JP3241947U - Trunk Support Equipment for Assistive Devices - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a trunk support that is attached to the trunk of a person being cared for and is connected to a device for assistance, which does not cause pain in the underarm of the person being cared for and does not slip out of the person's body. do. SOLUTION: A trunk support 1 is attached to the trunk of a person X to be assisted, and supports the person X to be assisted by receiving an upward force from a device 2 for assistance. In this trunk support 1, a) an upper support 10 attached to the care recipient X so as to wrap the front of the chest and connected to the care device 2; and a lower support 20 to be wrapped around the abdomen of the person X. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

There is an application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law, which is applied mutatis mutandis to Article 11 of the Utility Model Law Exhibition name: “International Home Care and Rehabilitation Equipment Exhibition” Date: October 5-7, 2022 [Publications, etc.] Exhibition name: “Sanjokai PAMA Network All Conference” Date: October 10, 2022 [Publications, etc.] Exhibition name: “R4 Kobe Nursing Care Technology Experience Event” Date: October 13, 2022 [Publications, etc.] Exhibition Name: “Caretex Fukuoka” Date: November 1-2, 2022 [Publications, etc.] Exhibition name: Sanshodo Maizuru Branch Exhibition “1st Nursing Care Watching Robot Lift Exhibition” Date: November 2022 10th [Publications, etc.] Exhibition name: “The 20th Kochi Welfare Equipment Exhibition” Date: November 18-19, 2022 [Publications, etc.] Exhibition name: “Caretex Nagoya” Date: 2023 February 2-3 [Publications, etc.] Publisher name: Gamakatsu Co., Ltd. Pamphlet name: “Introduction of trunk support supporter type” Date of issue: December 19, 2022

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a trunk support that is used to support the body (trunk) of a person being assisted, such as an elderly person or a disabled person, who is being assisted using an assistance device.

2. Description of the Related Art There are various types of assistance devices for assisting elderly people, handicapped persons, and the like. However, most of them generally attach some kind of supporting tool to the trunk of the person being assisted during use, and connect the supporting tool to the main body of the assistance device to support the person. The assistance force exerted by the assistance device is transmitted to the trunk of the person being assisted through the support.
In the example of Patent Document 1 below, a belt-shaped holder is wrapped around the area from the chest to the left and right armpits of the person being assisted as a trunk support, and the holder is lifted by a lifting device that is an assistance device. I am planning to raise it.

Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-29528

In the example of Patent Document 1, the force for assistance by the lifting device is transmitted to the body trunk of the person being assisted through belt-like holders placed on the chest and under the left and right armpits. Although the holding body is slightly widened in the part that hits the chest, it has a belt-like, relatively simple structure. Since getting on and off a wheelchair and getting up from a bed are often performed in a stooped posture, the support body, that is, the trunk support, should be hung from the chest to the left and right armpits as in the example of the same document 1. can usually adequately support the person being assisted.

However, if a trunk support having a structure similar to that of the holder described above is hung only on the chest or under the armpit of the person being cared for, the following problems may occur when lifting the person together with the trunk support using an assistance device that has a lifting function. Inconveniences such as
That is, the trunk support that is pulled up by the assistance device may come into strong contact with the underarms of the person being assisted, causing pain in the underarms of the person being assisted. In addition, if the person being assisted stretches his or her arm upward while pulling up, there is a risk that the trunk support device may slip upward completely from the person's body.
The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and can appropriately and reliably transmit the upward force received from the assistance device to the body of the person being assisted. To provide a trunk support for an assisting device which does not slip out of the body of a person.

The trunk support of the assistance device according to the present invention is a trunk support that is attached to the trunk of the person being assisted and supports the person being assisted by receiving an upward force from the assistance device,
an upper support attached to the care recipient to wrap around the front of the chest and coupled to the assistive device;
- It is characterized by having a lower support that is connected to the upper support and that is wrapped around the abdomen of the person being assisted.
1 to 5 illustrate the core support of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the trunk support 1 is: An upper support 10 attached to the chest of the person being assisted X and connected to (the pipe 30 of) the assistance device 2 and a lower support 20 being wrapped around the abdomen of the person being assisted X are integrally connected.

Since the trunk support device of the invention has the upper support member having the characteristics described above, it can appropriately support the body of the person being assisted when moving in a generally forward-bent posture. That is, when getting on and off a wheelchair, sitting on a bed or a toilet seat and standing up, etc., the person being assisted is placed on the upper support wrapped around the chest and connected to it, as in the example described in Patent Document 1. It can be supported by an assistive device.
Further, since the lower support is connected to the lower part of the upper support, the trunk support of the invention is prevented from slipping up and down on the trunk of the person being assisted. Since the lower support is wrapped around the abdomen of the person being assisted, even if the upper support receives an upward force from the assistance device due to the frictional force between it and the person's body, the entire trunk support will remain in place. This is because it does not slip upward. If it does not slide upward, the upper support does not come into strong contact with the armpit and cause pain to the person being assisted, and there is no fear of the care recipient slipping out of the body.

Regarding the trunk support device of the above devised, in particular,
・ The upper support is wrapped around the patient's chest and under the left and right armpits, and there are two connecting parts on the left and right armpits (on the back side or above them) to connect with the assistance device. have
- It is preferable that each connecting part has a buckle (called a clasp or a buckle) that can be connected to and released from the assisting device.
In the trunk support 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 and the like, the upper support 10 is wound from the chest to the left and right armpits of the person being assisted X, and the assistance devices 2 are installed at two locations from the rear of the left and right armpits to above them. A connecting portion 15 is provided to the . Each connecting part 15 has a buckle that can be connected/disconnected with the assisting device 2 (both parts are connected by inserting the projecting part of one part into the engagement hole of the other part to prevent it from slipping out). 16 and 31 that can be disconnected by connecting and disconnecting the parts.

According to such a trunk support, the upper support appropriately applies the force of the assisting device to the area around the chest of the person being assisted who is bending forward through the above-mentioned connecting portions at the rear of the left and right sides. I can tell you. In addition, since there are two connecting portions on the left and right, it is advantageous in maintaining the posture of the person being assisted while suppressing the movement of the person rotating around the center of the body.
Moreover, since the connection between the assistance device is realized by the buckle as described above, connection and disconnection between the trunk support and the assistance device can be performed in a short time (compared to, for example, using strings or screws). It can be easily done in time.

Regarding the trunk support device of the above devised,
・ The lower support is a main belt that is stretchable in the length direction (circumferential direction when wrapped around the abdomen) and has connecting members at both ends, and the outer side of the main belt that is wrapped around the abdomen of the person being assisted. and a stretchable auxiliary belt that can be wrapped around (on the outer peripheral surface),
- It is also preferable that the joining member is a hook-and-loop fastener, and that the auxiliary belt also has hook-and-loop fasteners at both ends for joining.
Also in the trunk support 1 illustrated in FIG. Auxiliary belts 25 that are joined together by hook-and-loop fasteners are included.

If the lower support has a main belt that wraps around the abdomen of the person being assisted and an auxiliary belt that wraps around the outer side of the main belt, they can be stretched together and easily connected with a hook-and-loop fastener. The lower support can be easily wrapped around the belly of the care recipient while maintaining a certain amount of tension. After winding the main belt around the abdomen of the person being assisted, the tightening strength can be adjusted with the auxiliary belt.
When tightly wrapped around the abdomen in this way, the lower support is reliably prevented from slipping upwardly from the abdomen even if the upper support receives a strong upward force from the assistive device as described above. . If the position of the lower support does not shift upward, it is possible to prevent the upper support from making strong contact with the person being assisted, causing pain in the armpits, and preventing the person from being turned away from the body.
In addition, when the lower support is attached to the abdomen in a tensioned state as described above, an appropriate abdominal pressure is generated, which has the effect of encouraging the person being assisted to excrete. Therefore, when the trunk support device configured as described above is used in a toilet, it is expected to have a favorable effect of promoting excretion due to a synergistic effect with the care receiver taking a seated posture in which the person being assisted bends forward.

The assistive device coupled to the upper support, in particular comprising:
- having two pipes made of fiber-reinforced resin whose upper ends are attached to the upper part of the room and whose lower ends are connected to the respective connecting parts of the upper support;
- Preferably, each of these pipes has a variable length telescopic structure and is internally threaded with a traction member for transmitting said upward force to said trunk support.
An example of an assistance device is shown in FIG. 5 along with an example of a trunk support. The two pipes 30 of the assisting device 2 are made of fiber-reinforced resin (CFRP, for example), and can be changed in overall length due to their telescopic structure. A traction member (for example, a wire rope) is passed through the interior to transmit the force.

In the assisting device described above, the fiber-reinforced resin pipe bends with appropriate rigidity and exerts a restoring force. and exert a restoring force on the person being assisted. Also, when the person being assisted is about to fall down, forward or backward, the person being assisted can be lifted up by applying tension to the pulling member to prevent the person being assisted from falling. Since there are two such pipes, each of which is connected to each connecting portion of the trunk support, a sufficient strength of restoring force makes it easy for the person being assisted to return to his/her posture, and the support is provided around the center of the body. Rotational motion can also be suppressed.
Such an assistance device using a pipe made of fiber-reinforced resin can realize assistance while utilizing the remaining ability of the person being assisted, and therefore, assistance that can also achieve recovery and rehabilitation of physical functions.

With respect to the trunk support of the above-mentioned assistance device,
- The above assistance device having two fiber-reinforced resin pipes is provided in either the toilet (toilet), the bedroom (bedroom), or the bathroom (or the dressing room adjacent thereto),
- Preferably, each connection of the upper support is releasably connected to each lower end of the two pipes of the assistance device.

In toilets, bedrooms, and bathrooms (including dressing rooms), care recipients are forced to sit on toilet seats and beds, stand up, and transfer to and from wheelchairs. Therefore, if the toilet, bedroom, or bathroom is provided with the assisting device, each movement is appropriately supported, and the burden of assisting is greatly reduced.
If each connection of the trunk support is releasably connected to each pipe of such an assistive device, the person being assisted can only move his or her trunk when entering the toilet, bedroom or bathroom. It is connected to an assistive device via the connecting part of the support, and is in a state where the body can be supported. When leaving the room, the connection to the two pipes is released so that the user can move to another room using a wheelchair or the like.

The trunk support device of the device for assistance invented has an upper support that is attached to the person being assisted so as to wrap the front of the chest and a lower support that wraps around the abdomen of the person being assisted. Even if an upward force is received from the device, the underarm of the person being assisted will not hurt and the upper support will not come out of the person's body.

In the case where the trunk support according to the invention has two connecting portions with the assistance device at the rear portions on the left and right sides of the upper support, the force of the assistance device may be absorbed by the upper support. Able to properly communicate with a person and maintain the person's posture appropriately. If the connecting portion has a buckle, it can be easily connected to and released from the assistance device.
Furthermore, if the lower support has a main belt that wraps around the abdomen of the care recipient and an auxiliary belt that wraps around the outer side of the main belt, both of which are stretchable and connected with a hook-and-loop fastener, It can be easily wrapped tightly around the abdomen of the person being assisted with a certain amount of tension. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the trunk support from shifting upward and strongly contacting the underarms of the person being assisted, and from projecting out of the person's body. In addition, since a suitable abdominal pressure is applied to the person being assisted, an effect of encouraging the person to excrete is also brought about.

When the invented trunk support is used together with an assistance device having two fiber-reinforced resin pipes, assistance can be provided while utilizing the remaining ability of the person being assisted, and recovery of physical function can be provided. and rehabilitation are possible.
In addition, when the assisting device is provided in the toilet, bedroom, or bathroom, the motions of sitting, standing up, and transferring to a wheelchair are appropriately supported, and the burden of assisting is greatly reduced.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an example of the trunk support device invented, showing how the person X uses the trunk support device 1 and the assistance device 2. FIG. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the trunk support 1 in an unfolded state; Fig. 3 is a plan view showing how the connection part 15 of the trunk support 1 shown in Fig. 2 is connected to the assistance device 2; 4(a) to (d) are schematic diagrams showing the procedure for attaching the trunk support 1 to the person being assisted X. FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing a state in which a person being assisted X is supported using a trunk support 1 and an assistance device 2. FIG.

1 to 5 show embodiments of the body trunk support and the like according to the invention. The illustrated example shows the trunk support 1 used with the assistance device 2 having two pipes 30 from top to bottom. The trunk support 1 is attached to the trunk of a person X to be assisted, including the elderly and disabled, as shown in FIG. is used by concatenating Since an upward force or the like is appropriately applied to the trunk support 1 from the assisting device 2, the care recipient X is prevented from staggering or falling during use as shown.

The trunk support 1 integrally has an upper support 10 and a lower support 20 as shown in FIG. The upper support body 10 has a chest support part 11 that is wrapped around the chest of the person being assisted X and hangs under the left and right armpits. 30 has a connection portion 15 to which the end portion is connected. Since the upper support 10 covers the front of the chest of the person being assisted X and is connected to the assistance device 2, it can appropriately support the person being assisted X, who often bends forward when using the toilet or the like.
On the other hand, the lower support 20 is wrapped around the abdomen of the person being assisted X, and has a main belt 21 including a stretchable portion, and a stretchable auxiliary belt 25 that is overlapped and wrapped on (outside) the main belt 21 . are doing. Since the elastic lower support 20 is tightly wrapped around the abdomen of the person being assisted X, the entire trunk support 1 including the upper support 10 is displaced on the trunk of the person being assisted X. prevent movement.

The trunk support 1 shown in FIG. 1 is constructed by using cloth made of chemical fibers as the main material of the main body, inserting a core material of Belpollen in the connection part 15 and the like, and sewing them together. The unfolded state prior to use is shown in FIG.
The trunk support 1 is made by stitching a lower support 20 to the lower end of an upper support 10, and as shown in FIG. A chest support part 11 to be hung under the armpits of the body and connecting parts 15 extending rearward from the left and right armpits. The connecting portion 15 is provided with a plastic buckle 16 that can be easily attached to and detached from the tip of the assistance device 2 , and a pipe holder 17 that winds around the pipe 30 of the assistance device 2 .
Near the base end of the connecting portion 15, the base ends of two belts 13 attached with buckles 13a and 13b are attached. When the front ends of these two belts 13 are wrapped around the back of the person being assisted X and connected with buckles 13a and 13b (see FIG. 1), the chest support portion 11 is wrapped around the chest of the person being assisted X. The position of the upper support 10 becomes stable.

The lower support 20 has a main belt 21 and an auxiliary belt 25 as shown in FIG. Both belts 21 and 25 extend in a band-like manner from the lower central portion of the upper support 10 to the left and right. The auxiliary belt 25 is made of a similar stretchable material over its entire length, and its base end is sewn near the center of the outer side of the main belt 21 and extends in the left and right direction from there. Both end portions 23 of the main belt 21 and both end portions 26 of the auxiliary belt 25 are joined with hook-and-loop fasteners. Using a hook-and-loop fastener makes it easy to connect both ends of the elastic belts 21 and 25 with tension applied.

At the connection portion 15 of the upper support 10, the distal end portion of the pipe 30 of the assistance device 2 and the trunk support 1 can be connected in the manner shown in FIG. In order to enable easy disconnection of the connection and to make the connection appropriate, a female side buckle 16 is attached to the proximal end portion (the portion near the chest support portion 11) of the connecting portion 15, and the distal portion side is attached. is provided with a pipe holder 17.
The pipe holder 17 has a piece of cloth that can be wrapped around the side surface of the pipe 30 attached to the main body of the connecting portion 5. A surface fastener is provided near the outer edge of the pipe holder 17 so that the state of being wrapped around the pipe 30 can be maintained. I have to. Therefore, the pipe 30 is connected to the trunk support 1 by inserting the male buckle 31 provided at the tip of the pipe 30 into the female buckle 16 on the connecting portion 15 and connecting the pipe holder 17 to the pipe holder 17. is wrapped around the pipe 30 and fastened with a hook-and-loop fastener (see the arrow in FIG. 3).

When the pipe 30 of the assistance device 2 and the connecting portion 15 are connected as described above, the trunk support 1 first receives traction force in its length direction from the pipe 30 via the buckles 16 and 31. can be done. In addition, since the connecting portion 15 has a core material as described above and is constrained by the pipe 30 at two points, the joint portion 16a of the buckle 16 and the pipe holder 17, a force to stop the rotation (moment) is applied from the pipe 30. You can also receive it.
Therefore, even when the person to be assisted X wearing the trunk support 1 is likely to fall straight downward, or even when the person to be assisted X is likely to turn left and right or forward and backward, the person to be assisted X can be pulled out of the pipe 30 of the assistance device 2 to support the trunk. will be able to receive the force in the direction supporting the

The procedure for attaching the trunk support 1 to the person being assisted X is as shown in FIGS. 4(a) to 4(d), for example. The trunk support 1 is previously attached to the lower ends of the two pipes 30 of the assisting device 2 extending downward from the upper part of a room such as a toilet by connecting parts 15, and a wheelchair or the like is installed in the room. Assume that the person being assisted X comes in.
First, the main belt 21 of the lower support 20 is wrapped around the back of the person being assisted X (FIG. 4(a)), the ends of the main belt 21 are overlapped and connected with the hook-and-loop fastener 23, and then the main belt 21 is attached. The auxiliary belt 25 is wound on the outer side, and the tension, that is, the tightening strength is adjusted, and then the hook-and-loop fastener 26 is overlapped and connected (same (b)). After that, the two belts 13 of the upper support 10 are turned to the back side and fastened with buckles 13a and 13b (same (c)), and both ends of the belts 13 are tightened left and right (same (d)). .

FIG. 5 schematically shows how the person being assisted X is supported when the trunk support 1 is used together with the assistance device 2 provided in the toilet.
The assisting device 2 attaches the proximal ends (upper ends) of two pipes 30 to an upper support 32 fixed to the ceiling portion W, and attaches the trunk support to the distal ends (lower ends) of the pipes 30. 1 is concatenated.
The proximal end of the pipe 30 attached to the upper support 32 rotates only in the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. It is mounted so that it can be angularly displaced only within ±30° centered on the vertically downward direction.

The pipe 30 extending downward from the upper support 32 is formed by connecting a plurality of pipes having different thicknesses telescopically (in a telescopic manner) so as to be able to expand and contract as a whole. That is, a narrow tube is connected to the base end, a somewhat thick tube is connected under the tube so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction, and a thick tube is further below that so that it can be slid in the same way. are concatenated. The length of pipe 30 can be varied by sliding the thinner tube in and out of the thicker tube. Each tube of the pipe 30 is made of carbon fiber reinforced resin (CFRP) so as to have sufficient strength, to be easily bent, and to generate an appropriate repulsive force when bent.

A wire 33 is passed through the inside (hollow portion) of the pipe 30 from above and connected to the lower end portion of the pipe 30 . The wire 33 is wound around a winder 34 provided in the upper support 32, and can be wound up and unwound by rotating the winder 34 forward and backward. When the wire 33 is wound up, the pipe 30 is contracted to raise the lower end thereof, and when the wire 33 is unwound, the lower end of the pipe 30 can be lowered. The winder 34 can be operated by a remote control transmitter (not shown).

The trunk support 1 connects the lower ends of the pipes 30 of the assisting device 2 configured as described above to the connecting portions 15, and the trunk support 1 is attached to the trunk of the person being assisted X. Use by The pipe 30 made of fiber-reinforced resin has high strength and is flexibly bent. direction of the black arrow), it bends flexibly following the movement of the person being assisted, exerts a repulsive force (restoring force), and exerts a force to restore the person X to a normal posture. Also, when the person being assisted X begins to fall forward or backward, the pipe 10 bends while being angularly displaced only within a certain range, exerting a restoring force, and the wire 33 is wound up to pull up the person being assisted X and cause the person to fall. to prevent

Therefore, by using the trunk support 1 and the assisting device 2, the assisted person X, whose strength in the legs and loins has weakened, can be appropriately supported in standing and sitting on the toilet seat Y as shown in the figure. be able to.
Since the trunk support 1 is integrated with the upper support 10 connected to the pipe 30 of the assisting device 2 and the lower support 20 wrapped around the abdomen of the person being assisted X, there is no need to move between the supports. There is no fear that the support will come into strong contact with the armpits of the person X to be assisted or slip out of the person's upper body. In addition, when the trunk support 1 is used, the lower support 20 exerts an appropriate abdominal pressure, which is preferable because it also has the effect of encouraging the person being assisted X to excrete.

Reference Signs List 1 trunk support 2 assist device 10 upper support 11 chest support 15 connection 20 lower support 21 main belt 23 hook-and-loop fastener 25 auxiliary belt 26 hook-and-loop fastener 30 pipe

Claims (5)

A trunk support that is attached to the trunk of a person being assisted and supports the person being assisted by receiving an upward force from an assistance device,
An upper support that is attached to the person being assisted so as to wrap around the front of the patient's chest and is connected to the assistance device, and a lower support that is connected to the upper support and is wrapped around the abdomen of the person being assisted. A trunk support for an assistance device, characterized by: The upper support body is wound from the chest of the person being assisted to the left and right armpits, and has connecting portions with the assistance device at two rear portions of the left and right armpits;
2. The body trunk support for an assistance device according to claim 1, wherein each of the connecting parts has a buckle that can be connected to and released from the assistance device. The lower support includes a main belt that is stretchable in the length direction and has connecting members at both ends, and a stretchable auxiliary belt that can be wrapped around the outside of the main belt that is wrapped around the abdomen of the person being assisted. and
3. The body trunk support for an assisting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the joining member is a hook-and-loop fastener, and the auxiliary belt has hook-and-loop fasteners at both ends for joining. The assisting device has two pipes made of fiber-reinforced resin, the upper end of which is attached to the upper part of the room and the lower end of which is connected to each connecting portion of the upper support,
Each of these pipes has a telescopic structure whose length can be changed, and is characterized in that a traction member for transmitting the upward force to the trunk support is passed through the inside. The trunk support for the assistance device according to claim 2. The assistive device is provided in either the toilet, the bathroom or the bedroom,
5. An assisting device according to claim 4, characterized in that each connecting portion of said upper support is releasably connected to each lower end of said two pipes of said assisting device. torso support.

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