JP2000312728A - Respiration load increasing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a respiration load increasing device permitting loaded respiration training by use of a simple arrangement. SOLUTION: This respiration load increasing device has an inlet 14 on one side of a cylindrical main body 10 and has a balloon 11 attached to the other side. A valve 12 and an exhaust button 13 are provided in the main body 10. A valve means or the like which opens at or above a predetermined pressure may be used in place of the balloon 11, and a counting means for counting the number of times of exhalation under load may also be provided. The balloon can be inflated easily. When a pressure-sensitive valve means is used, the device can be miniaturized and the pressure sensed can also be adjusted. The amount of training can be measured by providing the counting means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a respiratory load increasing device, and more particularly to a respiratory load increasing device capable of performing a respiratory training under a simple configuration.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a respiratory training method, for example, abdominal respiration is known, but recently, a so-called balloon diet in which a diet can be achieved by inflating a balloon or a body fat percentage is reduced. A law has been proposed. In this method, the body fat percentage is reduced by, for example, inflating a balloon 50 times daily for one month. Although the mechanism of this method has not been theoretically elucidated, increased oxygen intake due to pressurized deep breathing and activation of the digestive system and circulatory system by tightening the abdominal muscles are acting. It is speculated that it might be. It was reported that the media had actually tested it and found it to be effective.

[0003]

In the conventional balloon diet method as described above, it is possible to execute the method only with a balloon, but it is necessary to count the number of times, and it is troublesome to blow air into the balloon. There was a problem that it was difficult or it was embarrassing to inflate the balloon in a place where others were present. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a respiratory load increasing device that solves the above-described problems of the related art and that can perform a respiratory training with a simple configuration.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is characterized in that the load when exhaling is increased by using a balloon or valve means that opens at a predetermined pressure or higher. It is also characterized in that a counting means for counting the number of times of discharging is provided.

According to the present invention, when a balloon is used, for example, by providing a blow port and a valve,
It is not necessary to hold the balloon so that the air does not leak during breathing, and the balloon can be easily inflated. When the pressure sensitive valve means is used, the size of the apparatus can be reduced, and the sensitive pressure can be adjusted. Furthermore, it does not stand out during training. In addition, since the training amount can be measured by providing the counting means, the planned amount can be accurately performed, and a feeling of accomplishment of the training can be obtained.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail. FIG. 1 shows a first example of the respiratory load increasing device of the present invention.
It is sectional drawing and side view which show the structure of an Example. The first embodiment is an embodiment in which a balloon is used to increase the respiratory load. One end of the cylindrical device main body 10 forms a blowing port 14 for blowing in the mouth, and a bulge 15 is formed on the opposite side to prevent the balloon 11 from falling off when the balloon 11 is mounted.

[0007] A valve 12 is provided at a central portion inside the apparatus main body 10.
, Which normally maintain a closed state. In addition, on the side of the balloon 11 side from the valve 12 of the device body 10,
An exhaust button 13 for exhausting air from the balloon 11 is provided. The exhaust button 13 is also normally maintained in a closed state. When the user presses the exhaust button 13, a gap is formed between the button 13 and the main body 10, and the air in the balloon 11 is exhausted.

The method of use will be described. When using the respiratory load increasing device of the present invention, the blowing port 14 is held in the mouth, and a strong breath is blown. Then, air passes through the valve 12 and the balloon 11 inflates. When you stop blowing, valve 12 closes,
Since the exhaust button 13 is also closed, the balloon 11 is kept in an inflated state. The user inflates the balloon to a predetermined size by blowing several times. And
When the exhaust button 13 is pressed, the air in the balloon 11 is exhausted to return to the initial state. This operation is repeated a predetermined number of times a day, for example. By continuing the above training for a predetermined period, effects such as a decrease in the body fat percentage can be expected.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of an Example. The second embodiment uses a pressure sensitive valve device to increase the respiratory load. One end of the cylindrical device main body 20 forms a blowing port 24 for blowing in the air in addition to the mouth, and the other side has an exhaust port 2.
5 are formed. A valve 21 is provided at a central portion inside the apparatus main body 20, and the valve 21 is pulled by a predetermined force by a coil spring 22, and maintains a closed state. The other end of the spring 22 is engaged with a projection 23 provided on the inner wall of the main body 20. Therefore, when the breath is blown in at a pressure equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the valve 21 opens against the tension of the spring 22, and the air is exhausted from the exhaust port 25, and the valve 21 and the spring 22 are discharged.
The pressure sensitive valve means is constituted by these. As the adjusting means, by changing the position of the projection 23, the force for pulling the valve 21 changes, so that the pressure value at which air starts to pass can be changed (adjusted). The pressure value also changes by replacing the spring or changing the area of the valve 21 exposed on the side of the blowing port 24.
The method of use is almost the same as that of the first embodiment, but it is not necessary to perform an operation for exhausting air. Further, the pressure value is constant as compared with a balloon. In addition, the device is smaller than when a balloon is used, and can be used unobtrusively.

FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of an Example. In the third embodiment, a piston is used instead of the valve 21 of the second embodiment as the pressure sensitive valve means. One end of the cylindrical device main body 30 forms a blowing port 34 for blowing in the air in addition to the mouth. A piston 3 is provided at a central portion inside the apparatus main body 30.
1 is slidably provided with almost no gap. The piston 31 is pressed by a predetermined force by a coil spring 33, and an exhaust hole 32 provided on a side surface of the main body 30 is closed by the side surface of the piston 31 as shown in FIG. The other end of the spring 33 is engaged with a projection 36 provided on the inner wall of the main body 30. When the breath is blown in at a pressure equal to or higher than a predetermined value, the piston 31 resists the pressing force of the spring 22,
3, the air is discharged from the exhaust hole 32 through the communication between the blow-in port 34 and the exhaust hole 32. The method of use is almost the same as in the second embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of an Example. This embodiment uses a diaphragm. One end of the cylindrical device main body 40 forms a blowing port 44 for blowing air in addition to the mouth, the opposite side has a large diameter, and a diaphragm made of a resilient film is provided in a central portion of the inside. 41
Is provided. A valve 4 is provided at the center of the diaphragm 41.
2 are provided and normally maintain a closed state. A projection 43 is fixed to the inner wall of the main body 40 and provided at a position facing the valve 42.

When the breath is blown in at a pressure higher than a predetermined value, the diaphragm 41 expands to the right as shown in FIG.
Abuts on the opposing projection 43, the projection 43 opens the valve 42, and the air outlet 44 communicates with the outside to discharge air. Therefore, the pressure in the vicinity of the blowing port 44 is always kept below a certain value. The method of use is almost the same as in the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows a fifth embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view and a circuit diagram illustrating a configuration of an example. This embodiment is different from the embodiment shown in FIG.
A counter and the like are added. The structure of the main body 20 is the same as that of the second embodiment, except that the pressure sensor 50 is installed on the side of the air inlet 24 with respect to the valve 21 inside the main body. As the pressure sensor 50, for example, a commercially available semiconductor pressure sensor can be used. From this pressure sensor 50, a voltage corresponding to the pressure inside the blowing port 24 is output.

The voltage comparison circuit 51 compares the voltage output from the pressure sensor 50 with a predetermined reference voltage generated by the variable resistor 52, and the pressure detected by the pressure sensor 50 is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. In this case, a high-level (1: Vcc) detection signal is output. This detection signal is A
Connected to one input terminal of the ND gate 57,
Semi-fixed resistor 53 (referred to as resistor R), capacitor 54
Buffer 5 via an integrating circuit consisting of
6 input terminals.

The output of the buffer 56 goes high after a lapse of the time constant RC of the integrating circuit composed of the semi-fixed resistor 53 and the capacitor 54 after the detection signal goes high. The diode 55 is for discharging the charge of the capacitor 54 rapidly when the detection signal becomes low level (0: GND).

Accordingly, the variable resistor 52 (or the tension of the spring) is adjusted so that the detection signal becomes a high level at a pressure slightly lower than the pressure at which the valve 21 opens, and the time constant of the integration circuit is set to, for example, several seconds. Semi-fixed resistor 5
By adjusting 3, the AND gate 5 is provided only when breathing is continuously performed for a predetermined time or more at a pressure equal to or higher than a predetermined value.
7, a high-level display signal is output. The above circuit constitutes a pressure detecting means.

The display signal inverted by the inverter 63 drives the light emitting diode 64 as a display means, and the light emitting diode 64 lights up while the display signal is at a high level. The oscillator 58 oscillates a signal of an audible frequency only while the display signal is at a high level, and generates an audible sound by driving a piezoelectric buzzer (piezoelectric loudspeaker) which is a display means with this signal. Counter 60 as counting means
Counts the number of display signal pulses, and a number display 62 which is a display means composed of, for example, a liquid crystal or a light emitting diode.
Is driven to display the count value. The counter 60 is reset by operating the reset switch 61.

As a method of use, for example, before starting training, the reset switch 61 is operated to reset the counter, and then training is started. In training, the light emitting diode 64 emits light or the piezoelectric buzzer 59 emits light.
Continue to breathe until is pronounced, and repeat this a predetermined number of times. Since the number of times of display on the display 62 is the number of times of breathing, for example, when it is necessary to blow five times to inflate the balloon, to perform the same training as inflating the balloon 50 times, , Display value is 50 × 5
= Train 250 times.

In this embodiment, the counter does not count up unless the breath is blown at a pressure equal to or higher than a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time. Can be used. In addition, since the pressure value and the duration for counting up can be adjusted, an optimal load can be applied to the user.

In the fifth embodiment, since the exhaust pressure of the valve 21 and the detection of the pressure by the pressure sensor 50 are independent from each other, it is necessary to make adjustments so that both operate well.
In order to solve this problem, an electromagnetically driven valve is used as the valve 21, and the electromagnetically driven valve is feedback-controlled based on the detection result of the pressure by the pressure sensor 50 so that the pressure of the sensor part becomes a constant value. Can be considered.

Further, in the fifth embodiment, an example of realization by a hardware circuit has been disclosed.
Using a microcomputer with a built-in converter, the output voltage of the pressure sensor 50 is input to the microcomputer, and the light emitting diode 64, the piezoelectric buzzer 59, the display 62, or the above-described electromagnetically driven valve may be controlled by the output terminal of the microcomputer. .

FIG. 6 shows a sixth embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of an Example. This embodiment is shown in FIG.
Is a combination of the third embodiment shown in (1) with a mechanical counter which is a counting means and a display means. The configuration of the main body is the same as that of the third embodiment, and the added mechanical counter 71 is connected to the piston 31 by a link member 70. When the user inhales, the piston 31
Moves to the right, air is exhausted from the exhaust holes 32, and the counter 71 counts up. The use of a mechanical counter enables counting with a simple configuration.

FIG. 7 shows a seventh embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device of the present invention.
It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of an Example. This embodiment is obtained by adding a muffling device 80 and a mouthpiece 81 to the second embodiment. In the second samurai historical example, when the breath is blown in strongly, the breath blows out from a slight gap of the valve 21, so that noise is generated. Therefore, the noise is attenuated by attaching the silencer 80 to the exhaust port 25. The configuration of the silencer may be any known type, and a sound absorbing material may be attached to the interior of the silencer 80 or the main body 20.

The mouthpiece 81 is detachably attached to the main body 20, and a swelling portion 82 is provided at the mouth 82 so that the mouthpiece 81 can be easily held and a brim or the like does not easily flow into the main body. When a plurality of persons use the apparatus of the present invention, each person owns only the mouthpiece 81 and shares the main body, so that the training can be performed hygienically.

[0025]

As described above, in the present invention,
When using a balloon because the load on the exhalation is increased using a balloon or valve means that opens at a predetermined pressure or higher, or a counting means is provided to count the number of exhalations with the load. Has the effect that it is possible to easily inflate the balloon, and when pressure sensitive valve means is used, the size of the device can be reduced and the sensitive pressure can be adjusted. There is. Further, there is also an effect that even if the training is performed, it becomes inconspicuous. In addition, since the training amount can be measured by providing the counting means, there is an effect that the planned training amount can be accurately performed, and a feeling of accomplishment of the training can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view and a side view showing a configuration of a first embodiment of a respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing the configuration of a third embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a fourth embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view and a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a fifth embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a sixth embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a seventh embodiment of the respiratory load increasing device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... apparatus main body, 11 ... balloon, 12 ... valve, 13 ... exhaust button, 14 ... blow-in port, 15 ... bulge, 20 ... apparatus main body, 21 ... valve, 22 ... coil spring, 23 ... protrusion, 24 ...
Blow-out port, 25 ... Exhaust port, 30 ... Device body, 31 ... Piston, 32 ... Exhaust hole, 33 ... Coil spring, 34 ... Blow-out port, 36 ... Protrusion, 40 ... Device body, 41 ... Diaphragm, 42 ... Valve, 43 ... Projection, 44 ... blow-in port, 50
... pressure sensor, 51 ... voltage comparison circuit, 52 ... variable resistor, 53 ... semi-fixed resistor, 54 ... capacitor, 55 ... diode, 56 ... buffer, 57 ... AND gate, 58
... oscillator, 59 ... piezoelectric buzzer, 60 ... counter, 61 ...
Reset switch, 62: numeric display, 63: inverter, 64: light emitting diode, 70: link member, 71:
Mechanical counter, 80: silencer, 81: mouthpiece

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cylindrical main body having a blow-in port for inhaling breath, an exhaust port to which a balloon can be attached, valve means provided inside the main body, and allowing air to pass only from the blow-in side to the exhaust port side; An apparatus for increasing respiratory load, comprising: exhaust means provided on the exhaust port side of the main body with respect to the exhaust means, and communicating between the inside of the main body and the outside of the main body by a user's operation. 2. A cylindrical main body having a blow-in port for blowing in air and an exhaust port, and is provided inside the main body, and moves from the blow-in side to the exhaust port side only when the pressure on the blow-in side is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. A respiratory load increasing device, comprising: pressure-sensitive valve means for passing air. Respiratory load increase device. 3. The respiratory load increasing device according to claim 2, wherein said pressure sensitive valve means includes an adjusting means for adjusting a pressure value at which air starts to pass. 4. A pressure detecting means for detecting that the pressure in the vicinity of the blowing port is equal to or higher than a predetermined value; a counting means for counting the number of times an output signal of the pressure detecting means is generated; The respiratory load increasing device according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying the respiratory load. 5. A pressure sensor for converting a pressure value into an electric signal, a comparator for comparing an output voltage of the pressure sensor with a predetermined value, and a pressure sensor for outputting a pressure signal for a predetermined time. The respiratory load increasing device according to claim 4, further comprising an integrating circuit that generates an output signal when the pressurized state is continuously displayed.