JP3076502U - Knee support - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a pad (3) protruding from a knee supporter (2) from directly penetrating into the back of a knee to cause pain when worn, and to have a sufficient slip prevention function. An object of the present invention is to provide a supporter for a knee that has been improved. SOLUTION: The supporter body (2) which is made of a stretchable fabric and has a thigh tightening portion (23) and a shin side tightening portion (22) formed as two branches at both ends in the winding direction continuous to the knee back corresponding portion (24). )
And a protective sheet member, and a pad (3) having elasticity.A pad (3) is sandwiched and fixed between the supporter main body (2) and the protective sheet member, and a knee back corresponding portion (24) is formed. A knee supporter characterized in that a flexible rod-shaped body for preventing displacement of the supporter main body (2) is arranged near both ends, and the flexible rod-shaped body is covered with a cloth (7). And

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a shin supporter used in orthopedic surgery and the like for the purpose of reducing knee pain, weight, instability, and difficulty moving.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 For example, the invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 11-195675, that is, an inner surface side of a supporter main body made of a cloth having a band shape or a cylindrical shape having a winding fixing means and having elasticity at least in a winding direction. In addition, a knee supporter (hereinafter referred to as a prior invention) and the like, which has a shape that fits into a depression in the back of the knee and is provided with a protruding pad having higher elasticity than the supporter-dominant cloth, is known.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 Generally, knee pain, weight, instability, and difficulty moving (hereinafter referred to as “knee pain”) due to aging of the knee joints, loss of muscle strength in the thighs and shins, or weight gain. ) Often occurs.

In order to cope with such a situation, the applicant of the present invention has previously described the above-mentioned object for the purpose of supporting the knee muscles without hindering the bending and stretching exercises, and appropriately pressing the points of knee pain to reduce knee pain. The prior invention was disclosed. And, in regard to the point aimed at by the prior invention, an excellent effect has been recognized.

[0005] However, the knee supporter according to the prior invention is mounted on the knee in a tightened state, and furthermore, the pad is protruded from the knee supporter main body, so that the pad is mounted. You may bite directly into the back of the knee, and you may feel pain when wearing the supporter. Here, if the bite amount of the pad is reduced in order to relieve the pain, the elasticity of the pad is also reduced, and a sufficient function cannot be exhibited.

On the other hand, in the knee supporter according to the prior invention, a knee pain patient feels discomfort in the knee portion because the conventional knee flexion assisting elastic body acts as a resistance to the bending motion of the knee. This is excluded in view of the fact that the knee is often disturbed when the knee is bent. Although there is no problem in this respect, the displacement of the knee supporter provided in the knee flexion assisting elastic body is not considered. In some cases, it is desirable to secure a sufficient misalignment prevention function because it also deprives the prevention function.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is made of a fabric having elasticity at least in a winding direction, and is continuously wound on a corresponding portion of the knee back corresponding to the back of the knee when worn. A supporter body having a wrap fixing means formed with a thigh tightening portion and a shin side tightening portion at both ends in a direction, and a thin protective sheet member which is superimposed on the corresponding portion of the back of the knee when worn and abuts against the back of the knee. And a resilient pad having a shape that fits into the recess of the back of the knee as a position corresponding to the back of the knee in the back of the knee contact portion. The pad is sandwiched and fixed between the supporter main body and the protective sheet member. A knee supporter characterized by arranging a flexible rod-shaped body for preventing displacement of the supporter main body in the vicinity of both ends of the knee back corresponding portion, and covering the flexible rod-shaped body with cloth. Solve the problem It is an means of the eye.

[0008]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the knee supporter of the present invention, the thigh tightening portion and the shin are formed at both ends in the winding direction that are made of a cloth having elasticity at least in the winding direction and that are continuous with the back portion corresponding to the back of the knee when worn. A supporter body having wrap-around fixing means formed with a side tightening portion as a fork, a thin protective sheet member which is superimposed on the corresponding portion of the back of the knee when worn and abuts against the back of the knee, and As a position corresponding to the depression in the back of the knee, an elastic pad having a shape fitting into the depression in the back of the knee is used, and the pad is sandwiched and fixed between the supporter main body and the protection sheet member. The protective sheet member attached to the supporter can appropriately prevent the pad from biting into the back of the knee, and can prevent pain when the supporter is worn.

[0009] Furthermore, since a flexible rod-like body for preventing the supporter from being displaced is disposed near both ends of the corresponding part of the back of the knee, and the flexible rod-like body is covered with a cloth, the flexible rod-like body is provided. The shape itself does not bite into the skin, so the supporter can be fixed firmly like a batten used for a bandage, and a sufficient gap prevention function can be secured.

[0010] Furthermore, by making the protective sheet member a cloth having elasticity at least in the winding direction, the cushioning property of the knee supporter on the back of the knee can be further improved.

The outer surface of the main body of the supporter is made of pile fabric, and a male fastener is provided at one end of each of the thigh tightening portion and the shin side tightening portion of the supporter, which is overlapped with the pile surface and is engaged therewith. With this configuration, there is no need to provide both male and female hook-and-loop fasteners, so that the manufacturing process can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[0012]

Embodiments and Examples of the Invention

 FIG. 1 is a front view of a knee supporter (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an AA enlarged sectional view of the knee supporter (1) according to FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a back view of the knee supporter (1), and FIG. 4 is a reference view showing a use state of the knee supporter (1) according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the knee supporter (1) according to the embodiment of the present invention has an outer surface as the elastic pile fabric (20) having elasticity in all directions. A supporter that is overlapped with a synthetic rubber sheet member (21) having elasticity in the azimuth direction, and the thigh-side tightening portion (23) and the shin-side tightening portion (22) are each forked at both ends in the winding direction. A pad (3) formed by wrapping a circular urethane foam resin having a diameter of about 50 mm and a thickness of about 3 mm with a knitted fabric is sewn to a portion corresponding to the back of the knee in the center in the winding direction of the main body (2). From above the pad (3), the protective sheet member (5) having a thickness of about 0.5 mm and having elasticity in all directions in the omnidirectional direction, which is substantially congruent with the corresponding part of the back of the supporter (2), is covered. The supporter main body (2) is sewn to the corresponding part of the back of the knee. A coil rod (6), which is a flexible rod-shaped body, is disposed along both ends of the material (5) in the direction of the end direction to prevent displacement, and the supporter (2) is placed over the coil bone (6). ) Is covered with a cloth (7) and sewn.Furthermore, as a means for wrapping around the knee, a male fastener is attached to one of the thigh side tightening section (23) and the shin side tightening section (22). (4) is formed by sewing.

Here, the contour shape of the longitudinal center end of the supporter main body (2) is such that the back sole corresponding portion (24) and the back sole contact portion (24) are slightly hollowed, and the back sole corresponding portion (24). 24) does not unnecessarily interfere with the thigh (L1) and shin (L2).

Further, since the dimension required for winding the thigh (L1) is larger than the winding dimension of the shin (L2), the thigh-side tightening portion (23) is larger than the shin-side tightening portion (22). It is formed as long.

As described above, basically, the protective sheet member (5) is provided on the supporter main body (2), so that the protective sheet member (5) attached to the supporter main body (2) is placed on the back of the knee of the pad (3). To prevent pain when wearing the knee supporter (1) .However, by reducing the penetration of the pad (3) into the back of the knee, the pain can be reduced to some extent. Example 2 will be described as a means for relaxing.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the knee supporter (1) according to the second embodiment of the present invention is defined as a position corresponding to the back of the knee in the back corresponding portion (24). An elastic pad (3) having a shape that fits into the hollow of the coil is fixed as well as a coil rod as a flexible rod-like body near the both ends of the corresponding portion (24) of the back of the knee to prevent displacement of the supporter main body (2). (6) is arranged, the coil bone (6) is covered with the cloth (7), the supporter body (2) is undulated, and the projecting portion and the projecting portion of the pad (3) project. The amount (dimension difference) is defined as the bite size.

Specifically, while the pad (3) protrudes from the supporter main body (2) by about 7 mm, the flexible rod-shaped body including the covering portion has an undulation of about 4 mm. When the undulating portion comes into contact with the skin, the pad actually protrudes only about 3 mm from the supporter main body (2).

Note that the pad (3) and the supporter main body (2) are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the description of the relevant portions is omitted.

In this case, the coil bone (6), which is a flexible rod, is provided at both ends of the knee back corresponding portion (24), but the coil bone (6) is always attached to the knee back. It does not have to be provided on the response part (24), and the position can be changed more toward the center of the back of the knee.

That is, the flexible rod used for preventing displacement is made to protrude from the supporter main body (2) in a state of being covered with the cloth, and the protruding portion of the pad (3) with respect to the protruding portion based on the protruding portion is used. By setting the amount (ie, the difference between the protrusion size of the pad (3) and the protrusion size when the flexible rod is covered with the cloth) as the bite size, the pad is worn due to extreme bite. The purpose is to ensure that a configuration that can prevent the occurrence of pain at the time can be secured.

It is preferable that the flexible rod for preventing displacement according to the present invention does not have strong elasticity. That is, as disclosed in the prior invention, such knee elastically-knee assisting elastic body acts as a resistance to the bending motion of the knee, so that patients with knee pain can be treated in the knee area. This is because they feel uncomfortable and bend the knee when they bend.

In other words, the purpose of the flexible rod-shaped body in the present invention is that the flexible rod-shaped body does not cause discomfort when the knee is bent.

Further, the thinness of the protective sheet member (5) in the present invention refers to an effect that the biting effect of the pad (3) is not lost and the biting does not cause pain on the back of the knee. Thickness that can withstand repeated washing and, more specifically, 0.1. A range of about 3 mm to 3 mm is good. That is, if the thickness is smaller than this, the durability cannot be ensured. If the thickness is larger than 3 mm, the pad may not sufficiently correspond to the back of the knee, and the elasticity may not be used properly.

In both the first embodiment and the second embodiment, a combination of a pile fabric and a male fastener (4) is used as a means for winding and fixing the waist supporter (1). Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a male and female hook-and-loop fastener may be used without using pile fabric, and the hook-and-loop fastener may be a thigh-side tightening portion (23) or a shin-side tightening portion (22). It is not necessary to have the ends on the same side. Further, even when the pile fabric is used as in the first and second embodiments, it is not always necessary to use the entire outer surface as the pile fabric, and the portion necessary for engagement with the male fastener (4) is not required. Only the pile fabric can be used.

In this embodiment, the synthetic rubber sheet member (21) is made of urethane foam, but other synthetic rubber materials such as chloroprene can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a knee supporter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of the knee supporter AA according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
It is an expanded sectional view.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the knee supporter according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a reference view showing a use state of the knee supporter according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the knee supporter according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a BB view of the knee supporter according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
It is an expanded sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Knee supporter (2) Supporter main body (20) Pile fabric (21) Synthetic rubber sheet member (22) Thigh tightening part (23) Thigh tightening part (24) Knee back corresponding part (3) Pad (4) ) Male fastener (5) Protective sheet material (6) Coil bone (7) Fabric (K) Knee (L1) Thigh (L2) Shin

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A knee back corresponding portion which is made of a fabric having elasticity at least in a winding direction and which corresponds to the back of the knee when worn.
A supporter main body (2) having a wrap fixing means, formed with a thigh tightening portion (23) and a shin side tightening portion (22) at both ends in the winding direction continuous to (24), and Department (24)
Protective sheet member that is superimposed on and abuts the back of the knee
(5) and an elastic pad having a shape that fits into a recess in the back of the knee as a position corresponding to the back of the knee in the back corresponding portion (24).
(3), the supporter body (2) and a protective sheet member
A pad (3) is sandwiched and fixed between the supporter (5) and a flexible rod for preventing the supporter main body (2) from being displaced near both ends of the knee back corresponding portion (24). A knee supporter, wherein the flexible rod is covered with a cloth (7). 2. The outer surface of the supporter main body (2) is made of pile fabric.
(21), and at one end of each of the thigh tightening portion (23) and the shin side tightening portion (22) in the supporter main body (2), overlap with the pile surface of the pile cloth (21). The supporter for a knee according to claim 1, further comprising a male fastener (4) to be worn. 3. A knee back corresponding portion made of a fabric having elasticity at least in a winding direction and corresponding to the back of the knee when worn.
A supporter main body (2) having winding fixing means, formed with a thigh tightening portion (23) and a shin side tightening portion (22) at both ends in the winding direction continuous with (24), a knee back abutment portion ( An elastic pad (3) having a shape that fits into the dent of the back of the knee is fixed as a position corresponding to the dent of the back of the knee in (24), and the supporter body (2 (3) A supporter for knees, wherein a flexible rod-shaped member for preventing displacement is arranged, and the flexible rod-shaped member is covered with a cloth (7).