PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a massage machine capable of performing a rubbing operation and a pressing operation separately on different areas of the back of a body part of a person to be treated while performing the rubbing operation on the side of the body part.SOLUTION: The massage machine M1 (M2) is provided with a rubbing unit 1 comprising a pair of rubbing parts 2, 2 for applying a rubbing massage to the body part of the person to be treated and a rubbing driving part 3 for driving the rubbing parts 2. The rubbing part 2 comprises a pair of first rubbing parts 12, 12 arranged on both sides of the body part and reciprocating along the side of the body part and a pair of second rubbing parts 13, 13 arranged on the back of the body part and reciprocating along the back of the body part and in the direction of crossing the back.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】被施療者の身体部位の側面に擦り動作を行いつつ、身体部位の背面における異なる箇所に個別に擦り動作及び押圧動作を行うことができるマッサージ機を提供する。【解決手段】被施療者の身体部位に擦りマッサージを施す対の擦り部2,2と、該擦り部2を駆動する擦り駆動部3と、を有する擦りユニット1を備えたマッサージ機M1(M2)である。前記擦り部2は、前記身体部位の両側方に配置され、該身体部位の側面に沿う方向へ往復動する対の第1擦り部12,12と、前記身体部位の背面に配置され、該身体部位の背面に沿う方向及び該背面と交差する方向へ往復動する対の第2擦り部13,13と、を有している。【選択図】 図3
