JP2000093407A - Lying posturograph - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lying posturograph which is capable of rapidly and easily measuring subject's lying posture without exerting a burden on the subject. SOLUTION: This instrument is provided with a supporting table 1 which allows a subject to lie down on his or her back. This supporting table 1 is provided with a prescribed number of measuring elements 7 pressured by each element to the prescribed number of points in the transverse direction of the back of the subject in the state of allowing the subject to lie on his or her back in such a manner that the positions of these elements may be freely changed in a vertical direction and in the longitudinal direction of the supporting table 1. The instrument is thus so constituted that the spacing between the subject's back portion floating from the supporting table surface A and the supporting table surface A may be detected by each of the respective positions in the longitudinal direction of the supporting table 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sleeping posture measuring device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It is said that a desirable sleeping posture is a sleeping posture which is the same as a posture when sleeping on the floor (yuka). The above-described sleeping posture measuring device is a device for measuring the sleeping posture of a subject in order to form such a bedding material that can be held in the desired sleeping posture, and there is a device having the following structure [A]. .

[A] A configuration in which a bandage for treatment to which gypsum is previously adhered is spread thinly on bedding and then moistened, and then the subject is laid down until the gypsum hardens, and when the gypsum hardens, the back surface is taken out. Sleeping posture measuring device.

[0004]

According to the above-mentioned conventional sleeping posture measuring apparatus, the subject must be stationary on the gypsum bandage until the gypsum hardens. In order to analyze the sleeping posture, it is necessary to perform an image analysis on the assumption that the plaster mold solidified in a human form is a contour line, and the analysis is troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sleeping posture measuring apparatus which can easily measure a sleeping posture in a short time without imposing a burden on a subject.

[0006]

The structure, operation and effect of the invention according to claim 1 are as follows.

[Structure] A support table for supporting a subject is provided, and in a state where the test subject is placed on the support table, a predetermined number of tracing styluses respectively contacting a predetermined number of positions in the width direction on the back surface of the test subject are vertically moved. Provided on the support table so as to be freely changeable in the direction and the longitudinal direction of the support table, and detects the distance between the back surface of the subject and the support table surface floating from the support table for each position in the longitudinal direction of the support table. It is configured to be possible.

[Operation] In other words, the subject is supine on the support table, and a predetermined number of tracing stylus (either one measuring stylus or a plurality of tracing stylus) is set in a predetermined width direction on the back surface of the subject. Abut on each of the several places from the support base surface side, and change the position in the longitudinal direction of the support base, and set the distance between the back surface part floating from the support base surface and the support base surface for each position in the longitudinal direction of the support base. To be detected. Thereby, the back shape of the subject can be obtained. When a plurality of probes are provided, each probe moves up and down independently.

In the means for determining the shape of the back of the subject via the measuring element, only the amount of elevation of the measuring element is determined for each position in the longitudinal direction of the support table, so that complicated analysis is not required and the detection result (that is, the measurement result) ) Can be obtained immediately.

When the tracing stylus has finished moving in the longitudinal direction of the support table, the measurement of the sleeping posture is completed. As described above, the subject lies on the support only while the probe is moving in the longitudinal direction of the support, and it is not necessary to remain on the support for a long time. Physiological and psychological burden is reduced.

[Effects] Accordingly, a sleeping posture measuring apparatus capable of easily measuring the sleeping posture in a short time without imposing a burden on the subject can be provided.

The construction, operation and effect of the invention according to claim 2 are as follows.

[0013] [Structure] In the structure of the invention according to the first aspect, there is provided an urging means for urging the front measuring element to be located above the support table surface, and the measuring element is weighted by the subject. The urging force of the urging means is set so as to descend.

[Operation] In addition to providing the same operation as the operation according to the configuration of the first aspect, in addition to the provision of the above-mentioned urging means, the probe is securely brought into contact with the subject by the urging force. Let it be.

[Effect] Therefore, in addition to the same effect as the effect of the configuration of the first aspect, it is possible to prevent a measurement error from occurring due to the measurement element being separated from the back of the subject. In addition, the measurement can be performed accurately, and the drive unit for raising and lowering the probe can be omitted.

The structure, operation and effect of the invention according to claim 3 are as follows.

[Structure] A support table for supporting the subject is provided, and the distance between the back surface of the subject floating above the support table surface and the support table surface is determined by setting the support table on the support table. A non-contact detection means for detecting each position in the longitudinal direction is provided.

[Operation] In other words, the subject is placed on the support table, and the distance between the back surface of the subject and the support table surface rising from the support table is determined by a non-contact type detection means for each position in the longitudinal direction of the support table. To detect.

As a non-contact type detecting means, for example, there is a means for irradiating a laser beam or an ultrasonic wave to the back of the subject, and capturing and detecting the reflected laser beam or the ultrasonic wave. You can ask.

In the means for detecting the shape of the back of the subject by the non-contact type detection means, a complicated analysis is not required and a detection result (that is, a measurement result) can be obtained immediately.

When the irradiation of the subject with the laser beam or the like is completed, the measurement of the sleeping posture is completed. As described above, the subject is lying on the support only during the irradiation of the subject with the laser beam or the like, and it is not necessary to remain on the support for a long time.・
Psychological burden is reduced.

[Effects] Accordingly, a sleeping posture measuring apparatus capable of easily measuring the sleeping posture in a short time without putting a burden on the subject can be provided.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a support table 1 for laying a subject on a back is provided.
A detection mechanism 2 for detecting, at each position in the longitudinal direction of the support 1, the distance between the back surface of the subject rising from the support A and the support A in a state in which the subject is supine; A control device 23 for controlling the device 2 is provided on the support table 1 to constitute a sleeping posture measuring device.

The support 1 is provided with six legs 3 on casters, and a front support 1A corresponding to the upper body of the subject and a rear support 1 corresponding to the lower body.
B, and a storage position in which the rear support portion 1B is overlapped on the upper side of the front support portion 1A, and a support operation position drawn in the longitudinal direction from the upper side of the front support portion 1A. It is configured to be switchable between and.

That is, the guide portions 11 for the both side portions of the rear support portion 1B are formed on both the side portions of the front support portion 1A along the longitudinal direction, and the guide portions 11 are formed along the longitudinal direction.
By sliding B in the longitudinal direction with respect to the front support base portion 1A, it is configured to switch between the storage posture and the support operation posture. This makes it possible to reduce the size of the device in the storage position.

A long handle 12 to be gripped by the subject is provided on both lateral sides of the front support portion 1A.
At one end in the longitudinal direction of B, small handles 26 for pulling out the rear support portion 1B in the storage posture from the front support portion 1A are provided.

The detection mechanism 2 is provided with a bracket 5 that moves in the longitudinal direction via the electric motor M and the ball screw mechanism 4 below the support table surface A of the front support table section 1A. A swing arm 6 is swingably supported around a first horizontal axis O on the side, and a resin roller 7 (measurement element) is rotatably provided at an upper end of the swing arm 6 around a second horizontal axis P. ), And the bracket 5 is provided with a wire-type potentiometer 8.

The roller 7 and the swing arm 6 are arranged at the center in the width direction of the front support portion 1A so as to abut on the line of the spine of the subject in the supine position.

A long hole 15 through which the swing arm 6 and the roller 7 are inserted is formed in the front support portion 1A along the longitudinal direction, and the roller 7 is urged to a position above the support surface A. Spring 9 (corresponding to urging means)
Is provided between the support portion 16 on the bracket 5 side and the swing arm 6, and the biasing force of the spring 9 is set so that the roller 7 descends with the weight of the subject, and the subject lies on the support base 1. In the absence state, the swing arm receiver 10 is provided on the support portion 16 on the bracket 5 side so that the swing arm 6 is inclined toward the side corresponding to the subject's head toward the upper end.

An origin limit switch 1 pressed by a bracket 5 is provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the front support base 1A.
3A and the end point limit switch 13B are separately provided,
The feed movement of the bracket 5 is configured to be stopped.

Further, a printing mechanism 28 (see FIG. 2) for printing the detection result by the detection mechanism 2 is provided on the front support portion 1A.

As shown in FIG. 1, a power switch 17, a start switch 18, an emergency stop switch 19, a manual print switch 20, a reset switch 21, and a print paper discharge port 22 are provided on the side wall of the front support base 1A. An operation panel 26 is provided.

As described above, the roller 7 is provided on the front support portion 1A so as to be changeable in the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction of the support 1, and a method of measuring the sleeping posture by the present apparatus will be described. .

In the measurement, the subject is dressed as thinly as possible. This is for obtaining accurate measurement results. Hair should be organized so that it does not interfere with the operation of each part.

1) The subject is supine on the support table 1 and the upper part of the back of the head is placed on a thin pillow 27.

2) When the start switch 18 is pressed, the electric motor M is driven, and the roller 7 is moved from the neck side to the waist side of the subject while keeping the roller 7 integrally with the bracket 5 on the back of the subject. To roll.

The roller 7 has no force to lift the test subject from the support table 1 and follows the shape of the test subject's back surface. The roller 7 descends when the distance between the back surface of the test subject and the support table surface A is short and rises when the distance between the test subject's back surface A and the test subject is long. . When the bracket 5 presses the end point limit switch 13B, the bracket 5 stops.

3) The printing mechanism 2 under the control of the controller 23
8 is controlled (see FIG. 2), the detection result is automatically printed, and the printing paper 25 is discharged from the discharge port 22.

The detection result is printed in a curved shape on the printing paper 25 as shown in FIG. The horizontal axis along the discharge direction of the printing paper 25 is the length in the height direction of the subject, and the vertical axis is the amount of lifting of the back portion of the subject from the support surface A.

4) When the manual print switch 20 is pressed,
Another printing paper 25 on which the detection result is printed is further discharged from the discharge port 22.

5) After confirming that the subject has got off the support 1, the reset switch 21 is pressed. As a result, the bracket 5 is sent to the side corresponding to the subject's head, and presses the origin limit switch 13A to stop. The detection result of the subject is also deleted from the storage unit by the control device 23.

[Another Embodiment of the First Embodiment] As shown in FIG. 3, the roller 7 and the swing arm 6
May be provided in the width direction, and the ball screw mechanism 4 may be provided for each roller 7.

That is, a plurality of rollers 7 respectively contacting a plurality of positions in the width direction on the back surface of the subject lying on the support table 1.
Are provided on the support base 1 so as to be freely changeable in the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction of the support base 1.

One ball screw mechanism 4 may be provided for one or more pairs of rollers 7, and a plurality of rollers 7 may be driven and moved by one ball screw mechanism 4.

Each roller 7 rolls on the line of the subject's spine, on the left and right sides of the body, and on the line along the height direction.

Each roller 7 is configured to move up and down independently.

[Second Embodiment] As shown in FIG. 4, a support table 1 for laying a subject on a subject is provided. The bracket 5 is provided with a laser measuring instrument (corresponding to a non-contact type detecting means) 24 for detecting the distance from the support table surface A at each position in the longitudinal direction of the support table 1.

The laser meter 24 sequentially irradiates a laser beam onto the line of the subject's spine from one end to the other end of the line, and captures the reflected laser beam to detect the interval.

The structure of the support table 1 is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment except for the internal structure. The support table 1 has a two-part structure including a front support section 1A and a rear support section 1B. The device is designed to be compact. The measurement is
Wear as much underwear as possible to the subject's body.

[Another Embodiment of the Second Embodiment] An ultrasonic measuring instrument is provided on the support table 1 in place of the laser measuring instrument, and the ultrasonic wave is applied to the back of the subject to detect the interval. May be.

In the above embodiment, a laser beam or an ultrasonic wave is irradiated on the line of the subject's spine, on the line along the height direction on the left and right sides of the body, and the back portion and the support table corresponding to these lines are applied. The distance from A may be detectable at each position in the longitudinal direction of the support 1.

Alternatively, the laser beam or the ultrasonic wave may be applied to the rear part of the subject so as to irradiate almost the entire rear surface, and the shape of the entire rear surface may be measured. .

[Regarding Measurement Results Obtained by Sleeping Posture Measuring Apparatus of First and Second Embodiments] A desirable sleeping posture is said to be the same sleeping posture as that when sleeping on the floor (yuka). Measurement results obtained as described above,
It is used to form a bedding material that can be held in a desired sleeping position.

For example, the mattress cushion material is formed into a two-layer structure of a hard layer made of a lower hard cushion material and a soft layer made of an upper soft cushion material.
The thickness of the hard layer is set in accordance with the weight of the subject, and the thickness of the soft layer is set in accordance with the distance between the back surface of the subject and the support surface A.

In the case of a subject with a long interval, the soft layer is set to be thick, and in the case of a subject with a short interval, the soft layer is set to be thin.

In this manner, a mattress cushion material capable of holding the desired sleeping posture as described above can be formed.

According to the present invention, the sleeping posture can be easily measured in a short time without putting a burden on the subject, and is suitable for the measurement of the sleeping posture performed for selling the bedding at the bedding store.

The above measurement results are used not only to obtain the desired sleeping posture as described above, but also for example for back pain, neck pain,
It can also be used to form bedding material desirable for patients with knee pain and the like.

In this case, the back side of the knee or thigh is also referred to as the back side of the subject, and the distance between the back surface portion rising from the support surface A and the support surface A is measured by the sleeping posture measuring apparatus according to the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sleeping posture measuring device.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the sleeping posture measuring device in a measurement state.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a sleeping posture measuring device according to a second embodiment.

[Description of Signs] 1 support base 6 measuring element 9 urging means 24 non-contact type detection means A support base surface

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Shigeharu Hayase 2-1-1 Katata, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Toyobo Co., Ltd. General Research Laboratory (72) Inventor Kimiko Kawai 2-1-1 Katata, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Toyobo Stocks F-term in the company research institute (reference) 4C038 VB02 VB14 VB29 VB40 VC01 VC11 VC20

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A support table for supporting a subject is provided, and in a state where the test subject is placed on the support table, a predetermined number of tracing styluses respectively contacting a predetermined number of positions in a width direction on the back surface of the test subject.
Provided on the support table so that the position can be freely changed in the vertical direction and the longitudinal direction of the support table, the interval between the back surface portion of the subject and the support table surface floating from the support table surface, for each position in the longitudinal direction of the support table A sleeping posture measuring device configured to be detectable. 2. An urging means for urging the tracing stylus to a position higher than a support table surface, and an urging force of the urging means such that the tracing stylus descends with the weight of the subject. The sleeping posture measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the sleeping posture measuring device is set. 3. A support table for supporting the subject is provided, and the distance between the back surface of the subject floating from the support table surface and the support table surface in a state where the test subject is placed on the support table is determined by the length of the support table. A sleeping posture measuring device provided with a non-contact type detecting means for detecting each position in a direction.