HK1168271A1 - A mat for stretch - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stretching mat capable of easily obtaining high stretching effect.SOLUTION: The stretching mat 1 is constituted so that a stretch part 11 protruded into a mountain shape is provided to the upper surface opposed to a non-earthing part 21 provided on the back of the stretching mat 1 and a vibration means is provided to the internal gap between the non-earthing part 21 and the stretch part 11. Since the stimulation caused by vibration can be applied to the body while keeping a part of the body stretched by the stretch part 11 with this stretching mat 1, high stretching effect can be obtained by the synergistic effect of them.

Description

Stretching pad

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a stretch pad which can relatively easily obtain a stretch effect by being placed against a part of the body.

Background

For example, a stretching pad formed to rise upward in a curved shape can stretch a spine or a waist by laying the spine or the waist on the upper surface of the pad in a supine position, and therefore can exhibit an appropriate stretching effect. As such a stretching pad, for example, a structure of patent document 1 is proposed.

Patent document 1: japanese Login Utility model No. 3034398

The conventional stretching pad described above obtains a stretching effect by bending the back or waist in accordance with the bent shape. However, the stretching effect is only a so-called shape effect due to the curved shape, and the effect is limited. Therefore, a higher stretching effect is required.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention provides a stretching mat which can easily obtain a high stretching effect.

The present invention is a stretching mat, characterized in that the stretching mat comprises: a pad body including a non-grounding section formed on a back surface thereof and extending in a width direction, an extension section formed on an upper surface facing the non-grounding section and protruding in a longitudinal direction to extend a body by being placed on the body, and an internal space formed between the non-grounding section and the extension section; a vibration mechanism disposed in the inner space of the pad body to vibrate the extension portion; the pad body has a pad body, wherein a concave avoidance part is formed in the center of the pad body in the width direction along the longitudinal direction over the entire length of the pad body, body contact parts that contact a part of the body are formed on both sides of the concave avoidance part, and a large number of small protrusions are formed on the body contact part over the entire upper surface thereof, and vibrations are applied to the body via the small protrusions. Since the pad body for extension is usually used by being placed on a floor or the like, a portion (hereinafter, referred to as a ground portion) that contacts the floor or the like is provided on the back surface of the pad body.

In this configuration, the stretching portion is vibrated in a state of being placed on a part of the body, so that the vibration is transmitted from the small protrusion portion to the body, and the body stretching effect and the effect by the vibration are generated at the same time, and the stretching effect can be greatly improved by these interaction effects. That is, a part of the body is placed on the stretching portion, and the muscles, tendons, and the like of the part of the body are stretched by the weight energy while being stimulated by vibration. This makes it possible to obtain a blood circulation improving effect, an inner muscle culture effect, a bone correction effect, and the like relatively easily. In particular, women with weak muscular strength, elderly people, physically stiff people, and the like have high usability because a high stretching effect can be obtained without causing excessive pain in muscles or joints.

Here, since the vibration mechanism is disposed in the internal space between the non-ground portion and the extension portion, the vibration generated by the vibration mechanism is easily transmitted to the extension portion, and the extension portion is easily vibrated stably. However, if the extension portion is provided above the ground contact portion that contacts the floor or the like, and the vibration mechanism is provided in the gap between these portions, the vibration of the vibration mechanism is reduced by the contact with the ground contact portion of the floor, and it is difficult to transmit the necessary vibration to the extension portion. In the configuration of the present invention, since the vibration mechanism is provided between the non-ground portion and the extension portion, even the vibration of the relatively small amplitude can be stably and accurately transmitted to the extension portion to vibrate the extension portion.

The stretching pad of the present invention can stretch the back, waist, head and neck by lying on the back, and can stretch the sole, the calf muscle, etc. by standing on the stretching portion. This allows stretching of various parts of the body.

In the stretching pad of the present invention, the stretching portion of the pad body includes a concave-shaped avoiding portion that is concave in the longitudinal direction at the center in the width direction, and both sides of the concave-shaped avoiding portion form body contact portions that contact a part of the body.

In this configuration, since the extension portion has the concave avoidance portion when lying on the back, the spine bone is not directly supported but both sides of the spine bone are supported on the body contact portion in a leaning manner. Thus, when the extension portion is vibrated, the vibration does not directly stimulate the ridge bone, and thus, an excessive load is not applied to the ridge bone. Therefore, the load on the ridge bone can be reduced and the spine can be stretched, thereby obtaining the high stretching effect of the present invention.

Further, for example, when the foot is stretched, the high stretching effect of the present invention can be obtained by placing the foot on the body contact portion.

Here, the body-contacting portion of the extension portion has a plurality of small protrusions formed on the entire upper surface thereof.

The structure can stimulate a part of the body by placing the part of the body against the body-contacting portion through the plurality of small protrusions. Further, since the vibration is easily transmitted to the inside of the body by the many small protrusions, the stretching effect can be further improved.

The small protrusion may be formed in a substantially conical shape, a truncated cone shape, a cylindrical shape, a hemispherical shape, or the like. Since the small protrusion directly contacts a part of the body, a hemispherical structure that is less likely to cause excessive pain can be used.

The vibration mechanism is proposed to generate micro-vibration having an amplitude of 0.1mm to 5mm at the small protrusions. If the amplitude is less than 0.1mm, the micro-vibration is not sensed very much, but if the amplitude is more than 5mm, the amplitude is large, and there is almost no difference from the conventional massage. The present invention is set to the above range because the muscle is stretched in a minute unit to achieve the stretching effect. The preferred amplitude for higher stretching effect is 0.5mm to 2 mm. The frequency of the amplitude is preferably 50-300 Hz.

As a vibration mechanism for generating the micro-vibration, a vibration mechanism is proposed which is composed of a plurality of vibration motors connected in parallel and which is provided with a power supply mechanism for supplying power to the vibration motors.

In this configuration, although the same voltage is applied to the plurality of vibration motors, even if motors of the same specification are used, for example, because there is tolerance for each product, the rotational speed of each vibration motor slightly differs, and vibrations having slight differences in amplitude, cycle, and the like occur. Therefore, small vibrations (hereinafter referred to as "micro vibrations") having an amplitude of 0.1mm to 5mm are easily generated due to superposition of these plural vibrations. Since the stretching portion is vibrated by such micro-vibration, the effect of the vibration is further improved, and the effect of the present invention in which the stretching effect is improved is also further improved. Further, the minute vibration is generated as irregular vibration due to a minute difference in the rotational speed of each vibration motor. The irregular vibration makes it easy to maintain the feeling of the vibration and to continuously feel that a part of the body is in a stretched state, so that the stretching effect can be further improved. However, if a single motor is used, the user is accustomed to the continuous constant vibration and cannot easily feel the part being stretched. The micro-vibration may be generated by a single vibration motor.

Further, the user can stably and easily stand on the stretching portion due to the minute vibration. Therefore, there is an advantage that a high effect can be stably obtained also for the extension of the foot as described above.

In this structure, as the vibration motor, a hammer (japanese: ) is attached to a drive shaft of the motor, and the hammer is eccentrically coupled to the drive shaft.

Here, a proposed structure is such that a plurality of vibration motors are provided in parallel in the longitudinal direction in the inner space of the pad body.

Since the plurality of vibration motors are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction, the extension portion is likely to vibrate uniformly in the entire longitudinal direction. Therefore, the difference in the degree of vibration (vibration intensity, etc.) in the entire stretching portion can be made as small as possible, and a vibration effect of the same degree can be imparted to the body part placed on the stretching portion.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

The stretching pad of the present invention includes the stretching portion that is raised in a protruding manner on the upper surface facing the non-grounding portion provided on the back surface, and the vibration mechanism in the internal space between the non-grounding portion and the stretching portion, as described above, and the vibration is transmitted through the many small protrusions, so that the stimulation can be given by the vibration while the part of the body is stretched by the stretching portion, and a high stretching effect can be obtained by these interaction effects. Further, since the blood circulation improving effect, the inner layer muscle culturing effect, and the like can be relatively easily obtained without applying an excessive load to the muscle, the joint, and the like, it is highly useful for the weak muscle and the stiff body. Further, since the body-contacting portion of the stretching portion has many small protrusions over the entire upper surface thereof, the vibration can be easily transmitted to the body by stimulating a part of the body placed on the body-contacting portion with the many small protrusions, and the operational effect of the present invention that can obtain a high stretching effect is further improved.

In the above-mentioned stretching mat, the stretching portion of the mat main body is provided with a concave-shaped avoiding portion which is concave in the longitudinal direction, and both sides of the concave-shaped avoiding portion are body contact portions, so that when stretching is performed on the stretching portion while lying on the back, the back can be stretched without excessively stimulating the ridge bone due to the concave-shaped avoiding portion.

The vibration mechanism is preferably applied to a high stimulation that can provide a higher stretching effect when a micro-vibration having an amplitude of 0.1mm to 5mm is generated in the small protrusions. The preferred amplitude is 0.5mm to 2 mm.

When the vibration mechanism for generating the micro-vibration having the amplitude of 0.1mm to 5mm is constituted by a plurality of motors for vibration connected in parallel, the micro-vibration is likely to occur due to the tolerance of each motor, and therefore the operational effect of the present invention, which can obtain the high stretching effect, is further improved by the micro-vibration.

Here, when the plurality of vibration motors are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction in the inner space of the pad body, the difference in the degree of vibration of the entire stretching portion can be minimized, and therefore, a vibration effect can be imparted to the body part placed on the stretching portion to the same degree.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing a stretching mat 1 of the present embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the stretching mat 1.

Fig. 3 is a side view showing the stretching mat 1.

Fig. 4 is a front view showing the stretching mat 1.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line P-P in fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along line L-L in fig. 2.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the stretching mat 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a stretching portion 11 that rises upward in a protruding manner on the upper surface thereof, and is connected to an external power source 41 via a power supply line 35 for supplying power to a plurality of vibration motors 31 provided in the internal space 9 thereof. In this embodiment, the vertical direction in fig. 2 is the width direction, and the horizontal direction is the vertical direction.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the stretching mat 1 includes a mat main body 2, and the mat main body 2 is formed by integrating a stretching main body 3 having the stretching portion 11 and a base body 4 joined to the lower side of the stretching main body 3. Here, the extension body 3 and the base 4 are joined and integrated by a plurality of screws (not shown).

In this embodiment, the base 4 is formed of a thin plate made of plastic. The extension body 3 is formed of a shell-like body 3a made of a thin plastic plate and a rubber cover 3b covering the upper surface of the shell-like body 3 a. Here, the shell-like body 3a forms the basic shape of the spreading body 3, and the cover 3b is formed corresponding to the upper surface of the shell-like body 3 a. Then, the extension body 3 is formed by covering the shell-like body 3a with a cover 3b and joining them integrally.

The base 4 includes a non-ground portion 21 bent upward in the entire width direction, and ground portions 22 and 23 provided on both sides of the non-ground portion 21 in the longitudinal direction. When the base 4 is placed on a floor, the grounding portions 22 and 23 are placed on the floor surface, and the non-grounding portion 21 is lifted off. Furthermore, 3 curved rib portions 26 protruding upward are provided in parallel in the longitudinal direction on the land portion 21 of the base 4 (see fig. 5 and 6). The rigidity of the non-land portion 21 is improved by bending the rib portions 26.

The extending body 3 includes support extending portions 12 and 13 joined to the land portions 22 and 23 of the base 4 so as to cover the land portions 22 and 23 from above, and an extending portion 11 connected between the support extending portions 12 and 13. Here, the extending portion 11 and the non-land portion 21 of the base 4 are provided to face each other, and are formed in a curved shape protruding in a protruding manner along the longitudinal direction. The extending portion 11 is higher than the non-land portion 21 of the base 4 in height that rises upward. Side surface portions 15 and 15 for closing both sides of the extending portion 11 in the width direction are formed. The extending body 3 is formed in a box shape having a lower opening deeply recessed upward by the extending portion 11, and the lower opening is closed by the non-grounding portion 21 of the base 4. That is, the internal space 9 is formed between the extending portion 11 and the non-ground portion 21 by the joining of the extending body 3 and the base 4 (see fig. 5 and 6).

A plurality of projecting rib portions 16 projecting inward are formed on the inner side of the extending portion 11 of the shell-like body 3a constituting the extending body 3 at positions facing the curved rib portions 26 of the non-land portions 21, and each projecting rib portion 16 and the curved rib 26 are in contact with each other in a state where the extending body 3 and the base body 4 are joined. The protruding rib 16 increases the rigidity of the extension 11.

Furthermore, the extension portion 11 of the extension body 3 is formed with a concave-shaped avoidance portion 18 that is concave downward in the longitudinal direction at the center in the width direction. Body contact portions 19, 19 are formed on both sides in the width direction of the recessed avoidance portion 18. That is, the stretching portion 11 is constituted by the concave avoidance part 18 and the body contact parts 19, 19. Here, a large number of small protrusions 20 are provided on the outer surfaces (upper surfaces) of the body-contacting portions 19, 19 as a whole. The small projection 20 is formed on the cover 3b constituting the outer surface of the extension body 3, and is made of rubber, and therefore has elasticity.

The outer peripheral end of the support extension 12 of the extension body 3 is formed in an upwardly raised shape, and the region surrounded by the outer peripheral end and the extension 11 is formed in a substantially concave shape.

In addition, 4 vibration motors 31 (see fig. 5) are disposed in the internal space 9 of the pad body 2 formed by joining the extension body 3 and the base 4, and the 4 vibration motors 31 are connected in a parallel circuit. The vibration motors 31 are fixed to the base 4 between the curved rib portions 26, 26 formed on the non-grounding portion 21 of the base 4, and are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction. The drive shafts 32 of the 4 vibration motors 31 are linearly provided along the longitudinal direction. The wiring of the vibration motor 31 is omitted in fig. 5 and 6.

Here, the same specification motor is used for the vibration motor 31, and the same applies to the hammer 33 attached to each drive shaft 32. The hammer 33 is eccentrically attached to the tip end of the drive shaft 32, and the vibration motor 31 vibrates by the rotation of the drive shaft 32. Even if the motors have the same specification, the motors have manufacturing tolerances, and therefore, a slight difference occurs in rotation speed and the like. Therefore, even if 4 vibration motors 31 are connected in parallel and the same voltage is applied, the rotation speeds of the vibration motors 31 are not completely the same. Therefore, the vibrations generated by the vibration motors 31 have a slight difference in amplitude, period, and the like, and therefore, they are damped to each other to form overall minute vibrations. The micro-vibration generated in this manner is transmitted to the extending portion 11 of the extending body 3 via the non-grounding portion 21 of the base 4, and the extending portion 11 vibrates. The micro-vibration is transmitted to the expansion portion 11 via the curved rib portions 26 and the protruding ribs 16.

The micro-vibration suggests a micro-vibration having an amplitude of 0.1mm to 5 mm. The amplitude of 0.1mm or less is less likely to be sensed by the micro-vibration, and if the amplitude is 5mm or more, the amplitude is too large, and there is little difference from the conventional massage. The present invention achieves the stretching effect by stretching the muscles with the minimum unit, and therefore, the present invention is within the above range. The preferred amplitude for higher stretching effect is 0.5mm to 2 mm. The frequency of the vibration is recommended to be 50-300 Hz.

A control board (not shown) for controlling the supply of power to each vibration motor 31 is disposed inside the side surface portion 15 (the inner space 9) of the extension body 3. An insertion port 36 into which a plug of the power cord 35 can be inserted is provided on the outer side of the side surface portion 15, and the insertion port 36 is connected to the control board. Thus, the electric power obtained from the power line 35 connected to the external power source 41 (outlet) is supplied to each vibration motor 31 via the control board. In the present embodiment, a pressure sensor (not shown) is provided between the shell-shaped body 3a and the cover 3b of the extension 11, and the pressure sensor is connected to the control board. The control board effectively controls the power supply to each vibration motor 31 when the pressure input from the pressure sensor is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. That is, even in a state where the power cord 35 is connected to the external power source 41, a part of the body is placed on the stretching portion 11, and if there is no body weight, the stretching portion 11 does not vibrate. This can suppress unnecessary power consumption.

In addition, a power switch (not shown) for ON/OFF operation, a lamp indicating the intensity of vibration, a lamp indicating vibration, and the like are disposed in the vicinity of the insertion port 36 ON the side surface portion 15 of the extendable portion 11, and these are connected to and controlled by the control board.

In this embodiment, the power supply mechanism of the present invention is constituted by a control board (not shown) and a power supply line 35.

Next, the use of the stretching pad 1 will be described.

The stretching mat 1 is placed on the floor, and as shown in fig. 1, the power cord 35 is connected to an external power source 41. Then, in a state where the power switch is turned ON, for example, the spine is laid ON the back with the stretching portion 11 of the stretching pad 1. Thereby, the spine is stretched in correspondence with the stretch portion 11. Since the weight is applied to the stretching portion 11, the power is supplied to each vibration motor 31 by the pressure detection of the pressure sensor. The respective vibration motors 31 are driven, and the resulting micro-vibration is transmitted to the extension portion 11, thereby micro-vibrating the extension portion 11.

Here, since the non-ground contact portion 21 to which the vibration motor 31 is attached does not contact the floor, the micro-vibration generated by the vibration motor 31 is easily and stably transmitted to the extending portion 11 via the bending rib 26 and the protruding rib 16 of the non-ground contact portion 21. This causes the extension portion 11 to vibrate slightly.

The stretching portion 11 vibrates in this manner, and the stretching effect can be enhanced because a vibrating action is exerted on the spine stretched by the stretching portion 11. In particular, the stimulation by the micro-vibration is applied while the back is stretched, so that the blood circulation improving effect, the inner layer muscle culturing effect, and the bone correcting effect can be effectively obtained. Furthermore, since the body-contacting portions 19, 19 of the extension portion 11 are formed with many small protrusions 20, the small protrusions 20 stimulate the back, and the micro-vibrations are applied to the back via the small protrusions 20, thus easily stimulating the inside of the body. Therefore, the blood circulation improving effect and the like described above are further improved. Further, due to a slight difference in the rotation speed between the vibration motors 31, the above-described minute vibration occurs as irregular vibration. This irregular vibration makes it easy to maintain the feeling of the vibration, and a part of the body being stretched can be continuously felt, so that the stretching effect can be further improved.

Further, since the contact with the ridge bone can be avoided by the concave avoidance part 18 of the extension part 11, the ridge bone is not directly stimulated. Therefore, the micro-vibration can suppress an excessive load from being applied to the ridge beam bone.

Further, in the structure of the present embodiment, since the rubber cover 3b is disposed on the surface of the extension portion 11, the effect of reducing the excessive load is excellent due to its elasticity. This can effectively improve the stretching effect.

As described above, the stretching mat 1 of the present embodiment can enhance the stretching effect because the stimulation due to the vibration is applied while stretching the body. However, although the spine is stretched, the stimulation by the vibration can be applied while stretching the calf muscle by standing on the inclined surface of the stretching portion 11. Furthermore, the pelvis can be stimulated by the extension portion 11 by sitting on the support extension portion 12 of the extension body 3. Can also be applied to other various using methods, and can obtain the same high stretching effect.

According to the stretching mat 1 of the present embodiment, since a high stretching effect can be obtained without applying an excessive load to the muscles, joints, and the like, it is suitable for women, elderly people, stiff people, and the like, which have weak muscular strength, and has an advantage that a higher stretching effect can be easily obtained.

In the above-described embodiment, 4 vibration motors are arranged in parallel, but the number of vibration motors may be set to 2, 3, or 5, as appropriate. The installation position can also be set appropriately.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and other configurations may be appropriately modified within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, a charging battery may be disposed inside the pad body, and the charging battery may be charged through a power supply line.

Description of the reference numerals

1 stretching pad, 2 pad body, 9 internal space, 11 stretching part, 18 concave avoiding part, 19 body contacting part, 20 small protrusion part, 21 non-grounding part, 31 vibration motor, 35 power cord (power supply mechanism)

Claims (3)

1. An extension mat comprising a mat main body and a vibration mechanism, wherein the mat main body comprises a non-grounding part, an extension part and an internal space formed between the non-grounding part and the extension part, the non-grounding part is formed on the back surface of the mat main body and extends in the width direction, the extension part is formed on the upper surface of the mat main body facing the non-grounding part and protrudes in the longitudinal direction so as to extend a body by being placed against a part of the body, and the vibration mechanism is arranged in the internal space of the mat main body to vibrate the extension part,

a concave-shaped avoiding part is formed in the center of the extending part of the pad body in the width direction along the longitudinal direction over the entire length of the extending part, body contact parts are formed on both sides of the concave-shaped avoiding part to contact a part of the body, a large number of small protrusions are formed on the entire upper surface of the body contact part, and vibrations are applied to the body via the small protrusions.

2. The stretching mat according to claim 1, wherein the vibrating means generates a micro-vibration having an amplitude of 0.1mm to 5mm at the small protrusions.

3. The pad for spreading according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of vibration motors connected in parallel in a circuit and having a hammer head eccentrically connected to a drive shaft are provided in parallel in the longitudinal direction in the inner space of the pad body to constitute a vibration mechanism,

the stretching pad has a power supply mechanism for supplying power to the vibrating motor.