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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2001
Nichimu Inada, Osaka, JP;
Hideshi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Koji Goto, Osaka, JP;
Ryoichi Tokioka, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Nichimu Inada, Osaka, JP;
Hideshi Kondo, Osaka, JP;
Koji Goto, Osaka, JP;
Ryoichi Tokioka, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Family Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a massaging apparatus that faithfully incorporates the rhythm or melody of a music source and performs massage with accents arranged more effectively based on these. A massaging apparatus of the present invention comprises massaging mechanisms () that give mechanical impulses to a body by driving motors (), and a control device () that controls operations of the motors. The control device () comprises a waveform converter () having a waveform converting circuit for converting a waveform of an audio signal input from a sound source (A), such as a smoothing circuit, a differentiating circuit, or an integrating circuit, and a specific frequency band signal selecting unit () having a low pass filter, a high pass filter, and a band pass filter. In accordance with a control signal output from the waveform converter () and the specific frequency band signal selecting unit (), the operations of the motors are controlled.