JP2005134917A - Simulated experience implement - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simulated experience implement for reproducing physical depression and psychological change which is easily wearable without a help of others and enhanced in safety when it is worn. <P>SOLUTION: The simulated experience implement includes a simulated experience implement 10 to be put on an upper body, a simulated experience implement 20 to be put on an elbow joint, a simulated experience implement 30 to be put on a wrist, a simulated experience implement 40 to be put on a knee joint, and a simulated experience implement 50. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a pseudo-experience tool for pseudo-experiencing a decrease in physical function due to aging or the like and a psychological change associated therewith.

  In recent years, interest in welfare services is increasing, and in advanced countries, the issue of how countries and companies should tackle aging is emerging. Even elderly people whose physical functions have already been declining can be supported by public or private welfare projects.

  In addition to the above-described human assistance, auxiliary tools that assist the movements of arms and legs according to various physical obstacles are used. These instruments range from those that are improved daily to those that are newly devised.

  By the way, neither the above-mentioned welfare business nor the development of equipment is irrelevant for those who have not experienced a decline in physical function due to aging, etc. I could not expect to be interested. Recently, efforts have been made to attract people's interests such as asking the importance of welfare through media such as newspapers and magazines. However, it is difficult to realize how much the obstacles due to aging etc. cause problems in life unless you actually experience it. However, it was difficult to obtain flexible ideas and new ideas.

  For these reasons, the applicant of the present application has proposed a simulated elderly experience kit for artificially reproducing the deterioration of the physical function of the elderly in JP-A-7-137379. However, the following problems have been conceived in each instrument that is a component of the aged simulated experience kit.

  That is, first, with respect to the outerwear for load to reproduce the forward bending posture peculiar to the elderly, there are no measures against the weight of the weight with respect to the front portion of the storage portion for storing the weight and the main body of the outerwear. There wasn't. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 24, when the weight 103 is stored in the storage portion 102 provided on the front surface of the outer jacket body 101, the button 105 that closes the opening 104 of the storage portion 102 cannot withstand the weight of the weight 103. In some cases, the opening 104 is opened. At this time, since the wearer performs an operation such as walking in a state in which the forward bending posture is reproduced, there is a risk that the weight 103 falls off from the storage unit 102. In addition, as shown in FIG. 25, when an operation such as walking is performed while wearing, the weight of the weight 103 causes the left and right sides of the front alignment 106 of the outer jacket body 101 to be phased. 106 sometimes opened.

  Also, for elbow fixing devices that reproduce the slow movement of elbow joints that are unique to the elderly, first place the elbow rest member on the back side of the elbow rest member so that the recess is on the palm side. The fixing member at the tip was fixed when the string-like member was inserted and passed through the ring, and the cord-like member was properly squeezed.

  Therefore, when trying to wear it alone, it is difficult to wear it alone because it is necessary to wear it in a complicated process even though it is a wearing operation with only one hand. In addition, since it takes time to wear, it was difficult to have a positive experience. Furthermore, pseudo-experience requires accurate wearing because the content and feeling of the wearer's experience varies depending on the way of wearing, etc., but the complicated wearing process described above requires time and is accurate for wearing. Sometimes it was lacking. As a result, for example, the metal plate is worn at a position different from the position where the arm is sandwiched, so that the wearer feels uncomfortable, and the original simulated experience space assumed by the inventor can always be created. It was difficult.

  As for the wrist load band for reproducing the slow movement caused by the weakness of the arm strength, the fixing member 308 is fixed to the fixed member 309 and the band main body 302 is attached to the wrist S as shown in FIG. When trying to do so, the fixed member 309 comes upward, so that all of the plurality of weights 303, 304, 305, 306, 307 stored in the longitudinal direction of the band body 302 are likely to fall. . Accordingly, the band main body 302 cannot be supported because one hand cannot be used if it is intended to be worn alone, and the band main body 302 has dropped due to the weight of each weight. Further, even if the band main body 302 can be wound around the wrist S, the band main body is still used when trying to achieve a suitable fixing state (an adhering state in which the band main body 302 is fitted to the wrist) for performing a simulated experience. There was a possibility that 302 would fall. As a result, it was difficult for the wearer to wear it accurately by himself so that it was possible to perform a simulated experience with high reproducibility.

  In addition, with regard to knee fasteners that reproduce the slow movement of knee joints that are unique to the elderly, the knee pad is temporarily fixed on the fixed surface provided on the back of the knee pad so that the recess is on the back of the knee. After that, when the cord-like member is inserted into the ring and turned back down, the fixing member at the tip is fixed, and the cord-like member is crossed and wound. Finally, the cord-like member is inserted into the ring. It was necessary to perform a multi-stage mounting operation of fixing the fixing member at the tip when it was properly narrowed down.

  Accordingly, since it is necessary to install in a complicated process and time is required, it is difficult to actively have a simulated experience. In addition, pseudo-experience requires accurate wearing because the content and feeling of the wearer's experience varies depending on the way of wearing, etc.However, in the above complicated wearing process, like the elbow fixing device, time is spent. At the same time, it was sometimes inaccurate. As a result, for example, the metal plate is mounted at a position different from the position where the knee is sandwiched, and the user feels uncomfortable and it is difficult to always create the original simulated experience space assumed by the inventor.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 27, the ankle half-fixing device for reproducing the slow movement of the ankle peculiar to elderly people is developed by attaching an ankle contact member 502 to the ankle and the vicinity of the ankle while wearing shoes. If the part 504 is formed into a cylindrical shape and temporarily fixed with the fixing member 508, if the size of the foot is large or a shoe having a large outer shape is worn, both ends on the heel side of the developed shape part 504 that contacts the shoe 505 and 506 did not reach and it was difficult to temporarily fix with the fixing member 508. Therefore, in this case, the fit of the ankle contact member 502 to the ankle becomes insufficient, resulting in a lack of accuracy in wearing, so it is difficult to create the original simulated experience space assumed by the inventor. there were.

  Furthermore, when it is difficult to wear the pseudo-experience tools on their own, they will be worn with the help of others. Therefore, when wearing, for example, tightening is too strong or loosened, the original simulated experience space cannot be reproduced, and the simulated experience in the optimum state for the wearer is difficult.

  Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems for each of the above-mentioned experience tools, and the wearer himself can easily wear it alone, making it more comfortable and optimal. The purpose is to provide a simulated experience tool that enables a simulated experience with high reproducibility in the state.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the simulated experience tool according to claim 1 is a simulated experience tool to be attached to a knee joint in order to reproduce a decrease in physical function, and has a stretch property with respect to the knee joint. A belt-like knee pad member having a length that can be wound around the fixing member, and a knee pad member for attaching a knee pad member that has elasticity and is attached to the knee pad member at a substantially central portion of the surface. And a fixing member that extends in a bifurcated manner from the left and right ends of the knee backing portion and a pair of fixing band portions that are wound around and fixed to the vicinity of the knee.

  According to this invention, after the knee backing portion of the fixing member is attached to the knee back, the fixing band portion is stretched and wound around the knee. When the knee pad is stretched and wound around the knee joint from above the knee pad, the simulated experience tool is attached to the knee joint. The wearer reproduces a state in which the knee joint is forcibly restricted by a knee pad member wound around the knee joint.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in the simulated experience tool according to claim 1, a scale for adjusting the degree of winding around the knee joint is displayed on the surface of the knee pad member. To do.

  According to the present invention, the wound state of the knee pad is adjusted by winding the knee pad according to the display of the scale.

  A simulated experience tool related to the present invention is a simulated experience tool that is worn on the upper body in order to reproduce a decrease in physical function, the outer jacket body that is attached to the upper body and has a front alignment, It consists of a storage part provided on the left and right front surfaces and a weight stored in the storage part for maintaining a forward bending posture, and the front alignment and the opening of the storage part are closed by a closing member that is not opened by the weight.

  According to the simulated experience tool, the outer jacket main body is attached to the upper body using front alignment, and weights are stored in the storage portions on the left and right front surfaces. When the front body of the outerwear body is closed with the closing member and the opening of the storage portion is closed with the closing member, the weight is stored and the openings are not opened even by the weight. For the wearer, the forward bending posture is forcibly reproduced by the simulated experience tool.

  The simulated experience tool related to the present invention is characterized in that, in the simulated experience tool, the closing member is made of a metal fastener.

  According to this pseudo-experience tool, the opening of the storage portion is closed by the metal fastener without dropping the stored weight. Further, the front alignment of the outer jacket main body is closed without being opened by the weight.

  A simulated experience tool related to the present invention is a simulated experience tool to be worn on an elbow joint in order to reproduce a decrease in physical function, and has an elbow rest attached to the elbow joint, and has elasticity. It consists of a pair of fixed band parts that extend from the left and right ends of the elbow pad and are fixed in the vicinity of the elbow, and the fixed band part at either the left or right end has a length that can be wound around the vicinity of the elbow. A fixing member is provided on one surface in the length direction, and the fixing band portion on the other end is provided with a temporary fixing surface on which the fixing member is temporarily fixed on the free end of the other surface in the length direction, and the fixing member is fixed on the base end side. And a fixed surface to be provided.

  According to this pseudo-experience tool, after the elbow pad is attached to the elbow joint, the fixing member is fixed to the other end of the fixing band while the pair of fixing band portions extending in a bifurcated shape are wound around the elbow vicinity. Temporarily fix to the temporary fixing surface of the part. Then, when the fixing member is fixed to the fixing surface while one of the pair of fixing band portions is extended, and the other fixing member is similarly fixed to the fixing surface while being extended, the simulated experience tool is attached to the elbow joint. The The wearer is forced to reproduce the state where the elbow joint flexion is restricted by the elbow rest.

  The simulated experience tool related to the present invention is characterized in that, in the simulated experience tool, the elbow rest portion is provided with a core member orthogonal to the length direction.

  According to this simulated experience tool, when the simulated experience tool is mounted on the elbow joint, the core member is mounted orthogonal to the winding direction of the elbow rest, and the bending of the elbow joint is further regulated.

  The simulated experience tool related to the present invention is a simulated experience tool that is worn on the wrist in order to reproduce a decrease in physical function, and a weight is placed on the bag-shaped storage unit connected in the winding direction around the wrist. A band body that is housed, a ring member that is provided near the weight at one end of the surface of the band body in the winding direction, and a string-like member that extends from the other end of the band body surface in the winding direction and passes through the ring member And a fixing member which is provided on one surface of the string-like member and is fixed to its own position when the tip of the string-like member is folded back, and the band main body is formed into an annular shape. It is possible to narrow down the band body that has been made annular from the size of the wrist insertion.

  According to this pseudo-experience tool, a string-like member extending from the other end is inserted into the ring member at one end of the band main body, the tip of the string-like member is folded around the ring member, and the fixing member is arbitrarily selected Secure to the position of. As a result, the band body is formed in an annular shape having a size through which the wrist can be inserted. After the band main body is attached to the wrist, when the fixing position of the fixing member is moved with the ring member close to the weight as an axis, the band main body is narrowed down to a state where the band main body is not loosened. The wearer reproduces the decrease in arm strength due to the weight of the weights constituting the band body.

  The simulated experience tool related to the present invention is a simulated experience tool that is worn on the ankle in order to reproduce a decrease in physical function, and has a shoe shape and is provided in a cylindrical shape from the ankle toward the toe. An ankle contact member comprising a tubular portion and an expanded portion provided in a deployed shape from the ankle toward the knee, an ankle abutment plate attached to the left and right sides of the ankle contact member, and an ankle attached to the ankle contact member A fixing member that is fixedly wound around the surface of the abutting member, and a fixing member that fixes the expanding portion in a cylindrical shape is attached to one of the left and right ends of the expanding portion, and is positioned on the heel side of the fixing portion. An anchoring auxiliary member that extends to the surface of the ankle contact member when the fixing portion does not adhere is extended from the end portion.

  According to this pseudo-experience tool, after the tubular portion of the ankle contact member is mounted on the shoe and the ankle is sandwiched between the ankle holding plates, the portion on the knee side of the fixing member of the development portion is fixed. Then, the fixing member on the heel side is fixed, or the fixing auxiliary member extended from the end portion of the fixing member on the heel side is fixed to the surface of the ankle contact member, so that the developed portion is formed into a cylindrical shape. Thereafter, the wrapping member is wound and fixed on the surface of the ankle contact member, and the simulated experience tool is fixed to the ankle. The wearer reproduces the state in which the bending of the ankle is restricted by the ankle contact plate attached to the ankle contact member.

  As described above, according to the simulated experience tool of the present invention, the wearer can wear the fixing member and the knee pad member simply by wrapping them around the knee and the knee joint, respectively. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the annoyance of wearing and to give more people an opportunity for a simulated experience. In addition, since the wearer can wear it and winds a member having elasticity, it is possible to experience a simulated experience in a more optimal state for the wearer, such as how to wind around the knee.

  In addition, according to the simulated experience tool related to the present invention, it can be easily worn to maintain a forward bending posture, and the weight of the opening of the housing part and the opening of the storage part are respectively weighted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the weight from falling off after mounting and to improve the safety of the simulated experience.

  In addition, according to the pseudo-experience tool related to the present invention, the wearer can fix the pair of fixed band portions extending from both ends of the elbow rest portion, and can be temporarily fixed and fixed in a wound state. However, since it can be fixed in two stages, it can be easily worn by one person in a short time, and as a result, it is possible to eliminate the troublesomeness of wearing and to give more people a chance to experience the experience. It becomes. Moreover, since the wearer can wear it by himself and wraps a member having elasticity, it is possible to have a simulated experience in a more optimal state for the wearer, such as how to wind around the elbow. .

  Further, according to the pseudo-experience tool related to the present invention, the weight of the ring member that is in close proximity plays a role of supporting on the wrist, and the wearer simply moves the fixing position of the fixing member with one hand. Since the main body can be narrowed down with respect to the wrist, it can be easily worn by one person even with one hand, and a suitable simulated experience space fitted to the wrist can be obtained.

  Furthermore, according to the pseudo-experience tool related to the present invention, even if the size of the wearer's foot or shoe is large, the wearer can select the wearer only by winding the sticking assist member. And can be easily mounted. Therefore, it is possible to give more people an opportunity for a simulated experience.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a simulated experience tool according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Each simulated experience tool can be worn in combination, such as wearing each simulated experience tool individually, as well as wearing each simulated experience tool simultaneously.

  FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 show an embodiment of a simulated experience tool that is worn on the upper body and simulates the forward bending posture that occurs in elderly people and the like.

  As shown in the figure, the pseudo-experience tool 10 is schematically configured by a jacket body 11 to be attached to the upper body of the wearer, a storage part 13 for storing weights, and a weight 15 stored in the storage part. The

  The vest body 11 is a waistcoat type in which the sleeve portion is eliminated in consideration of the simultaneous wearing of a simulated experience tool for the elbow joint and a simulated experience tool for the wrist. The outer jacket body 11 is mounted by closing the front alignment 12 with a closing member 17, and the closing member 17 has a member that prevents the front alignment 12 from being opened by the weight 15 stored in the storage portion 13. Used. For the closing member 17, for example, a metal fastener that allows the concave and convex portions to be freely engaged by the guide tool 17 a is suitable. For the rear surface (back surface) 11b, a material having good air permeability such as a mesh can be used in order to make a simulated experience such as a hot day as comfortable as possible.

  The storage unit 13 is provided on either the left or right side of the front surface 11a of the outer jacket body 11 with the front alignment 12 interposed therebetween. As shown in the figure, the storage unit 13 includes upper pockets 13a and 13b and lower pockets 13c and 13d. It has been. The storage portion 13 is made of a fabric that will not be damaged by the weight even when an operation such as walking is performed in a state where the weight 15 is stored, and the weight 15 is provided so as not to fall off the outer jacket body 11. . The opening portions 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d of the pockets 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d are respectively provided with closing members 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d for preventing the stored weights from dropping out. Similarly to the above, it is preferable to use a metal fastener so that the opening is not opened by the weight 15.

  The weight 15 is for maintaining the forward bending posture of the person wearing the pseudo-experience tool 10, and the left and right front portions of the outer jacket body 11 are equally loaded with left and right loads. Therefore, a plurality of weights 151, 152, 153, 154 are provided. The weight 15 is not limited to this, but is formed by, for example, filling lead into a denim cover. It is preferable to prepare a plurality of weights 15 having different weights. In this embodiment, the weights 151 and 152 are each about 500 g (grams), and the weights 153 and 154 are about 1 kg (kilograms) each. The thing is adopted.

  Next, a method for using the simulated experience tool 10 will be described. First, the wearer wears the outer jacket main body 11 in a state where the weight 15 is not stored, and closes the closing member 17 of the front alignment 12 in order to enable a simulated experience in a state closer to the balance of the human body. . Then, with the outer jacket body 11 mounted, the weights 151, 152 are set so that the load is equal to the left and right in consideration of the balance of the wearer after storage in the upper pockets 13a, 13b or the lower pockets 13c, 13d. Alternatively, the weights 153 and 154 are stored. In this embodiment, 1 kg weights 153 and 154 are stored in the lower pockets 13c and 13d (FIG. 2). When the weights 153 and 154 are stored, the openings 14c and 14d of the lower pockets 13c and 13d are closed by the closing members 18c and 18d. As a result, the wearer is subjected to a load on the upper body by the weights 153 and 154, so that the forward bending posture is forcibly reproduced by the wearer (angle α). Even if the wearer tries to perform an action such as walking in this state, the front alignment 12 and the openings 14c and 14d are all closed by the closing members 17, 18c and 18d made of metal fasteners. Therefore, there is no opening by the weight 15. The weight 15 can be stored in the storage unit 13 before the outer jacket body 11 is mounted.

  As described above, according to the simulated experience tool 10, the wearer can wear the simulated experience tool 10 simply by closing the closing member 17 on the front surface 11 a of the outer jacket body 11, and the weight 15 also closes the closing member 18. Since it can be stored in the storage unit 13 simply by making it, it is possible to easily perform a simulated experience of a forward bending posture unique to the elderly and the like.

  In addition, the front end 12 of the front surface 11 a of the outer jacket body 11 and the opening 14 of the storage portion 13 are each closed using a member that is not opened by the weight 15, and the storage portion 13 also has a weight of the weight 15. This prevents the weight from falling off after mounting.

  In addition, by preparing a plurality of weights 15 having various weights, it is possible to perform a pseudo-experience according to sex, body type (weight), age, and the like. For example, if the weight 15 is stored in accordance with the size of the jacket body, if the male, the LL size is a total load of 4 kg, the L size is a load of about 3 kg, the M size is a load of about 2 kg, and the S size is It looks like a load of about 1 kg. In addition, for a woman, the load can be lowered by one size at a time from the load of the same size of a man, such as an LL size of about 3 kg. Thereby, regardless of the body shape, many people can experience the posture peculiar to the elderly. In addition, since the forward bending angle is increased by storing the weight 15 that has increased in weight in the storage unit 13 regardless of the weight of the wearer, it is possible to change the age to be simulated.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, by moving the position of the storage unit 13 from the abdomen to the chest, the weight 15 stored in the storage unit 13 has the same weight, but the weight 15 is placed in the pocket on the chest side. By storing it, the forward bending angle increases from the angle α when it is stored in the abdominal pocket 13d to the angle β, so that the target age of the simulated experience can be changed without changing the weight of the weight 15.

  6 to 9 show an embodiment of a pseudo-experience tool that is attached to an elbow joint and is used to simulate the difficulty of bending the elbow joint.

  The simulated experience tool 20 (21) is generally composed of an elbow rest portion 22 attached to the elbow joint and a pair of fixed band portions 24 and 26 fixed near the elbow. In addition, the pseudo-experience tool 20 (21) is made of polyurethane elastic fiber so that appropriate expansion and contraction can be obtained particularly in the fixed band portions 24 and 26, and the durability and adaptability are not deteriorated even when used for a long time. It is preferably formed by a non-woven structure.

  The elbow pad 22 is for attaching the elbow joint to regulate the bending of the elbow joint, and can be provided in a laminated structure. In such a laminated structure, members of the same material made of polyurethane elastic fibers can be laminated. However, as shown in FIG. 7, a natural sponge rubber can be provided as a middle core member 23 orthogonal to the length direction.

  The pair of fixed band portions 24, 26 is configured by a pair of extended portions 24a, 24b and extended portions 26a, 26b extending in a bifurcated manner from the left and right ends of the armrest portion. Concave portions 22a and 22a are provided between the extended portion 24a and the extended portion 26a, and between the extended portion 24b and the extended portion 26b, respectively. The extending portions 24a and 26a have such a length that they can be wound while being stretched with respect to the vicinity of the elbow, and the back surfaces 241 and 261 have extended portions 24b and 26b that extend from the other end. Fixing members 25 and 25 for fixing are provided along the length direction. In the present embodiment, it is provided on each of the free end sides 241a and 261a and the base end sides 241b and 261b, and for example, Velcro (registered trademark) or the like is employed.

  The extending portions 24b and 26b are provided with temporary fixing surfaces 27 and 27 on the free end sides 242a and 262a of the surfaces 242 and 262, respectively, on which the fixing members 25 and 25 are temporarily fixed. Further, on the base end sides 242b and 262b, fixing surfaces 28 and 28 to which the above-described fixing member 25 is fixed in a state where the extending portions 24a and 26a are wound around the vicinity of the elbow are provided. In the present embodiment, in order to increase the fixing area of the fixing members 25, 25, the base end sides 242b, 262b of the extending portions 24b, 26b are connected to each other, and the connecting portion 29 is also connected to the fixing surface. 28 is provided.

  In order to give freedom to the fixing positions of the fixing members 25, 25, instead of providing the temporary fixing surface 27 and the fixing surface 28, nylon piles or the like are adopted for the outer surface of the elbow rest portion 22 and the fixing band portions 24, 26. In addition, the fixing members 25 and 25 can be directly fixed.

  Next, a method for using the simulated experience tool 20 will be described. First, the palm is turned up and wound so that the back surface of the elbow rest 22 is attached to the elbow joint from the back side of the arm, and the concave portions 22a and 22a abut on the position where the arm is bent so that the circular hole H is formed. In this state, the fixing members 25, 25 of the extending portions 24a, 26a are temporarily fixed to the temporary fixing surfaces 27, 27. At this time, as for the fixing members 25, 25, any of the fixing members on the free end sides 241a, 261a and the base end sides 241b, 261b may be used. In some cases, the position of the hole H may move, so that the fixing members 25 and 25 on the base end sides 241b and 261b are preferably temporarily fixed. Depending on the thickness of the wearer's arm, the temporary fixing surfaces 27 and 27 may function as the fixing surfaces of the fixing members 25 and 25.

  Further, from the temporarily fixed state, first, the fixing member 25 of the extending portion 24a is detached from the temporary fixing surface 27, and is further wound around the vicinity of the elbow while being extended and fixed on the fixing surface 28. Next, the fixing member 25 of the extended portion 26a is similarly detached from the temporary fixing surface 27, wound around the elbow vicinity while being stretched, and fixed by the fixing surface 28. The fixing member 25 may be fixed to the fixing surface 28 with any one of the extended portions 24a and 26a first. However, in order to prevent the simulated experience tool 20 from falling off from the elbow joint, one of the fixing members 25 must be temporarily fixed. Alternatively, it is fixed to the fixing surface 28. In this way, when the user tries to move the arm while wearing the simulated experience tool 20 (21), the elbow rest portion 22 having a laminated structure is attached to the elbow joint, and the fixed band portions 24 and 26 are wound around the vicinity of the elbow. Since it is in the attached state, the degree of flexion of the elbow joint is regulated, and the difficulty of bending the arm is reproduced.

  As described above, according to the simulated experience tool 20, the wearer can fix the pair of fixed band portions 24 and 26 extended from the both ends of the elbow rest portion 22 while being temporarily fixed and wound. Since it can be fixed in two steps at most, it can be easily attached by one person. Moreover, since the wearer himself can wear and the member which has elasticity is wound, pseudo experience, such as the winding condition to the elbow vicinity, can be performed in the optimal state.

  10 to 12 show an embodiment of a simulated experience tool that is worn on the wrist and simulates a decrease in arm muscle strength.

  The simulated experience tool 30 includes a band main body 32 in which a weight 34 is stored, a ring member 35 provided at one end of the band main body 32 in the winding direction, and a string-like member 36 extending from the other end of the band main body 32. And a fixing member 38 provided on one surface of the string-like member 36.

  The band main body 32 has bag-shaped storage portions 33a, 33b, 33c, and 33d connected in the winding direction of the wrist S, and connects the storage portions between the storage portions 33a, 33b, 33c, and 33d and the band. Connecting portions 32A, 32B, and 32C are provided to facilitate bending when the main body 32 is annular. Each storage portion 33 is packed with granular lead as a weight 34. The weight 34 is stored so as to have a uniform weight with respect to the storage portions 33a, 33b, 33c, and 33d, and when mounted on the wrist S, a uniform load is applied around the wrist to provide a good balance of the wrist. For example, the entire weight 34 is preferably about 0.75 kg.

  The ring member 35 is attached in a state in which the band main body 32 is brought close to the weight 34 via a short string-like connecting member 39 at one end in a winding direction of a surface (a surface that comes outside when the wrist S is attached). Has been. The string-like member 36 has a length that can adjust the degree of wrapping of the band main body 32 around the wrist S according to the thickness of the wrist of the wearer, and is large enough to be inserted into the ring member 35. The surface 32a of the band main body 32 extends from the other end in the winding direction.

  The fixing member 38 includes a fixing portion 38a that is attached to the string-like member 36 from the front end 36a thereof to a substantially central position, and a fixed portion that is attached to the string-like member 36 from the rear end 36b of the string-like member 36 to a substantially central position. 38b, for example, Velcro (registered trademark) can be used. The fixing member 38 is attached to the surface 36 c of the string-like member 36.

  Next, a method for using the simulated experience tool 30 will be described. First, the band main body 32 is formed into an annular shape with the surface 32 a facing outside, and the string-like member 36 is inserted through the ring member 35. Then, it is folded back at the tip 36a side so that the annular inner diameter of the band main body 32 is set so that the wrist S can be inserted, and the fixing portion 38a is fixed to the fixed portion 38b. In this state, after the band main body 32 is inserted into the wrist S, the fixing portion 38a is detached from the fixed portion 38b, the string-like member 36 is pulled, and the band main body 32 is wound around and fixed to the wrist S. Thus, the size of the annular inner diameter is reduced. At this time, since the ring member 35 serving as the return shaft of the string-like member 36 is provided close to the weight 34, the weight 34a accommodated in the accommodating portion 33a to which the ring member 35 is attached attaches the band main body 32. It will play a supporting role on the wrist S. Then, while maintaining this state, the string-like member 36 is folded back with the ring member 35 as an axis, and the fixing portion 38a is fixed to the fixed portion 38b and is attached in a state of fitting to the wrist S. In this way, when trying to move the arm while wearing the simulated experience tool 30, the slow movement of the arm due to the decrease in muscle strength is reproduced with the weight of the band main body 32 containing the weight 34 attached to the wrist S. The

  As described above, according to the simulated experience tool 30, the weight 34 stored in the storage unit 33 adjacent to the ring member 35 plays a role of supporting the band body 32 on the wrist S. The band main body 32 is attached to the wrist, and the band main body 32 can be fitted to the wrist simply by moving the fixing position of the fixing member 38 around the ring member 35 as an axis.

  FIG. 13 to FIG. 17 show an embodiment of a pseudo-experience tool that is attached to a knee joint to simulate the difficulty of bending the knee joint.

  The simulated experience tool 40 (41) includes a knee pad member 42 wound around a knee joint, and a fixing member 44 including a knee back pad part 45 and a pair of fixed band parts 46 and 48 fixed near the knee. Outlined. In addition, the pseudo-experience tool 40 (41) is moderately stretched, and is entirely formed of a nonwoven structure of polyurethane elastic fibers so that the durability and adaptability are not deteriorated even when used for a long time. Is preferred. And in this Embodiment, a surface material is shape | molded with a nylon pile.

  The knee pad member 42 has a belt shape and is formed to have a length that can be wound around the knee joint from above the fixing member 44. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, the width W of the fixing member 44 in the left-right direction can be set to a length that is approximately equal. Fixing members 43 and 43 are provided at the left and right ends 42c and 42d of the back surface 42b of the knee pad member 42 so as to be able to be fixed to the knee joint. Further, a scale 400 serving as a guideline for adjusting the degree of winding of the knee pad member 42 is displayed along the length direction at the approximate center of the surface 42a (FIG. 14). The scale 400 includes, for example, “70, 80, 90,...” As a display corresponding to the body shape such as “S, M, L,. Can be attached.

  The fixing member 44 includes a knee backing part 45 to be attached to the knee back, and a pair of fixing band parts 46 that are bifurcated from both right and left ends of the knee backing part 45 and are wound around and fixed to the vicinity of the knee. 48, and the developed shape has an approximately letter E shape. The fixed band portions 46 and 48 are constituted by a set of fixed band portions 46a and 46b and fixed band portions 48a and 48b that are bifurcated from both right and left ends of the knee backing portion 45, respectively. Concave portions 47 and 47 are provided between the fixed band portion 46a and the fixed band portion 48a, and between the fixed band portion 46b and the fixed band portion 48b, respectively. The knee pad 42 is attached to the knee back part 45 so that it overlaps with the recesses 47, 47 in the approximate center of the knee pad part 45 and the right end 42d of the knee pad member 42 extends from one end of the fixing member 44. Has been.

  The fixed band portions 46a and 48a have such a length that they can be wound while being stretched with respect to the vicinity of the knee, and the fixed band portions 46b extended from the other end on the front end side of the back surfaces 462 and 482. , 48b, fixing members 49, 49 are provided along the length direction. In addition, a mark display portion M is provided on the surface 461 of the fixed band portion 46a, which is located on the end side and serves as a guide when winding around the knee.

  Next, a method for using the simulated experience tool 40 will be described. First, the fixing member 44 is stretched so that the back surface of the knee backing portion 45 is attached to the back of the knee from the back side of the knee, and the mark display portion M displayed on the surface of the fixing band portion 46a is in the knee direction. Then, the recesses 47 are brought into contact with the position where the knee is bent, and a circular hole H is formed. In this state, the fixing members 49 and 49 of the fixed band portions 46a and 48a are fixed to the fixed band portions 46b and 48b, respectively. Next, the left end 42c of the knee pad member 42 is wound around the knee joint, and is fixed to the fixing member 44 by the fixing member 43. Further, the knee pad member is wound while being stretched so that the right end 42d is overlapped from above. It is fixed to the surface 42a of 42. At this time, the right end 42d is aligned with and fixed to one of the scales 400 displayed on the knee pad member 42. In this way, when the simulated experience tool 40 (41) is worn and the knee is bent, the knee pad member 42 is wound on the knee joint and attached, so that the degree of flexion of the knee joint is regulated. , The difficulty in bending the knee is reproduced. In addition, since the outer surface of the knee pad member 42 and the fixing member 44 is formed of nylon pile, each fixing member can be directly fixed, and can be fixed at a position suitable for each wearer.

  From the above, according to the pseudo-experience tool 40 (41), the wearer can wear the fixing band portions 46 and 48 and the knee pad member 42 simply by winding them around the knee and the knee joint, respectively. It can be easily installed by one person. Moreover, since the wearer himself can wear and the member which has a stretching property is wound, pseudo experiences, such as the winding condition to the knee vicinity, can be performed in the optimal state. In addition, since the material that can directly fix the fixing member is used for the outer surface of the knee pad member 42 and the fixing member 44, it is fixed at a position where the simulated experience can be performed more comfortably according to the body shape of the wearer. Can be made.

  In addition, since the degree of wrapping of the knee pad member 42 can be adjusted according to the scale 400 provided on the surface 42a of the knee pad member 42, it can be adjusted according to the wearer's body shape and the target age of the simulated experience. Can be worn.

  18 to 22 show an embodiment of a simulated experience tool that is worn on the ankle and simulates the difficulty of bending the ankle joint that occurs in elderly people and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the simulated experience tool 50 (51) has a shoe shape that is bent into a dogleg shape when viewed from the side. The simulated experience tool 50 (51) includes a shoe-shaped ankle contact member 52, ankle contact plates 54 and 54 attached to the left and right side surfaces of the ankle contact member 52, and winding for fixing the ankle contact member 52 to the ankle. The members 56 and 56 and an adhering auxiliary member 58 that assists in fixing the ankle contact member are roughly constituted.

  The ankle contact member 52 includes a cylindrical portion 521 that is provided in a cylindrical shape from the bent portion toward one end (from the ankle to the toe direction), and a deployed portion that is provided in a deployed shape toward the other end (from the ankle to the knee). 522. The expanding portion 522 is provided with slits 522A and 522B at positions substantially in the middle in the vertical direction from the left and right ends 522a and 522b. The right end 522b of the expanding portion 522 is expanded when the ankle contact member 52 is attached to the ankle. Fixing members 53A and 53B for winding the portion 522 around the ankle and fixing it in a cylindrical shape are provided above and below the slits 522A and 522B. Further, a hole H is provided in the bent portion of the character shape, and an opening 521a is formed at the tip of the cylindrical portion 521. The ankle contact member 52 is preferably formed with a nonwoven structure of polyurethane elastic fibers so that moderate expansion and contraction can be obtained and the durability and adaptability are not deteriorated even when used for a long time.

  The ankle holding plates 54 and 54 are for restricting the bending of the ankle joint when the simulated experience tool 50 is attached to the ankle, and are made of synthetic resin or the like, and are an ankle contact members that sandwich the ankle from both sides. 52 is attached across the cylindrical portion 521 and the expanding portion 522. At this time, if hooking members such as Velcro (registered trademark) are provided on the attachment surfaces 54 a and 54 a of the ankle holding plates 54 and 54, the ankle holding plates 54 and 54 are attached to the ankle contact member 52 alone. Can do.

  The winding members 56, 56 are for fixing the ankle contact member 52 to the ankle, and have a belt-like shape that allows the ankle contact member 52 to be wound at least one turn. Winding surfaces 57 and 57 are provided for securing the member 52 in a wound state on the surface 52a. The winding members 56 and 56 extend from the lower surface 521b of the tubular portion 521 of the ankle contact member 52, respectively.

  The fixing auxiliary member 58 is extended from the fixing member 53B located on the heel side among the fixing members 53A and 53B provided in the development part 522, and the substantially entire surface of the back surface 58a is a fixing surface. (Registered trademark) and the like are provided. The fixing auxiliary member 58 is attached so as to extend the fixing member 53B of the development part 522.

  Next, how to use the simulated experience tool 50 will be described. First, the wearer keeps wearing the shoes and inserts the tubular portion 521 of the ankle contact member 52 from the toe of the foot to fit the tubular portion 521 to the instep, and the bent portion of the ankle is located in the hole H. Further, the toe portion is exposed from the opening 521a. In this state, first, the fixing member 53A positioned on the upper side of the developing portion 522 is fixed to the upper side of the left end 522a of the developing portion 522, and then the lower fixing member 53B is fixed to the lower side of the left end 522a The member 58 is fixed so as to be wound around the surface 52 a of the ankle contact member 52. At this time, if the size of the wearer's foot or shoe matches the size of the simulated experience tool 50 (51), the fixing member 53B and the fixing auxiliary member 58 can be temporarily fixed (FIG. 20). On the other hand, if the fixing member 53B does not reach the other end 522a due to the size of the foot or the shoe, the fixing auxiliary member 58 temporarily fixes it (FIG. 21). Thereby, the expansion | deployment part 522 forms a cylinder shape and temporary fixing is completed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 22, the two winding members 56, 56 are wound toward the instep of the foot so as to intersect around the hole H, and fixed to the surface 52 a of the ankle contact member 52 with the winding surface 57. Let Thus, the wearer can act as it is after wearing the pseudo-experience tool 50, and when the ankle is bent, the degree of bending of the ankle joint is regulated by the ankle holding plates 54 and 54, and the ankle is difficult to bend. It is reproduced.

  As described above, according to the simulated experience tool 50, the fixing members 53A and 53B, the fixing auxiliary member 58, and the winding members 56 and 56 can be easily and quickly mounted only by being wound and fixed. In particular, even when it is impossible to temporarily fix the unfolded portion 522 by the fixing member 53B due to the size of the wearer's shoes being large, the fixing auxiliary member 58 is wound around the surface 52a of the ankle contact member 52. In this way, it is possible to easily attach without selecting a wearer simply by fixing.

  Here, an example of the simulated experience by the wearer will be described. When the wearer walks with each of the pseudo-experience devices, as shown in FIG. 23, there is almost no play in the movement of the ankle, so the toes are not sufficiently raised, and the chest is loaded. As a whole, it becomes a forward bending posture, making it difficult to raise the toes. Furthermore, the load on the ankle is applied so that the knee cannot be bent sufficiently. Originally, the back muscles have risen about an angle θ1, the knees can bend about an angle θ2, and the toes can be further raised about an angle θ3. Reproduction makes it difficult to walk safely. This is not only a psychological anxiety for those who have not experienced a decrease in physical function, but is also an experience sufficient to understand how elderly people are walking difficult.

It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the pseudo experience tool with which an upper body is mounted | worn. It is a side view which shows the mounting state of the pseudo experience tool shown in FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows the mounting state of the pseudo experience tool shown in FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows the pseudo experience tool shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the other mounting state of the pseudo experience tool shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the pseudo experience tool with which an elbow joint is mounted | worn. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is a perspective view explaining the mounting procedure of the simulated experience tool shown in FIG. It is a perspective view explaining the mounting procedure of the simulated experience tool shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows one Embodiment of the pseudo experience tool with which a wrist is mounted | worn. It is sectional drawing explaining the mounting procedure of the pseudo experience tool shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state of the pseudo experience tool shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the pseudo experience tool with which a knee joint is mounted | worn. FIG. 14 is a rear view of the simulated experience tool shown in FIG. 13. It is a figure explaining the mounting | wearing procedure of the pseudo experience tool shown in FIG. It is a perspective view explaining the mounting procedure of the simulated experience tool shown in FIG. It is a perspective view explaining the mounting procedure of the simulated experience tool shown in FIG. It is a front perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the pseudo experience tool with which an ankle is mounted | worn. It is a perspective view explaining the mounting procedure of the simulated experience tool shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the temporary fix | stop state of the pseudo experience tool shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the other temporary fix | stop state of the simulated experience tool shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state of the pseudo experience tool shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the mounting state of each pseudo experience tool. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows the prior art example of the pseudo experience tool with which an upper body is mounted | worn. It is a front view of the conventional example of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the prior art example of the pseudo experience tool with which a wrist is mounted | worn. It is a perspective view which shows the prior art example of the pseudo experience tool with which an ankle is mounted | worn.

Explanation of symbols

10 Pseudo-experience tool 11 (attached to upper body) Outer body 13 Storage part 15 Weights 17, 18 Occlusion members 20, 21 Pseudo-experience tool 22 (attached to elbow joint) Elbow rest part 24, 26 Fixed band part 30 Pseudo-experience tool 32 Band main body 34 Weight 35 Ring member 36 String member 38 Fastening members 40, 41 Pseudo-experience tool 42 (attached to the knee joint) Knee support members 43, 49 Fastening member 44 Fixing member 45 Knee back Abutting portions 46, 48 Fixed band portions 50, 51 Simulated experience tool 52 (attached to ankle) Ankle contacting member 53A, 53B Adhering member 56 Winding member 58 Adhering auxiliary member

Claims (2)

A simulated experience tool worn on the knee joint to reproduce the decline in physical function,
A belt-like knee pad that has stretchability and has a length that can be wound around a fixed joint with respect to the knee joint, and a knee that is stretchable and has a knee pad attached to the center of the surface. An unfolded shape consisting of a knee backing part for attaching the back and a pair of fixing band parts extending from the left and right ends of the knee backing part in a bifurcated manner and wound around the vicinity of the knee. A pseudo-experience tool consisting of a fixed member to be presented.   2. The simulated experience tool according to claim 1, wherein a scale for adjusting a degree of winding around the knee joint is displayed on a surface of the knee pad member.

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