JP3777448B2 - Chewing counter - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Eating food well and chewing has long been said to be good for health, but it has not been practiced in modern life. The present invention relates to a mastication device for guiding and assisting this.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Although it is known that mastication is good for health in this way, there are currently no equipment to acquire this habit.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
For this reason, it is intended to acquire the habit of chewing and to make the habit of chewing to an infant or the like, so that the number can be understood without counting the number of chewing while eating.
[0004]
Or make the number of chewing times known only to you without knowing it by others. Furthermore, the problem is solved by informing infants, elderly people, sick people, etc. of the chewing method, speed and number of times in an easy-to-understand manner and having them execute with interest.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention was developed as a result of intensive research in view of the above points, and is designed to help the child learn how to bite, how many times to bite, and make it habitual, with the help of equipment. It is a thing.
[0006]
In other words, “how to bite” needs to bite strongly or weakly depending on food, and the instruction is given by the cerebrum. Biting well activates the cerebral neocortex and increases the number and quality of brain cells. In addition, it is necessary to bite firmly using both the left and right teeth in order to develop the left and right brains in a well-balanced manner by chewing and to activate the blurred brain.
[0007]
It has been said that it is better to chew more than 30 times per mouth for a long time.
[0008]
In addition, in the case of infants, a healthy body can be promised by using a toy to learn to habitually eat and eat from the early days of deciduous teeth.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. A mastication device is shown, which is a device that makes a habit by emitting a bite pitch, an instruction to bite alternately with left and right teeth, and an end of the set number of bites with a bodily sensation signal.
[0010]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which an instruction is given by a sound instead of an instruction by a bodily sensation signal, and the instruction is given by touching the ear like an earphone.
[0011]
FIG. 3 is an embodiment of a device used for infants, in which the device is incorporated in a stuffed toy so that it can be imitated by a child by sound (voice), light, or action. 4 and 5 are flow charts of claims 1 and 3 showing the operation of the chewing counter of the present invention.
[0012]
【Example】
FIG. 1 is a bodily sensation signal type A mastication counter described in claim 1, wherein (1) is a bodily sensation signal generator, (2) is a battery, (3) is a control circuit, and (4) is a display. The part (5) is a switch (SW), and (6) is a band. This sensory signal type A is usually used as a wristwatch, and the speed and frequency of chewing are input or selected by the operation SW during meals. Chewing is started by the start SW.
[0013]
Immediately after the start SW, the right biting signal and the left biting signal are provided at two locations, and each one generates a bodily sensation signal. generate.
[0014]
Then, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 4, after a predetermined time elapses, it is repeated with the left / right switching signal.
[0015]
While confirming the number of chewing times, a silent bodily sensation signal is used so that people do not notice that they are eating, but if they do not care about the surroundings, the start of mastication is switched by sound, light, and device operation, switching between left and right It is also possible to adopt a configuration of a device that provides guidance for the end of the number of times.
[0016]
FIG. 2 shows another embodiment in which the number of times of mastication in which the mouth is actually moved is detected by a sensor of a device attached to the body, and a guidance such as a predetermined number of times, completion, and left / right switching is notified by a bodily sensation signal or sound, light, etc There are various mounting positions and methods of the device, but in the drawing, the device A-1 is mounted on the ear as an example.
[0017]
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the number of mastications is set by SW, and is started by start SW. Mouth movement is detected by a sensor and counted. Then, an end signal is generated after detecting the predetermined number of times. When the movement of the mouth is detected after a predetermined time has elapsed, a left / right switching signal is generated and this operation is repeated.
[0018]
FIG. 3 is an embodiment according to claim 3 and the system flow is the same as that of FIG. 4, but it is incorporated into a stuffed toy or the like (rabbit in the figure) with an educational toy especially for infants, and the left and right ears of this stuffed toy A-2 It is used to learn the number of mastications, etc. by movement, utterance, or light of eyes, and to learn as a habit, and is used in a state of facing an infant (not shown).
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the mastication counter of the present invention is a device that can learn mastication speed (pitch) and the number of times of food biting with a bodily sensation signal, or can be memorized while teaching with sound or voice. In addition to the conventional habit of chewing, the gastrointestinal tract is not only strong, but also has the outstanding effects of preventing blurring and obesity, which can be maintained at a familiar place.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of a wristwatch-type chewing counter. FIG. 2 is a front view of an ear hooking counter. FIG. 3 is a side view of a stuffed toy for infants. 5] Flow chart of the embodiment [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Body sensation signal generation part 2 Battery 3 Control circuit 4 Display part 5 Switch A-2 Rabbit stuffed animal

Claims (3)

  Select or input and set the speed and frequency of chewing, inform the user of the speed and frequency with a pitch signal, notify the end of this setting frequency with a signal different from the pitch signal, and also indicate the position of mastication in the mouth A mastication device characterized by generating a signal for switching between left and right to inform the user of alternate use.   The mastication device according to claim 1, wherein the pitch signal, the end signal, and the left and right switching signals are silent bodily sensation signals, or sound, light, and action.   The mastication device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the number of mastications, the start and end of mastication, and the left and right positions of mastication are informed by the operation and display of a stuffed toy.

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