JP3197584U - Walking stick with walking assistance function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a walking aid with a walking assistance function that provides safety and security to a user by keeping a light to be a mark for assisting walking for a patient with a walking disorder so that a walking target is not blurred. To do. A cane body, a casing part 4 attached to the main body, a weight 3 connected to the casing part 4, and a light source part built in the casing part 4 for making a mark with laser light. . When the weight 3 connected to the housing part 4 and the casing part 4 rotate around the cane and poke the cane, or the cane tilts, the weight 3 moves to the rear of the cane, which is the tilting direction. The part 4 automatically adjusts the direction by moving to the front of the cane, contrary to the tilt direction, and the direction and position of the mark made by the light source does not change. As a method of keeping the light as a mark constant, a complicated mechanism and electronic control are used by using the weight 3 to try to maintain the same posture as the case 4 that emits light. You can achieve the same results without. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a walking aid for assisting a patient with a walking disorder to walk.

  Walking disorders are common in patients with Parkinson's disease, and the muscles of the whole body are tightly stiff and tense, making it difficult to move and maintaining posture, etc., and walking and daily activities become unstable and difficult It is. On the other hand, patients with Parkinson's disease are not incapable of walking, and can continue walking if they have the chance to start walking.

  However, there is a problem with such walking, and the caregiver's physical burden is large when helped by the caregiver. If the number of patients increases with an aging society, the burden on the caregiver may increase further. There is. When installing a mark in the walking range, it is only possible to walk through a predetermined route, such as the time and labor required to be installed in advance and a rehabilitation facility or house in the hospital.

  When using a cane, it is very dangerous that the cane cannot be walked because the direction of the cane is different from the direction of travel due to trembling of the body, etc., and the balance falls due to impatience and anxiety from that state and falls. In addition, the cane requires time and effort for the user to remember operations and initial settings. There is a problem with each cane method, and the method of storing a rod-shaped obstacle inside the cane has the risk that the patient will accidentally get caught in the obstacle and fall down, and there will be a narrow road or traffic. It is difficult to deploy in many places.

  The method of mounting a light source on a cane has a problem that the light serving as a mark cannot be seen by sunlight when used outdoors during the daytime. In addition, when the light source is simply attached to the cane, there is a problem that the light serving as a mark also moves when the direction of the cane is moved due to the shaking or holding of the hand.

JP 2005-34568 A JP 2005-34568 A JP 2011-229838 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-73436 JP 2003-164544 A JP 2002-113057 A JP 2001-149426 A JP-A-11-309187

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and it is possible to walk independently without the help of a caregiver, and to reduce the burden on the caregiver when the patient walks. The purpose is to provide a cane.

  The invention of claim 1 has a cane body, a housing part attached to the cane body, a laser oscillator that is a light source built in the housing, a lens that changes light, and a weight that rotates according to the inclination of the cane. It is characterized by things.

  In order to achieve the above purpose, there is a weight on the opposite side of the housing with the cane sandwiched, and the cane is tilted by rotating around the cane with the housing and pushing the cane, and the weight is tilted according to the gravity by the tilt When moving backward, the casing automatically adjusts the direction by moving in front of the cane in the opposite direction of the tilt.

  The invention of claim 3 has a cane upper part and a cane lower part divided into two canes, and the above-mentioned body part is fixed to the lower part of the cane, and the same effect as the invention of claim 1 can be obtained. .

  In claim 3, when the cane is struck on the ground, the direction of the lower part of the cane is fixed by the pressure from above, but the change of the direction of the upper part of the cane is not limited and can be freely changed. Even if hand tremors occur and the direction of the upper part of the cane changes, the light source is attached to the lower part of the cane and the lower part of the cane is fixed to the ground by grounding, so the direction of the mark can be maintained.

  In addition, since the upper part of the cane is not restricted in operation, it is not restricted by how to hold a hand such as a forward or reverse hand or a dominant hand.

  There is no need to use electricity in addition to the laser oscillator, it saves power and saves energy, is not subject to operational restrictions due to the remaining power, and has high precision because there are few precision parts inside.

  As described above, according to the present invention, there is a merit that the light of the mark as a reference can be stabilized and displayed for a longer time than the conventional one, without depending on complicated electronic control.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of this invention. It is explanatory drawing regarding the attitude | position control of the housing of this invention. It is explanatory drawing regarding the attitude | position control of the housing of this invention.

  Hereinafter, description will be given based on FIGS. 1 to 3. The cane upper part 1 and the cane lower part 2 are joined by a joint part 6 and freely rotate with each other. A weight 3 and a housing 4 are attached to the lower part of the cane 2.

  The weight 3 and the housing 4 attached to the lower cane 2 are connected to each other to form a unit and move in conjunction with each other, and the center of gravity of the weight 3 and the housing 4 is on the weight side.

  The lower cane 2 and the units of the weight 3 and the housing 4 attached to the lower cane 2 may rotate freely with respect to each other.

  The upper cane 1 and the lower cane 2 do not have to rotate freely with each other. In this case, the unit of the weight 3 and the housing 4 attached to the lower cane 2 does not rotate freely with each other. 2 to rotate freely.

  With reference to FIG. State 1 represents a state in which the wand is lifted from the ground, and at this time, the weight is on the upper side of the wand.

  In this state, the weight 3 goes around to the lower side of the wand due to the influence of gravity, and at the same time, the center of gravity is stabilized by the case 4 coming to the upper side of the wand, so that the state 2 is settled.

  In FIG. 2, it floats from the ground 7, but when the unit of the lower part of the cane 2, the weight 3 attached to the lower part of the cane 2 and the housing 4 rotates freely, the same result as in the previous section is obtained. It may be grounded to the ground 7.

  With reference to FIG. The stone bump 5 contacts the ground 7 and the lower wand 2 is fixed. By this, the unit of the weight 3 and the housing 4 attached to the lower cane 2 is fixed, but the upper cane 1 can freely rotate due to the joint 6. As a result, even if the handle of the cane shakes after touching down, the unit of the weight 3 and the housing 4 attached to the lower part 2 of the cane will not move, so that the light of the mark can be emitted stably.

1 Cane upper part 2 Cane lower part 3 Weight 4 Body part 5 Stone bump 6 Joint part 7 Ground

Claims (4)

  A walking stick having a walking assistance function, comprising: a cane body; a housing attached to the body; a weight connected to the housing; and a light source unit that is built into the housing and makes a mark with laser light. When the weight connected to the housing and the case rotate around the cane and poke the cane, or when the cane is tilted, the weight moves to the back of the cane. The walking stick with walking assistance function according to claim 1, wherein the direction of the mark made by the light source is not changed by automatically adjusting the direction by moving the stick forward. The cane is divided into two parts, upper and lower. When the cane is struck, the upper part of the cane moves freely, and the lower part of the cane to which the housing is attached is fixed, so that even if the orientation of the handle of the cane changes, 3. The walking stick with walking assistance function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the direction and position of the mark is not changed. The cane can be detached from the cane body and attached to another cane, and the same effect can be obtained even if attached to any cane. Body.

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