JP2022035704A - Contact avoidance tool - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve convenience of a contact avoidance tool.SOLUTION: A flexible body 11 includes: a contact face 111 which is brought into contact with an object; and a placing face 112 which is apart from the contact face 111 and on which a user's hand is allowed to be placed. Both ends 111A of the contact face 111 in a left direction when the flexible body 11 is viewed from a front direction with the contact face 111 facing downward are positioned at a lowermost side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

The present invention relates to contact avoidance devices.

Patent Document 1 discloses a hook-type contact avoidance device capable of using an object such as a railing, a strap, or a door handle of a train without directly touching the object. The hook-type contact avoidance device has a grip portion and a hook portion provided at the tip of the grip portion. The user can support the body with the strap or operate the door handle by hooking the hook portion on the strap as an object or the door handle while the grip portion is gripped by hand.

Utility Model Registration No. 3227039 Gazette

An object of the present invention is to enhance the convenience of a contact avoidance device.

One aspect for achieving the above object is a contact avoidance device.
It comprises a flexible body having a contact surface that is subjected to contact with an object and a mounting surface that is separated from the contact surface and allows the user's hand to be placed.
The contact in the vertical direction and the second direction orthogonal to the first direction when the flexible body is viewed from the first direction orthogonal to the vertical direction with the contact surface directed downward in the vertical direction. Both ends of the surface are located at the bottom in the vertical direction.

According to the above configuration, by deforming the flexible body by the user's hand placed on the mounting surface, the object can be gripped without directly touching the object. In addition, when the contact avoidance device is placed on a desk or the like with the contact surface facing downward, the contact surface is separated from the desk except for both ends in the second direction, so that contact avoidance from the object is avoided. It is possible to prevent repellents such as viruses that may have adhered to the contact surface of the instrument from adhering to another place such as a desk. Therefore, the convenience of the contact avoidance device can be enhanced.

The appearance of the contact avoidance device according to one embodiment is illustrated. The usage state of the contact avoidance device of FIG. 1 is illustrated. The other usage state of the contact avoidance device of FIG. 1 is illustrated. The other usage state of the contact avoidance device of FIG. 1 is illustrated. The other usage state of the contact avoidance device of FIG. 1 is illustrated. The appearance of the contact avoidance device of FIG. 1 is illustrated. The appearance of the contact avoidance device of FIG. 1 is illustrated. The appearance of the contact avoidance device of FIG. 1 is illustrated. An example of modification of the contact avoidance device is illustrated. The usage state of the contact avoidance device of FIG. 9 is illustrated. An example of deformation of a flexible body of a contact avoidance device is illustrated. Other variants of the flexible body of the contact avoidance device are illustrated. Other variants of the flexible body of the contact avoidance device are illustrated. Illustrates other usage conditions of contact avoidance devices. Illustrates other usage conditions of contact avoidance devices.

An example of the embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the attached figure, the arrow U indicates the upward direction of the illustrated structure. Arrow D indicates the downward direction of the illustrated structure. Arrow F indicates the forward direction of the illustrated structure. Arrow B indicates the backward direction of the illustrated structure. The arrow L indicates the left direction of the illustrated structure. The arrow R indicates the right direction of the illustrated structure. The expressions "front", "rear", "top", "bottom", "left" and "right" are used for convenience to facilitate understanding of the illustrated structure and are used in practice. There is no intention to limit the direction or posture in.

FIG. 1 illustrates the appearance of the contact avoidance device 10 according to the embodiment. The contact avoidance device 10 can be used when gripping the strap 101 of a train or a bus as illustrated in FIG. 3 while being attached to the user's hand 100 as illustrated in FIG. Alternatively, the contact avoidance device 10 can be used when gripping the pole 102 with the hand 100 to support the body against the shaking of a train or a bus, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5. The strap 101 and the pole 102 are examples of objects.

The contact avoidance device 10 includes a flexible body 11 as illustrated in FIG. The flexible body 11 is formed of, for example, a soft resin such as an elastomer. The flexible body 11 has a rigidity sufficient to maintain the posture illustrated in FIG. 1 when no load is applied.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the flexible body 11 has a contact surface 111 and a mounting surface 112. The contact surface 111 and the mounting surface 112 are separated from each other. The contact surface 111 comes into contact with an object such as a strap 101 when the contact avoidance device 10 exemplified in FIG. 3 is used. The mounting surface 112 allows the user's hand 100 to be placed. That is, when the contact avoidance device 10 is used, the user's hand 100 is placed on the mounting surface 112.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the flexible body 11 has both ends of the contact surface 111 in the left-right direction when the flexible body 11 is viewed from the front in a state where the contact surface 111 is directed downward in the vertical direction. It is molded so that 111A is located at the lowest position in the vertical direction. The front-back direction is an example of the first direction orthogonal to the vertical direction. The left-right direction is an example of a vertical direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

According to such a configuration, by deforming the flexible body 11 with the user's hand 100 mounted on the mounting surface 112, the object can be gripped without directly touching the object. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 6, when the contact avoidance device 10 is placed on a desk 103 or the like with the contact surface 111 facing downward, the contact surface 111 is a desk except for both ends 111A in the left-right direction. It becomes a state away from 103. As a result, it is possible to prevent a repellent such as a virus that may have adhered to the contact surface 111 of the contact avoidance device 10 from the object to adhere to another place such as a desk 103. Therefore, the convenience of the contact avoidance device 10 can be enhanced.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the flexible body 11 can be molded so that the contact surface 111 is curved when viewed from the front direction. This makes it easier to fit the contact surface 111 to a curved portion such as a strap 101 or a pole 102 of a train.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the flexible body 11 has an outer edge 113 sandwiched between both ends 11E of the flexible body 11 in the front-rear direction when viewed from the left with the contact surface 111 facing downward. The whole can be located below both ends 11E. According to such a configuration, when the contact avoidance device 10 is placed on a desk 103 or the like with the contact surface 111 facing downward, the contact area of the flexible body 11 with respect to the desk 103 can be reduced. .. As a result, it is possible to further suppress the attachment of a repellent such as a virus that may have adhered to the contact surface 111 of the contact avoidance device 10 from the object to another place such as the desk 103.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the flexible body 11 may be formed so that the entire outer edge 113 of the flexible body 11 is curved when viewed from the left. In this case, since the flexible body 11 is separated from the desk 103 except for the lowermost portion 113A of the outer edge 113, the contact area of the flexible body 11 with respect to the desk 103 can be minimized. .. Further, when the contact avoidance device 10 is housed in a pocket of clothing or a bag when not in use, or when the contact avoidance device 10 is taken out from the pocket or the like during use, the outer edge 113 of the flexible body 11 is placed in the pocket. It can be hard to get caught.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the flexible body 11 may be formed so that the entire outer edge 114 of the flexible body 11 is curved when viewed from above. As a result, when the contact avoidance device 10 is housed in a pocket of clothing or a bag when not in use, or when the contact avoidance device 10 is taken out from the pocket or the like during use, the outer edge 114 of the flexible body 11 is pocketed. It can be hard to get caught in.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the flexible body 11 can be formed so that the maximum length L1 in the front-rear direction is longer than the maximum length L2 in the left-right direction when viewed from above. According to such a configuration, when the hand 100 is placed on the mounting surface 112 so that the arrangement direction of the user's fingers F is along the front-rear direction of the flexible body 11 as illustrated in FIG. 2, it is possible. The flexible body 11 naturally fits in the hand 100, making it easier for the user to apply a gripping force.

The flexible body 11 may be formed so that the edges 111B at both ends of the contact surface 111 in the front-rear direction are opened, as exemplified in FIGS. 6 and 7. As a result, when the object has a longitudinal direction such as the pole 102 of the train illustrated in FIG. 4, the contact surface 111 can be arranged so that the longitudinal direction is along the front-rear direction of the flexible body 11. can. This makes it easier for the user to apply the gripping force.

The contact avoidance device 10 may include a plurality of protrusions 12 as illustrated in FIG. The plurality of protrusions 12 are provided so as to be arranged in the front-rear direction on the mounting surface 112 of the flexible body 11. The front-back direction is an example of a direction that intersects the second direction. The plurality of protrusions 12 form a space between them that allows the user's finger F to enter. According to such a configuration, the user can insert the finger F between the plurality of protrusions 12 to support the flexible body 11 as illustrated in FIG. 2, so that the object using the flexible body 11 can be supported. It becomes easy to grasp and operate. In particular, when the contact surface 111 is brought into contact with the object while the front-back direction of the flexible body 11 is along the longitudinal direction of the object, the extending direction of the finger F intersects the longitudinal direction, so that the hand 100 takes a natural posture. It is possible to grip an object having a longitudinal direction while supporting a flexible body.

The plurality of protrusions 12 may have flexibility. For example, the plurality of protrusions 12 are formed so as to form a single member together with the flexible body 11. In other words, the flexible body 11 and the plurality of protrusions 12 have a monolithic structure. Therefore, the plurality of protrusions 12 are formed of a soft resin such as an elastomer. According to such a configuration, the plurality of protrusions 12 can be bent according to the size and movement of the user's finger F inserted in the space formed between them. As a result, the user can easily allow the finger F to enter the space formed by the protrusion 12, and also tends to separate the finger F from the flexible body 11 when an excessive stress is applied to the contact avoidance device 10.

The contact avoidance device 10 may include a cover body 13 and a connecting body 14 as illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10. The cover body 13 is configured to accommodate the flexible body 11 so as to cover at least the contact surface 111. The flexible body 11 and the cover body 13 are connected by the connecting body 14.

According to such a configuration, by accommodating the flexible body 11 in the cover body 13, it is possible to suppress the adhesion of repellent substances such as viruses adhering to the contact surface 111 from the object to other places by use. Further, since the flexible body 11 and the cover body 13 are connected by the connecting body 14, the flexible body 11 and the cover body 13 can be carried together, and the flexible body 11 can be carried from the cover body 13 when necessary. Can be taken out and used.

The contact avoidance device 10 may further include an automatic winding mechanism 15. The automatic winding mechanism 15 has, for example, a spring (not shown) inside the automatic winding mechanism 15. The connecting body 14 is connected to one end of the mainspring in the automatic winding mechanism 15, and is wound around the mainspring. When the user pulls the flexible body 11 housed in the cover body 13, the connecting body 14 is pulled out from the automatic winding mechanism 15 and the mainspring is wound. When the user releases the flexible body 11, the wound spring tries to return to the original state, so that the connecting body 14 is wound around the spring. According to such a configuration, the user can use the contact avoidance device 10 by pulling the flexible body 11 housed in the cover body 13. When the user releases the flexible body 11 after using the contact avoidance device 10, the connecting body 14 is wound by the automatic winding mechanism 15, so that the flexible body 11 can be easily accommodated in the cover body 13.

The contact avoidance device 10 may include a stretchable connecting body 14 instead of the automatic winding mechanism 15. Such a connecting body 14 can be realized by a coil spring, a rubber cord, or the like. The user can extend the connecting body 14 by pulling the flexible body 11 housed in the cover body 13 and use the contact avoidance device 10. When the user releases the flexible body 11 after using the contact avoidance device 10, the connecting body 14 contracts, so that the flexible body 11 can be easily accommodated in the cover body 13.

The above embodiments are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the present invention. The configuration according to the above embodiment may be appropriately changed or improved without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

In the above embodiment, when the flexible body 11 is viewed from the left, the entire outer edge 113 of the flexible body 11 in the front-rear direction is located below both ends 11E of the flexible body 11 in the front-rear direction. There is. However, a structure may be adopted in which at least one point between both ends 11E of the flexible body 11 in the front-rear direction when the flexible body 11 is viewed from the left is located below the both ends 11E. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 11, a plurality of portions 113B, 113C of the outer edge 113 of the flexible body 11 in the front-rear direction may be located below both ends 11E. Even with such a structure, when the contact avoidance device 10 is placed on a desk 103 or the like with the contact surface 111 facing downward, the contact area of the flexible body 11 with respect to the desk 103 can be reduced.

In the above embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 12, in the flexible body 11, both ends 11E of the flexible body 11 in the front-rear direction are located at the lowest position when the flexible body 11 is viewed from the left direction. It can also have a structure. Even with such a structure, when the contact avoidance device 10 is placed on a desk 103 or the like with the contact surface 111 facing downward, the flexible body 11 is separated from the desk 103 except for both ends 11E in the front-rear direction. It will be in a state of being. As a result, it is possible to prevent a repellent such as a virus that may have adhered to the contact surface 111 of the contact avoidance device 10 from the object to adhere to another place such as a desk 103.

In the above embodiment, the flexible body 11 is formed so that the contact surface 111 has a single curved surface when viewed from the front-rear direction. However, the flexible body 11 can be molded so that the contact surface 111 has a plurality of planes when viewed from the front-rear direction.

In the above embodiment, the flexible body 11 has the entire outer edge 113 of the flexible body 11 curved when viewed from the left. However, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 13, a structure in which at least a part 113D of the outer edge 113 of the flexible body 11 is curved can also be adopted. Even with such a configuration, when the contact avoidance device 10 is housed in a pocket of clothing or a bag when not in use, or when the contact avoidance device 10 is taken out from the pocket or the like during use, the flexible body 11 The outer edge 113 can be prevented from getting caught in the pocket.

In the above embodiment, the flexible body 11 has the entire outer edge 114 of the flexible body 11 curved when viewed from above. However, the flexible body 11 may also adopt a structure in which at least a part of the outer edge 114 of the flexible body 11 is curved when viewed from above. For example, the flexible body 11 may be formed so that the four corners have a rounded rectangular shape when viewed from above. Even with such a structure, when the contact avoidance device 10 is housed in a pocket of clothing or a bag when not in use, or when the contact avoidance device 10 is taken out from the pocket or the like during use, the flexible body 11 The outer edge 114 can be prevented from getting caught in the pocket.

In the above embodiment, the edges 111B at both ends of the contact surface 111 in the front-rear direction are open. However, the flexible body 11 may adopt a structure in which one of the edges 111B at both ends of the contact surface 111 in the front-rear direction is open. Even with such a structure, when the object has a longitudinal direction, the contact surface 111 can be arranged so that the longitudinal direction is along the front-rear direction of the flexible body 11. This makes it easier for the user to apply the gripping force.

In the above embodiment, the contact avoidance device 10 is used to grip the strap 101 or the pole 102 of the train. However, the contact avoidance device 10 can also be used when operating the door handle 104, as illustrated in FIG. The contact avoidance device 10 can also be used to open the drawer 105, as illustrated in FIG. The contact avoidance device 10 can also be used for an operation of pushing a button or a lever.

10: Contact avoidance device, 11: Flexible body, 12: Projection, 13: Cover body, 14: Connecting body, 15: Automatic winding mechanism, 111: Contact surface, 112: Mounting surface

Claims (13)

It comprises a flexible body having a contact surface that is subjected to contact with an object and a mounting surface that is separated from the contact surface and allows the user's hand to be placed.
The contact in the vertical direction and the second direction orthogonal to the first direction when the flexible body is viewed from the first direction orthogonal to the vertical direction with the contact surface directed downward in the vertical direction. Both ends of the surface are located at the bottom in the vertical direction,
Contact avoidance device. The contact avoidance device according to claim 1, wherein the contact surface is curved when the flexible body is viewed from the first direction. When the flexible body is viewed from the second direction with the contact surface facing downward, at least one point between both ends of the flexible body in the first direction is in the vertical direction from both ends. The contact avoidance device according to claim 1 or 2, which is located below. The contact avoidance device according to claim 3, wherein at least a part of the outer edge of the flexible body is curved when viewed from the second direction. Claims that both ends of the flexible body in the first direction are located at the lowest position in the vertical direction when the flexible body is viewed from the second direction with the contact surface facing downward. The contact avoidance device according to claim 1 or 2. The contact avoidance device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least a part of the outer edge of the flexible body is curved when viewed from the vertical direction. Any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the maximum length of the flexible body in the first direction is longer than the maximum length of the flexible body in the second direction when viewed from the vertical direction. Contact avoidance device as described in the section. The contact avoidance device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein at least one end edge of the contact surface in the first direction is open. It is provided with a plurality of protrusions provided so as to line up in a direction intersecting the second direction on the above-mentioned mounting surface.
The contact avoidance device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the plurality of protrusions form a space between them to allow the user's finger to enter. The contact avoidance device according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of protrusions have flexibility. A cover body capable of accommodating the flexible body so as to cover at least the contact surface,
The contact avoidance device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising a connecting body that connects the flexible body and the cover body. The contact avoidance device according to claim 11, wherein the connecting body has elasticity, and the flexible body is housed in the cover body when no load is applied to the connecting body. The contact avoidance device according to claim 11, further comprising an automatic winding mechanism for winding the connecting body so that the flexible body is accommodated in the cover body when no load is applied to the connecting body.

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