JP4181445B2 - Suspended walking aid - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technology to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a walking aid for hanging. Specifically, the present invention relates to a suspension walking aid that does not apply a load locally to suspension from a lift or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a self-supporting gait or walking training, a cared person is suspended by a lift, etc. to move to a predetermined position, or by walking the cared person while reducing the load on the lower body of the cared person by hanging the cared person It has been broken.
[0003]
Conventionally, there is a walking aid of this type as shown in FIG. This auxiliary tool 101 is called a parachute harness and is a fixed belt provided on the parachute. In use, the auxiliary tool 101 is configured such that the crotch part and both side parts of the body 102 are supported in a loop shape by the belt 103.
[0004]
Further, there is an invention disclosed in FIG. 12 as a walking aid that is used while being locked to a hook suspended from a lift disposed on a ceiling. This walking aid includes a main body 104 that forms a trouser, and a pair of left and right members disposed on the main body 104 in a loop shape that returns from the left and right upper end portions to the left and right upper end portions through the front body, the crotch portion, and the back body. The belt 105 and the annular upper portion 106 that is formed at both ends of the belt 105 at the left and right upper end portions of the main body 104 and engages with the hook are formed.
[0005]
As described above, it has been considered that the conventional suspension device distributes a force of 30% to the thigh and 70% to the buttocks so that a force is applied to the thigh and the buttocks. Also, because the thigh is painful due to pressure, care should be taken not to apply intensive force by applying force on the surface, and since the buttocks are insensitive to pain, receive force with a relatively narrow belt. Is considered.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-113898
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the buttocks receive force at the sciatic bone located under the iliac bone. Further, the thigh receives force from the femur, but the sciatic bone and the femur are connected by a joint, and the femur and the sciatic bone are squeezed with a brace so that the movement of the femur is constrained. Therefore, there is a problem that the walking state becomes awkward and the walking is almost jumping with a small stride.
[0008]
In addition, the crotch is supported and fixed in a loop shape by a belt, and there is no problem in hanging in a short time, but in hanging for a long time such as walking training, it is attached to the crotch. There are problems such as pain and crotch misalignment.
[0009]
In addition, the crotch part is a very soft part in the body, and since its own weight is locally applied to the crotch part by suspending, the belt width needs to be widened.
However, widening the width of the belt hinders walking, and further, there is a problem that blood circulation trouble occurs due to the crotch being pressed by the belt.
[0010]
The present invention was devised in view of the above points, and is a walking for suspension that can be lifted for a long time by supporting the body by a buttocks with a large reaction force without passing through the crotch part. The purpose is to provide assistive devices.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a suspension walking aid according to the present invention is mounted along a trouser body formed like a trouser and along the boundary between the heel and thigh of the trouser body. A hip fixation belt, a pubic fixation band covering the abdomen near the pubic bone, and an auxiliary belt attached along the posterior position of the hip bone, and tightening the hip fixation belt, the auxiliary belt and the pubic fixation band The structure is such that they are connected in a worn state.
[0012]
Here, the buttock fixing belt attached along the boundary between the buttock and thigh of the trouser body abuts on the border between the buttock and the thigh without passing through the crotch, that is, the hardest part of the buttock In this state, the pubic portion fixing band and the auxiliary belt are connected in a fastened state, so that the situation becomes almost the same as the state of sitting on a chair, and walking training for a long time is possible.
[0013]
Moreover, in order to achieve said objective, the walking aid for suspension which concerns on this invention is mounted | worn along the trousers body formed in trousers-like, and the boundary vicinity of the buttocks and thighs of the said trousers body A buttock fixing belt, a pubic portion fixing band that covers the abdominal portion in the vicinity of the pubic bone, an auxiliary belt attached along the posterior position of the hipbone, and a lifting rope coupled to the buttock fixing belt, The buttock fixing belt and the auxiliary belt are connected to the pubic portion fixing band, and the buttock fixing belt, the auxiliary belt and the pubic portion fixing band are fastened by the lifting rope.
Here, the buttock fixing belt attached along the boundary between the buttock and thigh of the trouser body abuts on the border between the buttock and the thigh without passing through the crotch, that is, the hardest part of the buttock In this state, the pubic bone fixation band and the auxiliary belt are connected to each other, and the moment generated during the lifting by fastening the buttocks fixation belt and the auxiliary belt and the pubic bone fixation belt with the lifting rope is fixed to the pubic bone portion. It is possible to perform walking training for a long time in a state that is distributed to the belt and the auxiliary belt side and is almost similar to the state of sitting on a chair.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention.
[0016]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the lifting moment applied to the hip bone portion as viewed from the side, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the movement of the action point by standing on the hip bone portion in FIG.
[0017]
The lumbar part 1 shown here includes a sciatic bone 2, a pubic bone 3, and an iliac bone 4. Therefore, if the whole weight is lifted at the point A hitting the lower part of the sciatica 2, the hip bone part 2 which is a container for receiving weight is lifted, and the joints are not restrained and the body is hardly moved.
[0018]
Actually, there is soft meat of the buttocks around the sciatic bone 2, and when sitting on a chair, force is applied to the sciata directly through the meat of the buttocks, so it is possible to receive the full load received by the lumbar portion 1 with the sciatic bone 2 It is. In addition, it is preferable that the pain in the buttocks is dull and the force does not concentrate on the meat in the buttocks.
[0019]
However, in the standing position, the lower position A point of the sciatic bone 2 is hidden by the crotch and cannot support the weight at the point A. Therefore, the weight is supported at the position of the point a as shown in FIG. Since the position of this point a is not the lower part of the sciatica 2, it will shift easily.
Accordingly, FIG. 3 shows a side explanatory view for explaining the basic configuration of a hanging walking aid to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 4 shows a front explanatory view of FIG. 3 as means for fixing the position of point a.
[0020]
The walking aid 5 for suspension shown here is in contact with the hardest part at the boundary between the buttocks and thighs, i.e., without passing through the crotch, in order to fix the buttocks position a point of the trouser body 6. In this state, the buttocks fixing belt 7 is sewed to the trouser body 6, and the auxiliary belt 13 is sewed to the trouser body 6 in a state where the auxiliary belt 13 is rotated behind the waist.
[0021]
On the other hand, the pubic portion fixing band 8 has a structure in which an anchoring hole 9 is opened at the position of the projecting portion of the pubic bone, and the pubic protrusion B is fitted in the anchoring hole 9 so that it does not shift vertically. Annular portions 10 are attached to both ends of the pubic portion fixing band 8, and the open ends of the buttock fixing belt 7 and the auxiliary belt 13 are inserted into the annular portion 10 and fastened.
[0022]
Next, FIG. 5 is a side explanatory view showing an example of a walking aid for suspension to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 6 is a front explanatory view in FIG.
The walking aid 5 for suspension shown here is in contact with the hardest part at the boundary between the buttocks and thighs, i.e., without passing through the crotch, in order to fix the buttocks position a point of the trouser body 6. In this state, the buttocks fixing belt 7 is sewed to the trouser body 6, and the auxiliary belt 13 is sewed to the trouser body 6 in a state where the auxiliary belt 13 is rotated behind the waist.
[0023]
On the other hand, the pubic portion fixing band 8 has a structure in which an anchoring hole 9 is opened at the position of the projecting portion of the pubic bone, and the pubic protrusion B is fitted in the anchoring hole 9 so that it does not shift vertically. The open end of the buttocks fixing belt 7 and auxiliary belt 13 and the open end of the pubic portion fixing band 8 can be freely connected by a sheet tape or the like.
[0024]
Further, an annular portion 10 is sewn to both ends of the pubic portion fixing band 8, and a lifting rope 11 connected to the collar fixing belt 7 is inserted into the annular portion 10 and attached to the auxiliary belt 13 in the middle. The pubic part fixing band 8, the buttock fixing belt 7, and the auxiliary belt 13 are fastened to each other by being lifted while passing through the insertion ring 14.
An annular lifting hook 12 is attached to the upper end of the lifting rope 11.
[0025]
FIG. 7 is an explanatory side view showing another example of the walking aid for suspension to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory front view of FIG.
The hanging walking aid 5 shown here pulls the buttocks fixing belt 7 forward and sews the buttocks fixing belt 7 to the trouser body 6 in order to fix the heel position a point of the trouser body 6. The saddle fixing belt 7 is prevented from shifting up and down from the point. Further, it is received by the pubic portion fixing band 8 at the pubic tip position.
[0026]
Therefore, the pubic portion fixing band 8 has a structure in which an anchoring hole 9 is opened at the position of the projecting portion of the pubic bone, and the pubic protrusion B is fitted in the anchoring hole 9 so as not to be displaced vertically. The open ends of the buttocks fixing belt 7 are connected to each other immediately below the pubic protrusion B. Further, the pubic portion fixing band 8 can be fixed by connecting the open ends of the auxiliary belts 13 sewn to the hipbone side of the trousers on the pubic protrusion B of the pubic portion fixing band 8.
It should be noted that it is desirable that the collar fixing belt 7 and the auxiliary belt 13 can be easily attached and detached with a planar tape.
[0027]
Further, the lifting rope 11 is coupled to an intermediate position of the buttocks fixing belt 7, and by setting the coupling position here, the force application position A and point B approach each other, and the buttocks from the point a of the ischia It is possible to prevent the fixing belt 7 from shifting.
An insertion hole 15 is provided at both ends of the pubic bone fixation band 8 and an insertion ring 14 is provided in the middle of the auxiliary belt 13, and the open end of the lifting rope 11 is lifted through the insertion hole 15 and the insertion ring 14. As a result, the pubic portion fixing band 8, the buttocks fixing belt 7 and the auxiliary belt 13 are fastened to each other.
An annular lifting hook 12 is attached to the upper end of the lifting rope 11.
[0028]
Moreover, when attaching a buttocks fixing belt and an auxiliary belt to a trouser main body, when attaching to the surface side of a trouser main body like this Example, and the case of attaching to the back surface side of a trouser main body may be sufficient.
[0029]
In addition, the belt for fixing the buttock and the lifting rope may be made of any material as long as it has a width and thickness that can sufficiently withstand the moment applied when the walking trainer is suspended. Most preferred are belts made of cloth or synthetic resin material having excellent durability.
[0030]
In the present invention having the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 9, when the gait trainer D passes the leg through the trouser body 6, the buttocks fixing belt 7 is the boundary between the heel E and the thigh F, that is, It will be in the state contact | abutted along a point.
[0031]
Next, the pubic portion fixing band 8 is applied on the pubic protrusion B, and the pubic portion fixing band 8 is fixed while being fixed to the buttock E side by the buttock fixing belt 7 while being fixed.
[0032]
And the lifting hook 12 at the upper end of the lifting rope 11 is connected by being moored to the hook G provided on the wire of the lifting device.
[0033]
Further, as shown in FIG. 10, it becomes possible to assist walking while the assistant H holds the lifting hook 12 at the upper end of the lifting rope 11 from both sides of the walking trainer D.
[0034]
As a result, it is possible to reduce the burden on the legs and the waist by lifting the gripping part as an assistant when climbing up and down a hill or stairs or ascending.
[0035]
In this way, the moment generated when suspending is distributed to the buttocks side and the thigh side at a ratio of about 7 to 3 by the buttocks fixing belt attached to the trouser body.
[0036]
Accordingly, a reaction force from the skeleton of the buttocks is generated with respect to the moment applied to the suspension belt, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of meat slippage and muscle pain due to the suspension belt.
[0037]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the lifting moment is distributed to the buttock side by the buttock fixing belt, so that it can be used for a long time without causing crotch misalignment or local pain. Become.
In addition, since the buttocks fixing belt is located at the hardest part of the buttocks, there is no biting by the buttocks fixing belt when lifting, and the belt does not pass through the crotch, so smooth walking is possible It becomes.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a lifting moment applied to a hip bone portion as viewed from the side.
2 is an explanatory diagram showing movement of an action point by standing on a hip bone portion in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory side view for explaining the basic configuration of a suspension walking aid to which the present invention is applied.
4 is an explanatory front view of FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory side view for explaining an example of a walking aid for hanging to which the present invention is applied.
6 is an explanatory side view of FIG. 5. FIG.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory side view for explaining another example of a walking aid for hanging to which the present invention is applied.
8 is an explanatory side view of FIG. 7. FIG.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of a walking aid for hanging to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing another usage state of the walking aid for hanging to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing an example of a conventional walking aid for hanging.
FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing another example of a conventional walking aid for hanging.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Lumbar part 2 Sciatic bone 3 Pubic bone 4 Ilium 5 Suspended walking aid 6 Trouser main body 7 Buttocks fixing belt 8 Pubic part fixing belt 9 Mooring hole 10 Annular part 11 Lifting rope 12 Lifting hook 13 Auxiliary belt 14 Inserting ring 15 Insertion hole

Claims (2)

A trouser body formed like trousers,
A buttock-fixing belt mounted along the boundary between the buttock and thigh of the trouser body;
Pubic area fixation band covering the abdominal part near the pubic bone,
An auxiliary belt mounted along the posterior position of the hipbone,
A hanging walking aid that is configured to connect the buttocks fixing belt and auxiliary belt and the pubic portion fixing band in a tightened state. A trouser body formed like trousers,
A buttock-fixing belt mounted along the boundary between the buttock and thigh of the trouser body;
Pubic area fixation band covering the abdominal part near the pubic bone,
An auxiliary belt worn along the posterior position of the hipbone;
A lifting rope coupled to the buttocks fixing belt,
The suspension is characterized in that the buttock fixing belt and auxiliary belt are connected to the pubic portion fixing band and the buttock fixing belt, auxiliary belt and pubic portion fixing band are fastened by the lifting rope. Walking aids.

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