JP2001149328A - Health care guideline advising device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a health care guideline advising device with high accuracy in the measurement, intending to stabilize the posture of a subject in the measurement by keeping the subject always in the same posture at the time of the measurement. SOLUTION: The angle of a body fat measure is detected by a sensor (Step 4) to be adjusted to be a set angle (Step 5). Then the angle is judged to be the set angle or not (Step 6), and if judged to be the set angle, the measurement is started (Step 7).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a health care guideline advice device such as a body fat meter which provides useful guideline information for health care such as body fat percentage based on impedance measurement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of health management guideline advice device, a body fat meter which a subject holds by hand, such as a body fat meter 201 having an electrode for impedance measurement in a grip portion, is used. was there.

[0003]

However, in the case of the prior art as described above, as shown in FIG. 22, the grip portions 203 and 204 are gripped with both hands, and the angle between both arms and the body is substantially 90 degrees. It is considered desirable to extend the arms straight forward so that the measurement can be performed and the measurement is performed in a posture in which the body fat scale 201 is held, and such instructions have been given in an instruction manual or the like. When such a measurement posture is required, when the arm is lowered at the time of measurement, the arm comes into contact with the armpit and the path of the current applied to the body changes, which may affect the measurement value.

[0004] Further, even if both arms are extended straight forward as shown in FIG. 22, the thumb is extended in the axial direction of the grip portion 204 and the grip portion is tilted as shown in FIG. When gripping, the contact area between the electrode surface and the palm changes as compared with the case where the thumb is firmly turned to the grip portion 204 as shown in FIG. 24 and the grip portion is held in the vertical direction. Measurements could be affected.

[0005] When the posture of the subject at the time of measurement changes as described above, there is a possibility that the measurement value is affected. It has been desired to be able to perform measurement in a fixed posture.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. It is an object of the present invention to stabilize a measurement posture by making a subject always have the same posture during measurement. An object of the present invention is to provide a health management guideline advice device with high measurement accuracy.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a holding portion for holding by at least one hand, and an impedance measuring electrode, and holding any one of the impedance measuring electrodes. A health management guideline advice device for providing guideline information useful for health management based on the measured impedance, comprising: an angle detection unit configured to detect a held tilt angle of the holding unit.

Further, the holding section may be provided separately from the main body of the health management guideline advice device.

[0009] Further, a storage means for storing the angle detected by the angle detection means may be provided.

[0010] The apparatus may further include an angle comparing means for comparing the angle detected by the angle detecting means with the angle stored in the storage means, and a notifying means for notifying a result of the comparison by the angle comparing means. .

[0011] The notifying means may be means for notifying by voice.

[0012] The notifying means may be means for visually displaying and notifying information.

[0013] Further, acquisition instructing means for instructing acquisition of angle information of the holding section to be stored in the storage means may be arranged at or near a hand position in a predetermined holding posture.

[0014] Further, there is provided angle comparing means for comparing the angle detected by the angle detecting means with the angle stored in the storage means, and impedance measurement is started based on the comparison result by the angle comparing means. Is also good.

The present invention further comprises a step counting device which incorporates a weight and counts the number of steps based on the movement amount of the weight, and a mounting portion to which the step counting device is detachably mounted, wherein the mounting portion has the step number. In a state where the counting device is mounted, the tilt angle detecting means for calculating the tilt angle of the holding portion based on the moving amount of the weight built in the step counting device is provided by the step counting device and the health management guideline advice device main body. At least one health management guideline advice device.

The calculation of the inclination angle of the holding portion may be performed in the step counting device, or may be performed in the main body of the health management guideline advice device in a state of being mounted on the mounting portion.

Further, the step counting device may be provided with processing means for performing at least one of the processes from the impedance measurement to the provision of guideline information useful for health management.

[0018] Further, an angle comparing means for comparing the angle of the holding section with a predetermined angle may be provided.

Further, a notifying means for notifying the result of the comparison by the angle comparing means may be provided.

The notifying means may be a means for notifying by voice.

The notifying means may be a means for visually displaying and notifying information.

The apparatus further includes a body specification information input unit for inputting body specification information for specifying a physical characteristic of the subject, and a body specification information holding unit for holding the input body specification information, The body specific information holding means may be provided in the step counting device.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is an external view showing an entire configuration of a body fat meter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The housing of the body fat meter 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. Cylindrical grip portions (holding portions) 2 and 3 are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the body fat meter 1. Grip parts 2, 3
Are provided with current application electrodes 4 and 5 and voltage measurement electrodes 6 and 7, respectively. Above the front of the body fat meter 1, a display unit 8 of an LCD panel for displaying a set value, an estimated progress or a measurement result is provided. Switches are arranged below the display unit in front of the body fat meter.
The switches are a call switch 9, a period switch 10, a recording switch 11, a power switch 12, and a setting switch 1.
3, an addition switch 14, a subtraction switch 15, and a measurement start switch 16. A posture recording switch 17 is provided on the upper right edge of the front of the body fat scale 1, and a measurement start switch 18 is provided on the upper left edge. here,
The impedance measuring electrode includes current applying electrodes 4 and 5 and voltage measuring electrodes 6 and 7.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the body fat meter. A power supply unit 21 is connected via a power switch 22 to a ROM storing a program, a RAM (storage means) 9 storing data, and a measurement / calculation control unit 20 including a CPU for performing measurement and calculation processing. Current application electrodes 4, 5, voltage measurement electrodes 6, 7, sensor unit 2
3, measurement start switches 16 and 18, an input unit 24, a buzzer (notification unit) 25, and a display unit (notification unit) 8 are connected to each other. The input unit 24 includes a call switch 9, a period switch 10, a recording switch 11, a setting switch 13,
It comprises an addition switch 14, a subtraction switch 15, and a posture recording switch (acquisition instructing means) 17. Here, the measurement / arithmetic control unit 20 constitutes an angle comparison unit.

In the body fat meter 1, the left and right grip portions 2, 3
A high-frequency current is applied to the body of the subject from the current application electrodes 4 and 5 provided on the body, and the body resistance potential generated by the applied current is applied to the voltage measurement electrodes 6 provided on the left and right grip portions 2 and 3. , 7. In this way,
The body impedance is measured from the applied current and the body resistance potential, and the body fat percentage, the body fat mass, the lean mass, Calculate muscle mass, body water, obesity, etc.

FIG. 3A is a longitudinal sectional view of the body fat scale 1, and FIG.
FIG. 3B is a partially cutaway rear view, and FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view of the same. The substrate 31 on which the LCD panel 30 and the like are mounted
The sensor 32 and the buzzer 25 are attached to the back surface of the. The sensor is not limited to the case where the sensor is arranged in parallel to the substrate as shown in FIG. 3, and the sensor substrate 33 which is orthogonal to the substrate to which the LCD panel is attached as shown in FIGS. The sensor 32 may be attached to the sensor.
Further, a plurality of sensors may be arranged in different directions. Arrows on the sensor 32 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 indicate the moving direction of a movable electrode described later.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a schematic configuration of the sensor 32. As shown in FIG. The sensor 32 generally includes elastic deformation portions 41 to 4
The two beams 4 supported at both ends in the longitudinal direction by the housing 45 via the support 4 and having weights 46 and 47 attached thereto.
A movable electrode 50 is provided at the center of the two beams 8 and 49, and two fixed electrodes 51 and 52 sandwiching the movable electrode 50 are provided. FIGS. 6A and 6B show a state in which a leftward acceleration and a rightward acceleration (on the figure) are applied to the sensor 32, respectively. First, when the sensor unit 23 including the sensor 32 tilts or generates acceleration, the weights 46, 46 are determined according to the tilt angle or the magnitude of the acceleration generated in the sensor unit 23.
47 moves inside the sensor unit 23. Elastic deformation part 41 = 4
Since 4 is elastically deformed, the weights 46 and 47 move together with the two beams 48 and 49, and the movable electrode 50 also moves.
When the movable electrode 50 moves, the distance between the two fixed electrodes 51 and 52 and the movable electrode 50 changes. The sensor 32 calculates the acceleration from the capacitance change per unit time, or calculates the inclination angle from the capacitance value itself. The sensor unit 23 outputs the acceleration or the inclination angle detected by the sensor 32 in this manner to the measurement / calculation control unit 20.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a measurement procedure by the body fat meter when an angle for posture adjustment is set in advance. First, it waits until the power switch is turned on (step 1). Next, each item of body-specific information such as height, weight, age, and gender is input (step 2), and the process waits until all items are input (step 3). An item of each body specific information is selected by the setting switch 13, and a numerical value is set by the addition switch 14 or the subtraction switch 15. In addition, the body fat percentage and the like measured by the recording switch 11 can be recorded, and after the personal data is selected by the addition switch 14 and the like, the data such as the body fat percentage and the like recorded by the call switch 9 can be displayed. . By pressing the period switch 10,
Data such as the past body fat percentage such as the day before can be displayed and compared with the current data.

Next, the inclination angle of the body of the body fat meter 1 is detected by the sensor 32 (step 4), and a notification for prompting the adjustment of the posture of the subject is issued (step 5). It is determined whether the current angle of the body fat meter 1 matches the set angle (step 6). If the current angle and the set angle of the body fat meter 1 do not match, the process returns to step 5, and if they do, the measurement is started (step 7). After the completion of the measurement (Step 8), the measurement results such as the body fat percentage and the body fat mass are displayed (Step 9). After one minute has elapsed from the display of the measurement result (step 10), the measurement procedure ends.

In step 7, the measurement may be automatically started when the angle adjustment is completed, or the measurement may be started by pressing the measurement start switch 16 or 18 after the angle adjustment is completed. .

In the above-described measurement processing, the angle at which the body fat scale 1 main body or the grip portions 2 and 3 are kept horizontal is the set angle. If the grips 2 and 3 are gripped while the body fat scale 1 body or the grips 2 and 3 are kept horizontal as described above, the contact state between the electrode unit and the palm can be constantly maintained. Therefore, the measurement posture is stabilized,
Measurement accuracy can be improved. The set angle for the posture adjustment is not limited to the horizontal case as described above, but may be set as appropriate.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a measurement procedure when the subject sets an angle for posture adjustment by himself / herself. First, it waits until the power switch 12 is turned on (step 11). Next, each item of body-specific information such as height, weight, age, and gender is input (step 12), and the process waits until all items are input (step 13).

Next, it is determined whether or not the measurement is the first measurement (that is, whether or not a measurement record is stored) (step 14). If this is the first measurement, the explanation of the correct measurement posture is displayed on the display unit 8 (step 15). At this time, a message "Press the posture registration button to take the correct measurement posture" is displayed, and a method of setting the measurement posture is guided (step 15).

Next, when the posture registration button 17 is pressed, the angle measurement of the body fat meter 1 is started (step 16,
17). During the posture adjustment state, a message to that effect is displayed (step 18), and the measurement is awaited (step 19).
Posture registration button 17 when correct measurement posture is reached
Is pressed (step 20).

In response to the depression of the posture registration button 17, posture information (angle information) at the time of depression is recorded (step 21).
Proceed to step 23. If the measurement record is stored in the memory at step 14, the set posture information is called (step 22).

Next, the inclination angle of the body of the body fat scale 1 is detected by the sensor 32 (step 23). While the inclination angle is being detected, a message to prompt the user to adjust the posture and display of the posture adjustment state are performed on the display unit 8 or the like (step 24).

Next, it is determined whether or not the current angle of the body fat meter 1 matches the set angle (step 25). If the current angle and the set angle of the body fat meter 1 do not match, the process returns to step 24, and if they do, the measurement is started (step 26).

FIG. 9 shows a display of the display unit 8 of the body fat scale 1 in a posture adjustment state. A message "Please take the correct measurement posture" is displayed, and the measurement posture is adjusted so that all the blocks constituting the bar are turned on. Press 18 to start the measurement. Maintain the correct measurement posture during measurement. FIG. 10 also shows a display during the posture adjustment of the display unit 8 of the body fat scale 1. Body fat meter 1
The displayed dots move left and right according to the left and right inclination of the main body, and the dots move up and down according to the inclination in the front direction or the back direction. The posture is adjusted so that the dots fall within the circle, and the measurement is automatically started when the dots fall within the circle, or the measurement is started by pressing the measurement start buttons 16 and 18. In addition, the buzzer may continue to sound “beep beep” when the measurement position is not correct, and may be notified by beeping when the measurement position is correct. After pressing the measurement start buttons 16 and 18, you will be notified by voice that "Please take the correct measurement posture." When the correct measurement posture is achieved, "Start the measurement. Do not move in the same posture. . ".

After the measurement is completed (step 27), the measurement results such as the body fat percentage and the body fat mass are displayed (step 28). After one minute has elapsed from the display of the measurement result (step 29), the measurement procedure ends.

By setting and registering the desired measurement posture within the range of the correct measurement posture as described above, the subject is adjusted so as to have the set posture from the next measurement. The measurement posture is stabilized, and the measurement accuracy can be improved.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 11 shows a body fat meter 61 according to a second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, the body fat meter 61 includes a grip portion (holding portion) 62,
It comprises a base 63 and a cable 64 for connecting these. A current applying electrode 65, a voltage measuring electrode 66, and a switch 67 are provided on the substantially cylindrical grip 62 in the axial direction, and the current applying electrodes 68, 69 and the voltage are provided on the surface of the base 63, respectively. Measurement electrodes 70 and 71 are arranged.

As shown in FIG. 12, the subject grips one grip 62 with one of the hands, rests on the base 63, and sets the soles of the right and left feet on the surface of the base 63, respectively. Current application electrodes 68 and 69 and voltage measurement electrode 7
0,71.

The four electrodes 68-provided on the base 63
71 are electrically independent. Grip part 62
And the connection state between the electrodes of the base 63 can be switched,
One set (4) of the current application electrode 65 and the voltage measurement electrode 66 of the grip portion 62 and the current application electrode 68, 69 and the voltage measurement electrode 70, 71 on the left or right side of the base 63. The current application electrode 68 (69) and the voltage measurement electrode 70 (71) can be selected.
A high-frequency current is applied between the two selected current application electrodes, and a body resistance potential due to the applied current is measured by the selected voltage measurement electrode, thereby measuring body impedance and body fat percentage in different current paths. Can be calculated. Here, the electrode for impedance measurement is composed of a current application electrode 65, a voltage measurement electrode 66, and current application electrodes 68, 69 and voltage measurement electrodes 70, 71.

FIG. 13A is a side view of the grip portion 62,
FIG. 13B is an axial sectional view of the grip portion 62.
The sensor 32 described in the first embodiment is provided on the grip portion 62 of the body fat meter 61 on the back surface of the substrate 72 in parallel with the substrate 72.
Is installed. With this configuration, also in the present embodiment, the posture during measurement can be stabilized, and the measurement accuracy can be improved.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 14 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
It is a front view which shows the whole structure of the body fat meter 81 with a pedometer according to embodiment. FIG. 15A is a front view showing the entire configuration of a pedometer unit (step counting device) 82, and FIG. 15B is a side view of the same. FIG. 16A is a front view showing the entire configuration of the body fat measuring unit 83, and FIG. 16B is a plan view of the same.

As shown in FIG. 15, the pedometer 82 has a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped card shape. An LCD panel display section 84 is provided slightly above and to the left of the front of the pedometer section 82,
Buttons are arranged below and to the right of the display unit 84. Buttons include RESET / ▲ button 85, S
An ET button 86, a MODE button 87, an INPUT button 88, and a power ON button 89 are provided. Also,
Contact portions 90 and 91 made of a conductor such as SUS are provided at both left and right ends of the bottom surface of the pedometer 82. MOD
The display of clock → steps → distance → calories is switched by the E button 87. Each item of the clock, the stride, and the weight is set by the SET button 86. The display is returned to "0" by the RESET ▲ button 85, or the values of the time, the stride, and the weight are changed. The INPUT button 88 is used to store the number of steps measured by pressing the button when the user walks positively. The number of steps "walking" and "running" can be separately accumulated by selecting the number and storing the number of counts. By setting the stride length and weight using the above buttons, walking and jogging can be performed to count the number of steps and also to calculate and display the distance and calorie consumption.

As shown in FIG. 16, the body fat measuring unit 83 has a structure in which a plate-shaped main body 103 is disposed between two substantially cylindrical grip parts (holding parts) 101 and 102.
The main body section 103 includes a mounting section 104 formed of a recess formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the pedometer section 82. The front side 104a of the mounting section 104 is connected to the display section 84 of the pedometer section 82.
Are exposed so that they can be viewed from the front side and buttons can be operated, and have a U-shape that opens upward to hold only the left and right edges and the lower edge of the front surface of the mounted pedometer unit 82. . The rear side 104b of the mounting section 104 has a plate shape for supporting the rear side of the pedometer section 82, and has a U-shaped notch at the center upper end so that the pedometer section can be easily taken out. Two contact portions 105 and 106 made of a conductor such as SUSU are provided on the bottom surface of the mounting portion 104 at positions corresponding to the contact portions 90 and 91 on the bottom surface of the pedometer 82. A power button 10 is located below the front of the main body 103.
7, a setting button 108, an addition button 108, a subtraction button 109, and a measurement start button 110 are arranged. Current application electrodes 111 and 112 and voltage measurement electrodes 113 and 114 made of a conductor such as SUS are arranged on the peripheral surfaces of the grip portions 101 and 102 so as to be divided in the axial direction.
A measurement start button 115 is provided on the upper surface of the left grip unit 101, and a posture registration button 116 is provided on the upper surface of the right grip unit 102. Here, the electrodes for impedance measurement are the electrodes 111 and 112 for current application.
And voltage measuring electrodes 113 and 114. The body specific information input means includes a setting button 108, an addition button 108, and a subtraction button 109.

As shown in FIG. 17, the pedometer section 82
Of the body fat measuring unit 83 with the display unit 84 facing the front.
04 and inserted from above into the recess. FIG. 18 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal structure of the pedometer unit 82 and the body fat meter unit 83.

The pedometer unit 82 counts the number of steps based on information from a memory 121 for storing programs, data, etc., an input unit 122 for inputting operation information, and a sensor 123 to a CPU 120 for measurement, calculation and control. A step counter 124, a display driver 126 for driving a display 125 based on a command from the CPU 120, a contact unit 90 for connecting and transmitting information with the body fat measuring unit 83,
91 are connected. FIG. 19A is a front view showing a state in which the sensor 123 is disposed by cutting a part of the pedometer section 82, and FIG. 19B is a sectional view of the same. FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), the sensor 123 is
Are arranged in parallel. The sensor 123 is an acceleration sensor that detects a change in acceleration caused by walking of the subject, and converts the detected change in acceleration into step count information. The sensor 123 has the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 5, and the arrow on FIG. 19A indicates the moving direction of the movable electrode.

The configuration of the body fat meter unit 83 is such that a contact point unit 10 for transmitting and receiving information between the point having no sensor and the pedometer unit 82 is provided.
Since it has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment except that it has 5 and 106, detailed description is omitted using the same reference numerals. Here, the CPU 120 or the measurement / arithmetic control device 20 constitutes an inclination angle calculating means.

The pedometer unit 82 can be used alone as a pedometer, and can be used as a body fat meter by being attached to the body fat meter unit 83. Further, data can be transmitted and received between the pedometer unit 82 and the body fat meter unit 83. When the pedometer unit 82 is attached to the body fat meter unit 83 and used as a body fat meter, the sensor 123 of the pedometer unit 82 can be used as a sensor for adjusting the measurement posture. By using such a sensor 123 in the same manner as the body fat meter in the first embodiment, the posture of the subject at the time of measurement can be stabilized, and the measurement accuracy can be improved.

FIGS. 20A and 20B show the body fat meter 81 during posture adjustment. The procedure of the posture adjustment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but in the present embodiment, a display for adjustment is performed on the display unit 84 of the pedometer unit.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a procedure for inputting information of the pedometer 82 to the body fat meter 83. First, the process waits for the removal of the pedometer from the body fat meter (step 31).

When the pedometer is removed from the body fat meter, the power of the pedometer is automatically turned on (step 3).
2). Next, counting of the number of steps is started (step 33).
The counting of the number of steps may be started from the time when the pedometer is removed from the body fat meter, or the number of steps may be counted after a certain time has elapsed after the subject has been removed in consideration of the time until the subject wears the body. The counting may be started.

After the counting of the number of steps is completed (step 34), the pedometer is attached to the body fat meter (step 35). Next, the corresponding personal data is called from the memory area on the body fat measuring unit side (step 36) and displayed on the display unit (step 37).

Here, it is confirmed whether or not the user is himself (step 3
8) If not, enter personal data again (step 39). In step 9, if the user is the person, by pressing the "setting button" (step 40), the step count data is transferred from the pedometer section to the memory area of the body fat meter section (step 41).

Next, it is determined whether or not to measure body fat (step 42). When performing body fat measurement, the body fat measurement processing shown in steps 7 to 10 in FIG. 7 is performed (step 43), the power is turned off (step 44), and the processing is terminated. Step 44 when the body fat measurement is not performed
Proceed to.

As described above, by taking the number of steps counted by the pedometer unit into the body fat meter, information such as calorie consumption can be accumulated together with information such as the body fat percentage and used for continuous health management. . In addition, it is also possible to calculate the required amount of exercise, the consumed calories, or the number of steps required to consume the calories from the body fat percentage and the like, transmit the calculated steps to the pedometer unit, and use them for setting the target value. Also,
If the information such as the body fat percentage is transferred to the pedometer unit and stored in the memory so that it can be displayed when the user carries the device, he / she can always be aware of the body fat and use it as a trigger for continuing the diet.

When measuring the body fat percentage and the like, the body specification information such as height, weight, age, and gender required for the calculation is input, and these input data are stored in the memory of the pedometer section. You may keep it. When an individual carries the pedometer section and uses multiple pedometer sections on one body fat meter section, the personal data is stored in the pedometer section so that others can see it. Without privacy.

Although not explicitly shown in FIG. 19, the power of the pedometer is automatically turned off when the pedometer is attached to the body fat measuring unit, or the power can be charged from the power of the body fat measuring unit. Good.

In this embodiment, the body fat meter also has C
Although a measurement / calculation control unit including a PU or the like is provided, a CPU may be provided only on the pedometer unit side, and measurement / calculation control may be performed by the CPU on the pedometer unit side.

[0063]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the posture at the time of measurement by the health management guideline advice device can be stabilized, the measurement accuracy of health management guideline information such as body fat percentage can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an entire configuration of a body fat meter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of a body fat meter according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 (a) is a longitudinal sectional view of a body fat scale according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 (b) is a rear view of the same portion, and FIG. 3 (c) is a transverse sectional view thereof. It is.

4 (a) is a longitudinal sectional view of the body fat scale according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 (b) is a rear view of the same part, and FIG. 4 (c) is a transverse sectional view thereof. It is.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a schematic configuration of a sensor.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams showing a state in which leftward acceleration and rightward acceleration are applied to a sensor.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a measurement procedure by the body fat meter when an angle for posture adjustment is set in advance.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a measurement procedure when a subject sets an angle for posture adjustment by himself / herself.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display in a posture adjustment state of a display unit of the body fat meter.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display in a posture adjustment state of a display unit of the body fat meter.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a body fat meter according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which a subject uses a body fat scale.

FIG. 13 (a) is a side view of a grip portion, and FIG.
(B) is an axial sectional view of the grip portion.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the overall configuration of a body fat meter with a pedometer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15A is a front view showing the entire configuration of a pedometer section, and FIG. 15B is a side view of the same.

FIG. 16A is a front view showing the entire configuration of the body fat measuring unit, and FIG. 16B is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a method of attaching the pedometer to the body fat meter.

FIG. 18 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal structure of a pedometer and a body fat meter.

FIG. 19 (a) is a front view showing a state in which a sensor is arranged by cutting a part of a pedometer part, and FIG. 19 (b) is a sectional view of the same.

FIGS. 20A and 20B are views showing a body fat meter at the time of posture adjustment.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for inputting information of a pedometer unit to a body fat meter unit;

FIG. 22 is a view showing a posture when a conventional body fat meter is used.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of how to grip a grip unit of a conventional body fat meter.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of how to grip a grip unit of a conventional body fat meter.

[Description of Signs] 1,61,81 Body fat meter 2,3,62 Grip part 4,5,65,111,112 Electrode for current application 6,7,66,113,114 Electrode for voltage measurement 17,116 Posture Registration button 32,123 Sensor

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. An electrode for impedance measurement, comprising: a holding portion for holding by at least one hand; and an electrode for impedance measurement provided on the holding portion, which is useful for health management based on the measured impedance. A health care guideline advice device that provides detailed guideline information, the health care guideline advice device including an angle detection unit that detects an inclination angle of the held holding unit. 2. The health management guideline advice device according to claim 1, wherein the holding unit is provided separately from the health management guideline advice device main body. 3. The health management guideline advice device according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing the angle detected by said angle detection means. 4. An angle comparing means for comparing an angle detected by said angle detecting means with an angle stored in said storage means, and a notifying means for notifying a result of the comparison by said angle comparing means. Health management guideline advice device. 5. The health management guideline advice device according to claim 4, wherein said notifying means is means for notifying by voice. 6. The health management guideline advice device according to claim 4, wherein the notification means is means for visually displaying and notifying information. 7. The health care guideline advice according to claim 3, wherein an acquisition instructing unit for instructing acquisition of angle information of the holding unit to be stored in the storage unit is arranged at or near a hand position in a predetermined holding posture. apparatus. 8. An apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising angle comparison means for comparing an angle detected by said angle detection means with an angle stored in said storage means, and starting impedance measurement based on a comparison result by said angle comparison means. Health management guideline advice device described. 9. A holding part for holding by at least one hand, and an impedance measuring electrode, wherein any one of the impedance measuring electrodes is provided on the holding part, and is useful for health management based on the measured impedance. A health management guideline advice device that provides appropriate guideline information, comprising: a built-in weight, a step count device that counts the number of steps based on the movement amount of the weight, and a mounting portion to which the step count device is detachably mounted. In the state where the step counting device is mounted on the mounting portion, the step counting device includes a tilt angle detecting unit that calculates a tilt angle of the holding unit based on a moving amount of a weight built in the step counting device. And a health management guideline advice device provided in at least one of the body of the health management guideline advice device. 10. The health management guideline advice according to claim 9, wherein processing means for performing at least one of processes from the impedance measurement to the provision of guideline information useful for health management is provided in the step counting device. apparatus. 11. The health management guideline advice device according to claim 9, further comprising an angle comparison unit that compares an angle of the holding unit with a predetermined angle. 12. The health management guideline advice device according to claim 11, further comprising a notifying unit for notifying a comparison result by said angle comparing unit. 13. The health management guideline advice device according to claim 12, wherein said notifying means is means for notifying by voice. 14. The health management guideline advice device according to claim 12, wherein the notification means is means for visually displaying and notifying information. 15. A body specification information input unit for inputting body specification information for specifying a physical characteristic of a subject, and a body specification information holding unit for holding the input body specification information, The health management guideline advice device according to any one of claims 9 to 14, wherein the body specific information holding means is provided in the step counting device.