decelerated thereby causing the kneading shaft 205 to rotate 0042 fig1 and 17 are referenced next to explain the patting operation by the massaging machine structured as explained above the patting shaft 206 is driven by a motor 220 therefor affixed to the backside of the baseboard 111 through supporting members 113 a and 113 b as shown in fig5 a small pulley 221 is attached to the drive shaft of the motor 220 and an endless belt 223 is stretched over this small pulley 221 and a large pulley 222 affixed coaxially to the patting shaft 206 thus the driving force of the motor 220 is communicated through the small pulley 221 the belt 223 and the patting shaft 206 while being decelerated mechanisms for moving the shaft upwards and downwards or forward and backward are not explained although they are provided for effecting a patting operation the rotation of the kneading shaft 205 is stopped while the patting shaft 206 is activated at this moment the sloped sleeves 207 are positioned so as to be approximately perpendicular to the kneading shaft 205 of the arms 202 r and 202 l such that the massaging members are nearly perpendicular to the surface of the back u201c zero point of kneading u201d a detector plate 216 detecting.