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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
May. 24, 2007
Takayoshi Tanizawa, Higashiomi, JP;
Satoshi Kajiyama, Hikone, JP;
Masamichi Miyaguchi, Hikone, JP;
Daisuke Tsukada, Hikone, JP;
Fumihiro Nishio, Hikone, JP;
Takeo Iijima, Hikone, JP;
Yuichi Nishibori, Hikone, JP;
Takayoshi Tanizawa, Higashiomi, JP;
Satoshi Kajiyama, Hikone, JP;
Masamichi Miyaguchi, Hikone, JP;
Daisuke Tsukada, Hikone, JP;
Fumihiro Nishio, Hikone, JP;
Takeo Iijima, Hikone, JP;
Yuichi Nishibori, Hikone, JP;
Panasonic Electric Works Co. Ltd., Kadoma-shi, JP;
Abstract
A massage chair including an electric reclining mechanism for moving a backrest into different sloping positions, a holding mechanism for holding at least one forearm of a user to fix to the base side, and a controller that controls operations of these mechanisms. The controller allows the holding mechanism to hold the at least one forearm and allows the electric reclining mechanism to move the backrest into at least one sloping position before moving the backrest into a final position. An inclination of the at least one sloping position from a sloping position of the different sloping positions when the at least one forearm is held by the holding mechanism is smaller than an inclination of the end position from a sloping position of the different sloping positions when the at least one forearm is held by the holding mechanism.