The chair-type massage apparatus is characterized in that, when placed with its back facing a room wall, it can be located near the wall and, when its seat is made movable back-and-forth, the leg kneading device mounted at the front of the seat can be used without being obstructed by the back-and-forth movement.The chair-type massage apparatus 1 comprises the seat 2, the base frame 6, and the backrest 3 reclinably mounted at the rear of the seat. During reclining, the upper end of the backrest moves vertically along one vertical line. The leg kneading device is mounted at the front of the seat. The base frame has the seat moving mechanism 15 for moving the seat at least in the front-rear direction, and the seat has the position changing mechanism 16 for effecting positional change of the leg kneading device relative to the seat while maintaining the relative distance.在椅子型按摩機中,在將後背朝向室內的靠近壁面設置等的情況下,能夠接近於壁面而設置。又,在使座部能夠前後運動的情況,能夠使設在座部的前部的揉腿裝置絲毫不受座部的前後運動影響而使用。本發明的椅子型按摩機(1)之結構為具有座部(2)、基礎框架(6)、和在座部的後部可斜倚動作地設置的背靠部(3),在背靠部(3)斜倚動作時,背靠部(3)的上端部一邊沿著一條垂直線一邊上下運動。又,椅子型按摩機(1)具有設在座部(2)的前部的揉腿裝置(5),在基礎框架(6)上,設有使座部(2)至少向前後方向移動的座部移動機構(15),在座部(2),設有既可保持座部(2)與揉腿裝置(5)的相對距離並可改變揉腿裝置相對於座部(2)的姿勢的姿勢變換機構(16)。1‧‧‧椅子型按摩機2‧‧‧座部3‧‧‧背靠部5‧‧‧揉腿裝置5a‧‧‧按摩面6‧‧‧基礎框架10‧‧‧擺動部12‧‧‧槓桿部15‧‧‧座部移動機構16‧‧‧姿勢變換機構20‧‧‧導引部21‧‧‧進退驅動部40‧‧‧軌道構件41‧‧‧滑動保持部42‧‧‧轉動支承部48‧‧‧姿勢驅動部50‧‧‧基部支點51‧‧‧前部支點56‧‧‧螺桿軸57‧‧‧電動馬達60‧‧‧側構件67‧‧‧前部滑動部68‧‧‧後部滑動部72‧‧‧下臂構件73‧‧‧中間連桿75‧‧‧反轉支點77‧‧‧連結端部78‧‧‧托架片81‧‧‧伸縮桿部82‧‧‧輔助支點
