JP2010207436A - Waist supporter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a waist supporter strong in force to form a shape of a joint between the spine and the hipbone into an "S" letter curve, so to speak, which is a normal shape. <P>SOLUTION: The waist supporter 10 is made of a material having elasticity into a symmetrical belt shape with respect to a center line 20. Both end parts of the waist supporter 10 are provided with engaging means 11, 12 to be in an engagement state when they are superimposed. An upper edge part of the waist supporter 10 is in the shape where the center part that the center line 20 passes is highest and both end parts are lowest. 21a, 21b, ..., 24b are support members comprising two "coil bones". Support belts are 31a, 31b, 32a, and 32b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lower back supporter used for prevention and treatment of lower back pain.

  Conventionally, for the purpose of preventing and treating low back pain, a back supporter that is wound around the waist of the body and worn is used.

  FIG. 7 (a) shows a belt-shaped conventional waist supporter 70 having a length that can be wound around the waist of the body, with its length direction being the horizontal direction.

  The belt-like waist supporter 70 is made of a stretchable material, and detachable locking means 71 and 72 that are locked when the left and right ends are overlapped with each other. Is arranged. Conventionally, Velcro (registered trademark) has been widely used as the locking means 71 and 72.

  Further, a plurality of support members 81a, 81b,..., 83b are disposed on both sides of a center line 80 that passes vertically through the central portion of the belt-like waist supporter 70 in the length direction.

  The support members 81a, 81b,..., 83b are positioned symmetrically with respect to the center line 80, that is, at positions where the two support members 81a, 81b are paired. They are arranged so as to be parallel to the center line 80. As shown in FIG. 7B, the conventional support member is composed of a synthetic resin plate-like member having a certain thickness for increasing its strength.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, when the posture in which the spine 101 and the hip bone 102 of the human body 100 are curved so as to protrude to the back side is continued for a long time, the spine 101 and the hip bone 102 are kept. Pain is likely to occur between the joints. Therefore, when the lumbar supporter 70 shown in FIG. 7 (a) is attached to the lumbar part of the body 100 as shown in FIG. 8 (b) with its center line 80 aligned with the spine 101, the lumbar supporter is mounted. The contraction force 70 and the support members 81a, 81b,..., 83b cooperate to apply a force X directed toward the abdomen on the back side of the waist.

  By the action of this force X, the spine 101 that is curved so as to protrude outwardly from the back can be straightened. As a result, the shape of the joint between the spine 101 and the hip bone 102 can be made normal. The so-called “S” -shaped curve can be maintained.

  However, in the conventional lumbar supporter 70 described above, the same force X as the force X that straightens the spine 101 acts on the lumbar 102. Therefore, the shape of the joint between the spine 101 and the lumbar 102 is changed. There was a problem that the forming force to form a so-called “S” -shaped curve was weak.

  Furthermore, when the conventional waist supporter 70 is mounted on the waist, as shown in FIG. 9A, a plurality of support members 81a, 81b,. Since 83b is attached to the body 100 so as to be parallel to the spine 101 of the body 100, the body 100 becomes difficult to twist as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, there is also a problem that it is difficult to tilt the body 100 in the lateral direction.

  As described above, in the conventional lumbar supporter 70, there is a problem that the forming force that makes the shape of the joint between the spine 101 and the lumbar bone 102 a so-called “S” -shaped curve is weak, and the case where it is attached to the body 100 In addition, there is a problem that the user's motor ability is limited.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a belt-like waist supporter having a length that can be wound around the waist of a human body made of a stretchable material. In the unfolded state, the left and right end portions are provided with detachable locking means that are locked when they are overlapped with each other, and the shape of the belt-like waist supporter Is formed in a shape that is substantially symmetrical with respect to a center line that passes vertically through the central portion in the length direction, and its upper edge is the highest in the central portion in the length direction, and A plurality of support members that are curved so that the left and right ends are lowest, and are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line, the belt-shaped waist supporter Multiple supports extending from the upper edge to the lower edge Is characterized in that comprises a.

  Here, of the plurality of support members, the pair of two support members disposed adjacent to the center line are disposed so as to be parallel to the center line, and the other The two support members that are paired symmetrically with respect to the center line may be arranged such that the interval between the upper end portions thereof is narrower than the interval between the lower end portions thereof. The plurality of support members may be constituted by coil bones.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lumbar supporter having a strong forming force so that the joint between the spine and the hip bone has a normal shape, a so-called “S” -shaped curve. Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a waist supporter that does not limit the user's athletic ability when worn.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the usage method of Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the usage method of Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the usage method of Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of operation | movement of Example 1 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of operation | movement of Example 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the conventional waist supporter. It is explanatory drawing of operation | movement of the conventional waist supporter. It is explanatory drawing of the conventional waist supporter. It is explanatory drawing of the conventional waist supporter.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1A is a diagram showing the belt-like waist supporter 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention developed such that its length direction is a horizontal direction. FIG.1 (b) is the figure which looked at the back supporter 10 shown to Fig.1 (a) from the back side (side which contact | adheres to a body), and FIG.1 (c) is the one part enlarged view.

  In FIG. 1 (a), a waist supporter 10 is made of a stretchable material, and detachable locking means 11 that are locked when they are overlapped with each other at their left and right ends. , 12 are arranged. The locking means 11 and 12 are constituted by Velcro (registered trademark) similar to a conventional waist supporter.

  The shape of the waist supporter 10 according to the first embodiment is formed in a symmetrical shape with respect to the center line 20 that passes vertically through the central portion in the length direction. Here, in the lumbar supporter according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1A, the shape of the upper edge portion is curved so that the center portion is the highest and the both end portions are the lowest. Is formed.

  Reference numerals 21 a, 21 b,..., 24 b are a plurality of support members disposed at positions that are symmetrical with respect to the center line 20.

  Of the support members 21a, 21b,..., 24b, the two support members 21a and 21b, which are arranged adjacent to the center line 20, are parallel to the center line. The supporter 10 is disposed so as to extend from the upper edge portion to the lower edge portion. When the other support members 22a, 22b,..., 24b are focused on two paired support members, for example, when the two support members 22a and 22b are focused, between the upper ends thereof. Are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center line 20 so as to be narrower than the distance between the lower end portions thereof, that is, in the shape of a letter “C”.

  The reason why the support members 21a, 21b,..., 24b are arranged in this way is that when the waist supporter 10 is mounted on the body, the support members are positioned vertically along the body line. It is to do.

  In the first embodiment, each of the support members 21a, 21b,..., 24b is constituted by two “coil bones” as shown in FIG.

  This “coil bone” is obtained by processing a coiled spring so as to be flat in the length direction, and has been conventionally used for a knee supporter. The “coil bone” operates so as to maintain the initial shape, and can be easily deformed back and forth and left and right. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1C, one support member is constituted by two “coil bones”, but the number of “coil bones” is limited to two. It is not a thing and may be one or three or more.

  31a, 31b, 32a, 32b has elasticity with one end fixed to the waist supporter 10 and the other end provided with locking means 33a, 33b that can be detachably locked to the waist supporter 10. It is an auxiliary belt made of material. The locking means 33a is a common locking means for the auxiliary belts 31a and 32a, and the locking means 33b is a common locking means for the auxiliary belts 31b and 32b. The locking means 33a and 33b are also made of Velcro (registered trademark).

  Next, a method of using the first embodiment configured as described above will be described.

  To attach the lumbar support 10 according to the first embodiment to the body, first, as shown in FIG. 2A, the center line 20 is applied to the body 100 so as to be aligned with the extension line of the spine. As shown in FIG. 2B, the waist supporter 10 is stretched and fitted around the body 100 while keeping the state.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3A, the left and right ends of the lumbar supporter 10 are overlapped to be locked with each other. In this state, the auxiliary belts 31a, 31b, 32a, and 32b are extended so that the auxiliary belts alternate with each other at the upper part of the waist as shown in FIG. 33a and 33b are locked to the waist supporter 10.

  FIG. 4 shows a perspective view seen from the back side in such a state.

  FIG. 5A shows a state before the waist supporter 10 according to the first embodiment is mounted, and FIG. 5B shows a state after the waist supporter 10 is mounted.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, when the waist supporter 10 according to the first embodiment is wound so as to fit the waist of the body 100, the upper edge of the waist supporter 10 is the highest at the center. Therefore, the left and right ends of the lumbar supporter 10 are locked in the lower abdomen of the body 100.

  Therefore, when the lumbar supporter 10 is mounted, a force X1 directed obliquely downward acts on the joint portion at the upper part of the hip bone 102 as shown in FIG. An “S” shaped curve can be formed.

  The auxiliary belts 31a and 31b act to reinforce the holding force of the so-called “S” -shaped curve.

  As described above, in the lumbar support 10 according to the first embodiment, when the lumbar supporter 10 is attached to the body 100, the support members 23a, 24a and the like extend in the vertical direction while being fitted to the body 100. Located.

  Furthermore, since the support members 21a, 21b,..., 24b of the lumbar supporter 10 according to the first embodiment are configured by “coil bones” as described above, as shown in FIG. Even when the body 100 is tilted sideways, the “coil bone” is deformed in accordance with the movement of the body 100, so that the user's exercise ability is not limited.

10 Lumbar supporter 11, 12, 33a, 33b Locking means 20 Center lines 21a, 21b,..., 24b Support members 31a, 31b, 32a, 32b Auxiliary belt 100 Body 101 Spine 102 Lumbar X, X1 Force

Claims (3)

In a belt-like waist supporter having a length that can be wound around the waist of a human body made of a stretchable material,
With the length direction expanded horizontally,
Removable locking means that are locked when they are overlapped with each other are arranged on both the left and right ends,
The shape of the belt-like waist supporter is formed in a shape that is substantially symmetrical with respect to a center line that passes vertically through the central portion in the length direction, and the upper edge portion thereof is in the length direction. It is formed so as to be the highest at the center of the lens and curved so that the left and right ends are the lowest,
A plurality of support members disposed at positions symmetrical with respect to the center line, the plurality of support members extending from the upper edge portion to the lower edge portion of the belt-like waist supporter A lumbar supporter comprising a single support member.   Of the plurality of support members, the two paired support members disposed adjacent to the center line are disposed so as to be parallel to the center line, and other center lines are disposed on the center line. The two support members that are symmetrical to each other are arranged such that the interval between the upper end portions thereof is narrower than the interval between the lower end portions thereof. The waist supporter described.   The lumbar supporter according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of support members are configured by coil bones.

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