JP3229072U - Lower leg upper leg movement assistance band - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lower leg upper leg motion assisting band which is easy to be used for a person with paralysis of the lower limbs to move the lower limbs in various situations. SOLUTION: An assistance band 2 extends in a first direction and is separated from a first band-shaped portion 3 and a first band-shaped portion which is wound around the upper leg so that the position in the longitudinal direction of the upper leg can be adjusted. The second strip 4 which is arranged substantially parallel to the first strip and is wound around the lower leg so that the position in the longitudinal direction of the lower leg can be adjusted, and the second strip 4 which is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first direction and both ends. The portions are connected to the middle portions of the first and second strips, respectively, and are fixed to the third strip 5 located on the back side of the knee and both ends of the first strip, respectively, and the first When a pair of first surface fasteners 3a and 3b that can be connected to each other when the band-shaped portion is wrapped around the upper leg and both ends of the second band-shaped portion are fixed to each other, and the second band-shaped portion is wrapped around the lower leg. Has a pair of second surface fasteners 4a, 4b, which can be coupled to each other. [Selection diagram] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to a lower leg upper leg motion assisting band suitable for a person who has paralysis of the lower limbs due to spinal cord injury or the like.

A knee supporter has been proposed to assist the elderly and persons with disabilities to raise their legs during normal walking or stair walking (see Patent Document 1).

Utility model registration No. 3167617

The knee supporter of Patent Document 1 is supposed to be used by a person who can walk, and since the part that the user grasps to move the lower limbs is limited to the handle, a person who is completely paralyzed in the entire lower limbs due to spinal cord injury or the like. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to use it in order to move each part of the lower limbs independently and finely in various situations.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above points, and is easy to use for a person who is completely paralyzed in the entire lower limb to move each part of the lower limb independently and finely in various situations. The purpose is to provide a motion assist band.

In order to solve such a problem, the lower leg upper leg motion assisting band of the present invention can be used.
A first band extending in the first direction and wrapping around the upper thigh with adjustable longitudinal position of the upper thigh,
A second band-shaped portion that is separated from the first band-shaped portion, is arranged substantially parallel to the first band-shaped portion, and is wound around the lower leg so that the position in the longitudinal direction of the lower leg can be adjusted.
Arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, both ends are connected to the middle part of the first band-shaped part and the middle part of the second band-shaped part, respectively, and placed on the back side of the knee. The third band and
A pair of first hook-and-loop fasteners fixed to both ends of the first strip-shaped portion and capable of being bonded to each other when the first strip-shaped portion is wound around the upper thigh.
It is assumed that it has a pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners that are fixed to both ends of the second band-shaped portion and can be connected to each other when the second strip-shaped portion is wound around the lower leg.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a lower leg upper leg motion assisting band that is easy to use for a person who is completely paralyzed in the entire lower limb to move each part of the lower limb independently and finely in various situations. ..

It is a top view which shows the lower leg upper leg movement assistance band which concerns on embodiment of this application. FIG. 1A shows the upper surface of the lower leg upper leg motion assist band for the left lower limb, and FIG. 1B shows the upper surface of the lower leg upper leg motion assist band for the right lower limb. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA shown in FIG. 1A of the lower leg upper leg motion assisting band according to the embodiment of the present application. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached the lower leg upper leg movement assistance band which concerns on embodiment of this application to a user. FIG. 3A is a view seen from the front side of the knee, and FIG. 3B is a view seen from the back side of the knee.

Hereinafter, the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 according to the embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In the present application, the terms up and down, left and right, and front and back mean up and down, left and right, and front and back for the user sitting on a chair, unless otherwise specified. FIG. 1A shows a lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 for the left lower limb, and FIG. 1B shows a lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 for the right lower limb.

As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 includes a first band-shaped portion 3, a second band-shaped portion 4, a third band-shaped portion 5, and the third band-shaped portion 5. It has a pair of first hook-and-loop fasteners 3a and 3b and a pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first strip-shaped portion 3 has a strip-shaped portion extending in the first direction (left-right direction in FIG. 1) in a state where the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 is spread out. As shown in FIG. 3, the first band-shaped portion 3 is wound around the upper thigh so that the position of the user's upper thigh in the longitudinal direction can be adjusted. By setting the dimensions of the first surface fasteners 3a and 3b in the first direction to be long, it becomes easy to correspond to the thickness of the upper thigh according to the position of the user's upper thigh in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second band-shaped portion 4 is separated from the first band-shaped portion 3 in a state where the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 is spread out, and is substantially parallel to the first band-shaped portion 3. Have been placed. As shown in FIG. 3, the second strip 4 is wound around the lower leg so that the position of the user's lower leg in the longitudinal direction can be adjusted. By setting the dimensions of the second surface fasteners 4a and 4b in the first direction to be long, it becomes easy to correspond to the thickness of the lower leg according to the position of the user's lower leg in the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the third band-shaped portion 5 has the first band-shaped portion 3 and the second band-shaped portion 4 extending in the first direction in a state where the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 is extended. It is arranged in a substantially vertical direction, and both ends are connected to an intermediate portion between the first strip-shaped portion 3 and the second strip-shaped portion 4, respectively. As shown in FIG. 3B, the third band-shaped portion 5 is arranged behind the user's knee in a state where the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 is attached to the user.

The pair of first surface fasteners 3a and 3b are fixed to both ends of the first strip-shaped portion 3, respectively. The pair of first hook-and-loop fasteners 3a and 3b are coupled to each other when the first strip 3 is wrapped around the user's upper thigh. As shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 is spread, the first hook-and-loop fastener 3a is fixed to the lower surface of the end portion far from the third band-shaped portion 5, and the first surface fastener 3a is fixed. The hook-and-loop fastener 3b is fixed to the upper surface of the end portion on the side closer to the third strip-shaped portion 5.

The pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b are fixed to both ends of the second strip portion 4, respectively. The pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b are coupled to each other when the second strip 4 is wrapped around the user's lower leg. As shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 is spread, the second hook-and-loop fastener 4a is fixed to the lower surface of the end portion far from the third band-shaped portion 5, and the second surface fastener 4a is fixed. The hook-and-loop fastener 4b is fixed to the upper surface of the end portion on the side closer to the third strip-shaped portion 5.

The first strip-shaped portion 3, the second strip-shaped portion 4, and the third strip-shaped portion 5 are preferably formed from a ripstop fabric formed of nylon or the like. As a result, high strength can be provided.

The pair of first hook-and-loop fasteners 3a and 3b and the pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b shall have a binding force that can withstand the tensile shear force generated when the user moves the lower limbs.

Fixing between the first strip 3, the second strip 4, the third strip 5, the first hook-and-loop fasteners 3a and 3b, and the second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b is a high-strength polymer yarn or Kevlar yarn. It is preferable to sew with a high-strength thread such as. As a result, high strength can be provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the third strip 5 is located on the side closer to one end of the first strip 3 than the center in the longitudinal direction (on the right side of FIG. 1A, in FIG. 1B). On the left side), when the first strip 3 is connected and the first strip 3 is wrapped around the user's upper thigh, a pair of first hook-and-loop fasteners 3a and 3b are attached to the upper left thigh in the upper left thigh. On the other hand, it is preferable that the left side of the user and the upper right thigh are arranged on the right side of the user with respect to the upper right thigh.

Further, when the pair of first hook-and-loop fasteners 3a and 3b are arranged in this way, the pair of first hook-and-loop fasteners 3a and 3b will be attached to the upper thigh when the first band-shaped portion 3 is wound around the upper thigh. The end of the first strip 3 extending from the upper side to the lower side (the part where the first hook-and-loop fastener 3a is fixed) is inside the upper thigh in the radial direction (direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction), from the lower side of the upper thigh. It is preferable that the end portions of the first strip-shaped portion 3 extending upward (the portion to which the first hook-and-loop fastener 3b is fixed) are overlapped and joined so as to be radially outward of the upper thigh. As a result, when the user removes the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2, the pair of first hook-and-loop fasteners 3a and 3b can be easily peeled off. Further, it is preferable that the first hook-and-loop fastener 3a is on the hook side (male side) and the first hook-and-loop fastener 3b is on the loop side (female side). As a result, the side to be gripped by hand when breaking the connection of the first hook-and-loop fasteners 3a and 3b becomes the hook side with high durability, and can be made to last longer than the loop side.

The third strip 5 is a second strip on the side closer to one end of the second strip 4 than the center in the longitudinal direction (right side of FIG. 1 (a), left side of FIG. 1 (b)). When the second band-shaped portion 4 is connected to the portion 4 and wrapped around the user's lower leg, the pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b are left and right of the user with respect to the left lower leg in the left lower leg. In the lower leg, it is preferably arranged on the right side of the user with respect to the right lower leg.

Further, when the pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b are arranged in this way, when the pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b wind the second band-shaped portion 4 around the lower leg, the pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b are arranged from the front side of the lower leg. The end of the second strip 4 extending to the rear side (the part where the second hook-and-loop fastener 4a is fixed) is inside the radial direction of the lower leg (direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction), and extends from the rear side to the front side of the lower leg. It is preferable that the ends of the strip-shaped portions (the portion to which the second hook-and-loop fastener 4b is fixed) are overlapped and joined so as to be radially outward of the lower leg. As a result, when the user removes the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2, the pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b can be easily peeled off. Further, it is preferable that the second hook-and-loop fastener 4a is on the hook side (male side) and the second hook-and-loop fastener 4b is on the loop side (female side). As a result, the side to be gripped by hand when breaking the connection of the second hook-and-loop fasteners 4a and 4b becomes the hook side with high durability, and can be made to last longer than the loop side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the third band-shaped portion 5 is preferably formed in a double manner with the first band-shaped portion 3 and the second strip-shaped portion 4 interposed therebetween. Thereby, the fixing with the first strip-shaped portion 3 and the second strip-shaped portion 4 can be made stronger. It is preferable that the first strip-shaped portion 3, the second strip-shaped portion 4, and the third strip-shaped portion 5 are arranged so that the thickness directions are the same as each other.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lower leg upper leg motion assist band 2 described above grabs every part of the first band-shaped part 3, the second band-shaped part 4, and the third band-shaped part 5 to move the lower limbs. Because it can be used by people with paralysis of the lower limbs, it can be used to move the lower limbs in various situations.

For example, when the user lifts his / her legs and puts them on the foot support while sitting in a wheelchair, he / she can grasp the upper portion of the first band-shaped portion 3 and lift the lower limbs. Further, when the user shifts the lower limbs to the left or right while sitting on the chair, the left or right portion of the second band-shaped portion 4 can be grasped. In addition, when the user stretches his knees while sitting on a chair and puts his feet on the table, he / she may grab the front part of the second band-shaped part 4 or the third band-shaped part 5 and pull up the lower leg. it can. In addition, by preparing a string with an end tied to each of the first band-shaped portions 3 wrapped around the left and right upper thighs, the lower limbs can be moved using the string when the user rolls over. ..

Further, according to the lower leg upper leg movement assistance band 2, when performing these movements, the first band-shaped portion 3 and the second band-shaped portion 4 can be adjusted to positions where the upper leg or the lower leg can be easily moved. it can. In the state shown in FIG. 3B, the third band-shaped portion 5 is bent, but the first band-shaped portion 3 is moved to the posterior side (hip joint side) until the third band-shaped portion 5 is in a stretched state. Or, the position of the second strip 4 can be moved downward. For example, when lifting the entire lower limb, by moving the first band-shaped portion 3 to the rear side, it is possible to lift the entire lower limb with a lighter force.

2 Lower leg upper leg movement assistance band 3 First strip-shaped portion 3a, 3b First surface fastener 4 Second strip-shaped portion 4a, 4B Second surface fastener 5 Third strip-shaped portion

Claims (6)

A first band extending in the first direction and wrapping around the upper thigh with adjustable longitudinal position of the upper thigh,
A second band-shaped portion that is separated from the first band-shaped portion, is arranged substantially parallel to the first band-shaped portion, and is wound around the lower leg so that the position in the longitudinal direction of the lower leg can be adjusted.
Arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, both ends are connected to the middle part of the first band-shaped part and the middle part of the second band-shaped part, respectively, and placed on the back side of the knee. The third band and
A pair of first hook-and-loop fasteners fixed to both ends of the first strip-shaped portion and capable of being bonded to each other when the first strip-shaped portion is wound around the upper thigh.
A crus upper leg motion assist band having a pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners fixed to both ends of the second strip and capable of being coupled to each other when the second strip is wound around the lower leg. The third strip is coupled to the first strip on the side closer to one end than the center in the longitudinal direction of the first strip.
When the first band-shaped portion is wrapped around the user's upper thigh, the pair of first surface fasteners are applied to the left side of the user with respect to the upper left thigh in the upper left thigh and to the upper right thigh in the upper right thigh. The lower leg upper leg motion assisting band according to claim 1, which is arranged on the right side of the user. When the pair of first surface fasteners wind the first band-shaped portion around the upper thigh, the end portion of the first band-shaped portion extending from the upper side to the lower side of the upper thigh is radially inside the upper thigh. The lower leg upper leg motion assisting band according to claim 2, wherein the ends of the first band-shaped portion extending from the lower side to the upper side of the upper thigh are overlapped and joined so as to be radially outward of the upper thigh. The third strip is coupled to the second strip on the side closer to one end than the center in the longitudinal direction of the second strip.
When the second band-shaped portion is wrapped around the user's lower leg, the pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners are attached to the left lower leg in the left lower leg and the user's left side in the right lower leg, and to the right lower leg in the right lower leg. The lower leg upper leg motion assisting band according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which is arranged on the right side of the user. When the pair of second hook-and-loop fasteners wrap the second strip around the lower leg, the end of the second strip extending from the front side to the rear side of the lower leg is radially inside the lower leg and behind the lower leg. The lower leg upper leg motion assisting band according to claim 4, wherein the ends of the second strip extending from the side to the front side are overlapped and joined so as to be radially outward of the lower leg. The lower leg upper leg motion assist according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the third band-shaped portion is formed in a double manner with the first band-shaped portion and the second band-shaped portion sandwiched therein. band.

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