JP2007215895A - Measuring apparatus for reflex nerve - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring apparatus for reflex nerve of a simple structure, which can accurately and easily measure reflex nerve of a subject. <P>SOLUTION: A selective emission of a LED luminous member 21 selectively gives direction to take each action to approach or touch the detected area. For example, if the luminous member is red, the pad for left hand 9A to be held by the left hand of the subject should be approached or touched to the left detected area 18A; if green, the pad for right hand 9B to the right detected area 18B; and if yellow, the pad for left hand 8A to the left detected area 18A and the pad for right hand 8B to the right detected area 18B. The reflex nerve of the subject can be measured by having the determination member 50 determine whether the subject has taken the action according to the relevant direction. In addition, the approaching and touching sensor 20 (sensor to determine left or right pad) to determine only whether the metal board provided under the pad for the left hand 9A approaches or touches the left detected area 18A and the right detected area 18B, and the photoelectronic sensor 19 (sensor to determine the existence or nonexistence of a pad) to detect whether the metal plate 11, regardless right or left pad, approaches or touches, are provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a reflex nerve measuring apparatus that measures a reflex nerve of a subject by obtaining a predetermined manual operation by a left and right hand corresponding to the instruction in response to a predetermined instruction.

  For a reflex nerve measuring device that measures a reflex nerve of a subject by obtaining a predetermined manual operation by the left and right hands corresponding to the instruction in response to a predetermined instruction, a correct answer is given to a healthy person Traditionally, such as a playground equipment device that gives a score according to the number and competes for reflexes, and a medical training instrument that requires exercise suitable for each symptom against motor nerve reversal or aging due to aging, etc. There are various things.

For example, in the invention described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-14827, a switch that also serves as a lamp that emits light at random is disposed at a position corresponding to each fingertip of the hand placed on the board surface. An evaluation of the subject's reflexes is given by pressing the switch at the corresponding location with the corresponding finger and comparing the speed with average data preliminarily tabulated. This type of measuring device that pushes the switch corresponding to the subject based on the light emission instructions corresponding to the fingertips of the left and right hands exclusively uses the reflexes in each of the left and right hands to accelerate the fingertip movement of the subject. It is obtained by measuring the property. However, the reflexes of the hand are originally required to have an accurate value by detecting and detecting the agility of the movement of the left and right hands based on the brain commands related to the basic motion of the person. In this respect, the person's reflexes could not be accurately measured.
JP 2000-14827 A

  In addition, in the above-described conventional apparatus, since the reflexes of the subject are measured by pushing the switch present at the fingertip of the subject, the operation is complicated, for example, the elderly, middle-aged It is not possible for anyone of various ages to master the operation suddenly, and from this point it is easy for anyone of all ages and men to operate easily, and the reflexes of simple structure The provision of measuring devices is expected.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a reflex nerve measuring device that can accurately and easily measure the reflexes of a subject and has a simple configuration.

In order to solve such a problem, the invention described in claim 1 of the present application is based on the proximity or contact between each pad gripped by the left and right hands of the subject and the pad gripped by the left hand of the subject. A detection body having a left detection area for detecting a state and a right detection area for detecting a proximity or contact state of a pad held by the right hand of the subject;
(1) Act of bringing the pad gripped by the left hand of the subject close to or in contact with the left detection region (2) Act of bringing the pad gripped by the right hand of the subject close to or in contact with the right detection region (3 ) Any of the act of bringing the pad gripped by the left hand of the subject close to or in contact with the left detection area and bringing the pad gripped by the right hand of the subject close to or in contact with the right detection area An instruction means for causing the subject to perform the above and an action corresponding to each of the instructions (1) to (3) by detecting the proximity or contact state of the corresponding pad in the left and right detection areas of the detection body Detection means corresponding to the left and right detections of the detection object in either the pad held by the left hand of the subject or the pad held by the right hand of the subject. Vs area An object corresponding to each of the instructions (1) to (3) above is provided in each of the left and right detection areas of the detection body. A photoelectric sensor for detecting the proximity or contact state of the corresponding pad based on the above is disposed, and a metal body is attached to the pad held by the left hand of the subject among the respective pads in the left and right detection areas. For detection of the metal object that detects the proximity or contact state of the metal body of the pad in the left detection area if it is provided, or in the right detection area if the metal object is provided in the pad held by the subject's right hand Proximity sensors are arranged, and the discrimination means is the proximity or contact state of the pads outputted from the photoelectric sensors arranged in the respective detection areas, and the proximity of the pads outputted from the proximity sensors. It is intended to provide a reflex nerve measuring device characterized by determining whether or not an action corresponding to each of the instructions (1) to (3) has been performed based on the contact state. is there.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the detection body is a planar shape having a substrate shape or a sheet shape, and the detection body having the planar shape includes a plurality of pairs of left and right detection regions. It is intended to provide a reflex nerve measuring apparatus as described.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the instructing means causes the subject to execute any one of the above (1) to (3) corresponding to each of the pair of left and right detection areas. According to the selective light emission of the LED illuminant that makes each color arrangement of red, green, and yellow correspond to each of the actions and enables light emission of any color, execution of any of the above (1) to (3) A first or second aspect of the present invention is to provide the reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to any one of the first and second aspects.

  In the invention according to claim 4, in order for the instruction means to instruct the subject to execute each of the actions (1) to (3) at random or at random within a predetermined time, The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a control unit that controls an instruction state by the instruction means.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the control unit may instruct the subject to execute each of the actions (1) to (3) at random or at random within a predetermined time. And a selection means for controlling the instruction state by the instruction means and for the subject to select the number of instructions within the predetermined time based on an arbitrary value stored in the storage unit in advance. Item 4. A reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to Item 4 is provided.

  In the invention according to claim 6, the control unit should instruct the subject to execute the actions (1) to (3) at random or at random within a predetermined time. And a start switch for controlling an instruction state by the instructing means to allow the subject to input a start of a predetermined time, and an informing means for informing that a predetermined time has elapsed since the start. The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to claim 4 or claim 5 is provided.

  The invention according to claim 7 is provided with notifying means for notifying the subject of the discrimination result discriminated by the discriminating means each time the pad held by the subject approaches or touches the corresponding detection area. The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is provided.

  In the invention according to claim 8, the instruction means stores the determination result of the subject based on the instruction executed within a predetermined time, and the subject's occupying the number of instructions within the predetermined time. The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to any one of claims 4 to 6, further comprising display means for displaying the number of correct answers.

  The invention according to claim 9 is a control in which the instruction means controls the instruction state by the instruction means so that the subject is instructed to execute the actions (1) to (3) at random or at random. The control unit sequentially stores the determination result of the subject based on the instruction from the instruction means, and in the state where the number of correct answers among the determination results has achieved a predetermined value, The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a display means for displaying or a means for informing the state thereof.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the detection body having a substrate shape or a sheet shape is provided on an inner surface portion of a container that can be opened and closed around a hinge, and the container is opened when used and closed when stored. The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to claim 2, which is portable.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a reflex nerve measuring apparatus that can accurately and easily measure the reflexes of a subject and has a simple configuration.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2, it will ask | require a test subject more various response actions, and it becomes possible to measure the reflexes with which a subject is provided more correctly and easily.

  According to the invention according to claim 3, since it is possible to measure reflexes through vision for the subject, the reflex for various subjects including persons with hearing impairments The nerve can be measured.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the act of being instructed can be changed randomly or at random by the control by the control unit, so that the reflexes of the subject within a certain time can be reduced. Measurement can be performed accurately and easily, and measurement statistics of many subjects can be accumulated based on the accumulation of such data.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the number of instructions in a given time can be arbitrarily set by controlling the instruction state by the instruction means by the control unit. For example, various subjects with different age and disease states Measurement of the reflexes is possible.

    According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the subject can know the process from the start of measurement to the end of measurement, and a highly convenient reflex nerve measuring apparatus can be provided.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to immediately recognize the determination result of the action based on the instruction act of the subject, and it is possible to provide a highly convenient reflex nerve measuring apparatus.

  According to the eighth aspect of the invention, the subject can immediately recognize the measurement result and can easily know the reflexes including the subject himself.

  According to the ninth aspect of the invention, it is possible to notify the subject whether or not the number of correct answers has reached a predetermined value. For this reason, it is possible to inform the subject of the achievement state when the subject correctly answers a certain number of correct answers, and it is possible to provide a highly convenient reflex nerve measuring device.

  According to the invention of claim 10, since the container can be transported by bringing the container into a closed state, for example, the container can be used only when the administrator carries the container to various facilities and sets it in the closed state. It is possible to provide a reflex nerve measuring device that is extremely convenient.

A reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to the best embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the reflex nerve measuring device 1 includes a measuring device main body 2 composed of an overall attache-case-like container, an overall box-shaped display 3, and two measuring devices 2 and the display 3 connected to each other. And a connection cable 4.

  The measuring device 1 composed of the measuring device main body 2, the display device 3, and the connection cable 4 can be carried to various places such as a school and a nursing home, and can be set and used as shown in FIG. It is said.

  The measuring device main body 2 (hereinafter simply referred to as the main body 2) can be opened and closed in the direction of arrow A about the hinge 5 shown in FIG. 2, and the main body 2 is in the open state shown in FIG. 6 can be mounted. In this way, the main body 2 set in the open state as shown in FIG. 1 can make the two inner surface portions 2A and 2B of the main body 2 substantially horizontal while being placed on the support surface 6, and in this state Similarly, the display device 3 placed on the support surface 6 and the main body 2 are electrically connected by the two connection cables 4 so that the whole can be used as a measuring device.

  In addition, the main body 2 is portable in the closed state with the hinge 5 shown in FIG. 2 as the center, and is provided with a handle 7 for carrying.

  The right inner surface portion 2B of the main body 2 in which the left and right inner surface portions 2A, 2B are opened in the usage state shown in FIG. 11 from the stored state shown in FIG. 2 has two circular pad storage holes 8A, 8B. Provided. The pad storage holes 8A and 8B are stored inside the pads 9A and 9B held by the left and right hands of the subject in the storage state shown in FIG. 2 (see FIG. 4).

  As shown in FIG. 5, each pad 9 </ b> A, 9 </ b> B has a disk shape at the bottom, and is provided with a gripping unit 10 for the subject to grip by hand. The pads 9A and 9B include a left hand pad 9A for gripping the subject's left hand and a right hand pad 9B for gripping the subject's right hand. The left hand pad 9A includes two pads. The right hand pad 9B can be stored in the right hand storage hole 8B in the left hand pad storage hole 8A of the storage holes 8A and 8B (see FIG. 4).

  Each pad 9A, 9B is formed entirely of a non-conductive material such as wood or plastic. Among these, a metal made of an iron plate, an aluminum plate or the like is provided on the lower surface of the left hand pad 9A as shown in FIG. A plate 11 (metal body) is deposited.

  In the use state shown in FIG. 1, the measuring device 1 is used in a state where the pads 9 </ b> A and 9 </ b> B are taken out from the corresponding storage hole portions 8 </ b> A and 8 </ b> B in the arrow B direction and the subject holds the grip portion 10. On the other hand, in the state shown in FIG. 1, the main body 2 which is spread on the support surface 6 and has the inner surface portions 2A and 2B open, the first detection surface 12 and the second detection surface are formed on the substrate constituting the left inner surface portion 2A. 13, the third detection surface 14 is provided with a fourth detection surface 15, a fifth detection surface 16, and a sixth detection surface 17, respectively, on the substrate constituting the right inner surface portion 2B.

  The left detection area for detecting the proximity or contact state of the left hand pad 9A held by the left hand of the person to be detected on each of the detection surfaces 12 to 17 disposed on the substrates constituting the inner surface portions 2A and 2B. 18A and a right detection area 18B for detecting the proximity or contact state of the right hand pad 9B held by the right hand of the subject, each detection area 18A, 18B forming a pair of left and right is formed into a planar circular shape. The

  Each of the detection regions 18A and 18B as a detection body that has a circular shape having substantially the same diameter as the lower surfaces of the pads 9A and 9B and detects the proximity and contact state of the lower surfaces of the pads 9A and 9B has two sensors 19 respectively. , 20, and one of the sensors 19 is a photoelectric sensor 19 that can detect the state when the lower surfaces of the pads 9 </ b> A and 9 </ b> B gripped by the subject are close to or in contact with each other. The other sensor 20 is only in the proximity / contact state of the left hand pad 9A provided with the metal plate 11 on the lower surface of the pad when the lower surface of the pad 9A, 9B gripped by the subject is in proximity or contact. Is a proximity sensor 20 for detecting a metal body.

  That is, the photoelectric sensor 19 reflects the detection light emitted from the light emitting portion of the sensor 19 in a state where the lower surface portions of the left and right pads 9A and 9B are close to or in contact with each other regardless of the right and left of the pad held by the subject. The state is assumed to be detected by the light receiving portion of the sensor 19. For example, when the pads 9A and 9B come close to the sensor 19 within 25 mm and come into contact, the reflected light of the detected light reaches a certain level or more. Therefore, the proximity / contact state of the pad is detected.

  On the other hand, the proximity sensor 20 detects the proximity / contact state of the metal plate 11 provided on the lower surface of the left-hand pad 9A held by the subject among the left and right pads 9A, 9B. In the state where the metal plate 11 on the lower surface of the pad 9A as a body is brought close to within 25 mm, the proximity or contact state of the metal plate 11 is detected based on the generated eddy current becoming a predetermined value or more.

  That is, unlike the photoelectric sensor 19, the proximity sensor 20 is close to (contacts within, for example, 25 mm) / contact with the pads 9A, 9B with respect to the detection regions 18A, 18B. The left and right pad discriminating sensors detect only the state.

  In each of the first to sixth detection surfaces 12 to 17, an LED light emitter 21 is disposed between the detection regions 18 </ b> A and 18 </ b> B that form a pair on the left and right. The LED light emitter 21 can selectively emit any one of red, green, and yellow colors, and the corresponding pads 9A on the detection surfaces 12 to 17 corresponding to the subject based on the selective light emission. It prompts and instructs the execution of the approach or contact operation to the corresponding area of 9B.

That is, the pads 9A and 9B held by the left and right hands of the subject are brought close to or in contact with the corresponding areas 18A and 18B on the corresponding detection surfaces 12 to 17, respectively.
(1) Instruction of an action of bringing the left hand pad 9A held by the left hand of the subject close to or in contact with the left hand detection area 18A of the corresponding detection surface 12 to 17 (2) Right hand held by the right hand of the subject (3) Corresponding detection surfaces 12 to 17 for the left hand pad 9A held by the left hand of the subject. The right hand pad 9B to be brought close to or in contact with the left detection area 18A and held by the right hand of the subject and to the right detection area 18B on the same corresponding detection surface 12 to 17 is instructed to act. The LED emitter 21 serving as an instruction means for instructing the subject to perform an action is present based on the selective emission of red, green, and yellow on the corresponding detection surfaces 12 to 17,
When red is selectively emitted, an instruction to execute the action (1) is given to the subject on the corresponding detection surfaces 12 to 17.
When green is selectively emitted, an instruction to execute the action (2) is given to the subject on the corresponding detection surfaces 12 to 17.
When yellow is selectively emitted, the instruction to perform the action (3) is given to the subject on the corresponding detection surfaces 12 to 17.
Each shall be encouraged.

  Thus, the red, green, and yellow color schemes correspond to the actions (1) to (3), and any one of the colors is selectively emitted by the corresponding detection surfaces 12 to 17, so that the above (1) ) To (3) are instructed to execute the act.

  The rule meaning the selective light emission of the LED illuminant 21 as the instruction means is displayed in a cylindrical form on the display plate 22 provided above the first detection surface 12 of the left inner surface portion 2A (FIG. 3). Reference), (1) the action execution instruction is “red = left hand”, (2) action execution instruction is “green = right hand”, and (3) action execution instruction is Indicates the rule with the letters “yellow = both hands”.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an operation panel 23 is provided on the left side of the pad storage holes 8A and 8B on the right inner surface 2B. The operation panel 23 has a start button 24 as a measurement start switch and a course A. A selection button 25 for selecting, a selection button 26 for selecting the B course, and a level button 27 are provided.

  The start button 24 is used to transmit a measurement start to a control unit, which will be described later, by the pressing, and based on this, the control unit 34 instructs the subject to start the measurement and measures the reflexes of the subject. Is started by the measuring apparatus 1. The start button 24 is an illumination switch that emits light when pressed, and the light emission is performed until the measurement is completed.

  In the A course, each of the selection button 25 and the B course selection button 26 excludes selection of another course that is not pushed by pressing any of the buttons 25 and 26. For example, the A course selection button By pressing, the A course measurement selection, which will be described later, is performed and the B course measurement selection is eliminated. Conversely, by pressing the B course selection button, the B course measurement selection, which will be described later, is performed, and the A course measurement selection is performed. To be eliminated. Each of the course selection buttons 25 and 26 is also an illumination switch that emits light when pressed, and the light emission is performed until the measurement is completed by the selected course.

  The level button 27 is used to select whether a measurement difficulty level, which will be described later, is set to a normal level or a high level by pressing, for example, the high level is pressed twice by one pressing operation. The measurement difficulty level can be changed by pushing so that the normal level is selected by the operation. Incidentally, an illumination switch is also used for the level button 27, but light emission is performed only when the high level is selected by pressing, and the light emission ends when the measurement is completed, and the level is also set to the normal level, which will be described later. The control unit 34 is set in advance.

  The display unit 3 electrically connected by the two connection cables 4 in the use state shown in FIG. 1 with the main body 2 having the above-described configuration is provided with a speaker 28 below the front portion. As will be described later, from this speaker 28, for example, a notification sound for notifying the subject of the start of measurement, a notification sound for notifying the end of measurement, and the corresponding pad approaching or contacting the detection area as instructed, or as instructed. It is possible to output a notification sound or the like for notifying a detection area or a determination result of no contact.

  On the upper right side of the front portion of the display device 3, a time display unit 29 is disposed above and a touch frequency display unit 30 is disposed below. The time display unit 29 indicates the seconds until the corresponding pads 9A and 9B approach or touch the corresponding detection areas 18A and 18B until a predetermined number of times (for example, 30 correct answers) set in advance by the subject. The number is displayed as a measurement result, and the time display unit 29 displays the measurement time (measurement result) of the subject that was measured immediately before. On the other hand, the number-of-touches display unit 30 displays the number of times that the subject has approached or contacted the corresponding detection areas 18A, 18B within the time limit (for example, 60 seconds) (the number of correct touches). ) As a measurement result, and the number of times of measurement (measurement result) of the subject that was measured immediately before is also displayed on the touch count display unit 30.

  On the other hand, on the upper left side of the front part of the display device 3, a maximum time display unit 31 is disposed above and a maximum touch frequency display unit 32 is disposed below. In the maximum time display unit 31, the measurement time of each subject in a certain group or a plurality of measurement times performed by a specific subject (displayed on the time display unit 29 and stored in a memory described later) Among the measurement results in the range), the best time with the best results is displayed. The maximum touch count display section 32 has the best results among the measurement counts of each subject related to a certain group or a plurality of measurement values (number of correct touches within the time limit) performed by the specific subject. The maximum number of touches is displayed.

  Each of the display units 29, 30, 31, and 32 is configured by an LED display body, a 7-segment electrode tube, and the like, and can set and display numerical values that are set.

  Next, the circuit configuration and operation system of the measuring apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The measuring apparatus 1 is configured by a circuit shown in FIG. 9 by a main body 2 and a display 3 which are electrically connected by a connection cable 4. Each means constituting the circuit can be driven by electric power supplied from the power source 33.

  The measuring apparatus 1 includes a control unit 34, and the control unit 34 instructs the LED display body 21 disposed on the first to sixth detection surfaces 12 to 17 as the instruction unit via the determination unit 36. The signal can be transmitted. That is, the instruction signal gives an operation command to the LED display 21 on any detection surface so that the selective light emission of any one of red, green, and yellow is performed on the display 21.

  On the other hand, the detection signals of the photoelectric sensor 19 and the proximity sensor 20 disposed in the area 18A can be input from the left detection areas 18A of the first to sixth detection surfaces 12 to 17 to the determination means 36. Is done. Furthermore, detection signals from the photoelectric sensor 19 and the proximity sensor 20 disposed in the area 18B can be input from the right detection areas 18B of the first to sixth detection surfaces 12 to 17 to the determination means 36. Is done.

That is, from the control unit 34 to the LED display body 21 of the corresponding detection surface (for example, the third detection surface 14) via the determination unit 36, (1) red selective emission (2) green selective emission (3) yellow When any instruction signal for selective light emission is transmitted, the corresponding display body 21 performs the corresponding selective light emission. Thus, based on the instruction of the selective light emission, the subject applies the left-hand pad 9A to be gripped by the left hand and the right-hand pad 9B to be gripped by the right hand to the corresponding detection surface (for example, the first light emitting pad). 3, the operation of bringing the detection area 18 </ b> A, 18 </ b> B in proximity to or in contact with the detection area 14) is performed.

  For example, in the display body 21 of the third detection surface 14, when the subject performs red selective light emission, the subject performs the left hand pad 9 </ b> A to the left detection region 18 </ b> A and performs green selective light emission. When the right hand pad 9B is in the right detection area 18B and yellow selective light emission is performed, the left hand pad 9A is in the left detection area 18A, and the right hand pad 9B is in the right detection area 18B. Will be performed.

  The discriminating means 36 inputs the detection signal from the left or right photoelectric sensor 19 based on the operation in which the left and right pads 9A and 9B corresponding to the subject are brought close to or in contact with the corresponding detection areas 18A and 18B in this way. First, it is determined by the input whether the left or right pad 9A, 9B is close to or in contact with the detection area 18A, 18B. In addition, when the subject moves the left hand pad 9A close to or in contact with the corresponding left detection area 18A, the proximity sensor 20 in the left detection area 18 is attached to the lower surface of the pad 9A. The proximity / contact state of the metal plate 11 is recognized, a detection signal is transmitted from the proximity sensor 20, and the signal is input to the determination unit 36. That is, the discrimination means 36 discriminates the state in which the left hand pad 9A of the subject approaches or contacts the corresponding left detection area 18A on the corresponding detection surface (for example, the third detection surface 14) by the input of the signal. Will be. Incidentally, in the embodiment, the proximity sensor 20 is also provided in the left detection region 18B, and the state exists in the region 18B when the left hand pad 9A is in proximity to or in contact with the corresponding right detection region 18B. The proximity sensor 20 transmits a detection signal to the determination means 36. That is, in the embodiment, the determination unit 36 recognizes that the subject has erroneously performed a malfunction due to an instruction based on the selective light emission of the LED light emitter 21 based on the signal input from the sensor 20. In each left detection area 18B, the proximity sensor 20 is not necessarily provided, and the signal input state from the photoelectric sensor 19 in the right detection area 18B and the photoelectric sensor 19 and the proximity sensor 20 in the left detection area 18A are detected. Depending on the presence / absence of an AND input state with the signal, the corresponding pads 9A and 9B may be recognized as being close to or in contact with the corresponding detection areas 18A and 18B.

As described above, the determination means 36 inputs the detection signal from the sensors 19 and 20 existing in the respective areas 18A and 18B of the detection surface based on the selective light emission of the LED light emitter 21 on the corresponding detection surfaces 12 to 17, and next The process is performed.
(1) In the instruction that the LED light emitter 21 performs red selective light emission, the AND input of the detection signals from the sensors 19 and 20 in the left detection region 18A is within a specified time from the light emission timing of the LED light emitter 21. The state performed within (for example, within 5 seconds) is determined, and it is recognized that the correct action has been performed by the subject with the state, and the recognized state is output to the control unit 34. On the other hand, when the AND inputs of the detection signals from the respective sensors 19 and 20 in the left detection area 18A are not performed within a predetermined time from the light emission timing of the LED light emitter 21, or when the right input within the same predetermined time. When a detection signal is input from each of the sensors 19 and 20 in the direction detection region 18B, it is recognized that an incorrect answer operation has been performed by the subject, and the recognition state is output to the control unit 34.
(2) In the instruction for the LED light emitter 21 to perform green selective light emission, within a specified time (for example, 5 seconds) from the light emission timing of the LED light emitter 21 of the detection signal only from the photoelectric sensor 19 in the right detection region 18B. ) Is recognized, and the subject recognizes that the correct action has been performed by the subject, and outputs the recognized state to the control unit 34. On the other hand, when no detection signal is input from the photoelectric sensor 19 in the right detection area 18B within the specified time, or when detection signals are input from the sensors 19 and 20 in the left detection area 18A, When a detection signal is AND-input from the sensors 19 and 20 in the detection area 18B within the specified time, it is recognized that an incorrect operation has been performed by the subject and the recognition state is output to the control unit 34. .
(3) In the instruction for the LED light emitter 21 to perform selective light emission of yellow, the detection signal from each of the sensors 19 and 20 in the left detection region 18A is within a specified range from the light emission timing of the LED light emitter 21 (for example, 5 seconds). ) And an input state of a detection signal from the light emitting sensor 19 in the right detection region 18B, which is performed within the same specified time as described above, is discriminated, and the correct operation is performed by the subject in that state. It recognizes that it was broken and outputs the recognition state to the control unit 34. On the other hand, when no detection signal is input from the sensors 19 and 20 in the detection areas 18A and 18B within the specified time period, or from the photoelectric sensor 19 in the left detection area 18A only in the specified time period. When a detection signal is input to the subject, or when an AND input of the detection signal is made from the sensors 19 and 20 in the right detection region 18B within the specified time, an incorrect answer operation is performed by the subject. Recognize and output the recognition state to the control unit 34.

  The control unit 34 can input a signal from the operation panel 23 shown in FIG. That is, the operation panel 23 is provided with the start button 24, the A course selection button 25, the B course selection button 26, and the level button 27 as described above, and the control unit 34 controls each button 24 to be pushed by the subject. The following operations are executed by recognizing the input states of .about.27.

  First, when the start button 24 is pushed, the subject is selected by the selection buttons 25 and 26 and the level button 27, and the program of the operation sequence including the selected course stored in the memory 35 in advance is executed. Then, an operation command for sequentially executing an instruction relating to selective light emission is started on the corresponding LED display bodies 21 of the detection surfaces 12 to 17 via the determination means 36.

Here, the A course selection button 24 and the B course selection button 25 relate to means for selecting a measurement program of the measurement apparatus 1 to be executed by pressing the start button 24, and the executed programs are stored in the memory 35 in advance. Is remembered. In addition, the level button 27 relates to a means for selecting a level in each course of AB, so that the normal level is selected in a normal state (not pressed), and the high level is selected in a state where it is pressed once. The high-level and normal-level measurement programs for the courses A and B are stored in the memory 35 in advance as described above, and the measurement program for each course is executed as follows.
"A course, normal level"
Within the time limit of 60 seconds, the LED emitters 21 of the respective detection surfaces 12 to 17 are selectively or randomly selected and sequentially emitted, and correct operation within a prescribed time (within 5 seconds) of the subject based on this, Incorrect answering operations are sequentially recognized by the control unit 34. The blinking interval at which the LED light emitters 21 sequentially emit light at the normal level is 5 seconds, and blinks 12 times in 60 seconds.
"A course, high level"
Within the time limit of 60 seconds, the LED emitters 21 of the respective detection surfaces 12 to 17 are selectively or randomly selected and sequentially emitted, and the correct answer operation within the prescribed time (within 3 seconds) of the subject based on this, Incorrect answering operations are sequentially recognized by the control unit 34. The blinking interval at which the LED illuminant 21 sequentially emits light at a high level is 3 seconds, and blinks 20 times in 60 seconds.
"B course, normal level"
The LED illuminators 21 on the respective detection surfaces 12 to 17 are selectively light-emitted in a red or green color sequentially at regular time intervals (for example, 5 seconds) randomly or at random. Measures the time until the control unit 34 recognizes the correct number of times (30 times) of correct answers.
"B course, high level"
The LED illuminators 21 on each of the detection surfaces 12 to 17 are selectively light-emitted sequentially in a certain time interval (for example, 5 seconds) in any one of red, green, and yellow colors randomly or at random. The time until the examiner recognizes the correct action of the specified number of times (30 times) by the control unit 34 is measured.

  Thus, the four courses can be selected by pressing the course selection buttons 25, 26 and the level button 27. Incidentally, the selected state can be made visible by the selective illumination state of each button 25, 26, 27 as the illumination switch as described above.

A speaker 28 is connected to the control unit 34 via a speech synthesizer 37. In the next state of the control unit 34, an output is made so that the corresponding utterance from the speaker 28 is executed to the speech synthesizer 37.
(i) Based on the state in which the subject or the like has pushed the start button 24, the start instruction sound for outputting the start start sound to notify the subject of the start of measurement is output.
(ii) When the A course is selected by the A course selection button 25, an instruction output of utterance of an end sound for notifying the subject that the time limit of 60 seconds has elapsed
(iii) When the B course is selected by the B course selection button 26, a clearing sound is output to notify the subject that the specified number of times (30 times) has been cleared.
(iv) The correct action and incorrect action recognized by the control unit 34 within a specified time each time the corresponding pad 9A, 9B held by the subject approaches or touches the corresponding detection area 18A, 18B. Corresponding output of utterance of correct answer when correct action is recognized within specified time, incorrect answer when incorrect answer is recognized within specified time

  The voice synthesizer 37 is provided with a volume switch, and the volume of the sound uttered from the speaker 28 can be adjusted by operating the switch.

  In this way, based on the operation in which the pads 9A, 9B held by the subject for each course approach or come into contact with the detection areas 18A, 18B of the corresponding detection surfaces 12-17, the determination results are sequentially output to the memory 35 and stored. It becomes possible to make it. As a result, the measurement result of the reflexes in the subject who has selected the course can be displayed and notified by the number of touches in the case of the A course and in the time (seconds) in the case of the B course. The measurement result executed in the A course is displayed on the touch count display unit 30 as “currently recorded” (see FIG. 6). Further, the measurement result executed in the B course is also displayed on the time display unit 29 as “current recording” (see FIG. 6).

  A plurality of measurement results of the subject can be stored in the memory 35, whereby the measurement result of the group member composed of a plurality of subjects and the measurement result performed by the same subject a plurality of times are stored in the memory 35. It becomes possible to memorize.

  Among the plurality of measurement results, the “highest record” can be displayed on the maximum touch number display unit 32 in the case of the A course and on the maximum time display unit 31 in the case of the B course. It is possible to recognize the highest record between the same and the highest record of the same subject.

  The main constituent elements described in the claims in the measuring apparatus 1 according to the above embodiment have a correlation as shown in FIG. That is, the control unit 34 instructs the instructing unit 40 via the discrimination unit 36 to perform the approach of the pad or the execution of the contact to the subject. The light emitter 21 is used. However, the instruction means 40 is not limited to this, for example, a number representing the location of the detection object from the speaker 28 in order for the subject to bring the left or right pad 9A, 9B close to or in contact with the corresponding region. "Right", "Left", "Two hands", etc. may be uttered, and such announcement and display may be performed on a television monitor.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the present invention, signals detected by the detection body 41 are sequentially input from the detection body 41 to the determination means 36 to determine the detection state. In the above embodiment, the first to sixth detection surfaces 12 to 17 are provided on the left and right inner surface portions 2A and 2B of the main body 2 as detection bodies including the left and right detection regions 18A and 18B. However, the number of detection bodies may be one, or a plurality of pairs of seven or more left and right detection areas may be provided to increase the difficulty level. Further, the detection body having the left and right detection areas 9A and 9B is arranged on the substrate (printed circuit board) constituting the inner surface portions 2A and 2B in the above embodiment. You may make it arrange | position on the planar body which consists of a shape.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG.
(1) Act of bringing the pad gripped by the left hand of the subject close to or in contact with the left detection region (2) Act of bringing the pad gripped by the right hand of the subject close to or in contact with the right detection region (3 ) Any of the act of bringing the pad gripped by the left hand of the subject close to or in contact with the left detection area and bringing the pad gripped by the right hand of the subject close to or in contact with the right detection area The control unit 34 controls the instruction state by the instructing means 40 based on the value stored in advance in the memory 35. Alternatively, it is possible to set the number of instructions within a certain time.

  In the case of the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the course selection buttons 25 and 26 and the level button 27 are selected and selected as a selection means 42 to select a total of four courses. For example, the specified number of times may be variably selected, or the blinking interval of the LED display unit 21 per time limit may be variably selected.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment,
(1) Act of bringing the pad gripped by the left hand of the subject close to or in contact with the left detection region (2) Act of bringing the pad gripped by the right hand of the subject close to or in contact with the right detection region (3 ) Any of the act of bringing the pad gripped by the left hand of the subject close to or in contact with the left detection area and bringing the pad gripped by the right hand of the subject close to or in contact with the right detection area In order to make the subject execute this, the explanation is focused on an example in which the three colors of the LED light emitter 21 are selectively emitted, but one of the above actions (1) and (2) is performed. In order to achieve this, the LED light emitter 21 may be configured to selectively emit light in either red or green.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the present invention, the control unit 34 notifies the notification means 43 of the result of determination by the determination means 36 (see claim 7). As this notification means 43, in the said execution form, the test subject is notified based on the sound uttered from the speaker 28. However, the notification means is not limited to this, and various devices such as a light-emitting body that changes color and notification on a television monitor can be employed.

  In the above embodiment, the measurement results are displayed on the displays 29, 30, 31, and 32. In addition to such display, the announcement of the measurement results is sent from the speaker 28 as a notification means. You may make it utter.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the present invention, the control section 34 outputs the number of correct answers related to the measurement result of the subject to the display means 44 (claims 8 and 9). As the display means 44, in the above embodiment, the display device 3 provided with the respective displays 29 to 32 is taken as an example. However, the display means 44 of the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a liquid crystal Display means such as a monitor or CRT may be used.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the metal plate 11 is attached to the lower surface portion of the left hand pad 9A, and based on the detection signals output from the sensors 19 and 20 disposed in the left detection region 18A, the determination means 36 In addition to this, the metal plate 11 is attached only to the lower surface portion of the right hand pad 9B and output from the sensors 19 and 20 disposed in the right detection region 18B. The proximity / contact may be recognized by the discriminating means 36 based on the detected signal.

  Further, the metal body to be attached to the lower surface portion of the left hand pad 9A is not necessarily a metal plate, and may be any shape as long as it can be detected by the proximity sensor 20.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can easily measure the reflexes as the movement ability of the left and right hands of a subject, and can be used as a device for health examination of elderly people. In addition, by continuing to use the device of the present invention for rehabilitation, not only can the cerebral motor program disappear due to aging (delay of judgment ability) but also an alternative construction of the lost cerebral motor program. The effect can also be expected. Furthermore, the present invention can also be used as a playground equipment for measuring reflexes regardless of age, so that it is effective for the development of an intracerebral motor program while playing while playing. I can expect.

It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the measuring apparatus of a reflex nerve concerning the best embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the accommodation state of the measuring apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which expanded the inner surface part of the measuring apparatus main body, and was supported on the support surface. It is an expanded sectional view which follows the IV-IV line of FIG. It is a front view which shows the pad for left hands, and the pad for right hands. It is a front view of a display machine. It is sectional drawing which follows the VII-VII line of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of a measuring apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the relationship of the component shown in each claim of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Reflex nerve measuring device 2 Measuring device main body 2A, 2B Inner surface part 3 Display device 4 Connection cable 5 Hinge 6 Support surface 7 Handle 8A Left storage hole part 8B Right storage hole part 9A Left hand pad 9B Right hand pad 10 Gripping part 11 Metal plate 12 First detection surface 13 Second detection surface 14 Third detection surface 15 Fourth detection surface 16 Fifth detection surface 17 Sixth detection surface 18A Left detection region (detection body)
18B Right detection area (detection body)
19 Photoelectric sensor 20 Proximity sensor 21 LED light emitter (instruction means)
22 Display board 23 Operation panel 24 Start button 25 A course selection button 26 B course selection button 27 Level button 28 Speaker 29 Time display section 30 Touch count display section 31 Maximum time display section 32 Maximum touch count display section 33 Power supply 34 Control section 35 Memory 36 Discriminating means 37 Speech synthesizer 40 Instruction means 41 Detector 42 Selection means 43 Notification means 44 Display means

Claims (10)

Each pad held by the left and right hands of the subject,
A detection body having a left detection region for detecting the proximity or contact state of the pad held by the subject's left hand and a right detection region for detecting the proximity or contact state of the pad held by the subject's right hand When,
For the subject
(1) Act of bringing the pad gripped by the left hand of the subject close to or in contact with the left detection region (2) Act of bringing the pad gripped by the right hand of the subject close to or in contact with the right detection region (3 ) Any of the act of bringing the pad gripped by the left hand of the subject close to or in contact with the left detection area and bringing the pad gripped by the right hand of the subject close to or in contact with the right detection area Instruction means for causing the subject to execute,
A determination means for detecting the proximity or contact state of the corresponding pad in each of the left and right detection areas of the detection body, and determining whether or not an action corresponding to each instruction of (1) to (3) has been performed;
The left and right sides of the pad are discriminated in proximity to or in contact with the corresponding left and right detection areas of either the pad held by the subject's left hand or the pad held by the subject's right hand. To provide a metal body for
On the other hand, the left and right detection areas of the detection body are provided with photoelectric sensors for detecting the proximity or contact state of the corresponding pads based on the actions corresponding to the instructions (1) to (3). Of any of the detection areas, if a metal body is provided on the pad held by the left hand of the subject among the above pads, the metal body is provided on the pad held by the right hand of the subject in the left detection area. Is provided in the detection area on the right side, a proximity sensor for detecting the proximity or contact of the metal body of the pad is provided, and the discrimination means is provided by a photoelectric sensor provided in each detection area. Based on the proximity or contact state of the output pad and the proximity or contact state of the pad output from the proximity sensor, it is determined whether or not an action corresponding to each of the instructions (1) to (3) has been performed. Measuring device reflexes, characterized in that the Rukoto. 2. The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection body is a planar shape made of a substrate or a sheet, and the detection body has a plurality of pairs of left and right detection areas. The instructing means causes the subject to execute one of the above (1) to (3) corresponding to each of the pair of left and right detection areas. Instructing the subject to execute any one of the above (1) to (3) based on the selective light emission of the LED illuminant that can correspond to each yellow color scheme and emit light of any color The apparatus for measuring reflexes according to claim 1 or claim 2. The instruction means controls the state of instruction by the instruction means so that the subject is instructed to execute the actions (1) to (3) at random or at random within a predetermined time. The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a control unit. The control unit controls the instruction state by the instruction means so that the subject is instructed to execute the actions (1) to (3) at random or at random within a predetermined time. The reflex nerve according to claim 4, further comprising a selection means for the subject to select the number of instructions within the predetermined time based on an arbitrary value stored in the storage unit in advance. measuring device. The control unit controls the instruction state by the instruction means so that the subject is instructed to execute the actions (1) to (3) at random or at random within a predetermined time. 6. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a start switch for the subject to input a start of a predetermined time, and a notification unit that notifies that a predetermined time has elapsed since the start. A device for measuring reflexes. 7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notification unit configured to notify the subject of the determination result determined by the determination unit every time the pad held by the subject approaches or touches the corresponding detection area. The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to any one of the above. Display means for storing the determination result of the subject based on the instruction executed within a predetermined time, and displaying the number of correct answers of the subject in the number of instructions within the predetermined time. The reflex nerve measuring device according to any one of claims 4 to 6, further comprising: The instructing means includes a control unit for controlling an instruction state by the instructing means so that the subject is instructed to execute the actions (1) to (3) at random or at random. Display means for sequentially displaying the determination results of the subject based on instructions from the instruction means, and displaying the state when the number of correct answers among the determination results has reached a predetermined value, or the state The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising means for informing the user.   The detection body having a substrate shape or a sheet shape is provided on an inner surface portion of a container that can be opened and closed with a hinge as a center, and the container is opened when in use and can be transported in a closed state when stored. The reflex nerve measuring apparatus according to claim 1.

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