PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foot massage machine passing an acupressure probe through to desired parts of the sole of a patient, improving a massage effect, preventing the patient from feeling painful or uncomfortable.SOLUTION: The foot massage machine is provided with: a recessed part 70 where a foot of the patient is inserted acupressure probes 85 which are disposed on the bottom surface of the recessed part and press the sole of the patient a driving mechanism 89 for reciprocating the acupressure probes along the bottom surface of the recessed part in a longitudinal direction air bags 80 disposed on right and left side walls of the recessed part and a control means 90 for controlling expansion, contraction of the right and left air bags and a driving mechanism. The control means interactively controls expansion of the right and left air bags and movements of the acupressure probes by the driving mechanism.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】被施療者の足裏の所望箇所に指圧子を通過させることができ、マッサージ効果を高めると共に、被施療者が痛みを感じたり、不快と感じることのない足用マッサージ機を提供する。【解決手段】被施療者の足を挿入する凹部70と、凹部の底面に配備され被施療者の足裏を押圧する指圧子85と、該指圧子を凹部の底面に沿って長手方向に往復移動させる駆動機構89と、凹部の左右両側壁に配備されたエアバッグ80,80と、左右のエアバッグの膨張及び収縮と、駆動機構を制御する制御手段90と、を具えた足用マッサージ機において、制御手段は、左右のエアバッグの膨張と、駆動機構による指圧子の移動を共働して制御する。【選択図】図16
