JP4027415B1 - Human body measuring device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a human body measuring apparatus that can always accurately and stably measure the circumference of each part of the human body, such as the abdominal circumference, even for subjects of various body types.
SOLUTION: A plurality of frame bodies are installed along the longitudinal direction of two connection guides 1a and 1b that are connected in a horizontal direction but are not displaceable in a vertical direction. And a measure 6 for measuring the abdominal circumference of the subject displaceable in the longitudinal direction, an adapter 7 in which one end of the two connecting guides is connected so as to be rotatable in a horizontal direction, and the adapter is vertically A human body measuring device comprising a column 8a for displacing in a direction and a fixture 9 for fixing the adapter to the column.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a human body measuring device that measures the abdominal circumference of a human body or the perimeter of each part of the human body such as the chest used as basic data for body fat measurement.

  The perimeter of each part of the human body is widely used as basic data for estimation of visceral adipose tissue, clothing production, and the like.

  For example, body adipose tissue information is particularly useful for screening lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. The importance of measurement is increasing day by day.

  Conventional visceral adipose tissue estimation methods mainly use height, weight, age, and gender information as body identification information. However, in estimation using such information, individual errors between extremities and trunks are There is a problem that it is impossible to perform highly accurate measurement because it is included. Therefore, the present situation is that visceral adipose tissue is estimated using information about the abdominal circumference near the trunk.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an example of a method for measuring an abdominal circumference using a caliper and a measure (see FIG. 8). Furthermore, the circumference of the human body such as chest, waist and buttocks is generally measured with a measure.
JP 2002-219132 A

  However, in the measurement using only the caliper or the normal measure as shown in FIG. 8 above, the measurement value is not uniform and accurate measurement cannot be performed. As a result, the estimation of visceral adipose tissue is performed. There was a problem that the values fluctuated.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and always accurately and stably measures the circumference of each part of the human body, such as the abdominal circumference, even for subjects of various body types. An object of the present invention is to provide an anthropometric apparatus capable of performing the above-described measurement.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises the following configurations (1) to (5).

  (1) A plurality of frame guides that are pivotable in the horizontal direction but connected in a non-displaceable manner in the vertical direction, and are installed along the longitudinal direction of the two connection guides. A measure for measuring the perimeter of each part of the human body of the subject displaceable in the direction, an adapter in which one end of the two connection guides is connected so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction, and the adapter in the vertical direction. A human body measuring apparatus comprising a support column for displacing and a fixture for fixing the adapter to the support column.

  (2) Installed along the longitudinal direction of two guides in which a plurality of frames can be rotated in the horizontal direction but are not displaced in the vertical direction, and one of the two guides. And a measure for measuring the perimeter of each part of the human body of the subject displaceable in the longitudinal direction and one end of the other connecting guide of the two connecting guides, and locking one end of the measure A fixing tool for winding, a winding portion around which the measure is wound, a measuring roller positioned between the spring spring and a connecting guide where the measure is installed, and the number of rotations of the measuring roller A human body measuring apparatus having a detecting unit for detecting

  (3) The human body measuring apparatus according to (2), wherein a unidirectional rotating damper is installed on the same axis as the rotating shaft of the measuring roller.

  (4) The human body measuring device according to (2) or (3), wherein the winding unit is a spring, and the detection unit is an encoder.

  (5) The human body measuring device according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the human body measuring device is movably installed on a height meter or a column of a height and weight meter.

  The present invention can provide an anthropometric apparatus capable of measuring the circumference of each part of the human body accurately and stably even when the subject has various types of bodies by having the above-described configuration. .

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the human body measuring devices A and 10 of this embodiment. As shown in the figure, the apparatus 10 includes left and right connecting guides 1a and 1b, a measure 6 and an adapter 7 as main components. The measure passes through the left and right connecting guides, and the guides are fixed to the adapter via the fixtures B and 5. This adapter 7 is in contact with the back surface of the subject for abdominal circumference measurement, and its recess fits in the column and can slide up and down. The measure 6 is a general measure for measuring the waist circumference of the subject.

  Here, details of the left and right connection guides will be described with reference to FIG. The basic components of this connection guide are a frame 2 and a lid 3 as shown in FIG. The individual frames are connected to each other through the boss 2b and the hole 2a shown in the figure, and then the lid 3 is fitted. FIG. 2B shows a state where the two frames are joined and the lid is attached. As can be seen from this figure, the connected guides can be rotated by a predetermined angle in the X direction, but are not displaced in the Y direction. FIG. 2C shows the fixtures A and 4 and the fixtures B and 5 attached to both ends of the connection guide assembled as described above. The boss 4a and the hole 5a of these fixtures are inserted into the hole 2a and the boss 2b of the frame body. The connecting guide assembled in this way is fixed to the adapter so that the X direction is in the horizontal plane and the Y direction is the vertical plane (FIG. 1), and as a result, it can be deformed almost freely in the horizontal plane. The structure is not displaced in the direction.

  Next, a procedure for measuring the abdominal circumference of the subject using the human body measuring apparatus A of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the subject is placed on the table 8b. Thereafter, the main body of the apparatus is moved to an appropriate measurement position of the subject's abdominal circumference. Then, after winding the left and right connection guides 1a and 1b so as to be in contact with the surface of the abdomen of the subject, the abdominal circumference is measured using a measure 6 penetrating the connection guide. When the measurement is completed, the left and right connection guides are opened and the subject gets off the table.

  Thus, when the human body measuring apparatus A of the present embodiment is used, it is possible to accurately measure the abdominal circumference that always passes through the top of the abdomen of the subject within the horizontal plane.

  In this example, the abdominal circumference of the subject was measured using the human body measuring device A, but it goes without saying that the circumference of the subject's chest, waist, buttocks, etc. can be measured.

  A second embodiment of the human body measuring device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The human body measuring apparatuses B and 20 of the present embodiment have the same left and right connection guides 1a and 1b as in the first embodiment (FIG. 4). Then, it is assumed that the measure 13 passes through one of the connection guides (in this case, the left connection guide 1b), and the lock fitting 11 is fixed to the tip of the other connection guide. The left and right connection guides are fixed to the arithmetic unit 12 as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, this arithmetic unit has a recess for joining to the support column like the adapter of the first embodiment. The measure 13 is introduced inside this arithmetic unit.

  Next, the internal structure of the arithmetic unit will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the measure 13 penetrating the one connecting guide 1b is wound around a winding portion, for example, a spring 12b via a measuring roller 12c. Further, a detection unit for counting the rotation of the roller as a pulse value, for example, an encoder 12e, is installed on the same axis as the axis of the measuring roller, and a one-way rotation damper 12d is installed on the same axis.

  In addition to the function of winding the measure, the mainspring 12b also has a function of closely contacting the measure with the measurement roller in order to reduce measurement errors. Further, the one-way rotating damper 12d has a function of preventing a deviation between the measure and the measuring roller due to sudden insertion when the measure is pulled out and then suddenly released.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a PC board 12f for calculating the abdominal circumference of the subject based on the pulse value measured by the encoder 12e is incorporated.

  A procedure for measuring the waist circumference of the subject 50 using the human body measuring devices B and 20 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  First, preparation for measurement is performed before actual measurement. That is, the power source is connected to an external device (for example, a personal computer), and the power switch 25 is turned on. Thereafter, a reference abdominal circumference dummy (not shown) is set and the calibration switch 23 is pressed. In this case, the apparatus main body is initialized by a dummy having a known waist circumference. Finally, the measurement switch 24 is pressed to print out and confirm the contents.

  Next, the waist circumference measurement of the subject 50 is performed. Place the subject on the table. Thereafter, the apparatus main body is fixed at a position where the abdominal circumference of the subject is maximized. In this case, it is assumed that the human body measuring apparatus B moves along the groove of the rail 15 fixed to the height scale as shown in FIG. Then, after the measure 13 is pulled out and fixed to the metal fitting 11 on the opposite side, the measurement switch 24 is pushed. Finally, after removing the measure from the fixture 11, the subject is lowered from the table.

  Note that the human body measuring apparatus of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the abdominal girth is calculated by measuring the displacement amount of the measure with an encoder. The left connecting guide 1b determined in advance using the scale of the measure. It is also assumed that the abdominal circumference is actually read at a predetermined position (for example, the position A in FIG. 5).

  Thus, the human body measuring apparatus of the present embodiment can reliably and stably measure the waist circumference at the top of the abdomen of the subject. Further, by comprehensively analyzing the data of the height scale and the abdominal circumference data measured by this apparatus, it is possible to estimate the visceral fat tissue reasonably and accurately.

The perspective view which shows the human body measuring apparatus A of Example 1. FIG. (A) Perspective view of the frame of the connection guide (b) View showing the state where the frame is connected (c) View showing the fixture A and the fixture B The figure which shows the use condition of the human body measuring apparatus A of Example 1. FIG. The perspective view which shows the human body measuring apparatus B of Example 2. FIG. Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the human body measuring apparatus B of Example 2. The figure which shows the use condition of the human body measuring apparatus B of Example 2. FIG. (A) Rear view of human body measuring apparatus B of Example 2 (b) Right side view (c) Left side view Diagram showing a conventional waist measurement method

Explanation of symbols

1a right connection guide 1b left connection guide 2 frame 2a hole 2b boss 3 lid 4 fixture A
4a Boss 5 Fixture B
5a Hole 6 Measure 7 Adapter 8a Post 8b Base 9 Fixing lever 10 Human body measuring device A
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Lock metal fitting 12 Arithmetic apparatus 12a Rail 12b Spring spring 12c Measuring roller 12d Unidirectional rotation damper 12e Encoder 12f PC board 13 Measure 14 Backing mat 15 Moving rail 16 Fixed band 17 Height scale 18 Fuse holder 19 Power cord 20 Human body measuring apparatus B
21 Roll paper 22 Display unit 23 Calibration switch 24 Measuring switch 25 Power switch 26 Output connector 27 Vernier caliper 50 Subject 50a Subject's abdomen

Claims (5)

Two connection guides connected to each other so that the plurality of frames can rotate in the horizontal direction but cannot be displaced in the vertical direction;
A measure for measuring the perimeter of each part of the human body of the subject that is installed along the longitudinal direction of the two connection guides and is displaceable in the longitudinal direction;
An adapter in which one end of the two connection guides is connected to be horizontally rotatable;
A support for vertically displacing the adapter;
A human body measuring device comprising a fixture for fixing the adapter to the column. Two connection guides connected to each other so that the plurality of frames can rotate in the horizontal direction but cannot be displaced in the vertical direction;
A measure for measuring the perimeter of each part of the human body of the subject that is installed along the longitudinal direction of one of the two connecting guides and is displaceable in the longitudinal direction;
A fixing device installed at one end of the other connection guide of the two connection guides, for locking one end of the measure;
A winding part on which the measure is wound;
A measuring roller positioned between the spring spring and the connecting guide in which the measure is installed, and the measure being wound around;
A human body measuring device having a detection unit for detecting the number of rotations of the measuring roller.   The human body measuring device according to claim 2, wherein a unidirectional rotating damper is installed on the same axis as the rotating shaft of the measuring roller.   The human body measuring device according to claim 2, wherein the winding unit is a spring, and the detection unit is an encoder.   The human body measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the human body measuring device is movably installed on a height meter or a column of a height and weight scale.

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