PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage machine that allows a new massage operation to be acquired.SOLUTION: A massage machine includes a pair of treatment elements, a massaging mechanism including a motor for massaging for performing a massaging operation by causing the two treatment elements to reciprocate in an approaching and separating direction, and a control part for controlling the motor for massaging. The control part executes alternately first normal rotation/reverse rotation control processing for controlling the motor for massaging to make normal rotation and reverse rotation so that the interval of the two treatment elements changes from a predetermined second interval to a predetermined first interval after the interval changes from the first interval to the second interval, and second normal rotation/reverse rotation control processing for controlling the motor for massaging to make normal rotation and reverse rotation so that the interval of the two treatment elements changes from a predetermined third interval to the first interval after the interval changes from the first interval to the third interval. An absolute value of a difference between the first interval and the second interval and an absolute value of a difference between the first interval and the third interval are different from each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6COPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】新規な揉み動作が得られるマッサージ機を提供する。【解決手段】マッサージ機は、一対の施療子と、揉み用モータを含みかつ両施療子を接近離間方向に往復移動させることによって揉み動作を行うための揉み機構と、揉み用モータを制御する制御部とを備えている。制御部は、両施療子の間隔が所定の第１間隔から所定の第２間隔に変化した後、第２間隔から第１間隔まで変化するように、揉み用モータを正転逆転制御する第１正転逆転制御処理と、両施療子の間隔が第１間隔から所定の第３間隔に変化した後、第３間隔から第１間隔まで変化するように、揉み用モータを正転逆転制御する第２正転逆転制御処理とを交互に行うように構成されており、第１間隔と第２間隔との差の絶対値と、第１間隔と第３間隔との差の絶対値が異なる。【選択図】図６
