JP2008048913A - Multifunctional reach measuring device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multifunctional reach measuring device which can be attached to respective types of support bodies according to a purpose and measures a balance function and flexibility of a person. <P>SOLUTION: This reach measuring device 2 consists of a support body 4, a measurement part 3 mounted on the support body 4, a horizontal frame 6 attached to the measurement part 3 slidably in the horizontal direction, and an abutment piece 5 crossingly attached to the base end of the horizontal frame and projecting to the left/right. This multifunctional reach measuring device is so formed that the measurement part 3 is detachably mounted on the support body 4, is detached from the support body 4, is attached to another support body and measures the balance function or other functions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a multi-function reach measuring instrument that measures a person's balance function, flexibility, and the like.

The conventional technique discloses a long-sitting body forward bending measurement apparatus that includes a measurement arm portion that is capable of setting a fixed position in the vertical direction and is rotatable in the vertical direction, a measurement portion 3, and a support portion. ing.
Japanese Patent No. 3626898

In the prior art, a measuring instrument is placed on the side of the bed, the long-bend bend can be measured, and the measuring arm can be moved up and down and turned.
However, the conventional apparatus cannot be used for a person who is in a long sitting position on the floor, and cannot be attached to a wall. Further, the measurement unit is not moved up and down, and is fixed at a predetermined position, so that it is difficult to see the measurement value. In addition, the measurement support column protrudes upward and becomes an obstacle.

An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional reach measuring instrument that can be attached to various supports according to the purpose and can measure a person's balance function, flexibility, and the like.
That is, the present invention includes a support 4, a measurement unit 3 mounted on the support 4, a horizontal frame 6 slidably attached to the measurement unit 3 in the horizontal direction, and a base end of the horizontal frame 6. In the reach measuring instrument 2 composed of a contact piece 5 attached in a cross shape and projecting left and right, the measuring unit 3 is detachably mounted on the support 4, and the measuring unit 3 is detached from the support 4. Thus, the multi-function reach measuring instrument is characterized in that it can measure the balance function or other functions attached to another support.
In addition, a bed 7 is additionally provided in the multi-function reach measuring instrument 1, and the bed 7 supports a measurement subject sitting in a long sitting position, and the horizontal frame 6 is moved by an operation of the measurement subject. The measuring unit 3 performs the forward bending measurement of the long sitting body by moving the horizontal frame 6.
Further, the abutting piece 5 with which the person to be measured abuts can slide in either the left or right direction with respect to the horizontal frame 6.
Furthermore, the horizontal frame 6 that is moved by the measurement subject's operation is extendable and adjustable in length.
The measuring unit 3 is provided on the top of the support 4 and has a display 14 that displays the amount of movement of the horizontal frame 6 that is moved by the operation of the measurement subject. It is provided in the upper part.
Furthermore, the measurement part 3 is attached to the floor-standing stand 27, and a long-sitting body forward bending measurement can be performed.
In addition, the measuring unit 3 can be attached to the wall 32 through the wall mounting tool 31.

Since the measurement unit 3 according to the present invention is detachably mounted on the support 4, and the measurement unit 3 is detached from the support 4 and can be attached to another support, one measurement unit is provided. 3 is convenient because it can measure the balance function and the long-bend forward bending.
In addition, long-bodied body bending is generally measured by taking a sitting posture on the floor, but for subjects with knee disease, it is difficult to sit on the floor and stand up after the measurement. Therefore, it is assumed that measurement is performed using a bed having a certain height that does not hinder standing operation.
On the contrary, in the case of a subject whose sitting posture is unstable, in order to avoid the risk of falling from the bed to the floor during measurement, it may be assumed that the test is performed on the floor.
The present invention is convenient and convenient because the measuring unit 3 can be set appropriately and easily in accordance with the purpose of measurement as described above and the condition of the subject.
Further, when carrying and storing, it is convenient that the measuring unit 3 can be made compact by disassembling from the multi-function reach measuring instrument 1.

  In the present invention, a bed 7 is additionally provided in the multi-function reach measuring instrument 1, and the bed 7 supports a measurement subject sitting in a long sitting position, and the horizontal frame 6 is moved by the measurement subject's operation. In addition, since the measurement unit 3 measures the long-sitting body forward bending by moving the horizontal frame 6, it can conveniently measure the long-sitting body forward bending using the bed 7.

The contact piece 5 with which the person to be measured contacts according to the present invention can slide in the left and right directions with respect to the horizontal frame 6, so that the contact piece 5 can be formed even if the length of the contact piece 5 is short. 5 can be moved to the left or right and placed in front of the person to be measured (= in front of the person to be measured), and the person to be measured does not have to sit on the edge of the bed 7 and sits in the center. Therefore, it is possible to measure the forward bending of the long-sitting body, and there is no fear of falling from the bed 7 during the measurement, which is convenient.
Further, if the bias of the abutment piece 5 is returned during conveyance, it is advantageous in that space can be saved.
In addition, if two beds 7 are arranged side by side and the reach measuring device 2 is installed between the beds 7, it is possible for the two subjects to perform the measurement of the long-bending forward bending in a safe, alternating and efficient manner. is there.

  Since the horizontal frame 6 that is moved by the measurement subject's operation according to the present invention can be expanded and contracted and the length can be adjusted and set, if the horizontal frame 6 is extended to be long, the end of the bed 7 in the vertical direction By installing the multi-function reach measuring device 1 on the short side 34 side of the device, the person to be measured can perform the long-sitting body forward bending measurement from the front of the measuring device, which is convenient.

  The measuring unit 3 according to the present invention includes a display 14 that is provided on the top of the support 4 and displays the amount of movement of the horizontal frame 6 that is moved by the operation of the measurement subject. Since it protrudes upward at the top of the part 3, the measurement subject and the user can easily see the measurement result, which is convenient.

  The measuring unit 3 according to the present invention is attached to the floor stand 27, and the person to be measured on the floor 24 sits in the long sitting position and pushes the abutting piece 5 by hand, Compared with the case of measuring on the bed 7, it is safe and convenient because there is no risk of the subject to fall down compared to the case of measuring on the bed 7.

  The measuring unit 3 according to the present invention is attached to the sword 32 through the sword fixture 31, and the person to be measured stands on the floor 24 and pushes and moves the contact piece 5 with his / her hand, or is in a long sitting position. Therefore, the measuring unit 3 can be attached to a cross 33 appropriately selected from among a large number of crosses 33, so that the purpose and the condition of the subject can be measured. Conveniently, a significant height adjustment setting can be made accordingly.

  The purpose of providing a multi-function reach measuring instrument 1 that can measure the dynamic balance function of a person and can be attached to various supports according to the purpose and can measure other functions than the dynamic balance function of the person. The support 4, the measurement unit 3 provided on the support 4, the horizontal frame 6 slidably attached to the measurement unit 3 in the horizontal direction, and the right and left attached to the base end of the horizontal frame 6 In the reach measuring instrument 2 composed of the abutment piece 5 that protrudes from the support 4, the measurement unit 3 is detachably provided on the support 4, and the measurement unit 3 is detached from the support 4 and attached to another support 4. This is realized as a function that can measure the balance function or other functions.

The multi-function reach measuring instrument 1 is configured such that the measuring unit 3 of the reach measuring instrument 2 is detachable. When the measuring unit 3 is detached and attached to another support body, the balance of the person being measured Functions other than functions can be measured.
1 and 2 show a multi-function reach measuring instrument 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
A measurement person sitting in a long sitting position bends forward, pushes the abutting piece 5 forward with a hand protruding forward, and measures the forward bending from the moving distance.

  The first embodiment includes a support 4, a measurement unit 3 that is detachably provided on the support 4, a horizontal frame 6 that is slidably attached to the measurement unit 3 in the horizontal direction, and a base end of the horizontal frame 6. The multi-function reach measuring instrument 1 is composed of a contact piece 5 that is attached in a cross shape and protrudes left and right.

  The support 4 includes a base 9 placed on the floor 24 and a lower cylinder 10 erected on the base 9. The support 4 supports the support frame 11 made of a pipe vertically. The support frame 11 is fitted in the lower cylinder 10.

A support frame 11 of the measuring unit 3 is inserted into the support 4, and a free stop mechanism (not shown) made of a friction member is provided between the support 4 and the support frame 11, and is manually operated. The support frame 11 can be moved up and down with a predetermined force. However, in a normal state, the support frame 11 is hooked on the support body 4 and does not descend by gravity.
The support frame 11 is detachably provided on the support 4, can be removed from the support 4, and can be attached to another support.

The measuring unit 3 is provided on the top of the support 4 and senses the amount of movement of the horizontal frame 6.
The measurement unit 3 slidably holds a measurement unit body 12, a detector 13, a display 14 that displays the output of the detector 13, a support frame 11 that supports the measurement unit body 12, and a horizontal frame 6. The holding part 15 to be made. A scale 25 indicating the height is provided on the side surface of the support frame 11.

  The measurement unit 3 is detachably attached to the support 4, and the measurement unit 3 is detached from the support 4 and attached to another support, measurement of the balance function of the measurement subject, or others It is possible to measure the function.

The detector 13 is provided in the measuring unit 3 and measures the amount of movement of the horizontal frame 6.
The detector 13 includes a rotation unit 35 that rotates while contacting the horizontal frame 6, and an encoder 16 that rotates by the rotation unit 35 and accumulates the movement amount.

The display 14 displays the amount of movement of the horizontal frame 6, and the display 14 protrudes upward from the top of the measurement unit 3. The display 14 has a rear display 14a and a front display 14b.
The display 14 (= liquid crystal display in a specific example) obtains the output of the encoder 16 and digitally displays the amount of movement of the horizontal frame 6.

A measurement switch 20 for instructing start / end of measurement is provided on the upper surface of the display 14.
The indicator 14 displays an average value of values measured a plurality of times.
The display 14 displays the current position of the contact piece 5 as a “current value” by operating the measurement switch 20, and displays the “determined value” after the movement of the contact piece 5 in the next step.

  Further, a symbol indicating whether the currently displayed value is “average value”, “current value”, or “determined value” is also displayed on a symbol display (not shown) adjacent to the display value.

In addition to the measurement switch 20, a power switch 18, a clear switch 19 that changes or clears the display value to a past stored value, and the like are provided on the upper portion of the housing of the display unit 14.
When the contact switch 5 is at an arbitrary position and the measurement switch 20 is turned on, that position becomes the measurement origin, and the measurement switch 20 also serves as an origin reset function.

The horizontal frame 6 is held by the measurement unit 3 and is moved by the operation of the measurement subject.
The horizontal frame 6 includes an outer cylinder 21, an inner cylinder 22, and a mounting portion 23. The horizontal frame 6 can be extended and fixed and can be adjusted in length.
A free stop mechanism (not shown) formed of a friction member is provided between the outer cylinder 21 and the inner cylinder 22, and the inner cylinder 22 is fixed to the outer cylinder 21.
The horizontal frame 6 can be manually expanded and contracted with a predetermined force. However, when the horizontal frame 6 is slid by pressing the contact piece 5, the horizontal frame 6 does not expand and contract.

The abutment piece 5 is abutted against and pressed by the measurement subject's hand during measurement.
The contact piece 5 is provided on the mounting portion 23 at the base end of the horizontal frame 6 so as to protrude left and right so as to intersect the longitudinal direction of the horizontal frame 6.
The contact piece 5 is slidable with respect to the horizontal frame 6 in any of the left and right directions.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the beds 7 are placed on the left and right sides of the multi-function reach measuring instrument 1, both the left and right sides of the contact piece 5 can be used for measurement. In addition, the person to be measured can be exchanged in the other bed, and when measuring a large number of people, the measurement can be performed efficiently.
In FIG. 1, 34 is a short side of the bed 7.

  The measuring unit 3 according to the multi-function reach measuring instrument 1 can be detached from the support 4 and attached to another support, measure a balance function, or measure another function.

In the first embodiment, the multi-function reach measuring instrument 1 measures the long-bending forward bending of the measurement subject.
The multi-function reach measuring instrument 1 is placed beside the bed 7, and the long-bodied body forward bending measurement is performed on the person on the bed 7.
The person to be measured sits at a predetermined position on the bed 7 in a long sitting position and moves toward the contact piece 5.

The user raises and lowers the support frame 11 and adjusts the height of the measurement unit 3.
The user lifts or pushes down the measurement unit 3 and adjusts the contact piece 5 to a height position suitable for the measurement subject.
The support frame 11 is fixed to the support 4 by the free stop mechanism.

The free stop mechanism provided between the support 4 and the support frame 11 generates a frictional resistance between the support 4 and the support frame 11, and the frictional resistance hooks the support frame 11 on the support 4. The height of the support frame 11 can be adjusted.
Since the support body 4 and the support frame 11 can be expanded and contracted and fixed, the height of the measurement unit 3 and the contact piece 5 can be easily adjusted.

When the height of the multi-function reach measuring instrument 1 is set, the contact piece 5 is adjusted to the height of the subject's chest.
The contact piece 5 is slid in either the left or right direction with respect to the horizontal frame 6, and the left or right protruding length of the contact piece 5 is adjusted appropriately.
The length of the horizontal frame 6 is adjusted by moving the inner cylinder 22 of the horizontal frame 6 forward and backward, and the position of the contact piece 5 is adjusted.

The person to be measured puts his hand diagonally forward in a long sitting position, bends the upper body, pushes the contact piece 5 with one or both hands of his right hand or left hand, and moves as far forward as possible. It bends and the contact piece 5 is moved forward.
The horizontal frame 6 provided with the contact piece 5 is moved by being pushed by the hand of the person to be measured.

  After the person to be measured bends the upper body, the person to be measured releases his / her hand from the contact piece 5, raises the upper body, and returns to the original posture.

The abutting piece 5 receives the hand moving to the front of the person to be measured and transmits it to the horizontal frame 6 to slide the horizontal frame 6 forward.
The movement distance of the hand during forward bending is measured from the forward movement distances of the contact piece 5 and the horizontal frame 6 and set as the forward bending value.

The detection unit 12 measures the long sitting forward bending of the measurement subject.
The moving amount of the contact piece 5 is the same as the moving amount of the horizontal frame 6, and the detection unit 12 operates in response to the movement of the horizontal frame 6 and measures the moving distance.

The display 14 included in the measurement unit 3 displays the movement amount of the horizontal frame 6 as a digital value from the position protruding upward from the top of the measurement unit 3 toward the measurement subject and the user.
When the user turns on the start switch 16 connected to the detection unit 12 at an arbitrary position of the contact piece 5, the position becomes the measurement origin of the contact piece 5.

The moving distance of the contact piece 5 to be measured is the moving distance from the measurement origin.
The forward bending operation is performed a plurality of times (= 3 in the specific example), and the average value of the three values relating to the movement of the contact piece 5 obtained by the operation is displayed on the display unit 14 as the forward bending value.
When the measurement operation is completed, the horizontal frame 6 is appropriately shortened to be in the stored state.

In the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 4, the bed 7 according to the first embodiment is replaced with a fall prevention stand 26.
The fall prevention stand 26 is located below the horizontal frame 6 and supports a person to be measured who has fallen forward.
The measurement object standing at a fixed position moves the abutment piece 5 of the second embodiment forward until just before the balance of the standing posture is broken with the hand raised horizontally, and the balance function of the measurement person is determined from the moving distance. Measured.
The balance measurement operation is performed three times, and the average value is taken as the balance measurement value.

  When the subject is out of balance and is about to fall forward, the person to be measured touches or falls on the fall prevention base 26. The fall prevention table 26 prevents the measured person from falling to the floor 24 and ensures safety.

A third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 5 is obtained by replacing the base 9 and the support 4 according to the first embodiment with a floor-standing stand 27.
In the third embodiment, the measurement unit 3 is detached from the support 4, and the measurement unit 3 is attached to a separate floor-standing stand 27.
The floor stand 27 includes a floor base 28, a floor support 29 erected on the floor base 28, a latch 30 for latching the support frame 11 inserted into the floor support 29, and the measurement subject's It consists of a footrest 17 for receiving the sole of the foot.
In FIG. 5, 36 is a wall.

  In the third embodiment, the person to be measured sits in the long sitting position on the floor 24, and the contact piece 5 is pushed forward with the hand extended forward to measure the forward bending of the long sitting body.

In Example 4 shown in FIG. 6, the support body 4 according to Example 1 is replaced with a wooden panel fixture 31 and a wooden panel 32.
That is, in Example 4, the measurement unit 3 is detached from the support 4, and the measurement unit 3 is attached to the wall 32 via the separate wall mounting tool 31.

More specifically, the support frame 11 of the measuring unit 3 is attached to the wooden attachment 31, and the wooden attachment 31 is attached to the cross 33 of the wooden 32.
The height of the measuring unit 3 varies greatly depending on whether the wooden attachment 31 is attached to the high crosspiece 33 or the low crosspiece 33.
If the height of the measuring unit 3 is increased, the person to be measured can stand on the floor 24 and perform balance measurement.
If the height of the measuring unit 3 is lowered, the person to be measured can sit on the floor 24 in a long sitting position and measure body flexion.

  A support 4, a measurement unit 3 mounted on the support 4, a horizontal frame 6 slidably attached to the measurement unit 3 in the horizontal direction, and attached to the base end of the horizontal frame 6 in a cross shape In the reach measuring instrument 2 composed of the contact piece 5 projecting left and right, the measurement unit 3 is detachably mounted on the support 4, and the measurement unit 3 is detached from the support 4 and the other The multi-function reach measuring instrument 1 that can measure the balance function attached to the support body or measure other functions can be attached to various supports according to the purpose and can measure the balance function and flexibility of the person. Applicable to things.

It is a perspective view of Example 1 of the present invention. It is a partial view of the measurement part 3 of Example 1 of this invention. It is a top view of Example 1 of the present invention. It is a perspective view of Example 2 of the present invention. It is a right view of Example 3 of this invention. It is a front view of Example 4 of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Multifunctional reach measuring device 2 Reach measuring device 3 Measuring part 4 Support body 5 Contacting piece 6 Horizontal frame 7 Bed 14 Display 24 Floor 26 Fall prevention 27 Floor-standing stand 31 Insect fixture 32 Inoki

Claims (7)

A support 4, a measurement unit 3 mounted on the support 4, a horizontal frame 6 slidably attached to the measurement unit 3 in the horizontal direction, and attached to the base end of the horizontal frame 6 in a cross shape In the reach measuring instrument 2 composed of the contact piece 5 projecting left and right, the measuring unit 3 is detachably mounted on the support 4.
A multi-function reach measuring instrument characterized in that the measuring unit 3 is detached from the support 4 and attached to another support so that the balance function or other function can be measured. The multi-function reach measuring instrument 1 is additionally provided with a bed 7, the bed 7 supports a measurement subject sitting in a long sitting position, and the horizontal frame 6 is moved by an operation of the measurement subject.
The multi-function reach measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the measuring section (3) performs forward bending measurement of the long sitting body by moving the horizontal frame (6).   The multi-function reach measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the contact piece (5) with which the measurement subject comes into contact is slidable in any of the left and right directions with respect to the horizontal frame (6).   2. The multi-function reach measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal frame 6 that is moved by the operation of the measurement subject is extendable and adjustable in length. The measurement unit 3 includes a display 14 that is provided on the top of the support 4 and displays the amount of movement of the horizontal frame 6 that is moved by the measurement subject's operation.
The multi-function reach measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is provided on an upper portion of the measuring unit.   The multi-function reach measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the measuring section (3) is attached to the floor stand (27) and can measure a long-sitting body forward bending. The multi-function reach measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the measuring unit 3 can be attached to the wooden board 32 via the wooden board mounting tool 31.

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