Massage unit and chair having pivotal lever to grip and knead

摘要

A pivotal lever has a first therapeutic member and a second therapeutic member positioned below the first member, for the members to grip and knead the shoulder of the person to be massaged as by the fingers of the acupressurist. A massage unit 20 comprises a pair of left and right pivotal levers 100 pivotally movably arranged on a chassis 21, and a first therapeutic member 200 and a second therapeutic member 300 arranged on each of the pivotal levers 100 and movable toward and away from each other. The first and second therapeutic members 200, 300 have motion conversion 400 coupled thereto for converting the pivotal movement of the pivotal lever 100 into the movement of the first and second therapeutic members 200, 300 toward and away from each other. The first and second therapeutic members 200, 300 grip the shoulder of the person when moved toward each other and release the shoulder from the gripping action when moved away from each other to thereby cause the members to simulate the gripping and kneading movement of the acupressurist.