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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2007
Yuki Yoda, Saitama, JP;
Koji Terada, Hikone, JP;
Shinji Tsutsui, Hikone, JP;
Nobuyuki Nishitani, Kusatsu, JP;
Yoshimi Takahashi, Inukami, JP;
Taichi Hamatsuka, Kyoto, JP;
Yuki Yoda, Saitama, JP;
Koji Terada, Hikone, JP;
Shinji Tsutsui, Hikone, JP;
Nobuyuki Nishitani, Kusatsu, JP;
Yoshimi Takahashi, Inukami, JP;
Taichi Hamatsuka, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A chair-type massage machine includes a seat on which a user sits; a leg rest whose one end portion is pivotally connected with a front portion of the seat for pivotal movement up and down, the leg rest supporting calves of the user; a driving unit for pivotally moving the leg rest with respect to the seat; a footrest pivotally connected with the other end portion of the leg rest for pivotal movement up and down, the footrest supporting feet of the user; and a massage means provided to at least one of the leg rest and the footrest. Also, a stopper unit is provided for restricting a pivotal movement range of the footrest with respect to the leg rest, and a biasing unit is disposed for applying a biasing force to the footrest in either an upward or downward a direction of the pivotal movement.