JP2005296237A - Health appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a health appliance by which a person having a weak knee joint such as an aged person can easily perform an exercise of the knees. <P>SOLUTION: In this health appliance 1, a leg section 5 is tilted against a main body 3 by a predetermined angel to arrange large-sized curved surface bodies 42 and the like according to the figure of a user at such a height that the user can hook the knees on the bodies 42 in the posture of lying on the back, and is fixed by a fixing section 7. Then, the user lies on the back, grips a handle section, and mounts the knees on the large-sized curved surface bodies 42 or small-sized curved surface bodies 44, or mounts the knees in a space between the large-sized curved surface bodies 42 and the small-sized curved surface bodies 44 to use the health appliance. Thus, when this health appliance is used, the exercise of the knees can be performed under a comfortable posture by which the body weight is not applied to the knees, and a person having weak knee joints such as an aged person can easily perform the exercise of the knees. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to foot health devices.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a health device that can easily perform knee exercises even for people with weak knee joints such as elderly people. The exercise of the knee in the standing position has invented an exercise assisting device that can train the muscles around the knee and stretch the knee joint in a posture that does not take as much weight as possible because the weight is applied to the knee and the burden on the knee increases.

  The health device according to the first aspect of the present invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is disposed at a height at which a knee can be hooked with a person lying on his back and has a diameter of 65 mm to 75 mm. A pair of large curved bodies formed in the length and a pair of small curved bodies arranged at a height at which a knee can be hooked with a person lying on their back and having a diameter of 50 mm to 60 mm And. The specific shape of each large curved body and each small curved body may be formed in a cylindrical shape or a spherical shape. Of course, each large curved body and each small curved body may be independent spheres.

  In addition, the health appliance includes curved body arrangement means for arranging the large curved bodies and the small curved bodies at a height at which a knee can be hooked, and the pair of large curved bodies is a predetermined first. The pair of small curved surfaces are arranged apart from each other by a separation distance (preferably a distance of about the shoulder width), and the pair of small curved surfaces is preferably set to a predetermined second separation distance (a distance slightly narrower than the shoulder width). The curved body and the small curved body are preferably arranged at such a distance that the knee is between them, and the second separation distance is preferably the distance at which the small curved body is arranged at that time. The large curved body and the large curved body so that the knee can be hooked along the curved surface of the large curved body and the small curved body in a state where the person is lying on the back Each small curved body Base arranged, each of said large curved body and said each small curved body, characterized by being formed of an elastically deformable resilient material when sandwiching the knee human power. As the elastic material, it is preferable to use polyurethane or a so-called high resilience elastic rubber.

  This health appliance is used in such a posture that it lies on the floor on its back and has a large curved body or a small curved body hooked on a knee. For this reason, if this health appliance is used, the knee can be exercised in an easy posture in which the weight does not apply to the knee, so that even a person with weak knee joint such as an elderly person can easily exercise the knee. Specifically, the large and small curved bodies are made of an elastic material that can be elastically deformed when the knee is pinched by human force. It is possible to perform strength training and pressure massage by ascending to lift the lower limbs using the descending motion and its reaction, and to the other leg or assistant to close the leg hanging on these curved bodies If pushed, you can stretch.

Each large curved body and each small curved body may be arranged in a straight line or in a bow arc.
Next, as the curved body arrangement means of this health appliance, arm portions are extended from both ends of the curved body support portion that can arrange each large curved body and each small curved body in a straight line. In order to fix the leg part in a state where it is opened at a predetermined angle with respect to the main body part, provided with a main body part formed in a substantially U shape with each arm part and a leg part rotatably attached to the main body part It is preferable to provide the fixed part. As a specific configuration of the leg portion, the arm portion includes a pair of auxiliary arm portions that extend from substantially the center in the length direction of each arm portion and that are rotatably attached to one end side with respect to each arm portion. Preferably, each auxiliary arm portion has a support portion that connects the other end, and each auxiliary arm portion and the support portion are provided with leg portions formed in a substantially U shape.

  In this health device, since the leg portion is rotatably attached to the main body portion, the leg portion can be rotated relative to the main body portion and can be folded compactly. Therefore, storage space is not taken up.

  Next, it is preferable that the fixing | fixed part of this health appliance is formed so that the angle with respect to the main-body part of a leg part can be varied. In this way, the height of the large curved body and the small curved body from the ground can be varied, so that the large curved body and the small curved body from the ground are adapted to the physique of the person using this health appliance. The height can be varied.

  In the above description of the health appliance, a description has been given of a device provided with both a large curved body and a small curved body, but the health appliance may include only a large curved body or a small curved body.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 is a perspective view of the health device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the health device of the present invention as seen from the front, and FIG. 3 is for explaining that the health device of the present invention can be adjusted in five stages. It is explanatory drawing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the health device 1 of the present invention is roughly composed of a main body portion 3, a leg portion 5, and a fixing portion 7.
The main body 3 is formed by bending a single pipe into a substantially U shape. In this pipe, each part forming two U-shaped parallel parts is referred to as an arm part 30, and a part passing one end of each arm part 30 is referred to as a curved body support part 32 hereinafter. In other words, the main body portion 3 is formed in a shape in which the arm portions 30 are extended from both ends of the curved body support portion 32.

  A polyurethane cover 40 is attached to the curved surface support portion 32, and a spherical large curved surface portion 42 having a diameter of 70 mm and a spherical small curved surface portion 44 having a diameter of 55 mm are paired on the surface of the cover 40. It is formed one by one. The large curved body portion 42 and the small curved body portion 44 are formed in a spherical shape so that a person can lie on his back and lie down and can easily be molded as a shape that can hook a knee along the curved surface. Because it is a shape.

  The large curved body portions 42 and the small curved body portions 44 are arranged in a straight line along the length direction of the curved body support portion 32 when the cover 40 is attached to the curved body support portion 32 of the main body 30. Be placed.

  The pair of large curved body portions 42 are arranged apart from each other by a first separation distance that is about the width of a person's shoulder, and the pair of small curved body portions 44 are disposed inside the pair of large curved body portions 42 and are slightly narrower than the shoulder width. They are separated by two separation distances. The large curved body portion 42 and the small curved body portion 44 are arranged so as to be separated as much as a knee rides between them.

The polyurethane forming the cover 40 is made of an elastic material that can be elastically deformed by human force when the large curved body portions 42 and the small curved body portions 44 are sandwiched between knees.
A handle portion 34 is attached to the side surface of each arm portion 30 on the free end side.

  Next, the leg portion 5 is formed by bending a single pipe into a U-shape, extending from the inner side of the center of each arm portion 30 of the main body portion in the length direction, and having one end at each arm portion 30. A portion attached to be rotatable is referred to as an auxiliary arm portion 50, and a portion connecting the other ends of the auxiliary arm portions 50 is hereinafter referred to as a support portion 52. Since the leg portion 5 is rotatably attached to the main body portion 3 by attaching the auxiliary arm portion 50 to the arm portion 30 in a rotatable manner, the leg portion 5 can be made compact by rotating the leg portion 5 with respect to the main body portion 3. It can be folded (see FIG. 3 (f)).

  Next, the fixing portion 7 is provided at a portion where the leg portion 5 is rotatably attached to the main body portion 3. The fixing portion 7 includes a disk 70 disposed between the leg portion 5 and the main body portion 3 and a fixing screw 80. Of these, the disk 70 is fixed to the leg 5 so that the center of rotation of the leg 5 coincides with the center of the fixed part 7, and is disposed between the main body 3 and the leg 5. A screw hole 72 is formed in the disk surface of the disk 70 along the edge of the circle. On the other hand, the fixing screw 80 includes a rotation shaft (not shown) in which a screw groove that can be screwed into the screw hole 72 is carved, and a through hole (not shown) through which the rotation shaft can be inserted is formed in the main body 3. . The screw 80 is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the rotating shaft so as to be gripped by a human hand, and includes a gripping portion 82 that can rotate the rotating shaft around the axis when rotated.

  When the leg 5 is fixed to the main body 3 using the fixing screw 80, the rotation shaft of the fixing screw 80 is passed through a through hole (not shown) of the main body 3, and the tip thereof is inserted into the screw hole 72 of the fixing portion 7. Then, the gripping portion 82 is rotated and the rotation shaft of the fixing screw 80 is screwed into the screw hole 72. Then, the leg portion 5 can be fixed to the fixing portion in a state where the rotation shaft of the fixing screw 80 is opened at an angle corresponding to the screw hole 72 into which the fixing screw 80 is screwed. In addition, since the health device 1 of the present embodiment has five screw holes 72, the large curved body portion 42 and the small curved body portion 44 are provided as shown in FIGS. It can be placed at a height of 5 levels from the ground. Therefore, the health appliance 1 can vary the height at which the large curved body portion 42 and the small curved body portion 44 are arranged from the ground in accordance with the physique of the user.

When the health appliance 1 configured as described above is used, the following effects are obtained.
Here, FIG. 4 is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the usage example of the health instrument 1 of this embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 4, the health appliance 1 has a large curved body portion 42 and the like arranged at a height at which a knee can be hooked with the person lying on his / her back, in accordance with the physique of the user. As described above, the leg portion 5 is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the main body portion 3 and fixed by the fixing portion 7. Next, the user lies on his back and grasps the handle portion 34 and puts it on the large curved body portion 42 or the small curved body portion 44, or between the large curved body portion 42 and the small curved body portion 44. To use.

If this health appliance 1 is used, the knee can be exercised in an easy posture in which the weight does not apply to the knee, so that even a person with weak knee joint such as an elderly person can easily exercise the knee.
Further, since the leg 5 is rotatably attached to the main body 3, the health device 1 can be compactly folded by rotating the leg 5 with respect to the main body 3. Therefore, storage space is not taken up.

Next, a specific method of using the health device 1 will be described.
5 and 6 are explanatory diagrams for explaining the specific usage method.
The usage method shown in FIG. 5A (hereinafter referred to as “first usage method”) is a typical usage method of the health device 1 of the present embodiment.

  In this first method of use, as shown in FIG. 5A, the leg is raised and the small curved body 44 is tightened or loosened using a reaction. Then, you can rhythmically perform knee joint stretching exercise, pressure massage of the muscles in the back of the knee, and strength training around the knee.

Since the health instrument 1 includes two large and small curved body portions 42 and 44, any one may be used according to the muscular strength of the user.
Next, the usage method shown in FIG. 5B (hereinafter referred to as “second usage method”) will be described.

  In this second method of use, the knee of the leg to be stretched is placed on one of the curved body parts 42 and 44, the other leg is passed through the main body part 3, and the shin of the leg to be stretched from the ankle to the ankle. Tighten the leg you want to stretch. Although the first use method can perform a weak stretch exercise, the second use method allows a strong stretch exercise.

Next, a method of use shown in FIG. 6A (hereinafter referred to as “third method of use”) will be described.
In this third method of use, both legs are placed on one of the curved body portions 42 and 44, and the legs are shaken like a butterfly. As a method of shaking, left and right may be alternated, or left and right may be synchronized and shaken. In this way, even people with poor knee joints can train the muscles around the knees and thighs without putting weight on the knees.

Next, the usage method shown in FIG. 6B (hereinafter referred to as “fourth usage method”) will be described.
In the fourth method of use, the knees of both legs are placed between the large curved body portion 42 and the small curved body portion 44, and the butterfly movement is performed alternately on the left and right in the direction of expanding or narrowing the letter C in the inner crotch state. . In this way, the muscle strength inside the legs for the inside load can be intensively trained. Therefore, the O-leg generated due to the bias to the use of muscles outside the legs can be improved, and the muscle strength of both legs can be trained in a balanced manner, so that the entire leg can be trained beautifully in a balanced manner.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, the large curved body portion 42 is formed to have a diameter of 70 mm, which is considered to be empirically preferable in the present embodiment, but may be any size as long as it has a diameter in the range of 65 mm to 75 mm. . Similarly, the small curved body 44 is formed to a size of 55 mm, but may be any size as long as it has a diameter in the range of 50 mm to 60 mm.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the large curved body portion 42 and the small curved body portion 44 are formed in a spherical shape. However, as long as the contact surface that contacts the back side of the knee is formed in a spherical shape, a shape like a cylinder may be used. . These 42 and 44 may be independent spheres.

  In the present embodiment, a description has been given of the one provided with both the large curved body part 42 and the small curved body part 44. However, as the health device 1, only one of the large curved body part 42 or the small curved body part 44 is provided. Of course, it may be provided.

  In addition, the main-body part 3, the leg part 5, and the fixing | fixed part 7 of this embodiment are equivalent to the curved body arrangement | positioning means of this invention.

It is a perspective view of the health appliance of this embodiment. It is the front view which looked at the health appliance of this embodiment from the front. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating that the health appliance of this embodiment can be adjusted in five steps. It is explanatory drawing of the usage method of the health appliance of this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the usage method of the health appliance of this embodiment, (a) is a 1st usage method, (b) is explanatory drawing of a 2nd usage method. It is explanatory drawing of the usage method of the health appliance of this embodiment, (a) is a 3rd usage method, (b) is explanatory drawing of a 4th usage method.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Health equipment, 3 ... Main-body part, 5 ... Leg part, 7 ... Fixed part, 30 ... Main-body part, 30 ... Arm part, 32 ... Curved-surface body support part, 34 ... Handle part, 40 ... Cover, 42 ... Large-scale curved surface Body part 44: Small curved body part 50 ... Auxiliary arm part 52 ... Supporting part 70 ... Disk 72 ... Screw hole 80 ... Fixing screw 82 ... Handle

Claims (7)

A pair of large curved bodies that are arranged at a height at which a knee can be hooked with a person lying on their back and formed in a size of 65 mm to 75 mm in diameter,
A pair of small curved bodies arranged at a height at which a knee can be hooked with a person lying on his / her back and having a diameter of 50 mm to 60 mm;
A curved body arrangement means for arranging the large curved bodies and the small curved bodies at a height at which a knee can be hooked;
The pair of large curved bodies are spaced apart by a predetermined first separation distance, and the pair of small curved bodies are spaced apart by a predetermined second separation distance inside the pair of large curved bodies. In addition, the large curved body and the small curved body are arranged so that a knee can be hooked along the curved surfaces of the large curved body and the small curved body while a person is lying on his / her back. Side by side,
A health device characterized in that each of the large curved bodies and each of the small curved bodies are formed of an elastic material that can be elastically deformed when a knee is sandwiched by human force. The health device according to claim 1,
Each of the large curved body and the small curved body is formed in a spherical shape. The health device according to any one of claims 1 and 2,
Each of the large curved body and the small curved body is an independent sphere. In the health appliance in any one of Claims 1-3,
The curved body arrangement means includes:
Arm portions are extended from both ends of the curved surface support portions that can arrange the large curved surfaces and the small curved surfaces in a straight line, and the curved body support portions and the respective arm portions are substantially U-shaped. A formed main body,
A pair of auxiliary arm portions extending from substantially the center in the length direction of each arm portion and having one end side rotatably attached to each arm portion, and supporting the other end of each auxiliary arm portion A leg portion formed in a substantially U-shape with each of the auxiliary arm portions and the support portion,
A health device comprising: a fixing portion for fixing the leg portion in a state of being opened at a predetermined angle with respect to the main body portion. The health device according to claim 4,
The fixing part is
A health device characterized in that the angle of the leg with respect to the main body is variable. A pair of large curved bodies that are arranged at a height at which a knee can be hooked with a person lying on their back and formed in a size of 65 mm to 75 mm in diameter,
A curved body arrangement means for arranging each large curved body at a height at which a knee can be hooked;
The pair of large curved bodies are arranged apart from each other by a predetermined first separation distance, and a knee can be hooked along the curved surface of each of the large curved bodies with a person lying on his back. And arrange the large curved bodies side by side,
A health appliance characterized in that each of the large curved bodies is formed of an elastic material that can be elastically deformed when a knee is sandwiched between humans. A pair of small curved bodies arranged at a height at which a knee can be hooked with a person lying on his / her back and having a diameter of 50 mm to 60 mm;
A curved body arrangement means for arranging the large curved bodies and the small curved bodies at a height at which a knee can be hooked;
The pair of small curved bodies are arranged apart from each other by a predetermined second separation distance, and a knee can be hooked along the curved surface of each of the small curved bodies with a person lying on his back. And arranging the small curved bodies side by side,
A health device characterized in that each of the small curved bodies is made of an elastic material that can be elastically deformed when a knee is sandwiched by human force.

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