Patent ID: 7789466

Claim:
A chair-type massage machine comprising: a seat on which a user sits; a leg rest whose one end portion is pivotally connected with a front portion of the seat for pivotal movement up and down, the leg rest supporting calves of the user; a driving unit for pivotally moving the leg rest with respect to the seat; a footrest pivotally connected with the other end portion of the leg rest for pivotal movement up and down, the footrest supporting feet of the user; a massage means provided to at least one of the leg rest and the footrest; a stopper unit for restricting a range of pivotal movement of the footrest with respect to the leg rest; and biasing unit for applying a biasing force to the footrest in an upward direction of the pivotal movement; wherein an angle of the footrest with respect to the leg rest is adjustable at least in the downward direction by the foot of the user independently of an angle of the leg rest with respect to the seat and the biasing unit installed between the footrest and the leg rest is positioned above the pivot axis about which the footrest is pivotally moved with respect to the leg rest when seen from a side.