shown. Example 1 is shown in a developed view with a partial cross section. The figure which added the pushing member to Example 1 is shown. Example 2 of the present invention will be described. The figure which added the piping part to Example 2 is shown. Example 3 of the present invention will be described.

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1, 27 Surrounding support member 2 Lining portion 3, 4, 33, 38, 46, 47 Cuff material facing the back of the head and the back of the neck 5, 34 Cuff material facing the top of the head 6, 40, 45 Opposing the head frame Cuff material 7, 30, 44 Ring band 8, 15 Metal pin 11, 12, 23, 24 Surface fastener 12 Fixing part 14, 32 Step part 18 Thermal pad 20 Bag band 26 Push member 36, 36, 39, 41 Air tube 37 Piping part 42 Cap

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A surrounding support member is formed continuously facing the back of the head and the back of the neck, a cuff material facing the back of the head and the back of the neck is arranged inside the surrounding support member, and a belt-shaped ring band is formed on the head frame. It is provided and wound so as to extend from the side end portion of the surrounding support member, and stimulation is applied to the head and neck by repeating supply and exhaust of high air pressure to the plurality of cuff members. Air massage device. A cuff material facing the top portion is arranged independently of the plurality of cuff materials on the inside of the surrounding support member formed continuously until facing the top portion, and the cuff material and the plurality of cuff materials are arranged on the cuff material. The air massage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein stimulation is applied to the head and neck by repeated supply and exhaust of high air pressure. An arcuate curved fixed portion having stepped portions at a large interval approximating the width of the annular band is provided on the outer side facing the intermediate position between the occipital and posterior neck portions of the surrounding support member. The air massage apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 2. The lining portion made of a foamed resin material is provided in close contact with the inside of the surrounding support member, and the cuff material facing the back of the head and the back of the neck is disposed inside the lining. 2. The air massage device according to 2. The air massage device according to claim 4, wherein a stepped portion is formed at a portion corresponding to an intermediate position between the rear head portion and the neck rear portion of the lining portion of the foamed resin material. One end of the ring band is fixed in the vicinity of one side end of the surrounding support member, and a pair of hook-and-loop fasteners are provided near the other end of the ring band and the fixed part. The air massage apparatus according to claim 3. 3. The ring band is supported by passing a metal pin removably provided on the surrounding support member through a hole formed at an edge of one end of the ring band. Air massage device. The air massage device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cuff material facing the back of the head and the back of the neck is composed of two left and right cuff materials. 9. The air massage apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the two left and right cuff materials facing the back of the head and the back of the neck are partially overlapped at the center, and a non-rubber sheet is disposed therebetween. A hook-and-loop fastener is affixed at an intermediate position between the occipital region and the top of the head inside the surrounding support member, and the cuff material facing the occipital region and the back of the neck and the cuff material facing the top of the bag are integrated. The air massage device according to claim 2, wherein a hook-and-loop fastener is disposed at a position to be operated. The air massage apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the ring band having the cuff material facing the head frame is suspended from the vicinity of the front end of the surrounding support member. The air massage apparatus according to claim 1, 2 and 3, wherein the outer support portion and the outermost portion facing the rear head portion and the neck rear portion are formed on the same plane. The air massage apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a flexible air tube that guides supply and exhaust of high air pressure is disposed between the surrounding support member and the lining portion and connected to the plurality of cuff members. A piping part is provided in a part of the surrounding support member, a plurality of the air tubes are provided from the inside of the surrounding support member, and a flexible integrated air tube is formed from the outside of the surrounding support member. The air massage device according to claim 13, wherein the air massage device is connected to the pipe portion. The air massage apparatus according to claim 8, wherein air supply / exhaust at high air pressure is alternately performed on the two left and right cuff members facing the back of the head and the back of the neck. The air massage apparatus according to claim 2, wherein high pressure air supply / exhaust is performed in the same cycle on the cuff material facing the back of the head and the back of the neck and the cuff material facing the top of the head. The air massage apparatus according to claim 2, wherein high pressure air supply / exhaust is performed in the same period on the cuff material in a band shape facing the head frame portion and the cuff material facing the crown portion. The air massage apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein high pressure air supply / exhaust is performed on the belt-shaped cuff material facing the head frame portion at an integer of 60 to 80 cycles per minute. The air massage apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a flexible pressing member having a plurality of protrusions is disposed between the cuff material facing the top of the head and the top of the head. The air massaging device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a heating member that covers part or all of the left and right shoulders to the upper back and the back of the neck is used. A flexible cap covers the occipital region from the top of the head, the forehead portion, and the temporal region, and the circular opening of the cap is closely attached to the head portion by the cuff material facing the annulus and the occipital region from the back of the neck. The air massage apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 characterized by things. A heating member that applies heat to a part or all of the region from the left and right shoulders to the back of the neck, and after applying heat with the heating member, any or all of the back neck, back of the head, and top of the head are stimulated by air pressure The air massage device according to claim 1, wherein the air massage device is added.

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