PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a chair type massage machine automatically providing a person to be treated with optimum treatment corresponding to the presence of the forearm part of the person to be treated.SOLUTION: In the chair type massage machine, a chair body is formed by providing a seat part 3, a reclinable backrest part 2 and armrest parts 6 on both sides of the seat part. The armrest part 6 has a forearm part clamping mechanism 7 for clamping the inserted forearm of the person to be treated, and the forearm part clamping mechanism 7 is provided with a forearm part treating body 70 for treating the forearm of the person to be treated and a detection means 8 for detecting the presence of the forearm part of the person to be treated within an area in which forearm part treatment is possible. When detecting or not detecting the presence of the forearm part of the person to be treated by the detection means 8, the control of changing treatment contents by the forearm part treating body 70 is performed.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】被施療者の前腕部の存在に対応して、自動的に被施療者に最適な施療を提供することができる椅子式マッサージ機を提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】座部3とリクライニング可能な背凭れ部2と座部両側に肘掛部6を備えて椅子本体を形成し、前記肘掛部6は、挿入された被施療者の前腕を挟持する前腕部挟持機構7を備え、該前腕部挟持機構7は、被施療者の前腕を施療する前腕部施療体70と、前腕部施療が可能な領域内で被施療者の前腕部の存在を検知する検知手段8を備え、該検知手段8により、被施療者の前腕部の存在を検知したまたは検知しない場合に、前腕部施療体70による施療内容を変更する制御を行う椅子式マッサージ機。【選択図】図1
