Patent ID: 7001347

Claim:
A massage machine comprising: a backrest provided on a chair for the person to be massaged to sit in, a massage unit reciprocatingly movable upward and downward longitudinally of the backrest, a kneading shaft disposed on the massage unit substantially horizontally and rotatable by a kneading motor, pivotal levers supported as inclined on the kneading shaft, massage arms supported by forward ends of the respective pivotal levers, and kneading balls provided on the respective massage arms each at a position obliquely above the position where the massage arm is supported by the pivotal lever, an arm lock mechanism coupled to the massage unit for holding the kneading balls pushed out forward, the arm lock mechanism tiltably supporting arm lock rods each having one end connected to the massage arm at a position away from the position where the massage arm is supported by the pivotal lever, each of the arm lock rods being forwardly tiltable by the arm lock mechanism to hold the massage arm with the kneading ball pushed out forward.