JP2002282226A - Physiological value measuring instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure the physiological values of a subject stably and correctly. SOLUTION: The physiological value measure has grip parts 4 and 40 at both ends of an operating casing 3, and a measuring means 6 for measuring the physiological values of a subject such as the dermal temperature, pulse rate and dermal electric resistance is mounted on at least one of the grip parts. The grip parts 4 are bent to the back side from the front of the operating casing 3. Since the position of fingers gripping the grip parts 4 is determined, the measuring means 6 can be disposed at a position securely abutting to the fingers or the palm, so that a correct measurement is possible. Moreover, the subject is forced to turn the palms toward the body of the subject without any special awareness, keeping the elbows closely attached to the body even if the subject bends the elbows, so that a stable measurement of the physiological values is possible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a measuring instrument capable of detecting a physiological quantity such as a skin temperature, a pulse, and a skin electrical resistance of a subject when the subject grips a grip portion of the measuring instrument.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in an electric massage machine, a physiological program such as a subject's pulse, body temperature, and sweating is detected, and this data is processed as a subject's degree of relaxation. It is proposed to adjust.

[0003] The pulse measures the blood flow of the subject's finger using a pulse measurement photosensor, the body temperature measures the subject's skin temperature using a skin temperature measuring thermistor, and the sweat measures the skin electrical resistance between the subject's fingers. However, it is necessary to dispose the measuring means on the armrests and seats of the massage machine. For this reason, the incorporation of these parts necessitates a change in the configuration such as the appearance of the conventional massage machine, resulting in cost reduction. Rising is inevitable.

[0004] Therefore, the applicant has formed a grip for the subject to be gripped on the remote controller of the electric massage machine, and provided a measuring means for measuring the physiological volume of the subject on the grip, and obtained the measurement result of the physiological volume. I tried to reflect it on the control of the massage machine. This configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a known electric massaging machine (1). The massaging machine (1) has a seat (11) and a backrest (12), and massages on the backrest (12). The unit (13) is arranged to be able to move up and down. The massage unit (13) has a pair of left and right massage balls (14) (14), (15) and (15) that can be adjusted to the left and right, and the massage balls (14) and (15) are massage units (13). It can be swung up and down and left and right. A main body control board (7) is provided in an appropriate place such as below the seat (11). The backrest (12) is actually covered with a cover (not shown), and the massage balls (14) and (15) are hidden in the cover.

FIG. 2 shows a remote controller (20) for controlling the operation of the massage machine (1), and the remote controller (20) is also a physiological quantity measuring device (2). The operation housing (3) of the remote controller (20) (also the operation housing of the measuring instrument) is formed in a horizontally long, flat and substantially rectangular shape, and the grips (4) (4) ( 40). The operation housing (3) and the grips (4) (40) are insulative.

The display unit (3) is located at the center of the front (31) of the operation housing (3).
4) A control switch group (33) is provided on both sides of the display section (34). The switch group (33) is used to set the vertical range of the massage unit (13) of the massage machine (1), and to set the left and right massage balls (1).
4) It is for controlling the interval adjustment of (15), switching of up and down movement and left and right movement of the kneading balls (14) and (15), or switching of combination of both operations. The display section (34) is a measuring means on the grip section (4).
The information obtained from the result of (6) is displayed on the liquid crystal panel.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the grips 4 and 40 are formed by slightly bending the end of the operation housing 3 forward. The front of 40) is the front of the operation housing (3)
It has a front-side protruding portion (41) that protrudes forward from the (31).

On the back surface of the gripping portions (4) and (40), the third position of the subject is set from a position slightly above the center in the height direction to the lower end.
A rear-side protruding portion (42) serving as a finger rest portion (44) for the finger, the fourth finger, and the fifth finger is formed to protrude rearward from the rear surface (32) of the operation housing (3).

The side surfaces (45) of the grippers (4) and (40) are connected to the operation housing.
It is inclined downward at an angle of 100 to 110 ° from the upper surface (35) of (3). The intersection between the side surface and the upper surface of the operation housing (3) is a large arc surface. The lower ends of the grip portions (4) and (40) are slightly lower than the lower surface (36) of the operation housing (3). Gripper
(4) (40) is the front (31) and back (32) of the operation housing (3) as a whole.
It is thicker than the thickness between the two, and has a roundness as a whole so that it feels good with fingers.

A first finger rest (43) for placing the subject's first finger (thumb) on the front of the grasping part (4) held by the subject with the left hand among the two grasping parts (4) and (40). ), Inclined side (45)
Finger rest part for placing the second finger (forefinger) on the
(5) is provided.

In the first and second finger rests 43 and 5, the subject's palm hits the lower part of the inclined side surface 45 of the gripper 4, and the first finger 81 is held by the gripper. In front of (4), put the second finger (8
2) is the inclined side surface (45), and the third finger (middle finger) (83), the fourth finger (ring finger) (84), and the fifth finger (little finger) (85) are the finger rests on the back of the gripper (4). When placed on (44), the first finger (81) and the second finger (82) are provided at positions where the distal ends from the first joints naturally hit.

The first finger rest of the gripper (4)
(43) and the second finger rest (5) are provided with measuring means (6).

The first finger rest portion (43) is an electrode (43a) formed by plating a resin molded product with metal. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the second finger rest portion (5) surrounds the substantially elliptical opening (50) with a bank portion (51).
Open the detector unit (52) attached from the inside of (4)
(50). The detection unit (52) is a unit case that also serves as an electrode by applying metal plating to a synthetic resin molded product.
(53), a board (58) screwed to the case, and the board (5
8) It comprises a thermistor (61) for measuring skin temperature and a photosensor (62) for measuring pulse, which are arranged on the supporting member (56).

The opening (54) of the unit case (53) is provided with a transparent cover (55), the photosensor for pulse measurement (62) looks over the cover, and the thermistor for skin temperature measurement (61) covers the cover. It penetrates slightly outside. The tip of the thermistor (61) for measuring skin temperature is supported on the transparent cover (55) by a flexible sealing material (56a).

The unit case (53), the photosensor for pulse measurement (62) and the thermistor for skin temperature measurement (61) are
(58) a harness (59) electrically connected to the upper wiring pattern and drawn from the substrate (58) and the first finger rest portion (43);
(Electrode 43a) is electrically connected to control system (60).

By applying a voltage to the first finger rest portion (43) also serving as an electrode and the unit case (53), a distance between the first finger (81) and the second finger (82) of the subject in contact with both is provided. The skin electric resistance value can be measured by detecting a weak current change.

In the control system (60), a detection signal processing section comprising a drive circuit and a data processing circuit of each measuring means provided on the sensor processing board (64) transmits physiological quantity information to the remote control processing board (65). Send. The remote control processing board (65) transmits physiological amount information from the transmitting / receiving unit (66) together with remote control operation information by the switch group (33) on the operation housing (3).
Send to (7).

Conversely, the main body control board (7) transmits the control state information to the remote control processing board (65). Remote control processing board (6
In 5), a required remote control display is displayed on the display unit (34) based on the control state information, and at the same time, a measurement command and control state information are transmitted to the sensor processing board (64).

However, when gripping the gripping portion (4),
Since the subject holds the front of the operation housing (3) without any particular awareness, the first finger (81) is moved to the front side of the operation housing (3) as shown in FIGS. The second finger (82) is on the side of the operation housing (3), and the third finger (83), the fourth finger (84)
The finger (85) can be naturally positioned on the back side of the operation housing (3).

Therefore, the first finger (81) is moved to the first finger rest (43).
The second finger (82) is on the second finger rest portion (5), the third finger (83),
The fourth finger (84) and the fifth finger (85) naturally come into contact with the finger rest part (44) on the back, respectively, and the skin electric resistance value between the first finger (81) and the second finger (82) and the skin The skin temperature and the pulse can be detected by the temperature measuring thermistor (61) and the pulse measuring photosensor (62).

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the direction axis M of the second finger rest portion (5) is bent at an angle θ toward the front side with respect to the front of the operation housing (3). Place the first finger (81) on the first finger rest (43)
The finger (82) is placed on the second finger rest (5), and the third finger (83) and the fourth finger (8
4) When the fifth finger (85) is gripped so as to be in contact with the finger rest portion (44) on the back, the palm turns in the direction of arrow R and the elbow is bent outward, as shown in FIG. . FIG. 8 shows the state of the arm when the remote control is placed on the knee. In the state where the elbow is bent outward as described above, if the arm moves by bending or stretching the elbow during the massage, the contact state of each finger with each finger rest portion is likely to be unstable, and the subject's finger is It has been found that it is difficult to stably position the measurement means, and that a situation where measurement cannot be performed correctly occurs.

In particular, in the measurement of skin electrical resistance in which contact with the detecting means is essential, the stability of the contact state determines the reliability of the measurement. In the skin temperature measurement, the contact method is advantageous in terms of measurement reliability and cost. However, if the contact state becomes unstable, there is a problem in the measurement reliability.

[0024]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, even if the arm is moved by bending the elbow or the like without any special consciousness, the subject simply grasps the grip portion protruding from the operation housing. Another object of the present invention is to provide a measuring instrument capable of operating a measuring means stably, thereby enabling an electric massage machine, a medical device, and the like to reflect a correct measurement result of a subject's physiological quantity. It is.

[0025]

According to the measuring instrument of the present invention, a grip (4) to be gripped by a subject is protruded from an end of an operation housing (3), and the skin temperature and pulse of the subject are provided on the grip. A measuring instrument (2) provided with a measuring means (6) for measuring a physiological quantity such as skin electrical resistance, wherein a grip portion (4) is bent to the back side.

With this configuration, when the subject grips the grip portion (4), the operator holds the operation housing (3) with the front of the user facing the front, so that anyone can use the first finger (thumb) with the operation housing (3). On the front side of
The gripper (4) is gripped so that the fifth finger (little finger) is located on the back side of the operation housing (3), and the position of the finger gripping the gripper (4) is substantially determined. Alternatively, the measuring means (6) can be arranged at a position where it is securely in contact with the palm, and the correct measurement of the physiological amount of the subject can be performed. In addition, since the grip (4) is bent to the rear side, The palm is forcibly turned to the body side without being particularly conscious. As a result, even if the elbow is bent and stretched, the elbow is brought into close contact with the body side, the finger is hardly separated from the grip portion, and stable and correct physiological quantity measurement can be performed.

Here, if the thickness between the front and the back of the gripper (4) is made larger than the thickness between the front (31) and the back (32) of the operation housing (3), the gripper Can be held more easily, and the position of the finger that naturally grips the gripper (4) can be more stabilized.

[0028]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, the same reference numerals as those of the physiological amount measuring device as the basis of the present invention shown in FIGS. 2 to 11 denote the same components, and a description thereof will be simplified or omitted. In particular, FIGS. 9 to 11 are common to the physiological quantity measuring device of the present invention.

The operation casing (3) of the remote controller (20), which is also a physiological quantity measuring instrument (2), is formed in a horizontally long, flat and substantially rectangular shape, and has a grip portion () at both ends continuous with the operation casing (3). 4) A display (34) is provided at the center of the front (31), and a control switch group (33) is provided on both sides of the display (34).

As shown in FIG. 12, the grips (4) and (40) are formed at both ends of the operation housing (3) in a state of being bent at an angle θ to the rear side with respect to the front of the operation housing (3). Have been. Gripper
(4) The thickness of the front and back sides of (40) is larger than the thickness between the front (31) and back (32) of the operation housing (3). It is rounded.

The side surfaces (45) of the gripping portions (4) and (40) bulge outward and protrude at a substantially intermediate portion between the upper surface (35) and the lower surface (36) of the operation housing (3). The operation housing
The upper surface and the lower surface of (3) are inclined in a mountain shape. The grasping part of the physiological amount measuring device which is the basis of the present invention shown in FIG.
(4) The (40) is cut as shown by the two-dot chain line A to form a rounded shape as a whole.

A first finger rest (43) for placing the first finger of the subject on the front of the grip (4) held by the subject with the left hand among the two grips (4) and (40). However, a second finger rest portion (5) for placing a second finger on the side (45) is formed. The back side is a finger rest portion (44) of the third finger, the fourth finger, and the fifth finger.

The first finger rest (43) and the second finger rest (5)
Is provided with the measuring means (6) described in FIGS.

When the subject grips the gripping parts (4) and (40) without any particular consciousness, the operation housing (3) is gripped with the front side facing the user, as shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. The first finger (thumb 81) is on the first finger rest portion (43) on the front side of the operation housing (3), and the second finger (forefinger 82) is on the second side on the side surface of the operation housing (3). 3rd finger (middle finger 83), 4th finger on finger rest (5)
The finger (ring finger 84) and the fifth finger (little finger 85) can be naturally positioned on the finger rest portion (44) on the back side of the operation housing (3), and the grip portion
Since the position of the finger gripping (4) is substantially determined, the measuring means (6) can be arranged at a position where the finger or palm is securely contacted, and correct measurement of the physiological volume of the subject can be performed. Since the grip portion (4) is bent to the rear side by the angle θ, the palm is forcibly turned to the body side without being particularly conscious.

In this position, the elbow does not spread outward and stays in close contact with the body. Even if the elbow is bent and stretched, the elbow stays in close contact with the body, and as a result, each finger is difficult to separate from each finger rest. As a result, stable and correct measurement of the physiological amount becomes possible.

FIGS. 17 and 18 show the state of the arm when the remote controller is placed on the knee, with the elbows along the body side and the palm facing the body side. Arrow R in FIG.
Indicates the direction of the palm. FIG. 19 shows a state in which the elbow is bent, and remains along the body without leaving the body.

The side surfaces (45) of the gripping portions (4) and (40) have their central portions protruding outward, and are inclined in a mountain shape from the protruding top to the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the operation housing (3). Therefore, when the subject grips the grip (4) so that the palm hits the lower part of the side of the grip, the joint of the subject's wrist and the base joint of the second finger are connected as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. The virtual line (80) (referred to as a palm vector) inclines in a direction (outside) in which the second finger side moves away from a virtual plane (30) that bisects the operation housing (3) to the left and right.

When the palm vector (80) faces outward, the wrist joint forces the back of the hand to bend. In the weakened state, the more the wrist joint bends toward the back of the hand, the more anatomically the finger joint rotates toward the palm, so that a pressing force F acts on an obstacle that hinders rotation (see FIG. 15). That is, unconsciously the second finger
(82) and the second finger rest portion (5) can be in close contact with each other.

Accordingly, a thermistor (61) for measuring skin temperature and a photosensor (62) for measuring pulse on the second finger rest (5).
And the pressing of the second finger (82) to the subject is stabilized, and the physiological quantity of the subject can be accurately measured.

In the case of the gripping portion shown in FIG. 6, when the subject grips the gripping portion (4), a virtual line (80) connecting the wrist joint of the subject and the base joint of the second finger corresponds to the present invention. On the contrary, the second finger side is inclined in a direction (inward) approaching a virtual plane (30) that divides the operation housing (3) into two right and left sides.

Since the grip portion 4 is bent to the rear side by the angle θ, the palm turns to the rear side. Therefore, the first finger rest portion (43) can be disposed outside the remote controller, and an empty space P indicated by a dashed line in FIG. 13 is formed in front of the remote controller, and the arrangement area of the control switch group (33) is widened. be able to. Conversely, if this space is omitted, the size of the remote control can be reduced accordingly.

In this embodiment, the electric massage machine (1) is controlled by the measuring device (2). However, the present invention is not limited to the electric massage machine (1), but may be controlled in consideration of the physiological amount of the subject. Of course, the present invention can be applied to a desirable medical device or the like.

Further, the present invention can be implemented as a device for simply knowing the physiological volume of a subject without using a remote controller for controlling other devices.

[0044]

According to the present invention, when the subject grips the grip portion (4), the operator holds the operation housing (3) with the front of the user facing the front, so that anyone can hold the first finger (thumb) in the operation housing. On the front side of the body (3)
The gripper (4) is gripped so that the fifth finger (little finger) is located on the back side of the operation housing (3), and the position of the finger gripping the gripper (4) is substantially determined. Alternatively, the measuring means (6) can be arranged at a position where it is securely in contact with the palm, and the correct measurement of the physiological amount of the subject can be performed. In addition, since the grip (4) is bent to the rear side, Without being conscious, the palm is forced to face the body side, which keeps the elbow in close contact with the body side even if the elbow is bent and stretched, making it difficult for the fingers to separate from the gripping part, and a stable and correct physiology Quantity measurement becomes possible.

In addition, since the palm wraps around the back side, extra space is provided in front of the measuring instrument, and the measuring instrument can be reduced in size.

Further, the thickness between the front and the back of the gripping portion (4) is made larger than the thickness between the front (31) and the back (32) of the operation housing (3). The gripper (4) can be held more easily, and the position of the finger that naturally grips the gripper (4) can be more stabilized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a massage machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the front side of a measuring instrument on which the present invention is based.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the same use state.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the measuring instrument according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the measuring instrument.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the above-described use state.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a bent state of the gripping unit.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state of an arm when the measuring instrument is used on a knee.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a second finger rest.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a second finger rest.

FIG. 11 is a control system diagram.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the measuring instrument of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 14 is a rear view of the above.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a palm vector when the above is used.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a palm vector from the back of the above.

FIG. 17 is a front view showing the appearance of the arm when the measuring instrument is used on a knee.

FIG. 18 is a side view showing the appearance of the arm when the measuring instrument is used on a knee.

FIG. 19 is a side view showing the appearance of the arm when the measuring instrument is used with the elbow bent.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Massager (2) Measuring device (3) Operation housing (4) Grasping part (43) First finger rest part (5) Second finger rest part (52) Detection unit (6) Measuring means (61) ) Thermistor for measuring skin temperature (62) Photosensor for measuring pulse

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A grip part (4) to be gripped by a subject is protruded from an end of an operation housing (3), and a physiological quantity such as a skin temperature, a pulse, and a skin electrical resistance of the subject is measured on the grip part. A physiological meter (2) provided with a measuring means (6), wherein the grip portion (4) is bent rearward. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the thickness between the front and the back of the grip portion is greater than the thickness between the front and the back of the operation housing. Item 2. A physiological quantity measuring instrument according to Item 1. 3. A grip portion (4) (4) at each of the left and right ends of the operation housing (3).
0) is formed, and at least one of the grips (4) is
The physiological quantity measuring device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein (6) is provided. The first finger (81) of the subject is on the front side, the second finger (82) is on the side, the third finger (83), the fourth finger (84), and the fifth finger of the subject. The physiological volume measuring device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein finger rest portions (43), (5), and (44) are formed at respective portions so that the finger (85) contacts the back side. 5. The physiological quantity measuring device according to claim 4, wherein the first finger rest part (43) and / or the second finger rest part (5) are provided with a measuring means (6). 6. A first finger rest (43) and a second finger rest.
The physiological amount measuring device according to claim 5, wherein the surface of (5) is made conductive, and the skin electric resistance between the first finger and the second finger can be measured. 7. The physiological quantity measuring device according to claim 5, wherein a pulse and / or skin temperature measuring means is provided in the second finger rest portion (5). 8. A side face (4) between a front face and a back face of the grip portion (4).
5) is swelled outward at a substantially intermediate portion between the upper surface (35) and the lower surface (36) of the operation housing (3), and when the subject grips the grip (4), the subject's wrist The imaginary line (80) connecting the joint and the base joint of the second finger has its second finger side inclined in a direction away from an imaginary plane (30) bisecting the operation housing (3) left and right. The physiological quantity measuring device according to claim 7.