Chair-type massage apparatus

摘要

There is provided a chair-type massage apparatus which, while having a low-height backrest, affords an adequate massage effect without forcing a user to take an uncomfortable position. The chair-type massage apparatus 1 comprises: the seat 2; the base frame 8 for supporting the seat 2 on a floor; the backrest 3 disposed at the rear of the seat 2 for the support of user's back; and the massage section 6 incorporated in the backrest 3, for performing a massage on a user sitting on the seat 2, and further includes the up-and-down means 15 for switchably changing the height of the backrest 3 vertically within a range between the housing position where the lower part of the backrest 3 is stored under the seat 2 and the protruding position where the lower part of the backrest 3 is raised to an upper location.

主权项

1. A chair-type massage apparatus comprising:
a seat; a base frame for supporting the seat on a floor; a backrest disposed at a rear of said seat for support of user's back; and a massage section incorporated in said backrest, for performing a massage on a user sitting on the seat, wherein there is further provided up-and-down means for switchably changing a height of said backrest in a vertical direction within a range between a housing position where a lower part of said backrest is stored under the seat and a protruding position where the lower part of said backrest is raised to be located above the housing position, wherein said protruding position involves a first protruding position where said backrest is in an upwardly-extending state and a second protruding position where said backrest, while assuming the first protruding position, is tilted backward into a reclined condition, and wherein said up-and-down means is designed to move said backrest in the vertical direction between the housing position and the first protruding position, as well as to move said backrest in a front-rear direction between the first protruding position and the second protruding position.