JP2017153634A - Ring type artificial finger - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique of a ring type artificial finger in which food or the like can sanitarily be grabbed without staining fingers, or even if stained, during working of staining finger tips or in the scene not desired to stain the finger tips.SOLUTION: A ring type artificial finger of the present invention is the artificial finger comprising a wearing part, an arm part and a finger tip part. The wearing part is substantially ring-shaped having holes to be worn to fingers. The arm part is projected into the finger-tip direction while opening the fingers from the wearing part. The finger tip part is positioned at the tip of the arm part, and a basic structure of enabling the finger tip part to be operated by the motion of the fingers is adopted, and also a constitution of holding this with a grip part by a set of combination can be adopted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention provides a ring-type artificial finger technique that allows foods and the like to be hygienically grasped even when the fingertip is not soiled or dirty, during work where the fingertip is soiled or when the fingertip is not desired to be soiled. About.

  It is not hygienic to handle foods and drinks with bare hands when operating a keyboard or mouse on a desk or engaged in maintenance of a car under a car. In addition, there are cases where it is not desired to touch fingertip fat or the like with chemicals or precision machines. Usually, in such a case, it can be said that it is common to use gloves or finger sacks, or to use gripping tools such as tweezers and pliers. Furthermore, when a fingertip is cut and lost due to an accident or the like, an object may not be gripped by these general tools used by healthy persons.

  Therefore, various techniques have been proposed conventionally. For example, the technique which makes the name of invention "disposable finger cover" is disclosed by the literature 1, and is a well-known technique (refer patent document 1). Specifically, "You can grip and protect your fingers without polluting your fingers, and protect your fingers from removing nail polish and nail art, protecting food from bacteria adhering to your fingers and keeping your fingers clean. It can be eaten hygienically and is easy to put on and take off. " And, as a solution, “the disposable finger cover of the present invention is a thin paper that has been subjected to processing such as coating so that liquid or the like does not penetrate into the surface of the paper. A margin is provided on the outer periphery of the finger, it has a sticky adhesive, and it is connected to the gathering surface band part in a series through a band part that is formed in a sack shape and covers the surface of the finger so that it can be inserted into the finger In addition, each of the three finger sac is provided with V-grooves on both sides of the sack, and each of the three finger sac is obliquely upward from the tip of the V-groove cutout. In addition, a cut dotted line perforation is provided and formed. "

  Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a technique in which the name of the invention is “disposable finger sack”, which is a known technique (see Patent Document 2). Specifically, “Providing a disposable finger sack that is easy to attach and detach even with different finger sizes (thickness) between young and old, and that can hold the food firmly without falling out of the fingers.” It can be said that a part of the problem is common. And the solution means is composed of a band-shaped base and a thumb pocket part and an index finger pocket part provided so that the openings are opposed to each other at both ends thereof. The strip base is made of a polyolefin sheet embossed on at least one side of the knob part, and the thumb pocket part and the index finger pocket part are made of a polyolefin sheet embossed on one side. The inner surface of the thumb pocket or the index finger pocket and the surface of the knob facing the embossed surface are both embossed surfaces, and the thumb pocket or index finger pocket and the band-shaped base knob are dotted in place. Each finger thickness adjusting means formed by heat welding and separable is provided. Finger sack. ".

  Any of the above-mentioned inventions are techniques for grasping foods and the like through a cover or a sack without soiling the fingertip. Even if the finger is not soiled or is soiled in a scene where it is not desired, it has not yet solved the problem of making it possible to grasp food and the like hygienically.

JP2007-090015A JP2013-040431A Special issue 10991326

  The present invention provides a ring-type artificial finger technique that allows foods and the like to be hygienically grasped even when the fingertip is not soiled or dirty, during work where the fingertip is soiled or when the fingertip is not desired to be soiled. I will provide a.

  The present invention is a prosthetic finger comprising a mounting portion, an arm portion, and a fingertip portion, wherein the mounting portion has a substantially ring shape having a hole portion for mounting on a finger, and the arm portion is a finger from the mounting portion. A means is used that protrudes in the direction of the fingertip in the open state, the fingertip portion is positioned at the tip of the arm portion, and the fingertip portion can be operated by the operation of the finger.

  The present invention can also employ a configuration in which the ring-type artificial fingers for the left and right fingers are combined, and a grip portion for gripping an object is provided at the tip of each arm portion.

  Further, the present invention includes a restricting portion on a side wall of the mounting portion, and the restricting portion restricts the vertical movement of the arm portion by bringing the flat surfaces of the adjacent mounting portions into contact with each other and sliding the flat surfaces. Also, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the position of one gripping part coincides with the position of the other gripping part and the object is sandwiched by the restriction.

  In addition, the present invention may employ a configuration in which the fingertip portion is disposed above and in front of the finger.

  The invention of the present application can also employ a configuration in which the hole portion in the mounting portion is a hole shape for mounting on the fingertip, and the fingertip portion is disposed on the extension of the fingertip.

  Moreover, this invention can also employ | adopt the structure provided with the holding | suppressing part suppressed with a thumb on the thumb side of the said mounting part.

  Moreover, this invention can also employ | adopt the structure provided with the system stop part which stops a system to the finger adjacent to the little finger side of the said mounting part.

  In addition, the present invention may employ a configuration in which any or a combination or all of the mounting portion, the arm portion, and the fingertip portion are made of a flexible material.

  The ring-type prosthetic finger according to the present invention can hygienically grasp foods or the like even when the fingertip is not soiled or dirty during work where the fingertip is soiled or when the fingertip is not soiled. It has an advantageous effect.

  In addition, the present invention exhibits a great effect that it can be provided at a low price with a simple structure and less burden on the human body, and can be operated by small children and elderly people regardless of age or gender. It shows value as a highly convenient tool in daily life.

It is a use condition explanatory view of a ring type artificial finger concerning the present invention. It is a three-view figure explaining each structure of the ring type artificial finger which concerns on this invention. It is a three-plane figure explaining each composition of a pair of ring type artificial fingers concerning the present invention. It is an operation condition explanatory view explaining operation of a ring type artificial finger concerning the present invention. It is operation | movement condition explanatory drawing explaining other operation | movement of the ring type artificial finger which concerns on this invention. It is a stabilizer function explanatory view of a ring type artificial finger concerning the present invention. It is Example explanatory drawing which shows the Example of the arm part of a ring type artificial finger which concerns on this invention, and a fingertip part.

  The present invention is a prosthetic finger comprising a mounting portion 10, an arm portion 20, and a fingertip portion 30, wherein the mounting portion 10 is substantially ring-shaped having a hole portion 11 for mounting on a finger F, The arm portion 20 protrudes from the mounting portion 10 toward the fingertip when the finger F is opened, and the fingertip portion 30 is located at the tip of the arm portion 20, and the fingertip portion 30 can be operated by the operation of the finger F. This is a ring-type artificial finger 1 characterized by that. The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is easy to put on and take off and can easily operate a prosthetic finger. On the one hand, it is possible to grip an object without polluting its own finger. On the other hand, even if the finger is dirty, the object to be grasped is not soiled. There is a feature in the technology that makes it possible to grip, and the embodiment is not limited to the shape and size described in the drawings as long as such an effect is exhibited.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a use state of a ring-type artificial finger 1 according to the present invention. FIG. 1A shows the state of use of the present invention, and shows a state where two ring-type artificial fingers 1 are attached to the finger F of the right hand and the potato chips P are gripped. FIG. 1B shows that the potato chips P can be grasped by the fingertip portion 30 of the ring-type artificial finger 1 attached to the finger F of the left hand, and the freedom of the hand H can be secured to perform another operation.

  Next, a method of using the ring-type artificial finger 1 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b). First, the finger F is inserted into the mounting portion 10, and the arm 20 extending forward from the arm mounting portion 15 and the fingertip portion 30 positioned at the tip of the arm 20 are moved up and down to hold the potato chips P as a target object. . When such a ring-shaped artificial finger 1 is used, the potato chips P can be kept hygienic even if the hand H or the finger F has dirt D attached thereto, and the potato chips P can be applied to the hand H or the finger F in operation. It is possible to prevent the dirt D from adhering.

  FIG. 2 is a three-view drawing of an embodiment showing the shape of the most basic ring-type artificial finger 1 according to the present invention. 2A is a plan view of the ring-type artificial finger 1, FIG. 2B is a front view of the ring-type artificial finger 1, and FIG. 2C is the ring-type artificial finger. A right side view of the finger 1 is shown. The ring-type artificial finger 1 includes a substantially ring-shaped mounting portion 10 having a hole 11 for mounting on the finger F, and an arm portion 20 that protrudes from the mounting portion 10 to the upper side of the finger F and forward. In order to make it easier to insert the finger F, it is also effective that the mounting portion 10 has an opening 12. Note that the fingertip portion 30 shown in FIG. 2 is the tip of the arm portion 20 and does not indicate a configuration having a specific shape as the end portion of the special arm portion 20, but for example, a toothpick or a mudler The example in the case of using as is shown.

  3 (a), 3 (b) and 3 (c) are three views of an embodiment showing another shape of the ring-type artificial finger according to the present invention, and FIG. The figure which planarly viewed the two ring-type artificial fingers 1 is shown, and it has shown that the arm 20 which protrudes from the arm attachment part 15 approaches each other so that it may match in the same position in the fingertip part 30 of a front-end | tip. FIG. 2B is a front view of the ring-type prosthetic finger 1. The arm part 20 and the fingertip part 30 of one ring-type prosthetic finger 1 have an arm part 20 of the other ring-type prosthetic finger 1 and It shows that the fingertip part 30 fits up and down. FIG. 3C shows a right side view of the ring-type artificial finger 1. In the case of adopting such a configuration, it is desirable that the fingertip portion 30 located at the tip of each arm portion 20 is provided with a gripping portion 31 for gripping an object, and between the opposing gripping portions 31. Can be easily held.

  FIG. 3D is a perspective view showing the pressing portion 16 held by the thumb on the thumb side of the mounting portion 10. When the configuration including the pressing portion 16 is employed, the gripping function can be stabilized by pressing and supporting the thumb side wall of the mounting portion 10 mounted on the index finger IF with the thumb. The perspective view shown in FIG. 3 (e) is shown for explaining the restricting portion 14 whose operation is restricted in a state where the adjacent mounting portions 10 are in contact with each other, and makes the restricting portion 14 easy to understand. Therefore, it is hatched. It is the structure which regulates the operation | movement to the up-down direction of a pair of arm part 20 by sliding in the state which the regulation part 14 adjoined and the side surface contacted. FIG. 3 (f) is a perspective view showing the system stop part 17 that stops the finger F on the little finger side of the mounting part 10. When the configuration including the system stop part 17 is adopted, the system stop part 17 is attached to the middle finger MF. The function of gripping can be stabilized by stopping the middle finger side wall of the mounting portion 10 by the ring finger.

  FIG. 4 is an operation state explanatory view for explaining the upper and lower operation states of the ring-type artificial finger 1 according to the present invention. FIG. 4 (a) is a diagram illustrating a state between the middle finger MF by lifting the index finger IF when sandwiched up and down. FIG. 4B shows a state in which the gripping part 31 approaching the middle finger MF by gripping the index finger IF is gripping the target object. Yes. At this time, as described with reference to FIG. 3D, when the restricting portion 14 is provided, the vertical movement is restricted and the object O can be pinched accurately.

  FIG. 5 is an operation state explanatory diagram illustrating the left and right operation states of the ring-type artificial finger 1 according to the present invention. FIG. 5 (a) shows a case in which the index finger IF and the middle finger MF are sandwiched between the index finger IF and the middle finger MF, and the index finger IF and the middle finger MF are opened to the left and right, and the grip portions 31 facing each other are opened. FIG. 5B shows a state where the gripping portions 31 facing each other hold the object O by bringing the index finger IF and the middle finger MF closer to each other. Unlike the up-and-down movement described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the gripping section 31 is in contact with the adjacent mounting section 10 before the adjacent mounting section 10 is in contact with the gripper. It is desirable to have the shape of the arm portion 20 that constitutes the configuration (see FIGS. 7D and 7E).

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the stabilizer function of the ring-type artificial finger 1 according to the present invention. Since the ring-type artificial finger 1 according to the present application particularly considers hygiene and the like, it is not preferable that the fingertip portion 30 touches the floor surface or the like when not in use. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a stabilizer function so that the fingertip portion 30 can be stably stood upward. Therefore, it is conceivable to adopt a configuration including a stabilizer 13 as shown in FIG. However, it is not limited to such a shape, and may be any shape that prevents the fingertip portion 30 from coming into contact with the floor or the like in order to ensure hygiene and does not interfere with use.

  FIG. 7 is an embodiment explanatory view showing an example of an arm shape of a ring-type artificial finger according to the present invention. FIG. 7 (a) shows the simplest usage system in which the ring-type artificial finger 1 is used alone, for example, stabs fruit like a toothpick, stirs a drink like a mudler, or It is an effective shape when it plays the role of inserting and lifting through the hole. However, when adopting such a configuration, it is desirable that the fingertip portion 30 is not so sharp as the shape of the fingertip portion 30 in consideration of safety and the like.

  7B and 7C, the adjacent arm portions 20 move up and down, so that the grip portion 31 of the fingertip portion 30 abuts in the up and down motion, and between the grip portions 31. The shape of the arm part 20 at the time of employ | adopting the structure which hold | grips a thing and the shape of the contact surface of the holding part 31 provided in the front-end | tip of this arm part 20 are shown.

  FIG. 7D to FIG. 7F show the shape of the arm unit 20 in a case where the gripping unit 31 adopts a configuration in which an object is gripped from the left and right directions, and FIG. 7 (e) is an arrangement configuration in which the gripping portions 31 are in contact with each other before the attachment portions 10 are in contact with each other, and FIG. 7 (f) is an arrangement configuration in which the attachment portions 10 are in contact with each other. In this contact state, a configuration in which a gap is formed between the gripping portions 31 is shown. It is desirable that such a configuration is appropriately selected and used appropriately in order to grip an object having a certain width from a thin object such as paper corresponding to the thickness of the object O.

  The ring-type prosthetic finger 1 according to the present invention is not limited to a material, and it is effective to have a flexible structure by using an elastic material or the like partially or entirely. In addition, when such a flexible structure is adopted, an advantageous effect can be obtained in that the object can be firmly gripped by utilizing the characteristic of returning from deformation within the elastic limit of the material. Will be.

As described above, the ring-type prosthetic finger 1 according to the present invention does not stain a finger, or enables a sanitary grasp of a finger with a dirty finger, and is a tool that is highly convenient in daily life. In addition to being industrially available, it can be used in a wide variety of fields such as precision machinery, medicines, dangerous goods, foods, etc., and is considered to contribute to the development of industry.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Ring-type artificial finger 10 Mounting part 11 Hole part 12 Opening part 13 Stabilizer 14 Control part 15 Arm attachment part 16 Pressing part 17 System stop part 20 Arm part 30 Fingertip part 31 Holding part F Finger IF Index finger MF Middle finger H Hand D Dirt O Target P Potato Chips T Table

In addition to the above configuration , the present invention may employ a configuration in which the ring-type artificial fingers for the left and right fingers are combined, and a grip portion for gripping an object is provided at the tip of each arm portion. it can.

In addition to the above-described configuration , the present invention further includes a restricting portion on the side wall of the mounting portion, and the restricting portion contacts the planes of the adjacent mounting portions and slides the planes above and below the arm portion. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the operation is restricted, and the position of one gripping part coincides with the position of the other gripping part and the object is sandwiched by the restriction.

Claims (8)

A mounting part;
An arm,
A prosthetic finger composed of a fingertip part,
The mounting portion is substantially ring-shaped having a hole for mounting on a finger;
The arm portion protrudes from the mounting portion toward the fingertip in a state where the finger is opened,
The fingertip part is located at the tip of the arm part,
A ring-type artificial finger characterized in that the fingertip portion can be operated by a finger movement. Combine the ring-type prosthetic fingers for the left and right fingers,
The ring-type artificial finger according to claim 1, further comprising a gripping portion that grips an object at a tip of each of the arm portions. Provided with a restricting portion on the side wall of the mounting portion,
The regulation part regulates the vertical movement of the arm part by bringing the planes of adjacent mounting parts into contact with each other and sliding the planes together.
The ring-type artificial finger according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the position of one gripping part and the position of the other gripping part coincide with each other to sandwich an object. The ring-type artificial finger according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fingertip portion is disposed above and in front of the finger. The ring-shaped definition according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hole portion in the mounting portion has a hole shape for mounting on a fingertip, and the fingertip portion is disposed on an extension of the fingertip. finger. The ring-type artificial finger according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a pressing portion that is held by a thumb on the thumb side of the mounting portion. The ring-type artificial finger according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a stop portion that stops the finger adjacent to the little finger side of the mounting portion. The ring mold according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein any one or a combination or all of the mounting portion, the arm portion, and the fingertip portion are made of a flexible material. Prosthetic finger.