JP2742045B2 - Joint restraint - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a joint restraint for making a healthy person simulate the movement of the body of an elderly or disabled person.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for simulating the movement of the body of an elderly person or a physically handicapped person to a healthy person, the device is mounted on the arm or leg of a healthy person and restricts the movement of the arm joint or leg joint of the healthy person. And those that allow the user to simulate the physical movement of a disabled person are known. In these devices, an attachment member made of a hard plastic or the like having no spring property is attached to the joint and fixed in a state where the joint is bent, or the joint is fixed by connecting a metal rod with a joint.

[0003]

However, in the case where an attachment member having no spring property is attached to a joint to fix the movement of the joint, it is necessary to move the joint completely in a completely fixed state. It is not possible to simulate as a realistic thing close to the movement of the joints of the elderly and the disabled, and in the case of fixing the joint with a metal rod connected with a joint, There was a problem that when wearing the body, the body got stuck and pain was felt.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a joint restraint capable of restraining a joint in a state close to the movement of a joint of an elderly person or a disabled person.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the movement of an elderly person or a disabled person is controlled by covering the joint and restricting the movement of the joint. A joint restraint tool for simulating a joint, comprising a core member D for restricting the movement of the joint and a cover member 6 covering the core member D which is elastically deformable.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the core material D is a flat and springy frame material C surrounding a projecting portion when the elbow or knee is bent. . According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the frame material C
The covering member 6 constituting the portion surrounded by is formed of a material having elasticity.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A joint restraint 1 according to the present invention comprises:
The movement of the arms 3 and the legs 4 of the healthy person B is forcibly restricted, so that the elderly (elderly people) and the handicapped can experience the physical deterioration and psychological changes in a simulated manner. This device constitutes a simulated experience device for realizing a change. For example, when a healthy person B wears and uses the device in a house exhibition hall or the like, it is difficult to understand a stepped state or a staircase gradient in a house that is not normally understood. The purpose is to simulate how much labor is required for people with reduced physical functions such as the elderly and the disabled, while standing on the side of the elderly and the disabled. It is used as a reference for forming a comfortable living space by enabling the elderly and the disabled to move around the house without any hindrance when constructing a new building.

The simulated experience device forcibly restricts the movement of the healthy person B by restricting the arms 3 and the legs 4 and the like. The restraint device A for the arm and the leg can be distinguished. It is easy to use different colors, different shapes, different patterns on the outer surface, different gloss, different materials, different letters etc. It is possible to discriminate which part of the body is to be worn at a glance.

As the restraint A, there is a joint restraint 1 for restraining the movement of the joint of the arm 3 or the leg 4 and a weight 2 for applying a weight to the arm 3 or the leg 4. These restraints A are divided into weights for the arms and the legs, respectively, so that the user can experience a simulated experience by using an optimal one according to the weight of the user.

There are two types of joint restraints 1 for the legs shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 and for the arms shown in FIG. 3. The one for the legs shown in FIG. It is configured as a joint restraint 1 that restrains movement, and the one shown in FIG. 4 is configured as a joint restraint 1 that restrains movement of an ankle joint. What is shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 is configured as a weight 2 for applying weight to the leg 4.

The arm for the arm shown in FIG. 3 is configured as a joint restraint 1 for restraining the movement of the elbow joint.
8 to 10 are configured as weights 2 for applying weight to the arm 3. Each of the joint restraints 1 is mainly composed of a core member D for restricting the movement of the joint and an elastically deformable covering member 6 covering the core member D.

The joint restraint 1 for restraining the movement of the knee joint shown in FIG. 2 uses a thin elastic frame material C made of plastic, metal or the like as a core material D. The main body is constituted by covering the square frame material 5 (broken line portion in FIG. 2) with a covering member 6 such as an elastic supporter. The square frame member 5 is formed in a square shape having a hole 5a in the center. Here, it is conceivable that the use of a material having a hole 5a at the center as the square frame member 5 may cause the knee to protrude from the hole 5a depending on the user.
As a result, the knee does not jump out of the hole 5a.

A male locking tool 7 is provided at one end of the covering member 6, and a female locking tool 8 is provided at the other end of the covering member 6, so that they can be freely engaged and disengaged from each other. Male locking device 7
And the female locking device 8 are connected to each other so that they can be attached to the knee portion. That is,
The holes 5a of the square frame member 5 are brought into contact with the knees, and the locking members 7, 8 at both ends of the covering member 6 are turned to the back of the knee to connect the locking members 7, 8 to each other. Thus, the leg 4 can be attached to the knee of the leg 4 so as to cover the knee. Here, in the one shown in FIG.
A male locking member 7 is provided on one end side of the covering member 6, and the covering member 6 is provided.
A female locking device 8 is provided at the other end of the cover member 6, and the covering member 6 can be connected in a wound state and attached to the leg 4 by engagement of the locking devices 7, 8. However, as shown in FIG. 1, a male planar fastener or a female planar fastener is provided at one end of the covering member 6, and a female planar fastener or a male planar fastener is provided at the other end of the covering member 6. A fastener may be provided, and the planar fasteners may be detachably attached to each other by removably engaging each other. In other words, the state of engagement of both ends of the covering member 6 when mounting on the leg 4 is not particularly limited,
What is necessary is just to employ | adopt the form which can be mutually connected so that it can be attached to and detached from the leg 4 easily without trouble.

The movement of the knee joint is forcibly restricted by covering the knee with the joint restraint 1 comprising the square frame member 5 and the covering member 6, and the joint restraint 1 is attached to the knee. Thereby, the movement of the knee of the healthy person B can be made to correspond to the movement of the knee of the elderly or the handicapped. Here, since the above-described knee joint restraint 1 is configured to cover the entire outer surface of the square frame member 5 with the elastic covering member 6, it is attached to the knee portion to attach the knee joint. Instead of eliminating movement at all, a square frame member 5 as a core material D having elasticity,
Due to the synergistic effect with the covering member 6 having elasticity, the movement of the knee joint is regulated without moving into the body while moving to some extent, and the movement is closer to the movement of the knee of an elderly person or a disabled person. You can do it.

FIG. 4 shows a joint restraint 1 for restraining a joint of an ankle 9 as a joint restraint 1 for a leg. In this embodiment, the core material D is not in the shape of a square but in a substantially L shape that can be arranged along the front side of the ankle 9 so as to extend from the instep of the leg 4 to the front side of the ankle 9. It is composed of a thin plate made of metal or the like. Core material D (broken line in FIG. 4)
Is covered with a covering member 11 such as an elastic supporter.

At both ends of the covering member 11 in which the core material D is inserted, a connecting belt portion 11a is integrally extended in a bifurcated manner toward both sides, and a male engaging member is connected to one end of the connecting belt portion 11a. A planar fastener as the stopper 12 is provided,
At the other end side of the connecting belt portion 11a, a planar fastener as the female locking device 13 is provided, and the planar fasteners which can be detachably connected to each other are connected to each other to be attached to the ankle portion. You can do it.
In other words, the core material D is arranged along the front side of the ankle 9, the upper connecting belt portion 11a is turned to the rear side of the ankle 9, and then the planar fasteners are connected to each other so that the core material D is wound around the ankle portion. It was attached in a turned state, and was wound around the instep portion of the leg 4 by connecting the planar fasteners to each other after turning the lower connecting belt portion 11a below the instep of the leg 4. It can be installed in a state. Here, when the cover member 11 is attached to the ankle 9,
The engagement state of both ends is not particularly limited, and it is only necessary to adopt a form that can be connected to each other so that it can be easily attached to and detached from the leg 4 without any trouble.

The movement of the ankle joint is forcibly restricted by covering the ankle 9 with the joint restraint 1 composed of the core material D and the covering member 11, that is, along the front side of the ankle 9. By arranging the joint, it is possible to restrict the movement of the ankle joint so that the ankle joint is hardly bent or stretched, and by attaching the joint restraint 1 to the ankle 9, the movement of the ankle 9 of the healthy person B can be changed for the elderly or disabled. Can be made to correspond to the movement of the ankle 9 of FIG.
Here, since the above-described joint restraint device 1 for an ankle is configured to cover the core material D with the elastic covering member 11, it is attached to the ankle 9 so that the movement of the ankle joint is completely eliminated. Rather, the synergistic effect of the elastic core material D and the elastic covering member 11 regulates the movement of the ankle joint without moving into the body while moving to some extent, It is possible to realize a realistic thing closer to the movement of the ankle 9 of the elderly or the handicapped.

FIG. 3 shows a joint restraint 1 for the arm that restrains the movement of the elbow joint. This elbow joint restraint 1 is basically the same as the knee joint restraint 1 described above, but in detail, as shown in FIG. The frame material C having elasticity is used, and the square frame material 14 (the broken line portion in FIG. 3) constituting the frame material C is covered with a covering member 15 such as an elastic supporter. The subject is composed.

The square frame member 14 is formed in a square shape having a hole 14a at the center. Here, it is conceivable that the elbow may protrude from the hole 14a depending on the user if a material having a hole 14a in the center is used as the square-shaped frame member 14, but the elastic covering member 15 Since the entire outer surface is covered, the elbow does not greatly jump out of the hole 14a.

At one end of the covering member 15, a male locking member 16 is provided.
A female locking member 17 is provided on the other end side of the covering member 15, and the male locking member 16 and the female locking member 17, which can be freely disengaged from each other, are connected to each other. By being interconnected, it can be attached to the elbow part. That is, the hole 14a of the square frame member 14 is brought into contact with the elbow, and the locking members 16, 17 at both ends of the covering member 15 are provided.
Is turned to the back of the elbow so that the locking members 16 and 17 are connected to each other so as to cover the elbow part and to be attached to the elbow part of the arm 3. Here, FIG.
In the structure shown in FIG. 2, a male locking tool 16 is provided at one end of the covering member 15, and a female locking tool 17 is provided at the other end of the covering member 15. 1 shows a configuration in which the covering member 15 can be connected and attached to the arm 3 in a wound state, but as shown in FIG. A female planar fastener is provided, and the female fastener or the male planar fastener is provided on the other end side of the covering member 15 so that the planar fasteners are detachably engaged with each other so as to be detachably engaged with each other. It may be as. That is, when the cover member 15 is attached to the arm 3,
The engagement state of both ends is not particularly limited, and it is sufficient to adopt a form that can be connected to each other so as to be easily attached to and detached from the arm 3 without any trouble.

The square frame member 14 and the covering member 15
The movement of the elbow joint is forcibly restricted by covering the elbow with the joint restraint 1 comprising the elbow of the healthy person B and the elder of the elderly or disabled by attaching the joint restraint 1 to the elbow. The movement can be made to correspond to the movement of. Here, since the above-described arm joint restraint 1 is configured so that the entire outer surface of the square frame member 14 is covered with the elastic covering member 15, it is attached to the elbow to move the elbow joint. Frame material 1 as a core material D having elasticity, without eliminating
4 and the covering member 15 having elasticity regulate the movement of the elbow joint without moving into the body while moving to some extent. It has become possible to be.

As the restraint A, the above-described joint restraint 1 for restraining the movement of the elbow joint of the arm 3 or the knee joint or the ankle joint of the leg 4 is used.
In addition, there is a weight 2 for applying weight to the arm 3 or the leg 4, and there are a weight 2 for the leg shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 and a weight 2 for the arm shown in FIGS. 8 to 10. Each weight 2 is configured by putting, for example, a granular shape-changeable heavy object made of sand, lead, or the like in a wound body 2a that can be wound and fixed around a wrist or an ankle. A plurality of storage chambers 2b are formed in the wound body 2a along the longitudinal direction, and a heavy object is stored and arranged in each storage chamber 2b.

The weights 2 serving as the restraints A are for the arms or the legs and are classified according to their weight. First, the weights for the legs shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the portion where the leg pattern 18 is provided as a display for identification indicates that the weight is 1.5 kg for use by a person weighing 80 kg or more, and is shown in FIG. Weight is 80 kg at the portion where the leg pattern 18 is provided as an identification display.
1.2 for use by persons within the range of
It is displayed that a person weighing 60 kg to 40 kg is used in a portion where a pattern 18 for a leg is provided as a display for identification as shown in FIG. It is indicated that it is 0.0 kg.

8 to 10, for a person weighing 80 kg or more at a portion where an arm pattern 19 is provided as an identification display as shown in FIG. A person who weighs 1.0 kg is displayed as the one to be used, and a person whose weight is in the range of 80 kg to 60 kg is provided at the portion where the arm pattern 19 is provided as an identification display as shown in FIG. 0.75 as used by
7 is displayed on the portion where the arm pattern 19 is provided as an identification display as shown in FIG. It is displayed that it is of 0.5 kg.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1, these weights 2 are used together with the above-described joint restraint 1 to be attached to the ankle 9 or the wrist 20, or the ankle 9 or the wrist 20 alone.
Arm 3 and legs 4
The movement of the person becomes slow, and a user of various weights can perform a simulated experience corresponding to the movement of the arms and legs of the elderly and the handicapped in a more realistic manner.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a glove 22 as a restraint A is attached to a hand 21.
By attaching 2, it is possible to give a simulated experience such as a state where the tactile sensation when a handrail or a wall or the like is touched or a handrail or a door handle is difficult to grasp. The glove 22 is formed by coating the palm side and the fingertip portion of an elastic glove member that restricts the movement of the palm in the worn state with rubber, and when the glove is worn, the glove 22 is used when a handrail or a wall is touched. It is possible to have a simulated experience, such as when the tactile sensation is reduced or the handrail or the door handle is difficult to grasp, and even if the tactile sensation is reduced because the material is difficult to slip, touch it with real hands. You can have a realistic experience as if you were. Further, the glove 22 is a single glove formed by partially applying a rubber coating to the glove member, so that the glove 22 can be easily attached and detached.

By using the cane 23 as required and using the above-mentioned restraining devices A in a house exhibition hall or the like while being attached to the body of a healthy person B shown in FIG. Standing on the side of the elderly and disabled people, it is difficult to understand how much effort is required for people with reduced physical functions, such as the elderly and the disabled, such as steps and gradients in the house that are difficult to understand. It can be used as a reference for forming a comfortable living space where the elderly and the handicapped can move around in the house without any trouble when the house is expanded or renovated or newly built. Here, FIG. 1 shows a case where the restraint device A is attached to one arm 3 and one leg 4, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the user is not limited to this. Depending on the desired simulated experience state, it is attached to both arms 3 and both legs 4, attached only to arm 3, or attached only to leg 4.

[0028]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a joint restraint device which allows a healthy person to simulate the movement of the body of an elderly or disabled person by covering the periphery of the joint and restricting the movement of the joint. Consisting of a core material that restrains movement and an elastically deformable covering member that covers this core material, it is necessary to move the joint slightly while fixing it, instead of eliminating the movement of the joint at all. It can regulate the movement of joints without getting into the body and getting into the body,
It can be simulated as a real thing closer to the movement of the joints of the elderly and the disabled.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, the core material is a flat and springy frame material surrounding a portion protruding when the elbow or knee is bent. The movement of the joints of the elbows or knees can be reliably restrained with a simple configuration by simply providing a frame material having a flat spring property, and the movement of the joints of the elderly and disabled can be reliably simulated by healthy people. You can do it.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect, the covering member constituting the portion surrounded by the frame material is formed of an elastic material. Even if the person is slender, the elbow or knee does not protrude from the inside of the frame material at the time of bending, so that a simulated experience can be ensured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view illustrating a joint restraint for a leg.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a joint restraint for an arm.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view illustrating a joint restraint for a leg.

FIG. 5 shows a weight for a leg as a restraint,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a rear view.

FIG. 6 shows a weight for a leg as a restraint,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a rear view.

FIG. 7 shows a weight for a leg as a restraint,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a rear view.

FIG. 8 shows a weight for an arm as a restraint,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a rear view.

FIG. 9 shows a weight for an arm as a restraint,
(A) is a front view, (b) is a rear view.

10A and 10B show a weight for an arm as a restraint, wherein FIG. 10A is a front view, and FIG. 10B is a rear view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Covering member C Frame material D Core material

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A joint restraint that covers the periphery of a joint and regulates the movement of the joint so that a healthy person can experience the movement of the body of an elderly person or a disabled person in a simulated manner. And an elastically deformable covering member for covering the core material. 2. The joint restraint device according to claim 1, wherein the core material is a flat, springy frame material surrounding a portion protruding when the elbow or knee is bent. 3. The joint restraint according to claim 2, wherein the covering member forming the portion surrounded by the frame member is formed of a material having elasticity.