JP2003052512A - Dining aid for person with trouble in hand - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a dining aid for persons suffering troubles in hand which allows persons suffering troubles in hand or having fingers not freely movable and the like to take meals with ease. SOLUTION: The dining aid for persons suffering troubles in hand is constituted of a pair of spoon structural bodies which form a spoon with tip parts thereof by putting them together, a pair of holding parts for detachably holding handle parts of the spoon structural bodies and a support shaft that rotatably links base end parts of the pair of holding parts.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dietary aid for a handicapped person for assisting the operation of a person with a hand disorder or a person who cannot move his / her fingers freely when he / she eats. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For persons with handicappedness and persons who cannot move their fingers freely, it is very inconvenient to eat by themselves. Therefore, various auxiliary tools have been developed. For example, JP 2001-17
Japanese Patent Publication No. 298 discloses that a chopstick holder that can detachably hold chopsticks is provided with a holder body that is rotatably provided by a V-shaped elastic plate that is connected to the rear part of the chopstick holder and one chopstick holder. A chopstick holder comprising a gripping tubular body detachably attachable and a finger pressing member detachably attachable to the other chopstick holding portion, wherein a rotation guide portion is attached to the holder body. ,
A chopstick holder for handicapped persons in which a grip cylinder is attached to the sliding ring, a finger pressing member is attached to the sliding ring, and the grip cylinder and the finger pressing member are attached to the chopstick holder so that their positions can be changed. Is disclosed. Further, in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 7-24174, a head combination in which a main body head at the front end of the main body and a movable base are movably combined, and a fork-shaped front end and a movable front end are provided at the other end of the main body. Fork type chopsticks are disclosed.

[0003]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
Since the chopstick holder for handicapped persons disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 001-17298 is intended only for chopsticks, it is sufficient for current dietary habits in which chopsticks, spoons, forks and the like are used according to the content of the meal. There is a problem that it is not compatible with. In addition, since the gripping cylinder that can be detachably attached to the chopstick holder and the finger pressing member that can be detachably attached to the other chopstick holder must be grasped and used with inconvenient fingers, There is a problem of dropping it from the palm.

On the other hand, in the head-jointed fork type chopstick disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-24174, since the tip of one piece is bifurcated, it is more convenient than ordinary chopsticks. However, similar to the above, there is a problem that it is not possible to adequately cope with the current eating habits that use chopsticks, spoons, forks, etc. according to the content of the meal, and gripping the head-jointed fork type chopsticks with inconvenient fingers. The problem of dropping it from the palm because it has to be done is still unsolved. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a dietary aid for a handicapped person who can easily eat a person with a handicap, a person who cannot freely move his / her fingers, and the like.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in claim 1, a pair of spoon constituents whose tip forms a spoon when the left and right sides are matched, For a handicapped person, characterized by comprising a pair of holding parts for detachably holding the handle of the spoon structure and a support shaft for rotatably connecting the base ends of the pair of holding parts. It is used as a meal aid.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the shape of the tip portion is a pair of fork constructions in which the tip portions form a fork when the left and right sides are matched, and in the third aspect, when the left and right shapes are matched. A part of the tip is a fork-shaped pair of spoon components. The functions of chopsticks, spoons, and forks can be exerted by selectively using the auxiliary tools according to claims 1 to 3 according to the content of the meal.

Further, in the present invention, the holding portion is provided with a holding frame for preventing the holding portion from falling off from the palm. Further, in claim 5, since the elastic body that normally closes or normally opens the pair of holding portions is provided at the base end portions of the pair of holding portions, the person who cannot move his / her fingers sufficiently. It is also possible to easily open and close the auxiliary tool.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and can be implemented with appropriate modifications. 1A and 1B show an example of an embodiment according to claim 1 of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a plan view, FIG. 1B is a sectional view taken along line AA, and FIG. 1C is a sectional view taken along line BB. In FIG.
The dietary aid 1 for handicapped persons has a pair of spoon constituents 2 whose tip forms a spoon when the left and right sides are matched, and a pair of holding portions which detachably holds a handle 21 of the spoon constituents 2, It is composed of a support shaft 10 that rotatably connects the base end portions of the pair of holding portions.

The spoon structure 2 is composed of two pieces, one side of which has a curved surface and the other side of which is formed in a straight line. When the straight sides are brought into contact with each other, the tip forms a spoon. To do. Further, a handle portion 21 is formed at the base end portion of the spoon structure 2. The holding portion is composed of two pieces, a movable body portion 61 and a holding body portion 62. The movable body 61 has a substantially rectangular shape, one end of which is provided with an insertion hole 63 for detachably holding the handle 21 of the spoon structure 2, and the other end of which is a connection for connecting to the holding body. Parts are formed. On the other hand, the holding body portion 62 is also substantially rectangular, and one end thereof is provided with an insertion hole 63 for detachably holding the handle portion 21 of the spoon forming body 2, and at the tip of the movable body portion 61. In order to hold the handle portion 21 which is detachably held, it is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. A connecting portion for connecting to the movable body portion is formed at the other end in a substantially U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 1 (b).

A connecting hole is provided in each of the connecting portions of the movable body portion 61 and the holding body portion 62, and a supporting shaft formed by a mechanical connecting means such as a screw, a rivet or a bolt nut is provided in the hole. 10, the movable body portion 61 and the holding body portion 62 are used.
Is rotatably connected. Note that the example of the present embodiment is described on the assumption that the user's right hand holds it, but when holding it in the left hand, an auxiliary tool formed symmetrically with the above may be used.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of an embodiment according to claim 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the meal assisting device for handicapped person 1a includes a pair of fork constructs 3 whose tip forms a fork when the left and right sides are combined, and a pair of detachably holding a handle 31 of the fork construct 3. The holding unit and a support shaft 10 that rotatably connects the base ends of the pair of holding units.

The fork structure 3 is composed of two pieces, each of which has a tip portion forming a half side of the fork, and when the two sides are brought into contact with each other, the tip portion forms a fork. Further, a handle portion 31 is formed at the base end portion of the fork structure 3. The configurations and functions of the holding portion and the support shaft 10 are the same as in the example of the embodiment according to claim 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of an embodiment according to claim 3 of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the meal assisting tool for handicapped person 1b detachably holds a pair of spoon components 4 having a fork-shaped tip when the left and right sides are matched, and a handle 41 of the spoon components 4. It is composed of a pair of holding portions and a support shaft 10 that rotatably connects the base end portions of the pair of holding portions.

A pair of spoon components 4 each having a fork-shaped tip is composed of two pieces, and one side of the tip is curved and the other side is linear. When abutted against, the tip forms a spoon with a fork. Further, a handle portion 41 is formed on the base end portion of the spoon structure 4. The configurations and functions of the holding portion and the support shaft 10 are the same as in the example of the embodiment according to claim 1. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in order to prevent the grasped food from falling off the spoon, as another embodiment, a part of the linear portion of the spoon may be formed into a saw blade shape.

In the embodiment according to claim 4 of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, on the outer side surface in the longitudinal direction of the movable body portion, in order to prevent the holding portion from falling off from the palm. In addition, a holding frame having a space into which at least one finger can be inserted is provided. As a result, the user of this assisting device can prevent the holding part from falling off from the palm by inserting his / her fingers into the holding frame and eating, so that the user can easily eat the food. You can

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing an example of an embodiment according to claim 5 of the present invention. FIG. 5 (a) is a view in which a coil spring for constantly opening the holding portion is attached to the base end portion,
In (b), a coil spring for constantly opening the holding portion is attached to the support shaft. In FIG. 5 (a), since the coil spring 8 is attached to the base end portions of the moving body portion and the holding body portion, the moving body portion 61 and the holding body portion 62 act in the directions in which they are separated from each other. The body is always open. In FIG. 5 (b), since the coil spring 9 is inserted through the support shaft 10, the moving body portion 61 and the holding body portion 62 act in a direction in which they are separated from each other in the same manner as described above, so that the holding body is always open. .

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing another example of the embodiment according to claim 5 of the present invention. FIG. 6 (a) is a view in which a coil spring for normally closing the holding portion is attached to the holding portion. ,
(B) is an open state of (a). Figure 6
In (a), since the tension coil springs are attached to the holding portions of the moving body portion and the holding body portion, the moving body portion and the holding body portion act in the direction of pulling each other, and the holding body is always closed. Become. Further, in FIG. 6B, when the holding portion is expanded with a finger or the like, the tension coil spring is extended to be in an open state. In place of the coil spring, a rubber cord, a rubber plate,
The same function can be obtained by using a plate spring or the like.

[0018]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention is configured as described above, a spoon, fork, and spoon structure with a fork can be provided to a person with a handicap or who cannot move their fingers freely. Using it, you can easily eat alone. Further, since each of the spoon, the fork, and the spoon structure with a fork is composed of two pieces, it also has the function of chopsticks, which is extremely useful. Further, since the spoon, the fork, and the spoon component with a fork are detachably attached to each other, they can be exchanged with other components, replaced with new ones, and detached for cleaning, which is extremely useful. .

Further, on the outer side surface in the longitudinal direction of the movable body portion,
In order to prevent the holding portion from falling off the palm, a holding frame having a space into which at least one or more fingers can be inserted is provided.
By inserting the fingers into the holding frame and having a meal, the holding portion does not drop from the palm. Furthermore, since a coil spring that normally opens or normally closes the holding portion is attached, even if it is difficult for a person to apply force to fingers, the expansion and contraction of the coil spring assists the opening and closing of the holding portion. Therefore, it is an auxiliary tool that is extremely easy to use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example of an embodiment according to claim 1 of the present invention, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA,
(C) is a BB line sectional view.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of an embodiment according to claim 2 of the present invention, (a) being in a closed state and (b) being in an open state.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example of an embodiment according to claim 3 of the present invention, in which (a) is a closed state and (b) is an open state.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of another embodiment according to claim 1 of the present invention, in which (a) is a closed state and (b) is an open state.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing an example of an embodiment according to claim 5 of the present invention, in which (a) is a coil spring having a holding portion which is normally open, and which is attached to a base end portion (b). Is a coil spring having a holding part that is normally opened and attached to the support shaft.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional plan view showing another example of the embodiment according to claim 5 of the present invention, in which (a) is a spring with a holding part always closed, and (b) is ( a) is an open pair.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Food aids for handicapped people 2 spoon components 3 Fork structure 4 Spoon structure with a fork-shaped tip 5 serrated 61 Movable part 62 holding body 63 insertion hole 7 holding frame 8, 9 coil spring 10 spindles

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pair of spoon constituent members whose tip portions form a spoon when the left and right sides are matched, a pair of holding portions which detachably holds a handle portion of the spoon constituent members, and base ends of the pair of holding portions. A dietary aid for handicapped persons, characterized in that it is constituted by a support shaft that rotatably connects the parts. 2. A pair of fork constituent members whose front ends form a fork when the left and right sides are matched, a pair of holding members which detachably holds a handle portion of the fork constituent members, and base ends of the pair of holding members. A dietary aid for handicapped persons, characterized in that it is constituted by a support shaft that rotatably connects the parts. 3. A pair of spoon components having a fork-shaped tip part when the left and right sides are matched, a pair of holding parts for detachably holding a handle of the spoon component, and a pair of the holding parts. A meal aid for a handicapped person, comprising a support shaft that rotatably connects the base ends. 4. The meal for handicapped persons according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion is provided with a holding frame for preventing the holding portion from falling off from the palm. Auxiliary equipment. 5. The elastic body for constantly closing or normally opening the pair of holding portions is provided at the base end portions of the pair of holding portions. Dietary aids for the handicapped.