JP3215003U - Toe bending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a toe bending apparatus capable of stimulating the toes more effectively than a conventional toe bending apparatus. A toe bending apparatus according to the present invention includes a rotating body 2 that is supported on a base 1 so as to be rotatable in forward and reverse directions, and is rotatable together with the rotating body 2 about a rotation axis of the rotating body 2. And a toe fixing means 3 provided on the head. The toe fixing means 3 is provided so as to be able to approach and separate from the rotating body 2 and presses the user's five toes against the rotating body 2 from above the five toes. It has. The roller assembly 4 includes a plurality of pressing rollers 41 and 41 arranged in parallel, and each of the plurality of pressing rollers 41 and 41 is rotatable about a rotation axis R parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating body 2. Is provided. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a toe bending apparatus that moves a toe by applying a force to bend to the sole side and a force to warp to the instep side of the foot.

  As a toe bending apparatus that moves a user's toes by repeatedly applying a force to bend to the user's toes and a force to warp to the instep side alternately, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-2006 An apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 158562 is known (Patent Document 1).

  The apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-158652 is provided with a rotating body (roller) provided on the upper surface of a flat plate base so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis parallel to the upper surface, and rotates together with the rotating body. And toe fixing means. The user's toes are clamped between the holding member of the toe fixing means and the rotating body, and each time the rotating body rotates forward and backward, the toes are bent to the sole side and the instep side of the foot The warping to is performed alternately. Further, in accordance with these operations, the toes are pulled and compressed, and in the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-158562, the user's toes are moved.

JP 2006-158562 A

  In a toe bending apparatus, it is a constant problem to improve usability and stimulate the toes more effectively. The present invention solves this problem, and is easier to use and stimulates the user's toes more effectively than the conventional device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-158562. A toe bending apparatus is provided.

  The toe bending apparatus of the present invention includes a rotating body that is supported on a base so as to be rotatable in forward and reverse directions, and a toe fixing that is rotatably provided with the rotating body around a rotation axis of the rotating body. The toe fixing means is provided so as to be able to approach and separate from the rotating body, and the user's five toes can be rotated from the upper side of the five toes. A roller assembly that presses against the moving body, and the roller assembly includes a plurality of pressing rollers arranged in parallel, and each of the pressing rollers has a rotation axis parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating body. It is provided so as to be rotatable.

  In the toe bending apparatus according to the present invention, the roller assembly may be rotatably provided around a rotation axis parallel to the rotation axis of the rotation body.

  In the toe bending apparatus of the present invention, each of the plurality of pressing rollers may include the roller body and a cushion layer that covers an outer peripheral surface of the roller body.

  In the toe bending apparatus of the present invention, the toe fixing means includes a support frame fixed to the rotating body, and the roller assembly is movably mounted on the support frame, The support frame may be provided with a guide mechanism for guiding the roller assembly and a position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the roller assembly with respect to the rotating body.

  The toe bending apparatus of the present invention further includes a footrest on which the user's foot is placed, one end of the footrest being pivotally supported on the base, and the other end of the footrest. Is directed to the rotating body side, and the other end of the footrest rises when the rotating body rotates in a direction to pull the five toes, and the rotating body moves to the five toes. It may be configured to descend when it is rotated in the direction of turning back.

  In the toe bending apparatus of the present invention, the footrest may be coupled to the rotating body and the toe fixing means via a link mechanism.

  In the toe bending apparatus of the present invention, a toe of a user's foot is fixed to a rotating body using a roller assembly having a plurality of pressing rollers. When the user places the toes on the rotating body, it is necessary to insert the toes between the rotating body and the roller assembly. At this time, if the toes hit the pressing roller of the roller assembly, the pressing roller The user's toes are smoothly inserted by rotating.

  In the toe bending apparatus of the present invention, when the rotating body rotates in the forward and reverse directions, each pressing roller also rotates slightly around its rotation axis due to sagging or displacement of the skin of the user's foot. To do. Such rotation of the pressing roller gives the user a pleasant stimulus that cannot be obtained with a conventional toe bending apparatus.

  In the toe bending apparatus of the present invention, the toes are pressed by a plurality of pressing rollers arranged in parallel, and these toes are pressed against the rotating body in a plurality of areas separated in the length direction of the toes. Or be restrained. When the rotating body rotates in such a restrained state, the stimulation given to the toes by the bending of the toes toward the soles and the bending of the toes on the insteps is compared to the conventional device. Can be enhanced.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a toe bending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of a toe bending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the toe bending apparatus shown with the toe fixing means omitted. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a toe bending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows a pattern in which the angle of a footrest member related to the toe bending apparatus is changed from the state shown in FIG. . FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the toe bending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, taken along the line AA shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the toe bending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, taken along the line BB shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a side view of the toe bending apparatus in which the rotating body is in the neutral position, and the toe fixing means is shown partially broken. FIG. 8 is a side view of the toe bending apparatus in which the rotating body is in the toe tension state, and the toe fixing means is shown partially broken. FIG. 9 is a side view of the toe bending apparatus in which the rotating body is in the toe warping state, and the toe fixing means is shown partially broken.

  Hereinafter, a toe bending apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a plan view and a front view of a toe bending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively. The toe bending apparatus according to this embodiment includes a substantially rectangular plate-like base 1 and a rotating body 2 provided at one end of the base 1 so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis P parallel to the upper surface of the base 1. And a toe fixing means 3 for fixing the toes of one of the user's feet (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1; the same applies to FIG. 4 and the like) on the rotating body 2 and the upper surface of the base 1 The footrest 5 is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the rotating body 2 is a roller device, and more specifically, a so-called motor roller having a built-in rotation drive mechanism 22 that rotates the columnar roller body 21 forward and backward. On one end side of the base 1, a pair of support members 11, 11 that are spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the base 1 protrude from the upper surface of the base 1, and a pair of shaft portions 23 that protrude from both ends of the roller body 21, respectively. Each of 23 is fixed to the corresponding support member 11. These shaft portions 23 and 23 are disposed so as to define the rotation axis P. The outer peripheral surface of the roller body 21 of the rotating body 2 is covered with a cushion layer 24 formed of a foamed urethane resin material or the like.

  The footrest 5 includes a swinging member 51 whose free end on the side of the rotating body 2 swings in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating body 2, and a rotating member that is rotatably disposed on the swinging member 51. 52 and a footrest mounting member 53 that approaches and separates from the rotating body 2 on the rotating member 52.

  FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the toe bending device showing the swinging member 51, the turning member 52, the sole mounting member 53, etc. in an exploded manner (in FIG. 3, the toe fixing means 3 is not shown). ing). The swing member 51 is a plate-like member, and swings in the vertical direction around a support shaft body 54 provided in parallel with the upper surface of the base 1 at a position on the base 1 opposite to the rotating body 2. It is configured to be movable. A pair of base portions of a U-shaped support frame 31 constituting the toe fixing means 3 are fixed to both ends of the rotating body 2. These base portions of the support frame 31 are formed in a circular shape so as to cover both ends of the rotating body 2, and both ends of the swinging member 51 on the rotating body 2 side are constituted by two link members 55 and 55. It is pivotally connected to the base of the support frame 31 via a link mechanism.

  A guide recess 56 is formed on the upper surface of the swing member 51. The rotation member 52 is a plate-like member, and is fitted in the guide recess 56 so as to be rotatable about a pivot body 57 provided on the swing member 51. The pivot body 57 is located at the center of the width of the swing member 51 in the vicinity of the end of the swing member 51 on the rotating body 2 side, and is directed in a direction orthogonal to the shaft portions 23 and 23 of the swing body 2. ing. The rotation member 52 can rotate in a plane parallel to the plate surface of the swing member 51. Arc wall surfaces 58 and 59 that are slidably fitted to each other are formed in the rotation member 52 and the guide recess 56 of the swing member 51, respectively.

  A guide strip 60 is provided on the upper surface of the rotating member 52, and a footrest mounting member 53 is slidable along the guide strip 60. The guide strip 60 extends from the center of the arc wall surface 58 of the rotating member 52 toward the pivot body 57 that is the center of rotation. The sole mounting member 53 is formed in a size that allows the user's foot heel to be placed thereon, and has an arc wall 61 that surrounds the outer periphery of the heel.

  FIG. 4 is a plan view of the toe bending apparatus, and shows a pattern in which the angle of the sole mounting member 53 according to the toe bending apparatus is changed from the state shown in FIG. The user rotates the rotating member 52 in accordance with the size and shape of the foot to be exercised, and so that the foot is placed on the toe bending device so that the user feels comfortable, and the footrest mounting member 53 is rotated. The angle of can be adjusted.

  FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the toe bending device taken along the line AA shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of the toe bending apparatus taken along the line BB shown in FIG. The toe fixing means 3 includes a roller assembly 4 provided so as to be movable up and down along a pair of pillars of the support frame 31 extending in parallel with each other from the base of the support frame 31. The roller assembly 4 is configured to be movable toward and away from the rotating body 2 and is used to press the five toes of the user against the rotating body 2 from above the toes.

  The roller assembly 4 includes a plurality of pressing rollers 41 and 41 arranged side by side. Each of the plurality of pressing rollers 41 and 41 is rotatably provided around a rotation axis Q parallel to the rotation axis P of the rotating body 2. Each of the pressing rollers 41 and 41 includes a cylindrical roller body 42 and a roller shaft body 43 that passes through the center of the roller body 42 and defines the rotation axis Q. The outer peripheral surface of the roller body 42 is These are covered with a cushion layer 44 formed of a foamed urethane resin material or the like (see FIG. 6).

  In the present embodiment, the number of pressing rollers 41 is two. However, in the present invention, the number of pressing rollers 41 provided in the roller assembly 4 is not limited to two, and three or more pressing rollers 4 are rollers. It may be provided in the assembly 4.

  A cylindrical handle 32 that is used by a user to raise and lower the roller assembly 4 and adjust its position is provided above the top of the support frame 31 connecting a pair of opposing pillars. From the handle 32, a shaft portion 33 in which a screw thread (not shown) is formed extends to the top portion of the support frame 31. The shaft portion 33 penetrates the support frame 31, and the lower end of the shaft portion 33 is pivotally attached to the top portion of the U-shaped lifting frame 34. The handle 32, the shaft portion 33, the lifting frame 34, and the like constitute position adjusting means of the present invention.

  The roller assembly 4 includes a pair of rectangular support plates 45 and 45 provided at both ends of the rollers 41 and 41. End portions of the roller shaft bodies 43 of the pressing rollers 41 and 41 are pivotally supported by corresponding support plates 45 and 45. The roller assembly 4 is provided with a shaft member 46 parallel to the roller shaft body 43 between the pressing rollers 41 and 41. Both end portions of the shaft member 46 penetrate the support plates 45 and 45 and the lifting frame 34 and project outward from both side wall portions of the lifting frame 34. The shaft member 46 defines a rotation axis R parallel to the rotation axis P of the rotation shaft 2 and the rotation axis Q of the pressing roller 41, and the roller assembly 4 (that is, the pressing rollers 41 and 41 and the support plates 45 and 45). ) Is rotatable around the rotation axis R.

  Guide members 35, 35 are fixed inside the pillar portions of the support frame 31 along the pillar portions. Each guide member 35 is a square member having a groove formed in the longitudinal direction, and constitutes a guide mechanism according to the present invention. Each end of the shaft member 46 is inserted into the groove of the corresponding guide member 35, 35. The shaft portion 33 is screwed with the top portion of the support frame 31. When the user rotates the handle 32, the shaft member 46 moves up and down according to the rotation direction. Accordingly, the elevating frame 34, and by extension, the pair of pressing rollers 41, 41 moves up and down along the guide members 35, 35.

  Hereinafter, the usage method and operation | movement of the toe bending apparatus of this embodiment are demonstrated.

  7 shows a state in which the rotating body 2 is in the neutral position (for convenience of explanation, the toe fixing means 3 is partially broken in FIG. 7. The same applies to FIGS. 8 and 9). . The neutral position of the rotating body 2 is a rotation start position on the rotating body 2, and the support frame 31 of the toe fixing means 3 is, for example, in a state where its column portion is in the vertical direction or It is stationary in a state of being slightly inclined toward the platform 5 side. The front end of the swing member 51 is pulled by the link members 55 and 55 and rises to a height of about ½ of the rising end. The rotation drive mechanism 22 is configured so that the rotation body 2 stops at the neutral position when an operation switch (not shown) is turned OFF.

  The user can insert the toe between the roller assembly 4 and the rotating body 2 by operating the handle 32 in a state where the rotating body 2 is in the neutral position, and the height of the roller assembly 4 of the toe fixing means 3. Adjust to a certain extent. Thereafter, the user places the heels of the left and right feet on the sole mounting member 53 of the footrest 5 and inserts the foot tips between the rotating body 2 and the roller assembly 4. When the user's toes hit the pressing rollers 41, 41 of the roller assembly 4, the pressing rollers 41, 41 rotate so that the user's toes can be smoothly inserted between the rotating body 2 and the roller assembly 4. It is done. In addition, before and after inserting a toe between the roller assembly 4 and the rotation body 2, as shown in FIG. 4, the angle of the foot sole member 53 which concerns on a toe bending apparatus may be adjusted.

  Thereafter, the user operates the handle 32 to lower the pressing rollers 41 and 41 of the toe fixing means 3, so that the user's toes including the toes are moved by the rotating body 2 and the pressing rollers 41 and 41. Is pinched. Since the cushion layer 24 of the rotating body 2 and the cushion layer 44 of the pressing rollers 41 and 41 are deformed to fit the unevenness of the user's toes, each of the user's toes is sandwiched without excess or deficiency. Pressure is maintained. In the toe bending apparatus according to the present embodiment, the roller assembly 4 is configured to be rotatable around the rotation axis R. Therefore, the roller assembly 4 is rotated so as to match the shape of the user's toes, and both pressing members are pressed. The rollers 41 and 41 both come into contact with the toes and press the user's toes almost evenly.

  The rotation drive mechanism 22 of the rotary body 2 is set by setting a neutral position of the rotary body 2 and a clockwise rotation angle (in FIG. 7) in accordance with a command from a remote control type control unit (not shown). It is possible to set the rotation angle of the forward rotation, the counterclockwise angle from the neutral position (the rotation angle of the reverse rotation), the setting of the reciprocating rotation period of the rotating body 2, and the like. For example, the rotation angle of the rotating body 2 is limited to about 30 ° to 45 ° in the forward and reverse directions from the neutral position.

  When the operation switch is turned on by the user, the rotation drive mechanism 22 operates, so that the rotation body 2 repeatedly rotates about the rotation axis P in the forward and reverse directions within a predetermined angle range. . Together with the rotating body 2, the toe fixing means 3 also rotates about the rotation axis P as a rotation center. When the rotating body 2 and the toe fixing means 3 are rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 7, that is, in the forward direction from the neutral position shown in FIG. 6, the toes of the user are pulled and rotated as shown in FIG. It is bent downward along the arc surface of the moving body 2, that is, bent to the sole side. As the rotating member 2 rotates in the forward direction, the link members 55 and 55 act so that the swing member 51 rotates upward around the support shaft body 54 so that the front end side of the swing member 51 rises. The sole mounting member 53 moves forward along the guide strip 60, that is, toward the rotating body 2.

  While the rotating body 2 and the toe fixing means 3 are rotated from the neutral position shown in FIG. 7 to the toe pulling position shown in FIG. The pressing rollers 41 and 41 slightly rotate around the rotation axis Q due to sagging or displacement of the finger skin. In the toe bending apparatus of the present embodiment, such a rotation of the rollers 41 and 41 gives the user a comfortable stimulus that cannot be obtained by the conventional toe bending apparatus. In addition to sagging and slipping of the skin of the toes, the deformation of the cushion layer 44 of the pressing roller 41 and the presence of play between the members constituting the toe fixing means 3 (including the roller assembly 4) are also the pressing rollers 41, 41. Would be due to the rotation of

  Further, since the toes are pressed by the pressing rollers 41, 41 arranged in parallel, these toes are restrained by the rotating body in a plurality of regions separated in the length direction of the toes. By rotating the rotating body 2 in such a restrained state, the stimulation given to the toes by bending the toes toward the sole side is further enhanced as compared with the conventional toe bending apparatus.

  When the rotating body 2 and the toe fixing means 3 rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 8, that is, in the reverse direction from the position shown in FIG. 8, the rotating body 2 and the toe fixing means 3 pass through the neutral position shown in FIG. Then, the toe warping position shown in FIG. 9 (the state in which the rotating body 2 is rotated to the limit angle in the reverse direction) is reached. At this position, the swinging member 51 is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the base 1, and the front end of the swinging member 51 is at the descending end. In the toe warping state, a force is applied to the user's toes to warp toward the back of the foot. The entire sole is subjected to a force that is pushed away from the rotating body 2 and a downward force. However, the sole is retracted in the direction in which the sole placement member 53 is pushed and swings downward about the support shaft 54. The user's foot is not overwhelmed.

  While the rotating body 2 and the toe fixing means 3 are rotated from the toe pulling position shown in FIG. 8 to the toe warping position shown in FIG. 9, the presser is pressed due to sagging or displacement of the user's toes. The rollers 41, 41 slightly rotate around the rotation axis Q give the user a pleasant stimulus that cannot be obtained by the conventional toe bending apparatus (the rollers 41, 41 are such that the rotating body 2 and the like are moved from the neutral position). Rotate in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation while moving toward the toe pull position). Further, when the torsional body 2 is rotated in a state where the toes are restrained by the plurality of pressing rollers 41, 41 arranged side by side, a stimulus given to the toes by the toe warping is bent. Increased compared to the device.

  The rotating body 2 and the toe fixing means 3 are reversed after reaching the toe warping position in FIG. 9 and rotate to the toe pulling position shown in FIG. Until the operation switch is turned OFF by the user, the rotating body 2 and the toe fixing means 3 rotate between the toe pulling position and the toe warping position.

  In the toe bending apparatus of the above-described embodiment, for example, the rotating body 2 is connected to a vibration device (not shown) such as a vibration motor, and the rotating body 2 is vibrated and rotated in the forward and reverse directions. In addition to the effect, it is possible to give a stimulus by vibration. For example, the vibration motor may be mounted in the rotating body 2.

  As described above, when the footrest placing member 53 freely approaches and separates from the rotating body 2 by the force acting on the sole, the effect of pulling and compressing the toes due to the forward / reverse rotation of the rotating body 2 is weakened. For a user who feels that the stimulus is weak, by providing a means for fixing the sole mounting member 53 at the optimum position of the guide strip 60, the toe has a desired strength of pulling force, compressing force, to the sole side. Bending force and warping force to the instep side can be obtained. For example, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, and the like, as a fixing means for the sole mounting member 53, a clamp bolt 62 that can press the side surface of the guide strip 60 of the sole mounting member 53 is screwed. Can be mentioned. By tightening the clamp bolt 62, the foot support member 53 can be fixed at the optimum position on the guide strip 60.

  In the present embodiment, a roller device, more specifically a motor roller, is used as the rotating body 2, but the rotating body 2 of the present invention is not limited to this, and the user's toes As long as it can be appropriately fixed together with the finger fixing means 3, the shape and configuration of the rotating body 2 are not limited. For example, the rotating body 2 may be composed of a semi-cylindrical member with the circumferential surface facing upward, and the member is rotated by an appropriate driving means while being connected to the toe fixing means 3. May be.

  In the above embodiment, the footrest 5 is connected to the rotating body 2 and the toe fixing means 3 via the link mechanism using the link members 55, 55, but if the above operation can be realized, Any link mechanism may be used as the link mechanism used in the present invention.

  In the present invention, the guide mechanism for guiding the roller assembly 4 and the position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the roller assembly 4 are not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. For example, the guide mechanism may include an LM guide rail provided at each column portion of the support frame 31 and a slider (for example, attached to the lifting frame 34) that can travel along the LM guide rail. Further, the position adjusting means may be configured using, for example, an electric or pneumatic actuator.

  The above-described embodiments are for explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the invention described in the scope of claims for utility model registration or reducing the scope. In addition, the configuration of each part of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the technical scope described in the claims of the utility model registration.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Rotating body 3 Toe fixing means 31 Support frame 32 Handle 35 Guide member 4 Roller assembly 41 Pressing roller 42 Roller main body 44 Cushion layer 55 Link member

Claims (6)

A rotating body supported on the base so as to be rotatable in forward and reverse directions;
A toe fixing means provided so as to be rotatable together with the rotating body around a rotation axis of the rotating body;
With
The toe fixing means is provided so as to be movable toward and away from the rotating body, and includes a roller assembly that presses a user's five toes from above the five toes to the rotating body. And
The roller assembly includes a plurality of pressing rollers arranged in parallel,
Each of the plurality of pressing rollers is a toe bending device provided to be rotatable about a rotation axis parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating body.   The toe bending apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the roller assembly is rotatably provided around a rotation axis parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating body.   3. The toe bending apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of pressing rollers includes a roller main body and a cushion layer that covers an outer peripheral surface of the roller main body. The toe fixing means includes a support frame fixed to the rotating body,
The roller assembly is movably mounted on the support frame;
The foot according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the support frame is provided with a guide mechanism for guiding the roller assembly and a position adjusting means for adjusting a position of the roller assembly with respect to the rotating body. Finger folding device. A footrest on which the user's foot is placed;
One end of the footrest is pivotally supported on the base, and the other end of the footrest is directed to the rotating body side,
The other end of the footrest is configured to rise when the rotating body rotates in a direction to pull the five toes, and to descend when the rotating body rotates in a direction in which the five toes warp. The toe bending apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The toe bending apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the footrest is connected to the rotating body and the toe fixing means via a link mechanism.

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